Daily Alaskan
I. M. JEN'SKN, PUUU1SHER
JOBS W. TROY, EDITOR
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SIGN OF PROGRESS.
The arrival of a mail stage at White
horse in a little more than four days
out from Dawson after the close of nav
igation and before the freezing of the
waterways of the interior indicates to
what an extent the methods of handling
mail and passengers has improved in
the north in the past few years. It is
onl* a short time ago that there was a
period of several weeks each fall be
tween the closing of navigation and the
freeze-up, and another each spriDg be
tween the break-up of the ice and the
opening of navigation when traffic of
all kinds suspended. Now there is
hardly an interruption in the delivery
of mails or the transportation of pas
sengers. The system has been so'
thoroughly developed that one method
of transportation is changed for anoth
er as diiTer&nt from its predecessor as
it possibly could be without the slight
est friction or waste of time and ener
gy
President lioosevelt declared his po
sition on the Chinese exclusion ques
tion at his Atlanta speech, when he
said:
'?1 am convinced that the well being
of our workers demands the exclusion
of the Chinese coolies, but we should
not do so with harshness or injustice.
We should show courage and firmness
in enforcing the law and should even
encourage those who are not of the ex
cluded class to come to this country."
No one should be dissatisfied with
that, if the Chinese laboring classes
shall be kept out of the country there
will be no danger of its being overrun
by the yellow race before a irethod of
regalating the traffic could be adapted.
i
. .75
. 4.50
. 9.00
There should be a good attendance a?
the meeting tomorrow ni^ht to elect
delegates to the convention that will
convene at Seattle Nov. 15. The people
of skagway were pioneers in the move
ment (or self-government for the dis
trict. They have always been in
earnest and enthusiastic in their efforts
to arouse the people of the district to
activity in tighting for their rights.
Now that they have those of nearly
every town and hamlet in the north
with them they should not relax, but
?bould retain their place at the fore
front.
Secret agents of tts federal govern
ment are investigating transactions in
timber and other lands in me state of
Washington. It is said 75 secret agents
are at work in various p^rtsof the state
and that they believe frauds will be un
earthed which will equal in extent
those which have rent Oregon from
core to circumference. It is expected
they will be ready to introduce their
testimony to grand juries by the time
the Idaho grand jury shall have re
ported. The latter is now at work.
When the history of the Kussian ref
orra.it ion shall have been written it
will be discovered that we 1 toward the
top of the scroll of fame wiil appear the
name of Sergius Witte and Father Ga
pon.
The Norwegian government lsBtlll
wrestling with the question as to |
whether Not way will be a kingdom 'or
a republic. The latest Is that the
government has asked permission of
the storthing to invite Prince Charles,
of Denmark, to accept the throne, con
ditioned upon the endorsement of the
decision of the storthing and the gov
ernment at a referendum of the people
similar to that of last August when the
people voted for separation from Swe
i den.
Representative J. A. Tawney, of
Minnesota, who was in Alaska last
spring, says there is no likelihood of
, Arizon and New Mexico being admitted
as states during the coming session of
; congress. He will oppose it with all
i his ability. He thinks they should re
imain as territories.
READ ALL THIS
You Naver Know tho Moment When
i'hU Information May Pro ye
of Infinita Vain*
It is worth considerable to any citi
zen of Alaska to know how to be cured
of painful, annoying and itching piles.
Know then that Doan's Ointment i? a
positive remedy for itchiness of the
skin, for piles, eczema, etc. One appli-'
cation relieves and soothes. Bead th!s
testimony of its merit:
S. M. Allen, Seattle, editor of the
Green Lake News, residence 5905 Klrk
ivood Ave., ' Doan's Ointment is without
any exception the best preparation!
overused from personal experience, the
best of all teachers. I prove that it does
all that is claimed for It. 1 was troubled
for years with itching hemorrhoids,
commonly called piles. I tried several
remedies 3nd was treated by pbyslcans,
but relief was just as remotely in tbe
distance the dt?y I went to the drug
store for Doan's Ointment as it was
when I first learned of the preparation.
The first application gave immediate
relief and short continuation so con
tracted the area affected, that although
there have been symptoms of a recur
rance since a few applications of DoanV
O.ntment never fa'led to bring the de
s:red rel ef. I keep It on hand all the
time."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name? Doan's? and
take no other.
Principal Barbjrihop Leads
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
is tae leading tonsorial establishment
ir. Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
| baths are first class in all respects.
Do Yon Know John William* ?
"Do you know John Williams?"
"Yes. He is running the Railroad
; Restaurant, where they serve the best
j meals in the city, at from 25 csn ts up.
1 He has the largest dining room in Skag
i way and can accommodate 50 or 60 peo
j pie" at one time. Private rooms for
I ladies." tf
Elks' Meeting
There will be a regular meeting ol
Skagway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, at their
hall, Thursday, Nov. 2, at 8 p. m.
All visiting Elks are invited to at
tend. J. E. Barragar, Sec'y.
Oyster cocKtaiis, Olyrcpiaor Eastern
at the Pack Train restaurant.
Only Plaoo in Town
The only place in town at which yoc
Ci'nget Jos. Seagrem's White Wheal
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Got: Your Shof ? Sblncd
An up-to-date bootblack stand at the
Pack Train saloon. Patronize "it and
be neat. Only expert workmen, tf.
Candy In on Jefferar?on
*
| A large consignment of well assorted
I fresh candies was received on the Jef
I ferson. The best in tne market. F.
i H. Muir, opposity postofflce.
Children's and misses' straw hats
greatly reduced at Harrisons'
Tke Rev. John ScoH
tCopyriicht. 1906. by Robort McClur*.]
No matter what sort of business my
employers were engaged In or the Arm
name. It is sufficient to say that 1
was u trusted collector, and once a
month I made a round of about flfty
customers and turned In from $15,000
to $20,000.
On one occasion I had a railroad Jour
Bey of a hundred miles to make, and 1
would arrive home before 0 o'clock In
the evening. It had always been that
way, and the watchman was Instructed
to let tue Into tie otllee In order that 1
might deposit the money In the safo.
I took a glance at my fellow passen
gers as I entered the car, and I found
no cause for suspicion. Indeed, In my
car there wee only half a dozen peo
ple, and tliwj of them were women.
One of the three men was an old man.
and I spotted him for a clergyman at
once. He had a seat quite a distance
away, and after about half an hour I
took a second look at him, and he beck
oned me to come over. He made a
place for me to sit beside him and
opened the conversation by asking:
"Young man, I want to ask you 11
you are a resident of Blauk^jle?"
"I am, sir," I replied.
"Then you can do an old man a fa
vor, if you will. I am not only an old
man, but very lame to boot. My name
is John Scott? the Rev. John Scott?
although I retired from active work
some years ago. 1 presume you are
well acquainted with your city."
"Fairly well, sir, and I shall be glad
to oblige you In any way I can."
"Thanks. I knew I could list be mis
taken In you. It is this I want to ask:
How far is Butternut street from the
depot?"
"Only two blocks away."
"And about where would No. 22-!
be?"
"Not over three blocks away," I re
plied, after a little thought.
"That is well. The street, as I havr
been told, is respectable?"
"Oh, yes. The residents are most I)
working people, but it is a nice street.
"You don't happen to know a ma
chinist living at 224? a man named
Barrow ?"
"No, sir."
"Well, no harm done. I don't know
him, either, but shall make his ac
qualntanee this evening. I had a son
die In South Africa three years ago.
and this Mr. Barrow was with hiti.
and hag written me that he can give
me full particulars. He Is to meet nu
at the depot and put ine up f >r the
night Poor Harry! lie was n v only
son, sir. He went off there to seek hl>
fortune, and was killed by the u.:;iv. ;
You are not a father and you
Know wnm u ukiih iui um- n? iu?i
his only child.
I assured him of my sympathy, and
as a matter of fnct I did feel sorry
when I saw his chin quivering.
"Oh, well, It Is n cross I am called
upon to bear," he said after a time.
"The Lord gives and the I.ord takes
away. Are you a member of any
church, may I ask?"
"Not as yet, sir."
"But you believe lu the Christian
doctrine, I hope?"
"I certainly do."
"Well, let me trust that lu tluie you
will see your way clear to ally your
?elf to some church. Religion aska
nothing of any man he cannot grant,
and you do not know what a consola
tlon It Is In time of trouble."
Later on he told me something of his
history, and I learned that he had beet
a great exhorter in his time, and had
been the means of leading thousands
Into the true path. We fell to discuss
ing Biblical qi*'?tlous. and I was sur
prised and pleased at the extent of hit
knowledge aud the keenness of hU
arguments. I offered to withdraw sev
eral times, thinking I might weary
him, but he overruled me. and so I
rode the whole distance In his com
pany. He did not ask my business or
other Impertinent questions, but seem
ed perfectly satisfied with what I told
him.
When we at last reached the end of
our Journey I felt It no more than
common politeness to offer my arm to
help him out of the car. lie accepted
It, and when ho rose up he placed n
crutch under the other and moved
painfully along. He had already told
me that his complaint was sciatic rheu
matlsm and that he was Just now suf
fering from a periodical attack. He
had said that Mr. Barrow was to meei
him. No such person was there. When
we were satisfied of this tho reverend
gentleman said:
"He may have made a mistake about
the time, or something has happened to
detain him. Would it be asking too
much of one who has already favored
me to ask that you walk to the corner
with me? I shall be Indeed grateful."
Why not? Any man would have done
so. We set- out at a slow pace, and I
afterward remembered that all the
hacks were gone before we left tho
platform, nor did I notice a policeman
about The two blocks to Butternut
street were occupied by lumber yards
and factories which were closed at that
hour. In going a block aud a luilf we
did not meet a single person. Then we
halted and the Ilev. Mr. Scott said:
"I will change the crutch under the
other arm, please."
He stepped back of me to make the
change, and the nest thing 1 knew he
had his arm around my neck, his knee
In the small of my back and was doing
the garrote in first class shape. I was
found half an hour later by a pedes
trian and removed to the hospital, and
It was two weeks before 1 was ablo to
crawl out It was a put up Job to get
my money, and tfle $16,000 I had In my
pocket was duly transferred. We had
the police on the case for a full year,
but they never spotted off anybody
who resembled the slick garroter with
in forty ro& M. QUAD.
M.CONWAY
J WEDDING PRESENTS
g Nothing is so nice for Wedding presents as
I SandpainUd China, fiaviiand
I China or gut Glass
I H. D. KIRMSE,
The Pioneer Jewler
Official Timekeeper forW.P.&Y.R
MOORES WHKRF OO.
^ Terminus W. P. & Y. Route ?
* All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThis Drck
REGULATIONS 1905 J?
5 Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. ra.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a ?
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. ?. custorr.9 <
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re- a
ceived on wharf after this hour. 4
BAGGAGE ? Tolls will be collected oc Checked Baggage Only. No *
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is near: rig i
dock and will bo opened only when passengers have disembarkuJ, ??
, Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock. ,
; P.O. Box 175. C. E. WYNN- JOHNSON, Gen'l Kg? J
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"" On aud after the 1st ot October, 1005, the following will bi; the
Monthly rates for water andilight scrvice from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 2 00
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 Connection for Fire Protection 1.00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per load 1 00
Luwo and Street sprinkling Free
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shop, Etc.
Each 10 cp lights $ 1-00
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALT, NICIiT SEr.VrCE
Each 10 cp lights 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
RESIDENT L*CfaTS
First three 16 cp lights, each 1.25
32 cp lights double 10 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE, Manager
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.50
1.50
Pacific Coast S.S.Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY. COMFOR1
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Porta
CARRYING U. 8. M/
Steamers of This Company IiPlvg
Cottage City ?ctt. 30,Nov.,I2
Via Vancouver and Sitka
Humboldt - Nov. 7, 18, 29
Direct
Above Schedule Subject to change Without Notloe.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNAMN, Gen- Pass. Agt
10 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal.
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, - - Nov. 4"
DOLPHIN, - -Nov. 10
DIRIGO
FARALLON ? ? ? Nov. 1
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
Direct Scrvice, No intermediate Call, to
Vancouver and Victoria
Transferrin)? to
SEATTLE
No Extra Charge
*
Sailing at 6 p.m.
For Speed, Comfort, Service and Appointment These Twin Screw
Steamers Cannot be; Equaled. For Information Write or Apply to
Skagway
Y Steamers Cannot be Equaled, r c
J H.B.DUNN, Agent
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
GOllDEfl NORTH A
SKAQWAYS POPULAR .HOTEL
Modern Improvements
Pair Treatment, Good Service and Rates That are Right
There is nisre strength
and viger in a single.
bslHe'of.
than in a barrel.
of ordinary beer.
Once used* Always used..,
SEATTLE BREWING
& MASTING CO.
SEATTLE .WASH. ^
PH9HE RAINIER 30*