THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY QFFIC1HL PHPER
No. 270 VOL. VIII.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. FRIDAY DECE^lhER 15, 1905
PRICE 10 CENTS
HARRISONS'
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At home again for 10 days. Calls re
ceived from 7 a. m. to 12 p. m.
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New Management Popular Prk-t?
Central Locatioa European Plan
FloestlCAFE and. BAR In the City
Restaurant and Bakery
MRS. E. F. ROGERS, Prop
Tenakee, Alaska.
all of Fare; Meals at all hoars
Game and Fish. First Class Service
Reasonable Prices.
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for ibe fioiidav trade
We have just received the largest
shipment that ever came north of
Plow's Candies
Ther's None Better
These candies are direct from St
Louis and guaranteed strictly fresli. If
not as represented your money will be
refunded
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A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
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JUST RECEIVED
j fresh Roasted Virginia Peanuts tvery Day
Headquarters for
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jMUIB'S fifth Avenue J
BEGIN FIGHT
(.Toveruraent Attacks Wash-j
ington Laud Frauds
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Tacoma, Dec. 15? The government
brought suit yesterday to annul the ti
tle to a half million dollars' worth of
lands which it is alleged was obtained
by fraud. It is said more than 100
claims are affected by the suits.
10 4RMS
VenezQ^la Cables For Aid
From Other Nations
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Washington Dec. 15? Alarming and
war-line news comes from South Amer
ica. President Castro bas at pealed to
Colombia, Equador, Brazil and Peru,
all the countries of northern South
America, for troops to resist the claims
i of France. It is asserts d that the pres
j ent is the time for South America to
! siand shoulder to shoulder in defense '
i
of what it pleases the Venezuelan'
statesmen to call their national J
identity
Dispatches from Bogota say the Col
ombian are anxious to acceede to ;the i
Venezuelan request, but they are await
, ing to sec what the replies of the other
countries will be before determining
J upon their course of action.
KillS SELf
Jnueau's City Marsal Com
mits Suicide
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Juneau, Dee. 15? The dead body of
Roy Burnett, the city marshal, was dis
covered in his room vesterJay after
noon with a bullet wound in his head.
A coroner's jury found that he had
committed suicide, The it quest was
held in the hope that it woul 1 throw
some light on the case. The dead
man's friends ascribe his action to ill
health, but what the real cause was is
not known.
PEOPLE LOOK
FOR AL-KI
The Al-Ki will be due to arrive to
morrow or next day. She sailed from
SeaHic last Sunday. Probably never
be'ore in her history has the Al-Ki
been so important as she is now. She
will be the last boat to leave Skagway
in time to reach Pueet Sound before
Christmas, She should get there one
or two days before that occasion. She
will take mail from Skagway ami pro
bably passengers.
Easy Money Tor Dr. Moors
Dr. I. H. Moore recently sold a piece
of Seattle real estate for 519,000 that
cost him $12,000 a few months ago.?
Douglas News.
The I'ack Train Uestaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free, in
I place of tea or ?offee. Come on boys j
We wish as near as possible to
Dispose of all our shelf goods before January 1st as
we intend to move at that time, and we want to bave
on hand as tew goods as possible to move and we
will give you some very interesting prices on large
or small quantities of goods- It will pay you to stock
up for the winter while these prices last. We will
quote a few prices, but the bargains are to numerous
to mention in detail.
Crockery, Cut Glass, Brie-a-Brrc,
Granite Ware, Silver Ware ana
Baske's 40 per cent off.
5 Cans of Pioneer or Carra'ion
Cream at 45c
16 Poon s of Granulated Suear.
at SI 00
9 Bars of Wood Chuck Soap. . . .25c
2 Pound Can of Golded Gate Coffee,
at 70c
Good stardard canned Corn, Peas,
Beans and Tomatoes, per c*n
straight .. 10c
Good standard Cherries, per can 15c
Oysters, 1 pound cans per cm. -10c
Roast Beef, 2 pound cars, per can20c
Schillings Best Baking Powder. I
pound cans, per can 30c
Schillings B^st Coffee, One Star,
per pound 20c
Schillings Best Coffee, Three Star,
per pound 30c
Welch Grape Juice, pints 25c
We ch Grape Juice, 2 pints 40c
Coal Oil, 10 gallons to case, p?r
case . $2 40
Gasoline, 10 gallons to case, per
case...."" $340
Blue Bibbon Tea, per pound ? 40c
The Ross-Higgins Co.
ARMY CAN COME BACK
If strike is declared Manchurian troops
will be brought to Russia by railroad
employes to fight for independence
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.]
St. Petersburg, Dec. 15 ? Railroad employes have sent word to the Manchuian
army that it will be brought back to fight for independence in case a general strike shall
be declared.
CZAR PENNED IN PALACE
St. Petersburg, Dec. 15 ? The czar is kept closely guarded. He does not veuture
beyond the walls of the palace. He depends solely upon Count Witte for his own safety
and the direction of national affairs.
AEASKANS 10 SEE PRESIDED TOMORROW
Washington, Dec. 15 ? The Alaskan delegation at the national capital to the
number of 20 will greet the president tomorrow. Richard S. Ryan, of Nome, one of the
Alaskan delegates will be the spokesman of the party.
WANT IT
Nome Man Offers to Lease
Government Cable
(Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Dec. 15? A. E. Boyd, gener
al manager ^of the Nome Telephone
Company, has made an offer to the war
department to lease the entire Alaskan
cable and telegraph system. Eastern
capital is behind his scheme. He has
received no answer from the depart
ment. An act of congress would be re
quired before any change could be made
in the mangements of the systems.
AGROUND
Str. Oregon Ashore On Doug
las Island
And 2,000 other Alaskan Views at
half price until January 1.
8x10 views 25 cents each.
5x7 views, 15 cents each; 2 for 25 cents.
14x17 views, 75 cents each,
Just the thing to mail to friend for
Xmas. Case & Draper.
Open O.iy and Nifrht
The Seattle saloon is open day and
night? The public welcomed at all
hours.
FIX IT
Adams Shortage Established
At Abont $160,000
(Special Dispatches to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Dec. 15? Director of the
Mint Roberts, who has left for Wash
ing-ton, estimates the shortage of
George E. Adams, late cashirr of the
assay office at Seattle, at $li>0,000. Mr.
Roberts will report concerning the
matter directly to the president.
ON AGAIN
Chinese Restore Boycott On
Americans
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Singapore, Dec. 15? Chinese dock la
borers at this place refuse to repair the
Standard Oil ste^mar, Acme, because
of the boycott against American goods.
A large stock of PLOW'S famous
candies just received -at the Boss
Bakery. ' tf
Don't fail to see the elegant display
of Christmas candies at Muir's.
RYAN TALKS
Equitable Owner Speaks Out
About Harriman
(Special Dispath to the Daily Alaskan.)
New York, Dec. 14 ? Thomas F. Ryan,
who bought the interest of James H,
Hyde, in the Equitable, testified before
the investigating committee today that
E. H. Harriman threatened, in case he
was not permitted to have half of the
Hyde holdings, he would use his polit
ical and business influence in the fight
against the company ani Ryan, and
that he would withdraw his aid, polit
ical and financial, should legislative
action come.
Pressure was brought to bear on
Ryan before he would testify.
Fortymile Conairy Getting Good*
Freighting from Fortymile post, on
the Yukon, to the Fortymile mining
district, near the source of the river of
that name, is now under full headway
and the miners are getting in their
stocks for the winter.
If vou want any hauling done ring up
the Alaska Transfer Company. Phone
10. Residence phone 40. tf
Children's and misses' straw hats
greatly reduced at Harrisons'
^
Candy for Christmas
Gunthers and Others
The Prettiest and Most Artistic
You Ever Saw
Look in our window
Aa?m. BRITT
?curios, Photographs
The largest stock of Indian Curios
ij The choicest selection of Alaska Views ^
| The only Eastman Kodak and films house I
The Only thoroughly Equipped Studio ?
In Southeastern Alaska
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