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...Congress has power to legislate outside our boundaries where the constitutional limitations do not apply. The main question is, how long may we legislate for Porto Rico in its present political status? This, like the question as to how long we may hold New Mexico and Alaska as territories must be settled on the ground of pure legislative expediency. Considering the best interest of Porto Rico it is inexpedient to make the island a part of the United States...
...Paul's Society. Missions in Alaska. Rev. Wells M. Partridge. Brooks House...
...Paul's Society. Missions in Alaska. Rev. Wells M. Partridge. Brooks House...
...Peabody Museum has recently received a very valuable totem pole from Alaska, the gift of Mr. E. H. Harriman. The specimen is a Haida pole, 25 feet in length and is one of five carried away recently from Cape Fox Village by the Harriman Scientific Expedition. The pole was obtained for the Peabody Museum by Mr. Charles Palache. Cape Fox Village, which is on the mainland about 50 miles above the southern boundary of Alaska, was abandoned by the Indians twenty-five years...
...University of Skaguay, Alaska, which opened October 1, is the first institution of its kind in the northwest. The course offered is a short one of a general literary character, although a large mining school will probably be added student to the degree of Master of Science in engineering...