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No. 196. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAttWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1908 ? PRICE, 10 CENTS
in Mir mhos
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
San Fratfcisco,. Nov. 17 ? A statement issued at ten
o'clock this morning says Heney is much better; has passed
the danger point and may be expected to be out in three
weeks.
San Francisco, Nov. 17 ? Alleging that Jie life of their
client, was in danger, that the trial cannot be free from bias
since the incidents of the last few days, that the jury heard
the shots fired that nearly cost the life of the attorney pro-'
secuing the case, that the jury are influenced to believe their
client had something to do with it, th? attorneys for Abe
ltuef made a plea for a change of venue when the case was
called yesterday.
San Francisco, Nov. 17 3 p. m ? After arguing all day
for a change of venue, in the Ruef case, the prosecution
fighting every step of the way against delay, court has taken
a recess. Final arguments will be heard this evening.
The court rooin was thronged with spectators. A
heavy guard surroun 1 ?d Ruef when taken into the court
room, Detectives mingled with the crowd and w >re on the
alert against every suspicious move.
The funeral of the would-be assassin Haas will be held
tomorrow under the auspices of the order of Red Men. The
body will, according to the known wishes of the deceased,
be incinerated.
CHEWS OF THE
WINTER'S HUN
The winter arrangement of crews J
on the railroad went into effect yes
terday. Under this arrangement
three crews are employed and there
has been considerable shifting about
of the men to suit the service, and
made to suit the men also so far as
that was possible. For instance
Jerry Qulnlan is now by his own
choice, conductor of the rotary. Gene
Shelly has taken Quintan's place as
conductor of a passenger. "Ole" Tal
bot and Clarence Olson are also pas
senger conductors. Under the ar
rangement of retaining the three
crews with only two on the run. one
is laid off every day. turns boins
taken at work and play.
?'Bill" Shearer, Fred Brayford and
"Bill" Williams are on the passen
gers wi^h Fred Shorten, Bill Feero
and Hoy Gault firing.
Eddy Barry is back at his post of
engineer on th?* rotary with John Ol
son and W McKlnxie on the en
gines that k?*f|i busy behind and Wal
laee Grant, Joe Mason and Morris
Coding firing.
Mark Phelps and Ed Funk art
braking on the rotary with Quia
lan: George Prindivllle and Jack
Powers with Talbot on the passen
ger; J. Paterson and Frank Mclntyre
with Shelly and Harry Kelton and
Tad Hillery with Olson.
This arrangement is. of cours<\
"subject to change without notice" as
we say In transportation circles.
If you have something you don't
need, why not advertise it for sale
or exchange in The Alaskan?
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Ladies' Rubberized
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Ladies' Cravanette
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(By United Pree?)
SEATTLE, Nov. 17? Captain gfll,
formerly of the United States secret
service and who while tu that service
was detailed to unravel the mystery
of the loss of goldvduBt at the Seat
tle assay office and who discovered
Assayer Adams as the cause, died
last night of a hemorrhage of the
brain. He was OG years of age.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.? Harper
Brothers have Just published a book
entitled "Young Abakan," by Emer
tfon Hough. It is a tale of exciting
adventures having Kodiak Island as
its Scene.
LOOM ?
AT KETCHIKAN
Mr. J. J. Daly, manager in Alaska
for the Frye-Drnhn company is In
the city on one of his every-so-often
touru. IK* conies from Ketchikan and
reports things looking up in thai
town. The New England Fish com
pany, which has changed its head
quarters on the coas from Vancouver
to that town has completed extensive
buildings there and Mr. A. L. I lager,
general manager for the Pacific
coast was at Ketchikan on a visit of
inspection at the time Mr. Only left
and said to him that the plant as
put up was not half big enough and
tha* he would move at once In the
matter of doubling its capacity. Mr.
Hager was well pleased with the
work as done under the direction of
Mr. Steadman. local manager ? but
there was not enough of it. This in
dustry means much to Ketchikan, em
ploying a considerable number of
men as it does and calling to the
port a fleet of fishermen.
Mr. -Daly also says that Col. Scho
enbar, a Boston capitalist, has clear
ed up his title to some 1C claims of
low grade gold bearing rock just
back of the town, which Colonel
Schoenbar thinks will develop an
other Treadwell.
REPUBLICAN LOSS
IN CONGRESS
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.? Com
plete returns from all the states of
the congressional elections show 219
republicans and 172 democrats, us the
complexion of the next congress.
The republican total shows a loss of
four and a gain for the democrats of
six.
geneIgomez
IS PRESIDENT
(By United Press.)
HAVANA, Nov. 17.? The liberalj
won the election and General Corner
18 president of the republic of Cuba
He carried every province. The elec
tion passed off quietly, there being
no disorder at any point.
(By United Press.)
% RENO, Nov. 17.? The official count
gives Bryau a majority of 530 in Ne
vada.
GUTHRIE, Okla., Nov. 17. ? ' The of
ficial count of tliis state gives Bryan
123,907: Taft, 110,550.
(By United Press.)
OKMULGEE, Okla., Nov. 17.? A
race war which broke out here yes
terday between negroes, whites and
Indians has caused the death of five j
men, which includes the sheriff. Ten i
others are seriously injured. The
cause was the killing of a boy by a
negro. The negro was arrested and
placed in Jail but a mob soon formed,
broke into the Jail and burned the.
negro at the stake. The negroes ral
lied and began a fire upon the whites
and the most desperate scenes have
followed. The militia has been call
ed out.
We Have It!
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GANTY & FRANDSON
At tho meeting of the City Council
last evening Mr. Shaw as chairman
of the Ways and Means committee
reported that the money authorized
by a previous meeting of the council
to be borrowed had been negotiated
and the council was therefore In posi
tion to meet all obligations. He^
also reported that 250 copies of ifce
book of ordinances recently ordered
to be printed had arrived up from'
Juneau; that so far as appeared the
job was well done but that he would
not recommend payment of the bill
until the books had been examined.
Also the matter of their distribution
was discussed. It was moved that
they be placed in tho hands of some
city officer who 'would bo charged
with giving a copy to all taxpayers
who applied for one. This matter
was deferred, however, until another
time when the books would be ac
cepted and ready.
City Magistrate Tatfner reported
fines and costs collected during
October to the aniounl of $.'103.20.
A communication was read from
Supt. Hahn referring to the proposal
for the crossing of the tracks for the
road to the cemetery and requesting
that, since the agreement had not
been entered into the papers be re-j
turned. This was ordered to be
done. ^ '
Two inild sensations ? more or less 1
mild ? were sprung under the ordin
arly routine head of "Communi
cations and bills."
Si Tanner's bill for remodeling the
heating plant at the school, $120. of
which some $8S was for labor was
road. .Mr Shaw wanted to know if
a check nan Ue?m kept o?i Uit* time.
.\ff- Tanner said the plumber had re
ported to him when he came off the
job daily and lie had kept this record.1
Mr. Shaw wanted to know If It was
not the business of Mr. Page or some
other officer of the town to keep
check upon the time of employees
where the work was not done by con
tract. Mr. Tanner asked if a man
was to be employed to watch another
man when working for the city. Mr.
Shaw said that Mr. Tunner was not
a member of the c#mcll and had no
voice at this time or at any time un
til he was asked to answer questions
and thereupon sharply declared he
would not O K Uie bill. "Very well,"
said Tanner, "I will sue the city for
it."
The audience had hardly subsided
into its customary semi-somnolent
state than it was caused to sit up
and take, note again by a bill from
Will Clayson, read by the clerk. It
was for " 4 nf No. 3 fire
hall for 32 months rrom March 14,
1905 to Nov. H, i908.
Members of the council, remember
ing the state of the treasury, gasped.
"What does it mean? Has he gone
mad? What is it all about? read it
again, were the exclamations.
Clerk Doherty explained that there
had been an agreement between the
city and Mr. Clayson whereby a
shed out by the shops owned by Clay
son should be used to house the hose
cart, for one year from the 14th of
March, 1904, consideration, $1? the
cart to be returned to its former
home at the expiration of the year.
The shed or house had continued to
be used by the city for the period
stated in the bill. Mr. Doherty read
the bill again to convince the coun
cil that it. was real and with it a
note saying "You will notice I havo
granted a year's rent free, I have de
cided to render a bill for the period
of use of the premises since the ex
piration of the contract and to fix
tlie rent at $25 per month. Please
give the matter your attention as I
ueed the money in my business."
The first member of the council
that found breath moved the bill be
referred to the chief of the fire de
partment, and this was done.
The Fire and Water commltt'*?
was insrtucted to make report
upon the cost and advisability of the
purchase of a thawer for use of the
city i
Mr. P. H. Gauty and family will go
south on the Dolphin for the winter ?
to be spent at Santa Rosa, Galif.
Mrs. W. L. Hawkes and baby will
spend the winter in California. Mrs.
Hawkes will be a passenger on the
Dolphin tomorrow.
Miss Blenda Lindahl will bo a pas
senger on the Dolphin south, for a
'.Isit of some months to her home at
Astoria, Ore.
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