THE DAILY alasraim
CITV QFPICIHL PAPER
No. 264 VOL. VIII.
3KAGWAY. ALASKA FRIDAY DECEMhER 8. 1905 PRICE 10 CENTS
NORIHfRN HTOR CLAIMS
IltREE MOREVICIIMS
Two Men Succumb to Cold cn Novikakat and
a Bridegroom to be Freezes Near Eagle
Latter Was on Way to Wedding
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Dawson, Dec. 8 ? Word has been re
ceive here o( the d ath by freezing of
three men ou the Amer can side of the
line, in tti "? Yukon valley. At Birch's
creek, on the Novikakat, an old Klon
diker named Brown and a young pros
I ector named Frank Siler. were caught j
lout in a b'izzard and frozen to death
The third death was near Raffle. A
young man of that place, named liabbor,
left for Fairbanks for the purpose cf
being married. He fell into Eagle
creek and proceeded on his way with
out drying his clothes. The tempera
ture was 50 degrees be.ow zero ana
he perished.
MW DAWSON
PEOPLE COMING
On the stage which left Dawson Mon- ;
dav, due at Whitehorse tomorrow
morning are Major and Mrs- Z. T.
Woo', He m-j Isaacs, Andy Mersereau,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Jones, Miss Jones.
Ernest Forlin, Miss Hill. Miss Clark,
and Belle Cronir. They will arrive at
Skagw^y Saturday evening or Monday.
Mail Frcm Down Ri??r
The mail arriving from the interior
last night contained two sacks of letters
from Kagle on the American Yukon.
This is the first "Down Kiver" mail
that has been received since shortly
after the close of navigation.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free, in
place of tea or jtTee. Come on boys
Ovstercocstaiis, Olyirpiaor Eastern
.at tte Pack Train restaurant.
MACCABEES DAVCE
COMES TONKiEIT
The informal dance to be sriven by
the Ladies of the Maccabees trill take
place at the hall of that order this
evening. Preparations have been com
pleted which will insure the guests of
the evening a royal good time. This
dance is given in responce to re
qbes's that were made by those who !
were present at the one which took j
place two weeks ago.
ITotlos
Eastern Oysters on half shell or any
other ftyle. Special reduction for
families by the dozen we will open
them for vou.
The Vienna l?ukery. 12-5-1 w
Elegant elove and handkerchief
boxes" filled with choicest candies at!
Muir's.
Special s*le of wall paper at Harri
sons'.
I
^HARRISONS'*
Santa Claus is every where in
evidence in our stoi e:
TOYS GAMES, DOLLS
AND ELCTRIC TOYS.
Books for young and old. Hand
painted ohina and stationery
Store Open Evenings J
Ml
>:
Somcihing new
Chariote Russand
Cream Puffs
FILLED WITH WHIPPED CREAM
Boss Bakery
?C8XSX8}CHX>OCK}O0OOOCK^^ 0<33C?00<?0<*>00^^ !
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
j ^Tresh Candies*
JUST RECEIVED
| fresh Roasted Virginia Peanuts f very Day |
Headquarters for
PHUNNY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES
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SMUIB'S Hth Avenue j
Financial Crash Overhangs St. Peters
burg-Banks have Ceased to Pay Cash
and People are Panicky-Creditors
Everywhere are Alarmed
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.]
St. Petersburg, Dec. 8 ? A terrible crash is coming in financial and commercial
circles as well as that which exists iu the industrial centers. The banks this morning arej
refusing to pay their cash demands. This action caused a panic among those engaged in
business. Those who have money in the banks and the creditor classes generally unhesi-|
tatingly express their alarm because of the turn the situation had taken.
MANY CONDEMNED TO DIE
St. Petersburg, Dec. 8 ? It has been learned that terrorists have condemned many
high officials to die. Gen. Trephoff, formerly chief of police at this city, is among those
on the death list. All of the officials against whom the people have grievances are being
guarded by troops.
FARMERS WANT GOVERNMENT REMOVED
Moscow, Dec. 8 ? Resolutions were passed by the agriculturists here this morning
demanding the immediate dismissal of the present cabinet. Liberals at this place are
demandiug Count Witte's retirement.
MONEY DISTRIBUTED AMONG- JEWS
London, Dec. 8 ? Two million dollars, Wve been distributed among the Jewish suf
fers of atrocities in Russia. Commissioners -who are handling the funds in Russia say
there has been undiscribable destruction of life and property.
ROTHOHILD APPEALS FOR MONEY
London, Dec. S ? Lord Rothchild today issned an appeal to the people of the world
for aid for the oppressed Russian Jews.
SOME TELEGRAPHERS RETURN TO WORK
St. Petersburg, Dec. 8 ? Some of the striking telegraph operators are returning to
work and a few of the lines are now handling some of the business that offers.
NEW ONE
Mayors of Many Cities Form
League
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.] !
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 8 ? The mayors
of many cities, principally Ohio munic
ipalities, have been in session in this
city this week. Mayor Tom L. John
son, who was re-elected last month,
of this city, called the meeting. In is
suing the call he represented not only
himself, but Mayors-elect Dernpsev, of
Cincinnati: Badger, of Columbus, and
Whitlock, of Toledo. Mayor Dupne,
of Chicago and Mayor Weaver, of
Philadelphia, are present.
Speakiog of the purposes of the meet- ;
ing, Mayor Johnson, of this city, said : |
"Primarily, the purpose of the meet-j
ing is to form an organization of the
mayors of all the large cities. We want j
to get all the reform mayors into the1
organization if possil le. We propose
to fight fur legislation that will be of
benefit to the cities "
IHIVI ?\il
Now the Tim ? to Get Christ
ITliS GifiS
Don't put off getting your Christmas
gifts.
Don't delay an inspection of our store
that you might see what we have to of
fer for the holiday seison. You will
regret it always if \ou do not acquaint
yourself with our stock before making
your purchases. So will your friends
for whom you buy.
We have the very best and the very
latest in cut glass, nugget jewelry, sil
verware and Alaska souvenirs. There
is nothing like it, and our prices are
such as will suit you.
Come and see for yourself. The goods
will do the rest.
J. IKDTA,
Jeweler and Optician, i
Orttar Cocktail* and Woinerwant
Presh oyster cocktails and hot wein
erwurst on tap at the Mascot Saloon.
-tnH RrnoHtrav tf i
BAD ONE
Cyclone Visits Moore Wh?vf
Last Night
Evidences of a visit by a cyclone
were visible at Moore wharf this morn-!
ing. Daring the night some unseen
power scooped a big section out of the
roof on the west side of warehouse No. ,
5, tearing the iron covering into
shreds aud distributing it along the
railroad wharf a-d into the bay. The
fragments were twisted into knots. '
The rafters were splintered and the
building otherwise scared. The pile
driver which was near this warehouse,
was picked up and carried 25 feet from
where it was standing and the ladder lo
it was carried away and Droken in two
No other section of the w harf was af
fected.
The damage to the wharf company j
was about $100. While no one witness- ;
ed the phenomenon it is thought it!
could only be done by a whirl-wind. It
probably is one of the results of the j
sudden change in the weather last
night.
It is the first performance of the kitd j
reported in Alaska.
Dunlap and Stetson hats for $5 at
Claysoa'a.
IMS! NEWS
Amundsen Brings Word
Of Imprisoned Whaler
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan,]
Dawson, Dec. 8?' The Norwegian ex
plorer Amundsen, who has been the
first man to discover the north magnetic
pole and who has safely found the
long sought-for northwest passage,
brings the latest word from the fleet
of Arctic whalers which ore imprisoned
in the ice between Herscbel island and
Point Barrow. He says no harm can
come to them in any way until the
break up of the ice- in the spriog.
JHAGWA* WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at. midnight, Dec. 7,
1905, id as follows:
Temperature time of observation ... .25
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours. .. .. .37
Min. " " " " 16
Mean " " " " 27
Barometer, 29:86.
Cloudy, south wind.
Very choice candies for Holiday gifts,
received on the Jefferson, afc Muir's
us
a barrel
of fresh
Tomato Catsup. The
I quality is fine, and is!
much cheaper than that
in bottles.
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Sole Agent? Rose of Ellensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
BERDOE SUCCEEDS NEWELL
A I HE4D Of W.P. S Yl
G-eneral Manager of the Railroad Company
Resigns and the Controller and Assistant
Manager Takes Vacancy
A. L. Berdoe bas been appointed
general ma-ager of the W. P. & Y. R.
to succeed A. B. Newell, resigned;
effective Jan. 1, 1900. That was a tele
graphic announcement received at the
offices of the W. p. & Y. R. in this city
today.
While there have been :umors that
Mr, Newell had resigned aud lhat Mr.
Berdoe would be appo:nted to succeed
him this is the first official information
on the subject lhat any one has received
in Skagway.
The new general manager has been
connected with the W.P. & Y. R. since
the early days of its operation. Be
was arditor of the company for several
years ai:d was afterward made comp
troller, being succeeded as auditor by
W. B. King-. For the last two years he
has been virtually assistant general
manager.
A. B. Newell has been vice-president
and general manager of the W. P. &
Y. R. for about five years. He was
formerly with the Michigan Southern,
of which his father was president.
It is not known by his friends in
Skagway just what Mr. Newell will
give his attention to in the future. He
is understood to be heavily interested
in Klondike mines but whether he will
^ive ihetn personal care is not known.
It was said today by a man who has
been very close to him that he will pro
bably take a long rest before t&king up
any work again, and that he will likely
spend some time in Europe.
RAISE IT
W. P- & Y. K. Iucietse An
Liial Dividend
At ti e meeting cf the shan holders |
of the vV. P. & Y. R. at London, Octo
ber 30, last, a dividend of five per cent,
was announcd. This dividend was |
based upon the business of 1904. Ac
cording to the London Financial Times, I
a copy of the issue of which containing
an account of the shareholders' meet
ing has been received, it was admitted
that the earning of the year would not
justify such a large dividend, but it
was staled that the earniuRS for the year
1005 are so much greater than those for
the previous year, upon which the divi
dend was declared, that the directors I
felt, juftified in reducing the surplus
sufficiently to increase the dividend)
from four to live per cent.
A comparison of the operations fori
1904 with those for the previous year!
shows that in the railroad division]
there were 11,773 passengers carried,!
against 12,600 before, and 33,225 tons of j
freight against 33.700 tons. The gross!
earnings were $991,000 against 4977,000, j
the operating expenses were $524,-]
000 against $551,000. In comparing the!
percentage of the earnings to the ope- J
rating expenses there has been a re-|
duct ion of from 56.44 to 52.91 per cent. '
The net income for the same division
is $400,000 as against $395,600. In the
river divi.-ion there were 6 849 passen
gers carried by the company's boats, as
against, 8,700 in 1903, and 26,066 tons of
ALL OVER
Senator Mitchell of Oregou
Passes Away
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.] .
Portland, Oregon, Dec. 8? Senator
John H. Mitchell, of this state, is
dead. He pissed away this morning.
He had four tenth extracted yesterday
which was followed by a hemorrhage.
He bled for hours in spite of all the ef
forts to stop it and soon began sinking.
freight against 23,500 tons. The gross
earnings were $737,000 as against $834,
000, and the operating expenses were
again reduced from 8355,000 to $488,000.
The net income was $146,000 against
8157,000. In Ihe mail service there
was a net income of 851,000 against $35,
000 in the previous year. Taking rail,
steamer and mail together there is left
for dividend $442,000 this year as against
$331,000 last year.
In speaking of the year 1905, the ac
counts of which will be the topic at
the next meeting, S. H. Graves, the W.
P. & Y. R. president, said that the
earnings were fully two per cent, great
er than those for 1904. He said greater
tonnage had been carried at less ex
pense, showicg an increase in the net
income of $150,000.
Mr. Graves gave a glowing account
of this year's development in the north.
Nettleton shoe at Hayson's. tf
H fountain Pen
Is becoming more and more a necessity for everybody and
nothing is more convenient and appropriate as a Christmas
present for far away friends and relatives than a first-class
? fountain pen. We have just rececived and elegant assort
ment of
Waterman's Ideal fountain Pews
and Remex Stif-filliitf) Pens
At Prices from $1-75 to $7-00
Call and see them
AaZm. E3RITT
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