....... -
No. 156. TWELFTH YEAK.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Nov. 30 ? John Ronan.
the democratic candidate (or delegate
to congress from Alaska last year, pre
dicts that Deegate Wlckersham can
easily carry the election next year
on an Independent ticket.
MYERS MAKES
MANY MOVES
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. 1>. C. Nov. 30? A
a result of the almost universal cry !
tor reforms in the navy. Secretary of;
the Navy Myer will issue some radi
cal orders tomorrow and will appoint
four bureau chiefs. Admirals Wain
wriKht, Potter, Swift and Ward, who
will have charge of the fleets, per-|
sonnel, material and inspection.
ROOSEVELT IS
AT LOND'ANA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LONDIANA. Nov. 30? Ex-President
Theodore Roosevelt and his party ar
rive<l here today. All are in perfect]
h-alth and good spirits.
ZELAfA WILL
SURRENDER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 30? It is
known here today that the revolution
ists have president Zelaya surround
ed aud that Zelaya has offered to
surrender with certain conditions but
that the offer had been rejected and
the ultimatum given that only uncon
ditional surrender will be considered.
GRAFTERS GET
PET SPELL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30? There
will be no further action taken In
the prosecution of graft cases here
until the new prosecuting attorney
takes office.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO, 111. Nov. 30? Attorney
General Wiekersham arrived here to
day to meet his wife and will proceed
at once to Washington. When asked
about the sensational charges made
against his office he stated that he
does not mind the muck-rakers.
There is
Wonderful
Showing
of Various ::
Styles here in
Suits and I
Overcoats.... ;;
From ::
$12.50 up
to $30.00 1
I LYNCH & KENNEDY I
T The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers **
FOUGHT TWENTY BLOODY ROUNDS'
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30? After
fighting twenty fast and furious!
rounds last night, Ad Wolgast wasi
given the decision over Johnny Powe.l
It was a bloody contest and both men |
were severely punished.
ST. CROIX INVESTIGATION ENDS
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30? All the
testimony to be given in the St.
Croix Investigation will be submitted
today and the case will be taken un
der advisement by the Investigation
board.
J. \V. Burnham and Richard Ken
t-edy, the Rainy Hollow mining men
arrived in Skagway on Thanksgiving
day and will leave on the Jefferson
for the south.
They report that there is quite an j
amount of development work done in
the Rainy Hollow district this year
and the showing made was most sat
isfactory, and they are v*ry much
pleased with the outlook for Rainy
Hollow. The wagon road from tide
water to Rainy Hollow has reduced
the price of transportation, although!
the bridge on the upper Klehinl on
the Alaskan side li&6 not been put in
which makes it necessary to ford
the river at a dangerous place, but
with the completion of the bridge It
will be possible to ship ore out and
get machinery in.
Burnham and Kennedy will make
the richest shipment of copper ore
this winter that lias ever gone out
of Alaska. The contract has been
let for the hauling of the ore to
Haines and as soou as winter travel
Is established the shipments will com
mence.
I
IS
The Skagway bowling teams, both
men and women went down to defeat
laut night at Whltehorse, the men
losing by 132 pins and the women by
75 pins. There are so many reasons
given for the defeat that the best
way Is Just to say that they were
beaten.
Following Is the summary for the
games.
MEN.
Whltehorse
771
851
892
Skagway
770
805
797
2514
728
604
673
WOMEN.
2372
655
671
620
2005 1946
The Whltehorse men were Barragar
Cade, Edwards, Baxter and Harbottle
and the Whltehorse ladies were Mes
dames Barragar, White, Armstrong,
XlcRae and Harbottle.
Edwards made the highest score,
223, and Barragar had the highest
average. George Blanchard made
JAPANESE LINER
IS WRECKED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
TOKIO, Japan. Nov. 30 ? The big
Japanese liner Kisgaia was wrecked
on the coast here today and many j
bodies have been washed ashore.
The Klsgata had a large passenger
list but as no details of the wreck
have been received, It Is not known
how many lives were lost or the
cause of the wrecking of the ship.
the highest score and had the high
est average for the Skagway teara, '
his high score being 204.
; The Skagway teams returned from
Whitehorse on this afternoon's train
and while feeling their defeat some-j
what keenly, they are unanimous in
praise of the Whitehorse people as
hosts and all say that their treat
ment in the Rapids City was all and
more than could have beenexpected.
They were danced and feasted to their
heart's content and In fact say that
the town was theirs in every re
spect
They were met at the depot upon
the arrival of the train by commit
tees who did every thing in their
power to make them comfortable and
after the games a grand ball was
given in the largo Athletic Club hall,
the Whitehorse Band furnishing the
musk: and the festivities were kept
up until a late hour. j
| * ? ?
? ?
;;
I WAIT I
i * w ^ M
| GANTY & FRANDSONf
SWITCH in IK
UNLESS WEES WO
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ST. PAUL. Nov. 30 ? Unless the J
new scale of wages demanded by the!
switchmen on the northern lines run- j
ning out of here- are acceded to by
the raii roads every switchman be
tween here and the coast will go on
strike tonight.
ABE RUEF'S
HEALTH FAILING
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 30? Ab"
Ruef filed a petition today asking to
be allowed to be admitted to bail.
The petition sets forth tfcat Reuf's
lungs and heart are affected and that
if not moved into better quarters will
result fatally.
JURY_ SECURED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
Olympia. Nov. 30 ? The Jury in the
case of the State against Otis Ham
ilton for embezzlement of state funds
was secured today and the trial will
proceed. It is expected that sensa-;
tional testimony will be offered durin
the trial. 1
TAFT WRITING
MESSAGE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 30? I'r<!
sident Taft is engaged in dictating
his annual message to Congress. His
treatment ..of all matters of public
policy are pretty well known from re
marks mada on his late trip except
on the Nlcjiraguan question and it
is cer'ain tUat he will recommend
drastic action in this regard and will
ask. for a commission to be appoint
ed to go .to Central America to ar
range for pea.ce.
The train tomorrow will carry ex
plosives and on that account no pas
sengers will be taken.
Fred Rosenberg will be a passen
ger on the -Jefferson tomorrow for
Seattle where he will spend his win
ter's vacatidn and his summer's wag
es. He will be gone about a month.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. 30? The
vote yesterday in the state of Alaba
ma was against Prohibition. From
the returns all in there Is a majority
of from sixteen to twenty thousand
against it. It was a hard fought cam
paign and many bitter scenes were
enacted. Hundreds of women and
children worked at the polls all day
pleading for votes in favor of the
Prohibition ticket.
These are the
CLOTHES
That Give Us
Standing
We shall continue to sell de
pendable garments because
they are the only sort that give
a store^real* standing. We be
lieve in dependable merchan
dise and we will sell nothing
else. Let us show ybu the new
fall and winter styles in Suits
and Overcoats
A Fine Line of Christmas
Ties and Suspenders
Smoking Jackets and
Sweaters
Ill ftMl iifiiif 1 1