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No. 2 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SK AG WAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 1913 PBOl 10 CENTO
MOSLEMS Hi CHBTIMS
SLAUGHTER EIM OH
Constantinople, Feb i ? At ?1*
o'clock Monday evening the four
days' armistice expired and within
an hour bombardments began by
the allien upon aeveral cities in the
Balkan states At Adrianople a
fierce bombardment began on the
city which was replied to by the
Turkish forts and garrison Through
out the vilayet of Adrianople a
number of skirmishes began At
Tchalik In Salonica a batt'.e started
with the results undetermined
Sofia, Fob. 4 ? Within an hour
after the expiration of the armis
tice. the Bulgarian troops began
bombarding the city of Adrianople.
The Bulgarian armies are instructed
to push into Turkish territory, and
they are eagerly responding to the
ofder
London, Feb. 4 ? War has been
resumed la the Balkans and skirm
ishes are reported from many points.
Turkish peace envoys have been
ordered to return home.
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limr In sTIMt l.ATINO
Customs collector Willis has Is
sued his report on "Commerce and
Customs Huslness of Alaska" for
the year ending l>ec?nber SI. A
summary appears as follows
Although there was no material
Increase in the population of Al
aska during the calendar year
1912, the commerce of the Terri
tory broke all former records in al
most every particular
The total trade, valued at $72,
741, 0?0, is 27 per cent higher than
that for any previous year. The
halance of trade in favor of Alaska
is the largest of record, amounting
to almost twenty million dollars
Gold, which until recent years
has constituted the bulk of the
Territory's exports, though greater
than for the two previous years, was
50 per c?it leas in value than the
total of the other Alaskan products
shipped to the I'nited States and
was exceeded by the single item
of ?*lmon -canned and otherwise
presents!
For the first time both the ship
ments of merchandise from the
I'nited States and from Alaska to
the I'nited States passed the twen
ty million mark. The shipments to
Southeastern Alaska show an en
ormous increase and are more than
double those of any one of the oth
er three divisions. This increase
was principally due to the establish
ment of twenty new salmon can
neri?* throughout the division and
the extensive development of min
ing properties in the Juneau dis
trict.
The value of furs shipped during
the year includes the products of
the I'rtbllof Islands and shipments
by mail -? total of $300,003 not
shown In the Bureau's reports for
the name period.
All of the four divisions of Al
aska show an increase over 1911 in
the values of shipments received
from the 1'nited States Most of
the unprecedented Increase, how
ever. was due to the unusual Indus
tral activities in Southeastern Alas
ka, resulting in that division receiv
ing 4 4 per cent of the entire amount
shipped to the district, an advance
of 75 per cent over the preceding
ymr.
NKI.SON THINKS HKMtH'HATS
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St. Paul. Feb. 4 ? Senator Knutc
Nelson was the guest at a Nelson
banquet last evening and made the
principal speech. He said there
was no reason to apprehend any
lack of prosperity because of the
election of the democrats and he
believes no panic will result, not
withstanding the gloomy prophecies
of those who see danger ahaed
Mr. Nelson says that the demo
crats should get credit for good in
tentions. that they are honest
enough, though he does not be- 1
lieve in their free trade policies
A popular London restaurant has
adopted electric cooking A simple
lunch of soup, a chop with potato
chips, mineral water, dessert and
coffee, costs but a shilling and nine
pence, which is less than at the
regular restaurants where coal and
gas art* burned.
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blanket lived
BUCK COATS A YD PANTO
FUR CAPS
FELT SHOES
(For Ladles, Men and Children.)
WOOL SOX
WOOL LINED AND FUR MITTS.
HEAVY WOOL UNDERWEAR
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TOP SHIRTS
ARTIOB.
GOLB SEAI, and BALL BAND
PACKS.
T?lephun?
No. 4t.
H. J. Lynch
Th? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
llHnmtv Rmwn, ill Onllng Mftftiulnr, Tvpe of Men \Vlw? "Of"1" "
Came the call of a dog driver and
black s|?ecks that grow Into two
men riding empty sleds, who drew
aside to let us pass while we swap
ped the news of the trail. Thejr
were prospectors freighting to
Broad pass, they said, three of
them; two brothers by the name of
Wells and their partner, Toffee
These men represented the best ?
type of th?> Alaskan prospector
Freighting their aappllm In the
winter time, the spring "break-ap"
would fln1 them In itome distant
range of the Interior Here thejr
would hold their cabin, prospecting
and trapping for a jrwr or more,
and eketng out their food supply
with the aid of rifle and fish line
When their food waa gone they I
would rnft down some wllderneaa
tlver, aell thrlr film and skins at
a frontier pout and outfit for *n
other venture Finding good quart*
proa pert* near the Alaskan range
they were freighting in a two year*'
outfit conntlng on "the romlng of
(he railroad"' to make their em
bryonic mine* valuable Thla la the
type of man that is opening up Alaaka
NOT MI CH <;l,Oin I.F.FT
l\ <?\CK FAMOIS SHIP
The sa!*> of the floating cannery
Glory of the Seas, which has oper
ated In Southeastern Alaska for
the past two seasons, is reported by
the Alaska Fish company. The buy
ers are the Glacier Packing com
pany, the concern owning and oper
ating the Hoonah cannrey. The
Glory will be operated in the Icy
Straits district. In addition to the
complete tannery outfit she now
carries will be installed a cold
storage plant, and the big barge
will act In a double capacity. The
Alaska Fish company will continue
to operate the Waterfall cannery,
and the other fishing mid packing
interests they have in this region.
The old Glory of the Seas was
once one of the famous wind jam
mers and years ago had a record
as one of the fastest sailing ships
afloat
SOC1KTY AKRANIVG POT LATCH
FOR TYKE OMMXHMAX
Washington, Feb. 4 ? Society wo
men and friends of Mrs. Taft are
planning for a subscription gift for
Mrs. Taft when she leaves the
White House The intent of the
gift is to present Mrs. Taft with
something to which all her friends
have contributed.
All male employes of the General
Electric Company of Schenectady
receive a pension on reaching the
age of 70 years. If they have been
in the service of the company for
20 years. Women are pensioned at
60 !? they have completed this ser
vice.
SHKKIKK SKI.IJ4 4"HVR("H TO
PAY PASTOR'S SALARY
Philadelphia, Feb 4 ? The 1'nlon
Presbyterian cfcurch of thin city
kw sold at sheriff's wile yesterday
for debt which was owing the pw
tor on his salary. This I* perhaps
the first time that such an un-j
usual procedure has been report e. I
to In order to secure payment for
debt ,
VAtXTXATIOM OHDKK RK
SILTS IX BIO ROW
Oakland. Feb. 4 ? The city la In
an uproar over the attempted en
forcement of th< school vaccination
law Many of the students and
parents of students do not believe
In the practices of vaccination and
refused to submit to the order, the
result has been that the school
board has ordered the suspension of
more than two hundred pupils from
the Fremont high school until
they are vaccinated. The order
will be applied to other schools in
the city.
Those opposed to vaccination put
up the claim that even the doc
tors are not agreed upon the effi
cacy of the treatment and that no
two medical schools are agreed up
on Its necessity when there is no
contagion In the district. Some are
opposing it from arellglou* stand
point
Much of the experimental appar
atus, notes, etc., of Volta, one of
the pioneers in the electrical field,
were recently discovered In a
small Italian town.
Pure Maple Sugar in Bricks
Frt?h lot jot receired ? wold t?V
no in half pound hricks at IK eta.
At the Mine time we wish to call
your attention to our line of hulli
chocolate* ? the fineet in the ritj- ?
sold at RO cU. a pound. Special
price In 5 lb. *>*?? ? aaaort?d $t .T?
full weight guarauteed.
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
| Hl\ Kit HKIXK THIIK. \TK>'H
HKSTIM fTN?\ IN HMM K
Pari*. Feb ?- - The rim Seine I*
rising At the rat* of two inrhe? an
hour and the city la berominii alarm
ed over the probability of another
flooding surh an caused Immense
damnum when she overflowed her
banks a year a*o
SK.MiW.U AMOVfi I.IMT
TH\T |NVITKI> MR.4H
Portland. Feb ' 4? A? a retnlt
o the announcement that Sarah
Bernhart Intenda visiting Alaaka,
many Invitations have been sent her
from the cities of the north, aakln*
that ahe appear In aome of her
play*. The divine Sarah Is pleased
over receiving encouraging word*
from Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway,
and many towna of the Interior
The new gaa-elertrtr railroad
rara are extenatvely used in Ger
many
TIFT GETS COM
MISSI REPORT
Washington, Fab 4 Tha report
of tha ?parlal Alaska Railroad com
mlaaton I* In tha hand* of Pr?\
dant Tuft Major Morrow, chair
man of tha mmmlwlnn, praaantad
'ha raport Monday night, but any*
? hat It la not aa ?mi|?W# aa h?
would Ilk" to h*?a It
Mr Taft spent part of III* 4 ay
y?atards?y In looking It oyer and
making nota* and attract* to ba In
rorporat*d In a upwtal m?aaage
ahlch he will ind to congretw with
in a faw day*, poaalhly not lat?r
than Friday Tha document la
rolnmlnoua and contain* m?ch mat
ter corerlng the g??tr*phy. and
phy*tc?| conformation of tha vir
ion* railroad rnuto* and mountain
p*aa?? laading from tidewater to
the interior,
With lata report* on the geology
of Alaska sent In by Alfrad Rronk*.
'ogether with raport* of the Iocs
? Ion of coal land* by tha roal mm
mlaalon, tha pra*ident will do'thtlass
be shia to make rwnmm?id?tion?
which will raanlt. In the buying or
construction of a railroad that will
not only *erre aa a fanelble rout*
for ranching tha Intarlor. hat will
tap tha mlnaral dapoalts aa wall
Naw York. Fab ? IWylng tha
old sopartfitlon that Friday* ar?
'inliKkr daya. many of tha *taam
?hlp compile* sailing for F.nrope
hare made It a practice in tha past
to aall Saturday* or any day hut
Friday Vow there la a transatlan
tic Una that rafaaaa to longar he
mled by si *an*e|en* snperatlMon
and they announce that for buslnan*
reasons it la advisable to maka
? i*ir sailing* on Friday*, ao tha
schdtile ha* h?*>n rearranged to
prorlde for Friday sailing* Tha
naw order ?oa? Into effect na*t
Friday.
ftteim*hip man are awaiting tha
r***'j|t of tha naw ordar. and If It
ran ha damonatratad that tha travel
ing public :* caralaaa of tha wnp?r
?tltlon, othar lines may adopt lha
schedule
? ?
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