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Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
.ALL ABOUT HAYNES MISSION
The News Man Visits the Alleged Future Great City of Alaska --aBuSiueSS Men-=~OId
 Settlers, Etc.
THE INDIAN DOCTOR SCANDO

HaineS Mission is an old town. few hours ride from Skaguay. in the we'll known Lynn Canal. It was formerly an Indian town and the Presbyterians set up several mission buildings there some years ago. At one time there was a large settlement of Indians, a Conser- vative estimate being over 1000, but at present there are not more than 100, although we were told that the popula- ton may reach 125. They are dying off very rapidly with that much dreaded disease. consumption.
 Some 15 years ago, Col. Sol Ripinsky of Oregon. moved to Haines Mission and engaged in the mercantile business and he has been there ever since. We judge that he has prospered or he would not have remained so long. He speaks the native language fluently and has the Indian trade of the town. Whether the idea ever struck the Colonel that his town would some day enjoy a way up" boom We don't know, but it is now there, sure, whether the colonel wants it or not.
 When the strike was made upon the Porcupine, some few miles from Haines Mission, the rush went to the latter place by boat and there are now more than 1000 prospectors and miners in the new gold fields and many others are going in every week, and since the British Columbia sausage covers have barred Americans from Atlin the gold. hunters watchwOrd has been On to Haines Mission"
 The News man has been writing up this new town as well as he could from this distance, but it did not satisfy the publishers or the readers of the only wide-awake newspaper on the Gastin- eauX channel and therefore the writer concluded to go and see the town, for, as the old saying goes, "the chawing of the string is proof of the pudding.'
 LdSI EIludS GNCHAAS OhO "hlVSA boarded the steamer WOlcott and at 6 D. m. we were on our way down the channel bound for the new boom town. Capt. Crockett was, of course, in com mand and better officer and more jolly good fellow never pulled the sig nal bells ill Alaskan waters. C. F.. Baker, the purser, is always good-na- tured and happy and one of the most popular officers in Alaska. Since he became reader of the great and only religious paper in Alaska he is much better man, however. McGillis has bloomed into a full feged steward now and feeds his flock regularly at we'll filled table. The Wolcott crew is all right and is making that boat very pop ular. It is such a comfortable feeling one has on the Wolcott for she is so we'll built that she can go through any kind of a storm in these waters with safety. Uncle Sam built her and he had plenty of money. in fact, he never
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH;

AEA
 Mass with Sermon lO:m A. M' Mi Sunday School 9'm @ IT. r, Si SI Rosary. Lecture and Benediction T:OO r; M.
 Priest. Rev. Father P. C. BouSiS' .. J' UNCONVENTIONAL CHURCH-Rev. Loyal l.. Wirt, pastor. Services will be held every sunday at 7:45 p. ru. Sunday SchOo! meets ar II a. m. Society of Christian Endeavor Thursday evenings at 7:%. Ladies League every alternate Thursday afternoon. EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd Fellows Hall every Monday evening, except inr last in month, when the service Will be held on sunday evening. Rev. Il. J. Gurr' FRIENDS CHURCH Regular services at the Mission School house.
 Sabbath School ]. "' III. Native Services u d. uL: Evening Services !'5H Prayer meeting. Wednesday, evening at G+3 Teachers meeting every Friday evening at o'clock at private houses.
 Any and all arc cordially invited ahd well rOmed at all of these services.
 REV. C.. \. REPLOGLE. Pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH--A PeDiPl Mission Wednesday, evenings at ':+3 o'clock Scandinavian services at the 'enlPl Mission Monday evenings at I:+1 o,clock. A cordial invitation extended to all. ReN. C. J Larsen, Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
There are More Ways than One Of Saving
Gold

speare'S woman that meyer told her love, but let cOncealment. like worm in the bud. roll over her damask cheek, etc"
 Years ago the doctor practiced his profession at Haincs Mission in regu- lar old IndiBn style. In those days an Indian doctor when calling procession" ally upon a patient wore d hidiouS looking hat, his face was Enthusiastically painted. a padded belt encircled his waist to which was fastened pieces of bone that rattled, and in his hands he held punches of bones fastened to strings. besides numerous other instru- ments that were made use of, among the latter being a small stone about eight inches long, one and half inches thick and pointed at one end.
 Some seven or eight years ago Doc tor Scando, now Judge Scando. was called to render professional aid to an Indian woman. The Doctor called and diagnosed the case prOnouncing the disease that of being afflicted with the devil. The sick womans friends and relatives were excluded from the room, which is the correct thing according to Indian professional treatment The body of the sick woman was stripped of all clothing and then the doctor danced, jumped around, kicked up his heels. made all the noise be could with the various instruments aud generally speaking whooped it up and yelled so that you could have heard him for three miles. When tired out the "emi- nent physician" would grab up the piece of stone and punch the pointed end into the ribs of the patient, after which the dance went merrily on again. He kept that poor woman for twenty one or thirty-On days without eat or drink at the end of which time there was spark of life left, but that wa" all, but according to the Doctors ideas the devil was still there and evidently had come to stay.
 The courts took charge of the Doctor and when the Judge had said few words it meant that Doctor Scando should serve two years i'll the San Quintien penitentiery, which he did, but ever since that time he has been trying to give up his title of M. D. and wishes to be called Judge Scando.
 The Doctor sold his instruments to a clerk in Col. Sol Ripinsky'S store and the News man had the pleasure of in- specting them in the presence of the former owner. The writer was inform ed that the Doctor still sometimes ren- ders medical aid, but that it is done on the quiet. We observed the Doctors appearance while examining the instru- ments of which he was the former own CT. but he seemed unaffected and his face was as eXpressionless as an i'm ported Swiss cheese.
 The present owner of the Doctors surgical instruments told the writer that he formerly kept them in a box un- der the counter at the store. When the Indians heard of this they refused to buy any goods kept near where the box was. He then put the box under the bed in which he sleeps, and then the Indians told him he would die in thirty days, but many months have passed since then and the man is still alive.
 We'll, at p. m. the Wolcott's whis- tie is again heard, and for two bits we
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for lj miles up the river the trail was smooth as glass owing to the snow hay ing melted and then freezing. He has thoroughly prospected his claim and Is satisfied with the results.
 Our readers will remember that re gently report was circulated that the Canadian mounted police had taken possession of some of the American territory in the Porcupine district, We can say to Our readers that such is not the case. The Canadians have, however. established customs house five miles above the PorCupine, but not in what is at present territory that is seriously claimed by the United States, as we understand the matter. Uncle Sam. strange as it may seem, made quick move in this customs house mat ter and now has a deputy collector and an inspector at Haines Mission.
 After doing Haines, we concluded to visit Chilkat, d little town two or three miles from the Mission We walked to this town, about one-third of the way being through woods and the remain der of the way along the beach and over a fine wagon road. We did not in- ouire how it happened that such good road was made leading to Chilkat, but it is the finest we have seen in Alaska. Chilkat looks tired We felt weary while we were there and it wasn't Occa stoned by the two-mile walk They have two or three little stores and postoffice in one of them. They get mail once week We don't think they care for it any oftencr. Chilkat Is across the bay from Pyramid Harbor, probably three or four miles. We were glad to get back to Haines Mission and it was getting along towards evening and therefore colder We always rounded up at Col. Ripinsky's store and when we got there we found a dozen or more Indians warming their shins by the fire. It seems that the Colonel had appointed new fireman during our absence. It beat Jack Me- Donald's fire all holler.' We mo- toned to an Indian sitting on a bench close to the stove to move over and make room for us beside him on the bench. This he did and we were then informed that it was "Doct0r' Scando, hut the doctor" don't want to be called "Doctor." and when we learned his his tory we did not blame him for wanting a change of name. He wishes to be called Judge" Scando, but of all the names on earth we would think that Judge" wo uld be the last one that he would choose and we will tell you why before we get through with our present subject.
 Having become interested in the his tory of "Doctorn Scando, we Jotted down a few notes of his general appear anCe. He is about 60 years oIu, sa"eu off. thin and weighs about l13 pounds. His hair is red aud the locks are long ill front of his ears. He sports beard which like his body lacks nourish- ment. He wears moccasins, thin-legged trousers with one white button in front which is not fastened He wears mackinaw coat and a navy blue shirt. His cheek bones are very high, but his cheeks below are sunken. His nose looks like that of President Mckinley, but otherwise there is no resent blance between the two men. His look is sober. thoughtful, pensive-in fact, as we looked at him, We thought of Shake
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
A. F. and A. T.

Masons of Douglas Island meet at Odd Fellows Hall on the First and Third Tuesdays of each month. All MasOns are cordially invited to at tend.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
ISAAC, SUCCESSOR TO JOHNSON.

It was small wooden structure and in front was string fastened up on which was some footwear of Indian manufacture. While we were writing down the contents of the sign a dozen or 15 Indians came out and took good look at the religious editor. They had probably never seen the like before. A little further down we came to another signed building which read.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08
|. O. O. F.

Alaska Lodge No. meets at Odd Fellows Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday evenings at s o'clock. Visiting Brothers are Cordially in- vited to attend.
 CA. WICK, Secretary.
Douglas Island news., 1899-03-08

DR. CLARENCE 4. TREUHOLTZ,
 Office and Residence, St. Auns Hospital. No.2. Douglas City Alaska.
The age-herald., 1899-03-26
TO INCORPORATE EAST LAKE.
Subject Provoking Great Discussion
 Among Citizens of That Suburb.

The community of East Lake is now in the midst of another heated discussion on whther or not the suburb shall be incor- porated. This question was brought up. about year ago, but too many of it's clti- zens were opposed to 1t, so the movement was dropped After that the question Of annexation to Birmingham came up and ment for several months. Now, ineorpoi- ation is brought up again.
 A largely attended meeting was held FIl- day night to discuss the question, and 1t was a hot one. T. L. Moore was chairman and Yancey Senn secretary of the meet ing.
 committee which had been appointed at a previous meeting for the purpose, re- ported the limit for the proposed city, as follows:
 All of the territory between Second and Seventh streets, and Third and Caldwell avenues. This includes Howard college, but leaves out the Atheneum
 After a good deal of discussion, 1t was decided that these would be the boundaries of the town, if it were incorporated at all The probate judge of the county will De petitoned within the next few days that the citizens of East Lake be allowed to vote on the question. The prevailing opinion seems to be that the majority do not want incorporation, but nevertheless the ineor- poration people want the matter brought to vote.
The age-herald., 1899-03-26
FEN SLEN MILLING CO.
Work of Erecting Its Plant Will Begin
 This Week.

The Ensley Milling company has been m- corporated under the laws of Alabama, and will begin the erection of it's plant this week. The only parties interested in the company, so far as is known, are C. E. Enslen and E. F. Enslen of this city, and N A Dunning, of Washington. The hrst named of these gentlemen is said to be president the second secretary and treas urer, and the third the general manager The capital stock of the company is Slo,- 0OO
 The mill will be located at Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street, on the Kansas Clty Memphis and Birmingham and the Cen tral of Georgia railroads. It will be well built three-story frame building, covered on the outside with corrugated iron. num- Der of the bricks to be used in the founda- tions were taken out to the site Of the building during the past week. The work of laying them will probably begin this week.
 All of the machinery for the mill has been ordered. At the outset its capacity will be two hundred barrels of flour and four hundred barrels of meal per day. Grits, hominy and oat meal will also be manufactured. It is expected that the mill will be put in operation about August 1St
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

 second report. but it Is thought a meeting will be held and this will be done in few days.
 Alderman Rainbow is chairman of the committee, and said yesterday afternoon that he had not as yet seen voter or tax payer who opposed the erection of new city hall
 "The old one Is a drawback to the town and should be replaced by more modern structure" said MT. Rainbow. "city poli- tics has the floor just now and the ( m- mittee Is laying low until the excitement somewhat subsidies"
 The next regular meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen takes place on tho 9th of April the day following the primary, and the committee is expected to make a report at that time.
 Several architects havo been consulting with different members of the committee and when the meeting is held plans and figures will be submitted. From these report will be framed and be in readiness by the time the board meets on the 5th of next month.
 Alderman Rainbow entertains some fears for the success of the project, lest the new administration oppose it.
 q hope, however" he said, that the movement will not be fought, and that in a few months, or a year, @ more attractive building for our city officers will grace Bir- mingham."
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

The above map has been carefully compiled from United States documents by The Fortuna Drug Manufacturing Company, of Columbus, Ohio. The fig ures were taken from the latest mortal statistics published by the government and entirely agree with the archives kept at the Hartman Sanitarium.
 The map is made in four shades. The lightest shade shows the States which have the lowest per cent. of deaths due to catarrhal diseases. In these States very close to 42 per cent. of all deaths in 1890 were due to catarrhal diseases. That is to say, over four out of every ten deaths were from catarrhal affec- tions.
 In the States of next darker shade the per cent. varies from 42 to 45. In the next darker shade, 45 to 4S per cent. of the whole number of deaths resulted from catarrhal diseases. In the darkest made we have indicated the States in which over 50 per cent, or one-half or nore, of all the deaths were directly traceable to catarrh as the cause.
 This is an appalling state of affairs. This nation has got to confront the fact that catarrh has become a national curse. Catarrhal diseases threaten the life of our people. Over one-half of the people suffer from some form or degree of catarrh. Fully thirty-flye million people are personally interested in the discovery of radical catarrh cure.
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

ferences may be harmonized before the dates for the rival dinners arrive It is in politics like it is in Wall street. A man may be worth millions today and a beggar tomorrow. Politicians may blackguard each other today and bury the hatchet over the after dinner coffee and cigars to- morrow. It is too long before. the storm to tell the color of the clouds that will darken the political horizon. The only safe asser- ton is that. the democratic contest is now open for entries.
 The Republican Game
 The republican political bowling alley has been located down in Georgia, with Mark Hanna as master of ceremonies, for the have gone down to have pure southern ozone pumped into their veins, and on the side to talk over the prospects for 1900. Many pins have been stood up only to be knocked down by new corners. While en- toying themselves in Dixie Doodle" po- ltical rumors have been started to per culating through to the east that they might stand afar off and view the ef- fects through field glasses
 Several weeks ago a bit of political gos- sip had it that Roosevelt would run for the presidential nomination, with Thomas Bracket Reed as his packer.
 This seemed to frighten the sojourners at Jekyl island. and in twenty-four hours story was out that Roosevelt would Shortly afterwards Tom Platt, whiskers and alb boarded Ia train for the south Now a story is afioat that Reed will play second fiddle in Hannas orchestra. All of which goes to prove that Hanna considers both Reed and Roosevelt dangerous enemies, es- pecially when the latter is now inhaling the fumes of reputation rising from the
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

the narty machinery and that recently he refused to appoint Hon. John w. Tomlin- son, a close political and personal friend of MT. Bryan. to the office of railroad com missioner-appointing instead man of doubtful position the money question. The deduction drawn is that Governor Johnston has gone over to the gold wing and that if he can retain control Of the party machinery until 1900 he will prevent Bryan from getting the states vote in the national convention.
 The assumption that Governor Johnston has joined the gold ranks from principle is in all probability erroneous. The governor has left his silver side open to suspicion in the exercise of the appointing power, but the assertion can be made upon good that this was done to obtain political ends grounds that this was done to obtain political ends only personally beneficial.
 It is doubtful if he will dare oppose Bry- an, and there is an element of doubt, con cefning his record for few months past. His opposition to the party leader would his head is not already quivering under the guilotine.
 Bryan will carry the Alabama delegation. No well posted politician from that state when called upon to express an opinion with the present conditions confronting him will dispute this.
 It is also stated there Is trouble on in North Carolina, and that Bryan has gone there to pour out his oratory upon the per- turbed waters. But if the North Carolina argument is similar to the Alabama case MT. Bryan is assured in advance of the delegation.
 And so the fight goes on between the two factions in New York to name the demo- cratic presidential nominee of 1900. All diff
The age-herald., 1899-03-26
THE FIGHT ON BRYAN WILL BE
 LED BY CROKER AND ThRaAAY
Continued From First Page)s

Continued From First Page), rival element will attempt to make trouble. To prevent this he says that no one Who fails to make it plain that he Is a ioyai . Bryanite will be sold ticket.
 ''One man sent me a telegram, sad NIT. Brewster asking me to reserve lOO'hcksts for him. l replied that before any nan could get that many tickets he would have to present good proof of his loyalty. He re- piled that any man who would order that many tickets must be loyal. nave not reserved the tickets yet, and he will have to answer several questions satisfactorily before he gets them." .t t3Et Interest in the dollar dinner isf wlde spread. One man who own cattle ranch in the far west has telegraphed to have a number of tickets reserved.
 When asked if Croker and Belmont would be admitted If they presented themselves at the door, MT. Brewster said:
 Most certainly not; there will be no room for them.''
 Working on the Public
 Croker and his gold standard crowd are at work upon the public mind through the newspapers Their first attempt is to make it appear that Bryan will not have the solid south behind him for a second nomination. A story has been printed that hls obtaining the Alabama delegation. is a possibility, but not a. probability. In an absurd at- tempt to substantiate this 1t is pointed out that Governor Johnston is in possession of
The age-herald., 1899-03-26
PERSONAL.

A. J. Terrill, A. Saks and R. Fell, all of this city, are now in Philadelphia.
 w. c. Fitts, of Tuscaloosa, returned home yesterday.
 c. w. Ferguson is spending today in Montgomery.
 Lieutenant Kelly Parsons, late of the Third Alabama volunteers, left yesterday morning for Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where on April 6 he will stand examina- ton for admission into the United States army. Lieutenant Parsons and Lieutenant Nat Chambliss, it will be remembered, were the only two Alabamians to receive appointments in the army under the new law.
 Rev. D. K Dinkley, Dunkard from In- diana spent yesterday in Birmingham, be- ing shown around the city by Captain F. Sd Jones, immigration agent fir the Louis7 vile and Nashville railroad. MT. Dinkley is visiting this section with view to se- curing a. site for colony of Dunkards which wants to locate in this state.
 The pulpit of the South Side Baptist church will be filled this morning by Rev. w. S. Brown, and at the evening services by Rev. w. H. Young, D. D. of Athens, Ga.
 P. Henry Corbett has returned from ten days visit to his mother in Lexington, Ky.
 Rev. J. s. Park, of Corinth, Miss, will preach at the Second Presbyterian church this morning. After the service a meeting of the congregation will be held to con- sidcr the resignation of their pastor, Rev. c. c. Brown.
 News has been received from the Bingham High school at Asheville. N. C., that Joseph H. Loveman, of Birmingham, made winning speech in college debate held a few days ago. Mir. Loveman is mak- ing a splendid record at Bingham.
 Rev. B. D. Gray has returned to this city, and will this morning occupy his pulpit at the First Baptist church.
The age-herald., 1899-03-26

your advertisement. can heartily rec ommend Pe-ru-na as catarrh eradicator. It cures when all other remedies fail. I applied to several doctors, but they were not able to cure me. I took the remedy for fifteen weeks and am now entirely cured. It has been a year and half since I was cured, and consider my cure durable. desire to announce, for the benefit of the public, my experience with the famous catarrh remedy, Peru na. was afflicted with catarrh for five years. My catarrh was chiefly located in the stomach" Most cases of dyspep- sia arc simply catarrh of the stom- ach.