Daily Alaskan
1. M. JKNSEN, PUBLISHER
JOHN W. TKOY, KDITOK
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CAUSE OF COMPLAINT.
The Juneau Dispatch, not without
good reason, contends that jury dodg
ing by representative men is one of
the causes for the miscarriage of jus
tice which have brought about so;
much criticism during recent years of j
the'jury system. Using this thought asa
text, and the numerous applications to
the court last Morday for relief from
duty by those who were summoned to
Juneau tor that purpose, as an illustra
tion the Dispatch says:
'?We growl a great deal now and
then about the incompetence of juries.
So prolific has been the complaint that
eminent lawyers, men who stand for
what is truly an advance in jurispru- 1
dence, have advocated the abandon- j
men: of the jury system. From the ac- 1
cepted palladium of our civil rights
trial by jury has become the subject of ;
mooted expediency and justice, and the
trouble lies in the want of public spirit |
in the ordinary business citizen.
"This fjct was easily apparent in the i
feJeral court today by the number o'J
applications from jurymen for relief
from a public duty, but it can be laid
in this instance to the fact that assist- '
ants are hard to get in this sparsely 1
settled community where in numerous
cases the juryman must serve at great ;
personal sacrifice. The business man
is always on hand with his excuse and
the skilled mechanic in numerous
cases leaves his machinery in poor
hands while he serves on the jury. The
question is a delicate one and federal
officials ponder for a remedy."
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
the scholarly leader of the democratic
minority in the last congress, will con
tinue in that capacity. He was sup
ported fjr the speakership by the mi
nority. which is equivilent to his being
selected as leader. The tloor leader of
the majority will be disclosed when
Speaker Can- on names his committees.
It will fall to the lot of him whom he |
selects for the chairmanship of the |
ways and means committee. Sereno K,
Payne, of New York, filled the position j
in the last congress and will probably
continue. J. A. Tawney, of Minnesota,
will probably be chairman of the ap- i
propriation committe, a position occu
pied by J. A. Hemenway, now senator
from Indiana, in the last congress.
Because two or three people whoj
favor territorial government for Alas
ka were designa'ed by the Alaskan '
convention, recently adjourned, to per
form cerain offices in behalf of the peo
ple of this district, without emolu
ments, the Juneau Transcript thinks
its conteu ion that tho?.- who favor ter
ritorial government for Alaska do so
for the sake of getting office has been
proved. Well, that is about the way j
one would expect a tory to reason, j
The Transcript man is about as logical j
as Sheldon Jackson's pet ass, Kelly,
who opposes territorial government for
Alaska because, he says, lingi shmen
always are democrats.
Senator J. Ralph Burton, of Kansas j
has been sentenced to six months in
jail and to pay a fine of 42, oA).
t'or first class carriage se: vice ring j
up the Alaska Transfer Co. Thones]
10 and 40. tf
FORM CLUB
Skagway Youug Ladies to |
Flay Basket Ball
The young ladies of the higer grades
of the Ska^way public schools have
formed a basket ball club and two teams
have been chosen. Miss V iola Mjrick
has been chosen president of the club
and Miss Stella Jones secretary-treas
urer.
Miss Emma Boone was elected captain
of one of the teams and Miss Stella
Jones captain of the other. Miss Boons
chose as her assistants Miss Viola
My rick and Miss Lulu De Witt as for
wards and Miss Ethel Weste and Miss
Alma McBrien as guards. Miss Jones
chose Miss Mina Sowerby and Miss
Mildred Ward as forwards and Miss
Fay Stinebaugh and Miss Ida Dillon as
guards
Mrs. H. H. Draper was chosen to um
pire the games.
It is the intention of the club to
give a public exhibition as soon as its
members shall have learned to play an
interesting game.
The club was organized at the school
house Tuesday afternoon. Miss Boone
was elected president pro-tem and pre
sided at the organization meeting.
gimdIirors
B4CK NEXT WEEK!
It was announced by District Attorney
Boyce Monday at Juneau that the grand
jury would in all probability complete
its labors within a week. At least, he
saiJ, there would be nothing for it to do
beyond next Monday. The members of
the grand jury in attendance from
Skagway will probably return on the
first steamer to arrive after next Mon
dav.
King of All Congh Medicinal.
Mr. E. G. Case, a mail carrier of Can
ton Outer Conn., who has been in the
IT. S. Service for about sixteen years,
say*: "We have tried many cough
medicines for croup, but Chamberlain's
Cou*h Setnedy is king of all and one to
be relied upon every time. We a'so
lintl it the best remedy for conghs and
col'!s, niving certain re.?u t and leavng i
no b -d aftereffects. Wn are lever with
out it in the house." For sa'e by Wm.
Britt, the druggest.
Principal Barbershop Lends
The Principal Barbershop and Baths
istr.e leading tonsorial establishment
ii Alaska. Everything in all the de
partments is strictly modern. The
baths are first class in all respects.
Ptcb Train Always Leads
The Pack Train saloon always leads.
It carries only the best brands of whis
kies. wines, beers and all the otherl
goods to be had at a first-class gentle- 1
men's resort. tf
:Home Made!
Mince Meat,
Plum Pudding.
Apple Butter,
Orauge Marmalsde
Fruit Cakes,
Chillie Sauce,
Mexican. Hot
and Jellies.
JUST RECEIVED
hour Kraut, Candied Peels, Apple
Cider, Hubbard Squash, Dill
Pickles, New Nuts, Olives, Pop
corn, Cranberries and Applts.
U^-t<-date.'tatiOEer? just receive''.
North End Grocery
TELEPHONE, NO. 1.16
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A HERO'S
COWARDICE?
(Original.]
When under flying colors and to the
sound of beating drums he marched
away In the ranks to the war n group
of girls stood on a porch waving. On
all the faces save one was a pleasur
able excitement That one waved sad
ly, languidly, as If bidding adieu to In
visible spirits. She was blind.
During the four years of campaign
lng that followed he never forgot tliat
face. When rain or snow beat upon
him, when the bullet sang Its melodious
yet terrible song, when shells walled
above or solid shot showered him with
the soil of the south, his eyes were
flxed, not on the "colors," but on that re
membered face? sweet, melancholy, en
during.
When he returned he was riding at
the head of the column, a distinguished
soldier. The line of march led past tie
porch where he had seen the blind girl,
but she was uot there. In his disap
polntment he forgot his houois, the
clamoring throngs, the shouts that ran
abreast" of him like an Incoming tide.
Then farther ou his pulses quickened
at seeing her at a window. She was
standing between two friends. As he
approached he saw her say something
which he could not but Infer was a re
quest to be told where was the he.-o
of the hour. f*c one of tliein directed
her band, In which she held a small
flag, so that when she waved It It was
to him. !Ie reined lu hN lior.-u*. facet.'
toward the window and reverently
raised his hat. Then when he had seen
her friends tell her what he had doiu'
and saw that he had given her a
pleasurable emotion he turned an 1
moved forward.
The excitement of that emotion gave
him his first fixed purpose in life. He
hail been eminently fitted for a soldier,
whose career Is like the wiml which
bloweth where It listeth. He had felt a
pleasure In the roar of battle. In the ac
complishment of achievements in pro
portion to the hazard of the uui'.ertak
Ing. but this human delight was to die
away before his newborn spiritual pur
pose as a storm that has passed gives
place to the soft sunlight. The Inspira
tion that had been kindled in his heart
was to comfort a bereaved soul.
But his time was not Uis own. There
was much to do In closing up the work
of the war and in disbanding the
armies, and he was retained even after
this had been done in an important
command. Weeks passed Into months
and months Into years, and the object
of his life seemed as remote as ever.
One summer while suffering from the
effects of nn old wound, desirous of
change and rest, he assumed the plain
garb of a citizen and went incognito to
an unpretentious summer resort. As
he mounted the steps of the porch he
saw sitting in a wicker <^iair the blind
girl. He had purposely chosen this re
mote place where he would not be rec
ognized, and after he had seen those
who were staying In the house he was
pleased that there was noue who knew
blm. He d'd not ask for an Introduc
tion to the girl? he did not need one.
No one needed an Introduction to her.
for her blindness caused her to be al
ways dependent. He waited one morn
ing until he saw her rise from her chair
and grope her way Into the house, then
asked If he might assist her. Never bo
fore had he experienced the sacred
emotions as when he took the hand anl
directed the steps of thk; stricken girl.
From that moment he was her con
gtant companion. Perhaps it was her
weakness that led her to admire th"
stern duties of a so' "ler, a d w" en he
admitted that he had be :i in the strug
gle of the states she beg j; c-J him to tell
her of hl-i experiences. Liu: ho. like
her, valuing hh cau .teivar:, d sj.tr
igel war no. a led he;- intJ move en
nobling topics. S!:e grew to I >ve the
tones of his voice, the unexpressed
sympathy apparent In his every word
and action.
Then came a time when, having pre
pared the way. there was not))'.: g for
him to do but tell her that from the
moment he saw her he pltle 1 her and
of the desire that had been bom in him
to devote his l.fe to that which would
be some recompense for her misfor
tune. But when he faced this an
nouncenient a sense of his own un
worthiness loomed up before him. Tell
her that he wished to give her comfort
when he felt that he would be honored
by the right to do sol lie shrank from
such a position.
This was not all. lie must drop his
incognito and become known to her as
a hero. The lncideut of her waving to
him on his return from the war and his
stopping to salute her must be made
known to her. What reason would he
give for all this secrecy? He thought
of a dozen ways In which It might be
misconstrued. He who had stormed
fortifications shrank from telling a
blighted girl that he was a hero. Again
and again he started In to make a
breach in these Imaginary ramparts,
always to make an Inglorious retreat.
And what was the result? He threw
up his command? and that in face of
the enemy? and shifted the responsi
bility to another. He went to the girl's
mother and begged her to speak for
him words that he dared not speak.
There is a poem In which a per! Is
described as gaining admittance to
heaven by carrying there the most val
ued gift, a tear of a repentant sinner.
In a similar way the soldier won an
^itrance Into the girl's heart. To de
scribe her sensations at this modest
surrender of a hero, coming as It did
with the knowledge that he was the
man whose deeds had caught her
youthful enthusiasm, would require the
genius of a poet
And then It was that the soldier be
gan what he considered a life worth
llrin*. F. A MITCHEL.
You are at Home
A\
When you stop at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel
It is there where you find all
the Comforts and Conveniences
which have made this Hotel so
well and favorably known to the
Traveling Public and Tourists
from all parts of the world.
First?Class Rates Moderate
7VTOORES WHKRF CO.
Termlnm W. P. & Y. Route
All South Bound Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dcek
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls will be collected on Checked Baggage Only. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to the public when steamer is nearlng
dock and will be opened only when passengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr
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Oq and after ^.he 1st of October, 1905, the following will be the
Monthly rates for "water and. light service from the Northwest Light
& P owe'rCompany:
WATER
First Faucet $ 2 00
Each " additional (except wash basins, free) 25
Bath Tubs in Hotels or other Public Houses 50
Water Closets " " " " ?' 50
Urinals " " " " " 50
Wash Basins " " " " " 25
Hole's, per room additional 10
Beer Pumps 1.00
Restaurants 5.00
Steam Laundries 7 50
Hand " 5.00
Motors, special per horsepower, minimum rate 5 00
Hose Connection for Fire Protection 1 00
Families carrying water 1.50
Individuals " " 1.00
Hauling water, per load 1 00
Lawn and St reel sprinkling F,ee
ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES
commercial service
All Year Winter
Stores, Offices, Shops and Residences J
Each 16 cp lights $ 1.00
Enclosed Arcs 10.00
ALL NIGHT SERVICE
Each 16 cp lights 150
Enclosed Arcs 15.00
32 cp lights double 16 cp
Meter Rates will be 10 cents per 1000 watts.
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
(OPacific Coast S.S. Co,
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY. COMFOR1
Seattle, Pugct Sound, San Francisco and Southern Forte
CARRYING D. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
Cottage Sity ? Dec. 12, 27
Via Vancouver and Sitka
C&. Above Schedula Subject to change Without Notice.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNANN, Gen- Pass. Agt.
10 Market Street, San Frare*?rr, rv<#
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, Dec. 13 24
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FARALLON - - Dec. H
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Trans'era to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addiiional Charge
Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
STEAMER
AMUR - . Dec. 1 1, 26
Jan. 11, 26; Feb. 1 1? 2fi
Sailing 6 p.xzx
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
^ Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer without extra chaige
We give quick service
~ For Information Write or Apply to
H.B. DUNN,
Agent. Skagway
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