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The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Receivers Appointed.

Thomas B. McGoverp, of New York; George D. Hallick, of New Jersey, and James Kerr, of Seattle, have been appointed receivers to take charge of the affairs of the Pacific American Fisheries Com pany and the Pacific Packing and Navigation Company, both of which companies admit their Insolvency.
 The complaint against the Pacific Packing and Navigation Company states that the firm is capitalized at $25, ,OOO, ,OOO, one-half of which is preferred and one-half common stock. Debts to the amount of $l $50, 900 are unpaid. They con sist mostly of overdrafts, payments for services to employees, and bills payable.
 It is not likely that the Naviga- tion Company will discontinue their business. Steps are now being taken for a reorganization.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Council Organizes.

The first regular meeting of the new city council was held Monday, all the members of the board, with the exception of GOodell, heinz present.
 John Goodell was elected perma- nent chairman; w. H. Crary, clerk; {; Gus Sponberg, city treasurer, and J. W. Leedy, city attorney.
 Dr. Boyle was appointed health officer, and authorized to destroy all milk offered for sale in town by Mir. Schaeffer, at least until the di- seased horse which is kept in the stable with his cows has. been killed. ...
 The bill of E. c. Hasey for serv- ices as city. marshal was.%aferred to committee, who were instructed to try and. raise-sufficient funds from the merchants of Valdez to pay the salary of the marshall
 The bill of J. c. Snyder for $500 for services as city treasurer, was not allowed.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Will Develop Property.

Another large company, incorp- Orated under the name of the "Ni- gina Gold and Copper Company" with Sol. Simpson as president, has been organized in the State of Washington during the past winter to operate over thirty claims in the Nizina country. The working par ty sent here by the company is now on their way in to the interior with a full outfit to last for the coming season.
 The property consists partly of gold placer ground and partly of large copper lodges, all of which were located by K. c. Young, and by him. was turned over to the company. R. c. Young, familiarity inown as Bob, came to this section in '37, and has been prospecting in 1e CcIYtr river valley ever since, aios oi his time being put in on the Chistyna and Kotsina rivers and their tributaries. In 1900, while in the Nizina country, he was met by the Government geo. logical survey party, headed by Mir. Schraeder, for whom he pan ned out gold, on which Mir. Schrae- der based part of his report for that season.
 Bob is a good, upright fellow, and is more of a prOspector than miner; he will not work this sea- son on the company property, but will look for other rich fields.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19

ments at each of the four corners of the said location, so that the boundaries of the same may le readily and easily traced; That the record of said location shall within ninety days from the date of set tlement he filed for record in the recording district in which the land is situated; said record shall con tain Tho. name of the. settler, the date of the settlement. and. such a description of the land settled up- on by reference to some natural object or permanent monument, as will identify the same. And if, after the. expiration of the said pe- riOd of five years, Or at such date as the settler may desire to com mute, the public surveys of the United States have not been ex- tended over the land located, a patent shall nevertheless. issue for tie land included within the boun- diaries of said location as thus re-
 
 corded, upon proof to be submit ted to the Register and Receiver of the proper land office, as required by. Section twenty-twO hundred and ninety-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as heretofore and herein amended, and under the procedure in the obtaining of patents to the unsurveyed lands of the United States, as provided for by Section Ten of the Act hereby amended, and under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior as hereinbefore provided, except that the settler shall pay no price per acre for said land in the procedure of obtaining said patent, except the ordinary office fees and commis- sions of the Register and Receiver, except $1.25 per acre on land com muted. And provided always. that no title shall be obtained hereun- der to any of the mineral or coal lands of the District of Alaska.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Gable to Alaska.

,. The War Department, on March 9th, let a contract to the Safety In- sulated Wire and Cable Company
 of New York, for the manufacture of eleven hundred statute miles of submarine cable, to be delivered on the Pacific coast at the earliest
 possible date The cable is intend- ed. for use between Seattle and
 Alaska, and will touch at Juneau and Sitka., As soon as it reaches the coast the.work of placing it in position will be pushed, along as rapidly as possible, and Gen. Gree
 ley, head of the signal service de-
 partment, hopes to see the line completed this coming summer,
 $485, 900 has been appropriated by
 Congress for this line.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Railroad to Summit.

MT. Alfred B. Hes has made a proposition to build a railroad from Valdez to the summit of Thompson pass, at a cost of $475.Q 900, pro- vided the city donate the sum of $50, 900, the same to be made in four equal payments on the com pletiOn of each five miles of road 1t being about twenty miles from here to the summit. The matter will be brought before the public at the meeting of the chamber oi co@merce tomorrow night.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Burnell Relieved From Duty.

The war department has issued an order directing that Captain George c. Burnell, of the signal corps, be relieved from duty in Alaska, to take effect upon the completion of the Panama section of the military telegraph lines, and that he proceed by way of Skagway to Vancouver ba, racks for duty as signal officer of the Department of the Columbia. First Lieut.. Walter I. Clarke will temporarily assume the duties of signal officer of the department.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
b|RD E hAh6[D
AFTER FOUR YEARS OF DE.
 LAY
At 5itka, f1ar(h 6th
Attempts to Secure a Pardon All Fail. Declared His Inno.
 cence.

Homer Bird, twice convicted of murder in the first degree in the U. S. District Court of Alaska, and after an appeal to the U. s. Su- preme Court and the President, consuming four years time, was hanged at Sitka on Friday, March 9th.
 Every effort known to save his life was made by his wife, child and others to secure a pardon for him, and the marshal delayed the execu- tion an hour at Sitka to wait for the steamer, which was late, think ing that possibly it might bring pardon or reprieve.
 When the steamer arrived and it was ascertained that no reprieve or pardon had arrived, immediate preparations were made to carry out the mandate of the law. At l:2O the condemned man, in com pany with the marshal and two deputies, ascended the scaffold.
 Marshal Shoup then addressed the prisoner in the usual manner, stating that it had now become his paiuful duty to carry out the sen tence of the court. The prisoner W; s then allowed 20 minutes to make his last statement. He de- claiei b lore his God that he did not d SC ve to be hanged, and would not be in his awful position were it not for his wicked compan- ions. He then made several futile attempts to read from a prepared statement, and finally handing the same over to Father Turnell. re- questing the onlookers to read it; he was then placed in position and. securely bound, the moose was placed around his neck and the black cap drawn over his head, and l3' minutes after the trap was sprung he was declared dead. There was no struggle and death seemed to be instantaneous.
 At the expiration of 20 minutes the body was cut down, placed in a coffin and taken to the Catholic church, where services were held. Later, Bird reached his last resting place under the direction of the au- thOrities, and thus ended the first legal execution of Southeastern Alaska.
 The crime for which Homer Bird paid the penalty was the killing of J. H. Hurlin at Anvik, on the Yu- kOn river, September 27, 1898. At the same time he shot R. l.. Pat tersOn, who died six months later from the effects of the wound. The other male member of the party barely escaped Birds rife by flee ing into the woods. The party were proceeding up the Yukon, and in the company was a woman, and it was jealousy over her that caused the shooting.
 Bird had two fair trials at great expense to the Government, and while all feel grieved for the wife and child, no one who is familiar with the facts. can feel but that justice to mankind has been ac- cOmplished.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19
Died.

MT. and Mrs. John T. Gavigan have the sympathy of the entire community in the death of their infant daughter, Daphine, which occurred yesterday morning after only days illness, The. little daughter was the sunshine .of the nome, and was sweefand loyable child, and-a great favorite with The neighbors and friends of the famiiy: She was IS months and two days old. Mr: Gavigan and family came here from Butte, Mont, last September. -. -: '-..
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19

The schooner Dunearn reached Sitka recently with a cargo of coal from Wales. She was -23l: days making the trip. of 28,000 miles, and did not see Q vessel during the entire journey.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-03-19

Vocal and piano instruction. French or German language classes.
 Schneider Sisters, Broadway.
 Maps of Nisina country for sale ct the PostOfiics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
His Pet Superstition.

Superstition seems to be connected
IN the minds Of most people with wo-
men. ladders, rabbits feet and horse
Shoes" said the young girl at the piano.
"As a matter of fact. however, know
that men are fully as superstitious as
the women Of my acquaintance, and
sometimes more so. One young man or
my acquaintance. for instance, who
has literary warnings and who feels
sure he could astOnish the public with
his brilliant stories if he could only Gct
some editor TO accept them. spends his
summers I'm the country gathering IL
spiration. local color and-fOur leaf
clovers. When winter comes he returns
to his ballroom in the city. writes sto-
ries by the wholesale and dispatches
with each consignment 10 the editors p
four leaf clover. Sometimes the art
Giles are accepted, and then the write:
ascrIbes his success 10 tie tallsman.
More often. however. they are re-
turned. with the mascot in Il more or
less crumpled condition. and he spends
what leisure hours he has in trying 10
figure out why it Is those clOvers don |
work every tine. Never for moment
does he ascribe failure 20 any faults In
his manuscripts. Isn't that the limit IN
the way of Observation-Disclosures
. hia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
Some Re-nrnrIkn bic Guns.

At the siege of Rhodes the Turks
constructed moStars by following out
cavities in the solid rock at the proper
angle, and in the arsenal at Malta IS Il
trophy of the long and glorious defense
Of Valetta, in a Turkish gun. about Il
six FOUNDER, composed Of copper tube
coiled over with strong rope and Jack
eted" with rawh1de In the same col
lection are some antique "Puick tirers,' y
breechloaders. with small bOres and
immensely long barrels. like punt guns.
The Malay pirates put great trust In
the long brass swivel guns called
"lela," and In Borneo these lelas were
used as a kind of currency, large sums
being estimated in guns.
The Chinese cast excellent bronze
guns there is fine specimen Of them
in Devonport dockyard). but so little
did they understand gunnery that ii
the so called opium war" the forts OF
the BOcca Tigris, defending the Canton
river. had the guns built immovably
into the walls. The Sikh gunners Op-
posed to us In the two Punjab wars.
though they loaded with amazing reck-
lessness, shovellng in the powder from
open boxes, stuck 10 their guns TO the
last. The blood OF the first man killed
was smeared on the gun, and the whole
detachment died beside II sooner than
retreat.-Chambers Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
Dickens and His Work.

Light is thrown upon the unfinished
condition Of Dickens Mystery Of Ed
win brood" by the following story
told by n surviving friend:
II ventured to ask him what method
he pursued In the composition Of works
and II they were all completed before
going to press. BY no means he re-
piled. They are not written beyond
the part that Is TO be published at n
given time. But the plot, the motive
of the book. is always perfected in my
brain for long time before | take up
my pen. | add a great deal TO the
original idea as | work on, but AS I
always know the end Of the beginning
l can safely commit my work In parts
to the press"
"'But suppose | stammered, with
just a little awe and wOnderment In
my voice (only the temerity OF youth
could have induced me to say such a
thing. suppose you died before all
your work was writtenT"
"A-hr he said, and paused, then
added. That has occurred to me at
tines and again the long, future
piercing look seemed to be penetrating
the golden haze. Then he turned his
kindly glance on me and said cheerful
ly, One can only work on, you know
work while ii is day"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
They Agreed.

To his valet no man,is a hero. Ever
his caddie is apt to hold the highest fl
very low estimation. The latter discov
cry was made the other day by a GER
tain legal luminary who already had
quite a modest opinion of his own abil
tiles, though he has been for many
years an ornament Of the bench and Is
himself the son OF judge. During his
off days he usually divides his energies
between golf and dairy farming. On
the occasion in question it happened to
be golf. and not being in his usual form
he made very bad fOOZle.
He gazed incredulously at the ground
looked inquiringly at his club and hav-
Ing apparently solved the difficult prob
lem faced his caddle and exclaimed
with emphasis, "Well, am an assr'
The caddie, startled out Of dream OF
bliss, was too we'll trained TO contra
dict his employer. SO he solemnly re-
Piled, Yes, sir" The man of law had
overlooked the others existence. but
this candid opinion recalled him TO
earth. He hooked at the caddie and the
caddle looked at him for n brief sec
Ond. Then both burst into a shout Of
laughter. The humor OF the situa ton
had struck them simultaneously Lon
don Taller.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
Obstinncy.

zone OF the most remarkable cases
In my experience" said a country doe
tor. "was an old woman in fisher
mans hut on the Carolina shore. 1t
was a long. dreary drive Of ten miles,
and when | reached the place | found
that the only occupant besides the sick
woman was n skit Of girl, who was
utterly worn out by weeks OF care and
nursing. / examined the patient and
found every sign Of early dissolution.
Her pulse was growing fcebler. and 1t
was only n question Of few hours. In
my mind. before the end would come.
The idea of the girl being left alone in
that hut touched me. and ! decided 10
remain with her. even though the un-
expected happened and the old lady
lived through the night The men Of
the hut were fishermen and they
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
No. 10.

Ankona, his rival, 10 enter the race anu
to be given one-th'rd the distance. and
White Egrct. the fleet footed, to be
given one-half. No one could win Il
race thus handicapped. And yet was
II not Malabar?
He swepti themlwitb his glance.
II shall win," he said confidently,
because Twill have 1t so"
Ankona had been watching him with
baleful eyes. For an instant he drew
back as though TO spurn the concession.
Then, as he saw White Egret being led
forward to her place, he hurried to his
own position.
And for brief space after the signal
was given and they were speeding on
with strain1ng muscles he had wild,
insane belief that he would win.
But only for a brief space. Then
came that steady, accelerating. I'm
placable rush behind, drawing nearer
and nearer then opposite. then pass
ing. When three-fOurths OF the dis
tance had been covered, Malabar was
four march PAGES ahead. Suddenly he
turned. White Egret was almost with
In his reach.
stop. Ankona" Malabar called
"Have not won"
AnkOna did not answer.
"Have / not wOn!" sternly.
"Yes, Malabar. you have won," An
kona answered. and his voice was full
Of great despair.
ut is we'll. Now you may go on and
catch the girl. Sfalabar will have nc
squaw who does not come to him
willingly"
And he turned proudly from the race
and strobe back into the forest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06

TO her feet. but he laid his hand gently
on her arm. and she sank back again.
I'VE are going TO ride over the farm, -
he said quietly.
He drove on. talking rapidly about
! his plans. recalling incidents Of the
haymaking and speaking of the get
| ting in OF the cnsilage.
Eunice was silent. and in spite Of his
lively chatter Lot was anxious.
In the middle OF the pasture Lot
stopped the horse and glanced about.
Some Of the COWS were feeding near.
and they lifted their heads TO look
with big, inquirIng eyes.
Pretty good looking cattle, call
them" he said proudly. He paused.
His face was quiet white and agi-
tated. and he did not dare look at his
wife.
81 always thought an awful lot OF
Buttercup." said Eunice in her sweet.
gentle voice. 81 liked her looks so well
that | learned her TO drink and took
all the care OF her myself"
"Yes," he said. Il remember. and II
was a good thing that you did take
charge Of her. She's made fine cow"
His voice grew curiously husky, and
he spoke almost sharply TO the horse,
Get up, Nell"
AS they went slowly through the
pasture the COWS one by one dropped
their noses to their feeding again.
Eunice gazed about her eagerly. new
light in her face. "Oh," she sighed
contentedly. 1T is a lovely day"
The cart path was very rough, and
the wagon bounced and pitched along,
the overbanging bushes and young
trees brushing against its top and
sides. Eunice laughed like child and
now and then gave an involuntary lit
tie scream.
Lot laughed too 81 guess I'll have
TO put my arm around you," he said.
And he drew her close, driving with
his free hand.
Isn't this fun?" she laughed. And
II won't hurt the wagon, either. How
did you happen to think of such a nice
ideaf"
"Why didn't think Of 1t years ago?'
he returned evasively. 81 ought to
have, with the poor little wife kept at
home with a weak ankle"
IL have wanted TO see the farm awful
ly," she said. nesting up to him as his
arm went around her again. but |
didn't see how | could, and never ex-
pected to-"
Suddenly she impulsiyely threw her
arms about his neck and buried her
face on his shoulder with little sob.
ITS awful silly" she murmured,
"for folks as old as we are 10 act so
spoony. but I-thought-Td got notion
that you'd got all over caring anything
about me, and I'm so glad to find 1t
isn't So
As for Lot. he held his wife close, and
in his heart was a gr'St JOY.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
lNEoFCARDul
observation-disclosures On sargent.

caroluS-D-ran'sR Reyenge On Sargent.
When John =. Sargent, the famous
portrait painter. studied n the atelier
Of CaroIus-Du In Parfs, his teacher
showed his fondness for him by paint
ing in his head IN the great ceiling OF
the Luxembourg palace. Even after
he branched out for himself his mas
ter often sent for him 10 come over TO
his studio and pose, his hands having
especially won the admiration of Caro-
lus-Duran The time came. however,
when Sargent could no longer answer
tie beck and call of his teacher, for he
Mas getting work of his own to do,
which would not allow him to leave his
studio at a moments notice. One day,
il is related. Carolus- Duran sent hur-
~ call for him. and when he received a
note saying that Sargent was compel
led 10 decline his request owing TO
pressing work he was furious. A few
days later a friend, TO whom be had
confded his anger at his recalcltrant
Dupil. asked him: We'll, how is IL with
Sargent? Have yOb made up? How IS
heY' "Ah. no." said the painter, ana
he looked sad and his shoulders went
ND. How is it with Sargent! Cest
6nir' Another shrug. "C'est tni! It's
aU over. have been to the Lhxem-
bourg. went and | got ladder. and
[ painted out his head,'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06

When you think you see ghosI
how can you tell whether it really IS
p ghost or not? \ recent writer gives
the following scientific method: I'VE
assume that a person sees an appari-
ton. It may be Objective-i. e., having
existence outside the observers mind
or merely creature Of a disorderad
brain. subjective. The seer. while look
ing at the vision with both his eyes
gently depresses one eyeball with lis
forefnger from outside the top eyelid.
50 causing squint. II objective,
whether bogus or not, two outlines OF
the ghost will be seen, but one. OF
course. if it be subjective. One may
prove this by trial any time with any
object near or far | mention this be-
cause of the many nervous and brain
wearied people who see spooks and to
whom il would be better that they
should know that the trouble Is with
i'm themselves and so seek a capable
doctor than continue to be haunted. as
they believe, by the supernatural.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
A Remarkable Case.

One Of the most remarkable cases
Of cold, deep.seated on The lungs
causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs.
Gertrude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind,
who wa: entirely cured by the use
of One Minute Cough Cure. She
says: The cOuhing and straining
so weak ned ire that | run down in
in weight from l4S to go pounds.
| tried a number of remedies to no
avail until | used One Minute
Cough Cure. Four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me entire.
ly of the cough, strengthened my
lungs and restored me to my nor
NAL weight, health and strength" "
L. r. Irwin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
Fabric Of Daily Ltfe.

It is not of lofty or heroic deeds that
the enduring pattern Of character Is
woven. but rather OF the seemingly
small things OF life. Little unheralded
acts of helpfulness, slight self deniais
that bar against seifshness, conscien-
tious attention TO trifing details Of du-
ty. standing firm to the right In spite
Of banter and contempt (really the most
difficult thing for young or old to with
stand. adherence TO scrupulous bones
ty in word and deed even In what otii-
ers consider OF no import, sticking TO
principle though one may be called
"old fashioned" 'unprogressive' or
"pur1fsnical - these are the golden
strands which. woven into the fabric
of daily living. make men and women
invincib1s Success.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
The Rocking OF Lake Erie.

The 80 mile trough OF Lake Erie Hes
approximately in the direction OF the
west 10 southwest winds which prevail
I'm that part of the country. Thus the
lake offers an excellent opportunity for
studying the effects OF the wind upon
a large body of inclosed water, and
very interesting these effects some
times prove. Rhythmic gusts produce
a rocking motion and great blows from
the west or southwest sweep the liquid
body of the lake eastward and some
times cause a rise OF eight feet or more
at Buffalo in the course OF few hours.
As soon as the maximum force or the
gale has passed the water swings back.
Continued rockings are observed on
days when the strength Of the vino
fiuetnates.- Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1903-03-06
Mistake In the Locality.

That keen rivalry which western
towns feel is probably responsible for
the story about Seattle. which may well
have been said of some other place at
some other time. Ii concerns Seattle
man who died and went to the here
after.
"I don't see" he remarked. after .
casual survey of his new quarters.
that heaven is so much better than
Seattle"
''But this isn't heaven" explained q
bystander.--New York Tribune.