THE DAILY ALASKAN
CITV OPPICIBL PHPER
No. 16 701>. IX. 3KAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY FEBRCARY 19. 1906 FBIC^ 10 CENIS
CHINESE SITUATION EOOKS
SOME BETTER
All Quiet and Little Anti-Foreign Sentiment
in Northern and Central Portion of
the Flowery Kingdom
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan
New York, 19 -The news from China
is more reassuring today than any that
has been sent out for some time. The
Methodist Episcopal missionary board
wire! all its missions in China for le
ports upon probably outbreaks. The
replies say everything is safe and there
is no marked anti-foreign feeling in
northern or Central China.
There is little news from southern
Chin.
Chinese Mlnltter Says "No Danger'.
Washington. Feb. 19? Sir Chang,
Chinese minister, says there is no dan
ger of an uprising in his country
against foreigners.
He says the movement is a part of a
so-calted reform association program to
destroy the pressnt dynasty. Sa'u he:
"My government is amply able to
meet the emergency. Soldiers o? the
government will pounce upon any cora
munitj where foreigners are injured
and burn and slaughter and lay to
waste."
Etj y.Ve St. V*J?ntin? Party
Mrs. Pullen entertained at a St.
Valentine's party Saturday evening.
The commodous parlors of the Pullen
house were decorated appropriately for
the occasion. Dancinjr furnished the
amusement and an excellent lunohcon
was serred. It was a very enjoyable
affair.
Good warm rooms for rent at the
Portland House. Prices $4 to $8 per
moptb, baths included.
Col. R?y B?-oon>c? General
Col. Patrick Henry Ray, at one time
commander of the army in Alaska and
who placcd Nome under mania) law,
has been appointed a brigadie; -gener
al. He will be retired with that titleL
Sfaasvay Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Lauudry. Twenty-ttve vears' experi
ence. Telephone 83. tf
HARRISONS'
a Slash in Furs
Furs valued at M 00 For $2 75
Furs valued at $6 30 4 75
? Furs valued at WOO 6-50
Furs valued at 12.50 ...... 9-00
Furs valued at $16.00 Far $11-50
Furs valued at $20.00 14 75
Furs valned at $25.oO 1 8 00
Furs valued at $45.00. ... 33 50
33
per cent discount on Ladies atd Childres
3 winter underwear and hosiery.
25
per cent discount on anything in the store
except treads, copyright books and news
matter.
Store Open Evenings 'Phone No- 55.
Collegian Fashions
Have won a very
strong position in
the world of good
clothes, and it is on' y
reasonable to believe
that we- as
?xcl?io? Dealers
in them- will not al
low the reputation
we have gained to
diminish in the sligh
test degree
For this season we
have pnt in to our
suite a certain char
acter, which, while
not extreme, possess
a decided elegance
that will attract any
man who cares for
good style
C0?Y?iGHn90S
DAVID AGIER I SONS
CLOTHING CQ
MILWAUKEE.
T fi. 0ay$?ti 4 Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
ND FUENIff'XG
GOODS HOUSE IX ALL OF ALASKA.
LAGhST CLOTHING AND FTTRNIH'NG fourth and Brodwayj
GET MORE
Authorities Arresting Prom
inentOreaoizitiou Miners
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 19 ? Vincent St.
John, president of the miner's union of
Burke, has been arrested in connection
with the assassination of former Got.
Steunenberg.! Other arrests ure being
made in various portions of th j country.
It is thought by the officers that the
existence of a conspiracy a as been
disclosed.
Colorado Helps Officers
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 19? Colorado is
honoring requisitions issued by the
governor of Idaho for those arrested in
Colorado for complicity in the alleged
conspiracy which resulted in the mur
der of former Gov. Steunenberg.
Those arrested are being hurried to
Tdaho.
GOES If i
Hedil of R-Yfiine M rine
Scryitr R signs
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, Feb. 19 ? Horace A.
Taylor, of Wisconsin, first assistant
secretary of the treasury, who has been
at the head of the revenue marine serv
ice for several years, ba? resigned to
take effect June 1st. John H. Ed
wards, of Ohio, has been named to be
his successor. Taylor will travel in
Europe.
M'CAOlES
New York LifV Iih-urance
Man Passes Away
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) '
New York, Feb. 19? John A. McCall, '
formerly president of the New York I
Life Insurance Company, died last night i
of liver trouble. The end has been
looked for several days. The last rites
of the Roman Catholic church were ad
ministered last Thursday.
The dead insurance man has disposed
of his entire property -hi ldings to make
good the money he had furnished Judge
Hamilton, and which has not b:ec ac
counted for. Among the last utteranc
es of McCall was the dying statement
that there had been nothing wrong in
the transactions between himself and
his company and Jud^e Hamilton.
Oyntor Cocktails at Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Tr&in Saloon. tf
Plow's Candy, tbe best made, for sale
at the E ss B^ery. tf
MAN BURNS TO DEATH
George Bauerman, Whitehorse carpenter
comes to horrible end? Blackened and
charred remains in ashes of his dis
troyed cabin
(Special Dispatch to iho Daily Alaskan)
Whitehorse, Feb. 19 ? George Bauerman, a well known carpenter of tl is city, was
burned to death in his cabin last night at about 7 o'clock. The cabin was entirely dis?
troyed by ffre.
Bauerman went to his home in the afternoon in a partly intoxicated condition. He
had in his possession at that time a bottle of whiskey. Sometime afterward his house was
discovered to be in flames. It was not until the cindars from the totally destroyed cabin
were inspected that the charred body of the dead carpenter was discovered.
Bauerman was a native of Germany but had been in America for many years. Ha
has agister living at Cleveland, Ohio. He has lived at Whitehorse for several years.
NOI A F AKE
Britt Say* Fis;ht W. li Gaiis
Way S.iai;?llt
(3fcH < Dispatch to D/:? A';susn.)
San KraDC'sco, Feb. 19? Jimmie Britt
haj mf le a statement, in which he says
the fight in which he lost to joe Cans,
cjlored, on a foul, was not a fake, but;
he declares that he wi'l never aga'n.
o^ht with a colored man.
In the Britt Gans fight, which Britt 1
says was on the square, it has beeu
charged that Gans came into the ring ,
purposely unfit to fight. TLst he was |
worsted very badly, but not yr'nfully, |
by Britt for several rounds rtr'l then
permitted to win the fight by Britt re
peatedly fowling him. This Is the sto- ]
ry which Britt repudiatts.
LAIIWAY
Dead King of Denmark
Is Buried
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) ]
Roskilde, Denmark, Feb. 19? King
Christian was buried Sunday under the j
old gothic church amid booming can
non. All the nations were represent
ed at the funeral.
i'O CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund monev if it
fails to cure. ,E. W. GROVE'S Signa
ure is on each box. 25c.
i
We are offering everything
in our Crockery Department
at greatly reduced prices
Dont' fail to see us lor every
thing you need in Fancy
China before buying else
where.
Glassware at Cost
?SIB 11
Sole Agent? Rose of Ellensburg Butter
The Best in the Land
MORE WRECKS FEARED ON
FLU STRAIT
Terrible Wind Carries Bark Recently in Col
lission to Sea? Many Vessell Overdue
On Puget Sound
(Spccial D!?pa!ch to Pa;'y AusUan.)
Seattle. Feb. 19? Fear is felt for the
safety of the bark Coloi&a, which col
lidfd with the Eritish ship Cissie at
the entrance of the strait of Juande
Fuca Saturday morning. The Colotr.a
has not been heard frocn since the col
Hsion. It is believe;! she has been
blown to sea.
A heavy wind has btsen raging over
Pu<jet sound since. 1.1st uight. At
times it has reached 7') miles an hour.
Maay vessels are ovirdue on Puget
sound and furiher d1 masters may be
looked .or.
Council Meeting Tonight
There will be a meeting of the Skag
way city council this evening. It will'
be the second regular meeting of the
month. All the members of the coun
cil, except Mayor King, is in the city.
A Nett'eton sbce at CI .vjon's. t'
Weiloy Matloch [nTroufo'e
Wesley N. Mf.ilock, fot merly of
Skagway, wa? arrested in Portland
last week charged with shooting at, a
man whom it is said had ejected him
from a hotel. No one was hurt in the
(racas. It is said Matlock was under
influence of liquor.
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