i HE DAILY
ALA^K A
oitv official paper
Nc 2 VOL IX.
SKAUWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY NOYEUBEK 10 I90fi
PRICE 10 CENTS
f I fl. Sarritofl Co. '
House Furnishing Dept.
A new line to select from
St Mary's all wool unshrinkable blankets in white,
$8 00 to $13.50 a pair
Kmmerich. Sanitary pillows. H to $12 a pair II
Wilton, Smith's Velvet, Moquette and Body Brussells
Art Squares from $21- tC $42.50
.v new swell line of picture mouldings and ready ?
I framed Pastelle, Sepia prints and black and white pic
tun's. New jHtrtiers, couch covers and table spreads
and new furniture of all descriptions.
Phone's 4 and 35 Stores open evenings
Did you ever
smoke the
El
Arabe
Cigar?
NO! Where
C'an 1 Wet
* Them ? From
tony dortero, .Sole Agent for Alaska
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
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? A.L.GRANT. PHONE 136 1
\ Co whom ii may inicrcsil
\\ e aiv now show
ino- our new fash
ions in
'Tall and
KUiitKr
Suits
Cravens
Coats and
? Overcoats "
While not exactly
in the nature of
an exhibition the
showing is one
that will interest
all men who wish
to DRESS WELL
Copyright 1906 by
Har; Schaffner V Marx
F. H. CLAYSON & CO.
CLOTHIER
fourth and Broadway
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Best 25 Cent Meals in the C'ty
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
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FLOOD SITUATION IS IMPROVING
Waters receding- in Puget Sound valleys, between
Seattle and Tacoma though South Park is still in
danger? Loss of life and property underestimated
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
Seattle, Nov. 16? The situation in the
Hood district is much improved. The
waters are slightly receding at all
points. Renton, Auburn and other
places are already out of danger. The
confidence of the residents in most sec
tions of the country is already restored,
and everybody is going to work sav
ing property and restoring order as
much as that is possible. People are j
returning to their homes. *
The Soil! Ii Park suburbs of Seattle
are still In danger of annihilation and
many people are leaving there.
The extent of the damaged country
is much greater than was believed to be
the case yesterday. The losse'. of prop
erty from inundation covers 200 sjaure
miles of territory.
Lives Lo t
Six lives have been lost in the White
river valley. Others are thought to be
drowned in the Puyallup valley. .There
were many thrilling and narrow ?&?
capes.
Lots Uuilarcktimuteil
The property loss has been under es
timated. It will eyceed $500,000.
Many houses were swept down the i
rivers and many bridges have been
carried out. Nearly all the towns south
of Seattle between this place and Taco
ma were in total darkness last night. I
Seattle was in partial darkness. All <
the coal trains have been stopped and i
there is a shortage of coal for power
purposes in tl e city.
Seattle is also suffering from a milk
shortage.
There have been no trains in or out
of the city for 4* hours. The telegraph
wires are all down.
Town Washed Away
Portland, Nov. IB? It is reported here
that the town of Catlin, opposite Kelso
an the Cowlitz river, has been washed
away in the storm.
MINISTER fROM BR\Zil IS
INSlllItB !
American Immigration Officers Ask Repre
I sentative of South American Country
Humiliating Questions and is Indigiant
New York, Nov. 15? Immigration
officials here required Senor Nabuco,
the Dew Brazilian minister, to answer
the same questions they are required
to propound lo immigrants and he re
sented it. Many of the questions he
refused abaolulutely to respond to.
Among the quesiions asked were
whether or not he was ever an inmate
of a poor house or priaion in his own
country: whether or not he is a polig
amist, or anarchist, or many oiher
things ffhich are regarded in Christian
countries as reprehensible. The minis
ter developed a towering rage and is
highly indignant at the manner of his
reception in the United States.
Boot Interferes
! "-'ashincfton, Nov. ig? Upon learning
of the humiliation to which the immi
gration inspector* had.suhjected Senior
Nabuco, minister from Itrazil, Secre
tary Kont wired to federal officials ai
New York requesting1 t'iat they im
mediately extend the coureaieii of the
port to him.
The imuiitfatlou officials have been
reprimanded by wire for the manner of
their treatment of the Brazilian
minister and admonished to be more
careful in the future
An apology will probably be made to
Senior Nabuco.
AL4SKA WILL HELP
MONUMENT FUND
The committee having in charge the
raisin? of a fund for the crection of a
monument at Seattle for William H.
Seward, at the head of which is Judge
Thomas Burke, the Seattle lawyer and
capitalist, will give the people of Alas
ka an opportunity to help raise the
money. A plan to have the school
children take charge of the work is
being discussed.
W. W. Boughton has received a con
signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars,
tf you want a good sweet smoke call
for them.
I ELK'S SMOKER
OV TONIGHT
I The long looked for Elks' smoker will
; take place this eveointr at Elks' hall
j In the latiRuage of the artistic iovlta
| lions that have been issued, "Tnere'll
i be Somtbin' Doin'." There will be a
Dutch lunch, and "Museck and Sue
i chialtys" are promised those who will
[couie and "Have a stood laugh and be
happie."
'J'here will be a lar^e attendance not
only by people of the city but by non
residents. .
The Marguerite cigar is made from
the best. Havana Tobacco and has no
equal. On sale at W. W. Houghton.
r ^
Apples!
Large shipment of fancy
apples just in, from $2- 00
to $2.75 per box
Fresh Apple Cider, guaran
teed pure
HOME MADE Mince-Meat
Ganty& Frandson
PRESIDENT BEGINS fOIR
INSPECTION
Roosevelt Accompanied By President Amador
Starts Out Over Panama Canal Route
Looking Into Things Closely
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Coion, Centra! America, Nov. 16 ?
President l'oosevajt ami President
Amador and party left here yesterday
for the interior. I hey stopped at
Cat un, Dniiiu and various utlier places
alonjr the route of the canal. They
will reach Panama on the Pacific ocean
sometime today. The president is
making a thorough inspection of the
canal and is having all the engiueeriug
intricacies explained to him. The in
spection will continue during the re
turn trip.
SOUR GRAPfS
Gov. Well Criticises Cam
paign Management
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
New York. Nov. Ill? B. B. Odell,
former governor of this state, speaking
of the defeat of thr republican state
ticket, except the governorship, said
that the management of the campaign
was msinine. He sftvs theie is no
reason in the world why the eutire re
publican ticket should not have been
elected.
DOLPHIN IN
EARLY TOMORROW
The Dolphin, due this evening, has
not been heard from at the hour of go
ing to press. She will probably be in
port early tomorrow morning.
For Sal? Cheap
Or wiil rent furnished the '"Haynes"
residence corner of Third Avenue and
Alaska street from Nov. 1st. Enquire
of Geo. E. Howard next door.
FLIES COOP
Union Labor Treasurer Heta
Away With Money
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Nov. 16 ? C'. H. James, sec
retary-treasurer of Pacific Coast Fed
eration of Longshoremen, is missing.
The funds of the organization, which
were in the Scandinevian-Amerlcan
Hank, are gone. It is not known
whether James is an absconder or
whether he has met with foul play.
James left ihe hooks and papers of
the organization at a rooming house
Oct. 18, with instructions to give them
to an ollicer of the union who would call
for them-. He told friends that he was
going away for a short lime. He lias
not been seen since.
Principal Barber Shop Ltadi
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
in Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first cxass in all respects.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
Perfumes and |
Stationery
Are two side line that we never were better supplied
with than just now. The very latest odors in per
fumes and toilet waters and the very latest designs in
box paper and all other kinds of stationery ? All at
Seattle prices.
Wm. BF3ITT
THE DRUGGIST