LESLIE M. SHAW IN I US!
(By United Press.)
Washington, Jan. 23? Former Sec
retary of the Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw will resign from the presldeooy
of the Carnagle Trust company, to
which he was cboseo after his retire
ment from the president's cabinet, to
enter the field for the presidential nom
ination. His resignation will take
effect March 1st. He has alr?*dy be
gun an active campaign- He makes
the announcement of bis candidacy in
an authorized interview in the Wash
ington Post. He came orer from New
Tork yesterday to consult with lnaders
of the party.
Shaw was considered in the list of
possibilities loos but recently, and
?ince taking the position with thg Car
negie Trust oompaoy, has not bees
talked of much. It is believed be is
acceptable to the Wall street interests
and will assume the role that was to
have been assigned to Cortelyou,
(By United Preaa.)
St. Louis, Jan. 24.? Jacob RUa,
known as one of the c'oseat personal
friends of? the president and whom Mr.
Roosevelt characterized a few years
ajro as the "best citizen of New York,"
in the course of a lecture here last
night proposed thst the president be
made major of New York after he h*s
retired from the presidency. The sug
gestion has o tused comment of great
variety.
RIOT GASES
(If VALDEZ
(By United,. Praaa.)
Valdez. Jan. 24.? The grand jury i?
examining witnesses today in the rail
road riot cases. It is believed that an
Indictment in the case of Hasey will
be returned this afternoon.
(By United Pre**.)
Lisbon. Porcugil, Jan. 24? The sctir
ities of the republicans to overthrow
the Carlos dvncsty resulted in the
arrest of a number of conspirators yes
terday. The announcement of th?
arrests wu followed today by disturb
ances Id macy quarters. The whole
country Is ia a ferment.
HUSBAND AND WIFE FI6HT
FATAL DUEL WITH KNIVES
Oakland, Jan. 23? Pletro Sarocchl,
an Iron worker, and his wife Keina
fought a duel to the death this morning
in their little four, room cottage in .the
Montgomery tract. He was armed
with a large tnvcher knife and she
with a razor. After battling tor twen
ty minute* the husband finally slew the
the woman and then cut his own
throat, expiring on ber dead body.
Worry over money whioh, it is said,
was deposited in the California Bank,
and the fact that bis wife had left him
several times recently, were the cause.
The train has been backing snow on
the hills today and at this writing is
scheduled two hours and a half late in
Its arrival here.
BUZZARD III i
NEW YORK
(By United Prm.)
New York, Jan. 24.? This city Is in
the throe# of a blizzard such as has nol
visited the metropolis within the last
ten years. All traffic above ground is
blocked. Wires are down in all direc*
tions. The great railroads are heavy
sufferers aud the city is suffering in
consequince. The , subway is
congested with traffic. The cold is se
vere.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 24-Un
tll two months ago Bessie Hammond
was one of the handsomest and most
popular girls in Nevada. She was en
gaged to marry a prosperous busines
man. She met Joseph Conley, keeper
of a saloon at Cobre, Nov., became
madly infatuated, refused the entreat
ies of her parents and married him.
That was two months ago. Amonth
ater Conlev assaulted and beat her in
the street at Ogden. Id another week
the baploss bride was living with a
drug clerk in Salt Lake. He lacked
the means to support her and she was
fo ctd to the lait downward step ten
ago. Her eighteen years of life closed
with a night of mad frivolity and the
turning of a gas jet.
Surrounded with pictures of herselfl
taken in childhood, her bsdy wasjfound
in a State street resort this morning.
DEATH FAILS TO PART AN
AGED HUSBAND AND WIFE
Providence, R. I., Jan 24? After
having p ssed the greuter part of their
llve*"quietly and uneventfully in a o
>ld farm house here, Jonathan King
tod hid wife, Abby, died last night to
gether. The wife pstsed away at 8:40
D'olook and a few minutes later the hus
band died. Id both oasea death was
due to old age. Mr. King waa 84 years
o'd and bia wife 88.
NO STATEMENT
TO MAKE
Both Lieutenant Orchard and Mr. M.
S. Whittier, the latter nominatedby the
president for the postmastershtp of the
c^ty, were today asked if they had any
thing to sty in anawer to the statement
made by Postmaater Klndell in his
published card yesterday. Both de
clared they did not wish to make aDy
statement.
freeIecIe,
ALL INVITED
Egypt and the Pyramids, a travel
lecture with seventy-five gems of art
beautifully colored; an interesting
story of a mysterious people, their
strange customs and marvelous works;
recitatiooa by Mrs. Hillery; solos; ?n
opportunity not to be lost.
Tbls is the announcement made by
the committee in charge. The lecture
ia to be given Monday evening, Jan.
2?th, at 8 o'clock, at the Presbyterian
church. Everybody invited and the
admission is free.
The boys olub of the Presbyterian
church will not meet tonight ou ac
count of the union meetings now being
held. They will meet one week from
tonight.
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Tbe union service at the Methodist
church tonight.
LIST OF LETTERS
Uoonlled for letters remaining in
8kagwny Postoflloe, Jan. 22, 1908:
Anderson, 3 F
Denues, Mrs DelU
i! cGlothlen. Jerome J (card)
Henmsn, Mrs- Ruth (card)
Sayer, Mr and .Vrs Harry
Willi, Walter, Esq
A. ?. KiKDELL, P. M.
Seven room furnished bouse to rant
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Howard. 284-tf
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NOTICE TO EAGLES
The club rooms are to be kept open
evenings for members and friends.
Phone no. 80. By order of trustees.
DOWNWARD COURSE
Fait being roulizod by A luki people
A little bacKache at first.
Dally increasing till the back is lame
an<l weak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow.
Diaboiis and finally Bright's disease.
Tbis is (be downward course of kid
ney ills.
J. Pederaed, longsborman, living at
013 Commercial t.. Astoria, Ore., says:
"For 20 year.- 1 was afflicted in one way
or another with kidney I rouble. I suf
fered a great deal of pain in the small
of the back and was continually tired
and nervous, 1 had occasional bead
aches, and also a blurring of the eye
sight. Every time I took cold it settled
in the kidneys and added to my
troubles, the secretions at such times
being irregular and containing sedi
1 ment. My rest was much disturbed at
night on this account. I began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills ?nd found unex
pected relief for which I am very
thankful."
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cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name ? Doan's ? and
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LOST
A flat koy. Pl9a.se return to the A1m
kan office and receive reward. , ?
Largo assortment of Victor and Edi
son phonograpbes, Th- new Improved
Types will reacb dkagway ibis week.
A good aoortment of Records with all
tbe October, November, December aod
January selections. Leave order with
agents now for any s*yle maobine ao
you can bave everything late lu Songs
and musical selections.
T. R. Sewell,
Agent. Brltt's Drug Store
Tbe Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in placs
of tea or coffee. Come on ooys.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam he*t and every
tnlng modern. '?
Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters
on tbe half-shell, for private famlliee
and wolesale, at the VlennaBakery. tea
HAVE YOU SEEN
our? F. Canadios Fclenius, If not drop
in at Daylight and look at it? it Is the
prettiest now it iver was. Respectfully
jours Herman Grimm.
WOOD THAT WILL BURN
All kinds of stovcwood delivered on
short notice. General bnggage and ex
press business.
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Christmas lucky numbers:
5275? Mrs. Fred Patten
?612? Fred J. Webber
2003 ? Unknown ????"
2945? Wm Hillery "
51'JO? Mrs. W. Shaw
5410? G. A. Rosenberg
2495? R. E. Fleming; ,
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4538? Miss L. Caldwell
2865? L. Berryman
3561? Miss L. Doerrer
3C61? E. t*. Yaeger
3610? P. Graves
4005 ? Geo. Howard /?:?
2452 ? Unknown ::A
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