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No 11"). ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, ACGOST 1.1, 1908. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
Ach. Gott! Let's Go Fishin
SENT THE NEWS 10 ROOSEVELT
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Fairbanks*. Aug. 12 ? Today the Wickersham campaign
committee wired to President Roosevelt the followiug
message:
Theodore Roosevelt- Oyster Bay,
The people ot Alaska have confirmed
your high opinion of Judge James Wicker
sham, despite his detractors and have givon
him splendid vindication by electing him
delegate from Alaska by a conclusive plu
rality.
(Signed) Wickersham Committee,
Boyer, Chairman.
COURT DENIES
APPLICATION
Jud?re Gunnison this morutcf: render
ed a oeclsioc in the matter of the appli
cation of G. H. .Sturgil a^iiast the
Home t'ower company fot a re straining
order to prevent the def- J:uai
storing the waters of Dewey creek.
Th<" court ilenied the application, add
ing, however, that the order is made
without prejudice to a further applica
tion for a temporary restraining order
beta;; made if conditions as to the st??e
of water In the cr?ek shall change by
rea-in of the operation of the defend
ants.
GOLO MATCH SAFES FOR EAGLES
(By United Prets.)
Seattle, Auk. 13.? Grand Worthy |
President Hard to.lay presented to three
delegate* from LSos'.on to the j?r?nd
Aerie of Easjles in session life, two
match saf?s mad' of Alaskan co'd.
KINGS KISS -
AS THEY MEET
(By United Press.)
CroDberg;, Aup. 12? The Emperor
William and Kins Edward met boie
this morning and greeted each other
with u kis-. They are to hold a confer
ence today.
(By United Press.)
New York, Aur. 12? Acnmed Pasha
secretary of the sultan of Turkey, is
in flight to this country.
(By United Press.)
Wvhiiijjton, Aujr. 13. ? Admiral
Evans will retire next, Tuesday.
L. A. HARRISON CO.
Friday Gnd Saturday
Sale
We have only 5 Merry Widow sail
ors let! worth from 4 to 5:50, your
choice $2-00
4 Gage hats worth from 7 to 9, your
choice $3 00
5 Knox sailors sold anywhere for
5, your choice in 3 colors, black,
navy and white $3.00
Miss Swabbe of Seattle, who is in charge of our
DRESSMAKING PARLORS
makes a specialty of fancy afternoon and evening
Ir esses, party coats, etc.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
W ICKERSH AM 2342
CORSON 1660
RONAN 534
CHILBERG 824
CLTTlVI 161
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Skagway 164 27
Skagway
suburban 1 4
Haines 45 5
Juneau 184 117
Douglas , 56,' 48
Tread well
Wraugell
Ketchikan
Valdez
Sitka
Cordova
Canyon
Fairbanks
Seward
i Rampart
Nome
Land lock
Candle
8
2i>
78
277
88
150
28
69
22
17
25
16
700
1
3
344
38
51)1
17
198! 85 67
9
62
47
17
18
35
25
13
97
: Fairbanks 445 178 62
24
531
108 16
49 39 i
Total 2342 (660 531 824 161
SEATTLE NEWSPAPERS ON THE RESULT
(8y United PreM.)
Seattle, Aug. I?.? The Post-I ntelli
goncer in an editoriol this morning dis
cussing 'he elec'.ion in Alaska says tho
vole of Tuesday is nothing lestnhan a
ropu.ilailon of Governor Hoggatt by the
people of Alaski, sinco the issues ^erc
clearly drawn. It adds that Wickei
sham is the only logical candidate. The
Star this afternoon, in a column editor,
ial, praises Alaskans for refusing to be
dictated to by cor|>oratlons.
WICKERSKAM ON THE PENINSULA
(By United Preia.)
Fairbanks, Aug. 12.? From the re
turns received from all points Soward
peninsula gives Wicketsham 917, Chii
berg 752, Corson 374, Ron an 193, Clum
107. Wickersham carried Nome by 00
por cent plurality over tho ne\t high
est. in ninoteen precincts. Outsido of
Nome Wickersham has4S plurality ovt r
the next hi 'host.
GIRL BURIED
l-ulrbanks, ? The sail news has ]
tia-t been received In ihi* city of the '
death of Kileen Moriarty, aged seveu I
years, the daugcter of Charles Mori
arty, who left hero last winter with the
Ivoily of b is wife to bury the romains In
her former hoinc at Kosebure, Oregon,
Mrs. Moriarty took sick and died
at one of the hospitals. The fu
neral was held froui the Catholic I
church here in order to give her nnnv |
friends a chance to honor her memory.
Short'y after that Mr. Morlarlty loft
for the outside with the children, to
?ccompany the remains to Roseberg.
It I* not known what ailed the little
girl, and the news of her death will
come as a shock to the many who knew
the family.
CITY LIGHTING
CONTRACTS
The city council hold a special meet
ing last evening to receive an<t cnn
aider the bids for city lighting. Two
bids were submitted, that of the Home
Powefr company at >1.50 per month
from August to May, and $1.40 for the
entire rear, and thnt of the Pacific &
Arctic railway company, #2.50 and f'2 2">.
The contract was lot to tho Home
Power company A bid wm submitted
by the Home Power oompany for light
the public building!* at 10 ccnts the
kilowatt ?ud referred to the public
works and public property committee.
The cable was connected at Cordova
yesterday and the first news sent over
it was the roturns of the election.
Go lo Tony Dotoro anil try a Bull Dor
cigar. lm
All the delicacies of the soason ai
t,he Pack Train restaurant.
MORE OF TOE SAME
Fairbanks, Aug. 1 2. ? Wickersham
44$, Corson ($2, Uonan 39, Clum 4#
?nil Chilbcrc 1*8.
This Rives over CO per cent of the vot?
of the citr to Wiokorsham over all
candidates. The combined force* of
the other canriidntes in throwing their
support to the lalnr candidate, Chll
berg, tended to reduce his vote on the
creeks. Wickersham carried each and
all of the judicial districts Cbilberjj
ha? a majority over Wickersham of M
votes in the Tanana valley precinct. In
the total vote Wickersham has 1000
majority over Chilberir who is next in
the running. Corson Is third and Ito.
nan fourth.
The committor In charge of hi* cam
paign and In behalf of \Vlckersb?m
himself extend* heartfelt thank* to hi*
friends througboct Alaska, their hearty
*upport and labor* In Ptinglng about
this result.
(By United Press.)
Cordova, Aug. 13 -Corson TOO, Wick
ernham 150, Konan 75. Canyon give*
Wlckemham 2$, Corsoo 1. I.andlnck,
Wickershsm gets tot?1 vote of 17.
FUNERAL OF JOS. G. SMITH
Tlia funeral of Uie Ute Joseph G.
Smith was held thin morning, the
solemn and impressive <eremony ?f ike
I). 1\ O, K. b? ing read at KIk*' ball by
Exalted Kuler George Hlanchard and
the officers of the lodge.
With the tolling of the Are bell tbe
cortege moved from the hail to the
train waiting at Sixth and ltroadway.
rhu special funeral train w?s run to
n point ocar thn new cemetery where
the procession was again taken up and
laid in the pint which is to hfl known at
r.lks' Rest.
The membf-s of the lodge, of which
the doooased wn* a charter mem?>er,
turned out almost to a man a* did also
the members of the Volunteer iloif
compaay No. 2, of which he >u *i?o a
loo|f-tlm? honored member, the fire
lads appearln* in their uniform* with
Chris C. She* and his ??si*tanu? at
their head.
The pali besrers were Messrs.
Littler, Vance, Lynch, Silnehaugh,
Seymour anil Keller, of the Kike, sod
Bender, Tanner, lilack. Culbertaoo,
Pajje and Simes, honorary pall !x??r*r?
for the firemen.
Mrs. Smith, with their little Imy.
arrived up on the Dolphin and ?i< in
atleiidance at the funeral.
CONCENTRATORS
NEARIJf READY
.I. W. Vance, superintendent of the
Co?<rad mines, and Col. J. H. Conrad
himself, came over yesterday and are
in towi, Mr. Vanco states that th?
Ooorad concentrator will he finished
and operating within i weniy.fiv* day*,
and the Venus mine and the concentra
tor will together employ 75 men. The
shipment* of ooncentretea will befrln a*
soon a> the mill la completed ?? there
?re hundred* of tone of ore on the
dumpi ready for treatment.
Prot. Leland of the jeologlcal surrey
leave# this esenlnjr on the Dolphin for
the South.
fDo It Nowll
Von know Ilnrt Sehaffner tfc
Marx and Adler Sz Sons*
CLOTHING
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You know
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years
Life is too short to Wait
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