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Douglas Island news., 1903-08-26

J. Francis Lee has been appointed second ce.president and general man. ager of the Valdez, Copper River S Tanana R. R.
 The editor of the Rampant Forum has his back up, and now spells vice with cap V. Some one has undoubt- edly been trying to lead.him away from the straight and narrow path.
 While working on Moore's wharf at Skagway, Joseph Held, longshore- man, was hurt about the head by being accidentally struck by sling which was being operated on the Farallon. He was taken to. the railroad hospital where his wound was treated.
 The Russian government has raised objections to the construction of tunnel under Boring strait, requiring an assurance from the United States government to maintain the neutrality of the strait. This question will be taken up by the state department.
 The attorneys in the Koyukuk appear to have been slightly "up against it," the past winter. One F. X. Gowan, served term in the Coldfoot jail, and another, Geo. A. Sails sbury, was held to appear before the District court under $500 bonds, on charge of grand lar ceny. He is alleged to have purloined poke containing $50 in dust from Tom Rockwell, last February.
 The Alaska trade surpassed the Ha- waiian last year, although the United States has enjoyed close commercial relations with Hawaii for half century and although the population of Hawaii is twice as large as that of our North ern territory. The sum total of Ha- waiian trade last year was only s40,252,- 383, including the great sugar crop of the islands. That is, it fell short of the aggregate Alaska commerce by more than s1,500,00O.
 A. F. Fonzo, the we'll known mining man, is preparing to make another prospecting tour, and, with two other experienced miners, will explore the Taku range of mountains, about B to 50 miles east of Skagway, says the Guide. Mir. Fonzo intends investiga- ting the country thoroughly and will be gone six weeks to two months. From what he knows of the country he be- lieves he is perfectly justified in mak- ing the trip and hopes to bring back news of good strike being made.
 The Hon. l.. l.. Williams, of Juneau. who was the unanimous choice of AL aska for the Worlds Fair Commission ership, last week received telegram from Thos. Ryan, first Asst. Secretary of the interior, and chairman Alaskan Exhibit Commission, which read as follows: You and the Hon. Jno. G. Brady, Governor of Alaska, are hereby appointed executive commissioners of the Alaska exhibit for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis. You will be allowed salary of S25O0 per annum and necessary travelling ex- penses while on such duty, and also actual necessary expenses for subsis- tence while on duty away from home, exceeding $500 per day. You will enter upon your duties at once. Your commission and instructions will be forwarded at an early date. Subse- quently MT. Williams received tele- gram stating that his appointment had been withdrawn.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Federal Officers Mistake.

San Francisco, Oct. 19-Through a
blunder Of a federal law officer, two
men under sentence of Imprisonment
were released by the court of appeals.
The prisoners are Charles Mackey and
J. Archie Mcleod. They were con.
victed of having, on July 26, 1902, fired
with a revolver and shotgun upon c.
T. Stranahan, superintendent of the
Nee Perez reservation in Idaho while
Stranahan wars making search for
spirituous liquors which had been un.
lawfully introduced into the reserva.
ton. The prisoners were prosecuted
under section 6 of "An act to further
prevent smuggling and for other pur.
poses."
Judge Gilbert, In rendering the opin.
ion Of the court Of appeals, said:
ut is as clear as words can make
t that the act refers only to offenses
committed against officers of the GUS
ON, their deputies and persons as
sisting them in the execution OF their
duties, and that 1t has no application
to an act done in resistance Of an In
dian agent in making searches or seiz-
ures upon an Indian reservation"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Bradstreet's Report on Trade.

General trade and industry still
lacks the spur of insistent demand
which has been so conspicuously pres
ent in the autumn of recent years.
Exceptions to this are noted in the
southwest, where demand as a whole
is reported equal to last year, at some
points in the northwest and on the Pa
ciflc coast. In the central west bust
ness is fair, but at the east the quiet
ness is increasing, and reports from
the south are rather less optimistic.
Reasons for this are not far to seek.
Sympathetic reflection Of depression
in securities is shown in more conserv.
alive and cautious buying at wholesale.
Crops generally are slow to move. &C.
real producers are apparently disin-
clined to accept present prices for their
products, and lower prices for cotton,
reached some time ago, with much
less favorable advices from that crop,
cloud the southern prospects slightly.
The shutdowns Of iron furnaces fail to
stimulate values in this line.
Money Is easier at the larger centers,
but while this makes it less difficult
to get accommodation, this very fact
Is regarded as evidence of quietness
in many lines releasing funds which
ordinarily would be inactive. Collec-
tons are still complained of as slow.
There are. however, some favorable
features in the situation. The indis.
position Of producers to meet consum.
ers' demands is sign of an ability
to hold, which, whether wise or not,
indicates underlying prosperous con-
ditions. Reports of suspensions of i'm.
provement work by railroads come
rather earlier than usual this year, but
sales of new rails, cars and supplies
point to much Of the work doing.
While dry goods and textiles report
dullness in many places, groceries,
hardware and food products move
more freely, because of price condi-
tons being easier. Eastern cotton mills
have not yet resumed in full and are
buying sparingly as yet, but wool is in
rather better sale to cover orders
booked.
Business failures in the United
States number 2o3.
Wheat, including -four. exports are
3,2S6,610 bushels.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Trust Company Goes Up.

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 21.-The sus.
pension of the Maryland Trust COM
pany created intense excitement in fl.
nancial and business circles and many
people hurried to the vicinity to verify
the news. The excitement was intensi.
fled two hours afterward by the an.
nouncement that the Union Trust com.
pany had also failed. Bankers and A.
nanciers, however, combined to allay
whatever panicky feeling was made
manifest and by assurances that the
troubles Of the company were only tenn.
porary.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
AIR SHIP IN SAN FRANCISCO
DR.. AUGUST GRETH TAKES A
SAIL OVER THE CITY.
It 10 Believed In Many Essentials He
Has Solved the Problem Of Aerial
Navigation-ls Cigar shaped-Will
Lift 1000 Pounds and Weighs 800
Pounds.

San Francisco, Oct. 19.-Dr. August
Greth, who for year past has been
unostentatiously working ON an air.
ship, recently surprised the residents
of San Francisco by sailing over their
heads for two hours, directing his ma
chine almost at will and demonstrate
ing that in many essentials he has
solved the problem of aerial naviga-
ton. DR.. Greth had previously tested
his airship by making ascensions with
the balloon held captive by q long
rope, but this was the first time that
he had gone skyward free.
His ascension was made from Q lot
almost in the heart Of the city, and
DR.. Greth attempted TO encircle tow.
ering newspaper building about a mile
eastward, but found the high currents
too strong for his power, and then
turned in an opposite direction. Trade
winds carried him oceanward, and for
a time he lowered over the vicinity
Of the Golden Gate, making various
successful trials of his steering gear.
The currents threatened to take him
out over the Pacific, and he decided
to make landing on the parade
ground Of the Preside military reser.
walton, but made the mistake Of letting
out too much gas, and he landed in
the bay about 200 feet from shore. A
crew Of the life saving station rescued
him and his flying machine. which
sustained very little damage by the
unfortunate termination of the voy.
age.
Like Santos-Dumont's.
The balloon of Greth's aerial contri.
vance is cigar shaped and has q capa.
city of $4,000 feet of gas, with a lift.
ing capacity of 1909 to 1000 pounds.
The car beneath the balloon is SINH.
lar in construction to that used by
Santos-Dumont, and weighs about 500
pounds.
The engine is a ~ horse power gaso.
line motor, and the total weight car.
ried skyward, including that of the in
ventor and 200 pounds of ballast, was
about 14O0 pounds. For some reason
the motor would not develop more
than six horse power, and DR.. Greth
consequently found difficulty in max
ing Roadway against the currents.
He expects to make another ascen.
sion in few days, when he will have
repaired the minor damage caused by
the salt water bath and remedied the
minor defect brought out by his two
hours cruise in cloudland.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Free Delivery Carriers.

Washington, D. C.-These rural free
delivery carriers have been appointed
for Washington routes:
Pennington Regular, Jas. A.
Charles; substitute. Frank Hosier,
Mondovi-Regular, Elmer F. Turner;
substitute, Mark E. Turner. st. John
Regular, Elmer E. Chandler; substi.
tute, Frank Colon. Spangle-Regular,
John G. Gleason; substitute, Charles
w. Frick.
Postmasters appointed: Oregon
Lostin, Simon M. Mckenzie, vice Bes-
sic G. Policy, resigned. Washington
Mccain, Joseph v. Prosser, vice Isaac
G. Mccain, resigned; Pateros, o. B.
Nelson, vice Jessie e. Nosier, re.
signed; Trout Lake, Chas. w. Moore,
vice VIM. F. Stadelman, resigned.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21

Duty is the name we give to. what
God calls opportunity.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Banks Fail,

San Francisco, Oct. Ala notice
posted on the doors of the Interna-
tional Bank & Trust company says:
lowing to the suspension Of our
Mexico City bank, this bank will be
closed pending investigation by the
bank commissioners
The Seattle branch of the Interna.
tional Banking and Trust company
closed its doors. The embarrassment
is due to the failure of the main bank
in the city Of Mexico. Locally there
are hundreds of small depositors.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
J. J. Hill in the Deal.


James ]. Hills conference with the
Pennsylvania railroad officials in
Philadelphia was primarily in regard
to the labor problem and the policy to
be pursued in making retrenchments.
It is understood here that reductions
in wages will be taken up later, If
business conditions warrant it; but
leading railroad men would much pre-.
fer to keep up wages as long as pos.
sible. The policy Of reducing wages
will not generally be tried by the rail.
roads until after industrial corpora.
tons have led the way.
Wall street has been much inter.
ested this week in a theory which has
received wide currency, namely, that
the Rockefellers began buying stocks
considerable time before they reach.
ed the present level and that the mar.
ket has gone against them a number
of points in such issues as United
States Steel, Amalgamated Copper
and the grangers. The same story
had it that. Pierpont Morgan was all
out of stocks and was watching things
from the fence. Morgan is alleged to
have been suspicious Of the stock
market attitude of the Standard Oil
people for a long time, and he there.
fore began selling out last year, keep
ing it up ever since. If this assump.
ton is correct he now has a larger
balance in bank than ever before in
his life. Those who advanced the
above theory say that the United
States Shipbuilding scandal upset the
calculations of the Rockefellers; that
they did not foresee these develop
ments, but had laid all their plans to
lift the market before that incident
came up. Close observers on the stock
exchange find no difficulty in recog.
nizing Standard Oil orders when they
see them, but it is barely possible that
large buying orders were Offset by
corresponding ones to sell through
secret channels. The course Of United
States Steel shares all the week have
no sign Of the. alleged Rockefeller alb.
sorption.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
COL. J. D. POWERS BADLY HURT,
Falls Between Cars and Just Escapes
Horrible Death,

Reno, New, Oct. 19.-Colonel J. D.
Powers Of Louisville, KY, president Of
the United States Trust company, was
seriously injured in Reno. The spe-
cial train in which he and a number
Of other bankers were travelling on
their way to San Francisco to attend
the bankers convention, broke in two
just in front Of the depot. Colonel
Powers was stepping from one coach
to the other and fell between the
cars. He retained his presence of
mind and, though portly and elderly
man, succeeded in rolling off the
track just as the wheels of the follow
ing coach grazed his shoulder. His
injuries consisted Of a dislocation of
the right shoulder, two fractured ribs
and a severe cut on the left leg.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
REDUCE FORCES ON RAILWAYS
AGREEMENT EXISTS
TO THAT END.
Officers Of Railroad Company Agree
That It 10 Better Policy to Reduce
Working Forces Than to Reduce
Wages Which 10 Their Object
Workings Of Stock Market Exposed.

New York.-An organized agree
ment exists among the great railroad
companies Of the United States in re-
gard to the policy to be pursued in
making retrenchments and reducing
the forces Of employees, just as there
was an understanding among leading
financial interests in regard to ad.
vancing wages during the last tive
years. This statement is made on
the authority of man identified with
a leading corporation. While no formal
association exists, because such q
body would be contrary to the inter-
state commerce law, there is gen.
tlemen's agreement which is binding
on all of the members and which has
been fruitful of beneficial results ever
since it was put into operation. Its
primary object is to deal with the la.
Dor problem, so that employees Of one
railroad can not use another as q
club to bring the first named into sub.
lection.
The word has now gone forth on all
large railroads that retrenchments are
to be made in certain lines where the
companies can most easily reduce
forces-such as car shops, repair
shops, maintenance Of way depart.
ment and improvement corps. By lay
ing men off instead of reducing wages
those who remain can not well find
fault, although, to be sure, some Of
them will be called on to do more work
than they did before. 1t is understood
here that the reduction of forces will
go on for some little time, all depart
ments in turn being taken up. The
results to the company will be much
the same as If wages were cut, for II
matters little whether a railroad with
a wage list of 100000 lays of one
tenth Of its men, resulting in a re
duction to 100000, or made reduc
ton of 100000 in the wages of its
men and allowed them all to remain.
1t may be that less work will be done
after the forces are reduced, but 1t is
the policy of all of the companies to
continue operations on just as large q
scale az traffic warrants.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21
Gen. Miles to Come West,

Tucson, Ariz.-Lieutenant General
Miles left for Idaho. where he has
landed interests. He will probably
visit Nevada, Oregon and Washing
ton, returning east by the northern
route.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-21

William T. Richards, the celebrated
marine artist, will erect a unique sum-
mer residence on a small island OF
Newport. The rocks and deep founda-
ton will be blown out and the en-
trance to the place will be from under
meath the building.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-01-15

was presented, and it is ordered that the
same be deferred until the April meeting
of the Board, and P. L. krouse is directed
to investigate the matter.
The petition of James E. Cree, showing
that the public road from Fort Stanton to
the Mescalero Agency has lately been OBJ
structed by the erection of gates in, upon
and across the said road, and alleging that
one West, one Hagee and one Humphrey
whose names are to petitioner unknown
have erected four gates on the said public
road within few miles of the home ranch
of petitioner and one gate on the public
road leading from the first mentioned pub
lie road to Nogal
Upon consideration of said petition it is
ordered that said parties and all parties
who have placed distractions in and upon
the public roads, at once remove the same
and the Road Supervisor of the proper
precinct is directed to see that this order is
enforced.
The following named persons were ap-
pointed as road supervisors Of the various
precincts, to wit:
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-01-15

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903.
Board convened pursuant to adjournment
Present as on yesterday
On motion of S. c. Wiener seconded by
p. L. Krouse, the White Oaks Eagle was
declared the official paper of Lincoln
county for the ensuing four years.
The petition of Estoano Sanches and
others praying for the opening of the old
road from Rebenton to White Oaks
through the land of Dominica del Curto.
and the remonstranCe of Dominica del
Curto and others, were presented for con-
sideration, and on consideration it is by the
board ordered that said road be re-estab-
lished and opened in the place where it
originally ran before being fenced by said
Dominica del Curto.
Jose Torres Sedillo is awarded the con-
tract to deliver to the country IS cords of
pinon wood and IS cords juniper wood at
$2.85 per cord the same to be delivered
at once.
In the matter of establishing the lines of
precinct No. the board orders that the
citizens of said precinct present petition to
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-01-15
Subscription, SI.5o a Year.

the board at its next regular session setting
out the changes desired
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid:
Luciano Trujillo, salary as pro-
bate Judge e...................$ s 80 90
l. L. Analla, salary as probate
CLERK etc. ..................... 253 05
Ed C. Phngsten, salary and mile
age as commissioners. ...... 81 so
Ed. C. Fingsten, for road work.. 3 90
G. w. Prichard, salary as district
attorney, 4th quarter, Ioo2.... SO 90
L. H. Rudisile, salary and ser
vices as superintendent of
Schools ................... 40 90
Elizabeth A. Gumm, salary as
school examiner. er........ 90
Aragon Bros. & Co., bill for sup
plies, $Io4. 3d. allowed. ..... 100 90
New Mexican Printing Co., poll
BOOKS. Observation-Disclosures. 90
L. ]. Mundell, repairs on ballot
boxes Observation-Disclosures. 10 OF
Henry Lutz, supplies for county,. 81 SO
c. G.. Nuckols printing ...... so
Robert Brady, salary as road su-
pervisor precinct 2......... 40 90
Jose Gonzales, salary as road SUI
pervlsor, precinct 4.......... 20 90
E. w. Peebles salary as road SUI
pervisor, precinct 12........ 50
Ramon Lujan, salary as road su-
pervisor, precinct I......... 26 90
Sipio Salazar, salary as commits
SlOHer ....... .................. 80 90
S. c. Wiener, salary as commits
sioner and mileage. ........ OF 10
Robt. Brady, constable fees. .... 80
White Oaks Eagle, printing and
supplies for county y.......... so 7s
T. w. Watson medical services
prisoners county jail. .... 10 90
E. w. Hubert services as deputy
district clerk for December, 1902 20 90
Alfredo Gonzales, attendance on
commissioners and probate
court ..... ..................... 10 90
Prospero Gonzales, salary as jailor $50 90
John Z. Griffith having appointed E.
w. Hubert his deputy for Lincoln county,
and established an office at Lincoln with
the proviso that the county of Lincoln pay
to his said deputy the sum of $40. 90 per
month, being one-half of the salary of said
deputy, the said Griffith to pay the balance
of said salary said appointment is hereby
approved by the board
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid
Alfredo Gonzales feeding prisoner $500 90
Jackson albraith Co., lumber for
bridge at Ft. Stanton ........ 81 40
Jose L. BaCa, wood. .......... 90
Lincoln Trading Co., supplies. go. OF 90
b. h. Robinson, establishing
boundaries school district No.12 10 90
Felipe Silva, care of pauper ... 30 90
Bill of Mae Gilmore referred to
superintendent of schools for his
approval l.....................
w. o. Norman, repairs on grind
stone ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 30
Abe Rogers, witness fees. ....... 2 90
b. L. Hurst, ...... 2 90
A. II. Norton, }. +. ........ IS so
! E.W. Halstead, " ....... 8 40
Leopoldo Gonzales, J. p. fees, bill
for So.I5; allowed for. ....... sos
Acasio Gallegos Interpreter J. p.
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-01-15
$3244o o3
Respectfully Submitted,
HENRY LUTz,
Treasurer Lincoln County.

Treasurer Lincoln County.
and the said Henry Lutz producing to
thr Board The receipt of +. w. Hubert,
Treasurer and ex-Officio Collector elect,
it is ordered that the Clerk of this board
charge the said +. w. Hubert, with the
amounts of the said balances in the various
funds as shown by said report, and that
the bondsmen of the said Henry Lutz be
realeased from further liability on said
bond
1t is ordered that the Precinct election
to be held in the various precincts of the
county on January 18th, be held at places
where the general election of 1902 was
held except that in Precinct No 9, it shall
be held at the school house in North Capt.
tan.
The remonstrance of James +. Cree
against making a road through his pasture
White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1903-01-15

p. m.
Present Hon. Sol C. Wiener, Chmn.
g Sipio Salazar, Member
|. l.. Analla, Clerk.
In the matter of the election contest case
of Robert D. Armstrong, contestant, VS..
John w. Owen, contestee,
Notice having been served on the board
of County Commissioners of Lincoln Co.,
New Mexico, by the contestee in the above
cause, to go through the general election
returns of the general election, held Nov.
4, 1902, the following proceedings were had
and done by said board:
The board proceeded to investigate the
poll books of precincts Nos. 6, II, II I3 and
A. for the purpose of allowing the said con-
testee to make a list of the names of the
persons, voting in said precincts at the cleo
ton held Nov. 4, 1882.
The contestee being present in person
and Geo. b. Barber, Ba Esq, being pres
ent as attorney for contestant.
The box containing the election returns
from precinct No. was opened and a list
of the names of person on the poll book of
said precinct was made by the contestee,
said list containing So names. The boxes
containing the returns from precincts Nos.
II and II we're opened and lists made of
the names of persons voting in said pre-
cincts, said list of precinct No. contain
ing Isl names and the lists of precinct No.
IL containing III names.
Board adjourned to Dec. 4, 1902 at 9
o'clock a. m.
Dec 4th, 1902, board convened pursu-
ant to ad djournment. Present as yesterday
The board proceeded to examine the poll
books from precincts Nos: I3 and ID, and
lists we're made of names of persons voting
in said precints The poll book from pre-
Cnct No 13 containing 48 names, the poll
book precinct No. II containing II names.
No further business appearing the board
adjourned sine die.
Attest Approved
IL. ANALLA, S. c. Wiener,
BY Leslie Ellis Clerk Chmn.
Proceedings of the Honorable Board
of County Commissioners of Lincoln Coun-
ty, New Mexico, held at Lincoln New
Mexico, on Monday, January, 5th, 1903.
Board convened at 9 oclock, a. m.
Present
Hon. s. c. Wiener
" Sipio Salazar,
" P. L. Krouse, Commissioners,
g Leslie Ellis, Clerk.
On motion of p. L. Krouse, Sipio Sala-
zar was elected chairman of the Board.
The minutes OF the last regular and
special sessions we're read and approved.
b. ]. Baca was appointed interpreter
for the Board and appeared before the
Board and was duly sworn as such inter
prefer.
The following official bonds were ex-
amined and approved.
Bond of p L. Krouse, as a Commission.
er 3rd District
S. c. Wiener, Commissioner md dis
trict
John w. Owen, as Sheriff.
John w. Owen, as Collector of liquor
license.