PRICE, 10 CENTS
SEC. HUNGER
MAKES DEFENSE
(By Alaska Now* Bureau.)
ST. PAl'L. Minn. Mar. I?? Richard
A Balllnger. Secretary of the Interior,
was the principal speaker before the
Minnesota conservation congress now
in session Mr. Balllnger said that
he will dispel the charges made
against him by Glavls and that noth
ing has been brought to light against
him so far but suspicions and in
nuendoes.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Mar. 17? The Bertha
arrived in port yesterday with the
first and second officers and the five
members of the crew of the Yucatan
on board.
CARUSO LANDS
BLACK DANDERS
(By Alaska New* Bureau)
NEW YORK. March 17? Enrico
Caruso, the Italian tenor, today ap
peared in court as a witness against
two alleged Black Handers whom he
asserts threatened his life.
TEDOY Will SOON SAIL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KHARTOUM, Soudan. Mar. 17?
Theodore Roosevelt will leave Alex
andria for Naples on March 31).
Eddie Funk, who has been working
on the North Bank road between
Spokane and Portland under J. P.
Rogers, will leave for Cordova the
first <jf tlf month.
FATE BESTS
WIH COURT
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. IT? The
t arguments before the supreme court
iu the Standard Oil appeal ease
have been closed and a decision from
the court Is expected about May 1
' which will either sustain or reverse
the order of dissolution made by the
circuit court.
FAKERS WERE
. AFTER MONEY
(By Alaska N?ws Bureau.)
COUNCIL BLCKFS. Ia. Mar. 17?
Scores of witnesses are here to ap
pear against the Maybray gang and
tell how they were swindled out of
money by fake sporting events.
Soiuo of the victims lost as much as
$50,000.
LITTLEFIELD
PUSSES AWAY
Dr. H. R. Littlefleld, well known
in Skagway in the early days, died
at Portland Feb. IS from the effects
of injuries which he received In a
railroad wreck some seven years ago.
He is survived by three sons.
Dr. Littlefleld came to Skagway in
"i>7 and had a freighting business. He
also practiced his profession. He left
here in 1900 and went to Portland,
where he has been practicing since.
Dr. Littlefleld was a veteran of the
Civil war and he was one of the pio- i
neers of Oregon, coming West In I
1869. He was a Mason, and Odd
Fellow, a Woodman and past exalted
ruler of the Portland lodge of Elks.
The Jefferson sailed from Seattle
last night.
Late
Spring
Styles
Royal
Worces
ter
Corsets
Bon
Ton
Corsets
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
HQ66ATT ATTEMPTS TO |
DISCREDIT Wraiil
(By Alaska Naws Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 17? W
B. Hoggatt and Delegate Wickersham ,
had a lively exchange of words late ,
yesterday afternoon when Hoggatt at
tempted to Introduce before the House
committee on territories a letter writ
ten by Wickersham several years ago
when he was judge of the district
court and which commended Hoggatt,
who was then governor, for his op
position to the Wnsky, Cale program
for territorial government.
Wickersham asserted that the let
ter was confidential and conditions
existing then were different than they
are now.
The committee allowed Hoggntt to
read the letter but referred it to a
sub-committee to have the names edit*
ed out before it is spread upon the
public records.
Bill 10 GIVE
DANCE TONIGHT
The Skagway Hand will give its
; annual dance tonight at the White
Pass club and the committees in
charge have overlooke nothing that
will contribute to the success of the
evening. The advance sale of tickets
has been large and the attendance
will in all probability be very flat
j tering.
j The musical program will be played
jointly by the Hand and Reed's orch
, ? stra. The hall has been decorated
for the event and refreshments will
1 i?e served.
I The lland has been practicing dil
i igntly for some time and its playing
has shown great improvement.
News is just to hand from the
camp between Masset and the Ya
koun. Queen Charlotte Islands, that
the diamond drill at work there has
struck a large body of cjal.
Thre seams of excellent coking
and steam coal are reported, the
largest seam being nine feet six inch
es at 000 feet below the surface.
The coal area is extensive, and
this and other collieries to be open
I ed up this spring will ensure a boom
for Graham Island.
Great excitement is reported, and
, a great rush of staking coal lauds Is
on. ? Prince Rupert Empire.
Matthew Novak, vice president of
the White River Gold and Copper com
pany, accompanied by his brother, Jo
seph Novak, arrived on the Cottage
City and left for Dawson yesterday
morning. They were the guests of
tile Portland house while in town.
DEATH CULLS
D. H. M'DOIfALD
Pan H. McDonald, the well known
Atlln merchant, who was recent
ly in the White Pass hospital for sev
eral weeks suffering from heart
trouble, died at Seattle March 7 at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Doclker.
Mr. McDonald passed peacefully
away while asleep. His death was
caused by heart disease, from which
lie had suffered for several years.
Mr. McDonald is survived by a
widow, who was in California, and
three daughters, Jennie, Margaret and
Ruth, who are now in Atlin. The de
ceased was a member of Seattle
lodge I. 0. 0. F. and Columbia lodge
A. O. U. \V. He had a grocery store
at Atlln for about twelve years and
previous to that was located in busi
ness at Dyea. He was well known
in Atlln and Skagway and well liked
by all who knew him. He was 5*>
years old.
The body has boon Interred at Se
attle.
ENGINEER HAS'
A CLOSE CALL
_____ I
I
CORDOVA ? E. Kobe, engineer of I
construction for M. J. Honey, met |
with an accident on February 7 that i
may prove fatal. He was working
on a claim in Abercrombie canyon
and living in a cabin on the hillside.
Kobe was In the cabin in bed, when
an avalanche swept down the moun
tain side, crushing the cabin and bury
ing the Inmate. Pinned under the '
wreck. Robe found his way from un- .
ler the roof and rafters and after sev<
' oral hours of hard work bored out.
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LANGFORD IS
THE FAVORITE
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES. Mar. 17? Sam Lang
ford and Jim Klynn are both trained
to 'lie minute for their forty-five
round fight today. Langford is a ten
to ulx favorite in the betting, al
though Flynn recently defeated him
In a ten round bout.
TAFT TO TALK
TO TOE IRISH
(By Alaska Naws Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Mar. 17? President Taft
will be the principal speaker at the
Irish Fellowship club banquet which
will be given tonight at the Auditor
ium.
AT TOE JAIL
Deputy U. S. Marshal Holmes went
down to Haines Monday and arrested
Warren Craig, better known as
"Chips," and "Cheek" Boyle, a dis
charged soldier, on a charge of vag
rancy. They were given a jury trial
Tuesday before U. S. Commissioner
Odell. Both men were convicted and
Craig was given four months and five
days In jail and Boyle drew a sen
tence of three months and ten days.
Marshal Holmes brought the men to
Skagway yesterday on the Hegg and
they commenced their incarceration
In the federal bastlle.
Craig spent most of last, summer in
jail on a charge of selling liquor to
natives. He succceded in getting
clear at the Juneau term of court.
Louis Levy, the fur buyer, was a
round trip passenger on the Cottage
City from Ketchikan.
(By Alaska News Bur?au)
VICTORIA, B. C. Mar. 17? It is be
lieved that the wrecked British cruis
er "Condor" has been located near
Barclay sound.
The "Condor," a converted brig,
left Nanaimo for the China coast
about 17 years ago with a crew of
about 500 men. She was never heard
of and the theory at the time was
that she had turned turtle in a bad
gale. Several times it has been rum
ored that wreckage from the "Con
dor" has been found, but heretofore
none of the reports have been sub
stantiated.
The "Shearwater," a sister ship of
the "Condor," was in Skgaway harbor
about three years ago.
SITUATION IS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Mar. 17? The
strike situation is unchanged today.
There is little trouble reported. Nei
ther side seems anxious to make ov
ertures of peace.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
DAYTONIA. Mar. 17? Barney Old
field broke the world's record today
when in a Benz auto he made a mile
in 27 seconds on a straight away
track.
Good music, a smooth floor and con
genial company tonight at the Band
dance at the White Pass gym.
Just Received The
Spring and Summer Samples Of
David Adler
and Sons
Clothing
The Finest Lot of Samples That Has Ever Come
To Skagway
Come and Look Them Over
WILL CLAYSON. cloThier