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No. 17 >. TWELFTH VKAK. SKAOWAY, ALASKA, SATORltAY, DECEMBER 1?, 190? PRICE, 10 CENTS
FAST BANTAMS
FIGHT A DRAW
(By Alaska New* Bureau.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18? Monte
Attell and Danny Webster fought
twenty fast rounds last night to de-|
iled tho bantam-weight championship
of the world. The battle was declar
ed a draw. It is the third time the
men have fought to a draw.
GRACE MUST
STAT WIDOW
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
CHICAGO. Dec. 18? The petitiou of
Grace Guggenheim asking that her
divorce from William Guggenheim se
cured in 1901 be set aside was de
nied by the court today.
SULZER OUT
FOB ESTRADA
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 18? Re
presentative Sulzer of Now York In
troduced a resolution In the House
yesterday afternoon recognizing Gen.
Estrada as president of the Nicarag
uan government.
The resolution did not pass.
I MEDIATION
BY GOVEBNOB
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
ST. PAUL, Minn. Dee. 18? The
switchmen's strike situation is un
changed and the men are holding
firm. Gov. Eberhart has declined to
Interfere in the strike. It was sug
gested that he act as mediator.
SON ACCUSES FATHER OF
ELOPING WITH HIS WIFE
EVAXSVILLE. Ind.? William Cono
ver. a fireman of this city. Is charged
by his son. Charles Conover. with
eloping with the latter's wife a pretty
woman, 20 years old. The elder Con
over is 42 years old. Charles Con
?.ver is a mechanic. With his wife
i.nd 2-year-old son he had been living j
with his father for a year. The fa
ther was employed by the Southern
Indiana Traction Company. Several
days ago the wife announced she was
go'ng to visit a neighbor. About the
same time the elder Conover disap
peared, telling his fellow-workmen
he was xoing ot St. Louis to seek
work.
Young Mrs. Conover also told
friends she was going to St. Louis
to live. The elder Conover leaves a
wife and six children.? St. Louis
(Jlobe- Democrat.
FEED ATS 5 PER
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE Doc. 18? The Wicker
sham banquet at the Arctic club will
be $5 a plate.
Mine Host Cadeaux of the Ottowa
Lotel of Dawson is a visitor in Skag
way. He goes south on the May.
COTTAGE GIT* TOMORROW AFTERNOON
The Cottage City left Wrangell at
4 o'clock this morning and Is expect
ed in Skagway tomorrow evening.
Skookum Jim, the wealthiest native
In Alaska, who was with Carraack
when he made his big strike on Bon- j
anza in "96. arrived in town yesterday |
from Caribou.
1 1 1 1 ?M-r -h-m M"i r w-m-h-h-*
Lest We Forget
Mother, Brother, Sister, Wife,
Sweetheart, the Children and out of
town friends receive our first con
sideration and are all remembered.
And now that we have a little time
for self thought is it not well to
give our own. needs a little attention?
Come in and look our stock over and
you will be reminded of many things
that you can not very well get along
without and especially when you can
get them from up-to-date stock and
at reasonable prices.
LYNCH & KENNEDY
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The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers *|*
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HUD LOSES
BLOODY FICHT
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 18? Cy
clone Johnny Thompson won a deci
sion over Fighting Dick Hyland last
night after a furious ten round bat
tle. Both men slugged from gong to
gong and blood was spilled freely.
Thompson was the stronger in the
closing rounds.
STRONG DENIAL
BY 6ALL?
(By Alaska Now# Bureau.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 18? Sec
retary Ballinger today branded Repre
sentative Hitchcock's charges against
him as being utterly unfounded. Bal
Hnger said he had no affiliations with
the Guggonheim interests and courted
the fullest Inquiry as to his official
conduct.
Sllll CM 19 DECIDE
(By Alaska News Bureau)
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 18.? The Standard
Oil company has filed Its appeal to
the supreme court from the decision
handed down by the U. S. circuit
court declaring It an Illegal corpora
tion and In restraint of trade and
ordering Its dissolution.
UFI ARRAIGNED BY LA FOLLETTE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
MADISON, Wis. Dec. 1? In tho cur
rent Issue of La FV)llette's Weekly,
President Tnft's message to Congress
is severely criticised. La Foliette
states that Taft was silent on many
of the most vital questions of the day
and accuses the President of trying t
smooth over the Ballinger-Pinchot
controversy. La Follette says the
people are anxious to know the true
facts of the case.
The Alaska Transportation and Trad
ing company are now bonded carriers'
and are authorized to transport for
eign merchandise between Haines an
Rainy Hollow-. A bond of $L\">,000 was
recently filed with the government.
As there Is no custom officer in Haine :
Skagway Is the port of entry for all
goods to be taken to Rainy Hollow.
The merchandise will be landed in
Skagway and then taken to Haines.
C. M. Nicholson, superintendent of
the Alaska Transportation and Trad
ing company, left tor Seattle last
Sunday on the Jefferson for the pnr
pose of purchasing several teams of
1 eavy draught horses which will be
i-sed for freighting ore and supplies
between Haines and Rainy Hollow. ?
Haines Pioneer Press.
Fred Taylor, the Atlln saw mill
man, who broke through the ice on
Lake Atlln while carrying the mall
about two weeks ago, arrived in town
yesterday and will go south on the
May. Mr. Taylor will make a visit
to his old homo In England. Both
his hands were frozen when he broke
through the Ice, but he has experienc
ed 110 bad effects.
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STAMPEDE OK
IN EAIESI
With pay reported on three creeks
!n the Iditarod diggings, the stam
pede bug is beginning to work over
time, and It is expected that a string
of gold seekers will soon bo 011 the
way to Otter creek.
Captain F. S. I-Iaynes of the steam
er White Seal , which reached a point
five miles below Langley City, on the
Iditarod, and which froze in there
this fall wired from Kaltag yester
day, on his way out, to E. W. Griffith
on? of the owners of the White Seal
as folio vs:
"Balru's freight, excepting feed,
one day's haul from Dlskaket. Bud
welser with Seal. Big Pay on benches
three creeks. Big Camp. No grub.
Stampede sure this winter. Outlook
the best."
This is the news the people of the
district havo been waiting for nnd
already parties are forming which
will begin the long mush within a few;
days.
Dogs are already at a premium, and
word has just been brought by an
arrival from Cordova to the effect
that the people 011 the southeastern
coast are preparing to strike for the
Interior In a 1 ody. ? Tanana Tribune.
Order Your Christmas
Apples Now
.. We offer you the following varieties at $3.50 per box
:: Jonathans, Spitzenbergs, Baldwins::
Winter Banana, Roman Beauties ::
:: These are Especially packed and are Fancy Apples::
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in every sense of the word
GANTY & FRANDSON
ARE GUILTY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 18 ? Five employ
ees of the Sugar trust were today
found guilty of entering Into a con
spiracy to defraud the government by
entering short weights In the New
York customs office. The Jury recom
mended mercy when rendering the
verdict, stating that the officials high
er up were really responsible for the
crime.
buriaTwill
BE WEDNESDAY
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
BRUSSELS, Belgium. Dec. 18? Klngi
Leopold will be burled next Wednes- ,
day and Prince Albert will take the |
oath of king the following day. i
SAVANTS PAY
NO ATTENTION
(By Alaska News Bureau)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Dec. 18?
The committee from the University of
Copenhagen who are examining the
Polar records of Dr. Cook, which he
claims will substantiate his statehent
that ho reached the north pole, have
Ignored the affidavits of Capt. Loose,
who claims to have prepared the
Arctic data for Dr. Cook.
L
HANDLE JEFF
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW YORK. Dec. 18? Jim Corbett
will train Jim Jeffries for his coming
fight wth Jack Johnson.
YUKON IS GETTING ECONOMICAL
DAWSON, Y. T., Dec. 2? Sweepin
reductions of help of the Interior de
partment of the Yukon territory are,
taking place at the instance of the
federal government. A telegram re
ceived of those released so far in
clude E. C. Senkler, legal adviser; C
B. Burns, federal secretary; Alfred'
Watson, correspondence department; |
William Noble, gold commissioner's
office, and A. B. Beaudette, territor
ial engineer. It is expected there
will be more. The saving affected
thus far will be over twenty-five thou
sand dollars yearly. The office of le
gal adviser is abolished. Local law
yers will be retained when needed to
advise the governor and other offi
cials.
NEW OFFICERS
ARE 5ELECIED
At a recent election of the Alaska
Transportation and Trading company,
Capt. Walter S. Brown was elected
president, succeeding fYeeman Brown
ii nd Richard C. Turner was elected
secretary and treasurer. Formerly R.
H. Turner was treasurer and H. A.
Hall was secretary.
The home office of the company is
Portland, Me., and the branch office
at Seattle is in 384-385 Arcade annex.
Dick Turner is expected in Haines
about Jan. 1 ? Haines Pioneer Press.
The dance given given by the Icy
Breeze club at A. B. hall last night
was a most enjoyable affair. The- hall
was comfortably filled and Reed's Or
chestra' tendered " a long and de
lightful program of dance music.
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Christmas Gifts
..For Gentlemen..
Every department of our store is sugges
tive of Christmas Gifts for Gentlemen
Come in and make your selections while
the assortments are complete
W t
Fall and Winter
SUITS and OVERCOATS
That Warrant Calling Our Store
"The True Style Store"
WILL GLAYSON. cloThiei