THE DAILY ""2WT ALASKAN
OITV OF^ICTTTL R7^y=>p:tp
IX. SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY MARCH. I 19M
AflfR MONEY
Government Will Sne for
Lost Registered Letters
(?special Dispatch to Daily Alaskar.V
Secttlc, March 1 - Jesse A. Frye, I
United States district attorney for the \
Western Washington district, wtll be
Bin suit in the Pnitod *st?te? district ,
court in behalf of the (jovrrnment I
against the Pueet Sound Navigation
Company to recover $1075 as damages
for registered letters lost on the Clallam i
two yeais aifiv Orders to >hat end have j
been received from Washingt in.
NEW ROUTE
Richardson Favors Roods
From Cook Inlet
(Special Oispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, March 1 ? Maj. W. P.
Richardson, president of the Alaska
road commission, says it is his desire to
use a portion of the road commission
funds with which to bui'd trails from
?ome of the estuaries at the head of
Cook inlet to Kairhanksor t hena, in
the Tanans valley. I
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Watch this Space for
Carpel
Furniture
Wallpaper
Sale
HARRISONS'
Furniture Store
'Phones No- 4. and 55
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s our store will be
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T fi. eiayson & Co.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
N'D FfRN'IHING
GOODS HOUSE IN' ALL OF ALASKA.
LAG EST CLOTHING AN'D FCRNIHING fourth and Brodway
CHINKS RUN PROM fORfluN
IMOUS
American, English and German War Craft
Ascend Yungtsekiang River and
Natives Fear For Lives
(Special Dlsnatch to Daily Alaskan.) '
Peking, March I ? American, English
and German gunboats are proc<> ding up
the Yan^ioekianc to the scene of the
Nancharp outrages ami the n?tir*
population of Nanchang is fleeing.
The peop'e are fearful of th-> r lirt s. i
They are convinced that a larce armed
force is coming.
The governor of the provinceof N?n- t
chart: has already taken steps to be
head the Chinese murderers of the
Catho'ic missionaries. I
Unci* ??? Pr?p*r#? for ?V*r
Washington, March 1 Preparations (
for armed conflict in China continue to
be made. The battleship Ohio, flag
ship of the Asiatic fleet, has been 1
ordered to Hone Hon?, where she will I
go in the drydock and be prepare! for ]
activities in Chinese waters. The pun- I
bout Mautros has been ordered up the
Yanctsekianc river. She is the second
one (o make the trip. The Kl lano is
now at Nanchang.
TheOhioe#'* minister at this place
and Minister Roekhill at Peking have
notified the state department that the
imperial (government ha* ordered th"
Sancl-anjr province to punish the ninr
lerer# of the miaaionanes.
Gon. Wmi< Wilt CnastKand
Washington, March 1? It is said .n
h? event of trouble ia China Gen.
Wood will command the Americur:
torce* in the field.
r?Htii? Think. War Wilt Cnm*
San Francisco March 1 Ueneral
Punstoo thinks there is li tie doubt tut
hat there will be trouble in China.
Ele justifies the reinforcement of the
roops In the Philippine*.
NO STOP
It Exclusion Continue <
So Will Boycott
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan) (
Seattle, March 1? Capt, t henp. of
the imperial Chinese onimlsslon, (
which arrived yesterday on th Dakota, ,
says the Chinese boyooit against Amet- I
ican goods will oontinue un:il the ex
clusion act shall hare been modified.
He says he believes that within a few
;:ears China will have a const itui on
modeled afier those of European ami
American governments
AMERICAN niLOHS"
READY I OH SPftlMi
The American tailors have received
a large ttock of the very laUst go?ls
for spring auita, trousers and overconts.
They are also taking orders for (h>?
famous Horn suils. Orvlers for Easter
auits will be taken until March 15, *nd
deliver> by Easter guaranteed.
Ho not send orders for clothp* ou! of
town and run the risk of not being fit
ted. We guarantee a fit and saltsf ?c
Hon or your money bacx.
tf American Tailors |
Elk*' Muttm
There will be a regular meeting of
Skagway Louge No. 431, Henevoient
and lYotective Order of Elks, at their
hall, Thursday, March I, at S p. tn.
All visiting Elks arc invited to at
tend.
J. K. Harragar, Sec'y. !
A Nettleton shce at Clayson's. tf
WILL FiGtll
tit ar Simu? Haisoii f ?r l> -
IVnse ot Mi lern
Special Dispatch to Pai y Ala?ksnl
Bolac. Idaho. March 1 ? It i? corfl
lenity predicted thai mo t than
100 will he raised for the d' fense of the
inion minora who hare been arretted
'or complicity in the murder of (mi*.
'teuoPDherjf. At ? llverton.Colo .yestcr
lay the union appropriated the sum of
tcO.OOO The Smelters' snd Mt'lman'i
tnion, ot Butte, ha* apprvpri .ted ?."i.Oi'O,
.Mier unions are n akii'H or content
pa; tog making equally liberal appro
'nations. It is the purpose to arc re
the very beat legal talent obtainable
ard to that end attorneys iu Chicairo
? ~d New York have bet n creased to
\Ct with the attorney* of t!t - mining
Oates.
The attorney* for the defense *ere
permitted to aee Harry Orchard, for
the firat time since hi* incarceration,
yeaterday. It is hoped by them to get
the substance of his confession so that
they might know what they hare to
fijfht.
No testimony whs heard in the in
quest hearing by the ooroner'a jury at
Caldwell yesterday. It was postponed
until today.
Bible CI??? Toainrrpw
The Bible chss of the Pentel mission
will meet Friday aftcrroon at 2:30 at
the residence of Mrs A. J Baker, on
Fourth avenue, between Broalwsv and
the bluff, lie*. H. A Turney will lead
the cla?s. A oordiat invitation Is ex
tended to all
We still have on hand a lew cases
of table Peaches. Pears, Apricots,
Logan Berries- Blackberries. Plums
and Cherries which we will sel' at
15 cents per can
Peas, Beans. Corn and Tomatoes
10 cents per can
fin
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Sole Agent? Rose ol Ellensburg Butter
The Best in the Land
J.P.ROGERS RESIGNS MOM
WRITE P\SS
W. P & Y R. Superintendent Will Leave
Skagway to Accept Another Position
Which He Will Assume June 1st
James P. fVvsm, superintendent of
the W, P. A V. R , h*< resigned, and
wilt quit the aorsice of the company
with which he hM been to prominently
identified for more thansis res'*, April
l*t. That Mr. Ivogera hu contem
plated this step, for the purpose of ar
cep'iDg one of the numr-ou* openinp*
that hare been offered h.m, ha* been
known by his friends for *ome time.
Mr. Roper* i? not at I beriy to say
what connections he will form after
leaving the White Paw. 1 ut he admit*
that he will remain on the Pacific
Coast. He will take a ricatioo for fiO
days, resuming actirities June 1st.
Mr. lWers came to Sk ie**t in Not
fmhfr, l*w>. ?m1 it *?? irwW hi? direc
tion ?nd perwmn! ?ipe>ri?ion <h?t the
ojv rutin ? ?n'l nxin'fnn 'xl'ininmu
ofth?W I*. AY.R ?r eorraniz'd mkI
rtere1oj??l fr?m * more or le? rhtotta
**periment Into ? frit ioole?? nyifm
t h ?t i? *lm?t mitom* ic, it mn? ?o
nmmthly, Th? rosd h" I h*? b??n im
proretl iint i! it i? th? *< ml of thn?e of
mmi of the oM ro*l? of the eonctry.
He h?? ?!*? been t ry *cti?I1y orm
nwtwl with the life *' il?r? >pm?nt of
Hkftf way *rw' *" tr" ' '',*r |?*n? of
the north He pni *Wy ha* th?
i?rffe*t circle of iriercj. ?orf the ?ide?t
ncqtidioiwic of *ny * ? m?n In thf?
<wctioo of th? norih. T ? l?**in(r *111
be f?ner*llT ?rw1 ?lncer- !y r?irreii?d
NEW LIGHT
"Kid" White's Accomplice
Sn>s Letter Innoccnt
[Special Dispatch to I>?lly Alaskan. 1
Walla Walla,Wash , March 1 HIM#
hrandt, who was a p?rtn? r In the crimp
for which "Kid"' Whit* lie under s- n
tence to hanff Friday of this week,
says 'hp "Kid" Is not guilty. Hllde
hrandt l? serrinj ? life sentence for
complicity in this murder, himself and
he ?ajs hr fired the shot that k i I let)
Murphy and not White, (jot. Mea>'
ha* iieen notified of the new innfetsion.
He had already refused to Interfere
with the death sentence previously im
posed, but he will consider the state
ment of Hi Id brandt.
"Kid" White was conrleted of shoot
Matthew Murphy in Conway's Seattle
Saloon in 1W4 upon hi* own confession.
The iwo confessions do not ajree.
Order your coal and wood from the
Aa?ka Transfer Company and it. will
be delivered promptly. Phon e* 10 h 40
HILL flill II
Bowling ConteM To Be Com
pl?M Friday
The Nowlinf cstnt for the Kern
trophy bet ???n W YV \V?rd. F,. M.
McTntyre ?fitl I ?' iUr' . whonowho'd
It, ?twl J. E. VV II Klnjr iwxi
F. (' F.?h?riT. *ho I ?re ch? lented
for It." be comi !?K nmorrow rlfht
There *re lire gnn.r* !?? pin* iM-rt all of
them will be bow led on ft* on??>T?nln(f.
Ten e?mf hut.- bff t plumed in lhl?
contest and enoh <? rl?? i ?? won fire of
them. Th* te?m flr?- winn-ne thr?e
f?me? tomorrow r.i(rt wlil be ih#
winner.
The pitying will H in at * oV'ock
and l?dle? wili b? nlmi ed.
Or*'er OrnkUII* W?l?#rwwr?
Pre?h ornter cork'*'" i *ml hot weln
erwnr?t on tap *r The >l*?Col Saloon
Thirdarentte aod Urn* -ray. tf
At tk> Hf rot
Ml. Vernon r,e ? i f>W Uelnwn
whiskey*. double ?i* iped jfoode, *t
wholesale r>rice? *' lh< M ascot ealonn
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