THE DAILY
ALASKAN
CITY OFPICIKLPKPER
Vi?. 260 VIII.
3KAGWAY, ALASKA, MONDAY DECEMBER 4. 1905
PRICE 10 CENTS
NEW YORK Lift I# Slit
FOR PRiMlliM
Tom Donahue Countermands Order for Big
Policy on Account of the Sensational
Insurance Scandals
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan 1 j
Seattle, Dec. 4?' Thomas Donahue,
of Fairbanks, who agreed with an a^ent
of the New York Life Insurance Corn- ,
pany at Fairbanks, to take a paid up '
policy for $500,000, has regretted his i
action on account of the current sensa- j
tional insurance scandals. He gave the
Insurance agent an order for the pre- j
miurn money on the Seattle assay office.
He now countermands the order and !
refuses to do business with the com- 1
pany. As the assay office will not
hooor the onler held by tha company a
suit will be brought by the insurance
conrpany for the recovery of the money
pledged to the agent. The case will
undou'. tedly be litigated upon several
appeals as Donahue asserts that he will
employ couusel and fight the case to a
finish. Leading attorney here assert
that Donahue's defense will be upon the
ground that the company u=ed false
pretenses to induce him to take the
policy.
No Uua Tonlgk*.
There will be no game in ihe bowl-j
ioj contest tonight. The next gama ?
will be p'ayed Friday n'ght.
Puffs and Cretm
Cream puds served with whipped
cream at the Boss Bakery. tf j
Coal and Wood
For the best coal, and wool in any
length, call Lucavish, phone 93. tf
Vt ??ry
The Society of St. Savior's Church
meets tonight at S p. m. at the rectory.
V. G. Hahn,
Secretary.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
Don't fiil to see the elegant display
of Christmas candies at Muir's.
Muir's prices on holiday candies very
reasonab e.
(?HARRISONS'*
HALF PRICE SALE
We have twelve silk Shirt Wasits
lett from This Summer's stock,
which you can buy this week at
just exactly half price- Sizes 32
to 42. Regular prices were from
Ih50wee!7'50 $2 tO $3.75
School Children Attention j
Wcolly, warm tarns- your choice
from 25, 35 and 45 centc
Phone 55. Store Open Evenings
. - CMaCKXtuOCbQQa VVWWO*.
"II
n b?x ?f candy
is always an acceptable gift and we are pre
pared to supply you with the very best that can
be had. We have secured the agency for
Plow's Famous Candies
and the largest shipment that ever came to
Skagwav will be received in a very days
We also carry a large stock of our own cele
brated make of
Candies and Chocolates
which are known to everybody as equal to the
best
* BOSS BAKERY *
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' A LARG-E SHIPMENT OF
rcsl> Candies*
JUST RECEIVED ?
fresh Roasted Virginia Peanuts fvery Pay
Headquarters for
PHUNNY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES
MUIR'S
Filth Avenue
NOT MUCH
Liqnor Tiv.de is Abu ins:
Among Arctic Indians
i [Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Washington, Dec. 4? Capt. Hamlet,
of the United States revenue cutter
Bear, filed his report with the treasury
departm^it Saturday. The report
shows that the liquor traffic among the
! natives is abating. He recommends
that the start of the Bering sea patrol
fleet be made from Dutch Harbor June
1st each year,
BIO TRAFFIC
Mnch Freight Gops to The
Westw.rd
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Seattle, Dec. 4-The Santa Clara
sailed for Valdez and Seward Saturday.
She could not carry all the freight that
was booked, leaving several hundred
tons for the Oregon.
IV. P. A. CLUB
TO GIVE BAIL
At the meeting of the executive com- ;
mittee of the White Pass Athletic'
Club, Saturday evening, it was decided j
to give a masquraJe ball at the club j
rooms on Friday evening, December 15. 1
A general invitation is extended to '
the public and all who attend are re- |
quested to mask.
Following is the committee on prizes >
a. d arrangements:
E. M. Culbertson, A. P. Drapeisand
H. J. Lynch.
Mr. a u d M n Rogers Returning
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Rogers and Miss
Florence will return to Skagway on the
next trip of the Humboldt, according to
Major A. E. Snyder, of rt'hitehorse,
who returned on the Humboldt Satur
day.
BEST OF ALL
Never Before So Well Pre
pared for Holidays
We lead the rrce to Skagway and
have made it a point to lead ever since
Never before were we so well prepared
to maintain ascendency as we are at the
present time. Never before were we
so well prepared for the holiday trade
or to give that perfect pleasure to oui
patrons that follows complete satisfac
tion with purchases.
Our line includes everything in jew
elry, precious stones, silverware, china
ware, glassware, Christmas novelties
and souvenir?. Everything was per
sonally selected.
We invite all our old friends and new
ones to come and inspect our stock and
remain our patrons. We invite those
who have given their custom elsewhere
to come and see what we have to offer
and to become our friends and patrons.
H. D. Kirmse, *
The Pioneer Jeweler.
Only Plaoe in Town
The only place in town at which you
c?n get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free, in
p lace of tea or <'?ffee. Come on boys
Dunlap and Stetson hats for $5 at
Clayson's. tf
[MORE FRAUD
Forgery Now a Feature of
Oregon Lind Scandals
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
1 Portland, Ore , Dec. 4 ? The careful
probing into the matters which lie be
! hind the records of the Oregon jdistrict
land offices which is now in progress,
has developed a new and startling sec
sation. The state and eastern in vestors
as well as the government are now dis
covered to be victims of the frauds
practiced by the Oregon land sharks.
Fraudulent transfers of state lands,
bused upon forged certificates, have
been made to eastern victims who have
been thus fleeced out of large sums of
money. The extent of this outrageous
swindle will be hard to ascertain as no
records are availablo upon which to
case an exhaustive investigation.
Numerous transfers upon these bogus
certificates mav be made and a number
of innoceut purchase's thus injured j
before the fraudulent beginning of |
these worthless land titles are dis
covered.
iNlNHiir
A. S. S. Co's. Jefferson Ar
rives and Departs
The steamer Jtffeison, of the Alaska
Steamship Co., arrived yesterday morn- j
ing with a few local passengers and a
small quantity of fgelght. When she
sailed from Seattle she had l2o passen
gers, most of whom were for Ketchikan
and Juneau. The Jefferson sailed on
her return trip at noon yesterday with
31 passengers.
Her next sailing date from Skagway
is December 13.
Rotary Makea First Appiarinoo
The rotary made her first appearance
today on the W. P. & Y. R. with Con
ductor George Woodruff in charge and
a crew of eight men.
Hege's Souvenir book at Harrisons'.
Candy la on Jt ff*r<>rson
A large consignment of well assorted
fresh candies was received on the Jef
ferson. The best in toe market. F.
H. Muir, opposite postoffice.
Special s*le of wall paper at Harri
sons'.
GETS WORSE IN RUSSIA
Strike cuts St Petersburg1 off from tele
graphic communication and the rail
road employes have joined telegraph
ers and stopped traffic in 34 provinces
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. ]
London, Eng., Dec. 4 ? Last dispatches from St. Petersburg say that the govern
ment will be unable to restrain the telegraphers from striking or to procure independent
operators to take their places at the telegraph offices.
Later ? No communication can be had with St. Petersburg which is now completely
cut off from the rest of the world.
WARSAW RAILROADERS JOIN" STRIKE
Warsaw, Dec. 4 ? The railroad employes have joined the telegraphers in their uni
versal strike and as a result traffic is at a standstill in thirty -four provinces of Poland and
western Russia. It is feared that all the industries under the direct patronage of the
government will soon be closed down as the dissatisfaction of the working classes in every
line of industry is finding a veutin strikes, which heretofore could have been prevented
by the power of the government.
MAY RfflSE
Ryun Will Not Undertake
To Be Sole Delegate
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Sea'tle, Dec. 4--Richard S. Ryan, j
who was elected by the Alaskan con
vention recently held at Seattle, as the
delegate to congress to represent the j
second division, leaves tonight for
Washington. Mr. Ryan asserts that in
the event of congress deciding to ad- '
rait but one delegate from Alaska, and
to make him the choice, he will refuse
the seat. He believes that such action J
would not be properly representative j
of the spirit of the convention that'
elected him.
Opon Day and Nirrht
The Seattle saloon is open day and ,
night ? The public welcomed at all j
hours.
Oyster Cooktail? at Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon.
Earl & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clayson's. tf
CONVENES
Uucle Jo's Regimes Is Not
Interrupted
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan,]
Washington, D. C., Dec. 3? Congress
convened today and organized by re
electing "Uncle Joe" Cannon as speak
er of the house.
The democrats gave a unanimous
support to Williams.
GOOD HAUL
Highway Gets S5000 and
Escape
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Forest Grove, Ore., Nov. 4 ? Robbers
dynamited the safe of the Farmers .and
Merchants Bank in this city, at an
early hour. Saturday morning and
secured $5000 in gold and currency.
The highwaymen escaped with their
booty.
AffER rntu
Rooseyelt Might Iuvestigate
''The System"
(Special Dispatches to Dailv Alaskan.)
New York,Dec.4? It is reported here
on good authority that President Roose
velt is back of a movement to investi
gate the Standard Oil methods. It is
said the purpose is to make the investi
gation searching.
U\rORTUNAIE IWNfR
IS DOING WELL
I Edward Maher, who was injured by
an explosion in his mine, had his hand
amputated Saturday. The operation
was successfully performed and the pa
tient is doing nicely.
His friends are raising a subscription
r to aid him in his misfortune. It is a
I meritorious movement and deserves
the greatest success.
Very choice candies for Holiday gifts,
received on the Jefferson, at Muir's
Silk, mohair and velvet waists from
$2 to $7 at Harrisons',
usi uoenea
a barrel
j of fresh
Tomato Catsup. The
quality is fine, and is
much cheaper than that
in bottles.
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fin
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Sole Agent? Rose o i Ellensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
QUALITY TELLS EVERY TIME
this fact explains why G-AULT'S CEY
LON TEA is fast displacing all other
teas throughout Canada
THE ROSS-HIG-G-INS CO. Sole Agents, Skagwav and Juneau
f H Tountain Pen
Is becoming more and more a necessity for everybody and
nothing is more convenient and appropriate as a Christmas
present (or far away friends and relatives than a flrst-class
fountain pen. We have just rececived and elegant assort- ">?
ment of
Waterman's Iddeal fountain Pens
and Remex StiMilliitfl Pens
I At Price- from $1-75 to $700
Call and see them
w?. BRITT
Curios, Photographs
The largest stock of Indian Curios
In The choicest selection of Alaska Views B
The only Eastman Kodak and films house I
The Only thoroughly Equipped Studio n
In Southeastern Alaska
CASE & DRAPER
Skagway and Jnneaj, .... Alaska