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No. 16!'. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAHWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, lflOD PRICE, 10 CENTS
Lieut. K A Jeunel, arrived out last
evening utul in at the Pullcn house.
Lieut .louuet went through here iu
June last with a party of moa and some
equipment, having the business of
installing the wireless system of teleg
raphy at Gibbon. Ciro!?, Eagl*. Fair
bank*, i i a wo::l connecting upsl!
Alaska with the wor d our. side. He
was deeply Imbued with the import
ance of h s ui.<lir:al<inn- -which has
bden attempted before and failures
made of :t. There were those in his
own party who sceertd at the under
taking and Ueciar d it to be impossible.
Lt. Jtunet returns with the thlnjj done
? suecesi* attrr.din>r his sanituine tem
perament ao<t intelligent and d.lli>r?Qt
endeavor, far beyond his own dreams
Not only are all stations talking freely
together? some ot them verv remote and '
absolutely isolated until ne hud brought
them this deliverance ? but th?' very day
he left Fort Gibv>n on his way our the
statiou tb<*r>* had picked up a tue*sai:<<
tro.n the steamship Victoria, then ;i0 >
miles smith of Uniuiak f'aHs, a distance
of twelve hundred utiles, as such men
age* rty, strmghtor than the crow.
Gihboo is In the very heatl of the wil
derness and the vessel w s far out to
sea? and so the old cry of "Impossible"
that bus been worked ou the wlrclers
when leaving the coast hns been Anally
put to rest.
Ice, snow and frozen ground it will be
understood is un insulator or non-con
ductorof electricity. Some attempts,
a> is known, have failed in Alaska.
Tue difficulties are overcome by the
manner in which the aeriul and ground
k>stem have been installed. The sys
tem is to some extent original with the
signal corps of the United Slates army
and to these improvements the great
success attending the installation in the
Interior Is to bo attributed.
"The distances over which electral
magnetic wave- have been radiated in
Alaska is somewhat beyond tbe utmost
expectations of those who have been
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SKAGIYANS
AT CORDOVA
\V;!1 Clavsori received a photo- i
staph of his store buildinc at Cordova.
It is a ham1 some and -.uDstantlal look
in"- 2-story building. They began grad
ing the sir el on which the building is ;
located und cut iog for the foundation
on the 1-t of Ser*t?>H>b?r. Fourteen
?lavs la'^-r the buildinjr was competed
and oceup ?'d as per picture.
And, by the way, .Miss liurke's hotel
at Cordova is said to be one of the finest
in Alaska? s > declared to be by Major,
Kicbard'On who stopped in it while:
there r vently. He says the building ia
equipped with electric lights, modern
plumbi"?. bath tu'is and every ?-ssen- i
tla! of a tirst-class hostelry.
Mr. Fred Archer of Atlin is in town
and tu v remain here over the winter.
C. L. Andrews of Eagle, deputy cus- !
toms ollector. wa< a passeDjjer on the
City of Seattle south.
ROAD PLANS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Major Wilds I'. Richardson, presi
dent of the Ala*ka I'oad '.'ommissior,
leaves on the Dolphin this evening.
Major RicharJjon. after making the
ride with his party? which takes pUce
from or about Vancouver barracks,
Wash., will r??"urn to Seattle, for a
short time and then go on Wash
ington, where he will spend the winter
returning alcng in Mrch. Major
Richardson says the commission's plans
(or next year contemplate several ex
tensive trails, opening up new camps,
the Innoko. Valdez creek and others.
Work is to he concentrated on the Val
dez to-Fairhauks, road to make of it a
good serviceable road for summer a*
well as winter travel.
John S. Cory and wife, were round
trippers on the City of Seattle yester
day. Mr. Cory Is manager of the Oai
land Meit andPacking company.
Fall and Winter Dress Goods 9
> 'nr new Kail ami W Inter Dress <m?h1? arc now I
mi display. They Include all I lit- latest I
novelties in heavy, medium and llirlit I
vritliii (or ?trirl ind rvenlnn weir. Look I
In n lien passinir. It Is a pleasure for Us to I
show goods. We absolutely handle nothing I
hut the W-st. and our prices are rltrlit.
Tailored[Shirt Waists for Fall
and Winter
In r.-al Irish l inen Hand'Kmhroldered. I*>th
in three-yuarter and full length sleeve,
trench Batiste In the most fashionable
shades. Includimr the eheveron effects.'
Serpentine Crepe Kimonas
Saxony Loumrlnir FoIh?h In llit? tuwllntu and
full walkiiur Irnirt li.
Men's Fine Togs
lii tliK dfpartini'nl w?* aim ai nothing but the
Ihm. St* oor Sift ami S20 -nils. Mind
.vmi this Is not the reduced price. The ma
terial Is rltrht from the mill to factory, and
from the factory direct to us,
Shoes
If you are hmklmr for line dress or working _
slims, the Johnson it Murphy, the American I
(?cnileiuaii and t-ionre K. Keith are second ?
to lim e lutli In material and workmanship. I
And the lieauly of this Is we absolutely I
guarantee and make good any article pur- I
chased from lis. Surely, that III Itself I
luraiis Miuari' dralini?.
The Only V^rmie 'Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings.
Cynch and Kennedy j
FEN 10 SE III FLIGHT
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
London, Oct. 16. ? It is reported here that King Peter
of Servia has secretly abdicated and left the country.
Members of the cabinet profess to know nothing of his
whereabouts, The news from the disturbed states is still
portentous of war.
JtfN AWAITS I FLEET
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Tokio, Oct. 15? The newspapers of
this city are printing special editions
in English, getting: ready for the arriv
al of the American fleet which !s due
on Saturday. The commercial men of
America located and doing business in
Japan, and the laijfe delegation from
the United StHtes which arrived soma
days ago were entertained here by
'Japanese merchants and formally pre
sented to the Mikado yesterday.
Tokio, Oct. 16 ? The weather Is hazy
off the "coast. The American .Meet i9
expected to arrive tonight. Yoko
hame and this, the capital city, {are
elalwrateiy decorated and crowded
with people.
JERRY QUINLAN
AND BRIDE
The Alaska ss Dolpbio arrived up late
this afttrnron and will sail at 7 o'clock
with a full passenger list. Among the
up passengers wtre Jerry Quinlan and
wife.
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.lorry Quinlan, the oldest, conductor
on the White Pass & Yukon road and
known to most. Alaskans who have
traveled that road, was married in this
city Monday night to Miss Agnes Mc
Cormick, of Woo Istock, N. B., says a
dispatch Irom Seattle of Oct. 7. The
two were sweethearts 20 yejrs ago.
Quinlan came west aud for ten year*
has beec in Alaska. He married, but
his wife died several years ago.
His boyhood sweetheart remained un
married. A short time ago they re
newed their acquaintance and matters
started just where they left off. A few
days ago Quintan applied for leave of
absence and came to Seattle. About
| the same time Miss McCormick packed
up and left New Brunswick. Shear
rived here Sunday and they wore mar
ried the next day.
Cai>t?in Johnson, of the Dawson Sal
vation Array, is on his way to Van
couver, having in charge a woman who
was turned ovar to the care of the
army there for safe conduct to her
home. Captain Johnson went into
Dawson in June and reports good work
accomplished there. He will return
north in November to go in l>y stage.
DISCOVERER OF
REM 111
J. W. Shearer this morning received
a cable from Kenton, Washington, tel'
Ing him of the serious illness of his
father, Jacob Shearer. Mr. J. \V.
Shearer will leave on the Dolphin.
The elder Mr. Shearer suffered a
stroke of paralysis some time ago.
Jacob Shearer Is 75 yearn of nj;c, acd
has for years been the superintendent
of the Ronton coal mines. He is the
real discoverer of the minr, having
prospected and uncovered the vein
which has since developed into one of
the great mines of the west. Rnbe
Shearer, another son, is at Whitehorse
and w as wired, but as he would not be
able to catch the Dolphin, will not try
to go. Mr. J. W. Shearer expects to
be absent about a month.
PHI
i -
J. C. Mcllrlde commissioner for Alas
ka for the A. Y. P. exposition, came up
' on the Dolphin. He is accompanied by
Rdward Morange the famous seen c
artist of the firm of Gates & Morange.
It is Mr. A orange's purpose to paint a
large panoramic picture of Alaska.
S\Vffi's_
Premium?:
Hams
and Bacon
Just Received
Swift's
Boned
v't,cZ'~ Rolled Ham
Also a Fresh Lot of
HEINZ SATJER KRAUT
Ganty & Frandson
FIRE ID DEATH IN MICHIGAN
(United Pre?s Telegraph-Cable Service.)
Alpena, Mich., Oct. 16. ? The whole of northern Michi
gan is reported to be in flames resulting from the drouth.
Four counties have been swept over and the loss reported
heavy. At Metz it is known that fifty people, men and
women, have been burned to death.
Detroit. Oct. 16. ? Two hundred refugees in flight from
Metz were overtaken by the fire, the flames surrounding the
train and consuming it with all on board. The train was
ditched but it was surrounded by a wall of fire and rescuers
could not reach it. Relief trains sent out from this city
were forced to return and to relinquish all hope of the res
cue of Metz and her refugees.
Sault St. Marie, Oct. 16. ? Flames are threatening this
town and the greatest alarm is felt. Large quantities of
dynamite have been assembled for use in blowing up struct
ures in the path of the flames.
Cheboygan, Oct. 16. ? It is known that the towns of
Bolton and Pulaski have been completely destroyed, and, it
is believed, with considerable loss of life.
Calumet, Oct. 16. ? Various reports estimate the loss at
many millions and scores of lives.
1L1D REALTY ASSESSMENT
The Hoard of Equalization took up
the consideration of the assessment
of the realty of the railroad company
last night, going over the list all at
ono -it.tinrr in response to the request of
General .Manager Berdoe and Auditor
King, who were present? that Is the
Improvements. The lots were left to
consideration in ther turn for the most
part. Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, block 35,
on which the general rfllce building Is
located were raised from $1,800 to $2,
500 and the improvements, the office
building assessed at $10,000, were re
duced #7,500. The club building was
raised from $1,000 to $2,000 with lots 2
and 3, Lot 7, block 28, stands
at $500 aud 12, in 29, at 88C0,
lots 0 in 38, improvement, $400
11 and 12 In 39, $750, The hospital am1
ground assessed At $1,5 0 was reduced
to $1,000. The terminal ground stand*
at 3750 and the Improvement,? shops,
roundhouse, etc.,? at $21,000. A vote
was taken on this and carried, Ashley,
Clark, Shaw and Taylor votlne for and
Nye, Snyder and Shea against. The
tracks were allowed to stand at $lo,C00.
The city will receive, beaides this tax,
the return from the government assess
ment, of $251 25. This la the realty ex
cept some lots U|K>n which, as stated,
the assessment is regulated by neigh
boring property.
The Dewey hotel was raised from
$1,000 to $1,200.
R. B. McCorkle, purser, and Captain
George N. Shaver and H. Alexander, of
the Whiteborse, went south on City of
Seattle.
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