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Official City Paper
S. KELLER, PUBLISHER ?
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SCB8CRIPTION.RATS3
On* week. deUrerwc tr -arrter
One monthly mall
fhrM months, by mail
fix nontba. by mail
Um year, by mall
UN00IN8 WICKERSHAM
Thla newspaper bu made qo com- ,
meet whatsoever heretofore oa the res
ignation of Judge James Wlcktrtham. '
Whether or no^he served as Judge Id
Alaska waa cot of the slightest concern
to thia page. Thai he waa at times in
clined to go beyocd the limit in bring
ing np old soorea in a judicial way has
often been alleged, and in that there is
soma truth; as a judge that was his only
falling. Judge Wickersham's was a
maater mind and. being thrown in the
barren field of Alaska Federal official
dom, excited envy and waa attacked
with a vlclousness that would have
been scorned by hyenas. Charged that
oould be anawered by a man in the op* n
were manifolded againat blm, but they
served for no purpose. He met them
and defeated them. Late in (he sum
mer, ao the sto'y goes, James Wicker
sham was approached by one
high in office and commanded,!
point blank, to commit an act
which would deprive a Juneau resident
of the right to make a living. This, to
his credit be it said, Judge WTckershbin
refused to do. When intimidation,
pleadings and alluring offers failed to
accomplish the hellish plans conceived
by a vile designer, disreputable aubter
fuge was resorted to and the passing of |
Wichersham speedily followed.
It Is not well here to enumerate the
facts that brought about the downfall
of Alaska's most versatile jurist. Tne
mantle of Charity is best thrown over
the plot of the case and all concerned.
But seeing the conditions as they are,
this newspaper would ask: Will tt-c
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man who Is now parading himself as !
the author of Jamea Wiokorsham's
downfall hare the courage to state
through his u?wspaper^ just what means
he employed in Juneau {a the lato
hours of th* nights in early autsmn to
acoompliah 'hi*, end? The Alaakaa
hardly tbiofci he will.
REASON
"Tha financial outlook m we try to
analyse it.ia as r*m*rk*bl* and com
plicated a* one could well imagine.
'-On Monday of lhla'w#ek out of *j
dear sky oame telegrams from all the
principal allied of the Middle West,
stating that the credit balance of the
Pacific Coast oltiea, amounting to sev
eral millions of dollars, were simul
taneously tied up under clearing hou?e
| regulations until further notice, and
that the ordera for shipment* of coin
or currency would not he recognised.
"Portland la . peculiarly altuated In
that see haa acted a* a reserve center
for Tacoms, Seattle and Spokane? or
the Inland Empire? and as the cities,
cut off from every other point, received
telegrams of a similar tone to thoae
referred to, they immediately called
upon Portland tor heavy ahipments of
?o!d.
"Portland responded aa beat ?be
could, and naturally looked to her
source of supplies, via. San Franoisco,
where to our utter astonishment we
learned that even with a United Stales
sub-treasury and a mint there/
not one dollar waa forthcoming from
this central point.
"For yeara paat it h's been possible
to deposit telegraphic exchange in New
York to the credit of the Treasury of
tha Uoited States and receive ;p*yment
In gold through th* sub-treaaury 1j
San Fraooitco. At thla time this facil
ity of the Government haa been denied
us, presumably because of the drain on
New York funds resulting from such
tranafers by our Western banks,
"Portland, thus cpt off, had to fall
b?ck on her owti resources, not only
for her own needs, but for those of the
Interior bunk# of Oregon and Wash
ington.
"Wo h-ite also been asked to carry
the hear; pay-roils of tbe railroad com
panies, for which we received drafts
on St. Paul and San Francisco.
"Tbe result has baen that we have
not properly cared for our inwflor
banka, and bare been helpless to land
mora than s trifling resistance, and for
that reason It was thought wlaa to re
sort to the only other protection, name
ly a legal holiday. Washington follow
ed suit, and California baa fallen Into
line apd will continue it indefinitely
until the aky dears.
"We have hopes and fully believe
that ahortly facilities will be sfforded
through tb^ San Francisco mint or
sub treasury which will almost imme
diately relieve tbe situation.
"Until this assistance Is afforded, in
our opinion, the Governors of the three
atatta? Oregon, Washington and Cali
fornia? sbou'd act jointly and continue ^
from day to day the legal holiday, thus
allowing business to be transacted as ,
usual without tbe slightest Inconveni
ence to any one, and at the same time
I affording protection to our hundreds of
interior banks, who, through no fault
of tbtlrown, are not in a position to
withstand unreasonab e demands mad*
upon tbem. Unlike the conditions in
1863, when it was Impossible to "get
b:ood out of a turn'p," the resources
and wealth of our countrv were never
so great as they are now, so that It
would appear that remedying the situ
ation is simply a question of solving
a problem that Is possible of solution.
"One other cause of the temporary
blocking the movement of our splen
did wheat crop is the fact that our 60
day bills on London (valued at 1100,000
to 1150, COO each), representing our
loaded wheat ships In tbe harbor, can
not ba sold at any of the money centers
of the country, thus absolutely stop
ping the wheat buying from the farm
ers. This, however, can only be tem
porary with tbe ba'ance of trade so
heavy in fa*or of the United 8tates at
this season of the year.
"It Is to be .hoped that with these
wouderful crops and other products of j
our soil, representing so much wealth,
that the wheels of commoree mar soon
be set in motion *g*ln."? ' The Specta
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SHAMELESS CREATURES
' The youngest ol Cornelius Vander
bllt'a daughters Is going to marry a
foreign prince. Her "dot" will be of
the Inttlnsio value of twelve million
dollars, provided the recent slump in
Wall street values has not reduced the
amount bj a few millions. Of course
no me?ei American with no ancestors to
speak of could be considered worthy of
the affect loos of such sn eligible parti.
It is estimated that American million
airesseses have carried away for the
re-establlshment of European princ'y
and duca! houses a sum In excess of
eight or nine hundred millions of dol
1 lars. And the "street" is In such ur
gout n.-ed of gold at the present time.
1 It is a shame that such things should
' be tolerat< d.? Victoria Times.
I Shameful as must be the admission,
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instances like the above are true and
the American papers can make no
defense of case^ such as that of the
Vanderbllt woman. When an Ameri
can girl barters her soul, her body, her
very being to a puppet belonging to a
bankrupt house of snobbery, she lose*
overything that is in life worth while
and naught that can be written or
preached to or about her will in any
manner save her from the certain per
dition ske walks blinJly Into, and
which she richly deserves to reap the
full harvest of. . .
NO PIPER TOMORROW
Tomorrow being Thanksgiving there
will be no papjr issued from this office'
YE MUSI BE W AGAIN
Have a new Born suit or overcoat.
Get vour orders In for Thanksgiving
and Xmas. You will make no mistake
when yon leave your orders with the
American Tailors.
MEXICAN CARRIERS.
The Cargadors Can Carry Enormous
Load* on Thoir 8houfdere.
Just ns one finds the ricksha <.v every
where lu India, so one Unds the cargu
dor In Mexico. Ho Is a beast of bur
den. In general be Is a comparatively
small man, with broad shoulder* and
stout arms aud logB. To look at htm
one would not think he would be able
to carry heavy burdens. But the
weight he can carry Is surprising. You
have a trunk you can scarcely move,
for Instance. You send for a cargador.
He gets It upoo bin back, high up on
the shoulders, and he marches off with
It as easily as though It were a play
thing. A life dedicated to carrying
heavy burdens has made this work
easy for him. A slightly built Mexican
will carry over 500 pounds oa his
shoulders for flhort distances.
Until rocent years almost everything
In the City of Mexico and everywhere
else throughout the republic was car
ried upon the backs of cargadors. If
you wanted to move your household
furniture you hired a certain number
of cargadors. For house moving they
generally work In pairs, each pair hav
ing a hand truck, which they pick up
and carry when It Is loaded, for tt has
no wheels. In the City of M?xlco\hore
are still hundreds of these hand tracks,
though one may now find plenty of
carts, wagous and hoary moving
trucks.? Mexican Herald. (
The Only Piece He Cared About.
"There was a Preach count," said a
lecturer In the midst of a little sermon
on selfishness, "who was traveling
from Paris to Monte Catle. Oa his
Journey he stoppad at tyestoae, Where
he sent for his valet, wtfo bad preced
ed him and was t* have met aim at
that point. 'Alas, monsieur.' exclaim
ed the count's eonrier, 'paor Francois!
I have Just leaked my lost upon him.
He wm killed la a railway accident
His corpse lies on the outskirts of
Mentone, cat la a hundred pieces!'
'Ah!' murmured the count regretfully.
'Then Just go back and wtch me the
piece that contains say trunk keys.' "
The Old Way and the New.
The youug lady from Boston waa ex
plaining. "Take an egg," she said, "and
make a perforation in the base and a
corresponding one in the apex. Then
you apply the lips to the aperture and
by forcibly inhaling the breath tho
shell Is entirely discharged of its con
tents."
An old lady who was listening ex
claimed: i j i
"It beats all how folks de thing*
nowadays. When I was a gal tfeey
made a hole in each end and sucked."
-Judge's Library.
HERE TOO
5300 GIVEN AWAY
After having a very prosperous year
we foel that we. can afford to be as gen
erous as our competitor, and therefore
we have dtcided to give away prizes to
the value of $300, comprising the fol
loffin : list:
1 Lady's % karat Diamond Ring,
a beautiful steel blue perfect
stone.
1 Gentleman's Lion's head ring, set
with diamonds and rubies.
1 Laoj's 14 karat Gold Wutch, 25
year Boss case, I5 jewels, Wal
thain movement.
1 Gentl man's 14 karat Gold Watch,
15-year Boss case, 15 jewels,
Waltham movement.
1 Ludy's Sterling Silver Toilet Set.
1 Gentleman's Sterling Toilrt Set.
With each SI. 00 .purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket 00 the abave goods.
All gods so'd during the life of our
prlxe ? ffer will be engraved free cf
charge by us.
A coupon with every dollar purchase.
H. D. KIRMSE,
Pioneer Jewe ler
Skagway, Alaska,
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
The co-partnership heretofore exist
ing between James A. Nettles and Cor
tes Foid at Skagway and Brines, Alas
ka, is this day dissolved by mu ual con
sent. Mr. James A. Nettles continues
the s&id business. All accounts, notes
and mortgages owing to the firm of
Nettles & Ford are payable to James A.
Nettles, and all bills and notes owing
by the firm will be paid by James A.
Nettles.
J. A. NETTLES,
CORTES FOKD.
Dated at Skagway, Alaska, November,
16, 1907.
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Have a new Born suit or overcoat
Get your orders in for Thanksgiving
and Xmas. You will make no mistake
when you leave your orders vti:h the
American Tailors.
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEEO. 9AFETY.I COMFORT
Seattle, odd other Puget Bound, Porta
CARRYING U. 8. MAIL
Steamer* of Tht? Company Leare
Humboldt - - Nov. 25
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City of Seattle Dec. 4
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Connecting with the Company 's Steamers nt Seattle for
San Francisco, Southkrn* Cauforn*ia? Eurkka (Humboldt Bay) and
Mexico ,
ttf A bore Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Actlnp Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, US-James St.
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C. D. DUN ANN, General Passenger Agent,
10 Market Street, San Franolsoo, Oal.
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. IB- ?
(Dally Exoept Sunday.)
No. L N. couod)
lit olus.
8 30 a. m. Leaves
10 10 " "
10 50 " ??
<11 20 ? H
1 10 p. m. "
3 25 Arrives
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SKAGUAY
WHITE tPASS
LOO CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
Whit* Hors*
Arrlrot
We.
NO, 3, b. Boone
lit ClftM
3 20 p. m.
1 45 M
>. ? 12 45 ??
K 12 06 ??
v, 10 30*. m.
8 20 "
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Passengers must be at depots In time to hare Baggage lr ppected acd
checked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of tram.
ISO rounds of baggage will be checked free with each fall fare ticket |
and 76 pounas with each half fare ticket.
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The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska. Paolfio Express
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Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
T it a'! bi nmsU ^ lo : \ "<M? v.vO
JEFFERSON, Nov. 15, 27
FARALLON ....
Company reserve* right to change sailing date without notice.*^" -
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tlokets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone M
SMY WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Nov. 20,
1907, la M follows-.
Temperature time observat'n .35 above
Mai. temp, preceding 24 hours.. 39 above
Mln. " " " ?' ..21 above
Mean " " " " ..30 ?bove
Barometer 29.70
Cloudy, Light northwiod.
THE i
Pack Train Restaurant
Will Serve Sunday
French Dinner
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From 12 noon to 8 p. m.
EVERYTHING THE BEST
IN THE MARKET
Regular - Dinner 50o.
TEA, COFFEE or WINE and
ICE CREAM
Subscribe for
The Daily Alaskan
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$1 Der mo. delivered
U. S> Mall Steamer
Cairying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $150
Round trio $2.50
DR. F. C. NORMAN
Physician and Surgeon
(cm?r 8UROSON or W. P. k T. n.)
CORNKR FIFTH AND STATE STS.
UP STAIRS
8KAGWAY - ALASKA
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Currying U. S. Mull
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoon Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
S A I LS
NOVEMBERS 10, 16,
22, 28
WILLIS NO WELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, A*ent
Broadway uid Fifth Are. Phone 90
Pullen Rouse
Poet of Sixth nvtoui
Most, elegantly furnished house
In Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lljjhta ? Hot uod cold
water ? Telephones
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by the dry week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own-.Jereey
Dairy
mr$. fi. $. Pullen
Proprietress
William Hoskins
?Boot and Shoe Maker ?
Repairing promptly done with the best
material in the market
Ladies' and Children's Shoes Mended
Broadwa]rBetw?*nl3r(l aid IthAvn
DON'T FROG
Unless You've Got 50 Cents
W. W. BOUGHTOH
DEALER IN
Cigars, Tobacco,
Smokers' Articles,
Stationery and Fish
ing -Tackle
LARGE CIRCULATING LIBRARY
INCLUDING LATEf. COPY
RIGHTED BOOK'S
MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND
OTHER PERIODICALS
REMODELED
THE
Rainier-Grand fiotel
SEATTLE
New Manneement Popular Prion
Central Location European Plan
Finest CAFE and BAR In tho Cl'v
Wilson & White Co.Prop.Chas Perrj Mgr.
Through Line From
Skagway to AtHn, White Horse, Big Sainton, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
Thenew plaoer camps in the Alaekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse.
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Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Ska^way and White Horse. A through Mail, Pa?senger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Lino between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson and
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai tz camp -
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passengei, freight aitd telegraphic rates, apply
Z . to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen, Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska