?he jOatly Alaskan
Xo^v, FIFTEENTH YEAR SKAOWAY ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 80. .?,* . ?C* ' KN?
Pawwon. Jan S<> ? News of a
horrible double murder and suicide j
was brought to this city yesterday |
by the driver of the White Pass
stage, who says that upon his ar
rival at the Hlack Kills roadhouse
he found the dead bodies of the
roadhouse keeper \V F Smith and
wife and C. M Kelley, the White
Pass stable man
From the position of the dead
bodies it is presumed that Smith
first killed Kelley and then mur
dered his wife, and turning the
rifle upon himself, blew his own
brains out Nothing can be learn
ed of the details of the tragedy, I
whether it was the result of jeal
ousy or insanity, or both, for these (
sentiments are equally irresponsible,;
until a more thorough investigation
ha? been made.
NOTE ? The Kelley referred to
above was at one time a member
of the Northwest Mounted Police
and Is well known In the Yukon
where he served in an official ca
pacity. Among those who know
him heat he Is called "Pop" Kelley
and was a good natured rollicking
sort of a ;>er?on, working as stable
man for the White Pass after quit
ting the police service Among the
Yukoners now in Skagway there are
several who remember him well.
The Smiths are not so well known
and nothing can be learned of their
lives In the north. The general Im
pression lure Is that jealousy was
(he cause of the triple tragedy.
Klack Hills rondhouse is on the new
line between the Stewart and Indian
rivers.
WILSON BALKS
ON BIG TALKS
Trenton, Jan 30 ? Wood row Wil
son ha* bilked He started out by
listening to everyone who had any
thing to Kty and he kept it up un
til he is exhausted and ready to go
to sleep He had conferences with
the leaders of the l>emocracy, then
with the leaders of the Progressive*,
and the leaders of the Prohibition
ists and th? Socialists and the Chris
tian Kndeavor and the Suffragettes
and the butchers and bakers and
candlestick maker*, and with Tom,
Dick ,?nd Harry. He knows when he
has had enough and that time is
right now, hence he has issued a
statement that he will listen to no
more con Vrences on national poli
ties until after his inauguration, at
which time he will be recovered suf
ficiently to take on a few more ses
sions o f con versat ion
1'XHKARD OF WKATHKR
DNVSTKol > TO CALIFORNIA
A letter has been received at the
Alaskan office from a former Skag
wau now living in Los Angeles lie
says that during the frosts of the
middle of the month citrus fruit
fro*e solid on the trees and that
millions of the young orange and
l"mon tret* were killed mid much
oi the old standard stock injured
Because of the enormous loss to
I the growers, the state has volun-j
l.vily e-i'jwblished a fund of two
(vliltau dollars to be loaned to
ranch owners In order to enable
hom to t'de over their losses un
til new crops can be grown
in the city of Los Angeles the
hydrants froxe and burst, and much
suffering caused Deputy assessors
have been discharged because they
cannot place a valuation upon bare
tree*, so no assessment will be made
this year. The snow was six in
ches deep in Sacremento and the
state legislature adjourned to view
the unusual event. Rains have
since fallen which are proving a
Kreat blessing
BABY ACT OYKR WITH
l\ THK SICKKR STATE
Springfield. Jan 30? William B
McKinlev has been elected to the
speakership of the lower house of
the Illinois legislature His election
came after a speakership deadlock
which ited up legislation for the
pact two f eeks
Warm Goods
blanket lined
BUCK COATS AND PANTS
Kl'H CAPS
FBL1 SHOES
<Fo- I.adies, M?n aud Children.)
WOOL SOX
WOOL LINED AND FTR MITTS.
IB.m WOOL VNDERWBAR
and
TOP SHIRTS
ARTIOB.
OOLD SEAL and BALI. BAND
PACKS.
T?l*phi>n?
No. 41.
H. J. Lynch
Tha Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
AM, MIHDKMKANORM ARK
CHARGKD IX > si FKR \<iKTTKH
London, Jan. .10? AH the troub
les of the postofflce department are
now being Inld at the door of the
suffragettes If a letter Is mailed
unsealed, suspicion rents U|>on soBii'
heavy Jawed and ancient female,
and Immediately a plot Is suspect
ed which may overthrow British
institutions All of this is a result
of some of the antics that have
been cut up by the militant leaders
of the "votes for women" move
ment.
The culmination of the outrages
perpetrated by some over jealous
suffragette happened yesterday when
someone mailed a loi of packages to
numerous government officials By
some contrivance the packages were
set so that as soon as opened they
burst into flame, t hereby Injuring
the person who opened It. The con
trivance Is credited to the suffra
gettes, who will be more thoroughly
watched than before, yet It is
possible that some male crank Is
res|>onslblc for the outrage
FUTURE BRIGHT
FOR DEMOCRATS
Washington, Jan So When the
State of Deleware yesterday elected
William Salisbury as senator. it was
a day of rejoicing in the democrat
ic camp, (or Salisbury is a demo
crat and his election will give the
l>emocrata a majority of two in
the senate Thug the country will
have a Democratic president sup !
ported by an overwhelming majority
in the house and a majority of two
in the seii'it*. When the extra sew
sion of congress is called soon ?f
ter the Inauguration of Mr Wilson,
everything will be democratic and
there will lie no reason for failure
to carry out the pledges of the
| party
CITY \ll> FOR THK
It would seem to us that our:
cltv council is neglecting one mat
ter that Is of vital importance. We
refer to the burden under which
some of our people are placed dur
ing the dull season in maintaining
one, two nnd sometimes three dogs
Tfiese dogs a -e of no use, hence the
muck-a-mtick upon which they sub
sist is a dead loss to their owner*.
However, It seems that the more
worthless the cur the greater his
master's love In the far north a
dog is a dog but in this latitude
lie's an object that seems to drag
upon the heartstrings of his master
nnd no man can tell why. For the
sake of human-a-love-a-dog our
council should set aside a bone
fund to perpetuate this softening of
the heart toward do^s and inci
dentally lifting a burdensome obli
gation. ? Ketchikan Modern Methods
LIBERTY LINGERS IN
HEARTS OF CIRCASSIANS
London, Jan. 30 ? Thirteen thous
and CtrcaBsiaim have become Im
bued with the nplrlt of freedom and
are now revolting against the Rus
sian governmetit. Reports come of
an uprising which has taken the
form of an mutinous protest against
unjust government. Wafted across
the Black sea romw to them news
of the fighting In the Balkans, news
of the attempt of the Albanians to
throw off the yoke of Turkey, and
It has Inspired them to strike out
for their own liberty, knowing that
liberty Is never conferred without
a struggle
Situated In southern P.uasln. .??
region of the Cnncaaua, lying be
tween the river Kuknn on the north,
the land of the I,e*gblans on the
rant, Mlngretla on the south and
1he Rlark sea on the west. la the
country of the Clrcaaalans It was
Inrorporatfd with Russia In UtO,
hut the district never became Rus
sian In spirit. Its l??gends tell of
days when they were nl'fl, and
the spark of liberty haa lingered
until present events have blown It
Into a fla'ne
Sacremento, Jan. 30 ? The action
of Lt. K Glavis in giving title to
various land calims, la to be Investi
gated by Secretary Fisher, This
decision whs arrived at by the sec
retary since the Inquiry has been
started in conn?-tlon with the con
duct of Glavis in the qtiestl'nable
transactions he has had with the
lumber companies.
Glavis M the man whom Roose
velt characterlxed as "a hero in
1-rlvate life" after his work In con
nection with certain coal claims in
Alaska, whereby he prevented the
issuance of pitests after the claims
had been clear-listed It was his
trejichery to his chief, Richard A.
itallmger, secretary of the Interior,
that precipitated the Ballinger-Pln
chot controversy He was summar
ily dismissed from the department
by ''resident Tart, but was rewarded
for hi* work by Glfford Pinchot and
ot hor ardent conservationists, man*
of them lotlnn In the interests of
the lumber trust, with the serretsry
shlp of the conservation rommlmlon
of California. Glavla, in a *u|t
brought bjr the government, recent
ly waa aroused of padding hia ex
pense account while acting aa sper
lal airent of the land office.
The report of (Governor Johnson
touched aa it ia In language that
apparently ahowg an intent to pro
tect Ola vis aa far aa possible, makes
it plain that Glavla, while employed
by the conservation boarda, ?e?er
lheteaa took a position aa lobbyist
with certain lumber companies, and
went to Wnahlngton and obtained
patenta to certain timber lands in
California for his cllenta He di?1
this while drawing hla pay from the
conservation commission
FOR IAFTIIES
Washington, aJn. SO ? President
Taft made his l.ut address before
the Ohio societj last night. That I
is his last address as president Of |
the United States. He told his
hearers that the plank In the demo
cratic platform which demands the
granting of independence to the
Philippine islands wns one of the
worst propositions that could he
enacted Into law. He told of the
days when he was In the Islands
:ind of his personal observations of
the natives, and from his remem
brance and stud j- of conditions. It
would be disastrous to turn the af
fairs of that country over to those
who live there.
In his opinion the natives were
not educated up to a point where
they could manage their own af
fairs to the best advantage to them
selves or to clvlllration. They are
a nation of children that need nurs
ing.
Pure Maple Sugar in Bricks
Krcwh lot just received ? *old by
im in half pound brick* ?i 15 ct*.
\t i ho Mrae timo we wish to call
vonr Mlcnlinn to our line of l?ulk
hocoU'o* ? the finest in the ritjr ?
solil nt 50 <t*. ft pound. Speciftl
price in 5 lb. boxen ? assorted ?I.?S
full weight |Mrui?(&
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
TI'HK SOMMKIW RfCtTI-KW;
MI TINY IS HI M<>Kfc1>
I .on ilon. aJn. 30 ? Report* h?f
reached London that there Is a r*
volt among the Turkish troops along
the Dardanelles Rumors hare
spread among them of the abdica
tion of the Sultan which has caus
ed considerable disquietude
The Klks hold a regulnr meeting
tonight. If you are a member of
the order you should attend
IMR.WK MM
HIT U>MfT1 Mfrtf rm
Washington, Jan 10 ? Th# com
mit!## ha* d#cld#d to acc#de to th#
wiahen of Mr. Wllaon and will omit
the Inaugural ball from the IWtt of
featlvitle* which are to tab# pine*
on ih* flrw of Mareh But the pub
lic demand* ?om? aort of ahow. no
something e*tra will be pulled off
during the Inaugural pared#
On# of th# feature* will ho th#
driving In the pared# of a pa'k o*
thoroughbred Virginia bloodhound*,
th# flneat In th# world The*#
hound* are In training now for th#
event A chorua will alng th# fa
mous honn' aong. which hag b##n
adopt#d aa th# national hymn of
ih# Democratic party
Th# war a#eretary baa forhldd#n
th# auffragettea to tulr# part In th#
Inangnral pared#
\K? MAYO TRAH,
|* MM Hi (t?K|)ITim
[>awaon, Jan .1" Jamea Allmark.
mail carrier. arrived from Mayo,
accompanied by Captain T#lford and
Constable Kldd. Th# captain and
? he conatahl# mad# th# round trip
with Mr Allmark The trip waa
made with a double team of horn#*,
driven abrraat Allmark a are
"W# found th# trail In good con
dition Although only about IJoo
waa *pent thla year In wtd#nlng tho
trail to width for two horeea, It
waa r#cord-br#ahlng work, and th#
boy* c#rtalnly deaerve credit W'e
had no dlfMculty with the road thla
trip, but w# did encounter fl#rc#
weather on th# way back l.aat Mon
day It wa? ao cold w# traveled only
half a day W# th#n mad# from
th# government road honn# to Mc.
Qu#i?'#n, on th# Rtewar* Th#atretch
' here |a much etpoecd I never
encount#re(| a colder day on th#
trail In all the year* I have h##n
mnahlng In Yukon Th# other boy*
also felt t-*e rold much We had
no thermometer.
Two y *re ago a dog team
barely cottld get along the route
Now the two horeea travel right
along abrewa; with no difficulty
"Kverythlng In the Mayo country
I* moving nicely Rhody former* la
running the King's hotel, on the
trail, thla winter
"If the new overland trail be
built via McQueaten and flat,
lhe*ice down to t>aw?on. It will h#
;i great aavtng for treveleri between
Dawaon ind Mayro, by reason of
th# fact It will cwt out the high
dlvid# Jnto Dominion and that from
Dominion to Hunk#r "
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