Daily Alaskan
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JOHN W. TROY. EDITOR
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The people of Alaska are not unap
preciative of the good intentions of
Congressman Martin, of Dakota, who
has declared in favor of Alaskan repre
sentation at the national congress, or
of Congressman Cushman, author of
several delegate bills, and others who
have declared a sympathy for their ef
forts, but they are very indifferent
about the remedy those gentleman pro
pose for conditions that exist In Alaska.
What the people of the north want is
self-government. They care little
about a delegate in congress. Very few
Alaskan papers discuss the question
ami it is hardly ever mentioned in
Alaskan conventions. It is never men
tioned except by these opposing terri
torial organization and those who.
thinking it is all we can ever hope to
secure from congrets, prefer half a loaf
to no bread.
Gaynor and Greene, indicted at Sa
vannah, Georgia, for embezzlement in
connection with Cspt. Carter, of the
United States army, who was in charge
of the harbor improvement at that
place and who served five years in the
penitentiary, havebt-en returned to the
United States. They have been in Can
ada to which country they escaped
shortly after the detection of the crime.
They fought extradition and were sus
tained by the Canadian courts. The
British courts reversed the colonial
jurists some time ago. The men who
were fugitives for so long a time will
now stand trial.
Those who are interested in saving
the Alaska Indian should understand
that he has a body to save as well as a
soul and that a big soul cannot grow in
a half-starved body. To save the In
dian's body it will be necessary to pre
pare him so he can make a living under
civilized conditions. The federal gov
ernment should take charge of the In
dian problem in Alaska and handle it
in a rational manner.
A church in Cripple Creek. Col., has
adopted a free lunch system so long
monopolized by places where hard
drinks are sold. The pastor of the
First Christian of that place purs among
his Sunday notices the following:
"Lunch will be served immediately
after church in the Kndeavor rooms.
Free to all who attend services."
The confident content of those people
whose base of operations is in the great
Tanana mining section is one of the
best indications of the future greatness
of that country. Nearly everyone com-^
ing out from Fairbanks and surround- :
ing country expects to go back either !
this winter over the snow and ice or j
with the opening of the river ear!y'next
spring.
.New York is to have a three cor
nered mayoralty contest. That makes
victory for Tammany almost certain,
although the republicans have nomi
nated a very strong man and Hearst
appeals to a large element of Gotham's
electorate.
Hegu's Souvenir book for $1 at Har
risons'.
.C.vs
. .75
. 2.25
. 4.50
. 9.00
OPPOSE IT
Nonmtes Think Indian Man
agement Bail
The people of Nomo are urging the
federal government with all their
might to take the coatrol of Alaskan
Indians from missionaries and missions
and to place it iD the hands of agents
instructed to devote more attention to
the work of teaching the natives how
to work and to care for themselves.
At the present time most of the money
is expended under the direotioii of mis
sions to which are (riven reindeer which
they manipulate at a profit.
One of the best articles to be pub
lished on the subject appears in a late
issue of the Nome Nugget.
After reciting the history of the be
ginning of education among the Eski
mos and the introduction of reindeer
among the missions, the anonymous
writer says:
"Whatever fault there is to be found
with the deer business is not laid to the
cost of the deer to the government: nor
has there been any question as to the
value of the deer to the natives nor to
the Alaskan public in general. The
fault is found with the system, or what
has been called a system of distribu
tion.
''The missions have been, to a large
extent, supported and sustained by
government funds. Dr. Jackson was
originally a missionary, and up to 1S96
drew a salary from the missionary so
cieties at the same time that he was
drawing a government salary. He be
gan with a so-called plan of subsidizing
inissions. Buildings were signed over
to missionary societies, and mission
aries' salaries paid with government
funds, and are now oeing paid the
credit for the support of the missions
going to the societies. All this time
the government has pretended to keep
up a school system, with little or no
effort to develop it, all effort being be
stowed on missions. Instead of the na
tives having the deer or the govern
ment having them in trust for the na
tives, the missions possess them and
are realizing handsome profits from I
them. The government now has but)
few deer.
"A change is needed and the govern- 1
ment should begin to look out for its
own interests and that- of the natives,
whom it pretends to be serving. A
system of industrial schools should be
established where the natives can be
taught some of the simple arts of the
white man's life: cleanliness, cooking,
sewing, baking, etc. It should be made
possible for every native boy to come
in con: act with the reindeer herds and
his ability and his adaptability to herd
be given an opportunity to develop.
The herd should be under the caro of
the government school system, a herd
being stationed at each school and the
boys given turns at herdiug and attend
ing the sessions of school. But the first
thing is to get the industrial schools
where native children can be taught
cleanliness, and enough of the better
i life of the white man to enable him to
live like a man and be useful to his fel
low men, rather than a hanger-oa of
cities and mining camps, living from
hand to mouth, and the women follow
ing whale ships."'
At Wholeialo Prioei
The Mascot saloonsells liouors,
eitherbulk or case goods at wholesale
prices All the old brands always on
hand. -1-M.
Oaly Place in Tows
The only place in town at which you
can get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Get Your Shoes Shlned
An up-to-date bootblack stand at the
Pack Train saloon. Patronize Jit and
be neat. Only expert workmen, tf.
An Inconvenient
Way of Living
[Original.]
It was five minutes after noon on
Saturday. The alimony clerk had left
his cage, locked it, and -was about to
leave his office when a man in the
garb of a workman entered.
"Morn in', Mr. Hobbs," he said to the
elerk.
"You mean afternoon, John. Don't
you kuow better than to come here to
make a payment after IS o'clock on
Saturdays? The safe Is locked and the
books closed for the week. You'll have
to bring It Monday."
"Oi'll be worklu' all the tolrne y're
open on Monda'."
"Can't help It."
"Mebbe If you'd tell uie where she's
llvln' now 01 might tak' it rouu' rne
sel'."
"Couldn't do that. When I tell men
where their wives live, they go there
and raise a rumpus."
"01 don't want to raise any rumpus,
Mr. Hobbs; Oi'd Jist loike to git a
sight o' the kid. It's a month now
since me an' me wife parted an' 01
haven't seen the boy since. Tomorra
beln' Sunda'. Oi'll be li.iviu' toime, an'
it's mighty lonesome up in me room."
John's voice trembled, and the clerk
wavered. Then he told John where his
wife lived.
The next morning was bright and
beautiful. John shaved and got him
self Into a clean white shirt (with uo
buttons) and started to walk half a
dozen miles into the country. He
stopped before a cabin in the center
of an acre planted with garden truck.
Through the open door he could see his
wife in a clean calico dress buttoning
the collar on their boy. five years old.
thus completing his Sunday moruiug
costume. The man leaned on the gate
and called. The woman went to the
door and, seeing her husband, was
about to turn away, when she noticed
a pitiful expression on his face.
"What brings ye here, John?" she
asked, not unkindly.
"The allymony. The oil's was shet
up yisterday when < >1 kem. 1 lie clerk
told" me 01 might bring it mesel'."
The woman went to the gate and the
man handed her a ten dollar bill.
"Well, come in and have a glass o'
milk; ye must be tired comiu' all the
way from the city. Johnny'll be glad
to see his dad."
Johnny, who had been admonished
In no placid terms to give his father
a wide berth, looking upon this as a
removal of the embarg >. ran down the
walk, climbed up on the gate and
threw his arms around his father's
neck. Tiie mother opened the gate and
the boy rode into the house on his
father's shoulder.
"Have y' come back to stay, dad?"
he asked eagerly.
An embarrassing silence that fol
lowed this 111 timed remark was
broken by the mother, who told the
boy to keep quiet and not muss his
Sunday clothes. Then she got out a
glass of milk and some bread and
butter and set It before her husband.
"Yer shirt is wide open. John," she
said. "I'm think in' Oi'd better put on
some buttons while ye'r here."
While John was drinking the milk
Land eating the bread, or. rather, feed
ing It to Johnny. Mrs. Hobbs was get
ting out needle and thread. Then she
produced the button bag. and by that
time John had finished his refresh
ment and was ready to have his shirt
repaired, but Johnily had settled him
self in his father's arms and refused
to be dislodged.
"Coom now, Johnny," his mother
pleaded, "daddy's wantin' to git mend
ed while he's here. Jump down loike
a good boy."
"01 won't," said Johnny.
"Lave him alone," said the father.
"Oi'd rayther have him than the but
tons."
The woman laid aside tlie button bag
and the thread and needle, and Johnny
and his father had a romp, nt the end
of which the father produced a ginger
bread horse and several sticks of can
dy, with wWich he bribed his sou to let
the mother sew on the buttons. The
process of sewing on buttons without
John's taking off his shirt brought hus
band and wife in close proximity. Nev
ertheless they got no closer than was
necessary, and, the buttons having been
sewed on, John said that since it was
a long walk to the city perhaps he'd
better be going. ISut Johnny got hold
of the skirt of his coat aud clung so
tight that neither father nor mother
bad the heart to shake him off.
"Oi'm thinkln', John," said Mrs.
Qobbs, "that, it bein' so onconvnnlent
for ye to lave the allymouy at the
clerk's office, ye inoigbt bring It every
Sunda' yoursel'."
"And ye could put on the buttons."
An effort was made with this assur
ance to Johnny to remove him, but It
failed.
"What d'ye say, Mary," said John,
"to me stayin' on for awhile jist to
plaze the chile? Ol might be helpin' ye
at times with the garden."
"01 was thinkln' mesel' that It would
be more convanient for ye to be here."
"It's far from me work, but I can get
op early."
"Let go, Johnny; daddy's goin* to
*tay with us."
She took Johnny up In her arms os
tensibly to relieve his father, but really
to conceal a tear that came Into her
eyes, and the father, not wishing to be
left out of the embrace, put his arms
about them both.
So John Hobbs hung up his hat and
stayed with his wife and child. No ref
erence was made by either to the cause
of their divorce, which was much more
easily removed than procured. Both
knew that the cause of contention must
be given a wide berth, and they took
care that it should get no renewed foot
hold. They lived on together much to
their own and Johnny's happiness.
HOPE HOPKINS.
SIMPLES Of 1906
CALENDARS HERE
The Daily Alaskan nas received a
full line of samples of 1906 calendars
from the famous J. W. Butler Pap r
company, of Chicago. They include
the latest designs many of which are
works of art.
Business men of Skagway and Huines,
who desire calanders for next year are
invited to call and make selections.
Beat 25 Cent Heals ^
Railroad Restaurant has the best
25 cent ineals in town, equal to 50 cent
meals other places. Second Ave. and
Broadway, opposite depot. Private
rooms for ladies.
Oyster cocKtails, Olympiaor Eastern
at the Pack Train restaurant.
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
Notice is hereby given that the taxes
for the year A. D. 1904, levied by the
town of Skagway, Alaska, pursuant to
the law and the ordinances of said town,
hnve not been paid upon the property
situated within the boundaries of said
town, described below, and that the
amount of taxes delinquent and unpaid
upon each tract of property described
is as set opposite the descripticn of said
property, together with 20 per cent,
additional thereto, as penalty, interest
at the rate of 8 per cent, from and after
the 1st day of March, 1905, and the cost
accruing because of this publication.
If said taxes, penalty, interest and
costs shall. not have been paid on or be
fore the 1st day of October, A. D, 1905,
all property upon which taxes are still
delinquent shall be deemed forfeited to
the ctty, and it shall be the duty of the
treasurer to issue certificates of pur
c lase for any such p;operty to any pet
son paying the Btnotnt of taxes, penal
ties, interest and other costs due at the
date of issuance of said certificite, in
cluding a cost of $1 00 for such certifi
cate. The property, according to the
plat of the town of Skagway assurveved
by F. H. Reid, upon which taxes are
delinquent for the said year, A, D 1905,
together with the amount of the taxes
originally charged upon it, is as fol
lows:
PERSONAL
Bozman & Lin
Chealander, Godfrey
Qrant, A L
Ptielps, J C
Skaguay Laundry...
Veibauwbtde, Fied..
Wallick, Mrs A M...
Whalen, B A
$ 2 0")
. 6 05
. 11 00
. 5 50
. 1 00
. 5 00
. 1 00
. 9 50
REAL
Lot. Blk.
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lace, Minnie, a^ent $
8
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Owens, Jno
5
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w 1-2 of. Morgan, SA. .
1
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2
10
n 1-2 of n 1-2 of s 1-2 of,
0
11
6
12
Green, Alex"
1
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s 1-2 of, Kay, Thos
1
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n 1-2 of, DeWitt, MrsC
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Martins
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3
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W 1 00
4 58 LsChappelle, A E I 75
0 58 Martinson. S H 1 75
7 00 Burkhardt, Jos 2 00
9 60 WVkor, CO 5 00
11 60 ttJvL.uu? iiin, Tillie.... 1 00
4 04 MeGrotty, He.iry. ... 1 75
5 64 Unknown 1 50
5 65 Sperry, J L 1 75
6 65 n 1-2 of n 1-2 of s 1-2 of,
Sperrv, JL 1 00
6 65 s 1-2 of s 1-2 of, Barri
pan, MP 50
5 70 Unknown 50
0 70 " 50
9 70 Lawfon, Wra 50
11 70 Bannerman, AS 7s
12 70 " 2 25
9 71 Povtman, N 150
10 71 Kol e, George 2 00
11-1271 n 1-2 of, Portman, N. . . 4 00
3 73 Barry, Mrs F 2 00
15 74 Unknown "5
1 76 Duvall, Mrs Farnie ... 75
3 70 llollins worth, Jack.... 3 75
4 76 Duvall, Pannie 75
5 76 " " 75
6 76 " " 2 2s
1 77 Pearson, P 1 50
6 77 s 1-2 of, Bauer, .s 50
6 77 n 1-2 of, Reinhart, LI >v 3 75
10 78 Kolde, George 1 50
3 79 Uuknown 50
4 79 " 50
5 79 s 1-2 of, unknown 50
0 79 s 1-2 of, unknown . 50
7 79 Unknown 50
3 84 Shorthill, T A 75
2 85 Silver. Jessie 75
3 85 Barclay, Isaac 75
4 80 Young, Wm 1 5O
5 85 " " 85
7 85 Grimm, Edith '. ... 2 00
8 85 ?? " 75
9 85 Guyot, Jos... 75
II 85 Kirk, Katie 1 00
1 86 Caiee, Jas 50
3 86 " " 50
4 86 Tugwell, T.ios 50
10 86 Green, Alex 50
4 88 " " 2 50
5 88 Acheson, ME 2 50
0 88 " " 1 75
7 88 n 1-2 of. Knight, Alex. . 50
7 88 s 1-2 of, Young, Wm.. 1 25
10 88 Haggerty, Dominic.... 75
12 88 " " .... 75
6 90 Boone, Wm 1 00
8 90 Grave5, Nellie 75
1 91 s 1-2 of, Boone, Wm.... 1 00
2 91 Unknown... 75
3 91 Quinn, Ed 85
5 91 Guyot, Jos 1 50
10 91 Stephan, Edward 100
11 91 Boone, Wu I 25
12 91 " " 2 00
3 92 Unknown 5O
1 93 Fix, TA 50
2 93 Unknown 50
3 93 ?' 50
10 93 ' 50
11 93 " 50
12 93 " 50
1 94 Payue, C.L 1 00
2 90 Unknown 50
4 96 Barkdull, C H 50
7 97 Rocheford, TP 75
8 97 " " 1 00
9 97 Fraction of, Calais, H A 180
5 102 Unknown .>... 75
7 102 Hukill, D N 150
8 102 Unknown 75
9 102 Lowe & Sickenger 50
12 102 Sole, Oscar 1 5O
4 103 Unkaown 5O
5 103 " 5o
6 103 " 50
7 103 ?' 60
103 Payne, CL
103 " "
103 " "
104 Beveri<i<re
105 Blackmail, J E
105 Barley, H 0
105 Mahoney
105 Grant A L ?
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Ill Ropers
Ill Lustoff, Henry
__ 111 Orant, A L:
2 113 Davidaon, Pearl
3 113 " "
4 113 " "
5 113 Unknown
6 113 "
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9 113 ?'
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3 114 Miller, H J
4 114 Nelson, G
5 114 " "
i2 114 Grant, A L
4 115 Tbotnpsou, George ..
5 115
6 115 " "
7*115 Taylor, Lilly
8 115 Pay re, C L
10 115 Thompson, George. . .
11 115 Unknown
7 118 Casey, J B
9 119 Bledsoe, W J
10 119 Wheeler, J N
1 120 Grant, A. L
2 120 " "
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123 Maloney, Grace
i26 Hosford, F L
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Homestead: Clayton, Wm 1 00
'? DeWilt Estat? 1 5?
" Guthrie & White... 6 5O
In witoe's whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the official seal of the
Town of Skagway this 4th day of Sep
tember, A. D., 1905.
[L. S.] W. S. McKEAN,
Clerk of the Town of Skagway, Alaska.
Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY. OOMROR1
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Porte
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITY OF SEATTLE, - - - - Oct. 11, 21, 31
Via Vancouver
HUMBOLDT, ? - - - Oct- 6, 17. 27
Direct
COTTAGE CITY,
Oct- 10, 25
Via Victoria and Sitka
Mfc- Above Schedule Subjeot to change Without Notice.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNANN, Gen- Pass. Agt
10 Market Street, San Francisco, Ca! .
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
, Next Sailing- of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, - - Oct. 14
DOLPHIN, - - Oct. 19
DIRIGO ? Sept.
FARALLON ? ? - Oct. 14
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addiiional Charge
R, A. CARROLL. Agent. Phone 60
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