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No. 118. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, MONilAY JANUARY 3, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
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(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 3? Charles
Morse, the convicted bank wrecker,
arrived here today and was at once
taken to the federal prison and put
at work in the quarry.
Mrs. Morse will reside in Atlanta
j so as to be near her husband.
; Morse gave out a statement before
leaving New York. He stated that
his prison sentence was a mis-car
riage of Justice. He said he had al
ready paid a fine amounting to $7.
000,000.
CALENDAR BAY
IN THE HOUSE
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 3? To
morrow is calendar day in the House.
The Mann "white slavery" bill will bo
disposed of and the bill providing for
re-organizatiou of the Panama canal
work taken up. The appropriations
will then come up for discussion.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jan. 3? Tor
rential rains have fallen in southern
California for the past twenty-four
Lours. Several railroad bridges are
washed out and traffic is almost de
moralized.
BRADLEY IS
NOT THROUGH
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Jen. 3? John Bradley,
the financial backer of Dr. Frederick
Cook, states that he intends to send
another expedition to explore the Arc
tic regions.
LIBEL COSIS
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YOKK. D?c. 31? The appel
! late division of the supreme court
has decided that William R. Hearst
must pay a fine of $">00 for libelling
John D. Rockefeller, jr. The New
York American printed an article al
leging that factorymen employed by
; Rockefeller were kept in a state of
peonage.
TRIBUTE FOR
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 3? Both |
houses of Congress adjourned today
as a tribute to the memory of the |
late Sen. McLauriu of Mississippi.
Ft TO SEE
EACH OTHER
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 3? The
report that Secretary Ballinge/ and
! Chief Forester Pinchot met and shook
hands New Year's day is untrue. The
men are not on speaking terms.
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GAM TAKES
OATH AS MAYOR!
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 3 ? Judge Gaynor
took the oath of office as mayor of
New York today. Gaynor announced
that there would be no graft or fa
voritism while he Is mayor. It is a
significant fact, however, that many
Tammany politicians are on his ap
pointment lists.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3? Col.
Harry L. Rogers, pay master general
of the War department, made an ap
peal to the House committee to open
the Alaskan mines. He stated that
all fuel used by the army had to be
brought from the east, and that Alas
ka coal would be far cheaper.
iT
Carl Bjornstad
G. W. Hinchman
J. B. Peterson
H. O. Banta
Karl O. Johnson
George Vogel
G. C. DeHaven
P. A. Policy
J. W. Martin
Tom Valeur
G. A. Baldwin
S. J. Weltzman
J. G. Morrison
Harry Fay
W. B. Stout
The above mentioned were nomlnat
ed for councllmen at a well attended
mass meeting held in A. B. hall last
Monday night and will be voted for
at the incorporation election, Jan. G
The seven receiving the highest
vote will serve as councllmen for the
first year that Haines is a municipal
ity.
R. M. Odell, J. H. Chisel, I. H. ,
King, Walter Alexander, B. A. Par
nett, P. W. McElravy, James Pigg,
Tom Dodson, Frank Morris and
James Stubler were also nominated
but declined the honor.
The mass meeting was called to
order by R. M. Odell, who nominated
Ira H. King as chairman. Ho was
chosen unanimously and 11. A. Har
nett was elected secretary of the
meeting. The above nominations
were at once made.
The nominees are all representa
tive men and their interests as busi
ness men and property owners are
identical with the best interests of th
town as a whole. The seven men el
ected to serve as couucilmen will each
and every one be vitally concerned
with the future of Haines and will ex
ert their best efforts to give the
town an economical and businesslike
administration. The affairs of the
town can be safely entrusted in the
hands of the seven selected to serve.
ALASKANS START FOR THE
IBP OF THE CONTINENT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Dcc. 22? The :
expedition organized several months j
ago at the heighth of the Dr. Cook j
Mount McKinley controversy, to as
cend the great peak and disprove or
verify the doctor's story, set out from
Fairbanks today with dog teams and
supplies to establish a base at the
foot of the mountain, to be ready to
make a dash for the summit in
March, at the first break in the win
ter. The party is composed of Thom
as Lloyd, William Taylor, Charles Mc?
Gonlgle, Peter Anderson, Robert Horn
and Charles Davidson, all hardy Al
askan pioneers and familiar with the
mountain. They will forfeit $.">,000 if
none of the party reaches the sum
m It.
Little Will Clayton, the seven year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Clayson
now in Cjrdova. was seriously injur
ed Dec. 21 by being run over by a
heavy sleight while coasting.
In some maner the little boy col
lided with a sleigh carrying freight
1 and the runners of the slolgh passed
over his waist. As a result he Is
paralyzed from the hips down.
His condition Is very serious. The
sympathy of Skagway will ko out to
Mr. and Mrs. Clayson.
Word of the accident was received
i by James Kennedy.
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New Year and thank you for makiug our UK)**
business a success.
Our best efforts will be made to merit the
continuance of your good will [and patronage by
following our rule of handling the very beat, only
at the most reasonable prices, consistent with
J quality.
GANTY & FRANDSON
Ill IS SINE JUDGE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 3?
Judge Horace H. Lurton has been
confirmed by the Senate as Justice
of the supreme court of the United
States and took the oath of offlco
today.
CIGARS GIVEN
TO UNCLE JOE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 31?
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, Speaker of tlfe
House, returned to Washington to
day after spending Christmas In his
home at Danville, III. He is well
supplied with long black cigars pre
sented to him by admirers.
TUFT HUH
PUMP HANDLE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3? At
the public New Year's reception at
the White House, President Taft
shook hands with more than 5,000 per
sons.
VANOEVEER
STEPS ASIDE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 3 ? The King coun
ty grand jury has resumed Its sess
ions. Former Justice William H
White has been appointed special
prosecutor to take the place of Pros
ecuting Attorney George Vandeveer.
It was alleged that Vandeveer was
attempting to protect certain Inter
ests from investigation.
NORTHWEST IS
STORM SWEPT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Jan. 3? The Pacific
northwest was swept by a hard
wind storm New Year's day and con
siderable damage was done to ship
ping at the Sound cities. The cold
weather is continuing.
PERSIST III
POLAR MYTHS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Jan. 3? Dr. Cook's
brother today declared that Mrs. Cook
is with the explorer and that she
had the original records which would
absolutely prove that Dr. Cook had
reached the north pole.
JOHN UJRIS
ON GRANO JURY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Jan. 3? John D.
Rockefeller, jr., is foreman of the
grand Jury that will investigate the
"white slave" traffic In New York.
Dave Terwilliger, formerly with
the Internal Revenue service, now
traveling for the National Grocery Co
arrived in town on the Cottage City
and is visiting the local merchants in
the interests of his firm.
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