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15*. ELEVENTH YEAK.
SKAGWAY. ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS;-;
EAST GOES BASE BALL CRAZY!
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Chicago, Oct. f> ? The east went crazy yesterday over
base ball in all points where games were played and in
places where they weren't. Where the games were
played the grand stands were thronged, the capacity being
sold out on Saturday. Thousands were turned away for
lack of room within the gates. Large extra forces of
police were required to keep the fans off the diamonds.
Two games were played at Chicago. Chicago defeated
Pittsburg five to two in the National league. This elimi
nates Pittsburg from the pennant contest. Neither club
has any more games to play. Hut New York has three
to play with Boston. The standing is as follows: Chicago
t'?41. Pittsburg New York 0.*>.'5.
In the American league Chicago defeated Detroit 3 to
1. At St. Louis the American played a tie with Cleveland.
It was called in the 1 1th inning ?'! to a.
The penuant finish is becoming narrower. Cleveland
and St. Loins are to play three more games. By winning
one of the remaining two game.*- with Chicago, Detroit will
get the pennant, in the event of Cleveland dropping one
to St. Louis. Following is the standing of the American:
Detroit .W. Cleveland Chicago ">>>?). St. Louis ,r>62.
CROWDS RIOT
10 HEAR TAFI
{By United Press.)
Kansas City, i>ct. Tlia largest
or >wd ev< r w ithered here to listen to n
oolitica. >1*0. kor assembled to hear Mr.
T?ft last nixht,. Th" throngs brone
the windows and created a smitll
riot in th -ir endeavor to pet witb>n
sound ol bis voici. He will go oast
from here ?nd will close his campaign
In Younirstown, Ohio November 2
There wiil he a meeting of the city
council 'his evening.
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Boston, Oct. ?"? ? Thomas Lawson who lias been laid up,
confined to hi*? home by a serious nervous breakdown, was
thrown from his carriage this morning while out riding
with his daughter. He was kicked by one of the horses
while prostrate on the ground and has not yet recovered
consciousness. His condition is very serious. Hig daughj
tei was uninjured but i> distracted because of the accident
and the condition of her father.
; Lynch and Kennedy !
LADIES'
NOW ON DISPLAY
i ?ur Line ?? Millinery
? Is Now ?n Display
Comes direct from New York City and is
the most attractive ever in all Alaska
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SPEAKING ? ROBBING HE CITY
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A STORY OF HOW THE CITY OF JUNEAU IS BEING FATTENED OUT OF THE
TREASURY OF THE CITY OF SKAGWAY, WHILE THE PEOPLE OF SKAGWAY
ARE BEING HOOOWINKEO INTO THE BELIEF THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS
ECONOMIZING.
To let public work by public contract
to the lowest responsible bidder, Is good
public policy? there is no question
about that. It is equally a fixed prin
ciple of public policy that the public
monies, created by the taxation of
citizens and their local holdings should
i ot be sent ab oad for the purchase of
that which is cd sale here in Slctgway
by these citizens creating the public
funds, provided the price charged is not
unreasonable. A little whilo ago
thero was to be purchased some lire
hose. Bids were Lalled for atd local
merchants were awarded the contract
nlthough it is kcown these citizens do
not carry in 6tock such poods as w is
desired. Th.s is, as stated, according
to good public policy. Hud there been
a manufactory of hose in Skagwuy
employing resident labor, this same
public policy would have barred all
mere agent* from the competition.
A few days ago bids were called for
by the city couucil for printing lite cede
of laws for the government of this
town There wore two bids and the
contract was let to a Juneau newspaper
in the office of which it Is now being
set up. To be sure the bid was tot
otTer.nl by the Juneau paper but tl.e
membcisof thee minittoe hr.v:ng the
matter in clnrge well knew when it
let the contract that it would go there,
bccausc the other bldd?r ha no facili
ties in Skapway for doing the work,
THE CITY POINTING
Tho Alaskan was asked some time
ago to put in a bid for "the city print
ing." Its hid whs lower than nr,y
other? both for job work and for the
newspaper publication of noticus and
ordinances. But the committee in
charge exercised their discretion and
' divided it up," giving the job work,
the printing of stationary and such, TO
THK 3IG1IRU BIDDER. The Alas
kan made no complaint ? it was to be
done in Skat; way. But recently a lar^e
newspaper publication, that of the de
linquent tax li?t, clearly a part of the
"public printing" tho exclusive right
to print which was a stipulation of the
AUskan's low bid and written cont'-act
with the city, was given to
the other bidder "by itiistake"
it was said. Still tho Alas.ian
made no protest. But it has since
ltarned that this threo columns of
composition was beyond the limits of
the facilities of its local competitor and
the composition was done in the oflice
of t ho Record of Jiinwu. The council
committee had knowledge of this fact
mill therefore know when it awarded
the much larger work that It too inujt
he done in Juneau, that the money which
i ho work cost would he paid to men
employed in Juneau and no dollur of it
returned to this city. The Alaskan'#
bid for this ?ork was $1,50 a page or at
a rate that netted $375. The compet
ing bid was at 85 cents a page and net -
ed S2i2,50? a saving to the city of 8102,
50. PROVIDED the work is douo In all
respects according to specifications.
Had the Alaskan tikon the work at
5212,50 It figures it would have lost not
less than $112 and it does not bolieve
the Record can Co the work any cheap
er. The Alaskau figured on tne work
exactly as it would have been figured
on in Seatttle ? it could have been secur
ed no cheaper there.
PUBLIC POLICY
But even at this saving to the city
the question of public policy arises !n
sending Skau'way's city printing to
another city to be done? and in view o
the certain loss to the contractor th^
question c's) of responsibility arise?,
i'he work is let to '"the lowest r> sponsi
ble bidder."
Wo have n very recr.t case very
much in point . A little .vhile ago the
city council, troubled over this very
mat.er ol the city laws, awaided to t
editor of the Juncm Record without the
formality of calling for lids. a contract
for arranging, indexing, and making >
transcript in typowri ing of all ordi.
nances for the ronvrntence of the coun
cil. No puriicular sum was thought
necessary to be stipulated in this case,
the council being satisfied with li s
declaration that it would ho "some,
where in the neighborhood f $150."
Tiie ordinances wore to be typewritten
and arranged in a book so that they
could be readily roferred to. When,
after long delays and mueh vexation
and comprint the work was finallv
turned over, TWO books were pre
sented, ono being a carbon copy of thi
other and tho bill that catne with it
was for $250? the added $100 b.ing for
i the carbon copy. Thore had been no
request for a c >py? it v as not wanted or
ealled for. Members of the council cn
quired by what authority thore bsd
i been two books prepared and why
they should be expected to pay for
what thev hud trot ordered. No
ii'O uiL-t of the council admitted ha\
Continued on Pago Two
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BURNING UP MULBERRY HILL
New York Oct. 5? Kir" if raging in the Mulberry dis
trict of thiscity and the most terrible scenes are transpiring.
The district is crowded with the very poorest people in the
city, the section being made up of the most thickly crowded
tenements. Women are jumping from the windows with
children in their arms while other children are being
thrown out by the dozens to be caught in the nets held by
tiie fireman. Many are killed by being thrown away from
the nets. It seems likely that the death list will be very
great.
SURVEY PARTY
COMES OUT
A bit; bunch of the Alaska boundary 1
survey came out, on Saturday evening, !
ihree parlies us follow: In charge of
F. F. Cory: F. J. Lyman, D. J. and A.
K. FaMisun, VV. J l\ Frauio, D. McGllll
pay and l'hil Smith; in chargo of Fred
liek Lambert; A. and S. Carter, W.
Kelly, J. Hosford; in charge of C.J.
Clark: J. S. Ward, Herbert Marten,
Koas Knton, Ludgur Roy, Itoss Everson,
M. J. Knowlcs, Koy C. Harmon and A.
V. Draper. All of these are stopping
at the i'uHen house T. Duval, T. Le |
Clair, J. Brauner, w. Cook and J, L>r
tie are at the Fifth Auenue. The Cory
and Lambert parties are Canadian and
will uwait the l'rincess May on Wed
nesday, while the others will tako the
Dolphin this evening (or the south.
Mr. Riggs will arrive from Whiteho.ie
this evening where he remained to look
after a quantity of material
that is being shipped up from
Dawson. Clyde Baldwin is comin? up
on the Selkirk bringing some of the
material. The supplies are being
stored at Whitehorse and the horses
wintered near lake Kluane. The
parties next year will strike straight
for the line from Whitehorse instead of
noing to Da'vson as was done last
spring.
The regular meeting of the Priscilla
club will be held this evening at the
home of Miss Litli >n Dor in.
OH THE CUNT PBS
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ENGINEER MAKING SURVEYS FOB THE REVIVAL OF THE AERIAL TRAM FROM
OVEA TO THE MINES OK THE OTHER SIOE THE HILL
Mr. K. N. Ribletof Spokane, is over
v. Dyeii today, taking elevations and a
ueiiera! survey preliminary, it is said,
to '.he building of nn areial tramway
similar to that which was operated
there in 181)7-8 for the carriage of
freight over the Cbilcoot Pass. Mr.
Riblet it is understood, is working un
der orders from the Conrad and other
mines and with a view of estab'ishinK
an ore carrier over the hills from the
mines lo th* water at I)yea. Mr. Rib
let went through here a f<-.w (lays a;,'0
ami has been working on (he other end
of the Una back of Whitehorse and re
turned Saturday evening. He is not
communicative about his plans but that
he is making a survey looking to the
building of a tramway tie frankly ad
mits. He Is registered at the Fifth
Aveuue.
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