SS. Yucatan Is Wrecked
Strikes Ice Berg In Icy Straits ?
Beached Near Hoonah ? No
Lives Are Lost ? Santa Anna
Is Sent To The Rescue
(By Alaska News Bureau)
JUNEAU. Feb. 17 ? While steaming
through lev Straits last night en
route from the Westward the steamer
Yucatan struck a half submerged ice
berg and stove a great hole in her
bow.
The vessel was beached on Chicha
gof Island near Hoonah. All the pas
sengers and crew were safely taken
ashore. There were seventy passen
gers on the Yucatan.
The boat is badly damaged.
The Santa A una has sailed to Hoo- '
' nah to r?t?ce the shipwrecked passen
gers and crew.
| JUNEAU. (Later dispatch) The Yu
catan will be a total loss.
The Yucatan was one of the best
boats on the Alaskan coast. She has
been on the westward run for years.
During the war with Spain she was
used as an army transport.
Last summer the Yucatan was in
Skagwav with the party of George C.
Perkins, the New York millionaire,
on board.
THOMAS US CALLED NT DEATH
(Special to th? Daily Alaskan)
ATLIN B. C. Feb. 18? Thomas
Kearns. a pioneer miner of Spruce
creek, died today while under the in
fluence of chloroform which was ad
ministered to him while he was hav
ing a broken wrist bone set. His
wrist was broken by a fall on the ice.
Mr. Kearns was forty years old and
a native of Ottawa. Ont.. He came
north about twelve years ago and was
formerly a resident of Skajjway. He
son-in-law of Charles Moore, chief of
police of Skagw&y.
Mrs. Kearns died two years ago.
Mr. Kearns is survived by two little
girls who are residing with their
yrand parents in Skagway.
Mr. Kearns was very popular in
Atlin. He was the Liberal candidate
for the provincial parliament at the
last ejection and was defeated by Dr.
Henry Young, by a small majority.
Mr. Kearns will be buried in Atlin j
Chief of Police Moore staled today
that he <lid not know whether he
could net into Atliu to attend the fun
eral.
The sympathy of the community
will be ex* ended to the bereaved rel
tives.
MINERS VOTE
ON QUESTION
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
DENVER. Colo. Feb. 17? The ques
tion as to whether the Western Fed- j
| eration of Miners shall affiliate with
I the American Federation of Labor
will be decided by a referendum vote
among the members of the Western
Federation.
Mrs. Lee Gault went to Whitehorse
this morning.
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INVESTIGATION
IS POSTPONED
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. 17? The
Balltnger investigation has been post- J"
polled until Fi'i'lay inoniin !?. ?
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 17? Robert Gusgei
heim will promote another cross coui*
try automobile race from New York
to Seattle. The autos will start fror..
Now York July 4. Several handsome
trophies have been offered as prizes.
V. 1. 11 ah n left for Whltehorse to
day.
ALASKA PUBLICITY BUREAU
ESTABLISHED IS SEATTLE
An Alaska Free Information ami
Publicity bureau will be established
with headquarters at Seattle. The
purpose of the organization is to fur
nish free information of every de
scription pertaining to Alaska; to
maintain a comprehensive exhibit of
Alaska's industries and resources, and
to advertise Alaska generally by fur
nishing newspapers, magazines and
trade journals with reliable data and
facts, in the form of live news stories
concerning mining, agricultural and
commercial possibilities of the terri
tc ry. The bureau is to be maintained '
!>y subscriptions from t!?v organized
commercial bodies of Alaska, by con
tributions from the transportation com
panics operating in Alaska, and such
other subscriptions as may be offered
The business of the bureau will be
conducted by a temporary manager
who will act until such time as autho.
i/.ed representatives of the commer
< ial bodk s of Alaska may meet and
perfect a permanent organization by
the election of officer.^, and the ap
pointment of executive heads of de
partments. A. \V. Rockford, formerly
editor of the Valdez News, is in
charge of th.' busii less of t In- bureau.
Advices have been received in
Whitehorso to the effect that the
Greenough syndicate of Spokane have ,
purchased the Pueblo coppcr mine
and will commence shipping out ore
this summer.
John Greenough was in Whitehorse
last summer and several mining ex
perts, supposed to be representing th
Greenough Interests. hav<* visitcil Hi.'
Pueblo mine from lime to time.
It is known on reliable authority
that .Mr. Greenough was negotiating
for the mine and that he has purchas
eil it will occasion no surprise.
The Pueblo is considered one of
the most promising of the Whltehor.se
copper properties and its working wi l
cause a revival of business in that
town. Skagway will also benefit
through the working of t In- mine.
GLEASON AND
RICKARD IWEEI
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17? Tex
: Rlckard and Jack Gleason will meet
tonight and confer in regard to the
place of holding the Johnson-Jeffries
I fight.
Don't forget the Finnan s dance nt ;
I21k"s hall 011 the 22nd. Turn out and 1
help ilif fii(- boys.
BLOCKADE IS NOW BROKEN
VALDEZ. ? The recent blockade on
the Valdez-Falrbanks road, due to
heavy snow and slides, has been lifted
and travel is assuming normal propor
tions. from here to beyond the sum
mit of the coast range the trail is
crowded with freight, all of the big
mining and freight outfits having sup
plies scattered alQng that stretch.
Two weeks more will put the bulk of
this freight over the hill. .Mail stages
are again traveling on schedule time.
Outfits for the placer camp at Val
dez creek have left town and a num
ber of mushers bound for the Idita
rod are also on the trail. They are
mostly traveling with dog teams.
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(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 17 ? The
postal savings banks bill has been giv
en prefcrcnce over the bill
on tho Senate calendar and now there
seems to be but small chance of the
Bevoridge bill getting any further con
sideration (luring the present session.
ickersham Wires
Bill Is Defeated
? ? ? ? .
(By Alaska News Bureau)
JUNEAU. Feb. 17? The Dally Dis- j
patch received a wire this afternoon
from Delegate James Wlckershani
stating that the Beveridge bill is de
feated, as there are not enough votes
lo pass it in the Senate and it Is
placed far back on the Senate cal
endar.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Feb. 17? John W. Ivey.
formerly collector of customs In Alas
ka, and for a Ions time an enemy of
Delegate Wickersham. has burled the
hatchet and today sent Mr. Wicker
sham the following telegram:
"The same subtile influences are
circumventing you that handicapped
me during years ,of honest effort in
Alaska's behalf. I pledge the support
cf myself and my friends in your
noble fight. Keep it up."
POWDER WORKS ME
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN LEANDRO, Cal. Feb. 17? The
Trojan Powder works located outside ;
of this city exploded late this after- j
noon from some unknown cause.
Many of the workmen were badly
injured and some lives may have been 1
lost.
The force of the explosion was ter
rific and buildings several miles away
were damaged.
Fire broke out after the explosion
and menaced the surrounding build
ings.
Mrs. P. Doree has received a bronze
medal from the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific
exposition for having the best exhib
it of garden peas shown at the ex
position. The peas were grown in
Skagway under ordinary conditions.
Hubert Hayward has resigned his
position with the Home Power com
pany, to take effect March 1, and
will probably leave for Portland, Ore.,
early in March, where he will make
his future home. __
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