Stye
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted as second class mail matter
July 3, 1893, at the Postottice
at Skagway, Alaska.
L. S. Keller, Publisher.
Subscription Rates.
One month by carrier
One month by mail
Three months by mall
Six months by mail
One year by mail
THE PANAMA SCANDAL.
"Where there is much smoke there'
must be fire." runs an ancient prov
erb. A good many people In the
1'nited States, who have been reading
the (numerable charges of Kraft made.
In connection with the digging of the
of the Panama canal, have come to
the conclusion that the charges must
have a foundation of fact.
The principal charge made against i
the government officials and the:
group of financiers who had the mat- !
ter in charge was that they purchase
the rights for the use of the canal
zone for a sum of $40,000,000 from
the government of Panama and trans
ferred them to the United States for
12.000.000, clearing a neat little profit ,
of 52S.OOO.OOO by the transaction. This
accusation has been warmly denied J
by President Roosevelt and William
Nelson Cromwell, the New York cor
poration attorney who had charge of
the deal. At the same time it has'
never beeu clearly shown Just where |
the money did go.
It has also bevn stated in open ses- 1
slons of congress that Cromwell took
an active hand in Panama politics
and was practically the instigator of;
the "bloodless revolution" of October,
1903. This resulted In the putting in
power of Obaldla, an unscruplous poli
ticlan and a pliant and willing puppet
of Cromwell's. Cromwell. Roosevelt j
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2.2
4.50;
9.00
or Taft have never denied this.
Another accusal is that the govern- i
ment purchased a line of steamboats
and a railroad that they had no real !
use for and that Cromwell If practic- 1
ally the real director of both concerns!
and that he has made great profits
from the management thereof.
There is little doubt but that Crom-j
well has been the real director of af- !
fairs at Panama. He is a corporation ,
lawyer. At one time he represented!
the Harriman interests. He seems
to have overlooked no chance to
make money In rather questionable ?
ways, although it is too early to1
definitely state that he has actually <
"grafted." At any rate the Panama ;
affair should be searcWngly investi
gated? and it doubtless will, for the
democratic members of congress will
let pass no chances to trip the repub
lican administration. But it's safe to '
say that the charges of graft have |
some substantiation. Big newspaper
owners and congressmen do not lay
themselves open to libel without hav
ing some knowledge of what they
speak.
GOVERNMENT GOES AFTER
HARRIMAN.
After months of patient Investiga- ,
tion, Bert D. Townsend. special as
sistant to the attorney general of the
I'nlted States, has filed thirty-five
suits in the federal court against the
Oregon & California railroad to re
cover lands granted to the railroad
and unlawfully sold by It. The suits
involve more than $13,000,000 and
about 330.000 acres of land.
The land in question was granted
to the Coos Bay Road company in
1870 upon their agreement to build a
military wagon road from Coos bay to
Roseberg. a comparatively short dis
tance. Not only was the road never
properly built or maintained: but the
company openly violated the provision
of the land grant which stated that
they could not sell more than 160
acres of the lanJl to one person at a _
maximum price of $2.50 an acre. This
was intended to throw the laud open
to actual settlers.
Mr. Edward Harriman became In
terested in the matter. This master
of high finance thought it foolish to
i
lose all this land and through his
manipulations the 'and was turned
over to the Oregon & California rail
road in bulk. This road has held the
land ever since, refusing to sell it to
actual settlers except at pxorblant
prices.
After repeated protests the govern
ment has stepped in and it looks as
if Mr. Harrlman and his associates
will have to disgorge their ill-gotten
gains. It seems a pity, however,
that Harriman cannot be landed be
hind the bars for this nefarious steal.
The moral of the enforcement of our
laws seems to point that a thief is
Immune of he only steals neough It's
only the petty criminals that are of
ten punished.
8ATTLESHIPS A MENACE TO
PEACE.
Admiral Evans is quoted as having
declared that the new United States
battleships are superior in fighting
power to the British Dreadnought.
To this boast the Ottawa Journal re
sponds with the statement that the
Dreadnought is already outclassed by
some of the latest additions to the
British naval forces, and that by the
time the United States has equalled
these. Great Britain will have still
more powerful engines of destruction
under way. These two statements
taken together furnish further evi
dence of how widespread the evil Is
that is following upon this mad rival
ry iu battleship building In which the
great nations of the world have be
come engaged. Not only has this ri
valry been the cause of creating dis
trust and even hostility between two
nations which have never drawn the
sword against each other ? Great
Britain and Germany ? but it threaten
to weaken the genuine friendship
which has of late years grown up be
tween Britain and the United States
Caruegie never spoke more truly than
when he declared that battleships, so
far from being a guarantee of peace,
are really calculated to provoke strife
MARRIAGE AND STATISTICS.
The people who thiuk that marriag
is a failure art- people who never ex
amine statistics. Their view is pure
ly a persoual one, bounded by the
distance that separaes their own
back kitchen stoop from the front
door. If they would look into statis
tics they would discover that mar
riage has a wonderfully settling ef
fect on folks. When a man gets
down in one place with a family on
his shoulders it is pretty hard for
him to get away from that place.
The load is too much. He's simply
got to scratch earth until he gets
enough foothold to start himself, and
when he gets that he doesn't want
to move. He is satisfied to stay. ?
Washington Post.
All Americans will rejoice in the
refusal of the department of state to
allow Christian Rudovitz. the uussian
political refugee, to be returned to
Russia, where he would have most
certainly hav?? been executed. The
czar's officers alleged that Rudovitz
was guilty of murder and wanted on
this charge alone. After a careful
investigation Secretary of State Root
decided that Rudovitz was wanted be
cause of his opposition to the czar
and would not sanction his extradi
tion.
It tcok the Cubans less than a
week after the I'nited States gave
them the reins of government to
start a row. Right now the chances
are fair to middling for a revolution.
It looks as if Uncle Sam would have
to return and give the Cubans a few
more lessons in self-government.
The Wisconsin legislature is con
sidering the matter of taxing bache
lors. That comes near being class
legislation? also unfair discrimination.
When women are allowed to vote, a
tax on bachelors ? and a stiff one ?
will be a certainty.
The heroic Capt. Sealsby and Jack
Binns, operator, of the liner Republic
which was sunk somo days ago, were
given another great ovation in Liver
pool yesterday. Men of courage are
always admired.
CLEAR AND COLD
The result of tbe obiervatlon taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Feb. 8
1909, is as follows;
Temperature time observat'D. 3 above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours 1 above
Min. " " " " 1 below
Mean " " " " zero
Barometer 29 96. ,
Clear and no-th wind
INTERIOR WEATHER
VVhitehorse, 42 below
famish 48 "
Atlin, .... 33 below
Hootalinqua ... 44 "
Big Salmon - - - ? 48 "
Yukon Croislnp ? - , 42 '?
Selkirk 60 ^
Coffee Creek, ... 48 "
Stewart, - - - - 42 '?
Ogllvie .... 48 "
Dawson, ... . 48 "
In the past two years England has
built more than half of all the ships
constructed in the world. Britalnia
means to hang on to that wave ruling
Job.
Wireless will be installed on all the
Canadian Pacific boats. There should
be a federal law requiring wireless
apparatus on every vessel afloat.
Why not let California and Japan
; fight it out? All* the trouble between
the U. S. and the Japs seems to have
; started near the Golden Gate.
William Jennings Bryan emphatic
ally denies he was hurt In an auto
accident Saturday. He auto to know.
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Alaskans should unite on a fight
for home rule.
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A grouch is bad for the digestion.
HERSELF AND MYSELF.
[An old man's song.]
V ? VVA3 beyond at Macreddln, at
Owen Doyle's neddlu',
The boys got the pair of us out
1. for a reel.
Says I. "Hoys, excuse us." Says
they, "Don't refuse us."
'"I'll play nice and alsy." says Larry
0*NML
80 off we went trlppln' It, up and down
steppln' lt~
Herself and myself on the back of the
! doore.
Till Molly? God bless her!? fell Into the
dresser.
And I tumbled over a child on the
floor*.
Says hersel.' to myself, "We're as good as
the best of them."
Says myself to herself, "Sure, we're bet -
ther than gold."
Says herself to myself, "Wo'ro as young
as the rest o' them."
Says myself to herself. "Troth, we'll
never grow old."
As down the lane goln' I felt my heart
growln'
As young as It was forty-five years ago.
'Twas here In this boreen I first kissed
my stolreen,
A sweet little colleen with skin like the
snow.
I looked at my woman. A song she was
hummln'
As ol?l as the hills, so I gave her pogue.
'Twtis like our old courtln', half sarloua.
half sportln'.
When Molly was young and when hoopa
were In vogue;
When slie'd say to myself. "You can
coort with the best o" them;
WUen I'd say to herself, "Sure, I'm bet
ther than gold;"
When she'd say to myself. "You're an
wild as the rest o' them,"
!And I'd say to hernelf. "Troth, I'm tlmo
enough old."
?Patrick J. McCall.
PANTHEON FIRE SALE.
Owing to damaged labels caused by
the fire In my warehouse I will sell
3 Bottler Rainier beer 50c
3 Bottles Olympia beer 50c
1 Bottle A. B. C. b>er 25c
3 Bottles Malt Ralnkv beer 50c
2 Pints Olympia beer 25c
2 Bottles Ginger Ale 25c
These goods are not damaged, only
the labels are soiled, and this sale
will continue until all are sold.
J. F. ANDERSON,
Pantheon Saioon.
FRESH GOODS.
The next Jefferson will bring; us
another fresh consignment of Fresh
Premium Butter, Ranch Eggs, choice
Poultry and Oysters. Our lino of
fresh Salt Meats are the best to be i
had In any market
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
RELIABLE ALL THE TIME.
The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, freo
In place of tea or coffee. Come on
boys.
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER.
Having put in a steam boiler and
other machinery we are better pre- I
pared than ever to do first-class work ?
on short notice. *
SKAGWAY LAUNDRY. ,
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in inn
ic
To enable you to withstand
the bad weather* of winter,
your health must be in good
vigorous condition
CELERY NERVE AND BLOOD IONIC
is an extremely valuable ap
petite ? arousing, streugth ?
building, nerve and brain
nourishing, system invigorat
ing tonic for putting you in
splendid condition to defy
the winter. This prepa ration
is also a delightful Cordial,
plerrant to the taste and ac
ceptable to even the weakest
stomach.
75c per bottle
WM, BRUT
The Druggist
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon Rye and Belmont
Bourbon direct from bond at whole
sale price by tlio gallon. The Mas
cot, phone 67. Delivery free.
Yes, we have tho proper sizes of
calling cards la the crash finish brls
tol. The proper type, too. The
Dally Alaskan Job Dept.
All whiskies and wines served at |
the Pack Train Bar Is purchased by
Mr. Grim direct from the Distillers '
and win. les. tf
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
F.LECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrvlnf U.S. MM1
For Haines, Berners Bay, Junoau,
Hoonn, Tmakce, Sitka and Wa\ ports
SAILS
January 5, 12, 19, 2**..
February 2, 9, 16, 23.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr , June ?u
W. W. BOGGHTON, A^ent
Broadw.iT and Fifth Ave. ^honr
U. S Mail Steamer
?Carrying Fassengers and Mall will
leave Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Pare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
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Pacific Coast S. lo.
SPEED, SAFEfY COMFORT,
SeatU", end other 1'ugrt 81. -:d Ports
C MIRTIXO P.*. M All.
Steamers of Thla Company Leave
COTTAGE CITV ? JAN. 30 ffB.i! - 23
Conorctlnr with t>?c Company'* Rteanvr* at Softie f?r Saw PssJfCtsco,
South urn California. Kurxka (II mboldt Bay) and Mxxtco
Above Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUAWT, Agent
Sword and Broadway, Pkagway
Skatti.k Ticket Officr, 113 Jamks St.
C. D. DUN ANN, General Passenger Agent, ^
112 Market H?reo? sau rrMflWoo, Oaj
Canadian Pacific
R R I LWA V
' B. C. COAST SERVICE
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS fROM SKAOWAY
Subject to change without notice
^EAMSmP^ PRINCESS MAY
January 16-30 Febiuary 13-27
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Knpert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Konm*
Tickets to any part of '.be world ard all Information from
Phonn 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Ag?nt
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Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pseifle Fjprew
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Stmuner?
I Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4, 16, 28
I Company reserves right to chanL ? iiate wuhmit noi ce
Transfers to Vlctorls and Vancoover Wltboot Addtlioca) ? hargr
Through Tickets to San Franc co
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone M
The White Pass &Yukon Route
T1 M K TABLE No- l?-i
(Dally Except Sunday.)
N'o. L N. Bound I. S. BsvtX
1st class. lslcla*
8 30 a. a, I.cvace* SK AOUAY Arrives 3 23 p m
10 CO p. ra. " WHIT* PA8S " I ? "
11 00 " " LOO CABIN " 12 42 ?*
11.30 " " BBNNKTT ** . 12 10 "
luSO p. m. ?? CARIBOU " 10 25 s. ?.
3 45 Arrives WniTT HORSK Leave* 0 15 "
Paasenrers must be at depot# In time to have Barrage Inspected and
jheoked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of trala.
150 pounds of baggage wtll be cheoked free with eaah fall fare tlcksi
wJ 75 pounds with eaoh half fare ticket
U U I M
Through Line From
Skapway to AtHn, White Horce, Big Salmon, l>*w?on and Imerir?dla'e Yukon River Poinu.
Trie new placercampe Id iho Alsekand Kluane Mloto# D!?trlci^ we reached only via White Bom
Winter Route Stage Service
i
During the winter season, when'nsvijratloe 1* clo?-rd, dally tra'n* will continue running bets
Ska^way and White Horsf. A throneh Mail, Pa^enjjer and Freight Service will b? maintained
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Hone and Dawaon.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and paasenjrr-s, leave Whit* Hone for Dawwc" a?d
intermediate points.
For Conrad City, loe.a'od in the hrart of the newly discovered and fabulously rleh qnart* csmp
of the Windy Arm District take our daily trains to Csribou.
For information rrlattve to ps*?enjje?, freight acd te!e-raphlc rates appt*
to any agent of the Company, or t?*
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. Tj. BFRDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. R. WURZHACHER 0?n. A**ot
Varoouver, B. C. and Hksjruay, Alacv? v, A ??ka
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