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OFFICIAL CITY TAPER L. S- KELLKR, Publishe.-]
Adaa:tt?ti as ?oodc c.ass rex., matter July 8, at the Poetoffioe at Skaffwxy
G^py for change of advertisements aust be in by 1 o'clock p m. to insure
Inwrtioc Msr day. tV AdvaftMiOf rates oo application
Tie Da.Jr Alaskan caarcws for <U'. publications not solicited, which !n
ciud** *3 aottoe?, other than ctatvftas or ebai i table societies.
S*ba?.-:rij?X:.a Rates: Three Booths by mail 2-25
Oa? Month by mail .. .. .. .. ?<& , Six months by mail *.50
Oaa Bosth by IM One year by mail 3.00
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND A.DVKRT1S* tXTS RECEIVED BY:
B?M<tN>niV .. Whttehorae. V. T. E U PUlxcan AUla. B. C
K. W Gtdooa OarcroA-v T T. Keller Drug Oo .. .. Haines, Alaska
why al*sk* should be rec
ognized
T\> priasins today exincts
frost ;h^ speech of Oonsr^snsan W
W. VedwfTf . of Oiv ?hKh h<
<WH<c**I IWory tho Ho?h* ,-vf
?entativos on April 1". tn fax <v if
Aiaslui Hoa>e Ra?> Pill
W> r.<rre< U>a; $T*o *:11 cot jv
mix th*> r*H*rv>Juctioa of ihe siv*vh
ia 1? *?:ir<>vv. a^4 ^poafcinjc f?v
^vorr sru* Alaskar. :ak<? this nx?ans
of tiaaitiy: U><> rr-a^ on*:. for h s
*f*>?s ir. t?eha:f of Atak> aTvi oom
phn*m h:n? on lie knowW?:* h?>
<!w^'ATs? vif Alaska a^vi thy ooo> .tjoets
Viat ;*-**aii b?cv
H? rpferecw to lb* TK**5S.*pe. s of
Alaska aad Ua*ir iinporta&cv &s ;*.
(ws ;& bu.Min* uj> & coaia?oc.*va rh
an rvflo- v.as tike e <>f ihr
:nbabitar.i$ si?o*-s t ^v*i :i>e lafuwiv*
of a kva^ >>s?"v." rr-av^v* farther :h-?n
Uw co&finos of iis hoair :.?>*:
1 haj not e?prctod to he ca; W np
Pa to address the oocizaKVe at ths
time. Nat >ec*i:se of the )at?-n?5s of
the tKUB" JUIti beo*.iS<> ISr rv?kya;<>
fcvwc Alaska i M" W'toM>r<>ain] has
a pcxvi oe*I t< :r,.Ve.-T*i *l?t ho
cvmW not ^wsMhly present ;s a short
time I have heet; a.-ke?; to tAk>' the
liase tv*
? ? ? ? ? ?
As a i-tiror. of tv - R.-^rrt . 1 am
Just *5 pr\Mj^ .< v<> miieaso ro
?OMtw of : hv . -?**? Kndevojopoii
empire >5 ar.r other < " tv-n ?ar. jv?
*ihty be I an. j>-"sxh'. of th?> fa t that
in AVa>ka ??> h.. ?? th*> creMf -t fist
orios ja Uio w d j pro1"*! of
the fa<x ibv vtt A 's.-ka there .it tT
morions possib l.ics. a> ;
I shall hop- to shon before I f '
I am prou.i of the fa : that there ar<
tremendous ro?owroos ? . the *-av ct
mitwmte pv?c*ilar;y - the way <i
oo?i, thonjch I th - k rot so mtt h
a> <>(Vr. in"?v ; h 'i \ f ? w To 1
lie**
The Bor:: u R \ ' T ooal f > ki i
v*rr though n->t m>?r".y
?to ext?tsi*e as * - ? 'po-* : to be
Th*- Malarv.iska .>xv ? ti s nuu h
more import*: ? a~?l more ev'en- r
Ru" may I rem mi von that if w?
^r. to ?hajvce th. form Terrro ia'
po*fm*r>ort ta Aiast*. or to he tnor?r j
aocamte. if we ar to pve Vnt^K* ,
a Ter-ttorVa! Jecisiature it. should not
>? heo*?se fk* has a tretv.w.N*)*
amr*jT?t of coal. tkv h*H?'t?e of he
1mir?nse mvoera; Prtowws. not
because ho- jur;.-?iUira.; po<
sibtliliea. ?>v be>~aasc of her troroer
.Vm.? rowniTvos ;r. the way of timNe*. |
txx for ar.y of Um>w materia; fa?-t>
TJ>?n> are tkx th?? th tjts that maVr
up a Stat. TVy a.rr the Kv*v! f.vr
itatKW ur?vi which a State n:?y he
haiMevI hot if *o to ici'v A'A?.k*
a 7>mtoria; tt mstst N>
VrtUSf it o*x. he sho*T, th*t there t
ar* lix tr.fi ;r. that T*,r-i^f?r^ jyej lf
* ho x"v Qua'nfN>i f?v se |f-o>\ entmor.t
to lb* r**eat K .- pr^wvi j0 c-v
tt hy this Kll
N?>v ti-hat i? tv- kM wd th-^ ?har j
a?Her of the F,x,c><~ I vrnj in Va.-Jca*
I have hvforv a r. a :>iro-s nhvt:
** rm.if t*T Oh? So-->r:arv ,->f -Ji??
taVriw tatotv U><? v <~;.ar. Mining
CoofrrM* m. Ohfc'fcso or. CVtolvr
1>I1, *r>d. anvrv otV: **>ry
feat thir.pt tho Sfosvn s? ;
1 r.?l :h* tfeANMM
A; ;h* vfcr ovtart I *;sh to ex
r~<*~ the hich ?p?Jor. I havo fortr.
?!(<:!? npasarkaMv ;*-co and Tirre
l*Vt of jvop '*. a ho hiv e Ivooqxv p^
roarxrn of v vii
Th* s?rr?a.-y of t> tn??cior vas
fcveJ: frvcs ar. *?. of th-1
cv?(xiiUocs i* that oo;rtr? Ho st>o?1e>
of IVw jn?*v'-? ?oi sinmly traji
sw.s not siB?Tv> a> wan^-.nj: nvio
<ts no* stm?>'o a- TOTtate. hi:; he
s*ys that bo is >n^*vss?v?
fcr the remarks'. T tar-re a-ni f-tif
Ivxiv of >>^olo '?Ho have he-woio
penaan^r.: .-osidcctf of A la^ks. Wb?>
tberv- isi caq\M?rior<ahtr a const S>r
*Mo fVva:;r.c jwpcJatjoR of a ?ha~
?otor whioji does thv axJ to the r a"
frtreTVeC'. or sta^lUr ,< the Terr
t?T. tlKT^ is a sohsraatiaj per;xea:
a*o at Tig neons. lav-abWiar. )a*--re
H*ooliiyt ?w. arxi "k-oroer. of The hlcb
est iTpe of Arcfri.^aT! ciu?-M?sh:jv aa*:
I found that t hoy posse?swy *ba: *1
perhaps the fc.gheet forrc of rao-al
cooraef ? the aKlftj- *ac tv -w-iE?fnjr
n?ss to )ook at both si<3*? of U?e
Ca**t;.v. m-htch affect Okv :r.:or*sts.
a rad to idxit that titer are in*?;
?-h?i o?ce convinoed thaw they have !
been led into a mistake of fact or
oz opjniotv The total popuiafxvn. is)
about 65.000. o f which a lftUe K?s
than half are whites. They are en
titled to a Territorial government bet
ter adapted to their peculiar local
conditions and needs
Mr. Chairman. 1 submit that state
ment then from the Secretary of the
Interior as evidence that the popu
lation of Alaska is not bmmuHc; it
is not shifting; it is not tr.flin#: : hut
:t is a population made up of sub
stantwU citizens or pennant; a^:
deats. and. in my judgment. a ?!f- :
fioienOy larce pervvnta^e to entitle
the people of that country to a Ter
ritorial form of eo\ mnw.t
Now . I was; to take up another ma
ter. \ ii. the kiwi of schools they
have if you can show me a Dis
trict. a Territory, or a state where
?-hey ha\e pood schools, coo- ! school
NuMiniss;. whore there is an active
educa;*xval centime?*, where the
children are attending the *>chools,j
-ha; indicates that In 'ha; I^strx-t
or Territory or State a jwecty hich
s"-aa Jard "f citizenship and dv>
?.;.za;K*r. obtains. Now. tha; is the
ca*?p in Alaska They have their
schools th> > have their rhur* he? .
and those s- hoots and chun hop are
weil attended.
Then las*. hut ikk k?*s?. they have,
thoir n-'w-spapers. and that sure'y
vicht to satisfy any man who is in
.li:>?d to oe a doubtinp Thonia< that
they .v< ci\ iliied up there.
I took the pains to hum up. in the
-eport of the coventor, the number
? ? v^:?ri- was stated ly the
reoUeman from AMt as 25. 1 have
them h< e with their names. and 1
think he counted them correctly. I
ro'.oe that there are two or three
daily papers in the list, and the res*
of them arv weekly. spelled w-e-e-k.
and Thv * -e-a-k 1 have read a num
ber of :he?e newspaper, and they
.ire *011 poi'en up. well edited, full
f sp.r.t i-il come f"om ali sections
f the Terftory To prove that.
\ere ;? th? Cordova Alaskan, the Al
aska t t !".->? j> h.-re at Fairbanks ^
<i!V:vi> on * the Haines Pioneer
Pross ?v do* n here, and the
Wrancell S -ititvl in the southern
? v an1 the NMm l"?aUy Kuan*
in Vie nort .iwest These papers, or
nearly all of them. 1 have personally
examined. and they a*>e Pattern! all
t-ver the T< .ritory. All thr#=e th*tKS
?end to show tha; this population is
progressive. np-to-dav. and fair;y
well distrfht*? : over this whole Ter
; lt?vy
1 merely call at'ention to 'his !
?"act. -hat n the year JiH>9 the cold
?input conv.nc into this country from
\laska was and the fish
litpm $1 1 W.Wfl. *nd in the 'en
v.xs-o from to IJHi? the total
cold output was $lST.WM>,<*rtO and the
-Aral f ^h ouqmt JSS.OW.OW*. a total
of for If yea'v. In other
words. *hs is n ?* a dosert up 'here; |
i- is not a country with a few miners
wandering ahou* over it and a few
camWers. hn' this is a country that
is oontrihuUnc now tremendously to
ve ovnmww of this country, a
MOORE'S WHARF C
Tcrmln\is W. P. & Y. RotiUv
A11S ?nthbomidSteamere Arrive and IVpart Fn>inThi> i> ? k
REGULATIONS 1910.
Warehouses open for delivery of meJvhamVse from S a m. to p. m.
fVrxhsbles ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frv-icht sh.pments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHIPPER'S MANIFEST (paper's can be obtained at the 1*. S. cus
toms off.ce* and must be delivered before 5 pm. No freight will be
received on the wharf after this hour.
BACJGAE ? Tolls will be collected on CHECKED BAGGAGE 0X1 .Y.
Xo charge for bag* and grips when unchecked.
The wharf g%te will be closed to the public when steamer Is nparing
dock and will be opened when passengers have disembarked.
Wharface Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Bex 17S. E. J. SHAW. Ge-iera|
TheWhitePass &Yukon Routp
TIME TABLE NO. 2S,
Xck. 1, X. Bouad, 1st cbu* Mon- Xo. 2. S. Bound, 1st class, Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday day, Wednesday and Friday
8: SO a. m. Leave# SKAGT7AY Arrives 3:20 p. m
10:15 r. m. " WHITE PASS Leaves 1:45
11:10 ' - XiOG CABIN - 12:47 "
12:05 - " BBNXETT " 12:15 " j
1 50 " " CARIBOl " " 10:25 "v. m !
3 45 ** Arrives WHITKHORSE Leaves S:15 *
Pa?*ergepi nsnst be at depot* in time to have baggage inspected
and checked Inspection Is stopped SO minutes before leaving time of train.
150 penod# of baggage will be checked free with each full fare tick- j
ei aad 75 po nad? with each half tare ticket.
Sure and Instant Death
to Army Worm*. FIin, Moth*. Millert, Rotchn, Red Buf?, Mo? t
qvitgw, Caterpillar*, Ant*. Plant Lice and all plant dr?tre* ;-ig impcti. f
Uae California Infect Powder freely and lhe?e pe?U will be quickly I
exterminated. For tale by
WILLIAP4 BRITT
THE DRUGGIST
country that is peopled with a sub
stantial business people. Again, on
page 47 of the hearings in another
statement '.hat I wish to Insert, show ?
ins comparative resource of
the country ami the value of the
commerce o' Alaska as compared w.th
Porto Rico and Hawaii.
? ? ? ? ? ?
\\> think of Alaska as a great <our
try of glaciers. It is a country of
tremendous possibilities ajiil prob
abilities. Now, hi the nr-aute or
two that 1 have 1 want to say that
to roe, after all, these things that 1
have spoken of are only an in i .< '
1 believe 'hat the future theater <f
the world's activity is to be the i a
cifk\ 1 atu tremendously proud of
the fact that this great Republic of
ours occupies the position of a
tage.
And then it seems to me that 1
can see in the near future the gr(>at
populati<jps of the earth circling as
they are about the Pacific, there t ie
millions of the Japanese and the
Chinese and here the teem ins mil. ion
of our own West, ourselves control: ?
in#: the Panama Cana., and these
points here ( indicating J. Ko?urrec
ion . Bay or Valdez, the best harbors
in tfle world, and almost on the di
rect line of transit betwcvn Sea'-iie
aud Japan, on the gToat <irc!e iou:'
It seems to me. gentemon. it i* of
tremendous importance that -wo shMI
do something for Alaska: that ??
shall make it possible for this Te
ritory to develop. 1 lo.^k to see the
time when the population of Ala-ka
?will not be 60.000, but will be ?> '0 0C
[applause] and perhaps . ,\i
I say to you, pentleinen. tliat ih?
best way to make pOK>ih'.e the ?
velopmont vf this magnificent and a ?
most untouched empire is to pa^
this bill.
And ano'hor thin.: that c>irh:
to be forgotten that will (-onie w
the increase of the p-nv- of
Republic on the Pacific i-- it- m h.y
influence for peace: thi- liotcii'.m \
has its hands raised nr>t t> s; -.v
hut in benediction. The gr^at t
pow\>r on this earth for peace i> *
United States of An eri n. [ \ppla ? )
For I dipt into the fit' ire. f;
human eye could see.
Saw the vision of the w<>-;; . .. i
the wonder that would be
Saw the heavens fill with <0'
argosies of magic saits.
Pilots of the purp'e twi..h* . ;>
dow n w ith cost \ bile
Heard the heavens fill with sho'i
inc. and here rained a nhasilj dew
From the nations airy tiau. - grap
pling in 'he central blue:
Far along the world wide w Isj-e
of the south wind rushing warm.
With the standards of the pcopb
plunging ti ro- the thunderstorm
Till the war drum throhb'd ni lov.-.c
and the battle flacs were fur I'd.
In the parliament of man. the fe leg
ation of the worldi
The best thiU? to do to ma" e il >
possible Is to develop Alaska, an 1
the best way to develop \|a ka
to pass this bill [U>ud applause 1
Only On? "BROMO QUININE"
Tat is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Look for the signature of E. W.
GROVE. Used Uie World over to
Car* a Cold In On# Pay. 25<v
Location notices, placer and g ;arij
for sale hjr the Dally Alaskan
?RO*ERS'ONAL CARDls.
Attorney)!
GUNNISON & MARSHALL
Attorn eys-At-Law
P O box E. Juneau. Ala-=l>* i
M. B. LE FEv^e
VTTORXEY-AT-LA \V
Commissioner For Yukon Terr i tor.'
to Take Alfiii suits
Skyway. ? Alasfcs !
STEVE R AijAN
Attorney at Law
HMNES ALASKA
Dentist*.
DR. V.. S. KELLER
DENTIST
Mjct Mtdern Methods
Open Evening*.
( ftlc* Hour*: >-12 * id 1-6 p. tn
A'tiliAn ItuiiciiEg, ? Broadway
SKiGWAY. ? ? ALASKA.
iV>ctaJ Sup; la?
F. -ATTERSON A CO v PAN"
? Dfalor* in ?
DENT * L SUPPLIES
-J; Walk r lildg., Seattle, Waeb
t . der? by mail or <;ablf will r
f prompt aLVi Uu-u. lalftlo'.i
>i rfQrMi
V>n*!c Teacher*.
vJISJi M. G. H'fORHAwv
rnachcr ft
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SHIP YOUK
I :<AW FURS
Jo THE
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i A ska Furs a Specialty
\ fiv I cp Price* Paid.
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hf.vit.' TVniikf S ?fc st'j ' ?k.JvTf*
FKOM (KAOVi A v
MAY 5?. 14. :0 sod 2".
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H. HARTW1GSKN*. Afrant
Broadway *n<i Fifth Avu 'P^on* 9-0
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STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Veecwmr. Anac-or**, BtiKngh*'*
EwrrtJ, OJfmpt*. Port To?it*nd.
FViiTi?jK?n, F-ur-4*. SirvU Barbara, Memeo
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS. C. A. P. D. C D. DUNANN. P. T. M.
1 13 J*m? S?, S*?nle 112 M?rta St., S?fl Fi
RtfKt to fSniift Hiii
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle April 25, May 7-19-31
June 12-24, July 6-18-30
Spokane April 19 May 1 13 25 June 6
State of California July 12 24
! FRA NK !?. POLO. Agent, 2 ml Broadway. Hhayway
J Alaska Steamship 5
i Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND WILLS PARGO EXPRESS
Next caring of Mvt f**t p**c*c gm ?tmroar
Jefferson, April 9, 21 May 3, 15, 27
# Dolphin, April 3, 15,27 May 9, 21
Company r***rrm th? rt*ht to rh?a*" <?Jltng d*t?s arftfcovt notl??
ELEPHONE NO. 6#. C. 8. GUPTILL, AGENT.
V
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B.C. COAST SERVICE)
Sailings From SKag'way
to eh*r,r? n *!<???
l:z SS. PRINCESS MAY
May - 3 - 14 - 24
Vancouver, Victoria& Seattle via Prince Rupert
o? F." F W lOWLE, Ag-nt
teamship Humboldt
"v\"i 1 1 Sail Krotn
SKAGWAY for SEA1TLE and Way Port*
MAY 8th
?Hilrw: )!*?? to <"hi?nr?* without notlr?
THROUGH TICKETS HONORED
;'!? Office : If. D. KIRMSE, Afpnt
fi Cor. tlth and Rm?nlway
il
r."T irv:.- ottt : aneaBnai
^\\T0U0jW Sawc, \o
W\e 5wUtvot
T)'vndC.ow\ecVvou
*i\\rou<j\\ WcfceVs
For Atlin, Whitehorse, Dawson
And all Lower River Points in
Alaska and Yukon Territory
T> . rvi>>p Monday, Wednesday and Friday Between SKAGUAY and WHITE
S n lc * M >Tidav, Wednesday and Friday Between WHITEHORSE and
SKAGIWS
?nriM-s, Bojfira .re, Mail and Express. Connecting With Finely Appointed
Lnke and River Steamers to all Points in Alaska and the Yukon.
(1 11 1 r nph. Divoct tHrjrrapliic service to all points in Alaska, CanadaVfc tJ. S.
rit for Pescriptive Literature apd Summer Excursion Rate?.
C. W. CASH. TOURIST ttt
SkJMniay. Alaska.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT,
Vancouver, B. C.
0. L. DiCKESON, PRESIDENT.
Yaricourer. B. C., and Skajjuay, Alaska.