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The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
Looking for Information.

Several letters were received in last mail, asking for information regarding this country. Some, of these were from men who are look ing for openings in various lines Q; business. Others Were from miners. lalners. and one Was from il far- ncr who wanted to know some thing about the agricultural possi- Utilities of this section of Alaska. Ii is gratifying to know that the outside world is beginning to take an interest in this place and we will willingly furnish any inio,- ma. :on asked fof.
 We publish d list of questions winch we were requested to answer ny miner in British Columbia. They show what vague idea some peo. le in the States have of the lo- cation of Vahlez and the conditions here.
 l. are there much mining goin on and what is the wages of miners.
 ,. is the cuntry well ProsI .cct.
 B. is the cuntry verry Noun tanious or is there som prarie land.
 I. dose steam Boats run on the River.
 5- how far is Valdez fromc the coast,
 6. is there wagon road irome coast to town.
 :. send me News Paper.
 s. what do the farmers rage there.
 9. where do the Rale Road starr.
 We can a''swer all the questions except .he last, and if some public spirited citizen will inform ,,s in regard ,o this matter, it will be d great favor.
 Bromide of Quinine Capsules cure a cold in one day at Valdez Pharmacy.
 Have tie PRospEcToR sent to YOU .his summer and get the news from all parts oi the country.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27
Tales of the TiIIicum Club


 wiped t!lc cracker crumbs from his mouth, Casey said:
 Why were you never married. Hooligan? It would seem that n man of your dcmcanor and char aeter would bc susceptible to the influence of the fair sex"
 w T." said HWligan reflective ly as T., pushed the button, ''i'll tell .yon how ii Was. At one time during my juvenile and unsophiS- ticated youth. fell desperately in harmony witha lady friend of mine. will not mention the minor de- tails of our friendship. hut at any sratc l courtctl her, her father. mo thcr and younger brother. In fact T loved everything that belonged to her.
 One evening as we sat in front of the fireplace, she was taken with q fiendish desire tO know the al,- struse paints of my past history and after a reluctant admission from me that at times my career had been more or less checkere,l. she said:
 Now Hmley. we will start at the first check and rehearse them one by one. Please begin at tl. beginning and tell me all alou. it.
 .'Soa.tcr the necessary show q mental anguish that l was SUI posed to endure, began:
 Il wa.- eampcd in Alder Gulch doing little mining and proslec. : ing. iiau cabin and all tl.c appur,cnanccS of a winter camp One day moped oyer to Hc.cna. and whiic there run across d ,leso- late looking individual by the name of Iom., who Was hungry and had no home. l fed him a couple of times and we became quite well ac- quain.c,l. lie Was silent sort of a fellow and as 1 never had mucli to say. l.e suite me to d T. w, pulled back home and op,ned up camp witl ney grub and 1 cook.u stuff fr my rard and soon had him as fat as anyone in the coun- try. We lived in perfect harmony anu never ha,i a word between Us. Tom became ac lua intel with some con: ( .ial friends down the gulch, and usci 10 20 out evenings to con gene with them. never worried about him, until one morning saw mo. ..ntain lion tracks near the cabin. 1 ioadcL my shotgun and stood it against tine head oi the bed in ease "i einelgenc.".
 ''Onc night To Il ui not show up, sol lweni ohcd, but Was awakened in the night by d noise at the window. l looked out, and there, silhoucttetl against t..c sky was the head and ears of q "iganti' mountain lion. Without a thoug t. grabbed the gun and ire l. There was the sofi thud ol a falling lo,iy, a few strus- glcs and all Was quiet. rushed out, but M ilcn l reached the corner l nearly dro. .,p ;l, for there on the ground, witn ,.is lace turned up to- wards ,l'e heavens, Ly-my part ner--s:e Il. r< As i l'aus.d to wipe away tear she gaspc l convulSively few times and cA, me |: "A murderer. Oh. never ought it would Ike sO bad. an I Ina. laced go much trust il. you. But Mhai did you dol? What bee.,mc q f him? Where did you go?"
 "Oh" I <.l;,', " just picked him up by the iind leg and jerked him into the creek. Best cat ever had 1; wouldn't nave taken ten dollars foi him.
 And she hasn't spoken to m. since" said Ho ,ligan as he gaze,. resretf'i,iy mo his empty stein.
 And tl;e Bald Headed One smiled .symfat! .c,ici.liy.
 The cheapest insurance is pre-
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

The cheapest insurance is pre- caut,"r. Get tile pipes and proper stove lhle at Fis.l's.
 nave You seen the Valdez souv- en'r Slo"' al $ ull's jewelry store? !. ho'' You ought te. Photographic c"eet' engraved in the bowl, of tln mountains in the background. valdez and the bay in the fore ssrrruhd-bca,uiiul r effect-engravc,' me Gateway. Valdez, Alaska"
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

That Man.eCurc at Valdez Phar- macy will cure your dogs.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

Bromide of Quinine Capsules cure a cold in one day at Valdez Pharmacv.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-02-27

Have tie PRosrEcroR sent to YOU .his summer and get the news from all parts oi the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
History Of tho Rsvoiution.

The present revolution In Haiti start.
ed In May last when President Sam
was forced to resign. Sam hed from
the country on French steamer.
Meanwhile various candidates for the
Presidency arose. A provisional Gov
ernment was established by the Loyal
lists at Port au Prince. and this was
recognized by the consular representa-.
tiyes Of the Powers. The Firminists or
ganized their Government at Gonaive&
Since May the fighting has gone on. the
reyolutionists being under General Fir.
min on land and represented on the sea
by Admiral KRlick with the gunboat
Crete-a- Pierrot.
The German merchant steamer Mar.
komannIa was seized by Admiral Kill
lick, Of the Haitian revolutionary
forces on September =. She was ap
preaching Cape Haitian with cargo
Of arms and ammunition for the pro.
vis!onal Government when she was
stopped by Admiral Killick with the
gunboat e-a-P!errot. He took these
supplies and then allowed the steamer
to proceed.
This action aroused public sentiment
in Germany. On Sunday morning the
Cologne Gazette. In an inspired article
on the situation IN Haiti. said that the
seizure of the munitions on the Mark.
omannia was piracy. and that when
the Panther arrived on the scene II
would be necessary to make short
work of the Haitian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
ROOSEVELT FOR ORGANIZED LABOR.
Flrsrnsn Mako ,hs President . Member
OF Their Ora.nisstioa.

OF Their Ors.nisatioa.
Chattanooga. Tenn.-President Roose-
velt was elected an honorary member
Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men. He attended the executive ses.
sion Of the order in the morning, walk
Ing from the hotel to the auditorium,
q distance Of a few blocks, escorted
BY Grand Master Sargent. q committee
Of the Brotherhood and q detachment
Of Troop B. State Guard.
The Brotherhood first held its exec.
utive session. which the President at.
tended. Acting Grand Master Hanna
han welcomed the President, saying
that his attendance at the convention
would do good to organized labor. not
only In this country. but in Canada and
other countries as well.
The President returned his thanks
for the welcome and said he was glad
to be with the Brotherhood. He
said the Firemen's Brotherhood was
the result which naturally comes from
the application OF the principle Of
common sense to their work. He said
that organized labor never had made
an unreasonable request Of him and
that II Il had he would have denied It.
In speaking Of the appointment of
Grand Master Sargent Of the Brother
hood to the Commissioner. General of
Immigration. the President said 1t was
one OF the most satisfactory appoint.
ments to him and to the public he had
ever made. that Mr.. Sargent has q
hard body and not q soft head.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24

A new cutter for King Edward. de-
signed by Watson. will be built on the
Clyde.
Eight samples OF lemonade analyzed
ut Leeds. England. have been found to
contain lead poison.
Two torpedo boats OF the Imperial
German Navy will always be stationed
In future on the Rhine.
The engagement between Archduch-
ess Marie and Prince Siegfried Of Ba-
varia has been broken.
Orders have been issued for the dis
missal of 5000 workpeople employed in
the French military factories.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
Tha Natlonnl Ga n,e.

The Pittshurg Club has resigned
First Baseman Bransiicld for two
years.
Seybold. with thirteen home runs to
his credit. reads the American League
in that respect.
The Chicago National League Club
has signed Catcher Thomas Raub. OF
the Montreal Club.
In Cincinnati they regard ''Si' Sey-
mour as the greatest centre fielder
since Pop Corkhill's day.
Lachauce Is doing great work for
Boston. He seldom has an error and
his hitting Is Of the first order.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
INFANTS SCOURGE FOUND
Discovery Of the Germ That Carries
of Thousands OF Babies.
RssuIs Of Researches Regarded NJ Seeona
In Impostanes Only to fhst OF
the fuboreulosis Bacilii.

Baltimore, Md.-The wealth. or Jonn
D. Rockefeller and the grief he felt
over the death Of his little grandson.
"Jack" Mccormick, have combined to
give to science one Of the greatest dis.
coveries since Koch, found the germ. Of
tuberculosis.
The germ which causes the disease
commonly known as summer complaint
has been discovered and the first au-
thoritatlve announcement Is now made
by Mr. Rockefeller's chosen agent.
When little Jack" died two years
ago the multi.millIonaJre's heart was
wrung with the most poignant grief.
When he came back from the grave In
the Dell near Tarrytown Mr.. Rockefel.
Ter reflected as to how he might use
SOME Of his wealth to save other peo-
Pies loved children from the malady
which had caused 30 many tiny mounds
to rise In innumerable graveyards.
Less than a month after the death Of
the child Mr.. Rockefeller had put the
machinery Of science into motion to
discover the cause Of the disorders so
fatal to infants.
He announced a fund Of 500. 900 to
be devoted to research and asked DR..
William 81. Welch. OF this city. one OF
the most distinguished pathologists In
the world. to conduct the inquiry.
Mr.. Rockefeller declared that II the
sum Of money set aside should prove
insufficient he was, prepared to make
any required addition.
BY authority Of DR.. Welch at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. the first an.
nouncement Is made that discovery sec.
ond to none that have been made In
the last century. Is a fact.
Now the great pathologist and his
corps of aides win bend their energies
to the discovery Of the drug or serum
which will destroy the germs they have
discovered.
The investigation. which has been
crowned with success. has been con-
Quoted throughout the summer at the
laboratory Of the Thomas Wilson Sanl-
tarium for Children at Mount Wilson,
In Baltimore County.
Between 300 and 400 children suffer
ing from intestinal disorders are al.
ways to be found ut this sanitarium
during the summer months. There
DR.. Welch stationed two students. In
whom he has taken great interest by
reason Of their intelligent devotions to
bacteriology and microscopy.
One Of them WINS Charles W. Duvall.
Of Annapolis. Nd. who will gain his
degree mt the University Of Pennsylva.
MIA Medical School next year. The
other was Victor III. Bassett. Of Aledo.
ILL.,. \ student at the Johns Hopkins
Medical School. Their discovery Is an
nounced rs the first victory fer the
Rockefeller Institute OF Medical Re-
search. But DR.. Welch does not hest.
tate to give the young men full credit
for the actual finding OF the specific or
ganism.
Mr.. Bassett. who had devoted several
years to microscopy. has the honor Of
actually discovering the germ that Mr..
Rockefeller seeks that he may destroy.
To Mr.. Duval Is the credit due Of iso-
lating the organism.
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RELIGIOUS SEcTs DANGER.
Doukhobohrs Msklng No Prsparation
For Winter OvinG 20 Their Beliefs.

Doukhobohrs MskInG No Prsparations
For Winter Owing % Their Beliefs.
Winnipeg. Manitoba.-Advices were
received here by an official to the ef'
feet that the Dominion Government
will interfere In the case Of the Dou-
khobohrs. who are suffering from a re-
lIgious mania.
The foreigners are making no provi-
sion for the winter. Five thousand
are now affected and the mania Is
spreading. They have discarded the
use OF horses and cattle. saying they
are gods. and have let them run wild
on the prairie.
They will not eat the flesh Of any
animal, and live on bread. water and
few vegetables. A few weeks ago
they decided not TO wear leather shoes
or wooleE clothing. following their
strange beliefs. 1t Is feared that
thousands will suffer IL the mania
does not abate or the Government
does not act soon In some way.
The Doukhobohrs exiled themselves
from Russia because their principal
tenent forbids war and conflict In any
cause
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
ROOSEVElT'S TRIP ENDED
The President Praises the South For
It's industrial Progress.
GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM

Crovds Como Out % Sec Him at Many
st.tions-Dvslls On the Measure OF
Frus Ansricanlsm-Points Out That
Sectional Di6sroness Are Trivial 1t
Prsssat-Rsturns to oystsr BsS.
Asheville. n. C.-No more delightful
ending for the Presidents tour to the
South could have been devised than
his visit to Asheviile. The places OF
honor in the procession which escorted
the President through the city. and on
the platform from which he spoke.
were occupied by Confederate veter'
ans-men bowed down with years and
wearing on their faces traces Of that
despondency which must come to the
loser in mighty struggle.
After the city meeting was over the
President went out to George Wander
bilt's great estate at Biltmore
One Of the largest crowds encoun-
tered ON the run from Asheville was Mt
Hickory. The short speech he made at
tha. place was enthusiastically re-
ceived. He said In part:
Travelling to-day through North Car.
olina and yesterday through Tennessee
I have been struck by the evidences OF
Industrial growth Of which this town
Is itself an example. The industrial
awakening Of the South, OF which
there have been 50 many evidences
during the last few years. Is feature
fraught with great benefit to the South
and to the entire country. Because.
remember, my fellow-citizens. We are
going to go up or down together.
Some of US will feel the good times
more than others. some less. but we
all feel the good times somewhat. and
when bad times come We will oil be
put back. Bad times do not stop at
State lines. and the industrial awaken.
ing Of the South. which Is going on.
and which I believe Will 60 on with
ever increasing rapidity. means good
fortune not merely for the South. but
for all the American people.
"And 30. my fellow-citizens. hall
your industrial growth. I hail the
manifestations see here In this State.
and which saw yesterday in Tennes-
see: the manifestations Of the rapid ap-
proach Of the peoriod OF tremendous
Industrial developments in the South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
WEATHER CROP REPORT
Corns Advance to Maturity Causes
Great Satisfaction
wheat rhrsehine Makes Favorable Pro
ersss - Cottsn's Condition 10 All
That Can 10 Expected.

Washington, D. C.-Following Is the
Agricultural Departments weekly
summary Of crop conditions:
Although the week was cool In the
central valleys and lake regions. with
more than the average rainfall In por'
tions Of the upper Mississippi Valley.
maturing crops have made generally
favorable. though not rapid. advance
ment. The greater part Of Texas. III
which State severe drought prevailed
at the close Of the previous week. mas
received abundant rainfall. and
drought conditions In the middle Attain
tic coast districts have also been large
" relieved, but the interior and middle
Atlantic States. Ohio Valley and por-
tions OF the lower lake region and South
Atlantic States continue to need rain.
Light to heavy frosts were very gen.
eral in the Northern districts. from
Montana to New England. and the mid
die Atlantic States. from the Sd to the
9th, with but slight injury. Rain Is
much needed In Washington and ORE
gon, but otherwise the general conhi.
tions on the Pacific coast were favor
able.
Notwithstanding the prevalence Of
low temperatures throughout the corn
belt and copious ralnfalls In portions
of the upper Mississippi Valley. the
corn crop has made very satisfactory
advancement toward maturity. and
wholly escaped injury In the States
eastward Of the Mississippi River from
frosts occurring ON the 4th and 9th.
with but slight injury in the States to
the westward. The bulk Of the corn
crop In Missouri and Kansas and much
of the early planted in Nebraska and
the States Of the Otio Valley are now
safe. In Iowa. where corn has rlpened
very slowly. two-thirds Of the crop will
probably be safe by SeptembW 20 and
the balance will require ten days longer.
The thrashing Of spring wheat. al.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
Prominsnt People.

General De Wet Kept a diary during
the South African war. and he Is writ
ing a book about II.
David b. Hal has. II is said. entirely
abandoned the committal Of speeches
to memory and always reads his public
addresses.
John W. Abercrombie. native OF
Alabama. and relatively young man.
has been elected to the presidency OF
the State University.
Sir Frederick Treves, King Edwards 8
physician. gained his vast experience
In surgery by doctoring Injured men
in the North Sea hshins neeta
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
NO DISCHARGES FOR NAVY MEN.
Order Saw They Must Servo Ont the
Term OF Enlistment.

Term Of Enlistment.
Washington, D. C.-Many young men
enlisted In the Navy and Marine Corps
during the Spanish War In the expecta.
ton Of seeing active service. The ter
mination Of the war brought dissatis-
faction and disappointment to this
class and efforts through Congressman
and other persons Of influence have
been continuous to have them dis.
charged.
Some time ago the President issued
an order directing that the enlisted
men of the Navy and Marine Corps
should not be discharged prior to com.
pletion Of the term OF enlistment un-
less for undesirabillty. inaptitude.
physical or mental disability. or UNIT.
ness. The provisions are broad enough.
it 10 believed, to cover all worthy cases.
but the order also provides that the
recommendation for such discharges
must be made by the immediate COM
manding officer under whom the man
may be serving. An additional check
Is contained In the final clause. that
applications reaching the department
in any way except through the COM
manding officers must, without excep-
ticn, be disregarded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
Great Hueklsserrj6crep,

The huckleberry crop Of Snyder
County. Pennsylvania. In the season
just closing aggregated 1900 bushels.
The shipment from Benfer. at the foot
Of Shade Mountain, has reached 1000
bushels, and that at Mcclure s.taost
5000 bushels. The average priC. oaid
pickers was about seven and q half
cents q quart. which would bring to
the pIckers about $500. This IL the
largest crop known In many years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
Droppod Dead in Church.

John Dooley. clerk In the employ
OF the Carnegie Company. led the meet.
Ing OF the Christian Endeay yor Society
in the First Presbyterian Church at
BraddOck. Pa. Sunday. Nearly 200
young folks were present. Mr.. Dooley
had delivered an exhortation, led In
the singing Of Some Sweet Morning" +"
and dropped dead In the church at the
end OF the hymn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
AtoNzo WHITMAN A PREACHER.
fhs Pelitieian, Lawyer and Former Swim.
dIer In New Role.

The Politician, LawIer and Former Swim.
dier In New Role.
Rochester. n. Y.-Alonzo J. White
man. prince Of hank swindlers. who for
the last twenty years has occupied 4
cell In almost every jail In the country.
has turned Methodist minister. and
now fills the pulpits Of country
churches throughout Livingston Coun-
ty rs supply.
Last Sunday Whiteman preached in
the NJ. e. Church at Byersville. choos-
Ing rs his text. Judge not lest ye be
judged" He has considerable oratori-
cal ability and preached for m hour
without a break. leading the singing
and reading the Scripture lesson. He
also spoke before the Sunday school.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
Minor Mention.

There are 3I3. .342 dogs in Bavaria
OH which taxes are paid-one to every
1916 of the population.
In Switzerland 1911 hotels. having
an aggregate Of 2.333 beds. were got
ready this season for the accommoda-
tion of tourists.
After eating every green thing In
the neighborhood, swarms OF locusts
have taken possession Of all the houses
in two Algerian villages.
In the Yukon territory debts are
generally lIquidated with merchant
able (cleaped) gold dust. which is
worth on nm AVERAGE SIG ner nnnee
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
CHICAGO MURDER CLEARED UP.
Barshoifn. Slayer ef Mother and swssto
heart. . Suicide.

Chlcago.-William ]. Bartholin. ac
cused of the murder Of his mother.
Mrs. Anna B. Bart;iolin. whose body
was found buried in the cellar Of their
home on August .. and charged also
with killing his sweetheart. Miss Min.
ME Mitchell. was found dead in fax
field near Lowtlirr. Iowa. He had
committed suicide by blowing out bis
brains.
In a pocket OF his coat. which lay be-
side him. was n confession describing
In detail how he had strangled his
mother and then shot his sweetheart.
The appearance Of the double mur.
derer indicated that he had slept In
the open for several days. He appeared
emaciated. as II he had not had suf-
dcient food
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-09-24
The Sporting World.

". K. Vnnderbilt's horse Constanzin
ran third for the DeuxRme Criterium.
at Longchamp France.
Titus. Americas amateur champion
with the oars. N going to Henley next
year to try again for the Diamond
Sculls.
w. 4. Larned. the holder. defeated
II. F. Doherty. the challenger. for the
national tennis championship. at New
port. X. ].
Unbeaten in Atlanta. Ga, by the
swiftest cyclists. the latest proposition
Is to match Bobby Walthsur against
running horses.
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Labor world.

Decatur (lllD leather workers have
organized.
Roanoke (va.) printers have secured
a nine-hour day.
A strike has occurred In the Govern
ment arsenal at Taranto. Italy.
City Councils at Council Bluffs. Iowa.
have granted an eight-hour day on all
city work.
Only union men will be employed on
work of public building at West Su-
perior. Wis.
Jacksonville. Fin. labor organlza-
tions VIII shortly agltate an eight
hous-a-day movement.
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though further retarded. has made
more favorable progress than In the
previous weeks.
Texas and large part Of the cen
tral and eastern districts Of the cotton
belt have received abundant rainfall
during the week. but 1t Is doubtful
whether the beneficial effects Of these
rains to late cotton will Offset the in
jury done to the open staple. Cotton
has opened more rapidly than It could
be picked. In portions OF the central
and eastern districts many fields are
already nearly cleaned. and the reports
generally indicate that the crop will be
gathered much earlier than usual.