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No. 213. ELEVENTH YEAR. SKAGWAY, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1908 PRICE, 10 CENTS
President's Meaty Message
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.? The mes
sage of President Roosevelt was sub
mitted to congress Immediately after
i
the formal opening at noon today.
The president congratulates the
country on Its financial standing, de
clarlng It to have never beeu better
than today. He sayB the currency
system, however. Is very defective
and should be remedied with new log- j
islatlon.
He declares the railways of the
country should be removed from the
domain of the anti-trust laws and
brought under the control of the in
terstate commerce commission.
He says war must be waged
against those corporations which
seek to evade the laws enacted for
their government. The government
uuist proceed aguinst the wealthy
where discovered to bt? guilty of
wrong doing the same as against '.he
poor.
National Government Supreme.
The national government should lie
supreme over all: th<? system of the
courts should be changed. Injunc
tions should not be granted except
where irreparable damage or loss
would otherwise ensue. The courts,
be says, should not work to find a
loop hole in the laws passed by con
cress and legislatures where the will
of the people is clearly shown. He
commends judges who. like the presi
dent-elect when he was on the bench,
faee certain clamors of ,the rlcli or
poor but who find for the rich when
they are right and for labor when it
is right, and regardless or any cousin
eration save the right.
He directly condemns the attitude
of labor lu the receut campaign that
struck blindly at the courts.
He calls upon congress tp act for
the preservation or the forests, for
the Improvement of inland water
ways, for the creation of more na
tlonal parks and for the policing of
these by the army.
He recommends the postal saving's
bank, which he believes will bg,a
great protection to laboring men and
will bring more money into circula
tion. He also advocates the exten
sion of the parcels post.
An Inheritance Tax
He believes the administration of
the Alaska fur seal service should be
vested In the bureau of fisheries.
lie favors more ocean mail lines, u
larger navy ? advocates the building
at once of four more powerful battle
ships.
He would provide for an inherit
ance tax by limiting the manner of
inheritances, so that the poor may
not be ground down by the few and
ignorant rich.
He recommends statehood for Ari
zona and New Mexico, and that citi
zenship be given the people of Porto
Rico.
He expresses pleasure at the re
ception of the Atlantic fleet by for
eign nations in its voyage round the
X* orM.
He does not mention self-govern
ment for Alaska.
DEMH OF
KflTHLEEK KANE
- J
The sad news of the death of
Kathleen Kane of Dorch-ster, New
Brunswick, reached Skagway yester
day. Kathleen was a nUce of Mrs.
Martin Conway and Mr. Jerry Quin-I
Ion and a cousin of v Mrs. Ed. M. Mc
Intyre of Skagway. Kathleen was 16
years old at the time of her death
which occurred on the 20th of Novent
ber. Some years ago Kathleen Kane
and her sister Helen made their hom
here with their relatives and the
children were groatly loved for their
sweetness of character and amiable
maimers. The many friends here ex
tend their sympathy to the sorrowing
relatives.
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ALL'S ILL HI
? SINGAPORE
(By United Prees)
SINGAPORE, Dec. 8.?-The Ameri
can fleet passed here this afternoon.
No stop was made. All the available
floating craft that could do so went
out to witness It go by. The ships
signalled "All's well."
Miss Mills, nnrse at the White I
Fass hospital, has gone south on a
vacation. J
(By United Press.)
New York, Deo. 8? Doraodo started
the cyclis s awav on thereat six day
race yesterday morning. There were
sixteen entries, American and
fotelgn. Today the riders are going at
a- furious rate, and breaking records
right along. There have been several
accidents eo far. Eight teams were
tied for the lead at seven o'clock thl?
morning. The race is attracting
crowds, demonstrating the revival of
Interest in this sport.
J. M. Keller is In receipt of the
following rush message, dated at
Haines, 2:12 p. m.: "Coming up to- i
lay; arrive 4:30. Dick (Turner.)
The out of David Wlllard, oat;*e
policeman, of Haines, vs. Stephen
Perrin, came to trial Id U. S Com*
missioner Le Fevre's court this after*
noon and Perrin was found guilt; by
the jury. The court gave Perrin the'
alternative of paying a fine of $180 and
cost or sojourning in the jail for the
next ninety days, which latter was ac
cepted by the prisoner.
On the morning of December 3rd,
Perrin entered the bouse occupied by
Wlllard in Haines and began breaking
up the furniture, and ended by throw*
tag a sled through a window. He was
arrested by Wlllard after a few shots
had been fired.
SHOULD
SECURE PRIZE
Mrs. Mary E. Hart will address
the school children at the school
Thursday afternoon between one and
two o'clock on the mutter of the A.
Y.-P. exposition and the part they ?
the children? are expected to play In
it. The work is oven now under
way. Prof. Gavin is in complete sym
pathy with the business and the
teachers aro iu line. Prof. Gavin
says there is 110 doubt but that the
schools will make a creditable ex
hibit.
Owing to the lateness with which
thi1 work wan begun Mrs. Hart found
difficulty iu securing the pressed
wild flowers such as would make a
creditable showing, but finds here
many private collections among the
children and others which will come
to the rescue of that department. Be
sides many other features it Is
thought that the children here will
be able to make a good showing of
carving and seroll sawing, as they
htfve been under Instruction iu these
branches b? Mr. Huklll.
Mrs. Hart thinks Skagway school
ought to take the prize in tiie school
exhibit as they did at St. Louis ? of
which big show ? Mrs. Hart was pa
troness from Alaska.
OPENING Of
BIB APPLE SHOW
(By United Press.)
SPOKANE. Dec. 7.? At 10:P,U this
morning the first uatioual apple show
was opened at the touch of a button
by President Roosevelt, at th?- White
house at Washington. Six million ap
ples aro on exhibition from every
state in the union and from Canada.
It is a really great show as it Is also
unique. Great crowds were in at
tendance at the opeuing. Prizes are
to be awarded to the value of $35,000.
Dan Bayless is reported to be get
ting along very well at the White
Pass hospital: that he will be out in
a few days.
Tan Session of the Council
The city council last night held its
first meeting since the 16th of No
vember hut did not find a great deal
to do even then, save to audit in
accumulated heap of hills. Some
spice was added to the last half
hour of the session by the question of'
the Injunction granted a few days
ago upon petition of the W..P. & Y.
R.. restraining the city from collect
ing the taxes levied upon the road
in the sum of $760. Mr. Ashley and
Mr. Snyder were absent, so, when
the question of hiring a ? lawyer to
to make the fight, came to a vote
and Shaw and Taylor declared they
could not consistently vote for the
contest in view of their attitude In
the first instance, the "ayes" were
but ree, Clark, Nye and Shea. The
vote had been coupled with the name
of Barnhill as the lawyer to be en
gaged in the task. Then Shea want
ed to get at the question direct ?
whether there was to be a lawyer en
gaged for the purpose at all or not?
is the city to be sustained in its
claim for the tax? Shaw declared
it was not a question of the name
of a lawyer but that he had opposed
the assessment as unfair, he did not
believe it could be collected, the levy
being made without proof of value
as It was. Shea asked if the vote
would be the same If it was known '
that It would be without expense.
Taylor said he could not see how it
would be done without expense. Shea
declined to explain what he meant
for a time but finally said that he be
lieved there were men in the city
who would put up the money to test
the question -as to whether the rail-'
roud or thw people governed this
town.
"The railroad or the Home Power
company, you mean," suggested Shaw
He added that none of these con
siderations had anything to do with
his attitude. He did not believe the
assessment had been properly made.
Shea gave notice that four mem
bers of the council, without regard to
the action of the council, could en
gage an attorney to make the con
test .
All this was introduoed by the
reading of the notice of the courts
restraining order.
The bill of the W. P. & Y. for
$408.35, for water also caused a
slight commotion. It was set out
that two pumps had been employed
during October and for the nineteen
days of November until the Home
Power water was turned in. ?_
Shea declared that he was certain,
though he could not prove it, that
two pumps were not so employed.
He Bald that the water from tho
Home Power company pipes had been
turned on Octobcr 25 and left turned
on; that he and several others with
him had gone the rounds and tested
the pressure from tho north end of
town. The bill would have to bo
paid, he said, as there was no proof
that the pumps had not been work
ing, but there was no need of them
and he was convinced they were
not. Tho water had been turned on
as a test of what was going on. The
bill was ordered paid.
The matter of allowing fire com
pany No. 2 to go ahead with their
contemplated improvements was
turned over to the fire and water
committee with power to act. Frank
Frandson, secretary, and Mark Phelps,
presented the case of the depart
ment.
An available cash balance of
$4,115.36 was reported in the treas
ury.
The magistrate reported f 90 collec
tions for the month.
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3 pounds lean meat, nftor it is boiled, 0 pounds apples ohopped fine
chopped fine. 1 quart brandy
:? pounds stoned raisins 1 toaspoonfoll mace
1 pounds Sultauo raisins I teaspoonfuU cinnamon
.'I pounds currants 2 nutmegs prated
2} pounds best browu su^ar i teacupfull salt, swoetou with
1 quart cider ^ molasses
} hS and keen in a stone crock In a
Rind of c?o1 Plsce ft "ul? cldor and u little
2 pounds kidney beef suet chopped to chopp0d apples when u,ed for ple9,
a powder If preferrod, 1 quart of boiled cider
1 pound citron may be substituted in place of brandy.
We have the very best of all these ingredients; from
the very choicest of fruits to'the molasses, including pure
spices and delicious apple cider.
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