Tofcio, Jan. 13—Advices received
here from the volcanic disturbance I
the Sakurajima islands are to the ^
effe<t that scores of poplee were,
buried in the hot ashes. Those up- |
on the islands who escaped death ]
were forced to await the arrival oi
rescuers as they had no boats at
hand in which to leave.
Valdez, Jan. 15—Capt. Creamer j
reports that It! natives have died j
at Seldovia, and 14 at Kenai, from |
the ravages of measles and that 35 j
families are destitute in Seldovia j
due to the sickness tliat lias pre- j
vailed Xo new cases of measles
have developed during the 22 days
last passed, but there seems to be
no relief in sight for the destitute.
NO OWNERSHIP OF AIR AC
CORDING TO FRENCH COl'KT
Paris, Jan. 13—There can be no i
ownership of the air according to j
an important decision of the court '
of Appeals rendered recently at
Amiens. At Lamoite-Breuil, near j
Compiegne, the Clement Bayurd
Company built a hangar for their!
airships. M. Coqueral, a Compiegne
speculator purchased a tract of land
in front of the entrance to the han
gar i-n-l tried to sell It to the air
ship ompany which refused to bus
it on account of the alleged exor
bitau; prica asked. The owner j
built abou. his property a 50 foot j
boari fence topped with 12-foot ir?n
spikei, covering the ground inside I
with barbed-wires and sharpened j
spikes.
On* of the Clement-Bayard army
dirigibles came to grief on the spike
and ia a suit which followed Coquer
al w is ordered to remove the ob
stacles and pay for the damage done
there by. The Court of Appeals up
held this decision.
C. \V. Ask, Skagway grocer, re
turned from Juneau, where he had
been summoned as a grand juror, |
on the Mariposa last night. He .
was exeused from jury duty by J
Judge Jennings. I
ILL ARE TAKES
OFF III SAFE1YI
Yarmouth, Jan. 15—Ocean liners I
here went to the assistance of the
steamship Cobequin, which ran n
shore at the Grand Bank yesterday I
morning, and succeeded in transfer- j
ring the passengers and crew of the
wrecked vessel aboard in safety.
MUM LAW !
IS proclaimed!
Capetown, South Africa, Jan. 15
Martial law was proclaimed today j
throughout South Africa and soldieil
with fixed bayonets arc patrolling
the streets here.
TO EXi'LORE AND MAP
KING EDWARD VII LAND
Loudon, Jan. 15—Thorough ex
ploration aud mapping of King Ed
ward VII Land in the Antartic, dis
covered in 1902 by the late Capt.
Scott, U to be undertaken by a scien
tific expedition that will start next
year under the leadership of J. Fos
ter Stackhouse.
"When we've got an immense
stretch of land named after a Brit
ish king, it would be a crime for
England to leave it for explorers of
oth^r countries to map out for u„."
sain Stackhouse, who declares th.it
in undertaking the work he is fui- !
filling a personal wish expressed to
him b" Capt. Scott just before the J
fatal journey to the South Pole.
The extent of the coastline alone of i
King Edward VII Land is at lei'St j
l,li>0 miies. The importance of fie
expedition is emphasized by Sir
Ciements Mark ham, the noted ge
ographer who is soliciting fuuds lor
the enterprise.
"I look upon the connection of
Graham Land with King Edward
VII Land as one of the grej.t remain
ing Polar achievements," he said,
"and I believe that i'. can only be
done satisfactorily according to the
plans proposed by Mr. Stackhouse.
The difficulties are serious, but
they can be overcome. With a stout
ship, buiit especially for ice navi
gation, trained, able, and resolute
navigators, and favorable seasons,
there is the prospect of another
great addition to our knowledge of
the Antarctic."
INVENTORY SALE
STARTS JANUARY 14th, 1914
And Will Continue For Ten Days
EVERY ARTICLE IN
Our Immense Stock
( With the exception of EL & W. Collars, Knox Hats,
Rubber Goods, Threads and Overalls)
At a 33 1-3 per cent. Reduction
Oar Store will be open early and late
Do your shopping when moat convenient
Remember, we have no OLD
1-3 Goods to dispose of 1-3
Off This Sale Strictly Cash Off
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
(BE 10 BE
' B
Including the opinious handed
down by all courts oi «.»««> several
divLsiuno, the Alusk^ reports are
soon to he published a(-a">
Since the-establishment w tue sys
teni of reports In Al«3ka, three sep
arate compilings of opinions have
been puolished, tlio laet giving the
coort records from •— *'J -,®*
It i3 ex!>ccted that the report, ma
terial ior which is now being gath
ered, will be ready for the publish
ers very soon.
KUSTliAUI) KXDORSEa FLAX
of working i'R:;.o\i:ns
District Attorney John I.ustgara
has written a letter to Marshal H.
l.. Faulkuer, endorsing tue plan of
worKir.g Federal prisoners on the
public highways. The District At
torney says that he has frequently
recommended the same thiug and be
lieves it will result in good if done.
He states that the present system
e-icour.iges criminals to secure sen
tence for misdemeanors where they
can spend the time comfortably id
ling in jail, and refers to several
instances where men have received
as many as S to 10 sentences to the
Federal jail and one iisUuice where
tue s.;me individual has been sen
tenced to the Federal jail 28 times.
-Juneau Empire.
WILL UK MILLIONS ol
FLOWKI-S iX BLOOM
San '•Y.icisco, Jr.n. 15—By a s')e
ci.u system of rciatio 1 originated by
John .McLaren, superinteudcnt of Sa
5"ran(.'sco's Parks, • flcv. »r of
tlie million plants o.' the tropical
garden at the ; mani.i I'a.-i.ic Inter
national l- xpcsi'.ion v ill be in full
'.>loom di ing the *e»> mcniLs the ex
position will be open tt. the public.
A duplicate of every vbnt will be
kept in the nurseries, groan houses
>".n(l lnt!; rouses and as one in the
open ceases to bloom c forced plant
will be substituted for it.
| (iKRMAM t'ROWX rP.lNCE
I IS LEARNING A TRADE
Perliu, Jan. 15—Crown Prince
Wi neltu has started "a . the uottom'
to !9arn the trado of n.f tor turner.
In accordance witd the Hohenzollern
tradition whis^ requ' -jj .- jvery
son of the house lesrii a trade, the
future Emperor of the Germans
erected r complete tvrnf-r'r. sLop at
Villa Langfuhr, where he is taking
lessens under the direction of an
"ordinary" master turner of Dant
sic. T\e Crawn Prince, after lc rn
ing the trade himself will personal
ly teach it to his eldest son. When
a boy, the Crown Prince learned
wood carving.. The Kaiser's broth
er, Prince Henry, is an expert me
chanician The sons of Prince Fred
re"ick Leopold, the Kaiser's cousin,
recently took their apprentice exam
inations in the cabinet making and
locksmith trades.
IIFIT FOR
i E. J. Ives, one of the party of
Tditiirod mining men who recently
bought the James interests in the
Chisana, reached here last night on
J the Mariposa with five horses and
, a big outfit of supplier which he is
j taking in with him. He left on the
i train this morning for Whitehorso
| at which point he will assemble his
| sleds and load them for the diggings
A part of the outfit consisted of a
[ boiler, which will be used in the
niining operations of the company.
I LANDLORD FORCED TO PAY
DAMAGES TO HIS TENANTS
Paris, Jan. 15—Illuminated adver
I tislng doesn't make a hit with the
French and the art has received a
severe blow here. A judgment has
just been rendered forcing a laud
' lord to pay damages and to order
electric signs removed from his
! premises, the case being brought by
his own tenants. The ground floor
; tenant operated a movie show, the
1 owner or the building authorizing
; him to advertise a la Broadway. Up
! per floor tenants thereupon took ac
I tion. The Paris newspapers are
j complaining because the "Boule
. vards are getting to be as hideous
I as the electric sign-lintd streets of
I American cities."
A NEW METHOD FOR PRE
SERVATION" OV TEETH
| Paris, Jan. 15—A fcas the teeth
| that are false and tli<; p-.-actice cf
1 filling and crowning teeth. Also,
|a bus the deutist, and his torture
| chamber, if the bo.ist of the invent
| or of a new mc-thod of dentistry,
I can be made good. The inventor
j uses the ultra-violet rays. A mask
lis placed over the face and the teeth
[r.re exposed to the rays for an hour.
Two sittings are sufficient, says the
j inventor to make the teeth absolute
ly immune to decay.
TOO LONG HOURS DETRl
MKXTAL TO Hi MAN HACK
| Paris, Jau. 15—"Female labor
i ought to cease at mid-day on Sat
urday." This doctrine was contain
ed in a bill recently introduced in
; the Chamber of Deputies by Deputy
I Briat, member of the Supreme Coun
j cil of Labor inF ranee. Deputy Briat
i declared that to force women to
■ work early and late every day in
j the week is one of the most detri
I mental conditions for the human
| race.
PERSONAL
D. J. Gillls and wife came in
on the Mariposa last night, stopped
at the Golden North hotel overnight
(and left on the train this morn
j ing for Whitehorse. Mr. Gillis was
an old timer in Whitehorse, but has
spent the past four years in the
Iditarod country. He and Mrs. Gil
lis intend to make their home in the
southern Yukon town for the pres
ent.
PREFERRED STOCK
OYSTERS
These sro very selet largo east
era oysters. II you have not yot
tried any of these, you have miss
ed a ftvM. Sold in 1 lb. tins at
25 cents and 2 lb. tins at 45 cents
each.
?. ti. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
Washington, D. C. Jan, 15—Alas
kan delegate James Wickersham
made a strong speech before the ^
house today in favor of the passage
of the Alaska railroad bill. He
said the Guggneheims have lobbj-j
ists working against the measure.
Washington, D. C , Jan. 15—It is
given out here today that European
bondholders are urging the United
I Slates to intervene iu Mexico.
ESTATES ESCHEAT TO
THE UNITED STATES
Judge Fred M. Brown, of Valdez,
decided last week that unclaimed es
tates in Alaska escheat to the Fed
eral government rather than to the
Territory o£ Alaska. The decision
was rendered in a hearing over the
question of the distribution of the
estate of Louis Camicia in which At
torney Charles E. Bunnell ape-red
for the Territory and Assistant Guy
Brubaker appeared for the govern
ment.
The estate was valued at $5,000
and there were no heirs to claim it.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FILED BY MINING CO.
Articles of incorporation for the
Spo*:ane Gulch Hydraulic and Devel
opment company have been filed at
Juneau with Secretary Charles E.
Davidson. The directors are W. R.
Morton, A. E. Grigsby, F. W. Reed,
William Finical, all of Valdez. The ;
capital stock is placed at $250,000.
Valdez ;he principal place of bus-1
iness.
WANT TO I JOWL SKAGWAY.
The Elks bowling team is thirst- j
ing for a match game with the Skag
way pin artists and a challenge has
been issued to the Northerners for
a game in this city.--Juneau Dis
patch.
New York, Jan. 15—The cold
wave that has had this city in its
"•asp for several days is now mod
or._ti.ig. Various apartment houses
were burned down during the con
tinuance of the cold weather and
the inmates driven by the flames in
to the streets, where six were frozen
to death.
RECORDS ARE
IS SEMTLE
The Juneau land office is entirely
cleaned o£ all its official records.
This fact developed in court the
other day iu the case of the Sheld
on homestead trespass.
The attorney for the defense de
sired to introduce evidence from the
land office that a protest had beeu
filed to the homestead. It than
developed that all of the records had
been taken to Seattle by C. B. Walk
er under a subpoena for the Munday
coal cases.
| UNIVERSITY GIVES DIRECT
SERVICE TO GOVERNMENTS
Seatlte, Jan. 15—The University
of Washington is cooperating with
state officials along ten different
liii«j of work and with federals gov
en mont officials aloqg eight differ
ent lines of activity.
| i 1x3 E'ate geologist, chemist and
I bn. ceriologist, who are members of
i tufc agricultural commission, are
mtmoors of the faculty. A mem
| ber of the state board of health,
' chemist, board of health work, a
I state botanist, member of the com
mission on court procedure, member
ol board of education, member of
board of geological survey are al
so members of the university fac
ulty. The bureau of legislative ref
eietice and research lias also coop
erated with the state.
Here are the eight different lines
of work wherein the university is co
operating with federal officials: tim
ber testing plant, timber preserva
tive laboratory, distillation plant,
mines rescue station, United States
rangers' course, military training
United States geological survey, kelp
rurvey, work for the United States
bureau of chemistry.
lie ad quarters For
Smart Overcoats
You will find your over
coat here in a variety of
fabrics
Beautiful Weaves,
Scotch Tweeds, Chin
chillas—all made up;
A Large line of O'Donnell Shoes for Men
Uti and Dunn Shoes for Women
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier