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Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23

remain here during the winter. The Helvetia Company which he represents have an air compressor and eight tons of powder coming on the Al-Ki.
 The Topeka arrived here last night with 30,OO0 feet of lumber and 10 tons of provisions for the Helvetia Mining Co. She missed the float in the dark aud in turning around ran aground on the mud flat. Three of the ships crew took the big anchor dashed to one of the small boats out to deep water; when they cut the rope to let the anchor drop the bar caught the gunTale of the boat, capsizing and taking it under, leaving the three men struggling in the water. Luckily another small boat was tied to the float; four men jumped into 1t and succeeded in rescueing the half drowned men.
 The California Alaska Mining Co.'S two claims, the "Evening Star" and "Doctor." are situated about one mile east from the township of Windham, commencing at the S. W. corner of the 2nd Basin and extending up the Silver creek Mountain 5000 feet joining the Grey Eagle claim owned by the Yellow Jacket Mining Go. The main ledge on these claims lies between graphite formation on the west side and schist on the east Development work has been going on steadily since July last, with the result that tunnel b feet has been driven on the "Evening Star" claim, also a tunnel 90 feet on the "Doctor" claim. Surface improve ments consist of good boarding house, blacksmith shop and a cordu- roy road the full length of the "Even- ing Star" claim The ledge on these claims is about IS feet wide. The ore is free milling. Considerable gold can be seen in the quartz at different places along the ledge. D"composed matter along the foot wall of the "Doctor" tunnel pans extra good. The "Even- ing Star" tunnel which is about 1000 feet below the upper tunnel shows fine body of pay quartz. The General Manager, A. Raymer and Sup't. R. V. Rowe feel confident that the company have a good mine iu these two claims. They intend to to considerable tunnel work before building a mill. There is an ample supply of timber for all min ing purposes, also water power suf- ficient to keep 20 stamp mill running the year around. J. H. K.
 WNDAAM BAY, Sept 20, 1903.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23
NOT A CRIME.
An Indian Woman Murdered and the Account Settled With Blankets and Pilot Bread.

The most perplexing question that confronts the U. s. government, as civilization marches steadily toward the setting sun, is, what to do with the
 natives? Shall the laws be enforced as strictly in Indian villages and among Indians as in the case of the white settler? This question is per haps never answered fully, but each petty official in whose hands the en- forcement of law is placed, makes his answer to suit either his own inclina- tions or the circumstances of the
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23

special case that is brought to his no- tice.
 The Indian tribes of Alaska have their own manner of dealing with those who violate their crude code of ethics, and in many cases, in fact we might say all cases, their ideas of pun ishment vary widely from the laws that have for their foundation and ground work the rules of action thundered from Mount Sinai.
 A case in point, as the lawyers say, IS found right here on our own Douglas Island.
 Last winter big, surly buck Indian, called Long Charlie, in fit of anger, reinforced by a few drinks of booze, stabbed and killed a poor defenseless squaw. Perhaps it was bis wife; the matter of the ownership of squaw wives is so shifting and so uncertain, that no man can say, of a truth this one belongs, thus and so.
 However, Long Charlie killed her, and there the matter seemed to end. She was quietly laid away by her peo- pie in the graveyard, and Long Charlie, the red handed, walked up and down our streets as free and happy, ap. parently, as though he had not been guilty of one of the most villainous deeds known to mankind.
 Whether the affair was ever known to the federal officials who have charge of all things temporal in this part of the great pie counter, we are not informed. Perhaps the business of catching the unwary savage in his cups and sending him to the government boarding house for 55 days, was too expressing and the matter of dead squaw, more or less was not interesting.
 But Charlie, the Long, was not to escape so easily from the effects of his deed. His people had in store for him a cup of gall, that he must drain to the last dregs. Indian justice was not yet its course was slow but sure.
 When the month of July arrived, and the big potlatch was on at Taku, Long Charlie was brought before the tribu- nal of his people.
 His guilt was a foregone conclusion, it only remained for the final judge ment to be rendered.
 So, for the killing of good able bodied squaw Long Charlie was ad- judged to pay 800 blankets and It boxes of pilot bread.
 He paid and now is free man. So much for Indian justice and the value of a life.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23
Krause Heard From.

RAMPART, ALASKA, AUG. 4, 1905. DEAR EDITOR HoPP:-
 AS I promised to drop you line oc- casionally, l willgive you some idea how this country looks to chechaco. Had the poet been permitted to sit on the banks of the Yukon instead of the Columbia, he would have written, "Where rolls the mighty Yukon" We stopped at Eagle about month, and MT. Gould and myself took a trip through the Forty Mile country. We each carried heavy pack and soon be- came professional "mushers." The trail from Eagle to Steele creek most of the way leads along the high ridges where water is very scarce. There were several times when we suffered terribly from want of water. The mosquitoes were as big as moose (more or iessl end there were myriads of them.
 We stopped a few days at Steele creek, day or two on Jack Wade and a few days at Canyon creek. There Is a good deal of activity on all of these creeks in the Forty Mile country. Yet this year they are greatly troubled on account of low water.
 We had the pleasure of. going down the Forty Mile river on small polling boat. The river is just swift enough and rough enough to make the trip in- teresting. We took our chances with the freight men and shot all of the rap ids, but when it came to shooting the canyon We preferred to walk. We stood on rock and watched the freight men shoot the canyon, and as we saw the boat in the midst of the flashing, whirling, foaming water, now standing on one end, now on the other, we could not help but think what reck- less dare-deyiis men become by living in a rough country. Every year the canyon claims its victims and we were told that there were enough guns ln the bottom of the canyon to supply an army and enough lost gold to furnish them with supplies for years.
 Our trip down the Yukon was on the N. c. Steamer. One of the most in- teresting parts is the Yukon Flats where the river spreads over an area of fifty miles with multitude of chan nels and sloughs enough to bewilder our Indian pilots.
 Rampant is a fine little town, per haps at present the best on the Yukon. Here we found our congenial old friend Dr. Gibbons, who has an office on Main street and is having fine prac- tice. The Doctor says the town is good enough for him.
 "mushed" out on Little and Big Minook, Hoosier, and Hunter creeks and all are scene of activity and most of the men are taking out good gold, at least it looked good to us.
 The reports from the Tauana seem to be very discouraging at present and 1 do not think that shall take time to make trip in that part of the country. In few days we expect to go on to Nome and will drop you line there.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23
Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting of the citizens of the town of Douglas is hereby called, to meet at ohman's Hall on Friday even ing, Oct. 2d, 1908, at o'clock, to elect (6) six delegates to the non-partisan convention to be held at Juneau, on Oct. 26th. FRANK BACH,
 Commit teeman.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23

MT. Anton Pauletta, commonly known as "Bismark" raises vegetables and other things down beyond the saw mill. He has cabbage patch that is a yeritable "Dutchmans Dream" suggest i've of sauer kraut and spec. He fur nished us fine mess of Alaska pota- toes this week. Thanks Anton.
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23
Advertised Letters.

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 Sitta, John
Douglas Island news., 1903-09-23

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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-29

He was asking the old man for his
daughter in marriage. He was talking
tremblingly, heSitatingly, as you read
in story books Now came the old
mans turn to speak. and as he began
his face was white with passion and
his voice shook with excitement.
You want to marry my daughter?''
he said. All, Twenty years ago your
father crippled me in a business deal
and | sworc to be revcnged, and now
my time has come
He paused for breath. and the aspir-
ant for the madcn's hand was about to
beat Il hasty retreat in the face of
supposed defeat. when the father
broke forth again:
Yes. sir: swore to be revenged
and I'll now strike the father through
the son. Want my daughter. eh:
Well, take her. and may she prove as
expensive to you as she has to me-"
The old man dropped into his chair
worn out with the excitement of his
plot and the young man tainted.
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''What Il fine boy Benny is getting to
be!' remarked Mr.. BlOObumper's moth
er-in-law. who was taking dinner with
Bloobumpcr.
Yes. indeed" replied Bloobumper
proudly. Hes Il regular logician too.
He'll ask questions and deduct conclu-
sionS in Il mastery manner. He's in
hertod his fathers brain power" add
ed BlOObumpcr modestly.
A few moments later the conversa-
ton turned upon MOrmonism. and Ben
ny. in his search for knowledge, asked,
Papa, what is Mormon?"
"a Mormon. Benny, is man who
marrics more than one wife,
"Then you are a Mormon. amt you,
papa" asked Benny. anxious to dis
play the deductivc powers which his
father had commended.
Il Il Mormon. Benny! Why. how in
the world did YOU get such an idea in
your head as that?"
why, | heard you tell Mr.. Spratts
yesterday that you had married all
your wifeS family
Mrs Bloobumper," said that gen
tleman. turning to his wife, Il think
Benny had better be sent to bed. He's
been IN quite late enough
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-29

Lorry they calls him. mostly. Did yer
see him around?"
"Come to think of it. l did lie
smiled blandIy upon her to conceal
rising uneasiness.
"Was he drunk she continued
frankly.
"N-no. didn't notice that he was"
"He warn't gamblin with that
hound Gentry. was he"'
"No." said the hound heartily. Seen
try left town today. | hear
'Thats goodv' She smiled at the
gambler. shading her beautiful eyes
with a deep fringe of upcurled lashes.
Hell only come home drunk. then"
she added pensively. II don't mind
that. Never had to manage man, did
yer, stranger?"
"Only myself" he laughed.
"Then yer don't know nothin' about
1.-THE trouble. mean. Pappy's an
ole fool. He don't know no more about
playin' poker n tenderfoot. an he
thinks he knows it all. He-he"- She
hesitated.
'Well?' he encouraged her.
"Aw-nothin'. only he made a strike
little while ago. 1t warn't much OF
strike, only couple of thousand, an
he promised to send me back east-to
the home folks. you know-next week"
"And?" said Gentry softly.
"That was the money he took to gam
BILE WITH" she laughed a tritle harshly.
"Said he'd send me back in style-with
his winnin's. Well. SO longs Gentry
| amt there reckon | may get chance
to get some book learnin'. after all, if
l can keep him home till next week
Coin already, stranger"
"Yes; l must hit the trail early to-
morrow, Miss Lorry.'
"Waal. so long. If yer see the ole
man start him along home. will yer?
Thanks, an good night to yer, Mr.. Ma
SON.
$
Some distance down the trail the
gambler stumbled over the PROSTATE
form of man. With something of a
strong pre- eminent Gentry turned the
body over and lit a match to see the
face
1t was old man Lorry. hopelessly in
toXicated, sleeping the dead sleep Of al
cohol
"There's most of my fifty" remarked
the gambler grimly, Its like throw
ing good money after bad. I'm a
darncd fool"
To prove his assertion he took from
/ his wallet the bills of which he had
robbed the miner and stuffed them in
the latter's pockets. Then he helped
him 10 his feet, meaning to see him
home. To his wonder Gentry found
that the man. once aroot. was able to
walk after a fashion. He lurched
along unsteadily, but made progress to-
ward his cabin.
The gambler followed him to the
clearing, stepping noselessly, then
turned and went back for his horse
and his last glimpse of iIcaly's.
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peace of the mountain night.

peace of the mountain night.
lie walked a few steps along the
apology for a road which formed the
main street of the half deserted mining
village. then halted suddenly.
"Old fool" he muttcred impatiently,
comforting himself against the thought
of the wrong he had done old man
Lorry. HE should have known bet
ter. Well, what's his loss is my gain.
If | hadn't got it some other fellow
would"
Gentry lighted cigar, stuck his
hands in his trousers pockets jauntily
and retraced his steps toward Uealy's.
But he did not stop there. Through its
open windows fragments of IN argu-
ment tloutod to his ears, punctuatCd
with Old man LOrry's voice. Dleating
that he had been shorn. That was
quite true, but the gambler did not
wish to discuss the question with him
since of necessity it would mean even
tual bloodshcd. He stepped quickly past
the fan of light which the doorway
threw across the road and began an
ascent of the mountain trail. He would
return ere long, when things were
Quoted, saddle his horse and ride on
TO the next camp.
The night air was warm and sooth-
ing with the balm of the pine scent
The gambler StrollCd beneath high,
broad arched. brilliant Sky. frettcd with
bright stars. But from these he kept
his face. His thoughts were too near
to the earth for contemplation of the
ornament AS he left the struggling
village behind him he entered upon Il
great sweet solitude whose essence was
in the mystery of night upon the noun
tains. The road wound temptingly on,
4 forest aisle empty. dusty. now white
in the glare of the heavens. now black
ly Swallowed by massod pines, through
whose interStices the starlight fell.
Presently the gambler came upon a
little clearing in which, set at Il dis
lance back from the road and sur
rounded by a dilapidated picket fence,
was 4 small cabin, vine clad Its Win
uoWs shone dimly with yellow lamp
Light, this although the hour was
past midnight. AS he stopped. putting
spcculatively upon his cigar. a voice
hailed lima feminine voice, singular
ly rich in information and clear-and at
that he made out Il slender figure sway
ing upon the gate of the fence. He
tossed away his smoke, removed his
SLOUGH hat and approached
Good evening" lie said courteously.
HGmmclS. down yonde""
Gentry failed to repress start. The
uncouthncss Of the words. the strong
touch Of dialect. was so distinctly out
Of keeping with what the beauty OF
the girls voice had led him TO expect.
And, now that lie could see her, there
was positive refinement of feature in
the face. wholly charming, upturncd to
him.
"Yes," he answered her.
The girl regarded him With uncon-
cealed curiosity. An what might be
yer name, Stranger?'
Mason" he lied without wondering
why he should lie, lacking Il reason.
oh" she sighed. with evident re-
lief Il didn't know-from yer style,
yer know-but what yer might be Gen
try"
who's Gentry?"
AVA gambler what l heerd had
come to town. Pappy went down
early tonight to get in the game with
him. Say. Mr.. Mason, did yer ste my
pappy down there?"
II don't know, really. Who
"Lorry." she interrupted. "Ole man
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80 va ~ leE@ YNTg
q - L. ~ I K I
V%'1' GAMBLER
By........
LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

Pass" said Dugan laconicnlly, lay
Ing down his cards.
"Ihat puts me out" remarked the
lean Yankee from the Cross Triangle
outfit The third man, Davies, as lie
called himself, raped the table with
his knuckos indiIercut!y He was
ahead Of the game and could afford 10
lose the pot.
There remained old man Lorry TO
him Gentry looked with surprising in
souciancr. Having dealt the cards, the
gambler was disturbed by no doubts rs
to Lorry's action. He would raise and
promptly. Lorry had cut before the
deal, it is true, but Gentry had reversed
the cut adroitly, unobtruSiyely.
Nevertheless, to the gamblers sur
prise Lorry was uncommonly slow.
He vacillatcd mentally between eau
ton and cupidity: his weak, red rim
med eyes shone tpverishly behind the
iron bound glasses, and he chewcd
nervoUaly upon one end of his ragged.
tobacco stained mustache, Finally he
slammed his hand upon the table.
Gentry arched his broWs inQuiringly.
"Out:" he asked. motioning toward
the discard.
Ola man Lorry sworr abandoncdly.
"Noww he replied Sec yer twenty
an go ycr a hundred better"
From tho interior Of his shirt he pro
tluccG i ron OF bills which the gambler
appraiSed with amaZpmCnt. He had
not tllought to find such rich prey.
Iorry. conscious that he WAS creating
u sensation. threw two bills upon the
table with nm air.
"Stcday. pop" cautioned ucaly. pro
pYic,or of the saloon.
"Alind yer own business" responded
old man I.orry sharply.
"Aud five hundred better" Gentry
remarked softly.
An five hundred"
"A&ain."
lorry glanced deiiantly about the ia
blc. IIcAly had turned his back. As
for the rest. startled out of their COM
posure 10y this abrupt change in the
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-29
Not n Characteristic.

"That was your wife with you at the
hallway station. wasn't itY'
What makes you think she was my
wife,"
"Well she gave you such short an
swer.''
THAT wasn't my wife."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-29

GET PERMIT AT TICKET OFFICE FOR FREIGHT
TRAINS
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-16
GIN ESILLo.

La mujer Sc conoce con ell nombre
de Mini, y fu6 conducida al Hospital
bastante estropeada q causa de las dos
tentativas de suicidio.
Hoy tom6 puerto ell vapor <Ar-
kadiaS, procedente de San juan En- eI
uegaron los hermanos IRELAND, vienen
con la idea de exhibir en- esta ciudad su
magn1fico Cinemat6grafo que tanto exi-
to aIcanz6 en- la capital.
Dentro de POGO daran su primera
exhibici6n.
"A las 4 de la tarde de hoy desca-
rrilaron en- ell trayecto de la Marina, al
gunos wagones del ferro-carril frances
que arrastrados por un CARO- el6ctrico
Sc dirigfan la estaci0D.
POGO despu6s quedo reparado ell ac-
cidente.
-Nacimientos: :---Pedro Jose Toro
Rubio, Jose Manuel Toro Rubio, Maria
Ramos Torres.
-Defunciones:---Pa Diaz, Ale
jandro Tizol, Alexandra Kenty.
&El Pitirre> y ell <TimOnel> son las
mas afamadas marcas de cigarrillos que
consume Ponce y toda la isla POr su
aroma y gusto. No tienen rival. d.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-16
Cosas del dia
Sc, corrio ell teIon

m6sicas en- que elIos no han creido
nunca.
--Corramos un velo sobre 10 pasa-
do-habra dicho Mr.. Hunt.
Y Sc fue, para que Mr.. Hartzell 10
corriese.
Els decir, que estamos en- las mis-
mas 8 peores circunstaacias que hace un
afio.
I seguramente que, cuando haga
falta, ell telon sc volvera levantar; pa
ra delarlO correr cuando convenga.
Por 10 visto, este es ell mejor siste-
ma para COLOMBIAN que usan los Estados
Unidos.
Porque una simple comedia es 10
que hasta ell presente hemos tenido.
Llega ell general Miles y nos lee su
proclama.
-iBien :. /! imuy bien. -.
Nos quitan la Autonomfa de golpe y
II Magnffco -.
Sc nos da representation propia con
una Camara oblag0C1d.
---iPiramidal 49,.
Sc nombra un Consejo Executive
con mayorfa de continentales. .....
-Asombroso -!
Mr.. Hollander, nos .5oIG7adeG.
NO hay que decirl
Sc rompen imprentas, Sc dan palos
y otros excesos.
En- ell Colorado pasa peor. :.
Sc hacen unas elecciones criminales.
-Peor en- ell Colorado!
Sc roba, Sc estafa, Sc da fuete en-
las escuelas y Sc nos dice que prospe-
ramos
En- la Senegambia ocurre otro
', tanto. ...i
por ell estilo.
NADIA; algo asf como cuadros disol-
ventes funciones de cinemat6grafo.
Lo diffcil esta en- saber correr ell
tel6n.
Y nuestros gobernantes 10 suben y
10 bajan & tempo.
Total: que la comedia sigue segui-
"a 81 Dos no 10 remedia
| Pero, no toda la cHlpa tienen los
autores de este aparato esc6nico.
Mas culpables son los nativos que
Sc prestan servirles de comparsas, his
triones danzantes.
Un papel feo; pero como 10 pagan,
y 10 pagan bien velay.
Esperemos Ia segunda parte de esta
comedia bufa.
Ell tel6n Sc ha corrido.
Esperemos Mr.. Hunt 10 vuelva q
subir.
GINEsILLo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-07-16
PONC {
(NoTIcIAs DIREcTAs)
Julio Is

Contin1an dandose de baja muchos
establecimientos de comercio, ascen-
diendo va & ochenta, seg1n datos que he
mos recogido.
Els un nuevo argumento que tiene el
CONCEAL senior Salich, para la campana
que ha emprendido contra las liberallda-
des del Ayuntamiento, cuando Sc trata
de aumentar los sueldos & los empleados
do Ia Acadia.
Aver llovi6 mucho fuerte, pu-
diendo decirse que son las primeras
aguas de verdadera utilidad para la agri-
cuItura que han caido dnrante ell alio ac-
tual.
--Desde aver Sc encuentran en- esta
ciudad,. nuestro amigo don Luis Toro y
81 distinguida esposa, procedentes de
San Juan.
Reciban nuestra bienvenida.
Aver falIeei6 ell bombero Alejan-
dro Tizol, perteneciente & la cuarta bril-
gada. Hoy, las cuatro y media de la
tarde, Sc efectuo ell entierro. asistiendo
la brigada que pertenecfa ell fnado y
la banda de m6sica.
lPaz sus restosl
-Juicios sefialados en- esta Corte de
Distrito para ell dia IL del corriente:
Adolfo Milan, de Ponce, por abuse
de confanza; Juan Diaz y otro, de Pom
&c, por hurtos Manuel Ruiz, de Ponce,
por abuse de confanza
Aver hizo una fuerte avenida ell
rio <PortuguesS que fu5 benefciosa pa
ra los ganaderos y agricultores.
--Nuestro distinguido amigo don
Eduardo WeIlenkamp continda mejoran-
do de la dolencia que sufre, 10 que es
motive de satisfaction para nosotros.
Sc nos dice que Sc Erata de hacer
un escrito que firmaran muchos contri-
buyentes, con objeto de pedir al Alcalde
que sc comiencen cuanto antes las obras
de Ia plaza de <Las Deliciass, suspendi-
das hace la friolera de meses.
Veremos 81 ell escrito da resultado.
Una mujer de svida ,alegres que
yive en- la Gale del Sol, sitio SLa Joya"
intent6 suicidarse hoy las doce del dia, |
en- 81 casa.
AL efecto at6 ell extreme de un fuer
te alambre & una viga del techo, ha- |
,iendo un lazo con ell Otro extreme, sc 10 |
:oloc6 al cuelIo en- los momentos en- que
oasaba por ALI un individuo llamado Ra-
non Rafael, quien precipitadamente pc
letr6 en- la casa impidiendo ell suicide
Momentos despues volvi6 q colgarse va
iendose de IN trozo de lienzo, que corto
j mismo indiViduo, quien 10 yiguaDa
!