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AAmitfa^ u ??cond class mall matter
July I, 1181, at the Poatotfico
at Ska*w*T. Alaska.
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REVISION "DOWNWARD"
The Taftixed-Aklrlch bill results
la revision upward to the extent of
3.33 per cent. These are the figures
of the bureau of statistics.
Before the bill was modified by the
compromises secured by President
1 aft, the total amount of upward re
vision, as figured out by the govern
ment's bureau of statistics was 0.6
per wot. The reduction of duties on
ore, coal and lumber, aud the placing
of hides and oil on the free list reduc
es this percentage to 3.33.
The value of imports affected by
increases in dtHiea is found to be
|14t>,730,730.
The value of the imports affected
by decreases iu duties is found to be
|lla,7l?S,o67.
The tariff act iu its fiual form leav
es unchanged 6i.t>a per cent of the
Dingley schedules. It makes increas
es ia 24.40 per ceot of these schiduie
these aud decreases lOl per cent of
these schedules.
Uy weighted averages the increases
as applied to imports, amount to 24.72
ptr cent; the decreases amount to
*.2<> per cent.
The total is 3.33 per cent revision
upward *>y virtue merely of the fixed
tariff schedules and regardless of the
eifcet of chauges from ad valorem to
specific rates and the increased valuu
lion resulting from new classifica
tion and the creation of a customs
court. All these will have the effect
of raising rates, decreasing imports
<ud causing prices to be higher. ?
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BALMY PEACE.
When all the nations have disarm
ed atul thrown their swords away,
ulmI we no longer are alarmed by
threats of fiery fray, we ought to be j
1 a#py lot, for we iuswt that Peace,
aud Peace aktne, will hit the spot,
aud make our troubles cease. So
lt< us slug of balmy Peace, and raise
u joyous din, and keep on singing till
the p'lice come up and run us in.
Hut sometimes when the stars swing
low, aud 1 sit down to dream upou
the blessings that will flow from
Peace, as in a stream, a Dire Fore
boding comes along, aud anchors in
my breast, and from my heart the
glad sweet soug of Peace goes galley
west. For when we shed our swords
and guns we'll wrangle Just the
same; and of the powers the stronger
ones will climb the weaker'* frame;
then tti ere will be no cannon's shock,
1.0 hosts of armed galoots; but we
n.usl Juwt depeud on talk to settle
our dispute*. Where now our armiev
guard the land, aud march to beat of
urum, a host of lawyer sharps will
stand and talk us blind and dumb.
?re this goe? on for many suns we'll
kuow that Peace is punk; we'll rustle
up the swords and guos, and such
discarded Junk. ? Walt Mason.
Kranci* Heney was defeated for the
uouituation of district attorney on the
Democratic ticket. Nothing daunted
Ce will run as an independent candi
date thto fall and expects to be el
ected. When Honey was in Skagway
he told the writer that he expected
to be defeated at the primaries, but
that he anticipated an overwhelming
victory this fail.
The decision of the naval board of
Inquiry in the Sutton case looks sus
piciously like a "white wash." A(
?ny event the testimony showed start
ling conditions la tht Annapolis Xava!
academy.
The Alaska C antral railroad Is to
be sold and it to highly probable that
the Morgan syndicate wUJ buy the
property. It will bo a good thing for
Alaska II they do. They have the
capital to finish the road, which will
cause a revival of busluess iii Seward
and do much to open up the country
lying back of Seward.
Congressman Sulzer's suggestion
that some day Alaska will be divided
itto three separate states or territor
ies Is one that will eventually be
acted upon. Alaska is too vast a
country to be permanently under one
government when once the country Is
settled thickly.
Weather statistics collected by Mr.
and Mrs. H. D. Clark show very con
clusively that^Skagway has a climate
svhlch will compare favorably with
that of auy state in the Union. This
year has been exceptionally bad from
a climatic stamdpoint in many res
pects.
Tho moment passed is no longer;
the future may never be; the present
1.1 all of which man is master. ? J. J.
Rousseau.
A merry heart doeth good like med
icine: but a broken spir' dryeth the
bones. ? Proverbs, Chapter 17 ? 22.
Homo rule for Alaska.
BEST BEWARE
NEW YORK, August !? ? A startling
note of warning to blue-eyed, light
complexioned New Yorkers is uttered
by Dr. Charles E. Woodruff, surgeou
and Major in tho United States Army,
who has just completed a private tou
cf the prisons and asylums of the
city and state. The Jails and other
Institutions, he says, are full of blond
es, who, unable to stand the struggle
for existence, in a climate to which
they aro unfitted, have fallen into
poverty, disease and crime.
What is true of New York, he says,
is true of tho counry as a whole, and
unless the blonde American finds or
adopts some better means of survival
than he has at present, he will bo
wiped out as a type in favor of the
brunette.
The great trouble is the sunshine,
There is too much of it in America
for the blondes, says Dr. Woodruff.
It breaks down their nervous systems
renders them unstable, morally as
well as physically, ami makes them
peculiarly liable to the ravages ol
consumption as well as other deadly
aliments.
TEXAN LIKES ALASKA
H. H. Bailey, an attorney from El
Paso, Texas, accompanied by Mrs.
Bailey, was a visitor In Skagway yes
terday while thei Dolphin was in port.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have been spend
ing about a month In Ketchikan,
visiting the diffreent points o I Inter
est and hunting and fishing. Last
Saturday he secured a big bear. Mr.
Bailey likes Alaska very much and
expressed keen regret that he could
not stop over In Skagway. He stated
that he Intends to come to this town
uext year for a stay of several weeks.
$100 REWARD, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
cno dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is the only positive euro known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying tho foundation of
the dlseaso, and giving the patient
strength by building up tho constitu
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors offer One Hu
ured Dollars for any case that It fails
to cure. Sond for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Tolotlo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
Pullcn Rouse
Foot of Sixth HVsnua
Most elegantly furnished house
in Alaska
Every modern convenience
Electric lights? Hot and cold
water ? Telephone*
Porcelain baths on every floor
Board and room by thed.y, week
or month
Table supplied with cream and
butter from our own Jersey
Dairy
rnr$. fi. 5. Pttiun
Proprietress
H. B. LeFevre
CONVEYANCING. ABSTRACTING.
AND SEARCHING OF THE REC
ORDS.
Accredited Agent in U. S. Dutrict and Gen
eral Land Offic?? and Office of the
l Secretary of the Interior,
AGENT FOR APPLICANTS FOR
TOWNSITE TRUSTEE DEEDS.
SKAQWAY ... ALASKA
&EATBD AND LIGHi ED FINE SAMPLK KWJi
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
OJbite Pass fiotel
P. D McMillan, Manager
Cargest and best appointed fiotel in tbe Vukott
moobS Ulbiteborse, V. C.
X HEADQUARTERS FOR FIRST CLASS CAFE
? ATLIN-CONRAD STAGE IN CONNECTION
CHOICE BAR STOCK
Caribou Hotel
E. w. GIDEON, Proprietor
Carcross, Y.T. |
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
i. FURNACE HEATED
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE No. 21>
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound No. 1, 8. Boun
Id oil
lit clan
9 30 a. m Leave* SKAGUAY Arrives 4 36 p. m
12 06 p. m. ?? WHITE PASS " 3 06 "
12 48 ?? ?? LOG CABIN ?? 2 20 ?'
I 40 " " BENNETT " 1 46 "
3 20 p. m. " CARIBOU " 11 40 a. ro.
5 50 Arrive# Whit* Horsi Leaves 9 30 "
Paasentrera must be at depot* In time to have Baggage Inspected and
chocked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
160 pounds of baggage will be oheoked free with each full fare tlcke'
and 76 pounds with aaoh half fare tloket.
The reiuli of tho observation taken
at Moore wbarl at midnight, Aug. 18,
1909, It aa follows
Temperature time observat'n 51 above
Max. temp. preeeUlng 24 hours 0." above
Min. " " " " 47 above
Mean " " " " '">6 above
Barometer 30.02
Cloudy and calm
You can spend a pleasant half hour
In a gamo of Pool or English Bil
liards. The Board of Trade has tho
best tables In Skagway. Drop in, ?
we'll bo glad to so you.
FOR SALE ? Barber Shop with two
chairs and bath; good building; four
living rooms and neat appearing
shop; all well furnished; good busi
ness. Owner must leave country on
account of health. Address Box 15,
Haines, Alaska. tf
ROYAL A.GUNNISON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P. O. BOX E. JUNEAU ALASKA
CWOOtfi-HSOOOO'"'*1 OOU'-WOODCflMX
ROYAL
Steam Laundry jj
All Work Guaranteed. Short n
Orders Promptly
Done 8
Mess'iDver will call and deliver 5
Phono 79
JTJNEAU S. S. CO'S.
FLRCTRIC LIGITTKD STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
j Hoonn, Trnakee, Sitka and Way ports
SAILS
Every IlfSDAY at 2 p.m
WILLIS NOW ELL, MRr.,Junoau
W. W. BODGHTON, Apent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. phone 90
U. S Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mail will
leave Skagway for Ilaines
Every Day at 9 A. M. Except Sunday
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M.
FARE ONE WAY. S1.S0: ROUND TRIP S2.50
BOAT CAN BE CHARTERED FOR
EXCURSIONS SUNDAYS AND
EVENINGS
Cable Code "Hegg" Fhone 86
SKAGWAY
STEAMERS FOR
Seattle, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anarortei, Bcllingham
Everett, Olympia, Port Townicnd, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Barbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS. G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN, G. P. A.
1 13 Jamei St., Seattle 1 12 Market St., San Francuco
Right raaarvad to chang* thla Sch.dul.
NEXT SAILINGS WILL BE
City of Seattle Aug. 20 Sept. 1, 11, 23
Cottage City Aug. 26 Sept. 7, 18, 29
$50 A. Y. P. Exposition and Return
FRANK H. STUART Agent, 2nd and Broadway, SKAGWAY
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaalca Pacific Express
Next Sailing of tho Fast Passentrer Steamers
Dolphin Aug. 5, 17, 29
Jefferson Aug. II, 23
A.Y.P. Exposition and Return $50.
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice]
Transfers to Vlotorla and Vanoouvor Without Addtiooai Charge
Through Tickets to Snn Francisco
C. B. GUPTJIJj, Agent Phone C6
B. C. Coast Service
Subject lo chance without notice
Steamer Leaves
Skagway...
Every Thursday
Princess Royal
Aug. 26 Sept. 9, 23
Princess May
Aug. 19 Sept. 2,16,30
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
A.Y.P. Exposition and Back $50
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
^Ihe Humboldt S. S. Co.^
Sailing Dates Subject to Change Without Notice
S. S. HUMBOLDT
Sails AUG. 29
A Y P ir*p?si??N R?und
1 ? m ? Jt/xcursio^ *pUU Trip
W. W. BOUGHTON.
PHONE 90 8KAGWAY AGT. ??
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Throgh line from SkagwBy to Atlln, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with I/)wer River steamboat* for
Eagle, Circle City, Rampart, Tanana, Fairbanks, Chena, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Frequent connection made at White Horse betweer trains and river steamers for all Yu
kon River points, including Mendenhall Landing, the nearest steamboat landing tothc
Alsek Gold Fields The following steamboats are operated by the WHITE PAS3 AND
YUKON ROUTIi! and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iucludingsteam heat
electric light and other features as nfTord not only safety bot comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK
BONANZA KINO
VICTORIAN
Through TICKETS can be purchased at Sksguay for DAWSoN, FAIRBANKS, CHKNA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed f.-ains dail? except Sunday, between Ska^usy and White Horse,
carrying passengers, bapgage, mall and express.
Rhgcagc bonded through . Direct telegraphic servioe to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the Unltod States.
For Information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic ratea, apply
to any agent of the Ootnpanfi or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BKRDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACH KR Gen. A
Vaeeouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska