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Douglas Island news., 1903-11-18
Mushins Out From Dawson.

Hitting the trail for Whitehorse afoot is a popular fad, says the Dawson News. As high as 30 people have left town in single day since last week to walk all the way to Whilehorse.
 The advance mushers left week or more ago, and if they have encountered no great obstacles should be we'll along the route by this time. Twenty-Five or 30 miles day would be an easy ac' complishment for man not accustom- ed to long walking and much more should be made by men who are used to it.
 The trail at this time should have a hard surface at all points, but perhaps is rough and uneven because of the shallow fall of snow to date. By walk ing out over the trail the mushers es- cape the jostling which they would be subjected to were they to ride in rigs of any kind at this time of the year and avoid expenses while remaining here for better trails.
 The distance from Dawson to White horse over the winter trail is 332 miles. The cost of living at roadhouses while travelling runs from s4 to s5 day. The outlay for living expense would be no greater for the journey afoot now than if made by stage. It is likely the foot men make as good if not better time than the stages while the highways are rough and uncovered with snow.
 When the stages start to run the sav- ing in time and cost of living at road houses by virtue of travelling on the stage will be an inducement almost too strong for anyone to still wish to hit the trail.
Douglas Island news., 1903-11-18

Moose horns measuring sixty-eight and half inches from tip to zip, and with a convex measurement of eighty three and quarter inches, will be ex- hibited at the Worlds Fair in Alaska's display. The set is believed to be the most perfect in the world, aud owned by W. E. Carlin and Wm. Crum, of Dawson.
Douglas Island news., 1903-11-18
Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice at Douglas, Alaska, on Nov. 7th, 1903. Persons wishing any of them should call for advertised Letters"
 R. R. HUBBARD, P. M. Dowds, Paterich Efngar, Reinhart Fink, Johan Hanson, Andrew Holland, Jakof James, Mrs. Mary Katainen, Aleks (2) Moore, Mrs. r. l.. Murphy, Nathan Murphy, Charles Sidbeck, Matt Weaver, O.
 Jackson, Mrs. Elizabeth Nov. 14th.
 Bogdanovich, Lajo Carlton, c. H. Hart, D. ". McNalley P. J. McConnachie, JohnMartin, Jimmie Murray, Saml Peterson, John Tighe, J. F. Subat, Ivan Wells, J. B. Mrs. Mohorovicic Joseph
Douglas Island news., 1903-11-18

The city assessor of Dawson has completed his work for the year. The assessed valuation is s1o,OoO,OOO The total value of land assessed is S1 1884, 900; improvements, s2.195 900; personal property, including stocks in stores and warehouses, s4,S47,DOO; income assessed. s1,253OOO. The number of people assessed is 2,00O.
Douglas Island news., 1903-11-18

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran ser vices at the Finn hall every Sunday at 8 p. m-, and Sunday school at 1o:30 a. m. Week service every Friday at p. n. All ScandinaEians are most col- dially invited. LA. LEVIN, Pastor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
4 HEED ALL TIE SAME.

If all heroes were as honest as M. Gerentef senator of Algeria, it would be encouraging. M. Gerente followed the Governor General of the North Af- rican colony and General O'Connor to Figuig on May 31. and was one of the last persons to get away from the fire of the Moors. While the bullets were flying around the Zenaga Pass the Sen ator, who was astride a fine fat mule, did not seem to be inclined to escape the danger in a hurry. He was seen from afar by M. Jonnart and General O'Connor, covered with his white head gear and his civilian dust coat, appar- ently indifferent to the periis of the sit- uation. At last he returned to the off, cial persons, who remarked to him that his conduct was most courageous under fire. but that he had undoubtedly been rather rash, especially as he was non combatant. and had no rifle or sword with which to protect himself. The Senator smiled in siclSiy manner as he listened to the remarks made. and then said in a somewhat husky voice: You need not congratulate me. It was my mule that did 1t. I hammered him with all my might, and dug my heels into his sides in order to make him gallop after you, but he wouldn't do it. He pre- ferred to anble slowly and, to certain extent, gracefully along. Accordingly have to admit, in spite of myself, that the obstinate animal had courage enough for the two of us"
 M. Gerente may not have displayed quite as much heroism in war as he ap- peared to. but there can be no doubt that man who can tell the truth as he did is a real hero. There are some peo- pie who would have carefully nursed such war record as his If::,,le made for him, and would have rsyunteS to place and power on it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
oUgER WoRx WITH FsNNs.

General Bobrikoff. the governor of Finland, made the assertion recently that the Finnish refugees were in league with Russian revolutionists. A Russian correspondent of London pa- per says that Finland still has power full friends at the Russian court, and. therefore, M. de Plehve is extremely anxious to convict FinIanders of high treason. According to this authority. one. of his agents in Paris sought 8 short time ago to find some channel of approach to the Russian reformers on the plea that M. de P1ehye was anxious to secure a kind of truce, during which. if they would desist from attacking the Russian government, he would initiate important reforms. M. de Plehve, it was explained, could not make any di- rect overtures. It was suggested to the agent that some of the Finnish refugees might be willing to act as intermedi- oAics' All uSSuAdllIr MdiS ttlSISupuH JUS tained from St. Petersburg that any Finlander who was In touch with revo- lutionists, and who would use his re- straining influence with them. would do a public service and promote the cause of Finland, M. de Plehve. It was reps resented, was prepared in return for such a service to give the person who rendered it safe conduct to St. Peters burg. where he could lay the views of the Finnish refugees not only before the Minister, but before the Emperor himself. The Finlander who was thus approached undertook to consult his friends. but as there was no proof of the genuineness of M. de Piehves in tentions the negotiations were not pur- sued. M. de Plehve. however did not fail to furnish General Bobrikoff with sufficient information to compromise the Finlanders.
 This is sharp work, but it wouldn't be so very wonderful if some of the Fin flanders were revolutionists. They have been treated badly enough to make them revolutionary. .ass E.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
The p,te,i,.r.

 The pitcher takes d telling pose. And holds the ball on high, sss Then turns It with his finger tIrg, Ills new in-cnrye to try, @ s5s,ss sass 5s Then swiftly swings his strong right arm The vicious deed is done! The umpire dodges skilfnlly
 And hoarsely shouts: .Ba-aii one!'' The pitcher takes his pose again, Both feet firm on the ground. Again he holds the bali on high, And slowly turns 1t round. Then once more he nncoils himself, The batsmaD to undo. The ball smacks In the catcher's glove, The umpire shouts: '.Ba-all twop' The pitcher fiercely grinds his heel In desperation grim. Once more he holds the bali on high, All eyes are fixed on him. Once more he swiftly lets it drive Then fiarcely slaps his knee @ Because the umpire coldIy cries, In fog-horn tones: eBa-ali threen. The pitchers face is firm and set. wild gleam In his eye Shows his determination. as @ He holds the ball on high. --r He hurls 1t in-the bat swings round And meets 1t with thud.S The ball scars OCT the left-held fence! The pitchers name is mud!
 The Somerrille Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

It (the South never was solid, says the Atlanta Constitution. until Presi- dent Hayes agreed that civil rule by the responsible element in the South was needful and right, and withdrew Federal military support from the fraudulent and destructive Republican governments, so-called, in South Caro- lima and Louisiana. It has remained solid as he made it only because the Republican party has since been domi- mated by men and has urged measures that meant for the South return to the chaos, enmities, corruptions and robberies of governments created and manned by the solid support of negro ballots"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
INDUsTRIAE DEPR EssIoM.

L. M. Keasby sets forth a theory of
 industrial depression in the Quarterly
 Journal of Economies. It is assumed
 that variations in the scale of business
 activity are due to factors which oper-
 ate in certain order, so that if the
 law were known one would recognize
 symptoms and could take measures
 to secure himself from the worst ef- fects of panics. MT. Keasby's view is
 that stagnation comes when the con-
 sumer buys at a price which leaves the manufacturer little or no profit The manufacturer of finished articles feels
 the change first in a diminution of
 profit which reduces the value of his plant. The manufacturer of machinery
 feels it next and g. great deal more,
 and the further the producer is from the consumer the more is his plant re- duced in value by the low price of goods Even a slight f1uctuation in the value of a product tends to produce a violent fiuctuation in the value of the plant producing it. If, for example, shoes which cost the manufacturer $2 sell for $2.25 the plant has a certain value. If they sell for $2.5o the value of the. plant is doubled, But if they fall to g the plant is valueless. There is prosperity in this case when demand
 and supply are such that shoes sell for $2.25 or over. When supply exceeds
 demand the shoe manufacturer has en- countered stagnation. The maker of the machinery used by the shoe manu- facturer encounters it next, but suffers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
4 BIC CONQUEST G0DIHG.

While the French were digging the great Paoana ditch thousands of white men engaged in the work died of vel low fever. Our canal commission, in re- porting to congress, quoted the chief en- gineer of the French company as saying that out of every one hundred men sent to the work only twenty could remain. and that even these lost a great part of their efficiency. When the United States digs ii Panama there will be different doings, if distinguished medi- cal officers of the United States army know what they think they do. When the French camps in Panama became afflicted with yellow fever. the doctors sought to stay its progress by isolating the patients, by destroying their sup posedly infected clothing and household articles, and by farigating the tents and houses. This had long been the ap- proved method of fighting fever, and up to two years ago these precautions were recommended by American scien- tists in their investigations. Notwith- standing all endeavors upon the part of the French surgeons and physicians, the mortality Of workmen engaged in canal construction was appalling. But the United States programme will not be to fight the fever with disinfection. Yellow fever is not now called conta- gious. If case of yellow fever de- veloos members Of the medical corps will be sent at once to the house or tent where the patient is, and destroy all the possibly infected mosquitoes of the place by burning pyrethrum powder. The next step will be to convey the pa- |. tient to the hospital No isolation, fur ther than to place in a bed fixed inside a big wire cage with a five-miliimeter mesh, will be necessary. By preventing the mosanitoes from attacking the pa- tient. all danger Of spreading the maI- adv will be avoided.
 If the United States can finish the big ditch and at the same time show that it can conquer yellow fever it will add a big credit mark to its long score.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

much more. And the further one goes back From the shoe store toward the iron furnace and the farmyard the deeper the depression" and stagna- tion. overproduetion would thus seem to be the starting point of reaction. Some think that there is no law which produces industrial and commer- ciaI paralysis, and that our new finan- ciers in this country are so great and smart that they will be able to keep things going here. Possibly. but not long ago it seemed to be thought thas they could give value to things which were not valuable. and which are now seen not to be valuable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
aHE WEEkLK JoUENAL. iss.ed Thursdays. Oas Dollar rsar.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each in' serrlon. Five Cents Word for full week lseven timesl. -s .
 Display advertisements. per Inch. one n, .c sertion, S1.20; each suDseouenr insertion, ~ cents: one week. S3.2O; one month, Slu; one year. $40 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marrl. ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents eaens Local Notices. 15 cents per line .
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tneiE own immediate business fasl matter to pc unenjetcionabie,, and their contracts do nor include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03


 Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz reports that German papers are expressing dis satisfaction with the present duty upon machinery. It is contended that not only is the new tariff entirely out of keeping with the high duties imposed upon machinery by other countries, but it also fails to maintain proper rela- ton between the duty upon the raw materials used by machine builders and that upon the finished machines The comparative lowness of the German tariff is considered most serious men, ace to the machine building industry of the country, says Consul Monaghan. The new Austrian tariff, it is believed, will seriously injure the export trade of Germany to that country. The consul
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

Tn southern California. where they are planning to run long distance troll ley cars at the rate of mile minute. they have erected a wind-cutter on the front of the cars, a sharp-edged, V-like spread which offers the least possible surface to the wind. A rate of sixty eight miles an hour has been attained near Los Angeles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03
HEGULAR.

':It will be seen from the proceedings at Harvard that 'sumnla has cum. = Boston Herald. ""surnma cum. laude, is that so?"-cieveland Plain Dealer.
 Mrs. Pince-nek-'I can congratulate myself that all rhy daughters have mar ried we'll" Mrs. Lorgnette-' H,m. All of my daughters have married well twice.n-Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

{ ,ys how far these sentiments find sup port at Berlin is unknown, but that there is a growing sentiment toward a revision of the present machine duties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

The cotton corner isn't doing business any good. Eleven Fall River cotton mills are closed this week on account of 1t. For the same reason Huntsville fAlabama) mill has suspended it's night run, the Eufala (Alabamal mills have closed for two months. the Princeton mills at Athens, Georgia, have shut down flor few weeks. and the Geor- gia Manufacturing company at Gaines vile has shut down. not to resume oper- ations again until fall"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

For the first time in the history of Spain workingman has been elected 3 member of the cortes. His name is Jaime Angles. He Is a cooper by trade and he represents Barcelona, that hot bed of disturbance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

Charles H. Pennypacker. burgess of Westchester, Pennsylvania, hopes to prevent the chronic topers of the place from buying any more liquor within it's boundaries, The law of Pennsylvania says that persons of known intemper- ate habits shall not be given drink by tavern keepers or those who sell liquor. The burgess has therefore made up a list of those who, as he thinks, cannot be legally served with drink when once the saloon keepers have been warned agsknst them. He has sent copies of the list to all the liauor sellers, and expects that the warning will be heed ed.
 Cremation is growing in public favor in Scotland. The latest report, that of the Scottish Burial Reform and Crena- ton society. shows that in the last year twenty-five cremations were car- ried out in Scotland, being an increase of ten over the number of the preceding year. The total Up to the present time is l22. For a reduced charge of six guineas certificate is now issued in Scotland carrying the rights. first, to one cremation, either in Glasgow or any of the crematories in Great Britain, and, second, to a niche for deposit of the ashes in the Columbarium at Mary hill, Glasgow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

Occasionally there is a man who knows his rights, and, knowing, dares maintain them. A Kentuclkian brought suit for the price of a pint of turnip seed. won his case and received a yer dict of forty-five cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-03

Irrigation pays in India. The net revenue to the government last year was 7.Ss per cent. on an outlay of s11o,- 100000. The value of the crops raised on the irrigated areas during the year is estimated at $1S5, 900, ,ooo--a sum in ex- cess of the capital outlay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08
LABOR LEGISLATION.
Statutes That Curtail the Liberty of
the People to No Purpose.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Indiana passed a law. the other day, or
year, requiring employers to pay their men
every week. Some of them used to pay
every fortnight. and the employees went to
law about it. This statute has been de-
clared Invalid. and is condemned as smack
ing of paternalism. 1t is but one Of the
many laws that ought to be declared in
valid, because they are interferences with
private business. Several of our legisla-
lures have been bullied into passing meas
ures that give preference to union labor.
or that comply with rules established b.
labor unions. Some make ii illegal for
men to work over eight hours a day-as
though an ambitious man would obey a
law like that? Some put factories and
even public works under the inspection OF
men to represent the unions. And fire.
quently We hear of measures to force mer-
chants and manufacturers to submit pri-
vate questions to public boards of arbitra-
ton whenever their employees become friSky
or revengeful and go on strike. Meanwhile,
the unions cautiously refrain from allowing
themselves to be legalized by Incorporation.
since they would then become responsible
to the law.
The law requiring domestics and others
to be paid on Saturday, instead OF at suci.
time in the month as had been agreed upon
between the employees and those who hired
them, was, no doubt, good in it's intention,
but it was an invasion of private business
and private right that could not be coun-
tenanced. If legislatures are allowed to
say to an iron founder: You shall pay
your men Saturday" they will have
and will presently assume to dictate how
much he shall pay, and how little work
the molder may do to get his pay, and un-
der what circumstances the molder may
draw pay while on strike, and will perpe-
trate thousand other interferences. We
are tying up the liberty of the people in this
country with laws like this-laws enacted
in obedience to the commands of walking
tant rulers of the men who permit them
selves to be driven into the unions as sheep
are driven into the fold. Union oppression
is bad enough among the mechanics of the
land. When brought TO bear against our
lawmaking bodies. IL becomes uncomfortable
tyranny.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08
IMPORTATION OF SKILLED LABOR.

Treasury Department authorities have
been taken somewhat by surprise by the
request of lace manufacturer at Philadel-
phia for an Interpretation of a clause in the
new Immigration law which says that
skilled labor may be imported if like kind
unemployed cannot be found in this coun-
try" This clause was not in the old law
and neither the commissioner of immigra-
ton nor the treasury authorities were aware
of its existence until their attention was
called to 1t, as above stated. The new pro-
vision creates an exception to the foreign
contract labor law passed in 1856. That law
prohibited the importation or assisted i'm
migration ''of aliens or foreigners under
contract or agreement, paroi or special ex-
press or implied. made previous to the i'm
portation or emigration of such aliens or
foreigners. to perform labor or service of
any kind in the United States" The
avowed object of this law was to prevent
numbers of persons Of any nationality to
be held and worked in a condition Of semi
servitude for term of years or until they
had worked out the contract price Of their
Importation. 1t was held that foreign labor
ers who had to be assisted In emigrating,
and who were willing to bind themselves to
work at contract price. like peasants.
poems or coolies, were not desirable immi-
grants. The only exception made by the
law was In favor Of domestic servants and
skilled workmen to perform labor in the
United States 'in or upon any new industry
not at present established In the United
States" The new provision extends this
exception SO as TO make 1t apply to any
industry. whether new or old. If unem-
ployed skilled labor OF the kind desired can
not be found In this country. The language
of the new provision is so plain that the
treasury authorities could only construe 1t
one way. viz. as authorizing the importa-
ton of foreign skilled labor under contract
or otherwise IL 1t was shown beyond a rea-
sonable doubt that there was a scarcity of
such labor In this country. or none unem-
ployed. The Philadelphia firm which asked
for q construction Of the new law stated
that they were about to import lace-mak-