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EDITORIAL PAGE
CAN'T TAKE BOM SERIOUSLY
C. F. Cheek at Juneau, democrat
ic nominee for representative to the
territorial legislature, after haying
recently- made a canvas of Kgtchl
kaa, Sulaer, Craig, Wrangell and
Petersburg, has returned home, I
and is now cheering up the droop
Ing »plrit» of his party friends with
tie news that the outlook is good
In Southeastern Alaska for Chas. E.
Bunnell, nominee ox the territorial
democratic convention at Skagway
for delegate to congress, as well as
for the democratic legislative ticket
recently nominated at Juneau.
If we remember rightly, Mr. Cheek
was around a few mouths ago tell
ing his friends he had a "sure
thing" on being appointed as United
States marshal for this division, an-l
»ee where he la now—a rery small
utdt^ln.ths politically forlorn hope
of defeating James Wickersham for
re-electioa as delegate from Alas
ka. For this reason, and for the
further reason that we know his
statements to be utterly without
foundation ia fact, we refuse to
take him with a seriousness that
we might otherwise have done.
A POLITICAL FRAKK-I P
From the Petersburg Progres
sive of Sept. 19:
"Was it a frame-up? A short ]
time ago, a democratic convention,
supposed to be composed of perfect
ly good democrats, mat at Juneau
for the purpose of nominating candi
date for th$ territorial legislature.
True to their purpose, the members
of that convention nominated a
candidate for senator and four can
didates for the Iwer bouse. The
nominee for senator we believe, was
at ana time a republican but lata-,
became a progressive; and still lat
er, a non-partisan. AH of which
was well known to every member of
that perfectly good democratic con
vention. Not only that, but they
knew that their intended candidate
held, or was to be appointed to a
federal office, and therefore, under
no circumstances could he accept;
and that his nomination would be
followed by his declination. TUey
further knew that la Mr. Svindseth,
the people would have a man who
could no more be influenced than
NVlckersham caa be influenced—
which is saying a good deal. And
both of these men have the undi
vided confidence of the people whicl
ia contrary to tha principles of those
l>erfectly good democrats. Despite
all this, it came to pass that they
nominated N. J. Svlndseth as thtiir
candidate. From that, are the peo
ple to believa that a perfectly good,
true and tried democrat could not
be found on whom they could re
ly to carry tbeir banner to victory?
Such may appear to gome to be tbe
case, but not so to u*.
At the time the convention was
held, ilr. Svlndseth was away. On
his return and on learning of that
which had taken place, h© immed
iately wired his absolute declination
of the honor. This fact Bet us cog
itating.
Looking for a reason to account
for filch unheard of action of that
convention, w© are led to believe
that there was a "frame-up" be
tween the non-partisans and
democrats. We believe that there
- was aa agreement between the lead
ers of both parties to pull the wool
over the eyea of the voters and help
to defeat Wickeraham. They knew
that Mr. Svlndseth could not accept
and that his nomination would b§ fol
lowed by his declination, thus
leaving a clear field for the non
partisan candidate for the senate.
The democrats,, by this stunt,
voul<J help the non-partisans to el
act their -senator in exchange for
the non-partisans' influence to de
Teat Wickeraham.
It li a well known fact that Mr
O'Connor, the candidate for senator
on the non-partisan ticket is bit
terly opposing Wickeraham; while j
Mr. Svindseth is hie supporter. All
of which was again well known to
tho members of both conventions.
Then, isn't the frame-up unmistakt
able?
CITADEL OP NAMUK
, The citadel of Namur is now
quit© out of date, and yet, occupy
ing as it does such a wonderful
position on a precipitous rock at
the confluence of the Meuse and
Sambre and apparently dominating
the surrounding country, it is to
the imagination of the ordinary
traveler a mighty and impregnable
fortress, a tower of strength against
which even the fabled "irresistible
force'* might hurl itself in vain. In
stead of this the citadel is employ
ed only in times of peace and
as a barracks, and in other and
more strenuous times It is desert
ed for the nine new cupola forts
which encircle the town in a wide
spreading ring. They occupy the
tops of nine hills—Malonne, St
Heribert, Dave, Andoy, Maizeret,
Marchovrelette, Cognelee, Emines
and suarlee. The great fortress.
slumbers serenly in tneir miasi,
with the town below and the waters
of the Sambra and Meuse washing
along at its feet, while thousands
of tourists reading of the doings
around Namur, and Temembering its
outlines and awful strength, turn
their thoughts to it as the center
of activity.
The town of Namur has a popu
lation of about 35,000, and while
well above the French border it is
often distinctly French in its ten
dencies, especially in the matter of
its buildings.—Christain Science
Monitor.
GOVERNORS OFFICE
TO HAVE LIBRARY
More office space is to be immed
iately provided in the old mission
building that houses the office of
the Governor of Alaska. The large
room in the north end or the build
ing which has heretofore been used
as a storeroom is to be remodeled
and fitted up and furnished so that
it can be put to better use. A part
of the space will be taken up with
the Alaska government library and
a portion for general office pur
poses.
The old ramshacke bulilding has
been accumulating material for the
Alaska museum and library lor sev
eral years and much of the library
collection is unavailable when wan*
ed for the reason that it has been
packed away because there has here
tofore been no library room fitted
up to receive it.
Gov. Walter E. Clark made repeal
ed efforts to get an appropriation
to provide more room so that the
library could be made available but
was not successful, very recently
the Treasury Department authoriz
ed the Governor's office to have
the work done and a call was is
sued by Gov. J. F. A. Strong the
other day for bids to do the work
—Juneau Empire.
MOOSE WAITED SEVERAL
HOURS TO BE SHOT.
The Seward Gateway sava that
Claude Mathieson and John Kap
simalis recently sighted a moose on
False creek, but as usual on such
occasions they had no gun. The
latter went, however, five miles bacH
to the roadhouse for a weapon and
when he returned the moose was
Jtili there and lost his life by the
delay that was truly fatal. Aaron
Ericson, the game warden, who cam
In from Roosevelt yesterday, says
Lhat the game is keeping further
sway from the waterways this year
t-h^u last and less game has been
tilled for the market as s conse
quence. The moose are keeping
high up yet, although at this time
last year they had come in.
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
"THE ADMIRAL LINE"
southbound
S.S. ADMIRAL EVANS Sept. 23
j WESTBOUND
S.S. ADMIRAL WATSON Sept. 19
LEAVING SEATTLE ON THE 5th, 13th AND 33th OF
EVERY MONTH AND ARRIVING IN SKAGWA* ON THE OUi,
19th AND 29tli., WESTBOUND.
RETURNING FROM THE WESTWARD, SHOULD LEAVE
SKAGWAY, SOUTHBOUND, AFPR(>XIMATELV ON THE 9th,
19th., AND 39th.
Direct connection and through service, Seattle to San Fran
cisco, on the Steamship Admiral Farragut and A'lnlral Y/atson,
sailing from Seattle on a five-day schedule.
Special attention to Tourist Business, both west and south
bound.
For Information call at Ticket Office, or write..
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co., Skagway, Alaska
TERRITORIAL PRISONERS MAY
WORK ON HIGHWAYS
Attorney H. L. Faulkner, who
while U. S. mars' U 'or the first di
vision took up u.o matter of em
ploying Federal prisoners on the
public highways has at last suc
ceeded ia getting the objection rais
ed by the department of j.istice re
moved. The principal objection was
the cost of employing extra guards
to watch the prisoners while at wor
A conference was had vith Col.
W. p. Richardson while he was in
Juneau the other day, end Col
Richardson, as president of the Al
aska Road Commission, agreed to
furnish an employee of tli9 commis
sion as guard and overseer for the
prisoners.
All that will be necessary now is
to get the final consent of the de
partment, and- have Marshal H. A.
Bishop deputize the men designat
ed by the Alaska road commission
as custodian of the prisoners. It
is believed that this will be dene.—
Juneau Empire.
A BIT OF ADVICE
First>—Don't Delay. Second—Don't
Experiment.
If you suffer from backache;
headaches or dizzy spells; if you
rest poorly and are languid in the
morniug; if the kidney secretions
are irregular and unnatural in ap
pearance, do not delay In such
cases the kidneys ®ften need help.
Bonn's Kidney Pills ara espec
ially prepared for kidney trouble—
they are recommendd by tbomsands.
Can kidney sufferers desire more
convincing proof than the state
ment following;
James M. Cahill, stationary engin
eer, 247 Harrison St., Portland,
Oregon, says; "Nothing has oc
curred to alter my high opinion of
Doan's Kidney Pills, and I con
firm my former endorsement of
them given some years ago. since
then, j havo been helped by Doan's
Kidney Pills and I believe that thoy
have no equal for kidney and blad
der trouble.'"
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
pet D<*in's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Cahill had. poster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
HOWS THIS
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that cai
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned have known
P. J. Cheney for the past 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga
tions made by his firm. Walding, Kin
.an & Marvin, Wholesale druggists o
IVledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
"BEN" CULBERTSON
Expressing and Cartage
Phone 34, day 01 night, for
quick service
Office: The Pool Room
Wood, Coal and Ice delivered on
Short Notice.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists.
DK. L. S. KELLER.
Dentist.
Most Modern Methods.
Opn Evenings.
Of 'ce Hours: 9-12 a. n). 1-6 p. ta.
Uaskan i-tuiidlng - Broadway
iKAGWAY • ALASKA
WILLIAM rALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist in the treatment of
diseases and deformities «f the eye,
oar, nose and throat.
Office; Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaska.
Dr. PaUisfer will bo In Atlin,
Sept. 21st.
w. b. stout.
I • ' • r n e y At Law.
practices In all courts
In Territory of Alaska
Hit' j Alaska.
a. M.
White Pass Lodge
1 P. & A.M. No. 113
meetfl 2d aud 4th
fri. Ev'gs. ol each
noatn. Visiting brother® are wei
tome. PhH Abrahams, Secretary.
W. C. Wright, W. M.
Fraternal Order
l''*gles—
Skagway Aerie
No 25, Frater
nal Order of
Eagles meera U10 tiret and third
Wednesday night of each month at
their hall ou Fifth avtmue. Visiting
brothers cordially inrr-eci to attend.
Elmer Wheeler, W. P., J. il. Keller,
Secretary
B. P. O. ELKS
Skagway Lodg
No 431, B P. O
K. meets every
1st and 3rd Thurs
days at S o'clock.
visiting broth
ers cordially welcome. Jas Keo
nedy, Ex. R. Geo. Magee Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood.—
Camp Skagway No. 1
A. B. meets every Tues
day evening at 8:00 p
m. snarp. /Isltlns' brottiers cordial
ly welcome D. J. Rich, Arctic Chiel
W R. Hillerj, Arctic Recorder.
Raleigh
Hotel
FIRE PROOF
MANAGEMENT
Stock Rumsey of Nome
Joe Rumsey of Dawson
Reasonable Rates
{Every Convenience
lias FOURTH AVENUE
Seattle
TIave you seen the Skagway
Booster Pennants at Keller Bros.
TLey are classy glassy, sassy pea
nuts, Get ona for yomr kome.
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Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangel], and Ketchikan
Leave Skagcuay
.... Oct. 3-14-25
S.S. Qty of Seattle, Sept. 28, Oct. 8-19-30
And every six days following. Modern comfortable ships, ex
cellent service. Connects at Seattle with through passen
ger steamers.
CONGRESS, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Sailing Tuesday, 10 a. in. and Friday, 5 p. m.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO.
Through tickets sold and haggege checked to all points in
United States and Canada. For folders and full particulars,
address V. A. PETERSON, Agent
H. BRANDT, G. A. P. I). Phone 50, SKAGWAY
008 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash.
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f ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
FAST TIME TO SEATTLE 31-2 DAYS
Making but two stops (Juneau and Ketchikan)
THE OCEAN GOING STEAMSHIPS
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S. S. ALAMEDA. Aug. 23. Sep. 10-29. Oct 17. Nov. 4
S. S. NORTHWESTERN. Sep. 18, Oct. 6-24, Nov. 11
ALSO THE POPULAR
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S. S. DOLPHIN. Sept. 1-14-26. Oct. 8
Transfer to Tacoma, Vancouver and Victoria, without additional charge.
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S.S. ALAMEDA, Sep. 3-22, Oct. 10-28
S. S. NORTHWESTERN, Aug. 23, Sep. 11-29, Oct. IT Nov. 4
All dates subject to change without notice
TELEPHONE NO. C«. E. J. SHAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
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Leave Skagway Every Thursday
AS ADVERTISED
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P. MAY, Sept. 24, Oct. 8-22, Nov. 5
Particulars and Reservations, " Rail or Sail," from
F. F.W. LOWLE, Gen'l Agt. Phone 87 SKAGWAY
Steamship Humboldt
THE ONLY INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP OPERATING TO S. E. ALASKA
Sailings from Skagway to Seattle.
October 4-14
$50 Round Trip to Seattle and Return
Sailing dates subject to change without notice.
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AND ST. PAUL, MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO
ALL POINTS EAST, via the
" MILWAUKEE "
I.EAVES SEATTLE DAILY AT 10:13 A. M.
"A TOUR DE LUXE" is an e.tprt'ssion supremely fitting In con
nection -with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel
transcontinental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic
beauties with tlio pleasure of a journey-in absoluto ease and
comfort.
NO EXTRA PARE ON THIS TRAIN
For further information regarding fares, train service, res
ervations, etc, call on or address
E. J. SHAW
Agent, Alaska Steamship Co.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
City Ticket Office, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
443 Hastings St. West, VANCOUVER B. C.
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY ST. SEATTLE.