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Evening star., 1901-12-18
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
Verdict of Jury I'm Case of William
SnOwden.

William Snowden. eolored, on trial Mon
day and yesterday In Criminal Court No.
2, under an Indictment alleging murder,
has been convicted Of manslaughter. The
verdict was reported late yesterday after
noon, the Jury having required about half
an hour to reach the conclusion.
Snowden caused the death of Florence
Marshall, a colored girl, twelve years OF
age, Sunday evening the Both of June last.
by shooting her. The defendant claimed
that he was fiourishing pistol for the pur-
pose of frightening Mamie Davis. The
weapon was discharged accidentally. the
bullet striking the Marshall girl, who was
standing some distance back of Snowden.
A coroners jury eXonerated the defendant
from responsibility for the killing, but he
was arrested, indicted and placed on trial.
The shooting occurred in O'Brien's court
between Goth and 21st, E and + streets.
The maximum penalty for manslaughter Is
imprisonment in the penitentary for ter
years,
Evening star., 1901-12-18
RfIey's Condition Improves.

The condition of Frank r. Riley, the man
who was removed to the Homeopathic Hos
pital in an unconscious condition Monday
night, has slightly improved. While he Ia
not yet out of danger, the physicians are
hopeful of his recovery.
Evening star., 1901-12-18
Funeral of Bentamin II. Watrous.

Funeral services were held yesterday aft
ernoon in the Calvary Baptist Church, sth
and II streets northwest, over the remains
of Benjamin p. Watrous The pastor OF
the church, Rev. DR.. S. II. Greene. Off
ciated and the remains were taken to Wa
terford, Conn, for interment.
Evening star., 1901-12-18

DIR. ID. Jayne's Expectorant certainly does go
directly TO the root of all Throat and Lung trou-
bles. There is abundant evidence Of this in its
sixty-two years record Of
Evening star., 1901-12-18
MARRIED..

HARTSFIELD-CAHILL. At the home Of the
bride. December H. 1901, by the Rev. Donald
Q. Macleod, A. M1LI.EDGE BARTSF1E1D 10
Miss IRENE VIOLET CAHILL.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30
NorthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The output for the Big Manook this winter is estimated at $500,0O0, which is said to be a very conservative figure.
 The Y. MIG. A. of skagway have or ganized an orchestra, with violin, pi- auo, cornet, trombone and clarionet.
 Returning miners from Nome are re- occupying Big Manook. All find good pay and wonder why they went away.
 Three ladies have recently arrived in Skagway from the South who intend to make the trip to Dawson on bicycles.
 There are 500 men at work on the creeks adjacent to Circle City this win ter, and there are probably 25o in the town.
 The first train to arrive in Skagway for twelve days got in at 11:45 on the evening of the 22nd inst, from White Horse.
 The Merganthaler Iineotype machine for the Dawson Daily News has reach ed Skagway and been forwarded to its destination.
 A representative of a Spanish mining syndicate is on his way to Dawson for the purpose of securing property for his company.
 A Gold creek bench claim, Koyukuk district, with twelve men shoveling, cleaned up last season from $500 to s17OO per day.
 A man by the name of James Black is reported missing on the Yukon trail, having disappeared between Selwyn and Six Mile House.
 A special to the Alaskan says that quartz running as high as S4OO to the ton has been discovered in great quan- titles on the Klondike.
 J.R. VanCleve, master mechanic of the White Pass R. R., froze his feet badly while working with train in the drifts near the summit.
 Manager Hawkins, of the White Pass & Yukon Railway, denies the widely circulated report that his company will engage in ocean traffic.
 January 2Oth there were 50 Dawson ties bound at White Horse await. ing the opening of the trail between that point and Skagway,
 Senator Teller wants 10000 copies of Sheldon Jackson's reindeer report to be printed for gratuitous distribution. They will come in handy.
 L. T. Burwasb, mining recorder of the new Stewart river diggings, says there will be a big rush to that section as soon as navigation opens.
 Eighteen sacks of American Yukon and Dawson mail, the first since Janu- ary 8th, was sent out of skagway on the morning of January 22nd.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

On 34 and B, Big Manook, one John son has worked alone for the past two years, taking out from s5 to $50 per day. His story of the wealth of Big Manook was not believed until last fall.
 F.F. Clark, who went to San Francis co to purchase hydraulic machinery for his Porcupine property, has returned, and reports that the plant will be de- livered the first of the month at Haines.
 The Ketchikan Mining Journal says that John I. Minear has been appointed superintendent of the Hartford Mining company, an eastern corporation own ing number of mining claims in that district.
 A special to the skagway Alaskan says that the dogs and sled of James Black, the missing Klondiker, have been found on the trail near Selwyn. Black is supposed to have perished in the storm.
 Geo. H. Pullman, superintendent of the Canadian mail department, coun- termanded the order to forward DaT- son mail by dog teams and ordered it held at Skagway until the railway was opened for traffic.
 The Alaskan says that H. c. Barley of Skagway has just received the larg- est camera on the Pacific coast. It will carry g plate 18x22 inches and will have a teIephoto lens that will take. in a scene six or seven miles away.
 In five weeks last summer Wm. Bur nett took out alone S45O on Big Ma nook and then set out for Nome. After listening for time to what the wild waves had to cay, he returned, and is taking out 85 per day with pan.
 Miss Baird has been notified of her appointment as postmistresS at Ketch- ikan. The Ketchikan Mining Journal invites anyone who is not pleased with her selection to rise up and speak. The silence is said to be very impressive.
 The British Yukon Railway company has applied to the Dominion parlia- ment for a franchise to build rail road from Dawson to the American boundary to the west, and for branch roads to the creeks on the Klondike.
 Quite a number of mining claims have changed hands in the vicinity of Ketchikan within the past three months and eastern capital is seeking invest ment there. The outlook for an active and prosperous season is most en- couraging.
 The steamer City of Paris succeeded last fall in ascending the Koyukuk riv- CT to Bergman, 45O miles above it's mouth, trading post 60 miles below the diggings. She had barge in tow and took in an abundance of supplies for the camp.
 Mckenzie & Mann are said to have the contract to build railroad from to Port Simpson. If they make the same blooming success of the that they did of the Cassiar Central and the Telegraph & Teslin All Canadian Fiasco, it will be long time before the iron horse gets a sniff ofsalt water.
 AJuartice in tbe News
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

The Merchants Bank of Montreal, which does considerable business in the Northwest territories, has changed its name to Royal Bank of Canada.
 The Alaska Forum is the name of a new paper established at Rampant City last fall, copies of which are just be- ginning to reach the outside world.
 The secretary of the interior has de- cided the Skagway townsite case in favor of J. Bernard Moore and against the citizens who protested against his entry.
 The steamer Bertha on her last trip Westward had quite a number of pas sengers who intend to make the over land trip from Katmai and Valdes to Nome.
 The skagway Daily Alaskan's new Merganthaler lineotype machine was put in operation on the 20th inst, with Jo Murray, of Seattle, as chief manip- ulator.
 Nos. g and 10 on Myrtle creek, Koyu- kuk district, are yielding two ounces per day to the man, andthe pay streak on Nos. Il and F has been located, with good results.
 A large number of prospectors at present wintering in the Yukon basin have signifed their intentions of thor oughly prospecting the Lake Teslin district next summer.
 A movement is on foot to consolidate the Electric Light Co.,, the Water Go. and the. Telephone Co., of Skagway. Seattle and Tacoma capitalists are be hind the proposed deal.
 Frank swope and Wm. Levey were killed by cave-in at mine they were working in on Hunker creek. Swope was from Fort Worth, Texas, and Lev ey.was a native of Wales.
 Advlces from Rampant City of Dec. 18th report big strike on the head waters of the Kushkokwin. There is said to have been big stampede from Nome to the new diggings.
 The Ketchikan Mining Journal sug- gests the propriety of the city council Ievying a dog tax, a poll tax and per sonal tax for the purpose of raising money for municipal needs.
 The White Pass Railway, the coming season, will put in operation a refriger- ator system between Skagway and Daw- son, with cold storage plants at Skag- way, White Horse and Dawson.
 Both of the rotaries on the White Pass road were disabled while bucking snow and operations had to be suspend ed until new castings could be secured to take the place of those broken.
 The Skagway Daily Alaskan celebrat ed its third birthday on the 18th inst, and it is the healthiest, brightest and most contented looking journalistic kid in the Alaskan newspaper nursery.
 On No. 4 below on Ruby creek, few hundred feet from Big Manook, John Folger took out $83 with 8 pan in few days last August. He and two om- ployes since then took out $500 in one week. They found a $3O nugget. All this work was done with pan. There is not a rocker on the creek. All this means to the outside world untold wealth.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

A Dawson special to the Skagway Alaskan under date of January 22nd, says that place is overrun with idle men who have no place at which to seek work. Many are begging and the restaurants have frequent requests to furnish meals.
 Mrs. Loa. A. Thompson, of White Horse, while on trip to the Sound on the City of Seattle, attempted to jump overheard while walking in her sleep. She vas overtaken and restrained just as she reached the rail and was about to take plunge.
 Up to date this year 10000 deer skins have been shipped south from Wrangel. This signifies a most terrible slaughter and points to the ultimate extermination of this noble animal if drastic measures are not at once taken for it's protection
 E. B. Northrup, prominent mining man of Dawson, assures the Skagway Alaskan that Dawson is now changing from a winter to summer camp, and tbat next summer will see many large plants at work on ground heretofore considered worthless.
 The Canadian Pacific R. R. Go. has acquired controlling interest in the Canadian Pacific Navigation Go. and will expend large sum of money in improved equipment, and greatly in- creased between British Columbia ports and Lynn canal points is prom ised.
 News from the Koyukuk under date of Sept. 2nd has reached Dawson. The reports from the district are very en- couraging but not sensational; such creeks as Emma, Myrtle, Gold, and the Gold benches, coming fully up to ex- pectations, and several new discoveries recorded.
 Jas. Kelly, brother of Milo Kelly of Douglas, will have a big shipment of hydraulic mining machinery at Skag way the first of February for his Big Salmon property. It will be the first plant installed in that district and is expected to give big returns on the in- vestment
 According to latest advices from the lower Yukon, Big Manook and twenty other creeks in the district are inviting attention. Should the district obtain the advertising it deserves people would settle there. The output for the camp this winter is estimated at S5oo,- GOO, at least.
 Dr overgard, of Circle City, says that Tanana is the coming country and that town is sure to be established there next summer. He states that the Panama river is navigable Tor 300 miles, and a townsite named Baker City has been surveyed at the head of naviga- tion, 60 miles from the diggings.
 Capt John Watson, of watson's Point, near Sitka, was supposed to have been drowned on Dec. 31. His empty boat was found by native. His shot gun, with both barrels discharged, was in the boat, and charge had blown a hole through the side of it. The sup position is that he shot at duck and was replacing the gun when the second barrel was in some manner discharged, causing the old man to lose his balance and fall overheard.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

Advertise in the News.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

On 34 and 35, Big Manook, one John son has worked alone for the past two years, taking out from s5 to $50 per day. His story of the wealth of Big Manook was not believed until last fall.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30

The Merchants Bank of Montreal, which does considerable business in the Northwest territories, has changed its name to Royal Bank of Canada.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
AFTERNOON NEWS CONDENSED

New York-Wilbur ]. Chamberlain. a
well known New York newspaner mo-,
ana recently correspondent in Chm
G 3 at Carlsbad. He was a native ~
Of age. years
New York-It is estimated that 20 ooo
girls will be involved in a strike m@'TcO
ment to begin in the flannel waist and
Womens and childrens wear Industry
lr ana :, near this city next week In
crease IN wages and a uniform WOrlxiro
uay are the objects aimed at.
Calistoga, Ca!.-The Calistoga and Clear
lake stage was held up by a lone high
Waymen. The passengers, number7pe
twenty or more. were relieved of their
money, The mail bags and exnress hov
Were ri1ed. The amount secured has nnt
yet been ascertained. A posse is in MIR
suit of the bandit
San Francisco-News of the death ~
otto Crib, the Australian pugiIist has
5 30 E, 9een received On the night of July
u Crlbb fought Mickey" Dunn in SVd,
ney and was knocked out. He was found
the next day dead in bed. Crihh was
well known on this coast, having fought
several battles here.
Mount Lowe Observatory. Cal.-Encke.s
peTIoGlc comet was observed Wednesday
morning at 3:45. It's position was right
ascension $3.50, north declination 30 de-
grees 81 minutes. The ovite is large bIIt
rant. 1t is not visible without a tele-
scope. It's motion is rapid and toward
the southeast.
Seattle-The transport Rosecrans IS
scheduled today with full detachment
OF troops for the north Lieut.. Munster
from the Vancouver barracks, will have
charge of the detachment to go to Fort
Llscum and Will remain there all winter
Seattle, Wash.-News from the Koyu-
t KUN dlgglngs, the first since last win
turning out well. There are 3cO men
working the half dozen creeks.
Salem, Mass.-The United Fruit COM
panys steamer Ethelwold, banana laden
from Puertel Plata, San Domingo. Cor
Boston went ashore on the middle break
ers (sharp bare rocks off Breakers ISL
and) during dense fog. The sea was
a o.n ana the steamer sustained no dam
age beyond the breaking of her propeller
ana slight injury about the bows. AS
sisted by the rising tide, she freed herself
later and tugs were sent to tow the
steamer to Boston.
Seattle, Wash-The party which is IL
lay the government cable between JuneaI,
and Skagway left for the north. The ca
pie, which is iii nine pieces of fifteen
niles each, will be splced into one piece
aboard the steamer I.akme
Buffalo N. Y.--The League of Amori-
can Wheelmen have elected the following
G 1lIf3 Tor the ensuing year: NJ. NJ.
van Hoon; Chicago, vice president; All
urcr. S''i0 u 's'S-
Denver, Col.-Col. John ,. Elliott a
promt4"nt ex-ConfedCrate leader, is dead
at ms country home near Fort Logan
south Of this city. AS an editor he 6ub,
lshed newspapers in Mississippi, Louis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
BIC BLOCKADE ATK.C C.
WITH LOADED WHEAT
CARS
HARD WORK TO MOVE TRAINS
Current Prices for Wheat Seem to
re satisfactory to Farmers,
and They Are Rushing
1t to Market.

Kansas City is the scene of an exceed
ingly embarrassing condition of affairs
The railroad yards there are filled up
with loaded wheat cars to such an extent
that the movement of trains through
them has become almost impossible. An
actual blockade exists which it will take
at least ten days to raise, and some Of
the roads, such as the Burlington, have
given notice that they will not receive
any more freight there for shipment I'M
til the blockade is raised
This condition of affairs may be taken
as accounting for the light receipts of
wheat reported at Kansas City and st.
Louis for the last few days. The receipts
are light for the simple reason that there
is no room to receive any more. This
condition comes as a surprise to rail-
road officials.
y local traffic manager e1Id to the
Glob e yesterday: 1--WE had supposed
that as the corn crop is a failure, farm
ers would not be anxious to ship their
wheat at present, but would be inclined
to hold it for feed, or in hope that prices
would be ultimately considerably higher
than they are now.
1t appears that the wheat raisers are
perfectly satisfied with current prices
for wheat and want to realize on it as
rapidly as possible There seems to be
more wheat in Kansas than the farmers
are able to take care of, and they are
rushing it to market to get it out of their
way. The yield has turned out a great
deal heavier than it was at one time be
lieved possible. In many cases it is
averaging twenty-five bushels to the acre,
and in some the yield runs as high as
thirty-live. Under such conditions the
producers think it wiser to take the high
prices now current for at least a good
portion of their product than run chances
Of it going stiH higher later. At all events
many of them are compelled to do so
from sheer inability to store all of it,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
PASSENGER MEN TALK RATES.
Representatives of TranscOntinent-
al RoadS Held Meeting

Local passenger representatives of the
tranScontinental roads held meeting
yesterday afternoon in the office of Gen
eral Passenger Agent F. /. Whitney, of
the Great Northern railway, at which a
discussion on rates in general was held.
1t was decided to meet, to certain ex-
tent, the one cent mile rate applicable
from points in Minnesota and the Dako-
tas to the G. A. R. annual encampr1.Hnt
at Cleveland made by the 500 line The
transcontinental lines decided to put the
1-cent a mile rate in effect at all
junction points in the three states with
the 500. From other points a one-fare
rate for the round trip to st. Paul will
be made.
Pan-American rates were also discuss
ed. There seems to be a general In
cllnation on the part of Buffalo people
to blame, in measure, the railroads of
the United States for the slim attendance
which it is claimed the Buffalo EXPOSE
ton is receiving. On the other hand.
the railroads say that the rates are low
enough
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
improvements on p. & o.

Rapid progress is being made in the
conversion of the Pittsburg division of
the Baltimore & Ohio into one of the
safest and most even lines possible
through mountainous country AT
half dozen points old wooden bridges
are being replaced by modern structures
having stone piers and steel spans All
me new bridges are double track In
some places in the narrow valleys #
has been necessary to change the align
ment of the road to find room for two
tracks, and in such cases the opportunity
has been seized to make the track more
dlfect. The length of the division will
be somewhat decreased. and the grades
and curves made much more Favorable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
ASK FOR LOWER RATE.
Pacific COnst Manufacturers Want
Lumber Rate Reduced.


NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The Lumber
Manufacturers association of the Pacific
coast has asked President James ]. Hill.
CT the Great Northern railroad for re-
ouced rate on the products of their mills
from the coast to the Mississippi river
Mr.. Hill has the request under consid-
Grafton.
=. The he proposition came. before Mr.. Hill
IN the form of a letter from Seattle sent
by Victor H. Beckman, secretary of the
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers as
sCciation. He has asked for a rate of IS
cents on common lumber to the Missis
Slppl river, and for a Accent rate to Chi
cago Which, if given, would mean a k5
cent rate to New York. He adds:
II would enable lumbermen of this coast
70 snip IN carloads the finest lumber to
New York In addition to this, it would
mean competition in certain sizes with
white and yellow pine manufacturers.
me rate, II granted, will permit Wash
lngtOn lumbermen TO shin common yradec
into Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota
Missouri, Oklahoma. Iowa, Illinois, por
tons Of Ohio and Indiana and allow the
INTRODUCTION of specialties in Illinois.
-, indiana, New York and all New
england states. 1t would open up to the
use of common fir lumber over TOO0
yE%Ss consuming annually $4,000 car
loauS OF lumber. Owing to the present
farms, washington lumbermen are shin
ping East but 10,203 cars annually. The
present market is limited TO sixty-five
yards IN North Dakota and Eastern
Mop.ana and ninety-six yards i'm Col
orado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska
such rate would revolItionize the trade
on the Pacific coast and would double
Ihe lumber cutting capacity OF the mills
It would also give eriplovment ont bern
to &,OOO additional men in the woods and
at the camps. The provisions and sun
p p Tor s these men would all lave to
OF fruit, flour and fish, produced here
LumPermen here are sanguine of obtain
The application for the rate is now in
and has been taken up with the lumher
rate committee of the Pacific Coast linn
Der Manufacturers association. which
aggregating 1900, 600. 600 feet. This cow
mittee is composed Of United States
Senator a. G. Foster, of the st. PAM and
Tacoma Lumber company; c. f. White
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
Northern Pacific Estimates.

The Northern Pacific earnings for I,1,,
were 176, an increase of S4O4 0O4
over the same month in 1900. The in
crease was 1913 per cent for the month
a higher ratio than ever experienced he,
lore by the company. This increase was
earned earn on decreased mileage, as the
less than it was a year ago.
northern Pacific officials expect that
the year 1912 will show gross earnings
OF $4,000, 600 to $36,O0OO01. Last wear the
gross earnings We're over $32, 900 600.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
cleveland and Return, SI4.S2, Via
"The Milwaukee,

On September 18th, 9Th and 9Th Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway will sell
round trip tickets from Twin Cities to
Cleveland, Ohio, for national encampment
Good for return until September 18th
and by deposit of ticket and payment SOC
until October 8th
These tickets good on celebrated Pho
neer Limited. "
For detailed information. train sched-
ules, etc, apply at "Milwaukee' offices.
or write j. Il. Conley assistant general
passenger agent, ST. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-16
TOWARD PHILADELPHIA
LacIawanna Said to Be About to
Enter Quaker City.

Railroad mel in New York are interest
ed in a report that the Delaware Lack
awanna q Western railroad is trying to
obtain an entrance into Philadelphia, If
IS said that the agents of the railroad
company have been working for months
on the lines of a previous survey, and
have succeeded in getting nearly all the
necessary consents of property owners
for right of way. A convenient wharf
on the Delaware river for the transfer
and shipment of freight has been oh
tanned, the report says. Several surveys
Tor a possible extension of the Delaware
Lackawanna q Western railroad from
.hillipsburg, N. J., to Philadelphia, a
distance of seventy-five miles, have been
made, and the route which has been sup
posed to be most desirable is across the
Delaware to EastOn and across Bucks
and Montgomery counties to Philadel
phia, connecting with the Northeastern
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, and going into the
city. over the Philadelphia & Reading
tracks. No special legislation for such
an extension of the road would be need