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No. t? TENTH YEAR SKAUWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 1907 PRICE 10 CENT8
MONDAY WILL SEE SLOCKS TUMBLE IN NEW YORK
CLDSM6 H N. W. M. P.
?I STATIONS
The final arrangements for the win
ter service of the Uoyal Nor;hwest
Mounted I'o'.ice in Yukon territory are
being made just now, and entail a re
Uuctioa of the number of the posta and
men.
In the Dawson division, which in
c'udes all of the territory north of
Mioto, the detachments at Stewart
C?y, Qjartz, Gold liottom and Mavo
are hptrst closed In the WhI,tehorse
district the Kluihne post has Ixen
closed of : to.
The po.-' - ? remain open in the Daw
son dlstru : : Sulphur, Graoville.
Caribou, For \ Grand Forks, Sel
kirk and the headquarter* in Dawson,
including the Daw?oj town station.
In the Whitehurse district the pos's
to remain open include Champagne
Landing;, Livingstone, Carcross, Tanta
lus and the Whitehorse headquarters,
attached to which is a town station.
Tantalus an J Selkirk will be ihe only
posts kept open on the Yukon river be
tween Dawson and Whitehorse.
In the Dawson division is a totaj of
36 officers and collated men, with six or
eight servants. 1 wo years uyo the
force in the Dawson division whs at a
maximum with abcutl75 members.
Captain Wroughton, commanding the
Dawsoo divis'on, explains that while
some of t'ie detachmeuts f re to be
clos?d that those now being closed will
be reached regularly by the patrol of
the members of the force who will be
at the posts remaining open. The men
are applied with horses and dog teams, '
and patrols will lie maintained con
stantly. The Forty mile post probab'y ,
will confine in patrol work to what can
be done with dogs.
The (Jold ilotiom detachment al
ready is locked, and the Stewart de
tachment will be formally closed by
Cape. Douglas, who leaves Dawson for
Stewact shortly.
SIGNAL CORPS SKY SCOUT MAKES
RECORD OF 22 MILES AN HOUR
IN LONG TEST TODAY
St. Louis, Oct. 19? United States Sig
nal Corps War Baloon No. 10 today
made a worlds travel rcord. In twen
ty-two hours it traveled five hundred
miles, making twenty-two miles an
hour.
NO BOMS
FOR TAFT
THE REPORT OF ATTEMPT TO DESTROY!
VISITING STATESMAN IS OE*
NIEO BY POLICE
(By United Press.)
Manila, Oct. [9? The report that an
ittempt was mad** on the life of Secre
tary Taft at his hotel by bomb tbrow
.?rs last ni;bt is denied by the local
police detectives.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
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New Winter
Cloaking?
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New Dresden, Plaid and Stiped Ribbons
in all Widths
Winter underwear for ladies and children
Union suits and separate garments
All Sizes and Prices
Stores open Evenings Phones 4 and 55
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
New York' Oct 19? Late this afternoon
Assistant Comptroller of the Currency Ridg
ley announces that he has decided to decline
to ctssume the Presidency of the Mercantile
1 National Bank Financial circles are flur
ried. The bank's condition is believed to be
in bad shape owing to Heinze having been
president of it. Prediction is made that a bad
run on stocks will be made Monday morning
when the stock exchange opens
CAPT. FERGUSON DECLARES ROOSEVELT
ALASKA'S FRIEND AND 300 FORMER
ALASKANS AT CELEBRATION CHEER
(By United Press.)
Seattle, Oct. i9 ? Duricg the progress
of the celebration to commemorate the
first (lag raising in Alaska held by
Alaskans in this city last nightCaptain
Ferguson, in a speech to tt<e three hun
dred former residents of the territory,
declared that Presi 'ei.t Rocsevelt
should be renominated and that his
election would be of great service to
the best interests of Alaska. Captain
Ferguson's speech was loudly cheered
by his hearers.
NOTICE TO EAGLES
All brother Ragles are notified to
assemble at Eagles' hall tomorrow
attern on at 1 o'clock to mend the
funeral services of our deceastd
brother Fred H. Buchan.
By order of J. P. Braw*nd, W. P.
PRES. SMALL
GIVES UP FIGHT
HEAD OF STRIKING TELEGRAPHERS QUITS
INTERNAL FIGHT. SAYS HE WILL
GG BACK TO RANKS
(By United Press.)
Chicago, Oct. 19? After a thorough
canvass by President Small of '.he tele
graphers he has decided to give up the
fight and coase acting as Presided be
fore the iqmUc.' of the- executive com*
mtttoe. Id au interview with newspa
permen this morning he said: "I have
ascertained that I am not wanted as
President by the men. I acted In good
faith all along and am ready to quit if it
will help to win the strike. When I
quit the presidency I will look for a job
as an operator. I am down and out.
Th? Masoot
Mt. Vernon Rye, Old Taylor and Bal
mont Whiskies (double stamped goods,
10 years old), and Rainier and Pacific*
Bottled Beer, at the Mascot.
FOUND? A man's coat. Call at this
office for thr same. t s
Every <2an Guaranteed
We are receiving large ship
ments of this years pack
"Preferred Slock"
Canned Fruit, Vegetables, Etc.
Every Week
Our success with these goods has been
Phenominal. The reason is that people
want quality, and when they want the
best, they can feel sure of finding it under
this brand..
Preferred Stock Tomatoes
come out whole ? can be served at less cost than fresh ones
though equally as good. They must be just a red, firm
ripeness for Preferred Stock use ? the kind you would pick
from the vine if you had your choice. Quality is the abso
lut requirement of every vegetable and fruit that goes into
Preferred Stock Canned Goods
ffcdtd Whinrir the Beat art Grown
For our tomatoes we go to the famous Santa Clara Valley
in California. These tomatoes are firmer, with more
meat and less water. We pay more for our tomatoes and we insist on liaving first pick.
BE SURE THE TOMATOES ARE PREFERRED STOCK? from your GROCER
ALLEN & LEWIS. Wholesale Grocers. PORTLAND. OREGON. U. S. A.
G-ANTY & FRANDSON sole agents,
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(By United Press.)
New York, Oct. 19? F. Augustus
Heinze is out with a Dew statement to
day in which he declares that be has
arranged to meet all bis obligations
dollar for dollar. William Ridgley, a
prominent Nev York financier, has ac
cepted the presidency of the Mercan
tile bank, of which Heinze was presi
dent and from which position be was
forced oa the day the market went
against him.
J The report in Wall and Broad street?
is that Heinze is the victim of the
Standard Oil people, with whom he
last fall made a truce after a ten years
fight in Montana, during which time
; he caused the Amalgamated, which
company is controlled by the Standard
' Oil. to lose mere than $50,000,000.
(By United Press.)
Decatur, 111., Oct. 19? Fred McGill,
the b&Dkeri was last evening found not
guilty hy the jury which had been try
ing him for the murder of his first wifei ,
Pet, who was supposed to have been
murdered with strychnine. Mrs. Mc
Gill bad been dead but a few weeks
whon McGill took his stenographer to i
San Diego and married her in that city.
Shortly after McGill's second marriage
the relatives of his first wife began
an investigation and the police later
caused McGill's arrest on what they
claimed absolute evidence. When Mc
Gill and his newly married wife arrived
in Decatur in charge of the local sher
iff, it was necessary for detectives, who
had been employed in Chicago by Mc
Gill's friends to meet the train in order
to prevent a lynching. McGill is forty
years of age and a millionaire many
times over He will sell out his interest
here and go to the west to make his
home.
HEINZE'S BUTTE BANKSTILLGLOSED
Butte, Oct. 19 ? State Examiner
Harry Collins, arrived here last night
and has taken charge of the affairs of
the State Bank, Heinze's institution
which closed its doors Tuesday. Ex
aminer Collins will give out no state
ment, he says, until after he has made
a thorough examination. C3
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