THE DAILY "SSflT ALASKAN
CITY OP^ICI^L. P75PBR
No. 227 VOL. VIII.
SKA0WAY." ALASKA. WEDNES DAY OCTOBER 25. 1905 PBICE 10 CENTS
UPfON 10 ciuuM fOR
AMfRICVS CIP
Famous Irishman Will Make Fourth Trial For
Yachting Championship of Seas?
Authorative ADnouncement Made
(Special dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
London, Oct. 25? Sir Thomas Lipton
will challenge for America's cup, rep
resenting the yachting championship of
the ocean, in 1907. While this an
nouncement has been expected for some
time it was authoratively made today |
for the first time. When the contem
plated challenge shall have been issued
it will make the fourth to be made by |
Sir Thomas. In 1$99, 1901 and 190.? he
lost races to American yachts in con
tests for this cup.
END OF IT
Last of Kiyer N ivigation At
H-uid Todny
Whitehorse, Oct. 25- The end of
rive? navigation for the season came
today with the arrival of the Prospec
tor from Dawson at noon. The staunch
little vessel encount^rd no ice at at any
place in the course of her upriver trip
She had :!ti passengers. They will pro
ceed to Ska^way tomorrow.
CllBtRTSON IN
EXPRESS BUSINESS
E M. Culbertson, of the Alaska
Pacific Express Company, yesterday
purchased the half interest of Jerry
Moriarty >o the Alaska Transfer Com
pany. Mr. Culbertson has had charge
! of the office of this compaoy for some
I time. It is one of the best business in
! stuutions in the city.
Elk?' Meeting
I There will be a regular meeting of
j Sk airway Lodge No. 431, Benevolent
j and Protective Order of Elks, at their
j hall, Thursday, Oct. 2ti, at 3 p. m.
All visiting Elks are invited to at
tend. J- E- Barragar, Sec'y.
["'HARRISONS'*!
A new shipment of Ladies's
and Children's street Hats
and Caps jusi received.
Gage nrbans expected on the
Steamship Dolpin.
Phone 55. Store Open Evenings J
I III! I ? II I 1 111 ????
Are you thinking of buying
A FALL OVERCOAT
? ?
Do not purchase until you examined our
swell line of
CRAVENETT COATS
All good dressers wear them.
J. fi. glayson $ Co.
TheJOneJPrice Clothier
?fourth and Broadway
STRIKE BECOMES BAD
Russian Industrial worker become tur
bulent?They destroy Moscow's water
conduits and beseige post and tele=
graph offices destroying mails and
telegrams
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.]
Moscow, Oct. 25 ? Ail industrial strike is again in full swing at this place and the
strikers are becoming turbulent. The water conduits between Moscow and Mytispichi
were damaged this moruiug so that whole sections of Moscow are without water.
The strikers are besieging the post offices and telegraph offices tojprevent the dis
patch of mails and telegrams.
WITTE GETS APPOINTMENT
St. Petersburg, Oct. 25 ? M. Witte has been appointed prime minister by the czar.
The official announcement was made to-day.
BUSY TIME
Arctic Brotherhood Has in
teresting Meeting
The Arctic Brotherhood held a busy
session last night. Delegates and al
ternates were elected to attend the
meeting cf the grand lodge which will
convene at Seattle, November 6, next,
and officers for the ensuing year were
installed.
The following named are the dele
gates and alternates:
Delegates? C. B. Haraden, J. G.
Price, Dr. L. S. Keller and S. F. Cot
trill.
Alternates? L. M. West, E. W. John
son, A. H. McKay and J. J. Daly.
The following were installed as ofli- 1
cers for the ensuing six months:
S. F. Cottrill, past Arctic chief; I M.
Jenson, Arctic chief; M. A. McLean,
vice Arctic chief: J. T. Lee, recorder;
A. F. Fitch, chapluio; W- A. Remick,
keeper of nuggets; H.J. Lynch, Wil
liam Britt, Dr. L. S. Keller, H. B. Le
Fever and J. A. Nettles, trustees; Frank
Webster, trail gu'de; H. J. Lynch, tri i!
blazer; John Greasbell, camp cook; M.
B. Clemenger, keeper inner toll gate;
Charles Jones, keeper outer toll gate.
Sk*gwayan? Ara Wed
Miss Mildred Pullen and Jerry Mor
iarty, both of this city, were quietly
married at St. Mark's church yesterday
morning, the Rev. Father P. C. Bougis,
officia'ing. Yesterday they left on the
City of Seattle for a wedding trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Moriarty are both well
and favorably known in this city. The
bride has been a resident from the pio
neer days of the place and was almost
reared h re. The groom is a valu*. d
employe in the train service of the W.
P. & Y. R. They will reside in Skag
?ay
Bank Reitaurant
The best of everything at the Bank
Restaurant. Good, clean, up-to-date
service. Try us. tf
For Rent
Four-room furnished bouse, furnished
i rooms, one block from postotlice. In
quire at Bicycle store.
Only Plaoe In Town
The only place in Town at which you
can get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat
I Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
MAY COMING
Cauadirtn Liuer Leaves For
Skagway
The Princess May sailed from Van
couver last night at 11 o'clock for
Skagway according to a chblegram re
ceived by H. B. Dunn, agent lor the
company at this place. She will arrive
at Skagway late Friday evening or
early Saturday morning. She. will sail
for the south Saturday evening.
The Pr:ncess Way will have between
thrte and four days' mail.
Eagles to Meet
I There will be a special meeting ?f
! Skagway Aerie No. 25, F. O. E., this
evening, Oct. 25, 1905. at 8 o clock, at
Eagles' hall, Fifth avenue. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
There will be initiations.
Refreshments will be served.
Visiting brothers are invited to be
present.
B. M. Simpson, Secretary.
! Hega's Souvenir booK for $1 at liar
| risons'.
tjtiS dIuOlk
Kinmr Bays Building Ad
joiiiin^ Store
j H. D. Kirmse, the pioneer jeweler,
I gave another exhibition of his faith in I
Skagway today by purchasing the Sny- 1
der building on Broadway adjoining his
store at the corner of Broadway and
Fifth avenue and formerly cccupied by
the United States cable office. The
sale was consummated this afternoon.
It is Mr. ICirmse's intention to en
large his store room to Include the
building just purchased. That will
give him the largest jewtlry store in
j Alaska. He will have 34 feet front on
I Broadway and 50 feet on Fifth avenuo.
A plate glass front will be put in. The
I improvements will be made in the ear
I ly spring.
Farewell Dance For Mrs. Clayton
Invitations haye been issued for a
dance to be given at Artie Brother
hood hall Friday evening as a farewell
to Mrs. Will Claysoi. Mrs. Clayson
will leave in a few days for Seward.
We will give 333
per cent off on
all sales in our
crockery depart
ment
iwani
Sole Agent? Rose of Ellensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy
-
G AULT'S CEYLON TEA bears theproud
distiction of being1 the most popular tea
in every Province of the Dominion of
Canada. "The best value for the least
money" is its motto.
THE ROSS-HIGKHNS CO. Sole Agents, Skagway and Juneau
VICTORIA DIAMOND ROBBER
m BODIY CAUGHT
Redfern's Nephew Accused of Burglary land
is Arrested in Vancouver Where Loot is
Recovered? Two Women Also Arrested
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.]
Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 25 ? The dia
monds stolen trom Red fern's jewelry
store in Vi toria last week have been
recovered here intact. Chris Kurtz,
nephew of Redfern, has been arrested
for the robbery. Two women are held
as accessories.
NOISNSIJBNS
Popular Klondike Woman
Loses Euadaonse
(Special Dispatches to Daily Alaskan.)
Dawson, Oct. 25 ? Ktte Kennedy's
road house, (Hillside), Lower Hunkeri
was burned to the ground last night.
There ? were many narrow escapes.
The fire started from an over heated
stove in the bunk room. The loss will
be $10,000.
City of Seattli! Sail?
The City of Seattle sailed for the
south last night with 121 passengers
from Skagway and the interior.
Children's and misses' straw hats
greatly reduced at Harrisons'
GETS PARDON
Freed From One Crime to
Be Tried for Another
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 25? Charles Bas
sett, who was just sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary for one crime,
was today pardoned by Gov. Higgins so
he can be tried for murder. The trial
will begin at once.
If bora Ic? On Yukon
Shore ice is forming on the Yukon
river at Dawson and other points below
Whitehorse. At Dawson it extended
for 50 feet from the shore a week ago.
There's a bargains at Harrisons' for
you.
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