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No. 234 NINETEENTH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY,
RE-ELECTED
Will He<|uiro Official Canvass, But j
Lewd to. Sufficient to Guarantied
Safety.
Juiimu, Nov. 9—Special to tho
D.'ilv Alaskan—From Republican'
Territorial Central committee—J«s- j
v.'Uktrstiam. lias probably defeated.
CUn-rits A. Sulzer -bj; a close '300
votes. 1» will take the official eaai
v:^-s <u the votes cast, "whiciht will
be made iu January, 1917, to fin
ally ie'ermiOQ the positive 'result.
Tae Democratic committer concedes
AVicktrenam'a election, and in a
number of instaneas wagers which
«tvf. vosted on the outcome have
bcea turned over by the stake
holders. I
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NEW STATES
Chicago, Nov. 9—Oliver Stewart,
elmire: an of the National Prohibi
ten committee, and manager of tho
late campaign, claims Michigan.
3. Dakota, Nebraska and Montana
,,s bavins- joined the r'anks of the
s t ii s whore iftate wide prohibition, I
now c.M'sts. Mlo stated that from
i :>:np.ia:;cn c£ results of Tues
day v election, the expression ' of i
proui'oition throughout the- United
states v. liero an expression- was
asked for wast! emcsy flattering -of
any fver held at the time'of a presi
dential election. 1
steamer calls i
FOR HELP
London, Nov. 9—The steamship i
Ara'i-a, belonging to the Ameri
c in-H.iwc.iian line, was heard by a
wii'eW?s station in this city this
mo tiii .r, persistently callirg for .
help. she claimed she was being
sl.olKd by a submarine. Shortly :
;■ ft-.-r t-er calls of distress were • i
heard the communication was cut 11
o", and could not bo picked up ; i
again.' ' ■ | <
San Francisco, Nov. 9—Sir Eme'1
Lhackleton, the Antarctic explorer,
who arrived io Nw Orleans on the
steamer Paris from. Oolou last week,
arrival in tjiiscity a few'days ago,
ait J will sail from this city ft>r
Wei ling,"on, New Zealand, today.
From "Wellington t&ie explorer will
go tc Dunedin, where hg -will fit
oat a rtscue party > and go to,' *lid
Antarctic on the steamerAurora. in
an attempt to-rescue the ten'mem
bers oi his party who ore now sup
posed to bo oin'the west Bide of the
Antarctic continent.
U'icn his Tetum 'from the res
cut expedition, Shackleton plaits 011
returnii.g to England,'whree he will
eutei the war.;
Three out of Four Republican, Ito
ju'c entntives Electt^l in First Di
vision.
JuneEu, Nov. '9—The entire Re
publican legislative ticket lias been
ilectod with. the exception of l'eter
r. McCormack, who was defeated
L>y W. \V. Casey. .The represent a
:ivfs i're m 'the First division there
tor e wij be, Monte Beaison, .James
frcf-bnrn, John G. He.id, and W.•W.
WILL DEMAND
REC0M I.H.
Concord, N. H., Nov. 9—Loaders
>/ the Democratic party in th.U
>taic- have signified their intention
'f demanding a recount of the votes
:lrroughout the Btate of New Hamp
shire. as there is only a difference
3' .">22 .votes, between the Wilson
ind Hughesi presidential 'electors.
;he number being in favor of
4ug'ae«. There is no claim of' fraud
naao, but it is claimed that th
■esuit cf the first count 'being co
•lose, tn^ro might have been . an
irror made in some of the precincts.
Sacrifice Sale!
—
SHOES and I
CLOTHING
To make room for our new line of
shoes and men's clothing we have
placed certain lines on sale at a
great reduction.
Come in and look them over. Do not
delay as these bargains will be snapped
up quickly. ?:
Albert Reinert
Successor to
HI I V U THE haberdasher and
» J » L I l\ W l"i LADIES' FURNISHER *
Broadway between ITurd and Fourth A „ "Phone 41
California, Fviinnesota, New Mexico and
North Dakota Still Incomplete
Smtiie, Nov. 9—Tie result of^
ihe uresidential election is Btill in (
'lc.u!)t, Wilson ha,ving'a lead of four
i
votes, fre having a total .of 251
eiictoral votes to Hughse 247. T.I10 ,
satire returns from California, Min-;;
nesota, New Mexico and North Da
kota, with-13, 12, 3 and 5 elector
vctes respectively jet to hear from
d^liniU.y.1 I
This makes a total of 33 unde
cided vctes, anvd as M.'r.nseota and
C:ilif,oriiia have always been'eonced
i d to Hughes, it would appear 'hat
hb mi?.!it win by a fit" plurality.
It is •rum&red through, political
•rulej that it may be necessary to
take iiie vote of the Natioal Guard
new -.'ationed alone the Mexican,
border • decide the final result of
Tuesday's election.
Shoot Down -9 Cwrauza GmWs In
Sitiit of Passenge-is. Then, Strip
t'lotliiug From Women.
Chihuahua City, Nov. D—After
cihcoting the 29 Carrauza 'military
ruaTils cf the- southbound, passen
ger 'rain which) left Jaurez -Mon
day, v'ijla bandits looted the train,
robltd the patseJ geas and/ oven to.k
♦he i lething frciu 't-ie women pass
engers. 1
Or. Hefner, a Gorman passenger,
who wufc mistaken by the bandits
tor aa American, was struck oai the
head by one of the baudits, who
used his gun as a'flub.
Dr. Ilatfuer was un seriously in
jured. Tlio bar.ditis, who were -in
command of the Murga brothers
and siiv^stre Queyedo, then 'aban
doned the train, carrying the loot
away in mule-drawn.wagons.
There were 200 bandits in the
command which held uj> the train
as it was approaching Lnguna sta
tion. The bandits, silhoueited
against me sky Hue, could'he t«eer.
plainly by the ©;igineer and X'fesen
gers ttfore the train was 'stuped,
but because of the nature of the
country es»,;1Pe was impossible.
After 'commanding the engineer
j to rtop. one of the bandits • went
. thru the train ordering passengers
ito alight so they could be searched.
The conductor was shot in 'the
hip. 1
The 20 Carranza soldiers ' from
the Jaurez garrison, who were
traveling in the box car just, back
of the engine tender, were -ordered
*o aligh* and were shot 'down in
view of the passengers. This mili
tary- escort wa# ' in. command of
Capt. (iuzman, who also was shot.
EUITISH LOSSES ESTIMATED
Ber'in, Not. 9 — The German
hendqur.iters estimate that the Brit
ish lost 400,000 men and the Frenc
180,000 in four months' offensive
on the Somme front.
Take Advantage of Any Slump to
(•(Mile Up Brwul Stul'fs—V. S.
c<(><.•> to Ouuulrt for Supply.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 8—Clias
li. L ±,ewis, a grain dealer of t'Us
city, who lias returned-from the
D-ist, declares that Xew • York grain
expeits uj\i of -the opinion, that
■igwits Cf tlie entente allies in this
country own practically all, if not
all, the visibo suppy •of wheat in
'lie I'nitgd State-s, acid as a 'result
ti:s prict of that grain will be forc
ed upward. 4
"Every time the market drops a
fe,v cents, foreign 'buyers quietly
scoop up 500,000 to 1,000,000
bushels," said Mr. Lewis. "The
buying is managed from New York
and the purchases are made mostly
in Chicago, "Omaha and Kansas
City, wi'.h perhaps some in Duluth."
The situation, is *a serious one,
he declared, a>i>d while nobody can
offer a remedy offhand, 'lie udded
an embargo eventually may;.becomel
necessary. 1
j
More than one ini 11 icfiit bushels
of Canadian wheat have been pur-1
chased at Hiq Minneapalis Chamlber
of Commerce by lccal milling, and
fc'.evalor interests at lower prices,
freig t and duty paid, than is be
ing pal 1 for Amoricani raised whe?-f
of th^i same quality. One elevator
compiinv purchased nearly 250,000
bushels of •Canadian wheat, which
nays 10 cants a bushel import duty.
"If the ruling .price differences
regain, more. 'Canadian) wh-e^t Is
likely 'o come here," said .Hoyt
Wcodwaird, of one large elevator
company. •
"The first Canadian* imiport busi
ness cf any size developed * when
Winnipeg No. 3 wheat-was quoted
at $1.87% and at'the same time
Minneapolis ca^h wheat of the same
milling quality quoted at $1.88% to
$ l.!»fi^," said Frank Carey,'of an
other large elevator firm.
j Subscribe for (ho Daily Alaskan.
Pumpkin Fie
is made best with
"Preferred Stock"
Cream Pumpkin
sold at 20c per tin—try it and be convinced
After Nov. 1 we will be open from S a. m. until
6; excepting Saturday—from 8 until 8
P. H. GANTY
HEGKMAJf OUR
NEXT SENATOR
Juneau, -NoV. 9—'Special to ' the
Daily Alaskan—Wttfcl but a few
email precincts yet. to J>e heard fir °ri
.Tameg R. Heckmatn has defeated J.
M. Tanner in the senatorial elec
tion in the frist division i>y an
estimated iDluxality of about'
votes, bis lead tut -the oreseint time
be-in c . 190 votes. The "estimated
plurality is based on th<j com
parison of the vote two years -ago
iu the r.reciincts'still missing, 1 and
should swell the. lead of Heckman
of 190 by at least tgn more.
O.O.P. 10 HAVE
LOWER ROUSE
New York, Nov. 9—la the staite
senatorial' audi legislative > race
throughout New York, the' returns
thus far made are sufficient to in
dica'c taat the Republican^ will
have control of the lower house,
but the Democrats will have tJio
control of xwwer in the. senate.
RE-ELECTED
Seattle, Nov. 9—Ernest Lister,
tne Demiooratio candidate feir gov
ernor oE the state of Washington
ivho made the run for re-e!ectfo.u
Has wen hisi fight with a majority 4
sver 5,000 votes.
WHITE SEA TRAFFIC
PRACTICALLY CUT OFF
Christ iania, Nov. 8—Activities oP
Grerma-u submarines against Nor
wegian ships operating in the Arc
Lie have increased to> such; am ex
ent since thie ' German-Norwegian
iubmaiine dispute that shipping
firms today cancelled practically all
sailings through. the White' Sea,
VInine insurance firms today decid
ed to raise the insurance on Eng
ijli and Ruksian taffi<^ coniside at1, le
jecause of the destruction .of Nor
wegian vessels by U-hcats.
10 CELEBRATE
THE VICTORY
For the purp'ose of celebrati. $
the victory of Territorial wide pro
hibition. .as signified by 'the wi.i
o' the people at Tuesday's elec
tion, the local members of the \V.
C.-T. U., will hold a puibljc demo
st rat ion in the nature of a gi&fl
rally r.t the Preahyteriani church: on
Monday evening, Nov. 13. .
The organization has 'airrang<'l a,
program consisting, of musical errI
liteiary numfbers, and after the rc: ■
dition of the program1 refreshon
consisting of doughnutg ondj coff. .
etc., will 'oe served. There Will !.<*
no charge for admission, nor ft ?'
th.e re'resjhments, and the' gencr-Jl
public is cordially invited tc fc-»
present.
820 SNIPS
New-York, Nov. 8—One thous ud
higl.t hundred and twenty merch-uit
[ships with aggregate grogs tonji.y ?
| of approximately 3,328,584 hia-.e
l)6tn s»nik by belligerent ,n»tit:r»
during 27 month of war ending I •
vembar 1, according to'figures cot.
piled from cable dispatches rc;*!
mail advices published here tod /
j by the Journal of Commerce.
The losses during October. w©r>«
larger ihan for any. one of the pr. •
!ceding five months, according. t»
the* statistics, amounting to 127v:';
se'.s of a total of 227,116 tons grc i
L
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London, Nov.-9—For the fi :
time since the beginning-of the w*
the city has turned from the' rep' r>
ot Cifhting to other items of ne'^
The presidential confliict in.'the I •»
itp.i States is causing tbe greait. t
interfi&t.1 Reports of the ele -
tion from the various states i '
the Union are given; Becondl pi3* !
in "11 the palpers an Greater Lc
don.
We Have On
Display Our
Fall and Winter
Line Of
Ladies Coats
Come In And^Look
Them Over
WILL CLA YSON