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? 1 " ' " _ '.i 1 ? . - ' ? -
THE DOUOLAS ISLAND NEWS.
A. O. ricHRlDR onj CHARLES A. HOP!'
Editor* and Publishers.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
TERMS:?In Advance.
Out* Year * - $3.00
Six Months - - - - - - -1.50
Three Months ------ 1.00
Single Copies ------ .10
Foreign Postal* must be prepaid.
The News at Juncu'j.
The News is on sale at the Postoffice News
Stand.
At Douglu* City.
This paper is ou sale at McDonald's Cij^nr
Store and at the office of the News.
Advertising Rates.
Cards, one inch or less, per month - $1 50
Display advertising, per in. per month l.UC
1.4?ca| notices j>er line, j?er issue - - .10
These rates will he strictly adhered to. We
treat all our patron* alike.
Wednesday, .7 amury IS, 1SW.
TIIE DlglGO.
_____
In thr AlaUia llusincH.t in OcnJ Earnest. A ,
Pine Hoot An Excellent Crew.
The sternum-Dirigo was put on the!
Alaska run last summer and from the
first proved to l>e a very popular boat.
She was entirely unsuited for passen
ger traffic and had been built for a
freighter. Her owner soon observed
that with some changes the Dirigo
would not only do a good freight busi
ness, but a tine passenger tratticas well,
and some two months ago she was laid
up at Seattle for the purpose of wak-j
ing the few neeessar.v changes of which
she stood so much in need. She arrived
at .Juneau last Wednesday on her lirst
trip up siuce she was overhauled and
her friends hardly knew her. The house
on the upper deck was extended clear
back to the stern and the wheelhouse
was raised onto the hurricane deck.
Where her wheelhouse was, a comfort
abb-smoking room was tilted up and
just above her dining room a largo so
cial hall was put in. which is surround
ed by cabins. Steam heat was put in
to every room and cabin and the boat
is lighted by electricity. She also cur
ries a jKiwerful searchlight. One thing
adds to the popularity of the vessel, j
that is. that she is one of the stanch est
and best sea boats that ever came to
Alaskan waters. She is a new boat and !
her boilers and engines are the very!
best, the latter being of the triple;
compound expansion type. Hit speed
has been increased two knots per hour
aud she is now one of the fastest bouts
that rides the Alaskan seas.
Capt. Huberts is her commander. He
is a grutr old cuss, but there are none
more competent or careful. He was j
with the City of Seattle before taking i
command of the Dirigo. and with that
boat he made a record as a commander
that is not surpassed by any captain j
that ever came to Alaskan waters. He
divides honors with Capt. Carroll.
The writer boarded the Dirigo at Fort
Wrangel for home. Every cabin was
taken, but in every other respect the
trip could not have been more pleasant.
Charles V. LaFarge is the purser and j
is an exception to the ordinary type in
being pleasant and agreeable. Freight
Clerk W. P. Morrow is one of the most
agreeable and accommodating gentle
men that ever came to Alaska, lie is a
small, slim fellow and wears the same j
sized hat he did when he went on thej
Dirigo His position has not and will
not cause his head or stomach to be en- j
larged. The fact is that the Dirigo has
a tine crew. Wo found no one with a ;
"kick" while ou the other haud we heard
much praise for the crew aud the kind, j
courteous treatment that the passen
gers received.
A PLANING .MILL FOR DAWSON.
J. W. Kerry of this City will Take One Into
the Klondike. A Dog Team WUI
I)o the Pulling.
Mr. J. W. Kerry, of tbe Kerry Lum-!
ber Company of this city, went to So-1
attle last week, and while on the sound
will purchase a planing mill for his
brother, A. S. Kerry, which ho will
take to Dawson City to be used in con
nection with the three saw mills that
his brother owns and is running near
Dawson. The miil is also used in work
ing flooring, and will 110 doubt be a
valuable acquisition to his lumber bus
iness in the Klondike. Mr. Kerry was
seen by the News man last Friday, and
in answer to the question if it was
true that he was going to Dawson, said:
"Yes, as soon as I can purchase a
mill down sound I will return to Doug
las and a few weeks thereafter will
start for Dawson with a planing mill
that my brother wishes mo to bring to
him."1
?'How will you get it in?" said the
News man. "Oh, it will bo shipped in
the knock down from Seattle to Lake
Bennett, and from there I will take it
down to Dawson with a dog team and
the help of one man."
"How long do yon calculate that it
will take you to get to Dawson?"
"I export to make the trip in about
twonty-iwo days. I think 1 can make
it in that tune."
THE ALASKA JUDICIARY.
[continued from first paof.)
made many strong friends since he
caine to Alaska. While ho is a vigor
ous prosecutor, he is also just, when
: the case demands mercy at his hands.
hon*. james m. .s1ioup. marshal.
The marshal is always 0110 of the
I best known men in Alaska. His bosi
' ness takes him to all parts of the dis
! trict. He has ten deputies scattered
over the territory within his jurisdic
tion. but ought to have at least twenty
five. The present iucuinbent of that
office is Hon. James M. Shoup, who is a
brot her of Senator Shoup of Idaho.
He was appointed marshal of this dis
trict on the 26th day of June, 1897, and
; thoroughly understands the duties of
the office. He is fifty years old and
resided in Salmon City, Idaho, before
he came to this district. He also resi
ded in Boise. Marshal Shoup was in
the navy during the war and was on!
the Mound City. Ho oscaped injury
during that contest but while fighting
Indians since then suffered some iu
juries that have caused him considera
ble pain and suffering. He was in the
hospital for a short time at Tacoma
since his appointment, owing to tho
wounds he received while fighting bad
Indians.
Marshal Shoup is a bout six feet tall
and weighs about 180pounds. His hair
is prematurely gray and his mustache
is of the same color. He is a man of
fine appearance, pleasant and agreea
ble in his intercom's with his fellow
men. His deputies all like him, but
he holds them to a strict accounta
bility in the discharge of their duties.
He keeps a good mau as long as he can,
but does not hositate to discharge an
unfaithful subordinate.
IION. ALBERT D. ELLIO TT, CLERK.
The Clerk of the District Court and
ex-ottlcio Secretary of State is Hon.
Albert D. Elliott. He was born in the;
year 1S59, in the state of Pennsylvania.
He is a graduate of Harvard, in the class
of l$vS9 in the collegiate course. He J
also graduated from the law depart
ment of the University of Michigan.
He came to Alaska during the summer
of 1897 aud was appointed Clerk of the
District Court, which position he has
since held. During the absence of the
Governor, he is by law made the acting
governor.
Mr. Elliott is not a tall man, weighs
about ICO pounds, wears a mustache and
has dark brown hair. He is a thorough
ly competent man and runs his otMce
in a satisfactory manner. He received
his appointment before he came to
Alaska, and was living in Washington
at the time the good strike struck him.
Mr Elliott is pleasant and accommoda
ting, although by nature he cares more
for business than the social side of the
world.
The Wonderful Century.
The first great book on the achieve
ments of this wonderful century is
from the pen of that distinguished
scientist.Professor Alfred Kussel Wal
lace. His summary is probably in tho
main correct, though few of us perhaps
would have named exactly, the sumo
achievements in selecting the twenty
four greatest from the hundred or more
that any schoolboy can name.
Nineteenth \ Ai.l Pheckd
Centuky. ino Ages. i
?- ? ? ? mm? \t : 1
]. KllilWUVH. I. lilt* MUlmri a
2. Steamships. j Compass.
3. The Telegraph. 2. The Steam En- j
4. The Telephone. ^ gine.
5. I.ucifor Matches, j 3. The Telescope.
?>. Gas Illumination 4. The Barometer
7. Electric Lighting ?nd Thermome- j
3. Photography. ter.
i). The Phonograph. | .1. Printing.
10. Hontgen Kays. j 0. Arabic Numerals |
11. Spectrum Analy- 7. A 1 p h a he t i c a I ?
sis. j \\ riting.
12. Anaesthetics. j 8. Modern Chemist- j
1:5. Antiseptic Stir- ? ry Founded.
gcry. I y. Electric Science
14. Conservation of j Founded.
Energy. 10. Gravitation Es
ir>. Molecular Tlieo- ? tablished.
ry of Gases. ! 11. Kepler's Laws.
10. Velocity of Light J2. The Differential
Directly mens- i Calculus,
u red, & Earth's { IS. The Circulation,
Rotation Ex- ; of the Blood,
peri in en t ly J 14. Light Proved to
Shown. Have Finite Ve- j
17. The uses of Dust. ? loeity.
15. Chemistry, Deti- i 1.1. The Development
nite Propoi- j of Geometry,
tions.
I 10. The Meteors and
the Meteoric j
Theory.
; 20. The Glacial Ep
och.
21. The Antipuity of
Man.
22. Organic Evolu
tion Establish
ed.
23. Cell Theory and ;
Embryology. ?
24. Germ Theory of
Disease, and 1 ^
the Function of ;
the Leucocytes j
- I
Mr. X. (J. Kaufman, the popular mer- j
; chant, has gone east for a two month's
| visit. The News joins with his many
friends in wishing him a most pleasant
time during his much deserved vaca
tion. The only thing we fear is that
some eastern paper will get hold of him
and prevent his return, for he is an ex
! pert cartoonist and his work would
command a high salary on any of the
great oastern dailies.
Why sleep on the floor when you can
buy a full sized bedstead at Fox's for
Three dollars.
See James' general ad 011 this page of
1 the News.
Did you know it? Hach is selling
out.
! . Q. ROENE,
Dealer in and Manufacturer of?
| ^STOVES^
TIN- AND HARDWARE.
w ?PLUMBING?W
Douglas City, ... Alaska.
The Best Hotel in Southeoetern Alaiki.
AT TilK BAR?Finest
Wines
Liquors
Cigars
Yukon Hotel
THOMAS BOM NO, Prop'r
$1.00 per Day
Front Street DOUGLAS CITY
Caterers to Furnilv Trade
EASTBURG & JOHNSON
Groceries
r Meats
Vegetables
Fruits
Fresh Meat Supplies received o:t every in
coming Pacific Coast Steamer.
Butter and E;rgs of Hrst-cluss grade always
on hand.
Douglas City, - ? Alaska.
Alaska
5team
Laundry
Dyeing and Cleaning Work.
o
E. K.JAEGER, Proprietor.
o
Laundry Work in all its branches. Suits
cleaned and pressed. Colors restored. Dye
ing of every sort promptly attended to. Car
pets cleaned without taking them up. All
at lowest poss'ble prices consistent with
woodwork.
?y~ A. LaMotte, Douglas City Acrent.
i#" Leave bundles at I>elmonico Hotel.
Front Street, - Juneau, Alasku.
DELMONICO HOTEL
AND RESTAURANT.
ALEX. LA MOTTE, Proprietor.
Board by the Day,
A A Week, or Mont.)
J* Dntr' Prn-tnnMi* ,mm?
W
MEALS AT ALL HOURS,
w
. 6&r The table First-class and will
satisfy the most fastidious.
Our Coffee cannot be excelled.
-W
Agent for Alaska Steam Laundry.
Leave Bundles here
Douglas City, Alaska.
Louvre Theatre,
WINN BROS, Props.
New Faces, Jk
New Acts, If
New Specialties.... J[
V
W
NEW STARS EXPECTED.
ALL OLD FAVORITES RETAINED.
Juneau, Alaska.
While in Juneau *
Look for the Big Sign j
|
/
BROWNVILLE
WOOLEN I
MILLS |
....JUNEAU ALASKA $
*
BLANKETS and A I! U/?~l ?
UNDERWEAR All WOOl j
Suits Made to Order ?
Deposit Required <
LiOdlS L. BL'felffiENTHRL I
thf
STANDARD
MUSIC
HALL
JOHNSON S OTIRELL,
PROPRIETORS.
Douglas City, ? Alaska.
sS-^PBrAlXNiGHT.S^
car Hot an*] Mixed Drinks a
Specialty.
vr The Finest Brands of
Liquors and Cigars al
ways on hand.
A First-class Lunch Coun
ter has recently been added.
THE FINEST EQUIPPED RESTAURANT IN ALASKA.
Wine and Spirit Merchant. Catering; In all Its Branches
The Nevada Cafe'
GEO. L. RICE.
Private rooms while waiting for the ferry l>oat will bo found one of the many
conveniences at the Nevada.
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
^HE Comet....
i ?
SAMPLE ROOM
Headquarters for Tourists
and Vtikoners
"There's nothing
too good
for The Boys."
ED. CASEBOLT, Proprietor.
Opp. Occidental Hotel, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
09 boomcio 90 00O D-O-Ct-O-O-O O0DO0
0 0
0 Wp havr JiiHt Rpcplved 0
? LARGEST HOLIDAY |
S AND HAND- rAAnc
; ss ooods? |
0 EVER SHOWN IN ALASKA. 5
tf _ ^
S ' I
q. Coiup and Soe them. ^
0 0
^ Our Prices nro Right. too ^
% THE ALASKA DRUG CO., t
% PRKSCRIP- Front A Seward Stu., O
0 TIONS A 0
? SPECIALTY. JUNEAU. 0
0 J5f
t> O O OO 009 0 OO 000 OOOOO 0 0 06660
ALASKA MEAT MARKET
D. McKAY, Proprietor.
I
mcl A ful11 ine of Fresh, Salt, and
S K S Smoked Meats constantly on ;
hand. $
Poultry and GJJme Huntor Block, Douplaa City, Alaaka.
in Season. TELEPHONE NO. 8.
F. M. JAMES.
To Prospectors:
1 have a few suitable articles which I will close out AT
COST, viz:
All Wool Blankets - $8.00
Were 812.00, weight 10k, pounds.
Picks were 1.75 now >-25*
Shovels 1.50 " i.oo',v
Also Evaporated Potatoes,
Onions, and Soup Vegetables.
Magellan clothing,etc.,Cost
F. M. JAMES.
DOUGLAS CITY, .... ALASKA.
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