THE DAILY ALASKAN
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TENTH YEAR 3KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY JDLY 2? 1907 PRICE 10 CENTS
POURS OI\l OIL m
MEN Amies MATCH
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Woman calls little daughter to witness her
cremation Act committed on account
of failure to praise dress
(Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Little Rock, July 26-After a
quarrel with her husband, who refused
to pralst a uew dresi which she had
just purchased, Mrs Anna Ix)ve called
her little daughter iato her bedroom
and, telling her to watch her, poured a
gaU.n of coal oil over herself, applied a
match to her clothing, af;er which ihe
?a; down io a chair and in a few
minutes her body was burned to a
crisp.
^?Kl iDmot
The regular weekly dance of ihe Fra
ternal Order of Eag!es will be held In
their hall tomorrow evening.
The P*c'< Train Restau rantwillserve
wine with dinner orders, free ln^ place
ofteii or coffee. Come on ooys.
C metory Ufetlog Tonight
The ladies hiving tbe cometery 1m
provem-nt project in charge, touether
with the ccinmittees thai have been
appointed by other organizations who
intend joining in the work, are request
ed to maet at the city halt this evening
at $ o'clock sharp. .
fL.A. Harrison Col
We are working to completion of
our store, oar latest addition is a
complete line ot fancy and piain
china, glassware, graniteware,
tinware, and an endless variety of
tlie ''little things'' used in the
kitcken by the thrifty housewives.
WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION
Hotel sizes in cooking utensils a
specialty
Stores o^en Evenings - Phone's^ and 55
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One Thing We Destinctly Aim at
in This Bujiness^^n^
Is that every man who
knowt: us or read our
ads. will know that
this is the store for
quality in clothing.
We would rather be
kaown as the right
place for good stuff
than as a place where
you get low prices.
It is always easy to
quote prices but it is
what the prices buy
that counts.
I We sell
Hart Schaffner &
? Marx and David
Adler & Sons
Clothing and we want
you to know it. We
cannot give you any
better evidence of our
standard qualities than
that they are the best
made.
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irt_Schiffnar & Mtzx
Ciayson $ go. i
jciK One Price Cloibim-Taurth and Broadway)
OfFICIAl INVfSTlOATION
BEGUN AT 'FRISCO
Cowardly action of Capt- Hansen m desert
ing perishing causes bitter feeling at hear
ing. Proof is positive. *
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
San Francisco, July 26? The official
investigation Into the sinking of the
Columbia by the steamer San Pedro
began here this morning before a great
crowd. Bitter feeling is expressed on
all sidos against Cap ain Hansen and
bis crew for allowing scores of helpless
victims to perish without making an
effort to save them. Third Officer
Hawie, the most important witness,
will testify that the San Pedro, after
running down the Columbia, refused to
give any aid whatever to the ship
wrecked victims.
WRECK TEN
shops
Philadelphia Laborers
Resent Raising Of
Meat Prices
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
Phila ieiphia, July 26? Mobs that con
tained thousands of men and women
attacked several butcher shops In this
city and wrecked them. The crowds
were composed of working people who
became angry at the owners who had
formed a combine for the purpose of
raiding the prices of meat. The police,
unab'.e to control the mobs, battled with
them for hours, and scores were Injured
and taken to the hospitals.
DELEGATE CALE
IN TOWN TOMORROW
Juneau, July 2(5? The Humboldt,
having ou hoard as passengers, Gen.
Greely, who is making au inspection
trip and is bound for Fort William H.
Seward, and Territorial Delegate Cale,
who is a passenger for Skagway, from
where be will go into the interior, left
this afternoon.
Received, choioe potted plants on
Dolphin at Northern Grovery. tf|
National
gash
Register
Company
E.,H. EPPERSON, |
AGENT ?! i
305 Occidental Ave. Seattle, Wash. Ij
l\ E. Blackwell Salesman I j
Now stoppii g til the Fifth Aven- I
ue Hotel with latest models of I
NATIONAL CASH REGISTERS ? '
ONLOOKER
KILLED
Seattle Youth Is A
Victim Of Blast
ing Accident
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Beanie July 2C? Charles Graves, a
lad sixteen years old, was killed here
today by being struck with a piece of
i'on bar which was hurled against his
head as the result of a dynamite ex
plosion caused by workmen who were
blasting rock six hundred feet away.
Porouoine Oo? VUltint;
A trio of small boys composed of Sam
and Louis St inebaugh and Dell Baker,
yesterday oaught a lar?e porcupine in
the chicken yard of Prof. Telford.
The animal bad wandered In from the
hills and was taking things easy when
discovered by the bevs. After being
captured it was placet in a cage and
has since been purchased by H.D.Kirm
se who now has it on exhibition near his
store. The animal will doubtless prove
an interesting curiosity to visitors at
Mr. Kirmse's.
The-Fifih Avenue hotel is the big
gest and beet appointed hostelry in all
the north
Puilcn f>ou$e
Foot of Sixth Avanue
Most elegantly furnished hotel
in Alaska
? Every modem convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water? Telephones
? Porcelean baths on every floor
. Hoard and room by the day week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
mr$. fi. $. Pullen
Proprietesa
Wanted
Raspberry
Pickers
For farther information enquire at our
OFFICE
QANTY & FRANDSON
WE OF HAYWOOD IS
WITH JURY TONIGHT
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If any verdict is arrived at it is expected to
be returned tomorrow morning- De
fendant is calm
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan.)
Boise, July 26? United States Senntor
Borah will conclude his address to the
Haywood jury tonight and the case will
ro to the jury Immediately. If any
verdict Is reached at all, it is expected
to be arrived at by t ie morning-. Should
the jury set Into a tangle over the ev
idence, it is a foregone conclusion that
a disagreement will result, Borah ad
mitted in bis address that Orchard's
testimony should be substantiated but
claimed that corroboration of every de
tail by unimpeachable witnesses dove
tailed into Orchard's story, H.iywood
expects to be acquitted.
JUST AS
ALWAYS
Principals In Coming
Fight Haggle Over
Gate Receipts
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
San Francisco, July. 26? The Gans
Nelson fight, which was scheduled to
take place here on the 3lst, appears to
be off. Gans and Nolan are haggling
over a division of the receipts and the
promoters fcreaten to throw up the
affair in disgust. Gans is matched to
fight Young Burns on Angust 16.
NEWS OF
BOATS
Humboldt And City
Oi Seattle Here
Tomorrow
Whitehorse, July 26? Upstream: ?
The Dawson at Dawson st 11 p. m.,
Casca passed Big Salmon at 1 a.m.,
Victorian was at Tantalus at 9 p. in.,
' Whi ehorse at Tantal ns at 4 p. m.
Down stream:? The Selkirk left here
at 9 p. m. the Canalian win at Yukon
crossing at nron yesterday.
ArriviiiK
The Humboldt will art! ve at 1 a. m.
and leave at 6 a. m. tomorrow. She
has 45 passengers and 75 tons of freight.
City of Seattle wi!l arrive at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. She has 30 round
trippers, who will make an excursion
to the Summit in special train.
The JetleiSju will be here Sunday at
6 a. m.
ROGERS IS
SIRICKEN
Standard Oil Brains
May Die From
Heat
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
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York, July 2C? Henry H. Rog
ers, millionaire stock exchange opera
tor and credited with being the brains
of the Standard Oil corporation, was
overcome by the hait yesterday and re
moved to his home. Reports today on
the stock exchange are that he may
not recover.
F0R1ASI*
MURDER
Captain To Answer
For More Serious
Charge
San Francisco, July 2G? Papt. ChrUt
lan Klingenberg, master of the gaso
line fishing schooner Olga, for whom
the United States authorities have been
searching for nearly a year to arraign
him for murder will appear in court to
morrow to plead.
At first it was reported here that he
would merely have to answer for his in
humanities towards Eskimo women,
however, it has now been announced by
Assistant United States District Attor
ney McKinley that he will have to staud
trial for bis life on a murder charge.
The indictment under which the pris
oner will be tried, charges him with
havlog shot and killed Jackson D. Paul,
his chief engineer, with a rifle, Octobtr
10th, 1905. Frank Miller, Frank Carl
son and George Johnson, members of
his crew, are detained in the A lameda
county jail as witnesses fot the govern
ment.