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The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-25

white people in the district, That was Ia 1900.
 At that time, outside of those towns which are now incorporated and not h. cluding Rampant, Eagle, Haines, and other ceuters of population, there were scattered along the coast, the YuFon, the creeks and other sections Of Alaska between l2,00o and l5,OOO white people. There is probably no one but that will admit there has been A large increase in this population. Between Ketchikan and Skagway there are dozens of camps that were not in existence in 1900. The conditions ont to the westward and up and down the Yukon, the Panama, the KoYukuk, Bristol Bay and the Copper river, and other sections of Alaska are the same. Since that time the Seward peninsula has been made network of railroads. The Panama has been invaded by thoGs- ands. The Kyak country, the Resur- rection bay region and other producing sections have been settled. And the increase in population of the ineorpor- ated towns has been very large. In fact, these and the centers mentioned here tofore have probably a population of 25,OOO. The Juneau Transcript recently listed the towns and gave them within a very few of that number. It, however, allowed only about 2,5OO for that part of the district outside of these centers which the census of five years ago gave E, 900 to l5,OOJ and which probably has been doubled.
 All the statistics that are available indicate that there hIs been wonder ful increase iu the population of Alaska since 1900. Gov. Brady pointed out many of the arguments to sustain this contention last night. He showed how great had been the increase in com merce of the district and how great all d ,ve'oDment in the last few years He could have used the statistics from the customs house to show that there had been phenominal increa e in the impor. tation of breadStuffs
 The fact is th2 population in Alaska has doubled or so nearly doubled iu the last five years that 5000 is a coDserva. tive estimate Of it.
 Referring to the testimony of Mark Smi;h of Arizona that a territory is in- .h,:ently bad it would have been fair had the governor explained that Mir. Smith made use Of the words quoted when making an argument for statehood. Mir. Smith complained that the people of Arizona should be permitted to par ticipate in the sffairs of the nation as well as in local affairs. If he had been asked whether a territorial form of government were so bad that he snd his people would be willing to surrender it for such a government as that possessed by Alaska, where the laws are made by a legislative body holding sessions 1000 miles away, in which the people are not represented, i1 all probability he would think it a pretty good sort of a government.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-25
Eagles to Moot

There will be special meeting of Skagway Aerie No 25, F O E thi evening, February 9, at o'clock, at their hall, Fifth avenue, for q pur- pose of initiation or canji 'utes.
 There will be a smoker.
 R. M Simpson Secre' ary.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-25
Electric Massage Treatment

The Principal Barber Shop has SC cured the great Carpenter Vibrator, and is prepared to give the best elsc- tric massage treatment that ever has been devised. They are an absolute cure for headache, rheumatism and other disorders, improve the circula- tion and give nervous strength. We have private rooms for ladies. Princi- pal Barber Shop.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-02-25
SKAGwAY EAr2ER

The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, February 24, 1905, is as follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
WHERE THE PEOPLE RULE.

An American lawyer by the name of
George Clark, writing from New Zea-
land says: II have travelled around
the world via New York, London and
the Suez canal. and am now in the
land of government ownership OF
public utilities, and a more contented
and prosperous people does not exist
in the world today than the inhabi-
tants of New Zealand.
THE government owns the rail-
roads, life and fire insurance and the
coal mines. The fare on the railroads
is about a cent per mile. and work.
men are carried 90 miles each day to
and from their work for "a cents. be-
tween the cities of Wellington and
Petone.r
"The government owns the tele-
graph and conducts a savings bank.
The savings bank lends money to the
farmers at 3 l. per cent. and the
minimum wage for labor is 25 cents
per hour.
"The government gives a pension Of
800 per year to all persons over the
age of 65. The country is not the
place for Dlutocrats and exploiters
who live by the sweat of other mems
faces, but for merchants and store
keepers, as well as the workmen. this
is the best country in the world. The
man with $4,000 invested gets the
same freight rates as the man with a
million dollars"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
FATE OF THE INDIAN.

Will the land of the Umatillas be
gradually sold away from the tribe
and the members of the tribe become
objects Of charity on the hands Of
Pendleton and Umatilla county?
This is a serious question for this
county and it should be the duty of
every citizen to work toward policy
which will preserve the land for the
tribe rather than to dispossess the
members and leave them at the mercy
of public charity.
There is little hope Of the govern
ment locating the tribe on any other
reservation when this one becomes the
property of the whites.
This is the home of this people and
some portion of the reservation should
be set aside as a perpetual support for
them.
1t is often said that 1t seems a
shame to permit the worthless Indian
to possess the best portion OF the
county.
Are they not the rightful owners CT
the meagre domain which has been
allotted them? Who else has better
right to it? Should they be entirely
stripped of support because they do
not know enough to keep it?
1t is often said. and the East Ore
gonian has been guilty Of thoughtless-
ly repeating it, that the chief hope for
increased population and business in
Umaulla county, lies in the settlement
of the reservation by white farmers.
Is this true? Would that be best
for Pendleton and Umatilla county?
The supreme court decision decreeing
that the Indian is a citizen almost en-
tirely cut him loose from his protect
ing guardian, the government. AS
the land regulations under which he
now lives expire and become perform
ed and he comes into possession of his
land and sells it. he will become an
object Of charity.
Who will support him? What will
be his condition then? How long will
1t be until the bulk of the tribe leans
upon the county for support?
These are serious questions and
must soon be met. Selfishness and
Iand-hunger will suggest that the In
dian be allowed to sell. But Is it
best? Should he not be forced to re-
tain a perpetual source of support?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
HOW ARABS VALUE HORSES.

An Arab method of ascertaining the
value of horse by his proportions is
to measure him with the hand from
the extremity Of the dock to the mid
die of the withers, and take note of
the number of palms. They then be-
gin again from the middle of the with
ers to the extremity of the upper lip,
passing between the ears. If, in the
two cases, the number of palms is
equal, the horse will be good but of
ordinary speed. If the number Of
palms behind is greater than in front
the horse will have no go" in him;
but If the number of palms between
the withers and the extremity of the
upper lip is more considerable than in
measuring from the tail to the withers.
rest assured the horse will have great
qualities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
SCHOOL CHILDREN's SAVINGS.

More than $4,000 on deposit in a
bank is an excellent showing for the
pupils of the public schools of this
city. Since the Introduction of the
savings system in the schools of SDo-
kane the children have been taught
may be Of great benefit to them when
they grow older. Many a dollar which
otherwise might be spent foolishly
finds it's way into the bank, where q
draws interest for the depositor
Teach the children to save while thev
are young, and take chances that they
will not develop into spendthrift ]
when they are grown.-Spokane
Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
FAIR GRAND RoNDE.

Meath a mountain of the West
Like a jewel on its breast,
Smiles valley that is sweet be-
yond compare!
Not among Ionian isles
Where eternal summer smiles
Is found a spot unto my heart sc
fair!
Set around its purple rim.
In the twilight faint and dim,
CLOVIS the splendor of its sunset
frame OF gold;
Keeping vigil from afar-
Steadfast as the Northern, Star,
Stand the mountains, grim as ar
mored knights of old!
Rich as Andalusian wine,
Boosting of it's royal line
Are the treasured trophies of her
hill and plain!
Lo! Aladdin's tabled store
OF the wondrous days of yore,
In her priceless gifts are raised to
life again!
In her tints of blending light,
Fairer than Elysian night,
The touch of matchless Master hand
is seen:
Flames that flash from sunset skies
While beneath their glory lies
The constant beauty of the living
green!
haf fol, af
Mine. this light of sun and star.
Which for me a path of gold has
ever cleaned!
Mine, yon cliffs and crystal creeks.
Playmates mine yon sentinel peaks.
In whose shadows have lived and
loved and dreamed!
'Tis my own, my native land,
Mine. those patron saints who stand
vale below;
Like a cleaning stair of light,
Fading in the star-lit height,
Are her tempted hills and noun
tains crowned in snow!
Be forever. fair Grand Ronde,
In thy lavish fullness found.
Be the Queen of Plenty on un-
shaken throne;
Be a refuge evermore,
For the stranger at your door
Be a haven. ever. for the tempest
blown.
Pert Huffman, Pendleton, Oregon
June %. 1905.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
MORE ROADS COMING.

The Western Pacific, the Burling-
ton and the Northwestern railroads
are all headed toward the Pacific sea-
board.
If any one of them actually comes
to the coast, it will penetrate Central
Oregon.
And then that vast sleeping empire
lying in disuse and commercial coma
will awaken and shake off its dream
and cities and settlements will arise
on its borders as If by magic.
And then the pregnant valleys will
TEEN with riches and the vast stretches
Of desert will ring with activity and
virlle life.
We often despair at the delay of
development. Why, Oregon, is but
so years old. The best era is not yet
opened. Hints of it are just now seen
upon the horizon. The next 10 years
will transform the state. Where a
half million people now occupy an
empire. shall we say that 1000, 900
will live?
Oregon is the gateway to the
Orient and to Alaska and from her
territory and over her highways the
commerce of half a continent will
speed to market.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
St. Anthony'S
Hospital

Private rooms, elegantly fur
nlshed. Finely equipp d operat-
ing room. Also Maternity De-
partment.
Every convenience necessary
for the care OF the sick.
Telephone Main 1851.
PENDLETON. OREGON.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
PENDLEToN is LOSER.

six thousand dollars in cold cash
passed Pendleton by in the past 30
days because saloon licenses are so
low and because dives are allowed to
exist.
An investor with this amount of
money came here fully intending to
build a dormitory for Pendleton
academy, but upon finding 27 saloons
here and town filled with gamblers,
numerous questionable rooming
houses and other more Objectionable
institutions in the very heart of the
city. he declined to invest
A dormitory where pupils could be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26

Several complains have already
been filed with the new Washington
state railroad commission by busi-
ness men, alleging discrimination in
rates, the furnishing of cars and other
unfairness. SO far the complaints
are all from eastern Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26

lodged and boarded cheaply would
mean at least so out of town young
people in this Pendleton school, and
1t must have a dormitory to appeal to
this class of pupils. 1t would mean an
increasing business to Pendleton and
an attraction and advertisement ap-
pealing to the best possible class of
people.
But the bars are down for the cheap
dive where minors, Indians and women
are regular patrons, as long as the IL
cense remains as low as it is. and as
long as the bars are down to this
class of saloons. outside capital will
be slow to invest.
As long as Main street and other
principal streets are infested with
dead-falls yawning to entrap young
people, the best class of outside peo-
Pile will go elsewhere to educate their
children and establish homes.
The license on saloons should be
raised ot $1,000 or $1,000 per year, the
questionable rooming houses made to
close or be decent, and the gambler
should be forced to abandon his dens.
This would reduce the number of sa-
looms by half and invite large class
of respectable people who would add
wealth to the community and build up
the legitimate institutions in Pendle-
ton.
Otherwise, capital will continue to
pass by and Pendleton will be loser.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26

DR.. N. d. Poindexter, once a promi-
nent and successful Seattle physician,
is now race track tout, and also con-
ducts an opium joint,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26
RICH POTATO LAND.

Last year the potato crop in the
Greeley district ran $1,000 carloads, at
an average price of 32 1-2 cents per
100, which is the lowest price brought
by that product in 10 years, the next
lowest in that time being As cents,
in 1896, and the average for the 10
years. 65 IA cents per 100. Reliable
precedent then shows that the price
of potatoes will again be good next
fall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26

As evidence of the good faith in
Weld county farms, the price of land
in the Peckham and Highland lake
countries has nearly doubled in the
past two years, as better water supply
has been secured and in the older
section where for years there has been
plenty of water, and land has been
worth from $3.50 to $500 an acre for
rare tracts, this price is generally es-
tablished for all good land, even in
large quantities.-Denver Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-26


. There is lots of joy in living if I
you strike the proper I
. gait;
If you always come up smiling I
in the face of every fate. I
. If you're keeping step and I
whistling some good live I
. ly little tune
You'll be living gay and happy
as a sunny day in June. Z
. Keep a level head. don't worry, Z
help your brothers on Z
. the way; Z
, Let the sunshine of good humor q
shine upon you every q
D day, 9
. Speak a cheerful word at all .
times, never "knock"
, your fellow man. .
, And you'll surely be rewarded .
just keep doing all you .
, can. .
Will NJ. Maupin. .
} 0 Q Q o Q Q 0 Q o o 3 0 . . . 0
The leader., 1905-03-18

The scientific study 81 forestry in
the United States s now being IN
dertakan With an eat nastness that will
unaoubtedly be Nrod1ctlve of good re-
suits r. the conservation Of those of
oar forest tracts which have not yet
been subjected to the despoliIng Ak
of ne lnrnb befinsn The esla linaent
81 Forestry division IA the United
states department pk aericultures and
the ion Of state forestry com.
Gons hare cFeaked damand fof
niaM who have made aclentlilc study
ST lsfs rY The evil results 0f forest
zs Ecsior s1s being felt
The leader., 1905-03-18

The following letter is only one Of
many thousands which are on file in
the Pinkham office, and go to prove
beyond question that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound must be a
remedy of great merit, otherwise it
could not produce such marvellous re-
suits among sick and ailing women.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
About nine months ago was great suf-
ferer with womb trouble, which caused me
severe pain extreme nervousness and fire.
quent headaches, from which the doctor
failed to relieve me- tried Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and within a
short time felt better, and after taking five
bottles of it i was entirely cured. therefore
heartily recommend your Compound as a
splendid uterine tonic. It makes the monthly
periods regular and without pain and what
q blessing 1t is to find such a remedy after so
many doctors fail to help you l am pleased
to recommend it to all suffering women. D.
Mrs Sara Wilson, 81 East Sd Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
1t you have suppressed or painful
menstruation, weakness of the stom-
ach, indigestion, bloating, leucorrhea,
flooding. nervous prostration, dizzi-
ness. faintness, I" "don't-care " and
want-to-be-left-a alone . feeling. ex-
citability, backache or the blues, these
are sure indications of female weak
ness, some arrangement of the uterus
or ovarian trouble. In such cases there
is one tried and true remedy-Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The leader., 1905-03-18
|BIG STORM In CALIFORNIA
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of
Property Destroyed.


Santa Barbara. Cal, March H.
Many thousand dollars worth Of prop-
cray was destroyed in this city by the
storm which has been III progress since
Saturday night. Telephone and tele-
graph communication with Los An
geles is entirely suspended. Every
vessel in the harbor was damaged on
Sunday, entailing a loss Of $4,000.
The Pride, a gasoline schooner, was
dashed to splinters, and the yachts
Altene, Chispa, Belyedere and all the
fishing vessels met similar fate.
Breakers 20 feet high pounded against
the newly constructed ocean boulevard
and washed away 600 yards. Railroad
traffic is entirely suspended. Six pas
senger trains are in the city, with no
prospects of moving for some time.
The steamer State Of California, due
here Sunday afternoon, was unable to
land. and proceeded to San Francisco.
-Four inches of rain has fallen in Sc
hours, and rain is still falling. The
northern end Of the county reports
even worse conditions than here. At
Santa Ynez the strong wind blew down
several barns and the roofs from
stores and residences. The mountain
streams and torrents are impossible.
The bridges are out between Ventura
and Saugus, and trains are stalled.
An earthquake of severe proportions
is reported to have been felt at Santa
Paula, but details are unobtainable.
The leader., 1905-03-18
ARE RAGGED BUT WEALTHY.
A DIRTY Hand On Their Way From
Mexico to st. Louis, with
Rolls of Money.

Austin, Tex, March 14.-A pic
turesquet lot Of gypsies passed through
here on their way from Mexico to st.
Louis They were so ragged and dirty
that United States immigration in
spectors held them up when they at
tempted to enter this country at the
border
In response to the question as to
whether they were in possession of
any money, the leader Of the band
reached into his pocket and drew forth
S65,O00 in United States currency and
exhibited a Letter of credit for $4,000
on the Bank of London and Mexico.
The other members of the rowing
band carried rolls of bank bills and
sacks filled with gold coins. They
stated that they are on their way to
st. Louis to purchase horses. They
will return to Mexico when they have
finished their purchases.
The leader., 1905-03-18
sOMn d rHn spoILs "a wan.
An OalciaI Report Received ut TN
JAPANESE Legation IN yNaAhingtoa,.

An OmciaI Report Received ut the
Japanese Legation in Washingtom.
Washington, March H. The Japan
ese legation has received the following
cablegram from the foreign oftice at
Toxic. dated Sunday:
The armies on the Shakhe quarter
reported up to Sunday morning the
following approximate figures, which
are still increasing:
Prisoners, over 10000, including
Maj Gen. NaIzhemoff; Russian corpses
on the field. 26,50O; other Russian cas-
ualties, 6S, 1000.
Trophies, two ensigns, so guns, co.
900 rifles, $50 ammunition wagons, l.
600 army wagons, 100000 shells, 25,-
100000 shots for rifles, 1900 bushels
of grain, materials for light railroad
for 46 miles, 800 wagons for light
road, 1000 horses, % Chinese carts full
of maps, 1000 Chinese carts full Of
clothing, 1000, 600 portions Of bread,
150,0OO,OO0 pounds Of fuel, 223,OO0
bushels of horse allowances and 1885,
900 pounds of hay.
The report from the Singking quarter
has not yet been received.
This morning, prior to receipt Of the
foregoing cablegram, the Japanese le-
cation received the following cable
gram from Toxic:
Report received in the afternoon
Of the 18th of March.
sour various letachments hotly pur-
suing the enemy from all directions
and inflicting considerable damage up
on him everywhere. Occupied on the
afternoon Of the 10th of March the line
extending Is miles to the north Of
Hunho and are still continuing pur-
suit on the 11th of March.
''Our detachment which proceeded
northwards on the morning of the 18th
of March from the neighborhood OF
Puho met large column of the enemy
retreating northwards, and after hand
to hand fighting we enveloped the col
umn, which finally surrendered.
Near Mukden we are now engaged
in clearing remnants of the routed
enemy, some of whom still continue
resistance while their others come to
surrender
Heaps of Russian corpses are found
everywhere.
According to the report received
on the night Of the 18th Of March the
number of Russian prisoners was esti-
mated up to the 10th of March at TO-
900, and since then is continuously in
creasing.
'tOur total casualties since the 26th
of February to the morning of the 18th
Of March were 41,222,"
The leader., 1905-03-18
SHE'S PRETTY. BUT TICKLE.
Husbands In New
York City.

New York, March 14-According to
the story told by. 19-year-old William
H. Ellecott in the Morrisiana police
court, his pretty young wife, Josephine,
has two other husbands living, and for
two or three years she has been dis
tributing her wifely affections among
the trio.
In proof of this, William H. Ellecott
produced a gold horseshoe scarfpin
which she is said to have given to one
Of her husbands for Christmas gift;
then. after surreptitiously removing
1t while he slept, she made it serve for
New Years present to her second
husband When it would probably be-
come an Easter offering to husband
No. 8. Ellecott objected. Hence, pretty,
tickle Josephine was arrested and held
in $1,000 bonds for examination.
It is said that three separate mar
riage certificates will be put in evil
dence to back UP exhibit No. 1.-The
horseshoe pin.
The leader., 1905-03-18
HE WROTE A SWEET SONG.
The Remains OF the Composer Of
"Ben Bolt'' Removed BY His
Only Daughter.

chillicothe, Mo-. March IL. The re.
mains Of Nelson Kneass, composer ol
Ben Bolt. who died here in 1868
have been disinterred. They now liz
in their final resting place. in new
lot in the cemetery. The work was
done under direction of Kneass' oni,
daughter, Mrs. Jane Rentfrow. A fund
for monument has been started.
The leader., 1905-03-18
round At Last.

Aston, Mich, March l3th.-(Special)--
After suffering for twenty years from
Rheumatism and Kidney Troubles, and
spending \ fortune in doctors and medi-
cines that brought him no relief, Mr..
james Culet of this place has found a
complete cure for all his aches, pains and
weakness, in Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Naturally Mr.. Culet feels much elated
over his cure and gives great credit to
the remedy that gave him health.
Yes" Mr.. Culet says, my Rheuma-
tism and Kidney Troubles are all gone
and feel like a new man. Dodd's KID
ney Pills did it. Before used them /
spent small fortune on doctors and
one remedy and another. / cheerfuIIy
rocommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to any
one suffering from Rheumatism or Kid
ney Trouble"
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure sick
kidneys. Healthy kidneys take all the
uric acid-the cause of Rheumatisnl-out
Of the blood. That's why Dodd's Kidney
Pills always cure Rheumatism.
The leader., 1905-03-18

John F. Wallace, the chief engineer,
thinks sea-level canal better than a
lock canal. According to the esti.
mates of the previous canal commits
sion, a canal 80 feet above seaclevel
could be built for 5000 100000 in from
seven to ten years; a canal so feet
above sea-level for S225,O00,0OO in ten
years; canal 80 feet above the sea-
level, for $3.50, o,OOO,00O in 70 years; and
for $500 100000 a sea-level canal that
could be- ready for business in ~
years. and absolutely finished III 20,
These figures are somewhat in the ma
ture Of guesses