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The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
PERSONAL MENTION


Mrs. q. P. Stow, wife of the assistant
superintendent of the Treadwell mines,
accompanied by Mrs. 7. r. Reardon, OF
Oroville, Cal, who has been her guest
at Douglas for several weeks, arrived
yesterday and left on the train this
morning for WhireEorse. They will
return to SkagwsY tomorrow.
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Judge and Mrs. I. n. Wilcoxen, snd
their son H. S. Wilcoxen, sailed south
on the Cottage City this morning for
Seattle, A large number Of friends
accompanied them to the boat last
night where there was an informal
reception for them.
AdolphuS Williams, police magistrate
OF Vancouver, B. c., arrived on the
Princess May yesterday and left for
trip to Dawson this morning. Mr..
Williams is one of the heavy share
holders in the Columbia cannery at
Chilkoot.
Mrs. Dayie, wife Of the late Arthur
Davie, the Dawson lawyer who, died
last winter, has been in Sksgway several
days. She goes south on the Princess
May.
J. F. Mallory, Of Juneau, arrived from
Haines yesterday evening and joined
his family here. They are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Kirmse.
J. r. Willis, special deputy collector
OF customs, is in Sksgway making an
inspection OF this SUPPORT.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
norseB for SnIe

Draft, saddle or pack horses for sale
Apply at Alaska Tran fer Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

All the delicacies of the season at the
Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT

Skagway, August Il 1906.
The weather conditions at Skagway
for the "A hours preceding noon today
The daily Alaskan., 1906-08-17

J. r. Willis, special deputy collector
OF customs, is in Skagway making an
inspection OF this SUPPORT.
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

will work in the dark as well as in
daytime, but I guess it will turn out
as poorly as Mas plan TO cross lima
beans and corn and grow succotash.
Pop declares that soinct1ing of the
sort must have happened long ago,
or else we never would have had so
many kinds of animals. He says he
had no flea when he started in that
there were more than few dozen.
but when he counted up nineteen
different species of rabbits and found
that they Matched out every month
he knew he had bitten of a big
mouthfui
Had TO preserve go Of each
species. of course SAYS he. ''or else
the breed will run out. Four kinds
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

sailed and his race would be exter-
minated then and there. SO he gave
up. An ostrich must have an awful
digestion. for the glasses had al
ready got thinner. but Pop says it
improved them and sr-vsd him going
10 an OPTICAL Afterward the big
bird was ashamed and he gave Ma
one of the feathers Oft his tai and
she will put il in her hat. But Pop
declared that they will never be in
vited here again after what has hap
pened.
We cant have them pinehing
things right under our nosesi" says
he
After this they must be ostta-
cized," SAYS Bnhah.
The Washington times., 1906-02-25
THE ANT-EATER RECITEs HIS PIECE.

of lions and sx different elephants
anu three ThinOcerosses are not
much. but when ii GENES to sorting
over seventy-siX species Of one in
sect or thirteen kinds of snipe the
job was slightly wearing and I'm
ready to rest all this cruise
10 o'clock. Four cubits of water
when We sounded before going 10
bed.
We heard Deacon Hophuis roW OF
buildings go down at daylight. II it
wasn't for keeping UP Pops reputa-
ton as a weather prophet Id say I
was getting mighty tired OF ali this
rain. The whole valley is flooded
and people are living on their roofs,
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

ijah- ! suspect q right smart lot of
people have come round 10 my way
of thinking, Ell? Amt heard any
remarks, have you, regarding my
fool menagerie lately and things like
that?"
If / were in the frog or catfish
business this here flood you've con
jured up might be of some benefit. -"
says Abijah, but I'm a farmer and
Noah, it's going 10 ruin me- Amt
there some way it can be compro-
missed and called of, for it's getting
pretty serious. The people are more
than willing to meet YOU half way
and ! think they've been punished
enough.
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

while some houses have floated
away. Just as Pop predicted, the
people are now wishing that they
had kept ducks instead of chickens.
It's certainly the dampest spot on
earth and getting damperi The
postman has not been here for two
days, but this morning Abijah, the
son of Lish, whose farm is six cubits
under water. came pushing up on a
log raft and he served notice on Pop
10 appear next week before the Sc
lect Council of Adamhtown. He
blames Pop for this food instead Of
the wickedness of the people of the
valley.
Says Pop: II certainly appear,
before the Select Council next week
if | can find the council, Brother Alb
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

laughed and afterward we found out
why.
Then we all sang. Sailing. Sail
ing!" although. of course We haven't
moved a bit yet. Bilah wrote the
song and composed the music and
it Is very thrilling. Then Pop said it
was bedtime The animals all de-
clared that they had had fine time
and went away evry much inflated
with the honor of spending an even
ing with us.
A few minutes after they had gone
Ma missed the china egg that she
uses to darn stockings on and then
Pop discovered that his spectacles
were gone! He made an awful fuss
looking for them and pretty soon the
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

evening without that being brought
up. In the meantime the ant-eater
had taken a position at the end of
the cabin and was posing prepare
tory to beginning his recitation. The
name of his piece was, 'Curfew
shall not ring tonight and I think
he did fine. The parrot. who thinks
he knows it all. said that the aard
vark's gestures didn't belong TO this
recitation al all. but 10 another piece
called "Sheridan's Ride Anyway.
he certainly did use a fluent set of
gestures and took up a lot of room.
Then the parro gave some clever
limitations of different animals and
it was funny that none of them
recognized his own voice when the
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

No. - suggested Ham. We will
ostrichize them, That At of abstrac-
ton comes on him TOO easily,
4 appreheEd. said Pop hat
things like this may often happen
because. as the proeyrb says, Satan
1nds mischief still for idle hand 10
do. guess l viii have TO plan some
method Of keeping them busy"
Start a Bureau of Animal Indus
try! suggested Ma
That tickled Pop Tor he is always
getting up something or other. but
he generally turns it Ger 70 Shem
or me to run. He has oeen figuring
on a scheme TO cross lightning bugs
and BUNDLE bees so that the bees
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

lira i4iJated it, The kivi bird
though he was mimicking the goat,
Then the parrot initiated q man saw
ing wood, q dog getting his tail step
ped on and a humble bee buzzing. Ii
was great. Ma was surprised because
she didn't know a parrot could be so
smart and after this VIC viii let him
stay in the cabin with Us as he
doesn't seem TO get along very we'll
with his wife, anyhow.
IippOrah asked the ostrich TO do
something and then we discovered
that only the she one was there. She
was very much confused and said
that her husabnd must have walked
out in fit Of abstraction. The tapirs
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

klWl bird came up and told US that
be mad noticed very suspicious
looking bunch on the neck of the he
ostrich. He said that he was asham-
ed TO have TO admit that he suspect
ed a member Of the bird family of
such q deed, but, says he:
They aren't more than half birds
anyhow, for they haze feet like
camels. And they have no wings and
kick like army mules, too" So Pop
sent for the ostrich and after a Tor
of questions he admitted that he had
swallowed the egg and the glasses
and my top! Pop told him to give
them up quick or he would be put
overheard and LETT behind when We
The Washington times., 1906-02-25

Further Thrilling But Neracious
Excerpts from Japheth'S Log will
Appear next Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Plate Of Peruvian Gold.

Washington, Oct. 19.-At Friday
cabinet meeting, Secretary Root pro
duced for the inspection of his col
leagues, a plate of virgin Peruvian
gold which was presented to him on
his recent South American tour. The
plate bears the coat of arms of Peru
imposed on a foul anchor and the in
scription: THE alumni Of the naval
school, recognizing the benevolent
hospitality shown by the navy of the
United States to our comrades of the
Peruvian naval marine have the hon
or of saluting his excellency, Seno1
Elihu Root, secretary Of state, and
expressing their sympathy with the
motives of his visit to Peru" The
plate is inches long by inches in
breadth and a quarter of an inch
thick.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
No Fresh Eruntion

New York, Oct. 13.-At the office
of the French Cable company Satur-
day it was stated that there had been
no fresh eruption of the volcano of
Mont Pelee, on the Island of Marti-
nique. Reports of such an eruption
came from GuadalOupe and st. Thom-
as, tn the West Indies. A statement
issued by the French Gable company
reads as follows I'VE deny the in
formation printed in Fridays papers
concerning a fresh eruption OF Mont
Pelee, such being incorrect; nor was
anything of this nature reported by
the French Gable company or the Uni.
ted States and Haytt Gable company.
Telegraphic communication with Mar
Unique by these routes is in perfect
working order" Superintendent Swee-
ney of the French Gable company's
Office said: Il have this moment re-
cived the following from Martinique:
Stories of fresh eruption of Mont Pc.
lee false. Volcano is calm"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Dixon weds Suicides Widow

Savannah, Ga, Oct. 13.-Captain
w. T. Dixon, formerly in command of
the Chatham artillery, and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Adelaine Lucas, widow of the
late Fred Lucas, who committed sui
eide some time ago at his home near
Athens, Ga, were married Friday
night Mrs. Dollie Dub Dixon, only
a week ago, secured a divorce from
Captain Dixon, who recently failed
in his undertaking business in this
city. Captain Dixon has a very fine
voice. He and his bride left Satur.
day for New York, where he will
take voice culture and prepare him
self for grand opera work, in anna
teur productions. Captain Dixon has
made many hits and his friends pre-
dict success for him on the stage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
MANUSCRIPTS Exhibited.

New York, Oct. ia large mum
Der of people visited the j. Pierpont
Morgan collection OF manuscripts
which was exhibited at Columbia uni
versity Friday for the first time. The
manuscripts represented some of the
rarest specimens of art in the middle
ages. There are 63 volumes in all
representing nearly every country in
Europe. and all of them are from 20C
to 1900 years old. The oldest are
samples of the Christian art of the
Eighth century One of them, a life
of Christ, contains 80 full page min
latures of phe brilliant coloring in
which gold predominates. The speci
mems OF English painting contain g
beviary of the year 1850, with 100
miniatures of birds and beasts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Steamboats, In Collision.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 13.-In what
was practically a head-on collision on
the Hudson river at 100 o'clock Sat
urday morning between the steamer
Adirondack of the Peoples line, and
the Saratoga of the Citizens line, one
man is believed 20 have lost his life,
about 800 passengers had d thrilling
experience, and beth the steamers
were damaged to the extent OF thou
sands Of dollars, the Saratoga being
practically put out Of commission.
The missing man is George l.. Hor-
ton Ct TROY, freight clerk on tne Adj
rondack Tle coll ion occurred near
TN0i. about SO miles from New York,
one of the narroweat parts OF the
river. while both beats We're feeling
their way through a dense fog which
settled on tAe river just before
O'Clock Friday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
MURDERS FAMILY;
THEN SUICIDES
Tennessee Farmer Becomes Sud.
denly Insane.
WIFE AND CHILDREN DRAINED
After Killing Entire Family Mantooth
Then Committed Suicide by Cutting
His Throat From Ear to Ear-No
Motive Conceived For Tragedy.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. ia spe-
cfal to the Sentinel from Newport,
Tenn. F., says;
Chalbern MantoOth, aged so years,
and one of the most prominent farm
ers in Cacke county, Saturday morn
ing murdered his wife and four chill
dren, fatally injured two other chill
den and then committed suicide by
cutting his throat from ear to ear.
The terrible tragedy was enacted at
Mantooth's home, about o'clock. 1t
is believed he became suddenly in
sane, for no other motive can be con-
ceived of why he would wantOnly de-
strOy his entire household.
An axe was the weapon used with
such deadly effect.
The wife and children were Drained,
and death must have been instantane-
Gus.
The two children. who were still
alive at 10 o'clock, cannot possibly
| recover, their skulls having been
| crushed and the brain exposed
1t is regarded as miraculous that
they, too, did not die instantly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
A Woman's Health

Is heritage too sacred to be expert
mented with. For her peculiar and deli
cate ailments only medicines of known
composition and which contain no alco-
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any other sold by druggists for woman's
special requirements. 1t is not given
away in the form of "trial bottles :" to be
experimental with, but is sold at fair
price by all dealers in medicines.
If woman has bearing down, or drag
ging pains, low down in the abdomen, or
pelvis, backache, frequent headaches,
dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and
easily startled, has gnawing feeling in
stomach, sees imaginary floating specks,
or spots before her eyes, has melanchOlia,
or "blues," or weakening disagreeable
drain from pelvic organs, she can make
no mistake by resorting to the use OF DR.:
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No woman suffering, from any Of the
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DR.. Pierce invites all suffering womer
| to consult him by letter free Of charge
All letters of consultation are held al
sacredly confidential and an answer IS re
/ DR.. R.V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, n. 7.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
City Retaining Land.

New Orleans, Oct. 13.-Special dis
patches from Pensacola say that the
city police, reinforced by a gang of
20 Iaborers. on Friday destroyed part
ly built cottages and fences erected
by squatters on water front land
which the recent hurricane swept
bare. The squatters were driven off
by order of Mayor Charles H. Cliss
The property in dispute belongs to
the city, but for many years before
the storm squatters were in almost
complete possession of it. The mayor
has determined to keep the squatters
from returning to this property
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Moonshiners Made Half Million.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 13.-Wayne
R. Gooch, known to the revenue Off
GERS as King of the Moonshiners, -
pleaded guilty in the United States
circuit court to indictments charging
him with conspiracy to defraud the
government. Judge Waddill fined
him $1,000 and conf1soated the dis
tillery. Gooch is said to have accd-
mulated a fortune of $500,000 by the
manufacture and sale of Illicit whis-
ky He owns thousands of acres of
land in Mecklenburg county, and
maintained armed guard around his
place Gooch kept inquisitive neigh
bOrs off by riding around the out
skirts of the estate every night heavi-
ly armed and firing his gun in the air.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
WHOLD-UP" MEN FIGHT POLICE
Desperate Battle Occurs In Streets o
Toledo Ohio

-
Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo, o., Oct. ia desperate
encounter between policemen and
three hold-up men took place early
Friday at Second and Main streets,
East Toledo.
One of the policemen, Joseph Sch
lagheik, was fatally shot and two of
the highwaymen were hurt. The
third man, known as "Blackie," es-
capped. Christ Patterson, Neil Meyer
and "Blackie" held up F. H. Carnell,
an insurance agent, and, after nearly
choking him to death, robbed him OF
$40. He notified the police, and Pa
trolmen Schlagheik and Peter Deaun-
ne ran the men down.
AS soon as the highwaymen saw
they were cornered they began shoot
ing. The shots caught Schlagheik in
the chin, knocking him completely
around Three shots struck him in
the back Deaunnes first shot broke
Meyers wrist Then Deaunne grab
bed Peterson and quieted him with
his club. Meyers and Peterson strug-
gled hard, but Deaunne held them
until the patrol wagon arrived
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
MusseI Shoals Comnanv.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 13.-Arti-
cles of incorporation were filed with
the probate judge of Montgomery
county Friday by the Mussel Shoals
Hydro-Power company. The company
is capitalized at $1,OOO,0O0 and will
develop the potential power of the
Tennessee river on the musseI shoals,
in Colbert county, Alabama. The in.
rorporators are Ney York, Nashville
and Montgomery CAPITALISTS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Woman Lad RuroIars.

New York, Oct 13.-Prints of a
woman's rubber soled shoe, leading
to window of Arthur Coppel's sum-
mer home at Tenaf1y, N. j., gave
convincing proof to detectives that a
woman was leader of a gang of burg
lars that broke into the house before
daylight and stole $4,000 worth of
silverware. The track of an automo-
bile was found near by and the wo-
mans footprints were traced to with
in a short distance of them. This is
the fifth burglary in Tenaf1y and vi
cinity within a week, and in nearly
every instance the automobile tracks
were found
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
MACHINISTS' STRIKE
NOT YET SETTLED
Prospects For Adjustment Are
Bright.
FURTHER CONFERENCE ASKED
1t Is Regarded as Likely That a Final
Adjustment of the Differences Will
BE Reached Early Next Week, One
That Will Satisfy Both Parties.

Washington, Oct. 13.-While the
strike of the International Associa-
tion of Machtntsts in the shops of
the Southern railway has not been
settled, the prospects for an adjust
ment of the differences between the
men and the officials of the railway
are brighter than they have been for
several days.
An alternative proposition was pre-
gented to the machinists either to
return to work pending further negO-
tiations, or to remain on strike until
the differences had been settled.
Some of the employees voted to re-
turn to work.
President O'Connell of the associa-
tion requested a further conference
between the officials of the railway
and the strike committee. This prop
osition was acceded to by the officials
of the Southern railway, and the con
ference probably will be held either
Sunday or Monday.
1t is regarded as likely that final
adjustment of the differences will be
reached early next week, an adjust
ment that will be satisfactory to both
the railway and the strikers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
For Atlanta and Lindsay.

Peoria, Ills, Oct 13-At the clos
ing session of the National Associa.
ton of Rural Mail Carriers, Atlanta
Ga, was selected as the place for the
next convention over Milwaukee, af
ter a hard fight The following Off
GERS were chosen President, P l.
Lindsay, Georgia; vice president. H
B. Crum, Michigan: secretary, P. B.
Conneu New Hampshire; treasurer,
J. D. Williams, Pennsylvania. w P.
Hepner, Ohio; 0. Chacey, Kansas, and
J. H. Johnson, New Hampshire, ex-
ecutiye committee
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Rin Cation Ere In raxas

Bryan, Tex. Oct. 13.-The $4,000
cotton compress here is a mass of
smoking embers Friday night, and
1900 bales of cotton are in flames.
Part of the platform is still burning,
and six or eight cars on the Interna-
tional and Great Northern and Hous-
ton and Texas Central tracks were
destroyed. The entire loss will prob
ably reach $15O,0O0. The compress
was insured. The origin of the fire
is not known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Investioatino Case of Enouist.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-The com
mission which is investigating the
conduct of Russian officers who took
part in the battle of the Sea of Japan
has taken up the case of Rear Admi-
raj EnQuist, commander of the light
cruiser squadron, who escaped to Ma
Mia. Enquist will be heard on Tues
dey in justification of the Withdrawal
Of his ships during the battle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Two Suicides at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Oct. 13.-Both a man
and a woman committed suicide here
Friday under unusual circumstances.
The man, whose identity was not
learned, hid behind tree, near the
street car tracks, and dived from his
hiding place beneath the wheels OF
car A woman, identified as Mrs.
David Book of Port Gibson, Miss,
bought a bottle of carbolic acid and
drank it on street corner, where
she died
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Neoro HEAVILY Fined.

Valdosta, Ga, Oct. 13.-In the city
court here Judge Oscar Smith i'm
posed the heaviest fine of his term
of office on Charles Cobb, a negro,
who plead guilty to receiving a lot of
hams, lard. etc. that were stolen
from J. o. Wisenbaker's place
There had been a good deal of rob.
berries reported and it was found that
local hackmen were involved in it. 1t
was also learned that Cobb had re.
ceived many of the stolen goods
though he was arraigned on only one
count, that of receiving the Wisen
baker hams, etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14

ST. Louis, Oct. 13.-RafaeI f. r.
SerranO, Mexican consul in St. Louis.
when seen Friday said that he had
not been notified of his dismissal by
President Diaz of Mexico. The pub
lished dispatch of the City of Mexico
was the first intimation he had of
any friction between the Mexican of
fn4ols and himself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
Football Fatal to Ellis,

Toronto, Ont, Oct. 13.-W. Glenn
Ellis, aged q, of Toronto, 4-year mod
ern history man at Toronto univer-
sity, and manager of the third Rugby
team last year, died from injuries re-
ceived in a practice football game on
the varsity lawn Wednesday. 1t is
believed he was kicked in the head.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-14
VIII Rridoe Missouri River.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 13.-The
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road will at once begin the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Missouri
river at this city to cost more than
$1,00O,000. This bridge will take the
place of the Hannibal bridge, built
so years ago, which has been con-
demned by the government as un'