Daily Alaskan
L M. JENSEN, PUBLISHER
JOHN W. TROY, EDITOR
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CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING.
Again the people of Alaska approach
a Thanksgiving Day having much for
which to give thanks. They have had
another prosperous year, and the de
velopments of the season have been
such as to assure them still greater re
wards for labor ami investmemt in the
futnre.
The people of A'.:is&> can give j
thanks that their footsteps have been
directed to the great north country, a
land fat with prosperity and teeming
with opportunities: a land where there
is neither poorhouse nor u&d for
one and where every man can cherish
legitimate ambition for riches with
well-founded hope of final success.
The people of Alaska have cause to
be thankful that at 'ast their demand
for the recognition of their rights as
American citizens is being heard by an
ever-increasing number of their fellow
countrymen. and statesmen and news
papers the nation over are, one after
another, joining in the demaDd that
their right to govern themselves be
recognized.
Justice Charles E. Wolverton. of the
Oregon supreme court, has been ap
pointed judge of the United States dis
trict court f >r Oregon to succeed the
late Judge C. B. Bellinger, who
died last summer. The new federal
judge is 5- 4 years old and has lived in
Oregon since he was two years of age.
For years he has been on the Oregon
supreme bench. The appointment is
highly satisfactory.
The English royal family is becoming
popular. It is now announced that
King Alfonfo will be married to Prin
cess Ena of Rattenberg in May, 1906.
Princess hna is the only daughter of
the widow, Princess Henry of Batten
berg. who is the youngest sister of
King Edward.
The lack of harmony at the A'askan
convention is urged as a reason for
withholding the right of self-govern
ment for Alaska. Under that rule
the republicans ofCOhio and the demo,
crats of New York should be disfran
chised. They are not harmonious.
One of the greatest needs for self
government in Alaska is the opportu
nity it would give the people to get to
gether and settle tneir inharmonies.
Secretary Shaw will remain in Pres
ident lioosevelt's cabinet until after
the adjournment of the coming session
of congress.
C hamberlaln's P.ia Bu .m
There is no danger form blood poison
resu.t ng form a cut or w< urd of anv
k>cd, ^ when Chamberlain's Pain
?Um s ised. It is an antiseptic dress
ing aLd should be in ev^ry household.
For sale by \Ym. Britt, toe druggist.
M ss >??? Treatment for Lidi ?
In response to a popular <"e.n ..d Mrs.
C. E. Jones has secured a p-; .ter's
Llecti ;c Vibrator and i. >.r- ...red to
give eiectric mjssace t. i' m P D t to
? adies^alsoshampooningu. tjui, .
ing. She has had much t \ >ei i-?nce
and guarantees saiisfactior . u': ?.,!ence
on Sixth avenue, east nf ,\|a:u s'reet. I
4.50
. 9.00
ERNIE'S FUN
Former Skagwayan Amuses]
Seattle People
Ernie Miller, who was famous in
: Skagway as a fun-maker, is amusing
the denizens of Seattle. The about
\ town column of the Seattlo Post-Intel
, li^rencer of Sunday before last says:
"Ernest Miller has returned from
i Alaska, looking very thin. He says he
| feels as bail as he looks. He doesn't
yet know what is the matter with him,
but says that when he consulted a phy
sician at Kodiak he was told he had
something with a name a foot long
wrong with his liver.
" '1 can't afford to pay for anything
as bad as that, so just decided to let na
ture take her course,' said Miller.
'?But what has begun to worry Mil
ler is the attitude toward him of a cer
tain undertaker of this city whom he
knows. This man insists on shaking
hands every time they meet, and is so
especially cordial that it really seems
suspicious.
" 'Don't you let him have the job,
Ernest,' said Hoey Bean, who is also
back from the north.
" 'Well, he won't get me,' exclaimed
Miller. 'No one is going to get that
job right away. Why, for the past
five days I've been gaining a pound a
day, and I'm going to quit worrying.
Nothing wrong with me, but just that
everlasting beans and pork and fish
they feed a fellow a'ong the middle
coast. But on the quiet, it does make
a fellow feel queer to have undertakers
size him up atd try to get friendly.'"
JIM EISK MAY
IHVt iJfESI KILLED
Further investigation of the murder
of Jim Fisk, near Seldovia, shows that
the theory of the insanity of his part
ner may have been wrong. It was sup
posed that Murray, in a fit of insanity,
killed Fisk and then committed suicide,
but it develops that the murdered man
had several hundred dollars, which has
disappeared. The authorities are now
working on the presumption that the
man was killed for his money.
There are several people who claim
to have seen Murray board a steamer
for Seattle, and one man, who knows
him well, stales that he saw him in |
Seattle recently.
The authorities are still at work on]
the case.? Valdez Pooseector.
Cotraee City In and Oat
The Cottage City arrived in port at
9:30 p. m. yesterday, and sailed on the
return trip at 12:30 o'clock this morning
She had only a few passengers but
brought a big mail and 50 tons of freight
She gofs to Sitka from Skagway.
jHome Madej
, ? -
? Mince Meat,
? Plum Pudding,
Apple Butter,
Orange Marmalade
Fruit Cakes,
Chillie Sauce,
Mexican Hot
and Jellies.
JUST RECEIVED
{ Sour Kraut, Candied Peels, Apple
? Cider, Hubbard Squash, Dill
$ Pickles, New Nu's, Olives, Pop
? corn, Cranberries and Apples.
J Up- tc -date stationery just receive'".
1 fiorth End Grocery
? TELEPHONE, NO. 136
The Strange Coincidence
Of Mr. and Mrs. Brown
[Original.]
The wedding was over. It was n
quiet affair, with but few guests. Mr.
Brown, a widower, had married Mrs.
Brown, a widow. They had buried
their hearts with their former part
ners, but they liked each other, each
needed a companion, and each had a
high opinion of the other's integrity.
A few months after the marriage
Mrs. Brown took up a uewspaper and
turned pale. From that time forward
she tried in vain to conceal from her
husband that she -was much troubled.
She denied having anything to distress
her, but Mr. Brown noticed that she
was watching the newspapers, which
she had never been used to reading be
fore.
One evening the husband Instead of
coming home at the usual time sent a
note to his wife saying that he h;id
been suddenly called out of town. On
his return he seemed very much de
pressed and, taking his wife into the
library, drew her down beside him and
said:
"My dear, I have a confession to
make? a confession I must preface by
a story. There Is a romance connecfcd
with my former marriage? not only a
romance, but a mystery. Twenty-eight
years ago I loved and was loved. We
met at a summer resort. While strolling
amid mountains, listening to the tum
bling streams or watching the setting
sun gild the peaks, our love was born.
"Our homes were in different cities.
When we returned to them both re
ceived a flat refusal to our union from
our parents. We were both very young,
and there was no money in either fam
ily. Under the circumstances it was
pointed out to us that marriage would
be suicidal.
[ "We resolved on an elopement. I had
J200 In bank, which had come from a
legacy. This I divided with the girl I
loved, and we agreed to meet 011 a cer
tain steamer that was to sail for
Havre. To elude pursuit 1' was agreed
that we would rem-.in in concealment
! until the ship was well out at sea.
"We met at a clergyman's study in
the city, from which we were to sail,
and were married; then separated to
meet on the steamer. The morning
after sailing I searched the ship for my
wife and searched In vain. She was
not on board."
He paused. Mrs. Brown was draw
ing long breaths. "Go on," she said
Impatiently.
"You can Imagine my agony, doomed
to cross the ocean without her. The
days seemed endless till I could reach
the other side and return. But on the
voyage I was robbed of what little
money I had left and was unable to
purchase a return tickct. I went to
work to earn the money to do so, but
111 success attended my efforts, and 1
entered upon a life of poverty. By the
time I got enough together for the trip
It seemed to me that to return would
be useless. Doubtless my wife's par
ents had secured for her an annulment
of our marriage. Instead of going
hnme 1 went to Australia. A few
years ago I came to America with no
more means than I had when I left.
"One day I saw it announced In n
newspaper that my wife's parents had
died, leaving property, and my wife,
the only heir, had eloped years before
and had never since been heard from.
I laid claim to the estate as her hus
band. and la time It was paid over to
me."
Mrs. Brown w.n look'nj int > he.- hus
band's face Intently, cag?rly, and at
this last announcement drew a long
breath.
"Go on."
"I dare not."
"Goon."
"Our marriage 13 void. A few days
ago I saw it announce! that my wife
had returned nrd c!a'ci:d the estate."
Mrs. Brown burst Into a merry peal
of laughter, so happy, sa exhilarated,
that her husband fe.ircd tlu news had
made a mental wreck of her.
"She Is an Impostor'" she fairly
shouted. "X am your vrifc. When we
eloped I boarded b: mistake a steamer
bound for Rio <5e Jane!: ?. T! ?re T
taught school for twenty years. Then,
hearing that an estate had fallen to
[ you, I returned and did exactly what
you did with mine. I claimed it as
your wife."
''My dear," moaned the husband,
"the blow has been too much for you.a
But Mrs. Brown's arms were around
his neck, and she was beside herself
with a natural, not an Insane, Joy.
"Do you mean"? said the husband.
"I mean that what I say Is true,
though I would not have believed it In
another case. Two persons knowing
the circumstances of our disappearance
awi Inheritance have conspired to per
sonate us and secure our estates. Since
I saw a notice that you had returned
and claimed your estate I have been,
like you, In misery."
The husband was at last convinced,
much to his relief and Joy.
"My dear." he said presently, "there
Is a psychological feature of this case
as strange as the coincidence. We both
buried our hearts years ago, yet when
each believed the other had returned
we were miserable."
Mrs. Brown hung her head.
"That was," she stammered, "be- ;
cause X loved my second husband bet
ter?better? than"?
"The first, and I did the same In the
case of my two wives."
When the cases of the claimants
came up Mr. and Mrs. Brown found It
more difficult to prove their Identity
than they had supposed. The pretend- 1
ers, whose evidence was first admitted,
satisfied the court that they were the
real heirs, and It required volumes of
evidence to break the testimony and
prove the identity of the real Mr. and
Mrs. Brown.
MARION MAY IIOLT.
You are at Home
When you stop at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
It is there where you find all
the Comforts and Conveniences
which have made this Hotel so
well and favorably known to the
Traveling Publ o and Tourists
/' j\ from all parts of the world.
) First-Class Rates Moderate
7VSOORES WHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart From This Desk
REGULATIONS (90S
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONL5T delivered on Sunday or at night. v
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a ;
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the D. 8. customs i
office) and must be delivered before 5 p m. No freight will be re- 2
ceived on wharf after this hour. 4
BAGGAGE? Tolls will be oollected on Checked Baggage Only. No *
charge for bags and grips when unchecked. 2
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is n earing *
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked. *
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dook.
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr ?
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Dew mater andCigbt Rates
Oo and after the 1st ot October, 1905, the following will be the
Mon'hly rates for water and|light service from the Northwest Light
& P owerCompany:
WATER
First Faucet f 200
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " ?' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Bote's, per room Additional 10
Beer Pumps 100
Restaurants 5.u0
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 lo d 1 00
Lawn and S'.reet sprinkling F. ee
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 10.(0
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp li?hts .. 150
Enclosed Arcs., 15.00
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
1.50
12.50
2.00
17.60
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Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFOR1
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and .Southern Ports
CARRYING U. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company I^eave
Cottage 6ity - - Nov. 28
Via Vancouver and Sitka
Humboldt ? - Nov. 29
Direct
Above Schedule Subject to change Without Notioe.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNANiN, Gen- Pass. Agt
10 Market Street, San Fr&nc'.sco, ral.
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
S JEFFERSON, - - Dec. 2
FARALLON - - Nov.
Company ri serves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Aadiiional Charge
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
? Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
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STEAMER
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Jan. 11, 26; Feb. 11, 20 .
Sailing ai 6 p,m
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
v Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer withort extra chai ge
We give quick service
For Information Write or Apply to
H. B. DUNN,
Agent, Skagway
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