?he Jtla^kan
No. 10 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THl'K'DAY, FEBRUARY 18, l?l* PRI(:K 10 CBf,T?
saint In hues
nil 11 SSU FIRE
Settle. Feb 13? The two up
per floor* of the Seattle Dally1
Tim<?s building. containing the com
IKMlnit and the editorial rooms,
caught fire at an early hour this
morning, shortly after the morn
ing edition ?u off. and completely
gutted the upper stories, sustaining
a loss of $500,000
Nothing is known of the origin
of thf fire It occurred at an hour
in the morning when but few peo
ple ar* engaged In the upper floors
The editorial force and the printers
had all left the rooms and the Jani
tor waa due to begin his morning a
work
The other daily newspapers of
the city have come to the relief of
the Times wtth material, and the
paper will be printed without de
lay.
RRI4.ADIF.R UKSSRRAL MAIS
HAS RKKN OKDKREn KAsT
Vancouver, Feb 13 ? Brigadier
General Marion P. Mam. has been
ordered from the Vancouver Bar
racks to procced to Albany and
take command of the First Brigade
of the First Armjr Division
Brigadier General Maus is one of
the best known men In the I'nlted
States army He ha? had many
year* service in the campaigns
against the Sioux Indians in the
west He went with Gen Miles to
observe the Graeeo-Turkish war,
and to represent the United States
government at the Queen's Jubilee
He ha? served In Cuba and the
Philippines and was on duty at the
time of the San Francisco fire and
earthquake
? BOll" SMITH. KX-MAYOR
OF ST. P.UU PKAD
St Paul, Feb 13 -Robert. A.
Smith, five tim.* mayor of the
capital city of Minnesota, died last
night "Bob'* Smith waa one ofj
ths b?wt known ir.en In the north
west. having been mayor of thlsi
city more times than any one man j
He was eighty years old
Will ON) IN THF. -SOFT.
SOFT RRFKXKN OF FM>RU>t
Princeton, Feb 13 ?Mrs. Grover
Cleveland and her husband left this
morning for Florida where they
will spend their honeymoon
SPENDS KKARKl L NIGHT
IN rRKVASSK OK GLACIER
Fred Berg reached tow u last
night about 6 o'clock after a most
thrilling all night's experience,
caught iu a crevasse of the Valdes
glacier. Fred left town Monday
morning .it 6 o'clock for the Ram
say-Rutherford property to take
charge for the owners.
After having been on the gla
cier for a time until he was within
? mile of the property, the wind
came up so strong that every time
he raised a foot the wind caught
his snowshoe, tripping him. Find
ing himself unable to make head
way he decided to retrace his foot
steps to town, Darkness came up
on him, when he slipped into a
crevasse, landing on a small ledge
within 12 feet of the surface, where
he remained perched all night, suf
fering considerable from the cold
In the morning he managed to make
steps in the side of the crevasse
with his snow shoes, finally work
ing his way out of his perilous po
sition, managing to make his way
back to town ty 6 o'clock In the
evening, having had nothing to eat
since the morning previous.
His hands and feet were badly
swollen, but had resumed prac
tically their normal site this after
noon, although Mr. Berg is still
lesting up from his long and try
ing vigil, which he Is not at all
an*t<Aia to repeat
NOTUTC TO MASONS.
There will be a special meeting
of White Pus Lodge No 113 to
night for the purpose of conferring
the Entered Apprentice degree.
Work begins at 9:30, brothers are
requested to take due notice.
Just one-hair
Price
TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW
WRING OOODS W"E WILL FOR A
FEW DATS SELL ANY OOAT OR
?urr in orn window at
on thb dollar.
LADIES, MISSES AND CHILD
REN8 COATS. LADIES SiTTS.
H. J. Lynch :
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagwav 4?
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Miss Helen M. Gould and
Fiance, Finley J. Shepard
Copyright, Ull, by American Pt*?? Association.
MISS IIKI.K.N M. GOULD, often onlW A merlin"* "irv.st hetored waimi'
because of her practical and personal charities, went out walking In
Central park. New York, upon the occasion of the Brat Ttalt to Ne?
York of Kluley J. Sliepard. her fiance. following the announcement of
their engagement The camera oautrht them. Note .Mr. Sltepanl'a happy amlle.
fee Miss Gould's attentK ?> manner. Also notice the o<lil position of Mr. Bhep
arj's stride. It makes him look as if he had one lej: Hut Mr. Shepard is a self
made railroad man? he's vice president of the Missouri Pacifl'?-and la well IM*
to ataud On both feet. They may t<e married toward the end of January
HKl.KN UOt'l.U AND
iirsn.wn in m?mh?x
l<ondon, Feb. 13 ? Mr. and Ml*.
PiBlf)' J. Shepard, belter known as
Helen (Jould and her husband, ar
rived In the city today. The morn
Inn papers heralded their arrival aa
"the multi-millionaire honeymoon
?T8 " They ar?> to take <.n Mtw
sive tour of Rlliop* before return
ing to Amertra.
The knowledge of the philan
thropy of Helen (Vonld la well
known in I?ondon and In ronae
iiuenre ahe la a popular favorite, and
i he fact that ahe married an Ameri
can lua.'ead of landing one of the
Ixrnls of the land doea not leaaen
her popularity, even in England.
CL1KK MINK VAI.IKS
INCRKASK WITH MCPTH J
Valdei. Feb 13 -Sixty men Br?
employed at the Cliff mine a. id the
five stamps are working night and
day with ore enough In sight to
keep the mill running for several
years
The work -under Superintendent
Millard is progressing rapidly and
the property is being opened in a
miner-like manner. On the 100
foot level the tunnel is being driv
en further into the hill and the In
dications of good ore are Increasing j
as the work continue* On the S00
foot level n cro*a-JUt will be
ed on the No. 3 rein and ITS foot
o' tunneling will 't>e don* M aoon
aa possible following this lead,
450 feet of tunneling haa been done
on the 500-foot level and the rein
show* m good value* aa It did
above
The fact that the value* continue
with depth haa given great en
couragement to the other oper
ators, especially iia no many had
predicted that such value* could
not go down, but mere only iiurfaee
showing*.
Subscribe for The AlMkan now
For the
Lenten Season
Preferred Stock Canned Fish
Oysters. Clams, Lobsters, Shrimps, Salmon
Crescent Brand Sardine*. (Soused, Tomato
Sauce and Mustard.)
French Boneless Sardines? highest grade
?n the world.
Cross & Blackwells Kippered Herrinjt
Norway Mackerel-fresh stock-from 15c
to 45c each.
Salmon Belly-Columbia river-red-25c
per pound.
Bloaters? 4 for 25 cents
Pure Codfish in 2 lb. bricks. 25c each.
Salmon, light smoked, 25 cents per pound
Washington Ranch Eggs-guaranteed fresh
40 cents per dozen.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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MEMS US FN)
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Meilfio City, Feh IS After tM
fighting of yeaterday In which aer
eral hundred wr?- ?lain, the night
waa paaaed in the quM burial o{
t h? dNd F??artng ? reaamptlon of
hostilities thla morning, growing ??'
of the rej-ort that the revolutionary
soldier* ?ere going to make an e?
traordlnaiy assault upon the Na
tional Palace at daylight, *uty
Americana left the city laat night
to take up thetr realdonr# in the
outaktrta of the ?1ty.
At an early hour this moraine
the aaaaui* had not been attempt
ed hut apprehension ta In the air
and any moment the battle la ?
! p*ct#4 to
The norniiii paper* in
printing ?nnnnn?w?nii of ?h? rolli
ng Intervention of tbo t'ntt"d
*tate? in (ho Knlm wiflU
UrtHo, F?t> 12 A train I<m4 of
forHgner* arrived her? from *?ii
ro city thla morning. driven ?w?t
' 'hrongh fear of the coming aMaatt
"pon th<? National Palaro whir* ta
cnarded hf a thoaaand Mml aot
illera They report that a I art#
'on* of rt?ot?i|oati?i la i*tli*rln|
?o the m^?rt of Dia? and iMt a
leeHMve battle will N> fM|M aoon
I A? a matter of wMr, all the for
eigner* who ran do an, are leaving
"h?> Iwalwel Mrrktii Capital
JIOMK H \s VAI,I Anl.R
TRADE WITH milKRIt
The Irnde of \om?> with ftlberi >
during th<> past voir amounted
to 111 5,00w, or almost exactly to
the umi- sum a* the trade of Hit.
aay* (ho Nugget. Two yeir* ago
the trade wa* greater hot the fall
Inn off ia due to the effort* now
being made br Rnaaian trader* to
ob'.ain aome of th? benefit* from
the growing Importance of the Si
berian count opposite Nom?
It haa been Mid that even R?* 1
aian warship* make the mowt of
their opportunities br en?aj(|n? In
a little trade on their own account
Once It wa* aaid that a Russian
war TeaaeCa crew had sold hootch
to the native* In tie course of tnetr
trading, but thi* *tory lack* the
evlden.-e that would be required to
Hire the atory a good foundation
The ettent of the trade with Si
beria If that territory la ope ied will
be of the ut moat importance to
Nome, trader* generally believe
Now with Siberia In Ita Industrial
Infancy Ita trade with Nome imonnti
to about >S0 per head of the popn
lation of f his city
tHIFK or ?M?*AI. n>RP*
ROM To RKTIRM> l.lfTT ,
Washington, Feb It? Brigadier
Ooneral Jame* Allen, chief signal
officer. U. S. A., wa* retlrel today
He will b? succeeded by ' ,l*?
P. Scrlren who will be promoted to
the rank of a brigadier
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rKMrm TWO
(lKT< % Itf.MK KTR
WMktmrtmt. r-t> u-tim wii
pttyvMlnir for aii appropriation of
two million dollar* for tM ?m
?f met ton of ? er>T*n?m#nf btiMlut
for th# Partner nam* K*pnolt >on
at Stan rn??''htro, vm killed tklo
mornln* T?* How ro???ltt*?
will not report It at thM W? low
I'HIT %?. %IX
BV THK Wn,V TI RKH
i onatantlnopl#. r?b IJ With
the TnrkMl ar?l?? -?t??4lly re
treating ?ihI loolnf in *11 tk#tr In?I
tl?*. (kinp ?r* looking dark for 'V
future of th# T?rtlih ?Mplr* I*
Kurop* It la admitted In th? rltr
that tk? for?niat?nt Kaa ?r?in
?ought i?f? orwlufi
i.t\?i?i s i* m?it*w?
M\ TUT *T m*Vt KT
Philadelphia, 1# ProaMont
Taft ma*# tit* memorial ?ddr?*a at
the UiH-nin banket hHd la? ew
Inc t?7 tk# fnion l.*ag?* H* la?d
H\ the martyred prealdetit and
told of tk? many ?r?at de*1a of
that NrlM leader of Republican
principle* Not republican '? *
political wiw. ho' m a hHtr*?r In
th* porpMnltr ?f ? m>?Mlr?t?
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