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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19

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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19
LADIES SAN THE FRAY.
One Of the Negroes shot Dead in Full
View Of Them.

view Gf fHeB-
MuTphysborO. III. sept. H.-One Of the
dead negroes at CarteTvflle WAS q preach
c.. the others were lab0Ters. One CT the ne
groes. when first shot, started 70 run. he
was shot again. and fell. one Of the white
men then ran up and shot him through
the bead with a rife. The shooting took
place Immediately Ia front % Mayor Zim-
merman's house and in full view OF sew
eral ladies' seated on the porch. Before
the noise OF the lrst shots had died away
the streets began 10 Oil with excited arm
ed neil
After the crowd Of negroes had been
killed ad scattered, IL was the evident in
tentlon Of the lnfuriated miners to go to
Greenville, where the big non-union negro
camp is located, and finish the work. All
afternoon an angry crowd of men pa
trOlled the streets. Later the projected
trip - Greenville vas apparently called
~
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19
Canton in Making Alliances.

form law for all the States. and from
ocean to ocean, on this subject ol mar
riage and divorce.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19

years, doubled In France, doubled in Eng
land and doubled In the United states
To show how very easy Ii T.. / have 10
tell you that in Western Reserve, Ohio.
the proportion Of divorces TO marriages
celebrated was In one year one 70 eleven;
IN Rhode Island. one to thirteen: In Yer
mont. one TO fourteen. Is not that easy
ep0uEh2
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19

The vision of the stork is one which
brightens the eyes and quickens the
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19

heart beat OF every
young wife. Yet
often the vision is
never realized, and
as the laughter of
infant voices floats
from without into the
childless home the
\ eyes sadden and the
' heart grows hungry.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-19
NEGROES SHOT DOWN
Six Killed and Others Wound
ed in Illinois Riot.
TrOOPS DlSPATCHEDTO THE SCENE

Alleged that the Colored non-Union Men
FIRST Opened Fire on the Nhites-S"s.
Tanner Issaes a Statement ia Which He
CharAc,erizes the Killing ss rremeditat-
ed Murder, a Disgrace 10 the Commu-
nfty, and Blot Upon the State.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

Ill fact mas preJudlced us aSalnSt the state. We have no direct communication with Oregon as w, have with the two leading cities of Washington, and all our commercial interests are in the latter state. Oregon cares mo- thing for us and all.the interest her representatives have ever taken in us is to send Us officers. It was through the influence of Oregon and California senators that we are cursed with the late lice Il e law.
 Senator Foster has visited our district and is taking an interest in our welfare. He appreciates the fact that in return for our trade, lis st tc should render us such aid in our development as is possible. He realizes that there is and properly should be an utilization between Washing ton and Alaska.
 Let us by all means cut loose from Oregon, and this should be advocated by every newspaper in Alaska. Seattle and Tacoma will do their part to aid ns.'
 It is plain from the above that Editor Mcbride of the News thoroughly appreciates the con ditions in Alaska. It IS very true that Oregon has never aid ed in the smallest particular m the development of Alaska. The State of Washington has always enjoyed close business and social relations with our peo pie, and if any state should have the naming of offic:: ::als for Alas ka, that staie is Washington. The people of Alaska do not however believe that any state should be given a free hand in the future asin the past to sad dle on us lot of blood lockers who nothing of law and whose sole aim is to suck the life blood from peaceful and struggling frontier community. The peo- pie of Masks want "Home Rule" first, last and all the time. A Government for the people, of the people, and by the people. Not till then will this grand cruntry prosper to the extent that our natural advantages would warrant.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29
TERMS-lN ADVANCE:
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

|Ten cents per line for first insertion. nonparcil |mcasure and four cents for each insertion after. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Twelve lines and under, per month $2.OO TRANSIFN ADVERTISEMENTS. Twelve lines and under, first insertion SlW Each subsequent insertion 50
 LOCAL AND SPECIAL NOTICES.
 Ten cents per line for first insertion, five cents per line Tor each additional insertion.
 Black ocals from 30 cents to Fl per line. No cal to be less than $l unless by special arrangement.
 The number of lines to be reckoned by the space occupied, measured by scale of solid nonpare '.r lines make one inch).
 Advertisements without written instructions will be inserted until forbidden. and charged accordingly.
 Orders for disseminating advertisements must be delivered at the office the morning previous to publication.
 All advertisements from non resident per sons or strangers must be paid for in advance or d sufficient deposit made to secure the office against loss.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

THE development of the cop per resources of Alaska is one of the results likely to follow the increased and permanent de mand of the copper trade all ov- CT the world. It has been known for years in general way that copper lodes could be had in many parts of our Arctic territory and some of them were occasionally worked but not until lately has mining of the red metal been made profitable. Now that S90 par ton is paid for good copper ore at Tacoma, the copper output of Alaska prom ises to show a rich and steady secretion.
 It is a hopeful s1gn when the search and utilization of the bas- CT metals are taken up in land where they are abundant. In the long run, u csc things pro- duce the most value, not only in the product mined and sold, but in the general building up of commodities. The mere gold belt is never permanently pros porous. It gets worked out and while it is flush the profits most ly go to the enrichment of older communities. The gold of the klOndil1e does not stay in the Northwest or return to it. most of the gold in the Western states goes to the English syndicates and eastern capitalists whose money bought the mine which produce it. California was nev- CT solidly prosperous and assur ed of a future until agriculture. stock raising, fruit culture and commerce, and to some extent manufacturing, came in to give a diversity of employment. If Alaska and the British North west had no resources but OccaS- ional spots of gold bearing earth or rock the country would in time lapse to the indians and wolves. It's civilization depends upon it's ability to keep the world supplied with such things as copper, iron, coal, tin and lead, of which the region is thought to have an abundance. These resources are the genesis of manufacturing towns, of the commerce which carries the pro- ducts of industry away and brings back it's returns and of the agriculture which feeds the people who delve in the rock and at the forge. The moment capital and labor unite to make the best of these every day mn. erals and metals Alaska will be- gin to grow and thrive. Who
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

knows that it may yet become another and greater Pennsylvania a state whose prosperity con- pletely outclasses and outweighs that of any gold field ever dis covered.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29
covered.

HE SeatIle newspapers are at present engaged in publishing whole pages of sensational news regarding the rich strikes at Cape Nome. The matter can all be summd up in a very few words as follows:
 "Gold clinging to the grass roots, gold in the sand along the beach washed by Boring Sea, gold in the creeks and gulches; in fact gold everywhere" The miners, or rather the suckers who are making search for the North pole would do well to fol low d few suggestions which are the result of a long expert ence chasing booms. They should discard the ordinary tools used by miners as being too cumbersom. Instead of the pick and shovel they should take along a good hoe and rake in or der to cultivate a good crop of grass. Plenty of grass seed should be taken along for plant ing. The more grass, the more gold. In mining along the shores of Boring Sea a good crow-bar is very essential to use in prying up the nuggets which are of enormous size. In some cases a steam derrick would be of great service. At present, some nuggets have to be aban- doned owing to their great size and the impossibility of handling them. Nets are indispensable in securing the nuggets that re- main below low water: but the suckers should bear in mind that ordinary dip-nets made of cord are not strong enough 10 land the nuggets in sufficient quanti- ties. A strong net made of cop per wire would be much more servicable. A pruning hook to gather nuggets from the tops of high trees would be of no use; for thereason that there are no trees in that far north coun- try. This absense of fire wood is not a detriment to the coun- try, on the contrary, the indig- nation of those who are lured to Cape Nome IS sufficient source of warmth, in fact one sucker can easily furnish warmth for a whole family.
 All suckers should beware of those who would deter them from making the trip. Do not consider the climate or the dis tance from civilization, conflict ing reports that occasionally crop out are simply intended to deceive you. Have no fear of pick pockets or confidence men, and never hesitate to lend your money to strangers. The Seat tie newspapers always speaks the truth without coloring. The merchants and outtitters everywhere furnish you supplies for gold only at your solicitation and the transportation cOmpan- ies carry you as means of fur nishing companionship for the crew. In case, after yor reach Cape Nome, you need any legal advice as to the best means of disposing of your cash, you will find there two former residents of Wrangel who are we'll versed in the law, and past-masters in the art of skinnlng suckers.
 THE Douglas Island News of
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

Entered at the Postoffice at Fort Wrangel Alaska. as second class mail matter.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

SATURDAY. JULY 9 1899.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-07-29

THE Douglas Island News of July 29, publishes a we'll written article on the curse of officials in Alaska from the State of Ore gon, of which the following is an extract:
 Cut loose from Oregon, is the advice that the Seattle Post lntelligencer gives to Alaskans in a strong, we'll written article of July 9th. If we are to be tied to the embilicial cord of any state, let it be Washington by all means. There is no affinity between Oregon and Alaska, and many things have occurred that
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

ed Saturday night by the crowd who
had assembled at the Johnstown
bridge to skate.
The Deer that was killed in our
community a few days ago either be
longed to Mr.. keirsey, near Ballard,
or Henry Oliver, of Montrose, as
both deal in deer.
VIII Cole of Appleton City, passed
thrugh here Sunday.
Mamie Maxey went to Butler shop
ping last Saturday.
S. L. Coleman purchased a fine
bunch OF hogs last week, which he will
feed on his well improved farm.
Among the visitors who called on
the Elm Grove school last week wert
Mrs. Sue Chambers and daughter
Maurine, Miss Mignon Coleman
Messrs. Willie Shelton and Shad
/, Odell.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Spruce Items.

b. McCanahan is moving this week
to his farm where he has rented OF
Mr.. Walker. James and Mathew
Evans is moving to the Rains farm.
There will be a new merchant take
charge of the store in the Guttridge
property at Ballard soon.
Mr.. Mister, after next Monday,
will only grind corn once a month,
on the first Saturday of each month.
Jot Newberry and Art Gilmore
made a trip to Appleton City Satur-
day.
w. T. Wigger went to Spruce Sat
urday.
Mrs. Margaret Kretzinger is spend
ing awhile with her daughter Mrs.
Eliza Beard. She is very poor health
thisiwinter.
Miss Allie Williams died at the resi-
dence of her uncle, g. b. Ellis. one
dayslast week, of consumption. The
remains were taken to Henry county,
her home, for interment.
MI. Ray, the YAK UrOVe scnOOl
teacher. has a brother visiting him
from Kentucky.
J. E. Kretzinger has been hauling
logs to the mill this week
E. f. kretZinger has been painting
Mrs. Boards house.
1t is reported that King Bros. have
put up hoop pole shop at Spruce.
Art Gilmore is feeding 80 head ol
cattle this winter
Charles Beard is feeding bunch o.
cattle this winter.
viii Wigger has returned from his
trip to Oklahoma. His brother Geo
and himself with their families vii
soon go there to make their future
| home
Bate Bachelor bought several hun
dred rails at zoe per hundred.
George Troope and family visited
Grandma kretzinger on the first Sun
day in December, and presented be-
with some very nice presents.
| The time set to meet at the GENE
terry TO clean it off was Dec 8, but i
was such a bad day people could no
60 STAR
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Grand River Items.

Chas. and William Lewis contem-
plate moving to their new home I'm
Deer Creek soon.
Coleville literary is progressing
nicely. We were informed that Jas.
Howard Hamilton defeated silver
tongued Maxey Friday, Dec. 3.
suppose we will have to call around
and enjoy our selves.
DIR. W. X. Gilmore was seen driving
through our neighborhood few
days ago.
They are making extensive prepa-
rations for Christmas tree at Al
tona. We wish them success. 1t rs
under the management OF the Argen-
bright girls.
People are getting hungry, pre-
sumo. as they are all killing hogs In
this vicinity.
M.F. Taber took a load Of hogs TO
Adrian last week.
Pola Woolsey has improved a great
deal. He was able to go visiting last
Sunday.
We are informed that Mr.. Crews is
going to move to the place formerly
occupied by Vim. Lewis.
Ad. Deffenbaugh sold his corn to
Argenbright brothers
Jode Haggard and wife went sleigh
riding one day last weep.
R.M. Powell and wife visited Frank
Andes last Sunday.
WIDE A. WAKE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Deepwater Items.

The gaities of this community are
skating and sleigh riding.
The sale at Albert Wetzefs Thurs
day was well attended, and things
sold at their full value, and ID. ii.
Kash. the auctioneer, is said to be a
good one.
JE. Kash went to Nevada Satur-
day on business
Robt Switzerland and Geo. Allison
have been trading stock.
j. D. III. Kash purchased horse at
the Wetzel sale last Thursday.
John Borum and family visited
with Grandma Wilker last Saturday
and Sunday.
John Simpson goes west quite Oft
en-, not for his health, but for a sweet
heart.
Tbs eclipse of the moon was watch
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

The boys in this community are
hunting rabbits now instead Of deer
as the deer killed last week was
seen grazing in the community IA few
days ago.
Messrs. Price and ID. III. Kash and
son call at this office Rose" on last
Sunday eve and Mr.. Price entertain
ed us nicely for a time, telling us his
ups and downs during his four years
in the confederate army. Mr.. Price
is a staunch good old democrat
Mr.. Evans Stevens reports his
school progressing nicely. ROSE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
SEVEN DIED BY FIRE.
In q Tenement House Five were hfIed-
Woman and Her Little Child
the Other Victims.

New York, Dec. 19.-Five persons
were burned to death and six were
seriously injured to-day in fire in
five-story double tenement house
known as the Mentor. 102d street and
Third avenue. Three members of a
family of four persisted, VIZ: John
Barrett, wife and daughter Julia, the
latter six years old. The others dead
are a woman believed to be Mrs. Giles
and a man named Williams
Fire in the hallway of five-story
tenement il Tenth avenue caused the
death of Mrs. Kate Fox and her son,
21h wears old. Mrs. Fox's husband, a
hackman, was away from home at the
time
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
REPORT QUICKLY DENIED.
Only the Most Optimistic in London
Believed That Butler Had
Crossed the Tugela.
METHUeA POwERIeSS TO ADVANCE,
Extending Their Qualifications on Both
His FIanks-Mi.givinxs rs to the Wis
dom of Sending Troops from India To
south Africa-Corp. of Rough Riders

London. Dec. l9.-Only the most OPP
timistic gaze any credit TO the rumors
that Gen. Butler had crossed the
Tugela river, aud even they speedily
realized that it was incredible that
the war office would refrain from the
immediate publication of Eews of such
Importance. There is also no coniir-
nation OF the statement that Gen.
Methuen's line of communication has
been cut, though there is \ probable
ity of suc.I an event occurring at any
moment.
According To the latest news from
Gen. Methuen, dated Sunday. December
Il, the situation appeared to be a
complete i'npasse. The Beers were
gathering reinforcements and extend
ing their IortificatiCns on both his
tanks, but il was believed they would
be unable to attack the British posi-
ton. On the other hand. IT was re-
garded as impossible for the British
to turn .he Eoer flank, which was
resting on the river TO the east and
rapidly approaching the river to the
west. The Boer lines of entrench-
ments are continuous and capable of
rapid connection at many points.
From elsewhere at the front there is
absolutely nothing to throw additional
light on the situation.
Some of the papers express consid-
cradle misgiviugs at troops going
from India to South Africa. They
think the risks too great and that 1t
NAV lead to two continents being
ablaze instead of one.
For q Corps of Rough Riders
London. Dec. 1.-TWO important re-
ports, both said TO be officially con-
firmed, became public. One is that
the government has decided to raise
a corps of 10000 rough riders TO send
TO the Transvaal. The other is that
the duke of Connaught, the queens
second son will be sent out in com
mani of the Eighth army corps, the
next corps TO be rased. The enlist
ment of rough riders will be the
greatest innovation the British army
has seen in ages. 1t is due in the first
place to The urgency of the situation
and in tn. second place to the fine i'm
preston made by Col. Rooscvelt's regi-
ment in Cuba.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Marks q New Epoch.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 19.-The COM
pletion of the Choctaw, Oklahoma &
Gulf railroad from Memphis to Wealth
erford, Ok, and the formal opening OF
that line for business has marked an
epoch in the railroad situation in the
southwest. T he location of the line
gives it the position of dictator. 1t
affords a direct line through the very
heart of the most valuable territory
in the southwest and its local trade
will prove one of the most valuable
ACQUISITIONS ever. obtained by the
building of a railroad.
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smallpox worrying Kansas City.

Kansas ''ity, Mo-, Dec. 1s.-Smallpox
is costing Kansas City 500 day, and
il will continue to he a heavy expense
for some time to come There are
now Is patients in the hospital 1t
costs s15g a month for a physician to
attend them, $50 a month each Tor
three female nurses, and $50 month
for a steward. The food and fuel for
them cost SIS day. To many of the
1o1 people in quarantine the city is
compelled to furnish fuel and provi-
sions, besides keeping guards on
watch day and night.
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Mckinley Record.
Chicago Democrat.

Chicago Democrat
Those who remember what they
read cannot fail To be- impressed with
the inconsistent record made by VIM.
Mckinley.
He has never been true To any one
position assumed 10y him, and has
proved himself one of the most versa
tile trimmers in the history of Ameri-
IAN politicians.
In regard To this matter, II. IL.
Mcclure has addressed letter To the
i'ittsburg Post which gives one fair
idea of Mckinley methods Among
other things, Mr.. Mcclure says:
The future writer's OF history will
lind that they have almost an i'm
possible task to follow the sinuous
meanderings and ways of William
Mckinley. They will not only find
Mckinley against Mckinley, but they
will find him against all precedents,
teachings and conduct of his prede-
cessors in the history of the American
republic.
They will find him before 1896 ad-
vocating i'll season and out of season
all kinds OF robber tariffs for the pur-
pose of bamboozling his fellow-citi-
zens into the folly of handing him
over the presidency. They will find
after he has secured the coveted boon
in order to get il again, launching
out into an imperialistic policy which
is death to tariff and allit represents.
They will find him before 1896 de-
nouncing Cleveland for the awful
crime of destroying one OF the ma
tons precious metals as money,
over which he mckinley shed lots
of tears. They will find him after
1896, in order to enhance his chances
to succeed himself, Recommending to
congress to destroy silver money.
They will find him opposed to war
with Spain before 1898, and in the
twinkling of an eye they will find him
on a Tuesday sending Spain an ulti-
matum to surrender Cuba by the
next Saturday at noon.
They will find him denouncing forci-
BILE annexation az criminal aggres-
sion, and then they will find him col
onizing the Philippines with an army
OF 60, 900 troops armed to the teeth,
shooting Filipinos, destroying their
property and making their country
veritable HEN"
1t should be remembered that this
is not an attack on Mckinley. Ii In
simply a plain statement OF facts.
In the face of such a record, what
can the American people expect II
they re-elect Mckinley? There Ia
nothing which they cannot expect.
He is an opportunist. He has no
fixed policy and his course to-day is
no criterion as to what his course
may be tomorrow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
STAR, win designate Their Service

Washington. Dec. 19.-The Postmas-
ter general has ordered that hereafter
the length of service as letter carriers
shall not be indicated on the uniforms
of carriers by stripes but by stars
For five years service they will wear
one black silk star; two stars for ten
wears: one red silk star for IS years,
and two Ior 20; one silver star for Is
years. two for so: one gold star for IS
and two for 40 years
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
A Rival Of the Sugar Trust

Dover, Del. Dec. 19.-The Colonial
Sugar Refining company, the alleged
rival OF the A merican Sugar Refining
company. was incorporated here to-
day. capital 100000, with the privi-
lego of increasing it to 100000, 900.
The company is chartered to engage
in the production of sugar In Cuba
Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
New Missouri Coal Field.

Leavent~orth, Kan, Dec. 19.-Agents
representing the Chicago Great West
ern maple Leaf) railroad have pur-
chased two farms at Beverly, No.,
across the river, in the Missouri bot
toms. for the purpose of opening a
coal mine. They have also secured
coal rights on nearly 1000 acres be-
sides, and the sinking of a shaft is ex-
pected to commence early in January.