THE DAILY ALASKAN
city official PAPER
? HKA8WAY, ALASKA. MONDAY ItEi'EMBER 17 190f, PRICE 10 CENTS
BLIZZARD AND NO COAL INj
(HE DAKOfAS i
Minneapolis, Dec. IT ? A blizzard is
raging throughout the Northwest. In
North Dakota every town is without
coal and the citizens are burning out
houses. It is (eared there will be many j
deaths from freezing. J
Citizens are wiric^' thi* goveenorsof
Minnesota to Cill out the militia with
which to compel the railroads to oper
ate coal trains. The roads are refusin?
to permit the use of their cars to c?rry j
coal.
At Etka' Hall Tu-??ii*y N??ckt
?? Everybody Works but Father, ' the i
??Absent Minded Bootblack/' au To
other subjects at E1k$% hall Tuesday
uijfht.
"Greatest on Record
The Cans-Nelson fieht? the best ex
hibition of the Man'.v Art that ever
took place in a prize ring? at Elks' hall
Tuesday night.
* L. A. HARRISON CO. *
Panta Cluaus has left us so much for you to select from
that our space is too small to tell you of all of them so we
mention just a lew items, read them carefu ly.
JUST IN ON HUP1 BO LPT
New Christmas Tree
Decorations
NVw Trunks and Humming Tops
Sleds for Hoys and Girls
T?>y Brooms. Dust Pans and Carpet
Sweepers
?Can't Knock MeDc^ti." Buster Brown
and Happy Hooligan toy. just the
thing for baby
??Scotch Bag Pide" 10c the noises!, noisy
thing out
Teddy Roosevelt's Hats
for Dolls
"All Steel" Go Carts
Childrens Solid Oak Tables. Weathered
Oak Dressers and Wardrobes
?J and 4 Wheel "Flyaway" wooden (.-arts
Doll Hats, Rubbers. Corsets. Shoes
and Stockings
Spring and Fall Turkeys, cooked to a
queens taste all ready for your
ChristniasJDinner
Only Six flore Days
to do Your Shopping I
Electric Tops
Doll Couches made of vel
? >ur just like big folks
conches
Dolls Upholstered Chairs
All of the late games even
??Wiggs"
Kestner Dolls, the best ? >11
the market in all sizes and
prices 10c to 50 each
Hand- ane dressed dolls all
sizes and prices
Topsv Turvv. cl??th dressed
dolls
Doll Beds and Cradles
Steam Engines
Iron Trailis ami Joys from
15c to ?t;.f>0 each
('rokinole Hoards, Chess,
Checkeisand Dominoes
Steel .V lieel Harrows.
Rocking Horses. Irish Mail
??Go Devil" carts and
!Stwl Express Wagons
T< v Manges and Stoves.toy
tea sets and granite and
Illnmiimm cooking sets
D<?11 Mattresses
"Darkey Dinah." an '"all
cloth doll " prettily dressed
Banks! Banks!!
all prices and kinds from I
the 10c bank to a real
combination hank
Doll Buggies and Go Carts
Sewing Boxes for the little
girls, from 40c to ?2.00
NVw Books
Ail the latest fiction and
an endless quantity of pret
ty books for young and old
The "Phunny" books for
little tots
.Ww Pictures "phunny" |
and artistic
^>iorrs open -until 11 tonight- All Sales Final? Phone's 4 and 55^
Did you everi
smoke the
El
Abrae
X2?iSE* <
Cigar? |
| NO!^ Where
I Can I Get
Them??' From
i
TONY DORTERO Sole Agent for Alaska
Do not overlook us when in Deed of hard
ware. We now carry a full line of bcild
ERS HARDWARE, CARPENTER TOOLS, TAK
PAPER, TJX and GRAXITEWARE
PONT' FORGET
We are the only Tinners and Plumbers that bavelstayed by our City, and
v would like you to call and see us when in netd of anything in our "lices
} NETTLES& FORD
\ Fourth Avenue near Broadway Ssagway, Alaska
fnr Found
Fur collar found. Owner can have |
same b\ paving charges al Daily Alas- 1
kan office. 12-14-tf |
Toot id Block and Wiggs, the new
card jratms at Hairisons.
STEAMSHIP THEMIS WRECKED
Seattle Dec. 17-The big freight
steamer Themis is a total wreck on a
reef in Queen Cbarlotie sound. The
officers and crew have abandoned her.
They were rescued by the fish steam- j
er San Juan, Saturday ijust as the ill
fated steamship was sliding into the
sea. The. boit is a total loss.
The ship struck the reef last Friday,
and fora whole day the ollicers and crew
remained by the ship, hoping that she
might be saved. They escaped just in
time to save their lives?
The Themis was a Norwegian steam
ship of 1208 tons burden. She was
built at Tonsberg, Norway, in 1897, and
was commanded by Capt. Kroger. She
was engaged in carrying coal to Hadley
and ore to southern smelters.
M.r?. J..ol? Pet?r?on Dies
Mrs- Jack Peterson died at her home
in Skagway this aUernoon at
o'clock, of heart failure.
Would like to get 200 wood choppers
wil give them h^lf they chop. Inquire
of W. P. Renwick.
SIX MORE
Pivsi'ieut Roosevelt to De
liver Special Messages
, (Sppcial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
I Washington, Dec. 17? President
Roosevelt will send six special mess
ages to congress this week. They will
be as follows:
(1) A message concerning the naval
personnel bill, providing /or the more ,
active retiiement and promotion of j
naval officers. '
(2) A message transmitting the re
port of Secretary Metcalf concerning
'.be Japanese school question at San
Francisco.
(I) A messsge concerning the Pana
ma public land question.
(4) A message transmitting Taft's re
port on tbe Cuban situation.
. (5) A message in reply to the resolut
ions of the senate calling for informat
ion with reference to the dismissal of
the 25th colored infantry.
(0) A message concerning the ship
subsidy bill. The president is expected
to urge the pass.ige of the lutt.tr in
vigorous terms.
Holiday Goods
If you want to buy a suitable pres
ent which will be appreciated, or
for your table social function or the
sick room cill at the
TV^ONOGRHM
The Onlv Liquor House In Ala?ka
Our stock of high grade Wines and
Liquors is superb. We quote you
prices on a few of our brands.
6-year old Kentucky bourbon per gal.f3
8 " " Sunny Brook per gal..., .$41
( sunny lliook i? the only whiskey awar
ded a goUt medal hi the St. Louis Expo.)
1 2-year old Hond & LilUrd, per gal .$5 j
4 ' " I'ort or Sheriy.pr ^al. $1-50 ]
8 " " " $2 .
8 '? " Muscat or Mala/.a, per gal. f2 1
Peach and Honey, Rock and Rye, j
Maple Sugar and Rum $1 per bottle!
and other brands to numerous to men- j
tion.
We are aeents for A. O. C. and 1
Pilsner Bottled Beers.
Bloom & Koraeh
Broadway, bet. 5th and 6th Aves. !
Telephone 34. J
Free Delivery.
Lost
Lost ? brown leater hand bar con
taining purse, card case etc Finder
plet-e notify Mrs. H. D. Claik. 12-15-2
Our store will be open even
ings until after the hoiidays
We will receive: a laige as
sortments of
Christmas Perishables
AND
Groceries on Ik Dolphin
Ganty& Frandson
THOMAS CALF IS FiGHDNG
for home (tint
I Washington, Dec. 17? Delegate
I Elect Thomas Cale, of Alaska, is here
? laboring hard for territorial govern
I ment for his district. He says it is the
[question of paramount importance. He
is directing his work to a canvass of
! members of 'he senate and house of
representatives.
Congressman Wi'son, of Chicago,
member of the house committee on
territories, and perhaps others will
visit Alaski next summer with Mr.Cale.
AL4SK4 DttfGJTES
CONSIDER RAILWAYS
Washington, Dec. 1C? Delegate
Waskey and D 'legate-Elect Cale of
Alaska, met with Attorney Hubbard
and otaers of Valdez, Saturday, to con
sider the question of a t'O^ernment
subsidy for the construe ioD of a rail
J road from Valdez. Hubbard and his
j associates are urging the granting of
I a subsidy and they are solicit'og the
[ support of the del-ga'es to congress
| Delegate Wiskey. while inclined to
oppose government subsidies for rail
road-!, will favor a Valdez railroad bill.
Delegate Waakey, of Alaska, says he
will noi burJen the record with usless
bills concerning Alaska. He will
introduce i nly such bill ' as he feel
some hope of getting- through the
house.
p. i. is roR waskw m
AGAINST tlOGQAIT
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Public sentiment at large in the state
of Waseington will side with Del
egate Waskey rather than with Gov.
Hoggatt in the matter of Alaskan leg
islation.
The views of the two men so far as
they are in opposition to each other on
this important object are fairly typ
ical of the oflicial character of each.
Gov. Higgatt holds an appointive
commission from the president. It is
natural under the circumstances of his
previous training and present holding
of ollice that he should incline to gov
ernment by commission. Delegate
Waskey holds no commission by ap
pointment from the president of the
United States. His very title implies
his function. The people of Alaska
hsve delegated to him the right to rep
resent themselves and their views in
the congress of the United States.
Delegate Waskey speaks for the people
of Alaska. He is one of them.
It is not intended to imply that Gov.
Hoggatt is not also one oi the people of
Alaska, but it is certain that, as be
tween the two men and their opinions,
the congress of the United States
should give heed to the words of Del
egate Waskey rather than to thbse of
Gov. Hoggatt.
There;isa permanent population in
the territory of Alaska. It can and will
grow, but it will never grow so rap
idly nor so powerfully under any
system of government as under that of
home rule for Alaska 'by Alaskans
themselves.
Tne men of Alaska are almost with
out exception native-born. white,
American citizens, of the same fine and
'sturdy character that has made the
states of the Union what they are since
the children of the forefathers first left
the settlements which fringe the At
lantic coast. The men of Alaska are
entitled to anil should receive every
right and privilege that their fellow
citizens under similar circumstances
receive and exorcise. Chief of these
rights is self-government, not govern
ment by commission. The Alaskans
are free born and of good repute. They
should be treated on the level. Alaska
should, as far as possible, be allowed
home rule.
The Whole Dam family Here
"The Whole Dam Family," consist,
ing of Mr. 1. B. Dam, Mrs. U. B Dam
Jimmie Dam. Lizzie Dam, the Dam
baby and the Dam dog, arrived on the
Humboldt .with Harry Van and will be
on exhit ition at Elks' Hall with him
Tuesday night. 2-t
Council Mexts Tonight
A regular meeting of the Skagway
city council wH taKe place at the city
hall this evening. All the members of
the bod> ?re io 'he city.
FIND TOMB
[Cicero's Burial Pl-ice Discov
ered Though S;iinewh?t Late
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Naples, Dec. 15 ? The tomb of Cicero
tns been discovered on the hill at
Form'aenear where he was assassinated
Dearly 20 centuries ago.
Christmas
| If you stand on a chair you can see Christmas
coming now, and then just think of what a
lot of things you got to buy. if you look around
in our store you will find it mighty easy to do
your buying of Christmas gifts, as we have a
baautiful selection of the very latest ? from a
pretty Christmas card to the fanciest Toilet sets
to select from
Wm. BB1TT
DRUGGIST