THE DAILY
ALASKAN
OITV OFPIOIKL PHPER
No. %
TENTH YEAH
3KAGWAY, ALASKA, THUItSDAY MAY n 1907
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ftltf SAVS MILLIONAIRES
! OEGUN BRIBERY GAME
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Former boss of San Francisco says he never
solicited a bribe but was always approached
by the men with the money
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
i San Francisco, May ?2? Abe Ruef,
today testified in the bribery
tracs 'Ctlons in wbich he participated
? the first to make an approach has in
every case been the millionaire special
favor seekers. He said apain aDd
again that he Dever solicited a bribe in
his life.
It is understood at least a half-dozen
, millionaires have been indicted.
Three jurors have been accepted in
the Schmitz case which is now on trial
ia Judge Dunne's court.
It is again rumored that Mayor
Schmitz would make a complete con
fession if his attorneys and the memb
ers of his family would permit. The
attorneys are closely associated with
the millionaires who are said to have
given the bribes and they fear the re
sults of another confession on their
public service clients rather than on
Schmitz himself.
HIDING OUT
Frightened Cz vr and Family
Take-to Yacht
'Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskau.)
I St. Petersburg, May 22? For a week
j the czar and family ha.'e been living on
a private yacht, and it has been dis
! covered that they are hiding fro? an
larcbists. A discovery was recently
made that there is an extensive plot in
existence to kill the entire royal family
The czar has lost faith in everybody
and is depending upon bis ability to
guard himself and family with a few
servants and the naval officers who are
with him.
I
WARM TIM
Eastern Biaeball FaDs
Make Rough Game
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan;
New York, May 22? The baseball
gsme yesterday between the New
York and Chicago teams ended in a
general row. The crowd attacked the
umpire who was very badly hurt.
CITV OF StATfLE
IN AND OUT
The City of Seattle arrived in port
yesterday evening with 50 passengers
and a good freight cargo, and three
days' mail, She sailed at 1 a. m. today.
Get your ticket from the W. P. A. C
excursion committee.
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of old honest goods and reputation ! 1
RACE_WAR
Negroes Kill Six White
Men aad K>eape
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Reldviiie, Ga., May 22? Lynchers
while looking for a colored assaulter
met a party of negro protectors of the
hunted man. The negroes fired into
the wouid-be-lynchers and killed six
white people.
| M??fSS I
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; Seattle White Woman
Visit Opium Den
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan) |
Seattle, May 22? A number of white;
women of good families were discover- 1
' ed night before lest in an opium den
which was raided by the police. The1
names of the women have been kept
I quiet.
WiitePaa* Captain* Arrive
Capt. Buchholz, Capt.Burrows, Capt. '
Raabe and Capt. Baughman, of the
White Pass river fleet and several other
officers and men for that company, ar
rived on the City of Seattle.
Bottar Prepared than Ever
Having put In a steam boiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared thun ever to do first-class' work
on short notice.
1 5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
To know what means comfort in
Skagway is to stay at the Fifth Avenue
hotel? a modern hos telry in every way
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quninie
Tablets. Druggists refund money If It
foils to cure. K. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each byx.2 5c.
ALASKZIN
Seed Potatoes
Per Hundred weight!
GANTY & FRANDSON
SUNSET FLYER IS WRECKED
BY TRAIN ROBBERS
Thrown switch ditches Southern Pacific
passenger train ana two men are kiIled-30
wounded? Posse chases robbers for reward
(Special Dispatch to the Dally Alaskan)
Los Angeles, May 22? The Sunset
flyer was wreoked by unknown parties
20 miles south of this city yesterday by
the throwing open of a switch. Two
wtre killed and 30 wounded.
The railroad company hag offered a
reward of $10,000 for the wreckr?, dead
or alive. A sheriff's posse with a lot of
bloodhounds are on the trail of the
men. They hope to land their men
sometime today.
The wreck has stirred this city to
the core.
HITS BACK
Dr. Long Answers Presi
dent's Criticism
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, May 22? President
Roosevelt in an interview in Every
body's severely criticises Dr. Long and
Jack London's realistic natnre studies.
He says they are not true to life at all,
and that they do incalculable injury.
Dr. Long came out yesterday evening
in an article denouncing President
Roosevelt whom he accuses of being
so: e because of his criticism of his in
discriminate slaughter of small game.
The whole country Is taking part in
controversy.
GETTOfFtRl
Eugineer Stevens May Head
Northern Paeifie
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
St. Panl, Minn., May 22? James J.
Hill has offered the presidncy of the
Northern Pacific railway to John F.
Stevens, formerly chief engineer of
the Panama canal construction.
COTTAGF CITY
HERf SUNDAY
The Cottage City reached Ketchikan
this morning. A dispatch received by
E. A. Murphy, agent for the vessel,
today said she will be due at Skagway
Sunday. She probably has several can
| neries to stop at.
Former Diatriot Attorney Dead
J. K. Wood, formerly Uunited States
district attorney at Nome, where he
eld sway during the regime of Judge
Noyea and who was incarcerated in a
California prison for sometime, is dead
He passed away suddenly early this
month while down in California.
Victoria Day is the big day of the
year across the line!
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in place
oftea or coffee. Come on Doys.
MAYQUIT
Jnneao Might Call Off Skag
way Excursion
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(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan.)
Juneau, May 23? Two excursions
planned, one to leave on the Georgia
Friday night (or Whitehorse to par
ticipate in the Victoria Day celebration
there and the other to go to Skagway
Saturday night to witness a game of
baseball between the Skagway and
Jutieau teams on the Skagway grounds,
might be called off at a meeting that
has been called (or tonight. The base
ballists are sore at the intimation that
Skagway may not put up the challenge
cup.
The intention was (or the Juneau
baseball team to play at Whitehorse
Saturday (or the prize offered at that
town and to play at Skagway Sunday
(or the challenge cup which Skagway
won at Whitehorse a year ago.
Skagway Will Stand by! Agreement
The foregoing special dispatch was
shown to Judge J. M. Tanner, manager
o( the Skagway team today, Mr. Tanner
said:
"Tne Skaaway baseball team will
de(eud tbe challenge cup in accordance
with the terms of the written agree
ment signed at Whitehorse last year by
the captains of the Juneau, Douglas,
Skagway and Whitehorse teams, the
original o( which is at Whitehorse."
IN DAWSON
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Bonanza King Arriyes at
Klondike Capital
Whitehorse, May 23? The Bonanza
King arrived at Dawson last night.
She will sail from there (or Lower
Labarge this afternoon.
The Victorian was launched yester
day.
The river is 14 inches above the low
water mark on the guage at this place,
Miners LO'* Strike
Valdez, May 18? The Ellauar miners
have lost their strike and returned to
work without any advance in wages.
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Delightful Deliciousncss
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Is now to be had at our Soda Fountain.
I have spent considerable money in improv
ing ray fountain this year, and am now in
? position to serve better drinks ? most delight
2. ful and delicious drinks ? than ever before. 5!
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