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The Washington times., 1903-06-28

n JEXT time you have half an hour
M to spare and don't care to
waste it, go up into the
big clock tower Of the Post
Office Building II is long climb but
the view and the novel experience will
repay you. The clock works are housed
in a great room, forty feet high and
nearly the same distance square, with
bare walls and three foot iron girders
spanning the ceiling. There is no at
tempt at ornamentation. Beauty Is
sacrificed for strength. Four steel rods
one from each clock-face-carry the
hands and meet in the center of the
room. ten-foot iron bar rising from
the works below imparts TO each of
the four rods circular motion. The
works proper are attached TO this bar
They are housed In a sort OF cabin
with two glass windows and a door.
big key three feet long and IL is a
strong mans work TO use it,
There are a number of old messengers
about the Postoflce whose delight il
is 10 take visitors up the clock tower
and show them the sights. Some OF
them are characters we'll worth meet
ing, and all are full OF stories of the
famous clocks OF the Old World When
you have mounted TO the broad plat
form above the clock II is their habit
to tell the visitor they take fancy TO
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

fully fails. The trial should be com
mended in that a creditable picture Of
the horse has been secured, but the fault
of this picture-or the most glaring
faults that the horse Is too much
crowded or in other words. the spacing
is poor. II those who attempt these
animal studies would carefully study
the manner in which Bonheur, Troyon
Van MaTcke. or Carleton Virgins arrange
their studies OF animals, they viii find
that there is plenty of room in which
the study is arranged. Painters never
fiji the entire canvas with the picture
of an animal, and canvas costs more
than Photographic plates. Another
suggestion: Brick walls are not in
terestipg as a background for such
studies. as they suggest captivity, and.
the arrangement of the background
in regular forms is not pleasing or in
teresting arrangement. If the brick wall
is the only background that can be Sc
cured, the negative should be rubbed
with a chamois stump moistened in
alcohol until the background becomes an
indistinct mass that will not attract at
1
| in import ance to such an extent that
the interest Is wholly centered on the
principal thought OF the composition.
Among the Trees"
| Among the Trees" is the title of a
creditable out-of-dOor portrait by w. H
Baker The attempt is a worthy one.
and work OF this class should be en-
couraged While this picture is very
pleasing. its interest would have been
| increased II the model had worn a dress
| Of an even tone. and not the conventional
shirt waist and dark skirt, garments
which are poorly suited for photography.
h, The arrangement OF the arms. which hang
Imply by the side, is lacking In nat
ural grace. while the eyes of the model
are too intent on the photographer and
give an air OF consciousness which is
out OF place in the best of portraiture.
The surroundings are harmonious. and
the effort should be repeated until the
errors noted in these suggestions have
been overcome.
Fourth of July Memorial.
One of the timely pictures for this com
petition is Independence: A Fourth OF
July Memorial" submitted by F. w
Prather The picture at first glancT
contains much to attract, both on uc-
count OF the title and the patriotism pic
tured The subject is extremely diff
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

seem to have tendency to 1latness. In
this the masses Of smoke CLOUDS have
been skillfuuy handled and the result is
photograph Of high value both as
record OF this uncommon phase Of nature
and as an example OF combining q pic
ture making ability with technical skill
"The Winding Way"
S. c. Rooms, in his picture. Tho
Winding Way-PocI Creek Park" has
found one Of the most attractive spots
OF the park, and the judges in recogniz-
ing this work with honorable mention
have not strained point. nor have they
failed in appreciation of this beautiful
picture. AS an example of pleasing
tones. artistic arrangement. and atmos-
pheric qualities, this has as much to
commend 1t as any picture examined. Il
is to Be regretted that a work contain
iEg so much TO commerd Il cannot be
reproduced N such manner as TO re-
tain all Of its good qualities. In repro
duction il is often the case that those
pictures which seem somewhat lacking
in that clever sense of picturing nature
with that true out-of- door sentiment in
the reproduction take a much higher
rank than those which are full of pleas
inS art qualities.
LOG Cabin"
The third honorable mention has been
given to Log Cabin at Fort Stevens.
D. c." submitted by NJ. L. Schneider.
This IS one Of those unassuming direct
statements Of plain everyday facts which
contains much to commend & tor the
good arrangement shown in this simple
composition. It is a ear too common
fault with amateurs, and especially
( those who have but lately taken up pho
tographic work, 10 forget that buildings
have more than one side 20 them and to
furnish broadside view usually cover
ing the entire plate of all architectural
subjects attempted. These errors have
been omitted in this picture and the
gain in interest is easily observed. In
addition to this the same artist submits
five other pictures. three OF which are
Of historical value. The fourth. a genre
study Of a group OF colored children, is
almost success. and would have been
much better 81 two of the children had
not manifested so much interest in the
person who was using the camera.
An unusually good picture Of "Chain
Bridge" is submitted this week by W
II. KIeman- Subjects OF this class are
rarely interesting, and the mistake Is
often made in photographing such sub
! jects with the lens in such sharp focu:
that the eye is distracted by the large
number of uninteresting facts that are
brought TO the attention with sucl
prominence. In this picture the rock,
bed OF the river and the mass OF under.
growth have been handled with much o
the feeling expected in a painting o.
the same spot. The stone piers support
ing the bridge seem TO be toned an,
softened by age until they lose the,
harsh and extremely photograph,
look. while the lines OF the bridge hav,
wisely been arranged so that they 4,
not parallel the base line of the pic
ture. an error which Is too common II
work OF this class Lewis E. GODFREY
submits a picture entitled Fire Engin-
Horse" In some respects this pictur.
is highly successful. in others it woe
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

has used to good advantage the House
wing Of the Capitol as a setting to bal
lance the charms Of a sky containing
cloud forms which have been pictured
with a feeling sense of the proper re-
lations that a sky should bear to
landscape In these days of ortho-
cromatic plates. color screens, and ray
filters. the amateur is often led into the
serious error of producing a sky that
is Of such a spectacular character that
it dwarfs and beIittles the landscape
OF which It forms a part. and the re-
sulting picture differs so widely from
anything ever observed in nature that
1t properly belongs to the class Of freak
pictures, and furnishes a strong argu-
ment in favor OF the untruthfulness OF
photography. The artist in this in
stance has secured a picture that is
good in all its parts. The Capitol is
far more interesting than IT would have
been If an attempt had been made to in
clude tho whole OF the building in the
composition, and the arrangement in this
picture Is fully as pleasing as any OF
the paintings of the Capitol recently
made by Colin Campbell Cooper. and ex-
hiblted privately in this city a few days
since.
Notable improvements.
Max Abel in his picture entitled Burnt
Mills, Nd. presents a subject somewhat
/ similar 10 that submitted a few weeks
/ ago under the title OF ION the Sligo.
/ In this he has needed some OF the sus-
| gestions contained in this column, and
has succeeded in producing a picture
that has captured the third prize. While
/ the picture presents a scene of more
/ than usual natural beauty. a print a
trifle deeper would have given far more
charm TO this beautiful spot. In this
there is all OF the truth OF realism COM
bined with artistic arrangement. and a
/ knowledge Of the essentials OF technique
/ "a Natural Chimney" is the unique
title OF the picture submitted by Franz
J. Hogan. a picture of an active VOL
| cano in the Ladrone Islands which has
4 been awarded honorable mention.
II this work both the technical and
artistic skill will appeal to all. The
picture was made from the deck OF a
moving vessel at a distance OF about
a half mile from the island where the
volcano is located. II was a case which
required good art perception 70 deter
mine at what point Of view to make Z
picture of this class, and while It seems
japanese in its arrangement the techni
cal skill seems to be above that of mos
of the Japanese photographs, which
The Washington times., 1903-06-28
First Prize-"Th1ough the Woods" Thomas B Gardner

IT HE sixth Of this series Of photo
graphic competitions has resulted
in the bringing together of va
riety of pictures collected from a wide
range Of country. Last week views from
Jamaica were included in the contest,
and this week a greater distance is COW
cred for we have one picture from the
Ladrone Islands. and from this we may
expect that the Philippines will soon be
represented. for there are many pic
lures in this city. the work of anna
teurs who have visited those far
away possessions.
In the prize-winning pictures there is
much to admire. and simple compost
tions are attesting their value over
that class of pictures which contain
far too many elements to furnish any
one thing OF particular Importance.
TWO entries which contain architectu-
raj subjects have been awarded cash
prizes, and one architectural subject
appears in the class selected for hon
orable mention
The First Prize.
One OF the most simple and yet one
Of the most pleasing landscapes has
been awarded the first prize-''Through
the Woods" by Thomas Bennett Gard
ner This belongs to that class Of
pictures which fails TO assert its i'm
portance at the first glance. but with a
little careful observation one discovers
how much Of natural beauty and how
much Of good arrangement are contained
in this wood interior In the arrange
ment. two clumps OF trees have re-
eeived the greatest emphasis. and from
these leading points the balance OF
the woods are seen in masses which
support and strengthen the leading
thought OF the composition. In such
studies there is too often a tendency
TO present the whole mass OF trees IN
the same degree OF prominence. sc thai
one is led TO follow the form OF each
separate tree, and 70 note the particu-
lar formation of such trees as seen
10 present the strongest markings o.
individual form. In this picture the tw.
clumps Of trees seem to stand like tbs
posts OF a gateway and suggest road
through the woods. although no road fl
noticed in the arrangement. Suggestion
Is sometimes the most fOrcible manne
Of conveying the desired impression.
D. ]. Cartwright in his pictur
"storm Brewing" awarded second prize
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

n EXT time you have half an hour
NJ to spare and don't care to
,-a.tn IL 90 Nm infn the
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
ALASKAN BOUNDARY WILL
 BE MARKED
Commission To Be Named At Once to Indi- cate Line As Laid Down In Recent
 Decision-Will Be Sole Judges.

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.l
 Washington, Nov. 1O.-A commission of experts will soon be appointed to mark the boundary between Alaska and Canada. The commission will probably consist of three Americans, two Englishmen and one Canadian. One Of the American commissioners is certainly to be Dr. O. P. Tittman, su- perintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, and the Canadian commissioner will probably be W. F. King Both of
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
MarQuam Named National Committeeman and Territorial Slate Goes Through.
 BOItgrS Also Have Convention.
Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan. ]

regular republican cnvnt consisting treetortn
 regularly the various precincts and districts of Alaska elect
 following delegates the national conventions Thomas Mrqmm Hnes dge Melville Brown Juneau; Watson Nme Samuel Blum Valdez George Irving Kcbikan Thomas Marquam en- doed for national comnteeman and participating
 Twentyen delegates John G. Held of Juneau and Judge Johnson Nome in the hall and elected John G. Held of neus Joseph w. Ive Kya Judge Johnson and w. T. Perkins of Nome and W. D. Grant of Wrangen as delegates
 predicted dispatches night the republican district convention suited in two conventions two sets delegates republican organizations How ginning has been represented the leadership of Thomas Mar m of Hnes ably supported by delegations Kethn who mustered down against ? for the opposition
 The convention met at called to order by Oscar Fo chairman A Nuam secretary of the central com m at once gained reported that the central committee had decided upon George Irving temporary chairman and w. w. Shor lre we secretary Hen adopted but Chairman Foe persisted m refusing to put the motion wheon put by himself and carried by an overwhelming majority assumed their positions At this M Held faction gathered and ndemoum regne There were motions speeches being an and each convention did tsb best to make he noise
 regular adopted strongly recommending territorial gov ement for Alaska delegates endorses Roset administration ana
 at the administration on the boundary dispute nd askstha a local offices be filled by Alaskars
 The D convention also endorsed territorial governments recommended two dele gates in congress- and took position administration and the boundary as he convention.
 Major A. " R Snyder of Wnge was rmn and d. d. Barber o ~ secretary of the convention
 Both credentials decided favor Of the delegation from by Dr. Whitehead against that head ed by Judge w. Perkins end that the socaLed Johnson delegation irregular and that nursing an old grievance aS the district court because n Richards natter
 The Douglas and Treadve present add in the expressions of enthusiasm for regulars.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11

these men were employed in marking the provisional boundary line under the famous modus vivendi.
 President Roosevelt will at once ask congress to appropriate sufficient money to cover the expense of the com- mission.
 The field work of marking the Alas kan boundary line, from Port land canal to Mt. St. Elias, will begin next spring. The commission will have sole power 10 determine the meaning of the London decision.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11

.~r. Dispatch Co Daily AIaskan.l
 W..l.-. Nov. To- Thirty stam- r- a.. .rou .he Bullion creek -- r They bring back great r.n1, .a. richness 0t the disgiugs, He. .H.g l.r. E.-'e encouragement for .a., uu... a.a in getting in. They -.. ,-aSed from one end to .H. those who were on the
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
BULLION CREEK DIGGINGS
 ARE ALL STAKFD
Thirty Stampeders Return From New Strike No Room for More Though Country Is
 Great Snow Turns Many Back

way there when they left would get nothing. Indians in great numbers swooped down on the creek and staked.
 The Mcintyre party was met 4S hours this side of the diggings. Many of the stsmpeders are returning who never made the trip. The snow is from .wo Co 10 feet deep, and it was too much for many.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
Made Haiuo. Trip

Judge and Mrs. Brown, Major, Mrs. and Miss Terrett and Judge and Mrs. Winn, made the round trip to Haines yesterday in the Peterson. They were the guests of Capt. Richardson.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
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-"u.r ,.N.a,. and shingles for sale . r.. Monogram Liquor House. c
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
FrO,hHoat

The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kinds Oi fresh meat constantly on hand. ti
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11
No River News

There was no weather report from the interior yesterday.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11

Wool mitts and gloves 50c at W. H. RobertsOn's.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11

Fur Conarettes' at Winters.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-11

Fur coats at Clayson's.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
Plumbing and heating. Bl1by q Son.
COMMERCIAL CLUB GETS BUSY
Making Effort to Force Packers to
Maintain Cold forage Ware
houses I'm Bluffs.

The executive committee of the CONNER
clal club. having failed to induce the South
Omaha packing houses to erect a meat
storage building in this city from which
the local trade might be supplied. in place
Of the meat being hauled by wagon from
Omaha daily. has taken the matter up with
the Kansas City packers.
The executive committee took the mat
ter up with the South Omaha packers at
the request of the local butchers, but the
packers claimed that the Council Bluffs
trade could be served cheaper from their
cold storage houses in Omaha than from a
local cooling house. In the first place the
South Omaha packers stated hat the cree
tion Of such a building in this city would
cost between 10000 and $4,000 and the
different houses would each have to main
tain a wagon service here as we'll as q
force Of men to look after the business.
The conference between the executive
committee and the representatives Of the
South Omaha packing houses failed OF I'll
purpose and now the executive COMMITTEES
has taken up the matter with the Kansal
City packers. II the Kansas City houses
will establish a distributing house here I
is SAID they can command the local trade
which now goes to South Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
BLUFFS PEOPLE ARE BILKED
Branch Of Turf Investment Company Rakea
in Ten Thousand Dollars.
OFFICE NOW LOCKED AND AGENTS GONE
victims Come from All walks of Life
4 And NO\ One Person said TO
BE in for n Large
Amount.

The closing Of the cooperative turf in
vestment companies in st. Louis has
brought grief to a number Of people in
Council Bluffs who we're caught with the
dazzling prospect o. getting rich in a hurry
on a small investment. While the in
dividual losses in this city are not heavy,
1t is said. that the aggregate will run up
well into the thousands.
The John ]. Ryan Cooperative Breed
ing Farm and Bookmaking enterprise, one
Of the st. Louis turf investment companies
which followed in the wake Of the Arnold
company and went to the wall. recently
established a branch ONCE In this city.
Two young men named McClaHin and Ward
were the agents and occupied a suite OF
oflces In the Sapp building. The COM
psny's offer to pay 5 per cent weekly
dividends on all investments proved a
tempting bait and Che local ONCE soon
began to do a good business. The invest
ors In the get-rich-quick concern we're
drawn from all classes and II is said up
ward Of $40, 900 was sunk in the scheme by
Council Bluffs people.
When word was received here Of the fail
ure Of the Arnold company there was a
regular stampede among the clients Of the
Ryan company, but they were Assured By
Clafin and Ward, the local representatives
of the firm, that they need have no mis-
glvings, as their company was entirely SOL
vent and would keep on doing business at
the old stand right along. The next day
word came from st. Lou that the Ryan
company, with the other concerns. Of g
like character, had been unable to weather
the storm and he'd CLOSED it's doors. There
was a rush of investors to the company's
Offices IN the sapp block to draw their
money out, but It was too late. The doors
were locked and McClafin and Ward were
not to be found.
It was ascertained tint McClahin and
Ward were in their ONCE early Friday
morning, but left after a short while, lock
ing the doors ehind them. Since then they
have not been seen.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
FIND COAL in WESTERN IOWA
FOuF-FOOt Vein Protected by shaIe
Roof is discovered Northeast
of Atlantic.

ATLANTIC. Ia, Feb. 14.-(Special Tele-
gram.GFred Anderson, while drilling a
well on the farm Of G.. w. Talbot. six
miles northeast Of this city. struck coal
at the depth OF ninety feet from the sur
face. The vein is four feet thick and the
coal is Of a fine quality. A shale roof pro-
tects the coal and experts say the same
conditions exist that are usually found In
a good bed. The discovery. which was
made yesterday afternoon. is causing con-
siderable talk here and some extensive
prospecting will soon be done TO determine
the value of the find. The locality where
the find was made is hilly. being on
Troublesome creek. and Just the sort OF q
country In which coal Is usually found.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15

Saunders & Stuart. attorneys, began suit
in the district court yesterday against f..
M. Cunningham, the tax ferret" for
$4,000 for legal services alleged to have
been rendered him in the suit brought by
Frank shinn to invalidate his contract with
Pottawattamie county. e. e. Sluss, Gun
ningham's attorney, and Pottawattamie
county are named as party defendants.
In their petition Saunders, & Stuart as
sert that their claim for legal services
under the contract of Cunningham with
the county, who agreed to stand all eX-
penses that might arise by litigation or
otherwise, is a lien on the money due
Cunningham by the county. They ask
that this lien now be foreclosed and that
they have judgment against the county.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
Council Bluffs Real Estate transfer

These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract, title and loan Office of ]. w.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
William ]. Reed and wife to Mason
City & Fort Dodge Railroad COM
pany part lot z block Z, Riddles
subdiv., q. c.
County treasurer to Don Eckles, 3h
acres in sell SEA A-75-44, I. d.. I
Rasmus Jensen and wife to Robert
A. Lewis, nh nek Loft. v. d.. ass
Patrick Howard and wife to J. A.
Schuttlofel, s1R nwh ~lO-7G-SS. W. d.. 5,sOC
Ida NJ. Rogers to Sarah Evans, strip
for road In sh sell 1-75-4L W. d., q
j.. c. Spangler and wife to 1. I.
Whitney, c. &'M.'s add. Walnut,
Jens NJ. Nelson and wife to Rasmrs
Jensen, lot IS. block l, Broadway
sh Tiaff to e. W. Davenport, part lot l"'
5. original pla,lOt 81, and part lot
i block g. stutsTan's LIST add, S. d.. 800
SheTin to McCord. Brady & Co., lot
IS, Johnson's add. S. d....-.....'..... So
COOPERATIVE Bank of Iowa to Denver
Smith, lot Is, block l. Wilson Ter
race. W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.52
Henry EvHns. nwA nwA sea 5-75-45,
School district OF Norwalk to L4wi
Hammer, ! acre in northeast corner
nek neA u-76-42, W. d........-..... 5
Twelve transfers, total...........,. sls,O2
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA..

today as Rally day" with special services.
In the morning the services will be from
10 to ~ o'clock and the general topic will
be Christian Fellowship" Addresses will
be made by Rov J. G. Clark, DeacoR ].
Robinson. e. p. Morehousc and Mrs. H.. A.
Bailenger. Church Work" will be the
general topic for the evening service, which
will he from 2 10 Q o'clock. F. l.. Evans
will speak on "The Sunday school," Charles
warDer on Soul Winning and Rev. A. E..
simops on Missions" Miss Frances Chap
man and Miss Belle. wylie will speak on the
Spirituality Of the Chur7h." The pastor,
Rev. Milford Riggs. will make the closing
address. There will be special music at
both services, led by H.. A.. Ballenger, as
sisted by a trained chorus Of forty voices.