fffye Satlg ^Utskatt
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted as second class mail matter
July 8. 1S?5. at tiie fostofflce
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. Keller, Publisher.
SHOULD OBSERVE LINCOLN'S
BIRTHDAY.
As jret, with the exception of spec
ial exercises in the public schools of
a most appropriate nature, ami a dec
laration of a lejjal holiday by the
mayor of the town, uo steps have
been taken by Skagway's residents
to fittingly honor the memory of Ab
raham Lincoln on the hundredth anni
versary of his birth. Feb. 12.
Something should be done in the
way of holding a public meetiiiK to
c?'l<-brat?- the birth of the Great Am
Subscription Rates.
One month by carrier.
One month by mail...
Three months by mall
?lx months by mail...
One year by mail
1.00
4.50
9.00
erlcan Emancipator. Lincoln was
i>rubably the greatest American. Sum
consider lit* the most noble characU'r
in all history. A man of most huuibl
birth, ho rose above his lKUorant and
squalid surrounding* and by sheer
force of character was elected presi
dent of the I'nited States. Never
once did he. whilo in tho height of
his power, forget tho people. He was
a man of the people, their interests
were his. Duriug all the troublous
times of strife in tho Civil war Lin
coln's firm guidance never faltered.
He lived just long enough to see
the Rebellion ended; theu the assas
sin's bullet ended his life.
Lincoln's life is so beautiful, bis
character so lofty, his patriotism so
near perfection, that it would be well
for us in Skagway to set aside some
two hours of the day of his birth to
gather together and pay a fitting
tribute to that man of men.
Tho Alaskan will heartily co-operate
in this movement. Surely there are
public spirited men iu Skagway who
can spare part of their time to ar
range the details of the meeting.
THE COMMERCE OF ALASKA.
Tho rej?ort of Customs Collector
Hobart of Alaska for the year of
1908, which was published in yester
day's Alaskan, has some instructive
features. The value of the total im
ports to Alaska for the year were
more than $::,000,000 less than in
1907 and more than $7,000,000 less
than in 1!?06. This Is rather surpris
ing.
The exports, however, are on the
Increase. The value of the exports
in 190* is close to $2,000,000 greater
than in 1 1*07. f
Skagway stands third in point of
the value of the imports received by
southeastern Alaskan towns. Trt<Sd
well Is first with Juneau
second with and Skagway
has $520,296. It is significant to
note that the imports in Skagway In
creased more than $H6,000 in 1908
over 1907. while both Juneau and
Tread well show a decrease In the Im
ports.
In tho whole district the govern
ment maizes a profit of 13 cents of
each dollar collected. In Skagway
the customs office is operated at a
loss, as It costs J 1. 26 to collect each
dollar. It is amusirg to note that
at Kodlak the government spent $826
in maintaining customs collectors and
the yearly receipts were $1.
On the whole the report is not dis
couraging. It shows that the com
merce of Alaska almost held its own
through a year of great financial de
pression and the indications are that
the imports and exports in 1909 will
exceed those of 1908 by a comforta
ble margin.
WHO BACON IS.
Robert Bacon, the new secretary of
state. Is a man of large wealth: for
merly a member of the firm of J- P
Morgan & Co.; was a noted athleto at1
Harvard, where ho was a classmate |
of President Roosevelt: was halfback
on the university football team of
1880; was offered the position of
treasurer of the United States In iyt>:'f
but declined; was also offered the
post of ambassador to Germany In
1907, but declined that. He was born
at Jamaica Plains, .Mass.. July .*>, I860,
He became assistant secretary of
state In October, 190;>, following the
settlement of the anthracite coal
strikes in which he was of material
assistance to the president.
John Callan O'Loughllu, the new
assistant secretary of stale Is a
Washington newspaper correspondent.
Most of the fifteen years he has
been iu the business has been spent
In that city, but. as correspondent,
he has lived In Paris, London, Berlin
and St. Petersburg. He made special
investigations lu Venezuela and Santo
Domingo. He recently served as sec
retary to the United States commis
sion to the Tokio, Japan, exposition.
He was war correspondent with the
Kussian t.rmy during the Russo-Jap
anese war and later he reported the
Portsmouth peaco conference. He
has received decorations from the
czar of Russia, the emperor of Japan,
the king of Italy and President Cas
tro, of Venezuela. ? Seattle P.-I.
Tom Lowrie, who tiled yesterday in
Minneapolis, was one of the "squar
est" inillionairs in the United States.
He was simple and unostentatious
and his street railroads were never
counected with municipal scandal and
corruption. Lowrie played fair with
the people and provided the twin
cities with the best street car sys
tem in the United States. In return
the city councils were always ready
to do the right thing by his railroads
Lowrie was a good citizen ami his
death will he mourned by those who
knew him.
A "ghost" which terrorized the
residents of West Chester, Pa., prov
ed 'o be a black cat. Ifiishumini
Togo, "The Japanese Schoolboy."
writing in Collier's Weekly, says that
"when a professor sees a ghost In
is a scientist, but when colored Jani
tor see spookes he are one dark su
perstition." Few "ghosts" will stand
close inspection, some eminent phsv
cologists to the contrary.
Pool selling on horse races has
been prohibited in California and
Washington will probably follow suit.
A few years ago pool selling was
considered quite the thing. Some
day public sentiment will be educated
up to a point where gambling in
stocks and bonds and "futures" will
be legislated against.
Skagwav's fuel bill is already more
than $10,000 so far this winter. Ac
*
cording to -Mr. (Jround Hog severe
weather is ahead of us. The total
figures may be pretty high.
A Chicago parson says that flirting
is all right if it is done In church.
His church should be well attended
by the young folks.
An English torpedo boat went ?s
knots an hour, or at a rate of about
I -4 miles. That Is surely going some.
Abe Attell still keeps winning
fights with monotonous regularity.
Home rule for Alaska.
BE Alii
ID GET VOTE
BELLIN'GHA.M. ? Opponents of the
women's suffrage bill, introduced
this week in the Washington legisla
ture, have prepared a freak substitute
which will be offered and rushed
through if the former bill is not per
mitted to die in committee. The sub
stitute gives any woman who is be- 1
tween the ages of 21 and^TO years of
age the right to vote at all elections,
provided she is the motlW of a child
She is also allowed one vote for i
each additional child.
Theretullol the innervation taken
nt, Moore wnurt nt midnlpht, Feb. 4
I90i?, it at foliow*
Temperature tiraeob*ervat'n. 18 tbove
Mas. tamp, preceding 24 hours 20 above
Mln. " " " " lu above
Mean " " " " IT J above
Barometer S9 ;")4.
Clear and north wiul
Big Salmon - - - ? 14 "
Yukon Crossing ? - . 1" "
Selkirk - - - . 20 "
Coffee Creek, - - ? .'10 "
Stewart, - - - ? 30 "
OffUvie ? - ? ?
Dawson, - - - ? 40 "
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whitehotse,
Tapish
Atliu, ?<
tlootalinqua
5 below i
8 below
15 "
LIBERTY BELL
COMING WEST
(By United Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.? The city
council last night decided to grunt
the r?'(iucst of the A.-Y.-P. exposition
directors and send the famous Liber
ty bell to the Seattle fair. The bell
will be shipped west on a special
prepared ear. ?
(By United Press.)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. Lucky
Baldwin, the old mine owner and
race horse man, who was stricken
with heart failure yesterday and
whose death was hourly expected, has
rallied and the physicians say he has
a fighting chance for life.
Yes, we have the proper sites of
calling cards in the crash finish bris
tol. The proper type, too. The
Daily Alaskan Job Dept.
Why not be cheerful? Poor Lit
tle Herman has just received a?con
signmeut of that famous Cream Kye.
A smile guaranteed with every drink.
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Rye and Belmont
Bourbon direct from bond at whole
sale price by the gallon. The Mas
cot, phone 67. Delivery free.
FRESH GOODS.
The next Jefferson will bring us
another fresh consignment of Fresh
Premium Butter, Ranch Eggs, choice
Poultry and Oysters. Our line of
fresh Salt Meats are the best to bo
had iu any market
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
PILES CURED IN 4 TO 6 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to
14 days or money refunded. 50c.
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free
In place of tea or coffee. Come on
boys.
Why not be cheerful? Poor "Lit
tle Herman has just received a con
signment of that famous Cream Rye.
A smile guaranteed with every drink
PANTHEON FIRE SALE.
Owing to damaged labels caused by
the fire in my warehouse I wil j sell
3 Bottles Rainier beer 50c
3 Bottles Olympia beer 50c
1 Bottle A. B. C. beer 25c
3 Botitles Malt Rainier beer 50c
2 Pints Olympia beer 25c
2 Bottles Ginger Ale 25c
These goods are not damaged, only
the labels are soiled, and this sale
will continue until all are sold.
J. F. ANDERSON,
Pantheon Saloon.
In the Days
of Old
Letter writing was a lux
ury indulged in only by the
wealthy and the learned.
Today everyone may obtain
and at a reasonable price, a
writing paper far more beau
tiful than the crude hand
made product of ye olden
days.
Hue to be sure that you are
getting the paper of the high
est quality, the most pleasing
writing surface, and the most
correcr sizes and tiuts. buy an
Eaton, Crane A- Pike Paper.
We have them as follows.
Highland Linen . Price 50c
Etomine Linen . . Price 76c
Celtic Linen . . Price 50c
WM.' BR ITT
The Druggist)
All whiskies and wines served at
the Pack Train Bar is purchased by
Mr. Orlm direct from the (usUUers
and win. leu. if
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
I RLKCTHir LIGHTED 8TEAM
HEATED STEAM KK
Georgia
Carrylnc U. S. Moll
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau, ]
Boonn, Tenitkee.TSItka and Wnvportt,
January .1, l J, 19, 2C.
^-bruary 2. 9. 16. 23.
WILLIS NOW ELL, Mgr , Juneau
W, W. HOUGHTON, Agent
Broadn-av and Fif:h Ave l'bone 00
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying Passengers and Mail #111
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M. sarni* day.
Fare one way $1-50
Round tri"o $2.50
Pacific Cor s- S- S. Co.
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
jtMll , and other t'UK<t 8 /UCu 1 *??r t s
?JARRY ISO 17 ?*. 1AVJ.
Steamer* of Tbl* Company Leave
tOTTAOf CITY ? JAN. 30 ffB.I! - 23
Connrctlnc with the Company'* steam**? at Sevtle fo? Saw FraHCHOO,
Southern Cai.ipornia,* Kokkka (ll mboldi Bay) ??d Mkxico
Above Schedule Subject to Chance Without Nolle*.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Seeoi.d ami Broadway, Skapway
Skatti.k Tjckkt Offhtv 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN. Genurai i awnuur Agent,
112Mirkit <r? ^a tr. c , Ca>
Canadian Pacific
RAILWAY
( B. C. COAST SERVICE)
SCHEDULE OK SAILINGS FROM RKAOWAY
Subject to change without notice
Steamship' PRINCESS MAY
January 16-30 February 13-27
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world ard all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaaka Pacific Expreaa
u Next Sailing of the Faat Paaaenjrer Steamer*
^Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4. 16, 28
Company rv?crvc? rlcht tochanc sallicc date without uottce
TranB'ofi: to Victoria and Vancouver Without AddtlioTial Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone M
L
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TTIK1EC TABLR No. 1H
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
No. I. N. Bound
let clat?.
& 30 a. id.
10 fO p. m.
11 0<> v
11 30 "
1 33 p. m.'
3 4.r>
Leave*
Arrive*
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOO CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
Whit* Horsi
Arrive*
Leavet
ft. J. 8. Bounf
in claw
12)p n
1 45 -
T? 42 "
12 10 "
10 2> a. nr.
n is ??
Passeocer* must be at depot* In time to have Ba?ca?e !n*pecfd and
oheoked. Inspection is stopped SO minute* before leaving time of train.
150 pound* of baggage will be cheeked free with oach full fare ticket
flat! '75 pound* with each half fare t!ok*t
1
'Throush Line From
Skapway to Atiln, White Homo, Rip Salmon, l)?wson nnd Intermediate Yukon Hirer 'Point*
Tne now placer camps in the Alsokond Kluane Mining Di?trict? are reached only rla Whit* Hor??
Route Stage