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The Only Dally Newspaoer Published in Alaska. H?s a Larger Circulation than any other Publication. f OL. I. NO. 142. THE DAILY SKAGUAY, ASKA, TUESDAY. JULY 19,1898 Job Printers an J . ?.*r& Work Eec ultd cr. Slcrtest Possible Notice. L?>?. Blanks a Specialty. . . PRICE 10 CENTS EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS ELECTRIC LIGHT AND CALL BELL St. JarQes y.otcl. | !i ;li;. ,/yyajy iyy ^yyyy ^11 J TIm ObIv Fire- Proof Building !? Alaska, RATES MODERATE. Corner 4th Avenue and State Street. flSR O * o ^ 1 1 ?2 co O Z. ili A First-Class Hotel. Rates Reasonable. ,e^ Thos. Whitten, Manager. Bond Street, between Main and State. ? "0 5 2. I E. -< CD W c 2. 2. S3 ! -2 I 6.5 &0 Burton W. Johnson Packing and Freighting. Skaguay to Lake Bennett. Operattng one of the Best Pack Trains on the route. H.inJIe contracts of anv size and guarantee to deliver goods in first-class condition. Bar Cor. Hoore and Ivey Sts. For further address inquire at this office. r J. Watson, Waltkr Chckch. Notary Public, Attorney -ut-La\v. $100.00 $150.00 $200 00. We have several customers for fuT Residence property nortb of JP* Ninth Avenue. Watson & Church. J^eal Estate And flines Office? Cor. 5th Ave. and State St. W. L. GREEN.' HARDWARE. W ij ani ZSstaill. 11:11? St See HE (3(5 ? Tito? L?ffldDim? PIfo(M<n>?raipIh]<gr| For Views and Photos. Skaguay and Dawson City. Baoadway, South of Bond. GO TO THI 1. JL L. FOR LADIES AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS BOOfS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS OTTO SCHLESSINGER, Broadway, near Holly Avenu May 1st. | |1898.j The DEWEY. Choice Wines, Liquors, Cigars (- ,>?r Shoup and State Sts. Skaguav. Alask a E. J. LIDDICOA1 Architect and Builder Plans Drawn and Contracts Taken. V Kceldenco, corner Kulnor and Ivy ?t, first bank of SKAGUHY. ? lurorporaled 1N07? Transacts a Regular Banking Busiu Exchange Bought and Sold. De- 1 posits Received. OfllcerN : C. S. Moody ? - Pres. and Mw. Fmd G. F. LAPgnotiere. ? cashier, DR. C. W. CORNELIUS) Phycician and Surgeon. OFFICE, KELLY BLOCK. kRK'E * FULLER. A1T0RNK YS- AT- LA W. ] McKlnnfy tftreet, SkaKuay, Alimka. STENOGRAPHER IN OKKICE. ' Tj WALTKR CHURCH v Attorney at Uw unit Notary Public, Moo-e'* Buildiuf, soutli-putit corner of Upn V. null* and MeKlnney Ave. O'DONNELL & WEI DON. Attys-ot-Law. Occidental Hotel Building. Dr e. l. niskern. Physictnn and Surgeon. . g I Main 8trt'"t, Corner of tith or Holly avj Dressmaking Furnishings, 10 per. cent reduction In calicos, shirt waists, corset covers and ladies' vests for this week only. Ladles' and chlldren'M Hosiery, cholcc per > timet. and toilet noapa. Broadway, Near Bond. John Stanley and Co, First Class Horso Shoeing an<l Work. GENERAL BLACKSMITHING. 4th Avenue or Bond Street, between Broadway and State. Are Yoa Going # To Dawson City? The Ben nett Lake and Klondike Transportation Company are now operating the three large and commodious steamers ORfl, NORd AND FLORA From Bennett to Dawson. For Rates apply at Bennett office. F. M. RATTENBURY. Managing Director. ?a- ? Gcs. Schade. Billy Rosk. The Louvre CAFE' Sixth Avenue, between Bioadwny and State. FINE WINES & LIQUORS. Steam and Lager Beer on Draught 10 CENTS, STRAIGHT. All kinds of Cold Lunches and Sand wiches. Hot Lunch frotn 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. Dkvtschks Hous. TIIE White Navy. FINEST WINES & LIQUORS. Corner of Broadway & Bond. Sill-It ? 1 HIM General Blanco So Chagrined He Tries To Shoot Himself. NOW FOR PORTO RICO. Thea Havana? Then Npaln Itself K The ll.-iiiifhty Rpanlard Dock Mot Sue t or Peace. General Nelson m. Miles has arrived In Cuba and taken command of the land forces. He Immediately announced in emphatic terms that the war must end quickly. So far as Santiago is concerned it did. On July 14th, two days after his arri ? ai he was able to cable its capitula tion as follows. ? "General Tornl has formally surrendered the troops of his army In the division of Santiago, on the terms and understanding that his troops shall be returned to Spain. General Shafter will appoint commission ers to diaw up the conditions of arrange ments for carrying out the terms of sur render. Tills is very gratifying and Gen. Shafter and the officers and men of his command are entitled to great credit for their sincerity and fortitude in overcoming the almost Insuperable obstacles which they encountered. A portion of the army has been infected with yellow fever and effous will be made to sepernte those who are infected and those free from it, and to keep those who are stiii on board ships seperated from those on shore. Arrange ments will be immediately made for carrying out further instructions of the president and yourself." Thus the first chapter in the land cam paign of the United States against Spain closed, when fie Spanish colors over San tiago gave place to the American flag. Next will follow the transportation of the Spanish troops back to their native land ard capture of the island of Porto Rico un less peace soon intervenes. Condition al !Hun!lla Terrible. London, July 14.? The special corres pondent of the Times at Cavite writes as follows, under d.iie of July 10, via Hong kong: "The condition of Manila Is said to be terrible. It is hoped that the town will surrender without necessitating a bom bardment, but the Spanish authorities are obstinate and a capitulation is not likely. > I Ik v. hole Anieiit.Mii CApeUition is ex pected here by July 30. "Admiral Dewey, whose attitude has been particularly humane and lenient, has now declared a complete block ide. Yes terday he sent away the British steamer Esmeralda, which wished to take pas-en 1 gers for Honkong. The conduct of the Germans still causes grave suspicion." | I rg<-ii t ? Itrudy To Take .Tlarilla A copyrkht dispatch to the World, from its Manila correspondent says; "1 have just returned from a complete tour of the insurgent lines south of Man ila, going to the trendies within 200 yards of the Spanish lines. I found the rebels strongly entrenched. There are ijoo insurgents ready to attack the town when ordered. They claim that they can take Manila and that plans for the attack are to be perfected tomorrow. They pre dict success and are sure the Spanish are growing desperate. Reports show a sentiment stionglv in favor of surrender to the Americans, but all favor fighting the insurgents, and if the insurgents attack them it will result in great loss of life on both sides. There are only two German warships in the harbor. The others are supposed to be in the vadnity. I'nrloua Attack On The Town. The Insurgents made a furious attack on the Spaniards from all sides with but little result. They shelled into Spanhh blockhouses and trencher north of Manila and captured the Spanish guns at Mesa. There was a furious musketry fire all night at St. Juan, the Spanish replying with artillery. About 400 native infantry joined the insurgents The Insurgents jnd Americans are acting indepently, J>oth conducting their own operations, hoping to reach an agreement afterword. Key West, Fla., July 13.? According to advices from Havana, received here to-day Capt. Gen. Blanco attempted to commit suicide, when he learned beyond doubt that Admiral Cervera's squadron had l*en an nihilated. The earlier misleading dispatches, which gave the impression here that Cervera had eluded the American fleet, caused the great est joy in Havana, but when the truth be came known, with meager details show ing the utter route of Cervera's squadron, all gayeties were stopped and every public and many private buildings were hung with crepe and other black draperies. Blanco was in the palace wher the in telligence reached him, and he became al most frenzied. He was closeted with his staff and Gen. Arolas, of the Spanish forces, discussing the news, when he made the attempt on his life. After a struggle he was subdued and disarmed, but the shock was so severe that he was prostra ted and compelled to Keep to n.s bed for several days. When he arose, his first order was to prohibit a?v food supplies leaving Havana for the interior town, where the distress ft most severe, and where /nany are starving daily. / ? ni ; A Party of Thirty-eight [ To Arrive From Dawson Tonight. ONE MILLION DOLLARS. That inlaid T; Be.Thc Nlze Of Th( .tgfr.'kttir Pile Of Tk? Party? n??|r Of Ubom Lcavt Oa The Athenian. Thlrty-eight Klondikers arrived at Bennett last evening. They had a pleas j ant and easy trip up the Yukon to White Horse, each ninivt>ouyed up with belief that they were going to reach Skaguay on 1 the seventh aay after leaing Dawson, pos I slbly the sixth. The Ora made her way ; to Rink Rapids without any trouble whatever, and at Five Fingers there was ! really no delay. The engines worked while a line was taken out and as soon as this was secured the vessel went through without difficulty or danger. But when they reached White Horse the Klondikers>had a bitter dissapnintment Ther; w.is no boat from Bennett to meet them. This Is the second time that the boats have missed connections, and of course this is to be expected while the navigation of the Upper Yukon and the lakes is in its experimental stage. So successful have these trips been, however, that both steamboat companies assure us that they will base upon these trips a regular time schedule, and that there will in the future be no long wait at White Horse eitiier for the people going in or thoie coming out. These last party of Yukoners were too anxious to wait at Wiiite Horse. They gave Mr. Church $50 to start In a Peter boro' canoe and paddle his way to Bennett if he did not meet the steamer before ar j riving there. Mr, Church made the whole distance to Bennett and found the steamer Flora at her wharf. She was immediate i ly dispatched to White Horee and brought back thirty-eight Klondikers with their sacks of gold dust. It is said that these will aggregate in value slightly over a mil j lion dollars. At a meeting of the School Board of Ed* ucation held today it was resolved that a public meeting be called to meet on Fri day evening, July 22 at 8 o'clock at the Union Church for the purpose of electing a trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the departure out of the district of one of the Board recently chcsen at the meeting held I July 1, 1898. By order of the Board FRANK A. WISE, Secretary. The United States surveyors who arriv ed here Sunday are going out to-morrow to ? establish a camp near the summit- From this cainp as the base of their operations they will run the boundary line between | tiie United States and Canada clear across ! the Chilkoot to join the line they have al ready made from their survey sixty miles : inland from Pyramid HaJbor. Of course j these gentlemen do not tell anything of the results obtained. They report to the j.?iiil commissioners that sit In Quebec | next month to decide the boundary ques 1 tion. These gentlemen will not even go so far as to say that Skaguay Is or is not in British Columbia, or that Lake Bennett, is in the United Sta tes, which is sad. The surveyors are camped on the ground re cently occupied by the United States troops At the time of going to press two suits were being tried before Comm issloner Sehlbrede, sitting in the city hail. The first of these was Geo. H. Nineter, for 522;, for money loaned, and the second that of J. O. Carlston, on a promisory note for $114.50. W. M. Davis being the defendant in both actions. He was repre sented by Price & Fuller, S.L. Lovell being the attorney for the plaintiffs. At Commissioner Sehibrcde's Co.irt this afternoon the claim of the Kerry Lumber Co. against C. N. Noyes, for *78. 2y, for lumber, was tried. No defense was made and judgement was rendered by default. UONK BY NT. NICHJIMUI. Jlajr ltcach N?*Ul? Alinul Tbi Time Meill ear. 'pf The liver steamers P. B. Weare, Chab. H. Hamiitou and the Bella left Dawyvj, on the evening of June 26th. They are the first treaiure boats out and they onlv carried about $4, ooofioo in cold dust all told. At the ti.ii* they left Diw son there were two points to be considered by the shippers. The least important wa3 that the steamer carrying the ag^eggate freight and pansengers from St. Michaels might b. met and held bv a Spanish privateer, the the other was the Youkon river was so low it was an even chance that tba boats would not be able to get down to StiMkb aels. Therefore the bulk of the yel low metal and passengers from Dawson will go by Lake Bennett if that route turns out to be the success that is promised. Among those who risked their chances on these boats are: Mat McEiory, Too Shea, A. Hanaro. Alvln Milter, C E. Curtis, A. Hansen, Louie Coo tine, Chat A, Johnson, ? *<b -TT ' Julius M, Price. C. H. Chltwood, Geo. K. Fox, F. Mann, Mr. George Guy. Mrs. " " J. H. McGregor, Edward Darby, W. E. Mosby, Mr. Constantine, Mrs. " Paul Rector, Tom Wall, Swan Peterson, W. McAlplne, L. Larsen, Roberf Insley, C. S. May, Nels Carlson, W. L. Preston, Harry Breens, C. E. Rice, Mr. F. G. Logan, Mrs." " " Mr. C. B. Roberts, Mrs. *4 " " C. Crawford, C. W. Johnson, P. Nelson, C. Dahl, Mrs." J. W. Crist, S.S. Sears, Dick Eckhart, E. L. Peacock. WILL HETHIKTjr ni'.UHSIS. The special correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle at Duwson writes !?> his paper as follows: In a previous letter I estimated the out put of gold from the Klondike district an*: Indian river as anywhere from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. There is every reason to believe that the latter figure will be ver near the true mark. Wheather the true amount will be officially known is a mat ter of little or no Importance, so far as the American public Is concerned. If the pri vate estimates of the mine owners are to be regarded as approximately correct, then the following creeks and their tributaries will produce the gold named: Bonanza $ 7,000,0c. El Dorado 10, 000, 00c Hunker 2,500.000 Dominion ?5o,ooo Sulphur 1 50,000 Total $20,000,000 Alex. McDonald wl'l have more gold dust than any other six miners combined, but then the Bonanza King owes more than any twenty men in the Klondike, so that I- 'spile will be materially reduced. The claims owned and represented by Ed. Mizner will show approqimately $850,000 Stanley and Worden $500,000, Berry Bros. $500,000, and Charley Anderson $500,000. These are probably the heaviest producers in the Kl ondike country. BKITINH COLI7IBI.CH AREA. Our next door neighbor the province of British Columbia is estimated to contain an area of 220,000,000 acres of land, of which quantity less than 10,000,000 has alaeady been alienated. This quantity includes all the land purchased from the crown, and the donations or subsidies to railways, and still leaves the enormous quantity of 210,000,000 to be dealt with. For chairs and Furniture of all kinds go to Peoples. His goods are the best and his prices the lowest In the city. Broad way above Shoup avenue. 6*7tf A new saloon is being put in on the site of the old Merchants saloon on Fifth Avenue, with a very handsome front. George L. Rice starts for Dawson to morrow. Charley Terry accompanies him. Mr. Rice has a lar^e brewery in the capital of the Klondike. He wlii be gor.e about twenty-five days. .1