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ENTERPRISE
A Cm* Wh re A*knowl*dg*m*nt of
Carta in Merita la a HaUd Rival Is
Mad* Compulsory Together
With Other Reflections
Eroa though in dole); so wo are
forced to publicly reoogniie merit la a
-?v.otl rival, enterprise like that shown
our moruing contemporary, The
Northern Llgbt, will never go unnotlo
ed by the Alaskan.
A typewriter, model of 1603, ser?es as
lineotype and press combined, In the
office of the Light. In getting out last
Friday's Issue tbls typewriter took to
bucking. Do what he would--and ac
customed as he himself Is to being dis
ciplined? tb&. publisher could not re
duce It to good behavior. Aa the hour
of going to prese approached the whole
office force was called Into consultation
and it was decided that the only other
means open at that time must be resort*
sd to and tORsther they fell upon the
old reliable Faber. A little late to
be sure, but full of news, and a shot or
two at The Alaskan, the paper was laid
at each several door of its four sub
scribe rs.
It Is the Spirit Indomlnable ? like
this? upon which Alaska depends to
carry her through to the realization of
her great destiny.
But having said this much we go no
further. The Northern Light has seen
St to take our offer of aid In anything
hat the spirit of friendliness ? which
also should oharaoterlse this big land
of the north? in which it was made.
Aod, further, we shall say that if the
Northern Light want# a row with the
Alaskan it can have it. The; began
bj stealing our news and, in merely
calling their attention to^it, we wero
oharltabla enough to aay that auch
lapses in tlxo etblca of the profeMloo
oould be excuaed in a firat issue or
two? intimating that it must not con
tinue, of ooura?. For this they said the
Alaskan "had their nerve"? meaning
'our" nerve, of courae, for "their
nerve" even they did not expect ua to
have.
We allowe dthat to go with bul p isslog
comment and, seeing them in difficulty,
we came promptly? with that spirit of
generous helpfulness which has aver
and ever ahall characterize this
office? with an offer of aid. And how
do they reply? Ther say it is adding
insult to injury. INJURY, mind yoa?
furnishing them with newe. And how
do w? reply to this? We aay the offer
still standa We leave the eras with a
discriminating public.
IN BEAUTY'S 810011
Oh! snatched away In beauty's bloom. !
On thee shall press no ponderous tomb;
Bat on tby turf shall roses rear
Their lea res. the earliest 0/ the year;
And the wild cypress wave Id tender
gloom.
And oft by yon blue gushing gtream
Shall Sorrow lean her drooping head,
And feel deep thought with many a
dream,
And lingering, pause and lightly
tread;
Fond wretch! m if her step disturbed
the dead! f
a way! we know that tears are vain,
That death nor heeds nor beads dls- '
tress:
Will thus unteach us to complain ?
Or make one mourner weep tbe less?
And thou? who tell'st me to forget,
Thy looks aro wan, thine eyca are wet.
?Lord Byron.
NATIVE'S DEPLORABLE CONDITION
US POINTED OUT BY JUDGE GUNNISON AND THE GRAND JORY
Judge Royal A. Gunnison, in a recent
charge to the grand jury at Juneau, a
copy of which haa been receired, call*
for consideration at their hands of the
oondition of the natives, which condi
tion he describes as "most deplorable. '
"The state of abject misery In mat
ters physical and social in which this
race Is rapmly sinking," says the court,
"must cause oss to consider what can
be done, not alune for the natives but
for the white people who are brought
more or ltsa io constant touch with
them."
"Where and how to ioitiate a move
ment along these lines," says the court,
"has furnished the subject of much
meditation and many conferences with
persons familiar with the conditions."
The immediate problem is not only
the threatened complete dying out of
the natives but the Infection of white*.
He characterize* the problem ae pari
of the "white roan's burden" which la
waiting to be taken up.
The grand jury, in response to the
cuarge. has since filed a report in which
it declares, as the result of the hearing
of many witnesses, that the situation
call* for remedial action at once.
"The statistics," says the report,
"taken from a typical settlement, show
a greater mortality than that of any
other primitive race which has come in
contact with Anglo-Saxon civilization."
The jury submits with its own
a copy of a report mado by Army Sur
g??n Paul Churchill Hutton on the
same subject and joins with the latter
in bis recommendations.
The investigations mado by Captain
Hutton were in accordinco with orders
from headquarters and wore as com
prehend? m possible. From a house
to bouse canvas of every Dative habi
tation in Haines, Jones' Point and Bin
dustuoky, It was found that over
twenty Per cent of the native* are
affeoted with tuberculosis In a sufficient
ly advanced form to admit of no doubt
of the diagnosis.
There were a number of others reas
onab'y sura which, if included, would
bring the percentage to nearly .48. Of
312 children born to these adults 55 per
oent were dead acd nearly all of this
disease. Many' Indians were affeoted
by trachoma, Impariog their eyesight
to blindness in some cases. The diecrip
tion, accompanying, of the manner of
life of the natives added to these and
other statistics of disease and death
oertalnly warrant Judge Gunnison In
the use of the word "deplorable "
The recommendations of Captain
Hutton in which the grand jury con
curs, are, briefly stated: the aivislon of
the district Into 16 isnitary districts
with a sanitary officer for each, these
to receive |25 per month, each, and to
report to a head sanitary officer; a
native sanitary officer to be appointed
for each village of 200 Inhabitants who
will take a course under the officer of
the district and diaseminate hla know
ledge; the chief Inspector to make
lrequent visits of inspection and in
struction.
In concurring with these recommen
dations the grand jury makes thia
notable statement:
"Tnese native people, Infected as
they are, eat at restaurants, occupy
beds in hotels, and on steamers, and
travel over public trails, and necessar
ily come in frequent contact with the
white inhabitants, and thereby become
a standing menace to the health of all
the citizens of Alaska.
"This condition is vary deplorable,
and growing out of it a great many
erimes which are designated in
the laws applicable to civilized societies
' are, when enforced against those
?
natives, productive of great injustice
and oppression. Prosecutions, * *
on conviction, result in imposing
heavy penalties upon conduct which in
supported by the customs of the p?ople
to whioh tbe defendants belong; often
acquittals have resulted in mis
oirrlagfs of justfce and co adequate or
appoprlate punishment could be Im
posed."
Certainly conditions such as are
here pictured call for some action to bo
taken at once, "through deflnito gov
ernment channels," and It wou'd seem
that tbe Initiative which Judge Gun
nison speaks of as necessary to bo
taken, is, now taken by himself, likely
to boar fruit in the publicity given.
IDE WEATHER
INTERIOR * ND LOCAL
Atlin? Cloudy N E Wind 12 below.
Center? Clear, calm, 18 below.
Tagish? Clear, e 1m, 28 below.
Hootalinqua? Clear, calm, 22 below.
Big Salmon? Clear, calm, 36 below.
Yukon Crossing? Cloudy, calm, 32 be
low.
CofTee? Cloudy, calm, 57 below.
Stewart? Clear, calm, 42 below.
Ogilvie? Clear, calm, 62 below.
Dawson? Foogy, siuth wM, 45 be
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, J*n. 20,
1908, is as follows
Temperature time observat'n .24 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours. 35 above
Mln. " " " " ..24 above
Mean " " " " ..30 above
Barometer 29.00
Fair, north wind.
The Mount Andrew mine in the
Ketchikan mlnin" district wasc'osed
down about the middle of the month
Tbe company's finances are s^id to be
In bad shape.
INFORMATION WANTED
If this meets the eye of Cbarlet
Feldman, who left home November,
1905, he is earnestly requ sted to com
municate with ht> p.ircoti aod allay
tbelr anxlet *. If he it ill or io diffi
culty. he Is requeued to communicate
at ooce with bis parents at No '88 De
lancy s leet, New Yortclty. Any in-v
formation concerning him will b?
thankfully recelveJ.
J. Feldmao.
Seven room furnished house to rent
on Third Avenue. Enquire of O. E.
Howard. . 284-tf
All the dclicacies of the sason at
the Pack Train Restaurant.
BEHER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put in a steam ooiler and
other machinery we are better pre
pared tbun ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
Froh Meat
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kind
of fresa meat constantly on hand.
A Wonderful lustrum nt
You should drop into the Mascot and
bear the music. The elictric piano
has a Mandolin attachment tqual to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachment*
with a btrlng of tew airs.
Phono City Tramfar
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90. Boughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lm
f HAVE you SEEN
our? F. Can?cius Felenius, if not drop
in at Daylight and look at It? it is the
prettiest now it ever was. Respeotfully
yours Herman Grimm.
Haar Thoio Mnndoll&a E1b|Ib|
Eight of 'em io one Instrument, with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is gteat, and fills the
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
WANTED? A flrst class Gold or Gold
and Copper Mining Proposition in Alas
ka. State full particulars when you
write. Address. Lewis Lusk, P. O. box
107 Spokane, Washington. 219- lmo
Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
_ PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
BPEED. SAFETY. COMFORT
Seattle, sad other Puget Sound Porta
CARRYING U.1S. MAlI.
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle January 20th
J February 3
Cottage City
C -nnectmsr with tne ixmptcy's Steamers at Seattle for
San Fran*cisco, Southern Csuhornia, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and
Mexico
tff Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notloe.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skajjway
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
10 Market street, san Franolsoo, Cal.
Canadian Pacific Railway
(B. c. Coast Service)
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
January 29 February. 13th, 29th.
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of '.he world and all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
The Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying D. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Jan. 14, 25
FARALEON - - - -
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Viotorla and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 60
You know the Advantage of
up-to-date toilet preparations
They are ns indespcnsable to health
beauty and happiness as food and it is
only bv careful study a druggist be
comes a factor in the struggle for them.
We recommend our
BENZO WITCH HAZEL CREAM our
ALMOND and CUCUMBER CREAM
our great assortment of BEST SOAPS
For a
SMOOTH AND SOFT SKIN
Our
Resorsin Hair Tonie
aud Tar Shampoo for the HAIR and
SCALP.
Our
TOILET WATERS, PERFUMES and
TALCUM POWDERS for general use
by all who oare for a clean, healthy acd
refined appearance.
Wm. BRITT
THE DRUGGIST
JUNEAU 8. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, j'.Tenakee, Sitka and WayportB
S A I LS
JANUARY 3, 9, 15,
21, 27
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGHTON, Agent I
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 80 1
U. S- Mai' Steamer
Carrying 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 triT) $2.50
REMODELED
THE
Kainier>6rand Rolei
' SEATTLE
New MaaageKent
Central Locatloa
; Popular Prtoea
European Plan
Finest CAFE and BAR In tbcwCv
Wilson & Whit* Co.Prop.Chas PcrrjMgr
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine fur:
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkoah, Wisconsin
ROYAL
Steam Laandpy
All Work Guaranteed. Short
? -r
Orders Promptly
Done
Messenger will call and.(deliver
Phono 79
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The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIlvIH> TABLE No- 18
(Dally Except Suaday.)
No. 1. N. Eound
1st class.
8 30 a. m.
10 10 "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE -PAS8
LOG CABIN
v BENNETT
CARIBOU
Whiti Horsx
Passeneera must be at depots In time to have Ba ggage Inspected and
ohecked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train
150 pounds of baggage will be checked free with each full fare tloket
And 75 pounds with each half fare ticket
Arrives
Leaves
No.J2. 8.||Bouni
lit class*
3 20 p. m.
1145 "
12 45 "
12 05 "
10 30a m.
8 20 "
nn/i
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Through Line Prom
Skagway to Atlln, White Horae, Big SalmoD, Dawson und Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new plaoer camps in the Alsekand Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse.
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation 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 Horae and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse forJDawson and
intermediate pointa.
For Conrad City, located injthe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou. ?
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For information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or tor
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen, .Agent
Vanoouver, B. 0. and 6kaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska
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