THE DAILY 'mWW ALASKAN
CITY OFFICIAL PRFER
IX. 9KAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY APRIL, 9 L906
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Kor Sk uway
A cablegram received by U. A Car
roll soJay n)s the Jeffe'soo sailed from
Seattle for Skagway vesterday moraing
at 7 o'clock. will be due so arrive
here Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning. The Dirigo'will sail for
Skagway Wednesday.
A NetUelon sbteati lavson's. tf
Musi stmt
Mayor W. aver Sues i'hila
d !p ia Uraftt r-i
(Special Dispatch to Daily ^laskan.)
f Philadelphia, April 9? Mayor W eaver
i began a suit Saturday to recover money
; which he alleges the city w.s defrauded
1 out of in the so-called filteratioa plant
I graft. The suit is ^against contractors
I and city officials.
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City of Naples is Threatened
Mt. Vesuvius shooting flames 1000 feet skyward and
flowing1 five great rivers of fire-Many towns de=
stroyed and Naples threatened--A million may be.
come homeless
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. ]
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Naples, April 9? Mt. Vesuvius is
(fro win^ more active. Flames are
shooting 1,000 feet above the craiet io'n
the sky and violent earthquakes are <J
frequent occurence. Lava is flowing
down the mountain side in five great
rivers and in ever increasing quantities.
It is feared that the whoie .aoutb
eastern side of the mountain where
?re located many town9 will In devas
tated, rendering more than a million
people homeless.
Naples, Itself, is in great danger and
will be-envelopcd by the fiery mass of .
lava if the flow does not cease. All the
steamers in the bay lie at wharves w;th
steam up and ready to slip their moor
ings at moment's notice wit h the fleeing
! population. The whole city is panic
stricken and the tenor is added to by
the constant arrival of fugitives from
the destroyed towns. There were two
very severe earthquakes yesterday and
each time the populace thought thf
last days were at hatd. In terror the
people c>-y. "Madona huth forsaken us.''
The town of San Guiseppe has been
wiped out, aud there is not a vesi !ge o!
'trace of the buried to'vn of Boscotre
case. Already more thin 40,000 people
have been made homeless.
The scene presented 'iy the burning
Mountain at .iigh , v ith the great
tonsrues of flame rearing skyward anci
he molten rivers of fire streaming
down ils s!d>;s, burning every thing
with which they comf in contact, it
volime in its magni8c3iice.
Fionr aiiud
Tronbloas Times in Store
For Zion
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Chicago, April 9? Troublous time are
ihead for Zion. John Alexander Dow e
is on the way from Mexico and he says
he has $10, (HO, 000 for those who rerna'n
faithful. ' Mrs. Dowie, Sa'urday, ts!'1
she fears blviod ht d. She savs her hf
5and has e&oujjh followers to cai^e
much trouble upon his return. She
ieai s Zion is on ihe eve of d sr.'pt'on.
v'oliva, the new leader, speakin? from
[he pu'pit at Zion yesterday, said he T?
not afraid of the deposed leader. Be
urged the faitu'ul not to listen to the
siren song of Elijah. ,
Dot! < Prayi for Strength
San Antonio, Texas, April 0? The
Dowie party, en route from Mexico to
Chicago, stopped off here yesterday
and held a meeting. Dowie prayed for
strength to cast the devils out f Zion.
MAKE ROW
Mr?. Roosevelt Involved In
Scaudal
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, April 9? A scandal is
developing because Mrs Roosevelt pays
her soci 1 secretary from the app op'-la
tinn made by congress for the presiden' .
This leaked out some time ago and it
has been discovered th?t there is neither
mecedent nor law for iu Tbesa'.aryis
IMOO a year.
10 GO ON
Ala>ka Central to B?' l'ushnlj
To a Completion
i
(Special Ds< mb to I' e Dai'.y Alaskan.) !
i Seattle, *prll 9 -Tlie annual staT
m?Ql of Pres~ ent Frost of the Alas a
Central has been mtde. It says 45
mile5 cf ;t>;id tiavo been completed, \
'oc: ud nod :!<iO cuvei ed b in' prelimir
an lou.ition. He says tb ? to d will be
I ?shcd during tbe coaiin summer.
I Th SewarUGatewaj^t iplaius the re
cent reports from Sewmd that work
was being discontinued oo .be Alaska
Ceu'.-al by the fact tbat s.e uoers ply
ing tbe westward wa'ers would Dub
cav'.'.v laborers thtre u^der h< reduced
rale contract last month to take the
place of men quitting- and discharged :
because they could sele all their acroae
modations to passengers paying i.ili
fare. Laborer are now being cong to
Seward on all boats.
WOULD HELP
Pivacliers Waul Saloons
Closed Oi? Sunday
(Spec'al D'spatoh to Da:,y Alaskan.)
Seattle, April 9? Nearly all the
preachers in the city svoke of Suoliiy
closing; yesterday. A committee culled
upon Mayor Moore today and assutcd
him of the support of the city's pastors
in the event hesnould order the saloons
to close on Sunday.
iO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
fake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S Signa
ure is od cach box. 25c.
make up a list of
Ulbat Von need
^ and Id us give you pri??^^
IaLLOITB SHELF GOODS ARE GOING
AT COST
2 lbs- Cans Coffee 70c- lib. Cans 40c
4 Packages Starch 25c,
Best Creamery Buttter 65c.
Fresh Ranch Eggs 25c per dozen
Blue Ribbon Tea, 35c. per lb
Force 15c- per package
Macoroni, Spaghetti and Vermecelli 10c.
per pkg. All bottle goods at cost
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SOCIALISTS CAUSE RIOI IN
SAIil FRANCISCO
(Spt c;al Dispatch to Dpilv Aia?ke?i.i
San Francisco, April 9? A socialise
meeicg bold in this city yesterdsj lor
the puri>o?e of expressing sympu hy fo"
'myer, ttaywo<d t>nd Petlibone, t^e
v lopec' the ^reitest riot in the bisory :
o' San Franci-co. At the meeting it;
was declared tba' if the r.ccused oiT'-ers
of lite westei o feili l .it ion of miners were
c inv cted they w.-u ?.! never hang unless
the who e army ot the United -tates :s
culled out to assist V the conclusion
of the meeting a proc S3ion storied
t'own Market street. At Kearney
sfeet an attempt was made to affix a
ivl fli?<r wiihthe inscription, "Corstitu
tion be Dannerl say thf Corporations."
Uetfctive Ryan tore he (lag dowp.
Folicemen -telzer nd Cavanaugh were
with him. The pi b i.uine .ia'elv at
tacks! ttien\ Ilyan aT-sted tbe 'eader
and trie<i to reach astrest car with him.
The crowd was upon hitn at once with
sticks and siones Tb> officers were
badly hurt but fin lly b at their way to
the street car wiu c ubs. An alarm
was sent, in ai d several wagon loads of
pol'iemen appeared on the scene and
assr:!ed the crowed w; h their clubs.
The mob fought back a q was disperi-ed
only after a severe battle had been
fojght. Many were irjjred.
fill) CHANGE
Speaker Cannon FnYorSj
Fiv8ent Tariff La^vs
(Sp"c'al Dispatch to Daily Alasksr )^
Wa.'hington, April 9? Speaker Can- j
doq, e ola'r'Dg a letter recently writ-|
ten to a friend ami published; says he j
believes tariT i ev'S'on sho t'd beposi-,
ponrd as long us possible. He savs the !
people should pay no alientioa to the
democratic demand 'or immediate
cbaije.
Representative Payne, the floor i
leader of the republicans, recently a- -
DOjnced tii at io Ins opio'oa the D'O^jUy j
tariff law, now in effect, is entirely i
satisrfcioiy.
A lar^e quantity of -he latest maga
zines received at Muir's oq the Jeffer
sod.
Ea ' & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clavson's
TO GO L AST
Key. N. B. Harrison G. es To
G lieral A^rably
[Spec'al Dispatch to I aily Alaskan.]
Juneau, * pril 9? T; e Rev. N. B.
Harrison, of Skagway, was e'.ected
commissioner to the Pi esbyterwn gen
bral assembly, that will meet at Des
Moines next May, by th? Presbytery of
Routneastern Alaska, which convened
utSaxman last week.
The Pessbyiery visitel Metlakahtla,
Ketchikan and Wrargell. The Rev.
Mr. Waggoner, of Klawock, was mod
erator. The next meeting of the
Presbytery will be at Sitka.
Rev. N. B. Harrison will return to
Skagway on the Humboldt.
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The patent for the townsite of Nome
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