S HE DAILY ALASKAN
OITV OFFICIAL P7% PE5R
8KAGWAY, 1LA.SKA, THURSDAY JANUARY 17 1907 pRJCE 10 CENTS
Nc 2% VOL. IX. 1
ONE SURJS
Cottar City ?ail$ ^ or Skag
way
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
Seattle. Jan. IT-The Cotaje City
sai'ed for Sk?R*ay last night.
Tne Dirigo arrived frotn Skagway
last night.
Skoxvay Laundry
For ti rat -class work try Skasrway
Laundrv Twenty-live vears' expert
ence. Telephone tf
SHORT TERM
L gi^la'ardWill Make Short
Work of Sessiou
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
| oiympia, Jan. 17-^he Washington
legislature proposes to adjourn in 40
' davs instead of ?0 as provided by the
; constitution. The number of employees
i will be limited to ;i0. It is p oposeJ to
m.ike it the most e onomical session of
: the legWla'ure ever held.
' Fur cap? and mitti at Clavsoc s. tf
? ,
L.A.HarrisonCo
All kinds of
Upholstering
&
[ana Repairing:
I Neatly Done
Did you e'er
s 111 i) k e the
fl !
Arabc
Cigar?
NO! Where
Can] J Get
' Them' From
TONY DORTtiRO Sole Agent for Alaska
Every man that comes
into ourstore looking1 for
a suit or overcoat goes
out looking like a win
ner. You can always
get the very best here.
Ciayson $ ?e.
Che One Price CloibJer^Tourib and Broadway)
KINGSTON HOROR GETS WORSE
lOne thousand killed, 90,000 homeless and $10,000,000
lost in stricken city- -Conditions are horrible beyond
descriptions-People are fleeing?Scant attention for
dead and dying
I Kingston, West ladles, Jan. 17? The
! situation here is one of indescribable
[horror. More th-n 1,000 people have
[ befen killed and more tiian 90,000 are
homeless Thousands are suffering for
food. Many are actu-lly s'arving
Thf propet ty loss will exceed $10,000,
000.
People continue to fiee -Everyone
who cand '?o so is getting away. The
dead and dying are receiving scant
attention.
Sporadic fires are constantly breaking
out and violent earthquake shocks
continue. All this adds to the ? onfusion j
of the deniorxlized population.
More than 50 negrjes have been shot j
down for looting.
A volcano, heretofore extinct, in the .
provence of Portland has become
active. It is adding i's mite to the
general destruction,
Amerio ?n Con?ulat? Dpa'royed
Washington Jan. JO -The dep-rt
ment of s'ate has r ceivcd a wire from
Co isul Br'dgraan a' Kinesion saying:
"A fearful earthquake followed by
fire has totally destroyed Kingston, j
Hundreds are dead. Food is very bad- j
ly wanted. Consulate is destroyed."
English SoIdiTS Cr?mnt?d
London, Jan. 17 ? he follow ng un
dated dispatch was receiv* d here from
Kingston last night and promptly given
to the public:
"Sir Jirnes Furguson is among
the killrd. The fire has started
agaio. Tonight the negroes pre
looting the rum shops. At lease 500 are
dead. Forty-five invalid soldiers were
burned to death in the h< spital There
have be' n several shocks today."
WINERS PROBABLY PERISH
ON GLACIER
Rush Reaches Yakataga Beach With Succor
For Fanished People? 15 Men Left Camp
and Not Heard From
; Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) |
Sitka, Jan. IT? The Unite.) States
revenue cut er Rush was successful in.j
taking succor to lh> famished men anil ;
women on \ nkataga beach- Ihey j
were found to be in a starving condi
tion, More than a moo: h -go 15 of
them started acro-s the glacier for
Yakatat. They have not been seen.
It is feared that many have perished.
AfltR ]tDDV
T- is i) ess *p Senator ^a.)s
Senators Hitting President
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Washington, Jan. 17? Senator Car
! mack, of Tennessee, speaking on the
Brownsville affair, said the republican {
| leaders are using it as a means of get- j
tin? the leadership of the republican ?
party away from President Roosevelt. I
He said it is not for love of the negro '
or because injustice has been done tbe I
members of the Twety fifth infantry j
that the republ can senators complain, j
but they seek the influence of the
negroes in securing delegates to repub- !
lican conventions. Carmack defended j
the president.
Senators Lodge and -;pooner spoke in |
behalf of the presiJenl's action.
Phona City Transfer
For your coal, wood ?nd general haul
ing. Phone 90. Broughtoo's cisrar
store. 10-4-1 mo
HARD HIT
Typhoon Do^s Damige Iu
Philippines
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Maoi'a. P. I., Jan. 16? A typhoon on
the island of Lyte destroyed 100 lives.
The American barracks on the east
side of Satiiar were destroyed. .
Church Seryios Tonight
The Union services will be held in
the Presbyterian churcl tonight, Dr.
J. P. Ekarst will spe -It on "How ;-hall
We Do Pod's Work?" Ev. ryone is in
vited to come to the meeting.
COLD wm COMING
There is another co!d wave coming.
It will be hero fooa and you will be
kicking about the cold again. N w,
while it is ? arm. is jus' the lime to
move The Fifth Avenue h"tel is
hrated with steam and makes all
waether look alike.
COAL LAND ORDER IS IMDf
EASIER
President Directs That Those Who Have
Filed in G-ood Faith May Perfect Title to
Property? Affects Alaska
(Special dispa'ch 10 ihc Daily Alaskaa)
Washington, J>m. 17 ? The order
*'ithdrnw:n{* all the coal l*nds on the
Pacific coast, including Alaska, from
er tn will bo modified, The president
has directed tvat Secretary Hitchcock
issue orders] amending his former
orders so thit ail persons who have
filed on coil lands in good faith can
perfect titles.
STAGf oris M
f ROiM DAWSON
Whitehorse, Jan. 1" ? A White P*3S
stage a.Tived in fr m Dawson Inst night
It had 10 sacks of mail but no passen
gers
Fur coats at Clayson's.
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RU10NA MAKING
SLOW HEADWAY
The Ramona sailed from Wrangell
for SLagtvay this mornioe. She was
delayed all l?st night, aDtl much of
yesterday by a soow storm. She will be
due at Skagway late tomorrow.
Always Rcrarjabor the FhH .Name M
l^axatr/e f&rcao QummeJS
Cures a Cold iaOneDay, Grsp sr. 2 Daya^^' * ^
oneverj
//TrfFt/%^* t>?*? 25c
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Be Quick
Bargains
Dr, Price's Genuine Cuticle Soap
considered the best medicated toilet soap for
all cutaneous affections. An ideal skin tonic.
Regular price 25c. Our price 2 for 25c.
We are selling at an
immense reduction in
prices
I ES!
We want you to know that we are
ready to take orders for tailor
made skirrs and suits, we h-<ve an
assortment of 400 styles of fabrics
including Worsted, Serges. Chev
iots, Staples and Novelties. Our
fashions are the latest and most
approved styles.
Also the latest styles for men's
wear. Fit and satisfaction guar
anteed.
? The American Tailors ?
(Sole Agents Great Western Tailoring: Company, Chicago.)