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.Vo. 181. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAU WAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Rockefeller out for Taft
Says Tatt's Election Means
Business Stability and
Prosperity- Bryan, in
Reply, Says Rockefeller!
Means Stability for the
Trusts. The Great Con
test is at an Acute Stage
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
New York. Oct. SO? Jolm D. Rockefeller has come out
boldly in an announcement that he favors the election of
Tuft. He says that the election of Taft means business
stability and prosperity. He says the campaign has been
one of personalities which should not be allowed to influ
ence so important a matter as the choice of a president, a
matter upon which so much depends.
Napoleon. Oct. .30 ? Mr Bryan, interviewed here as to
the announcement of Rockefeller, says that Rockefeller
means stability of trusts. When Rockefeller says Taft's
election means business stability he really means stability
)f trusts. He says tbat the trusts are supporting Taft
and he challenges Mr. Roosevelt to show where one of them
i supporting him. Bryan.
PARKER AND BRYAN ON SAME PLATFORM
Syracuse, Oct. 30 r. Bryan addressed a large
audience here last night. 'udge Alton B. Parker was on
the -am- platform with Bryan a.:id made an address strong
|\ advocating hi- election. Mr. Bryan is now hurrying across
the state of Ohio.
TAFT AND BRYAN IN SAME TOWN
Syracuse. X. V.. Oct. 30? Both I'aft and Bryan held
meetings here ' ast ni lr oth of which meetings were
larg h attended.
Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 30 ? Bryan will be here to
night. He is making a flying trip through the northern
part of tin; state. He is very sanguine of winning from
Taft.
Just Arrived To=day
Ladies' Fall Suits
Ladies' Rubberized
Keynon Coats
Ladies' Cravanette
Coats
The Only -.ne- rice Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings.
Cyncb and Kennedy
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SETTLED UP
WITH STURGILL
All differences between the Home
Power people and Mr.Sturgill growing
out of the break of the dam at lake
Dewey have been settled. It will bo
remembered that claims were entered
against the company for certain
sluice boxes said to have been
washed away, injury to a bulkhead
and loss through the interruption of
business caused by the rush of water.
The Home Power company sent men
to replace the sluice boxes with new
lumber and make repairs of all dam
age. Yesterday Mr. Phil Abrahams
effected a settlement with Judge
Held, representing Mr. Sturglll, and
secured a release from all claims. So
that is settled.
BUSTLER NOT
HEARD FROM
Nothing has been heard from the
Rustler which was due to arrive here
from Juneau Wednesday evening.
Mr. Houghton, ageut for the Juneau
Steamship company, says he has
not been informed as to her move
ments. lie supposes she met weather
which she considered too rough to
warrant her in coining through and
that she returned.
Judge Le Fey re has returned from
a visit to Haines where lie went to
hear a civil suit. He had his own
troubles in getting there and coming
back, lie had planned to get back
Tuesday but the H?'gg was storm
bound and did not make the at
tempt. The boat wrestled with He
storm that was blowing on the canal
Wednesday. The engines went out
of commission for sone- time and
the boat was blown about for a con
siderable time with all on board suf
fering from sea sickness.
Ladies' and Ch'.ldrens La Vogue
Coats at Lynch i. Kennedy. Ot
ICROSSLEY IS
I SERIOUSLY ILL
Dist'lct Attorney James Crossley
is reported to be seriously ill In the
Valdez hospital to which he was car
ried on a stretcher, upon the arrival
of the Pennsylvania , on which he
was a passenger to Valdez. Mr.
Crossley was taken 111 on the steam
ship, and is suffering from stomach
trouble. Former United States Mar
shal G. G. Perry's trip to Valdez was
for the purpose of settling up the af
fairs of the Valdez office, although
it was stated that ho had received
no official notice of his dismissal.
delegatTto
GRAND CAMP I
Mr. H. H. Draper will take the
Princess May for the south and be
absent for several weeks. He goes
as delegate from Skugway camp of
the Arctic Brotherhood to the grand
camp, which convenes at Victoria on
the 4th. Judge Gunnison was to
have gone as a delegate but finds
that it will be impossible for him to
make the run and get back in tim<
for the session of court to be con
vened here the 16th. Doctor
Keller was also to have gone but
finds he cannot get away from en
gagements that keep him at Haines.
Wm. Leslie is tied up with his con
tract for the bridge at Wells and
neither Messrs. Bowman or Graves,
all of whom fully intended, when
they were elected, to make the trip,
will lie able to get away. So that
v \ Draper nnd Matthew Bridge, who
i:. already below, will be left to rep
resent Skagway camp. Mr. Draper
carries the proxies of Judge Gunni
son and the others. He Is delegated
to make a fight against the proposi
tion of instituting a camp of the or
der south of r.4.
TIE BOATS
The City of Sea' tie and the Princess
May are due to arrive and depart to
morrow; the Jefferson on Sunday.
GOMPERS MAKES FINAL APPEAL
Washington, Oct. 30 ? President Gompersof the Amer
ican Federation of Labor in out with a final appeal to
laboring men to vote for Bryan. He says Taft is an enemy
of labor and that Roosevelt in inconsistent.
Oneida, N. V. Oct 30 ? Mr. Taft passed through here
today, stopping to make an address. He will be at Buffalo
tonight where a monster demonstration has been planned.
JONATHAN
APPLES
W e have received a large shipment ol
this iamous apple- It is undoubtedly the
very best that comes to this country
Try a Box - - $2.50
GANTV & FRANDSON
Judge Gunnison today rendered
Judgment in the matter of the appli
cation of Haines for incorporation,
deciding against the petition. Judge
Gunnison in speaking of the matter
today said: "It is with real regret
that I find myself compelled to re
fuse this application since I feel that
by every right consideration these
people are justified in their claim
to the right of local self-government.
But they have not the requisite num
ber of citizens, which is 300. They
count but 216 white residents, includ
ing some soldiers of the fort that
make their homes in the town. For
the purpose of the petition they have
counted a number of Indians'. I
have examined the law very care
fully and have no doubt that this will
not do ? that these Indians are not
only not citizens but that congress
did not contemplate the counting of
natives in such a matter, they are not
technically 'inhabitants.' I am
sorry, as I say, to have to so decide
against the petition since I feel that
there are many reasons why the town
should be incorporated. It is a grow
ing place and will no doubt be a
town of considerable importance. It
it continues to grow as it has in
the past six months another six
months will see it sufficiently well
populated to entitle it to incorpora
tion under the law." When the re
quisite 300 arc resident there, he
says, he will be glad to grant incor
poration.
CYCLONE HITS
THE BOER
(By United Pre??.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.? Cy
clone Thompson practically knocked
out the Boer Unholz in the seventh
of what was to have been a twenty
round contest. The bout was terrific
while it lasted. The Cyclone justi
fied his name. His rushes were over
powering. His knockout blow was a
right hook to the jaw. It was uot a
clean knockout but so nearly so that
the police interferred.
The decision was promptly given
the Cyclone. There was a large at
tendance.
Judge Royal A. Gunnison, District
Attorney A. 13. Boyee, Deputy Court
Clerk Fox, and Court Stenographer
Lull take the stealer City of Seattle
tomorrow for Juneau. They will re
turn here about the 12th or 15th to
open court on the 10th, when the in
junction cases will be heard. Mrs.
Gunnison and Mrs. Lull will re
main here at the Pullen house.
There will be a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce this evening
at the City hall ? don't forget that.
Konyon Rubberized Coats and
Cravcnettes at Lynch & Kennedy. 3t
;e
Word cornea from Caribou that, the
steamer Gleaner which started out
from Caribou on the 28th for Atlin
on her last trip met ice about ten
miles out of a thickness of four
inches and found it impossible to
buck it although it struggled on for
several miles. It returned and went
into winter quarters at a point three
miles below Caribou ? where it win
tered last season. The report says
that the freeze up looks to be perma
nent for the season.
Mr. Z. R. Cheney was talking to
Judge Gunnison today about the need
of the town of Haines for a commis
sioner in view of the fact that incor
poration is denied. Judge Gunnison
agreed with the attorney and offered
the appointment to him ? Cheney.
Mr. Cheney has taken the proposi
tion under advisement.
(Hallow E' en
W inds up our $15.00
Men's Special Suit Sale
Monday we ship all the
broken lines affected by
this sale to Cordova.
We make this announcement so
that our Local Customers may
take advantage of this great offer.