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Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1905-11-08

The Yukon territory has been invit-
ed to participate in the Alaska Fair,
which it is proposed will be held in Sc
attic during the summer of 1907.
A Seattle paper says that Cook Inlet
is frozen up for the winter, and with
the hot little town of Seward just on
the other side of the peninsula too.
1t is estimated by United States Gus
toms house officers that the shipments
for Nome and the Tanana this season
have been valued at about S5,000,0OO.
The cook at tie camp near Seward
whacked man over the head with a
cIeaver because he wore his hat while
he ate. He will be more polite in the
future.
The promoters of the Seward PENN
sula Railroad Co. who are planning to
build a railroad from Nome to the
Kougarok, say 100 miles will be built
next year.
Here comes the last Nome boats. For
few months communication with AL
aska will be by that dog gonued primi-
tive method known as mushing with a
malamute.-Seattle Times.
November, usually a bleak and
dreary month in this country, came in
as mild as a September day,this having
been one of the brightest and most
pleasant days of all the fall.-White-
horse Star.
The news of recent great discover es
of gold in Nome came just in time to
whet the interest in next years bust
ness. Nome has become the gold coun-
try of the North, and every foot of it
is on American territory.
During the winter the Nome steamers
Edith and Olympia have charters in
the California trade and the Victoria is
to tie up The Ohio will be laid up for
an overhauling and the steamer Sena-
tor will be used as an extra boat on the
California run.
Navigation is now at an end on the
Yukon, and the river steamers of the
White Pass & Yukon, North American
Transportation and Trading Company,
Northern Commercial Company have
gone into winter quarters at White
horse, Dawson and other points.
1t is estimated by steamship men
that fully 1900 more persons Will re-
main at Nome and vicinity this season
than last year. There is prospect of a
great amount of winter mining and a
number of the operators are planning
to carry on operations on big scale.
The steamer Neptune, reported as
wrecked in Alder Creek, is safe accord
ing to advices received by Capt. E. A.
Swift, the managing owner. The Nep-
tune was aground in the creek, but was
not seriously damaged. This summer
the little steamer has been running on
Cook Inlet between Seldovia and Sun
rise.
Indian Inspector Churchill has re-
turned to Washington from a four
months tour of Alaska. Under in
structions from President Roosevelt he
Investigated Governor Bradys connec-
tion with mining company and, in
accordance with an act of Congress, the
condition of the reindeer and of the
natives in Alaska.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1905-11-08

Tn O terrific storm at sea, near Solo
MON tho Gasoline schooner Anglo.Sax-
.on dn;f+od ooboro in Ronanza River.
Fred Ott, engineer anu Viz OA0oon' =" =
deckhand, we're "asheu o'ei oo9io "1
drowned Liz 0ooie' i'0"''0 ''N'N' y
oou,,na hoo on odoo on ne at last.
,rN 80, 49, mooI I've hrrolor The
,I; ny ,. n:,'S I'LL 10 +r;od boro Of the
wi y, 80. - - oo,.t ond +ho rooidonte
tio,e' Go Do' - IN, ~ ,,ann 49, onnort,pitv r.
~ U;o;t WaIdo1 ond coo tho SIGHTS at GOV
onn,nan+ oxnonee as witnesses-Val-
doa pnoonootor
'" .
J.,Monroe Latimer, "a Fairbanks attor-
ney. was tried before Commissioner
Carr, on charge of blackmall, but the
~ '9'io-lo' .1, w, -, o-;5onoo on5 die
pl:ln' p:1lo, 4,Io oaso Tho aocrsino witnoss
l'ao ll1o'I Too Ioonond who owns nronertv
~ tho noetnictod district Teorand AL
,aaa1 +,,o+ 7 otioor won+od him to mt
iSeCS e 500 ~ ha wonId make him tronbIe
The locked horns of two moose were
found recently by w. l.. Springsteen
in the tundra near Nome river. The
horns were covered by growth of moss
few inches below the surface and will
lows grew above them. How long they
had lain there none can tell. From the
way in which the antlers were locked
together it was evident that the mon
archs of the northern plains had prob
a0iy u.ou - - D1O1 mna va T1a1.;n,oo 90 point
W. moio 80 w tLot 49, 800 onI1 dioon.
lio'o soy - Sn'tI tpo4 w. ooat;on oho,t 5o roors
P0"' 'N - O-1- '-1''' >'',>''
ago.
T was one of the first white men ever
in the Kantishna country" said Judge
Wickersham. "but I did not know of
the existence of gold there, and it now
looks as though I went throught a new
land Of Onbir without knowing it. I
was there while on nv Journey to
Mount Mckinley. learned all about
the beauties and lofty and exemplary
crest Of spotless white reared by the
oiant mountain but as Mrs Wicker
Cham nuts t. 7 probably would have
worn ont nv sandals on nuggets of
cold while struggling through the
countrv with nv eyss riveted to the
estbetic charm of the pearIy top of the
monntn
f. ii. Fielder the GraVlna lsianu
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1905-11-08

In terrific storm at sea, near Solo
mon, the gasoline schooner Anglo-Sax-
son drifted ashore in Bonanza River.
Fred OFT, engineer, and Ole Oleson,
deckhand, were washed overheard and
drowned. The bodies floated ashore.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1905-11-08

Seward has an edge on US at last.
They have real live burglar. The
bold bad man will be tried here at the
next term of court, and the residents
of Seward will have an opportunity to
visit Valdez and see the sights at gov
ernment expense as witnesses.-Val-
dez Prospector.
Douglas Island news. [volume] (Douglas City, Alaska) 1898-1921, 1905-11-08

F.A. Cross has been chosen to rep
resent Council City in the Alaska con-
vention, to be held in Seattle, Nov. 10.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
roo MUCH oNE-MAN POWER.
{ Watchman, Boston. J

The life insurance investigations
have made it plain that in spite of
boards of directors and other officers
the great life insurance companies are
one-man affairs. The want of good
faith in the reorganization of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society was
made clear when Paul Morton was
made president with plenary powers,
before Grover Cleveland and his two
associates to look out for the inter
ests of the policy holders. The ap-
pointment of these commissioners was
evidently blind for the purpose of
leading the public to believe an honest
reorganization had heen effected. The
full power is, however, in the hands
of Mr.. Morton, over whom they have
no control. They can neither curb
him nor displace him. His power
over the affairs of the society is abso-
lutte. The testimony of John A.
Mccall. president Of the New York
Life insurance company, before the
committee of the legislature, shows
that the same state of things exists in
that company. There has been some
talk about dummy directors. Ap-
parently all the directors of these
companies are dummies. It is diff
cult to see how the administration of
these and other corporations similarly
conducted would be changed if they
were simply the personal property Of
the presidents. In the case of the
Equitable. this absolute power was
used for the benefit of the president
and family and his friends; in the
New York Life there does not appear
any evidence of a use Of the power for
personal gain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
ATHENA, OCTOBER 10, 1905

In the Friday edition of the Press
editorial mention was made concern
ing the proposition to reduce the 0.
r. q N. company's assessment from
$12, 900 to $4,000 per mile in this
county. A statement was made in
which the word valuation" made
the article in question misleading and
we stand corrected by the Tribune,
for the reason that the courts did not
pass on the valuation of the railroad
property, but decided against the COM
pany and in favor Of the county who'll
ly on technical points which were
brought into the courts by the COM
pany. The Press has no desire to be
misleading or unfair in the matter,
but in all candor, it cannot say as
much of its Pendleton contemporary.
In the Sunday edition of the Tribune
in the first column on page one, in an
article headed Question OF Ex-
pediency," the paper initiates its favor
itism to such an extent that the body
of the article does not conform to the
head in the least. The article deals
with interviews with four prominent
men of Pendleton. Only one, Walter
M. Pierce, favors the compromise, and
his reasons alone are planted out to
the public in the bold headlines. Mr..
Pierce's prime reason for setting a
baleful precedent by compromise.
is that the money is needed for school
purposes. The other three men inter
viewed were w. S. Thompson, bank
er, who opposes the compromise be-
cause he thinks the assessment reason
able and just. Lee Teutsch, mer-
chant, thinks the county court would
do the right thing in refusing the pro-
position made by the railroad COM
pany, for in the company's "eagerness
for compromise at $4,000, shows
conclusively that it feels that it will
ultimately lose its case in the courts
for any cause" Charles Brownfield,
capitalist, said: by all means stick
to the original assessment which, to
my mind, is plenty low enough" The
Press knows of no school that is closed
because of the tie-up of the o. r. 81
N. tax money, and to intimate that
the districts cannot stand the pressure
until the matter is properly settled is
ridiculous in the extreme There is
Just this about it: The assessment
placed on railroad property is not any
higher, relatively speaking, than has
been placed on other property, aud if
the assessment is cnt down by the
proposed compromise, the'county court
can prepare itself 10 eternally sit as a
referee board of equalization, for
owners of all other classes of property
will zee TO it that assessment on their
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
STRAIN WINS OUT.
spokesman Review. }

Assessor Strain Of Umatilla county,
Oregon, has demonstrated that it is
possible to acquire the railroads to
pay taxes, on the same basis as other
property holders pays taxes. when
the effort is backed by an intelligent,
courageous, honest county assessor.
The assessment valuation of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company
was formerly placed at $5700 per mile
in Umatilla county. Assessor Strain
saw that this was grossly inadequate
and raised the railroad assessment to
$4,000 per mile. Assessor Strain s
reason for assessing at that figure was
that under the Oregon custom prop
erty was assessed generally at about
one fourth of its true value. He
reasoned that since farmers and other
property holders were assessed at one
fourth of the true value of their prop
erty, there was no reason, in law or
justice, why the railroad should not
be assessed at one fourth of its true
value.
Assessor Strain made careful in
vestigation of railroad values and
found that as matter of fact the
0. R. g N. was worth more than $48,-
900 per mile, but to be on the safe
side and not to do the railroad COM
pany any possible injustice, he con-
ceded that their true valuation was
only $4,000 per mile, and, there
fore, they should be assessed at one
fourth of that sum as other property
was assessed.
The railroad company resisted the
new assessment and carried the con-
test into the courts. The state circuit
court having decided in favor of
Assessor Strain, appeal was taken by
the railroad to the state supreme
court. That high tribunal has also
sustained the assessor, and the railroad
company is now seeking a comprom-
ise before the board of county COM
missioners.
In other words, the principle has
been established in the courts of Ore
gon that railroad property ought to
pay taxes on the same basis that other
property pays taxes. This principle
OF Justice would have been esta blish-
ed long ago in these western states
if railroads had not enjoyed favored
treatment from weak or corrupt pub
lie officials.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

The atmosphere of the state of Ore
gon is.now full of railroad talk now
that the building of the Portland and
Seattle road along the north bank Of
the Columbia is an assured fact.
Naturally such an atmosphere that
has been so long looked for in the
great Inland Empire has reached us
and there are all kinds of rumors
afloat, some of them having the ring
of business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

On the ground that no meeting notice
was placed ON the place of meeting of
the school electors for the purpose of
contracting for the issuance of $4050
school bonds, Attorney General Craw-
ford is of the opinion that the letter
and spirit of the law was violated
and that the bond issue of school dis
trict No. 28, Klamath county. was
irregular and void, and he advised the
state land board not to purchase said
bonds on that account.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

airship which will stand any ordinary
wind. They do not hope to make
mechanical birds, and expect to need
as much care in landing as ship
coming to its moorings. What they
are building now are models, upon
which they improve constantly with
the ultimate purpose of securing an
airsl ip of such proportions that the
model can be enlarged to any size.
They dream of day when the cur
rents of the air will be as definitely
mapped as those of the ocean, and
aerial navigation will be the ordi-
nary method of rapid transit. They
see the time coming, but they know
it will take the lives and devotions of
hundred men working ON the one
line Of development.
Airship building has reached the
stage where mechanic can do more
than any one. Lincoln Beechey is
the mechanic in this partnership. He
and Captain Baldwin work hand in
glove, the one furnishing the tech
nical skill and the other the expert
ence and the imagination. The COM
bination has produced the ''City of
Portland. Captain Baldwin calls
this model depression, but said he
had to advance by slow degrees.
"We are confronted with this con-
dition always" said Captain Bald
win, standing in the shadow of the gas
bag, "that we are pioneers. We have
no drawings to go to; we must figure
out every line for ourselves. Conse-
quently in such complicated and del
icate matter as this. where we make
everything as light as possible, we ar Q
constantly making failures. But we
profit from our failures and always
advance. But no other man can be-
gin where we leave off. He must
make his own failures first. That is
why there is no secrets. 1t is all a
matter of mechanical skill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
MECHANICAL SKILL.
(Pacifc Monthly. J

"The Portland Concession Com
pany" is the uninspiring name under
which Captain 9. s. Baldwin holds
plot of ground at the Lewis and Clark
exposition over by the American Inn,
under big barn upon which he has
two airships. One of these, the 'City
of Portland" he built in two weeks
to meet the popular demand for some
thing that could fly aud incidentally
to capture the $4,000 prize the expo
sition offered. He took to the exposi-
tion the "Angelus," his latest expert
ment, but found that he had advanced
too far in his leading ideas without
working out the detail. and built his
second airship as an Improvement GU
the ARROW" the airship which made
several successful flights at st. Louis.
The goal of these aerouauts is an
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

/. H. Mclaughlin is the owner of
sawmill in the southwest corner of
Umatilla county, and has title to 1900
acres Of land that lies in the Morrow
county coalfelds. Some time ago a
100 foot shaft was sunk on his place
and the findings are said to have been
very favorable. However, no work
has been done lately. as it is useless to
do anything with the property until
a railroad line can be run to the coal
field so as to provide transportation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

Commissioner Richards, of the
general land office, has forwarded to
the secretary of the interior his annual
report covering the fiscal year ending
June 30, last. 1t shows that during
the year 6,979,5OO acres of public
lands and 77,546 acres of Indian lands
were disposed of, the total exceeding
that for 1904 by $685. acres.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

The Idaho Woolgrowers' association
has just made the final payment Of
$4,000 on the salt plant it has pur-
chased with which TO fight the salt
trust and has reduced the price of
salt from 81. so to $1.75 per ton.
This is the lowest rate that has ever
been made on salt anywhere in the
west.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

property is no higher than is that of
the railroad. Ii the county court
compromises with one it must expect
to compromise with all, for Assessor
Strain is not the man to go on record
with the brand of discriminating in
favor of any class of property owners.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10

The first issue of the Lexington
Wheatfield has appeared under the
management of S. A. Thomas. The
paper looks bright and makes good
showing. The Wheatfield ought to
suceeed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-10-10
Each Morning

When dress think about the Pendeon Steam Laundry Ask
self your linen should be- who good
clothes afford fairly good" laundry work
find collars turned if find they have edges
find them ped remember that these faults have been
at the PENDTON STEAM AUNDYR and that only high grade
work allowed to leave laundry Every brings cusom
who highly pleased with May expect trial pack
from you?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
Keeping Promises
Honolulu Appreciates Always When
Promises Are Kept.

Every time you read about Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills you are told
they cure every form OF kidney Ill.
from backache to urinary disorders.
How are our promises kept? Ask any
citizen VINO has tried the treatment.
Ask the following Honolulu man.
w. j. Maxwell of this town, Truant
officer, writes thus: II suffered with a
horrible pain In the small of my back
ian almost invariable symptom OF kid
ney trouble) for number OF years.
was advised to take some of Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills and following
the suggestion l went to the Hollister
Drug Cos store. Fort street. and got
some OF these. Having taken them,
they relieved me straight away. and
are, may say. the best and In fact
the only cure for backache. 1 have
mentioned the virtue OF this wonderful
remedy TO several persons, among
whom Is my friend, Mr.. Frank Metcalf
who found relief, and he is now a firn
believer In Doans Backache Kidney
Pills"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills ar,
sold by all chemists and storekeeperi
at so cents per box, six boxes $3.50, ol
viii be mailed on receipt OF price by
the Hollister Drug Co., Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19

iafiB ibs territories had driofail0ns 81
ffpfsHfnihuft fiiIlruf fn aHHsi iHNiI
congressional ariffnfte in hn imHUH
tant matters hns tina ihr lo0siififf
Members ~ Nonrissf fsilrd npHn fU
lenisiaie ~ people ana places WIN
which thsy are not personally fam
liar. aside from fclyinE upon the huir
which may be- EiNon by thc regularly
elected member and from duly nclfe.
dted agents ~ commercial bodies. are
pleased to have assistance and expires
sions Of opinions from representative
delegations alec.
IN Hawaii when there are no muni-
cipai organizations other than counties
which may address petitions 30 Con.
grers and is representative at WASH
ington limited TO but one delegate ~
appears 90 me 20 be very desirable that
a delegation made up OF the chairman
OF the board Of supervisors Of each OF
the counties be sent to Washington
at the expense Of the counties. a rep
resentatiye body OF men duly elected
by their respective constituents and
having general knowledge OF the needs
and administration OF the affairs Of
Hawaii. would be potential and help
ful.
Respectfully
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19

the Siberia, on the day of the arrival of
the Siberia at Hongkong. No details
were transmitted.
Captain Smith was one of the Oldest
commanders in the gervice of the Pa
cihc Mail Company, and had been with
the company for the past twenty years.
In the old days, when the Mail Com
pany ran steamers to Sydney he was
an officer in the line, and later became
captain In the Oriental service. Fol-
long time he was commander of the
City of Peking on the San Francisco
and Hcngkong route. He was a wild
over, and leaves a daughter, Miss Les
lie Smith, in San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
STROKE OF APoPLEXY.

Medical Inspector ID. o. Lewis, NJ. D.,
the chief medical officer of the cruiser
Chicago, was taken with stroke of
apoplexy about half-past eight last
night DIR. c. b. Cooper was sent for
and attended him on board the ship. 1t
vas proposed to remove trc patient TO
the Queens Hospital and the army am
Dulance was telephone1 for. but. as
near as can be learned, the red tape
cf the army. requiring authority from
the quartermaster in charge, prevented
getting that vehicle. The Territorial
Board of Health was appealed to and
David Lawrence responded promptly
with their ambulance.
A note was sent DR.. Cooper on hoard
ship asking for statement of the pa
tents condition, but the doctor senF
hack word that he had no statement to
give out. From other sources IL Is
learned that this is not the first attack
and that the patients condition was
such that it was questionable at mid
night whether 1t was safe to remove
him from the ship, his life being
despaired Of.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
PRATT FEVORS A
Citizen DELEGATION

Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. Is, 1905.
Editor Advertiser: The position your
paper has taken in respect to the Ter
ritory having a delegation OF its citi-
zens at Washington, TO aid in obtain
ing legislation that VIII secure a portion
of the customs duties and internal
revenue taxes for the use OF the
Territory as suggested in the Presi-
dents message, is commendable, Dur
ing my recent visit to Washington
observed that localities remote from
the seat OF government and partlou-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN ; s
COUGH REMEDY.

There is not the least danger in Civ
ing Chamberlain Cough Remedy to
small children as it contains no opium
or other harmful drug. 1t has an es
tablished reputation of more than thir
ty years as the most successful medi
cine in use for colds Group and whoop.
ing cough. 1t always cures and is
pleasant to take Children like it,
Sold by all Dealers and Druggists.
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, Agents for
Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19

c. $. Holloway, Superintendent OF
Public Works, went to Waialua yester-
day and will return Monday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19
DEATH OF CAPT.
J. TREMAINE SMITH

News was received by cable in San
Francisco on the 9th OF the death Of
Captain j. Tremaine Smith, master OF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-19

Respectfully,
JOSEPH q. PRATT.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-07
TERROR OF STORMS.

New York, Dec, G.-Thc steamship
Gcrty Of the Austro. American line from
Venice, Trieste, Alcssina and Palermo.
arrived yesterday with no immigrants
who told story Of five weeks voy.
age through storms and terrors which
none cared to experience again. For
the better part Of Il month they were
shut between decks because of rough
wcatheg Th'k hell been frightened
into ut least one panic woman had
gone insane from terror, her fellow pa.
sengcrs said; fire had started down
in the engine spapcc at night, the ship
had been in total darkness. the drink.
ing water got salty, a passenger was
choked and robbed, and death had claim.
cd three victims during the five weeks
trip. The deaths were those Of moth
er and her new born infant, and a boy
Of 10 who died of meningitis.