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The Washington times., 1902-05-27

Two hundred acres OF Forest Park
have been set aside for the State build
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

regulates the periods, dries weakerng
drains, heals inflammation and ulcsa-
ton, and cures female weakness. II
tranquilizes the nerves, encourages he
appetite and induces refreshing sleep
There is no substitute for rFavote
Prescription for there is nothing list
rs good for worlarly ills.
-i wish to advise the suffering women Of lis
great llni, of the good have received from r.
Picrre's Flvorite Prescription and Golden MI
icIl Discovery. writes Mrs Mary Shappellof
Columbus Grove, Putnam Co. Ohio. rFor far
years had been a sufferer from female troubb
and at tims- was unable to do even the houe-
WORK for three in the family. I had such pals
that suffered airuos; death dozens Of times 1t
after taking five bottles OF your medicines Gu
truthfilly say that my health was greatly il
proved have good appetite and am gainig
In flesh right along. This spring is the fir.
time in five years that ! have done my hou.
cleaning all by myself and withou. the Leaf
fatigue whatever. hope all suffering woma
may find relief as I nave done.
MY gain in weight has been just ten pound
and am still gaining"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medica
Adviser, 1908 large pages, paper covers
is sent free on receipt of III one-cen
stamps 70 pay expense OF mailing only
or for clotll-bound book, send 81 stamps
Address DR.. R W Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

Ground was broken today by the Southern
RAILWAY Company for the erection Of paint
shop at the northeast corner of Wilkes and
Alfred Streets. TIL. she vri' bc iJxlOO feet
and modem in every particular.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

The funeral u S-an!Flans Edclin. who died
last Friday. took rlacc a o'clock this at
crnoon from St. Nary's Catholic Church. Row.
Father VI J. ..h'rn ofFciaicd. anh intermtnt
was in St Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

Mr. LouiS Kraft, who has spent the past two
years in Germany, has returned to his home
in this city.
The Washington times., 1902-05-27

The Alexandria county court today trans
acted no business. hut gave way to the rir-
cult court, with Judge c. +. Nicol presiding.
Tic docket was called and cases set.
Tho only business Of interest was the case
~ phillirs We Iirrchman, 4 suit to get pos
srs,irn of the Washington. ARLINGTON and Falls
Chr-ch Railroad. NrTuincnt in the case will
he heard ncxt SATURDAY. before Judge Nicol
nj NanasSas Nr. Phillips Is represented by
Ncssrs. Thornton l. Thornton and Iamcs F..
Clements Messrs. II. Walton Moore. of Fair
fax. and Col. +. l.. Smith. Of this city. repre-
cont w Nanchmnn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

idea Of these docks They are profitable
institutions and the London county
council Is planning TO bring them uhuer
the control OF the city, They now pc
long to private companies, but the city
proposes 20 buy out the present owners,
and TO manage the docks by pupio
board, under the direction OF parma
ment. This will probably be done at
some time In the future
WATER FROM WALES.
Another thing which the county coun-
ell Is planning is the bringing OF water
for London clear across England from
the Welsh lakes At present London
Is supplied by the Thames and Lea riy-
ers, but II already uses 2O5,o0O,oOO gal-
Ions day and II IL estimated that the
demand will soon be such as to impair
the navigation of the Thames Blrm-
ingham h getting it's water from
Wales, and so are other cities, ana
London viii IN all probability have TO
do likewise. The water works are now
in the hands of private companies
whose gross income last year amounted
to something like $40, 100000, and whose
profits were over 100000 The London
county council proposes to buy out
these parties and run the water works
as a city institution.
This would undoubtedly be better for
London In a sanitary way and also Tor
its fire department This city has ten
fires every day the year through. lrhas
more than $500 fires year, and the fire
brigade is very important part OF the
metropolis. This now consists OF LOO
...!x .ta
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06
MINING CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS.

Butte, Mont, Sept, 5.--More excite
ment was injected into the Internation-
al Mining congress at its morning ses-
sion than has yet occurred. An effort
has been made by a numerous faction
Of the congress to reorganie II into a
new body, having for its objects diff
ferent lines Of effort than those along
which the old congress has been work.
ing since its inception,
Among these new lines were the
changing OF It's name and scope from
an international TO an American basis
and the injection Of q more CONNER
cial and less congressional feature into
the association Before the conven-
ing Of the congress much talk was
heard Of n split between the factions
who favored and opposed this action
and the formation OF new association
and the presidents gavel had hardly
sounded when the whole question was
precipitated A special committee on
Reorganization had been appointed ear
ly In the week 10 draw up a report en-
bodying these new ideas. Yesterday
its report was read, the provisions Of
which stirred up such radical dissen-
sions that the original committee was
later supplemented by the adding OF
member from each state delegate to
It's membership. This committee spent
part OF last night In an effort to moli-
~ and harmonic all factions and this
morning filed unanimous report,
which Prof. Holmes in presenting ex-
planned In detail,
The motion for its adoption brought
dozen delegates to their feet with
counter motions and amendments,
among them a point OF order that no
notice Of an amendment OF the rules OF
the congress under which II was work
ing had been made and consequently
the proceedings were entirely Irregular
Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell OF Monta q
was the delegate who raised this po
and who led the fight against the y
posed reorganization plan. While o
parently slightly in the minority, h
skill as n pariamentarian and debate
served 10 block all efforts at conside
alton OF the committees report and wa
productive OF much bitterness upon
both sides. II Is freely stated that a
new organization may result whatever
the action Of the congress on the COM
mittee report may be.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

and moneymaking center. Ii lies east
OF the emple and embraces the port,
the docks, the custom house, the bank
the exchange and the hundreds of
great wholesale establishments, banks
and other corporations which make
London the financial center Of the
world. This is the city proper, and 1t
Is city OF the day. # has a popula-
tlon OF 300, 900 and through II every day
more than a million go in and out
while II Is light, but at night II Is al
most as deserted as a city of the dead.
lis thousands OF capitalists and clerks
then leave II and 1t is handed over TO
the watchmen and policemen, the
lord mayor, In fact. being about the
only prominent citizen to remain all
night through
LONDON'S BIG DOCKS.
| have spent much time about the
docks watching the great steamers load
and unload goods for and from America
and all parts Of the world. don't know
where one can get better idea OF the
immensely Of this city. You might live
about Hyde Park for years and hardly
know London was port. Still Lon
don Us the greatest port of the world. IL
surnasses Liverpool and all the others.
The whole River Thames from here to
the sea is its harbor. so that the port
Is really 60 miles long and II ranges IN
width with the width of the river.
Standing ON London bridge you see a
forest Of masts, not only in the river Il.
self but rising high above the great
wholesale structures bordering It. The
docks are mighty basins cut out OF
the lands along the bank, enormou,
watts OF, water covering acres surround
ed by warehouses. st. GATHERINGS docks
have an area of 20 acres. the London
docks and Millwall docks each cover
100 acres, while the Surrey docks and
the West Indian docks have each S5(
acres.
Even larger than these are the Royal
Victoria and Albert docks which are
almost three miles In length, and have
an area Of 500 acres, and those OF TIL
bury, further down the Thames, which
are quite as large. IL you could put a
big farm under water. and allow
mighty warehouses to rise up along the
borders and through the fields and add
hundreds Of steamers loading and I'm.
loading at them, you might have some
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

finest Of this part Of London, and
there Is now talk OF an enormous
American department store on the cres-
cent shaped area which is to be vacat-
ed By the joining OF the Strand and
Hoborn.
A BIG AMERICAN DEPARTMENT
STORE.
! understand that an application has
already been made to the London
county council for this space. The par
ties have asked to lease II for nine
hundred and ninety-nine years, and
the council Is considering the advisa-
bility of giving them lease for ninety
nine years. II II does SO the Americans
will have one of the most valuable lo-
cations In London and will erect a store
which Will be q surprise to the London
shopkeepers.
At present there Is no such thing as
a great department store In London.
There Is man named whitley at
Bayswater who calls himself "A Uni
versal Provider" He started business
in a small way and added to his estab-
lishment until he has what the London
people consider something great Pc
ter Robinson has smaller establish
ment on oxford street, but neither Of
these can compare with the mainmo h
department stores of New York and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

Chicago. So far London has had no
good rapid transit system. and II may
be that that has retarded the day Of
such stores. BY the new underground
electric routes one will be able to 20
to any part of the city within few
moments at cents per trip, and the
shopping possibilities will be greatly
Increased. | understand that both John
Wanamaker and Siegel Cooper & Co.
have been considering such an enter
prise, but as yet nothing has come to
a material head.
HOW LONDON rs GOVERNED.
From what / have said about Lor-
don's city improvements you win see
that the government here is something
Of an institution, This Is, YOU know
the capital OF the united kinIdo the
seat Of parliament and the residence of
the king and royal family. 1t has all
tbs chief officials of the government,
but It's own administration IN separate
and apart from these. 1t Is difficult to
understand II, for the town has now
dozen or so mayors and maze OF other
authorities, Not long ago It had 500
''pui "t- dutilOilllto, edcH tAcTCiSlne
some sort Of control but most Of these
We're swallowed up In the London coun-
ty council At present there is coun-
T. government. city government and
a borough government. The borough
government might be called a ward
government, for the city is divided into
27 boroughB or wards, each Of which
has lts own mayor, its own council and
O certain class of officials,
THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
The general government, however, Is
tho London county council, comprising
1871 members, of whom 10 are aldermen.
This council practically governs Lon
don. II fixes the taxes and spends the
money, and that right royalty too
LAST year its expenses amounted Ia
sSD, 900 900, or to more than the revenues
cf many state government The
council arranges for the debt OF tie
city which now amounts to more than
sS39, 600, 600. 1t steps little deeper into
debt every year, and 1t enters upon all
sorts Of public improvements, granting
franchises and permits for all kinds OF
undertakings.
II Is hard for an American to realize
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

grams are forwarded for delivery to
the various parts Of the city
| like the postal savings bank system
which Is IN use all over Great Britain
so that every little village has its saw
wherever there IL postoliice, and the
savings banks are SO well patron
ized that they now have more than
$500, 900 600 on deposit. Such an instltu-
ton would be of the greatest good to
the United States; and II properly or
ganlzed would result In our holding
every cent Of our own national debt.
AMERICAN-LoNDoN EXPOSITION.
During my stay In London ! have
been to Americas exposition at the
crystal Palace. IL Is not q success
either In the number OF les exhibitors
nor the number Of its visitors. Indeed,
you can see more American goods In a
walk along Piccadilly or the Strand
than you can at the Crystal Palace.
Many OF the exhibitors complain that
they have been brought here under
false pretenses, and II would have been
much better for them and for the repu-
tation OF the United States II there had
been no exposition at all. As far as
| can see, the whole show consists Of
a fair display Of American typewrtters,
few machinery exhibits, an American
soda water fountain, q carpet sweeper
or so from Grand Rapids. lawn now
er from New York, patent beer bottle
washer from Philadelphia, kodak or
so and a half dozen spectacle sellers.
The spectacle sellers have boxes OF
spectacles on hand, and they will sell
you microscope or test your eyes
while you wait.
AMERICAN TYPEwRITERs IN
LONDON.
! talked to the typewriter exhibitors.
They tell me that the whole of the
typewrlting trade OF Great Britain is
now In American hands and that there
is only one English machine worth
speaking of. This is called the Salter,
but there are not more than 800 In
use In the whole country.
The demand for typewrters here Is
steadily increasing, although Il IL still
nothing compared with that OF the
United States | find typewriting es-
Establishments In all the cities and fair
ly good typists, as the typewriter girls
are called In most cases, however,
the English typewriter girl Is not ac-
cutsomed to taking dictation and she
does better as copyist.
Here In London dictation costs half
crown or cents an hour or 10 shillings
a day You can have copying done by
good operators for rs cents per thous-
and words and by less expert ones as
low as Is cents thousand.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

100000 mile to construct, and the
electrical equipment was put In by the
General Electric Company Of New York.
/ have spoken OF Mr.. Yerkes' great
schemes which are now fast approach
ing completion. These will honsycomb
the soil under the city with similar
tubes and the Westinghouse company
Will build the machinery.
Other schemes are now proposed for
American enterprise above ground.
American goods are already sold In all
parts of the Strand The American
flag and the Union Jack are painted
on many Of the shop windows and
American drugs American tobacco are
to be had everywhere. The Westing-
house building on the corner Of Nor
folk street and tie Strand Is ola Of the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

tho powers OF such council That Of
London county controls the music halls,
tie tramways, the bridges, the water
works and all public improvements,
have told you how II has already spent
millions In erecting houses 10 rent 10
The poor, and how 1t IL building several
little municipal cities on the outskirts
Of London for that purpose. 1t does,
IN fact, a wholesale and retail real
estate business. The tenement build
lnPs will all bring in moderate rents
and the city officials will collect them.
The county council viii probably hold
the fee simple title to the ground along
ground rents to builders. 1t Is estlmat-
Ell that the city will eventually receive
something like $20,00O,0O0 In rents from
this source, and II II does as Blrming-
ham is doing, that is provides that at
the end OF the lease the buildings reve I
TO the city, London will become the
richest corporation on earth.
BIG SALARIES.
/ have looked somewhat into the mat
ter OF salaries here in London. The
county council spends about $4,000 900
year, and much OF this goes out for
labor The officers of the council re-
ceive from $4,000 to $4,000 per year. The
clerk, engineer and architect each get
$4,000; the assessor, $500, and the head
Of the street car department. $1,000
The officers Of the city corporation
are still better paid The recorder has
$4,000 per annum. the town clerk sl7,-
5O0 or just as much as We pay Minis
ter Choate. and the controller and re-
membrancer $4,000 each. In addition
there are other salaries ranging from
sl1, 900 down.
LONDON'S LORD MAYOR.
Perhaps the best paid mayor Of the
whole world is the lord mayor OF Lon
don. He has salary Of $4,000 year
and his house rent is free. He lives In
the Mansion House, across the way
from the Bank Of London within a
short distance of the Tower and LON
don bridge. ! have met him at his
palace during my stay. and he has room
and to spare.
The lord mayor does not control,
however, any part OF the metropolis
except that known as the city or the
part that forms the chief commercial
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

eQuare TO Holborn, not far from st.
hus. Where the two streets come to-
Niher about three acres Of buildings
" to be torn away, and this space viii
kleased out by the city for new bus
hiss houses.
ID tearing down the Strand the own
w Of the various properties have had
b be bought out. In many places the
Nidlngs have been replaced. The
Cileiy theater, for instance, had a new
rgcture erected for y below and back
sshere the old theater Stood and the
ne Is true OF other institutions. This
stk Is going on In the very heart Of
lRion on some Of the most costly
srEtd Of the world. The city fathers
h. had to plate the soil with gold
NE Il, and when the Improvement Is
enlsted It will, II is estimated. cost
HAst S25O0,OOO.
TIL AMERICAN INVASION ABOVE
AND BELOW GROUND.
Ave already written something
,knl the American invasion Of UNI
u.ssAnd London. have told YOU OF
wI.ppenny Tube line which is now
oVag millions from one part Of the
,spo another at 4 cents per trip. II
y mighty iron tube with railroad
us , n i. running far below the city
WA ne streets. 1t cost more than
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

rogland, Aug. 2S.-London Is
lenaOn' s,drg The old cityisputting
Ta9ap "A clothes and buying new. Its
Oh ~ ~ -. holng wldened. many Of the
slIesp ,, az have been torn down. and
90 Dp ! ,alr possibility that the day
'nsrs ,ms,can skyscraper may come
o. 'a 49,, ,s are going up in the fashinoa-
bic section .,,ou 10 row busv on
:. ." s,.,n5. AS | saw the street ten
Wv .,o i was SO narrow that two
s s~o'su,.ss could hardly pass Today
o y !, s.lre changed into a wide ave-
~. uhch shall run from Trafalgar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06

ZONE Queer Municipal Features Of the Biggest City the twenty-five Million DOL
lars for New Street.-The American Invasion Above Ground The
Council and Enormous Expenses The Lord Mayor and His RmThe Docks and
the Wtswor How Ensand Postal Service supnses OuThs
graph and the Postal Savings Our Exposition ondonAmscan pewrte
and the London Typewriter Girl Charles Dickens Granddaughter yp
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05
A Spring Picnic.

Last Saturday Prof. V. l.. Holt start ed out with delegation of girls from the fourth grade of the public school to enjoy picnic dinner and also to pick up some information in regard to the great Treadwell mines. After hay ing their pictures taken at the school door, the party took the ferry for Tread we'll. On reaching that point they went down to the Mexican boarding house where Steward Lieberman gave them a large room in which to spread out their lunch. Then the Ready Bullion mine was visited, where Supt. Macdonald explained many things of interest to the children and finally waved fare we'll from a skip, as he disappeared down the deep shaft. On the way home train passed them and a couple of cars jumped the track, just for their ediGcation, nobody hurt. After visiting mills and shops until their little heads were just bursting with acquired in formation they took the upper track for home.
 The party comprised the following:
 Agnes Museth, Alice Bach, Enola Churchill, Gerda Gustafson, Lenora Bach, Inga Graverock, Murley McWil- Hams, Hazel Clark, Ruth Jones, May Forsberg, Freda Grundler, Sena Crave rock.
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05

been engaged for the occasion. The Juneau Symphony Orchestra will fur nish the music, and the music loving, fun loving, dance loving people of Ju- neau and Douglas Island will all be there. The price of admission for gen tlemen will be s1,OO. All masks must be raised at the door.
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05
Missionary Society.

The Missionary Society of the Friends Church will hold public meeting at the church next Sunday evening. During the evening pro- gram of recitations and songs will be rendered by the children of the Busy Bee mission band. An invitation is extended to all.
 MRS. MAY TAToM, President.
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05

The s. B. Alaska Ministerial Associ- ation met at the Congregational par sonage in this city last Monday. A permanent organization was formed and bylaws and constitution were adopted. Rev. J. H. Condit was cleo ted president, Rev. w. H. Selleck, vice president, and Rev. N. G. B. Barton, secretary and treasurer. Rev. l.. F. Jones of Juneau read an interesting paper on "The Sabbath" After the exercises Mrs. Davies served tasty lunch of cake and coffee. The next meeting of the association will be held on the 31st inst, at the home of Rev. l.. F. Jones, at Juneau.
 We went down to the Douglas Opera House the other evening to see the ma gician, Dell Adelphia, and after short wait the curtain went up and the ma gician appeared in the center of the stage. He borrowed a Derby hat from a spectator and then proceeded to re- move the contents. First came lot of pasteboard boxes, then baby clothes, tin cans, tin plates, cups, canon balls, a snake, etc., etc., and finally enough paper to fill a wash tub. How did he do it? Just go down some evening and see if you can tell.
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05
Public School Notes.
ADVANCED DEPARTMENT.

ADVANCED DEPARTMENT.
 The following pupils have been regu- lar in attendance; they have maintain ed good record in department, and have ranked "A" in a sufficient number of branches to entitle them to be en- rolled upon the Roll of Honor: Maud Liljestrand Clara Jones Sena Gravrock May Forsberg Alice Bach Pearl Mackle Gerda Gustafson Alexandria Uren Agnes Museth Howard Carroway Osval Lahto Irwin Warren Mapnus Gustafson John Museth James Uren Herold Forsberg Sam Gaufin Murl McWilliams Lydia Dylsaver Gerda Gauttn Enola Churchill John Uren Freda Grundler Paul Jones Fanny Lahto Juanita Anderson
 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05

The Grand Mask Ball to be given by the Eagles on St. Patrick's day in the evening will be big event on Douglas Island. The Natatorium Hall, which is the largest and finest in Alaska, has
Douglas Island news., 1902-03-05
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.

Pupils ranking "A" during the month of February: Frank Carroway Andrew Wikkola Ella Grundler Volberg Davidson Irene Mcdonald Fredrich Davies Enid Richards Olgat Anderson George Uren Willie Garn John Cox Earl Burns
 lone Mcdonald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-30
Odd place For q Serpent.

In Alsace recently four-year-old
child, the daughter Of Il workingman,
became very Ill one day, but speedily
recovered. and for some days after
ward dismayed her parents by eating
n good deal more than child OF that
age is wont to eat.
Instead, however. Of growing fatter,
the girl grew thinner, and doctors who
were summoned to attend her were un-
able to explain why the food did her
no good. Finally the riddle was solved
for serpent about twenty inches In
length issued one morning from the
child's mouth.
The serpent was killed and sent to
the University Of Strassburg, and since
then the little one has enjoyed excel
lent health. 1t is supposed that the
child swallowed the serpent while
drinking some impure water.