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No. 258. ELEVENTH YEAR. . SKAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Reports Of The Disaster In
Spain And Morocco Are
Fragmentary And Con
flicting. It Is Feared,
However, That Many
Were Killed. * i
(By United Press.)
LONDON. Fob. 1.? As yet It is Im
possible to obtain un estimate of the
loss of life caused by the earthquakes ;
which shook southern Spain and the I
north coast of Africa last Friday after,
noon. Telegrams from Spain and |
.Morocco bear conflicting reports. It |
is feared, however, that the loss of ,
life was large.
TANGIERSl , Morocco. Feb. 1.? Re I
ports from the Interior of Morocco in
dicate a heavy loss of life in th?- j
seismic disturbance of last Friday
So far ouly scattered and fragmentary
reports have coiuo in from the outly
ing cities. It has been learned from
private dispatches that a number oi
residents were killed at Mang&n an<l
Magador. two of the w?a coast elite*
of Morocco.
Ginfl ALTER, Feb. 1.? It is not
thought the loss of life in the earth
((uakes which shook Spain and Africa
last Friday will be as heavy as first
expected. Many wires are down and
the reports ar- coming in slowly. The
government officials are acting very
slowly and no coherent or detailed ac
counts of the disaster are obtainable
SCHOOLS WILL
HONOR I INCOLN
February 12, 1909, being the lOOthi
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln, will j
be specially observed by the public
schools of Skagway. Th?-re will be
exercises held at the school building
by the teachers and pupils from 1>
a. m. until 10:30 a. m., paying tribute
to thM memory of the life, patriotism,
statesmanship, character, and public
services o' the president who guided
the Ship of State through one of the
most perilous straits iu the history of
our country. At 10:30 m. the
schools will be closed for the day.
K. L. Miller, clerk of the school
board, is in receipt of a proclamation
from W. L. Distln. acting governor of
Alaska, recommending 'that this date,
be properly observed by the public
schools, as well as by all other organ
Uatlonx, commercial and fraternal.
Edward Shortridge of Hainee, the
younger brother of the deceased Chie
George Shortridge. was sentenced to
serve eighteen months in jail by the
court at Juneau for deserting^ his wife
according to a telegram deceived by
his friends in Haines. Shortridge mar
ried his wife according to the Indian
law and this is the first time the fed
eral laws have been applied to Iiullau
in this particular way. Shortridge
has aiany friends at Haines.
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ALASKAN DAYS
ARE ANNOUNCED
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 1. ? ' The directors
of the A. Y.-P. exposition have de
ckled upon the following Alaskan
days at the exposition: October 8
will be Pioneer's day; Seward day.
October 9; Ketchikan day.
Oct. 11; Dawson day, Oct. 12; Arctic
Brotherhood day, Oct. 13; Fairbanks
day, Oct. 14; Skagway day, Oct. 15;
Alaska day. Oct. 16. Cither dates
will be announced later.
KILLS WOMAN
(By United Press.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.? George Husse.
brother of Mayor Fred Husse, accl*
dently discharged a revolver in his
apartments yesterday, the bullet
crashing through the window and in
stantly killing Mrs. T. E. Tuckernian
of New York, who was passing by on
the street. Mr. Basse was not ar
rested.
(By United Press.)
FAIFBAN'KS. Feb. 1.? A bowling
tournament Is being arranged bt*
tween five men teams from Fair
banks, Seward. Valdez, Juneau and
Whltehorse. The games will be rolled
on the local alleys of each town un
dor the supervision of some appointed
official and the results wired to Fair
banks, where the results will be de
cided. > Skagway has been invited to
compete. The date will be named ?
later.
Monte Snow and Fred Callarman
stated today that Skagway would cer
tatnly enter a team in the bowling
tournament. The bowling committee
of tile Elks will hold a meeting in
the near future to decide the matter.
Carl Landon and Ole Levold, min
ers, came up on the Princess and will
leave for the Interior.
SEATTLE IS
ALASKAN ROADS
(By United PretS.)
SEATTLE, Fob. I. ? Saturday was
"Alaska Day" in Seattle. The busi
ness and professional men of this elty
d Taooma mailed tons and tons of
descriptive literature concerning Alas
ka and her need of more roads to
all parts of the United States. Maps
of Alaska and the magnitude of her
productions were sent out broadcast.
The sending out of literature Is con
tinuing today.
(By United Pre?s.)
NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. L? The name
of the steamer which foundered off
Elizabeth. N. C.. Saturday, has not
been learned. All the crew were evi
dently drowned, as the Vessels which
went to the rescue were not able to
find any survivors.
LONG VISITS
LOS ANGELES. ? One month ton 1
stltutes the legal length of a "visit,"!
and a person remaining ?t the home
of another after the expiration of that
time must pay tor his board, accord
ing to u ruling of Judge Pierce.
The court made this ruling in a
suit brought by Charles M. Knlebe. I
of this city, against his brother Henry
Charles sued Henry for four
months" board of $20 a month. He
alleged that when Henry came here
from Oakland it was agreed that he
should live with Charles until such
lime as he could secure work. He
secured a position a short time after
his arrival, but contimu'd to board
with his brother, and at the end of
1 four months had paid hut $H> for his
' entertainment
-Judge Pierce decided that one
| month was a sufficient length of time
; for any person to lodge another free
I of charge, and awarded the plaintiff
three months' board.
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NORWAY
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Fat-Fresh-Juicy
at
GANTY & FRANDSON
IS
STILL IN WEST!
(By United Pre?t.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.? The cold wave)
still continues nil throughout the mid
dle west, and particularly west ofl
the Mississippi river. Traffic on thej
railroads Is being gradually reraawd.
There Is, a great deal of Buffeting
among the pooryr people In the large
cities bocause of the severe cold
PILES WORKING
(By United Preee.)
WASHINGTON. Feb 1 ? 3enatorl
Piles of Washington today Introduced
n bill In the senate which lncreaae?|
the army appropriation for road con
struction In Alaska from ISfiO.fOO to |
$1,000,000.
U. 5. FLEE1 15
1 AT GIBRALTAR
(By United Preee.)
GIBRALTAR. Feb I.? ' The United
Slate* battleaklp fleet It aeaembllnc
here preparatory to a trip to K?*
land The batUeahlpe have been
acatterei ami rlaUlnf at different
Medlterraean porta. Admiral Sperry
arrlred here yeaterday on the flac
ship Connecticut.
EARTHQUAKE
AT MONTREAL
(By United Pre* a.)
MONTREAL. Feb 1? An earth
quake <ibock waa felt here yeaterday
No daina*e of any ronaequence waa
done, bnt the quake caoaed (treat e*.
dtement, the atreeta bein* crowded
at the Ume. 4
Frederick T Confcdon of Dawson. |
the newly elected member of parlia
ment from Yukon territory. came In
Skakw*jr :..tur.Iay from Dawson and
left on the Prlncea* Mar He la go
ing directly to Ottawa, where the
Dominion parliament Is in <e*alon.
and where he will take hi* seat aa
member from the Yukon. He al?o
has some legal cases which will come
before the supreme court at Ottawa.
"We need an appropriation for
more roads In the Yukon." said Mr.
Ootigdon Saturday, "and 1 am going
to try hard to secure an adequate ap
propriation Roads are especially
needed along the White, Stewart and
McMillan rivers. The Dominion par
liament ha* always been very liberal
with the Yukon and 1 anticipate no
difficulty in ?<vrur"ln* the appropria
tion needed.'" ,
Mr Congdon stated that he ne*er
had any doubt an to the rwiH of
the elections He Mid hi* force*
were organized and hr also attribute*
a shar?* of his victory to the citizen*
of the United State* who reside In
the Yukon. "They cannot rote." he
said, but they were all for me and
they have a tremnduous moral Influ
ence"
-Mr Co&ftdob ?a? n .? ..tupanud by
til- son Ouy ("oriffdon. who la llbrsr
Ian at Dawson, and wb<> la going to
Ottawa with his father
In his conversation Mr. t'o&cdon
paid a hlRh tribute to JaoteM Wlek?r
sham, Alaska'j delegate-elect to the
national congress "I know Wlckw
sham well." aald Mr. Congdon. "ftnd
he la Just tfie man to represent Alas
ka. He knowa the country and It*
need* thoroughly and he can hold hta
own anywhere. He knowa the meth
ods to use and bo is a fighter. He
should accomplish much for Alaska "
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