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No. 23<>. ELEVENTH YEAK. SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1909 PRICE, ^ CENTS
BOTH jjiES MET
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Teneriffe Badly Damaged
by Shocks, and Tidal
Wave? Many Lives Lost
(By United Press.)
TENERIFFE. Canary Islands, Jan.
g. ? terrific earthquake visited Ten
erlffe today causing great damage to
property and lives.
A tidal wave following the earth
quake created havoc among the ship
ping In the port.
Communication Is almost lmpossl
ble, but It is feared that heavy loss
in life and property was caused
among the other Canary Islands.
(Editorial note.) ?'The Canary is
lands are situated about 300 miles off
the coast of Morocco. Africa. They
are 3000 square miles in area and
have a population of 310,000. Tener
Wfe has a population of about 120,000. ]
(By lTrilted Press.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 6. ? Bllziards are
reported to be raging in all portions
of the north and middle west. Trains
are blockaded, telegraph wires are
down and there is much suffering
among live stock.
fidWard
ALASKAN GAME
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6? Secretary:
of the Interior Garfield today made;
a recommendation to congress for an
appropriation of $10,000 for the pro
tection of Alaska game. The fund
will be under the direction of the act
ing governor. He also recommends
that the management of the Priboloff
islands hereafter be undertaken by
the Bureau of Fisheries.
DETECTIVES ARE
EXPENSIVE
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.? The re
port of the secretary- of war made to
the senate today shows that $15, WO
was spent in hiring detectives to col
lect evidence in the Brownsville afj
fair which resulted in the dismissal of.
the colored calvary regiment
HUGHESURGES
RADICAL REFORM
(By United Press.)
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan.'S. ? In his an
nual message Governor Hughes re
commends sweeping reforms alonj:
the line of direct primary election
laws wherein conventions are abso
lutely abolished and nominations;
made by the people. The system ho
recommends is much the same as th?<
one now in vogue in North Dakota,
and Washington.
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all Goods During
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COLD WEATHER WEAR |
As the squirrel who stores his winter supply |
of food iu the season of plenty, so have we T
p epared for the demand for warmer clothing ?|*
that will be cieated bp winter's chilling wind *
Every nook and corner of our store-room is occupied j'.
by some article that will be wanted before llie spring v
Underwear and hosiery, woolen, silk and cotton
dress goods, blankets, comfortables, flannels, out
ing and canton, every line brought from a plenti
ful market at lowest prices. Your mouey will go
farthest and buy more from
Cyncb and Kennedy
The Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings
The Ladies Home Journal Patterns 10 and 15- cents . *j
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.IRATE CONGRESSMEN PUN
INSULT FOR PRESIDENT
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
j WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.? The spe
' clal . congressional committee ap
pointed to receive President Roose
velt's last special message will recom
mend that the portions of the mes
j sage, where the president alleges that
{ certain congressmen fear lnvcstlga
; tJon and do not wish to see crime
punished, be stricken from the rec
ords. ?
Roosevelt's friends In the house
and senate will make a bitter fight
against this. Washglnton Is greatly
excited over the Insult planned tho
president and It talked about on
every side.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.? Plans [
\ "were begun today by the bureau of ^
| naval affairs for new battleships of
the Dreadnought type of 25,000 tons
displacement. The largest ships In
the United State9 navy at present
are of 18.000 tons displacement. Th"
new battleships will be the largest;
afloat.
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 6.? Dr. F. B. Rol
ler, the former wrestler who was
matched to fight A1 Kaufman at Loa
Angeles January 26 has cancelled tho
fight. Roller says he has made ar
rangements for a fight to be pulled
off at Seattle. It Is thought that
Denver Ed Martin, the negro, will bo
his opponent.
Mill Ml KEEP
JFTER SI* OIL CO.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.? Attorney
General Bonaparte announces that the
United Statos government will retry
the case against the Standard Oil
company charged with accepting re
bates from the Chicago & Alton rail
road. This is the case in which the
J29.240.000 fine Imposed in 1007 by
Judge Landis was set aside by the
federal court of appeals and a rehear
ing denied by the supreme court.
The criticism ot the School Board
by the City Council that appeared In
last night's Alaskan has brought forth
considerable resentment from mem
bers of the Board on the grounds
that the Intimations are absolutely
unwarranted.
They claim investigation shown
that the freeslng of pipes recently
was not due to negligence of anyone,
but due to the faulty Installation of
the heating system which was done
under the supervision of the City
Council and accepted by thom: that
if the City Council takes upon Itself
to Install for the School Board a
heating plant that appears to be
wrong in principle, then the blame
should fall where it belongs if that
system fails to give satisfaction.
Further, the School Hoard questions
the right of the City Council to issue
instructions to them.
ketchelTwill
FIGHI JflttfiSGH
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 6.?
Stanley Ketchell, middleweight cham
| plon of the world, said today that he
intended to challenge Jack Johnson
for the heavyweight championship of
the world. The fight will probably be
i pulled off at San Francisco. Most
: boxing experts think Ketchell will
have no chance with the huge negro.
GANTY & FRANDSON
Preferred Stock Corn on :!ic Cob,
ready to heat anu se.ve, comes to
your tabic with the ennden flavor
perfectly preserved ? the ;vav yoil
used to get it from the home garden.
Preferred Stock Canned Goods
Pack?d WLor?ver tbe Best at* Orown
including Com on the Cob, which is plucked in the
morning and canned the same day ? in Maine because
the sweetest and tenderest corn in the world grows in
the vegetable gardens of Maine.
Two ears to the tin, or eight cars to the tin, for your
convenience ? plump, sweet, delicious.
The United States Government is a large buyer of
Preferred Stock Canned Goods, for use at the Army
Posts in the Northwest.
?variety and quality ? PREFERRED STOCK?
from your Grocer
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Disheartened by Fresh Cal
amities People Desert
Messina and Reggie*
(United Preca Telegraph-Cable 8ervlc?.)
NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 6. ? An epl-'
demic of virulent typhoid fever has
orokun out at Messina and is raging
among the survivors. The water sup
I ply is polluted and the people have
no shelter, as the repeated earth
quakes have compelled them to camp
out doors.
Red Cross nurses, soldiers and
! sailors are doing all In their power
to combat the plague, but the people
ore dying by the hundreds.
CATANIA, Italy, Jan. 6. ? Fresh
shocks of great violence have- been
shaking Reggio at twenty minute in
tervals for the past 24 hours. The
ruins of the city are toppling and
many people have been killed. The
people are terrorized and do not know
where to turn. Mount Aetna is threat
ening a discharge of lava.
ROME (Later Dispatch)? As a re
sult of the repeated and severe earth- /
quake shocks tho king and parliment
have decided to evacuate the cities
of Messina and Regglo. All the sur
viving inhabitants will be taken to
the country districts. Thousands of
the people are leaving Sicily for the
Italian mainland.
NAPLES (Later Dispatch) ? Wire
less reports indicate that the Ameri
can battleship fleet under Admiral
Sperry will arrive here Jan. 9.
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Lako Taglsh is now frozen over
and the Conrad mine Is hauling con
centrates to Caribou to be shipped to
Skagway and hence by boat to the
smelters in the south. The concen
trator Is working smoothly and treat- 1
Ing from 40 to 60 tons of ore a day. |
From now on ore will bo shipped in j
here to await the steamers.
The Arctic Brotherhood held a busi
ness meeting last night at A. B. hall.
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Charley Hockett will wear a new
hat In a few days. He won his bet
with Emil Korach that Barrager of
Whltehorse would have a higher total
at the end of ten games than Will
Clayson of Skagway. Mr. Barrager
tinlshed 63 pins to the good.
ELKS TO GIVE
DANCE TONIGHT
The Elks will give their monthly
public dauce tonight. About twenty
visitors from Whitehorse are in town
and the dance is to be given in their
honor.
The women's teams of Whitehorse
and Skagway will bowl two games
at 7 o'clock this evening and the
danoe will start at 8:30. All the
Elks are requested to bring and in
vlte their friendB.
F. B. Wurzbacher of the White
Pass & Yukon received a wire from
Whitehorse this morning stating that
owing to the extreme cold the stage
line schedule would be cancelled.
.Until further notice the stage depar
tures will be irregular.
"We have just received I
a new line of suits for
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Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced, *
$15,00 to $22.50, come f
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in and look them over.
See window display. I