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No (?** TWELFTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, ACGUST 18. 1909 PRICE, 10 CENTS
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IS 10 EE HUSO
(Special to the Daily Alaskan)
VALDEZ. Aug. IS ? Judge Overfleld
r.f the Third division has signed an
order authorirtig Receiver Larrabee
to sell the Alaska Central railroad at
a foreclosure sale Oct. 9.
There is a strong probability that
the Morgan crowd will buy the road
and finish Its construction. The road
is bondwl for $6,000,000 and the Mor
gan syndicate hold $1,000,000 of this
amount. George \V. Perkins has
been in So ward inspecting the pro
perty.
The Alaska Central was promoted
by John E. Ballaino of Seattle and
work was started In 1903. Last year
33 miles of road had been construct
ed and by this fall the road will be
to mile post 75. President Frost of
Chicago mismanaged the construction
of the road and plunged it into in
debtedness by reckless expenditures.
Last fall Mr. Ballainc had the road
placed in the hands of a receiver.
LI SUTTON SHOT HIMSELF;
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(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. August IS?
Thai Lieut. James N. Sutton killed
himself, either accidentally or with
suicidal intent. Is the decision of the
naval board of inquiry that has been
investigating the Sutton case for
nearly a month.
Lieut. Sutton of Portland. Ore.,
was killed at the Annapolis naval ac
ademy some eighteen months aso in
a drunken brawl with several other
cadets. At the time the inquest re
sjlted In a verdict of suicide. His
I mothor believed that he hail been
murdered and succeeded in securing
I an investigation.
Tiie evidence was very contradict
ory. but showed that Sutton with
! Lieuts. Adams. Roelker and Utely
had been on a "joy ride" in an auto
and became involved in an alterca
tion. After a free for all fight in
which the three men a'tack< u Sutton
j be was found lying on the ground
with a bullet through his brain. His
assailants allege that he shot him
self, either accident illy or with su!
I culal intent.
ft. B. ELECT
DELEGATES
At the meeting of Camp Skagwav,
No. 1. Arctic Brotherhood, at A. 1$.
tall last night the following tlelegatts
were elected to attend the Grand Camp
c' th Arctic Brotherhood, at Seattle,
Oct. 12: Royal A. Gunnison, \V. B.
King, J. A. Nettles, W. A. Graves,
J. J. Chambers. Oscar Berriman, H.
H. Draper and Dr. L. S. Keller.
SHOT REMOVED
AGIO TOOTH
NEW YORK. August I? Cus WU
r.ams refuses to prosecute Francis
Canovlc for shooting him because the
shot performed a real service. Wll
ilams annoyed Canovlc until the latte
Is said to have fired a shot at him
which went through both cheeks.
li its progress the bullet tore out a
tooth which had been aching for a
week, and in appreciation of this
relief Williams refused to prosecute.
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SUMMER GOODS i
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double what we could have reasonably expectcd, so
we have decided to give our patrons the benefit of the
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FOR ONE WEEK LONGER
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SULZER WOULD DIVIDE ALASKA
(By United Pratt.)
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 18? Cong
ressman William Sulzer of New York
?vho Is now In this city enrouU; for
Alaska, at a banquet last night! stated
that he advocated the cutting of Al
aska Into three separate territories.
Ho said the country was too vast
and had too divergent Interests to be
one territory or itate.
Congressman Sulzer also stated
that It was virgin gold from Alaska
which relieved the financial depres-j
slon after the panic of 1907.
Representative "Bill" Sulzer, the
redoubtable statesman from the
Tenth New York district, is preparing
for his annual pilgrimage to Alaska.
He Is In love with the country.
"I've Just been congratulating the
president on appointing Walter Clark
governor o t Alaska," said Col. Bill.
"It's a good appointment. Clark's
got thft backbone and his newspaper
experience will be of value to hiin.
He'll know how to handle those peo
ple, and at the same time see that
the laws are enforced. I like Alaska.
It has a growing population of as
good Americans as ever lived, and
all that's needed is to comb the fur
the right way. Hoggatt went at thorn
hammar and tongs and had trouble.
Clark will go about it in a different
fashion and will make good. And I
told the president so." ? Now York
Times.
HENEY DEFEATED IN PRIMARIES
(By United Press.1
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Auk. 18?
Partial election returns Indicate that j
Francis J. Heney lost to Charles
Fickert in the primary election to se- 1
cure the nomination of district attor
ney on the Democratic ticket.
Heney is absolutely undismayed by 1
v.is defeat, which he saya he expected j
He states, however, that he will run
as an indepentent candidate for dis-|
trlct attorney this fall and that ho
expects to win by a big majority.
BULLETIN CHARGES CORRUPTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. IS?
The Bulletin this afternoon admits
tnat Francis Heney has been defeated
for the nomination of district attorne
or the Democratic ticket, but states
that the Republicans used money to
defeat hks election.
JOSLYN WANTS GOVERNMENT
TO ASSIST ALASKA ROADS
(By United Pro**.)
FAIRBANKS. Aug. 18? Falcon Jos
lyn is framing up a bill which will be
introduced in the next session of Con
gress which provides that the govern
ment will guarantee a rate cf ?* per
cent interest on bonds issued for '.he
construct ton of 2,000 mil ?# of railroad
in Alaska.
When Mr. Joslyn passed throigh
Skagway more than a month ago h?
gave The Alaskan a long interview,
in which for the first time, he gave
publicity to this plan. The inter
view explained the plain in detail.
FISH TRAPS
ARE WED
(By United Press.)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. Au?. 18?
Armed pirates swooped down on the
fish traps outside Bellhigham last
night and stole $10,000 worth of nets
and fish. The revenue cutter at Se
attle and several armed launches
have been sent out In an effort to
find the perpetrators of the raid.
The City of Seattle left Seattle at
9 o'clock Monday night.
(By United Press.)
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Auk. 18? Del
egate James Wickersham has sent
an appeal to the Trains-Mississippi
Congress now meeting Ln Denver ask
ing that It recommend to Congress
the creation of territorial government
In Alaska.
Prof. Calvin, geologist of the Iowa
State University, was a passenger on
board the Dolphin.
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I B.'S GREET EI GREY
Earl Grey, Governor-General of Can 1
ada, Lord Lasoelle, Lady Sybyl Grey
and Lady Evelyn Broderick, accom-1
panied by Major Wood and Major
Snyder arrLved In Skagway at 4:15,
o'clock this afternoon from White-;
horse and were entertained at a re
ception given by tho Arctic Brothers
at A. B. hall.
Earl Grey was made an A. B. at
Dawson and he expressed his entire !
willingness to be entertained by the'
A. B.'s of Skagway. The affair was
entirely informal.
Earl Grey and party were met at
the train by Arctic Chief Keller an.l
other A. B.'s and escorted to A. B.
hall, where Brother M. A. Snow intro
duced Earl Grey. The ladies of the
I arty were presented with handsome
boquets of Skagway flowers.
An informal recpetion was held
and then some of the secret work
was given for Earl Grey's benefit.
SHIPS CUE ONE SINKS
(By United Press.)
ASTORIA, Ore. Aug. 18? Colliding '
In a dense fog, the steamer George j
\V. Elder of Portland sank the Daniel !
Kem early this morning. The crew |
of the Kern were all rescued and ta
ken on board the Elder. Tlie passes-1
rers on the Elder wore thrown In a
imnic by the accident.
A big hole was smashed in the bow
of the Elder, but she is In no danger.
Reports of the accident were re
Bw'ved here by wireless.
The Elder was going from Portland
;o San Francisco.
(By United Pre*?.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Aug. IS?
'fho Ooint/fsa or Yarmouth, formerly
Miss Alice Thaw, visited Justice Mills
to<lay and Interceded with him to
have Marry Thaw paroled from the in
same asylum. Justice Mills refused
to take any action in the matter.
HUMBOLDT DUE TOMORROW
The Humboldt is due in Skagway
at C tomorrow morning with a large
number of piissemgers on board and a
light load of freight. The Humboldt
will sail south at 9 o'clock in the
morning.
W. M. Stover of Alameda, Cal., was
a passenger on the Dolphin and left
this morning for the Hootalinqua riv
er, where he has mining interests.
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NEW YORK, August a ? Mrs. Annie
Besant, head of the Theosophical So
cle Ijr nu<l bUCC36a0< lo Mudauic* Ul>?
vatsky, who arrived In this co.ntry
from lior home in India on Saturday
lias announced her belief that Christ
will soon make another personal visit
to earth. She said that tho spirit of
Christ would manifest itself through
the specially fitted body of some
Western person, possibly a woman,
but more than likely a man.
PRINCESS MAY IN PORT
The Princess May arrived in port
at 10:30 o'clock this morning vith 103
passengers and 180 tons ol" merchan
dise freight on board. The May had
a smooth trip up the coast, but en
countered muggy weather most of the
way. Sixty-five of the May's passen
gers are tourists. Tho May will sail
south at 7 o'clock tomorrow night.
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