The
.. Fiddlers. .
Three
Of Old King Cole had a
happy time with that nier- i
ry old soul.
That's because the merry
old soul's grocery man kep
his larder supplied with
out bankrupting his treas
ury.
We can supply you with
high class groceries at a
price that will make you
happier than Old Cole
ever thought of being.
We ask^a fair trial.
C. W. ASK & SONS
Band-Painted
Ibina in ?ndlm
* Uarieiy ?
% ...
Having just received a -
large shipment of beau
tiful Hand x Fainted
Chi 11, w i *3 i ) ; better
prepared than ever to
offer you a stock of
Artistic merit from which
may be seleete 1 Gifts
for all occasions
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler
Skagway, - - Alaska
Sincerity Clothing
Made by
Xuh Man & Fischer
Is the Brand that we have decided
? to carry fV>r the Coming Season
They Have
The Fit and Style
and
The Prices are Right
$18.00 to $25.00
Fine " needs emphasis when
describing the Hanan Shoe.
Other shoes have borrowed the
word and abused it.
Let's say "satisfaction" in
stead ? satisfaction based on fit,
comfort, style and service.
That's what you get with
every pair of Hanan Shoes.
Low-priced, we ^ think,
what they offer. '
$5.00 and up.
,JFor men and women.-)
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Company
fieo. Bfanchard, Manager
WM. BRITT, Ph. G.,
Are You Gofrect?
Not alone In dr?ss and haiilis do
we display our taste and reflne
monl. but Just as much so 111 I ho
svUs-i Ion of our stationery. Voiir
Lktteh nM?n-sont> Yoc In your nt>
nonce.
How aiv you rcpi-sonled' ? Does
your letter Niurgest carelessness
and dlsivslx'ft, or Is your personal
ity can iitl Into It w ith stylo and
refinement? *
We're maklnk" a specialty tills
?week of the famous
EATON'S
E%rly Dutch Box Paper
Regular I'rloc Tie Wo sell It. for 6V
We can show you a full line of the
Katon-llurlbul l'auers. "Always
Correct."
Skagway, Alaska
RCCFRTiriFD SOLDIER'S
APPIHOMAL LAiVP SCRIP
This Scrip takes immediate title
to either surveyed or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30-00
per acre in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50- 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres
R. H. PEALE & CO.,
OAKLAND, CAL. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
1603 BRUSH ST. MERCANTILE ANNEX
Ill OF ALLEGED
ELBUL SURRENDEDS
(By United Press.)
New York, Nov. 6? Raymond Ultch
cock, the wealthy young man who is al
leged to have been the cause of the
ruin of a score of gir's in this city, and
who, charging that be was being black
mailed, disappeared and caused fear? to
be entertained that he had kille 1 him
self, this morning surrendered to Cap
tain Schmitzherger of the 47th street
station. He denies that be is guilty
and still .maintains that he is being
hounded for refusal to pay blackmnil.
MISHAP TO
TRAINING SHIP
GERMAN BOAT LENA, IN KEIL ROAD
STEAD. BLOWS UP-EIGHT OEAD
TWENTY-TWO INJURED
(By United Press.)
Keil, Nov. 6? At 4 o'clock this morn
ing an explosion occurred on board the
German Training ship Lena, which was
lying in the roadstead here. Eight ca
det sailora were killed and twenty-two
perhaps fatally injured.
ttlWWIV'
Elks dance tonight.
? ?????
A. B. 'a toniifht.
? ?????
The firat train of Yukon coal was re
ceived in this city Saturday and is re
partee! to be of a good qua'itv.
GUATAMALA
IS SUNG
NEW ORLEANS GETS MESSAGE THAT
MEXICAN COUNTRY IS IN THE THROES
OF AN EARTHQUAKE
(By United Press.) ?
New Orleans, Nov. 6? An earthquake
Is reported from Gmtnmala City and
the surrounding country. Enormous
damage has becu repotted and the
shocks are continuing and R owing
stronger.
There will be a special meeting of
the A. tJ.'s tonight.
The usual twice a month Social danct
of the Elks will be held at the club to
night.
? ?????
In a drunken rov. at Haines Monday
Frank Joe, son of Whiskers Joe, se
verely injured his brother-in-law by
cutting him with a knife under the
right eye. The trouble was settled yes
terday by Frank Joe paying 100 blank
eis for the carving.
At the la9t meeting of the Skagway
Volunteer Fire Department N. J. Black
was elected Assistant Foreman of Com
pany No. 2, in place of A, Streed, who
has gone be'ow. For some time past a
number of members who did not attend
the meetings have been carrKd en the
roll of membership. At the recent
meeting the list was gone over and
those who had been absent for several
cocsccuiivc meetings were ordered j
stricken from the roll of membership.
Chief McLean in speaking to The I
Alaskan the other day said: "I am
going to try ard pet the merchants to
allow one man from each business
bouse, were several are employed,
granted permission, when an alarm
comes in, to answer the alarm regard
less of what lie may be doing. At this
time of j ear, especially if fire breaus
out in the middle of the day, it will be
a hard matttr to get the men out to
fight 'he H unts most of ihose who be
long to the department nve emplcyed at
the shops All of the h^ drams :ire
being placed in good shape for the win
ter and everything is being done to
make property as safe as possible."
I ?
"Tom" Dewar, the famous Chef, of
Whitehouse, has taken a position with
the Waf Eagle mine.
? ?????
Captain Pillsbury, of the Alaska
Road Commission, is making arrange
ments to got away on the next Hum
boldt.
The City of Seattle will arrive at 4
o'cloc'-c tomorrow afternoon and will
likely sail within a couple of hours
after her arrival.
? ???#?
W. C. Angell, machinist at the local
shopsi who has been on a trip below,
hus returned after ?n absence of sever
al weeks.
? ?????
At the meeting of the White Puss hos
pital directors held last ni'-ht, T. J.
Standish was elected to surceed him
self and E. J. Dougherty w?s made a
member of th; auditing committee t:
fill the unexpired term of W. S. Mc
Lean,
? ?????
L. M. McLaughlin, of Whitehorse,
who camo here In the early days and
has not been out since '98, Is In the city
on his way to Scotland. Mr. McLaugh
ho was formerly a member of the R.
N. W. M, P.. of which ho was a ser
Keant nod is ti much sought guide for
hunting trips. Since !o;n ing the police
organization Mr. M: Laugh in has been
engaged in mining and has several val
uable properties on Ruby and Fourth of
July creeks. Ht-will not return before
late spring.
G. O. Hall, teller in the Canadian
Cjnk of Commerce/ mistaking a bottle
of benzine for kerosene Monday night,
threw the contents of the bottle into a
S'.ovo in which he was trying to light a
fire. The result was an explosion, from
which Mr. Hall received severe burns
about the face and hands.
Frank Page yesterday caught an uu
usually fine specimen of flying squirrel
in a trap in the mountains near the city
and gave the skin to W. L. Speer. This
is the first squirrel of this kind that has
been captured near Skagway for sevoral .
years. In the early days there were
many of the little animals arcuod this
seotlon, but of late they have disap
peared. Mr. Speer will have the skin
mounted.
All the delicacies of the season at tbe
?ack Train Uestaruant, |
m ii hi
1ST IIS SUE NOW IS.
(By United Press.)
Washington, Nov. 6? It is now prac
tically nssiued tbat the question of Ter- 1
ritorial government will not be favor- j
ably considered at the winter session of j
concrete. The arguments that will be '
need against it are that the country is
too sparsely settled to permit of any
form of territorial government at thla
.time. It is given out that Speaker Can
non is uncompromisingly opposed to
Alaska boiug given other than the pres
ent form of administrative powers.
A NEW BROOM WILL ALWAYS SWEEP
CLEAN
So docs our new fall stock sweep eve
ry thinp before it in our line. It is the
most attractive, and embraces the lat
est novelties: the best of goods of the
reliab'e kind. The assortment is one
oaloulatcd to meet the tastes.means and
preferencesjof every individual likely to
enter our store. If standard merit and
exclusive yariety go for anything they
will score a record for the present sea
son that will see all our old customers
better satisfied than ever before, and
new ones put on the list as friends of an
establishment that believes in dealing
honorably and liberally with it? patrons.
We can assure you that you will always
find tn our store exceptional value and
just price, courtesy and a desire and ef
fort to give entire satisfaction.
P. E. Kern,
Gold and Silversmith.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam heM and everj
taing modern.
FOR RENT OR SALE? House cn
Seventh and Alaska streets. Inquire
at The Alaskan. 6t-iJ35
PORCUPINE
CLAIMS SOLD
NEW YORK SYNDICATE INVESTS $125,
OOO IN PLACER MINE PURCHASE
IN HAINES DISTRICT
(By United Press.)
Bellinghsm, Nov. (5? John Maloney,
of Juneau, announces the sale of placer
claims on the Klahena river, near
Hainas in the Porcupine district, to a
New York Syndicate for One Hundred
and Twenty-five Thousand dollars.
Speaking"6f a well known Skagway
citizen the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
pays:
Major Wilds P. Richardson, the
chairman of the Alaska road commis
sion, has been ordered to go to Wash
ington by way of Seattle. Major Rich
ardson is expected first to take the
fifteen-mile horseback ride prescribed
for all field officers and he will take the
ride probably at Fort Liwiod.
Major Richardson will not regard
this as a hardship, for a. year ago he
proposed a ride on horseback from
Fairbanks to Valdez and le an exoellent
horsemani] '