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No. 140. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAItWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1908
PRICE, 10 CENTS
FIRST BUZZARD
OF THE YEAR
(By United Pre**.)
Valdez, Sept. 18.? A terrific blizzard
is raging in the mountains back of this
city. The wires aro down and have
been for two days. The signal corps
arc working hard all along the Hue.
SEMIS
' THE JAPS
(By United Pre**.)
Tokio, Sept. 1!>? The University or
^Vashington, Seattle, baseball team
defeated th?? Walasas team of this ciiy. !
the foremost baseball team of Japan !
in a match name today by a score of
f.-.ur to two.
BIG SHE AT
' MANCHESTER
(By United Press.)
Manchester, Sept. 19.? Two hundred
thousand operators in the cotton mills
here walked out today owing to the re
fusal of the operators to concede the
demands for an increase in wanes.
ANNA HELD'S i
| SURPRISE PARTY;
(By Unfted Press.)
New York, Sept. l!> ? Anna Ileld's
daURhter, thirteen years old, arrived
he e today from France where she has
been at school and under tutelage. It
! was not known before that Anna Held
I had a child.
HOW ALASKA IS
BEING SURVEYED
In connection with the enthusiastic
statement made by Alfred H. Brooks, in
charge of t!-.e survey of Alaska it is in
teresting to note the distribution of the
parties in the field and the work they
are doing.
The parties no* in Alaska under Mr.
Krooks' direction ftre the following:
D. C. Witiierspoon is at the head of
the Cuiiica river, a tributary of the
Copper river. He is making a topo
grapiiica' map of the region, givlcg its
course, its geologic features. F. H.
MofYatt is at the hesd of the White
river, doing similar work. These two
fields are the biggest copper districts In
Alaska. (J. S. Grant Is studying the
geology of Prince William sounJ. W.
W. Atwo <1 !s studying the coal field of
the Alaska peninsula. C. W. Wright
is making a study of the copper region
of Pricce of Wales is'and, while R. FI.
Sargent is making a topographic map
of the same region. L. M. Prindlo is
making a geologic study of the placer
region near FairbanKs. C. C. Covert is
engaged in his third year's study of the
I'Yi! barks Birch and Rampart districts.
J. W. Bag Icy s making a topographic
map of the bolt of country between Fair
banks and the Salchakct, a work that
will coinp'ete a sectional map of all the
region between the Yukon and Tanana
rivers from their confluence to the
boundary line. A. G. Maddern, a pio
neer in Alaska work, has been ass:gned
to a general study of the Innoko region.
On the Seward peninsula F. F. Hen
shawo is making his third year's study
of the water resources of that district.
R. M. Kindle and B. F.Smith arc at
tho head of two parties studying the
geological foitv.r:s of the peninsula.
.Mrs. Charles tSettlemier, wife of the
editor of the Dawson News, arrived up
on the Cottage City this afternoon on
her way to Dawson to join her husband,
Mrs. Settlemier went out a year ago in
very poor health, weighing just 98
pounds. She returns tho picture of
health with her two little bright chil
dren the same. One of these was bom
in Dawson.
Dave Terwllliger, deputy internal
revenue collector for Alaska, came out
yesterday from Nome, is at the Dewey.
Cynch and Kennedy
LADIES'
I IB i IS
NOW ON DISPLAY
0ur Millinery Will Be
Here In ft Few Days
the Up=to=Darc fiaberdaslur $
There was another long session of
the city council last evening going over
the new code as prepared by Mr. Barn
bill. Good progress was made, jiml
only a few ordinances remain to be con
sidered. The pound ordinance, the
pedlar's license, flro protection, muni
pal court and tho misdemeanor ordin
ances were disposed of definitely. No
changes were made in the so called
pound or stray animal ordinance. Mr,
Barnhlll had proposed the eitablNh
meatof a pound, but there were objec
tions which caused It to be not accept
ed. Tho pedlar's license was reduced
from $260 to |25 The former figure
was considered prohibitive. The
license does not include commercial
travelers.
The fire limit, in which the depart !
ment is expected to respond to alarms,
was extended from 13th avenue to 22od
avenue? just south of the shops. Fire
men on duty are constituted poliicomen
with power to arrest any who interfere.
Tbe municipal court ordinance as
adopted provides a complete guide to
tho magistrate with blanks and forms.
The misdemeanor ordinance adds to
tbe list already on the books the toarlng
down of legal notices, and puts the sell
ing of liquor to Indians within the ju
risdiction of t he magistrate with cer
tain limitations. Provisions are made
for abating certain common law nuis
ances, etc., and for controlling tho
handling of explosives In tbe city.
Tho ordinances have been reduced in
number from 93 to 22.
Another session will complete tholr
consideration.
LOG CABIN
FOR THE A. B.
(By United Press.)
Seattle, Sept. 1!>.? The Artie Brother
hood is planning an immense log cabin
to be built for the order on the A. Y. P.
exposition grounds, to serve as their
peculiar home and as a meeting placc
(or the men of the north.
The steamship Olympic has just ar
rived (rom Nome bringing a number of
of Eskimos for whom a camp will bo
built on the Paystreak.
H. S. Sook president, and J. M. Run
kell director, of the Alaska Homestalce
Mining company, arrived up on the
Cottage City from Haines this after- (
noon and will go south with that vessel, i
The Homestako is a quartz proposition
with excellent showings, located about ,
two miles east of the Porcupine. Be
fore leaving they left a contract to
Messrs Hubbard & Pickering for tho
running of 400-feet of tunnel. Messrs.
Sook and Runnel report a very rough
trip down the Cbilkat, being compelled
by high winds to camp without food on
tho banks for 24 hours.
Tho Christjan Endeavor choir will
sing at the Presbyterian church to
morrow evening.
(By United Press.)
Indianapolis, Sept. 19.? Tho ppeclal.
session of the state legislature called by
Governor Handy for the passage of re
form measures promised in the platform
of the party in the recent campaign,
convened today. In his message, read
this morning, the governor laid down
the proposition that it was the duty of
the legislature to pass a local optiou
law.
Passengers on the Petorson up from
Haines today bring news of the sudden
death of Sam Lucas of that town, which
look place last night at Juneau. Mr.
Lucas went to Juneau to bo operated
upon for appendicitis. Tho operation
had beon performed and he was report
ed as late as 10 o'clock last night as
beiug in a fair way to speedy recovery,
lie took a sudden relapse ami died dur
ing the nicht. Mr. Lueas was very
popular in Haines and his death will
cause general sorrow. He was of the
firm of Lucas & Brio.
The P C as Humboldt sailed from Se
ttale at 9 o'clock lust Thursday night
and will arrive here some time Monday
night.
Want ads in the Alaskan bring ro
sults. Everybody reads them.
All tho delicacies of tho season at
the Pack Train restaurant.
"Patadise"
That is the name ot our new
SODA CRACKERS
Crisp- -Flaky Delicious
Cost no more than the other kind
GANTY & FRANDSON
ELECTRICIANS
FORM TRUST
(By United Press.)
Oyster Bay Sept. 19? It Is learned
that President Roosevelt has ordered
an investigation of charges against six
leading figures of the electrical world,
that they have formed a truH. It is
bcllovcd tho evidence is conclusive and
that indictment are impending.
CASE GOES TO
GRAND JURY
Albert Rinehart and W. J. Child*
were this morning before Commission
er Lo Fevre, and after a hearing,
bound over for tho grand jury on a
charge of asiault with adoadly weapon,
the case being that of Charlie Johnson
roporteJ yesterday. Rinehart declares
Johnson provoked the trouble by
assaulting Cbilds, his bar keeper, and
nfterwards beginning a fight with an
other customer. Johnson is at the
White Pass hospital. Dr. Brawand Is
as yet uncertain as to whether the
skull is fracturcd or not. There are
five severe scalp wounds besides a gash
of the face and otlur bruises.
It is denied that Johnson had the
money attributed to him. IIo is a long
shoreman and was a guard for prlnon
ers recently taken below.
ships" We I
AND GO
The P. C. ss Cottage City arrived up
this afternoon with 200 tons of freight
and 20 passenger. She will sail tomor
row morning at 4 o'clock. The C. P.
R. ss Princess Beatrice will arrive in
some time tonight with 240 tons of
freight and 20 passengers. The P. C.
ss Humboldt will arrive Monday.
EXPLOSION
KILLS TWO
(By United Pre**.)
Mare Island, Sept. 19.? A gasolln*
barge exploded yesterday killing Chief
Machinist May and Submarleman Pike.
Many were Injured. The flame* spread
and the barge was almost destroyed.
An Investigation was bugun at once
which was continued all night.
POIZE WINNERS
The show given at Elks' hall last eve
ning attracted a very good bouse and
everybody was well pleased. The mov
ing pictures were excellent. Harold
Reynolds sang "Blue Eye*," and Hob
Shelley a coon song which met with
general approval. It was 11 o'clock
when tho program leached this point
and Mr. Asbcroft said if he did the hyp.
notio stunt promised there would be no
time for dancing so he cut it out for this
time but said he would certainly return
two weeks from date with another
change of program with the hypnotism
Included. Everybody was satisfied.
The music of Prof. Mclntyre's orches
tra was highly appreciated. It wss
continued through the dancing which
ran until midnight.
The prizes which were cfTered at the
dance were woo by the following:
l?irst prize, for waltz, a hand painted
cup and saucer, was won by Miss Edna
Black; gent's prize, fancy vest, won by
Mr. Harry West. Second prize, for
two step, a hand painted vase, won by
Miss Husby; gent's prize, box of cigars,
won b7 Jack Eckert. Third prize, for
schottisch, a jewel box, won by Roxy
Martin. -
President P. C. Hunter of the Porcu
pine Mining company and his brother,
recently arrived from Syracuse, N. Y.,
came to town this morning from the
mine and will on Monday go over the
hill to visit tho property at Conrsd in
which both are interested.
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