ALASKA EXHIBIT
AT PORTLAND
Arctic Brotherhood to Begin
at Once Collections for
That Purpose.
The Arctic Biotherhood will be
gin work at once, says the Skagwav
Alaskan, organizing lor the purpose
of collecting an exhibit showing
the resources, development and at
tractions of Alaska, which it is
proposed to maintain at the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland
next summer.
The work will be done under the
auspices of the grand camp of the
otder. The collection of the ex
hibit will be conducted through the
subordinate camps. Godfrey Chea
lander, gtand recorder, who has
done most i f the preliminary work,
will addiess a letter to each of the
subordinate cam] sin the jurisdic
tion, asking co operation in the
work in hand.
On account of its membership
including all c lasses of men in every
section of the territory, the Arctic
Riotheihood is the most caj able
body in existence for carrying cut
tl-.e proposed work. Mr. Chealan
der contends that the value to
Alaska of a good exhibit at Port
land will be greater than one at any
eastern fair possibly could be. The
exhibition at Portland will be a
Pacific coast affair, ar.d if a satis
factory exhibit shall be shown to
advantage there, the great resources
of this district and the part it is
playing in the development of the
coast will he impressed upon the
minds of visitors. It will also un
questionably induce liundieds of
people to extend their western vis
its to Alaska and get many people
with money interested in the coun
try that otherwise would have at
best but a hazy idea of this gteat
northern territory.
Referring to the action of the
Arctic Brotherhood and the p>ros
1 eet for an Alaska exhibit, the
Portland telegram says: “If pres
ent pilaus are carried out, Alaska
will be perhaps the l>est represented
country at the coming exposition,
as it is exp>c ’ted that not only the
government will place a bureau
collection of exhibits at the fair, but
the Arctic Brotherhood, an organi
z at ion of Americans in Alaska, has
taken an active interest in the com
ing fair, and will prepare a strong
exhibit of its own. which it exj>ects
to place in a building of its own
construction ‘
The exposition is to open June i
It is now ready to receive exhibits.
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News and Notes.
John Leary, a-Seattle millionaire, ilied
recently at Riverside, Cal.
State Senators Wright, Bunker, French
and Emmons, of California, have been
arrested for bribery.
Ex-Mayor J. Samuel McCue, of Cltar
lotteville, Va., has been hanged for wife
murder. He confessed.
James M Frye, a Seattle pioneer, died
recently of consumption. His father
built Frye’s opera house.
Johann Hoch, Chicago, was identified
by five wives and admitted marrying ten.
lie is supposed to have murdered a good
many.
The senate has passed a bill to admit
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
state and New Mexico, alone, as another.
It is now up to the house.
At exl :session of congress has been
called. Among other things to he con
sidered w .11 be the bill authorizing an
agent instead of a delegate to represent
Alaska.
T. C. Powell, the new marshal for
Nome, left Seattle for Valdez Feb. n to
take the overland trail for his future res
idence. J. C. Tollman accompanied him
to be his chief deputy.
Alaska w ill get no delegate by grace of
the Fifty eighth congress. Neither will
Alaska get much else, save wliat is pro
s' ded by the regular appropriation bills.
— Portland Oregonian.
Miijor \Y. P. Richardson will probably
be the head of the milit; ry commission
that will disburse the money to be ex
pended on Alaska roads, so the Skagway
Alaskan ha> 1 ar. ed from private Wash
ington sources.
Judge J. J. Rogers has resigned the
office of United States commissioner at
Skagway and become a partner in the
law firm of Pratt & Johanson at Fair
banks. The style of the new firm will be
l’ratt, Johanson & Rogers.
W. \V. Jackson, an old man from J.ow
e 11, Mass., presented his card at the home
of Douglas Robinson in New Yeirk. where
President Roosevelt was stopping Feb.
14. He said he wanted to tell the pr, s'
ilent how to run the government. The
officers disposed of the c M man without
arresting him.
Gen. Lew Wallace <licil at Crawfords
ville, Ind., Feb. 16 Me was a lieutenant
in the Mexican war; served throughout
the civil war, and w as minister to Turkey
under the Arthur administration. After
he was 50 he published "Ben Hur,”
which established his fame ns an author,
and since then has given to the public
many other works. He was born April
to,1*27.
What will be the fate of Alaska event
ually, if the senatorial imperialists have
the final say about it? An amendment
to Senator Nelson’s bill providing for the
election of a delegate from the district of
Alaska provides that "nothing in this act
contained, shall, in any way, l>e taken or
construed to imply or indicate that the
territory embraced in the district of
Alaska, or any |>ortion thereof, shall at
any time hereafter lie admitted as a
state."- Ketchikan Journal.
! WALTER SUNDBORG,
i Freighter and Packer
—
Goods Delivered
To All Creeks
! —;—
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
Railroad Offended
By a Kansas Paper
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The Potter Kansan says the Santa
Ee railroad has withdrawn its ad
vertising patronage because the pa
per slandeted the road. Here are a
few paragraphs from one of the
slanderous articles:
A man who recently took a trip on the
Pollywog sends the Kansan the follow ing
account of it:
They made so many stops I asked the
conductor what we had stopped for. He
said:
“There are some cattle on the track.”
We ran a little way farther and made
another stop.
“U hat’s the matter now ?’’
He replied: “We have caught up with
those cattle again.”
There was a lady on the train with a
baby. When the conductor asked her]
for her ticket she said the baby had swal- ]
lowed it. The conductar punched the
baby.
I asked the conductor what the differ
ence was between first, second and third
class passengers. He replied:
“Just wait awhile and I will show you." ;
Presently we stopped again and the
conductor came in and said:
“First-class passengers, keep your seats; '
second-class passengers, get off and walk;
third-class passengers, get off and push.”
There was a Dutchman on the train
t ying to ride on a meal ticket. The I
conductor told him he would have to pay
his fare. He said:
“How much to the next station ?”
The conductor told him 30 cents. The
Dutchman said that before he would pay
more than 25 cents he would get off and
walk. The conductor stopped the train
and put him off. The Dutchman ran
ahead of the engine and started to walk.
The engineer began to blow the w histle.
The Dutchman said:
"You can vissel all you vant to, I von't
come pack.”
St. Andrew » Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at it !
Evening prayer and sermon S:oo. |
Friday Service.
I.itany at 4 p. m.
I’lrshytmiui Churrh.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7.30.
M. R. Koonce, Missionary.
CM AS. A. TKAEfiEK,
Hiits, Clothing
nnd Furnishings
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
RECEPTION RESTAURANT
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Ordkrs a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
S. K. HESTER, Proprietor
CLERK HEILIG’S
RESIGNATION
Fairbanks, March j8.—A. R.
Heilig has tendered to Judge Wick
ersham his resignation as clerk of
the court, to take effect at the close
of this month or as soon thereafter
as his successor has been qualified.
It was the desire of Mr. Heilig to
take this step last summer, shortly
after arriving here, but the judge
would not then listen to it. Mr.
Heilig, however, has been urgent
in the matter, and his many friends,
who have frequently advised him
to take this course, will be pleased
to learn that he has determined
upon it. He will re-enter the | rac
tice of law.
K J. Stier, the present United
States commissioner, has been se
lected to fill the vacancy. Judge
Wickersfiam has not announced the
name of any one to take the place
of Mr. Stier.
WINTER MAIL SEASON
NEARING ITS CLOSE
The winter mail season is fast
drawing to a close. The policy is
announced of suspending the serv
ice over the ice in time this spring,
and avoiding as nearly as possible
all risk of accident and hang-up in
out-of-the-way places.
The last mail will leave Kagie
tor Ramj>art \prit 12. It may ar
rive here by Saturday. the 29th.
It wtll goon through to Tanaua.
The last mail for Kagie and the
outside will leave Tatiana April 12
and Kampart April ift.
Faster tails on April 23