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The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

fori SJlo Gus rgarf s2Oo. Judge W Scott. | 800 The Prospcctor. sa5o, Fred Wilson, s2oo, W | |. Austin. ot Denver. siCoo. Mrs. II trary 500. Capt Blodge,t. $oo. Wm Koch, s2o, w iittlr. sloUo. ] n Mecnach, siOuo. Bertha officers | and crew. Sso. B Willard. SOD ,Wm Hogan. sitOO, Iiuie Goodci. sicet R n Parker. scuo. Golden X Cameron. S6oo, F. C Ames, tsD King. s3io. George cooley, sa0o. Gilbert Zwci- ker. s2Ti. B. iockhart {ada l. Archibald, goo, F F. Youngs, Siocn. W Nelson, $loDo J Antonelic. slooo. F VI Boyle sl,ao. Adam Swan. siuo. Capt. Hugh Murray. geo. Capt. Morris. s3io.
 Every other attendant at the mass meeting subscribed in sums ranging from one dollar by l2 year old boy to several hundred dollars Cheer after cheer greeted the various subscrip- q ons us each aroe and stated the amount put in. aud the meeting ad- jourued amid the widest enthusiasm Could the trust magnates have wit- messed this rousing demonstration, they would have been speedily con- vinced that Alaska's war for financial independs nee was us sure of success as was the War Tor Independence of the States.
 Now that ;he people are aroused, they must work with might and main, for the united power of the people Is absolutely TIT iesistible. Let every Alas kan help the Alaska Home Railway, and thus help himself and his neighbor. The way is now clear before us, Let us unite aud strike blow that will ring around the world and hearten every worAer SD that the people ma- come into their own.
 Mir Reynolds has written the plat form of the Alaska Home Railway, which appears OH tn. first column of the PRosPECToR This will be published every day until the work undertaken is fi.ished. and the PRosPEcToR hereby dedicates itself and it's columns to the cause.
 Subscriptions are invited on the appended subscription blank and we ask every PRosPECroR reader :o i'll In this blapk and mail it to Mir Reynolds at Valdez. with check or money order
 Every penny will be honestly and in
 telligently expended, and the shares of the Alaska Home Railway should earn
 fair profits Put your money i in. first to help Alaska, and second,
 because the investment will surely
 bring large dividends.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15
ALASKA HOWE RAH WAY
 Launched At Monster Mass Meeting Valdez Citizens

At last Valdez is to have a railroad And best of all it is to be an Alaskan road; built by Alaskans with money furnished by Alaskans, and operated for the benefit of the stockholders Work on the road has already started and since the citizens of Valdez showed their confidence in the proposition by subscribing over slOO,OOO to begin with there can be no doubt of the ultimate success of the enterprise.
 At the mass meeting called Sa urday evening for the purpose of presenting the matter to the citiZeus of Valdez. there was large attendance, the hall being crowded to the limit. An open ing address was made by Ex Governor Brady, after which Henry D. Reynolds. the originator of the plan. told the people what the proposition was The greatest interest was manifested auJ in less than an hour the people in the hall had subscribed for SO,OOO shares of stock in the proposed company at sl per share. In another half hour many of those who were unable tn attend tbe meeting were seen and the total was run up to S105,800. Everyone was enthusiastic m their support of the the pian, the leading business men subscribing large amounts, and others putting their names down fo' as much as they could afford. The largest amount subscribed was Sl0,0OO by Mir Reynolds and the smallest, given by q l2-year. old boy. was ten cents toward a one dollar subscription.
 All arrangements have been made for terminals, the Key stone wharf hay ing been purchased The citizens agree to have the Council grant il franchise for the road 10 use the streets of Valdez The church building has beeB given t., the cJmpipy tor office purposes, and everything within the puwer Of the citizens to make the road q success Is being dore
 The key note of the railway plan Is to have every m, ,n. woUan and chiid r' Alaska sub-ci ibe for such amounts d. they can aff ord, from one dollar up, and each to le,.d their utmost efforts
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

Subscription Blank II D. REYNOLDS. Trustee.
 hereby subscribe for, r,,........-.... shares in the Alaska Home Railway at one dollar share. s......... herewith. Signed ........... ...-,........ Address .............................. Date ......,.., ...............
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14

"IVndt likeness 2" nc asked Sh0rp7n.
glanced away across the long sweep of
tan covered drive stretching between
the trees. Then he glanced furtively
back.
"By the way" he said quickly, you
wanted me for something's The mem
DRY Of her earlier suggestion came as q
sudden boon.
She lifted her muf again and smell
ed her roses thoughtfully. "Oh, it was
nothing, really" she said. you sar-
castle people give very shrewd sugges-
lions sometimes, and I've been rather
wanting a suggestion IN an-an adven-
ture that I've had" She looked down
at her flowers with a charlningly atten-
tive air.
But Chilcote's restlessness had in
creased. Looking up, she suddenly
caught the expression, and her own
face changed.
"My dear Jack" she said softly,
what Il bore | am! Let's forget tedi-
GUS things and enjoy ourselves" She
leaned toward him caressingly with a
air of CONCERN and rcproach.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CANCELS BIG CONTRACT.
Hartman Sore at Action Of Courts
and LEGISLATORS.

Omaha, March 2.-General Manager
and Vice President Mohler of the Tn
Ion Pacific has cancelled the contrac;
for the erection of the t~welve-story
headquarters building which E. Il.
Hartman was to erect in Omaha al
a cost Of $1,300,000. He did so. he
said, under orders from Hartman be-
cause of the recent action OF courts
and legislatures. In taking this action
Mr.. Mohler referred to the recent de-
cis1on of the United States supre1t@
court, which upheld a decision of the
Nebraska courts that the Union -,
cifc and Burlington should pay ST.
600 OF taxes they protest to the sta,.
OF Nebraska and also the acticr ;.
the Nebraska legislature in just r;:ss
ing the 2-cent fare bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
BIG LINER is ASHORE
GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP
DAKOTA MEETS DISASTER
in THE BAY OF TOXIC.

Yokohama, March 4.-The Great
Northern steamship Dakota Went
ashore in the bay of Toxic. All PAS
sengers are safe and the agents of the
vessel are hopeful of saving her.
The captain Of the Japanese steam
er Tokai, who was steaming abreast
Of the Dakota at the time, reports that
when sighted the Dakota was at full
speed, heading south, when she
changed her course quickly in order to
avoid danger just at the moment she
struck with her head down and lower
screw exposed. The passengers were
panic stricken, but were rescued by
boats from the Tokai and from the
land, which took them all ashore. The
day was very calm, but the dreaded
current peculiar to that locality was
very strong.
The Japanese steamer Omi has
been sent to the rescue, but the wreck
is unapproachable and owing to the
heavy seas it is impossible to estab-
lish connection with the land.
Advices at hand indicate that the
Dakota struck a rock, lost her balance
and that her stern plunged into the
water. She is now in that position
and leaking badly. The damage, 1t is
believed, will be serious. The scene
OF the disaster is in the vicinity of
the Molina lighthouse, forty miles
from Yokohama.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
ITO BE CONTINUED
WILL FIGHT Two.cENT FARE
Western Railroad Attorneys Hold Con-
ference at Chicago.

Chicago, March 1.-The Western
railroads have determined TO fight in
the courts all state laws making 9
cep+S a mile the maximum passenger
rate. Attorneys of several of the larg-
est roads held a conference here with
q view to having all roads pursue the
same policy as to litigation over the
2 cents a mile rate.
The plan now generally favored is
to ask the court to restrain the en-
forcement of the law on the ground
that a rate of 2 cents a mile would
cause the railroads a heavy loss and
In many cases would require them to
run trains at less than the actual OPP
Grating expenses, regardless OF the
fixed charges, taxes and other obliga.
lions of the roads, of which they
claim the passenger traffic should as
sumo a share.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
BIG INCREASE IN EARNINGS.
Report of Railroads for 1906 Shows a
Gain of $3.50, 93s, 200.

Chicago, March 2.-The compila-
ton of the railway statistics covering
the reports of 313 Of the railroads of
the United States has been completed
Tor the General Managers association
by Slason Thompson.
The report covers the operation and
earning power of "a per cent G. the
total railroad mileage of the United
States, which is about 216, 800 miles
OF single track. A comparison with
the report of 1905 shows an increase
of approximately 10000 miles of track.
The gross earnings Of the 313 roads
in 1906 was $2,246, 421, LOG, which is
$3.50, 1898, 76O greater than all the roads
together in 1905.
The operating expenses for the 3l3
roads were $1,4S2,1 Jas, 1874, or $90.933.-
1854 greater than all the roads together
for the year 1905.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
CHAPTER Xxx.

N the fifth day after the momen.
tous LIST of April on which he
had recalled Loder and re-
sumed his own life Chilcote
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter LIN an impenetrable London log
John Chilcotc. a prominent and rapidly rising
member of the opposition in parliament. uneG-
pectedly encounters John Loder, q poor
writer, who is his exact double. At the mo
ment the aggression of Russia III Persia Is the
all engrossing topic. Il-Russia is reported to
be supporting the rebels i'll their fight, against
the authority of the shah of Persia, thus dis
tinctly menacing England influence in She
east. III-Chilcote who is a slave to morIhla,
hearsofa novel in which two men exchange
identities. ~ and v Chilcote visits Loder, IN
the ~latter's humble quarters and proposes mat
Loder shall impersonate him when Ghllcote rs
overcome by the craving for morphla and
wishes to get out of the world for the time
being. NI-Loder accepts. Nll-Loderls com
PEELED to wear rings on one of his fingers in or
der to conceal a scar made in Italy by pet aos
belonging to an Englishwoman whom he had
met there and had become very friendly with.
VIII. Loder, representing Chilcote.soes tothe
%lattcr's home. Chilcote.s wife does not detect
the deception. Loder is greatly impressed by
Mrs. ChilcOte's beauty and manner. iA-LodeF
lunches with Fraide. the great leader OF the OPP
position in parliment. He seems to wiz the
astute statesman completely. Fraide, by the
way, is the godfather of Mrs. Chilcote. u
Loder has tea with Mrs. Chilcote. He receives
a telegram from Chilcote~ summonlnsh him tore
turn so that they may resume their proper
ing sooon overcemes him, and he returns to Lo-
ders quarters and once more Loder becomes
Chilcote. XIII and XIV-Loder attends q
SWELL reception. XIV ana XVI-At the recep-
ton Lady Astrupp is%presidins at the fortune
telling booth. Loder visits it,, and she re,
quires him to remove his rings. She ls startled
upon seeing the soar on his hand.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
Case Against Mormon Dismiss

Salt Lake City, March 4.-The case
against Apostle Heber Grant of the
Mormon church, charged with unlaw-
ful polygamous cohabitation, has been
dismissed by Judge Diehl in the CITY
court at the instance of the prescott
Ing attorney. Action was brought
against Apostle Grant two years ago.
ny Charles M. Owen, attorney for the,
american party.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
HIS CONDITION SATISFACTORY.
Archie Roosevelt III With Attack of
Diphtheria.

Washington, March 4.-Considerable
Improvement is shown in the condi-
ton of Archie Roosevelt, the third son
of the president, who has been i'll
since last Friday with an attack of
d%iphtheria. Surgeon General Rixey of
the navy, the family physician of the
Roosevelts, visited the sick boy early
IN the day and upon leaving the White
House said that Archie's condition
was very satisfactory.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
DIES BY LIMITATION
NO UNUSUAL SCENES MARK THE
LAST HOURS OF THE FIFTY
NINTH CONGRESS.

Democratic Senators Continue Their
Fight on the Ship Subsidy Bill to
the End and Friends of the Measure
Withdraw it-ReguIation of Work.
Ing Hours of Railroad Employees the
Last Law Enacted.
Washington, March 4.-The Fifty
ninth congress was ended at IL o'clock
noon, according to the declarations of
the presiding officers of the senate
and house, although the clocks in the
| former marked 1918 p. m. and in the
latter 1915 p. m. The delay was
occasioned by a slight error in the
enrolment of the railway employees
hours of service bill and this was the
last measure to reach the president.
According to custom, when a congress
is dying, the president, his cabinet
and the White House staff occupied
the presidents chamber in the senate
Wing in order to facilitate the handling
Of business incident to the closing of
the session.
No scenes ont of the ordinary oc-
cured in either branch of congress.
In the house the members sang and
told stories and boisterously filled in
the last hours. General Grosvenor
CO.,, who retires from the house, was
presented with a handsome silver
service by his colleagues of the Fifty
proceedings were entirely decorous.
Senator Gallinger withdrew the ship
subsidy bill and therefore the flibus-
tor against it was not continued to
thf end, as had been anticipated. The
conference report IN the bill regulat-
ing the hours of service of railway
employees was agreed to. Resolutions
were adopted thanking Vice President
Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon for
their unvarying imrartiality and re-
sponses were made by those presiding
officers just prior to their letting fall
the gavels which adjourned the con-
gross sine die.
The galleries of both houses were
crowded and by order of the sergeant
alarms the visitors were permitted
to occupy all of the space available as
standing room. The floors Of the
chambers, in the rear of the seats of
members, We're filled with committee
clerks and other employees at the
Capitol.
AT the close of the proceedings the
visitors unrestrainedly a%pplauded with
cheers and handclapping and then
followed the exchange of farewells by
the members.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
get that there ls-a ruture."
The old la glanced up, surprised by

The old man glanced up, surprised by
the tone.
"Quite SO. Chilcote," he said kindly.
But we only advise those in whom we
believe to look toward it. Shall we find
my wife? l know she will want to
bear you home with U.S."
But Loder's joy in himself and his
achievement had dropped from him.
He shrank suddenly from Lady Sarah's
congratulations and Ewes warm, silent
appreciation.
Thanks, sir" he said, but l don't
feel fit for society. A touch of my
nerves, / suppose" He laughed short
ly. But do you mind saying to Eve
that l hope 1 have satisfied her" He
added this as if in half reluctant after
thought.
Then, with a short pressure of
Fraide's hand, he turned, evading
the many groups hat waited to claim
him, and passed out of the house alone.
Hailing a cab, he drove to Grosvenor
square. All the e%xaltation Of an hour
ago had turned to ashes. His excite
ment had found its elimination in a
ense of futility and premonition.
He met no one in the hall or on the
stairs Of Chilcote's house, and on enter
ing the study he found that also de-
serted.
Greening had been among the most
absorbed of those who listened to
his speech, Passing at once into the
room, he crossed as if by instinct to
the desk, and there halted. On the top
Of some unopened letters lay the sig
nlficant yellow envelope Of a telegram;
the telegram that in an uniformed. sub
conscious way had sprung to his ex-
pectation on the moment Of Fraide's
congratulation.
Very quietly he picked it up, opened
and read it. and, with the automatic
caution that had become habitual, car
ried 1t across the room and dropped it
in the fire. This done, he returned to
the desk, read the letters that awaited
Chilcote, and, scribbling the necessary
notes upon the margins, left them in
readiness for Greening. Then, moving
with the same quiet suppression, he
passed from the room. down the stairs
and out into the street by the way he
had come.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-14
OVER NINE HUNDRED MILLIONS
Last Session of Congress Made LARGO
Appropriations.


Washington, March 4.-Representa-
tive TaWney of Minnesota, chairman
OF the committee on appropriations,
announced in the house that instead
of facing a deficit in the treasury at
the close of the fiscal year of 1908, as
seemed imminent at n time, there
will be a surplus of $40, 600, 900 at that
time. The total appropriations made
at the present session of congress, he
said, aggregate apparently S919,94s,-
679.69.
Senator Allison, chairman of the
senate committee On appropriations,
also made a statement to the senate
along the line of Mr.. Tawney's presen-
tation. His estimate Of the aggregate
appropriations agreed with that of Mr..
TaWney.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25
BEHKMAN PARTY INSPECTS
BRIDGE

Isaton Rouge, La, May IT,
Martin Behrman, Mayor Of New
Orleans; Commissioner Of Public
Buildings Pujol and others arr,v
ed in tho city this afternoon at
$50 and shortly afterwards board
I'd the Southern Pacific boat Sach
rine for Morgan City. They
are III charge Of Superintendent
Burlington, If the SOuthrn Pacific.
They will inspect the work done
on the Southern Pacific bridge
crossing the Atchafalaya River
near Melville.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25

Uncle Lem Dees' declaration in
favor Of curtailing the power and
pefquisites of the sheriff's Office,
the first declaration Of the kind
ever made by a candidate for the
office, has been followed by others
Sheriff j. w. Walters Of Catahou
la rarish will be candidate up
on the issue Of reductions IN the
commission and fees paid sheriffs,
ard Col. Levert Of West Baton
Rouge is running Tor the office up
on that issue. Ii the little par
isbes complain, what about Gal
casieu, and it's annual fortune to
the sheriff? Every voter IN Cal
casieu should demand to know
where each candidate for leglsla-
! tive hOnors and each candidate
for sheriff stands upon this ques-
tiOn.-Lake Charles American.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25
City Jouncil: G. G. I.anghlil,
ans +, +. Millard

City Jouncil: q. G. Ianghlil,
ans + +. Millard
Board Of Trade L. Il Burke,
+ ). McMahou, Adoiph Romero
Il, T Weeks and Jules Drey fun
Thy meeting waa called to order
hy Nj. Eckart. who nominated
Mayor Langhlin as chairman If
the Joint COMMITTEES S'r Laugh
lin expressed his ditlidcncc about
accepting the position in tn" alb
SenCe of Mr.. Rcn0udet, who pre-
Sented the Council resolution,
whcreupon Mr.. Romero volunteer
ed to wait upon Mr. Henoudct
Upon his return saying that Mr.
Renoudet could no; be present,
Mr.. Laughlin accepted the posi-
ton.
Mr.. Geo. Labau, President Of
the Police Jury, was nominated by
Mr. MilIarG Tor the position Of lst
Vice President and elected.
Mr. II. S. Mcmahon, nominated
by Mr.. T.. /. Weeks, was elected
2;.d ice President
Mr.. Il i Millard, nominated by
Mr.. l.. r. Burke, was elected
secretary.
Mr.. Hazard Vaughn, Of Faussc
Pointc, appeared before the Com
mittee with maps and gave some
valuable information about The
channels of he lakes an! about
points where shoals are forming
After exhaustively discussing
many Of the problems that the
Committee expects to meet, it swas
brought out that the report in the
minutes of the Police Jury, setting
forth the refusal of that body to
contribute to the necessary ex
penscs of this Joint Committee.
was a misapprehcnsion The
Police Jury refused to appropriate
300 in aid of the project of
making survey Of the Bayou
Teche. from it's mouth to keystone
plantation.
The Joint Committee then ADOPT.
ci Il resolution setting forth the
necessity Of having two additional
surveys made o. the proposed
canal between the Teche and
Grand Lake; Indicating that one
should he across the Hutton plant
alton and the other along the
basin of Petite Bayou, and asking
that the Police Jury and City
Council agree to lear equally the
exoense of such surveys, to an
amount not exceeding $500
Should the SUI veys cost more, the
excess to be borne by the Board
of Trade.
There being nothing further be
fore this session of the Committee.
! he meeting adjourned sine die.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25
opoRLEss RsrsyskRArqRs
IlA'5sh's Ark

The beginning Of water trans,
portatiOn out Of Morgan City, un-
der new order Of things, may be
reckOned from this time. From
bargcs, loaded with sawmill pro
du Is. recently cleared for Gal
weston The necessities Of trade
are forcing recourse to the
water route considerable in ad-
vance Of the completion Of the
Atchafalaya Bay Channel.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1907-05-25

TO make away 1t should he
attractive to railroad people, for would provide large amount OF
material with which low places be filled other
than the loading and transporting
Sections B. in arpcnt would yield S2OO cubic
yards Of this filling BY the railroad switch down the right
Of the considerably million cubic yards Of
this filling might be had.
With the excavation made through it would be
problem for dedge feet deep 40 wide
The dirt from section could be dumped the ledge Of section
In would br cub yds
which should ABOVE Is 600 for removal Add to this the
the right way, bridge parish road and bridge
the Southern Pacific Railroad double and the whole
would still be within the reach Of this people
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