THE DAILY ALASKAN
OITV OFPlCmL PHPER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. THURSDAY DECEMBER *7 1906
PRICE 10 CENTS
STAGES COME
AND GO AGAIN
Whitehorse, Dec -7 ? A White Pass
stage arrived from Dawson yesterday j
at 5 p. m. with 11 sacks of mail ami no j
passengers. I
A stage left at 1:15 p, m. with 1,500 1
pounds of mail and 1,000 pounds of j
freight and express, It had no passec- 1
gers.
Paaial Ml?mlon Toworrow
The regular Peniel missiou cottatre
bible class and prayer meeting will
take place tomorrow afternoon at -
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank
Ward on Eighth avenue.
The Hack Tram Restaurant will j
serve wine with dinner orders, free in t
place of tea or ? offee. Come on boys
ONLY TWO PAPERS
OPPOSE HOME RILE
The discussion the merits of the
claims of Delegates Waskey and Gov.
Hoggatt in the territorial government
matter by the Alaska press
brings forth the concensus of opinion
that the people of Alaska are in favor
of self-gove.'nment. So far the only
two papers of the district opposing self
government are Coutant's, the Ketchi
kan Journal and the Juneau Record
Miner. Juneau Dispatch.
C atholic End W?ek
The Cutholic Sunday school will
terminate the week of Christmas festi
vities that was begun last Friday by
the public school, tonight. There will
be a Christmas tree and a distribution
of presents to the children.
L.A. Harrison Co
general
merchandise
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LADIES HOME JOURNAL ^
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
SCRAP BOOK
EVERYBODY'S
METROPOLITAN J
SMART SET ^
For J anuary J ust Received tee f
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Stores open Evenings - Phone's 4 and 55
Did you e ve
smoke t li r
M
Abrae
Cigar?
NO! Where
ji Can I Get
,
a Them? From
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
Do not overlook us when in need of hard
ware We now carry a full line of bl'ii.d
K.RS HARDWARE, CARPENTER TOOLS, TAR
PAPER, TIN and GRANITE WARE
PONT' FORGET
We are the only Tinn-rs and Plumbers that have stayed by our City, and
would like vou to call and see us when in need of anything in our lices.
NETTLES& FORD
Fourth Avenue near Broadway Sltaflway, Alaska
STEAMSHIP WINE /BREAKS
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Dec. 27 ? The Pacific Coa9t Steamship Com
pany yesterday evening formally. .withdrew from the Alaska
Steamship Association. This puts an end to the traffic
agreement uuder which the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, the Alaska Steamship Company, the Canadian Pa
cific Railway Company and the Humboldt Steamship Com
pany hf?4)eeu operating. It breaks up the association and
leaves the freight tar/itf and passenger rates open for each
company to make such terms as it desires. The withdraw
al has created a sensation among transportation men and it
is freely predicted that there will he a freight and passen
ger rate war.
Internal strife in 1 he Pacific Coast Steamship Com
eany is believed to have caused the trouble which has re
sulted in the rupture of the Alaska Steamship Association
which has been in existence for more than five years.
STRIKES flfS If LINES OE
SOlEIIERni PACIFIC
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
San Francisco, Dec. 26? All the lines
of the Southern Pacific railroad are
tied up on account of a strike of the
engineers and firemen. There is not. a
wheel turning and there is danger that
the situation will get worse before the
eDd of the strike shall come. Both
sides are insistant,
shaken tp
Earthquake Is I Destroying
Chilian Towns
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan 1
Santiago de Chile, Dec. 27 ? Half of
the town of Arica and many other
smaller places were destroyed by a
severe earthquake Monday. Kelief is
being forwarded from here.
WHY SO WEAK?
Kidney Trouble* May bo Sapping j
Your Ufa Away
When a healthy man or woman be
gins to run down without apparent |
jiuise, becomes weak, languid, depress
ed. suffers backache, dizzy spells and
urinary disorders, look to the kidneys
foi theciuseof it all. Keep the kid
neys well and tl ey will keep you well.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys
and keep them well.
Jas. Vandervere, motorman O. E.Ry., |
I'ving o:: Central St., corner Second St.
O'ympia Wash., says: "Just about two
ve^rs ago, I learned about Doan's Kid
ney Pills. I was troubled a great deal
with backache at the time. At inter
val, tbe pain was severe and at other
times, a steady dull aching. Whether
:t was my work or colds or both that
caused the derangement, 1 do not know,
but what I do know, is that Doan's
Kidney Pilla quickly rolieved and
erad cated that complaint, stopped the
aohin;- completely and strengthened
my back so that I could lift, stoop or
bring any of the hack muscles into play
without tbe slightest twinge. 1 con
sider Doan's Kidneyt-ills unsurpassable.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Fos;er-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Ketnember the came ? Doan's -and
take no other.
All the delicacies of the season at, the
Pack Train Restaurant.
Toot I id BlocK ami Wiggs, the new
cardgamtsai Harrisons.
(iOES FREE
SpokaueBoy Who Killed his
Father Acquitted
(Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
Spokane, Dec. 27? Sydney Sloane.
who killed his father sometime ago
with au ax for the purpose of robbing
him. was acquitted by a jury yesterday
afternoon. The jury held the boy to be
insane. The judge, before wtaoui he
was tried, is very bitter abuut the ver
dict and refused to discharge the
accused. He says he will send him to
the state insane asylum.
Young Sloane admitted the killing
when accused of it and said he did it
to get $500 which he thought his father
had on his person. The murder was
terribly brutal and revolting.
At the Mascot
Home mad,' Oyster Cocktails at the
Mascot.
ft" asonio Melting
There will be a regular communi ca
tion of *Vhite Pass Lodge No. 113, F. &
A. M , Friday evening, Dec. 28, 1900
at its hall. So. 225, Fourth avenue.
Sojourning and visiting members are
equested to meal with us.
Installation of otticers.
By order of the W. M.
T. J. Standisl}, Secretary
Notioa
On account of r.b* Masquerade Ball
: til* ing Pluce at thr White Pass Ath
j letic Club on New Year's Eve, Monday,
December 3lst, the reetOar annual
meeting of Hie club for election of
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, will be held Saturday even
iug. December 2yth. 8:30 o'clock.
Approved.
I . E. Olsen, E. L. Milter,
President, Secretary.
GEN. ALLEN RECOMMENDS
ANOMER CABLE
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.
Washington, Dec. 27 ? Gen. James
Allen, commanding the signal corps,
has made a special report favoring a
second cable from Seattle to Alaska.
He says the main cable ai the present
time is overburdened with business.
He says two could be worked to great
advantage. He also says that the lay
ing of another cable would provide a
remedy in case one of them should
brsalc.
BOOMSALONG
Whitehorse Copper Contin
ues Attracting Attention!
(Special Correspondent)
Whitehorse, Dec. 27? Interest in the
local copper properties is still on the
increase, and several mines are being
acti rely worked others are preparing
to work on a large scale in the early
spring. Bgfon N. White, owner of
the Pueblo mine, is having 200 tons of
ore hauled for shipment to the smelter,
and it will probably be shipped to catch
the Amur on January 14. The White
Pass is hauling the ore from the mine.
Indoor baseball continues to be the
rage. Saturday night there was a hotly
contested game oet ween the B Y. N.
and Civil service teams. The B. Y, N.
Team won, the score being 21 to 9.
Next Saturday night there will be a
game between the Police "A-"' team and
the Civil Service. If Police "A" team
wins this contest it will practically
mean that they will get the trophy
A hotly contested game lis looked for.
The United Sunday schools' Chris'
mas tree exercises were held in the N
S. A. A. hall Monday night, and were
witnessed by a large crowd. The ball
was prettily de.orate<l and an unusual
fine program rendered. Rev. H. A.
Cody was chairman.
H. Wheeler, superintendent of the
Royal Mail Service, and General Agent
William Taylor, of the VV. P. & Y. R.,
arrived from Dawson Monday. General
Agent Taylor wi'l proceed to Skagway
on Thursday, and leave on the Amur
for his home in Victoria.
COLD WAVE COMING
There is another cold wave coming.
It will be here soon and you will be
kicking about the cold again. Now,
while it is warm, is just the time to
move The Fifth Avenue hotel is
heated with steam and makes all
weather look alike.
FOR UASU
Department Will Protect
and Improve Northern Fish
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Washington, Dec. 27? The depart
ment is preparing a campaign for the
protection of Alaskan fish and for the
improvement of the conditions there.
The plan will be perfected at once and
carried into execution next season.
Among the plans proposed is the
erection and installation of [three new
hatcheries of immense size.
RACE WAR
MissiseippiTowu Has Trouble
With Negroes
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Meridian. Miss., Dec. 2ti? Negroes
j threaten to burn the town of Was
alak near here because of race troubles,
] The militia was called out. to stop the
fighting between the races. Open
hostilities have ceased. Two negroes
were killed.
The trouole between the whites and
the negroes resulted from the eject
ment of a negro from a train by a
conductor.
WILL CLEVELAND
WINS KERN RING
\JU11 Cleveland was the lucky holder
of ticket No. 2975 which won the
diamond ring given away by P.'K. Ivern
at the drawing Monday evening.
The second prize, a gold watch, was
won by A. J. Baker, Jr.
?50 games Crokinole boardsat Harri
sons.'
gunthtr's Candy
The most delicious of all
Confectionery in boxes of
all sizes at
i Wm. BBITT
tup nnnnnTST
THE DRUGGIST
Agent for Alaska