TAFT SAYS HE
MEANS IT
(By United Press.)
HOT SPRINGS. Nov. 20.? Mr.
Taft has intimated in conversation
with persons Interested that the mat
ter of a revision of the tariff is to
be undertaken iu good faith, that
steps are even now being taken and
that the special session of ^-congress
will be called to convene immediately
following the adjournment of the
short session on the 4th oof March,
that It will be practically a continu
oous s -ssion affected only by the
changes made in the congress by the
late elections.
DEATH OF
HENRY MICHELL
.Mr. M. A. McLean has receive*! ad
vice of the accidental death of Henry
.Michel! which occurred in Portland
a few days ago. Mr. Michell former
ly resided in this city and. with his
wife, left here about two months
ago to make their home at "Ocean
Park. Ore. Mr. Michell had stopped
in Portland to have some dentistry
work done^and, suffering from the
after effect, he fell from the second
story window of his hotel and was in
stantly killed. Mrs. Michell was in
the adjoining room and heard Die
crash of the fall. Deceased was IS
years of age and a blacksmith and
while here was most of the lime in
the employ of Mr McLean
The case of Weitzmau against
O'Connor was tinlay postponed until
Monday.
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beautiful lingerie for beautiful ladies
at the Ba/.iar io Presbyterian annex
aud parsonage go and nee.
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Ladies' shoes half soled, best oak
tanned leather ami workmanship
guaranteed, ?">c. Dan Stfy.l'ngefroren
bldg., new location.
CZAR WALKS AT
THE FUNERAL
(By United Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.? To
day the czar walked behind the cas
ket of the late Grand Duk*1 Alexis in
the funeral cortege. It is the first
time he has appeared on foot since
his coronation. The entire route was
guarded. He carried himself as with
out f'-ar of danger.
GO*
RE-ELECTED
(By United Press.)
Oe.-ver, Nov. 21? Samuel Compors
?va* tcday re-elect-d president o( the
A nieriow> Federation ot Labor. While
there was considerable feelinj? of oppo
sition to him for his action of the cam
paign, it did not develop anything
like the strength that wa9 expected.
m AGAIN
AT VALDEZ
According to a Valdez dispatch
the Copper River & Northwestern
has a corps of surveyors running
lines ami locating right of- way in the
streets of Valdez. They have rented
quarters and seem prepared to make
a long slay "ii is believed," says
the dispatch, "that the Copper River
A. Northwestern fears the Hirsch
road as a competitor, and has deter
mined to change its terminal point
from Cordova to Valdez. It is also
said thai the depth of water at Cor
dova' does not permit of driving
plies."
The Valdez Prospector of Sept. lf>
confirms the above dispatch.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Hack Train Restaurant.
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Just Arrived To-day
Ladies' Fall Suits
Ladies' Rubberized
Keynon Coats
Ladies' Cravanette -
Coats
The Onlv ^ne- nee Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings.
Eyttcb and Kennedy
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
DANVILLE, Nov. 21.? The opposi
tion to Uncle Joe Cannon for the
speakership of the next congress is
growing rapidly. It is no secret that
Mr. Taft is actively engaged with
this opposition, he giving as his rea
son the bad faith shown by the
speaker In the matter of the tariff re
vision. M r.v Taft says he expects the
congress to approach the tariff ques
tion with a sln??re purpose to meet
the demands of the party platform
and the sentiment of the country.
Mr. Cannon, it is known, is not in
sympathy with this spirit and there
fore Mr. Taft would wish to see
some other occupying the place of
power in the house. Interviewed as
to avowed attitude of .Mr. Taft with
regard to the speakership Mr. Can
non today said he had no statement
to make other than that he would
abide by the action of the republican
caucus.
(By United Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 21? For
mal announcement is mailt* that a
grab of all Persia is to be expected
any day now by Knssia; that. It
the plan of the bear to occupy the
capital first and then throw troops
throughout the country.
\ hpocial to the Seward Gateway
from Afognak says: Considerable
anxiety is felt here about the Kes
Alexander Petelin, who left iir a bld
arki for the mainland two month!!
ago on his annual trip to attend to
his clerical duties in the villages that
do not support a resident priest
Nothing has been heard front him
since his departure from Ajfogiiak.
and his friends Tear some harm has
befallen him.
Although a very large man, weigh
ing considerable over 200 pounds,
this interpid prlesc has repeatedly
crossed Shellkof strait, one of the
most dangerous passages in these
waters, in a hldarki to attend to the
spiritual needs of the people en
trusted to his charge. Father Pete
lin usually makes this trip early in
the year, but last spring he was de
layed by sickness and death of his
wife, hence the lateness of his trip
and its greater danger.
Beautiful lingerie in French, shadow
and Wallaehian embroidery, at the
Ladies' Bazaar, Presbyterian annex.
AIM. DICK OFF
10 WASHINGTON
(By United Prees)
SEA TILE, Nov 21. ?Major W'ilds
P. Richardson this morning l?-ft tor
Washington where In* will prepare
and present his report of the year's
work of the Alaska road commission
and with it make his recommenda
tions for the ensiling year.
LADIES' BAZAR
I
The Ladies' Bazar, which is in full
swing at the Prosbyterian anuex and
parsonage this afternoon, Is a scene of
lively intorest. There is on display
and sale n long list of thioge vood to
eat and pietty to wear. Tea is served
in the dining room o IT the parsonage.
Theie is a large attendance and the
sale Is going otT well.
Special music at (lit* Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening
A. J. Dt)wnr of Dawson is registesfd
at the Fifth AveDue awaiting the ar
rival of the next boat for the south.
Thanksgiving services will bt> helrf
at the Presbyterian church at 11
o'clock on Thanksgiving morning.
Dr. Grant, who was for years pas
tor of the Presbyterian chyrch at
Dawson, is in the city and will take
the Princess May on .his way to
Toronto, his. home. Dr. Grant is no
longer connected with the church at
Dawson but has mining interests in
the Klondike which he has been look
ing after this past year. He says
things are looking good in the Klon-|
dike and that 4,000 people will spend
the winter in Dawson. Dr. Grant
was the founder of the Good Samari
tan hospital, which Is under the care
of the Presbyterian church authori
ties at Dawson and whjph has grown
to be one of the Institutions of the
north of its kind. Dr. Grant is nota
ble pulpit orator.
We Have It!
FRESH APPLE CIDER
Right from the orchards
of Oregon at 60c a gal.
GANTY & FRANDSON
GENE llfflff
IS III TOWN
Mr. E. A. Murphy, formerly P. C.
steamship agent at this city and now
manager of the Klondike Mines rail
way, Is spending a few days here
after an absence of a year and a half.
He Is awaiting a boat for the south.
Mr. Murphy says he notes with pleas
ure great changes for the better in
Skagway. He has many friends here
and no minute of his time is empty.
Mr. Murphy says Dawson is all to
the good this year over last or any
of several years past. Very many
more men are at work on outlying
creeks, Stewart river, the Black Hills
and at Granville on lower Dominion.
There were 50 men at Black Hills
lasl year; this year there will be 250!
On Quartz creek there were 200 last
year; this year the active miners will
number 300. Aud so it goes over
the whole Klondike and near-by coun
try. One can easily note the effect
on the streets of Dawson. Politics,
says Mr. Murphy, are getting very
lively In there. He thinks Robert
Lowe will be the man that scores,
however.
Mr. Murphy says he will journey
east and possibly his business will
call him to London before he gets
back in March. The Klondlko Mines
road will reopen tor business May 1.
CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTORS
(By United Press.)
NEW' -YORK, plow 21.? The* an
nouncement of the names of contrib
utors to the republican campaign
fund was made today. The large
contributors were Charles Taft,
brother of the candidate, $160,000;
Carnegie, $25,000 and Morgan $25,000.
Mr. Roosevelt, In ^ this connection,
points out that the contributions
were made by mercantile Interests
and not the railroad interests.
THANKSGIVING
BOXING BOUTS
(By United Press.)
San Francisco, Nov. 21? Tomorrow
both Kotchell and Papke con -.lude
their hard siege of training for the
fight, which Is scheduled for Thursday.
A banner crowd is Assured.
Los Angeles, Nov. 21? Welsh is the
favorite in the betting in the boxing
contest to fce pulled otT Thanksgiving
eve between him and Atteli. Plenty
of money is being placed at tea to eight.
Ut favcr erf Welsh.
THREES
IN COAL MINE
(By United Press.)
Butte, Nov. 21? Word comes here
that a tire is raging in the coal mine of
Red Lodge and that three men are dead
six others missing ?s a result
SOME WIRELESS STUNTS
The local wireless station has been
doing some long distance stunts of
late and Chief Operator Eccles says
it is doing better work with the sin
gle mast than when it had two, but
atmospherical conditions have been
betcer. The other night he got. the
Nome wireless station, and picked up
the steamship Humboldt, on the
Skagv/ay run. <>n Wednesday night
h<? talked with tlihe Nome steamer
North western, l~o miles away. Sitka
has also been communicated with
this week, and in* today's Herald an
aerogram is published direct from
that place.? Katalla Herald.
HERE'S AT YOU
.On and after November 2i^ 1908,
the following bowling team, three
men champions of the Elks' alleys,
are open .to meet any three men in
the "world." Come early and avoid
the rush.
\V. H. CLAYSON,
A. C. BLANCHARD,
M. A. SNOW.
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