ntatortcal
S.J?
?No. 40 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913
PRICE 10 CENTS
REPULSED
TURKS ATTACK GULGANS AND DRIVE
THEM FROM TREIR TRENCHES
TO POINTS OF RETREAT
Constantinople, March 20 ? After
twenty-four hours hard fighting the
Turkish troops have succeeded In
driving the Bulgarians from the
trenches along the Tchatalja lines
Kor several weeks past the Bulgar
ians have l*-en steadily approach
ing Constantinople from the north,
boiug resist ?tl but by a few Turkish
troops. Yesterday the Turks went
out in large force aud stopped the
advancing Bulgarians, driving thein
l?ack with Kr*at loss, to their pre
vious defenses.
The victory by the Turks h:?s
greatly encouraged the troops un
. der the Ottoman commanders and
i it Is believed will have the effect of
! making the operations against the
Allies more effective.
Chicago, 111., March 20 ? Another
i witness in the Frost coal consplrac\
lease was called this morning to add
testimony to the conspiracy charges
] by the government. H. E. Hor
rocks, a wllness from Portland, said
! that he signed application for coal
I lands in Alaska, and it was under
Is-.ood by him that he was to turn
1 them over to the syndicate and be
'rewarded for his trouble.
* ANNERY OWNERS THREATEN
TO I'SE SPOILED FISH
In case they are not permitted to
continue working their crews ten.
to eighteen hours a day during the
coming season, a cannery employer
told the Legislative committee that
s:>oilc.1 fish might be used. In
speaking against the passage of the
eight hour bill for women, J. R.
Hecgle, formerly customs collector,
iow owner of a cannery, said "that
if it became a law. it would throw
hundreds ot native women out of
w ork, as they would not work eight
hours if paid the proportionate
sum."
"Who will you get to take their
place?" asked Senator Millard.
"Well." said Mr. Bt-egle, in the
e vent that we cannot get more effi
cient help, we may have to employ
them."
He said, however, that if the law
passed it would be necessary to
n ork two full creus, and this would
make it very expensive. He said
also that it might lead to using
spoiled fish, which suggested to
Senator Millard that a law to pre
vent the canning of soft fish might
be a good law anyway.
Bellinghum, March 20 ? Ex-Gov
Mead, who served as governor of
Washington from 1905-9, died last
night at his home in this city,
from valvular heart disease.
Governor Mead was born in Manha
ten, Kansas, in 1861, took a coarse
of law in the Union College of Law,
Chicago, and after practicing in
Wichita, removed to Blaine, Wash.,
in 1892. I?e served in the Washing
ton house of representatives. Since
liis term as governor he has resumed
the practice of law at Bellingham
Olympia, March 20 ? Governor
l.ister has ordered all flags, on pub
lic buildings In the state of Wash
ington, raiaed to half mast until
after the funeral of Ex-Governor
Mead.
The Skagway Ladies Improvement
fociety held a meeting this after
noon.
NEW SPRING*****
...Millinery...
now
t
Being
Displayed
H. J. Lynch
The Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasher of Skagway
Gen. Huerta, Madero's Successor;
Mexico City's Ruined Buildings
Photos copyright. 191J. by Amerlcar Press Association.
PERHAPS time alone will tell whether General Victorian* Huerta wan
Juitlfled !n the part he played In the undoing of Francisco I. Madero,
Jr.. president of Mexico. He had been considered toe most orthodoi
of federal army lenders. He had fought for I'orflrlo Diaz. Equally
he had been faithful to De la Barra. In turn, he stuck to Madero. Then
came the Uerte and sudden uprising; of Fell* Diaz and the long "battle of the
streets" In M< xico City, In which many buildings were so constantly under
flre. Huerta's coup d'etat? some call It dire treachery? followed. Then came
the killing of Madero's brother, Gustavo. Next our country was shocked by
the double slaying of the deposed president and hla vice president, Suarea.
Huerta, In turn, faced rebellion. This ia a good picture of the provisional
president Some of the buildlnga damaged by the cannon are also shown.
TAKES OATH TO-MORROW
Athens. March 20? Prince Con-j
stautine arrived in Athena this morr.-?
ing from Junina and will take thej
oath of office tomorrow and be
crowned King of Greece The en
tire nation is in mourning over the
death of King George.
The asanssin is being held in
close confinement at Solonlki and
will doubtless be executed for his
horrible crime. The man lias been
examined by the army police, and it
is believed that he has no accom
plices, but did the deed as a result
of his own premeditations.
Prince Constantine, the new rul
er, is the oldest of five sons and one
daughter. He was born in 1868, and
in 1889 married the Princess Soph
ia, sister of the present German Em
peror, and has three sons and one
daughter.
The Air Line.
Gabe? How did Young gro to the bed?
Steve? Being a good feliow.? Cincin
nati Enquirer
? A Mean Insinuation.
"I have no way of killing time."
"Way, I've heard you ?iDg."? Balti
more American.
The latest thing in Flour.
? in
A practical self rising high grade
Flour? suitable for either bread or
past}?
Nothing to do but make the dough
and It is ready for the oven "
TRV 1 10 LB. SACK
50 CENTS
++++*+**++ + * + ? ? ?
P. H. GANTY. Grocer
A RIPSMORTER
ID Hi WOOir TERROR FROM
HE PLAINS SHOOTS OP
BUFFALO CITY HALL
Buffalo, A) arch 20? Joe Stefunski,'
c Montana cowboy started a rough
house in the mayor's ante room this
Liorning, which soon had the city
hall in ac uproar.
Joe wanted to see the Mayor and
when that privilege was temporari
ly denied him he whipped out a gun
and started to shoot up the city
hall. He opened fire on the may
ors* secretary, who got away by out
running the bullet, and when
others showed up, Joseph wOuld
take a crack at them; but either
b -cause he was stalling or else be
cause he was a poor shot nobody
got pinked, though several room*
!>ear bullet marks in the walls
He was finally run to cover and
taken to jail where he stated that
he wanted a hundred dollars, and
I e came from a country where any
one who wam right could get a huu
i dred dollars. Ho was right and
therefore couldn't see why the hun
I dred was not forthcoming. The
I city hall physician says the man is
demented owing perhaps to prolong
[ ed Jags.
MERGER LOSES
ALL Br FIRE
Last Suuday morning fire com
pletely destroyed a little building
on Third avenue, between Main
and Seward streets, opposite the
surveyor-general's office in Juneau,
occupied by A. C. Mercer's photo
graph gallery, Therp waj^a hl^h
wind blowing at the time and it
is fortunate that the building
was low and not large or the fire
might have ecocie a serious men- i
ace to the town.
A. C. Mercer, the well known ,
I hotographer, occupied the building
as a residence and also as his stu
dio. Mr. Mercer lost everything ?
'"scaping only with part of his clo
tues on. The loss included photo
graph supplies an-' instruments of I
considerable value and some of the
rarest negatives in the territory
Including many recently , made of
the Atlln country for the White
Puss railway. All of the negatives
taken of the legislative awembly
were there and ruined.
About litne o'clock Mr. Mercer
built a fire and wont back to bed.
Shortly after he noticed smoke fil
ling the room, but us the chimney
had a hab't of smoking he was not
alarmed. He got up, however, and
found the celling ablaze. Seizing a
blanket he tried to smother the
flames a n<) while doing this the
re' ling gave way and came down on
him ? the fire had caught from the
c! imney and had been burning be
twoen the celling and roof. Mer
cer hurried out and sent in an a
tarm. The fire department rushed
to the scene very qulcklj * 'it '
hose was frozen and the
reJused to work. In a few
however, i?Kj th~?. cot!'* be
was potrri't a good stream on the
blaze and the fire soon subdueJ.
WILSON i'JOIXG TO
MKKT REAL ALASKAN'S
Washington, March 20 ? President
Wilson has arranged for a confer
ence with the delegation of Alaskans
now in W:ishington. It has not
leen definitely stated what day he
can receive the men from the north,
but it will be some day this we^k
or the first of next.
Electrically-generated ozone is
used for preserving meats in Ger
many.
As a man grows older. \?e takes better
care of his clothes, and he is a
lot better satisfied with them.
THE service of this store is not
confined to young men. Any
man of any age can be well-fitted,
and conservatively dressed in these fine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits and overcoats. Now is the time
to see them.
WILL CLAYSON
To he Home of
HART SCHAFFNER (?L MARX
CLOTHING