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The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
ALL RIGHT
Governor Chamberlain Ap.
proves Primary Reform

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle, Aug. 17-Gov. George E.
E. Chamberlain, of Oregon, in speaking
of politics said the primary election law
that is now in force in Oregon is
success. He says it worked to the sat
isfaction of it's friends in the recent
Oregon elections.
In speaking Of national affairs Gov.
Chamberlain says William J. Bryan is
the man of the democratic party. He
says the trouble with his former CAM
palgns is that he advocated things too
far in advance of the times. He says
he is not candidate for vice president.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
Mrs.. Blanchard Entertains

Mrs. W. G. Blanchard entertained
about 30 Of the ladies of Skagway yes
terday afternoon. Euchre was played
at six tables and the prizes were won
by Mrs, W. B. King, Mrs F. G. Norman,
Mrs. George Blanchard AMI Mrs. F. A.
Callarman. Refreshments were serv.
ed in the course of the afternoon. 1t
was in every'respects one of the most
pleasant affairs of the season.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

Thomas Gale, the newly elected del
egate to congress, appreciates the sup
port given him by the people Of iSkeg.
way. A telegram was received from
him this morning conveying an ex-
preston OF his gratitude for it. The
dispatch was as follows:
Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. l6, 1906
To the Citizens Of Skagway,
Care Daily Alaskan, Skagway, Alas
ka.
Please accept my gratitude for your
splendid support.
Thomas Gale.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
Gale ThdnkSSkdgWdy for Vote
Eighteen Precincts Outside of fair

Eighteen Precincts Outside of fair
banks
Short Term-Waskey. 1905; Muraue,
377; Swineford, I75.
Long term-Cale, 2O2S; Murane, 384;
Mel!en, 65.
In the Daily Alaskans's report Of the
vote for the interior, the returns from
Fairbanks were omitted. The figures
sent to this paper were for the creeks
in that vicinity and Yukon river towns,
including Eagle, Rampant, Cleary, Gil
more, Golden, Fairbanks creek, Glen
Gulch, Dome creek, Gold Stream
Chena, Vault creek, Esther town,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
REBELS defeat COSSACKS
IN BATTLE

sedition and revolution. The storm
center IS Poland, where the Polish
revolutionists are most active.
The aSsassinatiOus of police and Jews
in Poland for the last three days, have
numbered 1000.
Mensbsr of Parliament Arrested
St. Petersburg, Aug. l7-Nagraf,
of parliament, was arrested at
Penza yesterday, charged with COM
plicity in the murder OF a police SER
geant.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
KIRMSF NAMES
GARDEN JUDGES

Il. d. Kirmse has selected the follow
ing named persons to serve As Judges to
swA-d the prizes for the best and second
best Skagway gardens for the present
year
Mrs, +. G. Norman, Mrs. W. c..
Blanchard, Mrs. Adelbert McGee, A +.
Kiudel. and J. Bernard Moore.
The Judges will make an inspection
of the gardens tomorrow and will give
their verdict tomorrow afternoon.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
Will HELP
Oregon to Assist Alaska
Yukon Fair

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan]
Seattle, Aug. l7--Gov. Chamberlain,
of Oregon, who is in this city says Ore.
gon, will help make a success of the
Alaska Yukon-P Pacific fair. To what
extent, of course he could not say. That
will depend upon the action of the state
legislature.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskanl
ST. Petersburg, Aug. IA terrific
battle was fought last night between
CoSSacks and revoluticniSts. The Cos
sacks were defeated with great loss.
Agrarian disorders are increasing
everywhere. Terrorisls seem to have
the whole country aroused. There
is not to be i section OF the empire
where the people are not ready to
spring at the governments throat.
The nation is Seething cauldrOn Of
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The Dtrigo sailed for the south last
night at 5 O'Clock. She took no passen-
gers.
The Cottage City sailed at 9 q. m.
today by way of Sitka.
The sailing hour Of the Princess May
has been posponed from time to time
since this morning at s o'clock. She
will ssil this afternoon or evening with
about Is passengers.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS A CITY
Chill burning from effects of disasterous
seismic disturbance---May be as fatal as was San
Francisco catastrophe---Many killed and injured

The cables to all American points have been inter-
rupted and coming by way of Lisbon with which
place communications restored after much difficulty
1t is reported that many have been killed and in.
jured i'll the horror stricken Chilian metropolis
valparaiso is the principal seaport, commercial and
center of Chile It has population est
mated at 2OO,OOO)
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
CORRECTION ADDS
TO CAL E'S MAJORITY

The election returns from Fairbanks,
the other Tansna towns, the Tansna
creeks, the Yukon river towns and
creeks, were corrected today. and are
given as follows:
City of Fairbanks
Short Term-Waskey, S28; Murane,
s.: Swineford, u.
Long Term-Cale, 1872; Murane, SO;
MeIleu, 3G.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
Especial Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)

New York, Aug. lit is reported this afternoon
that the city of Valparaiso, Chile, was destroyed by an
earthquake which may prove serious to the city that
which took place last April at San Francisco The city
on fire in many places and all parts The flames de
vourng the buildings and there prospect of stopping
them
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The culinary department of the
Fifth Auenue hotel is unequaleld in the
north. 1t provides the very best
the market affords. 1t is up-tU-
date in all respects. tt,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The Pack Train saloon always leads.
1t carries only the best brands Of whis-
kies, wines, beers aud all the other
goods to be had at first-class gentle
mems resort. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The Fifth Avenue dining room is
open TO the public. 1t has been reno
yated and is the largest and handsomest
IN the city, and the service is the best,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The Pack Train Restaurant will
serve wine with dinner orders, free in
place Of tea or coffee. Come on boy
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
Oyster Cocktails at Pack Train

The very best fresh oyster cocktails
in the city are served at the Pack
Train Saloon. If
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

The best meals and best service at
Skagway can be secured at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. II
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

Fort Gibbon and five other towns'
making IS in all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

ST. PAUL

The old toll House on the high bridge
is being torn down.
There was nothing doing yesterday in
the supreme court of special interest.
s Pedestrians are beginning to seek the
other side of Third street. Heretofore
there has been but one side. apparently
Royal visitors are expected in ST.
Paul some time in June. The Marquis
of Lorne and the Princess Louise are
coming by the way of Manitoba.
P. H. Kelly. the wholesale grocer, has
been awarded the contract to furnish
the government 100000 pounds Of
sugar at 10A cents a pound.
Mary. Barnes is to have a new boiler
and other internal improvements. It
may be well to add, by the way of ex-
PLANTATION, that Mary Barnes is steam
boat
Commodore Kittson arrived at home
yesterday afternoon after a, prolonged
absence in the east, making purchases
. of blooded horses, and departed again
today for New York.
An electric clock has been put in at
the Merchants hotel. set in the center
Of the counter, whose principal motive
power comes from Mortified, forty
miles away.
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The Clark house is to have electric
bells.
At EGO this AFTERNOON the mercury
registered 80 degrees in the shade.
Ohm DeLaittre signs all indictments
this year as foreman of the grand jury
The extensions Of the street railway
amounting to five and az half miles of
track, will be completed by June next
T Henry C. Morse has purchased the
| block occupied by the express company
on Hennepin avenue for $4,000.
Dawson will issue 1000 Minneapolis
T directories this year. one-half Of which
are to be distributed thru the state
A petition is being circulated for a
sidewalk along the Milwaukee railroad
tracks, below Washington avenue.
Judge Young's charge to the grand
jury yesterday indicates that he means
war on the social evh.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
bushels Of wheat were ground into flour
in Minneapolis last week and it wasn't
a very good week for -four, either.
"A great band festival will be held
Sunday under the direction of George
Seibert Of St. Paul at Union park.
Shelter will be furnished for 5000 people.
+ Superintendent Atwood purchased
fifty horses for the street railway while
in Chicago. They are exceptionally
fine animals
One hundred and forty-six dealers
have applied for licenses to sell liquor
One hundred and seven have been
issued.
/ A new station has been established
on the Milwaukee & ST. Paul short linz,
midway between st. Paul and Mime
apolis, to be called the. Minnesota
Transfer a.
The Union stockyards, midway. be-
! tween st. Paul and Minneapolis; Just
opened a few days ago., is doing good
| business already with D. M. Roberts,
superintendent Of yards, station agent.
w. P. Burnett has been awarded the
contract for building the johnson
| Smith & Harrison block, to be erected
at First avenue S, corner of Third
street, and 81 work was begun. this
| morning.
May II, next Tuesday, an exciting
| trotting race comes off at the fair
grounds track between p. Sullivan s
well-known bay mare and H. seeleys
! Starlight. The race will be the best
three in five, to, harness. for $500
a side.
The Minneapolis rifle team in the
Milwaukee contest, to occur on the 2Sth
inst, are: DR.. H. T. Elliot, captain;
| c. Mandolin, coacher; DR.. c. NJ, Skin
ner. J. H. Hankinson, J. ". Hoblitt
| and Ole Guam. Mr.. Gibbs Of Crystal
Lake was selected as reserve.
| 4 City Engineer Rinker has made his
report for the year. He Estates that
there are seventyssX miles OF side
walks and that halfa million feet Of
lumber will be needed this year for
new sidewalks.
The Evening Journal In endeavoring
to establish itself In st. Paul has been
| quite successful in securing the services
of B. w. CLIFFORD as solicitor of sub
scriptions and advertising. Mr. Cliff
ford is well known in the city and Is a
successful canvasAer.-Tribunes st.
Paul personals.
i T. p. Skiles, one Of the most wealthy
and public spirited OF our citizens, in
company with his well-known and
highly respected neighbor, DR., Lindley,
is about to procure plans for the erec-
/ ton of a superb business block on
Nicollet avenue, corner Of Seventh
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

~ " ! .a-Ef &
I shad never learned to draw, but I be-
gan to. study under Mr.. Firth, and at
the. Elm Tree studio Of E.. 3. Ward
BY comparing modern painting with the
old masters, / became convinced that;
the latter works were produced bY
methods unknown today. BY scientif-
.cally studying the works of RENT brandt
and Velasquez, I learned the secrets Of
their pigments, the basis Of their prin-
:ciples and the methods Of their appE-
cation.
+ These famous painters studied the
same laws which I took up. As soon
as q discovered the principles on which
the old masters worked, I found could
paint with ease. Anyone who adopted
my methods would find he would make
wonderful progress as compared to pres
emit methods, even in a year time My
three colors are the three used by the
old masters, for you will find that they
employeds no more in all their works;
and this accounts for their great har-
mony: The colors I use give the paint
ings T produce the look of great an
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

George W. Cooley and family are To-
Gated at the Dewdrop cottage, Spring
Park. rMfnnetonka, for the season.
Collins Hamer and Ole Byorum have
been appointed deputy city assessors,
and P. M. Woodman is assessors clerk.
Sam Hill and AL Krech expect to go
east for an extended pleasure trip soon
Miss Lillian TODD, of the class of 80,
state university, has been appointed
assistant librarian of the Atheneum and
enters upon her duties Monday.
Today ends the first year of. John T.
Vests connection with the Nicollet
house. The year has been most
profitable one and under Mr.. West
able management the house has taken
rank as one of the most popular hotels
/ in the northwest
An interesting event occurred at
Boston, Mass, Tuesday at Trinity
church when j. H. Giddings of the law
firm of Lane & Giddings, Minneapolis,
was united in marriage to Miss Anna
S. Burleigh Of Boston. The indie
structible knot was tied by Rev. Phillips
Brooks Mn. and Mrs. Giddings expect
to return about June 10 after a visit
to the sea shore. They go to house
keeping on Third avenue, near D. Nor
rison's residence
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CRIMINAL RECRUITS
IN FLOOD OF AL lens
Expert Says Immigration Re
inforces the Ranks Of the
I.awbreakers.

. New York, May 12.The distribu-
ton of the thousands Of iimmipra hts
that are coming to this .coustry was
discussed at the meeting Of the Amer
iean Social Science association, in tie
avenue and Twenty-second Street eta John
Graham Brooks presided.
William Williams, former immigra-
ton commissioner, addressed the meet
ing on The Sitting of the Immi-
grants He said that many unde-
the country by hook or by crook, and
that the only remedy was in the,ses-
Enlistment of a secret-service bureau
to be attached to the immigration
service. He said the illiteracy test was
not effective and that new laws should
be framed to cover the admission Of
immigrants.
Prescott F. Hall of Boston, author Of
81 immigration and Its Effect Upon the
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itiquity. BY my methods can produce
q finished portrait in five hours, and
am able to turn out not less than 150
finished paintings IN year. -
The paintings produced by the cellar
artists have received very high praise
from some very distinguished artists.
OF :Raines portraits of an an old woman,
q Derby Day, picture, recently wrote:
The picture showed almost all the
best art qualities is full Of .charac-
ter. welE drawn, really 1ife-like.'1
w lille Onelof the foremost London art
critics declared: The pictures are
full of power and character, are well
drawn, and have a wonderful delicaay
of texture, a. strange look of old age,
and are .yiyidly striking; How they
dios.''
An Art Pioneer.
Under such circumstances. Il. Key.
worth Raine may truly be called one Of
the art pioneers of the day. The youth
Sfuhess of the painter is also striking
feature. . He is only in his thirty-sec-
sond year; is very boyish in appearance;
and yet has all the assurance of the
pioneer who has hit on one of the dis.
eeyeries of the century. Keyworth
KANE doeSenot lack confidence In him
self Undoubted he needs it In his
business. Tt is a fearsome thing to
oppose ingle-handed and alone the
Judgment Of nearly all the artists in the
world -:
49, Fl don care much whether fellow
Artists approve of my methods, or not,,'
zsayss:R aine.:. That doesn It signify. If
9 receive orders from the best people
IN the country what more could I ex-
spectg. - &
Z On asking permission to take photo.
graph of the cellar artist he informed
me- that,I might take him Just as he was
I'm his studio. / explained that
had not yet trained my camera into
taking photos in the dark, tho I might
do SO in time. It was somewhat unfair
to expect this of a young and inexperi-
enced camera. After a little persua.
sion, the darksome artist agreed to step
into the next room where, by dint of a
long exposure, the accompanying photo
graph was obtained. It is the only one
he has ever had taken by daylight. 1t
shows also the work which has received
most praise from his fellow artists
namely, the old woman, who, by
the way, is a London mat seller.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
ABOUT THE STATE

The liquor license at Hastings has
been fixed at 500.
The total receipts for the opening of
the new opera-house at Saltwater
was, s2,00S..
Salaries Of teachers at Rochester
range from $50 to $50 per month, and
the principal is offered S1,400 year.
The Benson Times has bought the
Swift county bank block and will move
into it the list of August.
Fergus Falls had a tie in the council
On the election of city attorney, and
after balloting forty eight times the
aldermen of two Of the wards pulled
straws to decide who was the lucky
man. -t-.i--s
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ity Of lour race stock. The foreign born
furnish more than twice the normal
and charitable institutions of the coun-
try, and the. alien population furnishes
nearly ten times it's normal proportion.
Foreign whites are once and half
as criminal as the native whites of
native parents, and the children Of
immigrants are three times as criminal
as. the native element and twice as
criminal as the immigrants themselves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
BY Nelson Boyd.

Special Correspondence Of Tho journal.
u ONDON, May a3.-Painting in the
dark is the latest thing in art.
IL H. Keyworth Raine. who has
been dubbed the cellar artist, - is ere
lating a sensation in London art circles.
He is not a mere faddist. There IS de-
cided method in what his fellow artists
are pleased to term his madness. While
many wielders of the brush are finding
the utmost difficulty in making live
ing, even in the strongest daylight,
tKeyworth Raine is getting rich in a
tdingy cellar opposite St. George g
church, Hanover square. M
The cellar artist has attracted the
attention of some Of the wealthiest and
most distinguished people in. England.
No less parsonage than Lord lveagh,
tho kings great chum, has come out as
Raine IS bold champion and practical
patron. He has more orders than he
can execute, and titled people are invit-
ing him to their country seats, and Civ
ing him commissions galore. Already
thru the influence Of Lord Iveagh he
Buchan, Lady Evelyn Guinness, Sir
Neville Chamberlain. K.C.B., Sir John
Arnott and hosts of others. 81
His Studio Well Hidden.
The $ightless artist does not seem to
court publicity. He is not even in the
London directory. After some difficult
ty, his studio was found by the
journal correspondents, The prop
er' address is 13A George street, Han
over square, but if you apply at the i'm
posing building which this number rep
resents, you will even then have some
difficulty in locating your man. It is
only when you 60 around by the side of
The building, that you notice "a modest
little sign on a dingy-looking railing
You read the words 'tCellar Studio.'
Descending steep flight, of very mar
row and dingy steps, you come into
still narrower and more dingy passage,
which leads into an even dingier bes
yond. This beyond is involved in a.
somber darkness that would have done
credit to the tenth plague of Egypt.
Out Of the depths of the blackness,
voice calls you: - !
Evil! you step this way into the
studio" y.
You don't know which way "this
way is: but trusting to Providence
and obeying the voice, you enter door
and have the IMPRESSION of being in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

In the juvenile offenders the whites
are three times as criminal as the
native whites of native parentage, and
the second generation three and a
half times as criminal.
The most far-reaching evil of i'm
migration is its effect in diminishing
the native birth rate and in prevent.
ing the coming of the most desirable
Z. j. Ellis Of the Norfolk & Western
railway, stirred up something of a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

United States, said that a long study
of the question had convinced him that
risk by the. admission Of SO many thou
sands of foreigners under the existing.
laws. 4
In view Of certain observed evil
effects of immigration in the past
said Mr.. Hall further artificial Sc
lection is manifestly necessary to. pre-
servo our standard and institutions
and, # possible, raise the average quail
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

street. DR.. Lindley owns the SSK
feet on the corner and Mr.. Skies the
next two lots. With this end in view
Mr.. Skies last week purchased lot
on Seventh street, opposite w. D.
Washburn's residence, paying $4,000
therefor, with the intention of making
that location his future home.
i s The bicycle club met last evening at
the Nicollet house and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, c. II. HATH
away; secretary and treasurer, W. B..
Carpenter; captain, E. H. Winship; sub
captain, Frederick Love. "A meeting
will be held Monday evening for prac-
tice on Seventh street. between Hen
nepin and Nicollet avenues. The club
has twelve members.
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very narrow. room; The only visible
object in this room is chair standing
on sort Of PEDESTAL, and vaguely
lighted by a streak of light, carefully
shrouded off by strip of yellowish
brown paper. The voice proceeds to
assure you that the sitters occupy the
chair on the pedestal, and that the
illumination he requires for his por e
traits. ~ p H..
Up to this time, you have not had an
opportunitY to see the cellar artist him
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

self; and have to gather your impress
sions from his voice, which conveys q
vague notion that its owner is slightly
deaf, for he speaks in the measured
monotone of one listening to his own
words, and measuring their sound.
Charles Lamb mourned the days before
the invention of artificial light, say
passed off when you had to feel your
neighbours face to learn whether he
were shilling or not; and perhaps the
lack of conversation while sitters ara
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
DAKOTA DOTS

Richland county has voted bonds for
the erection of a courthouse.
Five to nine carloads of land hunters
land ct Fargo daily. 1.ss s-s,riH5
The new ferry between Fargo and
Moorhead is running -, : =. sest
At Fargo the Northern Pacific hauled
over 100000 pounds. of freight in
April, large increase over the business
of the same season last year.
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so CENTS A MONTH.
ABB ERDEEN
Promising New Town that Has Cap.
s.-z tured MInneaootifan

Promising New Town that Has Cap.
y tured MInneapoiltan.
y s. H. Jumper will leave Monday for
Aberdeen, the junction point of the Jim
River Valley road with the Hastings g.
Dakota division of the Chicago, NIL
waukee & st. Paul railroad. Mr. jump
er is the pioneer business man of that
place, and he will open the first store
there, occupying a tent temporarily
He predicts that Aberdeen will boast of
twenty business firms within three
months. .rst~
Within ten days the Hastings & Da-
kota extension will reach a point thirty
six miles this side. To get his stock of
goods there he will be compelled to
transport them 100 miles by team.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

Mr.. Lowry is in Chicago and tells a
reporter he intends to build a street
railway between Minneapolis and st.
Paul. This shows the. truth Of the old
sadage that one has to go away from
home to get the news.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13

London Truth says the street lamp
Of the future will be suspended across
the street from an iron rod attached to
the walls Of opposite houses. There
are several electric lights SO suspended
in New York.
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The absorption Of the. Northwestern
Z Telegraph company by the Western
Union has been accomplished. The lines
in Wisconsin are leased for ninety-nine
years and other lines have been pur-
chased outright. The general offices of
the Northwestern will be removed from
Milwaukee to st. Paul and Minneapolis,
where district offices will be estab-
lished.