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No. 269. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY FEBRUARY IS, 19IW PRICK. 10 CENTS
SKIT LIVES LOST WHEN I
SiHMKES BEEF:
Australian Vessel Goes On
Rocks In Hard Gale and
Passengers Drown Vain
ly Trying to Reach Shore
Through Raging Surf.
(United Preaa Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 13? Blown olT
her course by a hard gale, the steamer Penquin struck on a
rocky reef off the New Zealand coast last night, and more
than sixty passengers were drowned in futile efforts to reach
the shore through the raging surf. The life boats were
smashed to pieces and many of the passengers were washed
off the wreck by the huge combers that swept over the reef.
The officers of the doomed vessel acted with the great
est heroism, according to the reports of the survivors, but
the conditions were such that little could be done.
The Penquin was bound for Melbourne, Australia. She
is a total wreck.
SSL JEFFERSON
LEFT SEATTLE
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 13.? The Jeffer
son of the Alaska Steamship company
sailed last night for Skagway. E. J.
Shaw and wife of Skagway are pas
sengers. F. T. Hamshaw of Atlln and
R. B. Coutts of Whltehorse. are
aboard. Dr. Coutts has been In Se
attle purchasing some horses for the
Whltehorse Stage line. He is bring
ing them up. Mr. Hamshaw Is man
ager of the big hydraulic mining op
erations on Mctflbe creek.
HUGER IS
GOING EAST
(By United Preas.)
SEATTLE. Fob. 13.? Richard A.
Balllnger of this city has resigned as
vice president of the A.-Y.-P. exposi
tion and will leave soon for Wash
ington. D. C. President-elect Taft
has announced that he will appoint
Mr. Balllnger as secretary of the In
terior. Mr. Balllnger was formerly
commissioner of public lands.
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(Unit j.- Pre'ss Telegraph-Cable 8ervlce.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.? Frank
Hitchcock, the manager ot the repub
lican campaign committee In the last
presidential election, will be the next
postmaster general of the United j
States. President-elect William H
Taft made this announcement today
to newspaper representatives shortly
after landing from the steamer after
his trip from Panama
ALASKA BUREAU
OF EDUCATION
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.? H. C. Sinclair,
disbursing agent for the Alaskan
bureau of education arrived here yes
terday and has issued a call for bids
on contracts for the supplies to be
used In the north.
SKAGWAlf PAYS
LINCOLN HONOR
The exercises under the auspiecos
of Skngway Lodge, No. 431, B. P. O
E., yesterday afternoon at Elks, hall
to commerate the centennlal%annlvcrs
ary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
wero successful in every way. More
than 200 people were present and <
thoroughly enjoyed the program. The
hall was draped with American flags
and the affair was a fitting tribute
to the memory of the martyred presi- '
dent.
Chaplain Liddtcoat of the Elks gave
a brief opening Invocation which was 1
followed by a prayer by Rev. George
E. Good. The public school children :
then sang "America." Miss Maude
Haslett read Lincoln's "Gettysburg
Address," in a praiseworthy manner
and the Elks' quartette, Messrs. \V. C
Blanchard, A. C. Blanchard. M. A
Snow and W. R. Hillery sang "Tent
Ing Tonight." Little .lackle Patrick
gave a recitation that won the hearts
of his auditors and the public school
children sang "Columbia."
Prof. J. W. Gavin gave a brief, but
Interesting address on the character
and career of Lincoln, laving special
emphasis on the manner In which he
had educated himself by the assidu
ous study of a few choice books.
The~audlence joined In the singing
of "The Star Spangled Banner," and
Rev. Thomas Jenkins dismissed the '
audience with a benediction.
The memorial exercises reflect
great credit on the Elks and the
people of Skagway. Such gatherings
are an incentive to patriotism. Upon
the children particularly the benefit
Is great. * -
TAFT HEADED
TOWARDS HOME
(By United Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. Fob. 13.? Presl
dent-elect William H. Taft left Now
Orleans this morning for Cincinnati.
O., his old home. He will go to Wash
ington, D. C., Monday to confer with
various government officials
BR0THER8B0WL
BILL WAS BEAT
The second of the games In the
Elks' handicap bowling tournament
was hold yesterday afternoon and the
team captained by W. C. Blanchard
lost to the five captained by Brother
Alec Blanchard by the slight margin
of 38 pins. The scores were gener
ally low, not a score being made of
200. W. C. Blanchard's team had a
total of 2.372 pins. Alec Blanchard's
team rolled 2.410. The teams were:
W. C. Blanchard, F. A. Callarman, E.
L. Miller. W. R. Hlllery, O. J. Kings
bury. A. O. Blanchard, Perry Morn.
D. Maskevlczlus, 0. Rosenberg, A.
McKay.
SKAGWAY ELKS
PLAY JUNEAU
. irangi;cienu have been completed
tor a tcl' graphlc bowling contest be
tween the bowlers of the Elks' club
of Juneau and Skagway. The games
will be pulled off at 7:30 Monday
night and returns will be reported
by telegraph at the end of each game
The contest will be between five
man teams, three games for pins,
loser to pay the cost of telegraphing.
Fred Williams will act as referee for
the Skagway team at Juneau and
Bill Seymour will act in a similar
capacity here for the Juneau team.
The local team will be made up of
Clayson, Snow, Will and Alec Blanch
ard and Jimmy Rock. Some good
scores are looked for.
HEINZE
SAUER
KRAUT
Sit
GANTY & FRANDSON
IK H HE BIG
nil ra ESCAPE
Two Bold Bandits Hold Up
Fast Train Near Denver,
Terrorize Crew and Pas
sengers, Rifle Mail And
Steal Fifty Thousand.
(United Pr?M T?l*flr?ph-Crt>l? ?*rv1ee.)
DENVER. Col. Feb. 18? Two masked bandit* held up
the Rio Grand fast mail train near here laat night, uncoup
led the mail and baggage care from ths rent of the train,
forced the engineer to haul them away, then blew open the
mail car and secured $50,000 in money from the registered
mail. Both men were armed with Winchester rifles and re
volvers and the train crew or passenjfers dar-*d to make no
resistance.
After rifling the mail the bandit* mounted hoiae* which
were tethered close at hand, and rode away towarda the
mountains. A posse of rail waj detectives and Denver po
lice nre following them with bloodhonnda
The robbery was one of the boldest ever iperpetra ted in
i he west and seems to have been carefully planned. It ia
Lhaught the bandits knew there was money in the mail.
JOHNSON OFF
FOR CANADA
(By United Preaa.)
MELBOURNE. N 3. W.. Feb 1J ?
Jack Johnson, the colored champion
pugilist of the world, who recently de
feated Tommy Burns here, left on a
steamer for Vancouver, B. C-, this
morning. Johnson statea that he i?
willing to fight Jim Jefferlea, but that
first he Is going to accept a theatrical
engagement In England.
PRINCESS m
DUE TONIGHT
F. F. W. Low1?. local *K?nt for th? '
Canadian Pacific company. atat*a that
th* Prlncow May will arr1r? h#r*
?bout 9 o'clock in?l|4t 8h* Wt
Kfttcblkan at noon y#?t*rday Th?
PrlnciM ha* tw#lr?> pa**?n**ra
aboard. Its ton* of frrtght and torn
honwa
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