THE DAILY ALASKAN
CITV OFFICIAL PHPER
Nc 278 VOL. IX.
NO MORE
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Humboldt (.mit* the Kmi
For Time
E. A. Murphy, of the Pacific Coast ;
Steamship Company, received wort! ;
Monday that the sailing of the Hum
boldt hail been indefiotiely postponed, j
This is taken to mean that she will i
return no more until >prinn at least.
C&pt. Jansen, of the Cottage City, i
said when here that it was the under- i
standing that the Kamona will sail j
" shortly from Seattle for Skajjway and j
wa^poris.
IN AND OUT
Cottage City Arrives and
Sails Again
The Cottage City arrived from the
south last night at S:30 o'clock with a
few passengers and a big mail. The
mail contained a great number of sacks
of C hristmas presents.
She sailed on the return trip, going
by Sitka, at midnight with a half-dozen
passengers.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in
place of tea or .-offee. Come on boys
?
L A.Harrison Co
General
merchandise
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LADIES HOME JOURNAL
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
SCRAP BOOK
EVERYBODY'S
METROPOLITAN
SMART SET
For January Just Received on the
Cottage City
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BM
^ ^Stores open Evanings - Phone's 4 and 55
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Did you ever
smoke the
El
Abrae
Cigar? j
| NO! Where
| Can I Get
-* Them? From
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
Do not overlook us when in need of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of bcild
ers hardware, carpenter tools, tar
PAPER, TIN and GRANITEWARE
PONT* FORGET
We are the ODly Tinners and Plumbers that Dave stayed by our City, and
would like vou to call and see us when in need of anything in our lices.
NETTL_ESSt FORD
fourth Avenue near Brosdway Ssagway, Alaska
WICKERSHAM CASE WILL
BE IP TOMORROW
President Roosevelt Will Consider Objections
to Reappointment ot Alaska Jurist
Permanent Settlement Urged
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Washington, Dec. 26? President
RooseYelt will take up the case of Judge
Wickersham tomorrow. He will then
consider all the arguments pro and con
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
called on the president, today and made
a tinal appeal that he dispose of the
matter for all time and get it out of the
way.
It is conceded that the only way to
grit the matter out of the way at once,
Is for the president to refuse to appoint
Judge Wickersham, for it is known
that his reappointment would cause
another battle in the senate.
BURNS DOWN
Government House Bnrned
To Gronud
(Special Dispatch to Dally Alaskan.)
DawseD. Dec. 26? The government
house at this was burned to the ground .
yesterday. It is a total loss
The orgin of the tire is a mystery
NO CLAIMANT
FOR KERN'S PRIZE
The diamond ring prize offered by P.
E. Kern drawn for Monday evening
was won by the holder of ticket No. j
2975. The owner of i he ticket has not
yet put in an apnearance, nor is his
name known. The ring will be pre
sented to the holder of the ticket
whenever it shall be presented.
Tbe second prize, a gold watch, was
won by A. J. Baker, jr. The second
prize was a lady's or man's watch, the
option being with the winner. Young
Mr. Biker chose a lady's watch and
presented it to his mother.
Mr. Kern says he had t!,0S3 tickets j
out. Kach ticket represented ? $1 pur- 1
cbsse at bis store since the beginning j
of the contest.
Don't forget Dac .'(1st.
RECIPROCATE
NEW YEAR'S
Your friends, generosity ought not to
go unnoticed.
Reciprocate Somehow
You caonot do very much better than
to buy Jewelry.
It is not necessary to buy an expen
sive present. There are plenty of in
expensive articles that will be much
appriciated You will find several hun
dred of th m grouped in our abowcasi-s
fruai which a selection should be easi y
made.
H. D. Kirmse,
Pioneer Jeweler
Toot I' id Block and Wings, the new
card pa mi s at Harrisons.
LOOKS GOOD
Waskey Contideut That
Right Will Triumph
Hon. Frank H. Waskey feels certain
that Alaska will win in her fight for
her rights. In a letter written from
Washington under date of December 12
he says:
"The Hon. Thomas Cale is in Wash
ington now, and together we will keep
up the good fight for territroial govern
ment. We feel certain that, notwith
standing the opposition of those repre
senting the Alaskan end of tha 'Sys
ttm,' right will triumph before long
long and that the people of Alaska will
have the same rights as Americans
elsewhere."
Many at MidnlRht Kan
There was a laage attendance at mid
night mass at St. Mark's church
Christmas eve. The Rev. Father
liougis delivered an able sermon on the
significance of the occasion, and the
choir rendered the difficult music with
signa! ability. The church was packed
to the doors.
At the Maacot
Home madj Oyster Cocktails at the
Mascot.
Hand painted china at department
store prices at Harrisons.
Notice
On account of the Masquerade Ball
tailing Place at the White Pass Ath.
letic Club on New Year's Eve, Monday,
December :ilst, the regular annual
meeting of the club for election of
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer, will be held Saturday even
iug, December 2'Jth, 8:.-l0 o'clock.
Approved.
( . E. Olsen, E. L. Milier,
President. ? Secretary.
COLD WAVE COMING
There is another cold wave coming.
It will be hero soon and you will be
kicking about the cold again. _ Now,
while it is ?arm, is just the time to
move Th6 Fifth Avenue hotel is
heated with steam and makes all
weather look alike.
Ganty& Frandson
Wholesale and Retail
GROCERS
KtfCIIIKAN CABLE IS NOW
COMPLEfEW
First City in Alaska is Connected S With [the
World By Wire? Connection Was
Made Monday Night
The United States cable was connect
ed with Ketchikan Monday evenings
December 24. Today it is open for
business and messages are being: regu
larly received and dispatched.
In addition to the office at Ketchikan
an office was opened at Hadley.
This adds three new cable offices to
the Aljskan service ? Ketchikan,
Wrangell and Hadley.
GOOD IIV1L
Saiita Clans Gives Skagway
Merry Christmas
Santa Claus has beeD fairly rioting
about Skagway for the last several
days. He has made bis presence felt
in every home in the city. In many of
the homes he loaded beautifully dec
orated trees and in others he tilled
great rows of yawning stockings. He
has visited all the churches and last
nlghi he made a public appearance in
parson at the Arctic Brotherhood
Christmas tree, which fairly groaned
under the load of good things which
it carried for the children of Skagway.
The Arctic Brotherhood entertain
ment was the crowding climax to the
m?rriest Christmas Skagway ever had.
The attendance was so large that it
filled the big hall, the reception rooms,
corridors and ante-rooms. Many found
no room at all. It was the largest
attendance they ever had had at such
an event, in this city.
The program was begun by an address
by Arctic Chief Whiitier, which was
followed by an excellent musical pro
gram.
The list of presents was very large.
Every child in the city was remember
ed as well as were many of the grown
folks.
The presents for the children were
selected by Mrs. G. A . Rosenberg.
Last night she was presented wfth a
beautiful and appropriately engraved
carving set by Camp Skagway as a
token of its appreciation of her services.
After the distribution of the presents
there was a social dance.
MRS. BLANCIURD
WINS fIRSI PRIZf
Mrs. W, C. Blancbard won the dia
mond ring at the drawing at the store
of H. D. Kirrose, the pioneer je-veler,
Monday nighl. The lucky ticket was
No. 448.
The second prize was won by ticket
No. "39, and the third by ticket No
1720.
No one has called for eithier of these
prizes.
The drawiog was in charge of a com
mittee composed of W. B. King, M. S.
Whittier and ? W. S. McKean. The
tickets were drawn by Miss Nellie
Maxon.
Grand Masque Ball, Dec. 31st.
Principal Barber Shop Leads
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.
STAYS IN
Rosene to Remain ag Man
ager Northwestern
(Spscial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Seattle, Dec. 26? Capt. D, H. Jarvis,
of the Nortwestern companies, returned
here Monday. He says John Rosene
will not be deposed from the manage
ment of the Northwestern companies.
Capt. Jarvis refused to discuss the
differences between Delegate Waskey
and Gov. Hogratt with reference to
legislation desired by the people of
Alaska.
oailyInlvvd
WEATHER REPORT
The report of weather conditions at
8 o'clock this morning at points on the
line of the While Pass and in the Yukon
valley follows:
Glacier? Clear, strong south wind, 22
above.
White Pass? Cloudy, strong south
wind, 28 above.
Fra3er ? Snowing, strong souih wind.
2li above.
Log Cabin? Snowing strong south
wind, 22 above.
Bennett? Cloudy, strong south wind,
28 above.
Pennington? Cloudy, strong south
wind, 28 above.
Caribou ? Cloudy, south wind, 36 above
Whitehorse? Clear, calm, 30 above.
Atlin? Cloudv, south wind, 36 above. I
Tagish? Cloudy, south wind, 32 above
Lower Labarge? Cloudy, south wind,
34 above.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, south wind, 34
above.
Big Salmon- Cloudy, south wind, 20
above,
Yukon Crossing? Cloudy, south
win3, 18 above.
Selkirk? Cloudy, south wind, 8 above
Ogil vie? Cloudy, south wind, 10
above.
Coffee Creek? Cloudy, south wind,
5 above.
Dawson? Cloudy, south wind, 4 above
Fortyraile ? Cloudy, stuth wind, 5
above.
Amitr Among the Clergy
The Rev. J. \V. Glenk, of the Metho
dist church, and Mrs. Glenk were the
guests of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hearst
yesterday evening at a Christmas din
ner served at the Presbyterian manse.
The Marguerite cigar is made from
the best Havana Tobacco and has no
equal. On sale at W. W. Boughton.
January Delineator at Harrisons.
fltinther's Candy
The most delicious of all
Confectionery in boxes of
all sizes at
Wm. BtSITT
THE DRUGGIST
Agent for Alaska