No. 285 TENTH YEAR
8KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 190#
PBlCE 10 CENTS
LEWIS SAYS
HE IS WILLING
(By United Press.)
New York, Jan. 3.? James Hamilton
Lewis baa announced that he would ac
cent the Domination of governor of Illi
nois on the Democratic ticket.
HENEY WILL
NOT RESIGN
(By Unltad Praaa.)
Sari""1 Franolsco, Jso. 3? The report
that Heney is to resign is authorita
tively denied here. It is said he will
be reappointed and thrt hewlll continue
prosecution of the prift cases.
(By United Press.)
Boise, Jan. 3- -The Petti bone case
wen: to the jury before adjournment
this af'ernoon. Hawtev. for the state,
spen* three hours in maVinjj his argu
ment. The court submitted Its in
atructloua and 'the result Is in the
htods of the twelve men. The verdict
?? tclDi? ? waited with patience.
(By United Presa.)
Washington, Jan. 3 ? Representative
Kahn, of California, Is making it bis
principal business for this session to s?
cure an appropriation for the fortitic
tion of the entire Pacific coast. Before
the bouse committee ha vine the matter
in charge he hu presented a strong
argument point in? out the peculiarly de
fenseless condition of the entire Pacific
slope a* his time and also showing the
strategic value of the far northern
coast.
COMSTOCK IS
10 TESTIFY
(By United Pros.)
New York, Jan 3? Ithaa developed
today that Anthony Comstock it to be a
witness at the next trial for the de
fense in the Thsw case. It was re
peatedly asserted during' the progrosa
of the first trial that Comstock. the
leader of the fight against immorality
in New York, was to bave told on the
stand some things he knew of the life
led by Stanford White. He was not,
however ,put on the stand. It is de
clared he will certainly testify at the
next trial.
THREE SHOTS
THREE DEAD
El Paso, Tex., Jan. U? - A telegram re
ceived here last night from Concheno,
Mexico, Mid thai Scott White, paymas
ter for the Green mines of that section,
bad killed three men in a fight in an
eating house. A pure; of Mexicans en
tered the place where the Americans
were dining, became abusive and were
ejected by the Americ*ns. The en
trance was locked. A few minutes
later the Mexicans returned armed aod
battered down the door*. Tbe first
three men that crossed the threshold
were killed bv White, who h*s been
locked up in ibtM.xcan prison at
Concheoo.
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TIFI H FOB
re WILL FIGHT IT OUT WITH THE PEOPLE OF OHIO THROUGH PRIMARY
ELECTION NEXT MONTH
(By United Pratt.)
Columbus, Jan. 3. ? So keen It the
contest between the following of the
several favorite sons of tfae state ?vbo
are to offer themselves before the Na
tional Republican convention for the
presidential nomination that the state
leaders have sought to relieve th'ra*
selves of their responsibility befora the
state convention. They have found the
means in an appeal to t'ie people direct.
Accordingly the plan of a direct vote
through a primary election has been
adopted. The pr marles will be iteid
In February, when a ohoice of the re
publicans of the Bt?te will be tr vie
and the result will be accepted by the
convention, to be held in March.
The fight will, of course, be between
Taft and Foraker? Taft the favorite of
tbe pres dent and F raker the presi
dent's m'Ht Implacable opponent in tbe
republican ranks. The contest will be
a lively one? more bitterly fought than
will be ihe presidential election when
it comes on, because of the principle
behlnil the men and the large personal'
following of both. Foraker, because
he has control of the s ate machinery
and because, a'so, of the antagonism
provoked in the south by local preju
dice against Roosevelt, of wh'ch the
most will be made, and because of the!
further fact that Tafi has hod little to
do with the local politics of Ohio, is
confident of success, and it is believed
that the suggestion of this pUn orig
inated in the Foraker rank*. The
other leaders were quick to see its ben
efits in relieving them of the awkward
responsibility. It is safe to say the en
tire strength of the national adminis
tration will be brought to bear in ba
half of Taft in the contest
New York. Jan. 3. ? District Attorney Jerome has an
nounced that the same plan will be followed in the trial of
Harry Thaw that was pa "sued on the first trial, although
there are to be new and important witnesses not called at
that time. The same hypothetical questions will be put
and in the same form.
(By United Press.)
St. Johns, N. B., Jan. 3.? The Cana
dian Paolfic'trans-AtlanUc liner Mount
Royal Is twenty-five days overdue,
bound from Belgium to this port. She
is carrying four hundred passengers.
There have been the most terrific
storms ever known to navigators on the
North Atlantic reported during the
period 9ince she left Antwerp and
grave fears are entertained as to her
sifety. The passengers are nearly all
emigrants coming: to Canada to avail
themselves of the offers being: made by
tbc government of free lands and other
advantages for srtilers.
South Btnd, Ind., Jan. 2.? Charles
Calvin, who has been employed as a
farm baud on different farms io this
section daring the past fall, was arrest
ed Saturday night for assault on Dora
Fetters, a feeble-minded girl, 13 years
of ape; On the way from court the ac
cused was taken from the sheriff by a
mob and administered a coat of tar and
feathers; afterwards he was whipped
and then forced to leave the country.
A rumor prevails bere that after going
& short way down the road from the
town Calvin was assassinated by the
father of the girl, who lay in wait for
his viotim to pass. The body, it is al
leged, was afterwards carried away by
friends of tho father of the girl, and
no trace has so far been had of it.
We Wish You All
A Happy And Prosperous
NSW YEAR
The liberal patronage extended to
us by the people of Skagway dur
ing the past year is much appreci
ated. We will continue to main
tain the high standard of quality
and reasonable price of our goods
in the future.
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YELLOW HAL
GOES SHORT
Washington, Jan. 3? Repjrls made
to the treasury department show the
gold production of the United States'io
have been nearly five millions short of
that of ibe previous year. The yield
of Alaska is shorta quarter of a million.
The falling off is attributed to the labor
troubles.
GUILD AGIST
THE RAILROADS
(By United Press.)
BoUon, Jan. 3? Governor Guild in
opening the session of the Massachu
setts legislature yesterday scored tbe
methods of i he railroals In the state
and asked for laws that will enable the
authorities to control them.
NIGHT RAIDERS IN KENTUCKY
? ? ? ??? ? r I ' i
(By United Pr*u.)
Russ-lville, Ky., Jan. 3? Thi9 town
was visited last night by so-callel
night raiders who have committed
every kind of outrage 'and the citizens
were oventaken by panic. At three
o'clock this morning the torch was
applied to some frame buildings and
the place is now burning and is partly
destroyed.
STRIKERS ARE NOW !Ti
(By United Pres#.)
Muncie, Iod., Jan. 3? The city is in
control of striking street car men and
their sympathisers. There arc three
thousand strikers and many other
thousand of sympathisers.
The rioting ia progress has gotten be
yond the resources of the local author
(tins to cope with and the mayor has
asked the governor to send troop?.
These Uave been ordered out. Great
dumasre has been wrought by the
strikers on the property of the com
panies.
INTERESTING
IF IT BE TRUE
Washington, Jan. 3 ?An unofficial
rumor prevails here to the effect that
President Roosevelt in sending the At
lantic fleet to the Pacific had in view a
desire co cancel the Boxer indemnity
agreement. Should protection be of
fered to China, that country stands
willing to offer the trAde of the empire
to the Uoited States, the same rumor
stites. The trade at this time is held
by Japan. Anticipating such a move
by China, Japan has threatened the
Chinese, should such h move be made by
the former government. The Chinese
government has already begun a boy
cott agdnjt Japanese and English
made goods, and Is doing Its utmost to
throw trade to the United State*.
Should China's trade be turned to this
country the greatest trade boom in the
history of the world will result. The
presence of the fleet in Pacific waters,
it is contended, will give China confi
dence.
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octette with Piano accompaniment at
the Mascot?
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s
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during the winter season. - Sur
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will have a Happy New Year.
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