?he gktti g Alaskan
No/ 15 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 191S PRICK in CENTS
?mill 111 w
gives m in BE
illy. Feb. IJ - Th? In
human Mexican war is over. This
morning the (tuns have ceased fir
ing and the city Is once more at
peace The dead are bei.ig buried
and under th? reig.i of Oen Huer
ta. who has been made provisional
president, affairs at* assuming again
a civic calm after the military
tumult of the past few months
Yesterday, when It became evi
dent that the Madero administra
tion could hold on but a short
time. General Huerto and other fed
eral generals inch ding many loyal
toldiers. turned against Madero
and joined with the leaders of the
revolution. It Is said that General
iluerta had framed a deal with
??*? I Max whereby the former wax
to be named the provisional presi
dent In turn for swinging the in
fluential members of the federal
party into the ranks of the revolu
tionists. in any event that is what
happened
After Huerto had gone over to
the side of the revolution. Presi
dent Madero ? as arrested and com
pelled to writ* and sign his rosig
nation as president, and his cabinet
was also compelled to (ate a like
course Gustavo Madero. brother
of the president has also been ar
rested and Is being held a prisoner
along with the president rnd other
members of the former cabinet.
American Ambassador Wilson Is
heading the relief work In the hor
ror stricken city ai d has sent out
a call to the diplomats of other
nations to lend assistance and to
meet In a seas on for the purpose
of expeditious' y cleaning up the
city and caring for the non-combat
ants who hre suffering. The new
Mexican cabinet is In session this
morning.
Washington, Felv 19 -Recogni
tion of the revolutionary party by
the I'nlted States will depend upon
their maintaining e stable basis.
Ambassador Wilson has nsked the
American government to make the
safety of American subjects every
where a condition ot recognition of
the revolution by the Unites! States
Ijiredo, Feb. 19 ? General Oror
co. when notified of the victory o
the revolutionary party and th<
seating of Gen. H'.ireto as provis
ional president, said he would not
recognise Huerto as president.
TAKT IS A 1'I.OTIKR SA^S
SKN \TOR KROM MM HK.AN
Washington. Feb 1 J- -Senator
William AlJen Smith, of Michigan,
made a fle^ speech In the senate
this morning in which he attacked
ihe president. claiming that Taft
had formented the NkUlfMa plot
t.OK> TO yl lKT OLD
NKW \ORK K??R RKST
New Ycrk. Feb. 1? Woodrow
Wilson arr'ved in the city this
morning for a few day* relaxation.
The preparation for the coming In
auguration has Nw considerable of
a grind an 1 the coming president
lust sdmplv ran away from the petty
annoyances of preparation
Kagle* meeting tonight
' SKN ATK PASHKS IMMKiRA
TIOX BII.L OVKK VRTI)
Washington, Feb 19 ? The ser
ate this morning passed t!ie immi
gration bilf over the veto of Presi
dent Taft. The passing of this bill
will prexent ignorant foreigners
from gaining a residence in the
I'nlted States, as its provisions re
quire that all immigrants 1* able to
read and write before b'iug admit
ted to thi? country with a view of
becoming cititens
The pausing of the bill is claim
ed to be a great victory for union
labor, which claim that the factor
ies w?'re lirportln* the cheapest
kind of ignorant foreign laborer^ to
supplam American workmen. The
unions claim that this bill will rais>
the standard of work m on cominp
into this country rnd tend to In
crease wages up to a decent living
l>oint, and at the same t i m? benefit
the manufacturers who will be en
abled to procure a more efficient
rlaw of workmen
Just one-half
Price
TO MAK K ROOM FOR NEW
mora OOODS WK WILL FOR A
rKW DATS SELL ANT COAT OR
?CIT 0 OI'H WINDOW AT
nn? o\ Tim dou.ar.
LADIES, MTtSEfl A\D OBn.?
nava coats, ladies srm.
H. J. Lynch
The Leading La die* FurnisKrr and Haberdasher ol Skagway
<* fcv
Bronze Bust of Henry George
To Be Given to Many Libraries
Bl'STS similar to the above of Henry George. the great taxer. !
will be offered to many libraries throughout tin* country by the Henry
George library bureau The life aire bust In bronie waa trade by
Richard F. George, second son of the author of "Progrew and Pov
erty." and was presented to the New York library The butran hopes to |
present copies of it to as mnny Important llbrr lies aa possible. The philoso
pher of the single tax wns bon> In Philadelphia In 1XW and died In IWI. lear- :
In,*: a heritage of good deeds and noble thoughts for the iteneflt of Mankind |
Henry Genrge's beliefs have demanded widespread respect. and many will be :
glad that Ills memory la being thus perpetuated.
sm of hkhie
ttlMl LEE IS DEtD
Ha vensworth, V*., I'fb. 19 - Geo.
Washington Cnrtis l^eo. son of Gen
eral K bnrt K. I/ee, died last night.
Mr. l.ee graduated from the
t'nited s at Military Academy In
18H; dl I Important mllttar.- en
gineering work in < allfornlu and
Floridn. lmrlni, the civil w:?r he
was aid d?? car p on the staff of
Jefferson l.'avls rose to the rank
of Major Oener. I md was captured
by the I'nion foices at Sailor's
Creek lie was ra irto professor of
civil and military engineering of
the Virginia Mlli'sry Ins ltute in
1SS5 and succeeded his father in
1872 as preside 11. of the Washing
ton and I.oe utiiv< rsity until lS'.t".
since the; he hu been its presi
dent emeritus He was a Fellow of
the Socle* v of SitMue and l.ett'rs
of Rutland. He ens horn Sept.
lb, 1832. it Fortress Moiiroe. Vir
ginia.
CLIMBING UPWARD.
Even kirdne? done too'hers in
our ctailv ?valk, every attempt to make
other? harp v. every prciu^ice owr
co<vr. everv truth more clearly per
ceived, every lifficnltv subdued,
everv <m> le't l>ehinH, everv trmpta
>ion Inr.ipled undet' foot, every
?lep forward ? the canae ct what
i; goo<'. ?* * *t?"P nearer (j^d ? -
Dr^n S.antfy
Fireman's dance Hatacdaj nl<ht
?t Elk* hall.
SEEDS
We ju?? opmn*\ ?p oar
new flow *nd
(Forry'n ?"?' ManrtevllJ? * King.)
Most of the prize winnars height
I ho scods from liwt )?u\
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? SlHM'Irtl ?ll?oount fop quantity *
?fr pm jhiwe? ($2.00 or aw.) *
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
(TURKS SLAV 5000 ALLIES,
SCUTARI DEFIES CAPTURE
l/oniton. Feb It-The lt:.lkan
allies have at la?t met *lth a re
?latency which la trying tlieir metal
During fh?? paat three day*' attack
of the fortified poalUonr hHd h>
the Turkish soldier* In Scutari,
ihejr haTe !o?t five thousand m*n
without h.nr in* the Turk* to any
apprpelahl'
It la Mi.l that tho rltr of fWnUH
i? do **ll fortified thai It <wHd
wlth?ti>nd th* attack of fifty thona
ftnd aoMl^ra and it'll maintain Ita
poaltton Tb* allien ar# waiting th*
arrival of kriditloaal trocp* with
the Intention of making frtur* aa
aaiRa.
AH OLD TIMER
MAKES 616 PLAY
Sun Fraw Itco, F> l>. 1> Ed wart"
Smith, formerly Quirtermmter'a
Clerk irg with (>on Cook In
the department of Tana^i-t at Fort
Gibbon, wr.i arrested ye*terda> and
will b? taken to Seattle for trial.
Smith na'd that owing to the
laxity of *'ook In permitting the
handling 01 currency, he had at
different times nbetrwted larg?
amounts, totalling In the vicinity of
ten thousand dolli r?, this he was
in the hahit of spending rather
recklessly, i-nfl one day about four
years i>go he disappeared and nntll
yesterday he had iiOt been heard
from He now admit* hi* guilt
guilt and mill be taken <o Seattl<
for trial.
MOYKMti\T HTAHTKH H>?< ,
WKOV.AI.AftK % UAII.WA*
An Indefinite rumor tli.it a rail
vay la to Iw built north w.-fd thru'
British Columbia combs from Van
outit. The World of recent date
prints the story on tiie first page
a 1th headline* the firl1 width of
'he sheet, and aay*:
That the Paclflt Great Kastern
railway, having its seaborn d lermin
us at Van ?uvev, is regarded by the
government ns destined to become
th Cut nee great d< ' elopment arte^r
north and south through Rrltlsh
Columbia and beyond, I* Indicated
In the news whirh h <a Just leaked
out and i* traceable to s?tir.">< of
nnrjunntlont.Me authority Kxpe t
special R: 'nts are > ?v n >* inves i
gatlng th' volume und rhafMfeP H
the r???virrr? of the terra Incognita
Win* b<*ro>id Tort V.tnrg*. with *
view of th? pushin* on of Van
corrpr'i line of direct roMft *Hk
t he OT.f.sn noon an. or ??;)
before, the O. T. P. and P. O R
jr? ron,pMf(l now pmpoaect
Arriutgenienta ?r> now said to be
taking ahape throtijh which ran
'.(ruction on the Peace River dia
trkt and Into Alberta to an eaat
ore connection will be vahtnl by
provincial legislation to be Intro
duced In 'he aenalon of I >14
At th? anme tint# It I* Mid to be
In view to contin??* the (ml north
and aoothwentern Canada trunk
line from V*ncouv?- Into the Ynfcnn
Territory ?nd Alania, el'her from
Port fleorge, aomewhat in the man
ner originally propoaed by tbe prrv
motera of the Rritifh Columbia A
Maakan railway of aome rear* ago,
or dirortljr north from, at or near
Haiellon,
In connection with tftla progreaa
ive wheme provincial aid wonld
nec-nan rily atop at. tb? territorial
border, but efforta are aald to be
inaugurated In the direction of ae
curing Canadian national and Amer
ican federcl co-operation in thla
imbi'ioua rroject If thia In car
ried ont it wonld bring virtually all
the paaec iger and fant freight traf
fic now ?? ved k? foMtwite ateam
*hlp l!nen. overland direct and in
lean than half the time, to V.tn
nnny.
IMTHIMM*-* WON'T 4PTR.IR:
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Charleston. Y eh 19 Brlbe.Tr
charge* ajMinat meir bera of the
Went Virginia legialature have fall
cm flat When called upon to anb
atantlate their claima that twenty
tbouaand .lollara had been apllt be
tween five or member*, the m
formera dl l not make an appear
ance and the Indicted men wer"
rliamiaeed
t im i ? i mm m
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