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I B. CLOSE
VISITS SKAGftAY
W R OW, president ?r4 found
er of tW (tMDrtel cowwi of Olow
Rrws A Oa_ of lA"?n<lon. Knijland.
>1 * Mra?r?, 111, arrived in Skac
?*< this m?mi| on the rrin?*>
Vay tt ?w thnvttgh the coarwi
if Mr t"U?e that his ownpajvy- sap
itmn to construct tteo rail-,
i?i4 IP?1 st???nibonl tires knomn as
i- White r.i<? ind Yukon Route
rhe . aj?it*: for thin un.l?rt*kJns
**s r??s?r?l in KneJand under con
?UtHM ? ?h{ were ?nara?1 It ?w
un t. I r Raring financial crisis..
? of Kurope was seek
vi'ftj m deposit vaults rather
r i lnoaii tvwnds htit so well
? was the finanttal s' ability '
hiistDeM ;u?icment of Olow
:n>i i <t? that they secured aTO.pl>
an,;s * he* other financiers *-er*
? <> k>si in the business distresses
< the tinteft In connection with
hat it nucht be said that Close
?tWlhT* haxe afcso fnrnishel the
aiidv for *-onstrocting ??*; of the
. i roads of the Northland
Mr \V. R. v"k?e is the Largest in
. \ idnal share holder of the W P.
* T Rt , ard he has staved by *he
xnparr throat h vicissitudes of ad
n"T*ay as well as prosperity. and
? hr-n the Norths e< country had
-N??-hed Its K>w ehiv. he sho*od his
shaken fai:h J* it by announcing
that :a the ah?e->ce of oats Jc r*i<
?:al routing in. fce vow Id !>p: aW?T"
to raise no*' to iwflff iIk iwt
*ral r-.??o?jves ?*4 AU&ka u<i tfcf
Y*kon Territory. vfckh *as UOc*~
varv to make t V- rai ' -oad psjr tn
!??? vms ;fee cuts) <4 f*s .-oBSrwtJor
???! ruauiMMr*.
TV s?ait i* that 4trorOo?? fc??
t?oi t et ido >vj hy tbe opefcinc ?r
'?i P,*nilH?? of tk* Atlas Mining
? >>' N>ny ia th? ov>p;w belt lyinp <??
< ?. ?.* to the northern terminal of
t'i.? WhUe pass.. fro?u wht<rh fiftee? ;
hoa?*n<1 lonjt o{ or* hare been
>).i{H*nl lh?* s.>w.m At pi ?'8?wit the
i.?t t> '*\>m theoe properties ?rer
*cc ??r hrnJrrf ton* a d?v. m-fcich
* Nsss rr?d?*lly increased act) *11
? ?h:i a e*r. reaeh * dally shi|?
? ? i of "row one thousand to
* hcrdred ton*
H. i? eixtoaroritic to *>vten<l the
W" P * Y line of boats do* r. the
?r jo Fairbanks^ and with t^at
? 1 ii mo* is ?-rfn|: the ope*?it??
t ? tv as a port of entry. ?
it this line nvay compete *ith the
transport alien companies plains
waters I'min lb* idvi(* of
Mr CWwe, an agjre^ive policy is
heing p?r?o?*-1 for the opening of the
lo?^?r country and the development
.' the (rr.^t natural resources o(<
VUska. He I* trying to do this in
h<;sin?-?s way by encouraging in
t Bif WU and in ?W!inc with the
people who are on the grownd. The
railroad fat heinc equipped with ob
wrv?T ion c;.m for the accommoda
tion of the public Convenience*
have been added, and rate* of trans
portation will decline in proportion
to the increase of traffic, which ts|
hut a natural law of busine?*
Throueh his advice and the ex
?"cutive ability of President rMclte
?on, the company is being placed in
a position * here it can accomplish
something both for itself and for
, tfcc whole northwest The interest*
of the railroad and the people are
.identical; they rise and fall togeth
er. and common pen so won Id urge
that they work together, each with
a discriminating appreciation of the
rights of the other.
This is Mr. Close's third trip to
Skagway He is accompanied hy
CApt Cumin# who came from 5,<on
^on tr>r a view of the scones along
the celebrated W P. * Y. line. On
the 22nd of August, 1S9*. Mr. C!o??
Joined Camp Skasway No 1, Arc
tic Brotherhood, and on April 8,
the Mother Camp of the fore
most order of the Northland compli
mented him by voting him an hon
orary life membership of the order.
Mr. Close *111 spend several 1
weeks looking over the railroad and
boa: lines of the company.
i I III MINK l*A\ l\?. TKN
1'KH CKVT. PKR MONTH
The stock holder* of the Cliff |
mine will receive another 5 per cent j
?lividend this week which was re
cently declared by the company.
This makes the second 5 per cent,
dividend within a month.
The wonderful production of the
Cliff attracted the attention of the
mining men from all quarters of the
itloV. The big fire at the mine
late last summer was a heavy loss (
to the company and not until this j
past month was Ciere another divi-j
dend declared. In all 165 per cent,
has been paid in di> idends. -Valde* '
Miner.
A C. Mercer and daughter arrtv
and will remain here for a few
days before returning to Haines.
|v?|M 1.ISTS HAYK NOTHlMi
I, in HIT TH Kill Vi'H ISKKHS
S! 1 -on is, Ann. H Th? ropullst
National party held It* convention In
this city yesterday. There was no
enthusiasm, and It looks as though
there would never be another meet
In^ of this once famous political
nrgan ligation.
Only a Tew delegates assembled
and they decidiM that it would foe
iiftelt-ss to attempt a resurrection of
the organisation. There were no
funds in the treasury and so n?
nominal ions were made They went
on record as adopting the platform
of 1892, and adjourned without raak
ing any preparations for the perpetu
atlon of the bewhiskered patriots
who started many of the reforms
that were later taken up by the old-i
er parties.
MI ST STAVP TRIAL FOR
M?\SI?llt\rY AIJAIVST r. s.
Tacoma, Aug. 14 ? Tcaicrdiy af
ternoon Judge Oushman refused to
quash the indictments against Bul
lock and Houston charged with con
spiracy to graft the government In
running up the prices for coal
These gentlemen appeared through
their attorney and argued a demur
rer. the heating of which has taken
the time of the court for the past
two days. After deciding against
the accused men the Judge ordered
their hearing to begin on Septem
ber 17th.
For Every Purpose
And For Even' One
A Hamilton, Brown Shoe
?? W1 Suit the Best ?
The shoe problem m-ill ke solved ii
vow ask for Hamilton. Brcu-n sHoes.
No matter ii you want a dress shoe
in the latest ?t\4e. or children s shoe,
or n-ork niiof, or, to fact, any kirxi of
leather shoe. \mu m-ill pet the most
Vilw tor your money in stvle. lit anj
wear. if it is made hy Hamilton.
Brown Shoe Company. the largest
shoemakers m the wtt.
^ e carry a full line of these famous
shoes. and want to shorn- you how m-e
can wirt eve ry one in the household.
Ask for the ahoes that bear tiais
trade - mark :
V# have titcm, ?t pncc? th?t m-ill
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WICKERSHAM ELECTED
j
Fairbanks, Iditarod and hirst D is=
trict Give Big Leads
f-H-KKKsN \N
Kracrunas
GOmorr
Jwmint* .. .. "*
Harrais ?? ?? 1*?
The ojrvtion which oceetreJ ?Mtir
da* throwithoHt the Territory of Al
vsk*. show* that .lames W(cker*h*ni
has attain bocow* the thoico of the
(>eot?*e of Alaska as tb?ir <l*>g*te
to conpr<>ss
Skajt*.-iv mmc forward wi h her
old Kim- vote Mid n-rWwl it for j
Wirkersham and home rule for Al- j
aska. The next precltirt heard from
?vas Haines and she was as patriotlc
as SVajrway Then came Sitka to
swell the Wickersham column. Af
terwards were added Silver Bow.
Juneau and others. At Seward and (
soro< of the towns to the westward,
the sentiment was swayed from
Wickersham by the Influences of the
railroads and the presence of th?
members of the Alaska Road Com
mission, who are hostile to him be-|
cause he criticised the manner in |
which thoy upend appropriations.
Fairbanks came in with a splendid
plurality for the delegate, thus show
inc him to be a favorite In his own
town, something that the Democrat
ic candidate was unable to do. The
Iditarod piled up the Wickersham
vote until his election Is assured be
yond dispute.
It will take several days to obtain
complete returns in the meantimo th
l>aily Alaskan will print daily tabu
lated reports showing results as rap
idly as they can be secured.
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COLLIDES Vim BEi
Montreal, Aug 14 ? The Allan'
lln?T Coral run, en route to Lire. -pool,
struck an Iceberg not far from wh?r j
the Titanic went down. She waa
traveling at alow ap<ed on account
of the night and the darkr.era and
owing to the presence of keberca In
the vlclnltr. A wireles* from the
boat aald that oho had auatalned no
aer'ous Injuries and would proceed
acroan the Atlantic without requir
ing assistance. When the bont
struck the-e waa a very noticeable
concussion which aroused the pas
sengers, hut no panic resulted.
l-at?*r. A wirel'-aa re; ort eam?
thin morning from the iiner fornix ?
which struck un Iceberg last night,
indicating that some damage to th?
boat occnrred, which rend?m It n?'
epsary for an investigation to
made and she will remain near ?*??*
scene of the collision pending an ex
amination The liner Champlaln w. a
signaled t> and la standing by to
take off the passenger* if n*ce<a?ry
The captain of the Comlean aaya
there la no danger, but ta taking
every precaution to protect the pas
senger* against unforaeen develop
ments
I>K>I<MII.\TS OI'HT liKPtRMCAX
UIVK SKAT TO DKMOCRAT
'
Wasfngton. Aug 14 ? Theron R.
Catlin, Republican of Missouri, was
unseated in the house yesterday and
Patrick Gill Riven his place Cat
lin was elected to congress from the
Eleventh district of Missouri which
includes many wards in the city ofj
St Louts He received 20.089 votes;
to 18.693 for Of 11. A law in the|
state of Missouri forbids the expen-i
diture of more than three hundred !
dollars for congressional election pu |
pones. Catlin himself did not spend
more than that amount, but his fa-'
ther, who Ie a rich man, put thous-j
auds of dollars into the campaign:
with what Is alleged to have been
with the knowledge and consent of
his son. I'pon the showing It was
decided by the lower house that Cat |
lin was not entitled to the seat which
by party vote was itiven to Mr. Oill.1
Catlin was but 34 years old when
elected to the 62nd Congress
MKXHAN \YAItf<l4>ltM WII.I,
WASTK MollK HlWItKIt
Kl Paso. Aug. 14 ^len Oroico ,
says that the attempt to form a i
peace pact between the federals and
the revolutionary party has bf-en de
clared off r>nd that the war in Mex
ico will continue.
Acting Agent Orange of the Paci
fic Coast company announces that
the State of California left Seattle
at 9 p. m Monday and will arrive i
in Skagway Saturday morning.
hIUAR T1RIFP RKDI <"KD
PRfCRR (?) DOW*
New York. An? 1 4 ? Because of
legislation on the part of congress
looking to the r'-duction of the tar
iff on sugar. nil (trade* of sugar haw
been red u ced by the trust# ten rents
a hundred The Arbuckle company
Iim been one of the most Insistent
corporations asking for a removal of
(he sugar tariff and they claim that
it was owing to their campaign that
the reduction was brought about. It
Is believed that further reductions
will follow the adoption ot the new
sugar schedule which has been pre
pared.
wnmkvki.t dkniks char?k?
THAI' HK MA1IK PKOMIHKS
Oyster IUiv, Aug. 14 Some of the
"nemie* ol Theodore Roosevelt
have circulated the statement that
he Is promising office to those who
will join the Progressive movement
This called forth an emphatic denial
from the (.residential candidate- to
day. He denounces thone as Hue.
ijuh-ocal defamer* who say that, he
has promised anything. He says
this is a .M*>ntaneoUB movement on
the part of a nation that is disgust
ed with political treachery and In
competency on the part of Its for
mer leaders. The people themsel
res have done the awakening and
not himself. They want a square
rteal and he is going to give it to
them
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