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The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-04-15
For sale.

Croekery and glassware at Green's.
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steamers Due In Port.

General Traffic Manager L. H. Grav Of
the White Pass g. Yukon road left on the
Humboldt last evening for the south. he
will visit Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle,
Spokane, Portland and probably San Fran
cisco before his return. Mr., Gray goes to
secure large contracts for the shipment OF
goods to the interior for companies doing
business in Dawson and other points who
have heretofore made their shipments via
the st. Michaels route.
Wanted-A large tent. Lilly Bros. 1924
Shoes-Chenev' Boston Store.
Lillv Bros. have just shipped five car
loads Of hay. feed and provisions to the
Log Cabin, where they can be purchased,
with Canadian duty paid. I72tf
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O'Brien left for Sc
attic last night on the Humboldt. Mrs.
o'Brien has been III for some time and her
physician thought the sea trip would be
be beneficial.
Found,-Two KEYS on ring; near Lobby
theatre. Inquire this Office.
To be "up with the times" read the
Seattle Daily Times. Seven editions
daily. The latest on each steamer.
Give the Skagway Coal Goa call
before purchasing your hay or grain,
They can save you money.
Cheney'S Boston store-Shoes.
Croekery and glassware at Green's.
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aim Claim, Tor :, ic.

/ have creek claims in the Adm country
on the best Greeks Tor sale or plrt interest.
Apply 10 Z. NJ. Crawford. al the Golden
North Hotel or 10 the DAILY ALASKAN.
t3G-2m
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Pictures framed to order at PEOPLES,
Heaters of all kinds at Winnings.
Shoes at Cheney's Boston store.
BrownelPs store-Miner's tools.
cheney's Boston store-Shoes.
SineeSam Chueovieh became proprietor
of the Moore Cafe its popularity IS IN
creased and the we'll known skill OF Mr.
Chueovich as a scientific chef is full guar
antee that everything will always be FIRST
class at the Moore Cafe.
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A bakery and coffee house, the only
one in town, Miller sand oven.l Owner
has some claims inside which he has to
work. For particulars address
II, RAPPoLT,
lI4-lm Haines Mission, Alaska.
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BOY Wanted 10 learn the iewelry and
matchmaking trade. ACp.va, "a. +. Kern $
i-we.-y store, next door io posioiii,e. I7iu
Shoes at Chen-v'> Boston store.
Have YOU seen tine new line of rugs, por
there's ana IJce curtains just opened At the
Kloujike Trading Company, corner lhlfc
ana State streets.
GotoH T.. Sm.th>on. Third, between
Broadway aui State streets, for groceries
and clothing. hardware, tents, rubber boots
ana shoes. >0c,,>. m.u> and gloves. Mos
asins at Sis per plIr Harness and
wagon, ID a bargain. lott
The finest line OF clothing and gents fur
nishing goods ever brought 10 Nkagway
lust received bv the NlonjIke Trading
Company, corner State and Third streets
For RENT. Two small Houses Of
TWO room, each. Rear Of Alaskan
onicO.
The only sleis in toWna, Clayson'S.
See the blue ana white ware az Alien
Broadway.
SlejS, Tents, Yukon Stoves at Winnings.
Builders Hardware without end al
Aliens.
Blankets. dit cheap. at ClavSon'S.
support Home lnluStry-The Pioneer
cigar tJltOrV OF Skagway, wholesale CT
glr ana smokers supplies. Il
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cut Thi> Uu'.

Bring It with YOU. Every lady customer
yes D sam 3f 50 cent RubcerS free. Special
closing out p-ices t0r this week. Blv'S
81. 80 Knee pants Cog IS cents. Bows 5000
Suit, S,os. Mems SIS Derby suits $3.50
Mems So English Covert CIoih spring
Colts Sic.So Mems - pants Sass. Men. 5
$50 Pearl Fedora Hats S,.GS. Hundreds
uf blr.lius all going 40 half price. The
PubHc Supply Co., ms. Kelly Block,
Broadway. Open night ana ily. u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-04

A coal dealer says: ''As we journey
through life we must live by the
NveiRh -
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MELBA A NEW ROLE.
Production of ola Boheme" in Phila-
delphla q Great Success.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 4.-The first au-
thorized production in this city of Puc-
cini's exquisite lyric drama, la Boheme,"
by the Ellis Grand Opera company at the
Academy of Music last night was a SPLEEN
did success. The cast was perhaps the
best of the season up to the present date.
1t was Nine. Melba's first appearance in
the role of Mimi, and from the opening to
the last little snatches of song which pre-
cede the death the work of the cantatrice
sources of her voice were sufficiently test
ed in the love duet in the first act and
the harlequin quartet of the third act. No
more effective scene has ever been sung
upon this stage than the death scene where
Mimi recalls little fragments of song from
earlier and happier days and finally passes
away in rich creseendO such as Melba,
and Melba alone, knows how to make eff
fective.
Pandolfni's- Rodofo. served as an excel
lent foil for Nine. Melba, but it was scarce
ly great characterization of a very rich
tenor role. The MuSetta of Miss De Ius-
san was more than beautiful rendition,
a unique role. Something of the life and
romance of the Latin quarter marked her
singing of the part, and in the scenes out
side the Cafe Menus it was with fire and
color OF ten male characters outside of
Rodolfo, the work of BauSade as Marcello
and Boudouresque as CoIline was excep-
tionally fine. DeVries, Rosa, Viviani and
Del Sol completed the cast AS to the or
chestra, too much praise cannot be given
Conductor Sepilli for the splendid handling
of his men.
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KANSAS NEWS.
Hutchinson Preacher Finds
Dynamite in His Stove.
He Asks the Police For Protec-
tiOn From His Foes.
HIS HOME GUARDED.
Rev. j. p. AelmOre Has Gained
Undesirable Notoriety.
Has a Breach of Promise Suit
HIS HOME GUARDED.
Has q Breach of Promise Suit
and Other Troubles.

Hutchinson, Jan. 4-Last night ]. P
Aelmore found half dozen large sticks
of dynamite in his stove and he believes
that some one has determined that his
life must end shortly. He applied to
the police for protection. THAT scheme
failed,' he said in an excited manner,
but a bullet may crash through my
window at any moment and send me
into eternity"
When he became less excited he ex-
planned the cause of his fright. He
owns a house in the north part of town
and lately had trouble in getting posses
sion of it. Now it is empty and last
night he started to move his stove in
from the barn, where it had been stored
while the house was rented. His atten-
ton was attracted by some papers in
the stove and he remembered they had
not been there a few weeks before. He
found something wrapped in the papers
and at once opened them The sight
struck terror to his soul. He put the
package down carefully and FASTENED
for the police.
The officers went to, the place and
found that the package contained sew
eral large sticks of dynamite with fuse
and caps for exploding it, There was
enough explosives in the package to
blow up the whole town AelInore stood
aShast no doubt thinking what would
have happened if he had built a fire in
the stove before removing the papers.
The police took the dynamite to head
quarters, and City Marshal Benedict
promised Aelmore that the affair should
be investigated.
Aelmore claims that certain parties
in town have threatened him. He has
had considerable trouble lately and has
gained some undesirable nOtOriety.
There is breach of promise suit pend
ing against him and another suit
brought by a Hutchinson physician
which places the defendant in an en-
barrassing position.
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WHAT SHALL PERKINS DO?
California Senator Asks Instructions
From the legislature.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 4-When the
senate was called to order today a COM
munication was received from Senator
Perkins in which he asked instructions
from the senate on the pending question
of territorial expansion. He expressed
himself as confident that this question
is of more Importance to the country
than any problem that has arisen dur
ing the present generation. He stated
that in the absence of instructions from
the Legislature of California, that he
will vote to amend section Z of the
treaty, which provides for the payment
of 100000 600 for the REIMBURSEMENT of
SPANS sovereignty on her interests in
the Philippine islands. He is of the
opinion that the United States requires
only a military station, naval and coal
ing station in the islands. Further, it
seems to him that to acquire territory
in the islands or on the Asiatic coast
is contrary to the spirit of the consti-
tuition.
The cost of maintaining a standing
army in the Philippines and the expense
of civil government for the islands, is
also given as another reason for the
United States not to acquire them. The
exports from the islands to all the
world are pointed out to be but $780,
100000 annually. The fact that the is
lands are densely populated is given as
the reason why they are incapable of
development, as was the Louisiana,
California and Alaska purchases. The
unhealthfulness OF the region is an
other argument against them. The in
f1uence upon American industry,
notably that of the raising of sugar
beets and upon American labor, by the
acquiring of the islands is pointed out
in the letter as not for the best inter-
ests of the country.
The communication was ordered
printed in the journal.
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An Ohio newspaper has taken the
sense of it's readers on the question.
s'W1o is the greatest living American? 90
The vote cast was 10000. No Anneri-
can received a majority and the plu-
rality was very small. Admiral Dewey
heads all other candidates, receiving
$500 votes. Next in order is William J.
Bryan, with 1856, followed closely by
William Mckinley with 7,758. Lieuten-
ant Hobson is the ideal Of 4,6T4 readers
-women?-while Admiral Schley comes
Gr with $3.50. Sampson gets 1884, Roose-
Welt 3,342, a man named Lentz 1908,
Clara Barton 206 Several others are
put down as scattering, among them
John L. Sullivan, Ella Wheeler Wilcox
and Marshall Wilder. Grover Cleve-
land seems to be dead IN Ohio, for no
body thinks he Is the greatest living
American,
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CONDUCTOR RUNS AMUcK.
Tom Steele Causes Commotion at
Hoisington Depot
[Hoisington Dispatch.1


There was an exciting time at the
depot Tuesday night. Conductor Tom
Steele, who has had a freight run be-
tween here and Council Grove, was a
little late in getting around to take his
train east that evening. Steele said he
Ia d not been called to take his train
out and a dispute arose over this, Steele
using some pretty strong terms in the
diSpatcher'S office. Superintendent Dun
away was in the office at the time and
tried to quiet Steele but was unsuccess-
full and finally had to give him to under
company'S service.
Steele then attacked Chief Dispatcher
Renick and a lively tilt ensued, Steele
finally being elected by the combined
force in the office. He then went to his
caboose and got his revolver and firing
in proper working order, proceeded
again to the dispatcher'S office. Dis
patcher Renick was warned and made
his exit just as Steele came in Steele
then went to the waitingroom, where
quite a number of persons were stand
ing around. The sight of a man with
a gun soon diSpelled the crowd and
there was a, general rush to see which
could get out of the door first. Steele
then went round the depot and seeing
a number rubbernecking out there,
fired his gun, the shot taking effect in
the depot. The rush of the bystanders
to more secluded territory was general.
Steele then went up to the Corner
Lunch Room and there was a little too
much rubbering around there to suit
him so he fired a shot which went
through the stove pipe and into the
ceiling. 1t is safe to say that there
was no more rubbering around where
Steele was that night. He went east
Wednesday morning to his home at
Council Grove.
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THE CZAR'S COUSIN
Is Welcomed by the Russians in New
York

New York, Jan. 4.-Grand. Duke Cyril
way to Russia to attend the wedding
of his sister, was welcomed today by the
service in 0 the RUSSIAN sisi orthodox church.
Bishop Nicholas, retiring prelate of the
shin WITH him t az 1rresi9eG at fhe
service and made an address. The little
church was decorated especially for the
occasion. The duke received the repre-
sentatives of the press in the state parlor
ora ted WA palms and roses. The duke
said
II belieye that you viii have much iI.
pines; in fact in my judgment, you will
far as Russia is concerned, the presence
of the United States in the east is entirely
factor for peace in the affairs of the ORR
ent.'
The grand duke will sail on the Furst
Bismarck tomorrow.
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DEFICIT Is SMALL.
December Government Receipts Al
most Equal Expenditures.

Washington, Jan. 4-The monthly state
the United States shows that the total re-
ceipts for December were $41, 4o4. lsS, com com
pared with $50, 646 69S for December, 1897.
This last amount, however, includes about
$31, 200. 900 received on account of the Pa
cific railway debt. Independent of these
payments the increase for the last month,
as compared with the same month in 1897,
was about $13. 400 900.
The receipts for customs during last
month were SIC, 764, 324, an increase over
December, 1897, of about S., 100000 Inter
nal revenue, So. 621 31S, increase IS. 800. 900.
The receipts for the six months SINCE
July l. $685. amounted to $245, 961, $50, gain
over the same period of 1897 of over $685.
100000, not including the $3l, 700; 900 receiv-
ed from the Pacific railways. During the
last six months the receipts from Gus
toms increased from So, S25 O20 to $96,045,
$780, and from internal revenue sources
from $S5, 49S 2o3 to S13S, 1894. 339.
The disbursements during December last
amounted to $41. 1854, S07 which is only $780,
900 in excess of the receipts.
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement Shows an Increase of s L.
7O2,799 During December.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The monthly
treasury statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business Dec.
81, the debt, less cash in the treasury
amounted to SLIPS. 176, 2S6, an increase
during the month of 1,702, 799. This in
crease is due to the delivery of 8 per
cent bonds of the new issue, previously
paid for. The debt is recapitulated as
follows:
Interest bearing debt $1,000 215, $50
Debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, 81, 237, 200. Debt bearing no
interest, 1882, 4S7, $40. Total, $1,423, $40, 9S1
This amount. however, does not in
cIude 1888, 447,783 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding which are
offset by an equal amount of cash in
the treasury. The cash in the treasury
IS classified as follows:
Gold, $751; 729, 434. Silver, $500, PIP, 854
national banks. repositories, disbursing
officers balance, etc, $95, 235, S55.
Total. 1890, 431, 351, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to $685., 500, 656 leaving a net
cash balance of 1924. 764, 695.
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oday, with Instructions that they We're

today, with instructions that they were
to be protested if not paid
1t is the intention of the city to re-
fund all the expired per cent at per
cent, and of 1892 900, the holders of all
but $1,000 have agreed to take new
bonds at the reduced rate of interest.
The $500, of which the 81, 900 is a part,
is owned by estates or tied up in courts,
so that there is nobody authorized to
accept the offer of the city. When it
comes to a show down, however, the
4 per cent bonds will probably be ac-
cepted, and no litigation is expected. On
Saturday last the Exchange National
bank, for eastern clients. exchanged
Sc 300 old sevens for new tours, and a.
G. Otis, who holds 81, 100 of the bonds,
also accepted them, as did J. B. Brown
and the local lodge of the Odd Fellows,
who hold small blocks. Mayor Donald
has not decided just when he will start
east to refund the new bonds for the
old ones but will probably go some time
this week.
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MOTHERS!
Help Your Little Ones-They Are
Not to Blame.

Every mother in Topeka should read
this article. May mothers blame their
children for what they are not always
able to prevent. The poor little ones
suffer for their inability to do differ
emily. Many children are born with
weak kidneys. They wet the bed night
after night because they really can't
help it Mothers scold, then whip and
often shame the child but the accidents
go on nightly. If two cents worth Of
forethought were used 1t would be seen
that after whipping. scolding and sham
ing the child, If 1t still continues this
habit, that the child must certainly
have weak kidneys or an Inflammation
In its bladder. Morrow's Kid-ne-oids
cure this trobule perfectly. They are
easy to take as they are tablets (yel-
low, and not a nasty, nauseous pill
We want to give you the experience
of a Sterling, ILL.,, mother, Mrs. 9. A
Hewitt, of Wilson avenue and Tenth
St, who says: MY little daughter
troubled all her life with weak kidneys.
This was shown by her nightly wet
ting the bed. Small as she Is she COM
planned of pain in her back wnlch also
convinced me it was her kidneys Nor
rows Kid-ne-oids have been the only
remedy 1 have been able TO get that
would do her any good. They are all
right and 1 heartily recommend them
to rnotehrs with children who have
weak kidneys and bothered this way
Write to Mrs Hewitt, enclosing stamp,
To confirrn this statement for she Is a
grateful mother and will be glad TO
write you how much her little daughter
vas beueftted by the use of Morrow's
Rid-ne-oids. Do not confound Nor
rows Kid-ne-eids with any kind Of Kid
ney pills; they are not pills at all out
yellow Tablets and are put up In Wooo-
en- boxes which sell at so cents ana are
never sold in bulk. Morrew's Liver-Lax
will cure constipation and sells at 20
cents q box. Both or these remeoIes
are for sale by all first-class druggists
and at Swift & Holidays drug store,
or viii be mailed by the manufacturers
on receipt of price John morrow q
Co., Chemists. Springfield. Ohio.
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EXTRAORDINARY SITUATION.

Referring to efforts which are being
put forth In certain quarters to induce
the president to assemble the new con-
gress IN extraordinary session for the
purpose of enacting a currency. the
Washington Post says:
That the present financial situation
OF the United States is extraordinary
Is apparent to the most casual observer,
and the mind of the thoughtful student
of finance is profoundly Impressed with
1T. Never before in our history were
there so many wonderful facts present
ed to congress and the people as are
contained in the departmental reports
for '9S and the weekly statements of
bank clearings and commercial jour
halls. With 500, o00, 900 of gold in the
country; with an ample balance in the
treasury; with a trade balance of $780,
900, 900 in our favor; with our per cent
bonds at a large premium; with our
great business interests enjoying solid
prosperity; with our manufactures
gaining a substantial footing in coun-
tries from which until recently we inn
ported the same products; with a
brighter and better outlook for the
future than this or any other nation
ever had before-with all these facts to
gid the financial and business situation
who Will deny that it is 'extraordi-
nary2"
The Post is convinced that the situa-
ton as outlined does not call for any
currency legislation at the present time.
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Nothing that has happened an Kansas
In a long time has caused as much COM
lnent by the eastern press as the an
nouncement wired from Wichita that
Governor Stanley had said he would
not sign a warrant for the execution of
John Collins. And it is all owing to the
fact that the eastern editors know moth
ing of the Kansas law In capital Of
lenses. Their ignorance on this sub
ject Is on a par with that shown in
numerous suggestions that Populist
legislation enacted at the extra session
be repealed by the Incoming Republi-
can legislature" They should read up
before undertaking to discuss Kansas
affairs
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RAILROAD "REMINISCENCES.
First Locomotive Built That Would
Go Around Curves.

'"The first railroad run by steam"
explained an old railroad man, was
not in this country, as many suppose,
but in England, between London and
Baltimore &, Ohio railroad was running
the same year, but steam was not put
in as a motor until 1881. the cars being
drawn by horses. The road then only
ran from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills.
There was a locomotive, however, built
long before it was introduced in Eng
land, being the invention of Cuynet, in
1862 in France. A ScOtchman named
motive in Scotland in no. says a
writer in the Washington Star.
"OliVer Evans of Philadelphia obtain
ed the first patent granted for loco
motive in this country. He called it a
steam wagon, but it was to all intentS
and purposes a locomotive, and, accord
ing to the patent office records, secured
it in 1887. The high pressure 1ocomo-
tive dates back to 1902 and an improve
ment on it in 1903. The high pressure
was applied to a locomotive in England
in 1911. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
started off with a locomotive built to
a great extent after the plan of the
locomotive used by the London & Man
chester road, but it would not work well
in taking the curves. Peter Cooper,
who afterward became famous as a
millionaire merchant, candidate on the
presidential greenback ticket and a
phiIanthropist, overcame the difficulty
and devised and made a locomotive for
the Baltimore & Ohio which would
take the curves of its road. The Lon
don & Manchester road was perfectly
straight. The Baltimore & Ohio is also
entitled to the credit of the first pas
senger car-that is, a covered car, the
cars in use then in England being open.
1.-The South Carolina railroad was the
first to adopt a locomotive as a trac-
ton power on long road, a distance of
$50 miles, and the first to make a con-
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GEORGE EsCCL SELLERS.
Death of the Man Said to Have Posed
for Mark Twain.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan. 4.-George Es-
col Sellers is dead at his home near this
city, in the ninety-frst year of his age
He was born in Philadelphia in Novem-
Der, 1908. He came to Cincinnati in 1874
and later embarked in the coal mining
and coal mine specializing with the late
Samuel J. Tilden.
He was an engineer. by profession and
was one of the early builders of locomo-
tives. He made the first preliminary sur
veys for railroads in Georgia and Tennes-
see in 1S49 He was said to be the original
this he always indignantly denied. He
was a brother of Coleman Sellers, the
Philadelphia engineer, and grandson of
the great artist, Charles w. Peale. Colo
mel Sellers had the largest individual col
lection of Indian and other relics OF the
American Continent in this country.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
All Former Records of Fast
Passenger Runs
Broken by the Northwestern
Out of Chicago.
NEW YORK CENTRAL
Once Made 1915 Miles Per
Hour in 1898.
Northwestern Went Two Miles
at Rate of 100 Miles Hourly.

Omaha, JAN All former speed rec
ords were broken in the race of the
Northwestern from Chicago to this city
against time.
Every fast mile record, Including the
New York Centra1's record for a mile in
80 seconds, or at the rate of 1925 miles
per hour made in 1898 was broken on
the trip. The distance from Siding to
Aron, two miles and four-tenths was
made in one minute and twenty seconds
or at the rate of 100 miles per hour.
Four stop watches caught the time,
which, however, will not go on record,
there being no speed indicator on the
engine
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How irritating is the person who
'tnever says anything against anyoneI"