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The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

A Christmas present should be
ornamental, useful and appropri-
ate to be fully appreciated. At
GOURLEY'S
furniture house you will find the
best line of goods for the money
in the city.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13
Fifteen Horses Burned.

Denver, Dec. PA fire in the stables
Of the City Package Delivery company at
1884 Champa street, early this evening,
caused loss of $4,000. There were
eighteen horses in the stables; fifteen
were burned to death and the others had
to be killed. 1t is not known how the
hre originated. Tho Fair department
store which is in the same block was
slightly damaged.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13
Fifth Street Whist Club Meets.

Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wadsworth enter
tanned the Fifth Street Whist Club at
their home on N. Fifth street last night.
The club ladies from Denver were the
special guests of the occasion. Mrs. j.
s. Carnshan was the successful winner
OF the ladies' prize and Mr.. Frank Dean
of the gentlsmen's
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

The dispatches tell of a Chicago Hose
company that hooked up and had
stream of water on fire mile away in
less than eight minutes. That is quicker
but not so funny as the toy hose carts
and fire engines at Anderson's Bargain
House
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

If you don't know what to get your
lady friend for Christmas just step into
Adams Pharmacy and let them show
you something in their line OF perfum-
cry. An elegant assortment and suita
BILE for present to any lady.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

Scientists tell US that less than 1000
years ago the Grand valley was heavily
timbered with Christmas trees Ander-
sons Bargain House, with all its toys
and Christmas presents should have
been here then.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13
Hamilton Indicted for Murder.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. l2-The
grand jury has indicted Frank Hamil-
ton, tho journalist, for the murder OF
Leonard r. Day, in the West hotel bill
lizard rsom on November Is. The charge
10 murder in the first degree.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

Itss Libby's. What's Libby's ? Why,
the cut glass we sell. The finest in the
world. The Thompson Jewelry and Mu-
sic Company.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

Have you seen our pretty wool waists
at $3.50? They are the correct things
for winter. At The Fashion.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

A fine line of Christmas tree orna
ments at the Boston Handy Kitchen.
The daily sentinel., 1900-12-13

Watch the old year out and the now
year in at the Armory.
Alaska forum., 1900-11-01
Alaska Forum, Nov. ], 1900.

MT. Lawrence can just naturally beat the works ort of a piano and evidenced this fact with excellent accompaniments at the last Sunday evening at the Wiggin home. Miss Parke gave a reading, MT Davis a recitation, Mrs. WigSln song and other songo which delighted the hearts Of those present.
 pr Iweedie, assisted by Lieut.. Erickson, ably entertained at cards Monday evening -Four tables were used i'll the gnrne after which a wards were made and all elegant luncheon was served. This pleas antevent will long be remembered.
 The J. Cs. have given up the c1l- terta1nHlant program tOr thaliksgiV- ing evening and will give nasque bail instead~- to urmasque at II:3o followed by cake walk, that will interest all.
 Mr. and Mrs Carat aid daugIl- ter entertained a few friends at cards w edneolav, a week, and very enjoyable evening was spent.
 Nr. and Mrs. Walhridge invited friends to their piea>autl:o1ne Friday night who :!joyed an even ing at whist.
 Agents Wotbar aud L-i4he5 have spent several days on the creeks the past two weeks.
Alaska forum., 1900-11-01

Capt. Mariner, of the 4. C. Ca. IS at the Pioneer coal mine waiti:-y.. for the river to close, when he II proceed to St. Michael.
 It is rumored that the A. c. Str. Louise Is oil a bar in the flats; sire was on her way to winter iii Ea.l River.
 Mrs. Clinton Mayo, daughtG nf, law of Capt Mayo died W~dl.e .sa, her baby preceding her two o,n,.
 Register McCann is disttib. ct. some interesting land literatu1 ce the inhabitants. p.V
 Austrian Joe' Anicich l. N m0delsd Iii, cabin into about hlest III town.
 Atty Green has 6 new sign his office aid reports good busine
 Notices stuck rp about the report q J (. dance tonight. =
 Dr. Daufo1t th entertained at C. Tuesday night.
 The Masonic Assoc at:on of Ranl meets every o1(t c1r,: II I C:t,rr-G4y
Alaska forum., 1900-11-01
COAL LANDS.
SAD->-e s-.- --.- - -

COAL HANDS,.
 The following decision, rendered by the Secretary of the Interior, dat ed June 27, 1900, was received by register of the local land office.
 Sirs: Your attention is directed to the following act of Congress approved June 6, 1900, ENterdng the coal-la1d laws to the district of Alaska:-Secs. 1342 2352 inclusive R. $. of U. $.
 Under the law of coal lands, filings and entries must be made ky legal subulvi- sons as made by the regular United Sta tes survey.
 Under tue law as amended, persons and associations lawfully possessed Of coal claims upon unsurv9yed lands, may have such claims surveyed, provided tile township SO purposed to be surveyed is with Il tie range of the regular progress of the public survey embraced by exist ing standard lines or bases for township aild $ bulv .s- ollul surveys.
 Although the system of public land surveys was extended 10 the distrl.t Of Alaska by q provision contained i'll the act of Congress a proved March 3, 1899, no township or Subdlv;S OIlal SyrvtVS have been made, nor have a1iv standard lines or bases io; toWllshIp and si:bu 4vjs:onal surveys have been established W:tlir the d strict, th4refort ul1l tie filing il vo,1, o flee Of tile official plat of survey of the township, 10 coal filing or entry ca, be made. F.. \. HITCHGOCfc, S (.
 "i>a>ing the Pioneer coal mine for example," sid a prominent at torney ot your c,tnlp, w <uld 1llake everything but the hole va Il less and that can only De held by Drew IS long as he works tr WutC:eS 1t. he Pioneer was Staktd aid then recorded at KanLart the A C. Co. r1oTtgage on the sam was also here b1t according to the foregoing de- cision r2;thcr ca11 be legal and are eretore val e'e. S t will be so1;ie years, i1l all probability, before title cAn be obtained u1l coal lands in Alaska, unless the laws ale again
 1112 q d..
Alaska forum., 1900-11-01
l. .EGAI. NOTICES.

 In The ri 'trict Court ot the Cni1ed States for the Iistrct of Alaska, Third Division. North American Transporta-l t:'1r! a:!d Trading Nom nauy,} Su,11nols for plalAti!t
 Samuel Y. NcIIili, defeudantI The United State, of America to Samuel F. Me Dill:
 Nou are hereby required to a; pear in the D1Strct GOuli Gi he IilteGSlAtG for 4i4t l@> ict of ska, Ihuu ijjr~ ~i51, within tl,ctv days after he Conpi1 .op rf (he r,ubi r& o.. tf tl,, 1900, end an 5n the com pla:ll If tilc above clerk said cotr1; and unless yOl appear and answer the Conpla iii ti,e 1e;ntit1 yyill apply to ti3e Conrt for t'.e relief demanded. With an order made tine I2th. day Of s3ept1nI Der mortgage made by defendant to plaintiff o:, December 1o, IS B, for 5l,I17.42 uon 2o ecrts of la1G on I;rCh Greek, District ot Alaska, situate about niles from Circle City in S0utilwcottrly direction, upon which plaintiff ; alleges Is due the su11 of $8t3.72 With interest at pe~ cent. per annun1 from December lg. 678, with reasonable attorneys fees.
 Witness my hand and the seal of
 SEAj,l said Court at l.agle City,
 District of Alaska this I2t4l
 d~y of Septer1 Der, 1eoo.
 Albeit R. Iei1ig, (. F. Claypc ol, Clerk of said Court Attorney fer Plaintiff,
 Circle City, Alaska,
 iOct. Il, ,I8,15, Nov.I s, l5,22, lyC3
Alaska forum., 1900-11-01

7t on, all old timer, is
 ;>4 +> i at tie St. Andrews .esp:tal, lie is aboat Co years of age. He i5 knoV11 ill every r1in- ing camp i'll Alaska and has host of friends throughout the country. Dr. Hudgin who is attending him has given up all hope.
 Later P.B., better known as Charley Peterson died at 5:35 We'd 1esday afternon. The funeral ar engagements have not yet been made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

In lsos there were 23,9OO books published in
Germany, against 1920 in France, 1900 in Great
Britain and $500 in the United States. Even
Italy published $500
out of the S525 100000 over which $50 women
in England have cvcrcised testamentary powers
during the last eight years, Sl3,isO,OOO has been
bequeathed to charity.
A mammoth tug is being built to crush ice on
the 800 river. II will be 1l5 feet long, e
feet wide, and plough through IL inches OF solid
ice at six miles an hour.
Parsley should always garnish a dish contain
ing onions as it takes away the odor most pco
pie object to. II even prevents the aftertast(
il eaten by the individual who loves onions and
must have them
The s. gold piece of 1922 is very rare. There
were supposed to be but two in existence, one
in Philadelphia, the other in Boston, but a
short time ago was found in n money
changers shop in New York.
Each average human being has about Is, ,00i
square feet of skin to look after, and nearly
900 oil and sweat glands. The outer layel
of skin is constantly wearing on and must bt
constantly removed to allow the new skin be
meath to form fresh, white and beautiful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

no poorer classes"-people fixed in
condition of poverty. The Metropoli-
tan Opera House Is filed with people
who might once have been so de-
scribed. This country started poor.
From the first, the number of rich
people who have come over to settle
in 1t has always been relatively in
significant. Were there any aboard
the Maynower? Are there any on the
immigrant steamers which are now
coming in? Were there any among
the fifteen to twenty million of immi-
grants who came to our shores dur
ing this century up to the, beginning
of the present year?
A newspaper which Is wanted by the
people and therefore will be read by
them, needs no endowment Such
need in it would be convincing evil
dence, complete demonstration, that
1t was not wanted, and that there
would be no use in giving it away.
The old proverb that you can lead
horse to water, but you can't make him
drink, applies to the reading of news
papers. Because you give them away
you will not get people to read them,
or prevent Sthem from buying and
reading papers they want; and you
will do them no good. Nor is there
any probability that practical, brainy
and trained newspaper men" could get
any nearer to the ideal or Christian
daily" than do our present newspap-
ers. Already these are "for the good
of the citizen" with exceptions so
few that the disreputable names oc-
cur at once to everybody. No pro-
fession has a higher ethical standard
than the newspaper business as it Is.
Publish a chapter of the Bible every
| day! Suppose you put in one of the
chapters pronounced false or spur
ious by the theological semiraries
and what would DR.. Briggs, DR.. Nc
| Giffert DR.. Lyman Abbott, Bishop
Potter and their school say If you did
| not accompany the chapter with the
| explanation that it was fallible hu-
man literature only? Besides, what is
the use of publishing what the people
will not read or which, wishing to
read, they can get elsewhere free as
| water?
| Contributions to endow the Nash
| Vile free newspaper are earnestly
asked" but we are compelled to say
that whoever should make such n
| contribution would throw away his
money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

TN CHINA, an army in the mod
ern sense, is not deemed neces.
Il sary. Foreign military students
who have travelled in China ex-
press the belief that the average
Chianman has many of the qualities
of good soldier. He is loyal, docila
and, except when influenced by super
stition, brave. He can sustain himself
on chean food and endu"es hardships
and fatigue well and uncoH9lainingly.
Admiral Dewey's tribute to the Chi
nese who served on board the Ameri-
can fleet during the battle of Manila is
remembered. They were not in charge
of the fighting machinery, but they lid
other necessary work quietly and with
out panic while the guns were roar
ing and the shells exploding. Among
the 4OO,O 900, 900 inhabitants Of China are
millions of men capable of being con-
verted into fair private soldiers. Under
experienced and competent officers and
with improved equipments they would
constitute a military force to be reck-
oned with.
ing a well equipped army has never
been popular, A crude native police
force exists but with such defects of
organization and equipment as to be-
Of little value in an emergency. 1t has
sufiiced to quell small uprislngs in de-
tached localities, but time and again
has been utterly powerless against Or
ganized mobs. The present frightful
condition of affairs in the Chinese en-
pire is not yet clear in detail to read
ers of the fragmentary cable dis
patches, but enough is known to show
how heluless a government is which
has no army for such emergencies. Out
of 1t all will no doubt come progress
in the direction of modern civilization.
This is too clearly a matter of destiny
to be doubted. The old is contending
with the new in China and this will
mean disturbance and unrest for years
But the new is bound to win in the
end. The opening of large portions OF
| China to railroads assures this. Other
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14
How to Save Roosevelt.

NDER THE heading: West
ern Delegates to the Repub-
" lican Convention Should
Vote Against Roosevelt for
Vice President" the editor of the
Chicago Times-Herald, Mr.. H. H.
Kohlsaat, charges that there exists
a well-developed conspiracy among
New York Republican politicians to
nominate Governor Roosevelt for vice
president at Philadelphia. Mr.. Kohl.
saat asserts:
'Their desire to thrust this honor
upon him is not inspired by loyalty to
him but by the wish to get rid of him.
His honesty is too strenuous for their
style Of politics. Governor Roosevelt
is an ever irritating thorn in the side
of the Republican machine of New
York. He was forced upon it by the
popular demand which followed his
return from Cuba two years ago. He
was only accepted by Boss Platt un-
der the impression that when once
elected he could be nodded to the
wishes of the state machine. Senator
Platt believed that he could either de-
stroy a troublesome popular idol or
secure a subservient auxiliary by his
powerful friendship. But he has been
baked in both. He has been able to
fret and check the governor in many
of his policies. But he has not been
able to seduce Governor Roosevelt to
his schemes or to break the popular
sentiment that sustains an honest
official walking fearlessly amid traps
and pitfalls set by party associates.
ALLIED with Senator Platt in his con
spiracy to get rid of Governor Roose-
welt are the vast corporate interests
of New York city which prefer a cow
ard, a knave or a fool as chief magis-
trate at ALBANY to man inaccessible
TO the Influence of fear, corruption or
cajolery. His plan for reaching the
vast profits Of corporations for taxa
tion purposes, his plea for publicity
as the cure for improper combinations
of capital, have arrayed against him
the opposition of the New York news
papers which are edited from the
counting rooms of corporations and
trusts. The people of New York state
know these things and they respect
admire and will re-elect Governor
Roosevelt for the enemies he has made
If those enemies do not succeed in
shunting him off onto the vice-presi-
Dental track. 1t therefore becomes a
national question whether the Repub-
licans of the country at large will as
sist in the consummation of a WELL
defined conspiracy to deprive New
York state Of governor it needs by
nominating Theodore Roosevelt to an
Office where he is not needed and for
which he is not qualified"
We do not know what foundation
Mr.. Kohlsaat has for his assertions
That he is sincere we do not doubt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

world than the one that is put in the tread.
mill of routine work to learn one thing only.
lie is taught to read more widely and to think
more deeply. lie is almost certain to take up
collateral studies that carry him into new fields
of inquiry and bring him new ideas and new
ideals. And ideals are great realities in life.
That college or school is rare exception which
does not endcavor to irculCate in its students
higher ideals of citizenship, of patriotism and
of moral strength and marliness than they are
apt to acquire if brought into daily contact with
the petty mcanness of competition in the bus
mess world before they are old enough to see
them in their true proportion.
Many a costly college education is thrown
away Of course This is but natural since the
college training frequently falls to the lot OF Z
boy whose ambition is not stirred by the neces
sity Of earning a livelihood. There plenty o.
weak characters that cannot stand the possession
of money; but they would fail elsewhere, Jus
as they do at college. Other things being equal
the boy is better for a thorough education ant
stands better chance in the world for having it
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

But Il is clear that II would be an
outrage on the part of the Philadel-
phia convention to nominate Colonel
Roosevelt for an office he does not
want and says he would under no cir
cumstances accept. 1t would be an
exhibition of gross unfairness to the
numerous other excellent Republicans
who have been named for this place
and who are not running away from
the possibility of being chosen.
western delegates" continues Mr..
Kohlsaat, must go to Philadelphia
deaf to every specious plea that calls
for such a cowardly surrender to the
malevolent forces in New York poll
tics. They must be prepared to resist
every attempt of chicanery and senti-
ment to stampede the convention into
nominating a man for vice president
against his will in order to remove
him from an office where he blocks the
schemes of the enemies of good gov
ernment and official honesty"
The best way for them to emphasize
this resistance would be to agree to
vote for the best candidate before
the convention for vice presidential
honors, who is Charles Emory Smith.
He is fit to be president and If NOM
mated he would accept.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14
No Real Need For
Endowed Newspapers.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
THIS LETTER from a gentleman
of Nashville, illustrates a present
= tendency to run philanthropy into
the ground:
practical newspaper men of this
city have decided to found and es-
tablish a daily newspaper to be given
away free to the pOore, classes, who
are unable to pay for a daily paper.
Parties of means will pay for their
subscriptions, as is the usual custom.
In the advance of civilization, the
governments and philanthropists,
which have provided free schools for
the poorer children, will furnish free
newspapers to She poorer parents.
The progressive daily newspaper is
now the greatest educator of the
world and has left the college and
the pulpit far in the rear. The daily
newspaper of the future will be an
endowed newspaper. Men who now
give millions to colleges and churches
will realize that their money will
bring more and better results by the
establishment of daily newspapers to
be distributed free to the poorer citi-
zens. 1t is intended to secure an
endowment for the Nashville expert
,ment from whatever sources it may
be contributed. To make it a Chris
tian daily a chapter from the Bible
will be published. The other part will
be devoted to all the news and such
matter as the editor deems timely for
the good of the citizen. Contribu-
tions of any amount are earnestly
asked from all persons to establish
the journal
The cheapest article produced in the
world is now the daily newspaper.
| Not even the direst poverty need de-
prive itself the pleasure and privis
| lege of reading a daily newspaper;
and actually there is no poverty which
suffers from the deprivation unless
/ voluntarily or because it has no de-
| sire for reading or ability to read.
| If papers were endowed" and given
away, their circulation mighS be some-
what more than ii is now, but they
would be far less read and less es-
| teemed and thus would be less useful
| to "the poorer classes" For genera
tions religious tracts have been given
away by the million, but the only
useful purpose they serve at present
| is to provide waste paper from which
! to manufacture new paper. AT this
time newspapers and printed books,
more especially the great treasures of
our literature upon which copyright
has expired, are obtainabie at prices
that bring them easily within the
reach of the poorest. No man or wo-
man or child desiring good reading is
now debarred from it by poverty
In the old days the appetite could not
be gratiiied except at the cost of some
elf-sacrifice, and frequently 1t was
great; yet that necessity brought with
it advantages. for it made the read
ing more priced and caused 1t TO bC
more thorough. Now, so cheap is th'
hest literature that, except for book:
of reference and special works, public
Libraries have become largely unnec
essary.
"The poorer classes2" Who are
they? Some people are poorer thar
others, but in this country there ar,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

~ NE HUNDRED and twenty
three years ago today the
~ American flag as designed
by Betsy Ross was adopted
by the continental congress, sitting in
Philadelphia. At that time it repre-
sented only the hope of nationhood,
hope made doubtful by the presence
on American soil of large and continu-
ally increasing forces of British troops
sent for the purpose of stamping out
the insurroction, as we'll as by the in
difference or active opposition of large
numbers of well-to-do colonists loyal
to the standard and cause of King
George III.
The battle for independence won,
there still was doubt as to whether
the newly created republic would live
and thrive or degenerate into a group
Of warning states, soon to be wiped
out by the invasion of a foreign enemy.
AS late as 1911 there was large ele-
ment of American citizens of high per-
sonal worth and better than the aver
age scholarship who expressed grave
doubts as to the success of the repub-
lie and some of them actively in
affairs which would eliminate in the
| restoration of the royal standard Of
| Great Britain. This element was
strongest in Boston and, interesting
| to relate, included some of the ances-
tors of the present Boston group of
| 'anti-imperialists" who want the
| American flag lowered at Manila and
| the ragged symbol of Aguinaldo's
| trigand dictatorship raised in it's
| stead.
| To this day We occasionally hear
from men who profess to have serious
doubts concerning the destiny of this
nation, despite the fact that it's de.
velopment has been the amazing and
overshadowing fact in the history of
the nineteenth century. The doubters
are relatively few, however, as COM
pared with their prototypes in the
forepart of the century; and their
psychological processes point to similar
| causes, such as impaired digestion, a
poorly working liver or a brain that
| mas Deen permitted to go to seed. The
flag designed by Betsy Ross, aug
mented by the new stars that have
been born in the course of the ma
TONS expansion, now salutes the
breeze from San Juan on the east to
| Manila on the west to-east; it floats
over nearly SOOOO,OOO full-hedgea
Americans and over 100000 fedg.
iings: and it doesn't take an inspired
vision to foresee the day when 1t will
float over Canada on the North, owe,
Mexico on the South, and be regarded
by the Central and South American
republics as at their disposal in case
Of need
In view of the past, how silly is the
present outcry against expansion
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14

improvements will follow. 1t is for
tunate for American interests in China
that American possession of the Phil
ippines gives us better means for their
protection than would have existed
two years ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-14
Legislative

The Philadelphia ward heelers who
are attacking the postmaster general
constitute so insignificant a fraction
of the Republican party in Philadel-
phia that the national convention will
be unable to notice them.