W ashington, D. C.. June 30? 4i think it is of more importance to the Territory tha |
I shall remain here and fight for the Home Rule Bill than that I shall come to Alaska and :
fight tor myself. I shall not leave here until the Home Rule Bill passes even though it
shall prevent my getting to Alaska before election."? James Wickersham.
rtw nbor* H ? |ta~acr?pti ftvm ? personal rev'j ?o ? Irttw asking Mr. Ul<krr*h?ni to make ? cjmitwiw of AUuka for re-*l?tfot?.
DeUcfcna Ic? CXw ?M K*
mta eoda. wit* tCrKCr par* fra*
Mtd cn?h-vl fruits at tfce
Witt Oaf*. Br*S?V, twtw**
Flftk ud Sati At*. tf
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
From tito d*t* on all caifc toWad
ed for H **r FWadenU^. ***
*pa?iea; Kx?re?Baa sbouid be made
Wo *?>\ e? ?u <TS> and jw call m-tll
recaivc iai3?C*?? attecUoa. He as
^fecMbknd his oTOc* at U?* Dongk
. a v (jar ?^*ot*l #
B<v<J<si w)?te*?ew? Gil*^ V??>a
V?rw* and RfiiiwV Tfce V??t <4
TV**? Ph?e Ri^Nxi. B?dm-efc*r and
l>*Je Rafevkr. at the T?le*
phone 8T t
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE D*Y
Tike LAXATIVE RROMO Q?lai?e
TxMeta ITujnrlst* refold na?n?y If
Jt fail* to (W. EL W. GROVE'S sig
nature is on each boa. 25c.
\\ WTKI* TO PlT,t H\SK
Copjvr Vine? ?Gold and Silw
MiBf? Offers to be m?t nw?*er L
W S74< care of Radolf Moose
1M
fVe tx ???. *?* a*1 * wtwJwsa*
(*??>?? rcoM b fsi U New Hons*
Vturui ^t> Aw . iv*i off of
?"^?d-way
.?xvwvw>0> ? A ?^VS\V?>
j i?<.?ievff^C ATA^RH of <
rU^DER *
i* ^ !V< A and all ?
LS.-V.'.
bakery goods.
Bread? an klnJs ? fresh from the
ov?i, rakes and plea, cookies and .
doughnuts, ia Act a first class Hoe o i
bakery px>ds will be fnuati at the
Vienna Bakery, Broadway. between;
Fifth and Sixth Arenu?*. U
Go to the -White Pass Cafe"
for the lest meals in Whitehorse. j
Now under the management of Mrs.
OrlofT King. tf
EAGLES REGULAR MEET!NG.
Skagway Aerie, No. 15, Fraternal
Order of Eagles will meet Wednes j
aay cisbt at their hail on Fifth Ave
sua Visiting brothers cordially id
vixed to attend.
T. A. McDonald, W. F
J M Keller. W. Sec.
GREAT C? EARANCE SALE
Sold at a Loss' Malt Rainier. 20 (
cent* per bottle. Especially prepare:
for sick people and Invalids, and ex
<wllent for nursing mothers. Only
twe barreis WV After that price wll
be S5 cecits per botUa.
Pack Train fta
Found ? In White Pass Hotel, !
Whitehorse, one A B. button. Own
er must be Dawson or Fairbanks |
member as button was made by
Sale. Prove property and get but- 1
ton at Alaskan office. Dawson and
Fairbanks } apers please copy.
GRA~0 REDUCTION SALE
The Pack Train Is now selling s
big lot of Good Goods at reduced J
prices as they are getting too old to
hold and sell at a proflL Tours,
if. Herman Grimm j
None better anc purer than Gibson |
rye, Rainter and Oljrmpia beer. Or- j
?iers by "phone promptly delivered.
The Vasoot tf. |
Y?? mate a mistake #1
mt do m< *foc M
Famous for it* Homr C ooking,
Milk. Crram. 0 ottapr CW?f and
Battrrmiifc from ouv own dairy.
Frrsh tggv rtc.
D
Sr>(jir <* m Swtr
Pcrrrkun IWu on fwK floor
FJrctrK Light*
RATES $2.50 PERJDAY ANDJUP
H. S. PULLEN, Prop. :: Skagway
TKr Onhr Fir?? daft* Hot?] Opened Umier New- Manage
in Carcrow mr-nt
tor \tfl? 9tu* Um i fj * -
HOTEL SCOTT
SopU * Schvtaietaaip
Headquarters for Mining Men and
Travelers
S*>?CIAL R?T? *ND ACCO?MOO ATIONS FOR MUSHERS.
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEST
GOOD STABLES FIRST a ASS BAR STOCK
CARCROSS <0 YV7KON TER.
'*rTTTTTTTTTTTT-rr."TT TTTT? ?TTT1 * ? ? * 4 4^* *
NEW COMFORTABLE ELEGANT
: The Caribou Hotel ;
L V. GIDEON PiDomtar
Carcross, Yukon Territory
hnnrdMtk Oppoate tiw Vtw(f Pan Depot
, Well Equipped Furnace Heated Throughout K ICafe anH Rar
Headquarter* for *Schulims Arfin Royal Mail* Stage Line
l!!illHM-> 1'i'H Ml?- -H-W-H-l I- 1? I 111? !-M
Onty Obt "RROMO QUTMML." that h ^ J on
I^xatrve Rromo Gvmme I * /{ Kj fcot
Cttre??CoManOnc Ray. Or* ? 2 D?y? C?r . ^j~j?prvr%* **
Cneanny OW Mannon.
Tfcc old (tumor bmiw of FritwMI,
ov.-ir Banbury. ha* twn the wrBt o t
?t??I tra?>"*>dlr*. and the h*nt lopend
I* that It t* tmnnlfsl tiy tli?' Kh<??f* of
two of the vMltn*. In a rtwl there a
Mr. J*ofc>?on wn* killed mInmii the year
1712. ?hpii the plMY was let to a faro
lly named I onmie\ tih- There were
two hrotlMMv l??ih of whom were In
lore with the saute woman. The
younrcr Imprisoned the other In i? bu
man d<>c kennel !n mi attic. so tb*
Piory run*. and kej?t hint there for
fourteen years until he died of atnrva
tlon A Pew rear* Inlcr'Slr Baldwin
Wake bought the o* trite Sir Baldwin
and hf* two <?on? wpn> plnrinc card*
very late one nlirht when a o??trei
arose The tradition to that the father
struck his eldest *?n ?o Imivy a blow
that he died Immediately! The father
ami the rotincisi ?m conei'aled the
body in the kennd which had ween the
death of t.?>nirm-v1!V Twelve year*
afterward Sit Baldwin l? said to have
confeva-d on hi* de*thl*?d that be had
ckuvwI lite death of hi* mod. TIm* hu
man doc kennel, to whh h access wn?
ua Inert thr<Hii;?, the stldtnc back of a
ciipbivint remalm-d unlll ten venra ago
when the house was renovated.? Dun
doe Advertiser.
Th# &'ort(T* Population.
The K-rai i?iiitiiittlon of the world Is
now ftlnwtrd at 1 ."W.ono.ooo This I*
ha?od ii|i?i the most recent censuses
which nil lirllM countries now take,
with ii rut* fill estimate of the n?ml*r
9f inhabitants of uncivilised lands
The proportion of the sexes I* known
for 1.CK8.000.000 of these, the ratio be
Inc 1. 000 mule# to !W> female* The
ratio varies considerably in different
places. In Europe there are 1.000 men
to 1.<127 women; In Africa, 1.000 me*)
to 1J0W women: In America. 1.000 men
to POt women; In Asia. IjOOO men to
W>1 women: In Australia. 1.000 men to
K57 women The highest proportion of
women la found In ffmnda. where
there are l.<Ri to ever? 1.000 men The
towpsi proportion ts In Alaska a'td the
Malar stat?-s where there are In the
former. 301. and In the latter ?5W> worn
*n to every 1.000 men ? New V ork
World
Piek1?<J Papper*.
"Now de.-irhv" tuild the nurse. "1
want r?n r>> M\irn this nice little poem
*t*mt "fVfer llper picked a peck ot
IdrkJod pepper*.' "
'Shan't'" answered the I tost on child
itiiich In the manner "f other children
"Oh. nmithtT. nancht?' iVbv. Wat
do whv won't ron team this pretty
|mem ,_
?Pnr two rea??nns. answerofl Wnido
'In ihe Prst place, the alliteration ot
? he line you qn?te is ?"> excessive -is te
h-vtrox sin literary finish llmt ate h
*dventitt?i"? a td? te ntetrv isMiipnwl
tV?n mlsiht end ti uned more sparlnel*
\nd In Th> s.sn?>d place <f?n?ldc? tfv
?<? pi -ktnc prpt?>-s ?h - ti
Intee sir>mrt? i?s-ii piekiisl rii.- nmu.
ititat h leamth tt?- ?ttetiit?ti ??t .mi
WHe'licnt i?-rv?n (rawer
H i \\o~o 'Ses-t "
V?n. t.i? tnen'\ ante Uitt< tf'?>
ancsmcf <?erirt\ at t'w ?.-t:i?.. tine- i?ti
?*ti? not ?-v itxii-pii Kaii ti It iwi?*>
TJ>>li' the ?"l the nml <?r
?Nvtt *lntv sent mil Weatta te ettt
Our :i w?~t -?rs t?> arntd t tie (lithium
<?t larve iiumliers imsl tn Keep ??
counts tiy limine notches in >i ?ti?k
called a tally, ami after twetitV such
notche* they cut off the tally ?'M< fc
the* Mflliir * "se>l* "" Tlmsr Were
iiwt in K't-laml fot *t??si?? nv tlie es
lHV|in>t a '* ' 'Ill's even to the tiecin
nine of th? iiltH-iHMtth century A
cricket ?nrv was miiv spoken of as so
many notches, and the rlttd of |*?rk Is
xi-oreil Tlie w<>t ' >* fir*t used In a
pnent caned -The Hestiarv and In
"t^iiryvr MhikII " l^tndon Answers
Animal ?Hfliiiwtft,
A* * uprrta** ?t h?rdfned criminals
anions pla'M ttrtWtnrw antmals none
In o ?r>*? fhiM Hip hison or American
TntrHM mud and beast and
eren nmons rtnwriw these rlctons
rlndlrttre and ad!e hrnfw. whose halt
brothers on the other rontlnents ?1o no!
fear *vf-n the terrltflo onslaught* of
(ton* and titers, are In a state of ut
most continual warfare. Tliey are
uTTwnJ the wickedest rogues ever seen
In a r x>
to Strioul Tf?ublt
??She's tn a frith I ful dllcmni* "
"Bo* soT'
??\Vhr. Jark proposed to her last
night and ln?1sts upon bating "0 Rn
swer before *tw will have time to
lenm whether Tom Intend* to pra
pose."? Chicago Post
A Daad G>v? Away.
i Wife? What would yon do, George.
If .eon were lert a widow? Hub?
Oh, I supose the name as eon would If
! yon weir ?cft a widow Wife? Too
horrid wretrh- And von told me you
1 oonld never eare for anybody else ?
j Boston Tran*rrl|>t
Looking Forward.
"1 didn't know your husband bad
been so III."
"For two wee Its be was so bad that
j 1 be ran to think of remarrying"? Jour
; nal Amnsant.
? ? ? ?
Pr?*?n e? of Mind.
She? What do you mean by saying
that Eisa Is "more or less pretty?" He
I? Well, she's more pretty than most
girls and Vesa pretty than yon! '*
A Mighty Oreh??tr*.
Ow of the remark it hfe romfTt*
n~er bold ivi'i i lit I*. S. iJll
roorr of Boston a* a i-eietirallon of the
peat* following the war l>etw?*n lb*
?tare*. A remarkable feature of the
roni-ert wn? l tor croud un MN. fnm
po*ed of l.im t1'*** ?be ?anre?t or
chestra WW -d In ihl? country.
It con*l*n>d of the foliowinc Intfro
menta: One hnndn?1 and Bfteen Orat [
Tlolln*. KM wecoml rlnHan, ?Ci rioloti j
cellos. tC> rlola*. ?Ci double tmaxe*. 8 1
flute*. 8 clirtni-t*. * olme*. H laiasoun*. I
12 horn*. H trumpet*. !? trombone*. 3
tohas. 10 drttm*. "i" |iimi>i<>* nnd flotea.
20 Eb Clarinet*. 5?) 1th clarinet*. SO Kb
cornet*. T.'i Hh cornet*. 75 Kb alto
born*. 2." Hit tenor horn*. IH? tenor
trombone i"> tm-<* trombone*. ?V Mb
baritone*. r. Kb l>rm? tnhn* .Vi small
drum*. 25 lw*s drunm. 10 cvmlMti* and
10 triangle*
Whi?tle? and Hit Tailor,
"Cnrion* fiioitfcli. ' wriilr Mortimer
Men|ie*. "whenever one mine lu ?T>n
tart with Vl'hlstler one entlrelr fonrnl
one's own aftalr* and Reran* rtnn
pletelr ort-tipled with hi* The ttt of
the master rani *??? far more lni|?ur
tant to bh* (ban my own artistic wnrfc
.it the tailor* \Vhi*il?*r would trite an
elaborate dctk-rlptlon of bow a certain
coat was b> he made. nnd the tcllor
wonld carrr oiif hi* dlwa dnw literally.
But no tomier h;id the mnn K-oompll?h
ed the wort th.->n Whistler would say:
?This la all wmng How dare yon *ay
Ibat It I* ? lint I told ron to do? I am
a painter It I* not uir business to
make coat* Th:il la ronr prarlRTK
Therefore vmi ?hould hare led m* to
do what you knew to he nitht "
TH<| Imperial
The eatrtn. th?- mnriKt of the
apccle* Itnowu f1??? ? to a hrtcht of from
10.000 to |f>.i*wi fort It t* a natler of
South Aniw1i-a and It* habitat I*
among the lofty niountnln* of that
country It* power of ti>liiu to high al
tltitdo" l? only M> rwliil In tliv ??ondor
?f Ihf Aortw whlrh Is -?al<1 to Have at
tnlmij it tielrht of kIi mile*. or wltftln
one mile of ttlie t'ronti>st lielirht ew at- j
taincd by a ImIIimm I'tw ??ncle aalla In
the air nt h?'lthi? mturtnu from three j
to tire mile* nrwl when wti ro sour up- |
ward bv an olwvM ?*? on (he earth"* j
*urf?re dNnppe-tr* from *lcht In about '
three minute*,. "
Old Virginia Tavern*.
So nntwrmi to the early day* to
this conmrv w*.? the cu*tom of free
entertalnim-m that II wa? n taw in
Vlrylnla that iint"** there hart M II .1
dlstiiM't ajrrviMiirtit to pay for tMKir?V
and uMIrr m< |>?? ??onlil t?r ?ntl??-tert
from 11 n> nn matter how Kms t??
remains! In the h-w tarrrn* that ???
l?ted thr prii tw were tow atwnit a ahll
llntr a dttin?*r, 11 ml It *va? oil^rtvl that
the mnl miml lie whoieenine aii'l *>?*1
Settlement Work.
"Came Into u fortune. dldn ? ne?"
"Tea. a hie one "
"What** he (loin ihene day*?*
"He ha* beonme tntere*teil In ae?:i?
?tent work " ?
"Well, that oucbt to fce?-p him oero
plod for awhile He owed everybody "
Hidden.
I>l*mni l>nw*?n-rtn trtlnn to gtt
bark to roe |**ir old mother Sb* ain't
wn m>' h'? loi |#<n imh 1 lid (Jen
tinman 1 irnonw that la the Int'h W nv
inn t ?mi wa?h tt*
PROFEM'ONAL CM<>b.
Attorney*
GUNNISON A MARSHALL
AtUxrneys-At-Law
P O Bo* B tuneftu. Al*ak?
H. S. LC PCVRE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Commisaioner For Tukon Territorj
to Take Affidavit*
Ska*wajr, \laak*
STEVE RAQAN
AUonaey at Law
HAINES ALASKA
imam.
DR. L. S. KELLER
DENTIST
Meat Mcdarn Metfeoda
Omb EfttiBD.
CfBce Hoora: Ml a. m l-? p. aa.
Kj&akan Building. Broadway
9KAGWAY, ALASKA.
Dental Supplitw.
M. F. PATTERSON A COMPANY
? Detiara Id?
DENTAL. SUPPLIES
229 Walker Bldg., Seattle, Wuk
Ciders by mall or cable will re ,
r*4>e prompt attention Catalog** j
cti rvqueet
Mutle T uchin.
MISS M. (t HINDSHAW
THDkir of
PIANO PORTE
Special T?nn for a Limited
Number of Beginner*
EIGHTH AVE. AND MAIN ST.
]
FIVE GOOD ONES TO DRAW TO.
Pebbleford an<| Gibaon Ry?. Bnd
weiser, Bine Ribbon and Pal* Rain
ler Beer at the Board of Trade.
SEATTLE'S
Leading Popular PHmw* Hotel
Hotel
Georgian
Eoroiv?n Win
Ml OuUldr fantf
Room*. Rtrrtrtir
Furnished
?*mt?le Ruotn
Cummi'li tii A F??i>
tly lr?<1? M'c ted
lUtR '
?ll #|J RlfllM II UJ>
r?u lVr*on* II .SO up
?<?.?n JrUh tub H.SO
T wo f? rt.mii K.W op
V. O. CALPWF.IX.
Mtntfrr
T*k? F.??i Lakcrar fn.m KOUklH AVEKUt
Cnton f>-pot lo Foorth B?i.rnlon* FH?
RAW FURS
WE FAY :
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WRITE 1-XJR PRI< K LIST
Percey's Fur House
Oihkoik, ? Wi%con?in
?nnrr;rtimii':.;-:tTfT<tm.wrtiiin>ttr*r''
0
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
?
OoM * SllT?r 91 00
Gold, 8Uv*r * Copper .. J 60
Cyanide and Milling Teat*.
9
90 Colombia St. Seattle !
. - ?
w - KttK
There is .Strength
and Vigor
in Every f)rop
company
SEATTLE, WASH.
LOCAL BRIEFS
! SKAGWAV WEATHER REPORT
HoiulU o t tha ofeMmUna Uk?t>
at Moore's Wharf at midnight,
last nlffht, ia m follow*:
Tamp. time at*** /*rt .. .. *0 ahova
i Kft i preceding 24 hr* ... 73
M(n. * U aboro
.til " " *2 a?<ore
itarometer 20 04. Cloudjr and talni.
J. IKUTA I
MAitrrACTURtsff I
JE WELER |
WATCHES
AND CLOCKS
Curio*, Ivory Carvings
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Official Watch !n?p?lor for the
W. P. & Y. Rout*
Mail Order* (riven prompt care
SHIP YOUR
RAW FURS
TO THE
Ah ska Furs a Specialty
(Very Top Price* Paid.
Make .Trial ? Shipment
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium [jin>l Alaska
I-trtre. C lean. Individual Flaths.
Abundance of ?7ater. Beat of
Hotel Accommodations. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent
Excellent Hunting and Fisbin?.
Motor Boating and Sailing.
J>t??mer Geontf" from Juneau
makes semi-monthly flsita. In
formation and rates upon request
Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALASKA
FIRE INSURANCE I
jj
The Dubuque hire and Marine Insurance ji
Company,? Dubuque, Iowa
The Westchester Fire Insurance Com' |
pany? New York
Asset- Over Four Million Dollars
Phil Abrahams 5ka?way j
B. M. BEHRENDS, Banker
Juneau, - Ala?k*|
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Respectfully Solicit* Tlie Acconnt*
of Skagway Firm* Aud Individual*
The Skagway Pioneer Dairy
H. r. SEEMAN, Prop.
4 The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
The laiyest mad be it conducted dairy In A !a?ka. ? ->
Daily Shipments of Pure Milk and Cream
To ill points on White Pm? * Takoe Route.