Official City P?p?r
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S-?r Fj-aociaoe *m> to be without *
recorv for oootinuod c*)amitirv K^rs*
,?mt the ripe a:id earthquake t-hen fol
lowed with Mkhuixc CftpldiVy the graft
uixwum a;id eret befor* the trial of
the kv?* eouki be had the city was- it
i-he throes of tie worst street car
?tr.kes thai ever took piaoe or. iht
ooa?t.. The li?:t was ihc-^jgkt reached
? bm the *tr:ke of the telegraphers he
can in the cuiT. Ns' yesterday's tele
vrtpk 'C a.:v>cea are th?i the drea.'.
Huboeic plague has appeared there.
<erntjaly the hand of misfortune ba.?
faltec bet- iiy ac Sat Francisco within
the NM two year^ Affliction* of God,
the anreasoc of xu ar.* the freed of
foki have each e?u?ed the cltr s.^erioi
and now she t? threatens' with pesu
leoo?. row oW Trj*o'
WIT Ml w
The Autkan rind* bo fault witJi \hc '
act iocs > ' the city couoe. in the matte
of the oeatroctioa of the o!- she .-Ws that
are scattered aV>ui the citr. Tbev harr
satisfied themae.Tf- that they cannot c>
aay farther :n the u. alter and hare ai
to wee the question 10 rest where t is.
hut nothing ha? N>ec accomplished
Everybody knows thai the ?id striK
turea are diaagerous. everyone kuow>
that they are unsightly ar?3 a S:wasi
I nd.an would rot lire .n one of .he
bower*) , the* still are stand ng or
every a>-:v of it*. . t would not uVe very 1
ouch ifl hare the legality of the city '>
destroying then. determined. There
are cer.-a.c'.y enough people m Sk?g
way who have their property safety at
heart to be willing to contribute to
wards a *uod to hare the matter tested
aod deterir.ined oocc arc for all. Ot
coume it is likely that it we wait >ocg
eoough they wi!i all disappear -when a
fire wipe* them out together with, per
hap? the better portion of the town, but
that is cot a thing to look forward to
with aay degree of plrasu'a. Why no:
C?< :he business men together as- ra ?e
a food to seuie the matter before t is
too late. The \laskan is ready to stand
its *h are.
Iff BE M1EK5H6
The Aiaskac -he other .'.ay refused to
carry the sdrertisement of a cataoc
bouse The a irerttsement would hatr
amounted to one -hundred and forty-four
dollars a year I; declined to make this
MM) because1 i: wanted to help thr
merchanti of Skac?ay 4W it to try and
keep the aooey here at home and yet
there are merchants? on? who m?kt
greater oroSu of tieir g?X)ds than any
other class of business hour's w ho dc
not advertise. Thii newspaper does
not care, particularly, whether they
e*rry aifrerttseiDecta in the eo'umas of
the i ?per or not, but. if it should trans
pire that price* for like goods charge*:
else* here are shown, after the freight
ohargr* are added. It will be <een tha:
not much nee*' be sold to ma*re a ban*',
swt profit, heoce the unnecessary e.\
ef adreriislng. The Alaskan may
see St to do th'% as U may be inte v
eating
DREAMS OF BEUipiTS
The editor mi in bit ofiiee whence all
him h?*;. ted. aoO be ?isb?d that
?r>r\ deadiwat was ic bis crare? stooe
Jttc Hi mind then wandered far
? ??j to the time when he should die
and h.s ron a', editorial soul go aoootmp
to I he sky. whec he'd ro?tu the fields o
paradise atid sail o'er jasper seas sod si)
things flonous wou'-d combine bis even
sense to pie*?e. He thought ho* thee
te'd look across the creat gulf dark us:
drear that'll t??a between his bap*>?
soul and tbose who swindled b^re. sdu
? her: far water the; wouid call and in
?{Oct the v \1 caper he'd ^bout to ihtni.
"Just quench your thim with the due
that '> on vour paper." ? Aroostook Re
publican. Caribou.
"Ooiooe'." Sutherland. 'wbo hs>
large mioinf Interacts in Alaska." Is
. ?? 111 i ? ... . - i i ?)? ? ? ?i I ? mini i ? m?ir ?? a,
IIS li UP THE FIDDLE"
OR "Li! DOWN SHOE"
Si l/oui* Aufont 21 - t'eeeat develop
rucol oo Kftds avpcu? wwi'i indicate
' hat w? kinjr defecate* and nninn UV<or
Mckei? are not it* oelr people who
force ott or peopie to <jail *ork. And,
with the sun perfornitv rich ?unita
i! i* thr<e AuruM da**, il iftiRht
seeir. suck ?quests woi.Vi t* velcoao:.
'n the Eadv ?recue case the re>;uc*i
wasootonlj- <-ve of disagreeable f?ttur
-s, but o*.T!f i< a disvinct compiiment
?o tfte worker who was asked to desist
Miss 1/Ou'-* d*ufhter of
ohn C- Meyers, of No. SO- K*d> are
r.ue, is * high clis- performer on :hv
> iolio. She ha? rnfacvd to tour nest
fall with Sousa and hi# Sand, and
keep# hi-rse.f un t;> ihe mark. l>x pro tit
-ftcu*ar nrae;ice. Now it ?*> happens
;h? sizfo up by the Ketchikan Miner: J
"The Skaitway Al*>k?n ie**>W* two
columns of space to letting ihe wind ool '
f an infat-ed CM bac Wffly clahn.inc *
surf aod a hab?t?tio? at ,,lno*?u. Aias
U The chap is hardly worth a trac
: ion of the srwee. Mi. Alaskan, ami the
oMtern press mM be roh^J tipftts to
SETTLED
-ins l<> pronounce margarine*
^houM it be "roar areen'' or "ma?v*r
pen" wilt the '??" h?rd> They refer
-ed the point to the waiter. "Well.
" he replied demurely, 'it i* as,
>uoh an itt place >s worth to call ;t
sr.yth .rc hot htttler.'
WENT SOI
A Reno. Ntv Special to the Seat-lie
i\*?t in?e;: .cencer s*>> A fierce canoe
of ilraw picker occured at the Neva la
tan, Mt lla ?r., '.as> eeen;ne- Thoi
sari - of dollars chanced hart's duritif
the prop rcss of l ho c??e. Stake? were
hich. and at one time twenty tho -and
dollars in the pot ?? raked in by
"Swiftwater Bill," of Alaska fame,
who led all others in showering pod
upon the rreen table.
There were others ev. ual y as came.
of LaTooche I-laod, Alaska: ? w holt
?aie liquor merchant of Covington. Ky.:
l^ray. a minioc encioeer of promin
ence. and a well known New York cat
erer, occup eo wats
Twenty do'.iar cold pieces were used
as freely a* if the fame was ??penny
ante." aod it was a common thine to
set' tec thor.Mod do'.iar* in the pot.
The game a-ted until aa early hour
this morn i f. most of the players lear
ioc on the belated ecst-bound limited ;
traic.
RICH GRAFTER
IS CONVICTED
Special Pispak-h to D?i!j Alaskan^
Sac KV*xsci??>. Aup.21 -I\>Clor Kdwaro
Perrin, millionaire lumber speculator
ami Johr. Benson. a 'am: acer.l. htve
Ver. oocTicied here of oefraudinc the 1
kTorernmpnt through false entries of
land and wili be senu i*5ed Tuesday.
GALL UP THE DJULY ALASKAN
The Alaskan wili be picased to ptib
iiah anj tocal or :?ocial r.sws of the c'ty
which is telephoned to the "OfTiC". Call
up 'phone 19 and send it in.
Ltitu To It
Rtciul* on the Duplex J?t aod nifht
?t the Seattle. Its the swietest music
| in the citj.
Receired, ehoiee potted plants oc
Dolphin at Northern Qnearv tf
that * ooo tract or for the cily in tngag
cid in making >he alley in the rear of
nf the Meyer? residence. He employs
a cumber of negroes in the work. A
few days *ffo ?nmHM'Nr. Mey
ers am; befge.1 tha' thf young !?<Jv lay
. >ff a few days.
"Yva know," said he, "this is *
lime contract As ionc a~ the plays thai
f^klle 1 "!l never pet a lick of work orn
of them darkies. When she tunes up
aa4 strata one of them good o5d pieces
the boys just dr?p their spafos and be
gin to hoe itdo?n.'*
Mr. Meyer*, out of a neighborly feel
ing for the unfortunate contractor, will
persuade his daughter to suspend oper
ration*. Re thinks the event a good
omen tor the y^nng ladv's future.
OUR PflDOr IS
J HAS m
SEATTLE PAPER THINKS NORTHLAND
TYRO WHEN IX FAST COHPANf
IS A DEAD ONE
When Duffdfle ivtea*nl Con \V?1-1
ao<l signal Pidl; Welch he thought
thai he was gf.tiritf the b*t>l of th' bar
placet! ic Spckacc yesterday ti lo>ks at
League. Welch came i!o?d here * il at
owe ?ho*p>'. that he was act ic I
with the pest of the Cubs.
The way v^uion's Indian' .i-upeniin
poor V?dily !n th* first ioe!ng yesterday
took the heart of the Cab* ao>l they
light. The game eod<si with t?
? b e rocjil ?<x*o egg for S^attSr
WANTS 81000
We Jo hereby challenge the Monkey
Wreocbera. the Official* -or any rtther
scrub nioe ic tiie c u to play a earne of
baseball oc Sunday afternoon. Aug. 2
for a pur* of 110 tV the same now being
on deposit with The A!a?kar
Skacway. Aug. 22.
Fkonf CltT Tr??if?r
KV>r your ooal. wooii *cd general haul
ing. Phone 90k t^ughton".- cigar
store.
OOCWST'OOOCC- ? - NXWrsXfOQCSMC
ROYAL
Steam Laandry
A'.t Work Guaranteed. Short
Orik'rt.FVompUy
Messeneerjwill oaH arv<i <Mirpi
Pktm* 79
O0CfOOOOOCSXH>>OOOOCHX>C>vlOOiXi
P. E. KERN
Go'd rod Silversmith.
Mauufaturer of
Nugget Jewelry
Dealer in
Alaska Souvenirs
and Curios
of all kinds
SKAGWAY. ALASKA
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC MTHTED STEAM
Georgia
? C*rrjlm U. Si Mult
Vtar Haines. Bernvrt lUy Jurirtu,
:Toon?b. TtciW, S'.iki ?txi Wat port*
SUNDAY, 8 A. M.
TUESDAY, 10 A. M.
WiLLTS NOWK!>L, Mff., Junean
W W. IKMKItfTOH. Atf?t
Broadway iod Fifth At?. Plm* W
U. S Mail Steamer
Hogg
0-arrying jia^eugers and mail
I vtw vtw Skafrway eveiy
day except Sunday.
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines tor Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1 50
Bound trin $2.50
STEAMER
i "MABEL F."
Commencing Jiuit* IT, the
Steamer Mabel K will make
round trijw daily lietween
CARCROSS
Wynton and Conrad
Will also do towing ami
Thos. H. Brown,
Master
I here's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPANY
5c at t ie, W *?h.
(OjPacific Coast S. S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
e$F 'EED, SAFETY, COMFORT
SfkUlc. Sound, 8?n PnflMMb nr.d Southern Porte
CARRY IWO C. t. MAIL
StMuaer* of ThU Comp?nj Leatp x
City of Seattle Aug. - 7 iq, 31
Humboldt - Aug. 5, 16, 27
Cottage City - Aug. 2, 18
VI* V?r>covrpf
Bdf?~ A bore Schedule Subject to Chanpe Without 4*'?tic??.
E. A. MURPHY Agent, Phon* 50
C. D. DUNAMN, Gorv Pass. Agt
10 .V*-Wet Htreel. 3?n Fnu?ot mm. Oil.
^?Mllini Mwwmwi MNMKW IM MHJlMi iBMI IMPW^
The Alaska Steamship Co.
C*rry!ri(j t* S. Mail ?rwl Aiwks P?c;fc V.*i>r+m
Kelt RaiHnjr of the FmI l'?**nc*r Rtwwner
JEFFERSON Aug. 8, 20
DOLPHIN Aug-. 2, 14, 25
DOLPHIN has been changed simiiar to
the JEFFERSON State rooms have but
It wo berths. WE gire the FASTEST
SERVICE.
Company rr-i.-rvrn rSpht to rhwir'- dW* without nfMf*
Tr?n* few W? Vlrlorl* M>?1 V?n??>ti?*r With.mt A.ki i* n?l t h?rf?
H. A. CARROfJ.. Afeov n>oae ??
Canadian Pacific Rv Co.
Soilings Every Wednesday
S. S. Princcss Way Almost 2H
S. S. Princess Royal August 21
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Trtn?ferrlnf to rl* mil or to utr* < h*> e*
Ncwest.'faslest Boats Running toSlaoway
Tirki'fc* t<> any | ?nr1 of 1 h*> world and information from
K. K W. I ?u * . Skatfway
The White Pass & Yukon Route
TIME *r AL3I^K J> Itj. 13- ?
(IH( t R*cept 3w?iJ?y.)
No. 1. N. Eontil No. I, 8. Rmtad
If* cl*? lncta**
9 W j, b. U?r?i SKAOUAY Arrff? * X) p ?.
WHTTK PASS " Jf? ?
I-OG CABIN '? S 1) "
j SI""*
3 SO p. m " CARIHOO " l!46?.m.
Arm#* Whit* Hors* l.?ir? ? JO "
cfceckrd. lnfrppotlon i* *to|?piv> SO heforc ietvint tirr:<? of
ISO ix^0(5c of b?ar*f< wll "* <"hccfr*<i fr. c * 'ttj Mwh fall ftre tiekrt
vkJ 7B ponrxl" with Mioh V-*' ' f?r* tlrftet
[
intermediate point?. < 'otwection made at HaWfoa with I?tr r Hirer ft*
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Pailv Connection made at White Dorse Iwtweer train* ?rv) rirer steamer* for all Yukon
River I mints, including Mendenhali tandia?. the neare*( >;<-amS>?t iandirf to the
Alsek Gold Field* The follow! of rteintn?t< are ope rat' d hy the WHITK PASS AND
* ITKON ROFTR an ! are eq nipped with al! mcdern convenience*. including at earn heM
electric ltfrhl and other featnrea a? afford not only *afrty hot comfort to naaaev. f ? r*.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE
BONANZA KING
LftFRANGE
VICTORIAN
rmmrnH TtrKKTS can he imrrhtned at SlturHt kr PA1tS)!<, FAIRBAKKS.CHENA
an.! all J.ower River point*.
Finely appointed Irain* daily, except Snmlay. between Sk?cn?r ami While Ber?e,
carrying pamensw. l*ipe*e*. "sail and exfmwi.
BstrpaEf headed through Direct telegraph* sertlw to a'i pnirrt* hs A ? ae* a. ( an* t a
and the I'nitej ftate*
For information relatire to paasenire'. freight and teWrafliic ratea. apply
to aor aeent o' the OoMpacv. or tor
J. H. ROGKBK, Traffic Mc^r. A. L. RlCRT>OF., Gr. Mnpr. F B. WrRttBAfBJCR G?>, Agent
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver. B. O. anO 8k*rnar, Alaaka Sk?raay. A ?.ka
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