THE DAILY ALASKAN
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IX. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17. 1906 PRICE 10 CENTS
M'EAGRE REQUjRfMCNTSrOR*
' ALASKAN VOfERS
House Provides Only Six Months Residence
in North For Electors in Delegate Elec
tion?No Other Change in IBill
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Washington, Feb. 17? Representative
Cushaiaa, of Washington, will write a
favorable report for the committee on
territories upon the Alaska delegate
bill. The provisiou of the bill, pre
scribing the length of residence la
Alaska necessary before a person can
vote, will be changed from one year to
?iz months in the territory and from
s's months to sixty days in the pre
tinc-. Otherwise there will be no
change in the Nelson bill from the form
in which it passed the senate.
Pratldaat Waits Upon J ?r*i?
Washington, Feb. 17? President
Roosevelt has decided to wait for sev
eral days to hear from Capt. Jaryis be
fore he will appoint a governor for
Alaska.
Tuft to Talk Alaska
Washington, Feb. 17? The house com
, mittee that is considering the Lover
; ing bill for aiding Alaskan railroads
has asked Secretary Taft to appear be
fore it concerning a letter which he
' wrote this week, advocating aid for
' Alaskan railroads.
| John E. Ballaine, of the Alaska Cen
tral, and others appeared before the
; committee last night and urged the
1 passage of the Lovertng bill. He wlil
J appear before the committee again
Monday.
Senate Favors Land Grant
The senate committee has decided to
report favorably upon the bill giving
a land grant to a railroad from Cordova
bay to Eagle.
At tfe* aiMoot
Mt. Vernon rye and Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale nrices at the Mascot saloon
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets, Druggists refund money if it
talis to cure. E. W. GROVE'S Signa
ure is on each box. 25c.
f HARRISONS' "
'a Slash in Furs
Furs valued at $4.00 For $2 75
Furs valued at $6 50 4 75
Furs valued at $9 00 6 50
Furs valued ai 12.50 9 00
Furs valued at $16.00 For $11-50
Furs valued at $20.00 14 75
Furs valued at $25.(*0 18 00
Furs valued at $45.00. ... 33 50
33' Per ceQt discount on Ladies and (Lildns
3 winter underwear and hosiery.
/%[- per cent discount on anything in the store
/ | except treads, copyright books and news
matter.
Store Open Evenings 'Phone No- 55.
Collegian Fashions
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
actor, which, while
not extreme, possess
a decided elegance
that will attract any
man who cares for
good style
CPraicnim
DAVID ADIER 1 SOUS
ciOTHiNGca
MILWAUKEE.
f fi. Clayson S Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
ND FURS I RING
GOODS HOUSE IN ALL OF ALASKA.
LAGfcST CLOTHING AND FtTRNIHINO fourth and Brodway
AT SEATTLE
Chinese Commission To Be
Queen City GuP9ts
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan.)
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 17? The imperial
Chinese commission which came to
America sometime ago to study modern
methods of education will arrive here
| Monday. The chamber of commerce
is making arrangements to Rive the
notable visitors a banquet They will
sail for the Orient on the Great North
ern Steamship Dakota.
GETS MAD
Methodist Bishop Calls l(, ag
''Dirty Rag"
(Special Dispatch to Daily Al skan.)
Macon, Ga., Feb. 17? Before a negro
convention yesterday Bishop H. M.
Turner, of the African Methodist
Episcopal church, declared thai the
American flag is "a dirty old rag." He
said hell would be an improvement upon
the United States so far as the negroes
are concerned. He offered to meet any
person in a joint debate and would
undertake to sho* that the negro is
better than the white man.
tl. C. DIERS WfOS
AT TACOMA
H. C. Diers, formerly of Skagway
and brother of C. A. Diers, of this
place, and Miss Carrie Heinze were
married about two weeks ago at the
home of the groom's sister, Mrs. E.
Halze, of Tacoma. The bride is the ac
complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Heinze, of Le Seur, Minnesota.
The groom is now located at Mansfield,
Oregon, where he is a member of the
real estate firm of Diers Brothers &
Pugh.
UNHAPPINESS DISPELLED.
Men and Women Unanimous About It.
Many women weep and wall and refuse
to be comforted because their once mag
nificent tresses have become thin and
laded. Many men incline to profanity
because the flies bite through the thin
thatch on their cranlums. It will be good
news to the miserable of both sexes, to
learn that Xewbro's Herplclde has been
placed upon the market. This Is the new
ecalp germicide and antiseptic that acts
by destroying the germ or microbe that
Is the underlying cause of all hair de
struction. Herplclde Is a new prepara
tion, made after a new formula on an
entirely new principle. Anyone who has
tried It will testify as to its worth. Try
It yourself and be convinced. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps
for sample to The Herplclde Co., De
troit. Mich.
Wm. Britt, Special Agent.
Oyster Cocktails st Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. tf
Plow's Candy, the best made, for sale
at the Boss Bakery. tf
FLEE FROM HEATHENS
Missionaries and Christians fly before
wrath of angered Chinese-Ont break
expected at any moment in Sou thern
China- Americans being ousted
(Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Hong Kong, Feb- 17 ? Missionaries and Christians are fleeing to Amoy An out
break in southern China is expected at any moment on account of the demand ?f .England
for compensation for the destruction of the mission at Changou.
The viceroy of Canton lias seized a stock of coal belonging to an Englifvi bank and
defies the authorities who are demanding that it be returned.
Resident Americans in various parts of China who are holding official ] ositions are
being ousted on account of their nationality.
RUSSIA FEARS WAR
St. Petersburg, Feb. 19 ? Russia fears there will be war with China. It believes
there will be an open attack by the Chinese government. The national defem e council is
preparing to protect Manchuria.
RUSSIA BLAMES JAPAN
St. Petersburg, Feb. 17? It is officially proclaimed here that Japan is aiding China
in the movement against the foreigners
CHINESE OFFICIALS GIVES WARNING
London, Feb. 17 ? A high Chinese official has warned English friends hat he has
secret advices that an outbreak will take place very soon in the rigion of the Y -ngtsekiaug
river and Hong Kong in a short time. He urges that the united powers 1 ike prompt
action tc prevent a general massacre.
ANTI-FOREIGN SENTIMENT EVERYWHERE
Shanghai, Feb. 17 ? Reports from the interior say that many provincial /iceroys are
showing strong anti-foreign sentiments.
Two military companies of foreigners have been formed here for self-protection.
MAY SETTLE
Differences of Operators aud
Employes May End
[Special DWpatch to Dail,y Alaskan.] I
New York, Feb. 17? Thu au'.hracitej
operators and representatives of the.
miners are in conference t.e.e. Both j
have in icuted a willingness to make j
concessions to prevent the ;breatened
great strike.
I Tilii
Pack' Train Restaurant
Will Serve Sunday
FrenchDinner
From 12 noon to 8 p. m.
EVERYTHING THE BEST
Nl THE MAKET
Regular Dinner 50c
TEA, COFFEE or WINE and
ICE CKEAM
WITH DIN\ER FREE
We are offering everything
in our Crockery Department
at greatly reduced prices
Dont' fail to see us tor ev3ry
thine you need in Fancy
China before buying else
where.
Glassware at Cost
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Sole Agent? Rose ot Ellensburg Butter
The Best in the Land
fOR ALASKA
Stf amsliip Inspectors Becom
mended For St. Michael
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Washington, Feb. IV? The bill pro
viding for t,he appointment of inspec
tors of hulls and boilers under the
steamboat inspection law with head
quarters at St. Michael was favorably
reported in the senate yesterday,
Sbagway Laundry
For first-class work try Skagway
Laundry. Twenty-live vears' experi
ence. Telephone 89. tf
GOT OUT
Member of Vnl< ncia Crew
Deserted H.s Post
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Feb, 17--Cbarles Brown, of
the crew of the Valencia, at the inves
tigation yesterday admitted that he
had deserted his post in the life boat.
He says he did so bee. use the passen
gers were crowding.
The government in pectors tested
the tuele raft of the Va'encia on which
four persons were sa<-ed, yesterday.
It bore up 22 persons.
STATIONERY
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In a larger and
neater assort
ment than ever
Wm. BRITT
WMm1
We are Headquarters for all kinds
fmb gaudies and Chocolates '
CHOICE
Bananas Oranges
Apples Lemons
Nuts
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