SKAUWAY. ALASKA. FRIDAY MARCH
askan
1909 PRICE, 10 CENT
JUNEAl*. March 0 ? The plant and
building owned and occupied by The
Dally Record was completely des
troyed bv fire thl9 raorninR. A boy
who mine at five o'clock to start the
fire in the stoves left the stoves un
watched and an overheated flue
started the blaze.
The fire got started in the paper
supply and in a few minutes the
whole building was ablaze. The fire
department was promptly summoned
but the heat was so intense that the
firemen could not enter the building.
The fire was still burning at 10 O'
clock this morning.
The linotype machine, the presses.
tin- supply of type, and the other
printing material arc totally lies
troyeri. The loss will be about $1".
ooo ami there Is no Insurance.
The Record has wired to Skasway
for the type and other printing mater
ial that they own in that city. Both
the Dispatch and Transcript of .In
neau tendered the Record the usi
of their plants temporarily.
("apt. John Johnson is the principal
loser, as he owned per cvnt. of th<
stock. Gov. HoKKatt. Louis Shackle
ford. Robert Kinzie, C. M. Summery
and Thomas Lyons are the othei
stockholders. A. R. O'Brien is tin
editor of The Record.
The morning was calm or the fir.
would have spread and caused a dis
astrous conflagration.
SHE MADE
ft! GLACIER
One thousand dollars to the box
length. or throe to fifteen dollars to
the single pan. is the phenominal
strike just made on lower Olacier
creek, in the oldest placer district in
the upper Yukon. The locality is on
ly SO miles west of Dawson.
The owners have four feet of gravel
and bedrock. The bedrock is a hard
broken material. The depth to bed
rock is 16 foot and the pay. it is said
has been traced .'!00 foot up and down
stream, and 30 feet wide. Th?? own
ers have out 4.000 buckets of the pay.
and are getting out more.
George Bunn, on which is the
adjoining claim, also is locating the
pay. and already has ten cent dirt.
Glacier is one of the oldest and
best known crooks in the entire Yu
kon valley. and there is no tolling
how great wealth it yet holds.
Why not put a few crisp readers
in The Alaskan, advertising your
long stock, and get rid of It?
EAGLES DANCE TONIGHT
Afritr No. 2:,. Fraternal Order of
Eagb-s, will give one of its semi
monthly dances ibis evening at l"<a
pies' hall. The Eagles' dances hav
contributed much to the social life ot
Skagway this winter and the affairs
have all proved to be most enjoyable
GEORGIA DUE TONIGHT
The Georgia of the Juneau Steaiu
ship compai y left Juneau at s o cIop'k
this morning and is expected i<> ;?<?
rive here at 10 o'clock tonight. en
route for Juneau and Sitka.
BISHOP'S WIFE DIES
(By United Prees)
NEW YORK. March .V The wife of
the deceased Bishop Potter died last
night from a combination of diseases
Her health has been failing since her
husband's death some months ago.
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, March 5? Father I'r>?
fontain, who has been a priest for
more than 30 years, died last night at
the age of 70. lie was well known
in Seattle.
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The Up-to -Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishres ^
From this date our Store will be open evenings
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HANKS BANKER IS DEMENTED
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
SEATTLE, March ?' -Samuel Bon
nlfk'lil, president of tli<* First Nation
al bank of Fairbanks, was arrested
Wednesday evening, and stood in po
lice court yesterday morning charged
with drunkeness. Friends of his
recognized him and after an investiga
tlon It was found that !??? was no
drunk, but was suffering with mental
trouble. He was at once removed to
n hospital. Ills mind Is a complete
blank and he does not recount*'' I"
tlniate friends, lie I s a man who
never drank much and his friends ?r<
at a loss to account for his condition
(Ey United Pres3.)
MADISON. WIS. March 4 On the
twenty-third ballot. Isaac Stephenson
was today elected by ih<< legislature
of Wisconsin to represent tills state
as United States senator. Stephenso
had only one ballot to spare.
Stephenson is a wealthy lumberman
He was elected to fill the term left
vacant by the resignation ??f Senator
Spottner. There was bitter opposi
tion to his re-election and It is open
ly charged that he bribed many of th
legislature.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. March .V Daniel
Walford, who was known all ovei
N, w. York as "Lincoln's double." be
cause of his great resemblance to >
Abraham Lincoln, died last night of
old age. Walford was in the Ovil
war and on one occasion met Lincoln
At that tim<> l.iucoln commented upon
the resemblance between them Wal
ford dressed like Lincoln and was
very proud of the resemblance.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. 0. March ??
The deficiency bill passed both hous
es of congress yesterday. It carries
appropriations of $13. .".no for increases
in the salaries or the federal judges,
attornies and clerks In Alaska. The
salary of a judge will now be $7..r?00
a year; that of district attorney?;".,
000; United States marshal $4,000;
and clerk of federal courts j"?.."Q0.
(By United Pre*s.)
ST. LOUIS, Mo . March V Hub.
Waddell, the celebrate! baseball pit
ch<T, now on the staff of tin- St
Louis Americans. filed a dlvorc Milt
against his wife in the dlstrl.t court
yesterda> Waddell alii 'ge? that '!?
wife has an ungovernable temper am
that he is unable to li\ ?? with her
Waddell is one of th? g'> i'< t
pitchers of tin' American baseball
players, lie has an eccentric nntnr<
and has always bon a source of
trouble to his managers.
(By United T res .)
WASHINGTON l> t March -
The Inauguration ball Riven at th>
Pension buildinR last night w . i th
greatest affair of its kind ever t..< 1
Washington. New York. Pali ? >r.
and Philadelphia M)< let* w < ii
force, ami all the go\ ? rniie ni official
and foreign ambassadors and at' ichc
were present. Several direct. :re
gowns were worn at last night ball
INCREASED PAY
FOB PRESIDENT
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I> U. Mar. h 4
The annual salary of the pr> Mdenl of
the United States was flx<-d ;.t $? .
000 by both houses of congress >'? s
treday. Roosevelt had recommended
that it be increased to $100,000, but
after lengthy debate the amount stlp
ulated was fixed upon. The raise go.-s
into effect as soon as Taft takes of
fice.
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Order a box of Fancy Hood River
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WASHINGTON. I> C . March 6
Rflthor than proaocutc Joaoph Pnlltt
t-r and IVIevan Smith, th* propria
tors of the N?'w York World and th#>
Indianapolt* NVws for criminal IIN>I
In oonnoctlon with th?? char**1* of
praft which thM"* papora btwmht
acainst thi* admlntatratlon In th* Pa
nania canal purcha?p. I nltfd 8Ut??
D1?tr1rt Attorney K**lln* tlM r*~
H* "tat** that h? l? not In ?*roM
with th? j>ro??<tiflon ?n?1 thtt b??
ri?IW? th*t It ?m brontht ?hout
m??rr by ?plte on th? P*" "f Pr??1
RorwrHf than to ??rr* th* ?n<J?
of jiwtlfo Ano(h#r <1l?tr1rt ?tt/>rn?>7
? ill h?> appoints ?nd th? fr'.ala will
bp ^ rrC'-^^il with.
CARROLL ILL
LEAVE SXAGWAI
K A. Carraoll. who for nearly nix
yoar* lias lw>on the Skacway agent of
?he \laaka Steamship eomp?ny. h*?
!?'-on promoted and will |o*t* for Cor
<lova. hia now post of duty. In a abort
time, Mr*. Carroll will of eoura# ac*
Not only ha* Mr Carroll been a
mo*) efficient as*? for th* com
vlilrh h?* represent*. but he ha* mad*
nany warm poraonaj friend* among
? he r'<*ldent?- of Skagway. who ?rc
~:lad to know that hla work ba* b**n
appreciated hut who al*o regret th?'
lie mimt leave this town
Mr Carroll* inirrpnw haa not
ILL STREET
IN SUICIDES
(By Un;<ed Preaa.)
NKW YORK. March .V? Made do#
potident by ill health and financial lo*
sk, Frank Mollis, a well known Wall
street banker, committed suicide ?t
his rosldoncr last night by tnh?llng
illuminating gas He wa* 6<"> year* old
and married _________
BUSINESS MEN
MEET TONIGHT
The -ht mi chamber of Com
merce meet* tnnlcht at * o'rloefc In
the city h*ll ft 'he meetin*
(hat hM b**n hHd by the ortanltttlor
for two month*. ?nd *r*ry m?mb?r
I* nrred to attend Sererml Impor
tant matter* are coming np for dU
rq? ton
One of these <? t^e pmpnaal ?/? htllld
a wa*on road from Ptr****r ?? TVn
ver Glacier Thl* road ran be Mjllt
at a eomparltlTeW ?|;*h' ontlay and
?h?it hnllt It wooM be of undoubted
benefit to the town
Another matter to be taken up ta
the ronatrurtlon of a wacrrr. road from
Ska?war to the irommlt of the Whit*
Pm? It la understood th*t the Can
adian forernment la willtnc to aid In
the bntldlnc of a wa?on road from
Whltehor?e to the Summit If the ro?d
will be pot through on thla aide
FAIRBANKS ? The Chute min
ing rcimpant "111 ln?t*ll mmctiliW'Cy
thla year A ?tamp mill, the flrat for
the Interior of Alaska. hM been ord
ered. Chnte creefc la flfty-fl** mil**
?outh of Falrbank*. and on Uila rreek
the mill will be Kv*twd
owner* of the aerond U?r. rlnht li
mit bench, off No 9 below. Cleary
rreek. hare located <|?art* whlrh *??
?ay? $2* to the ton.
LINE UP!
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HATS
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CLOTHING
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Our window di?ol?y will tl?? y<w
iomr id?i of tb? orw ?tyl?? w?
ar? carrying. Corn# io aod look
ihem orer ao<l f#t th? prle?*
A iwcll line of Gml'a Furnlih
loe <'k?i1?. ?mbraelor Ail the
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