THE DAILY
ALASKAN
OITV OFPICIKL PM PER
No 113 TENTH YEAH
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY JUNE 12 1907
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Cores aCoM ioCneDay, Cripta 3 D*y? W
L. A. Harrison Co
Boy Your Four 4th of July
Dress Here
We just received a new line oi Figured
Batistes and Swisses, at 20, 22i
25 cents a yard
Suesine Silk in grey, blue and cream
nothing softer or daintier for your
new party dress
Priuted or plain silk Mulls 35, 50 and
60 cents a yard
NEW GINGHAMS, NEW PECALE&
NEW RIBBONS
iSiorcs o-oen Evenings - Phone's 4 and 55
Did you ever
smoke the
El
Arabe
Cigar?
NO! Where
Can I Get
Them? From
tony dortero Sole Agent for Alaska
Before buying
Your spring suit
Take a Look at Our
Famous Line of
Hart
Schaffner
& Marx and
David Adler
& Son
READY-TO-WEAR
SUITS ALL OF
THE BEST DRES
SED MEN WEAR
THEM- The quality
fit style and price
Must Be Right
before the suit leaves
this store
giayson $ ?o. I
Cbe One Price Clothiers-fourth and Broadway]
ISfCRfTARY METCALf LOST
f ROM SIGHT"
? ^ v r.jrr 1 ? ?
.Head ot Navy Leves for Jamestown and fails
to Show up? His Boat Probably Aground
Considerable Anxiety is Felt
(Sjieelat Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Norfork, Va.. June 12 ? A naval boat
containing Secretary of the Navy
Metes If and family has failed to show
' up at Jamestown 'oday though It was
due ear'y this morning. It Is supposed
that, the vessel ran aground s me place
during the night. The missing boat is
causing not a little anxiety.
HAS RUN
''Trnsty" Wives Chief Hart
A Gojd Chase
Jerry O'Neil, who has been ^ trusty '
at the Skagwav jail for two weeks,
serving out one of bis numerous sen
tences for being drunk and disorderly
tried to escape this morning and gave '
Chief of Police Hart a ehasa that lasted 1
an hour or more. Jerry had been per- j
mitted to cross tbe street from the
municipal building to the Daily Alas
kan office to get a pail of water. He
drew the water, went out of the back
door an. I sped for tbe river bed for dear
life The alarm was given at once and
Mr. Hart took up tbe pursuit. In an
hour or so he had bis man run to cover
under tbe Pulled building at the foot
of Main street.
Jtrry explained his caper by calling
It a joke. Be said, "I thought it would
be a good joke to stay out ail night and
come back in the morning and go to
work on the streets and surprise the |
natives."
ARTtC BROTHERS
NAME THREE MORE1
At the meeting of the Arctic B.-oth
erbood last night, James A. Netti.'S, E '
M. Culliettson and John Grasbell were
adled to the Fourth of July committee,
making nine to be appointed up to date. '
Tbe filks, t le Eagles, the Fire Depart- I
ment and the Ladles of the Maccabees J
are yet to hear from.
To know what means comfort in
Skagway is to stay at tbe Fifth Avenue
ho. el? a modern hostelry in every way
America's finest prixluction. Rich and
mellow. At the Seattle, the house of
old honest goods and reputation ! 1
NEW WA ?
Electric Shock Will Kill i
Germs In Milk
(Spoclal Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Chicago, June 12? It has been dis
covered at the Chic?go university that
by giving milk an electric shock the
germs in it are completely destroyed.
It is regarded as ? great discovery, as I
it is cheaper and safer that the old |
methods of purifying milk.
MANY IN
Whitehorse Arrives Willi]
80 PhS^eDgera
Whitehorse. June 12? The White- 1
horse arrived at 7 a . m. with 80 passen
gers for Skagway . She will ;sail today
on the return trip.
The Victorian, coming up stream,
was at Big Salmon at 11 p. in. She
will arrive today.
The Selkirk coming up, was at Sel
kirk at 0 a. m.
The Canadian has arrived at Dawson.
The Bonanza King wai at OfclMe at I
8 p. m.
The Whitehorse sails this Afternoon.
The D iwcon is scheduled to sail Thurs- |
day and the Selkirk Saturday.
Geological SurT?jor? Hirt
I* M. Prindle, of the United Slates
geological survey, with a crew of men
are In the city awaiting an opportunity
to get away for the interior. They
arrived .on the City of Seattle.
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve I
wine with dinner orders, free in place
often or coffee. Come on ooys.
New Piano For H?nt or S?U
A new Piano for rent or sale? Inquirof
Principal Barber Shop. tf.
CURE A COLD IN OHE DAT
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qunlnie I
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
fails to cure. E. W. GROVR'S signa
ture is on each byx.? 5c.
The Fifth Avenue hotel is the big
gest and best appointed hostelry in all |
the north.
We Have Just Unpacked a Fresh Lot of
C. & B. Anchovy Paste
IN JARS
"My Wife's" and
"Durkee's"
SALAD DRESSING
M'LAREN'S IMPERIAL CHEESE
also Boiled Ham and Summer
Saugage
GANTY & FRANDSON
JUDGE ALEX. HENDERSON IS
YUKON GOVERNOR
JLI ?<"'
Vancouver Nan Gets Plum Given up bv Go v
W- W. B- Mclnnes to Enter British
Columbia Politics
- ?*
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Vancouver. B. C., June 12? Major
Alexander Henderson has been ap
pointed commissioner of Yukon terri
tory to succeed W. W. B. Mclnnis, who
resigned last winter to be a canaldate
(or the British Columbia parliament.
ON STAND
RaefUsv'd to Rebut Testi
mony of Defense
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Sin Francisco, June 12? Abe Ruef is
being ussd by Prosecutor Htney as a
witness in rebuttal against Schtnitz.
Tho greatest legal fight of the trial is
being waged over the admission of his
testimony. Heney is getting it in by
degrees but is having to fight for each
answer in response to questions.
Fifth Atidui Lmw Luud-Mui k
One of the trees which had b> en ie't
standing so long after its fellows had
been cut to the ground that it had
become a land-mark on Ffth avenue,
was cut down by Strett Commissioner
Dillon yesterday. The tree grew up
through the side-walk a few fact lis, t
of the Daily Alaskan oliice. It had
grown so that it was crowdine the
boards and interfering with the stabil
ity of the walk, so It hod to go.
Silklrk Puaiangori Leave Tomorrow
Passengers going down the Yukon
river on the Selkirk, due to sail Friday,
have been notified to leave for White
horse tomorrow. The Dawson's pas
sengers left this morning. All the ac
commoduions on the Sflkirn have
been taken as have been I hose on the
Dawson.
Fatibnrn nt Dawson
J. A. Fairburn, formerly of White
horse, Is bow port captain and wharf
inger at Dawson for the White Pass.
He went down the river on the La
France.
Freah Mint
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep all kind
fresh meat co stantlr on hand.
CREAM
Pare Rye
America's finest production. Rii-h
and mellow. At the Seattle, the house
of old honest goods and reputation!!
IS DEAD
Senator Morgan Passes
Away Suddenly
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
Washington, D. C., June 13
Senator JobnT. Morgan, of Alabama,
one of the most famous of American
statesmen of the present day, is dead,
lie passed away suddenly last night.
He was 83 years of age.
Senator Morgan will be luceeeded in
the United States senate by former
Congressman John TT. Bankhea', who
was elected as his alternate at a
primary election held laat Summer.
f WO SHIPS lit (
INTO PORT
The City of Seattle and Princess Bea
trice arrived last night bringing I75
pisseogers snd three days' mail.
The Princess Beatrice got in at about
7 o'clock and the City of S attle at 8:30,
The latter sailed at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. The PriDcess Beatrice will sail
this evening.
Rlv. r B>ohe Early Everyurh;r?
^he Yukun river broke earlier this
spring at tvery point from which a
report his been received than at any
time tu 10 years. At Dawson the ice
went out May 5th, at Tanana, May 6th,
at Rampart May 11th, beating the
record of 1904 only a few hours.
Whltfhor** Geti Mor? Pluyari
it is said that the Whitehorse base
ball team ba9 been reinforced by the
addition of two more league men, se
ct red in the states.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam heat and every
thing modern.
Bkagvay Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-live vears' experi
enoe. Telephone 89. fi
B. K O R A C hi
THE M0N0GRAM
BLOOM & KORACH. Pimimu
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
we carry a dicpot for
FULL LINE OP BAR SUPPLIES A. B.C. BOHEMIAN' ST. LOUIS OLYMPIA
DIRECT IMPORTERS AND SEATTLE BOTTLE BEERS
Strawberries I
We are now serving delicious
Strawberry ice cream and
crushed Strawberries at our
fountain- Be sure to come and
, partake of the most delicious
thing in town
mm. Brltt Che Druggist