SKAUWAY, ALASKA^ MONDAY, D1SCEMBER 7, 190!) PRICE, 10 CENTS
Congress is in Sessi
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON. 1> ?<? 7.? The sec
ond session of the sixtieth congress
was opened at noon today, the serial
being called to order by Vice-Presi
dent Fairbanks and the house by
Speaker Cannon.
The occasion was marked by the
scenes characteristic ofc the annual
event since the beginning. The g.il
eries were crowded for an hour be
fore Uio Ravels foil, marie brilliant by |
ladles' bright costumes. The mem
bers also assembled early and thei*
was the usual cordial greetings oi i
old members. When Speaker Cannp) .
entered lie was given a great ovation I
Both houses adjourned at 12:45 ou
? >f respect to the late Senator Allison.
The death of Allison was Keenly felt
In the senate, his empty seat beinj.
tUo object of much sorrowful com
ment.
Before adjournment a communica
tion was received from Secretary ol
tli<- Treasury Cortelyou, ni vinu an
1 1 mate of the appropriations to !><?
called for tlx- operation for the year
of the several departments,'* and
which aggregated eight hundred and
twenty-four millions.
POKT .\l" PK1NCK. LV< T. ? CJon-j
?rial Sim loader of the i^cesaful
revolutionists who ent< r>->l this city
;ii the h?-ad of his armj mi last Frl
nay toilav issued a proclamation an
noum-iuK himself as cbk-f^executiv. !
of the republic. Tin- aunounceinem .
was < xp?'i twl ami ciushI iio stir (
Order is l>eiuK restored.
(By United Press.)
SEATTLE. Dee. 7.? The yoim man
Tikell, appointed by l)eh*i;at<- '
to a cadetshlp at Annapolis trom \1
tisk.i, rti-'il at the acadeiuj j f*'rd?iy..
Mis failer in at Now.
John H. Hunch, traffie manager for
r I. Alaska SS company. w:is in SI: i .
way with tlx* Jefferson Ll> : ? momiujj.
Mrs. E. C. Howerton. wife of the
"air man" at the shops, arrived up
<ui tiie Jefferson to niak-- her home
in Skagway.
(By United Press.)
ELKS' MEMORIAL
FOR TIE DEAD
The annual memorial services oi
the .11. P. (). E.. held at Elks' hall
yesterday called together a large as
?iembla ;e, filling the house. The nT
? mouy was characterized b.v t bt
solemn ami beautiful rites as lait.
down in tli?- ritual and varied by u
program of music and( oraiorj at
noted In the program published. All
were up to a high standard and l'ol
lowed each other as the program
set down, without flaw. The addresF
of Judge Rogers, the lecture by Es
teemed Lecturing Knight, E. L. Mil
ler. solos by Mrs. Westcott, Mrs. Ol
son. Alex Blanchard and Monty Snow
the recitation of "Thanatopsls," with
illustrations by Esteemed Leading
Knight II. FT. Draper, the prayer by
If-v. Mr. Jenkins and l> tie lii tioii !>>
K . Mr. tlood, ami (lie music by the
mehestra the last a strong feature
- all under the conduct of Exalted
Ruler Blanchard, were in keeping
with the exalting and beautiful mo
liv.- iff the ceremonial. The lar?<e
:adi Hi-.- was much impressed.
Captain Pope, engineer officer of
the Alaska Road commission, arrived
up on the Jefferson.
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Tuck Flaherty was a passenger
south on the Jefferson bound for T?u
cvrns and the ?>ld home.
JOE MILD
IS HOI DEAD
The report thai Joe McDonald, f"r
nit-rly of tl?<" M A. N In f>awsnn. ljad
committed suicide in California is
rteuicd. A letter received by Murra)
Railis frmn Tommy O'Couivr. for
i??*rl.ir |hhi1 niark.-r in the M A! V
ii?*flar?-s .McDonald was ill for a tiiu<\
with fovi-r \viiil' in Itawhide, N?-v.
but that the r- port that ho wtis suf
fering from brain trouble or was ill
any way mentally unbalanced is with
out foundation. McDonald was salo
be in California promoting now
schemes with .the same old energy
that characterized him In Dawson.
MRS. JOB SMITH
\rrivals on the Jefferson lirinK j
news of the marriage :tt Juneau on
Saturday of Mrs. Joseph Smith, for
merly of this city, and Ur. J. It. Gal
lineau, a wealthy mining man of Val
iloz. The wedding took place at
tlie parsonage, tho ceremony
being performed by Rev. Mr. Ukin
son In th'> presence of a few friends,
amouK tlieni being I'rof. Georgeson.
Mrs. Smith had been stenograph"!
for I'rof. Georjwson at Sitka and it
was there, only about six weeks ago,
that she met Dr. Gallincau. The
affair had features of real romance.
Mrs. Smith's little child took a strong
fancy to the doctor and it was
through this that the acquaintance
with the mother ripened rapidly 'o
tlie point of marriage. The ? c6uple
will make their home at Valdez.
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I Y eUR CHRISTMAS
I SH0PPING
"What shall I give?" TJiat same old tj uestion must
be answered again.
This store will be better prepared than ever to help
you auswer it with suggestions of gifts both beautiful
and useful.
V
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Nearly every depaitment will present soim new idea,
, and no matter how fastidious your taste or how meager
4 your purse is. we have the gift to meet your require
1 ments.
If you have realized how much the gift is appreciated
that represents t&e 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
CyjKft and Kennedy
The l'p-to- Date Haberdashers and Ladies' Furnishings ?
Word comes up with the Jefferson
?
of the death of Henry Jtjcn, lato of
this city, which occurred in Seattle
on Nov, 30th. It will be remembered
that Mr. Itjen, who had been suffer
lii , for a Ions time with consumption,
sailed south about a month ago seek
ing a milder climate. He was ac
companied by .Mrs. Martin Itjen. No]
sooner had they arrived In Seatll"
than Martin received word from hls|
wife to opine at once, which he did.
Deceased was 40 years of ago. He
was a pioneer of Skagway, a miner j
and prospector and was largely Inter
ested in the Alsek country.' H<
owned considerable property in town.
He lias been for severnl years em
ployed as checker on the wharf by
the \V. P. & V. and was so engaged |
up In the linn* he was compelled by
ill health ,to unit. His brother, .Mar
tin, owueg of thi- Bay View bouse,
i also interested with hiiu in the
\lse|< country "from whence he cum<
i at only a short time ago. When |
called south Martin stated thai h?
intended bringing his brother bat k |
with him if he was able to come.
The ninny friends of the family will |
be grieved, to learn the sad news.
IS. HART IS
IK SKAGIT
Mi .Man K Hart, rfpo?al agent
of tlie A. V.- P.. arrived up from In
iihhh (Ills morning on the Jefferson
anil was today Uusllj engaged in pre
paring to meet the ladles of Skagway
looking to the formation of a Ladies'
Auxilliary for the forming of an <-x
hibit for' the big show. .Mrs. Hart
will call upon the ladies 91' Skagway
so for as she can to explain the na
ture of her mission and call a ipf 1
ing plater in the week.
?Mrs. L A. Harrison arrived up on
the Jefferson after an absence of two
months spent in Tacoma. Seattle and
sound points. She has had a very
pleasant visit and reports having
seen nearly all the Skagwayans that
are down that way, -as also having
transacted the business she went
upon.
Art pictures and mot toes. Draper
|& Co.
How many tini^s Imve you wished you had a recipe for
mince meat that you knew would be good, and would equal
the kind of pies your mother made' Here is one that
is vouched for, and used by the good New England cooks* |
:t pounds lean meat, :if vr il is boiled, 0 pounds app! n chopped lino
chopped Quo. 1 quart brandy
:: pounds st.onpd raisin- 1 toaspooofnll tnace
1 pounds Stiltaoo raisin? 1 toaspoonfull cinnamon
:i pounds currants 2 nutmeg grated
21 pound* hps! brown sugar 4 teacupfull salt, sweeten with
1 quart cider molassex
1 ? "anonnfu'l cufcBt ao(1 keep in a stone crock In a
Rinii nf1" i"m % c00' Plaue a little cider and a little
.hopped to .hopped apples for p,eS.
a powder If preferred, 1 quart of boiled cider
1 pound citron raa>- be Rubatituted in place of brandy.
We have the very best of all these ingredients; from
the very choicest of fruits to the molasses, including pnrej
spices and delicious apple cider.
GANTY & FRANDSON
CHANNEL FROZEN;
AT JUNEAU;
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, who arrived up
from Juneau this morning says that
nearly all last week the channel be
tween Juneau and Douglas island
wafi frozen over; that steamers had
difficulty in breaking through the
ice sheet which formed almost as
j quickly as broken and was found
?
nolld each of 'several mornings in
succession. She says the like lias
never been known before and is ex
plained by the absence of the Taku
wind which usually blows there with
?inch regularity in winter. They have
had plenty of snow and slush recent
ly but not the gales which blew ear
lier in the season, ,
10 JUNEAU
ON JEFFERSON
The Jefferson this morning carried
away the jurors and. a big bunch of
?vitnesses aiul others summoned to
court at Juneau. Mrs. Judge Gunni
ion remained over after the judge's
departure on the Georgia to take the
Jefferson as did .Mr. H. M. Lull, court
stenographer, and Mrs. Lull and chil
dren.
The follow! uk composed the- bunch
if jurors: \V. J. Seymour, Elmer
Farmer, S. Lind, VV. J. Mulvihill,
Howard Ashley, A. U. Wilson, S. II.
Veomans, f. P. Lindahl, E. Foreman
and II Simons. Hector McLean and
' leorge Dillon also went down as did
.ilno Albert Reinert, S. Torkelson, \V.
Childs, A1 James and others.
J. \V. Bissell and wife were pas
sengers on the Jefferson south. Mr.
Bissell lias a concsesion from the A.
V.-P. for tlTe publication of the story
of Soapy Smith.
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.1. C. McBrlde was a passenger on
the Jefferson for Juneau.
DAN-IS CAPTAIN
Of THE TEAM
l5an Pullen has beeu elected cap
tain of the football team at West
Point. The election of captain fol
lows immediately upon the annual
Thanksgiving game. The selection is
made out of the knowledge of the
team that comes of that game as it
is played. The election, therefore,
is confirmation of the statement
made In Major Richardson's cable to
Mrs. Pullen. that Dan was the star in
the army vs. navy game.
Lieut. Juenet, who passed through
here in the fall, having completed the
installation of the wireless system at
various points in interior Alaska,
wired the news yesterday to Mrs.
Pullen, "Dan has been made cap
tain of the team."
OOG TEA! -
BEATS HORSE
The sharp discussion of the all-Al
aska sweepstakes planned for April
at Nome resulted in a challenge by
Coke Mill, to race with his dog team
against Ben Freymeyer on Dolly, a
mare that has figured in Nome horse
races. The race was to take place
Nov. 14, over a ten mile course. Dex
ter week and return. The dogs won
liy fifty seconds. The stake was
$1,000. The mare slipped and lost
time. Another race Is on and $10,000
will change hands on the result.
Fred Heilig, editor of the Fair
banks Dally Times, slipped on the ^
icy sidewalk while on his way to his
office and is laid up in St. Matthews
hospital at Fairbanks with a fracture
of the leg and other injuries. He is
editing his paper from in bed.
After reading a Dook you are
through with it. Why not avail your
self of the advantage of a circulating
library? Book shelves full of the
best reading. \V. W. Boughton.
Grood
Clothes
Cheap
When we say cheap we
mean from $15 to $30
We carry a full stock of
Adler & Sons
and
Hart, SchafFner and
Marx
SUITS
and
OVERCOATS
Drop in and see what a
swell suit we can__ sell you
for about ?20.00
CLAYSON & CL^U