The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-29


 eific International exposition at San Francisco. He was lii skagway in 1899, but has never been here since, until on the present occasion.
 The Mariposa, which was announc ed to leave Seattle today will not sail north until tomorrow night, and in consequence will be one day late in reaching skagway, which will bi ing her here on the 4th instead of the Sd of April.
 W. Henderson, W. M. McVey, R. Smith and J. J. Ferguson, all of Oroyille, California, are here on their way into Dawson, where they are employed on the Guggenheim dredges. They arrived on the North western and are at the Golden North.
 The Skagway Tennis club play ed the opening games of the sea- son on Saturday afternoon at their court on the east side of the valley, opposite the White Pass Athletic club building. There was q good attendance of the enthusiasts of the game, both women and men.
 Howard Crosby, Jr., of Great Falls, Montana, nephew of Mrs. E. w. Gideon of the Caribou hotel at Carcross, is here on his way in 10 the Southern Yukon town. He IS accompanied by a young friend, EV- erette Stinson, from the same place from whence he halls, who is also going to Carcross.
 Coy. J. F. A. Strong received on Friday from the United States treas ury department at Washington, D. C., $2O,O0O to apply to the expens- es of the present Alaska territori- al legislature. Incoming mileage was paid to the members of the leg islature on Saturday, and on April 1st, next Thursday, they will receive their salaries for March.
 The engagement of Miss Beatrice Margaret Behrends, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Bernhard M. Pehrends Of Juneau, to MT. John Francis Null len, was announced Saturday at . luncheon given by Miss Behrends at the home of her parents on Fifth street. The wedding will take place in June.
 NJ. F. Thompson, 2 sourdough miner of the vintage of 1891, was an arrival in Skagway from a visit to the outside on the Spokane, and has been guest at the Pullen House ever since. He will leave tomorrow for his mining property or Nansen creek, fifty miles to the westward of Carmacks, about mid way on the Yukon rIver between Whitehorse and Dawson.
 II. Ii. Coffey, superintendent of the Gusgenheim dredges on the creeks in the vicinity of Dawson, arl ived in Skagway with his wife on the Northwestern this morning. He is taking in nine men with him to work, all old standbys Of the com pany, and expects as many more on the Mariposa, when that vessel reaches this port on the 4th of Arril. MT. and Mrs. Coffey are stopping at the Golden North.
 According to Town Cl2rk Mckay the voters of Skagway are slow to register this year, and up to Satur- day night there had only been about 100 who had seen fit to attend to a matter which is absclUtely necessary to the person who wishes to eXer- else his rights as an American citizen at the election on the 9th of April. The registration books will be open nightly until April Sd, from 7;3O until 9:30 o'clock, at the town hall.
 In the native curios department of Keller Bros. Drug Co.,. workmen have just finished putting in and painting several shelves on which are displayed totems, ot all degrees and Of all sizes and quality up to a certain limit. This department is also completely stocked up in native baskets, moccasins, carved ivory goods and all lines of manu- facture in which the native Alaskans are adopts.
 "Sapho," the famous masterpiece of Alphonse Daudet, iu six reels, with Florence Roberts ill the lead ing role, will be presented tonight and tomorrow night at the Nugget movies. There are some things in the story which are unpleasant-but nc more SC than in lie itself. "Sa- pho" is true to life-there can be no question oH that; and in her story there Is both a lesson and a warn