?he gtoiltj JUashaft"
41 Ilk* HU\ Utrw
No. 101. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAOWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1908. PRICE, 10 CENTS.
W ould have Commissioner
and Deputy Marshal at
Haines; U. S. Marshal
Should have a Boat at
his Command; Govern
ment Should own Fish
Hatcheries. Other Im
portant Recommenda
tions.
The grand jury hit* tomp'etfd its
work tod last evening made its fina
report to the court. Properly addressed
to the Hon. Royal A. (iunoisoo, the re
pirt states that the jury has actrd on
O'J cises ami of these found t!8 true bills
? ad 3 not true bills: examined S"> wit
nesses, and been In sess on 13 actual
court days. The report then bejs
leave to call the attention of tbe court
to matters of public interest, with
recommends in re'ation thereto as fol
low:
1. We h.ve examiued sever#! rest
dent witne?es from Haines as to the
conditions existing there at the present
tline. ami :lnd thaC ewlng to the ab
sence ?>f a p-oper officer to en fore the
law, there is more or irss drunkenness
and lawles-, e-s going on in tho town of
Haii e*. an! wh respectfully recom
mend the npiuibtment of a United
Si 's lien i y marshal on ?aiary; bIso a
United S it s commissioner for this
precinct
J On a-coint of the Isolation of
man ou ly ? tit; s>" tleraents situate') at
a /r.-iU .1 ?. <ttic- from the regular liues
of travel. r> quirlLg the executive officers j
frequently t<> employ or charter private
boats to serve processes, apprehend
criminals, to investigate complaints
arising from the illegal selling of
whiskey to Indians, and cases of illegal
fishing and other violation* of law, do
means are at. band for the proper
investigation of su?h matter#, and
sometimes U is impossible to secuio
private means of transportation by
i water, and no means exist for transpoi
: tation by laud, except in one direction.
I This body would therefore recommen I
tint a suitable steamboat or launch,
propelled 1 y steam or other motive
power, be pl e d at the disposal of th?
United Sta'cs Marshal for 'he appre
hension of cr mina's and the investiga
tion of crime.
We further recommend that one of
the revenue cutters be stationed in the
water* of southeastern Alaska continu
ously.
X We believe that the government
should own and ouerato the Imtclicrie..,
and would recommend that ono bo es
tablished in this vicinity.
4. We would alto recommend thut
the sale o into* icatinr liquors to In
dians be nude a felony instead of a
misdemeanor.
.*?. We further recommend that the
per diem ami mileage of grand jurors
and petit jurors and witnesses bo in?
creased.
Respectfully submitted,
The Grand Jury of the District.
Subscribe for The AiasKan,
(l. a. HARRISON C0.1
?a
Just 15 Hats
ll 61 II fill MS 1 It 111!
J.ust to let you know that we are still in
business at the same old place we have
put on sale all of our
Merry Widows
Trimmed Sailors
and Outing Hats
and a few Gage Hats at half price for
balauce of the week.
Stores Open Evenings
Phones 4 & 55
(By United Press.)
Cincinnati. July ? The fonual noti
fication of bis nomination (or the presi
dency was delivered to Mr. Taft this
af'.ernoin by Senator Warner of Mis
souri. The occasion was a notable one.
Ksrly this moraine trains becan to
arrive from all sections bearing lm-|
mense crowds of people until the city
was througed When Mr. Taft ros'i
to make r^ply to ti>? greeting of Sens
tor Warnor the vast assembly cheered
itself hoarse. In his address Mr. Taft
m ad .1 comparison between the
pta forms of the two great parties. He
look them plunk by plank explaining
oaeb and pointiog out wherein they
differed one from another. He avoided
i he issues involved in the injunction
P'anks but declared that laboring men
[?bad a right to organize and form unions
but said that strikes should bo seriously
c>"sldered beforo lelng carried lnf>
?"If'Ct..
NOT LIKE A BRYAN STAMPEDE
(By United Press.)
Chicago, July 28 ? William II. Ildaist
called the convention of the Indep#L
dence League to order at eight o'clock
last evening. The convention hall wh?
filled and galleries crowded. When
Hearst began his speech of greeting
and stated tho business before the con
vemion, be *as Interrupted with grout
cheering, llisscs and cat calls followed
tho mention of Hryan's name. A tern
porarv organization was effected last
ercnlnir.
Chlc-iffO, July 28? This afternoon the
convection rejected the proposed
woiuun's suffrage plank.
Thero will be a hard fight ou tho
I jor of the convention to securo tho
ojorsfinont of >ryan for the presi
dential nomination. Hearst ha9 an
nounced that be will nover, under any
clicurasttnces, take the place.
NO NEW TRIAL FOR DOME CREEK
This morning Jnd<e Cunnison denied .
the motion fo>* a new trial in the famous
Dome crook case. This Is tho case in
which Mr. Do Journal, representing
the original locators of tho creek and
Mr. McGinn, representing Capt. Bur
nett, et al , thodefenjants against whom
the decision wax rendered, camo all the
way out from Fairbanks to argue. The
motion for a new trial was argued at,
proat length sorao days ago and the
court today rendered its decision. The
case Is probably the most important
ever tried in the district, involving n
value in the sum of a million dollars.
The decision dissolves the injunction
and releases tho properly for the woik
ing of the original locators.
John N. Cobb, lisli inspector for the j
district returned on the Georgia til's
morning from a ruu down the way '
"oTOr Sunday." Mr. Co*>b is not volu
ble as to the result of hi* journey but
that tic wiu out looking at the fish traps
is no secret und ho intimates that de
spite all tho publicity that his been
glvon to his movements lately lie found .
not all tho traps in condition they should
bo on Sunday in order to fulilll the re - !
(julrcmont* of tho law.
TO JAIL
IK JUNEAU
Oil f Lystnd, indicto l for embezzling
tho funds of his employer, J. Lindober^,
today pleaded Ki'Hty ftni' wftB sentenced
to two and oao-hulf years In j *11 at Ju
neau.
The reception to have been tendered
by tho mern''ors of St. Saviour's church
to tho new pastor, Kev. Wlnthrop Pea
body, this evening, ha* been po'ttpoued
on account of the recoption to Governor
Hougati.
Go to Tony Dotoro und try a Hull Do<
cigar. lai
All tho delicacies of tho soasou ai
the Pack Train restaurant.
BERRY
PICKERS
WANTED
GANTY & FRANDSON
?
FISHERMEN HI SUf
Pleas of cullty wore entered this
afternoon in the esses of the United
States against William Stewart ard oth
ers, of tho Sllko 'bay cannery; T. A.
Roblson, (two Indictments), Robert
Ball, cannery st Icy Stralta; the Thlln
kot Packing company, ani o'.hers
kno^n as Harron's cannery? all charg
ed by the government with violation
of the laws requiring that fish traps be
loft open for 36 hours, Saturday even
ing to Monday morning. In the case
of William Stewart, three indictments
of Individuals with him were dismissed.
Abd in the case of the Thllnket Pack
ing compsny the plea of the corpora
tlon wm accepted and the case of Indi
viduals on ii? account were dismissed.
At the hour of going to preas the con
clusion of the matter had not been
reached but It was understood that Ult
trlct Attorney Boyce, In c?ea where it
waaaflrst offense. would recommend a
moderate floe.
The caaea of the Columbia canning
company, the Alaska Packer* associj
tlon, the Northwestern Fishing com
pany and the American Fishing com
pany have yet to be disposed of.
(By United Pre??.)
Gtoenviiie, July 28.? Tod Smith, a
ne^ro boy. last night hold up at the
point ol a gun a pretty white girl, Viola
Delancey, daughter of a prominent citi
zen of the town, and committed an as
assault upon her. Smith waa arrested
soon after. On the way to jail he was
taken from the hands of the olBcero by
n mob, conducted to the public square
la the town and there, with prepara
Lions made deliberately, burned at the
siako. Intense excitement prevail*
acnon'T both whites and negroes. The
white citizens have warned the negroes
to leave town. Everything |>olnts to a
race riot tonight and every precaution
and preparation Is being made to meet
It.
The rccepiion to be tendered this
evening to Governor floggatt will be a
public one. The time if 9:30. The
band of tbe 22nd i.ifantry, wilt bo up
from Fort William II. Seward. During
the reception tbe band will occupy the
stage and rendor & concert program
The band is said to bo one of the best in
the service. After the reception there
will b# a dance There are no special
invitation' 'o anybody and all the
people of Skagway aro invited.
Deputy Marshal Grant will leave on
the Georgia this evening for Mt. Tabor,
Ore., having in chargo Victor Hautele
who recently went insane in this city.
At Juneau the officer and his charge
will take the Jefferson for Seattle.
GREAT STORM
AT HONG KONG
(By United Preaa.)
Manila, July 28? Word ha* been re
ceived here that a typhoon vialteil
Hong Kong thin morning working
great damage and causing the lots of
many livea. The atorm beat upon tl e
town from seaward, driving the ships
aahoro, breaking them up against the
pleia of the harbor and destroying
many building* along the water front.
The number of lives lost it not deter
mined.
Canton, July 28? Three hundred
Chinese were drowned by the wrecking
of the steamer Yfoklnx In the typhoon
which visi ted thia cosst this morning
The Georgia will sail this evening at
6:30.
[Do It Nowfl
You know Hart Schaffner <fc
Marx and Adler Sons
CLOTHING
You know John B. Stetson
and Ounlap '
HATS
You know
Carhartt Overalls
A. A. Cutter '0 Hkavt and
Nettle ton's Fink
Shoes
Are the Best Goods
in the United States and are
probably as good as any that
will land in Skayway in fifty
years
Life is too short to Wait