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No. 223. ELEVENTH YEAK.
THE HAGUE,. Dec. 19.? Dutch war-;
ships art' hbverlng a^xiut the coast of
Venezuela watching an opportunity to
la ml troops at an opportune moment
to aid the revolutionists. Vice Presi
dent Uomcz has sent word that he
has proclaimed himself president
? BERLIN, Dec. IP. ?Immediately up
on arrival here, it is now stated.
President Castro placed orders for
r, 0.000 rifles for immediate delivery.
(By United Press.)
MANILA, Deo. 10.? Consternation
has been caused in the army circles
by the death within the i?st few
days of eleven American soldiers!
tiiri-ugh poison, administered to them :
in their drinking water. An invest!- j
ration Is under way.
IflFT VISITING
IN THE S0UTH
(By United Pres.;.)
VUGl'STA, Ga.. Dec. 19.? Mr. Taft
arrived here this morning tg stay, he
says, until the first of January when
he goes to Panama. He was greeted
thusiastii reception.
01 TIE SIDE
(By United Press.)
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.? The Na
tional Base Ball commission iu ses
sion here has handed Chicago a se
vere roast. As a result of probing it
is learnt-d that a systematic scheme
of ticket scalping was pursued with
regard to the ball games in that city,
whereby many men of the inner cir
cle made fortunes out of the fcham
pionship games. The matter will not
b* allowed to rest there.
Juck Benson brings an interesting
story from Douglas. Jack lias just
returned from Juneau and vicinity.
He says that a young native woman,
om- of the handsomest of her people,
came to her death recently in a
tragic manner. Willie Jackson and
??' have not been married very Ion;
but their life was very unhappy, their
time being spent mostly in quarrel
ling. Finally Magic's mother went to[
their home and indurt'd her daughter
to return with her to the pnreiital|
roof, "Iler husband, when h<- saw hi.
wife leaving him, ran for a revolver
and opened a fusilade upon the two
as they were crossing a high trestle.
The shots went wild but the youn
woman, in her fright, fell from thel
trcst1- and was so badly injured thn1
stie ?? ? d. Her remains were burle>.
last Monday. The matter lias no
gotten into public notice, it is said,
as i In mother was given a sum or|
money in consideration of which sh
made no complaint. The mother's
na i e is Kuima Phillips.
RUEF NOT YET
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1!>.? Th"
sentencing of Abe Ruet which wa |
postponed until today, was again post
poned, this time until Thursday next |
as the appeal lias not been perfected.
See those Arctic fox furs in Draper
& Co.'s display window.
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Y?OR 0HRSSTMRS
SHOPPING
"What shall I give?'' That same old question must
be answered again.
This store will lie better prepared than ever to help
you answer it with suggestions of gifts both beautiful
and usefuj.
Nearly every depaitraent will present sorn^ new idea,
and uo matter how fastidious your taste or how meager
your purse is. we have the gift to meet your require
ments.
If you have realised how much the gift is appreciated
that represents the thought and care and the handi
work of the giver, you will perhaps wish to make
some of your gifts, which can be suggested and shown
to you at
Cyncb and Kennedy
The Up-to-Dateilaberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings
J
DON'T FEAR "
RIVAL TRUST
(By United Prees)
j NEW YORK, Dec. 19.? Daniel Gng-|
i^onheini, in h published Interview, to
; day, is (luuteil us saying t',ut l'l? I
stockholders ot the ^American smell-!
tip. company ha.vx- nothing to l'ejirj
froty the organization of a rival cop- ^
per trust, recently anuounced ns rath-,
ered by Ryau and Cole. !
ANOTHER
WICKEOAI
(By UnltesL Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 1!).? George
Wickersham, a lawyer of this city,
lias been selected by. Mr. Taft for tli<*
post of attorney general. It is under
stood he has accepted. Mr. Wicker
sliam Is known as a keen and able
lawyer but he has not figured In poli
tics.
HAINES, Dec. 18. ? An enthusiastic
gathering of ladies from Fort Wm. H.
Seward and Haines into in the A. R.
X -
hall Thursday afternoow to listen to
tiif very able address of Mrs. Mary
K. Ilarl, special eomtidssioiiei- of th<'
A.-Y.-P. for woman's art. oduealion
and woman's work. Mrs. Hart inspir
ed her listeners to do their best in
securing a representative exhibit fron
this section. .\s an advertisement
for the place the ladii s feel confident
that they will have the co-operation
of all residents.
A Ladies' Auxiliary was organized
and the following officers elected:
President ? Mrs. A. F. McLean.
Firvt vice-president- -Mrs. Win.
Donne.
Second vice-president ? Mrs. Harry
Fay"
Third vim*- president Mi. * Ilvv
uolds.
Fourth vice-president ? Mrs. (', C.
Baker.
Secretary ? Mrs. George Vogle.
Assistant secretary ? Miss Dorothy
Doyle.
Treasurer ? Mrs. J. W. Martin.
The following committees were rip
pointed by Mrs. Hart:
Educational Department ? Miss Har
riet Case.
Kindergarten Exhibit ? Ft. Seward.
Mrs. llutton.
Presbyterian Mission ? Rev. and
.Mrs. McLean.
Industrial Section ? Haines, Mrs.
George Vogle, Mr. George Vogle and
Mr. Sewell.
Industrial Section ? Ft. Seward,
Dr. Hut ton.
Photography ? Haines, Mrs. Blaok
enhurg and Mr "McLean.
Photography ? Ft. Seward, Mr;. W.
Reld and W. A. Reid. <
\rt- Haines, Mrs. Mi-Lean. Mrs.
Polley, M i-?. King and Col; Sol Rip
Insky.
Art. Ft. Seward, Mrs. Simonds, (
Mrs. Haskell, Mrs. Neoly and Mrs.
Vonable.
Fancy Work ? Haines, Mrs. linker.
Mrs. Odell, Mrs. Russel, Mrs. Velour
and Mrs. (Jossett.
Fancy Work ? Ft. Seward. Mrs.
Herr, Miss Reynolds, Miss Davison,
.Mrs. Novak and Mrs. Tojnlinson.
Ethnological and Native Art? Miss
Doyle, Miss Olson and Mrs. Shorl
eridge.
Transportation ? Mrs. King and Mrs
Odell.
Ornithological ? Mr. An way.
Conchologicnl ? Mrs. Banta, Mrs.
Lucas, Mrs. Weitzman, Mrs. BJorn
stad, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Hillery.
llotanlcal ? Mrs. Fay. Mrs. BJorn
stad and Mrs. Blackmer.
Literary and Historical ? Haines
Co). Sol Riplnsky.
Literary and Historical ? Ft. Sew
ard, Lieut. Herr.
Mineralogical ? Mr. Turner.
Agricultural and Wood? Mrs. Ad
atus, Mrs. Combs and Air. An way.
MRS. t!EO. VOUEL.
E. J. Stanlsfi sailed for Seattle on
the Jefferson for a holiday visit.
10. P. Doseh left this morning on
I ho Jefferson for a visit to his old
home at Portland.
Lieut. Sain C. Orchard returned on
the Princess May from a hurried
tiii? to Seattle where he wout to pur
chase a team of horses and other sup
plies for the road commission;
\V. M. I Ted) Murdock, lately em
ployed on the Uindustuckl road by
the road commission, will go south on
the Princess May. He expects to re
turn in about six weeks.
lrvln Warren of Tread well, brother
in-law of Airs. L. A. Harrison, ar
rived on today's steamer to spend the
holidays.
Smith Itemick, who has been in
charge of the pump at the Summit
for a number of years, came down
tonight 011 a Christmas shopping trip.
He will return .Monday.
,i ' \ - ?>:>: elegant !)ill
. .;s well as in
: metropolis.
-\.r...Ted Stock
Canned Goods
ra? *??? Wtiirn ;r U.? -t ar? Grows
.brii to your table the most dclicatc
tabic , fruits, clc., from Maine,
Ne |rrsv /, California, Oregon, etc.
?,.:..L-rctl at "sbest, wherever
it is known to prow best, ami is
packed ri.'ht tlieie, only those of firm,
.:y, i.. full, miatsand vege
1 Vrs bein|r acccplcl for the Pre
ferred Stock label. Same w^y with
1. 1 its gathered
with the dew
on and packcd
so quickly and carefully that the garden flavor is pre
served. As an example <>f tlegajil dullest, as easy to
serve in Alaska as New York, try this:
EfCATT.omt pmnr?
Make a tomato ?ancc; pic* ?nc r ic.ii of Preferred J rock Shrimp*,
heat in the sauce ant! add a class of sherry (or * c*- * ?f Jnlce from
a can of Preferred StocS: raspberries. ) T uni Into a ?;?allo? i^kinc dub.
corr r wltb buttered crumb* and bale? nntil cr?tmb? are brown. Garnirb
witli parsley and serve Lot.
Vst PrrjerrtJ Stock ? qualify guar unu>J- ft 4m jcu>
ALLKN A IAJWIS. Grocer
GANTY & FRANDSON
D
MEW n Hill
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE, Doc. 19.? On December
21?i, the day or night on which the
sun starts on Its return northward
toward th<> summer solstice time sig
nals will he transmitted over the
wires to all Alaskan stations, corre
sponding to the time at each. The
signals will discontinue at 33 minutes
and 34 seconds after 9 o'clock. Cor
responding to Nome time this will be
6 o'clock, 33 minutes and 34 seconds;
at Valdez it will be 7, 33, 34; at Sit
ka, 8, 33, 34. This Is according to
Seattle standard time and the govenr
mcnt at Washington desires that the
information be given to the public at
all stations.
IS. HART
MEETS LADIES
At the meeting of the Ladles' Aux
iliary of tho A.-Y.-P. at A. B. hall
this afternoon Mrs. Mary E. Hart
gave an interesting account of the
work as begun at Haines and listened
with Interest to tho very encouraglug
reports of tin- various sub commit
tees, showing that things are already
well under way here. It was decided
not to call another general meeting
until after I he holidays ? two weeks
hence. In the meantime the sub
committees will formulate their plans.
TAKES LONGEST
Billy Cooper, a well known Alaska
inusher, has started from Valdez to
wake the trip to Seattle overland
with a dog team and sled. Tho Jour
ney is approximately 3,700 miles, and
hooper expects to make it in three
months. IIo has a team of six dogs
md a specially constructed basket
jled. The sled is of the bob variety,
o which wheels may be attached for'
:oing over bare ground. The route
i>roposed by Cooper is from Valdez to
Fairbanks over the government trail;
thence to Dawson, via Circle and
Eagle From Dawson the trail leads
jp the Yukon and Hootalinqua rivers
icross the divide to Telegraph creek;
thence overland to Ashcroft, B. C.,
where the railroad will be reached.
From Ashcroft to Seattle the trip will
be by train. Nearly six hundred
miles of trail will have to be broken
with snowshoes on this trip.
SOI TROUBLE
ON THE HILL
Engine No. 61 attached to the ro
tary while climbing over the hill and
bucking the worst blizzard of the
year broke the main pin on her left
side at the seventeen mile post at
1 0 : TJO yseterday morning. No. 56
brought her back to the shops and 62
went out to take her place. The ro
tary was then continued over and
came back ahead of the south bound.
The (rain from Whitehorse did not
arrive for this reason until midnight
last night. The weather on the hill
is reported better today. The train
arrived on time.
TOWN TALK
H. E. Ruffner of Atlin, brother of
M. Ruffner, was a passenger south
on the Jefferson this morning.
Doc Watson, engineer of the road
commission, was a passenger south
on the Jefferson this morning for Se
attle.
Mrs. Witt of Haines, was a Christ
mas shopper today having made the
round trip on the Peterson.
Jack Benson returned on the Jef
ferson from Juneau where he was
witness in a case before the court ? a
case of a fight on the beach last fall
? which was dismissed.
Bill Leslie having completed his
contract with the road commission foi
the bridge at Wells, took the Jeffer
son this morning for Juneau where he
has a little matter before the court.
"Dick" Turner took the Jefferson
this morning for the south. He goes
east to attend a meeting of the direc
tors of the Alaska Iron company and
will return via Mobile, Ala., in about
six weeks.
MIMUS 1
We have just re- |
ceived a new line of suits |
for Xmas trade, they are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15.00 to $22.50, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
Mil ft laussi.