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No. 326 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA TUESDAY,
PRICE 10 CENTS
THE AMERICAN S.S. EVELYN '
IS SUNK IN NORTH SEA
New York, Feb. 23—Advices were
received In this city this morning
that the Bremen-American Bteairx
ship Evelyn, bound from this city
to Bremen, and laden with cotton,
had struck a mine la the North
Sea, off the coast of Bookum, caus
ing her to sink almost Immediately
The crew was saved.
The Evelyn waj owned by Har
tias, Irby and Voce. The cargo
was consigned to the agent of the
company in Bremen, but was for
the German government. It was In
sured.
This Is the first American ahip
to meet with disaster as a re
sult of the sea warfare.
Washington, Feb. 23—The Unit
ed States was advised of the sink
ing of the S. S. Evelyn by Ameri
can Consul Fee at Bremen, who
cabled that the ship had been
"blown up." The receipt of til's
cable was immediately followed by
a conference between President Wil
son and Secretary Bryan, and re- j
suited in a cable being sent to Am- I
bassador Page Gerard instructing
Mm to make exhaustive Inquiry as
'o the caus'j of the destruction of
the vessel.
The dispatches pnnouccing the
destruction of tho ship caused
great excitement in diplomatic cir- j
<les.
It is conceded, however, that if j
the ship struck a mine there would j
be no grounds for diplomatic ac- j
tion, as the laying of minee is not
prohibited by international conven
tion now in force, while if the ship
had been blown up by belligerent
.'-hips or forces, serious complications
will result.
E BUTTLES
PROGRESSING
London, Feb. 23—The Russiasn
have succeeded in itcmming the
tide of the German advance and big
battles are again In progress on
the East Prussian frontier. In
Western Gallcla, in the Carpathians
and in Bucko-winn.
Two German aeroplane* are re
parted to have nUded In Essex yes
terday, dropping fire bombs.
The British steamships Higblaiid,
Brae, Polara wad Hemisphere and
the vailing vessel* Sumatra. and
Winifred are reported to have been
sunk in the Atlantic by the Ger
man cruiser Karlrusbe.
GERIlisToSE I
IMBUES
Amsterdam, Feb S3—Two large
German submarines which left this
port some days ago are believed to
have met with disaster, awing to
the fact that they hare failed to
return to Cuihare» or report, and
H is thought here that they have
been destroyed.
GERMAN'S CAPTURE
100,000 RUSSIAN'S I
Berlin, Feb. US— It is officially '
give n out here thst in the recent
battles which were fought in the !
vicinity of the Ma*tiriaa lakes, the j
Germans captured over 100,000 Bus
sian soldier*
SEATTLE BOASTS NEARLY
THIRD MILLION* PEOPLE
Seattle, Feb. 33—According to a j
bulletin issued by It© department of:
commerce and labor, the census of |
Seattle is given at three rundred i
twenty-oae thousand people.
TODAY'S ODDEST STORY
Cleveland, Feb. 23—The tango is ,
a menace to business.
"If you don't believe It read the
following "ad" appearing in a lo
cal paper: 'STBNOGRAPKER, 25 to
30 years old, who really wants work
—no buttorfly or tango fiendB nedd
apply—beauty not a consideration
—what 1s necessary are brains."
POSTMASTERS TAKE TESTS
Washington, Feb 23—Examina-I
tions for postmasters for fourth:
class offices were held In a score j
of cities Saturday. j
S U ITS
Made to
Your Measure
400 Spring Samples
to choose from. We guarantee
the tit. Suits delivered in 30 days
from time of leaving order. If not
right in every way we will not allow
you to pay for them. You take no
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H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and LadicV Furniaher
Broadway between^Third and Fourth 'Phone 4!
Yesterday p.fternoon, shortly ali
tor four o'clock, Jss. Fisher, a car
penter working In Karl Larson's
gang of W. P. & R. dock build
ers, fell from where he was at
work to the rocks about 20 feet be
low and was very seriously injured.
No one saw Fisher when he feil j
and the first thai was known of
the accident was about five min
utes after* It happened when Fore
man Larso nchancec tp look down
and saw the injured man lying In a
pile of sharp pointed rocks, and
at once hastened to his assistance.
Fisher was conscious when his
friends reached him, but in a daz''d
condition, and had apparently lost a
good deal of blood from a bad gash
cut in his scalp by contact with
the rocks.
He was hurried to the \V. I*.
hospital, where Dr. Grbie made an
examination and found that al
though he was badly shaken up
and bruised from his fall Fisher
was not In nearly as serious a con- I
dltlo nas was at first feared.
Dr. Gabie said this afternoon, that;
while it is too soon to give a poji- '
Uve opinion as to the extent of t:io j
injuries, he thinks Fisher will again J
be around in a short time.
J FAliLY PABiY1
ONI MI
Mrs. Emma Feero, W. B. Feero,
wife and l-tiby, the two former be
-ng the mother and brother of
Frank Feero of Skagway, arrived on
the Spokane this morning from Ta
coma, Washington. With them
came Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. Mor.se
of Tacoma and Philip Olsen, son of
Chas, Olsen, of whom Mrs. Emma j
Feero is taking care.
W. E. Feero was an early day
fireman on the W. P. & Y. R., but
lias been until recently employed in
tie same capacity on the Chicago
Milwaukee & St Paul railway run
ning out of Tacoma.
Mr. Morse is a linotype operator,
on the Tacoma Ledger and he and
hla wife are here on a three or |
four months vacation trip. Th-?y,
are at present guests of the Feero !
family, who have rented the old
Draper home on Tenth and State
street*.
Bordeaux, Feb. 23—Sarah Bern
hardt, the famous French actress,
yesterday underwent an operatio
for a disease of the right knee, dur
ing which it was found necessary to
amputate the leg .
ELKS SMOKER
616 SUCCESS
One of the most enjoyable affairs
that has taken place in the realm
oi Klkdom in a long time was the
smoker at the Elks' club Saturday
eveuing.
The fe-j'.ivitlc-s began at 9:30
when more ihan f.Q Elks sat down
to a most Inviting spread.
The invitations to the smoker
which were issued a week previous
had this injunction: "Forget your
iupper and leave your grouch at
home." This order was complied
with to the letter if we are to
judge by the eagerness with which
the Bills helped themselves to the .
baked beans and other good things I
before them, and the genial, con-1
vivial spirit that, marked the
occasion throughout. Tho affair wa
further enlivened by splendid mu
sic rendered by the Elks orchestra,
of which Oa.-ar Selmer is the dlrec
t or.
Dr. Ij. S. Keller presided as chair
man. At a suitable time he rap
ped for atteutiou, and in a aeat lit
tle speech related some incidences
connected with the founding of the
Skagway Elks' iodge. After having
set a worthy example by making a
good speech hlmseif, the toastmaster
begun calling upon others for
speechc-s and d-d cot stop until he
had levied an intellectual tax up
on every one present.
At eleven o'clock the lights went
out, and a moment later a gong
was tolling the hour of eleven. At
the last stroke a huge U. S. flag
came into 'ight on the stage. Here
Dr. Keller culled upon Senator J. M.
Tainier to offer tl'o toast "To our
absent brothers." The gentleman
responded in well chosen words that
were most fitting tc the occasion.
A- highly 'appreciated number on
the program was a vocal solo "My
Rosary," by that accomplished ten
or, Mr. A. C. Blanchard.
Much regret was expressed at the
enforced absence of one of the early
members of the lodge who has al
ways been active in its affairs,
Brother Tony Dortero.
On this occasion Brother George
D. Magee met with the Skagway
Bills for the last time for awhile. !
In his farewell speech he spoke'
feelingly of his attachment for the
local lodge.
Outside ot the element of regret
occasioned by Brother Magee's de
parture this occasion was one of
the jolliest gatherings ever held in .
Skagway.
The committee having the smok- j
er in charge was composed of W. II. |
Warren, Heury Friedenthal, Oscar
Selmer, John Huntley, J. W.
Prltchett.
Max Gutfeld catered, and did
himself proud.
SEATTLE WOMAN TAKES
HER OWN LIFE
Seattle, Feb. 23—Mrs. C. P. No
ble, redldins at 4528% Ninth aven
ue northeast, this city, last night
committed suicide, and today is lay
ing tn the morgue.
For some time past Mrs. Noble
has been acting queerly and claimed
that she was striving for love, and
the fact that she was childless seem
ed to prey on her mind. It is b©
lived that the act was committed
while she was temporarily insane.
For the Lenten Season f
*
We have a large variety of the finest
canned fish in the market.
Salmon [salt and kipperrd]. Norway
Mackerel. Boneless Codfish.
Strictly Fresh Eggs, Skagway and
Washington ranch
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
ENGINEERING COMMISSI HAS
COMPLETED IIS ALASKAN REPORT
PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATES
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
Philadelphia, 23—Practically ev
ery patriotic and fraternal society
here participated in the monster par
ade and celebration Saturday com
memorating the birthday of George
Washington. The parade terminat
ed at Independence Square where ex
cercises were held in which local
school children san-r patriotic songs
and addresses were made by promin
ent citizens.
The celebration was held Satur
day instead of yesterday in order
that members of the various so
cieties would be able to turn out in
full forces.
HIES SIC IBS
FIGHT 50 FJI3H
Salt Lake, Feb. 23—In a pitched
battle this morning between a posse
of federal marshals and a party of
warring Piu'e Indians, which toali
place near Bluff, seven whites and
two Indians were killed.
Panoramic Photographer Sheelor
has on display in the front window
of Keller Bros, drug store three
real works of ax' in the way of
panoramic views. One is of i.he
city of Tonopah, Nevada, and is 12
feet long bv 20 inches lu width—
a masterpiece in tho particular line
of work which it represents; an
other is a panoramic view of a
portion of Lynn canal with the town
of Haines nestling on the western
shore, in a low break In the moun
tains, which tower majestically
above it on all sides; and the third
is a panoramic view, in colors, of
a scene in the state of Washing
ton.
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Washington, D. C., Feb. 23—
Saturday the Alaska engineering
commission completed Its report but
the president Is not expected to
designate the route to be followed
by the Alaska railway until just
before the adjournment of con
gress, and probabl} not until after
the adjournment.
Impartial observers here bellevo
the president has aiready practical
ly decided tie route from Seward vU
Susitna valley, Matanuska and the
Broad Pass to Tanana.
Wasliignton, D C., Feb. 23—
While Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane is absent at the
opening of the Panama-Pacific In
ternational exposition in San Fran
cisco the senate did what he evi
dently feared they would do and
passed the sundry civil bill with
out making an attempt to raise tha
Alaska railway appropriation above
the ?2,000,000 asked.
There Is evidence that Secretary
Lane hoped to be able to make
some kind of arrangements for the
purchase of both the existing roads,
but it appears he did not
win the president ever entirely to
his way of thinking, the latter hes
itating about making the proposed
purchase.
The talk that has been going
around about th« administration
teeking to buy thj, Morgan road
has been extremsly distasteful to
President Wilson, but it is a sig
nificant faefc-r that Thomas Riggs,
Jr., the head of the Alaska rail
road commission, last week Bpent
several days In New York, and it
is also significant in other ways as
it is said the confidential steno
grapher of Williams, comptroller of
the currency, has resigned to be
come the cashier of the" Harriman
national bank, that is shortly to be
established at Seward, Alaska.
The senate added a million to
the legislative executive bill and
passed that, also, the sue dry civil
bill, carrying $126,000,000.
For the present tfce United States
will make ao reply to either Ger
many or Great Britain but will
stand firmly upon the warning oho
has already given against the de
struction of American llvec or ves
sels.
Royal Pullen, who has been visit
ing for several days with his moth
er, Mrs. H. S. Pullen, while re
turning from a vl£it to the outside
to Dawson, left for the Interior this
morning.
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