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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
Didn4 Take the Paper.

A jealous editor down south tells about man in his ncighborhood who didn't take paper. The tale may not be true one wc don't know.
 This money saving fellow got hold of Maine story paper and found that by sending ; to a Yankee he could get Il cure for drunkenness Sure enough he did. It WIS to take a pledge and keep it." Later on he sent 5O two cent stamps to find out how to raise large turnips successfully. He found out. Just take hold of the tops and pull" the legend read
 Being young he wished to marry and sent A one cent stamps to Chicago firm to learn how to make an impress sion; when the answer came it read 1: Sit down on pan of dough-" That was little rough, but he was patient man and thought he would yet sue ceed. The next ad he answered read !: "How to double your money in six months" He was told to convert his money into bills, fold them and he would see his fortune increases. The next time he sent for "Twelye useful household articles and got package of needles. There are some d little slow to learn, so he sent dollar to find out "How to get rich and got Il receipt. Work like the devil and never spend cent" That stopped him, but his brother wrote to find out how to write a letter without pen or ink. He was told to use d lead pencil. He paid 25 to discover how to live without work and was told on a postal card to fish for suckers like we do." He takes the home paper now and is happy.-Ex.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
Resigned.

Judge Jackson has sent his resigna- ton to the department at Washington, and he will probably be relieved be- tween this and the first day of October. The Judge contemplates trip to Hon. olulu, and we doubt not there will be a good opening for men of his worth and ability on the islands. We sincerely hope, however, that Judge Jackson will yet conclude to remain in Fort Wran- gel, for we can lilly afford to lose men of his live, progressive nature. The Judge has made hosts of friends in Alaska, and we are glad to say he is de- serving of them, and whether he goes or stays, in or out of office, the best wishes of our people are with him.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
Why Not?
II. F. ROBINSON,
 Alaska Supt.

While Alaska may not be the ideal abode for the idle, and every man who comes in search of gold may not find it. yet. if the thousands of people in all parts of the world, who are deprived, by force of circumstances, of the means of gaining d livelihood, and are indus trious and prudent, could be trans ported to this so-called arctic region, the future might still have in store for them prosperity of such brightness as they have never dreamed.
 Nature here offers more, for less la bor, than do corporations with their serving serfs, or desert plains with their oft repeated crop failures. Pio- neers are here greeted with beauty on every hand and sustenance for the talk ing. Waters, teeming with fish, and forests filled with game are here wait ing for the hand of man to put them to practical use in the worlds economy
 Mountains that rival the Alps in beauty, and seas that would put Venice to shame. Health in the curative pow CT of the salt sea breeze and the healing balsam of the pines. Could the mind of man devise plan more magnificent?
 And yet many, who have staked their all, on the mad rush for gold, go blindly past these inviting scenes,t this offered prosperity. and as if demon had en- tered their souls, go wildly on, looking for nothing, caring for nothing but gold, gold, gold. Their wives perhaps left penniless; their household goods, even, mortgaged to provide funds, for the Klondike expedition which, in nine hundred and ninety nine cases out of a failure. No wonder that their faces are haggard and worn, and that they sometimes lack the courage to return with only disappointment and despair to bring back.
 To these we would say, cheer up, for here is that for which you are looking for gold can only buy what here ma ture offers to you freely. Go into the forest and build you home, from the material to be found on every hand; plant and you shall gather all manner of fruit and vegetables, and then, when all is ready, send for the wife and ba- bies and tell them that where man failed, God provided a way of escape.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

John Bull wants the United States to keep the Philippines, which is equiv alent to saying that if we want them, and decide to keep them, the other powers had better keep out of range or something is liable to drop, and drop pretty hard, too.
 The News wishes to express it's thanks in the most public and picturesque manner to Mir. Bernard for two flags the stars and stripes and the Cuban. A carpenters force of one man put up pole on the office on Friday last and the flags were displayed that evening for the first time. Long may the flags wave and long may peace and happiness and prosperity hover over the destiny of our friend Mr. Bernard. Selah.
 It is a curious instance of the irony of history that at the close of the first great naval battle between the United States and Spain in the waters of the new world there should have been left battered and strarded upon the Cuban coast great war vessel named in hon. or of the discoverer whom Ferdinand and Isabella sent out to find that very island and this huge destined hemis phere. And should it prove possible, as Commodore Schley beleives it is, to save the Cristobal Colon and to add her to the United States navy as a ret ributive namesake of the sunken Maine the coincidence would bo doubly strange.-Philadelph Record.
 Mosquito dope, sure preventative. At Wrangel Drug Go.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
Church Calendar.

Sabbath School 2:30 p. m. Sunday. M. Manson, Superintendent.
 Christian Endeavor Society, prayer meeting ' p. m. Sunday. L. II. Wake field, President.
 Song service p. m. Sunday. Mrs. Thwing, Organist.
 Prayer meeting p. m. Friday. Rev. c. Thwing, Minister; A. T. Bennett, FL der. All are invited to these services, Seats Free.
 Services for natives. Sunday, la. m. and f. p. m., and Wednesday at p. m.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

lnsOn ls sell cNplauatory
 JrNEAt, August lGth, ls9s Messrs. Mckinnon Whf X r, Co. Agts.,
 Wrangel, Alaska. Gcntlcmen:-
 Capt Johansen, Master of the $. $. Dora" in last night from Copper river and Naldes. reports that on August 5th at 5:3o D. m. outward bound from Ju- neau 10 Copper River, Lat. 5S . 3S' North. Long. ll0o l3' West, ho passed lot of wreckage from river steamer, found q deckhouse floating on which was a life preserycr yteneiled "Stikine Chief" d live dog, an arm chair, etc. From the fact that the dog was not very thirsty nor hungry, he assumes that the wreck must not have occurred but few hours previous. No signs of u boat of any description were found, him to see n long distance One straw hat was found atloat near the wreckage. II IS iiit OiitllOll pl lIt piilN'i . VI Ailt Dora that this steamer WAS lost from an explosion rather than stress of weather as the wreck was very much splintered and broken up very fine. A little further on they passed what they thought indicated the submerged hull of the boat, the hog chain stanchions protruding u little above the water understand the Stikine Chief left Wrangel late in July or early in this month bound for St. Michael's and if such is the case, this is probably her wreckage. If you know her owners, will you kindly communicate the iutelli- Cence to them.
 Yours truly,
 II. F. ROBINSON,
 Alaska Supt.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
FATE 0F THE STIKINE CHEF
Another River Steamer Gone to
 See Me0inty.
A PART OF THE WRECK

The following letter from Supt Rob inson is self explanatory:
 JuNEAr, August lGth, lS9S Messrs. Mckinnon Whf X r. Co, Agts.,
 Wrangel. Alaska.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

FOLLOWING IS ms OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FOR
 IHE DISTRICT oF ALAskN.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
,rfol-.J. w lVey.

Collectol-J. w. lvey.
 Special Deputy-W. P. Mcbride.
 Deputy and Inspector-Wm Mill more and C. L. Andrews.
 Deputy Collectors-,Joseph Arment, Fort Wrangel; F. M. VanSlyck, Mary island; W. G. Thomas, Kadiak; G. W. Caton. Cooks Inlet; T. F.. Holmes, ka- riuk: ]. r. Sinnot. Uuga; J. P. Word, UnalaSka: F. T. Hatch. St. Michaels; Chas. Smith. Circle City; John c. Ten ny, Juneau.
 Inspectors at Juneau-Loring K. Ad- ans. Harry Mlnto and John k. Auldin.
 Inspectors at Fort Wrangel. Edward Hofsted, $. l.. Adams. Geo. J. Smith, E. l.. Hunter Vim. Denny.
 Inspectors Ahoat-J. $. Slater, $. r. Hodges, l.. II. Lovejoy, Edgar Grim.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

he got oil the key. The Judge wanted to stop, but the club wouldn't have il that way and the president asked if any mem Der present had tuning fork. Here is one" said $. Strousc. as he fished one ont of his shoe, where it had found it's way through hole in his trousers pocket. After half hours good, faithful work, the Judge was got onto the key again and finished the song. \ more hearty applause was never given to d singer than that which followed.
 Marshal Grants name was called for a paper on "Reversible Shirts for Bach elors." He prefaced his reading by stat ing that for more than five years last, he had been trying to invent a patent shirt for men, one that could be taken off and put on without removing ones vest or suspenders and that just when he had the thing completed. he found that someone was ahead of him on the patent and that he thereby lost for tune and feared the opportunity for gaining wealth and fame might not again present itself 10 him. and here the Marshall broke completely down. He reached for his handkerchief to wipe away the tears that were running down his cheeks, but he had made a mistake and put pair of worn socks in his pocket instead of the 'kerchief He wiped his face with the socks until he reached his nose-with a marvellous celerity of movement he put the socks back in his pocket, wiped his nose with his coat sleeve and proceeded to read the paper he held in his left hand. Mr. Grants paper was marvel of researc h starting with the figleaf suits that Adam and Eve wore and tracing the history of that article of wearing ap- parel, for both sexes, down to the pre- sent time. He had patent shirt with him and demonstrated the good fea- lures of the same on the person of Donald Sinclaire, who was reluctantly led to the side of Marshal Grant by doorkeeper Collins. The essay was heartily applauded and it was one of the best things of the evening.
 This closed the literary program of the evening and the chair announced ten minute recess which was pleasant ly spent in talking over the many good features of the evenings entertainment.
 When order was restored, Mr. Strouse as chairman of the committee on appli- cations for membership, reported that the committee unanimously reccom- mended the admission of George Clark, Capt. Gray, of the Casca, Capt. Frank Murray, MT. Healy, Mir. Walton and J. M. Cochran. The application of Roy Cole was passed for one week, it hay ing been reported to the committee that Roy contemplated matrimony, which if true, would bar him from mem bership.
 The program for the next meeting was announced AS follows:
 Dr. Dayy,. .Cornet Solo, J. r. Collins, . The death of Caesar. J. D. Walton. Clog Dance. NJ J. Cochran. ...... Mandolin Solo,
 The club then adjourned to meet next Thursday night, peace and har mony prevailing.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

When those 2i 900 Spanish prisoners are turned loose in Spain the common people will learn few facts that have heretofore been kept from them by the muzzling of the press of that country. They will probably learn that the Yankee pigs" are genuine scrappers of the Arkansaw razorback stripe.- Ex.
 The News, B per year.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA.

FOLLOWING IS uiF OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FoR
 IRE DISTRICT OF ALAsNA.
 tiovernol-lohn G. Brady; private secretary, Mrs Gertrude Knapp.
 |. k .ludg,-C. S. Johnson.
 [. <. Attorney Burton l.. Bennett. Assistant District .Attoney-Alfred j. Daily
 District Clerk-Alhert D. Elliott. Deputy Clerk-Naltoh D. McNair |. $. Marshal-J. II. Shoup
 Surveyor Gcneral-N. L. Distin. Register-Iohn w Dudley
 Receiyer-Roswell Shelly.
 Court Interpreter-tieorgc kostro- metinuH
 Commissionrrs- N. Futile, Sitka; John |. Ostrander. Juneau; K. NJ. Jack son, Fort Wraugel: l.. R. Woodward, Unalaska; Phillip Gallagher, kadiak; John |. Smith, Dyea; W. J. Jones, Cir cle City; Chas II. lsham, Unga.
 Deputy Marshals-N. A. McNair, Sitka: Edward <. Staley, Juneau; M. D. Grant. Fort Wrangel; J. Mcdonald, Douglas: Edward C. Hasey, kadiak; Lewis l.. Bowers, Unga. ]. (. Blaine, Unalaska: H. J. Mclnnis, Skaguay; John Cudihee, Circle City; -. Shook, Dyea.
 Deputy Internal Revenue Collector W. (. Pedlar
 Educational Agent Sheldon Jackson Assistant Ageut-William Hamilton Supt. of Sehools-W. A. Kelly.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

A census expert figures it out that it will take about nine million dollars to count the people of these United States.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-24

Get your Saws Filed opposite the Cottage Bakery, by ". J. Sully.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
GOVERNOR THREATENED.

President Loucks Says He'll See How Far
He Can Annul Law.
Chicago, October 12.-President G. W..
Loucks of the Chicago Virden Coal COM
pany, who arrived tonight from the
vicinity Of the trouble, made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
'sWe simply desire to state that our en-
ployes arrived5 at Virden about 1890 to-
day. We stopped the train opposite the
gates SO that the men could go from the
train into our works, when Immediately
the mob fired from all directions and
naturally our men defended themselves.
We propose to follow in the future as we
have in the past legal procedure in the
obtaining of our legal rights and shall
take the proper steps to secure redress
against all who prompted. aided, abetted
or participated in the riots of today,
whether they are miners, miners officials,
state officials or others. We shall deter
mine before we are through whether the
Governor of this state can class our col
ored population as ex-convlcts, scala
wags, EwiUh impunity, and whether the
colored sscitizens of this country can have
their rights under the constitution set
aside at the whim and pleasure of the
Governor of Illinois. We shall determine
for ourselves and others in this state just
how far Governor can annul and evade
the duties placed upon him by the constl-
tuition and statutes of this state.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
MILITIA KILLS MAN.

Virden, ILL.,, October IA detail Of
militia, at 0.15 O'Clock tonight killed
ex-Lieutenant OF Police Tom Preston Of
Chicago at the stockade. He was stand-
ing outside the stockade as guard. The
militia gave the bystanding miners the
command to halt, and Preston stepped
back to tie gate. The militia fred and
he was shot In the stomach. He was car
rled into the office in the stockade where
he expired. Battery d of Galesburg, Ill,
under Capt. Craig. numbering l60 men,
arrived tonight from Pana.
A AREPORTERlKILLED.
st. Louis, October IA special to the
Post Despatch from Virden, Ills, says:
Nine men on the train were killed aud
l3 wounded. Ten miners were killed and
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13

ing ground most suitable for the occa.
sion, to quell the riot and maintain
order, ,sprotect life and property, to disarm
all persons bearing arms, making an in
ventory of such arms and taking the name
of the individual owner and his post
Office address, such arms to be held until
further orders; and to not allow i'm
ported laborers to unload from any train
within the limits of the city, nor to
march in body.
"These avaricious mine owners have so
far forgotten their duty to society rs to
bring about this blot upon the fair name
of our state. They have gone far enough,
yes too far, as they had fair warning
from me by wire and telephone that the
Importation of labor which brings to our
state an undesirable class of citizens,
had to stop. And say now to such and
all others that this is a thing of the past
that it shall not be tolerated in Illinois,
while l am Governor. These meu, the
president and officers of the company.
who precipitated this riot by the bringing
in of these imported laborers, are guilty
of murder, and should be, and will, |
believe, be indicted by the grand jury of
Macoupin county and tried and convicted
for this heinous offense.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13

ent spirit from what they showed after
the interview was published. Most of
them were ignorant enough to believe
that they had right to do as the COVER
the miner had the same right to fight for
his property, which was his labor. AS the
mine owner, did to protect his property
inspired these men to the action which
they took today in firing upon this train
as soon as it came into our town. At
least 500 shots were fired into that train
by the time it reached the shaft and no
shots were fired from the train until at
least $50 shots were fired into it, I think,
killing and wound1ng good many of the
people on the train. No shots were fred
from the stockade until after several of
our men had been wounded. Several of
the men came back without having fired
their guns at all. Most of the shooting
was done by the guards on the train which
was authorized by the railroad compa.
NV
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
TREASURY WAS EMPTY.
Americans Found Not Penny In
ilaazaniIlO Custom House.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT TURNED
OVER UNDER PROTEST..

Authorities Had Received Notice to Send
all Funds Regularly to Havana-Presi-
dent Iaso of Insurgent Governments
VIII Visit City.
Santiago de Cuba, October IA des-
patch from Manzanillo to the office of the
Associated Press here says now that the
American flag is flying over that city, the
Cuban element has come to the surface.
The people are seemingly enthusiastic.
The mayor and collector had both received
instructions not to turn over their offices
to the Americans, except under protest
and in the presence of the consul and a
notary. In the office Of the oolleoto was
found cable message from Senior Mon
tero, the chief Of customs at Havana, not
flying him that the military occupation of
the Americans was not to affect the civil
administration, which is still under au-
tonomous government and to remit regu-
larly all funds to Havana by trusted mes
senger. The mayor had similar instruc-
tions from the minister of Justice. Col
onel Ray Immediately suspended the pro-
testing officials and temporarily appointed
others. Not cent, however, was found
in the treasury.
Colonel Ray today received a message
from SeEor Maso, the president Of the in
surgent government, asking our COM
mander If he, Maso, could make an un-
official visit to Manzanillo without being
discourteously treated by the Americans
in authority. The Colonel replied that
and the insurgent steamer Fernandino
has left Santa Cruz del Sur to bring Maso
to Manzanillo.
The arrival of the insurgent president
will probably simplify the important
question of the disarmament of the insur-
gent forces in the Manzanillo jurisdiction.
General Rios, the Spanish commander,
apparently thought the insurgents would
be given the civil government OF ManZan
lilo and he was astonished when he found
that was not the case.
The steamer San Juan has lie ft here
with 104, 200 rations in charge of Major
Brooke and another officer. The San Juan
will join the steamer Reina De Los
Angeles, in charge of Lieut. Rooney.
The Spanish club here fearing trouble,
has been closed. though company of the
fifth regular U. s. infantry is stationed
in it's neighborhood to keep order.
Several minor disturbances have been
reported to General Wood.
There are about 1000 Jamaica negroes
In this city, waiting for work, which is
not to be had, and the British consul here
has cabied to the authorities at Kingston,
notifying them to stop other negroes from
coming as only miners are wanted here.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
Weather Observable n.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct. II. taken at
D. m.. meridian time. the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction Of wind
state of weather:
Boston. Sc degrees, W, clear; New York,
5S degrees, NV, clear: Philadelphia
63 degrees. NV, clear; Washington, 66 de-
grees, N, clear; Albany, "a degrees,
Cloudy; Buffalo, 48 degrees, y.
clear; Detroit, 81 degrees, Sc
cloudy; Chicago, 81 degrees, E, clear;
ST. Paul. 8S degrees, NE. rain; Huron,
OAK, 3s degrees, NV, clear; Bismarck ;
~ degrees, SW. p. cloudy; Jacksonville, ~
3egrees, E, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
DEATH OF MAJOR eEEss.
Was Member United States Military Com
mission at Havana.

Havana, October 12.-Major Beebe of
the United States military commission
lived at Thompson, Conn.
General Wade has cabled to Washington
asking If the health authorities would
permit Major Beebe's body to be taken to
New York, enclosed in metallic caske t,
by the first steamer available. He is
awaiting an answer. If it is in the mega.
tive, the funeral may take place this af-
ternoon and the remains may be suhse.
qhently removed to the United States.
The death OF Major Beebe has been q
great shock to all the members of the
Cnited States military commission S his
condition yesterday evening offered nc
reason to believe his death was approach.
ing
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
DEAD LESS THAN FIFTEEN.
Gov. Tanner Says He'll Prevent Flu rther
Eioting.

Gov. Tanner Says He'll Prevent Flu rther
Eioting.
Springfield, Ills, October 12.-Goy.
Tanner said to an Associated Press rs-
porter at 10 o'clock tonight that he had
no word of further trouble at Virden and
that he was confident there would be no
more rioting.
''I have asked the secretary Of war TO
place at my command the 9th regiment,
Illinois volunteers. now at Springfield
he said, land have ordered four companies
of the Sons of Veterans regiment to leave
for Virden early in the morning. in
tend to have enough troops on the scene
to disarm the men who have caused this
bloodshed and furthermore, intend to
take such action as will prevent any
further attempt to import labor into this
state don't intend to have any more
trouble of this kind. My advices mp to
this hour indicate that the first estimates
on the number killed and wounded were
too high. I do not believe that the list
of dead will exceed 10. If ii reaches that.
The wounded will probably number less
than 80. -
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
THEDEPUTIE5 AND NEGROES.


Wounded Men Brought to Springfield, One
of Them Dying.
Springfield, ILL.,, October 12 The spec
ial train on the Chicago and Alton which
brought the Alabama negroes from Vir-
den had eight wounded men-all depu-
ties, except one. who was colored miner
who were taken to the Springfield city
hospital Of these one man died tonight,
William NJ. Carroll, deputy sheriff.
Another train arrived at nine O'Clock,
bringing six wounded men. Of these VIM.
Clarkson, an inmate of the Soldiers
Home at Leavenworth, Kas., deputy,
skull crushed, will die.
John M. Hunter of Pontiac, president
of the Illinois district of the United Mine
Workers of America, lies at the Collins
house in critical condition. Mr. Hun
ter got on the train which bore t1e col
ored miners to this city this afternoon,
and engaged in conversation with two
of the colored miners. Some of the deputy
sheriffs when the train was between
North Grand avenue and the North shaft,
going at the rate of Is miles an hour, at
tacked Hunter and pushed him on the
train. A man who happened along IN a
buggy saw Hunter lying near the track
unconscious. placed him in his buggy
and took him to the Collins house, whe re
a physician dressed his wounds. lie Is
are injured. He is still unconscious.
Governor Tanner tonight wired the war
Department asking if the fifth Illinois
infantry could not be placed at his dis
nosal In Virden. Col. Culver, the con-
,mander of the fifth has rendered his SER
The Portland daily press., 1898-10-13
CHAMBERLAINS SAIL,

New York, October 12-Hon. Joseph
Cha mberlain, British secretary of state
for the colonies, with his wife and daugh-
ter, who have been visiting the Endicotts
in Massachusetts, sailed for England to-
day on the steamer Majestic.
Mr.. Chamberlain said he do ubted the
accuracy Of the news thai Great Britain
intended radical changes in its foreign
policy.