rHE DAILY ALASKAN
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CITV QFPIOIAL PHPER^
Nc 274 VOL. IX.
3KAUWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 2?> 190(1 PRICE 10 CENTS
CAfT. LENNAN, GOVERNMENf
PILOF. MISSIIMG
I
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Juneau. Dec. 20? It is believed Capt.
I.ennan. the vetern government pilot,
was drowned Tuesday night. Ele start
ed fjr the Lighthouse tender Heather, (
which was in port Tuesd*> night, and
has never been seen since that time.
The tender remained in port until this
mo'Hio? ?nd a search has been made
but there have b?*en no results. Juneau
bay is bring draggea.
2ft C?nt? for & Turkey
At the IWCKTRAIN SALOON every
evening bpiwwo now aod Cbrtstrnas ?
lit* pound turkey will ?*o for 25 cents.
Couie and ?et one. UMMt
We and Co.
At the Mascot
! Home mad-1 Oyster Cocktails at the,
! Mascot.
' Holly Luace Sets, napnins, crepe
' paper and doilies.
L. A. HARRISON 00. ?]
Santa Cluaus has left us so much for you to select from
that our space is too small to tell you of all of them so we
mention just a lew items, read them carefully.
JUST IN ON HUflBOLDT
New Christmas Tree
Decorations
New Trunks and Humming Tops
Sleds for HoVs and (iirls
T<>y Broomsi. Dust Pans and Carpet
Sweepers
??Can't Kuuok Me Down." Muster Brown
and Happy Hooligan toy. just the
thing for baby
"Scutch Bag Pide" 10c the noisest. noisy
thing out
c=b Teddy Roosevelt's Hats
for Dolls
'?All Steel'' Go Carts
Cliildrens Solid Oak Tables. Weathered
( >ak Dressers and Wardrobes
?2 and 4 Wheel "Flyaway" wooden carts
Doll Hats. Rubbers, Corsets, Shoes
and Stockings
Spring and Fall Turkeys, cooked to a
?|iieen> taste all ready for your
Christmas Dinner
| Only Six Hore Days to do Your Shopping
E'ectric Tops I
I)> >11 Couches made of vel-j
oar just like big folks
(.?i niches
; Dolls Upholstered Chairs
! All of the late games even
??Wiggs"
Keener Doll-. the best <>u
the market in all sizes and
prices l<>c to*b.50 each
Handsome dressed dolls all
sues and prices
Topsv Turvv. doth dressed
: ' dolls
I I >. >1 1 Beds and Cradles
Fteam Engines
Iron Traili? and Toys from
15c to each
Crokinole Boards, Chess,
Clieckeis and Dominoes
Steel \ heel Harrows.
Rocking Horses. Irish Mail
??Go I ) t* \" i 1 " * carts and
"Steel Express Wagons
T> y Ranges and Stoves, toy
tea sets and granite and
j Illuminnm cooking sets
j Doll Mattresses
| "Darkey Dinah." an "all
doth rloll prettily dressed
Banks! Banks!!
all prices and kinds from
the 10c bank to a real
combination bank
Doll Buggies and Go Carts
Sewing Boxes for the little
girls, from 40c to ?2.00
N-w Books
All the latent fiction and
an endless quantity of pret
ty books for young and 'old
The "Phunnv" books for
little tots
New Pictures l,phunny"
and artistic
s.nr s npen until U tonight- Ail Sale* Final-Phone's 4and55j
Did you ever
s in o k e the!
[I
A brae
Cigar?
NO! Where i
Can I Get j
' Them? From |
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska!
>^<2. (
Do not overlook us when in ceed of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of Bl'ILD
ERS hardware, carpenter tools, tar
PAPER, TIN and URANITEWARS
DONT' FORGET
We are the only Tinners and Plumbers that Dave stayed by our City, and
would like vou to call ana see us when in need of anything in our lites
NETTLES& FORD
Fourth Avenue near Broadway Ssa^way, Alaska
WICKf RSIHM MAY Npf GET
APPOINTMENF
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Washington, Dec. 20 ? The report of
District Attoney Hoyt, of Nome, of
his "investigation Into the charges of
Smator Mcrumber against Judg
Wickeisham, of the Third division of
Alaska, is expected to be made
public today or tomorrow. It is
rumored that the report will be in part
uDfevorable to Wickersham, by whom
the president has stood so loyally for
the last two years. Whether or not it
will be so unfavorable that it will pre
vent the pres dent from reappointing
him is not known.
Some'iwe ago President Roosevelt]
said that he would not reappoint Judge j
Wi kersham until after the report ofj
Iloyt's investigations into his conduct j
were filed, and if that was unfavorable j
he would no: reappoint htm at all.
WASKEY PREPARES PLACER
MINING BILL
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington Deo. 20? Delegate Was
key has completed the draft of a bill
providing for the compulsory recording
of work on placer claims, He s?ys he
has prepared a bill that will be satis
factory, he believes, to the miners 01
Nome and Fairbanks.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, has
introduced a bill in the senate which
provides that labor or improvements
. required by law on mining claim
shall be certified before a proper
authority withiu thirty days following
the expiration of the year. If not so
done, the proposed law provides that
the title will lapse and the claim be
subject to re-location, The bill pro
vide" that the nature of the work per
formed shall be set forth in the
affidavit and it provides a penalty for
false swearing.
January Delineator at Harrisons.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TO
CELFBRAIE CHRIS I MAS
Christmas will be celebrated tomor
row in the public schools, as that is the
last day of school before the holiday
vacation of two weeks begins. Mrs.
Mrs. Draper's and Miss Doerrer's rooms
? comprising the third, fourth, fifth,
and sixth grades? have combined their
programs.
The feature of the day in Mrs. Mosen
j berg's room will bi ihe Christmas tree,
j All parents having children in school
: are cordially invited to be present, as
' are all others interested.
j The exercises will begin at two
| o'clock sharp, and all the programs
I will be over in time for those who de
! sire to do so to attend the meeting of
the Friday club.
| The judges for the debate in Ithe
seventh and eighth grade room are
Mrs. Sparks. Mrs. W. C. Blanchard
and Dr. Hearst.
Following arc the programs for the
j various rooms:
FIRST AND SECOND GRADES
Recitation?' Christmas Greeting''
Helen King
Song ? "Santa Claus" School
Recitation "Mysterious Santa Claus"
Geneva '.aska
Song? "Father Christmas" School
Recitation? ''Made to Order",
7 Frank Ashley
Song? "The Christmas Ti ee' . . . Schnol
Recitation? ''I'nder The Mistltoe" ...
Helen Trey
Christmas Tree Exercise School
THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH AN'D
SIXTH GRADES
5 Song ? "Christmas Hymn" School |
i Recitation? "December is a Good Old)
' Momh" Harry Wurzbacher
Composlt on "Christmas Cus!oui>" ..
! . ...Arthur B one and Lloyd Graves '
i Recitation ? "TheWind" NoraHarrison |
ISjne? "A Chris' raas Carol"
Eunice Angell, Vera Sh-arer, !
Nellie Flynn, Veronica Mulvibill j
j Recitation ? "The Fir Tree"
j ! Delia Rapuzzl ;
s j Recitation -"From January to Decem
' | ber*' Twelve Boys
Recitation? "C>1'1 Santa Claus" ;
! Satn Stinebaugh
Song? "O. Little Town of B.thlehem"
School
R e ' t ,tiou? "Santa Claus']_
}iartna#r rieaeatutu
Recitation ? " What Pid S tnts Do?". . .
Elsie Dillon
Sons ? "Whi|> poop-Will"
Five <riils and six boys
Recitation "Christ in as". Rosa Dortero
Sod??' "Silent Nitfht! Holy Night"....
School
Recitation? "Old Christmas"
Gokiie Sttnebaugh
Song? "Beautiful Thoughts for Christ
mas"
At th? Masoot
Mt. Vernon rye a d Old Belmon
whiskeys, double stamped goods, at
wholesale prices at the Mas
Toot Mid BIock ami Wiggs, the new
cardgamisat Harrisons.
Our store will be open even
ings until after the hoiidays
We will receive! a la*ge as
sortments of
Christmas Perishables
AND
Groceries on the Dolphin
Ganty& Frandson
NO COAL
Fnel Shortage Remains Per-;
plexing Problem
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Dec. 20? There- are nine
stenmships tied up at Seattle wharyes
because they cannot get coal with
which to fill their bunkers and start
their voyages.
The domestic coal famine for house-!
hold purposes has been relieved to a |
slight extent.
Canadian* Suffering
Vancouver, B. (J., Dec. 20? Schools, j
hotels, stores and other places through
out the Northwest territories are being |
closed oc account of the inability to get
coal for heating purposes.
The suffering at Brandon aDd I
throughout Manitoba is severe.
fRIDAY CLUB
TOMORROW
The Friday Club will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs S. M.
Orchard. The topics to be considered
are, "The Origination of Santa Claus,"
"Sense of Perfection," "Ta'ks on Our
Boys and Girls,"' ?nd "Art and Carv
ing"*
All ladies- of Skogway will be wel
comed: mo;hers are rpccially invited to j
be present.
Major Leslie, Audrey Ross, |
Howard Wallick, May Jenkins, j
Willlatn Angell, Mary Mack |
Exercise? "A Suprlse" . School j
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES
AND illGH SCHOOL
Sons; ? "Coasting" School ]
Recitition ? "The Fir-t Christmas
Eve" Alma McBrim
Recitation ? "Chris'.m.ts in Si ht of
Home" Cora Benson
Song ? "Forgotten"
Lolo Dewitt, Etiiei Weste.
| Vera Wilson, Emma Boone
Recitation? "Bui'ding and Being"
| Clarence Achison
Recitation ? "Chrstmas in India"
Floyd Bigger
Song ? "Sleighing Song" School
j Recitation? "Old Maid Ortne's Christ
ni s" Eva Wildt
I Song? "Tell her how I love her". School
Debate ? Resolvd, 'That children
j should be taught to believe in
Santa Claus."
Affirmed? Ruth DeWitt, Neillie
Orchard.
i Denied? Viola Powell, Eleanor Leslie
Song? "Christmas Caroi" School
FLAY "Goin Sotrewhere"
Mr. Philetus Harrison. .Willie Ward
Mrs. Mary Harrison Sophia Rull
Conductor John Dortero
Peanut Boy Bert McECenzfe
Passengers
Ethel Black, Frank Doree, Vern
McGrath.
FEEL ALARM
Steamship Pennsylvania 'Is
Overdue at Seattle
Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Seattle, Dec. 19? The ocean steam
ship Pennsylvania is three days over
due from Valdez It is feared that she
has been lost in the storms that pre
vailed along the coast. Her boliers are
known not to be in the best of condition,
Pennsylvania Safe
Seattle, Dec. 20? The Pennsylvania
has arrived at this place without being'
reported from Tatoosn or any inter
mediate point.
IN AND OUT
Dolphin Arrives and Sails
Again
The Dolphin arrived from the soutn
this morning at 8 o'clock with about
30 passengers for Skagway and the
inside. She had 50 tons of freight and
a week's mail. She haa a good trip
northbound.
She sailed on the return trip this
afternoon with a good passenger list
She took away a large shipment of ore
for the Conrad mines.
Holiday Goods
If you want to ! uy a suitable pres
ent which will be appr.ciatfd, or
for your table socfal function or the
sic< ro m cs 11 at the
MONOGRHM
Th? Onlv Liquor Konte In Alaaka
Our s:ock~ of high gra-le Wines and
i iquors is superb. We quote you
prices on a few of our brands.
6-year old Kentucky bourbon, per gal.f3
8 " " Sunny Brook, per gal $4
(Sunny Brook in the only whiskey awar
ded a gold medal at the St. Louis Expo.)
12-year old Bond & Liliard, per tral .$5
4 ' " Port or Sherry. pr gal- $|. 50
8 $2
8 " " Muscator Malaza, per gel. 12
Peach and Honey, Rock and Rye,
Maple Sugar and Rum $1 per bottle
and other brands to numerous to men
tion.
We are agents for A. B. C. and
Pilsner Bottled Boers.
Bloom <S Koraeh
Broadway, bet. nth and 6th Aves.
Telephone 34.
Free Delivery.
oil mow
That you can get
these things better
and cheaper at
BRITT'S than any
other place in town
Gunthers Candies
Elegant Christmas Stationery
Toilet Sets
Municure Sets
Work Boxes
Glove Boxes
CulT and Collar Boxes
Perfumes from ali lands
Brushes of all kiDds
Military Ilair Brushes
Mirrors
Comba
Razors
Safety Razors
Shaving Outfits
Purses
Bill Books
Card Cases
Ladies Hand Bags, the very lat
est.
Paper Knives
Pen Knives
Manicure Requisite
1901 Diaries _
Cigars att.
Pipes
Silver Jewel Boxes
Silver Brushes
Silver Miirors
Silver Combs
Fountain Pens
PeaTl Kandle Pens, Etc, Etc.