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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
FROM THE NORTH.
Steam Schooner Albion Arrives from Cooks
 Inlet Country.

The Albion, Daniels captain, tied up at Troup's wharf on the Both ult. with thirty-one returning miners on board. They did not bring any great amount of dust with them, not that gold cannot be found in that part of Alaska, but be- cause the miners did not get to it.
 X reporter for the News boarded the Albion on her arrival and tackled n man, who at the time was reading a newspaper, for an interview. He was a middle aged man who showed much more than the average intelligence in his features and we handed him our card and applied our news pump, but he was u hard man to interview-in fact he at first positively refused to inn part any information to the News read CTS, or for any other newspaper. \ few we'll directed questions coupled with a promise Lot to give his name, brought the writer and the miner into more am icable relations and he kindly consent ed to aid Us in our laudable enterprise.
 .'Yes am from the North-from the Prince William Sound country" said the unnamed gentleman. Il boarded the Albion at Valdes Inlet, which you will observe by the map k near the head waters of the sound named, over seventy miles from Orca. l went in last February and this is my second trip to that country. 1 will make it a third, however. for l expect to return next winter.
 Why go in the winter" asked the neYsgatherer.
 Well one cannot get into the inter ior and Copper river country in the summer. 1t Is impossible to get over the creYiees i'll the glaciers in the sum mer. but in the winter the creyices are filled with snow. Then horses are also necessary to convey the outfit across to the gold fields.
 "Is there any gold up there?' was asked.
 Why yes. of course there is. gold there. l i;uow gold is there for have seen and dug it and only regret that 1 was not fixed to get in this trip.
 Some miners bring back very dis couragiag reports of that country. what is yoIr opinion of it?n asked the News man.
 '"rhat portion of Alaska Is all right and there is nothing to be said against it, except that the country is hard to get into. Gold is seldom found in easi- ly accessible localities and that eoun- try is no exception. l have nothing to say against the country. Twill go back next winter fixed to make the trip ill and you know what am going for and 1 will get it.'
 This closed our interview. We only regret that we are not permitted to give the name of our informant who is a prominent, well known man and withal, most perfect gentleman.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
Our City Streets.

We realize that great many of our people are busily engaged in putting up buildings and improving those al ready built. and that there k some ex- cuse for the want of the improvement of some of our streets. The business men of East Front street have done nobly in planking that street, and the good work should be pushed along to the mill On North Front street some work has been done, but it falls far short from being enough. Other DOT tions of the city are entirely neglected. Push the good work along. An hour or two a day will soon make Il great change Fort Wrangel needs streets worse than anything else and all will be benefited by them.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
Give Us a Rest.

North Front street above the News office seems to have been selected for the use of marksmen who wish to test their skill shooting at mark. The To- cation for the purpose indicated is fla vorable and a reasonable amount of pastimc of that nature might not be objectionable, but so many have en- gagged in practice shooting that it has become the next thing to a nuisance. The water front at about the place where tho mark is usually placed is pretty generally used by Northenders for purpose that we need not men, ton and they are making serious ob- jections. An unexpected bullet whiZ- zing by Il person is not pleasant to the car or soothing to the nerves.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
HE GREAT YUKON RAILWAY
Premier Turner Says rlatters are
 Being Speedily Pushed.
CANADIANS TO BUILD.


 Good Work Quickly Done.-indian Mission Work. An Interview with Dr.. Tbwing. His Six Years Labor Here.
 The Victoria Colonist of recent date contains the information that the rail- road connecting Glenora at the head of the Stikeen river with lake Teslin will be pushed forward to an early compile ton. Of the final construction of this line there can be no doubt for the Can adian interests are such as to require and compel it's establishment. The all Canadian route, so called, must lose a large share of the per cent. of travel unless some good and easy means of transportation are provided between the two points named. Of this the Canadian government is well aware It has exerted all it's influence in favor of the Stikeen river route and it is not going to sit idly by and see it even par tially abandoned.
 It is known to some. but not gener- ally, that the Lake Teslin country con- tains some very valuable mineral de posits and they are at present being prospected and developed, and it would not be surprising to many to learn that a second Dawson City was being built on the shores of that body of water The Canadians knew this to be the case and is another reason why the railroad referred to will be pushed to an early completion.
 We feel justified in assuring the readers of the News that the railroad referred to will be built. The recent high water at the head of the Stikeen river adds but another argument in fa- vor of it's early construction. The con trolling influence of the Canadian gov ernment is of too progressive nature to sit idly by aud see Skaguay construct railroad to the line while the route upon which all the British and Canadi an influence has been so generously bestowed must be left impossible a portion of the year.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
THE NEW WHARF.
One of the Best In the Country, Davidge & Go.
 Owners. i, Good Work Quickly Done.


 Well, Captain, the new wharf is al most completed" said News man to Captain Nightengale last Thursday af- ternoon.
 "Yes," said tho Captain, i've have been at work five weeks, and we are just about through"
 "Please give the readers of the News the size of this new improvement" said the scribe.
 .sThe wharf proper is 300 feet long and l50 feet wide. The warehouse is 42xl30 feet and the approach is 342 feet long and of good width, as you will ob- serve. We have put in first-class ma terial and the best of mechanics have been employed"
 The News man looked the new i'm provement over and pronounced it first-class in every respect. There are also two slips, one on the north and one on the south inner sides. Captain Nightengale is thorough hustler and few men indeed would have crowded the work along as rapidly as he did Davidge & Go. no doubt knew their man, for he is reliable, vigorous and withal, whole-souled man who has done excellent work for the firm he represents.
 This adds one more good substantial improvement to Fort Wrangel and it is located good distance from the two wharves on South Front street, there by aiding in building up North Front us d business part of the city.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
TWO MEN AND A HALiBUT.
The Monster with a White Abdomen 1ade
 1t interesting for Ills Captors.

1t interesting for Ills captors.
 The halibut is beautiful fish. The salmon is called the king among the fish in the Pacific, but the halibut is justly entitled to first place. Trolling for either is much engaged in at this place. It affords pleasure and some thing to eat besides Last Monday two of our townsmen were out on the bay rowing around. One man held the line of course, but imagine their surprise when a halibut weighing about 10o pounds made fast to the hook. A News man saw the two fishermen convey "his majesty" from the boat to terra firma. They carried him on an oar. Every few rods the monster fish would kick and flop his tail around so that it was impossible to proceed until the fish as sumed an attitude of repose. There was some fine fish steak where the for tunate trollers lived for several days.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA.
FOLLOWING Is THE OFFICIAL DIRECTORY FOR
 THE DISTRICT, OF ALASKA.


 Goyernor-John G. Brady: private secre- tnry, Mrs, Gertrnde Knapp.
 U <. Indae-G. s Johnson.
 u & Attorney-Burton k. Bennett. Assistant District Attorney,m,Alfred .Daiy. District Clerk-Albert D. Elliott. Deputy Cierk-walton D. McNair. '. .S Marshal-J. NJ. Shoup.
 Surveyor Geperal-W. l.. Distin. Register-John ". Dudley.
 Reeeiver-RoswellS Shelly.
 Court InterpreterIaeorge kostrometinoh Commissioners-C. W Futile. Sitka; John Y. ostrander Juneau; K. NJ; Jackson, Fort Wrangel; l.. K. Woodward, unalasisa; Phil lip Gallagher, kadiak: John U. Smith, Dyea; ". l. Jones, Circle City; Charles II. lsham Deputy Murshals ". A. MeNnir. Sitka. Edward s. Staley, Juneau; W. D. Grant Fort Wrangel J Mcdonald, Douglass; Ed ward c. Hasey, kadiak Lewis |. Bowers, unga: j. C. Blaine unalasha; II. ]: Mclnnis, Sltaguay: ]. ]. Rutledge, Circle City; A. A. Deputy It,ternni Revenue Collector, ". c. Pedlar.
 Educational Agent Sheldon Jackson. Assistant Agent William Hamilton. Postmistress. Sitka-Alrs. ArehaIigelsky.
 CUSTOMS OFFICERS. Collector-J. N. Iyey.
 Special Deputy-W P. Mcbride,
 Deputy and inspector-Wm. Millmore and c. l.. Andrews. Sitka
 Deputy Colleetors-Joseph Arment. Fort wrnngel: E. NJ. yanSlyels. Mary Island; W. c. Thomas Kodiak; c. N. Caton, Cook Inlet; T. E. Holmes. Karluk, ]. r. Sinnot, Unga; John r. Word unalaska; E. T. Hatch. St Michael; Chns. smith, Circle City. John C. Tenny, Juneau.
 Inspectors at Juneau-Lorins K. Adams Harry Mintn and John t. Aultin.
 Inspectors nt Fort Wrangel- Edwrd Hof- sted. S. l.. Adams, Geo. J. Smith. E. l.. Hun- ter, Vim. Denny.
 Inspectors Afloat J. $. Slater, \. r. Hodges l.. H. Lovejoy. Edgar Grim.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-08
The Halibut, Not the Salmon, the
 King of Fish.
FROM THE FAR NORTH
Harry Day Severely Injured by the Accidental promscious Shooting.-Steamer Albion Arr rives from Cooks inIet.-0ur City streets.- They Loaded the Donkey.

Harry Day, proprietor of the Victoria Hotel of this city, splendid fellow with hosts of friends, met with yory serious accident week ago that came very near costing him his life; in fact, Harry iS not out of danger yet, but q good doctor and careful nursing will probably bring him out all right in the course of u few months.
 Harry has been doing a splendid bus mess in this city and no doubt made plenty of money, but like most men, it was seemingly slow to him, so he con cluded to make prospecting tour. Harry kept we'll posted on ell the gold discoveries in the country, and thought if he could go out for few weeks and strike good rich claim, it would he better than running q hotel. Whether Harry laid awake nights thinking over the matter and building up air castles of near approaching wealth we don't know. Any how, Il few weeks ago, he took two men with him and away he went in search of gold.
 One morning, way up on the UnuclS river. about l5o miles from here. Harry was cleaning up his revolver. What he intended to shoot we never found out. but the revolver was cleaned. oiled and loaded ready for business, and Harry's leg was the first victim, for while handling the loaded pistol, it was acci- dentally discharged, and the fl ball went crashing into Harry's left limb between the aaitle aad knee. This left Harry in hard lines, wounded and l5o miles from q doctor and home His companions made him us comfortable as it was possible and he was taken down the river to Lorine ill Il row boat. Mr. Aikman, superintendent of the tanneiy at that place, tendered the .use of his steam launch in which liar " was brought to Fort Wrangel. Mrs. Aikman, wife of the superintendent, made Harry some beef tea that he ney- CT will forget. He declares he never tasted anything so good as the meals that were so kindly furnished him by Mrs. Aikman. Harry's heart is bub- bling oyer with gratitude toward MT. and Mrs. Aikman whom he probably owes for the preservation of his life.
 When Harry was lodged in his room ill the Victoria. Dr. Campbell was called, who found the wound in splen. did condition considering the length of time that had elapsed from the time of tilt dtCldBlit. I1t SOuit lOui lAi- ches of the largest of the two bones shattered-in fact that much is gone The doctor, who by the way is one of the best physicians and surgeons in Alaska, dressed the wound, removed the shattered pieces and fixed Harry mp so comfortable that his friends can see him. Bone aending i.3 slow pro cess under the most favorable condi- tions. and Harry will be laid up for about two months. As stated before, Harry has lots of friends who deeply sympathize with him, but it will be a long time before we will see him on the streets again.
 Harry is not dreaming of rich gold finds now. How apt are the lines of Burns, when he said
 The best laid plans of iuice and men
 Gang aft a,:lee."
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
Pointed Paragraphs.

A groundless rumor manages to cover
good deal of ground.
The man who buys gold brick makes
a gilt edged investment
The man never lived that some woman
couldn't wind around her finger.
When young man proposes the girl
should always lose her self possession.
In game of base ball two mines are
usually matched to play against one
umpire.
The average man considers other men
wise only when they come to him for adj
vice.
You can't blame a man for calling his
wife an old hen when she's always laying
for him.
1t takes more than handsome Bible on
the parlor table to keep sin out of the
house.
A man is always actuated by stern
sense of duty when he handles the rudder
of a boat.
The ignorance of pretty girl is bliss to
the young man who is teaching her to ride
a wheel.
When rich man doesn' give he is call
ed misery; and when he does be is accus-
ed of seeking notoriety.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
"Remember the Maine. y
Department Commander Southland G.
r., severely Criticised.

Department Commander Southland. G. A.
r., severely Criticised.
There is much excitement among the
grand army men of Lewiston and Auburn
concerning the attack Of the Maine States
man, Lewiston weekly paper on Rev.
Z. A. Southland, the department com
mander of the 6. A. R. of Maine. In its
I last issue the Statesman strongly critics.
ed the speech of Mr.. Southland to the de-
parting troops. 1t referred to his cry
Remember the Maine,'' as being ''anti-
Christian and further stated that, when
he said that the country was threatened,
he spoke an untruth.
The paper claimed that no country was
threatened until its rights were invaded
and that it was Spain whose rights had
been invaded.
In an interview, Rev. Mr.. Southland de-
clared that not only was the personal at
tack upon him abominable but that the
statements of the paper were reasonable,
and that if it persisted in carrying out the
stand it had taken he should take steps
to have it stopped.
The &. A. r. posts and The Sons of
Veterans have taken the matter in their
hands. They have passed resolutions up
holding the department &C mmander in his
address and declaring that their "war
cry is the same that Commander Southland
gave to the boys just before leaving for
camp at Augusta, Remember the
Maine" They further resolve that eve
denCunce the utterarceS of the Maine
Statesman in their issue of May I, 1898,
as unworthy of an American citizen.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
The Philippines.

Not long ago the London Spectator
said that "a great maritime power hold
ing the Philippines ought to be mistress
in the far East; and which of them is it to
be? America will be the owner of the
islands, but she will not want to keep
them, thus giving hostages to all the
maritime empires In the main this is
true. The 5000, 900 or 10000, 600 popu-
lation of the Philippines are largely Asiat-
ic, and the task of governing them would
not be accepted by this country. But if
the islands fall into our hands we shall re-
tain harbor there and have voice in
their disposition. Japan is said to have
once offered 5000, 900, 900 for the Philip
pines. The London Journal remarks that
there will be fierce bidding for the group,
and fierce jealousies excited among chose
who bid. But the United States alone is
bearing the cost and other burdens of the
war that is expected to wrest them from
Spain, and no nation can undertake to
shoulder us aside after the expenditure Of
our blood and treasure.
Great Britain, Russia Germany, France
and Japan are firmly seated on the east
ern coast of ASIA and look to the future
for great commercial advantages in that
region, the nest populous on earth, and
the one most in need of industrial develop
ment. The aggregate area of the islands
is nearly double that of Missouri, and
their tropical fertility is unsurpassed in
the world, Sugar, tobacco, hemp and
fruits grow in great abundance and
he demand for all products is ample.
But Spanish influences and taxation have
kept the natives miserably poor and ig
norant. They have had no incentive to
work, and progress of all kinds has been
discouraged. The same causes of insur-
rection have long existed in the Philip
pines and Cuba. Labor has had neither
reward nor respect, and official authority
has been in the hands of officials who
looted merchants and peasants alike,
making a commodity Of justice and stand
ing in the way of all real progress. Destiny
has placed upon the United States the
necessity of fighting the oppressor in the
Philippines.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

1t is the correct thing in church mat
tiers to refer to the women as commits
saries the preacher as the chaplain,
and the choir as the war department.
The wives of the members are Spanish.
Atchison, Kansas, Globe.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

Men and medicines are judged by what
they do, The great cures by Hoods Sarsa-
drilla give it d good name everywhere.
These gloves are too small, said pretty
little Miss Jigley to Mr.. wilkins, who kept
a department store. They squeeze my
hand. Which shows that they are very SEN
sibIe gloves, eli ." suggested Mr.. Wilkins.
Harper's Bazaar,
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

Estimates of the number of the Philip
pine Islands vary from 400 to 1000. The
exertion of counting them has been too
much for Spain during only three centu-
ries of ownership.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

About all the good money does a man
these days is to get the doctors after him,
in an attempt to persuade him to pay them
thousand dollars for an operation.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
iousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to ope ate. 25c.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

Whenever we see corset in a dry
goods store window, we think how ter
rible it would be to wear one of those
things in hot weather, and itch under it.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

Having removed the wrapper from
Manila the next thing to do is to knock
the filler out of Havana.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

No man can cure consumption. You can
prevent it though. DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup cures coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma. Never fails.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

An Atchison woman writes to this office
to complain that her husband has done
nothing but read war news for six weeks
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

You can't blame the war department
for taking boys under 81: women looking
for husbands draft them under Is.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
Spanish Words.

The war has introduced to the news
paper readers of the land host of I'M
familiar words-the names of Cuban
towns and Spanish vessels. The meaning
and pronunciation of some of these is
easy enough, and many of them are al
ready familiar, but in order that the
casual reader may better understand that
which he reads herewith is presented the
meaning of number of Spanish words
oftenest found in the dispatches:
Abajo Los Americanos-Down with the
Americans.
Alameda-A grove of trees.
Almirante-Admiral
Ariete-A battering ram.
Armada-Fleet.
Arroyo-A small river.
Audaz-Bold, audacious.
Azor-Goshawk, bird.
Bahia Honda-Deep bay.
Banco-Bank.
Bando-Proclamation
Benita-A Benedictine nun.
Blanco-White
Bocachio-Little mouth.
Boca Del Toro-Mouth of the bull.
Boca Del Rio-Mouth of the liver
Buena-Good.
Buena Ayres-Good air.
buena Ventura-Good luck.
Cabanas-Cabinso or huts.
Cardenas-Of purple color.
Campos-Fields.
Camarones-Shrimps
cape Verde-Green cape.
Castelar-Fortitied by castle.
Casa-House.
Calle-Street.
Castillo-Castle
Catalina-C Catherine.
Cebollos-Onions.
Cienfuegos-A hundred fires.
Ciudad-City.
Concha-Shell.
Contra Costa-Opposite the coast.
Costa Rico-Rich coast.
Parliament.
Cuba-A cask such as is used for wine
or oil
Del (M--Of the
De la F)-Of the.
Don--Gentleman,. equivalent to the
English Mr..
Dos Rios-T NO rivers.
Ell (M)-The.
FL cano-The prudent.
Ell Diario de la Marina The daily of
the navy.
Engracia-Grace.
Ensenada-L earned
smerada-Emerald.
EStrechOs-StIaits.
Faro-Lighthouse
Fosos-Ditches.
Fuerte-Fort
Furor-f1age
uertecico-Blockhouse
mparcial-Impalti al
Isla-Island
Junta-Congress
La (F)-The
La Lucia The light or torch.
Las Palmas-The palms.
Legua-L League.
Manila-Little hand-bracelet.
Manzanillo-A little apple tree.
Matanzas- Slaughter.
Montserrat-A serrated mountain,
Moro-Moorish.
Morro-Anything that is round.
Negrillo-A little negro.
Nueva-New.
Pinzon-Finch.
Plaza DIES Armas-The place of arms.
Pinar del Rio-Pine grove of the river.
Pinto-Colored.
Puerto Principe-First port.
Punta-Point.
Polo-Pole.
Palmerito-Little palm tree.
Punta Arenas-Sandy point.
Punta Gorda-Fat point.
Punta Colorado-Red point.
Puerto Rico-Rich port.
Rey-King.
Reconcentrado-Th concentrated.
Riena-Queen.
Rio-River.
Rayo-Thunderbolt
Sala-Hall
Santiago de Cuba-st. James of Cuba.
Santa (F)-Saint
Soledad-Solitude.
Temerario-Daring.
Tortuga-Turtle.
Trinidad Trinity
Trocha-A NARROW path across a high
road.
Niscaya Biscay.
Nita-A crossbeam.
Nuelta Abajo-Turned down
1-And.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

Many girl who has pretty face, can t
get her dress to look well in the back.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
q a . TO RIA.
B. Bears the NV Kind 1@ v. Have Always Bought
Signature sf &H2N1x9x

Love at first sight never interests girl
unless the man keeps right on loving her
when she ism t visible. Chicago News.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

The favorite joke at present: 1.-The
tell me you are going to enlist.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

A woman is not in it now unless she is
begging some one not to 60 to war.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19

When woman has nothing else to do,
she fixes her hair.
The Republican journal., 1898-05-19
800.
Dr.. F.. Detchon's Anti DIuretiC

May be worth to you more than 500 il
you have child who soils bedding from in
confluence Of water during sleep. Cures
Old and young alike 1t arrests the trouble
at once, 81. Sold by \. \. Howes & Co.,
Druggists, Belfast, Me. 1y2S
'All that | am afraid of, = said Mrs Sprig-
gins. is the possibility of an invasion.
Suppose Spain should land GOO men on
our shores ."
THAT would be easily handled, nay dear, -
said MIR. Spriggins. Congress could inn
mediately pass a tariff act charging 60 per
cent, duty on all Spanish troops. 1t would
ruin Spain to pay it Harper's Bazaar.