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No. 215. ELEVENTH YEAR " " SKA8WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908 PB1CE, 10 CENTS
$500,000,000 FOB WATER WAYS
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.) '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 ? The house committee on
rivers and harbors will recommend that congress authorize
a bond issue of five hundred million dollars for the improve
ment of the nation's water courses nud the creation of new
water ways.
The great sum of money to be expended thus contem
plates the building of the great inside water way down the
Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida keys, and also the im
mense improvements proposed on the Mississippi river atfd
other inland water courses. ? f
SlWAY CAN
BEAT SEATTLE
At th?- Seattle Athletic club there
i-. now iu progress a series of bowl
uig games between teams that are
named after birds. Tho bowling as
reported. in the Seattle paper:, is un
cl?T the records -made by Skagway
Klks in recent contests. The tiagles,
for instance, won a series of three
?ames recently with scores of 816.;
v.'o and 9 IS. This was the high score |
of three meetings of three games
each found in late exchanges. This
seems to indicate that Skagway
might appear to advantage down
there ? to thow 'em how it is done.
inspector" of
ALASKA Hi;
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec !??.? Sena
tor Carter today introduced a bill to
provide for the appointment of an in
spector of tuiues for Alaska. The
bill is in answer to the agitation of
last summer by the miner's associa
tion caused by the great frequency
of accident and death in tin- mines
and the demand of the miners for
protection. "
Christmas is bearing down upon us
pretty fast now. Shops aud shopper.,
are shoeing aigmi of it more and
more. Shop windows are all aglov.
with bright colors and handsome of
ferlngs. The ?nnual festival is get
ting- into the hearts and showing its
effects upon the pocketbooks of .ill
alike.
Committees of the Arctic Brother
l.ood are busy with preparations foi
the great tree. Citizens are makin
their usual liberal donations to th<
purpose.
CHALLENGf
iS ACCEPTED
Some time a>;o a challenge was is
sued by Will Clayson. Monty Snow
and Alex Blanchard to meet an\
three-man team of bowlers anywhere,
on any alley up north any time. The
challenge has been accepted by a
team composed of George Blanchard,
Jimmy Rock and W. K. Hawkes
The date of the meeting has not
been fixed but whenever it shall be
something that night will drop or slzz
or something. The prize to be play
ed for is also to be fixed by the ac
cepting team.
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V0UR eHRISTMHS
SHOPPING
"What shall I give?" That same old question must
be answered again.
i \
This store will be be(ter prepared than ever to help
you answer itywith suggestions of gifts both beautiful
and useful.
Nearly every depaitment will present soim new idea,
and no matter how fastidious your taste or how meager
your purse is, we have the gift to meet your require
ments.
If you have realized how much the gift is appreciated
that represents the thought and care -'and the handi
work of the giver, you will perhaps wish to make
some of your gifts, which can' be suggested and shown
to you at
Lynch and Kennedy
The Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings
(United Pre?s Teleqraph-Cable Service.)
SPOKANE, Dec. 10.? At midnight
last night throe bandits held up the
Great Northern passenger east-bound
train near Hlllyard 011 this division.
They detached the baggage and mall
cars and ran forward" leaving the
balance of the train dead on the
tracks. They rifled both baggage
and mail, then deserted the engine
and ^ars and made their escape. The
engine and cars were subsequently
found twenty miles further along.
The registered mall Is said to be very
valuable. In the express car which
they left behind was twenty-three
thousand in gold. There is a posse
pursuit.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Doc. 10.? There is
no doubt about the reappointment of
Judge Royal A. Gunnison) It is
known that Governor Hoggatt has
had another candidate fur the bench
of t tie First Judicial division and that
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as long ago as last summer he bc-jjan
an active opposition to the reappoint
ment of Judge- Gunnison which the]
judge's friends only learned about if
ter it had been under way for
months. These however took up the
matter actively when they did learn J
of it and the department of justice
??vas soon in receipt of documentary
evldeuce such as answered conclusive
ly, comprehensively and to the en
tire satisfaction of the department all
the representations of the governor
directed to the end of having Jud,je
Gunnison's name withheld for reap
pointment Tho only answer to the
efforts of 'he governor however la a
simple transcript of the record of the
'^>urt sent to the department hy
friends of the judge witlua note nay
ln? this Id "respectfully submitted"
and requesting that, in consideration
of any question ralRed in the matter
of his reappointment, that time he
taken to review it properly.
It is understood that the time limit
of Judge Gunnison's appointment ex
pires on the liitli. ills reappointment
will he made before that day.
DUFFNER Pin
AT CARIBOU OK
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Fierce storms are reported from 'lie
bill and beyond tqdny ? wind and it
blizzard of snow. Friends of the
\
Ruffner party are very anxious con
?<erning them. Thev are encamped
at Golden Gate at the lower end of
Bin Windy arm. A party went out
with a boat and provisions yesterday
after the arrival at Caribou of one of
their party reporting their wherea
bouts. It was hoped that they might
be brought into Caribou on tomor
row's' train. No news was received
from either the party Itself or the re
lief party today.
LATER? The Kuffner party arrived
at Caribou at 4:15 this afternoon all
O. K. g
A special meeting of the Ladles'
Aid of the Presbyterian church will
be held in the awnex of the church
this evening at 7 o'clock to tack a
comforter.
SEATTLE, Dec. !>. ? A rumor that
seems reliable has It that U. S. Cus
toms Collector Hobart Is to succeed
Charles Peabody at the head of the
Alaska Steamship company and also
that J. E. Pharo Is to succeed Frank
Burns as general manager.
TERRIFIC
. EARTHQUAKE
(By United Press.)
VANCOUVER. Dec. 10.? Advices
by nmil from Skldgale. Queen Char
lott's Island, says that that section
of the Island was visited pn the .'!0th
of November, by a terrific earthquake
and that great damage resulted.
IKE YOUR NIINCE MEAT AT HOME
How many times have you wished you had a recipe for
mince meat that you knew would be good, and would equal
the kind of pies your mother made ? Here is one that
is .vouched for, and used by the good New England cooksjj
:t pounds lean moat, after it Is boiled, 6 pouotls apples chopped fine
chopped fine. 1 quart brandy
3 pounds stoned raisins 1 teaspoonfall mace
1 pounds Sultano raisins 1 teaspoonfull dominion
3 pounds currants 2 nutmegs prated
2$ pounds best brown sugar , f toacupfull salt, sweeten with
1 quart cider molasses
1 trUs^nfol]aJw? Mix and kePD In a stone crock In a
Rind of 't Ipmons ~ cool place add a little cider and a little
2 pounds kidney beef suet chopped to ^?PPcd <Wl08 wl,en ,,9ed ,or P|eB
a powder If preferred, 1 quart of boiled cider
1 pound citron may be subsiitutod in place of brandy.
We have the very best of all these ingredients; from
the very choicest of fruits to the molasses, including pure
spices and delicious apple cider.
GANTY & FRANDSONQ
FIGHTING IN THE JURY ROOM
(United Preso Telegraph-Cable Service.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10? The jury in the Ruef
case was locked up last night and at noon today there were
no signs of a verdict having been arrived at.
It is reported that there has been a great deal of fight
ing in the room, actual fisticuffs. There is re&son to believe
that the jury stands nine for conviction and three for ac
quittal.
Detective Burns has already begun preparations for an
investigation of the jurors, anticipating a mistrial. He be
lieves bribery has been employed. Armed police surround
carpenter's hall where the jury is housed. Ruef is cheerful.
(By United Press.)
HOT SPRINGS. Dec. 8.? Mr. Taft
Is in receipt, of a letter written by
President Roosevelt, to William Dud
ley Foulkes in which the president
makes specific denial of the truth of
the story of the rake-off charged
against his relatives in the matter of
the canal purchase, which story was
sprung during the election campaign.
(By United Press.)
SANTANDER, Spain. Dec. 10.?
President Castro, of Venezuela, arriv
ed here this morning. He is in a
very feeble physical condition and
must undergo a dangerous operation
if his lifo is to be saved, physicians
say. He announces that he offers
i ho hand of peace to Holland and all
other nations and that he will sottle
all differences amicably. He Is on
his way to Berlin for treatment.
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DEATH OF
1. CQSIELLO
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William Costello died at White
Pass hospital at midnight last night
after an Illness of but a few days.
He has suffered from stomach and
heart trouble for years and has fre
quently been confined to the hos
pital for short periods but he has
been able to be out and at work late
ly until just two days pa3t. The de
ceased was about 55 years of age.
He was born in England but no one
here seems to know who his relatives
are. Mr. Martin Conway visited
him at the hospital yesterday. Mr.
Costello seemed to know that the
end was near and when Mr. Conway
asked him If there was any one
whom he wished to have notified he
replied that It was better to save
them the worry.
He came here from Spokane in
1898. He was a section boss in rail
road work bck east at some time and
earlier he Is said to have traveled for
the Lipton tea house. He had a rep
utation for honesty and had many
friends among the old timers. The
body is in charge of undertaker Har
rison and arrangements for" the fun
eral will be completed this evening.
The train tomorrow will carry no
passengers as a car of explosives is
going over.
Good
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Clothes
Cheap
When we say cheap we
mean from $15 to $30
We carry a full stock of
Adler & Sons
and
Hart, Scbaftner and
Marx
SUITS
and
OVERCOATS
Drop in and see what a
swell suit we can] sell you
for about ?20. 00
CLAYSON & Cfl.ne^L