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MAY BE AN INSPIRATION
Mr. Rjoeevrit ha* placed the miner*
at Gold Hold ou their bosor ud
we will watch to ?ee If they
make good.
ProM.ient Roosevelt marched the
troops up to G >ldtield and then marched
thein vu usain. It may have been
the very thing to do.
1 a ?- :ul of those who know the
v.ua w ;- there there is no doubt
that the presence of troops has pre
vente ! lo L-hetl thus far. The situ
ation ? ! cu ! ar. The constituted au
ti irir.es- the sheriff and his deputies?
are a n re than mere sympathy
with th new.? the disturbing ele
ment ? miners, the I. W. Wt.
The .-h . vus the big saloon of the
place ade comes largely from
this During the last labor
t oub ^wjrj in a large number of
tho uv? ? ti a!/ esorne as deputies. The
local c - ularv, being of the oppo
- tion, ed itself in disarming
those j i. J <.re arose a rivalry which
greatly increased the difficulties of the
situation.
Since ti e arrival of the troop* this
?-her. re jrtea to have fled; his
whereabouts , unknown. With the
withdrawal of the troops he will, of
our , re ir mul take the cammind
they r in ; sh-'J .The laoor leaders
-by t tenu meaning In every in
? >n,.e the airi:ator>, for while there
:>ro a large number of the miner* who
? o :.jt .e way thoy are led. are
never: ? ! -declare by wire to
Mr. r. ? ivi that they are not get
? asr ^ ' leal by the commission
sent out by him to make inquiry, and
there was nothing in the situation to
warrant the presence of the regulars.
Technically this last Is true, perhapa,
thera baring been no overt act com
muted la this insttnoe on which to
has* a call for troops. It was a knowl
edge of the disposition expressed
previously in violence and voiced more
recently in the warning to General
Fuuston that the withdrawal of the
trcops would mean bloodshed, that
caused Governor Sparks to call out the
guard ? a measure of prevention.
But the president h<s taken the
labor leaders at tbeir word, and bu
withdrawn the soldiers. To put a
rogue on his honor has been known to
cause him to walk straight. This act
may be another of those happy inspi
rations that have distinguished Mr.
Roosevelt's course from the beginning.
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THE HORROR OF THE MIKE
Mr. Edlioa'a Attention 1* Roapoot
fnllT C*1 ed to a Grant Opportu
nity.
There Is now taking place that series
of fearful disasters that are every -so
often reported from the coal regions of
the country. The theory that these
things run in groups; that one great
mine disaster is not oolv the horror
that it is but the announcement of other
horrors of its kind to come, seems to be
borne out by fact almost every year.
The immediate series, the moat
terrible in the history of such things,
was started by the great disaster in
France a few weeks ago. Since the
first of December there have been four
great calamities in this country, the
last of which was recorded yesterday.
rhe first was at Fayette city, Pa., where
twenty-five miners lost their lives,
The second was at Fairmount, Va., on
the 6th, which Is said to have been the
most deadly of such disasters, a thou
sand men losing their lives in the
depths of a mine by the explosion of
black damp. The story of the disaster
at Yolande, Ala., with 35 to 75, victims
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED. SAFETY. COMFORT
Seattle, sail other Page . Sound Porto
CARRYING U3. MAIL.
Steamers of ThU Company Leave
City of Seattle December 21st
Cottage City January 1st
C 3>ct nit with tae Company's Steam e?s at Seattle for
S T thkkn CAutKORS! a, Eureka (Iljmboldt Bay) and
Mexico
I*.: Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Sltapway)
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
i> VXX, Ceueral Passenger Agent,
10 Market {street, San Franolsoo, Cal.
' anadian Pacific Railway
(B. C. Coast Service)
win Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Reaves Skagway
Dec. 14th, 30th. Jany. 13th, 29th.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
to any part of the world and all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
1 he Alaska Steamship Co,
( .irrying U. S. Mail and Alttka Paolfio Rxpreu
Next Sailing of the Fut Puuaifer 8teamer
JCrrtRSON, Dec. 9 21
FARALLON - ? ? -
Co ci 1 1 any reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Tranters to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francieoo
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
variously reported) has been runolog in
the paper durlog tiro last few days.
Now comes the brief but awful story of
the D&rr coal initio, near CoonelUville,
Pa , with its 400 vlotlmg entombed.
What a life, indeed, la thai of the
ooal miner*-* life apent lo the black*
ness below ground, burrowing like a
molt in wet, misery and dirt, death for*
?Tar lurk log In the thick ^hadow and
aprlnging with an appalling frequency.
And this at a wage that merely pays
for the Oread and the hovel that per
mits the wife and brood to dwell abov*
.ground.
Mr. Edison has been devoting mmaeii
for some years to the problem of turn
ing coal directly into electricity at the
mouth of the mine. The thing that is
desired to be done is to eliminate the
mine. The power res'diog in the wa
terfalls and glaciers of the northwest
coast might turn the wheels and supply
heat to the wnole land were It but
properly conserved. Here is the field
for the genius of invention*
They say that President Roosevelt
appointed Silas Reid to the office of
judge of the Third judicial district be
cause he had been one of hi* own rough
riders. It was i most fitting considera
tion. It takes a Rough Rider to be
judge of the Third judicial district.
Only a Rough Rider would care for the
job and only a Rough Rider is equipped
for Its responsibilities. The ecstacy of
the ascent of San Juan hill will be
nothing to it, as Judge Reid will find.
A Skagway lad on the all-Amedoan
football team and aa all-star theatrical
company at homo made up of the plain,
every-day school children of thi? town,
is only a hint as to the quality of Its
citizenship.
The suicide of t" e "'youngest bank
cashier," through no more serious
fault than just worry, Indicates that the
Osier theory mtv be overworked.
It looks as tbo'.isrh Santa Claui would
have to drive up from tbe south this
time if he is to do any sledding at all,
And when it comes its de
mauds on the purse are
mighty. It is not hard to se
lect expensive gifts, but it ie
a problem where less is to be
spent.
A SOLUTION:
At Britt's Drug Store you
will find a beautiful variety
of things that will please
everyone. Our Christmas
stock of fancy Toilet Articles
Candies, Perfumery, Paper,
etc., etc. will please you and
your purse.
WM. BRITT
THE DRUQQIST
Subscribe for
Tlis) Daily Alaskan
$1 Der mo. delivered
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U. S Mail Steamer
Hesi
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves^ Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $2 50 f
Round trro $2.53
and ?hcii he Rets Into our bailiwick he ;
wilt have to keep to the hills or foot It. I
ECHO '
By John Q. Sate
I asked of Echo 't other aay,
(Whose word! are few and of to a
funny ),
What to a novice ahe would say
Of courtship, lore and matrimony V
Quoth Echo, plainly?1 "Matter-o
money!"
What If, aweary of the strife,
That Ion ft has lured the dear deceiv
er,
She promised to amend her life,
And slo do more; c?n I believe Uer?
Quoth Echo very promptly, "Leave
her."
But if some maiden with a heart
On rae should venture to bestow It,
Pray, should I act the wiser part
To take the treasure, or forego it?
Quoth Echo, with deolsion? "Go it."
But what If, seemingly afraid
To bind her fate la Hymen's fetter,
She rows she moans to die a maid,
In answer to my loving letter?
Quoth Echo, rather coolly- -"Let
her."
What If, in spite of her disdain,
I find my heart entwined about
With Cupid's dear, delicious chain
80 closely that I can't get out?
Quoth Echo, laughllngly? ' Get out.'
But If some maid with beauty blest,
As pure aoa fair as heaven can make
her,
Will share my labor and my res'.
Till envious death shall overtake
her?
Quoth Echo,(sotto voce)? "Take her.'
Circus Snake Stampadaa Crowd.
A circus performance at Dyersburg.
Tenn., was almost over when the
snake, a boa constrictor, got loose and
began making Its way from the men
agerie Into the main tent. Its prog
ress was stopped by an elephant, and a
light followed, the reptile colling Itself
around the elephant's bo<y, while the
big animal vainly attempted to dis
lodge the snake. The shrill trumpeting
of the elephant brought Its keepers to
tfie scene and alarmed the people la
the big tent. Reports that all the ani
mals had broken loose started a rush
for the exits. The Ruake was finally
dislodged by the keepers and dragged
back to its . ago.
Full Dress Shoes f.t Clayson's.
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(CMJKr 8UHQEOX or W. P. ft T. ?.)
CORNKK FlKTU AND STATr. STS.
rp STAIRS
8KAOWAV - ALASKA
JUNEAU 8. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haloes, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Way ports
SAILS
DECEMBERS 10, 16,
22, 28
WILLIS NOW ELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCGHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 00 1
THE WEATHER .
INTERIOR AND LOCAL ;
-Wbitehorae? Cloudy, southwind, 30 <
abort.
Atlin? Cloudy, southwind, 30 above.
Center ? Clear, southwlnd. 28 above.
Taffiah? Clear, calm, 20 aoove.
Caribou? Clear, southwind, 30 above.
Labarge? Cloudy, aoulhwind, 22
above.
Hootallnqua? Cloudy, calm, no Ice,
12 above.
Big; Salmon? Cloudy, calm, slush ice
running, 18 above.
Yukon Crossing? Cloudy, calm, zero.
Seliclrlc? Cloudy, calm, 8 above.
Ogilvle? Cloudy, calm, zero.
Stewart? Cloudy, c?lm, 2 above.
Dawaon? Cloudy, southwind, 4 above
Coffee Creek -Cloudy, calm, 4 above.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Dec. 20,
1907, la as follows
Temperature time observat'n .38 above
Max. temp. preceding 24 hour8..40 above
Min " " " " ..3s above
Mean " " " " ..34 ?bove
Barometer 9.28
Raining and calm.
She certainly would enjoy a Wool
tex Coat from ''Behrends."
I Way's Mufflers at Clavson's.
Now is the time to buy your Christ
mas presents. Come up to Tony Dor
tero and get your line cigar and cigar
cases and tobaeco pouches. Remember
the number. tf
SANTA GLAUS COMING
Santa Claus is coming to Poor Little
Herman's place at the Seattle Saloon
on Cbrismas eve. Don't forget it. 27s
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the most comfort at the
Fifth Arenue
Suit Cases at Clayson's.
TO THE LADIES
I have some Cne masquerade suits to
rent. Also cen make them.
Mrs. Swartzenbery,
275 Main and 12th ave.
Raw rurs....
WE PAY
High Prices for Fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percys Fur House
Oahkoah, Wisconsin
VICTOR (MIMES
V4ctor Graphapbones are all a!zc9
and styles, tbe latest improved types
lullvered at your homes or place of
business on the oa?v payment plau.
Bee Sewell at Britt'a Drug store.
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL -
Hoalth is Worth Savins <M?d St ma
Alaska Paopl* Know How to
Bar* It
Many Alaska people take their lives
in their hands by neglecting the kid
neys when thev know these organs
ueed help. Sictc kidneys are responsi
ble for a vast amount of suffer. ng and
ill health, but there is no need to suf
fer nor to remain in danger when ail
diseases aud aches and pains due to
weak kidneys can be quickly and per
manently cured by the use ol Doan's
Kidney Pills.
P. Lammy, 121 North Terry Ave.
Seattle, Wash., saj s: "It is now three
years since I gave a testimonial reco
mmendiug Doan's Kidney Pills after
the prompt and satisfactory manner in
which this remedy had relieved me of
kidney trouble which had affected me
off and on for a number of years. Just
prior to using Doan's Kidney Pill, ray
suffering had become more severe, end
one day, I was taken suddenly with
attacks'of sharp pains through my 'o'ns
and bladder. I sent for a doctor who
iinallv used a catheter. This nave me
relief at tbe time t>ut still I had tronble
afterwards with irritation of tbe b adder
and with the db ordered action of my
kidneys. I began using Doan's Kidney
Pill?, and they acted very promptly and
directly on the parts effected, so that
the bladdej trouble disappeared and In
other waya I found great relief. This
was several vears ago but still I am a
hearty advocate of Doan's Kidney Pills
and recommend them to all suffering
from kidney trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Fo8ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name? Doan's? and
take no other.
A Moutoal TrMt *t tli* Manoot
All lovers of music should he?r the
new Electric Banjo Piano. Rag time
Walt?, time, any old time.
Fr?sh Moat
The Frye-Brubn Co. keep all kind
of fresh meat constantly on hand.
WANTED? A Grst class Gold or G jld
and Copper Mining Proposition In Alas
ka. State full particulars when you
write. Address. Lswis Lu?k, P. 0. box
1072, Spokane, Washington. 219- lmo
jfOCfOBtHCfcaacP^^
ROYAL
Steam Laundry
All Work Guaranteed. | Short
Orders Promptly
? Done
Messenger will call and deliver (
Phono 79
The White Pass AYukon Route
TIME TABLE No- IB
(Dally Except Sunday.)
o a
No. 1. W. UOUD1
1st olass.
8 30 a. m. I.eavea
10 10 " "
10 50 " "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m. "
3 25 Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsx
Arrives
II
ii
Leaves
o. duuuv
lit olau
3 20 p. m.
1 45 ?
12 45 ?'
12 05 "
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage Inspected and
ihocked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggage will be cheoked free with each full fare ticket
>nd 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.
Through Line From
Skagway to Atlln, White Horse, Big Salmon, lJuwson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Tne new placer camps In the Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse.
Winter Route Stage Service
During" the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Hotsa. A thron?li Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Lino between White Horse and Dawson.
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Regular atagea, canning mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse fur (Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai u camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vanoouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska ' Skaguay, Alaska