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No. 314 SIXTEENTH YEAR
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SEC. HOUSTON
WON'T ACCEPT
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16—Sec
retary of Agriculture 1>. F. Houst
on is to remain in the cabinet and
will not accopt a position on the
federal reserve board.
Senator Lee has the mumpe. All
the oth^r senators have been ex
posed and are now eating pickles
in hopes to escape.
Col. F. B. McCoy, wife and two
daughters reached Ft. Seward on
the Northwestern yesterday. Col.
McCoy comes north to assume the
office of post commandant made
vacant a short time ago by the death
of Col. tJhas. McClure.
Chicago, Feb. 16—Editor Russell,
of the Daily Alaska Dispatch, of
Juneau, was today married to Jos
aphine Stephens, daughter of Mrs.
Steoss of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Rus
sell and his bride left this after
noon on a three weeks' honeymoon
through the East.
Outgrown It.
Sunday school bad Just opened, and
the now tr: lu-r was taking the boys'
names and nses. After questioning
half the ' - two boys gave the same
name and nse and explained that they
were brothers. The teacher asked If
they were iwins. confidently expecting
an ;itliriua?ive answer, but was much
suri>ris»il when one of the boys replied
that they were i; t. Slightly bewilder
ed. the ten her uazed at them, trying
to figure : lii< mind how that eouid
l»' ' lis the remarkable resem
b.anee. w :;e:i the other boy solved the
(>r<>bleni i.. e\pl.':iiii;ig:
•AVe .v> be twins when we Were
smai !" i; -ton ::i-ci>rd.
E\Ti; v (;rx>l> PROGRAM AT THE
MOVIES TONIGHT.
JUST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7 x q and 8 x 10=3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
^The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE.41 SKAGWAY
STATE TREAS
URER SUICIDES
Buffalo, New York, Feb. 16—Johai
Kennedy, state treasurer, committed
suicide here today bv cutting his
throat with a raaor in the room of
the hotel where he was stopping. It
La thought that he was temporarily
insane over his impending appear
ance before the New York grand
jury which is investigating alleg
ed graft in the state offices.
The Humboldt has reached Seat
tle from San Francisco after under
going extensive repairs, including
j the transformation from coal to
oil burners. The delay in receiving
some parts of the oil burning ap
paratus occasioned a corresponding
delay ia completing repairs. The
Humboldt will sail frou: 'Seattle to
Skagway on March 3rd.
CAPT. MADSEX GES
GOOD MAIL CONTRACT
Capt. Niels Peter Madsen of the
good ship Hegg, formerly of Skag
way, has secured the contract for
carrying the mail on the Juneau
Kake route from July 1, 1914, to
June 30, 1918, at *3,866.99 pel
annum. Capt. Madsen states that
the Hegg will be at once overhaul
ed and placed in thorough repair
for the work in hand.—Juneau Em
pire.
DON'T FORGET.
Tomorrow evening at the Metho
dist church the memorial service by
the local W. C. T. U. Everybody
is invited. Program published to
morrow.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Inquiry has been received at the
Governor's office at Juneau for in
formation as to the whereabouts of
A. J. Burhart, who, with his broth
er, was interested in mining prop
I erty at Windham Bay, Alaska, in
the year IS99.
Philadelphia, Feb. 16—Kighty
se\en babies were abandoned by
their parents last year in Phila
delphia according to figures on file
today at the Children's Aid Soci
ety. The same list shows that of
310 mothers found to be in desti
tute circumstances only 54 deserted
their children. One hundred and
thiryt seven of the fathers deserted
their families.
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On January 24th President Wil
son revoked, so far as it is applied
to land within national forests, an
order made by President Taft in
1911, withdrawing all tracts of pub
lic lands in the District of Alaska
upon which hot springs, or other
springs, the waters of which poss
ess curatibe or medicinal prop
erties, are located, to the extent of
lGl) acres surrounding each spring,
in rectangular form from side and
end lines equidistaut, as near as
may bo from each springor group
of springs.
The order applies to lauds within
the national forests. Word concern
ing the new ruling has just been
received at the local United States
land office at Juneau. Previous to
the order made by former President
Taft several persons were prepar
ing to improve certain hot springs
along the coast and spend a lot of
mouey, but all operations then
stopped, as they did not care to risk
their money in the absence of title.
Now, however, it is likely some of
the oroposed improvements will be
carried forward.
CHANGES IN 1
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Miss Grace Reiner, principal of
the Skagway public schools, and
Miss Adele Lalonde, teacher of
the intermediate grades, have noti
fied flie school board of their in
tention not to roturn to this place
for the next school term, in con
sequence of which the school boa-.-d
will have to fill these vacancies for
the ensuing year at a meeting to
be held about the 15th of next
month. Miss Catherine Maloney,
teacher of the primary grades, will
be retaiued in her present position.
Miss Reiner .will next year as
sume the principalship of a school
a* Wallace, Idaho while Miss La
londe will return to her home in
Vancouver, Wash.
COAL - KOAL - COAL
British Columbia Boat Harbor
Coal. $12.00 per ton Delivered.
Phone 3i J. M. Tanner, tf
MINCE PIE
made from Atniore's mince meat is
equal to the very best home-made.
Sold in bulk, at 23c per lb. 5 lb.
for $1.00. Guaranteed to consist of
only pure ingredients and properly
seasoned.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGMAY, ALASKA.
MINE GUARDS
FOUND GUILTY
Houghton, Mich., Feb. 16—Four
mine guards were found guilty here
today of killing a striker in the
riots which occurred here several
weeks ago.
BflSEBftLLPARK
. FOR CONVICTS
Canon City, Colo., Feb. 16—Hav
inc oroved that penitentiary con
victs can be put upon their honor
and sent outside the prison walls
without guards to do road construc
tion work, Thomas Tyman, pro
gress've warden of the Colorado pen
itentiary, proposes to go a step fur
ther and build an amusement park
for the prisoners. This plan is pro
posed to furnish more adequate out
door amusement for convicts who
are not in the "trusty" class and
have not gained the rrivileges ac
corded prisoners who work in the
read camps.
sursiiliE
WAR STILL ON
(Whitehorso Star.)
It will interest the people of
Whitehorse and all Yukon to learn
that the rate war which was wag
ed on the river last season by the
Siciestreams Navigation company and
Northern Navigation company
ono sido and the British Yukon
Navigation companies on the oth
er, the two later being connected
with the White Pass & Yukon
Route company, wtyl be resumed
this season with the opening of nav
igation, this statement having been
given out by Captain Sid Barring
ton, manager of the Sidestreams
company, on his return from San
Francisco to Seattle less than three
weeks ago. Captain Barrington
said:
I expect to arrive in Whitehorse |
with crews for both the Norcom
and Vidette about tne middle of
March. We will have SO tons of
freight to take in over the ice to
the foot of the lake. This wiil be
taken 011 to Dawson by the Vidette
011 the opening of navigation but |
the Xorcorn will come from the j
foot of the lake where she is tied
up for the winter, to Whitehorse |
as soon as the lake is open and
will take a cargo of passengers on»
her first trip. The rates will be
the same as last year, ten dollars
either up or down between White
horse and Dawson."
The fact that the rate war is to
be continued between Whitehorse
and Dawson means also that it is
to be continued between Dawson
and all lower river points where a
fight for supremacy was started
last year, much to the benefit of
all that country.
POPE PIUS COS-!
FERS DEGREES
Rome, Feb. 16—In recognition of
unusual religious services perform
ed during the past year Pope Pius
Wednesday formally conferred the
rank of domestic prelate on a large
number of priests. The list in
cludes Monsignor Jeremiah, Lind
say, Canada; Monsignor James Mac
Closkey, Jaro, Philippine Islands;
Monsignor Bernard J. Bradley, Bal
timore; Monsignor Edward H. Mur
ray of Peterborough, Canada, has
also been created a private chap
lin to Pope Pius.
Stanford, Cal., Feb. 16—Profess
or Wesley Newcomer Hohfield and
Charles A. Huston, of the Stanford
law school, will instruct in the
summer sessions of the law schools
of Columbia University and the
University of Chicago, respectively,
according to an announcement made
here. Professor Hohfield will
teach the law of insurance and the
law of negotiable paper while Pro
fessor Huston wiH confine himself
to a course in agency.
EXPLAINS IRREGULARITIES
IN WASHINGTON CLIMATE ;
Seattle, Feb. 16—"Many people 1
ascribe all the peculiarities of Wash
ington climate to the Japan cur- j
rent, but it is only one of the !
many important factors that give us
the best climate in the United
States" said Professor Edwin J.
Saunders of the department of ge
ology at the University of Wash
ington, in a lecture on the climate
of the state of Washington.
"Changes of clima'e have been
explained by changes in the Japan
current and by deforestation of
large areas. The records show no
decided changes in climate. The
irregularities from year to year
may easily be explained by the
movements of the storm areas ov- |
er the state."
D. L. Rosenfeld, a San Francisco I
traveling man arrived in Skagway I
yesterday on the Northwestern
and is stopping at the Golden North
hotel. I
REBELS ENTER
no guy
k Meflco City, Feb. 16—Zapatista
troops entered the ci'y late Satur
day, but were routed, however, be
fore they could secure a foothold.
m he is
NOW GOAL MINE
Redding, Cal., Feb. 16—Worked
for years for gold and silver, a
mine two miles from Harrison
Gulch is now being worked as c.
coal mine. A vein ot ten feet of
hard coal was cut in'.o on the 500
foot level. The mine is 55 miles
from any railroad. The strike is
considered the most important coal
find ever made in California.
BRINGS HOME
YOUNG BRIDE
Among the arrivals cn the North
western yesterday was E. E. Rich
ter and his young bride, to whom
he was married in Tacoma on Wed
nesday, Feb. 4th.
The wedding took place at the
Rhein hotel, 21st and Pacific Av
enue, Tacoma, which is owned by
the mother of *he bride, Mrs. Jos
eph. Havel. After the ceremony
the bridal couple were escorted to
the Eagles hall, where about 500
members had as3embloi and where
dancing and other festivities were
kept up until au early hour the
following morning.
The Daily Alaskan extends con
gratulations to the young couple
and wishes them happiness and
prosperity during the years to
come.
Mrs. Rev. McLean of Haines will
leave for Victoria on a visit on
the next sailing from Skagway of
the Princess Maquinna.
PIlICFi OF COAL REDUCED.
Moore's Wharf Is now selling nut
coal for or.ly $9.00 per ton bulk,
($10.00 sacked). Excellnet range
coal. 6t.
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WILL CLAYSON—Clothier