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Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
Iudpe Johnson.

The Daily Dispatch announces that Judge Johnson has resigned the district court Judgeship and will go to Cape Nome and engage in the practice of the law. There is nothing strange aboutthi The government won't pay a fair value for the services of such men as the Judge, and the practice will pay him ten times as much as the small sal ary he received. We often wonder who will be the first lawyer to open a law office at the North pole they are nov ing in that direction.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13

The fair given by the ladies of St. Lukes Guild last week was a success both socially and financially. The net proceeds were $125. The ladies of the Guild wish to express, by this means, their sincere appreciation of the kind assistance and patronage extended to them.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13

CHAs. A. HoPP, Treasurer. This leaves a balance of $500 yet to be raised, and any person who shall consider himself benefited by this i'm provement, even to the extent of 9 cts, will confer a favor by handing the amount to Rev. Cole, H. R. Elliott, l.. S. Keeton, Frank Bach or Chas. A. Hopp.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
4 Card Of Thanks.

The wife and brother, of the late William Heddle wish to express their heartfelt gratitude for the kindness and tokens of sympathy extended to them in their sad bereavement by the people of Treadwell and Douglas.
 MARY A. HEDDLE.
 DAVID HEDDLE.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
Always Tine Same.

w. E. Crews comes out of this term of court with his usual good luck. He is one of the best and most successful lawyers in Alaska. His good luck can only be attributed to hard work and a clear brain.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
For Rent.
them.

A four room house on Second street for S15.00 per month.
 A business house on Front street fol S25.OO per month.
 Two houses, two rooms and a wood shed, for $500 per month.
 One furnished front room.
 Call on c. Wortman, Front street.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
Pupils Wanted.

Ell. Lawrence a competent teacher of music desires a few pupils for the piano on Douglas Island. For terms address him at the Douglas City post office. 2t
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
Both Are Good.

The News thanks Purser Bush of the AI-Ki for some of the latest papers. We have been trying to figure out which is the nicer man, Purser Bush or Captain Tibbitts, but it is stand off between them in our opinion.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13

Miss Mida Lawrence is now prepar- ed to do all kinds of sewing at the Mission House. Anyone desiring to have sewing done is cordially invited to call and see her. Prices reasonable.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
For Rent.

A second story flat of two or four rooms, in this city, for rent. Modern conveniences. Call at this office.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.

Items of Interest Dished Up in Brief for the Ben-
 eft of Our Readers.
Douglas Island news., 1899-12-13
Sidewalk Fund.

The following is a statement or all money received and paid out by the committee having in charge the build
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SIX MILLION DOLLARS
In Gold Dust Brought Out of
Alaska.
THE KOTZEBUE DISTRICT
Proves to Be Country Barren OF Gold.
Many Prospectors Frozen to
DeetE-Scurvy Is Pre-
vailing. 81

Seattle, July 1.-THE North Amer
lean Trading and Transportation COM
pany's steamer Roanoke arrived here
tonight from st. Michaels, Alaska,
with between 500 and 600 passengers
and between two and three million dol
lars worth of gold dust. The lowest
estimate is one million and three-quar-
tiers and the highest three million and
half. This latter estimate is that of
Purser Newcomb, in whose charge a
large part of the treasure was. He in
cluded in his figures the amounts in
the possession of individual passengers.
The most of the gold was shipped by
the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the
Bank of British North America and the
North American Trading and Trans
portation company. The largest in
diyidual amount was said to belong to
Baker Brothers, who are credited with
$4,000 worth of dust.
The steamer Garonne sailed from st.
Michaels for Vancouver, B. c., pre-
vious to the Roanoke with almost if
not fully as much gold aboard. 1t is
estimated that the two steamers car
ried more than $6,000,000 in dust from
st. Michaels.
The news brought from Cape Nome is
varied and conflicting, one or two men
giving glowing accounts, while many
of the miners from Dawson who had
spent two or three weeks at st. Mich
aels say they are convinced that the
accounts of rich finds are exaggerated.
Some go so far as to pronounce it
transportation fake.
s. G. Simpson of this city said he
learned at st. Michaels that miners in
the Cape Nome country were washing
out as high as $500 per day. A. E.
Macdoady of Colorado said TT Is my
opinion that Cape Nome is fake"
James Neland of Winona, Mimi,
said: "A friend of mine who is thor
oughly reliable tells me there is abso-
lutely no gold being taken out and no
work is being done on claims"
st. Michaels is at present a harbinger
for hundreds of poor unfortunates who
have drifted down the Yukon river
with nothing with which to provide
even for the ordinary necessities of
life
James e. Kelley, a passenger on the
Laurada, estimates that there are now
at st. Michaels between 200 and 300
stranded prospectors who do not know
where their next meal is coming from.
The government station on the island
is besieged with piteous appeals for
aid and steamship companies can OBJ
tain any number Of men for any kind
of work, who are willing to go into the
hold in order to work their passage
down. This state of affairs is likely to
continue all summer, as rude, impro-
vised craft from up-river points drift
into the harbor every day laden with
stranded men.
A general average of the estimates
of the amount of gold dust on the
Laurada Is $250000.
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CAUSED A SENSATION.
War Department Men Decline to Discuss
the Indictment

Washington, July 1.-THE publica-
ton of the war correspondents formal
indictment of General Otis manage
ment of the Philippines caused a SEN
sation in the department here. Sec
rotary Hay had received advices as
late as to-day from civil as well as
military sources in the Philippines,
which led him TO declare that the sit
uation there was constantly improved
materially and the prospects for the
future had frightened very much
With the advices the secretary said
General Otis had had nothing to do
and that they were from disinterested
persons whose opinions must carry
weight Generally there was strong
Discrimination exhibited by the officials
to discuss this last round robin
General Miles, who is acting secre-
tary of war in the absence of Secre-
tary Alger and Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn, would not comment upon
the dispatch, and Adjutant General
Corbin took the same attitude
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A SENSATIONAL SUIT.
1t Is Alleged That Mrs. Peyton Has No
Right to the Name.

1t Is Alleged That Mrs. Peyton Has No
Right to the Name.
Special Dispatch &c the Standard.
Spokane, Wash, July 17.--Colonel J. N
Peyton, millionaire banker, mining man
and real estate owner. is defendant in a
most sensational suit filed in the superior
court late this afternoon by Helen NJ.
Peyton of Denver, Colo. who claims to be
the defendants lawful wife. She alleges
that the present Mrs. Peyton. a leader in
society circles here and who is patroness
of a musicale at one of the prominent
churches tomorrow night. is not legally
entitled to the name Mrs. Peyton.
The suit is primarily to secure half in
terest in Peyton's property, which the
complaint alleges Is worth more than a
million dollars.
The chief feature of the complaint ia
the recital of Peyton's early life in Spo-
kane, well known to old residents, when
he was known as Colonel G. H. Morgan
The complaint recites that plaiINiff and
Peyton were married in Illinois in 1869,
moved to Colorado and in 1878 went to st.
Louis, where she was left while Peyton
came West to seek his fortune. He never
came back, and not until 1856 did she hear
from him, and Their learned he was doing
business in this city as Colonel Morgan.
and under that name had married Miss
Houghton, his present wife.
Plaintiff says she brought suit for
share of Peytons property that year and
accepted his notes for 5000 on his state
ment that he was worth but twice that
sum. She now declares he deceived her
in this and now wants another division
and claims her share should be half a
million. As the papers were filed late the
suit is not generally known of, but prom
ises to create a great sensation.
Peyton was large stakeholder of the
lie Roi mine and among other things that
plaintiff asks is to have Peyton report in
detail all dealings in this stock so her
half may be apportioned. She incidentally
asks alimony pending litigation and mon
ey for attorney and court fees. She does
not ask for a divorce, but asserts she is
still his wife
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RECOGNIZED CORCORAN.
He Was One of tho Masked Men Who
Shot James Cheyne

Wallace, Idaho, July 17.-At the Cor
coran murder trial to-day A. M. St
Clair testified that he heard Corcoran
telling miners that there would be a
meeting of the union on the morning
of April 20. He saw Corcoran sitting
on boxcar when the train pulled out
and again when the train came back
After the meeting that morning Mike
MalVey, union man. told the witness
that they We're going to Wardner to
blow up a mill and run the "scabs' out
of the country. Frank Culbertson, man
ager of the Tiger mine, called Corcoran
out OF the union hall that morning De-
PENDANT said the men were going to
Wardner to induce men there not to
work.
Il recognized one of those men; his
name is Paul Corcoran," We're the
words of Mrs Ida Sinclair on the wit
ness stand to-day when referring to
the masked men who had shot James
Cheyne and who helped her get him
to the hotel.
The women had been ordered across
the road to a bluff where they watched
events. They saw all the explosions.
The crowd was shouting and they heard
the men order the prisoners to shoot
Some attempted to run, while others said
wait. Finally three men started to run,
the crowd shooting at them, Huff and
Rogers ran together. Rogers fell, but
got up again. Cheyne ran in different
direction, the crowd shooting at him.
Continuing, she said: I'VE walked up
to the bluff and saw Cheyne lying
there. We started to go down, when
one masked man told me not to make
a fool of myself but stay there We
went down and appealed to the masked
men three times for help. Finally two
came and helped us get him down to
the hotel. / held Cheyne's hand while
walking by the masked men. / recog-
nized one of them; his name is Paul
Corcoran. / was not acquainted with
him, but had seen him before. / rec
ognized him by his eyes, nose the side
OF his face his mustache and his gem
eral build and voice. He was dressed
in a blue jumper and overalls."
Mrs. Sinclair was severely cross-ex-
amined, but persisted in her story.
George Colburn and wife both recog-
niZed Corcoran on the train when it
reached Burke that evening. He was
dressed in a blue jumper and overalls,
sitting on top of a boxcar, with a gun
lying across his lap. Both had known
Corcoran about two years and were
positive as to his identity.
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Utah. Washington, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, Min
nesota, already designated
1 also recommend that two 12-inch
guns, two 10-inch guns, with disap-
pearing carriages, and eight mortars, to
be dismounted, also two S-inch guns,
now at Benicia barracks-all to be
placed on board ships at San Fran
cisco and sent to Manila, there to be
mounted as speedily as possible for the
defense of that harbor and used, to-
gether with any rapid-fire guns that
can be spared from the fleet now at
that place. When this Is accomplished
the fleet can be released for more i'm
portant service. The guns and mortars
referred to should be replaced as soon
as possible by others sent to San Fran
cisco from the gun foundries and ar
senals on the Atlantic coast. Very re-
spectfully, NELSON A. MILES,
Major General Commanding.
The troops designated in the above
communication numbered 15,425 men,
which was over 10000 more than Ad-
miral Dewey had asked for; but not
withstanding it was General Miles
opinion that in view of the admirars
statement that the Spanish force was
estimated at 10000 men, it would be ad-
vistable for us to have a preponderat-
ing force.
In the meantime, General Merritt
had been elected to command the ex-
petition for the Philippines and, in a
letter to the president dated May 10,
1898, he submitted an estimate of troops
to constitute such an expedition COM
prising 14,4oO men, of which number
5000 were regulars. On May 10 he sup
plemented this by an estimate for a
siege battery and small ordnance de-
tachment.'
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% mrs. 2mAAan,,
Lynn, Wass.
[LF1rEr TO MRS. PIsKHAx NO. 41,ao7J

"DEAR FRIEND-A year ago was q
great sufferer from female weakness.
Ny head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling in the stomach and was SO
nervous and restless that / did not
know what to do with myself.
my food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. Iwrote to you and
after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, / can
truly say that feel like new woman
and cannot tell you how grateful am
to you.
81 have recommended it to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May you live many years
to help our suffering sisters. "-MRs. G.
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
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SIGNIFICANT LETTER
1t Will Take Years to Suppress
the Filipinos.
AN ENORMOUS SICK LIST
Ono Company With Only Eleven Men
Fit for Duty-Volunteer Regiments
Are Shot to Pieces-Kept on
the Firing Line
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


San Francisco, July ia significant
letter has just been received in San
Jose by Ed McMannimon, the asso-
ciated press manager of that city, from
his brother William McMannimon, who
is with the LIST South Dakota infantry
in the Philippines. The letter confirms
the statements of returned volunteers
the islands.
The writer says in the letter, that
was mailed from San Fernando. that
the weather is excessively hot now and
outside of guard duty the men have
little to do, but that is not saying that
they have an easy time.
We are liable to be called out at any
hours of the night or day to make
double-quick time for five or six miles,
while fighting natives on the run. The
sick list is enormous. l will give it to
you from yesterdays report There
were sick and wounded in Manila, nine
officers and 237 men; sick in field, four
officers and 1888 men, making a total
Of 10 officers and AIS men sick in our
regiment. OF course, our next move
ment will increase the disabled list
Just imagine a company of IL men re-
porting for duty--that is what Com
pany Fl marched into this town with 1t
will take good many years to put
down this insurrection if the number of
men in service continues as now.
out of all the regulars who have
come here since fighting began there
has not, to my knowledge, been a sin
gle company on the firing line. This
has caused much dissatisfaction among
officers and men. The regiments on the
line are completely worn out by nearly
four months hard campaigning, some
thing remarkable under trying climatic
conditions and the unhealthfulness of
this country. Over half of the men in
the regiment are unfit for duty, so you
can see that we are shot to pieces. /
do not think there are five men left for
duty who could stand two days march.
We look fierce. There is no place to
battle and half the men are ragged. The
natives are as plenty as ever and no
prospect of ending the war in sight.
They allow the natives to pass through
our line and into the enemy's when
ever they want to. They come in herds.
selling manages, bananas, chickens and
eggs. They charge prices greatly in
excess of the value of the stuff and you
have no recourse but to purchase or
leave them.
I'm regard to going home, that is APP
parently as far away as ever. 1t Is our
daily hope that the regulars in Manila
will come out and relieve us. to go into
quarters for much needed rest.
You can further judge of our condi-
ton when 1 give you our list of officers
and men able to do duty on the firing
line. There are rs officers and less than
400 men and do not believe Pluto In
dams would associate with US This
is the result Of 119 days of hard cam
paigning."
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ON The RACE TRACK.
At Rrirhton Reach.

New York. July 1.-THE card of six
overnight races attracted only small
attendance at the Brighton Beach
race track to-day. The fourth race was
originally the feature of the card, but
the heavy track caused the withdrawal
of Glorian and Merry Prince. Maxine was
made an odds-on favorite and won by a
length. Results:
First race, six ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS won,
Big Gun second, Frelinghuysen third;
time, LOG S-5. Second race five furlongs--
Dread won, Her Lardyship second, The
Amazon third; time, 1:02 As. Third race,
five furlongs. selling-Halo won, Touraine
second, Emigre third; time, 1902. Fourth
race, mile and a sixteenth-Maxine won,
Lakeland second. Formero third; time,
1:50 Fifth race, five and half furlongs-
Mail Bag won. Tabouret second; time,
l:09 %. Sixth race, mile, selling-Hard
Knot won, Greatland second, Rare Per-
fume third; time, 1:41 3-5.
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st. Louis, July 17.-Fine weather brought
out a good crowd at the fair grounds to-
day. Salinda, 100 to l shot, won in the
second event by two lengths. Results:
First race, selling. six furlongs-Lake
Fonso won. Katherine d. second Logan
Mulhall third; time, 1:lSls. Second race,
selling, six furlongs-Salinda won, Barris-
ter second. Randazzo third; time 1:lSA.
Third race, selling, mile and 70 yards
Chimura won. Eft Dorpa second, Friesland
third; time, 1:49A. Fourth race, selling.
six Observation-Disclosures won, Loving Cup
second, Mitchell third; time, 1:16A. Fifth
race, handicap. mile-Gaston won, Sir
Rolla second, Be True third; time, las.
Sixth race, five and half furlongs-Sue
Johnson won. Sir Kingston second, Dis
solute third; time, Ill.
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CALLED ON M'KlNlEY.
Boyce Discussed the wardner Situation
With Him

Washington, July 17.-President Nc
Kinley to-day was called upon by Sem
ator Carter of Montana and Senator
Heitfeld of Idaho accompanied by Ed
ward Boyce of Butte, Mont, president
of the Western Federation of Miners,
and w. r. Goldensmith, secretary of
the local Miners union at Wardner,
Idaho. The last named gentlemen are
a committee representing the miners
lately engaged in the strike at Ward
ner which resulted in calling out troops
under General Merriam at the request
of the governor of Idaho. The inter
view with the president lasted some
time and the entire situation was thor
oughly discussed. The committee in
formed the president that the pres
ence of the troops had been represented
in false light and added that in their
own opinion the federal authorities
were being used in an illegitimate
manner. The president told the COM
mittee that the troops had been esnt
only on the request of the governor
and We're there for no other purpose
than to preserve the peace. After the
interview both members of the commit
tee expressed themselves as entirely
satisfied with the attitude of the adj
ministration which they asserted had
been misrepresented by the local au-
thorities.
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Special Dispatch to the standard.
Helena, July T.-Quite distin-
guished congressional party arrived in
Helena tonight from Spokane, the
sound and Alaska. There are IA in the
party In the party are Congressman
s, E. Payne, son and wife, Auburn, N.
Y; Congressman G. w. Steele and wife,
Marion, Ind; Congressman j. A. T.
Hull and wife. Miss Hull Iowa; Con-
gresham John DalZell and wife and
son; W. H. Duff Pennsylvania; Mrs.
Heatwoll, wife of the Minnesota con-
gressman: Miss Archibald and others
They were met at the depot by Lieu
tenant Lyon of Fort Harrison under
instructions from the department. Ma
jor Maginnis. an old friend of the con-
gressmen in the party, also welcomed
them. The party will probably leave
tomorrow night for the park. Con-
gresham Payne said there was no
particular significance in the trip, it
was mainly pleasure.
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A BARREN COUNTRY.
The kotzebue District Boom a Snare and
Delusion.

The kotzebue District Boom a Snare and
Delusion.
Healy. ST. Michaels Island, July 4,
via Seattle, WASH. July IA coun-
try as extensively advertised and fully
as barren of gold as the Koyukuk is
Kotzebue sound. During the past year
and a half thousands of prospectors
have turned their attention to this sec
ton of Alaska and have fully prospect
ed the Kowak and other streams which
were supposed to carry gold in large
quantities, but which, upon trial, have
proven counterfeit. When the news
of the strike" on the Koyukuk reach
ed this part of Alaska, a great many
started from Kotzebue with dog and
hand sleds, buoyed with the hope that
success would at last reward them for
the hardships they had endured, only
to find country even less barren of
gold than their original stamping
ground. 1t is these men who are now
returning to their homes, broken in
health and spirits and in many in
stances obligated to the United States
government for getting them out of the
country.
One of the most interesting men
who has been in the Kotzebue sound
country since the stampede is William
Penn Stanley, who arrived at Healy
April 26 with mail for the states from
people located on the Kowak river for
a distance of 400 miles, or to a point
where the Reed river runs into the
Kowak. Stanley tells some interesting
experiences that happened to him while
in the Kotzebue sound country. He was
too wise to join in the rush to the Koy-
ukuk, but was lucky enough to secure
several promising claims in the Cape
Nome country. During Stanley's stay
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Standing of the Clubs.
PEACE OVERTURES.
Aguinaldo Said to Be Treating for Cessa-
ton of Hostilities.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard
Washingt ION, July T.-Important cable
grams have been received at the state
department. from the Philippine commits
sion and at the war department from
General Otis concerning a new move in
the direction of peace These dispatches
have been in the hands of the president
for several days, but he has declined to
make them public because Of ultra-opti-
mstic views heretofore received from the
same source, which have not been borne
our by subsequent events. All that can
be learned definitely about them is that
direct overtures for peace have been made
to General Otis by Aguinaldo and some OF
his principal leaders 1t was said by
cabinet official tonight that If the prom
ises are fulfilled the volunteers now being
enlisted will not be needed.