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Nl^rraSiSiiVEAR SKAGWAV ALASKA. FRIDaV: NOVEMBER 8. 1H? PRICK 10 f'KNTH
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II SMI) TONIGHT
The Person will arrive in Skag
*?y this evening at sis o'clock with
the membership of the Alaska Rail
way Commission aboard. and will
remain here over night and go over
the line of the White Pass & Yukon
railway to.norrow. Returning they
will take the Spokane on its return
to the south and proceed at once to
Washington, D. C.. to make their
report which is desired to be In
the hands of President Taft be
fore the opening of the December
session of congress.
The Alaska Railway commission
. onsists of Major Jay J. Morrow of
the engineer corps of the United
states armv. Dr. Alfred H. Brooks
of the geological survey, Leonard
M Cox. civil engineer of the Unit
ed States army, Colin McRae Inger
soll, consulting engineer of bridges.
New York City, and Charles Wil
liams, clerk in the office of Indian
Affairs, together with their assist-'
ants.
These gentlemen sailed from Seat
tle on September 10th. charged
with the duties of securing Informa
tion regarding the moot feasible
routes for the construction of rail
roads from tidewater to the interior
of Alaska, which information they
have been securing by visiting the
various passes to the westward from
Cordova, Seward and other points
to the Yukon and Fairbanks.
They arrived in Juneau a few
days ago where they were met by
the Peterson and conveyed to
Haines where an investigation was
made of the government road back
of that city.
While in Skagway this evening
they will be at the Pullen House
and they have kindly consented to
meet any and all citlicns who care
to converse with them regarding
the Alaska situation as applied to
railroad routes.
TO THK IUU1.U'.
The Railway Commission will be
In Skagwav this evening The Hon
Mr Morrow, Chairman of the Com
mission. h as wired that any one
wishing to confer with the Commis
sion will be received any time after
7:30 this evening at the Pullen
House.
Skagway, Alaska, J. M. Tanner,
Nov 8th. 1?12. Mayor
WONT NEED 'EM
AFTER MARCH 4
battle. Nov. 8 ? Governor and
Mrs Clark sailed for Alaska last
night on the Jefferson Mrs. Clark
has fully recovered from the ner
vous attack which necessitated
bringing her from Fairbanks a few
months ago.
While in Seattle Mrs. Clark pur
chased the furnishings for the new
executive mansion which is being
finished in Juneau.
The Spokane is due tomorrow.
buck CHAMPION 1VDICTKI>
VXDKR SKRIOCS CHARGE
Chicago, Nov. 8 ? Jack Johnson
was indicted yesterday by the fed
eral jury under four counts for
bringing Lucille Cameron to the
state of Illinois for unlawful pur
i poses.
He wag arrested and later releas
ed under thirty thousand dollars
! bond
AR?T1C BKOTHF.KS GATHER
VX>R l?I<; KNCAMPMKNT
Seattle, Nov. 8 ? A large number
' of delegates and members of the
Arctic Brotherhood are gathering
here in preparation for the visit to
the grand encampment which opens
in Vancouver on the 12th. Seattle
will send a large delegation
A number of people connected
with the B Y. M. shipvard? at
Whitehorse came over last night and
left on the May for the south,
among the number were Andy Gray,
Christ Christensen, Mr. Confclln,
who was accompanied by his moth
er, Mr. Thornton and Mr. Walker.
OUR
NEW
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FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
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DENOTES STYLE
AKJ QUALITY
OUR NEW
FALL MILLINERY
NOW ON DISPLAY
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Seattle, Nov 8 ? l^ate returns of
the election throughout the 1'ulted
States (fives Roosevelt Minnesota
and South Dakota ami leaves Tuft
with only Utah and Vermont.
As It now stands Roosevelt has
Pennsylvania, Illinois. Michigan,
Minnesota. South Dakota and Wash
lngton, with Idaho and California
still in doubt, but probably will go
to Roosevelt. Wilson now has
votes In the electoral college.
San Francisco, Nov. 8 ? The cor
rected returns from California gives
Roosevelt a slight lead. It Is pos
sible that a split vote may be sent
owing to *he election of a few Wil
son electors.
Denver, Nov. 8 ? The I>emocrats
have carried the state of Colorado
completely. With the final count
nearly all In, there is not a republi- ,
can left in office, whom It was pos
sible to vote out.
Chicago, Nov. 8 ? Governor Hir
am Johnson of California arrived in
the city yesterday on his way from
New York to his home. At a re
ception tendered him by the Pro
gressives he advised them to begin
at once shaping up the work for
the national contest of 1916
SULZER STICKS
10 THE FINISH
New York, Nov. 8 ? Congre swan
William Suiter announces that he
will retain his seat In congress un
til his inauguration as governor of
New York He Is chairman of the
Foreign Relations committee and
has considerable amount of work
to do before he can lay down his
duties in congress
The following !? the electoral
vote of tho States for 1*1 S as bas
ed upon he Reapportionment art
of 1911:
Electoral
States ? Votes '
Alabama 1*
Arttona 3 j
Arkansas I
California 1 J |
Colorado * !
Connecticut 7)
Deleware .. .. .. .. . . I
Florida ?|
Georgia 1'
Idaho t
Illinois 2?
Indiana IS
Iowa at
Kansas 10
Kentucky IS
Louisiana 10
Maine . ?. . . .. t
Maryland 8
Massachusetts IS
Michigan IS
Minnesota IS
Mississippi 10
Missouri I*
Montana 4
Nebraska 1
Nevada 3
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey . . 14
New Mexico 3
New York 45
North Carolina 12
North Dakota 6
Ohio 14
Oklahoma.. . . 10
Oregon .. ? I
Pennsylvania 38
Rhode Island S
South Carolina ,. ..*9
South Dakota. 6
Tennoaaee U
Texas .10
Utah 4
Vermont 4
Virginia . .11
Washington .. .. 7
West Virginia . 8
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming. . . 3
Total . . ,
Necessary to a choice.
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PHIS CO BH
Pawson, Nov. 8 ? The river steam
er Vidette was abandoned jester
day near Indian River, about forty
miles south of Dawaon. after an
unsuccessful attempt to run her
through to Whitehorse.
The Vidette left Dawson Sunday
with seventy passengers bound for
Whitehorse, but owing to the heavy
ice jam and the shortage of vater.
she wan unable to protend, end
the passengers were disembarked
and are being brought buck to tbls
city by land conveyance It may
bo necosaary to leave the boat
where she is until tho spring thaws,
and an attempt i? being made to
land her in a protected bay where It
will be possible to float her In the
spring without serious damage.
PERFECTION
OIL HEATERS
The moot efficient nn<l practical
limtin for small room*, hath room*.
etc. Just the thing to wve the wa
ter pipe* in extreme f?W weather.
We are closing out thin line at the
following reductions:
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SMALL < w0
P. H. GANTY, Grocer
DUE CLOSING 11
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The following account of a couple
of nues In the commissioner 'a court
at Halne* har. been furnished the
Dally Alaakan with a request that
It be published
Private George V Green of Co
"M" 30(h Infantry, wan arraigned
before Judge Odell In the U. S
Commisaioner'i rourt last Saturday,
charged with harlng furnishe.t llquo
to Indiana
The Government pruduoed four
witnesses ignlnst the defendant, all
of whom were Indiana The de
fendant produced twelve wltne???.
Ml of whom were wh'te, a nutnbe*
of them being soldiers. These wlt
nneacn established hi* whereabout*
for several hours before and after
the time the Indiana claim they
were furnlahed with the liquor,
thus ahowing that he waa not If
Ihe vicinity of where the liquor
waa furnlahed
Tile Indiana swore that the man
from whom they secured the w hia
ltey waa dressed In an olive drab
uniform, while all the wl'neswes for
the defence testified that Ihe de
fendant waa drewi d In blue at the
time In question
The defendant waa bound over
to await the action of Ihe grand
mrr.
On Monday, Aleve Rngan, at
torney for Ihe defendant, filed with
the Commlaaioner a motion fcr a
rehearing, which motion the Com
missioner has decline,! to fonslder.
not allowing Mr. R*,tan to argue
hit motion or to argue hia right to
file auch a motion
The officer* of the Tout main
lain the Innocence of Private Green
and are atanding with Mr Ragan
In the defeime of Ihe case
On Friday, Nov 1st. Francis
Andrew*. Willy [Muvtk md
Prank Jimmta, til Natives. were
arraigned bafore J<idg? fHHI rharg
"d with having fnrniahed lienor to
Indiana The wttnp? m for the
''Kit?n<m?.n trifled that the de
fendants, fmnawak and Prank Jim
natal, furnished then with liquor,
aiao the last named defendants took
the atand aa witnesses. Mng sworn
and rtwiff? < il to hating ilten the
liquor aa Alleged In Ike romplsint
There belnt no evldenco whatever
Against Pranrts Andrews. (lie ease
was dismissed at time of hearing,
aa to Andrews
Regarding the other defendant*.
I h# rase waa taken under advise
ment nntll after the hearing of tke
ra?s agsinat Private Oreen. at
whk-h time the rane against the
Indiana was dismissed, snd s charge
of being drsnh and disorderly filed
against Dnnawsk and Jlmmie, to
which last rharge they plead g*ltty.
after previously pleading gllltf to
the first, and earh were sentenced
to ten days in Jail here
The whiskey which they confeas
H to have given other Indians was
the ssme whisk ev wkirh they
claimed wss famished to them
by Private Ore*n
Tomorrow evening tke Ragle*
will open ?he first of their winter
aeries of daneen to which everybody
is Invited According to their
torn they will give dar?rea every
iecnnd and fonrth Saturday even
>ngs daring the winter. The excel
lent Isnch served dnring tho even
ing is one of the attractions of the
Kagles dances
Mr and Mrs P I -arson ram* ont
'rom Whltohorse laat evening and
left for the aonth Mr l-srson is
' hlef engineer of the steamer
Whitehorse
P Mllier and Andrew Oray came
over from Whltehorae last even
ing snd raagM the May ont
Mr Moyer and Chief Wiley Vey
of the Selkirk, were ontgoing psa
aengers on tke May
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