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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-12-30

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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-12-30
The Northern Pacific

Is ,he ru.s pl,ronizsJ by experienced tr.v isrs over tbis continent and you ean' n,f do .-Jt-r tb.n ( ke this route when nsN.N.4 sr- going EtSt. Three trans canii~.utJrr $ dlilv. For tickets and on too lm .ti n, ctIl Jn or write Co A.. I.r.n.. G-rl. Agent, l-ClmI, v L A.. NI.-... G-nL Ag-r'. S-iItl-.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-12-30

RJyd Lluntrv esnnot De sxesllst The, 70 suit your taste and conveniene' and hlv.u ln prices Phone o7, next to electric lIgh; y'ant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-12-30

Furnished rooms and houses for rent advertised in the Daily Alaskan-alwaYs bring plenty oi applicants.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
JAIL FOR MAYOR
AND Ai-DERnEN

Denver, Dec. Mayor Wright and
the city aldermen who violated Judge
Mullins's injunction forbidding them
to pass the Tramway franchise ordi-
nance, were yesterday found guilty of
contempt of court. They were SEN
fenced to serve four months in the
county jail. They were given ten
days in which to appeal to the SUI
preme Court and an application for
a writ of supersedeas will be filed
next Tuesday.
The offending officials think they
will be able to defend their action in
the higher court.
Those sentenced were Mayor r. r.
Wright, Jr, and Aldermen w. B. Teb
belts. John D. Ross. Andrew Horan,
p. b. Russell, John Conlon. William
Gahan, James Parish, George w.
Weick, F. A. Bailey, D. G. Gray and
Pinkney Wallick.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
FOUR PARTIES
HOLD THE BONDS

Denver. Dec S.-The Republican this
morning says:
Definite information received in Den
yer yesterday as to the plan of financ-
ing the new Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific railroad discloses the fact that
George j. Gould, owner of the control
ling interest in the Rio Grande rail-
road system and one of the great lead
ers in the western and southern rail-
road world, has a one-quarter interest
in the new trunk line which will tap
one of the richest undeveloped districts
in the West and will place Denver di
rectly on the great transcontinental
railroad highway. OF the S2000O,000
of bonds issued for the construction of
the new railroad. $5,0O0,O00 worth has
been taken by Mr.. Gould. The total
amount has been subscribed for as fol-
lows:
George j. Gould, So 900 900.
G. M Boissevain G. Sons, 50 900 600.
d. H. Moffat and associates S5, ,O00,-
600.
NJ. ]. Perry of Providence. Rhode
Island, and associates. S5,O00,O00.
The action taken by Mr. Gould is
considered a clever financial coup and
VIII materially strengthen MS interests
in the West and South. The report of
his investment in the new Moffat line
revives the rumor that the central
branch of the Missouri Pacific is to be
extended from Hoxie, Kansas, into
Denver. a distance of about 300 miles.
thus affording the Gould lines direct
entrance into the city and affording an
outlet via that route for the Moffat
road to Chicago in connection with the
Wabash and to the entire South by
the various lines which Mr.. Gould con-
trols in that section.
The reports that Mr.. Moffat plans to
extend the Denver-Salt Lake line on to
the Pacific coast are now considered as
more substantial than mere rumors in
view of yesterdays developments as
to who is interested in the financing
of the Colorado-Utah short line. g.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
STATE AUDITOR CROUTER ON
THE FINANCES OF COLORADO

ing no Information except statement
of taxes remitted to the state treasur-
err The report recommends travel
ing auditor to investigate the different
county and state institutions. 1t rec
ommends that the money accruing
from tine game fund be held intact for
appropriation, or turned into the gen.
eral revenue fund for the redemption
of warrants.
1t is further recommended that the
fees collected by the boiler inspector
be turned into the treasury. The cor
poration license tax department has
been Il source of disappointment so far
as the amount of revenue derived is
concerned Since the act was amend
ed and taxation lowered, the income
has been insignificant in comparison
with other departments. Mr.. Crouter
recommends that the taxation be
changed to the original fee. or the de-
partment abolished. The report speaks
of the salary of the auditor, $500, and
recommends an increase to $4,000.
Because the large corporations re-
fused to pay taxes upon their 1901 as
sessments, except in a few counties
where compromise has been effected,
the auditor finds it difficult to make ac-
curate estimate of the excess revenues
that will accrue to the general revenue
fund for 1901 and 1902. Should the
corporations pay fifty per cent. of the
taxes charged against them, the report
estimates an excess revenue of about
5000 900 for the biennial period. after
having paid all the appropriations.
The auditor recommends an appropria-
ton OF this money for the payment of
deficiency claims of previous admins
tratlons and the redemption of out
standing warrants of previous
years.
Mr. Crouter calls attention to the ex-
cellent record of the insurance depart
ment. and reports an increase of S42,-
923.57. The floating debt of the state
has been decreased over 100000 in the
last two years. Should this record be
maintained. it will be only few years
before the state will be on a cash basis.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
DEATH OF EX.SPEAKER REED
AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS

Washington, Dec. 7.-Thomas Brack-
EFT Reed. former speaker of the House
of Representatives and for many years
prominent in public life. died here at
1871 o'clock this morning in his apart
ments at the Arlington. The immedi-
ate cause of death was uraemia.
Mr.. Reed came here last Sunday on
business before the Supreme Court and
remained to attend the opening OF Con-
gress. He first became indisposed Mon
day night and the next day was confined
TO what proved to be his deathbed.
Unfavorable symptoms had deve-
oped daily since he took to his bed and
a change for the worse was noted in
Mr.. Reeds condition early yesterday
a subcutaneous saline TRANSMISSION in
order to stimulate his kidneys, which
were failing to perform their proper
functions. At o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon the saline solution was again
administered, about three quarts of
fluid being used. The heart became
weaker and weaker, but the patient re-
tanned consciousness until IL O'Clock
last night, when a complete coma came
on.
At the bedside when he died were
Mrs. Reed and Miss Katherine Reed,
Drs. Gardner, Mcdonald, Bishop and
Goodnow and the nurses.
Mr.. Reed graduated at Bowdoin col
lege in his 2lst year, began to practice
law at Portland four or five years later.
and before he was thirty years of age
he had fairly entered upon career of
honorable public office that ended only
with his voluntary retirement to pri-
vate life.
He was in the State Legislature for
three years, OTTER which he was city So
licitor for Portland for four years un-
til 1877. At that time he entered Con-
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
Large Fire in Denver.

Denver. Dec. Sire on Wazee
street yesterday morning caused a
loss of about $123.O 900 about half of
which is covered by insurance. The
three buildings damaged stand in i
row on WaZee street. separated only
by walls. The first. near the corner of
Eighteenth street. was the planning
mill owned by the McPhee & McGin-
nifty Lumber Company; the next, 1881
Wazee street, was occupied by j. p.
Paulson. manufacturer of show cases
These two were destroyed. The third,
No. 1S41 Wazee street. is occupied by
the Denver branch of William Volker
& Co, manufacturers of window
shades, and suffered about $50, 900 loss
by water. Four firemen were hurt
None of them seriously. By the plan
ing mill fire 160 men are thrown out
of employment, but they will be put
to work in temporary quarters within
a week. aa- ... .--
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

gress, where he remained until his re-
tirement.
With the final adjournment of the
Fifty-fifth Congress, March 4, 1899, it
was supposed that for few months
the National Legislature would not be
topic of immediate prominence. The
Republicans had an assured, though
not large majority. in the Fifty-fifth
Congress. and it was morally certain
that Thomas b. Reed would be re-elect-
ed speaker without serious opposition.
In the middle of April. however the
political world was set agog by the
news that Mr.. Reed had finally de-
termined to resign his seat in Congress
and retire from politics, in order to be-
come a member of law firm in New
York City under circumstances which
gave him the assurance of very large
income. Since that time Mr.. Reed has
been connected with many of the most
important cases in the country.
If he had concluded to serve through
the term for which he was last elected,
he would have been in the House of
Representatives for twenty-four con-
secutive years. The highest praise of
his probity and ability as speaker of
the House was expressed by all. II
was the prevailing opinion that Mr..
Reeds retirement was due to the feel
ing that he owed it to his family to
make some money. There are men.
some of whom the Mazet inquiry in
New York brought to light. who grow
rich through their connection with
politics, but who could not earn very
much money by legitimate private eff
fort Mr.. Reed was of exactly the op-
posite sort. When in public office. he
gave energy to public affairs, although
at any time, by considering his pocket
book first and his constituents after
wards. he could have entered the path
that leads to riches.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12
CONVINCING PROOF.

Case No. Al ,206.-Capt. Alfred G.
Rigler OF Hose Company No. 4. CaA
ton, Ohio. says: II had a weak back
ever since l was boy, and about
six years ago the cause developed
into rather a bad case of kidney com
plant. 1t was not little backache
now and then, but backache which
caused actual suffering day and
night, and the harder l tried to get
rid OF it the worse it became.
When the attacks were in the acute
stage it was difficult to sit down. and
when down it was just as hard to re-
gain an erect position, on account of
the twinges Of pcin In, me Kidneys.
can only describe some of the pangs
as similar to that received from a
knife thrust.
In time, distressing and terribly
inconvenient urinary weakness result
ed, causing annoying embarrassment
during the day and loss of sleep dur
ing the night.
took everything which came to
my notice from reading, from observa-
ton, and which my friends and ac-
quaintances advised l consulted
physicians, hut none of them were
able to relieve the trouble, let alone
stop it.
1t became so well known that had
q pronounced case of kidney com
plant that l often received circulars
from medical companies offering to
cure me, and one day eighteen letters
were handed to me by the mail caRN
rier. -
When Doan's Kidney Pills attracted
my attention l wanted to try them,
Just as | had tried everything else.
and Mrs. Rigler went to Durham &
Wright Co.'s drug store for box.
Relief followed
l knew after a dose or two that
the medicine was acting directly on
the kidneys from the altered condi-
ton of the kidney secretions. and,
encouraged. 1 continued the treat
ment Finally, the backache and
other complications stopped
Let me sum up my opinion about
Doan's Kidney Pills by saying, l
would willingly pay one months
wages for box of them if could not
buy them for less. You can refer
any one to me about Doan's Kidney
Pills and l will convince them that
they act just as represented
Four Years After.
Lapse of time has strengthened
my appreciation of Doan's Kidney
Pills. | gave this remedy my unquali-
fled endorsement in the summer of
1896, because of the results l obtained
from course of the treatment.
can now add to my original endorse
ment the experience of number of
others who are just as enthusiastic.
when they express their opinion Of
Doans Kidney Pills, as L."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Rig
Ter, will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists, pricen
SO cents per box.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Denver Dec S-The biennial report
of State Auditor Crouter calls atten-
tion of the deficiencies incurred in
previous years, and says that it will ne
the duty of the Fourteenth General AS
sembly to provide for them. Thanks
to the revenue law. he says the appro-
priations of the present year have all
been paid and he predicts that the hi-
ennial period will show excess revenue
of approximately 100000 after having
paid all the appropriations.
The report says. in part:
AT the time of assuming the duties
of this Office, the financial affairs of
the state were in a most deplorable
condition The various institutions
were calling loudly for increased ap-
preparations. Estimates of revenue
to be received for the fiscal years of
1900 and 1902 would not justify the
Legislature in making an increased
appropriation. Through the present
revenue law, all state institutions have
been paid in full every appropriation
allowed by the Thirteenth General As
sembly. the same being greatly in eX-
cess of those allowed in previous years
This has relieved the situation so
far as present needs of the institutions
are concerned, but deficiencies incurred
in former years were not provided for
by the last Legislature, and it now be-
comes an important duty OF the Four
teenth General Assembly to provide
for payment of all deficiencies brought
forward from previous years.
These deficiencies are named as fol-
lows:
Penitentiary ............t...s $ 100000
University ............. 100000
Insane asylum ............ 100000
Certificates of Indebtedness 23.446.13
Stock destroyed by order of
veterinary board, etc.. 100000
Total S143. .046.0O
The auditor complains of the difficult
ties of getting reports of the states
finances from the counties. and says
that the office frequently receives
statements from county clerks contain
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Michael j. Dady, the Brooklyn con
tractor, has been bunkoed out of s10,-
900 in Havana. but in simple justice
to the Cubans it must be said that the
operation was performed by man
hailing from Chicago.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The New York Tribune thinks that
the result of the Molineux trial ought
to put q stop to the practice of hiring
handwriting experts" at $50 a day
and Expenses" to swear away mems
lives.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

An U. S. patent has been granted
for an amidobenzofiavine produced by
transforming the nitrotetraamidoditol
ylphenylmethan of amididitolyphenyl-
methan into pentaamidoditolyph
methan. An infringement seems i'm
possible
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

that an abusive cartoon of Senator
Clark is not libelous should not be
taken. however, as applying to all pub
lie men.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The sction of the German students
in joining in movement against pis-
tol dues is unreservedly to be com
mended. There is always possibil-
ity that somebody will get hurt in
pistol duel.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

A beautiful young American woman
who was not satisfied with the shape
of her nose is now likely to lose it
entirely because she attempted to
have 1t changed. AS a rule nature
understands better how to do these
things.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

A prominent Mexican boasts that
he owns 100000 cattle, 100000
sheep and 100000 horses. He is
hog.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The Kansas judge who has deliv-
cred the opinion that a man has the
right to bury his wife alive appar-
emily he's no fear that he will ever
be in a position to need the equal suf
frage vote.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The turtle who had initials carved
on his back thirty years ago at Nan
tasket has just arrived at a New Jer-
sey coast resort, where he hopes to
play his shell games unmolested.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Express messengers are warned
that Harry Apgar, aged eleven, has
left his home in Gotham with the in
tention of becoming an outlaw like
Jesse James.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The North Missouri father who has
an 1S-ounce pear in his orchard and
12-pound boy in the nursery is glad
that the boy isn't a pair.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Which do you suppose is the mad
der, the burglar who blows apart a
$1,000 safe and finds S7.93 in it, or the
owner of the safe when he views the
wreck the next morning?
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Gray hair is the fashion in Paris.
The dye is cast-aside.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

After refusing food for four years
the captive turtle of Prof. Lee of
Bowdoin college has died. Maine al
ways was a healthful state.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

NJ. Marconi is still trying to accom-
plish results without the use of wires.
What If he should get into politics?
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Mr.. Carnegie's former private secre
tary says that the chief characteristic
of the great philanthropist is his
egregious vanity We beg to differ.
II is his egregious bank roll.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

The American heiress whose name
list must feel very cheap.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

To ascertain just how many of us
there really are cost the census
bureau about $4,000, 900. or 1915 per
capita.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Mascagni has discovered that an
American cocktail makes music. Two
or three of them. however, are apt to
create a discord.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Another duel has been fought on
French soil; fierce combat; nobody
killed.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Sarah Bernhard denies that she is
German. 1t seems ridiculous, taking
her past into consideration, that Sarah
must make personal declaration of
her Frenchiness.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Uncle Sam is now at peace with
all the world. Both Crazy Snake and
the sultan of Bacolod have promised
to be good.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Hawaiis latest scandal proves that
Honolulu is making desperate effort
to get in the st. Louis class.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

School girls have reason to rejoice
because the price of sugar has be-
come lower at the very beginning of
the fudge season.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

High noon is the proper hour for
wedding in high life. When it comes
to divorce any old hour is good
enough.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Both the man who invented the
Cardiff giant and the man who
carved it are dead and neither had
anything left of the money of which
the public was defrauded
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

Buffalo Bill's retirement from the
show business will rob many of our
most carefully educated Indians of
a congenial vocation.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

A name on the handle of an umbrel-
la is not sufficient Identification at a
bank.
The Springfield herald., 1902-12-12

organs until too late.
81 had terrible pains along my
spinal cord fer two years and suffered
dreadfully. l was given different
medicines, wore plasters; none of
these things helped me. Reading of
the cures that Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, l somehow felt that it was
what l needed and bought bottle to
take. How glad 1 am that / did so;
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
l felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. 1t seemed as
though there had been regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. L
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia f. Pin<ham's Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me"
-MRs. LAURA L. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. = $4,000 forfeit II original of above letter
pyoUing genuineness cannot be produced
Every sick woman who does not
understand her aiIment should
write Mrs. PinlSham. Lynn,
Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful.
, 1902-06-12
KNIGHT
MAKES REPORT OF HIS RECENT
VISIT TO THE LARAMIE
PLAINS OIL LANDS.
Points Out To Expert Of Laramie Oil
and Gas Company Where Oil Is
Likely To Be Found, II At All, and
Latter viii Report Result To a
Meeting Of the Company.

The following extracts taken from
the report made by Prof. Knight of the
University OF Wyoming to the Lara
ME Oil and Gas company is of more
than passing interest. as showing the
opinion Of that gentleman on the pro-
liability Of getting oil in the Laramie
plain. He was taken to the field a day
or two ago by A. r. Waldo. the expert
Of the company. and together they in
spected the field in a careful manner.
the ideas gathered by Prof. knight
forming the basis Of the future action
OF the company. Prof Knight says in
part:
I'm considering the Laramie plains
as a whole. it is an artesian basin. and
consequently could not contain both
oil and water. unless there might be a
fold that would trap the oil and hold it.
There is a possibility that such fold
exists. | went with Mr.. Waldo and
pointed out a fold that outcrops along
the Laramie river above the mouth
Of Sand creek. Unfortunately. this fold
cannot be followed any distance on
account Of the heavy wash that covers
the plains. From the present indica-
tons. this has a considerable extent
and may extend into the plain for many
miles. Along the axis or neal it would
be, in my opinion. the only place on the
Laramie plains where you might ex-
pect to find a storage OF oil. To be
sure, the only point In favor OF this
place is the fact hat it is in an anti
Wyoming is found. The only way to
test this place will be by the use OF
the drill.
IN case you drill you will. il you
locate along the fold, have to drill be-
tween 1000 and 1900 feet. The for.
nations that you will have to penetrate
will be as. follows. The Niobrara
chalks. Benton. and a portion. at least.
Of the Dakotas. The chalks will drill
without much difficulty. but in the Ben
ton shales you will find some caving
strata and also meet with some water.
The worst portion Of the Benton is in
the strata contains B%entonite. which
is a gelatfnus clay and swells and be-
comes like soft soap as soon as water
Is mixed with it. Some trouble will
come to the driller also in the Dakotas
clays. You should start with a large
bit. say ten or twelve inches. il pos.
sible, SO that you will have the room
to case of the caves and at the same
time keep a reasonably large diameter.
In this way you will be able to sink a
we'll to a depth Of $500 feet without
much difficulty"
Mr.. Waldo has prepared a supple.
mental report. emb0dying his observa,
lions while out with Prof. Knight. in
which he recommends that the com,
pany sink two wells about six miles
apart. to a depth OF not less than 5000
feet. unless oil OF gas are encountered
sooner, These reports will be submit,
ted to the company this week. when
action will probably be taken to start
at least one drill in the places sug.
gested by Mr.. knight,