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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

pect to accomplish nothing beyond
Temporary revival OF the western plaiI
life to which they were accustome1 ;,
and by which many Of them made for
tunes.
This revival will take place in Den
yer, Col, next month. and 1t promises
60 be one of the most notable events
Of recent years. And. after the COW
boys of the seventies have held thei
celebration and have dispersed. the
western range business will continue
rs it is conducted at the end of the
century with methods as modern as
are used in conducting any great con-
mercial enterprise in the east.
There are for American cowboys no
more of the days of danger which con-
fronted their predecessors. Skulk ng
Indians. yelping wolves. sneaking coy
otes and roaming butfaloes no longer
enter into their calculations. They do
not have to make wild rides to head
on runaway cattle, or enter upon long
and dreary trips to find and reclaim
cattle lost from the herd. Their cat
tie now are kept well in hand, and the
cowboys have little Of the old-time ex
element. and they are provided with
many of the comforts of modern 1iv-
ing. And the business Itself runs along
a. smoothly as railroad.
II is this condition of affairs that
has prompted some of the old-time
cowboys to arrange for convention
OF western plainsmen in Colorado.
They want the present generation to
know what the life Of an American
1pwboy used to be. Lads who go west
Nth the country are incredulous over
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

Sliding 10 bases seems to have be-
come n more dangerous undertaking
this season than ever II Wis. Scores Of
players have been laid up since the
opening of the season because Of their
efforts to reach base In a manner
that would allow them to escape from
the touch Of the bsseuan. Over In 1t.
Louis ieldrick and uonlin have their
legs In spilnts- fialiFiek two legs and
Doniin one-us result of slides that
wrenehed or otherwise Injured their
neither extremltles Cincinnati has
Steinfeldt laid up from the same
cause: Chicago has Mccormick: New
York had Davis. Philadelphia had
Wolverton: Brooklyn had Tom Day.
and so through the list. The reason
for these many injuries from sliding
lies In the fact that base runners &C
compelled to study new tricks all the
time TO evade bassmen. who. through
the vigilance Of the pitcher and the
Improved throwing Of the eatchers. gel
ball quicker on an attempted atcaI
now than they formerly dti. thus p,ae.
Ing decided handicap on the base
runner. no matter how fast he may be.
IL Is In the effort to overcome this han
dieap that so many players are injured
on the Eases.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
HuoHEv JENNINGS

THE predietion. said 10 Aass ~
made By President Young. that ~
viii be q revival Of shs swtivs @
league Ia 1901. wlii no, be fu.allsd y
Young In all probability Was minsuk
"a. In discussing the status II n l
league he. IN all likelihood. sslwTsa
the fact thai the right 10 ,kr*s u =
abandoned cities WssalnStea. ezs1
more aaa Louisville FrmsiHs n ~
ieaEus. aud this was construed kg y
interviewer 10 be An sxprxsAes
ogihIon that clubs would he piar~s =
then next season. Ws&aiaEscn 81 !
lie generally hsiieYsa. BIZ The hone Z
the Brooklyn club in 1901. tDasvza
IL almost certain 10 zscceea M:ssa4
oils In the American tsaEas. a11 !
may be that baltimore and bFpnkN
may become members q he E1ssna
league along with uunaIa laAn
Franklin. the owner Of tie Dsssh
club. Is nons too sell sattsasd rstA y
Western experience and ths En1sn
league ~il! welcome hIs return n u
fled. The addition Of three ssea III
as Baltimore. Brooklyn saa n&ln1
woaid make President Pu.erx' onA
cation . formidable rival Of tas Ar
lean league. Minor league ball y =
better than none at all. and 10th g
caso and Cleveland are epnsfnt ~
The brand Furnished them 81 ~ -
eriean league this season DAlfl
aud brooklyn would In time paffe
Eastern league games heeaase y
would find them we'll played. u -
buffalo makes change In 10 <ns1s
the American Laxnc MAY retain p
nsapolla and supply the saeaney y
admission Of Louisville Ainss1
II a poor ball town thts Teaf 49,
lss team Is low down In the Fan& q
Flour City fans will not psy ~
teFior ball. That club made NsA
1899. This year Manager sAaitDe'N
viii be fortunate II the balance ,
on the wrong side OF the hdNr
Sporting News
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
Famous Plainsmen o the 7O's
so Meet at Dent'er, COL

the tales Of cowboy hardships and ex-
element. and the old-timers are un-
willing to let the case go by the board.
Tho business In 1870 was very much
more risky and exciting than It Is in
1900. n they know from experience.
So they will hold the Denver c~7ven-
ton to emphasize the fact.
Fine p. Ernest. William and An
drew Wilson. D. c. Wyatt. Judson
Brush. Asa S,erling. Joseph Farmer.
Gassett Langford and Bruce johnson.
all daring plainsmen Of the 70's.
evolved this plan for the denonstrat-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
PRESIDENT
KRUGER'S
FORTUNE....

Those who are in the habit OF think
ing Of Mr.. Kruger as mere farmer
may be surprised to hear that he Is =
millionaire at least once. How many
times over that nice round sum has
accumulated in his savings 1t IL im-
possible to say.
To begin with. he has the handsome
salary as president Of $1,000 year.
together with coffee allowance. which
Is supposed to be his entertaining
money, of E300 year. Being Of .
frugal turn OF mind, Mr.. Kruger has
for many years past lived on his coffee
money, while out Of his presidential
salary ana "peroulsitss." He Nbslieved
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

rendering vat, flnd profitable mhrket
for the fat, sleek animals they now
produce. The business Is conducted
unaer perfect disclplinc.and with such
business precision - marks the trans
actions Of = banking corporation.
Zach cattle company has Its special
officers. with bookkeepers. super,n-
tendents. foremen. general manag-
ers. farmers. irriEators and modern
cowboys by the hundreds.
Under the present system. neither
rain nor snow has any terror for the
range owners In the olden days
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
AN EASTERN STAR.

Alex. Smith, the Brooklyn catcher.
who refused to be farmed to the Hart
ford club OF the Eastern League. IL
said to be slated for Cincinnati. Smith
played With both Baltimore and
Brooklyn last season. finishing the sea.
son with the Orioles. He is considered
hrst-elags receiver. but his work has
never been satisfactory to Hanlon.
broadway Alec" has put In hia time
profltably. playing the races in and
around New York. He ls quite a pluug-
sr and was credited with having mrde
several big winnings last fall. He ia n
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

turning it into a sheet of white fire,
which lighted up the whole thorough
fare, and said, That's what Miss Lib
erty needs--a torch that will fare l
understand that the government oper-
ates it's own power plant for the lights
on Bellows island. Why couldn't they
train the exhaust pipe up inside the
statues torch arm and thus let the
waste steam be made to shine for
aII?'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

Yislding to the onward march q
civilization and shrewd business men.
The cowboys Of the seventies have be-
come the prosaic young business men
Of 100. They no longer are pictur-
esQne. Their occupation no longer II
picturesque. Both cowboy life ana
ranching have become straight away
business propositions. and the fact has
Allied with sorrow the hearts OF hun
Areds OF the olG-time. genuine COW
boyo.
They have decided to see what can
- done about the matter. but they ok
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

II ever there was an iaeal )e1
that feed batsman IL Is KID ME-.
Never abusive, seldom demonstfan'.
be attends atrictiy to his woft
pitches lust as hard when loaieA
when winning. He wnstcz no une
delivering the ball. still Ia suile
deliberate to study the chsrassRf'
of the batsman. His temperate
gentlemaniy habits are rsspel
for his long service In the leaEvA
today there arc few pitchers "
HIS equal. Brooklyn Eagle,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
THE HEAD OF THE
TRANsvAAL
REPUBLIC is A
MILLIONAIRE.

10 have succeeded In saving about
43O,O00 year. Over and above tbis
MT. Kruger has many indirect sources
OF income. 1t has been shown thai he
mas . very large interest in the Meth.
eriands railway. while he is also dI.
rectly concerned in the consumption
OF dynamite, as we'll n several otho,
nourishing monopolies.
Mr.. Kruger owns over 100 farm. n
different parts of the Transyaal Gov.
are productive, others are not. For in.
stance, m tho Rustenberg distrIc,
many OF the best tobacco growinp
farms arc his. and the lessees pay hin
very handsome rsnta
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

mines of the north OF France end the
Pas de Calais seriously to compete
much more effectively with Antwerp
as port. The conference of the
French chambers of commerce has
passed resolution urgently calllnr
for the proposed canal. This fs alarm,
Ing the Belgians. who fear such 8
competition. and who, in face of IT.
demand that the government should
yield to the demands OF Antwerp te
construct the much-longed-for cans
that shall connect the Rhine direct,
with that city.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06
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81 pounds- When he woke y, /.
subsequent. and the las, seen q % d
was going 10 the depot alonrul1. = /
hack-not in 1t. but running 49,. I
80 that the horse could 10 fssl@ 4.
not having to drag an extra go n.
Boston Herald" q
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

In France at the present moment
there is an active movement for the
construction OF canal uniting the
Scheldt and the Meuse on French ter
ritory. The construction of the canal
Is proposed would shorten the dis
lance between Dunkirk and Mauberge
118 kilometers (about eighty miles).
This canal would enable the coal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

want, ward against storms, ari drive
the herd in.o corrals In close proailn'
ity to food aud water. There are many
details unknown to the early cowboy
to which the cattle owner OF today
must give his attention.
Instead of furnishing feeders for
corn districts in Kansas and Neeras-
ka, the western ranch man fatten
his beef by the free use OF alfalfa
which is regarded by uaay experts al
better food for the cattle than com
On one ranch In the vicinity of ID n
yer 5000 acres are devoted to alfalff
There Is pumping plant. with miles
OF irrigating bitches and iaterals. ard
the saving of cattle through this La.
prov sment last year was sufficient ts
pay for tie improvement Itself.
Cattlemen of today usually are OF
strong character. Some are OF high
social standing. and not few .
college graduates Many of them
maIutain large establishments in Dem
yer, support their own stables and Iva
almost luxuriously. They direct .
large part OF their business by wire.
Ranch owners have not been Slow
to adopt the telephone In their busl-
ness. and the general conduct OF tx
ranch is directed from headquarters
by this means. Instructions for round.
ing up certain numbers OF cattle thna
are given, as are notifications of ap-
preaching storms. falling barometer
and prairie fires.
The general method OF living anons
the cowboys has been improved. From
Denver supplies OF all kinds are OBJ
tanned with ease. and the mode \
ranehman Ia enabled to- get food an
clothing Of kind that was beyone
the reach Of the early cowboys.
Women have gone into the rancl
business in recent years. not few o
them through inheritanees. The x. l.
ranch. in Estelline. Tex. which com
prises 10000 acres. Is directed by Mis-
Dorothy kinney. She now Is travel
ing in Egypt. but she keeps in clos
touch by cable with affairs on thu
| ranch.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

no" IL D"na"os Made the rr,,n.
oh'cago people say T. ponah,.
missed the train and had to nav nv
own way to this city on late s,eenor
I. was OF the impression that tho ,r.,,
went ha'f an hour later than tho A.,
..a, ''me' and sat In bis Inn, gain.
=. inc ticket and Offering TO b., "a
A' "cuovern could bent Sig Hart =,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-06

the city saw their predicament and
quickly took advantage OF it.--Buf-
falo Enquirer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
NEW ORGANIZATION.
Hose Co. No. 2 Gets New Msmbers
 and Elects New 0fioers.

Hose Company No. fully reorganized las, night, and enrolled twentv-iour enthuS iastie and active young men who are now ready to fight to a finish any fire that may occur.
 New officers were elected, and new men enrolled to help the men who formed the old organization and comprised the neu' eIrs of the new organization. A lively business session was held In the eompanv's fire hall. Twentv-three members were present.
 The new officers are: Foreman, Harry Sinclair; assistant foreman, cortes Ford; secretary, F. E. Weiss; treasurer, II. Will son.
 The new members are:
 Frank E. Burns, Frank B. Romon, F. B, McDonald, F. N. Sessions, H. E. Samp- son, J. N. Winslow. L. G. Better. :, G. Kaufman, Swan p. ManguSon, C. O. Gv- berg, A. A. Anderson, ThoS. 5. Luke, u. Mclean. H. s. Adair, Cortes Ford, Edwin H. Luke, Chas. E. Cole, F. E. Weiss. N. K. Wilson, E. w. Littlejohn.
 The company adopted rules limiting the active membership to thirty men. Efforts will be made now to hll the company, only four more names being necessary.
 The meeting last night was called to order by C. E. Cole. foreman of the old company.
 After permanent organization of the new company was formed, a constitution and bylaws was adopted These provided that: Any member guilty of insubOrdina> ton shall be expelled from the company any member absent from q fire shall be subject to fine of ST; all members shall re- port at the fire house upon the sound ot an alarm, and i alarm Is not heard or they are otherwise late, they shall rerort at the ire to the foreman; members shall remain at the fire until after the fire Is out. and re- turn to the fire house to answer roll ,all.
 sc. Kaufman, tor the enterprising firm of Kaufman BroS., offered to donate all the stationery that the company would need for the keeping of records and for cores pondence. The offer was accepted with the thanks of the company.
 Hose Company No. has received 800 feet of new hose and a new nozzle the last few days. The company receives no share of the general subscription that was re- eeived several days ago bv Chief Fleming and AssiStan' Chief Lowe. That subseTiO- ton went to Hose Company No. [.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
GOLDEN GATE MINES.
Running a Crossout on the Main
 Load of the Agga.

While talk of Nome is absorbing the great majority. there are some In Skagway who are overlooking the great agitation of the many and their sand beach love, and are preparing fos the development of prom lslng quartz not far from here. which, fl developed and proved to be all that the claims indicate. will be a valuable trl ,u- tarv to the business of this port.
 Among those preparing to do such de- velopment work are the owners of the Agga Group, better known to fame by the old name of the Engineers Group, which was discovered last summer on Taku Arm, and startled the people of the region by it's high gold assays. The present owners of the property. many of whom are Skag- wayans, are planning to, as soon as possl- ble, resume the work of drifting on the tunnel to tap by croSSeut the main ore body, Snow Is now very deep at the mouth Of the tunnel, and it is the nten- tion to put men at work in the tunnel just as soon as the spring opens.
 A new test of ore from the properties was made in Skagwav a few days ago by burning a piece of the quartz from one of stringers that run of lateTallv from the main body. The burnt piece Is in the pos session of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mead, and bears on It's surface numerous beads of gold that have 1een raised by the intense heat applied. The piece of rock, like all the rest of the group. Is free milling. Samples from several StrlngerS in the group. aSSaved some time ago. ran from slI, 900 to SI3, 900 to the ton.
 The main body, which opens on the beach of the navigable Yukon headwaters, Is nearly 100 feet wide at the face. and seems to be an inexhaustable deposit. Surface eroppings can be traced hundreds Of feet, but Is unknown how we'll the body holds out beneath the surface, and 10 ascertain the true condition, eroSSeut has been begun that should tap the main lead at I3O feet, and 3S feet of this tunnel is completed. The rock In the main body assays from s6 to sII to the ton, and Is also free milling.
 Others having quartz properties In the vicinity Of the Agga Group, 1t Is under stood, also intend to do development work this season and to put In stamp mills. Development work Is already In progress on Atlin gold bearing quartz and the cop per quartz of the White Horse country.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
THE HAYNES RAILROAD
Charter Obtained for the Road
 Through Yukon Territory.

Tiff be true that the promoters of the HaineS railroad project have secured fran ,hise trom the American government from tide water to the International boundary, then the necessary franchises are praetie' ally obtained for The whole line from Halnes to Fort Selkirk.
 Mr. SeharSchmidt personally Informed inc DAILY ALASKAN recently that the British Columbia government had agreed 10 give a charter from the modus viventl line across across the territory Of British Columbia and now comes the news from Ottawa that Henry Bratnober. repre> senting the RothSchildS and the London Exploration Company, has secured a char ter from the Dominion government for a railroad along the Dalton trail. This will complete the line along the Dalton trail from Hainss, the three charters covering each part of it in American. British cOlum- bia and Yukon territory.
 n Is known tha, Mr. Brltnober spent a good deal oi time tn the winter Of o7-0S, and the Summer Of that year along the trail and bevond. and took in a number ot prospectorS well supplied with provisions for long stay. He also on behalf of his company. located and purchased many copper claims in Rainy Hollow and be- vond, and [, was Co work these copper properties tha, the railroad was first pro iected
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24

Mrs, Mccarthy and Mrs. MeGovern left for Seattle yesterday on ths steamer Amur,
 William Martin left on the Amur for Vancouver.
 c. w. Wilson left on the Amur for Victoria.
 CorpOrals F. C. She'll and C N. Sklr> wing left yesterday for the sonth to enlist In the Stratheona horse for South Africa.
 Matt Spellman, who came from Saera- mento, Cal, died In Dawson February 6. He was a native of New York, The h. torment took place In Dawson.
 The number now leaving Dawson for Nome Is hard 10 estimate but lt Is safe to say that 100 persons have left for down the river the last two days and last night, -Klondlke Nugget, Feb. :.
 Commissioner Sehlbred Issued yesterday license to wed to Jos. Hammond and Flora Dodkonk. two full-blooded Indians.
 New porcelain tubs have arrived at the Principal barber shop, Bath 75e. Op- posite N. s. barracks. 7'T3'Im
 Or. O. F. Searl, ofiee and residence on Holly street, near State, opposite the Com. mlsarv. IoI3f
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24

John Grant, of Dv.a, ;s in the eltv, He Is at the Occidental.
 J.T. Havne, ,who took the role of George Washington, and Mrs. C. A. Sehlbrede, who acted as Martha Washington in the Y. N. C. A. basket social, are both com plalnlng from the effects of the affair. Mr Hayne has a severe cold, contracted from having remained too long in the unac cus- toned Garb of the colonial fOrefathers, and Mrs. Sehlbrede Is lndlspoSed from the general trying duties of the occasion.
 The members of the Episcopal church are looking forward to the arrival of their bishop, the Rt. Rev. P. T. Rowe. who Is expected to be here and take part In the services the first Sunday in Lent, tomor- row week.
 Capt. 4, N. Jarvis, of the Northwest Mounted Police, left yesterdAv on the steamer Amur for Seattle. He Is on his way to South Africa,
 The Pioneer cigar factory of Skagway, wholesale cigar and smokers supplies. If
 Best assortment and largest stock of gents clothing In Alaska at Clavson's one price store, Fourth avenue and State street. I77Itf 
 Gents fur mltts at clayson's, Fourth avenue and State street. T7zItf
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
SENSIBLE MAN IF YOU BUY YOUR SLED AND STOVE At BROWNELL'S 4th and Broadway
Government Railroads.

The next Y. N. C. A. debate. next Mon. day night will be on the subject "Re' solved, that the government control of railroads ana telegraphs would be beneh- elal to the United States" For the affirm ative. Col. Leddy and the Rev. N. B. liar rison will speak, and for the negative, Attorney N. E. Stevens and F. T. Keelar.
 There will be a special literary and mus teal programme for the evening.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
CHESS TOURNEY SCORE
The Score to Date Stands As
 Follows:

In the Y. N. C. A. chess tournament for the championship, Latlmer yesterday scored against Gordon. Dr. Hall will enter the contest in the place of MT. Me Donald, and will he given the opportunity of playing the first three games with the competitors against whom MT Mcdonald plaved.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
Athletic Club Ball.

A benefit ball will be given the Fire mems hall on Monday evening by the Athletic Club, the proceeds to be applied toward the purchase of new apparatus for the clubs gymnasium In the destruction of the old postoffiee building by fire the bows lost what had cost them in labor and cash upwards Of s2Oo. It Is to be hoped that there will be a large sale of tickets to enable the youngsters to make fresh start in the same praiseworthv direction. Martenson's orchestra will furnish the music for the ball
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
Caught on the Summit.

Four horses belonging Co A. Stein. oi Sksgwav, and Mr. S,sifsldt, are snow bound a, the summit and without feed. Mr. Stein was in the citv vesterily to get iced for them. MssSrS. Stein and Stein ieldt started over the trail with the horses several days ago. When they go, Co the summit a stoim came on. and they could neither 20 forward or backward, and to make things worse the feed gave out, none xaS to be had there, and no trains were running. The condition was critical when Mr. Stein was here yestertay, and he in- tended, it he could to no better, io feed the horses flour.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24

William Patsy Renwlsk slipped on the Ice In the street night before last and Suf> fered broken arm. The left arm snapped at the wrist. Dr. Moore set the arm and Mr. Renwiek is getting along we'll The doctor says this instance should serve a warning to citizens to keep crosswalks and sidewalks free from ice.
 Dr. 1. H. Moore has sold the lot of I6 feet front on Sixth avenue next to the Board of Trade for sI2oo. Druggist Kee> gan Is .he buyer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
Skagway's Dog Market.

Tfained work dogs nthe SkaRway mar ket today command from s3o to s3s each. The market is not overstocked nor Is there a scarcity, so the prices quoted may be considered neither inflated nor particularly low
 Klondkers rushing out to the coast, and arriving here with dogs which they wish to sell in a hurry, quite frequently sell good trained animals for sIs to s7S each; but It Is not every day that such bargains can be had.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24

The party of Dominion telegraph line men which Is here en route to Atlln to work on the new line from Atlln to Ques- nelle, did not get away yesterday on as> count of no trains having been sent out. The work of loading the partv's freight and supplies on cars was begun yesterday.
 The California meat market Is the only market in the city that carries a full line of poultry. II YOU want fresh, fat tur. key, goose, duck, chicken or spring chicken you can get lt at n reasonable price. Give them a call.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-02-24
Hotel Arrivals.

Oeeldental-John Grant.
 Mondsmln-H. T. Shade, C. fl. Gelger. Paelhe-P. O'BrIen. Wm. Harris, ]. H. Cooper.
 Golden North-A. N. Vlles, H MeCale Austin GosS.