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CITY OFFICIAL PKPER
.^K AG WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 1906 PRICE 10 CENTS
L K fiarrison 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. $4 to $12 a pair
Wilton. Smith's Velvet. Moquette and Body Brussells
Art Squares i?x 12 from $21- tC $42.50
a new swell line of picture mouldings and ready
I framed Pastel le. Sepia prints and black and white pic
tures. New portiers, couch covers and table spreads
and new furniture of all descriptions.
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Phone's 4 and 55 Stores open evenings
Did you ever
smoke the
El
Arabc
Cigar?
NO! Where
Can I Get
Them? From
TONY DORTERO, Sole Agent for Alaska
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* FANCY GROCERIES * I
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
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-$? NORTH END CROCERY^|
? A. L.CRANT, PHONE 136 \
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jto whom it may intcrcsil
We are now sliow
incr our new fash
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Tall and
f Uiinter
j Suits
| Crawnett
Coats and
Overcoats >
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While not exactly
in tin-* nature of
an exhibition the
showing is one
that will interest
all men who wish
to DRESS WELL
Copvrigh; 1906 by
Hart SchatFncr Mari
F. H. CLAYSON & CO.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
~:sr fourth and Broadway!
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CKSTK.\I,LY ujcatkd bkst accommodations
New Home Restaurant
rhas. Peterson. Manager
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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COAST TOWNS SUFFER DELiE
Melting snow and heavy rains cause terrible floods on
Puget Sound=--100 square miles under water, in
cluding many towns and farms 5000 homes
in jeopardy
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan)
Seattle, Oct. 15-One hundred square
miles of King and Pierce counties
between Seattle and Tacoma are unier
water. Wore than 5,000 homes are in
jeopardy and more than $200,000 worth
of property is known to be distroyed in
the two counties. Everywhere in the
seat of the nigh water the rivers have
overflown their banks and are delug
ing the country.
Kont, Auburn, Meeker, Dlrlnger,
Offioa City, Christopher, Thomas
station, O'llrien, Orllla, Stuck River
Junction, Aubumdale, 'Poster, Renton,
Garden station, Riverside, Duwamish,
and other towns between Seattle and
Tacoma are under water and threaten
ed with destruction. Many people
have left the stricken section where
deserted residences are isolated and
stnndine with water to the second
| stories. People are taking to the hill
where ttiey spend the night in the
heaviest rain storms known in years
absolutely without shelter.
Trains are not running and all tele
graph lines are prostrate. For the last
24 hours Seattle has been practically
shut out from communication of any
kind with all sections of thf country
except those reached by steamboats.
The floods are the biggest that have
taken place in the history of the north
west.
The flood was caused by melting show
in the mountains and foothills at.d
heavy rains In ihe valleys and after
w&id in the mountains which bare
continued for a week. The waters
are still rising.
A car with 100 passengers is stuck in
the mud and water at Riverton were it
is surround by water and the passen
gers are prisoners.
No lives are known to he lost, though
many thrilling escapes have been made.
ADAMS ADMITS GUILT AND
GEFS TEN YEARS !
Former Cashier of Assay Office Change His
Plea to Guilty and Receives Sentence
Hearing of Loss Claims Not Over
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Nov. 15? George Kan-aril
Adams, formerly cashier of the Seattle
assay office, plead guilty to embezzle
ment of miners' gold at the assay office,
on two counts of the indictment against
him He was promptly sentenced by
Ju(lt;e llanford, of the I'niteil States ;
district court, to five years of hard i
'labor on each conviction, making lo]
j years in all.
The hearing by WH1 H. Thompson ;
j will determine the amount of gold that j
was stolen. It has not yet bstn com- 1
pleted.
AT SEAT HE
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Noted Society People Visit
Pn^t ^onnd Metropolis
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan) .
Seattle, Nov. 15? Mrs. Potter Palmer, |
of Chicago, a famous American society j
woman who la popular in Europe, the
Princo and Princess Cjntacusene, Mrs.
Honore Palmei awl r
Master Potter Palmer, jr., are in Seal- |
tie. They are returning to Chicago j
after a visit in Cananda. The Princess
Cantacusene is a daughter of Gen.
Fred D. Grant and a grand-daughter of J
Mrs. Potter.
Phon^Clty Tramfer
For your coal, wood nod general haul
ing. Phone 90. Broughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lmo
DODSOIM TRIAL
ON TOMORROW
Thomas Dodson. of Haiues, will be
tried tomorrow. He is charged by two
indictments. One accusing- him of con
spiracy, in conjunction with several
Indians, to violate the laws with refer
ence to selling liquor without a license, j
and the other of giving liquor to Indi- |
ans. He was tried at the last term of (
the district court and there was a ilis- j
agreement of the jury.
The jury wns excused this afternoon
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
J J. Boyee, T. K, Lyons, J. H. Cobb;
and other members of the Juneau bar,
are expected to arrive here on the
Humboldt tomorrow.
Chamberlain ? Pain Baiui
There is no danger from blood poison
resulting from a cut or wound of any
kind, when Chamberlain's Pain Balm
is used. It is an antiseptic dressing and
should be in every household. For sale
by Wm. Britt.
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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& Frandsoi^
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS
AT END OE JOMEY
Ohief Executive Reaches Panama and Will
Begin Investigation Today? Had Pleasant
Trip. Arriving Ahead of Schedule
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)]
Colon, C'eDtrai America, Nov. 15 ? j
The first trip of a president of the I
United State8 outside the boundaries of
the nation practically came to an end
yesterdsy when the battleship Louisi
ana. with the president on board, con- 1
voyed by (he armored cruisers Wash- 1
intrton and Tennessee, dropped anchor
in Colon harbor. The vessels arrived ,
ahead of scheduled time and President
Amador, of the republic of Panama,
and President Shonts, of the canal com
mission, were not on hand to welcome
the chief magistrate of the United
States. They came later and the
greeting was enthusiastic.
President Roosevelt said he had had
a pleasant voyage ^jtfd will start on a
tour of inspection today. He will look
into the Jamaica labor rj'ipstion before
returning to the north.
GIVES AMY
Kirmse Will Make; Presents
To C.nar oilier*
H. D. Kirmse, tlie pioueer jeweler,
following o custom which he inaugurat
ed several years ago, is giving away a
diamond ring this year. He is also
giving away two other presents? Sne
silk, gold-handled umbreallasThey will
go to three purchasers in hia store
between now and Christmas day. Kach
purchase:- will got a ticket with each
dollar expended which will entitle him
to a chance in the drawing for all three
presents.
Every Christmas for the last four
years Mr. Kirmse has given away a
diamond ring to the ladies who patron
ize his store during the ante-holiday
season.
W. W. Boughton has received a con
signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars.
If you want a good sweet.jamoke call
for them.
BAD COON
Colored Deperado Kills
Several People
Asbeville, N. C., Nov. lo ? Will
Harris, a negro desperado, long wanted
by the authorities here, walked into
town today and tired into two houses.
Two negroes were killed and one
wounded, (.'apt. Page of the polico
force and Patroleraen Bailey and Black
stock cutne to the scene. Harris
turned his gun on them. Page was
wounded and one patrol man killed.
The negro then escaped. A posse is in
pursuit.
There was no known provocation for
Harris' shootiDg.
For Sale Cheap
j ,
Or will rent furnished the "Haynes"
residence corner of Third Avenue and
Alaska street from Nov. 1st. Enquire
of Geo. E. Howard next door.
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. BRITT
THE DRUGGIST