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BALLAINE SHIES PROPOSITION
(By Alaska Now* Bur?au.l
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 7?
John K. Rallaine appeared before the
Senate committee of pttbllc lands to
: day and asked that he be given a
lease on 5,000 acres of coal lands In
Alaska and in return agrees to pay
i the government a royalty of fifty
1 cents on every ton of coal mined.
PLAY SURE 10
BE PLEASING
The performance of "My Wife's I
Husband" by the Amateur Dramatic
club at Elks' hall tomorrow night pro
mises to be one of the best attended
and most enjoyable events of the
winter. The advance ticket sale has
been good and the Indications are
that the house will be crowded.
The play is a clever farce comedy,
full of laughable lines and amusing
situations and the cast are thorough
ly capable of making the most of their
parts. The players have carefully re
hearsed the piece for nearly two
months and If the performance Is
well patronized the Dramatic club
will present other productions from
tune to time.
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TO TESTIFY
(By Alaska Now* Bureau.)
WASHINTGON, D. C. Feb.
Gifford Pinchot will testify before the
Ballinger Investigation committee and
ii is understood that he will tell the
detailed history of the Alaska coal
land cases. Some sensational testi
mony is expected.
COTTAGE IS IN AND OUT
The Cottage City arrived in port
at 11:45 o'clock last night with 16
sengers and 29 tons of freight and
sailed south at 3 o'clock this morning
with fourteen pass-nger.s
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HAMILTON IS
BEHIND BARS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
OLYMPIA, Wash. Feb. 7? Ortls
Hamilton, former adjutant general of
the Washington National Guard, who
embezzled funds entrusted to his care,
left for the penitentiary at Walla
Walla today to serve his sentence of
from ono to ten years at hard labor.
Hamilton agreed to withdraw his ap
peal for a new trial and the state
agreed to quash the remaining- indiet
aients against him.
WHY DID THE
STEAMER SINK?
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 7? The local
board of marine Inspectors will in
vestigate the causes of the founder
ing of the steamer Kentucky. It is
alleged that she left port in an un
seaworthy condition and that clear
ance papers should not have been Is
sued.
FREE POSTAGE
FOR THEODORE1
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINTGON, D. C. Feb. 7
Representatlve Fish of New York has
proposed that Ex-President Roosevelt
be allowed a perpetual postage frank.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINTGON. D. C. Fob. 7?
There was a special session of the
Balllnger Investigation committee late
Saturday. Some Important documents
from the Department of the Interior
were Introduced and turned over to
Sec. Ballinger's legal counsel, by the
consent of the committee.
qUEENEXPECTS
STORK'S V'SIT
(By Alaska News Bureau)
MADRID, Feb. 7 ? The announce
ment was made today that the ac
couchment of the Queen Ena was
expected the latter |>:t rl of May. j
IHANy ILLEGAL MS ARE
REGISTERED AJ SEAIILE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 7? More than sev
en hundred names have been Illegally
registered on the polling lists and a
keen watch will be kept over the pol
ling places to see that none of the
men attempt to vote at tomorrow's
primary election. All ilegal voters
will be arrested and prosecuted to
the full t-xUnt of th<- law.
Excitement is intense in Seattle
and It has been the most bitterly
contested municipal campaign ever
known in 'he city. The Republican i
candidates for mayoralllty are A. V.
Bouillon, Hiram C. Gill and A. E
Griffiths.
William Hickman Metf e and O. T
Erickson are contesting the Demo
cratic nomination for mayor.
CLERK OF IDE
COURT RESIGNS
E. H. Mack, clerk of the court at
Fairbanks, has handed in his resigna
tion and a successor will soon be ap
pointed by Judge Overfkld. It Is
understood that C. C. I'age. clerk of
the Juneau court under Judge Gunni
son, is to get the Fairbanks job. .Mr.
I'age has been assistant clerk at Val
dez under Lakin and is now in South
ern Oregon with his family.
TAFT'S SCHEME
IS INTRODUCED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINTGON. D. C. Feb. 7?
The federal incorporation bill, which
i embodies the recommendations made
by President Taft in his special mes
sage. was introduced today in Con
gress.
John A. McDougal, collector of cus
toms at Dawson, sailed south on the
Cottage City. Mr. McDougal is go
ing to Ottawa, where his mother is
vi-rv seriously ill.
MARMALADE
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'? 1-lb. Jars 35c., 3 for $1.00 4-lb. Tins 90c
GANTY & FRANDSON
BAILIE'S BUSINESS-LIKE
OFFER WILL BE REJECTED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. FVb. 7? In
all probability the proposal of John
E. Rallalnc relative to tho leasing of
the Alaskan coal lands will be reject
ed by Congress. It is understood that
the committee report will be unfavor
able.
TAGOMA CUTTER
COMING NORTH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Feb. 7?' The revenue cut
ter Rush stationed now at Juneau
is unavailable for the search or the
five sailors from the Farallon and the
cutter Tahoina was dispatched from
Tacoraa this afternoon and will seanli
for the missing men.
SHAY IN
SENT TO III
John R. Bush and Thomas Joseph
of Skagway plead guilty to furnishing
liquor to Indians and were both sen
tenced to serve ninety days in jail
by Judge Cushman at Juneau. They
wore sentenced last Saturday.
MINER FALLS
TO HIS DEATH
JUNEAU. Jan. 29? William Bunge,
a shaftman employed at the big
Treadwell mine on Douglas Island,
met death In a horrible form this
morning when he tell down the main
shaft a distance of 800 feet. He was
instantly killed, almost every bone
in his body being broken by the fall.
Bunge was a Gorman, of middle age
and was one of the oldest employes
of the mine, in point of service.
(Special to The Dally Alaskan)
.JUNEAU. Fob. 7? The revenue cut
ter Rush has been ordered to proceed
to the westward and to search for
the five sailors of the Farallon who
left the scene of the wreck In a small
boat to obtain assistance at Kodlak.
It Is thought possible that they put
into some Indian village to escape
i In- rough w>.-aUicr.
SAD NEWS FOB
MAX GUTFELT
Max Gutfelt received a letter
this morning from his brother Charle
in Tacoma, stating that their mother
Mrs. Rebecca Gutfelt. had died Jan.
20 at the age of 77 years. Mr. Gut
felt left Tacoma the day before his
mother died. At that time she seem
ed much better and her recovery was
anticipated. She died from the ef
fects of an acute attack of rheumat
ism. The sympathy of the communitV
will !).? extended to Mr. Gutfelt.
HERMAN TRIAL
Hi END
(By Alaska News Bureau)
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 7? The de
fense in the Dinger Herman trial
rested today and the final arguments
to the jury will be made today and
tomorrow. The case will go to the
jury by Wednesday.
WILL SCALE
Ml. M'KINLEY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Feb. 7? Belmore
Brown of the Explorer's Club an
nounced today that he will head an
expedition to climb 31 1. McKinley.
The expedition will leave Seattle
next spring.
LEAVE I
It is rumored that Will Hawkes.
superintendent of the Home Power
company for the past two years, will
cease to be connected with the com
pany the first of next month. Mr.
Hawkes will probably return to the
States. It is not known who will suc
ceed Mr. Hawkes.
F. H. Clendentiing, assistant general
freight agent of the Canndian Pacific
company, arrived on the Cottage
City on a tour of inspection through
Southeastern Alaska.
The Collegian Clothes Store
Certainly Offers Its Customers
Exceptional Values. They must
be constantly on the alert for
Bargains, for they are Always
Able To Undersell All Other
Stores
Come In And Get Our Prices Before
You Buy
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