Just Received I
Alirge shipment of Assorted
Preserves in GIslss Jars
Selling at
20 Cents Each
Also a fine line of Toilet Soaps
at special prices
John Kalem, the Grocer
So> Arerit for Rel fcre* 0*nrt#?i Goods
PfRSONL MENTION
Mrs. S. A. P Bertrand. wife of the
superintended of pub'ic works for vhi
Yukon territory. arrived on the trafr
last n;ch: and will ;p*ve for the aouii
oc the Amur. She w?N Kwrnptniwi to
Skacway by Mr. Rertrmni.
Horace A. WekL. tie Pawsor fire in
surance man. arrived oa tie train last
Eiffel and w:ll leave for the south oc
the Amur. He is at tie Fifth Avenue
bote..
A. L. Rerdoe aod W. B. Kinc are ex
pected to return 00 tie OoUace Citj
due here Deii Tueadav.
Cap' Sample, Chaplain Smith aod
Lieut. Ifiehart were in Sks cT?j to
day from Fort William H Seward'
M. J. \IcL*ucfe-ir.. who has spent
several days in town from Wh te Pass,
returned today.
V ;ss Stelia Ford ia in Ska^way from
Bainc*. She arrived oc the Peterson
with feer father
Mrs. Moor arr.red on the Petersoc
today from For; W;liam,H. Seward
E. A. Murphy returnee yesterday
from Whil?hor*.
1 S^werby arrived oc the Pe;er?or
today from Haicea.
ENTERTAINMENT
MS SllCESS
The entertainment civen by tie
lad:esofSv Saviour's Church at fee
Arctic Brother boot: hail last ticht **<
a complete success T;-e mu> oale pro
cram war particularly p)e?sir.c to tie
aodience whtch CI ed tie bouse to over
flowing Kverybody apoeari.ic oc it
wa? b*aru!T encored. The 1 unctieoc
and daooe which followed the must
oale were larrely attended aod cave
much pleasure.
A pleasart surprise was civen the
aud:en.-e in the appearanne of Horace
A. Weld of Pawsoo. He was called
hack acaic and af?;n. His impersooa
t'ons took the bouse ty stortr
TT?e profits from the evening'* enter
tain me nt were iarfer tbac was expec
ud.
SMGHU FIRM
GETS C0V1IUCI
Nettles A Ford, of Sk?c*f? *t*i
Humes. hare secured .the contract to
do the lie sol sheet iron work on the
pubbc build ncs that will be erwted a:
Fort William H Seward next summer.
The contract ?as awarded them by
Contractor Rocnell, of Tacoraa. on a
bid that was submitted its oorapetnton
with se?-e-a Pucet sound bwkiers. The
contract price will exoecvl tS.tW
Fn'rkt !)<?(< U?t ?
Whitebon*. Feb 24 ? A While \ *?
state left here resterday with <W
pounds of freight *od 500 pounds of
mail.
gfc*?ld W Tr?? t? P?-nrl?
Sow that Got, Rrady has resigned.
Alaska ouch t to hare an official who
wil! not only reside in the territory,
but attend strictly to the requirement*
of the people thereof.? Seattle Times
Olrifo Skoild Arr<T ?
The I>ri<ro. which sailed from Ju
neau at S> a. na yesterday for Skr??ay .
should arrive at any time.
Onttr OmM?U* W.J??TSP?r.
l^?h ovster cockt*>l? and hot wein
erwurst on tap at the Mascot Sak*>n
Thirdarenue and Broadway. ?
Pack Trmta Atw?r?
The Pack Train saloon always leads
It carries only the beat brands of whis
kies. wines, "beers and all the other
pood, so be had at a first-das* peotle
mec's resort li
HOCIf (IMS
Modern Bln b^urd Pays Pen
hIu For Crime
?special Dispatch to Hailv A'a'kan
Chicago. Feb. 24 ?J oh arm Hoch. lb#
modern B! a? beard, who was convicted
of *nft-murder. raid the penalty for
hia crime yesterday by rivinc up hi?
life or. the callows. He ? as came un
til the last and mounted the fallows
without fear, expecting a reprieve un
til the end.
To a priest Hoch confe'setl to bigamy
yesterday but protested his innocence
of murder
1*1 AND Wf 41 HER
Weather oondirioos obtaining a* in
I land points ai v o'clock this more inf.
aooordtnc to telegraphic report* re
ceived at the offices of the W. P. A Y.
;v, w*re as follows:
Fortytcile ? Cloudy, calm. 20 below.
Dawaoe -Cloudy, cairn. 30 below.
Offilv*? ' Cloudy, calm. 32 below.
Stewart? Cloudy. calm. 34 below.
Coffee Creek? Cloudy. calm.Sn below.
Selkirk ? Cloudy, eaim. ? below.
Yukon Ciowioc? Cloudy, calm. 5
r>e)ow.
Big Sa'mon ? Cloud> . calm. 0
Hootaliuvjua -Cloudy, calm. 0,
Whitehorse- Cloudy, calm. 70 a bo re.
Tafish ? Cloudy, calm. 4 above.
Atlin? Cloudy, ca'm. S above,
Coorad? Cloudy, calm, 10 ab. ve.
Cari'oou- Cloucy. calm. S above.
Bennett? Cloudy, calm, 8 above
IjOC Cabin? CK-udy. calm. 4 above
Ftaser ? C oudy. ca'm, 11 a ho re.
White Pass-i. loody., north wind, 3
above
Glacier ? Cloodv. calm 2 above.
SKACVTAl WMTHER
The result of the observation taker
at Viwe wnarf at midcicht. Feb. 23.
ia as follows:
Temperature time ohwrvat'n. 2S above
Max. temp. preoedirj: 24 hours. .33 "
i Yin " " " "..2? ?'
Mean " " " " 31
[barometer, 29.70.
Clear, light north wind.
WEATHER EVRF.AU REPORT
Skagway. Feb 24. 15W.
VCe?;her cocdnior.< for the 24 hoars
rrecedii c oooo today were s- follows:
Volunteer U. S. Weigher Observer.
LETTER LIST
Carolled f? L?tt?- R?m?t?l?? I*
Sktcvn^ Pnftntfic# F?fc- 82 .
rartie* callinc for the following
matter will please say advertised.
Goss. Mrs. B. Scott.
Johnson. Mr. Junes A.
Johnson. Wylie.
Pearsoc, Vrv J. u
Thouret, Esq. A. E.
"5 cents buys * dollars worth at
Harrison's
A r>nrit? R??'il? for
Its pleasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chambetlain's Cough Rc
a?1t favorite with the mothers of
small children U quickly euros their
.vuths and colds ?nd prevents anv
?lancer of pneumonia or other serious
?vusequences. It not only currs croup,
hoi when given a' soon as the croopy
coach appears will nrevrt the attack.
For ?a> W rr. '<? ::'o
Alaskan furs
Poo't sell >o;:r stock of Raw Fur?
before (retting our special Alaskan
price list and shipping direction*.
Write at once for top price* paid.
M. J. Jewett. Redwood, N. Y.
Maxim una
Minimum
Mean
Temp, at noon today
Precipitation
.V above zero
"i ?? "
.30 above "
. . .00 inches,
i. P v'lari.
WM. R Sa*PSON, r. M.
=THE=
NEW SPRING STOCK
=Now Arrivingz==
Carpet and Cincolum Department
This week we want to talk Carpets and
Linoleums. It may interest you to know
that this is a new department with us
and we are sparing no pains to make
this tne leading store for this class of
goods. You have the advantage of hav
ing all new clean stock to pick frc m and
that is surely worth considering when
making your purchase. Then we will
also sew and lay any carpet, rug or lin
oleum without extra charge. In this de
partment we also carry Lace Curtains,
Portiers, Couch Covers. W indow Shades,
Curtain Poles, Etc.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OUR STORE WILL CLOSE AT 6 P. M
B. M. Behrends Mercantile Co.
(ieo. iSianchard. Manager.
roil u onrs
l> minion Will Profit ^ *>?
conver Inland (Va*t
Special Di*p*tch to Daily Alaskan.1
Victoria, B C., Feb. 24-Csnada will
light up the west coast of Vancouver
island. Ooe light house will he buill
near Cape Beale and other locations
are beug aelected.
0RE4I HONOR
f OR 1 41 Hit R
Toronto, Feb. 22? The greatest ban
quet ever given a public man in Cana
da was tendered to Sir Wilfrid I jiurier
last nicht by Ontario liberal*. Cover*
were laid for SW and orer 4000 were
j present. Forty-three atWrswes were
presented.
0K4KCS* HONORS
ARE OlVIOfO
The duties of Walter K, Oakes, who
recently resigned as president and
and treasuer of the Alaska Steamship
Company, hare been divided between
Charles K. Pea body and Frank E.
Burna. Mr Feahody i* wctlng presi- 1
dent m well as general manager and
Mr. Burns is acting treasurere a* well
as superintendents It is believed that at
the com ins election Mr. Peabody will
I# chosen preaident and Mr. Bum*
i reasurer.
The l^ack Train Kestaurantr will
t^rve wine with dinrcr orders, free, in
place of tea or <\>ffee. Come on boy*
VO CURS A COLD IK OWE DAT
Take LAXAT1VK BKOMO V?uioinr
Tablets. Druggists re'und motiPT if it
ails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S Sijoi
ura is on cacb box. 85c.
IN JAIL
I'ntnam Rrallte Strontr at
End . f R^p?
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )
Shsnfhii. Ohio*. Feb. 24? Major
Putnam Brad'ee S'rong, a former
Am eric ?n army officer who eloped with
I^ady Hope four year* ago *a? arreted
here yesterday. charted with obtain
ins poods under 'ah* pretenses. He it
in jail and friendlea*
Meat Mmb l? M ?rrt?<<
William R Griffith. manager for P.
Horn* A Co.. of Whitehorse. and well
known al Skagway. was w?d Feb. ' at
Rougemoot. Quebec, to Mi? Kmm?
Carden. They are expected to arrive
here on the Amur, due Mooday morn- j
inf
YOUR EVES
Skafcwin'a Pioneer Jeweler
Has Scientific Optician
R. K. Kirrose. a sciet.fie optician
graduated bv oae of the beat schools in
America. 1? now connected with onr
store and ii preprared to examine and
teat your eye* and (It them with gla*se?
ground for that purpose. We hare thr
very latest equipment and the largest
*Ux k of glas?os ever brought to Skag- j
war and are prepared for thi* line as
no honse ha* erer been in fkagway
before.
Our immense stock of jewely. cot
glac*. silverware, ete., etc., is still go
ing, and at the service ?l our p troos.
H. D. Kit-rose,
Piooaar Jswaler.
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Is
Charlotte Russ
and Cream Puffs
FILLED WITH WHIPPED CBEAM
AT THE
Boss Bakery
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