ESTABLISHED 1898 OLDEST DUILUEWJM III HUSK*
OFFICIAL CITY PAPEli L. 3. KELLER, Publisher.
Admitted M t«coad class mail mattwJuljr 8,1883, al ths Skajway P.O.
Copx 1°* change of advcrUseioeuts must be in bj 12 o'clock in.
to lusur* IbmtUom Muiie day. AiUerUiiug rates oa application.
Tha Dall/ AIask&a charges for all publications sot solicited, which
lsclndea ail soticM, other than churches or charitably societies.
SubacripUoa H»U?»:
Oa« mouth by mail — — — — 75
Cue mouth by cwrter — — 1*>0
TUree moaUw i>T maU — — 2.25
Six month® by suOi ... . —4.60
Que j*ax i>7 mall — .■». **00
SubecripUons *nd Advertisement# lieceired bf
ReuneU News Co. WhKehorw, Y. X.
£. VV. Gideon - - 0*rcrt>98, Y. X.
K. L. llliiuM —. —. lUiU, o. v.
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Anticipating tlio demand of Skag- '
way residents far goods of the very
bcsr quality for Christmas trade,1
■ill merchants have givw the mat- :
ter of buying the most careful at- I
touticu and studious thought dur
ing the early summer. The result
of this desire ou the part of the |
local merchants to cater to the '
v. ihes oi their patrons is that the
storts of this city are offering to
the ufcf-ple of Skagnajr goods that
are worthy of being on display only
in tue greatest stores throughout
the largo cities of the States. It
is true tha* the stocks arc not as
extensive as those to be found iu
citu-s with populations reaching
into the hundreds of thousands, but
iht grade of the stock, the style,
the seasonablenesss, the newness
of »he ideas, are all to be found in
tiie Skagway shops, just as they are
to be fouud iu the aforesaids large
stoies of the most cosmopolitan
cit:*s.
if ycu pick up a magazine and
see so'Uf new idea advertised, it
is safe to say that this same article
can be fouud in the Skagway
shops.
If you read iu the fashion pa
pers of some new innovation in the
way ot ladies wearing apparel, shoes,
h.;ts, clothing, furniture, toys jew
elry, stoves, toilet article or
accessory, gents haberdashery,
phtuographs, kodaks, an article of I
food, a new confection, cigars, fire
■'.rm, cr electrical appliances, you
can fiud it iu the Skagway stores
.nd examine it and pass judgtueut
upou it for yourself.
Christmas is a time when we I
tonsider the question of remember
ing our relatives, our friends and
rur de-'r ones by presenting them
with sc me token of esteem and re
spect.
It was with the idea of being
able to help you in making your
selection when the question "Oh!
what shall 1 give ior Christ
ma>{.'" arises, t'u-t the shoip-keeper
h;ivt exercised their skill and taken
advantage of their experience in
buying and when you really get to
the point of solving this important
question they will one and all be
at yoirr service, and you will rather
find question reversed, or re
vised, for it will be "Oh! "what
shall l cot give for Christmas?"
Even though you are not quite
ready to do the re.il "buying" you
o v e it to yourself to wander - down
town these evenings and visit the
shops—you will fiui it a most pleai*
rig trea* and surprise. Go tonight.
l'OOR MAIL SERVICE IX ALASKA
The policy of trying to put the
postal sen ice of the United States
on a tiaying basis a' the cost of ef~
ficiency in that seivice will very
likely receive attention in the pres
ent session of congress. There is
widespread discontent in the cities
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL VPI'LIC VTIONS. as they
cannot reach the wat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a Mood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cur.- ir you must take in
ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of tlH-' best phy
sicians in this country (or years and Is
a regular prescription. It Is composed of
the best tonics known, combined with the
b' st blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
tion of the two Inrredients Is what pro
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
If. J CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O.
go;4 t-y Pru*Kl»'». price 75c.
Jsk* Udr> Family Pills for constipation.
and tcwns oyer the introduction of
short-sighted economies Into the
carriage and distribution of the
mails. The rural free delivory
system has been greatly impaired by
parsimonious administration. Start
ing out ou the erroneous theory
that urimarily the po«tolficej depart
ment should be made to pay, instea
of continuing in adhesion to the
long-accepted and generally ap
proved doctrine that, first and last,
the business of the postoffice is to
convenience and accomodate the
public, the results consequent up
ou recent management of that great
institution could not well have been
other than they axe.
When all is saiJ, however, the
people of the United States proper,
are far better off -with respect to
mail service than the people of
the teriitory of Alaska. We have
it on authority that can be trusted
that, so far as postal accommoda
tion is concerned, the people in
Alaska for about two thirds of
every year have no reason under
thy sun to boast of th© progress of
the nation to which they owe al
legiance. From the time naviga
tion stops in September until the
accumulated mail arrives late in
June, it is possible to get in Fair
banks cuily a few scattered news
papers and magazines.
The excuse offered, of course, is
the long winter and the severity of
the climate. Neither of these pre
vents private carriers from hauling
thtir usual loads. The roads are
goou most of the time, and
freighters are constantly coming
and going over them. Dawson, 330
miles from the railroad, is even
more remote than Fairbanks, but
th; Canadian government sees to
i* that all mail reaches Dawson at
ail seasons.
Whatever may be the real cause
of the failure of the United States
government, with, its vast resources,
to transport the mails regularly to
Alaska, and to distribute them
promptly throughout that territory,
it is certainly not due to amy con
suming desire on the part of the
people ot the United States to have
•he postal service make a favorable
financial showing at the end of the
fiscal year. That, at any rate, is
not the first consideration. The
To Cure a Cold in One Day
take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tnft'.ets. Stop the Cough and Headache
awl work off the Cold. Druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove';
signature is on each box. 25 cents.
»
EVERY OWNER OF
A DWELLING
- Should Have
FIRE INSURANCE
Now is the Time to Act
Reliable Companies are
Represented by
PHIL ABRAHAMS
Agent
4th Avenue
first consideration if> tlikt nil peo
ples under the stars aid Bll^pies
everywhere shall have the best mail
service possible, whatever the ex
pense.—-Christian Science Monitor.
CHINESE PATRIOTS
WANT MONEY BACK
Shanghai—Charges and counter
charges are made daily In the Chi
nese press concerning the use of
the Salvation Fund, which y/aa
started at the height of the boy
cott against the Japanese, In an
et'or' to provido money for the
strengthening of China, There have
been many statements made as to
the sums subscribed.
The .promoter, Ma. Tsau-sou, set
$54,000,000 as the goal which tho
fund should reach within six
mouths. So mo of tho contributors
understood that their funds were
to be returned if 'he g«al wero
net reached in tho specified time.
With tho appearance of tho
monarchical movement, contribu
tions slumped, and disgruntled con
tributors demandod their money
back, saying that they; did not
care to coutlnuo their support of
the fund on deposit In government
banks.
No exact statement has beun
made as to the exact amount of
money contributed, although It is
generally reported that at least J5,
OuO.OOO Mexican was actually paid
in.
Son e large subscribers refused
| to oay contributions when it .be
c-uuu clear that the monarchy is to
to be re-established.
There is difference of opinion as
to what disposition shall be made
of it. Some members say that tho
fund must be kept going and devot
ed to the extension of Chinese in
tl ust lies.
Ma TSau-sou recently printed a
letter iu all the Chinese papers
saying that the fund was started
with u good object which has been
defeated by the recent, upheaval lii
politics and that the money given
to the fund must be returned to
the donors. Hp also Bays that
he will take legal steps, if neces
sary, to protect contributors.
! Yu Ya-Ching, the chairman of the
committee wlilch is handling the
fund, and Ma Tsau-son have had
much correspondence concerning
tho matter most of which has been
published.
The chairman is seeking delay
for further consideration of the de
mands made by subscribers who gavQ
their money to help to strengthen
the republic and have no sympathy
with the movement to re-establish
the monarchy.
CONFERS WITH WILSON*
OX NEW APPOINTMENTS
Washington, Dee. 16 — Post
m aster-Gen. Burleson conferred
with President Wilson today over
appointments of postmasters at New
York and Brooklyn. The term of
E. M. Morgan, postmaster at Nott
York, expires Dec. 24, and W. E.
Take a
Tonight
It will act as a laxative in the
morning
Wm. Briru
J. OTTO SCHWEIZER.
Sculptor of General von Steuben
Statue Unveiled at Valley Forge.
Kelly, postmaster o' Brooklyn, re
alKne'1 to become county clerk.
Th$ question of the appointments
for the various Alaska postofflcefl
was also mentioned hut nothing wnfl
definitely determined upon.
Many People In This Town
never really enjoyed a meal until
we advised them to take a . v.
DTab£t^
before and after each meal. Sold only
by us—25c a box.
Wm. Brirt.
Send the Dally Alaskan to your
friends. It's easier than writing
letters.
The Skagway agents for the
Eastman Kodak, fUms and suppliee
are Keller Bros.
F. A A. H.
WW to Paw Lodfe-«
r. ft A. M. No. 11»
meetm 2d anC 4th
HYi. Hr'gs. of each
monUk. ViBiUcfc, brotfers are wel
come Hlill Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wboel°r. W. M.
B. p. O. ELKS
Skagwoy Lodg«
No. 431, B. P. 0.
E. meeta every
Thursday eveolns
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
era cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
F. J. VANDEWALL, secretary.
Fraternal Order
Keglss—
Sko^waj Aerie
No. 26, Frater
nal Order of
regies mseu me first and uura
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall on Fifth arenue. Vlilting
brothers cordially invited to attend.
John C. Wood, W. P., J. K. Mo
Alist.-r. Secretary.
©
Arctic BroWierh<-od.—
Oamp 9kaffway No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tue&
1ay erenijsg at 8:00 f
m. marp. Visiting brotterm cortUal
y welcome. A. J.. Acheaoa, Arctla
hlor, W R. Hlllery, Arctlo Re
cord «r
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
THE B M. BEHRENDS BANK
Juneau, Alaska
$30,003.00. •Su'plus, $20,000.00
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Pre»icfer.l Vice Pre». Cuhief
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skacjxxiay
S. S. CITY OF SEATTLE
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Soiling Tuesday and Friday at 11 A. m.
FOB BAM FRANCISCO, LOS ANGEL HA, BAN DDBGO.
(broagh ticket* sold and baggsga gbecM to all point* in
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address V. A. FETERSON, A|«at
H. BRANDT, O. JL P. D. Ill one M, BKAGWAY
008 Second Awl, Seattle, Wirfk
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
All Sailings Out
SAILINGS FROH SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. 5. Dolphin, Nov. 19
5. S. Jefferson, Dec. 12 - 23
Passengers will be transferred toJjVancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONE NO. 00. E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
& Winter Season
S. S. Princess SOPHIA
Dec. 1-15-31 Jan. 12-26
TO
VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, SEATTLE, ETC.
Via PRINCE RUPERT
We can Ticket You to Any Part of the "World
Information Cheerfully Furnished by
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Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATED TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailing Dates from Skagway to Seattle
Dec. 2 -13
$5092 Round trip to Seattle and return
.SAILING DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE)
Through Tickets Honored
Tranrfera to Vancouver, Victoria and Tacoma
WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGE
DORTERO & SON, Skagway Agents
O ,e'„ TICKETS AND ALL INFORMATION
712 Second Ave. Call Phono 38
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Supplies at the Daily Alaskan Office
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