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Douglas Island news., 1900-04-04
A WARNING.

As many are aware there is a railroad along the beach that is travelled agreat deal by all classes of people. It al most reminds us of a place of travel we used to call lovers lane, only this is a little more elevated. The reason it re- minds us thus, is because we sometimes see persons in the younger walks of life going along the railway two-a-b breast or three-a-breast; it may be all right if they are rightly yoked together, for some times accidents will happen to the best of people, on the railroad as elsewhere.
 It was not long since, man was heard yelling at the top of his voice about 1 o'clock in the morning, so much so that it raised the natives, we reluct- antIy got up to find out what the matter was,and upon inquiring we found that man was so entrapped that he could not get relief alone The writer armed with hatchet and an axe proceeded to the place of trouble and found the man with his leg between the rail and the center plank, below the knee joint. Af ter few we'll directed blows with the hatchet, the unfortunate man went on his way rejoicing
 The same morning another man was found lying dead along the same road, an account of which has been publish ed in the News. At a more recent date another man met with fortunate ac- cident, gazing at something of import ance, but not being satisfied with the distance made an attempt to get nearer, thinking be might step off of the road onto the platform, but found in the act that the platform was not there, and he went about 10 feet before he sat down and he did sit down for his feet struck a rock and slipped from under him, but fortunately where he sat down was in fine gravel about six inches from two good sized rocks. He came to the con- cIusion on this occasion that sandy foundation was the best. That is the reason we called it a fortunate accident. These few remarks may be warning to some way faring man, though he may not think himself fool.
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Douglas Island news., 1900-04-04

what he had done, pleaded mistake, apologized, and insisted that she accept three times the value of the ap- propriatod articles. He spread his wealth out before her in glittering ar ray and apportioned a supply that made her willing to sacrifice the rest of her wearing apparel on the same basis of representation. In this manner he kept the passengers fairly interested in his peculiar personality. He is cn his way to Philadelphia, where he expects to buy the republican national conven tion when it convenes in June next. He thinks it is going to be cheap propo- sition and easy to handle with what money he has in his inside pocket, Just what he intends to do with it, he saith not. There is one obstacle in the way of this latter program, and that is the fact that he has to run the gauntlet of Se- attle's willy schemers before reaching that destination. They were never known to drop a dead easy thing and if he escapes their manipulation it will go a long way to establish the fact that he is not as easy as he might appear to the casual observer.
Douglas Island news., 1900-04-04
A GRAND OPENING.
A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF SPRING MILL1N- FRY. DOUGLAS ISLAND LADIES
 INVITED.

Mir. N. Kaufman has just returned from trip to San Francisco and Sound points and has purchased such an as- sortment of Ladies Spring and Sum mer Hats and trimmings as was never before brought to Alaska. Kaufman Bros. will give a grand millinery open ing at their store in Juneau on Monday April 9th. One of their large windows will be devoted to a display of the pret- tiest of these goods. They especially invite the ladies of Douglas Island to call on that day and inspect the line Remember the date, on Monday April 9th 19OO
Douglas Island news., 1900-04-04
NOTICE.

Parties wishing to enter bids on an opera house building to be erected on Front street can find plans and speci- fications at G. Roene's hardware store. The privilege is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Douglas Island news., 1900-04-04
NOTICE.

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU.
 (IN PRoBATE.)
 Notice of Set In the Matter of the Estate clement of Fi-
 of Snal Account, Samuel Harper, Deceased. aud of DiStri-
 tribution- NOTICE is hereby given that Stephen Liv- ingSton as Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Harper, deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement his Final Account in this Court, together with his petition for the distribution of said estate and for the discharge of himself as such administrator of said estate; and that Friday, the 4th day of May, 1900, at o'clock P. M., at the Court room of said Court, in the town of Juneau, Alaska, has been duly appointed by said Court for the hearing and settlement of said Final Account, and the said petition for dis tribUtion, al which time and place any and all persons interested in said estate may ap- pear and file exceptions and objections to said Final Account and to said Petition for Distribution.
 SEAL NoHNAN f: P2abafe M8dSoJLdd, Jadse Dated March 50. 19OO
 Date of first publication, April 4, 1900. Date of last publication, April 2J, 1900. H. H. Folsom, Attorney for Administrator.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
PERSONAL POINTS.

j. IL. Dedecker has gone to Atkin son
for a hunt.
Mrs. S F. Giles, of Hillsdale, has
been visiting in the city.
Mai. H. c. Connolly left for Chicago
this morning on a business trip.
Capt. John Streckfus left last even
ing for short stay at Jeffersonville,
Ind.
Mrs. Ferdinand Davis, of South
Rock Island, has gone TO Aledo for a
visit.
Miss Myrtle Eaton, of Fulton, has
returned home after visiting at the
home of L. B. Eaton.
DR.. j. Il Hollowbush left this morn
ing for Chicago to attend the annual
meeting of the surgeons of the c., M
& St. p. railroad which cnnvenes at
the Great Northern hotel tomorrow.
Mrs. Hollowbush and daughter ac-
companied the doctor AID viii visit in
the metropolis.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12

Rock Island friends will be glad to
learn of the promotion of Sister An
gela, former superior at St. Antho-
ny s hospital. who has just recently
been chosen reverend mother of the
Franciscan order, whose headquarters
are at Little Falls, MINI. In the same
connection Sister Mary Michael has
been made superior at St. Anthony's
hospital, with which she has been con-
nected since it's establishment.
Miss Stouey, uperintendent of the
training school at the hospital, an
nounces that the first in series of
lectures to the pupils will be given
next Monday afternoon by DR.. Carl
Bernhard on Medicine. Miss Sto-
ney's new book, Surgical Tech
nique,' is on the market and is meet
ing with large sale.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Gates FIRST tTnderthe wire.

At the meeting of the direct, rs OF
the American Steel & Wire com pan y
in New York Monday the Gates
crowd had things their own way.
Herman Sielcken, the head and front
of the opposition, resigned and his
resignation was accepted without a
murmur. The company declared it's
usual dividends. and things went as
smoothly as though such a thing as
plans for the fighting of Gates in this
meeting had not crossed the mind of
a pan who was present. The next
thing on the bills is the meeting Of
the stockholders of the company in
question. The New York brokerage
firm that las been fishing for enough
proxies TO enable it 70 unseat Gates
from the directory is still advertis-
ing for these votes, but Gstes is
laughing at the move. His friends
are willing to bet long odds that be
will have the last laugh, too.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
SOME CHRIS TMAs SPECIALS.
bargains For Tomorrow at McCabe's Rush

Now for the Christmas rush at Nc
Caoe Thursday from 9 to Il
O'Clock SO dozen mems colored border
hemstitched handkerchiefs, Sc each
, to ) o'clock, 100 dozen misses and
women's colored border. hemstitched
handkerchiefs, at &c a piece; 100 taf-
feta silk umbrellas, gold and silver
knobs on pearl handles, $3.50 value,
all day Thursday at Just one-half-
$1.25. Remem Der $1.25 Thursday at
1870. so dozen great big pure liren
napkins, size 22-inch, worth 81 so, cne
dozen to a buyer, at $3.50. At $50,
40 cloth bound Uncle Toms Cabin
books 10c each: at 3 o'clock, II
mo. Tempest and Sunshine cloth
bound 10c. At $50. 55 cold
meat platters, beautiful decorations,
12c each; at 4 o'clock As boys gaily-
painted. hardwood, iron-shod CliI per
sleds 12c apiece.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
MCCABE'S.
Six Umbrellas for Christmas.

Mems tocquan serge umbrellas nat
ural handles, sterling name plate.
Looks like $3.50 presents
you get these for. ..$2.o7
Mems fine English serge, steel rods.
Prince of Wales crooks, silver col
lars, regularly SIC, this week
Ladies' taffeta silk umbrellas. long
pearl, ivory and horn handles, ster-
ling silver knobs and collars,
very snowy for 81; this lot 2.47
Ladies' union tafreta, vegetable ivory,
pearl, horn and natural Princess
handles, sterling silver trim
mings, large assortment. 80. 2.25
Ladies' taffeta mourning handles. eb-
ony. rubber loops and hoops.
cheap at s.. %, now. -. L.O2
Taffeta, 2S-inch handles, boXwood,
furze aVR Waughee, silk case
and tassel, 81 values at. -. I.47
Ladies 26-inch gloria, steel rods,
natural handle, while these
IdSI. ''..'... .'-'. OSC
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Lady Maccabees Elect Omcers.

Queen bee hive No. 100, Ladies of
the Maccabees, at meeting yester-
dav elected the following officers for
the ensuing term:
Commander-Mrs. Nellie Williams
Past Commander Miss Clara
Hampton.
Lieutenant Communicable Helen
Reimers.
Finance Keeper-Dr. Hada Burk-
hart.
Record Keeper-Mrs. Inez Auder-
son.
Chaplain-Mrs. Ella Godfrey.
Mistress-at-Arms-Mrs. Mary 1iar-
ris.
Sergeant-Mrs. Rose Hall.
Sentinel-Miss Mary Roderick.
Picket-Mrs. Louisa kiess.
Physician-Dr. Hada Burkhart.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
COUNTY NOT TO PAY
BOUNTY ON SPARROWS.

The public generally will hail with
pleasure the following action by the
county board, the resolution, offered
by Supervisor Fitzpatrick, being
adopted:
Whereas, Under the state law the
county is required to pay bounty of
2 cents each on English sparrows
and it has been considered by high
legal authority that said law is un-
constitutional, and further by reason
of said bounty the shooting of said
sparrows by young boys has become
a nuisance and a menace to passers-
by. and several other counties in the
state have refused to pay such boun-
ty; therefore be it
Resolved, That the county clerk
be and is hereby directed to refuse to
issue any orders on the treasurer for
the payment of sparrow bounties
from and after the date of the adop-
tion of this resolution"
William A. France was appointed
toll road inspector to succeed John A.
Bruner, resigned.
One hundred dollars were appro-
priated to John Buford post, q. A.
R.. for the relief of INDECENT soldiers.
The board met this morning and
after transacting the necessary routine
business. adjourned in order to allow
the standing COMMITTEES time to pre-
pare for a report this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
HandGerchiefs for Presents.

A thousand dozen handkerchiefs foI
gifts at about one-half usual prices.
On Monday and this week we will
sell so dozen ladies' pure linen
sheer II. S. handkerchiefs,
25c value, at each ... IOC
(Not over six to one bUyer.)
Another special-200 dozen children s
c. B. narrow II. 5. handkerchiefs
in fancy boxes at per box 19c
400 dozen other pure linen II. S.
handerchiefs at SC and 10c, not to be
had later.
Our line of holiday handkerchiefs is
now very complete, but active selling
will soon make a change, so be
prompt.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
TRY FOR IT
Rock Island a Desirable Location
for Home of Conductors
Order.
TO MOVE FROM CEDAR RAPIDS
Action May Be Taken at Con-
Vention in Spring at St.
Paul.

1t is likely that at the national con-
vention of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors at ST. Paul in May next a
permanent home for the orders head
quarters will be chosen. Rock Island,
one of the leading railroad centers of
the west has Just such advantages as
the order is seeking, and might, if the
proper effort were put forth, win the
location.
1t is a proposition that should at
least receive the attention of the busi
ness mems associations. The orders
head office is at present in Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa. NJ. +. Archer has been
chosen delegate by the local branch
to the St. Paul convention. He is
anxious to make an offer for the head
quarters in behalf of Rock Island.
Des Moines and Peoria are striving
to win the headq quarters.
New Officers
The Rock Island branch has elected
officers for the year as follows:
Chief Conductor-ThOma Kane.
Assistant Chief Conductor-O. j.
Brien.
Secretary and Treasurer. A.
Bledsoe.
Senior COnductor-Ivol Rife.
Junior Conductor-Zeph Black.
Inside Sentinel-D. A. Flanagan.
OUTSIDE Sentinel-E. NJ. Liscom.
Legislative Board-J. A. Morrison.
DeIegate-M. F. Archer; alternate,
ID. H. Goble.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Adjudged Insane.

Ellie NJ. Long, of this city, aged SO,
and married, was yesterday afternoon
adjudged insane in the county court
by Jury composed of DR.. G. L. Fos-
ter, j. L. Maslin, G Albert Johnson,
j. II. Stoddard, John Shelley and C..
II. Writ. The cause attributed was
over wrought religious zeal The
patient was confined in a private
sanitarium at Lincoln, Neb., last year
and later in the state asylum at
Rochester, Mimi. She was taken to
Watertown todav.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Christmas JeweIry, SiIverware.

This department is simply glitter
ing with the handsomcst of novelties
in rings, scarf pins and iewelry
mounted in diamonds and other
precious stones. Sterling silver novel
ties, ebony manicure, desk and toilet
pieces. Beautiful new patterns in
plated and solid silver tableware.
Commencing Monday we start the
Christmas special offerings.
STERLING SILVER MOUNTED AR
ticles, including darners, roll blot
ters, tooth brushes, aud all sorts OF
manicure articles, while they
last, each I5C
Genuine ebony military hair
brushes worth $3.50 pair. ST. SO
Naseline jars, sterling silver
tops, will go quick at, each. IOC
Genuine ebony hat brushes, 81
Fdluc .....-' SOC
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Christmas Dress Goods Sale.

Monday morning we begin oul
Christmas sale of dress goods. SOC
beautiful dress patterns in the most
popular and up-to date fabrics, al
prices that are absolutely the lowest
quoted this season.
At SI.9s q Dress Pattern.
Great variety of novelty goods,
plain all wool serges and
black mohair figures ST.. .9S
At S2.9S Dress Pattern.
Fine all-wool suitings, values
up to IS. Make a handsome
gift; black as well as colors 2.0S
At S3.4S a Dress Pattern.
Imported Serges, Henriettas, Covert
cloths. cheviots, etc. Many
patterns in this lot worth So
and SO, only. ...- ;. IS
At S4.s5 Dress Pattern.
Elegant selection of rich black and
colored dress goods, many patterns
worth double.
Each and every dress pattern put
up in fancy box.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Saloon Notices

BE on deck for news by telegraph of
the McGovernGans fight Thursday
night. The Bismarck.
Special returns from the McGovern-
Cans fight will be received at the Hub
saloon Thursday evening.
Te.egraphic returns of the McGOv-
ern-Gans fight will be received by
rounds at the Bismarck Thursday
night
Oyster lunch tonight at the Edo
RADIO, 1902 Fourth avenue.
Returns of the McGovern-Gans
tight will be received Thursday night
at the Bismarck saloon.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Pugh Takes Hold.

j. G. Pugh, successor to l.. w. An
drews, city freight agent for the Rock
Island at Des Moines, yesterday as
sumed charge of the office. Mr.. Pugh
was until three years ago agent for
the company at Stuart. From that
place he was promoted and trans
ferred to Rock Island, where he re-
mainod until about one year ago.
when, upon Mr. Andrews being as
signed to Des Moines, he succeeded
him at St. Joe as freight agent. Mr..
Pugh stated that he was greatly
pleased to get back into Iowa and in
the vicinity of Stuart, where he was
stationed so long. Mr.. Andrews has
gone to St. Paul, where he is under
stood to have accepted a position bet
ter than the one he has resigned in
DpS M0inPS
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
CAMP 1850 OPPOSES
A RESERVE FUND PLAN.

c. w. Hawes Camp, 1850 NJ. w. A.
at its meeting last night recorded it
self by vote of Ia to Al against
the creation by the head camp of any
reserve or emergency fund. Officers
were elected rs follows:
Consul-Daniel Mckinney.
Advisor-James A. Moran.
Banker-D. G. White.
ClerG-H. d. Corken.
Escort-Peter Byrnes.
Watchman-M j. Mulcahey, Jr.
. Sentry-George Downing.
Managers - William Eckermann
(for three years.; j. F. Munger, Gone
year,.
Physicians-Drs. G. G Craig, &. l..
Eyster, j. p. Comegys. +. II. First,
Z. NJ. Sala and H. H. Chase.
Delegates to County Camp-H. d
Corken, L. b. Reidy, William Ecker
mann, John Dlhn, j +. Munger, ID.
&. White, T. II Thomas. B. F. Knox,
j. A. Moran, Charles Bladel, j. P.
Sexton, Peter Byrnes, w. P. Griffin,
DR.. e. l. Evster, DIR. Z. NJ. Sala Dan
Mckinney, II. IL. Robb and DR.. G. &.
Craig, Sr,
Alternates-T. j. Medill. Jr., G. r.
Wheelan, j. A. Murrin, Il. II. Dolly,
William Duuker, II. A. Mcdonald,
Don B Shaw, Adair Peasants, NJ. ii
Sexton, j. X Scott, r. R. Reynolds,
Thomas Byrnes, Joseph Geiger, Rev.
c. f. Taylor, L. X. Anderson, Will
liam Sehnert, H. l.. Wheelsn and NJ.
j. Mulcahey, Jr.
Tie camp will have its annual pub
lie installation of officers at the In
dustrial home Jan. 3.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Paid Dear for HIsLeg-

B. d. Blanton, of Thackerville,
Tex, in two years paid over $500 TO
doctors to cure a running sore on his
leg. Then they wanted to cut it of,
but he cured it with one box of Buck
LENS Arnica Salve. Guaranteed cure
for Piles. % cents q box. Sold by
Hartz & Ullemeyer. druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Enr Pnenmnuia.

DIR. G. J. Bishop. Agnew, Mich,
avs: II have used FoIey's Honey
snd Tar in three very severe cases Of
pneumonia with good results in every
CT &C." For sale Dy all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
The Modern Mother.

Has found that her little ones are i'm
proved more by the pleasant Syrup of
Figs, when in need of the laxative
effect of gentle remedy, than by any
other Children enjoy it and it bene-
fits them The true remedy, Syrup
of Figs, is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup company only.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12

Bright eyes are an infallible index
to youth. nice windows from which
Cupid shoots his arrows. Rocky
Mountain Tea makes bright eyes. For
sale by L. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12

DcWitt's Little Early Risers arc the
best liver pills ever made. Easy to
take aud never grippe. b. II. Bieber,
Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Place YOU'D Order Nov.

Now is the time to order your otter,
beaver or seal skin jackets for Christ
mas gifts. We can save you money on
fuTg. RiChters, furriers, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12
Afternoon Meeting.

At this afternoons meeting the
main addresses were made by D. L.
Thornton S. G. Sparks and George b.
Albert. The evening session will be
held in the certificate room at the head
oflice, and in addition to the regular
program. Abb Landis, editor of the
FraIernal Monitor, of Rochester, n.
Y. will talk.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-12

a special sale for TEN DAYS ONLY good opportunity
to select your HOLIDAY PRESENTS. Everything goes
at CUT PRICES
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
Where MIR. Curtis Learned to write.

Where Mr.. Curtis Learned to Write.
Whatever my style of writing may be,
it is the result of natural selection and
not of special design. The first author
who interested me deeply after Robin
son Crusoe' and the usual children's
books of fifty or sixty years ago was
Washington Irving. Then came Walter
Scott and Charles Lamb, Keats, Shelley
and Wordsworth, then Bacon and Emer-
son, Burke and Carlyle, Thackeray and
Hawthorne. But rhetoric or compost
ton have never studied. My long con-
nection with the press has been of the
utmost service to me as a writer. For
many years have been the chief editor
ial writer upon Harper's Weekly, .
paper which takes part in political dis
cussion. and the necessity of making my
self Ineligible to the rapid reader in a
comparatively short space has been prob
ably the best training 1 could have had.
Fortunately l have no taste for what
seems to me the frequent extravaganza
of newspaper writing, and therefore /
have easily avoided it. Ev--v young
writer should remember that bIgness is
not greatness. nor fury force.-Georgs
William Curtis.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
MANY ADVENTURES
OF An American Sailor Briefly
ChroniCIed.

2. N. Goss, a member of the crew of
the u S. cruiser Baltimore, passed
thi ouPh yesterdt y on his way to San
Franz isc 10 rect i've his discharge.
MIR. GOss was on the cruiser Charles
town that now lies in seventy fathoms
of water off the Z orthern end of LuzOn.
he was aboard the Charleston when
she ran on to 3 reef there and clipping
off of 1t went Gown to rise no more.
The crew escaped to a small island
called Kanaquin. This was on Nov
ember 2. 1899 and they remained on
the island until the 10th of the same
month uhen they were rescued by the
gr-bos Hel"ns sr6 taken to Manila.
The island of Ksmaquin contains
only Of out fifteen square miles and is
occupied py about $50 Filipinos.
Tnese we're friendly and they had no
.rouble With them, but they did nos
reso ne all their provisions from the
CnsriesLown and had to live en- quar-
ter atiOns for four teen days.
From Manila the crew was assigned
to different boats, Mr.. Goss going to
the Baltimore and Captain PiRman of
the Charlestown was appointed captain
of U. S. monitor Monterey. Mr.. Goss
says the Baltimore crew had q pleasant
trip homework, stopping as Paris and
other large cities OF Europe. They
were five months On the return trip.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
POSSUM STORY
WITH A MORAL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Pop said the oldest son to the
father Postum as he dug his toes into
the ground, what are traps: Traps"
said his father. are an ingenious and
dastardly invention of mankind" And
after this impressive answer to his
sons question, he looked wise and
coughed in his throat. They are made
to catch and kill the poor animals" he
continued.
"Of course, as long as they do not
catch your mother or myself. ur your
self or any of your brothers and sisters.
they are not as bad as they m!IG, lac
but il they should accidentally happen
to do so they would he great deal
worse than they are at present.
always he on the lookout for traps
and keep away from them. They are
dangerous at any time. and l warn you
to never try and examine the mechan-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
ROLLER SKATING RINK
Forma Iy Opened Last Night At The
Roof Garden.

Toe Ell Paso Roller Skating aca-
deny was formally opened TO the pub
lie last night on the roof garden and
the management at once recognized
the fact that they must cave more
skates. They now have two hundred
pairs of skates ard these we're all ous
lsst night and some of them were
used twice.
The rink will be open to all on Mon
dap and Saturday nights, but on Tues
day night the rink will be used by Q
private club, and Tbursdsy night " ill
be reserved as society night" In this
way every body can skate twice .
Week
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
BOOK BINDING.

Our work in this line is the best in
this city, Tor any oiher city. for that
matter,) and our prices ere cheaper
than you can get it done for abroad
Bring US your magazines and unbound
books of any description and we will
bird them handsomely in any desiT ed
stvle Herald. Mills Bldg, Little Plaza.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
INVOCATION TO SLEEP.

Come, Sleep. and with thy sweet deceivinS
Lock me in delight awhile;
Let some pleasing dreams beguile
All my fancies. that from thence
l may feel an influence,
All my powers of care bereaving!
Though but a shadow, but a sliding,
Let me know some little Joy.
We that suffer long annoy
Are contentcd with thought,
Through An idle fancy wrought:
Oh. let my joys have some abidingl
John Fletcher.