The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-26
LOCAL BRIEFS


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 If the present warm weather con tinues In the interior an early breakup of the rivers and lakes is looked for, as the ice at no time during the winter has been very thick.
 Mrs. Tony Dortero received q telegram from her husband, who is at Sanitarium, near Sitka, this morning, saying that the Sanitarium building had been partly destroyed by fire last night, and assuring her Of his safety.
 George Ernest Fulton, Yukon pioneer of the vintage of '9S, and Miss Frances Lillian Miller, who was born in Olympia, Wash, observ- ed St. Patrick's Day by getting mar ried at the home of Commissioner anG Mrs. George Black in Dawson.
 Robert Bell and Tom N. Bland, stockholders representatives, who have been at work for the past month In the auditors office of the ". P. & Y. R. company at Skagway, will leave for Vancouver on the Spokane in the morning.
 "Purola" Black, of Bleumeier & Frank, Preferred Stock" King, of Allen & Lewis, and "Col.' Stock well of Marshall-Wells & Co.,, all Of Portland, Oregon, will leave on the Spokane in the morning, after having spent several days in Skag- way and Haines drumming up trade.
 S. Stride, well known resident of Haines, where he is extensively en- g1ged in gardning and the raising of strawberries, is in Skagway, having come up to meet his nephew, who arrived Wednesday on the Princess Maquinna on his way into Dawson, where he holds the position of wharfinger.
 Tn the Bishops Carriage," the four reel drama at the Nugget movies last night, drew a fairly good house, but not nearly as many attended as the merits of the play deserved. However, it is to be presented again tonight and those who failed to see 1t last evening will do we'll to be there.
 Late telegraphic adviceS from i5eattle state that government az ents have arrived there for the pur pose of re-openihg the famous Hum boldt gold robbery case. Il is said that a woman, who was the consort Of one of the robbers, has made a confession in New York, giving full details of the affair.
 George McCoombs, all old-time placer miner of the interior, died in Good Samaritan hospital at Daw- son on March 14th of meningitis. He was 76 years of age and pre- vious to his death had been en- gagged in cutting wood on Sulphur creek. His illness was sudden, and he remained unconscious for the entire week between the time of his seizure and his passing away.
 The Skagway Brass band received on the last Dolphin from the E. G Conn factory at Elkhart, Ind, . silver E flat bass horn, of the value Of S1S5. This instrument is the last word in bass horns, and in the hands of w. B. Batson, who will have the manipulation of it, will be q valued addition to the instruments already in use by members of the above named organization.
 II. R. Shepard & Son of Juneau, have accepted the agency in the capital city fer the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, the management of which is,' we understand. getting ready to make a bid for the Alas ka travel Eastward by the installa- tiu. of fast through train service between Prince Rupert, B. C., and Wihnipeg, Manitoba.
 A petition, signed by 250 or more of the Italians residing ill and around Juneau, of whom there are rotal of between five and six hun dred, has been forwarded to Wash ington, D. C., praying for the ap- pointment of a resident consul, and last Tuesday a committee of Itall- ans called upon Gov. J. F. A. Strong with a request that he recommend to the department some ore fitted for the poSitiOn.