THE DAILY "SWT ALASKAN
CI TV OPP=ICI7TL_ PWPgP
No. 3? VOL. IX.
SK48WAY. ALASKA MONi'AY MAKCH. 19 l?6 C? <prE8'8
If SHAKES
Earthquake Does Damask
on Hind of Formosa \
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskao.)
Toscyo, March 19? An earthqu ke in
the vicinity of Kaka, island of Formosa,
yes erday tore up the railroad tracks
for m my miles and jarred down many
bouses. The casualties are estimated
at $00.
LOW RATES
Thought Traosp >rtation
Will Be Cheap
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, March 19? It is thought pas- 1
ssnger and freight rates will be cheap
this year between Seattle and Nome
and St. Michael on account of th ? great
number of vessels that are plying on i
the route.
HARRISONS'
'Phones No- 4- and 55
lias hummed with me the
past ten days, but I want
still more, so I will continue to ?ive you wall
paper worth '25c to $1.00
a roll for
IOto4flc
Applique borders, sold elsewhere
for $2.50, for
Ingrain ceilings, sold elsewhere for
50 cents, for
$1.00
25c
Telephone
me the measure of your
room, for a uew carpet,
or Art Square. Carpets sewed and laid.
Carpets sold elsewhere for *1.00 to $i\00 a
yard. Sewed and laid
for the clearing price
1UI v*? w VV VV w
80ctOl45
Velvet Smyrna and Brussels Art Squares and
Hugs, worth form
1.50 to $40. my price
l.l5to$28
Lowest prices quoted on house
linings, paints, oils, glass, stains,
mouldings, etc.
WE CLEAN AND RELAY YOU
OLD CARPETS OR RUG'S.
Clothes may Rot make the man
Copyright 1905 by
Hart Schiffner <Sr* Marx
But one of our HART
SCHAFFNER &
MARX
or
DAVID ADLER &
SONS
Suits will make a mighty
big difference in your looks.
We have them from $10
to $40.
J fi. Clayson & Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
SD FCRNIHING
60ODS HOUSE IN ALL OF ALASKA.
LAG bST CLOTHING AND FCRNIHING fourth and Brodway
JUNEAU VISITED BY FATAL f IRE
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.]
Juneau, March 19 ? The Louvre
theatre burned to the ground early
yesterday morning. One man was
burned to deith and cne womso proba
bly fatally injured. The oth^r Inmates
of the place barely esc*ped with their'
lives.
Tohn Heney is the dead man who
perished in the flames.
The woman was .injured in jumping
from a window of the resort while at
tempting to escape. Her spine was
broken.
The fire started at about 4 o'clock In
the morning from some cause not yet
explained. Io an incredibly short time
the whole structure was enveloped in
flames.
That tue wholo business section ot
t'ie town was not destroyed is miracul
ous. All of the bolltl1n?? arc frame
and they are com pac' It bnilt, To the
heroic services of th? volunteer fire
department is piren rreiHt for savior
the town. They desTve nil praise and
it Is freely accorrie.i them by their
fellow town-men.
CZAR WILI MOW WORKMtN
DOWN LIKE DAY
'(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan.)
St. Petersburg, March 10 ? The re
turn of 100,000 troops from the Orient
has been ordered on account cf the dis
affection among the people *t Warsaw,
Odessa and Moscow. The sroTernment
Is preparing for any emergency. The
auihoritif s say that bereaft-er they will
mow the peopie down in the stree s
like hay falls before the reaper when
ever there shall be a n hostile demon
stration.
FOR M'filNN
Fairbanks Lawyer Being:
Boomtd for Dr* legate
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )
Washington, March 19? A'a-kans
who are at Washington are talking of
John McGinn, the Fairbanks lawyer, as
a probable candidate for delegate in
congress. His name is meeiing with
much favor with Al&?kans. He re
sided at Nome before going to Fair
banks.
The Alaska delcgaUi bill will deprive
many old time Alaskans o' the privekge
of voting at the coming election. It
provides that voters must have resided
in Alaska continuously for a rear pre
ceding the election. Many Alaskans
have resided in the district much longer
than a year but have not been there the
whole of the last year.
Jf the bill shall become a law as it
passed the house, the first election will
be August 21,
Stage L itii for Duwton
Whitehorse, March 19? A White
Pass stage left at 10 a. m. yesterday f?r
Dawson with seven passengers 2000
pounds of freight and 310 pounds of
mail.
Citv Conne!1 To Me^
There will be a regular meeting of
the Skagway city council tomorrow
night. It will be the mid-month meet
ing, and will probably be of short dura
tion. All the members of the council
except H. B Dona are in the city.
The Pack Train Restaurantr will
serve wine with dinner orders, free, in
place of tea or coffee. Come on boy
big omrur
A'aska Will Prodne*1 $32,
000,' 00 iu Gold
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle. March 19-Tle Alaska Club
estimates that Alaska w |1 produce $32.
200,000 in gold this year. Of this
amount it is estimate.] the Xanana
c u try will yield $1-1,000 000 This
would put Alaska in the first places
among the American poii'.ica! divisions
as a producer of the yellow metal.
TheCTbbhss also asked the Seattle
city c uncil to give the new streets of
that city names th*t hare become fam
ous in Alaska, such as? Xome, Tanana,
Dawson, Seward, Skugwav, June-.u,
Vaidez, etc., etc.
NOT AGREE
Committee Will Rep>rt Pi-'
versly on Wiokersbam
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaakan.) ,
Washington, March 10? It is believed
that the subcommittee which has been
acting upon the name of Judge Wicker
sham will act diversely in making its
report. If so it is believed Senators
Spooner and Kaox will take the matter
up in the whole committee. It is be
lieved Judge Wickershim will event
ually win iu the contes*.
Senator Nelson is still Judge Wicker
sham's implacable enemy.
Something new
Bill's Steel Cut
mocha and ]ava Coffee
in vacuum tins. Cry a can
Our Fresh Stock of Garden Flower Seeds
Has Arrived and is Now on Sale
in 1S11 111
Sole Agent? Rose ol Ellensburg Butter
The Best in the Land
WlllfTMSS FRESIDENI IS
BRAIVCHIIVG Oil
(Special Dispath to tbe Dally Alaskan.)
Washington, March If' ? S.H. Orates,
president of 'he White Paas & Yukon
Route, has btcome interested in a rail
ro d that will be built rom the coast
up the Copper river -alley. He hw,
it is believed, joiner ioteroau with
John Kosene The j:l?n is merely to
build into ihe Coppr ? river country
and not 10 tap the Yu on river valley.
WANTS IT
J- hn P. Clnm Amionnees
C iidid cy f.?r Drl gate
(Special Dispatch to Dailv Alaskan.)
Washington, March 19? John P.
CIuip, row pj?tmast>r at Fai-banks
at d late candidate for appointment as
governor of Alaska, ic an interview
Sal unlay expressed deep disappoint
ment ?t his fai.ure to retteive the ap
pointment as governor of nlaska aod at
the same time says he will be a candi
date for delegate in confess uoder the
provisious of the delegate bill, recently
passed by congress. Mr. Clutn gives a
lone list of reasons why he should be
elected tQ represent the people of Alas
ka in congress.
\V. W. Boughton has recehed a con
signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars.
If you want a good sweet smoke call
for them.
Frioh Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep a;l kind of
fresh meat constantly on hand. tf.
WILL GO
Alalia Cential Not to Stop
Bailing
(Special Disnach 'o Jaily Alaskan.)
| Seal !e. March 19 ?.' ?hn L. Rallaine,
of ti e Alaska Central, is in this city
from Washington II sai s the Alaska
Cenirtl will be built without gotem
ment aiJ ami thai ?ork will never
ceas? unt'l a conned n with the Yu
kon shall have been aei ur?d.
Alrstans in beattl > bad a caucug
Saturday evening at w.ich the; unani
mously endorsed ihe /jreriog bill for
aiding Ala>knns ron which is now
pending io cooicres-. In a petition,
which they signed, ; hey allege that
railroad facilities ?ou i cause Alaska to
produce t"i 5,000,000 in gold each year
for an indefinite time.
Ovstar Coektall* ml ffil i ir?anl
Presb oyster cockta Is and hot wein
' erwurst on tap at th" Mascot Saloon
| Thlrdarenne and Broafway. tf
A Nettleton ahce at ("lavjoo't. tf
Purl
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Creations in Deligrtful Perfum
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New Home Restaurant |
Mrs. C, Hilly, Manager
Best 25 Cent Meals in the C'ty
: FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR B 0*l)WAY
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BATHS IN CONNECTION
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Do Dot overlook us *hm In reed of harp
wa s. We no* carr* a full lio?* of BriLI?
ERS hardware. carpe\teij TDOIJS, tar
PAPER, TIN sod ORANITKWARB
DONT' FORCET
Wo are the oolv TinD rg and Plumbers that nare stai Ml hy our c try, and
would like too to call and see us when in n-?d of anTthine in nor li- ?s
N ETTLESS FORD
Fourth A renue near Brosd way ... . - S^afiwaj, Alaska