(By United Pre at.)
lijdianapolis, Jan. 29.? The conveo
tlon of miaera which baa been in ses
aion here for several days comes to an
end today. The following have been
elected aa the new offlcera for the en
auing year: Thoraaa Lewie, president:
Joho White, vice-preaident; W. D.
Rvsd. secretary and treasurer. It *a?
unanimously voted to award the former
president, John Mitchell, who was com
pelled by slckneas to retire from the
leadership, six months pay and all ex
penses fo.' a trip to the coast.
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ENTERTAINED
(By United PrtM.)
Seattle, Jan. 29.? Money Is being
raise.' to provide for the liberal enter
tainment of the Alaskan and other del
egates to the American Minifig con
gress. which is to hold its convention
here in March. There is no difficulty
in securing what la required.
tqwFtalk
A wire from Mr. G. H. Patrick, of
tbis city dated at Haines, brings news
of interest to all the frienaa of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick. The wire says: "Oper
ation succ;safu1|y performed yesterday.
The patient is much improved but
another operation may be necessary."
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Misses Nealle Orchard and Verne
Miller entertained a small and select
audience at the Fifth Avenue hotel laat
evening with several refined vaudeville
stunts. Mr. Charles Frooman Bayliss
will present Miss Evelyn DeVine Mil
TIGER THREATENS SHIP'S GREW
(By United Press.)
Portland, Jan. 29? Under the tin*
preuion that a loose t i^er is prowliDi; I
around the ship and through hue r
will attack tho first man it meet;, Hit
Chine- e sailors of the Oriental liner
Arabin are in constant fear of lb '
lires, Tenturing no f-?rther from thoii
quarters thau necessary to currjr a : hi
rotine work assigned 'hern.
A half- .rowrj ticer M *ngintr '0 t'. ?
^?atspu'n was put on bo.ira the steam
1 . r atDonpkoig to bring co Porthnd.
[If was safely in bis c*;?e when tho
"Arabia sailed from Hakodate, Docenibo
23. The boast was fed regularly by?the
nlmal Htiendint drirlnjj the .puss.?aj;c.
when Port-land was reacbeJ the
>i * ic.it was m'ssinjr, th ? do:>r of
n < C'l-'o (tandlnfr aj*r with the binges
I 'jtvkei .
?^eai ch o?er the ship has failed to lo
? o tue tiger.
TEAM HIED II ITU! LUKE
(By United Press.)
Atlin, Jan. 29.? A valuablt team b -
loDJilne to Schuli* of the Atlin-l'at!b>
atasre line broke thrc uj;h <he ico late
yesterday aDd were drown- d in the
deep waters of the Lko. The rnvl w .
s-ived. The driver arrived in Auin
la* i* on fool and sent a dog team back, j
which brought tho mail and express to )
town.
It whs the firs', trip of the sUgc from
jC>ribouthl< winter. It was bclieived
t .1' te cold weather or the lawt few
d >shu1 put tho ice iu roudttion 10 ]
Carry th# weight of thr ttvim.
ler la her owu vers on of R >meo a;iG
Juliet? at le tst be .s ivs lie will.
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The A. Bs. he'd a largely -attendc
sesalou last evening. A. H. Pare, <
Whitehorse, was taken over r he i r i
into th.* camp of the brotherhood. Th ?
report of the committee pr >:p- in .
against the establishing of s b< -
low the line, provided in the constii
tion, wj$ approved un^imously,
ENDMERS'
| NEW officers;
The junior Endeavor of the Presbv
ttrlan church met lasf evening at th ?
Anuez and Parse nage and uot ouiy
elected but instsllcd t! e fallowing o" ?
cers forthe ensuing six months: Pres-.
ldent, Leonard Hasle't; vice-president,
John Mack:' secreti?ry, Miss Edith Lid
dicoat; treasurer, Ruih Do Witt;
oreanist, Martha Friedenthal.
B re the i-loeiioo of officers a short,
n'ORrata was given. Mrs. Tad Uillcry
rcci'.at'oa, Mrs. Williams snoir
a sjlo, Edwin Frieden'hal did some o'
r otiii<.e tumbl in*, Go die .SMuebnugh
and I ? *e!vn Car's n irign duet, while
? .ouia MoKaj gave a recital iou.
Alter the program and the elec ion
of officers, the" juniors were served to
apples and c.iudy. The children are
node the efficient leadership of Ralpn
Koy 1 :?nU Roia B^ker.' K.-v, Mr. Good
t?.\pre-8rd the hope that the paren s of
the children would utd the juniors in
every way possibl >, as the work prom
sjs to be helpful tj them.
ARMY flFHGER
10 TRY 10 Ftf
(By United Press.)
Canton, O., Jan. 29.? Lieutenant i
Frank F. Lahm, of the United Smits
army, who is studying ballooning (or
the War Department, will, make an as
cension from Canton the latter patt of
this week, probably in company with
his fathor, Frank S. Lahm, and with
another mcmbar of the Aoro Club of
Ohio. The exact dito is not set.
If
[Continued from Page i.J
Bur ion spenttlo whole of last even
Hig in writiug letters. The e nre in
the hands. of the police acd their <: in
tents ate not yet given out. There
wjll br no inquest held but an investi
gation to ascertain the cause. The
deceased is a brother of the Barton
Brothers, meat importers of Pawson,
His brother Y. I. C. I3.irton, has been
wired to and nas advised tho author
iti s hero to embalm the body and ho'd
it until ho an ives. de started by stage
this morniucr.
The deceased is 32 years of age,
' sincrle, and bas been in tho north
conntry for several years and is well
; known, lie bad no bud habits a*.d no
{ complications of an> character so far as
I known such as might account for the
tragedy. He was prosperous and popu
lar. His brother was here a few weeks
! ago on his way in.
BROTHER GRIEF-STRICKEN
Dawson, Jan. 29.? Greer Burtoo, tho
elder brother of Edward, is almost
overcome with grief over tho news of
the suicide, lie fear* to send word to
his age'l mother, who lives in one of
the ? asr rn townships of Ontario.
Greer is at a loss for a motive for the
deed. He says the young man had no
. trouble thu' he wus aware of. Ho left
! here happy in the thought that bo ws
! going to the old home to see bis moth
er. The deceased had charge of the
: branch of tho company's business at
tho Forks and left his affairs and books
u porfcct condition. He is* said to
i:ive never been under tho influence of
l liquor and to have led a most exem
plary life. The auicido is a complete
mystery.
C. Alf. Watson J. T. Litbgrow, H,
M. Thornburg and James (Curley)|Mon
roc arrived on the train today. Otto
Krister returned to Whltehorso to ta^e i
charge of the remains, in response to a
wired request by Groer Barton. None
of the patty here knpw of any reason
for the uct and all ?re et a loss to ac
count for it. A metal casket will he
shipped from Skagway tomorrow.
FOR RENT? Nicely furnished three
room horse in heart, of city Maj 'Stic
range etc. 810 per month enquiro at
thlsofllce. tf
Mandolinii in One
At the Mascot t'lere is the most wont
d*r'til musical instrument evpr brought
to Skagw >y. I' h*? a quality 0' eign
Man<'olins >n ono with u Piano accom
ouniment. There is a string of pig1, t
new nirs Tt makes a full evening's
t ntortainmont.
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
c mmodxtions, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
Ha^dtobrs und Ncurnlcia fromColdn
LAXATIVE RROMO Quinine, the
wrrld wide Cold and Grip remedy
r- moves cause. Call fo< full name
Look for signature E. \V. GROVE 25O
W
A S:i9 coit will only cost $20 at Bth
reiids' Sale,
Seven room furnished house to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E
Howard. 264-tf
DOWNWARD COURSE
Fai>t boing reoliiod by Alaska people
A little bacnache at fi.-at.
Daily Increasing till tho hack is lame
an 1 weak,
Urinarv disorders quickly follow.
Diabetis *nd finally Uriglr's disease.
This is the downward course of kid
ney ills.
J. Peder?ed, lotiKShorman, living at
613 C ommercial t.. Astoria, Ore.., says:
'"For 20 yeart- 1 wa? afflicted In one way
or another with kidney trouble. I suf
fered a preat deal of pain in the small
of the hick and was continually tired
and nervous, I had occ'islonnl head
aches, and also a blurring' of the eye
sight. Every time I took cold it settled
in the kidneys and added to my
troubles, the secretions at such tirms
being irregular and containing sedi
: ment My rest was much disturbed at
night on this account. I began taking
| Doan's Kidney l'ills ?nd found unex
pected relief for which 1 am very
thankful."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., solo agents for the United States.
Remember the name ? Doan's? and
ake no other.
PhomClty Tnuufir
For your coat, wood and general haul*
ing. Phone 90. Boaghton's cigar
itore. 10-4-lm
Large Ah?ortment of Vlotor and Edi
son phonographes. The new Improved
Types will reach Skngway i bis week.
A good asiortment of Ke ords with all
the October, November, December and
January selections. Leave order with
agents now for any s'yle machine to
you can have everything la'.e lu Songs
and musical selections.
T. R. Sewell,
Agent. Brltt's Drug Store
The Pack Train itesiauram will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in plac.r
of tea or coffee. Come on Doys.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam bant and every -
tning modern.
Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters
on the half-shell, for private families
and wolesale, at the ViennaBakery. tes
HAVE you SEEN
our? F. Canadlos Fclenius, if not drop
in at D.iylight and look at it ? it is the
prettiest now It ever was. Respectfully
yours Herman Grimm.
WOOD TO WILL BURN
AH kinds of stove-wood delivered on
short notice. General buggage and ex
press business.
The Alaska Transfer Co., 'Phono
No. 10, 25I-U
P. f. KtRN,
GOLD AND SILVERSMITH
Skagway, Alaska.
Christmas lucky numbers:
5275? Mrs. Pred Patten
5612 ? Fred J. Webber
2663? Unknown
2945? W m Hlllery
5196? Mrs. W. Shw
5410? G. A. Rosenberg
2495? R. E, Fleming
5465? Unknown
4946? W. H. Case
4538? Miss L. Caldwell
2865? L. Berryman
3561? Miss L. Doerrer
3061? E. x\ Yaoger
3610? P. Graves
4005? Geo. Howard
2452? Unknown
EVERY BODY KM;
EvJvJO IHAf WE HAVt T!lf|
B E 5 T ' I
If in Doubt Give 'Em a Trial, tor We Guar
antee 'Em at 50c per dozen
OUR MEADOW BROOK BITTER MAS NO
SUPERIOR
C. W. ASK & SONS
% Ikuta
SKagway's
Oriental Store
Jewelry Watches
Diamonds Clocks
Our Stock is Keplete With Articles Suitable for Birth- t
clay Presents, Anniversary Gifts and Card Prizes ?,
Carved Ivory. Burnt Leather' Al
aska Cedar and Shell Souvenirs
DON'T FROG
Unless You're Got 50 Cents
W. W. B0UGHT0H
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIGHTED BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
J. IKUT^l
Refracting Optic an
Graduate of South H.-iul Optical Collc.-u
Exunrnatio'.is M?nle an : G!a-ses
Fitted by Means if the
0PHTHA^\!0-METRE
Errors of Refraction Correct a. Such
case receives the utmost care nd s-pr
cial lenses ground where required.
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(CHiir scnoiON or w. p. & v. b.)
Cornkk Fifth and State STs.
up stairs
8KAGWAY - ALASKA
CLEARANCE SALE
To make room lor our Spring Lines we will make the following surprising reduc
in our Ladies Beady-to-Wear Dept. for one week only starting^Monclay, Jan. 27.
33 1-3 per cent discount on any Coat, Suit, Skirt
Waist, Wrapper, Petticoat or Kimona
Special at $4.00 Bach
We have a lot of Skirts ranging in price from $6,00 to $12 on which we have
made a special price of $4.00 each. (See Window)
At 25 cts.
Ladies' Winter Hats and
Caps
| Formerly 25c to $4.50
At 75 cts.
Ladies Waists $1.25 to
$2.50
At $1 50
Ladies Silk Waists Form
merly $4.50 to
$12.00 each
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geo. Blanchard, Manager
Torn Music Made Whole
Vnluublo Papor*, D ?mli, Doo:imtutn, Uunsy. Tltloi, E'o,
" It will tak? one minuto to repa* -hem ? S
" BY USING '
STI0K - UM
INVISIBLE BINDING TAPE
10-YARD ROLL 25 CENTS POSTPAID
Stick-Urn Binding Tape Co.
X>CK BOX 04 DAYTON, OHIO, U. S. A. DEPT. A19
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ADDITIONAL LAM SCRIP
RfCfRTirifO SOLDIER'S
This Scrip takes immediate title
to either surveyed or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30- 00
per acre in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50- 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres.
R. H. PEALE & CO.
OAKLAND. CAL
1603 BRUSH ST.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
MERCANTILE ANNEX