Official City Paper
L. 8. KKkUKR, HUULIfcHiirt
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One month, by mail
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THE WINNIN6 AND THE L0SIN6 OF
STRIKES
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Public sympathy is the thing that
wins strikes. To have popular sym
pathy the strikers must have a good
cause. The average wan is with the
laborer per se. Sympathy drifts
naturally to the laborer. The laborer
must behave badly iodeed when other
people turn away from him. Juneau
papers are complaining that even now
that the strike is on down there at
Treadwell merchants "are indif
ferent''? meaning that the merchants
should have taken sides against the
strive element, or at least been busy
looking to an amicable settlement be
fore the trouble advanced to this stage.
But business men are slow to take
?ides in such a matter.
Seldom will they do so until provoked
by some lawlessness. At Treadwell It
is a said to this time the strikers bave
sot resorted to violence. It is to be
hoped that they will not. The troops
are sent there in fear of violence that is
threatened. It is to be hoped the threat
will not be carried out.
Vio'ence caused the diversion of pub
lic sentiment in Fairbanks and the
miners, after being the cause of intro
ducing thousanJs of men into the coun
try, there to stay as their competitors
indefinitely, have noT gone back to
work at the o!d terms. At Goldfleld
where thj unions were all-powerful
until they resorted to the commis
sion of such outrege* ?s to turn their
warm friends into outspoken enemies,
after losing large amounts in time and
money spent aid costing the state an
immense sum, hav? given up the fight
for betterments and returned to their
jobs, defeated.
Some day the union man will see the
utility of doing his own thinking and
refuse to bind himself to follow a
leader until that leader has demon
strated that he has a care for the good
of the led rather than a passion for
strife and desire to be maintained in
idleness at the expense of the union.
TIME CALLED ON GU6GENHEIMS
What those Guggenheim?, witn their
b'uffs at railroad building, wilt do next
it is not sife to guess? except in the
spirit that a m in places a white chip
on the red. They have harrowed the
feelings of the whole south coast now
for three or four years and the last
move djts nut serve to settle the nerves
of those who have been banking on
their sayijgs and doings.
They have bad Va!dez in the air for
years, caused tnousands to be staked
on their apparent selection of Kattlla
as whe later choice and o:her thousands
still later at Cordova, and n:>w they go
back to Valdtz ? for how long?
But fortunately a time limit is placed
on this juggling for under the contract
that went with their purchase of the
big Bonanza copper property, which is
back of the whole enterprise, they must
complete a railroad to the property and
have it in shape for transj orting copper
to market by January 1, 1911, and it
will require hustling from this time to
get within the time limit. It is not
likely they will let tbo big thing slip
by after all this.
At the mine nearly $1,000,000 has al
ready been expended in development
work and in preparing for shipping,
and this season an aerial tram 15,000
feet long and costing $125,000, will be
installed. The Keonicott Mines com
pany, as the syndicate is called now, is
having 350 tons of supplies and tram
material moved across the coast range.
This freighting will cost about 10 cents
a pound, or 870,000 to land the outtit at
toe Kennicott. From that point it
must be carried up a steep mountain
several thoua?nd feet, and this work ti '
connection with installing the tram,
will cost an immense amount of money.
The property owned by this company
coxitis of 4,000 acres of ground, all of
which is patented. The group l'.es
adjacent to Kennicott river, a tributary
of Nizina river, which latter flow* into
the Chluyoa river. The ore body is at
an elevation of tJ,0C0 feet, and the tram
will h^ve O be nearly 15,000 feet in
length to reach the point selected as
the terminal for tbe railroad to the
coast.
TODAY'S WEATHER? COMBINATION
SHIFTED
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
Alas,
The belated blizzard
That comes unannounced.
Shedding consternation
And making previous weather talk
Sound foolish.
Just as you were planning
The most remarkable
Garden in the neighborhood!
Winter is all right,
Mayb*.
In its proper place.
North of the arctic circle
You expect it,
And an occasional visit
Farther south
In the proper season
Is all right,
But when
You have foldtd away your bobsleds,
Ordered your garden seeds
And are looking earnestly,
As a iran
Hunting for a lost quarter,
For the first
Johnny-jump-up
It is rather.'discouraging
To have to begin
All over again ,
Shoveling the snow
From the sidewalks
And purchasing
Cough medicine.
Perhaps the most unpopular
Institution in this land
Is the belated storm.
Nobody loves it
Except the coal man.
Try hard as it will.
It can never make a hit.
In a popular election,
With a free ballot
And an honest count,
It couldn't be elected
Vice president.
Have you
Registered
Whitehorse, Mar. 2S, 1908.
Whitehorse? Cloudy, south wind, 10
above.
Atlln? Snowing, south wind, 17 above
Center? Snowing, south wind, 17
above.
Tagish? Cloudy, north wind, 18 above.
Hootalinqua? Cloudy, calm, 12 above.
Big Salmon? Cloudy, calm, 4 above.
Yukon Crossing? Snowing, calm, 17
above.
Selkirk? Snowing, calm 18 above.
Coffee Creek? Snowing, calm. 27
above.
Stewart? Snowing, calm, 2 above.
Ogilvie ? Cloudy, calm, 12 above.
Dawson? Clear, ca!m. 10 above.
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Mar. 27
1908, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n..35 above
Max.temp.preceding 24 hours. t56 above
Mln " ?? " " ..20 above
Mean " " " " ..43 above
Barometer 30.12
Cloudy, calm.
Don't be bashful. Get the Bull Dog
cigar at Tony Dotero's. lni
SOFTNESS OF SEALSKIN.
ta Rlrnln) by Human Hnlr Where
Dandruff U Eradlcalrd.
Sealskin Is admired the world over for
.ts softness and glossiness; and yet the
luman hair Js equally as soft and glossy
.? hen healthy: and the radical cause of all
ir.lr trouble Is dandruff, which Is caused
v a pestiferous parasite that saps the
?tsllty of the hair at Its root. Newbro's
% -plcide Is the only preparation that Is
aial to the dandruff germ. Without dan
i- a ft' there Is no falling hair, but a lux
v.nt growth of glossy, soft hair Is cor
r>. Scouring the scalp won't cure dan
Kill the dandruff germ. Thous
? of women owe their beautiful oults
h !r to Newbro's Herplclde Sold by
Mng druggists. Send 10c. In stamps
Th? Iferplclde Co.. Detroit, Mich.
Two sizes ? 50 cents and $1.00.
Wm. Britt, Special agent, Skagway
| ALASKA AND THE YUKON
| IN JUST A LINE OR TWO |
Prlnc-: Kupert now has a population
of 1,000.
Tbe Sentinel says there are do empty
bouses In Wrangell.
A remarkably rich gold strike is re
ported at a point sixty miles east of
Herschel isl-nd.
Master Signal Electrician George
Trefllnger of Fort Davis, Alaska, has
become raenta'ly deranged.
The excur?lon ship Spokane Is sched
uled or five round trips the coming sea
son. commencing June 10th
A young son of Barney McKay of
Petersburg fell dead from excitement
one day last week, says the Wrangell
Sentinel.
Disease broko out at MacPherson,
February 18, among the natives, sup
posed to be diphtheria. The post was
quarantined.
The war department has issued orders
that as soon as navigation opens all
army m n who have boen In Alaska
more than two years are to be with
drawn.
The Congregational board of foreign
missions hasj> steamboat on its hands
called the Morning Star No. 7, with
which they threaten to drop Into the
Alaska trade.
From 3,000 to 4,000 men can find em
ployment lu tbe Tanana district, is the
statement of Falcon Joslyn of the Fair
banks Chamber of Commerce to the
Alaska committee of the Seattle Cham
ber.
LIMERICK COMPETITION
A Sourdough irom Whitehorse named
"Wade,"
Sought entrance to the Board of Trade;
He gazed around in mute despair,
When he saw the entranc was not
there.
His despair soon changed, us he made t
rally, .
To find that th? entrance *now Is in the
Alley.
Now a closed ^Front door] makes a sore
head,
When it takes away your dally bread,
And the Board of Trade won't rue
U,
When through the Alley, they go
to it,
Where the back door, is open now
instead.
The Board of Trade is offering ?
prize, consisting of a box of cigars or a
bottle of wlno for the best Limerick
i advertising their new alley entrance
Tbe conditions of this contest are that
each Limerick shall contain the name
"Board of Trade" and use the term
"Alley."
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A Wonderful Inttramont
You should drop into the Mascot and
hear the music. The electric piano
hns a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of new aire.
THE PORTLAND HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
Good warm rooms, 25c to $1. Baths 25c
Porcelain Tubs. Friends and strangers
made welcome. Fifth nve., opposite
Canadian bank.
The
General Demand
of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts arc known to them to be
wholesome and tridy beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine ? manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty centt'
per bottle.
Do You Know
what constitutes good
writing paper? First
of all, good linen cloth
for the pnlp; second,;
pure water- that the
color may be clear and
unsullied; third, intel
ligent workmen, but
most of all good taste.
The beautiful" and
unusual finishes of the
Eaton papers are the
product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot- Pressed
Vellum
ii mm, n. 6.
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays- and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Hainete for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trit> $2.50
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayporta
SA I LS
MARCH 3, \9, 15,
21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
\ W. W. BOCGHTON, A*ent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Puget Sound Porta
CARRYING U.S. M All .
Steamers of This Company Leave
HUMBOLDT - ' - April 7, 17 and 27
COTTAGf CITY - April 10 and 23
Connecting with the Company's Steamers at Seattle for San Francisco,
Southern Calpiornia, Eurbka (Humboldt Bay) sod Mexico
t8T Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street, San Pranolsoo, Cal
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamshi" .
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
MARCH 8, 18, and 28TH.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W- LOWLE, Agant
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
D. Ml I III ! 1 1
lit III i 11
Company reserves right to chango sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Viotorla and Vancouver Without Addilional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 86
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 18
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st class.
S 30 a. m.
10 10 "
10 50 "
11 20 ??
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE ;PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horse
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clais
3 20 p m.
1 45 ?'
12 45 ??
12 05
10 30*. m.
8 20 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected and
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checkod free with eaob full fare ticket
and 75 pounds with eaoh half fare ticket.
Through Line From
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Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in the Alsek and Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, whenlnavigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengerg, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in^the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quaitz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to'
rRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vanoouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and 8kaguay, AIrsIta 8kaeuay, Alaska