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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1910
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.Wis Adams and "Scotty" Curran.
keepers of the Eldred rock lighthouse,
were drowned last Tuesday some
where between Eldred rock and
Point Sherman.
The men left the Eldred rock light
house Friday morning in a small sail
t>oat for Sherman light, about six
miles distant. They were to return
the same day. They did not return
and Monday, Ole Orson, who was on
his way to Pyramid harbor from Ju
neau in a small boat, sighted an over
turned boat drifting about off Sher
man point.
Me investigated and found the boat
belonged u> the lighthouse.
Mr. Orson at once went to the Kl
<tred rook lighthouse and found one
man there In charge. The assistant
keeper said that Adams and "Scotty"
had left on Friday and that he had
been alone ever since.
Orson arrived in Haines Tuesday
night and reported the matter to Col
Reynolds. The goevrnment boat
Peterson may be sent out to search
for the missing men.
Ftoth Adams and "Scotty" are well
known in Skagway. Herman Grimm
and Jack Peterson knew Adams when
he was in Astoria. "Scotty" has
been a frequent visitor In town and
carried the flag at the Skagway
Fourth of July parade in I'.'OS.
At the present time the freighter
Klsa is at Vancouver taking on board
the 2. ">00 ton shipment of machinery
that is consigned to the Northern
Light & Power company at Coal
creek, some sixty miles below Dawson
The Klsa is expected in Skagwav
about April 2$ and the shipment will
be unloaded and taken to Whitehorse
as quickly as possible and taken
down the river on the first boats.
Special preparations are being made
to handle the shipment in the short
est time possible.
The employment of the extra men
needed to transport the shipment will!
help Skagwav and Whitehorse con
siderably.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 21? Di
rector Newell of the Reclamation s<-r
vice states that the $30,000,000 bonds ;
asked for by President Taft to carry |
out the conservation and irrigation ;
work in the west are unnecessary i
and should not be issued.
"30"
SOUNDS
FOR ME
Joseph T. Hayne, formerly editor
| of The Skagway News, at first a
weekly and later a daily paper, which
| was printed in the present Alaskan
'office, died at Portland. Ore.. .March
IS. Mr. Hayne is survived by a wid
ow.
Mr. Hayne came to Skagway in
1897 and worked for M. L. Sherpe
on the Skagway News. He purchas
ed '.he News in 19u<>. He was not
successful In the conduct of the paper
and left Skagway in 1901.
K"or the past few years he has
been working as a printer in Pert
land.
BE
(By Alaska News Bureau.}
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. .".0? It
is predicted that Lloyd W. Bowers,
solicitor general in the Department
of Justice, will be appointed to suc
ceed the late Chief Justice Brewer of
the supreme court.
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K SUB OF FIRE
SOIL DOWN ??
(By Alaska Naws Bureau)
CATANIA, Sicily. Mar. 31? Streams
or lava twelve feet deep and hun
dreds of feet wide are flowing down
the sides of Mt. Aetna and rarryin?;
j devastation into the adjacent country.
The eruptions are constantly increas
ing in violence. Catania is almost
deserted by residents. The destruc
tion of the city sconis certain.
JOHNNY JONES
LOVED or ALL
-
"Johnny" Jones, who lived in Skag
way in the early days, leaving here
about seven years ago. recently died 1
at Georgetown, Wash., where he had
been employed as driver by tho Rain
ier Brewery. Although occupying a
humble position, "Johnny" Jones was
so loved by all that knew liini that
practically the entire town turned out
to his funeral.
Herman Grimm, who remembered
Jones very well, says that he showed
the same characteristics in Skagway
and many of the old timers will re
member hint, all with liking and re
spect.
The Seattle P-l of recent date
contains the following account of fiis
funeral:
In a hearse drawn by four big white
horses which he used to drive the
. Georgetown band playing a funeral
I dirge, and hundreds of the people of
Georgetown as mourners, little, old
Johnny Jones, the "character" of tho
town, will ride to his grave in state
today.
Johnny Jones was a Welshman. He
came to Georgetown about twenty
years ago, and ever since the day of
his arrival he was the idol of the
children and the friend of the un
fortunate. Every one that ever lived
in the suburb knew Johnny Jones,
liked him for his quaint, quiet ways.
"Johnny is a boy after my own
heart," men would say, and women
would exclaim, "Johnny Jones! Oh. if
my husband was only like him." The
little children anxiously waited his
appearance on all occasions, for he
always carried a stray penny in his
pocket, or a piece of candy, and lie
would always take time to join in
their games.
A. W. H. Smith, a member of the
Yukon Council and one of the leaders
of the Conservative party in the Yu
kon, who arrived on the May. left
for Whitehorse yesterday.
The Rustler left Juneau at S this
morning and is due in Skagway to
night. The Rustler will sail for Ju
neau and way ports at 8 tomorrow
morning.
BILL Iffil
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK, Mar. 30? William Jen
nings Bryan has cabled that ho will
return to New York April !> from his
trip Id South America. The Dem
ocrats of New York are making elab
orate preparations to welcome the
Great Commoner.
GAYNQR WILL
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Mar. 31? Mayor Gay
nor is planning to enforce the Sun
day closing laws and make New York
"dry" on the Sabbath. His proposed
action Is arousing a storm of protest,
not only from the liquor dealers, but
from the masse. i of the citizens.
DEAD ill LAST
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDON. Eng.. Mar. 30? The re
port has been confirmed that King]
Menellk of Abyssinia died Sunday.
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Mar. 31? The
unofficial returns of the Democratic
primaries show that Gov. Donaghy
has been nominated to be a candi
date for governor again. The nomin
ation is equivalent lo the election.
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JACK BURNS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Mar. 30?
After having the best of the battle for
nineteen rounds, Jack Burns took
the count four times In the twentieth
round and lost the decision to Jim
Barry in a twenty round fight held
last night at the Mission street arena.
The gong saved Burns from a cer
tain knockout.
tommTburns
IS QUITE ILL
(By Alaska News .Bureau.)
SYDNEY. N. S. W? Mar. 30? The
date of the Burns-Lang fight has
again been postponed until April 11
on account of the illness of Tommy
Burns, who Is suffering from gastri
tis.
TEDOmS
FOR NAPLES
(By Alaska News Bureau)
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Mar. 30 ?
Theodore Roosevelt and party sailed
last night for Naples, Italy. They
will arrive In Naples next Saturday.
GOV. HUGHES IS
OFFERED POST
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Mar. 31? It Is rumored
that Gov. Hughes has been offered the
appointment to the supreme bench to
succeed the late Chief Justice Brewer.
'NEW REGIMENT
COMING NORTH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
VANCOUVER, Wash., Mar. 31? The
! 16th United States Infantry has re
ceived orders to relieve the Twenty-se
cond Infantry, now stationed at the Al
askan posts. The order makes the
change effective June 16. The Twen
| ty-second Infantry will be sent to a
Texas post.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Jackson, Miss. Mar, 30 ? A grand
Jury has returned an indictment of
bribery against Louis Dulaney, who is
accused of handling the "slush fund"
that helped elect Mr. Percy U. S.
Senator from Mississippi.
SENATOR ALLDS
IS CONVICTED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ALBANY, N. Y. Mar. 30? By a
vote of 40 to 9 the charges made
against Senator Jotham Allde were
sustained in the New York Senate
and he has resigned his seat. Sen
ator Allds was accused of accepting
bribes to influence legislation for
bridge contracts.
Harold Hartwigsen went up the line
on a hunting trip this morning.
Jack Combs of Haines arrived in
town on the Hegg yesterday. Mr.
Combs will return to Haines tomor
row.
The Humboldt will be in port at
midnight, according to a cablegram
received this morning by W. W.
Boughton, local agent.
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