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Official City Paper
L. S ^EtLER, PCBLISHKR
, SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Ooe w>sek. delivered by -?rrl?r ,...tOS6
Wub month, by T5
fhn* months, by ma'l 2-2S
?lx months, by mail
On* y?*r. by m?ll k-00
TAXATION AND JUST.CE
But speaking of the "principle of
taxation" it is certainly au object
lesson in absurdit>? the absurdity of
the present system everywhere iu
vogue ? to sit through a session of the
council now employed as a board of
equilization.
No man might listen to the proceed
ings for a single hour without a
sense of shame and humiliation. The
system is one that imposes a tine upon
good citizenship: places an embargo
upon enterprise and a premium upon
?loth: Invites to evasion, concealment
an J lying. For doing the thing that
the community wants him to do the
community levies a tiue upon every
citizen. What ?n absurd custom '.
The citizen is compelled to ?mie
upon the carpet anil explain in public
what he has in house, the Kind of bed
he sleeps to. If he has been Improvi
dent or wasteful, a drunkard or a
gambler and represents himself
as being so poor that he has none of
the comforts of life, heis allowed to go
without a tine. If he has spent a por
tion of his revenue in the purchase of
a musical instrument which gives
pleasure to his friends and neighbors
he Is lined. The two ulghw in which
the hearings were Oad, were marked
by repealed instances of the humilia
tion of good citizens such a? made the
Mrshof other citizens creep to witness.
It was as though they were being tried
for being comfortable and living
decently, and that only by proving that
it was not so could they escape the
tine.
"Did you purchase anything this
year? v w*s a question repeatedly put
to citizens and merchants when they
set up the plea that their assessment ol
last year should stand. If they pur
chased anything they were to be lined.
The community WANTS a merchant
to put in a big stock ? but if he does so
he is fined. The community WANTS
better hotel accommodations, but if a
citizen, taking all the risks of losing his
money by so doing puts in a lot of
handsome furnishings, bathtubs, chan
deliers and the like the board carefully
enquires into it and tiue* him. The
community WANTS better transporta
tion facilities but if some man stakes
tne savings of a lifetime in trying to
furnish a good iwat he Is promptly
called upon the carpet, made to swear
to the amount of money so expended,
and the greater the sum spent the
greater the tine imposed. Could any
thing be devised that is more unjust.'
That the application of this sy?tem
DOES check enterprise in actual prac
tice was not left to theory but was
frankly admitted by citizen in
the council chamber. If a citizen has
money in bank? which the community
WANTS him to nave, since it will en
able the bank to make loans to other
citizens who need it ? that is where the
bank Joes a banking business? the citi
zen is lined. So he escapes the tine by
sending his moony to Seattle, which
enables him to declare with truth to
the inquisitors that he "has no money
in bank." Alas. At least one man
frankly admitted this to be his custom
and declared that he Knew many others
to do the same.
It's a system that, honestly lived up
to, kills the goose that lay? the golden
egg. But It is not honestly lived up
to? and cannot be. It is impossible for
an assessor to get the actual valuations
so as not to discriminate, even wht' |
Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine furs
Write For Price L.l?t
Percy's Fur House
Oshkoab, wliconsln
honest returns are made. But one m<n
conceals; bis neighbor, wbo would be
honest, sees ihathe is paying more than
hit share because of the other's lie and
he rebels and mayhap next time be lies
too. So tbere we are, you and I and all
of us, VOLUNTARILY following a cus
tom that we KNOW hinders enterprise
and teaches perjury.
The sudden war alarum that comes to
us out of a state of apparent peace, in a
day Involving all Europe in a struggle
that threaten to be waged about tfce
very house of the peace-congress, serves
aotice upon the world of the insecurity
of any so-called state of peace, The
animals are lying asleep, the moon is
sailing serenely in the sky, all is sweet
and lovely, the stars are not singing
together but simply holding hands so
profound is the sense of security and
beatific peace. Suddenly some oue
steps on the grass contrary lo u notice
that has been posted so long that the
lettering has worn oiT or become cov
ered with lichens tie is told to get oil",
but refuses. Instantly the moon goes
into hiding and the boundary lines of
the several states are marked by urtned
guards wearing each a scowl. It would
seem that the modern humanitarian
has not moved far front that savage
state, in which the call for blood-letting
becomes mandatory when it is aroused ?
and if it is not aroused once in so ofun
it arouses itself.
The uses of an assessor are not c ear
in face of the arbitrary usurpation of
bis functions by the council?but his
pay must be added to the other extra
ordinary expenses of the present
session, and halp to deplete the treas.
ury. The treasury being depleted the
council is compelled to usurp the func
tions of the assessor in order that the
running expenses of the town be raised
by increase of taxation of business
men. And there you are.
If one merchant hasn't as much stock
as another it is argued that be should
have and be is taxed accordingly.
HARPS HUNG UP IN BABYLON.
TIIK harps hung up In Bnhv'.m?
Their loosened strings rang on.
sang on.
And cust their murmur* forth
upon
The roll and roar of Babylon:
"Forget me, I.ord. If I forget
Jerusalem for Babylon.
If I forget tho vision set
High as the head of Lebanon
la lifted over Syria yet.
If I forgot and bow me down
To brutish gods of Babylon."
Two rivers to each other run
In the very taidst of Babylon.
And snifter than their current lleeta
The restless river of the streets
Of Babylon, of Babylon.
And Babylon's towers smite the sky.
But higher reeks to Ood nw?t high
The smoke of her Iniquity.
"But, oh. betwixt the given and blue
To walk the hills that once v/e l:n< ?v
When you were pure and I was true"?
So rang the harps In Babylo?
"Or ere along the roads of stone
Had led us captive one by one
The subtle gods of Babylon."
The harps hung up In Babylon
Hung silent till the prophet dawn.
When Judah's feet the highway burned
Back to tho holy hills returned
And shook their dust on Babylon.
In Zlon's halls the wild harps rang.
To Zlon's walls their smitten clang.
And. lo. of Babylon they sang!
They only sang of Babylon:
" Jehovah, round whose throne < f awe
The vassal stars their orbits draw
Within the 'circle of thy law.
Canst thou make nothing what Is done
Or cause thy servant to be one
That has not been In Babylon.
That has not known the power and
pain
Of life poured out like driven rain?
1 will go down and find again
My soul that's lost In Babylon."
?Arthur Colton.
NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR PATENT ;
>ERFAL No. a.'*;. United States Land ofllce.
.luneau. Alaska. Aug. ^5. l'.Vs:
Notice Is hereby given by \V. W. Houghton.
Trustee in the Skagway. Alaska. Townslte
patent proceedings, f hat on the '-litll <la.v of
October. 19*K at 10 o'clock a. m. of said aa.v. '
at the United States Court Mouse building in
said town and before Hon. II. It. l.e Kevre. a i
( lilted States Commissioner of the I'lilted
States District Court for the District ?f Al
.iska. Division No. I. at said place, the said W.
W. Houghton will then and there make his
pnofsof his right to make entry as Trustee
for the Inhabitants of said Town of skagway.
District of Alaska, for the hereinafter de
scribed land.
That the name of the party who will make
the entry for the said land hereinafter de
scribed for the purpose set forth 111 this notice
is the said W. \V. Botighton. Rs<|.
That t lie name of the Townsite for which
this notice U given is Skagway. District of
Alaska, and Is situated on Taiya Inlet, near
CLOUDY m CALM
YUKON RIVER SAILINGS
The result of the observation taken
at Moore wtiarf at midnight, Oct. 9
in as follow*
Temperature time observat'n.46 above
Mux. temp. preceding 24 hours.47 above,
Mia " " " " .32 above
Mean " " " " 40 ?bove
llaroiueter 30.0s
< -loudy ami calm.
YUKON RIVER FLEET
Wbitehorse, Oct. 10- Following is
the record of the river fleet as roported
today:
Up stream ? Wbitehorse passed
llootalinqua at 9:30 a m; Victorian
passed Selkirk ?t 4 p m: Selkirk passed
Stewart at S;:(0 a in.
Down stream? Casca in Dawson: j
l);iwson passed Yukon Crossing at 7:.'t0
a ni.
The CS leaner arrived at Carrlbou with
12 passengers today.
i lie headwaters of Lynn Canal in the Juneau
I. ami District, ami tiist Judicial Division of
hu District of Alaska. Ttia tin- land em- I
hr:i?*? d within said Townsl. and for which
entry will In* made Is more f1 ' >? ami particu
lar^ dcscrlln'd as follows. to-wlt :
Beginning nt the corner No. i ai high water
ii ark on Skagwaj Bay* ft granite stone 24xl#.x (
l"? inches showing * Inches above the ground j
and marked on too with X and on side facing
x K 'H3 and 0N1 side facing Towiislte Cor. I s.
! . and on side facing water M. C., whence
lulled States Local ion Monument No. SU*ars
S. . \v.t ati.01 chains distant by direct
measure: thence alone high water mark of
^kagua.N Hay N. 15" 37' II.sV chains to cor
ner No. at mouth of Skau'way River. an Iron I
pipe 3 Incites in diameter 4 feel long, sot ? |
feel In tlie ground* and marked facing town- 1
Nit e *: >. T. and facing water M. C. plugged
with copper tack to mark exact point* thorny
alone meanders of Sa i?l Skagway River. (2) N. i
I4?3t* E . 2#2H chains. (3) N? 2? >' E.* s?,, i
chains* (4) N. 47? 10* 7*10 chains <S) N. 61?
?* K. i- is chains, (??) N. -?*' E..0 15 chains,
t > N, Mw 35' E.. 10. chains. (8) N.V'.>' E .
10.21 chains. (9) N.2???' E.* M* chains. '!"? N.
E.. chains. (II) N.59? 30* E. 30.00
chains to corner No. 21. a mranlte stone 30xl5x ;
. * inches set 23 inches in the ground and 1
marked X Cor. S, T. on side facing claim i
.i tul M. (.' on suit' facing west : thence S. I*'" j
\\ .. t.|s chains, to corner No. 4. a granite
noulder 5x2H foot showing 14 Inches above
ground and marked X. Corner 4 S.T. on side ?
facing claim: tlience S. 12? 54* W.. 3,35 chains J
io Corner No. ?"?. a granite stone 24xl**xl2 Inches
?. ? is inches in th? ground and marked X. Cor.
. . S. T on side facing claim: t hence s. JW? 10* \\ ..
l?.l? chains to corner No. 0, a granite stone 5x \
1 feet showing 32 inches aUive ground ami ?
marked X. Cor. S, T. facing 'lie claim: I
t lienco M? i" W . 25.27 chains to twmer No. i
? a slate block \ t 1 v feet sliowlng M Jnches |
i we ground and marked X. Cor. 7. S.T,on .
tide facing claim: tlience ?? W1 \y.
. hains to corner No. N. a granilc stone Mx?J\
Inches set Inches in the ground and
marked X. Cor. s. >. T.: tlience s>. 40? 40* \V?
: chains to corner No. 0. a granite stone 30x ?
".sxii inches, srt ?.?:* Inches in the ground and
marked X Cor. -1. S. T. facing the claim:
t hence s :**? :?;? W\. %:.'M chains to comer No.
??. a slate U>ulder 4s\24x24 Inches tlrmly Im
i M-dded In the ground and showing 14 lnchev
i love ground and marked on the side facing
? ii* tow nslte X. Cor. 10. S. T.: t hence S. 21? i ?'?"
\V? chains to corner No. tl. a granite
stone -^vl'.'xti Inches set IttH Inches In the
ground and marked on side facing the town
n:-. X Cor. II > T.: thence S,5?? IS* \V ., 0.00
chains to corner No. 12. a slate stone 24x10x8
Inches set is inches In t he ground andinarkcd:
on side facing tlie towiislte X. Cor. 12. S. T.
t henceS. 45 deg. ft" W.. 0.12 chains to corner
N ? I . rock in place sliowlng 10x10x7 foot
aliove gix unci anu marked X. Cor. IS. >. T. on
hide facing townslte: tlience8.fi deg. 07* W?
It *v ?? chains ?<> corner No. 14. a granite stone
-W\ M'?\S inches, set li? inchys in the ground
marked facing towiislte Cor. 14. >. T. with
h aded drill h?>le showing exact point: thence
N. 50 deg. 14 nn . is 73 chains ??? corner No.
a slate stone 14x12x0 Inches showing 14 Inches
. m? ve ground marked faclngS. E. Cor. 7 s. N.
IX and facing N w . X. Cor. IS. S.T. Ident
leal with corner No. l7of Survey No. 13; them*e
- deg. ',s' \V. ,25.73 chains to corner No I,
iIk* placeof beginning. Exclusive of tlie fol
low ine descrlU'd tract ofO 72 acres, known as
the "Court House Ucserve" more particu
larly described as follows* to-wlt :
Beginning at corner No. I* a cut granite
stone 2t'x>xs Inches s??t 15 inches in t he eround
i rid mark' d facing grounds X.Cor. I%C. II
K : wlienee corner No. 15 of Survey No. 435
?ear* N ?*> deg. or \V? |5.h? chains distant:
'iienceN. tl deg. 17' K.. 2.42 chains t?> corm't*
Xo.2. a ??ui granite stone 22xH.xS lnclies.Net
? inches in the gnmml and inat ked X. 2. C.
II. i:.: thence S. 45 deg. 38* E., 2.W chalnttto
??orner No. a cut granite stone JJOx^.x* Inches
v.; 15 inches In the ground and marked X.3.
' . M. K : t hence along the west boundary of
the right of way of tlie White 1'assiind N'uWon
Railway >. 10 deg. 30' W .2.4S chains to Comer
No. t not set as drainage ditch along right of
way covers the ground* a witness comer
Ilea is N.45 deg. 33* W., 0.2S chains, a granite
WxlOxS Inches set 15 Indies In tlie ground
and marked facing grounds X. \V,( . 4. C. II.
k w lience from true comer No. i? ixinier Ni>.
14 of Survey No. 135 bears >. 10 deg* 00* W.JmI
chains: tlience from true comer No.4*N.45
deg 33* W.,3.05 chains to corner No. I* the
place of I H'gi lining.
That the land herelualiove descrllK'd and
for which entry will be made is embraced
within the exterior boundary lines of t he said
Skagway townslte as shown by the I' lilted
Mates Survey No. 435, cert IHcd i?y the Cnlted
States Surveyor (Jenerd for Alaska. at .1 n -
ne.au. Alaska, on October lit h. P.* *7, and con
sists of Ptt.20 acres, exclusive of all legol re
servations. That the reservations within the
. xterior lines of the said survey* asabovede*
scrllM'd. consists of 0.7*.* acres.
That the total area embraced within the
exterior lines ??f l lie said survey . as above de
scribed consists of MB 01
That the said trustee aforesaid pt\?poses to
establish ids right of entry to said land :is
inovlded by law by the four following named
witnesses, to* wit :
K.J. Shaw, Skagway. Alaska,
Piur, A tut aii a.ms, Skagway. Alaska.
Howard \shijct. Skagway* Alaska*
1*. II. CiAKTV, Skagway. Alaska.
I>ated at Skagway, Alaska. June 1^. liHJs.
W| I.I.I AM W. ItOtTflllTON.
As Trustee Skagway Townslte.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing no
tice be published for the statutory period In
the l>aily Alaskan, a daily newspaper printed
at Skagway* Alaska.
John W. Duplet.
Sept. 5 Register.
CANflPIAH BAI DF COMMERCE
Paid Up Capital : : : $10,000,000.00
Rest :::::::: 5,000,000.00
BANKING E3 V MAIL
Qold Dust Bought
DRAFT 5? ISSUED PAYABLE IN|ALL^COUXTRIES IN THE WOULD
SKAGWAY BRANCH W. T. WHITE. Mflr.
These Winds
Cause Chapped Hands and Faces
TKY OCR
lifNZO WITCH IMZfL
OR
ALMOND and CUCUMBER!
0 R E A M S j
OUR
4USK4 COLD CRfAM!
BEST FOR COIYIPLEXTION
! \\V have a full I ln?> of toilet waters and soaps
1 WM. BRITT
The Druggist
! JUNEAU S. S. CO'S.
L ELECTRIC LIGHTED STEAM
I HEATED STEAMER
Georgia
Carrying U. S. Mull
For Hainos, Berners Bay, Juneau,
Uooqi), Tenakec, Sitka and Way ports
?SAILS
Thursdays at 8 a. m.
WILLIS NOWELL, Mgr., Juneau
W. W. BOUGUTON, Agent
Broadway anil Fifth Ave. phone 90
U. S Mail Steamer
Carrying
Passengers and Mail
Will leave Skagway Daily
at 9 a. m. for llaines
Returning, Leaves llaines for
Skagway at 2 p. 111.
Fare one way $1-50
Round trir> $2.50
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
camPHNY
Seattle Wash
Pacific Coas >.S. to.
^ PIONEER ALASKA ! r. '
M SPEED, SAFETY COMFORT,
S tattle, and otlii'r V'uifot Hotiiiii ? oi a
CARRYINU U.K. MAtl.
Steamers of Thin Company Leave
CUV Of SEAITlf, Oct. 7
COfMGECIJY, Oct. 13
18 - 29
24 NOV 4
Connecting with tVe Company's steam :rs at Settle for San Francisco,
Southern California, Ecrkka (ii imboldt isay) and Mexico
jar a bovo Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice.
FRANK H. STUART, Agent
Second and Broadway, Skagway
Seattle Ticket Office, li:t James St.
C. D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent,
112 Market Svr jet, Sun Francisco, Cal.
( B. C. COAST SERVICE )
FALL SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS FROM SKAOWAY
Subject to change without notico
PRINCESS
BEATRICE
PRINCESS
riAY
OtllDtf 14, 26
l\ '
? Alaska Steamship Co
Carrying U. S. Mall anil Alaska Pacific Express
Noxt Sailing of the Fast Pauseuuer Steamers
J efferson Oct. 10, 2 1 No v. 1
Dolphin Oct. 5, 16, 26
Company reserves right to change sailing date without notice
Transfers to Victoria and Vancouver Without Addliional Charge
Through Tickets to San Francicco
R. A. CARROLL, Ageut. Phone 63
For Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, via Prince Rupert
Spacious Observation and Smoking llooms
Tickets to any part of the worid at'd all information from
Phone 87 F. F. W. LOWLE, Agent
The White Pass Yukon Route
TIMS 'r>vi-3iwtc i?.
(Dally Kjoepf Surday,}
No. 1. N. Hound
1st class.
9 30 a. m.
12 05 p. in.
12 4S ?
1 40 "
3 20 p. m.
5 50
Leaves
Airives
SKAGOAY
WHITE PASS
LOG CABIiN
BENNRT2
CARIBOU
White hors*
Arrives
Leaves
Pa. 2, S. Bounc
1st ciais
4 30 p m'
3 05 "
2 20 "
1 45
11 40 J. m
9 3) "
Passeneers mi- it be at denote In imc to have Bagjjp.pe Inspected acii
checked. Inspection Is stopped 30 minute-- before leaving time of train.
150 pounds of bairgape will be chu. teed free with caeh full f?.re ticket
;-.nd 76 pounds with each half fare ticket.
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Thro. gh Hue from Skagway to Atlln, White Horso, Big Salmon, Dawson and
intermediate |>oiuts. Connection made ui Dawson with Lower River steamboat* for
Eagle, Circle CitVi Rrmpnrt, 1'anana, Fairbanks, Chenn, St. Michael and Nome,
NAVIGATION NOW OPEN
Frequent connection made at White Horse betweer trains and river steamers for all Yu
kon River points, including Mendenhall Landing1, the nearest steamboat landing to the
Alsek Gold Fields. The following steamboats are operated by the WHITE PASS AND
YUKON ROUTE and are equipped with all modern conveniences, iucluding steam heat
electric light and other features as Hfford not only safety but comfort to passengers.
WHITE HORSE CANADIAN BONANZA KING
DAWSON CASCA SELKIRK LaFRANCE
ZEALANDIAN THISTLE VICTORIAN
Tukouoh tickets can be purchased at SUnguay for DAWSON, FAIRBANKS, CHENA
and all Lower River points.
Finely appointed trains dail" except Sunday, between Skaguay and White Horse,
carrying passengers, baggage, mail and express.
Baggage bonded through. Direct telegraphic service to all points in Alaska, Canada
and the United states.
For information relative to passenger, freight and telegraphic rates, apply
to any agent of the Company, or to:
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT A. L. BERDOE, Gen. Mngr. F. B. WURZBACBER Gen. Agent
Vancouver, B.C. Vn"oou"er, R. C. and Skafruay, Maotfp Sfearuay, Alaska
j."l i-t jy?. *??? &&&!* .?ri *
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