Daily Alaskan
J. M. JEJfSKN, PTBI-I3HER
JOHN \V. TROY, KDITOR
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
0n? week, delivered ty artier t)-25
One month, by mall ??
?hroe months, hy mail
SU months, by mail *-50
On* year, by mall 9-lx
A BATTLE WORTH FIGHTING
Sometime ago in commenting upoc
the almost complete unity of the Alas
kan press in support of the principle of
self-government for tnis district, the
Daily Alaskan said the situation now is
quite different from what it was in
those days when the Daily Alaskan,
the Ketchican Journal and the Yaldez
News were unaided by the remainder
of the press of the district in their bat
tle for the rule of the people. In com
menting upon this, the Nome Nugget,
edited by Major J, F. A. Strong, one of
the very ablest editorial writers and
newspaper men on the Pacific Coast,
says :
"It is different indeed. but a oatue
for the rule of the people is worth
fighting for, what though victory be
afar off and the few fight the many.
Time was, and not so tone ago, that to
mention 'territorial government for
Alaska' was to be laughed at as a vis
ionary or an imbecile. But the acorn
planted has taken root and bids fair to
grow into a sturdy oak. The majority
of the newspapers of Alaska who
roundly condemned and ridiculed the
'territorial idea,' have seen some light
and The Nugget, and those of its con
temporaries who stood with it valiantly
and fearlessly, will welcome them Into
the territorial fokl.
'The Nugget has favored territorial
government for Alaska, first because
self-government is an American herit
age, and secondly, because though a
territorial government would not, be a
panacea for all our Ills and corrupt and
unfit men would inevitably attain pow
er, yet for all that it would, in the
Nugget's opinion, still be preferable to
the bastard system of government
which we now have. Under the pres
ent federal system the corrupt and in
capable are able to entrench them
selve in office Respite the almost unan
imous protest of the people of Alaska.
"Had Alaska territorial autonomy all
the people would not protest in vain all
the time."
Major Strong is right. A battle for
the people and for the ri^ht is always
worth fighting, and it will always be
successful if persisted in. The day is
not far in the distance when the Amer
icanism of the Alaskan people will be
stirred sufficiently to assert itself in
such a way as to win the prize of self
government. Then will ali those who
have participated in the contest for the
rights of the people receive their re
ward. It will come in the satisfaction
of mind that will follow a realisation
that they have fought a good tight and
been instrumental in another vindica.
tion for the American system of gov- 1
ernment
EARL SHAW
WON'T (iO BACK
Earl Shaw, son of Leslie M. Shaw,
secretary of the treasury, refused to re
turn to Washington with his mother.
He insists upon remaining in the west.
Nome Has High Rata
The tax rate at Nome has been fixed
at 1? per cent, on the assessed valuation
of property for the present year.
Twin Wk pa Mike.
Jack Twin Sullivan whipped Mike
Sullivan in six rounds at Nome last
month. It was a good fight, according
to thoee who saw it.
to HhI
There will be a meeting of Skagway
Aerie No. 25, F. O. E., this evening,
Oct. 4, 1905, at 3 o'clock, at Eagles'
hall, Fifth avenue. All members are
requested to be presen'.
There will be initiations.
Refreshments will be served.
Visiting brothers are invited to be
present. ?
B. M. Simpson, Secretary.
If you are out of kindling see E McC
Weste. I have it bv the sack or cord
Phones 90-8i.
Position! Wan tad
I
Man and wife desire positions as
cooks in mining or other camp. Both
are good cooks and can do other work.
Address "C" this office. tt
Candy In on Jeffonon
A large consignment of well assorted
fresh candie ? was received on the Jef
ferson. The best in the market. F. ,
H, Muir, opposite postoffice.
CUT DOWN
Assessed Valuation of the
City Reduced
The assessment roll, as completed by
J. B. Hart, city assessor, and turned
over to the tender mercies of the board
of equalization, shows a reduction in
the total valuation of the property of
the city of Skagway of $38,535.^01 this
*23,280 is on personal property and $15,
255 on real estate.
A comparison of the valuations of
propersy on the rolls for this year, as
turned over by the assewor, and of
those of last year, as revised by the
board of equalization, follows:
1904 1905
Personal property . . $155,360 $132, CSO
Real estate 527,350 512, 09o
Total 8682,710 1644,175
MANY COMING
Two Boat Loads Arrive at
Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Oct. 4 ? The Selkirk ar
rived at noon yesterday with 104
through and nine way passetgers. The
Cases arrived at 9:30 a. m. today with
45 through and two way passengers.
The Victorian will be due today.
She was not reported from any place
today.
Coming up stream, the Dawson was
at Tantalus at 8:45 p. m., the Prospec
tor at Tantalus at 7 p. m., the Colum
bian at Coffee Creek at 11:30 p. m. and
the Thist'.e at Stewart at 6 p. m.
The Canadian left Dawson at 1 a. m.
The Selkirk sailed at 11 p. m, with
IS passengers and 175 tons of freight.
She was at Hootalinqua at 8:45 a. m.
The Whitehorse is in Dawson.
The Casca will sail for Dawson today.
The Victorian will sail as soon after
her arrival as she can be loaded. The
Dawson will sail tomorrow.
The water is 46 inches above the low
point at Whitehorse.
STILL UP
i'iii ? ? ?
Ynkoii Weather Continues
Getting Warmer
The weather contines getting warm
er all along the Yukon. Tne reports
received at the W. P. & Y, R. offices
this morning show the following in
terior weather conditions:
Stewart ? Cloudy, calm, 34 above.
Selkirk? Cloudy, calm, 35 above,
Tantalus ? Cloudy, calm, 35 above.
Coffee Creek? Cloudy, calm, 35
above,
Yukon Crossing? Cloudy, calm, 39
above.
Hootalinqua ? Cloudy, calm, 32
above.
Whitehorse ? Cloudy, south wind, 42
above,
Jsaun Hu Ntw Pr?ach?r
The Rev. J. A. Sutton, formerly of
Port Townsend, Wash., has charge of
the Methodist church at Juneau. He
succeeds the Rev. F. A. La Violette,
who has gone to Olympia, Wash.
PHISCATOR TAKING
HORSES SOUTH
Frank Phiscator, the Klondike ope
rator, will arrive on the train this eve
ning on his way south to spend the
winter. He is taking several of his
faithful assistants south to spend their
vacations. Among those who assisted In
the work of extracting /fold from his/
Klondike claims in the iiummer time,
who will enjoy the winter in the mild
climes of the south, will be six of his
hard-working horses, who have toiled
all season to add to their owner's rich
es, and their attendants.
Hegu's Souvenir book for $1 at Har
risons'.
For Sent
Four- room furnished house, furnished
rooms, one block from postoffice. In
quire at Bicycle store. ?
Only Place in Town
The only place in town at which you
wn get Jos." Seagrem's White Wheat
Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
Oat Your Sho?? Shined
i i i i
An up-to-date bootblack stand at the
Pack Train saloon. Patronize it and
be neat. Only expert workmen, tf.
HOW I WORKED
OUT MY STORY
[Original!
I began my literary career as au au
thor and soon after became an editor.
When a friend once asked me the dif
ference between the two I replied,
"The author la the person who sends
things In, and the editor Is the person
who sends them back." After finding
that I could not make a living by
scrlbbllng I secured a position at a
small salary to "pass" on what other
people wrote. I supposed that my ap
pointment came ou account of my
literary taste, but my employer told
me that I was wanted to g.'t rid of per
sons who?e manuscripts the concern
didn't want without offending them,
lie had noticed that I had a pleasant,
plausible way with me and had en
gaged me on that account. I was In
this view of the case a very successful
editor. I received manuscripts with a
smile and "turned them down" with a
smile.
One morning n young gin canoa whu
a story, and I went into the anteroom
to see her. We never admitted callers
Into the sanctum, not that we were
very busy, but because it was more
Impressive to make them think we
were. We wished them to fancy doz
ens of Intellectual looking readers por
ing over manuscripts hunting for some
thing worthy of our magazine. I ad
vanced with my usual smile to meet a
girl whose smile was anything but
usual. It was unusually sweet. She
handed me the manuscript of a story,
apologized for Its not being typewrit
ten on the ground that Inspiration did
not come mingled with mechanical
means, and she never worked with a
typewriter. In my own heart? my au
thor heart, not my editorial heart? I
felt the troth of her words. I was in
terested in her pretty face and thought
It possible I might find a gem in her
story. She secured my promise that I
would read It myself, aud I tohl her I
would take it home for the i-urpose.
A month passed. I had not only
abandoned authorship, but had direct
ed my mother to clear my closet of my
old "unavailable" manuscripts and
burn them. One morning the girl with
the pleasant smile called, and before
going out to see her It suddenly oc
curred to me that I had taken her
story home, and it was now doubtless
a part of the oblivion of ray own
works. I gathered my wits and. put
ting on my smile ? I made a special
effort? rushed up to her with out
stretched hands. Her own smile was
more charming than ever.
"I have been delighted with your
story," I said, "but have missed the
last page, which you must have omit
ted to put in. Besides, some parts are
Illegible. Have you another copy?"
l asKea uie question wiui 11 quutuug
heart and was paralyzed when she re
plied that she had given me the only
copy In existence. Then she began to
talk to me about the plot and the char
acters. Did I like Douglas Chichester,
the hero? Was the climax properly
handled? How about the love pas
sages? She kept up a lire of questions,
and I, having admitted that I had read
her story, must needs give opinions on
a work that I had never seen. While
I was doing so I was trying to form
some plan by which .to extricate myself
from the perilous position. My very
bread and butter was in her keeping.
I determined that I must win her
kindliest feelings, and when confident
that she thought too much of me to In
form my employer of the injury I had
done her I would confess all. In order
to see her more familiarly than was
possible at the office I asked her to
come to my house In a few days and I
would tell her of some changes that I
thought would add to the beauty of her
otherwise beautiful novel.
She kept the appointment, and I, hav
ing instructed my mother after a short
stay with us for propriety's sake to
leave us alone, had a whole evening
with the girl to myself. I made nu
merous blunders in discussing situa
tions and characters I knew nothing
about, but congratulated myself that
my masterly retreats from the entan
gling positions I fell into were suc
cessful, and when she went away I
told her there were chapters I must
read over before making final recom
mendations. She thanked me aj,ain
and again for my "kindness" and de
parted to come again that day week.
I had now got enough knowledge of
her plan and familiarity with her char
acters to talk about them with tolera
ble accuracy. I observed a downcast
look about her when- her eyes met
mine that encouraged me. I was hope- '
ful that when the denouement to my
own little story came she would suffer
the wrong I had done her without at
least reporting the matter at the office.
Well, after basking in the sunshine
of each other's smiles for some months,
I, all the while keeping up my wily
deception, made a discovery. That
was that she was a dear, amiable crea
ture, not very smart, but just the girl
I would like to make a pet of for life.
I determined to handle the love part?
the "heart interest" Is the professional
term? of my story first, and if I was
accepted the "complication" would
work itself out in a delightful climax.
My proposal was accepted, but my
confession seemed to pierce the poor
girl to the heart. She assured me that
she could forgive such an injury only
to an accepted lover.
The day of our wedding, when we
were speeding along on a train, she
startled me with a confession. She
bad see.i me before I had ever seen
her and had determined to win me.
The pasteboard box which was sup
posed to contain a story had been filled
with waste paper. All it was intended
for was an excuse to make my ac
quaintance.
ARTHUR D. BERWICK.
SAMPLES OF 1906
CALENDARS HERE
The Daily Alaskan lias received a
full line of samples of 1906 calendars
from the famous J. W. Butler Paper
company, of Chicago. They inchide
the latest designs many of which are
works of art.
Business men of Skagway and Haines,
who desire calanders for next year are
invited to call and make selections.
Best 25 Cent Meal*
Railroad Restaurant has the best
25 cent meals in town, equal to 50 cent
meals other places. Second Ave. and
Broadway, opposite depot. Privato
rooms for ladies.
Oyster cocKtails, Olympiaor Eastern
at the Pack Train restaurant.
DELINQUENT TAX LIST
Notice is hereby given that the taxes
for the year A. D. 1904, levied by the
town of Skagway, Alaska, pursuant to
the law and the ordinances of said town,
bnve not been paid upon the property
situated within the boundaries of said
town, described below, and that the
amount of taxes delinquent and unpaid
upon each tract of property deacribed
is as set opposite t.he description of said
property, together with 20 per cent,
additional thereto, as penalty, interest
at the rate of 8 per cent, from and after
the 1st day of March, 1905, and the cost
accruing because of this publication.
If said taxes, penalty, interest and
costs shall not have been paid on or be
fore the 1st day of October, A. D, 1905,
all property upon which taxes are still
delinquent shall he deemed forfeited to
the city, and it shall be the dity of the
treasurer to issue oertifioatis of pur
c lase for any such property to any per
son paying the amount of taxes, penal
ties, interest and other costs due at the
date of issuance of said certificate, in
cluding a cost of $1 00 for such certifi
cate. The property, according to the
plat of the town of Skagway as surveved
b.v F. H. Reid, upon which taxes are
Delinquent for the said year, A, D. 190s,
together with the amount of the tasts
originally charged upon it, is as fol
lows:
PERSONAL
Bozman & Lin
Cheaiander, Godfrey.
Grant, A L
Phelps, J C
Skaiiuay Laundry...
Verbauwhede, Fred..
Wallick, Mrs A >1...
Whalen, B A
$ 2 oo
6 05
11 00
5 50
1 00
5 00
1 00
9 50
KKAL
3 s 20 ft of n 1-2 of, Wal
lace, Minnie, agent. .. .$ 2 20
5 Marks, T C 5 00
6 Sperry, J L 8 00
0 Fraction of,GreeD,W L 5 00
7 Owens, Jno 5 50
9 w 1-2 of, Morgan, S A. . 1 00
10 n 1-2 of n 1-2 of a 1-2 of,
Craven, Z 5 00
10 n 1-2 of n 1-2 of s 1-2 of,
Craven, Z 2
11 Hardy, W H 5 50
12 Green, Alex 2 00
13 s 1-2 of, Kay, Thos 40
13 n 1-2 of, DeVVitt, Mrs C
H 2 75
13 Unknown 25
13 " 10
13 " 10
13 " 10
13 ?' 10
13 ?' 10
13 " 10
13 " 10
13 " 10
13 " .>? 10
13 10
14 Cavanna, V V 10
14 Unknown 10
14 " 10
14 " 10
14 " 10
14 " 10
14 " 10
14 " 10
14 " \ 10
15 Tanner. J M 10
15 Peterson, HO 1 10
15 Unknown 10
15 " 10
15 " 10
15 " 10
15 " 10
15 " 10
15 Lucas 10
15 Unkown 10
16 Foreman, Ed 10
16 Unknown 10
16 " 10
16 " 10
16 " 10
19 " 10
16 " 10
16 ? 10
16 1 10
16 " 10
16 Clark, H F "5
17 Patrick, G H 1 75
17 Rogers. J J J5
17 Unknown "5
17 " 75
17 " 10
17 " 10
17 " 50
18 Davidson, J P 160
19 Green, Alex 7 00
19 w 1-2 of, Green, Alex. . 1 00
19 e 1-2 of, Green, W L. .. 100
20 Becker, EE 6 50
21 n 1-2 of, Thotnas, Alfred 1 00
21 Becker, R M 2 00
22 Laumiester Bros 1 75
23 Fraction of, Christo
pher, C 1 00
30 Brown 2 00
30 Unknown 1 00
30 " 25
30 " 25
30 Murphy, Dan 25
31 Brown 1 00
31 Martins 50
32 w 1-2 of, Stein, Abe. .. 1 50
40 Unknown.... 10
41 Pacific Trading Co. ... 10
4 L ? .... 10
41 " .... 10
42 Campos, Jno 1 25
42 Unknown 10
4:
42 " 10
56 Greene, J F 5O
56 " 50
Givinlinovich, M CO
58 s 60 ft of, Reinhart, H
W ... 1 00
58 LnChaftielle, A E 1 75
58 Martinson, S H 1 76
60 Hfurkhardt, Jos 2 00
60 Walker, CO. 5 00
60 McLaughlin, Tillie.... 1 60
64 McGrotty, Henry 1 75
64 Unknown 1 50
65 Sperry, J L 1 75
65 n 1-2 of ii 1-2 of 8 1-2 of,
Sperrv, JL 1 00
65 s 1-2 of 8 1-2 of, Barrl
paa, MP 50
70 Unknown 50
70 " 50
70 Law son, Wm 50
70 Bannerman, AS 7s
70 " 2 25
71 Portman, N 150
71 Koldo, George 2 00
271 n 1-2 of, Portman, N. . . 4 00
73 Barry, Mrs F 2 CO
74 Unknown 7s
70 Duvall, Mrs Fsrnie ... 75
76 Ilollinsworth, Jack.... 3 75
76 Duvall, Fannie 75
76 " " 75
76 " " 2 3s
77 Pearson, S 1 50
77 a 1-2 of, Bauer, S 50
77 n 1-2 of, Reinhart, HW 3 75
78 Kolde, George 1 50
79 Uuknown 50
79 " 50
79 8 1-2 of, unknown 50
79 a 1-2 of, unknown 50
79 Unknown 50
84 Shorthill, T A
85 Silver. Jessie
85 Barclay, Isaac
85 Young, Win 1 5O
85 " " ' ""
85 Grimm, Edith.- 2 00
85 '? "
85 Guyot. Jos
85 Kirk, Katie
88 Caice, Jus
8f> " "
86 Tugwell, Tuos
86 Green, Alex
gg ft
88 Acheson, M E
88 " " ... ????
88 n 1-2 of, Knight, Alex. .
88 s 1-2 of, Young, Win. .
88 Haggerty, Dominic ?
88 <' " ....
90 Boone, Wm
90 Graves, Nellie
91 s 1-2 of, Boone, Wm
91 Unknown
9i Quinn, Ed
91 Guyot, Jos
91 Stephau, Edward
91 Boone, Wo
91
92 Unknown
93 Fix, T A
93 Unknown
93 ?'
93 '
93 "
93
94 Payne, C . L
2 96 Unknown
4 96 Barkaull, C H
7 97 Kochefora, TP..:
^ yj 14 ' 1 . .
9 97 . Fraction of, Calais, II A
5 102 Unknown
7 102 Hukill, DN
8 102 Unknown
9 102 Lowe & Sickenger
12 102 Sole, Oscar
4 103 Unknown
5 103 "
6 103 "
7 103 ?'
10 103 Payne, CL
9 104 Beveridge
2 IO5 Blackraan, J E.
5 105 Barley, H C....
9 105 Mahoney
10 105 Grant A L ?
111 Rogers
Ill Lustoff, Henry..
Ill Orant, A L,
113 Davidson, Pearl.
113 " " .
113 " " .
113 Unknown
113 "
113 "
113 "
113 ?'
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114
114
114
114
115
115
115
115
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115
115
118
119
119
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5 r
6 P
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2 R
3 5
4 R
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Homestead:
Miller, H J.
Nelson, G...
Grant, A L
Tbompsou, George
Taylor, Lilly
Payne, C L
Thompson, George..
Unknown
Casey, J B
Bledsoe, W J
Wheeler, J N
Grant, A. L
Unknown .
Grant, A L.
Howard, G E
Maloney, Grace
Ho? ford, FL 2 00
Gertcben, Frank.
Unknown.
Clayfoti, Wm.. . . . . . i oo
DeWilt Estate I 50
?' Guthrie & White. . . 6 5O
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the officii! seal of the
Town of Skagway this 4th day of Sep
tember, A. D., 1905.
[L. S.] W. S. McKEAN,
Clerk of the Town of Skagway, Alaska.
Pacific Coast S.S. Co.
PIONEER ALASKA LINE.
SAFETY, COMFORT
Seattle, Puget Sound, San Francisco and Southern Porta
CARRYING U. S. MAIL
Steamers of This Company Leave
CITY OF SEATTLE, - - - - Oct. 11, 21. 31
> Via Vancouver ^
HUMBOLDT, ? - - - Oct 6. 17, 27
\ Direct
COTTAGE CITY, - ? - Oct 10, 25
Via Victoria and Sitka
MA. Above Schedule Subjeot to change Without Notloe.
E. A. MURPHY, Agent, Phone 50
C. D. DUNAN N, G?n- Pass. Agt.
10 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal .
The Alaska Steamship Co.
Carrying: U. S. Mail and Alaska Pacific Express
Next Sailing- of the Fast Passenger Steamer
JEFFERSON, - - Oct. 4
DOLPHIN, - - Oct. 8
DIRIGO ? Sept.
FARALLON ? - ? Sept. 28
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice.
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Additional Charge
R. A. CARROLL, Agent. Phone 66
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