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No. 158. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAHWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 11108 PRICE, 10 CENTS
10 WINTER II
MID RIVER
Pax son Sows: Th^ steamer Koyu
kuk of the N. N. fleet is the first boat
l< the Yukoi to go into winter quarters.
She took her borth the middle of Au
gust but not voluntarily, i'he Koyu
Wuk was up the Chandlar river with a
e trgo for the N. C. p< st at ttiat poin',
when the steamer groun 'ed on h s?nd
har, and *a> unaVe to free herself.
The ?trea?n had fallen so that there
was no hope for her. The craft was put
in the best pj?-.ible condition, ? watoh
mau left in charge, and the officer* and
oth ts mushed down tlie r ver ard
ca.K'ht the steauier-. on tht. Yukon,
leaving the steamer for the winter.
Supt. VV. H. Fairbanks of the N. C.
ha- no aptireh. nsions of the Koxukuk.
The Ch indlar cvup is a snaail one, and
perhaps will make no heavy demands
thi* winter tor supplies. The estimated
output for th ? present season >s $"JO.OOO.
It would have betti much better but
f >r the iack of water.
rhe Chandlar was shuck two winter
ago, hut attracted a great number of
lirople.
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PLAGE AGAIN
I'hii Snyder repor s that the en! bing
or the Jata t'isplaced by high water
lus been put back in place by the mere
application of some jacks and skWli.
The washout has given a dteprr
foundation. Men are today employed
in fillijK the cribbing. A tramway has
been laid over which dirt is carried to
the spot in cars. The d<m, it is believ
ed, will '?e completed in a few day?.
The ten-inch pipe has been connected
up at the tank and everything is in
readine-s to turn thn water into the
city pipes.
Howard Turner and Mr. Korte will
be over cn this evening's train. They
have reserved roots at the Pul'enj
house.
[GIANTS GET
DECISION
(By United Press.)
Seattle Oct. 3? In the National
league Pittsburg leads with 038,
New York is second with t!.'17: Chicago
third with only one point lower. O.'lfi.
In the American league Detroit is still
ut) front with 591. Cleveland following
vv i t- i i 587 and Chicago thi'd with 574.
The game forfeited to the Chicago
cubs last Thursday by New York,
fol owing the row ovrr the game of the
d ij- befoie. was today, iu a dei ision just
give:: out, awariied to the Giants.
DISCONTENT
WITH THE FLEET
(By United Press.)
Manila, (?ct 3? Much discontent has
been engendered among the men of the
I' ft by the fact that, the officers ?ro
l> mi it ted shore leave while it is denied
to them. The cholera is said t<> be
well under c< ntiol.
CHANGESCHURCH
TO MAORI KINO
(By United Press.)
London, Oct. .'{?The Princess Patri
cia by all odds the prettiest girl in the
royal family, has decidtd to renounce
the Protestant religion nnd lo embrace
that of the Roman C'athoiic church in
order that she may marry King Kman
uel, that being a necessary condition.
CLOSED
On account of Jewish holiday our
store will be closed from Sunday Octo
ber 4th, 0 p. ui. till Monday October 5th
i; p in. Bloom & Koraeh.
Advertise in The Daily Alaskan.
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NOW ON DISPLAY
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?ur Line ?f Millinery
is Now ?n Display |
Conies direct from New York City and is
the most attractive ever in all Alaska
I the Up=to=Date fiabcrdasbcrsj
At a well attended mooting of the
Chamber of Commerce Inst, evening the
by laws were adopted and the tempo
rary officer? elected a littlo while ago
were made tho oflicors for the ensuing
year. There was lively discussion a* to
tho propriety of advertising Skagway
io order to got the best results
from the big tourist travel of next year
and of putt.ng tho town in shape to pre
I orifc hor attracti >ns to visitors? '.ho
[ building, in the first instnnce, of a road
to Denver Gldcior. Messrs. Klrinue, Kel
ler an.l rtuhnor were named a commit
tee to further the rai'tter. Messrs.
Kirmse, Busheli nnd Unnner were
named a committee to Interview the
steamboat eompa nies with a view of
securing better service.
TAFT AND THE
LABOR VOTE
(By United Press.)
Denver, Oct. 3? Mr Taft., in his ad
dress hero ia^t evening made s strong
plea for the labor vote, lie was en
thusiastically received ami his HiUlress
constantly Interrupted by applause.
? lo went east this morning.
(By United Press.)
Reno, Oct. .l?Nat Goodwin was
granted an absolute divorce seven min
utes after thecsso wnx callcd this morn
ing in the district court. The libe
charged desertion and nothing more.
Philadelphia, Oct. Maxlne lilliott
when Informed oftho granting of the
divorce to Goodwin made it clear that
she was grestlv relieved.
OIL FLOWING AT KATALLA
According to the reports of a number
of people who have recently visited the
English company's oil wells on Katalla
slough, two of the wells which have
been "capped" for several years, are
now Mowing. O. W. Nicholson of South
Dakota, who inspected the wells this
week, says that oil from one of them is
now being farce.l out ut the rate of a
gallon n minute, according to his esti<
mate. What has caused the sudden
activity of these wells can be only con
jectured.? Katalla Herald.
Misses Crystal Snow and Dazie
Stromstad are back in Juneau from
their successful trip to tho interior.
TO FLY ACROSS
THE CHANNEL
(By United Press.)
Paris. Oct. 3? Prince BobitolT second
cousin to tha Czar has glvpn an order
for the construction of an aeroplane in
which he expects to hi al>'e to fly across
the English channel.
(By Unfted Press.)
Williams, Arizona, Oct. This sta'.e
is biing swept b.v a fearful g ;ile which
h-.s already caused damage that
will amount to hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
STILL STAMPEDING IN OLD KLONUe
Dawson Sept. 19? The staking fover
has been 'aging over much of the Yu
kon tho last two or threo weeks, and
Victor Grant, mining record rat Daw
son, is hustling in attempt to keep up
with the applications for ground.
Moose, Scroggie, Canoe, Ma/.ie, May,
Eighty pup of Hunker, Brazil and No
dino creeks have all been staked and
Moose and Scroggie were honored with
old time stampedes. Men tore off to
those places by the score, and the new
applications are a sure evidence of the
faith the men have in the future of the
country.
The lower Dominion benches also
have attracted some attention. The
stakicg there has been chiefly along the
benches of the i>0's and 200's.
Canoe creek is a tributary of Black
hills. The activity on Black Hills has
led to the staking of claims on a num
ber of tho pups, which are looking
promising.
All the delicacies of tbo s ason at
the Pack Train rrstauraDt.
Want ads in the Alaskan bring re
sults. Everybody reads them.
Ve'?rM Rolled Ham
Also a Fresh Lot of
HEINZ SAXJER KRAUT
G-anty & Frandson
Swiff's
Premium
Hams
and Bacon
Just Received
Swift's
Boned
HUMBOLDT IS
HI SEATTLE
(By United Pre??.)
Seattle. Oct. X? fho steamer Hum
boldt was towed to this city this morn
inn and is now in dry dock. Hhe is
I) idly damaged.
The ste rner Portland arrived down
from the southwestern run and reports
the heaviest weather of her experience.
She had her life boats torn from their
davits and wears a number of sc?rs of a
lively experienoe.
HITCHCOCK
ENDORSED
(By United Pre??.)
Washington, Oct. 3.? After confer
ence lasting until midnight President
iiooseyelt tliis morning issued a state
inpnt endorsing the management of
Chairman Hitchcock of the republican
national committee. He asks for earn
est support for the committee's efforts.
TOi RICKEY
UNDER ARREST
(By United Presi.)
Goldfield, Oct. Thomas Rickey,
the banker, head of a string of banks
covering the state of Nevada, bs the
Sta'.e Bank and Trust company, and
whoso banks failed some time airo, was
today arrested on charges of crooked,
nfss growing out of the failure. He has
lon? been one of the first citizens of th
state.
Monday, the dav of atonement, will
be observed in fasting and prayer by all.
members of the Jewish fath from (i
o'clock Sunday evening until the same
hour Monday evooing.
(By United Prew.)
San Francisco, Oct. 3? The taking of
testimony regarding the cause of the
wreck of the bark Star of Bengal, be
gan here this morning. Captain Wag
ner is giving testimony reflecting tugs
severely upon the commanders of tho
that were engaged in towing the Star
before the wreck.
mbITll
GRANTED BAIL
Monday Dight William Deetering
(Caribou Bill), who last week shot Jack
Rldenour of Dome, was admitted to bail
in Ihe sum of $10,000, as was also
Charles Span and Osrar Peterson, his
partners, says the Tanana of Sep
tember 0.
Mr. Rldenour, the man who was shot,
is getting along ns well as can be ex
pected. and there seems to be no doub.
but that he will make a live of it. The
Cook & Rldenour people have posses
sion of the ground over which the
trouble occurred.
U. OF W. BEAIS
IDE JAPS
(By United Pres<- )
Toklo, Oct. 3? Tho University of
Washington today defeated the Waseda
university, at baseball by a score of
four to one. They are leaving In the
morning for Seattle after a very Inter
esting tour of Japan.
The wireless station erected by the
United Wireless Telegraph company
near Codova, is in working order and
tho Katalla Herald is publishing outside
news received by "Special Aerogram."
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