THE DAILY ALASKAN
No. 190 VOL. IX.
ELKS WILL OffLR
SOMETHING fiOOO
The committee of the F.Iks' lodge,
having in charge the celebration that
will mark the opening of the club of
that order, for the winter. October 1st,
has decided in a general way, upon
what will be the nature of us enter
tainment. -It is proposed to have a
Harvest JHome dance, 'lhe decora
tions will be 'appropriate to Jthe oc
casion and there will be somethiug in
the the way of electrical effects that
has never been tried before in Skag
wav. There will also be a musical pro
gram.
JED. MllifR IS
BAD1Y HURT
Kd. Miller, well known in Skagway,
w;k> seriously hurt this morning while
I at work on board the Themis, which is
I discharging coal at Moore wharf. He
| was in the hold of the vessel assisting
in loading the big buckets of coal. One
bucketful caught on the hatch while
being raised out of the vessel and was
i dumped onto Miller's back. Lie was
taken to the railroad hospital. It is
feared he has internal injuries.
New numbers in G. D. *'Justrite'
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1ITED SMS READY FOR WAR
American army is in readiness to go to Cuba upon an
instant's notice-President will not interfere unless
absolutely necessay- Would be bad fight
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Wr.shinpton, Sep. 13? The entire
regular army of the United States has
been placed in readiness to be trans
ported into Cuba upon a moment s
notice. The administration acknowl
edges, however, that it is net the pur
pose to interfere until it shall become
positively necessary for it to do so.
If it shall be found necessary foi the '
United States to interfere the lighting
that will result promises to be worse
than that which characterized the
Spanish war. Tha rebeU have 8,000
fairly equipped and well lead men in
the field. ?
The United States gunboat Marietta
has arrived at Cienfuegos and the
cruiser Denver at Havana. The Des
Moines remains at Key West.
SITLAIION AT
HAVANA StRIOliS
Havana, Sep. 13--Fijrhtinsr was re
sumed yesterday in the provinces of
l'in3r del Kio and Santa Clara A
fierce battle was fought yesterday 20
miles south of Havana. The result was
indefinite. Conditions are becoming
more menacing to Havana every hour. '
Thi- rebels ate blowing up railroad
bridges, and tra.Tc out of Havana bis
been entirely suspended.
The arrival of the American cruiaar
Denver was signalled last night from
Morro castle.
Much excitement prevails through
out the city. The docks are crowded
with the populace and the street* are
full of wildly excited people.
STREEFS ARE STREWN WIFU
JEWISH DEAD
Warsaw, Sep. 13? Newspaper cotves
pjndects have vliited Siedlce and re
turned. They found 150 mutilated
corpses of Jews who had been killed by
Russian soldiers lying on the street.
Many houses have been riddled with
bullets and the Jewish shops, almost
without exception, haii been looted.
While the correspondent* were at
the city viewing the wreck and the
horrible evidence of the slaughter, a
band of drunken soldiers fired into a j
hospital and killed several wounded)
Jews who were being treated there.
ON TRIAL
Uonrt"! Investigate Sanity of
Mitchell Murderers
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Sep. 13? The inquiry as to
ihe sanity of Esther Mitchell and Maud
Creffield, who are held in the county
iail charged with the murder of George
Mitchell, the slayer of "Holly Roller"
3reffield, was begun today. Witnesses
were examined by the court com
mission that was appointed to conduct
the examination. Both the accused
igain declare that J they are perfectly
sane and that. all they want is a fair
trial.
DOLPHIN DUE
TOMORROW
Tbe White flyer Dolphin, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, will be
due to arrive in port tomorrow. She
sailed fr>.m Seattle late Monday night
and will h?ve one day's mail on board.
Christian Endeavor Social
Owing to the illness of Miss Viola
Myrick, the regular monthly social of
the Christian Endeavor will be held at
the parsonage Friday evening, instead
of at the home of Miss Myrick.
SKAOWAV JAPS
HAVE BIG ROW
There wa> a Japanese war on Seventh
avenue yesterday evening. Two Japs,
who have friends among the habitues
of the row between State street and
Broadway, got into trouble over some
thing that wrs not made exactly clear
in spite of the best efforts of interpre
ters and witnesses.
It was about an even battle until a
Jap girl with a stove poker enlisted in
t>eh?lf of her friend. Others were cal
led to the scene by the noise, and before
Chief Moorejarrived there were 11 ex
cited and chattering natives !of the
Sunrise empire on the ground. All of
them were brought to police head
quarters.
Judge Tanner fined the two men and
the woman who were participants in
the melee each. The evidence seem
ed to show that all the others were
spectators.;
It is said there has been bad blood
between the two men who were fight,
ing for some time. However, after the
tight yesterday, mutual friends induced
them to patch up (heir differences,
One of them paid the other's fine, and
ail is now serene.
Piano Wasted
Wanted to rent a piano. Address ,
Box 113, Skagway. t-f |
Do You Want A Home?
If tnken before October 1st I will sell
! my home at Tenth and Broadway
CHEAP. Four and a half lots and one
' of the most comfortable and cheerful
t p aces in town. Just talk to me about
< it. F. M. Lucavish.
JUST l/W,
Uneeda Biscuits. 10 cents per pkg.
BarreTs G-inger Snaps- 35 cents a can.
Large assortment National Biscuit Co's
Goods.
Pin Money Pickles.
Boston Brown Bread Flour in packages.
Egg-O-See
Bar Le Due Jellies and other imported de
licacies.
& Frandson
'Phone 51
nf ARsr in Field for new
YORK GOVERNORSHIP
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
New York, Sep. 13- Willam R.
Hearst was yesterday nominated for
governor of New Yoik by the Inde
pendence League.
In accepting the nomination for gov
ernor Mr. Hearst said he is delighted 1
to make the race for chief executive of j
the Empire state as the candidate of
the independent yoters of the state.
An earnest campaign will bs waged
to capture the democratic nomination
for Mr. Hearst also. Tne convention ?
will take place September 23.
Californium Hit Hearst
Sacramento, Cal., Sep. 13 ? The dem
ocratic convention held here yesterday
roasted William II. Hearst in the plat
form adopted. It charges him. as boas
of the New York ' independents."
with trying to stc?l the next demo
cratic presidential nomination from
William J. Bryan. The convention
endorsed Bryan for the presidency.
Former Congressman Bell was nom
inated by the democrat* for governor.
BIG SALE
Skagway Peonle Buy Por
copiue Property
C. B. Boshart and associates, of Skag
way, have purchased thf property of
the McKinley Creek Mining Company,
situated on McKinley and Porcupine j
creeks in the Porcupine country. The I
consideration is not divulged. The
new company will begin working at
once.
The McKinley creek company has '
been one of the biggest operators in
the Porcupine country.
B*a*onio Mooting
There will be a regular communica- I
tion of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. it 1
A.M., Friday evening, Sep. 14, 1906,
at its hall, No. 225, Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By order of the W. M.
T. J. Stamiish. Secretary. !
LOSE OUT
Municipil Ownership Fails
At St attle
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Sep. 13? The electorate of
this city decided against municipal
ownership of the c*r lines at yester
day's election. A full vote was (tolled.
The proposition! to issue bonds for
the extension of municipal water
system and for the I.ake Washington
canal carried.
MR4LL0N IS
AT SEATILE
[Special Dispatch to Daily Aiaakaa]
Seattle, Sep. 13? The Farallon ar
rived from Skapway this morning.
The best meals and best service at
Ska?way can be secured ?t the Fifth
Avenue hotel. tf
SicKRoom Comforts*
many times do as much good as a doctor?
They aid the doctor always- We have
everything in sick-room requisites that
can be desired? hot Water bottles, bed
pans, fountain syringes, atomizers, etc
We are always on the lookout for new de
vices to}he1p ill to get well, ?
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