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No. 250. ELEVENTH YEAK. 8KAUWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY /2, 190*.? PRICE, 10 CENTS
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MESSAGE FROM ROMVELr
(United F.-e?* Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.? President
Roosevelt totlav seut a special mess
age to congress urging that a national
conservation commission be created
to protect the natural resources ot'
the nation The commission would \
have power to supervise alL public |
forests, wild jtm m*?. rivers and coal .
lands.
Ill
(By United Pre?s.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 22.? Mra.
Ruth Bryan Leavttt. daughter of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, has filed a
divorce suit against her husband. Her
husband Is now IIvIdk In Paris. She
alleges that he has deserted her and
also complains of non-support. Mrs.
Leavttt has been living at Lincoln
with her father for some time.
SPAIN'S QUEEN
VIENNA. Jan 12? By V. P.?
Queen Victoria, of Spain, is recover
ing today from a slight bullet wound
in her forehead, which she received
during her recent visit to the hunting
lodge of Archduke Frederick.
According to th?* lodgi* gain"k?*ep
er. Que<>n Victoria .strayed away from
the rmt of the party. A short time
later the king und archduke heard a
sharp outcry. They found the queen
lying on the ground. Th<- bullet had
Just grazed her forehead, but she
was bleeding freely.
Th<* Injury proved slight, and tin
Queen. with her head bandaged, re
sumed h?-r part in the gaieties. It is
believed that the shot was fired by
a woiild-b)> assassin.
RISING WATERS
BLOCK TRAINS
(By United Press.)
SEATTLK, Jan. 22.? The train ser
vice over the entire northwest is de
moralized on account of the floods.
.Many railroad bridges ami trestles
have been washed avuiy and tin- dam- '
a?e will amount to thousands and
I
thousands of dollars. The railroads
are making every effort to repair the 4
damage The waters are still rising '
STOCKTON. Calif.. Jan. 22.? Stock
ton Is almost Isolated from the out
side world by floods. No trains art1
running in or out the city. The loss
to property will be great.
T
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.? Judge Si
las II Reld of the Third judicial dt
vision of Alaska has been ordered to
leave for Washington by January 80.
to answer charges filed against hint
alleging misconduct In office. The
charges were filed by citizens of Fair
banks and are being investigated b>
the department of Justice. Held Ik
accused of political activity, neglect
of duty, and of partisanship.
120% DISCOUNT SALf fo!
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CONflNUE
I To give our patrons who have been un
J able to attend our First Discount Sale, ...
? owing to the extremely cold weather, an j;
i opportunity to take advantage of the v
? generous discounts on seasonable goods i
j; we have decided to continue it for one j;
week longer- All departments are af- ^
fected bythis sale and include our lines of
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Underwear ami hosiery, woolen, hi lk and cotton
dress goods, blankets, comfortables, llaunels, out
ing and canton, every line brought from a plenti- 4*
ful market at lowest prices. Your money will go ?
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The Ladies Home .Journal Patterns 10 and If? cent j*
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MINE HERS GIVE JOHN
MITCHELL A GREAT OVATION
(United Preas Telegraph-Cable Service.)
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Jan. 22.?
John Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
and under sentence of nine months
In jail for contempt of court, appear
ed on the floor of the Mine Workers
convention this afternoon and was
tendered a wild ovation. Delegates
stood up on the chairs and cheered
until they were hoarse. Mitchell was
picked up and carried to thr platform
where he made a short nddrem thank
ing the delegates. Immediately after
wards a resolution was passed appro
priatli^t $2,r.OO to be used as a legal
fund In appealing the sentence passed
on Mitchell and Oompers.
?
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 22.? The
House of Representatives today pans
?d a resolution authorizing the con
struction of two now battleships of
tho Dreadnaught typo. "The battle- ,
thlps will have a tonnage of 25.000
iml will cost $15,000,000.
(By United Press.1
SEATTLE. Jan. 22.? A hard bill
iard Is raRin??ovor the entire Pacific
northwest thin afternoon. The wind
Is high and 'thorp Ik a homy fnll i>f
snow. Tho temperature in dropping
rnpldly.
LABOR LEADERS WANT NO IWERCYj
(United Pre?r- Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, .inn. 22? Samuel
?
5ompers, president of the American
federation of Labor, John Mitchell,
ormer president of tin' United Mine'
Vorkors of America, and .lames Mor
ispn, secretary of the American Fed- !
ration of Labor, who were sentenced
o serve terms varying from one year
to six month* in jail for contempt of
court, have Issued a statement In the
American Federation, the official
labor organ, stating the.v do not de
sire clemency. They say this would
confuse the issue. President Roose
velt recently stated the men should
be treated leniently Their statement
is in answer to his.
m f fix
THE JURY
(By United 1 ress.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22.? There
i iv many lively scenes in the trial of
'atrlck Calhoun. president of the
'nited Railroads, who Is chained with
irlbluK councllmen to get favorable
legislation. Many of the Jury venire
nen have sworn on the stand that
hey were approached with offers of
irlbes to return a verdict favorable
o the street car president. Francis
leney, who Is conducting the prose
utlon, has asked for and obtained
he order of an Investigation from the
ourt.
If you want to buy anything adver
Uo for It In The Alaskan.
'By United Press.)
FAIRBANKS. .Inn 2-.'. ? .lames 1
Wlckersham. Alaska's delegate-rtect J
to congress, Is In Fairbanks waiting ,
the call for the sp?-< Inl session of <
congress In March. Several times he
has received messages from Washing
ton asking his advice on Important
matters of legislation pertainix'. to
Alaska. He has several cam's p rul
ing trial at Fairbanks ami oth<i Irnv.
yers are extending liim evei.v <0111
tesy so that he wind up his business
before congress convenes
Come and take advantage of the
two last days of Lynch & Kennedy's
first discount sale. 2t
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OMEO WHEH DIM BREAKS
(United Pr?aa Telegraph-Cable ?ervtee.)
JOHANNESBURG. a. A.. .Un. 22.? (
Two hundred minor* wor* drowned to
day by the brfaklng of a dam which J
flooded th? mlno whir* th?y wrr*
working. Many of the minora ?fr?
whit* ra*o, the rf?t nutlv# It
U on* of th# womt In th#
history of Sooth Africa. It ?b?o
lut#ly lropo?*1t>l? to ?utw th* flood
Mi mtno
GOVERNMENT 10
NAIL LIES
(By United Pr??t.)
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 ? All heada
of department* having any connection
with the I'nnftnin canal have b?*ti or
dered to bo ready to testify In the
libel suit which the government ha*
filed ncnlnst the New York World
and the Indianapolis News. for pub
lishing statements alleging that Presi
dent Roosevelt'* brother-in-law and
lYesldent-eleet Taft'a brother, were
members of a syndicate which un
loaded the Panama property on the
government at a profit of
ATMOSPHERE IS
STILL CHILLY
There la no cesaatlon of the cold
?pell that has had Pkagway la Ita
trip since December 28. The tern
>erature this morning was * below
it Moore> wharf and at noon the
liercury had only crept up two de
trees Thermometers away from the
?alt water registered as low as lJ
logrees below xero this morning
The protracted cold has driven the
Yost deep Into the ground and as a
*eault water pipes and plumbing con
lections are frozen in all part* of the
?Ity. Unless the weather moderate*
R'ithln a few days there i? serious
Innger of the water maina freealng
JAPAN GETTING
! PEEVISH
TOKIO, Jan JJ ? Mkiwln* th* fa
colpt of apodal rabl? do?p?trh?a
from San Fran?-??ro rotative to mat
tora now ponding boforo iho Callfoc
nla loglalatnr*. Japanoao nowapapom
hare today olaborato upon tho dan
K*r of tha atralnod relation* that ma y
arlaa through tho pa*aago of bUk aod
fnartmorit of tawa forbidding tho
owiwrablp of landa aod the attend
a no at public achoola by Japan?oo
realdeata of tho atat*.
A majority of lh? pap^ra as run*
tho paaaax* of th* hi Ha aa a proba
blllty. and protoat a*aln?? tham aa an
Injoatto to th* J?panoa?* now living
In California Th? ?Aaabl." tbe
"JlKi" and tho "NkU-Nkkr #?pr??a
aurprlao at what la tormad an
Evldance of Unfriandlinaaa.
aftor tho alncora offorta on Japana
part to proro har frlandahlp toward
tha pooplo of tho t'nltad Statoa
Tho aitrama oppoattlon papora. In
chiding tho "Hochl" and othara. aa
aall tha Japanoao. gorr<?nm?nt "for
failing Into tho arma of a nation
which at flrat opportunity not only
ahowa Ita unfriendly aplrlt but o?an
danlo? oqnal opportunity to th* J?p
an*a*."
Noaapapora pnhl1ab*d In Engllah.
rapr*a*ntlng Rrltlah and firman In
Woata. aro making mnch of th* Cali
fornia l*g1?laUir*'a action, and ar?
polntlna out that Amarlc?. whll* ra
c*ntly ondaarorlng to cr*?ta an l?
proaalon of friondllnoaa toward Japan.
In roallty waa nnfri*ndly
' WIKTEII CLOTHE '
We have just received
a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
ft
in and look them over.
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See window display. I
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