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No. 105. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAUWAI, ALASKA, THCRSllAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 190S PRICE, 10 CENTS
ALASKA WITS HOI RULE;
PRESIDENT IS IN SEATTLE
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Sept 30 ? A cablegram
signed by every newspaper in Alaska
ixcept the Juneau Record, the may
ors of all the towns In Alaska and
Delegate Wickersham asking for the
creation of a territorial legislature in
Alaska was presented to President
Taft this morning. The cablegram
asked Taft to urge Congress to pass
such a bill and to assist in its pass
age in every way.
President Taft carefully read the
cablegram, but made no comment up
on it.
An immense crowd greeted him last
night upon his arrival at the King
street station.
He will be banquetted at noon to
day at the A.-Y.-P. and later deliver
an address. There will be another
banquet and reception in the Wash
ington state building tomorrow even
ing.
Tomorrow forenoon the President
will play golf and take an automobile
ride. He will leave for Taeomn at
?4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The weather is cloudy with signs
of threatened showers.
SIR HUMBOLDT
VIOLATES Li
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Sept. 30? The Humboldt
is liable to a stiff fine for towing the
Cottage City while in Canadian water
The tug sent for by the Cottage
City from Bella Bella is due there
today and will bring the Cottage City
back to Seattle.
CALM
TRIAL AGAIN
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 30? The j
second trial of Patrick Calhoun, pre-j
s'dent of the United Railroads, com
menced today. Calhoun is charged
with bribhig city supervisors to ob
tain certain legislation beneficial to
bis street railway lines. Francis
Heney is conducting the prosecution.
"Doc" Scharschmidt of Whitehorse,
superintendent of the river division
of the B. Y. N. company, came down
from Whitehorse yesterday and re
turned this morning.
SHOW PEOPLE
. ARRIVE HEBE
The Dante-Durwootl troupe arrived
in town last night and will give per
formances at Rlks hall Friday and
Saturday nights. The Dante-During
company has been touring Alaska and
at Nome, Fairbanks and Dawson they
have received very flattering press
notices.
Dante, the magician, has played in
all parts of the world and his book
of clippings contains excerpts from
papers published in every quarter of
the globe and all are favorable. Be
sides doing some very unusual tricks
In magic and illusion, bin Simla Sce
ance is said to be one of the most>
mystifying acts on the stage today.
Pearl Ardyne ,a well known fancy
dancer, will do dancing specialties and
Baby Pansy, one -of the youngest
child actresses in the world, does a
sons and dance specialty and Oriental
impersonations.
The performance Is completed by
Pro'. Durwood's moving pictures. The
company played in Whitehorse Tues
day night and the audience was very
well pleased. Tickets are on sale at
Britt's.
The W. C. T. V. will hold a meet
ing at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon
at the rest rooms on Broadway.
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(Special to Tha Daily Alaskan)
SEATTLE. Sept. 30? The Seattle
Star today editorially comments upon
the proposed Initiation of President
Taft by the grand camp of the Arctic
Urotherhood and upholds the northern
subsidiary camps In their protest
against this violation of the constitu
tion, saying that the grand camp
will make a grievous error If It makes
an exception with the President.
If President Taft wrote Skagway
Camp No. 1 that he would Join there
in person when he came to Alaska,
his wishes should be respected by the
grand camp.
The editorial concludes by stating
that Alaska Is badly split In political
(actions without making a schism in
the best known thoroughly Alaskan
fraternal order and counsels the
grand cusp officials to live up to the
letter of the constitution and heed
the proteins of the northern camps.
The Seattle papers without excep
tion published accounts of the differ
ences between the Alaskan camps an
the grand camp anent the proposed
initiation of Taft
The editorial comment by the Se
attle Star was made as the result of
Information cabled yesterday by the
Alqekan correspondent. In a person
al cable to the editor of the Star
the editorial was advised.
BANQUETS TO COOK GULLEO OFF
(By Unltad Prota.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 30? The Explor
ers club of America has catted oft the
banquet which was to he given In
honor of Dr. Cook pending the loveat
igatlon as to whether Dr. Cook reach
ed the summit of Mt. McKlnley In
Alaska. It. Is a significant fact that
Commander Peary 4s president of
the Explorers club. ?
NO ENTHUSIASM
IS DISPLAYED
Gov. Walter E. Clark and wife ar
rived in Juneau last night on the Hum
boldt, and according to J. A. Snow,
who was in Juneau at the time and
came up on the- Humboldt, the new
chief executive of Alaska was not
welcomed with any particular enthu
siasm.
Mr. Snow states that there were
only about the usual number of peo
ple on the wharf to greet the vessel
and that the Juneau band was not out
nor any preparations made to wel
come Clark.
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce
will give him a smoker early next
month.
A. M. Walllck Is earning an envi
able reputation as a fisher of crabs.
He caught twenty-one In a short
time Tuesday eveniug.
Justice C. D. Macauley of Dawson
who is In Whitehorse holding court,
arrived In Skagway yesterday and lertl
for Whitehorse this morning.
E. C. Senkler., K. C., of Dawson,
legal advisor for Yukon Territory,
arrived from Whitehorse yesterday
and left for across the line today.
Mr. Senkler is In Whitehorse attend
ing the term of court.
M "FLUSH"
R. A. Leonard, proprietor of the
Columbia. Cannery at Chilcoot inlet,
brought thirty natives to Skagway
this morning on his. tug Galaxy and
paUl them their wages for the last
part of the season, the total amount
disbursed being a trifle ovvr $12,000.
The natives, "flush" for the first
time In months, promptly made for
the department stores and the Skag
way merchants got a big slice of tiie
payroll, while the Indians sported
many new articles of .wearing ap
parel.
Many of the natives paid off reside
In Skagway and will spend their mo
ney here for months to come. The
Columbia Cannery employed about
ISO workmen this season and is one
of the biggest Industries along Lynn
canal.
The Meteor of the Pacific Coast
company leaves Seattle today for
Skagway with explosives on board.
M. S. Whlttlor; collector of customs
at Cordova and formerly chief inspec
tor at Skagway. left for Seattle with
his wife on the last Northwestern
from Cordova. They are going to
spend a vacation In the south.
CRANBERRIES
Fancy Eastern, first of the season 20c
qut 75c gal.
TOMATOES
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preserving 5c per pound
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10 APPEASE PEARY'S PRIDE
(By United Preti.)
PORTLAND. Me. Sept. 30? Com- 1
mander Peary Is waiting here until j
lie la Informal what place he will (
bo given In the Hudson-Fulton cele
bration parade. If It Is not satisfac- '
tory to him he will return to Eagle
Harbor to await the vordlct of the i
scientists and geographers in the
Peary-Cook polar controversy. Ho
has not yet Rent to New York hi* list
of qiK'Rtiorvs for Cook to answer.
NEW YORK. Sept. 30? The steam
er Roosevelt on which Commander
Peary made hi* trip north ha* ar
rived In the harbor to participate In
the Hudson- Pillion naval parade tf
so ordered.
LAWYER LIKES
CLARK'S STYLE
W. W. Wederoeyer, an attorney
from Ann Arbor. Mich., was a round
trip tourist on the Humboldt. Mr.
Wedemeyer met Gov. Clark after the
latter was trans fettered from the Cot
tage City and discovered that they
had several mutual friends In Wash
ington, D. C. Gov. Clark made a ver
favorable Impression upon Mr. Wede
meyer. v
"He Impresses me as a man who'
has a great deal of ability and who
will carefully study conditions before
he takes any action. He seems mod
tst, is devoid of any false pride, but
carrie? himself with dignity," said
Mr. Wedemeyer.
PLACER MINES
PAYING ILL
H. F. Hall, who with three part
ners Is Interested In placer properties
on Black Hills creek, a tributary of
the Stewart rivor, arrived In Skagway
Tuesday and will sail south on the
Humboldt. Mr. Hall and his partners
have been operating on Black Hills
creek for three years and have had a
force of about a dozen men employed.
He says they are striking good pay
and he is well pleased with the re
sults of the work so far. He will re
turn In the spring.
HIE HER
LOOKS GOOD
A. J. Beaudette, government mining
engineer of Yukon Territory, arrived
In Skagway yesterday from White
horse and returned this morning. Mr.
Beaudette spent the summer In look
ins ov?T the headtvatiT* of the White
river, going In early in August over
land by way of l,ake Kluane.
He says that there are some very
promising copper prospects near the
headwaters of the White river. He
had assays made of his samples,
some of which ran very high.
The trip of the Pauline and of the
LaFrance this summer have shown
that the White river can be navigated
by big boats as far up as the Klatas
sin fork and that supplies can be ta
ken there fcr five cents a pound. Mr.
Beaudette predict* a gradual opening
ot the White river, and Lake Kluane
country.
RIVER REPORTS
The Dawson passed Coffee Creek
at 9 a. m. today and the Canes pas
sed Ogilvle at 4:30 a. m. today, both
bound down stream.
The Whitehorse passed Stewart
river at 7:4.* a. m. today, bound down
stream.
The Selkirk will Wuve Whltehorse
tomorrow night.
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