THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY QpF^IGIKL* PBP6R'
No. 97 VOL. IX.
3KAGWAY, AL4SKA. FRIDAY MAY 25 1906
PRICE 10CEN IS
500 COMING
Skauway Will 1)2 Filled
With People T night
The City of Seattle and th9 Dolphin
will arrive here this eveoing with 500
passengers for thi? place. The City of
Seattle has 125 through passengers be
sides the excursionists and the courtl
and local people from Juneau to
Skagway, or about 375 in all.
The Dolphin will arrive about one
hour ahead of the City of Seattle.
She will have 125 through pa?
sengers .in addition to the local
people from Juneau.
A special dispatch received by the
Daily Alaskan from Juneau this after
noon says:
"The City of Seattle sailed at 1 p. m.
wjth r^JO excursion'sts from Juneau,
% Iwig\?s and Tread well, besides the
Douglas band, the Juut.u and Douglas
baseball teams."
MmoqIo Masting
There will be a regular communica
tion of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. &
A. M . Friday evening. May 25, 1906,
at its hall. No. 225, Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By order of thd W. M.
T. J. Standish, Secretary.
At the.Mascot
Mt. Vernon rye aad Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at )
wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon i
The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies. wines, beers and all the other
goods to be had at a first- class gentle
men's resort, tf
TALK TARIFF
House Discnsses Duties at
Yesterday's Session
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington. May 25. ? The national
house of representatives discussed
tariff reform yesterday. The debate
became very animated. It is regarded
as likely that it will become the upper
most issue in the next congressional
campaign.
ADD TO IT
Restricted Immigration
Kill Pa??^ Senate
(Special Dispatch to Daiiv Alaskan.
Washington, May 25.? The United
States senate passed the restricted im
migration bill. The head tax on aliens
is increased from $2 to $5 per immi
grant and greater restrictions are place d
on those who are admitted to the
country.
The Marguerite cigar is made from
the best Havana Tobacco and has no
equal. On sale at W. W. Boughton.
Oyster Cocktail* and Wein erwar*
Presh oyster cocktails and hot wein
erirurst on laii at the Mascot Saloon
Thirdavenue and Broadway. tf
HARRISONS' ]
We are showing a stronger line than ever
in Readv-to- Wear shirt waists and skirts.
You can get a Mohair shirtwaist from 3 to 3.50
Silk Waists elaborately trimmed from 125 to
6.50 and a good waist for morning wear for 75c
Colored Dimity. Dotted Swiss and Gingham
Waists from 1.25 to 3.25
We carry the well known ''GEM" hand
tailored skirt at prices Irom 3.75 to $18.
Our sale on skirt lengths of wool dress goods is
still on at prices that will surprise you.
PHONES 4 and 55
Our Rew * ?
Spring Cine
Of * *
Bats *
How on
Display
J. fi. eiayson 4 Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
LARGEST CLOTHING AND FCRNIHING CaMWU 4M/I Dt*A/1lH4liS
GOODS HOUSE IN ALL OF ALASKA. jOWlD 3RU ?3 TOCl
SEATTLE SCANDAL GETS BAD
Fire and police department both charged with looting1
at fire? Many firemen arrested and they accuse
policemen
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, May 25. ? Both the Seattle
Are department and the police depRrt
ment are;involved in the Arlington dock
scandal. Assistant Chief Latham,
Capt. Graham, Privates Longbottoro,
Mapes and Mingo, of the fire depart
rnent were arrested yesterday evening
by the United.marehal. They are ac
cused with stealing supplies from the
Arlington dock from the government
warehouse during the fire. Capt
Craille, of the quartermaster's depart
swore to the complaint.
The accused firemen, who are believ- ]
ed to have stolen at other fir>s, have
accused policemen of carrying awny
fruit and whiskey from the government {
warehouses on Arlington dock. Chief i
Wappenstein has summoned the accus
ed officers for investigation.
The Bremen have been let out on $500
bail each, 'the hearing will begin
tomorrow.
It is believed that it will develop that
it has been a custom for both the fire
and* ; police departments to steal at
fires.
CZAR MUST YEILD OR GIVE
IP HIS THRONE
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
St. Petersburg, May 25.? Prof. iMilu
kofl. the leader of the Russian con
stitutionalists in the Russian douma,
published a letter in the Daily Reich,
yesterday, which has caused much com
menu He says in plain and direct
words, which seem to have been well
weighed and considered ' before using,
thut the czar must yield to the doutna
or lose his throne. He says the peas
antry demand a constitutional govern
ment or a revolution.
WILL Mtfl
Alaski Territorial Commit
tee Convenes at Skagway
The Alaska territorial committee,
selected by the territorial convention
which meet at Seattle last November,
will meet at Skagway tomorrow. In
formation hai been received that
Kttchikan and Juneau, at least, will be
represented. Charles E. Davidson is
coming north on the City of Seattle.
A. letter received from J. E. Lathrop,
of Ketchikan, says he will be here.
ONLY ONE MOW
WEEK OE SCHOOL
There will be only one more week of '
the Skagway public school. The last
examinations for the year will begin
next Monday and they will continue all
week, except for the intermission for
Decoration Day, which will be next
Wednesday.
The vacation, which will begin after
the close of nekt week's sessions of the
public school, will continue, probably,
until early in August.
Earl & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clayson's
J. W. Newton,
Expert Piano Tuner,
Work guaranteed to be the
Best. Prices will be right.
Leave orders at this offise.
ON iONIGHT
Nelson and Hetrara Will
Fight
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Los Angeles. May 25.? Battling Nel
son and Aurelia Herrera have quit
training and are ready for the fight tc
night. The advance sale has passed
20.000 tickets. There will be a tremen
duous. The betting is 10 to 7 ou Nel
son.
sFtWe
Washington Republicans
Meet Sep. 19th
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.
Seattle, May 25.? The republican cen
tral committee has called the republi
cm state convention to meet at Seattle
I September 19 for the purpose of nomi
nat'ng three candidates for congress
i and four candidates for supreme court
justice.
1 Principal Barbar Shop Lsnda
: The Principal Barbershop and Baths
I is tne leading tonsorial establishment
ii: Alaska. Everything in all the de
I partments is strictly modern. The
| baths are first class in all respects.
All the delicacies of the season at the
| Pack 1 rain Restaurant.
Until stock of coal oil
isexausted we will sell
Astral oil $2.25 per case
Extra star $2.75 per case
niwc up w nfiuoiv
I JO WJ.il 11
WIWEIiORSE EXCURSION EO
BE LARGEST VEf
The Whitehorse Victoria Day excur
sion tomorrow will be the largest ever
to leave Skagway. There will, in all
probability, be Dearly or quite 500 to join
the throng that will sweep down upon
the Canadian city at the head of Yukon
navigation. The indications are that
there will be perfect weather, and
Whitehorse has made excellent prep
arations to ;;ive the best time that has
ever been provided at the Rapids City
Among those who will go across the
line from the American side will be
many persons who will participate in
the athletic contests. Skagway,
Juneau and Douglas will have baseball
NO NEED
Fairbanks R^qtire* N'i H lp
At All
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, May 25.-The Seattle
chamber of commerce received word
today that Fairbanks will require no
assistance on account of the fire of last
Tuesday.
Marshal Perry has wired the depart
ment at Washington urging that, $60,
000 be appropriated with which to
build a court house aud jail.
NOT YET
No Boat For Down River
This Mouth
It is believed that there will be no
boats to leave Whitehorse for down the
Yukon river before the 1st of June.
While no word was received from
dowa the river points at Whitehorse
this morning', it is believed that the ice
in Lake Labarge still holds fast.
The river is rising rapid. y at White
horse,
Manlcnrine and Massaging
Miss M. H. Martin will do manicur
log and massaging, also sewing b.v the
day. State street, between Third and
Fourth avenues. Phone 147. t-f.
teams on the ground and all will enter
teams in the firemen's races.
The greatest interest centers in the
baseball games that will take place. Of
these there will be three, at least.
Snagway will probably play either
Juneau or Douglas and Whitehorse tha
other team from down the channel.
The victorious teams will then contest
for the purse and challenge cup.
The excursion train will leave Skag
way at 5:30 a. m. tomorrow and arrive
at Whitehorse at 11 a. m. It will re
turn in two sections. One section will
eave Whitehorse at 7 p. m. tomorrow
and the other at some time between 1
and 2 p. m. Sunday.
All DtAD
Crew of Rus-ian Blockade
Runner Peri-h
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Victoria, B. C., May 25 ?The steam
er Tuece.* arrived yesterday from Yoko
hama aod reports passing near the
steamer Soerabaya, which was a Rus
sian blockade runner during the Japa
nese and Russian war, which was
frozen in the ice near Nicolaiefsky.
All the crew of the vessel were lying
dead on the deck. They had been
frozen to death. The steamer in m ik
ing an escape from a Japanese cruiser
has fled to the Arctic ocean and been
caught in the ice. .
PUT BACK
Sterraer Themis Forced to
Pat Back
Vancouver, B. C. May 25.? The Can
Mdian steamer Themis, from Vancouver
to Skagway struck a reek in Seymour
Narrows Tuesday and was forced to put
back to Vancouver. She is leaking
badly.
If you want, the best Cigar in the
markettry a Marguerite? for sale by
W. W. Boughton.
ft new Cine of
Rubber goods
The largest and most complete assort
ment ol rubber goods we ever had. Every
article of the very latest patterns and ful
ly guaranteed.
Wm. BRITT
DRUGGIST