THE DAILY ALASKAN
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_ ^KAGWAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 13 1906 PRICE 10 CENTS
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? L. A. HARRISON CO. ?
I arrived on the Dolphin with Christmas gitts tor everybody. I
iPhone's 4 and 55 Stores open evenings!
Do not overlook us when in reed of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of BCILD
ERS HARDWARE, CARPENTER TOOLS, TAR
PAPER, TIN and GRANITE WARE
DONT' FORGET
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We are the oolv Tinn rs acd Plumbers that, nave stayed by our City, and
would like vou to call and see us when in n-td of anything in our litres.
N ETTLES& FORD
Fourth Avenue near Brosdwuy Ssagway, Alaska .
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With the excepiion of Saturday evenings
our store will close at 6 p. m from
Nov. 19 until Decern b*?r 15
Do not forget that we carry
the largest line of
Overcoats
Men's Suits
Cravenett Coats
Ulsters
Fur Coats
Furnishing
Goods, Caps
Hats, Cloves
Shoes, Rubbers
Call and examine our immense line
be? repurchasing elsewhere
F. H CLAYSON & CO.
THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER
fourth and Broadway!
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NOT IN
President Pooaevelt Fails
"to! Nominate W iekersh am
Washington, D. C.,'Deo.5? President
Roosevelt announced last evening that
the name of James Wickersham, of the
Third A'askan judicial divison, wou d
not be sect to the senate until the
report of Special Agent Hoyt was filed.
Hoyt left Nome last summer for Fair
banks to inveuivate the charges filed
against W'ckersham. On his retnrn
he was busy preparing the cases against
the whalers who are to be tried in
Seattle- The president anye that Id
oase ihat Hoyt,s report is favorable
thai Wukersham will be^named, but if
it is adverse hia name ? ill be with
drawn. The department holds that
Wickersham will hold offioe until a
decision is reached.
misTmove
Maroon Orders" Cubans Out
Of Office
Havana, Dec. 2 ? "By a decree to be
issued soon under specific authority of
the president of the United States, the
seats of members of the Cuban con
grea elected in 1005 will be declared
vacant."
This was the announcement by Gov.
Magoon today to fvetity-five senators
and members of the house of represen
tatives whom he had invited to attend
a conference in the palsce.
It was held -that tbey were unfairly
elected. tbus granting the cootunttonjof
the late insuritenls.
SCORE IN |
I Two Ki<< Stage Loails
Coming
! Whitehorse, Die. 13*? A While Pass
stage arrived at this place from Daw
son at 7 p. m with the following pas
1 lenders:
j Richard Roedeer, J. KJ McRae, C. S.
Phillies, T. A. Fish, H. D. Weeks, Dr.
' A. C. Robertson, Mrs J. Robertson, A.
Culon. Mrs. Pitchell and Miss Cum
mines. There was 12 sac1* s of mall.
: BSehroedpe's Independent stage arriv
ed at 5 p m. with eight passengers.
SEATTLE IVIONS
AGAINST JAPS
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j Seattle, Dec. 7? Every union in thl
city has ordered r> solutions paBs<dco
' demmlng the naturalization of Japan
ese. A join' mass meeting will b I
1 called to pass resolutions to be for <
; warded to the president.
How would you like to wear the
Masque Ball prize Smoking Jacke' f
12-12-2t
AMIR DUE
Cauadian Liner Should
Arrive Tonight
The Amur, which was billed to sail
from Vancouver last SoDday night,
should arrive In port this evening or
early tomorrow morning. She ibould
have four days' mail for Skaway.
The word comes from the south that
J the Princess Beat-ice will be placed
on the Seattle-Victoria run December
15. This terminates the agreement
between the Can?d an Pacific and the
Alaska Steamship Company which
provided that the companies would di
vide the winter half of the yea r, one
compauv oper*tin,z a boat for three
months and the other company for the
other three montes. In the summer
half of the year each of the companies
have operated a boat.
Have you seen the prizes for New
Years Eve. ? 12-12-2t
'Now is the time to get busy
with fruit cake, plum puddings,
mince meat, etc. Our stock
ot raisins, nuts, candied peel,
etc. is ot the best grade and
fresh.
We have received more of THAT
CIDER. We also have a full stock [of
this year's | PREFERRED STOCK
canned goods.
Ganty& Frandson
SKAGWAY IOWNSIIE TO BE
ON MARKET SOON
Maps, Notes, etc., Forwarded to General
Land Office By Gen, Distin After Correct
ions Made? Fhil Abrahams Got Busy
All the maps, njtes, reports and other
neoessary papers and data in connection
with the Skagway townsite survey have
been forwarded to Washington from
the office of Surveyor General W. L.
Diitin, with his approval, and an order
I with reference to the matter may be
| expected before very long from the
j general land office. This ia the infor
mation that was brought back to Skag
way by Phil Abrahams, who was at
Juneau getting excused from jury ser
vice last week.
Mr. Abrahams took up tlie matter
with Geo. Digtfn while at Juaeau for
the people of Skagway. He learned
that the papers had been returned to
Juoeau to have gome corrections mads
In the report of the surveyor. Whil?
he was there Eliaa Ruud made the re
quired corrections end the papers were
uffain forwarded to Washington as
stated.
Sometime early next summer, or be
fore that, the rightful claimants |of
property in the towniite outside of the
Moure tract should be able to get a title
in fee to it as well as c?n 'hosa who
own property inside the tract.
HOME RULE BATTLE WILL
FALL UPON CALL
Waskey Prepares Ground But "Will Leave
Culivation and Reaping to Hic. Successor
He Will Press Changes in Mining Laws
Late, dispatches received at Juneau
say that Frank H. Waskejr, delegate
from Alaska, will center his efforts at
the present session, of congress to se
curing a revision of the mining laws
applying; to the location of placer
groucd and the creation of the Fourth
judicial district in Alaska. lie will
leave ibe question of territorial govern
ment to Delegate Thomas Cale, who
succeeds him for the long term.
Mr. Waskey has said to the president
acd in a communication which the
president submitted to congress that
the matter of Oral importance to the
people of Alaska Is to gain control of!
their government through the establish- J
merit of a territorial organization. He
realizes, however, that the short session
of two months will not give him time
to fight it to a successfnl conclusion.
Hp has sown the seed and irrigated the
ground, but ieft the cultivation and
reaping for Thomas Cale at the two
sessions of the next congress.
-This is the plan of compalgn that
war originally intended to be pursued
but Mr. Waskey's righteous appeal for
the people of Alaska met with such a
ready response that there seemed for a
time cause for changing the plan.
However, Mr. Waskey promises to
have the ground well prepared for Mr.
Cale.
Wind Blow* Down Wnrelionse
A warehoust- on Murray's wharf,
Douglas,' was blown down by the wind
which ruffed at Juneau and Douglas
last week. The wind was much more
terrific there than it ever is at Stcagway^
Gage street Hats at Harrison's,
Col. Woodbury Return* from Ea?t
Col. T,'C. Woodbury has returned
from an eastern trip and is in command
of the troops stationed at Fort Law
ton, near Seattle.
Have you started your Costume for
the Masque Ball ? 12-12-2t
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Oh ri stmas
If you stand on a chair you can see Christmas
coming do a', and then just think o t what a
lot of thin>. s you got to buy. [f you look around
In our store you will find it mighty easy to do
your buying of Christmas gifts, as we have a
beautiful selection of the very latest? from a
pretty Christmas card to the fanciest Toilet sets
to select from
Did you ever
smoke t h ?
El
Arabe
Cigar?
NO! Where
Can '^1 (ret
-Them? From
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska