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Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21
NEGLECTED COLDS.

Every part of the mucus membrane the nose, throat, ears, head and lungs, etc.. are subjected to disease and blight from neglected colds. Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup is pleasant and effective remedy 25c, soc s10O. W. Akendrick Valley Mills, Texas, writes; ;"I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs and throat troubles; it is pleasant and most effective remedy. For sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21

Postmaster Hubbard did not get away last week on the Cottage as ex- pected, but left Sunday on the Seattle. Little Louis accompanied his father and will visit his grandparents Mir. and Mrs. Dodge in Seattle,
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21

Mrs. Chas. A. Hopp and daughter Leah returned on the Dolphin last week from a summers visit on the Sound. Mrs. A. G. Mcbride and daughter May accompanied them and will spend the winter in Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21

CHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY
 This is medicine of great worth and merit. Try it when you have cough or cold and you are certain to be pleas ed with the quick relief which it affords. It is pleasant to take and can always be depended upon. For sale by J, Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21
BIDS FOR THANKING D STREET.

Bids will be received for planking D street, from Third street to school house, according to plans and speci- fications to be seen at City Clerks off, flee, all bids to be in above office not later than p. m. Monday, September 26th, 1904.
 The Council reserves the right to re- feet any or all bids. CHAs A. HoPP,
 Mayor.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-21
The Douglas Island News.
THE LOCAL FIELD.


 Guns and ammunition at Feusi's.
 John Gaufin has gone on business trip to the Sound.
 Advance styles in fall dress goods at the Treadwell Store.
 Mrs. John N. Bean and daughter are moving to Juneau.
 stretchers for drying lace curtains at Wortman & JenseD's.
 Clara T. Reed, the lady barber re- turned on the Jefferson.
 The St. Ann pipe line will be extend ed to the Steam Laundry,
 Mrs. A. E. Hendrickson returned from the Sound on the Jefferson.
 Dr. H. R. Garner has been on the sick list for several days last week and this.
 Mir. O. H. Bernard has bought the Chas. Chamberlain property on Second street.
 Mrs. A. A. Tubbs returned on the Se- attle from the states and Tony smiles again.
 Feusi still has curios that he is sell ing at low figures. New ones just pur- chased.
 MT. J. K. Clark was down from Eagle p;-ou +o srend Sunday with his family in Douglas.
 It will really be a relief when the newspapers find out that the ski" busl- ness is a stale joke.
 Billy Mccormick, the manager of the Douglas Natatorium, will be back from the East Sept. 18th.
 The Treadwen Store is showing the finest line of mems golf shirts that ever came to Alaska.
 Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Chamberlain VIII leave Douglas next month to make their home in California.
 Arrangements for private bathing narties at the Nat. can be made for any time of the day or night.
 We have just received our new liue Of dress trimmings, lace collars and lace alloyers at the Treadwell Store.
 The city council has decided to lay 12.foot plank roadway on D streetfrom Third street to the school house.
 Before you buy that new heating stove. see the stock Wortman Jen- sen have. All kinds and at all prices. On Sunday, Sept. 17th, snow fell on the surrounding hills until the white mantle extended down nearly to the beach.
 We have just secured the Douglas Island agency for the Royal Worchester Corset, all styles. The Treadwell Store.
 Henry Elliott, Fred Garner and Harry Broadbent went up to Yankee Cove Monday to look after mining property.
 Among the goods aboard the Topeka when she sunk were 3S3 packages of shoes for the Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company.
 FOR SALE-Good residence lot ln Douglas, 5Ox2OO it. Warranty deed. Inquire at News office. Lot on Fourth c,I Lotvoop n and E If.
 Mir. H. R. Maunsell went up to fan- kee Cove Monday to look over some mining claims with view of making a purchase in that section.
 The wind that blew last night should be a good advertisement for the Fire bows entertainment. It caused so many people to remember.
 Do you need Furniture, Sewing Machines, Trunks, Stoves, Granite and Tinware, and Crockery? At reduced prices, at Feusis Hardware Store.
 Preaching at the M. E. church next Sunday morning at Il o'clock, and ln the evening at s. All not worshipping elsewhere are cordially invited to these services.
 Mir. J. A. Norriss has severed his connection with the Juneau Iron Works and moved back to Douglas Island. He will take a position in the Treadwell machine shop.
 A Juneau paper very modestly refers to the 'lower limbs" of child. The same paper, the day previous, headed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
|QNAI|
! Who VIII Be Queen?

One of the most exciting features
of the street fair and carnival to be
given by the Eagles, August ~ TO rs,
will be the Queen contest. Something
over five thousand envelopes are be-
ing prepared by the West Virginian
Publishing Company. Upon these en-
velopes is place for the name Of
the voter, the lady voted for and the
number of votes cast. The votes will
cost the famulous sum of one cent
each. The names Of the lady con-
,testants are: Misses Ada Rennie, Ava
Brown, George Ice, Cora Wilson and
Jessie Lambert. Who will be queen :?
That's the question.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Rate War Continues.

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 1O.-Lord In
ver-Clyde, chairman of the Cunard
Steamship Company, and Herr Balm,
of the Hamburg-American line, ac-
cording to the Post, have been unable
to arrive at any agreement regarding
the Atlantic rate war, and their con-
ferences have ended. The fight be-
tween the transatlantic lines will
continue. 1t is rumored that the Ham
burg-American line will even make
the war more bitter shortly by return
ing to the Sc rate, prevalent over 10
years ago when similar rate war
was on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

WE ALL
KNOW
BRIEF SKETCHES OF THE POPU-
LAR EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL
STREET RAILWAY COM
PANY.

w. H. Jamison has worked for the
Traction Company about three years,
part in the barn and part in the pow
er house. For the past two years
he has run motor and is close to a
Monongah line job.
Jamison has liking for all kinds
OF railroading He for over two years,
was a brakeman on the Fourth divis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio. Dur
ing this time he was in two Of the
worst wrecks known on this division,
yet escaped each time, practically I'M
injured. Either of these professions
are excellent training for the other,
which accounts for Jamison's ability
as motorman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Rero Recommended.

One of the Cincinnati National
League scouts has reported the fol
lowing to Manager Kelley, according
to Rem milford, in last Saturdays En-
quirer: Pointers on new men reach
ed Manager Kelley in clusters to-day.
Pitcher Turner, Of Marietta, was
tabled as man who had Ed Nc
Nichols, the Boston find beaten, while
Infielder Bero, of Fairmont, was tout
ed as good a fielder as Woodruff and
man who has woody" skinned 40
blocks in hitting. Catcher Butler, of
Kansas City, was tipped as the man
with the best arm in the American AS
ISOLATION, while dumping" 'Schaefer,
Of Milwaukee, was cited as the fastest
infielder in that organization
The local captain deserves all of
this praise and needs only little eN-
perience in real fast company to rank
with the best Of EN-.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Additional Strike Breakers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 10
Seventeen additional strike breakers
have been put to work on the new
Washington barracks building in place
of the union bricklayers who walked
out three weeks ago because Of the
employment OF colored non-union
man. Most of the new men came
from Philadelphia and other outside
cities. The officials Of the War De-
partment now consider the strike bro
ken and have decided not to take back
any of the strikers even if they should
apply for work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
BARGE Sank.

A large barge containing one hun
dred perch of stone, sank last night
at the city wharf in the First ward.
The stone was brought here for foun-
dation purposes. The barge's sinking
was caused from the leakage. An at
tempt is being made to-day to raise
it.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Democratic Convention.

The Democratic convention Of Ma
rion county will convene in Manning
ton at ten o'clock Tuesday. August
Esd, 1904.
The convention is to nominate can
didates for county offices-prose-
cutting attorney, members of the
Legislature, county commissioner,
county surveyor and two assessors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Mitchell Presided,

PARIS, Aug. 1O.-President John
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers
OF America, presided at to-day's ses-
sion Of the international Miners Con-
gress, which convened at the Labor
Exchange yesterday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Russians Retired.

SEOUL, Aug. 1O.-Yesterday morn
ing two companies of Russians enter
ed Gen San, but retired on finding
that the Japanese We're there in SUI
perior force. There We're no casual
ties
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

The inducement offered for the
meeting of the committee on notifica-
ton Of the Democratic candidate for
Sulphur Springs is the fact that there
is mint bed at that place covering
more than fifty acres. That ought to
bring out a full observation-disclosures
ton Mail
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Will Give Battle.

PARIS, Aug. 10.-A telegram receiv-
ed by the foreign soffices states that
General Kuropatkin will not abandon
Lao Yang, but intends to give battle
within three or four days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
r. c. Davis.

r. c.. Davis has been 1oup con-
ductOr for about five months only,
yet in that short time has demonstrate
ed his fitness for this line of work,
and has made himself very popular
with patrons and employers by his
gentlemanly conduct.
Mr.. Davis was born and reared in
Marion county, and has hosts Of
friends in this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

I have some fine lots In Morrow
Place yet II. Il. Lanham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Lasted Four Hours.

The loss is estimated at S15O.O0O,
ance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
RAGING
FLAMES
SWEPT OVER THE RESIDENTIAL
SECTION OF ViCTORIA-Tf!E
LOSS WILL REACH $4,000.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug 10-A great
fire is raging in Victoria. Originating
in the Albion Iron Works, it is sweep
ing through the northern residential
district with great fury.
Forty residences already have been
burned and the firemen are power
less to check the flames.
fierce wind prevails and the water
pressure is inadequate. Outside help
is coming from all quarters.
The confiagra1ion started in the pat
tern room, of the Albion Iron Works,
or Storen street. y general alarm
was sent to the fire department, which
was on the scene in quick time but
the strong wind prevented the fre1nen
from extin gushing the blaze, which
gained very rapid Roadway, and soon
all the buildings east of the foundry
seemed to be doomed. The flames
poured through the roof and were car
ried across the vacant ground toward
the big brick brewery on the other
side Of Government street That
building, however, resisted the attack.
While streams Of water were being
poured into the iron works some of
the lumber stacked in the yards of the
ShawniSan Lake Saw Mill Company
on the ether side OF Herald street,
caught fire and the firemen were call
ed upon to put forth considerable eff
fort there.
Lasted Four Hours.
The fire had burned itself out in
four hours, although the fire fighters
We're kept busy the night through ex-
tinSuishins smouldering enbers which
every now and then flared up and
threatened a renewal OF the blaze
Two ffremen were injured, one OF
them seriously.
The loss is estimated at S15O.OOO,
which is only partly covered by ins,lr-
ance.
You should attend the white goods
at hn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
Al sorts O. NEWS.
Odds and Ends or Facts Caught in the
Meshes OF the TeIegraph Wires and
Released Here To-day.
Hotel Proprietor Dead.

+ PARIS, Aug. lot E. Roesselle,
proprietor of the Arlington hotel at
Washington, died suddenly at the
Grand Hotel, Paris, this morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10
h III II d e 8 Il 9 8
NEA.II 9;
Is 8

90 n q = s s
Doheny left for his work at
day.
Earl Morgan returned to Mt.
Lake Park last evening. e
Tfeket Agent 7 ]. 3. Henderson IS in
8Grafton on business to-day.
John CLARK, Jr., left for Iona
coming Al i. this afternoon.
Newton, Of Clarksburg, is a
,isineys Wis tot, in town today.
and Mrs IL Miller are at
nome. after pleasant stay at Mt.
Lake.
Fred Kanrl has moved into the
INA nandas Painter property on Pierpont
N avenue.
Issessue and May Hall are among
those who leave for Atlantic City to-
morrow
Bssss aIiers, of Brunswick, Md, is
Visiting his brother, David G. Miers,
this eli
Irs. Thomas Buckley returned this
ffernoon from a visit at Keyser and
Sssss Lake Park.
Daisy Randall, one Of Stem
pies popular clerks, IS suffering from
cry sore eve.
ss Clerk Geo: Jacobs and Attorney
=, 0It al.
ssParlsIh his afternoon.
Jose phine Skinner left yester-
for four weeks visit to st.
louis and other places.
Ward was admitted to Cooks
Hospital yesterday to receive treat
Sment for phoid fever.
Iiss Lizzie WEIGH is in the City
ETospital, ,5 where she underwent
SsI igght operation yesterday.
Geo. Iorrow returned from Mt.
lake yesterday. where he had been
his family since Sunday.
q. Hainey,of Gypsy, was admit
5tedsto Cooks Hospital to-day to re-
#ceive treatme for typhoid fever.
]. Bowie, Of this city, but who
has been IN Wheeling for several
months past, returned to his home to-
day.
rs IS. Posten and Miss Anna
Posten, Of E1kins, are visiting Mr.. H.
Poster and family, of the Fifth
Charles Burton, the general sec
Rotary Of the local Y. NJ. C. A, at Graf
ton was the city a few hours yes
Sterday.
Messrs. ohm and Will Hamilton
and Alex.Robb have spenta portion OF
this week on the Hamilton farm, help
y Ing harvest
Hiss Carrie Shore and Miss Eva
Brand have had their tickets extend
led and vi II remain in Atlantic City
I mother week.
Taller q. f. Davis, who has been
@cpnfned at his home with what was
supposed to be symptoms of typhoid |
ssfeVeT.3iss able to be out to-day.
and Mrs. Miller who have also
Sbaenthe guests of their son, Prof T. |
II ~ 46IiliGI5 dt5&SN1l.E5 Lake fafk, during
the pas week, returned home today |
ssssss and Mrs. S. NJ. Turney and son.
NeWark, N J., arrived in the city
sto7day for two weeks visit to the |
CORNERS sisters, Mrs. Thomas Reed /
q sarrie Carpenter and Mrs Eli
saf sgTaxe:
Mary Hamilton, OF Pittsburg.
ssssY no. has been spending a couple of
gs5Weeks at NJ t. Lake Park. the guest
8slf s'of and Mrs. T.. c. Miller, went
4 to- Belington today for few days
ssXisitsswith her son, DR.. Mendel Ham
SiIton.
3s8SSs: aster&&J Ohm Abbott's many friends
lii air-nont will be glad to learn that
he is teadiIy if slowly improving. |
4 He has been under the care OF noted |
Ssosteopath for the past month, and en-
Fcouragenlent is felt for. his ultimate
recovery.
Professor f. e. Mercer writes that
the$Fill leave Harvard for West Vir
iSssi AZ the latter part of this week. He
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-10

You should attend the white goods
sale at the Bon Ton.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29
CHICAGO CAR BARN BANDITS" ExPIATE
THEIR MANY CRIMES ON THE GALLONS

And he must have welcomed uncon.
sciousncss
How long he was IN stupor no
one will ever know. The deep breath.
INK ceased. Then came the sound as
Il some one was choking. The guard
leapod 10 his feet
"Nledormeiorl" he shouted. But
Niedcrmeior did not answer.
"Niedermcicri" he shouted again.
This time Niedermoior rroaned.
The door Of the bandits cell was
thrown open. Then the guard saw
the blood. He saw the great wound
on the forearm lie knew In an IN.
slant what had happened.
The bandit was quickly taken 10
the hospital ward. An lntravenous in.
lection Of salt solution followed. II
was all that kept the bandit from
dying Then three pints OF saline So
luton were injected and the physi.
clan says that Il was heroic measure.
The bandit was unconscious all the
while. II was an hour before no
showed the FIRST return OF con.
NNANNNh'aas aAN was lynx upon
cot There was a bandage upon his
wrist and forearm The brain OF the
bandit was schemlng again. He felt
the covers In casual sort OF way
and said nothing. a moment later
he ala the same. The guards we're
watching him all the while.
When he repeated the operation
and made no attempt to molest the
bandago. they turned their heads. In
fash he was at tho cloth. Ho was
tearing Il away and attempting to
open the wound when he was over.
powered.
act me alone and let me die. I
want to die, and won't live to be
hung" he continued Two guards were
then appointed 10 watch him. lie
was not bound to the bed. and his
hands were not handcuTod. but the
eyes OF the guards were upon him all
Of the time. The physician then be.
gan an examination He discovered
that the ulnar. the mcdian. the radial.
and the postorlor iuterosseoues veins
had been severed
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29

sharpcned lead through the nesh. The
blood came. but there was no sfart.
as the bandit had hoped Instead he
struck something solid. and that hurt
until he ceased The bandit bad
struck bone he was afraid to
try again This time the point Of the
weapon might break. II Il did his
only weapon was gone.
SO the bandit rolled his sleeve Bit
higher and began on the radlal vein.
Just below the elbow. And this time
he was more careful lie scrnped
patiently until the skin had been re.
moved. And an this time the guard
stood nt the door.
Niodcrmcier pushed aside the flesh.
and II was torn and ragged. Then
he felt the vein with the point OF the
pencil. He felt the blood rushing
through as he barred H. Then came
the supreme test The lead was
placed against the tender vein. The
bandit gave II a quick jerk. The
blood spurted In his face.
He must have smiled as the warm
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29
A HEART STORY.

Folsom. 8. Dak.-ln those days
whom 20 many sudden deaths are 70
ported IRON Heart Failure and vari-
ous forms Of Heart Disease II viii be
good news TO many 70 learn that there
ia a never falling remedy for every
form Of Heart Trouble
Mira. H. d. Hyde OF this place, was
troubled for years with pain In her
heart which distressed her great
deal. She had tried many remedies
but had not succeeded In finding any.
thing that would help her until at last
she began a treatment OF Dodda Kid.
ney Pills and this very soon relieved
her and she has not had single pain
or any distress IN the region OF tho
heart since She rays: u cannot say
too much praise OF podd's Kidney
pills. Thcy are tho greatest heart
medicine ! have ever used. was
troubled FOR over three years with n
severe pain IN my heart. which en-
tlroly disappeared after a short troat'
ment OF Dodd'H Kidney pills"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29

April IS. He had planned his at
tempted suicide carefully First no
mastloated and swallowed the heads
OF seventy.nve or 100 sulphur
matches.
While the phosphorus was bnrning
his stomach. no sawed at the radial
artery OF his left wrist with n sharp
pointed lead poroll. Striking a bone
In tho wrist. he gave up trying to
sever the artery and turned his
weapon to the large vein on the outer
side OF the loft forearm and with
iabs and n seo'aaw motion he LAGER
atod tho flesh and muscles OF the
arm and tore open the veins, leaving
largo jagged wound exposed.
through which tho blood gushed
In streams. dyeing his bed clothing
and running down over tho cell floor
In pools.
His second attempt camO after the
wound had been dressed and closed,
Nledermeler was lyirg apparently un.
conscious In the hospital under a
guards care. His right arm and hand
were hidden by the bed clothing and.
with hardly discernlble motion, he
slipped the baudages OF his left arm
and with his sharp finger nails tore
away the threads In the wound and.
Inserting his forehnger into the rag
ged hole. he worked again Mt the
veins and sought 10 reach an artery.
He unconsclously uttered a groan and
made oonvulsive movement which
attracted the attention OF the physi'
clans, nurses and the guard. and on
throwing back the coyerllda tho at
terdants saw with horror that Nc
dormeler had torn away tho bandages
and reopenod tho wound. lie had
lost large quantity OF blood and was
almost pulsoloss when discovered In
his cell.
Niedermeier gave no signs Sunday
afternoon or evening of.tho desperate
resolve he had formed, He wrote a
chapter OF his book during the after
noon. As he wrote he could hear the
singing OF the prisoners at the chapel
exercises.
The head jailer left him at Il
O'Clock. Roeder. one OF the death
watch. took his place. He stood al
the cell door for half an hour and Il
seemed to him tfat the bandit was
sleeping. Another fifteen minutes
passed and Nledermeier rolled over
Then his breathing became regular
and tho guard thought that he wal
asleep again.
But the bandits eyes had not beer
closed Ito held sharpened penci
In his right hand. Il had been sharp
ened for the occasion ard had a poln
like pin.
Somewhere he had read Of mai
who opened the arteries IN his wrist
and had let the blood flow until b,
was dead. NlodormoIer was trylng II
He showed the polrt OF tho pencil
beneath the skin at the radlal arter,
OF his loft wrist. The man that com
mittod suicide had done the same
It was painful. this passage o
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-29
COWS NOT FAST ENOUGH
Trouble Was They Could Not Keep
Ahead OF the Train.

Trouble Was They Could Not Keep
Ahead OF the Train.
while was travelling out In Ohio
last month";" said a drummer. Il had
occasion 10 patronl2o miserable
'ono.horae' railroad which serves sew.
orni OF the Ohio river towns. We
wore jogging along NJ a dlatressingly
low rate OF speed whom Of sudden
the train came TO dend stop In the
middle OF a large meadow. Many OF
the passengers whose patience had be-
come exhausted asked brakeman tho
cause OF the delay.
~'Thore's n herd Of cows on tho
track ahead. he answered
"ln about ten minutes tho train got
under way again. Jerking convulsive-
" along Tor about a milo or two, when
Il again came 10 halt. That was tho
limit An old man who was sitting
near the door turned to the brake
man. who was plainly annoyed by tho
many questions, and said lrrltably;
"'what In thunder la tho matter.
anyhow
why, we've caught mp to the cows
aghlai' Barcastlcally explained tho
brakeman"