Daily Alaskan
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JOHN W. TROY, EDITOR
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when will. they quit ?
Will the American and Canadian
governments ever cense to play horse
with their tariff* and customs regul t
tions? It seems to be the settled policy
of the countries :o vie with eacd other
In devising schemes to make interna
tional trade more difficult. First one
eouctry promulgate* a rediculous ruling
the sole purpose of which is to place an
obstac e of scmekind in the path of a
business institution of the ot er coun
try. Forthwith the other c untrj
strikes back in kind; and thus shev go.
each following a devious course that
wou'd cause individuals to ' e ostraclsec
b> decen' society were they to deport ;
themselves In .-im lar manner.
A case in pom is the r diculous re
quirement of the Can?di:iu customs
authorities that an American vessel
with Amer cau livestock on board for
the Ame ; n Yuion musical! at Van
couver j have the stock ins; ected be
fore it wi\ |>e p rmittea to cros? the
Wh:te Pti- ar,d no do?n the upper
reach, s i f i ><- Yukon river and the
equally ao>urd demand y the Ameri
can customs that puces costly restrict
ions upon the ?*6s sj of hestock across
the 13 miles of country b tween Skae
way and the Summit. Goth of these
regulation- cac have but one rr?ul?
thev make hoc od work hordes more
expensive oa the Yukon and to that ex
tent hamper the development of the
countries on roth sides of internatlo:. .1
border. No legitimate interest in
either country :s served to the extent
of a farthing, npr Is any worthy pur
pose oenefltted in any w?y whatever.
The Americas and Canadian tariff
laws should be entitled, "Actsj
for the Purpose of Restricting
International Trade; Curtailing
Profits of American and Cana
dian business Men, Artisans and Agri
culturist; Delaying Development, etc.,
etc." They are today the most nearlv
(insurmountable o' stacles in the path
of progre-s wi;h which enterprise and
energy have to contend in the North
and elsewhere along the nation*!
border.
In l he interest of the American con
tinent an 1 the people that inhabit it, let
us hope 'hat the day is not distant when
tfee tariff maker* will forget to act as
children and exercise some of the com
mon sense in their law- making that
they use in their everyday affairs.
BEWARE OF THE PROCRASTI
NAIOR
Bewaie of the mac who tels you Chat
be is fon territorial government "wheu
the proper time comes,'' or "when the
district is prepared for it," or who
attacn.3 acy other string to bis support
which me^os delay. The shrewd
monarchist will not attempt to con
vince Americans a.- a whale that mun
arohy is right in prmc Die. He wi>l
light for del. y. delay, delay, but all the
lime his itfl-jenoe will be against the
people anu he influence will ->e all
the more potent because he refuses to
question it- prii-ciple involved in the
question
Never w_is an American territorial
goTcrnm?f t esiji.shtd wh>-re the
people were >o well prepared for ii as
bar? been the people of Alaska fur a
baif-doxen yp.irs. Alaska Is richer,
more populous, further advanced in the
ways of civiiiz tion, has be'.ter trans
portation faciii'ies, and ihere is ereiter
deve'opment in every way than was
the case with any other American
territory, with :he po sible exception
of Oklahoma, at the time of Its organi
zation.
The man who is cot in fevor of
"immediate territoria' government"
for Alaska is not doing his best as a [
citizen for his country, and he is no* j
a proper man to speak for tne Alaskan
people.
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It is cow apparent that Alaska's gold
output this year wiil -iceej that big
record made last year ? notwith
standing thestrikes at Nome, Farbanks
acdTreadwe'l H?d it not been for
tnese strikes ibe crop of gold for the
vear would have yielded more than
?30, 000,000. It might do it anyhow.
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WHAT HE HAS DONE
If Mr. Roosevelt has done nothing
else he has been a potent teacher o I
the lesson that there is but one true
standard of honesty? a lesson that the
American people are coming to know
in a manner that bespe.iks much for
the future. The president has educated
the masses to believe that the same
honesty that is demanded of a gentle
man in his personal affairs should be
insisted upon in matters of politics aud
business. There was a time when men
not only condootd but justified the same
man In being a Dr. Jekyll in bis pers
onal relations and a Mr. Hyde "on the
street" or in the caucus, but, thanks to
Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Bryan and others,
people have been made to understand
that there is only one kind of an honest
man, and hefs the one who carries his
righteousness into alT the walks of
life. No longer is there tolerxnce for
the leering wink which excuses this or
that lapse because "it is poli ics," or
because "it is business."
A New York millionaire recently
made a failure of what is $ild to have
been bis stventh attempt to commit
suicide, it is safe to bet that he wss
ot so e ruest in his attempts to kill
himself as he was in his former
attempts to maKe money. Otherwise
ie wou d rot be a miUiotial-e or he
?sould be de d.
It is estimated th*t Nuras's cold
at put from the discovery of the camp
to the present time has been over #42,
O'.O.OUO. This year will take it above
the $50,000,000 mark. And Nome is
second best among the gold tielUs of
Alaska.
tieTup
A-Y.? P. Funds Are uot now ]
Available
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Sea'.tle, June 27? The suit of the Mc
G Ivra estate to prevent the sale of
the shore lands of Lake Wash'ngton
effectually tie up the exposition appro
priation. Unless the state makes au ap
pn..pi'i-?t:uDio cover the amount required
until the litigation can be settle.1 the
exposition will be left without fuu.s.
AID SHIPS
Wiieles* Statiou at S^at'l*1
for Navigators
[Sjiecial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Seattle, June 27? The government
will erect a wirele:* telegraph station
at this place for the purpose of report
ing shipping. Many of the ships ply
ing the waters of the Pacific roast are
now supplied with the wireless appa
ratus that it is deemed advisable
to have stations at the leading seaport
towns. ?
SKAGWAY WEATHER
The result of the observation taken
it Moore wbarf at midnight, June 26.
.l<07, is a;t follows
Temperature time observat'n 52 above
via*, temp, preceding 24 hours.jS above
vlin " " " " -50 above
??lean " 11 11 11 ?? 64 above
Barometer 29.96
Clear, calm.
All the delicacies of the seasoD at the
P. ok Train liestaruant.
Tj know what means comfort in
Skagwiy is to stay at the Fifth Avenu;
! o el? a modern hostelry in every w3y
The Pack Train Restaurant will serve
wine with dinner orders, free in place
of'ea or coffee. Come oo boys.
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Captain Dreams,
[Copyright. 1007, by E. C. Paroclla.]
While I was In hospital at Madras n
Hindoo sailor who had n cot next to
mine was visited by a sea captain with
whom ho had served. I overheard -
much of their conversation. The Hin
iVw finally died.
The name of the captain was
Dralnes. A few weeks later people
were calling him Dreams. He was a
good sailor, but poor in pocket. The
native had told him a secret before he
died.
Tlie rntUer or rne nying native iwu
been a sepoy In the great mutiny, niul
when the rebellion had been stamped
tint he had to jro Into hiding aud live
his hist days hi the Jungle. When It
became apparent that the English
would conquer, a move was made by
all the wealthy Hindoos to save their
fortunes. The father was attached to
the force of the nabob of Mysore and
with certain others removed treasure
to the amount of a million dollars from
that province to the coast and thence
by sailing craft to one of the I.acca
dives. There It was burled. Tim fa
tber could not tell the son what par- ,
tlciil.ii' Island It was, nor did he know 1
whether the treasure was recovered ?
af(er the svnr. lie was wounded In .
battle soon after his return to the
coast, and when pfcaee came he became
n fugitive to save himself. The treas
uro was tnki>n aslinre nt night and de
posited In a cave.
That was the story told to the son,
and that was the son who told it to the
captain. The story was over twenty
years old then. You will ask why the
sou hadn't made a t-.v for the treas
ure. in the first place. for twenty
years after the war the English were
very vigilant about ?nn-li things, but
claimed a big share if whatever the
natives found. Again, the son was
poor in pocket ami distrustful ol' his
fellow men. If lie had hud the money
to lit out an expedition, he would have
had to take five or jlx persons Into Ills
confidence, and the chance of his being
murdered and despoile 1 was good in
deed. Had he gone t" the owner of
any craft and offered half he would
have been laughed at. He had simply
come to the conclusion that the island
was one of the I.accadlve group,- and
he could not say that the treasure had
not been removed years liefore. He
? simply hung on to fcls secret and
he was stabbed In a street brawl.
Captain Pralnes at once determined
to try for the treasure. He had to
have money, and lie had to have -men.
itid in this way it oamn to be known
!:nt he whs off after a million. No
.ne knew" whither he whs "bound, but
? e-ywhere he showed up he was rldl- j
? rilled and laughed at. Before he left
riort he was spoken of ns Captain
>re. tins. He resigned from his ship.
,rba:-lere<l a native craft nnd selected n
?vow to lie depended on. lie fitted the
?raft to fight as well as to sail, and he
? it away from Madras in tlie night
md was out of sight of the coast next
?norniug. He had his all in the enter
prise and It was a cas? of make or
break with htm.
The run dotvn to tho group was
ma.1.'1, but that was only tbe beginning.
Some of the Islands are only sand bars
or rocky Islets, while others are four
or five miles In circumference and
heavily wooded. They had to be
searched in rotation. The craft would
'm> anchored In the channel between
two Islands while partlis landed on
either to search for a cave. This
searching took up lots of time. At the
end of three months only eight of the
Islands had been exploted. and the
men were reedy for mutiny. The pro
visions were gme. and a hundred dif
ferent disappointments had soured the
tempers of the usen. They agreed to
search the ninth island, hot would go
no farther. If nothing was found*
there, the captain must head for the
coast, even if he had to go in chains.
Fortune stands by some men iu
Strang- ways. Half the Island had
been explored when there came a great
gale, and a Frejcli ship that had been
dismasted abandoned at seo came
driving In. Sli? furnished plenty of pro
visions. and It was seen that the sal
vage of her cargo would give every
man a good thing, treasure or 110 treas
| uro.
The nest dnv after tlie wreck drove
a ?'bore Captain Dreams set out to gath
er some wild fruit. In their search the
men had discovered no animals of any
sort The captain had not gone forty
rods when a goat sprang out of the
bushes ami rcced away. He turned at
a tangent to follow her and ten min
utes later found himself at the base of
a rocky cliff with a cave entrance five
feet above the ground. It was the na
bob's treasure house, aud the treasure
was there. He had a portion of it *ith
him when be returned to the men. Just
what the treasure amounted to In dol
lars and cents uo one outside of the
treasure party ever- learned, but the
cargo taken from the wreck sold for
$40,000 at the Portuguese port of Cioa.
Captain Dreams was ready to sail
away and only waiting for the tide
when a native craft with n crew of
thirty fishermen and shell gatherers
appeared and undertook to despoil him.
But for liia muskets they would have
done so. and his craft would never
have been heard of more. In the fight
lie Indicted a loss of live men killed
and sailed triumphantly away. The
English government heard of his find
aud tried to bring him to the mark, but
the Portuguese governor refused to de
liver him up, and after a year he sail
ed for France and may be living in
that country today. Ninety-nine of the
hunts for burled treasure have turned
out costly disappointments, but this
was au exception. The treasure was
tfcere, and It was secured.
IL QUAD.
JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
ELECTKIC LIGHTED STEAM
HEATED STEAMER
GEORGIA
Carryln* 0. B. Mali
for Haines. Berneis Bay, Juneau
FToonah, Tenake i Sitka and Way ports
SAILS
Sunday, 8 a. m.
Tuesday, 10 a. m
W. W. BOOGHTON, A*ent
Broadway and Fifth Ave, Phone 90
U. S- Mail Steamer
Hegg
Carrying passengers and mail
Leaves Skagway eveiy
day except Sunday,
at 9 a- m- Leaves
Haines for Skagway
same days at 2 p. m.
Fare one way $1-50
Round tri^) $2.50
Raw Furs....
WE PAY v
High Prices for fine furs
W rite For 5Jrice List
Percy's Fur House
Oshko^h. Wisconsin
(HE BES1
COFFEE
can be
SPOILED
by the old bit
or ir.iss plaa
used la torn
householdai
Birr
-j with 9
? "METEOR"
COFFEE PERCOLATOR
even-thing is so arranged that bf
following the simple instmctlooi
thp quality is always duluions.
See our several styles and let W*
explain the perfect way.
P. E. KERN
Gold aud Silver smith.
ffODCWWOOiy ' XKOOnS300CSC(C8?
ROYAL
Steam Liaondry
All Work Guaranteed. Short
OrdorsJPromptly
Done
Messenger will call and deliver
Phone 79
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SPEED, SAFETY, COMFORT
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Ports
CARRYING U. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
City of Seattle - June 30
Humboldt - June 26 July 6
Cottage 6ity - July 2>f9
Via Vancouver
Above Schedule Subjeot to Change Without Notice. '
E. A. MURPHY Agent, Phone 50
C. 0. DUNAN'N. Gen Pass. Agt.
10 Market Street. San Francisco, Cel.
The Alaska Steamship Co. 1
Carrying U. S. Mail ami Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing: of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON June 23
DOLPHIN June 8 18 28
DOLPHIN has been changed similar to
the JEFFERSON- State rooms have but
two berths. WE give the FASTEST
SERVICE.
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
R. A. CARROI..L, Agent. Phone 66
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Canadian Pacific Ry. Co.
STEAMER
PRINCESS MAY July 3 17 31
PRINCESS BEATRICE July 10
Smiling at 6 p.*a
Direct to Vancouver and Victoria
Transferring to Seattle via rail or steamer without extra charge
We give quick Bervice
For Information Write or Apply to
Agent, Skagway
I he White Pass & Yukon Route
No. 1. N. Bouoi
1st class.
9 30 a. m.
12 05 "
12 48 ?
1 20 ) a.m
1 40 f "
3 20 p. m.
5 50
TIME TABLE No 1 3
(Daiiy Except Sunday.)
Leaves
Arrives
SKAGUAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIN
BENNETT
CARIBOU
White Horsk
Arrives
Leaves
No. 2. S. Bound
1st class
4 30 p. m.
3 CO "
2 2) "
-J 255 }P m
11 40 a. m.
9 30 "
Passengers must be at depots in time to have Baggage Inspected aid
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 mirutes bofore leaving time of train.
150 pounds of baggage will be < hacked free with oach full fare ticket
ftnd 75 pounds with each half fare tlcU-.-t.
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Through line from Skagway to Atlin, White Horse, Big Salmon, Dawson ant.'
Intermediate points. Connection made at Dawson with Lower River steamboats for
EagTe, Circle Citv, Rampart, Tanana, Fairbanks, Chena, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Daily connection made at White Horse betweer trains and river steamers for all Yukon
River points, including Mendenhall Landing, tUe nearest steambo.it landing .to the :
Aisek Go!d Fields The following steamboats are operated by ihe WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iucluding steam heat
electric I'ght and other features as nfford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN BONANZA KING
DAWSON CASOA SELKIRK LaFRANCE
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE VICTORIAN
Through tickets can be purchased at Skaguay ftr DAWSON, FAIRBAKS, CHEN A
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains daily, except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express.
Bhjrgage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United ? tates.
For information relative to passenge. , freight and tel-eraphic rates?" tpply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
J. H. ROGERS, Traffic Mngr. A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F B. WUUZBACHER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B. 0. and Skagua> * A 'asks Skiguay, Alss a