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No. 110 SIXTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA. FRIDAY, JUNE 18 1913 , PRICE 10 CENTS
SUNRISE WIPED
OUT B! $10,00(1
C01FLAGRATI0N
SEWAKD. June 13 ? The village
of Sunrise, situated on Turnagaln
Arm, 85 miles north of Seward, on
the north ternlnal of the Alaska
Northern railroad, was almost com
pletely destroyed by fire last eve
ning.
The fire started In a defective
flue anil soon extended to the frame
buildings of tho town, and as there
w*t not adequate fire protection,
do. ens of buildings were soon Id
flames. The loss Is estimated at
? 4(1 thousand dollars.
The building of the Alaska Com
mercial company, with its stock of
peneral merchandise was destroyed,
as was also the McXally general
T\e Forest Service office at Ket
i! n !i;is on exhibition a spruce
;<??!, Clear, fifty Inches In width
1 103 Inches long. This board
just half of the orlglual one cut.
enty Inch logs are not uncommon
any means and one was cut the
.ner day that measured 120 Inches
on the stump. While this board is
not the largest cut It is a fair aver
age sample.
LEAGUE !
BASEBALL f
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XOHT HWKSTKKN LEAGUE
At Seattle? Victoria, 5; Seattle, 4
At Spokane ? Spokane, 7; Tacorna, 1
At Vancouver ? Vancouver, 3; Port
NATIONAL LEACJIE
A; St- IjOuIs ? Philadelphia, 7; St.
Louis, 5.
At Cincinnati ? Boston. 7; Cincinnati
At Chicago ? Chicago. 6; Brooklyn.
1.
At Pittsburg ? New York, 6; Pitts
burg, 5.
AM KMC YN LEAGUE
At New York ? New York. 2; De
At Washington ? Washington, 5;
Chicago, 4.
At Philadelphia ? Philadelphia, 8
Cleveland, 1.
At Boston ? Boston, 3; St. Louis. 2. ;
STEAMKK ALASKA MADK
FIRST SAILING TODAY
WH1TEH0RSE, Juno 13? The W.
P. steamer Alaska leaves this after
noon with passengers for Dawson
and lower river points. The Selkirk
will leave tomorrow night. The Yu
kon will be held to tako the passen
gers arriving later.
( IIAMtlKltLAlX MEKTS WILSON
and talks roil alaska
WASHINGTON. Juno 13? Senator
Chamberlulu. of the special commit
tee, who have charge of the Alas
ka railroad bill, had h conference
with Prest. Wilson today. In which,
ho urged the president to uso his
influences in goltlng the proposed
Alaska legislation through at this
session of congress. Mr. Chamber
lain refuses to te Interviewed on
the result of his conference.
LIMA, Juno 13 ? Andrew Drew, a
pupil of Orvllle Wright, mot death
today by the destruction of his fly
ing machine, which went wrong in
the air and threw him to a violent
Drew was Joy riding and took the
machine out without the authority
of his instructor Owing to some
imperfect connections, the gasoline
escaped and caught fire .which im
mediately extended to the canvas
wings end the machine rushed
through the air like a comet and fel
with its passenger to instant do
st, uetion and death.
T.RAYKS THK SUA TO
MAKE LAND TOl'R
The Vancouer Province of the,
SI st says Capt. P. B. Turner Is
back from a 10.000-mlle trip by au
to through California and Mexico. ,
He used a Cadillac for ordinary trav
elilng inrt a Ford for hill climbing.
Capt. Turner, who was one of the
pioneer steamboat captains on the
Yukon retiring from that service
four years ago He had an offer of
*600 a month to go back on the Yu
kon for this season but declined.
If there were
better ones made
we would have
them.
EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED ;
THEy
tAmmcm
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\ H. J. Lynch
r TH? Leading Ladies Furnisher and Haberdasker of Skagway
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YUKON PILED
UP J REEF
ALASKA COAST STEAMSHIP TOTAL
LOSS? PASSENGERS AID ? ]
RESCUED ST TAHOMA
SEATTLE, Juno 13 ? Steniuor Yu
kon of the Alaska Coast company,
which le't Juneau ou tho first of the
moi th bound for points to the west
ward and the Alaska Peninsula,
struck a reef off Cape Laxaroff,
Wednesday nljcht where sho pounded
to ploces, the reports stating that
sh? is n complete wreck.
The crew and paasongcra wcro
taken aboard the government boat
Tahoina and landed at Unalaska
where they will bo picked up by the
Victoria and brought to Seattle.
SEWARD RAW if 60 10
GOVERNMENT BY CLEVER MOVE
SEWARD, Juno 13? Attorne
General McRoynoUls has wired the
committee of Seward business men
to continue tho operation of the
Alaska Northern Railroad, which
was placed In their hands yesterday
bp Chief Engineer Swamtz.
Owing to the accumulated taxes
on this road amounting to sixty-sev
en thousand dollors, the company
operating It found that they could
no longer maintain a train service,
mid so turned the line over to the
dtizens of Soward.
In speaking of tho matter. Falcon
Justin, who Is now In Washington
aays; "For tho purpose of operating
a railroad In Alaska the owners
must pay one hundred dollars per
mile per year for each mile operated
Thl& tax is equivalent to the Interest
at flvo por cent, on two thousand
dollars capital invested. It t8 the
operation of this tax that has wreck
ed the Alnska Northern, as It wreck
ed the Seward Peninsula railroad.
The lattor road extended from Nomo
northward 8G miles, about the same
distance as the Alaska Northern. It
was . operated only about three
months In the summer. Its gross
earnings were about $30,000 per
year. Its license tax was $8,600.
The company thinking that the gov
ernment would eventually repeal
the tax, failed to pay tho tax
for sovomi years, until $40,000 had
accumulated. Ttie company was un
able to pay and the road was attach
ed ' by creditors. Tho government
thsn Intervened and the contost has
since been on between the creditors
and the government. This is the
condition Of the Alaska Northern to
SHOOTING SHIPS WILli
SHOOT I'KOI'LK'S MOXKY
WASHINGTON, June 13? Within
a short tlino tho United States will
step In and wrest tho naval suprem
acy of tho Mediterranean Sea from
Ruropean powers which have been
contesting for It for years. It will
Le a bloodless, flghtless Invasion.
Wren the eight dreadnaughts, thir
teen pre-dreadnaughts and other
naval craft flying the stars and
stripes sail (tast Gibraltar for th^Jr
cruise l:i Mediterranean waters, the
fleets of France, Italy, Austria and
Great Britain will be overshadowed
fcr tho nonce, and for the time be
ing the United States will be supreme
In those waters. A tentative Itin
crary of tho floet. announced at
the navy department today arrangos
for a stop at almost every Medlter
ra-ieanport whore formal welcome by j
the respective authorities awaits thel
Yankee officors and salloi-s.
\ IDKTTF l-'IKST TO
rltOSS LAKE LA BARGE
Four iioople came out last night,
having made tho trip from Fair
banks, starling from that city on
tho 22nd of May, being, the earliest
pasengcru to como up tho river In
many years. At Dnwsou they took
pat sage on the Vldette which arriv
ed in Wlwtehorso early Thursday
incrnlng. The Vidotte had to buck
ice nearlv all iho distance through
l ike LeBargo, but she succeeded In
being tnc first boat to rvach White
horso from ? eluvv
Edam Cheese -
Imported from Holland
This is considered about
the finest cheese ir ade.
Will make a special price
of $1.00 each for the next
two weeks. :: ::
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
WEALTH COULD NOT
BUY THEM HAPPINESS
ZURICH June 13 ? Eugene Mag
gl and UI3 wife, two of the woalth
io&t porsoiis In Switzerland coramlt
t> ? suicide yesterday. Tlioy loft a
note In which they stated that they
uero tlrod of life and wanted to fly
from the troubles of earth.
Their death camo as a grope
shock to a large number of people
as thoy were well known and wore
nelleved to be living a happy llfo.
NEW RULING MADE
FOB ALASKA BOATS
SEATTLE, Juno 13 ? Supervising
Inspector Uhlor, has Just ruled that
Ihrte mates will no longer be re
quired on the boats sailing to Alas
ka, but the number may be reduced
by one. Horotoforo three and four
mates have been required according
tu tho slve of the ships. It Is said
thai the soamon's union will oppose
tho car tying out of tho'nowly au
thorized reduction of the force.
SPAIN'S GIFS
KEPI OUT OF
NEWSPAPERS
LISIJON, Juno 13 ? Rumors contl>
ue to coiiio In telling of the troub
le In Spain. In mapy of the cities
and provinces bombs have been
thrown a id other political and In
dustrial outrages commlttecd.
The government of Spain Is main
taining a strict consul-ship and no
details o. the uprising are permitted
to bo sent out.
CHARLESTON. June 13 -Gover
nor Hatfield of West Virginia today
refused to turn over to the Senate
commltt the state records In the
trlnls of the men charged with riot
ing during the coal strike.
The governor stated that he nov
er approved of the military trial held
In the district, when the mining re
gion was held under martial law.
He claims that he released the .men
and would havo them tried under
the civil Inw, because ho believes
there is the proper place for such
cases.
The Senate committee have spent
the past two dayB In an attempt to
unravel the complications which gra*
out of the coal strlko.
SIX AMERICAN
SOLDIERS SLAIN
IN 10R0BATTLE
MANILA, Juuo 13 ? Following the
armed resistance of the Moros at
Dagsag, several companies of troops
were sent to quell them and a
fi rce flglu ensued which resulted In
Croat slaughter of tho Islanders.
Six American soldiers wcro killed
and u large number wounded. Tho
soldiers of tho Amorlcan government
had to capture several lines of en
troiichm :uc before they took the
enemy.
UY Jl'KV'S DISAGREEMENT
.v riKAir.v gets freedom
BOSTON', June 13 ? The jury
which listened to the testimony in
the Frederick Atteaux case of al
leged conspiracy to plant dynamite,
could not arrive at a decision, and
30 reported to disagree. The prose
cution says tho case will be aban
doned, and the mat* will not be tried
a m com! time.
OM> SOI.IMKKS GOING
id visit GKTTvsnrno
NKKNAIl Wis., June 13? Comple
tion of arrangement* to send Wis
consin's I'lvll war veterans to the
great reunion at Gettysburg battle
fi<ld on July 1, 2, 3 and 4, were
completed today Just before the 3
days reunion of tlio state Grand Ar
my of tlo Republic adjourned. It
:b expected Wisconsin will send a
hundred or more of Its old soldiers.
WOMAN VOTKKS 11 KM'
TO \r\Ki: HKTTKIi LAWS
VIENNA. Juno 13 ? How woman
suffrage has worked for better legis
lation In Colorado, Oregon, Washing
'.o.i, Caiicrnia, Idaho, Utah, Wyom
'ug and Kansas was related here to
day by American delegates to the
great Budapest convention of the
international Woman Suffrage Alli
ance which meets June 15 to 20.
Tlio delegates aro here today for a
three days stop during which they ar
the guests of the Austrian Woman
Suffrage Committee. Among the vis
ltors are Miss Jane Addams, Mrs.
Olher H. P. Uolmont, and Mrs. Stan
ley McCnrmlck. The visitors will
leave tomorrow.
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