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Nc 277 VOL. IX.
SKAGWAY, A.LA.SKA, MONDAY
DECEMBER >A UW>
PRICE 10 CENTS
HANG NEGRO|
Mob Kills Black Assailant of j
Woman
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Annipolis, Md.. Dec. -?-H,nr.v
Davis, colored. w?s taken from the
county j*?l here Saturday and Uaneea
t>v a nub. Up was guilty of a?saultlo?
a white woman. The mob congregated
in the lecture room of St. .lohn ? col
lege and from thfrr proceeded IU ?u
orderly uianiaer to the jail.
Mr. and Mr.. F. B Wurznaoher will
leave on the Dolphin for a visit to
southern cities.
LEFT OUT
Brow u Disinherits BratllG)
Woman's Children
(Special dispatch to the Daily Aiassanj
Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 24? The will of
former Senator Arthur Brown, who was
shot and killed by Anna M. Bradley, at
Washington, disinherits the two son* of
Mrs. Bradley of whom she says the
former senator was the fat&er. The
testator declares the boys are not his
offspring.
Howard Ashley will leave cn the
Humboldt for a trip to Seattle and
o her i!OA$t towns.
m FRANCISCO DiMiNCty
ROOSCVELF I
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan [
San Francisco, Dec. 24? A mass
meeting of the cir.izens of this city,
called for the purpose of expressing
the sentiments of the people with
reference to troubles that have riaen j
over the exclusion of Japanese children j
from the public schools, was attended .
by thousands of people President
Roosevelt was denounced in unmeaam-^
ed terms for his interference with tb e j
school affairs of the state. ^ ome
speeches were sctthiu? and oitter.
The resolutions were ad opted by
practically an unanimous vr,te,
The San Francisco Papers, republi
can and democratic, Continue to flay
the president with all their ability.
The attacks are beooming more and
more severe.
H. H. Drap?r arrived on the Georgia !
pom Juneau to spend the Christmas;
from t ?
holidavs with his family.
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 few items, read them carefu.ly.
JUST IN ON HUflBOLDT
New Christmas Tree
Decorations
New Trunks and Humming Tops
Sleds for Boys and Girls
Toy Brooms. Dust Pans and Ciirpet
Sweepers
??('nu t Knock Me Buster Brown
and Happy Hooligan toy. just the
thing for baby
??Scotch Bag Bide" 10c the noisest. noisy
thing out
Teddy Roosevelt's Hats
for Dolls
"All Steel'' Go Carts
Children? Solid Oak Tables, Weathered
< >ak Dressers and Wardrobes
'2 and 4 Wheel "Flyaway" wooden carts
Doll Hats. Rubbers. Corsets, Shoes
and Stockings
Spring ami Fall Turkeys, cooked to a
queens taste all ready for your
Christmas Dinner
j Only Six Hore Days to do Your Shopping
Electric Tops
Doll ('ouches made of vel
? >nr just like bit? folks
couches
Polls Upholstered Chairs
All of the late games even
? \\ iggs"
Keener Dolls, the best on
the market in all sizes and
prices 10c to*t>..r>0 each
Hantlxiine dressed dolls all
sizes and prices
T<>ps\ Turvv. cloth dressed
dolls
Doll Beds ami Cradles
Steam Engines
Iron Traihs ami Toys from
15e to *n.o0 each
Crokinole Hoards, Chess,
Checkeis and Dominoes
Strel \ heel Harrows,
Hoc-king Horses. Irish Mail
"Go Devil" carts and
Steel Express Wagons
T? y Ranges and Stoves, toy
tea sets a ti<i granite and
111 iitiiitimn cooking .sets
Doll .Mattresses
??Darkey Dinah," an "all
cloth doll" prettily dressed
Banks! Banks!!
all prices and kinds from
the 10c hank to a real
combination hunk
Doll Buggies and (to Carts
Sewing Boxes for the little
girls, from 40c to ?2.00
Ncjw Books
All the latest fiction aud
an endless quantity of pret
ty hooks for young and old
The ' Phunny" hooks for
little tots
New Pictures ??phunny"
and artistic
Stores open
until 11 tonight- All Sales Final-Phone's 4 and 55 J
Did you r\fT
smoke t li *
El
\ brae i
Cigar?
NO! Where
Can I Get
' Them? From J
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska!
Do not overlook us when in need of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of bctild
krs hardware, carpenter tools, tak
I'APER, tin and GRANITEWARE ^ ]
DONT' FORGET
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We are the only Tinners nnd Plumbers that have stayed by our City, and
would l'ke vou to call acd see us when in netd of anything; in our lices.
NETTLES& FORD
Fourth Avenue near Broadway Ssagway, Alaska
At th*? Maioot
| .Nil. Vernon ryf and Old Belmoi t
j whiskeys, double stamped goods, ai
; wholesale priu&s i).t the Mas
Toot I' id Blocs ami Wi^jis, the new
card traoitsat Harrisons.
"ISCI'IkfifD NEGRO KILLS
IIIS CAPTAIN
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
El Reno, Oklahoma, Dec. 24 ? Capt.
Macklin, of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
colored, was shot and instantly Killed
yesterday while reading a newspaper at
his home. The assassin is supposed to
be a negro who was a member of Com
pany G, of the Twenty-fifth, who was
discharged without honor by the presi
dent with the remainder of his com
pany for participating in or refusing to
disclose who were those thai partici
pated in the raid at Brownsville, Texas.
President Blames Foraker
Wasbingtofi, Dec. 24 ? President
Roosevelt says the shooting of (.'apt.
Macklin, of the Twenty-Iifth infantry,
by one of the discharged colored sol
diers, was the result of the speech Sen
ator ForaKer delivered in the senate on
the question in which he defended the
negroes.
ALL READY
A. B, Christmas Tree Takes
Place Tomorrow
The committee having charge of the
I Arctic Brotherhood Christmas tree and
| entertainment is all ready for tomorrow
' night except for the presents that it
will receive between the present and
then. The hail has been beautifully
decorated, the chief ornamentation
being a splendid evergreen tree artisti
cally trimmed.
In addi'ion to the appearance of
Santa CInus and the distribution of
Dresents there will be a musicil pro
gram. The orchestra will render sev
eral selections A quartet will sing
and there will be a solo.
The White Pass will run a train from
the Shops, leaving there at 6:31 p m.
and r turning at the comple ion of the
exercises, for the benfit of the north
| euders who desire to attend.
I The program will begin nt 7 p, m.
Those desiring to leave presents at
the tree with the committee can d > so
at anjtim" tb".s evening or tomorrow.
MIDSTGHl MASS
AT ST. MARK'S
Midnight mass will be celebrated at
St. Mark's ehuren at 2 o'c'ock tonight.
As usual there will probably be a large
attendance.
Among the features of the occasion
will be the rendition of Millard's cele
brated mass by the choir, consisting of
the follow ing:
Mrs. W. C. McKenzie and Mi's. Gild
dean. sopranos; Mrs C. W. Eockett,
alto; E. M. Mclntvre. -tenor, and
Montgomery Snov and Mr. Cook,
bassos. Miss Nellie Maxon is the
organist.
\ Henry C. Macauley.ot Dawson, came
out on tho stage Saturday and will
leave for the south on the Amur.
Notice
Oil account of the Masquerade Ball
taking Place at the White Pass Ath
letic Club on New Year's Eve, Monday,
; December Hist, the regular annual
' meeting of the club for election of
president, vice-president, seoretary and
treasurer, will be held Saturday even
ing, December UiUb, $:.'I0 o'clock
Approved.
! I.E. olsen, E. L. Milier,
President, Secretary.
COLD WAVE COMING
There is another co!tl wave coming;
It. will he hero ?oon anil you will be
kicking about the cold again. Now,
, while it is wiu tn. is just the time to
'move The Piftii Avenue hotel is
heatPil with steam and makes all
tvta'.her look alike,
IN AND OUT
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Al-Ki Sa'ls Ff'oni Seattle
Aud Farallon Arrives
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
^ Seattle, Dec. 24 -The Al-K'i sailed for
Southeastern Alaska last nijtht.
The Farallon arrived from Juneau
last night.
WHIT? PASS STAGE
Off fOR DAWSON
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Whitehorse, Dec. 24 ? A White Pass
stage left yrstrrday at 10 a. m. with
Air, and Mrs. W. A. Puckett as passen
gers.
The -stage carried 700 pounds of
mail and 4200 pounds of
freight aud express.
loinGf cnv
out TOMORROW
The Co'tage City sailed from
Wrangsll for Skagway early this
morning. She will be due at Juneau
early tonight and at Skagway sotne
t lme tomorrow.
KIRMSC DRAWING
COMfS TONIGHT
H. D. Klrmse's annual drawing for a
diamond ring prize will take place at
bis Pioneer store this evening at 11
o'clock. The ticket holders will have
charge of the drawing. They will
select tlie judges and arrange the
method of procedure. All of them are
invited to be at the store.
There will be h second and a third
prize awarded. The second prize will
be a man's gold-haudle umbrella, and
the third prize a lady's gold-handlo
umbrella.
MCTHDISTS LEAD
THE PROCESS ON
The Christmas-tide celebration at the I
Methedist church last night was well'
attended, the church auditorium being '
tilled. The program was well execut- .
ed, It was in three parts aud there
were short speeches made by J. A,
Goding, Mrs. T. A. Shorthill and VV.
L. Williams. Mrs- H. D. Kirmse and
Montgomery Snoff gave solos. There
were numerous recitations, exercises
of various kin>!s and music.
The beauty of the decorations
attracted general attention.
Frederick Kieber, in charge of the
cableoftlce at Skagway, is at Fort
William H. Seward. His term of en
istment in the signal corps expires to
morrow and he js being re-enlisted.
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Principal Btuli'f SilOR
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tne leading tonsorial establishment
ir Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first ciass in all respects.
JEWS KICK
Hebrews Object to Christ
inas Celebrations
I (Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )
j New York, Dec, 24? In allot their
j sermons yesterday the rabbis, while
endorsing the celebration of Christmas
as a holiday, warned their flocks not to
associate the day with Christianity or
| religion In any way.
The Jews in the public schools all
| walked out today on account of the
I religious character of the school cele
brations.
PRESYTERIAN CHURCH
CHRISTMAS IREE
At the Presbvterian church this
evetflng there is to oe a Christmas tree
with presents for the pupils of the
Sunday school. There will be a pro
gram also, consisting of .songs and
reciiations executed by the pupils of
the different classes. Some by the wee
little tots and S'me by lurger and older
ones. Also a drill by some of the hoys.
All are inv ted to be present. Tne
entertainment will begin at 7 p. ni.
No Train Tomorrow
There will be no trains moved on the
White Pass tomorrow. The Christmas
holiday will be strictly observed.
No Daily Ala&kan Tomorrow
The Daily Alaskan force will observe
the Christmas holiday tomorrow, so
there will be no issue of this paper.
Holiday Goods
r ?
If yqu want to t.uy. a suitable pres
ent which will be appreciate , or
for your table, social function or the
sick rwun, ca\l at the v
MONOGRMM
The Only Llqaor House -In Alaska,
Our slock of high grade Wines add
Liquors is superb. We .quote you,
prices on a few of our brands,
(yyearold Kentucky bourbon, per pat.|3
8 " " Sunny Brook, pergal.... $4
(Sunny Urook is the only whiskey awar
ded it told medal lit the St. Louis Expo.)
12-year old Bond & Liillard, per gal.. $5
41 ' " Port or Sherty.pr /al.$|.50
8 " " " ?' " " ?' $2
8 " " Muscat or Malaza, per gnl.|2
Peach and Honey, Rock and Rye,
Maple Sugar and Rum ?1 per bottle
and other brands to numerous to men
tion. .
We ate agents for A. B. C. and
Pilsner Bottled Beers.
Bloom & Kofaeh
Broadway, bet. 5th and Gth Aves..
Telephone 34.
01 Free Delivery.
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IHerry
Christmas
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Qanty & Frandson
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
TO HLL
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Wm. BBITT I
THE DRUGGIST ,1
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