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The Washington times., 1907-02-10
A Railroad Rockefeller
Marvellous Power of the Union Pacific Under the Manp-
ulations OF t. H. Harrman-No Other Railroad in
the Country Able to Withstand It's 1t Legal?

Everyb BODY is asking What is r. d.
Hartman trying 10 do7~ Mr.. Harri-
man once heard J. J. Hill say. IAN
trails lead 20 the Great Northern He
himself appears 10 be bound that uo
matter where they lead or where ;hey
may begin. they shall at any rate pass
through 80 Broadway
BY loading the Union Pacidc treasury
with various railroad stocks. Mr. Harrf-
man has made this company the rich
man. the John i. Rockefeller OF the
railroad world
More than that. during the past few
months ne has made # dominant in at
least two distinct avenues Of transcon-
tinental traffic. and he has so builded
that It Is only matter of a short cut
of TO give iJ third avenue 81 trans
continental traffic.
Prior 10 these operations it already
controlled another trsuecoutineataI
route, the Southern Pacific route which
IS the cheapest of them all
II the ownership of 50 per cent OF all
the Illinois Central stock AMI the own
e-shID OF % per cent OF all Baltimore
and Ohio stock by the Union Pacific
railroad, together with the personal
holdings OF r. r. Hartman and his
friends I'm these roads. means anything
at all. IL means that these roads are to-
day dominated by the Union Pacific. and
viii. the law permitting DO finally
owned absolutely by the Union Pacific
The two new trausCOntinentaI routes
which She acquisition OF these lines
gives To The Union Pacific may be- sum
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
OGer, 500 for Secret.

one person offered mc 500 10 re-
sea! the chemicals which u=e have
mad remarkable success go bringing 10
Sether eoupies who bad been separated
Tor years md in winning back lovers
who had proved fai,hIesS-
This woman appeared to believe
thoroughly In The power OF n,r charms
10 40 ala that she claimed Tor then.
There seemed % he 100 reason TO doubt
he- word. n SHE Yves playing tie
lypocrite and only pretending Go DO
eve in her msgic. there was 30 way
telling
You actually believe thal ;H-s rt-
o.. lodestone viii draw people 10 me-
and make me popular and scucessfuIgr
vas the question which was asked.
And she replied with firm assurance
and ;rustful eve:
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Making High Chimneys

n A ANY Of Us who have seen fac
M tory chimneys projecting into
the air. some hundred feat
and over. may have wondered
how they could be constructed so SOL
Idly yet without being crooked.
When the brickwork is completed =
few feel above the ground. rods OF
iron are fastened around the cbirn,..
resting upon blocks Of wood. The rods
consist Of several pieces. which are
screwed into sockets and thus claimed
against the brick so tightly that thev
VIII sustain very heavy weight. saws
the Technical World Magazine To
these rods is fastened scanoldinr of
wood which supports bo1rd mo-,
FORM on which the chimney n,llo..z
stano. and which also holds the bricl,s
and mortar
The scaftolding Is further strength
ened by braces passed around II. when
the courses Of brick are laid IN so
far that the scaffold Is inconvenient 20
work from another SET OF rods ar.
bolted around the chimney and The
scaffolding elevated into its new posi-
ton piece by piece.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

its use 1t was given me by an old
negro 'voodoo' woman in New Orleans
and SO it is a very valuable piece. It
is in the form OF a curious piece Of
money.
You would b. SUI Drised." continued
Madame Zenita, TO know how many
people carry these charms The little
tonga bean is one Of the commonest
forms Many prominent business men
would rot be without one Of these aids
To success 90
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Rents Her Lucky Charm.

Many people say 10 me-" said Mad
anne Zenita, a clairvoyant living at
1916 Seventh street northwest. Il want
a lucky charm that YOU yourself have
been carrying. It'll be better II you've
carried IT, And So" she added, II al
ways carry a luck piece with me
very fine one which ] have carried
ln my purse Tor years. / loaned TO
woman a week ago. I could not sell
that one, and so I simply loan it oc-
casionally. When the parties return
IT.. l usually receive a small fee cOr
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
ilisks Blood, Tonga Beans
arld other ingredients of
flle magic CuuIdrOn.

Gals which ] nave made a preparation
OF my own. il was not long before
recei'ed letter from him and now e
ne does not set letter from me every
week be teleBraphs 10 know what is
the matter. So YOU see that IL is not a
cake There really is some OF q per
son magnetism which remains iu tho
Har after II Is cut from the head
ana 50 you can hold an influence OYER
'hem II you know Just what 10 DO 10
me hair. But that's the secret.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
''skInnIngD a Government ClerL.


A woman clerk In one Of tho wash
lnston Government offices went. some
time ago, TO a wen-known r.,inist
and charm worker. and on one occa-
sion. at least paid her So. the fortune
telIeT guaranteeing that the man whom
her client wished to marry could not
possibly be induced to marry another
woman as long as she continued IN
work on a lock of his hair. one after
noon the Government clerk went in
great haste to see her friend the palm-
ISL Tor she had heard that the man
was about TO marry another.
That cannot be- said the lady OF
INC cards for I have him in my
power. and YOU viii soon have him in
yours. Do not worry about that IfU
come out all right"
The woman went home and picked
up her evening paper only to find tbat
the man had been married the dav he
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Afraid OF the Police.


- thought when You first came In"
said one OF the palm readers who we're
visited. -'Jhat YOU were from head
quarters. They are getting pretty
strict now, about practicing without
" license There gro a good many
charm workers in the city who are
oFrofui now they do their business
and they are always keeping an eve
gjc1 FOR directive. I'm not afraid
90 Them. OF course. FOR my place IS
stric,lv Ga The level. YOU understand
For one thing. ] don't take a persons
money. not all Of il. a. least. until
have done what I promised. and I al
WAYS give them their moneys worth.
"N1w. know she added. that
amer. axe Some who take all the money
first ana who VIII not give IL back
O. rH'y DO not satisfy the parties who
come % them But I'm not thar way.
4 person is always willing 10 pay a
caoI price 7 nave found. -vhen they
sc, what they want And I don't see
why they shouldn't pay I'm that case.
90 vou2--.
To this sort Of reasoning there seems
20 he no ready answer
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Fact Nuggets From Frigid Alaska

ing up in the air" four miles; has
never beer scaled
tt is not always cold in Alaska. The
thermometer sometimes mounts to 81
degrees in Dawson.
The Yukon Is one OF the greatest
rivers IN the world, carries a greater
volume Of water than the Mississippi:
has seven CStuaTies with ninety miles
between the one farthcst north and
the one farthest south
\ tenderfoot in Alaska IS called a
Chez Cha-ka-" II YOU are an old resi-
dent you are Sour Dough"
Alaska is the only country in which
placer mining Is done by sinking a
shaft. In the Fairbanks district,
which promises to be the richest IN
the TERRITORY. the gOld-bearing gravel
is sometimes found at a depth OF rs
To $50 feet.
During the Alaskan winter the mer-
curry is a very low down affair It
often frisks down 10 20 degrees below
zero.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
PORTLAND To BALTIMORE

And there is even a better route fin The
making 10 complete which It IS only
necessary to md Il link between either
Kansas City OF St Joseph. or Omaha
and St Louis The construction OF. this.
link woald give the Union Pacific Drsc-
ucaiiy au air line from either San Fran
cisco or Portland u New York or Bal
timore
These are prodigious projects. There
was n time when IL was q big feat 10
swing 1h0-mile railroad units on the
basis Of hundreds Of thousands capital
= IT. Hartman appears to swing 300
mile units on the basis of hundreds OF
millions capital with the greatest ease.
But even these tremendous projects
apparently do not measure AIr. Harri-
mans idea or What an up-to-date rail-
road should be To must make the
Union Pacific IN r-N man OF the
railroad wOrl.
Already he - given IL voice in the
councils Of most OF the great railroads
Of America He is IN q position to send
the Union Pacific 10 a New York Central
hoard meeting and have Il say.
7 own s per cent Of all your stock
7 control two or fhre- great avenues OF
American transcOnt5aenta1 commerce.
Ny lines sweep the valley Of the Mis-
sissippi from the great lakes 10 the
Gulf Of Mexico. and the Pacific coast
from Puget Sound 20 the Gulf OF Call
iT.nia- ! control the allotment Of mil
lions Of tons Of freight at the great
commercial gateways OF America NY
voice is potent In half the trunk lines.
which center In Chicago. Kansas City.
Omaha. and New Orleans. Mere than
that. have 500 100000 or assets free
and uutrammeled"
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The coast line of the mainland is
over 5000 miles in extent. greater than
the entire Atlantic coast line of the
United States. The coast line or the
mainland and contiguous islands is
over four times as great as the entire
coast line OF the United States.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The soil OF the valleys is wonder
fully rich and viii raise a fine quality
OF agricultural products. such as pO-
tatoes. beans. lettuce. radishes. in
fact anything that will mature during
the short summer seasons.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

with "a promise of another hundred
il she got the man. Three months
later the wish was fulfilled and the
extra hundred was paid.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The rigorous climate creates a raw
enous appetite. especially for fats. etc,
and as the vegetable supply Is 50 lin
tied. scurvy is OF very frequent Oc-
currenS~
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The Territory has paid i'm reveu, es
10 the Government alone more than
double its purchase price.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Until Rex Beach wrote THE Spoil
ers.'' Alaska was the undiscovered
country OF the novelist. It is now to
TO be exploited on the stage through
a drama tization OF that story.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Alaska's food supply IS practically
nil. naturally. as there is no game and
everybody is too busy Eold-seebinE 70
raise vegetables
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Alaska was purchased from Russia
in 1865 for S7.2e0.ooo. The anti-imperial-
lists of the time deCried II as a shame
full waste Of the peoples money.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

II certainly GO. OF would not take
your money for f. II you are not
popular from this day on. bring the
charm back and get your money back"
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The area of Alaska is nearly 10000
square miles. almost equal to that OF
the entire Eastern half OF the United
States
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Efficacy of Hounds Tongue.

Madame Davis. 1928 Twenty-fifth
street northwest, who removes spells.
evil influences. and gives good luck. 20
confirmed al that Madame Zenita had
said in regard to the widespread be
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

alone amounts 20 nearly Sl5.OoO-5oO per
year.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
TO KEEP THEM AWAKE.

The King message to parliament was
received with yG WIS" England ought
TO have some canals and colored troops
and things.-Cieveiand Leader.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
. A TAX ON Boards.

Boards are liable 10 taxation in some
japanese villages. The origin Of this
curious custom is unknown
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

The first gold discoveries we're made
b. 1886
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
How the Credu-
lOuSin Washing
ton Are Sepa-
ratedFrOm Their
Money Through
Buying COlOred
LiquidsandCOm-
pounds Sup
posed to Have
Magic Effects,

% HE witches of Macbeth are
not dead. Still their song is
heard in the land. Round
about the cauldron'' they
still go. throwing in their
magic herbs.
Tonga beans and loadstCue and
hounds tongue and other rare ingrc-
dents are the powers which these
present DAY prophetesses and fortune
tellers use to dissolve spells and work
charms.
Il II give you five dollars for that bot
tie" said a Washington woman 20
one Of the fortune tellers. the othe.
day.
oh, l couldn't part with that. That
is the preparation which I use i'm Ger
tain stubborn cases.
We'll, I'll give you ten dollars for
IT,. was the reply.
And so. after some pleading and
contemplating. the woman laid
down her ten dollars. and received in
return bottle Of greeuish-yeIIow
liquid. which had been prepared 10
catch the wOman-just as il did
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Mount Mckinley. far in the interior.
is the Ioftiest peak on the American
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
WILD WITH . ITCHING HUMOR
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All Over Body-Caused a Continual itching for Two Years Doctors Medicine Did no Good Cured at Expense of only $L25 and Now
THANKS CUTICURA
 FOR COMPLETE CURE

"Some time ago I wrote you for 9 hook on the Cuticura Remedies and received it 0. k. and went and bought fine Soap, Ointment, and Pills They did me more good than any medicine l ever used. Thevcwedme ofmy skin disease, and I am very thankful to you. My trouble was eruption of the skin, which broke out in spots all over my body, and caused a continual itching which nearly drove me wild at times. l got medicine of 8 doctor, but 1t did not cure me. and when l saw in a paper your ad., l sent to you for the Cuticura book and I studied my case in it. l then went to the drug store and bought one cake of Cuticura Soap, one box ot Gu ticura Ointment, and one vial of Cutl- cura Pills. From the first application I received relief. l used the first set and two extra cakes Of Cuticura Soap, and was completely cured. l had suffered for two years, and l again thank Cuticura for my cure. Ii you wish. you may publish this. Your friend forever, Claude \. Johnson, Maple Grove Farm, R. F. D. 2, Walnut, han'' June 15, 19O5,"
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
John Sharp Williams tt
 Lose Leadership

Washington. laa. 2o The Star ana Times have a.gh authority that John sharp W...am>.drmocratic leader of the house. wsu no, be reelected by his ,onteree, The story waN gwen out a month ago ,ba, Williams star had set bu. be denied 1T ard his friends backed him up ID his 3eu:a'. With the approach of the long term al hand anu B reorganila,:oa Of the political forces of congress iu process of formation, the rumor has again become current and leading democrat -sy there IS ample foundation for .-.
 Champ Clars will be Williams sue cessor if the insurgents succeed in un- seating the :ormeL leader. Clark has been d reliable standby of the demo era, minority ID the house for years lie has always fulfilled his obligation: to his party and has been tried anc found steady in the hottest compression al battles.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
INLAND WEATHER
 GETS COlDfR

The report of weather conditions at 5 o'clock this morning at points on the line of the White Pass and in the Yukon valley follows:
 Glacier-Cloudy,n north wind, below White Pass-Cloudy, strong north wind, l2 below.
 Fraser-Cloudy, north wind, 10 be- tow.
 Log Cloudy, norrh wind, Is below.
 Cloudy, north wind To be low.
 Pennington Cloudy, north wind, p below.
 Caribou-CIoudy, north wind, l~ be- low.
 Whitehorse-Clear, calm, 50 below, Atlin-Clear, north wind, r below. Tagish-Clear, calm, P below. Lower Labarge-FOggy, north wind, 50 below
 Hootalinqua-Clear, calm, 5j below. Big Salmon-Clear, cslm, GU below . Yukon Crossing-Clear, calm, +S be- low.
 SeIkirk Clear, calm, 5S below. Stewart-Clear, calm,
 Ogilvie-C.ear, calm, 50 below. Dawson Foggy, south wind, 5o be- tow.
 Fortymile--Clear, calm, 50 below.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
GREAT NOME
Great Quantities of Railroad
 Material R, Quired; -

Seattle, Jan. $ -Ka..roadlng in the Nome section of Alaska $ gong to have a boom next ~ea>on Noostructiou eC- giueers ot the Solomon railroad have coutracted with rhe steamship rJmpan- les opera;iug Go Nome for enough space on the first steamers ia the spring 10 ac- commodate lomCu ,ons Ot ra'ls, 250,O0O ties anu 5u.UUU fee. of bridge t;mbers. Discovery of god tepos.', ot the sec uad and third beach ines. and the quartz ID ,hr a..<, has so increased .he demand for freight transportation in that section tha, the railroad has had To make pro, .>,ou~ for a much larger business next year.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
ITCH! ITCH! ITCH!

SCRATCHl SCRATCH! SCRATCHl This is the condition of thousands of skin-tor- tured men, women, and children, who may be instantly relieved and speedily erred bv warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cuticura Ont-, ment, the great Skin Cure, and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, when physicisns and all else fail.
 Sold throughout the world. CutiOuEA Soap, e, OiDt;
 St s6c Resolveut soc. tn form Of Chocolate Coated Ps S5c Der vial of 60), may be had Oi all drusgsts iryIe sal often cures Potter Drug Chem CoFpi selS % Sed fiSs "Aa About the skInr Scalp, and Hair
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
OPEN AGAIN
Unalaska POstOftiCe is Re-
 opened by Government

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskanl
 Washington, Jan. 2e-The govern ment has reopened the Unslaska post office. It was closed sometime ago as an unnecessary expense during the winter. The petitions to have the governments action revoked were too strong to resist.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
STAR SETS WILL HELP
, Secreta ry of Navy to Sell
 Government Coal

Special Dispatch to Daily AIaskan)
 Washington, Jan. 29-The secretary of the navy announced today that he will sell to the Seattle fuel famine sui iererS the coal the government has in reserve at the Bremerton navy yard, near Seattle. upon the completion of ar arrangements that will guarantee that none Of it will fall into the hands o specui atorS.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Al SEATTLE
Northern Town Gets Alaska
 BuSineSS

Special dispatch to the Daily AIaskan)
 San Francisco. Jan. 29-Collcctor Crocker, of the United States customs at this place, says 75 per cent. of the A,assan business formerly transacted here has gone 60 Seattle on ac- count of the earthquake and fire which did such vast damage to San Francisco's $ ability to care for it.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
PEACE CONFERENCE
 MEETS IN JUNE

Washington. Jan. 26-The udministra- tiou was notified today by the Neither lands that the nrxt International peace conference wou d be held atThe Hague, in June.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
KILLS 100
ClouGburSt RaiSss Colu al
 HOngkODg

Special Dispatch 10 Daily Alaskan)
 Uoggkong, China, Jan. "A ter rible rain spout n the harbor here yes ,erday rlis.d havoc. To 20 minutes l5O Iupks were swamped. One hunire Chinese were drowned and 100 picked up from the disabled crafts.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
COLD WAVE COMING

There is another cold wave coming. It will be heEe soon and you will be Kicking about the cold again Now, while it Is warm. is just the time to move. The Fifth Avenue hotel is heated with steam and makes all waether look alike.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
SKAGWAY WEATHER

The result of the observation taken st Moore wharf at midnight, Ian. 2S, 1906, is as follows Temperature time observat'n II above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. IL above Min " e. above Mean (" " ..lO above
 Barometer 50 fl
 Cloudy, north wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Edwin Browne who has been ill his home of la grippe is out again,

The Pack Train saloon always leads IL carries only the best brands of whis- kies, wines, beers and all the other goods to be had at a frst-class gentle mems resort tf
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Principal Barber Shop Leads

The Principal Barbershop and Baths is the leading t0nsOrial establishment ir Alaska. Everything in all the de- partmentS is strictly modern. The baths are first cIaSs in all respects.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
PERSONAL MENTION

s,rs -.-' .>>s~ .' E. s-os a,e --s . SOS -,N SS- Q
 Mis- LiudahI isill at home, the vic. tim of an explosion of chemicals used iu photography at the store of Case X Draper yesterday. The flying glass from the broken bottle so severely cut her hand that several sti. .ches Were re- quired to close up the wounds.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Notice to Water Consumers

The COumIttre on water works, II the town council of the Town of Sksg- way, respectfully requests water con Sumers not % let the.r faucets run con- tlDouSly. or otherwise unnecessarily waste water
 Respectfully,
 Water Works Committee.
 by Luke McGrath,
 Chairman SkagwaY, Alaska, Jau, 26, l901.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29

". W. BOughton has received con signment of Marguerite Havana Cigars. If you wan, a good sweet smoke call for them.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29

No one Leeu tO ue without fur tie or boa, On sale az Harrison a your Ow- price.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Sbagvay Laundry

For first-class work try SEagway Laundry Twenty-Five vears' expert ence. Telephone S9.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
At the Mascot

Nit. Vernon rye and Old Belmon whiskeys, double stamped goods, at wholesale prices at the Mas
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
Phons City Transfer

For your coal, wood and general haul ing. Phone 90. Brougnton's cigar store l0-4-lmo
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29

All the dencaeies of the season st the Pack Train Restaurant,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29

The Marguerite cigar is made from the best Havana Tobacco ana mas DO equal. On sale at w. w. Boughton.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free ln place of tea or coffee. Come CD ooys
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
wEATHER:sUREAU REPORT

Sksgwsy, January 2, 1907. The weather conditions aE skagwaY for the q hours preceding noon today were as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-29
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For Sale Cheap

Or will rent furnished the Haynes residence corner of Tbird Avenue and Alaska street from Nov. lst. Enquire oi Geo. E. Howard next door.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
INDIAN SCORNS WOUND.
Shot in Abdomen, Lad Drives Miles to
Find Physician and Returns Home
Lives Two Days.

OSHKOSH. Wis, April 2T.-Rupert
J. Dostater halfbreed Indian boy who
was brought to St. Mary's hospital
Thursday from Gresham, Wis, suffer
ing from Il gun shot wound, died Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
The boy had been attending board
ing school and Wednesday was playing
with Il school mate - years of age. \
loaded rifle was discharged accidentally
and the shot penetrated his abdomen.
He walked to a nearby stable, got 4
horse and buggy and drove to the office
Of a physician in Gresham. Not being
able to receive immediate attention he
returned home Il distance of severa
miles and ate supper with his father as
usual On the following morning the
father called a surgeon and the boy was
taken to Oshkosh.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-03
HRAD GIVEN THREE YEARS
Young Man Sent to Waupun for Murder
Of Edward Pinnow at Racine
Dance

RACINE, Wis, April 29.-Joseph
IErad, charged with the murder of Ed
ward Pinnow on November II last and
who was found guilty of mansIaughter in
the third degree by Il jury in the circuit
court Saturday afternoon was this morn
ing brought before Judge HeInes of
Hudson. Wis, who tried the case. Attor-
ney Martin GilIen made Il motion for a
new trial which was overru!ed. Judge
EelmeS then sentenced Hrad to Wau-
pun for term Of three years c0mmenc-
ing at noon today.
The crime for which Hrad was con-
victcd was committed at dance hall on
the north side. During the evening Ed
ward pinnoW and his companions got
into an alteration with Trad ana AZ
the close of the dance Il free-for-all fight
took place i'll which pinnOW was stabbed
by Hrad who was defending himself
from the crowd, Pinnow dying the fol-
lowing day at St Marys hospital. Hrad
gave himself up to the police shortly aft
crWar:i