?he ^Washan
No. '2M. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 190U
PRICE, 10 CENTS
(United Pre?? Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.? At 1
o'clock this afternoon with most Im
pressive ceremonies the United States
senate anil House of Representatives
held a Joint meeting in the latter
house and the vote of the electoral
college was counted and formally
ratified, thus closing the last chapter
of the last presidential election which
made William Howard Tart rresiueuv
and James Sherman vice president.
Vice President Fairbanks presided
at the meeting and many notables in
Wa shingtou public life were present.
The galleries were thronged, many
society women being present. 1 here
was prolonged cheering when the
electoral ballot was announced.
FATHER GIVEN
COLO GREETING
(By United Press.)
NORRISTOWN. Pa.? After being
missing for thirty-one years. Samuel
Biedman. 03 years old. returned "to
his wife and two children, and was
promptly arrested on a charge of wife
desertion which was filed against him
by his married daughter. .His daugh
ter was three years old when her
father disappeared. She refused to
relent when her father pleaded with
her not to cause his arrest. "You
left us." she said, "and we don't want
you now/*
wantIleet
? PACIFIC
SACRAMENTO, Cal? Nathan C.
Coghlan. of San Francisco, Introduced
a Join resolution in the assembly
calling on the California delegation
in congress to urge the establishment
in Pacific waters of a fleet whose
war strength shall be as great as that
of any other nation In the Pacific.
Coghtan's resolution is similar to
one introduced by Senator Anthony,
except that it does not mention the
Japanese as one of the peoples
against whom protection is sought.
WESTON PUNS
RECORD ILK
(By United Press.)
DKTROIT, Mich., Feb. 10.? Another
record-breaking walking feat is to bo
attempted by Edward Payson Weston
The latter, who is 70 years old, has
announced his plans for what will be
the culminating * athletic feat of his
career ? a walk across the continent
from New York to San Francisco, to
be accomplished, according to his
schedule, In 100 days. The distance,
as he estimates the route he will be
obliged to take, is about 4,000 miles,
and the long walk he says will be
one that no man ever before took.
SKA6WAY BOWLERS BEATEN AGAIN
The Skagway bowling teams were
given another trouncing in White
horse last night. In the men's 'games
the scores were: Whltehorse, 73r>,
S15, 731, total, 2281. Skagway, 724.
7.'>7, 724. total, 2203. In the women's
games the Whltehorse ladies rolled
two games with a total of 1296 and
the Skagway ladies had a total of
11S4. The bowlers returned on the
train this afternoon.
Ernest Dosch has been excused
from Jury duty at Juneau and will ar
rive here Thursday evening on the
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RUMORED COLLISION OF 0. S.
BAHl ESHIPS IS IT BELIEVED
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.? All at-,
tempts mJde by the naval department
to secure wireless communication
with the United States battleship
fleet have failed. Tho naval officials
state they do not believe the reports
received at Glbraltcr yesterday stat ,
Ing that the Georgia and another bat
tleshlp had collided and were returo
Ing to Glbralter.
FUEL FAMINE
IN CANADA
(By United Press.)
VANCOUVER, B. C.? A telegram
from the town of Aberdeen, Sask., on
the Grand Trunk Pacific, says:
The worst storm of the season Is
raging here and the town is com
pletely out of coal. Traffic Is also
blocked. It Is believed a number of
places are similarly affected, aH the
Grand Trunk Pacific has not run a
train over a portion of its new line,
owing to snow blockades, for three
weeks.
Richard Roedlger, general manager
of the Fairbanks Tribune, and for
mer owner of the Dawson Pally News
arrived in Skagwa.v last night on the
steamer Georgia from Juneau. Mr.
Roedlger Is on his way U> Fairbanks
where he will assume management of
his paper.
Mr. Roedlger left Dawson on Dec.
30 and went to Valdez, where he had
some legal matters to attend to at
the term of court held there. From
Valdez he went to Juneau and from
there came to Skngwa.v. ?
He has been In Alaska for ten
years and is one of the pioneer news
papermen in Dawson. Before coming
here Mr. Roedlger was owner of a
largo Tacoma newspaper. Mr. Roedi-|
ger states that conditions are expect
ed to be good In the interior this
season and that the largo quartz dis
coveries made near Fairbanks assure
a great future for the Tanana country
He left this morning for Fairbanks
via Whltehorse and Dawson.
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TIFF 10 EAT
ALLIGATOR
NEW ORLEANS. ? Determined that
Louisiana, ancnt the Georgia 'pos
sum dinner, shall not be behind In
furnishing unique and typical viands
for the delegation of President-elect
Taft, Secretary M. B. Trevsevant, of
the Progressive Union, which organ
ization is taking a prominent part in
arranging an entertainment for Mr.
Taft on his visit here, has advanced
a plan to give the distinguished vis
itor an alligator steak dinner in New
Orleans.
BLOWS FOR
CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO, Cal? Driven to
seek revenge by the Indicated pass
age of the anti-race track betting law,
tht< race track legislators are prepar
ing to turn the reform Into a farce by
the presentation of a number of "blue
laws." A bill will be Introduced
putting the ban on prizefights, mak
ing it a felony to hold fistic exhibi
tions. Many strict local option bills
will be presented In retaliation If the
anti-race track gambling bill bceomes
a law.
JUDGE GUNNISON PROUD FATHER
Judge Royal A. Gunnison of the
Firs* judicial district of Alaska, 'now
at Juneau, is the proud father of a
sen. Judge Gunnison, jr.. was born
last Sunday and Is said to be quite
a healthy specimen of humanity.
Beth the boy and Mrs. Gunnison are
progressing finely. Judge Gunnison's
many friends in southeastern Alaska
will be pleased to learn that he now
possesses a son.
HEINZE
SAUER
KRAUT
at
GANTY & FRANDSON
WORST BLIZZARD OF YEARS
-RAGING IN MIDDLE WEST
(Unit. J Pre?? Telegr?ph-C?bl? S?rvlc?.)
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Feb. 10.? The
worst blizzard of year* la raging over
the entire mlddleweat. The storm
extends froth Montana to Chicago and
as far south as Missouri. Trains on
every road are stalled in huge drift*
and there is much suffering among
the passengers.
The anow fall la heary and ahow*
I no alien of abatement. St. Paul. Min
neapolis, Dulutb. Kanaaa City. St.
Louis, Denver, Chicago and Omaha
la where the atorm la reported to
Mjvereat. The atorm and cold weather
has caus<?) groat *uf ferine amonx the
poor In Chicago and 8t. Louis.
ROOSEVELT 10
IKE SPEECH
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.? President
Roosevelt will leave tomorrow for
Hodgevllle, K>\, where he will lw? the
principal speaker at the ceremonies
attending the laying of the corner
stone for the Lincoln Memorial to be
erected at that place.
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CITIZEN AGAIN!
(By United Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 10? Al
though born In thTs city 49 years ego
and having lived here 24 years, Ed
ward Ksekiel Knox, has applied for j
his first citizenship papers.
He Is the first native-bom Phlladel- 1
phlan ever to apply for naturallia
tion.
In his application Knox says that
he left this city for Toronto. Can..
25 years ago and became a subject
of England.
About eight years ago, however, he;
returned to Philadelphia and having!
decided to remain here, he Is anxious i
to regain his lost citizenship.
WICKER* TO
BE BANQUETTED
(By United Pr???.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 10? All the prom
inent Alaskan* In Seattle ?re prepar
ing to give a big public bacqnet for
Jameg Wlckersbam wh*n he arrive*
here from Fairbanks on hla war to
Washington. The banquet will be
held it New Washington botrt. Sirs.
Wlrkfrnham Is now here watting for
her husband
UWMED
AT SOUL MATES
DOVER. Del. ? "Affinities" will
have a hard road to travel In Dela
ware If bill* prepared by Representa
tive A. Connelley, of Wilmington, be
come lawn The bllU provlda for tb?
rep*a| of all divorce lawa and for ?
legal separation of mlsmated couple*
for certain good reasons.
It will be the purpose of the m?a?
urea to prohibit remarriage of per
sons legally separated, eicept where
?eparatlon la for one specific reason
Especially sweeping will be the pro
visions relating to "affinities" who
alienate the affections of any married
person, man or woman. Imprison
ment will be provided as a penalty
for such an ofense.
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excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
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See window display.
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