?he JUaskan
No. 157. ELEVENTH YEAK. sKAHWAY, ALASKA, KRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
FOH PENNANT
(By United Press.)
Seattle, Oct. 2 ? The standing ( f the
contestants (or the pennants of the two
leagues today is as follows: National
league, New York, 035; Chicago and
Pittsburg are tied at t>33. American
league. Detroit, "?88; Cleveland, ">84:
Chicago, j"!4
Otto Miller came out from Atlin lost
evening with a very considerable juke,
the result of his season's work on
Spruce o-eok. Mr. Miller is making
a rapid trip outside to "plant" the dint
in a ranch, the location of which he i-.
cot sure of us yet but lie thinks it will
he in the Yakima (Wash.) valley. He
expects lo return by the 22t,d of the
month with the land deal closed. H
leaves his wife in Atlin ai d expects to
rejoiu h>T there within the time state.'
as an interesting event is expected to
occur next iconth and Otto is maki.jg
bets that it will be a Iwy. .Mr. Miller
is interested with Messrs. Conroy and
McPuorsoc in eight cla ins on Spruce.
They h ve had some 1-1 meu at work
the entire season and made a net cleu ?
up of about Jl7,0?i0. Mr. Miller says
there are 100 men emp'oyed an Spruce
ere- k. He will sail south on the Mei
tr co this evening.
TAFT ANrBBVAN
(8y United Press.)
Denver. Oct. 2? Mr. Taft will speck'
here touigu''. He will, sfter filling
this date, teturn east.
Liucoln, Neb., Oc*. 2? Mr. Bryan
h s been compelled to postpone bis
Pacific coast ti ip until later, as his
presence is required in the east.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Chambet of Commerce this cvenirg
at the city ball.
F.
IS
(By United Pre??.)
Now York, Oct. 2.? Edward Moran,
famous scenic artist is eoroule to Seat
tit and will thence sail for Alaska to
s cure sketches for pain'in^s for the
A. Y. P. exposition. He will travel
? loot; the coast ami into the interior to
secure winter views. ?
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"Old Bill" Powell, who came out
frvic Atlin lust evening, is all up in the
air over a discovery of coal made by
Ali x McDonald the other day at the
south end of Atlin lake, on which Mr.
Powell is "in." Mr. Powell made a
test of the roa) in a blacksmith funnier
and funis that it cokes beautifully. He
says there is a mountain of it and ho
helii-vcs it is better than a gold mine,
located so favorably as it is. Mr.
I'owell has a -ample of the coal and is
:.oing south with it. It is about 20 miles
from Atlin and about 8 tu les back from
the water. Mr. Powell says that Wil
creek, a cr. ek that has been stam- 1
peded a doz?o times and again recently,
is showing up tine now that sotre prac-l
tical inspecting has been done.
IAFT TAyslE
IS SURF OF ITI
(By United Pre??.)
Omaha, Oct. 2.? Mr. Taft before tak
ing the train for thr cast stated in an
interview that he was going to be elect
ed ? there w?s no doubt of it. The ev -
dence was clear to him in the great re
ceptions that had been given him at
every point? the greatest thrones of
people ever gathered at political meet!
intra. He went on record here as op
posed to injunctions being issued
by courts without notice.
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Che Up to Datc fiaberdasbers
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Pacific Grove, Cal., Oct. 2d ? Grace White, wife of a well
known Alaskan miner, was last night murdered in her
home and .1 H. Blocker, with whom she has been living for
some time, was today arrested, charged with the commission
of the crime. Mrs. White was seeking a divorce from her
husband who is supposed to be in the Tanana country.
She came here some months ago with Blocker. The suit is
pending in the courts at Portland. Blocker was extremely
jealous of the woman. She was found this morning with a
bullet hole through her breast. The man denies all knowl
edge of the crime. It had been supposed by the neighbors
here that the two wt-re man and wife.
CHOLERA STOPS
FESTIVITIES
(By United Press.)
Manila, Oct. 2.? I ho Atlantic Met.
arrived hero at 1 :30 this afternoon. It
was greeted outside by all the sin ill I
craft in the harhor. Thrro will be uo
formalities on ac:onntof the ptwalcnce
of cholera.
SEASllW
TO J CLOSE
Navigation over on the river Is nar
rowtoK down to a rather line point just
now. They havo accumulated consid
erable weather even at Whitehorse
where the snow has been piled up on
the door stoops for days and da>s just
as though It were winter. The Wulte
Pass fleet is picking out its several com
fortable nooks and corners on the river
for winter quarters. The Whitehorse
It will be noteu in the report of the
river fleet, is today "wind bound" on
lower Lebarge. which means that it is
blowing some. The company has se
lected Thursday the 8th Inst., ns the
day on which that boat is to sail from
Whitehorse which will make the last
round trip to Dawson this year. The
weather regulates th'se matters of
course and it is upon the behaviour of
the weather that this date is based. It
may be a day or so later or it may be
shortened up a day or so. General
Agent Wurzbacher states that there is
no accumulation of freight here at this
time and that the docks may be cleared,
so to speak, for the closing of the season
at the time stated.
[DEATH OF
IS. DUN1
(By United Pre**.)
Victoria, Oct. 2.? Mrs. .loin Duns
mulr, mother of tho lieutenant gover
nor, tlicd this morning. She had a
short time ago begun suit for her share
o' an estate worth $.'!0,000,000.
The Post Intelligencer of tho !i7th
has a long Mory of exciting scene
following a bootbili game between the
the Lincoln High ?nd the Washington
University in whic'i soveral young nen
well known n|< this way figured. Char
ley Mullen, for instance, who nluyed
such fast ball for first base with the A.
Lis. here during the season, ami who is
a freshman at the university, was
tossed into lake Washington for break
ing the rules made by his elders at the
varsity forbidding bis talking with
Indies on the grounds. Mullen got the
nest of those sent io executc the law to
such an extent that lie was sentenced
to be thrown into the lake with his
clothcs on at a later date. J. Casey, of
.Tuncau, wns given a plunge for smok
ing contrary to order. It Is to be re
marked in this connection that Ma
guire, who played short stop with the
A. Bs is captain of the Lincoln High
foot ball team and played quarter back
and Pike is playing right hair, ?o it is
clear the report that the boys were
outlawed as amateurs for playing here
is not true. Roy*l Pul'en is playing on
the university team.
Want ads in the Alaskin hrlng re
sults. Everybody rends them.
All the delicacies of the season ai
the Pack Train restaurant.
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That is the name crt our new
SODA CRACKERS
Crisp- --Flaky Delicious J gj
Cost no more than the other kind
GANTY & FRANDSON
(By United Press.)
Seattle, Oct. 2.? It Is learned today
that the Seattle Times has been pur
chased by Rcckefeller interests. The
I'ost Intelligencer Is now owned by
Guggenheim interests. The news
papers will be conducted in a manner
to best serve the interests of the great
corporations now exploiting enterprises
in Alaska.
Phil Snyder has a gang of men at
work repairing the break in the dam at
lake Dewey and expects to have it in
shape in a few drys The Home Power
company directors had a meeting last
evening with Mr. Sturgell and Judge
lleid, his counsel, with regard to the
damage done to Mr. Sturgell'? plant
hut no conc'uslon was readied. The
roniiMiny made several proposals, offer
ing to replace the plant in as good shape
as it was or to furnish the funds for Mr.
Srurgell himself to do so. They were
to meet today and determine what
should be done but to the hour of going
to prtfs they had not come together.
DAWSON IN NEED OF MEN
Dawnor. still advertises itself as In
need of men for winter work. An
order wns filed with tlio Information
bure .u, September 19 for 40 men to be
added to a force engaged in constructing
a large ditch on Last Chance creek.
' The call for more men on top of an
unsupplied demand from m-.ny other
sources, well illustrate the vast, change
f >r he better which has come over the
? he c rap." says the Dawson News.
"Sinco the discovery of Klondike,
September 17 has invariably found
most of the workers idle, ibis year
the demand is unprecedented and un
applied. This, too, is to be followed
bv an rqual demand in the early spring,
which a'so is unprecedented "
POOR OLD
? FORAKER
(By United Prew.)
Cincinnati, Oct. 2 ? Senator Foraker
Is out In a letter In which he appeal!
to the public In his own behalf. He
demands that formal charges be made
against him and that he may be tried
in court where be may defend himself
under the law and there put to the test
the question whether or not he is
guilty.
(By United Preu.)
Washington, Oct. 2 -The cause of
the ?einoval of Marshal Perrv of the
Thixl judicial district has been made
public. It seems that the whole trouble
arose through Perry not obeying
orders with sufficient promptness,
directing him to dismiss his deputy,
Dlllow. Dillow had been guilty of
writing what was deomed by the head
of the dapartment at Washington, as
an impertinent letter. Judge Gunnison
is here and has had a talk with Mr.
Bjnaparteof the Department of Justice
and it is believed that Perry will be
reinstated.
NEW HOTEL FIRM AT DISCOVERY, B. C.
After finishing a successful season at
mining on his claims on Pine creek, Mr.
Clarence Sands has bought an interest
with Joe Talluilro in the well known
and popular Balmoral hotel, Discovery,
B. C., and will devote his time to that
business thin winter. Bo-h men are
favorites in the camp and are having
the hotel renovated and have added a
spiciousnew hall which will be kept
open and comfortable and male attrac
tive with all kinds of reading matter
for their patrons. The Daily Alaskan
will be on file at all times thus insuring
the latest news.
The White Pass hospital reports thai
Mrs. Phelps and the baby are doing
linely.
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