MAY SELL
We?l* Fargo May Purchase
Alaska Pacific
Seattle. March 17? It is reportrd la
str amship circles that the Alaska Paci
fic Express Company is either to have
com petition in the North, or that the
Wells-Fargo Express Company eventu
ally will take over the corporation
organized ic Seattle several year) ago.
Last year a representative of the
Wella-Fargo Company visited every
town in Alaska where the Alaska Pa
cific Kxpress Company has agents.
The Fairbanks papers ut that time
published several stories to the effect I
that the Wells-Fargo people would in
vade the Alaska field.
Now it is reported that representa
tives of the Alaska Pacific Express
Company have been approached with a )
view to selling out to the WeJs-Kargo |
Company. The Alaska Pacific Express j
Company is now nand'ing all tne big
gold shipments coming from Alaska;
and the British Y ukon and the trade is
increasing since the gold output is
growing larger each year.
IfLLS fIBS
Mrs, EJd? Not Wedded to
Troth
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Concord, N. H., March 35 ? The latest
investigations into the value of proper
ty held by Mrs. Mary G. Baker Eddy,'
to secure which her relatives have
brought suit, discloses it to be worth
more than $10.00.000. She swore that f
it *as Its* than $$0,000.
An effort will be made to establish
that Mrs. Ed is insane. If that fails j
it is said that criminal proceedings
will be started against her foJ swearing
falsely.
MKES PLACE
Yoratan Succeeds North- 1
westerau on Westward Eqd
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskani;
Seattle, March 25? The Yucitan, |
recently purchased and brought from
the Atlantic ocean by the Xorthwest
ern Steamship company, will replace
the Northwestern on the Valde2- 1
Sewart: route.
gees WORSE
Spinal Meningitis Spread-!
iug in Seattle
Special Dispatch to Daily xlaskan.)
Seattle, March 25? The epidemic,
of epical meningitis is spreading, the
dea-h record keeping up. Yesterday
there were two deaths.
Eighth Birthday Party
Mrs. M. H. McLeilan entertained
Miss Helen Tioy and eight of her little
guests Friday afternoon in honor of
the latter's eighth birthday. Games
were played and royal srood time had, by
the little tots from 4.30 o'clock to 6:30
Prizes were won by Misses Helen King, ]
Marian Wurzbscher and Bessie May j
Orchard. The hostess, assisted by Miss
Xeillie Orchard, served refreshments. I
Each of the guests was given tiny dolls
as souvenirs of the occasion. The
guest of honor wan the recipient of
many very pretty birthday gifts.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT I
I
SkafTw*y* March 25, 190 ?. j
The weather conditions at Skyway
for the 24 hours preceding noon today
were as follows:
Max. Temp 22 above zero
Min. " 5 above "
Mean " 1* above "
Temp, at noon 22 above
Precipitation, 00
H. D. Ciark,
Volunteer U. S. Weather observer
TO CURE A COLD I It ONE DAT
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qunime
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
fcSl. to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture i? on each byx.? 5c.
INDIAN WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
C. B. Boshart, who retnrned Satur
day from Porcupine, brines news that
Kitty Johnson, ana Indian woman of
j Kiukwao, committed suicide by h&ng
! lng herself.
! Kitty Johnson was suffering of con
sumption and a fiiend of hers died of
| the desease in the morning, of March
17. All day she complained, saying
| that she wished it had been her who
< had died She complained that were
| she de-.d like her friend she would be
I out of her misery. In the evening she
hung herself.
GtfGUSSES
'
Do Not Go Over Trail With
out Protection
Do not attempt to go over the long
road to Dawson, across the blindicg
fields of snow, without taking every pre
caution to protect jour eyesight. It is
positively dangerous should anything
be wrong with your vision to attempt
it. We give free examinations and fit
glasses to _the eyes that need them
Come and try us. WE GUARANTEE
SATISFACTION.
Do not tike a dirty watch into the
interior, the land of high prices. Our
repair department is the best in the
North. We will put your timepieces
in such order that ihey will correctly
mark time until >ou come back to the
outside again. We make things, AS
GOOD AS NEW.
Before leaving Skagway you | will
want to seed a souvenir back to those
in the states who a.^e w itching -your
progress to the lmd of gold. We sell
souvenirs? everything in the way of
nugget jeweiry. Alaska c^dar and ivory
novelties, cards, etc. OUR PRICES
ARE RIGHT.
J. Iauta. Optician and Jeweler.
1908 CALENDAR
SAMPLES COMING
The Daily Alaskan ha= secured the
agency for tl>e famous J. W. Butler
Paper Company calendars for 1908 and
one of the finest lines of samples ever
placed on exsibitioa will be here soon.
It will pay those desirine calendars for
neit year to save their orders until
they get an opportunity to see these
samples and to hear the quotations.
U. S Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail!
Leaves Skagway eveiy
TUESDAY
THURSDAY and i
SATURDAY
at 9 a- m Leaves?
Haines tor Skagwayj
same days at 2 p. m. j
I are one way $1-50
Round tri^ $2.50
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Central Location European Plan
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CHIEF SURGEON W. P. & Y. R.
Residence Eiffht Ave. and Broadway
?-OPTICS HOCBs
Over the Candian Bank of Commerce
2:00 to 3:3 J P.M. 7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Railroad Hospital
9:30 A. M. to 11:0 > A. M.
Office Phone No. 6 . Re-.. Phone No. 96
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List
Fercy's Fur House
Othitoth. Wiiconai a
Their First Visitor
lOrlBtnal.}
Waverly, unlike the other suburban
stations on the railroad, bad been set
tled by people of the old regime. Not
that the regime was very ancient? noth
i lug is ancient in America? but It was
I certainly not the new regime of
j wealth. There were families that had
! been in comfortable circumstances for
r hundred years, some who had de
scended from those once promln?nt
aud all were retined. Ketinement uec
essarily means exeluslreness, aud Wa
verly was kuown as au exclusive place.
A wealthy soap boiler had settled there,
but after years had passed without
making any, friends he moved on.
But one day a little house that had
beeu vacant for a long while was
opened, the (taint retouched, shutters
repaired, broken window panes put in
and the fence set up. No one in Waver
ly was especially interested In who
was to occupy it, for i>eople occupying
such houses were usually not of a kind
to be associated with. But wheu a
young couple apj>eared, a boy and a
girl just married, both bearing the
marks of refined parentage, some of
the Waverly a ns took notice. Those
who would scorn to visit a millionaire
soap boiler would not hesitate to take
Into their hearts retined people.
But the citizens of Waverly were
not in the habit of being in a hurry in
their welcomes. Time enough to call
| when they had learned something
I about the youug couple. The husband
went Into the city almost every day.
bnt not every day, and wheu he did
go in he often came out'loug l>efore
the closing* of business hours. The
wife remained at home all day. She
dossed plainly, but neatly. If she
had tine clothes she had no occasion
to show them except at church, where
she wore such costumes as were ap
propriate. Bnt information concerning
the young couple did not come rapid
ly. Weeks had passed before the
name. Tileston. was generally known.
The couple did uot ap|K>ar to wish to
be left alone. Indeed, young Mrs. Tiles
ton made several efforts to l>ecome ac
quainted with the ladies of her church.
But the ladies of the church did n>t
see why persons traveling on the same
road together to heaven should need to
camp together by the way? not tb.it
they proposed to exclude Mrs. Tiles
ton; they simply intended to find out
all about her l?efore becoming intimate
i with Iter.
j Months passed and still informati in
| concerning the young couple liugered
j There came a vague report that let
ters wore coming through the post
| othce to them under an assumed name
| This settled the matter. There was
no further question as to the future
social status of the so called Mr. anil
Mrs. Tileston. They were to be let
severely alone.
One day a man with a small satchel
came out from the city aud madi
straight for the Tileston house. He
stayed half an hour, went away ami
came again the next day. and the next,
aud the next. Neither husband noi
wife was visible, and the shades In
[ au upstairs room were drawn.
No one In Waverly took note of this
except an old maid who lived op
[ posite Though living so uear the
Tilestons, she had not paid any atten
[ tiou to them. She bad au iucjme of
Smut a year, the remains of a large
fortune built up by her great-grand
father* in the sla\ e trade. She was a
De G.. and the i>e G.'s had once been
tile social heads of society in the city.
When one of the Waverlians had pro
posed to call on the soap !>oilor Miss
I>e G. hail held up her bands in holy
horror and prevented the call. But
she was au old nisi. I. and Aid maids
are proverbially curious. What could
be going on in the little house op
poslte? There was but one way to find
out? to go over and see.
Miss De G. knocked at the door and
received no answer. The latch was
not caught, and the door was shaken
fitfully by the wind. Opening it. she
went inside. Neither In the living
room, the dining room nor the kitchen
was there a sig? of a living being.
Curiosity overcame her objection to
Intrusion, and she went upstairs.
The Tilestons had received their first
visitor? a visitor who had coiue to
stay. On the bed lay the wife, dead.
The husband sat in a chair, his arms
on a table aud his head on bis arms.
Miss De G. saw this from the head
of the stairs. Her curiosity was satis
fied. She stepped back stealthily, went
out and reported what she had seen
to one of the ladies of the church.
The lady called on several other ladles,
and the matter of taking some action
was discussed. All those visited were
engaged to go to a lunch party, but
they decided that it was their Chris
tian duty? after the luncheon? to go
and see if they could do anything for
the widower.
As they were about to enter the
little house a carriage, the coachman
and footman in rich livery, drove up
to the door, and a gentleman and lady
with two children alighted and hur
ried into the house.
The visiting ladies looked at one an
other. Evidently their kind offices were
not needed. Too well bred to intrude,
they went away. This was the third
and last visit the Tilestons received
during their residence in Waverly.
The next morning the papers gave
an account of how two youngsters be
longing to families socially prominent,
the father of the girl being both cele
brated and rich, had eloped. The bride
had died while they were negotiating
with their parents for forgiveness,
which had been determined on, and
settlements, which were being arrang
ed for. F. A. MITCHEL.
SPECIAL SALES
SPECIAL SALE Ladies Winter hats
Commencing Monday 1-2 ofl.
SPECIAL SALE in Men Overcoats
and Suits 25 per cent. off. For the
next ten days.
SPECIAL SALE in dress goods and
fancy trimmings. We must make
room for our Spring lines.
Martin Conway
(TIE BEST
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
bv the old hit
or r. iss p!a?
used in 90000
household*}
BUT
^rlth P
V- ??METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
?verrtWng is so arranged that b f
foUcwing the simple -nst-actlooa
the quality is always dolUJwuk
See our several styles acd k* W
expl&ia the perfoci tray.
P. E. KERN
Goid ?oi Silver smith.
We have a large stock j
houiney's Candy
Peter's Chocolates j
Also allarge stock ol
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forsret tbe.Number. 428 Brdw'y |
Tony Dortero 's
and Importer of
ivii_l.ine:f? v
orders solicited aod filled immediatly
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On and after the 1st ot October. 1906. the following will he the
Mm hly rates for water and light nerTice from Lhe Northwest Light
& P owerCompanj:
WATER
First Faucet
E*ch " additional (except waad baeius. free)....
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Publio Houses
Water Closets " " " " '*
Urinals " " " " "
Wash Basins " " " " "
Hole's, per room additional
Beer Pjmps
Restaurants
Steam Laundries
Hand "
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate
Hose C 'nnection for Fire Protection
Families carrying water
Individuals " "
Hauling water, per lo*d
Lawn and Street sprinkling.
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SKRVICC
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
ALL JTttHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights
Enclosed Arcs
32 cp '.ighta double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
All T?sr Winter
EDWIN BROWNE.