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PROTECTING FORTRESS HEAR
CRACOW CAPTURED Btf RUSSIANS
London, Dec. 4—The Russians
have captured Weillczka, on? of the!
strongholds of the Austrian*, throe !
miles outside the fortifications of !
Cracow, \
A recent St. Petersburg dispatch, j
emanating from Grand Duke Xickol- I
;is dwells wholly upon the Cracow |
situation. He says that the Ru»- |
siat| army advancing up the left J
hank of the Vistula, to the north- j
> as't of Cracow, crosse*! the S^ren- I
jawa river. cai>t uring a whole bat- j
talion of Honveds. This river Is!
a small affluent of the Vistula, its |
junction with the Vistula beiug
about twenty-five miles east north- j
east of Cracow.
The grand duke also states that |
<>n the right hank of the Vistula, th«
river llaha (within twenty miles of j
t "racow and east southeast of the i
lity) has been ci-oased, the RttS- j
Mans storming a powerfully forti-;
lied Austrian position at Bochnia. j
He relates tt at the former cross- j
«'d the liver, neck deep in icy
water, as they advanced. The two
actions seem to have been fought
about fifteen milew apart.
Farther to the north and between
»'racow and Czenstochowa there i»
a third Russian corps.
Farther to the south, somewhere
between Sandec and Cracow, ia
yet another Russian force.
CZAR OX THE OFFKXS1VE
IX russiax-polaxd
London, Dec. 4—The Russians
have succeeded in straight««ing
their line in Russian-Poland and
an- now assuming the offensive.
GERMAXS FRCSTRATED IX
ATTEMPT TO CROSS YSKR .
London, Dec. 4—The Germans at
tempted to cross the river Yw *m |
rafts this morning but l*pul»- J
ed and forced to retire befor* the
deadly lire of the allies.
THK PRIXCE OF WALES
ON" FRENCH F1RIXG LINK'
London, Dec. 4—The Prince of
Wales has been allowed to Join his
regiment on the French firing line. |
• The presence of King George of j
England, who arrived at the front !
yesterday, has aroused the utmost
enthusiasm among the British
troops. The King may remain at
the front for some time.
QUEEN ELIZABETH REJOINS
KIXG ALBERT IX BELGIUM
London, Dec. 4—Queen Elizabeth
of Belgium, who was recently tore
ed to enter tiie hospital at Ostein! in
order to recuperate from an attack
of- nervousness caused from over
work with the Red Crow contingent
in the relief of the d«stitut<j and
suffering, is now out and has re- i
joined her husband, King Albert, j
INSTINCT IX ANIMALS
MISTAKEN FOR REASON
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Seattle, Dec. 4—People who be
lieve animals possess a considerable
reasoning capacity can draw but
slight comfort from the third of the
ser.es of science lectures delivered j
at th Unlvrsity of Washington Wed
nesday. Dr. Stevenson Smith, as-1
at the University of Washington Wed
was the speaker, and he declared
that many of the apparent manifes
tations of reasoning In animals are
the result simply of confusion up
on the part Of the observer.
"One important confusion," said
Dr. Smith, "may be found in the '
equivocal use of the term 'purpose' [
There is' a purpose served when a
colony of wasps build their nest.
This, however, building as they do
by blind instinct, is not a purpose
which they have in mind but rather
a comment which we make upon their
act when we see that it is fitting.
When a human being builds a house,'
on the other hand, he is actuated |
by intention and his purpose is a
cause of th8 hous's being built.
Only by inductive study of the j
wasps' behavior can we know to i
what extent Judgment enters into I
their life or is absent from it."
L'XCLfi ham KXAMINIXt;
INTO FERE MARQUETTE j
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 4—Investiga- j
lion of the financial operations of I
th© Pere M3-rquett« railroad by the
interstate commerce commission,
authorized by vote of congress at
the last session, was started Mon
day ta the federal building here j
with Commissioner Hall presiding.
The purpose of th© inquiry is to
determine, if possible, whether the
railroad and Its stockholders have
suffered from what has been char
acterized as exploitation of the
system for the benefit of favored
financial interests and individuals.
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We Ke«p the Befit.
AMERICAN GENTLEMAN
and CROSSETT SHOES for
men, " j
AMERICAN LADY Shoes for
Ladle* Misses.
PLA-MATK, SECURITY aad
PLA-DAY Shoes for the
Kiddles.
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H. J. LYNCH J
WrLL NOT BE STRANGERS
WHEX THEY MEET IX MARCH
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New York, Dec. 4—It won't be a I
meeting of strangers when John
Arthur Johnson and Samuel Mc
Vey, both of dusky hue, clash in a
twenty round argument in Cuba in
March." No indeed, "Lil Artha" and
Sam are old acquaintances. True,
they haven't been on fighting terms
for some years, but then that isn't ■
Sam's fault. He has been anxfous
enough to swan punches with the
champion but ever since he achiey1
ed fame by walloping little Tommy
Burns over in Australia years ago,
Johnson has steadfastly refused to
have anything to do, in a fighting
way, with men of his own color.
Back in the old days, before he
was a champion, Johnson was a
member of a "Big Four" that prob
ably never will be duplicateed in the
fight game. Johnson, Mcye.v, Sam
Langford was the baby member of
the quartette. Being negrqes they
had a hard time finding opponents.
This wasn't altogether on account of
their color, however. They were
—are yet—masters of the mitt j
Same, jeanette, McVey and John
son are about of the same size. (
What he lacked in statue and t
the four—that is in. size. .
weight the "Boston Tar Baby" made (
up in punching ability. After one •
meeting with the v"Little Fellow" j
the other members of the quartet (
ivere willing 'o meet anyone in pre- ,
Eerenc'e, to him again. He hit too ,
liard. !
These four made meal tickets out j
Jf each othe;\ There wasn't much ]
:o choose between any of them, j
They fought draws and sometimes ]
they gainej decisions over orte
mother, and on rare occasions a 1
knockout was registered. s it ]
fill be like eld times when John- ]
son and Mc\*ey clamber into the i
ring in Cuba. The friendly feel- :
ing that used to be present in their ]
bouts in the old days, how- 1
fver, will be missing. For Johnsin, ,
by throwing over his foe-friend of i
other days when h© annexed a i
loubtful titl-j, incurred their ever- ,
lasting- enmuy. Anyone of the i
trio—Jeanette, L»augrurG or
—would give most anything they
possess tt> get a crack at the title 1
holder. Each is firmly of the
opinion that he can beat him.
When McVey and Johnson hook up,
Langford and Jeanette will be pull- .
ing strong for John Arthur to "get ^
his."
THE FIREMEN'S SMOKER
OX TOMORROW XKJHT
We again call the attention of
our readers to the smoker to be J
given by the members of the Skag
way volunteer fire department to
morrow night at the fire hall on
Fourth avenue.
Elaborate preparations are
making for the entertainment of
visitors, whose only qualification
for admission- is that they are white
males of 21 years of ago and over.
Tho entertainment will start at
9 o'clock, immediately after a
meeting of the members of the fjre
company is held:
The Jefferson was reported at
Sheep creek early this afternoon,
which will bring her here about^
midnight if there is not a great j
amount of freight to unload at,
the former place.
RAILROAD TO ELECTRIFY
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION
It Is announced that the Chicago
Milwaukea £ St. Paul railroad has
decided to start work Immediately
lu preparation, for the electrifica
tion of the PUgat sound lines, be
tween Avery, Idaho, and Harlowton,
Mont. This -work Involves 440 '
miles of main line and 10 miles cC
sidings and means the expenditure 01'
ri3,000.00,0 within the next 4 years. J
The section to fee electrified is in '
the Rocky mountain district. The <
road has signed a contract with the t
Seherai Electric Co., involving a I
preliminary expenditure of over f 2,- i
300,000. i
Concerning the undertaking, c. A. '
3oodnow, assistant to the president <
>f the road, in charge of construc- <
ion, said; *
"It is proposed to haul freight i
rains of 2500 tons at a speed of i
'rom 15 to 18 miles an hour, and '
ineeenger trains at a speed of from 1
!5 to 30 miles an hour on a 2 t
>er cent incline. We have con- t
racted with the General Electric Co c
'or a powerfully, especially design- s
jd locomotive for developing this c
peed, ascending maximum grades. £
"The proposed electrification t
irosseg three separate ranges, the q
Jitter Roots, the Rocjty mountains, a
ind the Belt mountains, all within c
he territory known as the contin- r
mtai divide, with many miles of i
hree-tenths and sU-tenths per cent j
rradients between the ranges. The
ine at the summit of the Bitter (
ioot reaches an elevation of 4170 s
t., the Rockies 8322 ft., and the t
ielta 5788 ft. i
"We have entered into long t
ime contracts with the Montana |
'ower Co. and the Thompson Falls {
5ower Co. for the electrical energy
lecessary to perform these services,
'lants will be erected at several
(ointg along the line. In time
here eventually will be developed 1
t tremendous reservoir of electrical
■nergy at Great Falls from which 1
nay be drawn any amount of pow
r to operate the railway."—Wining c
,ud Engineering World.
X)RDO\'A MAN, WHO SHOT
PARTNER GETS 20 YEARS 1
Judge F. M. Brown, in the dis
rict court at Cordova last week, 1
lentericed Tony L»tbetak£», alias
Papas, to serve 20 rears at hard 1
abor in McNeils penitentiary far
.he shooting of Angelo Velisais, s
vhora he attempted to murder on
?ept. 26.
Papas tried to kill his partner <
vhen the two men were out shoot- t
ng at a target near Cordova, papas 1
vaited until his friend had emp- 1
ied his gun and then shot Velisarls, '
•obbed, and left him for dead. The 1
vould-bo murderer afterward went :
.o the wireless station at Whitshed,
jorrowed a boat, beached the boat,
nade off overland, and was finally
captured by a man named Russian
Pete, at mile 26, on the Cordova
ailroad. Russian Pete then turn
ed the prisoner over .to Deputy
Marshal Bright-well.
The $400 stolen from Velisaris
■vas found on Papas when he was
irrested. The Juy found him guilty
n a few mlnuteB, Judge Brown
)assed the extreme sentence 'upon
Papas, -who, however, may be tried
'or murder If velisaris dies within
i year, as is likely.
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KIPPERED SALMON
Just received a fine lot of . i
this delicious fish. It is King *
Salmon, mild smoked and sugar cured +
Put up in choice cuts—25o per lb. *
Equally good served cold or hot. +
P. H. GANTY, GROCER J
GENERALS VILLA UD GUTIERREZ
ARE IWII MEXICO CITr
>EIjEGATE ,TAS. WICKERSHAM '
AT CORDOVA OX WAV HOME
I1
The Cordova Alaskan of Nov
!4tli, says: "Delegate James Wick-1
rsham, enroute from Fairbanks to ',
he national capital, was a passea- i'
er arriving on the train l'rom the j |
aterior this afternoon. * He was'|
ery much fatigued after the long j,
rip of 800 miles," including -his |.
ampaign tour of the ' creeks. He
xpressed to tho Daily Alaskan, his (
ppreciation of the confideneo' tlie {
eople of Alaska showed by return- ^
ag him to Washington as their 'rep
esentative. He promised that
is work for Alaska would be con- j i
Inued even more vigorously than in j
lie past. His hobby, if such it j
an be called, is to have a uniform j
chooi system established through
ut the territory, realizing that the
rowth of Alaska is to be rapid, and i
hat the schools must be more ade- j
uately cared for. The delegate is i
lso gathering in his tour, copies i
f all newspapers as far back as
csslble, with the object of conipil- !
ig a biographical history of the j
ress of Alaska.
"Mr. Wickersham will remain in j
erdova until the arrival of the I
Learner Mariposa from the south, i
'hen he will go to Valdez for a few j!
ays, returning on the same steam- '
r to Seattle."
IXTEIUOK WEATHEK.
Skagway, cloudy, n. w. 15 above.
Caribou, fog, calm, zero.
Whitehorse, cloudy, n. w. 4 be
>w.
Dower LeBarge, cloudy, n. .w. 10 ]
elow. i
Hootaiinqua, river full ice, snow, i
aim, 10 below. i
Big salmou, snow, calm, 12 be- , <
>w. r- I
Carmacks, cloudy, calm.
Yukon Crossing, cloudy, calm, n 1
elow. r
Selkirk, cloudy, calm, 10 below.)
Coffee Creek, clear, n. w. 17 be
yw.
Stewart River, clear, n. w. 20 be- i i
>w. ! i
Dawson, clear, 2 inches new snow. |<
. w. 18 below. 11
The regular monthly meeting of j i
he parent-Teacher association will I
ake place tonight at S o'clock at •
he public school house. An >n
eresting program will be gone
hrough with after the business of
he evening has been transacted.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 4—
Advices were received in this
:ity today by administration officials
hat Generals Villa and Gutierrez
iad entered Mexico City last night,
eaving their troops outside.
Late dispatches to the state do
Kirtment reported the Zapata men
ind agents of Gen. Villa as in con
roi of the city. All Official dis
>atehes say order is being main
lined in the capital, the only loot,
ng mentioned being that of a ranch
iwned by an American named Hill
in tho outskirts of the city, in th»
ame - section several Spaniard®
iave been reported killed.
LXXUAL BIBLE REVIEW DAY
WILL BE OX NEXT SUNDAY
The third Sunday before Chrlst
uas—which this year falls on th#
■th December—is commended »3
iible Sunday, that is a day
fhich the Bible as a whole may
e considered and its annual pro-,
•ress recorded in the pulpit, iU«*
ress and the Sunday school.
The approval of this idea at the
onvention of the International
iun day School association at Chi
ago in June last, will no doubt,
ead to its early adoption in
cheme of Sunday, school lesson*,
nd this will be a long step towards
naking the occasion a univws.l
early Bible Review Day.
•RESIDENT WILL ASK FOR
NATIONAL ARBITRATION
Washington, D. C., Dec. 4—
'resident Wilson will, in bis forth
oniing message, refer to the colo
ado labor trouble and ask for a
iatioual arbitration act te be ]>as«
d that will cover all labor dil
ute. v
X-r RESIDENT W. H. TAFT
URGES CHECK OX EXPEX8ES
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 4—Ex-Presi
:ent Wm. H. Taft in a speech fcer«
:ist night urged that President Wil
on be petitioned to put a greater
:!ieck on the expenses of the vari
ous administrative departments of
he United States.
The southbound train got in oa
inie this afternoon with four pass
engers, two from down the river
joints and two from Whit eh owe.
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OUR HOLIDAY STOCK
For This Season is The
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