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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25

got along very nicely. as he had great herds
of domestic reindeer to fall back upon when
game scarce. The same moss which
covered so many thousands of miles OF the
plains of arctic Siberia was seen everyw mere
in Alaska. The tame reindeer of Siberia
was practically the same animal as the wild
caribou of Alaska. changed by being domes-
ticated for centuries Could not the KS
kimo be made self-supporting by giving
him reindeer herds of his own?
Got Congress Interested.
On his return to the United States dur
ing the winter of 1891, DR.. Jackson. in his
annual report to Congress. asked for an
appropriation to provide the money for
importing few deer. Congress was not
convinced of the wisdom of such action,
but several private persons were so in
terested that they placed $1,000 at DR..
Jackson's disposal to begin the expert
ment; the first deer were brought over
that year. 1t was not long. however. be-
fore the government realized the import
ance of the movement. and in 1894 appro-
priated the sum of $1,000 to continue the
work. Later the appropriation was in
creased. and during the last several years
has amounted to $4,000 annually.
The Siberians were at first unwilling to
part with any of their reindeer The first
deer brought over were from the Chuck
ches herd-a tough, hardy breed. With
careful training the ESkfm0S make excel
lent herders Siberian herders were at
first imported to teach them, and later
the more intelligent and efficient Lapland-
ers. who have learned by centuries of ex-
perience to give to the breeding Of REIN
deer the care that we give to the breed
ing of cattle. When one considers that
raising reindeer in Alaska is simple and
the profits enormous, one Is surprised that
as yet no one has really gone into the
reindeer business. especially at Dawson,
where a rich market awaits the reindeer
farmer.
What They Can Do.
The Alaskan reindeer can hardly equal
the speed Of the Lapland deer. A pair Of
them can pull load OF 500 to TOO pounds
at the rate OF thirty-fve miles a day and
keep 1t up weeks ct time. w. n KEEL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25

mann drove his reindeer express one win
ter ninety-five miles in a single day.
Reindeer teams during the past win
ter carried the United States mail from
Nome to Candle City, on the Arctic ocean.
a distance of 260 miles. The teams had
made the distance in eight days. Dog
teams would have required fifteen to
twenty days for the trip.
The reindeer can travel at night as well
as in the daylight, and thus during the
long arctic night when dogs are inefficient
transportation is always possible with
reindeer team.
The reindeer make good packers in sum-
mer One hundred and fifty pounds is a
fair load. They also can be ridden in the
saddle, but not with much comfort until
the rider learns how to adjust himself. In
the Tunguse country the natives use their
deer in summer as We would a mule or
Tunguse trotting along the shore deer
back.
Reindeer Loaned by the Governm emit.
The United States government loans a
certain number of the reindeer to the mis-
sion stations. or to individuals who have
shown their ability. reserving the right,
after three or five years, of calling upon
the mission station or the individual for
the same number of deer composed the
original herd loaned In 1894 the Congre-
gational mission at Cape Prince of Wales
was granted the loan of 100 deer. The mis-
sion has since paid back the loan, and now
possesses in it's own right 1000 head.
A few herds, notably that at Cape Prince
of Wales, have grown large that the
owners are able to kill off some of the eX-
ira males for food for the families of the
herders, and to sell others to the butchers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
Further Report on Militia Law.


new militia law. the army war college
board has reported to the Secretary of War
that in its opinion. in order that a state,
territory or the District of Columbia may
participate in the appropriation under Sec
ton 1861. Revised Statutes, all of it's COM
panies, troops and batteries not excused by
the governor must during the fiscal year
next preceding, have received at least FIVE
days instruction in camp or in practice
marches. and in addition must have as
sembled for drill or target practice for at
least tWenty-fOur separate days, with the
proviso, however. that a company troop or
battery may have target practice on the
same day that it has a regular drill, in
which case both the drill and target prac-
tice may be counted separately in making
up the "twenty-four times" of assembly re.
quired in section 18 Of the act
Further. according to the board, during
the year next preceding each annual allot-
ment the organized militia must have been
inspected by an officer of the militia at
or of the general commanding the militia
Of the District of Columbia or by a regular
officer so ordered by the Secretary of War.
The governors of states and territories and
the commanding general of the militia of
the District of Columbia. the board adds.
should be notified in time to enable them to
comply with these requirements prior to
July l. 1903.
Notes.
Landsnian Arthur w. Oblinger, 1st Diyf-
sion. Naval Battalion. has been honorably
discharged on his own application
BY reason Of removal from the District
Private Harry H. Kaiser. Corps of Field
Music. has been honorably discharged.
Sergeant Sylvester H. Epps has been
elected first lieutenant and Sergeant Crane
willie C. c. Pollard. second lieutenant, of
Company c. LIST Separate Battalion. They
have been ordered to appear before the
brigade board of examination. May 20.
In the interest of the service Privates Jo-
seph A King and Chester Smith, Signal
Corps: Privates John e. Boyland and Will
liam B. Long, Corps of Field Music, and
Privates Daniel o. N. Hoffman and David
N. Moxley, Company D. I'd Battalion, have
been discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
National Trophy Match.

The Hilton trophy match and the inter-
state match for the Soldier of Marathon
are things of the past. They are absorbed
by the national trophy match, regulations
to govern which have just been formulated
by the board appointed by the Secretary
of War March 81. of which Assistant Sec
rotary of War Sanger is president and Gen.
Harries is a member. The match will be
shot at Sea Girt September and next.
1t will be open to teams of twelve men
from each of the military departments of
the army, from the navy, the marine corps
states and territories. including the Dis
trict of Columbia. The distances decided
upon are 200. 500 GOO, 800. 900 and loo
yards. Each competitor will fire ten shots
at each range. September 5 the shooting
will be at 200 500 and 600 yards and Sep
TENDER at 800, 800 and 1000 yards.
To the team making the highest aggre-
gate total in the two days contest will be
awarded the national trophy, valued at
81 900, and $500 in cash. The team making
the second highest aggregate total will re-
ceive the Hilton trophy and $500 cash. The
team finishing third will be rewarded with
the Soldier of Marathon and 5000. The
team finishing fourth will receive $50; the
team finishing fifth, $780, and the team fin
ishing sixth. $50. medal will be pre-
scented to each member of each winning
team.
1t has been agreed that the contest for
the national trophy shall. in 1904 be held
at some rife range of the middle west.
The understanding seems to be that st.
Louis, Mo-. will be the place selected, and
that the competition will occur there. if a
suitable range is provided, while the inter-
national exposition is in progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
The Advertisement.

From the Retailer and Advertiser
Amateur advertisers and ad writer's are
too apt to credit the free reading notice.
with much more value than 1t actually DOS
sesses. This style of advertising has become
SO frequent recently that the matter Is
Tecogmzed as an advertisement Immediately.
Its general effect Is to prejudice the reader
against the advertiser. the feeling on the
formers part being that he has been in
duced to read under false pretenses. For
ourselves, we prefer the advertisement that
times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
REINDEER IN ALASKA
Gilbert Il. GrosVenor Tells
of Their Worth.
SIX THOUSAND HEAD
THAT NUMBER THERE NOW;
ROOM FOR 100000.
Many Persons Laughed at Experiment,
but Now Recognize It as In
dispensable Institution.

Gilbert II. Grosvenor. editor of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine, has an inter-
esting article in the current number of that
periodical on Reindeer in Alaska" He
says it was twelve years ago that DR.. Shell
don Jackson brought his first herd of six
teen reindeer across Boring strait from
Siberia and started his reindeer colony at
Unalaska. Many smiled at the undertake
ing, but the experiment prospered from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
Close of Indoor Rifle Practice.

The present season of rifle practice in the
gallery at the Center Market Armory will
be concluded with the firing in the battalion
and regimental team matches at 600 yards
next Wednesday evening, April 30. The
competition for the Burkhart medal is to
occur May s. This is an individual contest
open to all whose records show an average
of at least so per cent in any of the gallery
matches during the season just ending. The
revolver competition between a team rep
resenting the local association and one
from the Springfield. Mass, club, will be
completed this evening. the scores to be
exchanged by telegraph. The next COM
petition between a team of the Revolver
Association and one representing the met
ropolitan police force will very likely be
shot on the Ordway range.
The rifle practice decorations earned dur
ing the past season are expected to arrive
at an early date. The distribution OF these
decorations will be made an occasion of
COL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Planning to Participate in
Shepherd 0bsequies.
TWO BATTALIONS ONLY
SEASON OF INDOOR RIFLE PRAC-
TICE NEARING AN END.
Regulations Governing the National
Trophy Match-Contest Next
Year at St. Louis.

1t has been decided. as heretofore an
nounced in The Star not to order out The
entire brigade of District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard for participation in the funeral
pageant that will escort the remains of
former Gov. A. r. Shepherd from the 9th
street passenger station to the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. The body, it
is expected, will reach here about o'clock
the morning of Tuesday, May 5. although
unforeseen delays may result in a change
in the time of arrival
Gen. Harries has accepted an invitation
to serve as marshal of the pageant. which.
for the most part. will be civic in char
acter. He will be assisted in his duties
marshal by his aids-de-camp of the gen.
eral staff, District of Columbia militia,
mounted. 1t has not yet been decided
whether the other officers of the general
staff will walk alongside the hearSe as a
guard of honor. The 1st Battalion and the
I'd Battalion of the National Guard, under
the command of Lieut.. Col Burton r. Ross,
LIST Regiment, will appear in the column.
Orders providing for the Shepherd funeral
turnout will be issued from militia head
quarters just as soon as the date and time
of the arrival here of the remains are def
nitely announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
Supplying the New Uniform.

One of the big problems now before the
War Department, it is said has to do with
the best and most economical method to
supply the army with the new regulation
uniform and at the same time prevent the
loss of the 100000 worth of supplies of
the old-style uniform now on hand.
Some of the old stuff will be issued to
the National Guard organizations; the
khaki, for instance, can be put to use in
this way" it is stated. From what can be
learned locally the District National Guard
has no intention of having any of the "Old
stuff thrust upOn it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
An Acquired Habit.

From Puck.
Mrs. Gramercy-.'Do you think 1t was an
Intentional slight on the part OF Mrs New
rich?"
Mrs. Park-"Why. no. my DEAR She
hasn't been q lady long enough to know
how TO b TudA."
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
A TREE PLANTING SOCIETY.
For Twenty Years It Planted Trees
And Cultivated Grass Plots in
Brooklyn.
Fromthe Brooklyn Times.

Fromthe Brooklyn Times.
The Tree Planting and Fountain so
ciety, one of the ancient organizations
founded and maintained through
spirit of civic pride and purpose to
enhance the beauty and heathfulness
Of Brooklyn, when it was a city, and
which has numbered among its pa
irons some of the wealthieSt citizens
here, has just gone out of existence.
The society was over twenty years
old when it died, and the result of
it's work looking to the preservation
and planting of trees and the cuItfva-
tiOn of grass plots is to be seen in
every quarter of Brooklyn. The main
cause operating to bring about its de-
mise has been the new law giving the
park department authority and super
vision over all trees and vegetation
in city streets.
The disbanding of the society took
place on Wednesday afternoon at a
meeting in its Offices at 26 Court
street
One of the last acts Of the society
was to adopt a memorial minute upon
the death of the late Paul Leicester
Ford, the we'll known author, who
had been one of it's working members
While the Tree Planting and Foun-
tain society operated without any au-
thority of law to secure compliance
with measures it deemed advisable for
the preservation and planting of trees
and the establishment of grass plots
its influence was nevertheless potent
everywhere, because its suggestions
were uniformly met by the citizens Of
Brooklyn with spirit of cooperation
It's work was done chiefly through the
aid OF reports made to the society by
agents and citizens generally. Secre-
tary Collins published from time to
time letters upon the care OF trees,
which were of incalculable value to
those desfrous of solving problems in
such matters.
When the city began It's work in
Brooklyn, little regard was paid to the
welfare OF trees which were not only
commonly mutilated and defaced with
signs, posters and the like, and left
unprotected against the assaults or
animals and trucks, but were often
wantonly destroyed. All this has been
changed. for the most part, by citi-
zens acting Voluntarily under the in
f1uence of the society Ordinances
We're enacted providing regulations
N'uSi Which - SCo mi6Hl Ue pIuHtu
or removed
Under the new law the functions
relating to street trees and vegetation
formerly voluntarily undertaken by
the Tree Planting society. devolve
upon the park department to perform.
In addition to placing trees and vege-
tatfon in the streets of the city under
the control of the park commissioners,
It authorizes bureau Of tree culture,
which shall be devoted to the preser-
yation, planting and cultivation Of
trees and vegetation under
the control and care OF the commits
sioners OF parks: the chief officer OF
said bureau shall be person of skill
and experience In the cultivation or
trees" The use Of the parks for nur.
series for trees of various sorts. Tor
the streets Il authorised.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
POWERS WILL NOT Ac-
CEPT PORTE'S REPORT

PARIS, Feb. 10.--The officials here
are not disposed TO accept the Por-
te's assurances that Turkey has no
intention of mobilizing a large force
of troops. When the Turkish denial
was brought to the attention of the
officials here who have access 20 the
governments sources of information
the following reply was made: I'VE
have received similar pacific assur-
ances from Turkish sources but our
own information is positive and spe-
cific that orders for the mobilization
have been actually issued. This was
three days ago and we are unable
to say whether the execution of the
order is withheld in view Of the ef-
feet they have produced among the
powers, who are seeking to reinforce
the Balkans. Our advices further
show that the mobilization would af-
feet 100000 troops
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
A Million Dollar Hitchinu post.

j. b. POsten OF Bath, says the New
York Sun, has in front of his house
what he calls a million-dollar hitch
ing post. 1t is a white oak post and
was removed from a field near Can
isteo, Steuben county, n. T., and is
believed to be the last Of thousands
of posts that were driven for lis
tance of more than 100 miles on the
route of the New York and Erie rail
road when 1t was being constructed
through the Susquehanna, Canisteo
and Allegheny valleys 81 years ago.
1t was intended to elevate the rails
for the railroad on these posts in-
stead of laying them on a solid road
bed. This plan of railroad building
was abandoned before rail WAS
put down. The money spent in the
useless work amounted to more than
81, 100000 and drove the Erie into it's
first bankruptcy. The owner of this
relic of the old pile roadbed of the
Erie obtained it last fall while visit
ing relatives in the vicinity of where
it stood, a lone monument to the
costly folly that placed it there two
generations ago.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
eEULAH BUDGET,

BEULAH, N. NJ, Feb. Mr.. Leo
nard Ehrlich. who has been in the
saw mill business here for the pas.
few years, has returned to his for
mer residence at Trinidad, Colo.
Chas. r.. Jones, a former sick man
from Aurora, ILL.,, is steadily at the
end of a saw, filing contract for
sutting saw logs, for one OIL the mills
on the Sapell0.
1t is reported that Burden S.
Payne, now of Cimarron, but once q
prospector,is ina lively lawsuit which
one of our citizens, ove- a mining
claim on the Stag ranch. which
claim was estimated some yeara ago
70 run $2.25 per acre.
The clerk of the weather must be
oft duty attending the legislature,
from the way the mercury has been
playing hide and seek around about
zero for q few days past, and the
~Low that is being stacked up &c
minds one of the way the indebted
ness of the Territory piles up bienal-
" through our law makers, although
the results are diametrical to each
other. One serving to impoycrish
while the other enriches through its
refreshing influences.
BY the way. the governor did the
proper thing in the use of the veto
power, and no doubt but a frequent
repetition would have savory ef-
feet.
If the law is enacted giving the
mayor term of two years, and 5000
salary number of our citizens con-
template moving to town SO as to
be eligible to the Office, when the
happy time comes.
Will some young man who is not
q member of the Y. NJ. C. A.. tell
how many times the word "pen," oc-
ours in the Bible and where?
RuSTICIFS
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10

WASHINGTON, d. C. Feb. 10
President Roosevelt and his cabinet
were in session for nearly an hour
and half today. but at the conclu-
sion of the meeting, it was stated
that while some matters of import
auce were under consideration, no de-
c.sions regarding them had been
reached Both the president and
members of the cabinet, it was said
expressed themselves as reasonably
well satisfied with the situation in
congress as to antitrust legislation.
1t is said they are assured now that
practically such legislation as is de-
sired is in a fair way of enactment
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
TRACK AND TRAIN.

M. r. Williams went up to Ration
yesterday afternoon.
Cristobal Beltran left last night for
Pueblo, Colorado, where he will go
to work for the railroad company
Travelling Engineer John A. Ross
boarded No. yesterday for a trip
looking at rolling stock on the north
end. sI
j. Fl. Purcell of the round house
force, has purchased the old Howard
place on Fourth street, from Mrs.
Justin Harris, who is now in Illinois.
]. L. Wiser has passed through the
sweat box and will now wear a con-
ductor's cap instead of brakeman's.
The new cap is the same size as form
erly worn, however.
Jas. Kennan, day foreman in the
local Santa Fe yards, is up and around
again after a threatened attack of
pneumonia which confined him to his
bed for several days.
Fireman Fred Spindler has resign
ed his position on the Santa Fe on
this division, and after paying diverse
bills, left last night for Ration, where
he may accept a similar position.
Conductor c. w. Eagerly was at
the depot yesterday evening to meet
his wife and two charming children
who arrived from Chicago, to make
the city of the meadows their future
home.
The body of Conductor Gird. who
was killed in the e. p. & N. e.
wreck at Tecolote was shipped to
LeavenwOrth, Kas., his former home,
for burial. The bodies of f. w.
Prosser, Jones and Davis We're in
tered at Alamogordo, SO far as now
known. TA
H. NJ Thurston, formerly III
foreman in the local shops, has re-
turned from Ration where he passed
successful examination for loco
motive engineer. He made his maid
en- trip gripping the throttle last
night, and friends say he will make
old-timers hump to hold the good
engineer record.
In the middle ages the most ex-
pensive buildings were the wonder
ful cathedrals, which were the glory
of Christian Europe. In our time
the most expensive buildiD/ are the
railroad stations In New York the
proposed new stations are to cost
$50, 100000 each, reckoning, of curse,
the cost Of the approaches.
Sam McMichaels. accomD lniei b.
his wife. left Alamcgordo 1or Den
yer. where he expects to reside in
the future. Mr.. McMic.laeis has
been very popular with the men at
the Alamogordo snops and as a token
of their esteem was presented with a
purse of 5000 before leillg He is
succeeded as foreman Of the ma
chine shops by George Tilden.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
GET RICH QUICK
CONCEE IN TROUBLE.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 1U.-The OF
flee fixtures and all visible assets of
the John j. Ryan Turf Investment
company were attached today by a
constable of Justice Kleibers' court.
The attachment is the result of suit
brought by Miss Mabel Quinn for
5000 which she alleges she gave to
the Ryan company for investment
and which the company refused to
turn over on demand. Ryan's Of
fees were crowded all morning with
investors. Representatives of the
company declare the company is SOL
vent and that all dividends, about 5
per cent week will be paid as
heretofore and Withdrawals will be
permitted under the rules of the COM
pany. A constable is in charge OF
the attached property.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-10
PASSENGER STEAM
ship ON A REEF
Excursi6nists are Taken off the
Ship Medina while on
a Reef.
AN ANARCHIST SENTENCED
PIttsbure Traction Lines Have
Raised WAGES One Cent
Per Hour.
THE PORTE IS NOT RELIABLE
AN ANARCHIST SENTENCED
THE PORTE IS NOT RELIABLE

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 10
The Quebec steamship company's s
steamer Madiana, Captain Frazer,
which sailed from New York on Satur-
day last for special cruise among the
Caribbean islands, with party OF ex-
cursionists, has gone ashore on the
reefs off this island and is likely to
prove total loss. Tugs have left here
in an endeavor to rescue the passen-
gers.
The agents of the Quebec steam
ship company have received cable
dispatch saying the passengers aae
being taken from the wrecked ship.
So far as is known there have been
no casualties.