THE DAILY ""SS^T ALASKAN
CITY OFTSICIHL. PSPER
No 04 TENTH YEAR * SKA6WAT, ALASKA. TUESDAY APRIL IB 1907 ' PRICE 10 CENTS
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Second Shipment of
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on sale
Tuesday Afternoon
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1500 KILLED BV EARTHQUAKE
Three Mexican cities destroyed by seismic disturb
ances and hundreds slain? Famine is threatened
and greater slaughter feared from threatening vol
cano at base ot which victims are camped
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
City of Mexico, April 16 ? Word is
being received from the effects of the
terrible earthquake of yesterday in
nearby towns. The cities of Tixtla,
Chinpaacinho and Chilapa, each of
about 6,000 inhabitants, were complete
ly destroyed. Houses topp'ed to the
ground as thourh they were toy houses.
1 It Is Bit! mated that sOO people have
been killed. Thousands are homeless
and there is but little .food. The dan
ger of a famine is great
Thousands of people are camped in
the fields in the vicinity of Calima vol.
cano, which is showing signs of becom
ing active. Should it do so the people
wouid stand injgreat "daDger of perish
ing from the overflow. Tbey are very
much scared.
Calima volcano seems to be at the
center of disturbance.
Shook I.odb. Tim* In City
City of M.'.Tieo, April 16? The City
of Mexico and surrounding country
were shaken severely yesterday by aUj
earthquake. A severe rocking and
swinging motion was kept up for (our
and a half minutes.
The inhabitants became panic strick
en and rushed from the buildings mtny
of which were severely damaged. The
Electric lighting plant has been put
out of commission and the telegraph
wires are down.
ADVOCATES OF PEACE ARE
i DISHEARTENED
President Roosevelt does not give white dove
first place and Secretary Root ridicules dis
armament which discourages delegates
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alatkan)
New York, April 16? The peace con
ference opened this morning under dis
couraging circumstances. A let'er waf
read from President Roosevelt In which
he said that he favors peac8 but that he
flrsi of all is an advocate of juatlce.He
took the ground that when jusiice Is
obtainable only by flghvlng for it thBt
duty demanded war.
Secretary Root wrote a letter to the j
conference tn which he said the talk of (
disarmament is fol'y. He aaid there
can be no disarmament until the people
have been educated beyond the place
they now occupy.
The letter* of President Roost ?elt
and Secretary Root h*ve completely
disheartened the deletes.
MIKE WINS!
Slneck K-ioeks Oar V\iiey|
of Chicago
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaikm)
Tonopah, Nev., pAprll 15 ? Mike
Schreck knooked John Wiley of Chica
go, out la the 19th round last night.
The flfjhtloir was fierce from the start.
Bo'h men are of the heavyweight class.
Author of Spoilers To Marry
Saattle, April 8 Friends ofRexBeach an
nounce his engagement to Miss Greta
Carter, of New York, who he met in
Alaska last season.
At the Masoot
Home made Oyster Cocktails at the
Mascot.
The Fifth Avenue hotel i? the blg
ges; and best appointed hostelry in all
the north.
nxts BUMF
B'Ta S ys Labo1; F ih
tiou B h mi Ind c m ut
(Special Dispatch to Dally nlaskao.)
Bol?-, Idaho, April 16? Senator j
Borah, who has been indicted for com- '
pliclty in i he frauds, charges that the
federal loo of miners is responsible for!
the charges against him. He sa>s it
was done In retaliation because he is
assisting the state In the prosecution of
Haywood, Moyer and Pettlbone.
The senator will not be arraigned
until after the trial of Haywood shall
have been completed.
To know what means comfort in
Skagway is to stay at the Fifth Avenue
hotel? a modern hostelry in e?ery way.
The best dining rooin,thebeflt!accommo
daticns, the most comfort at the Fifth
Avenue.
Co
Covers
Of
good
Coffee
Start the ?day right by
drinking some of oux cele
brated coffee for breakfast.
Gold Leaf 45c per pound.
Hills "Everfrssk" packed
in Vacum tins 45c per lb.
These are our leading
brands, and never fail to
please.
GANTY & FRANDSON
I ?
Ummamam
ALL COONS WILL SUPPORL
sLNtfOR mm
Negro delegations from South will be for de
fender of colored troops? He will "have
strength of Northern black men
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
Washington, April 16 ? Advices have
been received to the effect that most of
of ihe negro delegations in the next
Republican national convention will
support Senator Foraker for the pres
idency. It is also knowD that nearly
all of the netrro orftantzitions in jOhio
and other northern states will support
him and those who favor him at the
primaries. It is known tbat this
informatian has been received at the
White House by those who are support
ing Secretary Taft.
Chariot Taft Called Down
Henry Taft visited President Roose
velt today. He was informed that
Charlea Taft, who is in charge of his
brother's campaign for the presidency,
Is talking too muoh. Henry was re
quested to see Charles a->d attempt to
drill a little bard sense into his fead.
IDMBOlDf Dllf RflNfRf BUYS
tARLV 'OMORROWj IDtRO CORNER
T e Humbo dt w..s at Wrarjjeli yes- A. RWnert bus purolas-d tho Mat
terdny hf eriioo i. S c w -.s exiiecicd to look property at ibe corner o' ' hip >
arrive ut Judhiiu inii afirrnuon m 3 aveaue an(j Br-.dsvay Iq whi h it
o'c ock. That kimuKi icub uer due at _ a ^ ?
located V, L. Spoer & Co. '8 liouor
Skagway eary torn rrow moroin<.
house a id w lcn is comm.) >ly k owe m
the Idaho oorner. It is understood
Skaitway L-onart I , , .
that the pric paid for it was J2750.
? W. L. Speer i'o. will continue to
For nrst-class work trv Skae?nv , .. , .... _
Liundry Twenty-Hve wars' experi- '?upy the building wnh tbe.r liquor
t-ace. Telephone 89 ll store.
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