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No. m. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
BRIAN SENDS GOOD WISHES
Maryland and Missouri are
in the Republican Col
umn to Stay. Root to
Retire as State Secre
tary to go on Supreme
Bench.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
New York, Nov. 5? According to the returns now
counted, Mr. Bryan will get the electoral vote of Alabama.
Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Nebraska. Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and Virginia, which
gives him in the electoral college l.r>4 votes. The rest go
to Taft, 329.
[Ther^ are necessary to elect 242. Roosevelt had
386. ? Ed]
BRYAN WIRES CONGRATULATIONS
Lincoln. Nov. .r) ? Mr. Bryan wired his congratulations
this morning to Mr. Taft expressing his best wishes for the
success of the administration.
Lincoln, Oct, f> ? Mr. Bryan in a public statment today,
takes his defeat philosophically. He says that running for
office is only an incident of the work he is doing: that
he has never ^et his heart on merely holding office,
ROOT FOR SUPREME BENCH
Washington, Nov. r? ? It is reported that Secretary of
State Hoot is to resign to accept the chief justiceship of
the Supreme court to succeed Melville Fuller.
MARYLAND FOR TAFT
Maryland, Nov. ? The complete returns give Taft a
plurality in this state of 140 votes. The official count is
now in progress.
Just Arrived To-day
Ladies' Fall Suits
Ladies' Rubberized
Keynon Coats
Ladies' Gravanette
Coats
The Only ?ne- rice Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings.
Cyncl) and Kennedy
MISSOURI SAFE FOR TAFT
St. Louis, Nov. 5 ? The late returns make it certain
that Taft lias carried this state. The plurality is but a
small margin but will exceed one hundred.
Detroit, Nov. 5? Warner, republican, is elected by a
j plurality of ten thousand.
(By United Press.)
VICTORIA, Nov. ? The grand
camp of the Arctic Brotherhood held
its first session yesterday hut took
no action other than to call the
camp to order and transact prelimin
ary business, awaiting the arrival of
the large contingent of delegates.
At a reception last night Mayor Hall,
'of Victoria, delivered an address of
welcome to which Grand Arctic Chief
Bruce replied fittingly.
Rogers of Dawson camp, Hannuro
of Nome, Claypool of Fairbanks and
Chelander of Skagway, are candi
dates for the office of Grand Arc
tic Chief and are doing politics as
hard as they know how.
INDICTED FDD AFFINITY MURDER
GIRL WAS ONLY NINETEEN
VALDEZ, Nov. 3. ? The grand jury
has returned an Indictment against
George Pestriakoff and Malcrena
Skavorzoff, the latter a I't-year-old
girl, for the murder of Peter Skavor
/oft, the former husband of the wo
man. The crime was committed In
August, in the village of Ozlnsky,
the. man and woman being lovers.
The couple planned the murder and
then the woman waited in her lov
er's house while he went out and
killed her husband.
The defendants were brought into
court a few minutes before the arri
val of the grand jury, and after the
indictment was read the woman was
arraigned, and given until early next
week to plead. The man, who cannot
speak English, was arraigned through
an Interpreter this afternoon.
The Golden North restaurant has
closed for the winter.
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C. D. Clark sailed south on the
Humboldt last evening.
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The P. C. SS Humboldt arrived up
this morning and left a t 7 o'clock.
PALI DIES
IT AGE OF 72
(By United Press.)
SANTIAGO, Cuba. Nov. 5? Thomas
Estrada Paliua, the first president of
the republic of Cuba, died last night.
Me was aged 72.
BATTLING NELSON CAN'T FIGHT
HIS WAY INTO NEW YORK SOCIETY
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 5.? Battling
Nelson was last night refused a '
room at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. 1
He was regarded as an undesirable
guest.
M005EHIDES
ENTERTAIN,
Dawson Newa: Fifteen Selkirk Indi
ans left tbis morning for Selkirk.
They nre walking. The overland trail
i? their course. As in the days of the
Hudson rtay company they arc tnkinsr
their way through the woods.
Tbis band of Indians has been to
Moosehide celebratin? with their red
skined brethern for several days Esau
Harper and Tom EJwards have been
the chief hosts. They have supplied
everything: that tastes good to the
Indian palate? hooch excepted? ar.d
the brotherly feelinsr in the hearts
of the Selkirks, has responded in
huge t urges.
Before hitting the trail this morni g,
the Selkirks took to the emporiums
whence come the great assortment of
variegated blankets, and when the
squaws and the bucks got strung along
the trail there was a streak and splash
of color as mixed and brilliant as might
oe made by spilling all the paints
of creation down the Himalayas.
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JONATHAN
APPLES
We have received a large shipment ot
this iamous apple- It is undoubtedly the
very best that comes to this country
Try a Box - - $2.50
GANTY & FRANDSON I
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(By United Press.)
DAWSON, Nov. 5.? Richard Roed
iger and William Mclntyre haw sold
out their two newspapers, the Daw
son Daily News and the World, to
Barton & Kastner, meat dealers, to
gether with Charles Settlemier, pres
ent city editor and other employees.
The Dawson News was the first dally
newspaper printed in the interior.
The World is the Yukon government
paper. Both were owned outright by
Roediger & Mclntyre.
A special meeting of the City
Council was held last evening, called
at the instance of the Ways and
Means committee to secure the au
thorization of the body to borrow
money to meet the demands of cur
rent expenses. The council author
ized the committee to negotiate a
loan of $3,000 at 8 per cent. It was
stated that the money was ready
for use ? having been previously ar
ranged for.
The Ways and Means committee
also reported in favor of the propo
sition of Messrs. Hill & Wettrich for
the making of a complete survey of
the town Including the Moore town
site. and the making of a map of the
same as submitted to the session of
the council Monday night. The map
will include a showing of the pipe
lines as they are strung under the
streets, with their several gates and
shut ol'fs. The survey and map will
cost $200.
Mrs. A. W. Reed is confined at
home from the effects of a severe
cold.
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F. M. Davis and wife of Atlin were
south bound passengers on the Hum
boldt.
LOS ANBELES
LEADS COAST
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Nov. 6. ? The coast
lcagi'o ball seato.i has ended with
Los Angeles carrying away the flag,
with 585 points; Portland, 538; San
Francisco, 485, and Oakland, 423.
SKATElK
10 BE BUILT
The matter of framing up a skat
ing rink on the ball park is taking
definite shape and many lovers of
out door winter sports are taking a
lively interest. There will be a meet
ing of all interested in the project
held at City Hall tomorrow evening
at 8.
Mr. L. S. Harrison is taking the
initiative in the movement and has
authorized the call of the meeting.
The idea is to flood the level land
of the ball park for what area may
be thought advisable. There is some
talk also of forming a curling club,
in case there is warrant to believe
the ice will last long enough during
the winter to make it worth while.
If all signs and most of the Indians
are to be believed iu their prophes
ies tho winter will afford all the
ice necessary.
Well, how do you like this? The
first big snow of the season fell
quietly over the earth in the vicinity
of Skagway and over the mountains
and down the Yukon as far as Cof
fee Creek. The total fall in Skag
way today was 20 inches. It was all
done without a breath of wind. The
trade in snowshovels was spirited.
It is to be expected that sleighing
will take the place of the skating
boom for the time being.
lzZ3KS3F!
Hallow E'en
W inds up our $15.00
Men's Special Suit Sale
Monday we ship all the
broken lines affected by
this sale to Cordova.
We make this announcement so
that our Local Customsrs may
take advantage of this great offer.
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