? r?*: l??~~SVnr t3"" conjlertiutlon has
bcca spread through Italian shipping
circles owing to the mishap In launch
Ins th? biggest passeuger steamer yet
constructed In Italy.
The day fixed for the launch was a
typical Italian day? bright sunshine, a
cloudless sky and delightful tempera
ture. The trains from both directions
of the Riviera took hundreds of eager
spectators to the place, and many
steamers, large and small, took other
visitors down from Genoa, and, the
sea being quite smooth, these were
largely patronized.
Shortly after midday the naming
took place in due form, and the bottle
of sparkling astl, decorated with flow
?rs and the Italian colors, was broken
In the traditional manner. Twenty
minutes afterward the signal was giv
en that all was clear, and the vessel
gradually began to move, qulck'y In
creasing her rate of speed, and, amid
the cheering of thousands, the hoarse
tones of tho whistles and the shrieking
of sirens, the launch was quickly and
triumphantly completed.
But no sooner was the vessel falrlj
k.'.jat than she was seen to keel over
L. an alarming manner. The cheering
i sed in an lustant, and the huge
L. ss of the vessel slowly golug over
v i so horrifying to the spectators
; ? t they started to tlee from the sjH>t.
The tugs had at once got hold of
the vessel, and sin- was pulled around
parallel to tlie shore. The Inclination
v.-as to |>ort. and l>y this time the water
ha?L reached the i.j.;lij!es of the main
deck, roi? wf which 'had been left
open, hnd the cabins quickly tilled
jjhe was roon ou her beam ends, her
funnels being about two meters clear
of the water and parallel with its sur
face. cud In that position she gradual
ly subsided until all that was to be
seen of that great steamer was a por
tion of her s ide, looldng like the back
of a whale, about a meter aud a half
above the surface at Its highest point.
The effect on the spectators was In
tense. The shipyard Is so situated In
the corner of the bay that the vessel
seemed to dominate everything. That
she should have entirely disappeared
lu such fashion was horrifying to the
onlookers. It seemed as If some terri
ble nightmare had got hold of them,
and they could hardly speak. The offi
cials who had been responsible for tho
construction stood there as If turned to
stoue and remained gazing at the spot
as if they could hardly believe their
eyes, while the workmen who had
built hor. and who, with their families,
had almost cheered themselves hoarse
a few minutes ago. now were weeping
aud hugging one another In a state bor
dering on delirium.
Bad as the disaster was, It was not
rendered still worse by loss of life,
for the disappearance was so gradual
that all on board were got off before
the hull went under.
Meanwhile she Is lying on a bottom
of sand and very small stones, and as
she Is nearly submerged no great harm
can come to her as long as the weather
Is not very bad.? Engineering.
A Doctor'a Wonderful Discovery.
What gives promise of being one of
the uiost beneficial discoveries in tlie
blatory of the world was modestly
?ujtttetftcd by Dr. Albert Caimette, di
rector of the I'asteur institute at Lille,
France. In the course of an address be
fore the International conference ou
tuberculosis In Vienna. lie reported
that be had been able to render all '
tlu> animals used for ex|>eriment at the
Institute? cattle, sheep and guinea pigs
? i- .mune against the most formidable
div-cs of tuberculosis virus? that Is to
, tUc. immunization _ has_been_cotn
plete for the "eleven months during
which they have been under observa
tion. If It be proved that It Is perma
nent or that It lasts even for a period
of only a few years and that a similar
treatment may be applied to human
beings the Importance of this little
heralded discover}- can hardly be over
estimated.? Leslie's Weekly.
The Irishman as Speaker.
Irishmen make Rood speakers, but
they never set a chance at Westmin
ster. In the parliaments of Great Brit
ain. _hov*^ever. an Irishman is. almost
Invariably found in the prcsfilerifinl
chair, placed there by a majority of
English, Scottish and Welsh votes. Sir
Francis Murphy, Sir Charles McMa
hon. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy and the
Hon. Peter Lalor, who twice refused
knighthood, are a few of the Irish
Australian speakers of the past. At
present three of the Australian parlia
ments are presided over by Irish speak
ers? the Hon. Prank Madden (Victo
ria), the Hon. T. F. Qulnlan (Western
Australia) and tho Hon. John Leahy
(Queensland). The last named was
elected a few weeks ago by a new par
liament and Is said to give his rulings
In a "mellifluous Cork brogue."? West
minster Gazette.
The Dollar and the Peso.
The question In Mexico of what a
"dollar" means has recently been au
thoritatively settled. The department
of linance has decided that the word
"dollar" shall mean the Amerlcau gold
dollar and that wheu the Mexican sil
ver dollar Is meant the word "peso"
shall t>e employed. Sorno time ago an
American resident at Tamplco wrote
"dollars" on a check, and the Tamplco
hank cashier to whom the check was
presented paid the amount in gold val
ues. The drawer of tho check claimed
that it was his Intention to have silver
paid. Litigation was threatened, but
upon Investigation the authorities de
cided against the drawer of the check.
The Mexican ruling applies to all doc
uments?notes, drafts, etc. ? Mining
World. ,
Had Him There.
*??* ? ^
Mr. Naggrr? No woman ever rnndo ?
fool of me!
Mrs. Nagger? Who <lid, then?
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
He Thought the Countryman Had Deer
Bilked by a Bunko Stooror.
"I dunno," said tlio old man aftei
crossing the street to approach a pa
trolman who was standing on the curt
and swinging his club In an Idle way?
"I dunno but I've been gum gamed."
"Shouldn't wonder a bit," replied the
officer as he looked him over and
smiled. '?Flottr was It V"
"I met a feller up at the postotllce."
"Yes, of course. Your sort are al
ways meeting fellers."
"He wanted to lend a feller $10? a
feller whose mother had Just died."
"But he didn't have It?"
"Nope. Hadn't a cent."
"And he wanted to borrow It of
you?"
"Yep. Said If I'd lend It to him he'd
meet mo right here In an hour and pay
It back. The hour Is up, but he Isn't
here. Do you think he's gum gamed
me?"
"Do I think? Why, of course he has.
Say, old man, how did your wife hap
pen to let you come to town? Of all
the green things 1 ever saw"?
"But the feller looked honest."
"Honest! Ha, ha, ha!"
"And he talked like a truthful man."
"Truthful! Well, If you ain't hay
seed right from the barn floor! Do
you expect to ever see the fellow or
your $10 again? Done up? Confl
denced? Gum gamed? Say, you are
about the easiest mark in four states.
What you want to do is to"?
At that moment a young man came
hurrying up with a greenback In his
hand and handed It to the old man and
wild:
"You must excuse me, but I was hit
by a street car and unavoidably de
tained. Here's your money, and a
thousand thanks for your contldence In
me."
The old man shoved the bill into a
vest pocket and looked at the oflicer.
The officer returned his gaze for a mo
ment and then fell dead. The coroner
said that his heart was broken by
somu sudden jar.? Chicago News.
His Faux Pas.
"I wonder why Miss Bunson has
broken her engagement to youn?
Smartlelgh?"
"He wrote a poem In which he said
her iaugh was like a draft of rare old
wine. Both she and her mother are
among our leading temperance work
ers, you know."? Chicago Record-Her
ald. '
CHILD ALMOST !
A SOLID SORE !
From Skin Disease from Birth Until
Six Years Old? Father Spent
Fortune on Her Without Benefit
? Old Doctor Suggested Cuti
cura, which Cured Her in Two
Months, Leaving
SKIN SOFT AS A BABY'S
AND WITHOUT A SCAR
" I have a cousin in Rockingham Co.
who oncc had a tskiu disease from her
birth until sho was six years of ago.
Her father had spent a fortune on her
to get her cured and none of the treat
men ts did her any good. Old Dr. G
suggested tliat ho- try the Cuticura Rem
edies which ho did. When ho com
menced to use it the child was almost in a
solid scab. He had used it about two
months and the child was well. I waa
there when they commenccd to use your
Cuticura Remedies. I stayed that week
and then returned home and stayed two
weeks and then went back and staved
with them two weeks longer and when
I went home I could hardly believe sho
waa tho same child. Her skin was as
soft as a baby's without a scar on it. I
have not seen her in seventeen years but
I have heard from her and the last time
I heard from her she was well. That is
where I became acquainted with Cuti
cura. I hope this may bo of some ser
vice to you in the future. Mrs. W. P.
Ingle, Burlington, N. C., June 10, 1905."
WORLD'S EMOLLIENT
Is Cuticura Ointment.
_ For rashes, eczemas, itchings, irrita
tions, scalings and chappings, for red,
rouj^h, and greasy complexions, for sore,
itching, burning hands and feet, for baby
rashes, itchings and chafings, and for all
tho purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery, Cuticura Ointment, assisted
by Cuticura Soap is invaluable.
Oomplctp I'xt.mnl nnd Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infant*, Children. and AdulM con
mat* or Cuticura Soap to ciraufo tin' Skin, Cuticura
Ointment to Ileal tho Skin, nnd Cutleura Resolvent,
(or In the form of Chocolate Coated Pills, in vial* of
Blxtv) to Purify the Wood. Sold throughout : ?io
world Potter Drug A Chem. Corp.. Sole ProM..
Bonton. Man. 4
?or Mailed free. Cuticura Dook on the Skin.
Tha Gr.-at ??ro> bl
"0 f course, " H.ilil [!;?? | I'M-- !? n' c i <1
Ity worker to the great muu, ' it'<
sometimes hard to say '.So.' I>ou't you
find It so?"
"It isn't bard to say 'No,' " he re
plied, "but frequently it seems very
hard to any It in such a vtbj as to
make people realize that you moan It."
?Catholic Standard and Times.
FOB COAT FOR SALE CHEAP
at the American Tailors. 3j"-3t
WHAT THE KIDNEYS 00
It mm.
Their unoaaiing work keeps ?n.
strong and hoaltliyl
All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. Tho Kidneys filter the blood.
They work day and n xht. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure matter daily, when un.
healthy some part of this impure mat
ter is left in the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms?
pain in the back, headache, nervous
ness, hot. dry skin, jheumatism, gout,
gravel. disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness, irrpgnlar heart,
debility, drowsiness, diopsy, depo-its
in the urine, etc. Hut if you keep the
filters right yoh will have no trouble
with your kidneys.
Henry Whity, of Dundee Addition,
Port Town*end, Wash , says: -'Doan's
Kidney Pills oid me a great deal of
good three years ago, when I was suf
fering from pains and aching in the
back and ndes. It felt just as if I had
been beaten or bruised, Sharp twinn-s
of pain would shoot through the kid?
ncys, and the secretions were unatural
nod caused a good deal of imbarrass
ment. My son procured Lioans Kid
ney Pills for me and I took them
according to directions. They prompt
ly relieved the sorece-s and pain,
corrected the kidney secreiiocs, and
helped me in every way."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the Uniied States.
Remember the name ? Doan's? and
take no other.
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the moit comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
FOR RENT ? Nicely furnished three
room house in heart of city Majestic
range etc. 310 per month enquire at
this office. tf
Headquarters for J fining and Commercial Men
sjillfe STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Pack train Saloon
SHEA & PATTEN. PROPS.
1> roadway and t>m Avenue , Skapway, Alaska
7^ ORE'S WHRRF CO.
TermlnuB W. P. & Y. Route
All So-.! oovitid Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dock
REGULATION.? 1905
Warehouse, pen (or delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishable* ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frtlght shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. custom#
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
oeived on wharf a*"- - V ? nour.
BAGGAGE ? Toils win oe collected on Checked Baggage Only. No
charge for bags and grip? when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be clo^d to the public when steamer is n earing
dock and will be opeojdonly when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be nad on application at office on dock.
f. O. Box 176. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gon'l Mgr
EKATED AND LIGH i ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
(Ubite Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
largest and best appointed l>otel in tbe Vnkon
choice bar stock uibiteborse, VX
RATES MODERATE
Si m p I e
Banking
It is very simple to
have a Bank Account
even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bank in Washington, write us about it.
Dexter Horton & Co,, Bankers,
S E A T T L E
Capital and Surplus, $1,000,000.00
Pulkn Rouse
Foot of Sixth Avenue
Most elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modem convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the day, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
fllrs. fi. $. Pulkn
Proprietress
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
homney's Gaudy
Peter's Gboeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428jBrdw'y
Tony Dortero's
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
bebt
British Columbia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine $12*per ton
Wellington (Lvlysmltli)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices abovd ait on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery 81.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
fr
SPECIAL SALE OF
ALASKA VIEWS
Ri>t;!niiliitr Monday. November
23tli, and endlnir January 1st.
1906. we will sell 8.\10 views at
25c each and 5\7 at 15c. $1.50 per
dozen. 14x17 Views 31.00 each.
Yelox Post Cards live for 25c,
This beaut ICul set of pictures
consist of Towns. Water Falls.
Glaciers. W. P. & Y. R. Views,
s-'teaniers. and Old 1S?S Trail
tnd Pioneer Scenes of early
d.tys. Jtwlll do you t'ood to
lock then) over.
We solicit your patronage
DRAPER &G0.
Skagwav, Alaska
PHONE 83 P. O- BOX 239
^ JJ
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPANY
8eattle, Wash.
Drink it 8t
The
Pack
Train
Satori
SIIEA & PATTEN
Proprietors
!( CONTINENTAL
DISTRIBUTING GO.
Distributors
[ SEATTLE
I
I
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that is -
Laxative B^omo Quinine
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
on every
fW%r%^box. 25c
A. BLOOM
K. Kokach
TELEPHONE 34
FKEE DELIVERY
THE M0N0GRAM
IU,OOM & KORACU. Proprietors
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
We carry a Full line of Bar Supplies Direct Importers
Depot for A. 15. C. Bohemian St, Louis and SuattU Bottle Beer
CENTRALLY LOCATED
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
New Home Restaurant
.'MRS. MART BERNHOFFER.'MaDscor
Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
ELECTRIC
LIGHTS
Our Service is Always The Best
Our Rates as Low as the Lowest
^ CALL ON 1$ fOR PRICES
V. I. HAHN> Supt.
Railway Building Skaguay