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Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09
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The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The mounted police have ordered a number of horses taken off the Dawson trail because of sores on their should CTS and general overworked condition.
 Icebergs at Taku are a menace to steamers. The Danube and the Dirigo are the latest to come in contact with them, and both were considerably bat tered.
 Mail was recently received at Juneau from Eagle City, via Valdes, Accord ing to the postmarks, the time of tran sit between the last two points was 31 days.
 Geo. DeLion, who made fortune in Dawson with his famous Monte Carlo gambling house, will establish an an- archistic colony in Southern Cali fornia.
 The Record-Miner says that F. Rass- mussen of Juneau has purchased the Stewart interests in the Stewart $ Mix properties in the Porcupine district for S15,OOO.
 A Dawson special to the Alaskan says that R. H. Fitzhugh of Lexington, Kentucky, was accidently shot and killed while hunting near Rampant last month.
 The big transportation companies op- erating between White Horse and Daw- son have reduced freight rates to such an extent as to shut out all small com petitors.
 Some of the big mercantile firms of Dawson are said to be heavily in debt, owing from s5O,OOO to s80,OOO on stocks that were ordered far in excess of the demand.
 Chas. Hoffman, a drunken and worth less carpenter of Skagway, attempted to murder his wife on Dec. 9th. He fired five shots at her, none of which took effect.
 MT. Henry c. Levering, formerly manager for the Frye-Bruhn company at skagway, has accepted the position | of business manager for the Skagway Daily Alaskan.
 An Indian murderer was brought from Unalaska on the steamer Aloha, which arrived in port Thursday, to be placed in the skookum house at Juneau for safe keeping.
 CHI. Dewitt, formerly a packer on the Skagway trail, has sold an interest i in his Spruce creek property in the At lin district to the Columbia Mining company for s2O,OOo. A big hydraulic plant will be installed on the property in the spring,
 The citizens of White Horse are ju- bilant because eight tons of copper ore sent to the Tacoma smelter from that place netted the owners s731O3. Values now being established, it is certain that ore exists in quantities sufficient to in- sure the psrmanancy of the camp.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09

The John Campbell group of claims lying about seven miles north of Ben nett on the west shore of Toochi Lake, consisting of three leads lying in close proximity and varying in width from 37 inches to seven feet, have been bond ed by the owner, MT. John Campbell, citizen of Bennett, to an English syndicate, the consideration being s4o,O0O says the White Horse Star. The ore is free milling, assaying as high as 5 ounces in gold and 371a ounces in silver per ton. A peculiarity of the ore is that it carries neither copper, iron nor lead.
 Major Wood, in charge of the North West Mounted Police, who makes the royalty collections, reports that the royalty collected on gold this year in the Klondike amounts to nearly nine hundred thousand dollars, about one hundred thousand dollars more than last year. Allowing that all miners have paid royalty on all the gold taken out in the district this year, this would make the output of the Klondike for the fiscal year of 1900, ending with the last of December, nine million dollars. It is estimated, however, that this does not represent anything like the real amount mined and that twenty million is nearer the correct figure.
 The Bennett correspondent of the White Horse Star says that Mir. J. E. Barteau while out shooting with Mir. M. T. Walton had an experience which might have been disastrous. They were walking up the creek beyond the mill with snow shoes when Mir. Barteau must have walked over an airhole, for he went through and was almost com pletely immersed. He extracated him. self with difficulty from his perilous position, and walking briskly homo went straight to bed. He was all right next day, and to show the pluck of the man, went out hunting again, but he never wishes again to go through the ice with snow shoes on.
 Dr. J. Bettinger left Dawson Dec. 9th on foot for skagway. His wife left there Dec. 11th by stage. The pr. had ar ranged to leave word at all the road houses as to how he was getting along. Mrs. Bettinger found the line of com munication intact until she reached Ogilvie. Her husband reported there, foot sore and weary from his long walk but pluckily continued his journey. Beyond that place all trace of him was lost. She came on to Skagway to find that he had not arrived. She went south on the last Dolphin, apparently having abandoned all hope of eyer see- ing her husband alive. It is probable that another murder has been commit ted to blacken the annals of the Yukon trail.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09

Dixie Anger, formerly of the Bennett Sun, who has been publishing a sensa- tional paper called the Court News at Seattle, has been arrested and his pa per destroyed by the police.
 The White Horse Tribune says that timber wolves are becoming numerous around the outskirts of town. The oth- CT day a band attacked and killed four horses in the bush above the canyon.
 The Dirigo on her last trip south took no passengers on at Skagway on ac- count of the supposed damage she re- ceived in coming in contact with an ice berg, near this place, on her way north.
 A very rich and important strike of copper is reported no miles up White river, by a party consisting of William Johnston, John Shell, H. J. Raymond, Herbert Batschu and "Curly" Marshall.
 Dawson is changing from winter camp to summer diggings and hereaf- ter greater portion of the work will be done during the open season, i'm proved machinery making this practi- cable.
 The Alaska Electric Light &s Power company of Juneau has appealed from the assessment levied on their plant by the city to the district court. They think the assessment of s40,000 is eX- orbitant.
 Work on the government trail from Valdes to Eagle City will be resumed in February, supplies and material be- ing forwarded from the coast to Copper Center, the new base of supplies and distributing point.
 During the past two weeks, says the White Horse Star, the Indians around town have been exhibiting for sale sev- eral very fine red and silver gray fox skins, prices for which range all the way from $40 to sS0 each.
 A statement made by Postmaster Hartman of Dawson shows that the money sent from Dawson by money order in the past 12 months amounted in round numbers to one million dol lars, two-thirds of which went to the states, and the remainder to Canada and foreign countries.
 Manager Chilberg of the Alaska Mail Steamship company was in Juneau last week trying to get word of the long ov- erdue Tillamook. On Friday the Alo- ha of his line arrived from the West ward and reported the TiIlamook to. tai wreck on Wood Island, near Kodi- ak. No lives were lost.
 Murray Mcdonald, the missing Daw- sonite, has been traced as far as Skag- way, where on June 25th he purchased a ticket on the City of Seattle for the Sound. It is not known that he reach ed that destination, and the theory IS that he was done away with on the boat or fell overheard unnoticed.
 J.F. Heilscher, a prominent cattle dealer of the coast, has been making an inspection of the country to the Westward to satisfy himself as to its adaptability for stock raising. He found too many drawbacks existing on the islands and the coast line, but says the Copper river interior will be a stock raising country whenever 8 railroad taps it, as the wonderfully luxuriant grasses which grow there will produce ample feed for the long winters.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09

wANTED-ACTIvE MAN OF GOOD CHAR acter to deliver and collect in Alaska for old established manufacturing wholesale house, $500 year, sure pay. Horesty more than experience required. Our reference, any bank in any city. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third Floor, Ssl Dearborn St.. Chicago. s-i7
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09

Alaska Steam Laundry at Juneau is the only place in Alaska where gents suits, overcoats, etc., and ladies jackets, waists, skirts and capes are cleaned by steam process.
Douglas Island news., 1901-01-09

The Douglas Island News
 GOES TO A GREATER NUMBER OF POsroFFICEs THAN ANY . PAPER IS ALASKA AND SUR PASSES ALL OTHERS IN CIR COLLATION..
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Senator Foraker of Ohio, chair ian
of the committee which deals with
Porto Rican affairs. was in Washington
this week and discussed conditions in
Porto Rico from information received
by him. He has many letters from
the island and has been in constant
correspondence with prominet men of
Porto Rico, and says his information
is contrary to that presented by the
delegations which recently have visited
the United States. The island. he says,
is in a more prosperous condition than
it has been for years, and has better
outlook than it has had in two hundred
years. There is no part of the world
where taxes are as light as they are in
Porto Rico.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTER
Knights Of Pythias With old Meeling
at Gulfport.
PEABODY FUND FOR SUMMER NORNALWORH
William Lanier Escapes from Jail at
Aberdeen - Was Sentenced to Be
Hanged Thursday for Murder
of the Bittle Boys.
William Lanier Escapes from Jail.

William Lanier Escapes from Jail.
William Lanier who was senten-
ced to be hanged in Aberdeen Thurs.
day for the murder of the Bittle boys
on the Monroe county prairie last No.
vember, escaped from Jail by saving
through the iron bars of the cage in
which he was confined and cutting
through the brick wall of he building.
AS soon as the discovery was made
Sheriff j. G. Cosby placed number of
deputies in the field and has offered a
personal reward of 800 for his arrest
1t is thought he has made for the
mountainous regions of West Ala
bama, where he was once engaged in
the moonshine business. The gallows,
which was borrowed from Chickasaw
county, had already been erected for
his execution in the Jail yard. If cap
tured after the 18th another sentence
will have to be pronounced before he
San be hung.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
The Presidents Tour.

The Presidential party will leave
Washington by the Southern railway
Monday morning, April 80, at 1870
o clock for the tour to the Pacific coast
and return. covering period of be-
tween six and seven weeks. They will
have train consisting of a private
car for the President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley, two Pullman cars, two Pull
man sleepels, a dining car and a com
bination car. Col D s.. Brown, gen
eral agent of the Southern railway,
will accompany the party from Wash
ington to New Orleans, while from
New Orleans to Portland, Ore, E. O.
Mccormick, passenger traffic manager
of the Southern Pacfic lines will ac-
company them. The members of the
Cabinet will accompany the President,
with the exception of Secretary Gage
and Root and ATTORNEY General Knox.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

The legal proceedings to prevent the
shipment of the mules purchased in
this country to South Africa was an i'm
portant matter discussed by the cabinet
this week, and the Attorney General
was directed to make an investigation
of the question and report to the cabi-
net. The views expressed were that
where neutrality proceedings are in
augurated in the United States courts
they should be brought in the name Of
the United States an alleged violation
of neutrality being question affecting
nations, not individuals. The mover
of the proceedings in the New Orleans
case is man claiming to be resident
of South Africa, who contends that his
interests are placed in jeopardy.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
A Bit of Advice.

Prof. J. F. Mckay, formerly men,
Der of the faculty at the A. NJ. College,
is giving a valuable bit of advice to the
truck farmers of Mississippi concerning
the protection of tomato plants from
worms. He says that sinlge thick
ness of paper wrapped around the stem
of the plant at the base will keep ths
worms away, and as the farmers were
greatly bothered with worms last year
it is likely that the suggestion will be
very generally adopted with this sea
sons crop.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
HIS LIFE LONG COMPANION.
Major Evans Charged With Death of
Capt. Griffin.

Capt. John J. Griffin, commercial
agent of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, was soht to death this af
ternoon in the rooms of Mai. Barnard
B. Evans in Columbia, s: C, The.
arrest of Maj. Evans subsequently
created a profound sensation. The
two were alone and occupants Of ad
joining apartments were at dinner.
Maj. Evans summoned a physician,
saying man was hurt in his room.
DR.. R. W. Gibbs found Captain Grif
fin lying in dying condition and
speechless on Major Evans bed. A
44-caliber Colts revolver bullet had
entered just above the left nipple.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Shop Men Strike.

The employees of the Central railroad
of New Jersey in the Ashley car shops
struck because superintendent Thomas
refused to reinstate thirty discharged
men. About two weeks ago thirty men
employed in the car shops were sus-
pended. The officials of the company
claimed work was slack in the shops
and it was necessary to reducethe force.
The men, however, claimed they were
laid off because they were prominent
in the labor union.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Superintendent Whitfield has re-
ceived telegram from D. J. L. NJ
Curry, trustee of the Peabody fund, an
nouncing that the Safe of Mississip,
pi would receive 50, 500 from that fund,
for summer normal work this year
This is the exact amount which was
donated last year. For some time Su
perintendent Whitfield has been wor
ried over not hearing from Dr. Curry in
regard to the matter, as the delay has
prevented him from taking any steps
looking to the establishment of normals
for the coming summer The appor-
tionment this year is a month later
than it Was last year for some unex
planned reason.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Robert M. McWade, United States
Consul at Canton, China. reports that
16, 900 deaths from the plague have oc-
Cured there during the past six weeks,
and that there are thirteen cases of
smallpox ON board the United States
Monitor Monterey Only one death has
resulted ON the Monterey. and the 9TH
er cases of smallpox are progressing fa-
vOrably
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Wants to Return Sab

An old Confederate cavalry saber,
relic of the civil war, which was taken
from General Forrest 5 chief of staff at
the battle of Selma, Ala. by J. H. Hill
dreth, of the Chicago Board of Trade
Battery, il to be returned to the origi-
nal owner if alive, or his family if they
can be found alive, at the Confederate
reunion at Memphis, Tenn, this sum
mer. The sword is carefully packed
away at the residence of Mr.. Hildreth
and never has left his possession since
it came into his hands forty years ago
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Want Italian Discharged

Employees of the Utica Cabinet Com
pany have demanded the discharge of
an Italian foreman. The company
announced that it could not settle per-
sonal. troubles between employees and
stated the factory, which was closed,
would be reopened Monday for all who
wish to return to work The mems
committee stated they would not go
back. They have dislike for foreign
labor. About 100 men are employed
and wages and hours are entirely salts
factory.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Evan Bledsaw, alleged feudist, was
found dead in the mountains near
Sneedsville, Tenn, sitting in an up
right position against tree, grasping
his Winchester tightly. He had
been shot from the rear 1t is believed
he had been decoyed to the isolated
spot in the hope of capturing the man
who killed his father Bledsaw killed
John NJ. Tate, but it is not believed
the Tates killed Bledsaw. He had been
dead several days when found.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
CHICAGO's BOOKS IN BAD SHAPE.
Many Books of Record Have Been
Destroyed.

Some time ago Haskins & Sells, pub
lie accountants, were engaged by the
Merchants Club of Chicago to make
an examination of the accounting meth
DDS of the city OF Chicago. There were
issued by the firm letter addressed to
the Merchants Club, which says in
part that the accountants found the
accounts of the city in deplora BILE
condition, due mainly to the survival
of methods of control and record ut
terly inadequate to the requirments
of one of the great cities of the mod
ern world. The letter says that taxes
to the amount of five hundred thous
and dollars year for the past decade
have been released as loss and defcien-
cy upon the mere word of the tax gath
erers; that clerical errors such as pos
ting hundreds of thousands of dollars,
have remained uncorrected, and that
books of record have been destroyed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Chancery and Circuit Clerk, N Batson;
Sheriff, J. A. Moody; Treasurer, w.
w. Mitchelf; Assessor, w. Il. Scott;
Superintendent of Education, III.
Solly Smith; Surveyor, e. G. Wood
ard.
Chancery Court, Second District
Chancellor, Stone Deavours. Regu-
lar terms, first Monday in January
and July, six days
Circuit Court, Second District-Judge
L. A, Wood Regular terms, third
Monday in April and October. Wal
ter A. White, District Attorney.
Supervisors-Beat1 /, j. S. Moody; Bert
2, p. E. Williams, Pres IT,; Beat 3, A..
B. Ladner; Beat a, G.. w. Amacker;
Beat 5, M. G.. Blackwell.
CHURCHES.
Methodist-Rev. B. S. Rayner, pastor.
Services first and third Sundays in
each month. Sunday school 8 80 a.
m. Prayermeeting Wednesday
night.
Baptist Church-Rev- w. b. Holcomb,
pastor. Services second and fourth
Sabbaths. Sunday school 10 a. m.
Prayermeeting Tuesday night.
Presbyterian Church-Rev. III. w.
Wallace, pastor. Services third Sab
bath in each month. Sunday school
10a. Prayermeeting Friday night
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor G Derby.
Treasurer Scarborough.
Clerk-R L Ratliff.
Marshall V EnOc hs.
Board of Aldermen--W E King, Sr..
II E Allen, FL Caver, N Batson, w
7 Scott.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
EuIogy for Canada.

Genearl Sir Redvers Butler speaking
at Plymouth England eulogized the as
sistance which Canada and Australia
had rendered Great Britain in forming
in South Africa third English-speak-
ing nation. New nations are spring
ing up around us, ," he said, "and must
be allowed to do what is proper for
themselves. Reasonable concessions
must be granted to them. We must
not repeat the error which lost US
America. That first great child Of
the Empire was lost because fine,
growing, lusty boy was not given
enough rope and was not allowed to
think differently in small matters from
his parents "
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

Daniel Butterfeld, one of the most
distinguished surviving officers of the
civil war, is dangerously i'll at his home
in New York He was in Miami, Fla,
for about two months hoping to benefit
from the climate. On his return last
Sunday he was Frustrated and his physi-
clan Hr. Frederick A Castle found him
attacked by paralytic symptoms, DIR.
Castle said 'At his age--he is now In
his SEVENTEEN year-an attack Of this
kind is ALWAYS alarming and no one can
say how it may result
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

DR.. w Fl. De Beaufort, president Of
the Administrative Council of the Per
manent Court of Arbitration at the
Hague, has notified all the powers
concerned that the court is now consti
tuted. This notification is intended to
take the place Of formal installation
The convention has not yet been signed
by China, Hamburg, Mexico or Turkey,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Member of Notorious Gang of Thieves
Captured.

The authorities of Columbus cap
tured Andrew Williams, alias William
Smith, after lively and exciting chase
for eight or ten blocks, by number of
policemen. Williams makes confession
of being a member of notorious gang
of thieves, who have for the past two
or three months been operating in this
vicinity without being detected This
gang has robbed a number Of stores in
that city, and have robbed cars in the
Southern yard from time to time, se<
curing merchandise of considera BILE
value. His confession will enable the
authorities to make additional arrests,
which it is hoped will break this clan
of robbers.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
KIDNAPPER WILL TALK.
Henderson, in Dallas, Tex, Will Tell
OF Cudahy Affair.

OF Cudahy Affair.
Geo. W. Shields, county attorney of
Dallas county, Nebraska, of which
Omaha is the county seat, arrived in
Dallas from Omaha, and called on
H. c. Henderson at the county Jail in
company with Sheriff johnson. Hen
derson is the man who says he is guilty
of the kidnapping of young Edward A.
Cudahy in Omaha on the night of De-
camber 1S, 1900 1t is said that Hen
derson told Shields that he is the party
wanted for the crime, but declined to
go more into dtails until he had held
consultation with his attorneys. This
consultation was held, and after it was
over Henderson said to the sheriff that
he was willing to tell theNebraska at
torney all he knew about the case.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
ANTAGONIzINC UNCLE SAM
American Policy IN Philippines Bit
terly Assailed:
CHICAGO ACCOUNTS IN DEPLORABLE SHAPE
Taxes to the Amount of Half Million
Have Been Released and Lost-Kid-
napper Will Talk of the Cudahy
Affair-Killed His Companion.
MAKING WILD ASSERTIONS.
Great Outcry Being Raised Against
American Policy in Cuba.

Great Outcry Being Raised Against
American Policy in Cuba.
A dispatch from the port of Spain,
Trinadad, says Efforts are being
made by the official press of Venezuela
to create apprehension throughout
Latin America that the United States
is seeking to control the new world.
A great outcry is being raised over the
American policy in Cuba, which is
cited as eveidence of far-reaching am
bitions en- the part of the United States.
The most influential Caracas journal
issued in mourning its edition announc-
ing the capture of Aguinaldo. The
Filipino leader was ranked among the
greatest heroes of history and the
American Policy in the Philippines
bitterly assailed News from BARGE
Iona, Venezuela is that the Venezuelan
government definitely refused to make
preparation in the case of the American
consul, Mr. Baize, who was twice i'm
prisoned, it is alleged, without cause
and from whom large sums Of money
were eXtorted.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

The first move in what is likely to be
bitter fight between the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists and
several of the railroads entering Chi,
cago, has been made in demands by
the association on the Chicago Great
Western Railroad, The demands call
for a minimum wage scale of 30 cent?
an hour, shortening of the work day
from ten to niGe hours and regulating
the apprentice system.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
DIR. McClelland Dead.

DR.. William F. McClelland is dead
in Denver, Col, at the age of 80 years.
Before going Ito Denver in 1902, his
name had become known in Europe as
well as America for his success in per-
forming difficult operations. He was
the first physician to make study Of
the climatic influences of the mountain
region upon Pulmonary diseases and
wrote extensively on the benefits of
Colorado's climate To his writings
was due largely the first fame of the
state as a resort of the world. He
amassed a fortune in real estate.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Trouble on a Mexican Road.

Serious trouble continues along the
line of the Nacosora railway, where tn
graders have struck in Arizona. On
the Arizona end of the line several hun
d-ed Yaqui Indians have been put to
work in place of the strikers, and be-
sides being heavily armed are guarded
by a strong force of deputies.