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FINANCING MEXICO
Some assurance of the future
tranquility of Mexico and the early
reorganization of the nation's busi
ness <g ?iveu in the dispatches from
t£p East announcing that New York
hanker* are planning to lend ?50,- j
flOO.OOO ia gold to the Catraiua gov
ernment. The preliminary nego
tfctijbs have been accomplished
•and accredited representatives of
Mexico are now in New York to
complete the transaction. It .is
prattle that if no hitch occurs,
the ooney will be supplied during
this month.
The effect of a $50,uo,uuu
to Mexico at this time should b<
a *arract for future tranquility
shou> restore the value of govern
laent currency and make for de
pendable anil substantial businos
conditions . The loan is to be mad
■fee basis of a $150,000,i»i>0 issue o
paper money, to be put out by tb
Central National Bank under th
su^arvlsion dl the Carrar.ga govort
meat.
The successful financing of tb
loaa will give assurance to tt
lartQ number of Americans *•
JSyall o.«iis. .uorc thua
mlllica dollars in American mone
ha« been invested there.
■ - ^Mexico has great natural wealth
ana .>eace should bring prosperit;
with little delay. Tiie resource
and fae people of the nation hav.
be«a alike exhausted by the con
tiaults unsettled conditions ant
the frequent revolutions against civ
il authority. The present situatiot
•hou.d be welcomed eagerly aud
Benorp.lly as au ooportunity to ro
• to a sane national life— p_ j_
UIVE OIK SHIPPING A t'HVXCE
The rational Foreign Trade Coun
ell wants a permanent shipping
hoard, composed of five men "ex
perienced in shipping and foreign
trade," to advise congress on mari
time legislation. But what is the
livelihood that congress would fol
low the advice?
We rather guess that if congress
could and would delegate the shap
es of marine legislation to such
a board for, »ay twenty years there
would be quite a flourishing mer
chant marine at tha end of that
time without any drafts upon the
feijertfl treasury except for ser
ried® rendered.
If congress could and would lay
down a rationally attractive pro
tram and stick to it for twenty
years, prcfcably capital would go iu
t» that field.
Congressional willingness to toss
a monkejr wrench into the works, in
conformity with so.no interesting
which is serenely detached
teom experience, constitutes quite
How's This?
W» off^r Ojc Hundred Po'lars
Reward for anv case of Catarrh
that cannot be curcd by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
P. J. CHEXHT Jk CO.. Toledo, O.
We. the unders:aii->1. Iiave known F. J.
Cheney for the la.t years. and believe
Mtn perfectly honorable In all business
transaction* and ft.ia illy iblt to carry
out any obligators made by his firm.
NATIONAL. BANK Of COil.MERCE.
Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Curt- is taken Internally,
acting directly I'pon tJ.e Mood and mu
cobs surfaces of ih~ system. Testimonials 4
Sent free. Pr'ce .5 c- :U.> p r bottle. Sold
by all tv.igirl-'ts.
Take Hall's Family Pil.« for constipation. a
x haudicap. Suppose »Jjat, prop*
ly Invited and encouraged, we g
our merchant marine to Xlourishin
ti'.ea congress dumps upon it sob
theory t&at has blue eyas and gol
cu hair but will not work. The l£
under which railroads are compel!
tQ sell their Qreat Lake* boots ia
ease in point
That possibility, or probabili
does not encourage investment
ships. If congress can grant
valid twenty-year franchise, c
stituting a contract like the fr:
chise a city grants a street ri
road, that might well be the Ur
i datiou of a merchant marine.—S
urday Evening Poet.
>"»! It la estimated that the present
a-1 program for the expansion of the
e- ! uavy< u undertaken a year ago,
■ss would have cost 5.40,000,000 lees
de ; than the amount that -will bave to
of I be exDended now. It was just a
.he I year ago that Preeideat Wilson, in
he ' hls mestage to congress, orally d©
»-'livered, said: "But who shall tell
I us what sort oi navy to build?—
Ue Let there he no misconception. The
tbe country has been misinformed. W«
•!»« .have apt, Jjeen^negligen^o^^^
Verily, democratic procrastination
eJ , is the thief of public revenues.
;h, I ====r
Wv are informed seml-oKlcially
1 from Washington that "great op
portunities in Mexico" esist for Am
V© ■
? ericans with money. Americans who
" j have mad$ investments in the past
in Me j .co and who have resided in
that country will probably refrain
from further investment and from
further risking- themselves and
families there until there is an ad
ministration at Washington ■which
is prepared to protect its citizens
E I—Seattle P. I.
FOREIGN CONTROL
OF DYES PASSES
According to Dr. Walter Rittman
chemical engineer of the depart
ONI,Y ONE "Bromo Quinine," that b
* ,axatrv8 grorao ^chik
Cures a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
4"^ &/ on box. 25c.
rf. /C&Ttrvts'
; 1897 . 1916
Established 18 Years
• i
PHIL ABRAHAMS
INSURANCE
REALTY
COLLECTIONS
G-EN'L AG-ENT
NOTARY Public
in office
Lth Avenue, Skagway
ueut Dl the iv; foreign, dom-}
luatlca tu the * ro of coal j
tar dvee is ended th« be
giunlng of tho ar>
eral plants >• led SllL.
have dwnons u experimental
work that sucii be ip'°" i
duced in America. T o states that
prior to the war the: practically a 1
benaol was impon a, but as tie
result of recent di Jveries th,a Un
ited States may sec i be able to
turn tut at least live times as
much as can l>e U££d.
FAIKBANKS STARTS W AR
ON AltMV OF RATS
Fairbanks is Invaded and the
army is 'recruiting rapidly, accord
ing to J.ohn Kelly of the Northern
Commercial Company. The army;
consists of rats, and iu tlio first
battle, on Thursday, no lose than
forty were killed.
For many years, in fact ever
since the foundirjr of the town,
Fairbanks has be . practically free
from rats. St. Mchael a seaport)
town, .has been ov run. with them.
Thev finally work • . their way up to
Ruby and Tanana, aui l;.st year the
Northern Commercial Company plant
at Chr'na was troubled with. them.
Fairbanks succeeded iu keeping
clear o! them until now, but this
winter tney are playing havoc.
In Fairbanks there are many
large warehouses -where stocks of
goods we kept, and if they become
overrun with rats the loss will be
great and will probably continue to
increase for years unless some ac
tion is taken to sai"e-guard the
property.
! DEMOCRATIC CON IN XION
to uk H;;;p ix juxeai
Valde , Jan. 2- -.'uucau ^
been s< --cted a. -he convention
city for ;.ie territorial convention to
be aeld -'J' the democratic party
Mav 24 a, next, at which time a
delegUo and other territorial of
ficers will be nomiuated. Tie
choice was made at a meeting of
the territorial democratic commit
tee held here. Delegates to the Na
tional convention at tit. Louis wi
also be selected at 'Me convention.
Seward, Jan. 21—'"ao Engineerin
commission is still ..jeping up the
work along the r: :1: :>.i track with
the intention of i ylng the road
open to Mile 74 so as to be ready
♦o start ia first iinn^ in Spring
from that point. '"he road will
be kept clear of - a?; all wiutor and
estimates are now being prepared
for submission to the commission
for the.r final decision this winter.
Engineer in Ch"r?e Weir has just
returned l'rom an ins^eotico trip ove
the line. Two section crews are at
work between Six aiK. Twelve clear
ing the line and one bridge crew is I
replacing old timbers and repairing |
Another
Change
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LDl'NG
(See nf ge.)
Zenith Oil for .locks, watches
ana typewriters. Thin in body it
quickly reaches iho finest parts of
thesa delicate mechanisms, lubricat
ing th«m correctly without gum
ming; cleaning those parts and
preventing rust. 10c, 25c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Sole Skagway
Agents.
.J
LHX contain^ m;,re real soap
tbau five times Its .. eight in ordl
soaps or soc; . owder. Get it
*°r 10c at Kellers'. tf.
i tho samo locality, a. w. VWi* , *
oil, tbo assistant engineer, had j fl
nlshert his work tor the winter In j ?
wking some changes, eliminating I
urvature and reducing grades on 5
he present constructed line bo- I
ween Miles Six and Twenty sev- ®
in. Probably other changes will be |
nude next sp'ring. Three cross i
;ection parties are now at work on I
Curnagain Arm under the direction j
)I C. R Breck. Tho first is at
Kern creek, the Becond. at Glacier |
xnd the third at Potter.
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OK. L. 8. KELLER.
Dodii
Mom liodara Hatboda.
Op«a Eyaalaga.
Office H"ura 9-12 a. m 1-8 P. «
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9KAGWAY ALASKA
WlLliiAM PALLISTER, St. P.
(Foruierlj 0f 8<»tlle)
Specialist In lb« i realm em of
<ilsea.se* aiul deformities of the ey
ear. Dose and thro#*.
Office Golftatel* HuIldiBv
>a-* Alaska
W. B. «JTOl"I
i II « r * • f A I Law.
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la Territory of Alaska
Alaska
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PIANO TUNER
Geo. Anderson, piano expert
factory representative for WgU
grado pianos 'will be la Skagway
£ near future. Pianos for
and rent. Home address, B<a
991, Juneau, Alaska. Pu e
House, Skagway. »2-17.
fraternal orders*
7 F . * A. M
fftllo Pa» LodK*
*. J* — «- J*
month. brothers we w«»:
■■ome Hh.ll Abrahams, 8ecretftrjj
Elni°r L. Wbool«>r, W M
B. P. O. ELKS
Stag-way Lodge
NO. 431, B. P, 0.
E. meats every
Thursday evening
at 8:00 o'clock.
Vteitlng broth
ers coraiaily welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, E. R.
P. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary.
Fraternal Or>l«r
Eagles—
Skagwaj Asrle
No. 26, Frater
nal Ordei of I
-agies ra^et* the first and third
Wednesday night of each month at
■ heir hall on Fifth avenue VUttlu*
brothers cordially hivltei to attend
L. E. Hadson, W. P., j. k. Mo
Alister, Secretary.
-j.-:- Arctic Brotherhood.
_ Camp Skagway No. 1,
f ^ if f A. B. meets every sec
ond and ^urth Tues
day evening at 8:09 p.
m. sharr. Visiting brothers cordial
ly woleome. J. m. Keller, V. Arc-j
lie Chief, W. R. HJIlery, Arctic
Rerorder.
Whitehorse
Kluane Stage
Line
The Royal Mail Stage
leaves Whitehorse the
fourth of every month
for Kluane and way
points and also on the
seventeenth of every
month for Champaigne
Passengers and Freight sol
icited, Rates Reasonable '
^and the Service First Class.
H.CHAMBERS, Prop.
OFFICE
legins Hotel s Wlutehorte. / f
S. S. SPOKANE,
Seattle, Tacoma, Victoria
Vancouver, Prince Rapert
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketdukaa
Leave Skagumy
Jan. 23 Feb. 3
_ wtei tbrcnatch tj>«sen ger
OONGBEBS, GOVERNOIt, PRESIDENT AND QUEEN.
8afB»g Tuosciij- and Friday at 11 a. m.
FOB HAS VBANOleCO, EOb ^N'iELlfe, BAM DIEGO.
throoffc iWafi boW ud Mfptr «eck«d to all poteta la
OiiWd glrtw Md Canada. For ivlilmr» mo fall pertfcnlers,
«ddmi V. A. J'ETKRSON, 1|M
(L BRANDT, ft. A. P. IJ. Phone so. 8KAGWAT
WS Swaatf 1m, ItttH, Hmb
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
All Sailings Out
SAILINGS FROri SKAGWAY
SOUTHBOUND
S. S. JEFFERSON
Jan. 23 = Feb. 2
Passenger* will be transferred to Vancover or Victoria
without exb* charge.
TKLEPH05T* SO. 0*.
v. .1 WA W. Agtmt, BKACWAT"
SAILINGS from SKAGWAY
Winter Season
5 5 prinCess MAY
Jan. 26 Feb. 9-23 Mar. 8-19-29
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