THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY QPPIOIHL PHPER
No. 207 VOL. vni.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY OCTOBER 2, 1905
PRICE 10 CENrs
INCENDIARIES BURN CITY
-t IN JAPAN
Suspected That Hirashima- a large Japanese
Town. Is Set on Fire? 20 Business Houses
Are Destroyed? Loss $5000000
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Tokyo, Oct. 2 ? Fire started this '
morning in a store in Hiroshima and ;
spread until 20 buildings in the heart i
of the city had been destroyed. It is
estimated that the loss will exceed
J5, 000, 000.; It is suspected that the
tire resulted from incendiarism. Troops
assisted to extinguish the flames.
WILSON FOSTER
MAKES PRESENT
The Seattle i'ost-Intelligencer says: j
"Wilson Foster, a well-known mine
owner of AUska. a'ld who is identified
with almost every prominent mining ,
company in the Yukon territory, has 1
arrived ic Seattle, after seven years' i
stay In the north. Mr. Foster brought j
a large collection of minerals, illustrat- j
injt the resources and possibilities of j
Alaska. Mr. Foster has decided to
give 5.000 specimens of toe different
minerals to the Seattle museum of |
Alaskan curios, which it is proposed to
establish here.''
If you are out of kindling see E McC
Weste. I have it bv the sacn. or cord
Phones 90 84. t f
Man Had Ear Shot Away.
Out at a road house- near Nome, a
barkeeper and a guest got into a fight .
The barkeeper tried to kill his guest
and assailant. One of the latterTs ears
was shot away and the barkeeper set
out for Nome with the man he hud
wounded to get a doctor. The earless
man partook freely of the booze the
men had with them and when he got to
town he refused to go to the hospital.
He wandered around town, his bloody
ear and incoherent remarks stirring
things up genera' ly for a day or so.
No arrests were made.
Only Place In Tow*.
The onlv place in Town at which you
can get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Hegn's Souvenir book for SI at Har
risons'.
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In Shirt Waists
Shirt Waists, formei price $1 to Si', your choice 50c
Shirt Waists, former price $2. 25 to $3.00 now $1,00
Shirt Waists, former price $.5.25 to *5-00 now $1.50
Sale for Balance of Week
Phone 55. Store Open Evenings
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Are you thinkiner of buying
A FALL OVERCOAT
Do not purchase until you examined our
swell line of
CRAVENETT COATS
All good dressers wear them.
f . fi. Clayson s> go.
The.One Price Clothier
'fount) and Broadway
FOR A LIFE
Former Senator Hill Appeals
for Patrick
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Albany, Oct. 2? Former Senator
David B. Hill this morning: made a fi
nal appeal for the life of Albert T. Pat
rick, the New York attorney, who was
convicted of the murder of millionaire
Rice. The result of his effort has not
been made known.
plaTTTalks
New York Boss Opposes Gov.
Higgins
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
New York Oct. 2? Senator Thomas
C. Piatt talked for publication today on
the next republican ticket for New
York state. He declared himself to be
against the renomination :of iGov. Hig
gins for a second term. He favors the
nomination of Robert C. Morris.
FIRST ONE
A. B. Dance|Will Open Win
ter Season
The dance to be given by the Arctic
Brotherhood next Wednesday will
mark the beginning of the winter social
season and it is proposed to make it an
enjoyable opening. All the prepara
tions for the affair have been com
pleted. The committee having it in
charge guarantees everyone who ac
cepts the general invitation that has
baen issued to the public to be present
a pleasant time.
Punch and lemonade will be served.
MANY IN
Whitehorse Arrives With
Good List
Whitehorse, Oct. 2? The Whitehorse
arrived Saturday night with 121
through and 20 way passengers, She
sailed yesterday with 165 tons of freight
and seven passengers. She was at Big
Salmon at 1 a. m. today.
Coming up stream the Victoria was
at Yukon Crossing at noon yesterday.
The Casca was at Tantalus at 3 p. m.
yesterday, and the Selkirk there at 3
a. m'jtoday.
Going down stream, the Thistle was
at Yukon Crossing yesterday afternoon.
The Dawson and Columbian are in
Dawson.
The Selkirk and the Victorian will
sail tomorrow.
The river is 48 inches alove low wa
ter.
ICy rage in Toili of Lav
George Kyrage, the Juneau brewer,
is in the toils of the law. He has been
arrested for selling liquor without a
license.
Do Yo SCnowu John Williams?
"Do you know John Williams?"
"Yes. He is running the Railroad
Restaurant, where they servo the best
meals in the city, at from 25 cents up.
He has the largest dining room in Skag
way and can accommodate 50 or 60 peo
ple at one time. Private rooms for
ladies."
DOWIE ILL
Proplie* of Zion Is Stricken
With Paralysis
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 2? John Alexan
der Dowie, the prophet of Zion, was
stricken with paralysis yesterday on a
train. The alleged divine healer issued
a statement today saying that his afflic
tion is due to overwork. He promises
that he will not olTend God in this way
again. He says in the event of his
death he has named a successor. Who
the lucky man is will not be announced
until after Dowie's death.
shljTTt I
W. P. & Y. R. Ticket Office
Closed for Winter
?
The W. P. & Y. Ft. ticket office at
the depot has been closed for the win
ter season except for at. hour before
the departure of trains in the morning.
S. A. Speddy, who has been the ticket
agent for the last two years, has been
assigned to the train dispatcher's office,
where he takes the night trick. C. T.
Tabler, who has been the night dis
patcher, has gone to Whitehorse to re
lieve Operator Jackson, who has gone
to the Dominion telegraphic service.
This is the first of the customary
steps in retrenchment in the operation
expanses of the railroad in the winter.
It was accompanied by the closing
of the night office at the shops and
that ' at the summit, which were in
charge of C. B.Bradbury and A. J.
Crew, respectively.
IN TROUBLE
Chinamen R^fase to Pay Poll
Taxes
All the Chinamen recently employed
by the Columbia cannery, at ChilKoot,
are under arrest at Haines for refusing
to pay their road poll taxes? $8 each.
They were warned out on the road by
M. E. Handy, road supervisor at
Haines, by appointment from the
United Statet commissioner. After
they failed to respond to t.iat demand
they were asked to pay $8 each. To
this demand each Chinaman responded: i
''No savy." The arrests fotlowed.
HOT TIME AT PANAMA
Canal laborers are clubbed and driven
ashore from steamer at Colon? They
had refused to leave the vessel saying
conditions had been misrepresented
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Colon, Panana, Oct. 2? Six hundred laborers, brought here from Matinique to
work on the canal refused to land from the ship yesterday because they had to submit to
vacillation before landing. They said also that condition had been misrepresented to
them. This morning all of them but 150 were induced to leave the vessel peaceably.
Those who continued to refuse were clubbed and forceably ejected. Many of them are
in a serious condition. The men have been sent along the canal.
IS HERE
Brady's Investigator Is Iu
Skagway
F. C. ( hurchill, of the interior de- 1
partment, whom it is said has I een '
sent out from Washington to ir.vesti- j
gate Gov. Brady, arrived in Skagway
Saturday evening on the Georgia, ac
companied by Mrs. Churchill and Wil
liam Hamilton, inspector of schools.
They spent yesterday quietly at their
apartments at the Pullen house and
today they are making a trip to Ben
nett. They will leave on the City of
Seattle for the south.
Mr. Churchill has been at Nome and
along the Alaskan coast cut to the
westward, He was at Sitka and spent
some time there.
Mr. Churchill, in addition to investi
gating Gov, Brady, it is said, has been I
looking into Sheldon Jackson's admin- j
istration of Alaskan schools and rein
deers.
Baths Will Close
To permit the plumbers to have an
opportunity to make repairs at the
White Pass Athletic Club the baths
will be closed tomorrow and probably
Wednesday.
Skagwa j I^aundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-live vears' experi
ence. Telephone 89. "
have a fine line???i
of Cut Grlas,s Haviland China,
Hand Painted Ware, Semi
Porclain and Glassware.
When in need of any these
articles; don't lail to call on
us before buying elsewhere
Sole Agent? Rose ol Ellensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
SOME PEOPLE WANT QUALITY
others prices, sensible people try to get
both, and do so when they buyGA CTLT'S
CEYLON TEA
THE ROSS-HIGKHNS CO. Sole Agents, Skagwav and Juneau
ON WAY
Jefferson Sails From Seattle
for Skagway
A cablegram received by R. A. Car
roll, agent (or the Alaska Steamship
Company, conveys the information that
the Jefferson sailed from Seattle for
Skagway at 9 a. m. last Saturday. She
will be due to arrive here Tuesday
evening or Wednesday morning.
The Jefferson should have one day's
mail.
ON SHORE
Steamship Strikes Rocks
All Are Saved
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
San Francisco, Oct. 2 ? The steamer
Alameda, which went on the rocks at
Fort Point, is still fast. The passengers
and cargo have been removed from the
vessel. She will probably be floated.
L
I am gentle druggist who
Makes up with care prescriptions.
I'm anxious to sell to you
f resh drugs of all description.
I've epsom salts and ipecac.
And "Broino 1 for a head attack,
Porous plasters for your back,
And pills for constipations.
XI
If beauty needs some slight repair,
I have the stuH to do it;
Peroxide will gild *he hair,
Aud ottier drugs will hue it.
I've facial cream and dentifrice.
And liniments and camphor ice;|
You only need to have the price;
Your youth you can renew it.
WM. BRITT a THE DRUGGIST
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