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Douglas Island news., 1902-11-12

White Horses athletic club has come to life again.
 The Whaling fleet will not winter in Boring Sea.
 The White Horse Masonic order is in a prosperous condition.
 The schooner Courtney Ford, was wrecked on Glen Island, last month.
 The ship Louis Walsh, was wrecked on the beach at Dutch Harbor, Oct. 10th. Tacoma thinks it's business men should trot heat for the Alaska trade. Very coarse gold has been found on bedrock on Gold Run, inthe Nome dis trict.
 Recent arrivals from the headwaters of the Tanana, give that country the blackest kind of black eye.
 It is said that the Longshoreman's union, extending from Mexico to Alas ka, threatens to go on a strike.
 A big stern-wheel steamer is to be built for the Seattle-Whatcom route by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
 The N. VIC. Co.'s liner Centennial, reached Seattle from Nome on the 23d uIt., with 36O passengers and S350,OOO in treasure.
 The coast survey boats Gedney, Pat terson and McArthur, which have been in Alaska waters the past season, are now at Seattle.
 s5OOOOO,OOO is the estimate of the to- tai yield of the Klondike, in the years to come. We think the figures are about 45 cents too high.
 All of the Yukon river steamers including the Casea and the Joseph Closett are in winter quarters and out of the water for the winter.
 Jno. G. Price will spend the winter in the States. MT. Price was at ont time the chosen representative, of the people of Alaska, to Congress.
 The body of W. T. Griffin, who died at Sitka recently from heart failure was taken to Seattle, there to await in structions from near relatives.
 F. D. Blunck, the principal owner O the Sunrise hydraulic property in At lin, and his wife, have gone to spend the winter at Davenport, Iowa.
 Reid & Gibson's drug store at Daw son, was robbed of $500 in nuggets ant cash, on Oct. 9th. The treasure was il a box, which the thief carried away.
 B whales, 275o barrels of sperm oi and 24OO pounds of bone, is reported al the result of the operations of th whalers in Boring sea up to Aug. 28th
 It is stated that the message of Pres Roosevelt to Congress. will deVot' more space to Alaska than has eve been given it before. Good for Teddy
 The Amur, which according to tn Alaskan, is now the only Canadian Pa cific craft on the Lynn canal route, vii make round trip every F days, in stead of every 15.
 On the night of Nov. 4th the Sksg way sawmill which was owned by tn Moore townsite people and leased b Stanley Bishoprick, burned to tn ground, resulting in a total loss Little of the lumber in the yards wa damaged, but all the machinery will b an absolute loss.
Douglas Island news., 1902-11-12

The output of Jack Wade for this season is 5000 ounces, valued at S17 an ounce.
 A nuggetweig 16 ounces l penny weight, and valued at s270, was brought down from Hope City by Otis H. Sleep CT, general manager of the Bear Creek Consolidated Mining company.
 One of the worst storms that ever ragged in the Boring sea raked the Nome coast from October Il to 14. Three lives were lost in the Nome surf, and large amount of damage was done to build- ings along the waterfront.
 Walter c. Mendenhall, the govern ment geologist, who covered the terri tory between Fort Hamlin and Kotze- bue Sound in about two weeks, claims that he can tell miners where there is gold and where there is no gold. i The lconoclast speaks of Joe Clark as "the Modest Roman of the Yukon" We have strong presentiment that Joe will be roamin, in the Yukon when Ross takes his seat in the Dominion parliament at Ottawa.-White Horse Star.
 United States Commissioner Rodman at Wrangel, settled the controversy oc- casioned by the charges made against him by resigning. w. B. Thomas, ex- i deputy marshal at Ketchikan, has been designated as Judge Rodman's success
 or.
 A fraternal and social organization, known as the Pioneersof the Klondike, has been formed at Dawson. All who were within the Yukon watershed be- fore January l, 1898, are eligible to membership. The permanent officers have not been elected.
 Mail carrier Eli Verreau left Dawson
 with 800 pounds of lower river mail in a Peterboro canoe. He was caught in an ice jam six miles below the mouth
 of Fortymile, his canoe crushed and
 all the mail lost. Verreau narrowly es-
 capped with his life.
 A hockey league has been formed in
 Dawson, with four teams in the organ ization. A splendid new ice rink on which to play, has been provided in the
 new athletic building just finished there at cost of S15,0Oo. Hockey is the great
 winter sport of the Klondike. Albert T. Hawkins, who has spent two whole years in Alaska, has mode some startling discoveries in native
 "hootch." He ayers that one-half of the prunes, dried apples, etc., shipped to this country, are used in the manu, ) facture of something other than table sauce.
 The annual financial statement of the White Horse General Hospital is very gratifying. A year ago this in . stitution had an indebtedness of S635.0c. ) On Oct. 1st all bills are paid, and a cash balance of S164, and building l and fixture valued at S3S45 constitute : the assets of the association.
 MT. E. E. Andrews, aKlondike opera. tor, is to buy this winter the largest 8 pumping plant that has yet gone North 7 It will have capacity of 5000 gallons @ per minute. He is to work the gravels ;. of Chechaco Hill on Bonanza. It is ; s large deposit of gravel from the riche @ part of which several millions have al ready been mined by individual miners
Douglas Island news., 1902-11-12
NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Wrangel threatens to incorporate. Ice skating is in vogue at Skagway. skagtown has colored poundmaster. The ground is covered with snow at Valdez.
 skagway has candidate for delegate to Congress.
 Cecil H. Clegg is U. S, Commissioner at Nushgak.
 s6OoOOO was taken out of the Chispa district this year.
 The Standard spells Wrangel with two Is. Cut it out.
 An effort will be made to establish a city hospital at Valdez.
 The Yukon river closed at Dawson on the night of Nov, 5th.
 Arthur Kalem of Skagway fell on the ice and broke his left arm.
 An earthquake at Eagle on Oct. 2lst, set the people to wondering
 Valdez has an Odd Fellows Club, which may develop into lodge.
 Carstens Bros. have purchased the Arctic Meat Market, at Skagways An effort will be made to infuse new life into the A. B. lodge at Valdez.
 The mercury was down to 20 below zero at White Horse on the 7th inst
 J.L. Green, we'll known attorney has been appointed US. Commissioner at Rampant.
 Ip the year 1900 the river at Eagle was frozen over on Oct. 18th; in 1901 on Oct. 26th.
 The Ladies Literary Club of Skag way will devote year to the study oi American History.
 The Valdez citycouncil has appointed J. W. Ivey as their kicking representa- tive to Washington.
 The Lobby saloon atNome was helc up by two masked men on Oct. 11th and robbed of S950.
 Judge l. N. Wilcoxen has been elect ed Arctic Chief of Skagway Camp No l, Arctic Brotherhood.
 A small amount of newspaper mai will be carried to points on the Am erican Yukon, this winter.
 A gay and festive sea serpent ha' made it's appearance in the Frazer river probably on it's way north.
 The schooner Arilla, belonging to L l H. Gray & Co.,, will remain on the Sc attle-Valdez run permanently.
 The Alaskan ayers that Donald Fletcher is a rich man from Colorado and therefore not 'ward heeler."
 Three pretty little lynx kittens wer brought out from Atlin by M. R. Jane son, who will take them to Australia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

Since November / we have abandoned 2l2
stations. This has been accomplished
mainly by withdrawing attachments into
the station of the captain.
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Convicted and Sentenced.

Charles Jones. who yesterday withdrew
his plea of not guilty under an indictment
alleging assault with a dangerous weapon
and pleaded guilty, denied that he COM
mitted the offense when called for sentence
late in the afternoon. He explained that
he pleaded guilty only because his lawyer
advised him such a course would be the
best to follow.
The witne sses in the case were summoned
and when they appeared this morning con-
WINGED the court that Jones was guilty.
Justice Anderson thereupen sentenced the
defendant to Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at Moundsville, w. Va, for four
years. his honor saying that he had in
creased the penalty from three years be-
cause Of the untruthfulness of Jones.
In the same court, Philip Brown, con-
victed OF assault with a dangerous weapon.
was today also sent to Moundsville for four
years.
Charles Wilson today received a.peniten-
tiary sentence OF two years, the charge
being housebreaking. He withdrew his plea
Of not guilty and pleaded guilty.
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ana only for those who are I'm poo5 .,,,,,
ing In the Grand Army of the RenubIic a,,4
SO certl1ed by post commanders To Tho o.
st doJutants general of the several de-
pdrlnents. All applications for free ot1ar-
tiers must be on file with the sail assist,,,,
adJutants general and forwarded To ~
i, 1902. ~ 'eLiioer
The local committee at Washington f.
entirely relieved from the duty of furnish
ing free quarters
Comrades are Informed that the citizens
OF washington will provide them and their
l ~ with comfortable lodgings at from
% cents to 81 day for each person
Subcommittee Named.
ne" subcommittee was appointed by
Chairman b. II. Warner this morning-tb,,
committee on floral decora lions of the Cam
itol grounds. Mr.. Elliott Woods. RECENTLY
appointed architect Of the Capitol, will
serve as chairman. and be assisted by the
following persons: Daniel NJ RansdeII. SER
geant -at-arms, Senate: Alexander Nc
Dowell, clerk Of the House: Henry Casson
sergeant-at-arms, House: j. c. McElroy
postmaster. House: T.. II. Mckee, journal
clerk. House; r. w. Shoppell, National Tri-
bune.
Several local bands have already heen as
signed to duty with particular posts during
the encampment. The National Guard
Band. under the direction of Lieut. ID y
Mcleod, will serve Post No ) OF LYNN
Mass A committee consisting Of Messrs,
Pool j. Frank. c. T. Jackson and G. M
Sprague have been in the city recently
making arrangements to that end and ex-
press themselves as greatly satisfied with
the outcome. The post will report with
about 100 men. Columbus Post of Chica 90
has been assigned Haley's Band. About
800 men are to represent that post, and
they will have the services of the band
from the time Of their arrival at the station
until they leave the city,
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Blandford Not Insane.

Justice Barnard of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia today signed an
order holding that Charles H. Blandford is
not insane dismissing the lunacy proceed
ing instituted in his behalf, and remanding
him to the workhouse
Banford is serving a term in the work
house for an offense in violation of public
decency. 1t is not his first conviction. His
relatives endeavored to have him transfer
red to the Government Hospital for the In
sane on the ground that he is not mentally
responsible for his acts.
Attorney A. Leftwich Sinclair represent
ing the District Commissioners opposed the
contention that Blanford is insane Several
witnesses testified that the case is one Of
moral depravtty. and that the workhouse is
the proper place for the prisoner to re-
main
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
ISSUES GENERAL ORDER
Commander-in-Chief G.. A. R.
to Subordinates.
COMING ENCAMPMENT
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF
DATE AND PLACE SELECTED.
Statement Regarding Railway Rates
and Provisions Made for Quarters
New Committee Named.

A copy of the first general order to be is
sued by Gen. Ell w. Terrence, the COM
mander-in- chief Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, concerning the forthcoming
Washington encampment was received this
morning at the headquarters of the citizens
executive committee. The text of that or
der is especially interesting in that 1t sets
forth succinctly the agreement entered into
between the Grand Army officials and the
citizens committee. 1t is dated at head
quarters Grand Army of the Republic,
Minneapolis, Mimi, April IA, 1902, and is as
follows:
General orders No. 4:
1.-THE executive committee of the national
council of administration met at Washing
ton. D. c., February 10. 1902, and the selec-
ton of Washington as the place of meeting
Of the thirty-sixth national encampment
was confirmed, after full and free confer
ence with the Washington local committee
and gentlemen representing the railroads
centering there
ords of the weather bureau for the proceed
ing years 1t was determined to hold the en-
campment for the week beginning October
q. 1902. National headquarters will be es-
tablished at the Ebbitt House.
Provision for Transportation.
Railway rates-It was agreed that the
same rates and 'stop-over' privileges that
prevailed in the Philadelphia encampment
in 1880 should be established for the thirty
sixth national encampment. tickets to be on
sale in the Central Passenger Association
territory beginning October 3 and in trunk
line territory beginning October 4, to be
good returning from Washington I'D to and
including October H. without deposit. Tick
cts may be deposited with joint agency.
for which deposit fee of 80 cents will be
charged, and the time Of departure from
Washington extended to and including No
vember 3. 1902.
departments and posts are informed that
for the transportation OF advance commit
tees to secure quarters and for the trans
portation of bands Of music for the encamp-
ment the railway fare will be one-half the
Individual rate established for the encamp-
ment. One committee only will be recog-
nized from each post or department and
shall not consist Of more than three per-
sons.
THE railways will provide excursions at
reduced rates to the battlefields Of Virgin
Ia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. beginning
Thursday. October 8, for the special ac-
commodation OF comrades and their friends.
Accommodation Of Visitors.
'Free quarters: Congress having prohib-
tied the use Of the school buildings of the
District OF Columbia for any other purpose
except for school purposes, free quarters
for limited number only can be provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Citizens Committee ReViVes
Controversy
REGARDING CITY LIGHT
OPPOSITION TO COUNCILS ACTION
FoRBIDDING SALE OF PLANT.
Complicated Case Brought to Mayors
Acknowledgements Primary
Abandoned-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King Street,
Bell Telephone No, JOG,

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April %, 1902.
The efforts on the part of several citizens
backing up the proposition of Messrs.
Goldsborough, Willard and Warner to lease
the city gas works and electric light plant
have resulted in somewhat novel form.
1t was generally thought that the mat
ter had been disposed of when it was
summarily turned down in council by the
report Of the committee on light. accom-
panied by the statement, made emphati-
cally that the plant was not hereafter to
be considered either for sale or lease. But
yesterday afternoon those interested in the
proposed lease sent out many reply postal
cards to citizens. One was addressed among
others, to the First National Bank, bearing
on one side a communication signed by
1.-THE Citizens Committee" but the names
of those comprising this body are not yet
made public. The attention of the citizens
addressed Is invited to the subject in the
following words: i
Dear Sir: If you are a gas consumer or
taxpayer, kindly sign the attached postal
card, detach and mail it,
The part intended for reply mailing con-
tains the following:
1.-The undersigpedfgas consumer or tax
payer hereby recommends that the council,
or a committee of citizens, accept the offer
of Goldsborough. Willard and Warner to
accounts of the gas and electric works by
a certified accountant or chartered account
ant nominated by the council or such COM
mittee for the purpose of ascertaining the
true financial condition thereof, and what
have been the true and correct annual net
profits or losses thereof since May 81,
1897" "a
Complicated Case in Court.
The session Of Mayor George L. Simp-
sons police court was taken up this morn
ing with the hearing of evidence In a COM
plicated case. The evidence adduced was
so conflicting as to be void of results.
George Butler colored. was a prisoner and
Maria Parker, Also colored, appeared as
complainant. charging that Butler and his
wife secured purse containing about SIS,
found by the complainant, without giving
her any of the money. She alleged that It
had dropped out of an old coat bought by
Butler Saturday from among the personal
effects of an old cofored man named Dan
lei Kemper who recently died. Maria told
the court that while visiting at Buffers
house she discovered the purse and handed
1t over to the Butler woman. Nothing was
said about dividing the spoils, which so in
censed Maria that after repeated efforts to
get the others to come to terms she swore
out warrant against the man,
When the case was called this morning
a large colored man. giving the name Of
Giles B. Jackson, and who stated that he
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was practicing attorney of Richmond
Va, appeared and asked to be allowed to
look after the interests of the administrator
of Kemper's estate. He was granted per-
mission by the mayor and his examination
of the witnesses created much amusement
in court
Mayor Simpson however, dismissed the
case, as nothing definite could be proved
against the prisoner.
Primary Declared Off.
A meeting of the city democratic commit
tee was held last evening in the office of
the commissioner of the revenue for the
purpose of making final arrangements for
the primary. AS it appeared that the dem
ocratic candidates would be without oppo-
sition within the party, it was decided TO
declare the primary off and q resolution to
that effect was passed. The following are
the party nominees: For commonwealth at
torney, Leonard Marbury; commissioner of
the revenue, Charles H. Callahan; city ser
geant, Richard H. Cox 1t is stated that
Mr.. William Dobie may oppose Mr.. Cox in
the general election to be held May % Out
side of this probability it is not thought
that there will be any contest.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains Of
William Entwisle, whose death occurred
Sunday, took place this afternoon from the
residence of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Claude
iShlu, vi SOulH w washington street. Many
friends and relatives of the deceased at
tended and the members of the Relief Fire
Company attended in a body. Rev. P. P
Phillips of St. Pauls Episcopal Church Of
ficiated, and the interment was made in
Ivy Hill cemetery.
The Episcopal High School base ball team
went down to Charlottesville yesterday and
played Pan Tops Academy to a standstill
and a tie on the athletic field of the Uni
versity of Virginia. The score was to O.
The game was stopped in the last inning
to allow the visitors to catch a train
Miss Lille Wildt of this city was a pas
senger on the electric car which was
wrecked near Newport News Sunday night
The car plunged over a trestle into a
stream, but as it did not overturn no one
avs badly injured Miss Wildt was rescued
from the water after receiving a bad fright
Mr.. and Mrs. Lycurgus E. Uhler will sail
soon from Baltimore for Jamaica W. L.
where they will stay several weeks Mr.
Uhlers health has been declining for some
time past and he hopes that the sea trip
will have beneficial effect.
The board of health held a meeting last
night in the Office of the city auditor.
Oniy routine business was transacted. In
the absence of the secretary. Mr.. James F.
Peyton was elected secretary pro tenn.
Mrs. w. T. Gary, the venerable mother of
Mrs. A. S. Doniphan is reported to be i'm
proving this morning at the Alexandria
Hospital. Mrs. Gary has been critically ill
there for some time.
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A Church Incorporated.

certificate of Incorporation of the Eek
ington Presbyterian Church of Washington
city was placed on record today. The in
corporators are William w. Trail, George
Lippert, William w. Porter, William A.
Taylor. Abram R. Server, Scion c. Kemon
and Irwin b. Linton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

Fire at Quincy. ILL.,. Monday afternoon
destroyed property estimated at $4,000 In
value.
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Bubonic plague has appeared among the
wallaby (smaller kangaroos) in the zoologi-
cal gardens at Sydney, N. S. w.
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The President
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lieyes in 10 Minutes.

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was af1icted with Chronic Catarrh. Remedies and
treatment By specialists only gave me Temporary
relief until I was induced to use DIR. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder. II gave almost instant relief"
90 cents. Dr.. Agnew's Pulls are cheapest and best
20 for 10 cents.
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al Druggists.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
FIRE
ALARM
SIGNALS
Whistles by Which Fires May
Be Located
Cut Out and Paste In Your
Hat

The people of Salem generally are
not familiar with the code Of signals
that has been adopted for the locating
Of fires. The whistle will be used in
place Of ringing the fire bell The use
Of the bell has been dispensed with
and from now on fire alarms in the city
will be sounded by the newly.installed
FIRE whistle.
In districting the city into fire
wards, Summer street is the dividing
line between the east and west halves
OF the wards of the city. There are
nine fire districts the fourth ward of
the city being divided into three fire
wards. The dividing line of the upper
and lower halves Of the Fourth ward is
Oak street.
Il will be well for the readers of
The Journal to cut out the accompany
ing list Of fire alarm signals, and pre-
serve the same that they may become
acquainted with them. The fire whis-
tie will be used exclusively now in case
OF fire, and residents OF the city should
familiarizo themselves with the fol-
lowing code Of signals that has been
adopted.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
whistles

In the above table the Authorizations
II" and IS" represent long and short
blasts Of the whistle. respectively.
The boundaries OF the nine fire dis
tricts are as follows:
Ward /, district West OF Summer
and north OF Marion to the city limits.
Ward 1, district2-East of Summer
and north OF Marion to the city limits.
Ward 2, district S-south OF Marion.
west OF Summer and north OF Court.
Ward 2. district 4-south of Marion
east OF Summer and north OF Court
Ward 3, district 5-South OF Court
west OF Summer and north OF Ferry.
Ward 3, district 6-South OF Court
east OF Summer and north OF Ferry
Ward 4. district 7-South of Ferry
west Of Summer TO the city limits.
Ward 4. district S-South OF Ferry.
east OF Summer and north of Oak.
Ward 4. district 9-South OF Oak
and east OF Summer TO the city limits.