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Douglas Island news., 1905-07-05

An aftermath of the Midas creek stampede is now being thrashed out in the district court and occupied the greater part of yesterday, and is still on, says the Nome Nugget. When Duncan and Griggs, the alleged dis coverers of this mythical creek, came in from the outside and proceeded to purchase outfits, etc., there was con siderable excitement in local mining circles over the matter. The steamer Research, an iron river boat, built i'll England especially for ascending the Nile river of Africa, was lying in Snake river, and began to prepare for trip. She was a foreign bottom and got permit from the customs office to clear for Dawson, Y. T., her ostensible desti- nation. 1t was whispered around, how ever, that her real objective point was Midas creek, and the customs author ities watched her movements very closely. When the Research steamed up the great Yukon river, she was fol- lowed by customs officer, whose mis- sion, of course, was unknown to the pursued steamer. Arriving at the mouth of the Koyukuk, the Res arch headed up that river, where she was later seized by the customs officer for alleged violation of the customs laws, in that she was a foreign bottom, and consequently not entitled to ply be- tween two American ports. The vessel was seized and libeled, and has been in the custody of the customs authorities at St. Michael ever since then. The case now on is entitled United States vs. Steamer Research, and the libel proceedings are being heard.
 The president has issued an executive order reserving twelve tracts of land at as many different places in Alaska for the use of military telegraph sta tions. These tracts are officially desig- hated as Hand for telegraph offices, storehouses and pole reserves" and the object is to place the Alaska telegraph system on a permanent basis and to provide suitable quarters for the sig nal corps officers and men employed in connection with this system. Some of these new reservations comprise several square miles of territory, while others are comparatively small. At Central tract 1,2OO by 2,5O0 feet has been reserv- ed for telegraph station, and for such buildings as it may be necessary to erect. The reservation at Chestochena will be one square mile in extent, and similar reservation is established at Copper Center, joining on the south
 the homestead staked by Will jam Soule in July of last year. Small tracts are reserved at Gakona and Ketchumstock, and square mile is set aside at Mentasta. The other reserva- tions, the boundaries of which are minutely described in the presidents order, are at North Fork, Saina, Sum- mit Teikheil, Tonsina and Workmans. The president has also issued an order for right of way, as follows: "A strip 1, of land 100 feet wide (50 feet on either , side of center of telegraph line) along the United States military telegraph
 lines from Valdez to Fort Egbert, from Fort Egbert to boundary, from North Fork to Fort Gibbon, from Baker to Rampant, from Fort Gibbon to St. . Michael and from Safety harbor to Fort Davis, which, owing to it's aggre- gate length of over 400 miles is neces-
 sarily unstaked.
Douglas Island news., 1905-07-05

The people of the District of Colum- bia and those of the district of Alaska are the only people on this continent who are denied the right of local self government; the former, under adirect provision of the constitution; the latter because congress has neglected to make provision for self government for Alaska.
 Work is progressing on the Eldred rock lighthouse in Lynn canal. Eldred rock is one of the most exposed posi- tions on the Alaskan coast. It is near Berners Bay and is exposed to the winds no matter from what direction they come. It has always been regard ed as a menace to navigation. The lighthouse was greatly needed.
 The indications are that Alaska wilt be second of all the political divisions of the United States this year i'll the production of gold. Last year it was thid, being surpassed by Colorado and California. If the Tanana shall turn out as it is now believed that it will, this district should pass California. Colorado will be passed next year or the year following that.
 The Atlin Claim of recent date says: On Monday last the Government survey party left to explore and, if possible, find practicable wagon route between Atlin and salt water via the Taku river valley. The party consists of William Brown and G. Lee Garden, engineers, and Road Superintendent Hugh Molly neaux, and it is safe to assume that the work will be we'll done and the report to the government will be exhaustive and fair. We can only hope that the party will be successful in locating a feasible wagon route through the coun- try, which event would have marked influence on the future of this camp.
 Five hundred people ascended Moose hide dome, the towering peak back of Dawson last night to view old Sol mak- ing his longest daylight sprint of the year. It was the annual pilgrimage of Dawsonites to the highest elevation in the vicinity. It was great time the mountain scalers had last night. Leav ng Dawson about o'clock, the major ity were at the summit an hour and a half to two hours later, after an easy climb A great number of the climbers were women, and perhaps half or more children. The youngsters were the hardest and most nimble actors in the play. A number of private parties made the journey and private as we'll as public feasts were in order. People o1 every class were there and OH the same level, and the same altitude, gay,joyouS | and WlCnln clOSe NleW oI In0 hee'0h9 But old Sol was out of sight. Forest fires filled the atmosphere with smoke the sun was obscured. He was neither visible at bis going down nor at his coming up, and the glory of his biz star act, like some Yukon plans O legislation, was done behind closed doors. The mosquitoes got in their deadly work after the wind died, anc were thicker than Japs at Mukden. A picnic, the exursion was mammoth success. As a sun-seeing expedition i was frost; as an eclipse and SUI worshipping pilgrimage, it was a grand
 hit.-Dawson News, June 9.
Douglas Island news., 1905-07-05
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The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Ketchikan has shingle mill in opera tion.
 Congressman Wm. Sulzer, of New York will visit s. k. Alaska.
 The roll of the Nome Miners Union now includes over 500 names.
 Forest fires are raging in many places between Skagway and Whitehorse,
 It is reported that the Indian town of MetIakahtla was destroyed by fire.
 On a recent trip the Str Bertha car ried Sl0OOO worth of Alaska furs to Se- attle
 The annual Alaska conference of Methodist preachers met at Ketchikan ou june %.
 The Nome Eaglet is new publica- tion. It is issued by the Eagles of the Seward peninsula.
 Mosquito bills are worn longer than usual this season and many of them are diamond tipped.
 Surveyor General w. L. Distin and wife have returned to Alaska from an extended visit in the States.
 Garratt Busch, resident of Nulato, is on his way to the markets of the East with s25,OOO worth of Alaska furs.
 The Miners and Merchants Bank of Nome had Sl,O15,OOO in gold awaiting shipment to the Sound on the first boats.
 A deputy marshal has been allowed for Kougaruk in the Nome district and Marshal Powell has appointed Henry H. Darrah to the position.
 Second Lieutenant William G. Blais- dell, who was navigating officer of the revenue cutter Rush was drowned in San Francisco bay June 10,
 Several large mine operators at Daw- son offered to subscribe $500 each for a rainmaking experiment, as until rain comes mining is at a standstill.
 The committee selected by the Arctic Brotherhood at Dawson to collect and forward Klondike exhibit to the Port land fair has abandoned the project.
 Judge N. V. Harlan has selected An drew E. Harvey, of Lincoln, Neb., as an assistant United States district attor- ney for the Third judicial division of i Alaska.
 Richard Smith, owner of wood camp | No. 32, five miles above Stewart, was drowned in the Yukon river, while crossing on horse. The body has not been recovered
 The pastor of the Presbyterian church at Council is named Whipskey He would probably be more to the taste of the miners of the far north i that "p" was "s".
Douglas Island news., 1905-07-05

The American Pacific squadron, under command of Admiral Goodrich, has left Puget Sound for d cruise on Alaskan waters. The squadron will go as far north as Sitka.
 As was anticipated, the number of friends which Alaska has in Congress has been increased by just the number of members of congress who visited Alaska for the first time this summer
 A Seattle paper suggests that, in order to convince members of congress of the agricultural possibilities of Alas ka, an Alaska grown cabbage head be s9nt to each Wouldn't that be rather suggestive.
 The Sitka seal catch for the present season was very smal(-the total num- Der caught being but l50. Lower prices are paid for those taken than has heretofore prevailed. The price this 
 year was 3l6.5o.
 The Council City & Solomon River railroad will be extended this summer from it's present terminus, East Fork, to Ruby creek, Casedepaga, distance of seventeen miles, or total of thirty miles from Solomon,
 F. c. Ballantine, formerly purser on the Humboldt, has been made chief clerk in the office of General Agent J, E. Pharo, of the Pacific Coast Steam ship Company, at Seattle. He has been succeeded on the Humboldt by r. N Bush.
 The wreck of the Geo. w. Elder has been sold for s1O,OOO. This probably closes the career of a vessel that has contributed much to the early progress of the North Pacific coast. Most of It's contemporaries have preceded it to the marine graveyard.
 There is lively contest for the Unit ed States commissionership at Haines The candidates are Col. Sol Ripinsky Cortes Ford and R. Mf Odell. All of them are leading citizens of the mission town and all of them have endorse ments from that place.
 Three laymen on the Portland bench adjoining the now famous Little creek at Nome, in sixty days dug out of the bowels of the earth no less than S410,- GOO, at an actual cost of two per cent Truly this is a country of magnificent possibilities and opportunities.
 A contract has been made between the postoft1ce department and the Val deg Transportation Company for carry ing the mail twice a month between Valdez and Tanana, by way of Fair banks, Cinema and Tolovana, from No vember 1 next to April 30, 1906. i
 A Dawson dispatch to the White horse Star says the Vendome and Bo nanza hotels, of Grand Forks, are top bling into the street as the result of th' ground beneath them caving in. The entire townsite has been undermined and there is likely to be serious damag' to property.
 A contract has been made witl Frank L. Rice, of Teller, to carry tn mails during the present open season between Teller and Sullivan. Mail i to be carried once month from Dec ember 1 to April 30 between Kotzebu and Shunguak. Alfred Nilima, of Tel Ter, is the contractor
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Secretary Taft Wants Sugar and To
bacco Rates ceduced.

Kansas City.-Seeretary Taft arrived
early Monday, was taken to the Com
mercial Club, where he held a public
reception, and later drove over the
city. At the banquet United States
Senator Warner was toastmaster Sec
retary Taft was given an ovation when
he arose TO speak. He said:
TN all the legislation for which Con
gress is responsible affecting the Phil
ippine islands, there are but two acts
which can be criticised rs having a
selfish motive. One is what we might
call the coastwise act, The effect OF
Witch is TO require that after July l..
1906, all freight from the Philippine
islands to the United States and the
reverse shall be carried in American
bottoms. And the other is the law by
which there is imposed on products
Of the Philippines into the United
States seyenty-tive per cent. of the
Dingley rates.
IF the coastwise act is permitted 10
come into effect and the tax upon Phil
ippine products is not removed, we
have Congress assuming the utterly
iDdefensible position that for the pur
pose of the sale of the Filipino prod
ucts by the Filipinos. the Philippines
shall be regarded and treated as for
eign country, while for the purpose of
furnishing business to the American
merchant marine they shall be treated
as a domestic country and shall be
made to pay the higher rates of freight
which such coastwise provision nee
essarily entails and implies.
The legislation proposed for the re-
lief of the Philippines is an act post
poning the application of the coast
wise trading laws to the trade between
the Philippine islands and the United
States until 1903, the reduction of the
tariff on sugar and tobacco from seven
ty-fve per cent. to twenty-five per cent.
Of the DINGHY rates and on other prod
ucts of the Philippines, free trade until
1903, when there shall be complete
free trade in the products of either"
Secretary Taft said that the two in
terests in this country arrayed in op-
position to free trade with the Philip
pines are the sugar and tobacco inter
ests. These interests objected on the
ground that all the benefits and all
the good which the country proposes
to confer upon the Philippines would
result solely in an injury to the sugar
and tobacco interests and at their ex-
pense alone, without any cost to the
rest of the country.
He declared that unless the Philip
pine government into the United
States increase from less than 10000
tons as it now is. TO 100000 tons.
which he deems impossible, it will not
affect the price at which sugar will be
sold in the United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
RUSSIAN STRIKES ENDED.
Both Railroad Men and Mechanics De-
eide to Resume Work

st. Petersburg. The workmen's
council at O'Clock Sunday morning
decided to call off the industrial strike
Monday at noon. claiming that a great
victory had been achieved and that the
lives of l,600 Cronstadt mutineers have
been saved.
A manifesto has been issued by the
workmen's council declaring that the
government was compelled TO yield to
the workmens demands with regard
10 the Cronstadt mutineers. 1t invites
the working classes of all Russia to
sustain the protest of the ST. Peters
burg proletariat against martial law.
capital punishment and uprisings of
the black hundred" II says:
The council of workmen calls on
sensible workmen to spread the revo-
lutionary propaganda in the ranks of
the army and navy. and to take up
military organization with the working
misses in order when armed, organ
ized and combined. to offer battle to
the enete and tottering government"
The railroad strike was to-day form
ally declared of, beginning at noon
Monday.
The railroad strike committee COW
cred the abandonment of its position
III tnt IolloWlnS pfOclahdtlon.
The strike of the St Petersburg
railroad men has shown the govern
ipent that the execution of cruel meas
nres like the death penalty will always
meet the active resistance of the work
ing classes. The strike has shown that
our power is growing, and II later the
committee finds It necessary to offer
the government decisive battle, We
Will conquer.
Comrades, grid yourselves for the
struggle. When it is found necessary.
all the railroads in Russia will strike
and will continue the struggle until the
government has fulfilled all our polit-
ical aud economic demands"
Twenty-Five officers of the guard
regiments are reported TO have met a
committee of Social Democrats at an
aristocratic residence on the English
quay last night and TO have informed
the committee OF the progress being
made by the revolutionary sentiment
among the troops
While many officers and men are
siding with the proletariat. the officers
told the committee that none of the
regiments We're yet ready to openly de-
sert the government in a body In the
event of conflict.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
Arms for Havana insurgents.

Havana.-Evidence obtained by the
commission which is investigating the
discovery by the secret police Satur-
day last of a considerable quantity of
arms, ammunition and Announcements
in a house in the Cerro suburb. is tend
ing to implicate few men of some
prominence. The government has no
doubt that the materials came from
the United States. and it is seeking to
learn who were the purchasers. Gov
ernment officials now admit that they
have received various secret advices
regarding contemplated uprisings be-
fore election day in various parts of
the island, particularly in theprovinces
of Santiago, Santa Clara and Pinar Del
Rio, with probable attack on the pal
ace in Havana
The object of the latter, according to
the officials. appears 10 be the removal,
possibly by assassination, of President
Palma. The plotters 1t is pointed ont.
are well aware, since there is now no
vice president, that the election of
Paima's successor would, according to
the constitution. be in the hands of
Congress, and that the Liberals with
the help of few independents could
control both houses.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
DELEGATES BANouErEp.
Gathering In Denver Discussed ,mpor.
tant Western Measures

| Denver Colo.-Colorado's congress
sionai delegation was feted SAT-
uraay day night. .at the Brown Palace
,, motel by The Denver Chamber of Com
merce and the Denver Real Estate Ex-
change. The occasion was intended
| as meeting for the purpose of dis
cusslng the national legislative needs
OF The state and West, and the occa-
sion was appropriate on the eve of the
departure of the members for Wash
ington for the opening of Congress.
All the members were present except-
ing congressman Bonynge and Hogg,
VINO We're already in the East.
kilograms OF regret were read from
congressman Bonynge. who is in New
Jersey; Senator Smoot of Utah. Con
gresham Hoggs, who is in Washing
ton; Senator Clark OF Wyoming, Con-
gressman French of Idaho, Senator
Dubois of Idaho. Congressman Noland
and Congressman Hayes of California.
Ex-Congressmen John H. Shafroth
was the first speaker and he told of
the needs of a new federal building.
The receipts at the postoffce are STA
annually, and the expenses s252,00
clear profit 10 the government of half
million. To this must be added the
internal revenue receipts every year
So inefficient is the building that the
government now rents in this city
three square feet for every one square
foot of floor space that it owns. He
urged that the commercial bodies send
delegations to Washington to back up
the delegation in it's demands.
Gen. Irving Hale presented the ques-
tion of an enlarged military establish
ment at Fort Logan. He showed how
the day of small posts has gone, as
the Indians have gone. The policy is
now to house the troops near large
cities efficiently, comfortably and
economically. He demonstrated, how
Denver offers the best facility for this
in the West.
Congressman F. E. Brooks re-
,sponded to the topic of protection for
the Colorado sugar industry. He is
opposed to a reduction on the sugar
tariff from the Philippines because he
believes in protecting the home indus
try first, no matter what we may owe
to any alien children that we have
adopted.
Senators Teller and Patterson made
forcible speeches in favor of these i'm
portant measures for the benefit of
Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
Monat Road GRADING.

Denver.-A Sulphur Springs dispatch
says: Excepting in Byers canon, Just
west OF this town, the grading OF the
Moffat road between here and Trouble
some creek, thirteen miles west. is
practically finished On account OF
heavy rock work in Byers canon sew
eral weeks will be required to finish
that part Of the grade.
The work between Troublesome
creek and Kremmlins. distance of
six miles, has been commenced and
will be pushed in order to finish ii by
January 1st. Dunthy G. Nelson, who
have the contract to grade through
Gore canon, are pushing work with "A
force of 100 men and thirty temps
They intend to increase this force TO
200.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
Sues the Equitable Life.

Denver.-John r. Smith. a promi-
nent Denver lawyer. has sued the
Equitable Life Assurance Society for
$500 In 1887 he took out profit
sharing endowmen. policy for $1,000,
maturing in fifteen years. When the
policy matured. he claims that the
company did not pay him his honest
share of the profits. which are now
shown to have been much greater than
were represented, inasmuch that he
should have received $500 more than
was paid him. He has since learned
that during the past fifteen years the
business of the company has been
enormously profitable. He has also
learned that since May 2S. 1905. when
he accepted settlement of his claims
against the company. large sums OF
money have been restored to the com
pany by the officers. in which sums the
plaintiff would have shared had the
company's business been honestly cen,
Quoted. and that the process Of regur-
citation, both voluntary and assisted,
is still going on.
On this showing SmfJh asks the
court for Judgment in the amount of
$500 with interest and for the costs
of suit
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
SUGAR WAREHOUSE BURNS.
Heavy Damage to Rocky Ford Sugar
Plant.

Denver.-Rocky Ford dispatches tell
of heavy losses by q fire in -the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Company's plant on
Friday morning The warehouse is a
building 200x300 feet in size. with a
fiat roof, which enabled the firemen
TO fight the flames from that vantage
point by chopping holes in the roof.
through which numerous streams of
water were run, the windows and
doors being kept closed. Seventy-eight
thousand sacks of sugar, the run of
forty-fve days, with value of at
least $430, 900, was stored in the build
ing. together with two carloads of i'm
ported beet seed valued at 20 cents a
pound; along with 10000 bushels Of
oats, two carloads of sugar sacks, one
carload of burlap, etc.
The sugar which was not damaged
by fire was greatly damaged by smoke
and water, and conservative esti-
mate of the net loss would be $3.50, 900
to 100000. all OF which is fully Gov
cred by insurance, the fire insurance
companies considering the company's
warehouse a better risk than the main
plant. The building, valued at S11, 900,
was damaged but slightly. A part Of
The damaged sugar can be run through
the mill again and some salvage
gained in this way.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
Accepts Throne Of Norway.

Copenhagen.-Th throne of Nor
way was formally rendered to Prince
Charles of Denmark Monday by a
deputation of members of the Nor
wegian Parliament and was accepted
by King Christian in behalf of his
grandson. President Berner, in n
speech lasting five minutes, invited
Prince Charles TO become king OF
Norway. and King Christian. with
similar brevity accepted the offer. The
old king was much affected as he
blessed and embraced his grand
children. King Haakon VII. and
Queen Maud. An immense crowd
cheered the new king and queen as
they left the palace in a gilded state
chariot.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
patterson Contempt Case.

Denver.-It was announced in the
Supreme Court Monday by Chief jus
tice Gabbert that the motion to quagh
the information and citation in the
proceedings against Senator Patterson
for contempt would be overruled. Hay-
Justice asked what further was de
sired. Attorney Riddell staten that
Senator Patterson would file his in
swer to- the information by next Non
day. This was satisfactory to the
court and the order was entered 10
that effect. Nj. Riddell had an keep
tion entered TO the ruling OF the court.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-23
Famine Of Coal Cars.

Denver-J. d. Jones. state inspector
of coal mines, who has returned from
a trip over the state, reports that
there is famine in cars to take the
ore from the mines. The Colorado
agricultural crop has been SO large
this year that it has taken most of the
cars to ship it out of the state and the
coal mines are the sufferers.
1t is estimated that the total output
of coal in the state during the car
famine will be decreased about twenty
per cent. This may be made up
when the crops are disposed of. AT
present many mines of the state can
work but three days week. and then
they do not run at full capacity.