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No 20^ TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, tEBRLAR^ 2, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Mining Is Far More Deadly Than War;
Disasters Show Need Of Inspection Law
Weeping Wives Crowd About
Waiting For Dead Husbands
| (By Alaska News Bureau) B
| DRAKESBORO. Ky. Feb. '2 ? There was an after damp explosion |
? in the Drakesboro coal mine yesterday in which 26 men are known ?
? to have been killed, while 80 miners are missing and their lives are Q
? despaired of. E
? The wives, children and friends of the missing miners are throng- ?
I ed about the main entrance pit. but fire is raging in the mine and |
? it is Impossible for rescue parties to do anything until the flames B
? subside. ES
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Rescue Parties Working To
Liberate Imprisoned Miners
? (By Alaska News Bureau.) ?
? PRIMERO, Colo. Feb. 2 ? Up to noon todny 47 ilead bodies have ?
? boon recovered from the Prlmero coal mine, where the explosion ?
? took place late Monday afternoon. ?
? Eighty miners are still missing and are entombed somewhere in 9
E the mine. H
| Rescue parties are removing the debris from the caved in tunnels B
? and making every effort possible to take out the imprisoned miners B
? alive. B
Seventy Five Babies Born
To Widows Of Cherry Town
? (By Alaska News Bureau) ?
? CHERRY, 111. Feb. 2 ? The entrance of the St. Paul mine, In ?
? which a coal dust explosion killed about 250 miners on Nov. 14, ?
| was unsealed today and a number of bodies recovered. The mine ?
13 was sealed to stifle the fire. B
? A great throng of miners and relatives of the dead gathered about |
I the pit and the militia were called to preserve order. ?
| Seventy-five posthumous babies have been born to the widows of |
3 miners since the disaster. H
INSURGENTS BALK ON TWO BILLS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 2?
The Insurgent Republicans held a
separate caucus last night and agreed
to support President Taft's legislat
ive program with the exception of the
ship subsidy and federal incorporation
bills. _____
HUMBOLDT IS
COMING BACK
Agent \V. \V. Boughton today receiv
ed a wire from Manager Kalish at
San Francisco stating the Humboldt
will leave San Francisco Feb. 8 for
Seattle and will leave Seattle Feb. 17
for Skagway. The Humboldt will con
tinue on the run as an independent.
THE flLLON
STILL MISSING
No word has been heard from the
Karallon yet although she is now over
due for about two weeks It begins to
look as if the vessel either foundered
between Seldovla and Kodiak or else
drifted off her course in a damaged
condition. The only alternative is
that she was unable to put into Kod
iak and ran to Dutch Harbor for
shelter.
EXPERTS WILL
PROBE PRICES
(By Ala?ka News Bureau*)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 2?
The House has employed several ec
onomic experts to probe Into the
causes of the present high cost of liv
ing. These experts will make a re
port to the House. Any legislative
act in the matter will be deferred un
til the report is qiade.
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| LADIES' SUITS, SKIRTS
AND COATS
33 3 OFF
( While They Last )
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X These are all La Vogue Styles and
Must Be Correct
LYNCH & KENNEDY
The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers
HUH KILL STIITE
SOME SMI FtCTS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 2?
Delegate James Wickersham of Alas
ka is preparing another letter which
he will submit to Secretary of War;
Dickinson regarding the legislative
lobbying on the part of Major \V. P.
Richardson, chairman of the Alaska
road commission. The letter is said
to contain some startling facts.
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE. Feb. 2 ? Six thousand
people watched the first exhibition ,
given by James J. Jeffries in Seattle.
Jeffries seems trained down hard and ;
showed surprising activity.
The ex-champion stated last night
that he felt In splendid condition ;
and surely believed he would beat
Jack Johnson in their comming fight, i
Jack Gleason and Tex Rickard, the
fight promoters .will meet In a few
days and definitely decide as to wher
the battle shall be held.
HERMAN ON THE GRILL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 2? Francis"
J. Heney Is cross examining Blnger
Herman today.
Nono better or purer than Gibson
Ryo and Val Blatz Beer. Orders
by Phon? promptly delivered.
The Mascot.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
OGDEN, Utah. Feb. 2? A bad gale
Is raging over the entire state of Utah
The wind in many places has attain- 1
ed a velocity of sixty-five miles an
hour.
PEARY WILL
BUILD DOCK
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 2? j
Commander Robert E. Peary, the dis
coYtror of the north pole, may bo de
tailed by the navy department to
supervise the construction of the new
dry dock at the Bremerton navy yard
LOST? Plain gold band ring. In
itials "A. R. G." engraved on Inside.
Finder please return to Alaskan of
fice.
MARMALADE*
Jas. Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade is ?
?J* j
known all over the world for its
Purity and Excellence
WE HAVE IT
^ 1-lb. Jars 35c., 3 for $1.00 4-lb. Tins 90c
GANTY & FRANDSON
1Y0R mm ORDERS
OFFICE HOLDERS TO REM
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2? Mayor
McCarthey today issued a sweeping
order calling for the resignation of
I all city officials who were appointed
by Mayor Taylor and who were hold
ing over. Some of the officials will
probably resist any attempt to remove
them from office.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
MARSH FIELD, Ore. Feb. 2? Nine j
bodies from the wrecked Czarina were1
washed ashore today.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 31? |
Congressman Aiken today introduced I
a resolution prohibiting the sale of
liquor in the District of Columbia.
The machine leaders today petition
ed President Taft to use the whip to
suppress the Insurgents. The ma
chine leaders want all their patronage
withdrawn and administration men
named in their places. President
Taft has the matter under advisement
LEGAL LIGHTS
F0H HEARING
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 2? Fred
Dennett, commissioner of the General
Land office, and Field Agent Schwartz
will both be represented by attorneys
in the Ballinger investigation.
The Collegian Clothes Store
Certainly Offers Its Customers
Exceptional Values. They must
be constantly on the . alert for
Bargains, for they are Always
Able To Undersell All Other
Stores
Come In And Get Our Prices Before
You Buy
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