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No. 197. TWELFTH YEAR. S.KAGWAY, ALASKA, > EDNESdAY JANUARY 19, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
HEINZE MAKES
NOVEL POINT
i
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Jan. 19? Today F. j
Augustus Helnze raised the point that
his Ind'ctment for the improper use
of funds entrusted to his care was
secured by an unauthorized third
party acting in behalf of the grand
jury and consequently Illegal.
If this point is sustained it will
mean that Bankers Walsh and Morse
will be set at liberty, as they were
indicted In a similar manner.
COOK'S NERVE
IS SHATTERED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
FRANKFORT. Germany. Jan. 19 ?
Or. Frederick Cook is critically ill
from nervous prtstration in a sanitar
ium near Heidelberg. Mrs Cook is
with him. Dr. Cook is suffering from
a complete breakdown.
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. 19 ? The rains have
ceased, but the temperature has be
come colder and snow is now falling
throughout the northwest.
UST CURTAIN FOR DURETT
Harry Durett. well known in Skag
way where he was stage manager for ;
the Grand and Clancy's theatres in
the early days, died recently at Se
attle. .Mr. Durett was stage carpenter
at the Grand theatre in Seattle when
he died. He left Skagway about six
y.-ars ago
Women Shirt Waist Workers Are Burned Alive In Factory
Fire? Flames Cut Off Escape ? Frantic Girls Leap To Death
(By Alaska News Bureau)
PHILADELPHIA. JAN. 19 FORTY WOMEN SHIRT WAIST WORKERS WERE BURNED TO DEATH AND MORE THAN ONE HUN
DRED WERE INJURED, MANY OF THEM FATALLY. WHEN THE ELLIS SHIRT FACTORY BUILDING BURNED THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT WITH GREAT VIOLENCE IN THE LOWER FLOORS OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE OPERATORS ON THE
UPPER FLOORS HAD THEIR ESCAPE CUT OFF BEFORE THEY WERE WARNED OF THE DANGER.
THE FEW FIRE ESCAPES WERE INADEQUATE AND MANY OF THE FEAR CRAZED WOMEN LEAPED FROM THE FIFTH AND SIXTH
STORIES OF THE BUILDING AND WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH ON THE PAVEMENTS.
A GENERAL FIRE ALARM WAS TURNED IN AND THE FIREMEN DID HEROIC WORK IN RESCUING THE IMPRISONED WOMEN.
MANY RESCUES WERE MADE WITH POMPOM LADDERS.
SOME OF THE WOMEN WHO WERE FORCED BY THE APPROACHING FLAMES TO LEAP FROM THE WINDOWS WERE CAUGHT IN
THE LIFE NETS AND SAVED FROM DEATH.
A GREAT CROWD COLLECTED AROUND THE BURNING BUILDING AND MANY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF THE OPERATORS
WERE FRANTIC WITH FEAR THAT THEIR LOVED ONES HAD PERISHED.
THE COMPLETE LIST OF DEATH IS NOT COMPLETED.
THE SCENES RIVALLED THOSE OF THE IRIQUOIS THEATRE FIRE IN HORROR.
ITALIAN BELLE MAPPED;
LATER RESCUED BI PDLICE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CHICAGO. Jan. 19? Marrlette Mar
occo, seventeen years old and 1 1?> ?
belle of Chicago's "Little Italy." wa
kidnapped yesterday at noon by thre-'
men and carried away In a closei'.
carriage.
Late last night the kidnapped girl
was located in a house In the Chica
go suburbs and was rescued. fYwr
men were arrested charged with be
ing implicated in the kidnapping.
Except that she was prostrat d
with fear and hysterical the girl was
unharmed.
BEVERID6E BILL IS INTRODUCED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 19? Sen
ator Beverldge of Indiana today intro
duced his bill providing for a legisla
tive council for Alaska. The bill was
referred to the territorial committee
of which Mr. Beverldge is chairman
for a report. A report on the bill
Is expected next week.
Sen. Beverldge's bill provides for a
legislative council of nine members,
consisting of the Governor of Alaska,
four members appoinU-d by th. I'i - si
(lent and four elective members, one
from each judicial district. The coun
ell will meet sixty days each year,
convening the first Monday In Octoebi
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 19? Sec
retary of the Interior Bailinger today
emphatically declared he would not
resign from the cabinet while under
fire.
JEFF. COMING TO SEATTLE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. 19? Jaines J. Jef
fries and his theatrical troupe will be
in Seattle next week for a week's
performance.
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SALE
1-3
i off
TO
CONTINUE
1-3
off
FOR ONE WEEK MORE
Owing to t+ie Inclemency of the Weather Last Week, we have de
cided to Run our Sale ONE WEEK LONGER. It will give cur out
of town patrons an Opportunity to Purchase goods at Prices that
will NOT Work a Hardship on their Pocket Books.
Come Yourself or Send Your Orders. ^
? STRICTLY A CASH SALE
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Jan. 19?
Sixteen railroads which operate in
Missouri are being sued for a viola
tion of the anti-trust laws in agree
ing to fix and maintain certain pas
I senger and freight rates. If convicted
i he roads will have to pay fines or be
misted from the state. j
JUL BIS ROW H
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. .Ian. 19 ? Jailor John Ro
berts of the King county jail has been!
indicted by the grand jury for mis
conduct of office. Roberts is charged
with allowing prisoners to go about
Seattle unguarded. It was his cus
tom to release men on their personal
parole that they might visit friends
and attend to business matters.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Jan. 19?
John Walsh, the convicted bank wreck
| or, arrived hero at 10 o'clock this
moral ns and was at once taken Into
| the federal penetontiary and coin- ;
BAD WEATHER
SIOPS TRAINS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. 19? The arrival of
the eastern trains Is indefinitely de
layed because of the blizzards and
washouts caused by the storms of the
. past few days.
menced to serve his five year sen
tence.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19? Banker Walsh's
plea for a new trial based on the al
leged misconduct of his jurymen was
denied ye3terday.
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BIG ICE JAM
FLOODS CITY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOUISVILLE Ky. Jan. 19? The
huge ice gorge which formed in the
Ohio river above this city broke yes
terday afternoon. A warning was
flashed here and many persons fled
for their lives, believing a disastrous
flood would follow.
Today the ice jam is slowly drift
ing south. High water is causing
some damage and the danger of a
flood is not entirely removed.
CONCERT WILL
BE EXCELLENT
The Sitka Cottage band will arrive
in Skagway tonight on the Georgia
and will give a concert in Elks hall
either Thursday or Friday night. The
Sitka band consists of twenty-four
pieces and several singers, who will
give solo and quartett selections. The
Indians play remarkably well and the
concert will be well worth hearing.
Definite announcement of the date
and program will be made later.
FOR PINOHOT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
DETROIT, Mich. .Ian. 19? It is ru
mored hero that Gifford Plnchot will
soon be elected president of Michigan
university.
PUGS MEET TONIBHT ?
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 19? A1 Kauf
man and Jack O'Brien will meet in
i six round fight tonight. Kaufman
?ules a favorite in the betting.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are the features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
and we must have the
best of value. We
have built up this
business by giving our
customers the best
merchandise the world
produces and we mean
to continue this policy
The new fall and wint
er suits and overcoats
are here come and
look them over.
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