Douglas Island news., 1911-12-20

Now comes the news that two UT usual features are planned by Alaskant for the Panama fair to be held in Sar Francisco. Six natives at Ulalaska in' tend making the voyage from there to Frisco in the famous "bidarky." Two three-hatch boats will be used by the Indians. They will appear as an amusement features at the fair. Other natives at UnaIaska are training 1s caribou, which will be exhibited at the fair.
 Dawson.-With their home in the wilderness destroyed by fire, Frank d. Hanrattay and Alexander Leo had to mush thirteen miles through the dark with the temperature 30 below zero Thursday night. With them was MT. Hanrattay's son and another mau, all of whom were out in the woods during the day cutting tim bers. Late in the afternoon they saw smoke. Running two miles to the cabin, they found it falling in The flames had deVoured the roof and most of the walls, ant ruined all the contents. The supplies were valued at S450. Cash to the amount of $50 which was in the cabin was also lost. Finding everything ruined, they started on the lonely mnsh along the trail, and late at night made the first cabin, at Kentucky point.
 The Valdez Prospeotor says: "They are forming all kinds of clubs and leagues in Seattle to help right the wrongs of the poor, downtrodden Alaskans. Loud cries of 'home rule;' open the 'coel lands,' give us square dear are heard on all sides The busi- ness men of the Spirit City fairly froth around the mouth when they think of the poor American subjects in the frozen north, who are denied even the rights given the treacherous Philip" pines. The Seattle business men are determined to bring pressure to bear on Congress to awaken that august body from it's legthargy and pass Che much-needed Legislation for the terri tory. All this is very inspiring and gratifying to the Alaskans, but at times we wonder why the business men oE the Spirit City show this unusual lae terest in our welfare. Why, if this agi" tation is purely to promote our inter ests, do these commercial and political bodies ignore the fact that the Alas" gan merchants are still charged oU cents ton wharfage on their merchaH" disc whereas goods coming from ths Orient-from the home of cheap labor which has been such menace to the interests of Seattle-are only taxed % 25 cent wharfage rate. Why, if tho Seattle merchants have the interests if Alaska so much at heart, do they adH from to 20 per cent on the price ot their goods sold to Alaskans. Why, Tt the Seattle merchant has square deal for Alaska are they silent when goods purchased by Alaskans in Portland are left on the wharf at Seattle, sometimes for month, while the freight from Seattle is promptly forwarded on the first boat. Since Alaska has made Se- attle what it is, why do these business men show their appreciation by giving the Alaskaus the worst end of the deal wherever possible. If the Seattleites cry for square deal is sincere why don't they begin at home and give Alaskans square deal instead of s bum deal?' If some one will please answer these questions we may ter We may not be grateful to bathe ourselves in the benign rays of that .liertdl Seattle spirit We hear 50 mach eanenE''