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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Dawson To Have an Electric
System.
FRANCHISE ASKED FOR
Alaska Exploration Company Asks
Yukon Council for Privilege of
Establishing Modern Transporta-
ton Work to Begin at Once.
Especial Dispatch to DAILY ALAsKANl

Especial Dispatch to DAILY ALAsKAN1
Dawson, Dec. The AL ,ka Explora-
ton Company will put an electric street
car system In Dawson and out to the
creeks if it can get franchise from the
Yukon council. The petition has been
presented to the council and will be acted
on by it at once.
i is proposed to build fftv miles of the
road before spring If the franchise shall
be granted, and the promoters agree to
spend more than one million d)llirs on the
system.
The Alaska Exploration COMPANY is
one of the largest concerns operating in the
interior aud is amply able 10 carry to a
successful termination the work it lro-
poses. If the franchise is granted it will
mean the employment of much labor dur
Jog the rext wear in Dawson.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Board of Equalization Have
Another Day.
MANY WERE ON HAND.
The People Were There at the Open
ing of the Session and There Has
Been a Constant Stream Since
That Time-GeneralIy Satisfied.

For two DAYS there has been a steady
stream of taxpayers before the bo'rd of
:quIlizltioa. In fact 1t two o'clock on
thursday, the date set for The meeting,
there was quite a number waiting for the
board to meet.
The date and place of meeting were gen.
erallv known having been announced by
the DAILY ALASKAN "Wednesday morn
ing.
The proceedings YESTERDAY were largely
a repetition of the dav previous. There
were a few objections made by taxpayers
as to their valuations, but the great ma
joritv found no fault. So far no real kick
err, such as every community is infested
with has made his appearance before the
board. Skagwav ha, a few of those per-
hsps, but so far they have not appeared
before the board of equalization.
The board went over considerable por-
tion of the assessment roll Yesterday and
the valuations were examined. There
were but few changes m ade however. The
valuations as fixed bv the assessor being
in most instances regarded as fair and
equitable.
There was an evening session last night
as we'll as one from two to half past five
in the afternoon. The council will meet
again TO-DAY, as DO I'd of equalization.
While 1t is the intention that todav's meet
ing shall be the last, and it is desired that
should any one desire to appear before the
board that thew be'on hand, 1t Is barely
possible that there will be continuation
until Monday.
The tax lew will be fixed Monday, but
under the law 1t cannot be greater than one
per cent, and II is generally conceded that
it will be fixed at that rate.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Engagement of Pearl Lloyd
Announced at Dawson.
CEREMONY ON STAGE
Former Skagway Songstress Will
We'd Capt. Bledsoe a Yukon River
Pilot The Wedding VIII Take
Place in Klondike Theater

Especial Dispatch to DAILY ALASKAN.
Diwson. Dec. 1.-The betrothal OF
Pearl Llovd, the well known singer, to
Captain BIedsoe, Yukon river pilot, has
been ANNOUNCED 8ransrrisge will take
place December IS ana It is proposed that
the ceremony that unite the happy p,ir
shall take place OH the theiter stage. Miss
Llovd arrved in Diwson last summer
from Six g Hav, and her splendid voice has
attracted muoh attention.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
BOTH LONG OVERDUE.
Dirigo and City of Topeka Are Prob
ably Laid Up BY the Storm.

Another dav and no boats in, With forty
Klondll<ers waiting around town anxious
to get awav and about fifty citizens due at
hlneau December 10, at 10 a. M, to at
tend the winter term of the district court,
Steamship men believe that the Topeka
ard Dirigo started out from Seattle light
AMI met head winds all the way.
High In the water, neither of these
steamers could buck the hurricane which
must be raging down the canal, and 1t Is
more than probable tn It thew are. LAYING
up at Shelter Island waiting for the storm
to abate
In the meantime the town is filling up
with mushers from the inside and the first
steamer to leve Skagwav will catch a
profitable passenger list.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
COUNCIL RE-ORGANlZED
T wo Ne w Members of Yukon Legis-
lative Body Sworn In.

[Sbecia dispatch to DAILY ALASKAN
Dawson, DEC. 7.-rhe Yukon council
was re-organized YESTERDAY Arthur vii:
son and Alexander J. Pr dhomme wer-
sworn in and took their seats in the BODY,
The reception of The petition FOR firm
ehi>e fir m tie Al SIX Exploration Com
pa y to construct an extensive street car
system was ain ing the first N ,tierS COM
ing tef re the body after the re-organiz i
lion.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
DIRIGO NOT SIGHTED

Frank E. Burns, agent of the Alaska
S. S. Company, returned from Juneau
last night ON the City of Topeka and re-
ported that the Dirigo had not been sight
ed.
e. E. Peabody, manager of the company
who went to Juneau with him on the Dol
phin did not return, business OBTAINING
him In that city.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

Has had hard time of 1t during his
great store alteration but now the mechan-
les have gone and he has his stock all dis
PLAYED, mas on his new suit of clothes with
rose pinned on his coat lapel and ready
for business.
Today he is strictly in the fur trade ana
ready to show YOU We stock. consisting of
fur lel<ets for the ladies', long and short
coats for mer, in f Ct quite an assortment
of furs. noycs has lot more furs coming
in and wants more room ard will sell all
his beaver overcoats at any price.
KeelAr's Broadway Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Dawson People Believe Ian
caster Was Murdered.
THREATS MADE ON LIFE
A Woman Says She Was Told Last
August That n Former Employe
Would Kill Missing Man if He
Ever Returned to That City,
Special Dispatch to DAILY ALASKAN1

Especial Dispatch to DAILY ALASKAN1
Dawson, Dec. Ut is generally be-
lievsd In Dawson thlt Joseph G. Lancas-
ter has been murdered by a former ems
ployee. Mrs. Wvlie, who is now in this
citv, says that while in Seattle last August
Mrs. McNamee told her that the latter's
brother, whose name is unknown here,
had said he would kill Lancaster if he ever
returned to Seattle. Mrs. McNamee's
brother came to Dawson with Lancaster
and Cslderhead two wears ago and he be-
came dissatisfied about the payment for
his wages. He and Lancaster quarrelIed
and he left and went outside returning to
Seattle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

Choice seIecti of iron bedste IDS AT
Peoples.
TRY Red Star bottled beer. You will
rink no other. S. per dozen. delivered.
Telephone 50. tt
The Pioneer cigar factory of Skagway,
whoIes lie cigar and smokers supplies. If
Finest and largest stock of GENTS shoes,
inderware. overshirts, sweaters md mack
intoshes at +. H. Clavson & Co.. Fourth
and State.
Price of baths cut to IS cents. The
Principal, opposite u. S. Barracks 28T
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
To Prevent Cruelty TO Animals.

D,wson now has full-hedged Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Its special object is the protection OF work
dogs and horses. 1t recently received the
endorsement of the Arctic Brotherhood Of
the Klondke civ, which passed resolu-
tons congratulating the society on its or
ganization.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
TOPEKA ARRIVES

" The Topeka arrived at one o'clock this
morning Nth 26 p sseogers and good
load Of freight. She brought in addition
several passengers from juneau. She left
SEATTLE on thu 3rd inst, aud m de a good
trip. The Topsk will sail at eight o'clock
this morning
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
VICTORIAN Is DUE TOMORROW

The Washington & Alaska Companv's
fast steamer Victorian was scheduled to
leave Seattle Dec 6 and is due here to-
morrow. Some of the court jurors, wit
nesses and attorneys will DELAY leaving
until her arrival.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
CoalI Coaly

Wellington <tension, double screened.
ready sacked. Delivered SI4 90 per ton.
Our coal is all selected al the mine.
BURNS well. 1t LAS s well. Ii Cost.
IA re thin the "Mne Run" coal, but the
BEST is ALWAYS the cheapest.
E. J. Shaw, Agt., Moore Wharf.
Telephone Il.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Father Abraham

AT the PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday eve
Mig, the lite of Abraham will be pre-
sented. Abraham is SO we'll known it wi |
be one OF the most interesting lives of the
series. w. c. Blanchard viii sing one OF
his baritone solos.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
WORK ON RECORDS STOPPED

Commissioner Sehlbrede returned from
Ju eau on the Topeka LIST night.
He saws that the work OF transcribing
the records will be DELAYED until an ap-
preparation is m de. The attorney gen.
erll has been notified.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
EXCUSED JURORS

Judge Brown of the district court was
beseiged with requests from jurors to be
excused from duty. H. H Draper of this
city and Mr. Morrison of Haines were the
only ones excused.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Mass Servi ,es Today.

TODAY, being the feast of the Immaculate
conception, mass will lie held at 81. M1rk's
Catholic church ~ o:3o 4. IN.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
A. b DANCE LAST NIGHT

The Arctic Brotherhood dance last night
was attended bv over 200 people. O.
Cheal inder, the Fifth avenue caterer, fur
nishei delightful refreshments.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets. All
druggist, refund the money If it fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each
box. 25e. II
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

Get your maya at Ritter's post
offi>e news stand. latest are there.
Portieres in tapestry and chenille at PEG
PIES.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
Anheuser- Bush Beer ON Oraught.

World famous Afbtusrr Busch beer n
raught at the Seattle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

The Skagwav fe~lng 60. is now b T.
ting its RED Star beer. Order il. 81 Ter
dozen. delivered. Telephone 50. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

The DAILY ALASKAN will be four ! on
sile at the Hotel Northern news stan1 In
Sc title. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08
FIRST AMERICAN MAIL
Leaves Today for Noms and Lower
Yukon Poiots.

The first through American mail sched-
,uled to leave Sksgwav the 9Th and 22nd,
closed last night and will leave today on
the train.
The mail will go through TO Nome via
St. Michael and into Kovukuk, branch
ing off at Fort Yukon.
The mail included letters for Forty Mile,
E ,gle. Circle City, Weare, Nula'o, st.
Michael, Nome and other points on the
Yukon.
The regular Dlwson mail leaves Skag-
way THURSDAYS.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

Two thousand dollars worth of clothing
md furnishing goods just received at F. n.
Clayson & Co., Fourth and State.
No. I, Wellington coal, In sacks, at
Svlyester's wharf. Telephone 81. log.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-12-08

Anheuser-Bus ch Beer on Draught.
World famous Anheuser-Busch beer on
draught at the Seattle SILICON. State and
9th Avenue.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12

No, sir, you cannot imagine, nor could
anybody else, what it is to kill in such
a manner: just because casualty or
dans it, just because it falls to ones
lot to be the involuntary instrument OF
fatality!'
a horrible moment, said l. And
did you not hear the bones of the I'M
fortunates crackle under the wheels"
"That was the only compensation we
had. We heard nothing! And ifnow,
which God forbid! such an accident
should again occur, you would see the
train pass over the human body in the
same way as over a sheet Of paper, in
absolutely the same way. Far behind
us we beheld heap of bodies, one Of
which seemed to be stirring. But, oh!
here in the engine one could not bear
to look back We were soon in Irun.
entering the switches You, sir, do
not know that the moment when we
enter the switches is for us mute, an
instantaneous solemnity that can only
be appreciated 10y passing through it.
The fireman jumped from the tender;
even before the train stopped he gave
the alarm. shouting and describing in
phrases tua,, ilnpru> i>c'i I'y t''ror. are
more eloquent than any discourse,
what had occurred ten minutes before.
Out ru:hcd the people. the civic
guards, the entire population. | must
needs remain there in my engine so as
to run on to Hendaya.'
DUTY"
"Terrible duty! Tie road that waits
for nobody nor for anything.
son the next day | repaired to the
house wherein, but few hours pre-
vious, dwelt in happiness the family
that had vanished, slain, so to speak,
by my innocent hands
"Were they all dead?'' | asked.
II found distant relatives there
dressed in mourning; neighborly wo-
men weeping while the city, arrayed
for a festival, beheld mirth in all its
streets. And amidst group of sor-
rowing people, in the lap of friend of
the household, was the little girl.
"Rescued?"
"She was the only one. The mother,
with the child in her arms had shielded
with her body the poor, unhappy babe
that, in its turn, clasped the doll to its
healt-the doll, the grandmother gift.
And there it was, not realizing what
had occurred, looking on inditferently
at the tears Of strangers, and all the
while hugging the doll: which she
patted on the back to make it go to
sleep. At any rate, that new year did
not begin SO badly nor with so evil an
omen as Lad supposed, seeing that
one of Gods little angels was saved"
~ y. H,me Journul.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12

l want to say word to the old peo
pie. | see you wherever | go. | see
| YOU on the street cars. The conductor
| gives the car an extra rest when you
get on or off, out OF courtesy to youl
slow steps. see you at church. You
nod sometimes but the sermon is no
complete without your smile fappr, V
al. see you in the warmest corner
of the hearth reading the paper.
You have one great temptation
is to think that your ways of useful
ness are over. You are only in the
way, so you feel, and you'd better be
out of the world.
1t is great mistake. If the Lord
thought that old people were useless
he would have devised some way sud-
denly to get rid Of them.
What makes person useful? Not
ability to work. A baby cannot earn
a penny, cannot do 4 stroke of work,
yet it is often the most important fac
tor in the household Baby's coming
often makes father ''straighten up;'
often unites the cstranged hearts of
husband and wife; often brings sobriety
and industry into the home life.
An old man sitting in an arm chair,
feeble and helpless, may be the most
useful member of the household. Let
me say three things to you:
Old people are blessing because Of
their accumulated wisdom. You have
the rich experience-more valuable
than klondihe. The boy is right boy
who forms the acquaint lnce of some
aged person.
Old people supply a necessary force.
Y You make society more stable. You
bring reverence to us. The age that
is wise rises before the hoary head.
Old people link us to Heaven. You
remind us of the future life. My old
mother knows how to pray,' said a
merchant recently to me. You bind
us to the throne Of God.
The earth would be positively poor
without you. am not sure but what
you are the most useful members of
society.
Swellyuy- You say you'll guarantee
this horse to trot in 2.40.
Horse Dealer-Ycs, sir.
Swellguy-Iou mean mile in 2.4O?
Horse Dealcr-Well didn't name
any distance, sir, but he'll go rs far as
he can in 30.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.

OF course we shall make them. Who
doesn't? As to keeping them. Who
does? Still, we can try.
Those Of us who are women may be-
gin with our unruly member, the
tongue, resolving to eschew ''evil speak
ing, lying and slanderiny."
We may endeavor to read only good
literature, something that will serve US
as mental food, leaving our minds in
wholesome state
We may strive to do some good work
throughout the year. No matter what
our ctl.inr, W. may do b tt in 1890
than we have done in 1899.
We may take care OF our health
that we may be strolg to do. We
may put from us all temptation to risk
our physical well-being in order to en-
JOY passing pleasure.
If we are mothers We may study
how to become our chillren's best adj
visers; also we may enter into their
pleasures unseltishly.
f we be DAUGHTERS, we may try to
carry part of our mothers household
burdens. We should chcerfully fore
90 selt-easc in order to keep her with
Iouror
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12
5eleft Misrrllanq.
|<The Train!''
Translated. .f.'omthe Spanish of EuseJio Blasct
BY WILLIAM sTRUTHERs

| have always believed that, whilst
We are ever concerning ourselves with
the set of people composing what goes
by the name of ie tout Madrid, le tout
Paris, Ie tut Berlin, le tut Vienna, ETC.,
unknown whose lives and actions would,
if related, prove extremely interesting.
But these modest beings pass along
unnotice", thrust completely into the
background by politicians, comedians,
bull-fghters, athletes, diplomats, anar-
chsts, rich men, thieves, ballet felix's,
musicians, and dancers.
The coming age will perceive that
the press of our day is the exclusive
patrimony of superficial people. Per-
haps, within the past forty years, there
has been no one deserving public notice
except him who has done something
for the welfare of humanity, or who
has served it without selfish motive
and with no desire for notoricty or full
some laudation.
So | said the other evening to a
friend of mine, the engineer of train,
man of education, and altogether
praiseworthy, because instead of wait
ing to be pensioned and letting his
family live in pretentious poverty, he
devotes his time to driving locomo-
tive and conveying from point to point
familes-interests. affections, and
riches. What an entertaining study
for an observer! Yet are there, pread-
venture, any observers of our ordinary
world? We sing of the sun, the birds,
the flowers, the moon. the brook, and
the ideal world Of the poets. We do
not recount the lifesof steam, of trans
portation, nor that which is truly i'm
portant and interesting.
My friend admitted me to some of
the secrets of railway life-matters
that occur betwixt two, or maybe, five
stations--thc dumb bitterness Of the
cheated, the abuses of schemers. the
fireman's troubles, the engineers bat
ties, the travellers recklessness, the
tragedies of the engine.
"If You ouly knew" said he, what
a New Years the fireman and spent
five years a.o!'
"Was it sad?'
'Horrblc! Are YOU not aware of
the fact that, all uhwilingly, we are
murderers, accomplices of suicides, and
behold fellow being fall down before
us without the power to save him? Dc
you not know that this whistle. by
which we at times announce the de-
parture OF the train or its arrival at a
station, is on other occasions shrek
OF agony, not to be compared to the
human voice, inasmuch as it is thou
sand times deeper, more desperate.
more anguished than all the walls and
lamentations that the heart of man
can utter? You, who do not dwell in
the little space between the seething
boiler and the coal-boX that devour our
lives, know nothing whatever of the
great dramas that pass unnoticed."
AS for me, than whom none is more
interested in aught pertaining to
railway train, | hung, so to speak, on
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12
4loetrn.
THE CHOIR.

I've been in great carhedrals where tie prima dom
sings
And the higl-prced chorus helps her with her ''oh,
Had the Wings"
Or assists her in remarkng that King Soomon's
parade
Had no such attractive garments the lily has dis
played:
But somehow it didn't hold me, didn't quite seem
to inspire
The thoughts that used to reach me when 1 heard
the old church choir
I've heard the great church organs with their crash
ing melody,
Helping beautiful sopranos to accoml lish that top
&C.
And I've heard the chos assisted by flute and a
While heavy set contralto chanted words that l
But the little choirs old leader lid melody
When he started Off his singers with his trusty tuning
fork.
The old church choir was car,less--the soprano
often fat
And the bass would get quite husky ofentimes-but
what of that?
Iney didn't sing the anthems ike the up-touate
| ones do,
| But they sang 1.-The Lords My Shepherd" and
made you believe it, too
They sang with heart and feeling that you felt you
must admire
They sang nothing but religion in the little old
church choir
| They were not operatic, tut they gave sinner
| hope;
| When they sang Throw Out the Lifeline" he was
| sure to see the rope.
| They stood on "Jordons stormy banks AMI cast a
wistful eye,''
Till the listeners couldn't keep from coming up ard
| standing by.
| So when of modern mu c in the city church
tire
feel like going back again to hear the old church
choir.
Baltimore american.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-12
BEGINNING THE YEAR

With pure, rich, healthy blood, which
may be had by taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, you will not need to fear at
ticks of pneumonia, bronchitis, fevers,
colds or the grip. A few bottles Of
this great tonic and blood purifier,
taken now will be your best protec-
tion againt spring humors, boils, erup-
tions, that tired feeling and serious i'll
ness, to which weak and dehilitated
system is especially liable in early
spring. Hoods Sarsaparilla eradi-
cites from the blood all scrofula
tlints, tones and strengthens the
stomach, cures dyspepsia, rheumatism,
cltarrh and every ailment caused or
promoted by impure or depleted blood.
1t is a curious fact, well known,
however, to weather eXperts-that
heavy firing will generally cause rain,
even though the sky was clear before
hand. At Waterloo rain came down
in torrents. So it did in several of the
big battles of the civil war-Getys-
burg, for example. The tremendous
conclusion snakes the little globules
which are always present invisible in
the atmosphere together, and so brings
them down.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-30

which We're repeated over and over.
Bob wore the pink knitted tights and
belt of small American ilags which he
had ON when he whipped Rubin and
Sharkey. There We're cries for a
speech, but Bob simply shook his head
and began sparring.
For two rounds they went at a nice
pace, but in the third round they be
gan to hang each other in burlesque.
They knocked each other down fire.
quently, to the intense amusement of
the spectators. At' the close Of the
round both fell to the floor Referee
White counted both out, and then they
got III and shook hands.
John L.. sullivan aud James j. Jeff-
ries came on for. the wind up. Sulli
van thanked everybody for kindness
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-30
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in prize-ring matches, the scientific
fellows being out Of 1t for the time
being.
That two such clever men as Cor
bett and Mccoy should be selected to
appear in the final bout of import
ance in this state before the Horton
law repeal is operative on Saturday,
Is pleasing to al followers of pugllism.
They believe that the nimble Mccoy
and the eyer-active Corbett will give
an exhibition of character sufficiently
pleasing and free from brutality as to
serve as good argument for the con
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-30

was declared dead one. The Akron
horse took the next three. Zinfidei,
owned by II. Tryon, won fourth money
in the same event
SuLLIVAN'S BENEFIT.
John l.. Sullivan was given rousing
benefit at the Twentieth Century Club
In Madison Square Garden last night.
The sum realized from the sale of tick
cts and subscriptions will he large
one. 1t will he held in trust by com
mlttee, who will invest the money and
pay the interest TO Sullivan.
George Dixon was Introduced and
said he was sorry he could not spar,
as he was disabled by a recen; injury
TO his arm. Peter Maher and Peter
Burns spared three lively rounds,
A telegram was read from Terry Nc