The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-10

Manager Eastman was around yeSlerday afternoon testing the pressure of the plugs now open and found them all to be In good condition for service.
 The LsdieS' Auxiliary of the Y. M C. A met iu the annex oi the Y. N. C. A.. rooms yesterday and decided Co have a strawberry and ice cream festival for the beueht oi the Y. N. C. A. m the near fu- .tre,
 Herman Never. the butcher, is going Co put up a new building on his lot aI the southwest corner ol Fifth avenue and State. The lumber for the foundation Is on the ground. but Mr. Never has not vet decii ed whether Co build a two or three-StoN building.
 k. W. Jennings, The attorney, returned from SitI<i yesterily morning on the Ro- salie. Mr. Jennings went to tle papers in behalf of Sol Rip.usNy n ,he Ripinskv blnkrupt,v. Tine case goes over until May 2}rI. when twill te brought uP iu the District Court lJ Juneau.
 John Stanley started for Atlin yesterday morning. but ouly gat a> tar IS Log Cabin. ie WIS Co meet man at Log Cabin. but the mon didn't show up and Stanley was ,omrell-J Co orewm Jo >hagV1v ISt night. He sent h, dogs and outfit iu by Mr Lov. ell. who >tItei with him yesterday morn ing.
 The Lake View hotel li Bennett, B. c.. i, fr,t-,Ils> m every particular. lt is helIllr,er. for Yukon miners, lake uav- gators. railroad contractor, and govern m-nt od.l's. Excellent meals, spring beds and i,elv furnished rooms are Spe' ,.alt.e, lt the Luke View ho,e. which re mol llNay, met with on the frontier
 Imk Burns hIs resigned his position as gent ,o- the Alaska Steamship Company Mr. Burns is interested .u ,he White Horse TumV5y Company at White Horse Rar- ids. and WilI leave th.> morning fo, White Hlr>e where h, WIIl be .o,liej lil s.m mer. His wife and family wii. i'in him u White Hor,- US soon I, the lakes open.
 C1LC. L Eijv, general agent of the Ch..igo. Milwaukee $ >t pWl Railway, arrived oa tbe Ro>1ue yes,er.av o look over thr business field ot SkaEV1v. Mr. E. S.t.ey. o. ,l- P,-d. C'i>t steam ship Company. took him u hand luj in- ,rclu,e1 him toth- regie,sutl,Ive ciulrus. Col. EJly returned on the Ro>iIe, but promised 70 return next ,umm,r
 N.Eu.. msuaee- ot ,be Bonnet, L.,e X K.u.,- Navigation Company at Lake Bennett .m- m lbs, night nd reports e,eethu. t.m.u. u Bennett Iheud' Is l.,--N -0oI ut gocj time can te made from Bennett u Shlgvav M-. King rr..I-iu some pictures ot Che ,omr,nv> uu .rl ship building plnta, Lake Beu- ne. which is engaged at r,s,,ut .u hu.I.- m. >,oVs nr Yukon river trn.t..--
 Tr. Ber,t lr.,- $ KIoul.k- Nlv.gr tor .amany's steamer >mur m, sued Che Sa1hem pldr- rd.-old, the owner %. Che City of S-lt.r. t'- SS9.o3 si,.1-e i1r the assistance ,h- Ama gave ths City oi Seattle when she broke down, below Ju- ue1a. short time ago. Ag.n, Dtus,k. oi ths Citv of Seattle, ,siI ye>terllv that ita reasonable sum had been asked as sll- wage ,bc owner o. the Ci,v ot Seattle would h,y pad It but Jh- sum asked was considered excessive.
 Ih, >,eIm-r D.dg1, ot the Alaska Steamship Company, |, advertised o leave seattle on May i7. She has been Tee pli,ei. painted and decorated inside and out, and when she >,elmS into SkagWay hlrbo- >Ur N present a dne apPelrnce with ist black hull Ind red stack. The ul,ugS and fittings of the wrecked