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No. 110. TWELFTH YEAK.
SKAGWAY, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6. 190!)
PRICE, 10 CENTS
PICK POCKETS
FOLLOW TIFT
(By Unltad Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 5? Presid
ent Taft arrived here late this after
noon. He was met at the Fetry build
ing by a great throng of people.
OAKLAND. Oct. 5 ? The local police
have arrested several well known pro
fessional pick pockets today. They
say that newly a score of "dips"
have followed Taft in his tout* and
reaped a rich harvest by taking ad
vantage of the crowds that flocked
to see the president.
BANKER MUST
SERVE TIME
(By United Press)
CHICAGO. Oct. 6? The federal cir
cuit court of appeals has denied the
application of John Walsh, the Chica
go banker who was convicted of
wrecking a bank, for a new trial and
affirmed the decision whereby Walsh |
must serve five years in the Federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
Walsh will appeal the case to the
supreme court of the United States.
EARTH QUAKES
SHAKE MO
(By United Prest.)
SPOKANE. Wash. Oct. 6? All par
tions of Idaho were shaken by severe I
earthquakes last night No great j
damage has been reported.
FAIRBANKS IS CDMIN6 OUT
Wllilanr H. Fairbanks, superintend
ent of the Northern Commercial com
pany, arrived in Skagway this after
noon on his way outside. '
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 5? Delegate James
Wtekersham ts on his way outside
from Fairbanks. He Is at Dawson to
! day and will leave on the first steam
er for Whitehorse. Mr. Wlokereham
i will stop at Juneau for the puTposo
of meeting Gov. Clark.
OHMS AT
EXPOSITION
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 5? Today is Ohio
day at the A.-Y.-P. and hundreds of
resident* of the Buckeye statu throng
ed the grounds. Gov. Judson Harmon
of Ohio was unable to attend, to^the
great regret of all.
FLAKE
DEEP H MINE
(By United Press.)
ROSLTN Wash. Oct. 5? Flames are
still raging in the shafts of the North
western Improvement company's mlna
where an explosion occurred Sunday
killing nine men. The tenth victim
of the ddisaster died at the hospital
today.
RIVER REPORTS
The Whltehors? arrived at White
horse at 4:20 p. m. yesterday with 90
through passengers and left for Daw
son at 5 o'clock this morning.
The telegraph wire is down north
of Big Salmon and reports on other
boats are not obtainable.
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COIL MIIBG KLLED
SI OEADLY HIE DAMP
(By United PreM.)
NANAIMO, B. C. Oct. 6? Thlrty-twq
miners were killed in an extension
shaft of the Wellington colliery by
nn explosion of fire damp yesterday
afternoon.
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All the dead bodies have been re
covered. The resource are still work
ing to remove the debris to ascertain
whether there are any more victims
burled in the mine.
JUDGE LISEY ASKED TO
SPEAK FOB F. J. HENEY
DENVER, Colo., Sept 25.? Judge
Ben B. Llndsey, known throughout
the country as the founder of the
Denver Juvenile court, has been asked
to participate In the political cam
paign In San Francisco as a supporter
of Francis Heney, graft prosecutor
and candidate for dtstrlot attorney.
Today Judge Llndsey Tecelved & tele
gram from Rudolph Spreckols, backer
of the graft prosecutions In San Fran
cisco, asking him to 6peak in that
city on be half of Honey on the night
of Oct. 29. Mr. Spreckels' telegram
follows:
"To maintain the principles of hon
esty and defeat the Influence of cor
rupt wealth, Heney's success at the
electloikpn November 7 Is Imperative.
Can you give time for this ctjuse to
address & meeting on October 29, un
der the auspices of the Heney League.
Judge Llndaoy has not yet decided
whether he will accept
A. B. ELECT
OFFICIALS
?
Camp Skagway, No. 1, Arctic Broth
irhood, held ltB semi-annual elections
last night and the following officers
were elected:
John Grashel, Arctic Chief,
Prod Cliff. Vice Arctic Chief,
Prod Rosenberg, Arctic Recorder,
C. J. Walsh, Keeper of Nuggets,
Arthur Tabler, Arctic Chaplain,
FYed Fonzo, A. P. Drapes, P. B.
Graves, Jack Keller and A. E. Kin
dell. Trustees.
Several short speeches were made
after the eleotlon, and the sentiment
of the speakers was unanimously
against sustaining the action of the
grand camp in Initiating President
Taft as an A. B.
SEATTLE IS 11 MD OUT
The City of Seattle arrived In Skag
way at 6:50 o'clock this morning and
sailed south at 8:45 a m. The City
of Seattle brought 7 passengere and
14 tons of freight and took out 81
passengers.
Charley Lamb, an old timer in Al
aska. and one of the biggest operators
In Fairbanks, arrived In Skagway yes
terday with Mrs. Lamb and will go
south on the Princess May.
Deputy U. S. Marshal W. H. Holmes
arrived {row Haines today on the
City o< Seattle and will be stationed
at Skagway until the first of the
year, relieving Hector McLean who
has been sent to Juneau. Since Sun
day Mr. Holmes has been at Haimes,
where he was previously stationed
and where ho was so popular that the
Chamber of Commerce and the Arctic
Brother hood asked Marshal Suther
land to have Mr. Holmes permanently
stationed there.
FRISCO FISHT POSTPONED
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct 5? The
fight between Jack Johnson and Stan
ley Ketchell for the heavyweight
championship of the world which was
to have been held Oct. 12 has been
postponed until Oct 16.
C. Thorpe and Hrcd Kinley left for
Juneau today.
William Barry, one of the oldest
sourdoughs In Alaska, came out on
the train Monday and will go below
on the Princess May. Mr. Barry ex
pects to go inside this winter over
LuQ ice on the Valdez-P^airbanks trail.
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ALASKA GOAL
(By United Press)
SEATTLE Oct 6? The Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce has. requested the
federal government to develop the Al
askan coal fields and to remove the
restriction!! which now prevent the
use of Alaskan coal for the United
Statee Navy.
PRESIDENT is
TRAVEL TIRED
(By United Prest.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 6? Presid
ent Taft left San Francisco this morn
ing and will spend Thursday, Friday
and Saturday at the national park at
Yoscmito, recuperating from hie ard
uous trip. He will arrive at El Port
al at C o'clock tonight.
BRYAN STARTS
WESTERN TOUR
(By United Press.)
LINCOLN, Neb. Oct 5? William Jen,
ning8 Bryan left today for his tour of
the west which will end at the Se
attle exposition.
FRANK MANLEY IS IN TOWN
Frank Manley, the big Chena opera
tor, and his wife arrived in town last
night from Fairbanks and will leave
for Juneau on the Jefferson. Mr. Man
ley is going to investigate some pla
cer properties in the Silver Bow basin
back of Juneau in company with C.
W. Hamshaw, the Fairbanks mining
man.
A. L. Clark and Ed Levy left for
Juneau on the City of Seattle.
CRANE TOLD
TO | STILL
(By United Press.)
. WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. G ? Mlit
is tor Crane was summoned back to
Washington by Secretary of State
Knox who wished to caution him on
the necessity of preserving a silence
on diplomatic affairs. .
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 6? Minister
Crane, who is waiting hero for a
steamer to take him to China, where
he is minister from the United States,
was suddenly ordered back to Wash
ington, D. C. The reason of the re
quest Is not known.
CHEEMLL
TUFT'S SPEECH
(By United Press.)
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Oct. 5? Pres
ident Taft left hero at 4 o'clock this
morning and spent the day at Oak
land and San Francisco. He will leave
Sau Francisco at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Talt was uuable to c.:ake a
speech here last u'ght, th- cT.eerlng ot
the crowds preventing his being heard
BURNSIOE IS
FUG CABLE
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Oct. 6 ? The cable tend
er Burnslde was splicing the new
cable between Sitka and Seattle yes
terday. Tills delayed yesterday's mes
sages. United Press.
On account of the. accident to the
Cottage City she will not sail from
Seattle tonight. Her next sailing
w"l bo Oct. 17.
P. M. Miller, a layman on property
owned by Clarence Berry, arrived In
town last night and will go south
on the PWncess May.
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