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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Coming and Going and Old
Acquaintance.

Robert Scokss left on the Rosalie for
Seattle.
c. H. Pepvs left oil the Tees for the
south last evening.
O. MeIl<ild, left last evening on the
Resale for Seattle.
Among those sailing on the Tees were
A Ufford, J. r, McKinell and A. Scott
N. Peterson and John Christensen were
among those leaving on the Resale for
Seattle.
A. H, B. MCGOWAN, Vancouver agent of
the White Pass & Yukon, arrived on the
Seattle.
l.. SloSS, Jr., N. L, Washburn and J..
Sidney Webb, of the Alaska Commercial
Company, arrived on the Seattle.
r. H. Klineschmitt. a banker and mine
owner of Helena, Mont, arrived on the
Seattle. He is on his way to the interior.
Arthur Howard and his wife leave for
Dawson Saturday. Mr.. Howard . one of
the pioneer newspaper men of Alaska.
Mrs DR.. A, Bennett Nash and Violet A.
Morrison arrived last evening from Hanes
and are at the Golden North.
A. 7. Davies and J. c. Davies, father
and son, of Portland, are in the city en-
route to Dawson. Both are mining eX-
perts. This IS their first visit to the
North.
John Lilly and his sister, Miss Francis
Lilly arrived from the south on the Seattle.
}. L. Lilly, their brother, and CITY council
man of Sltagwav, is still quite i'll in Seat
tie, from the effects of blood poisoning
He expects to leave Seattle shortly for a
trip to Arizona. and will not be in Skas
way again for several weeks.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
AIUN PROSPECTS
NOT SPECTACULAR
George A. Brackets COnser-
vatiye Opinion.
NO MORE MEN NEEDED
But Starting of Hydraulic Plants
Will Make Some Demand For
Labor-What is Being Done on
the Several Creeks.

George A. Bracket, who arrived last
evening from Atlin, reports that sluicing is
fairly under way on Pine, below discovery
and that considerable work is already
being done in other parts OF the district
He says:
vi have nothing extravagant or spectac-
ular to report in regard to Atlin. Atlin is
vet to be proved. Many large companies
are going into the field, and by the end of
the year it will be known whether the
camp is success or not for extensive OPP
Grafton. No one can now predict ANYTHING
great for the camp. would not even take
the responsibility of saving it will, on the
whole, be good dividend payer for cap.
tal. A few months more and we shall
know, and guesses NAV as well, and bet
ter, be waived
LaDo. IS IA 10 l.Satr ueiiidnG. iiicie
seem to be just about as many men obtains
able in AtIn at this time as are needed.
Of course, the starting of some of the large
hydraulic Plants in the near future will
call for more men. II man asks me today
if we need men in Atlin, should tell him
he may go in and if we needed him we
would hire him. do not care to encour-
age anyone to 60 there seeking labor. Still
man may possibly find fair opportunity
for work.
'At present we are employing on our
Willow creek properties, the largest num-
Der of men of any concern in the camp.
We have sixty men at work. We began
work four weeks ago. and have been strip
ping the claims in ground slucng. We
shall begin using our hTdraullc plant next
week. 1t has been reported that we took
out $40, 900 on our first clean up this year.
There is not word of truth In the report,
We have, however, been taking out fair
pay.
quite number of the big mining con-
Germs of the camp are just preparing for
work, and will soon be in operation.
"On Birch creek Mr.. Williams started
work with his hydraulic plant week ago,
and employs twenty or twenty-five men.
THE Pen>Dugwig properties, in which
White Pass & Yukon officials are largely
interested, will be equipped with a fine
plant. The machinery, understand, Is at
Bennett.
"The owners of the Sunrise group, be>
low discovery, on Pine, are building ditch
four or five miles long, and will take water
from above our properties The ditch will
take 1000 inches of water. In places it
will be necessary to have wooden fumes
for distance.
"The town of Atlin is reasonably lively,
but there Is no excitement there or else
where in the camp, The place Is well
governed.
Commissioner Graham has recently
graded the wagon road to Discovery"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
CONTEST OVER. THE
Sake BREWERY SITE
John Sagmeister and Charles
Sake on the Stand.
THE WITNESSES CALLED
Case Occupies the Attention of the
Court and Jury the Whole Day
Will Be Given to the Jury Some
time This Morning.

The United States district court was &C
cupied nearly all Yesterday with the eiec-
,, tion and damage suit of John Sagmeister
against Charles A. Sake of the brewery,
the suit in question being in regard to the
ownership of the site of the brewery
Attorneys Price and Vim appeared for
the plaintiff and Attorney Jennings for the
defendant. The plaintiff was first called
to the stand and Stated that he first came
to Skagway early in August 1897, on a
partnership Arrangement with the defend
ant whereby the latter paid 500 for his
expenses to come from Seattle to Alaska
with view to establishing a hotel for the
erection of which each was to pav an
equal portion of the cost and divide the
profits of the business.
/ Plaintiff came mere and wrote the de-
PENDANT directing him to raise $500 on
plaintiffs property and to send with it
$500 of his own for the enterprise. De
fendant wrote back that he could not raise
the money and that the scheme was off
After the receipt of this letter plaintiff pur-
+ chased the lot in dispute for 500 paying
$40 down from James Salee, and little
later left for Seattle having rented the
house on the property from q. l.. Blank.
On his return to Seattle he saw a scheme
for building knock down Yukon boats that
he desired to go into, and when defendant
asked him what he got for his share OF
the 500 he offered to sell him a one half
interest in the lot for 500, He drew up
an agree ment to that fleet and handed /
| signed to the defendant but as defendant
did not pay the money he wrote on the
back of it money not paid" in pencil. De
fendant visited Skdgwav and upon his res
turn to Seattle plaintiff again asked him to
buy onehalf of the Skagwav lot, where
upon he said that he had bought two lot,
and did not need it, But he did not re-
turn the agreement.
AS to the value of real estate and to the
fact of plaintiff having occupied the prop
erty. MeSsrS. keelar, Sohmer, Morse, A,
Laumelster and Bloom were called as wit
nesses.
The defence called no witnesses except
the defendant himself. He claimed that
he paid the plaintiff 500 fer the property,
and that there was no writing on the back
of the receipt at anv time Money not
paid He also paid O. L. Blank 500 for
Improvements he had made ON the prop
ertv, and afterward placed a location notice
on the property and recorded it,
III three counsel addressed the jury and
Judge Brown verv thoughttulIv postponed
his charge to the jury until this morning,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
FORT SKAGWIY IS
NOW UNDER FIRE
Inspector General Tutherly
Scrutinizins the Post.
HE SURPRISES THEM
Barrack and Other Quarters Ex-
amined and the Soldiers Put
Through Dri11s--Large Crowds
Watch tho Men In Review.

Capt. Tu herly, inspector general of the
department of Alaska, U. S. A., is in the
city inspecting Company l., cath lnfant-
ry, stationed here under command of
Capt. Hovev. The Inspector arrived on
the CITY of Seattle. Aside from being In
spector general for this department he Is
captain of the First Regiment OF U. S.
cavalry.
As is customary with those of his posi-
ton in the army, the inspector came un>
heralded. He.made it a surprise party for
the company in many wavs. Yesterday
he went through and inspected the bar
racks and hospital, and had the company
turn out and drill for inspection.
The bows were not informed in advance
nor given time for special preparation. They
simply had to 90 through their drills as
thew happened to be able. In the early
part of the afternoon they were required to
drill in front of the barracks and 20
through the interesting work of pitching
shelter tents. large crowd OF civilians
gathered to watch the work, and 1t was
exceedingly interesting to the greater num-
Der to see how the bows form their little
camp in such quick order as thew do.'
Later the men went through evolutons
on the beach at the foot of Broadway.
1t is not known when the inspector will
leave. He will presumably inspect books
and everything else of the post first. He
offers no complaint here even should there
occasion for it. His reports are made to
Washington.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
CHILKOOT PASS ROAD
Survey of Railroad Completed to the
Proposed Tunnel.

l.. d. Kinney, the Dyea railroad pro-
moter, who Is In the citv. reports that his
surveyors have surveyed a route to the
point on this side of the summit at which
the proposed tunnel is to enter the noun
tain. He says further;
''lhe route as surveyed on this side
gives grade not exceeding four per cent
at any point, and of only one and one
fourth per cent to the CANYON. The grade
begins on West river End winds itself up
in such way that it is sheltered and there
will be no need OF snow sheds.
1--WE have secured a terminal site at
Dvea of sixty acres, and a derot site OF
twenty acres at CANYON.
"The name of the company in which |
am interested is the Chlkoot Pass Rail-
way. 1t is not the company of which Mr..
King is the head, but the success of both
are concerned in the one big enterprise to
get road over the Chilkoot route, and
are directed for the same and one system.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08
No Accommodations There.
Few at Bennett.
IN THE ATLIN TRAIL
Steamers Now Running From Carl
bon Crossing to Taku-- Atlin Lake
Steamers Also Active--Water on
Caribou Bar Raised Several inches

The railroad company will this morning
take passengers from Skagwav for the
through trip to White Horse, bv rail to
Bennett. by steamer to Caribou and the
remainder OF the distance by rail. 1t was
fully expected by the officials of the road
Yesterday that the rails will be laid into
| W hte Horse TODAY in time to get passen,
gers through in this method without Law
| over or interruption. Auditor Berdoe YES.
terday said the road was within five miles
OF White Horse and would be rushed
through.
The entrance of the road Into White
Horse will mark the furthermost advance
north of any railway In America and on
the western hemisphere. People in Sksg-
wav Just now anxious to get to Dawson.
however, are not pondering over relative
position or advance of the line other than
to what extent 1t eliminates distance in
getting through to their immediate goal
Just what will be found at White Horse
bv those who go through on the first train
is probIematical, but it is given on good
authority that there are no accommoda-
lions at the point. and that Bennett has
only poor accommodations, and the con.
census OF opinion IS that the only piece to
wait for an opportunity to get down the
river is in Skagwav, where accommoda-
tons NAV be had at reasonable prices.
AS to the news of steamer service on the
lakes and river, there is still a scarcity.
and 1t appears that the small steamers are
still gathering the cream of the patronage.
Low water restricting the navigation of
the large steamers.
The steamer Canadian will start Sunday
for Dawson from point somewhat down
from White Horse. The Clossett is max
ing connections with the larger &, d. Co.
steamers.
The Flora. now coming up, 1t is report
ed, will leave White Horse for the return
trip tomorrow.
The Nora will be kept on the Clribo
Atlin run.
George A. Bracket, who came out last
evening from Atln said
Il left Atlin Tuesday night and came to
Caribou on the Nora, and the remainder
of the way on the Cleaner
The steamer Ruth is running on Lake
AtIin, and the Scotia was to have resumed
her run on the same lake tomorrow.
The Olive May and the Nora are run
ming between lakl and Caribou.
Water raised two or three inches at
Caribou the last two or three DAYS. and It
was hoped boats would be able to get over
the Crossing In week or two"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-06-08

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 I2r,tf
Fur robes from $40 to $7s. CIsyson &
o., Fourth avenue and State ST. IL IL If
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
RELEASED, BUT WANTED.
The Suspicious Character Leaves
Lexington Just I'm Time 60 Pre-
vent Being Arrested Again.

Lexington, KY, May 13.--J. +. VIII
bert, of San Francisco, arrested while
attempting to pawn $1,000 worth of
diamonds on suspicion of being want
ed in some large cities. was released
by the authorities. They wired his
description to large cities. but re-
ceiving no reply Wilbert was released.
He Immediately left the city.
After Wilbert had left Lexington
Chief of Detectives l.. T.. Colleran, Of
Chicago, wired for a description ~
the man and goods, having seen a tel
egram in morning papers. The de-
seriptions asked for were wired by
Chief of Police Ross. Colleran wired
back at once to hold Wiibert until
Chicago officer could come 10 Lexing-
ton. Ross wired back that Wilbert
had been released, where upon Collie
ran asked by wire that he be rearrest-
ed. Chicago has had a recent dia-
mond robbery. and Colleran's teles
grams are taken by local officers tn
indicate that the Chicago officers be.
lieye from the description that Wik
bert is the guilty party. Wilbert had
gone when the telegram reached hera
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
NAVAL APPROPRIATION.
The MN Pending before the senate
Finally Passed - Provisions
Made for Armor Plate.

Washington. May 15.--After dis
cussion lasting five full days the sen
ate passed the naval appropriation
bill. Practically four days were de-
voted TO the consideration of the arr
NOR plate proposition, which was
agreed TO finally as reported by the
committee. with the exception that
the secretary OF the navy is author
lied TO make contracts only for such
armor as may be needed from time TO
time.
The secretary of the navy is author
lied 20 arocure armor OF the best
quality az $i45 per ton. but II unable
10 obtain IL at that price. he is au-
thorized to pay S5f5 per ton for the
amor for the battle ships Maine.
Ohio and Missouri, and proceed 10
erect an armor factory to cost not 10
exceed si.000.0OO. one-half Of which
amount Is made Immediately avail
able.
The secretary OF the navy is direct
cd 20 purchase five Holland torpedo
boats az a price not exceeding $4,000
each.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
CAN'T BE MADE FAST ENOUGH.
4 Lack of samcient Easravers Ties
~ Fiucen MtItiss Dollars In
National Currescy.

Washington. May i5.-OVer 1000
tanks will have TO be supplied with
new currency plates as an effect OF
the currency act of March ~. and IL
viii be four 60 six months before all
can get their new money engraved.
There il now about Sis.OOO.00 due
the banks in currency tied up because
IL can not be engraved until new
plates are made. The regular force
of engrayers at the bureau of print
ing and engraving and all the addi-
tional engrayers that Assistant Sec
rotary Nanderlip has been able TO
hire are working overtime right
along. The best that the bureau can
do IL 10 furnish fifty plates weekly.
There VII be no relief. as the en-
craving division Is being crowded 20
its utmost capacity. Engravers can
not work more than twelve hours a
day on account of the light. The de-
partment can not get engravers To
leave good jobs to come here for work
that will take only a comparatively
short time.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
JEFFRIEs STILL CHAMPION.
ia corbett Knocked Out In the
Twenty-Third ROund ne the
Seaside AthIetis Club.

'oney Island, N. Y, May 11.--Jim
Jetries Ia still the heavyweight cham
pm pugilist Of the world. He defeat
ca Jim COrbett in the 23d round OF
Their fight at the Seaside Athletic club
with decisive knockout. The finish
ing blow came as a sudden and start
ing surprise. Corbett had been maxi
ing wonderful battle. His defense
was absolutely perfect, and, while he
was lacking in strength, he had more
than held his own and stood an excel
lent chance OF winning the fight had
u gone the limit. He had not been
Daly punished and had managed TO
marx his man severely.
The winning punch was a short left
iot 70 the jaw. Corbett dropped like
weight and was clear ors. Jeffries
showed ability TO take punching at
any distance and punched hard. He
was clearly outboxed, and at times
made TO look like novice. The
crowd, which numbered fully 5000,
IVES with Corbett, and his defeat fell
upon a silent crowd. There we're
cheers given him when he revived and
leh the ring, and was generally
shown more consideration than the
victor.
corbett IS still factor in the pugi-
lisic game. lie has regained much of
bis old-time form. The battle was
clean, and il is doubtful II there was
a single infraction of the rules. The
crowd was most orderly.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
STATE NEWS PICK-UPS.
jim HOWARD IN JAIL.
He says That He Can Prove That He
Had No Connection with
the Assassination.

Frankfort. Ky, May 11.-.Jim How
ard, the feudist. who was named by
Culton and other witnesses as the
man who probably fired the shot
which killed William Goebel, surren-
dercd at the Jail here Wednesday
night He arrived here at 6:2O in Gus
tody of Sheriff Bcv White, of Clay
county. and John G. White. of Win
chester.
Sheriff White says that Howard told
him when his name was first mem
toned i'm connection with the assas-
sination that he was innocent and
would surrender whenever he was
wanted. Mr.. White said: IL received
the warrant for Towards arrest sew
eral days ago, but at the time / was
busy J knew Jim would not run off.
As soon as | got time / served the
warrant of arrest on him This was
on the 18th inst. He came without a
word" Howard said: II never was
inside the state house square in my
life until the afternoon following the
assassination of Goebel. am inno-
cent and can prove by testimony
which will not be doubted that | was
not at the state house when Mr.. Goe-
bel was killed.
- The reward commission i'm charge
OF the board for apprehension of the
assassin held a meeting, but did moth
ing more than 10 approve a few ac-
counts. \ member of the commission
stated that all of the expenses of that
body up TO date does not aggregate
81 500.
Frankfort. KY, May 11.-Sheriff
White. who arrested Feudist Jim
Howard. who is charged with having
shot William Goebel. declined TO ac-
cept the $500 reward offered by the
Goebel brothers for the arrest of
/ Howard.
Middlesboro, KY, May 11.9Berry
Howard will surrender TO Sheriff
Broughton in a few days and go TO
Frankfort. lie says he had no con-
nection whatever with the alleged
! Iocbel conspiracy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
Was a winner Again.

Louisville. KY, May 12.-Just a
week ago Lieutenant Gibson galloped
home an easy winner of the Kentucky
Derby, and his share of the stake was
1000. Tie made Owner {. II. Smith,
of Chicago, $500 richer by winning
for him the Clark stakes at one and
one-eighth miles. He had to carry
l27 pounds-a lot of weight for a
3-ycar-old this early in the season
but he did it and did II like a race
horse His performances was an m
more creditable in that he equaled tn,
track record for the distance-1:5i
Hat--which has been held by Pear
jennings. years old, with 76 pounds
nD, since 1883.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
FEMALE PRISONER SHOT.
She. with Others. Was Trying ta
Escape From the Wori<house
at OweasborO, Ky.

greensboro. KY. May 14.-Cora Ye-
welt, colored female prisoner. was
shot and MORALLY wounded by Work.
house Keeper Julius Mount. Mount
was taking the female9risoners their
dinner when they made a rush to es-
cape. The Yeweit woman struck
Mount over the head with a stove leg
and then knocked him down with q
quart bottle filed with oil of sassa-
fIas. The oil got in Mounts eyes and
almost blinded him, causing him the
most intense pain.
Before he could get up another rush
was made on him. and he fired. The
ball struck Cora Neweit in the fore
head. fatally injuring her. Mounts
injuries are severe. but not dangerous.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18

Weston. W. Va. May 1f-Miss Re
becca, member OF the Hacker fam.
lily. OF near Good Hope, who were
struck by lightning Tuesday, died on
Sunday night in great agony. Mrs.
Hacker is growing worse. and there
Is now little hope Of her recovery.
Two OF the other daughters are suf-
fering much pain, and the doctors are
anxious about their conditions. Miss
RebeccR was horribly burned. the
flesh being cooked from her shoulders
down. An infant member of the fam
lily Is horribly burned. and II is now in
n spasmodic condition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
John brown Annl,cr-ar,.

Chicago. May i5.-rhe first centen-
tcnnial anniversary of the birth of
John brown was celebrated az Bethel
church Monday night. The address was
delivered by '. W. X Bawn, of the
Gamma Theological seminary, Atlanta,
ia. other speakers were: EN-Judge
James 4. Bradwell. eN-Judge Harvey
q. Hurst. of Evanston. who was at
the head Of the society that shipped
food and other supplies to the anti
slavery party in Kansas, and Mrs.
John Jones. who secreted Brown i'm
her house when there was a price
.el ON his bend.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
WITHOUT ALCOHOL.
lrxpitaI In Boston with Nom
IcohoIic Medicine.

Boston, Nay l2.-Boston is TO have
free mona roholic hospital in the
near future.
Mrs. II. 5. Morsy talked before the
massachusetts Tdhl Abstinence So
8kiety on the pee1 of a temperance
IScbifai In Boston where patients are
treated without s!coholic medicines.
Letters were read from senator Lodge
and eongressEen Gillett and Roberts.
u is proposed that the plan of treat
ing patieDts without alcohol be tried
!, &c., the Deaconesses' Methodist
Hospital and at the Baptist Hospital
w Brooklyn. IL was thought that
work could be started in the demon
national institutions. and later the
temperance hospital wiz become pos
bible
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
DECLARES FOR EXPANSION.
The President OF the Cotton spia-
ners Says We Need More Markets
The "Opcn Door, in China.

Charleston, S. C.. May 12.-The
needing of the southern cotton spin
mrs which is being held here. is one
OF the most important meetings of
textile manufacturers ever held in the
south. AT the first meeting J. II. Nc
Alden was reelected president and
George r. Beiss secretary and treas
'urer.
Special cars brought into town men
from the north. The most important
feature was President McAden's adj
dress, in which he declared for expan-
sion. He said we must hold the Phil
ippines as an outlet for our great. y
increased production. There should
ESQ. he said. be a vigorous policy in
favor of the open door" in China.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
Released ON Bcckham's Pardon.

Frankfort. KY. May i4.-John Du-
gan, serving 2l years. charged with
the murder of County Judge John c.
Colson at Middlesboro four years ago.
was released from the penitentiary on
a pardon signed by Beckham. Dugan
always professed innocence. He main
tanned that the shooting was done by
another party, and that he and Col
son were fast friends. Colson was a
brother of ex-Congressman David Col
son, and at the time of his deah was
county judge of Bell county. Dugan
left for Nashville, where he will re-
side
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18

Victoria. b. c.. May 19.--There are
over 400 more of the unwelcome Jap
anese immigrants waiting at the quar-
antine station. whittier they have been
landed from the steamer Skin. These
400 are nearly all for the United
States. but only 200 will be carried
through direct. A large number of
the japanese are weavers coming un-
der a contract made with them by a
Japanese firm in New York Are they
engaged to work in some New Eng
land mills?