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Ni. 181 TWELFTH YEAB. SKAUWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY JANUARY II), 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By Alaska New* Bureau)
SEATTLE. Jan. 10? Commencing
Jan. 15 the freight rates from Seattlf
to Southeastern Alaska ports will be
restored to the figures tn force pre- ;
vlous to the recent rate war. This
will Just double th$ present rates.
The Alaska. Pacific Coast and Cana
dian Pacific lines will all restore
rates. The present low passenger
rates will be continued.
FRANK UNLET ENTIRELY CLEAR
SAN* ANGELO. Texas, Dec. 31 ? Hll
liard B. Knowles, alias Frank Manley,
a wealthy miner, now making his
home in Alaska, was acquitted here
today of a charge of perjury having
its origin seventeen years ago. The
case grew out of the killing of a
jackass by the Santa Pe railroad, the
theory of the prosecution being that
Knowles tied an ordinary jack on the
railroad and recovered damages for
the killing of a fine one.
Immediately after his acquittal
Knowles filed suit for a half million
dollars damages against D. T. Boone
and Ben Boone, also Alaskan miners,
who are among the prosecuting wit
nesses.
Knowles left San Angelo sixteen
years ago. Afterward, hearing that
his first wife had died here, he mar
ried again. Mrs. Knowles also took
a second husband, believing the first
dead. When he was orought here for
trial Knowles found his first wife
and two youllg sons still living. He
placed the boys in college and made
provision for their maintenance.
The case was hard fought In the
district court, and Knowles declares
he will push the damage suit to its
utmost.
The Bconeg are also said tq be
wealthy.
Frank Manley is one of the best
known mining men In the North. Be
sides his Interests in the Tanana dis
trict, he is the owner of the Manley
Hot Springs, the most popular resort
In the North. He was arrested in Se
attle more than a year ago and extra
dited to the Lone Star state to face a
charge of perjury in connection with
an old damage suit against the Santa
Fe railroad. At the time of Manley 's
arrest the story came out thet he had
been tried and acquitted several year
ago for the murder of a Mexican.
.Manley came to Seattle sixteen
years ago. He engaged In the livery
business, and when the news of the
gold strikes in the North r.eached
there, sold his property and joined
in tho rush to the Klondike.
He is rated as many times a mil
loinaire.
GLAVIS IS OFF
10 THE FRONT
(By Alaska News Bureau)
PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 10? Louis
Glavls left for the east today to have
a consultation with Glfford Plnchot.
Adam Dickson, of Caribou who
fell off the railroad bridge at that
place Saturday, is recovering rapidly
at the White Pass hospital. Na In
ternal Injuries developed.
GRAFTERS GO
BEHIND BARS
(By Ala&ka News Bureau)
NEW YORK. Jan. 10? The U. S.
sugar Inspectors who were convict
ed of frauds In short weighing import*
ed sugar were today sentenced to
serve one year In Blackwell's Island.
The Checker and Chess club will
meet tonight "at its headquarters at
Sixth and Broadway.
Our Annual
Recuction
Sale
1-3
off
1-3
off
I Continues One Week More i
* * This is money making sale and one that only comes once * *
. . a year an opportunity to buy dry goods and clothing of all dis- ? ?
** cription. You have a large and well assorted stock to select
. . from. Remember this discount 33i per cent applies to every ? ?
* * thing in the house, except E. & W. Collars Rubber goods and * ]
. - thread. ???
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? * This is strickly a cash sale, at this particular season every . ,
?? merchant needs ready money. We give you every advantage
* " as our goods are all new and up to date. Come and be con- . .
? ? vinced. One week more before sale closes.
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I LYNCH & KENNEDY I
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? ? The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers "
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Gold quartz which assays $2,033 In
the ton was taken out of the tunnel
of H. E. Porter In the NVheaton river j
valley last Wednesday. Mr. Porte p
took the samples to Whltehorse
where they were assayed by Robert
Smart.
The news of the wonderfully rich
assay caused no little excitement In
Whltehorse and It Is probable that
several parties will set out to stake
claims near Mr. Porter's location.
Mr. Porter has been prospecting his
claim and drivlr.2 a tunnel Into the
gold vein for about two years. Sev
eral times previously he has taken
out rich samples.
Mr. Porter's claim Is about forty
miles west of Robinson station and In
the Wheaton river valley.
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There will be a meeting of the
Skagway Commercial club at 8:30 to
night at the town hall for the pur
pose of discussing and deciding upon
an advertising campaign to attract
permanent tourists to Skagway and
to make an effort to direct tho expee
ed stampede to the Iditarod through
Skagway.
Sec. Miller has prepared an adver
tising circular which sets forth Skas
way's scenic beauties in a way that
is bound to attract tourists. This cir
cular will be submitted to the club
for adoption. The circular has many
handsome illustrations and is an at
tractive piece of work.
Seward and Valdez are advertising
In an effort to get the travel which
they think will result from the rush
to the Idltnrod. It Is up to Skagway
to get busy and advertise the river
route.
The route down the Yukon river
Is undoubtedly the quickest and eas
iest way of reaching the new dig
gings and this Information should be
disseminated as widely as possible If
Skagway is to benefit.
Rut little time remains to advertise
either the tourist or the Iditarod
campaign and it is especially desir
able that some dcflnito action be tak
en toulght/
Every member of the club is urged
to attend tonight's mooting.
DISGRACE IN
11 DEPT.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10? Sec
retary Ballinger lias suspended Supt.
Benedict of the Oklahoma Indian res
ervation on account of the disgrace
ful conditions of the Indian service
in that district Three Supervisors
have also been suspended.
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10? The
U. S. court of appeals has decided
that Mie Inter-stato commerce conimis
a ion has the power to regulate the
distribution of coal by the railroads.
ACCOUNTS 10
BE REVEALED
(Bv Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10? In
all probability Secretary of the Treas
ury MacVeagh will make a decision
compelling corporations to make pub
lic their accounts in order that the
full amount of the two per cent in
come tax may be paid without the
government being cheated.
CALHOUN TRIAL
IS POSTPONED
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10? The
trial of Patrick Calhoun- on charges
of bribery has been postponed until
Jan. 31.
MARMALADE
Jas. Keiller & Sons Dundee Marmalade is
known all over the world for its
Purity and Excellence
WE HAVE IT
1-lb. Jars 35c., 3 for $1.00 4-lb. Tins 90c ^
GANTY & FRANDSON
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10? The
Senate this afternoon -passed a sub
stitute amendment to the resolution
calling for an Investigation of the Bal
llnger-Plnchot controversy. The am
endment gave Vice President Sher
man the power to select the Senate's
Investigating committee and conferred
the same power upon Speaker Cannon
of the House.
The bill was passed for the purpose
of strengthening Speaker Cannon's
power.
The House passed the Joint resolu
tion calling for the Investigation, but
so amended the resolution that Speak
er Cannon will not hr.ve the power
to select the House Investigating: com
! nilttee.
POTTER FAVORS GRAB RAG POLICY
(By Alaska News Bureau)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Jan. 10? Albert
Potter, the newly appointed chief of
the forestry bureau, passed through
here lust night oil- route for Washing
: ton, D. C. In an interview' Mr. Pot
' ter declared that he was familiar with
I the needs of the west and would fa
vor a policy which would open its re
I sources for immediate development.
COOK'S FAKE
MONEY MAKER
NEW YORK. Jan. 3? Tho New
York World figures that Dr. Cook
made $100,000 out of the public on
Ills North Pole claims. The exact
amount can be told only by himself
and his managers, but $100,000 is
a very close figure.
His first important hit was when
the business men of St. Louis Bedded
to have him there in September.
Cook set his figure at $20,000, but
the committee thought it too high.
Ho finally cut It to $14,000.
The New York Herald paid him
$3,000 for his first story, cabled from
Lerwick on September 1, at about
a dollar a word. His next move was
to advertise the manuscript of his
book. Offers of loss than $250,000
were not considered at first, but noth
ing came of It, so he finally sold the
book and his polar pictures to The
Herald for $25,000.
The Skagway Volunteer Fire de
partment wish to reserve Feb. 22 for
a dato upon which to give a dance;
the annual Fireman's ball.
WILL CREATE
MINE BUREAU
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10? The
passage of the bill providing for the
creation of a national mining bureau
seems assured.
WILL CLAM -
IS PARALYZED
In answer to a cablegram of inquiry
late Saturday afternoon James Ken
nedy received a wire from Will Clay
son at Cordova stating little Will
Clayson is out of danger of death,
but his lower limbs ara stjll complete
ly paralyzed and that his complete re
covery is very doubtful. The little
boy was run over\by a heavy sleigh
while coasting Dec. 24.
The Hegg made the trip to Haines
and return today.
Natty,
Snappy
and of
True
Value
These are the features
we insist upon every
garment we handle.
We want good style
aud 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.
!L Mi. CLOTHIER