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No. 28<*. ELEVENTH YEAR.
iSKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY MARCH 9, 19ft?
PRICE. 10 CENT
Sitka Men Taken Off Lonely Rock By
Steamer Rustler After Their Launch
Had Foundered in Salisbury Sound.
(Special to The Daily Alaskan.)
SITKA. March 9.? Shipwrecked on
an Isolated rock in Salisbury sound.
\\\ P. Mills and Capt. Trierschield of
the launch Spray, would certainly
have perished had they not been
picked up by the Rustler of the Ju
neau Steamship company. They were
brought 111 ' ' ' ' i ? - ' ??????' ''
Rustler.
.Mr. Mills, who is a Sitka merchant,
left with Capt. Trlerschielil In the
Spray two days ako (or Ohlchagoft
island. The Spray eneouutered heavy
seas and before long the buffeting el
the waves put it in a sinking coiuli
tion. Tlie men realized their plight
and the Spray was headed for shore.
They just managed to r?-aeh_a_
group of rocks In the middle of Salis
bury souiul when the Spray sank.
The men remained on the rock with
no food and shelter and would have
soon perished had they not been
sighted by the Rustler and taken off
Both Capt. Trieschield and Mr
Mills expected to drown and thcv
were overcome with joy when rescue
by lli. H'l-i !? ''
UH SHIES IS HE;
WES WILL BE IMPOSED
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. March 9. ? After
checking over the appropriations
made by the last congress President
Taft and his cabinet have discovered
that there is a deficit of about
OOO.OOrt in the treasury of the I'nited
States. To remedv this and to pro
vide for the current expenses of thi
year Taft and his cabinet are serious
|y considering placing a tlix 011 le'e"
grams and bank checks, a four cent a
pound duty on cofft'i' and possibly an
inheritance tax. The matt* r will b
taken up at the apt rial 111 eiinp of
conKr<*ss which will convn-- Man h '
(By United Prow.)
FRESNO. Cal.? At 10 o'clock this
morning a final decree of divorce was
granted to Mary Quintal, a full-blood
ed Hawaiian woman. At 10:20. ten
minutes later. Frank Brown and Mary
Quntal secured a marriage license,
and half an hour later they were
married. This beats all local records
for speedy remarriages after divc-rc"
(By United Press.)
HOPKINSVILI-K. Ky Kight runa
way senators, who secretly left Nash
ville In an alleged attempt to prevent
a quorum of the Tennessee legislatiu
to elect boards of election to choose a
state treasurer ami state comptroller
are in hiding here today.
The Caribou Hotel, Carcross, Y. T?
is furnace heated. The meals the
best the market afford.
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The Up-to-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnislires
From this date our Store will be open evenings
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TAFI CABINET
IS CONFIRMED
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. I) C March s ?
The following appointment.- by Pres
ident Taft were confirmed by the
United States congress before adjour
Philander C . Knox, secretary of
state; George W. Wiokorshatn. attorn
cy general: Charles Nagel. secretary
<<f t'onini -rce ami labor: liorge ven
I.. Meyer, secretary of nav.v: Frank
llilcltcork. postmaster general: .lames
Wilson, secretary of agriculture:
Frankly n McWagh, sei retar> of tre;i
sury; Richard A Uiillinger, secretary
of interior: J. M. Dickinson, secret
ary of war.
JOHNSON LANDS
AT VICTORIA
(By United F ress.)
VICTORIA. It. C.. March Jack
Johnson, the big negro who won the
heavyweight championship of the
world by d<*f eating Tommy Hums at
Sydney, X. S. W., on December
arrived here this morning from Aus
tralia. He was met at the wharf by a
huge throng of people and hundreds
of white men shoved and pushed to
shake the hand of the negro.
Johnson said he would fight Jef
fries, Ketchell or [turns. He is going
to Galveston, Tex., to visit his family
and then will go to Kngland where
he will fight Langford.
Tiie Canadian exhibits at the A.-Y.
I'. exposition will consist of minerals,
fish and game and agricultrue pro
ducts and will be valued at more
that SCO, 000.
(Special to The Daily Alaskan.)
JUNEAU, March S M. Summer
the Junean banker, who Is one of the
owners of the Daily Record, attack
It, L. Colby, an employee of the Jun
eau Dispatch, as he was lca\ ing th'
Dispatch office last Saturday aft .-r
noon. Summers who is a larg. mat.
weighing In the neighborhood of
pounds, struck Colby several tini ?
until A. R. O'Brien. alitor of the R
oril, interfered. Colby is a Mnall n. ?
The affair is the culmination nf tie
fight between Summers and Coll>,
last summer. Summers, angered i>?
an article which had appeared in I'.e
Dispatch, entered the office and at
tacked Colby. Colby pulled a re\ < >1 \
er and shot. Inflicting a flesh uounii
upon Summers
(By United Press.)
one soldiers, including six officers
were buried under an avalanele m it
Tyrol today. Troops are b.-im rushc
to the scene Ri port-- ? . < J 1 < ??? r ii
many of the victims ?>-r k '? 1
HIBBERO WITH PACIFIC COAST
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, March t'apt i ti I ''
herd, formerly connect. I will
terior steamship line of Mar- m
Hihberd, who operated u fr
Tyce to Sitka and .luti in.
appointed as local <uperint. nd it
the Pacific Coast Sle.iinship ? ? k
to succeed Mr. Allison
B0U6HT0N MAKES EXPLANATION
The committee, consistilu: of
Charles Runner. II II Drai> r (' ?
Shea and .1. M. Tanner, wl
appointed at the last mo. :ln . f * 'i
Chamber of Commerce t > oI>:
formation about the n.-cessar- r *"
ceedings In th<' matter of obtaining
patents outside the Moore towi
called upon Trustee Roughtnn this
morning.
William Barnhill, Mr Rough) n'
attorney, was present, and th* com
mittee were fully Informed on '? ry
point abottt which they ask I for in
formation. Mr. Roughton and h'. at
torney also volunteer. -d to appear tie
fore the Chamber of Commerce, if a
special meeting was called, and !?> >.
plain the matter In detail
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Order a box of Fancy Hood River
SPITZENBERG
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JONATHAN
A T
GANTY & FRANDSON
MEOWS*
KIMV PEOPLE WtE KILLED
(United Pre?t "T>teflr?ph-C?bi? S?nr1e?.)
LITTLE HOCK. Ark . March
Many people have Iwen k and
an ??normona damatf to property **?
don<> by a tornado which *w*pt arrow
the atat?- of Arkanaaa ahortlr after
The ontlro town of Hrtnkley wa?
wiped out and It la feared that mor?
than ."0 persona w<tc kill<-d in Rrlnk
l<*y alone. Tho wire* are down Ir
every direction and it i* impoaalble U>
Many families lout all of th^tr poa
session* and are utterly d?-?lttut*
BPINKLEV, Arte.. M?rth
(Later)? A ejrelon* ?w*ot grlnkley
?hortljr afte? midnight. The tornado
?we?t through the center of IN tow",
de"?oi<?hing bu?'???? btocka a?>d dwei
llng? More lha? 20 per*on? wer*
hilled outright and hundred* are In.
jured. many of then* ?ertou*ljr.
See 'ft of people are tttll buried in
the ru4??*.
Th? nefc'i* of the wmeeked building*
caught fire and flan?e* are atlll raging
in ? ever a I part* of the town.
Relief ?? be?ng r?*hed her* from
the northern town* The ejrelon# i*
reported to have deva*ted n?r? than
fifty town* and vll'age* and the
death rate ?? high.
Brl-wiey * a town of 3,000 people
UF1ED SKIRTS
CAUSE ARREST
(By United Pre?*.)
MII.WAI'KKE. \Vi? ? Pwtnw th**
rourt hfW thai a lady do?>? not <>l?
vate h*T skirts) 14 lnrh?-< ahovp h*r
??ho>> toj>- Mln Ma> Walter* today
i ic.. \.-.lan'? itmrt t? an <-xp<*rt wit
:n's* n!i ? 'iijui ti'' ||i '??'?tiftal that
mi 'icddy" would ? xpr^. 14 lnrh#a of
<lin<ii"d hi? arrnm^nt by *w??r
Th cani" prin-r\< at th?- A V P
? * position will conalM of tlx acr*a of
unrloar?"d fop*' land ?#-t a*ld?> *? *
th>- drl mat- hona. at Philadelphia
will ? vhlhitod at th<> Portland
Ron fi*tlval and Uf v V P *xpoal
LION TAMER
WAS A BRUTE
(By U?Ka?l P?#aa )
SAN JOSK Cal ? -Pi* failgr# of a
Hon tam*r to tam# bin ?1f? by al
i-rn?!tr *n.1 at>na? ?>?
today by th* n*wa that Vrt Km ma
*? IH1 ha? DM a aalt for A\mrr?
from h#r hnahand In a<MHIon to aafc
In* a dWUrtoti of property an?l ro?n
??| to** Mra Srhtll aalia ?? allBKfflf
1 1 ami two traln*<1 llrvna with
whkh th* rompl* f?a?? foiir-H th?
*o?M
GlIPTIll TC SUCCEED CMR8U
(By Pr?.)
SE*TTl.E March ? ? Paraor Oyd*
r.nplll who haa N*?? im ili?
-J?*ff*nann ?T?t alno ah* w#nt on ?h?
Sltaearay run. w1H In all probability
b* appoint*^ a? a*?n? of lh# Alaaka
St^amahlp company In 3*a*?ar to
ao<*f a R A. Carroll, who la trana
f^rrH to Corpora
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