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No. 216. ELEVENTH YEAR.
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
Ruef Goes all to
Once Boss of San Francisco
in Tears in Court Room.
Verdict a Surprise. He
ney Takes on Calhoun
Next, the Greatest Bat
tle of his Life.
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11? The
announcement of the verdict in the
Ruef case last evening certainly the
happening of the unexpected. The
city made up Its mind to hear of a
divided jury which would eventually
Lave to be discharged without a \< r
diet being rendered. Burns was al
ready moving for an Inqulrv before
the grand jury. The court room was
crowded when the jury entered and
the announcement of the verdict of
guilty was not realized for a fulf
minute after It had been read by the
dork. Then the boisterous approval
could not be restrained by the bailiff:
>r some minutes. The crowd cheered
Honey as though It recognized la the
\ rdict a personal victory for tlu: :v
leaflets pursuer >>f the Si *..'?? rwV
Heney was much pleased htit mai' ?
tained composure.
The surprise occasioned l>v th> v<
diet was only less than that by
manner in which Ruef t . . ii
v.as apparently wholly unprepared foi
the turn of affairs. All through the
trial, latterly, he has been self-con
tained and even cheerful ? evidently
confident of the result. It was this j
confidence that caused Burns and
others who know him best to suspect
that he had reasons other that the j
mere dependence upon the evidence j
and the efforts of his lawyers? that '
he had an understanding with soiih j
of the jurors. When the foreman j
announced a verdict of "guilty" all
his complacency deserted him on the
instant and he broke down and wept.
He was taken a trembling and
changed man from the court room
and to jail where he has been kepi
since the shooting of Honey. Ui^
counsel will make the usual niotloc
for a new trial and the fight wilkoi
coursee be carried to the la'ot resort
but it Is believed the end will be
quleljly reached in face of the present
temper of the people and that the
one-time boss of San Francisco will
soon be housed from harm at San
Quinton.
SAN* FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.? Ruef
is feeling better this morning. Sen
tence will be imposed on Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. J I.? It was
announced this afternoon that , 11k
special graft prosecutors had their
resignations in before the Jury re
turned its verdict. They do not wish
to go further. Heney is however
ready.
The next case to he tried will be
that of Patrick Calhoun, president of
the 1'nited Kailroads He will be
sunimoiR-d Immediately from New
York where he has been during the
entire period of the Ruef trial Tut
case will exceed that of Ruef iu
general interest and no doubt iu bit
terness on the part of the prosecu
tion. Heney says it will be his
greatest battle.
Ivory Carving Sets with the Totem
Pole design handles, at Kern's.
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ROOSEVELT 10
SUE FOR LIBEL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.? It is an
nounced that President Roosevelt in
tends to bring suit for libel against
the newspapers that during the cam
paign associated Uis name with a
story of graft in connection with the
Panama canal purchase.
IRE OF THE
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 11.? The Humboldt
will make her last trip to Skagway
under the lease arrangement with the
Pacific Coast Steamship company on
December 31. Efforts will bo made
to keep her off the run after that
for the balance of the winter out
Captain Baughman says he will run
her all winter. If he does it is lia
ble to create a rate war.
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 11.? Jack Dalton I
arrived down from Valdez with the i
Yucatan today. Ho Is suffering from
sciatic rheumatism. He had to be as
sisted from the boat as he is unable
to stand, lie was taken at once to
Hot Springs. , '
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(By United Press.)
HARRISBURG. Dec. 11? The court
today rendered n decision denying a
new trial for the capitol graft caSes.
Down at Juneau they are having
a tag sale ? an invention of recent
months In the cities below for the
raising of funds for different and any
kind of charity ? for the purchase of
Christmas presents for the children.
The tag sale and the entire work of
providing the loaded tree is being
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conducted by the Elks. Here this
beautiful annual function is under
taken by the Arctic Brotherhood.
The business is now well under way,
a committee of which Del Westcott
is chairman having the work In hand.
The funils are rapidly being raised.
The committee if hcldlng frequeut
sessions and looking after every do
tall.
According to the Valdez Prospector
there has been no steamship at Ka
talla since October 16; no ham; no
eggs; no potatoes; no mail.
The story Is brought to Valdez by
the launch Corsair. Many of the
passengers of the launch had
bus!ivsK in court:, and despairing
of ever catching a steamship they ar
ranged with Captain Auel to take
them over to Valdez. ?
The last steamship to touch at Ka
talla was the Portland, northbound,
October 16. Since that date the
weather has by turns been gfl??d and
has been, bad, but the bad weather
always prevailed when a steamship
was passing. ?
Captain Auel says that so far
i there Is no danger of starvation, but
that the daily bill of fare is very lim
ited. He will take a small consign
ment of supplies back with him and
will stop at Cordova and pick up the
mail that has .accumulated there.
| Captain Auel says that owing to
the parsimony of the government he
I has for a long time been obliged to
l gratuitously transport all the Katalla
mall to and from the steamship to
the town. This incoming mail
amounts to from a ton to a ton and
| a half each trip. On this trip the
? citizens of Katalla took up a collec
! Hon to defray the expense of trans
I porting the mail.
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chopped fine. x 1 quart brandy
3 pounds stoned raisins 1 tesspoonfnll mace
1 pounds Sultane raisins 1 teaspaonfull cinaamon
3 pounds currants 2 nutmegs grated
2i pounds best brown sugar i teacupfull salt, sweeten with
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We have the very best of all these ingredients; from
the very choicest of fruits to the molasses, including pure
spices and delicious apple cider.
GANTY & FRANDSON
mi ni anus
(United Precc Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 ? President Roosevelt is said
to be primed with al sorts of information if congress in
sists upon an apology for what they deem insulting refer
ences in his message in regard to graft. Chief of the Secret
Service Wilkie, says many senators cannot stand an inves
tigation; that he has some most astonishing evidence againet
them on various accounts.
TRAIN TWO
HOURS LATE
The weather on the hill today is
responsible tor the delay of the train
which at 4:30 was reported two hours
late. The snow is heavy and lying
In deep drifts. The Ruffner party is
on the train.
leapIet
DANCE TONIGHT
The leap year danoe to be given
by the ladies of SkagWay at A. B.
hull under the auspices of tho Arctic
irotherhood has the town all wrought
up and the ladies who had neglected
to make selections from among their
gentlemen friends have been "hurry
ing" all day. Every arrangement has
bc<;u completed for a rare good time.
Good music has been secured and re
freshments will be served. Mrs. L.
S. Keller has consented to takej
charge of the floor. I
Dr. A. P. Hawes, veterinary In
spector for the Canadian government,
now located at Whitehorse came
over 011 Tuesday's tratn and will re
turn the first of next week.
Art pictures and mottoes. Draper
& Co.
YEOMANS SEEKS
A GAME
S. H. Yoemans of this city, who
Is In Juneau serving on the Jury is
throwing down the gauntlet to the
checker players of that town. Mr.
Yoemaa wants to play checkers with
anybody in the north who think
they can play. He has reason to
think he can play some himself, hav
ing been listed at one time in the ?
third class of all the crack players
of New York city and his picture
in Stern's Book of Portraits of the
best cbccker players of the United
States,
There are but four men in New
York, says Mr. Yeomans, in the first
class ? of which one, Dr. Schaffer, Is
really the one man entitled to the
distinction undisputed. The man who
can give any opponent one game and
come out even in six games is in
the first class, lhe second class is
composed of those ybo can play such
a contest even having accepted the
odds. Those who can play the sec
ond class men on the same terms ?
accepting one game and playing
even ? are in the third class. And
this Is where Mr. Yeomans stood.
At a recent meeting of checker ex
perts in this city Mr. Yeomans play
ed several contests at one time de
feating or playing a draw with all
He has been defeated by but one man
in the north country ? Hood of Daw
son, an expert, who can play without
looking at the board.
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We carry a full stock of
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and
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and
OVERCOATS
Drop in and see what a
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