No. m
TENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY U 1908
PRICE 10 CENTS
THE QUESTION
IS POSTPONED
(By United Pro##.)
Washington, Jan 14? Senators agree
to ft iHMtponemeat of the emergency
money qu stion until they can have an
opportunity to read the report of
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
which has not yet beeo submitted. It
ia taken as an evidence that the press
ing nature of the legislation is no long
er felt.
HIS DOUBLE
IS DEAD
(By United Pr?M.)
Dallw, Tex., Jan. 14.? Charles Wolf,
if ho acquired considerable fame over
;he country as beiiijj the "double" of
IVilliatn J. Bryan, died here today.
DEFENSE PREPARES SURPRISE
NEW m SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IN THAW CASE
(By United Press.)
New York, Jan. ' s'ato rested
at 3 o'clock yestt r.i i f'ercoun after
examining about six w. messes in the
Thaw case, according f pre'iminary
announcement. The op niog aud clos
ing addresses were mnue by A-??istaut
Prosecuting Attorney Garvin. All
witnesses were exclu e durnj the
hearing of tho evidenco save the wit
ness testifying,, with the exception of
the wife, Evelyn Tbnw.
This morning Littleton opened for
the defense, and in tbe course of a brief
statement said tho defense would pre
sent new and most important evidence,
of a sensational character Even Dis
trict Attorn-y Jorome manifested sur
prise.
MARTIAL LAW I
IS AT B END
(By United Press.1
Indianapolis, Jan. 14 ? .Martial law
which has been in force h-re for some
time In consequence of the riots at
tending the strike of the sti eeic >r men,
wu today declared off, and a portion of
the troops will be sent to their homes.
MERELY A SAMPLE OF
SKAGWAY GROWN POTATOES
Not necessirily for ? ibl'ca'.jQ but
as an evidence of good faith, tb re was
sent to this office yeatenlay a sample
Skagway-tjrown potuo. which was
taken from the little garden of Mrs
D.-ver-?ll wi hin the city limits; weigh
two pounds and two and a half ounces,
it is 14 inches in length and &n average
of 2'ix3i in girth, and is as sound
And healthy .a appearance as the best.
(By United Press.)
Chicago, Jan. 14? This city,
Detroit and a'l the middle west
Is in the grasp of a blizzard which
swooped down upon the whole region
yesterday. Communication It Inter
rupted both bv wire and rail. It is one
of the worsv vis tatlons felt in many
years.
I L. A. HARRISON Col
January Clearance
Sale
Monday, January 14th, we will put on sale all our
Fancy Flannellette at Half-Price. This means that
the 25c grade. will cost you only 12?c and the 20c rar
ities, 10c a yard.
We only have about 200 yards left and at theee
ridiculous prices it cannot last long.
A Boon To Mothers:
''STORK" PANTS
For Babies, Waterproof and Durable, also.
Black and White Wool Leggins
Drawers for Babies
Stores Open Evenings Phones 4 and 55
another iroquois holocaust
Theater Filled With Women and Children Takes
Fire and Whole Families are Trampled to
Death in the Panic. Fatalities Number Nearly
300
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Seh/lce.)
Boyertowo, Pa., Dec , 14 ? During a performance last
evening fire broke out in the Opera House here and the
most terrible holocaust ensued that has been recorded in the
country since the great Iroquoise theater fire of of Chicago,
The small theater was filled, the audience numbering about
one thousand, mostly, composed of woman and children.
The occasion was a church entertainment being given by the
congregation of St. John's Lutheran church and for the
benefit of the church.
In mid course of the program a gas tank exploded and
flames invaded the body of the theater so quickly that it
was found impossible to check the panic that followed and
this, in its turn, made it impossible to make any J kind of
fight against the fire. n
The most terrible and sickening scenes resulted. Al
though the doors were thrown open the entrances were
clogged immediately with struggling humanity. Fircmon
worked with tremendous energy in dragging the individuals
out of the mass . Women and children were crushed to
death and trampled upon in the mad rush.
The number of the dead is not known but it will run
between fifty and seventy-five while scores are seriously and
many fatally wounded. Whole families, in some cases,
have been wiped out, while parents have lost their children
and children their parents.
The scenes at the the morgue are most distressing,
frantic survivors seeking and in many cases finding the re
mains of their loved ones, some charred and mangled in
frightful fashion.
THE HORROR GROWS j
Boyertown, Dec. 14 ? 1:50 p. m. ? The earlier reports of
the theater horror were far under the realization of its full
extent. The number of the now known dead is 150 and at
least seventy-fp'e of those injured will certaiuly die. It is
impossible to give any adequate discription of the horrors
attending the disaster. The fire which raged during the
night was brought under control this morning and when it
became possible to enter the burned theater the taugled mass
of crushed and burned humanity daunted those who enter
ed to carry out the bodies, insomuch that they had to work
in short reliefs.
The whole town has been turned into a morgue and
hospital. Aid is hurrying to the city from all quarters.
Sweets to the Sweet
W e carry a large stock
of the best brands in
preserves, syrups, and
strained honey, We
are always pleased to
have yon inspect onr
stock, and give yon
prices on same. Speo
ial discounts in lots
of 1 doz. or more.
GANTY & FRANDSON
JUDGE DUNNE
SMS PAT
(By United Preta.)
San Francisco, Jan. I4? Judge Dunne
yesterday denied a motion for the ad
mission of ex-Mayor Schmitz to bail.
(By United Press.)
Vaidez, Jan. 14? Judge Reid, the
newly appointed judge of the Third
judicial district, succeeding Wioker
sham, assnmea his duties this morning
with the hearing of civil cases. The
principal case on the docket is the one
growing out of the operations of the
Reynolds company here. He will also
bear the rioting cases.
TWO-YEAR APPROPRIATION
CAPTAIN PILLSBURY EUPLAINS THAT $400,000 ROAD FUND
Captain Pillsbury, engineer member
of the Road commission, returned by
the Princess May after a leave of ab
sence covering about two months. He
spent most of this time down east and
some of it at Washington, where be
conferred with Major Richardsoa con
cerning the work of the winter and
next spring. He explains the $400,000
appropriation which has puzzled most
AlaskanB since it was announced It
is simply that a two-year appropriation
has been asked for at the one time.
Captain Pillsbury will remain here
but a few days, when he goes to Val
dez and to the interior over the trail,
probably as far ?s Fort Gibbon, on the
Tanana. He wants to see how the
work done last summer serves the pur
pose in the winter. He expects to re
turn out on the snow and meet Major
Richardson in Seattle in March or
1 April. ^
THE NEW SANITARY SYSTEM IS
INTRODUCED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Public Works Committee of the
city counoil some days aj?o accepted
the work of Messrs Nettles and Liddi
coat for plumbing and carpentry done
in the inauguration of a modern hygien
ic sanitary system at the public schools.
The work was formally turned over to
the school board yesterday and has
gone into use.
The work was contracted for last
June but the long delay is accounted
for through having to get the material
from Chicago. The newly installed
system coosista of patent range closets
such aa are ussd In the east and a stenm
beating apparatus. The work covered
an outlay of 81,400. The work ot
Messrs Nettles and Liddicoat is ap
proved.
SKAGWAY ART 5TUDENI
CUTS A FIGURE IN NEW YORK
Will Ask Is in receipt of advices
from friends of his brother Karl now
studying art in New York that hare
greatly pleased him. It appears that
the young art student is winning all
kLds of honors at the Pratt Institute
where he is at work. His speciality?
at least the line in which he hat at
tracted most attention? is crayon work
which he never attempted until it tho
school. Karl himself says he Is mora
amused by the attention he attract*
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fom the mare fact of his having oomo
from Alaska, a most notable achieve
ment according to the other students.
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresh meat constantly on hand.
We have on hand a Fine Line of
Fur Coats, Fur Caps, Felt Shoes,
Fur Robes and a great many other
things that add to your comfort
durine: the winter season. Sur
round yourself with these and you
will have a Happy New Year.
i Ciayson $ Co:
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