ESUBL1SHE0 1898. OLDEST ML) NEWSPAPER IN HUSH
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EDITORIAL PAGE
WE WISH HIM GODSPEED
It will be learned with regret by
an, ever-widening circle of friends
that J. W. Pritchett has severed
his connection with tha Daily Alas
Han. Ho expects to leave for
Seattle the coming weotc to spend a
few well-earned vacation days be
tore re-entering the business world.
His connection with this pa- j
per has covered a period of some!
sixteen months, during which his
ability and fidelity have been recog
nized aud appreciated.
Mr. Pritchett's activity iu fra
ternal circles since his advent in
Skagway has been marked, he oc
cupying the position of secretary to j
the local Aerie of Eagles, being a j
member of Skagway Lodge No. 431,
B. P. O. L\, a Royal Arch Mason
aud chaplain of the local Masonic
lodge, aud on many notable oc
casion in fraternal life in this city
nis talents have been requisitioned I
to give added brilliancy and success1
to public programs.
As an orator Mr. Pritchett has j
won numerous encomiums. He
fluen', graceful and forceful, while j
his fund of information and varied
experiences furnish him with a
wealth of material for gaining and |
holding the attention of the audi
ence He has represented the
city cC Skagway iu welcoming con
ventions and has acquitted himself!
with great credit He has always '
been identified jrith every move
ment that tended to saner, higher,
better conditions of civic life, and
tils iutluence has been inspiring and
wholesome.
Mr. Pritchett's experiences in war
cursed Mexico have all the flavor
cl" romance, and romance of a very
highly exciting character. He was
a resident of our sister republic
for several years, and was a refu
gee from the perils t'aat followed
the assassination of Madero. He
was connected with Beveral Span
ish papers and Bpeaks and writes
the language with the fluency and
grace of an Hidalgo^ He was also
correspondent in Mexico for several
metrcpolitan papers of the United
States, and his knowledge of Mexi
can institutions is most intimate,
as well as his intelligent sympathy
with the spirit of the struggling
people in their purblind aspirations
for the blessings of liberty of con
science and state. His contribu
tions to the press on conditions
that obtain in Mexico, opportunities
for American investment, reasons
for file spirit of antagonism that
prevails, and other vital topics have
been widely copied and commented
on.
Wc- feel that we are expressing
the sentiment of the community
when we wish Mr. Pritchett "God
speed." and 'hat he will enjoy the
fullest measure of Buccess and
prosperity wherever ho may locate.
be little doubt that the most magnificent celebration of the
Independence hall, Philadelphia, was In the Centennial
xne day. marking the hundredth anniversary of the nation's birth,
was as Impressive as the whole resources of the nation and the community
could make It The world contributed Its thousands of spectators from lta
most distant continents, assembled to visit the great Centennial exposition.
Itichard Henry Lee, grandson of one of the signers, read to an enthusiastic j
assemblage in Independence square the Declaration from the original manu- 1
script—something which, with that sacred manuscript sealed in a safe in the ,
state department library in Washington, can never occur again.
Senator Evarts delivered the oration, and the heroic ode by Bayard Tay
lor In honor of the anniversary was read. In literal truth, on that Fourth of
July the attention of the whole world was centered upon Independence halL I
The night saw a gorgeous display of fireworks. (
Since that time the growth of sentiment and understanding as to the price
less treasure of the old statehouse in Philadelphia has been rapid. The cele- |
brations of the Fourth in the city of the signing have included addresses by
such distinguished men as presidents of the United States. The city itself, |
removing its private goods and chattels and couneilmen and policemen to the
city hall, has devoted the statehouse to its Just honors and such formal ob- |
servances as, instituted oil a large scale in the early nineties, have been well
maintained ever since. ,. „._ j
MUBtiOM'9 BANKER
When freedom from bar mountain height
Unfurled her banner to the air
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there;
She mingled with the gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakings of the morning light
Then, from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her tehosen land
Majestic monarch of the cloud
Who roar'st siloft thy regal form
To hear the tempest trumping loud
And see the lightning lances driven
When strides the warriors of the storm
And rolls thQ thunderdrum of heaven
Child of the sun; to thee 'tis given
To guard the banners of ijie free
To hover in the sulphur smoke
To .ward away the battle stroke
And bid its blendings shine afar
I-ike rainbows on the cloud of war
The harbinger of victory.
Flag of the brave; thy folds shall fly
The sign of hope and triumph high
When speaks the signal trumpet-tone
And the long line comes gleaming on
Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet
Has dim'd the glist'ning bayonet
Each soldiers eyes shall brightly turn
To where thy meteor-glories burn,
And, as his springing steps advance
Caich war and vengeance* from the glance;
And when the cannon-mouthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud
And gory sabres rise and fall
Like sheets of flame on midnight rail;
There shall thy victor glances flow
And cowering foes shall sink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death.
Flag of the seas; on ocean's wave
Thy stars shall glitter o'er the bravo
When death careering ou the gale
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail
And brighted waves rust wildly back
Before the broad sides reeling rack
The dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee
And smile, to see the splendors fly
In triumph o'er his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts only home
By angel hands to valor given
Thy stars shall have lit the welkin dome
And all thy hues were born ::: heaven
Forever afloat that standard sheet
Where breathes the foe put falls before us
With freedoms sail beneath our feet
And freedom's banner streaming o'er us.
Phil Abrahams
Established 1897
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SKAGWAY ALASKA
WILLIAM I'ALLISTER, M. D.
(Formerly of Seattle)
Specialist lu the treatment of
diseases and deformities of the eye,
ear, nose uiid throat.
Office. Goldstein Building, Ju
neau, Alaa'xa.
W. B, STOUT.
Attorney At Law.
Practice la all court*
I» Territory of Alaska.
Halaes Alaska.
F. & A. U.
White Pass Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 11J
meets 2d anO 4th*
FrL Ev'ga- of each
mouth. VlBiunjj Drouers us w~
come Phil Abrahams, Secretary.
Elmer L. Wbooler, W. M.
II. p. O. ELKS
Bkagway Lodge
STo. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets first
and tliird Thurs
8:30 .o'clock. Vls
i-.ius' brothers cordially welcome.
HOWARD ASHLEY, ,.E. R. -
F. J. VANDEWALL, Secretary. ,
Fraternal Order
Eagle®—
Skagrway Aerie
No. 26, Frater
kal Order of
uagies meeis tu« nrst ana uura
Wednesday night of eacb month at
their hall on Fifth avenue. Visiting
brothers cordially IsTitei to attend.
Jhon C. Wood, W. P., J. W. Prit
chett, Secretary.
Arctic Br<»therh<>od.—
Camp SkagTvay No. 1
A. B. meets every sec
ond and fourth Tues
day erenlsg at 8:00 p
Visiting brotters cordial
ly welcome. A. J. Achesoa, Arctlo
Chief, w. r. ulllery, Arctic Re
corder
m. Bhnrp.
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