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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
LAWS APPLICABLE TO ALASKA
a Statement Issued Recently by Conn
missioner Hermann.


The misunderstanding and conten-
tions regarding the laws that are APP
plicable TO Alaska. as far as the lands
and claims are concerned, were set at
rest recently by the statement made by
Commissions Hermann. of the general
land Office. Many inquiries on this
question have come to the interior de-
partment and numerous applications
have been made for copies of the public
land laws. which. however. do not apply
TO Alaska. All this is due to the gold
boom. The general lane officials have
taken much interest in the reports that
come from the gold belt and nave in
vestigated the laws that govern them.
Commissioner Hermann says there is
no longer any question about which ex-
tend over Alaska. and these laws are
applicable.
1. The mineral land laws of the
United States.
2. Townsite laws. which provide for
the incorporation of town sites and ac-
quirement of titles thereto from the
United States government To the town
site trustees.
B. The law providing for trade and
manufacturers. giving to each qualified
person 100 acres Of land in a square
and compact form.
The coal land regulations are distinct
from the mineral regulations or laws.
and the jurisdiction of neither coal
laws nor public land laws extend TO
Alaska. the territory being expressly
excluded by the laws themselves from
their operation. The act approved May
Il. 1854. providing for civil government
of Alaska. has this language as 10 mines
and mining privileges:
THE laws Of the United States relaf-
ing TO mining claims and rights incl
dental thereto shall. on and after the
passage of this act. be in full force and
effect in said district of Alaska. subject
to such regulations as may be made by
the secretary of the interior and APP
proved by the president and parties
who have located mines or mining priv
ileges thereon under the United States
laws. applicable to the public domain.
or have occupied or improved or exer-
ciscd acts Of ownership over such
claims. shall not be disturbed therein,
but shall be allowed to perfect title by
payments provided for"
There is still more general author
ity. The act Of July A.. 1866. says:
"All valuable mineral deposits in
lands belonging to the United States,
both surveyed and unsurveyed. are
hereby declared TO be free and open 10
exploration and purchase. and lands in
which these are found to occupations
and purchase by citizens of the United
States. and by those who have declared
an intention to become such. under the
rules prescribed by law and according
to local customs or rules of miners i'm
the several mining districts. so far as
the same are applicable and not incon-
sistent with the laws of the United
States"
The patenting OF mineral lands in
Alaska is not a new thing. for that work
has been going on as the cases have
come in from time to time since 1854
st. Louis Republic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
FAMINE ALMOST CERTAIN.
a Gloomy Outlook for the Winter On the
klondike

SAN F~BANCIsCo, Sept. News re-
ceived in letters to the ALASKA Com
mercial Co. that famine is almost GER
tain on the klondike next winter. re-
ceives confirmation from Mr.. Goodhue,
a newspaper correspondent at St
Michaels. lie states that the Yukon is
unusually low. and that the chances of
getting enough food to Dawson To sup
port those now there and those flock
ing in are slender.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
PRAC TlCALlY AT AN END.
Striking Miners Return to Work In Larg,
Number.

CINCINNATI, Sept. "A Times-Stai
special from Knoxville, Tenn, saws
The miners strike in the Jellico dis
trict is practically at an end. The
operators gave notice TO the striking
miners that unless they returned e
work at the scale offered they would
have to vacate the company houses.
AS this threatened h-omelessnes>. ia
addition % starvation. the strikers in
large numbers have returned to work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
The BANNER ONT
All Former Records Rrokea In Baltimore,
Exports.

BALTIMORE, Nd, sept S.-August OF
1sgs was the banner month ia the his
tory of the port OF Baltimore. 50 far as
exports are concerned
Their value amounted to the enor-
nous sum OF $40. s4S, s9i. figures never
before reached.
or the exports, grain formed the
largest part, aggregating $3.50, $50
bushels, breaking all previous records
Of the port for shipments Of this char
ActAr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

BY M means. Persons of herculean build
frequently possess q minimum Of genuine
vigor. and exhibit les endurance than very
small people. Real vigor means the ability
to digest and sleep well, and TO perform :
reasonable amount OF daily physical and
Is because a course of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters enables the enfeeblel dyspeptic to
resume the allotted activity of every day life,
a. well as TO participate without discomfort
in its ~enjoyments. that il is such Q pre-
eminently useful medicine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10
The Mystery EIucidased.

Bobb.e-Say. pop, how does n fender
keep . cable car from killing you?
Papa-The fender kills you before
the car has a chance 10 get at you, my
SOM. y. Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, Sept L.
William l.. Glasgow, president Of the
st. Charles Car CO.. of st. Louis, died
In Msnitou laxt night
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

When a man tells us how energetic he il.
We are always anxious to see him when his
wife wants an armful of wood.-Wa shington
Democrat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
w. c. T. U. ELECTION.

Toronto, Can. Oct. 23.--At a meet
ing of the executive board of the
Worlds w. c. T. u, the officers were
all reelected as follows:
President-Miss Francis Willard,
Evansville, Ind.
Vice President at Large-Lady SOM
ersett, England.
Honorary Vice Presidents-Mrs. Ma
ry Clement Leavitt, Boston; Miss Jes-
sic Ackerson, Chicago; Rev. Alice r.
Palmer, Waysata, MINI; Mother"
Stewart, Springfield, o.
Secretary-Miss Agnes E. Slack,
England.
Assistant Secretary-Miss Anna A.
Gordon, Evanston, Ills.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mary E. Sanderson,
Danville, Quebec.
Round the World Missionaries-Mrs.
Mary Clement Leavitt, Miss Jessie
A. Ackerson, Rev. Alice r. Palmer,
Miss Clara Parish, Paris, III; and Mrs.
]. K. Barney, Providence, r. l.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
DOES NOT LIKE THE BIMETAL,
LIST TUNE THAT VOL
COLT PLAYS.
John Bull Says WOlcOtt Is A Good
Fiddler Ard Mckinley A Fine
Bani-maSter, But The Music
Is Not Very Popular.
Other News.

London, Oct. Accommodating edit
torially on the international monetary
negotiations. the Times this morning
says:
when the extent and significance
of the American proposals come to be
generally understood we shall be sur
prised If even the bimetallists venture
to contend that they could have been
accepted as the basis of any serious
international agreement. Sir James
westland's dispatch is an admirably
reasoned state paper. AS to the Am
erican proposals, aside from the re-
opening of the Indian minis, it is diff
ficult to understand how they could
be treated with gravity by British
statesmen. 1t is really amusing-we
do not like to use so harsh a word as
impertinent-that some gentlemen
from the United States should come
here to tell us how to improve orr
methods of currency and banking.
The counsels of the fox that lost his
tail are discounted by the common
sense of mankind"
The Daily Chronicle says the pub
lie will read the story of the negotia-
tions with not a little surprise. 1t
calls Senator wollcott's proposal 'cool'
and asks what of Mr.. Balfour and
his promise to the House of Commons
in March of last year, that the govern
ment would open the Indian mints?'
The morning Post, the Daily Tele-
graph, the Standard and the Daily
ba N o.
nature of Senator Wolcott's proposals.
The Daily Telegraph admits that it
was every adroit to take advantage of
midas financial difficulties"
The Daily News says: Had the pro-
posals been known, public opinion
would have killed them in single
day, but the cabinet containing Mr..
Balfour has taken four months to
give them their quietus."
The Standard says: Senator VOL
colts exposition of his proposals shows
that President Mckinley knows how
to choose a man of talent when di-
fficult, If not hopeless, piece of work,
is to be done outside of the United
States. Lord Elgin and his colleagues
have never done finer work than in
their dispatch, which has laid the sill
yer ghost in India for long time to
come. Its facts are convincing and
its lodging is irresistible.
What could Lord Salisbury do but
politely bow the special ENJOYS out?
He has done this in a dispatch as ur-
bane as it is brief, in whose closing
sentences may be detected vein of
pleasantly"
The whole press applauds the gov
ernment's decision and agrees that the
bimetallic agitation is virtually dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
TOO MUCH MONEY.
New York Banks to Reduce Interest
On Outside Deposits.

New York. Oct. 2s.-The Herald
says:
A movement is on foot among the
large banks of the city included in
group No. s, of the State Bankers as
ISOLATION, to reduce the rate of inter-
est paid on deposits from out of town
banks from to IL per cent. Such ac-
ton was taken not long ago by the
banks of Chicago. 1t has been con-
tended that such action would be con-
strued as an attempt to restrict or
of the statutes.
control trade and thus be in violation
of the statutes.
To make the movements effective
all the banks of the city would have to
agree to a uniform rate, otherwise the
deposits of out of town banks, which
run up to tens of millions of dollars,
would naturally gravitate to the insti-
tutions paying the highest rates.
The work of sounding the banks on
the subject and devising means of eff
fecting an arrangement without vio-
lating the law is being conducted
through group 8, but as yet nothing
definite has been determined upon.
The large amount of idle capital in
the country is said to be responsible
for the project. Money which cannot
be employed TO advantage in other CT
ties is being sent in abundance to New
York, where there is at present di-
nculty in employing the accumulation
profitably.
Call money was lent as low as one
per cent yesterday, and the rates for
time money and commercial paper
eased CORRESPONDENCE. The decline in
the latter is due to large purchases in
this city of commercial paper by out
of town institutions. Banks in Bos-
ton, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Milwaukee, st. Louis and other cities,
which generally at this season employ
their money at home, have eagerly
sought commercial paper here.
When there was a plethora of money
months ago, the local banks made
tacit agreement to make no loans at
less than per cent. One of the insti-
tutions reduced their rate of interest
on out of town deposits at IL per cent,
but increased to two per cent when an
active demand for money set in.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
Saturday, October 23

was not feasible. The only way out
of the difficulty, to his mind, is for
wheelmen in all states to fight for
the Saturday half holiday in order that
all important bicycle events be run
off on that day.
When asked whether the recognition
of the Coast Associated Cycling clubs
by the Canadians Wheelmens' asso-
citation would cause strained relations
between the latter body and the Lea
que of American Wheelmen, he re-
piled that he could not see that it
would The League, he said has no
fight against the C. A. c., all the fight
ing being on part of the coast organiza-
ton. He intimated that it is better
for the c. A. C. to promote Sunday
racing in order to satisfy the discon-
tented element in California division
of the L. A. wthan to be in continual
squabble with all the elements COM
posing it. He is unoquivocably opposed
TO the League taking any kind of a
part in sanctioning Sunday racing.
AUCTION SALEiMonday, october
25th, at 10 o'clock contents residence at
70S Mason street, corner Palmetto
avenue, Government hill near car line.
Handsome furniture, rosewood upright
piano, desk, wardrobes, vases, tables,
beautiful rocking chairs, stoves, ice
box, carpets, rugs, glassware, land
scapes, mirrors, sewing machine, kit
chen utensils, and elegant parlor and
bedroom suits. TURNER & HARVEY
Auctioneers. 1023-2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
Killed By Accident.
Louis Flores Life Ended Yester-
day Evening.
Pistol Accidentally Dropped From A
Wagon Is Discharged And The
Ball Proves Deadly.

Carelessness caused another death
in this city last evening.
Louis Flores is the victim. He died
last evening at his home, corner Leal
and North Frio streets, at s O'Clock
from a bullet wound inflicted by a pis-
tol accidentally dropped by his brother
Joe, which caused it's disonaisS.
Joe Flores is a chic'ten peddler and
yesterday morning accompanied by
his brother Louis, he went out to the
country to purchase soma fowls. They
returned about o'clock iast evening
and were unloading the wagon when
the deplorable accident occurred.
Joe was in the wagon handing the
articles out to Louis. On the wagon
seat between the folds of a quilt lay
a SS-calibre revolver. Joe had forgot
ten all about the presence of the dang
erous weapon, and carelessly picked
the quilt up by one end to hand 1t out
of the wagon to his brother.
As he picked the quilt up the pistol
dropped out of the wagon and struck
the wheel. There was a report and
Louis uttered a scream, clasped his
hands to his stomach and fell to the
ground mortally wounded, the ball
having entered his abdomen directly
in the centre and ranged upward, COM
ing out of his left side under his arm
pit.
As soon as the accident occurred
Mounted Police officer Brown, who
lives nearby, repaired to the scene and
called in a physician who attended the
wounded mans injuries, but death had
already claimed the unfortunate man
and he succumbed at s O'Clock, passing
peacefully away.
Deceased was about 81 years Of age
and was single, having been born and
raised here. He has been for several
years an inmate of the asylum, but
was dismissed a few months ago as
cured, and from all appearance was so.
Joe Flores, the brother of the wound
ed man, is younger and has a wife and
two children. They were standing IN
the yard when the sad accident oc-
CURED
Justice Phil Shook was summoned by
Ohcer Brown to hold an inquest over
the remains this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
Spanish POLICY.
In Earnest To COnciliate
United States.
WANT OUR COOPERATION FOR
PEACE ON THE BASIS OF
AUTONOMY,
Want The Whites To Govern Cuba
Not In Favor OF a Local Execu-
tive Assemtly-MuSt Push
Military 0peratiOnS--A Big
Debt Presses.

New York, Oct. ga special to the
World from Madrid says:
A high diplomatic parsonage who has
special means of accurately judging
Spain's motives, claims that the Queen
Regent and the Sagasta government
are sincere both in their wish to obtain
the sympathy of the American govern
ment and to conciliate the majority of
the Cubans-especially the whites,
whom the new policy aims to detach
from the Instruction.
Many obstacles may retard the real
ization of the Liberal program, this
high diplomat continued.
First the condition of the island
makes the executing of reforms and
the taking of elections very difficult.
Secondly, the division in the Autono-
mist party makes its support unre-
liable just when the government wants
it to be the cornerstone of the new
regime.
Thirdly, the ambiguous attitude Of
the so-called Spanish party, the con-
stitutional union, makes mischief, as
its proffered support is conditional on
the government making no large extern
sion of the electoral franchise, as that
would deprive it of the control of the
municipal and provincial councils and
the insular assembly. s-
Fourthly, the creating of local as
sembly with a responsible executive
is exceedingly unpopular in Spain and
is combatted even by influential Liber-
ais and newspapers like the Heraldo
and impartial.
Filthy, military men share the OPP
inion of Generals Blanco, Parade and
Pando that rigid military occupation
of the four western provinces of Cuba
and very active operations in the two
western provinces are indispensable to
complete pacification and can only pro-
duce results in a few months if the
United States entirely stop filibustering
expeditions and all other assistance to
the insurgents. .
Sixthly, prolongation of the struggle
with it's terrible drain on the Spanish
finances and embarrassments impend-
ing to the tune of $S,000,00O a month
on top of the $500, 900, 900 already spent
early this winter, will force Spain to
pleodge more sources of peninsular
revenue to raise money to go on with
pacification of Cuba.
Hence the anxiety of the court and
the government to secure the good will
of the United States, which is shown
in the adoption of a new colonial policy
in making promises to settle the Amer
lean claims after pacification and in
holding out a prospect of advantages
60 panital in the
Spanish West Indies.
Notes on these delicate matters are
being exchanged between the two gov
ernments with great reserve, chiefly at
Washington, as usual hitherto. Prob
ably nothing of them will be placed
officially on record.
The prevailing opinion in court and
official circles in Madrid is that the
American government shows a tempo
rizing and friendly disposition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
MADRID TRUSTS wEYLER.
He Will Give UP His Command With
out Trouble.


out Trouble.
New Lork, Oct. pa special to the
Herald from Madrid says:
At the ministerial council, special
from Havana stating that Gen. Weyler
would refuse to relinquish power be-
fore October 30 was discussed. Your
correspondent was requested to say
on behalf of the cabinet that no Gre
dence can be placed in the dispatch
since, according to all those received
by the government the ministry an
ticipates nothing but implicit obed-
fence to his orders on the part of
Gen. Weyler. This emphatic state
ment is all the more generous and all
the more worthy Of belief from the
fact that Gen. Weyler is by no means
a persona grata with the present min
istry.
The press continues to harp on the
filibustering expeditions.
FL impartial demands that a MEM
orandum be sent to the European
chancellor. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
SUNDAY WHEELING.
President Potter is opposed to Sunday
Racing.

Racing.
New York, Oct. 23.-The Herald says:
President Potter of the League of
American Wheelman, has declared
himself on the most momentous ques-
ton that has yet confronted that or
ganization and upon which up to the
present time he has maintained
sphynx-like silence. The declaration
was called forth by a question asked
him concerning the secession move
ment and Sunday racing on the Pa
cific coast. Mr.. Potter put himself
on record as strongly disappearing of
bicycling racing on Sunday, either
throughout the state, or in any par
tieular state. Personally, he said, he
might not object to racing being held
on Sunday in California, but the senti-
ment of wheelmen and wheelwomen in
the league must be respected and that
sentiment he knew to be overwhelm-
ingly against Sunday racing. He had
considered suggestions and proposals
to grant local option in the matter,
but was convinced that such a plan
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
SPAIN REPLIES.

Madrid, Oct. 23.-After the cabinet
meeting here yesterday, at which the
reply of Spain to the note of the Unit
ed States minister, General Stewart L.
ed States, presented by United States
minister, Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford,
soon after his arrival in this country,
was unanimously approved. General
Woodfcrd, it is said, cabled 1000 words
in cipher to Washington, which is sup
posed was the text Of the Spanish re-
ply to the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
A % YEAR VET DEAD.

Valparaiso, Ind, Oct. 2S.-Uncle Chas,
Decker, the oldest man in Porter
county, is dead. He was 80 years old.
He was a native of Massachusetts
During the war, at the time be-
ing sixty-three years, 10 days old, he
enlisted in Company l., 29th Indiana
infantry, serving not quite one year,
when he was discharged for disability.
His first presidential vote was cast
for James Monroe.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
STOLE HER HUSBAND.

Bismark, N. D., Oct. 23.-One of the
most sensational law suits in the his
tory of North Dakota, commenced to-
day in the district court here by Mrs.
Urba Parker Dixon, against Mrs. ]. NJ.
Bartholomew, wife of Judge Bartholo-
NEW, of the Supreme court. Mrs.
Parker alleges her husbands affections
were alienated by defendant and she
demands $1,000 damages. Both are
we'll known throughout the state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
HAPPY BoWLERs.

Georgetown, Tex, Oct. 23.-(SpeciaD
MIR. Henry Burkhardt has opened up
a ten pin alley on the west side Of the
square, and last night, for the first
time in about twenty years, the rum
BILE of the ten pin balls was heard in
Georgetown. The lights and the mus
ical noise attracted a large crowd and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
DEATH OF MRS. HENFEY.

Mrs. Mary Henley, widow of the late
VIM. Henley, died this morning at the
family residence, 21s Burnet street.
Deceased had lived here many years
and was an aunt of John ]. Stevens,
of 81 Martin street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
THE TAX LIST.

The Light today contains a supple
ment of twelve pages, containing the
names of the delinquent Taxpayers Of
the city, in addition to the regular
eight pages. Subscribers not receiv-
ing this list are requested to make
complaint to this Office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
CEMENT QUARRY FATALITY.

Kingston, N. Y, Oct. 23.-At Rosen-
dale yesterday, the premature explo-
sion of blast in A. ]. Smiths GEM
ent quarry killed Arnold Johnson in
stantly and inflicted probably fatal in
juries of three others named Bailey,
Shader and Johnson.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
BURNED TO DEATH.

New York, Oct. 23.-Patrick Coll
ply, engineer, and Henry Height, fire.
man. in the collar and cuff laundry of
Mariner & Vale, were burned to death
today in a fire which destroyed the
building
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
THE BALTIMoREs HEARD FROM,

A letter was received yesterday from
Messrs. Selee, Barnie and Eline, man
ayers of the Baltimore All-American
baseball tour, which says: "Our play
ers positively refuse to take the Texas
route in the way of California on ac-
count Of the fever scare. On our re-
turn from the coast we will visit Tex
as"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
MOE TROOPS TO INDIA.

London, Oct. 23.-Large drafts Of
soldiers have been ordered to be got
ready to re-enforce the Eight British
cavalry regiments now in India.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
THE MARKETS.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 2S.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 200. Texans steady and I'M
changed.
Sheep: receipts: 500; market
steady.
Chicago, Oct. 2S.-CattIe: Receipts,
400; market quiet and unchanged.
Sheep: Receipts, $500; market
strong.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
PRINCETON Is OLD.

Princeton, N. j., Oct. 23.-The one
hundred and fifty-first birthday ami
versary of Princeton university was
celebrated here yesterday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-23
A SCHOLAR GONE.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 2S.-Justin
Windsor, L. L. D., librarian of Har-
ward and president of the American
Library association, is dead.