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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

towns were competing for the honor
Frederick obtained it.
The Fair Grounds were fitted W to
accommodate 5000 delegates and men,
bers in tabernacle. Committee rooms,
dining halls, kitchen and postoffice
were furnished, and refreshments in
abundance to be at hand Our mer-
chants and citizens put their shoulders
to the wheel and heartily have all
Joined to make this meeting something
to be looked back upon with extreme
pleasure and satisfaction by both citi-
zens and visitors. The railroads, too,
have placed Frederick within the easy
reach of even the poorest of the Dunk
ard brethren, and right royalty have
they responded to these united efforts
to make this meeting marked stone
in the pathway of their progress.
Last week the more prominent elders
came to prepare the way fora success
full meeting. Bible classes were held
$50 to II a. M, and 2 to 4 p. m, and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

Frederick for the past two weeks has
been the Mecca, whittier all the faith
full of the Thinker, bunker, or Dunk
ard persuasion have turned their steps,
and we feel assured they have both re-
ceived and been the humble instru-
ments of others receiving a renewal of
religious enthusiasm. Never in the
history of the city has so large num-
Der of visitors come to us, and remained
so long in such perfect order; no
accidents or eXcitements have married
their coming or going, and but for the
crowded streets and cars stran-
ger would scarce have known
that convention of Il religious or
ganization numbering well nigh one
hundred thousand was in progress
The fair name of Frederick for hos
pitality and courtesy will be still
further celebrated throughout this
broad American continent, when our
Dunkard guests shall have returned to
their homes in nearly every State in
the Union.
The history of their coming to our
beautiful Mountain City is indeed
brief, and so fresh in the memory of all,
that we must refrain from more than
the merest recalling of the principal
facts.
We all know how the enterprising
Business Mems Association, reaching
out for means for making Frederick
known and drawing desirable immi-
grants to our city and county, offered
strong inducements to the Baptist
brethren, to come and see what Fred
erick would do for them in furnishing
suitable grounds, buildings and accom-
modations for their annual meeting.
A committee came, and though other
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

be respected by the General Council
and by the respective churches. The
word reproachfully shall not, be so con-
strued as to prevent any brother
from expressing his views with chris
tian courtesy.
Committee on Resolutions. n. b.
Sherry, L. Bennett Trout, 1. N. H.
Beahm, Va.
Committee on Auditing, J. e. We'll
linger and L. p. Paifer, reappointed.
Committee on Sunday Schools, J.
NJ. HI. Beahm, reappninted.
Committee on Tract Examining
Board, l.. w. Teeter, appointed for 5
years.
Treasurer, Joseph Amick, reap
pointed.
Committee on Missionary and Tract
Work, L. w. Teeter.
Visiting Board to Colleges and
schools: Thos. b. Mattock, to Hunt
ington, Pa; S. A. Sanger, Bridge
water, Va; Franklin Myers, j. b.
Trout, Mt. Morris, III. Brother J. e..
Myers having resigned. Brother J. b.
Trout was elected in his place. L. G..
Mickey, to Mcpherson, Kansas; John
w. Trostle, to Lordsburg, CAL; Jacob
Smell, to North Manchester, Ind.
The first paper was submitted by the
General Missionary and Tract Com
mittee recommending Elders VIM. j.
Mccain, West Virginia: Daniel l..
Forney, Ark, and Sister Gibbell, Pa,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
ILL.,, and J. d. Parker, Nd, supported
tho rnrnrf

ILL.,, and J. d. Parker, Nd, supported
the report.
By an almost unanimous vote the
report was sent back to the next an
nual meeting.
BUSINESS MEETING-FIRST DAY.
The report of the auditing committee
was read and adopted. The auditors
had found all securities and books in
good order.
Brother Galen b. Payne, secretary
General Missionary and Tract Com
mittee read the annual report; total
income of the missions was 1000.
Brothers S. y. Sharp, Enoch Ely, ID.
Il. Miller Jas. Neff, Ala; John Heck
man, ILL.,, and j. III. Moore made re-
marks on the business matters connect
ed with the report, which was then
adopted. Elder j. Amick, treasurer
annual meeting, made report of receipts
and expenditures connected with the
conference. Elder Miller, treasurer of
the committee on publishing minutes
of last annual meeting, stated the pro-
ceeds of sale of minutes was 1921 SO,
which was turned over to Elder Amick.
Various committees authorized to be
appointed, were named to delegates
and approved.
The important question of life insur-
ance came up in this query from Texas;
"Since there is growing tendency
with many brethren to seek protection
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

ries cannot pass by unanimous con-
sent, the delegates and standing COM
mittee shall decide them by a two
thirds majority.
49, In case brother or brethren
shall speak reproachfully against the
annual meeting and its proceedings,
at the time and place of the annual
meeting, said brethren shall be held as
offenders against the General Brother
hood, and they shall be tried at once
by committee appointed by the
standing committee and appointed by
the General Council, and said commit
tee shall deal with them according to
their defence, and theil decision shall
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

sermons nightly at s o'clock in the
Tabernacle. Every train brought some
of the brethren and sisters, but last
Saturday the crowds began to arrive;
trains of eleven and thirteen coaches
on both roads hourly added to the
growing throng
By Sunday night private lodgings
were at premium, and the attendance
on the grounds was variously estimated
at from 5000 to 10000. Long lines of
carriages were vending their slow way
to the grounds from early morn till
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

The trains leaving Baltimore at 600 p n ]
daily, carries Pullman Buffet Sleeper New
YORK TO Nashville and the train leaving hal
Buffet sleeper New York TO Salisburv. nnifine
with Pullman Sleeper from NorfoIk) 10 NaeR.
willie, Tenn, through 1.-THE Land Of fhe Skv.n
without change. $40
For full particulars, descriptive matter. ETC..
]. G. HORTON Pass. Agent,
lOb East German St., baltimore, Nd.
L. 8. BROWN, Gen'l Agent Pass. Dept
W. A. TURK, General Passenger Agent.
]. NJ. CULP. Traffic Manager.
w. II. GREEN, General superintendonf
1900 Penna. Ave, Washington, d. q.
june l1-4ms. = -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
REDUCED RATES.
Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nash
vile, Tennessee.
OVER THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
and Nashville, Chattanooga &
st. Louis Railway.

The southern Railway announces the fol-
lowing low rates nom Washington ID. c., 10
nashville, Tenn. occasion Tennessee Centen.
NAL Exposition
season Excursion Tickets will be
soI9 daily until ana including October IS, ct
'S% " so1d E;kcT,rsiop Tickets Will
Ten-Day Excursion Tickets win. be
sofa on tuesdays and Thursday OF each
week, until October %, 1897, at $3.50.
Rates for. Military and Students In
plication.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
BIDS FOR COAL.
use Court House.)

OFFICE COUNTY CORNERSTONE
FREDERICK, Nh,
JUNE 10th. 1907
Bids for Coal iuse Of Court Housed van be IL.
celved at this oflice until June 2Isk. 1897 41 i<
O'Clock, NJ, for furnishing and dsIIQ6fI1& #.I|@
Tons. or more Il required, Of
BEST FURNACE COAL.
at the Court House. Bids are renuea.&.1 ga 1
made for tons Of 1900 lbs. and 1'2I6 II. .@@.
r9teiy The right Is reserved 10 f&|1tI &H4 rs
a. L EADEn. e 1.'1 <ss'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11


of the
the for
Resolutions Thanking and
Mems Association Thursday P. NJ
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

noucement of the death of one of Fred
erick's most highly esteemed and pop
qlar citizens NJ hgu aiahaH pfF5ttit son Of
e., failure to give either properly on
III affect the growth of the plants. ifI
Mnen properly done pudding is prefer VIII
S a.. TO watering. The soil used in pud. sbl
uling should be rich loan. If in add. hr1
eon None-third of it is well-rotted and hi
.neu COW manure or good commercial cio,
.e.'illzer all the better. Dip only few ;nvl
pants at time. so that the roots of 600,
rich MI De wen covered with the isop
and d. NaaAe Tue noie large enough Pas
nv TIlnout bending or twisting the roots.
ne depth that the plant should be set In
VI" VII depend upon the way it has grown; ton
\eeneraily it will be safe to set the plant land
ID. Thomas and f. l. Stoner. Inter-
ment was made in Mt. Olivet Gene
terry. Many beautiful floral emblems
We're sent by admirers, sympathetic
friends and relatives.
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After his death the company gradually
went to pieces and the fur trade IAN
guished. In 1868 the Russian Govern
ment was glad to sell the country to
the United States for $7,000,000
Under the Americans the fish trade
was developed till it rivaled what was
left of the fur seal trade. More than
$6,000,000 is invested there now in sal
mon fisheries alone.
The golden period began in a modest
way about twenty years ago by the dis
covery of some placer mines near where
the city of Juneau now stands. Quartz
lodges were found later. The great
Treadwell mine was developed and put
into successful operation. 1t produces
about s1,0o0,O00 per annum, and has
a plant valued at 100000. This sue
cess led to the discovery and Develop
ment of other mining property
throughout the territory, until South
eastern Alaska produced about $S,000,-
600 per annum.
In 1886 came the discoveries fore
shadowing the rich finds on the Klon-
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Al ASKH HAS BIG PRIZES
FOR THE WINNERS

selves within her lines. Robinson Cru
soc cut more of a figure on his lonely
island than do the 400 miners now
scratching the frozen ground along a
few icecIad streams. OF all this vast
expanse practically nothing is known.
For instance, take Baranoff Island,
where Sitka, the capital, is situated.
1t is eighty miles long by forty broad,
and has been settled for over 100 years
Yet no one has ever penetrated the
mountains of the interior
Since Vitus Boring discovered the
country in 1741, while cruising for the
Russian Government, it has lain al
most as quiet, unnoticed and undis-
turbed by hustling white men as the
interior of China. AS usual in the de-
.velopment Of new lands commerce
hunters first opened it UP. But out
side of furs and fish they discovered
nothing for $50 years. But plain furs
proved a giant bonanza for that big
monopoly, the Russian American Fur
Company. On one cargo of $4,000 sea
otter skins alone they received $40 per
pelt. Those were the days when the
mobiles of the Orient paid fancy prices
for rare and fine furs. Governor Bar
anoff was the brains of the business.
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over their bad luck and Travelled safe
iy out of the country. Don't go 10
Alaska unless you see your way clear
to getting out, and bear in mind that
in that rough, hard country you VIII
win no prizes in gold or trade without
a hard, stubborn struggle.
Alaska is no place for weakling In
body or spirit. She has big prizes for
the winners, but to gain them one
must fight stoutly and steadfastly.
Read the story of Alaska and you
will find that only the stoutest hearted
and most persistent have ever won for
tunes from her. L wonder if the impa-
tient Adventures have any notion of
the extent Of her vast domains. Her
mountains. moss plains, ice fields. for
ests and patches of flint, bushes, grass
and waterways cover about 100000
square miles, an area about as large
as that part of the United States lying
east of the Mississippi River. She has
nearly three times as much coast line
as the rest of the United States. Sew
eral millions Of men could lose them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19
THE ALASKA FARMER
IS THE COMING WAN"

change or amplification of the laws
at present in force. They ought to
confer and submit to Congress a prop
osition to authorize the appointment
of a commission which can consider on
the ground the needs of Alaska. My
idea is that the commission should
consist Of a Senator, a Representative
and three bona-fide Alaskans. If we
are ever able to get such a commission
something would be accomplished for
the practical good of Alaska. Other
wise the time devoted by Congress to
Alaska will be frittered away in the
consideration of numerous individual
bills of no benefit to the country as a
whole. This man will want a right of
way; that one certain privileges.
Each bill viii be lobbied and pushed,
to the exclusion of more general mea-
sures, with the result that Alaska will
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Composition and Place in History"
and went on to say that it was most
important nowadays, with our COM
mercial interests, that we should be
quite up to date with all military and
naval knowledge, ETC., the audience
was immensely tick1ed.
1t is not long ago that, when great
gathering had assembled to hear the
inimitable Mark Twain lecture, they
found an empty platform before them
almost up to the very moment of start
ing. Then, just before the appointed
hour, there came on the boards a
rather simple-looking man who wan
dered aimlessly about, surveying first
the audience, then the empty stage,
then the roof, then the people again,
till they thought him demented. His
remarks were not less amusing.
VERY nice hall; very NIGEL Nice peo-
pie; very nice people!" And so on.
Finally the audience lost patience
and some called to him to "vanish"l
Then he came forward to the foot
lights and said in most serious voice:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19

dixie First gold was found on Stew
art river. a tributary of the Yukon,
and prospectors began to drift into thae
region. New mines were discovered
slowly. What was then considered rlcl
diggings came to light, and Alaska
ouietIv and unostentatiously orlIteu
toward competency and civilization.
Last spring came the news OF Solu
discoveries that set the world agog.
And now expeditions are being FORM
ed in all parts of the world to venture
into this almost unknown region. 30
much for the past development OF the
country.
Alaska is entering upon an era OF
tremendous development and prosper
ity in comparison with the past. THESE
new conditions demand new regula-
lions and new laws for her government
Many new propositions will be present
ed to the coming Congress and many
of them will be wild and impractlcaole'
The best and safest proposition foI
the people of Alaska is to have Con-
gress pass an act allowing the President
to appoint a commission of persons
who have resided in Alaska and who
are we'll acquainted with it's needs and
conditions, to draft a code of laws,
both civil and criminal, and also to
make such changes in the organic act
and to establish such courts as may
be necessary.
From among the hardy, resourceful
men who sprinkle gold rushes there
will spring to the front brainy ones
plenty capable of handling all local
questions till the Government steps
in Alaska is in need of such people.
They hustle around and force things
into line. Alaska has hibernated so
long that next springs awakening
will be something tremendous for her.
The Indians have a saying: white
man heap fool; take gun and go out
hunt bear. Indian take gun and go
out and wait for bear" In a rough
fashion that has been the character
of the country to date. Those Indians
are a queer lot to enterprising white
men. 1 remember a mine on Kotzebue
/ Sound; it is a very rich silver mine
and the farthest north in this country,
where the manager went to San
Francisco for the long winter, leaving
! several natives to watch the plant and
/ the six tunnel mules till spring. When
! Green got back in July he asked the
! boss native what kind of a winter
they had had. ooh, fine; heap fine, -
was the reply. Heap plenty to eat.
Everything heap plenty and fat
They had eaten the six mules.
Alaska is probably the most inacces-
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the proceedings in this style, evidently
thinking that his dignity in the chair
demanded supporting:
Gentlemen, this is Mr.. -, who is
going to tell us what he's seen; and if
any darned man contradicts or inter-
feres he's got me to reckon with arter
it's all over"
And, in acknowledgment. he placed
a revolver on the table. The lecturer
was not contradicted or interfered
with.
The famous composer of 1.-THE
Mikado' tells a laughable story of how
he had once to apologize at meeting
in the far West. where a great crowd
of people appeared on learning that
Sullivan" would lecture on a certain
day. It was only when he had to con-
front the audience that he discovered
they had come expecting to hear ]. L.
Sullivan, the pugilisti The chairman
and his supporters, in introducing the
noted musician, had no small task in
calming the disappointed Harvest
ers."
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for the purchase of not exceeding 100
acres, then or thereafter occupied for
purposes of trade and manufacture
/ concur with the Secretary of War
in his suggestions as to the necessity
for a military force in the Territory
of Alaska for the protection of persons
and property. Already a small force.
consisting of twenty-five men, vkfn
two officers, under command of Liku-
tenant-Colonel Randall of the Eighth
Infantry, has been sent to st. Michael
to establish a military post.
AS it is to the interest of the Govern
ment to encourage the DEVELOPMENT
and settlement of the country and it's
duty to follow up the citizens there
with the benefits of legal machinery
1 earnestly urge upon the Congress the
establishment of a system of govern
ment of such flexibility as will enable
it to adjust itself in the future areas oS
greatest population.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ON ALAskAs NEEDS

~. HE Territory of Alaska requires
the prompt and early attention of
Congress. The conditions now
existing demand material changes
In the laws relating to the Terri
tory. The great influx of population
during the past summer and fall, and
the prospect of still larger immigra-
ton in the spring will not permit us to
longer neglect the extension of civil
A general system of public surveys
has not yet been extended to Alaska,
and all entries thus far made in that
district are upon special surveys. The
act of Congress extending to Alaska
the mining laws of the United States
contained the reservation that it
should not be construed to put in
force the general land laws of the
country. BY an act approved March g.,
authority within the Territory
1891, authority was given for the entry
Of land for townsite purposes and also
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19

Sible country on
the globe. To pros
pect the gold fields
requires not only
moral courage, but
a great deal of
physical strength
and endurance. Ali
its approaches are
by water. Even
the big part of the
summer travelling
must be done by
water, for there is
not ten miles of
roadway in all of
the $685. 900 square
miles of territory.
Even the trails
are wretched apol-
ogies for footwear.
More cattle paths
and rough roads
were constructed
last spring by the
pioneer gold rush
ers than were built
by the t-hunt-
ers and fishers dur
ing the preceding
$50 years.
The coast waters
that the gold hunt
ers will be obliged
to voyage are fire.
quently visited by
s u d d e n storms.
The vessels select
ed for the trips
should be of the
most stanch and
seaworthy kin d
and should be COM
manded by expert
enced and compe-
tent navigators.
I would sound a
word of warning
in regard to those
old hunks and river
boats that are be-
ing fitted up for
the Alaska trade.
/ am satisfied that
many of them will
not reach their
destination. If you
go by Dyea and
the Chilcoot Pass
you will have %
miles of land trav-
ell over an eleva-
ton of 1000 feet
high. If the trip is
made in the early
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Ladies and gentlemen, as have to
lecture to you tonight, I think we viii
now begin!'
1t was Mark himself, who had chosen
this amusing way for his introduction
to them.
Probably few introductions in Eng
land are of the style famous traveller
experienced when lecturing in a back
woods town on his travels. The chair
man was a local desperate, who began
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-19

" 49, - AAN
stood for the last
thirty years. The
work of Congress
will be fruitless
and the simple
laws we need will
remain unenacted.
But even as she
is to-day, nothing
can stop the great
development and
growth of Alaska.
JOHN G. BRADY,
Governor Of Alaska
o.
AS a rule, when
one goes to hear a
celebrated lecturer
one is so eager and
expectant to hear
and see the great
man himself that
little notice is TAX
en- of the manner
in which he is in
troduced to the au-
d / e n C e b y t h e
chairman, though
the method is Oft
en- very amusing or
curious, especially
where the chair
man is a self
made" man or a
local "big-wig,
whose knowledge
of literary, scienti-
fic, or theological
S u b ] e C t S i s n o
g T e a t e r than it
should be.
At a well-known
mechanics insti-
tute in the north
Of England the
chair, at a recent
lecture by a dis
tinguished clergy
man, was taken
by an Alderman
who had made
most of his money
and reputation in
the grocery bust
ness, and whose
alta / n m e n t S in
theology had not
scared above the
Bible and church
hymnal. Hence,
when he announc-
ed that the Rev.
would now de-
liver his lecture on
THE Canon; It's
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szzEzn@ HE eyes of the gold hunters
of the world are on Alaska.
With the coming year will
begin one of the greatest
gold rushes in the history of
the world. 1t is safe to say
that fully 100000 Adventures
will strain and struggle to
be first in the mad race for the new Ell
Dorado. Is there a chance for all?
Will not hundreds perish in the race?
Readers of those fascinating stories
of glittering finds made on the Klon-
dixie must not think for a moment that
any one can go there and pick up gold.
Far from it. The poor man who
reaches there with a dollar in his
pocket may, in the wild juggle of
things. strike on everlasting fortune,
but his chances are infinitely smaller
than those of the capitalist who goes
there with sufficient means to permit
him to carefully comb over the pros
poets and select the offers of those com
PEELED by necessity to sacrifice their
claims The men who have made the
big strikes to date went into the coun-
try well supplied to battle with adverse
fortune and bad weather. Had they
struck nothing they could have tided