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Official City Paper
L. 8. .CBLLF.K, PUBLISHER
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TAXATION AND JUSTICE 121
The city council, sluing as a board of
equalization, discussed for an hour last
?vening the assessment to be placed on
the personal property of the Pacific &
Arctic railway company, every member
of the council declaring that nothing
was desired save that justice be done,
that the taxation of the people and cor
porations doing business here should be
equitable and to all alike fair. The
assessment of the railroad was raised
from $14,120? personal property? last
year, to $76,000. This conclusion may
be just? the matter is to be left to the
courts to decide. The deciding vote
was cast by Mayor Shea, who bad
previously, however, declared it to be
his opinion that It should be $100,000.
Immediately following this adjustment
the Alaska Steamship company was
called. The a.<rent of that company
had voluntarily made a return of $So a?
the value of the company's personal
property in the city, consisting of the
office furniture. The assessor bad
made no recommendation of a raise in
this estimate. The agent was told by
the mayor that the other steamship
companies had made returns of $200
and asked if he did not think he should
make the same return? The agent re
plied that he hail made an honest re
turn of the value of the property.
Against his protest the assessment was
raised to $200.
This change will net tbe city $1.1"'
and for this the whole principle of fair
play and equitable taxation upon which
tbe case against the railroad is based,
was sacrificed and the administration
of Justice at the hands of the citv
council brought into contempt. If
the city council SAY it is for fairplay
then It is befitting the dignity of that
body that it BE for fairplay.
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There are many citizen* of Skag
way who think the railway company
should bear a larger share of
taxation. The city council, with
opinions ranging from *200,000 to the
assessor's return of $14,120, has de
clared that the assessment should be
fixed at $70,000. The railroad company
declares an intention of appealing to
the courts. Very well. To arrive at a
judgement there the whole matter will
have to be gone into fully and it was of
course with that knowledge that the
action was taken by the council. In
this the whole matter of what consti
tutes personal property will be gone
into and? however long it may take to
arrive at it ? a matter that ha>
vexed the community for years will be
finally determined.
But where we are goiug into court on
a matter of principle as well as a
matter of business justice, is it not too
bad that we should first sell out the
principle on which we go for one
dollar fifteen cents ?
HOW FIR CAN A WOMAN THROW A
BASEBALL?
This question was much discussed in
Seattle during the last few months and
excited so much interest that a news
paper held a contest giving a silver cup
valued at $50 to the winner and special
second and third prizes. The question
arose daring the summer when at a
fraternal society picnic a girl threw a
baseball 1G3 feet. Others stepped for*
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkoah, Wisconsin
w.ittl to dispute the record and so It
went.
Two thousand people turned out at
the prize contest and the event proved
of such interest that it will be made au
annual affair and the next contest will
be held during the Alaaka- Yukon-Pa
cific exposition and will probably con
tinue over a few days as a state cham
pionship, a Pacific coast championship
and possibly a National championship
class will be fixed. An effort will be
made to have the Amateur Athletic
Union take official notice of the event.
The best throw of which there is a ro
cord was made by Miss Alice Beldin^ of
Vassar college who made 195 feet, three
inches. The best throw in the Seattle
contest was made by Miss Francis
Jackling, a high school girl who cov
ered 192 feet, six inches. Six oth-rs
made over 170 feet and a 14 year old
girl made 158 feet.
LIFE'S TRIUMPHS.
EACH life lias oik- grand day. The
clouds may lie
Along the hlllx, and storm winds
fiercely blow.
The treat red sunshine like n thine
of woe
And death's sad skeleton stalk grimly by.
Yet none of these, no matter how they
try.
Can shroud the perfect triumph we shall
know
Or dim the glory that soino star will
show.
Set fur away in depths of purple sky.
Sweet love may bring to us this day su
preme.
Or It may thrill our souls through art or
?ong
Or meet us where red battle surges foam:
Hope's stranded wrecks the barren coasts
may gleam.
And weeks and months dash by a som
ber throng.
But some time, somewhere, It will surely
come.
Church and Clergy.
It la probable that the next Interna
tlonal Congregational council w 111 be
lu one of the Canadian cities.
Plymouth church, Brooklyn. Is try
ing to establish a Spanish institutional
church iu the Spanish quarter of that
city.
The parish church of Great Yar
mouth Is the largest lu England,
though that distinction has long been
claimed by St. Michael's of Coventry.
The Protestant Episcopal church now
has elgbty-flve bishops In this country,
two iu China, two in Japan and one
each lu west Africa, Cuba, Haiti, lira
zil and Mexico.
Ill health has caused Itev. 1". K
Elliot, for nineteen years chaplain of
the English church at Athens, to re
sign, greatly to the regret of I lie 0 reek
princes whom he tutored In English
The Royal Box.
The Prince of Wales Is despised by
the proprietors of Paris cafes as a
"one bottle royalty."
Queen Vlexaudra has caused it to be
made known that the sheath gown will
not l>e tolerated at her court t tie com
ug winter.
Menelik. "klug of kings of Ethiopia,
ouqucring iiou of the tribe ol' Judab."
'ins cboscu as his successor his young
grandson, I. is Eyassu or Yasu, the son
of his younger daughter, a lad now
alp*ut twelve years old.
Emperor William is studying ocean
ography. He became iuterested iu that
science through the lectures, writings
and conversations of the Prince of
Monaco, who Is an authority on the
character and queer contents of the
ocean depths.
Tales of Cities.
It is legal in East Orange, X. J., to
deliver ice cream on Sunday, but not
bread.
Vienna has 32.000 street beggars, and
many of them make a better living
than workmen.
Value of real estate ou Manhattan
Island is four times as much as that of
the other four boroughs of the city
eomblned.
St. Louis was at one time a "village
near Chaokla," where mail wns re
reived by a "star route" owe a month
provided the weather was good
Culinary Conceits.
Stuffed olives chopped line, nil'ed j
with cream cheese and made Into balls j
are delicious If served with a plain j
salad.
Chicken salad is delicious If mixed
with small pieces of green pepper nnd
mayounalse. Press the meat into pep
per cases.
When using stale btead for puddings
always soak It In a cold liquid I! read
that has been soaked hi colli mill; or
water IS light and crumbly, v.herea
that soaked In hot liquids Is hei>? \
1 BEAUTIFUL FALL DAY
YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result of the observation taken
at. Moore wharf at midnight, Oct. 7
is as follows I
Temperature time observatln.4(i above]
V ax. temp, preceding 24 hours. .11 above,
Min " " " " .42 above!
S'ean " " " " .4; above |
Barometer ."50.00
Clear anil calm.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Whitehorse, Oct. 8? Fol lowing is
the record of the river fleet as reported
today:
Up stream? Dawson arrived at 5:30 p
m with 120 passengers; Victorian pass
ed Stewart at 8 a m; Whitehorse passed
Selkirk at 8 a m.
Down stream ? Casca passed Yukon
Crossing at 8 a m; Selkirk passed Cof
fee Creek at 7 a in.
Last sailing? Dawson sails tonight.
PILES CURED IN 4 TO 6 DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
'o cure auy case of itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in G to 14
days or money refunded. .10c
YOUR HAT
Sluy It? a St > 1 !?ti One, lla*. It Mikrti
Trouble.
A man usually buys a hat that's "In
myle." but the modern hat for men lias
Uiis to answer for.
1 laid heads are growing more numer
ous every day. llats make excellent
breeding places for the parasitic germs
wh! 'h sap the life from the roots of tho
hair.
When your hair begins to fall out anil
your scalp Is full of Dandruff it Is a
sur>- sUmi that these countless germs ar .
busily at work.
There Is but one way to overcome tho
trouble and kill the germs ? that way Is
to apply Wwtiro's lterploldo to the
scalp? it will kill the germs anil healthy
hair I ? sure to result.
Sold by loading druggists. Send 10c. In
?Mam; ?< i'?r sample to 'X'ho Herpiclde Co..
Detroit, Mich.
Two sixes ? 50 cents ana $1.00.
Wm. Britt, Special a^em, Skagway
FIFTEEN YEARS OF
Rheumatism Developed Burning,
Painful Sores on Legs? Tortured
Day and Night? Tried All Kinds
of Remedies to No Avail? Wife
Had Debility and Pains in Back.
BOTH USED CUTICURA
AND ARE WELL AGAIN
"My husband had been a great suf
ferer with rheumatism for nearly fifteen
years. At first it was in his bones, but
after a while it was in tho flesh and
finally running sores broke out on his
legs, from below the knees to t he ankles.
There are no words to tell oil the dis
comfort and great suffering he had to
endure night nnd day. He used every
kind of remedy and three physicians
treated him, one after the other, with
out any good results whatever. So
one day 1 happened to road about
Cuticura Remedies. I asked him if
he would not try them. 'No,' said he,
'it's no use, I've spent enough money
now.' The next day I ordered fivo
dollars' worth of Cuticura Soap, Cuti
cura Ointment, -and Cuticura Resolvent.
He began to use them without confi
dence but after three weeks all tho
sores were dried up. Tho burning
fire stopped, and tho pains became
bearable. After threo months he was
quite well. Two years later tho pains
and sores came back after he had been
working hard and had taken cold.
But as soon as ho used Cuticura again
It cured him. Two years ago I used
Cuticura Pills for general debility. They
did me a groat deal of good and made
mo well. Three months since I had pains
In my back and Cuticura took them
away, too. I can provo this testi
monial at any time. Sirs. V. V. Albert,
Upper Frencnville, Me., July 21, 1007.
A Single Treatment
Consisting of a warm bath with Cuti
cura Soap, a gentle application of Cuti
cura Ointment, and a mild doso of
Cuticura Resolvent or Pills, is often
sufficient to afford instant relief, permit
rest and sleep, and point to a speedy
cure of torturing, disfiguring eraemas,
rashes, Itchings, irritations, and inflam
mations of tho skin and scalp, from
infancy to ago, when all else fails.
CVtlcurn ?o.ip Ointment (50c.). Resolvent
(50c ) and lid's (25c per vial ot 00). are sold
throughout the \orld Potter Drue A Chcm. Corp.,
Sole Props., i;i7 'olumbu" Ave., Itoaton.
Mailed tree, Cuticura book ou Skill DtoCMM.
CHOI BUI Of COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING B V IVJ A I L_
Gold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN|ALL'COUNTRIES IN THE WOULD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
These Winds!
Ca use Chapped Hands and Faces
THY or It
BENZO WITCH HAZEL
OR
ALMOND and CUCUMBER!
creams!
OUR
ALASKA COLD CREAM
BEST FOR COMPLEXTION
Wo have a full line of toilet waters and M>aiis
WM. BRUT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Currying U. S. Mall
For Hainos, Berners Bay, Junoau,
Iloonii, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
SAILS
Thursdays jit 8 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOOGtlTON, Atfent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. l'hone 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers ami Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for llaiues
Returning, Leaves Dailies for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trin $2.50
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
run
COMPANY
Seattle Wash
Pacific toastS. S. to.
PIONEER ALASKA U?. v.
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Settle, ncd otin-r Huget Sound Hor'o
CARRYING 0. B. MAU.
Steamers of This Company Leave
1
CITY Of SEATTLF, Oct. 7
COTTAGE CITV, Oct. 13
18 - 29
24 NOV 4
Connecting with t^e Company's Steamers at Settle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Eureka (Humboldt Bay) and Mkxico
tsr Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagwuy
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, Geueral Passenger Agent,
112 Market Street, iac Prjtacidco, Cnl
Canadian Pacific Railway
( E. C. COAST SERVICE )
FALL SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SICAGWAY
Subject (o change without notice
fitlltl 1 26
0(1.21,31 m ft 5
PRINCESS
BEATRICE
PRINCESS
HAY
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to any part of the world and all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W- LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamers
Jefferson Oct. 10, 21 Nov. 1
Dolphin Oct. 5, 16, 26
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addiiiooal Charge
Through Tickets to San Francisco
R. A. OAKROLL, Agent. Phone i
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE >!?? IS.
(Dally Except Sarday.)
No. 1. N. Bound , No. 2. S. Boun ?!
1st class. lstciais
9 30 a. m. I.eavee SKAQUAY Arrives 4 30 p. m]
12 05 p. m. " WEJITE PASS " 3 05 "
12 48 " " LOG CABIN " 2 20 '
1 40 " " BENNETT " 1 45
3 20 p. m. " CARIBOU " 11 40 a. m
5 50 Airives White Horse Leaves !) 37 "
Passengers must be at depots in -,lmc to have Baggage Inspected anc
checked. Inspection is stopped ?0 minute; before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be checked freo ?rith each ful! fare ticket
f\nd 75 pounds with each half fare ticket
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Thro-gh line from Skagway to Atlin, White Horso, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Low> r River steamboats for
k'agle, Circle City, Rnmpart, 1'anana, Fairbanks, Chena, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Frequent connection made at White Horse betweer trains and river steamers for all Yu
kon River points, including Mendeuhall Landing, the nearest steamboat iandin? to the
Alsek Gold Fields. The. following steamboats arc operated by the WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTK and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iucluding steam heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN BONANZA KING
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK LaFHANGE
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE VICTORIAN
Through TICKETS can be purchased at Skaguay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, CHKNA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains dail? except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express.
BhfTgage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United States.
For Information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC. DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACE1ER Gen, Agent
^ Vancouver, B.C. Vanoouvnr. R. 0. and Pknguay, AlasVn SVapuny, A'wka ^