Dailv Alaskan
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JOHN W. TROY, EDITOR
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UNJUST CRITICISM.
The convention was Alaskan only io
name. It was controlled by Seattleitft,
as It was sure to be if held in Seattle.
Take John G. Price, (or example. He
. ? mnved bail and baggage
to Seattle, and if he has visited thedis
he must have traveled incog
iv ofthe other delegates were no
more entitled to represent Alaska than
was John G. Price. It would therefore
seem that before Alaska ma,kes any e ?
tort to establish herself
seeks to run things for Alaska ana
?Uaskans. she should take some steps
'to protect herself against ^at buncho^
crafting hangers-on who make apr
tense of having the interest of Alaska
at heart and who even have the ^
lted gall to claim citizenship In the
nas' five years can be traced directly to
one or more of these grafting outsiders
who in the name of Alaska, have im
posed upon members of congress in the
SSestof their own private scheme,
and political jobs.? ^ aldez - ewa.
While there is much that is true in
the general premise of the \ a ez
News, than which there is not a p^per
5n Alaska more sound on the issues
that confront this district, it was un
fortunate in its selection of illustrations
with which to make its point. Its at
tack on the convention that was re
cently held in Seattle is not warranted
by the facts, nor is its attack oa John
G. Price just in any way.
The Seattle convention declared on
nearly all matters for those thing
which the V aldez News stands, and
stands ably. It was first, last and a
the time for self-government for Alaska.
iu ma,ter endeavor was to free Alaska
from those outside influences, of which
Alaskans complain, and its proposed
method fordoing that is for congress
to permit the resident Alaskans to
govern themselves. In this work
John G. Price took a leading part.
There is no man more completely in
touch with Ala kan sentiment than Mr.
Price. He left here three years ago, it
is true, but he still t.wr.s large interests ,
here and he he s visited the district for f
several wtcks at a time, from one to:
three times a year, since leaving U.
He was given a prosy from a delegat
who was instructed by a meeting of
Skagway citizens. Afterward he was
made a delegate-at-large by the conven
tion for the reason that he had been a
delegate to congress from Alaska an
had served his constituents wall. H>s
attitude in the convention was direct y
in line with the instructions which
were voted by the Skafcway citizens and
he was always closely ailed with those
delegates in ike co. vention who sup
norted home ruU for and by Alaskans.
Thathetookastrominem part as e
did in the work of the convention is due
to the fact that he was pushed forward
by resident Alaskans as their spokes
mao.
"Brutebair is the new name for it.^
Nothing i? detracted from the force o'
the cognomen by the f-o l-"'1
than 50 college boys L---e b*e ? k Ued
or permanently injured thi> year in
playing it.
For first class e.irriuge spiv-ch ing
up the Alaska 'iiAis'sr Co. 'Phones
10 and 40. tf
Homo Made
Mince Meat.
Plum Pudding, % J
Apple Butter, J
Orange Manual 'de I
Fruit Cales.
Cliillie Sauce.
Mexican Hot ?
and Jellies.
* Sour Kraut. lUimeU V ri-. *p <?
? Cider, Hubht-d Squish, I >i 1 ,
[ Pickles, New N'i ulivts, I *> p- 4
> corn, I'ranli rr.es and A) r- s. 1
?Up-to -<?ate er* ji si s < ei\er .
just receive;) :
There Is now more snow to be re
moved from the Skafway sidewalks,
and there is no time like the present
I for its doing.
LOCffE ffllR
Supposedly Lost Men Prob
ably in Kantishua
Fairbanks, Dec. &? It is reported that
GratT, Thompson, Berrioger and Mc
Lean who were supposed to be on the
Sinclair-Sullivan scow that was lost
near the mouth of Coal creek on Oc
tober 26, are all in the Kantishna coun
try. It is only a surmise that they
were on the scow.
Method itP>rtoiu|?Hu T?1 phon*
For the covenience of all concerned
a telephone has been installed at the
Methodist parsonage. It is No. 1, the
number formerly possessed by Kelly &
Co's drug store.
MISTS WI1V
Ci uclasive Rjason9 For Pat
ronizing Kirinse
There are many reasons why we have
been and are able to sell the best goods
for the lowest prices, why we have
always been and are now (riving our
customers the best bargains? the best
articles? and at the same time return
ing to them the most change. Not the
least of these is the fact that we own
our own store and stock ai d have no
one with whom to divide the ligitimate
profits of the business.
Our goods this year were personally
selected in the best markets in the
country for a trade that demands the
best and for which we have learned to
cater. We have no money invested io
dead stock upon which to earn interest
All we ask is that our Christmas
gifts? our silverware, our cut glass,
our chic, our jewelry and all the mul
titude of things which we carry ? be
examined before you make your selec
tions. You will find them in good taste,
modern, stylish, durable ? in fact the
very best obtainable ? and they will be
sold as cheaply as you can get them any
place on earth. We are in Skagway to
stay and mean to continue a record of
making a friend of every purchaser.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
riNAL ACCOUNT
In 'he matter of the estate of Frank
Yolland, deceased.
Nr >C ICfc. IS HEREBY GIVEN that,
the administ-ator has filed in the U. S
Commissioner's court, at Skagway, git
ting 'n probate, h s final account, as ad
minis r.i or, of ihe above nimed estate,
and the court has by order fixed
Wednesday, January 10, th., I9OS, as the
time for hearing and settling said a> -
court. All* persons therefore having
ny thing to ?by said account should
not he settli d and approvtd, are here y
notified to make their appearance in
sa d cou t, on said d*y, nnd tnnke their
allegations in that behalf.
A. M. Ross
Ac minis tra tor
Skagway Alaska, Nov. 8, 1905.
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A CHANGE OF
PAHTJVEHS
(Original.]
One summer evening a rowboat con
taining two young men anil two young
women was drifting Idly on the Alle
gheny river above the city of Pitts
burg. They were two pairs of lovers,
John Baron and Llllle Beck, Bartla
Farr and Margaret Ferris. If any on?
would have told them that within a
very short time there would be a trans
position among them as fiances they
would not have believed It. Neverthe
less such a change came to paas.
John Baron was one of those phleg
ma tic, taciturn, undemonstrative fel
lows who usually choose their oppo
sites, and In LiiKe Beck he found ex
actly the girl to attract him. Bartl#
Farr was a gay. devil may care young
man, who found In Margarnt Ferris
those steady qualities that a man of
his character seemed to ueed. Every
body said that both couples would
make an admirable match.
It was In the days when nitroglyc
erin was supplied from above Pitts
burg on the Allegheny to the oil fields
In Pennsylvania, floated down In stl
letto-like boats some thirty feet long
by four feet wide. Each boat carried
enough nitroglycerin to blow anything
It struck to the clouds. It was run by
two men, who had strict orders to llo
up at nightfall. In daytime they could
be seen far enough ahead to enable
?uch craft as they came across to get
out of the way, und, since they did not
run at night, there was no necessity
for accident.
The party In the skiff had pulled far
up the river during the afternoon, In
tending to drift down leisurely with the
current In the twilight. B:irtle Farr,,
who never took thought for the future.
Insisted on rowing up much farthei
than was intended. Margaret Ferris
had endeavored to check his enthusi
asm, but on this oceaslou wad unequal
to the task, p-, rather, she permitted
him to have his way, only warning
him that in case they were caught out
on the river In the dark and anything
happened she would hold him responsi
ble.
Twilight was fading Into night, and
they were still several miles above the
city drifting down with the current.
Margaret proposed that the men
sbould take to the oars and was sec
onded by Baron. Whereupon Farr de
clared that they were having the best
part of their excursion and as for him
self he proposed to enjoy It. Baron
took a pair of oars and began to row.
At this Farr made a curt remark about
his timidity at being out alter dark
without a protector. Baron made no
reply, but kept on pulling.
When the ulght settled down upon
them Farr aud Miss Ferris were in the
bow, Farr with his back between the
two gunwales. Miss Ferris sitting 011
the foremost seat, facing him. Miss
Beck was at the tiller. Baron on the
"stroke" seat rowing. Suddenly some
thing black on the river appeared
within a few yards of them, and n
voice shouted, "Get out of the way for
your lives!" and two splashes followed
as of persons Jumping into the water.
In another moment John Baron rec
ognized the dim outline of a nitroglyc
erin boat coming straight for the
skiff. At the same moment Farr, who
had risen to see what was coming, rec
ognised the dauger. He plunged into
the water and dived to avert the com
ing explosion. Barou, putting all his
itrength into one supreme effort, gave
two strokes with the port oar, and be
fore he could give a third the nose of
the nitroglycerin boat rubbed the stern
of the skiff. For a few seconds the
side of the explosive craft slid along
the stern of the skiff, then the danger
had passed.
Baron took In the situation at once.
The men on the boat had been running
her too late into the night, and on com
ing upon the skiff, after shouting a
warning, had Jumped overboard. The
situation after the danger had passed
was this: Farr was swimming for the
?klff, Miss Beck was lying In a faint In
the stern. Baron was resting on his
oars, while Miss Ferris was sitting
quietly on the forward seat. Her
cheeks flamed at the cowardice of her
lover, who had left her to die while he
saved himself.
Baron knew that the nitroglycerin
boat being without guidance would go
on down the river, liable at any mo
ment to cause great loss of life and
property. He was a good swimmer
and resolved to catch It Plunging into
the water, he swam lustily, gaining on
It all the while till at last he caught it.
Falling himself upon the deck, he seized
a rope fixed to the bow, tied the line
around his body, and, plunging again
Into the water, swam for the shore.
In this he ran a fearful risk. A rock
or a root ot a tree If struck -would blow
np the boat and him with it. Landing
on a point, he allowed the boat to swing
downstream with the current, then fas
tened his rope to a stump.
The next morning John Baron's feat
was known In Pittsburg and Allegheny,
and he became a hero. As for the two
men who deserted the boat neither ever
showed his face In that region again.
The day after the party reached home
Miss Ferris wrote Farr a note breaking
their engagement. Baron had noticed
his fiance's collapse and that Miss Fer
ris retained her equanimity. From that
moment he showed the latter a prefer
ence, which resulted In the breaking of
his engagement and he afterward be
came engaged to Miss Ferris.
Bartle Farr. when he found that he
had lost Miss Ferris, either to show
that he was not Inconsolable or from
sheer desperation, took up with the
neglected Miss Beck. She was not a
strong character. Farr made love des
perately and won her. He derived
some satisfaction In making the other
two believe that ho was Just as well
satisfied as If the exchange had not oc
curred. WINIFRED ROBERTS.
You are a( Home
When you stop at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
It is there where you find all
the Comforts and Conveniences
which have made this Hotel so
well and favorably known to the
Traveling Public and Tourists
from all parts of the world.
First?Class Rates Moderate
MOORES WHRRF CO. i
| Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
~ All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Drek ?
| REGULATIONS 1905 j
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night. t,
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a <:
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs 5
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re- 2
ceived on wharf after this hour. 4
BAGGAGE?' Tolls will be oollected on Checked Baggage Only. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked. .?
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is nearlng <j
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked, ?
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. . C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr ?
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Dew Olatcr andCigbt Rates
OF THE ,
fl
On and after the 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for water andjlight service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 200
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs In Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " ?' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hote's, per room additional. .'. 10
Beer Pumps 1.00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries 7 50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5.00
Hose On. lection for Fire Protection." .% 1 00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1-00
Hauling water, per lond 100
Lawn and Street sprinkling Fiee
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
A11 Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Kach 16 cp lights .* I 1.00 1.50
Enclosed Arcs 10.00 12.50
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 1 50 2.00
Enclosed Arcs .. 15.00 17.50
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EOWIN BROWNE. Manager.
^Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY. COMFOR1
Seattle, Puget bound, San Francisco and Southern Porte
CARRYING U. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
Cottage (Sity - Dec. 12, 27
Via Vancouver antl Siika
BSfc- ibove Schedule Subject to ohanze Without Notice.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phono 50
C. D. DU NAN' N, Gen- Pass. Agt.
10 Market Street, San FrurCf",
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Dec. 13 24
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FARALLON - - Dec. 14
Company reserves right to change sailing date without t otico.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addiiiona! Charge
Jt ? + ??
j Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
STEAMER
AMUR - . Dec. 11, 26
Jan. 11, 20; Feb. n, 26
Sailing ai 6 p.m
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer withoct extra cbaige
We give quick service
For Information Write or Apply to
H.B/DUNN,
Agent- Skagway
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Fair Treatment. Ccod fi i vicr. and Fates 7 fat ake F:ght
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