D. M. Ferry & Co.
CELEBRATED
Garden and Flower
SEEDS
Fresh stock now oil display in Broadway window.
Make your selections early while stock is complete.
C. W. ASK & SONS
FRISCO 10 GET
010 OF REDS
(By United PrtM.)
Sau Francisco. March 26 ? Paul Big
nax, the self-styled king of the anar
chists, was arrested this afternoon and
is in jail. Up had been overheard
making the threat, that President
Roosove't would be assassinated before
the end of the month and also that the
fleet would be blown up before it left
this j'ort. The police have begun a cam
paign to rid the town of the reds either
bv arrest or running them out of town
MANUEL MAY
LOSE AN ARM
(By United Press.)
Madrid, March 2t>.? It is given out by
the court physicians that the wouod
suffered by the young King Manuel at
the lime of the assassination of his
father. King Carlos, has not healed, but
on the contrary has grown more and
more ?erious. It is believed blood
poisoning has set in and that ths king's
arm may have to be amputated.
WILLIAM DON'T
LIKE DAVID
(By United Press.)
Washiu(tt?n, March, 2t>? For person
al reasons Kaiser William has notified
the state department that he will not
receive David Hill at his court. Hill
having been appo'nted to succeed Am
bassador Tow-r at the court of Berlin.
goodIutldok
RAINES ROAD
Of the funds appropriated for the
use of th? read commission for the
construction of roads in Alaska, $100,
OOO have been apportioned fcr thejeon
atruction of the road from Haines to
Pleasant Camp. Arrangemen s have
been completed with the Canadian
author ties to meet the American road
builders at the boundarv line and ex
ted the work into the interior.
WORK ON' THE
HIES HOAD
Residents of Haines who keep a line
on affairs touching their interests de
clare that C. E. Wynn-Johnson is rapid
ly completing the financing of the rail
way out of Haines and has secured all
the charters and rights-of-way neces
sary from both American and Canadian
governments. American and English
capitalists are interested and the big
enterprise, one of the biggest in the
north, is said to be an assured fact.
101 TALK
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# The P. C. S. S. company's
$ steamer City of Senttle is due at
$ Juneau at o o'c'ock this evening.
# As to when she will arrive here
$ cannot be said at this writing. $
#******#*?#?$*?
A. R. Graves of Bennett was in the
city yesterday.
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Mrs. Moyer who has been seriously
sick for some time is recovering and is
well out of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons of Caribou,
came over on Wednesday on a visit and
went bi<ck this morning.
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A stage from Dawson arrived at
Whitehorse yesterday afternoon bring
ing T. G. Bragg as the only passenger.
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At the Presoytorian church tomor
row evening, there will be a lecture on
"Famous Scu'ptor " Eight o'clock is
the hour and all are invited, for there
will be no man at the door to demand
money.
Mrs. Pulleu who has been ill for some
weeks wis almost fully recovered, but
taking an outing yesterday she is re
ported worse today and is confined to
her room. Her friends will be grieved
to learn this.
The goat. Sitk?. which so distinguish
ed itself at Juneau and partially saved
the day for the Skagway -delegation,
has been adopted by the general pop
ulace of th's town and roves as much at
ease about the streets as any town dog.
equally at home in all its open doors.
It is understood that it has a partiality
for the laundries, and it is easy to see
where this hospitality on the part cf
the laundries may be turned by them
to good account. For where complaint j
WHEN IN WHITEHORSE
Eat at the
Commercial Hotel Cafe
Best Meals in Yukon Territory
50 Cents
EVERYTHING FIRST-CLASS
v hort Orders Oysters Home Cooking
White Cooks White Waiters
MRS. KELSEY, Prop.
NSW ARRIVALS
IN SPRING GOODS
With the Arrival of Each Boat We are
in Receipt of N9W Seasonable Goods
in all Departments. Call and Inspect.
Store Open Evenings
s y
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
Geof Blanchard, Manager
is tnude by the customers of missing
socks, collars, or buttons off that ought
to be on, excuse is at hand that it was
the goat.
Polos of the Earth.
The circle of the earth's dally rota
tlou upon Its nxls being the greatest nt
the equator, the consequent greater ac
tion there of the centrifugal force dur
ing the period when the 4?arth was a
yielding mass produced a bulging out
of the surface In the equatorial region,
with a consequent flattening at the
polfs. Thus we have an oblate sphe
roid. with the lougth of the axis of the
poles about twenty-six and a half miles
less than the equatorial diameter.
MASONIC MEETING
There will be a regular communica
tion of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. &
A. M , Friday evening, March 27, 1908,
In its hall, No. 225, Fourth avenue.
Work in E. A. degree.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By ordecof the M.
E. J. STANDISH,
Secretary.
*
B. P. 0. E
There will be a regular meeting of
Skagway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, at their
hall, March 19th 1908, at 8 p. m.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year.
M. 9. Whittier, Sec.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Paok Train Restaurant.
/
Seven room furnished house to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E.
Howard. 264- tf
Phone City Tranafar
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
store. ~ 10-4-lm
Eight Mandolin* In On*
At the Mascot there is the most wont
derful musical Instrument ever brought
to Skagway. Ic has a quality of eigh
Mandolins in one with a Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight
new iiirs It makes a full evening's
entertainment.
Job printing at the Alaskan olllcc.
For a good smoke, call for the Bull
Dog cigar at Tony Dotero's. Ini
Best meals in Wbitehorse at Com
mercial Cafe. tf
Pulleti Rouse
Foot oT Sixth flvonue
Most, elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights ? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the d. y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mr$. fi. $. Pulkn
Proprietress
GENTLEMEN#
There is a Spe
cial Sale on PIPES
only for this Month.
Now BOYS there is
a show for you to
come and get
your pipe
COME AND SEE THE OLD MAN
Tony Dortero'sj
|i Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real Estate
BROKER
Collections
NOTARY PUBLIC
52 FOURTH AVE., SKAGWAY
Che "Scarab" or Sacred Beetle
A Talisman of Good Fortune
Old as tbc Sphinx, and with history as interesting. Revered
by the ancient Egyptians through all the dark ages, as all-pow
erful in the attracting of good and the repelling of evil.
Iii the Scarab or Sacred Beetle we predict a demand
exceeding that of the Swastika
P. E. KERN,
GOLD AND
8ILVER8MITH
MANUFACTURER OP
NUGGET JEWELRY
(Clatehes, Diamonds and Glocks
HAND PAINTED CHINA, CUT GLASS ALASKA SOUVENIRS
AND CURIOS OF ALL KINDS MADE BY NATIVE WORKMEN
W WH&.N IN WHITE H.ORSK "
STOP AT
NEWLY FURBISHED AND
RENOVATED
Warm Rooms European
Plan
Good Stable Accomodations
Reasonable Rates
flRS. R. KELSEY
^ Proprietress
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
W. if. BOUGflTQfl
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEST COPY
RIGHTED BOOKS
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(CHIBF SURGEON OF W. F. * T, ?,)
Corn Kit Fifth and State Sts.
up STAIRS
8KAGWAY - * ALASKA
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER I
Having put in a steam ooiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class worlt
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the most comfort at the
Fifth Avenue
r.
ic?mr
NEW 600DS JUST IN
Let us show you how easy It is to de
velop and print by the Kodak system
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We Frame Picture*
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Skagwav, Alaska
. PHONE 83 P O 30x352 ,
ROYAL
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All Work Guaranteed. Short
Orders Promptly
Done
? Messenger, will call and deliver
Phono 79
(^j)AL
Having completed reliable arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
bent
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 (Ladysmith)
Selected Lumps $13 per too
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per toa
Prices abovd aic on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for caBh. Delivery 11.00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phones 11 or 109 Skagway, Alaska
1.1kuta
i =
3ewclcr and
Optican. . . .
Expert Watch and
Jewelery Repairing
Fine Engraving and
Diamond Setting a
Specialty.
Refracting opticon
Graduwto of South Boud Optical College
Examinations made and Glasses.
Fitted by Means of the
OPHT HALM O- METRE
Errors of Refraction Corrected.
Each case receives the utmost
care and special lenos ground
where required.