THE ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER.
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Anchorage, Alaska.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, MONDAY. APRIL 2, 1017.
NEIGHBORLY SEWARD.
The good people of Seward art* very solicitous for the wel
fare of passengers, on route to the railway eoal terminal. The
entire community, with solemn countenances and with an eye
singly to the safety of the Anchorage-bound passengers on the
steamer Alameda, marched down to the Seward docks and
warned the passengers that it was suicidal for them to attempt
to reach the metropolis on a steamer at this time of the year.
The ship's officers were likewise informed that it was tempt
ing providence to seek to navigate Cook inlet waters thus early
in the spring; it lmd never been done Indore, they said in chor
us, (perhaps forgetting that there was no particular reason
win it should have been done before) and it was not the part
of wisdom to even attempt to accomplish the voyage to Anchor
age. Hut despite tin* prayers and pleadings of the good people
of Seward, actuated by the loftiest motives, no doubt, the Ala
meda continued on her way to Anchorage, unloaded her passen
gers and freight in absolute safety and has departed on her
southbound trip.
One prominent business man of Seward frankly admitted
to a prominent business man of Anchorage, who was a!
through passenger from Seattle to this port and who had occa
sion to witness the activities of the knockers, that so far as lie
is concerned} he is heartily ashamed of the Sewardites.
But despite the knocks of the knockers. Anchorage contin
ues to grow and prosper. This town thrives on knocks. This
community goes right along attending to its own business, ap
parently imiunne from the activities of those who spare no ef
forts to belittle and disparage it. We are so busy here, we have
no time to waste in meeting the attacks lodged against us.
As to navigation on Cook inlet waters, a vessel might eas- j
ily have reached this port six weeks earlier in the year.
-I W1 SHOULD DO SOMETHING.
‘ Andrew Christenson, manager of the land and industrial
departmental' the Alaskan Engineering commission, has caus
ed the introduction of a,memorial in the Alaska legislative as
sembly pralfg t ^national Congress to euaK a hill providing
that oi^ itiijf of fiie proceeds derived from the sale of lots in1
government townsites along the railway line shall be turned
over to the townsife* bvitboritidsfto -be devoted to public im-i
prfivements in the respective towns. A bill with this object in
view, fathered byJ(tlie department of the interior, was presented
to the last (iflngrosK, but failed to pass, for some reason or other.
Now, hgre is a matter in which the property owners of An
chorage art; vitally concerned. It is up to us to lend all our in
fluence towfrd the passage of this bill. We suggest that the
Chamber ofTYunmorcc jump in and take the initiative, address
iug strong letters in this behalf to our friends in both houses of
congress. Also, it is desirable that private individuals that
have friends among members of the congress write them ami.
seek to enlist their active support of the measure.
HATS OFF TO CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE.
Hats off to Captain Franklin K. .Johnstone, well known
citizen of Anchorage, and the lirst resident of Alaska, so far
as we know, to enlist in the.cause of his country, since the break
in diplomatic relations with Germany. As is generally known
here, Captain Johnstone departed for the states last fall, to pass
a winter in the states. He arrived in the national capital in
time to take in the inauguration of President Wilson, and while
there responded to the call of his country, and enlisted, as an
officer, in the coast defense service, and is now on duty. The
information reaches Anchorage in a letter received from the
captain to Game Warden Ericson. He says he cannot tell now
when he will be able to return to the town of his choice.
JUVENILE COURTS FOR ALASKA
MEETS APPROVAL OF LEGISLATURE
.JUNEAU, April —The senate lias passed the (Jaustad
hill for the establishment of juvenile coxirts in Alaska.
Heckman, has introduced an amendment to the bill for
town government for Indian villages, taking from them au
thority to levy taxes or make laws for the government of the
white residents of the communities.
Sutherland has introduced a Iproviding for amend
ments to the present compensation law.
House bill No. 3, providing for eight hours in all under
ground mines was favorably recommended by the senate com
mittee.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house committee lias recommended the passage of a
bill requiring attendance of witnesses before the senate and,
house committees and providing for punishment for failure to
comply.
The senate bill providing for the payment of a bounty on
hair seal was killed by the house committee.
A telegram signed ‘Alaska Citizen, of Fairbanks,” asks the
legislature to appoint a public defender, and stating that the
majority of the criminal cases in the present term of the district
court at Fairbanks indicates the need of such an officer.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER SUICIDES.
PORTLAND. Or., April 2.W. E. Williamson, former assist
ant postmaster at Portland, shot and killed himself with suici
dal intent while en route on a train to Spokane last night.
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Loussac’s Daily Gossip
MONDAY, APRIL!’, 1917.
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Did Stikwan, high chief and med- I
icine man of the Copper Kiver Indians i
have a knowledge of hypnotism, and 1
if so where did he get it and how long <
have the medicine men of the trjj>f i
possessed the knowledge? Or is it I
possible that Stikwan personally dis- 1
covered his own mesmeric powers and i
:ept it a secret, applying- it as a
neans of holding his autocratic po
rtion among the members of the
ribe?
The following tale is told by mem
lers of the tribe regarding the pow
rs of the great chief, which indicates
hat hypnotism or suspended anima
ion, of some similar power played an
mportant part in the ceremony of
he medicine man. It is said that
ince, while in the height of his power
ind vigor Stikwan announced to the
ribe that his wife had died. There
vas wailing and moaning, and the
nembers of the tribe were called in
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to view the body. There it lay, with
in the house of death apparently in
rigar mortis. It was proposed that
the women prepare the body for bur
ial, but the big; chief said them hay.
He announced that the woman’s spirit
had mamooked to a far country, and
that at the end of three days she
would return and he would call her
back to life.
At the stated time, and in the pres
ence of many members of the tribe,
with passes and incantations, shout
ings and beatings upon the native
drums, he commanded life to return
to the body of the woman, and behold,
within a short time she displayed
signs of returning consciousness, and
later arose from her couch and walk
ed, living for many years a witness
to the miraculous powers of the hyas
tyee.
To the natives it appeared that
Chief Stikwan was possessed of the
power to restore life and this fact
added greatly to his prestige. Stik-!
wan, from the stories told of him,
must have been a native of unusual
accomplishments, and his hold upon
the natives was absolute. In trade
with the white men he was as shrewd
as the best of them, and under his
i
rule the tribe was well supplied with
food, including such luxuries as tea
sugar, flour, clothing and blankets.
That he had any power^vei-^fe and
death is of course abshffcf ro^| a white
man’s point of view, hut not to the
native. Some power he did possess
that enabled him to put the woman
in a trance and then to bring her back
to consciousness. That he did not pos
sess power over death is at once ap
parent when it is stated that in due
course of time Stikwan went the way
of all flesh and carried his secret with
him.
His son and successor evidently did
not possess the power, but he was
nevertheless a good bluffer. In the
course of time his wife dic'd. In this
ease there was no trace of temper
arily suspended animation. The wo- ;
inan was dead. With his father’s ex
ample before him, and desiring to
stand on an equality with his prede
cessor before the tribe as a chief and ;
■medicine \TFmn, he ' also announced
that in three days he would restore
life to the woman. When the time
came he gathered the tribe about and
commenced the mystic ceremonies of
his craft, but his passes and incanta
tions were without avail, for the spirit
had departed, and not all his boasted
prowess could bring it back. Chief
he was, and remained so, but as a
medicine man he had lost caste and
was never again looked up to by his
followers.
Old Stickwan’s spirit, the natives
say, took up its abode in Mount
Wrangell, and when the volcAic
smoke Wells up above the peaks the
natives say his campfire is burning
briskly and that some day he will re
turn and restore his tribe in numbers,
power and grandeur as in the days be
fore the fatal coming of the white
man.
BARGE BANGOR, EN ROUTE
TO ANCHORAGE, WRECKED
The barge Bangor, in tow by the tug
Commodore, was wrecked off Mares
island, near the Dixon entrance, Satur
day during a violent storm. The Ban
gor, en route to Anchorage, had a
cargo of 700,000 feet of lumber for the
Anchorage Supply and the North Side
Lumber companies and the manage
ment has been notified that the barge
and cargo will probably be saved. Both
companies have arranged for large
lumber shipments on the regular lin
ers.
Postage stamps we have. Robarts.
A four-round bout between Jack
Dalton and Jim Burner, a wrestling ,
exhibition by the Young Viking and
his brother, music by the quartet and
other features will be attractions at
the smoker in the Commission Social
Hall this evening at'7:30, at the R. R.
Y. M. C. A.
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for business from 6 a. m. to 6 a. m.
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