THE DAILY ~2??r ALASKAN
CITY OFPICIKL PKPER
I V 9KAGWAY, 4LA.SK A, WEDNESDAY JULY 11 1900 PRICE 10 CENTS
commons in the mm
Traders Are Growing Timid-Money is Plenty
for Legitimate Enterprises
W. u. Nicoll, of Vancouver, arrived
out from Fairbanks last evening. Mr.
Nicoll went into the Tanana early in
the spring with a bunch of cattle, hit
the market fairly iu the i ye anil is oa
his way back home reasonably well
satisfied with hitmelf. Speaking of
condition in the new camp, Mr. Nicoll
said:
"It seems to be the experience of
most trailers Tho go to the Tanana to
find it a very uncertain market, much
more so thau was Pawsou even at the
height of it> career. The camp seems
to be quickly stocked with any given
line. High prices prevail only when
the market is bare and the arrival of
stocks that in any wise meet the im
mediate demand results in a deep cut
that leaves the tr.idrr very lioubtful of
of his profit. I found that most men
who ventured in with any cousideraile
stock, in whatever line it mijrht be.
had bare'y made good and I heard a
^ L-reat deal from :ho- ? who threatened
to never '.ake the hazard again. Some
j who took small stocks of essentials in
over the ice during: the winter ami
early spring made good but even these
? most of them men who make a busi
ness of that sort of thing' are showing
signs of timidity, it is a good camp ?
so far as products of gold are concerned
perhaps the best in the North? but it
has developed new way9. There is
nothing of the old plunging and prod
igal ways that made easy money for all
in the Klondike. Tho people refuse to
pay high prices for anything. The sa
loon:- for the most part complain of
, poor business. The fear that 'the
games' will be suppressed hangs over
them always. There is but one dance
hall in operation even at this, the best
time of the year.
"On the other hand," continued Mr.
Nicoll, "the banks seem to be doing
| business and money for legitmare en
i terprises is easy, with the rate of in
terest standing at an average of 3 per
| [Continued on Pa^e 4.]
HARRISONS' I
EVERY lady should wear an "Invisible lacing corset," with the
daint <hirt waists now so much worn, we have thiscorset in white
:a ail sizes at $1.75 to $3.50 a pair.
We have just received new Hand l'.ags. Stocks Ribbons, Cuff ?nd
t oliar Seis. and elbow length White Silk Gloves, White Hose in drop
stitch, plain and all lace designs. We make a specialty of Fancy Hose
in b'.acki and fashionable colors.
PHONES ? 4= and 55
Oo not overlook us when in need of liAitu
ware. We now carry a full line of bcild
KKS HAKDVV ARK, CAKPENTF.K TOOLS, TAK
I'Al'KK, TIN and GRAN'ITEWARE
DONT' FORGET
We are the only Tinners acd Plumt>ers that have stayed by our City, and
would lise vou to call and see us when in need of anvthing in our lices.
NETTLESS FORD
Kourth Avenue near Lirosdway Sttagway. Alaska
Our new
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THK ONE PKICE CLOTHIER
LARGEST CLOTHING AXDUFTTRXIHING
GOODS HOUSE IN" ALL OF^ALASKA.
fourth and Brodway
CIVIL WAR THREATENS RUSSIA
The Czar, terror stricken, awaits the fate of Louis
SYr-Contending elements will try to seize the reins
of government and people's blood will flow
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Pari9, July 11.? Anatole Leroy Beau- j
iieu, famous Kussian historian, has just |
returned from a visit to Russia where
he went to study the political situation
at close range. He has spent some
months at St. Petersburg, Moscow and
Warsaw and had particular facilities for ,
gaining information. He says Russian
autocracy is face to face with its doom. |
He says the constitutionalists would, if
they could, save the throne, but that
they will be unable to stem the tide.
The czar, he says, is terrified and has
before him always the fate of Louis
XVI and mental pictures of the French
revolution to rob him of sleep. "In
holding in mind Louis," says M. IJeau
lieu "Frederick stems to forget King
Charles of England, who roached the
same end by a somewhat different
route. I am convinced that the gov
ernment is rapidly approaching its
overthrow, when, I fear, the country
will be plunged into a long and civil
war. There is every sih'n of disloyalty
among the troops ? those troops near
the person of the cz^r, who have been
the main and last dependence cf the [
autocracy. With this arm disabled!
and uncertain the government must
go down. The elements that have
worked to this end are by no means
united, nor have they a common pur
pose or definite plans. The result will
be a scramble for (he reins of govern
ment, a division of camps and war. All
this may be the development of an
hour. The great empire is on the
brink of a great upheaval that will
change its place in the family of na
tions."
it. H. Brown Victim of Murder
Well known Skagway miner found dead at Oroville
with bullet hole in his head-Affair surrounded by
mystery
An associated press dispatch dated ,
Oroville, Cal., July 2, contains the fol- ,
lowing:
"The body of U. H. Brown, a mining |
man and draughtsmen of San Francisco j
and Alaska, was found yesterday lying 1
in a dredging pool of water with a gap- J
ing revolver wound in the forehead.
The fact that the authorities have not j
yet been ahle to find the weapon has |
aroused suspicion that foul play may I
have been responsible for the man's
death."
This, evidently refers to the well
known mining man of Skagway, who
left this city last fall to attend the
minors' convention at El Faso, Texas.
No word has been received from Mr.
Brown for some months, and the an
nouncement of his tragic fate will come
as a great surprise to his friends here.
The deceased has made his home in
Skagway since 18117. No man wasi
more widely known to its cit
izens. Be has given his time to <
prospecting the hills in the vicinity
of the city, and never ceased to believe j
that they would some day be made to
produce great treasure. He prospect
ed the near by hills and claimed to have i
found substantial basis for his belief,
and staked a number of claims.
The deceased leaves a wife, son and
daughter who, at least to the time of
the fire, resided in San Francisco. His
son was Uoscoe Brown who for a time
was news agent on the White Past
trains. His daughter wes recently
married and went with her husband to
Japan.
Mr. Brown was about 70 years of age.
Friends here, will write to secure fur
ther information.
MITCHELL NOJ OlILTY
MURDER
OFiTilE EARfl)Q(jAKE WAS THE
CAUSE Of ir
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )
Seattle, July 11.? The trial of Mitch
ell for the murder of Creffield, the holy
roller religious fanatic and seducer of
Mitchell's sister was concluded yester
day and the case given to the jury. At
the expiration of an hour and a quarter
after tbe jury retired they returned
with a verdict of Dot guilty. The court
room was crowded at the time and the
announcement of the verdict provoked
a burst of applause and cheers.
l'he prisoner was immediately dis
charged aDd was congratulated on all
hands.
LOST
Golil hair broach, set with forget-me
nots. Rnder please leave at GoldeD
North hotel.
The White Pass Hotel, Whitehorse
hts unlimited accommodations. Every
thing strictly first-class.
The Pack Train Uestsurantr will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in,
place of tea or coffee. Come on boys
Skagway Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-live vears' exper;
ence. Telephone 89. tf
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
A larne quantity ot the latest maga- 1
ziues received at Muir's on the Jeffer ;
son.
WE CARRY A FULL STOCK OF
PREFERRED STOCK and CAR
DINAL BRAND CANNED GOODS
Rose Brand Butter
60 Cents per Roll
'Phone 51
The McGowan party of ten excur
sionists from Warren, Pa., who hare
been in Skagway for a day or so left
this morning to make the run down the
Yukon to Da won. All members of
the party declare themselves delighted
with the trip.
Mr. McGowan, who is conducting the
party, has been engaged in the busi
ness for some years. He says the
western excursion business was prac
tically killed by the San Francisco dis
aster.
He had. he says, 103 persons listed,
their tnonty paid early in the season,
looking to a summer vacation in the
West. Most of these were women.
Following the great earthquake he
was at once flooded with letters beg
ging off and asking the return of the
fare.
"Of course I was not required to
make the refund" said Mr. McGowan,
yes'erday, "but I had no disposition to
keep the coin without a return of value.
I visited a number of these people ex
pecting to explain away their fears,
but in every instance I found them al
most panic stricken at the thought of
a visit to the west coast. [ returned
the money promising to write to all
those who remained behind letting
them hear of what a eood time we,
who did go, were having. Of the 103,
there were but ten with me.
"But this was not my experience
alone. All conductors of western ex
cursions haye h id the same. I learned
that of all those listed from Boston,
but 3 per cent made the trip, all but 2
per cent fell away in New York, Buffa
lo was reduced to 1J per cent. Several
conductors gave up entirely. At
Yellowstone park we found the hotel
keepers in the dumps. They had ex
pected an extra big season because of
the prosperous condition of the country.
But they were not getting half the
number of last year. X was greatly
surprised at the effect of the Frisco
disaster, for I was at first disposed to
believe peop'e would want to go to see
the greatest case of wreckage of mod
ern times."
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Office at W.W.Bocuhton phone yu kesideni;*; mvat. do
F. M. Lucavish
Coal, Wood and General Haul'ng
SATISFACTION GUARANTEF.D
r Delicious
Ice Cream
Soda at
Wm. BRITT
AGj-ENT FOR ALASKA