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No. 95. TWELFTH YEAB. 8KAUWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1909 PRICE, 1# CENTS
ALASKAN NEWSPAPERS ASK
PRESIDENT EOR ROME RULE
Skagway Alaskan: ,j
May I sign your papers (
name to a telegram to be sent to
President Taft when he reaches Se
attle him to recommend in his
message to congress and to support ,
substantially bill for creation of Al
askan territorial legislature? Three
Fairbanks dailies endorse this. Ans
wer officially.
J amos Wickersham.
Tho Alaskan received the above
wire this morning from Delegate
Wickersham and at onco wired heartl
ly endorsing the proposed action of
the delegate. Probably every paper
in Alaska will sign the request with
the exception of the Juneau Record.
GOV. JOHN JOHNSON NEAR DEATH
(By United Press.)
ROCHESTER. Minn. Sept. 18? The
death of Gov. John A. Johnson of
.Minnesota is expected at any moment.
Me Is at the hospital of the famous
Mayo brothers and has been operated
upon for the fourth time for appendi
citis. It is hardly thought he can re-i
cover. Mrs. Johnson is with him.
ROCHESTER, Minn. Sept. 18? Gov.
Johnson Is slopping soundly this after*
noon. Although his condition Is most
precarious It is hoped that his strong
constitution will pull him through.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Sept. IS?
President Taft today sent a telegram
to Gov. Johnson stating that he hoped
he would speedily recover. ___
FAIR GRIM
(By United Pre*?.)
PITTSBURG. Pa. Sept. 18? Helen!
Boyle, who with her husband. James
Boyle, kidnapped Willie Whit la of
Sharon, Pa., last March and held him
for $25,000 ransom, and who was sent
enced to serve 25 years in the state
prison, has filed an appeal from the
decision of the first trial with the
state supreme court. The appeal is
based on alleged errors by the trial
judge and asserts that he was pre
judiced and unduly influenced the
the jury.
KOR SALE. ? A National Cash Reg
ister in Rood condition. Inquire at
this office. tf. I
Go to tho Pack Train restaurant
for your Sunday French Dinner. The
very best of everything the market
affords. Ice cream served free with
our Sunday dinner. S. tf
LONSDALE IS
NO! COMING
The freighter Lonsdale will not bring'
the 2,"?00 tons of machinery for the
Northern Heat, Light and Tower com
pany of Daw-son to Skagway this sea
son. The machinery will be stored
in Vancouver this winter and brought
to Skagway in the spring.
Owing to the delay of the Lonsdale,
the White Pass & Yukon would not
agree to deliver the shipment at Coal
Creek, although they probably could
have delivered it, as the water is
high. On this account Manager Thrus
ton at Dawson wired to have the
shipment held at Vancouver.
Thomas Sheridan, the Scotch exper
who is in town for the purpose of
assembling the machinery, will probata"
ly sail south on the first boat.
The Dolphin left Seattle last night
and is due in Skagway Tuesday.
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Our merode hand finished under wear in union
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TIFT nilS THE TiFF
(By Unltad Fr??.)
WINONA, Minn. Sept. 18? In a
brief speech from the rear platform d
hts private car last night President
Taft said he regretted only one thing
In the Payne tariff bill and that was
that the party domination had prevent
ed a cut In the tariff on woolen Im
ports. Otherwise he said, it was the
best tariff bill ever adopted.
JUMBO JOINS
HIS FATHERS
Jumbo, the huge St Bernard dog
owned by Herman Grimm, will no
longer be a familiar figure on Skag
way's streets. The big dog has been
falling for several months and last
Tuesday night ho quietly passed away
despite all that could be done for him
Mr. Grimm thinks that Jumbo ate
some poison last spring and that this
caused his death.
Jumbo was seven years old and had
been owned by Mr. Grimm for four
years. In his early days Jumbo was a
trail dog and made many a mush be
tween Whltehorse and the Alsek
country. He was a dog of unusual
intelligence and gentleneee and was
liked by all who knew him.
TIFT REACHES
ill CITIES
(By United Press)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Sept. 18?
President Tafl arrived here this after
noon and will remain In the twin
cities until Monday morning, when
be will proceed to Deo Molnos, Iowa,
and Omaha. Neb.
AUTO LEAVES WITH MESSABE
(By United Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. 18? At
exactly 12: SO today the first auto of
the relay that will carry President
Taft's message to the A.-Y.-P . at
Sea'tle left this city.
The Princess Ena Is still In port
discharging her cargo.
HMEf IS WELL PLEJISED
WITH IRK AT PORCUPINE
E. E. Harvey, manager of the Por
cupine Gold Mining company, arrived
in town Wednesday and left for Skag
way on the Hegg to meet Col. J. H.
Conrad. In speaking to a represent
ative of the Pioneer Press, he stated
that tho work was progressing well
and he was more than satisfied with
the results of the season's work. Mr.
Harvey refused to state how much
a yard the gravel was averaging, but
said that it was higher than had been
estimated upon.
At the present time 125 men are
working two shifts at the mine. The
wet weather has somewhat retarded
the work, but the bed rock flume
will be finished In about two weeks
and water will be sluiced through it
before the snow flies. The overhead
trolley is working well and handling
about GOO yards bf gravel n day.
In all about S00 yards arv averaged
a day. When the bed rock flume is
completed about 1500 yards of gravel
will be handled a day.
The major portion of the dead work
has been completed and Mr. Harvey
stated that next year would witness
great activity at the mine. He ex
pects to work at least another month
this season.
Mr. Harvey brought to Haines the
biggest cleanup made at the mine
this year. ? Haines Pioneer Press.
FATHER OF 8
AT 23 YEARS
CLEVELAND, O? John Resolf, 23
years old, caus?d much surprise In
Judge Phillips' court Tuesday when he
said that although he had been mar
ried but six years he was the father
of eight children. Four of the child
ren were born In two sets of twins.
Hesoir applied for naturalization pa
pers. The examiners said they were
proud to make him a citizen.
The Cottage City Is expected In
Skagway late tomorrow night. She
has 20 passengera and 238 tons of
freight
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Hanson last night. Mrs.
Hanson Is visiting with her mother
Mrs. Feero.
Nugget, the little dog owned for a
number of years by Mr. J. J. Rich
died last Thursday night.
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Your preserves, cakes, etc. will be all
that you expect if your spices are right
Our stock is strictly fresht and pure
and will give you satisfaction
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COOK HEADED FOR NEW YORK
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 18? A wireless
message received by the United
Press from Dr. Frederick Cook today
on board ship enroute to this port,
states that he will arrive Monday. He
bids his friends have all confidence
In him as he says he has absolute
proof that he reached the pole.
BAtTLE HARBOR, N. S. Sept. 18?
Commander Robert Peary will leavo
tonlghi. for Sidney, N. S., and thOnco
proceed to New York.
PHIL ASHNIUN
BACK IN TOWN
Phil N. Ashmun, printer, prospector
and musician, well known tliroughout
Southeastern Alaska and the Yukon,
arrived In town yesterday after hav
ing spent about a year on his claim
on Burwash creek in the Kluane dis
trict Mr. Ashmun will go south on
the Dolphin. He may return to Al
aska in the spring.
Mr. Ashmun says that the miners
on Burwash are not getting rich, but
at the same time are getting out fair
wages. The summer has been very
wet. Prospects are better on Bul
lion creek.
Today Mr. Ashmun called at The
Alaskan office and set up a few sticky
of type Just to keep his hand in. He
is about the fastest printer ever seen
ii round these parts.
HAINESAFfER
DAILY MAIL
Heretofore there has been a dally
mall between Haines and Skagway
during the summer months, and tri
weekly during the winter, and to hav
the service on this route cut down
to tri-weekly at this time of year, is
to work a hardship on the people of
Haines. A moderate estimate will
place the patrons of the Haines post
office at six or seven hundred, and
they are certainly entitled to good
mall service.
Under the present service, our mall
has to lay over la Skagway at least
two days, and If one ot the Canrdlan
boats which carry U. S. mail should
arrive in Skagway on Friday
after the Hegg leaves for Haines,
which is often the case, our mall has
to lie over at Skagway until the next
Monday before it reaches Haines.
There always important mail on
all boats from the states, both for
our business men and for Fort Sew
ard. Haines is continually growing
in 'mportance, and should have a bet
ter service to Skagway than a tri
weekly mall.
We hope that the service will soon
not only be placed back to a dally
mall during the summer, but be made
dally for the entire year, and that
Haines be made the starting point of
the Hegg which would be of advant
age to both Skagway and Haines.
As It is now if the Haines people go
to Skagway, they have to lose three
days time which they can not well af
ford to do.
The Haines Chamber of Commerco
has taken tho matter up, as also has
the Skagway Commercial Club, and
a strong protest voiced by these two
organizations should result In having
the mail service retained on a daily
basis. Haines is certainly entitled to
as much. ? Haines Pioneer Press.
RIVER REPORTS
The Casoa arrived at Whitehorse
at 1:30 p. m. yesterday with 18 pas
sengers.
The Whitehorse passed Yukon Cros
sing at 1:20 p. m. yesterday, bound
up stream.
The Selkirk Is at Dawson. The
Dawson passed Onllvie at 9 a. m. to
day bound down straem. The Casoa
left Whitehorse at 11 a. m. today.
The HumboWt is expected in port
Monday morning. __________
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