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No. 2H0. ELEVENTH YEAR. sKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY FEBRUARY i'T. 1909
NEGRO REPUBLIC APPEALS IB
B. S. CONGRESS FOR AID
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.? Liberia,
the negro republic founded in Africa
by Americans, ix in danger of ex
tinction.
Congress is asked to take steps to
ward intervention by this government
for the purpose of giving the sick re
public some white man's medicine.
Liberia is loaded down with debt.
Her people are poverty stricken. The
country is one of the most unhealth
ftil in the world. White men cannot
live there. Horses and mules die.
The country is undeveloped. Half a
dozen cart roads constitute all the
means of communication. The men
will not even vole. Members of the
government are almost penniless.
Ignorance and gross superstition pre
vail.
Liberia is the world's sole example
of negro government. In Cuba. Haiti
and San Domingo the population is
mixed in blood. Cuba Is of Spanish
origin: Haiti and San Domingo.
French. Liberia is a purely Amef
ican product. The United States set
her agoing and it has been "up to"
the negroes ever since.
A. B. GIF FIRE
BURNED BRIGHT
If anyone pr?*sent at the eleventh
annual dinner of Skagway Camp No.
1. Arctic Brotherhood, last night
failed to thoroughly enjoy themselves
they forgot to mention it. It was a
merry occasion. The tide of good fel
lowship ran high and the bonds of
friendship were cemented closer.
Judge Le Fevre was toast master
and he took the affair in charge in a
manner that entertained everyone.
Everybody who could sing or play
?lid a stunt and the evening somewhat
resembled a vaudeville performance,
interspersed by speeches, grave and
gay, and broken by an occasional
chorus. H. H. Draper and A. E. Kin
dell ablv assisted Judge Le Fevre in
the merry making. Early in the even
ing an appetizing luncheon was dis
posed of.
H. II. Draper. Arctic Chief, wel
comed *he brothers and briefly re
viewed the past year in the local
camp. He predicted a steady growth
in the future and outlined the aims
of the order.
P. E. Kern, one of the charter mem
bers of the A. B., responded to the
toast "Castles In Air."
William Britt made an address in
Latin and afterwards translated it
into an eulogy of Alaska. "The Days
SAVED FAMILY
WHEELING, W. Va? The barkin;
?? a dog sated th<> lives of Willian
Chamberlain, of Martin's Ferry, () .
and four members of his family, n.
fhey got up to find the house almost
destroyed by fire. They escaped by
jumping from a window in their night
clothes, the dog being burned.
of Old." was the theme of Mont
Snow and .lack Chambers responded
to thi> toast, "The Sourdough." Jack
Kfllt-r was called upon to speak about
"The Ladies," but modestly disclaim
ed all knowledge of the subject.
Tony Dotero and liob Motter ga\
violin solos; Mr. Kirby played
trombone solo that won an encore:
Mr. Paree and Mr Kingsbury obliged
with a mandolin duet: Victor Sparks
gave an exhibition of club swinging:
Kingsbury and Snow played an in
strumental duet; and Monte Snow.
Judge L>> Fevre and Hugo Cngefroren
sang solos. George Patrick and Fret!
Rosenberg flayed the accompani
ments. The orchestra was composed
of Messrs. Snow, Roberts, Par?-e.
Kingsbury, Kirby and Patrick.
One of the features of the evening
was the rendition of Service's "The
Shooting of Dan McGraw." by Fred
Archer.
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Fffi FIGHTERS (BE FOB HI pus IN m
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
LOS ANGELES. Fob. 27.? Just nf- I
tor the men hud boon callod to th<*
center of the ring and before th?
gong had sounded, Tommy Walsh,
who refereed the fight between Ad
Wolgast and Walter Little, callod all
beta off and told the fighters that if ^
there was a suspicion of a fako about ^
the fight that they would got no ,
money.
Thus admonished the men |?nt m? a '
fierce battle and after a hard rally
WolKast knocked out Little in the
fourth round. As soon as the beaten
man was carried to tils corner Walsli
lold the audience that Wolpast liad
Intended to lose the fipht to Lltth
and that thousands of dollars had
been bet by those who had know iedite
nf the frame up. The exposure i bu *..?<!
11 creat sensation.
Jim Jcfferiet leaves for New York
today.
EARTH QUAKE FELT AT CUBA
(United Press Telcgraph-Cablc Service.)
HAVANA. Cuba. Fob. J?.? The seis
mograph in the govemmeut observa
tory registered a severe earthquake
of twenty seconds duration early this
mornlnc. The scientists In < lmi'u ? of
tlif office estimate that the ? artii
quake was centered about ."00 ml' ? ?
from Havana.
REVISION OF TARIFF IS NECESSARY
(Unil . Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
NEW YORK. Kol> L'7.? .U :i I in
qiu't given In holier of I'rcsitU'nt-olcrt
Taft last night, Klihu Root, the sena
tor from New York, stated that com
t,ri'fis would revise the tariff sched
nles nt the. extra i?os8ion of confirms.
Senator Koot stat'-d that tariff r< *
ion was necessary to revive the Hum
floss of ?V country which h.< \ b
011 tho decline since the 190T ;
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. IV b. l'7 Tli- Sen
ate today passed a bill granting an
extension of three years time for the
limit set for the completion of tin
Alaska Central railroad. Six years
more was allowed tin- Valdez. Marshal
1'ass and Northern railroad.
SECOND SIGHT OF SKAGWAY
F. W. l)owling, telegraph operator
on the Dominion line at Atlin, arrived
in Skagway last night and will leave
on the Princess May for Vancouver.
He goes to attend the meeting of the
grand lodge of the A. O. 1". \V. at
Nanimo, It. as a delegate from
Atlin.
Mr. Howling lias been in the inter
ior for nine years and never has been
this side of the summit since hr went
in. Yesterday he caught his second
glimpse of Skagway. His- first view
w.i.5 when he landed here on a
s1 mer.
PREACHERS II
10 BAR SALOME
PHILADELPHIA Cominitt* ? > '
resenting tho Christian Least). <'f
Philadelphia and the Rtate and co.i it}
federations of Catholic - . ii< ? 'I 1
1 1 Mayor Ueyburn toda> and p. ?'
ed against permitting tho opera S;i
lome" to bo produced tomorrow night
at Oscar llammerstein's Phil.i.i Ipl
Oicia house. The mayor told thi
e uumittoos that he doubted his pt>v r
to stop tho performance.
RELIEF DONATION RECIEVEO
Mr. Tony Dotero has rocei\ I let*
tors from A. .1. Ghigliotio. Italian con
sul at Seattle, and Aldon .1 m^ihej;
owner of the Seattle Times, thankini:
him and tho people of Skatwaj : r
the donation of $120.50 which was
subscribed here for th<> roli> f of the
Sicilian earthquake sufferen The
names of tho contributors and th
sum given was published In th" Tinn t
oi Fob. 13. The mone> ha already
been sent to Italy.
Order a box of Fancy Hood River
SP1TZENBERG
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JONATHAN
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(United Pre?? Tel?gr?ph CrtU *?rvte?.)
NAPLES. Italy. Fob 27? Thcr* *t?
a "rii's of violent ? irthnuikf ?hock*
In Calabria thl* mornlnn which
canned croat dama*c In the province
which wan seriously damaiced by the
earthquake of I>eci*ml?or 2S.
Many of the walla and homi
which w*f> "iOt *hak?n down In th??
narthquak* i>f l^mlvr 2* w#r<*
rann 1 to th?> croiind thl* mornln*
Th?* loan of llf?* I* not h**ry. ??
few poopl* w*ro living In door* In
anticipation of another ?*arth?jnak<?
moat of th* r?**M*nt* of th?> province
aro ramping 01U door#
BRYAN SCOIltS
REPUBLICANS
PENSACOLA. Fta? W J. Tlrran in
.1 < h her> la*t nlcht wild: "The
country need not hope for a revision
of t!'e tariff at the hand* of the pre*
< 11' congress Th" r?'publlcana can
not afford to lower t h?> tariff: wry
man ? li?? ha* a schedule has contrlb
in- I to their i nmpaicn fund and muat
contributions to the national fund
tv.-r,;. published. but money* receded
by the roncf' "?lonal fund were *o
tainted that the republican* dared
not publish thorn ev.-n after the elec
tion. '
GOVERNOR RESIGNS
(By United Pre**.)
SM.BM. Ore. Feb 27 -<??o rje F
< u.inil" rlaln has tendered hla r?**lir
nit'iin a governor of Oreron It will
taV off- c at mldnieht toutorrow
Mr OhftmberlAln reruns to i?ecome
?nitod State* senator from Oregon
He wn - selected for thl* office sonc
NO INDEPENDENCE FOR PHILIPP1N0ES
(By United Pre**.)
MANILA, P. I., Feb. 27.? There I*
little hop*- that the rhilipplno Island*
will be Riven absolute Independence.
Tne assembly i* unable to pa** bill*
conductlnR an autonomou* form of
L-overntm*nt as they are all rejected
bj tli- Philippine commission
YELLOW FEVER
IS SPREADING
KIN'OSTOWN. St. Vlnrent, R W.
I. ? The apread of yellow fever in Rar
i? becoming aerioua. From De
cember 10 laat to Jannary 29 of thla
year t wenty?l* caaea were reported
and eleven do?th? The epidemic,
which flrat fnm?t to be confined to
the northern portion of the (aland. (a
now apreadlng throughout Rarbadoa.
HILL LAYS OFF
THE MINNESOTA
SEATTLE ?The 1(1)1 liner Mlnneao
ta. the largest freight and paaaenger
?hip on the Pacific, I* laid tip In thl?
port temporarily.
The Minnesota in tied up at th?*
Ore*t Northern dock? at Smith Tor*,
where ahe will remain nntil March
JO, wh^n ahe la ?rh?lDW to l?t??
again for the Far Ea?t The reaaon
given f<>r h*r temporary withdrawal
from the trade l? the light offerlnga
of freight and paaaengera for the
Orient at preaent. the need for a gen
eral overhauling of the big veaael.
which haa been in active aerrlce for
?ome fire year*, and the etpectatlon
of atarting the latter part of ne*t
month on her new achednle with a
bit cargo.
Subacrlbe for Tb? Alaakan
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