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No. 91 TWELFThTeArT SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TCK8DAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 190!) PRICE, 10 CENTS
(By United Prett.)
NEW YORK. Sept 14? The elec
tion of Robert Lovett as chairman of
the executive committee of the Union
Pacific railroad and of Jacob Schlff
and William Rockefeller to the other
j vacancies, will prevent J. P. Morgan
froni being a dominant factor in the
| reorganization of the Harriman road
j Kuhn, Loeb and company and the
j Standard Oil crowd will havo control
| of the Harriman property.
BOSTON WILL
BANQUET TUFT
(By United Press.)
BOSTON*. Mass. Sept 14? President
Taft will arrive here at 10 o'clock to
il ight and will be banquetted by the
Chamber of Commerce. He will start
west at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
CAPITALIST
IS SUICIDE
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Sept. H^John Castle.!
president of th?\ Union Trust company
of New York, and a director in matry
financial institutions, committed sui-j
cide last night by cutting his throat. |
His act is attributed to nervous pros-]
tration. No Irregularities have been !
found in his financial affairs.
SPECIU. TRIP BY HEEG
The Hegg will leave Haines at 5
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and prob
ably bring up a good sized contingent
from Haines to attend the A. B. Vau-j
devllle show at Skagway Wednesday
evening. The Hegg will return to
Haines after the dance following the
show.
Don't forget the entertainment on
the 15th at the A. B. hall.
ARE AWARDED
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Sept. 14? The five soldi
medals offered by James Brown
Scheuyeaule, former Mayor of Eagle,
for the best stories about Alaska
were awarded yesterday. Mrs. Mary
E. Hart was awarded one for her col
lection of woman's work at the A.-Y.
P.: Mrs. Eugene Willanl of Juneau I
was awarded a medal for her work on I
the Alaskan Indians: John Arctander
of Minneapolis for a historical work;
Mr. Scheuyeaule was awarded one for
a scientific work on Alaska: and Rus
sell Bates of Michigan was given a
medal for the best Alaskan poem.
Each medal contaius two ounces of
gold taken out of the Scheuyeaule
claims at Eagle.
JEWISH NEW
YEARS OA!
Thursday is the Jewish New Year,
the Rosh Hashuno, the day which Is
celebrated by the Jews in all parts
of the world. The present New Years
will mark the beginning of the year
:.670 In the Jewish calendar. The
month of Tishri will commence Thurs
day and on Sept. 25, or the tenth day
of Tishri, the Day of Atonement will
be celebrated by the Jews.
Fall Millinery
?
Now on Display
Including th? Newest Feather Aigrettes
French Curl Ostrich Plumes, Imported
Wings and Tips in all Colors
LYNCH & KENNEDY
?j. The Up-To-Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishers 4
4-1' 1 I lllH 1 !? I-.T-M-I-I-I-.I-I-I-I- I-I-I-H.
SKAGWAY COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO SOON SIT CAMPAIGN
The Skagway Commercial Club held
a regular meeting last night at the
town hall. No new business came up,
but the reports of the officers were
made and a number of communlca
t'ons were read by Secretary E. L.
Miller. The future plans of the club
wore also discussed.
Secretary Miller's report showed
that the club now has 44 members and
a sum of $322.00 available In the trea
sury. He also stated that he had
written to the four steamship com
panies asking them to contribute to
the support of the club.as they would
directly benefit by the tourists that
were induced to come to Skagway,,
and- expcctcd a favorable response.
E. J. Shaw, In behalf of Moore's
Wharf company, donated $25 and pro
mised to farther contribute In the fut
ure if the club could show progress.
A. L. Berdoe donated $100 for the
White Pass & Yukon road and pro
misted future contributions If the club
showed results. When the steamship
companies are heard from It will pro
bably give the club about $600 with
which to start an advertising cam
paign.
The committee on advertising and
printing will have a report ready at
tho next meeting. About twenty
members wrce present last night.
The case of U. S. vb. Frazier was1
heard in the fedreal court this (Fri
day) morning. Frazler was Indicted
for selling liquor to Indians and plead
not guilty. Attorney Hellenthal .-was
appointed to defend him. He made a
very good appearance on his first
case and reminds old timers about th#
court house of his brother Jack, who
was a terror for the government to
outwit in a crimiual case.
The following jurors sat on the
case: John Henson, Geo. Kohlepps.
E. W. Arlington. W. A. Mlchaells,
Cliff Hayward, K. J. Johanson, L. R.
Milllgan, J. W. Martingale, C. W.
Fries, Oliver Nellson and J. Vander
bllt.
The grand Jury returned one secret
Indictment this morning and another
a true bill against Wanaka, a Jap,
charged with selling liquor to Indiana.
W. E. Craig plead not guilty to
| selling liquor to Indians.
I C. 0. Edgar plead guilty to the
same charge and will be sentenced
Monday. ? Juneau Dispatch.
deserterIs
WANTED BADLY
WASHINGTON, Sept. ia? A reward
of $1,000 has been offered by the war
department for Information leading to
the arrest of William Lane, who de
serted the post at Fort Gibbon, after
?.mbezzlement of approximately $11,
000 of commlsslarat money.
A. B. show. ? "Nuff sed."
EGGS HATCH
EN TRANSIT
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 ? Chicken fan
ciers and commission merchants mar
veled today when a brood of fourteen
chickens alive and well was found in
a case of eggs shipped to Chicago
from Missouri. The case was marked
"Strictly Fresh," but when it arrived
after a heated journey in a box car,
the downy little chicks were discov
ered on the top layer of pasteboard
within the case. Indisputable evidence
that the eggs bad hatched In transit
Was seen when the case was opened
after sundry chirps from its lively
contents had attracted attention.
Incubator experts declared a temp
erature of at least 101 degrees must
have been required to accomplish the
automatic hatching. The chickens
were given to a teamster and trans
ferred to the care of a motherly Ply
mouth Rock.
Cm OF SEATTLE IN UNO OUT
. .
The City of Seattle docked at 9:50
last night with 40 passengers and 130
tons of freight and sailed south at
9 o'clock this morning with 42 pas
sengers and several tons of freight.
JEFFERSON JIT 9 P. M. *
The Jefferson has left Juneau and
Is expected In Skagway at 9 o'clock
this evening. *The Jefferson as 110
tons of freight, 120 cattle and a fair
sized passenger list.
Mrs. E. Young went to Haines today
to visit her brothr, Frank Estrada,
who Is in business there.
Oysters on the half shell now serv
cd at all hours at the Pack Train
Restaurant. ^
/.PURE SPICES. /.*
Your preserves, cakes, etc. will be all
that you expect if your spices are right
Our stock is strictly fresht and pure
and will give you satisfaction
GANTY & FRANDSON
$ l-l-H-H-M I M-I' M-H-H-I-H-M-H-I'
GUNNISON'S DECISION IS OHIO
(By United Presi.)
SEATTLE. Sept. 14? Judge William
II. Gilbert of Portland, Judge Ers
klne M. Ross of Los Angeles and
Judge William Morrow of San Fran
cisco, sitting as the federal circuit
court of appeals, today uphold the de
cision of Judge Royal A. Gunnison of
the First district court of Alaska In
debarring Attorney Cobb of Juneau
from practice for eighteen months for
contempt of court.
ELK'S CLUB TO
OPEN TONIGHT
The annual opening of the Elks
club will be held tonight. Invitations
have been issued to all the members
o? No. 131 and their ladles and a num
ber of visiting Elsk will also be pres
ent. The evening will be spent in
dancing, bowling and cards. Refresh
ments will bo served. The club
rooms have been re-decorated and
the bowling alleys put in splendid
shape.
gov. cm is
COMING HERE
Gov. Walter E. Clark, the new
governor of Alaska, will be in Skag
way for a visit of a few days about
the latter part October. Word to
.this effect was received In a letter
from Major Richardson to a friend In
town.
BOUNDARY SURVEYORS COME OUT
D. W. Eaton, Francis Rotch, Jr., T.
R. Parker, Beeno Alexander, Ralph
E. Robson, Dal Martlndale and Bob
Schwarting, members of the Interna
tional boundary survey crew, who
have been working on the boundary
line north of the White river since
last May, arrived In Skagway . yester
day and will sail south on the Jeffer
son. The remainder of the crew un
der Thomas Riggs, Jr., will probably
arrive In Skagway later in the week.
PIRATES ARE
SENT TO JAIL
William Percy Wall and Harry Aug
ustine were sentenced to the peniten
tiary fqr five years last Saturday ev
ening by Judge Young. Both had ad
mitted their guilt in the St; Denis
robbery, when $21,000 was taken from
the strong room of the steamer. All
but $1500 was recovered by the police,
and both prisoners assured the court
that they had no idea where the miss
ing cash was located. On Sunday ev
ening, following the sentence, the
self-confessed robbers, in custody of
Constable Leek, sailed for Vancouver,
en route to New Westminster. ? Princo
Rupert Empire.
CEMETERyls
STAKED OUT
The Skagway cemetery is now sur
veyed and platted and staked out in
lots G by 10 feet. In all 450 lots
have been staked out, the grounds
have been graded and a great im
provement made In the appearance of
the burial ground. Street Commis
sioner George Dillon and several men
have been working on the cemetery
for some time. The lots were sur
veyed by V. I. Hahn.
The Princess May is expected in
port some time tomorrow afternoon.
The May has 223 tons of freight
and 20 passengers.
If you love your wife take her to
the A. B. show and dance.
Many A Friendly Contest
Are All Right
WILL CLAYSON gloThier
For a Social or Business Prize
Is settled in favor of the man who wears the
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