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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 1, 191ft PRICE 10 CKNTS
No. 331 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
ALKI HAS ACCIDENT; PASSENGERS
TRANSFERRED 10 THE HU180LDT
Seattle, March 1—Tho steamship
Alki, which left bare Friday night
bound for Juneau, broke her high
pressure piston, blew out a Cylinder
head and on Sunday morning was
forced to transfer her passenger* to
the Humboldt, which left here Sat
urday night for Skagway.
According to the same dispatch
that announced the accident to the
Alki the following passengers are
on board the Humbolfit bound for
Skagway: A. Snyder, A. Woodgard,
Bert Stevens, J. L. Staley, L. W.
Moore, Qua Holten, W E. Potter,
D. A. Cunningham, Anna Larson, A.
C. Olllla, Lieut Davis and F. M. Lu
cavish and wife, the latter Being an
expressman who flourished In the j
early days, and Is now coming back, j
according to his own account, to j
make his home here permanently.
The Spokane of the P. C. S. S.
Co will sail from Seattle for Skag-.
way tonight. j
PREPARING 10
LEAMPI1
('onstantinople, March 1—The
Turkish cabinet Is reported to be
preparing to flee from the capital
lit}- and to transfer the seat of
government to Urousa If the allied
fleet attacks.
DACIA ARRESTED
IIIHE CHANNEL
l'aris, March 1—According to *
rt'port which Just reached here, the
American stewnr Dacia, which re
cently left the harbor of Galveston,
Texas, loaded with cotton for Bre
men, Germany, has been arrested in
the English Channel by a French
cruiser and taken to Br*»t.
A'TEIPT ON LIFE
OF MET BE!
Athens, March 1—Advices have
reached here that an attempt was
made last night on the life of Ta
blet Bey, minister of the interior
lor Turkey.
ALL SHIPPING
10 BE STOPPED
London, March 1—Great Britain.
France and their allies will wlvisc j
all neutral countries that they are
holding Uienisclrou la readiness to ;
stop all shipping of whatsoever na- j
tor* to and from Germany.
We can't tesurrect the dead, but |
we can "bring a man back" when his j
departure baa been erroneously an-'
Louaced through the columns of j
the Dally Alaskan.
The other day we Baid Ike Gllles-1
pie, the well known interior de- !
corator, paper hanger and sign writ
er, had passed through Skagway on J
his way outside. It was a mistake;
Iks is still slinging paste j
and putting wall-paper on j
the walls and ceilings of;
the Caribou hotel at Carcross, while
the "departed" Gillespie is doubt- j
less well oa his way to Seattle.
loxgfkllow honored
San Franelsco, Feb. 27—The Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition today hon-1
ored the memory of Henry "Wads
worth Longfellow, the American
poet, by setting aside the day as
"Longfellow Day" In the Fair's cal
endar.
SPRING MILLINERY
Ladies: We have a nice line of
Spring Millinery now on display
consisting of the latest in Ladies
and Misses Trimmed Hats. Also
nntrimmed Shapes. Wire and
Buckham Shapes, Hat Braids and
Straws as well as Trimmings.
We take Yonr Measure for Suits
Coats. Dresses, Skirts, Etc. A Big
line of spring samples to choose
from made to your measure- Style
the Latest; Fit Guaranteed. Come
and look them oyer.
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ARE PETIIlii
FOR IICHANGE
The Skagway W. C. T. U. ou the
Georgia this morning forwarded a
numerously signed petition to Judge
R. W. Jenalngs of the district court
at Juneau, asking that the question
of local prohibition be brought up
at the coming town election, and
that an order be made by the
court whereby the mailer shall be
settled at the polls instead of by
a personal canva3 of tte voters by
census enumerators, as was done a
few months ago.
wIelecieo
SECONDJl'Ss
Nome, AlasKa, March 1—At the
election held in the Second Division
on Saturday to select a successor
to the late Senator Ehvocc' Bruner
of Alaska, Thomas McGann was the
man chosen, the latest returns
showing that he received 455 votes.
Geo. James 367 and Andy Anderson
402. McGann is a miner at Beach,
near Jess creek, in the Nome region.
IS BUNDED 8T
CAYENNE PEPPEP
Playmates of little Jack Klrmse,
while with him at the morn
ing recess today at the
public school throw cayenna
pepper into his eyes, temporarily
blinding the little fellow and caus
ing him to scream in agony. Miss
Sowerby took charge of Jack and
did all she could for his relief,
and afterwards had him taken home,
where he Is now being looked after
by hla mother.
What made the matter more dis
tressing was that little Jack's eyes
are naturally weak and the strong
Irritant was in consequence a great
deal more painful than it would
otherwise have been, although seri
ous enough in any event.
The Ladies Church Auxiliary will
meet for a business and social ses
sion at the church annex on Wedne^
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
men members to meet with them
and pass the afternoon
Mrs. Karl Larson will be the
hostess and furnish refreshments.
At the Nugget movies last night
a good crowd was in attendance to
witness a repetition of the program
cf Saturday night, which included
the first episode in the "Million'
Dollar Mystery."
This intensely interesting story,
the production of which in the
motion picture houses all over the
country has enchained the imagin
ation and thrilled the hearts
of hnudreds of thousands of their
patrons has not lost its attraction
by transference north; on the con
trary, it promises to take an equal
ly firm a hold on the people of
Skngway, and there was a sigh of
genuine regret in the audience last
night when the curtain went down
on a scene in mid ocean, with the
wreck of a derelict balloon, a fac
tor !n the solution oT. the mystery
floating 011 the surface with 110
vigils of the occupants of its bas
ket who had fled only a short time
previously to escape the threaten
ed wrath of the "Black Hundred."
A special and highly ap
preciated feature of the even
ing was the singing of Mr. A. C.
Blanchard. On account of a slight
Indisposition, Prof. O. Selmer was
unable to appear in the musical
number previously announced, and it
had to be omitted, much to the re
gret of all.
At the Popular Picture Palace
there was also a big audience to
see tho Warner feature play of
"Hansel and Grethel," a version of
Grimm's fairy tales in three parts.
Many school children were present,
who went fairly wild ever the ex
hibition, in which the kaleidoscopic
changes carried even their elders in
imagination back to the scenes of
childhood.
The above three ree's will te repro
duced at next Friday's performance,
the night which "Daddy" Mowl hns
set aside especially for the free en
tertainment of the pupils of the
public school by the Popular Pic
lure Palace.
M W .ft 0
Some people's sense of humor is
of such a quality that no one but
themselves can appreciate it, spec
ial reference being had by the fore
S »ng remark to some "Smart Alec"
at the Nugget movies last night who
scattered on the floor in. one of
the aisles a lot of ground cayenne
pepper, greatly to the annoyance
and discomfort of those who were
in the vicinity of where it had been
thrown.
The perpetrator of such an es
erutiatingly "funny" stunt, if he
is ever caught in the aot, should be
given a jail sentence of sufficient
length to cause him henceforth to
have more consideration for people
who go to such places for their own
enjoyment and not to furnish
amusement for the village wit.
for the Lenten Season
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
THE SECOND SESSION OF TOE
ALASKA TEBRITOfilAL LEGISLATURE
THE FRANCES E. MILLARD
PROGRAM LAST XIGHT
The large attendance at the
Frances E. Willard Memorial ser
vice held Sunday eveiing at the
Methodist church, under the auspices
of the local Women s Christian
Temperance Union, showed the
growing Interest and sympathy of
th<* people In.the cause of temper
ance.
Among the number", on the pro
gram was a solo bv Mrs. N. 0.
Hardy and a temperance recitation
by Mrs. Martin Johnson, both of
which were especially enjoyed by all
present.
Appreciation of the work the lo
cnl \V. C. T. U. has done and has
in view in Skagway manifested itself
in the generous silver offering.
Gre i* Interest is beicg taken in
the temperance convention of the
National W. C. T. U. cr.nounced to
be held here in May.
J SILL BLAZE
Mjpuir
Saturday afternoon about 5
o'clock an alarm of fire was sound
ed, but it was so promptly responds
to by the department that it was
extinguished before doing any ser
ious damage.
The fire broke out in the ridge
of the roof of a cottage situated cu
the south side of Sixth street, west
of Main, occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Bryant, and was caused by a defec
tive flue.
Between 12 and 1 c'clock Sfttur
day afternoon this chimney was eeeu
by several people passing along the
streets In the vicinity to be blazing
several feet above its top from an
accumulation of soot and creosote,
but as that is of common occurrence
in houses In Skagway where fires
have been kept going all winter, no
attention was paid to it.
Upon investigation after the blaze
was out Fire Chief Bender found
that in a jog in the fluo, just be
neath the roof, a brick had become
loosened the mortar in which j
It was laid having crumbled away,
and it was through the opening thus
made that the flames crept out
and caught in the wooden frame
work alonslde.
This morning in the chambers lo
cated in the north wing of the third
floor of the Goldstein building In
Juneau the second session of the
territorial legislature of Alaska con
\eued at 10 o'clock. The Juneau
Empire of the 27th, says:
A caucus of the legislators is
cxpected to determine whom shall
be speaker of the house, and presi
dent of the senate, and to whom
shall be given the clerkships and at
tachments, of which there are six
teen. Senator Daniel A. Sutherland,
Senator Frank A. Aldnch and Sena
tor Benjamin F. Millard are being
urged for the presidency; of the sen
ate, while Senator O. P. Gaustad Is
also mentioned for the honor. For
the speakership Earnest B. Collins
and Arthur G. Shoup are the oqen
candidates.
It is expected that the usual pro
cedure in opening the legislature
will be followed here by; elfectdng a
temporary organization In both,
chambers. After a permanent or
ganization has been formed the gov
ernor's office will be informed that
the legislature Is ready to trans
act business.
Gov. J. F. A. strong'3 nrst mes
suge to the legislature contains
about 6,000 words and touches the
vital needs of the territory, by
legislative enactment. Friends of
the governor are urging him to de
liver the message himself, in order
that on the opening day of the ses
sion the legislators -will hear from
his own lips the governor's counsel
and advice to the solons.
Twenty members of the legisla
ture are in the city today. Two are
expeced to arrive on the Mariposa
tonight and Representative J. R.
Heckman will be here tomorrow on
the Admiral Evans, it is certain.
The twenty-four members of the as
sembly will be chosen in the Sec
ond Division today, at the special
election called by Governor Strong
to name a successor to the late Sen
ator Elwood Bruner.
Among the early reports which
will be submitted to the legislature
are those of Territorial Treasurer
Walstein G. Smith, Secretary Chao.
B. Davidson and Mining Inspector
William Maloney. Treasurer Smith's
report of the banking board will al
so be submitted next week, prob
ably on Monday or Tuesday.
The Alaska, cable, which had
teen out of commission for a week
at some point near Sitka, was put
in working order agat« yesterday.
Who's Your Tailor?
j^ever mind if the robins haven't
arrived yet-Spring is on the
way, and you'll be wise to leave
your measure for your custom tail
ored clothes today—then they'll be
Ready When You
Need 'Em
Get the first choice of Ed V. Price
& Co.'s exclusive woolens and have
the clothes deliverediwhen you want
them—at a price you'll like to pay.
Will Clayson
The Clothier