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THE DAILY ALASKAN CITY QFP1C1HL PWPER No. 93 VOL. VIII. $ RAG WAY. ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 19. 1W:? prici 10 curre CZAR GRANTS MANY MINGS fO HIS PEOPLE Polish Language Can Be Taught Peasantry Can Hold Property and Obnoxious Laws to Be Repealed [Special Dispatch to Oaily Alaakan.] St. Petersburg, Ma?l?.-The moat important step toward freedom that Jias been taken by the Imperial crown gtocf the liberation of the *erf? waa taken by C/a- Nieholaa yesterdaj , when the announcement was made that the Poliah language cm be taught In the actooU of l\>land; thai peasant* might own and hold property, and th*t many other vexatious laws will be re pealed. There is great rejoicing today in land and in the Hal tic provinces. Otoifl* Da* Y< The Gtorti* "ill b* due to arrive in | port tomorrow morning at about 10 o'clock from Juneau. Silk* and other points. She will >ail for Juneau at I noon Anita Ray. a ploasinf songstress, ac companiiHl by guodmuMc. will treat the visitors of the I'ack Train to a nightly entertainment for the next week or more. SkMCway U.idrr For rtrst-clvw work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-live year*' experi ence. Telephone S9. tf 0??4 Fr#?V Got your butter from the Independ ent Grocery Store ? fresh on tho .leffer loo 5 19 if S*ward Property Far St * First class businos lot for sale in Seward, Alaska. Anybody wanting it will have to be in a hurry. Inquiro of Will Clayson. the clothier. tf Muir's ice cream parlors are open. The best in town. Figured Wall P?p?r at C >?t Snyder will sell figured wall paper a coat nntll June 1. ft IMf ?HARRISONS'* Another Shipment OF . .Gage Hats. Was received on the Humboldt and are now on display Phone 55. Store Open Evenings J rw ? a Ban Scbaffncr j & s Itiarx Spring and Sum- v mer Suits are i here and they \ are Models of of Excellence in Clothes Making Art. Copyright 1905 hv H?rt SchtlFncr Marx Come and see them and if you- buy one thing is sure you will be dressed right. f . fi. Clayson $ go. The Om Prte? Clothier HIllNGtll ! Sallivaii and Mitchell Si#n Articles [Special OUpatch to Dallj Alaakan.] T *oom? Waal)., May lit ? John L? Sullivan awl Charle* Mitchell rtirned articles yea'erday tor a INrwri lleb' to lake pi *00 in thi* oitT September Ift i The gate receipt* will be divided at the rate of 65 and S5 per oeut , the winner ( fcuiug the long end of the diviilon. NOfNEW Alaskans Asked for Slf Government in 1869 i Valdei NewsK James G Stephens, of this city, is the possessor of s copy of the Sitka Times, the first newspaper published in Alaaks. The issue is dated October 23, ISfist, but is remarkablv well pre served. It is a six-column, four-page pap<T, neat typog radically -and well edived It contains many interesting things, but none more interesting thin its piea for a territorial government f.r Alaska. The paper gives an ac<x>unt of a big celebration on the second anniversary of the raising of the American flag in Alaska. Many speeches were made an.': the burden of cry was for local self- ' government. "For two long years have we suffered," laments one of the ora tors, "and congress still refuses to heed our cry." A speech of Hon. W. S. lXxlge is reproduced in full, acd it is a hummer for territorial government. At a mass meeting held for the pur )Hiao resolutions were drawn up and for warded to congress. The resolutions read in part as follows: "Whereas, The enjojment of civil rghts and an exercise of self-govern ment are unalienable privileges of Ameriosn citizens: and "Whereas, It has heretofore been the policy of the I'nited States to intrust to the cititensof new territories a large portion of politioal power: "Uesolved that the cititensof Alas ka. having for two years past been de prived of any voice in the making of l?ws, ask from congress the formation of a territorial government." IT IS FOR LADIES. TOO. Tkrr V'?P Their Hslr F|HI>| Oat With Hrrplrtar. ladles who have thin balr and Those h.iir Is falling out. can prevent the hair fi'lng out. and thicken the growth, with Newbro's "Herplolde." Besides. Herpl olde Is one of the most agreeable hair dressings there Is. Herplclde kills the dandruff gf-rm that eata the hair off at the root. After the germ Is destroyed, the root will shoot up. ?nd the hair grow long as ever Kven a sample will eon vl-oe any lady that Newbro's Herplclde Is rn Indispensable toilet requisite. It ro-tvns no oil or grease. It win not stain or dye. Sold by leading druggists. Send 1<V in stamps for sample to The Herpl ddo Co., Detroit, Mich. Wm. Britt, Special Agent. lee cream and sherbets at the Vienna Bakery. Best in town. 'Phone 3.V For vour express and hauling see K. McC. Weste Phone* 90-84. tf FOR SALE ! (iOlDflfllt MINING ^SIOCK^ Greatest Gold Mining Camp In the Workl Ground Floor Prices Inquire at This Office ON ROCKS Fairbanks Sterner in Tron* blc North of Dawton [Special Di?patoh to Daily Alwlmn.] Pawson, May 1#. The Northern] Commercial Company's ateamer Tan nana, w h ieh tailed for Fairbanki at 1 j p. ra. rwtdnla. utrwck a rock three mile* below ForlyintSe yesterday, lt| will await awlnunce from Oawaon. NEW PUCE Bin Mining Cotnpm for Hoot?linqtt Rev. Hiram Yrooman, general man- ; of the Gold and Platinum Com pany of Hoaton. arrived on the Hum- j boldt with 30 men Mid a lot of ma chinery for the Hootalinqua They j left on lite train thta morning for \Yhitehome from where thev will go the Hootalinqua and go upAha*. stream for 50 mile*. Mr. Y room an > company owns a large dmlge which was built last summer and gotten all ready for work. t. it pro|<osed to operate all summer. Mr. Yrooman haa an a?sayer't outfit, two large pump*, an amalgamator d other machinery. He ia accompanied by an assayer and o'her exprrta. Chariot A Hallough, the chief engineer and machineat. went inside two weeks ago OfO. S. I0HN (HITS SKAGHAY George S. Town, a Ska? way pioneer and for more than fire years connected with the Daily Alaskan, more than throe of which he has been one of the publishers of the paper, left for the aouth this afternoon on the Jefferson, accompanied by Mrs Town and their little children. While they will re main in Seattle for a time, at leaat. it la their intention to return to Alaaka. With the departure of Mr. Town Skagway loses a leading citiren. He haa occupied a prominent place in the city and hla best efforta hare alwayt been directed towarda ita advancement in all thing*. He is a competent and energetic newspaper man and publish er. and has contributed much to* anl the success of the Daily Alaskan by hi? connection with it. Anita Hay, the balladiat, sings (tight ly at the Tack Train. We Can Furnish You With All Kinds of Feed For ? \ Old anil Yoinip Chickens HOLLY CHICK FOOD L. & B. SCRATCH FOOD BEEF SCRAP INTERNATIONAL POULTRY AND STOCK FOOD Wheat, Cracked Corn, Bran Shorts and Bone Meal IIS I ill (III Sole Agent Rose ol Ellensburg Butter The Best That Money Can Buy GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS say that GALT'S CEYLON TEA, besides being the best is by far the most economicle tea you can buy. They ought to know. THE ROSS HIG-G-INS CO. S^le Agants. Skagwav and Juneau. RUSSIA WON'T riQHI Japanese naval staff believes Rojest vensky will not give battle to Togo pending results of peace negotiations in European capitals (Hporial I>i?i*tehe* to foully Alaakan.) Tokyo. May 19? It in believed by compftpnt member* of the naval ?taff that Ad? miral Rojeatvenaky will not attempt to fight the Japanese fleet. It in l?eliev?*I he ha* or der* not to engage in a hattl** landing the result of |>wa.-e negotiation* that now are in progress at several Kuroi?ean capital*. FOREIGNERS ORDERED OUT OF VLADIV08T0CK Vladivostok. May 19? All foreign commercial agent* liare brrn a^k^l to leave here. The foreigners are given j>ermis*ion to reside in other cities of the maritime prov inces. The Russian government adopted similar measure* just l?efore the ?iege of Port Arthur began. It is bqliered the siege of Vladivostock in at hand. Strike Grows Bad Again [8{weial Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan ] Chicago, May 19? The great teamster*' strike brok* out till- morning with renewed vigor. *n(t the rioting h*f> Iwn very bad ally flay. Th*?r?> aiv nil memo* fight* Iwtween union and non-union men. In oome aectiona of the city the union men are l*?mming very nn|w)|>ular. F?|l* Pl.y MMl A r*wct an-iral from *?r? "In F*ffle everybody who <? not In jail pl*j? 50n. The peopl* h?re had little else to do thit wint?r." Fr. ?k Or>U< Cll?r?t Malr'a Delicious fre?h oranf* elder U p'aoed i on tap daily at Mulr'?, nert to the jwt ofllce Try It. If you ?re out of kindliiK ?ee F. MtC Wente. I hare It by the mc* or cord, rhonrs WM. ? Anltt H*y to ?inein(r H th* I** Trtln. GOING UP Water Hiding At Yakon Crossing Wbitobor*#. May It. rh? Yakoa 1 rim it rici&f M Yukoo <>.**inf Mid 01 her plac#* k)w#r Aown. Tbnr# h? bm ? ri*# of tow tncb#* at Yukon Oowinf *>** jnumtoy. Tbc wat#r M this p.*<* r#main? at low *WT mirk. Mr* WeOM L O. T. M. Mr*. A. MKJm #<ni#rt*Jn#d lb# Jjtr | din* of !)?? Maceah##* twx? nl*y ?ft#r noon at h#r rf?Mnnc? at ftlgktb ar#na# ind Rut# Hrw. TV oeeaator *a* mad# ? far#?#ll iwp'ion to Mr* G#orf* 8 Town, who t#fl tor tb# *notb on Ike J#ff#r*on tr?iay Mr* Town ?aa l<rM?nt#l ?tth a n#at foM b?tfY of tb# ord#r, TV tfimoon wa* d?rol#d to C*n>#a and mv*k. Amonj tb? f?atur#? of in# mnateal procram wa* a piaro da#t Mi#* ( Mil M?0## and M?a Ii#4a Jobn*on. a piano *oto by Mr*. Mr L#Han. a rural aolo hj Mi? Jobnaon. a recitation by Mr* A. W. R##d and ? j piano aolo by Mr*. K MeC VT#m# Mi*a l-#la Jobnaon and Mr*. E. M?C W#*t# won lb# prix#* ia a rn#**1f>* con tra*. le# cr#am and eak# w#r# a#rr?d and lb# aft#rnooo d#lffbt fully *p#nt. GETS IN Li France Arrif*>? at l>?w ?on Thii Morning Whltrhor**. lfc- Th? La Franco armed at l>a?ao? thi* morniac ?* 1? o'r'oek. *?>?? *UI m!I from th?r* for Yukon rroaataf *ith lb* mail aod paa ?imi tomorrow morula*. The Wilbur Crlmain and ?h# Proa peetor ar? tn Oawwn. The la??r will mil for Jpper S'rwart Mrer mem NfWfll ARRIVf S fOR THE SIMMER : i a A. B N?*?ll. Ti?e-pr???do?l and fen oral mana*rr of the W. I*. A Y. IV, %r rlredtm theWe*<r*m and mill ?p?od th? ?u^m?r In th<> north. Mr. Newell it rr?atly <?nr?vi?*od with tho ofitlook for the com in* ??aaofi Ha mi ther? will he an Immewm quaoUty of 'r?tht to com* a 'rth thl? j**r for transportation orer tho W. H A T R. line*. Fa alan mtt thai much of 'ha Fairtmnka *111 coma thU way. All Hie <V raelea of tho maaon ?t tha Pack Train Heatoraet. ? Baby'sNeeds A i* h? I nvflN M Mr Mnr* Wo lM ? full lino of *11 II m*j r?^n*r? in h??lth or lliflM*. KrtryiWK fcer* i? (>nr? md of mnol ??r i?ori?n? kfiw). TK# fnek inelidl?? ?II lk? \e*A nm pmvrt't orr r*mo t itf*? ptlnl iiMiirlnM. 'Irufftat'* | ?.-???.? ? "I ' m.rto., o* rnrwlar prtew. ' >ur It* m nwtui i? ik wmiptow yow will InH In ?1 rnd eouoiry ud r*?rt?hi?t la up to th# high??t I Wm. Britt ,,rure,,t I ('nr. ir?l Smk Af> M