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No. 107. ELEVENTH TEAR. ? SKAHWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AOGUST 4, 1908. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
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gpeeinl DNpatch to the Daily A I as kin
Fairbanks, Aug. 4. ? The Wickersham committee yes
terday waited on United States Commissioner Goodwin with
a written request that they be furnished, for publication,
the names of the judges of election. Commissioner Good
win refused the request. Commissioner Goodwin is the ap
pointee of Judge Silas H. Reid, and came with the court
from Oklahoma. The information sought is known to be
in the possession of the Corson forces, at the head of which
forces are. Commissioner Goodwin and other court officials.
Deputy Court Clerk McDonald is openly the paymaster
of the Corson campaign, paying the .bills of the liberal ex-|
penses incurred in the name of Corson ? and doing it on
government time.
The Wickersham ^committee today wired President
Roosevelt their reasons for fearing an attempt at a crooked
election and asked him to take the court out of politics and
help Alaskans to a square deal
It was the court house bunch that subsidized the Daily
News aud other newspapers and Corson's manager, Harry
Steel, assumed charge at once. It was Harry Steel who
was chrk of the court at Nome under the notorious Judge
Noyes, As manager of the News and the campaign Steel
is flooding the coast towns with lying telegrams of the con
ditions here and filling the {>apers he controls with fake
telegrams from Nome and ?the coast. Every unfair means
is being used to swiiig the vote here for Corson but without
success. The people ar<? t%> roughly aroused.
poll itf n heavily kvV-irain on the Tananik.ra.il
road on Sunday was taken under a bet made by E L Web
ster. life insurance agent, and a Dome creek woman, Mrs.
Carbonneau, with the result that only two votes were cast
for Corson and Mrs. Carbonneau won. This is considered
a i 'air indication of the feeling among the miners in the
Tanana valley as they constituted most of the passengers.
Wickersham 's success is assured in spite of crookedness and
trickery of Corson's agents. The vote of the sour dough
Alaskans cannot be bought or estranged from the right
man.
Special Dispatch to Tne Dtity Ahskan
Nome, Aug. 4. ? Judge Wickersham arrived here last
night and was met by a delegation of friends on a special
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IPETTME
S DEADj
(By United Pre??.)
Denver, Aug. s? George Pettibone. '
secretary of the Western Federation of
Mfders, wbo figured a9 defendant in
the iocsational trial for the murder of
foiraer Governor Steunanburg, of Ida
bo, died here suddenly today after an
operation for cancer.
PRIMARIES
IN MISSOURI
(By United Press.)
St. Louis, Autr. 4? The vote at the
primary election tbrougho t the s'ate
Id unusually heavy. William Cowherd
and David Hall are aspirants for the
nomination for the governorship on the
democratic ticket anil Herbeit Hadley
on the republican.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ?
This is a copy of a telegram which arrived in town
this afternoon. Mr. McCloskey, who signs it, is. chairman
of the Democratic Central committee:
? Juneau. Aug. 4
Phil Abrahams,
Skagway.
Following is a copy of telegram just re
ceived from Nome: Democrats well organ
ized. Ronan will carry this division. Corson
advising supporters to vote for "Ronan. He
is doubtful of his election
James McCloskey
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Winnipeg, Aug. 4 ? Three towns in the
Crow's Nest country are still unreported
since the great fire, the wires being out ot
business. The gravest fears are entertained
concerning them. There are 5000 people
homeless as a result of the great sweep of the
flames. The loss is estimated to total $25.
000,000 or more
Fernie, Aug. 4.? with only'twelve houses
left standing with many charred remains
unidentified from the terrible visitation of
yesterday, the people of Fernie have already
begun rebuilding. The whole city seems a
smoldering ruin. It is believed that 140 peo
ple died in the fire.
steamer out at sea and escorted back to Nome with a band
and great enthusiasm, lie will address a mass meeting
tomorrow. Corson's strength has been greatly over-esti
mated. Of the candidates in the field here it is believed he
will run forth 011 Seward peninsula.
Go to Tony Dotero and try a Bull Dog J
cigar. ltn 1
All the delicacies of tho season at
,he Pack Train restaurant.
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Ferdinand deJourmO, who left yester
day morning for Fairbanks was the in- '
strument of bringing Jsines Wicker- '
sham In tbo Held as candidate for del
egate to congress, Everybody who
knows a thing about the fight made
upon Wickersham as judge knows that
do Journal wns one of the most active,
if not THE most active against him.
Mr. de Journal is ihc attorney for the
original locators on Dome creek who
are p!ai; tilTs in a case in which Capt.
Barnette, the Fairbanks bankor is de
fendant Lie fought Wickersham for
the reason, as he says, that Wicker
sham, to his mind, "is not a good
judge because he insisted on interpret
ing tbo law, not as it is but as he
thought it should be." Ue legislates
on the bench. "I think" said Mr. dc
Journal yesterday before talcing the
train, '"that the place for Wickersham
is in congress and I am doing all I
can do to help biiu^get there. I believe
ho will make an ideal representative.
Qe is energetic: resourceful; aggres
sive; a good fighter whore a fight is
necessary; tbat he is bettor equipped
than any other man I know in Alaska
to accomplish things for Alaska in con
gress. Now that's th&> fact. Wicker
sham did not, of course, consider me
bis friend anil we did not s'peak as we
passed on the street. And yet such was
my feeling for him down in my heart
that L ielievc I was responsible for his
entering the field
"It was this way," continued Mr. de
Journal. "I wns asked by Cluni boom
ers to attend ? meeting which was to
launch a boom for the postmaster. I
told them not to call upon me to make
a speech, warning them they would be
sorry if they did. In spite of this they
called upon me. I went upon the stage
and, after paying my rrspecta to Mr.
Clum, whom I esteem, I said that I
favored him with one proviao? that
Judge Wickeraham wan not a candidate.
I said I had heard it repeated on the
street* frequently that Wickeraham
wold be a candidate. 'If Wickeraham Is
a Cindldate 1 want you to understand I
am for him heart and soul ? because I
believe he is the man wanted on that
job,' said I. Well, the thing took like
wildfire. The meeting stampeded for
Wickeraham right there? it was a
Wickcrsbam meeting after that? they
went wild. The next tfjy Wlckersham
sent for me and asked mei if I mennt
* ?
what I said. He then said' be was
thinking of entering the field and asked
me If he announced himself a candidate
would I campaign with him. I said I
would."
"The result was that Wickeraham at
once announced bis candidacy and to
gether we set out to campaign the
creeks. Rverywhere we were met by
crowded houses of enthusiastic people.
Some one sent wotd that we had better
keep away from Dome creek. But we
went there and, greeted rather coldly
at first, enthusiasm waa the same before
we left. Judge Wickeraham after
wards, as you know, influenced by tele
grams he received from the friends of
Cale in various parts of the district,
withdrew, against my advice. lie was
out of it at the time I left. He is surd
to be elected. The Tanana country
will give him a groat majority. Those
who were against him as judge unite
upon him for congress. We believe in
Wickersham's integrity? It was never
questioned in all the fight against him
as judge."
HEAT GROWS I
EVEN WORSE
(By United Press.)
Chicago, Auj?. 4? The heat wave
Still continues over the whole middle
west and east. Many deaths are re
ported. The conditions are worse tnan
at any time previous. Eighty babies
died yesterday as a resul'- of the ex
treme heat.
The P. C. ss City of Seattle has left
Wratigel and will arrive here at mid
night tomorrow. She brings 80 tons
of freight, 30 passenger for Skagway
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