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OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
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July 8, 1S9S, at tUe Postofflce
at Skagway, Alaska.
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ARGUMENTS THAT WON'T HOLD
WATER.
Inasmuch as practically all the re
iiutablc newspapers in Alaska are op
posed to the rule or ruin policies of
Uov. Wilbur B. Hoggatt, our chief
executive found it expedient to foster
a publication of his own at Juneau.
This paper Is the Record.
Of course Hoggatt is opposed to
home rule; for that would mean his
retirement from public life ? and of
course his paper is constantly seeking
arguments against home rule. Its at
tempts to do this are pitiable.
Some ten days ago it discussed the
government of the District of Colum
bia aud compared its government
with that of Alaska. The District of
Columbia is governed by congress. It
Is also governed well. Its total area
is small aud all of the congressmen
live there aud know its immediate
needs. The silliness of comparing
Alaska aud the District of Columbia
i* too appareut to merit discussion.
Four days ago the Record. In a
lengthy article, mentioned that the
United States had given self-govern
iu.-iit to Cuba and r? ferred to the rev
olution now likely to occur in Cuba.
Alaska aud Cuba were then com
pared and the following conclusions
drawn:
"Cuba today represents the ex
treui** of the conditions that could
be expected to prevail- in - Alaska if
the Seattle hotel statesmen had their
way and Home Rule was granted.
The 'mind moulders* up here would
all want to run the government and
while the residents might not resort
to revolutions there certainly would
be grounds for everyone wanting to
fight over the conditions Alaskans
would find themselves in."
Nothing ever said or done by Hog
gatt so clearly shows his attitude to
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ward Alaska and Alaskans. He does
and he always has tried to descredil
us; publically ? and privately he has
stated we are not capable of self-gov
ernment. But to compare us with th
lialfbreed Cubans ? that's about the
last straw!
How much longer are the p?-ople
of Alaska going to stand this abuse
and misrepresentation? How much
longer must we have the spectacle of
a governor of a territory doing all in
his power to thwart the wishes of
the people of that territory?
If the people of Alaska ? and there
ar?- no better p?-op!^ in any state in
the union ? are content to be referred
to insultingly on every turn by their
chief executive all well and good.
But at least give us the rights that
are given Cubans ? aj\ and 1'hilip
pinoes ? give us home rule.
LITTLE THINGS.
A GOODBY kiss I* a little thin*.
??*- With your hand on thn door to go
But It take* the venom out of the sting
Of a thoughtless word or a cruel fling
That you made an hour ago.
A KISS of greeting 1* sweet and rare
After the toll of the day.
And It smooths the furrows plowed by
care.
Th* linos on the forehead you once call
ed fair
In the years that have flown away.
J^PIS a little thine to say. "You ar?
-*? kind;
I love you. my dear." each night.
But It sends a thrill through the heart
I And.
For love Is tender and love Is blind.
As we climb life's rugged height.
TTTE starve each other for love's ca.
* ? ress.
We take, but we do not give.
It seems so easy fome soul to bless.
But we dole t!ie love grudgingly, lest
and le.i.
Till 'tis bitter and hard to live.
?Andrew Lang
Tact.
Another form of tact lies In the
ability to arrive at conclusions wit boat
expressing them.? Puck.
Steady Grind.
Jokesmlths work from pun to pun
And rhymiters" work Is never done.
?Kansas City Times.
FUGITIVE SPAR BUOYS
flescuing These Stray "Sticks"
Is Perilous Work.
SIGNBOARDS OF CHANNELS.
How These Mariner*' Guide* Are An
I* chored and How They Sometime*
Break Away and Are Hunted Down
by the Lighthouse Service Tenders.
When the winter Kales begin to blow,
the tenders of the lighthouse service
turn their stems toward northern seas
to hunt stray spar buoys. Of all the
work of the coast patrol this, perhaps.
Is the most exposed to danger. I'ulling
these "slgubourds" out of the sea or
putting them over side Is like "yank
ing" spiles with a ton derrick on a
heaving platform.
Although passengers In the boats
that ply the waters of New York har
bor. Long Island sound and other wa
terways along the const see many
spar buoys, they give them little
thought. Willi the man at the wheel
It Is different. Color, shape" and size
give bltn volumes of information, and
he looks upon the spar buoy as an In
valuable guide.
In the government Inventories they
are listed as "sticks." although they
nre sometimes sixty feet long. They
are an* hored in the bed of a river or
harbor channel, their "up ends" paint
ed In such a way as to indicate to the
observer the formation of the bottom,
rtu the inn t*4 1 ii of government charts
explanatory notes tell one that vessels
approaching a harbor from t lie sea
should leave red buoys with even
numbers on t'.ie right and black, with
odd numbers on the left side of chan
nels. Black and white striped buoys,
the stripes rui:i:i.ig perpendicularly,
mean an obstru< tlon In the chaunel.
with room to bv on either side.
If balls <>r cages ornament the "up
i ends" it means a turning point, the
? color and number indicating the course.
These sticks are put down with heavy
iron anchors and sometimes great
stone weights. One would suppose that
so fixed they never couid get away, but
they do, and it Is n Job to Hud them.
Ice tloes break their cables and some
times crush the sticks; storms pull
them loose, and ships in the fog or
darkness foul tln-m and tear them from
their hold on the bottom. Not Infre
quently ships use them as moorings,
although this is forbidden.
i There are instances where the an
chors of a spar buoy have been secure
enough to hold against lee pressure and
In a narrow channel cause a dangerous
Jam. But such cases nre few, for
when this happens the weight of the
Ice usually be omes so great as to force
the buoy under, and the pack slides on.
If the Ice pack gets under the buoy
so as to lift If there Is only one result
the parting of the entile. Then off
starts the sp:ir upon a Journey maybe
of thousands nf miles, perhaps of only
one or two. It may fetch up on the
nearest shore, and It may drift to the
'oast of Europe or Into the southern
seas. On the Irish coast today Is one
wlil' h traveled there In ?lx weeks from
New Tbrk harbor it was presented
to the British government by the Unit
ed States and tww l! ats off (he coast
i on which It stopped after Its long At
lantic lourncy.
IT It IS M IOHR ' II ISC 1" nilU luc nun.i
buoys It Is oven a ???< ???*? ?1 i tli< -nl t tusk to
recover the nn>h< rs left behind by the
ftijrlrlvo s.p " Tenders flmt sail out
of the >>? a derrl \ and tackle
rlgeed It: f: n; of the |?l?ot house, with
a donkey onviue 1<? lift and pull. The
location of ev< ry huoy l? marked on
i the charts to a il -,*re<v -o It Is not dltfl
eult to fled the desired position. The
serious tiv'lnrs; Is dragging for the
anchor ami after grappling with It to
hoist It aboard ^ ?p. it,. re the donkey
engine comes Into play. Another haz
ard la to pnll a spar bnoy aboard. If a
sea happens to I>e running the captain
of iho tender h :s to use extreme care.
Should a big r 'Iler get under him and
suddenly t Itrlit ??n the lifting chains
either they n *;ld give way or the
woMit would cfii ie up too fart, the
crew In elth'"- cave being placed In
Jeopardy of u,.>!r lives.
Hut the rls' th e men run Is all In
the day's work. To them a job In a
seaway 011 n lee shore is regarded as
no more monotonous task than repaint
ing a row of buoys on land.? New Tork
Post.
The Brevity of Ballarat.
It was In Ballarat that Mark Twain
four.d the local language so puzzling
at first, the good people of the place
deeming life too short to dawdle In
their talk. ~
The mayor called 011 the American
? humorist and laconically said "K'm."
Then when Mark Twain gave him a
cigar he "simply said "Q."
Subsequent Inquiry revealed that
these terms were Italia rateso for "wel
come" and "thank you."? Loudon
Chronicle.
Hailed.
"Docs that young woman hall from
Boston?"
"Yes." answered the western youth
thoughtfully, "that expresses the Idea
precisely. She hails from Boston. 1
was never before overtaken by such
a heavy downfall of Intellectual Ice."
Man, Poor Man!
Mrs. Flutter Mrs. Crabnpple says
her husband kisses her goodby every
morning of his life. Mr. Flutter -I of
ten wondered what gave him that sour
expression.? Smart Set.
Death hangs over thee while thou
llvest. while It Is In thy power to be
good.? Aureilus.
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The result of the observation taken
nt Moore wharf at midnight, Feb. 15
19CU, Is a* follows:
rem perature time observat'n. 20 above
Mas. temp. preceding 24 hours 20 above
Mln. " " ?' " 8 above
Menu " " " " 14 above
Barometer 29.68.
Cloudy% Strong north wicd
INTERIOR WEATHER
Whitehorse,
famish
Atliu,
llootailnqua
(31k Salmon -
Yukon Crowing
Selkirk
ColToe Creek,
Stewart,
Ogilvie
Dawson,
PRINCESS MAY LEFT
The Princess May left this morning
nt 11 o'clock for Vancouver. She!
took out 1" passengers and !>6 tons
of ore.
No frills or white collars at the
Sourdough Dance, but a real old fash
loned good time,
James Kennedy has returned from
a business trip to Atlin, Conrad.
Hoochl and other interior points. Mr
Kennedy was representing Clayson
and company of Skagway. He re
ports that business is good and that
the merchants of the interior expect
a big business this summer.
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The Priscilla club met last night
with Minnie Wolff at the home of
Mrs. Grant. The following officers
were elected: Fay Stlnebaugh, presi
dent; Lily Doran, vice president: Ver
onica Mulvlhlll, secretary: Mildred
Ward, treasurer. Refreshments were
served after the election.
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Church and Clergy.
While St. Peter's cathedral nt Romo
was being built forty-three popes lived
tnd died.
Rev. Joseph Corkey, a Presbyterian
pastor of Londonderry, Ireland, has
eight living sons in the Presbyterian
ministry. Where's the other denomi
nation that ran show such a patriarch
as that':
Miss Hilda B. Clark Is serving her
second term as assistant to her aged
father, Uev. I>r. I>e Witt S. Clark,
pastor of the Tabernacle Congrega
tional church, Salem. Mass. Smith
college trained her.
Rev. l>r. William Reed riuntlngtou,
rector of Grace church. New York, will
turn back into the work of the church
the presented to him by his
parishioners on the twenty-flfth anni
versary of his rectorship.
Come and see the Old Sourdough's
Home at A. B. Hall Wednesday night.
Warm, clean beds nt Dominion
Hotel, Whltehorse, 50c up.
Why not bo cheerful? Poor Lit
tle Herman has just recevled a con
signment of that famous Cream Rye.
\ smile guaranteed with ?very drink.
FRESH GOODS.
The next Jefferson will bring us
another fresh consignment of Fresh
Premium Butter, Ranch Eggs, choice
Poultry and Oysters. Our lino of
fresh Salt Meats are tho best to be
had in any market.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
In the Court of the Commissioner
for the District of Alaska, Division
No. 1, Sitting in Probate at Skag
way Precinct, Before H. B. Le
Fevre, Commissioner and Ex Offici
Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate of S.
Luca, Deceased.
Notice of Hearing Final Account.
The administrator of the abovo-en
tltlcd estate having filed his first
semi-annual account in tho above
entitled Court on the 16th day of Jan
uary, 1909, and therein praying that
the said account be deemed a final
account, and it being so ordered, it
is hereby- ordered that at the Court
Houso in the Precinct of Skagway,
District of Alaska, on the 20th day of
March, 1909, at tho hour of 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, be tho date, timo
and place sot for the hearing of the
said final account
Given under my hand this 16th day
of January, 1909.
H. B. LE FEVRE,
Commissioner and ex officio
Probate Judge.
Date of first publication Jan. 19.
Date of laat publication Feb. 9.
Ill Bill
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To enable you to withstand
| the bad weather of winter,
your health must be in good
vigorous condition
CELERY NERVE AND BLOOD IONIC
is an extremely valua ap
petite ? arousing, strength ?
building, nerve and brain
nourishing, system invigorat
ing tonic for putting you in
splendid condition to defy
the winter. This preparation
is also a delightful Cordial,
pleasant to the taste and ac
ceptable to even the weakest
stomach.
75c per bottle
WM. BRUT
The Druggist
BRING YOUR OWN JUG.
Mount Vernon ltyo and llelmont
Bourbon direct from bond at whole
sale price by the gallon. The Mas
cot, phone 67. Delivery free.
Yes, we have the proper sizes of
calling cards In Uie crash finish brls
tol. The proper type, too. The
Dally Alaskan Job Dept.
All whiskies and wines Bin . d at
t' Pack Train liar is purchased by
Mr. Grim direct from thu u.stlllers
and win. les. tf
.jUISiEAO iS. ?$. 00 JS,
rfLUCTRIC L1C- HI Ki ? STB A M
HEATED STEAM EU
Carrying U. S. Mnll
For Haines, Berner* lUy, Juneau,
Hoonw, IVnakCv.-, Sitka and Wa\j>orU
i SAILS
January 5, 12, 19, 26.
February 2, 9, 16, 23.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Junoau
\Y. W. BUUUlITON, AffCnt
Brfl*u?rM uu Fifth Ave. ylione 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mail *'111
leavo Skagway for Haines
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day at 9 A. M.
Returning leaves Haines for Stag
way at 2 P. M. same day.
Fare one way $1 50
Round tri"0 $2 50
Pacific Coasi 5. 5. lo.
SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
ai.d other V*nr'"t ?Wn.l Pi '' ?
CARRYING U.K. MAft.
Steamera of Tbls Company Leave
COTTAGE CITY ? JAN. 30 ffB.I! - 23
Conofct'nir with l*e Company'* ^trara-r* at Sevtle for Sa? Fhaxcwco,
Southern Cam forn i a, Eukkka (H mboldt Ray) and Mmtco
ttf Above t>cho?Iule Subject to Chance Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Sktffway
Seattle Ticket Officf, 113 James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General l'a^eojjer A gem,
112 Market Kire?? fraootKO, Oat
Canadian facific
R 7X I L. w n V
I B. r. COAST SERVICE )
SCHKDCLF. OK SAILINGS FROM 8KAOWAT
Subject io cbaD^e without notice
Steamship' PRINCESS MAY
January 16-30 February 13-27
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking Room*
Ticket* to an? part of the world at <1 all Information from
Phone 87 F. F. W LOWLE. Ag*nt
Alaska Steamship *_o.
Currying C. S. Mail and Aiuit I'acihe fi*pr*??
Next Sailing of the Ka*t pMMnrfr Steamer*
Jefferson Jan. 11, 23
Feb. 4. 16, 28
Company rcicrrra ritfht to change salllnc dato without o?iw
Transfer to Victoria and VanoO'jrcr Without Additional Chary*
Through Ticket* to Sao Francisco
R. A. CARROLL, Aeent Phone W*
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The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIMS TABI^tD N?. IB
(Daily Excapt Sunday.)
ffu 1. 2i, Uound N?. I. 8. Botmf
l?tola!<?. lttcla?f
S 30 a. ra. Leave* 9KAOUAY Arrive S t) p n .
10 CO p. m. " WHITE PASS " 1 *ft "
J1 00 " " LOO CABIN * IS 42 "
11.39 " ?? BKNNKTT " -II 10 "
l_3) p. m. '? CARIBOU " 10 2> ?. it
3 45 Arriroa VTrttk UORft Laarei P 15 "
Pawonircra mun bo at ?icp? <u la time to have Rartare ln?pect?rt and
,vieclced. Inspection i* stopped 30 minutce before .carinr time of train.
"r0 pouni* of bacif i*?" '?e choked free with each fall fare tick**
Mid 76 pound* wii!i t ach half fare tloket
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Through Line From I
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Skagwny to At ^ln. White Horse, Big Salmon, P?w?on and Intermedia1* Yukon R.^er font* B
Tneuew placer camp* In the Alsckand Kluane Mining Dintrlciaarn rea, hed only rta White Horse >?
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Winter Route Stage Service;;
During the wln'er season, when navigation is el> -ed, dally tra ns will continue runring between
Ska->wa^ and White Rorso. A throng!) Mail, l'a?sengor and Freight Servlco will be maintained
hy ? ThO'OUflhly Equipped Stage Line be ween White IIor>c and l)?*?nn.
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Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Hone for D*w?on) and
intermediate points. ?
For Conrad City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fsbulowsly rich quattx camp
of the Windv Arm District take our daily trains to Curibou.
Fo* Information relative to psssenget, freight and tele7r*phtc rates, arnly
to any agent of the Ompanv. or to
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TUAFFIC DEP A RTM ENT
Vanoonver, B. C.
A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WUKZBACHKR Gen. Ac?ot
Vancouver, B. C. and ek?gu*y, Alwks f-'lrac??r, A'wWa