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EDITORIAL PAGE
The alleged intent ion of at
tempting to farther curtail the
pc.we«s of the territorial legisla
ture in the matter of taxation
should be protested against strenu
ously.—All-Alaska Review.
SEC. KKDFIKLD TRYING to All)
FISH 1 RUST
The i>sh trust is trying to regain
its hold on the Alaskan, situation. I
This is shown iu a letter received .
by John Nolan, member of the last
torri'orial legislature from J. II. I
Cobb, chief consel of the territorial
gcvernment at Juneau.
Having lost the suit by which tile
cuunerymeu are trying to avoid pay-!
ing taxes on the fioh they take out
of Alaska they are ttow trying to [
have the law by w hich the terri- j
tory imposed the tax repealed.
Secretary Rediield has been pre
vailed upon to rcomaud the revoca- j
tion of this section of the law.
The letter, which follows, speaks
lor itself.
"Dear Sir—My attention has just
been called to the report of secre
tary Redfield to congress, wherein
he recommends a repeal by congress
of that part of Section 3 of the or- |
ganic act allowing the territorial
legislature to lay license uous up
on the fishing industry. You have
no doubt seeu the report. Some'
such step, I presume, was to be j
expected. I have just taken the t
liberty of writing a letter to -Mr. •
William C. Houston, a copy of
which I sent to our delegate, pro
testing against tile proposed repeal.
I pointed out as best 1 could that
the fishing business was Alaska's
largest industry af the present time,
that tc exempt 't from license
tax<>s would compel the legislature
to resort for revenue to a general
property tax, undur which the can
neries would pay as much, If not
more, money hi taxes than they
do now, but that a very large por
tion thereof would be consumed in
♦ he necessary cos' of collection.
That a g-'neral ptcpeitv tax under
conditions as they exist here was
impracticable, and I further pointed
out that the "ax now existing
amounts to only a shade over
ha'.f of one per cent of the value
of 'be annual output of the fisher
ies business, and also t'oat our or
ganic act contains more restrictions
than were ever imposed in the act
of any other 'eiTitory rnd suggest
ed that instead of more restrictions
tlie legislature bo given more pow
er; ihat we feel better qualified to
take care of Alaskan affairs than
any bureau or department in Wash
ington.
If you are la accord with these
views, and aa it Is a matter of
great importance to the territory, I
wish you would write letters of
rrotest to any and ■ VCTybody in
Washington where you think It
would do any good.
I am sending a similar letter to
this to each member of tha house
and senate of the present legisla
ture. It seems to me to be the
duty of every Alaskan to get In
and protest against the proposed
curtailment of the power of the
legislature. I would be glad to
hear from you on, the subject.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) J. H. COBB,
Chief Counsel.
A Nome paper recently ridiculed
the idea that Alaska could be con
adored a good agricultural country,
and judging by Nome would load
anyone to that conclusion, no doubt,
but the climate and conditions gen- j
erally at Nome are as different
from those in other parts of Alas
ka as Alaska is different from the
Cannibal islands. Only lack of
knowledge of the other parts could
have made s-uch a statement pos
sible.- -All-AlasSa Review.
\\ ELL PRESERVED TTSK POUND
George Haizlnger, who arrived in
town recently from the Tolovana
country, brings word of the
finidng ou No. 6 below Coldstream,
In the Promised Land country, of
:i well preserved mastadoa tusk.
The discovery of the tusk was made
at a depth of about 85 feet and
proves conclusively to the miners
of that rcctlon or the country that
they are working In an old channel
nd therefore liable to encounter a
pay streak at almost any time. —
Fairbatiks Citizen.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo. I
Lucas County. f . ,
Fnnk J. Cheney makes oath that ne Is
s ■:I• •.r partner of the Arm of F. J. Cheney
& Co.. doinst business In the City of To
ledo. County and State aforesaid, and
that aid Arm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev
erv case of Catarrh thr.t cannot be cured
by the use of HAI.L'3 CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Swnrn to before ma and subscribed In
tnv presence, this 6th day of December,
A" D. 1SS6.
(?eai: A. VT. QLEASON.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
rnd acts directly upon the blood and ran
cot:s surfares of the system. Send for
testimonials. fr»e.
F J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
So'l hv all Druesrlats, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for cositlnatlon.
Pack fra<n Restaruartt
The Dtlmotiico of Alaska
CHART.KV ——=^-JOHN
KAKAMAN & CLECAK
PKOl'RI KTOKS
tou Can Url wlvai Vuu De«irt Cootjd H n Should C'
Umkr * of B»"<l"eU and PrlTat# Dlaaer Parties
A r*tia*l tad <xmfortat>!« yUce for a »«pper aftar the «tio«
or 4amca- aortic* la p-vrat» boottu II Jealml
•We Want Alaska and Canadian Furs
\Sa are
Located in
America**
Greatest
Fur Market,
Where Fur«
Always Bring
the MOST
MONEY
W. Wiro Offers
on Special Lots
OF ALL KINDS
We Have a
Special
Demand the
Year Round
for Fine
Alaska and
Canadian
Fur*
Correct
Valuation on
AH Shipments
Black, Silver and Cross Foxes Specially Wanted
Be Sure You Get Our Prices Before Selling Your Furs
m WRITE TODAY #
Rogers Fur Company, Dept. a. c., st.L<mii,Mo.,u.s.A.
KfiMKMBRANCE OF TAKV
ULACHflR
It ta uot night, It id Hot day
As floa's our bark across that bay,
Old Karth. revealed one grand sur
prise
That brought new glimmer to our
eyes;
All nature was a fairy mist
That made us ponder, wonder wist.
Around a wilderness of ice
That held us bounded like & vise
Above a sky inclined to brood
As if it knew not happy mood
The sea so calm and tree from
plaint
As drawB the artist with, his paint.
Lbud, hear I now the siren call
A joyous welcome to it all
Theu maoy others gather round
To answer welcome to that sound
The glacier looms above tho rim
And ilghtpns with tho suarlae dim
Our spirts felt now faith anew
Mid this Jcy field of varied hue
A queerness, held us, boundea here.
Was't nearness to another sphere?
Still something was nigh human
tone ' ^
Aboui this planet prior unknown
We here might list great nature
apeak
By 'ouely sea and cavern bleak
She'd something for the llst'ng ear
To lift the heart above the drear
A happy peal of "Go»l with us"
Resounded in that Angelus.
L'Envol
I felt this hour that could I give
My Tight to life and cease to live
I'd count it Bmall, this life, I give
For death is something best to live
The transient hour the fleeting
breata
Are but the heralds, grim of d«uh.
And what, my bear' now here pos
sessed
And Providence, so kind me blessed
Wag ample for my feeling sense
I sought no better recompense
I'd left no sadness of farewell
"Our .Master dooth all things well."
William Afsprung,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pure Drinking Wat#r.
The geologic resource of greatest
value to the health of communities 1b a
supply of pure drinking water. It is
generally recognized that a number of
diseases, prominent among which are
typhoid fever and amoebic dysentery—
a disease more common in tropical cli
mates, but found also In the Uulted
States—are contracted through contam
inated water or contaminated food.
Therefore a supply of pure water will
eliminate one of the sources of such
Infection.
It Is highly desirable to obtain sup- '
pHes of domestic water from sources
other than the shallow wells, some of
them open, that are found near many
bouses. The water obtained from deep
wells has percolated through sands and
other material for so -Tent a distance ■
that Its Impurities have been removed
by tlltrarlon. and It possesses a sani
tary value that cannot well be overes- !
timated. for such water Is free from
the bacteria causing typhoid fever and
the protozoa causing amoebic dysen
tery, and Its use obviates the necessity
for shallow wells that may serve ns a
breeding place for Anopheles, the mos
quito to wblch malarial infections Is
due.—Geological Survey bulletin.
Washington at Night.
Night life como* ou swiftly when It
gets really started. Night In Washing
ton Is n beautiful jrirl drawing a black
velvet, jewel bespaug!ed cloak over
white shoulders. The streets are light- j
ed with dull bronze, rather low lamps;
artistically perfect lamps that hold dull
white, glowing globes. The lamps are ;
td y close together. They are the
peails that the girl winds about her
ttin.at and In her dusky hair
The White House stands out. glim
merlng boldly NKuInst the black of the
foliage, its lighted windows dimmed
with tightly druwu curtains What of
national portent may not have hap
pened ' behind those same curtained j
windows! Perhaps fear has grappled j
with bravery behind the shelter of the
friendly walls: perhaps hatred nnd love
have clashed. Perhaps cowards have
become strong, and surely strong men
have wept Characters and homes and I
nations have been molded behind those
friendly blinds.—Margaret E. Sang
iter. Jr.. in Christian Herald.
1897 1916
Established 18 Years
PHIL ABRAHAMS
I SUKANCF.
KEALTY
COLLECTIONS
G-EN'L AGENT j
NOTARY Public 1
in office
4th venue Sltagway
Oiily C.:- "Sfowo Quinine"
CVlifcsiever you feel a told coming Oh,
think of'the full name LAXATIVE
QUININE. Cures a Cold in one
day. Cures Grip in two flays. Look for
signature of E. W. Grove on the bos. 25c
Zenltii Oil for clocks, watches
and typewriters. Thin In body it
quickly reaches the finest parts of
these delicate mechanisms, lubricat
ing them correctly without gum
ming; cleaning those parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Sole Skagway
Amta.
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SKAUWAY ALASKA |
WILLIAM PALLISTER, M. O.
(formerly of Seattle)
Specialist In tbe treatment of
diseases and deioimltles of the eye.
car, nrvie und throat.
Office Goldstein Bulldi«g,
noau. Alaska
W. B. 8TOITT
A t » o f ■ • J A • Law.
f\-»eUrt- ;■ Mi court*
La Territory nt Alaska
lialotf - • Alaska.
MARTIN CONWAY
NOTARY PUBLIC
Sikagway Alaaka.
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F. A A. M. b.
Will to Posa Ixxlg*
F. t A. M. No. 11®
meet« 2d a&w '■
frl. Ev'ga. of
moinii. - "»•' — v
wine lull Abratiania, Secretary
331 do L. Wh«»l®r. W M
B. P. O. EliKB
Skagway Lodge
NO. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting broth
ers cordWiiy welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
p. J VANDEWALL, secretary
Fraternal Ord«w |
Eagle*—
dkagway Aerie j
*io 25, Pret«r
ns.l Order of I
iVednwday nlKht of eacb month at
■ heir hall on Fifth avenue Vtsitlru
brothp.fi" coriUnliy !arlted to attend
L. E. Hadson, W. P., J. K. Mo
Alister. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Skagway No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day evenixie at 8:00 p.
m. snarr. Visiting brothers cordial
ly welcome. W. L. Stevensom, Arc
tic Chief, W. R. Hillery, Awrtie
R(-rorder.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal M;iil Stage
leaves Whitehone the
fourth of every month
for Kliwine mid way
points and al*o on the
seventeenth if every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rotes Reasonable
and the Service First Class.
H.CH^MBERSypropr
OFHCE
j Kegiiin Hotel :: Whitcliora«. ( T
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Each C-p- ^ i
sulc bears (M| DY.;
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Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rupert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan
Leave Skagumy
S. S. SPOKANE March 18
CocnecU at ■fir"ft wit* through oMsen itnmw.
CONGRHW, GOVERNOR, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
Saftfag Tuesday and Prldajr at 11 a. m.
FOB BAA fBANCMOO, LOB ANUELHti, BAN DIEGO.
Through «oid and »«ce»ga «ecked to aU point* la
United State* and Canada. For 'older* and full particular*,
address V. A. rETKR»ON, i|ul
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808 Becand Are., 8*»«1«. Wa*.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
SAILINGS FROri SKAQWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. 5. JEFFERSON
Mar. 4
Passengers will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without extra charge.
TELEPHONJ SO. 60.
v. J ShAW, Agent, SKAGWAY.
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