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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-05
NEWSPAPERS BEAT MAILS.

The Dawson Nugget Is complaining Of
the m,ll service fr,n the sti,ss and calls
attention to the fact th,t newspapers
usually arrive at DAVIS n several days
before letters bearing the 5 me date as that
borne bv the papers Il thinks ths,s is no
proper excuse Tor this when there are
boats leaving from Vancouver and Seattle
nelrly every dav.
tn, Dlwson paper Is right In It's con-
,en,lon. There IS absolutely no good
reason whv newspapers should be for
warded to their destination by private en-
tsrprlss at private expense quicker and
more frequently than the government
mall The enterprise displayed bV the
newspapers In reaching the people Of the
North IS conclusive proof Of the Importance
Of the country and the need that exists
for q proper mall service. II newspaper
publishers can afford L get their pub
llcations on sysv boat and forward them
at extra expense there IS no reason why
the United states government cannot do
the same with the malls, and there Is
need for no further argument for the nsess-
sltv Of the government &c Improve Its ser
vice.
A Ridiculous claim that IS set forth by
those who defend the course Of the eoy-
eminent in limiting the Alaskan service to
ore line Of boats Is knocked into a cooked
hat by the comparisons that NAV be
made between the enterprise displayed BY
newspapers and he government II Is.
the contention tina, the people Of the North
are getting better mall service now than
thsy ever 20, before and that tho arrange
msnt made and 10 forSs Is the best the gov
eminent could Is. The fact that news
papers reach Sklgway more than twIe' as
oit.n as does the mail is proof Of the
falsI,y Of the clllm, II, Indeed, any proof
were required to demonstrate that three
steamers could not give as good mail ser
vice as could the same steamers, running
on the same schedule, and six other
steamers running on a regular schedule
combined.
The people Of the North have q right to
demand that the federal goysrnmso, make
contracts with both the Alaska Steamship
company and the Canadian PacIhc Steam
ship company As well as to keep 10 force
that already existing with the Piclhc
Coast Steamship company. Tbs people
Of Alaska are entitled to the besI service
the government en- give then.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-05

We carry II. S. & NJ. readv-to-wesr
taIIor-made suits. F. II. ciayson h co.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-05
Sealed Proposal. Wanted
Otice Of the Commanding Officer,
Camp Skigway, Alaska,

Aug. IS, 1909. J
Sealed proposals will be received here
until n a. m., September 18th, 1902. and
then opened, for clearing fifty acres OF
land, more or less, on the United states
Military Reservation az Hines Mission,
Alaska. Full Information nav be OBJ aimed
here ana al the poSiofhcss al Juneau
Halnes and Porcupine, Alasks, and al the
Office Of the Constructing Quarterm iSter,
SEATTLE. wash
Right Is reserved % accept n REJECT any
or ali ploptsals or paris Of any proposals.
Envelopes shoul! he marked Proposals TOT
clearing land O., Hines Mission Al SKI
and addressed % Z %. c. z. Summeralli
Artillery Corps, & MP SkigRay Alaska,
s % To-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-05
Fifty Dollars Reward

lam uhoilzod 10 pay $50 reward for
the return { me j-Welfy t,Asu ir IN 90 he
LnIge" un Seventh avenue, t1 the night
Of Sept 4. NJ Qu-S'llnS will te asked.
o-a.fw Phil AbrahlmS.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-05

The hes, lunch, the bts, teer, the best
people, the best Of everv,h'ng al TIE seat
tie Siloon-tor gentlemen only.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
HOTEL BADLY SCORCHED
BARNETT, ON JACKSON, DAMAGED
TO EXTENT OF $500.

Fire in the third story of the Hotel
Barnett, APE jackson street, early this
morning. damaged the building and con-
tents to the extent of $500. The hsRel
is owned and operated by Mrs. John
Flynn, who was the first to discover the
flames.
Mrs. Flynn says that rooms on the
third floor were occupied last night by
three men, supposed to be lumbermen,
who came in at a late hour, much the
worse for liquor They went to their
room and became noisy. She found it
necessary to ask them to be more order
~. A little after midnight, the noise
ceased, and nothing more was thought
of them until Mrs. Flynn went to the
third floor to show another ledger to
his room. She found the building filed
with smoke and Immediately turned in
a still alarm.
When the fire department reached the
scene the whole rear part of the upper
story was blazing. When the flames
broke out there were nine or ten dodgers
in the building, but they all succeeded
in gaining an exit without difficulty The
three lumbermen Who were on the third
floor were not seen after the fire broke
out Mrs. Flynn says they either pur-
posely or accidentally set the building on
fire and left before it was discovered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

however, more or less dangerous. for 10
requires a factle wit and a sDeciaI I~iff
loI the 'lmpromptu which was not pos
STsSeu by az least one actor rerne1yb.r.
lC was at performance 81 '4TJ1uInr14-
~ given a. a local theater not ~ Iou,e
S ~ R v,I the actor who was 10 play Ju-
nan BeducleTc was taken suddenly I'M and
MS understudy had to 90 on ar "a che
notice. In the strong situation In H.
eiiiu dcJ between the three men this line
spoken by BeaucIsrc occurs. ssErr,r,,a
your lnnucndOs into an accusation " Ng,U,
tiat not a very easy line 10 learn bt,t
the actor thought he had rgt it4 frn-.ort
ITO ms mead, and Sardou being thnusinl-
o! mHeS away he felt thar anv IfF.rtt..,
re might take with the mira saoi,-y,- ,,,f,-t,e
pass unnottced When the time came fo,.
ms speech he had COMPLETELY f,,rr,,tf rs.
i tnc wGro mnuendos % in fact, he never
h!1e" lust what IL meant but ma brac.d
tiiiilselt up against the door and yyftb
the proper look Of portentolg gravity
sSld: -Put your amanuensis into the form
~ conversation Strange to say no ora
about me seemed to notice this G1.tnr
tIon ana the scene went right IN 4e
CEOuBn nothing had happened The al.
sGI na9 q sKated over this thin Ice by the
sllt'-r iorce OF nerve, at the same time
main talning the seriousness OF the cb3rac
ter The dramatic situation was "a 80
me ana the audience too Interested I'M
what was to follow, accepted ma rna1l.5
expressive pantOmime WfthOur Ig1t barj,
with the words '''i04 4"s
There IL lesson in this for those Droi,
authors who insist upon weighing doyt-n
tnelr scenes with elaborate bursts Of r-Tat
ORC. II they would only learn that 49,.
pest plays are th0s in which tine eify-
uoIIs are SELF explanatory. and that di4-
ioBuo SHOuId De used only to aIDufarrart
ana not TO eXpound them the pr5rortio,,
OF successful plays would be much a-raat
81. rms applies not alone 10 srrin-t4
plays, but even the funniest .-ffr9t ',,.'..
nave had their comic EFFECT IegseI,eI W
spoken lines that act as an auticlir,s~y
MARE DRESSER
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
NEED STAGE NERVE
1T OFTEN HELPS AN ACTOR OUT
OF AN EMBARRASSING
SITUATION
GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR MEMORY
Marie DreSsIer Tells of MnemOnic
FIukes of Actors and Actresses
During Ordeal of First
Night Performances.
Special to The Globe.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The public can
never be too indulgent towards an actor
on the first night No one who has ever
been through the stress of an opening
performance can possibly appreciate the
nervous tension that accompanies It,
There Is enough vital energy expended
on such an occasion to take the ave-
rage mortal through a dozen vital crises
in every day life.
1t sounds like a paradox, but II Is
none the less a Fact, to which many an
actor can testify. that long rehearsals in
a part may beget such perfect mastery
Of ones lines that one begins 70 forget
them more quickly than they have been
A case in point is the part OF Lady
Oblivion, that 1 am playing in The
Hall of Fame" at the New York thea
ter. We had been rehearsing this play
fully three months, and L knew every
"If'' and and" and but" until L
could have recited the lines backward.
In the week preceding the opening how
ever / was Mortified TO find at rehearsal
one day that the lines were slipping away
from me, as though / had never known
them. AS a result, / was frightfully
nervous ON the opening night and 1t was
only by the utmost concentration at TWO
or three points of the play that 1 was
able TO hold my speeches together. For
tuEately, the character that am playing
is Lady Oblivion, whose hobby Is the
cultivation OF her "forgettery," for, as
she says, why people should care to re-
member things when they can cultivate
oblivion at the same price Is what puz-
zles me-" So when my memory played
me pranks 1t was comparatively easy
for me to justify any lapses by ascrib-
ing them TO the theory that l was sup
posed to be exploiting in my character
of Lady Oblivion. Not every actress Is
so fortunate as to be cast for part In
which she can take refuge in case OF
mnemonic fukes.
An excellent substitute for an unfail-
ing memory is seIf-possession, or plain
nerve" Many an actor has gone on
TO play a part with but a haZy idea OF
the authors lines. He had a general
knowledge of the purport he was TO con-
vey, but above and beyond everything he
had plenty of nerve" So, with the as
surance Of self-confidence and a reason
ably adequate command OF English, he
succeeded in taking his lines 50 that
no one but the poor author could have
had any grievance against him. This Is,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
DR.. HAAS IN A FIGHT
ST. PAUL PHYSICIAN FINDS WIFE
WITH ANOTHER MAN IN
MINNEAPOLIS
FOUGHT NEAR WEST HOTEL
Doctor Tried to Draw a Revolver,
but Found Ii Was GOne-Name
of Other Man With
held.

DR.. Charles A. Haas. of ST Paul, had
a lively encounter with an unknown man,
whom he found on the street with his
wife, near the West hotel. in Minneapo-
lis. last night. According to the story
told by DR.. Haas. when interviewed by
L h e G b early this morning his
wife left him about a week ago, after a
family misunderstanding, and he heard
nothing of her until yesterday when he
was informed by friend that She had
made an engagement to meet a man,
supposed to be a prominent Minneapolis
gentleman, at the West hotel last night
Haas on hearing this went over to Min
neapolis and encountered his wife with
the man in question on the street near
the hotel about o'clock last night. On
meeting her he stopped her and said
so this is what you are doing is it?'
DR.. Haas claims that he had no more
than spoken the words WREN her COM
panion seized him by the throat and q
lively tussle ensued, during which Dr..
Haas endeavored to draw a revolver. but
in this he was disappointed. as it was
gone. The police arrived on the scene
in few minutes. and both men were
taken to the station by Detective O'Mal-
ley but were released. The woman got
away during the trouble.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
WARNED BY TILLMAN
PRESIDENT WILL BE ADVISED TO
KEEP OUT OFF SOUTH
CAROLINA
STATE SENTIMENT DANGEROUS
Senator Has the CANTON Diplomat
ieaIIy Conveyed by Aid of His
Republican Friend, Plat,
of New York.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Senator Ben
jaTnin r. Tfllmdn, of South Carolina,
was a caller on Senator Plat at the
Fifth Avenue hotel yesterday. The topic
of conversation was the proposed visit
of President Roosevelt to the Charleston
exposition.
Senator Tillman is said to have been
very explicit in his assertion that it
would not be polite for President Roose-
welt to make a visit to South Carolina,
owing to the state of public feeling there
over the McLaurin-TilIman incident and
the withdrawal Of President Roosevelt
invitation to the senator to meet Prince
Henry at dinner at the White house,
which was followed by the telegram
from Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, of South Car
Dina, cancelling the invitation to the
president TO present a sword to Mai.
Micah Jenkins.
Senator PIatt, when asked about the
conversation, said:
II have had a. talk with Senator Till
man. The facts which have been brought
to my attention will be laid before Presi-
dent Roosevelt. l shall advise the pres!-
dent not to go to Charleston"
Senator PIatt declined to discuss the
matter further
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
Hadn't Altered Her Opinion

One of the Presbyterian ministers who
is on the revision committee now in SEES
sion, was visiting a brother clergyman
last week who had a very little daughter
five years old. Among her numerous pets
she had a large white cat. who SCENE d
to be. in the child's estimation, always,
naughty.
The mother in the nursery one day
found her small daughter holding the cat
by the neck, shaking her fiercely and say
ing: You darned pussy; you darned pus-
sy."
The mother quickly corrected her. and
before she left the room said: Never.
never again let anybody hear you say
such a dreadful word"
On the following morning what was her
dismay to see poor passy being shaken
again. Without waiting to hear the child
speak, she cried:
why. Mildred, l thought mother told
you never to say such terrible thing
again.
The child replied: II haven't said one
word. But she's the same kind of a cat
she was yesterday. Philadelphia Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02

water, and in the train shed the water
was as high as the windows of the pas
senger coaches.
1t is impossible to estimate the number
of men rendered idle by the closing OF
the mills, but in enc plant alone, the Pen
royd Iron Works, at Manayunk, 5000 men
are temporarily out Of employment. On
the Lehigh Valley railroad and the Cen
trail railroad of New Jersey traffic is sus.
pended west Of Bethlehem owing To the
washouts The Pennsylvania railroad and
the Philadelphia & Reading railway have
resumed traffic over most Of the lines on
which operations were suspended last
night
Reports from the states along the
Schuylkll valley Indicate that the de-
struction is widespread.
During the day the SchuylkiH river be-
gan TO recede, and late tonight it mad
fallen about three feet The stream is
still out of its banks, however, and will
scarcely reach its normal level for tWen-
tyfour hours. up
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
NEW QUEEN OF STYLE.

Mrs. Alfred Harmsworth. wife OF the
edllor Of the London Mail. is fast becgrr
ing recognized az one OF the best dressed
women IN Paris. She Is queen ~ tn1
style. She thinks nothing ~ going over
70 the gay city to try on a couple OF
dresses, metimeS returning TO London
the same night. But she spends more
and more Of her time on that side OF tha
English channel and says she hopes soon
70 persuade her husband To buy a Paris
residence.
When Mrs. HarmsWorth went over aha
was handicapped by the anti French tone
OF her husbands publications But late
" she has become a great fayOrite IN
French society. She has Just caused a
huge sensation by appearing In the most
roVel automobile coat, made OF the hide
Of perfectly white young colt, trimmed
with dark sable tails and having a great
collar which can be turned up and Ut
toned so as 10 leave only her eyes and ta-
TIP of her nose exposed. The effect ID
startIingly smart"
After Mrs. HarmswOrths first appaar-
ance In it all the wealthy women rushed
TO get limitations
1t was the first time an EngiisnWJmd
had set the fashion for Paris.
On account Of the scarcity OF white colt
skins q coat costs $3.50.
Redeem, the maker OF the original
model. cannot make others, for Mrs.
HarmsWorth bought the exclusive right
10 IL. Yet she gracefully gave him per-
mission to rake a duplicate for the EN-
press Of Russia-LOs Angeles Express.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
PHILADELPHIA Is FLOODED.
Worst Overflow in SchuyIkiITs His
tory Causes Great Loss.

tory Causes Great Loss.
PHILADELPHIA. March l. 49, The
greatest flood that has ever been ex-
0erienced along the Schuyll1ill river tore
its way down that stream last night and
early this morning; and from its source
to its mouth, 120 miles, damage that will
reach into hundreds of thousands of dol
lars has been done.
1t was an anxious night for the resi-
dents and property owners along the
river. Thus far only one life has been
lost in this city. Michael Igol, aged
foTty-four years. was drowned at 100 this
morning in the kitchen of his home at
the falls of Schuylkill. The height of the
food was reached at o'clock this morn
ing when the river, which had expand
ed to twice its width. began to slowly re-
cede. Communication by telegraph and
telephone with the upper part of the
river early today was cut OFF and in
formation as to the conditions in the
towns situated on the river banks was
meager.
The melting of ice and snow coupled
with heavy rains of the past twenty-four
hours in the eastern section of the state
was the cause of the rapid rise in the
water.
Incalculable damage, however. has been
done along the course of the river in this
city. The water came within few feet
Of the lower girders of the city bridges
and swept back from the wharf lines for
three blocks in some places, surrounding
dwelling houses, great manufacturing
plants, inundating railroad tracks, and
causing a chaotic condition that will take
many days to eradicate
The Delaware extension of the Penn
Iylvania railroad, on the west side of the
river, which is used only for freight, was
covered with muddy water as high as the
tops of freight cars. Lumberyards in
most instances We're swept clean, the
food carrying the lumber down the river
in great piles Thousands of tons of
coal and sand in the yards along the
river banks were swept down the river.
The city water works. located in Fair.
mount Park, arc under water. compelling
The stoppage Of the pumps. In Arch.
Race, Vine and CallowhilI streets. north
Of Market street, and SAMSON. Pine and
Lombard streets, south OF Market the
water reached above the first floor of
many dwellings. Numbers of residents re-
moved household effects in boats to safer
places.
Probably the greatest sufferer is the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company.
whose tracks run along the eastern shore
for a distance of about three miles. This
road has abandoned service over its main
lines. The company's waiting rooms in
The main depot, at Twenty-fourth and
Chestnut street, were three feet under
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
LIKED 1T ONLY WHEN PAID FOR.

Ldouard De Reszke Is telling a story
which he seems to relish nightly, even
though the joke is upon himself ana his
distinguished brother. 1t was during their
season in Paris together In their
apartments at a certain hotel the brothers
often practiced singing together MORN
lngS. One day while thus engaged they
We're annoyed by loud hammertng on
the wall of the apartment adjoining
theirs. Thinking their neighbors were
hanging pictures. they tried to sing on
When the racket had continued with
unabated vigor for about ten minutes,
however, 1t began to grow unbearahle.
The brothers paused to consider the quAs-
ton. Then they noticed that the n0iso
had stopped. Instantly they recommended
their practice, encouraged to hope for
peace. In another moment, however,
the sound of hammeriug again broke in
upon their singing. this time so loudly
as to seriously interfere with good re-
suits. After persevering against the dis
turbance for some minutes longer, Jean
descended to the office to ask if the re-
pairs could not be made at some other
time
AS he approached the desk he found
an irate American who in all the French
he knew was astounding the clerk with
a TRADE which In English would have
been something like this:
IT'S an outrage. those fellows below
ing next to us all day! If you don't stop
1t we will. We've already used up the
shovel and the tongs, and now were be-
ginning on the poker. Wen have a hole
clear through the wall presently
The tenor, standing by unobserved,
enjoyed the varying expressions which
fitted over the Americans face as the
clerk, having produced the register. re-
vealed to him the identity of his neigh
hOr1 Whom he LOT
derstood, he made but one remark:
And to think" he said, that I've paid
almost any price over in America Just
to hear those fellows sing"
Then he turned on his heel and Went
quietly upstairs. There was no more
pounding on the wall. The racket had
become musical.-New York Times
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
a SONG OF EVENTIDE.

The day is done; the sky is gray,
Save in the west. where to the night
The sun, reluctant, yields;
I smell the cool, sweet mist that steals
Across the silent fields.
The air is still, and, through the dusk
There comes TO me the joyous sound
OF little ones at play;
Their laughter is melody
That cheers the dying day.
Their mothers. resting, watch them from
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT porch
With happy, tear-dimmed eyes;
They hear again soft words of love
Through these dear childish cries.
Then, as the kindly night comes up.
The lovers meet and wander through
The moss grown deep-banked lane:
Their tale is love- and, being told,
They tell it yet again.
Dark grows the sky. and darker yet:
The doors are barred; the lights go out
The little village sleeps;
Only one lighted window tells
OF her who vigil keeps.
Softly, as one who loves and signs.
The south wind steals from home TO
home,
With whispers low and sweet:
Sleep on, Gods children; angels guard
Your humble village street
-Keble Howard.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
SOUTH IS STILL SUFFERING.
Railway Traffic Out of Northern
Georgia Suspended.

ATLANTA, Ca, March Railway
traffic to the East and Southwest has
been almost paralyzed for the last thirty
six hours by the storm that has covered
the Southern states. Several accidents
have been reported as a result of the
washouts and submerged tracks. Rain
is falling tonight in some sections OF
the South, and all creeks and streams
are badly swollen, several rivers having
passed all previous high water marks.
The Seaboard Air Line railroads bridge
over the Savannah river near Calhoun
Falls, was carried away by last night 3
storm, and washOuts have delayed in
definitely all trains. The Southern is
running its trains over the Central to
Macon. The Alabama river at Macon is
rising at the rate of eight inches an
hour. Lowlands near Eufaula, Ala, are
submerged, and many bridges have been
washed away and property in that Sec
ton has been seriously damaged.
All communication west of Asheville
n. c., has been cut off, and miles of
track are reported washed away.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
FLOOD MAKES
$4,000 IDLE
COnGiEHed From First Page.

are submerga. and every cellar in the
district has water in it.
On the South side most of the mills
have shut down, the plants of Jones &
Laughlin and the Republic Steel COM
pany being the only extensive works to
escape. From Homestead to A4cKee's
Rocks, the Pittsburg &, Lake Erie tracks
are under water, and the Pan Handle
tracks are being used to get trains in and
out OF the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
South side is literally swamped, there is
not drop of WAFER available for home
purposes, nor for fire fighting, should it
become necessary. The Monongahela
Water company supplies this section of
the city and this evening the Mononga-
hela river took possession of the COM
pany's plant, putting out the fires under
the boilers and forcing a shutdown.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02
Cures All Kinds Of
RHEUmATVS IN
and Blood Troubles.
GENUINE TESTIMONIALS
FROM GENUINE PEOPLE.

st. Paul Mimi, Dec. 90. 1901.
Mr.. Matt Johnson.
Dear Sir After suffering for i've years
with Sciatlc and Lumbago ana employ
ing doctors to no good, I bought a bottle
of 60SS and used one-quarter Of the bottle
when ! threw away my crutches and was
ready to go to work three weeks after.
l have cured several others with the same
medicine and you can use my name IN
connection with your advertisement ia
any form that YOU wish. az respect ana
esteem your medicine above all others.
barring none, and in closing let me add
this: If 1 can be of any use to you please
let me know. Any one IN the Fifth ward
can tell You my condition.
Respectfully yours,
WESCOTT WILKINS POUCHER.
Gi5 Bay Street. St. Paul