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No. 28G. ELEVENTH YEAR.
sKAGWAV. ALASKA, SATURDAY MARCH ?, V.m
PRICE, 10 CENT
The proposition to build a narrow
guage railroad from Denver station to
Denver glacier was discussed last
night at the meeting of the Skagway
Chamber of Commerce. The cost of
building the three and one-half miles
of road was estimated nt $l">.000 and
a passenger coach run by gasoline
motor and capable of carrying thirty
passengers can be purchased for $-.?
000.
The White Pass & Yukon railroad
has assured the Chamber of Com
merce of its co-operation in the pro
ject and offered to transport all ma
terlal used free of cost. The rail
road also expressed a willingness to
provide discarded rails for the road.
In the opinion of the Chamber of Com
merce the road would pay for itself
and will be of inestimable benefit to
Skagway by reason of attracting
tourists to the city, in case the road
is built the White Pass and Yukon
have agreed to extensively advertise
it.
Charles Runner. H. D. Kirmse and
J. M. Keller were appointed to so
licit subscriptions for the proposed
road and to report at the next meet
ing.
The Chanber endorsed a proposi
tion brought before it by Mr. Boshart
who suggested that a wagon road be
built from Skagwav to the Summit
to connect with a roail which lie said
the Canadian government would con
struct from Whitehorse. .Mr. Boshari
wanted to run traction engines with
a freight pulling capacity of fifty toie
over this road, lie thought tin- coal
of repairing the old Brackett wagoi
road would not exceed $.">0,000 and th
traction engine and cars would not '
cost more than $7,000 more. He salt
that freight could be taken to White
horse for $."> a ton by this means.
Secretary Draper was instructed t>
write to the Whitehorse Hoard ol
Trade asking their attitude in the mat
ter. Delegate Wickersham will also
be asked if the Brackett road can b<
thrown open for travel. It Is now con
trolled by the White Pass & Yukon.
Mr. Boshart will go to the Yukon ano
try to raise subscriptions.
A committee consisting of Charlc
Runner, H. H. Draper, C. C. Shea am
J. M. Tanner was appointed to inve
tigate and report the manner of ol>
tainlng patents outside the Moor,
townsite.
Tliose present last night were: I'
K. Kern. Andrew Frandsen. CharU
Force. .1. M. Tanner, H. II. Draper
C. C. Shea. Charles Runner, Phil Sny
der. Charles Nve, Fred Patten, Alber'
Rhlnert, Tony Stanich, S. II. Yeo
mans, H. A. Rhode. .1. T. Ward, am'
W. W. Liggett.
NDIAN IS
ACQUITTED
Deputy U. S. Marshal Hector Mc
Lean returned from Haines on the
('.??orgia last night with Ben Fox, the
Indian who stabbed Charley Edward ?
last Sunday, tinder custody. Seven In
dian witnesses were also brought up
and Fox was tried before 1*. S. Com
missioner LoFfvre today, charg?>d with
assault with a dangerous weapon. The
case was dismissed because there was
no direct evidence to prove that Fox
had stabbed Edwards. The witnesses
were Mrs. Charlie Edward.;, Mrs.Joh
llenson, John Williams and .liui Cun '
tali.
It appears that the Indians wer<
all drunk and that Jim Kasko and
Edwards was badly cut and Kask<
was Injured Internally and is confined
to his home, suffering with hemoraue*
Charley Edwards koi into a fi.mht
Fox was encased in the altercation,
but claims he acted in self defense
RUSSIANS DOMING NORTH
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. March A large
crew of Russians arrived on a Japan
ese liner yesterday. They will ko to
Alaska and work in the coal mines
In the Copper river country.
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WASHINGTON. IX O..March 6? The
second session of the Sixtieth con
press of the United States adjourned
today after a session lasting since
last December The laM ofti'uil :uis
of coriRross were to ratify a number
of appointments made by president
Taft. President Taft issued a pro
clainatlon today ratline a special s' *
slon of congress for March l.V
LOEB GIVEN
JUICY PLUM
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, I). (' . March 5?
Tho Somite mot this morning to con
firm the appointments made by presi
dent Taft. The first official ap
pointment made by Taft was tiiat of
William Loch, jr., as collector of cus
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was the private secretary of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
ENTERTAINMENT
NEXT SATURDAY
A three act comedy. "A Box of Cig
arettes," 'will be presented at Klks'
hall next Saturday evening by a
composed of four offi< is and four la
dies from Port Seward At the s line
tim<? a band concert will be given by
the baud of the Twenty .second Infan
try.
The arrangements were complete*!
today. The entertainment will be gi
ven under the auspices <<f the Klks
The complete programme will be is
sued Monday or Tuesday. The dra
matic dub at the fort have staged
several plays this winter and an en
joyable entertainment will certainly
be presented.
PETERSON CAME UP
The Peterson arrived from Port S<
ward at 11 o'clock and returned at
2.P.0 this afternoon. Those who made
the trip from Port Seward werc:Capt
Paul Mutton. Capt. Davison and Miss
Davison. Lieut. Terry, Mrs G. S. Si
inonds, Miss Reynolds, Mrs. C. F.
Hcrr, W. A. Reld. Commissary Set
geant Schriller and Mrs. Schriller.
ana Chief Musician Leon Trusson.
COTTAGE CITY DUE SUNDAY
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The Cottage City will arrive in Ski
gway sometime tomorrow . Site has
passed Wrangel and is due at Juneau
tonight. It depends what hour she
leaves Juneau as to when she will ar- ,
rive here. In all probability, however,
the Cottage will arrive here about ti I
o'clock Sunday evening.
APPOINTMENTS
ARE DELAYED
(By United Pres?.)
WASHINGTON l> ('. March
Tile appointment of a Judge for the
new Fourth Judicial district of Alas
ku. will <*o over until after March 1"
The question of the reappointment
of J lid Re Hoyal \ Ounnison of tie
First Judicial district, will also < otrn
up at that time
BLIZZARDS ABE
STILE 6LQIIVINS
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, March Bltmtf
are still sweeping over the entire \.
lantic coast with hut slight abateniet
\ heavy snow i-~ falling anil ;i high
wind is blowing. The tempi ratim
are still low. Hard gait's are blown -
off the \tlanti: ccast anil >'i?i<! r
aide tin mage has resulted to th> ^hip
inc.
0NL00KEBS DIE
FBOM EXPOSURE
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. P (' . March
Three are dead and scon-s ar in th'
different Washington hospitals as a
result of Illness contracted from
posure In watching the inaugural pa
rade during the severe blizzard; of
yesterday. The teniperaturi was low
and a cold, drhing wind was blow
ing. bnt despite this many people
stood In the snow for five and six
hours awaiting and watching the pro
cession.
Nick Bolshanin, deputj customs < 1
lector at Dutch Harbor, arrived on
the Georgia last night and will be at
tached to the Skagway office for a
about three weeks until Mr. Stiver's
successor arrives.
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PARIS, Kranc*. ? Bulgaria haa not!
fled Franco and thr> other pow??ra of
Europe that ahe I* now convlnc?*1 that
the moment has arrived for a for
ma| recognition of her Indepondance
She oalla attention to the fact that
she has waited patiently, following
the advice of the powcra, and main
taln??j an attltud* of dlfffeltr. and ah*
oxpr^aoa f ??r that th? Internal
trouble in Turkey will r?tard *r??tlr
th* ?*ttlem?nt of h*f p?n<lln*
tion with that conntry.
Further <1*lay wouM b? danf?rowi
to all tnt?r*?t*. it la points o?t. ?n?l
Itkoljr to brln* about a br??rh of th?
p?ao In th?? ItaHrana
TOWN TALK
E. J. McKanna returned to Juneau
Hits morning.
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A. Young, the contractor, who will
build tho government wharf u
Halin^s, arrived on tho (?<?orgia last
tright.
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Tho Whitehorse bowling immi are
expected to come to Skaeway Wed
nesday to bowl with tho Elks" teams
of this <1ty
The Skagway hand will give *
dance on St Patrick's day. March I*.
The members of the band are prac
ticing in anticipation of the dance
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Teams captained by Alexander C
Hlanchard and Montgomery a J.
Snow will bowl tonight In the h*n?1l
cap tournament on at the Elk's alley*
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Sergt. Fred Kieber has so f*r re^
co\.red that he left the post hospi
tal at Fort Seward todav Ills many
friends will be glad to learn of hi*
improvement
Th t-ainer Humboldt, which will
be on the Skagway-Seattlo run inde
pendent ly this season, is scheduled
to leave Seattle tonight on her first
run in the north.
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The Checker and Ch ss club will
in- ??! Monday evening at the N?w
Home restaurant as the guests of S
H Ycomani. president of the club
AH checker and chess players are
cordially Invited.
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The engines on the Hegg broke
down Thursday Just as the vessel was
leaving Haines and Capt Madsen re
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FRISCO BEATEN
W HIE SOX
(By Unn?4 Praaa.)
SAN FRANCISCO. March ?- Th?
banobal) i>?a.aon *tart??d y*at?rday
whori th<" Chicago Whlt#? So* d?fwt
r-d th* San Francl#oo roaat l??ru?r?
by it acorn of j to 2 In t rath?>r alow
dm' Tbo \Vblt* So* ar? training
In San Franrlaco In preparation for
th?? op?>nln* of th?> bl* l^agu* w??on
f-xp^rtod to return today but up to
the hour of *oln* to pr??a th? HtOt
had not r^turnH.
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Th<> Georgia of the Steam
*htp company, atTlred at ten o'clock
l*?t night. and Wt at H*ht o'clock
?ht? roornln* for Junca-i Rb* brought
'ip a heavy mall "nd 'ook away a prln
tin* pr*aa and aorne typr which th*
?Inn<?atj Record n?nH In thla City
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The Ka?I.? danr* laat nl*ht >a? a
highly ??njoyabU affair About tb|r
ty flvo ro'ipl" w present and danc
ed until a late hour Refr*ebm*nt*
?fr?? ?rrv?>d and the naualc ?aa fur
r.lahod by M A Snow, O?or*e Pa*
rtck and Jack KHIer
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George Vocl. poatmaater at Halnea
arrived in Ska*way laat nl*ht on the
Georgia Mr Vo?el will return
tomorrow on the Cottage City H? re
port# that condltlooa am good at
Haln<?* and that a large amount of
freight will b* uhlpjvd Into the Por
cupine and Rainy Hollow cowntry
thl* * prlng The Jefferaon brought
up l.v> ton* of freight for Halnea
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Why not pot a few crlap reade m
In The Alaakan. adrertlalng your
ten* atock. and get rid of It?
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