Just Received
Alirge shipment of Assorted
Preserves in G-lass Jars
Selling at
20 Cents Each
Also a fine line of Toilet Soaps
at special prices
John Kalem, the Grocer
Sole Abject 'or Reliance Canned Goods
TO TRY OUT
Civil Service Examination
Takes Place Monday
The civil seryice examination of ap
plicants for first grade positions in the
customs service will take place at
Juneau next Monday. It is sail there
are 11 applicants to be examined,
several of whom are from Skagway.
Among; those from Skagway who
will go to Juneau to take the examina
tion are Will and Karl Ask. They will
leave, probably, on the Humboldt.
IN EARLY
Hamboldt Will Arrive To
norrow Morning
A cablegram to E. A, Murphy, agent
of the Pacific Coast Steamship Compa
ny, says the Humboldt will arrive at
Skagway at 3 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. She arrived at Juneau this morn
ing. She will have 35 passengers and
90 tons of freight for this place.
There will be seven days' mail on
the Humbo'dt.
A Hint to Tiavslers
While in St-'ffolk, Va., Henry Croll,
Jr , proprietor of tne EeavertoD. Miqlj,,
Hardware Co., was taken very sick w>*'
bowel trouble. A traveling ??!<>'
from Saginaw, Mich., advice'
get a bottle of Chamber'
Cholera and Diarrhoea r .
he did. -it joqjj ei,.
Pleasure in rc con- him to
wi0thoaV'?U'" ??'* Chi'h
?>m remedy, which
.red me. and I ta'<e
-.mending' it," he sajs.
. leave home on a journey
oottle of this remedy. It is
. stre to be needed and 's not ob
oable while on Steairsbip or cars.
Sold by Wm. Britt,
Pack Tr?l? Alw?y?
Tb. P?* Tnta -to ?Jjjg "St
I"*rrl??Si ?? lb< "iff
^S??SuT? . 1
men's resort
month, baihs included.
^r.cS'r
fhooes 90-S*
GOOD PLACE
S inie Alasktn Bey Entitled
To be Midshipman
The same construction of the law
that allows Alaska a cadet at West
Point entitles it to a midshipman at
Annapolis. This leaves another open- 1
ing for some deserving and capable
Alaskan boy with ambition to serve in
Unche Sam's navy.
Whether or not the president will
appoint a boy to take the place i?
questionable, as the delegate bill having:
passed, he may decide that the selection
should be made by the delegate to con
gress when he shall have beer, selected.
In other territories the delegates to
congress select the West Point cadets
and the Annapo"s midshipmen just as
members of congress select them in
their districts.
The bill allowing Alaska a delegate
had not passed when President F^ose !
relt appointed D. D. Fulleo, of skag
way, to West Point, so ther^
otner way of filling the rac ^cy al ;hat
time than through the pr
PERSONAL MEMOS 1
tm>> *** *+ ???*?
N. J. Black ^ w Wjjjt ? , I
agoing to p)4r,
wash creek. .ahorse, ti
claim on Bur
Fj wfcM
.cLeonan, collector of cusWtns
ott.bor*,i.?nSka?wy Uew.ll
return to Whitehorse tomorro .
Depu., Marshal H. R. Simpson le.t
oo the Union for Haines.
O.K. Hooker left on the Union for
Haines
Hanosto
?ill be a regular eomtnuoica
There "in 06 a "** K 113 F A
itfssr"
T. J. Staodish, Secretary.
Prl.tlP?lB?rh r .hop L??*?
The principal Bar^hoj^and Ba.bs
f AlJkf'^very^ins in all the ><?
l^iS5SJSS^lhe
baths are nrst ciass iu
-*-?r>GOUWVC?v'V?\. W,
illiv
FILLED WITH WHIPPED CREAM
AT THE
>?????
A. Woad
A E Blndly
BINDLEY& CO.
CUSTOMS BROKERS
Scows for Sale at Lower Labarge
Whitehcrse Next Door to Postoffice
NEW SPRING SHOES
/^jp? Tilt ADVANCE STVlfS FOR SPRIVG ARE NOW ARRIVING
Received some
Ladies Oxfords
in tli e Gun
Metals, Tans
and White
Canvas
i
We "also carr3r the most
complete line of RUBBERS
and RUBBER BOOTS ] in the
city
SOLE
AGENTS
FOR
Hawaii & Son,
florsdf im. Crossmf
'iill) < ustf r, John Kelly
And Nugent Shoes.
i M. Bchrcnfts Mercantile
(ieo. Slanchard, Mana ger.
tile i:oJ
MEW WAV
Ra'iumaker Agrees to Far
ui-h Wftter For Yukon
Charles M. Hatfield, the famous ralD
m&ker of Los Atipele?, CalM has been
eogaced by contruc* with the Yukon
territorial jjovernirent to make ra'n in
the KUdike during all thecominir ~' n.
Ir jr season. According
an a,3?.wnt *cd ihe ra'orraW'ne
apparatus. contract Hi'-Peld
? --JS3
!?."jr -
Should he ? J , hi, tmaporiv
reCe,ir^d from the Klondike 4rd
maintenance for bin,seH and ?s .sunt
rDd" ost of shipping the apparv,^
O! the *10,000- balH. to be p,,d by
,-n of the largest mining ,pera,or*m
I the Yukon. The other half it to be
paid by the government^
INLAND WEATHER
Weather conditions obtalolnc *' io"
land points at 8 o'clock th? nonta*
according to telegraphic report! i re
ceived at the offices ol the W. P. * *
r weie as follows:
I Fort yinile? Clear, calm, 10 aboro.
Dawson-Clear, caltr, 5 below .
mew art? Cloudy .north wiod.2 below
ColTte Creek? Cloudy, cjwb. -tgat<i?r
Selkirk? Cloudy, calm, S below.
Yukon Crowing? Clear, calm, 0.
Big Salmon? Clear, ca'm. 0.
Hootalitxiua? Clear, south wind. IS
above.
Lower Labarge- Clear, north wind,
4 above,
Whituhorse ? Clear, calm. 14 above.
Tagish? Clear, calm, 9 above.
Atlin ? Clear, north wind. 21 above.
Conrad? Clear, calm. 5 above.
Caribou? Clear, calm, 3 above.
Bennett? Clear, calm, 0.
Log Cabin? Clear, west wind. 16
above.
Ftaser? Clear, north irtnd 22 aoov ?.
White Pass? Clear, north wint*. 6
| above.
| Glacier ? Clear, calm, 10 abure.
SKAGWATt
WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnijrht, Mar. 8,
l?06, is as follows:
Temperature time oboervat'n. .."4 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hours,. 38 "
Min " " " " ..25 "
| Mean " '? " ?? ..32 "
Barometer, 1:0.56.
CI tar. calm.
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Skacway, March 9. 190ft. '
Weather conditions for the 24 hour?
preceding noon today were as follows: !
Maximum <0 above zero
Minimum 22 " " '
Mean .11 " "
Temp, at noon today 40 " "
Precipitation 00
H. D. Clark.
Volunteer U. S. Weather Observer.
The Mascot saloon sells liquors
oy the buik or case (roods at wholesale
prices. All tha old brands always on
You can get a bo* of fresh candy at
i he Boss Bakery for25 cents. tf
ALL SHY
" "> V
French Statesmen do not
Want Job*
{Spec'al Dispatch to ' X ** %n ,
Pari?, March 9? Pr< jakJent F?H |prw |
i* unable to Ret anyoi who i? * ,ii)in(r
10 accept, cabinet portions ?t lt*p Tk.
cant by the resipr kiton of th* [Courier
ministry which wrned J p^erdry.
A atrone react : ^ ,D favor of M
Tier has *lr ealy in aa ( rajeht
I consent aga lD to take tberf ,;gos of au
thority.
MtRICANTMl ORS
READY t' jR SPRING
The AmerlOM ?? ,lors have receireO.
i large ?t?*k ?' W ie very latest go <1*
or spring suits, ti* user? and orercoata.
Thej are alwi^ ' ,?king orders for th?
?mous Born su a? Order* for F.ister
iuiu will be tr a until Mar. h 15. and
leliverj by F j?? er guaranteed.
Do not se <wl orders for clothet out o>
town and mn the risk of not being til
ted. We gtja .-an tee a fit and satura
tion or y ,?ur n ,oney b?;s.
tf AMERICAN T/IW>ra
Op*t D>7 *?d Iflrt
P?* Settle saloon i? open <Ht ?"<*
,?ht. men J* of the house w>d the
public ST?er *lly will be welcomed ?t
hour. The pl?* i* ?1"I? ??
com for tab!?
-tfo CtJR? A COLD IK onz DAY
Tmke LAXATIVE BUOMO Qoin.ne
Tablet* r-rupEist* re'und money If it
Jff'weuri bV.OR.)VE-SSI CO.- I
?re is on cacb b?i.
Order your coftl ?nd wood >rom th?
Alaska Transfer Com, P*oy nod U i w IU
he delivered promptly. 1 hones
A Nettleton ?bce ?t < l*T#on'?. If
At tkt *????
Mt. Verooo rye ? d OM j
whisker*, double stamped ?ood*, ?i
wholesale prices .t the Mwcot ~k?n
Notlco .f Applie??o. F?r T*t
Kobii<*>' Cl?t?.
l;. 8. Land Office *1 iineau, A!a?ka.
March i, I" 3
Notice 1? hereby given th? i Voiron Rlp!n<k t.
of Haine*, Alaska, ha* ap?!led Ic fn?r, nr.drr
?octloii *2*9 ol the kerned Statute* nf the
Untied State* and the Art of Coo*rr*? dated
March * HM the land* embraced In V. S.
Surrey No. St* rontalnine U.?o aer e*. ?r-rt
more particularly de-cn bed a* tolio? *
r.-\tfnnlne at cnr. No L under Rhn?ky-?
house, from which point l" S. U M No .lewr*
S. ? dej. ?A mln. W_ I M eh*, dim witnea* e*w
hear* weal 3D laa.. a Hone marked S. *71 W. C I
1: thence from tm? eor.. ?i i? d?*. ?n Bin F
alon? mean hl*h water mark of Portage Core,
2 *0 cha lo cor. No. 1, not wt, wiui?*? ?nr
b??r? we* l. *0 lk. a atone marked K 1ST W. c.
2; thence from iroeeor. wen. 9 pi. rh* to cor.
No. S, an Iron ptpe J Inetx i in diani marked S
S7SC I; thence North. S.l? rh* to eor. wo 4, a
riBlie ?tooe maraed S. <>7*C. 4: there* wewt.
17 cha. to eor. ?fo. 5. a atone marked S. 573 C.
S; tbence aouth, I ?tck?. 10 cnr no. ft, a alone
toarked S.SjSC. *; r enee m rtei M aec K
alon* north line of PreabTterlah Mi*?ion, w.Ou
cha. 10 eor. No. 7, an Iron pipe irarkrd S. S*w C.
7 ; theoce north. 1 67 cha. to eor. !?c. a, an Iron
pipe marked S S7".C.S:. thence eju.vM rhv
tocor. No I. the piece of betrinnlnr. Vametic
Variation at ail corner* "Sdrr. :X m r. e**t
An; and all peraona hartnv or claitalnr any
adrerve Intereat wh?ieTer In *aid above de?
! cubed landt are required to file atieh adre-ae
claim, nnder oath. w:?a the RewMcr and Re
oelver of the United S.ai"? I.aod office at
Junean. Alaaka dnrwinc tue aiaty day* pjb
1 llcalion hereof or within 'bitty dura there
| after, a* required by aw, or they will b* lorerer
barred.
Solowok r. eiwacv.
It i* hereby orded that to? foTjoine noitce
of the application of Solomon Rlplnvky hepnb
llabed In tha Dally Ala?kan. a weekly Drwt
paper printed at Sktjwaj, Alaaka, lor the
?lautory period.
Jo?> W. Drnt.rv
Re(tatn,
r tLASKA '2ENTRAL RY.
. Hen Wanted.
; During the coming wmn. a I arg?? force of men
will be required for construction work. I/?wfrt
wage* paid 12.75 per daj. rock work $3.00 per
day and other wage* in proportion. Mild
| climate. W ork la*ti? all winter.
? Apply to J. S. Cameron. Engineer of
Construction, Seward, Alaska.
We are Headquarters for all kinds
fresh Caudics and Chocoiafcs [
CHOICE I
Bananas Oranges ' |
Apples Lemons
Nuts '
PHUNNY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES
[ MuiB'g ianaT
]S sr. . .rVr..,WWriY?Y.1 . TSriT.rtf.
CTC?TRaLLT UtCATED BKKT A<TtM?ODAT10l
New Home Restaurant
Mr*, r. Hilly, Maea?r*r
Best 25 Cent Meals in the C?ty
FIFTH AVENCF., NRAR BKOADWAT
Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
eATHS IN CONNECTION