1HE DAILY
JPM'
ALASKAN
CITY QpglCI^L PKPSR
No. 1
TENTH YEAR
l<KAGWA?, A.LA.3KA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1 190/
PRICE 10 CENTS
ON TIME
Priuc0ss H- at' i('e
skagway
A cablegram to l*le oca^ Canadian
PaJ"..J office coorejs the information
that the Princess Ik-atrice ?ailed fr tu
\ ancouver for Sit as: way last nlcht with
s xV*assrns:f rs a d a small quantity of
freitf' t. Sbe?Ulb<tve two d.?y?' m..il
and will b? due here Monday.
Rem-'rabei ?this week furs at less that:
wQoles ilc c at Harrison i.
STAGE OUT
People L? ave Wliitvhorscj
For IMvs'Hi
White* orse, FeH. 1? A White Pass1
stage left for Davoon t 7 a. m. with'
the Col u? og passenirtvs: ,
J. 1 Se b:uok, \Y E. Rabertsoo. J.
K Ma rti- . H. 13. McBiOjm and Miss;
Miibttl v\ bite.
1 The state c irri^d null and freight, j
A wholesa'e slaughter in fur?*t Har
r sod's.
La
.HarrisonUo!
Blast of the Tru on Furs ami right in the
nick of time lot you when the thermometer is
hovering around the point of zero.
Lo>e no time these extraordinary bargins will not
last very long
.niae B.itck Mmin and Persian iamb cohiret:e.?orth 4- oO
i-.e. wortn S.''0 i ow
swa. ?nrtB ?? '*> nj.v
?Vlutf. Wi.i'e I.jfora Wur h i . <
Wuite A?i?r..p. t; 5j bow.... 4 o
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Them? Frotii
TONY DORTiiRO Sola Ajtent for Alaska
Every man that comes (
into ourstore looking- for j
a suit or overcoat goes I
out looking like a win- f
? ner. You can always f
! get the very best here. s
Mail carriers must get along with $3,000,000 less
per annum=House Committee gets representatives
of transportation companies on carpet and they
agree to a cut
Washine'on, Feb.l? The hou e com
roi'tee on railroads anl representatives
of all the leading railroad lines in the
United States, which have mail con
tracts came to an agreement h s morn
In? for * reduction ia the pay of rail- ?
wav mail carriers, araouotl I* to more,
than {3.000,000 a yenr. This will assitj
in tho efTjrts to rcduce the annua' de
ficit in the poitofike department of the
(Special dispatch 10 the Daily Alaskan)
Tacoma, Feb. 1? Will H. Thompson,
lawyer, poet an J orator, last n'gbi
completed what w.= s probably '.he most
eloq.trnt ?nd masterly address evi-r
md'toa jury "n ih? Pacific Coast.
His pled wa< f'?r the iil?i of his sor .
Chester, ch:trjeu of the murder v
Judge Emery last summer. The up
peal for mercy made every one in the
court com, iuc'udin;? jurors, court o'
tbers a id attorneys at the bar to weep.
The pr sonrr remained unrnov d by his
f tth> r'f eloquence. The speaker did
not muck th ? evidence at all.
The Tnomnson case will eo to ih"
jury to.iny. It already bas been the
on?;est trial 10 take pUce in a court in
the S:4te of \Va-hniLrton.
NOT TRUr
As-0"ia;ei Press Deuies
8:orj Asa1 ?st Ti list .... ..
AFTER HIM
W'S'em S?*u tcs Will
S cr* t-.n H < ? chcock
(Sp-eai Pispatch 10 the D 'ly Alaska)
New Vot is, Feb. 1 ? A story h.is i'een
published many timet in the last sev
erai day- that thee pper trust is stor
in.inetil ami hflpip to consume the
v sib e supply so as to c ve it a mono
poly niter the Utter shall nave brcotne
exhaused. The story has gained
cred.inc-' with each publication. until
the Associu'ed ! ress made a complete
j investigation tod iy and on its own posi
tive authuri'v it denies it in toto. It says
| there is abso'ute'y no foundation for
j the story.
'LADIES Will
DA\Ct IO.VIOIII
The Lifidii-s of Maccabefs' dace) will
ake place at the hall of the order this
evening. Great preparation* have b?en
made for the event, and a grand time :s
zu ranteed thisu who atteitd.
The chare--3 will heas usual, except
that 25 cents will be charged unaccom
panied ladirs.
j No one r.c-d to be without a fur tie or
bo on sale a. Harri-on's at your own
j price.
(Special Di.-r ti h to Daily Al bican)
Washington, K. b. 1 ? Senator Carter,
of Montana mid -enator Ueyburo, of
lilaho, will tight the order of the Secre
tary H' chcuck requiri >e hit e.ieh aiv
plication for a patent to land by a home
steader or any other claimant of laid
on 'he public domain be e>amioed by a
special "gent before the patent sh.ll
issue. The> will open their light on
the floor of the senate, contending that
It will pi ct the honest hi.mesttader at
the tnercy of special agents.
JlVfAL I hlMi
IP FOR l10V1E RULE
There is a change of sentimeut to
w rd territorial government. Several
leading Juneauites, heretofore as shy
of it as an old maid of a tramp, have
come out fiat foo ed tor self-govern
ment. It simply meaos that the federal
government pays the bills while the
people make the laws and prepare for
statehoLd ? Juneau Dispatch.
\V \Y. Houghton has received a pon
signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars.
If you want a good, sweet smoke call
for them.
Y<>u dfs not have to wait
Until next summer for good fruit and vege
tables: We have the pick of the seasons
crop in cans
Vege'ab es N Fruits
fori, ou Coo S 'CPl1 C-in Peaches
Tomato^ Strawberries
Corn Go sberi 1- s
S< ccotush Blackberries
p,.as Rasi .berries
yea s Blu> berri?s
Hee s filches
Spinach ApriColS
O ra ^e?rs
Hominy Sliced Pineapples
Asparagus Grated Pineapples
^qu?>h Bishops xnd Longs
PuipkiD Celt bra ted Preserves
It jou are lookine for so nethincf afood, you will Rod it undtr
the "PREFEKUED STOCK" ab^l
GANTY & FRANDSON
federal government.
The actioa of the railroads In on
sentinsr to the redaction in their pay is
the result of uoiversil cri'icism of the
postoffice department in rot seeking
this means instead of the one 'o raise
the uostape rates as a means to make
both ends ro>et. The members of con
gress took the mailer up and the rail
roads i ame to lince
(LIBERALS CLAIM LEAD IN
! BRITISH COLUMBIA
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan) !
' Vancouver, B. C , Fe'\ 1 ? The liber- J
nls claim a certainty of victory at to- i
morrow's elections. Their figures on
I the standing in the nest house areas
I follows:
Libera s, 2-1; conservatives, 14: social
ists, 3.
j The conservatives by no means admit
DIPLiY GLfRK
BktlOKS IS iLi
Juneau, Jan. 30? Deputy Clerk of the j
f> dQral c urt Ed rooks is dangerously
ill t thr S mp*oo hospital. This morn
ir ? liis brother. Dr. E. J. Brooks, was
? ireJ lo telling h m of the sei icus coo
di:iou of his hro bor's health. Mr.
JLJi-ooks1 parents reside at Laporte, Col
orado.
Fr^nh L.- I* al..rri d
Woid wa< reC'ir.-d on the Rumona
that Fran ? Lee for mail} yiars a res -
d> n of ihiscity. was m.i*Tii-d at Seat
tie Ja' u 'ry 24 'o M s. White, ?,f Seat
tie. Mr. L e is now a resident uf
Seal le.
I Al! the delicacies of tt e season at the
' Pack I paio Uestauratn.
these claims. They asserl that the
next hou e will be conservative by an
increased majority.
j M-n.v think it within the probabili
ties that the socialists will h ve the
. balance of power. It is admitted they
'will have three members. Some con
cede thi m fuur. The\ c aim 'hat they
will have even more than th*t number
and enough to force concession.
S010 PlAVfHS
COMPLUf COMTtST
The eight people who stand behest
in the rolo tou rment for January at
ih- Pac T-ain sMoon will play i ff for
th'.> pr z*s totD1 rrow ni<rht. The pr zt s
are offend by the management of the
bouse. -r;
Another contest for Fi^ruary beetcs
immediate y. Prizes will be off red
later i d ihey ? ill be of Villi's guaran
teed 10 b ' as arte us ihos ? of the Dec
ember arid anuary prizes Trie tourn.
raent will be under the sam * rue- as
those i>la\ ? d last, month The eisht
pei>i ijs winning ih>- highest number of
ga es before i 00 on ihe first dav of
March will play off for ibe prizes, of
which there i ; 1 lie two ? a first ai.d a
se< oi d.
Fur caps anil mute at Clavso:i's. if
T^T-*raag??aE3?2fi3 tana aiuf.
"A little frog would aw<oing go singing.
llii-0. My Roily!' "
If you go awooing, don't sing if you don't
want to, but take along a box of Gunther'a
Candy. They are the sweetest sweets for
the Sweetest
cntlctmn
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, Chicago.)