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Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

tances apart. From Dawson to Selkirk the trail was a boulevard, and travelling was easy. Over the cutoff the trail was a little rough, but few days travel will put it in excellent condition. We were delayed two days at Lower La Barge waiting for the steamer and when it did arrive the lake was too full of ice to allow her to go back, and we waited few hours for it to freeze before we came across. Dawson is very bad camp this winter for workingmen, as the prevailing wages are B per day and there is hardly any employment even at those figures. A great number will come out over the ice"
 c. Racine returned Sunday night from his cruise across country for the purpose of locating a road to directly connect White Horse with the Big Sal mon mining district, says the White Horse Star. He made a thorough eX. animation of the high range of noun tains east of White Horse for dis tance of twenty miles along the sum- init, but could find no way to cross at lower elevation than 4O00 feet, which he considered impracticable. The citi- zens of that town are not altogether satisfied with the report and will send o,,t ono+hnr eYDeditiOn
 The Skagway News says that big tim Der wolves occasionally make night hideous for the people from Caribou to White Horse. Even at the latter place few nights ago a long drawn howl from near the river startled the inhabi- tants. The wolves are difficult to shoot, as they are quite wary in spite of the fact that they quite frequently come near to the human habitations at night. The railroad telegraph operator at Cow ley shot big gray fellow not long ago, and secured beautiful wolfskin to pay for his trouble. The other day a pack of nine was seen near the same place. A railroad employe started af- ter the marauders but did not come up with them. Black foxes are also nu- merous, although none have been kill ed yet. The snow is crisscrossed with caribou tracks, and the hunter who would take the trouble to shoot birds will find plenty ptarmigan.
 The decision Of the supreme court of the state of Washington in the case of VanAlstine vs. VanAIstine recalls a bitterly contested case in the equity de partment of the superior court of King county. Con VanAlstine was return ed Klondiker worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars. Soon after ar irving in Seattle he married Lou Norton, but she soon instituted pro- ceedings for divorce. Mir. VanAlstine answered with cross complaint, alleg- i Ieging conspiracy on the part of his wife. her sister, Miss Emma Norton, her attorney, Melvin G. Winstock, and A. B. Moves. Then followed hard fought legal battle in the divorce court, which was followed by appeals to the supreme court. Judge Moore gave a decree of divorce to Mir. VanAlstina and a judgement against his wife and her sister for S3o,0OO. This decision is reversed by the supreme court and the action dismissed.
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Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

The Skagway Alaskan of Novem Der 27th says that contained in last nights mail from Dawson were many letters which report the city overrun with idle men who are willing to work for their board. Some skilled laborers are still paid $l an hour but the pre- vaiIing wages are S3 a day and board. There is such competition in freighting that many prefer to leave teams stand ing idle in stables than to work them for little or nothing. At one time the packers received 10 cents per pound for carrying goods to Gold Run, fifty miles from Dawson. Now the prevail ing price is one cent a pound and lead ing packers are offering to lay large shipments down at that point for S15 ton. Some packers say they will let their horses stand idle eating hay at S250 a ton rather than pack for nothing. The men who formerly worked on pack trains for S10 day and board now re- ceive B day, as that is all the freight CTS can afford to pay. All mercantile establishments are reported as doing we'll and saloons and gambling houses are in full blast.
 The latest story of rich placer discov- cries comes from the headwaters of the Kuskokwim's tributaries, three bun- dred miles from the beautiful Holy Cross mission on the banks of the ma jestic Yukon. The discovery was made last summer on Yellow by bunch of daring prospectors, and the discovery is said to be the richest yet made in the north. R. M. Morrisey, to whom the discovery was told while at St. Mi chaeI, enroute from Nome to Puget Sound, arrived in Skagway recently and immediately left for Dawson, says the Alaskan. He will leave the Klon- dike capital for the lower Yukon mis- sion of Holy Cross and across the 300 miles of interior snow, as soon as the lower Yukon trail is in good shape for winter travel. q heard the story of the Yellow river strike from one of two Swedes who came out last fall," said MT. Morrisey. "They came out for cit izenship papers and brought with them S34,OOO in shining gold. The Swede's name was Abensen and I saw his gold myself. He said there were only 12 men in the country all summer, and the ', other ten remained. They went into the country last July from Holy Cross mission, which is about 400 miles above the mouth of the Yukon, and struck pay gold on the shores of Yellow river at once. They prospected three miles of the river and everywhere found the richest kind of prospects. Mir. Aben- sen told me that his and his partners gold weighed S34,0OO. They hired In dians to help pack it out of the coun- try. The gold came from piece of ground only sixteen feet square and was only two feet to bed rock. They marked off the location of the creek to me on map and advised me to go in. I am now on my way have made several long winter journeys over Yu- kon ice and snow and the 21OO miles have ahead of me causes no alarm. I expect to be the thirteenth man on Yellow river"
 Alaska Steam Laundry at Juneau is
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12
NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody,

Chicago to Dawson in eight days and a half is a matter of accomplishment undertaken by several transportation companies in combination. Distance, 37O4 miles.
 c. E. Strickland, accountant in the Bank of Commerce at White Horse, was severely burned by material he was experimenting with in flash light photography.
 Skagway business men are congratu- lating themselves in the belief that they have captured the entire trade of the Porcupine district and the territory tributary to Haines.
 Frank Gantz, colored private of Go. IL, U. s. volunteers stationed at Skag- way, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment at Sitka for sell ing liquor to Indians.
 A S43,OOO government building has just been completed at Dawson. It contains commodious quarters for the postoffice, telegraph, customs, land of, ! flee and recorders office.
 Rival stage companies operating be, tween White Horse and Dawson seem to experience difficulty in keeping traffic rates up to the top notch, owing to the increasing of individual enter prises.
 Dave Allen, alias "One,E Eyed Riley" 1" recently tackled faro bank at Daw- son. When he began the assault his cash capital was S2.5O. At the end of a | AS hours seize he quit with s18,OOO in his nit.
 Lake LaBarge is now frozen over sol idly and the road house on the island in the middle of the lake is doing a thriving business, as mushers are now travelling that way in considerable numbers.
 Capt. Wm. Rant, recorder of the Bear creek district, says that the Bear creek and Chilkat district, lis wild looking country, different from Atlin, but I ex- pect it to turn out much better min ing camp"
 The president has commuted the sen tence of Jim Hanson, the condemned Indian murderer, to imprisonment for life. Board, lodging and clothing for an indefinite period is the refinement of cruelty.
 The city assessor of Skagway fixes the valuation of that burg at S937 ,3O9, and the tax levy of l per cent thus provides a yearly revenue of S9,37309 for the administration of municipal government.
 Sitka is reaping the benefit of cold snap by the indulgence in the joyous pastime of skating. And the Alaskan is doing little rag-time jubilation be- cause thoy didn't have to import their ice from Skagway.
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

Transportation companies operating between Dawson and White Horse have arranged winter schedule whereby passengers and mail can be transferred between the two points in the quick time of three days.
 The new police regulations governing the privileges of women in variety theatres and dance halls at Dawson provide that a woman may accept treats and incidental tips, but are pro- hibited from selling or even soliciting drinks.
 Henry Ganbe and another man, both of Dawson, were overtaken by bIiz- gard on the Circle City and Tanana trail and were frozen to death. They were among the first of this winters stampoders to the new diggings. Their bodies were taken back to Circle City for burial.
 Luckily, Skagway was not depending
 
 upon the steamer Al-Ki for its supply of Thanksgiving turkeys. When that steamer tied up at Douglas on Thanks giving day, and proceeded no further, it was reported that there would be famine instead of feast at Skagway on Puritan day.
 At the Crown auction sale in Dawson in the early part of the month TOGO claims were listed. The property was principally fractions, hillsides and benches, and while many sold at prices ranging from s1OO to $500, fair aver age was from $40 to $50, while a number sold at figures ranging from sl.0O to S1o.
 The Bennett News company, having branched out into the transportation business, dispatched stage from the railroad terminus at White Horse the first of the month with passengers and express for Dawson. Their traffic rates for this trip were S1 per pound for ex- press matter and hold up of $l50each for passengers.
 A Vancouver, B. C., dispatch says that James Parkinson, owner of the Yellow Jacket mine at Atlin arrived in Vancouver Nov. 18th. He made start ling discoveries recently in the finding of a number of skeletons of men, sup posed to be of ancient time, while sink ing a mining shaft on his claim. One of these skeletons was very large, meas ured over ' feet from toes to top of the skull. Indian tools and instruments were found near by. The discovery has caused quite a sensation in that dis trict
 The Skagway Alaskan of December 1st says that J. Cashes, D. Webster, James Watt and Charles St. Clair, a party of Klondikers, reached this city on the train last night and are among the first to mush out over the ice this winter They were eighteen days on the trail and encountered no bad wealth CT. The trail was good most of the dis tance, and the river was closed at all points. Many people are coming out over the ice, and a large party is expected to reach White Horse today. Dawson is a poor camp this winter for workingman. Speaking of their trip out MT. Cashes said: "We were twenty days coming out and met with no hard ships on the trail, the weather being moderate, 42 below being the coldest, and the roadhouses were only short dis
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

Christmas Cards, Fancy Calendars, and all the Latest Novelties in Holiday Goods just arrived at the Treadwell Store.
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

Alaska Steam Laundry at Juneau is the only place in Alaska where gents suits, overcoats, etc., and ladies jackets, waists, skirts and capes are cleaned by steam process.
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

1: The Douglas Island News : GOES TO A GREATER NUMBER OF POSTOFFICES THAN ANY : PAPER IN ALASKA AND SUR PASSES ALL OTHERS IN CIR {: COLLATION..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
THE IDOL OF HIS SOLDIERS.
The Old War Horse Joe Wheeler in
the Saddle and on
Foot.

Muncie. Ind. Jan. 22.-B. F. Whaley,
al Indiana volunteer, writes from
Panigui, Province of Tarlac. Luzon, p.
l.. making the following reference to
Gen. Joseph Wheeler:
Low could a single man in our
ranks, be he veteran or ROCKY" make
even WY face at their trials of war
when the inspiring sight of that ven
era BILE 'cotton-headed' southern war
horse and hero of Ell Caney and San
Juan, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, is at the
front of our column. leading the way
through swamps. across rivers and into
the dense junges of rhis island and
now and then dismounting from his
horse and bidding some exhausted SOL
der to get into the saddle, while he,
taking the gun of the private and
Singing it over his shoulder, marches
about him in a gleeful, familiar way.
causing them to forget every sensation
Of hunger and fatigue and to remem-
Der only they were the defenders of
the flag
When we left Angeles. in October,
Gen. Wheeler gave imperative com
mand that no soldier should start upon
this march burdened with an ounce of
UNI ecessary incumbrance. Conse-
queltly we are at present the ragged
est, dirtiest, nakedest. most dilapi-
dateG and weatherbeaten set of Papa's
lads upon which the sunshine and
rains of Luzon ever descended
Since starting on this southern cam
paien, we have been completely cut off
from the rest of the world We have
met with but little resistance and no
loss OF lives. In fact, the natives seem
more inclined to welcome us as bene-
factors"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
wARREN's TWO DAYS FIGHT.
Advanced Under an EnhIadinE Fire
and BIvOuacked.

London, Jan. 22.-The Times has the
following, dated Sunday evening, from
Spearman's Camp:
-All yesterday and to-day Gen. War
rem has been attacking the Beers.
Their position is a long ridge, four
miles northwest of richards drift, as
cerdjng from the river. At dawn YES
tercay Saturday our guns occupied
kopje on the east of the range.
THE enemy's defenses were chiefly
stCne sangers extending right along
the spur, making the position semi
eirt ular.
AT IL o'clock Gen. Harris brigade
advanced on the left, along rocky.
uneveH spur into the semi-circle, under
heavy fire from three directions. TAX
ing advantage of all possible cover, the
troops advanced to a point within 500
yards of the enemy's right wing, but
fhey did not advance beyond the edge
of the cover. There they remained un-
til dark. and bivoucked.
sin addition to Maxim and Norden-
fields the enemy fired shrapnel captured
at Colenso. Their fire was intermittent
and was always temporarily silenced
by our massed batteries. At night the
enemy's right wing evacuated its posi-
ton
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
A Baseball Player Kills His wife
and Children and Hinself-An
Unbalanced Mind.

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 19.-Martin
Bergen, a member of the Boston base
| bali team, shot and killed his wife and
tive children and then cut his own
field. Mass.
1t was about 1873 o'clock this after
noon when the bodies were found, but
il is thought that the crime was COM
mitted earlier this morning. Bergen
was in his stocking feet, and the kitch-
en- fire had been made ready for light
ing. 1t is thought that he had risen
and started to perform the usual early
morning duties when the mania seized
him and he went back to the chamber,
where his wife and children were still
in bed and killed Mrs. Bergen and the
boy. Whether the little girl, awakened
b. the action, jumped from her cot
be side that of her mother and fled into
the kitchen, or how she got there is
matter of surmise. From the position
OF Bergen's body it is believed that he
stood in front of a lookingglass and
applied the razor with fatal effect, lay
ing it on the table before he fell.
Death must have been almost instan-
tareous in each case. Bergen's home
is about two miles from North Brook
field. He had prosperous farm and
considerable live stock. His father,
Michael Bergen, lives not far away.
Bergen began playing bail with the
Will esbarre club in 1898, and later
played with Pittsburgh, Kansas City
and Boston. He was of an erratic dis
position, and several times last sum
mer disappeared from the team with
ont notifying Manager Salee or the
other players. Once he went to his
home in North Brookfield and refused
to play, alleging that he had not been
treeted well by his fellow-players and
his manager. Much persuasion was re-
quireG to induce him to rejoin his club.
President Soden, of the Bostons, this
afternoon said:
while Bergen was with the team
we were always fearful lest Martin
should commit some rash act. | have
personally been of the opinion for some
time that he was not of sane mind. He
acted queerly while at home. and when
on the road he was worse. He was
very Respondent and at times would
stay away from his fellow members of
thu team"
Mr.. Soden said Bergen's connection
with the Boston team expired October
last. Nothing had been said &c him
about next season, Mr.. Soden said. and
added that he did not think Bergen
would have been found on the team
next year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
AMERICANS AMBUSCADED.
Fifty Men Have Narrow EscaDe
from CaDture-The Insurrec-
ton in Negroes Island.

Manila. Jan. 81, 10 p. m.-The escort
of so men of Co. c, Thirtieth infantry,
Lieut.. Ralston commanding. which
was ambushed near Lipa. as already
cabled, consisted of so convalescents
from the hospital. who were going 10
rejcin their regiment. The insurgents
bid i'll The bushes along the road and
opened fire upon the pack train from
three sides.
The Americans. in addition to their
casualties, were compelled To abandon
the train, which consisted Of % horses.
The latter, with their packs. all fell
into the hands of the insurgents, who
p1rsued the retreating force for three
miles along the road, until the Amer
leans were reinforced.
Mail advices from Negroes bring
particulars of the uprising last month
in the southern part OF the island in
which Lieut.. \. c. Ledyard. Sixth in
tantry, was killed. Instead OF being
an unimportant revolt of native police
as was at first reported, it appears 10
have been an attempt TO overthrow
American authority. The movement
was started by the chief officials of
the autonomous government, the
men VINO were elected and inaugurated
with so much ceremony last Novem-
Der.
Eleven of these officials. including
the president and several councillors.
were lodged in Jail on charge of plot
ting treason. Several secured their re-
lease under heavy bonds, but others re-
main in prison.
Gen. Smith found evidence that the
revolving police were following orders
of the autonomous government. which
designed to use the forces under its
control to overpower the Americans.
The plot failed through being started
p1ematurely. but Negros was in
state of uneasiness for week.
Two companies of the rwentv-sixth
infantry were hurried from Iloilo to
reinforce the garrison at Racolod.
The officials arrested include some
OF the most prominent men in Negroes.
1t is believed that they will be expelled
from the island.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
PROF. ]. H. FREEMAN INJURED.
Thrown Violently to the Brick Pave
mCnt and Taken Up in an
Unconscious Condition.

Springfield. H.. Jan. 22.-Prof. ]. H.
Freeman, assistant state superintend-
ent OF public instruction. was badly in
jured yesterday afternoon. As he
was leaving the state house a loose
horse became entangled in a wire
which had been stretched along the
driveway to keep people off the lawn.
The wire in some way was wrapped
about Mr.. Freeman's legs. throwing
him to the brick pavement. His head
struck with great force, cutting a deep
cash and rendering him unconscious.
He was conveyed to his home, where
physician attended him. Although
PaiDful, his injury is not considered
serious.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
EARTHQUAKES IN OLD.
Many Persons Killed anal
While Loss to PrOpertyI
Considerable.

City of Mexico, Jan. 22.--M
irving from interior points
by the earthquake Friday d
Saturday morning. Much dad
Gone to property in Guadala|
the city of Colima, capital Of
of the same name. was the
terrifying experiences, acc
with loss of life. The City 4
came off comparatively uns|
the quake. few accidents 4
here or IN the suburbs, altho|
adobe huts in the suburbs I'd
enc bridge WAS partly wreck
subterranean electric light
ton was not harmed, and the
tinues to be well illuminat|
Church of the Three XII
AtZchatzalco, in the subj
cracked, and will be closed io|
Scientists are still studying d
quake from daia now being
from interior points.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
Gen. Anderson Retired.

Chicago. Jan. 21.-Brig. Gen. Thomas
NJ. Anderson, commander of the de-
partment of the lakes. has been re-
licved from active duty under the
law which requires army officers to
retire at the age of "a. Gen. James f.
Wade, commander of the department
of the Dakotas. has been ordered to
assume temporarily command. Gen.
Anderson will remain in Chicago for
the present. and may enter conner
cial business. Gen. Anderson is u
nephew of Maj. Andersen of Fort
SumDter fame,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27
IS Proceeding STEADILY.
The Northern March of the Lady
smith Relief Column is as
yet Unchecked.
A BATTLE MOMENTARILY EXPECTED.
Notwithstanding the Boer Stories ia
the Contrary, Their Losses Thus
Far Have Been Fully as Heavy IL
Not Heavier than the British
Heavy Firing Heard.

London, Jan. %, 4:30 a. m.-The
justifable severity of the censorship at
the present moment prevents the spe-
eial correspondents from giving addi-
tiOnsi information to supplement Gen.
Buffers latest dispatch. The success
of the movement depends almost en-
firely upon how far he proves able to
outmaneuver the Beers, whose availa-
Bile forces are doubtless larger than
his own. The chief difficulty lies in
the ability of the Beers to transport
men, stores and ammunition quickly
and Ia intrench new positions. Secre-
cy regarding Gen. Buffers progress.
therefore, is essential, and the publish
er is quite content to wait patiently.
From the information which the CEN
scr has allowed to pass il is as yet i'm
possible to form a correct notion of
the British tactics. One thing. how
ever, is quite clear. The British COM
maLders have profited by experience,
aid are now avoiding infantry charges,
giving preference to the more judicious
use of artillery.
The general idea is that Sir Redvers
Butler, with some 5000 men and IS
fed guns, is holding the northern
bank of the Tugela atPotgeiter's Drift,
while Sir Charles Warren, with about
1000 men, 80 guns and a large force
OF cavalry. is working around the right
flank of the Beers, eight or ten miles
away.
One account of Saturdays fighting
says that the British had few killed.
Little reliance can be placed upon
these reports, and although the main
position of the Beers has not yet been
attacked and nothing is known as to
its strength, Saturdays and Sundays
fighting, which can hardly be de-
scribed as more than outpost affairs,
evidently entailed serious losses.
The Beers are following their old
time tacticsma king show of resist
ance and then retreating in good order
~ prepared positions, and as they are
working on the interior of their lines,
they may be able to bring strong
forces to defend the main position.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-27

differ but little from the ten-wheeled
passenger engines built by the Bald
wins for American railways. They
will be heavier than any at present in
use on the Paris & Orleans railway,
showing that French officials are
awakening to the Importance of heav-
Ter motive power and heavier equip
ment. The engines are to be shipped
by August 1. The Baldwins have just
shipped five locomotive tc The Great
Central Railway of England and five
to the Great Northern. They are also
about to deliver IL large passenger en-
gincs for The Pennsylvania railroads
western lines.