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VOL. II. NO. 344
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THE DAILY- ALASKAN
SKAQWAY. ALASKA. SUNDAY MOP^O. DECEMBER 17. 1899
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PRICE 10 CENTS
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A 1 Yo'lern in>proveT>en!i. Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
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Golden North Hotel :
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FINEST BATH ROOMS IN ALASKA
-i : . n tub*. fl?th Room for U lle*. Newly furnished throughout
? t? f.?r \t II t* Klondike Miner*.
frrv* Bus Co anil fr?>m boat* and train* ^
NEW HOME
RESTAURANT
Fifth Avenue, Formerly
McKiunev Street, near
Urotulwuv
Lodging House
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Holly Street opposite Hre house ?
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CIGARS AND TOBACCOj
Li iK- -idiJ Marguerite Mark Anthony La Evidenria J
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Leave orders for wood at ?
OOD ! Skagway
? Wood Yard
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Prompt Delivery S. w. Cor of state and bond*
F.e. LAWRENCE
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I DIAMONDS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, i
S CLOCKS AND OTTKflL QOObS
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-^Agent for Hollmood Cash Registers ;
^ Burkhard Building
Canadian Bank ?s Commerce
Head Office Toronto, Ontario
CAPITAL. $6,000,000. Rest, $1,000,000
Branches Id Dawson City and Atlin.
SKAG-WAY AGENCY.
Cold Dust Purchased. F.xchr-nge on all points Bought an<l Sold.
Currt'ut accounts received, a general Banking Business Trans
acted.
A. SCOTT, Agent.
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Xmniffls
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/BtinZsjjnQ What oou'id possibly bo more sensible or?crepwl?
JngjnjgMgl ; s a present fur the holidays than on<> of our awoll s ?r
iBjjjjl'jWgFjjg ments. They are a delight to tho ladies, and btfag
pleasant though U o cry time worn. \>
An inspection of our immense stock of ohlc outerwear will suj^st
something needed. Goods selected now can bo laid aside till ?.i?i ed.
In making a selection of your holiday gift utility should govorn yjur
choice, and surely nothing could plcasw a lady more than to b?f the
recipient of one of these:
Fur Jackets, Fur S?u, Foather Bo is, Ladles' or Misses' Trltfl^ied
Hats. Sl!k Waists, Cloth Waists. Si k Petticoats, Handkerchiefs, Fur
Collarettes, Silk Dress Skirts, Golf Capes, Cashmere Malluoes. K?4er
down Robes, Neckwear, Cloth Capes eto. /
! Northern Commercial Co
HEADQUARTERS FOR ,
Holiday (joo|I>s
WAREHOUSE OF
Santa - Clans
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The most beautiful and appropriate
articles for holiday gifts to be tfuUnd
anywhere, are oarried berey
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nrfl.iT li-t of nuffpostlvr article*
to make your selection. Kem. mbor we handle cvcrvth.ng
2^ usually carried In a flr-tclMi crockery store:
<St Presents for
Gentlemen
| Smokers' Sets
Wine Sets
"J Tobacco Jars
Cigar Jars
?a Ash Trays
Bisc Cigar Sets
;S, Stamp Boxes
, Hand Mirrors
Shaving Mirrors
Shaving Mugs
? ( Moustache Cups
Beer Stines
^ Desk Lamps
Presents for
Ladies.
Dinner Sets
Toilet Sets
Fish Sets
Fruit Sets
Salad Sets
Cake Plates
Bone Plates
Hanging Lamps
Parlor Lamps
Sugar & Cream Sets &
Crumb Tray & Brsh gl
Cut Glass
Brick a brae
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Presents for Lovers
or Swcetharts
Presents for Uo>s
and Girl.*
Dresser Ornaments
Vases
Jewel Boxes
Pin Trays
Hair Pin Boxes
Pomade Jars
Cups and Saucers
Hand Mirrors
Easel Mirrors
Fancy Baskets
Brush and Comb
Trays
Toys of All Kinds
Thousands of Other Useful
Rubber Dolls
China Dolls
Bisc Dolls
Kid Body Dolls
Dressed Dolls
Rubber Balls
China Toys
China Mugs
Plated Sets, Knife
Fork and Spoon
Boys Lanterns
China Banks
Articles
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KELLY BLOCK, BROADWAY
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White Pass Employes Com
pliment Former Chief.
HOLD A BIG BANQUEr
MIXIT Uratrfful Itallroudrm Liitrr*
imIii I hrlr former ftupl* at a
Bif Dinner.
Former Superintendent F. H. Whiting. .
>f the White Pass& YuKon railway, was |
?ist night presented a ith a handsome gold .
vatch and chain bv employes of the road. ?
I he presentation was made at a banquet I
[otten up for the occasion and held at the i
-iflh Avenue hotel. It was a most sue i
esstul affair in everv respect, and will be t
one remembered bv all of the 60 ot more f
ailrotd men present, and doubtless also by <
rtr. Whiting, who was the recipient dur- [ t
11K the evening of more expressions of ap- <
ireciation and regard than one man ot ten I
;ets in the same space of time. i f
Mr. Whiting was division superintend- I
nt of the road until recently, and not only
lade a signal success of the onerous posi
lon incident upon the operation ot a new (
lilwav, and a mountain road at that and j
ubject to congestions of freight, but while s
Derating the road under difficulties and i
isadvantages won the unanimous regarJ ,
f the employes in every department. :
Vhen he left the road the employes werr ?
ulv sorrv, and thev at once made up a {
urse to secure a reminder of their regard ^
) present to Mr. Whiting. The affair ^
.St night was the culmination of that I ^
I in. The banquet was most elaborate. I
R. B. Reading, master mechanic, acted '
itoastmaster and carried the banquet ^
trough with enthusiasm and sp rit. He E
appilv explained what ditfkultv he had
1 getting Mn Whiting to come to the af- C
iir. He called upon Conductor Murray V
[lies to make a speech. In his felicitous H
anner, Mr, Mi.es said:
"Mr. Toastmaster and t-rlends? I have
ders tonight, just receised bv wireless ^
legraphv, to throw the switch and run ; \
le train of >our thoughts from the siding ^
appetites and sociability to the main j ?
MaMPWMWHWI*- TK. ?r. I U
ie superintendent nor the train dispa'cn
?, nor from any othei one man. I liev
inanate fiom the employes of the White j
ass & Yukon railw .v. former associates
nd co-workers with our tellow employe, j
upcrtntndent P. H. Whiting. I say fel j
>w employe and friend advisedly, becausr
lr. Whiting always treated us as such,
le gave orders and we obeyed cheerfully. J <
ut tie seemed more like a tellow worker. |
iterested with us, in successfully operat (
ig the road than he did a boss. He wa- : (
Iwavs so devoted to the work he had in ,
and. so enthusiastic to do his Dart thor ^
ughlv? that he inspire enthusiasm in
thers. It was a pleasure and an honor to
?ork for him- Yet. with all hl? devotion
9 business he was never too busy to show
onsideration for the feelings ot his men; ,
now drifts were never so deep that they (
moth- red his genially; freight congestion ,
leVer so exasperating that thev spoiled his ,
pod nature. Under the most Irving cm- ,
litions he proved himself at once able and j
tilling to give every man a chance. For j (
his we are here tonight t>? thank him. Ii ,
s unnecessary for me to say to vou, who j .
ill know him, that our retiring superln- 1
endent has our highest admiration tor his j
ibilitv, our gratitude for his many acts of
:onsideratior toward us and our greatest j
ippreciation for his character as a 111a 1. ,
He has proved himself not only the friend J
it everv man heie, but the friend of truth 1
ind justice and hum inity everywhere. We j
jre ptoud to be known as his friends and
we want him to know it. We want to
tell him tonight in a manner that he will
remember should duty call him out of our
sight." .
Mr. Miles here held up the watch and 1
chain and resumed:
"The employes of the road in presenting j
this watch and chain to Mr. Whiting wish
him to remember everv time he consults it
that he holds today, and always will hold,
the affectionate regard and esteem of each
and every oi.e of the donors.
After handing the watch to Mr. Whit
ing Mr. Miles said he would simplv add a
wish for a good old age for the recipient
and happiness supreme.
Mr. Whiting responded feelingly, m >d
Mtlv disclaiming anv grounds for the
praise paid him. but rather, he said, the
success ot the road was due to the dean
1 and able men who, bv attention to busi
! ness, had so co-operated with him and
with each other, that his own efforts had
beep merelv incidental. He expressed his
;rrat pleasure at the beautiful watch and
| ieclared that he would certainly remembei
I their appreciation as long as memorv
lasted.
ToaMmaster Read'ng said that Mr
Whiting wjS too modest. He rMP?*e4 *
toast to the ex-superlntendent which wa
heartilv responded to.
J. P. Rogers, responding to a call, said
that he was pleased to be there and to see
the appreciation in which his predecessor
was held.
Mr. Walleck, cnlef train dispatcher, A.
P. Pr.ither and Frank Mortimer all spoke
iauj.itorv <f Mr. Whiting. Agent George,
1 f liennett, Ge<rge Heidenger and Mr. A.
Wll lams, of the engineering department,
added their testimony to the worth of the
ex-superintendent and their regret kt hav
ing him sever his connection with the
road. Mr. McCaskell and Mr. Willlim
L>i?.k, of the bridge building department.
Conductor Moorehouse, Fireman Peapodv.
Mr. Calais and Mr. Angell, all declared
Ihelr appreciation of Mr. Whiting's abil
ity and wished him til sorts of good luck,
n.e I tter proposeJ a toast lor Mr.
Reading which was drank with enthusl
ism. Engineer Pinnev, Brakesman Wll
>011, Brakesman Saulsburv and Mr. F. J.
laker responded in the same vein. Bag
gageman HoUlli' g and Mr. Shorthill, tor
iirr private secretary of the ex-superin
enden', made happv speeches. Mr. San
ord rendered a piano solo and Mr. Wilson, j
if the draughting department, recited two
if Kipling's poems in excellent style. En
;lnecr MiGee and Boilerm-ker George
.odge and Conductor "Kid" Hall spuke
eeilnplv, as did also Operator George
-iaikett.
M'CABE COLLtGE.
Handing. lor the W.rk Kn<lM
Drc. I A, I N00.
SUB-FRESHMAN CLASS-(Dlv. A.)
Per rent.
AilJred Pullent 95
Uude Evorestt 94
AuUde Cowan
Division B.
:rrd Sengfelder 9*. 5
idwin Luke 91
Division 1.
jeoret Bracket t 92.8
Vvnter Pattersonf 91
hzel Cleveland *
ACADEMIC CLASS.
o.terick Btirnham 93.5
linnie Frank 92
ilrtlev Latimer 91
rank riensley 90
Uiu-)>e Sfawpw ? 90
iylvia Hill
lazel Smith *
?Disqualified bv absence.
tSpeiial mention for good conduct.
LAMONT GORDON, A. M., 4 B. S.
President.
INTERMEDIATE AND PRIMARY.
tlauiice Busby 95
Edith Spencer
:ldon Busbv
:hester Pullen 95
Aillah Whiting 9?
<oyal Pullen 90
MRS. MCCOOMB, L. I., Preceptress.
COLLEGE NOTES.
Examinations will be held all this next
*'erk nt the college, from 9:50 a. m. to 2 p.
n. All obtaining 75 per cent, and over
A'ill appear in the special honor roll for the
erm, and all getting over 90 per cent, will
3e promoted to the next higher grade.
Members of the board of trustees and
patrons are cordiallv invited to b; present
it anv time during the week. Students
ire requested to be punctual. and to be pro
vided with paper and pencils as no one
M ill be allowed to leave his seat until he
has finished the paper.
PROGRAM
Monday? 9:10 a. m. to 12, Arithmetic;
12:30 p. m. to 2:30, Orthography and Pen
manship.
Tuesday? 9:30 a. m. to 12, Algebra:
12:30102:30, Geography and Geometry.
Wtdnesdav ? 9:10 a. m. to 12. History
and Latin; 12:30 p. m. to 2:30, French.
Thursday? 9:30 a. m. to u. English
Grammar and Chemistry; 12:30 p. m. to
2:30, German and Rhetoric.
Friday? 9:30 a. m. to 12, Physiology.
12:30 p. m. to 2:20, Reading and Dicta
tion.
Vacation for the Xmas holidays will be'
gin on Friday at 2:30 p. m.. and continue
until January 2, 1809. at 9:30 a. m. All
students will be expected to be present U
enroll and get their work assigned on tlx
opening day.
Intending patrons will do well to comi
with their children. Tuition, payable ii
.idvance, mav be by term of 14 weeks
f 16.70, or bv month. *5.50 as may bi
j most convenient.
In cases where patrons may be uncer
tain about remaining in Skagway, specie
arraingements may be made to pav by th
week at $ 1.50 per week.
Just Received A large shipment of
GUNTHER'S FAMOUS CANDIES
Direct from the Factory Try a box There are no finer made
An Elegant Line of Holiday Goods Just Unpacked
Call and See Them. N. K. WILSON, Druggist,
Cliilkoot Tunnel Will Assume
Obligations Incurred.
LEGALLY ORGANIZED
Clillkoot Company Director* In*
corporate? Director .Tf lller Tulka
Entertainingly*
The directors chosen at a meet ng of
those Interested Tuesday afternoon to man
age the affulrs of the Chilkoot tunnel
compinv have filed articles of incorpora
tion and w||| proceed with the work in
h.ind in .1 legal nunner. The incorporators
are L. D. Kinney, H. J. Miller, J. A.
W.tlker, David Small :nd Atr. S'sson. The
0>rp rate name of the cnmp.inv is the
"Chilknot Tunnel C>mpmvt" and the
purposes I r wlil.h the comply i? tormed
are to bore a tunnel thrcuji the Chilko >t
summit and to build and 11 aimain > ail
road from Lynn canal ov t 1 he Chilkoot
pass through the tunnel. The o inp..nv
will probablv assume the liibilities in
curred by promotor L. D. Kinney.
H. J. Miller, the Dvei attorney and or*
of ;he directors of the company wan seen
at the Brannick last night. In speaking of
the matters in controversy between Mr.
DeWitt and those claiming through li m,
and Mr. Kinnev, Mr. Mill.-r siid:
"While the ? ewly organized company is
certainly not leg illv liable tor the obligi
tions incurred before its organization, there
is a disposition on its part to assume the
liabilities arising out of the con traction
work performed bv Mr. DeWitt and
others.
"Prior to the Incorporation of the com
pany, the business in connection with tills
matter was con tided very lo*elv. There
being no principal, of course there could he
no agent, and lh?se who incurred liabilities
coul I only do soon their own responsi
bility. While it Is doubtful if the im
provements for which the debt, that has
been the subject of so much controversy,
was incurred Is worth the amount of the
obligations to be assumed. I think I can
siv that they will be assumed and satis
factorily adjusted.
"Meetings and consult tlons have been
ra'n'gement shall' irttor.'-r ,?M.
it will be but a very short time before this
happy consumatlon will have resulted,
though there are complications t'iat might
delay it as long as two weeks, hut bv that
time there will remain no cause for com
plaint for anyboiy.
"The outlook for th- company is better
today than it has ever been "
Mr. Miller said he could not say when
work would be resumed, "but1 he said,
"I can say it will bt resumed."
JUNEAU MAIL BOAT Off
*ound-*kaff wmr Kirnmrri ihe Only
Carrier* on tlio Kouie*
The tug Resolute, which succeeded the
steamer Flosle on th?- Ju-ieau-Skagwav
mail run several weeks a^o, has been
withdrawn and recalled to t he Sound.
Capt. E. E. Caine, who lus the con
tract for the carrying of the local mails be
tween the t vo ports, has arranged with
the government for a time, It I* understood
to have them transferred bv the American
steamrrs in the Sound-Skagwav tr>de.
No local boat whatever plys between
Juneau and Skazwav now.
Inland WeaiUer.
The daily telegraph reports to the divis
ion superintendent's office gave the follow
ing account ot the we ither vesterdav:
9:45 O'CLOCK A. ?.
Five Fingers? Clear, calm, 12 below.
Hootalinqua ? Cloudv, light south wind,
warmer.
Big Salmon? Pirtlv d.udv, light north
wind.
Tagish? Calm, snowing. 3 below.
LaBarge? Cloudv; calm, milder.
White Horse? Partlv cloudv, light north
wind.
Caribou? Cloudv, calm, cold.
Bennett? Part cloudv, calm, zero
Atlln? Calm, snowing, I above.
8 O'CLOCK A. M.
bkagwav ? Cloudv, light northeast
wind, 28 above.
Glacier? Cloudv. calm. 18 above.
White Pass? Cloudv, light northeast
wind, zero.
Fraser? Cloudv, strong north wind, half
an inch of new snow. 6 above.
Log Cabin? Cloudv, calm. 4 below.
Bennett? Cloudv, calm, 2 inches new
snow, 1 above.
S O'CLOCK P. M.
Skagway? Clear, calm, 22 above.
Glacier? Clear calm, 18 above.
White Pass? Pirtlv cloudv, calm, 4 be
low.
Fraser? Clear, calm, zero.
Log Cabin? Clear, calm, 1 below.
Bennett? Clear, calm, 15 below.
Who Is R. E. West? Why, don't you
know ? He is the hustling Seattle Times
agent. Also agent for Atlin Mail Express.
Headquarters, next to Kern's the jeweler.
Stalest. 12161m
A full line of dressed and undressed
'dolls at Baker's 12 16 aw