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Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
The WoIcott a Wreck.

The steamer Wolcott, so well known in this part of Alaska, was caught in terrible gale on the night of January 3lst and driven on a sharp rock in Shelikof Straits, half way between Kar- lux and Uyak. Water poured through the big hole and big waves broke over her.
 The Walcott, running from Sitka to the westward, was formerly revenue cutter and was sold for a song few years ago.
 It was learned that her hull was bor- ed last year at Juneau and found to be perfectly sound, and is of oak. The weak spot in the Wolcott was her ma chinery. It had been used for years and though competent to make short voyages, such as the run from Skagway to Juneau, it was hardly considered equal to the strain of a long stormy voyage at sea, especially such weather as frequently prevails in the North Pa cifc in the winter season. Her lines were perfect, and, it is said, with suf1c- tent power she would have made a very fast boat Owing to the strength of her oaken hull it is thought it will take a very severe pounding to break the WoIcott up, even though she has gone asbore sOnewhere tO the westward.
 A Port Townsend dispatch states that the steamer Golden Gate sailed from there on Monday for Alaska to go on the mail route between Sitka and Ko- diak in place of the then long overdue steamer and to make diligent search for the Wolcott, which sailed from Sitka for UnaIaska on January 9th, and had then last been reported on January A, when Captain White of the bark Mer- maid sighted her.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
A Surprise.

Last Monday evening about thirty of Rev. Replogle's friends gathered at the Mission Home, and when the Rev, Brother returned from the Indian we'd ding he found his house occupied. The occasion for all this was the 33rd birth day of the brother, which was thorough, ly celebrated.
 Games and refreshments caused the time to pass so rapidly that it was o'clock before all sought their own homes.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
Lenten Services.
homes.

The fourth of the special services in observance of Lent will be held in the Congregational church. Next Friday afternoon at ? o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. Hammond Cole. The subject to be "Jesus Showina the Dependence of His Disciples" Based on the ff- teenth chapter of John. The public is cordially invited to attend these ser vices.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
NoTIcE oF FoRFEITURE.
Mining District of wrangel

NllnllR OlSlElCGOA " AA7NA District of Alaska.
 To c. w. Darling:
 You are hereby notified that l have ez77 pended Three Hundred Dollars in labor ,.it and improvements, upon the Alma lode to Mlt; Rig Alma Little Alma and Broken Pick claims qonsoidated on Prince of Wales Certf IS. lao, SI Id ' 2nd 1899 in the office of inc the recorder of said county tor Distriot), in order to hold said premises, under the pro- visions of section 2324, Revised Statutes Of the United States being the amount reqynir- ed to hold the same for the year ending December S1st, 1899. And if within ninety days from the service of this notice (or within ninety days after this notice 6y BHS vour proportion of such expenditure os CO., owner, your interest in said claim will be- come the property of the subscriber uhuer section 232I of said statutes.
 Signature: a,,r,,,,
 Trustee. First Publication March IA, 1900. Last publication June IS, l9OO.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21

Mrs. Lawton, widow of the late Gen. eral Lawton, received sos, 8,43207 which was subscribed by the people of the country. A pretty good life insurance.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
NOTICE.


 IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU.
 GIN PRoBATE.)
 In the Matter of the Estate , Notice ot dis
 of { trlbuton or severt Anderson, deceased. ) Estate. Notice is hereby given that P. H. Fox Ad- ministrator of the estate ofSeyert Anderson, deceased, has filed in this Court his petition for distribution of the said estate, and hls discharg rge as administrator of said estate, and that Thursday, the 1st day of March, 1900, at 10 o'clock, q. m, at the court room of said court in the city of Juneau, District of Alaska, has been duly appointed by the sad Court for the distribution of said estate; ana the discharge of said administrator, and his bondsmen at which time and place any per son claiming distributive share in said ,es- tate or having any objections to the dis charge of said administrator or his bondSII men may appear and file their claims to sald estate, or objections to the discharge of the administrator or his bondsmen, and contest 'l'' s'''' NORMAN E. MALCOLM,
 TsEAIl Judge. Dated this 9th day of Feb, 1900.
 Date of first publication Feb. [ 1900. Date of last publication Feb 2S, 1900.
Douglas Island news., 1900-03-21
The Fire Fund.

The committee appointed to solicit monthly subscriptions for the main tainance of the Fire Department in this city, have met with most liberal re- ception as the list, which we publish below indicates. There are a number of property owners yet to be seen and when the list is complete it will furnish assurance that the Fire Department will not suffer for lack of funds.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
MORE FIRING AT L1DYSMITH.
Beers Keeping Up n Light and lrregu-
InE BOmha rd meMt.

London, July ia dispatch TO the
Daily Telegraph dated January s at
noon, from Frere Camp, says:
Firing from the Boer positions
around Ladysmith began early to-day.
1t still continues, but the cannonading
is light and Irregular
The Durham correspondent Of the
Standard telegraphing Tuesday says
that 1000 Indian stretcher bearers start
ed for the front the previous night and
that their departure was regarded in
Durham as indicative of a renewal of
the fighting.
The Standard has received the fol-
lowing dated January from its special
correspondent at Frere Camp: Il hear
on good authority that President Kru-
ger sent word to the Boer headquarters
asking why Ladysmith had not been
attacked and that the reply was We
should lose too many men, His answer
to this excuse was the suggestion that
the Free States might be put in -he
forefront. This hint was taken and the
attack delivered President Kruger's
advice was so far good that the Fr.e
Staters behaved better than the Trans
NGdI6IS have lOlle., ~At al CNCItS
they managed to seize a hill. Later in
the day the Transvaalers retired before
General Whites counter attack, amid
the ieers of the Free Staters, who act
ually stuck to their position until they
were bayonetted in the ditch. After
this affair it is almost certain that the
allies will quarrel A heavy gun mount
ed on Umbulwana Hill has been firing
since daybreak Evidently the seige Of
Ladysmith Ia still maintained"
Shelilng Boer Positions.
The Daily Mail has the following dis
patch, dated January 8, from Frere
Camp: 'With the exception of the usu-
al shelling of the Boer positions by the
naval guns, the British force remains
inactive. Eight Boer camps were seen
to-day by patrol along the Tugela in
westerly direction. All were quiet.
Natives say that when the British re-
connoitred near Colenso on Saturday
the Beers hurried from Springfield. This
supports the belief that Colenso was
weakened to attack Ladysmith."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
PRO-BOEI SPEAK k9 INSUL1ED.
Remarkable Incident Mt Albany Society
Dinnerim New York.

New York, Jan. 10.-The reunion of
the Albany Society of New York, which
always brings together a large number
of prominent members who in times
past hailed from Albany, was held to-
night at Delmonico's. One hundred and
fifty persons We're present. Louis stern
We're Captain Charles Sigsbee, U. 5. NJ;
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood
ruff, Justice John Woodward of the SUI
preme court of the state of New York,
Professor H. T. Warren, principal of the
Albany academy, and George H. Dan
iels of the New York Central railroad.
After Captain Sgsbee and Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff had spoken SEN
sation took place. Justice Woodward
of the supreme court and particular
friend of Governor Roosevelt, was down
to respond to the toast THE Dutch in
Albany and in South Africa" He de-
voted the first part Of his address to the
Dutch in Albany and then turned to the
Dutch in South Africa. AS he contin-
laugh and in other ways annoy the
speaker. When he praised the Beers
there was an outbreak Of hostilities.
Justice Woodward was unable to pro-
ceed. One of the guests jumped on his
chair and shouted for order
1.-The action of some of the members
of this society and their treatment of
Justice Woodward is utterly contempti-
ble,'' he shouted. Justice Woodward
is here to speak at the invitation of the
society and his subject was agreed up
on. If you are gentlemen you will act
as such; if not then you ought to be
ashamed of yourselves" He sat down,
his face flushed with anger, while mi
nority cheered and others hissed,
Justice Woodward made an ineffect-
ual effort to proceed with his paper, but
skipping whole pages he finally said:
81 want to apologize to you for accept
ing your invitation to speak here to-
night 1t was understood that / was to
be your guest and to speak here to-
night on the subject l have talked on
and to read my address. / seem to
have given you offense and | sincerely
apologize to you" Then drawing him
self to his full height he thundered: In
closing, | want to propose toast to
that grand old statesman the William
the Silent of South Africa, one of the
most impressive personalities alive, old
Dom Paul Kruger"
There were a few cheers, but Krugers
name was drowned in an avalanche of
Kisses. Somebody stole up to the or
chestra loft and whispered Instructions
to the leader and as Judge Woodward
took his seat the orchestra broke out
with Tommy Atkins" This made the
sympathizers of the British cheer wild
ly while the pro-Boer element in turn
did some kissing. Justice Woodward
was indignant in the extreme at his
treatment. He said he had never in all
his years been so treated. He charac-
terized the conduct of his disturbers as
I'M American.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
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D1IR YM EMS CONTENTION.
The Nineteenth Annual Convention O (
the State Associntiop.

Hartford Jan. 10.-The nineteenth
annual convention of the Connecticut
Dairymen's association opened in this
city this morning for two days ses-
sion, during which it has been arranged
to have read a number of papers of in
terest to the dairy farmers. The mem
bers Of the association were welcomed
to the city by Mayor Preston and his
address was responded to by President
j. b. Noble, state dairy commissioner.
Among the papers read at to-day's ses-
sions were THE Creamery, Its Duties
and It's Obligations to Its Patrons" by
y. A. Gilbert of North Greene Me-;
profitable Cows by Professor C. L.
Beach of Storrs; How to Meet Com
petition" by Samuel .Currie of Euclid.
Mimi; .''Dairying Remote From Mar
kets," by George I'll. Merwin of Green
field Hill, and Stable Ventilation" by
Dr. James B. Paige a professor at the
Massachusetts Agricultural college.
Amherst, Mass Election of officers,
of reports and awarding pre-
miums will consume the greater pary
of to-morroW's sessions.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
SIR CHARLES DIXIE CRITICIsES.
Is Prepared 10 Make mn Interpolation
In Parliament.

London. Jan. 10-Sir Charles Dixie,
member of parliament for the Forest of
Dean division of Worcestershire, speak
ing at Cinderford tonight said that A.
j. Balfour, the government leader in
the house of commons, had asserted
that a sufficiency of steps had been
taken by the government, considering
the knowledge possessed at the time,
but had admitted a full knowledge Of
the Boer armaments.
Sir Charles declared that he was pre-
pared to ask in the house of commons
whether the government had taken suf-
ficient steps-"the right steps in the
military situation, with due regard to
the facts known at the time"
The language Lord Salisbury en-
ployed in parliament" he continued,
constituted an unnecessary menace
the very thing which Mr.. Balfour said
it was a governments first duty to abb
stain from--and made war probable.
More than this the government is re-
sponsible. for the fact that at the out
set of the war we We're without guns
enough for one army corps" Sir
Charles criticised the governments re
fusal of capable colonial troops, quail
fed to ride and shoot and their accept
ance, instead of these of 10000 imperial
yeomanry.' OF the latter he said it
had been alleged that they Were neither
good horsemen nor good shots. In his
own opinion the yoemanry, he said
probably rode well enough, but there
was a very grave doubt as to the
shooting capabilities of large percen-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
A NEW CORPORATION.
Those Interested In Motor Vehicle Com.
pany VIII Meet To-dny.

What will be known as the Kidder
Motor Vehicle company will probably
be put in operation in New Haven very
shortly Certificates of corporation
were filed Tuesday in Dover, Del, and
a meeting of those interested in the un-
dertaking will be held in this city to-
day for the purpose of making further
plans. A number of out-of-toWn gen.
tlemen interested in the concern will
attend to-day's meeting. Major T. Att
water Barnes, who is supposed to be at
the head of the proposed corporation,
said last night that .as yet nothing def
mite has been done, but that at to-day's
meeting plans would be made so that
work on the corporation would begin at
once.
The corporatio is said to be capital
ized at $500 600 and will manufacture,
sell and buy motor vehicles of all kinds
Charles r. Bishop, president Of the
Bishop Box and Paste company is also
said to be interested in the concern as
we'll as other influential New Haveners.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
Summary OF the situation.

London, Jan. 1.-THE Standard sum
marizes the general situation thus:
"Well, the campaign has lasted three
months We have something like 120,-
900 troops in South Africa. With this
huge army distributed over the country
we are still powerless to relieve three
garrisons from investment. We have
still to see large portions Of both colo
MES in the hands of the enemy. We
have driven the invaders back at no
single point We are actually further
from the hostile frontiers than we were
on the day that the ultimatum was de-
livered. The work which ministers be-
lieved could be effectually performed
with 25,000 men has not been done, has
not even been begun by four or five
times that number. Can any one fail
to admit that this is evidence of a grave
miecalculation of force and facts?'
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
Z DOINGS or CONGRESS.
Tributes to Late Vice-P
Adjourns UntiI Tomorrow.

Washington, Jan. 10-Beautiful and
impressive tributes were paid by the
senate to-day to the memory of the late
Vice President Hobart. His intimate
personal relations with many senator's
and his close official affiliation with all
of them rendered his death a distinct
loss to every member OF the body as
well as to the country. Personal friends
and associates and party friends joined
in paying such sincere and eloquent
tributes to the memory of Mr.. Fl ,part,
to his character and public services as
have been seldom paid to any p,4biic
man. Addresses We're delivered by San
ators Sewall and Keane Of New Jer-
sey; Daniel of Virginia, Depew of Nav
York, Cockrell of Missouri, Cullom of
Illinois, Davis of Minnesota, Morgan of
Alabama, Chandler of New Hampshire,
Lodga of Massachusetts, Caffery of
Louisiana and Allen of Nebraska
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
M'GOTEkN-DIXON FIGHT A FAKE.
Declaration of Chairman OdeIl of New
York state Republican Committee

New York, Jan. lob. B. Odell,
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee said to-day that the Horton box
ing law must be repealed at once. II
will exert all my influence to get this
law off the statute books" he added.
1T should never have been passed and
the sooner it is repealed the better
In reply to the question: Have you
become convinced that these so-called
boxing bouts are brutal?" Mr.. Odell ex-
claimed. " Brutal No, they are
fakes That is why 7 think the Hor-
ton law should be repealed. The fights
are fixed beforehand and the spectators
are humbugged. Take, for, instance,
the McGovern-Dixon fight at the Broad
way Athletic club last night. I went
down to the club to see the fight and
| found 1t was a fake all through.
Dixon could have won easily, but the
betting was arranged the other way and
Dixon tried his best to Let himself be
hit at every opportunity l never saw
such farce There was not stage of
the game at which the negro could not
have gone in and finished his man.
was disgusted with the whole business.
1t was fake all through and when 1
left the club I was satisfied that the
Horton law should be repealed imme-
diately.n
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
THE MOLINEUx TRIAL.


New York, Jan. 10.-"It is not my
witness, Mr.. Weeks, it is your witness;
just happened to call her first" With
these words Assistant District Attor-i
ney Osborne to-day in the trial of Ro-
land B. Molineux for the murder Of
Mrs. Katherine j. Adams announced
that the testimony of Emma Elizabeth
Miller, the Newark stenographer who
during the holiday rush of year ago
sold the silver bottle holder to the sup
posed poisoner, could no longer be UNI
derstood as counting for the state as
against Molineux. Miss Miller Is the
only person believed to have met the
murderer face to face and she repeat
edly declared in answer to questions
that MolineuX was not the man who
bought the silver bottle holder from
her. The witness was at times indig-
nant and angry. at time in tears and
apparently from the beginning to the
end an unwilling witness.
Even when the recorder questioned
Miss Miller in fatherly fashion, the
Newark stenographer did not complete
ly recover her good nature. She told
the recorder that in her present state
of mind she did not think she could
identify her customer even though he
were brought before her. When the re-
corder inquired how it was that under
the circumstances she was able to say
positively that the defendant was not
the man, the witness replied; ut is
easier to say that man was not the
one than it would be to identify the
real man."
The witness refused to comply with
Mr. Osborne's request that she write
her own name in court, She was ask
ed regarding the hour when she made
the sale and the lighting of the room,
and discrepancies were shown between
her statements in court and statements
made to newspaper men at the time OF
the poisoning of Mrs. Adams She was
also lnterrogaJed concerning The DIST
ance that she stood with her customer
from Archibald Arnold, the head sales
man and from the clerks in the store.
Mr. Osborne drew from the witness the
admission that one newspaper had paid
her $125 for q. typewriter statement
of what she remembered about the af-
fair. She claimed that the man who
bought the bottle holder from her was
of gentlemanly appearance, slight
build, sandy beard and light complex
ion MollneuX is beardlesS and dark
He appeared more
troubled during the examination of Miss
Miller than ever before. The witness
gave Mr.. Osborne a whitening glance as
she left the court room.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
BOER LOSSES At LADYSMITH.
A TransvaaI Report Places Them at
Eight KILLED and wounded.

London, Jan. 1.-THE war office has
announced that the list of British cas-
ualties at Ladysmith last Saturday has
not yet been received The following
dispatch dated at Frer4 Camp, Janu
ary 10, noon, has been received from
General Butler:
"A Transvaal telegram gives the
enemy's loss at Ladysmith on Saturday
as four killed and four wounded and
this after it is admitted they had en-
dured a whitening fire from six masked
batteries and been defeated at all
points. Natives here assert that the
Boer loss in one commando alone was
$50 killed and wagon loads of wounded.
The heaviest loss is said to have been
among the Free Staters, who were fore
ed by the Transvaalers into the most
dangerous places.
This curious dispatch is all the war
office has given out. 1t makes not the
slightest mention of the position or do
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
NE1NING OF UNITED STATES.
Representative Newlauds Introduces
RESOLUTION for a DefiniiLOm.

Washington, Jan. 1O.-The ways and
means committee of the house to-day
held meeting at which the following
resolution was adopted upon the mo-
tion O. Mr.. Newlands o. Nevada:
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed by the chair to report the
authorities and the law as to the mean
ing of the term United States in that
provision of the constitution which de-
clares that all duties, imports and ex-
cises shall be uniform throughout the
United States, viz: whether 1t includes
simply the area actually included with
in the boundaries of states or whether
it covers also the territory belonging to
the United States"
Chairman Payna appointed Messrs
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Grosvenor of
Ohio, and Hopkins of Illinois, republic
cans, and Messrs. Richardson, DEM.
and Newlands silver.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-11
SUICID IN IHJLIPpINES.
Lieut.. Bowman Kills Himself Whil;
Temporarily Dersngrd.

Washington, Jan. 10.-General Otis
Informed the war department to-day
that First lieutenant Daniel r Row
man Of the Thirty-third Volunteer In
fantry, while temporarily deranged.
committed suicide yesterday by shoot
ing himself. Lieutenant Bowman was
native of St Francisville, La. and
served as private in the First Montana
Volunteer Infantry in the Philippines
from July, 1898, until July. 1899, when
he was appointed first lieutenant of
the Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry,
which regiment was organized in the
Philippines.