THE DAILY ALASKAN
OITV 0FP1CIRL PHPER
No. 290 VOL. VIII.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA WEDNESDAY JANUARY .10 1906 PRICE 10 CENTO
LIGHTHOUSES PROPOSED
FOR ALASKAN COAST
Senate Bill Would Put Beacons on Three
Dangerous Capes Out to the W estward?
Money Provided for Their Construction
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, Jan. 10 ? A bill was in- j
troduced in the United State# senate
yesterday afternoon providing for the
construction of lighthouses at Ocean
Cape, at the entrance of Yakutat bay;
at Cape St. Elias, on Kyak island, and
at Cape Hichenbrook. at the entrance
of Pri-ce Williams' sound. The bill
carries an appropriation to do the
work.
Salt Horrlnc for Sal*
Suit herring for sate. Per barrel, 18
Inquire of Martin Nelson.
When in need of a ffood fur Boa. see
Harrisons.
Christmas loe Craum
Leave your orders for Christmas ice
cream at the Boss Bakery.
Dud lap and Stetson hats for $5 at
Clayson's. tf
HARRISONS'
I School Books,
' Tablets,
Pencils,
Paints
In tact everything you need for
school you will find here- Prices
the lowest
Fine Stationery and Gift books a
specialty
Store Open Evenings 'Phone No- 55.
v. ?
Watch David and His Sling Shot
THE FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR
Oysters. 10 cen's per can: 11 cans for 31.00
Pine Apple. 10 cents per can; 11 cans for $1.00
Corn on Cob, 60 cents per can
Jam. "2 cans for 25 cents
Fresh laid K^'gs, ihe world's finest, put up in 1 dozen cartoons
Fresh Hazel wood Butter
Independent Grocery W.J. Bledsoe
Collegian Fashions
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Have won a very
strong position in ^
the world of good
clothes- and it is on' y
reasonable to believe
that we. as
Exclusive Dealers
in them- will not al
low the reputation
we have gained to
diminish in the sligh
test degree .
For this season we
have put in to our
suite a certain char* '
| act< r. which, while
not extreme, possess
a decided elegance
that will attract any
man who cares for >cDp?.Gma?i \d?
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f fi. giayson & Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
ZST2STJ?. Z?2? fourth and Broadway
UPRISING ON IN SIBERIA
1
Refuges in Vladivostok Tell of Revolu
tion, privation^ pillage and murder in
interior-Feared general revolt might
result-Troops mutiny
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 10 ? Word has been received liere that refugees arriving at
Vladivostok report many uprisings and much privation in Siberia. There has been mnch
bloodshed along the lines of the Siberian railroad. Mutineers of the army stalk about,
pillagiug, burning and murdering. The revolt threatens to spread and become general.
SMOULDERING EMBERS OF REVOLUTION BREAK OUT
Riga, Russia, Jan. 19 ? The smouldering embers of the revolution continue to break
out occasionally here. Wandering groups of peasants are attacking trains, destroying
castles, cutting railway tracks and telegraphs and causing much misery. The peasants are
in a stote of continual anarchy.
SPEAKS our
Roosevelt Tells Congress
Ab.mt Pdnamt Caual, Etc
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, JaD. 10 ? The report of
the Panama railroad, owned by the
United States government, shows net
earnings for the 10 months of this year,
terminating Nov. 1, to amount to $354,
247. This is an increase of $300,000
over the same period for last year.
This report was submitted to con
gress by President Roosevelt, who urg
es the appropriations asked for for the
Panama canal. He denies all the scan
dalous stories that are in circulation at
Washington and elsewhere about the
management of the canal and opposes
any reduction in the salari< s of the
canal officials. He declares the work
is progressing satisfactorily. He says
at a conference of the president and
others it was decided that the civil ser
vice should not apply to track layers
and others on the isthmus railroad, but
that it shall apply to stenographers and
other office help.
To Connrot With Bertha
The Georgia which will sail from
here to Juneau tomorrow morning, will
cjnnect with the Bertha, which will be
the next steadier for the Westward.
Maoon'o Heating
There will be a regular communica
tion of While Pass Lodge No. 113, F. &
A. M., Friday, January 12, at their
hall, No. 225 Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members are
cordial'y invited to meet with us.
Jiy order of W. M.
H. W, Taylor, Secretary.
Jamaican Lady Sp ak? Highly of
Chamberlain's Congh Kemudy
Mrs Michat 1 Hart, wife of the super
intendent of Cart Service at Kingston,
Jamaica, West India Is'ao'le, s>ys t at
she lias for s-<me years nsed Cham*'et
lain's Cough Remedv for coujslis, cro"p
and whoo in* co?gh and has found it
very beneficial. She has implicit con
fidence in i' and would not be witbouc
a bottle of it in ber home. Sold by
Wra. Britt the Druzgtst
At tho Mascot
Mt. Vernon r e a':d Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon.
11 1 IB
Restaurant and Bakery
MRS. E. F. ROGERS, Prop
Tenakee, Alaska.
all of Fare; Meals at all hours
Game and Fish. First Class Service
Reasonable Prices.
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Japan To Giye Generously
To War Heroes
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)1
New Yo.k, Jan. 10? Japan will re
ward those hardy sons of her soil, who 1
rendered signal service during the late
war with Russia, in a lavish manner.
The announcement was made this mor
ning by the fieaccial agent of Japan
here that $75,000 of the proceeds of the
new bond issue now being i laced will
be set aside for presents in recognition
of services rendered the emperor dur
ing the war.
BRAVE ACT
Womru Saves Lives Wheu
Man Flunked
i
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Col fas, Wash., Jan. 10? Mrs.Abrams, !
aged 60 years, saved the lives of her
grandchildren who were on the second
floor of their burning home yesterday
and then leaped from the window iuto
the Bremen's net. Her nepbew became
frightened and ran for his life, leaving
the little children to their fate.
S baejway Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-tive vears' experi
ence. Telephone 89.
10 DEATH
Sixteen Ptojile P^ri-h la
New York
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Haverstraw, N. Y., Jan. 9 ? Sixteen
people were kllied in a landslide on
Rockland street in this city last night.
Eight houses fell 100 feet into a brick
clay excavation in which the people
were asleep and from which they were
not extricated. The buildings beci.me
a heap of ruins and Ere on fire. The
fire mains in the neighborhood are
broken and the fire department is
helpless in its efforts to save the bodies
from destruction.
AMIR NOT YET
AT SKAGWAY
'
The Amur, due to arrive at Skagway,
has not been reported. It was not ex
pected at the office of the steamer, |
however, that she would get in before
late tonight, or early tomorrow. She is j
billed to sail tomorrow.
DANCE TONIGHT
ATI HE CLU3
There will be an informal dance at
j tho White Pass Athletic Club this j
I evening. This will be the first of these ;
dances since l-efore the holidays. A |
good attendance is expected and a good
time assured.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurs it.
New stock just in
Preferred Stock Corn on the Cob
Fine as ever
Good standard Peaches, Pears,
Plums and Cherries
15 Cents per Can
Sole Agent? "Rose ol Ellensburg Butter
The Best in the Land
CUM RESIGNS lift JOB
rOR ALASKA
Famous Postoffice Inspector Will Be Post
master at Fairbanks, Quitting His Pres
ent Position to Accept Appointment
(Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, Jan. 10? John P. Clum,
postoffice inspector with headquarters
at the national capitol, has been ap
pointed postmaster for Fairbanks,
Alaska. He will resign his position
with the department, which is a life
time place, to accept the appointment.
His salary as postmaster will be but
81,500 a year. His daughter will be in
stalled as a clerk at $2,000 a year. The
other clerks>ill get $2,000 a year also.
WILL GOOD
Edna Mast Forego Dun^mair:
Millions
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.] :
EJVictoria, B. C., Jan. 10 ? The British
Columbia court has reached a decision
in the famous Dunsmuir will case. It
holds that Dunsmuir was sane when
he made it and that he was a resident
of British Columbia. The validity of
the will was attacked by Edna Wallace
Hopper, the actress, whose motner was
the wife of Alexander Dunsmuir. The
latter willed his property to relatives, ?
leaving his wife out. '
OlMNOfS IF
Jones Bill Simply Makes
New Jadge
(Special Dispath to the Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, Jan. 10? Representative
Jones has amended his Alaskan judicial
bill so that it merely provides for a new
and additional judge for the third
judicial division, leaving the subordi
nate positions, such as clerks, marshals,
etc., to be filled by deputies of the pres
ent officers. It was found that it would
be necessary to revise the code if a
new judicial revision were created.
STATIONERY
In a largerand
neater assort
ment than ever
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