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The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03
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PERSONAL MENTION

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 J. R. Willis special deputy collector Of customs and Mrs, Willis left on this moruiog's train for 8 trip down the Nu- kon to St. Michael and Nome. Miss Trimmer Of Juneau. will accompany them IS far ss Fairbanks
 ". H. JeHery, one of Oominick Blra's men, of WhiJehorse, Is in Skag- way superiurendtng the shipment Of large bunch of stock for that -PojaJ.
 E.P. Queen, better known as "Al," the Alitu merchant is st the Golden North hotel Ou bis way down to the States.
 E. s. Busoy, of the Canadian customs arrived ou the PriUCess May aud left for the inside on the train this morn ing.
 Miss Nellie Shea, daughter of Coun- cuuau Chris Shea, arrived home on the Princess May from Victoria, B. G. where she IS attending school.
 Mr. $. Sargent, a New York million. airs and his wife, are round trippers on ou the Princess May.
 ' Sowerby, agent for the Alaska Steamship Company at Hatnes, is in Skagway, on business.
 Mrs. c. B Edwards of WhitehOrse, is ine guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Gault of this city.
 A dollar at the Alaskan for the recov- cry of a pearl and silver handled silk umbrella. -y
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03
Tree Fountain.

An extraordinary curiosity is to be seen in the Swiss village Of Gunten, on Lake Thun. It takes the form of a nat ural tree fountain, the water flowing continuously from spout high up in the tree. About twenty years ago the water from a spring was conducted through a shaft, and the supply pipe was directed through the cut trunk Of a young poplar tree which was rammed In the ground After a short time the trunk rooted. branches followed, and now there is a aspIendid top growth,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03
STILL LEADS
Ms uIberfs n CunrInues
 An ad If Lisr

Miss Miriam Culbe~,sou continues at sbs head oi the tss in jhs voting to be tbs rrDresenta,jve of the Goddess Of Liber ? al the Fourth Of July celrora- Lloa in ints c,,y, though Miss Alme Nc Bri-n is s close second, the voting being T for Miss Cu,berlsou ant 70 for Miss NcBrjsn
 The coolest will close 8, 6 p. DO. Fr.d.y svsains. There baiaE DO 'ssu- of the Daily Alaskan tomorr ", bulte- tines will b. .ssurd shortly after nooo aad late iu the day, showing 'he vote in the contest These will be displayed at the several voting booths,
 The gown which will be presented to the Goddess of L.t5orty is magniacsD, creation. I,ts on display as the window Of the 8. M. Bshreads Mercantile Compa1y's store.
 The voting 8, noon today stOcd as follows:
 Miss Miriam Cu,bsrtsoD............ Il Miss Alus McBrie0........... ... 1O Miss Mamie Eirk.................. 90 Miss Ethel BIacE. cE.................. 10 Miss Belinda L.ndahl ............. ". Jl.ss Irene NIaZon...... ........... -' Miss Nellie Nay0u..... ........... v Miss Viola Myrick. k..,............... 70 RF.sz rsg 1FTDU 9G Miss Hattie Olesou. ............... 70 Miss Norma Ask k.................. % Miss Madeline Kern ................ p Miss Vera WUson.................. 25 Miss Ethel Wesys.................. 22 Miss Ehoda Ashley. y...............- 2+ Miss Naom! De WlgJ.............. 20 Miss Emma Boone. ....., 20
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03

SSagwas, July ], .9o7, The Teacher coalitions ay sEaEway for the 2+ hours preceding noon today were as follows:
 Ma. Temp. ...... 65 above zero Min ...... 55 above " Msan ......... .5S above " Temp. at noon...........55 above " PreC' piJaJiOn, ........ %
 E. D. Clark,
 VolucJs5r U. $. Weather observer All the deucacIes of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03

". H. Jefery, one of Oominick Bara's men, of Whilehorse, Is in Skag- way superiurending the shipment Of large buuch Of stock for that -poiaJ.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03

E. p. Queen, better known as "Al," the Atitu merchant is st the Golden North hotel Ou his way down to the States.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03

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MATTHEW BRIDGE,
 Town Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-07-03

Office Phone No. 6. Res. Phone No. 9d
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
EAGLE ATTACKS CROWD At LUNA
swoops Down on Crowd and a Rush for
Sticking Plaster Follows.

The Days Of ~" were being re-enacted ycstcr-
day afternoon IN the big open air section Of Luna
Park a thousand men, women and children craned
their necks to see and hear the last scene In that
piece % realism when suddenly black spock IA
The sl<y attracted n youngstrr. The black speck
n1ovea-and swiftly. Before the boy had told his
mother the outlines Of n huge bird were
lowering about the scenery depicting the rugged
hills Of the gold country. Quick as flash another
,,o,ngstcr was up and into the open air arena.
Gee, its an eaRle-a Fourth OF July eagle hc
yelled and the audience yelled with him
II was an eage-at least, that's what Fred
ThompEons man says, and he's reputed 10 be a
tudge Of birds Never more lonely bird sat on
the rocks Of Bald Eagle Valley than this one.
After describing several figures in the air # perched
on a 49, rock and viewed the scene. some one
tried 10 catch IT, With scream that made every
body lump II Jew away. The stage hands and half
a hundred boys pursued the eagle, but in vain.
The proud bird looked down with scorn upon
.hem then when they were tired. returned and
with It's great beak and talons tore and scratched
every person in sight. AT least hfty persons were
IN need OF sticking plaster when the lonely visitor
spread its pinons and made for the west;
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

Government Printing Office and appears by author-
Ity Of the surgeon general of the navy upon the
approval of the Secretary of the Navy. The COM
ments which are to be published each month"; now
ever are not to official, and neither the bureau
of medicine and surgery the Navy Department
holds itself responsible for expressions OF opinion.
This new section in tine bulletin is awaited WIN
considerable interest by naval medical officers
SURGEONS PREPARED FOR Wharf.-The sur
geon general OF the army has placed IN cupooaru
for safe keeping several hundred copies OF specH-
cations describing the construction OF base ana
brigade hospitals the field in time of war These
specifications have been prepared after cohsult''
tion between the army medical officers ana tHe
constructing uuartermasters of the service with d
view to having at hand for prompt use In case OF
emergency a detailed description of how neid nos
pitals NAV be constructed Everything whlch IS
required is set forth in the pamphlet lncludihs
Illustrations showing the arrangement OF the IN
terror and lists of materials in exact quanItleS
required in the construction of these edit1ces Win
ont such a book il would he necessary hastily 20
draw up plans and specifications, and u is certain
there would he much trouble and confusion ana
nrobabIy many omissions under such circun-
stances Now all that need be done In time OF
war is to have these books issued and the worK
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
SHIPS RACE WITH Law
Four .4lien Ladcn Liners Seek to
.41Oid Nc7c Head Tar.

Four transatlantic liners made a strong effort to
reach port on Saturday that they might dock before
midnight and escape payment OF the 50 increase
in the head tax provided ny the new imnligra-
ton act which goes into effect to-day Each had a
large steerage list, and if the vessels could
Quarantine and go up 10 their piers before mid
night the lines would not be obliged TO pay the
additional s. for each alien steerage passenger
\ dick fog which extended far outside Sandy
Hook on Saturday cleared mp somewhat in the
afternoon. The American liner New York went
through Il without losing much time and arrived
a, Der pier al $50 T. m. She boarded ny the
customs and immigration officials and was passed
before The time limit on the old law had expired.
She had 750 steeraEe passengers, which were taken
10 Ellis Island and passed Yesterday.
TIE HanburE-American liner Moltke had not
teen heard from in the afternoon the fog was
so thick could he 4rIade out from Fir'
Island bat she slipped into Quarantine soon after
tie New York left and warped into her pier al
I0.35 r.
INC thirty-fve cus,orn7 inspectors and tho h"o
gers on the New York were surprised TO hear that
the Aioltlte about 10 dock aad that they ""Hld
have 70 90 over 70 Hobokcn to take declarations
and examine her passengers baggage. As tn" mon
had 70 he on hand AT a. yesterday they dd
not take kindly 10 curtainE their sleep 20 clear
the Mollke. When they went aboard IN" ioooken
ship they found that only two passengers desired
"a go ashore that night. However. they b0ardr.
her and that made her exempt from tho additional
g tax imposed by the new Law.
The Cunard liner Umbria and La Touralns. OF
the French Line were unable To dock before mid
night and as their steerare passengers VIII not 10
taken to Ellis Island until to-day tho lines will
have 70 pay q insie4d Of g head tax on each
alien. The Moitic had ll"5. the Jmtra 60 and
La TouraiHC s-2 sf""raEo passengers
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
DEMURRAGE RATES MAY CAUSE SPLIT.
New Haven and Boston Maine May With
draw from Railway Association.

New Haven, June 20.-Negotatons VIII soon be
opcned. it Is announced here. between tn" New
York New Haven d Hartford Railroad company
and the Boston & Maine corporation for multiplying
ar readusting the per diem agreement with the
American Railway ISOLATION, by which, begin.
ming tomorrow. the domurragr rate on detained
foreign cars is to be raised from p 10 % cents a
l., This may involve the withdrawal of both
coIuuanies from the American Railway Associa-
tion.
ON the New Haven system the demuIraEe
,t.,rc..e ALREADY amount to several thousand dol
lars a dav which VIII be doubled, beginning to-
,,,,,,ro,v and the Boston & Maine ia in nearly the
a,,. situation Both these systems, in their rcla-
lions 70 the large interior railroad system of the
country are IL the nature of great terminals with
IN thc territories Of which practically an the i"r-
.ig,, oars must stop instead Of passing through
rbo situation is further complicated by the iorT
7.,e, free demurr:ie law OF Connecticut, the in
fuencc Of which extends into adjacent states OK
England
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

One Arrest, but BOylan Girls Mother
Doesn't KnO7C Prisoner.

Acting on the suggestion OF an unknown "oii'"i'
who declared that he one OF the men wanted
for the murder of little Viola Boylan. Patrelman
Naion. of the East 126Ih street station, arrested
Frank Panzanino. nineteen years old. OF NO. 4OS
East l1Tth street last night
The man was taken TO the station and held until
Mrs BovIan and her daughter, Bessie could oe
cont for He was then lined up with other men
and Mrs BOvlan was asked 10 pick out a man sIle
recognized from the crowd. This she tslleo 20 90
Pauzanino was then called out and MIS- hoFl'iS
she thought he was the man wanted Tor ,t tue Iiut
dor of her daughter. She answered IN the negative
and Panzanino released
shortly after the failure of Mrs. Boylan 10 reCos-
,I1n panzopino William ]. Wright. politician OF
the 2Ist District offered 500 in addition 10 tne
1ount already offered for the arrest of the chid
slayer. =. A., -ot-hborl,oo6
vhere the little girl was killed and all day yes
Ia, a crowd Of women and children hung
erolnd the station house IN expectation OF an ar
rast A large number of detectives nave oee'i
e,,tCred ar all OF the steamship piers ana leLIS
houses watch for any men ahs~erls ~ ele s,.s-eI
ecrtntion of the men wanted for the crime. SeNera
staarshins which sailed yesterday for italy car
r,ed large numbers of steerage passengers, ou'
,he, ,vere subjected TO a close scrutiny in vain
some Of the detectives working on the case
tb{rl that the child killed In the cellar wilere
sta ,,os found and others that the body was taken
thera under cover Of darkness 10 divert suspicion
on the superstition that the crime was COMMITTED
somewhere else, the detectives nave beeh searching
. n,,rnher of houses in the neighborhoOd Inhabited
b, Italians to discover If possible. the scene of
,La crime The cellar of the house at No 22SJ
Second avenue Is easy of access. and at night the
body of the child could have been stored tnere
without attracting notice.
The Roylan house was also the gathering place
of a morbid throug yesterday which found evident
salts action in looking the walls of the house.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
1oNGsHoREMEN GIVE TROUBLE AGAIN
Cunard Employees Want More for Sunday
Work and Desert the Umhria

4 revival of the recent longshoremen's strike
occurred yesterday at the Cunard Line pier and
there was some difficulty in warpng in the steam
or I-mbria \ few men who had remained loyal
10 the company and several strike breakers whom
the line had kept since the strike were the only
available mon to pull on lines and handle baggage.
The ships stewards took To the trucks and un-
loaded the cabin baggage.
Meanwhile more than hundred lOngshoremen
en,nIoved by the Cunard Line ounged about West
street opposite the cOmpany's piers. They de-
,nanded 60 cents hour for working on Sunday,
and as the line would pay only - cents the men
refused 10 go To work. 1t said AT the pier
that all the longshOremen had been paid on Sat
urdav and many had spent the night drinking in
West street saloons and were in sJrly mood
when the Umbria came up to her pier. These
men IL is said. had pickets out TO catch the men
who had come from THEN homes and forced them
TO join the strikers.
After the company told the strikers through its
boss 'longshoreman that lit would never pay So
cents an hour a long the Cunard Line began
It's name with a c. the strikers left West street
in a body.
II is thought that there viii he difficulty until
next Sunday, when IL is expected that the men
again will demand 90 cents an hour for Sunday
work.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
TO BE INDEPENDENT.


Plttsburg juno 80 tspeciaD-The PjJtshnrg steel
Company has arranged for loan Of Ste"ooo and
has given the Union Trust Company n first mort
gage at per cent, in the shape or bonds. The
money viii no expended in making tho Pttsburg
Steel Company independent OF tho United states
Steel Corporation and the Republic lion and Steel
Company for It's steel supply
Eight siNty-ton omen hearth furnaces arc 20 bc
erected at Mouesseu. whore th" plant of th" Pitts
burg Steel Company is. There wiil also be
blooming ruH and three steel billet mills This
investment VIII give IN" independent concern total
assets in excess Of Sl2g.lpoo.
n. e. frirk. q director IN tho United states Steel
Corporation is one of the largest stockholders ia
the luiou Trust Company, and director. Mr.
Trjck IS lu no Way interested In the IIttshurg
steel COMPANY TIE bonds date from July I. 1907
and ,v.ll retired In 1890. pf tine issue $o'1
D.G Will bo used retire before December I. 1897,
a similar authorized amount OF Issue OF 1901
Al that time only EI.oa"orp OF Sl.5gor11 issue oil
per cent bonds were sold, and Of these Si&2o'n
purchased by the company in the open market
The remaining SG> oJt outstanding viii b" retired.
II Is estimated that with the Improvements made
100000 in 1905 compared with $50 tons in 1895, the
inbound tonnage will hc In excess of 100000, com
pared With 32t7o tons IN 1895
TIE Pittsburg Steel Company is one OF the great
est competitors of the United States Steel Cor
poratlon I'm the mauufa CtuTo II wire products
hooue bands ctc. The rext viii be erect
blast furnaces the company being without any
pig iron. except what ii buy I'm the op"n mar
ket II is the largest buyer of steel hilejs Of any
independent steel concern In the country, aud the
Improvements psposcd viii max" it Independent.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

ernor Hughes has selected these men 10 perform
these duties:
First District-Wiam r. Wilcox. chairman;
William McCarroll. Edward NJ Bassett. Milo Roy
Matbie and John E Eusts all OF New York City.
Second District-Frank ". Stevens. jamestown,
chairman; Charles Hallam Keep Buffalo: Thomas
Mott Osborne. Auburn: James E Sague. New Ham
burg. and Martin s Decker, New Paltz
Those who retire from Office
State Board OF Railroad Commissioners-Frank
NJ Baker OWego: Joseph N. Dickey. Newburg
George ". AIdridge. Rochester; Henry y. Rock
well. YOnzers, and George ". Dunn. Binghamton
recently resigned.
State Commission Of Gas and Etlectricity-Lucien
L. Shedden. Plattsburg: John c. Davies, Camden
and Frederick +. Gunnison. Brooklyn.
New York City Board Of Rapid Transit Railroad
Observation-Disclosures L. Orr, 3ohn II. Starin
Woodbury. Langdon, William 5. Hurley. Charles
Stewart Smith, Morris X. Jesup. Mayor George B.
Mcclellan and Controller Herman Metz.
State Inspector Of Gas Meters-Jastrow Alex
ander. New York City. and four deputies
The State Board OF Railroad Commissioners was
established in 1888 the annual salary for each COM
missioner being fixed at $500 The State Commis-
sion Of Gas and Electricity was established in
1865. following investigation by the Legislature
% lighting conditions in New York City. The
beard legislated out Of Office vas The first 20 he
appointed Each commissioner received annual
salary OF $500.
The Office OF State Inspector OF Gas Meters
7as established in 1880. the annual salary Of the
insrectcr being $500 and that OF his four deputies
si,50g each.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
ELECTION LISTS READY.
Organisations Puzzled in uok;;,, q
Recommendations to aoo1

According TO law. the lists OF s,.
recommended by the Republican ana On officials
organizations for appointment by ~ Deihocratic
Elections will be filed with that bod 'afd OF
1Le heaos Of the organizations have r. '"-oay
RNS~40u taie year on account OF the rea much
~ it middle The law says that the eles,iporuon-
sa-s must DE apportioned according to the IN oifi-
sssrtonment 'aSt reap
s,e4oush INC feapportionment of 1905 has ~
20 i1d IiiVaIld In part by the Court of Annaesl
s i%eslsiature has adopted none 10 take fits nIac
be 20 me new apportcament viii unquesttona ahI,,
narsne Afe Lhat OF 1906 than OF 1905 and more iy
eiectlsr WIN lhe vote in the last Governorshin
Rep,sis tbe ohcers of both the Democratic and
of eiection organizations have made up their lists
respport,os oilicial3 in accordance with the I.og
be made g. .sent Just what c,,anges WI, ba,,o -,
on a new apnas, legislature reaches an agreement
question. 'ii'ent at the special session is a
aic recommendation la ~ case the parties do not
The Ioar0 of E1s for election oaictaIs - ~ r, 'c
ine its own ideas names tie officials aceord
msr @,r'i b@ard Of Elections wern iembers Of the
Il -. Nc,lellan. It seems cafe 70 appointed by
L. noi name men who WON'T 70 assume they
~3 af TaIn'nany Han "a Ayeav nave nave been the
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
HORSE SPRAYING STATIONS OPEN.
Hot Weather Comfort for Animals Being
Arranged for by S. P. c. A.

Twenty emergency stations for watering anc
spraying horses parts OF the city where water Is
unobtanable for purpose have been established
by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Consent to the use of the city hydrants
Tor this work finally obtained from the author
tiles last Friday. force OF twenty men has been
Iired organized and instructed to handle these sta
lions. which had already been selected This force
wii be increased and the hot weather relief service
TO horses extended in the immediate future
oraers were placed Saturday for twelve simple
p rGa 1iinkng bowls by the officers OF the society
VINO hope TO have them in operation in sections
where they are badly needed within week ten
Gays. AFTER urging this plan upon the Municipal
ART commission for years, the society AT last OBJ
tained the consent OF that body the erection of
some OF these bowls late last week II $500
TO conduct the emergency watering campaign dur
ing the hot months last summer Half of this
amount has Deen donated by L. Augustus Schermev-
:.L IN for this purpose
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
UTILITIES MEN REIDY.
VIII Begin H'ork as Soon as Com
missions Ifrrire TO-daY.

Although the names Of the members Of the new
Public Utilities Commission for the New York
CITY district have been announced. the formal ap-
poiutrnents will not be made until to-day and the
commissions will not get here from Albany until
about noon The commissions avill be taken 20 the
o,5ce Of Postmaster ". R. Wilcox, in the Federal
( lding where the nemfers will meet.
fter they have been sworn in they will 90 10
cheon together where they viii map out theIr
5ernents for the afternoon. They VIII make a
? of the Offices Of the various commissions and
q cers whose functions they assume. and
f. nally take possession. This VIII include the
ofi:ee of the Rapid Transit Commission. a No
- Broadway; the State Railroad Commission, at
- Madison avenue; the State Inspector Of Gas
y ters and the State Gas and Electricity Cornmis-
sion. In general way the members OF the new
commission will look over the records Of the vari-
s Offices 10 get an idea Of the work being done.
he commission will talk its plans late In
afternoon one Of the first things 70 be decided
II the place for the Offices. For The present
ey VIII probably be at No, 32o Broadway but
.-rser quarters will be chosen soon probably IN
y'ae downtown section Of the city where they viii
= convenient for the five boroughs
ne members OF the commission ala not meet
eT Wilcox, who still holds that title his resg
alton mas not yet been accepted. and who is he
head Of the commission. at Seabright y J
ssld no decision had been reached 10 who
'uld De counsel and secretary 10 the commission.
mas not been able even to look ell the ap-
ations These appointments will De discussed
to-day. but # may be several DAYS before a de-
lslon is reached it said yesterday. Among
10 names or those mentioned possible counsel
Is that Of Job Hedges. who was anpoirted snnciai
1nsel 20 the State Railroad Commission when
ne Woodlawn wreck on the New York Central
Railroad was under investigation
= Is the intention OF the corn,niee;o e;o,,ors g, ,o-
@ her ofhce in working order the earliest possibIe
,-Inule. but none Of the commissioners would
hazard prediction last night as to ust how, Ion,
"ould take. There is large staff 10 be organ
zee aIio the greatest care will he taken IN the
hight: 0'''efs SAID last
sho,as are going at task with q will that
sfro 70 overcome every obstacle. II will he our
cur orsnsxe the organization a model We want
inforrnat,o,p % be a headquarters for all sorts Of
we have t,,ro % the various subjects over which
man on duty .slson- There WIFI be a responsible
who NAV have IN = B. until II y. TO any one
business there"
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
CONSERVATIVES ORDERED OUT.
Must Leave San Antonio City Hospital
No Room, Says Physician.

San Antonio Tex, June SO.-Dr. S Burg. city
physician has ordered all cOnsumptives TO leave
the City Hospital. They are almost without excep-
ton penniless. and most OF them strangers.
DR. Burg explains that the action had to be taken
as the consumptives filled the hospital and left
beds fo- emergency Attendants say that
as soon as a bed vacated by :onsumptive
another patient placed in the same led before
the covers were aired
Austin Tex June 30-Health officer Brumby has
made no official order looking to the quarantining
nf consumptives attempting To enter Texas, but
in consequence of an agitation OF the subject
growing cut of the death of consumpuve on a
rain i'm West Texas about weeks ago, the
matter Is under consideration. DR.. Brumoy may
issue a statement within few days.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
SAVED FROM VIOLA eoYLANs FATE.

The vigilance of her mother probably saved a
child in The Bronx yesterday from the fate OF little
I-iota ROWAN Vincenzo Netiala. coal and wood
nader was held on two charges by Magistrate
Wable He is accused Of having dragged the child
into dark hallway. where she was rescued by her
,rotrer who held the Italian until the arrival of
the police. .,
Magistrate NahIe also had before him another
rtaIiou Frank Auorito, of No 4754 Third avenue,
Merged with keeping a dsorderly house. With
him was arragned his alleged wife and a Young
OWL who said she had been held prisoner IN the
S,aro Tho women were sent the House of Deten-
ZION and the Italian held in SO00 for Special
Sass