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No 90l ELEVENTH YEAR. 8KAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1908 - / PRICE, 10 CENTS
HEM GETS
' A PLUM
William H. Heoson, acting chief
clerk of the general manager's office
of the W. P & Y has been select
ed by Marshal Shoup to take the
place of office deputy at Juneau now
held by H. L. Falkner, who is to
step up Into the place of W. H. Mc
Near, chief office deputy, resigned.
\V. H. McNear has been chief
deputy in the olfice of marshal of
this district for fifteen years. He
has liwome something in the nature
of an institution in this district but
retires to take care of a mercantile
business at Ashland. Ore., in which
he has been interested for some
time and which has grown until it
demands his' personal direction. Mr.
Falkner. who succeeds him. lias been
his first assistant during two years
past.
Mi Hen-.on. who become . uch as
slstaui to Kalkner, nas a host of
frit-nds here who will be pleased at
his good fortune but regret that it
necessitates his departure from town.
Mr. Henson will assume his new
duties February 1st, and will in the
meantime take a run belo^ for a few
week's vacation, following the return
of Chief Clerk Will Blanchard of
th general manager's office now on
vacation.
Judge Winn, counsel for the Home
Power company did not arrive on the
Princess May as It was thought he
mlght, and so tjie injunction case
which was to have been heurd today
before Judge Gunnison was postponed
until Weuuesuay. A cable message
was received from Judge Winn say
ing he would be on the Jefferson
which is due to arrive tomorrow.
The case of Weltznian against
O'Connor, a civil suit on a claim for
money due which was to have been
heard this morning was postponed un
til this afternoon on account of non
appearance of certain witnesses.
ALL SERENE ;
AT HAINES
A bunch of people came up from
Fort Seward today and report all ser
ene down that way In the matter of
the alleged small pax No new cases
have developed The case, It is said,
did not develop iu the Indian village
but in a house further >ip town and
the five people in the bouse are
quarantined, A quartiue of 21 days
has been established by the fort
against the town. A nurse from the
fort has charge of the patient. A
rumor was current that a child had
developed the disease but It lacks
confirmation. Dr. Mutton yesterday
wired Judge (Junnlson that every pre
caution had been taken? and he an
ticipated no trouble.
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(By United Prees)
SAN FRANCISCO. Noov. 2u.? Fran
cis Heney has Issued a public state
ment in which he thanks providence |
that he escaped death, that he may
continue his work against graft to J
the end.
Mr. \V. b. King, auditor of the W.
P. & V.. returned on the Princess
.May this morning from a business
trip to Vancouver and a visit to his
family there Mr. King reports that
business has all the cheerful appear
auce down there on both sides of
the line ? Seattle and Tacoma as well
as in Victoria and Vancouver ? as was
to be expected where the prevailing
conditions in governmental circles
are confirmed by the people of both
countries to be continued for at least
four years more. Money is easy and
enterprise is on foot in every direc
tion. Mr. King says he had a pleas
ant trip and that there is nothing
special to report in railroad circles.
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Cyitcb and Kennedy
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
London, Nov. 23 ? A report is current here that King
Alphonso of Spain has been assassinated in his palace.
The report cannot be confirmed. c
A committee from the Cordova
chamber of commerce visited E. C.
Hawkins, chief engineer on the Cop
per river railroad, and elicited the in
formation that it is the intention of
the company to have the rnilroad
completed to the Junction of the
Tasnuna river by the middle of July
next, and to Lhe Teikhlll liver by
the .close of the season. Mr. Haw
kins also stated that the railroad \\ ill
be in operation the latter 'part of
February or the first of March and
will handle all business for the inter
ior. Parties with large outfits could
land in Cordova the first of .March
and reach their destination earlier
than they could over any other route,
as the total distance from the rail
road to the copper country would be
150 miles with a level trail along the
river.
HONOLULU, T. H. I., Nov 19.?
Civil Engineer K. C. Hollyday, chief
of the bureau of yards and docks,
U. S. N., who left here last week
for Washington after a month spent
here iii looking into the matter of the
locating of the great naval dry dock
to be built in PearMlarbor, stated
before ho left that at least seven
millions of dollars will be expended
iu the construction of the great na
val station, dry dock, and channel
within the noxt four years.
The contracts for straightening the
channel to Pearl Harbor will be let
some time In December, while the
plans for the great dry dock have
been approved and will probably be
opened for bids some time In Janu
ary. A large force of im-n are to be
put to work shortly on preliminary
coustruction.
I hope some od.v comes to call
To take me to the Hard Times Ball.
1W THE MONEY
WAS SPENT
The statement of the commissioner
of education in regard to the educa
tion of the natives in Alaska con
tains complete tables showing how
the money appropriated by congress
fur that purpose Is expended. For
1908 the appropriation was $iUU,0u0.
Of this sum there was expended for
salaries of officials and ch-rk.-., super
iiitendents and officials the sum of
$23,012.50, an amount equal to more
than half the amount expended fur
teachers' salaries, and nearly one
fourth of the entire appropriation.
For 1909 it is proposed to Increase
the amount to be expended for this
part o' the work to $31,700. Fifty
six schools aro maintained and (lur
ing the fiscal year ended June .'to,
1908, there was an average attend
ance of 1,201 pupils.
TWO BUNGS
ARE MOVED
The building on Fourth street
owned by Will Clayson is being
moved to the lot owned by Mr. Clay
son on Broadway and Third street,
next the Trail block. The building
will be fitted up for a. tenant. Mr.
Clayson says the building has been
unoccupied for so long on its former
site and there being little hope of
renting it there he decided to move
it to a more favorable location and
expects by next spring It will find a
ready tenant.
Mr. Clayson was today notified that
the building which he leased the
city as a fire house and which was
mooved from Its location on the cor
ner of Fifteenth and State to Twen
ty-second street has been returned
to Its former site and the city no
longer holds itself responsible.
A Rard Times Dance! Von b^l
I'll gO,
If I can only raise the dough.
We Have It!
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IRON HAND
IN CHINA
_ (By United Press.) ,
PEiyN, Nov. 23.? Prince Chun
rules. Guards at the palace gates
and the gates of the city stop all
comers. An edict has been Issued
which prohibits women from Interfer
ing In government matters. It also
declares that all lawbreakers will be
beheaded.
theWts
The C. P. R. SS Princess May ar
rived up this morning with 59 tons ofr
freight and 10 passengers, making
the run from Vancouver dock to
:ikagway dock in 73 hours, which
record is# the record time for this ves
The average run is from three
?lays and a half to four days fdr the
hunch, as is known. The May made
it In one hour more than three days,
making all her usual calls. She left
this afternoon at 4, carrying 25 pas
sengers.
The Alaska SS Jefferson will be
here tomorrow about noon. She was
reported from Ketchikan at 5 o'clock
i his morning. ?
Tho P. C. SS City of Seattle, which
is billed to arrive' tomorrow, will, it
was learned today, not come this
lime, being laid off for the trip. Mr.
Stuart thinks the reason is that the
Humboldt got too close to her sched
ule date to make it worth while.
The' Humboldt will sail from Seattle
tomorrow, bringing mall, and Mr.
Stuart says that mall orders sent by
the Jefferson tomorrow will catch
the next sailing of the City of Seat
tle. As to the Humboldt carrying
mail Mr. Stuart presumes she will
continue (o do so as long as she is
on the run this season, though he
does not think that will be very
long.
The P. C. SS Tamplco will also
bring mail, sailing from Seattle on
the 19th.
My shoes are out at Heel and toe,
A Hard Times Ball it is, you know.
MINERS EMPLOY
SNOW FENCES
Snow fences will be put to good
use this winter In a number of places
on Seward peninsula. It Is not tb?
heaviest operators who are taking
the matter up so much a3 the smaller
ones, who, having got out a winter
dump, want all the water they can
get to wash it up. .A number of men
who arrived from the north on the
last steamers say that the value of
the snow fence will be demonstrated
this winter. Miners who are work
ing bench ground, and depend on
seepage, will try to build up big
mounds of snow. At first this idea
was ridiculed, but after a few men
had great banks of snow melting and
furnishing water long after the other
fellows had run out of enough to
drink, the matter was looked upon as
worthy of consideration. When the
high jylnds are blowing on Seward
peninsula, a few boards are stuck In
the snow, and the winds pile the
snow u.i around *hem. The mound
of snow thus formed helps to build
Itself up after that, but he boards
are kept above the snow all the time.
A bank of snow once formed will not
be destroyed by the wind, forming
rather an eddy which draws in much
of the snow that passes over it. If
the snow is piled high it will not
melt until long after the ground is
bare, and its water is available for
the miner just when he needs It if
It is a dry spring.
"BUI" Leslie had to reach Skagway
In time to get to the bank before It
closed today since he laid off ten
men on his work on the bridge
at Wells and wanted to pay them
off. He wired for the Princess to
come after him at Haines with ail
speed. The little launch made the
run for it and landed William here in
time, making the round trip In 3
hours and 7 minutes ? the record.
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