?Jte ^vlashan
No. 20 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEP 'UARY 25, 1913 PRI< , iO CENTS
Austin. Feb. 15 ? Governor Col-j
g Ditto has ordered four companies
oi the Texas state mllit to Browns
ville to protect Amer. a who are
being spirited acrosi the border and
held for rinsom by Mexican rebels1
and brigands _J
I Washington ? United S.ates sol
dlere have been ordered to Browns
ville to assist the troops sent by
Gov. Colqultte in the protection of
Americans, whom report says are
endangered by rebels kidnapping
them across the border and holding
for ransom.
HU.T, LAME, INSAXK AND
thochled go to mihb
Albany. t\b. 25 -Harry Thaw.1
incarcerated :n th Mattewan asy
lum as a tssult 01 in* found in
sane. through his lling of Stan
ford White, has t le the state
ment that an attempt h;ia been
made to release him from custody.'
He is to ha*e a he. ing with Gov..
SuUer ov?t the alle> <1 attempt to|
secure his reletise
OPKMMi OK CANA1. MAY
(t)U?M/K THE NORTH
A I ban v, Feb 2 5 ? i. .iptain Conrad
Siem met Governor Sulser yesterday |
for a conference over Alaska mat
ters. where Mr Sulzer is au ex-,
tensive mine owner Their talk
mas along the lines of diverting
European Immi ition to th? colon
ization of lai ' at the opening of
the Panama canal.
MISKOKTl M- IKH'RLE I P
ON JACK JOHNSON" i
Chicago, Feb. 25 ? Jack John
son the colored heavyweight cham
pion fightor of the world, has been
knocked out by pneumonia The
referee at the hospital says the
case is serio is and the big black
way never 1 able to come bark.
That misfortunes never comes sin
gly is illusMrited in his case by the
arrival of i.ews from the supreme
court which today handed down it*
decision by deciding that the black
rhamplon must stand trial for vio
lation of the Mann act, in bringing
women into the state for immoral
purposes.
JlTHiK LYONS PRAI8KD
BY BROTHER BAR MKMHKK8
Valdet, Feb. 25 ? The bar asso-l
ciati&n of this city tendered Judge/
Thomas Lyons a reception In the
Tillicum rooms Saturday night.
Prominent personages of the city, '
iuciuding the city officials, were
present, together with a large num
ber of citizens.
Speeches were made In eulogy of '
Judge Lyons, praising him for his
fair and impartial handling of the 1
cases thai came up for trial in '
this city during the last term of 1
the district court.
In responding Mr. Lyons said 1
that the people, the press and the
bar of all the Divisions of Alaska '
had treated him with every courtesy '
From his experience on the bench
he was convinced that the Alaskans '
were the best loser In the world. '
That when decisions went against 1
them they cherished no animosity '
against th<? court, b> t came right
up and declared themselves willing
to abide by the decisions. He be
lieved that his decisions had been
in accordance with the statutes In
every Instance, though It is possible
that in following the statutes, some j
injustices might have resulted to ,
individuals, but that was the fault
of the law which he had sworn to
follow. was highly cheered i
when he c'osed his remarks.
Mr. Ly?.ns left for Juneau today
on the Mariposa. Judge Over
field will arrive here on the seven
teenth, after closing his term of
court in the Capital city. I
A report comes from Cordova 1
that the railroad has been opened
to mile 77, where much ice and a i
deep drift has been encountered.
Steamship Georgia left Juneau at >
noon today and will arrive in Skag- I
way In time for her usual 8 o'clock i
sailing in the morning. 1
Just one-half
?rice
TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW
SPRING GOODS WE WILL FOR A
FEW DATS SELL ANY COAT OR
SUIT IN Ol'R WINDOW AT
50c OX THE DOLLAR.
LADIES, MISSES AND CHTLD
RHVS OOATS. LADIES SUITS.
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
urn) ma ie
LAID 1 THEIR IBS
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR ACCEPTS
NUERTA'S ACOUNT OF (ILL!
Mexico City, Feb. 25? The bod
ies of the former president and
vice president of tho Mexican re
public were laid to rest yesterday. |
President Krancisco I. Madera w;i*
ronveyed to a mausoleum in the
French cemetery, while that* of
vice president Jose Maria Suarex
found interment In the Spanish
:emeetry.
The wives and families of the
murdered leaders requested per
mission of th? liuerta government
to take tho bodies of their dead
iway from Mexico for burial, but
their request was denieu.
American Ambassador Wilson has
accepted the version of the Huerta
[?arty, that the men wero mnrdered
while attempting to secure release
Prom the guards which bad them in'
;harge, and has wired Washington
to that effect. With the revolu
tionary party completely in power
In the city and apidly trklnj other
points, It now earns but a ques
tion of a few .eeks until peace
will |>e oe'abiis <-*d ui.der the guid
ance of the ne* rulen.
Senor Ernest Madero, former
Secretary of Fit incee, In company
with his family, sailed yesterday
from Vera Cru* to Cuba. He tt
Retting out of tt country while his
head 19 on.
Washington, 1 >?b. ?S ? A report
has rear*ie1 this city of the burial
of PreslJent Mad ro and Vice Presi
dent Surrez, and (be situation seem
Itss strained sln( no violence fol
lowed the obsnjuies of the mur
dered atatesmei The United
States governraei t will continue to
send troops to the Mexican border
until a sufficient number are oo
the groUnd to handle any outbreaks
which may threaten American livee
or property.
['HIX.VS 1H>WA?BR KMPRBSS
PASSES TO THK SK1KS
Pekiu, Fttb. 25? The Dowager,
impress of China died yesterday af
ier a short lllne&s.
INH.ICK FRIHTKATK PLOT
TO Kil l, <J?> . Sl'LZKUj
New York, Feb. 2/. -The secret
police of Albany yesterday broke
up a plot to assassinu e Governor
Wm. Sutler. When Mr. Sulier was
informed o. the conspiracy he ex
pessed no alarm but thanked the
police department for their vigil
ance and said that he would much
prefer to hive them discover his
itssassins before he was killed than
ulterwards
SKCKKT l'?.(T FRAMING
FOR ItAI.KAN I'KACK
London, Feb. 25 ? Tho latest ad
vices to reach this city from Con
stantinople. lead to the belief that
Ihe Turks are about ready to eon
cede Adrianople to the Allies and
to leave the fate of the Islands in
the Aegean sea to be dealt with
by the Power*. It Is understood
that Turkev and the Miles are
secretly negotiating peace terms
and that arrangements have so far
proceeded that a conclusion Oi
terms will be made not later than
the first week In March.
R WI.K< .tfiS KU'HT FOR
UH-HT to combine
St. I*ouis, Fob 25? Tht< federal
oider requiring the dissolution of
the Southern ?nd Union Pacific
railroads, will 1?? fought In the fed
eral court of Missouri, action to be
Kln immediately.
si |?REME (XH'KT SETTLES AL
ASKA MURDER COXVimONS
Washington, Feb. 25 ? The su
preme court affirns the coiTktlon
of Oeo Mathcuon who was sen
tenced to five yoars for hl? con
nection with the murder of Oua
Laurens, in Alaska. J. J. Matheaon
entered a plea of insanity and re
ceived life sentence at McNeils Is
land. They appealed their cases
mid the court h:ia sustained the
i original conviction.
OUR TRIALS.
Our trials acl as a ihoro hedge
lo keep us in the good pasture, but
our prosperity is a gap through
which we go asiray. Spurgeoo.
A Bsc1 ?cKem?.
Mrs. ScraiTBS-. id why did yonr
new girl leave? S Bllnks-I paid her
In advance. Mr* crnfgn? I shouldn't
think Hhe would bject to that. Mr.
Blinks-She dldn It pleased her ao
she couldn't worl
SEEDS
We have just opened * up e r
new flower and W '?
(Ferry's and Mandevill? A KiBi )
Most of the pHie winners boo* it
llie mwIs from us last year.
* + 4 ?+ ???????????
+ Special discount for quantity *
? pnrcli.tHes <$2.00 or over.) ?
P. H. GANTY. Gr jeer
LOSS $25,000
hmkm
t sum !M
Daw Ron, Fab 26 - The big Ong
penhaira dredge on Bonanga cre*k
?jtm dynamited Inst alght by un
known parties, entailing damage to
i he extent of IJB.OOO,
Dynamite waa p'aceJ In the
, dredge and when It exploded the
machinery was ofag?d ?nd th?
hall blown op ? that It rapt<1lr
HIM wit. i wai <n4 ??!?* No
etna can be oM< I eoonart in* any
rer*on? with th? itra*?, hut W I*
pmoiM to ha??. \*m tha wort
01 aomoona who hn a (trlr???ca
agatnat th# cor ;>any
l<OCAI, BOX KIM Mt:W
IN THK, ROI'KD ARMA
Two highly interesting glove con-;
tpstg were pulled off at the V/hlte
Pass Athletic club rooms last night
? one twemv round draw and on*
six round decision.
Stanley Dillon and Jack Quintan
were the boys who stayed for the !
twenty rounds, and those who wit
nessed the athletic contest ?y
that the boys are the coming rham
peens of Alaska The rounds were
of two minutes duration and the
way the y?>nng men tore into It
waa a delight to behold.
Billle Bledsoe and Jack Rrneron
were the fistic contestants In what
vaa to have been a ten round
match, but owing to a wallop to '
the Jaw which caused a tooth to
Meed, Emerson withdrew in favor
of Bledaoc who was awarded the
derision. The contests were friend
ly exhibitions of the science of self
defense Referee Hulser presided
over the joltfest
CA8TKO \VI\8 (*>NTKST
AND HAIIjfl FOR (TBI
New Tork, Feb 26? Clpriano
Castro, after winning his rights to
remain in the United States, derid
ed yestenl.iy that he did not care
to remain, and left for Tuba l'r
was dellglued st the decision of
the court which allowed 1m to
come and ?ro as he wished
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A. B moetlng tonight
\N tn:i R Bf'fl I KK* ARK
NiKivii f;oon RWtmrw
The winter'* bow I Inn contest* have
developed com* very claver ama
tetira. mi of th? heat nmn of
the kuoh Mn; plazed Saturljy
between Ikr "T#l?n*pb" team and
fir? pi< ker. m?n, the former, con
sisting of ftlack, Peteraon. flel?er,
Kwnrtr and W C R1tnrkir4.
made arorea of J#), 977, a to
tal of l.i; ?, supposed to be the
lieat record for ? five Ban team
erer played on the local alley*
The picked team conflated of A
C. Blanrhnrd, Kiadell, Wltaon. M.v
pee and Rataon Their acorea ware
SSI, 12*. T?t? H19 In the tele
graph gam* Vr W C. Blanchard
made an individual arore of 24*.
which ta t!ie high rarord for the
past three 'eara
IM)l(if,W MAY f?ET
a. n. rrwviimii
At the meeting of the Arrtle
Rrotherhoo<: laat nilht, Ale? T.
Nelson. M. J. O'Connor and Cha*.
A Hopp were elected delegates to
attend th# A B convention n#*t
month The place for the holding
of this convention is ye* in doubt
The call laaued by Camp Wtha waa
for Joneeu. bat becans* there la no
ramp there, I rrnglaa Island Arctics
are urging that It be held In Dong
laa. and many aaanrances have been
received frrnn "ttalde '?amps favor
ins thla place ? Dovgiaa News
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