No. TENTH YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 1908
PRICE 10 CENT8
HENEY OUT
OF BUSINESS
(By United PreM.)
WaihfoiftOD. Jio 11? The prosecu
tion of the land fraud cases, the gov
?rumeat ha* decided, must remaia at
a stand still until the supreme court
ou pass upon tbe decision of the
Denver court, which declared all the
work of the prosecution wroo? and over
ruled it.
IN A FEVER
OF EXCITEMENT
(By United Press.)
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 11. ? The Rival
American fleet is expected to arrive to
day and the city is in a fever of expect
ancy.
1# ML n BE SOB
(By United Pre**.)
New York, Jan. 11 ?The Thaw jury j
baj been completed and the prosecution
will open, its cue oo Mondav morning.
A>?isunt State's Attorney G?rr?a will
make the address, which, it has been
?(reed, shall consume not more than
tea minutes. Also, it is stated, the di
rect examination of witnesses will noi
consume more than two hours. Th(
defense will open Monday afternoon
Littleton making the address. It it
expected the ca.se will be disposed of ic
two or three days.
FRANK BELL NOT
YET LOCATED
Nothing further has been learned as
to tha identity of Frank Bell who en
raged in the deadly duel in San Fran
cisco. with Frank Cochianc. W. J.
Brayton, of Dawson, now in the oily,
says be has no knowledge of any Frank
Boll in the Klondike country in {recent
years. The only Bell he knows of in
that country is C. N. Bell, a former
news carrier, and more recently a
merchant, and his broth -r, whose name
he does not recall, but which is not
Prank. The Bell brothers went to
the Tanana a few years ago. They are
not the men concerned.
Other old tinnrs of Skagway remem
ber a Bell who figured here some years
ago as a news boy and who afterwards 1
went into the interior. But that he
wu U>? Bell ref rrevl to no one believes
u he was too young.
WORK HAS GEflStO M
KATALLA FOR THE W1HTEF
M. K, Rodders, president cf ihe Ka
taila company, has arrived from Alaskt
and report* construction work on the
Copper River & Nortnwesteru rai^roac
about Kataila, except on tbe Bering
lake hrancb, bas ceased for tbe winter
Fifty men are now employed on tbt
branch. Later in the winter, when tbe
snow is deeper, this work will end unti
spring- Until a month ago tbe KatalU
company empioyed between 700 and 80(
men, all of whom, s.ive the few remain
in?, have come out.
M. J. Reney, who bas the contract
for building the Morgao-Guggenhein
railroad, has taken over all of tbe worl
undertaken by the Kataila company
Development of the copper mines it
tbe Kataila district and tbe rich coal
deposits near Bering lake wiil be start
ed in earnest the coming spring. Tbi
coal fields, which will be develope<
first, will be ready to ship coal whet
tbe liDe to Cordova is finished.
All the delicacies of the s:ason a
i the Pack Train Res'Hurnnt.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
January Clearance
Sale
Monday, January 14th, we will put on sale all our
Fancy Flannellette at Half-Price. This means that
the 25c grade will cost you only 12ic and the 20c var
ities, 10c a yard.
We only have about 200 yards left and at these
ridiculous prices it connot last long.
A Boon To Mothers:
''STORK" PANTS
For Babies, Waterproof and Durable, also.
Black and White Wool Leggins
Drawers for Babies
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Relations Between Uncle Sam and Mikado are at
the Point of Breaking, because Japan Flatly
Refuses America's Right to Bar out Her Sub
jects. Sensational Address by Justice Harlan
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Washington, Jan., 11 ? It has just cftnie to light that
1 the apparently friendly relations existing between the
United States and Japan are literally at the breaking point,
1 caused by the inability cf diplomatic agencies to secure
from Japan a subscription to the restrictions that it is said
' have been previously agreed upon, and which the United
States insist upon being observed. Japan insists upon the
right of her people to free entrance into this country,
America says "No."
The developments as to the' real relations between the
two countries is interpreted tQ give new meaning to the
movement of the naval fleet, the peaceful mission of which
j the government at Washington has so insisted upon.
Justice of the Supreme Court Harlan in an address last
night made the blunt statement that both China and Japan
- are preparing to join in a war against the United States.
' He said he desired to sound a note of warning to the peo
, pie of this country to be prepared. The speech caused
r nothing less than a sensation, both at its delivery and over
? the country, following its publication this morning. It is
i
, considered a most notable utterance coming from a member
i of the supreme bench.
SKAGWAYS
MARCH OF
PROGRESS
5 "As for the old original Pack Tra'n
J never mind about that," said Tony
1 Stanish today when the matter of tbe
establishment of the New Pack Train
t was called to his attention aDd he was
, ss'ted as to his plans for the future.
"Th? Pack Train will continue at the
old stand and keep right along with the
procession. Improvement? O yes, in
deed. I am going to see that no other
establishment can take away the pres
tige of the old Pack Train. 1 have sev
eral plans in mind, but as to the im
provements on the property my plans
are complete. You see we have four
feet on Broadway unoccupied. That is
to say, my building does not come out to
the line of the sidewalk by as many
feet as that. I propose to build out and ,
occupy that 9paco. Id sj doing- I will
change the front of the buildbg from
Sixth avenue to Broadway? as that
seems to be the thing to do these days.
I intend to put in a fine front, with big
plate plats nnd handsome doors, and to
remodel the interior so that tbeie will
be no handsomer resort In the city, if,
indeed, in the district What further
plans I have I will have to keep for a
future time."
Speaking of improvements it is as
well to mention here that the new
building that has been under construc
tion on lower Broadway by Albert
RiDehart to be occupied in part by Im
migration Inspector Maskevicius, is
rapidly nearing completion and the in
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Sweets to the Sweet
W e oarry a large stock
of the best brands in
preserves, syrups, and
strained honey, We
are always pleased to
have you inspect our
stock, and give you
prices on same. Spec
ial discounts in lots
of 1 doz. or more,
GANTY & FRANDSON
BIG FI ON
UNFAIR LISI
(By United Press.)
Tacoma, Jan. U.? The state Feder
ation of Labor this morning put the
Seattle fair on the unfair list on ac
count of labor troubles in the conduct
of its affairs.
taftTavors
UNIONISM
(By United Press.)
New York, Jan. 11? Before an im
mense local audience Secretary Taft
last night took a stand in favor of union 1
labor? of the organization of working 1
men.
DEATH OF
E, A. WEBSTER
Mr. Frank D. Webster today receiv
ed a cablegram from San Francisco
bringing: to bim tho sad news of tht
death of hia father, E. A. Webster.
The news gave Mr. Wibster a shock
Inasmuch as he had no previous advico
that he was ill, nor does the cable state .
the cause of .death which must have
come very suddenly.
Mr. E. A. Webster, the deceased, was
o pioneer of Skagwa He came here
in the fall of 1897 and remained here
until the fall of 1900 when he went in to
Dawson. Whila here Mr. Webster
was a conductor on the railroad for
about a year. He was also Interested
in the tramway which was to have
been built previous to the construction
of the railroad. In Dawson he was
foreman of come mining operations on
Bonanza creek and remained there
until 1904, when he came out #jd
settled in San Francisco, The deceas
ed has mauv friends in Skawgay who
will regret to hear of his death.
LIFE SENTENCE FOR RIIEF
(By Unlt?d Press.)
San Francisco, Jan. 11? The prose
cution of the graft cases has decided to
give Ruef the limit, which means a
life sentence. This was decided upon
yesterday at a confarence. He refus
es to testify farther unless he is grant
ed immunity.
WIRELESS TELEPHONES WORK
FOR TWO HUNDRED MILES
Copenhagen, Jan. 12? Wireless tele
phone messages were transmitted two
hundred miles today between the Weis
sen Zee w reless station at Berlin and
the Lyngby station near this city.
The American minister. Dr. Maurice
F. Egan, and others from the American
legation, as well as several representa
I
tlves from the French legation, visited
the laboratory of Prof. Poulson, who
recently developed a new system of
transmiss'on, and be demonstrated the
power of his instrument to transmit
clearly and accurately. He said thai
he hop:d to communicate with Amer
oa in February ntxt.
EX-MAYOR LOUIS 0. CAMPBELL
BURIED BY TACOMA MASONS
The remains of Louis D. Campbell,
former mayor of Tacoma, who dropped
dead on the streets of Santa Cruz, Cal.,
on Sunday, December 29, were taken to
Tacoma for burial. With his wife and
1 23-year-old daughter, Campbell had
gone south to spend tbe holidays.
I Death overtook him just as he was
I about to board a street car.
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