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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Adnltted u second class m&li matter
July 8, 1898, at the Foatofflce
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. Keller, Publlihar.
Subscription Rates.
3a? month by mall
One month by carrier
Tkree Months by mail
Six month* by mall
One year by mall
Subscriptions and advertisement
received by:
Bennett Neva Co. .. Whltehorse. Y.
?. W. Gideon Carcroaa, Y. T.
E. L. Plllmaa Atlln, B. C.
B. A. Barnett Haines, Alaaka
THE MEN WHO BEFRIENDED AL
ASKA.
Although to Delegate Wlckersham j
is chiefly due the credit for the defo:.l
of the proposed Beveridge bill, the j
people of Alaska owe a deep debt of
gratitude to those Senators who oppcs
?d the bill in the committee room an
in the floor of the Senate, and who
showed themselves so well Informed
upon Alaskan conditions that they
fairly riddled the bill with shafts of
do' bate the few times that it made
an appearance before retiring to the
committee room for that final sleep
oi oblivion..
Senator Borah of Idaho stands fore
most anions this small band of sen
ators who opposed the Beveridge bill
purely on principle, for the reason
that it was un-American, unjustified
by cond.tlons, and would result In a
vicious concentration of power in the
hands of the appointive commission
ers. undesirable from any standpoint
Mr. Borah was well informed upon the
actual conditions In Alaska and be
was equally well aware of the interest
ed influence behind the Beveridge
bill, from where this interest eman
ated and to what end it was directed.
When on Jan. 26. Senator Bever
idge attempted to bring his bill befoia
the Senate on the order of unfinished
business. Senator Borah, sustained by
Senator Clark of Wyoming and Sen
ator KTaiier of Tennessee, opposed
this procedure and relegated the bill
to the committee room. When the
bill was again brought up Feb. 14.
Senator Crawford of South Dakota
and Senator Borah again scored it in
*uch a manner that it was taken back
to the friendly shelter of the territory
committee room, there to languish
and die.
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2.20
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9.00
During his speech in the Senate
.Ian. 26 Mr. Borah said:
"This is a peculiar and extraordin
ary hill. It may be necessary-: there
may be condition* which warrant It:
but oertainly we are not prepared at
this time to consider the question, be
cause there is no information before
the Senate as to why this change is
proposed This is a bill which pro
vide? .in the first place, for a govern
or an attorney general and a commis
sioner oi mines: and in the second
place, for eight councilmen. to be ap
pointed by the President. The right
of self government, and the power of
the people of Alaska to express them
selves, is effectively cut out of this
entire scheme of government.
"As I have said, there may be
many conditions prevailing in the dis
trict of Alaska where some 40,000 Am
erican citizens reside, which warrant
and Justify this Congrss taking away
from them all semblance of self-govera
ment; but before we proceed to do
that, before we establish and engraft
upon the American system the colon
ial doctrine of England in its simp
lest form, we ought to have a thor
ough statement of this matter before
the Senate. For that reason I trust
that the Senator from Indiana will
not insist upon taking this bill until
either a report Is made or until other
senators, who are not members of thi
committee, have an opportunity to
know the reason, the why and where
fore of this peculiar and extraordin
ary form of government which is pro
posed to be given to the people of the
District of Alaska.
" I do not say now that I shall
not vote for the bill, but I say there
will have to be extraordinary and
conclusive facts to justify a vote on
this measure, conceiving it to be, as
I do. unfriendly to every principle of
our Institutions.
" 1 undertook to Inform myself
to some extent last night as to the
contents of fhe bill. I think I know
what the bill contains. 1 am still at
a loss, however, to know why It should
contain the provisions which it does.
There must have been some control
ling and Imperative reason in the
minds of 'he committee. I am quite
sure that no member of the committee
would c&re for this kind of legislation
ordinarily I am quite sure that there
Is not a very large American territory
over which they would want to extend
this kind of a government. There
must be. therefore, peculiar conditions
and extraordinary conditions in Alas
ka to warrant this kind of legislation.
"To speak without detail today and
candidly, in my opinion there Is a con
trolling and Important reason for this
legislation; and if it was all known,
there would not be any danger of the
legislation going through."
Senator Frazler. who is a member
of tho territories committee of the
Senate, also proved himself a staunch
friend to Alaska. Evidently he was
convinced by the statements made by
Delegate Wickorsham before tho com
mittee that the bill was Iniquitous and
unjust and evidently he was not In
the least influenced by the mls-elad- (
Ing testimony of Hoggatt and Richard
son.
(Continued on pago throe.)
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WILLIAM BRITT, J
Druggist Skagway
Established 1897 Telephone 112
Phil. Abrahams
Real Estate and
Fire Insurance
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Agent for Dubuque Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Dubuque Iowa H
Washington Fire Ins. Co., Seattle, Wash.
1 NOTARY PUBLIC SKAGWAY, ALASKA jj
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Don t Have Cold Feet! ?uy*^arm Pairof
Lined Moccasins to
wear while you are fixing the Fires the cold winter mornings
They will keep you comfv.
New Christmas Novelties / lv/vfiDV /tr 8
Kodaks and Supplies IS I UJJC I i XL
EtKATKI) AND LIGHiElt FINE SAMPLE ROOM ?
BY ITS OWN PLANT KOK DRUMMERS ?
Ufhifc Pass l>otcl
P. D McMillan, Manager
earnest and best appointed Hotel in (be Yukon i:
S5Slii??S5 UJhiteborse, V. C.
T HEADQUARTERS FOR FIR8T CLASS CAFE -f.
' ATLIN-CONRAD STAGE IN CONNECTION *;*
CHOICE BAR STOCK V
Caribou Hotel
E. w. GIDEON, Proprietor
Carcross, Y.T.
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NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
FURNACE HEATED
MOORE'S WHHRPOO.
Terminus W. P. A Y. Route
411 South Bound Steamers Arrive and Deoart From This Dock
REGULATIONS (909
Warehouse open /or delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m
Perishables >NLY .lelivered on Sunday or al night.
All frslght 4 lipmcnts "iestined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHiPHF.tt's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the D. 8. customs
office) .*.c 3 must be delivered l>efore 5 pm. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this nour.
BAGGAGE ? x'olis win oe collected on Checked Baggage Onlt. Nc
chargc for batrs :tnd crips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will bo clo jd to the public when steamsr le oearlng
dock and will be opeo -donly whtn passengers have disembarked
Wharfage Tariff cao be r>* ' ?n ? pplicat'ou at office on dock,
P. O. Box 175. E. J. SB AW RESIDENT, MANAGER
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NJ. 22.
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound No. 2. S. Bound
1st class 1st class
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAC UAY Arrives 3 20 p. m.
10 00 " " WHITE PASS " 1 45 "
12 00 " " LOG ABIN " 12 42 "
11 30 " " BENNETT " 12 10 "
1 30 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10 26 a. m.
3 45 " Arrives WHITE HORSE Leaves 8 15 "
Passengers must be at depoj In time to have Baggage Inspect
ed and checked. Inspection is stopp d 30 minutes before leaving time of
train.
150 pounds of baggago will be checked free with each full fare
ticket and 75 pounds with each half fare tlckst
Ru:mriiix::>iix::iuziiuzi:zini:ii:iir+u u. j c
I CLEAR, BUT STILL COLD
tlMI in ' t?TrtTTTt?f nn^TMfT? T-fTT- t "Tttl ? ..
The result of ih( obnervai ion t&kcu
Moore *fca:f at midnight F? b 24,
i l \ lb m (ollo^t
i tm??araturi! Uuae oo?ervat n 10 utiovt
Max. tr-in|j. prereuuik.' 24 hour* above
Min " *? ** '0 above
Mp?u " " 1 above
Baroroc'.er 2'J 7 !
Cle r and North Wii d
INTERIOR WEATHER.
Whitehorie 10 bolow
Lower Lebar^e 18 "
Atlin 12 "
Hootaliuqua 22 "
Big Salmon IK ?'
Yukon Crossing "
Selkirk 3'i "
Coffee Crerk 38 "
!>iewar*. 42 ?'
lvio 44 "
Dawsjn 42 "
Our Christmas Poultry, Oysters,
etc., will urrlve on the Cot
tago City, and as usual, our stock of
Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens and
Oystors will be the very choicest to
bo found In any market in tho North.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
French Briar Pipes, Meerschaum
Pipes, Cigar Cases and Tobacco
Pouches at TONY DORTERO'S.
Come in or phone orders for Cibsoi
Ryo and Val Blatz Beer; delivered to
your home by The Mascot.
B. B. B. pipes need no description !
and can only be had at TONY DOR
TERO'S.
JUNEAU S. 8. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Cnrryliifc U. S. Mall
I for Haines, J'-ernera Buy, Junesu,
Uouna, Tt iiukcc, Silkh anil Wh> ports
j ILS
March 2, 8, 14, 20, 26
at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
VV. W. BUUtiHTON vj'PDt f
Uroadwav and Fifth Ave 'hi.ne f f
U. S Mail Steamer .
Hefg ;
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday ;
Returning leaves Haines for Skng
way at 2 P. M.
FARE ONEWAY S1.50: ROUND TRIP S2.50 I
BOAT CAN BE CHARTERED FOIt <
EXCURSIONS SUNDAYS AND *
EVENINGS
Cable Code "Hegg" Phone S6 ?
SKAGWAY
STEAMERS FOR
f aattie, Tac?tna
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacoilcj, Bd'ir.jlw.r?
Everett, Olympia, Port Townscr.d, South
Bcllinyham, Eureka, So.it.> Baibr. a. Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angles, Sa?* EHego
G. W, ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN, G. i'. A.
1 13 James St., Sciltle ! !2 Market St., San Franci?co
Right roscrvod to chnnco thlo Schedule
NEXT 3ASLI^GS WILL BE
S. 5. COTTAGE CITY
March 3 - 15 - 27
FRANK H. STUART Agent, 2nd and Broadway, SKAGWAY
?r~:' > rrrr-ay-rr-gir^ntcr- ? rm-acaa^
Jgk ALASKA STEAMSHIP
I 9 COMPANY
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\ Cj r.1 Ini' 1) S MaII m A a?k<i Pacific Expres?
Npxt, SatliDP o' thr Kftut I'wxntrirrr Stpan>er
I S. S JEFFERSON
February 25th March 8th, 20th
Company reserve# rltrhi to change sailing date without notice}
C. B. GUPTJLiL, Agent. Phone 56
Canadian Pacific RyJjjfe'
(B. C. COAST SERVICE)
;lreAMsCHip.w. PRINCESS MAY
] FEBRUARY 25
| March 8 18 28 April 8 18 28
u^jeet io chr.nge witjnut notice
' i \ ;n :ou ' . Valeria. Seattle, via Prince Hubert
Phone 87 F, F W LOWLE A g r
<J a
Will Sail From
SEAGWAY for SEATTLE and Way Ports
March 6 - 18-30
Sailing date subject to change without notice.
SEATTLE OFFICE W. W. BOUGHTON,
103 YESLER WAY phone 90 agt. 5r~ & Broadway
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Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White ETor.se, Big Salmon, D.iwson and Intermedin'e Yukon River Points.
The new placercanps in the Alsek >nd Kluant* Mining Districts are reached onlv via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation is closed, daily trains will continue runniuu between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse aDd Dawsou.
Resular states, carrying mail, express and passongers, leave White Horso for Dawson and
in'ermediato points.
For Conrad City, loeated in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quattz camp
of the Windv Arm District take our daily trains to Caribou.
For information relative to passenger, freight anil telegraphic rates, apply
10 any asrentof the Compaav or to1
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A L. rtERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZPACHER Gen Ageu
Vancouver B C n-1 Sk^?n*v, ?- Slcaguav, Alaska