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No. 171 TWELFTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRUlAY, DECEMBER 17, 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
BRl'SSELS, Belgium. Doc. 17 ? Kin
Leopold of Belgium died early this
morning. Prince Albert will succeed
to the throne. Prince Albert is very
popular with the people.
Leopold was born in Belgium In
1833 and succeded to the throne in
l$t>5. In lS"t> he was, instrumental in'
founding the Congo Free State and
since then the atrocities committed In
the Congo, with the sanction If not
the direction of Leopold, have made
him the most detested monarch In
Europe. Ho was personally Interest
ed in the rubber companies which
so ruthlessly exploited the country
and treated the natives- with such
barbaric cruelty.
Prince Albert Is 34 years of age.
WRITER OF SACRED SONGS
IS A THIEF A! GAMBLER
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14? Robert |
Perry. popularly known as a writer
of sacred songs, admitted today,
when arrested for the theft of a
horse and buggy, that he was guilty
of a number of similar crimes which
the police have been unable to de
tect. He confessed that he used the
proceeds from the sale of his booty
for gambling purposes. Perry has
been reputed a zealous worker In
the ch lurch.
MIGHT HAVE
BEEN WORSE
A burning chimney in the residence |
of P. McNichols at Ninth anil Spring'
streets caused a fire alarm to be
turned in about o'clock yesterday nfr
ternoon. Both hose companies re
sponded, but the blaze was exting
uished without turning on the water.
No damage was done.
BETTER T
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
GUTHRIE. Okla. Dec. 17? Got.
Charles Haskell is feeling much bet
ter today and his recovery is looked
upon as certain.
E
The Princess May did not leave
Ketchikan until midnight and will not
arrive In Skagway until 2 o'clock to
morrow im*ra.t..er* J
the May lay to south of Ketchikifl
kan, fearing to proceed In the dense
fog.
AFTER HAZE8S
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 17?1
Several senators have announced thei
Intention of thoroughly probing intoj
the alleged hazing at the West Point |
military academy.
There is
Wonderful
Showing
of Various
Styles here in
Suits and |
Overcoats .... ;;
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$12.50 up
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CONGRESSMAN SAYS OUGGIES
SUN PUBLIC LANDS POLICY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 17?
Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska
made a speech attacking Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger for his atti
tudo in the Alaska coal land cases.
Hitchcock said that the Guggenheim
interests practically controlled the pub'
lie land policy of the Department of
the Interior.
PRESIDENT ZELAYfl QUITS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 17?
President Zelaya has resigned from
the presidency of Nicaragua. His su?
cessor is unknown.
Dr. Jose Madriz, now enroute tr>
Nicaragua from Washington, D. C.,
has a strong following who will sup
port him to succeed Zelaya.
Estrada, the Insurgent leader, will
also be a factor In the presidential
fight.
CROOK'S com
PAYS VICTIMS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Dec. 17 ? All claims
against the estate of Charles Adams,
former clerk In the Seattle assay of
fice, havo been settled and there is
a big sum remaining for his divorced
wife. Adams stole gold amounting
to a great sum from the assay office.
He was sent to prison, where he
uicu. several or his vicuiuh nied
suit against his estate and were res
tiluted for their loss.
POOR COOK IS
CAUGHT AGAIN
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17? Capt. Loose
has made an affidavit that he prepar
ed the data for the story of Arctic
adventure published by Dr. Frederick
Cook on his return from his alleged
discovery of the north pole.
Secretary Osborn of the Arctic club
has branded Capt. Loose's story as a
fake and says ho Is seeking notoriety
and attempting to make money out
of his statements.
The Icy Breeze Dancing club will
give a dance tonight at A. B. hall.
A spark started a fire on the roof
of the residence of Dr. \V. A. Reed
on Tenth and Main streets early yes
i terday afternoon. The blaze was dis
covered by Henry Frledenthal, who
quenched the fire with a few buckets
I of water.
PIMM WILL
SEE PEOPLE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 17?
Gifford Ptnchot, chief of the forestry
bureau, has been offered the presi
dency of the University of Michigan.
He refused the offer and will remain
with the public service.
MsIllove
EXONERATED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.? Attorney
General Wlckersham has finished his
investigation into the charges which
were filed against United States Mar
shal Love of Fairbanks, by friends of
Delegate Wlckersham and which had
the active support of tho delegate
and has decided there is no founda
tion for the bringing of the same. In
his flndiugs in the case, Attorney
General Wlckersham says:
"In all that I have seen of that of
ficial his actions have been entirely
straightforward and above board. He
appears to have carried on a system
with respect to the board of prisoners
itnd participating in the profits re
ceived therefrom, which has obtained
in the territory for some time past
with the knowledge of this depart
ment. It was a bad system and one
which I have put an end to. but It
did obtain and I think the action of
Marshal Love was ontlrely pardon
able."
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(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17? Customs Col
lector Loeb suddenly left for Wash
ington today. It is reported that a
nother prominent sugar company has
become Involved in the graft scandal
being unearthed here in the customs
office.
TWO MEN LOSE LIVES WHEN
ON WAY TO THE IOITAROO
What appears to be conclusive sign*
that two men, with a dog team and
sled outfit, were loat by breaking
through the ice in the Tanana river
bolow the mouth of the Nenana,
were come upon several days ago by
Georgo Green, a prospector, who, him
self narrowly missed breaking throug
and did lose his entire outfit, saving
his three dogs, and had to turn back
from a cross-country Journey to the
Idltarod.
Not far from the point where he
lost his outfit. Green says, there is a
large hole In the Ice, where he verily
believes two men and their dogs were
drowned and their outfit lost.
Green followed the tracks of the
two men and their dogs until these
iracks abruptly ended in a hole in
the ice, that very clearly had been
broken in by the outfit. The foot
prints of the men and dogs and the
tracks of the sled ceased at the edge
of the hole, while beyond ? on the
downstream side of the hole ? the
snow had not been disturbed. He be
lieves the men were drowned. Search
was made for further tracks, but none
were found. ? Fairbanks Times.
LOTS OF GRUB I
AT ran
With plenty of grub at tho very
Gibbon prices, the threatened short
ago at Otter creek would seem to
bo more or less of a fancy as con
tinually reported during the time
since the early stampede.
Charles Hanover, deputy marshal
who was sent down to tho new dig
gings, writes from Dlsskaket under
date of October 16, saying that pro
visions were plentiful at that point.
This according to the estimates of
travelers, is 90 miles from the new
strike, and, from Mr. Hanover's let
ter, the freight can bo transported to
Otter creek at a cost of 10 cents per
pound, a price that will be lowered
undoubtedly by the many Individuals
who contemplate engaging in the
freighting business there this winter.
Tanana Tribune.
EXPOSITION
FOR NEGROES
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
great exposition for tlie purpoSe of
fittingly celebrating the fiftieth anni
versary of the attainment from slav
ery Is the scheme that Booker T.
Washington Is now working on, and
today he is urging President Taft to
give the proposition his official sanc
tion. He proposes that the exposi
tion shall be held in 1913 and be on
a similar scale to the fairs that have
been held In Seattle, Portland and
elsewhere.
Monty Russell, "The Irrepressible,"
came over from Whltehorse yester
day and will leave for the sunny
south on the May. Monty says he
will return with the early flight next
spring.
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