FROM FRIDAY’S DAILY
A stabbing affair occurred iu New
town last evening, about which con
side ruble mystery is gathered. As the
result of the fracas. Nod Taylor. :
longshoreman, is in the 1 ospltal be
ing treated for a bad knife woum
in tno body; a Chilian named Me
Donald is held in the city jail cliarg
ed vita the knife wielding, and Jo*
Zutucrs. a Spaniard is thought t
know mere about the matter than li.
cares to tell. According to the iat
tre's story Taylor, McDonald and lu
were in his house between five am
six o’clock last night, drinking. Za
morn went out. leaving the other tw>
there heirg gone some ten minute
or so, on his return he started to cool
supper and while doing so, McDouall
left the cabin, and then Taylor toll
him that he was cut but neither thev
nor since has been willing to say b'
whom. Zamora notified the author
ities, Taylor was takeu to the hos
pital and Zamora went down t
“Indian Town"’ and pointed Me
Donald oat to the Town Marshal wl:
locked him up pending an lnvestiga
tion into Taylor’s condition.
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A. J. Duuton proprietor of the
Ketchikan Shingle Mill 1 etween eiglr
and nine o’clock found the body o
a man in the lower end of the shingle
mill flume this morning. He Im
mediately notified the Court House
anl Marshal Davies went down to tin
plaee and the body was taken fron
the water. When this was done, tli
discovery was made that It was tha
of Wm. Ferguson, the Alaska rep
resentative of the Pacifie Coast Bis
c-uit Co., of Seattle.
The body was taken to the morgue
and Coroner Staekpole empanelled :
jury consisting of Frank Bold. Jame
C’umings, Wm. Miner. Clarenct
Fickle, John D. Rounsefell and li
T. Graham, who viewed the body.
The jury then went over to D
Story’s office where several witnes
ses testified. The first one wa
Addis Dunton. who told of finding
the body at the lower end of tli
flume, with the left arm over one o
the cross pieces, and the head an
right arm and the balance of tli
body immersed under water, and i
such a position that it looked a
though the man had been alive fo
hours and struggling to get out. ur
til. worn out and chilled by tli
isy water, he had succumbed.
M. S. Smith, the next witness, te~
tified that he had seem the decease
about midnight walking on the fluff
up the creek, that it was very iey a
that time, and he thought the dec
man must have slipped and fallen i
and been carried down to the outlr
bv the current.
II. V. Stevens stated that M
Ferguson had . arrived in Ketehika
on the Alameda yesterday after
noon, and had registered at the Ste
man, where his grips now are.
Dr. Dickinson gave as his opinio
that death had resulted from rtrow
ing, that there were no marks of ar
kind on the body, which was full '
water, and that the dead man had ev
dently been in the water at out eig!
hours when found.
After listening to the evidence t!
jury brought in a verdict of ac-'
dental drowning.
J. R. Heckman Sc Co., this more
ing notified the company for who
Mr. Ferguson was traveling of hi
death, asking what disposal shonl
be made of the body.
Wm. Ferguson was well and favo
alily known in this region in wbi-'
he liad been traveling salesman fo
some time. He was a stemHsr liar
working young man. with a host n
friends. He was married his wi’
1 eing a resident of either .Seatle o
Tacoma.
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Andrew Johnson, Peter Cnrlsn*
Maggie D. Bergmann and owners o
the Sumdum Placer Mining Assiei
tmn claims, have completed the nr
gotiations and signed tip an opti ■
fur the sale of sail property t
Messrs. Ernest, Warren, Johnson
Thane and others.
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The Juneau hind office lr;s reject
ed the application f.,r patent for 16f
acres of coal land in the Bering riv
er district, known ns the Hath
1 nne group. Pathbone is reported
to have sold the claims to a resident
of Manila, P. I., who will snstai*
the loss by the action of the pa
eminent.
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Recent developments have led {■
the belief that the fire which destroy
nl the warehouses and wharf at
Pkngwav was the work of an ineen
di rv. An attempt was recently mad
to burn the depot in which the ge-.
‘‘r I offices (,f the company are In
cited. Oil-soap,.,| raos bed 1 een plai
r ’ within the t l illing anl ign-ted
The fire was discovered at mldnigli'
mi ! was ext*M ji ishcil before niufl'
damage was done.
-ROM SATURDAY'S DAILY
FIRE AT LORINQ
Con Giebel is in town today fron
,oring aud reports a fire at that
place Thursday evening. It seems
that Jim Smith was visiting Frank
| Fransen at the latters cabin, and in
some manner upset a lamp while
Fransen was out of the room. The
burning oil set the place on fire and
;he inside of the place was pretty wel
rutted before the fire was put out.
| Smith had a narrow escape from
burning, as he tried to leave the
building by the front way which
.vas fenced in with chicken wire, and
vas singed about the hea<F and hands
before friends broke a hole through
the wire and hauled him out. The
building was considerably damage !
and Fransen lost about everything
le had in the cabin.
SEATTLE IN SOUTHBOUND
The City of Seattle, on her way
3011th, made port last night about
ten o'clock and got away about two
this morning. She had 125 boxes of
fish on board from northern points
and loaded 93 more at this point, mal.
ing 218 in all. Marshal Jack Davies
mil H. M. Staekpole boarded her here
taking Charles Benson south to the
Mt. Tabor asylum.
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JEFFEBSON IN AND OUT
On her way north, aft';' a pleas
mt trip up from the eEmnl, the .Tcf
'erson made port this morning nbct.i
| six o’clock, and left for Wrangell
after discharging about leu tons o
freight for local people. Th.is.; bear 1
ing her here for the north \ ere Rm
Harry Oorser on his way i > conduct
I services at Wrangell, and .te nge Me
Mullen and Joe E. Johnson, two tj.la
ding salesmen headed for .Tmieaj
She will be in southbound, Tuce l.iv
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The Valdez Prospector save that
the chamber of commerce of that
town has been in existence for fit'
reen years and is composed of no less
than a half a dozen men.
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Over at Cordova an electric storn
if unusual violence occurred last
nonth and an intense flash put the
•lectric lights out, leaving the city in
lurkiiess. The storm lasted for sev
eral hours.
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Soldiers stationed in Alaska who
ire desirous of quitting the servici
vill have to originate a new sehenv
‘rom that which has been practice
in the past. In days gone by they wer.
ible to get out of the service by get
ing into jail for a short term by sc)
ing liquor to Indians. Conviction
:n civil courts were always followe
>y dishonorable discharges from thr
United .States army. Now it is dif
'erent. After a convicted soldier ha
served his time in prison ho is turne
iver to the military authorities an
subject to a court martial. If cor
‘icted the soldier goes to Aleatra
•rison in San Francisco insteasl o
caving the army with a dlshonorabb
lischarge.
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The natives say that they hav
rreat trouble in herding their reic
leer this winter. They say the deei
re trying to escape to the moms
sins which is giving the hoarder
rouble never experienced before. Th
satives explain this by saying th
leer are trying to get to the mom
ains in anticipation of a sevens
vinter and the natives, therefore, pr<
Hot that this winter is going to 1
.f unusual severity.—Nome Nugget
* * *
A new standarsl.of ratings lias bee
stablished by the commissioner 8'
’ordova as applied to dogs and women
\ few days ago he fined a man $2'
nd costs, amounting to *100 for b"a
ng a balky dog. Eater he fined an
'tlier man $2o and costs amount!"
o $."0, for beating up a woman. In
he latter ease the victim was tin
eater’s girl and a resident of tin
edlight district. Residents of th
-ailroad town who know the girl be
love the man failed to get all that
as coming to him.
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‘‘Nugget ’’.Johnson, of Nome, is
eported to have made a strike o'
onsiderable importance which tiu»y
esult in prolonging tie li'e of the
.larers of Nome. Ho drifted on bed
■nck under Montrovide lake after
he water was frozen and uncovered
a paystr.uk four feet which goes 4fi
-ents to the pan. The discovery is
Hie sensation of that district. John
on kept his find secret until he ha 1
secured all the ground lie wished. He
.dnims to have $100 OHO blocked m l
ready for sluicing in the spring
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Killing a mountain goat with a 22
slibre rifle is the prou 1 feat of :
i Cordova huntsman.
WILL SHIP BODY SOUTH
J. B. Heckman * Co., were 'n re
ceipt yesterday of a wire from the
Pacific. Coast Iiiscv.it company a*. Sctu
llo, instructing them-to endmliii tie
body of Wm. Ferguson and ship
same south on tho first boat. A<
the City of Seattle c.i-vc to.a early
the bodl will be shipped down on
the return trip of the Jefferson. Mrs
Ferguson, who lives at toof I'omli
Avenue. Northeast, Seattle has been
notified of her husband's Isa ill.
JOE BARONOVICH
PURCHASES NAHLIN
.Toe Baronovich of Karhecn. yester
day purchased the Nahlin from Win
Noil, and will use the big hull as a
station for salting and mild curing
salmon. The Nahlin was built in
1912 to be used on the 8‘ickine river
but not being a success she was tnk
en off the run and her engines re
moved, and since that time has laid
on the beach. Mr. Baronovich wil
have the hull strengthened so ns 1
make her safer in a sea and wil
then have the boat towed to Kart
bay where he will open his saltery_
Wrangell Sentinel.
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WILL GO OFF THE RUN
When the City of Seattle arrive
in Seattle this trip she will be tak
en off the run and the Spokane wil
be sent out in her place. The Cit'
of Seattle will then be overhauled
and converted iutd an oil burner
This will be completed so that tin
steamer can come back on the rut
March 27, when the Pacific Coast
Steamship company will Inaugurate
their two ship service, which is earl
ier than last year, when the secom
steamer was not put on until April
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It takes almost three columns it
the Seward paper to notify E. Bal
laine that his taxes are delinquent.
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The capacity of the Pacific Coast
Gypsum company, at Gypsum, Alaska,
is to be greatly enlarged. A barg.
containing 100.000 feet of lumber was
recently brought to the mine frotr
Puget Sound.
T T V
Recent telegraphic messages fron
Washington state that the govern
ment is soon to install five powerfn'
radio stations in different parts of
the country. Jt is believed that
one of the stations will be erecte-’
>n the Alaska coast.
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Natural go<- is believed to exis
in the vicinity of Cordova and tin
residents of that town have visions o
beating the Standard Oil on the prie<
of fuel some time in the future
The gas bubbles up in a number o*
nlaces in sufficient strength to burr
when ignited, and it is believed th.v
a gas bearing formation exists unde
the town.
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The output of the Iditarod district
for the year just closed amounted tr
$42.05.3,390.40. and is but little great
?r than 1913. The closing down o
the big dredges at an early date
"aimed the output to fall short o
■"arlier estimates of the camp’s out
put.
♦ * *
The appropriation providing fn>
'M0.090 to build a light-housi
‘nnder for service in Alaska, ha’
' een attached to the civil sundrv <le
li-ieney appropriation bill, and a
oart of that it passed the House. Sev
ral western Senators are watchim
fhe bill ami expect to keep the iter
intact when it goes to the Senate.
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Fairbanks papers claim that tin
Mitarod mail service from Seward t.
the interior camp has proved a dis
mal failure. No mail was receive
in Iditarod between Octol er 4 nn<’
November 25. Other lower Yuko
points are reported to have suffere
to an even greater extent, man
of them not having received a"
mail since the close of navigation.
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Seventv-fivo, per cent., of the resi
I dents of McCarthy over on the Coppe
River Hai'rnad have signed a re
monstrance against the issuance o'
any liquor license in that place. Th<
signers wish it understood that thei
motive is to change existing condi
tions and that there is nothing per
| sonal about it.
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The income of theeitv of Frinej
Rupert during the past year amount
oil to $247,347.72, from taxes and
, other sources. In spite of the on
ormniiH income the city spent $25.00b
more than was received.
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The Valdez Cominoiier declares that
the “slippery seven,” have . "by the
net of God and the gang’s enemy.”
dwindled down to the “tommy-rot
; two.”
FROM MONDAY'S DAILY _
With a smile on their faces, Capt.
T. E. Sayles anil Carl Lancaster re !
turned to town last night on board
the Taku II. successful in their hunt
for the wreck of the Delhi.
They left Ketchikan last Sunday
afternoon shortly after four o’clock
made the run of about 130 miles and
located the Delhi by throe o’clock
Monday afternoon. They found the
steamer floating on her port boat).
1 ends, about three feet of her star
bord side being out of the water
When they first saw the wreck the} |
thought it was a reef, but as the
came closer saw the gilded 1 alls or
the top of her masts, just awash, an
knew they had found what they ram
, after.
A line was gotten on to the .reel j
which at this time wii alums ten e: !
twelve miles north of Strait Island j
where she had gone ashore and about j
■ three miles northeast of Sumner Tsl |
and. in Sumner Strains. The tide end
wind was favorable for beaching the
vessel on Sumner Island, so there the
Taku was headed, and all night lorn
she strove toward that slice \ it It he j
1 huge tow slowly following her. livorv j
thing went well, so tlv.l she rover.-.’ j
1 the distance by the next night, end j
was almost inside the little leirl or or j
the north of the islan k wlte l ippar ,
| ontly the vessel groiiulel am’ conn
; to a stop in about inn > fathoms o' j
| water. Investigation showed that
J there was a cable hanging over tin
j stern with a weight of some kind
on the other end, and this ha
brought her up standing. Not know
ing whether it was an anchor or tli
donkey boiler which the wrecker
had put on board the Delhi that wa
dragging, they did not cut the rope
but proceeded to pull the vessel and
her drag up to the beach. To do thi
they rigged up a block and tackl \
ind worked her forward, one end nt
•i time, until by Saturday night the}
had the vessel practically back on a
-wen keel ami resting on a good t ot
tom. so that there is but 14 feet o
water around her at low tide, and i
a fine position to make repairs. He
main deck and hatch combings ar>
j out of the water and ,at about lml
tide the vessel looks as though s’
is lying in a little harbor at anchor
Capt. Sayles states that there
:re ttiree holes on her start ord 'i '
if considerable size, but as far as 1
■ould discover that is all that is tb
matter with her, not a single butt ha
ing been started by the pounding sh
received while lying on the reef.
The pumps and much of the wrecl
ing gear the Salvor put on board tb
Delhi are aboard the vessel, and in
fact the whole thing is intact wit
the exception of the smokestack an
j some of the ventilators which Inn
j tone to the bottom.
The beach whore tiie vessel is Ivin
*
i is a goml one. being inml, and the lmr
! 1 or is well protected from every win
| except a northern, which, however, i
rarely bad in that locality.
John McLaughlin, was left ii
'lmrge of the wreck, and has fitted
himself comfortable quarters in tin
captain’s cabin, where he is monarc'
of all he surveys.
On arrival here Messrs. Sayles and
Lancaster notified the Customs
'louse and the Pacific. Coact reprr
“ontative litre, and are now await
:ng developments.
The Miner has been asked to vim
Proportion of the value of the wree1
will probably go to the salvors, s
gives herewith a quotation on th
subject from Parson’s Laws of Ship
''ing. It states that in the event o
the owners of a wreek and the sail
ors being unable to eotne to an un
lerstanding as to the value of th"
services of the latter, the matter slml
be referred to a Court of Admir.iit
which shall first investigate the fact
as to whether the salvors found th
ship in danger and salved her there
from.
The actual quotation follows:
“If the f'ourt of Admiralty find
it to be a case for salvage, fi ere ar
no positive and ccrtnin rules wbie'
determine how much shall le t i'-o*
ir in what porportions. to the diffe
'tit salvors. In every case the court
ire governed by the eiremnstances o
that case; and even if a shin or ear
o le entirely abandoned at sea. or
n maritime phrase derliet- those wb
| '’ind it take possession of it. an
1 ring it in, take according to the'
| merits, and not one-lmlf. as used t
I be the rule. More than one half i
very seldom given; but this has bee
lone in a few extraordinary eases.
“If the eourts have not restored tin
oropertv to its owners on their givin
bonds with sureties to pay the salvage
and e.osts. they order the propertv
sold; anil they may do either of 1 lies'
things at any period of the proeee-1
ings. At the elose, they ileereo the
whole amount of salvage, and also di
reel -particularly its distribution.
“A large part, usually about one
i "ortb, of the whole salvage, is allowo ■
I 'O the owners of tljc saving ship o<
I ships; another large part to her mas
ter, less parts to the officers, iu pro
portion to their rank, ami the resi
tine is divided among the crew, with
such discrimination between one and
another as greater or less exertions oi
merit require. ’'
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WILL BE UE-CAULKED
The power 1 <ni Teddy Is on the
ways at the Rudenbnugh ship yards
where she will be thoroughly over
hauled. Ed. Williams was of the opin
ion that she would need considerable
repairs, bat when she was hnuied out.
it was discovered that the sheathing
was ns good ns ever, so she will simply
bo recalked and painted.
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ir.irve, Feh. 15—The British steam
ers Oriole and Trader both two weeks
overdue are believed to have 1 eon
torpedoed and sunk by German sub
marines.
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Berlin. Feb. 15—This city Is dress
od in flags to celebrate the victor
of the German forces over the Kus
sinns in East Prussia, where accord
ing to official bulletins, the German
arms have completely triumphed ovei
the Muscovites. Twenty-six thous
sand prisoners captured in the fight
ing and subsequent retreat are being
hurried to the different detention
camps of the country and the many
cannon taken in the fighting will be
sent to this city and the captors
thereof rewarded as has been the cus
tom in the war.
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Washington, Feb. 15—Unofficial ad
vices have been received from Ger
many stating that country will con
tend that her action in declaring a
war zone of British and French
waters is justified bv Britain’s at
tempt to starve out the entire German
nation, where non-combatants would
suffer equally with the army.
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The power fishing vessels All
tross and Athena were in port Satur
day and left for the banks after tab
ing on ice.
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London, Feb. 15—The powers of Eu
rope have as yet made no answer to
Spain’s request that they join with
her in bringing about an end to the
reign of anarchy now existing in Mex
ico. England will probably turn tlic
matter over to the United States it
is thought in official circles.
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TAKES BAIT AND ICE
The steam lmlibutei Starr was ir
port x esterday and -• fl.*r taking or>
ice left for Lori ig where she took
bait from A. W. Thomas. The A. W.
Thomas company has a p'ontifil sup
ply of bait on haul at this time.
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WE WERE LICKED AGAIN
There's no getting away from the
fact that Ketchikan is in a class by
herself in the basket ball line, for
she has had more lickings this last
couple of months than any other team
in the country, the latest aggregation
to administer one being the Hyda
berg Team, which did the deed to the
tune of 26 to HI last Saturday even
ing. There’s no use going Into the
harrowing details, Ketchikan being
out-played in every respect., the only
oasis in the desert being Kublov’s
long goal from field in the first half
which was the best throw of the
game. Jack Hendricks was the um
pire of the game and was very fair to
all concerned.
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Petrograde, Feb. 15—After passing
resolutions promising support of the
government in the present conflict,
the Russian Duma adjourned Satur
day. They will meet again later in
the year.
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Paris, Feb. 15—French aviators yes
terday dropped bombs on Mulhausen
and destroyed the aerodome at that
place. It is said that several Zep
pelins were blown up.
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Berlin, Feb. 15—There seems to 1
every inclination on the part of the
German government to stand pat
on the British war zone question. A
noted German diplomat this morning
made the statement that every mem
lier of the General Staff favored sue!
an attiude.
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DINED IN MIDST OF
BAPTISM OF FIRE
Copenhagen,—How a number of
Associated Press war correspondent®
received their hantism of fire whi’f
at a feast with French officers in '•
hotel at Rheims is described by r
representative of the Politken, who
writes:
“Here we received our baptism of
fire, and we received It during a
feast . The occasion may be teriued
epic. It was so impressive and re
markable that none of those
present is likely to forget It.
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“It seemed that to sit down to
such a feast at a point when France
hms involved in this terrible war of
people} was nothing short of being a
criminal insult to nmkiiul.
“We had arrived too late from
K lernav to take a look at he city be
fore luncheon, and for this reason we
were immediately taken to the hotel.
“An odd spectacle greeted my eye
as I stepped from the automobile. The
entire front of the hotel building had
been wrecked by shells. 1 askbd thq
In tel servant when this had been done.
He replied.* The day before yester
lav, sir.’
“One would have thought this sort
of tiling would have caused one’s
spirit to go down a little. Nothing of
the sort happened. We had brought
with us some of the good cheer of
the troops in the field, and noticed
that the inhabitants of Kheims mov
ed about in a rather careless manner.
“So we sat down and enjoyed the
very excellent luncheon. The big
windows of the dining room looked
upon the square where a little while
before the German shells had landed.
There was nothing to insure us n
gaiust one of tlie German iron greet
ings breaking on us with explosive
fervor. Possibly many of us thought
of this, but conversation soon became
animated. Some of the officers pres
ent had just returned from the trendi
es and wore full of stories regarding
their experiences.
‘ ‘ Bordeaux wine was followed l)\
champagne. And why not-considering
that the latter is the product of the
country we were in. So wo drank
and forgot all about the Germans and
their guns.
‘ ‘ The last glass had not been filled
when a shell exploded under one o:
the windows of the dining room. A
correspondent got up, raised Ids glas
sed made a speech for the republic
and the French officers who had ac
conipanicd us, beginning: ‘ Gentleme'
and colleagues: the shot just now re
minds us of our duty * * * ”.’
“The speech ended. We went to
the' window to see what damage tin
shell had done. Our hostess smiled
saying: ‘Tt exploded two hundred
cards from here!’
“Just then came a shrapnel.
“That’s a little nearer.’ said the
woman. ‘About one hundred yards.'
A third shell came and when t hr
noise of the explosion was over, wc
heard a house collapse with a might'
crouching sound.
“The hostess was a little graver
now. ‘Gentlemen,’ she said apolo
gotically, ‘I have done everythin'
possible to keep it a secret that yor
would be here today, but I am begin
ning to believe that the enemy has
learned of it nevertheless.’
“The luncheon ended with a cheer
for the ‘pluckiest hotel in the coun
try,’ which in spite of the bombard
ment had not closed its doors for ■
single day.’’
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Paris. Feb. 15—The French Cham
ber of Deputies Saturday passed a bi’
prohibiting the sale of absinthe any
where in France.
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St. Petersburg, Feb. 15—It is stat
ed here that Germany and Austri
will declare the independence of Po’
and today and hold a convention al
Cracow the ancient capital of tin
country for the purpose of electing ;
king.
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London, Feb. 15—The Germans ar<
dismantling their depots along tin
Belgium coast, the successful ai
raids of last week evidently demon
strnting to them that they cannot
maintain supply bases in that region
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The steamer San Juan, with a load
of fish on board, went south about
four o’clock this morning.
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The Daily Minor $1 per month.
WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If you purchase the NEW HOME you will
have a life asset at the price you pay, and will
not have an endless chain of repairs.
Quality
Considered
it is the
Cheapest
in the end
to buy.
If yon want a sewing machine, wrllo for
OmOalcst catalogue before you purchase.
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TROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
E. L. Sampson was in receipt of a
cablegram this morning bearing tho
sail news of the dentil of his mother,
Mrs. E. II. Sampson at the family
resilience in Seattle. Mrs. Sampson
was a visitor at Ketchikan a couple of
years or so ago anil made many ac
quaintances while here, who will
sympathize with her s on and
family in their bereavement.
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WILL BRING CERES UP
Among tho passengers south on tho
Admiral' last night were Sam Bar
tholomew and Heine Henning on their
way to the Sound to bring up the
cannery tender ('ores for the Kctchi
lean cannery. The vessel has been
overhauled during the off season and
is in good shape for this coming sea
son’s business.
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IN WITH FISH
The power vessel Sumner was in
this morning with a light trip of fish,
which she boxed at the New England
company’s dock. This fish should
bring a good price as very little has
been shipped down for the past week.
After boxing, the Sumner iced and
baited and got away at once for tho
banks for another load.
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WATSON WAS DELAYED
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The Admiral Wlatson which was
scheduled to arrive in port last night
on her way south at eight, failed to
put in an appearance until about
three o’clock this morning, having
been delayed by snow squalls which
effectively obliterated the lights and
land marks. She had 156 boxes of
halibut from northern points but load
ed none at this port. The body of
Wm. Ferguson was shipped down on
her to Seattle. Among the passengers
boarding the vessel at this port were
Sam Bartholomew and Heine Hen
ning.
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HOW MAD IS GERMANY?
A learned man who spent many
venrs in the German Empire main
tains. in a reliable book that it is
mad because its mind is possessed
a crazy notion of dominating Eu
rope, or the world. It is by no
means difficult to make out an ar
gument in the affirmative by quot
ing utterances of men and journals
that may be supposed to represent
some considerable part of the Ger
man thought.
Tt seems quite probable that an
inclination to dally with the fatuous
dream of conquest did possess smno
portion. of the German mind. A new
nation, which had risen in less than
a hundred years from a very low
estate to a very high one, the most
dramatic steps in its rise being coin
cident with two swift. victorious
wars, may have been somewhat tak
en by the notion that it was a lat
ter-day chosen people whose most
dependable instrument was the sword.
It is impossible to say how exten
sive the idea of an innate national
superiorty, to vindicated by military
prowess, may have been last July.
However there is some interesting
evidence that it is not extensively
held now. The Berlin correspon
dent of the Chicago Daily News has
gathered statments from a good many
representative Germans, and every
one of them repudiates the idea of a
Napoleonic Fatherland. They all
say Germany’s idea is peace with
honor; that she fights only in self
defense, and never thought of fight
ing for any other purpose.
Probably these Daily News expre<
sions are quite typical. However
seriously Bernliardi may have been
taken last summer, months of futile
and vastly destructive fighting have
tended powerfully to put him at a
large discount with all intelligent
Germans_Saturday Evening Post.
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CAPT. JINKS FINDS SAFE
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Capt. Jinks’ safe which was stolen
from his place of business the early
part of last week, was found last
Tuesday morning lying on the beach
at low tide on Shoestack point, dir
ectly across the bay from town.
Frank Waterberry discovered the
safe as ho was rowing past that
place.
The robbers had evidently placed
the safe on a rowboat and taken it
to the point where they opened it by
knocking off the combination and
the heavy hinges letting the door
drop out. The safe is a complete
loss unless another door can be fit
ted to it, but with the exception of
a bent wheel the rest of the safe is
all right—Wrangell Sentinel.
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