CHICAGO, .lun. 20. ? Twenty meu
?<^re burned alive, forty-five are ser
iously Injured. ami fifteen men are
believed to be entrapped in a tunnel
and suffocated us a result of a fire
today which swept the municipal crib
plant which extends out Into I>ake
Michigan.
The cause of the flames is not
known Fanned by a heavy gale 0(1
the lake they spread with great rtW>
Idlty. Th# men In the tunnel are
sure to be suffocated.
Fire lUKS have left from Chicago to
the scene to exttagulsih the flaiui>
and remove the dead and dying.
efforts will be made to retieve th?- i??j
prisoned men.
LILLEY OUSTED
FROM HOUSE
(By United Press.)
Washington. Jan. 20. ? Reprosen
tatlve (ieorge Lilley of Connecticut,
was ousted from the House of R?'p
r?>sentvaties as the result of the sub
marine Kraft charge*. Lllley was re- 1
cently elected governor of Connecti
cut and refused to resign from the
Mouse of Representatives.
JEFFERSON HAS
LEFT SEATTLE
The Jefferson of the Alaska Steam
ship company left Seattle at l> o'clock
last night and is duu here next Satur
day evening. The gale which was '
blowing down the coast has subsided
somewhat and Agent R A. Carroll,
expects the vessel will arrive on
time at Skagwav.
There was no council meeting last
night. Tb<> firemen wrere kept busy
until after 8 o'clock and the mayor
and several of the councilmen were
there. The mayor says he will call I
another special meeting In the near j
future.
COTTAGE CITY
The Cottage City of the Pacifl*
Coast Steamship company arrived in
Skagway at 7 o'clock last night with
throe passengers and tons of pack
age freight and left at 3:30 o'clock
this morning with five passengers an
two tons of freight. The Cotlag<
City was one day overdue and encoun
tered exceptionally rough weather
coming up the coast. She was coated |
with ice when she arrived.
The vessel was never In danger a!
any time, but the sen was high and
most of the time a blinding snow wa
falling. The captain and crew had
to take the utmost precautions an
more than once stopped to ride out
the storm in sheltered spots.
Robert Scott and Mrs. C. T. Mortle
left for Juneau on the Cottage Citj
and Martin Conway. Mrs. Whalen and|
E. H. Strous took passage to SeattU
Mrs. A. \V. Heed received toda>
from Marion, la., the^ad news* of tin
death of her niece, Mrs. Edward F
Hauer. in child birth. Deceased leave,
husband, baby, mother, father an<> |
brother.
? ? ?
Phil Snyder stated today that titer*
was no danger of a water shortage It j
Skagwav. He was examing the sys
tem today and statde. there wa
plenty of water ami it was in fltte
condition.
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I :i;
v To give our patrons who have been un- ?
? able to attend our First Discount Sale,
X owing to the extremely cold weather, an
j: opportunity to take advantage of the
X generous discounts on seasonable goods
? we have decided to continue it for one j;
t week longer- All departments are af
J fected by this sale and include our lints ol t
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J . I ndenvear and hosiery, woolen, silk and cotton V
X dre.-^goods. blankets, comfortables, flannels, out- y
j- ing and canton, every line brought from a plenti
X fal market at lowest prices. Your money will go i*
T farthest and buy more from
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I !'I ! M I-I-I- 1 ?l"!"l"l"!"W"i-! ?WH-W -M-M-H-i-M-H":
(By United Pres?.)
NKW YORK, Jail. 20. ? Through
Attorney General Bonaparte the
I'ntted States government will file a
libel suit against the New York World
for charging President Roosevelt and
other officials of having purchased
the land rights at the Panama canal
for i 12.000,000 and tlu'n having sold
to the guvcrnnitirx for $10,000, OOti
The statement* published in th<
World have been disproved. President
Roosevelt is responsible for the filing
of tks libel suit. s
COLORED BOXER
BEATS ROLLER
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, .luu. 20 ? I ?r . 11 K Hol
ler, the former wrestler. was out
classed In every way by "Denver]
Ed" Martin, the neurt, in a si\
round fiKlit held here last nUhl Mai
tin was shiftier tiiau Holler and land
ed many blows on him without a re
turn. Me repeatedly rocked the Ids
physician's head with left jabs and
had lti?n in distress more than on< <
UA'r showed sameness and was as |
gNMvt. but otherwise his showinp
wa^ poor. Roller weighed 210 pounds
nnd Martin 190. *
(By United Press.)
MANILA. P. I , Jan. 20.? The vol
cano Lagnas is iti eruption. Serious
(Iuiuuko is bcinK done. Many of the
people are leaving their homes and
fleeing in terror. So far, however,
no lives have been reported as lost.
The volcano is still in \iol"nt ?tui
lion. Karthqnakes and titlnl wave*
are feared.
STEAMER SIS
OFF ENGLAND!
(By United Press.)
LONDON. Jan. 20. ? Two steamers
collided this afternoon off Flam
borough head. One of the steamer*
sunk with all 011 board. The names
of the ships are not known and the
loss cannot be ascertained. There
wus a dense fog at the time of the
collision. The details of the accident
are most meagre.
mll?
BOUQUETS
(By United Press.)
At'C.rSTA. Ga.. Jan. 20.? Presi
dent-elect Taft is being Riven a taste
of real southern hospitality. Every
where he goes he is greeted with
cheers and bevys of southern girls
throw bouquets at hhn.
The government launch Peterson
is still In SttjKWwy. ?apt. Slmonds
docs not deem It advisable to re
turn to Haines until the weather mod
] erates.
GOV. OPPOSES
prohibition!
(By United Press)
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan 20 ? Go\.
Patterson today vetoed the state wide
prohibition bill which whs voted in by
the people on .January 2. Me pave for
his reason that he did not consider
prohibition effective and that it
would amount to confiscation of th<
brewery interests.
FLAKES RARING
II ISIS
(By United I ress.)
MESSINA. Italy. Jan. 20.? Fire is
still raping In the ruin* of Messina
and it is feared that ma'u- people,
who are buried alive in tli<* i ll
be cremated. Soldiers: salK ? * ?'
and civilians are making ev< t * ' ? rt
lo combat the flames.
The Eagles will hold their regular
meeting tonight at their aerie.
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ML OF GREECE IS
; ROOKEO BY EARTH QUAKE
(United Pre ee Telegreph-Cebte Senrlee.)
ATHENS. Greece. Jan 20. ? A
MTere earthquake shook Athens yea
terday and cauaed irreat damage '
More than fifty people were killed an :
several hundred were wounded. Many
bulhlinKs collapsed and olhera are
badly damaged. The people fear a
repetition of the ?hock* and are nop
Ins oat In open iota, feartnf to re
main In their honaea
The flechkeplr lalanda. a ?maU
group of ap*rc#lf peopled i?landa. are
thought to have rank In the Aegean
ae*. Thla report cannot be confirmed
RIVERS ARE ON
RAMPAGE
(By United Preaa.)
SPOKANK. Wash . Jan. 20 ? Error
river In eaatern Washington la above
the high water mark and still on the
rise. Th?? floods art- the worat erer
before known here The water la
dangerously high here At Wenatchee,
Pasco and other polnta alone th?
Columbia river parta of the towns are
under water and business practically
suspended. The train service all orer
the state Is absolutely drmorallted
ATLIN MIR IS
DEAD
"
Word was received In Skagway to
day that Edward Helgren. a well
known miner of Atlln. died on Janu
ary 6 at Wlncheater, Wash , at Uie
home of O. W. Johnson. Consump
tion cauaed his death Mr Holgren
was operating on Spruce creek at
Vtlln. lie came Into thla country in
1898 and was well known. Hla health
was gradually failing and be left hero
last fall He was 38 yoara old
Frank Page allpped on the Ic* this
morning and bruised hla knee quite
badly.
BLIND SENATOR
IS RE ELECTED
(By Unit*
Gl'THRlR. Okla . Jan. -flenator
Thorn** P. Oor* *u today
to the United RUIm tervate by tbe
legislature of Oklahoipa. H? had do
opposition Senator Oor* la ? d?mo
orat and baa aarrad ooe t?rm la tb?
aenata. Ha la totally blind, but la an
able orator aad ooe of the moat pro
Kreaatra n'fflbm of the upper honaa
CONGi BEATS
BOB LOWE
rredartrk Confdon baa probably 6+
featad Robert lyowr of Whlt?horae a a
martyr to th* Canadian parbamaot
from Yukon territory, at U?a alactioa
held today lMtt#Tln( reports from
tha town* alone the line Indicate
Comtdon'a alactJoo
At Whltehoraa Ui ?? ?ti $irm 1*7
rotea. Coacdon *, Black ??. At Cari
bou, Low* 37. Mack 4. Cocfdoo
At Conrad. Lowa 7. Black 31. at IJ?
Infrton. I/)w# ? and Black li Conf
don wii given rood majorltlaa In the
Interior to win according to tba ra
t>orta of the telegraph oparatora along
the 11 1*
We have just received
; a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately "priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
in and look them yover.
-
ij See window display.
GLAYSON & CL2SL.