Seattle, Aug. 8—Mate Woods,
who was on watch on board
the Dolphin whftn she grounded
early last month was the chief
witness before ttie board of
examiners inquiring into the
accident in this city yesterday.
The board brought in its re
port last night completely ex
onerating everybody from
blame.
MinyiE
AJCK
Vancouver, Aug. 8—It is un
derstood here that Japan will
enter a formal protest both
here and in Great Britain a
gain^t the proposed British
Columbia Japanese exclusion
act. This province is getting
thoroughly tired of the inter-;
jcclion of the Jap into all its
internal matters and will go to
extremes if necessary to get
rid of him.
_A_
RETURNS HOME FROM
VACATION TRIP
Among the Humboldt’s pas
senger- last night were E. E.
Sparhawk, wife and son. They
are returning from a vacation
trip during which they went as
far east, as Sand Point. Idaho,
enc’ south to Los Angeles. On
their way back of course they
called in at their old home city.
Oakland, Cal.
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SHIPPING COAL TO CRAIG
The Northland Dock Co. is
making a shipment of fifty
tons of coal on board the Orient
to Craig for the cannery at
that place. Fuel is short all
up and down the west coast,
and is bound to interfere with
the canneries getting up their
pack this vear.
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Pathe Weekly at the Dream
tonight. adv
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The Misses Strong and Miss
Webster returned on the Alki
last night from the north.
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ALL HOADS LEAD TO THE
I'HE AM. adT
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The Daily Miner, S1 per mo.
IILL SURVEY II
NEW ROUTE
Cordova, Aug. 8~Capt. Gilbert
it ode of the* coast survey boat
Taka which has been working
on Prince William Sound, haa
teen instructed by telegraph
from Washington to proceed to
Port Wells tosurvey the re
ported short passage to the
Matami'ka to tap the Alaska
Central railroad at mile 55.
The pass was discovered this
spring but up to this time has
never been surveyed.
itfireui
SULZER
New York Aug. S—It Is un
derstood that the trawley In
vestigating committee which
has been going over Gov. Sul
zers' campaign expenses is
now prepared to report. Ru
mor has it that the attempt
will be made as the result of;
their investigations to Impeach
the Governor,
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THEY PASS US Up
Manager Fred C. Printon of
(ho Dream tells the Miner Man
that he is in receipt of word
fiom Manager Lang of the Ju
venile Bostonians stating that
the Juvenile Bostonians will
not show in Ketchikan on their!
way south. The reason given
i^ the uncertainty of steamer
transportation and the fact that
there is no chance for an open
ing for them at the Prince Ru
pert Opera House,
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A BAD TUMBLE
M:s; Freeman .sister of Mrs.
fL E. Petty, who left on the
Rough Rider yesterday for the
West Coast, sustained a bad
fall while leaving the boat and
narrowly escaped falling over
board.
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BUT IN THE MEANTIME GO
TO THE DREAM. adv
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For a first-class meal go to
the Montana Restaurant. Every
thing clean and first class, adv
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A Pretty GOOD Show at th
Dream tonight, adv
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The Daily Miner, si per mo
FALL and WINTER Samples
are here
DETMER WOOLEN
At MURPHY’S
STRONG STOVE CO.
W. G. STRONG. Manager
Monarch Ranges.
Coal and Wood
Cook Stoves
Hot Blast Heaters
Camp Stoves
Heckman Bldg.
Steamboatmen Are Fighting Tonnage Tax
The Poll Tax law isn’t the
only measure passed by ou>
late lamented legislature lha>
is being objected to and fought,
another one of the pet meas
ures of those solons, the Ton
nage Tax. is raising a bowl
from Ihe steamboat-men that is
being heard from Ketchikan to
Nome. The legislature passed
a bill which required the cus
toms service to assess a ton
nage tax of ten cents per ton
Tokio, Aug. 8—The Mikado
received United States Ambas
sador Guthrie this afternoon
'f'he utmost pains were taken
by the Japanese foreign office
to see to it that everything
went off smoothly during the
reception,
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TRYING ANOTHER ROUTE
Among the Humboldt’s pas
sengers last night were J ; 1
C' olt and F. Cowen, two old
time Dawson ites who made
good in the Klondike and have
been having an ea-;y time on
their investments ever since
’i hey are en route to the Shu
shanna by way of Skagway and
"Whitehorse and the dominion
trail frpm Whitehorse to i.nke
Kiuane, thence along the plat
eau to the gold strike. They
are of the opinion that bettei
time can be made this season
of the year than via the trail
from McCarthy over the Sco
lai p&s*. The two men have a
light wagon ancf five horses;
with them and think they cani
make the trip from Whitehorse
about three hundred and fifty
miles in about twerdy dajs.
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A GOOD Show at the Dream |
tonight. adx
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McDonald’s Chocolates are
BEST—Haack’s Drug Store.
on all freight shipped Into ot
out of Alaska. Collector Willis
of (he Alaska 'Customs service
raises the question that it is
not the province Of his ofTlr
to collect such a tax, and is &c
jcepling no cash from the com
panies but is requiring that the
captain of each steamer file
an affidavit of the amount of
cargo on board his vessel pend
ing the decision by the depart-.
iment as to whether his office
0.000 EAGLES IN
PARADE
Baltimore, Aug. 8—What was
I probably the greatest parade
in the faremal order history of
thp. United States occurred in
iihis city last night when six
| thousand Eagles in attendance
on the Grand Aerie session here
marched through the principal
streets.
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CITY OF SEATTLE
ON WAY NORTH
Seattle. Aug. SThe City Of
Seattle sailed north last night
with a good sized passenger
list and the following for Ket
chikan: George Capp, H. R.
Thompson, Miss M. Maynard,
and one steerage.
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ALASKAN CAPTAIN IS
DROWNED FROM BARGE
,
port Townsend. Aug. 8—The
big barge number Thirty-three
struck heavy seas last night
when on her way from East
Sound vs ith a load of lime and
during the storm Captain Night
ingale "as washed overboard
and drowned. Capl. Nighten
gale was well known to all old
lime Alaskans.
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Room and hoard for one or
two in private family, Apply
a> Miner olfice. adv
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The Daily Miner, $1, per, pio.
I CLUB DANCE 1
SATURDAY, AUG. 9 $
ADMISSION $1.00 S
Qet Your Club Tickets at the Door fZ
S THE STEDMAN S
^ W. A. CONNELL, Proprietor ^
If you want to wear clothes made to suit your own
ideas and according to the latest custom tailoring styles,
let us send your measure to our famous Chicago tailors
ED. V, PRICE & CO.
We’ll give you a choice of 500 beautiful Autum and
Winter Woolens and at bed rock prices.
P. J. Gilmore
“The Clothier’’
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should collect the tax or not.
While ten cents per ton does
not look like very much money
when considered wilh relation
to one ton, still it would amount
to fully two hundred dollars
per month for each vessel oper
ating in these waters, or prob
ably three thousand dollars per
year. This of course the con
sumer will have to pay, for he
it is that foots the biil sooner
or later.
ARE DRYING UP
ATJORIE
Nome, Aug, 8—The unpreced
ented drought continues on
Reward peninsula, and there
are no signs of rain. Sluicing
has stopped completely owing
to the fact, that practically all
the ditches in the country have
gone dry,
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QUITE A CELEBRITY
J. R. Irwin, who is now in
Ketchikan for the purpose of
installing a new wireless plant
for the Marconi people is some,
what of a celebrity. He first
broke into publicity as a signal
corps man with an Australian
regiment in the Boer war and
later fought in the Zilia rebel
ion. His debut into the lime
light in this country came when
he sent the "C. Q. D.” call for
help from the disabled steam
ship “Republic.” This was the
first time the wireless had j
been used in a rescue at sea. j
Then he tried to cross the
ocean with Wellman in a diri-l
dible baloon, and sent the firsl.
call from the air for help to aj
ship at sea. The party was |
rescued hGO miles east of Cape
I'atteras.
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HUMBOLDT NORTHBOUND
'the steamer Humboldt with
si\ty six passengers on board,
twenty nine of whom are
round trippers, arrived up from
the south between nine and fen
o’clock last night. She bad
thirty-five tons of freigh' for
local people, and ten ions of
cannery supplies for Yes Bay.
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Change of program at the
Dream tonight. adv
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LOST—Red Leather pocket
book containing lodge and
oilier papers. Finder pleas#
bring to the Miner office, adv
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“A Big Fire” at the Dream to
night. adv
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DAWN FOR SALE
For sale, the gesboat Dawn,
built in 1911, 40 feet long, 10
horse power standard engine in
first class shape. Apply on
board or at the Miner office.
—Adv. 8-12
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HITTING the trail?
If you are don’t forget the
r,'o'her. He can outfit you
from head to foot in Mackinaws
Underwear, Flannel Shirts,
Shoe Pacs, All-wool Pants, Sox
Hoots and Shoes, Etc.
-P. J. GILMORE, The Clothier
ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE
DREAM’
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A big consignment of berries,
"mil and fresh vegetables will
irrive on the Humboldt for N.
F. Zimmerman. adv
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“The Woman Hater” at the
Dream tonight. . adv
SENATOII BORAH
CRIMES
Washington, Aug. 8—Senator
Borah severly arraigned the
Department of Justice last
night on the floor of the Senate
cr,amber, stating among other
things that many of (lie de
cisions of the Federal judder
cf the country had been influ
enced by the agents of the be
purtment. Attorney General
James G. McReynolds when in
terviewed on the matter denied
Borahs statement when the lat
ter said that the department
maintains a system of espion
age.
SlAlfvERV
GRAVE
Washington, Aug. 8—Admin
istration officials admit that
Huerta’s attitude has aggravat
ed the Mexican -situation until
it is the gravest that has been
confronted for years, as there
will be no way out of interven
tion if Huerta persists in refus
ing to receive Lind.
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SOPHIA IN THE MORNING
Agent Floyd Ryus was in re
ceipt of a telegram today stat
ing that the Princess Sophia
had sailed from Skagway on
schedule last night. Owing to
the fact that she was having
trouble with the valves on her
engines on the way up it is
unite possible that she may be
an hour or so late in arriving
at Ketchikan. Her schedule
♦ alls for her leaving here at
three o’clock tomorrow morn
ing. Reservations on board her
had been made for the follow
ing passengers from Ketchikan.
Miss Hnnfoon, Mrs. E. J. Eta.
and Dr. J. W. Turrentine.
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METEOR CALLS in
The big freighter Meteor be
longing to the Pacific Coast
steamship company, made port
yesterday afternoon. She has
aver two thousand tons of mis
cellaneous freight on board for
southeastern Alaska points.
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“Palestine” at the Dream to
night. adv
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“Palhe Weekly” at the Dream
tonight. adv
TURKEY TOLD TO
DETJT
London, Aug. 8—As (lie re
sult of a note from Russia, Hie
Powers of Europe today noti
fied Turkey she must evac
uate Adrinople at once. Tur
key originally agreed to do so,
and then when trouble arose
among the Balkan states she
changed her mind and announ
ced that she would hold on ,f‘
it. The Powers stale that they
are prepared to enforce their
threat in ease Turkey does not
withdraw at once.
JUDGE RULES FOR
DEFENSE
Sari Francisco, Aug. 8—On ihe
opening of the Diggs case by
ihe government Judge Van
Fleet, who is on the bench
made the ruling that the pros
ecution must prove that Diggs
and his companions went to
Heno for purposes specifically
prohibited by (he Mann acl.
This ruling is considered a de*
cided victory for the defense.
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MARIPOSA ARRIVES
AT CORDOVA
Cordova, Ang. 8—With over
two hundred stampeders on
board en route to the Slnislian
mi the steamer Mariposa ar
rived here yesterday. An *s
well on board and the greater
number of the crowd will get
away on today’s train for Mc
Carthy.
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ANOTHER WIDOWER
hf. L. Fedderson has been ad
ded to the list of Ketchikan’s
grass widowers, his wife and
family having gone south on
the Alki last night. They will
visit at Mrs. Fedderson’s ol 1
home for some considerable
tir e during which poor ol l It
L. will keep bachelor’s hall.
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"Neptunes Daughter” at th'.s
Dream tonight. adv
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WILL FIGHT OCTOBER 7
Los Angeles, Aug. 8—Lang
ford and Jeanette the two prize
fighters signed yesterday to
fight a twenty round battle
here October 7lh.
The Daily Miner, $1. por. mo.
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and we give you one of
these handsome home
banks. It takes all deno
minations of coins and
paper money, and is of a
size and shape convenient
to carry in the pocket to
the Bank for deposit
You Keep the Bank and I
We keep the Key.
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