?he {EMljj Jilashcm
No. 272. ELEVENTH YEAR. sKAGWAY, ALASKA, 'VEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17. 1909 PRICI, 10 CfNTB
6000 KILLED BV EARTH QUAKE IN PERSIA
WHOLE VILLAGES WERE DESTROYED
(United Prew Telegraph-Cattle Service.)
TEHERAN. Persia. Feb. 17.? Sixty
villages were dsetroyed and more
than 6.000 people destroyde by terrlfl
earthquakes which were felt in all
uarts of western Persia yesterday.
Many of the villages caught fire
and persons were imprisoned in the
w rcekage of their dwellings were
roasted to death before the atunueci
survivors could rescue them.
The earthquake shocks were of
gre- ? violence and continued tor more
thau one hour. They were felt in a
wide spread area. Reports of the dis
aster are coming in slowly as the
communication was destroyed in near
ly all the devastated villages.
GOODWIN RESIGNS AS RECEIVER
f
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
VALDEZ, Feb. 17.? Receiver
Goodwin has resigned as receiver of
the Alaska Central railroad, to which
office he was appointed some months
ago by his brother-in-law. Judge Reid.
Special Agent Wtlraer ot the depart
merit of Justice Is here and the hear
ing of the charges preferred against
Judge Reld has parted.
HUMBOLDT ON
5KAGWAY U
(By United Pre**.)
SEATTLE. Fob 17 ? The steamer
Humboldt will leave San Francisco
Monday and will come to Seattle,
sne has boon overhauled and will
operate Independently on the route
from Seattle to Skagway thla season.
DENY ILLNESS Of GUGGENHEIM
(By United Press.)
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Feb. 17.?
Daniel Guggenheim In his special
train arrived here today and Mr. Gug
genheim's personal attendants denied
that the copper king was near death's
door from heart trouble. They ad
mitted that he had been seized by
an attack of heart failure, but stated
that he Is now well on the road to
recovery.
DEATH BOLL
IS GROWING
(By United Press)
MEXICO CITY, Mex.. Feb. 17.?
The death list of those killed in the
burning of the Acaqulco theatre Is
now estimated at 450. The victims
are being buried. Many of the sur
vivors lost their minds In the horrible
?cenes attendant upon the destruc
tion of the theatre.
SCORE OF JUNEAU ELKS
The following are the Individual
scores of the Juneau Elks howling
team made in the same with the
Skagway Elks Monday evening:
. IcNaughton 144. 148. 176 ? 46S.
Dobbs 166. 173. 13."> ? 474.
Hunter 152. 159. 163 ? >74.
Dickinson 1.">6.'190. 148 ? 194.
Frleman 201, 15S, IS4 ? .">43.
I Good Buying
4 Makes
Good Selling
We pride ourselves on our buying ability. Our ex
perience and business associations, and our ability to
use large quantities enable us. to secure absolute
4'l!ock Bottom" prices on high quality merchandise.
With a fair profit we can offer you highest grade goods
at prices as low as other stores make on inferior
grades, .lower than most stores can make on the same
quality.
We have our standard of quality at the highest.
Every line shown most come up to the standard.
I
We sell and recommend the Ladies Home Journal
Patterns because they have proved by actual service
that they are superior to any other pattern made, but
they cost no more, 10c and 15c.
Cyitcb and Kennedy
Tin Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings ^
t-H linn M"M"l I'll 111 I ! II M I'l-H-I-l-H-I-H-H'
?1MB MB Iff
Bfie Mil KIED
(United Press Telegraph-C^ble Ssrvlcs.)
NEW CASTLE. Ens.. Fob. 17.?
Flames are raging in the Stanley
coal mine, In which an explosion of
coal gas entombed more than 150 mln
ers yesterday afternoon. The rescu
ers have given up all hope that the
men imprisoned in the mine are still
ilive. The rescuers are still working
frantically, however, and thousands
Of i>ooplc arc thronged about Uif
mine pit, many of them being rela
tives of the Imprisoned men.
Thirty-five miners were rescued
alive late last night and eight dead
bodies were recovered. Most of those
rescued alive will live. It is estima
ted that 108 miners are still In the
mine.
Wbilo lever in real danger, thoro
was a panic on the Princess May last
Sunday when she was bucking the
stiff northerly gale past Sullivan's
Inland. The wind had a terrific sweep
and the waves dashed over the May's
rail repeatedly.
Ten cases of coal oil wfre piled on
the forward hatch, but a gust of
wind blew them away and the hatch
cover with thein. Instantly the water
commenced pouring Into the May's
forehold.
\ Capt. McLeod could not see the ac
cident from the pilot house and the
wind was so hard that It was some
time before a seaman could make his
way to the pilot house. Even then he
was compelled to crawl on hU hands
and knees. It was Impossible to
recover the batch In the teeth of the
gale and Capt. McLeod decided to
turn anil run before the storm.
Without any warning to the passen
gers he turned the May tn the trough
of tho sea. Just as ho did so tho
whistle Jammed and blow for six
minutea. Alarmed by the rolling of
the vessel as. she swerved and the
constant whistling, many of the pas
sengers feared an accident had oc
curred. There was a stampede for
the social hall by the steerage pas
sengers and kitchen crew as they saw
the water running In from the fore
hold. They, too. belloved the May
.vas foundering.
Many passengers put on life pre
servers. The panic was soon quieted
by tho stewards, who explained what
had happened.
The Princess May put back into
Berner's bay where she stayed until
the storin bad sub?lded Some freight
was damaged by the water that the
May shipped.
ENDORSES SEA
LEVEL CANAL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17? President
Roosevelt today sent a special mess
age to congress endorsing the sea
level plan for the Panama canal. The
sea level plan will be more expensive, !
but It will greatly lesson the cost of
maintaining the canal.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Fob. 17? President
elect Taft, Speaker Joseph Cannon of
the House of Representatives, and
Senator Knox, who will be the next
secretary of state, held a conference
today and decided to call a special
session of congress on March IS.
Order a box of Fancy Hood River
SPITZENBERG
O R
JONATHAN
A T
GANTY & FRANDSON
CONS'I ANTINOPLB, Feb. 16.? ,
Thorp wa* a aevere earthquake today
at Vilayet Slvaa. on the outaklrta of
this city where the Kovernment build
tiifC* arc located. Many o( the *oven*
nwnt buildings wore ahaken down
and a heavy loaa of life la reported
BUDA PEST. r*b U ? An #*rth
qt<ak# ahock WM ffh hrr? Uwlay. It
did no *r*at amount of dama** ?n<l
no llw? ww toat Manr P??p1# w?
alann#d, howi>*er. fearing that th?
ahorka ml?ht r?p*at th* horrora of
M??*lna.
PACIFIC PORTS GET PROTECTION
(United Pre** Ttlegrapb-Cabl* 8?rvle?.)
WASHINGTON. Fob 17? Tho son
ate toady passed a bill which provide*
tha* half tho strength of tho United
States navy shall bo kpet In the wa
ters of the Pacific ocean at all tlmea
It is not thought the bill will meet
any opposition In the Houae of Repre
nontatlvee The bill la the result of
the airttatlon of the went*? aenatnr*
agalnat the danger of a war with Ja
pan and the Juat right of the Padfl'!
ocean to ha*e part of ourfl^et
FAMOUS in
CHIEF IS DEAD
(By United Pre??.)
DENVER, Feb. 17. ? Geronlmo. the
famous Apache Indian chief. who
waned such relentlesa war against
the troops of the United State* and
who was noted for hi* Inhuman cruel
ties, died today at Denver For more
than 20 years Geronimo was a pris
oner of war of the U. S. government.
WIU Clayson left on the Jefferaon
u..h morning. Mr. Clayson will make
a business trip to Seattle and Port
land. He will also have hla eye*
treated In Seattle. He expects to
make > trip to Cordova before return
ing to Skagway and will probably be
gone until April 1.
VALDEZ PAPER
IS BURNED OUT
(By United Pra*?.)
VALDKZ, Feb 17. ? Fir* broke out
at 8 SO o'clock yeaterday morning in
the building of the Valdet Proa p??c tor
and deatroyed the building and badly
crippled the ptant, The preaae*. bow.
eTer. were not badly damaged. The
Prospector will move Into a new loca
tion and reaume publication at once.
V. llllam Em'tlck, who committed
aulclde last Friday at Uje federal J*?l.
mi burled tbla afternoon at the
cemetery. Rev. George E. Good
preached the funeral aertoon and *
few frlenda of Mm. Enwrlck were
ptcaent.
I
We have just' received
a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15,00 to $22.50, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
(Ml & CLSSL.
v