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No. 22: FIFTEENTH YKAR SKAOWAY ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER M? 1912 PRICE 10 CBNT*
1AF1 ARRIVES j
IN CANAL ZONE
Colon, l*c 24 ? President Taft
*rrtv?sl hert this morning and was
greeted by a salute of guns from tho
ships tn th?? harbor. Gen. Ooethels
put out 'n a government launch
with a number of officials of his
department , to meet the battleship
New Hampshire which brought tho
president to this port.
Tomorrow the president and his
party will be th-3 guests of the city
at a Christmas dinner. Mr. Taft
will go over the Panama railway in
a special car to the scene of the
present working of the canal oper
ations. accompanied by Gen. Ooeth
els
barnettTnoi
BAOLIf HOOKED
Valdes, Dec. 24 ? The single re
maining indictment which charged
Capt. Barnott? with uulawful con
version of the Fairbanks bank
funds to his personal use, was dis
missed this morning by Judge
Lyons upon the motion of District
Attorney Croaslev. Mr. Crossley
felt that ho had not sufficient evi
dence to secure a conviction and
so made the request for the dis
charge of Barnette.
DON'T WHOOP 'KR I P
W H K.N OLD YEAR P.ISSKS
Chicago, Dec. 24? The pastors of |
the various churches la Chicago;
are using their efforts to have a j
sane and sensible celebration of the '
New Year. In a report just issued
by a number of pastors, they de- 1
plore the tendency which seems to
be growing, of turning the night In
to pandemonium and riotousness
when celebrating the passing of the
old year.
Willie Ward, who has spent the,
past season with his father on
Scroggie creek, arrived from thej
north last night. In time to spend!
the holidays here.
Santa ( 'laus, with his Christmas tree, loaded with presents for the children, will he at the Arctic Broth
erhood Hall tomorrow night at eig it o'clock. All children. Native a:n| Oiiieassian, will he give*i pres
ents, and there will lie candy ami tiys and lirinlit lights and Kllttrrini; ornaments to enliven and make
the evening joyous. Christmas is the px-atot day in all the year, fur it is then that children are hap
piest. The Arctic Brothers hope that there will not lie one single child in Alaska unhappy tomorrow,
nor tomorrow night, nor at any other time.
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A party of eight Dawsonltes are
registered at the Pullen House await
ing a boat tor the south They are
Curtiss C. Webb, Fred Wooley, G.
Tyrrell, Barclay Craig, J. C. R
Cootes, G. J. Watt, Mrs. Hepfingor 1
and W. L. Walsh.
A iflgmj Christmas
We are drawing near the end of the busiest
selling period it has ever been our good fortune
to experience. And our gratification as well as
the spirit of the season leads us to extend to all
our sincere wishes for a
Happy and Bountiful Chri&mas
Our Store
Will Be
Open
Christmas
Day
From 9 A. M.
U until 4 P. M.
H.J. LYNCH
The Leading Haberdasher & Ladies Furnisher
of Skagway, Alaska
Si WASH (XK'KTAIL GKTS
INDIAN IX TBOIULK
A jury of twelve men before the
district court at Juneau last Wed
iierday evening found Jimmy James,
an Indian guilty of furnishing home
brewed liquor to Indians. The con
viction is the first obtained wherein
an Indian was accused of manufac
turing whiskey by aid of an illicit
still. The conviction is due to the
efforts of Special Agents L. L.
Hauling and F. Earl Hagler, who
have long contended that the In
dian manufacturer of firewater was
ja greater evil than the white ped
d'er himself.
James was arrested at Hoonah
; on March 19th. At the time the
case attracted unusual attention
James was alleged to have plied
his trade unhindered for several
months prior to his arrest. His
brand of tanglefoot Is said to have
been composed of the following In
gredients: chicken wheat, beans,
prunes, dried apples, orangee, hops,
yeast, molasses, etc. A mash Is
prepared frota these articles which
is placed In a can, barrel, or other
receptacle, and allowed to set for
several days, until a high degree of
fermentation Is obtained ? with It*
accompanying high percentage of
ulcohol.
The sailing of the Curacao from
Seattle has been postponed until 9
p. m. on the evening of the 26th.
The Dolphin is due to arrive In
Skagway tomorrow night or Thur?
day morning, having left Ketchikan
early this morning.
There will be no meeting of the
Arctic Brotherhood tonight, the
hall having been given over to the
Christmas tre* committee.
Subscribe for The Alaskan now
* You will need some of
* these in preparing your
f Christmas cakes, etc.
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t Hill* Itnu. Highwt Gr*()? Kxtraota? 100 prr r?l pur?? fall
4* OiTrtrtd.
; t Lemon, Orange and Citron l'?H
+ Sultana and Seeded Raisins, Currants
I>ayer Fig#? Fancy Hates
Imported FVencli Candled Cherrlea
Imported Candled Ofnger, Chln6M
4* . IUsho/s Mp,
4*
v HI LI. 8 BROS HHJRE9T GHAHK 8PICSS.
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! . I lakers Unsweetened Chocolate.
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4. We haTe no old atock to aell yon ? nothing bnt atrlctljr freah
^ goods.
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P. H. GANTY, Grocer
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nmtf sing
New York, IX* 24 A number of
the eaatern cltlea ?r? threatened
with ? Renerftl atrlke wfclch may tie
up the elothln* manufietnrln* In
dualrlea for an Indefinite period
The United Garment Worker* of
America are balloting today on the
queetlon of atrlklnjt for bett?r pay,
and the rea.ilta of the ballot will d*
termlne whether they will eontlnue
work nnder preeent condition# or
not. Theie eeetn* to be q?lle a
sentiment In faror of the atrlke, a*
the gnrmanl wnrkarii rial* ?l<ay
kit* not ?har?wl in tHa ?<!????? In
??*??. ?hl. h k?" l?a?n aa?-?r<a?l la
bor In many n?fcar lndMtrt<? Tk?
l?>?<1ani Mf that III# ir?r?a?,t worfc
rni ara ihIi|?<1mI to tha ?tlr*
|imt* ra?aa?| hf I Ha inaranaa In
I ha prlra of commodity. ard that
In ordar to lira at all thay mwat ??
cura an Inrraaaa In pay TMa haa
haan rafaaai I ham and a atflfca la
Immlnant Thara ara !?,?*? ft
mant worhara affartad
EXPRESS CAR BOBBED,
BANDITS BE! $20, BOB
Springfield, Dec 24 ? A g*ng of
bandit* will enjoy a ChrlitmM pr?
?nt of twenty thousand dollar# t<v
morrow unle* they are captured
Last night h party of maaked rob
bers held up the Chicago A Alton,
four mil'* nouth of thl? city, and
uncoupling the nprtn car they
forced the engineer to run it down
the track with hi* engine.
While some of the number watrh
ed. others broke Into the eiprees
mr and rifled the strong bos. tak
ing about twenty thousand dollars,
with which they eursped Tho com
pany hM plirnl the matter I#
charge of their special agents, and
hope to rapture the robbers. though
at pr*?ent there It no elue to their
identity.
KKHKI.S AUAIX vtrrowor*
IX MKXH'AX IWrriiK
El Puo, Dec 24? Til c revolution
ary party In MmIco hM ichl*??l an
other victory by capturing the city
of Cam Grande* While a large
number of federal troopa were en
ramped In the city here they thought
themselves secure from attack Tke
rebels surprised them and took the
whole garriaon
HKHK'S 80MKTHIMJ KOR
NKW TKl'HT Tt> l>l<?WT
Chicago. Dec. 14? The federal
grand Jury has now taken up the
matter of Investigating the oat metl
troat. The probe is to be ihomugh
and many witnesses are to 1* quev
ttored
WILflOS DOKSVT LfKK
to imhh ji rKiMr.*TH
Princ^o". Dw. 14 ? Oot. Wood
ro? Wttson *pent In 1la?*n
In# to pe??.lo*ia and ?r*time?ta for
pardona fanrf for patrolling prison
cm A* roT?n?or, Mr. Wltoon la
?**-offl?1o he*4 of the board of par
(tons and to pass "7?" ?"
<lalm< for lenlenry and liberty In
prijon matiera After STendlne *
large P*rt of th?* d?jr In ibtwiIjM
in? the rl.tlma that '??* before the
board, Mr Wllm Mtd that he
doesn't Ilk** th? Job a bit
Cl.ARK .*\I> WTI*W
ftci, mit f?rn'.%Ti??i
Washington, Dw 14 ? Champ
Hart left last night for a trip to
Tretiton. where he was railed by
Wood row Wilson for a roofer en <-? on
! >^moprat|r affair*
A (Christmas
tii all.
WILL CLAYSON
X5f)e Home of 4
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HART SCHAFFNER MARXh
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