No. H60. TENTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1908. ?
PRICE, 10 CENTS.
EARfHQUAKE DISASTER IN MEXICO
(Unit.^ Prets Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Mexico City, Mar. 26 ? Two severe earthquakes were
felt here yesterday morning. The property damage was
slight and there were no lives lost.
Mexico City Mar. 2S ? Word comes from Chilapa city a
town of fifteen thousand people, that, following a severe
earthquake which shook that place early yesterday morn
ing fire broke out and is still raging.
Mexico City. Mar. 28 ? Late dispatches confirm the
earlier reports as to fearful loss of life at Chilipa city
numbering in the hundreds. President Diaz has sent
troops, doctors, nurses with special trains. Nearly every
building in the city is leveled. Fire broke out in a dozen
places at one time and the city is a complete ruin. The
people are homeless and helpess in face of the fearful dis?as
trr. Help is being sent forward from many different
directions.
GAPT. HEALY'S DAUGHTER SUICIDES
(By United Pre*.)
Seattle, March 23 ? The body of .Mrs.
E. L. Lurasden. wife of h prominent
physician of Washington, D. C. and
daughter of Capt&iu John J. tleaiy,
who committed suicide a' New Bruns
wick, B. C., last Saturday, arrived here !
tbis morning for interment in the
family burial lot. The burial took
place this afternoon. Mrs. Lunisden
tjok poison. The uc;. was unused by
worry over a char^o of embezzement.
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(By United Prasr)
Washington, March 2$ -Congress
man Hetlin, of Alabama, shot a white
man and a negro in a quar.'el in a street
car this morning as the result of an ar
gument oti prohibition. Ic is not
thought either will die.
Congressman Ilef.a gave himself up.
He pleads ^elf-defense. A preliminary
hearing will take plaee on Monday.
THEY STOLE A j
COOL MILLION!
(By United Press.)
Pittsburjj, March 28? Charged with
stealing over a million dollars from the
Farmers Dppo?it National bank, Henrv
Rather, teller, and John Young were
arrested this afternoon. Bail was re
! fused. The arrests caused a great
sensation as the men have been with
the bank for many years and were he'u
in the highest esteem in this city.
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Denver, March 28? General Buckley Wells,
manager of the Smuggler mines at Telluride.
and commander of the troops during the
trouble with the miners several years
ago, while asleep oi; the porch of his house
this morning was nearly killed by a dynamite
explosion. He was foown several teet in the
air and was stunned by the concussion- The
nouse was demolished. The house where the
outrage took place is on a well lighted and j
much frequented street which is thoroughly j
policed. There are no clues to the perpetra- 1
tors,
General V^ells was one ot those whom
Harry Orchard confessed that he had been
hired to kill.
New York. March 28.- Two policemen and
one citizen were killed outright and scores of
officers and citizens we: e injured as the re
sult of a dynamite outrage which occurred in
Union Square, ^ever.u*' street between
Broadway and zi/voitue, "ivhich term-:
mated an attempt of unemployed laborers to
parade in defiance of orders not to do so.
Mounted squads of policemen hurried to the
scene and a riot ensued. Shopping women
were trampled upon and children crushed. ;1
Thousands were attracted to the scene, The j
perpetrators are unknown. Scores of arrests j
are being made. The bomb is balieved to have
been hurled from a high building in the neigh
borhood.
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TROOPS ON DOTY AT THILL
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Douglas Mar. 28 ? Company F, 10th infantry, arrived
here this morning from Fort William H. Seward to be
stationed at the Treadwell mine during the pending
trouble. Strike breakers are arriving in numbers by every
1> >at. Perfect order is being maintained. A committee of
t'if -Irikers, appointed for that purpose, is looking after
the conduct of their men. No demand is made on any
minim.- company of this section save the Treadwell.
Washington, Mar; 28 ? A cabinet meeting was held
thi morning to discuss the trouble at Treadwell. Sec
r. T;if has ordered the troops to stay at Treadwell as
1< ; i j ;? in tin: judgment of the commanding officer it may
be necessary.
(By United Press.)
Chicago, arch 28 ? Oberlin Carter
is to mako an appoal to President
Roosevelt to be reinstated in army.
EIis friecds declare they will bring
proof ao show that Carter is not guilty
i." the crin'o for which he suffered seven
y rs imprisonment in the penitentiary.
They declare bim to bo the American
Dreyfus Oberlin Carter was convicted
of frauds udod the government Id con
nection with the work at Savannah,
Georgia, a number of years ago. He
was jointly indicted with Gaynor and
Green who fled to Canada and who have
only recently been returned.
TUC
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(By United Press.)
Indianapolis, March *28. ? William J.
Bryau received endorsement, for the
pres'dency by ihe Democratic State
convention held here yesterday.
Springfk-ld, [II., March 28.? The Re
publican State convention has instruct
ed its delegates to the National conven
tion for its favorite son and first citi
zen, Joseph G. Cannon.
GREELY IS OUT
OF THE GAME
(By United Precs.)
Washington, March 28? General
( Greely was retired yesterday through
the action of the age limit. He 1?
succeeded by Brigadier General Edger
ly.
WEALTH COULDN'T PREVENT FATE
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(By United PrtN.)
San Diego, March 28.? Joseph Seaf
ton, the wealthiest man on the Pacific
coast died here today of heart failure.
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