A FAC SIMILE LETTER FROM A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR.
E. S. Hewitt & Company, - Chitina, Alaska, Nov. 11, 19.1G.
Juneau, Alaska.
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed find check for $44.50 for balance due on my new “Silent Smith.”
I am well pleased with the machine. Find it to be just what you represented and better
than that, I have learned to like it and find it faster than the Underwood. I gave it a very good
test during the election. Took seventy-seven bulletins and all commercial work besides. I
will always have a good word for the L. C. Smith hereafter. Very respectfully,
F. W. S.
Call at our office and inspect this high-grade typewriter and satisfy yourself that it is the best.
E. S. HEWITT AND COMPANY
Phone 78-R “The House That Gives You Service.” 511 Fourth Ave.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
JOHN M. REID
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT
LAW NOTARY PUBLIC
Peterson Building Anchorage
L. David
Attorney -at-Law
Notary Public
Office, corner 5th and E
Anchorage, - - Alaska
ARTHUR FRAME,
Lawyer
Office: Robart Block
MURPHY * AUMY
Attorneys at Uw
Next Door Times Office
ANCHORAGE
Practice all courts. Surety bonds j
WALLER & DUGGAN,
Attorneys at Law.
Alaska Bldg. Anchorage
C. H. Sundmacher
i LAWYER
Bolte Bldg. - - Anchorage
CHAS. G. GANTY
Lawyer
' Hewitt Building
Anchorage .... Alaska j
M, J. CONROY,
Attorney at Law.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Anchorage : : : Alaska
R. C. MATHIS
Dentist
Alaska Building
Anchorage, Alaska
DR. E. F. GERMAN
DENTISTRY.
Hewitt Bldg. Fourth Ave. Phone 7-Y
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DR. F. A. ROSS
Dentist
Alger Block, Anchorage
DR. J. H. McCALLIE
DENTIST
Cor. 4th and C St. Anchorage
DR. M. a. COBLE—
Physician and Surgeon
Alaska Building,
Corner of 4th and G.
Dr. X. A. Kyvig
PHySICIAN AND SURGEON]!
CITY DRUG STORE
Anchorage, - - A.aska
C. HENNING,
TAILOR
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Suits
Cleaned, Pressed and Repaired. 4th
Aye. and D St.
UNITED STATES
Mexico dates her independence from
the year 1820, and the first treaty be
tween that country and the United
States was entered into eight years
later. This was known as the “Treaty
of Limits,” concluded January 12,
1828, and proclaimed April 5, 1832,
and was intended to confirm the valid
ity of a former treaty between the
United States and Spain, signed at
Washington February 22, 1819, estab
lishing the dividing limits of the re
spective bordering territories of the
two countries. Both treaties estab
lished the same limits and provided for
the appointment of a commission to
survey the boundary agreed upon.
The commission, however, was never
appointed, as fhe subsequent accession
of Texas and the war following be
tween Mexico and the United States
rendered the treaty inoperative. It is
interesting to note that at this time
it was not known whether the sources
of the Arkansas river were north or
south of "h i forty-second oegree o.
north latitude. West of the hundredth
meridian, the northern limit of the
Mexican territory was to be the south
ern bank of the Arkansas river, to its
source, as the treaty said, in latitude
forty-two north. In the event that it
was found that the source of the Ar
kansas should fall north or south of
of latitude forty-two, then the line
should run due north or south from
its source until it met latitude forty
two north, and then west along the
said parallel to the Pacific ocean.
In 1831, a treaty subsequently pro
claimed April 5, 1832, and known as
“A Treaty of Amity, Commerce and
Navigation,” was concluded between
the two countries. The operation of
this treaty was suspended by war be
tween the parties in 1846-47, but was
revived with some exceptions in 1848
by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Article 1 of this treaty, when we con
sider the subsequent feelings of the
two nations, and especially that of the
Mexican people, seems to be rather
an amusing declaration. It is as fol
lows: “There shall be a firm, inviol
able, and universal peace, and a true
and sincere friendship between the
United States of America and the
United Mexican states, and between
their people and citizens respectively,
without distinction of persons or pla
ces.” It is conclusive that peace and
friendship do not grow out of the dec
larations contained in written treaties,
or that their statements are to be tak
en as whole cloth, and this all the
more so in view of the fact that the
United States is not free from the
charge of having engaged in a war
with the Mexican people for the delib
erate purpose of extending its terri
tories at their expense.
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
proclaimed July 4, 1849, terminated
the Mexican war and was designated
as a “Treaty of Peace, Friendship,
Limits and Settlement between the
United States of America and the
Mexican republic." The treaty, among
other things, provided for the evacua
tion of the territory of the Mexican re
public by the American forces, and for
the cession by Mexico to the United
States of all territories formerly
claimed by her north of the Rio
Grande river and lower California.
For this territory, the United States
was to pay Mexico the sum of $15,
000,000, in the gold or silver coin of
Mexico, of which amount three milli
ons was to be paid upon the ratifica
tion of the treaty and the balance in
annual installments of three millions
each, together with interest from the
date of ratification at the rate of six
per cent per annum. The United
States also assumed the payment of
all claims of its citizens against Mexi
co that had arisen previously to the
■ date of the signature of the treaty, not
| however in excess of the sum of three
and one-quarter millions.
The Gadsen Treaty, proclaimed
June 30, 1854, secured for the United
States a further acquisition of terri
tory at the expense of Mexico of lands
lying principally in the southern part
of what is now the state of Arizona.
Also this country was released from
all liability on account of certain obli
gations contained in the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo under which the
American government was bound to
prevent the purchase or acquisition by
inhabitants of the United States of
Mexicans, or any foreigners residing
in Mexico, who had been captured by
Indians residing in either country, as
well as the purchase of any property
stolen within Mexican territory by
such Indians. In consideration of this
the United States agreed to pay Mexi
co the sum of ten million dollars, of<
which amount seven millions was to
be paid upon the ratification of the
treaty, and the balance so soon as the
new boundary line should be surveyed
and established. The United States al
so secured for itself and citizens the
right to use a plank and railroad the
Mexican government had authorized
to be constructed across the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec upon as favorable
terms as granted to the persons of
other foreign powers.
The first extradition treaty between
the United States and Mexico was pro
claimed June 20, 1862. Under this
treaty, persons charged with murder,
assault with intent to commit murder,
mutilation, piracy, arson, rape, kid
napping, forgery, counterfeiting, em
bezzling of public money, robbery,
burglary, and cattle stealing were to
be delivered up to either country upon
requisitions made by the proper au
thorities. In 1899, another and much
more comprehensive treaty was enter
ed into upon the same subject which
greatly increa sd th number of extra
ditabl offenses, and in 1902, a supple
mentary extradition convention was
concluded under which bribery, defined
to be giving, offering, or receiving of
a reward to influence one in the dis
charge of a legal duty, was added to
the list.
In 1868 a convention was concluded
regulating the citizenship of emi
grants. Under this convention it was
agreed that Americans who had been
made citizens of Mexico by naturaliza
tion and had resided in that country
for a period of five years without in
; terruption, should be held by the Unit
! ed States as citizens of Mexico and be
i treated as such and reciprocally the
j same provisions with reference to
| Mexicans who had or should become
| citizens of the United States. The con
I vention also provided that if a citizen
| of either country who had become nat
I uralized in the other should resume
his residence in his native land with
out any intention of returning to his
adopted country, such person should
be held to have renounced his natural
ization, and the intent not to return
should be held to exist when a person
naturalized in one country should re
side in the other country more than
two years.
Probably one of the most important
treaties entered into between the
two countries was that known as the
“Commerce and Reciprocity Conven
tion.” This was proclaimed June 2
1884, and was to remain in force foi
six years from the date of its taking
effect, and until either of the contract
ing parties should give notice of its
wish to terminate the same, and for 12
months thereafter. This treaty pro
vided for the admission into eacl
country, free of duties, of certain arti
cles being the growth, manufacture
or produce respectively of the countrj
from which imported.
The changes in the channels of th<
Rio Grande and Colorado rivers hav<
been the occasion of many a boundarj
conventions, as certain parts of th<
boundary line between the two coun
tries follow the middle of the yhanne
of these two rivers. Also many stipu
lations have been entered into secur
ing to either country the right to crosi
the boundary line with its troops it
pursuit of savage hostile Indians. Tin
period of these protocols or conven
tions has usually been of short dura
tion. In 1896, an agreement wai
made providing that the federal troop.1
[ of the two republics might reciprocal
! ly cross the boundary line when in
j close pursuit of Kid’s band of hostile
[ Indians, which agreement was to re
! main in force until this band was eith
| er exterminated or rendered obedient
to one of the two governments.
1 Nugget souvenir jewelry. Lord,
i Jeweler. 103
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Taxidermist
W. D. WANDLING
| Union Laundry
and Bath House
Fonrtta Ave., Between H and I,
Anchorage
OUR WORK 18 GUARANTEED
—and—
SANITARY
THIS LARGEST AND CI.EA.\B»iT
BATH TURS IN ANCHORAGE
Have You Had This Letter?
never used a letter head, you would conclude he wasn’t
much of a success—wouldn’t you? A man who does not
use modem business methods cannot possibly compete with
the man who does. A man who pays all his bills by cash
and never by check does not impress people with being a
successful man.
If you pay your bills by checks on your Bank Account here
you are writing upon the Letter Head of Success.
Our books now show nearly 1500 accounts. Is your name there?
WE HANDLE GOLD DUST AND BULLION.
If a business man wrote to you on a scrap of paper and
BANK OF ALASKA
Skagway
ANCHORAGE
Wrangell
ALASKA
NEXT DOOR TO HARMONY THEATRE
ALASKA TRANSFER
Express ana Heavy Hauling Storage in Connection
COAL AND WOOD
OFFICE LATHROP BLDG.
ALFRED BENSON, Prop.
k
City Drug Store
Corner 5th and C.
The Rexall Store. DR. K. A. KYVIG, Prop."
Our Christmas goods are now unpacked. Our Pyrolin
Ivory, the best obtainable. French and domestic Per
fumes, Soaps and Toilet articles, Military' Sets, Mirrors,
Manicure Sets, Pocket Books, Stationery, Rubber Goods,
all of most handsome designs and of the very best quality.
REMEMBER—OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE.
A Victrola for a Christmas present would cheer lire
whole family.
We keep $15.00, $25.00 and $50.00 machines in stock
and sells these on time. * •
Opp. Postoffice
III, Don’t Buy a Lot of Trashily
|| BUT BUY A USEFUL AND SENSIBLE 1
GIFT SUCH AS
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WE ARE OVERSTOCKED WITH A LOT OF LADIES’ FUR COATS, FUR
MUFFS, FUR SETS.
INSTEAD OF CARRYING OVER WE WILL OFFER THESE AT A SACRI
FICE.
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT OFF ON ALL OUR FURS AND FUR COATS,
PLUSH COATS AND* CLOTH COATS.
YOU HAD BETTER HURRY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM NOW, BUT LET US LAY THEM
ASIDE FOR YOU AND GET THEM WHEN YOU WANT THEM.
The BON MARCHE j
Opp. Postoffice
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