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The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17

Have your garbage removed and keep
the town clean and healthy. Lauridson,
the garbage man, Is equipped for that kind
of work. Leave orders or telephone No.
46. Laumeister's Meat Market. All jobs
cleaned and disinfected 20 I'm
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
The Exception to the Rule.

Halsted-Queer thing happened over
on the west side last night.
Wabash-What was itP
Halsted-A young man playfully
snapped an unloaded pistol at his sweet
heart, and
Wabash--And the funeral takes place
tomorrow, of course2
Halsted-No; that's where the queer
part comes in. The weapon failed to go
off.-Chicago News
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
Big Live Stock Shipment.

The Frye-Bruhn Company expects
large shipments of cattle, sheep and
hogs on the City of Seattle today.
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17

Gents silk mitts at Clavson's. IL cit
English corduroy pants. Clayson's,
Fourth avenue and State street. IL II If
Large new stock Of wall papers, prices
&C per roll and awards, at Peoples. IS If
Porcelain baths at Occidental. Price
rs cents. w. B. ellison, prop. 2 IA I'm
Belle of Lexington whiskey-elght years
old--just out Of government bond, and
Three Crown Diamond Malt Whiskey--
strictly pure-at the Seattle saloon.
New porcelain tubs have arrived at the
Principal barber shop. Bath 25c. OPP
posite u. S. barracks. 2-I3-Im
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
BARGAIN SALE

In view of my contemplated change
in business, we shall offer during this
week many rare bargains in groceries
to close out small lots. For instance:
Assorted Preserves, in tumblers. :. .15c
in jars. ..... zoe
Scoby's Pure Straw berry Jam. -. .35c
Snider's Catsup. Csc
Imported Worcester Sauce. pints .40c
Imported Sardines, per box. ........ 15c
Creamery Butter, BIB bricks. 900. SOC
English Chow-Chow, quarts. ..... .25c
Cudahys Pine Tar Soap, per bar. &c
Good Laundry Soap, bars for. 80. Csc
Gold Dust Washing Powder Csc
Table Peaches per can. ........... zoe
Table Apricots, 3 cans for ......... soc
French Prunes, lbs. for. ...... Csc
Italian Prunes, 3 lbs. for. .25c
Our Regular zoe Tea. ..........5 soc
In fact visit to our store will con-
vince you of our assertions.
JOHN KALfM
THE GROCER
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17

The following steamers are scheduled to
arrive on the dates named:
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17

"For Sale," "For Rent" Furnished
Rooms For Rent" and other cards for sale
at the Daily Alaskan office. If
If you don't know any other place to go,
go the Andy Hoses to buy your wood. He
has wood to burn. tt
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
Social Dance.

Prof. Deurett will give social dance on
Saturday evening Nav IL. All are cor
diallv invited. Good music. 1t
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
Zoe. Ice, Zoe.

The Skagwav Brewing Co. Is now pre-
pared to furnish Ice to consumers at III
per pound. Leave orders at Brewery OF
Idaho Liquor house. Telephone 50. lot
The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-05-17
ARCTIC MEAT COMPANY
State Street, Near 5th Avenue,
Carries a Full Line of

Brick, Seattle Made.) Lime,
Plaster, Lath,
Hair, Cement,
Oats, Chop Feed,
Hay of all kinds,
Prices always the lowest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
The Ship-BufIdIne subsidy Bill.

Washington. January 1S.-The SEN
ate committee on commerce today re-
sumed it's hearing on the Hanna
Payne shipping subsidy bill. Thomas
Clyde, of the Clyde steamship line said
THAI his company, IN the day the bin
became a law. would sign a contract
for the construction Of two vessels to
cost in the aggregate about 81, 900. 600.
President Munson, of the Munson
Steamship Line. had stated hat his
company would place at least 100. 600
tons of shipping that was now under
foreign flags under the American flag.
He had 10 doubt thai other lines would
do the same thing.
+. B. Thurber, representing the Unit
ed States Export Association, said the
universal belief among American man.
ufacturers and shippers was that this
country must have a merchant marine
to export American products.
Chairman Frye announced that up
m the northwest considerable opposi-
tion to pending measure had devel-
oped
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
IN WAR.

Grant and Sherman were, like Lee
and Longstreet, supremely practical
soldiers; when one thing would not do
hey tried another. General Grant made
a direct front attack on Lees works at
Spottsylvania and won a success; that
is, he broke Lees first line and forced
him to fight on terms where it rela-
lively cost Lee more men in killed,
and prisoners than 1T cost
Grant. Grant tried a direct assault
again at Cold Harb1r, and suffered a
severe repulse, and yet Grant made a
direct assault on Les entrenched line
before Petersburg April 2, 1865, and
brok it. Sherman vas called 1.-The great
TANKER" n yet Sherman made a di-
rect assault on JohnSton'S ~entrenched
line at Kenesaw mountain and suffer-
ed a severe repulse, and Sherman'S
total losses between Dalton and At
lanta, in spite of his genius a. a flank
err" were over 40, 900 men killed, wound
ed and prisoners, about equal to the
losses of Grant between the Wilder
ness and Petersburg. It took Grant
from May 4th to June Doth to get to
Petersburg, and it took Sherman, with
all his genius for Thanking" from May
4 to July Goth to reach Atlanta; the
loss in men was about the same.
The educated English officers with
out question keep pace with the text
books and military object lessons of
their profession. They have done the
best they could with the tools furnish
ed them, and they are not to blame.
General Butler, an old cavalry officer,
warned the war office that what was
wanted most Of all was a body of $4,000
mounted riflemen; the Beers are
mounted rif1emen; their mobility can
not be matched by infantry, and with
educated modern German military tall
emit to play military engineer, artiller-
lists n entrencher, the Boer success,
won always on the defensive, is as
simple as Bunker Hill or New Orleans.
If Lord Roberts is a mi of practical
sense, he will organize a body of %, 900
to 10000 mounted rifemen, who can
move as fast as the Beers, turn their
positions and overtake them for a fight
before they can deliberately entrench
another.-Portland Oregonian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
THEY EXCHANGED ROLLS.
n Double Surprise That Was Easily
Strengthened ont.

"A man shouldn't judge another by
appearances or what he hears" said a
printer the other day. Several years
| ago / landed in New York broke.
went to the proprietor of a boarding
house and asked him to stake me to a
room. l knew the man pretty we'll,
and l also kne the kind of a place he
ran. 1t was a rookery where all the
crooks Of the city congregated. OF
curse, they were the high class sort.
Among them were counterfeiters, con-
fdence men, 'h~andshakers' and all
those whose tricks were then new, but
which the Sophisticated public now
know as well as the men who work
the crafts.
The fellow who ran the house told
me he might give me a bunk with a
fellow who was occupying a double
room n that he oul fix me out with
a single room as soon as n was va
can't. / was glad to take anything, and
as h other fellow was willing / be-
came his roommate. / oon got work
and was able to pay my way, but I still
kept the room at this house, because
I felt under such obligations.
Il never knew what was the voca-
ton of the man 1 was rooming with.
None Of the rest Of the boys did eth
er. not even the smoothest of the CON
men. He would go away for a few
days and come back with a roll as big
as the leg of an elephant, but he was
so close moUtheG that no one discover
ed his graft He was always free with
his coin, so no one asked any ques-
tons.
Il was a bit leery Of him, and so one
night when ] rolled in a trifle worse
for a slight jag / looked around for a
place to put my money. l only had
about SIS, but 1 wanted it when 1 got
up in the morning. The other fellow
was lying asleep in his bed, and
tucked the wad under the edge of the
carpet.
II woke ;he next morning with the
f~iercest thirst I ever had in my life.
! dressed and went over to the carpet
n got my money. The bar was open
when / got down stars, and I ordered
a brandy and soda. When l pulled out
the roll, 1 found a $50 bill wrapped
arund the outside. l thought I had TIT
d. rs until the barkeeper looked VI
and said:
Hey, Bill, been playing bank?"
VIVA do you say is the denomina-
ton of this bill?' 1 asked, holding uI
the roll.
Its a fifty said the barkeeper
'Why?'
Nothing 1 answered, but let me
oun this honey L skinned the roll
Inc found there was 500 in it. 1 nearly
dropped dead, but / kept my mouth
shut. Pretty soon the fellow who had
a room with me came in and asked fol
a rink. He pulled out q wad of 81
bills, and the expression on his fac
would have made a Chinaman laugh
I went over to him and said:
Here, I'll trade o my roll fol
yours
H looked at me for a moment, arc
he ave the only smile l yer saw or
his face.
Must nave hid out pretty close to.
gether last night, pard,' he said, as We
shook hands.
After that we weren't so careful
and I never lost a cent by it."-Wash.
ington Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
Standards Thrashfng Old Straw

Madrid. January BIN the senate
today, replying to criticisms of the
governments policy toward the United
States during the incumbency of the
Sagasta ministry. Senior Gullon, for
mer minister Of foreign affairs, de-
clared that the note presented by
General Woodford demanded the paci-
fication Of Cuba within a short period
Spain. he said, desired the arbitration
Of the pope, but, unfortunately. the
United States provoked h war. Senior
Gullon concluded by demanding the
good will Of the ena on behalf of the
Sagasta ministry which saw Spain
drawn into a wal for which she was
u~nprepared.
NO HARBOR MASTERS FEES.
Norfolk. Va, January 12-Judge
Hanckel.- Of the corporation court here
today declared unconstitutional the
Virginia statute allowing fees 10 harbor
masters whether or not they render
specific service to vessels. The action
was brought by Captain Jones, Of the
barge Blades. Of Philadelphia
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
HoNoRs TO LIEUTENANT BLUE.
Presented With a MedaI by Ladies of
South Carolina.

New York, January 13.-Lieutenant
Victor Blue, of the United States navy,
was honored today on board the bat
tleship Massachusetts, at the navy
yard by the women of South Carolina.
the ~lieutenants native state, for his
heroic work on land and water during
the war with Spain. Ex-Governor
Hugh S. Thompson, of South Carolina,
presented the lieutenant with a gold
medal, on one side of which was the
inscription: ExpIorator Fortissimus
in Ponto Sylvisque Floruit," and on the
reverse side the words, 1.-THE Women Of
South Carolina to Lieutenant Victor
Blue in High Appreciation of His
Courage, Enterprise and Distinguish
ed Services in the Santiago campaign,
1898"
Among those present were Rear Ad-
miral j. w. Philip and Mrs. Philip,
Captain and Mrs. Train, Commander
WiIdes. Mrs. Thompson, Miss Caroline
Thompson, Miss Tuck. Mrs. John P.
Thomas, Jr., of Columbia, s. c., Mrs.
w. f. Minchen, of Tennessee; Miss
Thompson, of Charleston; Miss Clark
son, of Alabama; Mrs. Zachary. Mrs.
VIII Richards, Miss Helen Ward, Miss
Falsoner, Mrs. Doremus. Mrs. Clark,
Mrs Olcott and Mrs. Blue.
After the presentation ceremonies,
Captain Train and the other officers.
of the Massachusetts. entertained the
visitors IN the officers mess room,
where a luncheon was served.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
HEROIC MEASURES
Adopted to Stamp Out the Plague in
Honolulu.

Honolulu, January s., via San Fran
cisco. January 15.-Since the LIST instant
nine cases Of plague have developed,
making twenty-five cases to date. The
board of health has adopted heroic
measures. Thus far but one European
has been attacked. The others are
Chinese, japanese, Hawaiians and a
South Sea Islander.
Chinatown Is being rapidly burned
u under the sanitary policy, and with
In a week a majority Of the residents
OF the plague spot will be removed to
new and cleaner quarters on uhe out
Skirts of the city. Thirty-one small
buildings are being erected by the gov
eminent to accommodate about 80. 900
persons.
On the 3rd inst, the board or health
declared the entire judicial district OF
Honolulu under rigid quarantine.
The council of state has appropriated
$4,000 to fight the plague. There is
however, some chance for people to go
away il they are willing to go on sail
ing vessels.
The bubonic plague appears to be
spreading in Japan, as show by ad-
vices up to December 30th. At Taliho-
ku four fresh cases and one death were
reported on the 26uh and on the follow
ing day there were four deaths and wv
new cases. Up TO the Goth there has
been fifteen cases at Oska and twenty
two in Kobe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
No Ugh to Uglfness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. II she is
weak, sickly and all run down, she will
be nervous and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her i'm
pure blood will cause pimples. blotches.
skin eruptions and a wretched CON-
plextion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to pu-
Irify the blood. 1t gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. 1t will make a good
looking, charming woman OF a run
down invalid. Only so cents at r. r.
Bellamy's Drug Store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
BIG DEALS.
Purchase of Chesapeake and Ohio an
Baltimore and Ohio stock.

Philadelphia, January 15.-The Eve
ming Telegraph today says:
THE apparently real meaning of the
new s13,0 600, 900 Pennsylvania railroad
stock issue does not rest in the plan
ito abolish grade crossings and the
erection of a new station in Pitts
burg, at the cost of 81, 500, 900, together
with betterments elsewhere over the
great system, but in meeting payment
for extended purchases of stock of the
chesapeake and Ohio, said to amount
ito 1O0, 900 shares. A prominent Penn
lsylvania railroad official said to a re-
porter:
Chesapeake n Ohio shares have
been purchased in very quietly during
the past few months, in order to effect
AN important far-reaching railroad
deal. Whenever a share was offered In
the market it "a picked up, and the
purchase was done so skillfully that
the price was not disturbed in the
slightest degree 1t is stated that Mr..
lCassatt bought in this way a block of
loo, 900 shares of Baltimore and Ohio
stock through Jacob Shift, of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co, New York, and James j.
Hill, president of the Great Northern.
The buying of Chesapeake n Ohio is
lanother story.
VIII William K. Vanderbilt sue
lceeOeQ MS DrOtner COrnelluS he found
that the earnings of the Vanderbilt
system a been greatly reduced by
competition. Then followed the forma-
ton of a combination.
"A full majority of the stock of eth
Ier the Baltimore and Ohio or the Ches-
lapeake and Ohio was not obtained, but
Pennsylvania is credited with having
Sufficient to control the policy of both
and select the managers. There is no
Intention to consolidate the properties.
The only purpose of Mr.. Vanderbilt and
Mr.. Cassatt is to establish and main
tain rates.
THE New York Central secured
practical control of the Big -Four and
the Lake Erie and Western as it's part
lof the combination. NJ. E. Ingalls, re-
maining as president of the Big Four,
but retiring from the Chesapeake and
lOhio. The Consolidated road is ike
wise in the deal and the merging of
1.-THE West Shore, the old Nickel Plate,
with the al Shore and Michigan
i%Southern, simplifies the straight line
policy the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania have determined
upon
That is the meaning of the new
1913, 000, 900 stock issue. 1t is part of the
big railway DEAL"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
Gen. Butler and the Bic Spoon.

Watkins Grant. of Boston. in talking
Of the late General Benjamin F. But
Ter. ait the Hotel Imperial. said, &C
cOrdlng 10 the New York Tribune:
General Butler was a man of much
aplomb and great readiness in repair
tee. I remember at one time his aris-
ing in the house of representatives and
making d speech that was so sancti-
mOnious in its nature that had you not
known the man you would probably
nave thought him the superintendent
of a Sunday school. AS soon as he had
finished one Of its opponents arose,
and putting his hands together. said:
Mr.. Speaker, let US pray Spell = with
an e. instantly interpolated the
general thereby turning the laugh
that threatened to be his lot.
but in spite of this readiness. a
time came in General Buffers political
career When he had To retreat before
the enemy. 1t was during his fight for
the SOYernOrShip, which was by all
odds the hardest fight he eve made,
and Butler was making the closest and
most energetic sort Of q anvaSS in
Massachusetts. He was speaking in
some place, ! think ii was Waltham,
one evening. in q hall of the old fash
toned Kind. No rise TO the floor. de-
tached benches, all on the same level,
and tina sort of thing. Over the ENTER
Of the audience was a large transom,
and through this, at about the mid
die Of General Buffers speech, Some
one let down on the end of q rope an
enormous wooden spOOn covered with
tiHfOiI. So unOstentatiCusly was il done
that It must have been there for some
moments before the audience discOE-
cred ID, for it rad entirely ceased
swayinE. but when they diG they an
nOunced the fact by mUrmured re-
marks and suppressed gigGles that
grew steadily in volume. For five Bit
ter minutes the general struggled
bTayely against hat accuing spoon,
hanging there as silent and remOFseless
as fate itself, but finally he had GO yield
and leave the field and nOnOrs Of the
day 10 his silent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
WOODS REFORMS IN CUBA.

Havana, January, Ex-Governor Cen
eral Wood, on Monday will issue an
order appointing a commission of three
to study and report upon the problem
of taxation throughout the entire is
land.
The removal of Senior Federico Mora,
fiscal of the supreme court. continues
the main topic of discussion in the city.
All are apparently coming to the con-
cluSion that the action of the governor
general is justifiable, the only question
being whether Senior Mora Should not
be prosecuted. The people, especially
the lawyers, have begun to realize
that the fact that men who have been
allowed to lie in prison for years have
not been brought to trial within the
past few months is due entirely to the
fiscal. One man who has been fourteen
years awaiting trial, a applications
on file in Senior Morals office, asking
the reason for his acknowledgements.
There are many similar cases, investi-
CATION of which will show, if nothing
worse, culpable negligence, and abso-
lutte inattention to the duties of the
office.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
Russia's Traditional Tendency

St Petersburg, January 13.-The ear
has addressed a rescriDt TO our Mu-
ravieff, h minister of foreign affairs,
highly eulOgistic of the eminent quail
ties displayed by the minister in bring
ing about a happy solution, in cOnfOr-
nifty with the czar's instructions. of
the disquieting political events arising
from the CreJan inSurreCtiOn and the
TurkO-Greek war. The rtSCTiDt says:
Appointed guardian of the most i'm
pOrtant interests of the state, you have
c~O-Operated. while conforming exactly
with the indications l gave you, in the
realization of the traditional tenden-
cy of Russia to obtain in the far EAST
an ice free outlet TO the sea. The
aSTeement arrived at with the gov
Of China relative TO the ces-
sion in Usufruct of the kw2ng Tung
peninsula with ports Arthur and Dali
my, while testifying 10 the reciprocal
friendship and confidence which exists
between the two great neighboring
empires, fulfillS the evident necessities
OF Russia as a maritime pOyer n Will
create in the Pacific a new centre for
the commercial n industrial enter
priSeS of the entire world. The
tiatfons subsequently, undertaken un-
der my direction with the British and
Japanese governments led ito the con-
clusion of partial understanding which,
by removing any reasons for miSunder-
standings in the political domain, ena-
Bile Russia to devote her strength to
the progressive development of the
prosperity of her possessions in the
far east.
II feel particular satisfaction in re-
Cording among the services o ave
rendered the efforts and care you have
cOnsecrated to the fulfllment of my in
most desire to assure to all peoples the
benefits of real and durable peace. The
results of the labors of the conference
at The Hague give me steaGfast hope
that solid bases have been established
for the realization of the aim SO dear
TO my heart"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-01-19
THE INJUNCTION REFUSED.
Judge wadGill Declines to Enjoin the
Seaboard Consolidation.

Norfolk. Va, January 15.-Unfted
States District Judge waddil this af-
~Iternoon refused the injunction prayed
for by Thomas F. Ryan, OF New York,
against the consolidation of the Sea-
board and Roanoke railroad with the
lother roads of the Seaboard Air Line
system, the Florida Central and Pc
Rinsula n the Georgia and Alabama
railways.
Upon the request of counsel for
complainant and argument by counsel
for defendant. Thursday mex was set
as the day for the issuing of the for
NAL order.
The decision, covering more than
3. 500 words. reviewed the case elabor-
lately, stating at length the conventions
lof complaint and defendant-first. as
to consolidation; second. as To the sale
Tor 9,422 shares Of stock OF the Raleigh
and CASTOR Company owned by the
ISeaboard and Roanoke Railroad Com
lpany. After balancing the contentious
Iof either side on the points above men,
ltioned Judge Waddill continued:
1T may be conceded that a minority
Is~tockholder has the right 10 seek the
intervention of a court of equity
lagainst the acts OF a majority when
such are ultra wires. fraudulent or lille
lgal. The measures OF relief afforded
will, OF course. depend upon the facts.
Whether or not an injunction should
be awarded is a matter addressed 10
the sound discretion OF the court and
in its exercise, all OF the circumstances
must be taken into consideration. not
only The damage that may arise 70 the
complainant by reason of its refusal.
but the damage likely to result 10 the
defendants from its a If there
Is a greater likelihood of damage from
the latter than the former the inJunc-
ton should DE, as a rule, refused"
Then summing up the conclusion
from observations already made, his
honor said:
Upon the whole cas- my conclusion
is that the circumstances do not justify
granting the injunction asked: that the
probability of irreparable damage to
Fthe complainarts from a failure To
Iaward the injunction is at least no
greater than injury likely to result 10
the defendants should ii be awarded.
if indeed so great"