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JURY DUTY
The calHnyof a session of the V. S.
distiict court at Valdez means the
suinmoniny of a feileral grand. jury
ami trial juries.
Out* yovernment calls upon our citi
zens for hut liltie service in payment
for the rights of liberty, freedom of
pre» and speech, the riyht to reli
gious liberty and the muni,‘old bles
sings secured to the American citizen ■
1»\ out* constitution One duty re
qaired is that of jury service. This
duty is often onerous and frequently!
works a hardship upon the man serv
ing as a juror. The troubles ol the
jury room in deciding between the
riyht and wrony, the yovernment and
the accused, are troubles which al-!
ways affect an honest juror with doubts
and uncertainties as to the correct
ness of his judgement. Yet. the duty
is as paramount t<» the nation as in
time of war when volunteers steo tor
ward and enlist for their country.
The same deyreo of patriotism is
necessary: there are no flashing colors,
no strains of the bugle, no stirring of
the pulses with martial music, no loud
voiced commands: but the calls of
peace are no less insistent in their
vital importance, and the man who
does his duty as a juror may not re
ceive the plaudits of a large and en
thusiastic concourse of people greeting
the return of the hero from war.
The juror receives the satistaciiou of
knowing that a duty was demanded
from him by the government anti that
it, responded an,, was faithfu: to the
trust imposed. The juror s-units be
tween the right and the wrong: it is
for the uror to decid** j*»»*f
that decision all knowledge and ex
pci nice he may have ca r- in his
particular walks of iife. l ie* truth is
sought and there can Ik* no more
arbitrary master than the truth.
Peace hath her victories, u > iess re
nowned than war.
FOURTH JUDICIAL DIVISION
The portion of the m^vrg.- of tlie
president recommending a fourth judi
cial division meet.> with tie* approval
of a ! who arc cognizant of the situa
t ion.
It is uncertain whether a m*w divis
ion with a full t of federal oT
Cers, or the apjiointment of an addi
tional judge I-, the purpose of lite pres
ident.
'Hie bill introduced hi>t >e^>ion in
tin* house by Chairman .Jenkins of the
judicial*.' committee, had th*- <-ndi>r>e
ni nt of the administration md l»tit for
the change in atlorney>-geuei*al would
undouhtcdly have iiecom** a law. To
this hill however was attached the
ciaos giving t..-■ appointtm .1 of l . S.
commissioners to the governor.
vVhen the bill reached the senate
an ambitious senator from the city
made by Alaska, in his patriotism and
unselfish /.eal for Alaska suggested the
appointment of an additional judge,
who should come on a junketing trip
to Alaska to hold court and also act
as an understudy forJudge Hanford at
Seattle. The appointee to be the law
partner of the senator.
Unfortunately this highly beneficial
and unselfish speices of graft defeated
the creation of the division.
When the Queen City of Puget
sound performs and aids in the accom
plishment of legislation for Alaska,
with unselfish and honorable motives,
then let us aid Seattle's fair and lend
Alaska's name to it, but not uutil
then.
NEW JUDGE AND CLERK
Judge Silas H. Reid, the new dist
rict judge for the Third division of
Alaska, was to have sailed for Alaska
last Monday. He has appointed O. A.
Wells of Oklahoma as clerk of the
court to succeed E. J. Stier. Mr.
Wells was clerk of the United States
court in a district of Oklahoma for
ten years.
A. K. Light, private seen ary to
Delegate Thomas Cale, knows both
Judge Reid and Mr. Wells. He says
the new judge is a very capable man,
of superior attainments, unquestionable
integrity and high standing at the bar.
CUTTING DOWN ALASKA
The cutting down of Alaska’s rep
resentation in the republican national
convention from six delegates to two
probably means that a majority of tin*
national committee is antagonistic to
'Pa ft. The Alaska convention en
dorsed Taft for the presidential nom
ination. No doubt that action induced
the anti-Taft men on the national com
mittee to sot th > territory back from
the representation it has had in the
last two conventions.
The same cause no doubt induced
the raising of tin* objection that Alas
ka elected its delegates prematurely
iu choosing them before the conven
tion call was issued. 1 be rule has not
previously been enforced against
Alaska.
The indorsement of Taft by the •!u*
neau convention was bast'd upon the
argument ollered by Kx-Mayor Harry
White of Seattle, who was there to
hold up the 'I’aft boom by the tail,
that Taft*s name would not go before
the nat ional c> uvent ion unless he were
sure of the nomination, which would
absolve Alaska from his support, and
if he is to he » minated it would he
good policy f> r Alaska to line up on
the ground floor. This argument pre
vailed.
It is very Ilk *1 • that when the con
vention meets it will admit the six
Alaska delegates. It certainly will
it they belong to the crowd that is on
tot>.
GOT ITSELF DISLIKED
Juneau accumulated a large measure
of dislike in t!i* recent territorial
convention, wnich i-> a pity, because
it is a good town and has a lo* of good
people in it, including > m * of the
best fellows in the world, hut they got
oil' wrong and several petty actions
placed the territorial capital in the at
titude of a pariah in Alaska politics.
It will probably be several years be
fore another convention will be held
in Juneau.
To begin with, the apportionment
was SO grossly unfair that no decent
apology can he made for it. It was
made by Juneau men. Juneau was
given ton delegates. Valdez, which
polled almost the same vote and [three
times the republican vote at the dele
gate election of l'JOd, was allotted
three. Seward, which polled two
thirds the vote of Juneau, and double
»l,.. !.•:» n rofo. was <riven two.
All down the table Southeastern Alas
ka was given the best of it.
Then the queer spectacle was pre
sented of taking up a collection on the
convent ion floor to pay for the opera
house and other convention expenses.
No man in the convention could re
member that he ever before heard of
a convention city compelling the dele
gates to pay fot the hall in which they
met. t'itie> usually offer free halls
and other induceiuvnts to get. conven
tion.-.. In this case Juneau reaped a
fair harvest in the money dropped at
its third rate hotels and its bars by the
delegates, who were mostly good
spendei >•
Then the walk-out of the Juneau
crowd and others because they could
not have their own way left a bad
taste. It was their privilege hut the
other fellows didjnot like it.especially
a> they offered the minority every
thing except to surrender the victory
that had been won in the primaries.
They offered any concession in the
way of representation in the election
of delegates and committee member
ships. The Juneau delegation could
have named any man they chose for
delegate to the national convention,
even Gov. Iloggatt himself, who does
not lack esteem for his u any good
qualities, in spite of his mastery of the
gentle art of making enemies in
politics.
In going to Denver with their na
tional convention the democrats have
set a new milepost to the westward
for the second time. The only national
convention of either of the two great
parties held west of the banks of the
Mississippi was the democratic con
vention of 11*00, in Kansu:; City.
The reporters continue to find Japan
ese spies in the country whenever the
news market is slow.
Ls the democratic jackass ^oinjj to
Denver to annex the burro?
“Go to father,” she said,
When i asked her to wed;
And she knew that I knew
That her father was dead;
And she knew that. I knew
The life he had led;
And she knew that I knew
What she meant when she said,
“Go to father.”
Present her with a silver mounted
silk umbrella or diamond ring—sure
winners. —A. R. Boyle, jeweler. *
KING OSCAR OF
SWEDEN DEAD
♦
Aged Sovereign Passes Away
and Oldest Son, Gustave,
Takes the Throne.
jy Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 0 King
Oscar II. of Sweden died yesterday
morning. He was surrounded by bis
family, some friends and court officials.
Arrangements have not yet been made
for the funerai. Oscar Gustave Adolph,
the eldest son, will take the oath as,
king today.
Oscar II., king of Sweden was born |
•January 21, 1S20, and was the son of
Oscar I., and grandson of Bernadotte.
lie was married in 1857 to the Princes
Sophia of Nassau and has four sons,
the eldest of whom is Gustavas, born
in 1858 who now takes the.throne.
King Oscar ascended the throne in |
1S72, at the death of his father.
No Time Set for King’s Funeral
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 10—The
body of King Oscar H. who died here
yesterday will be embalmed and the
funeral will Ik* held in about two
weeks.
Queen Sophia Seriously III
Stockholm, Dec, 12 Queen Sophia
i seriously ill. The nervous strain
imposed on Dei* by the king's death
was too great for her strength.
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King Oscar’s Body Lies In* State
Stockholm. Dec. 14 King Oscar’s
body he-, in state.
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HARD TO FifiE PLACE
TO SLEEP IN CORDOVA
Cordova is accumulating a larger
population than the town is able to
put under roof and many people tire
living in tents. W ben the steamer
Northwestern came through she left
twenty passengers on the dock in a
heavy rain and they were greeted with
the cheering intelligence that thc\
would nave to stand up ail nigin in the
street unless they could set up tents in
the darkness. Several women were in
the lot and they stayed on the boat
until she sailed next morning.
In deference to all precedents in
similar cases the alarm of a forthcom
ing railroad has started a rush into
the town. Considerable work is in
progress but it is admitted that exten
sive railroad cons; ruction can not get
under \va\ until the snow goes oil' next
spring. M. .1. Ileney, the contractor,
says as much himself, Nevertheless
people are crowding in to get on the
ground floor, which in Cordova hap
pens to be mostly tundra and swamp.
In Seattle the belief is general that
the railroad will build in earnest from
Cordova this time, as far as ihe Kaiyak
coal fields, but hardly any one believes
that it will build to the interior for
several years or any time until the
fluggenheims want to get the copper
out, which is not likely to be soon.
News is brought from the extreme
upper Stewart river country, several
hundred miles from Dawson, tlmt Far
rell, the trailer, who succeeds Brain &
Nash, lias succeeded in getting a fairly
large quantity of goods into the region
and that the Indians not only are sui>
plied with foodstuffs, but have taken
kitchen ranges, spring beds and a few
other of the while man’s domestic con
veniences.
SEWARD STEAMERS
Saratoga; sailed from Valdez for
Seward at 7 a. in. today.
Bertha; sails from Seattle 17th.
Dora; in Seattle.
Santa Clara; sailed for Seattle 7th.
Northwestern; sailed for Seattle 13th.
WEEKLY WtATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
December 14.
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 40 31 Cloudy
Monday 42 31 Rain, snow
Tuesday 37 32 Rain
Wednesday 40 31 Snow
Thursday 31 30 Snow
Friday 24 17 Cloudy
Saturday 32 30 Snow
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