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No. 221. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAttWAY, ALASKA, i'HCRSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
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In 1903 two miners, J. Murray and
R. C. Flak, were working on a mining
claim they owned at Halibut Bay,
one of the branches of Cook Inlet.
The men were driving a tunnel and
made monthly visits to Seldovia to
replenish their supplies and get their
mail. For six months nothing was
seeu of them and W. G. Whorf, who
owns the coal mine at that place,
went out with a party of Indians to
see what had become of them. When
he landed at Halibut Hay he was
horrified to t!nd. near the beach, the
remains of the mar; Fisk with a bul
let wound through his body. The
party went up to the cabin that had
bt*eu occupied by the miners and
found the place pattered with blood
and a number of letters addressed
to people in the states on the table.
There was also an open letter pur
porting to have been written by the
tueu stating that they had tired of
life and for the benefit of mankind
and womankind thev had decid.-d to
end their lives and that in drawing
lots Murnw was to kill Fisk and th?*
former would meet his death by sonic
unknown cause. A search was made
for Murray but no trace of liiui could
be found. The matter was reported
to the authorities and H. II. Hlldreth,
who was at the Occidental last week
with Mr. Whorf. went up to Halibut
Bay to hold an inquest, he being at
that time United States commissioner
for the district. At the inquest It de
veloped that the Indians in the neigh
borhood had known of the tody of
Kisk being on the beach and the dis
appearance of Murray but they did
not tell the authorities, fearing that
they might be accused of the crime.
It also developed that Flsk was of a
saving disposition and had when last
se?*n alive about $2,000 on his person.
From an address found In the cabin
the commissioner communicated with
the sheriff of Alameda county, Cali
fornia, enquiring for the man Murray
and received an answer stating that
Murray had been at his home in San
Lorenzo, Calif., iu the latter part of
May. From a calendar found in the
cabin of the miners the authorities
placed the date of the murder as the
15th of April, that being the last date
cancelled The money that Flsk was
known to have had disappeared with
Murray. Nothing has been heard
from Murray since the word re
ceived from the California sheriff, un
til two months ago when the same
sheriff wrote to Judge llildretii at
Seward stating that from the time of
the first enquiry received by him in
IH05 he had been trying to trace Mur
ray and that he had lately located
iti ut in Honolulu, where he was run
ning a drug store. In speaking of
the matter both Judge Mildreth and
Mr. Whorf stated that ttu eovern
inent should get the murderer back
and make him stand trial, but there
were no funds in the district that
could be applied for this purpose.
I Judge Hildreth has written to the
president on the matter and it may
be something will be done towards
^ bringing Murray back to Alaska to
stand his trial.
(By United Press)
LONDON, Doc. 17. ? General Booth
is suffering from cataract which, for
some time, has threatened the de
struction of his eyesight. Today he
underwent an operation which it is
hoped may save it.
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(By United Press.)
TOKIO, Dec. 17.? General Inouye.|
who figured so conspicously and ef
fectively in the war with China andl
later In that with Russia, died this |
morning from the effects of au ulcer.
He was 37 years of ago.
"What shall I give*" That same old question must
be answered again.
This store will be better prepared than ever to help
you answer it with suggestions of gifts both beautiful
and useful.
Nearly every depaitraent will present som* new idea,
and no matter how fastidious your taste or how meager
your purse is, we have the gift to meet your require
ments.
If you have realized how much the gift is appreciated
that represents the thought and care and the handi*
work of the giver, you will perhaps wish to make
some of yonr gifts, whicli can be suggested and shown
to you at
Cynch and Kennedy
The Up-to-DateHaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dcc. 17.? A reso
lution asking President Roosevelt to
j submit to congress the information
upon which he based the insinuation
that body feared a secret service In
vestigation was adopted unanimously
by both houses this afternoon
SETTLIUP
THE KLONDIKE
Fully fifty per cent of the laboring
men who have remained in the Klon
dike this winter will in the spring be
ro Interested in their various mining
enterprises as to prevent them tak
ing their places ar.ain with the big
gold company and various other ton
cerns which employed them the past
summer. Reports reaching the Min
ers and Merchants association at
Dawson show the men to have taken
hold with a will, and in many cases
to have already opened up ground
which lifts them at once from the
ranks of hired labor.
DERBfSil 10
LEAVE SERVICE
Mr. Benj. Derbyshire, who has serv
ed since March 25, 19i>7, in the U. S.
Cable office in this city, after full
consideration of requests that he re
enlist, determined some time ago to
leave the service and turn his atten
tion to mining. His time Is up on
Saturday next and on that day he will
conclude a long service in the sig
nal corps where he has earned first
class reports at every point on the
road. Mr. Derbyshire has served in
the English army in the same capac
ity and which service carried him to
the remotenesses of India and, in
deed, all round the world. If he had
the service marks in the American
signal corps, or army, which he might
have by multiplying the years he has
served altogether, he would, though
still a young man, be wearing chev
rons and within a few years of lion-!
orable retirement on pay.
BURTON LOSES
AT BOTH ENDS
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.? Mr. Taft It
is announced has withdrawn his
proffer to Congressman Burton, of
Ohio, of the treasury portfolio. It Is
reasonably certain that Charles Taft
will win in the race in" Ohio for the
senatorshlp.
(By United Press.)
BERLIN, Dec. 17.? Kaiser William
has been compelled to forego all In
toxicating liquors owing to illness
and the Instructions of his physicians.
BURIAL OF
GIF BIOGY
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17.? The
funeral of the late Chief of Police
Biggy took place this afternoon.
There was a large attendance.
TAFT SEES"
MR. ROOSEVELT
(By United Prees)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.? Mr. Taft
called on the president today on his
way to Georgia, where he is to re
main until near the day of his own
inauguration.
FROM DAWSON
The stage from Dawson arrived at
Whltehorso last evening, bringing the
following passengers, all of whom
came on this evening's train: C. S.
Phillips, C. M. Peterson, Mrs. Peter
son, E. A. Austin and C. E. Holland.
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The kind you used to climb jjfy
for in mother's pantry
Preferred Stock Jellies, Jams and Preserves, in ^
Class, come to the table as wholesome, delicious \ /
and sparkling as those "done" by mother herself ' -
? whether served in Alaska or where they' 'grew."
Preferred Stock
Canned Goods
ruled Wtumu IA? Bui ui Qnn
We use only the finest of Oregon be r
? put up practically right in 'V
"patch." They are picked in n<
ing and put up the same day I'he
used in making these Preferred Stock
stands -very test '?f the pur?" food 1
is pure csuve cuga.
Preferred Stock Canned Lior.
glass or tin , arc all high gra...
reliable to buy ? at your Grocer' r
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GANTV & FRANDSON
(United Pre?? Telegraph-Cabl# 8ervlce.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.? Advices,
received hero today announce the dec
laration of war by Venezuela against
Holland. Extraordinary defenses are
planned. The people are enthusiasm
tic for war and are greatly Incensed
at Castro for having left the country
with no provision for meeting the
emergency brought by his policy. Ac
tive steps are being taken In certain
quarters but the country is la a state
of disorganization and the internecine
strife must handicap Its efforts to
meet a foreign foe.
CARACAS, Dec. 17.? Venezuelana
hero are rioting In the streets and
publicly burning the pictures of Presi
dent Castro. The end of his rule Is
in sight.
TURKS HAVE
A PARLIAMENT
(By United Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 17.? The
first Turkish parliament was conven
ed here today. The first act of the
parliament was to give a hearty
round of cheers for Abdul Hamid,
the Sultan, who granted the consti
tution.
IKLESSFOR
FORUM
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.? Lieut.
Juenet, who installed the wireless
stations in Alaska, has filed his re
port with Col. Thompson, chief of the
signal service. He praises the men
of the service for the excellent and
faithful work they performed and he
recommends the installation of a sta
tion at Fort Yukon on the Arctic
circle.
The Juneau SS Co.'s steamer Rust
ler left Juneau at 10 o'clock this
morning bound for this port.
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W. P. Gllmour, of Epstein & Gil
mour, Juneau, commercial agents, is
in town on one of his occasional
trips. He is stopping at the Golden
North. J
MAIL FOR
THE ARCTIC
The Royal Northwest Mounted Po
lice expedition for Fort MacPherson,
at the mouth of the Mackenzie river,
will leave Dawson between Decem
ber 20 and 26. It will connect at
MacPherson with the police patrol
from Herschel island, thus making a
complete connection through from
Dawson to Herschel.
The preliminaries of the expedition
are being prepared under the direc
tion of Major Z. T. Wood, comman
der of the Yukon branch of the po
lice at Dawson. Mail will bo carricd
for the police, traders and whalers at
Herschel and MacPherson, and re
turn advices brought to Dawson.
The owners in San Francisco of
Arctic whaling vessels are expected
to have mail to send.
Dog teams will be used, and one
or two Indian trail breakers likely
will be engaged, as has been done In
past years. The party takes enough
supplies to last on the trip out, and
gets an outfit for the return trip at
MacPherson. The route will be over
the Rockies to the northeast, thence
down the Peel river and then the
Mackenzie.
The hopes of a skating rink, which
grew somewhat for a day or so under
the influence of a little frost, have
again gone glimmering. The warm
Chinook has drawn the frost and
caused the light snow of last night
and the night before to pass away.
We have just re- 1
ceivedanewlineof suits |
for Xmas trade, they are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
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