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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

contracts to take their wages in dust
at the cleanup.
Swift" has ceased travelling the
pace that kills. He has been on the
water wagon for about a year and no
longer pines to create sensation,
though still not averse to a quiet little
game of draw. The last time he was
in town before the departure of Mr..
Krock he won $4,000 at one sitting of
solo.
One weakness that has always been
a predominating feature in "Swift's'
character is still retained, and that is
his fondness for the fair sex. He wants
a wife and is looking for one who will
share his Cleary creek fortune. None
of the dance hall or variety theater
type, he says, will do, but a real nice,
good girl, who will really care for him
and not his money. It is said Bill has
already rendered his heart and hand
to several of the Fairbanks bellies, but
they look upon him as a sort of a
Bluebeard and are afraid to take a
chance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

compIish this end the supreme court
before election appointed republican
watchers for every precinct in Denver.
Some of these watchers were unprin-
cipled thugs, who did their best to stir
IN riots at the polls. Others were
crooks. who, after the election, tam
pered with the ballots so as to make
it appear that the democrats were
guilty. of wholesale frauds. Bunches
of legitimate ballots were taken out of
the boxes and democratic ballots writ
ten in the same hand were substituted.
For such offenses democratic election
officers have been jailed and fined by
the supreme court, which seems to be
the head and front of this conspiracy
against fair election.
Fairminded men of both parties in
the state of Colorado are protesting
against the action of the supreme
court and insisting that Alva Adams.
the democratic governor-elect be given
the esat to which he was elected. The
evils of government by injunction are
again emphasized by the outrageous
course of Colorado's supreme court In
it's usurpation of power and authority
over elections.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

render similar assistance and en-
couragement to the construction Of
railroads in Alaska. That the re-
sources of the country justify such
governmental assistance for their de-
velopment seems no longer to be a de-
batable question.
But not all the obligation of the
government toward Alaska in the mat
ter of better transportation facilities
relates to railroad construction alone.
Perhaps a more natural, consistent
and a measure of aid more supported
by precedent, would be governmental
aid for the construction of wagon
some disposition to render assistance
of this kind. 1t has caused surveys to
be made over some of the most I'M
portant trails, and the probabilities are
that the revenues of the district will
be SO utilized and so supplemented, If
necessary, as to encourage a system of
wagon road construction.
The benefits to be derived from such
expenditures by the government nave
already been demonstrated just across
the line by the Canadian government,
which has expended $1.030,000 in
wagon roads in the Yukon Territory
during the past six years. These
wagon roads have made possible the
development of mining districts and
the production of many millions of
gold from them which would otherwise
have been so inaccessible that they
could not have been profitably worked.
Alaska is suffering today from the
handicap of lack of roads through it's
entire territory, and with the example
and the excellent results afforded on
the Canadian side, it is impossible to
account for the neglect of Alaskan in
terests in the matter of transportation
on any other ground than ignorance
on the part of the members of con-
gress Of the conditions that obtain in
our far northwest territory, and Of the
wealth to be developed therein.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
BOY TUMsLEs OVER A CLIFF.
One Of Three Young Skaters Caught on
Edge Of Cliff.

The longest way round is often the
safest way home. Adage.
NEW YORK, Dec. pa party Of
three boy skaters, returning from
Central Lake, stopped to scale the
forbidding and jagged front of old
Eagle Rock, near Orange, N j., a feat
that has cost many life-and as a
result Harold Jackson, thirteen-year-
old lad, of No. 20 Chapel street, lies
at his home suffering from injuries
that are critical; his brother Herbert
eleven years old, is ill from cold and
exposure, and Leo Cruise, eleven years
old, is threatened with pneumonia.
The lads had narrow and providen-
tial escape from instant death. They
had been of skating party that just
at dusk started for home down the
tortuous road that skirts Eagle Rock
hill.
Harold thought to make better time
by going down the fields-"cross lots"
and scaling the cliff. Herbert and
the Cruise boy followed.
The night come upon them faster
than they expected as they reached
the cliffs edge. In the uncertain light
they CROPPED their way. Suddenly,
without warning. the ground under
them gave away and they tumbled
fifteen or twenty feet to a projecting
ledge of stone. They neither could
climb backward nor forward. They
called for help but none went to them.
Then Harold declared he would crawl
down the cliff. He tried to and fell
forty feet into chasm. The younger
lads, left alone, screamed for help.
Some one heard them and cast them a
rope and they were pulled to the top
of the cliff, shivering and frightened.
Then the searching party went after
Harold. He was found, unconscious
and bleeding at the foot of the cliff
He is badly injured.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

Mammoth Snake Den Will Soon BE
Dynamited.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 26.-W. G..
Curtis, who was a member of the last
Wyoming legislature, vouches for the
truth Of the statement that there is on
the Hubbard ranch, in the Torrington
district, a mammoth snake den the like
of which probably does not exist any
where else on earth.
The den is in the form of :, a small
cave, and this is used by the rattlers
as winter quarters. Each fall rattlers
are discovered coming from all direc-
lions, returning from their summer
"grazig grounds" to their winter rem
devious in the cave. The ranchmen
in the vicinity of the den are greatly
annoyed by the reptiles, as they. are
disturbing to sense of personal Sc
curity. The snakes, after spending the
winter in the cave, migrate in the
spring in all directions.
In the winter visitors to the den
have seen gerat tangled masses of rat
tlesnakes who coil around each other
for warmth. 1t is estimated that in
this one den, one of the largest in the
state, there are thousands of rattlers
every winter. Some idea Of the num-
Der can be gained from the fact that
several hunts have been held without
materially diminishing the number. al
though on recent hunt 375 were
slain in one afternoon, and the hunt
ers desisted only when they We're
worn out with their work
Mr.. Hubbard is planning to exter-
inmate the rattlers which rendezvous
at the big den, and will use dynamite.
When the rattlesnakes have congregat-
ed for the winter, it is purposed to
place several shots in the den and
fire them off, thus not only killing the
reptiles, but destroying the cave.
In addition to the Rawhide den,
there are several other large dens of
snakes in Laramie county, notably in
the hills near the mouth of Horse
creek If the efforts of Hubbard to get
rid of the snakes at the Rawhide den
are successful, the same method will
be adopted in the others.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
WANTS WIFE IN KLoNDIKE HOME
saltwater Bill, Tied Hard and Fast
To Seat of Water Wagon.

DAWSON, Y. T., Dec. 27.-Swift
water Bill, the fairy prince of the
Klondyke in an early day, who in the
winter of 1897 cut a wide swath in
San Francisco, averring to the report
ers Of the newspapers who sought to
interview him that his time was worth
$1,000 a minute and making the hair on
their youthful heads stand on end by
offering to spit at crack with them
at 500 per spit, is again in clover.
Late developments in the Tanana on
the claim in which he is interested,
2 above on Cleary, have shown it to be
one of the richest on the creek, and II
is to be worked this winter to the
fullest possible extent.
During the latter part of last sum-
mer, soon after the purchase was made
a small steam plant was installed with
which the prospecting was done. The
ground has shown up so well that big
force of men will be employed all win
ter. H. G. Krock, who returned from
Fairbanks few days ago. states that
two big boilers with steam hoists will
be on the claim as soon as they can
he taken out Twenty men are now
employed, the wages being IS a day
and board. All the men have signed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
WHY NOT ALASKA, TOO? ;

:
The senate passed a bill few days
ago which ought to be worth some-
thing to the people Of Alaska.
There is no mention of Alaska in the
bill, and it refers altogether to the
Philippines, but it establishes pre-
cedent which the friends Of Alaska may
be able to take advantage of. 1t au-
thorizes the insular government to is
sue bonds for internal improvements,
and to aid certain private enterprises
by guaranteeing their bonds.
The particular feature of interest to
Alaska, is that authorizing the insular
government to guarantee railroad
bonds to the extent Of $1.200,000. This
does not mean that the government
is going to build any railroads in the
Philippines. but it is going to give just
that amount of assistance necessary to
encourage other people, to build rail-
roads there. t ..
Now Alaska has no territorial gov
eminent which could issue any kind
of bond, or guarantee any bond is
sued by anybody else. Alaska is only
a district, not a territory. governed en-
tirely by federal officials, the affairs
of the, district being administered
chiefly through the federal courts.
Alaska, however, has need of railroads
and wagon roads, and must have them
before the development of that country
can be expected to go forward as it
ought. Railroad building in Alaska,
however, is probably quite as much an
experiment as in the Philippines. In
Luzon, for instance, the largest Philip
pine island, there is a population of
several millions, more or less distribut-
ed throughout the island. Settlement
and development to some extent have
already been effected, SO that railroad
construction may be undertaken there
with less apparent uncertainty as to
/
. in Alaska.
Something has been ventured in rail-
! road construction in Alaska, but
whether these undertakings have any
more than local Importance, or have
any permanent and substantial basis,
remains to be seen. The truth OF the
matter is, however, that Alaska, with
her great mineral wealth, is practical
ly at a standstill, and will remain so
until better means of transportation
have been established. And if it is per-
missible for our government to author
ize the territorial government of the
Philippines to aid in the construction
Of railroads in those islands, it would
seem to be quite consistent for our
government, in the absence of any
! territorial government in Alaska, to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

The appointment of J. M. Douglas to
succeed A. F. KEGS as deputy collector
of internal revenue for this district in
dicates that the latter is certain to be
appointed superintendent of the peni-
Tertiary by Governor Mead. Nobody
questions Frank KEGS fitness for the
position and he will undoubtedly make
a good record. 80
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
NOTICE ToEADvERTIsERs.
WEATHER.

Tonight and Wednesday snow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

is all we ever ask for our goods even
though the market price may go high
er. Having bought very literally last
fall our stock Of flour, feed and grain
is very large and we continue to sup
ply our customers with what they re-
uuire in that line at the same low
rates we have been charging. We
might reasonably ask
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
PORTAGE RAILWAY IS ASSURED

The contract for The Dalles-Celilo
portage railway was awarded yesrer-
day and the completion of the work
before the next harvest is practically
assured. This is good news for the
shippers of the Inland Empire. After
years of vexatious delays and Of hope
deferred it now seems certain that the
Columbia will be opened to navigation
from eastern Washington to the sea
by the building of this portage around
the distractions between Cello and
The Dalles.
1t would be much better if the OBJ
structions were removed, but to do
this will be a work Of ten years or
longer. The outlook is now good for a
liberal appropriation from congress for
canal with locks to overcome the
obstacles to navigation that will be
temporarily obviated by the use of the
portage railway. To secure this ap-
preparation, however, the senators and
representatives from Washington. Ore
gon and Idaho must be urged to spare
no effort to, induce congress to deal
literally with the canal project.
The building of the portage railway
will no doubt result in substantial
reduction in freight rates from Walla
Walla to Portland and from Portland
to Walla Walla,. and this reduction in
one year will amount to more than
the $4,000 pledged by public spirited
citizens of this county to aid the pro-
ject. ...::.. -, =:-
To the Open River Association is
due the credit of preventing: the aban-
donment of the portage railway by the
Oregon commission. When it was an
nounced by the board that the $165, 900
appropriated by the Oregon legisla-
ture for the purchase of the right of
way and the construction of the road
q was insufficient and that nothing
could be done, the Open River Associa-
ton pledged $4,000 in aid of the pro-
ject and thus saved it in the nick of
time. DR.. N. G. Blalock of this city
has been one of the most active men,
bers Of the Open River Association,
and it was due in large part to his
energy and persistency that the Ore
gon appropriation was not allowed to
revert to the state treasury and the
portage railway to go by default. For
many years DR.. Blalock has labored
for the opening of the Columbia to
navigation from the Inland Empire to
the sea under difficulties and discour-
agements that would have baff1ed and
utterly defeated the ordinary man, but
in spite of all he has continued to fight
in season and out of season for this
hobby" and he has good reason to
feel proud of the final fulfllment OF
his hopes and the contamination O,
his efforts that will have been
achieved by the completion of the
portage railway for which the con
tract has been awarded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

Don't you think that most actors
lack repose?" Some of us do"
answered Mr.. Stormington Barnes.
This thing of catching early morning
trains for one-night stands is killing
pace"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

La Montt-Yes, we all know that
Samson could upset a house, but what
was his regular occupation? La Moyne
i don't know: probably a plumber Or
paperhanger.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

at this season, but our success was
built on low prices and we Will not
depart from that method. AS usual
our stock is of the very highest grade.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

McClOskey-Phat is yure hoory,
Moike? MCGOWAN Con the sprinkling-
carD-Shure, it's gOin' to rain, Pat, an
it's me thot wants to git me wur-rk
done afoor it comes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27

Miss Observation-Disclosures you not
consent to be mistress of my estates?
cannot tell you how much love YOU"
"Oh, Reginald-er-perhap you can
give me rough estimate-in acres"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
A DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY

1t is plain that the corporation ma
chine in Colorado is determined to
give Governor Peabody another term
despite the fact that he was beaten
by plurality of over 1900. To &C
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
RURAL FREE
DELIVERY.
The Service To Be Completely Re-
ORGANIZED On JuIV I.

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore American Of May Ii says:
The rural free delivery service is to
he completely reOrgamZed. the changes
to go into effect on July /. The pay of
the curriers' will be increased. but they
will not bc permitted to act rs agents
for newspapers or other business ven
lures. 50 that their earnings ut the END
of the year will be considerably smaller
THAN they are now, in spite of the pal
try Increase of SALARY given them by the
government. The number of divisions
of the rural service will be cut down
from eight to six and the number of
route inspectors or rural agents. whose
business it is to inspect proposed routes
and report on their necessity, will be re-
duccd by n. 50 that hereafter there will
be only 1853 rural agents.
There will NOT be 50 many rural routes
established in the new fiscal year as
heretofore. The appropriation for the
rural service lor the next year is $40
II3,IOO. but the increased pay of the car
riers will use much of this sum. 1t is eX-
pected THAT new routes will be establish
ed during the next fiscal year mt the rate
Of about 600 a month. and even ut this
reduced rate the entire sum of money
available under the appropriation will
have been practically exhausted by the
time the Congress meets next December
and a deficiency appropriation will be
required"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
THE OCTORARO BRIDGE.

Our attentive ROwhandville correspon-
DENT states THAT this bridge needs to have
the roof repaired to save the timbers, &C.
We have handed that part of his letter
over to the County Commissioners.
He writes of other matters as follows:
Mr.. John Swisher, the superintend-
emit Of the building of the bridge across
Basin Run, mt this place. HAS the mater
ials mostly ON the ground and will COM
mence soon to build the abutments.
The Improvements here are going on
rapidly with great satisfaction to the
proprietors. Notwithstanding the fire.
quent rises of the stream the work done
~ far has not been injured thereby, and
II few weeks of favorable weather will
suffice to secure all from danger of high
water.
The SuSquchanna continues in fine
rafting order; RATS are descending rap
idly. 2.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
PORT DEPOSIT ITEMS.

MAY I'VE have over POO RATS and
ar'ks down. All the bulk of lumber fer
this market has arrived; there are some
scattering RATS yet back which will
come down on the subsiding of the wnter
The prices of lumber range-whi1c pine
S13. Sl31a. to SO per thousand feet
very high--up to the top of the whu1'vess.
Business getting quite hriSk-buyels
and sellers meeting for mutual benefit,
ami their numbers daily increasing.
The Steamboat GipSry is repaired and
running the ferry regularly.
The circus had Il bad day here on Sat
urtl9ly-the thing and the occasion Won
derfully of Il piece Many poor fellow
was disappointed ami many II glass of
poor liquor not engulphed.
Mr.. T.. J. Rinehalt intends building n
row of brick dwellings, opposite steam
boat CIR. r. whHrvcS. He is building
an office ON the upper side Of the street
next his house: don't intend to be drown
ed out next winter.
Our townslnnn Mr.. +. Wilmer is pack
ing up and packing off to Elkton.
The Methodist cCngre cation are going
to repair their parsonage and paint the
church.
Their preacher Mr.. Galloway is very
much admired thus far.
The congrp CATION of St Marks (EpS-
copaD have Il clergyman now located
with them.
Rumor hath it that Young widower
of only "a is to he married next Thurs
day eveuing and is going to crowd the
l., III.
on cake and wine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
TOWN ELECTION.

At the town election in Elkton on. Mon
day last the following gentlemen We're
elected. each receiving the number OF
votes stated-IOhn a. Rankin (Whig),
125: Richard Gruson. 50; VIM. p. Strick-
@nd, 81; Il. NJ. Wnlmsley, 50: VIM. Tor
bert, IS; Andrew Alexander, rs; Robert
Camtwell, IG; the last six are Democrats.
The Americans ran ticket which re
ceived the following vote-J. l.. Cantwell
30; Benjamin Wells, 90; j. Il. Ash "a /;
f. Aldridge 81; J. II. Mccullough. 56 /;
w. III. Elder, 81. Mr., Rankin was also
on their ticket. Besides There were some
twenty other persons voted for, most re-
ceiving one vote each, but one (NIr Row
am receiving 20. The American ticket
was Tot the result OF amy general under
standing, but shows Il gain of some tif-
teen or twenty over the vote of last year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

A few days ago a little son of Mr..
Francis Green. at Cherry Hill. fell down
II well 80 feet deep, containing feet of
water. His mother wits alone mt nome.
and ran for a neighbOr who reached the
place in nearly half an hour after the boy
h"d fallen. and being sent down in the
bucket brought the child up from the
bottom appnlrntly dead. He. however.
regaired his breath and is doing we'll
The little fellow showed unusual vigor
in his efforts to keep from drowning: he
had on his feet pair of boots fitting
him tightly, which he kicked off in his
struggles.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
FOR THE WEST AND NoRrH

~ A. N daily, Pittsbure, Chicago Indian.
apolis and Louisville. Dining cary
~ 70 A. NJ. daily. for Pittsburg, Chicago. In
dianapoiis and Louisville. Dining cary
II AZ A. NJ daily, Pittsburg and Cleveland
IL 20 +. M. daily, "St. Louis Limited ;" Pitfs.
burg, Cincinnati, indianapolis and st. Louis.
ls4OP NJ. daily, "Pennsylvania Limited "
Pittsburg, Chicago. Cleveland. Toledo and
Detroit. Dining carr ""~
40 Z; M. daily, Pittsburg, Chicago. Mash.
vile tvia cincinnati and LouisvilIe). Indian.
apolis and 81 Louis. Dining carl
7.8 T. M. daily, Chicago Limited" from
Worth Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Chioa-
go, Toledo and Cleveland. Dining car
S.25 +. M. daily, pittsburg, Columbus. Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis. Louisville and St. Louis
Por Gary, W. Va. (via Shenandoah Valley
~ $50 p. NJ daily, Pittsburg and Chicago. for
Toledo. except Saturday e'' ~.
ll.O5 T. M. daily, Pittsburp. CLEVELAND Gin
cfnnati and St. Louis. o'"-
LAO p. M. daily. Pittsburp ToIedo and
Chicago: daily for Knoxville, via Shenan-
9oan valley Route; for Cleveland, except
t.25 A. N daily, Lock Haven Express.
81 A. M weekdays, Kane Express.
40 a, m weekdays, Elmira and Remove
4.3OP N. Sundays. williamsport Express.
o50 M. weekdays, Williamsport Express.
$50 +: daily, Erie and Oil CITY Express-
LAO T. N. daily. Erie Express.
EW A: NJ. daily, from North PhIIadeI-
phia, for Pittsburg. Dining Carr
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
POTATO TO BE
SUPPLANTED.
New Urguayan Vegetable Destined
Soon To Take The Place Of The
Murphy.

The good old Irish potato is doomed.
A new vegetable from Uruguay which
somewhat resembles it is to suppnnt it.,
when the Murphy of our dadies will join
the dOdo the buffalo and the tempering
of the Damascus blade in obsscurity.
For lack of better name, the new
vegetable is called the Uruguay potato
United States Consul Haynes, at Rouen,
France, who has reported the discovery
to the State Department, says that the
plant is cultivated like the common po-
tato, that its yield is enormous, and that
it is not affected by any known disease.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-05-28
MAP OF CECIL COUNTY.

We learn from Mr.. Martinez who is
now IN the county to obtain subscribers
that he is receiving considerable encour-
a-ement in is undertaking. We hope
orr citizens generally who are able will
take copies. If he gets Il sufficient num-
Der "f names he win make a beautiful
map as well MS a correct one. The inn
p"rtance of good map Of the county
to all landholdeIss and business men is,
conceded. and if they subscribe for it,
generally, we now have "A chance to Sc
cure one which will be cre,litabe to the
county.