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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
What the Regulars Think OF the Abolition of the Cantee,
,e Ouartermaster's Clerk Discuss the
e Temperance Folk--By "Shoul1er Straps =

in tn town, an not more n two or
three drunks on payday. Then tn
colonel gifts an order one day to close
up th canteen. He wuz SO mad his
head hit the roof; but he done it. Th'
goods on hand wuz sent back to Manila,
an the canteen stopped business tn ,
hikin at tn time, an didn't git in
for tn canteen to git a glass Nv beer,
bein : thirsty from tn hike, an found
it shut up. Thar wuz a GRIMM gugu
watchin', an he asked eff I quiere d
bino. I didn It, but I went with him to
see; an thar wuz half tn men in from
tn hike drunk ez lords on bino. They
Wuz mixin it with hot beer sold to 'em
by tn natives, maxim compound
worse n mescal an bootleg mixed. Thar
wuz. fourteen bino joints in town in
less n week. Th' summary court run
up to forty an fifty drunks arter every
payday. We stayed five months fore
we started back to God country, an
we had ten men 60 crazy ez looms from
bino.
"When we gifts back to vandiver
barracks we finds fourteen reg liar
8 looms and thirty-seven gamblin' joints.
TIL town had put high license on tn
s'loons, an built a fine new high school
with tn proceeds. Every street wuz
paved, an tn main street wuz laid in
two-inch lumber from end to end. All
Nv it had come from tn profits Nv tn
,s'loon business since tn canteen wuz
done away with. TIL canteen wuz on
tn bum. I went in to see what they
had. Thar wuz bout half a dozen an
cient pies, four glass jars Nv sticky
candy an some gum drops, few bot
ties Nv ginger pop, an a supply Nv fly
blown chewin gum. I didn It buy moth
in. Several NV the s'loons wuz stuck
right up agin tn reservation line
Thar wuz one Nv 'em right outside tn
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
Twin Cities the Greatest Primary Fur Market

start to the cities. The hides Of the
muskrat, mink, skunk and raccoon are
the most plentiful, but the skins Of
the bear, beaver, badger, fisher, the
many species ofafox, lynx, marten, opos-
sum, otter, sea otter, weasel, wildcat,
tame cat, wolf and wolverine are re-
ceived in good numbers.
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In addition to the. e.ordinary kinds Of
furs marketed at q set price which is
determined by the condition Of the hair,
many valuable specimens find their way
to Minneapolis and thence into the gar.
ments Of persons who can pay thou
sands for beautiful adornment. Pelts
Of the rare silver fox, for which fab.
ulous sums are paid and which gener'
ally go to England to clothe royalty
are not unknown stocks for Minneapo'
lis and st. Paul hide dealers. Sea ot
ter pelts, frequently Of such fine quail
ity that they are worth from $1,000
to $500, come directly to- the twin
cities to be transferred here together
with the thousands Of muskrat anc
skunk pelts. -.>..-.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

The story Of the twin city fur trade
is as interesting as it is extensive. Each.
year pelts Of every animal that bears
fur from which can be made garments,
or trimmings for garments, are received
here, prepared for transfer to the man
ufacturer and disposed Of, to go to 10
cal manufacturers, New York or other.
cities and oftimes across the ocean to
England where many find their way
to the gowns Of royalty.
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The clothing of kings and queens has
been made, or trimmed with furs
brought direct to Minneapolis from the
native haunts of the wild animals from
which they were taken. Vast armies
Of so-called common men wear coats
made from furs first handled in this
city.
The raw fur buyer 8 busy season be-
gins Dec. and continues through the
winter. The fur is not regarded prime
until this late date and trappers are
advised not to kill before hard winter
weather sets in. Beginning with the
first winter months carloads Of pelts
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

boy makes a good nestegg Of his re-
ceipts as trapper and dealer with
twin city fur and hide men.
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But In spite Of the increasing growth
Of this army Of amateur trappers trap
ping as a vocation commands az many
men as it did years ago. Grizzled old
men who have never known any other
trade are still hunting down wild ami
mails and making living by selling
pelts. -
Received here, furs are roughly cured
by the hide dealers, carefully Inspected
as to the thickness and uniformity of
their fur and put in lots. Regular
sale days are set and the buyers from
all profit for the middleman is lost
porters, bid for the various lots. Thou
sands Of dollars change hands on these
sale days and all the dealers demand
cash for their wares. The only com
mission end Of the business is done by
these buyers, who usually sen to man
ufacturers on time, making good com
missions.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

4 IO1u OAO g 0e~VSoo pAAAAV
L Z fur market in the United
States and here are made two-thirds
Of the common men q fur overcoats
worn in the country. In the manu-
facture Of fine furs they are out
classed by New York, but in all other
branches of the fur industry the twin
cities excel. .-t>>
Developing steadily from the time
when as trading posts the twin cities
received furs in trade for clothing and
provisions, the business has reached
enormous proportions now, the annual
local exchange for raw furs alone rep
resents million dollars. The business
Of the manufacturers also showing an
increase each year, throws more mil
lions into the trade, making it one OF
the most important in the city.
Despite the belief of. the ordinary
person that the gradual extension Of
civilization has driven fur-bearing ami
mails out Of the northwest, local hide
firms report that not only is the bust
ness increasing in financial volume, but
that more pelts are handled each year
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. %.
i uTHO every great railroad sys-
q tenn, whether operating in the
m east or the west, maintains
secret service department to protect the
road from the depredations of petty
thieves, the Union Pacific road, with it's
famous "Bandit Hunters, :" is the only
railroad in the world which keeps CON
stantly at WORK whole band Of trained
gun fighters to protect its overland
fiyers from train robbers. Not that
Union Pacific territory is beset with
men Of that class, but as safeguard
FOR it's trains thru the hundreds Of miles
of mountains and plains over which 1t
runs, is this band Of resolute men main
tained. and so expert at their work are
these men that most Of the outlaws who
once terrorized Union Pacific territory
are either all dead or are serving long
terms in penitentiaries.
It is unique organization, this gang
of ssBandit Hunters,' who have at
their command a special train, the fast
est horses. obtainable, a bunch of
trained bloodhounds, telegraph opera
tors and their own trusty guns to
help them fight off threatened attack
and quick pursuit to the perpetra-
%ors when an attack on train does
occur.
Nominally the headquarters Of the
bandit hunters are in Cheyenne; prac.
ideally. it's headquarters are situated
anywhere along the line Of railroad
where they happen to find themselves
"a dozen well-known men OF nerve
crack shots, able to ride any horse with
fonr legs. Injured to hardships of the
nlains and mountains, well armed anc
xuperbly mounted, the bandit hunters
are the most formidable body Of men il
the west today.
The bandit hunters have just one OBJ
3ect in life-to protect Union Pacific
trains from robbers. There is stand
ing reward, offered by the company fo
the arrest Of train robber, if the rob
ber is brought in alive; and if the trail
robber is brought in dead, the rewart
Is Just doubled to the slayer. This, to
pether with the fact that western trail
robbers are always something like fight
ing men themselves, has .prevente
& many captures. from being made, bu
has been the cause Of a number Of dea
train robbers being brought into Chey
enne for burial.
A unique feature Of the hunters
& kheir armored train which is virtually
3, moving arsenal. Several cars are ftte
up with stalls for the horses and bertt
& Yor the men. A kitchen, well supple
s. with provisions and everything nece
sary for two-weeks stay, is carried Q
Che train, which is also provided wit
D telegraph operator. When the seer
service men have reason to fear hol
up at any particular point, the ranger
together with their horses, are loade
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

With the development Of, the north
west has followed the local scarcity of
the bear, beaver and otter and twin
city dealers are compelled to 60 long
distances for the pelts Of these ami.
mails, but. they get many Of them, SO
well organized and extensive is the
trade. They keep in direct touch with
trappers throughout the less settled
portions Of the United States and in
all the great game regions Of Canada.
They even go so far as Alaska for raw
hides and if they cannot get them d.
rect from that far-off region, purchase
them at intermediate points through
wideawake agents.
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In Minnesota and northern Iowa the
skunk is the principal object Of the
thousands Of trappers who operate in
this section. Thousands Of these little
animals are being caught each year by
farmers sons, educated in the art of
trapping by guides sent out by the
firms in Minneapolis. In the Minneap-
oils market skunk pelts bring an aver
age Of 81 each and many a country
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

countered on rs bellus. 'Twas the
count e took, an whin . got oop OF
asked i'm if twas enough. He took is
coat an vamoosed. 'Twas good rid
dance, for he was no soldier, an niver
w'ud be wan
I ''That' 8 all right, Biddy,' said Har-
ris. 81 know there are cases Of that
sort, where low-down scamps have to be
invited to move on for the good Of the
company, because there is no other
quick way to get rid Of themj but that
don It account for 39 per cent Of quit
ters. The most of our men are ordinary
Americans, and the American is not a
gutter He has his faults. He is con-
ceited about himself, and he don It take
well to restraint or discipline; but our
people are not cutters. When Ameri-
cans desert by thousands there is a
cause, and that cause is they think
they are not getting a square deal.
They don It like to have outsiders come
into the army and try sumptuary ex-
periments on them that would not be
tolerated by any other class Of citizens.
When they find out that the enlisted
man has been turned over to the W. O.
T. U. and other outsiders for expert
ment, contrary to the views Of it's Of
fcers, and contrary to the desires of
it's men, they are not satisfied, and they
quit, just as any other free American
quits his job when he doesn't get a
square deal. That's what this whole
sale desertion means. Americans don t
like to be interfered with in their per.
sonal habits, when those habits don 7
hurt other people. Especially they kick
on being singled out as class, any.
where, and subjected to restrictions not
imposed on other people. The enlisted
man kicks on being turned over to dive
keepers and tin-horn gamblers because
mollycoddling meddlers have invaded
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
When His Turn Came

~ HE story is told of an Irishman
who bitterly resented the preju-
dice against his race that he be-
heved constantly initiated against him.
On one occasion, when he applied for
place on sailing vessel, the captain
asked for a reference.
GA reference!" exclaimed the Irish
man, "for common sailor job!'
But the captain insisted, and the ref
erence had to be obtained before he
was engaged. When presently another
applicant, an Englishman, was engaged
for similar place, but without de-
mand for reference, naturally the Irish
man was indignant. He was, of course,
obliged to smother his anger, but he
cherished his grudge both against the
other sailor and the captain.
One day the two sailors were at work
near each other, each with pail of
soap suds scrubbing off the deck. The
Englishman was resting his pail on the
rail for an unguarded moment, when a
sudden lurch of the vessel sent him
overheard with his implements.
The Irishman arose shouting Justify;
then recollecting himself he suppressed
the "man overheard that came to his
lips.
AS the captain and others came run
ming to see what the hubbub meant the
Irishman waved his arms dramatically
toward the unfortunate sailor struggling
in the water.
"The Englishman that We took with
out a reference, sor,' he said, els gone
off wild yer pail -
M Rnnpier the head of the French
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

II
Nv storZ Zz-.!.s about sthst Ehst l.:;:! ssE at
academy at West Point and you were
to use my name or that of my boy,
the boy would be compelled to memo
rize the entire story and recite it to
upper classmen whenever requested to
do so.'
That was the statement made to q
reporter for 7 he Journal who re-
quested the father Of "plebe" from
Minnesota to describe what he saw at
the Point during recent visit he paid
his son.
cit is one Of their new forms Of
hazing," he continued. "since the ca
dets were compelled to cease violent
forms Of hazing in force years ago and
resulted in the permanent injury of one
or two men, they are evolving mental
tasks to initiate new men and hold them
in subjection.
"When my boy was appointed to en-
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

gate by tn hospital. It had sign over
th' sidewalk that. said First Chance
on tn side next to tn hospital, an
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

army posts with impracticable theories
and have driven self-respecting soldiers
away from their former places Of recre-
alton and amusement.
"You-un's sure right on tn dive
keeper an tin-horn gambler business,
Harris, = Clipped in Kintuck. "We
wuz in Vandiver barracks fore we
went to the Philippines. Thar wuz a
real canteen thar in them days, an /
remember thar wuz only three looms
In tn town. Twas God-forsaken lit
tie hole Nv a frontier place, with two
dry goods stores, four drug stores, one
little bank an a postoffus, in them
days. Thar wuz bout 500 people lived
thar, mostly livin off N tn big army
post clost by. TIL streets wuz bogs,
whar tn mules went in tn mud up to
their bellies, an tn wheels up to th'
axles. Th' vacant lots wuz swamps.
Thar wuz nothin in the place a white
man wanted. Th canteen done rush
in business, carryin' big stock Nv
everything soldier wants, ineludin
beer on draft, pure an good, sixteen
ounce glass fur a nickle. Eff thar WIZ
anything wanted tn canteen officer
'ud send an git it, an all ye paid
wuz cost an 10 per cent, an the 10
per cent went to tn company fund.
TIL three s'loons lived off N til , pore
white trash that hung 'round, 'ceptin
on payday when they'd ketch a few
dollars Off tn old soaks--th reg 'la1
payday drunks.
j. i.
Eve wuz gone to- tn Philippines
three years, an while We wuz thar this
! 'ere new canteen law wuz made. We
wuz down in a big town in Luzon when
tn orders come. We had a good can
teen runnin', doin fine business, an
payin nigh onto a thousand dollars 9
month dividends to til companies, an
no drunks. Thar wuzn't a bino Joint
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

OF liver see I'm act 1oike man, an fur
wan minute -Oi was sorry FIR i'm. II
led FIR my nose, an Oi blocked an
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

INNEAPOLIS and st. Paul
form the greatest primary
fur market in the United
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

NJ. Bouvier, the head of the French
foreign office, was at one time in the
employ of a wholesale grocer in the
capacity Of bookkeeper.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26

6kXV T HY, If were to give you a
w story about what saw at
w the United State military
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
CABLE RECEIPTS
 SHOW DECLINE

A decrease in cash receipts for the month of October, as compared with those for September, is shown at the headquarters of the Alaska government cable. Total cash receipts for the month amounted to $I2,214.25. Sep tember tolls amounted to SlT,9S5 49. Free business last month amounted to SIl,74S.57, bringing the total business for the month up to 23,962.72. Free and official business in September amounted to Sl, l,9O2.87.
 July, August and September are the heaviest months of the year, from a commercial standpoint, owing to activ- ity in northern mining regions,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Nome Will Be Safe Shipping
 Port

It is reported that the harbor i'm provements at Nome, undertaken by the Nome Improvement Company, will be completed so that al inner harbor with smooth water, adaptable to light CTS and to all vessels of light draft, in which cargoes can be discharged, in stead of on the open beach as at present This will permit of cargoes being dis charged in bad weather, as we'll as when conditions are favorable,
 The advantages to business will be very great. as the estimated saving on liphterage alone will amount to as much as S2.5O a ton. The important consideration, however, is the proof which is afforded by this great public improvement of the confidence had in the permanence of the great mining camp in itself and as the entrepot for for business in adjacent sections.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Interest is Increasing in
 BOWlirg 2

Interest in bowling the Elks' club, which has not been at es high pitch as it was last year, has )een increasing. The prospect of a tournment with Juneau bowlers and the high records that are being made from time to time at the alleys are causing people to work harder and bowl more.
 Correspondence is now under way with the Juneau people for fve-men team contest,
 Those who made 200 pr better on the alley last week were the following:
 Tuesday, Hugo Upgerfroren, POS; Thursday, W. B. King 245; Friday, E. A. Murphy, 200.
 George Blanchard nd E. M. Me Intyre each made 200 y ssterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
WON'T QUIT
Witte Bpgs in Vain 10 Csll
 of Strike

(sp, cial Dispatches to Daily Alaskan
 St. Petersburg, Nov. 2O-Minister- President Witte has begged in vain for the leaders of the revolutionary strike to call it off, agreeing as a condition to lnaugurate the promised reforms as fast as possible. The strikers refuse to be conciliated. The streets of all the leading cities are in darkness, rail transportation is 'at a standslill, com munications cut in many directions and industry paralyzed,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
DOES WELL
Cook Inlet Produces S4OO,
 900 This Year

The season just closed has been the most profitable in placer mining iu the history of the Kenal peninsula and Turnagain arm on Cook inlet.
 The output of gold for this district is estimated ats4OO,OOO, One claim alone, owned by the Crow Creek Mining Com pauy, has yielded S75,OOO. The Gro" creek diggings are six miles north of the Turnagain arm and five miles from the grade of the Alaska Central rail way.
 This is the first year hydraulic plants have been installed and iu working operation CD the north side of the Turuagain Arm district, The results are far ahead of expectations.
 The Crow creek mining claim had been worked for seven years by the old pick and shovel process and it yielded from 5000 to s5,OOO a year as result of seven mems toll. Now, with the hydraulic plant installed and fifteen men employed, the output for the same time is S75,OOO.
 Another company, owned by James Girdwood; is also at work on Crow creek and has taken out S55,OOO this summer.
 These two Companies have between them five miles of gravel, one mile wide and thirty feet deep, which runs from 20 cents to S2.5O per yard, and enough of it to keep them busy for years.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Strong For Home Rule
Alaskan convention will adopt a strong solfgovernment memorial to the na~ iional congress-sMany other things will be recommended
Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan )

resolutions will report this afternoon It Will Alaska leading question and will include strong emoaI congress setting that should be granted will lighthouses it will endorse the Greedy extension of the cables and Alaska courts be heard Seattle
  be expended on roads, that the their building Alaska held Alaska soil Congress will also be requested appropriate Alaskan roads, II clock and adjourned until afternoon a a session.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
NEW fARBOR GETS BETTER IN AND OUI
FaralIOn and Humboldt Ar
 rive aud Sail

The Farallon and the Humboldt ar- rived from Puget sound and sailed to- day.
 The Fsrallon with two days mail and a small quantity of freight arrived at lO:30 a. m. and sailed an hour later.
 The Humboldt arrived at p. m. with few passengers, 75 tons of freight and three days mail, She saied at D. m. with 35 passengers.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
ON WAY
Dolphin Sails From Seattle
 For SkagWay

The Alaska Steamship Company's liner Dolphin sailed from Seattle for Saturday night according to cablegrams received in this city this morning. She will be due to arrive here Wednesday. one day later than previously advertised
 The Dolphin will have three days mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Same Thing Down South

"It is the awful isolation and sense Of no resources within reach that takes the heart out of men iu the Arctic re gfons," says Anthony Fiala, the ex- plorer. A man can get that feeling anywhere about four suns away from salary day.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Rou,soau Family Cots Larger

Last ulgh.'s mail brought the infor- nation that a teO.pound daughter had arrived 0u the 7Jh instant at the home Of Mr. and Mrs A. M. Rousseau, pjo- neer residents of this place, but now of Puya,.up, Wash. The letter stated that the mother and child are both doing u:ce.y.-Whitehorse Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
SWin0fOrd For Delegate
Southeastern Alaska Delegates will Press name of former gOvernor~ResuIt Will probably be three representatives Ryan and JohansOn other two
Especial Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan. ]

Seattle Alaskan delegates the Alaskan convention will urge the election delegate That was decided taken because Of the inability o those who favor R. Ryan of Nome and Fairbank
 There strong probability three delegates chosen by the con- ven It thought that solution the question If th1t shall be the 5afson the delegates will be Swnord, Ryan ohanson
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Council Meets Tonight

Ina skagway city council will meet this evening. It is the regular nid- monthly meeting and will consider general business. All the members Of the body are in the city.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Found on Moore wharf, Thursday evening, pair of gold trimmed eye glasses. Owner can have same by pay ing chages at Daily Alaskan office. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Candy Ia on Js fsreFsOu

A large consignment Of well assorted fresh candies was received on the JeI- ferson. The best in the market. \. Fl. Muir, opposite pOStothce.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

The Pack Train Rest aurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free, ln place of tea or coffee. Come on ooyS
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Only Place in Town

The only place in town at which you cen get Jos. Seagrem's White Wheat Whiskey is at the Seattle Saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Only Place in Town

The only place in Town at which you can get Jos. Seagrem'S White Wheat Nhiskey IS aJ the Seattle Saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Children's and misses straw hats greatly reduced at HaTrisons
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20
Oyster CoOktaiIs as Pack Train

The very best fresh oyster cocktails in the city are served at the Pack Train Saloon. 1T
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Oyster COG ktails, Olym pia or Eastern at the Pack Train restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Ifyou are out of kinding see B McC Weste. I have it by the sac< or cord Phones 90.S4. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Dunlap and StetsOn hats for S5 at Clayson's. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Nettleton shoe at!Clayson's. If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Gold Rimmsd Eyo.GlassOs FOund
The daily Alaskan., 1905-11-20

Hege's Souvenir book at Harrisons'.