?jc Sailg jVWkxm
Official City I aper
L. S. A'EfcLKR, PUBLISHER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Ob* *Mk. dallvared by -arrlsr 10.26
9m nmtb. by null '5
fbrM months. by m*il
?li months, by mall *?&
On? y?ar. by mall '?<*
TAFT ON LABOR
We come now to the question of
labor. One Important phase o ( the
policies of the present administration
has been an anxiety to secure for the
wage earner an equality of opportunity
and such positive statutory protection
as shall place nim on a level In dealing
with his employer. The republican
party has passed an employers' liability
act for interstate railroads, and has es
tablished an ekht hour law for govern
ment employes and on government cou?
struction. The essence of the reform
afTicted by the reformer is the abolition
of the fellow-servant rule, and the in
troduction of the comparative negli
gence theory by which an employe In
jured to the service of his employer
Joes not lose all his right because of
slight negligence on his part. Then
there is the act providing for compen
sation for injury to government em
ployes, together with the various stat
utes requiring safety appliances upon
Interstate commerce railroads for the
protection of their employes, and limit.
Ing the hours of their employment.
These are all instances of the desire of
the republican party to do justice to the
wage earner. Doubtless a more com*
prehensive measure for compensation
of government employes will be adopted
In the future: the principle in such
cases has bees recognized, and In the
necessarily somewhat slow course of
legislation will be more fully embodied
in deSnite statutes.
The interests of the employer and the
employe never differ except when it
oomea to a division of the joint profit of
labor and capital into dividends and
wages. This must be a constant source
ot peiiodical discussion between the
employer and the employe, as indeed
we the other terms of the employment.
To give to employes their proper
position In such a controversy, ui enable
them to maintain themselves against
employers having great capital, they
may well unite, because in union there
is strength and without it each indi
vidual laborer and employe would be
helpless. The promotion of industrial
peace through the instrumentality of
the trade agreement is often one of the
results of such union when intelligently
conducted.
There is a large body of laborers,
however, skilled anil unskilled, who are
not organized into unions. Their rights
before the law are exactly the same as
those of the union men, and are to be
protected with the same care acd
watchfulness.
ALASKA'S NEEDS
Seward Gateway: More than the
usual number of men have visited dif.
Jerent sections of Alaska this summer
with a vlcv to developing gold or cop
per or coal claims that were knowo to
be of value. After looking tlie ground
over acd counting the cost of placing
the product on the market, they have
been compelled in seme instances to
abandon work already begun, and in
others have declined to incur the ex
pense of shipping in the necessary ma
chinery and supplies.
There is an abundance of coal and
mineral of various kinds scattered all
over the territory, but they are so far
removed from the base of supplies that
expense of developing the ground is too
great to warrant the undertaking.
Alaska's greatest needs at the present
time are railroads leading into the in
Raw Furs....
WEJPAY
High Prices for Fine Furs
Write For Price Lilt
Percy's FuriHouse
Osbkoab, |Wi?OOmin
terior, and good wagon roads connrct
ing the various mining camps with the
railroads. With access to the different
parts of the territory thus facilitated,
the cost of landing supplies at the c^mps
would be greatly reduced, to much so.
indeed, chat even low grade ore could
be worked at a profit. With coal ren
dered readily accessible, smelter* would
be built near the copper mines, and ore
that cannot now be shipped out with
profit would thtn become valuable be
cause of the great reductioa in the cost
of putting copper on the market.
With a railroad running into central
Alaska would come also the develop
ment of the agricultural resources of
the country, and there would be raised
within the territory itself the hay and
grain to feed the rattle and horses, ar>d
the fruits aud vegetables to raeot thr
greater part of the wants of the people.
It can readily be seen that 'with the
building of a railroad into central Al
aska, a new era of progress and growth
will begin, and the country will devolop
with remarkable rapidity.
KOVUKUK STRIKE 0. K.
The Gold Digger, of Nome, declares
its confidence in the story of good
diggings in the Kojukuk. It says the
strike is boas tide and that that
country Is sure to add largely to the
gold production of the interior ol
Alaska within the next year. Three
man cleaned up $40,000 last winter bv
panning tneir dirt and picking up
nuggets from the bedrock. Thee is
no reason for a stampede to the
district as it is so remote and the
prospects are so limited that it
id not a proposition to be easily
attempted. There are only ten hordes
in the district, and one team hud made
fSO a day hauling wood on NolaD
creek.
Of all men now living Count Leo Tol
sti has the largest place iQ the uni
versal human heart. What a ruggwl
giant the man is and what he has done
and sacrificed for bis beliefs! Nothing
sways him from the straight adherence
to the things which he believes to be
right? nothing can reach him, neither
the allurements of wealth and powe.
nor the sneers of the non-understanding
pour. There he stands. But that the
muss can and do appreciate his qual
ity is shown in th* tribute of yesterday
when throughout Russia, they die
honor to his birthday in spite of the
threats and forbidding of the autocratic
government.
Marconi is working upon a system ol
telegraphy by which wireless messages
can be sent both ways at once and a de
vice to locate the direction from which
a message is coming. This accomplish
ed and the wires will at once be a relic
of the dark ages.
Gans is out for keeps he says Prob
ably that is a good day's work but the
trouble is that in such case there are
always a dozen applicants for the plact
left vacaut. There is no such thing as
killing 'em ofT.
Papke and Nelson are "today's he
roes," says -the news from the south.
They should make the most of It? for
the heroes of today are very aeldim
those of tomorrow.
MASONIC MEETING
There will be a regular meeting
of White Pass Lodge No. 113, F. A
A. M., Friday evening, in its hall, No.
225, Fourth avenue.
Work in the R. A. degree.
Sojourning and visiting members are
requested to meet with us.
By order of the M.
T. J. STANDISH,
Secretary.
The law says you can drink if you
want to. Enough said, drink Rainier
Beer at the Mascot? draught or bottled
CLOUDY AND CALM
| YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result of the ob?ervation taken
At Moore wharf at midnight, Sep!. 10,
i908, ia as follows
Temperature time observat'n..4& above
Max. temp, preceding 24 hours. 53 above I
Mia " " " " ..47 above j
Moan " " " " . 50 above |
Barometer 29.54
Cloudy ami raining. south wind
YUKON RIVER FLEE!
Up stream- -Dawson passed Lebargo
G:30 a m; Ronanz? King passed Hoota
I>nqua5a in: VVhlteliorse left Dawson
at 2 p m yeacorday.
Down stream? Casca passed Tantalus I
"am; Selkirk passed Coffee Creek 4 ]
a m.
Next sailing? Dawson tonight.
CHANCES TO BURN.
If you ca:in>t swim Hie ocean
When ill" angry IjIIIowb roar.
With your shot's nnd stockings minus
You can |..Jdle at the shore.
If you CMuiot buy mi auto
From the best they hnvo In stock
Ami go scootlnjc o'er the landscape.
You can walk around the block.
If you cannot blaze In diamonds
liar Re enough to hurt the eyes.
You can buy a live cent packago,
With u Jewel fur a prize.
If you cannot to the concert
(Jo since you tho price have not.
You can listen to tho music
For n penny In the slot.
If you cannot at the banquet
Dally with tho haughty bunch.
You ca-i drop nr nind and sampla
Of the standard old free lunch.
If you cannot own a gold mine
As substantial as n rock.
You can on a small Investment
Get a lot of mining stock.
Do not. then, stand sadly saying
Opportunity has lied
And, for anything you notice.
That you might as Well be dead.
There are openings In plenty?
You can see them at a glance?
For If there Is nothing better
You can always take a chance.
THREE CURES Of
SEVERE ECZEMA
Michigan Woman Tells of Her Broth
er's Terrible Suffering with the
Disease? Grandchild and Another
Baby also Permanently Cured.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
PROVED INVALUABLE
"My brother had eczema three dif
ferent summers. About tho same timo
each summer it came out between his
shouldersand down his back, and he said
his suffering was terrible. He used dif
ferent kinds of medicine# that were said
to be good for that disease, but nothing
seemed to do him much good. When it
came on the third summer, he bought a
box of Cuticura Ointment and gave it
a faithful trial. Soon he began to feel
better and he cured himself entirely
with Cuticura ond has never been
bothered with eczema since. He also
used Cuticura to cure a bunch over his
eye and a terrible corn which was so bad
tfiat he could no* wear hla shoe. A
lady in Indiana heard of how my daugh
ter," Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
of terrible eczema by tho Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema so badly that they thought
they would lose it. She used Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment and it
cured her child entirely, and the disease
never came back. Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk,
67 Peckham St., Coldwater, Mich., Aug.
15 and Sept. 2, 1907."
WORLD FAMOUS
Cure for Torturing, Disfiguring
Skin and Scalp Humors.
The agonizing itching and burning of
the skin, as in eczema: the frightful seal
the 4?ee of hair anJ
crustingof scalp, aa
in scalled-head; the
facial die f igu fo
ment, as in acne
and ringworm, find
instant relief and
speedy cure, In tho
majority of cases,
in warm batiis with
Sutlcura Soap and gentle anointings
?with Cuticura Ointment.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every llumor of infant*. Children. anil Adults
consists of Cuticura Soap (25c.) to Cleanse the Skin,
Cuticura Ointment (50c.) to Hral the Skin, and
Cutlcurn Resolvent (50c), (or In the form of Chocolate
Coated 1'lltJ 25e. per vial of 60) to J'urtty the Blood.
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug A Chcm.
Corp . Sole l'rops., boston. Ma*a.
?fiini'vu Free, Cuticura Book oo Skin nuewct
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER
Having put In a steam uoller anil
other machinery we *re better rre
pared than ever to do first-class work
on short notice.
5-23-tf Skagrway Laundry
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rkst :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BAN KING E3 V M'A I L.
Qold Dust Bought
DRAFTS ISSUED PAYABLE IN ALL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mgr.
WHEN YOU "WHITE
a lot tor do not apologize for (lie paper. Have
tlio kind of laixT lliat require* no ajiohvy?
tlio kind thai reflects your iwod tatto and
good Judgement.
HIGHLAND LINEN
Is such a paiHT. It Is rellncd In appearance,
correct In ovcry detail and offers a wrltlnsr
surjace that neither al>sorl>s the Ink nor trips
It? Pen. We carrt all sized.
We also carry the following lines of Katon. I
Crane & I'lke papers.
English Nainsook
Danish Cloth
Mull Chiffon
Celtic Linen etc.
WM. BRITT
The Druggist
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EH
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mftll
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka ami Way porta
SAILS ?"
Thursdays at 8 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr.. .Ttineau
W. W. BOUGUTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Avo. ^hone SO
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for Haines
Returning, Leaves Haines for
Skagway at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir) $2.50
BEER
I here's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPANY
Seattle Wash
Pacific Coast S.S. lo.
I
PTOTTEET? ALASKA r.i
SPEED, SAFETY COMrORT,
Seattle, and other I'nprt Sound I'nna
CARRY f NO U.S. MAIL.
Steamer* of Thi? Company Iy?*Te
CITV Or SfAITLf, Sept. 6-15-26 Oct. 7
HUMBOLOT, Sept. 10-21 Oct. 2
Connecting with the Company'* Steatnrr* at Sea'tle fn* Sam J'?asti?o>,
Soutiikrn California, F.urkka (Ilnml> ? "ay aid Mkxico
WT Above Schedule Subject to Change Without N< 'lci\
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Secord and Hroa^way, ?k*e* >f
SFATTT.F. Ticket OFPICK, 1 ! J A M! S ST.
C. D. DUNANN, CJoneral Passenger Agent,
112 M ?rk? l Strje*. ^an prai c'.aoo, Cal
Canadian Pacific Railway
B. C. COAST SERVICE
FALL SCIlKDt'LE Or SAILIK" - I'llOM -JKAl.WAY
Subject lo change without notice
BEATRICE mi mn
"Sav Mi6iM
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Kuj>ert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Room*
Tickets to any part of :he world ard all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE, Agent
Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying U. S. Mall and Aiaaka Pacific Kjuren
Next Sailing of the Fast Pumenger Steamer".
Jefferson Sept. 8, 18, 29
Dolphin Sept. 3, 13, 24
Company reserves right to change saillnj Jate without notice
Transfer* to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional < hari:?
Through Tickets to San Frsncico
R. A. CARROLL. Agent. Phone Ml
TheWhitePass &Yukon Route
TIMED TAHLK IV <
(Daily F.xoept Sunday.*
1H.
No. 1. N. Pound
1st OI&88.
1 30 a. in.
12 05 p. m.
12 43 "
1 40 "
3 20 p. m.
5 50
Leave*
A 1 rives
SKAOOAY
WIJITK PASS
LOG CAUIN
RENNFTr
CARIBOU
WulTX TMjtS*
Arrln?*
Learet
Ni.J. 8. Hour.-'
1st cli?i
4 TO p m
3 or, "
2 20 *
1 4.1
11 40 *. ir
!> 31 "
Pasaoaarcrs must be at depot* In time to hare Hacgape ln?prctr(: and
ohoclced. Inspection Is stoppe J *0 before iravir.jr lime of train.
150 pounds of bacpa^e will be oh .eked free with eaeh full fare ticket
Md 75 pounds with ?aoh half fare tick' '
p
Through line from SViigway to Atlln, White Horse. Big Salmon, Dawnon and
intermediate poiuts. Connection made nt Dawson with Ixiwer Kiver steamMal* fcr
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, Parana, Fxirbooks, Chen'*, St. Michael ami Nom<\
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Frequent connection made at White Horse betweer trains and river steamer- for all Yu
kon River points, including Mendenhall Landing. the nean-t steamboat landing to the
Alsek Gold Fields, The following steamboats arc operated by 'ho WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, inch-ding str ain heat
electric light and other features as afford not only safety but comfort to fassengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE
BONANZA KING
LaFRANCE
VICTORIAN
TnijorGH' tickets can be purchased at Sicnguay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, OHENA
and all Lower River point*.
Finely appointed trains dail* except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Hor?e,
carrying passenger*, baggage, mall and ex prow.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, ( 'ana la
and the United ?tates.
For information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent 01 the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B. O. and Pkaguay, AlasV" ?V*r"ry, A'ask*