ALASKA HONE ROAO
NAY RESLNE WORK
The Alaska Home Railway will be
completed, it plans now on foot aie
carried to a successful issue, as now
seems probable. H. 1). Reynolds, the
organizer and moving spirit in the
enterprise, is now in lioston, confer
ling with tlie stockholders of the Rey
uolds-Alaska Development Company,
who own a very considerable iuteiest
in tiie Alaska Home railway and other
Reynolds holdings here, lfte question
01 liquidating the indebtedness t.f the
railway and raising funds to complete
its construe ion has been under cou
sideiatiou. A plan of procedure has
teen evolved whereby the Reynolds
Alaska Development Company ab
sorbs the Alaska Horne railway and
allied interests l* li st mortgage bonds,
bearing 0 per cent interest, will then
tie issued by the Reyn >1 Is-Alaska De
velopment Company, as augmeii> ed by
tl»t other properties. Creditors of the
railroad are to receive these bonds at
par value as payment m full of their
claims
With the indebtedness takencaie of,
Mr. Reynolds wires that there will he
ifo dirticnl y at, all in raising funds
! sufficient to complete ilie line as con
templated, as the stockholders o* the
Key Holds-Alaska Development Com
pan> in the Kast express faith in the
earning capacity of the project, when
the road tenches the summit, as evi
denced hy their willingness o assist in
a reorganization of affairs.
lilaruey Stevens, chief engirter ot
the Alaska II one load, who is hand
ling the matter at tins end of the line,
-aid to the Prospector:
‘•1 have received assurances from
Seattle tint the credl ors of the rail
road in that city are entirely sati.-fied
with the proposed plan of .-eti lenient,
laud will take bonds in payment of
their accounts against tlie railway. I
a:n now canvassing iht* town creditors
of tlie company, and have not yet had
a man say ‘u<»’ to the proposition. I |
have confidence t h tt matters will]
light thcmselves, and Valdez will yet
have a much-needed railway leading
to I he rich interior of Alaska."
Honolulu, Nov. 9—Ic is P-Vilav•}
known that a messenger has been
disn i tebed to i'okio wil-.i a in ss.4
from the Japanese of the Hawaiian
islands, following a secret canvas cf
the Jap population, saying that
“Should the emergency ar.se, we 1
offer ourselves to the slate and thui j
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guard and maintain our imperial |
throne.” The authorities at \\ ash-!
ington have been imtiTxl of tins in-:
1
cident.
San Fran else >, Nov. S—Gavin Mc
Nab, a prominent democratic politi
cian, was throw n from a carriage to
d iy, inj icing hi s sk ill by a fracture.
Manila, Nov. 8—The victory of the
Independents was due wholly to a
lack o interest by the Filip'nos, who
apparently didn’t ca c who won.
San Fran disco, Nov. 9—It U re
ported that five Americans wrere seized
by Nicaraguan troops a braid t-*n
s-tei mcr San Juan in he p -os.moo cl
.he American consul, who made a
Vlgoj-cus protest against the pr- -c- •:d
•ng, but to no avail, i’ho'oapl .in of
l -e San Juan was shot and killed by
•y.3 Niear ignaiis, wh . c’aim the.
ho was a spy.
Sea vie, Nov. 8—The Post-Intelli
gencer, a h eal publication, says All s
k:\5i8 should not be discouraged at the
t pp • si don to tcrritc-rrial government
manifested at Washington, but
should work-harder than eve" to over
com 3 known objections. Alaskans
mist demand recognition in the pla:
f>. -rms adopted by the national con
ventions, and the del.giccs doc ted at
Juneau to attend should bo so in
structed.
Seattle, Nov. S—Miss Navarra
Kautrs, daughter of General Kautz,
and Lieut. Simpson, cf tho Tided in
fantry, formerly cf Alaska, were
married here last eve ling. The event
was a popular affair.
2s ew York, Nov. 8—Raymond Hitch
cock, the comedian, under indict
ment t h ax god with ruining young
girls, appeared in a play here tonight,
taking the part of a Yankee tourist.
When ihc audience roeeg. ized him it
applauded.
Seattle, 22cv. 11—It is rumored that!
the Ncrihv estem Steamship Company
has .;’ooiu concluded a deal for the
purchase of the licet of the Alaska
Steam hip Company—the Jefferson,
Furailon, Dolphin and Dirig. .
Rath drum, 22 ov. 11—Archie Phillips,
an important witness for the prosecu
tion in ih Ada ms trial, 'disappeared
from his home yesterday. A letter
found under hi j house threatened him
with death by dynamite if he gave
| testimony in the case. Adams’ usual
smile fad. d when Phillips’ tesiimora
• given a: fcV last trial was read.
Spokane, 2*ov. il —Harry Watts, oi
Okanogan, was robbed of S'J.Ot 0 which
h ■ fc id in a r. oh : ii: his roo i in t
local hv.-t-.-i. - no rtpi-eseuis .-a sc.
in:;-, of a lit n ;• of h ad t .11 bj ti e
vicj-im of the the! .
Seattle, Nov. 11—Man?, delegates to
die republic.; i ■, .'jo ->;ia convent ual,
at Juneau, to be held Novcm: -v 14,
s died cn the -uoaraer Saturday. Tliej
were aeecmp tided by a large number
of Alaskans who go us sport.iters, or
i represent s me special interest . The
news of the at lit tide of die Senate; nd j
House on the home government ques
tion has s inruvh t dampened the ar
dor of the tor; it n*i:dibut they will
insist on a vote being taken on the
matter, in accordance with their in
! itruetions ir. .in primaries. It is stated
i
| that no resolution reflecting on Gov
i Hoggart will be iutivwlueod in the!
1 Convention.
Berlin, Nov. 11—The crown princess
; gave bhvh to a second son this mom I
i ing. I
Seattle, Nov. 11—Steamer Tampico
ran on a reef in Johnson’s Narrows.
She is resting easy. The Tampic* »
was on her way south, after, taking a
cargo of freight north to Cordova for
the Guggenheim road.
Tacoma, Nov. 11—The following j
officers were elected by the Grand j
Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood for ,
the ensuing term: Arctic t hief, r hom- j
as Bruce of Dawson; vice- Arctic chief,
Richard Mansfield; recorder. Godfrey;
Chealander of Skagway; keeper of J
nuggets, Carl Johansen of Eagle;
chaplain, Dr. Everett of Dawson;
trail guide, G. Short of 1 her;.: trail
blazer, G. G. Gecrgeson of Sitka,
camp cook E. S. Harris m of Ketchi
kan; keeper inner toll gate, F. Mob
ley of Discover} ; keeper of outer toil
gate,Dr. Harris of Fort Seward. Trus
tees are R. H. Moore of Skagway,
James Arclen of Dawson, Ray Wiiccx
en, of Skagway, J. Coleman of Cleary,
and J. C. Green of Rampart.
Manila, Nov. 11—Secretary Taft is j
enrc-ute to Vladivostok. When theie
I
he will determine whether cv not he
will go to Berlin. It is stated that
Secretary Root is endeavoring to dis
suade the president fr< m sending Tuft
to visit Czar Nicholas and tlie German
emporer, saying it would be improper.
He wanted to make the trip himself.
Cheyenne Agency, Wyo., Nov. 11—
The Ute Indians have agreed to send
their children to school. Their refu
sal so to do was the cause of the
trouble.
Seattle, Nov. 11—E.- C. Hawkins,
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chief engineer of the Guggenheim
road, has returned from a con few nice
with his principals, and confirms the
report of the changing of the termi
nal of the proposed interior rood
from Katalla to Cordova. He states
that work will be prosecuted with si
the expedition possible.
Tacoma, Nov. 11—Delegates to Ui?
Artie Brotherhood Convention an jn
favor of establishing camps in Se:r ;,.
and Tacoma. They will get ideas re
garding the matter from the cam],, jn
Alaska and the Yukon before acting.
A committee of twelve .members ha,
been chosen, with power to act, t,
erect a suitable building for the Ar;
Brotherhood for the Seattle exposi
tion. The per capita tax has been
reduced to fifty cents a year.
Seattle, Nov. 11—Additional partic
ulars fiv,m .he wrecked the schools r
Glen, which went ashore on the Alas
ka Peninsula, during a terrific gale,
state th.it the c vcw lashed a passeng r
named Burton Kelly t i a mast tosa\e
him from washing c verb ;ard. They
wore themselves washed overboard
and ashore, thus being unable n»
release Ke ly who was drowned whi'e
wildly s Vv.inilng for help.
S in Francisco, Nov. 11—W. C. Far
rington (f N ,w York, has been a, -
pointed general manager of tie
Pacific (Vast Steamship Compan;,
succeeding Pearce. Farrington is
s ;id to be allied with the Harriman
interests.
Duluth, Nov. 11—An elevatur filled
with wheat burned last night. The
less is placed at 82,000,000. The
Great Northern owned the property.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 12—Silas
H. Peed, ihe newly appointed judge
or the third judicial district of Alaska
had t he < h dee of two ijudgesliip. -
one in l'< rt Rico, the other in Alaska,
aral ch :»;e the latter. He says his
anibiticr. is to sit on the supreme
bench.
Washington, D.C., Nov 12—Eugene
Pnussir.g, a banker of Chicago, called
on the president, and urged that nat
ional banks have the same rights as
slate banks and trust companies.
1 he pres.dent se.m.d pleased with
the suggestion.
Preferred Stock Tomatoes \
come out whole—can be served at less co>t than fresh ones
though equally as good. They must be just a red. f.rm
ripeness for Preferred Stock use—the kind.vou would pick
from the vine if you had your choice. Quality is the abso
lut requirement of every vegetable and fruit that goes into
Preferred Stock Canned Goods
Packed Wherever the Beet are Grown
For our tomatoes we go to the famous Santa Clara Valley
in California. These tomatoes are firmer, with more
meat and less water. We pay more for our tomatoes an i we insist on having n. t pick.
BE SURE THE TOMATOES ARE PREFERRED STOCK- -from your GROCER
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