THE DAILY ALASKAN
CITY OFFICIAL. P^PHR
No. 248 VOL. VIII.
SKAGWAY, ALASKA, SATURDAY N0\ EMBER 18. 1905 PRICE 10 CENfS
MAJOR RICHARDSON LRGLS
ROAD BUILDING
President of Road Commission Addresses
Alaskan Convention on Work Done and
Proposed? He Wants More Money
(Special Dispatches to Dailj Alaskan.)
Seattle, Nov. IS- Major Richardson
president of the Alaska road commis
sion, addressed the convention this
morning, outlining the work of the
commission for this year and the plans
for next. He expressed the hope that
C0Qg*S!>s would further aid in this line
bv making substantial appropriations.
CITS RATES
White I'a^s Stage Line Fare
Falliuii
The fare over the White Pass stage
line from Whitehorse to Dawson has
been reduced to #100. It was $125
when the staging season first began.
The reduction was made possible by
the heavy snowfall, which improved
the condition of the road.
It will be further reduced as the sea
son advances. As soon as the rivers
shall have frozen over so that sleighs
can be driven across the Yukoa, the
Pelly and the Stewart rivers, the fare
will be fixed at 175. at which it will re
main throughout the season.
BIG DEED
Two- Mi Hi oil- Doll u' Iii9tra
meitt for KecorJ
Judge Le Fevre is busily engaged
placing upon the records in his oftice a
deed to Alaskan property wherein the
consideration is $2,000,000. The i.eed
is Iroin the Alaska Packet's' Associa
tion. of San Francisco, and to the Mer
cantile Trust Company, of New York.
The instrument is a trust deed and
conveys all the property of the grantor
in Alaska to secure the payment of
bonds in tho amount of f2, 000, 000. It
will be recordt'd in each of the record
ing districts in Alaska in which the
Alaska Packers' Association owns
property. The Skagway district is the
first in which it has b. en tiled for rec
ord. The recording fees for the ins . u
ment are about $"0.
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W have the cream of
Boliday Stationery
Also a well se'ected line of
Coys, Games and Dolls
New Goods Received on Every Sr earner
A Visit to Our Store Will Repay Yor
December Delineator now on sale
Phone 55. Store Open Evenings
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Boss Bakery
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
afresh Candies*
JUST RECEIVED
fresh Boasted Virginia Peanuts fvery Day
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SOUTHEAST
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Delegates from older section of district
of Alaska dictate-Convention will
make territorial government para
mount to all other matters
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Seattle, Nov. 18 ? Southeastern Alaska took possession of the Alaskan convention
today, naming the permanent officers and selecting the chairman of the committee on
resolution. Gov. A. P. Swineford, of Ketchikan, is permanent chairman of the conven
tion, W. S. McKean, of Skagway, secretary, and John G. Price, of Skagway, chairman
of the committee on resolutions. Territorial government for the district is the paramount
issue with the convention and will be exalted above all other questions.
SWINEFORD SOUNDS KEYNOTE
The keynote of the convention was sounded when Gov. Swineford, in his address
delivered upon taking the chair, said: j -
"The convention should prepare for presentation to congress a memorial from the
people of Alaska demanding that they be recognized as American citizens in fact as well
as in name. "
"The people of Alaska," he continued, "should he given the power to make their
own laws, to regulate their own mining and other industries to designate their own min
ing districts. to select their own recorders, in short to govern themselves as self-respecting
Americans have a right to do. When this matter shali come before the convention in the
regular course of business I shall ask relief in the chair, take the iloor and speak to the
question."
COMMITTEE ON RESOl UTl'ONS
The resolutions committee, which is regarded as t ie m< st important in the conven
tion, consists of the following: John G. Price, J. J. B irns and F. B. Agnew, of the
first division; Dudley Dubose, Elma McNaught and T. Perkins, of the. second; J, E.
Ballaiue, Joseph Hutchinson and R. V. Nye, of the thi 1 division.
ALL RESOLUTIONS GO TO COMMITTEE
The committee on rules and order of business re] >rted this morning. An amend
ment was offered to its report, providing that bills be introduced in the convention and
prepared for presentation for congress, This started a fight at once. It was supported
strongly by Judge Cochran, of Tin City, who said a 1 ill would soon be presented for
territorial government. 'JTre majority opposed the plan as harmful, recommending that
everything that came up for the presentation to congress should be in the shape of reso
letions. The amendment was defeated. All memorials and resolutions will be referred
without debate to the committee on resolutions.
MAY HAVE THREE DEI EGATES
The committee on resolutions made a partial report today, leaving the question of
one or two delegates open. to the convention to decide. I his is believed to leave an open
ing for the satisfactory settlement of the Ryan-Johanson ight. It is now believed if the
delegates can not settle their differences and agree upon the election of one delegate, the
convention will choose three delegates. This would be & xtisfactory to southeastern Alas
ka which up till the present time has not had u candid, te for delegate
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTE HAS LONG SESSION
The committee on resolutions was in session all last night considering resolutions
that were presented under suspension of the rules yesterday evening. Many of the re
solutions will be reported upon this afternoon. The one in favor of territorial govern
ment will be one of these.
Big Mail Dae
Five days' accumulation of mail
matter should reach Skagway in the
next two days. The Farallon should
have two days, mail and#the Humbold
three.
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Cor. 5th & B oadway. 'Phone 90
Cigars and Tobacco
Stationery
and Fishing Tackle
?NEWS DEPOT*
New Books Just Rec'd
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We will give 33i
per cent off on
all sales in our
crockery depart
ment
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Sole Agent? Rosb of El!ensburg Butter
The Best That Money Can Buy -
QUALITY TELLS EVERY TIME
this fact explains why G-AULT'S CEY
LON TEA is fast displacing all other
teas throughout Canada
THE ROSS-HIGGINS CO. Sole Agents, Skagwav and Juneau
FAIRBANKS DELEGATES ARE
QUARRELLING
Bitter Fi^ht Precipitated By Committee on
Credentials Which Refuses to Permit
Transfer of Proxies By Telegraph
[Special Dispatch to Taily Alaskan.]
Seattle, Nov. 18? The bitterest fight
in the Alaskan convention today was
over the report of the committee 'on
credentials, which caui ed a renewal of
the fight in the Fairbf 3ks delegation.
The report contained t provision that
telegrams from absent delegates could
not be read on the floor of the conven
tion. This was on acco. nt of telegrams
from Fairbanks directi 3g that proxies
be turned over to J. H. Hughes, the
leader in the fight for the e'ection of
Johatson a? delegate 'o Washington.
The committee decidec that the dele
' l?ation bad caucused at Seattle and bad
j elected a chairman who was author
ized to vote the proxies in the conven
, tion and that the result of the caucus
should stand. This decision cost Johan
son 10 votes in his own delegation.
When it became evident that the re
port of the committee could not be
amended, Jobanson look the floor and
asked that the names of all the absen
tees of the Fairbanks delegation be
stricken from the roll of the conven
tion. This caused an uproar and after
a few minutes of very warm discussion,
Jobanson withdrew his motion, and the
report of the convention was adopted.
UP TO US
Must Reduce Ta iff or Meet
Retaliat on
Washington, D. C., Nov. 14? The
department of State has received official
advices from Germany ?> the effect that
the United States mi it make tariff
concessions or else iose ihe trade of the
Fatherland,
PIIM4n7[AV>S~
FOli JUNEAU
Mr. and Mrs. E. Find. Pitman left on
the Georgia this morn.ng for Juneau
where Mr. Pitman will spend a month
or so familliarizing himself with the
duties he will have to perform as deputy
collector in charge of ie sub port at
Seward. He will open ais office at the
latter place January 1. The duties of
the deputy collector at White Pass
will be performed by Gi orge G. Miller,
of the Skagway office, until J. F. Sin
nott shall arrive here. %
HliMBOLDT DI E
IN TORT TOMORROW
The Humboldt will 1.3 due to arrive
in port sometime tomor ow. She sailed
for Skagway from Seattle Wednesday
at midnight.
Nettleton sbfce at Olnyson's. tf
TIHNKJVELL
Moyement For Young Men's
Club Progressing
The movement for Young Men's Club,
reading room and library is taking well.
Rev. J. W. Glenk, the committee ap
point; d to interview others and solicit
their interest In the matter has met
with more encouragement than he ex
pected to meet.
The Rev. Father P. C. Bou^is of St.
Mark's church and the Rev. C. E.
Mullikin, of St. Saviours, are both en
thusiastic over the proposition and have
promised to aid.
It is believed now that the club, if
organized, can secure the loan of a
library through the Episcopal church.
The need of such an institution as
that proposed by the Rev. Mr. Glenk
and the young men who have associated
themselves with him in securing its
organization is generally recognized by
all with whom the promoters have dis
cusssed the matter.
FARALLON IS
STILL PASS DUE
The Farallon now 24 hours past due
at this place, is not reported from
Juneau. She will probably arrive
! tomorrow.
Oyster Cooktail? at Pack Train
The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. tf
Wm. britt
?Who.esale and Retail Druggist
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