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No. 211. TWELFTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1910
PRICE, 10 CENTS
HAMILTON IS HURLED FROM HIGH
(By Alaska News Bureau) i sized aiul Hamilton was hurled out.
SEATTLE. Mar. 14 ? Charles Ham- He struck in a small lake and was
ilton narrowly escaped death Saturday] unconscious for several hours after
afternoon while making a flight in he was rescued. His machine was
his aero-plane. The machine cai> badly twisted.
WILL ATTEMPT
FLIGHT TODAY
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. H ? Despite his ac
cident of Saturday Charles Hamilton
will undoubtedly attempt to make a
flight in his aero-plane from The
Meadows over Seattle today.
TUFT ATTENDS
L
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
PITTSBURG. Mar. 14? Worn and
pale. President Taft attended the fun
oral of Thomas McKlaughlin. a bro
ther-in-law of Mrs. Taft. who com
mitted suicide Saturday Mr. Mc
Klaughlin was very wealthy and the
rtason of his suicide is not known
BALKY ENGINt
STOPS FLIGHT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. 14? Twenty thou
sand people waited and vainly watched
to see Charles Hamilton make a
flight with his aeroplane yesterday
afternoon. The engine was out of
order and after wasting several hours .
in tinkering with his machine Ham- ;
llton announced that he would have ^
to postpone his flight.
Si WASN'T
1 UNSEAM!
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Mar. 14? Capt. Moore.
! who had command of the Kentucky
when she sank off Cape Hatteras, re
! turned to Seattle yesterday. Capt.
M ooro states that the Kentucky was
! fit in every way and In good condi
tion but that she was buffctted about
in an extremely bad Rale and this
caused her to founder. He emphatic
ally denies that the Kentucky left
port in an unseaworthy condition.
TO
FACE MUSIC
(By Alaska News Buroau.)
NEW YORK. Mar. 1 1 ? Friends of
Dr. Frederick A. Cook state he has
written them that he will return to
"face the music." At preseiif l)r.
Cook and wife are In South America.
E
PLAINLY FELT
Several distinct earthquake shocks
were felt in Skagway at exactly 5:11
this morning. The shocks were felt
for several seconds and were severe
enough to awaken many persons from
a sound slumber.
No damage of any sort was done
by the quakes.
Late ?
Spring
Styles
Royal
Worces
ter
Corsets
Bon
Ton
Corsets
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Mar. 14? In attempting
to avoid a collision with u dog, an
autoinobllo en route to the aviation
meet tipped over Saturday afternoon
and Mrs. Walter Dresser, wife of a
well known Vancouver insurance man
and her three* year old son were kil
led and Mrs. VV. H. Parsons, wife of
the vice-president of the Washington
Trust bank was seriously Injured." E.
L. Webster and wife were also injur
ed. Mr. Webster Is the general
agent of the New York Life Insur
ance company In Alaska.
SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE
PACIFIC COAST SS. COMPANY
"The vessels of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company carried last year
152,993 passengers as against 114,316
for the twelve months ending Decern- 1
t>er 31st, 1908. This shows an increase'
)f over 33 per cent, in the volume of
passenger business.
"Of this number 19,102 were carried
>n the company's vessels operating
rom Seattle to Alaska, including both,
hose on the Southeastern Alaska run
ind the vessels from Seattle to N'or
on sound. In 190S there were only ,
arried 14,022 passengers In the North
rn trade. '
"In the transportation of freight 1 1
the Increase in 1900 over the preced
ing year was not as marked as the
passenger business, but its volume
showed a gain of over JL' per cent.
"The freight carried on all lines
operated by the company aggregated
653,250 tons last year as against 535,
710 'ons in 190S. Of this amount the 1
Alaska business, again including both
the Norton sound and Southeastern
Alaska carriers, totalled 91.92G tons |
as against "7.9SI tons in the year
1908. '
(EPT MAINS
FREE OF ICE
Although the coldest weather is
ast, the thaws of the last few j
ays have driven the frost deeper In
d the ground and there has been
lore trouble with frozen pipes during
he past two weeks than at any time
urlng the winter. Several service
lpes In different parts of town have
rozen since Saturday and It has been
ecessary to keep the steam thawer
usy giving the mains hot applica
Ions at the hydrants and cross
eads to keep them from "coring"
.ith Ice.
As a result the town has had very
Ittle trouble with the mains this
ear, and although the frost Is said
o have penetrated even deeper than
t did last winter, the mains hav been
:ept open and at all times there has
leen a good pressure. Last winter's
hawing bill which went so far toward
dunging the town Into debt has been
;reatly reduced this year under the
?fficlent and practical management of
he water mains by Street Commls- i
doner Dillon and Chairman Grashel
>f 'lie Fire and Water committee of
he Council.
The Georgia arrived In port at
10: 4 j last night last night and left;
or Juneau and wayporls at 8 this j
uornlng.
NEAR FLOOD
IMBED
About six inches of snow fell Sat- u
urday evening between the hours of ^
six and midnight nnd then the a|
wind switched from the south and
it commenced to rain. The natural
result was a "near-flood" which in
undated a good portion of Skagway 13
N
yesterday.
Charlie Cartvrlght was flooded out
V
of his home on Thirteenth street and ^
water was bubbling forth merrily
from under the Pack Train restaurant fi
Mill creek was swollen until it was
about seven feet deep at the Pullen n
house bridge and was running over th s
yard and threatening to flood the ''
Elks' club and the Stlnebaugh resi- '
dence. j,
Although the drizzle continued all t
night the water reached its highest
mark yesterday afternoon and has
subsided today.
The Peterson made the round trip
from Fort Seward today. Col Alfred
Reynolds and Miss Elizabeth Hscher,
the daughter of Sergeant Fischer,
were the only passengers.
There was a practice game of bas
ket ball between the "Sky Scrapers"
and the "Never Sweats" at the White
Pass gym yesterday morning. The
"Sky Scrapers" plied up the largest
score.
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The Pecan is one of the hardest and
most difficult nuts to shell properly.
We can now supply your wants with
Excellent SHELLED Pecans
very fresh and of fine flavor
PRICE 90c per POUND.
f GANTY & FRANDSON
(By Alaska News Bureau)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Mar 14? The
milkmen, the bakers, the grocers and
the clerks have voted to go out on
a sympathetic strike with the carmen.
The brewery workers are expected
tc strike to morrow.
PITTSBURG. Mar. 14? The street
car employees of tills city will vote
tonight on the question of whether
to go out on a strike to show their
sympathy with the striking carmen
of Philadelphia.
SEWARD. March 10? The Dora
made port yesterday afternoon from
the westward run and reports that
for five days she stood off the wreck
if the Farallon, at IUiarana bay, and
ittemptod to get to the crew standing
>.v the wrecked vessl. The weather
ivas so rough that a small boat could
iot be lowered and it was not pos
sible for the Dora to get close enough
0 the men to leave any message with
hem.
SAILOR DROWNS
AT KETCHIKAN
(Spccial to the Dally Alaskan)
KETCHIKAN. Mar. 14 ? George Dry
UlPb n tillnr nn tho ?fpj)tnpr K
psetting of his dory. He is survived
y a wife and two children who re
de at Vancouver.
Andrew Rappuzzl launched the
Star" yesterday after giving the
oat a thorough overhauling and put
ng on a now deckhouse.
The Cottage City left Ketchikan
esterday at noon and is expected in
ort late tomorrow. The Cottage
as 30 passengers and 50 tons of
reight .
L. V. Ray ,the well known attor
ey of Seward, who has appeared in
oine of the most prominent cases
1 Southeastern Alaska and who as
ssistant U. S. district attorney sent
Id Hasey to the penitentiary, arrived
ii town on the Georgia and will re
uru to Juneau on the Cottage City.
I
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Mar. 14 ? Tho direct
ors of the National and American
leages have decided to present expens
ive automobiles to the. batters who
have the highest per centage at the
end of the season.
FIGHT FILMS
ARE FAILURE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 14? The
moving pictures of the Nelson-Wol
gast fight were not successfully tak
en and many of the most important
rounds are blurred. The failure of
,?WLo'?nKKers many
TEDDY BACK
ON THE STAGE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KHARTOUM, Soudan. Mar. 14?
Theodore Roosevelt made a triumph
ant entry Into this city at noon. The
Soudanese metropolis was packed
with a cheering mass of humanity,
hundreds of Americans and Europ
cans being present.
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Tailors
ke
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such as we are showing unless
they charge three times our
price. When you stop to con
sider that our garments contain
the Highest Class of Workman
ship and the Finest of Mater
ials
We ai? ready to exhibit
All the Latest Styles
A FINE LINE OF SHOES
AND SHIRTS JUST
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