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THE ALASKAN CONVENTION
The Alaskan convection that adjourn
ed at Seattle yesterday has done wetfl ?
as well a^ a convention holding outside
of the district could possibly do. It has
proclaimed to the world at large that
the people of this district want self
government and it has chosen three
men to go to Washington ani] tell the
president and the national law makers
tha', fact.
The decision to have three instead of
one delegate was a wise one. They
will be more likely to stick by the
platform adopted by those who elected
thtrn than one man would. It brings
the delegation closer to the people to
hare one mail on it from each section of
the district.
The selection of Gov. Swicefotd to
be one of the delegates was admirable.
He is splendidly qualified for the posi
tion by virtue of his long residence in
the district, by virtue of his integrity
and singleness of purpose, by virtue of
his attachment the great fundamental
principles of Americaa government
and confiderce in the capacity and
patriotism of the Alaskan people, and
by virtue of his wor h and striking
abilities.
It would not be fair to close these
words of appreciation without an
acknowledgement of the service ren
dered in the convention by John G.
Price, formerly of Skagway, who has
once again made the entire district his
debtor.
UNDOING OF MCLELLAN
It is generally claimed and conceded
throughout the I'oited States that
Mayor McCleilao, the Tammany demo
cratic nominee for re-election, was de
feated by William R. Hearst, the mu
nicipal ownership candidate, but it Is
believed that he will retain the office
for the next four years with its tainted
title and all. If be shall do so it will
forever dispose of him as a polit'cal fig
ure, not only in his city and state, but
in the country at large. It is too bad,
too, that so able and clean a young man
as this pleasing son of a brilliat t father
should go to pieces on such a rock.
However, Mr. McClellan has an op
portunity to make hims-lf the hero of
the occasion. If he will but admit de
feat and refuse to continue the fight for
the office the minute the attorneys for
Mr. Hearst demonstrate that he and
not the Tammany candidate was victor
ious he will have made for himself a
reputation that will be greater than he
could get from 10 years service as mayor
of his city. Such action might iccur
for him the enmity of Charley Murphy
and the Tammany leaders, but that
would add to his popularity. It is
doubtful, however, if Mr. McClellan is
a strong enough man to do this. The
probabilities are that he will work his
own undoing.
Ru&sand Lace Cnrtai : V-' *hed
Sow is the time to ge i .-?.:ur ruts and
lace curtains washed. Ti e Ko>al laun
dry is making a specialty of this work
anil it guarantees *atisfacl'o-. ti
The people of Sk?gway and Haines
should impress the postofflce depart
ment with the need of an all-year
round daily mail service between the
two place. All that is required Is to
, make it a point to acquaint the i roper
authorities with the actual conditions.
C io of the best ways to do this is for
vach business man to write a letter on
the subject and address It to W. A.
Grafes, of the railway mail service, at
Skagway.
The powers of Europe have about
concluded to settle the troubles In the
Balkans by compelling Turkey to re
lease financial and judicial control
over .Macedonia, tha same to bo as
sumed by representatives of Great
Britain, Russia, Germany, Austria
and Italy.
The ripping up William R. Hearst is
giving Tammany should encourage
New York state democrats. New York
has always gone democratic after Tam
many has been brought into court and
thoroughly disgraced.
Capt. Weaver has been made com
mander of the Pacific ocean liner, Penn
sylvania. There is something appro
priate in those names? Weaver and
Pennsylvania go well together.
F0RGIFTS
Holidfiy Goods Are Now On
Ha ud
We are prepared for the holiday
trade with the best selected stock from
which to select gifts in the north. In
addition to a splendid assortment of
silverware, chinaware. glassware and
the very best articles of gold jewelry,
we have a splendid line souvenirs of
all kinds, Christmas cards and others
th ngs appropriate for the holidays.
Take our advice ani do not purchase
your gifts before making a careful in
spection ot our stock. You will regret
it if you do not do this, We are pre
pared to satisfy, both with tho goods
ami the price, the most fastiduous.
J. IKUTA,
Jeweler and Optician.
Heg<"s Souvenir booK at Harrisons'.
notice of settlement of
FINAL ACCOUNT
In the matt r of the estate of Frank
Yolland, deceased.
NO riCfc. IS HEREBY GIVEN that,
the administrator bas filed in the U. S
< 'ommissioner's court. at Skagway, sit
ting 'n probate, h s final account, as ad
minis h o', of the above named estate,
and the court has by order fixed
Wednesday, January 10. th., I9O6, as the
time for hearing and settling said ac
couri. All persons therefore having
nybingto say why sa:d account should
q> t he set" I, d and approvtd, are here y
no t: tied to make their appearance in
sadcou't, on said day, and mike their
1 allegations iu that behjlf.
A. M. Boss
Admioi-trator
I Skagway Alaska. Nov. 8, 1905.
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THE COLONEL'S
VALET
[Copyright, 1903. l>y T. C. MeClure.]
Colonel Bennett of the native Sixth
tnfantry, stationed In the province of
Bombay, had taken a native valet be
cause that was the fashion, anil he ex?
peeted the follow to assassinate hlifl
tome day, because that was the custom
of native valets. He thought the event
might happen the first year, then the
second, the third, and when four years
had gone by and no attempt had been
inade on his life he called Nizam to him
one day and said:
"How is It that you have let me livo
on so long?"
"May the sahib colonel live for a
thousand years," was the reply of tho
man with tho Impassive face who stood
before him In cringing attitude.
"That's all gammon, Nl:uuu, and you
know It Like all other Hindoos, you
have a deadly hatred of the English,
i'ou wish for nothing so much as an
other rebellion and a chance to cut our
throats. Do I not speak the truth?"
"Great and powerful are the English,
and their rule Is merciful and full of
Justice."
"All sheer hypocrisy on your part, Nl
sam. You'd like to put your knife Into
a dozen of us today. You have now
been with me four years."
"Four loug and happy years, sahib
colonel, and It would break my heart
to have you send me away."
"More rot. There has not been a
week In the four years that I li.ive not
knocked you about. 1 am tem
pered, and I strike first and tal ; after
ward. I have cuffed and kick - 1 you.
ajjl I have bad you wlilppe 1. and I'm
not fool enough to think you have pass
ed It all by."
"In my heart there Is nothing but
lore for the sahib colonel," replied the
valet
"All right, Nizam. You won't tell the
truth, and I can't make you, and so
we will let this subject drop. Take a
pointer from me, however. When you
set out to kill uie make a quick Job of
It If you don't I'll have you roasted
over a slow fire."
Nizam went away to his room to
ponder. It was true that he hungered
for the colonel's death. He would bavo
given everything but his own life to
bring It about It was true that for
four years he had been ready for any
opportunity and had never been with
out poison, but he feared the white
men. They could trnce the must sub
tle poisons, and they were always sus
picious. He knew of several valets
who had killed their sahibs, and each
and every one had been found out and
punished, no matter how sharp they
were. He had often wondered if the
sahib colonel suspected his feelings,
and now that ho knew he did he might
be taken out and shot any day. Th6
Hindoo's alarm lasted for a month,
rhen he began to pluck up hear, again.
The simplest and easiest weapon at
hand was one he had never thought of,
and the Idea came to bifu like a Hash
one day. An hour later he was acting
on It Two days later one of thd beg
gars visiting the compound to ask for
food carried a basket. When finding
himself alone with Nizam he sa !:
"There In the basket you will tlhd o
cobra fresh from the jungle, and the
slightest scratch front his fang- means
death. Let him be turned loose In the j
sahib colonel's room, and he will do j
the rest When serpents are found ev
erywhere, who can say that you had
anything to do with tills?"
There were guests at the miss that
night with much drinking a::d speech
making, and the colonel came in late
and staggering under his load of wine.
He wus not so far gone, however, but
that he remembered certain things,
and while being put to bed he sleepily
said:
"Nizam, you liar and hypocrite, y?'i
know you'd like to murder mo, l>ut you
haven't the nerve. You are a coward.
Vou haven't the courng? of a woujiul
I'm drunk tonight nrd >!i:i!l s!- ? p 111*
? log, but I shall have na f .-ar of you.*
"I shall watch over the s ihlb c(. me
as a mother over her child," replied th?
ralet as he turned his f;i?e aside t?
bide a smile.
Half an hour later the basket was
apset In the colonel's chamber and th?
hissing and angry cobra turned loose.
He would find the sleeper within ten
minutes and bury his fangs in his flesh.
Nizam sat down in his own room to
enjoy the sensation. Iu^the course of
an hour he would go out on the veran
da and push one of the screens aside
and give the cobra a chance to escape,
i It might he said he had been care
less about t .e screen or they might say
that the saalb colonel had blundered
around nfter being left for the night
I There was a bright moon, and It
shone full into Nizam's room. There
were neither screens nor glass to keep
it out The natives of India care nei
ther for heat nor insects. As the valet
f*t crouched on his haunches, wonder
ing and listening and smiling, some,
thing came wriggling over the sill of
the window and dropped to the floor.
The cobra had got out through the
screen of the colonel's window, but had
not 111 <*<!*> off to the jungle. For two
minutes the serpent remained quiet.
Then it began creeping toward the
rnlet His eyes were fastened upon It
and dilated In horror, but his muscles
were paralyzed, and he could make no
move. Nearer, nearer, and then the
cobra erected Itself and hissed and
struck.
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"Nizam, where the devil are you?"
shouted the colonel next morning as
he turned out of bed. "Oh, there yotj
are, you imp of Satan! What? dead?
By George, so he is, and from the
swelling I should say it was tlie work
I of a cobra. Sorry for the poor beggas
[ that he died without getting a whack
at me!" M. QUADl
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| REGULATIONS 1905
b Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
? Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
% All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
'k Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the D. S. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p. m. No freight will be re
a ceived on wharf after this hour.
$ BAGGAGE? Tolls will be collected on Checked Daogaoe Oni.i. No
2 charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
X The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is noaring
J dock aDd will be opeoedonly when passengers have disembarked,
$ Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock,
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Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 2o
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " *' 50
Urinals " " " " " "j9
Wash Basins " " " " *-5
Hote's, per room additional 10
Beer* Pumps .. 100
Restaurants 5.H0
Steam Laundries * 7 50
Hand " 5 00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate..., 5 00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1 00
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