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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

Mist, a steamer 70 feet long, II feet breadth
OF beam and feet depth Of hold, and carry
ing an engine of 100-horse power, sold her
to parties. in Niagara. on condition that he
should deliver her opposite the fort. To do
this 1t would be necessary to take her through
the rapids and the whirlpool, and three 1ar-
ing men were found who were willing to take
the fearful risk
MI. Robinson agreed to act as pilot,
courageous machinist, named Mcintyre, agreed
TO accompany him, and Mr. Jones consent
ed to act as engineer and fireman. The boat
was put IN complete trim, removing from her
ueck ana mold all superiiuous articles.
Notice was given Of the time for starting,
and large number Of people assembled to
see the fearful plunge no one expecting to
see either boat or crew again after they should
leave the dock just above the suspension
bridge.
About three o'clock in the afternoon of
June ID, 1861. the engineer took his place in
the hold. while Mcintyre Joined Robinson at
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
TILLORY' CT AIM

situation. This man here" and the Sheriff
cast cast glance at the pale and trembling Fisher
Il know to be a claim jumper, and Won can
make 1T warm for him for this offense. for ri T
happen to know that he filed on this Claim in
the name of Tillory, while there never , was AZ,
sueh sue a man IN this county. He is also apt to
be somebody else. That is all. Now. bovs ~
II take breakfast with you and 90, and I I
think yogg can hereafter live on your claim
And SO they did. Fisher deserted his con-
which he was arrested, and left the county. -o'
The one hundred and sixty acres that cansed
all the trouble is but small portion of tbe
present possessions Of George and Robert
shaw, and ., to distinguish it from the rest they
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

right. Once or twice DR. Duhame has placed
himself in the centre of one of these dust
spouts, and has felt the ascending movement
which Is so clearly proved by the rising par
ticles.
Between Gieres and Grcnoble he once met
a spout and ran through it twice on his tri-
cycle, but he did not succeed in breaking it.
and it did him no damage.
In the Alps small snow-spouts are of con-
slant occurrence, and in them the spirally as
censional movement is very marked. They
are always found where opposing currents Of
air are likely to meet, and tLeir cause is evi-
IDENTIFY identical with that of the whirlwind
A gentleman of Geneva saw very peculiar
whirlwind; He was passing place where
lot of clothes were laid out to dry, when sud.
denly whirlwind two or three yards in diaIo-
eter. and rendered visible, as usual. by the
revolving dust-cloud, came along the road
caught up the dry clothes, and whirled them
up spirally for some 1900 feet in the air, when
it scattered them off in all directions. Had
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE

What does this mean?" asked the stranger,
coming out of the door at that moment
What does it mean?" Tillory repeated, loos.
ing his grip on Rob. "What business is it of
yours? Who are you, anyway"
For an instant the stranger searchingly sur
veyed the speaker and the horse he rode. Then
he took pair of handouts from his pocket,
and said, as he put them ON the wrists of the
,lnresisting and astonished man:
ri am the Sheriff of this county, and you
are Joseph Grim. You are wanted for stealing
that horse in Gass county. You will go along
addressing Rob and George, who had dragged
himself from his bunk to the door, 81 heard
this talk minute ago, and understand The
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Farming in Spain

There are some people quite content to al
ways do things in the same old way, and
some nations also. In Spain, farming is con-
Quoted in a very primitive way. Grain is
cut with small reaping hook and threshed as
in the time of the Caesars-that is, by tramp.
ing about with asses hitehed to a stoneboat.
The plow is a crooked stick, pointed with
iron. In the towns are to be seen heavy
wooden carts drawn by oxen. Most Of the
carrying is done by donkeys. Sand, brick,
be moved-is carried on their backs. These
animals are used all through Spain in the
same way in which we use them in the almost
impossible canyons of the Rocky Mountains.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Copyright by James ElversOn.

O0PF'Ib"V " "HnIt' H9iFUI5VH'
NNl HAT is whirlpool? 1t is a circular
N current in river or sea, produced
- 6y opposing tides, winds OF currents.
IkkSM IL you want to see miniature
whirlpool, fill your bath-tub to the
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
ALASKA MINING REGULATIONS

ALASKA MINING REGULATIONS
 One of the most important acts o1 the American Mining Congress at its recent session in Joplin, Mo-, was the adoption of set of resolutions bear ing upon the mining regulations of A aska. Provision was made for a committee of three to investigate the conditions existing in that district with special reference to the laws and reg ulations controlling the mining indus try there. The work of this commit tee will be of great moment, because the mine operator of the more thickly settled and more highly civilized min ing communities perhaps needs to be informed as to the peculiar conditions to which his brother in Alaska must Isubmit to the end that he influence of the older mining states may be giv- en in behalf of the Alaska miner, il the fact shows that this is necessary. It appears that the American Min ing operations flor assistance in the creation of remedies for unnecessary burdens and restrictions, to quote the language of the resolutions adopt ed upon the request of Secretary James E. Callbreath, Jr.; and the congress feels that it cannot render intelligent assistance without the aid of a special investigation. The reso- lutions urge that the laws and regula- tons now in force have been designed for "conditions substantially different from those existing in that territory" "
 In the pioneer days of Western min- ing there Was no law to govern the peculiar conditions of the industry. As consequence, the miners them- selves organized districts and pro- claimed their own regulations. When the national government took up the question, it gave a. large measure ot recognition to the local regulations of the miners, and the mining district is still, in some states, a political entity of some force. Alaska is one of the territories in which the mining dis trict is retained as necessary factor in the control of local conditions. but the general mining laws of the United States are of cOu.se superior to the rights of the district government. If the extension of the national laws to Alaska has prevailed without due re- gard to any local exigencies, it would seem from the experience of the old California miner that the subject should be taken up without any un- necessary delay and relief urged upon congress. Only the man of the front fer knows what besets his efforts in the development of a new country Mining Record.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
VIII, CANNON PLAY FAIR?


 The Honorable Joseph c. Cannon, on taking the oath as speaker of the House of Representatives on the 2nd inst, said, among other things, i've are today organizing the Slxtieth Congress, marking the one hundred and eighteenth milestone ill the his tory of government by tho people un- der the Constitution. Our predecess- ors in the years that have passed have left us an example of wisdom, moder- ation, and courage that has never fail- ed to preserve the ideals ana the in- terests of the republican government in many crises, whether of peace or war, diversity or prosperity.
 ''Each generation of statesmen has had it's own peculiar. problems and it's own particular embarrassments. No problems of government ever recul in exactly the same aspects, and they may never be treated in exactly the same way. The formulas of action in one exigency may never be applied safely in another. Government, so far as it relates to courses of action, has no fixed precedents; and no vene- ration for those who have gone befIre justifies living men in approaching live problems with purpose or vision circumscribed by the Limitations of the past. But the fundamental prin- cipals of free government are eternal and unchanging, resting on the will or responsibility of tine people, and are put in action through the deliber- ations of conscientious and fearless representatives of that will. This house is the only institution under our constitution where that will of the people may be expressed with a fair approximation to scientific accur- acy.' This in the face of the asser- tion he is credited with having made that there will be no measure of pop ular home government for Alaska as long as he shall continue mem Der of the House. In view of the fact that it is within the power of the speaker to prevent the confederation even of the bill which has been introduced providing for a territorial form of government for Alaska, the people most directly interested in the fate of such measure will watch with a more than ordinary degree of interest the course that gentleman may take in regard to it-whether or not he will use the arbitrary power he pes sesses to limit or prescribe what other wise shall be the action of the House in the application to Alaska of the
 fundamental principles of free gov ernment'' which he says are eternal and unchapgable. The Miner is very much inclined to doubt the truth oi the assertion accredited to Mr. Cannon, but on the other hand is firm in the belief that he will not, in the case of Alaska, undertake to interpose his individual will and opinions to the ex- clusion of the conscientious and fear less deliberations of the representa- tives of the people.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
THE NEW KING OF SWEDEN

If nation must have a king it could King Oscar II of Sweden. And cur
 iously enough this good and best be- loved of monarchs was the only one in Europe to bear the stigma of having peasant blood in his veins. Because he was the grandson of a peasant. the famous Marshall Bernadotte of the Napoleonic era who by his own ability rose from the position of notary, the nobles of Sweden held aloof from him as they had from his brother, who proceeded him on the throne, his fath- CT, and his grandfather.
 The new king, Gustave V, is con- sidered by the nobes to have wiped out this stain by virtue of having had a semi-royal mother in the person of a member of the house of Nassau. To this he adds the advantage of having as wife daughter of the late grand duke of Baden in whose veins, geneol- ogists declare, there are some drops of blood derived from the house of Vasa, Sweeden's first royal family. The fact that both these illustrious ladies, like nearly all the royalty of Europe, suffer from incurable diseases which will probably weaken their de- scendants, is held by the Swedish mo- bility to be matter of trining con- sequence.
 Gustav V. succeeds to a smaller do- main than did his father, for two years ago the kingdom of Norway, which had been conquered by his great grandfather, secceeded from the union with Sweden and chose king of its own. Gustave is said to be very popular with his subjects, yet it was in some degree due to his dictatorial attitude that Norway finally broke the bonds uniting her to Sweden. Long before the seperation the Norwegian legislature showed its hostility to Gus tave, then crown prince, by refusing to vote him his annual allowance from the Norwegian treasury.
 Gustave is well educated man, we'll travelled man and well related man. Through bis wife he is closely related to the imperial family of Ger many, for the new queen is the favor ite granddaughter of the German em- press. Through his daughter-ln-law, the present crown princess, he is re- lated to the royal family of England, for she was Princess Margaret Vic toria, daughter of Prince Arthur, duke of Connaught. He has had ex- perience in government, as he has several times been regent during the illness of his father. It only remains to he seen how he will wear with his people.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
MEDDLING IN ALASKAN AF-
 FAIRS

Alaskans are well able to look after their own affairs without the continu-
 ous and impertinent intrusions of Seattle. The ntermeddling is resent
 ed by self-respecting residents of Alaska, as it should be. There is no
 more excuse for Seattle's attempts to dictate than there would be if Oregon or California or San Francisco sought
 to control the affairs of the golden empire of the North. At every turn A laskans find a coterie of Seattle poli- ticians seeking to cjntrol the trend of public matters, and they rightly con- clude that it is not for an unselfsh
 purpose. Let us suppose that when- ever an important political question arose in this state, a conference of political manipulators were held in Portland to map out the course we should pursue. Such intermeddling would be resented emphaticaly. We would tell Portland and San Francisco manipulators "where to get off," and that is what the Alaskans are telling the meddlers of Seattle.
 The Alaskans are asking for local self-governue ent., Mr. Cale,- the dele gate to congress from Alaska, has al ready introduced bill conferring a terrritorial form of government. President Roosevelt said in his mes sage that form of self-government should be provided because it was im- possible for congress to give attention to all the details of legislation neces sary for Alaska. Favorable legisla- tion is probable and, if it is granted, the Seattle meddlers should be invited to mind their own affairs. Alaskans are mostly former residents of the states, trained in the methods of self government, and are amply capable of working out their own salvation with out the gratuitous interference of self seeking politicians of Seattle. Ia coma Ledger.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
NATIONAL CONTROL
NECES

ofA n
 The large corporations, commonly called. trusts, though organized in one state, always do business in many states. often doing very little business in. the state where they are incorpor- ated. There is utter lack of uniform ity in the state laws about them; and as no state has any exclusive interest in OF power over their acts, it has in practice proved i'm mpossible to get ade- quate regulation through state action. Therefore, in the interest of the peo- pie, the nation should, without inter- fering with the power of the states in the matter itself, also assume power of supervision and regulator over all cor porations doing an interstate business. This is especially true where the cor poration derives portion of its wealth from the existence of some monopo- lstc element. or tendency in its busi- ness. There would be no hardship in such supervision banks are subject to it, and in their case it is now accept ed as a simple matter of course. h. deed, it is probable that supervision of corporations by the national gov ernment need not go as far as is now the case with the supervision exercis- ed over them by so conservative a state as Massachusetts, in order to produce excellent results. President in message. to first session ffty,seventh congress-. -;- .af..i,a
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
POLES WARMER THAN EQUATOR

At the meeting of the congress of Germ an scientists at Dresden, Saxony, the remarkable statement was made by Professor Hergesell of Strassburg university that atmosphere at high attitudes is the coldest over the equat- or and the warmest above the poles. This surprising fact, he explained. was determined by balloon ascents made during the month of July in var ious attitudes under the auspices of the international committee, which has been Investigating the atmosphere at high attitudes.
 The observations, which were taken with automatic instruments attached to unnamed balloons, have not yet | been worked out in detail, but Pro- lessor Hergesell finds his conclusions abundantly proved through the data thus collected. Balloons, which reach- ed attitudes of eleven to twelve and one- half miles in the tropics, were found to have registered about 14e degrees below zero Fahrenheit, while in the latitude of central Europe the temperature was only 76 to S5 below zero at the heights indicated.
 Another fact established by these alioon ascents is that the greatest cold of the upper atmosphere is reach ed at heights from six to six ano three quarter miles, varying somewhat in different parts of the world Above chat height, contrary to the assnmp' tion of scientists hitherto, the air ac' tually grows warmer. This stratum of air is deduced to be highest at the equator and lowest at the poles, where it is estimated to hegin at about foul and one-third miles.
 Professor Hergesell concludes tha the atmospheric conditions affecting the weather do not reach higher thar seven miles.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

The saddest feature attendant upon the departure of the United States navy from the Atlantic for the Pacific is the fact that the bulk of the popu- lation in that country firmly believes that it is competent to Click all crea- tion.' ' Add to this delusion dispo- stion on the part of the press to cul- tivate the impression that war with Japan is not improbable, and you have elements in the situation which are decidedly ominous and disquieting to all true friends of the republic. Vic toria Colonist.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
THE SOuTH,S CLAIM

THE SOUTH'S CLAIM
 There has been growing dissatis. faction in the South at the political obscurity of that section of the coun- try and Southern leaders have repeat edly deplored what they termed the inability of the North to forget the war, which resulted in relegating the South to back corner of the political arena There have been no Southern presidents for fifty years. Consequent ly they claim that section should be given chance at the White House now.
 This feeling has lately found deti- nite expression in formal action in Tennessee. A committee was ap- pointed at the convention held in Nashville, Tenn, Nov. F, to consider the nomination of Southern Demo- crat for the presidency. No names were mentioned. It was purely sec- tional boost. This committee has been doing considerable work in spreading information and calling attention to the little recognition that has been accorded the South. It claims that the greatest successes of the party have been under Southern leadership, but points out that although during all these years the south has furnish ed majority of the electorial votes for the Northern candidates, it has furnished no presidential nominee since 1844, when James K. Polk made the run.
 The claim is made that the South has been dscriminated against; that not only are all the executive and cab met officers Northerners, but that all the appointees in the consular service come from the same section. The Tennessee Democrats demand for the South an equal representation. They stand they say, for united country, with sectional lines obliterated. They ask the free and full participanoy of the South in all affairs of government. This is hard slap for Bryan. If the idea should become too prevalent he would be useless to the party be- cause of sectional reasons. He repre- sents the West, but Nebraska can hardly be said to be part of the South. Just when he believes he has the situation we'll in hand and an- nounces that he will accept the nomi- nation if it is rendered him, confident that it can not get away from him, the Tennessee break comes. It is likely to prove contagious, for the Tennessee sentiment is not restricted to that state.
 But what can the South expect? The "solid South' is the democratic stronghold. A true Southerner would vote the Republican ticket as willing ly as he accepted the fourteenth amendment. The Democratic party has no need to cater to the South. The entire vote will go to the party anyway. So why not distribute favors where they will do the most good, where they will win away Republican votes?
 It will be interesting to watch the spread of the Tennessee idea. Under present conditions, with Bryan in the field and ardently supported by many, it may prove difficult for the South to convince the convention that.it needs attention. Instead of uniting the country it may prove that the Tennes- see idea is far from unifying in the Democratic party. The South will get Democratic presidential candi- date only when it begins to go Re- publican.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

Dr. Martin Friederich, the Cleve- land health officer, is. of the opinion that smokers are immune from pneu- monia. He says: ''lf you smoke you can feel pretty sure you are pneumo- nia proof. In my practice I have found few tobacco users who have suffered from pneumonia. The germ enters the system through the nose and mouth. As soon as it finds it has been breathed in by smoker it gives up the job. Whiskey. however,
 should be. summed by those who would have themselves immune from pneu- monia. Its use adds to the danger" :"
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

Eight Republican Presidential hoouis have, been discovered in Washington and carefully catalogued in the news dispatches. There will be many hard and killing frosts between now and June next.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

"It is worth investigation, says President Roosevelt in his message to congress, 'whether officers and direct ors of national banks should ever be allowed to loan to themselves. Not much of the "big stick" to be found in that altogether too mild suggestion.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

Japan continues to answer the jim goes by perfecting plans to limit emi- grafton to the United States and Can ada. The fellow who eggs two men to fgh by misconstruing and circulat ing rumors deserves the thrashing himself.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28
DECEMBER 2s, 1907

It is announced that after Secretary Taft's interview with the president a new front will be put on the Taft presidential campaign. High time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

The Seattle democrats, so-called, are undergoing the tribulations of a so-called democratic city convention. The one thing the average so-called Seattle democrat appears most conspic- uously ignorant of is knowledge of the meaning of the title under which he sails.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

They are only waiting. It is esti
 mated that something over three thousand American men and womer are waiting to come into possession O great fortunes left by English, Hol landers or Dutch, whose heirs they are,. or have been led to believe the, are, and at least twenty lawyers get 2 good, fat living by making fools o1 these alleged heirs. Not one of then will ever see the value of red her. ring from any of these vast estates, which exist only on ice.
 The societies for the prevention ui cruelty to children in the eastern cities are not credited with ever hay ing prosecuted drunken father or mother for brutality or ever having gone out and found suffering child and fed and clothed him, or bought a toy or book for sick child in ten ement house. It's whole attention has been turned to children on the stage, who live better, dress better and have more comforts than the children of millionaires That's what might be called tackling the wrong end of the evil aimed at.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

Mississippi has state law against profanity and a negro lassie of the tender age of F was arretsed for using the heretofore protane term, "Go to he'll" It is no longer profane. The supreme court of Mississippi says so and the supreme court knows her. self. It is a nice handy remark to have around on extreme occasions.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

An American woman who has lived several years in Spain says that the Spaniard is the most gallant and courtly man on earth. She has known a Spanish husband to choke his wife until she tainted away, and then go into the kitchen and bow and scrape to the cook. and ask her if she would please be so kind as to bring a glass of water.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-28

The Chicago wife, who, after ab- sorbing the philosophy of George Bernard Shaw, olsakes her home to become servant, is one of the very few who take Mir. Shaw seriously.
 Besides, does she know how disre- spectfully Mir. Shaw speaks about ser wants? His language in some instances would make cook quit before break fast, if used anywhere but on the stage.