SHAKE UP
Change in Pacific Coa9t
Threatened
Changes which will affect represents- )
tives of the Pacific Coast Steamship j
Company in the various departments in
Seattle and at San Francisco, are rumor
ed to take place early next year says
the Seattle Times. W. E. Pearce.
manager of the company, has been
called to New York for a conference
with H. W. Cannon, president of
the Pacific Coast Company, the parent
organization. During the stay of
Pearce in New York, it is understood
there is to be a meeting of the board of
directors to consider the enormous ex
pense attached to fitting the recent
atrike against the sailors, which has
been settled in favor of the union men.
It is understood that the strike of the
sailors cost the company more than
8370,000. The Pacific Coast Steamship
Company lost its union men simply be
cause of an agreement entered into
with the United Shipowners' Associa
tion of San Francisco.
When the sailors on the steam
schooners walked out it involved the
anion men working on vessels of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company ply
ing between Seattle and San Francisco,
from San Francisco to Southern Cali
fornia oorta, and on the company's,
Alaska routs.
When the sailors won their strike
the cooks, waiters and firemen decided
they were entitled to a raise and now
the steamship company will probably
be compelled to pay thousands of dol
lars more each year to the union men,
the big increase in all branches report
ed to be the outcome of the steamship
owners entering into the fight with
the steam schooner men.
These and other reasons are said to
have lea the directors of the Pacific
Coast Company to ask for an
explanaticn from Pearce and the steam
ship situation in general is to be dis
cussed.
Sells Mora of Ch?n>b?rlain? Co-ash
Ramedy Than All Otktn
Pnt Togather
The following letter from a locality
where Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is j
well known shows by the unpreceden
ted demand for it that the medicine
sells on its own merit. Mr. Thomas
George, a merchant at Mt. Elgin, On
tario,, says: "I have had the local agen
cy for Chambelain's Cough Remedy
*ver since it was introduced into Cana
da. and I sell as much of it as 1 do of all j
other lines I have on my shelves put to
g-ether. Of the many dozens sold un
der guarantee. I have not had one bot
tle returned. I can personally recom
mend this medicine as I have used it
myself and given it to my children and
always with the best results." For sale
by Wm. Britt.
Saattla Saloon
For the choicest stock of liquid re
freshments, the Seattle Saloon leads
them all. The famous Seattle Rainier
beer always on hand.
For Sal* Ckaap
Or will rent furnished the "Haynes"
residence corner of Third Avenue and
Alaska street from Nov. 1st. Enquire
of Geo. B. Howard next door.
Fraah Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co- keep all kind of !
fresh meat constantly on hand. tf I
For Rant
5-"oom furnished house on Eighth
stret. Inquire of Pat Renwick,
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CAV| yni I can't live in a cabin for
o>a I ? I Ull |35 oer month and
board yoursslf neither can you and
your wife keep house for $60 per month ?
BUT you can do so at the Fifth Avenue j
hotel "for the winter months and have j
service steam heat and Free baths.
DIRIGO ARRIVES
AT SEATTLE
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Nov. 21? The Dlrigo arrived
here last night from Alaska.
The Cottage City is billed to sail for
Skagway tonight.
MERCURY CONTINUES
GOING DOWN
The report of weather conditions at
8 o'clock this morning at points on the
line of the White Pass and in the Yukon
valley follows:
Glacier? South wind, 20 above.
White Pass? Snowing, south wind,
20 above.
Frasier ? Cloudy, south wind, Is
above.
Log Cabin? Cloudy, south wind, 1*
above.
Bennett? Partly cloudy, south wind,
28 above.
Pennington? Partly cloudv, south
wind, 30 above,
Crribou? Clear, calm. 10 above.
Whitehorse ? Clear, calm, 15 above.
Atlin ? Clear, north wind, 20 above.
Tagish? Cloudy, north wind.Sabave.
Lower La barge? Clear, north wind,
6 below.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, north wind. 10
below.
Big Salmon? Clear, calm, 20 below.
Yukon Crossing? Cloudv, calm, 11
below.
Selkirk- -Foggy, calm, 12 below
Coffee Creek? Cloudy, calm, 10 be-!
low.
Stewart ? Clear, calm, 1(3 below.
Ogilvie? Cloudy, calm, H below. I
Dawson? Cloudy, south wind, IS
below.
Fortymile ? Clear, north wind, 12
below.
jjj The Deserter
[Copyright. 1300. bs' Homer Spraguc.J
t It was while General Lee was mak
I lug his preparations for the invasion
| of Pennsylvania. In charge of a pick
et post numbering seven or eight men
was Sergeant Joe Wise, who was called
the best natured man in Company (J
and who had proved his bravery on
three or four battlefields. The sergeant
was thirty-five years old anil unmar
ried. but hack at home in Michigan a
red cheeked farmer's daughter had said
that she would be liis wife when he
came marching home from the war.
On this night, as the sergeant sat by
the fire with his men out on post, one
of the company came along and hand
ed him a letter received at regimental
headquarters two hours previously. It
was opened to be read at the dickering
flames of the fire. It was from a stay
at home man. one of those malicious
minded gossips who delighted in telling
all he knew and much more of affairs
back home. According to his epistle !
many things had occurred in the little
Tillage In the last month, and one of i
them was the engagement of Joe's |
sweetheart to a merchant who had fur
' nlshed a substitute for the war. He [
put it strong to the sergeant that he
had been made a fool of.
Half au hour later Joe was missed. I
An hour later word wnnt back to the |
company that he must have been sur- j
prised and captured by Confederate
?couts.
The deserter flanked his command
and rushed on to Washington. There j
he obtained a suit of civilian's clothes.
' and as a private citizen he set his face
toward his home.
Ten miles away he left the train for
the woods, and, after hours of gliding |
and skulking, he finally drew near the j
home of his betrothed. Father, mother j
and daughter were sitting on the ve
randa and with them the sneak who '
had written the letter. Concealed be- I
hind the lilac bushes growing close to I
the veranda, the sergeant heard every .
word of the conversation for an hour.
The writer of the letter had lied to him.
Sis feelings had been aroused to the
pitch where he had sacrificed his honor,
and his good name without Just rea-,
aoa.
TfenwMfr.BM .man jgfr? jat-Jfaes*
Warm
Bed
Clothing
Ulintcr M Ming
Warm
Bed
Now that it is getting so cold,
don't you think it is about time you were getting
some good warm bedding. We have a better as
sortment than ever, and can show you some lines
you won't be able to see else where.
d
In Comforters we have a strong showing Our Sheet Blankets, we have them in |
from the 1.50 grade to the fine silk G-rey, V White and Tan ranging from
covered down at 13-50 85 cents to $2.00
Warm
Bed
Clothing
Wool Blankets in G-rey, White or Brown,
from $5- 00 to $15.00 a pair.
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Co.
Geo. Blanchard, Manager.
Warm
Bed
Clothing
ooasnng of ~ii?i he tnni written a sol
dier with a clean record had become a
sneak and a skulk. Should he reveal
himself then and there he would be
loaded with anathemas and reproaches.
No father with patriotism in Ills heart
would have him for a son-in-law. No
j.lrl who thought of honor and reputa
tion would welcome him.
The deserter groaned In agony as he
realized the situation, and the people
bad withdrawn into the house to go to
bed before he era w led away. That
night he walked fifteen miles, dodging
and skulking and afraid of everything
that moved by the roadside. In the
morning he was headed for Pennsyl
vania. The papers told him which way
Lee was moving. He found confusion
in Philadelphia. There was no provost
guard to pick him up and ask <iues
tions; no citizen to suspect him of be
ing a deserter. lie found a place where
he could exchange his suit for a uni
form and was off for the front an hour
later.
The country was overrun by parties
from either side, and it was the ser
geant's fortune to be gobbled up by
Confederate cavalry. He was sent to
the rear as a prisouer. He was held
until the thunder of the three days' bat
tle was hushed and Lee was falling
slowly back on Falling Waters, and
then he and hundreds more were head
ed for the Potomac. The rest is to be
found in the history of his company
and regiment. That history reads:
"As Lee fell back, his retreat incum
bered with wounded men, prisoners
and a long baggage train, Custer press
ed one division of it closely over the
mountain roads. There were constant
attacks and the Confederates fought
bravely to save what they had won.
At a point about ten miles from the
river, where we made an unusually
fierce attack and where the resistance
was proving too much for us, a sud
den diversion gave us the victory. A
Federal sergeant belonging to a Michi
gan regiment and who was a prisouer
In Confederate hands rallied about 400
of his fellow captives, rushed their
guards and, with arms thus obtained,
made a flank movement and scattered
the force opposed to us and came
charging through to us. The sergeant
brought in the flag of a Confederate
regiment that he had captured, and
there is no doubt of his promotion for
his brave conduct."
A month later Sorgeaut Wise was
Lieutenant Wise. The order read on
dress parade spoke to the regiment of
his being captured while on duty at a
picket post, of escape and recapture,
and recorded his act of capturing the
"flag and turning on his captors as one
of the bravest things In war. The ser
geant had not lied or boasted. He
had left others to figure out as they
wanted to, and they bad made the
most of It. A year and a half later he
was a captain and on his way home
to marry the girl who was waiting for
him.
He did not march to her house, nor
yet to his, from the depot. He took a
contrary direction until he brought up
before the house of the man who had
held his honor in his hands. Then
things happened. A year later the jus
tice of the peace would have called it
felonious assault, and jail might have
been the consequence, but Lee had sur
rendered, the war was over, and the
home com tag veterans owned the coun
try. The wife has never known.
No human being except the ser
geant's chum has ever known. It was
a race between honor and disgrace, and
tonor won. M. QUAD
Or Cook With Them On. I
There never was an angel who
wouldn't take off her wings and cook
for th? man she loved. ? Now Orleans
Be?yune.
PERSONAL MENTION
C. Smith, who was second mate oq
the Columbian, which was blown up and
burned on the Yukon last September,
is at the Golden North on his way
soutlj. He will go to San Francisco.
J. 3. Tyrrell, representing McKenzie
& Mann at Conrad, will leave for the
south on the Cottage City. He is at
Whitehors9.
Dr. L. 'S. Keller will leave on the
Cottage City for Sitka where he will
spend several weeks.
J.D. Nichols, the Conrad newsdealer,
is at the Golden North. He is going
south on one of the first be ats.
William Gary a miner from the Big
Salmon district, is at the Golden North
hotel on his way to the slates,
Ctonp
A reliable medicine ami one that shou'd
4 ways be kept in the home for imai- -
tliate use i? Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. It will prevent the attack if given
as soon as the child gets hoarse, or even
after th<- croupy cou?:h appears. There
is no d.?nger in giving it to children for
it contiins no opium or other harmful
dtug. For sale by Wm. Britt.
AT ONCE
Make Up Your Christmas
List Now
Christmas is drawing very near.
There is do use waiting until the
eleventh hour. Make up your list to
day. Jot down the names of all to whom
you intend to make presents. That
done, mark down what you desire to
give each, then select every day one or
two presents. A small deposit will
jecure them for you. They will be laid
aside until the day before Xmns.
A look at our show window and store
will aid you in making selections.
Come whenever you like, and as often
as you please, we will be very glad to
show you around. You will never be
urged to buy.
There will surely be someone to
whom you will want to give a ring, to
others, bracelets, lockets and scarf pins,
broaches or studs, for still others you
will want little trinkets or silver
novelties. Look at our stock. ;
Following a time honored custom we
will give THREE HANDSOME
PRIZES TO OUR CUSTOMERS on
the day before Christmas. A ticket
will be given with each $1 purchase
which will entitle the holder to a
chance in ALL THREE PRIZES
The FIRST PRIZE will be a lady's
diamond ring? ONE FULL CARAT IN
SIZE? as handsome as the handsomest
and worth $125.
The SECOND i-RIZE will be a
gentleman's fine silk umbrella with
GOLD HANDLE.
The THIRD PRIZE will be a lady's
fine silk umbrella with a GOLD
HANDLE.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler
RECEPTION EOR DR.
AND MRS. HEARST
A reception has been arraneed for
the Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Hearst to take
place in the Presbyterian church Fri
day evening from 8:30 until 10 p. in.
An opportunity will be given the peo
ple of Skagway to meet Dr. Hearst who
has proved to bean able and convincing
speaker. His congregation anticipates
that his influence in tl: is community *
will be strongly felt. A large attend- j
ance is expected at the reception.
BURNSIDE IS
AT JUNEAU
The cableship Burnside is at Juneau
today. She arrived there yesterday
evening. New instruments are being
installed in the office there. It is not
state! when the vessel will leave for
the purpose of beginning the work of
laying the cable to Ketchikan.
Principal BftrU?r Shop Leads
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
it: Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first ciass in all respects.
We have a large stock
homney's Candy
Peter's Chocolates
Also a large stock ot
Fresh Nuts
Doni' Forget the Number. 428 Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's
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DARING
HOLDUP!
A Prominent Citizen is held up 011 Moore's Wha J;
another in the Fifth Addition to Skagway: another by the
marshal 011 one side and a deputy 011 the other! In Time
of War prepare for Peace. Get your Artillery. Guns,
Pistols, Ammunition, Harpoons and Cheese Kni?*es 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. TANNER.,
The Hardware Man
SAVE YOUR DOLLARS
is our advice. Later on in life, it will
be of great service to you. The lack of
money causes untold misery. That is
why you should save a portion of your
salary, or earnings, while sou can.
The five Der-cent plus dividend earn
ing Gold Bonds, of the Northern Se
curities and Hacking Company, offer
tne safest ?nd best investment in the
way of sivini's that l? on the market.
These Bomls are backed by Real Estate
Securities held by oae of the largest
Trust Companies in the west, They
can be paid for on the monthly, semi
annual or annu 1 ptyment plan and will
earn you better than ten per-cent on
your money, besides taking care of and
returning' you your principal
For full particulars, see
PHIL ABKHaMs, Agent.
GOLDEN N0RTH H0TEL
-V GOLiDErJ NORTH Te ^
SKAGWAY'S POPULAR HOTEL'
Modern Improvements
FAIR TREATMENT, GOOD SERVICE AND RATES THAT ARE RIGHT