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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
The Cassiar Central.

The Victoria Colonist, one of the most reliable papers published on the Pacific coast, in an issue of recent date states that % miles of the Cassiar Cen tral Railroad is to be built this summer. This part of the route is to run from Glenora to Dees lake, which latter being the southern boundary of the great Cassiar mining district. Dees lake is located north and little east of Glen ora and the country along the proposed line is supposed to be as rich in miner al deposits as the well known Cassiar district. From DeeS lake the road ia finally to be built north to Frances river and from there to d connection with the Pelly river which is naYigable and empties into the Yukon at Fort Selkirk. To Fort Wrangel the con struction of the Cassiar Central would be of greater benefit than the proposed road from Glenora to Lake neslin, for the reason that the former runs through one of the richest mining districts in the world, while the latter would pass through a country that is supposed to contain little if any of the precious metal. The exact point where a navi- gable stream could be first reached be- tween Dees lake and the Pelly we can not say in this issue, but much of the way between Dees lake and the Pelly lakes could be navigated in small boats. The portage across, we are told, is less than thirty miles.
 The Canadians in abandoning the Teslin route for the Cassiar Central are certainly well informed as to the rela- tive merits of the two and it seems to be their object to open up q route to the Klondike for those going in and rich mining district for others. That the road will be built, we have no doubt. We still insist that the Canadians will not abandon the idea of possessing route to the Yukon through their own territory.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
After the Gold.

The dull season of the year is prov ing beneficial to Fort Wrangel in some respects. Many prospecting parties are being formed and vigorous search is being made in all directions for gold. Reports are coming in from some of them of the discovery of good quartz and placer claims, and before the sum mer is ended many of those who have complained of dull times and hard luck will find themselves suddenly made rich. The gold is in the country, and if few months of quietude will drive the prospector into the possession of wealth, one should not complain. At present numb Der are out in the Mar rows and reports come in that good gold bearing quartz can be found with out much trouble, but the gold hunter is more favorably inclined toward the placer claim and the former has had but little attention paid to it.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Fine Apartments. A

Mr. Bruno Greif's ad. appears in this issue of the News with some changes. You will observe that he advertises lodging house in the second story of his new building. Well, you ought to see his rooms-the finest in the city, all new, painted, beautifully carpeted and furnished with splendid furniture and nice clean beds. Bath and toilet on the same floor. MT. Greif is one of the most progressive men in the city. He has put up lots of buildings, and al ways of the best. His new brewery is a fine structure. Wrangel has lots of live men, but none better than Bruno Greif. A lady housekeeper attends to the office.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Off to the Pen.

Marshal Shoup of this district and Deputies Cudihee, McNair, Staley, Hamilton, Shook and Johnson were registered passengers on the Queen. They had ten prisoners with them whom they are taking to San Quenten, Cal. Six of them were convicted of murder and the remaining four of mi nor offenses. Deputy Cudihee was seen by News man and reported min ing interests improving at Sitka. He is stationed at Skaguay and Dyea The marshal and his deputies will return in about three weeks.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
The Fort Wrangel Ice Co.

There are some things connected with the ice business that are not known to everybody In the first place, the business is run by two of the best boys that ever lived, the Gillis Brothers, The supply, of ice, is inexhaustable. notwithstanding the fact that they use no ice machine. They get it up at the head of Prince Frederick's sound in what is called Ice Bay. The ice floats out into t,ie ocean from off of the gla- ciers. Some of it may be trifle old but patrons sec no objection Oh that account, in fact it is first class. In this city they keep it well packed in sawdust ill their warehouse.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Politics and Religion.

MT. c. J. Smith, general manager of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, was passenger on the Queen The ed itor of the News met Mr. Smith, who was taking a look at our town. He re- ceived the first news of the Oregon election while in this place and ex- pressed himself as highly pleased that Oregon had returned to republicanism This gave the News man an opening and conversation ensued on religion and politics, and when Mr. Smith left the writer for the boat we are pleased to relate that he was much refreshed.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Another Fish Story.

Last Monday evening two fishermen were in a boat just off the Davidge wharf. One of them held the oars, the other line with hooks well baited for salmon. Fastened to one of these hooks was a terrible skate and they lowed him to the slip at the wharf, where he was dragged onto the blanks and killed. He measured six feet in length and was four and one half feet wide. These fish are flat as a pancake, and not used for food. There is noth- ing handsome in their makeup, on the contrary they look repulsive.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Will Stop Here.

The river boats Columbia. Canadian, Indian and Australian, under convoy of the Fordenskjold, an ocean steamer. will stop at this place some day this week. The boats are being taken to St. Michaels to engage in the Yukon river travel. These vessels are owned by the Canadian Development compa- ny and it's managing director, H. Malt land kersey, will be with the boats to this city. From here he will go to Dawson by way of Glenora and Lake Teslin.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
THE FORT NRANGEL NENS.
A Grist of the Weeks Local News Dished Up for the Special Benefit of Our
 Readers by News Reporters.

Mr. P. Taught is over on one of the islands for short time.
 The Utopia came in from the north yesterday bound for Seattle.
 Eight river boats with d convoy pass ed the entrance on their way up to St. Michaels Sunday.
 The Richard III emptied great piles of coal from his bowels last week which adorns the south end of the Dayidge wharf.
 Mr. Bridge of this city has been ap- pointed a government inspector. He is a California man and will make good inspector.
 Carpenter Hamilton went over to the Wrangel Narrows yesterday on hunt ing and prospecting tour He Will be gone week or more.
 A change has been made i'll deputy marshals at Skaguay and Dyea. John Cudihee and Shook have taken the places of Richards and Mclnnis.
 Our enterprising citizen, MT. F. F.. Cagel. is building a good sea wall in front of some of his property on North Front street. He is using logs and rocks.
 The Utopia, White captain. arrived no passengers or late papers and the people cheerfully said good bye as she pulled out for the north.
 The Discovery, Grant captain, tied up at the Troup wharf last Monday af- ternoon. She had about sixty passen- gers aboard. J. Y. Mccullough of Se attle was one of them on his way to Skaguay.
 The Casca came over to the Dayidge wharf last Monday. She had been on the beach for week undergoing re- pairs. Coming down on her last trip she had some trouble that slightly in jured her.
 Miss Queene Palmer. one of Fort Wrangel's prettiest girls, and Mrs. Charles l.. Merrill left on the Seattle for visit on the Sound. They have hosts of friends here who wish them a pleasant time.
 Andrew Wildman, Theodore Dilkes, c. J. Harrison, Col Winward, o. C.. Stone and William Fletcher made up party that went to the lake, eight miles below, last Saturday. They re- turned Sunday evening with nice string of trout.
 The Queen, on her trip down, had on board the remains of a woman who died of typhoid fever at Skaguay. The san itary conditions in that city must be terribly bad if reports and the corpses shipped east are any criterian to judge by.
 MT. Backus, of Seattle, who has been connected with the Washington Ma tional bank of that city for number of years, was one of the excursionists on the Queen on her down run last Monday. Mr. Backus is one of the best men in the Queen City, and an excel lent type of the class of men who are building up the future great city on the Pacific.
 ''Yes sir, put us an advertisement in the News" said one of the proprietors of the Eureka brewery last Monday when the newsgatherer was around on his mission of soliciting patronage The Eureka fellows are live, wide awake men-rustlers of high grade men who are helping to make the flu turc great city of Alaska, and the en terprise of the News has not escaped their eyes. Read their advertisement in this issue and then call at their es tablishment
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
The Fire Fiend.

There is no lack of knowledge on the part of our people concerning the mea- gre water supply in this city and we ials, to the fact that the promiscious use of fireworks is liable to start fire which would no doubt destroy the greater portion of the city when once well started. The use of these fire works should not be permitted in the business portions of the town.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
A Handsome Issue.

The Annual Summer Trade Number of the Seattle Review has been received through the kindness of the publisher, Mir. Ernst. It contains sixteen pages of write up and other news concerning Seattle and her business interests. 1t is very creditable paper and reflects much credit on it's publisher and dis plays the usual generosity of the Queen City's business men and manufac- turers.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Back Again.

w. II. Corbeil, of this city, returned from trip to Vancouver last Sunday on the Tartar. He reports times fairly good at Vancouver. He says the gen eral belief down there is that the Gas siar Central will be built this season as far as Dees lake. MT. Corbeil also stated to the News man that he was told that the order to remove all the Mackenzie, Mann and Go. implements from Glenura had been rescinded.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Thanks, Mr. Foster.

The hero of last Sundays fishing ex- ploit is certainly entitled to the thanks of the three orphans who comprise the News force Mr. F. sent to us a piece of that beautiful halibut, of which special mention is made in another column. He selected d choice cut and his liberality is apparent when we state that the piece he sent Us weighed no less than twenty pounds.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Fort WrangeI.
The Seattle Review says:

"Wrangel is filled up today with hosts of starving men and women, principally from the eastern states and central Northwest They are practic- ally imprisoned there."
 All of which is a falsehood. The writer of the above should buy and wear one of those buttons inscribed with I'm something of liar myself"
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
The Chamber of Commerce.

A quorum was not present at the meeting last Monday evening and no business being done, the lid was not removed.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
Take a Change.

Seattle is soon to have public toilet and lavatory. When this improvement is completed we hope the newspaper men will let up on Fort Wrangel for few issues.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-15
A BARBER AND HIS KNIFE.
Serious Cutting Affray at dIenora Last
 Sunday. Other News,

Sunday. Other News,
 The report from Glenora of serious cutting affray in that city last Sunday was traced up by a News man. After considerable search and inquiry, MT. John M. Cray, who was at Glenora at the time, was found on board the Ogil- vie and we were given the facts con corning the matter The names of the parties, however, could not be ascer- tained.
 A barber in Glenora indul5ed freely in game of poker and finally went broke so far as money WAS concerned, but the jag he had on was in d bloom ing condition. He went to the tent of a Klondiker who being asleep was robbed of some of his money. When this was all gone the barber returned for more, and during his second visit, the sleeper awoke from his dreams to find a man intent on robbery in his tent. The bar Der attacked him with knife cutting him on the left side, on the right arm and also on the right cheek, the first being u large gapping wound. When the assault had proceeded thus far, d man with club became spectator of what was going on and participant in the affair, and with sweep of his tllD hllOChtu tut Oul Ol IIlt bers hand and ended the affray.
 The injured man was pretty badly cut, but the wounds will not prove fatal.
 The barber is safely in the hands of the provincial police and will no doubt be tried at Glenora at the term of court to be held there, where justice will be meted out to him in liberal quantities.
 Mr. Cray was formerly from Rossland, B. c. and is on his way back to that place. He has been up at Glenora for the past three months He says there are about three thousand people at Glenora at the present time. The first number of the News, the first paper ever published at Glenora, was printed last Saturday.
 LATER.
 Since the above was put into type. steamer Elwood arrived from Glenora Among her passengers was Mir. F. W. Weldon, the jailor at that place. who was in search of David Courtmarch, that being the name of the barber who did the cutting. Tbe prisoner escaped from jail yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. He is supposed to be in this city and the officers will watch the boats expecting to capture him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
THOSE SANTA FE STEAKS.
One of the Advertisements the "Cali
fornia Limited Offers.

One of the Advertisements the "Cali-
fornia Limited" Offers.
The California Limited on the Santa
Fe is advertised as the finest train run
ming across the country, and from the
amount Of business it is doing the state
ment seems to be correct.
The Sunset Limited on the Southern
Pacific went through Ell Paso few
days with thirty passengers, when was
announced as good business. The aver
fornia Limited is from seventy-fve to
100.
The Limited is advertised The buffet
smoking car, the observation car, the
parlor car, the barber shop and all that,
but one of the features that catches the
eye or the palate of the passengers has
never been advertised. 1t is the steaks.
Great large juicy steaks that melt IN
ones mouth. They are all shipped from
Chicago and all the dining cars and all
of Fred HarVey's eating houses from
Chicago to Los Angeles, are supplied
best that can be bought in the Chicago
market.
one man is kept in Chicago to buy
meats. He does that and nothing else.
There is a standard and that must be
cOnfOrmed with or the steak will never
appear on a Santa Fe table. Some OF
the railroads in New England have won
a reputation for fine pancakes and
waff1es at their eating houses, others
hold the palm for rolls and coffee, but
the Santa Fe will not take second place
for steaks, and passengers going over
the road remember those steaks for all
time to come and it is an advertisement
worth having, for the way to reach a
mans better senses or memory is
through his stomach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
The Passing of the Hand Coup
ling Near at Hand.
Law Requiring Use of Auto
matte Devices Being Obeyed.
BIG KANSAS ROADS
Make a Good Showing as to
Automatic COuplers.
Statement of Amount in Use by
Rock Island and Santa Fe.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-In very short
time it will not be necessary to couple
a car on an American railroad by hand,
and the cause of many of the personal
injury accidents to employees will have
been eradicated forever. The railroad
companies have until January l, 190O
to obey the law requiring all cars to be
equipped with automatic cOuplers and
air brakes.
To ascertain just how the big lines
entering Chicago stood on this matter
a local paper recently requested a re-
port from each road in the city show
ing the number of cars provided with
automatic coupler and air brake and
how many were still uneQuipped. The
answers received show that on Deem
Der 1 on IS per cent of all the cars Of
these companies automatic cOuplers
were in place and to As per cent of them
air brakes were attached.
One road, the Lake Superior & Man
haitian Southern, has every one of it's
49, 12 cars equipped with the safety
automatic coupler more than a year be
fore the expiration of the time allowed
by the law.
All new cars that are being built by
all roads have the new automatic
coupler, and on the old ones the change
is being made at the rate of from 100 to
800 cars a month The railroads have
been a little slower on the air brakes
than the cOuplers, partly because the
coupler is the more important and part
" because it takes longer to construct
air brakes and fit them to cars.
Up to December 1 the Rock Island
had 1862 cars equipped with automatic
coupler and 1856 without. The Santa F'e
showed 1892 with and 1908 without
automatic couplers.
The Rock Island has 8,116 cars with
air brakes and S.273 without.
The Santa Fe made no report as to the
number Of its cars equipped with air
brakes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

win lay off tonight. Billy Breen, day
man, will take his place.
Brakeman Mcmahon, of the Barnard
branch, will lay off December Is for a
visit in Iowa.
d. d. Bailey IS in Arkansas City
A good many of the train crews VAL
lay off during the holidays.
Operator Brown is on duty once more.
Operator Roach has returned to Flor
ence.
The following men are on the on
board: Firemen Brisco, Walker, Brake
men Zibble, Abe Smith, Jacobs and
Kunce; Conductors Crowder, Hilton.
PIummer; Engineer Fithen; Harry KEEP
Ter and Dave Walthan, Wipers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
W. A. B1ssELL's LUCK
Made Assistant Traffic Manager of
the San Joaquin Valley Road

Made Assistant Traffic Manager OF
the San Joaquin Valley Road
The ACQUISITION of the San Francisco
& San Joaquin Valley railroad by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, which
will give the latter line of its own to
San Francisco, has made it desirable
for the road to nave an experienced
traffic representative in that city, and
Mr. w A. Bisse1 has been appointed
to the newly created position of assist
ant traffic manager, with headquarters
at San Francisco, to take effect jan
uary 1.
Mr.. Bisseu has been connected with
the Atlantic & Pacific and Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe roads for fourteen
years, and has been in railway service
since 1854. He began as a messenger
boy with the Michigan Central, and in
May, 1865, was given clerkship IN the
auditors office, where he remained for
three years. He then went to the Pa
cific coast, and after serving two years
as a clerk in the office of the Central
Pacific at Sacramento, was, in March,
1870. made freight auditor of the South
ern Pacific. He continued with the lat
ter road as freight auditor and chief
clerk until November I, 1888, when he
was appointed Pacific coast freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific and Texas
&c Pacific. He was then for one year
Pacific coast freight agent of the At
lantic & Pacific, and from January ],
1856, to September /, 1888, was manager
of the Atlantic & Pacific fast freight
line and general agent of the Atlantic
& Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe roads. On the latter date he was
appointed general freight and passenger
agent of the Atlantic & Pacific road in
addition to his duties as manager of the
fast freight line, and held those posi-
tions until he was appointed assistant
freight traffic manager and general
freight agent of the AtchisOn, Topeka
& Santa Fe on January 1, 1895. He re-
linQuished the duties of general freight
ATTcr CT h11f hn
as assistant freight traffic manager IN
til the present time. In his new position
he will have charge of the traffic in
coast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
FROM WELLINGTON.
,nductor Rell is laying OF.

Bell IS laying OIL.
Brakeman Gleason is laying off.
Several of the engines that were help
ing out the Panhandle branch during
the rush, have been sent to other
places.
P. o. Rudolph, Santa Fe agent at
Alva, o. T., was in the city last night
on his way to Wichita He returned
this morning.
Engineer Snyder and Fireman Hent-
eel returned this morning from the
Englewood branch, where they had
working. Snyder hurt his back while
helping clear up the wreck out there.
A new operator is at work at the
freight depot. His name is L. R. Wet
more, and he halls from Kiowa- He is
holding down Ford's old place. Ford
has gone to Topeka to take a better job.
II. E. Morton, Santa F'e agent at
Milan, has gone to his old home in Ellis
worth, Kan, on a visit to his parents.
W. B. Pease fills his place during his
absence.
Agent Holland and wife of Perth are
visiting relatives in Illinois. Mr.. Hol-
land is Rock Island agent at Perth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
FROM EMPoRIA.

Fireman Jacques As taking the place
of VIM. Brisco.
Joe Elliott Of the coal chute, who
was hurt several days ago, is able to go
to work again.
Frank Venn has gone to Strong City
70 take the place of D. L. Hilton on 800.
Two conductors and one brakeman,
from this place, are in Arkansas City
today for investigation.
The following have reported: Joe
Lightner, switchman; Frank Meredith,
pit man: Conductors Wismeyer and
Bridges, Bra keman w. Miller.
Conductor F. V. Griffin will leave for
visit in Chicago, December 20.
Engineer Dix and Fireman Carter
have returned from the scene of the
Spivey wreck. They report the smash
up not so bad as at first supposed, only
the engine and two cars being in the
ditch.
Harry Jones. night engine inspector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
SUIT AGAINST L. T. 6 s. W.
Brought in the Federal Court by ]. G.
Stone is Dismissed.

The suit brought in the federal court
by Senator J. c. Stone against c. T.
Mcclellan as receiver of the Leaven-
worth, Topeka, & Southwestern railroad,
to recover $4,000 for the use of right of
way through his farm in Leavenw orth
county, has been dismissed. The suit
was supplementary to the suit reversed
by the supreme court last week, in
which Stone sued for possession of the
land because of the temporary abandon
ment Of the road three years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
Rock Island Appointments.

Chicago. Dec. &c. A. Searle has
been appointed general excursion agent
for the Rock Island road in Chicago
Other selections announced on the same
the passenger department at Portland.
Ore, and Frank l. Miller, travelling
passenger agent for the territory east
of the Missouri river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
"a Lively Llttle station.

Mcpherson, Dec. 15.-The Union Pa
cff1c railroad did $S4s worth Of business
at Assaria during the month of No
vember. This is pretty good consider
ing the fact that Mentor is four miles
north of it and Bridgeport four miles
south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

Colored shirts and waists laundered
so that the colors will not fade Peer
less Steam Laundry 112 and ia West
Eighth street.