OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ARE KILLED
Emmanuel's Queen Faints at Sight of Messina
? ? ? ? : ?
(United Prest Telegraph-Cable Service.)
ROME, Dec. 30. ? Reports received
here today place the number of the
dead as the result of the great cal
amity at Messina at 100,000.
It Is the greatest disaster in the
world's history. The entire region
around Calabria is laid waste. A pop
ulation of nearly 150,000 is nearly all
dead or disabled.
All the villages on the straits of
Messina are complete ruins and those
who peopled them are dead.
The vast piles of human corpses lie
unburied and there is every reason
to fear a pestilence.
The king and queen left Rome last
night on the battleship Messina to
go to the scene.
?
PALERMO, Dec. 30. ? The king and
queen arived here this morning. As
the battleship bearing their majesties
came within sight of the city of Mes
sina the queen fell in a swoon as the
awful spectacle was presented to her
gaze. It was an hour before she re
covered consciousness. 8oth the
lining and the queen wept bitterly as
the refugees swarmed about then- per
sons and tried to kiss the royal handa
The scenes of suffering are horri
ble beyond description. Hundreds,
insane, are ranging over the stricken
district. King Emmanuel at once
upon his arrival began the organiza
tion of a system of relief. ? The
fires are under-control, stamped out
by the tidal wave.
8ritish and Russian naval squad
rons arrived last night and are ren
dering great assistance in the work
of relief, acting under the direction
of King Emmanuel.
The family of the American consul.
Chemey, lost their lives at \1essina.
NAPLES. Dec. 30.? The cable to
the Ionian Islands, which was work
ing yesterday, is tonight out of com
mission, and it is believed there have
been more seismic disturbances. Ad
vices from Rome are to the effect
that the three cables connecting Cor
fu and Santa have ceased work.
FOB II REAL LIVE ALASKA DAY
The Seattle Post Intelligencer lust
evening wired the Skagway Chamber
of Commerce asking the endorsement
of that body of an "Alaska day" to
be held by the city of Seattle. The
idea, as appears in the message, is
that everyone in the city shall on
that day send pamphlets to mem
bers of congress, representatives, sen
ators and influential persons, asking
that Alaska be provided with a trunk
line system of railroads as quickly
as possible.
President Tanner quickly summon
td the members of the Chamber and
these as quickly framed up a hearty
endorsement of the scheme which was
fired back to Seattle to be read there
before a mass meeting which was to
be held last night.
The Chamber also framed up a
message to Delegate Cale requesting
that he use all possible endeavors to
protest as vigorously as possible
against the passage of the bill which
is said to be before congress, provid
ing for the removal from Skagway of
| the federal court.
Don't forget the Big Masquerade.
It will be the event of the?seasoin
Pre-inventory sale at Lynch & Ken
nedy's starts Saturday. -0 per cent
off on all goods, Knox Hats, E. & W.
collars and rubber goods excepted, ot
To reduce our stock, so as to
make the task of taking inven
tory less, we have placed the
prices on goods in all depart
ments where they will surely
appeal to you.
Eyncb and Kennedy
The Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings
OUR FLEEI IN
TIE RED SEA
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 30. ? Advices re
ceived here report the American na
val fleet on its tour of the world as
having successfully passed Pertm
island, and Aden and entered the
Retr Sea. It is sailing northward
through the Red Sea in single file
formation. It is due to arrive at
Suez, the southern gateway to the
canal, January .*>. und will emerge
into the .Medlterraii"an by the 4th as
the passage through the canal will be
slow. I
IHE ANNUAL
MASQUERADE
The annual masquerade by the
White Pass Athletic club is that oc
casion whereby the people of Skag
way are offered the opportunity to
see the old year out and the nev* "
year in under circumstances the jol
ltest and most favorable. This an
nual masquerade has assumed the re
lation of an institution in tills man's
town and no other form of enjoyment
on New Year eve Is ever considered.
It fulfills all demands? for those who
take active part In the dance and In
making up the spectacle, and for
those who prefer to overlook the
scene and just laugh at the fun the
others make.
Tfce six prizes offered for the var
ious degree of merit in the spectacle
are on view in Britt's window. They
are for the best dressed, best sus
tained character and most comic ?
male and female. There is fin at
traction not before introduced on sucl ,
occasions, especially provided for the
entertainment of those who go to loo
on. This will be preserved as a
secret until the occasion itself, tomor
row evening. Of course you are go
ing ? because everybody is.
Pre-i inventory sale at Lynch & Ken
nedy's starts Saturday. 20 per cent
off on all goods, Knox Hats, E. & W.
collars and rubber goods excepted. 3t
GORDON BETTLES
MUTEST
Gordon Bettles, one of the old tim
ers of Alaska, who gave his name 'to
the trading post In the Koyukuk, and
who has been in on every stampede
since the beginning of things in the j
north, is In Fairbanks preparing for
another of his mysterious mushes?
this time into what he says is the
newest, richest quartz and placor
camp in Ala.s&a
Bettles is very mysterious about
this particular bit of country, but
says lie has known of it for years,
says the Fairbanks News. He has
planned time and time again to hike
for it, but has always been distracted
and stampeded to something that
looked better for immediate results,
always putting the thought back in
his head that he would go to the
promised land when he had finished
with the business in band. He hi s
held on to it as a sort of bank ac
count, knowing that it is too inac
cessible to ever be discovered, and
knowing that the gold is there be
cause he says h** has seen it, $50 to
the pan.
. Gordon is what might be called a
wanderer. He has been over Alaska
from soup to nuts and expects to do
It over again. For the last year he
lias been with the Hubbard & Elliott
people at Valdez, having gone -there
utter his stampede to the Innoko
country with a stock of goods. He
didn't like the looks of things there
and just kept 011 a-going and landed
on the coast.
The year before that he opened up
the Katlshna country, taking up the
job after having mushed around in
the Beaver Creek district selling
goods to needy prospectors. Ho was
one of the many first locators of
Weare and was in the Koyukuk coun
try in 1895, It. was in 1898 that he
opened a trading post at Bettles. and
ne remained there for six years, the
longest stop he has ever made in one
plhce.
Bettles isn't going to sell goods
this time, lie will be a miner. He
says the element of a gamble does
hot enter Into tills proposition and
that he can get all the money he
wants to finance the expedition being
backed by parties in the east.
Preferred Stock Corn on the Cob,
ready to heat and se>ve, comes to
your table with the garden Haxor
perfectly preserved ? the way you
used to get it from the home garden.
Preferred Stock Canped Goods
Packed Whf r?v?r the But aro Grown
including Corn on the* Cob, which is plucked in the
morning and canned the same day ? in Maine because
the sweetest and tcndcrcst corn in the world grows in
the vegetable gardens of Maine.
Two ears to the tin, or eight ears to the tin, for your
convenience ? plump, sweet, delicious.
The United States Government is a large buyer of
Preferred Stock Canned Goods, for use at the Army
Posts in the Northwest.
Enjoy variety and quality ? PREFERRED STOCK ?
from your Grocer
* 1EWII. Wholaul* Qrocan. PORTIA ND.OREQOX.tr. 8. A.
GANTY & FRANDSON
ABE IF GETS 14 YEARS
(By United Pre?8.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29? At 5
o'clock this evening after denying all
appeals of his counsel of whatever
character, Judge Lawler sentenced
Abe Ruef to a term of fourteen years
at hard labor In San Quentln. It Is
the maximum sentence under the
law governing. Ruef had steeled
himself for the ordeal and made no
demonstration. He was Immediately
remanded to the county Jail. The
sentence has caused a general expres
sion of satisfaction In the city.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.? This
morning counsel for Ruef gave notlco
of appeal from the sentence of the
court. The effect Is to secure a stay
of execution.
LIME
STILL MOLDS ON
(By United Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.? Abe At
toll last night engaged with Bizz Mc
Kay In a contest to again test his
right to the featherweight champion
ship of the world. McKay went out
before an upper cut in the eighth
round.
TOE BOUTS
The Alaska SS Jefferson is sched
uled to arrive at Skagway at 8 this
evening. She will be in port about
two hours.
Acting Agent Conglln, of the C.
P. R., received word today that the
Princess May left Vancouver on time
last night. She will arrive on Satur
day bringing 27 tons. Agent F. F.
W. Lowle and wife and W. B. King,
auditor of the W. P. & Y. R., are the
only passengers.
The Tampico is at Haines. She
has 200 tons of coal for E. J. Shaw
& Co., and is expected here tonight.
BARRY IS THE
FAVORITE
(By United Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.? Jimmy
Barry and A1 Kaufman arc all ready
for their fight tonight. Barry leads
In the betting.
suffHT
FROM TRE COLD
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 30.? A bllzxard the
like of which has not been known
for years Is raging over all England.
There Is great suffering among the
millions of the vory poor.
Look at the Masquerade prizes In
Brltt's window. The best ever of*
fered.
Go to the Big Masquerade. 8eo
the Old Year out and the New Year
in.
We have just received I
a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15,00 to $22.5Q, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
GLAYSON & CLESSl
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