IHE DAILY ALASKAN
OITV QFP1CIAL PAPER . ____
^KAGWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY JANUARY 28 1907 PRICE 10 CENTS
AMIR Ult j
Canadian Oilier Did Nut
Sail Until Kriday
A cablegram received by H. B. Duun.
agent for the I'anadi.io PaciS-', t>uiur
dav evening. slid the Amur sailed
from Vrncouver for Skagway Friday
evening at il o clock, more than two
day* later than it was expected she
would sail. Tbi-" would bring the ship
ii'o Skag*-?y toaorroH- evening or
Wednesday morning. Sho wilt have
one week's m*il on board.
REiD QUITS
Araeiicii1 Ambassador to
Great Britain R^si>ds
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan) j
London Jan. 28? It is rumored bere j
that WhiU'law Keid, American! ambas- !
sador. has resigned. H is. said that, 1 e |
never too^ woil wiih King EJward. A ;
recognition of tbat is given as the rea
son wtiv h" desided to qui'.
A w,ho:<-sa e slat'jbter in furs at Har
rson's- i
HBZ35C?'*
L.A.HarrisonCo
?Last Blast of the Trump" on Furs and right iu the
??nick of time" foi you when the thermometer is
hoveriug around the point of zero.
Lose no time these extraordinary bargius will not
last very long
l Genuine Black Martin ?nd Persian lamb colarette. worth
now
1 Krminr ti?, white, worth 5.0 no*
1 Blue Fos snort boa. wortn 9 50 no*
1 Misses Boa and Muff, Wuite Angora worth 10,5^ now
2 Child's ?ets, _ pieces. White A&tfnr* w.irth b.50 now.
J Minis 72-irch shiwi stoles wo -th lo.OO now
: ls^elia oppssum scarfs worth ?5J uow
1 White Mourtoti showl 72-inch worth 25.00 now
?> Fancv Brools Mink scirfs worn. t.rt) ujw
!: ack Martin (Opossum scat fs worth 1 ,Uu tow
Krimmer fur colurs worth 12 00 low
42,'S
26.0 '
3.00
6.20
6.50
4.1 0
8.00
5.00
16.00
2.75
7 0)
?Call and be convinced
Storrs open Evenings
Phone's 4 and 55
sajoBasasjfci
Did you e*'er
smoke tlie
u
Arabe
Cigar?
j XO! Where
j Can] I Get
Them? From
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
Every man that comes |
into ourstore looking for jj
a snit or overcoat goes f
I out looking like a win- [i
ner. You can always [
get the very best here, f
iWASKEV MAINS' A SUBSIDY
Alaskan delegate fights proposal to grant aid to Bur
leigh's proposed Valdez railroad==Thinks no subsidy
should be turned over until a railroad is completed
from coast to Yukon
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) 1
Washington, Jan. 28? Delegate frank
H. Waskey appeare l before the senate
committee having the bill in charge
last night and made a fight against the
bi'l providing a subsidy for the Bur
leigti -ailroad. Mr Wsskey ur^ed that j
no laud grants be given to ?ny railroad |
until it shall have been completed. He |
said the Burleigh people intend only to j
build their road to the copper fields of i
central Alaska. He compared this in- 1
teotion to that of the Guggenheim*
who uropoae to build a railroad from
the coast to the Yukon riyer without
any su^idy.
Mr. Waskey said that he is not opposed
to the Burleigh or any other railroad.
He said that lie and the other Alaska
people desired all the railroads they
can get. He opposes, however, grant
ing a companv a subsidy on the strength
of its intentions to build a road that
would serve ali the district of Alaska
until it sha1) have proved that it haa
ear led its ripht lo such a subsidy.
TWO SAIL
Riraona ami Fa'all^n Com
ing North
(?^pec'ai Dispatch to the Duly Alaskan)
Seattle, Jan. 23?' The Ramoia sailed
i (or Skagway yesterday evening.
The Faralloa sailed (or Skagway
| Sunday.
Cottng* City and Al-Kt Tf lajrtd
A cablegram' received by E. A.
I (
I Murphy, agent for the Pacific Coast
I Steamship C mpany, announced that
j the sailing of the Cottage City has been
IdeUytdund that the Al-Ki has been
laid up.
The Cottage City will not sail from
Seattle until February 1st. She is ad
vertised to reach h?re February 6th.
| Toe Moniara will take the Al-Ki's
place, and sail from Seattle with
| explosives January 31st.
filVE IMS
H ines Citizens Express
Gratitude 10 Mdirrs
! Uaines, Jao. ?2.s ? To the Editor:
! At a public meeting held at the A. B.
| hall to orsfaaize for fire protection, the
:he following resolutions were adop'ed:
Resolved? Thai a vote of thanks be
^xteoded to the officers and soldiers of
Fort WiMiam H. Seward, and citizens
iq general for assistance rendered dur
ing the recent fire.
Resolved? It is with great regret that
! we have heard of the death of Private
1 Hall while rendering assistance during
the fire, and we hrrewith tender our
united and sincere condolences.
John M. Blankenberg, chairman.
H.Fay. secretary.
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
HAS FIR1;
WiMni!* 11 Loses Another
Big Buildiug
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Wrangell, Jan. 28? The Grief bui d
inR was burned to the ground here Sat
urday. For a time the entire town was
in dinner. Flying sparks caused dam
age, but after six hours; hard fighting
the town was saved.
The burned building was owre t by
Bruno Grief. It was one of the oldest
and largest bui'di-gs in the town, be
ing 4 nlOO feet i> size. It was used us
a saloon and lodging house.
30 Af WORK
Co ura I iJ Ka-y ia A'l
Liu^a
Thirty men are employed in the
Conrad mines. Most of th?m are doing
contract work. Others are at "work on
prop rty not owned by the Conrad
people.
Of course, such a force does not cause
times <o boom, but people coming from
Conrad say there is something doiog
in nil branches of trade and all lines of
business.
It is confidently believed that within
the nest two months things will be
working again at full bl*st,
The regular mail stage line makes
two trips from Ctribou to Conrad per
week on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Big Scores at Elk*' Clnb
The fo'lowing scores of 200 or better
were made at the Elks' Club bowling
alley last week:
Monday?George Blanchard, 222. j
Wednesday? J. M. Tanner, 212. I
Saturday? E. M, Mclntyre, 203: F. C. J
Flaharty, 212.
Remember ? this week furs at less than
wholesil C'st at Harrison's.
You do not have to wait
Until next summer for good fruit and vege
tables: We have the pick of the seasong
crop in cans
Vegetables Fruits
Corn on Cob Sliced C'in2 Peaches
Tomatot-s ? Strawberries
Corn Oo sbenirg
Succotash Black bt-rries
Peas Rus|iberrie-i
Beans Blueberries
Bee's Pe*cb>>s
Spinach Apricots
O - ra Pears
Hominy Sliced Pineapp'es
Asparagus Grated Pineapples
Squ/sh Bishops ?nd Longs
Pumpkin CeUbrat'ed Preserves
I( jou are looking for something good, you will find it under
th? "PREFERRED STOCK" >abel
GANTY & FRANDSON
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MING POST WRITES UP
TOM HIT
New York Paper Says Alaskan Delegate Is
Embodiment of Hard-luck. But Admits
That He Is Popular
I
'(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
New Nork, Jan. 28? The New YorK
Evening Post of Satuiday contains a
J (ill p.ge write-up of Thomas Cale,
Alassa's delegate to the 60 h congress.
It charactirizes him .is b-ing the per
so'ification of hard-iuck, but fays he Is
oopu ar with the miners.
WHITE PASS SI Or
Off fOH DAWSCN
j Whitehor9e, Jan. 28? A White Pass
! stage left for Dawson at 10 a. m. witb
I the mail and 1500 pounds of freight and
| express.
There will be no stage out tomorrow
: as scheduled.
Goorgla Cornel and Gobi
The Georgia arrived last night from
Sitea, Juceau and way ports with mail
and passenger*. She sailed on the re
turn trip this morning.
MAR I IN WILL
GO IOASVLUM
George Martin was found to be
insane by a jury of 12 men in Judge Le
Pevrc's court Satuday. He is the
man who has been referred to hs ' Jack
the fluffeer," for several days on
account of his wont to accost women on
the streets. The physicians tes 'fled
that he is a nervous wreck and ? fit
subject for a hospital for the insane.
Martin has been in Skagwav and
vi inily for sometime. He worked in
the Atlin tnines and 'at White Pass
sections for several years.
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LISTEN!
"A little frog would awroing go singing.
'Hi-O, My Roily!' "
If you go awooing, don't sing if you don't
want to, but take along a box of Gunther's
Candy. They are the sweetest sweets for
the Sweetest
Wm. BfSITT
THE DRUGGIST
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