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The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
THEY'RE OFF
Skagway Baseball Club Is
 Organized

The White Pass Atheletic Club baseball team, which will defend Skagway's colors on the diamond this year has been fairly launched with Ed Mcintyre as captain. A meeting was had at the club rooms after the practice game Sunday afternoon and the choice of Mir. Mcintyre to direct the team was unanimously made, lt was decided not to have manager for the present at least.
 The club will give a dance about May IS for the purpose of raising money with which to pay for new uniforms. These were ordered today.
 An effort is to be made to improve the grounds, and in that connection the city council and the Moore Town site people will be asked to permit the closing in of the grounds. ltis desired that teams be kept of of the grounds.
 Captain Mcintyre has not assigned all of his men to positions yet but they will play a good deal as they did last year in all probability, with Gault in the pitchers box and Mcintyre behind the bat. An effort will be made to ges Tholine back to relieve Gault in the box.
 H. Fl. Sanford and Jerry Perry, who played with Juneau last year, will probably play with the Skagway team, sanford at second base and Perry in the right field. Other players who have not appeared iu the Skagway uniform may include R. D. Piuneo and William Parsons
 The White Pass Club is already considering a proposition to go to Douglas before long. A fremen's tournament is proposed for that city, which will include all manner of hre- mems races and tests and other sports, including a series of baseball games.
 A practice game of six innings played by the White Pass baseball players and the soldiers yesterday afternoon re- suited iu favor of the former by a con- siderable majority.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
AN ABSURD PROPOSITION

Mir. Bryan is still insisting that the democratic national convention should deuounee "the crime of lS7S,' The proposition is not less absurd than would be a republican denunciation of the war oflSl2 or of the acquisition of Texas and California. The silver ques- tiOn, so far as appears at present, is as much of the past as are the particular issues upon which the old federal and whig parties stood and died.
 No political principle was involved in the silver question. It did not concern a theory of government. The question of a monetary standard is one of exped- iency. The people have decided in favor of the gold standard as being the best business policy. Whether they have decided rightlygr wrongly may be a good question for debate in literary so- cieties, but practical men of affairs are directing their serious moments toward solving more pertinent matters. They have relegated the silver question to the same class of topics as that to which belong the Missouri compromise and the "squatter sovereignty policy of Stephen A. Douglas. They are Of interest to students and historians, but they have nothing to do with the Polit- fcal issues of today.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
NO LONGER USEFUL

Commenting upon Gov, Brady and the worlds fair the Nome Nugget says;
 "Gov. Brady may have been an up- to-date man, say . or 30 years ago, but he passed the stage of active usefulness several years ago. He does not Ssem to be able to rise from the Hydah-house- totem-pole-curiO-pOlar-bear-iceberg era and therein he has shown that he is no longer useful to Alaska, albeit his views on it's agricultural possibilities are eminentIy sound, and for this he is entitled to credit. The fact of the mat ter is tha. Gov. Brady cannot divest himself of the missionary instinct It clings to him as it does to that practi- cal man of affairs, Rev. Sheldon Jack son, who has done more for himself than he ever did for Alaska Gov. Brady has yet to learn, it would seem, that while Alaska is the home of the savage, and that it presents an alluring field for missionary enterprise, its re- sources and interests can be better dis played and subserved in gathering to- gether samples of its productions, rath- CT than by a Hyhah house. totem poles and a collection of dirty curios and equally dirty natives '
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Epworth League to Give Social

The Epworth League will give a Book social' in the Methodist church next Tuesday evening. The little men and women of the city will participate in the program, after which games will be played and refreshments served. The public is invited to attend. The social will begin at s o'clock.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Still Growing

The increased demand for adv rtis- ing space, and the arrangement con- summated to set the additional type, has caused the Dispatch management to consider increasing the paper to eight co.unns. This change will proba- bly be carried into effect by May b. Juneau Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Governor Mcbride has things coming bis way iu Washington state at the present time. He has carried the SpC- kane county republican primaries, and had a long lead among the delegates chosen to the state convention at the last account.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
King In Seattle

The Post-Intelligencer, of April g, said ". B. King, of Skagway, was in that city. Mir. King is expected to re- turn to Skagway on the Princess May tomorrow night.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

The Skagway baseball players have made a good start. They have elected a good captain, and they are getting up the kind of enthusiasm that will get
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Japanese Mattiug-Au lSO strands and good patterns, direct from the Orient Regular price, 30c, 35c, 40c and 45c goods. Now Pc per val d, at E. R. Peoples.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
For Sale
victories

Choice flower plants for bedding out, at the Westside Greenhouse.
 4l3tf Wm. H. Joy, Prop.
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The Totem serves the best free lunch in town.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Barley's Views at your own price al the Skagway News Company.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
New Spring Goods

New goods have arrived and are open for your inspection, at F. WOlland's.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Skagvay Laundry

For frst-class work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-twO yeras' experi- ence. Telephone s9. tt.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Fine poreela tubs at Principal bar bershop, opposite Board of Trade.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Clayson & Co. carry the largest stock of OvercOats in town.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Vit nua Bakery

Take your coffee and hot rolls at the Vienna Bakery. tt.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

When in WhitehOrse stop at the Windsor, only first class house in town.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
SKAGWAY WEATHER

For the 24 hours preceding 6 o'clock m., April 30, 1904: Highest temperature, 46 above. Lowest temperature, 32 above.
 B. D. Clark,
 U. s. Voluntary Observer.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Council Meets Tonight

The city council will meet in regular s 9ssiOn tonight.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

The leading barbershop and baths The Principal, opposite Board of Trade
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Best of wines liquors and cigars at the Totem.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

Baths at the Portland Lodging House, 25c; new porcelain tub. This house has never been bothered with frozen pipes. Come take bath. 10 3 lmo
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02

l cannot tell a lie, we must make a little profit. ClaYsOp X Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-05-02
Stetson hats at Clayson's.

The best that the market affords at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
CONVICT LABOR AND GOOD ROADS.

State Geologist Blatchley thinks that con-
vict labor could be successfully utilized in
making material for good roads. That his
suggestion is not made without careful in
vestigation of some phases of the subject is
shown by the facts he adduced to prove the
extravaganza. wastefulness, injustice and
demoralizing influence OF the contract labor
system. A popularity of that system as
now conducted is that ii is unjust to So
ciety and to the convicts. condemned alike
by free labor and free manufacturers. and
approved by no person except the contract
ors who are its sole beneficiaries. How to
get rid of it by some system that will fur
nish employment to convicts without being
open to the objections above cited is one of
the most perplexing problems of the times.
Two things are worse than the contract
system-one the lease system that prevails
in some Southern States. and the other no
labor at all. Under the lease system con-
victs are leased to contractors for a fixed
sum and period. the entire responsibility
for the care and safe keeping of the con-
victs devolving on the contractors. This
system reduces the cost of convicts to the
State, but it is inhuman and productive Of
great abuses. Total idleness for convicts
is not TO be thought of at all.
Better than any of the foregoing is the
public account system under which the
State furnishes the plant and materials and
conducts the entire business through it's
officials. Any profits go to the State and
any loss is borne by it. Products are sold
the open market, or, as in New York.
only such articles may be made as can be
used in other public institutions. But this
system is far from being ideally perfect. 1t
| tends 10 influence prison officials TO strive
for financial success rather than for the up
building of character or the reformation of
| criminals. and il does not avoid competition
with free labor.
making have proved costly and unsatisfac-
tory. Mr.. Blatchleys suggestion does not
/ include road making, but only the manu-
facture and preparation of materials. viz.
brick and broken stone He thinks that II
the State would buy some undeveloped beds
OF shale and fire clay. OF which there are
large deposits. and erect a factory to be
run by convict labor IL could furnish road
material at less than one-sixth of present
prices The plan may be feasible. though
TO make 1t successful would reouire a new
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
SHORT STORIES.
A Congressman's story.

Mr.. Williams. in his reply to Mr. Boutell in
the House, told an anecdote of old-time Ten
nessee politics. He prefaced 1T with some ref
erence to the defeat Of Meredith p. Gentry, an
oId-line Whig, for Governor by Andrew John
state of decline soon after the election. his wife
died. and he chagrined because he had
been run over by that calf having held John
son I'm great contempt.
Gentry became more and more melancholy, -
said Mr.. Williams. until finally a lot of old
Wings concluded to invite him TO Knoxville to
the house of old DR.. Sandy Williams and have
a party of friends meet him there and have a
nice time and make him forget his sorrows.
I'm those days the gentlemen had their long
necked demijohns with their whisky, and these
old Tennessee Wings drank until pretty late at
night when old Sandy said:
Gentlemen, you know it is the custom of
my house, whenever there is minister OF the
tire. Brother Brownlow Parson Brownlow)
in prayer
Brother Brownlow. who was powerful in
prayer. expanded and expanded, and began to
pray for everything. At last he said:
And, Lord. If, in Thy infinite mercy. it be
possible have mercy also upon Andrew John
SON.
..Then it was that Meredith z. Gentry, great
man that he was. arose. with tears streaming
down his face. and exclaimed:
stop Mr.. Brownlow stop; you will ex-
haust the fount of infinite mercy Wash
ington Post
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
ELEVEN INJURED N
TRACTION COLLISION
Slippery Rails Cause Serious Ac-
cident on Selby Hill Line
at St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb 3.-Eleven per-
sons were hurt, six of them seriously in a
collision tonight between an electric train
and Selby hill dummy. The electric train,
consisting of a motor and trailer, was as
cending the grade, which leads TO the Sell
by-avenue hill. A counter-weight safety
device is used to carry the cars TO the top
of the hill and the dummy was following
close to the train in order to push it up
the incline. The motor cars brakes did
not hold and it started back down the
grade, colliding with and telescoping the
dummy. The motorman of the dummy saw
the accident in time to save himself by
jumping. The passengers injured were all
in the trailer, which was badly smashed.
The most seriously hurt were:
Mrs. l.. Z. Moss. bruised and CUT her
son, five years old, left leg and nose broken;
Bliss +. Rowels, left side badly hurt and in
jured internally; F. Scott, thrown against
stove and badly bruised and burned; Ern-
est Matthee, left leg, foot and knee injured;
]. I. Anderson, gashed about head and
face.
The accident is said to be due to the slip
perry condition of the rails.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
OBITUARY..

DENVER, Col, Feb. 3.-William Arthur
Hamill, for many years the recognized lead
er Of the Republican party in Colorado,
having served as state chairman, national
committeeman and delegate TO the national
convention. died to-day at st. Joseph's Hos
pital of blood poisoning, aged seventy years.
He was a business partner of the late
United States Senator Jerome 3. Chaffee
and was one of the foremost mining super
intendents in the West.
KENYON, o., Feb 3.-Judge Lucien Sal
isbury died at his home Walnut Hill
farm,N near Kenton, to-day, aged eighty.
He was the founder OF Salisbury, Mo-, and
served four terms as a member of the Leg
islature of that State. While resident
of Missouri he also served on the Common
Pleas bench.
LONDON, Feb. 5-Benjamin Pickard
president of the Miners Federation of
Great Britain and Liberal member of Par
lament for Normanton, died to-day of
heart disease. He was born in 1912 and be-
gan work in the mines at twelve years of
age.
BOSTON, Feb. 3-Newton Talbot, treas
urer of Tufts College since 1857, died in
this city to-day from heart failure, aged
eighty-nina.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
THE FUNNY YOUNGSTERS.
No Green Cheese Moon for Her.

The little girl was on visit to her grand
father. a clergyman who is celebrated in the
city for his logical powers
'Oh my! Only think, grandpa, what Uncle
Robert saysi''
What does he say, my dear?"
why he says the moon is made of green
cheese. 1t isn't at all, is it?''
Well child, suppose you find out yourself
'How /, grandpa?'
open the Bible on the table and see what it
says"
Where shall 1 begin?"
Begin at the beginning
The child sat down, to read the Bible. Before
she half through the second chapter of
Genesis and had read about the creation of the
stars and animals she turned to her grand
father. her eyes bright with the excitement OF
discovery, and said:
eve found it. grandpa. 1t isn't true. for
God made the moon before He made any cows!"
New York Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
In Front of Her Sash.

Mrs. Kenyon Cox, the artist. is fond OF chill
dren. She has at her tongues end hundred
anecdotes of children. and to this collection she
is always adding.
Mrs. Cox entertained, the other day. a little
girl of FIVE, the daughter of a noted painter.
This little girl talked quantity. She made an
amusing companion
Her sash became united during her visit and
she drew her hostess.
Tie my sash, please" she said.
Cant you tie it yourself?" said Mrs. Cox.
mo, indeed"
''Why not?''
Because I'm in 'front.'" said the little girl.
Providence Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS
,SOMEWHAT DISTURBED

ALTOONA. Pa. Feb. 3-The Central
Pennsylvania coal miners heard with APP
prehension tonight the news of a Disagree
ment at Indianapolis.
At the joint convention OF operators and
miners OF this district, 10 be held here
March ii TO fix the wage rate for the en-
suing year the miners propose 10 resist
every endeavor made 10 cut wages They
declare they will strike before submitting
10 any reduction. The operators, however.
believe the scale can be settled without
trouble
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road law and the cooperation of county
commissioners throughout the State. 1t is
doubtful if the people are yet sufficiently
educated or interested in the cause of good
they may be by 1910. when, under the pres
ent law. the contract labor system will end.
1t is not too soon to begin to consider what
snail be done when that time comes. If
convicts could be utilized in promoting the
good roads movement the State and it's peo-
pie would be benefited and free labor could
not object
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
MANY PERSONS DRINK
POISONOUS BRANDY

BUDA-PESTH, Hungary, Feb. 3.-An cpl
demic of lead poisoning has broken out in
the villages of Obreza, Marga and Glun-
boke, in Crasso Szoreny county, as the re-
suit of drinking brandy made in lead-lined
stills. over a hundred persons were
poisoned and a number of them are dead
The distillers claim that lead-lined stills
give a higher degree of alcohol than other
kind of stills
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
CORPSES MADE TO LOOK
LIKE LYING PERSONS

PARIS. Feb. 3.-M. Bertillion has devised
a new method for the better Identification
of unknown bodies taken to the morgue
The face of photographs of dead persons
do not always well portray that person as
he appeared when alive, created difficulties
These III. Bertillion overcomes by the in
lection of glycerin into the eyes OF the body,
whereupon the lids open, the eyes become
life-like. the lips redden and the whole face
seems TO revive, making il possible TO take
a photograph resembling the person before
death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
MINOR TOPICS.

T. III. B.: It is true that President Nc
Kinley did not in any of his messages to
Congress recommend or discuss additional
pension legislation, but it would be very
unreasonable to conclude that he did not
feel a deep interest in the veterans Pen
sion legislation was not live issue while
he was President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
Embarrassing.

noted sister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church once had large tea party. at which
We're present most Of the prominent ministers of
that denomination in America, including the
local pastor. who little hard of hearing
When all We're seated she, wishing to honor
him. whose birthday it happened to be, said. in
her blandest whisper: Brother =, will you
ask a blessing?" And the pastor replied. in
loud voice. to the great injury Of the gravity Of
the company: Il take milk, ma am, but no
sugar. What To Eat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04

Why do boys leave the farm? Well, here
is a story from Minnesota that may throw
some light on the much-vexed question. A
farmer boy in that State left home to work
for wages instead Of working for his father
for board and clothes. When he came back
home his father greeted him with a shot
ters earnings. Does the farmer boy get
much encoura cement to stay at home?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
A Better Plan.

'I suppose they expecting to see your son
at the college from which you graduated?'
81 suppose So
There is always the feeling that man owes
his alma mater something"
mo doubt replied the old gentleman,
thoughtfuy. but I'm not sure that it wouldn't
be cheaper for me and better for the boy to give
the college a new building and put the boy to
work in the Office. Chicago Evening Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04

TIEN-TSIN, Feb. S.-In the event of an
outbreak of hostilities between Russia and
Japan. the railroad administration has ar
ranged TO bring the rolling stock of the
extramural line inside the great wall.
Russia has ordered another 10000 tons of
Kaiping coal for delivery at Port Arthur.
makiag 10000 tons IN a week. IL Is pointed
out here that II war breaks out soon the
coal VIII hardly reach its destination, as
the stocks are low and the steamers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
Her Prayer.

Gladys had lost two front teeth. She had been
told that God would give her some new ones.
She to take part in the Easter exercises at
Sunday school. In spite of all wishing, how
ever, the teeth refused to put in an appearance,
and Easter was at hand.
One night Gladys's mother heard her talking
after she had put her to bed. She went back
and saw her kneeling beside her bed in the
moonlight.
80 God" she saying, 'if you havent
got my new teeth done, won't you please drop
my old down again till tfter Eastern
February I.ippincott's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
Tough on Junction City.

An Ohio politician is in town telling a story
on Representatives Grosvenor and Dick Che
day in the campaign they were dropped of at
Junction City. o., and sat down to wait for the
next train on the cross-line There was no next
train. they decided after waiting three or four
hours. so they went to the telegraph Office and
wired the division superintendent request for
q special train. they We're very anxious to
make certain town In time for a big mass
meeting. After wait for an hour the answer
came: VERY sorry. Have no special avail
>able." So they sat down and waited two more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
Rough on Baltimore.

1T is amusing 10 me- said q. representative
from Delaware. lat the great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
which exists among the larger cities. Not long
ago l WAS over in Philadelphia on a business
trip. and while at the hotel waiting the arrival
OF a gentlemen 1 walked up to the news stand to
buy paper to help kill time. 1 asked for a
Baltimore daily. and what do you think the DIS
penser OF reading matter said? He looked at
me with a kind of jeer and blurted out: We
don't keep village papers here. sir Well
thought this rather rough coming from a
sleepy town like Philadelphia "-Washington
Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04
A Bishop's Rebuke.

The late Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky. could
administer a rebuke delicately, but on occasions
he took to that the point was plain.
One of the wealthest members of his church.
well one of the closest told him he was
going abroad.
Il have never been on the ocean," he said
TO the bishop. "and would like TO know some
thing that will keep me from getting seasick.
You might swallow nickel" responded the
bishop; you'll never give that up.''-New York
Times
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hours. Finally General Grosvenor suggested
that they wire the superintendent again. this
time to let him know what they thought OF him
and his old road. After long consultation they
wired the following: I'VE are still at Junction
City and wish you were in h" Then they felt
better. About half hour later the telegraph
operator came out Of his box and handed them
a little yellow slip which read: 'Messrs- Dick
and Grosvenor: Thanks for your kind senti-
ments. Would rather be in h than in Junction
City."-New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-04

ago. but it comes better late than never.
The Journal hopes that this is not one of
the many s2asmodic efforts which have
been made from time to time, but that the
inspector means business, and that both
manufacturers and citizens will cooperate
with him. a 'city beautiful movement
will be-of little use if we continue to have a
city grirnv