Oranges per dozen 20 Cents
Apples? 5 pounds for- ?? ?25 Cents
Baltimore Cove Oy3ters
2-pound tins for 25 Cents
French Sardines, per tin 10 Cents
Table Plumbs, per tin - ? ? 15 Cents
Cupid Brand Homony, tin] 5 Cents
John Kalem, the Grocer
Sole Afjent for Reliarce Canned Goods
FIGHT ON
Political War to Finish Id
Russia
(Special Dispath to the Daily Alaskan.)
St. Petersbu<j, Feb. 17 ? A desperate
struggle is on between the reactionary
element in Russian politics and the
progressive forces of the government.
Count Witte threatens to resign unless
Minister of the Interior Durnovo quits
the government.
QUir SEARCH
Seekers For Valencia
Victims Give Up
[Special D'spatch to the Daily Alaskan.)
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 19? All the
searchers for the victims of the wreck
of the Valencia hare returned, giving
up further efforts. They arrived on
the .-\merican tug, Queen City, which
has been engaged in the work.
The Queen City reports the British
ship Kiog David, which was wrecked a
month ago on Bajos point, ts having
gone to pieces.
ooIgTast
Tickets For Episcopl Euter
taioment Sfll Well
The ladies of St. Savior's church are
meeting with with the greatest of suc
cess in selling tickets for the enter
tainment which they will give Friday
evening. It is certain that the hall
will be filled to its uttermost capacity
The entertainment will be unique. It
is a combinatio n musicale. luncheon
aca dance. The musicale program be
ing arranged by W* II Ask is excellent.
It will include all the leading musi
cians of Skagway.
GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
Was Perfectly Bald When He Started j
to I'ae Sfwbro'i Herpiclde .
Frederick Manuell. Maryland block, [
r.!tte. Montana, bought a bottle of New- !
tro's Herpiclde. April 6. '99, and began to
i se it for entire baldness. The hair fol
licles in Ms scalp were not dead and In
20 days he had hair all over his head.
On July 2 he writes, "and today my hulr
U cs thick and luxuriant as any cne
ciuld wish." Newbro's Herpiclde works
on an o!d principle and with a new dis
covery? destroy the cause and you re
move the effect HerpJcide destroys the
(Term that causes dandruff, falling hair,
-r.d finally baldness, so that with the
rmis-e ?one the effect cannot remain.
Rtor* falling hair at once and a new
KTovth starts. Sold by leading:
'rucslst'. S?nd 10c. in stamps for sample
to Tfce Herpiclde Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Wm. Britt, Spec:al Ageat.
Karl & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clavsoa's tf
Order your coal and wood from the ;
Alaska Transfer Company and it will
bs daliverei promptly. Phones 10 &40 j
Notion to Pnblio
The municipal taxes for 1905, due |
to the town of Skagway, Alaska, wiU j
become delinquent February 28, 190'h
at the hour of 6 p. m. on said day. If J
not paid on or before that date, a pen- !
aity of 20 per cent will be added to the i
amount due and interest at the rate of '
8 per cent per annum will be charged
on the whole amount due for taxes and
penalty from that date.
Dated at Skagway. Maska, February
3. 1906. H. H. Draper,
Municipal Tr satire r. Town of Skag
way, Alaska
A large stock of PLOW'S famous
candies just re< eived at the Bos3|
Bakery. t'l
IN OFFICE
New President of France Is
iDangurated
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Paris, Feb. J9? M. Fallieres, the new
president of France, was inaugurated
into office yesterday, Sunday, at noon
by M. Loubet, who has presided over
i, he destinies of the nation for the last
six years. All the cabinet ha3 been re
tained in office. _
IfFffRSON IS
AT JUNEAU
The Jefferson arrived at Juneau at
3:30 p. m. today. She is expected tere
sometime tonight.
PERSONAL MENTION
? ?<* ???<-??????
E. S. Orr, of Orr & Tukey. the Daw
son freighters and stage men, arrived
Saturdry and will go south on the
Jefferson. Mr. Orr is a former mayor
of Tacoma. He is at the Fifth Avenue.
E. H. Fletcher, Canadian postofF.ce
inspector, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
He will leave ior the south on the Jeffer
ison. He has completed an inspection
trip down the Youkon.
W. H. Hardy, who returned from
Ketchikan on the Cottage City will
leave sometime th'.s week for Juneau
from where he will take a boat for
Seward.
P. B. Graves, of Whitehorse, arrived
in Skagway Saturday and returned
home today.
D. E. Studler. -epresenting a Port
land whole3ale house, is at the Fifth
Avenue.
Miss A. M. Koehler arrived from
Dawson Saturday and will go south on
the Jefferson.
? O?
H. W. Vance, the Windy Arm mining
man, left Saturday morning for Conrad
T. H. Hartman of Whitehorse is at
the Fifth Avenue.
At the Mascot
Mt. Vernon rye acd Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon
Dress sroods, silks and trimmings
"the newest," at Harrison's.
Oyster Cocktails and W einer wars
Presh oyster cocktails and hot wein
erwurst on tap at the Mascot Saloon
Th'rdavenue and Broalway. tf
The determining factor lij all mod
ern life Is money. The hand that holds
the parse rules the world, though the
spirit must regulate It. Man is the
wage earner, but the purchasing pow
er of the nation Is In the bauds of the
woman? that Is, among the only wo- (
men who are of any account in the em
pire, the women of the middle (in all '
its tiers) and the lower classes.? Lon
don Mall.
Morning or Evening?
The learned Henry Alnsworth says
that as darkness was before light (Gen
esis 1, 5) the evening is named first,
and the Jews began their day in the
evening. The Athenians did the same.
The Chaldeans counted from sunrise,
the Egyptians from noon, the Romans j
from midnight? Notes and Queries. j ]
An Odious Comparison.
Ton haven't the aristocracy that dis
tinguishes society abroad," said the '
critical foreigner. 1 .
"No," answered Mrs. Cumrox, "we
may not be as aristocratic as you folks,
bnt some of us can act a heap haught- 7
ier."? Washington Star.
THE=
NEW SPRING STOCK
Now Arriving:^^ >i
Carpet and Cinolcum Department
This week we want to talk Carpets and
Linoleums. It may interest you to know
that this is a new department with us
and we are sparing no pains to make
this tne leading store for this class of
goods. You have the advantage of hav
ing all new clean stock to pick from and <
that is surely worth considering when
making your purchase. Then we will
also sew and lay any carpet, rug or lin
oleum without extra charge. In this de
partment we also carry Lace Curtains,
Portiers, Couch Covers. W indow Shades,
Curtain Poles, Etc.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OUR STORE WILL CLOSE AT 6 P. M.
j B. M. Behrends Mercantile Co. ?
Geo. iilanchard, Manager. ^
INLAND WEATHER
Weather conditions obtaining at in
land po!nts at 8 o'clock this morning,
according to telegraphic reports re
ceived at the offices of the W. P. & Y.
R., were a? follows:
Fortyrcile? Clear, north wind, 12
above.
Dawson? Cloudy, north wind, 8 above.
Ogil vie? Cloudy, calm, 2 abovo.j
Stewart? Cloi'd.v, calm, 4 above.
Coffee Creek ? Cloudy, calm, 1 above.
Selkirk? Cloudy, calm, 2 below.
Yukon Crossing ? Snowing, calm, 2
above.
Big Salmon? Cloudy, calm, 10 above.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, calm, S below.
Lower Labarge? Cloudy, calm, 6
above.
Whitehorse ? Foggy, calm, 10 above.
Tagish? Cloudy, calm, 10 above.
AtJin? Cloudy, calm, 20 above.
Conrad? Cloudy, calm, 12 above.
Caribou? Cloudy, calm, 3 above.
Bennett ? Cloudy, calm, 12 above.
Log Cabin ? Cloudy, calm, 18 above.
Ftaser ? Cloudy, calm, 24 above.
White Pass? Cloudy, north win J, 24
above.
Glacier ? Snowing, calm, 22 above.
SKAGWAY WF1THER
The result of the observation taken
?t Moore wbarf at midnight, Feb. IS,
1906, as follows:
Temperature time observat'n. .37 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours..44 "
Min " " " " ..35 "
Mean " " " " ..40 "
Barometer, 29. CO.
Calm, rain and snow.
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Ska^wav, Feb. 19, 1906. '
Weather conditions for the 24 hours I
irecedinfr noon toda.v were as follows:;
Maximum 38 above zero I
Minimum 32 " " ,
Mean 35 " "
femp. at noon today 34 above "
Precipitation 18 inches. !
H. D. Clark.
Volunteer U. S. Wea'her Observer.
Job lot of cor?ets worth $1.00 to $2.50.
t'ou- choice at 50 cents each, at Harri
oos'.
WANTS MAIL
Alaskan Urges Congress to
Establish Postoflices
[Special Dispatch to Da>'y Alaskan.]
Washington, Feb. 19 ? J. H. Hughes,
of Fairbanks, i- here U'-ging congress
to establish mail routes in the Kantisb
na country. He declares it to be one
of the richest districts in Alaska,
Hughes says he may leave Fairbanks
aud locate at Diamond, where the de
partment will pri bably establish a
postoffioe.
Hoqso For Soli Cheap
Lot, 25x5 feet, Fifth avenue, nea
Mehodist church, ami 4-room house
1m MRS. I. A. Fp.azt^?j.
* Valentines from J'oent to $1.25 each
at Harrisons'.
VOURlYES
Skngway's Pioneer Jeweler
Has Scientific Optician
R. E. Kirrase, a sciet'.Sc optician
graduated by one of the best schools in
America, is now connected with our
store and is preprared to e-aaiire and
test your eyes and fit them with glasses
ground for that purpose. We have the
very latest equipment and the largest
stork of glasses ever brought to Skag
way and are prepared for this line as
no honse has ever been in Bkajwcy
before.
Our immense stock of jewely, cut
glass, silverware, etc., etc.. is still go
ing, and at the service of our patrons.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler.
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