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Yukon Valley news., 1906-04-04
CUSTOMS BUSINESS
 FOR THE YEAR 1905

piled, but it is thought that the differ ence shown between the bureaus re- ports for 1905 and the present annual statement will be less than in former years, as inaccuracies in manifests have been very infrequent during the past year.
 The domestic merchandise received during 1904 amounted to &, ,052, 792 more than the previous year, and the report for 1905 shows an increase over 1904 of $3,707 ,255. The greater part of this in crease is credited to Yukon River points, which shows an increase alone of B. 069,5 ,5l9, the remainder being made up as follows:
 Southern Alaska ................. S99205S Bering Sea.........., #..........,...,,... 3I21i Southeast Alaska ........................ 273532
 The shipments to Yukon River points for 1905 are almost three times as great in value as those for 1904, and five times as great as those for 1903. This remark able increase is due to the recent mining activity in the Panama valley. Below is table showing the shipments for 1905
Yukon Valley news., 1906-04-04

The report of Clarence l.. Hobart, collector of customs for the district of Alaska, showing the values of domestic merchandise, as consigned on the mani fests of the importing vessels, for the various towns in Alaska during the cal endar year 1905 has been received For convenience the district was divided into four sections, namely:
 Southeast Alaska-From southern bound ary as far west Sitka.
 Southern Alaska-West of Sitka to and in- cllding Unalaska.
 Boring Sea and Arctic Ocean-All other on the seacoast except St. Michael.
 Yukon River-Including St. Michael and all interior places.
 Comparative statements are also given for the years 1903 -'04-'05. For reasons stated the totals shown do not agree with those given by the bureau of sta tistics The discrepancies shown, how ever, are too small to materially affect the value of the report. The report of the bureau for December last was not at hand when the customs report was com
Yukon Valley news., 1906-04-04

Following is a comparative statement of principal Yukon River places:
Yukon Valley news., 1906-04-04

TIT lili0 itSIt't-
 Shipments of merchandise to the
 United States 1914 1gI5 salmon, canned ......., .SS 569,69s St, ,7S6 693 All other fish products. ..... +Sl lI6 s22 4i2 furs and fur skins,
 dressed ......- -.......-...-.. If1 l4q iS0 SO5 Copper ore ................- 25S.ai2 f63 56 All other articles of mdse SIP I95 493sg6 Total shipments to the
 United States ........-.. 10 5S6 ,OS0 9 IO7 3l2 Domestic gold shipped to
 the United States .,..... gOS9,5S1 12lsi .OO3 Domestic exports ..--.-..... LII .5Sg l,tsl t,;2 Domestic gold exported .... 6l3.1Sl 54O27 Total value of q xportS and
 shipments of domestic
 gold and mdse .......... 21 i23. .q9f p S2f s3t Total value of imports,
 domestic and foreign l2559.7S3 i5,ss9 5ss Excess of exports over inn
 ports. N.Sl3,3N 6.sSl .2sN lt k well to state here that whatever value the collectors report may possess has been greatly impaired by poor cler- ical work and lack of revision and print ing. It is typewriter, and some of the figures are plotted and indeterminable. In the table "To St. Michael. Yukon and Tributary Valleys" the figures for st' Michael in the "All Other" column are illegible. Apparently they might bc arrived at by determining the amount necessary to give the "All Other total bat that process tails Co give the total foF an items credited Co St Michael In printing thi- table the total in the "AH Other column has been changed from "tISskG to sl,itS,aa3. The reference marks and the t-ls note in the table of comparative Statement iF Principal
Yukon Valley news., 1906-04-04

prices and gives no adequate idea of the cost to the consumer, it will be plain that Alaska is not much ''to the good" in this respect
 Shipments of merchandise to the
 United States 1914 1gl5
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
M'NTCHOL WILL SUE
PHILADELPHIA
Filtration Contractors to Charge
Breach of Contract.
THE EQUITY SUIT POSTPONED

Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-Ineensed by
the pastponement granted of the trial
OF the city's equity suit against D. J,
McNichol & Co. for an accounting in
4he municipal filtration contract, State
Senator ]. P. McNichol. a member of
the firm, declared that within 4S hours
he will institute proceedings against
the city for breach of contract. The
trial of the city's suit had been sched-
uled for Monday, and the defendants
were anxious to proceed, but City So
licitor Kinsey and Major Gillette. chief
of the filtration bureau, requested
postponement on the ground that John
D. MacLennan, of New York, an ex-
pert engineer, could not be produced
at this time to testify. The city still
owes Mr.. MacLennan S22 900, his bill
for expert services in connection with
the investigation of the filter plant. 1t
was stated In court that Mr.. MacLen-
nan had refused to testify unless his
bill was paid. The court fixed Decem-
ber 8 as the date for the trial.
The suit against D. J. McNichol &
Co. is one result of Mayor Weaver's
move for reform after his break with
the regular Republican organization in
May. 1905. An investigation of the
city's filtration plant in course of con
struction by D. J. McNichol & Co.
resulted in the arrest of John w. Hill,
then chief of the filtration bureau, on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
city. Mr.. Hill was acquitted The re-
port of Mapor Gillette J. Barclay Par
sons and J. D. MacLennan, the experts
engaged by Mayor Weaver to investi.
gate the work, charged that the city
had been defrauded of about $6,O00,0OO
in excess profits to the contracting
firm. Suit was entered to recover this
amount, and it was the trial of this
suit which was postponed. In the
meantime the MeNichol contract was
annulled.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
Editor Cleveland Plain Dealer Dead.

Cleveland, Sept 1S.-J. H. A. Bone,
veteran associate editor Of the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, and one-time boy
hood chum of John D. Rockefeller,
died here from cancer. Mr.. Bone was
horn in England in 1880. While still in
his teens he was a contributor to the
newspapers of London and Liverpool.
He came to Cleveland in 1851 and be-
came a member of the staff Of the
Cleveland Herald and wrote many
articles for the verious magazines Of
the United States. He was a recog-
nized authority on Shakespeare
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
rREPoFF FOUND DEAD
Protector of the Gar Cied Alone In
His Apartments.

His Apartments.
st. Petersburg, Sept. II. - General
Trepoff, feeling relieved of the trying
duty of protecting his imperial master
who left last Thursday on a cruise to
Bjorko. at o'clock Saturday after.
noon retired to his cabinet to rest, and
gave orders taht he should not be dis
turbed until dinner was served. When
at half-past Z o'clock dinner was an.
nounced, General Trepoff did not an
swer the call, and finally member OF
his staff at 8 o'clock knocked at the
door of his cabinet. Receiving no re
ply he entered and found the general
lying stretched out at the foot of his
couch with a newspaper in his hand
dead. It was plain that he had died
shortly after he retired to the cabinet
and had been lying for three hours
where he fell Although he died a
natural death, the threat of the revo
lutionists last winter that he would
not die by being shot or blown up
with a bomb, but would be killed in
his own bed, is clearly brought to
mind.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
BOY pEsPERApos, OATH
swore FeaIty to Black Flag on Bleach
ed Skull and Bones.

swore FeaIty to Black Flag on Bleach
ed Skull and Bones.
Easton. Pa, Sept. 1S.-Two members
of the Jesse James, Jr., gang of Hell
lertown, we're arraigned before Judge
Scott, pleaded guilty to the i&rceny oI
books and other articles from the pub
lie school buildings at that place and
we're sent to the house of refuge. They
were William Bast, Is years Old, who
was captain of the gang, and Floyd
Ettwein, 16 years of age.
Chief of Police Zimpfer told how
Captain" Bast had made a confes-
sion after his arrest, and of the oath
each member of the gang had taken
before he was admitted to member
ship. This is a copy of the oath, adj
ministered by the captain while the
candidate for membership had his
hand resting on a skull that had been
stolen:
81 swear on this skull, the emblem
of death, to be true to the black fiag
under which have enlisted. l will be
faithful and true to my comrades IN
all action and will obey the commands
of my captain. Father or mother, wife
or child shall not be sacred in my
eyes if duty demands their death. II
I fail in any of these things may ]
be killed and my bones left to bleach
like this skull now grasp.
ssTbic ie nv oath -
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
POLICE SEARCHING FOR DOCTOR
Believed He Can Throw Light On Muir
der Of Mrs. Lewis In Philadelphia.

beiiGNCA TlS Oau utOW GiSHh vi VIII
der of Mrs. Lewis In Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 19.-Still an.
other person is sought by the Philadel-
phia detectives in connection with the
murder OF Mrs. Maurice X. Lewis in
that city last week.
Due to a hope that he may be able
to give the authorities a clew as to
Mrs. Lewis admirers before her mar
riage, they are trying to get in touch
with DR.. Edward G. Long, formerly
OF Pittsburg, but believed to be living
in Baltimore. DR.. Long is said to have
written numerous letters to the sisters
OF Mrs. Lewis shortly after her mar
riage, and these letters are in the
hands of the Philadelphia officers, who
have gone to Baltimore to find the
physician. He is not believed to be
directly implicated in the murder, but
the detectives believe that he has
some valuable information in his pos
session.
DR.. Long was formerly resident of
this city and an admirer of Mrs. Lewis,
then Miss Mollie Ness. The physician
is said to have made several efforts to
get into communication with Mrs.
Lewis, who had married without DR..
Longs knowledge. He is also said to
have written to her three sisters,
Mary, Emma and Sophie, requesting
that they tell him where to find Mollie,
as he wished to see her very much.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
oDELL DEFEATED IN NEW YORK

Higgins Faction Controls Republicans,
While Tammany Retains Murphy.
New York, Sept. 19.-In a bitter
clash of opposing factions in the pri-
mary elections in New York county
Congressman HerbeEt Parsons. presi-
dent of the New York county commit
lee. won a sweeping victory for the
control of the Republican organization
while leader Charles F. Murphy, of
Tammany Hail. retained his position
at the head of the organization by a
narrow margin.
The Parsons victory in the Republi-
can party was a complete rout for the
faction led by State Chairman B. B.
Cdell. Jr., and Lemuel E. Quigg. Mr..
Parsons had the backing of President
Roosevelt and Governor Higgins. He
telephoned the President at Oyster Bay
telling him of the victory, and re-
ceived Mr.. Roosevelts warmest con-
gratulations.
This means" said Mr.. Parsons,
that Mr.. Odell will not succeed him
self as state chairman"
In the Democratic battle Leader Muir
ply had the fight of his life. The
friends of Mayor Mcclellan had band
ed together to wrest the control OF
Tammany from Murphy and were very
nearly successful in doing so.
While Mr.. Murphy is accredited with
a victory on the face of the returns,
some of the leaders recorded as Mug
ply men are not pronounceds1n their
afiliation and may swing the result
around when the test really comes in
the county convention.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
ELECTRICITY CURES DISEASE
Doctor Declares Cancer and Stomach
Disorders Yield to It.

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Electricity
as a means of curing disease was dis
cussed at the opening session Of the
10Th annual meeting of the American
EIectro-Therapeutic Association. II
was asserted by the various speakers
that locomotor ataxia, cancer and
chronic diseases of the stomach are
daily yielding to this mysterious force
while the absorption of inaammatory
matter is an event of everyday occur.
renee.
More than 100 physicians and sur
geons from the United States and Can
ada. and one from Rome, representing
the greatest skill in their branch of
the profession. are attending the meet
ing. DR.. William Benjamin Snow, OF
New York, is president of the .associa-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
NEGRO Lvnched for Trivial oeffnse.

Houston. Tex, Sept. 17.-At Rose
bud 100 farmers hanged Mitchell Fra
zier, a negro, because he pushed
Frank Hess, a white farmer, from g
walk. Hess struck the negro and the
latter used a knife on Hess. The mob
stormed the town prison. Mayor Stip-
ing tried to stop them. They pushed
him aside, and, breaking in the door,
took the negro to a scaffolding sup
porting tank and hanged him.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
ApDIcKs' FARM SOLD
Bid In For $4,000, Presumably BY the
Gas Man.

Gas Man.
Wilmington, Del. Sept. 1S. - Sheriff
Harry I. Gillis sold the farm belonging
to J. Edward Addicks, at Carrcroft,
near Claymont. There were a number
of bidders, as the farm is one of the
best in the state and at one time was
occupied by Addicks as his home. The
purchaser was Alexander B, Cooper,
an attorney, who is said to have repre-
sented Addicks at the sale. His bid
was $4,000. The property was seized
on a judgment obtained by Mrs. Ida
Carr.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
EeII 80 go 10 neath.

Mahanoy City, Pa, Sept. 17.-John
Llewellyn, a contract miner, made a
misstep and plunged $50 feet to his
death in the St Nicholas colliery Of
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron company. Llewllyn was 80 years
of age.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
Jewelers. Son a Suicide.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 19.--William D.
Lutz, aged q years, son of F. R. Lutz,
a 1eweler, of this city, committed sui
eide by shooting himself. Temporary
insanity is given as the cause.
Milford chronicle., 1906-09-21
Many New Members for Miners Union

Tower City, Pa, Sept 19.-Accord-
ing to the report of Secretary-Treas-
urer George H. Hartelin, of the United
Mine Workers of America, of the
Ninth district, now in annual session
here, the membership increased 5000
in August The organization, he said,
is in better condition than ever be-
fore. This is the result of the new
system of collecting dues at the col.
lieries on pay days. This was one
of the concessions granted by the op-
orators when the men agreed to re.
turn to work last May.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
bLACKMAILED
A Priest and Draw Peniten'
tiary PfizeS--" This
In Chicago

Chicago, Feb. Isaac Hartman,
3astice Of the peace in the village of
Harvey, twenty miles from this city;
Michael ]. Maloney, an attorney, and
Harry Nye, a private detective, have
been found guilty of blackmail and
sentenced to indsterminate terms /
the penitentiary. 1t was shown dur.
Ing the trial that the men had extort.
ed $1,000 from Rev. A. e. Erhard, a
Roman Catholic priest in charge OF
the Church Of the Epiphany in this
city. i.5 zs IA &5%.. v 4
Nye, carrying a warrant issued by
Justice Hartman, called on the priest
and threatened him with publicity in
connection with serious charges un-
less he paid them $4,000. Rev. Erhard
denounced the charges as utterly false,
but dreading the trouble that would
follow q refusal paid over the money.
Later. when an effort was made To SO
cure $1,000 additional from him. the
priest mentioned the matter to some
OF his friends and the arrest of the
men followed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
Had $75,O0O,OO0 Worth OF
Property In Illinois
Alone

Chicago, Feb. 1.-The petition OF
the executors Of the estate Of the late
Marshall Field, asking that his will
be admitted to probate, was filed dur
ing the day with the clerk Of the pro-
bate court. In the petition the ex-
ecutors declare that they are unable
at the present time to state the full
amount OF the property owned in Illi-
nois by Mr.. Field, but they feel war.
ranted In saying that the personal
estate IS worth about $50, 000, 900 and
the real estate about GAG. coo, 900.
The executors declare that they are
willing to accept and undertake the
trust and ask that the hearing OF the
petition be set for Wednesday, Feb.
III, at 10 o'clock, or ais soon thereafter
as the petition can be heard.
Besides the amount given by the
executors as the value Of the estate
in Illinois Mr.. Field was large holder
of property in New York and the cor
porafion Of Marshall Field a. co. has
many factories and branch houses In
Europe and Asia, the value of which
as not estimated By the executors in
giving the value of the estate to the
2ctart.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
VIOLENT
Scenes Follow Attempt Of
Government to AppraiSe
Church Property

Paris, Feb. 1.,-Violent scenes &C.
Cured in many Paris churches during
the afternoon when government COM
missioners appeared to take inven-
tories of church property, pursuant to
the provisions Of the law providing
for the separation of church and state.
In many instances the commissioners
were unable to accomplish their tasks,
crowds of fervent Catholics filing the
edifices, some protesting vigorously
and others chanting psalms. At the
Church. of st. Roch a marriage cere-
mony had just terminated when the
government officials arrived. The
clergy in full yestments were sur
rounded by a large body Of men and
Canon Leclercq voiced a protest, but
the commissioners proceeded to make
an inventory amidst hostile shouts
from the congregation. It was. with
the greatest difficulty that he was
protected from violence. Eventually
the commissioner was elected and
chased along the street. The police
arrived s.sone fighting followed
and number Of arrests were made.
Similar scenes were witnessed at
other churches but at the cathedral
Of Notre Dame the inventory taking
passed off quietly. the commissioner
carrying out his duties with the cler-
gy's assistance.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
$.4O|||o|,OO|O,OO|O !.
Is All The Russians Want To
Borrow From The
French

Paris. Feb. 1.-Informal negotfa-
TONS for the fotation Of a Russian
loan have again been taken up. On
this occasion it appears that the
French fnanciers are more disposed
TO consider overtures than during the
recent visit of former Finance Minis
ter Kokovsoff to Paris. The amount
mentioned In official circles varies, but
$500, 900 900 ID generally spoken OF.
with the issue price at so and inter
est at s per cent. A favorable reply
to the eventual formal proposition is
considered to depend on the Russian
governments assurances relative to
the institnti lon and carrying out Of In
ternaI reforms. The financiers here
demand as an essential condition for
advancing money that new Russian
parliament shall result from q popular
election and that when formed 1t shall
exercise effective control Of the ma
4 lions finances with the immediate
recognition Of all Russia's external
debts With these conditions fulfilled
sit iss thought that with the most infiu-
ential support OF Inc issue assured
thsre will be very little hesitation
among French invesso ra.
k[.~sk
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
magic
Boots Sold To Suckers al
$1,000 Per PaiflBy
FakirS

New York, Feb. 1.-Professor Mat
thew H. Hilgert, who advertises as a
maker of magic misunderstanding
ical boots" and caters to the wealthy,
was arrested by agents of the County
Medical society. DR.. Albert White
house, an osseopafh, who is Professor
Hilgert's chief assistant, was also ar
rested
The officers found in the Hilgert
horsa workshop where fifty men
we're employed In the manufacture of
the magic boots. The complaint
against the prisoners is that they prac-
ticed medicine without a license and
that the magic boots, the soles of
which were sometimes soaked with
drugs, often caused torture to those
who were treated. It is claimed that
boots were sold to millionaires at
prices ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.
In court the prisoners were held in
$500 bail each for examination.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
MILWAUKEE REBATE CASE.
Testimony Of Big Brewers Offered by
Government.

Testimony Of Big Brewers Offered by
Government.
Milwaukee, Feb. THAT none of
the big brewing companies of Milwau-
kee outside Of the Pabst Brewing COM
pany, which is alleged by the govern
ment to have done so, received re-
bates or commissions from railroad
companies on the shipment of freight
was the burden of testimony given
during the day before Special Exam
iner Kurtz in the suit instituted by
the government against the Milwau-
kee Refrigerator Transit company, the
Pabst Brewing company and seven de-
PENDANT railway companies.
In its bill of complaint it is alleged
by the government that the rebates,
or commissions, received by the tran
sit company were participated in by
the Pabst Brewing company. Officials
of both the Schlitz Brewing company
and the Blatz Brewing company, who
had been subpoenaed by the govern
ment, testified that neither of those
companies are now receiving or have
in the past received any commissions
from railway companies from freight
shipments.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
DRIVES DEATH AWAY.
Hypnotist Tells Of Commanding Dying
Persons 20 Return.

t1ypnotist Tells of Commanding Dying
Persons 20 Return.
New York, Feb. THAT at the
moment of death the quality of sug-
gestibilit5 is at it's maximum and that,
through hypnotic suggestion, patients
given up by physicians may be
brought back to life is the latest dis.
covery of DR.. John D. Quackenbos, as
announced at "a metaphysical even
ing" held by the Entertainment club.
DR.. Quackerbca aStaA an instance
where laz June he said that he saved
the Iffe OF pGsagzx Esss hR. heen
given up by the HsEzsssssxR<
Her condition. he said. "wxs the
same as a death senlenee-tempera-
ture 1o77k. pulse 100, respiration Co.
and the attending physicians had with
drawn from the case as beyond the
pale Of hope"
He stood by the wenan's bedside
and said:
adele, you cannot die. Come back,
you have work to do on this earth. Do
not dare to say it Is too late. Assume
immediate control OF your physical
function and get we'll"
Gradually the mental mist cleared
away" said the doctor. 1.-THE physical
strength returned and today the girl
is perfectly we'll. In two other cases."
continued the doctor, "moribund pa
tients, one a judge of prominence,
were recalled from death by shouting
In the ear at the moment of dissolu-
ton a command to return
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-01
ABOUT 100000 ACRES OF
VACANT government Land
Comprised in the Part Of Bismarck Land Dis
trfct It is Proposed to Add to
Fargo District
Settlers viii Have to Travel Fifty TO Two
Hundred Miles Further to Transact
-, Land Business
The Business Of Great Region Along the 500
and N. ?. TO Be Diverted From Bis
marck to the Red River
Metropolis =

land district.
A report has now gained currency
that it is proposed-,and the matter it
is understood is up to the president
to segregate five tiers of townships
from the Bismarck land district,
which will take from this district
100000 acres Of vacant government
land. This will throw the towns OF
Ashley, Wishek, Tappen, Crystal
Springs, Medina, Cleveland, Sykeston,
Bowdon, Fessenden,. Cathay and many
other towns into the Fargo district
causing the settlers in many instances
to travel from fifty to two hundred
miles further than they are now re-
quired to travel to transact govern
ment business.
The fact that the line of travel In
the Bismarck land district centers at
Bismarck makes. it convenient for
citizens of the district to transact
commercial as we'll as government
puS1AOSo az IAO Sop1CoA 11Cys c1u II
will be a severe blow to Bismarck
commercially to have this large tract
of land taken from this district. II
cannot be justified on any ground OF
convenience for the people affected
and certainly is an ill advised move.
The Bismarck Commercial club has
taken this matter UP and while it may
be too late to head the matter off, at
least the effort is being made.
The Fargo mayor was before the
president few days ago, urging the
continuance of the Fargo Office for the
purpose Of benefiting that City, and
Bismarck can hardly be expected to
fall behind in matters of so much
importance to her own prosperity and
commercial supremacy.