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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
FEAR OF RAIN m CUBA.
The evil Effect of Water IL Not Mer,
Superstition There.

The evil Effect of Water L. Not Mere
Superstition There.
The average Cuban is dreadfully
afraid of rainwater He believes that
drenching in rainstorm, followed by
exposure to the rays Of the sun, pro
duces fever-not necessarily yellow fe,
yer, but an attack something similar to
what is known as swamp fever in Mis-
sissippi or chagres in the isthmus Of
Panama.
The same belief prevails in Central
and South America, but in greater
degree On both coast lines of Nicaragua
light shower is the signal for gen.
eral scampering indoors and disin-
cination to come out again until the
sky is perfectly clear. Up on the high
plateau on which the city Of Caracas in
Venezuela is situated and where there
should be little or no fear of fever the
natives are afraid to get even thei'
faces wet At the first appearance Of q
rainstorm the cab drivers, Of whom
there are more than 400, put up oilcloth
screens in front Of them and direct the
course of the horses through couple Of
peepholcs, avoiding even slight splash
in the face.
All strangers from northern ATTITUDES
visiting Caracas are advised that not
only is rain dangerous, but that it is
not safe to take bath within ten
days after their arrival. Men accustom-
ed to daily plunge find this advice
difficult to follow, especially in such a
warm climate. Most of them disregard
1t and find that it does them no HARM
and that it is superstition based upon
the laziness that follows residence in
an atmosphere so enervating that the
dogs are too tired to get out Of the way
Of the horse if the horse wasn't too
tired to step OH them.
The Cuban fear Of rain, however, is
based upon experience and Is not mere
superstition New York Press.
"The Best Laid Plans"
"When / was a young fellow. I was
dreamer, said benevolent citizen.
Il thought that my greatest pleasure
would be to give money to the poor and
live life of simple, unworldly devo-
IlOH anu BeutleHeSs. ludt Was Wueu !
was about 90.
"At 25 came into some money rath-
er unexpectedly. The first thing did
was to give dinner got tipsy-the
first time in my life. had fight with
waiter and nearly punched his eye
out was arrested and had to be bailed
out by my lawyer. The waiter sued me
for damages, and was so angry with
him and myself and the downfall Of my
great ideals that l refused to compro-
mise as my lawyer advised The waiter
lost most Of his savings in fees and ex-
penses, and his family came wailing to
ask me to pay his doctors bills and help
him get position and they would drop
the suit.
81 came to my senses and did more
than that for them. My old ideas, modi-
fed and modernized. took hold Of me
again, and while am a hard headed
business man today most Of my friends
are poor people. But my first use Of
money shows how fimsy the pedestals
of most ideals are and how foolish 1t Is
to say what we would do if we could. I"
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
STILL THE BOUNDARY.

The dispatch by the United States
government of another expedition to
survey the Alaskan boundary. as report
ed by Senator Foster in his letter to the
chamber of commerce, may be taken as
an Indication that the question will
again come up for discussion between
the governments of the United States
and Great Britain during this summer.
Sir Wilfred Laurier stated that the
High Joint Commission would shortly
be called to sit again on this question,
hut perhaps the wish was father TO the
thought, as the probability now Is that
the commission will not again be called
upon. but that the whole subject will
be treated of and settled in the regular
course of international diplomacy.
This is the view the London cores
pondents OF the leading American news
papers are now taking of ir, and they
do not point out If the change from the
High Joint Commission is to be OF any
advantage to America. They renew
the arguments that Great Britain
would be only too glad at this time to
show any favors to Canada, as "a reward
for her loyalty in equipping at her own
expense such fine large body OF SOL
diers for the South African war. Also
that Canada will continue her persist
emit demand for port on Lynn Canal as
an entrance to her territory beyond the
present boundary Here then is Great
Britain extremely DESTROYS OF shower
ing favors on Canada, and Canada re-
questing but this one favor, which the
mother country can grant to her at the
expense of another country.
In this view OF the case the situation
is somewhat menancing for Skagway,
A competing port, with railroad from
the interior back of it, say from Pyra-
mid Harbor or Haines would at least
divide the trade with this port, and per-
haps infict still greater commercial in
jury upon it.
But although Great Britain may
raise some diplomatic excuse OF an al
legged reciprocal character, or several
of them, to induce the United States to
grant these demands of Canada, 1t will
be no such easy matter to influence
our government to make any such con
cession. The people at Washington
are now great deal better posted in
the strategic and commercial advan-
tages of LYNN Canal. The modus Vi
vendi boundary line did give to Canada
q slight advantage in territory, and the
fact that our government is now send
ing its leading experts to survey this
line, may be taken as an indicaiitn OF
an intention to make that line the per-
manent boundary, or at least to make
the strongest kind OF a contention to
that end.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
Mrs. Oakdale's Lecture to Pupils.
Editor DAILY ALASKAN:

Editor DAILY ALASKAN:
Nv little girl heidel came home from
public school this afternoon and told me of
the lecture that had been given to the chill
dren by Mrs. Oakdale. never was so
shocked in my life, and ! desire to enter a
strong protest against such thoughts being
put into the little heads of children of from
seven wears up. First. as ! understand,
the lady lectured to the bows apart, and
then to the girls apart, but naturally the
bows and girls will talk it over together
What my little girl told me of the dis
course was inexpressiblv shocking. Parents
are the only proper persons to tell their
children such things, when the proper
time comes and not before. do not know
who is to blame, but think parents
should have had notice of what was 60
ing to be said, so that they could have
kept their children at home.
Mrs. P. j. Christensen,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
Carpets in great variety at Peoples s $

Carpets in great variety at Peoples s 5tf
The Pioneer cigar factory of Skagway,
wholesale cigar and smokers supplies. II
Good seed potatoes cheap, grown in
SkagWay last year. c. N. Brown, 10th
avenue and State street. 5I63t
Gents single pants from 80 to 48 inches
waist measure. Clavson's, Fourth avenue
and State street. FL IL tt
Sk,gway vegetables fresh on the stand
everv morning, at Chealander's, sth ave-,
next to postoffice building.
Horses, harness. wagons. sleds, scales,
trucks and In fact anything ANDY Hose has
is for sale, tt
Muskrat caps, lvnx caps, Wombat caps,
leather top, cloth top, silk lined, quilt
lined, storm proof interlned with extra
piece for nasal eminenoe, at Clayson q
Co. s. Fourth avenue and State st. IL FL If
Numerous kinds of worId-renowned
American, English, Scotch, Irish. German,
Swedish, Norwegian. Danish, French. lta-
liam Brandes, Whskeys and Wines, to be
had strictly pure at the Seattle saloon, cor
ner of State and Sixth Avenue.
Occit, nta, barber shop. Baths IS
cents. 2 "a I'm
For stylish and good fitting clothes 20 to
F. Wolland. who Is receiving the latest
and most fashionable Report on Tailoring
every month. Clothes cleaned and re-
paired I2I3tf
Parker & Aggers commission house on
Fourth a, enue between State ard Main al
wavs have fresh fruit and vegetables.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
SEATTLE AGENCY.

Northern Hotel News Stand, Northern
Hotel, First Street. Seattle, Wash.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19

whats the matterf hear that you
are going to withdraw from our club.
Eyes; can't afford to run the risk
Of being ostracized by society for re-
naming member Of an organization
that has never had a cake walk. Chi
cago News
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
Bounties For Dewev,. Mem.

The decision of the judge advocate
general Of the navy that Admiral Dew
ey's squadron was superior to the Span
ish squadron in Manila bay. and that
therefore the bounties for each man ON
the enemy's vessels shall be 500 in
stead of $500, which II would have
been il the American ships had been the
inferior, means that about 5000. 600 Of
bounty money will be divided among
Admiral Dewey, his offlcess and men.
Admiral Dewey will receive one-twen-
tieth, or el0. 1000, and will be the lar.
gest beneficiary. But he and every man
in the feet will have earned his money.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19

Lawyer S. is well known for his un-
comely habits He cuts his hair about
four times year and the rest of the
time looks decidedly ragged about the
ears. He was making witness describe
a barn which figured in his last case.
"How long had the barn been builtf"
"Oh, don't know. About year
mebby. About nine months p'r'aps'
"But just how long9 Tell the jury
how long it had been built"
"Well, don't know exactly. Quite
o while"
"Now. Mr.. B.. you pass for an intel.
ligent farmer, and yet you can't tell me
how old this barn lie, and you have lived
on the next farm for ten years. Can
you tell me how old your own barn is I
Come now, tell us how old your own
house is, if you think you know"
Quick as lightning the old farmer re-
piled:
"You want to know how old my house
Is, do YET Well, it's just about as old
as you be and needs the roof seeing to
about as bad.
In the roar that followed the witness
stepped down, and Lawyer 8. didn't
call him back. London Globe.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Advertisements under the bead Of FOR Rent" 'Fo'
Saie "Hanted." tsoo cents per tUord for first
Serron. cent per ovd for each subsequent inser-
ZION. Under head "Sffuations Wanted" one cen
per toord No advertisement taken for less than
fscenty. fce cents
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
In Too Big a Hurry.

Booker T. Washington's most strik-
ing utterance concerning his own race
is said to be embodied in the following:
"Our race is in too big hurry. The
preachers want the title of D. d before
they know divinity. Almost every grad.
nate in the English course must be ad-
dressed as professor We want bi.
ography before we have lived. Some
want to take Latin and Greek who do
not know the personal pronoun in Eng
fish. Some want postoffioes who do not
know how many stamped envelopes to
give for II cents. Go to the farm, stick
to the farm. y = We do not want to
govern the country until we. learn to
govern the home. kansas City Jour-
mol
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19

Skagway Brewing Co. TIC per pound.
Delivered free of charge, Leave orders at
Brewery or Idaho Liquor Store. Telephone
50, 9 IOt
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-05-19
SUNDAY SOCIAL.

All items of social or fraternal in
terest must be in by 1880 Saturday eve
ming.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

The following great copper
mines of this country carry
neither gold, silver or mer-
curry and the ores run COM
paratively low in copper, vet
they have made hundreds
rich and apk making them
richer every day. Calumet
and Hecl6 III 20. Quincy
23-5, famarack, ass.
Wolverine 3-N, Osceoia
! 1900 Atlantl 90 a. per
cent topper. 3El Proqreso
minet in Mexico run I2X
in clipper, ~ ounces silver.
$l.S0 gold per ton. Write for
particulars of the greatest
chance ever offered. Ell
Procreso Copper Mining Co.,
63-65 Wall Street. N. Y.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

On the register at the CONNER
cial House on Tuesday, were the
names "R. III. Merriam, Washing
ton,' and 1'Charles Mayer, U.
s. Special Agent Mr. Merriam
IS a brother of the Directorin.
chief Of the Census, and with
Doctor Mayer is looking into
getting statistics on sugar. This
is the first time any such statistics
have been undertaken and tile
gentlemen declare them to be
entirely in the interest Of the
sugar planters. They also said that
there was no politics in the move
These statistics are to cover every
thing possible in the sugar
question These gentlemen said
that they had met with good
deal OF success in st. Mary parish,
but in Iberia some Of the planters
seem to think that they are trying
to go too deeply into private
affairs. In these reports no nance
are mentioned as the reports all 90
IN by numbers, and are known
only by numbers There are i've
Df these agents engaged on this
work, including Mr.. Bouclleron.
They all a. that the planters
will please answer their 1es-
ions and thus facilitate y6eir
work
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

New Iberia is. rapidly becoming .
wholesale centre. We hyve sew. raj
wholesale houses here now, and we
are pleased to say, that this feature
of orr commerce seems to he pr. fit
able. Our readers will notice from
Their charter that the well-known
house Of Davis & Scha,ff has been
made into stock company with .
capital stock OF SIT, 500. This was
made necessary BIZ tie increase of
their business and the demands to
extend their trad. All IBERlAxs
will be pleased 10 note ii evlderce
Of prosperity.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

As an Unqualified Falsehood.
Real Estate Transfers.

On Wednesday last the case OF
the injunction suit, in which the
town and parish are plaintiffs
with the New Iberia and Bayou
Carlin Drainage Districts as
defendants, was tried. This case,
it will be remembered, is TO test the
authority of the Drainage District
to issue bonds in order to proceed
with the canal. 1t is under
advisement.
Thursday was a "dies not,' or
not q day legally, it being one
of LOuisiana's legal holiday, and no
business was transacted in the
Parish Capitol.
Assessor Frere and his deputy
Vuillemot Indignantly brand as an
unqualified falsehOod the report
current that they have been
registering applicants since the
date fixed for closing the
registrars books. They state that
at least fifty persons have applied
for registration since that day, but
all have been refused.
October 25--Mrs. Ned Robinson,
Mrs. William Hawkins, Mrs.
Gustave Patterson and Murray
Robinson, settled the succession of
Ned Robinson. w. G. Weeks,
Notary.
27-John Webb to Deliska
Mouton, a lot in the Webb addition
for $53. 80. F. w. Bauman, no.
tary.
27-James Gebert to p. r.
Burke, a lot in east end '9S by $50
for s3,3Os.53. f. w. Bauman,
notary.
29-J. j. Marie to d. w. Voor.
HES, a lot on Pollard avenue for
$3.50. Felix VOORHEES,, notary.
GA. j. Suberbielle to j. r.
Suberbielle, his half interest in lot
on east side Duperier alley, with
improvements for $500. F. W..
Bauman, notary.
29-P. r. Burke to James Geb-
ert, lot in East End, 50 by 252 feet
for $3.50. F. w. Bauman, no
tary.
29-W. E. Satterfeld to Adrien
Conrad, Robert Conrad and Leo
Conrad, 10 mules, 4 three mule
carts, 2 rice pumps, ETC., 2 boilers,
ETC., 2 engines, ETC., l thresher,e ETC.,
for $500 F. w. Bauman, notary.
3O-Mrs. Clara Smith to Where
DuMee, 62.75 acres with improve
ment in parish for $24.OO. p. L.
RenOudet, notary.
Nov. 2.-Time Viator to A. B.
Murray, a lot in this city with i'm
for $500. +. w. Bau-
man, notary.
Nov. 2-Ibe ia Parish exchanged
with d. Kemper strip of ground,
now road, 40 feet by II acres, for
4 tract 40 feet by 7 acres, and for
another tract 40 feet by --
acres. j. G. Leblanc, notary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
Like a Great Railway.

With its branches running IN
every direction, are arteries and
veins that convey the blood to every
part OF the SYSTEM a cold, sudden
changes and exyosu,e NAV cause
poisonous acids y clog the circula-
ton and their comes rheumatism.
Beware: If ydn values apr life re-
move the qbstructiont wrsh DR.
Drummond'sf Lightning Remedy.
Send 81 tq Drummondl Medicine
Go. New Yfrk, and they will send
you two LARGE bettles by express,
enough for a months treatment
with full apeclal directions Agents
wanted.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
Call Meeting Of the Board o.
Trustees.

UOVVV0s
New Iberia, La, October 10Th 1900.
The Board Of Trustees of the
town Of New Iberir met this day
pursuant to call Of the Mayor.
with the Mayor Jno. Broussard in
the chair and the following mem.
bers present to wit:-Messrs. w.
r. Burke, J. Lamperez, J. A Fa-
got, J. Il. Lawton, j. A. French
and A. M. Bernard.
The Mayor stated the object of
the meeting was for the purpose
Of considering the grant
ing of a franchise to Mr..
F. +. Myles his associates or
assigns for the period of twenty
five years upon and over certain
Streets of the town of New Iberia
for an Electric Car system.
The following COMMUNICATION was
presented and read, to w,t:-To the
Hon. Mayor and Board of Trust ees
Of the Town of New Iberia, La,
Gentlemen:-l desire to secure to
myself, associates or assigns fran
chlse to construct, own and operate
a line cf street railway of which cleo
trcity IS to be the motive power
and to extend over and through the
following streets within the Corpor-
ate limits of the City of New Iberia,
TO wit:-The entire length of Main
stree; from the lower Unite o; the
City of New iberia up TO Lasalle
.treet; thence out Lasalle street TO
Lake Avenue; up Lake
Avenue to Anderson street; and
out Anderson street to Madison
street. thence down Madison street
to Ann street; thence along Ann
street to Main street, if necessary
to join the line at the intersection
Of Main and Ann streets; otter
wise along Ann street to any point
at which it would be desirable to
diverge so as to connect with the
road on Main street, within or be-
yOnd the corporate limits. The said
franchise is to me, my associate or
assigns over or through the streets
named above, and to be for a
period of twenty-five (25) years.
The Municipal authorities are to
designate the portion of the street
to be used, which portion so used
will be kept in good repair by the
guarantee.
Franchise granted, will become
void if the bona fide construction
Of the railway be not begun within
twelve months, and completed
within thirty months after the be-
ginning Of the construction.
New Iberia, La, Oct. 10Th, 1900.
+. F. MYLEs
1t was moved by Mr.. Burke, Sec
onded by Mr. Fagot and carried
taat the request of Mr.. F. f.
Myles asking for a franchise along
and over certain Streets of the
town of New Iberia be received
and published for the space of
thirty days in the official journal
OF the town of New iberia as re-
CURED by Section one Of Act 100
Of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of the State Of Louisiana and
Section one Of the town Charter.
1t was moved by Mr.. Lawton Sec
Dnded by Mr.. FagOt that the NEST
ing adjourn.
A. }. CAMMACK, JNo. BRoUssARD
Secretary. Mayor.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
ED. BOYLE,
Expert Accountant,
New Iberia, La.

New Iberia, La.
Books Opened, Closed, and all
kinds of Adjustments made.
Am willing to keep a few sets
Of books at Moderate Prices.
Call at Leon Dreyfus' store.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

Totals Tor As
States.....74 ,627. 9O7 62,l16.sl1
If to this 1852, 9O7 will be
added the population of the terri
tories, the District of Columbia,
Alaska, Hawai-, persons in the
United States service abroad,
we will have the grand total Of
1866, 22O.
The percentage of gains IN the
fif.een ''Solid South" States, has
btea as follows:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
Sold
Silver
Copper
ier'-
curry:

For SALE: "A new home on
the East Side, the lot measuring
200 feet by a depth of about 2 or
% arpents to the Bayou. House
contains four rooms 16x1S, hall
AMI two galleries. Only completed
about one month. Cheap.
MILLARD s. WEEKS.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
The Census of the States.

The census Of the United States
has been officially given out, and
shows total population OF
74,627.9O7, exclusive of the District
Of Columbia, the territories, HawalI
and Alaska.
This Is an increase Of IL, IS Ii ,O96
for the same States during the ten
years, or about twenty per cent. We
give the statistics below:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03

The Southern States showing the
greatest increase are: Texae,
Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and
Georgia, our own State being third
in the cons,s llation Of fifteen. w.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-11-03
Fox RENT.

600, Acres on Jeffersoh's leland
contiguous I, Bob Acres switch.
very fertile, ample house room, &c.
ply 70. r. MsLrs,
New Orleans, Il.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-07-12
STEVENSON FOR VICE
Ex-GOv. Bill Positively Refused
to be a Candidate.
STEVENSON WAS SECOND CHOICE.
Before the Result OF the First Ballet
was Announced Alabama staSted
Stampede Resulting I'm His
Nomination by AccIamatiOn.
ton.

Kansas City, No., July THE demo.
cratic ticket was completed yesterday
by the nomination OF A. E. Stevenson
of Illinois, for vice-president. The nom,
tnntion was made on the first ballot
state after state joining in a wild
scramble to record their support of the
winning candidate. 1t was not accom-
panied by any such frantic demonstras
ton of approval as had marked the pro
ceedipgs at previous stages. although
the result followed a spirited and al
times highly dramatic contest between
the advocates of Stevenson, Towne
Hill and lester candidates.
An Ovation to Hill.
The distinct triumph of the day in
the way of popular ovation was thai
accorded to Senator Hill, and in its
spontaneity and wild enthusiasm Il
was one Of the most notable features
the convention has produced. 1t was
accompanied, too, by q remarkable
scene, when Hill earnestly protested
to his friends against being placed in
nomination, ana then, finding his pro
test in vain, when he strobe to the
platform and in tones which left nc
doubt of their sinceyity, earnestly be.
sought the convention not to make him
the nominee.
The Crowds Took Possession.
The proceedings yesterday moved
with rrrnaA hfrirlfnana TbM n.,,sa4 "a
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-07-12
AFTERNooN SESSION.
The story of The Days Deings Told
IN Rrlef ana Pointed nalletins.

in Brsef ana Pointed nslIetins.
Kansas City, No., July 6.--William
jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, was last
night unanimously placed in nomina-
ton as the democratic candidate for
president Of the United States, on a
platform opposing imperialism, mill
tarism and trusts, and specifically de-
c;aring for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 10 to /. The nomination
came as the elimination of frenzied
demonstration in honor Of the party
leaders, lasting 81 minutes, and giving
utterance to all the pent up emotions
Of the vast multitude. 1t followed
also a fierce struggle throughout the
last SO hours concerning the platform
declaration on silver and on the rela-
tive position which the silver ques-
tion Is TO maintain to the other great
issues of the day.
It was late In the afternoon when
the convention was at last face TO face
with the presidential nomination,
Earlier in the day there had been
ttulOub ucid9b uuc " tuc AuuDhktJ Va
the platform committee to reconcile
their differences and present q report.
Until this was ready, the convention
managers beguiled The time by putting
forward speakers Of more or less prom
lnence to keep the vast audience from
becoming too restless
The first session, beginning at 10 q.
M, was entirely fruitless of results. and
Il was not until late In the afternoon,
when the second session had begun,
that the platform committee was al
last able TO report an agreement. Al
ready its main features, embodying the
10 to principle, had become known to
the delegates, and there was little de-
lay in giving its unanimous approval.
This removed the last chance for an
open rupture on questions Of principle,
and left the way clear for the supreme
event of the day-the nomination Of
the presidential candidate. The vast
auditorium was filed to its utmost CO.