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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
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NEW MEASURE IN HOUSE RAISES
MAIL PAY OF SECOND CLASS
E VESSELS

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3-Repre-
sentative Humphreys Washington to-
day introduced bill providing FOR an
increase in the mail pay of second
class vessels to the same rats that is
now received by first class vessels
making voyages of 1900 miles or ov-,
er. This bill is believed by Mr.. Hum
phrsys to be in conformity with the
recommendations made by the presi-
dent in his message. It is claimed BY
him that such legislation would re-.
habilitate the shipping interests. OF this
Pacific. 5 1s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
The he Markets
LIVE crock.

Chicago, H., Dec 3.-Cattle Re
ceipts, estimated, $500; market
steady; steers, $1,000 $50; cows,
$2.65 @4.25; heifers, s2.5o@5; bulls,
ss4.6O@4.80; calves. s450@7; stock
ers and feeders, 1904
Hogs Receipts, estimated, 24,00o;
market weak to one cent lower;
choice heavy shipping, $5@5.15; light
butchers, $5@5.15; light mixed, s4.-
s. @A95; choice light, $5@5.15;
packing, $4.4o@5; pigs, $3.50 @4.75;
bulk of sales, 81. So 5.
III Sheep ceipts, estimated, about
1900 market steady; sheep, $685..
lambs. s5.25 @6.25; yearlings, s4.25-
@525. If q
St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 3 Cattle
Receipts. 400; easier and prices
shade off from yesterday; quotations
unchanged. s.g .s
III Receipts, $500: no change:
range, s4.40@4.65:s bulk of sales,
5$4.50. *. II
sheep Receipts, 1000; steady and
unchanged vi. /, VI. u /. 8.,s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
MONEY,

New York. M. \ !. Dec. Money
on call steady 4 a percent; ruling
rate, closing offered at time leans
iislns sixty days 10 and ninety days
so 10 percent, six months, s percent
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
PORTUGAL IS
ON VERGE
BIG UPHEAVAL.

Lisbon, Dec. 8. Bernandino Ma
@chado, who is regarded as the inev-
table choice Of the republicans In /
the event of a change of re- gime In {
Portugal. declared today that tt.ae
tranquility of the country was super
fetal, rather than real, and that In
stead Of being Indifferent to the POI
liticaI struggle now in progress, the 4
masses are profoundly moved BY D
what is happening ,a..8 #s4 IS
A representative of the Associated
Press had a three hours interview
with Senior Machado today during
which the opposition leader ex-
pressed the conviction that the crisis
which the country is passing had
opened the eyes Of the people to the
manner in which they had been gov
eriled in to past and had sounded the
knell of monarchy. s$s8
The strength of republican senti-
ment never is apparent at elections
because four-fifths Of the people Of
Portugal do not enjoy the franchise, &
Senior Machado declared. But now
their political concerns are, awake
and they have received an object les
son that has DESTROYED forever the
prestage Of the old parties. My adj
vices from the country indicate that
republ ieanism is rapidly becoming
religion among the masses.
We republicans. up to the present
time, have conducted a peaceful
propaganda, believing that when the
time was ripe the monarchy would
eede peacefully to the popular will.
The establishment of dictatorship.
however, has aroused resentment
eFeryWhere and people who are ac-
lscastomed to a liberal monarchy af.s
Indignant with what they consider
to be a restoration of absoIutism.
| As King Carlos openly supported
Premier Franco, the royal preroga-
tive has suffered corresponding and
the present strain cannot be long
maintained, and any violent incident,
with its necessary repression, might
precipitate the gravest event =
j Senior Maehado considers the force
at the disposal of the government,
| which he points out consists OF an
army Of $4,000 men and the munich
pal guard of 1890, as utterly made
| quate to cope with any real popular
movement. even If the soldiers were
disposed to coerce the people This
Senior Machado regards as more than
doubtful
He. declared further that a section
of the republicans were in favor of
meeting force with force and that
they possessed not only arms but
/ bombs "% ~
| Senior Machado said it was mis-
take to imagine that the republicans
Of Portugal and Spain were acting
| together. They naturally sympa-
| thized with each other, but the hab-s
it's, history and traditions of the two
| people were so different that an
! amalgamated republic of the penin-
sula was uncomfortable.
1 @.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
new LEGAL TENDER
REP. CARNEY INTRODUCES BILL
no ISSUE $500, 900, 900 or
THEM

Washington, d. C., Dec. Repre-
sentative Carney 81 Texas today iii.
trodslced hiif creating 4 new form
Of legal tender to BE called 'tgJ S. curs
rency notes' ana providing FOR their
printing 10 The amount 81 ss5of, 9ts0, Ooo.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
Novel Way Of Building ! Church


A revival Of the old cathedral build
ing methods OF medieval Europe ii the
heart of the twentieth century Chicago
is the novel solution hit upon by city
congregation to- secure hundred
thousand dollar church in the face Of
the present financial stringency. The
church will be built from corner stone,
to belfry with materials and labor
contributed by members of the congre-
cation and their friends, and will not
cost a cent of cash a prominent
architect has drawn plans and several
contractors and business firms have
promised materials ranging from sand,
cement and crushed stone to stained
glass and pew numbers. The entire
work Of construction is being perform
ed at night BY men and boys of the
congregation. AS result the walls
Of the church are rising day by day,
while work on practically all other
new buildings in the city has come to
a standstill. until the financial situa-
ton eases up. The workmen are en-
thusiastic and in the midst Of modern
surroundings show the same zeal that
inspired the builders Of Notre Dame,
Charities, Lincoln, Canterbury and 9TH
er great French and English cathed-
rails 100 years ago. In those days the
bishop. who was also a feudal lord.
proclaimed a weeks holiday, and to
the accomp animent Of trumpets and
chanting Of priests the inhabitants Of
the surrounding country would turn
to and drag the enormous blocks Of
stone for the nave and choir and
hoist them into place. In this way
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
RED CROSS
SECRETARY ROOT MAKES AN AID.
DREsS--TAFT AGAIN MAD
PRESIDENT

Washington, D. G, Dec. 3 Secretary
Root delivered 4 brief address at the
third annual meeting Of the American
National Red Cross society held here
today. IN the absence Of Secretary
TAFT, the president Of the organization.
General Geo. W Davis was manner
chairman Of The con vention.
The pres INT officers were elected.
viz
President, Secretary Taft; treasurer
Beekman winthrop Counsellor, A, w
Gooless secretary Charles Il Mage
The displag 81 diamonds shown Id
the window at Knowles q EIaneys ii
exc tionalls Are
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-04
educed cay 81 Porters,,

educed Pay OF Pcrters''
Retrenchment has been adopted BY
the Pullman company not only at its
plants at Chicago, st. Louis, Denver,
Wilmington, Del. Buffalo and Ludlow.
KY, but in the operation Of its cars.
This will affect over Is. 900 employees
and was a measure of prudence to
safeguard the earnings on the full
$100. 100000 OF stock OF which $64,-
100000. has been voted from time to
time as stock dividend to cover sur
plus profits above the regular divi-
sdend rate Of 5 per cent TO scrape
along on profits Of II IS percent on its
capita lization the, company obviously
will be compelled 3 to take in sail.
Various. organizations Of commercial
travellers are said perhaps this is on
~ jocularto have under considera-
ton a recomme ndation osthe company
that the jobs OF porters be let to high
est bidders, which would effect saw
Ing Of SO cents day per porter on
over a rs 900 miles Of railway. The
suggestion may be considered worthy
of attention. Fortunately for the com
pany+ so far it has escaped any regu-
lation at the hands Of the Interstate
Commerce Commis sion.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
CURRENT NEWS

Iowa---Jonathan F. Deliver, his own successor.
 New Hampshire-Henry E. Burn ham, his own successor.
 Maine-Wm. P. Frye, for the sixth consecutive six years, and of course his own successor.
 Nebraska-Norris Brown to succeed Joseph H. Willard. This appears to be case of "twice 0 is O."
 Most of the state legislatures have performed the function of choosing United States senators, as follows:
 Massachusetts Crane, at present serving the unexpired term of the late Senator Hoar, to be his own successor.
 Texas-JosephW. Bailey, reelected, notwithstanding the charges made against him, and which threatened his official extinction.
 Idaho-Wm. F. Borah, republican, to succeed Fred T. Dubois. No loss, if indeed not distinctive gain to the Senate in character and ability.
 Delaware-F. A. Richardson as suc- cessor to Frank Alice. Delaware is to be congratulated in that its legis- lature did not set up another Alice in the person of the unspeakable Ad- dicks.
 A collision between passenger and freight train on the Big Four line at Fowler, Indiana, on the 10th inst. :, caused the death of fifteen persons, and severe, if not fatal injury to a number of others.
 The volcano of Maura Loa, Island of Hawaii, is again in active eruption and devastating the country for miles around. At last accounts the flow oi lava was half mile wide, and still moving at the rate of thirty feet an hour.
 Montana-Joseph M. Dixon to suc- ceed Wm. A. Clark, who held the place by right of purchase in the open legislative market. The new senator must be little better than a double row of ciphers, if his selection is not gain to the ''house of lords"
 Michigan-William Alden Smith, to succeed Russell A. Alger, who never had any business to be Sena. tor, and has been distinct failure as governor, Secretary of war and in the Senate, and the election of Smith is : decided gain to the state and the sen
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
RICHARD HI LOST
Alaskan, Short of Coal, Is Forced To Abandon the Vessel in
 Clarence Straits

The barge Richard III left here
 Wednesday afternoon in tow of the steamer Alaskan bound for Niblack, where her master expected to take on cargo of copper ore. While cross ing Clarence Strait, heavy weather was encountered, retarding the pro- gress of the vessels, so that the Alas kan becoming short of fuel, it was deemed advisable to drop the Richard at the G. rance of Ingraham bay, which was done, and the Alaskan proceeded to Niblack for the purpose of securing a sufficient supply of fuel to enable her to return to her tow and take her into Niblack Anchorage. The ice in Niblack, however, render ed it impossible to approach nearer than a mile to the landing, but the Alaskan succeeded by most strenuous endeavor of her officers and crew, assisted by those of the Richard, who had been taken on board, in getting over the ice enough coal to enable her to return to the place where she had left her tow. Reaching that point this (Friday) morning, the Richard was no where to be seen, and after cruising several hours in search for her, the Alaskan, having no more coal than necessary to enable her to reach her home port, headed for Ketchikan, where she arrived about 4:3O iq the afternoon.
 The tug Pilot, belonging to the same owners, came into port about the same time as the Alaskan and pro- ceeded immediately in search for the lost barge, she having been sent here for the double purpose of bringing the Potter up and towing the Richard down.
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Domestic Foreign

The reader should recollect that the figures given in the foregoing tables, except as shown otherwise on their face, represent values in dollars. It will be seen that imports and exports for 1905 amounted to $37, 7O5, 3S6, as compared with $51, 46O, 334 in 19O6-an increase of $13, 754, 94s, or an increase of 3S per cent last year as compared with 1905.
 Ketchikan stands at the head of all places of consignment in the south eastern section, leading Juneau by $71, ,0S3, and showing an increase of $254, 465 over the preceding year. This increase fairly indicates the industrial and commercial growth of the town, with every indication pointing to a still more substantial progress during the present and future years.
 It will also be observed that in the matter of customs collections, which amounted last year to SIP, Ill, Ketch- ikan ranks third with $2l, 258 collected at cost of 8. 263 per dollar. In the matter of entrances and clearances, Ketchikan stands at the head with a record of 412 more vessels entered and cleared than all the rest of the ports combined-983 out of total of 1854. As compared with the port of Juneau, the preponderance in favor of Ketch- ikan is nearly ten to one, though ex- penses of the Juneau office was nearly three times that of the latter, and to collect one dollar nearly four times as much.
 Altogether, the showing is an ex- ceedingly gratifying one, especially tG the people of Ketchikan, which may now justly lay claim to being the leading port of what the collector designates as southern Alaska, not only in the number of vessels entered and cleared, but in the volume o1 business transacted as well.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
A CARD.

The undersigned pupils, of the higher grades of the Ketchikan Public schools, are very sorry to see the cen sure published against Prof. Bertram G. Mitchell, by the Daily Miner, and resent it as an insult to ourselves-as he is highly respected by us all. He is gentleman and hard worker in school. We have never had better teacher, nor one who has taken more interest in our education and refined entertainment. This is done without the knowledge or consent of Prof. Mitchell. It is great pleasure to us to obey him.
 Alice McArthur, Kathleen Rounse- fell, Buelah Majory, Sidney Clark, Willis Connell, Norton Mcclellan, Laurence Hart, Roy Copeland, Lloyd Reynolds, Ted Booth, Clark Water house, Zoe Copeland, Lillian Majory, Frances Morgan, John P. Campbell, Henry Pankratz, Frances Preston, Helen Whitfield, Gertrude Dart, Bes- sic symonds, Donald symonds, Elaine Hunt,
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
THE MINES
Alaska Industrial Company The Gold Standard
 The Cymru

While there is apprehension of en- forced idleness at the mines of this district because of the coal famine, mining operations are still being act lively prosecuted at most of those that have reached the productive stage. But it is, nevertheless, fact that at ened with shortage of fuel, which will compel temporary shut down, but are even now seriously hampered by the lack of the transportation nec- essary to clear the bins and stopes of the product already mined and await ing shipment, and from this handicap there is little prospect for relief in the immediate futI,"e. The
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
SHOWS BIG GAIN
Annual Report of the Collector Of CustOmS...StatiSticS
 Of Alaska'S Trade

The Mining News is under deep anG lasting obligations to Hon. Clarence L. Hobart, Collector of Customs foi Alaska, for a copy of his annual re. port to the department, showing, 1T detail, the total amount of merchan. disc shipped to Alaska, and the pro. ducts of Alaska shipped out, for the several calendar years of 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906, compiled from the man. ifests of all ships plying to and from Alaska. We regret very much that our facilities are not such as to enable Us to print the report in full, and that we have been compelled to curtail some of the tables by emitting detail ed statements of shipments to the many different points of consignment, and in some cases of totals for the years 1903-4. The parts of the report we have been able to handle will, however, enable the reader to fully comprehend the full measure of the information the report sets forth.
 Mr. Hobart, in his circular letter, accompanying the report says:
 Following will be found statement of the total amount of merchandise shipped to Alaska, and the products of Alaska shipped out, compiled from the manifests of all ships plying to and from Alaska. The Customs Reg ulations require that copy of every ships manifest so entering or clearing shall be filed in this office, and from these has been obtained much authen- tic information regarding Alaska S business. Numerous inquiries from the public for information and data which these manifests show brought about the compiling of such informa- tion in the form of an annual report for those interested. The first report was issued in 1903, and comparisons for the past four years are given. Totals for each place of consignment of incoming freight are given, sub- divided to show: coal, lumber, hard ware, provisions, liquors, and all other commodities.
 All figures are values in dollars, for the calendar year 1906.
 An increase is noted in the total domestic shipments inward over last year of more than twentyfour per cent, and in gold production over ftty-two per {. cent. Total business more than doubled in four years.
 For convenience the. district was divided into four sections :--South- eastern Alaska, from southern bound- ary as far west as Sitka; Southern Alaska, west of Sitka to and including Unalaska: Boring Sea and Arctic Ocean, all ports on Boring Sea, except St. Michael: Yukon River, including St. Michael and all interior places.
 Each section shows great increase, Boring Sea coast and the interior leading, however. The towns show ing greatest growth are Nome, Fair banks, Valdez and Ketchikan. The report also shows duties collected and other customs data.
 Clarence L. Hobart,
 Collector of Customs.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

Cost to collect $l. 80. 63S
 From the following figures it will be observed that during the year past cred and cleared 4l2 more vessels than all the rest of the ports of Alaska combined
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

Word received from Seattle by the manager of the Citizens Light, Water and Power company is to the effect that the repairs on the damaged dyn- amo are under way, and it will be fin ished in time to be shipped on the steamer due to arrive here Monday, Feb. f. In that event we should have lights once more on the 5th-a con- summation most devoutly to be wished and prayed for,
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
NOT so BAD AFTER ALL

The officers of the revenue cutter Rush report finding the condition at Yakataga not nearly so bad as report ed by cablegram. They found but one man i'll, and provisions on hand suffic- tent to last the camp for two weeks or longer. The Rush gave them supplies sufficient to last the camp till the 1st .sf May, for which tha miters ehser- ger, fully paid in gold dust. All the same it might have proved . veryzsserious .lnatsass had supplies not been taken to them by the Rush in response to the call for relief.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

Grand total. .2l, 56l, 7O6 3l, 534, 392 The following is stat ement of domestic and foreign merchandise received during the same years:
 1905 1906 Domestic mdse. .14, 7612,52 1S,36S, 145 Foreign mdse. I, 1882, 42S 1,557, 797
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

Total. l.......... 4, 04S, ,O34 4,451 203 Comparative statement of shipments from the United States to principal places in Southern Alaska;
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Total. ...... .16, 143, 6SO 19,925, 942 The following comparative state ment of the values of domestic merch- andise shipped to the principal places in Southeastern Alaska, 1905-06:
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It is announced that work is soon to be commenced on the construction of a railway from Haines to Rainy Hol- low, at which latter place are located some very promising copper-gold loca- tions recently taken over under bond by London syndicate, after careful expert examination. Haines is the natural shipping point for the Rainy Hollow district, part, if not the whole of which lies just across the line in Yukon Territory, and should the properties develop as anticipated, Haines will speedily become one of the best towns in the whole of south eastern Alaska.
 A Washington dispatch says that Hon. Thos. Gale has been given a seat on the floor of the House of Repre- sentatives, and that thus Alaska has two delegates instead of one. Guess that correspondent is mistaken, and that Mr. Gale has merely been accord ed the 'privileges of the floor," the same as is given eX-members and me mbers-elect to the house, and gov ernors of states and territories. That, however, will be distinct advantage to him in the work he has to do for Alaska.
 The Whitehorse Star confidently predicts that the year 1907 will devel- op great things for the Southern sec' tion of the Yukon territory, by way of bringing it into prominence as the greatest quartz-mining field of the North, and incidentally increasing the population. Of course the Star means the word North, with big N, as applicable to that part of it lying north of Southeastern Alaska exclu. sively.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
NOTES

Martin Bugge, the owner of several locations at Helm Bay, is giving evi- dence of the honesty of his conviction that he has something more than ord inarily valuable in the mineral way. He continues the work of development steadily and persistently and reports coming from others than himself are to the effect that his labors are likely soon to meet with golden reward. He will deserve the best to be found in these scraggy- breasted mountains of ours.
 M1ly tssana IS st 1t75etin in Bay; 'is dot>s, , work sns hS, m3neral locations, in which he hope4 to find bonanza, and not without hope and indication that it is hkelYto be something more than ''good.'
 The Dunton boys are doing develop ment work on their locations near Hollis.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

Comparative statement of principal places on Yukon river, including St. Michael:
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

This table shows the total value of shipments of Alaskan products to the United States for the years 1905 and 1906, respectively:
 1905 1906 Copper ore, matte. .663, 5O6 1,7S5, Ol6 EiSh
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
Total. ....... }, PIP, All 1859, s44

Comparative statements of value of merchandise receipts by districts:
 Southeastern Alaska .$4, 451, ,203 Southern Alaska :, ,...........3, 205, 913 Bering Sea-, etc. c............ 6,O51, l85 Yukon River points. ....... A, 659, 844
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

The House of Lords, otherwise the U. $. Senate, has voted to investigate President Roosevelt's action in dis. missing from the military service, without honor, the battalion oi ''coons' who shot up the town ot Brownsville, Texas, to the discomfort and danger of it's people.
 The Secretary of the Interior, by direction of the President, has modi- fled the order withdrawing all the public coal lands in the Pacific States and Alaska from entry, so as to per- init all persons who have, in good faith, filed on such lands, to make entry thereof and perfect titles.
 Richard A. Ballinger, former mayor of Seattle, has been nominated by the president to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, to succeed ". A. Richards, who will retire March f. Judge Ballinger has accepted he appointment, though reluctantly, and at considerable pecuniary sacrifce. The appointment is one eminently fit to have been made
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

estimated at from 5tN to 00O0, With injury to as many more persons and involving property loss of many mil lions. The entire business section of the city, place of 50, GOO people, was completely demolished, principally as result of the fire which started inn mediately after the quake. No injury was inflicted upon any other part ot the island, though the first reports were to the effect that the entire isl and had been devastated Jamaica belongs to Great Britain, and has a superficial area of f, POT square miles, and population of 65O, 900, only 20, GOO of whom are whites.
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Total. 2, 759, 476 3,2O5, 9l3

Comparative statement of principal )laces. Bering Seasaild Arctic Ocean.