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No. 299. ELEVENTH YEAH.
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY MARCH 22, 190*1
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Alaska's Lobbying Execu
tive Is Told To Go Home
And Stay There? Action
Is A Distinct Triumph for
Delegate Wickers ham.
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 22?
Gov. Milford 8. Hoggatt of Alaska
has been ordered to leave the capital
and return to Alaska.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
today issued orders to the effect that
Gov. Hoggatt should return to Alaska
and stay there to attend to his of
ficial duties unless especially sum
moned to Washington.
The officials of all other territories
have also been ordered to leave Wash
ington.
Gov. Hoggatt has speat mcst> of his
time since his apoointment, in Wash
ington D. C.. where he lobbied to ob
tain legislation, and usually worker
against the elected delegate from
Alaska. The people of Alaska have
repeatedly protested ajiinst this, b'i
to no avail.
When Delegate Wickersham left for
Washington he ststed that he woiil;
brook no interference on the F^rt
Hoggatt. Wickersham sa!d he w.-u
elected representative of ti'e p
and intended to represent t s-n.
Secretary Ballinger is a cousin of
Delegate Wickersham and it is un
doubtedly through his influence that
Hoggatt has been ordered to leave
Washington.
JOHNSON WILL
FIGH1 JEFFRIES
(By United Press.)
CHICAGO. 111.. March 22 ? lack
Johnson today promised Hugh Mcin
tosh, the Australian fight promoter,
that he would fight Jim Jeffries for a
puree of iiO.OOO. the winner to take
60 per cent, of the money.. This puts
the matter squarely up to Jeffries.
PRINCESS MAY DUE AT 1
The Princwus May left Juneau at
11 o'clock this morning and is expect
ed to arrive here at 7 'oclock to
night. She has TO passengers aboard
and 104 tons of freight.
WIRE WORKERS
II VICTORY
(By United Press.)
PARIS, France. March 22 ? Th?
threat of a sympathetic strike which
was mad)- !?y all the labor unions or
France, caused the government off!
cials to give way to the demands of
the striking telegraph operators and
a compromise was reached yesterday
after the government officials met
the strike leaders.
The wire workers have now all
gone back to work at an increased
wage and the trouble is pernienantly
adjusted.
The Arctic Brotherhood will ?ive
a dance next Friday. March 2t?ili
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Tailor?
Our New Spring Sample juine Of i
f THE FAMOUS !
Ied.v. price & Co- 1
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| Tailor Made Suits J
J Now on Display
?yit(h and Kennedy
Tha Up-to- Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishres
From this date our Store will be open evenings
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COOPERS SET
FREE ON BOND
(By United Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 22? Col
Cooper and ttobln Cooper, his son
who wore convicted of murder in the
second degree Saturday for killing
Senator Carmack. wore today released
on $2.">,000 bond* apiece, pending ap
peal to the supreme court. The Coop
ers intend to take a trip to Europe.
SIR. JEFFERSON
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash.. March 22 ? Th-?
Jefferson sailed from here laftt Satur
day night. Clyde Guptlll. who will sue
cced R. A. Carroll as local agent at
Ska? way is on board. V. I Hahn of
Skagway is also a passenger.
One of the huge icebergs which
have been floating around in the
channel the past we* k was lassoed '
Monday afternoon and towed to the
Orson & Drange fish house, where a
number of workmen got down on it
to break it up. While several men
w< re at work the berg b?g:m to
turn turtle. All the seen but ?ne
got off safely, fhe ex.-i . did u
somewhat spectacular ; mt :n an en
deavor to keep on top and succeeded
though at one lime up to his waist
in water. ? Juneau Transcript.
The Press of Penticton, IV C.
states that Mrs. 0. V. Zinkan of Skag
way lias arrived there and purchased
a fruit lot and that Mr. Zinkan is ex
pected in a short time. Mr. White
and Mr. Lowle of this town have fruit
lots at Penticton.
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Show your enthusiasm for the Am
erican game by attending the W. P.
A. Club Base Ball Benefit Ball. Wed..
March ::ist.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
ROOSEVELT 15
READY 10 GO
(By United Press.)
OYSTER BAY, X. Y. March 22 ?
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt 1s
holdinp a family reunion today at his
country home at Oyster Hay. Roose
volt leaves for Now York tomorrov
and from there will sail for Africa
whore lie will remain for sev ral
months on a huntln-; .-xv'dltioii
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Jubpe S. M. Folsom. acting under!
an understanding had with Judp
Gunnison before the latter went to
Washington, Friday afternoon ap
proved the bond of E. C. Has< > far
$?">,000 and a few minutes tie reap .
Mr. Hasey was discharped from > us
tody of the United States marshal.
An appeal will be perfected at once
and in th" meantime Mr. Hasey l.?
free to po where he pleas- - Th'
transcript in the case Is exceptionally
large and it is doubtful if it can b<
completed in time to get th" ca:-i
into the May term <?f court, in wh!<
event It will not be called befi ?
next October. ? Juneau !:?? >r!
1/
Michel Laberpe is dead at Chateau
ptiay at the ape of sixty-eight. Who!
was Michel Laberpe? Well, he \s
one of the first explorers of tie- Yu
kon interior, some forty odd years a '.a
There are two lakes in the Yukon
named after blm. With Franco!
Mercier, who died in Montreal t ? ? : :
years apo. he pioneered the mute of t
telepraph line for the l*niteil Stai
povernment. Mr. l^aberpe aKii ? \
plored the former Hudson Hay terri
tory and enpaped In the fur trad<
with the Indians there, lie. like his
friend Mercier, was a fine ftpure of a 1
man, and a type of the French Cana
dian to which this country and the
United States owes so much. ? Vic
toria Times.
The nase Hall Renofit Hall of the
W. P. A. Club, will be th" event of
the year. Wednesday evn'np March
31st. Got out and root.
IX REAL snap!
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Y W e Have Just Imported a Large Con
X signment of Fancy Congou Tea, of the
t Very Highest Quality, and Will Sell the
? Same at 75c per Pound Including a Fine f
* Japanese Tea pot. in Which it is packed. J
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This is not a Prize scheme, .and We Shall be X
Pleased to Have Yon Come and See For Yourself |
iGANTY & FRANDSONf
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1HM HES Ml
MEEMIT MIH mmn
(United Pre?? TclegrapVCabte Service.)
WASHINGTON. D. C March 22?
Th? reports to the effort that Gov.
HoKRatt and DelfKtte \Vick<>rshain
of Alaska had reached an amicable
understanding and agreed to a dlvi
? ion of tli?* floral appointment* In
Alaska arc strongly denied by Wirk
cmham
The fact that HoKjeatt ha? be#n
ord<T<-<l to leave Washington bears
out Wickcmham'a denial of thn truce,
a* it Is belleTed hero that Wicker
*ham I* In rroponaible for HoRicatt'B
b?'ln(? s.?nt back to Alaaka.
101 TALK
Sain Guyott, the well known travel
ling man. nrri\<-d on the Cottage City.
It. J. Rrittain and wife arrived on
the Cot La tr City and left today for
Carcross.
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Tlii- Peterson arrived from Fort Se
ward this morning. Col Reynolds tra
one of the passengers.
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Messrs. Scott of San Prancisco and
Gllmore of Juneau, travelling men. ar
rived on the Cottage City.
U. 11. Meerole arrived on the Cot
tage City and left for the interior
He is taking a mining outfit to Hoot
alinqua.
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There'll he good music and a good
time at the W. P. A. C. Base Rail
Benefit Ball March 31ft. Better come
? ? ?
Tlier- -a ill be a special meeting of
the town council tonight for the pur
pv> of appointing judges and clerks
for t :? municipal election April 6
? ? ?
A. L. Clark, a travelling man. went
v i on the Cottage City.
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Col. Sol Ripinski and his neice.
Miss Norma Ripinski. came up from
Haines on the Peterson today and
made a short visit in Skagwav
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The White Pass Athletic Club will
ci\e a ball on Wednesday. March 31.
for the benefit of the White Pass
\thletlc club base ball team. Several
no volt i < . have been planned and the
dam e promises to be one of the
event* of the social year.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
HOGGATT ASKS
LEAVE 10 SHI
(By United Presa.)
WASHINGTON, D C.. March 22?
Oot Wllford B. of Alaska
has applied to the department of th.?
interior for permission to remain at
\Vasblnicton, D. C . for three mor.thi
Tit.- application on the part of r>or
w?? made after wai or
dered by Secretary of the Inter
ior BalMnjter to return to Alaska
The CotUf City of the Pacific
Coast Steamship company arrlmd tn
Skagway at 2 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon from Seattle and left at 6
o'clock on her return trip The Cot
tar.* City brought up 60 passengers,
and 92 tona of freight. 3he took out
two pa**<MiKors and about fire tons of
frrt*ht,
The annual Ice carnival will be
held at Whlteborse tomorrow. Ex
cursions will be run from Bennett
and Caribou and a cordial Invitation
ha* been extendi to the people of
Skarway The famous Whltehorse
hospitality will be on tap.
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Oar window dUolay will *!*? yoo
some idea of the new ttylM we
are carrying. Come io and look
them orer and ffel the prioe*
A awell line .of Gent'* Furalib
ing Good*, embracing all the
L?te*t No?eltl?? in Neckwear,
Handkerchief* aod Hoalerr.
Exclusive
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