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No m. TWELFTH YEAH.
iKAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910 PRICE, 10 CENTS
WAPPENSTEIN
10 BE CHIEF
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. 10? Hiram GUI an
nounced today that he will appoint
Charles Wappenstein as chief of pol
ice when he takes office. Wappen
stein was formerly chief of police un
der Mayor Hume and was at the head
of the A.-Y.-P. police department He
i?- considered a very capable official.
FRIENDS MEET I
NEW CHAMPION
(By Alaska N?ws Bureau.)
CADILLAC. Mich. Mar. 10? Ad Wo*
gust. who defeated Battling Nelson
for the lightweight championship of
the world, was greeted by an enthus- '
iastlc throng of 2.000 people when he
returned to his home city today. Wol
gast wears his honors modestly.
TRIM CLEAR
AT WELLINGTON1
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. 10? The Ureal
Northern has succeeded in clearing
its tracks of snow at Wellington.
Charlie Diers left on today's train
for Whltehorse and will go over the i
trail to Dawson to superintend the j
work of getting the Yukon Gold com
pany's electrical plant in readiness
for the coming season's work. Mr.
Diers stated yesterday that Harry
lloardman. who has resigned from the
Yukon Gold company, has accepted
a position with the Treadgold inter
ests and is expected in Skagway ear
ly next month.
P. I. ISSUING
| CHEAP EXTRA
(By Alaska News Bureau. *
SEATTLE. Mar. 10? The Post-Intel
ligencer has commenced issuing a t?
o'clock extra morliing edition which
is sold on the streets for one cent.
It is understood in Seattle that a now
morning paper will soon start and the
P-I has taken this move to forestall
competition.
muilled
LT. SUTTON?
(By Alaska News Bureau)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 10? A
joint resolution passed both houses
of Congress yesterday authorizing a
thorough investigation of the death
of Lieut. Charles Sutton of Portland.
Ore., who is alleged to have been
killed at Annapolis during a drunken
brawl with several fellow midshipmen
The Inquest held last spring decided
that Lieut. Sutton had committed sui
cide, but his mother persisted that he
had been murdered and succeeded in
getting the matter before Congress.
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 9? An
appropriation of $73,000 has been
asked for the maintenance of the Al
askan customs service for the ensu
ing year.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Elks at their hall tonight at S:
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HINT SHERMAN 1
SCI ENFORCED
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. 10? The
government today filed a brief in the
Standard Oil appeal ease demanding
that the Sherman anti-trust law eithei
be enforced or repealed. The gov
ernment claims the Standard Oil com
pany has been clearly proven a com
bine acting in restraint of trade and
that the entire Pacific coast oil mar
ket Is controlled by the company.
GOOD TIMES
ARE COWING
Herb Taylor, who returned on the
May after visiting Portland, Seattle
and Vancouver, says to the best of
his belief Alaska is due for a general
revival of business and that a new
era of prosperity for the north is
about to commence.
"Money is loosening up below."
said Mr. Taylor, "and all the transpor
lation men and shippers say the traf
fic will be very heavy this summer
in both passengers and freight. Many
investors are looking over Alaska
and there will be considerable new
development work done this season
throught the entire territory. Mon
ey is easier and business Is better
throughout Western Canada and the
Pacific coast and the north Is bound
to set Its share of the prosperity."
Although Mr. Taylor had a good
time below, he says that he is glad to
be home and Is inclined to the be
lief that the "cost of living" is high
er in the States than it is in Skagwajj
POLICE HAVE
STERK ORDERS
(By Alaska News Bureau)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Mar. 10 ? The
local labor leaders are today threats
ening to cause a general sympathetic
strike throughout the United States
unless the Rapid Transit company ac
cedes to the demands of the striking
cannon.
Police have been stationed on every
car that leaves the barns with orders
to shoot to kill It the rioters attempt
to Interfere with traffic.
V. Holt, accompanied by Ills wife
and her mother. Mrs. Grace Brown
arrived in Skagway on the Jefferson
yesterday from Tncoma. Mr. Holt
is the new electrician employed by
the Home Power company and he as
sumed his duties today. Mr. Holt has
been with the Home Telephone com
pany of Tacoma for the past three
years and Is a most efficient electri
cian.
"I like the town from what I have
seen of It." said Mr. Holt today, "and
what impressed me the most was the
extreme hospitality of the people.
Everywhere 1 go I get the glad hand.
It's different from down below."
R. Weikle, who came north to as
Mime the superintendeucy cf the
Home Power company, decided not to
accept the offer after looking over the)
field and left yesterday on the May.
E. J. Kingsbury is still acting as
superintendent.
FILES II
(By Alaska N?ws Bureau.)
PORTLAND, Ore. Mar. 10? May
Yohe, formerly a well known actress,
has filed a divorce suit against her
husband. Capt Bradley Strong. Miss
Yohe is now running a rooming house
in Seattle.
The "Never Sweats" and the |
"Porch Climbers" will plav a game
of basket ball tonight at the White
Pass gym and the losing team will
"put up" for a supper. Members ol
the White Pass club and their families j
arc invited to attend.
HI GILL HAD j
ft GOOD LEAD
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. 10? The official
count gives Hiram (Jill a majority of ;
3,300 votes over \V. H. .Moore. Charlie
Miller, the Union-Labor candidate,
polled a comparatively light vote.
Bishop Isaac Stringer of the Yukon
dloceae left for Caribou this morning
with Mrs. Stringer and their five
children. Bishop Stringer will re
main at Whitehorse and Caribou un
til navigation opens, when he will
proceed to Dawson. :
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FAVOR NATION
WIDE SHE
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
NEW CASTLE, Ra. Mar. 10? The
State Federation of labor Is In ses
sion today and the delegates favor a
general strike of all the labor unions
in the United States as a means of
bringing the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit company to terms with the strik
ing carmen.
clarkIes
10 CAPITAL
(By Alaska News Bureau.)
SEATTLE. Mar. 10? Gov. Walter
Clark of Alaska arrived in the city
on the Cottnge City from Juneau and
will proceed to Washington, D. C. to
confer with the Secretary of the
Interior and to present the needs of
the Northland to the congressional
committees.
He has much data to place before
the different department heads relat
ive to the fishing industry of Al
aska, the survey of fishing banks,
lighthouses and game laws. The cen
sus matter will be taken up and the
collection of vital statistics in the |
territory urged. Gov. Clark will al
so recommend an appropriation for the
survey of public lands in Alaska.
E. L. Miller has written a letter to
John M. Keller from Tacoma and
states that ho Is busy down there
boosting the Interests of the Skagway
Commercial club.
Leo Simmons, Dominion customs
collector at Caribou who returned
from a trip below on the Princess
May, left for Caribou this morning.
Mrs. Simmons, her mother, and their
children accompanied Mr. Simmons.
C. E. Walsh, who pitched several
games for the White Pass base ball
team last summer, arrived in town
yesterday on the Jefferson, accompan
led by his brother, W. F. Walsh.
They left this morning for Dawson
where they will bo employed in the
electrical department of the Yukon
Gold company.
ADMIT BUGGIES
HELD IDE SACK
(By Alaska Newt Bureau.)
CLEVELAND. Mar. 10? That the
Cunningham coal claimants considreed
a combination with the Guggenheim
interests was admitted today by wit
nesses during the hearing. The wit
nesses declare, however, that Agent
Glavis deceived them in many partic
ulars.
CANT LOCATE
MISSING MEN
(By Alaska News Bureau)
SEWARD. Mer. 10? The revenue
cutter Tahoma was spoken off Afog
nak island on February 25 and re
ported no news had been heard from
the missing members of the crew of
the Farallon. Hope of the men be
ing alive has been given up.
It was a case of "Wolf! Wolf! I
spy a wolf!" with a small percentage
of Skagway's male population today
and several parties were across the
river hunting for the grey marauder.
Cassy Cassuth saw the wolf skulk
ing through the timber across the
river early this morning. Jack Pugh
and Cassuth armed themselves and
went on the trail. Dr. Brawand and
Henry Freldenthal saw a wolf yes
terday afternoon across the river
from Tenth avenue.
So many reports have been receiv
ed of wolves seen skulking across the
river that there is no doubt but that
several timber wolves have been forc
ed by hunger to hang around the
town.
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