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No lim. ELEVENTH YEAR. 8KAHWAT. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ff, 190#. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
He SAM WON'T STAND FOR IT
Attorney General Bona
parte Wires United
States Marshals to Take
All Precaution Against
Fraud and on Behalf of a
Square Deal.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Fairbanks. Aug. 5? In answer to the
appeal of the people of Fairbanks, warning
the government of the evidence of contem
plated illegal voting to be attempted at Cor
dova and other railroad camps, and of the
croked methods being adopted here by the
so-called court house bunch, messages have
been received today direct trom Attorney
General Bonaparte directing the U. S.
marshal here to use every possible means at
his command to prevent every sort of fraud
in the pending election.
The announcement of the receipt of the
message was the signa1 for a demonstration
on the streets here- The people are jubilant
over the prompt action of the department
and declare that the contest is over, all save
the shouting- and a good deal of tlr.s is being
indulged in. Confidence is completely restor
tored and it is Relieved that the action ot the
government will be sufficient to secure to the
voters a square deal and a clean election.
ALLEGED GAMBLING ON THE RESULT
Fairbanks, Aug. 5 -The Daily News, re
cently purchased by the agents of Corson,
published a telegram yesterday purporting
to come from Nome quoting j
betting being done in the form ot what is
L. A. HARRISON CO.'
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Just 15 Hats
H 6) II [ill MS I II MM
Jus to l?*t you know that we are still in
business at the same old place we have
put on sale all of our
Merry Widows
Trimmed Sailors I
and Outing Hats
and a few Gacre Hats at half price for
balance of the week.
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
(By United Press.)
New York, Aug. f> -Thomas A. Kdi
son Is to gratify n life loop wish in
I August. H?lsto?t?rt wiih a rovinjt
commission to the Pacific co^st to do
vote his timo to scientific research.
His mission will undoubtedly c*rr;
him to Alaska.
SECRET SERVICE
IN ALL CITIES
i
(By United Pre**.)
Lk? Angelas, Aug 5 ? Chief of de
tectives Flarner, of the U. S. sec e?
service, left this morning for a tour of
the Pacific cons', including AUsks, to
organize secret service departments in
all cities, these to work in concert
av'airst crooks.
$ WHEAT IKES BIG MARKET $ j
*
(United Press Telegraph Cable Service.)
Chicago, Aug. f?. ? Reports which have been aur pressed
by Wall street for several days and only now made public
indicate that the wheat crop is in very bad condition. The
effect of the revelations is to send the market bounding up
ward and pandemonium reigns on the exchange and the
curbs. The price is rapidly reaching toward the dollar
mark. The crop is greatly injured in the west and Canada
is a failure.
SUDDEN DEATH
OF ALLISON1
(By United Preaa.)
Dubuque, la., Aup. 4? Sonator Allison
<lled suddenly this afternoon of heart
failure. The announcement of the
death of the as:ed statesman w.n a great
shock to the community.
Dubuque, Autf. 5? The funeral of
tho late Senator Alllsnn will take
on Friday. He will lie in state tomor
row.
Dubuque, Au?. 5? Governor Cum
mins will no doubt succeed Senator
Allison in the IT. S. senate,
???mw tz :
TflfT TALKS IN
A PHONOGRAPH
(By United Pre**.)
Hot Springs. Aup. 5? Taft io rehears
ins In a talklnp machine. He ha* been
li-.duccd to try tbe phouopraph '.den,
already inaugurated by liryan, an a
mean* of reaching the (rre.it mas* of the
people with hit own speeches In his own
voice. He ia aaid to bo well pleased
with the experiment so far.
(By United Pre**.)
Portland, Aup. 5. ?Thin city '* to In
augurate a sy?tetn of pay-?s-you-enter
street cars.
known as the Paris mutual, wherein Corson
was sold at two to one- Wickersham, two to
one, Chilberg and Ronan three and four to
to one- Clum trn to one. Citizens of this
town wired five thousand dollars to be placed
on Wickersham as a winner, with instruc
tions to place twenty five thousand more
immediately Other telegrams from Nome
indicate that the vote will be concentrated
on Wickersham. /
Go to Tony Dotoro anil try ? Hull Doc
ciffar. lm
All the delicacies of ttie season ai
the Pack Train restaurant.
GANTY & FRANDSON
BURIED St I CLIO BURST
(United PreM T?l*gr?ph-Cat>U S?rvl??.)
Bisbee, Ariz., Aug. 6. ? A cloudburst centering over
this city had the effect of canning a great landslide from the
mountain against which thin city is located, and the went
side of Main street is buried under rock* and earth. By a
strange combination of circumstances no fatalities resulted
though the many escapes were nothing^ less than miracu
lous. The loss will total a hundred thousand dollars
FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL
(By United Press.)
Spokane, Auft. 6? The business por
tion of the town of Clayton, ?ii ralle? j
from here, w?? today swept by forwt
tirei>. Not a more Is left standing, not
\
oolv the huildin^a but the contents
i>elnn destroyed in the swift destruction [
of the place.
Winnipeg, Aup. 5? Eirly this morn
ing It li reported that the fire In the
Crow's Neat and Kootenai country I*
under control.
Nelton, B. C., Aug. !i? Refageea are
ntlll pouring Into thla place from tb<*
burnt dUtrlct. Many of ihrtn ?how
?i(Tn? of narrow ?-?cape*, beln|j burned
? nd warred. They tell harrowing ibIch
of the destruction wrought by the fire
and aolTering entaled upon the people
of the burned section.
JUDGE WINN FOII WIGKERSHAM
Judge John R Winn it a good demo
crat? everybody known thai who know*
him, an?l me*t everybody hereabounta
know* him. He, ia not only going to
vote (or Judge Wlckeraham bat ha ia
working hard In hia behalf. Judge
Wlnnaavahe known both the candl
dht's pecsooa'ly Ho knew Judge
Wiekmrtranrm fftc <5M day* ^Taootna,
even before the old acandal which la
kept In auch oonatant service by the
jutge'a enemies. He kcowa alt the
circumstance* connected therewith.
He ha* practiced before Judge Wlcker
aham for year* In the courta of Alatka,
He know* the n an thoroughly and it ia
iiecauae of this knowledge and t>ecau*e
he know* Mr. Coraon equally a* well,
he N going to voto for Wicketaham and
campaign for him ao far a* he jxmlbly
can. Judge Winn takra tbla election
quite aerlouily. Ho b#lievea, Id com
mon with other earnest cill/.ena and
rcaidenta of Alatka that there are few
thing* more Important just now than
the election to congreaa of a man who
will drive to gain for the people thoae
right* and privilege* that It la lo the I
Power and In the power only of con
greaa to grant. J udge Winn talka very
decidedly on thi? topic. To elect Cor
?on, be ??ya, la not to elect a repre?<u
live of the people but a repreaentatltre
of personal and corporal* enda. He be
llares tba electloo of WlcWerabam with
hla known Intjgrily, energy. aggrea?
lrene?a and atnbltlun, w|l| be the l*??t
stroke of bmlneM the people of Alaaka
coulj do thla year.
(By United Preaa.)
Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 5.? Bryan la
fighting ahy of New York atate in hl?
citnpalgnlng over the eaat. He keepa
away from II !e*t he be engaged in en
tanglement* with the local situation.
He dealrai hla local managera u> do the
work for him there.
|Do It Now! 1
You know Hart, ScliafTner <fr
Mnrx and Adler ?fc 8011*
CLOTHING *
You know John H. 8tetoon
and Dunlap
HATS
You know
Carliartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter' * IIkavy and
Nettleton'a Fink
Shoes
Are the Best (joods
11 the United Stat** and are
probabl j an good an any that
will land in Skayway in fifty
years
Life i? too short t c, Wait
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