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No. 2H TWELFTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE ,30 1901) PRICE, 10 CENTS
JURY DECIDES THAT FAMOUS
LETTER IS NOT II FOHGERY
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, June 30.? Broughton
Brandenburg, the magazine writer
was today acquitted of a charge of
grand larceny and was immediately
afterwards arrested and charged with
the kidnapping of his step-son, James
Sheppard Cabanne.
The charge of grand larceny was
brought against Brandenburg in con
nection with the alleged posthumous
| letter of Grover Cleveland which ho
sold to a New York newspaper dur
ing the last presidential campaign.
It was afterwards claimed that the
letter was forged. The letter con
tained severe strictures on the demo
cratic party.
Brandenburg jumped his bail and
kidnapped his step-son and. tried to
(?scape from the country. He was
captured in San Francisco.
EXTREME HEAT
CAUSES DEATH
(By United Press.)
CHICAGO. June 30. ? As a result
Cf the protracted hot spell there luis
been reported at the health office for
tne past twenty-four hours six deaths
and many prostrations from heat.
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 29.?
Seventy persons have died in this
city in the past two days as the re
sult of the excessive heat. The hos
pitals are crowded with those who
Lave been overcome by heat. The
government weather bureau predicts
cooler weather for tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. June 2!>.?
Forty persons have died from the ef
fects of heat prostration in the past
?IS hours. The weather is still hot.
but relief is expected tomorrow.
HEHEVCANNOT
BE CANDIDATE
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. June SO.The?
supreme court of California has up
held the validity of the direct prim
ary law and this removes Francis J.
Heney as a candidate for the office
of district attorney, as Heney has
pot complied with the requirements
of the primary law as regards to
registration.
BUILDING FIE
BOA! AT ATLIN
Mr. Jules Eggert, the well known
manufacturing and retail jeweler of
Atlln has this week laid down the
keel to a gasoline motor boat which
will be christened the Neptune. This
launch will be 11 ft. in length by It
ft. beam and have a depth of 7 ft. j
and in ship building parlance isj
termed a Raised Deck Cabin Cruiser,
as It will have a cabin 2.1 ft. long
fitted with sleeping accomodations,
and having a seating capacity for
between .">0 and 00 people. The keel
is exceptionally stout and well braced
being made from the first quality of
white oak, and the balance of the
frame is constructed of the same
kind of lumber. The planking and
interior finishing is of extra fine
cedar, and the rest of the material is
of the best, having been shipped
from Vancouver. The power will be
furnished by a four cylinder Brennan
gasoline engine generating 35 h. p.,
manufactured by the Brooks manufac
turing company, Saginaw. Mich. The
boat will also be equipped with stor
age batteries and dynamo, for light
ing purposes. One of the admirable
features in connection with this little
cruiser is her steering apparatus,
which enables the man at the steer
ing wheel to have absolute control
of the engine without moving from
bis post. This craft will make quite
an addition to the present Atlin mos
quito fleet and her owner predicts
irreat things from her In the way of
speed.
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(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Juno 30.? Tho excur
sion steamer Spokane leaves Seattle,
for her northern trip at 10 o'clock
this evening.
Tho accommodations are entirely
sold out.
Among the passengers Is William
Slelcher, part owner of Leslie's
Weekly.
There are also on board many of
the eastern bankers who have been
attending the convention of bankers
which has Just adjourned here.
RECORD CLIMB
10 111. DEWEY
From the pinacle of Dewey's heights,
Receiving the Sun's first kiss at
morn,
Old Glory flaunts her stars and
stripes
And at night, Aurora's flames adorn, j
Last evening at fifteen minutes)
past 7 o'clock, Fred Cliff and Frank i
Frandson, accompanied by three Sig
nal corps men, started for the top of
Mount Dewey, where it was their in
tention to place Old Glory that the
visitors from over the line might be
hold it far above the Union Jack.
A number of Skagway residents '
being cognizant that the attempt was
being made, watched eagerly for
some sign that would Indicate that
the party had reached the summit,
and their watchfulness was rewarded.
Exactly at ten minutes after 10
o'clock, from the very apex of the
mountain there arose high above the j
peak a bright rocket, and by this
sign, they knew that the stars and
stripes would look down upon the
celebration of anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration of Inde-:
pendence.
The little party, tired and worn,
arrived at the place of starting at
12:45, having made the round trip in
the remarkably short time of five 1
and one-half hours.
The flag was put up in a secure '
manner, and there is hopes that it i
will remain until the storms of win
ter succeed in taring it from its
fastenings.
The flag which was placed on the
Mount last summer by Bob Sheldon
was found to have been blown down,
and though a little the worse for the
hard treatment which had been given j
it by the past severe winter, was still
recognizable as "The Stars and j
; Stripes."
PRINCESS ROYAL DELAYED
The Princess Royal left Ketchikan
at S a. m. yesterday morning with SO
tons of freight for Wrangle.
Mr. Lowle is in receipt of a cable
to the effect that the Royal will not
arrive in Skagway until 3 o'clock to
morrow morning. She is scheduled
That the town Council knew what
they were about when they called
for a live Fourth of July committee,
is evidenced more and more every
day.
Each day brings to light some new
features which will be a part of the
program, and the latest, and proba
bly one which will do more that
merely interests the visitors on the
Third, will be "The Eruption of
Dewey."
Owing to the daylight at this sea
son of the year pyrotechnic have
never been attempted, but this year
at promptly 11 o'clock Saturday night
there will be a display from the ex
treme peak of Dewey, protraying the
mouutain in volcanic eruption.
This in itself will ho a feature well
worth seeing, and if the weather per
mits, will be a grand sight.
RIVER REPORTS
Reports from the river stations for
the past twenty-four hours are as fol
lows:
Up Stream ? Casca passed Selkirk
a' 8 a. m. Selkirk was at Yukon
Crossing at 7:30 p. m. last evening.
Down Stream ? NVhitehorse was at
Coffee Creek at 8:45 a. in. today.
The Dawson arrived at NVhitehorse
early this morning and will leave
for down river points this evening.
Elks' hall has been engaged for
Monday night by the Chas. A. Taylor
Siock company, and from the cable
advices received Skagway is to be
given a treat in the theatrical line. ?
Mr. Taylor's company comes direct
from the Seattle theatre in Seattle,!
and he numbers among his company I
many noted players. What the cast ;
is to be or what the name of the!
play to be put on is not stated, but
from the tone of the cable Skagway
will have a chance to go to "The
Theatre" Monday night.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Notice is hereby given that at 12
o'clock midnight, June 30, 1903, the
copartnership existing between Lysle
Speer and Albert Reinert under the
firm name and style of the Ilorse
Shoe Liquor Co., Is by mutual con
sent dissolved. All bills outstanding
against the firm will be paid by Al
bert Reinert, and all bills payable to
the said firm, are payable to the said
Albert Reinert.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, June
30, 1909.
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ALASKA DELEGATE I EAVES
SEATTLE FOR THE NORTH
(By United Press)
SEATTLE, Wash., June 30. ? Dele
gate James Wickersham leaves here
tonight on the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company's boat City of Seattle.;
Delegate Wickersham will go to Skag j
way, according to his present plans
and his itinerary will take him to;
Fairbanks via Dawson where it Is J
his intention to remain until Septem
ber and then he will go to Nome, '
from where he will return to Wash- ,
ington. Mr. Wickersham states that
ho has mailed 4,000 circulars dencrib-;
Ing the bills he has introduced into!
the House of Representatives, ask
ing Alaskans to criticise them and'
send their replies to him that he may
present them to the committee 011
territories where all the bills he has
introduced now are.
Mr. Wickersham states that he is
certain that they will all be passed
at the next session of Congress, and
that his work for the coming two ,
years will be to see that they are V
passed.
Mr. Wickersham slates that the
A.-Y.-P. exposition is a great adver
tisement for Alaska, as many thou
sands of easterners coming to the
exposition will go north.
Mrs. Wickersham accompanies the
judge on the trip north.
The Fourth of July committee this |
year seem tt be strong on novel fea-i
lures, for the latest number added to
the program seems to be one that
will be not only uuique but interest
ing as well.
Suggested by the trip of Messrs.
Cliff and Frandson to the top of |
Mount Dewey last evening, the com- !
mittee have decided to put up $12!
for the first, and $8 for the second,
as prizes for the two men making
the best time to Mount Dewey and
return.
The contestants, of which there
are seven already entered, will leave
the Judges' stand at 7 o'clock in the
evening, and there will be a ten min
ute period between the start of each
contestant.
one judge to repair to the summit ,
of the Mount and there to await the j
arrival of the contestants, present
ing to each one in turn as he arrives
a numbered flag which will indicate j
the order in which he reached the |
summit, upon receipt of which thej
contestant will immediately begin the;
return trip.
The committee state that all en
tries must be in before 7 o'clock Fri
day evening. I
HENEY SEEKS
ENDORSEMENT
(By United Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.? The
Morning Call announced In its editor
ial columns today that it would sup
port Francis Heney for district attor
ney of San Francisco at the coming
election. It praised the work done
by the graft prosecution and urged
that It be continued. The Call is
owned by the Sprecklse family and
Rudolph Spreckles is the principal
figure in the graft prosecution.
PUGILISTS ABE TRAINING
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.? Stan
ley Ketchell and Billy Papke are
both in active training for their for
ty-five round fight for the middle
weight championship of the world
which will take place July 5. Ketch
ell is a favorite in the betting.
HUMBOLT AT 11P.M. TONIGHT
W. W. Boughton, agent for the
Humboldt Steamship company receiv
ed word that the Humboldt would ar
rive in this port at 11 p. m. tonight.
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