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Official City Paper
Li. S. HEkl.BR, PUBLISHER
SUBdCBli'l'lON RATES
One week. dellTOreo ty -wrier tOJS
One month, by mall "5
fhrw month#, by raatl 2-25
8U months, by mul ??W
One year, by mall... 9.00
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$ "Lov? everyone and you will #
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EN6LAND ON THE EYE OF REVOLUTION
I
Sir Henry-Campbell Bannerman is at
death's door? and in that there is
threatened to the poor of Great Britain
an imuiea??rable loss. In so raying an
immeasurable loss is threatened to all
Great Britain. For Campbell-Banner
man had it within him to save Great
Britain from Soialism.
The people of England are said to be
the freest on the globe ? not excepting
those of the United Slates. And yet it
is also said that thousand* ire literally
starving over there for lack of a means
of livlihood. And therefore what mean
ing bas the saying that they ?re free?
They cannot find the work they ask for
and which is necessary to keep them
from starving? and they are atarving.
At a meeting held in January the
representatives of millioos of British
workingmen voted for the forming of a
political party and hoiated the red Sag.
U was said of that meeting that not be
fore in all the political history of Great
Britain has there been such sudden and
radical swing aad concentration of pub
lic opinion; that it amount* to revolu
tion. The public was reported to have
been dazed by it. Such a radical move
ment must have some equally radical
cause.
The other day Stewart Gray, a leader
of ''workers" at Manchester, an intelli
gent. well educated man, took a posi
tion at the gate of King Edwaru's
Windsor castle and there declared Le
would >tarve to death if something were
not done for the unemployed, k was a
grea', stroke, simple as it was, and made
all England take notice. Wnat he ask
ed for was that a piece of that idle land
of which there are millioos of aci-es in
Great Britain, be tbrowu o:?eo to the
poor, that they might be there allowed
to grow what th->y would to eat. Think
of it? that people may starve, on this
bountiful earth, which s so ready to
yield them all they may need were it
not fenced in by the rich, with placards
warning the poor away. But what a
pitiful expedient Mr. Gray devises for
the mililms of the idle.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was
about to "go to the people" as they say
over there when they speak of hjldiDg
an election, to have the question of tax
ing idle land Into use, put to the test.
If it were done at this time there can be
little doubt of its success. His proposi
tion is to place ALL'tbe burden of local
taxation on land vjlues, irrespective of
improvements? that is to say, to ex
empt improvements. It Is by such a
simple expedient that the situation
complained of would be corrected acd
England's laboring citss< s would be free
Indeed, there would not again be heard
the cry of hunger from those who are
willing to worK, It would then be too
expensive to keep land Idle, the fine
upon improvements bslng removed, im
provement would be the order and thia
improvement would take up io large
measure the slack in the labor
market, giving employment to
thousands, and for thosenot flndirg
employment In this way there would
be open to them the land to cultivate ?
for revenues mu t be bad or taxes
would eat it up. See?
This is in brief, the Single Tax the
ory of Henry George? the greatest dis
covery looking to the welfare of
human kind since Christ preched the
doctr'c of universal brotherhood.
Such a bill as is proposed has b*en
before the English parliament several
times but has always been defeated by
the house of (hnd) lords. But such is
the mobility of England's l<ws? for It
is Indeed a land of the free ? that the
power of the lords may be plucked
away from them by a vote of the people
and a resolution of the bouse of com
mons?and the house of lords ia inviting
upon itself this very revolutionary step
bv wltho'ding from the people their
own. _ j
MINER AND MERCHANT
Tbe Fnii bunks t ime< during the re*
cent difficulty with the rain, ra in the
Tanana tried to occupy a middle posi
tion? urging couci<i<ttiou and arbitra
tion. The merchants took sides in this
case so pronouncedly against the West
ern Federation of Miners that they
grew impatient and bitter at the Times
foriw.course acd withdrew their ad
vert ising.
Now no merchant is compelled to ad
vertise when he does not wish to, nor in
a nowspaper which he (eels to be
against his Interests. It_ia as free a
country to advertisers as it Is to labor
ers who do not wish to labor at any par
ticular job. But the Times h*d been
considered a sufficiently go.<d medium
for these merchant before the strike.
An outsider, reader of the Times, can
not detect that it favored the strikers
especially their methods of violence, i
but rather sees a policy of temporising. |
The merchants thus are seen to have
employed the methods of the miners
which they were so opposed to, to bull
doze a newspaper into doing a thine
that was not according to Its conscience
or its duty as it shw that duty or, say,
its own best interests. What ts wrong
on the part of the miner cannot on the
part of the merchant be right. Mark
that.
Mr. Heaey it appears? the other Mr.
Heney? is going into national politics'
in his capacity of prosecuting attorney.
SONNET
Long time a child, and still a child,
when years
I Had painted manhood on my cheok,
was I ?
For yet I lived like one not born io die,
A thriftless prodigal of smiles and
tears,
No hope I needed, and I knew no fears.
But sleep, though sweet, Is only sleep,
and waking,
Waked to sleep no more, at once o'er
taking,
The vanguard of my age, with all ar
rears
Of duty on my buck. Nor child, nor
mau,
Nor y uth, nor sage, 1 find my head is
sray.
For I have lost the race 1 never ran;
A raw December blights my lacgi' e
May;
And still I am a child, though I be old,
Time is my debtor for my years unto'd.
? Hartley Coleridge.
IPERFEG! SPRING WEATHER |
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
[ Yesterday ana todjy were -almost per
fect In th? matter of weather. Yestor
day Easter Sunday was largely dis
counted by about a weeks time, and the
ladies were unable to resist the entice
ments of the sunshine and soft breezes
and were out in force in their'flnory.
Atlin ? clear, s wind 19 above
Center ? cloudy, s wind 20 above
LaBartre? clear, s wind 22 above
Uoot&linqua ? clear, calm 27 above
Big Salmon- " 23 "
Yukon Crossing ? clear, calm 24 above
Selkirk? clear, calm 34 above
Coffee Creek? cloudy, s wind 20 above
Stewart? cloudy, calm 28 above
Ogilvie ? e wind 28 "
Dawson? -clnudy, n wind 18 abive
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, April 10
1908, Is as follows
Temperature time observat'n..37 above
Mas. temp, preceding 24 hours. 7 i above
Min ?? " " " ..34 above
Mean " " " " -53 nbove
Barometer 79.82
Clear ? Strong South Wind
? ALASKA AND THE YUKON
IN JUST A LINE OR TWO
PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIImIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI
Casey Morao, one of tbe vigorous j
newspaper men of the Tannna country,
summarizes the prospects of tbe far ;
North by saying tha; 100,000 men can- !
not prospect the district thoroughly in j
ten years.
Robert W. Service, the bird of the I
Yukon, whose verses of the North have j
been read bv every Alaskan and Klon
diker, will shortly move to Dawson to j
continue his work.
Bids have been secured through the
quartermaiter department of the U. S.
army for a flat bottomed, light draft
river steamboat for use on tho Yukon.
The boat is Intended to supply the gov
ernment along that stream.
Mis. English, a Ketchikan lady,
whose husband was drowned a week or
two ago. Is displaying commendable
grit and determination by taking over
her husbands's logging contract, and
undertaking to fiulfill Its conditions.
"If Fairbanks do?s not send out 315,
000,000 the coming season it will be
because we havo not men enough to
work the ground," said Volney
Richmond, manager of tbe Northern
Commercial company in the Tanana
valley.
When "the earthquake struck Circle I
City last month, the Inhabitants tell
that they heard a rumbling like ai
wagon going over a bridge coming from [
the bowels of thi earth.
Captain D'Arcy Edward Strickland,
commanding the Royal N. W. M. P. at I
Fort Saskatchewan, died March 24th {
after a short Ulceus. He was stationed
at Tagish and other points along the
Yukon in the early days. He left Yu
kon it 1900,
NOTICE
On and after April- 10th, our market I
will close at 3 p. m., until further no
?lce.
FREY-BRUHN CO.
NOTICE
The peoples' attention is called to
Section 7 of Ordinance 32 in regard to
bonfires. Strict penalties are attached
and tho ordinance will be enforced.
4-S) tf J. A. Nettles, Acting Mayor.
Eight Mandolin* in Ono
At the Mai-cot there is the most wont
derful musical Instrument ever brought [
to Skagway. It ha? a quality of eigh
Mandolins to one with u Piano accom
paniment. There is a string of eight I
new airs. It makes a full opening's |
entertainment.
All the delicacies of the season at j
the Pack Train Restaurant.
Hoar Those Mandolins Kinging
i^ight of them In ono instrument, with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is great, and Alls the
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
Subscribe for The Alaskan.
Don't bo bashful. Get the Bull Dog |
cigar at Tony Dotero's. lni
A Wonderful Instrument
You should drop into the Mascot and
hear tho music. The electric piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to a
whole octette of Mandolin attachments
with a string of Lew aire.
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for Fine Furs |
Write For Price i>lst
Percy's Fur House
Oshkoah. Wisconsin
! H. D. KIRMSE 1
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Broadway
Caster Post
Cards
In Leather and Skagway
Souvenir Cards of
all kinds
NATIVE ALASKA SOUVENIRS
Official Watch Inspector for genuine Alaskan Curios
W. P. <fc Y. Ry.
.TRIOS
Do You Know
what constitutes good
writing paper? First
of all, good linen cloth
for the pulp; second,
pure water, that the
color may be clear and
unsullied; third, intel
ligent workmen, but
most of all good taste.
The beautiful and
unusual finishes of the
Eaton papers are the
product of designers
noted for ability.
Let us show you
Eaton's
Hot-Pressed
Vellum
It nil. PI. B.
DRUGGIST
U. S- Mai! Steamer
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway Tuesdays,
Thursdays and
Saturdays
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir> $2.50
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMEK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Bernors Bay, Juneau,
Hoonn, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayports
SA I LS
APRIL 2, 8 , 14.
20, 26
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUUHTON, Agent
Broadway and Fifth Ave. Phone 90
\ Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
v PIONEER ALASKA LJN*.
& SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
Seattle, and other Pujjet Sound Porta
CARRYING 17.8. If ATI.
Steamers of This Company Leave
HllMBOLDf
COTTAQf CITV
- April 7, 17 and 27
April 10 and 23
Connrctlns' wltli the Company*!) Steamers at Sentle to- San Francisco,
Southern Cacfjornia, Eurkka (H imboldt Bay) and Mkxico
PdS~ Above Sobedulo Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway,
Seattle Ticket Office, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market tttreet, San Pranoieoo, Cal
Prancisco, I
rlKZICO ?
ent
r, Skagway I
Canadian Pacific Railwav
(B. C. Coast Service) N
Twin Screw Steamship
PRINCESS MAY
Leaves Skagway
4PRII. 8 18 and 28
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle. Stop-overs allowed
Spacious Observation and Smoking Rooms
Tickets to, any part of ihe world and all information from
Phono 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
1
B? ??f
Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
a. mi j, ii n
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Vlotoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
Through Tickets to Son Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
The White Pass &Yukon Route
ti:mbd table tsco. is
? (Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound
1st ol&ss.
8 -30 s. m.
io;io "
10 50 "
11 20 "
1 10 p. m.
3 25
Leaves
(C
ii
it
it
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE >PAS8
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsi
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2, S. Bound
1st clais
3 20 p m.
1 45 "
12 45 ?'
12 05<
10 30a. m.
8 20 "
Pasaentrcre must be at depots In time to h&rc Inspected and
ohecked. Inspection is stopped 30 minutes before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will bo checked free with each full fare ticket
^nd 76 pounds with caoh half fare ticket
D
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Through Line From
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Skagway to Atlln, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placer camps in tho Alsekand Kluane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, wbeolnavlgation iscloscd, dally trains wtll continue running between
Ska*way and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and FreightService will be maintained
by 8 Thoroughly Equipped Stsgo Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengeri, leave White Hone for Dawson and *
intermediate poicts.
For Conrad City, located in'tbe heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily \rains to Caribou.
For information relative to passengei, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
Vancouver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBAC'flER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B. 0. and Skaguay, Alaska Skaguay, Alaska^