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No. 26D. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 190!) PRICE, 10 CENTS
im mare TO
suicide in sin
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
FLUSHING. L. L. Feb. 12.? Capt.
Peter Haines, who Is in Jail hero
waiting to be tried for the murder of
William Annls. is attempting to
starve himself to death. He has re
fused to eat and practically nothing
has passed his lips for four days.
Today the jail officials took extreme
measures and tried to force food .
down his throat. A hard fight ensued
and the jailors gave up their at
tempts at the advico of the Jail phy
sician. Capt. Haines acts as if he if
insane.
NO ACCIDENT
TO GEORGIA
(By United Press.)
Washington. Feb. 12.? wireless
received by navy department today
reports United State? battleship fleet
off Azores Islands. The weather Is
fine and no mishaps are reported.
The rumored collision of the battle
ship Georgia with another vessel of
the fleet was officially denied today.
ALL UNITE TO
HONOR LINCOLN
(By United Press.)
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. 12.? Wil
liam Jennings Bryan and Ambassador
Bryce of England will speak tonight
at a banquet here tonight in honor of
Abraham Lincoln to be presided over
by Gov. Deneen of Illinois.
PRESIDENT MY CONTROL CANAL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. ? ' The
House of Representatives passed a
bill yesterday giving the president of
the United States the full control of
the construction of the Panama canal.
ALL NEW YORK
CELEBRATES
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.? All Now
York is celebrating Lincoln's centen
nial birthday anniversary today. Tlu
torts along the harbor and Sandy
Hook fired salutes which were Joined
by the battleships at anchor in thi
harbor. There will be public exercise*
in many parts of the city this after
noon.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.? Theodore
Shear, a prominent lawyer who re
cently became heir to 110,000.000,
dropped dead In the street* today of
heart trouble.
R. A. Leonard of the Columbia Can
ning company was an arrival on the
Cottage City.
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W. A. Graves, United States postal
inspector, returned on the Cottage
City from a trip of inspection to the
postoffice at Ketchikan.
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Ernest Dosch. Matt Sundeeu, M. B.
Clemenger, A. J. Baker, Will Sey
mour and Hugo Ungefroren returned
on the Cottage City from Juneau,
where they have been on Jury duty.
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(United Pres* Teleflraph-Cable Service.)
HODGEVILLE, K>\. Feb. 12.? Be
fore a throng of thousands that
crowded every vantage spot for
blocks around, and among who were
many of the notables of the nation.
President Roosevelt today made the
principal address In the Lincoln me
morial exercises.
President Roosevelt's main theme
was the rare combination of heart
and mind In Abraham Lincoln which
enabled him to carry through the
Civil war uniuncnmg courage aim
then, when the war was once over,
to set about to heal the wounds
caused by the strife. The president
urged that the problems of this day
and age be settled In the same man
ner. When a fight was over he said
all disputants should unite and
work for the good of the country.
Secretary of War Luke Wright, wh
served with the Confederate army In
the Civil war, also delivered an elo
quent tribute to Lincoln's memory.
William Emerick, Confined
In Federal Jail For
Threatening Wife Com
mits Suicide In Horrible
Manner.
Crazed by constant use of "dope,"
and his mind weakened by heavy
drinking, William Emerick, 27 years
old, a former resident of Seattle, com
mltted suicide In the federal Jail by
backing his throat open with a rusty
nail. The deed was probably com
mitted some time between the hours
of midnight and 6 o'clock this morn
ing.
Fred Fonzo was the first to dis
cover Emerlck's dead body. He was
sweeping out the Jail about S o'clock
this morning. Ho heard nothing of
Emerick, but thought the man asleep
At 9 o 'clock he entered the cell,
found Emerick weltering in a pool of
blood.
Mr. Fonzo at once notified Deputy
U. S. Marshal McLean and he sum
moned U. S. Commissioner Le Fevre
and Dr. Bra wand. An investigation
disclosed that Emerick had severed
his throat with a rusty nail, which he
had evidently obtained from the stove
which was in the Jail. He had been
dead for some hours.
Officials Are Exonerated.
Commissioner Le Fevre at once im
paneled a coroner's Jury consisting of
Phil Abrahams. James Nettles, Max
Gutfelt, J. T. Rich. J. F. Kennedy
and J. D. Stinebaugh. Fred Fonzo.
Marshal McLean, Judge Le Fevre and
Dr. Brawand gave their testimony
and the jury at once returned a ver
dict stating that Emerick had commit
ted suicide. No suspicion of nogli
gence or blame is attached to the
federal officials. In fact they wont
out of their way to make condition*
comfortable for their prisoner
Emerick was arrested Feb. 9, by
Hector McLean. H? was drunk and
had threatened to kill his wife, who
Is employed at the Royal laundry, be
cause she would not give him money
for drink. He had not worked for
several months and was systematic
ally ?'sponging" off his wife. Emer
ick was also a habitual user of
drugs.
After a careful Investigation Judge
Le Fevre decided that the best thing
would be to get Emerick out of town.
Emerick agreed to leave Skagway ami
go south on the Cottage City. Judge
Le Fevre arranged for his transporta
tion. and he was to be released under
bonds.
Emerick Seemed Satisfied.
Last night Emerick was still nerv
ous from .the effects of not having
drugs. Judge Le Fevre talked to him
and cheered him up. Fred Fonto
and Hector McLean were also with
him until 11 o'clock. He then seem
ed quiet and satisfied with the ar
rangement
After they had left, his drug cra2ed
brain ev'dently brooded on his condi
tion and he decided to kill himself.
He did so. writing the final sordid
chapter to a life that had been
wrecked by dissipation. The sympa
thy of the community will go to Mrs
Emerick. She is a hard working
woman.
HEINZE
SAUER
KRAUT
at
GANTY & FRANDSON
NEW OHEMS tffi S1L
TIFT ROB HFIi
(United Pr? T*)eflr>ph-C?b?? torvto*)
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 11? Preal
<lent-ol?ct William Howard Taft ar
rived In thla city today after a three
day*' trip from the Panama canal on
the United State* crulaer Montana
He wan given a roualn* welcome. A*
the Montana ateamed up the river,
cannon were tired, the ateamera on j
tlw rtr? b1?w tbMf ?talatl??. wbll?
th<->tjMO<l? of p?pl? Who tifMPd Ut*
wharnw alone th* iratw front bnrat
Into pmlonf?<1 rhwln* Th? whol?
city It In gala and th# ip*
UcJ? r?i?inbW? tb* famotw Mardi
OrM fMtl ritl?a hekl annnally In Utla
dty.
CONGRESS MAKE
4 EGAL HOLIDAY
(By United Prsas.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.? The sen
ate this afternoon paaaed the House
of Representatives resolution makln*
Lincoln's birthday annireraary a leg*!
holiday In all th* United State* terrl
torlea. President Roosevelt will issue
Several changea bar* been an
nounced by Customa Collector Willi*
In the Alaskan customs service E
R Stlvera. a* previously announced,
will be transferred to Ketchikan J
K Beegal at Ketchikan will go to
Nome. J F. Push of Suiter will b?
changed to Juneau and J. L Abra
hams of Ketchikan will to to Sniw
All the changea will take effect
Marclrl.
S. H. Yeoman* baa returned froar
Jjikhu aftc *n absence of more than
month. He ha* been serving on the
Jury.
Home cooking at popular prices at
the Dominion Hotel, White horse.
LEFT SEATTLE
TO MEET SOU
(By United Praa?.)
SEATTLE. r#b. IS? Mn. Jamea
Wlckeraham, ?tf? of Alulri'i dele
icate-elect to eornreaa, left here to
day for New Tork. wh?re ?h? will
meet her aon who la on the battle
ship LoalaUnaa. The batUeehtp fleet
are expected 1b New Tor* wirfcto
three dar*
kodiaTgets
MAIL OFTEN
At the request o f the poatofflce de
partment, the Aiaaka Steamahtp com
panr baa craned the ached a la of th?
mall at?am*r Dora, running from Sew
ard to the weal wart Hereafter the
Dora will roaMCt at Seward with tAe
?teamer learlnc Seattle oa the 14th
of each month, tnatea* of the llaer
departing from here on the tth Thia
will r fault In Improred ?err1ce to M
dorta and Kodlak. and alao to po<nt>
on Cook IaM when aartgitlon I*
npen in the lnla< Under the achedale
which haa beaa In fore*, the Dora*
time waa ao rlooe to that of the mail
?teamer Portland that potato aa far
waat aa Kodlak really had 00I7
monthly ?errle* radar the new plan
they win hare a fortnUthtly mall
Seattle P.-L
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Winter trade, that are
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See window display.