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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
FORESTS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Untapped Wealth Which Invites Cap.
itaists and Corporations,

Untapped Wealth Which Invites Cap
taIists and Corporations.
Philippine Correspondence of the
New York Tribune-Despite the fact
that there are some 51,000,000 acres
of timber lands in the Philippine arch
ipelago, there is a scarcity of "mer-
charitable" lumber in the islands, and
millions Of feet of American fir and
spruce are annually imported for the
use of the insular government and
private contractors. There are mil
lions of acres of forest lands in the
island of Luzon alone capable of yield
ing lumber as good and as suitable
as that imported from America, but
there is no one to place it on the mar
ket, the small amount of timber now
being cut consisting chiefly of hard
and veneer woods, which are export
ed in the log to supply the demands
of China and other oriental countries.
The Pullman palace car company,
which imported a shipment of Philip
pine logs, have announced that the
hard woods Of the island are the best
the Chinese and British governments
are using Philippine timber in the i'm
pOrtant engineering works now going
on in China; German pianos, with
solid, instead of veneered, cases made
of Philippine woods are being assem-
bled in Hong Kong and Singapore,
and placed ON sale throughout the
|
the higher classes of hard woods in
| the United States and great demand
| for lumber for building and construc-
ton purposes in the Philippines, and,
| despite all these opportunities, there
is no legitimate exploitation of the
forests of the Philippines, and the
American lumberman is reaping the
profits resulting from these peculiar
! conditions.
| There are two principal reasons
for this anomalous state of affairs,
namely: First, at the beginning CT
the American administration in the
Philippines forestry laws were enact
ed which proved to be SO restricted in
their scope as to preclude even a le-
ultimate development of the timber
lands by large corporations. Second,
the denseness of the tropical forests,
| the extreme weight of the majority of
the timber, the lack of suitable labor,
and the difficulties of transportation,
make any but large operations pre-
carious investments.
| For the man of large capital or the
| strong corporation the lumber indus
try in the Philippines presents almost
unlimited possibilities. There are
probably 45,OO0,00O acres of forest
| lands which formerly belonged to
| SPAIN AMI are now the property of
the United States The defective laws
! have been so rernedied as to allow
! large corporate holdings, and there
are markets at hand to absorb all pos
sible production for years to come.
| The principal foreign market for the
hand and veneering woods of the Phil
| ippines is China, whose immense
southern lOwlands are devoid of tim
Der. The rapid growth in the building
and kindred trades in the Philippines
will furnish market for other grades
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
ROCKFORD MAN AHEAD.

Professional Golf Tournament on at
Chicago.
Chicago, July 6.-Fred Mcleod OF
Rockford finished in the lead in yes
terdays play of the professional golf
tournament at the homewood country
club; score-morning II, afternoon 81,
total 159 w r. Loyekin. Ravisloe,
and Robert Simpson, Riverside, tied for
second place, each with total of 161
for the days play. Loyekin and Simp-
son decided the nine-hole medal play,
The. winner of the match will meet Nc
Leod in the finals for a SIS prize, i'll
the 36nole match play. Twenty pro
fessionals participated in the prelim-
mary round.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
Welcome Extended.

Addresses of welcome to the En-
deavors were made by w. o. Atwood
and Rev. Oliver Huckel, the former
telling how the great fire had stepped
into their path and caused dismay for
a time. The latter exclaimed: Il
bid the critics who crOak about the
decay of Christianity to come and look
into your glowing faces. You bring
visions of things to come. You are
already having fulfillment among you
Of the ancient prophecy, Young men
shall see visions; and on my hand
maidens | will pour out in those days
of my spirit We welcome you to
all that the churches of this city can
possibly do for your comfort, your en-.
tertainment, your inspiration"
There are some things about Balti-
more church" he continued that may
interest GU. We have historic begin
nipgs in our churches here. In Balti-
more we held the first council of the
Roman Catholic chuch in America, al
so, the first conference of the Meth.
oiist church in America. Here in Mary
lana was a religious tolerance from
the beginning, even while puritan
Massachusetts was fighting Indians
and hanging witches and beating Quak-
ers. a most fraternal spirit has
grown up among all our churches, and
we still most cordially believe in re-
igious tolerance and cordial fellow
ship. We are proud of being a Cath
Ollie city in origin and spirit We are
the only city in America that has a
cardinal. But the cathollcity of the
city is not confined to our Roman
friends The protestant churches are
catholic in the noblest sense, feeling
their union and communion with the
church throughout the world
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
Frenchman Auto Champion.

Las Champ, France, July 6.-France
again established supremacy IN the in
ternational automobile contest yester-
day over the Auyergne course. Thery,
the French champion, won after an
exciting contest with the italian cham
pion Lancia finishing in seven hours
and ten minutes. Three Americans
started, but did not make notable
showing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
STOUGHTON MAN KILLED,
Killed by Burlington Train in Lincoln
Nab

Lincoln, Neb., July Go. e. Terry,
prominent business man of Slough
ton, Wis, was killed here last night by
a Burlington train. He was on his way
home from Ravinna, Neb., and while a
coacn was being switched in the Lin
coin yards attempted to jump to the
platform, but fell under the wheels.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
ENDEAVORERS BY
THE THOUSANDS
NEARLY $1,000 SOCIETIES
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
PRESBI TEXANS LEADERS

Organizations Exist in Nearly Every
Country on the GIobe-Interna-
tionaI Convention Warmly Welcom-
ed to the Historic City of BaIti-
more.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
SERIOUS STORM IN MILAN.
Numerous Fatalities and Extensive
Damage to Property.

Milan, July 6.-Serious damage
was caused here yesterday by a
storm which resulted in the killing
of one person and the injuring OF 80.
Great damage was caused in the
suburbs, especially at Musocco,
where five persons were killed and
many injured, seven fatally
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
FATAL PRIZEFIGHT.
Knocked Out PugiIist Dies from In
juries.

Aberdeen, Wash, July 6.-Fred
Ross, who was knocked out by Jack
Donnelly in 16-round prizefght Mon
day night, is dead. His neck was dis
located and a bloodclot gathered on
the brain. Donnelly is from ST. Louis
and Ross from Denver. The coroner
ordered the arrest of Donnelly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10

The net increase percentages figure
all the way from the ten, twenty, and
fifty nine per cent. gains of Great
Britain, India, and Africa up to the 333
per cent increase in Hungary. And
oftentimes there is work fiouishing I'M
known. Seven societies, for example,
with 500 Endeayorers were found in
the Ellice Islands. In one OF the
Loyalty Islands there are a thousand
Endeavorers out of a total island
population of seven thousand, first re-
ported this year. A letter fom Ram
Allah, Palestine, last month, referring
to a published report says: : You
count only one society for Palestine.
There are four here in Ram Allah,
and l know of one in Jerusalem, and
We hope for more"
In closing Mr.. Vogt said 81 ask
your attention to a further brief state,
ment In a few months we shall
round out the first quarter-century
that Christian Endeavor has blessed
the world. Standing in this twenty
fifth year, we are at the threshold of
new progress Ill young people WOih. L
venture to say that the next ten years
Of Christian Endeavor will witness adj
vances far wider anu deeper than the
last ten. Day by day the church is
improving the Sunday school. We
are just in the beginnings of like de-
votion Of Intelligence to the other
things that need to be done for the
young of the church beside teaching
them"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10

paid the memory of Secretary Hay a
tribute seldom accorded foreigner,
when sOlmen memorial services were
held at st. Paul's cathedral The i'm
mense edifice was crowded
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10
DAKOTA STREAMS FLOODED.
Loss of Life and Damage to Property
ReOorted

Pierre, S. D., July with the re-
ceding waters of smaller streams, peo-
pie are coming in from the country
west, all telling of losses by water at
points along the Bad river and tribu-
tary streams. The only authentic case
Of loss of life reported is that OF Ar
thur Austin, drowned in a small stream
near midland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-10

Chicago Has 2, 272,7e0 Souls.
Chicago, July 6.-The population OF
Chicago is 2,272,76O, according to the
city directory of 1905, just completed.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30
The w~ange7I Drug Go.
NOTICE? Bids for the Construction of a School Building.

; pleti9n of a School Building will be received at the Common Council Chamber in the Red Men building. on Front S-eet. Wrangell. Alaska. on April 9th. 1905, at the hour of o'clock P II, The said school building to be completed and ready for occupancy by August Ist, 1905. The construction of said building 10 be according to plans and spec ifcatons mode by Paul BerGfsd. larchitect), and now exhibition Rt Postoifice building, ,Wrange. No prospective bidder will be entitled to keep said plans in his possession for longer period than rwenty-four hours. and said plans must De placed in the hands Of the Town Clerk on or before the 5th day of April. lgG5 The Common Council will reserve the right to reject any or all bids that may be submitted. 4 bond will be required for double the amount Of e=cr bid. to be approved by the Common Council. beioFa contract will be let.
 By order of the Common Council made March 9th, ls05 JOHN E, WOEDEN
 Town Clerk.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30

MT. McGrew came over from Skakan on the Clatawa. He has been running the store there, hut has been succeeded by R. Boyd Young. MT. McGrew says that Mir. Hunt will come out to take charge Of affairs at Shakan. Horace Cummins and bis son have both return cd to Minnesota.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30
The UrangeI Drug Co.
4 Good Choice for Trustee.

"The Town could not have had a brt. ter man for Trustee ,'' was the opinion l universally expressed when it was learn. ad last Saturday that our toWnsnlar. }Ir N. r lnman had received the appoinr- nent to the position from the Secretary ot the Interior. It came uncXpectotIr To Ar. lnman, as he had made no mov.. toward securing the place. Mir. l.. H. Churchill had been recommended for the position by the Council; but as he did not care for 1t he seems as well pleased as any one at the outcome. Mr. Inman Is trustworthy and capable, and ~HNr- NIL believes will come as near straigi'- ening out the entanglements to arise as any man who could have been named. He has secured his bond of 5000. and as soon as his blanks and instructions arrive, will begin work. May his effort, be crowned with success.
 Fred Johnson and Eugene Gefre are gone: likewise Paul Bergfeld's boat and young Palmer's tent, and no one knows what else until an invoice has been talk en. Johnson and Gcffe took not, II they wanted to go up the Stikine. so Thursday night, it is said, "swiped" tie Bergfeld boat and pulled out. Saturday morning marshal Grant went after them, but they had reached the ice and would have been in British territory before he could have caught mp with them. The boat was not found and it was prcsum- ed the two gentlemen" had turned it loose to be crushed in the ice.
 Mr. John c. Callbreath has gone be- low to have his eyes treated The local doctors both pronounced the ailmcnt that lmpairs his sight is a cataract oi each eye This is tough. transparent substance, enclosed in q memLrano1s capsule, and it is thought thytwh.n this shall have been removed, the ngrsiyht of the old pioneer will be all ri-htala;u. lie goes t1 an eye specialist, and we hope to see him back before long with q perfect vision.
 Dr. <. (. Schurick has changed h's mind about going to Telegraph Creek and has fully detcrmined to 20 to Shs- kan and cast his lot with the good peo- pie of that section. As the Prince of Wales is rapidly settling up, we believe the young man Is making no mistake in this atep.
 saturday while the editor of the SEN li'Ei " HH5 Dut u CiIl Dtallu8 JIt0 hdA left at the office: Walter \, Wyatt, kctchikan Journal" We should have been pleased to meet Mir. Wyatt. It was aftcrWard reported that the Record Min CT people had purchased the Journal.
 Messrs. C. Ross and Spalding, V ho have been trapping on the Esco0t for several months, arrived down Thursday. They had fairly good luck, and among other fars, brought in 5 fine marten pelts, that they readily disposed of.
 Messrs. Clay Penwcll, Gus Lchncrs and Tom freize have been in town dur ing the week. They have been logging over near Ideal Cove and have raft of several hundred thousand feet of fine logs ready to dispose of.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30
General Municipal Election.

A General Municipal Election will be held ill the Town of Wrangell. Alaska. on Tuesday, April Afh, 1905, The polling place will be the Council Cham bers in Red Mems building on Front Street. The polls will be open at nine o'clock a. m. and continue open until seyen-thirty P. m. of the said day. The officers to be elected are Seven Council men to serve for one year from the date of their election, and until their success sors are elected and qualified. A School Board, consisting of a Director, who shall hold office for one year from the date of his election, and until his sue cessor is elected and qualified; Treas urer, who shall hold office for two years from date of his election. and until his successor is elected and qualified, and a Clerk, who shall hold office for three years from the date of bis election, and until his successor is elected and quail fed.
 The qualifications of an elector for CouncilmeH shall be as follows: He shall be a male citizen of the United States or one who had declared his in- tention to become such. of the age oi twenty-one years, and shall have been a bona ide resident of Alaska for one year and of the Town of Wrangell for six months next preceding the date of such election, and shall have registered in accordance with the provisions of Ordin- ance No. 15.
 The following persons shall be uuali- fed electors for the School Board: All adults who are citizens of the United States, or who have declared their inten- tion to become such, and who have been residents of the Wrangell School District for six months next preceding the day oi election. JOHN [. WORDEN,
 Clerk of the Town of Wrangell.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30

Allan H. Stewart, of the Conclusion Island fox ranch, came in on the Clata- wa, for few days visit with friends in town. He reports the foxes all right, and in answer to the question, ''How many have you?" answered, 'Oh, Lord, 1 don't know; but they re getting pretty | thiek;n
Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-30
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INFERIOR. WASH.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WASH D ington. D. C., February IS, 1905. Sealed pro- posals Gin duplcate) for the construction of frame buildings to be used school houses and teachers residences at the following points in Alaska to- wit: Carmel (Blistcl Ray); Seldovia Cook Inlet Wood Island (near Kodiak: also at Yakutat; Haines. Kiisnoc Wrangell and Jackson, in South eastern Alaska vill be received at the Department and will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of suc'. bidders as may desire to attend. The right is reserved 10 reject any and all bids ceived. Blank fo.Tls of proposal. embracing spec ifications. may b-s obtained on application to the Department. or D the Commissioner of Educa- ton, where drawings showing details may be in- spected. Plans and specifications may also be seen and obtained from Prot. William 4. Kelly at Sit ka. Alaska; at Juneau and Douglas, from Living stone F. Jones, Cf Juneau; and from the U. s. Commissioners 6 Ketchkan, Wrangell, Skag1ay, Seward, and Valdez Alaska
 Mch2t6. E, A, HITCHCOCK. Secretary.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17
ssnsele.s Dtspaav,

w. DoRAsHEv1TsCH.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17

Ola 4estanent Ne ~ ssateneee
to % years' hard labor eoe highway
robbery IN broad daylleAt ana fos
attenpted nurdsf. He Led q 1881
from, eakAalin. but was caught at
the nasroNest Dntat q the Tartar
straits. having almost crossed Over
the continent For this attempt he
received 96 lashes with tho knout, and
his time was extended another 20
years. Executioners were very busy in
those days. and Terski, Q famous Sax.
halin executioner, needed q helper.
The convicts drew lots, and KomlefI
was chosen for the post.
But Komleff still dreamed Of free.
dom. In 1850 he again broke Jail. was
caught again, and received rs years
additional. -
Fifty.five years hard labor" proud
" exclaims Komleif. Besides. he was
sentenced to As lashes with the knout.
Terski waited" on his puph.
well. dear scholar, lay thee down,
and I will show thee how to- knout. 2
said TersM. And he showed" him.
Thirteen years later Komlen said to
me, Il am still rotting." He barred his
back. His body looked as II It had
been scared and branded with hot
irons. It was terrible to see. Thick
white scars covered portion Of his
back, and elsewhere instead Of skin
was seen thin reddish membrane.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17

0e00e1e0S 4J1epl1y. !ta sstazsiss
Sensible Americans are disposed to
laugh when they read that King Ed
ward Of England has thrown the
world Of extreme fashion those who
live for tailors and drssslnakersin into
. turmoil By changing the crease in
his trousers. but they VIII be disposed
to applaud Queen Alexandra II her
latest example prove the vogue. The
vulgsrity Of the display of diamonds
and other gewgaws has become out
rageous in England. Therefore the
queen is frowning upon the barbarous
display and is setting the example and
the fashion by wearing studiously sim.
pie ornaments, such as 2 little brooch
or small collar. These yao5 Ast orna.
ments shine conspicucasly by contrast
with the coronets. ropes. sunbursts
and tararas." Let us hope. says the
Philadelphia Ledger, that the fashion
OF simplicity will go SO far that the
prevailing habit in America 8 nong
the millionaires Of carrying q ound
With them whole jewelry shop and
Of being robbed Of their wares con-
tinuously will fall into desuetude. y
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17

~ 49, leseW1v ~ = lmouk = III
hand. TAe atnesDAopo ~ 0p9reos.
Iivs. .Foewaral. Ivan Wassjutin, Z
Fvegy yoang 6elloW. Allsot . boy, wns
The arst 70 Gene forward.
DsAind him were two mountatnoors
from Caucasus: Q Russian Who had
escaped from . Siberian prison fol.
lowed the hillsmen. They had all
been sentenced to corporal punish.
ment. The verdict WAS read out loud,
oil those present standing mp. Then
followed the doctors, examination and
the Investigation q previous corporal
punishment and the doctor aligned the
report.
The document was handed to the
convict. who had to certify n advance
that he had received the punishment.
The Russians obeyed and signed the
papers; the letters which composed
Wassjutin's signature were almost
an inch apart. for his hand did not
tremble, but fairly danced over the
paper. The Caucasians could neither
read nor write, and they did not un.
derstand Russian.
Take your shirt on. on with 1T"
The Caucasians failed to understand.
"A volunteer interpreted with many
gestures, attempting to show them
what was wanted. They stared sui
lenly, suspiciously, and without un-
derstanding. Finally they slowly un-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17
CITIES DISTINCTIVE SMELL
Odd Emuvia Which Greet the Nos
trils in the Capitals Of
Europe.

Some sensitive essayist should take
the smell Of place as subject, nays the
London Chronicle.. Paris, for example.
is hixhly pefyadeds with tho Sodor az
burning charcoal and, coming non
Paris to London, one is newly assaulted
by the appeal Of soot. Cologne has !
reputation. long undeserved, afof smells
other than that Of its famous water %
and It has been said that in years Of
old blind man could find his way
about Cologne by following his nose.
Moscow has an odd perfume Of its own.
It suggests cranberries Of peculiar pun
Fgency. And 1t never leaves the nose.
Garlic, Of course, lis thss basic smell
that greets the stranger. who lands It
Calais. but the most curious of the
ssmellssof place Il that Of st Peters,
burg. TheSpresent writsrs had often
wondered what 1t was, having detected
It even between the sheets Of his bed
ct the most exorbitant hotel. On his
third visit he was driven in q drosky
from the station with fresh youns
English girl, who had never been away
from Kent before. Now, do you smell
anything he asked. eyes, said the
girl. "Old boots" That is the smell Of
St. Petersburg. Centenariana shoe
leather. ~ w 4 fS ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-17

1 The interest of the world in the
Russian penal system is awakened by
the capture Of the island of Sakhalin
by thesJ Japanese. From time to time
during the past quarter Of century
the ciyilized world has been shocked
beyond at the tales Of cruelty
to which the Russian convicts in this
vast prison have been subjected, and
the d. ths Of degradation to- which
these0nce human beings have been
brought. But Russia has been careful
that but little Of. the true picture Of the
island should reach the outside world,
and newspaper and magazine writer's
from England, France and the United
! States have made repeated attempts
to secEe authentic descriptions Of the
condittDns in this great prison land,
and OF the atrocious cruelties prac.
ticed there, but none have ever been
fully successful. Much has been
guessed at, and the world would
scarcely credit these pictures of the
imagination.
Il his remained for q Russian to
give IN practically authentic pic
ture q Sakhalin, and though the pic.
ture - tempered by seeing things
from the Russian standpoint, it is still
q picture that is so horrible that 1t
staggers humanity. This story of the
horrors Of Sakhalin has been pub,
lished SIN book form, and it is only
translated extracts from the book
that WI can give here:
THE First Impression.
First impressions are likely to be
very Rid. / shall certainly never
forget gthe moment when our steam
launch came alongside the jetty at
KorsaHnffsk. The landing was crowd.
ed with men. A few more steps and
was lost in that sea which 80
yearneAsto fathom.
Durikg the months passed among
the conyicts at Sakhalin could not
free Myself from two Impressions
which held me in thrall, tortured me
and oppressed my soul like heavy
BURDEN They still are holding my
soul under their ban and still are
Expressing it. The first Of these i'm
pressions concerns my trip to SAX
halin. Our steamer, which trans
ported the convicts from Odessa, re.
minded me Ola huge barge, like those
used In our sea-coast towns for tow.