.HE DAILV
ALASKAN
OF=F^ICIPlL- CITV HKgcR
No. HH
TENTH VKAK
d&AGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY AUGUST IS 1907
PRICE 10 CENTS
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
New York City. Aug. 13-With H. H.
Rogers Standard Oil's eliding hand on his
deathbed at Fairhaven and John D ? Rocke
feller harrased by court proceedings and
Standard Oil stocks tumbling at a rate that
has heretofore been unprecented in the his
toryof the stock market. Wall street yester
day passed through a day that will long be
remembered in financial circles- Standard
Oil, Irom which hundreds of subsidiary com
panies get their strength, closed yesterday
afternoon at lour hundred and fifty dollars a
share- This is a loss of fifty dollars a share in
less than five days- Every known practice
which Standard Oil has in the past brought
into play to save itself was tried during the
weeks panic, but today Rockefeller is losing
money at the rate of One Million dollars a
minute- Oil stocks started dropping after the
decision of Judge Landis, by which fines
amounting to more than $29,000,000 were
assessed against the company and the panic
was increased when the announcement was
made that President Roosevelt would have
the fight against the Rockefeller's continued.
SPOKANE WITH BIO EXCURSION U80W0 COMING TOMORROW
s' -vh: . -. _? : -Tii- .m ,i.nshi;> the ex-.ct hour a< Captain t'arrill i>
- 'On N . . ? I arr.ve in Sita^wav ^lact rs on the way m> Tin- par y wil
a tr.iin at Skagway anil au to the
mpo-siblo to tell , Suimn \
sac jBssss2sasss I
lL.A.HarrisonCoi
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We lire working to completion of
our store, our latest addition is a
complete line o 1 fancy and piain
china- glassware, graniteware
tinware, and an endless variety of
the "little things" used in the
kitcken by the thrifty housewives.
WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION
Hotel sizes in cooking utensils a
specialty
Is torrs o-nen Evenings - Phone's 4 and 55
One Thing We Destincily Aim at
in This Business
I Is that every man who
knows us or read our
ads. will know that
this is the store for
quality ' in clothing.
We would rather be
kaown as the right
place for good stuff
than as a place where
\ on get low prices.
It is always easy to
quote prices but it is
what the prices buy
that counts.
We sell
Hart Schaffner &
Man and David
Adler & Sons
Clothing ainl we want
you to know it. We
cannot give you any
better e\ idence of our
standard qualities than
that they are the best
made.
Copyright :9o> by
Hart hYhatfiv*' &
, 0<pon $i go.
jCbe One Price Clcthiers-Touril) and Broadway
(Speci.i. Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Chicago, Aug. 13. ? A strike lias? been called by both the!
Western Union and Postal Telegraph operators in every town
in the United Slates. The men quit their keys this morning.
The operators for the Associated Press and the other press
'associations struck last night. W . R. Hearst signed the j
scale which the operators demanded, but the manager of
the Associated Press could not do so until a meeting of the
directors could be called to pass upon his action. All rail
road operator.- will be allowed to continue work and will be
'\empt from going on strike, if they do not attempt to
inndle commercial messages.
WILL SUPPORT THEM
New York, Aug. 13. ? President John Mitchell anil
President Samuel liompers of the Labor Federations, have
both pledged llieir moral and financial assistance to the
striking operators and have declared themselves in favor of
going the limit with the strike.
FEAR SEA DISASTERS
Washington. Aug. 13. ? The Weather Bureau, which
receives its reports from which it makes its forecasts by
wire, is unable to furnish any forecasts to ships and Chief
Moore is fearful of accidents which, owing to lack of weath
er reports, may occur at sea.
ROOSEVELT IS SILENT
Washington, Aug. 12. ? The business of the govern
ment. owing to lack of wire communication is paralyzed.
President Roosevelt has so far given no intimation what he
will do in the matter, although thousands of appeals are
being made to him t<i use his influence to bring about peace.
The operators are willing to allow him to direct the arbitra
tion of the strike.
STRIKE BREAKERS
Seattle. Aug. 13. ? Every union operator in both the
Postal and Western Union offices in this city quit their keys
, last night. Thirteen strike breakers are working but the
j service is miserable.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Seattle. A.i^. 13? I'uiteil States Mar
shal Shoup of Alaska, has arrived here
from ( ilifoi'siia with Andres Marinco*
vitcli, win has been confined in an in
sure asylum in California. Marincov
' i tcli is charged with having killed
a man at Ketchikan and was thought
to b> insar.o. Hr wa< sent to Califor
nia and after beini* in the asylum for a
time was declared cured end will now
be tried for the murder.
Listeu To It
Kei'itals on the Duplex day and nipht
at the Seattle. Its the sweetest music
in the city.
| KOl'ND? A diamond. The owner
^?an have hf proving property and pay
I ;n!l for this" ad.? The American Tal
ors. ?
."?i) designs of 11)07 wal paper just re
ceivcil ut Harrison's
Listen To It
Recitals on the Duplex Jay anil night
| at the Seattle. Its the sweetest music
in ".tie city.
Better Prepared than Ever
' Having put in a steam boiler and
I other machinery we nre better pre
' pared thun ever "to do tirst-elass work
o i short notico.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
ROOSEVELT'S ENEMIES MAY
DELAY 1 PACIFIC FLEE!
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington. Aug. 13? Congressmen j
who are hostile to Hoosevelt are to
oppose the sending of the fleet to the
Pacific. I'nless the warships should he
well under way before such action is
possible a rssolution .vill be introduced
; directing that the movement of the
I ships be abandoned. This is to be done
i with a view of embarrassing the ad
' ministration.
At Tho Mascot
Mt. Vernon Rye, Old Taylor and Bel
mont Whiskies (double stamped goods
10 years old), and Rainier and Pacific,
Bottled Beer, at the Mascot,
Received, choice potted plants on
Dolphin a'. Northern Grocerv tf ,
Phone City Transfer
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90, Houghton's cigar
store. 10-4-1 mo
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam hep t and every
thing modem.
Wanted
Raspberry
Pickers
For further information enquire at our
OFFICE
GANTY & FRANDSON