THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY OFPICIKL PHFER
No. H)t>
TENTH YEAR
UKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY JUNE I 1907
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Cigar?
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Them? From
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
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Before buying j
Your spring suit
Take a Look at Our
I Famous Line of
Hart
5chaft'ner
& Marx and
David Adler
& Son
READY-TO-WEAR
! SUITS- ALL OF
THE BEST DRES
SED MEN WEAR
THEM- The quaUty
fit style and price
Must Be Right
before the suit leaves
this store
?iayson $> Co. I
Cbe One Price eioifcitrf-Tonrib and Brocdway J
[rnREL ro one against
LtASt PROPOSAL
Taxpayers show disapproval of plan to pur
chase plants of Northwest Light & Power
Company by a vote of 100 to 37? Company
withdraws offer
I By almost three to one the tax
payers of Sliagway defeated the propo- |
sition to lease the plants of the North
west Light and & Power Company yes
terday. Thero were but 37 votes cast
? for the k-ase and 100 were polled against
* U. As the time for the polls to close
approached there was a good deal of
interest manifested. Long before that
time, however, It was apparent that the
' proposition had lost by an overwhelm
ing majority, though the strongest sup- |
porters had not given up until the very j
{ last.
There were about 25 women to vote
s large majority of whom were against
| the lease proposition.
The members of the city council? a !
majority of them - made no attempt to
'sway the popular judgment. In
fact, it is currently reported that most
of them voted with the great majority I
of the people agaiost the proposition.
Those who held the balance of power
between the radical supporters of the
purchase scheme and ihe strong oppo
nents of ii thought there was not need
to postpone the election because they
were convinced that all the information I
obtainable was before the people, and:
they felt that the negotiations bad gone
so far that the taxpayers should give
ROOT KICKS
Secretary of State protests
against Japanese Invasion
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washing ton, jMne 4? Secretary Root ,
vesterda> officially protested to Japan I
of the number of Japanese who are'
sneaking across the borders. He said'
that 10.1HX? Japanese are now ready to!
sneak across the border and that many
of them have done so already.
Buiebiil thiCEvaalnf;
There will be a game of baseball this |
, e.eniug on the Fifth avenue grounds!
I between Skagway school boys and j
United States boundary 3urveyo.-s.
At Th? Mascot
Ml. Vernon Kye, Old Taylor aud Bal
?nont Whiskies (double stamped goods,
10 years old), and Faiaier and Pacific
I Bottled Beer, at the Mascot.
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Phono City Tnuhr
For your ^oal, wood and general haul
| ing. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
store. 10-J-lmo
an expression of their will in the mat
ter.
The election pased off without excit
ing incidents. Phil Abrahams, W. W.
Boughton anil H. D. Clark, as judges,
and E. J. Doherty, as clerk, made ex
cellent election officers.
Council Enaoti Lait Act
The last act in the negotiations be
tween the council and the Northwest
Liffht& Power Company was perforu
ed last nlglit, when Chairman MoGrath
of the \val.er-woms committee? who
with Councilman Shoa, of the same
committor, was a faithful supporter of
the proposed lease uatil the end? re
ported that he had permitted President
P. E. Hall, of the compauy, to with
draw his proposition. Mr. McGrath
explained that his committee bad re
ported In detail to a committee of the
whole an J that ttrts councilmen dccldcd
to leave the whole matter to th4
taxpayers. This bad been done, he
said, and the verdict is adverse.
Will Consider Proposition!
In withdrawing his proposition Pres
ident Hall said that he woulcl be pleased
to give consideration to any proposi
tion the city council might make in the
future if any were made.
NO 2 NOW
American Nayy Hanks Next
to English
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, June 4? Recent ad
ditions to the American navy has placed
it ahead of ths navy of Germany again.
It is no w estimated that the navy of
the Uaited States ranks second among
the navies of the worjd.
Stork Pay* Happy Visit
The old stork paid a visit to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Mclntyre last
night and left a charming baby girl.
[The mother and little daughter are
| progressing finely under the care of
Dr. F. C. Norman.
Choice Potted Plants Rtotivad
Received, choioe potted plaDts on
Dolphin at Northern Grocery. tf
CREAM _
Port Rye
America's finest production. Rich
and mellow. At the Seattle, the house
of old honest goods and reputation . I
ALASKAN
Seed Potatoes
$
Per Hundred weight!
GANTY & FRANDSON
INTERIOR BOUND CROWDS
BEGIN MOVING
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Whitehorse's passengers leave today? Daw- -
son's to follow tomorrow and Selkirk's the
next day? Outbound train today contained
145 passengers
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The Interior bound crowd which has
been thronging the hotels of Skapway
is now rapidly melting away
This morning 145 left on the train for
Whitehorse to catch the steamer
Whitehorse which will sail for
Diweon tomorrow."
The passengers bound for tho interior
JAPS HELP
Longshoremen Headed ott
by Brown Fellows
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, June 4? Longshoremen en
gaged in unloading the Japanese ship
which is discharging iu this city struck
yesterday and the Japanese in the city
united and provided Japanese help to
complete the work. There is a good
deal of bad blood being worked up over
the incident. The police department is
protecting the Japanese.
rnrm
Shipping; is Active at Skag.
way Nuw
Things hive been Interesting on the
Skagway water front the last few diys.
The Jefferson arrived early this
morning with 120 passengers, 150 tons
of freight and 100 head of cattle. She
sailed from Seattle for the North with
all her passenger accommodations and
freight capacity occupied. She sailed
at noou today with a dozen outbound
passengers.
The Princess May sailed last -night
it 6:30 o'clock with nine through pas
sengers for the South.
The Halvard Is unloading cargo at
at the wharf and will be there a day or
two longer.
lhr?!Boiti Coming
Tile Humboldt sailed from Seattle
for Skagway Sunday night. She^will
be due Thursday.
The Cottage City sailed for Skagway
yesterday evening and the Dolphin
will sail this evecine.
Jury H?b Burke'i Caao
The case against Jimmy Burke,
accused of burglary, was in
the hands of the jury when the Georgia
left:
Now Piano For Rent or Sula
A new Piano for rent or sale--Inquir
of PrincipalQBarber Shop. tf.
who have reiervations on the Dawson
have been notified to leave here to
morrow morning, and those who will go
down the river on the Selkirk must
leave Thursday morning.
While the Dawson and the Selkirk
are expected to leave before the arrival
of the traia on their sailing dates, yet
they will not be held for the train,
jBITSjmt
.Tntl^e Dunne Would Pan
ishJary Fixers
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
San Francisco, .Tune 4? Judge Dunne
accuses tlie San Francisco police with
tampering with the jury lists in the
interest of Mayor Schmitz and asks
power to punish them.
Chiei Dinan denies that his men are
taking any part in the case 'and says
they are not tampering with the jurors
at all.
Attorney Ileney says that there is no
question but that the large financial
interests that are behind the public
service corporations are doing all with
in their power to aid and protect Mayor
Schmitz.
AlillPtN
lee Ont of Lake; Gleaner
Sails Thursday
Whitehorse, June 4? Atlin lake Is
reported to b; open. The Gleanar will
sail for Atlin from Carcross Thursday
after the arrival of the train from
Skagway.
The La BYauce is now at the wreck
of the Bonanza King.
The river at this place is 27 inches
above' the low water point.
ELKS' HOUSF
PARTY TOMORROW
Tomorrow night will take place the
house party at the Elks' Club which
will mark the closing of the club room3
for the Summer. The party is for the
Elks and their Indies, and they are all
expected to be present. It will be the
last social event to take place under
auspices of the Elks for the season.
There will be dancing, bowling and
card playiDg.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
; accomodations. Steam heat and every
I thing modern.
o Delightful De!iciou$nc$$ ?
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*3T Is now to be had at our Soda Fountain.
??* I have spent considerable money in improv- s?
ing my fountain this year, and am now in ^
position to serve better drinks ? most delight
5! f?i and delicious drinks ? than ever before. Q,
e All popular flavors are served. S
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Ulltt. Britt the Druggist
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