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_ OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
Admitted 4a sec?nd class mail matter
July I, 1898, at the Postotflce
at Skacvay, Alaska.
L. t. Keller, Publisher.
Subscription Rates.
One month by mall.. 75
One month by carrier 1.00
Three Months by mail 2.20
BU months by mall 4-50
One year by mall 9-00
Subscriptions and advertisement
t'ecelred by:
Bennett News Co. .. Whltehorse, Y. T
K. W. Gideon Carcross, Y. T.
E. U Pillm&n Atlln, B. C.
B. A. Burnett Haines, Alaska
HOME RULE QUESTION.
After explaining that he favors a
commission of five or more members
appointed by the president to gov
ern Alaska. President Taft adds:
"It will be observed that this is
practically the government which was
given the Philippine Islands, al
though the commission there had
more legislative authority than It
would be wise or necessary to give
to the Alaska commission."
This In itself shows how totally
ignorant the president is regarding |
the true conditions in Alaska. He be
lieves that this country, plonereed
and settled and built up by repre
sentative American citizens, should
be more restricted in regard to Its
legislative functions than the Phil
ippines. He certainly places a very
low estimate upon the character and
morals of the people and the esti
mate comes from those actively op
posed to home rule who have had
the ears of the administration.
The whole question in a nutshell
Just this? which, at this time, is
the less of three evils? the present
?ong range and neglectful form of
government, a commission appointed
by the president and controlled by
the same element that now dictates
Alaskan legislation, or a partial form
of local government invested Ju a
legislature subject to the affirmative
approval of Congress.
Bryan says that the people of Al
aska have the right to make and
suffer from their own mistakes, and
not from the mistakes of lawmakers
who know very little and care less
about the Northland. He is right.
President Taft and all members of !
the administration admit that the ter
ritory has been sadly neglected and
mismanaged and made to suffer in
innumerable ways, and yet they pro
Pose a remedy that will perpetuate
maladministration. They might as
well deny municipalities the right to
Incorporate and govern themselves a.s
to deny the people as a whole any
form of franchise , and which place
them on a lower level than the peo
ple of the Philippines.
Another objection raised by the
president is that Alaska is such a
large territory that the people of one
district do not know the needs of
the other districts. He does not
know Alaskans. Most of those in
Cordova, for Instance, are as well ac- 1
Qu&inted with the conditions in the
Tanana, in Nome, or Southeastern I
Alaska as they are in their own com
munity. The other day in a gather
ing of less than twenty men were
residents from almost every sec
tion of Alaska. Alaskans have a habit
Of getting over the ground quickly
and they know their country. Nor
can this fact be taken as evidence J
that they are migratory and unsettled
as charged, for no matter whether
they happen to reside at Nome. Ju
neau. Fairbanks. Valdez. Cordova or
?ome other community they are,
above all else. Alaskans and have the
interest of Alaska at heart.
The president's contention that J
Southeastern Alaska would dictate
and control politics is contradicted
by the election for delegate. Nome
and Fairbanks elected the delegates t
CS Occasion, in all new terri
tories und countries the conditions
are necessarily raw, In
?ome respects, leaving a good many
things to be desired, but the same
thing holds true of politics outside.
Clancy's ward at one time controlled
? What To Buy For Christmas? [
The satisfactory and appropri
ate answers are readily found
in our display of
Beautiful
Holiday
Goods
containing suitable presents for
everybody and prices to fit ev
erybody's purse. Come and see
Our Fountain Pens and Station
ary, Our Toilet Sets and Cut
Glass Our Perfumes and Can
dles, Our Purses, Letter Books
and Albums, Our Mirrors and
? Shaving Sets, Our Safety Raz
ors and Fancy Pocket Knives,
etc, etc.
t A FANCY BOTTLE OF PERFUME GIVEN AWAY WITH EVERY
1 PURCHASE OF HOLIDAY GOODS.
WILLIAM BRUT, Druggist
Seattk' politics; Larry Sullivan, the
boarding house master in Portland,
is a dictator in his town, and all of
lis are familiar with the history of
Tammany in New York. Sush inci
dents can be multiplied. No com
munity, Btate. territory or nation
for that matter, is free from certain
drawbacks for reaching the highest
state or ideal of self-government. We
must accept conditions as we find
them, and Alaska is certainly no
worse off in this respect than other
pioneer territories. ? Cordova North
Star.
Make reservations now for your
Christmas dinner at the Pl'LLEN
HOUSE. Separate Tables for Private
Parties. Dinner from 4 to 7 p. m.
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Mast n>T< I.Dxarliot and Glossy Hair
No Matter >Vbat Color.
The finest contour of a femalo face, tli
sweetest smile of a female mouth, loso
something if tho head i:> crowned wlti
scant hair. Scant and ft Dins hair, it I
now known. Is caused by a parasite tha
burrows into the scalp to the root of th<
hair, where it saps the vitality. The lit
tie white scales the germ throws up It
burrowing aro called dandrufT. To cun
dandruff permanently, then, and to nto;
falling hair, that germ must be killed
N'ewbro's Herplclde. an entirely now re
suit of the chemical laboratory, destroy
the dandruff germ, and. of course, stop*
the falling hair, and prevents baldness.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Horpicldo Co
Detroit, Mich.
Wm. Brttt. Special asent. Skagway
One Dollar bottles guaranteed.
B. B. B. pipes need no description
and can only bo had at TONY DOR
TERO'S.
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that Is m
Laxative firomo Quuiine g
Cores a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Days
WOORE'S UIHHRF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route " ?
All South Bound Steamers Arrive end Deoart FromThla Dock
REGULATIONS 1009
Warehouses open for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishables ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All fraight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. S. customs
office) and must be delivered Iwjforn 5 p.m. No freight will t>e ro
ceived on wharf after this nour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls win o? collected on Checked Baooaoe Only. No
charge for bags and grips when uncheokod.
The wharf gate will be clopjd to tho public when steamer is nearing
dock and will be opened only whan passengers have disembarked
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dook,
P. O. Box 175. E. J. SHAW RESIDENT, MANAGER
SEATED AND LIGH1 ED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
ttlbite Pass Ijotel
P. 0 McMillan, Manager
Cabstand best appointed fiotel in the Vukon
CHOICE BAR STOCK Hihifelttrtt V T
RATES MODERATE *VaJIWJVI i* V?
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HEADQUARTERS FOR FIRST CLASS CAFE
.. ATLIN-CONRAD STAGE IN CONNECTION
CHOICE BAR STOCK
f Caribou Hotel
E. w. GIDEON, Proprietor
Carcross, Y. T. I
I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 'M"!'
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
i. FURNACE HEATED
The White Pass &Yukon Route
TIME TABLE NO. 22.
(Dally Except Sunday.)
No. 1. N. Bound No. 2. S. Bound
1st class 1st class
8 30 a. m. Leaves SKAC UAY Arrives 3 20 p. m.
10 00 " " WHITE PASS " 1 45 "
11 00 " " LOG ABIN " 12 42 "
11 30 " " BENNETT M 12 10 "
1 30 p. m. " CARIBOU " 10 25 a. m.
3 45 " Arrives WHITE HORSE Leaves 8 15 "
Passengers must be at depoj In time to have Baggage Inspect
ed aid checked. Inspection Is stopp d 30 minutes before leaving time of
train.
150 pounds of baggago 'will be cucc??d free with each full fare
tlrkftt and 75 pounds wtth each half fare ticket
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wharf at midnight, Dec. 21,
1909, Is as follows:
Temperature time observat'n ."0 above
Max.temp.precedlng 24 hours 37 above
Mia. " " " " .10 above
Mean " " " " 38 above
Barometer 29 80
Cloudy and ca'm
INTERIOR WEATHER.
Whitehorse J 5 above
Atlin 22 ?'
Lower Lebarge 14 "
Hcotallnqua 5 "
Big Salmon 2 belcw
Yukon Crossing 10 "
Selkirk .' 10 "
Coffee Creek "
Stewart 8 "
Otfilvie 10 "
Dawson 10 "
Forty Mile
Oysters on the half shell, 50c at the
pack Train Restaurant. tf.
Our Christmas Poultry, Oysters,
etc., will arrive on the Cot
tage City, and as usual, our stock of
Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Chickens and
Oysters will be the very choicest to
be found In any market in the North.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
ROYAL A.GUNNISON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P. O. BOX E. JUNEAU ALASKA
JUNEAU S. S. GO'S.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAM EK
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mall
For Haines, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Hoona, Tenakee, Sitka and Wayportt
SAILS
Dec. 2 8 14 20 26
at 8:00 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOCUHTON, Agent
Bro&dwav and Fifth Ave. phone 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Carrying Passengers and Mall will
leavo Skagway for Haines
Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Returning leaves Haines for Skag
way at 2 P. M.
FARE ONE WAY 51.50: ROUND TRIP $2.50
BOAT CAN BE CHARTERED FOR
EXCURSIONS SUNDAYS AND
EVENINGS
Cable Code "Hegg" Plione 86;
SKAGWAY
STEAMERS FOR
Seatfie, Tacoma
Victoria, Vancouver, Anacorlcj, Bcllinghnm
Everett, Olympia, Port Tov/nscntl, South
Bellingham, Eureka, Santa Batbara, Mexico
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
G. W. ANDREWS, G. A. P. D. C. D. DUNANN, C. P. A.
1 13 Jamei St.. Seattle I !2 Market St., San Francuco
Right reserve d to chanco ttilu Schedule
NEXT SAILINGS WSLL BE
S. S. COTTAGE CITY
December 19 January 1
FRANK H. STUART Agent, 2nd and Broadway, SKAGWAY
ALASKA STEAMSHIP I
COMPANY
Carrying U. S. Mail and Alaaki^Paclfic Expreu
r oxt Sailing of the Fast Passenger Steamer
S. S JEFFERSON
January 6 18-30
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice')
C. B. GUPTILL, Agent. Phono CG
V
Canadian Pacific Ry.
(B. C. COAST SERVICE)
Winter Schedule of Sailings From Skagway
W3SL
PRINCESS MAY
December 17-31
January 14-28 February 11-25
Subjcct lo chaDge without notice
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Phone 87 !r. F. W. LOW LE, Agent
^Ihe Humboldt S. S. Co.V
| The S. S. Humboldt will resume her reg- ^
ular sailings for South-Eastern Alaska
Ports on or about January 15, 1910.
SEATTLE OFFICE W_ W BOUGHTON,
103 YESLER WAY phone 90 skagway agt
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Through Line From
Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, D.iwson and Intermediate Yukon River Points.
The new placercamps in the Alsekand Kiuane Mining Districts are reached only via White Horse
Winter Route Stage Service
During the winter season, when navigation Is closed, daily trains will continue running between
Skagway and White Horse. A through Mail, Passenger and Freight Service will be raalntalDed
by a Thoroughly Equipped Stage Line between White Horse and Dawson.
Regular stages, carrying mail, express and passengers, leave White Horse for Dawson anil
intermediate points.
For Conrad'City, located in the heart of the newly discovered and fabulously rich quai tz camp
of the Windy Arm District, take our daily trains to Caribou.
For Information relative to passeagcr, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE,- Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACHER Gen Agen
Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver B. C. and Skaguay, Alanlcs Sltagusy, Alaska