fit; ijAIl.Y ? : ALAZKA
GITV QFCICI^L P^RgR
AG WAY. ALASKA. T0HBDAY FEBRUARY B 1907 PRICE 10 CENTS
So. 4 TENTH lhAK
IS ILL
Mrs. Longwoith Sat^ring of
Li Grippe
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, Feb. 5? Mrs. Alice :
Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the
president, is ill of la grippe. It is not
Nilieved hat her coalition is sariousr. j
Frock M.?t
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep all kind of
freah meat constantly on hand. '-.f
ON WAV
Jtffiwon Sail-" From Sratt^
For Skagway
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
Seattle, Fet>. 5? The Jefferson sailec
for Ska* way last n'ght wiih 6J pas
sengers and ? lull cirto if freight foi
that and other Southeastern Alaskac
points.
Remember? this weekiurs at less than
wholes?le cost at Harrison's.
irL. A. Harrison Col
Valentines! Valentines!!
We have he largest, swellest and
mo?t up to-c'ate stcck ol Va.'en
tines that ever came to iSkagway
Fr in I cent to $2,00 I
A large asso tment of comic Valeri
tiueo or Oae ceat each.
Masks for l he Married folks Masqciicdc &
i
Stores open i-vtnmts * E hone s 4 c 1 u l ?. j
'V> M?S
j Did you ever
i smoke llie
jf
| Arabe
j Cigar?
I NO! Where
R Can I Get
Them? Fron:
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
Every man that comes I
into ourstore looking for
a suit or overcoat goes ;
out looking like a win- ;
ner. You can always I
get the very best here, f
?
Ciayson St m
ffie One price 0lotbieri--fouriban^Broadwav,
HOME RULE null! IS Bill til
, .
: Contest between forces favoring- and opposing Self
! government for Alaska becomes fierce and threatens
all Alaskan legislation? Waskey and Cale for home
>1
rule and Hoggatt against it are the leaders but
1 others are drawn in battle
! Wathine on, Feb. 5? AH Alaska lee- 1
is! it on is lire tened on account of the ,
tierce fi 'ht that is be nsr wage I between I
f t e ad oc.ti. s andoppnnei ts of territor- ;
lal government t?r the district. The]
Gutn.,enhe;ms are alleged to be buck
inp t ii- upptisitio . Gov. Rogff tt is
the:, ad r of th ? contest against terri
t rial uuvernraent D^leant s Frank
! fl. Wat key ami Tbo na? Calf art* !e?d
tne the 6i;ht for it. All others who are
j j nti rested in Alaska legislation nre be- ?
j i:i . dra mi int.' the 8uh' oc oi.e tide or
th o htr, ;i d much bit'ercrss is ile
|j ri- in n_'
ilo i!o.'_ .?ts.y-the real business
I'm n " f Alain* no n i want territorial
I j government.
j He "B te Wnskp siv- tl>?' whec he
MUSI ACT
Alokan RulioHiis Mil t Fil
Kate Sheers
( peoial dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Washington, Feo, 5 ? The interstate
e mmerc contmi-sion has directed t' at
all r-iiiro-ds operating in Alaska must
file their rate sheets with |the commis
s on at once. It will, also, take steps
10 ascertain the through ra'es that are
charged from points in iheUnitedStates
to points in A'aska. Rates by boat, and
rail in A a<ka will be inquired into.
An effort will be made, it is under
s ood. to tret the questioj of the juris
diction of the interstate commerce
omrniss on before the supreme courts.
. If the courts shall hold
that Alaska is not a 'territory, then the
commission will relinquish all claim to
^ jurrisd.ction there.
I cottage city
HtKE TOMORROW
The Cottage City will be due here
i omorrow. She sailed from tVranpell
for Skatway this morning at 5 o'clock.
She "will a'rive at Juneau this after
noon, at.d -hould sail from there som?
t me during the night or e.irly tomor
: row uornit ?.
i | Th? ' otaae City will havp four day*'
I i mail fo:- S<aL'w.iy from S*a: tie. N'i
I at w.tss" nt on the Piiucrss Beat'io
I Irom th American sid-.
tf
first arrived (it Washington representa
tives of the Gusuenbpims came to him
and to'd that if he wi ] work with the
"nrht people" his path at Washington
would be sa.ooth and be would get the
legislation wl ic't he desired. But if
he d d not work witli them he would
find that his way would bi rocky acd
uneven, and he would return to hi? con
stituents a fal'ure so far as securing re
su'ts is concerned,
The opp >nents of territorial govern
ment at Washington declare that the
delegates from A1 s%a do rot represent
the business ioter< sts of the district.
I' is currently reported here that
Gov. Hoggi-it. has been warned that un
less he ee is.-s 'obbyine ha will be the
su' jfet ? f a speech from the floor of 'he
GETS OUT
Se"afor Dryden R lip s'
J Fr nil N w Jersey Content
[Special DisDatch to Daily Alaska] '
Washington, Feb. 5? Senator Dryden |
announced yesterday that owoi-g to the
condition of his healih be has retited
from the contest for re-. leetion to the
senate from N ?? Jersey.
Senator D'-vden is the he id of the
republics m.icbine in New Jersey
against whom a vigorous opposition has
berc waged by State Senator Colbv, of
Paters >u. The latter st cur d a sufficient
number ol the repub'ican m-jority in
the legislature, w ich Is small, to si?tid
out and ef. se to vote forSen?torDrydea
for bis re-election to make his chances
for success were regarded cs slight.
Senator Dryden is head of the Pru
dential Life Insurance Co.
Wcmin'i Gnllfl Tomirrow
The Wotian's ftai d of St Saviour's
church will meet tomorrow nfternoon
at 2 o'cloce at the hums: of Mrs. Gtorge
E. Howa d
A. 8, Morti Tonight
There will be a regular mee'ingof
the Arctic Brotherhood at their hall
. this evening.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONF. HAY
r.ilte L \X \T1VE HRO.MO Quinine
T ib'e's. L)rugfi>u re u d mooey if it
tu > s to cure. E. W GKOVh'S signa
ture is on each byx.2 5c.
You d ! not have to wait
I'n'i! nrxt slimmer for good fruit and vege
tables: We ba-ve the pick of the seasons
crop in cans
Veee'abes Fruits
Jii CU'>
S icci) Clin: Peaches
To'UaIh ? rfitawherries
Lorn fio sben i 9
?? CC"I n-h Bi?ckh.-rries
iv us K i*iib-rrie-i
liea s BlU'b-ni-s
Hee s Ft;. cb'-s
Spinnch Apricuis
O ra Hears
Huminy SI iced eineapp'es
Asparagus . G-ated Pineapples
Squ<sh Bishops i-nd Long?
Pumpkin Celrbratfd Preserves
If \ou are looking for so'tiethio? uood. you will Sod it undtr
1 be '-PREFEKUED 5TO> K" ab-l
GANTY & FRANDSON
bouse of representatives. It was due
to this warning, it is cliimed, that
former Senato. Jones appeared before
tbe hous- committee to argua agaiost
the farther extension of tima for tbe
completion of certain rairoads in Alas
ka.
It. is a'si S lid that Delegate Waskey
has caused it to be known by Gov. Hog
gait that he exp cts to aos ver his let
ter to the president and other argu
ments he ha? made in a speech on tb<
floor of th<> ho-isa.
SENATOR iVFLSOlV
ROASIS JARVIS
Senator Nelson speaking before the
h^use judiciarv committee last, night.
MANY Dtf
Smallpox Killing Starving
Clmrse
(Fpec'al Dispatch to the'D^ily Alask?c)
Seattle, Feb 6? Advices hive been I
rec;lv. d here by cib'e th t smallpox Is j
ra.'ingin the co centration c mp? of,
the famioe atrick-D Chinese provinces.
Tha people who have been gathered
toge hrr for thr sake Of convenience In
feeding them are dying with great
rap'di'y. It is believed- that half a
million pers 'ns I ave died of the disan>e
an I of starve ion.
Al! the delicacies of tbe season at the
Pack T rain Uestaurant.
bitterly arraigned Capt. D. H. Jarvis,
formerly collector of eus oms of Alaska,
tie said be had the utmost contempt for
him and his preteo-ions of great love
for Alaska and interest in its welfare.
He said: "Jarvis is nothing but a little
lobbyist for certain Alaskan interests."
WaSKEV MAKES
MAIDEN SPEECH
De'egate Waskey made his maiden
speech In the house of representatives
vesterday afternoon in favoa of the
game warden.
The bill was passed by the house
*fter several arguments that it p aces
too much power in the hands of the
goverror were mir'e.
AS LIKE
Soldiers Cannot Pe
p 11 d to Attend Clm ch
(Special Dispatch to DaHy A1?skan)
I Washington, F?-b. 5? Cbe United
States sui reme court his decided that
I the commanders of en! s ed troops can
! not compel the latter to attend chur. h
against their will, It is against the
'const ution which gives every man the
rigrht to decide as to bis relig:ou cuu
i victlons for t imself.
The court hulds, however, tha'. a
S' Idier cao be compelled to at'end a
funeral.
A wholesa e slaughtei in furs at Har
rison's.
LISTEN!
"A little frog would awroing go singing.
'Hi-O, My Roily!' "
If you go awooing, don't ping if you don't
want to, but take along a box of Gunther's
Candy. They are the sweetest sweets for
the Sweetest
Eadies and Gentlemen
We want your trade we are in a
position to supply your garment
wants in a thoroughly satisfactory
manner. It will pay you to look
oyer our Spring and Summer sam
ples and prices.
The American Tailors *
Mowl & Ehrlich, Props.
(Sole Agents Great Western Tailoring Company, Chlctgo.)
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