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The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Covering the Mains.

Harry St. Clair was yesterday supern- tendir the work of covering the mains al the corner of Broadway and Fourth Ave. The mains on Broadway were never low cred on account of their cIoseness to the railroad track and are only 34 feet below the surface. A large hole has been worn in Broadway at the corner of 4th directly over the main leaving 1t covered by only about 2 feet of dirt. Several loads of gray el were dumped there yesterday and tho hollow place filled up to the proper grade There is also bad place at the corner ol 9th Avenue and Broadway which will bt filled up to morrow.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
PRISONERS BOUND OVER
Crazy Man Apprehended-V Vagrnnt.
 Must Leave Skagway

The highway robbery case came up yes
 terday in the commissioners court and
 Jack O'Brlen and Joe Murray were bound
 over to appear before the district court on a charge of attempting to commit rob erv. Pat Whalen, who was also brought up on the same charge, was dismissed o 'Brien when on the witness stand told an entirely different story from Murrav's tale and re- peatedlv contradcted himself. s. Martin, the victim, will be taken to Sitka on the next boat aoug with the prisoners. It works hardship on him but without his testimony the men could not be convicted. He will be allowed one dollar a day for expens. money during his detention. The
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Engineer Group Is Turning
 Out Wonderfully We'll
WAITING FOR ASSAY.
Eight Men Are At Work and More Will Be Put On Soon-S6O,OOO Tons of Ore in Sight-Other Mines In Vicinity Prospecting We'll.

Elias Ruud, secretary of the Engi- neer Mining Co.,, who has returned from visit to the company's property on Taku Arm, says the work in the mine is progressing very rapidly, and that a large force of men rill soon be set to work. A tunnel 259 feet long has been completed and the men are now at work on drifts. The company is eX- pecling returns soon from the rock sent to assay offices. Then machinery wlll be put in. Mir. Ruud says:
 Everything is looking good at the mine and we will put on large force of men as soon as drifts are opened up and there is room for them to work.
 II have sent about fifty tons of rock to the principal assay offices on the coast, but so far nothing has been heard from them. I do not expect returns from the Colorado assay offices for at least month.
 The ore we are now taking out is very pItiuy anu io CpNSiSN "'V'' o''Ni"S' veins which carry free gold. We now have in sight about S60, ,000 tons of ore, all of winch IS known to carry gold.
 ".As soon as we get returns from the assn yers more machinery will be put in and by next spring it will be in work ing order. Several large log buildings are being put mp and winter supplies will be taken in next week.
 The Cleaner Mining and Milling Co. of Bennett own property just above us and have men at work prospecting. The ca umpany was recently incorporated with Mir. Stevens of Bennett, president, and Mr. Scharschmidt, treasurer. They have ta zen ont some free gold and some wonderfully rich quartz. A leaf gold formation, fabulously rich, wes discov- cred recently They expect to work foui men all winter.
 The White Moose claims, owned by F.. C. Hawkins, John Ilislop, NJ. J Heney and NJ s Morehousc are to be
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
GOLD OUTPUT IS LARGE
Golovin Bay Operator Estimates the
 Districts Output at S4OO,OOO.

William Hill Wilson, one of the best informed operators of the district, esti- mates the past seasons gold output of Golovin bay at S400,000. Under any thing like favorable conditions, he says, it would have been at least double that amount, The cret ks contributing this material addition to the worlds wealth are; Crooked Elkhorn, Sweetcake, told Bottom, Ophir, Warm and Melsing, in the order named Crooked. while prob ably no richer than some of the others enumerated, yielded better than the rest. Gold Bottom Mr. Wilson regards as particularly promising stream from a lth-producing standpoint.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
ADVERTISING DOES PAY
Fact Is Demonstrated By the Prin-
 cipa1 Barber Shop.

The Principal barber shop and bath house does more business than any other two barber shops in Skagway. It's bath rooms with porcelain tubs, equal any in Seattle. The shop has just been handsomely repapered and decorated and new furniture has been ordered and will soon be put in place. The latest patent revolving chairs wer put in a short time ago. It is in every respect a first class shop and credit to James Stinebaugh, it's proprietor. The Prln- cipal is what it's name signifies and Is an example of what judicious advertis' ing and A No. l workmen can do.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

worked all winter Locator Walsh and men are now driving a tunnel on one of the claims to intersect the vein. The ore is pretty grey copper and galena. It is smelting ore. When MT. Walsh was out here last week he brought some very fine specimens with him.
 "I went over in the Atlin country. There are not so many men there as last winter
 "The Imperial group, formerly operated by MT. FeatherstonehaYgh, has chang ed hands. It is my Opinion that he acted very unwisely when he gave up the proposition, He was within twenty feet of the gold bearing vein and the people who purchased it are going to do we'll. Featherstonehaugh took out S3, ,O0O from the sample run.
 All the miners in the vicinity of raku Arm are being worked this winter, and next summer expect to see some won- derful developments.'
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
SCOWS STILL LEAVING
1t Is Not Known Whether They Will
 Get To Dawson.

R. E. West, who returned last night from 9 business trip to White Horse says that business is very quiet there and not more than fifty people will come through there before the winter trail opens. Bus mess houses are all preparmg for rush in December and the hotels are enlarging their accommodations.
 He reports that several parties have re- gently left White Horse in scows for down river points and that several more scows will leave in the next few days for Daw- son, going as far as thev can before the freeze up and mushng n the balance of the way.
 Mr. West has scow waiting at White Horse and will leave there Monday next with newspapers and magazines. He goes to White Horse today.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

bond for Murarv and OBrien was fixed at s 1000 and that of Martin. SIooo. Neither can give bail.
 Frank Waldo, drunk who has been causing much trouble around the saloons of late, was tined s5o for disorderlv con duct and will spend 2s days in jail at S2 per day.
 A half witted fellow, who gave his name as William Johnson, was picked up by Harry St Clair yesterday morning near the Dewey hotel, in halt nude condition. He has been working on the the water front for the past summer and was always regarded as foolish. He will be taken to Sitka on the next boat,
 All vagrants and men living off the earnings of sporting women will have to move on from Skagway. Judge Sehl- brede vesterdiv gave Marshal Shook orders to bring these people before him at first opportunity.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Business Man Sees a Great
 Future For Skagway
SHOULD BUILD or STONE
Hon. J. s. McMiIlin Thinks Lumb Should Be Discarded and Sub- stantia1 Buildings Erected--It Would Be Cheaper in the End

Hon. John s. McMilln, leading business man and Washington state politician, who is now in Skagwav IS greatly impressed with, the future of Alaska, and Skagway in particular. MT. McMiIlin is heavily in terested in lead and cop CT properties on Prince of Wales island, and has just spent six weeks on his property with his son. He is convipced that there is a great flu ture in store for the miner 1 region sur rounding Ketchikan and says his own mines are good. He has done prospecting work on them for two seasons and will work large force of men next year. MT. McMillin is president and general manager of the Tacoma X Roche Harbor Lime Co.,, and is impressed with Skagwav as tu- ture market for lime.
 "ThiS Is my first visit to Skagwav" said Mr. McMillin, "though 1t is the third time have been in Alaska. You have a splendidlv laid out town, that is sure to be a great commercial center. It has an air of prosperity and as the gateway to the great interior it should remain perma- nent city,"
 Ut Is strange that your people do not erect stone buildings have inspected the stone in your immediate neighborhood, :, and it is of superior quality besides it is at your very Goor, while the greater DOT to of your lumber comes from the Sound thousand miles away.
 "lt your people would put up stone buildings and plaster your houses, thus becoming greater consumers of lime, there Is no doubt that a freight rate could be ob- talned that would materially reduce the present cost of the article here If that were done II would seem that stone builds ings could be built very nearly if not as cheap as lumber buildings, Anyhow the insurance risk rate would soon make any difference in cost, and the building would be much more comfortable.
 "A stone or plastered house is much more wholesome than one that has no lime about it. Lime is one of the greatest disintectants known. It is only a question of time when Skagway's buildings will be of stone"
 MT. McMillan was chairman of the last republican convention at Tacoma, and has been frequently supported in the legisla- ture fer United States senator.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
ORIzABA A TOTAL LOSS
Staunch Ship Was Abandoned on
 Rocky Point Reef Sept. g7

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company steamer Orizaba, which went tshore on Rocky Point reef, near St. Miclsael Sept. I7, while laying the government cable be- tween Nome and St Michael. She is a total loss. Ten days constant sItort 10 re- move Ter resulted in failure.
 The wreck of the Orizaba eiEailed no loss aside from the vessel and ss sch of her furnishing as could no be remoSAd.
 The cable and the apparatus aboard the Inflated si amer were taken off and stored at St. Micnael.
 The Or aba was operated atfone time between s agwav and Seattle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Supt. Rogers Says Road Is
 Ready Nor Winter.
NEW ROTARY COMING
Repairs Have Been Made All Along the Line Snow Panels Placed In POsition-Snow Fen ces Being Put Up-Blockade Not Expected.

After careful survey of the road from Skagway to White Horse. Supt. ]. P. Rogers announces that the system is all ready for the winter travel. The new TO- tatv which was wrecked while coming from the east has been repaired and will arrive about the 18th of next month. In course of an interview, just before his de- paTture for the Sound, Mir. Rogers said.
 This last fall of snow shows that win ter is close at hand, but we will be prepared for it. We have built 1900 feet of snow panels six feet high which will be placed along the cuts, about 100 feet from the track, so as to catch the drift The snoW fences along the summit and to Bennett have been put in place ready for winter. The large clay bluff just out from White Horse which caused so much trouble by land slides last spring and summer has been thoroughly drained and no trouble is anticipated from that source.
 "The new rotary. which was in transit from the east got tangled up in wreck on the Chicago X Northwestern and had to be taken back to the factory to be ra- paired It will arrive here about the 18th of next month, in good season for service, as do not expect a very heavy fall of snow early this year. The rotary used last winter is being put in shape and will be ready for business shortly.
 "lt the weather gets too rough we will lay up as we did la year. but am not figuring on missing many days this win ter"
 MT. Rogers left on the Dolphin and will be absent about one month.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
MANY TRAVELLERS COME
FIera and Crimmins Passengers Get
 In--Ora Will Arrive Saturday.

On the train last night were seventy passengers. fifty from the Flora which ar rived in White Horse the day before and twenty from the Crimmins, which ar rived there early yesterday morning. The officers of the Crimmns report that the Ora will arrive at White Horse early Sat urdav morning. The Ora will be the last boat to come up the river this year.
 A large number of passengers on last nights train were officers and crews of the boats laid up at White Horse.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
They Can Smoke Now.

Those people who sWore off smoking because the could not get La Sincerdad or Marguerite Cigafs need not tax their nerves longer: The CommissarV has just received large consignment of those pop ular brands of cigars direct from the factory They are fresh and sweet. 10 Io If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
w. c. T. U. Will Meet Today.

The w. C. I. U. will meet this after noon at 2:3o at the residence of Mrs, T. A Shorthill. All members are urgently re- Quested to be present.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Three More Dead Dogs.

Three more dead dogs is the weeks record of the enterprising dog poisoners in the vicinity of State street. One valuable dog was killed It belonged to II. R. Schairer. The total is now 31.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
Everything at Clayson's.

For Sale," "For Rent" Furnished Rooms Fol Rent" and other cards for sale at th1 Daily Alaskan office. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
For Sale.

At market value an established grocery business with good clean stock of goods, everything saIeable, including good store house, dwellings and other buildings, on corner lot soxIoo feet, good location.
 of Phil Abrahams.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

Try Red Star bottled beer. You will drink no other. & per dozen, delivered Telephone So. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

Gents, ladies and chidren's felt shoes and slippers. Fife Alaska Co.,, Fourth or Bond. 27Im
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

If vov want good work done telephone No. 62, Rev Cltv Laundry. They take II away and return it. all In few hours.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

Red Star bottled beer is unequalled as a table drink. & per dozen, delivered. Tel ephone SO. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26

The DAILY ALASKAN will be touni on sale at the Hotel Northern news stani In Seattle If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-26
STEAMERS DUE IN PORT.

The following steamers are scheduled tc arrive on the dates named NAME. WHEN DIE. AGENT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-27

Boxer excuses. At least, all reliable
news received here thus far leaves the
question of responsibility still open.
This view is. shared by other powers.
For the same reason the question of de-
throning the empress has not yet been
discussed between the powers.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press asked the official whether, in
case completely of the Chinese govern
ment were proved and Russia should
still persist in maintaining that a state
Of war did not exist and that the en-
press should be retained, Germany
would continue 10 side with Russia.
Germany the official replied,
wishes to act in harmony with all the
powers rather than to further the in
dividual aims of any one
The official added that no plans has
yet been agreed upon by the powers as
to what course to pursue should it be
found that the ministers at Pekin had
been murdered. and when the cores
pendent suggested that the pacific as
surances of the Chinese ministers at
European capitals were Of doubtful
veracity, he replied:
Germany has no means of determine
ing the truth or falsity of such assur-
ances."
The Berlin papers take a dispassion-
ate view Of the situation, but they
agree regarding its gravity. The semi
official Neueste Nachrichten insists
that provision be made for large trans
marine troops in the future. To this the
Freisinnige Zeitung replies:
The question whether the Kaiser
can order any troops forming part of
the regular army to go beyond seas in
wolves a modification of the constitu-
ton of the empire"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-27
DEPTHS OF MINES.
A Lake Superior Shaft Reaches the
Record Depth of 4,9Oo Feet.

nineteenth Century,
The produce of a coal seam five feet
thick is 600 tons per acre, and taking this
as an &c thickness. the area of coal
annually worked amounts TO nearly 80. 900
acres, or four times the area of the county
of London. With this rapid rate Of con
sumption, anxiety as to the duration of
the British coal fields is we'll founded
Professor Hail estimates that the total
quantity Of coal within a depth of 1900
feet still remaining is 81, 6S3 000. 900 tons
This estimate is reassuring. although 1t
is not in accord with the less optimistic
and divergent views on the question ex-
pressed by Professor Stanley Jevons, by
the Right Honorable Leonard H. Court
ney, by Mr.. r. Price-Williams. ana by 7.
Forster Brown. All these estimates are Of
slight value, owing to the impOssibiIity of
prOphesying either the rate of increase
in production and consumption or the
limits at which mining may be carried on
with profit Early in the last century
a shaft 100 feet in depth was an object Of
wonder, and a glance over the history
of the depths hitherto attained clearly
shows the remarkably rapid progress that
has been made in this respect. At the
present time the greatest depth at which
in Great Britain mining operations are
carried on has been reached Al the Pen
dleton cOlliery, near Manchester where
TIA deepest workings are nearly $3.50 feet
below the surface
This enormous depth has, however been
exceeded in other countries notably IN
the Lake Superior district, where the
Red Jacket shaft of the Calumet and
Hecla copper mine has now attained the
record depth OF 1900 feet. and in Belgium.
where coIliery at Mons is 1887 feet deep.
Depths such as these show that the limit
of depth of 1900 feet adopted by Professor
Hull and by the royal coal commissioners
in 1876, though ridiculed at the time. was
well within the bounds of possibility. IN
view of the marvellous efficiency of mod
ern winding engines, no consideration Of a
mechanical nature need limit the pros
pective depths of shafts. BY far the most
important obstacle to very deep mining is
the certain and proportionate increase of
temperature according to depth. AT the
Paruschowitz borehole, in Silesia, the
deepest in the world, recently put down
by the Prussian government to depth of
6.573 feet this increase of temperature
with depth has been found to be one de-
gree Fahrenheit for 62.1 feet. Taking this
as a fair average a coal seam at a depth
of 1900 feet would be, without the cooling
action of an artificial ventilating current,
81 degrees warmer than ground near the
surface
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-27
CROKER FOR Is TO l.
Tammany Leader is So Announced
by Friends.

New York. June 26.-Richard Croker
will spend a couple of days at Senator
Murphy's home in Long Branch before
their trip to Kansas City begins. The
Tammany leaders physician has adj
vised him to battle his injured leg in
salt water.
BY the time the western trip begins
Mr.. Croker hopes to have plan under
way for a coalition of the Tammany
and Murphy forces so that when Kan
sas City is reached a definite plan Of
campaign may be announced.
Mr.. Croker would not say last night
what action he and Senator Murphy
had agreed upon, but one of / S friends
admitted that he was out for is to 1.
There are five vice president bOOms
in New York and Tammany men gen
orally are wondering which win receive
the most favor from Mr.. Croker. The
most prominent is that of Congressman
Sulzer. who has received assurance of
support from delega tons of several
other states. Elliott DanfOrth and DR.
John H Girdner are said to be ready
TO try for the second place. Congress
man George B. Mcclellan is another
man with boom and Borough 2. Coo
gan is another.
Senator Murphy has within the last
two or three days developed some
strength as a vice presidential pOssibil-
ity. but he disclaims the possession Of
a boom and says that if he gets the
nomination he viii accept it, though he
does not want il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-27
Lady Curzon Writes of COndi-
ti0nS in India.
NO WATER TO DRINK
THOUSANDS TRANSFERRED BY
GOVERNMENT.

Chicago, June &c. LADY Curzon, vice
refine of India, writing to s. D. Eldridge
Of the Chicago India famine relief com
mittee, says:
The famine is greater in its intensity
over the areas affficted than at any
previously recorded visitation Fewer
persons will die, yet incomparably more
persons are suffering. The absolute
failure of the two last autumn and
spring harvests and the unprecedented
loss Of cattle in western and central
India makes the task of recuperation
more arduOus than on any previous oc-
caslon. The government has reduced
the rate of mortality and even in the
worst districts the figures show only
a slight excess over the normal rate.
The government has spent S26 ZOO, 600
upon direct relief. 10.G00, 600 upon sus-
pensions and remissions of land reve-
nue., S6O00,000 upon advances for the
purchase of seed and cattle, and $780,
600 upon loans to the distressed states.
The relief committee has distributed
$2,5OO,OO0 through various channels"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-27
THOMAS FOR CHAIRMAN
COloradO'S Governor May be
Chosen at Kansas CITY.
ROSE is CHIEF RIVAL
FIRST DELEGATES ARRIVE FOR
THE CONVENTION.

Kansas City. No, June 26--Although
the Democratic national committee will
not meet here till Monday next to Sc
lect the temporary officers of the con-
venuon, considerable gossip is being in
dulged in as to the selection of tenn
porary chairman.
The Star this evening says that it
lies apparently between D. A. Rose,
mayor of Milwaukee, and Governor
Charles n Thomas Of Colorado, with
the chances in favor of Mr.. Rose.
The first arrivals for the Democratic
national convention came in today.
They were John J. Fitzgerald, a dele
gate from Kings county, n. Y and ia
cob Rupert, jr of New York city an
alternate-at-large. Both are quoted as
saying they do not favor the free sill
Yer plank in the Democratic platform.
There are so many issues more i'm
portant" said Mr.. Rupert, that I
think free silver need not be mentioned
at all. The party in the east will not
stand for free silver"
Sterling Price of Paris, Tex, arrived
here today from the south and began
arrangements for opening headquarters
for Congressman William SulZer of
New York, who is expected Friday or
SATURDAY IuclGEutdlly MI Price start
ed a boom for the New Yorker for vice
president
THE west knows, Mr. Price is quot
ed as saying that the nomination for
vice-president must so to the east. 1t
ought to be New York. Hill IS out of
the question. SBlzer is the man who
appeals to the elements we need to
carry New York"
Hard Work on the Hall.
Gangs of men are working day and
night to complete the convention hail.
and there is every assurance that Kan
SaS City's promise of a suitable meet
ing place viii be fulfilled. The hall di-
rectors say they VIII turn the building
over to the national committee on Mon
day. Already the decorators have be-
gun their work on the interior of the
big structure, and the finishing touches
and the smaller details are being put
on.
Charles A. Towne populist nominee
for vice-president and chairman Of the
silver republican national committee
has written that he viii reach Kansas
City Friday. General Z. S. Corser, sec
rotary ana treasurer of the silver Re
publican committee, is expected to ar
rive tomorrow 20 begin active prepare
tons for the convention. which will
meet at the same time as the Demo-
cratic gathering