®he Alaskan """
No. 263 EIGHTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 191f» PRICE 10 CENTS
ALASKA'S NEEDS TO HAVE
PLENTY OF ATTENTION
Secretary Lane's Recommenda
tions for Appropriations and
Beneficial Legislation aire Ex
pected to be Acted on Soon
after Holidays.
Washington, Dec. 18 — Both,
houses ouT congress adjourned last
night until Tuesday, January 4th.;
uiiic-teeE six-teen.
Betore the senate adjourned over
:ho holidays, the emergency tax
bill was brought up, and passed.
Secretary of the Interior Laae |
asked I'or an appropriation of $2,-1
OOO.uOO lor immediate use in contin
uing- iho constriction of the Alas
ka government owned railway.
It is said that Secretary Lane's
forthcoming report, which will be
presented to congress early in .
January will urae a plan for a bet
ter government for Alaska, and the
Secretary it is said, will Teoom
niotiU a commission form of govern
ment consisting of resident mem
bers to administer the affairs of
the Territory of Alaska.
Secretary Redfield of the de
partment of commerce and labor
says that any fixed allowance for
the administration of Alaska, works
a hardship on that territory, and
that he has evidence to prove the
fact Lhnt many of the Alaskan fed
eral officiaJs are forced to pay part
of their expenses out of their Bal
aries in order to p.roperly conduct
the boslnees of their respective of
fices.
NEGM EMPEROR
OFFERS TROOPS
Paris, Dec. IS—Au officer from
the Emperor of Abyssaania has
betL received at tiie war head
quarters of France offering the
services of two huuured soldiers to
the Allies.
WILL ( O TO MKXICO
AS AMBASSADOR
Washington, D<;-. IS — Henry
Flw'cht 1% of Texas, has been named
ntiib-issador to Mexico.
[ I*. S. MAY NOT WANTED BY
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
Ottawa, Dec. 17—The Canadian
government haa placed am. embargo
on all shipmenta of hay from die
L'ul'ed States.
JAMAICA TO SEND
BIG WAR CONTINGENT
Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 7—The
newly-eiected members of the legis
lature decided today to move the
government to Bend a big war con
tingent to help England, the col
ony bearing a special tax for the
pjrpose.
Recruiting is meeting with a big
response as a result of the recent
appeal of King George.
—YES—
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You can do AL: of Your Christmas
Shopping. We have
Beautiful Gifts
Suitable for Man, Woman, Maid or Child.
Our Assortment is the Largest Ever
Shown in Skagway.
Values to suit every purse.
BRING Your Packages to us. We will
gladly WRAP THEM UP and help you
get them Ready to Post.
DO Your Shopping when MOST CON
VENIENT FOR YOU. We are here
to serve you.
Store OPEN EVERY EVENING until
9:30 o'clock.
3"! IVTVf&Ls THE haberdasher and
1 • «J • Li l\vn LADIES' FURNISHER
Broadway between Third end Fourth Phone 41
BIG BATTLE BEING FOUGHT BY
SERBIANS AND BULGARIANS
Rom®, Dec. IS—Today, with the
Valley of the Albanian as a battle
ground, a big battle is being fought
between large farces of Serbian ;uul
Bulgarian soldiers. The battle
field embraces the flat country ly
ing lu the valley of the Black Drill
river also.
Amstadam, Dec. 18—A Zei>p<^
11a war balloon, heavily laden with
bombs, while flying near Xajuur,
exploded In mid-air this rooming, J
and fell to the ground. The ontiro J
er«w wag killed.
ILL RECEIVE
1
Christiania , Dec. 18—Believing]
tha» the Ford Peace commission
will be able to accomplish very i
lit le towards establishing peace,
between the -warring nations of ]
Europe, local organizations who
hare been making plans for gdv- |
ing the commission a hearty wel- 1
com« and to assist them in their ;
undertaking, have abiuidoiied their j
plans and have disorganized.
KITCHENER
F WILL WED
Loudon, Dec. IS—Lord Kitchen
er, who is known a3 a woman hat
er, he being a t>achelor, haa an
nounced that ho will shortly wed
Countess Minto, the widow of
former Governor General of Canada
Minto.
New York, Dec. 18—Paul Koenig,
former head of the secret service
department for the Hamburg-Am
erican Steamship line and Richard
Llaiecker, also connected with the
Ben-ice, were arrested, today, charged
with being accomplices In a con
Boiracy for the destruction of the
\Wlland canal.
TELLS OF WORK
III NEW GAMP
E:lward W. Burnell, who- Btaked
No. .7 below on, Rude creek In the
fL-st rash. Bays the DawBon News,
Dec. C, has arrived from that dis
trict after having mushed to Scrog
gie where he took the Btage for
the remaindor of the distance. He
ci.me down the Yukon from Isar-c
lo Thistle, thence up Thistle and I
0\ ftr the divide Into Barker, thenco;
dcwn Darker to the Stewart, and
aljng the Stewart to Scroggte lie
formerly was w'th the mounted po
lice, and came into the country; with
Major Moodio. He Bays:
"I Bold my claim some time ugo
to Sid Barrongton and associates,
iuni I will visit Vayo, where I havo
iuterestB, after which I will leave
for Dublin to join an Irish regime.it
for the front.
'I left Isoa; creek Tuesday morn
ing, last week, and laid over half
a day, and got to Dawson at noon
Sunday. Not much mining has been
doDe In the camp yet Nearly all
the men iu the district have bec-n,
busy building cabins on Rude, D'-p
and other creeks, and getting ready
for work. Most of the activity is on
Kudo and Dip. Twenty men are at
Isaac.
"Quito a number are engaged iu
hauling their pTUb from the steam
er lauding at Isaac to the diggings.
Double endens and horses are used
b> some, and dog sleighs by others
A few claims have changed hands.
The boyc on No. 7, which 1 sold,
h'id started thiee holes when I loft*.
Throe mem on No. 8 below were
down twenty-two feet, and were
gvttiug colors, but were not to bed
rock.
"Four Finlanders on No. 14 had
gotten two lio'e, each 24 feet deep,
to bodrock, off to one side or the
crjek. and got uo tray. They intend
to crosscut the creek. Capt Turn
bull and Captain Green Bank Bhal
low holes near the creek on upper
Rude, but were drowned out. It is
reported Sid Baxrington, of the
Vidette, had bought Nob. 2, 3, and
6 above on Rude from the stakers
after going to Soattle.
' Tnero is no roadhouee or Etoro
at Isaac creek or elsewhere in tho
camp.
"Most of the travel now Up the
river t" Rude f/cm Dawson. Boems
to be via the overland trail from
Dawson to SCoele fork, thence over
tho divide to Homdrson and down
th.it creek to Stewart City, thence
uo "ie .Yukon toi Isaac."
Xmas Sundries
THE FOLLOWING SEASONABLE GOODS ARE JUST IN,
Fresh and of Best Possible Quality:
Dromedary Dates in packages
Layer Figs in Bulk
Table Rasins in packages
Fancy Jordan Almonds
Mincemeat * in bulk
Plum Pudding - in tins
Japanese Oranges—Xmas Melons—Cape Cod Cranberries
and etc. due on "Humboldt"
P. H. GANTY
PEOPLE AND STORES OF ATLIN
DISTRICT HAVE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
(Special Correspondence)
Atlln, B. C., Dec. 16—Kotwtth
staadiag tlie fact that this la many
loag miles from the center of dis
Uluutlca aad the aocompaaiyiag
hum and whirl of the busy world,
us *h^ Christmas seaaoa draws
uear, the shops are all takiag pa
a holiday appearance, aad goods
are being placed oa, display; that
would do credit to storea In the
large cities of thq great "ou.tel<let."
The efforts of the shop-keepers to
provide their patrons with the lat
est novelties and more substantial
aecegsltiea pf life, ar.e appreciated
>o the fullst, and each day; sees
the arrival in, town el peoplo irorn
tho settlemeata oa the creejos, who
have come in to do their "Chlrat
maa" shopping. Oae oi Lhq notice
lb.'e features of hese shopping «»
padltioas is the up-to-dat€| appear
.111 ce of the vomea who journey
many miles, braving the hardships
ind rigciB of tho winter weather,
10 celebrate the Joyous seasoa. As
,oou as they have reached towa,
Lh«*y change their lieavy outing
clothing, aad don the frills, aad
[asnicnable attire, such as is worn
by their sisters in the metropoli
tan centers of industry, and in
chopping gowns that are the equal
Lo those worn by the women in any
:lty ia the province of British Col
ombia, go from shop to shop, mak
ing their selections with the same
;are aad consideration, as though
:hev were patronizing the great
sniporiums 1a the metropolitan cen
ters.
Sidney Smith, the night-watch
nan, baa been around town treat
ng the boys over the adrent at Ma
home of a son and heir. Last week
Lhe young man put la hi3 appeaT
ince, and mother and son are do
ing. well.
L'jder the supervision of Poet
oiaster Robiason, tho new lock box
3s have been iastalled in the new
,»ost office, aad once more the pa
troor. of His Majesty's mail service
ire accorded the protection of ha.r
Ing their mail placed under lock
ind key. With the new lock b0*®
la place, Atlin now boasts as fine
i pos^ office as is to be fouad in
luy city in the province®.
Bart Whitfield has started a new
Indue try in this city which bids fair
,o become of some importance with
in the near future. Recognizing; the
iemand for Bimple furniture and
Jtlier articlea of handicraft, he
ias opened a cabinet shop, and is
buailjr engaged In making bedroom
furniture as well aa Bleigba and
other Christmas novelties. Not con
ten* with ordinary; craft, Mr, Whit
field is going to begin working on
an idea which he has conceived,
and will experiment with the Pill
mat movies, in an effort to perfect
an appliance whereby the actors
will be made to talk as they act
out thoir^ parts.
Mr. Jackson and wife who are lo
cated on valuable quartz property
near Telegraph creeki came intq
town last Sunday and they left
Monday taking with them the mail
for the creek. Upon their arrival
a* Telegraph creek, they will go out
to their claims, were they havq
twelve men. employed.
The conservative and liberal par
ties held their '•espective meetings
here last Saturday, and both were
attended by a laa-ge number of men
from the creek3.
John Nolan, wbo was brought in
to the hospital a short time a^o
suffering with lumbago, la again,
able to be out and will go to suck
er lake, where be will Crap for
th§ winter.
Pete Crow, wlio had charge of J.
11. Ruffner's cook-house during the
pasi season is in town and will *"e
main for the next few weeks.
Louis Gerkie, formerly a prosper
mia miner of these parts, returned
fiom Prince Rupert a short time
ago, and tucked in his inside pock
et was the credentials which mode
him a full fledged captain for in
land waters. He now ia master of
the Launcji Gladys, which plies on
LrAq Atlin, and is commissioned to
carry the mail. The crew of the
Glad.vB on her first trip this fall
w:is Capt. Gerkie, Engineer Happy
Sullivan and Purser Louis Schultz.
E. Martin oi O'Donnell river was
a visitor in Atlin during the pact
week.
Mrs. Hanna and daughter visited
with Tom White ou O'Donnell river
last week.
Owing to the depth of snow at
the summit it took fifteen dayB to
bring in the last mail from .Tele
graph creek.
Tom William and several Indiana
wen* out to Nileene last week and
brought back Dr. Jackson and 6011.
Dr. Jackson and boh were without
food and sick, and upon, reaching
Atlin were taken to the hospital.
Christmas
and the Holidays are at hand and
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for
Appropriate and
Lasting Gifts
at prices which really represent
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