THE
ALASKAN
CITY ?PF=ICIHL- PHPER
No.lH9
TENTH YEAR
HKAtfWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY JULY I 5 1907
PRICE 10CENT8
MP SPY
Is Detected Drafting
Navy Yard
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, July 15? The trjnjport
Cook has 'jeen ordered gotten ready for
sea and will leave as scon as possible
(01- Manila with materials to lompletely
mine ill far ias'ein dr fense ports.
A Japanese, whose identity could not
)>e discovered, was detected drafting the
defeases of the Washington navy yard.
In his possession was found much infor
mation which would be valuable to the
Japanese government in the event war
occurs. He will be detained ptndiug
further investigation.
fr'Ol'N'D? A diamond. The owner
can have by proving property and pay
ins: for this ad.? The American Tail
ors. "
MURDERER I
Millionaire Banker Kill*? His
Wife
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
San Diego, Cal., July 15 ? Fred Mc
0 ill, a millionaire banker of Clinton,
lllioois, was arrested here yesterday on
a chai'j.e of having murdered bis wife
last Mi y.. He bad but recently married
bis stiit.ograpber and was in the city on
his honeymoon. The woman am) her
daughter have been arrested as accom
plices :iad it is claimed by the police ,
will cor.fcss to the entire affair. Up to
within a few weeks ago it was thought |
Mm. YcGiil had committed suicide but ,
detectives, employed by her relative*
assert that McGiM murdered her to
marry his stenographer with w'hom ha
was in'.itukted.
50 designs of 1907 wall paper just re
ceivcd .it Harrison's
B? ? ? ? ?
L.A.Harrison Co
Watch this ad.
We have added
an ther department
to our store
Watch this ad.
Store s o-nen Evenings - Phone's' 4 and 55
r
One Thing We Destinctly Aim at
in This Business
Is that every man wlio
knows ns or read our
ads. will kuow that
this is the store for
quality in clothing.
We would rather be
kaown as the right
place for good stuff
than as a place where
you get low prices.
It is always easy to
quote prices but it is
what the prices buy
that counts.
We sell
liart Schaffner &
Marx and David
Adler & Sons
Clothing and we want
you to know it. We
cannot give you any
letter evidence of our
standard qualities than
that they are the best
made.
Copyright 1907 bf
H?rt Schaffner tsf Mtcs.
WICKERSHAM says all wrong
Alaska jurist in address before Seattle Bar Association
declares politics bane of territory? Says Governor
is automaton! and judges are all powerful? Wants
reforms inagurated here
^Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
Seattle, July 15? In his address before
ihe bar association here Judge WicUer
iham of Alaska, s.ated rfcat Fairbanks
Alaska, was like Fairbanks of Indiana 1
i? pure Bold. The penoral system of
! jjovernment, he declared, was all wrong
and that the governor was merely a
figurehead whose ooly duties were the
appointment of a private secretary and
notari<s. The power of the judges was
unlimited, he said, and the evil of poli
tics entered to so large an extent that
performance of ofliclaljrlutlesjat all times
belame handicapped. He pleaded far a
removal of the judges and governor
from politics and appealed to the bar
association of the state of Washington
to assist in obtaining reforms for the
oetterment of Alaska's conditions.
ASSASSIN flRCS OI\l Till;
PRfSMI
During Exercises In Paris Insane Man At
tempts Life of Ruler? Police Battle With
Mob? President Remains Cool
HAYWOOD WIINESSESBW
ARRlSltD
Dr. E. H. McG-ee To Be Prosecuted For Per
? jury? Many Will Follow? Orchards Testi
mony Is Beinsr Strongly Verified
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Paris, July 15? During the parade
o<l?y at Champs Elysce while Presi
lent Fallieres was reviewing the troops
?n insane man st9pptd from the crowd
jnd fired two shots point blank at the
president. Both shots tore through the
:arriage but the president was
ininjured- The assassin >vas over
[ powered by the police. No sooner was
i '.ho man in the hamta of the officers
' b a [i a the mob attacked the police in
an effort to lynch the prisoner. He was
taken to j*il with great difficulty and is
thought to be insane. Falliures re
mained cool throughout the excitement
and afterwards continued the inspec
tion amid great ovations.
(Special Dispatch to D?ily Alaskan)
Boise, Idaho, July 15? Consternation
was caused among the defense of the
Haywood trial today when it became
known that Dr. E. H. McGee ,of Wallace,
Idaho, had been arrested on a charge
of perjury. Mctjee testified tha'
Orchard, the state's star witness, who
swore he wu in San Francisco plotting
f to kit! Bradley, was at Wallace, Idaho,
when the house in San Francisco was
destroyed. MaDy rebuttal witnesses
have corroborated Orchard's testimony
to his being in San Francisco on
August 19, 1904, the day the Bradley
house waa dynamited. Other witnesses
for the defense will be prosecuted for
perjury. ?
BOAT NEWS
Ihe J' tterson Is Dne Tomor
row Morning
Whitehorae, July 15--The folowing
movement of vessels has been reported
here. Up stream. The Dawson
irrlved here at 6 a. in., with 50 through
passengers.
The Bonanza King was reported at
Tantalus at 9 p. m. last night.
The Victorian was at Big Salccon
at 5:30 a. in.
The Canadian arrived here at 3
j'clock ycrterdav.
The Selkirk was reported at Coffee
ureek at 3 o'clock this morning.
Down stream. The Canadian sailed
at 4 a m. with the barge Big Salmon
in tow, with -430 tons of freight.
The next sailing will oe the Oawson
tomorrow.
The Casca will leave for Fortytwo
in,.; tomorrow.
HaldU Du * Tod irrow
Agent Gaid rccired acible that the
Hitldis was at Ketchikan yesterday at
3 p. ni. and will reach Skatfway to
moroiog.
Joffenon Tomorrow
Tr.e Jefferson will reach port tomor
row morning with 40 round trippers.
City Seattle In Port
The City o t Seattle arrived last night
with 72 passengers, among whom were
40 round trippers. She will sail tonight
at 9 o'clock.
Prlnoasa Mar Tomorrow
The Agent Lowle, of the Canadian
PaciOc Navigation Co., today received
notice from Vancouver that the Pita
cess May left that port Saturday morn
ing at four o'clock. She carries 40 pas
sengers, eight of whom are round trip
pers. She also has aboard 203 tons of
freight. The Pi incess May is due here
tomoriow night.
Bshrend* Company Wint
The B. M. Behrends Company won
first prize" acd C. W. Young Company
second prize, for the finest decorated j
i stores in Juneau, on the Fourtlf? Doug
las Island News.
I The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited ]
I accomodations. Steam hem and every
thing modern.
CREAM _
America's finest production. Uich awl
uieliow. At the Seattle, the house of
i old honest goods and reputation 1 I
FEARIROiJBLt
Oo&st Militia To Be Strength
ened at Once
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, July 15? The war de
partment t^jiav decided tjiut all state
militia possible should be retained on
the coast and that its efficiency be made
as near perfect as possible. Local arm;
officers takes this as an indication lhat
.he; wilt be used as coast defenders In
the event trouble should arise with
Japan.
Had UnlaokyTrlp
From almo.it the beginning of the
voyage to its end ill fate seemed to per
suc the City of Seattle on her trio to
Skagwa;, which anded lust night. At
a late hour on the date scheduled for
her sailing from Seattle, United States
Inspectors notified Capt. O'Brien that
the boilers of the vessel would have to
be inspected before the trip was begun
and the result was that the date of sail
ing was delayed until the next evening.
After the freight had beeudischarged
at Douglas island and the boat wis back
ing out the ship's rudder struck a bank
of sidiment and bent it to such an ex
tent tbat it was necessary to have U
temporarily repaired at the shops of
tbe Treadwell company and. t arrived in
port late last night. Today the rudder
was permanently repaired at the White
Pass railaoad shops and th? ship will
leave on its return trip at nine o'cloek
tonight. ? . |
Batter Prepared than Ever
Hiiving put In a steam boiler and
othtr macuinery we are better rre
pared tbun ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
o-23-tf Skagway Laundry
TIED UP
Telegraphers May Q-o
Out Tomorrow
(Special Dispatch to Oaiiy Alaskan.)
San Francisco, July 15? Unless all
signs fail the entire United States will
be tied up for telegraphic communica
tion tomorrow. Negotiations looking
towards the settlement of the differ
ences are about to be abondoned and
the operators and companies are wider
apart tbau they have ever been. The
men claim they will force the company
to agree to their demands and the latter
declare they wili'be able, within a few
days to resume business with non union
men.
Jorry Lynch Opana Souaon
The opening of the bathing season in
Alaska was ushered in yesterday by
Jerry Lynch at Dyea. Mr. Lynch was
one of a party of picaicers who spent
the day there, and while strolling along
the banks of the river, fell in. Strong
belief in the first law of nature induceiT
Mr. Lynch to make a record short
reaching stunt and late reports are n
the effect that neither Mr. Lynch nor
the river will suffer any serious com
plications.
Will Succeed Himself
Seattle, July 13? Francis Clarke was
again elected leader of the Christian
Endeavor last evening. Nearly all the
other officers were re-elected.
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Smoked Sugar Cured
Chinook Salmon
The proper thing tor
Lunches
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