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No. 17K. TWELFTH TKAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28, 19IW PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By Alaska Now* Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 28? At least ten
vessels are believed to have been
wrecked iu the gales of yesterday a
long the north Atlantic coast. The
death roll will be heavy.
Communication has been badly in
terrup'ed, but one of the worst mar
lntine disasters in twenty years is ex
pected to be revealed when the re
ports are complete.
(By Alaska Nows Bureau)
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Dec. 28? The
railroad officials have rejected the
demands of the striking switchmen
that all strikers be reinstated irame
dlately after the strike Is settled.
There is some likelihood of a sympa
I thetic strike being called by other
unions in the Brotherhood of Railway
i Trainmen.
SHOW WHERE
COOK LIED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
COPENHAGEN. Denmark, Dec. 28
The University of Copenhagen com
mittee is preparing a second pamph
let report on the alleged polar discov
eries of Dr. Cook, showing all the de
tails of his fabrications.
WIGKERSHAM
STARTS EIISI
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE, Dec. 28 ? Delegate Jame
Wickersham of Alaska left for Wash
ington. D. C.. last night. When Inter
viewed regarding the proposed Bev
cridge bill yesterday, Mr. Wickershaul.
stated that he was opposed to it and
believed a territorial legislature the
most feasible means to govern Alaska
A consignment of 500 ptarmigan
shipped from Nome to Seattle on the
steamer Senator on her last trip down
was seized by the federal game war
den.
ZELflYft SENT
FOR FAMILY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SALINA CRUZ, Mex., Dec. 28? Ex
President Jose Zelaya of Nicaragua
left for Mexico City this morning He
has wired his family, now in Nicara
gua. to Join him.
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 28? The bliz
zards which were general along the
north Atlantic coast vosterday have
somewhat moderated tod-iy and the
temperature is higher. Several ves
sels were driven ashore by the gales
yesterday.
The Langley brothers, owners of
the steamer Tana, which was forced
to go into winter quarters on Fish
creek on the Tanana on account of
th?> early freezeup, contemplate the
construction of another boat at Le
Barge in the spring in which to bring
I down freight.
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START THE
| NEW YEAR RIGHT 1
:: Although our Holiday Stock was
:: badly broken up by our Christmas
:* Trade we are pleased to announce
:: that all our lines in seasonable goods
are ready for you and now is the
J time to prepare for the new year
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ML II) PESHT
10 SERE HE STRIKE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 28? Vice
President Perhani of the American
Federation of Labor, hijad of the rail
I road department, left for Washington
last night and will make a personal
appeal to President Taft to secure
federal aid in the settlement of the
switchmen's strike.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
PHILADELPHIA. PR., Dec. 28?
Second Vice President Vail of the
Reading Valley railroad suddenly
went insane in his office this morning.
He had to be forceably restrained and
and will be examined as to his insan
ity. Business troubles caused his
break down.
PIMM IS FIGHTING 10
PROTECT THE PLAIN PEOPLE
(By Alaska News Buroau.)
NEW YORK. Dcc. 28? In a speech
delivered this noon at a meeting of
some of the most prominent publish
ers in the country, G If ford Plnchot
chief forester, stated that he was
making his fight for conservation, not
against Balllnger, but for the benefit
of the entire people. Ho si?id it was
little less than a crime to allow Individ
uals or corporations perpetual water
power grants.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEATTLE, Dec. 28? The Cottage j
City sailed for Skagway and way-port
last night with a gootl sized passen
ger list. Judge E. E. Cushinan and
wife were passengers for Juneau.
They have been spending the holi
days iu Tacoma.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Dec. 28?
Gen. Estrada, commander of the Rev
olutionists forces, today wired Presi
dent Madriz that he was ready to
meet and discuss peace, but that If
his suggestion of a compromise was
refused he would fight to the end.
BRTM NEEDS
RECUPERATION
(By Alaska News Bureau)
HAVANA. Cuba. Dec. 28? William
Jennings Bryan atrlved here yester
day en route for Jamaica, whore he
is going to recuperate.
FANIlIlL
IN GOOD SHAPE
A number of mushers who came ou
from Atlin last week Over the Fantail
trail to Log Cabin, say that the trail
is in very good condition and well
broken for either dog teams or pedes
trians. There are road houses along
the trail and several vacant cabins
that can be used by travelers.
Hot Springs freighters are tangled
up in a rate war. Goods are hauled
from Hot Springs to Sullivan creek
for 1 cent a pound.
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Domestic and Imported
Cheese
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Doc. 28?
President Taft will call a conference
| of financial experts to meet at tlio
White House next week to discuss
! proposed legislation to prevent gam
I bling in stocks tind bonds.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 28? Francis J.
Heney today filed a libel suit against
William Crocker for $225,000. The
I suit Is the result of a letter which
' Crocker wrote to the New York Post
asserting that Heney had used crim
inal methods In the San Francisco
I Kraft prosecution.
BO POLITICS,
TflFT ADJURES
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28?
President Taft today served notice on
ambitious members of Congress that
the newly organized machinery for
the taking of the coming census is
uot to be utilized for political ends,
lie addressed eighty-five supervisors
of the census at the executive office
and told them plainly if they used
their offices, or if they permitted
the enumerators directly under them
to further political ends, he would re
move them promptly.
"Many of you ? most of you ? have
been recommended by congressmen,"
said the president, "and it may be
that some of those congressmen will
come to you and expect, because^ they
did recommend you, that you owe
them- something in the way of select
ing the men as enumerators who will
help them in their congressional elec
tions.
"You must select the men who you
think will do the work, and if you
catch them doing political work 1
wish you to remove them, Just as I
will remove you if I catch you doing
political work. It is business. I am
not quarreling with the congressmen."
The ladles of the Presbyterian
Aid society of Fairbanks have placed
on sale a home-made cook book.
POLICE MAKE
LONG JOURNEY
DAWSON, Dec. 14? The Royal
North-west mounted police expedition
leaves here about Christmas through
trackless wilderness crossing the
Itockies for Fort McPherson and Her
shel island, a trip of 500 miles. Dif
ficulties of travel are not unlike those
attending a dash for the pole. The
party drives five dog teams, uses In- '
dian trail breakers and will carry mail
arriving here in the meantime for
whalers and traders and others In
the Ilershel vicinity. Bishop Stringer
of the Church of England, long over
due from Hershel island, wired from
Circle that he had reached there saf
ly. He mushed from the Arctic via
Porcupine river since freezing and is
due here in a few days.
NEW POSTMASTER FOR CARO
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28? Ar
thur Newton has been appointed post,
master for Caro, Alaska.
W. A. Weis, of Cordova, has been
bound over to the tender mercies of
the grand jury under bonds of $7000
for an alleged assault against Miss
Myrtle West.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are the features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
and we must have the
best of value. We
have built up this
business by giving our
customers the best
merchandise the world
produces and we mean
to continue this policy
The new fall and wint
er suits and overcoats
are here come and
look them over.
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