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Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12
KILIISNOO ITEMS.

November, the month just ended, has
 been one of many changes, and an un-
 usually eyentful one to many in An goon and Killisnoo. The first event of interest was the return of the Sitka In dians from the great potlatch at Chil- kat held in October. The wind was so high, and directly against them, that they had to camp on our beach from Tuesday, Nov 18th, until Monday, the 18th. The Cottage City came in Friday evening and the Indians of Angoon got plenty of liquor, as usual, and Satur- day night, next door to our house, the Indians drank too freely and began fighting with couple of Sitka women they had invited to visit them. The Sitka women refused to drink with
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12
APPLICATION.
Land Office, {

Land Office, Sitka, Alaska, Sept. 15, 1900.
 The Victoria Cross Fishing and Mining Co.,, a corporation, of the City and County of San Francisco State of California, assignee of William R. Hess, being entitled to the bene- fits of Section 2S06 of the revised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the Rebellion, do hereby apply to enter the following:
 Commencing at stone marked Cor. No. 1, situate on the shore of Tongass Narrows at the mouth and on the left bank of KetchiBan creek, from which U. s. I. II. bears N, 49o 10 . w., 115 chains distant; thence MIC w. 1.51 chains to stone marked Cor. No. 2; thence s. s Q ". 114 chains to stone marked Cor. No. 8, situate on left bank of Ketchikan creek; thence along ordinary high water mark of KetchilIan creek and Tongass Narrows s, 18o 90 B., IFS chains; s. 60 30 B. 1.4 chains to the point of beginning, being Alaska Non Mineral Survey No 15I.
 Magnetic Variation 2So 05 E.. containing .12 of an acre, as additional to his original homestead on the West 15 of Sw1I Sec. 1, T. 26 \, R.. w, which he entered April g, 1872, per Homestead No. 4028, at the Ironton, Mo. U. S. Land Office
 VICTORIA CROSS FISHING 6 MINING co.
 By l.. $. Schoenfeld, Sec'y.
 First publication Oct. q, 1900.
 Last publication, Dec. 26, 19OO
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12

wANTED-ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD CHAR acter to deliver and collect in Alaska for old established manufacturing wholesale house. $500 year, sure pay. Honesty moro than experience required. Our reference, any bank in any city. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third Elonr, Ssl Dearborn St, Chicago. S-II
Douglas Island news., 1900-12-12
nnN.r usR GLASSES

Unless you need them, and when you do need them, be sure they fit you. Don't guess at it. o. L. Sharick. the optician, will give you a thorough ex- animation free of charge, and if you don't need glasses will tell you so.
 O.L. Snarick, Jeweler and Optician Front street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28

assailants. Again and again did the 10Th Ian
GERS strive TO break through the sullen masses
OF the Sikhs; again and again scores OF saddles
were empued, and we beaten back with
slaughter. The 10th and other cavalry were led
by that fine officer, Brigadier Cureton destined
to die in a later battle of the same campaign
AS the Lancers got close enough to deliver their
thrusts their weapons would splinter like
matchwood upon the stout shields of their
swarthy foes. Suddenly an inspiration came to
the troopers. Without receiving any orders
whatever to that effect, but as II controlled by
a unanimous impulse, they suddenly shifted
their lances to the bride hand and charged In
once more. The Sikhs, entirely unprepared for
this sudden and mastery manoeuvre, received
in their bodies instead of their targets the
deadly spear points OF the horsemen. Into and
through the squares swept the 18th with lances
as crimson their TUNES. Even so IL is re-
corded that the resistance was so desperate
and sustained that the Sikh square had to be
were finally destroyed and dispersed. Since
that proud day of the Sikh campaign the regi-
ment has had many magnificent officers, and
Sir ID. c. Drury- Lowe gave the corps the high
est possible character during his tenure OF the
Aldershot cavalry command. Letters home
show that officers and men have been spelling"
to go to the front. especially as of their
horses have been used as remounts for regi-
ments already there. The Scarlet Lancers pos
sess more honors than any cavalry regiment
of the lire.
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placed out children for purposes of gain or
without due inquiry to the character and rep
utatlon or the persons with whom such children
are placed, and with the result that such chill
oren are subjected to cruel or improper treat
ment or neglect immoral SURROUNDINGS the
salu BOARD may issue an order prohibiting sucb
person or corporation from thereafter placing
out children e
Inc association does not give children to all
VINO make application for them, but makes care
Sul investigation first This point is clearly de-
oohsrated by the report, which shows that of
me 20 applications received from June 20. 1898
TO September 30, 1899, SO were investigated and
approved, 9S were Investigated and disapDroved
10 were withdrawn because the families decided
not to take children or secured them elsewhere
Z were transferred to other societies because
1ney came from homes in other States, and 9 were
laId over Tor further investigation. OF these ap-
pHcations l4S were for girls. "A for boys and 4
Tor either while two families wished both boy
and a girl OF the whole number 10 were for
babies, "a for children between three and ten
years old, and 81 for children over ten wears old
thorough investigation is made as to the
character and the circumstances of the families
applying to the association for children, and
let oat to them the people may be put down as
worthy. MIR. Folks says
The homes which are approved are generally
simple, comfortable homes or fairly well TO do
people living in the country or in small towns
The head of the family is usually a farmer or a
mechanic or storekeeper. Our children are taken
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
STATEN ISLAND ACADEMY.
A MODERN HOUSE OF LEARNING
THE ARTHUR WINTER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS TO BE
CONCENTRATED.

COMMEMORATIVE
One of the notable features of Richmond
Borough is the Staten Island Academy which
was founded in 1854 by a group Of farseeing
citizens who have had the pleasure to see l.
grow and develop until it has become beauh-
full institution of learning and one which. in
many respects, may be regarded unique
From the time of its foundation the school pro
vided a complete system of elementary and
secondary education, embracing every grade Of
school work from that of the primary age 70
that of the student about to enter college. The
founders were compelled to face strong oppo-
sitiOn to cOeducatiOn, and declared the school
open to both boys and girls.
The work was Immediately placed under the
direction of Frederick E Darlington. graduats
of Brown University, who had spent a long
period in Europe and especially in Germany. In
vestigating school systems individual schools
and methods of instruction and during tbs
whole interesting growth of the Staten Island
Academy Mr.. Partington has been the admins
trative head
For short time the school occupied tempo
rary buildings at Stapleton. but these soon be-
came too small, and branches were established
In New Brighton. and in 1896 the trustees began
the erection of the present structure on land
overlooking the Bay in a part of the island
easily accessible from any point The erection
of the school attracted the attention Of many
eminent men and women and some OF these.
among whom were Erastus Brooks, George
William Curtis and William Winter. furnished
valuable assistance in the development OF the
institution. Free scholarships were soon found
ed by Erastus Brooks George William Curtis
Francis George Shaw and many other prominent
Staten Islanders. II was also agreed that thu
great hall which is still to be added to TIA
structure shall be a memorial to Curtis. and
upon the completion of this hall Staten Island
will be endowed in this particular more literally
than other metropolitan suburbs.
1t is in the wealth Of humanizing inhuenoeA
however. that the building displays its UNUSUAL
character. The scholar that lives within those
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because there are no children in the home, or be-
cause the children all girls and a boy is
wanted or all boys and a girl is desired.
AS to placing children with families at an early
time in their lives Mr.. Folks said in his last
report:
The results Of our work have confirmed us in
our conviction that long extended institutional
life has a tendency to unfit children for normal
family life, and that the welfare of children IN
institutions demands that they should be placed
out early as circumstances will permit. While
over 80 per cent of the children under ten years
of age are perfectly satisfactory in the homes In
which they are first placed, fully 40 per cent or
the older children must, for one reason or an
other, be removed and tried in two or more
homes before they permanently provided for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
PLACING OUT CHILDREN.
SAFEGUARDS THAT INSURE THE STATES
CHARGES GOOD HOMES.

A recently published case of the maltreat-
ment of Harmed out" child in a neighbOring
State attracted much attention and caused some
inquiry as to the possibility of similar abuse in
this State.
The officers of the State Charities Aid Asso-
citation say that the laws which have been
passed for the purpose of regulating the placing
out of children have been framed that abuses
are safely guarded against, and that placing
children "out" under the prescribed regulations
should be encouraged
and trustworthy people," said Homer Folks,
secretary of the association, public institutions
are relieved, expense to the State is cut down,
and the little ones gain homes"
Among the provisions of the bill which was
passed recently that subject is one which
reads thus:
Any person or corporation who SHAH place out
q destitute child shall keep and preserve a rec
ord of the full and actual or apparent age
of such child and the names and residence of
the person persons with whom such child is
placed. If such person corporation shall sub
seuuently remove such child from the custody
of the persons with whom it placed, the fact
of such removal and the disposition made of
such child shall be entered upon such record
1t also provides:
Whenever the State Board of Charities shall
decide by the affirmative vote of a majority of
its members that any person or corporation has
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THE SCARLET LANCERs TO THE FRONT.
A FAMOUS CAVALRY REGIMENT THAT BROKE A
SQUARE OF INFANTRY.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

Lord ROberts's successful application to the
War Office for the 10th (Queen's) Lancers to
be allowed to leave India for the seat of
in South Africa recalls to mind (writes cor
respondent the not generally known fact that
this splendid regiment are holders of a record
which is unique in the annals of the Queens
army The 10th Lancers formerly Light
Dragons, by the way the only regiment of
British cavalry that has ever penetrated and
broken a square of infantry. This fine feat was
performed at the bloody battle of AIiwal, in the
Punjab, in January 1916 The gallant Sikhs
had thrown themselves into squares and in this
formation they for a long time resisted the des-
perate charges of our cavalry just as stubbornly
infantry Mad resisted the French
cuirassers at Waterloo. 1t was history repeat
ing itself-only this time we happened to be the
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A PARROT THAT TALKED TREASON

Brussels correspondence Of The London Mail
The Queen of the Begians bought a parrot q
few days ago, which from the moment OF its
arrival at Court began to call out. to the horror
and establishment of the courtierA "A bias 10
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bird, but the Queen would not hear OF It. and
set herself to teach the parrot TO cry a~Vive le
Rolf? and her efforts were successful
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roi de carton" (''Down with the pasteboard
king?D, 'Vive la Republquer' The lords and
ladies in waiting were all for strangling the
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PRA CTICING ON THE THIMEs.
Yale Crews Out on the River Twice
Yesterday.

Yale Quarters, Gales Ferry, June l.
Shortly after o'clock this evening the
varsity and freshman crews were tax
en- out on the river. They indulged in
a short spin and two or three brushes,
the object being to warm up the men.
The varsity four-oar and freshman
four-oared crews had practice of a sim
liar nature. Head Coach Gallaudet and
Captain Gordon Brown on the small
naphtha launch followed the crews on
the river, Captain Allen of the var
sity crew also was on the launch watch
ing the work of the men and Offering
occasional suggestions to the coachers.
Brock, who usually rows at No. in the
varsity shell, took No. 6, Captain AL
lens position, and Kunzig of the four
cared varsity took Brooks place at No.
4. The men remained out only a short
time, returning to their quarters early
in the evening. The crews appeared on
the river for the first time this morning,
when a short practice was taken
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Messrs. seeley and Martin TO Settle the
Championship To-day.

Noroton, June PLAY in the state
tournament here to-day brought out a
goodly number Of golf enthusiasts to
witness the contests preliminary to the
finals in the state championship and
consolation prize events. A large num-
Der Of spectators followed the players
over the links and when the play closed
this evening much interest was mann
tested In the finals, which will take
place tomorrow. For tie state cham
pionship C. II. Seeley of Wee Burn de-
feated E. B. Curtis of the Fairfield
County club, 8 up and 4 to play C. e.
Martin of the Fairfield County club de-
feated L. ID. Sanford of the Iitchfield
County club, 8 UP and to play Seeley
and Martin tomorrow will play the
final game, SO holes for the state cham
pionship.
For the consolation cup A. S. Pitt of
Wee Burn defeated w w. Waterman
Of the Fairfield County club, UP and Q
to play j. H. Mckinley of the Fair
field County club defeated ?. p. Hooter
of the Fairfield County club, up and 8
to play.
The finals will be played tomorrow
between Pitt and Mckinley The tour
nament will be closed tomorrow by q
series Of matches arranged between the
teams which have competed in the play
during the week,
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ARBITRAYroN WITH BRITAIN.
Renewal of the Treaty Discussed nt th'
Mohawk ConfercnCe.

Lake Mohonk, n r, June AT to-
days session of the Mohonk conference
the chair announced the subject to be
THE Need of the Renewal Of the Ar
bitration Treaty Between the United
States and Great Britain" Rev. DR.. w.
Hayes Ward declared this was good
century to live ina century for con-
quering the world for civilization,
time for the consolidation Of territories
and few governments and thus made
for peace. Two things were imminent,
the extension of civilization and the
promotion of popular government DIR.
Ward pleaded for compulsory arbitra-
ton, under which nations having ac
complished the principle should be
obliged to abide by the result. DR..
Ward eulogized the treaty which the
senate failed to ratify and insisted that
the immediate need was a new treaty
obligatory and imperative in character
which should insure peace between the
two countries.
Clinton r. Woodruff thought the ten
dency was to ignore God in this world.
He pleaded for an all inclusive .arbitra-
llpli liCetLJ, ilOt ilCiCty VpiuitttiJ OAiS'
He deprecated especially the probability
of q family war between Great Britain
and the United States. He believed the
time was ripe for mandatory treaty
between the two countries and 1t would
be the proper thing for us to take the
matter UP and secure the requisite
treaty at an early date.
DR. Philip G. Garrett of Philadelphia,
though peace man, recognized the fact
that God ruled through war as well as
through peace, as in the case of the
emancipation of the slaves in this coun-
try He declared that the compulsory
clause was essential to successful ar
bltration. The present time he declared
to be opportune for a new treaty and
he hoped the matter would be pushed
forward to a triumphant conclusion. He.
believed that while wars would not soon
cease, they would soon become rare for
economic reasons and we should see the
civilization of an almost uninterrupted
peace.
Further addresses We're made by Rev.
Dr. Scott Hershey. Rev. DR.. Galludett
of Washington, Howard Jenkins Of
Philadelphia Dr. r. M. Thomas of Bal
timore, Rev. Mr.. Allen Of Boston and
Robert Treat Paine.
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IRA ANSMISSION OF CABLEGR MS.
Invention That WIN Multiply Atlantic
Cables Capac city 900 Times.

New York, June DIR M. T. Pupin Of
Columbia university recently prepared
for the American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers, in Philadelphia paper in
which the author described a method for
constructing a cable or an air line cir
cult that it would be possible to tele-
phone over it from New York to San
Francisco with perfect ease, or even
from New York to London through a
submarine cable made up on the same
plan. The idea of telephoning through
a transatlantic cable he says is easily
possible though of doubtful practica-
bility. 1t is not, perhaps, a CONNER
cial possibility, nor would there be
very great demand for use of a cable
for this purpose. The real advantage
of his invention lies, he thinks, in its ap-
plication to telegraphy. The speed of
signalling can be increased, he states,
from five impulses per second to 1,5o0.
1t will multiply the capacity of an At
lantic cable about 300 times This
would made it possible for the rates on
cable messages to be lowered until
cablegrams would actually be cheaper
than postal cards and infinitely quicker
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TOWN ABOUT WTPED OUT.
1875 Buildings Dcstroyed i'm virginia,
nytnn. -sThe Loss @50O,O0O.

| Duluth Mimi, June 1.-THE entire
| business and most of the residence Sec
! ton of the town of Virginia on the Me-
aba Iron Range was wiped out of eX-
| istence to-day by fire. In one hours
time fully one hundred and twenty
| five buildings We're reduced to ashes
Telegraphic communication was cut
off soon after the first news of fire came
and was not resumed until this evening.
The flames broke out at the Moon &
Kerr mill on the shore of Silver Lake,
southwest of the town. The plant COM
prised a number of large buildings be-
side the mill and it was among these
that the fire started. The main bust
ness section of the city was about five
blocks from the mill and over this in
tervening territory the flames spread,
carried directly to the business buildings
by a high wind. Within one hour the
fire destroyed everything between the
mill and the railroad station, eight
blocks away. The path of the flames
was a clean cut as that of a cyclone, an
indication of the great force of the
wind. O. d. Kenney's bank, situated
in a two story frame building, was in
ruins ten minutes after the flames
reached it, The territory covered by
the fire was about twelve blocks To-
night there is not business house, hotel
or store standing in Virginia, The res
idence portion of the town was only par
TALLY burned. The school house and
most of the churches We're untouched
The loss is estimated at $500,00 The
Moon & Kerr saw mill was burned, but
the stock of cut lumber is thought to
have been saved. The water plant of
the city was directly in the path of the
flames. The force of the flames Is shown
by the fact that it jumped the railroad
tracks at the eastern side Of the vii
lage, cleared half mile of barren ground
and burned three beer houses and sew
era' railroad cars of the Duluth and Iron
Range railroad, So far as known no
lives were lost. The people are in ur-
gent need of relief. There is little food
left in the town, and women and chill
dren are without>places to sleep or any
covering.
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N4TTON4I DEMOCRATS.
A Call Issued for Meeting of the Ex-
Pcuitvr Committee.

Indianapolis, June IA call was is
eued to-nigth by the national executive
committee for meeting in this city on
Wednesday, June 25, at p. m. of the
national committee of the national DEM
ocratic party. The call is signed by
George Foster Peabody chairman, and
John p. Frenzel, secretary, and is the
outcome of a conference of tho execu-
tive committee held in New York June
/. The consensus of opinion at the
meeting, as stated tonight, was that
the party should again put a national
ticket in the field. The committee.
which is to meet in Indianapolis, is
every state and territory
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to take the British prisoners away If
these officers would cooperate with
them and prevent an outbreak. Never
theless they began their removal. At
ter 800 had been taken, British shells
struck train that was loading and the
Beers desisted and retired.
'The British officers at Daspoort re-
fused TO leave their quarters and made
the Boer commandant prisoner, re-
leasing him at midnight on condition
that he would cancel the order for the
removal of the prisoners. The Pretoria
forts We're found without guns. All the
artillery had been got away"
Another dispatch says Sixteen
hundred British prisoners We're remov-
ed After the government had taken
away most of the stores the burghere
We're given a free hand to help them
selves. All the British found was few
hundred bags of coffee and sugar"
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Howe s. Stetson
no ABSORB Bra ANCH ROADS.
Favorable Action Taken by Chicago
and Northwestern Stockholders.

Favorable Action Taken by Chicago
and Northwestern Stockholders.
Chicago, June 7.-Before proceeding
to the transaction of regular business
the stockholders of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad company, hold
ing their annual meeting here to-day,
took favorable action on the PROPOSE
ber of branch roads. The roads affect
ed by this action, which will become a
part of the parent system, are the Boy
er valley the Herlan and Kukukman,
the Minnesota and Iowa, the Iowa, Min
nesota and Northwestern, the Winona
and ST. Peter, the Dakota Central and
the Minnesota and South Dakota.
The annual statement showed a total
net income for the year ending May 1
of $10,051, ,244 From this sums for real
estate purchases, construction and 9TH
er items together with dividends on the
common and preferred stock, were TAX
en-, leaving a surplus, exclusive of the
land income, of S1,594, 309 The rumors,,
of changes in the directorate came to
naught and the old board was re-elec-
ed. AT the meeting of the directors lat
er Albert Keep was reelected chair
man. Marvin Hughitt and all the old
officers We're also reelected.
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the Senate.

Washington. June 7.-Congress ad-
iourned sine die at o'clock this after
noon. For the senate it was day of
waiting. The naval appropriation bill
the stumbling block to final adjourn
ment-was finally passed, the house
adopting the senate amendment. The
conclusion of the work of the senate
was quiet and perfunctory, attended by
no exciting scenes such as are often in
cident to the close of a session and when
the gavel fell finally, expressions of re-
lief and gladness were heard from all
senators.