A Happy and Prosper
ous New Year to all our
friends and patrons
?C. W. Ask & Sons*
Successors to John Kalem, the Grocer
Sole Agents for Rell*nce CannediGoods
DECIDES ALL
.Jndire tfiiuuisoii Will
A11 LMc.j Opinions
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Juneau, Jan. 4 ? Judge Gunnison will
will file opinions this week in all o( the
cases which he has taken under advise
ment from time to time. He will leave
for theEast next weekwbenaod when he
goes it will be to leave a clean slats be
hind him. There will !>e no unfinished
business.
THE TACON THEATER.
lllVNUii'a I'aiuou* I'Ui hntitr Has an
In ('rrAlins Hiatorp.
The bist.v, , of die Tucott tlteater of
Havana is very interesting. In the
year ISt" Francisco Marty, who was
tb"ii the leader of a IkiihI <>f pirate*
which infested the island i?f Cuba and
who had a prii-e of SUM**) on his bead,
was raptured and ordered to be put to
death. Seeing there was no hope for
him. In- a>kisl leave to see Gelieral
Tacon. who was then ifovoriw general
of Havana, and tolrl Mm if his life was
spared he would denouuee hi* entire
band .iihI tt? ist hint in ridding the Is
land of the number of pirates which In
fested it at that i>eriod. A-wrilingly
General Tacon gave him a two weeks'
parole, and inside of a w.-ek Marty bad
deuoun<-e<l his fellow pirates and turn
?si them over to the government. For
this service he was pardoned.
In 1<s"i: Marty asked for the eoncea
st.iit to build a national theater on the
site of Paniue Central. It was granted
to bitu. General Tacon went further
and allowed him the privilege of the
use of forty convicts who were then
conduct! in Morro castle to assist hitr>
in the work, each "convict recelviug th<
sum of 'J<> cents .< day. In 1S5S tb
theater was Inished. and Marry, a* a
proof of the gratitude he fell toward
General Tacon f.>r sparing hi- life, uatr1
ed it El Teatro Tacon. Iniring the In
snrrectlon in Culia many exciting inel
dents took place here. !:t nil;* in ttauce
a regiment of I'ulttui in-tiirg 'nts Karri
cade.1 themselves in the theater and
held It against 'lie Spaniards for three
days. Finally tln?y were starved out.
and as they were making their escape
ill! were shot.
The theater is built of white stone,
with decorations of marble, and faces
Central park, lieing in the center of the
fashionable district of Havaua. It i?
one of the largest theaters in the world,
seating over :'..iti?i persons ? Cuban R*
view.
The K>D(r of tpple*.
"Pineapple" and "love apple" (tomato)
are Instances of the mauuer in which |
the apple hits l?eeii habitually takeu at j
the typical fruit, the uauie of which !?
naturally borrowed in naming all sort*
of fruits and vegetables that only re
motely resemble it. l>r. Murray's dic
tionary gives in imposing list of them
?Jew s tipple devil s apple, kangaroo
apple, and so on. A writer of the se?
enteenth century speaks of -the fruil
or apples i.f |>aliii trees." and a four
teenth .-enturv ni.iu says that "a I
mauere aples that li?n closvd In as
hanle sfciune. ryin>. other shale, bett
callyd Nuces" i unts>. lu the year 1000
apparently, "earth tipples" meant not
potatoes, but cticuiu'ier*. And evet
Eve's apple" is beli.visl to have l>eeu
a citron.
HI* l.nNi I'maltr.
Jack? 1 k'.iew a man who stole a kiss
from a pret.y girl. He paid the peualty
for larceny. Katharine? Ah. indeed'
And what v.- as the peualty? -Jack
Hard labor for life. He married the
girl.? Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Worker*.
"There's a colored to-^-^ud his wife J
at the door ;>oking for .rk."
"But 1 only advertised for * laun- 1
dresa."
"Yes. they are her."? Philadelphia
Press I
Imagination is not thought, ueither j
la fancy r-rie. tion. Thought pacetb I
Uke a hoary sage, but imagination j
hsth wings as an eagle.? Tuppsr.
BAD BOYS
" !
(cii.Vago High School Ball
Players Crooked
| [Special Dispatch to Dai); Alaskan]
! Seattle, Jac. 4? The Chicago High
! School football team that has been
j touring the West, playing tl e hi^h
i
! schools of various towns, is accused of
stealing more ^an #100 worth of stuff
from the I'oiversi'y of Washington
gymnasium. The grips of tha Chica
groans were searched at the dep >t as
they ware leaving the city. Many of
the articles hare been recovered
The Chicago High School team played
the Seattle High School Wednesday.
Seattle won by a score of 12 to ">.
STAGE LEAVES
FOR DAWSON
Whitehorse, Jan 4? A White Pass
stage left for Dawson at T a. m. The
passenger* were Miss Annie .Tone?, C.
Nogin and A. Gorman.
The stage carried mail express and
freight
DAILY INLAND
' WEATHER REPORT
The report of weather conditions atj
6 o'clock this morning at points on the
line of the White Pass and in the Y ukon
! valley follows:
Glacier ? Clear, calm, 8 below.
| White Pass? Clear, calm, 16 below.
| Fraser? Clear, calm, 24 below.
| Log Cabin? Clear. calm. 20
? below .
i Bennett? Clear, calm, 22 below,
j Pennington? Clear, calm, 18 below,
j Caribou ? Clear, light north wind, 18
below.
Whitehorse ? Clear, Calm, 10 below.
Atlln ? Clear, calm, 21 below.
Tag ish- Clear, calm, 24 below.
Lower Labarge? Clear, calm, 30
below.
Hootalicqtia ? Clear, south wind, 12
below.
Big Salmon? Clear, south wind, 10 j
below.
Yukon CVosaing? Clear, calm, 40 1
below.
Selkirn- Clear, calm, 39 below.
C offee Creek? Cloudy, calm, 25
; below. 4
The wire Is down north of Stewart
| river.
SK AG WATT WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wtiarf at midnight, Jan. 3,
1906, is as follows
Temperature tim observat'n 21 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours..21 "
Min, " " " " -13 *'
Mean " " " " '*
Barometer 30.12
Saattla lalaoa
For the choicest stock ol liquid re
freshments, the Seattle Saloon' leads j
them all. The famous Seattle Rainier I
beer always on hand.
Priatlval BtrlNf Shop Lead*
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
in Alaska. EveiTthing in all the de
partments is awiotly modern. The
baths are tirrt clan in all respects.
IWaatad
Would like to buy controllng interest
in some good mining claims before
leaving Alaska. Enquire of W. P.
Renwick. u
i l??w number* in G. D. '-Juatrite"
corsets at Harrison's. ,f
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From now until March 1st our store will
be closed at 6 p. m., Saturday excepted
B. M.. Behrends Mercantile Co.
Geo. itianchard, Manager.
J
Hill QUI!
] Frank Cushmau Will Retire
From Congress
Washington, Dec 31 ? Hon. Francis
W.Cushman, representative in congress
from Tacoma, Wash., today announced
hi* intention of retiring from politics
in 190f to practice law.
WHO HE IS
Jeffries' Antagonist Is Cham
piou of An-tralia
Bill Squires, who will be the antag- j
onist of Jim Jeffries when the latter J
re-enters the prize ring next April, Is t
the champion of Australia. He Is said j
t > be a very clever man, and that he has j
confidence in his ability Is proved by I
the fact that he has signed to go against |
Jim Jefirles.
Bill Squires is much smaller than
Jeffries. He is fire feet nine inches in
heighth and weighs 185 pounds.
Jeffries beats him by four and a half
inches in height and by 40 pounds in
weight.
Squires is 2? or 28 years of age.
Jeffries is 31.
PERSONAL MENTION
a #
Phil Ashmun, oae of the best known
Alaskan printers, arrived on the
Georgia and is renewing acquaintances
in Skagway. He was formerly a
member of the Daily Alaskan staff.
Mr. Ashmun leaves tomorrow for
Whitehorse to become foreman of the
Star force.
C. M. McGrath and L. W. Buell, the
well-known traveling men, left on the
Georgia.
Judge H. B. Le Fevre returned from
Haines on the Georgia.
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Skagway, January 4, t907.
The weather conditions m Skyway
for the 24 hours preceding noon today
were as follows:
Max. Temp 18 above zero
Min. " 10 "I"
Mean " 14 " "
Temp, at noon 15 " "
Precipitation, 00
H. D. Ciark,
Volunteer JJ. S. Weather observer.
Coal and Wood
Call up the Alaska Transfer company |
for coat, wood and kindling. All or- !
ders promptly attended toA 'Phone 10 i
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY j
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if It
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each byr.2 5c.
HERE SOON!
Ramouii Will Sail for Skag
way Jau. 12
The Ramona will be placed oc the i
Skagway run at orce by the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company .according to
advices received by R. A. Murphy,
agent for the company at Skagway.
She is billed to sail from Seattle on the
first trip January 12th.
The Ramona will be due to arrive
here on her first trip January Kith.
She will carry mail in addition to pas- 1
senders and freight.
With the Jefferson and Ramona I
added to the Skagway run and the j
Dolphin retained on it, as at present
proposed, there will be no more com
plaint of the mail service which was so !
rank for a while in November and
December.
TORTURED Bf
ITCHING SCULP
Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands
and Limbs? Suffering Intense
Doctors Said Too Old to Be j
Cured ? An Old Soldier of '80 1
Years Declares:
"CUTICURA TREATMENT
IS A BLESSING" j
"At all times and to all people I am
willing fo testify to the merits of Cu
ticura. It saved m'e from worse than
the tortures of hades, about the year
1900, with itching on my scalp and
temples, and afterwards it commenced
to break out on my hands. Then it
broke out on my limbs. I was advised
to use salt and water, which I did, to
no effect. I then went to a Surgeon, who
commenced treating me with a wash of
borax. This treatment did me no good,
but rather aggravated the disease. I
then told him 7 would <;o and see a phy
sician in Erie. The reply was that I
could go anywhere, but a case of
eczema like mine could not be cured;
that I was too ok'. (80). 1 went to an
eminent doctor in the city of Erie and
treated with him for six months, with
like results. I had read of the Cu
ticura Remedies often. I was strongly
tempted to give them a trial, so 1 sent
for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Resolvent and continued taking the
Resolvent until 1 had taken six bottles,
stopping it to take the Pills. I was now
getting better. 1 took two batbs a day,
and at night I let the lather of the Soap
dry on. I used the Ointment with
great effect after washing in warm
water, to stop the itching at once. I
am now cured.
"The Cuticura treatment is a blessing
and should be used by every one who
has itching of the skin. I can't say any
more, and thank God that He has given
the world such a curative. You can
use this letter as you please. A very
much befriended man, Wm, H. Gray,
3303 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa.,
August 2, 1905."
Complete External tod Internal Treatment for evory
Humor, from Pimple* to Scrofula, from Infancy to Age,
con?l*ting of Cuticura Soap. 25c., Ointment, 50c.f Kesoiv
ttt.Mc. (in form of Chocolate Coated Pfil?, ?5c. per vial
of AO), may be had of all dniggbti. A ?ingk- ?et oft^:i curoa.
rotter Drug * Chero. Corp., sole Prop?., Boiton, Ma**.
?^Mailed Free, " How to Curt JMrigurlng Bumon."
GOfS EARIY
Fir?t Beiiug Sea Fishernnu
Si arts Soon
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, JaD. 4? The fishing schooner
Harold Bleekum will leave for Bering
sea in the middle ol February. This
will be the earliest $U rt for the north
in history.
uMouic Mooting
There will be a special communica
tion of \Vhitp F'ass Lodge No. 113, F: & j
A.M., Friday evening, Jan. 4, 1906]
at its hall. No. 225, Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members are
equested to meet with us.
Work in F. C.
By order of the W. M.
T. J. Standish, Secretary
Golf gloves, furs and winter caps at
Harrison's.
Wanted
First-cook, gentleman preferred,
goo't wages to right parly. Inquire at
Shamrock hotel, cor. 10ih aud Broad
way. ju, 1-2-tf
COAL SlfORf
Jauean Knees Danger of
Fa4 Famine
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Juneau, Jan. 4? Juneau is very short
on coal . A famine is threatened. The
electric lighting plant is in danger of
having to shut down for lack of fuel.
Phonn City Transfer
Kor your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Broughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lmo
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine furs
Write For Price List
Percey's Fur House
Oshkosh, W'seinsin
Do not overlook us wben in Deed of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of bcild
Y ERS HARDWARE, CARPENTER TOOLS, TAR
PAPER, TIN and GRANITEWARE
DONT' FORGET
We are the only Tinn rs aDd Plumbers that bave.stajed by our City, and
would like you to call and see us when in netd of anything in our lit ea
NETTLESS FORD
Fourth Avenue near Brosdway
Suagway, Alaska
GOLDEN N0RTH HOTEL
ii ^ T COIiDEfl NORTH ^
SKAGWAY'S POPULAR HOTEL
Modern Improvements
tea, fair treatment, Good Service and Rates That are Right
DARING
HOLDUP!
A Prominent Citizen is held up on Moore's Wharf;
another in the Fitth Addition to Skagway; another by the
marshal on one eide and a deputy on the other! In Time
of Wai prepare for Peace. Get your Artillery, Guns,
Pistols. Ammunition, Harpoons and Cheese Knives at
TaNNER'S hardware store.
Hooks, Hasps and Padlocks of all kinds. Lock your Horse
befoie the Barn is stolen.
Also plumbing and tinning of all kinds at moderate
prices.
J. M. THNNER,
The Hardware Man