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No 267 ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, IEBRUAR\ 11, 190U PRICE, 10 CENTS
(Unltj^ PreM Telegraph-Cable Service.)
JERSEY CITY. N. J., Feb. 11 ?
The steamer Lawrence bound . for
New York with fifty passengers
aboard ran off her course In a hard
Kale last night and struck the rocks
off the Jersey breakwater. A heavy
surf was running and It looked for a
time as If all aboard would drown.
The wireless telegraph operator
stuck to his post and summoned w
nearest life saving crew by wlroless
telegraph. The crew responded with
the greatest haste and after- hours of
work succeeded In getting all the
passengers and crew of the Lawrence
ashore. Not a life was lost.
The Lawreuco will be a total
wreck. It Is feared, as the surf will
pound her to pieces.
MIKE CITY
WILL BE LATE
The Cottage City arrived in Juneau
at U o'clock this afternoon. She
should arrive in SJkagway some time
after 12 o'clock tonight according to
Frank Stuart, local agent. The
Cottage City was due this evening.
Presumably she has been delayed by
rough weather.
ESCAPING GAS
KILLS SENATOR
(By United Pr??i.)
GUTHRIE. Okla.. Feb. 11.? State
Senator Johnson Is dead and Senator
Yeager is dying as the result of as
phyxiation caused by a leaking gas
Jet in their room at a Guthrie hotel
last night. Both men were here at
tending the session of the state legis
lature.
Tue stage from Dawson arrived at
\\ nitehorse at 5:30 yesterday after
noon. Max McSweyn and T. B. Mc
Farlane were the only passengers.
Mr. McSweyn. who represents an En
glish wholesale house, will arrive
here and leave for the south shortly.
PORTLAND LEFT
FOR SKAGWAY
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Feb. ll.? Tho steamer
Portland left here Inst- night for
Skagway and other southeastern
Alaska points. Tho Portland will
take the Alaska Road Commission
and their effects from Skagwa.v to
Valdez.
LIVES ARE LOSI
IN BLIZZARD
(By United Press.)
DENVER, Col., Feb. 11. ? Many peo
pie are believed to have been frozen
to dt-ath In the mountains as the re
suit of the severe blizzard which was
raging here yesterday and Is contlnu
ing today. Trains are stalled by hug
snow drifts on all the railroads run
ulng into Denver.
Oscar Gard received a wireless mes
sago via Sitka yesterday from C. L
Andrews, formerly deputy customs
collector at Skagway. Mr. Andrews
has been customs collector at Eagle
for some time. Mr. Andrews Is
aboard the Northwestern going south.
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HENEY COU APSES UNDER STRAIN
(United Pre?? Telngraph-Cable Service.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Fob. 11.? Fran
cis J. Heney, the special prosecutor
In the case against Patrick Calhoun,
president of the United Railroads,
who Is charged with bribing council
men, broke down with nervous pros
tration yesterday and Is confined to
his room In a serious condition. The
trial has been postponed pending Ho
ney's recovery.
Heney was shot In the head Inst
November during the trial of Abe
Ruef by Morris Haas. The wound
came near being fatal and physicians
say this has contributed towards
Heney's collapse.
SKAGWAY WILL COMMEMORATE
BIRTH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Skagway will commemorate the
centennial anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln tomorrow afternoon
at Elks' hall, whore the local Order
of Elks will give an appropriate and
pleasing program. Practically nil of
the merchants and business men of
the town will suspend business tomor
row afternoon. The public Is cordially
Invited to attend the meeting and it
should be. a large and representative
gathering.
The program has been arranged by
H. H. Draper, acting exalted ruler,
and needs no comment. It will be
well worth hearing. The Elks will
march Into the hall in a body at 2
o'clock and then the meeting will be
called to order. The program follows
Opening. B. P. O. E., Chaplain,
Brother Llddlcoat.
Patriotic Overture, Reld's Orches
tra.
Invocation, Rev. George K. Good.
Song, "America," by Public School.
Reading of Gettysburg, address by
Miss Maude Haslett,
"Tenting Tonight." by quartette
composed of W. C. Blanchard, Alec
Rlanchard, Monte Snow and Will Hll
lery.
Recitation, Jackie Patrick.
Song, ?'Columbia," by Public School
Address by Prof. J. W. Gavin.
Soug, "Stars and Stripes." by
Reld's orchestra and audience.
Benediction by Rev. Thomas Jen
kins.
PRESIDENT FOILS SENATE
WASHINGTON ? It was learned to
day that President Roosevelt has se
cured personal possession of all the
government's documents relating to
tile steel trust Investigation of two
years, and that he did this to shut off
a summons from the senate calling
on the commissioner of corporations
for the papers.
The occasion for this action grew
3Ut of the Culberson resolution call
ing on the attorney general to tell
why he had not prosecuted the steel
trust for absorbing the Tennessee
Conl and Iron company and the presl.
dent's Instruction to the attorney gen
eral to refuse to answer the question
When the president learned that
tho senate Judiciary committee was
preparing to issue a subpoena for
Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
of corporations, commanding him to
bring all papers In his bureau relating
to the steel trust, he sent for the
document*, and they are now piled
up Jn the White House safe with the
"big stick" standing close by.
HUGE TIDAL IME DESTROYS CUT
(United Pre#* Telegraph-Cable 8ervlco.)
PANAMA, Feb. 11.? An unconfirm
ed report was received here today
that Port Llnion. Costa Rica, had
been wiped out of existence by a
huge tidal wave. No authentic Infor
mation can be obtained.
(N'ote) ? Port Llmon l? situated on
the coast of Costa Rica In the pro
vince of Limon. It has a population
of about 10,000. It la constructed on
low lying land and a high tidal wave
might easily sweep away the city.
HEINZE
SAUER
KRAUT
at
GANTY & FRANDSON
(United Pr*M T*l?graph-Cabl* S?rvlc?.)
ST. PAUL, Minn . Fob. 11.? Hon
' dred of railroad train* hare been
stalled by snow drift* In the middle
western states as the result of the
fierce blizzards of yesterday and to
day. In many cases there was little
food aboard the trains and suffering
ensued anion* the paasengres. In
. . ?? . mas'
Homo caw* It tu n?c?*?r7 to ??na
out Unt? crewa of men to ahor*l
out th? blockade! tralna Traffic l?
practically paralr*?l In Minnesota,
1111 not*, the Dakota*. Iowa. Colorado
and Montana. Thcr* la an Indication
that lire weather will moderate by to
morrow.
RUSSIAN CZAR
TO VISIT 16
(By Unlt*d Preaa.)
ROME, Feb. 11.? It <ru glren out
by government official* today that
tho Ciar of Russia has announced
his Intention of paying a visit of atat
to the King of Italy. The csar and
his retinue will arrive in Italy about
March 15.
WASHINGTON. ? "Maybe and may
be not" waa the reply made by Sena
tor Flint ot California, when aaked If
the Japanese question In hla state i
waa really as serious as represented
In despatches from the west.
"While I do not think any anti-Jap- <
anese legislation will be enacted at <
this session of the California legists- i
ture," he continued, "It la a queation j
that must be dealt with in the future 1 1
Of tiiat I am certain. Notwithstanding I
reports to the contrary, the Japanese
are flocking to this country in big ,
numbers. Some are trying to minim
ize the number." | 1
Home cooking at popular price* at <
the Dominion Hotel, Whitehorse. I
ROOSEVELT OFF
FOR KENTUCKY
(By lifted Praaa.)
WA3HINOTON, Feb. II? Prealdent
Rooaerelt and party left on a apedal
train thin noon for Hodirevllle. K y.,
where Rooaerelt will dfBrr an ?i
dre*? tomorrow at the Lincoln me
morial ceremonlaa.
There wu a brief eeaaatlon of the
cold apell yeaterday and under the
warming raya of the mm the tempera
ture roae to 12 degree# above tero.
while the wind waa comparatively
llRht. Laat night. however, the hope*
of Skagway'a reddenta for a protract
?d period of warm weather were
rudely ahattered, for the thermometer
commenced to drop and at 7 o'clock
Ihla morning the mercury waa hover.
Inn cloae to the tero mark, and the
wind blowing with Ita uaual rigor,
At noon today it waa 4 abore r*ro
The weather In the Interior k more
nevere than It baa been for aome
daya and aa the barometer la high the
fold weather la likely to continue
tor aome time.
We have just received
a new line of suits for
"Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
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