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The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07

Ex-Gov. A. P. Swineford, with the accent on the ex, takes excep- ton to some statements of Gov. Brady in his report for 1903, just issued. Governor Brady declares, and with truth, that the popula- tion of Alaska is 62,0OO and not 100000, as claimed by the territor- ialists. The census for 1900 shows Gov. Brady correct. Mir. Swine ford states that the opponents of territorial government are men afraid of "being thrown out of gov ernment jobs and lot of soreheads The opposition to territorial gov ernment in the main comes from those who wish to gut the country and get out" In this interview, which appeared in the Seattle Times, MT. Swineford shows all the symptoms of a bad case of sore headness, SO much 30 as to cause one to believe that the strong and ever growing sentiment against such form of government for Alaska, had blistered him most grievously.-Forum.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07
Weather Record of June.

1S9S-themometer ranged from 3S to 76 degrees; total rain fall 15 inches; II partially rainy days; l rainy day; 16 cloudy days; 6 partially cloudy days.
 1S99-thermometer ranged from 35 to 71 degrees; total rain fall II inches; 10 partially rainy days; 12 cloudy days; 2 partially cloudy days. 2f
 19OO-thermometer ranged from 3S to 70 degrees; total rain fall 1s inches; 10 partially rainy days; 1 rainy day; 12 partially cloudy days; 10 cloudy days.
 19O1-thermometer ranged from fl to 70 degrees; total rain fall 1 s-l6 inches; 10 partially rainy days; Il cloudy days; 8 partially cloudy days.
 19O2-thermometer ranged from A to S2 degrees; total rain fall 9-16 inch; 5 partially rainy days; 3 cloudy days; 12 partially cloudy days.
 19O3-thermometer ranged from 34 to 6S degrees; total rain fall 31 inches; l rainy day; 8 partially rainy days; II cloudy days; 13 partially cloudy days.
 19O4-thermometer ranged from A to 66 degrees; total rain fall 21 inches; 8 rainy days; 13 partially rainy days; 19 cloudy days; 9 par tially cloudys; 22 days partially foggy on top the mountain.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07

The steam tug Griffin, recently purchased at Seattle by the Ella mar mining company, for use on the sound, arrived last week in charge of R. D. Webb. The boat is 46 feet over all with 43 feet draft. She is equipped with a 35-horse power engine and makes about eight miles an hour. On the trip up two lighters with considerable machinery were lowed from Seat tie to the Chekan marble quarry. k. D. Webb is an old timer in Alas ka, and was last year in the Nizina country, and will in a short time return there.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07

w. c. Stull, Graduate Optician.
 Place Paints.
 Place Hangs Paper.
 Moose meeting tonight.
 Military Hair Brushes at Broad way Pharmacy.
 Lowney's candies fresh, Broad way Pharmacy.
 50-cent French dinners are new departure at Wikidel's.
 "Cleanliness is next to Godli- ness." Go to the Dock BATHS for cleanliness.
 Mrs. E. G. Ames has purchased the entire stock of Mrs. Dreibelbis. and will sell same at cost. Corner Mckinley and Keystone.
 Preparations are being made by the Ellamar Mining Co.,, for the erection of smelter on their mine.
 For Sale on Installment Plan, two 3-room cottages, good location. E. w. Adams, Bank of Valdez.
 J. L. Hielscher left on the Santa Clara for a short visit to his home in Seattle. He expects to return in about a month.
 Sergeant Eccles, of the signal corps, having secured leave of ab sence, left on the Santa Clara for visit to the St. Louis fair.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07
w. c. Stull, Expert Matchmaker Place makes Signs.

w. c. Stull, Expert Matchmaker
 Place makes Signs.
 Never slip rubber heels at Adler's
 Nugget Jewclry of all description at Kern's.
 French dinner from 4 to 9 at Wikidel's.
 Films, developer and so forth at Brownoll's.
 Souvenirs of all kinds for the folks at home. Kern.
 Fine stationery-the latest, at Broadway Pharmacy.
 Chase and Sanborn's Celebrated Coffee is to be had at Temple x Dougherty's.
 Parker Bunk House on Keystone avenue. Bunk, stove and wood, all comforts, 25 cents per day.
 Bottled beer can now be secured from the Valdez Brewing Co.,, phone 37. Delivered to any part of town.
 Jim MacHigh is now acting as nurse for a lot of Siwash pups at his ranch on Copper river.
 JAS. FISH, SR., licensed real es. tate agent. Mckinley st., Valdez. Telephone 13. Properties for sale or rent.
 Portable combined Galvanic-Fer- radio Electric Battery, cost $55. Sell less than half. Mrs. Stull.
 Wellington coal SIS per ton or $1.25 per sack, delivered. c. w. Mill Ter, agent, or Copper River Dray- ing Co.
 The former owners of the Valdez Drug Go. sold out their entire stock and good will this week to Dr. Boyle, who is now in possession, and will continue at the old stand.
 c. NJ. Sheffer has opened a very neat and we'll supplied tobacco and cigar store on Mckinley street near the postofficc. He will keep the best of everything and cosy corner for smoker.
 The body of J. NJ. Goodwin, em- balmed and hemetically sealed, was shipped on the Santa Clara to Bonny, Watson x Co.,, undertakers of Seattle, who will take charge of the remains.
 Last Friday the second section of the Hubbard X Elliott outfit left for Elliott creek. The train of 30 animals is in charge of Ed. Woods, and took everything includ- ing drilling machinery.
 Mrs. Hooper, wife of H. Hooper of the electric light plant, was a passenger on the departing Santa Clara. She will go as far as Ohio to care for sick sister. She will return later.
 Friday last the steamer Santa Clara with Capt. z. Moore, in com mand, arrived on schedule time. with few passengers and 50 head of stock for Valdez. She returned from Seward Tuesday and left inn mediately for Seattle. Following are the passengers for hero: F. NJ. Jordan, H. M. Meyers, H. J. Mar tin, J. Wilson, N. Bruhn.
 The Shushitna mail was dis patched from that for Valdez, and is being brought out by a Jap, who was camp cook for Monahan. He arrived in Copper Center four days ago, and will probably be here to- day. At the Center he gave the information that the first cleanup was far richer than the best esti- mates.
 Yesterday morning Deputy Mar shal Dreibelbis, accompanied by revenue collector DIV. Terwilliger, left for Slate creek, where there are supposed to be several saloons rum ming in violation of law, as it is claimed that but one license has been taken out for that creek. If that proves to be the case number of arrests will be made. and the parties brought out for trial here.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-07-07

The finest of baths at the DOCK BATH HOUSE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09

and forcing them to halt and to fight.
1T is said the plan was to make
desperate torpedo attack, losing the
whole fotilla if necessary, in order
to cripple one cruiser and to make
the remainder wait so as to give the
Japanese fleet time to catch up
THE plan worked up to the point of
meeting the Russian squadron, which
when it saw the superior force of
japanese rapidly retreated to the
northward. The Japanese began a
stern chase, firing at intervals, but
their shells fell one and one-third
miles short. We made no attempt to
reply.
''At this juncture the Japanese tor
pedo boats shot out from Takasaki.
and for a short time it looked as
The Japanese torpedo boats, however.
did not push the attack with their ac
customed DASH They were in an ex-
cellent position to cut us off, but they
were spread out too much and never
got within torpedo range.
I'VE slipped through their Gordon while
combined attack Their quick firing guns
opened without damaging the Russians in
the Slghtest, while the heavy guns OF
pedo boats to the bottom. The torpedo
boats fed to the protection of their own
squadron, thereby helping US further.
We had no torpedo boats with US, the
Russian torpedo f1otilla having been sent
by the admiral on another mission.
THE japanese mistook their own re-
treating torpedo boat for Russian boats
coming to attack them and opened a
deadly fusillade which lasted for several
minutes. The Japanese torpedo boats
spouted rockets and worked their signal
lights desperately before the fire of their
squadron ceased. We was unable to
certain the damage which resulted, but
it is hardly possible that the Japanese
boats escaped the hail of japanese shells.
THE reason why they did not pursue
us further is not known, except that the
hulls and boilers of the Japanese ships
have greatly deteriorated as a result OF
the long service on the sea. 1t is certain
they were not nearly a match for the
Russians in speed in the early part of
the flight. though the squadron included
the fastest cruisers in the Japanese fleet,
with speed on paper greatly superior to
that of the Russians.
THE torpedo flotilla is still lowering
around Gensan on the lookout for Ad-
miral Kamamura's squadron"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
NAVAL BATTLE.
Russian Officer Describes the Fight
in Straits of Korea.

Viadivostok, July "a Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press who
witnessed the meeting between the
uRssian and the japanese squadron in
the Gulf of oKrea, gives the follow
ing particulars:
some detail the meeting between the
Japanese squadron and our squadron
in the Gulf of Korea with regard to
which the japanese have so far been
decidedly quiet. I can contradict Who'll
" the statement that the meeting oc-
CURED in the rain, which enabled our
cruisers to escape the superior japanese
forces 1t was a beautiful night, and
the japanese might easily nave con-
tinued their pursuit but they were ap-
parently disheartened by the miscar-
riage of their plans, coupled with the
fact that they fired on their own tor
pedo boats, though what damage they
did to themselves it was impossible for
us to ascertain
THE japanese trap for our cruisers
was cleverly set up by Admiral Togo
VINO dispatched a squadron fully three
times the strength of the Russians
with the intention of meeting them in
the Strait of Korea in order to insure
a decisive engag cement.
"A strong fotilIa of torpedo boats
lay in wait at Takasaki. the northern
most point of Tau island, with the in
tention of dashing out, catching the
Russian cruisers between wo fires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
j. p. sIoRGAN's FORTUNE.
Was Founded in Fire Which Swept
New York in 1885.

The foundation of the great wealth of
J. P Morgan was laid by the great fire
which swept New York city in 1885. At
that time Mr.. Morgan's father was
youth of Is years and a dry goods clerk
in Hartford, and his grandfather was a
modest innkeeper. He was the proprietor
of the City hotel in Hartford. When the
flames swept New York in 1895 the Aetna
Fire Insurance company of Hartford was
known to be a heavy loser. 1t had not
then become SO great financial institu-
ton that it could face such loss without
miSgivings- Many stockholders became
alarmed and began to offer their shares
at great sacrifice. Some almost were
ready to give them away, in the fear that
they would be heavily assessed to meet
the loss incurred in New York AS was
usual, such topics were discussed in the
hotel corridors and Mr. Morgan was Of
fered much stock nearly as gift. John
Warburton, who was one of the wealth
lest men in the country, advised him to
Ia Ike all he could get at these prices, and
advanced the money to him. The inn
keeper began buying, and soon had
bought majority of the stock at prices
ranging from ~ to 10 cents on the dol
lar SIX leading men in Hartford then
signed a note for 100000, discounted it at
the Hartford bank, and placed the pro-
ceeds at the disposal of the insurance
company. The company met all of its
losses and wrote large amount of new
business. The result was a great boom
for the company and Mr.. Morgan found
himself worth S150.O00 when the tangles
were Strengthened out
Mr. Morgan's first thought was for his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
Directors Accept Vice President
Paul MOrton's Resignation.
Nothing Announced About the
Choice of Successor.
NO LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Norton Has Cut All Connection
With Santa Fe.
Acting Head of Traffic Depart
ment May Be Chosen.

The directors of the Santa Fe in
New York accepted the resignation of
Paul Morton as second vice president
No action was taken regarding the
election of his successor
This action of the Santa Fe directors
sets at rest the story that Mr.. Morton
was to merely be granted a leave OF
absence from his duties as second vice
president. with the understanding that
he should retire from the cabinet next
January, and resume his railroad
work.
The fact that no successor was
elected TO Mr.. Morton may indicate,
however. that his position is TO be left
vacant for him, with the expectation
that he may resume it at some future
time. The directors may decide TO
elect Mr.. Bfddle or Mr.. Nicholson as
acting vice president, and head of the
traffic department in Mr. Morton's
absence. but nothing has yet been
given out concerning their plans
II MI Nicholson should be pro-
NOTED TO the position of vice president,
or acting vice president, it is regarded
as probable here that w. J. Black,
general passenger agent would be
come passenger traffic manager, with
Headquarters in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09

city has had no freight from any di-
rection this week
At Salina.
The Smoky Hill is falling this morn
ing.
At Bridgeport the dixie was cut to
allow the water to pass through in or
der that the town might be saved. The
valleys of both the Smoky and the Sa-
line were visited by heavy rains Thurs
day night The rain in the Saline
valley west of Tescott was from four to
six inches and the Saline, as a result,
is higher than before this year. 1t is
feared now that if the water of the Sa-
line and the Mulberry and Smoky meet
at the junction at the same time the
flood will be higher. The situation is
much better today though
The waters of the west side are re-
ceding, but the water from the river
has flooded the east side until there are
several places in the principal parts of
town where the water is six inches nigh
in the streets. Many people have
moved.
Railroad service has improved. The
Union Pacific is running trains from
Wamego to Denver and back. The San
ia Fee promises a train in today bring
ing the eastern mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
Bright's Disease and
Diabetes News.
To the Women of Topeka.

To the Women of Topeka.
San Francisco, July >
Some of you have loved ones stricken
with Bright's Disease or Diabetes. Let
me give you hope. 1 can speak because
I know. 1 was stricken with Diabetes
myself. Only Diabetes can understand
the tortures-the hopelessness. 1 went
to the Women's Hospital Zone of our
best). They told me I was incurabIe
grew worse sugar was IL per cent?
and went to the Cooper Medical Col
lege for examination. Same verdict
incurable- Thoroughly discouraged L
went home to die. A Mrs. Clark then
living at 1913 Larkin street called to
tell me there was cure and where to
get it. The third week the dreadful
thirst diminished. 7 began TO sleep bet
ter and in a year I was perfectly we'll
I have a large boarding house on the
corner of Powell and Suffer. One of
the boarders is VIM White, formerly
Deputy City Assessor He had to give
UP his position due to Bright's Disease
had been in both St. Luke's Hospital
and the Waldeck Sanitarium without
result when I learned what the trouble
was and told him he could get we'll He
was swollen with dropsy, albumen
was heavy, heart was involved and he
felt sure he could not recover. In a
month he began to mend and is now
perfectly we'll. To the women of Amer
lea 1 want to say that Chronic Bright's
Disease and Diabetes are positively
cura BILE.
Sincerely,
Mrs Katherine Matthewson,
The above is strictly true.
WILLIAM WHITE
The above refers to the newly dis
covered Fulton Compounds the first
cures the world has ever seen for
Bright's Disease and Diabetes. We are
the sole agents Ask for pamphlet.
TOPEKA DRUG co,
1872 Kansas Ave, Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09

clerk. He decided that his son, Junius
S. Morgan, should become a merchant. An
interest was bought for him in large
mercantile house in Boston. The firm
prospered. and in few years young Nor
gan sold his interest for $4,000. He con-
tinued in the mercantile business for sew
eral years longer, however, and increased
his fortune to the extent of 800, co. Jun
fuS S. Morgan then determined to go to
London, where he became a partner OF
George Peabody. the American banker.
Here he adhered to the same strict IN
tegrity which had made him successful in
his native country, and he began to tratc7
his son, J. Pierpont Morgan. in the same
way. J. P. Morgan worked for years in
the foreign exchange department of his
fathers banking house, until he was rec
ognized one of the leading foreign ex-
perts in the world. He then returned to
the United States. Today J. Pferpont Nor
gan is believed to be be worth more than
500 000, 0O0.-New York Commercial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
EARNING s75.ooo a YEAR.
What a Railroad President Does to
Deserve Big Pay.

The presiding genius of a big con-
tinental railway system, the man who
draws the reinS over the vast inter-
ests involved in the operation of so
great and vital an industry
for his years work a salary ranging
all the way from $4,000 to $4,000
His income is ten twelve, perhaps
twenty times greater than that of his
immediate associates. whose positions
weight of responsibility and whose
calculating brains go far toward the
successful manipulation of the affairs
of the company In the matter of ac-
tuat work performed il is probably
true that the $1,000 man outclasseS
the president-that is. he puts in more
busy hours over his desk. and day
after day wrestles more tena ciously
with vexatious details. He is a spoke
in the big revolving wheel and bears
his share of an avalanche of burdens.
A question which is more or less
puzzling, even bewildering. to the or
tenn is regarded merely as a cOnve-
nience or perhaps a target for damage
suits. is, how can the wage earning
capacity of one man be so create
What does the president of a railroad
give in return for his salary2 How
does he earn his pay? These ques-
lions. however they may be answered
on the outside. and regardless of views
that may be held by persons who have
600 or $4,000 a year, are not at all
pulling to those who are familiar
with what a railway president gives
and what he receives
In the first place il may be stated
that the man who occupies this po-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
TOO MANY MEN COMING.
Santa Fe Claims That it Has More
Machlnists Than Needed.


Albuquerque. N M, July 9.-About
forty men have been brought to this
city in the last two days by the Santa
Fe for the local shops OF these men
the greater portion are reported as
being boilermakers, the balance ma
chinists and helpers. The men come
from various parts of the country and
the last consignment was a decidedly
clean" looking carload. When asked
as to what disposition would be made
of these men yesterday Master Me-
chanic Bean said: I'VE hardly know
what to do with them as we already
have as many men as we require
LAS a matter of fact 1 have been
asking the shop foreman where he can
possibly put them. One thing is GER
tain, however, and that is that the
major portion Will live without the
stockade- These men are good, re-
liable workmen and probabl will be-
come permanent residents of Albu-
querque- We now have offered to US
MANY more mechanics than we can
possibly use. The cause of this con-
dition is that the Southern Pacific has
laid off nearly 1000 men while the
Pennsylvania lines are working on
half time.
Il told the men when they went out
that we could fill their places and my
prediction has proven true. The ques-
ton now is to get the best men pos
Sible from the large number offered"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
A German Baron Gives Pe-ru-na His
Heartiest Endorsement.

Baron J. NJ Vendenheim. 1925 G
St. N W., Washington, D. c., writes:
For long time, until came into
this climate, I had congratulated my
self upon having a perfectly sound
pair of lungs. But 1 began to have
little coughs and annoying colds that
shook my faith in my breathing ap-
paratus. This continued two winters
until I had lost health and strength
to an alarming degree. Peruna cured
me and restored my strength. You
are at liberty to use my heartiest en-
dorsement of Peruna as a medicine
and tonic for colds, coughs and as a
tonic.''-Baron Vendenheim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
DROPS 10000 MEN.
Biggest Cut So Far Is Announced by
the Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania railroad has just
made the greatest reduction in its
working force known in years Thirty
thousand men are affected, and the
officials of the company hope to save
more than a million dollars in operat-
ing expenses between now and Janu-
AIRY l.
The force in the operating depart
ment has been decreased II per cent
and all other departments have under
gone a per cent reduction These
reductions will be in force throughout
the system
II is stated that the decrease in the
clerical department of the general Of
fees will not exceed 3 per cent
No improvements will be taken up
for several months except those inan-
cially provided for or under way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
A Princes Endorsement.

Prince Jonah Kalanianaole. 1929 K
St, N. W., Washington, D. c., Delegate
in Congress from Hawaii. writes:
IT can cheerfulIy recommend your
Peruna as a very effective remedy for.
coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble. >"
Prince Jonah KaIanianaOle.
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfa Glory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you
his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
BEGAN AT wELLINGTON.
August Zentz Celebrates Twentieth
Anniversary as Santa Fe Man.

August Zentz Celebrates Twentieth
Anniversary as Santa F'e Man.
The Las Vegas Optic says: 'Satur-
day August Zentz. an engineer on the
Santa Fe, celebrated the twentieth an
nlVersary of the beginning of the ser
vice of that railroad Mr.. Zentz has
been an engineer with a regular run
for more than half of those twenty
years and never for a single day has
he been employed on anv other rail-
road.
He began his service with the Santa
Fe in 1884 at Wellington, Kans.. go
ing 10 work on the section where
ne stayed Just long enough to wait
for a vacancy On the hremen's LIST
FROM a run with the coal SCOOP he
soon progressed To the right side Of the
CAP ana has been there ever since.
ne IS Wen known all along the line
from his old headquarters RI Aim
querque where he has made his home
for the past four years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-09
INC Adirondack Mountains.

The lakes and streams in the Adj
rondack mountains are full of fish;
the woods are inviting. the air is filled
with health, and the nights are cool
and restful. If you visit this region
once. you will go there again. An
answer to almost any question in re-
gard to the Adirondacks will be found
in No. 20 of the 'FOur-Track SerieS,''
1.-The Adirondacks and How to Reach
Them sent free on receipt of a 3
cent stamp, by George H. Daniels,
General Passenger Agent, Grand Cen
trail Station, New York.