No. 36 NINETEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY. MaRCH 14. 1^16 PRICK 10 CKNTS
CALIFORNIA REGULAR
TROOPS ARE HURRIED
10 MEXICAN BORDER
Six Hours After Departure of
Troops Headquarters at the
Presidio Are Totally De-j
stroyed by Fire.
Morterey, Cal.p Jlarch 14—At an
early hour yesterday morning orders
wert recetved here for the imme
diate departure of the United States
troi ps stationed at the Pr&iideo
to. at once depart for points along
the .Mexican border.
This order was at once put into
effect, and the troops were loaded
on a special train and at once
started for the south.
Just six hours after the departuro
of thg troops, fire was discovered
in the headquarters building, and
before the flames could be subdued i
ilie buildings ware entirely de- !
;t rayed. _ ( d U;i M
jjan Antonio, Texas, March. 14 — I
General Fuuston, iu charge of the
Federal forces along the Mexican
biriei stated late last night that
the expedition would not get start
ed until this morning. He em
phatically denied the rumors to
the effect that troops had already i
irotii d over the border into Mexi- I
can territory.
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CcJumbus, March 14 — General
I'eishlng, who is in charge of the
•rcopa io the region of New Mexico
arriW in this city last night, and
immediately took command of the
8itua*'0i&. He has thirty-five hun
dred men now ready; and he is only
waiting word from Washington be
fore he begins his movements
a^alnet the Mexican bandits.
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CARDINAL GOTTI NEARtXG
PORTAL OF DEATH
Romo. March 14—Cardinal Got
tl, who haa been ill for several
days i» Teiported to be on the
point of death. Late this morning
he was given thov last- rites of
thq Roman Catholic Church.
MILLING OIUS NOW
ON FAIRBANKS CREEK
That ore is being hauled to the
mill from the various claima on J
F. -banks creek is the information'
brcugh' to town by P. J. Rickert, 1
who returned from a trip over the !
liue to repair a break that occurred
near -Meehan, says the Fairbanks
Times. Air. Rickert saw the
ore beicg unloaded into the bins,
atlU although the Heilig mill was
not in actual operation at the time J
he passed, it is no doubt working J
*)j ♦'lis time.
Tiie first ore that Mr. Heilig con- ;
teaij lattd putting through the mill
alter he had installed his new con- j
ceii'.ator was the ore from .the i
Faviau-Foss claim, opposite h. J
McCarthy's property on the summit.
TUei* two prospectors have been |
working on this claim for some |
years, and whenever they have a j
mill run, they hav<» been pleased j
with the returns. The property has j
thus far paid for Its own develop- I
mcut.
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MANITOBA VOTES AGAINST
UP TRAFFIC TWO TO ONE
Winnipeg, March 14—Yesterday a
general election was held through
ou» the province oI Manitoba, and ^
as a result the prohibition measure
was carried by a vote of two to
one.
Thq measure was strongly con
tested at the polls, *he wets striv-1
ing by every known means to do
feat the exponents ol prohibition.
Jane 1, 1916, is tha date Bet for
the inauguration ol the new meas
ure, and it is stated that the big
ihjuor interests will take tt« mat
ter, into the courts before they sub
mit tQ the vote of the people.
IDE MLB BEFORE
THE STORM?
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Lcadon, March 14—Reports from
the front received at headquarters
today state that the Germans
have switched their activities from
the Eastern to tho Northwestern
district of Verdun, and that tharo
is little change in the Situation.
The terrific fighting has sub
sided to occasional skirmishes, and
there is very little artillery fire,
only once in a while a big gun is
fired.
At all points there is tin ap
parent lull in activities.
Copenhagen, Alarch 14—Owing to
a persistent rumor that has been
ppiead about for tha past several
days, the Danish foreign office has
s-ten fit to issue a positive denial
that an offer had been received
from Germany whereby twenty mil
licu dollars were offered for the
Danish West Indies.
Washington, March 14—Lieuten-j
ant Colonel W. P. Richardson, who
has teen detailed with tha Alaska
Road ':omniisslon, and is president
of that organization, hae been here
under preparatory orders for activ©
Bervice at the Mexican frontier.
For several years Col. Richard
son has been away from his regi
ment, which has been Btationed in
Texas. He has beon engaged in
superintending the construction and
building of military and mail trails
and roads in the Territory; of Alas
ka.
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Washington, March 4 — Senator'
iiuruh, of Idaho, yesterday mado a
speech on the f.'oor oi the United
States senate, in whicU he urged
tha* body to drop all mattere of
kgisiatiou other than that of laws
regarding preparedness.
In his speech he said that until j
the mat'er hud received the undi
vided attention of congress, and
tu it it was decided to either pre
pare, 01 reject tte plan of prepar- \
edness. no legislation could be
propei ly considered. It was a mat
ter of the greatert import to the J
United States, and the gravest j
though* and consideration should
ae devoted to it.
London, March 14—According to
,t report which was received at i
headquarters today, a German aero
plane was discovered last evening j
approaching the mouth of the j
ThamtF. Imediately British air-1
craft v ere sent after the Gerrsan j
craft, and the lat'eT at once turned
ind fled.
Benin, March 14—British forces J
are reported to have sustained j
heavy losses at a battle which oc- i
curred near FelaJii, Mesopotamia.
It la reported that the British
engaged a large forco of Turks, and
a grea* manv of them were killed.
After forcing the British to Te
lire from their position, tho Turks
captured a large quantity of am
munition, stores and supplies.
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C. F. fi. OFFICIALS EMI
EI0B1IIS TOUBIST IflflFFIQ
The Following Interview with Mr. Lowle
Shows thai It Is None Too Early for
the Commercial Club to Begin Pre
paring for Entertainment of Visitors.
"THE CANADIAN PACIFIC'S
MIDDLE NAME IS SERVICE." Thl»
is the wording of a poet canfl re
cently received by that eompaftj'i
Ketchikan agent and which had ,
been e<?nt to him by two local pa
trons from Chicago after they had
traveled that route.
F. F. W Lowle, the g«neral
agent of the company at Skagway,
returned recently from a Tiilt to
points between hero and Seattle
aud states the coming seasoa U
no*- assured as a bumper one as
far as fourists are concerned.
All ibe Eastern tourist agencl«a
are boosting the Alaska trip, part- j
!y on account of better and more '
correct knowledge of the country
aud ptrtly on account of the glow
ing stories taken back by the visit
ors of past seasons.
General agents of the C. P. R
from all over the United Sts.te>
auj Onada meet once a. year at
Mom nal to discuss the handling of
the following season's business, but
the agent for Alaska and the Yu
kon has not heretofore bee* In
vited. His absence »t this last
meeting was noted and arr^nge
rucius made for his attendance next
November. Mr. H. W. Brodle, gen
eral passenger agent at Vancouver,
addressed the meeting oa the Al
aska i rip. He spoke for over *n
hour and * half, backing up his re
marks by photographs and printed
matter sent him from The
result was immediate. Soon after
the general agents dispersed to
their various centers, bookings be
gan Hj come in and the C. P. R. at
once made plans to take care of
them in their standard style. A
definite schedule of steamer* and
&ail:L|!s was decided upon *nd
placed in the bands of all agenSf
bv the middle of January In Ad
dition to a very attractive folder
w'tU photographs end maps tAat
had necn prepared.
Mr. i-owle says that the very best
description of Uw trip ttawish. the
inside passage he has ever reed
was written for the C. P. R. by
an amateur writer, who acted **
freight clerk on the Princess So
plil* two yean# Ago. It has been
copyrighted and when fiubllshed
will be used as Kec«6&r7.
Xr. Loirle stated to a representa
tive of the Dill/ Alaskan; "The
Princess Steamers will lay at
akagwajr wharf Sundays and Mon
day a«d Wstassdays and Thurs
days e»c& week, and thl* extended
stopover la appreciated by the
tourist wfcose time la limited.
"A.- a meetling of the coast of
ficials which 1 attended in Victoria
the following question was raised.
'What can the tourist do In Skag
way during the iayoTer, if he does
not (o to Whrehorse?' 1 reviled
that there was a crying need for
a good seaworthy launch, properly
mannca, and something should be
done lu thia direction to enable
visitors to visit the many beautiful
spots that can only be reached by
water.
"Too much care cannot bo exer
cised la way of hotel and restaur
ant accommodations. This as the
oa» oonllnual question. The aver
age tourist doe« not come here ex
pecting New York accommodation?,
but h* does expect fair and decent
treatment and tils point should be
borne ;n mind by all hotel and
restaurant proprietors all over the
north during the reason. Meet of
our TUitoi* are willing to pay for
good attention, but, do object to
paring the highest northern price*,
which *ppew higher to them, and
receive nothing in return.
"Praise has come in from all
quarters for Mine Host and Hostess
Qideon at Caribou hotel, giving a
fatr example of what can be ac
compH&hed along the lines men
tioned ~
Mr. Lowle stated he bad heard
from people who were present at
the November meeting that Mr.
Brodle very ably covered tb© trip
to Alaska and back, and that ho
would be present next November.
H« proposes to tell of what this
country offers to those who de
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