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*'??<? ri!?? Mbriff
No. 281. ELEVENTH YEAH.
sKAWWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY MARCH 1. 190* PRICE. 10 CENT
THOUSANDS FLOCKING TO
SEE TIFT iBHi
(United Pre?s Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 1.?
Thousands of people from all sections
of t'ie United States are commencing
to arrive In Washington in prepara
tion tor the inauguration of Presi
dent Taft on March 4. The city is
being decorated and along ihe line
of march the streets are already
bright with bunting and flags.
Roosevelt lias announced that a<
will not return to the Whltehousi'
with Taft, but will leave at once foi
Oyster Bay afer Taft has been sworn
In as president Mrs. Taft will oc
cupy the seat usually taken by tin
retiring president on the drive oacl.
to the Whltehouse. Roosevelt's act
ions breaks nil precedents.
JEFFRIES WILL
FIGHT JOHNSON
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. March 1?
Announcement was made today by in
tirnati> friends of James J. Jeffries,
retired heavyweight champion of the
world, that he would fljrht Jack
Johnson, the negro, as sonn as h"
finished his present theatrical tour.
Jeffries writos that he is in good con
dition ar.d is confident that ho can
regain his old time fonn. Jeffries
now weighs about IMS pounds, but h ?
says he will have no difficulty in re
ducing to 220. his old flKhtiug notch
Purses running as hi?h as $100,000
hu\> been offered for a fight betw<
Jeffr'vs and Johnson.
MAN MINER SUICIDES
(8y United Press.)
OAKL.vND, Cal.. Frank McCue, a
Tanana, Alaska, miner, who has
been spending money freely during
a protracted spree, ended his llf?* ear
ly today at the Vendome hotel u>
swallowing carbolic acid.
A highly entertaining vaudeville
was given at Fort Seward Saturday
evening under the direction of Ca;it.
Reld of the Y. M. C. A.
BALDWIN LEFI
HUGE FORTUNE
(By United Press.)
LOS AN'CKLKS, Cal., March I,? TlS?
value of the fortune loft by -Lucky
Baldwin is ?stiiuated at $r.0.0i)(>.0 )
He owns thousands of acres of lands
iit California ami was i uteresU d in
many lines of business.
In his fatal illness In* was kept ali\
for the last five days by th?> Injection
of oxygen.
LARGE FINDINGS ON GOLDSTREAM
FAIRBANKS, Feb. IN. ? Coldstream
will continue to be a wonder. No
IT hit a long line of p;i> recently and
one pan ran $:!00. The property is
located on Engine* r crock and re
in rts from that section lean to the
belief that this treasure house will
send forth a golden harvest this
year The paystreak in the Casca
den property has widened and is
growing richer. A short time ago
pans wero running so <? nis. Jiut more
rec ntlv have gone $1 or better.
Two Slavonians on a fraction ad
joining the First Chance have been
working in $.'! pans. The claims are
situated at the head of Engineer
creek and the hole is but eighty f?et
deep.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
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ED. V. PRICE & Co
Tailor Made Suits
Now on Display
Cynch and Kennedy f
The Up-to- Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furuisbres ?!*
From this date our Store will be open evenings 4
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j-M I I I I I ?I-'I-l-I-M-I-I-I-I-H-I-H-H-HH'
HIES 1Y
The silicons ut' Haines may liavj to
So out of business or vise it will be
up to tlio town to have a deputy U.
S. marshal or I 'lilted States commis
sioner appointed. I'nlteu States Mar
shal Shoup has wired the department*
ot Justice at Washington, 1). C. , to
ascertain whether the new bill passed
on Fob 0. relative to Alaska. ?>.??*
Into effect at once.
The bill mentioned prohibits sa
loons in towns where there are no U.
S. commissioners or deputy U. S.
marshals. It also makes a flat saloon
license of $1,000 throughout Alaska
and makes it a felony to sell or glvr*
liquor to an Indian. This was for
merly a crime. This increases tli"
maximum jai! sentence thai may be
imposed from ti months to '2 years in
the penitentiary.
SKAGWAY GETS
MURDER TRIAL
The Strand murder casi* will
tried at the Skaffway term of the <!t
trlct co'trt which convenes here .1 u n ?
7. A change of venue from .Iun? au
to 3'kagway was ord? red by In
liunulson last Tuesday on the motion
of the defendant They asked for
trial at Valdci, hut Judge Gunnison
stated that the trial could he cut
ducted fairly and Impartially at s' ;i
way, as no prejudice exist< il acalti '
le defendant here.
Ii. F. Straud shot F. K \on l? i i
mer at Jumau on the nlRht of .lanii
ary 18. A quarrel over some njot >
said to be due n paramour of Strand"
Klttv O'ltrlen, can ? d tl -he '
Mrs. ttilzabcth Strand, th.' mot I i
of the accused Is In Juneau, and \t
torney T U Lyons will conduit tl"
defense.
Charley Edwards, an Indian living
at Haines, was stabbed and badly
beaten up bv lien Fox. another native i
during a row which tools place at
Kaines last night.
The injured Indian is at the post
hospital at Fort Seward in a very ser
ious condition. Fox is under arr.est
Edwards is cut in y voral pla ??
bout th<> faro and is wiffcrlnc fr<-\
concussion i?f the l>rain froti* a !?!? ?*
on the hoRd from soir heavj in: rn
ment.
The details of the ficht are not
known. It is supposed Mini ! "ih ?
were intoxicated.
1 ELECTION
A1 HIES
Evidently the election of ald< rinen
which was to have been held at
Haines las' Saturday did not come off
as per schedule. The Alaskan cabled
to u prominent man at Haines this
morning and asked for the results.
He replied that th< election was a fai
ure, but gave no details. At a later
date we will publish the details of
the election.
NO TRACE OF SCHOONER
The revenue cutter Perry has re
turned to Juneau after cruising for
nearly a week about Cape Spencer
in search of the schooner Ederia of
St. Petersburg, which was reported
to have been seen drifting and dis
masted in a water logged condition
on Feb. is. The Perry could find no
trace of the schooner.
ThePriscilla club will me t tonight
at the home of Viss Edna Clack.
QUEEN EXPECTS STORK
(By United fre?s.)
HOME, Feb. 20? The I'-vr i r. i
ala says that Queen Helena >?>?>*
to becomo a mother
TOWN TALK
Reuben Shearer arrived <?? tl " '
and will at once resume his run <
the White Pans railroad.
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Ten Slavonians, who arrivd on t i<
Princess May. mushed over th trail
to Whitehorse. They ?.t :irt???J ? ?rl>
yesterday morning
? ? *
K. J. Shr.w. while inspect,:- i k
work done by the steam thawr n< r
his home Friday evenlnp, f II int.?
hole and hurt his riRht ley. Th>- i:
Jury confined Mr. Shaw to his ho:u.
Saturday and Snnday
? ? ?
John Mack, first officer of the SS
OeorKia.has resigned irom the Jun<?au
Steamship company and has loft for
Seattle. Mr. Mack has tak"ti out
hifiher license papers and will be ma
ter of a cannery tug this summer
?*?y **r > > ? * >t?* i i**/'***' * v
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pies?
i Order a box of Fancy Hood River
f SPITZENBERG
O R
JONATHAN
A T
GAMY & FRANDSON
SEVERE BLIZZARDS ARE
RAGING THROUGH FRANCE
(United Ptmi Telegraph C?bU Service.)
PARIS. FRANCK Mar lat S*Torp
hliczardn arc ra*1n* thronchont all
of Franco, and many llroa ar* r*
ported to have been loat by ooM and
exposure. The *torm la the worat
known In Franco In yeara and th?
t*mp?r*tnr#-ji *r? loir*r in ?m?? kv
rallti?? than vit *r*r pr?T<wlT r?
cortM. Many ?f th* railroad* fln?!
tt ha.4 to *?t train* ?hron*h an<l
har<v ha* l*?*n plarM In U???
eraph
WARSHIP 01
WINS TROPHY
(By United Preat.)
HAMPTON ROADS. Va.. March 1?
Th?- hnttl' ohip Ohio has ?>??? r. awardid
th<- .tandaomo troph) offered by the
IMVtl department for the hattlwhlp
which mw!<' the Iwat atoamtnx record
in th<> rniltiK around the world The
awarding of the prire waa baaed up
on tin- amount of coal ua<*d. the aver
np" *p <i maintained, the repaira to
the encinr-'ie
LUCKY BALDWIN
PASSES BEYOND
(By United Pre**.)
LOS ANGELES. Cat . March 1 ?
Lticky Baldwin. the famous race hor?
owner ard b<-ttinc plnnjrer. dl??d thla
morning at hla ranch near hot* of'
pneumonia, complicated w'th heart
trouble j'ls health had been fallln;
for fflfflr ;imf llaidwln made and
lout *??? ? ral fortune* In the bettin*
Charles Christ ianson a. Tired on th?
Princess to relive Mr Zlnk&n aa col
lector of Canadian cuatoma. Mr
Christiansen has hccn in Skacway b"
FRIENDS GIVEN
FAREWELL FEED
(By U"H?d
Washington, n c.. Man-h i.?
T)i? foWirtlM Tutu
a I dinner ?( th*
Wh1t*hon?-? today by Pr#nW??t R <vo?
tHi Tb? pr?4lrtk.n tu mad* that
Taft wocM bar* ? "*olf rx .tn*t" and
that h*r*afi*r i ^nma play?ra wonld Ik
uniovular at th* Whlt*toowa*
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MEET TONIGHT
Th* town co??<ll of Mkacway m*?*?
ronigtit ?ai| tho innlOB pmml?*? to
furnlah plenty of fan for th* rl?y dad?
In th? flmt pl?r?- th?r? ?r? tot* of
Mil* and probably not *no>ith mon*r
to p?r th*m In th* a*rond pU<-? a
nnrntXT of dtl**r.? har* r*rr\ If1*d th t
Intention of pr???*ntln* bllla to ti?*
? onncll for bavin* thMr a*r*le* wa; r
pip*a thawH ont from th* malna to
th* mrb An ordinance prorld*? that
th* rlty moat par Nl!?
("land* Kl*a*y. who wa? *?ll know
In Skaarway a f*w y*ara a*o U now
tn th* KTt>c*ry bnatn??a? with ht? fa
ther at Condora He ?topp*d off ?t
Sitka r*<"*ntly on hi* way to Cordova
aft*r a rtalt to S*attl*
LINE UP!
DUNLAP
HATS
THE
FINEST
CLOTHING
NETTLETON'S
SHOES
< Mr wiodo* dUoUy will Jim
?orn# !<!** of th? n?w ?y!<M wt
urf omrryinf (Vhb* fo ??d loo*
Ihtm ortr *o<1 r*' ih* rx'c?
A ??#11 lir* of (iwt'? Kiirnl?b
ioc ?rabrteitif all th*
No*HUm io Ne?-?w*?f,
R?odkerebl?f? Hotierv.
Exclusive
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