?he IJaily Alaskan
Vv m FBTKKNTH YKAR SKAttWAY ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST *1, 18121 ' PRICK 10 CENTH
u EEifflE tin
lie home 11 inn
Janm, Alt. SI?
\\ K-k-?r*ha? * ill arrivo at Janoau
m si* oWock this ownin* T*w
? .11 ho a rr.^T*K* and daaoe |rtw
ib hi* honor (MlfM It to oxrootod
that h<- will rcnml* Ik tho CMUl
OH* for two or tkroo <Ur* ??4 t*k<"
\h o ?v*t No?l for Skyway. Hi*
i>oro**onts up* ?n.-ertaiw bocauso all
th* cMos m tonic tho coaM aro an*
:v>w* to rf^i** hiw i? tlx* wtylo ib?t
is achioTonniit* for AMn ??
titl* hiw to.
Mar or Tanner has itred Delegate
Wickershani that a rommitte of tho|
citr roswQ ha# been appointed to
nw?-t hint at tho boat with a carri-'
ace ana of "?t him the keys to the
city. No complete program for his
rweption ha* been arranged In de
tail, but it is believed that the dele
gate will be best honored by a >pon
taneous.free 'or-ali meting in which
he can meet all of the people and '
nu'i*le with them like sonrdought?
of a common brotherhood.
Rev HUltwIl of tlhf Methodist
charvk. returned from Skagaay
Vuewday * 1 c moon on his launch,
Ikf arromptnifd by Ms
wife ami family. TW Black wells
N""t?t * month in and wear Skagwa*
lituMtrk
J J Italy, manager of the Frye
Kmkn interests in this part of Alas
ka. w la SkA*w*y today in the inter
est* of that company Mr l>aly was
a former rvw<1?-nt of this city, but
m has his home at Ketchikan
? here he la opmtl?* the saw mills
of the Ketch'lran rower Company
Mr* W. K Clark, wife of the
roverwor. a is taken ill on her war
to the *hm on the river boas, anJ
-?ill be harii.nl to Seattle The M
is not alarming, hat will prevent
tie coventor from making the trip
to Nome whi< h he had planned.
v niotic the paMengere who came
up today on the State of California
are Mr and Mrs F It. Cirttr, who
ire making a pleasure trip to Alas
ka Mr Carter is Miperiatrmlknt of
the r.?? branches of the Armour
Parkin* Company. They are a<voni
panied hy Mr* Carters mother
T*e dark Mights and the fos which
?>ome* tht* time of the year are
? a?:s*nc steamer* on the ran down
the river to consume much more
time tbaa early la the summer In
setting through to fWiwaon say* the
New* The falling water also if
making *av<r*tioa more difficult
The bottom and the top are get
ting rloorr t-*e?her all along the
river. *? v? Captain Charley Rloom
<jaist. master of the Caor*. which ar
?ved this m.vning from Whitefcors^.
Kirkman is giving us trouble, and
?-t her points are none too favorable
W> do not mind the gravel, bat
*h?n, rooks l??om up it Is not so
simple
W. L. Rodman, a prospector and'
cUimotwr, committed suicide at j
Seward by severing his juglar vein
with claw from a broken flask. He^
was In jail at the time
In 1?0S there were 14,R8S,442
vr?tps? cast for the presidential elec
tion; the census bureau puts the
new voters at a.fiSO.OOO, They also
estimate that 1.347.000 women in
sis western states will cast their
votes. The total vole is ??timated
at i4.aas.oon
The State of California arrived
early this morning The through
passengers Tor this port were Miss I
liMidt Mar?on. Mrs. Stella Curry
and Q H White Fifteen paa?en
arrive,! from way port* After j
unloading 1?0 tons of freight she
sailed at noon for the south via Sit
ka The Ms* contained fifteen
name*, mostlr from the Interior.
Frank Lawrence, one of the old
time Alaskt pioneers,died In Juneau
Sunday morriug from an attack of
pneumonia He has apent twenty i
yoa-s of hi* life in Alaska, and ex
cepuag a y?*r at l.ake Bennett an>l
a short time at Itawson dniing the
big gold rush haa resided in Juneau
nearly all of that period In the
passing of Mr I -a* rence another in
teresting figure in the history of t^e
north has croaked the last divide.
The mill of I.agare Barrette, bet
ter krown *s Joe Barrette. Klondike
| pioneer, has been filed with the
<"lerk of th .? court at Oawson It
provides for several bequests to
niece? and rephews, and leaves the
bulk of the estate, comprising chief
ly real estate in Vancouver and Se
attle. to be dnided equally between
the two brothers of the deceased.
N'orJwt. of Seattle, and Xoe. of St.
Harthelemy. County Berthier, Que
I bee The estate is understood to
N? worth $.10,000 to $45,000.
OUR
??" NEW
FALL
SUITS
&
COATS ,
FOR LADIES
NOW ON DISPLAY
" . b. SocUe
DENOTES STYLE
AND QUALITY
NEW CREATIONS IN
Millinery
NEXT : WEEK : NEXT
H. J. LYNCH
Ml UDKRKRN WOt' Lit DH'KKR
WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY
New York, Aug. 31 ? All of the
gun men who look part In the ktll
hic of gamb'er Rosenthal, have now
been rounded up and their confes
sions have been obtained in moat
ease s There are a few who are
hanging out but seem willing to
swap off information for Immunity.
I \KAsV RKSTS THK HKAD
THAT WKAltS A <"R?W\
l*ekin, An*. II? Dr. Sen Vat
Sen. the head of the Chinese Re
public la worried over the attitude
of Jnpan. lie fears the treachery
of the Nippon government. an the
Flowery Kingdom seems ever eager
to take advantage of the disrupted
conditions In China, which Is going
through the proces of adjusting
itself to a new system of govern
ment. China at present #ve?ns un
able to govern herself, and would
be an easy mark for an ambitious
empire like Japan
WILLIAM BR ITT KNTKRm
IUSINKSS IN Jl XKAt
l.ast Tuesdays Juneau Dispatch
says this:
William Rrltt, the well known
Skagway druggist, came down yes
terday from the north to take per
sonal charge of the Purity Pharmacy
w hich he pu-chased some time ago
Mr. Rrttt announces that the doors
of the storo will be closed today
.md tomorrow while he and Mr. Al
len Shattuck the retiring proprietor
of the store, go over the stock to
lake inventory.
It Is Mr. Rrltt's Intention to make
his Juneau store an e*act copy of
his Skagway pharmacy, which has
long been considered the best equip
ped store north of Vancouver. The
pharmacy will be enlarged shortly
by being mide several feet deeper.
New fixtures will be installed and a
complete stock of drugs, druggists
sundries, patent medicines, toilet ar
ticles. candies and stationery will
always be on hand, says the new
pharmacist.. The prescription de
partment in the pharmacy will be
under <h? personal charge of Mr.
nritt himself
Mr. Rrttt will make a flying trip
to Skagway shortly and tender his
resignation to the city council as
city treasurer and city magistrate.
l>r. F. W. Cane, who as postmaster
opened the postofftce in Whltehorsc
in 1900 when the railroad wss com
pleted to that place from Bennett
where he had occupied a similar po
sition since the rush In 189S, and
who has held the position ever sine*
na* ben granted indefinite leave o<
absence by the powers at Ottawa an
George W. Wilson has been ap
pointed to the position, the change
being made last Saturday when a
telegram was received by Postofflce
Inspector E. II. Fletcher, to tsrn the
office over to Mr. Wilson. As the
latter was then at Dawson, Mr.
Fletcher left the postoffice In care o
the assistant postmaster. Miss l*a
rose, until Mr. Wilson returns
[ CHKKRIPM? IN WYOMING
FOR GOVKRNOR JOHNHON
Cheyenne, Aug. 31?1 Governor |
Johnson spoke for the Progressives!
in this cllty last night. He had one
] of the lnrg?*st audience# ever ?wn i
: in this citv and thejr constantly 1
I cheered ^1* political utterances.
M \IUNRH GKT I'RAIHK
FROM HKPARTMKVT HK.MW,
Port Townse.id, Aug. 31 ? The
officers and crew of the revenue
cutter Mum ing have received a let
jter from President Taft. also sigti
.?d Uy Secretary McVeagh, praising
| them for their bravery In rescuing
the native* tiuring the recent erup
tion of Mt. Katmal. '
Society
Continued
On Wednesday last. Mr*. Kugene
I Smith entertained for her little son
Kverett Kugene, the occasion being
ills birthday. Mrs Smith was assis
ted In entertaining the children and
In serving a delicious refreshments
on the lawn by Miss Klsle Dillon.
Nancy I.ynch, Jackie Kirmse. Mar
: Jory Renison, and Vivian Talbot
won prises in the game* contest
The little host received many gifts
from hla friends. Those present
were. Jack Kirmse, Gould Fickardt.
Nancy Lynch. Martin Conway, Jack
Conway, tlertrnde Mulvlhlll, Donald
Mulvlhlll, Nlta Friedenthal, Rather
PriedenthHl, Kitiabeth Dillon, Ruste
Wheeler, I/ela Wheeler, Dorothy
1 Clark, Florin Clark, Cecil co?, Os
| borne Selmer, Duncan McKay. Vlc
| tor Beimel', hurtle Hudson, Virginia
Selmer, Martha McKay, Jeasle Fra
ser. Vivian Talbot, France* Kenne
dy. Prosper Ganty, Ina Smith. Mar
ian Ganty, and Marjorle and Kath
erine Renison of Juneau
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If you have not visited the beau
? tiful gardens of Skagway, do so at
once as the early frosts are not
far off and the gardens, which are
. now at their best will then have
many unsightly spots for many of
| the most lovely blooms are most
easily nipped by the cold. Many
Indoor plants are now at the fullest
of their heauty. Mrs. J. M. Tan
ner has a Martha Washington ger
! anlum that cannot be surpassed in
any climate; the begonias, cannas.
' gladoli and chief among, all, an
an exquisite gold banded, Japanese
! lily of W C. Rlanchard are worth
going to see. and all are welcome to
feast their eyes on these exquisite
flowers There Is scarcely a home
in Skagway but has its windows
| enlivened by some favorite bit of
? bloom. The "StAtion Garden" is
another object of Interest and
beauty, and all are welcome there;
pansies of immense site, lovliness
| and fragrance, now beautify the sta
tion grounds where heretofore grew
not so much as a spear of grass J
All that is required In the fertile
soil of Skagway to produce good re
sults. are seeds and a little care
in keeping down the weeds and be
hold. you have succeded beyond you
expectations. Try It next year If
you doubt St. Cultivate s few wild
flowers also.
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\ Fresh Fruit :
: Today j
+ x
? 'K \lt APrt.KS? Sll?orUn-*ll .2.1 per +
+ h?x. +
+ KI.HKRTA PKACHKS ? frer?tone?i ? ?
$1.85 per Box
MAMJA C.KXPRH. TiV per hMkK +
1MUNKN ? rwv per twtket. +
+ OAXTNXKTn ? 7r per lh. m\er- +
+ ?tT price lOc each. a
+ +
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> P. H. GANTY, Grocer ?
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Washington. Amr. *1 ? Pre>14?nt
Taft today announced his appoint
ments of the men who are to con
stitute the new Alaska Railroad
Commission.
The chairman of the commission
Is to be Major Jay Morrow of the
Engineer Corps, now stationed at
Portland, -O e*on; vice chairman Is
to be Alfred Brooks of the Geolog
ical Survey; and the civil en*1neer
l?eottard Cox now stationed at the
Norfolk navv yards The civilian
member of the ^commission will be
represented by Colins McRae fn*er
*oll, consulting enrlneer of bridge
affairs In New York. Charles Wil
liams. clerk of Indian affairs, was
selected by the president to act as
secretary.
The commission has been order*'!
to meet in Seattle ne*t Tuesday
where they will be Joined by Major
Morrow who In on hi* way from
Cortland an ! will leave immediately
for Alaska The first tonr of In
spection wl!! Include the Kenal pen
insula. The commission will go to
reward and look over the route of
the Alaska t.orthern, which was r Re
commended by Sec Fisher. They
will then proced to Chltna and re
turn to the coast over the Copper
River Railroad.
As the report of the committee
must be in the hAnds of congress by
the time that body convenes next
!>ecember. It looks like considerable
hurrying would have to be done.
KNOX ATTKND* I-TNKKAI,
<>l HAWAIIAN Jt'flTirit
Honolulu, Aug. II? 8?r?Uty
Kno* arrived In th? city thla morn
ing on hi? way to viait the Japan
ese Kmpetor and tako part in **??>
funeral obae.vancea of the recently
demised Mikado. The boat wm
held f6r a few houra until the Sep- ,
retarv could attend the fnneral aer
vlcea of Aifred Hartwell, chief Jua- 1
lire of the Hawaii anpreme court
who died yesterday from a compli
cation of diseases The body of the
dead Juatice will be returned to the
United Statia for burial.
Mr. L. K. Ruel, one of the old j
time traveling salesmen. ia In Skag
way today.
Rev. Rennison and family left
this morning for Juneau after apend
ing a few weeka in Skagway where
the Rer. gentleman occupied the
pulpit In the Kpiacopal church.
Fred Webber and Jack Keller
left thia morning on a hunting trip
of eeveral daya. They do not In
tend to return until they get aome
game, which we take It, will be in '
the aweet by and by.
Taylor ft Drury of Whitehorse
have amalgamated their business
with Whitney ft Pedlar and have !
moved their stock Into the latter ;
store building, closing the former
Taylor ft Drury at ore. The new
firm la called by the firm name of
Taylor, Drury, Pedlar company
Junto* B Rarragar who loft here
with hi* family for Juneau flf'?eii
month* ago, whore he wan until rec
ently employed an book-keeper lit
the bin mercantile btialne*# of Chas
Goldateln ha* enga ged in bnalnea for
hlmaelf, having purchased from f
T. Spickett, the F'oatofflc* New*
fine bnalneaa and hla Whltehoroe
friend* wish him all klnda of ane.
rean |n hia buaine* venture. ? White
home Stjvr
Monday being l<abor F>ay, the FMlly
Alaskan will observe it- -by not Is
suing a paper, but will Rive the of
fire force a chance to whoop 'er np
or do whaterer aeema beat to proper
ly glorify the cause of labor
FF F?. M Hlrklnhlne, Ju dee Stout
and f>r. Brawand and aon fume up
on the Ftegg tMa morning.
F'oll and dog taxes are due and
payable September Int.
FRANK F'AOE,
Town Marshal
CATHOMC.
Mass and Moly Communion at 9
a. m.
Sunday School at 12:30.
Evening service at 7:30.
All are cordially Invited
Father I*. FT. Tnmell.
Send the Skngwav Daily Alaakan
) home to the state*. 75c. per month
COME ON ALONG!
COME OVER HERE!
CLA YSON
has the largest and most complete
Line of Clothing and
Furnishing Goods
IN SKAGWAY
The Home of The
HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX
CLOTHING