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No. 145. TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUK8DAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
GRAND JURY WILL INVESTiGflTE
(By Unlt?i< Pre?3.)
SEATLE, Nov. 16 ? ' The grand jury
(or Seattle was officially called this
morning to convene on December 22.
The venire will be placed In the
hands of the sheriff the latter part
of the month.
HENEI DEIS
FEDERAL JOB
(By United Prass.)
SAN* FRANCISCO. Nov. 16? Fran
cis J. Heney was today re-appointed
special government agent and placed
in charge of the government prosecu
tion of the fraudulent land entries In
Oregon.
PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. 16? The ap
pointment of Francis J. Heney us
special government agent has caused
great surprise to the Oregon politi
cians. It was expected that many of
the indictments for land frauds would
be dismissed.
NEW YORK.? Twenty-two person*
were killed and thirty-four seriously
injured by automobiles and horst -
driven trucks in this city during
October. This is twice as many as
in any former month and is the largest
list of casualties resulting from ac
cident in any city in the country in
the same period.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday Nov. 17
at the home of Mrs. Weste and Mrs.
Jacobs at 2:30 p. m.
The town council held no meeting
last night as there was no quorum, t
Councilinen Ashley and Tanner being'
absent. The council will hold a meet
ing next Friday evening.
Jack F. Pugh. collector of customs
at Juneau, was a round trip passen
ger on the Princess May. He came
up from Seattle and the May did not
stop at Juneau on her way north.
HAVE COPPER
IK MERGED?
(By United Pr#?g)
DENVER, Colo. Nov. Ifi ? Simon
Guggenheim refuses to discuss
iho reported merger of all the
big copper producers of the United
States. He denied admittance to the
reporters of the Denver papers.
MEETS
HIS LICENSE
Holding that the evidence adduced
by the assistant l\ S. Attorney was
not sufficient to show that the Alaska
liquor laws had been violated. Judge
B. E. Cushman today ordered that a
license be issued to Tim Vogcl of
Haines. VogePs license has been
held up some time at the protest
of Assistant District Attorney Barnhi!?
Deputy Marshal Holmes and Tom
Valeur were the witnesses against
Vogel. Deputy Holmes testified that
he saw an employee of Vogel's en
deavor to sell liquor to an Indian
last summer and later found a drunk
en squaw in Vogel's rooms.
J. Whitmark, Tim Creedon, J. Spar
row, S. J. Weitzman, J. B. Peterson,
Susie George and Abe Gamble test
ified in favor of Vogel. R. A. Gunni
son acted as Vogel's attorney.
In granting the license Judge- Cush
man warned Vogel to conduct his
saloon carefully in the future.
Leo Simmons and wife and children
of Caribou caiue over on Saturday's
train. Mrs. Simmons and the three
children went below on the Princess
May and Mr. Simmons returned to
, Caribou yesterday morning.
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STAY OF EXECUTION 15
REFUSED LABOR LEADERS
(By Unlttd Press.)
TORONTO. Nov. 16? President Com
pers, Vice President John Mitchell
and Secretary Morrison of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor are sur
prised at the decision of the federal
court of appeals refusing to grant
them a stay of execution 011 the
prl?on sentences passer by the dis
trict-court of the District of Columbia
for contempt of cour.
It In probable that they will actual
ly. serve the sentences. There Is
great indignation among the dele
gates to the convention on the atti
tude taken by the court.
ALL HOPE NOW
IS ABANDONED
(By United Prws.)
CHERRY, 111. Nov. 16? Tho fire la
raging Ln the Interior of the coal
mine without abatement and all hope
has beun abandoned ot rescuing any
of the 380 men who were hemmed In
the mine by the explosion of fire
damp Sunday afternoon.
GENERAL WESTON RETIRES
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16? Major
General John F. Weston retired with
full military honors today after 48
years of active service.
HOT WEATHER III 60THM
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 16? This Is the
hottest day In the history of Nevem
ber months. It registered 74 at noon.
"GUESS WS BBIHS SOME"
(By United Press.)
ATLANTA. Qa. Nov. 16? Robertson
driving a Flat motor car, today broke
the world's record for fifty miles by
making the distance In forty minutes
and fourtoe'n seconds.
KITCHNER GETS DECORATION
(By United Press)
TOKIO, Nov. 16? Lord Kitchener,
the great English commander, was
today decorated with the order of the
Rising Sun. The scarf representing
the honor was presented by the Em
peror.
The Cottage City arrived In port
at 11 o'clock Sunday night with 17
passengers and about 40 tons of
freight. She sailed south at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning with five passen
gers.
G9TCH ROLLS
DOS ROLLER
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(By United Presfc.)
KANSAS- CITY. Nov. 16? Frank
Gotch threw Dr. Roller of Seattle
In two straight falls last night be
fore a large audience. It was a hard
fought match. It Is the fourth time
the men have met.
TEDDY JS FEELING FIT
(By Unlt?c< Preset
NAIROBI, Nov. 16? Col. Roosevelt
and all members of the party are
In good health. Mr. Roosevelt today
la beating the bush In Eldnmt ravine
where he is hunting for a bongo, a
rare sped of African antelope.
UNO LUBBER IS MM
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 16?
First Lieut. Walter Jones of the
Thirteenth U. S. InfaJitry has been
appointed commander of the U. S.
cable tender Burnslde.
COKE! Will CROSS SUN
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ?According to
Director Pickering, of the Harvard
university observatory, the earth will
pass directly through the tail of Hal
ley's comet, May lSth, when the com
et will cross the face of the sun.
Z. R. Cheney and wife of Juneau
went to Haines Saturday on the Hum
boldt and and came to Skagway Sun
day on the Cottage City. Mr. Cheney
Is representing the citizens of Haines
In their petition asking for incorpora
tion.
Col. R. A. Harvln and Charles Dick.
Jr., son of U. S. Senator Charles Dick
of Ohio, arrived In Skagway from
Haines on the Georgia apd sailed
south on the Princess May. Col. Har
vln and Senator Dick have mining
property In the Porcupine, where Col.
Harvln has been all summer.
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L0E8 SMS HOUSE CLEANING
(By United Press.)
NBW YORK, Nov. 16? Collector ot
Customs Loeb has announced that he
will completely reorganize the cus
toms staff at New York. Many ot
the inspectors will be dismissed from
the service and 8ome may be indict
| ed for criminal offenses. There has
been notorious corruption In the
New York customs office for the past
few months and It is believed that
some of the inspectors were banded
1 together In an organized system of
I graft.
FORTUNE FOR
POLAR STORY
(By United Pre?s.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 16? Hampton's
Magazine yesterday contracted to pay
Commander E. Peary $50,000 for a
story of 42,000 words Both parties
have already put their signatures to
the contract.
The story of Peary's dash to the
uorth pole will be run serially for the
next eight months by the magazine.
J. JOHNSON
IS OPULENT
(By United Presa.i
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 ? Jack Johnson,'
the colored fighter, today purchased j
an eleven thousand dollar residence
here and has sent to Galveston for
his mother to reside here. The lot
includes a garage for four fast mo
tor cars.
loneISt
ROBS A BANK
(By United Press.)
GREENBAY, Wis., Nov. 16? A lone
bandit this afternoon held up the
Farmer's Exchange bank and escaped
with $4,000. A posse Is In close pur
suit.
(Special to tho Dally Alaskan)
JUNEAU. Nov. 16? Gov. Walter E.
Clark leaves today on the revenue
cutter Rush for a trip to Wrangell,
Ketchikan and other points to the
southward. Delegate Wlckersham is
expected in town oil the Yucatan.
(By United Press)
PARIS, France. Nov. 1C ? Madame
Steinhell is seeking escape from the
crowds that followed her yesterday
by secluding herself in her country
villa today. Her plans for the fu
ture are not known.
FUEL FAMINE
IN
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(By Unhid Press.)
DULUTH, Minn. Nov. Nov. 16?
There is a cold wave over the entire
northwest and the weather has been
cold without a break for the past
ten days. Owing to a shortage of
cars there is a serious danger of a
1 coal shortage in Minnesota, North
Dakota and Montana.
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