THE DAILY "UBW ALASKAN
CITY OFFICIAL. PHPER
Mo. 259 VOL- VIII.
3KAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY DECEMhER 2. 1905 PRICE 10 CENTS
Lift AND PROPtiUV WIPtD
OUT BY SIORM
Winds on Great Lakes Kill 150 Persons and
Sink 70 Ships? Property Loss Reaches
$7 000-000? Worst in History
(Sp cial Dispatches to Dailj Alaskan )
Detroit, Deo. 2? Fuller returns indi
cate that tbe terrible storm which be
gan last wdek acd did not blow
Itself out until Thanksgiving morn
ing was the of Jthe three big
storms of th's season. The winds i
reached 60 mites an hour and upward. 1
The loss of life am! property wns enor- j
mous. Three big steamers were driven
ashore Wedne-day in sight of Duluth.*
The season that is now pas-ing has
been the mostdisasterous in the history
of navigation on the lakes. So far as
known in the three biff storms of the
season 149 lives were lost, more than
70 ships wrecked and $7, 000, OCX) worth
of property destroyed.
WINS OUT!
Pirsidmt Puluit Rc-Electcd
I In Cubi
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Havana, Dec. 2? President Pal ma
was re eleeteJ president of Cuba yes
terday. The moderates won a com
plete victory at the poils and will have
a workin? majority in both houses.
The vote was light.
GIVES LIFE
Jail Hri ak^r Htngs For
Killiug GimkI
[Special Dispatch to Daily AlaskaD.]
Sacramento, Cal , Dec. 2 ? The leader
of the 1903-prison break, Harry
Eldridge, paid the peanlty for his crime
yesterday by hansinjj. He was hung
(or murdering a tuard.
Hesrs's Souvenir boon at Harrisons'.
'?HARRISONS'*)!
HALF PRICE SALt- I
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
Thifweei7'50 $2 tO $3.75
School Children Attention
Wcolly, warm tams- your choice
from 25, 35 and 45 cent- I
Phone 55. Store Open Evenings I
BOX ?F eflNPY#
is always an acceptable gift and we are pre
pared to supply you with the very best that can
be had. We have secured the agency for
Plow's Famous Candies
and the largest shipment that ever came to
Skagwav will be received in a very days
We also carry a large stock of our own cele
brated make of
Candies and Chocolates
which are known to everybody as equal to the
best
? BOSS BAKERY *
: <sa&xxtttactag^ |
| A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
j *Tresl) ?andfe$?
JUST RECEIVED
fresh Roasted Virginia Peanuts fvery Day
Headquarters for
PHUNNY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES
jMUIR'S fifth Avenue j
READY FOR REPUBLIC
Russian empire tottering1 on its last legs,
and (may fall at any time--Cossacks
onlyjare loyal to reigning family- Army
expected to join revolution
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. ]
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2 ? Talk of the Republic of Russia can be beard 011 every
hand. Throughout the empire a republican form of government is being urged by
reformers at public meetiugs and in public places. The people have lost all fear of the
government and seem anxious for the opportunity to neet the imperialists.
Only the Cossacks of all the people in all the Russias are absolutely and unques
tionably loyal to the throne. It is feared by the government that the troops here and Jt
Moscow will join the insurrectionists. f' I
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IS HELPLESS
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2 ? It is admitted that the government of Count Witte is iu
dire strait. Witte does'nt know where to turn for help. Everywhere there is open dis
loyalty. The government cannot even guarantee that the guns in the fortified city of
Cronstadt, heretofore one of the czar's strongholds,, will not be used with which to bom
bard the nation's capital.
The telegraphic strike which prevails throughout the country has left the govern
ment without advices from the interior. It is not known how far the revolution might
have developed.
Eminissaries. whom the strikers have sent to Finland to enlist help, have cut the I
cable and thus cut off communication in that direction. I
IS A HERO
Nephew of Skagway Men
Saves Lives
Late newspapers received ia Skag- j
way contain accounts of the heroic acts
of Capt. Harry Cade, of the Lake Wash
ington steamer, l.. T. Haas, in jumping
from his boat and rescuing an eight
year-old boy who had fallen from the
wharf as the boat was leaving. Capt.
Cade is a nephew of Reuben Shearer
and J. W. Shearer, the W. P. & Y. R.
locomotive engineers. The Seattle
Times says it is the fourth rescue that
Capt. Cade has made on Lake Wash
ington in the last few years. That pa
per publishes a picture of Capt. Cade
in connection with the write-up of his
daring rescue.
The boy had gone to the bottom and
was brought up through 18 feet of icy
water by his rescuer.
Btsr or ail
Never Before So Well i'rt- 1
pa^ed for Holidays
We lead the rece 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 out
patrons that follows complete satisfac
tion with purchases.
Our line includes everything in jew
elry, precious stones, silverware, china
ware, glassware, Christmas novelties
and souvenirs. 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 Plaoo in Town
The only place in town at which you
cm get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat)
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Dun lap and Stetson hats ior $5 at I
Clayson's. tf
ON TRAIL
Great Northern Kobb r S> en.
In Victoria
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.) |
Seattle, Deo. 2 ? Word has been re
ceived from Victoria that Red Mc- :
Carthy, one of the men wanted for i
robbing the Great Northern railway,
near Ballard last month has been seen
in that city. Officers are following the
clue.
JEFEERSON NERf
TOMORROW MORNING
A cablegram has been received from
Juneau saying the Jefferson will ar
rive at Skagway at 9 a. m. tomorrow.
Candy In on Jtff?rerson
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 stle of wall paper at Harri
sons'.
FOR TREE
A. B. Plans For Its Cn?tora
my Cliristmaa Tree
Tbe Arctic Brotherhood Christmas
tree, which his become one of the prin-.
cipal features of the Christmas tide
will Dot be lacking this yeaa. For many
seasons this popular order has given a
tree, at which Santa Claus has appear
ed with a few presents for every
boy and girl in Skagway. It has been
decided to repeat the performance this
year.
The following persons have been
named as a committee to have charge
of the tree this year.
Judge I. N. Wilcoxen, J. T. Lee, Wil
liam Britt, Frank Webster and Tony
Dortero. I
I j addition to the Christmas tree
there will be a short but interestiag
program.
Oyttor Cocktails at Paok Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack]
Train Saloon. if |
Earl & Wilson collars and cuffs at
Clayson's.B tf
a barrel
j of fresh
Tomato Catsup. The
quality is fine, and is
much cheaper than that
in bottles.
s
? Sole Agent? Rose of Ellensbnrg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
Emmmammn
QUALITY TELLS EVERY TIME
this fact explains why GAULT'S CEY
LON TEA is fast displacing all other
teas throughout Canada
THE ROSS-HIG-G-INS CO. Sole Agents, Skagway and Juneau
ADAMS IS HELD TO AWAIT
GRAND JIRY
Cashier of Seattle Assay Office Bound Over
?He is Unable to G-ive Bond? Believed
He Will Make No Defense
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Seattle, Dec. 3? George E. Adams,
the defaulting' cashier of the govern
ment assay office, has been held to
await the action of the grand ju-y His
bond was fixed at $2/i, 000, wh.ch he h?s
thus far been unable to get.
It is not believed that Adams will
make any defense, but that he will ac
cept whatever sentence that tnay be
imposed upon him when the trial shall
take place. This was indicated at the
preliminary hearing, where he did not
even want counsel.
Adams' appearance bond was reduced
to $25,000 after he had plead for a lower
bond that b8 might be with his sick
wife,
Many Alaskans were present at the
preliminary hearing yesterday and
today.
BOARD QUITS
Goyernor Blaiicl^rd to Inves
tigate Health Oflictrs
New Orleans, Dec. 2? Gov. Blancbnrd
has demanded an investigationinto the
responsibility /or the yellow (ever
epemicof last summer. The Louisiana
board of health has resigned as a con
sequence.
HUVMOLDT COMES
AND SAILS AGAIN
The Pacific Coast liner, Humboldt,
arrived at 2:30 this morning with a
dozen passengers, 30 tons of freight
and a big mail for Skagway. She sail
ed south-bound at 6:30 a. m. with 14
passengers.
Snowlne Everywhere.
The snow storm that prevailed at,'
Skagway last night was general I
?hroughout the north. At every point
in the interior south of Selkrk It was ,
snowing this morning. Reports from
Juneau are to the effect that it was
snowing down there also.
Children's and misses' straw hats
greatly reduced at Harrisons'
Private Detective Agency
I will serve those desiring services j
of a private detective. A. M. Bell,
Portland, here. 11 20 lmo |
Principal Barb' rahov Lead*
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is the leading tonsorial establishment
ir. Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. . The
baths are first class in all respects.
II IS DRAW
Colored Men Fight A Tie At
Baltimore
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
?Baltimore, Dec. 2? Young Peter
Jackson and Jack Johnson, both col
ored, fought 12 rounds last, night at
Ibis place. There was no decision.
MISS STf PHEIVSON
LEAVES FOR SOUTH
Miss Kathryn Stephenson will leave
on the Jefferson for southern Califor
nia, where she is called to the bedside
of her father, who is seriously ill and
not expected to recover. She has re
ceived two telegrams from her broth
er who is with him. The first one said
the end was near, but a second telegram
said she could probably reach him in
time to find him alive; so she determin
ed to leave on '.he Jefferson.
Miss Stephenson, who has been a
teacher in the Skagway public schools
for more than a year, will remain in
the south, as the school board had al
ready determined to dispense with her
services after the new year, though it
was admitted that her work was of a
very high order and satisfactory alike
to her pupils and all concerned.
The Book Club, of which Miss
Stephenson is a valued member, enter
tained her th:s afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Moorhouse. She was the re
cipient of a handsome gift from the
club, and the expressions of friendshfp
and appreciation for her were warm
and sincere.
Ttie sincere friendship of all who
know her will go with Miss Stephen
son on her sad miseion to the south.
?
A hint full of wisdom to buyers of ^
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Our special effort this season has been
in the direction of ORIGINAL Nov
elties and we shall in a few days deem
it a privilege to show you Vc*y ex
tensive line of the latest, most usefull
and artistic novelties in a pleasing
variety that insures an easy selection
of appropriate gifts for old and young.
Wait and see it before you part with
I your money
1 Wm. BRITT
[curios, Photographs I
The largest stock of Indian Curios
I! The choicest selection of Alaska Views M
The only Eastman Kodak and films house I
The Only thoroughly Equipped Studio ri
In Southeastern Alaska
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