W ashington, D. C.. June 30?"! think it is of more importance to title Territory tha
I shall remain here and fi^ht for the Home Rule Bill than that I shall come to Alaska and
fijrht for myself. I shall not leave here until the Home Rule Bill passes even though it
shall prevent my yetting to Alaska before election." ? James Wickersham.
Tfc* ?K>rr h ? pantyrKjth tah? t*v>? * pmnwl rrplj to ? lottor nuking Mr. Wickersham to m?ke a mar** ,?f AImIui for rt rierttea.
PeacfcMM ic* Crv^tc K*
(TMI WlUt *Wf P?T? tPISj*
; t> iom ae4 croafcoi irrlts ?t tke
Yte&aa C*T*. IMliV. Net****
Km* *ixi Sntk Avea. tf
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
fro* this 4?t* oa ?? <*>?"
ft* Nenr- U* Ia^
!>?*<!?? KxjwMMUi **??W b* v?de
to rm *tt !?*? ?wl y?wr c*U will
rvoeivc att^atioB. He as
<*<x\aUniK>d bis ofOc* at U?? Bou^h
?N.W V"W>TB.
flow** ?ttk?n-GO?n.
Ywtwhi Mvl Ho-rwwV Tfcp best of
-!Uw RibN*. Ru>in<**r *2<J
p*le Rainier. M tV MMffoL TeV
l*ooe ?T. *
TO CURE * COLO IN ONE DAY
T**e LAXATIVE BROM? Q?li?h?e
Ta>V?u r?rn?rt*ti reftnM ?on?y ?
\X f*H* fc> cur*. K. W. GROVE'S *1*
nature I* on ? cfc hoi Rt
\\ \\TKO W rW?H WK
1>WT Mlnw flolJ *??l SUw
Vi?r* Ofto* to be *?nt ?wft?r I
\V JT4< cure or RmloJf Moos*
Mptif. C.?r*?v
l?Vr LV n?? *?*< * ?
.wliV ? t%l at Ne? Ho?^
*> .*?>*>. r%st ?tfc A**. |T' oft ?t
nuMin?
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\ /' ??>* n c: ^;ek;
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BAKERY GOODS.
Bre*d? *11 kin.de ? fJwsh from the
oven, cakes aad pies, ???lriOS *nJ
doughnuts, in fact a Brat dm l?n? ?
ba**ry good* irHl bo ft>uad at the
Vienna Bs-kprr. Broadway. between
Fifth and Sixth Avenue?. tt
Go to the "Whit? Tasa Cafe'
for the lest weals In Whltehors*
No-ir under the management of Mrs.
Orloft King. u
EAGLES REGULAR MEETING.
Skagway Aeri?, No. 25, Fraterns!
<)rder of Eagles will meet Wednes
day night at their hall on Fifth Ace
m Visiting brothers cordially lu
sted to attend.
T. A. McPonaM, W. P.
J M. Roller. W. S?c.
GREAT C? EARANCE SALE
So id ai a Lobs! M*It Rainier. 2<*
cent* per bottle Especially prepared
for nick people and Invalid*, and e?
pel lent for nuraiag mother*. Only
two bairste WV AfW that price wtl
be Si per bottla
Pack Tratr. Bar
Pound? la White Taw Hotel.
Whitohorse. one A B. button, turn
er must be Pawson or Fairbanks
member as button was made by
Sale. Prove property and get but
ton at Alaskan office. Dawson and
Fairbanks | apers please copy.
GRA^O REDUCTION SALE
Th* Pac* Traia Is now selling *
big lot of wood Goods st reduced
prices as they are getting too old to
hold and sell at a profit. Yonrs.
U. Herman Grimm
Xone better anc purer ttian Gibson
rye. Rainier and Otympla b*er Or
ders by 'phone promptly delivered
Tb* Mascot tf
Yaa nuke a irw4?lcr i |
v?i do not *ip ?*
Famous for its Home Cooking.
Milk. Crram. Cottage Cheese and
Buttermilk from our own dairy
Freak F-gcv etc.
D
Swfir at e* Satr Eleclnc Light*
PorcfUin BalKs on ra<4i floor
RATES- $2.50 PER .DAY AND. UP
H. S. PULLEN, Prop. :: Skagway
Opened Under New Manage
ment
rl^d^wrtMH tor Atfia 9tM? Uw*.
HOTEL SCOTT
Scott * Schwmntekmmp
Headquarters for Mining Men and
Travelers
SPECIAL R*T?S ASO ACCOM MOD ATJONS FOR MUSHERS.
WELL FURNISHED ROOMS TABLE THE BEi>T
GOOD STABLES FIRST CJ ASS BAR STOCK
CARCROSS & & YUKON TER.
?j
NEW - COMFORTABLE ELEGANT
The Caribou Hotel
? E. V. GIDEON. Proprietor . ^
Carcross, Yukon Territory
hu*e<<2iateH the Thite Pm^Depot
Vt ell Emijip* J Furnace Heated Throughout! \ J Cafe and Bar <
Headquarters (or TSchuU's Adin Royal Mail* Stage Line ?
Of* O* "BROMO QUffCNt." fat A
L^ve Br?S2 Q??{0 ^
CwtsiCoMiiOwD^, Clfin2I>?y? w M
Tha Andr*med? N?bula.
On*1 of the most astonishing obJect?
tn the brtft-eo* I* the ureal nebula In
:fce constellation Andromeda. which Is
risible ?s a mi?tj s)nsk to the tuiked
ft* If ha* loiic c? 7TI?m1 astronomers
because. white Its *tm<-tur* ? a aeries
ef vaat rlnu* ytirn>nndln|t a central
mas* -atitnrests a Kasewoa constitution.
It* apecfrntn l* raithiiintM, rwmbllnc
">st of the Kim It l?aa been auctreated
that It may I* conif o?ed of star* con
ntltutini: a unlw*e external to our*
Studies of (to (mrjtllax. boww, In
illc.ite that It Is nearer to ua than some
of the well known stars, si?eh an Ca- I
i*!la. and Gore, the Kncllah aatrcn j
Mt<?T. points otit that If the Andromeda
nebula were assumed to l?e an external
onlrerne. ha vine a din meter compar
?ble with that of tv Milky *?*. It a
mi? would iw> forty million million ,
million limes the iiwsh of the sun. This .
Is recanled n? tncn-dible ^-mI wo may
*>e taken a* an additional Tnrniiionl In
favor of the view that this nebula 1* a
iiember of our ayjtfetn -Har|*>r'i?
VVotf of tH? Pr?mpt?r.
In llir pnsl?H lion of n piny ih?f Is
an Important |ierwon who I* never nwn
and should not I* heard by the audi
?iw, and yet be may apeak more lino*
than the principal Hi-tor II I* the
prompter Here la a d<**crlpllon of
a prompter'* laN>r*. written by on* of
the
"I. as prompter. had Iwrn kept rery
busy throttchout tlw pleee. In add!
tloo to the actor* on their 1tne?
It wa? my duty to make all the outside
nol?o* I hml KtNiunl Hclpr I had
shouted "Kill hltnT I bad dropped
plonks to cover up deflclent pistol
(w?ri*. I had thnndered. hailed, mined,
sunp like n woman, marched like an
army and bowled like an Infuriated
rubble Inflated by drink. The last
straw came when the hero, supposed
to be pursued by hounds, sidled lo the
wines and hissed
" 'Hark, you fool, bark! Why dont
y<?? hark, you Idiot F " ? Cincinnati
Commercial lYlbune
Origin of th* T Rail.
UoNm-? LlvltiiS"ton St ?*ven* sallwl
from N>n York to l.lv??r|>ool N-forr I hi
nd von t of the '?fitn tttoanwr In thren*
diijT ihf in^sik't1 100k m?mth*.and
Stcvon* |?v"i'<l many nil hotir, Jack
knlfp H> hand and a pirn* of trood
in U)? iitinT brooding owr a probteui
ttin t had twiM hlon how to
nm a raiim:id ?vi?lw>iii rtow atrininr*
for tnifk- Hp *v*tn??d lo wt an Iron
rail that xmntd "IhiM" and WOBld take
the ??? thf/hln "Jrljw fM^t.-nt-d
to thr . Ptnir "f '!>?* ri?<dl?'dN' J"v't Iw
fot* he pe?<*hed EnrfsiMl bh? whiitllni!
rpvenled to him the ?>lu?b>n uf lit*
ppoMetn, nod that witwilftn took the
form of I T rail with ? broad twine thm
oorld he HpplM direct in ? miild wi?"rt
support Thm T rati t* ntlll Hi on
all the mllwHjn of ih* w<rrKl
Th? Echo** oi E?gi#'? Nnt
The iiw??t wonderful ech>- in the
known u-orld I* tlml lii-nrd imtu thv
Encle'n niM in the hike tv-.'eni* 'it
Ireland The f?wk known n- KnsV >
w tin- must prominent i?nk ???
tie foil mil anioni: th?- ItelBhl* Mtfil ??rr
f*>iir??l the Killarm-v take* It- ni*\ i?
I.LViii fii?t nlm** lhi< ?iirfn r !!(??
water mi l th?- rrnonlliian wt?> it
Mi'irl to lliv ? ?"'I rulvanlai'i- *
li w* f,^-i ,'n | lw Wpwt fnun ?'i "wit
lite ?-itll??l tin- l?i?vU? hw?mI!i M that
|wi|l|| t|N' i-rtr-l lit the l?i- h>-?-.| ??>l||lil>
If nMltMl ?tnrUlnt ?!???
e liMM rejwnl?il He iitli-ii t?
1.ir?? line- l"tie n-l?.?i|if1 ? ..wn?
I'lvir ar?i' -It- llm t ?.ml aia**" ? ??? -tiMi
fr<iiit Mh* ??im.'v ??flff* ilnl ?? '!? 1
?itrr?'iilitl 1 1 It* ??\ |?-rliin<ittct ??ti ul "Hh"
A S'bvrtan W?nrt?'
Tin- ?? lelitlM* time Im l**-i
JMTp'fM-O the ?nlxtiTl '? fnt/.'l
^?ell al VnkHlrl. SlUerin. .V
nn 1>0 N ? a* aiitnoiin-e?1 m i lln
tmnwl '*??? fio*rti i? ?n ?i>
di|>!h nt (Im* ptm-e referred in in ir.r
niltllllier of IJUI n l(n??l:iii .M. r liniil
M a C I lie Of IIICII to lite liiwk ?!( n? er
talninu the depth of the ftntcn ?ir.i:n..?
Tlif) Pi fr up Ihe joh af'et iiict.Mii'.'
Mure thlrtr feet In noiMi* fnnten
irr?iH?l T hp Uu??i,iii Aimk'ni) of s? i
em** tfxtk ! t?e mnlirr in h.iml ami iw
l?fHl ISt* Mini IH4t dm: l? n ilepth of
SS; fwl ilrx I I h?>n nlMiiilimiil Mt>- ?h*ft
iwniiif i.he pnrlb Km ?tll tpm-n na
hard n? ii nn-fc .\>fuml ? "??.?! ttmM
never iwnetrate hi ?inb a ?l -plh. and
ifce phenomenon In xt Ml unexplained
TH? Limit.
"Ml** I'r? I? the mom Iminwltlre sort
of drl There h? nofhlnp ?Mn? twit
*he manage* to hnvp !hh llBf"f '?? I""
"I ik>II< e *le ha?n'l ?rot Mir flmrer In
an einntpenient rtns vet." Baltimore
Amrrli'iin
letamparata.
Tnmtw-.Tber loll n? tfeftf the Stork
KirlMna l? a ni<?f lntemi*?r>iie plae*
Untie* - I stooilitl *n\ no. M-nrt Crt*
tlebt. mi<1 the mllUnitH often tak* ?
drop.? Satire.
If you vrtnh to appear ?cr?-enhle In
?iocfet v Tf mi mnnt iminent to l?e tancht
many ilitutr-i whleh vmi knuw already.
? Talfeynnirt
FEW FINE SPECIMENS OF
"ALASKA FOR ALASKANS"
^ ou people who have decided to rotr for Gimore in the belief that he is
sincere m his statement that he favocs "Alula for Alaskans," should read the fol
lowing affidavits taken from the records of thi? national convention. Hoggatt, who
swears his home is m New Jersey, is a beiutiu] Alaskan. So is Shackleford of
Tacoma. and Sullivan of California. Hc? Alaska bunch that. Yet they are the
managers of Wm. A. Gilmore, who wants to succe<-d .Alaska's delegate: James
Wickcrsham.
ht.l I'nuinvin w>.?n ?
71 W est 2Snl Mrprt,
New York.
Mar 22. 1S12.
Honorable Win. Hayward,
Secy., Nat. Republican Convention,
Chicago, Illinois.
l>ear Sir: ?
In compliance with request of
Honorable Louis P. Shackelford,
National Committeeman for Alaska,;
1 send herewith credentials for del- j
egnte and alternates from Alaska
to the Republican National Conven- j
tion, which meets In Chicago, J?a*|
18th, 1912.
These credentials were sent to I
Bie by Mr. Shackelford, together
with all the Minutes of the Republi
can Territorial Convention, which
elected the delegates and was held
at Cordova, Alaska, commencing
March 30th, 1#12. These Minutes,
together with credentials of ail dele
gates, who attended this Convention
are held by me, and will be present
ed to the Committee in the event
of any contests either by Mr. Shack
elford, or in bis absence, by myself,
who holds Mr. Shackelford's proxy
as a member of the Committee.
Very truly yours,
W. B. Hogg?.tt
Mr. W. B. Hoggatt,
71 W. 23rd Street,
New York City, N. Y.
My Dear Sir: ?
I atn in receipt of your letter of
the 22nd, transmitting a certificate
of the election of Mr. Jafet Liude
berg of Nome, Alaska, and L. P.
Shackelford, of Juneau, Alaska, as
delegates; and Mr. W. B. Hoggatt
of Summit, New Jersey, and J. T.
Sullivan of San Francisco, Cal., as
alternates to represent the District
of Alaska at the Republican Nation
al Convention to be held here June
lSth. These papers will be filed
for the consideration of the Republl
cviil OAliinitl \.UU1IU|UW www ??
mpotg to make up the temporary rol
of t ?e Convention. We have no in
formation of any contest, aa yet,
from Alaska.
Tool* truly,
Wm. Hayward,
Seeretary.
This it. to certify that at a regu
lar Republican Conveition of Repub
I leans of the District of Alaska,
lifeld at (Cordova, Alaska, March 30,
1512, Jafet Lindeberg. of Nome,
Alaska, itnd L. P. Shackelford, of
Tunoau, Alaska, were duly chosen,
and elected by the unanimous vote
of said oonvention, as delegates to
f.he Republican National Convention
to be held at Chicago, June 18th,
1912, all of which proceedings were
duly had pursuant to a call of
the Republican Territorial Commit
tee, and the proceedings of aaid
Committee, as shown in the hereto
attached copy of said proceedings;
and we further certify that an al
ternate for the said Jafet Lindeberg,
so eletce<l by this Convention, was
by order of the Convention, duly
chosen, whose name and address Is
?s follows: W. B. Hofgatt, Sum
mit, New Jersey; and we further
certify tliat an alternate for the
aaid Contention for the said L. P.
Shackelford, was so chosen and
selected liy order of the Convention,
whose name aud address is as fol
lows: J. T. Sullivan, San Fran
cisco, California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and by
authority of said Convention, the
Chairman and Secretary thereof
have set their hands this second
day of April, nlneteen-twelve.
Louis P. Shackelford,
Chairman.
Arthur O. Thompson,
WITNESSES: Secretary
Robert C. Hurley. ^
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bradtn# Popular Prte**' Uot?!
Hotel .
Georgian
Knrop*** Phn
All Uuwldr Mirt
Konjr* rW?r;ls
Famished
Mmplf Ruomt*
Oommrnl?l k F un
ity ln<lt Sr.l?r l?4
RATR?
?l> glr Rioim ft op
Twi> tVr*m? |l .$? op
K<* >m wftb J*t?< fl.SO
Two Pet mm* tt SO ap
r.e.cALDWfcix.
M tntrrr
Ttke R??t L4k* c?r (fun TOUk i H AVENUE
fnkix P-pmt to Fmrtb Bft Tnlmi A P!k?
RAW FURS
WF. PAY :
HIGH - PRICES
FOR FINE FURS
WUITR KOR PRI< K UMT
Percey's Fur House
OiMimK, -
C. E. Bogardus
Assayer
:0
(told A 8Ut?t II 00
OoM. SUv*r A Copper .. J SO
CranM? and MlUIr* Twtfl
0
90 Colombia St. Seattle
There is .Strength
and Vigor
in Every Drop
COMPANY
SEATTLE, WASH.
LOCAL BRIEFS
R??uiU of U>? obMTTftUoa UkfB
U Moore's Wbarf at nKdnlght.
last night, ,n u follow*:
Temp, ttma ob"<*?*f c .. .. SSabote
MlUU preceding J* bn .. . 8& *bovp
Mln. " ? " .. .. 67 above
Mean * " " .. ft above
fku-ometer 30: IS. Ctaar and raiin.
J. IKUTA
MAjrrMCTTRTN'I
JEWELER
WATCHES'
AND CLOCKS
Cunoa, Ivory Carving#
Indian Baskets
CHINA AND CUT CLASS
Official Wateh iMpwtor for tK#
W. P. ft Y. FWe
Mail Ord*r? given prompt rare
wrr tour
RAW FURS
TO THE
~KnmiArou\ . ?um
W u? lor c;ip#nl?r -
Arika Fur? ? Specialty
(Very Top Price* Paid.
Make - Trial ? Shipment
SITKA
HOT SPRINGS
Sanitarium (5rx" 1 Alaika
I-arj re. ( letn. lodividnsl Baths.
ANodiDCt of witef. Rest of
Hotel Accommodation*. Fur
nished Cabins for Rent
Excellent Huntlnf and Fishin?
Motor Boating and Sailing
Steamer Georjfia from Jnneati
makes semi-monthly tlsita. In
formation and rate# upon request
Dr. F. L Goddard, Prop.
Health Resort
ALAS K A
FIRE INSURANCE
The Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance
Company,? Dubuque, Iowa
The Wcs 'Chester Fire Insurance Com
pany?New York
Assets Over Four Million Dollars
Phil Abrahams 5kaj^way
B. M. BEHRENDS, Banker
Juneau, ? Ala>k*|
OLDEST BANK IN ALASKA
Rwi^'tfnlly Solicits The Accnnnt*
of Skagway Kirm* And In<il vi?in?Ic*
r*TH l ? i wrwmrw
The Skagway Pioneer Dairy
M. W. MtMAN, Pnp.
'The Sanitary Milk Ranch"
The lanrext and he<t cot ductal dairy In A laaka ? n
Daily Shipments of Pure Milk and Cream
To all poiu * * w While P?? * Tnkm> Bowie.