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No. l:y. ELEVENTH YEAH. SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908 PRICE, 1# CENTS.
BUTCHERED
HIS WIFE
(By United Press.)
Huston, Sept. 4? Chester Jordon ?
well known actor in the stock compan
ies of the country, has confessed to the
murder of his wife anil tho horrible
mutilation of her ho ly. He assigns no
reason. The body of a woman so muti
lated as tobesc.rcely recognizable, the
limbs dismembered, were found some
time ago in a trunk. They wore finally
id- ntltied as the remains of the wife of
Jordon. He was arrested and, after
tir.nt denying all knowli dgeof the atTutr,
today confessed that the butchery was
his work.
(By United Press.)
L slion, Sep". -1 ? The Spanish s' earn
er Luiza was this morning wrecked just ]
outside the harl>oruf Badajos, her hour
port. The battle with the storm wasj
watched with iuten*c inteiest by the
people of Badajos, among whom were
the families of most of the members of
the crew, and whes s':e went down, |
carrying w ith her most of her crew, the i
scenes were trrrible. biftv of :he crew
were .ost. Tl?e ship was arriving home
from Brazil.
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LEARNS OF II
(By United Pre*?.)
Aila, Ohio, Sept. \ Aaron Watkins,
nominee (or vice-president on the pro*
hi hi non ticket, was today formally
noii tied ny '.he committee appointed for
the purpose Tne ceremony was large
ly attended and made the- occasion of 1
speech making.
ANOTHER CASE
OF KIDNAPING
? (By United Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 4 ? Golden Anderson,
the three-year-old son of the assistant
auditor of the Illinois Steel company
was this morning kidnaped while play
ing In the froat yard of his father's
house. He was seen going away in
Company of a s'ranger to the neighbor
hood. No trace of h'.tn has been found.
. t is believed he is being hdd by def
(By United Press.)
Indi tnapolis, Sept. 4? Governor Han- .
ley announces that he will call an extra
session of the legislature to con- 1
vene on the 17th Inst., to
enact the legisiatioi an 1 elTect the re- j
fonts demanded bv the republicans
in their platform in the late state cam
paign. The announcement has caused
a profound sensation? one of the great
est politica sensation? of the history ol
the state.
(By United Pre??.)
Melbourne. Sept. 4? The rain, which
has greatly interfered with the enter
tainment planned by this city for the
visiting officers ami men of the Amer
ican fleet, ytsterday ceasrd am! tha
people have givon them-elres over to
enthusiasm aud the spirit of hospitality.
This is the last day of their stay here
and ear!} tomorrow they will sail away
for Albjny. Yesterday three of the
marines were killed by falling in front
of a tra'n,
MOVED LAST iNFGHT!
and are now in
Our new Store
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Of course we are not settled, but
we kept trace of our stock and will
he able to show you our goods, so_
you need not put off buying a single
day. for we have the goods to sell
Cyncb and Kennedy
RAWHIDE IS DESTROYED
(United Press Telegraph-Catole Service.)
Reno, Sept. 4 ? FLA S 11 Reports have been received
here to the effect that Rawhide, the phenominal mining
camp, that has grown ii{5 on the desert in a few month?,
has been completely destroyed by fire. The fire was still
raging when communication was cut off.
LATER ? The loss will be upwards of a million. Of
six thousand inhabitants and thousand are homeless. The
town is without provisions and there is great distress. Sup
plies are being rushed
E. L. MILLER
A CANDIDATE
| Mr. E. L. Miller has been urged by
many friends to allow bis name to be
used as a candidate for the office of
clerk of the school board to till the va
caney created by the resignation of Dr.
F. C. Norman and has cons-nted, The
election has been called for next Tues
day.
Some friends of Mr. J. A. Coding
have tried te prevail upon him to be
come a candidate for the office but he
slated to the Alaskan this afternoon
that he positively would not run.
ruut,>to Miner: It wou'?i univ !
prove a surprise to man* of thr mining
experts who prospected the entire Ir.
noko district between steamboat sail
ings and then preceded to "knock" the
country If they could see the amount of
building that Is now in progress In this
city.
Every day s es now buildings either
started or completed; all good substan
tial structures.
The following buildings are in course
ol construction:
C. F. Chapman, restaurant building.
Wm, Evans, barber shop.
S. M. Dal by, residence.
Harry I>avis, store building.
Fred Voglesang, store bnildinr.
J. P. Devereaux, store building.
L. E. Wnrd, residence.
Mott A Folsom. store building.
Madison & Lippy, residence.
Dave Mutchlur, residence.
Charley Drown, the logger, residence
Besides these there arc numerous
smaller cabins going up in all parts of
the town.
FALL MIGRATION
HAS BEGUN
The bunch that came in by evening's
train probably represent* the van
guard of the fall migration to the out
side. There were something over 80
came up the liver on the Dawson Wed
nesday and a large contingent from
the Atlin county same day. and thu?
nearly a hundred went south on the
Dolphin. The stream thus started on
Its trickling way may be expected to
grow with each, boat, fed by little
streams from all the camps of the in
terior. until it becomes a turgid and
scrambling river as the navigation
threatens to close.
ANOTHER NOME EXCITEMENT
A dospaUih dated Nome, Aug. 2s
says: This city ih in tho' midst of ex
citement, and the great pioneer days
have been re\I> Now '?oiwh dig
gings hive been discovered wuiun trie
city limits, and gold is running an ounce
to the pan. Scores are working the
diggings day and night, and everybody
s?ems iturked with the gold fever
again as in the old days.
TWO MEN KILLED JT TREADWELL
Milosav Scepanovich, a native of
Montenegro, was killed at Treadwell
Wednesday night by an explosion of
piant. powder and another man ? a
Greek ? w?s killed at tho Mexican by a
slab falling on him Thursday after
noou. ? Juneau Transcript.
Mrs. C. E. Taylor, wife of the recent
ly appointed U. S. commissioner at
Fairbanks and sister of James Wickor
sham, delegate to congress, arrived up
on the Dolphin and went on through on
hor way to Fairbanks.
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BIG FISH PLANT
AT KETCHIKAN
Tho Naw England Fiah company,
which ha* long maintained it* Pacific
Coast headquarter* at Vancouver la en
gaged in the erection and preparing for
tho installation of the largest and moat
complete co'd storage and flata freezing
plant on the whole Pacific coast This
plant when completed, together with
ft* power house and equipment, will
cost upwards of |2tK),000, and there will
be very few, If any, Institutions of the
kind In tho United States either as
larte or at thoroughly ii|>-to-datc.
HARVEY MAKES
LAST PAYMENT
Manager E. E. Hinrey, of the Por
cupine Mining company on Wednesday
made tho final payment to the men who
owned the several properties that now
comprise the holdings of that company.
The following well kown Juneau min
ing and business men are interested in
the deal: George Miller, of the Circle
City hotel: John T. Morrison, now of
Haines; James McCloskcy, proprietor
of theGermania: Al Smith, formerly
City Marshal here, and A. M. I loss,
the manager of the J. P. Jorgenaon
sawmill ?Juneau Transcript.
BRATNOBER
. AT CORDOVA
Henrf nmtnobcr has been |jl ven ?
franchiso to install telephone, electric
light and watrr works systems at Cor
dova. Mr Hr?tnol>er is now in Seattle
securing supplies far the new compan
ies and expects to bo doing businesa
this fall.
If you have something you want to
sell, advertise it for sale in the Alaskan
PARALYSIS
KILLS HIT
(By United Pre**.)
Washington, Sept.4? Frank Sar?eAnt
commissioner general of Immigration
died thli morninp at the result of a
stroke of paralysis.
NEW GfllAND
ER IN CHIEF
(By United Preaa.)
Toledo. Sept. 4? (lol. Henry Neviut
of HeWbank, New Jersey, was yesterday
elected commander in chief of the grnnd
army of the republic.
(By United Prett.)
Detroit, Sept. 4? An official cyvas
rou?t be made to determine the state
vote *s between Warner and Bradley
for governor, so clo?c is the content.
Mwm
NO TRUSTY
(By United Preaa.)
Boise, Sept. 4? Tttt Idaho state pris
on board has issued peremptory orders
to the warden of the penitentiary to
cease making a trusty of Harry Orch
ard, the murjjerer of Governor Steun
enburjr. They say he is to he placed
in Stripes and treated a* a cnnvictrd
murderer.
Job printing at the Alaskan office.
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