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ON SOON \eo\j City" Cant At a About Mat 15 The cantata. "Holy CUy," will be product un.'er the auspices of the choir of the Presbyterian church about M?t iJ at Klks' hall. There will b<> about .10 ro:CM in the chorus, and moat of the leading soloists of the city, mala and female, will be heard The ?inf ers of Ska? ?aj, nearly of whom will appear in the "Holy City," have been rehearsing their parts and the oboruses for about five weeks under the leader ship of VV. C. Blaochard, who is leader of the Presb) terian church choir. Splendid progress >s being made and It la enthusiastically proclaimed bv those who have heard the rehearaals that it will be one of the beat entertainment* that ever have been provided at Sitag SKAGWAI WEATHER ! The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Ap-il 96. 1905 is as follows: reio^era: are time of observation . . .44 Max. temp, preceding hour* 55 Min " " ? " 34 Mean " " . " IS Barometer. iN-iV Heavy south wiod, cloudy. Victorias Sacea?4s B?rr?j ? I W. I> Gordon of Victoria, has ar rived to accept the position of stenog rapher in the office of Supt. P. K. Scharschmivlt. which position was for merly held by J. K. Karragar. The posi t ion of shortstop on the local base ball te m goes with the office tob,? 1 Whitehorse S'ar. D?>ila! At fswar-4 Pr. J. O. Whinner?, a dental surgeon of>he I n. ted States army, ia at Fort William H. Seward and will be there several ???eks giving the *>ld'ers in f?is section of Alaska attention. ?'A Night in Bohemia." 1* yoj sr? out of kind! ng see E McC Weste. I hare it by the sac* or cord. I 'hooes *.i M If I NEW RULE L^nd Owning Indians Oau Bny Rmi? Judge C. H. Hanford. judge of the Coiled Sutf?-s district court, decided' last Monday that it is no crime to fur nish' whisky to Indians who o*n their own land This interpretation of the lav will release 17 prisoners held at Seattle on the charge of selling ? hiskv to Indians. The decision was made at Seattle. AtHa <? ExhiMt M ? ral Th<*e interested in Atlin quarts properties have about completed ar rangements to make an exhibit of their ore at the government building at Atlio. DAYS or DIZZMSS Omb* toHislrdt rf There are d?ys of d''uin< ss: Spells of headache, sideaohe, hack ?rhe; Sometimes rheumatic pai's; Often urinary disorders All tell you plain'y the kidneys are sick. Down's Kidcey Pills cure all kiuney ills. Here is proof: Mrs. K. Lelnhack. widow. of 304 .W ferson street. Olympia, Wash . says: "I.*st summer headaches, dii v *pe'ls, backache ami too frequent action of the kidneys together with a general run-down feeling made me aware that my kidneys were not pro.erly preform ing their funcions When I called several months a. o for lVan's K .dnej fills I wa? suffering the greatest mi* ery and coukl scarce. y gel about th? house. Th's one box tfave me so n ucn relief that I followed it up with a *ee ocd am! 1 am hi ppy to say that the l*il!s effected a complete cure, or least, up to the ures?-ni time I l<*ve felt no symp'oins of h recurrence, ai d have no reason to fesr that ihere v . I beam. They are the tints; medicine I ha\e ever known." F\>rs*le hy al! dealers IVce cnN. a box Kostei ? JKiiSorn iUitTa)o.N Y., sole agents for thel'nited -tate^. Remember the nan<>? IVun's am' take no sulfeiitute. "*A Night in llohcnii* " FIX RATES S <Mni! rs Ajjr?*o on Fairbanks Rat?s rtie companies and tadt*Mu?lt that ill operate river steamers between Dawson ami Fairbanks during tbe com ing open season have agreed upon tho passenger fare* between Dawson awl ihe Tanana camp for the season. The first-class rate will bs WO and the sec ond, >.V> The ratea to Chena will be $2 less than these figure*. Buiy Oa B?rw?>k Croak It ia said by recent arrivals from Bul lion that 150 men are working on Hur wash creek and thai there will be more individual mining on that creek than on any other in the district- A big output is expected there. N .? Pay i<r**k Story Tis# The story that a new pay streak had been discovered on Fourth of July creek in the Alsek district has been con firmed It is expected to have an im portant bearing on the working of that creek. Fix Oeana Rat* to D?ira ? orapanies operating from Seattle' to Dawson via St. Michael have! mide a passenger rale of 1130 first class and #105*. cond class between the out side roints and the Yukon rirer rretrop olis for the coming open season. The second cl ss rates are for steerage pa* - 1 s ige ot the ocean steamers and for first j cl iss aoeomoda' ions on the river boats. ____________ Ti< V?7 b'it R-Kwly far Bowf 1 Tr> nVo? No F?allT Oaa Ahrd To B? Wltkoit It "1 regard Cl^mberlain's Colic, Chol era and Piarrhoea Keniedy as one of the very hest remedies or hooel trou bles." ays Mr. J. W. II anion, editor of l-ne Desp ?toh, Ocilla, Oeorgi*. ? I make this sra'oraont after having used the medit ine in my family for s vera! vears I am oe? er without it." No fimilT m ?fford 10 be without a \jp*'le of this reined* in the house. It 's eer l:i' n to I* needed s oner or laer For sale b.T Kel'y l>rug Co. All the delicacies of the season at the ? Pack Train Kesturanu Calendars for iqo6 CUc will call upon you soon Ulith a Complete Assortment of * 1906 Calendars * I fl t Prices Chat mill Save you money The Daily Alaskan Job Office, TELEPHONE. 19 THE MILLIONTH -?CHANCE fCorrrMrht. IM bjr T. C MeOturr.) "There's that puppy Fielding opsin.' growled her father In a low tone. I "Turn your eves ?w?j. Sarah. ami ?<>n't look at him" Miss Bradford compiled hy shooting t?m nnl Fielding one of tboor m]MM oh* side glances which enable a worn an, witliout turning her head. to com I >as? wonder* of vision Then alie flushed rosily. "You aiv very hard on hlin," she i breathed softly, careful of tlie nearby clerk at the glove counter In the big department store. "Hard nothing." grumbled Mr. Brad- . ford. "If there's an}' Impractical nnl ' ma I on the face of the globe It la an Inventor. Take that Infernally foolish scheme of hia, for Instance that spring i cushion ho has invented to attach to ? the bottom of elevators in case of a fall. Now, what do you suppose the percentage of accidents <?n an elevator i*r "How aboil Id I know?" retorted hia daughter, with a superb feminine con tetnpt for statistic*. "lx*a than one In a million Jour neys," sakl her father triumphantly if not voraciously. "Just the same." returned hU dangh ter obstinately, 'It must be very dls agreeable when that millionth a?vi [ ' dent does happen." Her father walked stolidly toward the machine In ijuestlon. Sarah tr i lag (MHntly after him. theni-h her thoughta were otherwhere. ami her eyes new vainly swept tlie crowd for a glimpse of young Hi^ldins "I suppose you are not afraid to pi upT* jeered Mr. Bradford ns ti ? two found themselves the only occupants of the cap* as It a?e to the fourtl. floor. "Of course I'm not." said Sarah re sentfully. Then she add si artfully. "You talk about Inventing a? though It vjns like well, like drinking." - "It Is as bad as drinking" said her father solemnly, "or as the cocaine or the poetry habit. Any one of the*, will ruin a man's career Now, Sarah, don't be all day choosing that s?-arf for vonr mother." This last as they stepped from the car. Mr. Bradford was secreily afraid of the maje-lle felonies that swept t? ami fro on this special floor, their dcml tralns gliiilav noiach'ssly over the d<sf> j can*''*, their eves fronting his with an Insolent scorn that quite aliashisl him. tyrant as be was apt to !>e at home. "Mere man." they seeincd to tvwhls poring among themselvi*. Finally the banker solaced himself by go'ng to a window and looking out on the street. Hence be did not Fielding step fttHti the clcvat r In the next tnonemt He was not aware that two head- wen bending together over the s. iff. on which neither of the young people saw Hitght of the colors. But even the choice of a scarf cannot last forever. It was prematurely ended by the return of the magnate, wltc turned ns purple as tlie IVrslan silks before him when he bcliehl the pretty tableau. He grew more purple still when field Ing quietly entered the ear with them. But the banker choked down his wrath on reflecting that even Inventors can lawfully ride In any public <vmvey a nee Then he snapped angrily at the ?levator boy: "Why are we stopping l>efore this blank wall, you young procrastinator? Do yv?u think this sort of thing Is en KiyablcV Bnt the boy. a lad of sixteen, newly ?n duty, went white with terror. ' Sotuethln's wrong up alwvo," he ftauimcrcd. "Josh, he's lw-i drinkln'. I k rowed, though I n ver told. Some ihin's wrung. ami the brake ain't hold ?n? ripht. It's slippln." lie ended in a dirill yell. "Throe ti.xrs to f..ll." thought Field ujT as he s-'r.-d the half fainting girl in his arms. Aloud he cri I cheerily: ?IVm't N> f .' , nod. any of yon! My md'km Ktliiil :rllt was St 111 tl;e fl;"m isj week. If it's on" Ay ??>- - if! How 1 rge a word! As l.e cage ac?t downward at fearful <pecd. very slightly broken by the . '.elding rr>)v-s, the lianker found a vhole ontniy of thought compn-ssed nto that brii f period. A voice ci iod n his ear that it was a Judgment on .i-n. the cushion would nit lie there, !.at tlie cage wooM strike the ground vith the sattml so happily d laminated liy the newsimi?crs as a "slekenlns hud." He saw himself and Ills child :>ilcd In a mr.nglol heap he to whom life had iilwnys seemed so substantial and sure. Then lutlf a doaou women waiting In the basement saw the falling cage ?hoot downward and rise again like a rubber bull. When It csute down the second time It rested qulveringly on the springs, while Inside was an undig allied mass, which presently astonish ed tbe wntehern and the component parts of the Map hy resolving into four badly shaken but quite timlam aged people. The elevator boy staggered out first. "Oee!" he stammered, holding V1* head. "If 1 don't get even wid Josh for dat! I never thought we'd stop this aide of Chlny V Fielding followed half carrying Sarah, who clung to him with a d? Uclotts abandon which made him wish ?nch aecMonta n ight he frequent. A* to the bank ar, he spoke but little until Fleloing had landed father and laughter it their brownatone front. Then be ield out his hand. "Inren.i'sg," he said vsry seriously, "la not to bad a habit ?? I thought In fad 1 may say that both poetry tad ooer.l .e arc Infinitely wore*. Corns to see u? rben you please " At VkdmU Prl?? The M?*mi mtfown *pI1? ltauor*, oliher bulk or cm* rwd* H wholesale wiwt. All the oid brtndi *lw?y? on hmd. 10-1-tf. ? Any Kind of Chewing Totwooo M 10c ? CUT * mmI we will tell errry thine rhe*p th?u> In i ho More j Pipes, 5c and Up X Don't Forget the Number t 4? KROAPWAT, rhooe M ? Tony Dortero Comfortable Bed* Dining Rot m In Conn?ctK"> HOTEL i PIONEER ? ? ? tlof I'nIMIoc WHlTEHORSE, Y.T. ( Nf?r P.?u>(TI(*. tnni ftuvrt ? Pete McMillan, Proprietor the leading Hotel : Windsor ! Hotel | Opposite Depot Wbitehorse, Y.T. J O. S. Jonn*nn, Prop. I -Caribou Hotel- 1 i ? I. ? _ 1 I Caribou Crossing || A Strict'y fi ? --Dining Koom in Coon?ctioo? ; Choicest Win**, Liquon A Ctff*r? ; K J. RriUkin. Mgr. $ . _ , \ NETTLES 5 FORD The Only rr*ciic*l tinners and Plumbers IN THK CITY Hardware Tin and G-raniteware Steam Pipe 6c Fittings Canadian Pacific Ity. Co J PI reel Service, 1*? lawmcdtot" " CMI. to Vancouver Victoria Tr*mrf?f-r1l>f to Seatl.a No **ti? <"h*rre April 25 May 5 | p.m. For Speed. Oomterv SorrJce mkI Appointment Three Twin Screw 8 wtmer? C mi not be Kqoftied for \ Information Write or Apply to 9. ?.DUB* . Art. IKAftWAT Vancouver Hotel? ^ whtmlirn , V. 1 n. i. ?Hi?. ptw?. Goo4 Stabttrg For H< RpfBMiUh'-." Dinwfftwel ! (Iik in T.rrrf R-efwet | PVt?M I ??# tn U?# Hartbwmi g IKWWWWWVW tMW?l ROYAL i ?Steam Laandpy* { AH W-rfc r,airir.tr?L kocl ' Older# plij ? Dm I phonk n. i Wrtl'-pr WtJl Oil ?tm Baths In ConnrctlM Pn??tf Room for L?1i?* ' STEAM HEATED. ! Finely Furnished I loom* Klectrte Lighted Throughout IltE IMPf RUL HON I OBO. W. (TITO, ntop. AMERICAN PLAN ProolSL Souih P O.. Whltchow.V.T Raw Furs.... WR PAY High Prices lor fine fors Write For Pri? I J*t Percey's Fur House Oahkoth. Wi?eon*!n When In Haines Stop *l the Hotel Northern J. G Morriwm. Proo. Restaurant In Bulldlno ' UNION Plying Sk?c??f ?nd Mm Leaves Ska^way at 9 a. in. Sharp f'r^ry Morv' u mm 1 FrVUjr Arritint *t H*in? M II ?*?. m. Hiiim it 2 p. it. Sin*l* f?r? tl MH 1.4 t ton *rx1 C.?>rm*le The WhitePass& Yukon Route T1MK TABLE N. . 1 J. (Dfttlf *uo?la?.) No. V ft. '.mod Irtflate. I?t <?(??? 5? I m<i ? Ma m. LV. SKAUUaV A K ? *>r m AR. 4 lit,* 88}" ' whtt* ,as* ? It, ' m ?? ? 11 4N " " UK. ? AB1.N 2 10 ? ? I <? * 81} V :: BEHNRTT J?*}"* 2 10 M " (AfflROU - l: SO*.? "10 C M ? SO " AU WHITK LV ? ' LV. ?? 7 ? I " PMwnrer* mut be at <t? |?ii/ Jp t> u f.a?< 'mtg^c liapecU4 |- J checked. Inspection l? ?tO|-r?d 10 n.lcui?'? h iferr ?> *? r / ? ate of t rain. 150 round? of >a?eaf> will be oi < Ir fr?? i oac.i f*l. 'are lloka and Tf ponnc* with ?aoh half fare t'rW?-? I. ? ffiWNMft*:*:* m. , infm ** 1 The Idaho Liquor House OORUKR miRD ANP hkoadway, ; The Pioneer Family "Liquor Store of Skagwav ESTABLISHED lMt | Direct Importer- of Farefro and DobkHIc I WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS AGENTS FOR LKMP8 and RKAGWAY BREW ERV5 BUT! I.KD RF.KK PtItM? Room? FYrr Fam!tle? : flperlal At??BUoii'u> Oid?r? fcr Family C'??. T?>phoo? M ?rrr?r?.i.w..T.T?T.??T.Tf?ir?->.T.i.>* f..rm ...... . ...<**?? IDurinp the Ope i Season of Novation on the Yukon River The While Pass S Yukon tome \ OPERATES A THROUGH LINE FROM Skagway to Atlin- Whitehorse, Big Salmon and Dawson HNJD HLL INTERMEDIATE POINTS Connection Made at Daweoo with Lower River M-amboate for Tuut, Fairtaike. St. Mich*?l and None Ludt r??>on)roM and Freight at theae I'lmpt Rarlier to the Poaaon an<l flicker than Aaj Other ito?t? WINTER ROUTE SERVICE During the Winter Seaaon, When Nail fation ii Closed Fit. el Appoint"'! Train?|will,< ont nue to Run ftfeily Kxcept Sunday, lie ween Skagway anil White Wee A Through |Maii, Paaeenger and Freight Serric? will b? |M?inained%T aJf>,oro ifhijr Re, iaipp??l STAGE LINE BETWEEN WHITEHORSE AND DAWSON as BAGGAGE BONDED THROUGH gj Direct Telegraphic Service to all Points in UnitedJSiates and Car ada For Information relative to Paaaen|r-r Freight and Telecrarhle ra'ra, a- p y un'|?n< -ar-e t of "?a|< dt, or vo M.J. B. WHITE, G, F A PA. A.B. N EWKLL, V. P. AO. M. K.JO. m.NWyAeat, O. F. * V. A. Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver. B. C. and Wmcua*. Ataaha ^k*r>JaT. Aiac a