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The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
NATIVE ESKIMO CLOTHES.
Light In Weight, Soft In Texture and
 Absolutely Cold Proof.

Light In Weight, Soft In Texture and
 Absolutely Cold Proof.
 When winter set in and Eskimos be- gan to visit the ship. 1t soon became apparent that they were much better clothed to meet the cold than were the white explorers, though the latter had everything that money could command in the way of "an approved arctic out it." The Finnish boots, or "Finnskor," used by Nansen and other arctic ex- plorers. were excelled both in light ness and warmth by the native boots. A single fur coat of deerskin made in Norway weighed as much as an entire Eskimo suit of outer and Inner gar ments. with boots and mittens includ- ed, and was Stiff as wet sailcloth, while the native garments were soft as a kid glove. A well made Eskimo sult-socks and boots, underwear, trousers and coat with hoOd-weighs ten or eleven pounds, about as much as your spring suit, and in 1t you could sit comfortably on a block of snow. with your back to the wind, fishing through hole in the ice, with a temperature of 50 degrees F., as the writer has repeatedly done, feeling cold nowhere but on the face, the only part of the body that must be left uncovered. We found deerskln shirt with the hair turned in warmer, lighter and more comfortable than a woolen, and cap unnecessary when the hooded coat is worn. There was not an item of the arctic clothing that
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
SPEAKING PLAINLY.
Tho Judse's Request and the cOunsorS
 Prompt Response.

Tho Judee's Request and the counsePS
 Prompt Response.
 A young and afterward distinguished attorney from an up country district of New York state was arguing his first appeal in the old general term of the supreme court. Re had been in many legal scrimmages ln justices courts at home, but had never stood in the awesome presence of five sedate and learned judges of the supreme court in general term assembled His em- barrassment was great. He repeated himself and misplaced his words so often that 1t was quite evident that he must soon be routed by his own con fusion unless something should occur to break the spell. Finally, and just as he was foundering the deepest in a chaotic tumble of language and Ideas, the presiding judge interrupted with the following remark:
 MT. Smithers, believe 1t will be a great relief to yourself and to the court if you will address us in the same free and informal way that you doubtless use in addressing your local justice of the peace"
 well. then" replied Smlthers, "l wish that while am busy aneviating your honor's dense ignorance of the law you would keep your confounded mouth shutp The court laughed heartily and waved for him to proceed, He grew eloquent and won his case in the midst of hearty apDlause.-Bohe' milan Magazine.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
THE STRANGE CASE OF HARRY ORCHARD.'. IS HE TO BE REWARDED FOR HAVING LIED2

If Harry Orchard was promised i'm munIty in consideration for con fes,ion, then he should be given that Inmunity-since be has coufeSsed-snd regardless of what monster the con- fession discovered, or what surprise the amazing revelations may have given the prosecution. There is one thing that must De held sacred if progress is to be had, and that is the given word of him iu authority.
 There is one other excellent reason why this man should not De put to death-lt is that dead men tell no tales. Once this man is in the grave the men who were responsible for the death of Governor Steuueuburg may not be brought face to face with him.
 Judge Wood has express ed tbe belief that those men will be brought to judgment finally. If this be something more than mere general ization-relating 10 the last great judgment or something equally remote-then it is a most eXcellent idea to have this star witness ou hand.
 Ilitis something more thar general iza:ion then Judge Wood must agree with tho verdict in the late trials, that the men were NOT GUILTY-rather than merely "uot proved" as some others would phrase it. For those men are safe against prosecution, under the limitations of the law that says a mans life may not be twice placed in jeop- ardy upon the same charge, and there fore cannot be brought to iustice-at leas. ip the courts. If this be not mere pIautitude, then Judge Wood must believe there are others,
 But Harry Orchard has himself said that no immunity was promised him for couiessiug and that be is willing to de. and that he deserves death. Now fl Judge Wood thinks that in con- slderation of the service he has render ed the state Orchard should not be hanged-and forgetting how much he has cost the stste in various ways would it not be a good plan to merely suspend sentence? For if there are others, aud these others are brought to trial and convicted, it then shall have have been proved that Orchard did not confess after all, but merely lied, and therefore the obligation which the state laid itself under not to hang him will have been resolved and he may be swung of iu those others company with good grace and general Satisfac- tIou. If Orchard was promised immun- ity for coufessiug-ss Judge Wood in- mates and be DID CONFESS, then the men who were acquitted at the late trials were guilty.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

Yep-Edward is right about it. An. srchy, that sets it's hand against the throne of kings, must not be met with hall measures by the kings or the an. arcbists will believe the king is afraid which is an impossible condition with kiugs-and be CD outraged to try it again For that Is the real purpose oi this bomb throwing at the heads and stomachs of king to make them, as @ class, afraid.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

What a whopper that must have been about Gale being tired of it. He has reversed the proposition. It is we that are tired oI being led astray by those ambitious young newsgatherers at Washington, This report today about his being perfectly willing will serve also, DO doubt, to make some can. didates tired.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

a fort by clipping away its stat at six or eight miles. He did it on the third
 trial. And they say "the record for ahooting is being lowered" Perhaps they are pra0heinE with those twenty
 popnders to take away the whites of the eyes of the yellow MOngolisu-who
 hasn't sny-as they did at Bunker hill.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
COR CORDIUR

Deep in my heart I shut one thought of
 you,
 Deeper than Love may look, AS one who lays a June-red rose be-
 tween The pages of book or old and lovely legends read no more For memory and pain, Yet knows the whiteness of one page
 must bear A sweetness and a stain.
 Arthur Ketchum, in Smart Set.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
THE WEATHER.
INTERIOR AND LOCAL

whlteborse-Cl Cloudy, south wind, 2s above.
 Atliu-Clesr, south wind, 34 above. Centre-Clear, calm, 30 above. Hootaliuqus-Cloudy, south wind, 25 above,
 Big Salmon-Clear, calm, B above. Yukon Crossing-Cloudy, calm, SS above.
 Selkirk-ClOudy, north wind, Sabove. Coffee Creek-Cloudy, west wind, 8 above.
 Stewart-Cloudy, west wind, ' above, Ogilvie-Cloudy, west wind, ? above, Cloudy, calm, above.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

was not advantageously replaced by garments bought from the Esklmos. No one wore garments of European mako If he was able to get his hands on the Eskimo equKalent.-V, stefans- son in Harpers Magazine.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
Eight MaudoIins in Ono

At the Mascot thereis the most wont deriul musical instrument ever brought to Skagway. IL has quality of eigh- Mapdollns in one with a Piano accom- paniment. There is @ string of eight new airs. It makes @ full evenings entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

When our jackies were shooting in earnest down in the West Indies during the little autter with Spain, one of lem cut down the Spanish flag from over
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimite- accommodations. Steam hea aud every thing modern.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

Seven room furnished house to rent on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E. Howard. 264-tf
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
THE PORTLAND HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC

Good warm rooms, 25c to Sl. Baths 25c Porcelain Tubs. Friends and strangers made welcome. Fifth ave-, opposite Canadian bank.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19
Phone City TrAnuSOr

For your coal, wood and general haul ing. Phone 90, BouGhton's cigar store. l0-4-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

The result Of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Mar. IS 1908, is as follows;
 Temperature time observat'n.. 40 above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. 42 above Min. '" PA above Mean !" ..33 above
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-19

Barometer 29.7S Cloudy, south wind.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
TALK OF INDICTING
GOVERNOR WILSON
JUDGE STOUT TELLS GRAND JURY
TO INVESTIGATE SENDING
OF SOLDIERS.

FRANKFORT, KY, May S.-The
Scott county grand jury is inyestiga.
ting by what authority troops were
sent to that county. and several of
the men In the militia have appeared
before the Jury to testify Judge Rob
ert Stout, in his instructions to the
jury, said that the Governor had no
right to send troops into any county
except on the reques, of the County
Judge. Sheriff or Circuit Judge. He
directed the grand jury to investigate
whether or not the soldiers had been
sent to Scott county for the purpose
Of intimidating any citizens, and if
they found that the soldiers were there
TO intimidate anybody indictments
could be returned against any State
official who was in the plot to intimi-
date.
There is talk here that an indict-
ment is to be returned against Gov.
Wilson and Adjt. Gen. Johnson,
charging conspiracy to intimidate. The
people of this and surrounding coun-
ties are Directing vigorously to troops |
being sent into their counties and the !
growers are up in arms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
PLAGUE RACES
AT LA GUAIRA
AMERICAN CONSUL MAY HAVE TO
BE RESCUED BY A
GUN5oAT.

WILLEMsTADT. May 10.-Thomas
p Mofatt, American Consul at La
Guaira. is incommunicado in that city
because of the plague. II is thought
that the United States may send a
gunboat there fer the purpose OF trans
ferring the Consul, because. at pres
ent, there are no American interests
requiring his presence. President Cas-
tro's decree shutting on La Guaira may
be prolonged indefinitely Or until full
week passes without new cases OF the
plague developing There is great dis
tress among the unemployed, OF which
the number is large Merchants in
La Guaira are doing little business and
are no longer able to support the poor.
An appeal has been made to the Cham
Der of Commerce in Caracas for help.
A second relief train was sent to the
city yesterday with provis-
ions. The death list is growing and 1
the whole town seems to be infected I
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
GREAT ADVANCE
In COAL LANDS
TRACT BOUGHT AT $500 SOLD FOR
MORE THAN oo,ooo-oTHER
FABULOUS PRICES.

BRISTOL, Tenn May AS an IL
lustration of the tremendous advance
in the value of coal lands in this Sec
tion within the past quarter of CEN
tury j. W. Steinman. of Lancaster,
Pa. sets out in a bill filed in the
United States Court attacking the title
to 1000 acres of land, that he pur-
chased the same in 1875 at IL cents
an acre II is now worth over $780,
600, whereas he paid only $500. Much
of this property that sold for from 3
to 10 cents an acre in 1875 is now
worth from $50 to 500 an acre. Up
wards of 100000 acres of this land
of boundless mineral wealth and until
recently worth but little on account of
its remoteness from the railroads, has
doubled many times in value owning
to construction of the Carolina,
Crnchfeld e. Ohio Railroad, and is
owned by the Clinchfield Coal Cor
poration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
MUST FARES BE
In CASH ONLY
QUESTION OF PAYMENT TO RAIL.
ROADS FOR PASSENGER
TRAVEL.

CHICAGO. May 1O.-The suit
brought by the government against the
Monon route comes up for argument
before Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States Circuit Court tomorrow. The
suit is a petition filed by the govern
ment TO enjoin the Monon route from
accepting advertising in payment for
transportation. II raises generally the
question whether under the Hepburn
law. it is necessary for a railroad COM
pany to collect its passenger rates in
money. The position of the govern
ment is that the effect of the law is to
require the railroad company to pub
fish its schedules in which the rates
are stated in money, and that nothing
else can be accepted in payment for
the charges stated in the schedules.
The railroad company claims that it
may accept from passengers not only
money but anything else at the valua-
ton which it sees fit to place upon it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
DR.. HERMAN FEST
IS STILL In JAIL
BUT IT'S HOPED THAT BIG BOND
CAN BE MADE IN A SHORT
TIME.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 11-Dr.
j. Herman Feist, who was on Satur-
day declared by Judge Hart entitled
to bail in the sum of $4,000, is still
in Jail. An effort will be made today
to procure bondsmen, and it is thought
that he will be able to make the bond
in a short time. So far no one has
signed the bond except DR.. Feist him
self, as principal.
The F'eist case is never very far out
Of the public mind and for two years
past it has furnished a fruitful source
of conversation, but the decision Sat
urday has started the talk afresh.
There are various opinions expressed
about DR.. Feist's ability to make the
bond, but the general idea seems to be
that he can make a $4,000 bond if he
could make a $4,000 bond.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
QUIET PREVAILS
In PHILIPPINES
DlSARMlNG OF MoRoS PRO
CROSSING WITHOUT SERIOUS
TROUBLE.

MANILA, May 10.-The disarming
Of the Basilan Moros is progressing
without serious trouble. The Lanao
districts are quiet The trouble
against which the troops were recent
ly operating was neither general or Sc
rious.
Malice Weston, who has returned
to Manila from an inspection of the
entire district, reports that conditions
are quieter than usual. He pronounces
the recent operations to have been po-
lice rather than military.
The government is being urged to Sc
cure an extended system of irriga-
ton.
The islands must purchase ten mil
lion pesos of foreign rice this year,
making total purchase during the
past ten years of one hundred million
pesos worth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
IS
GROWING WEAKER
NOTED PATIENT RESTS COM
FoRTABLY, BUT is FEEBLE
IN THE EXTREME.

LAKEWOOD N. j. May 1O.-Groyer
Cleveland's physicians are battling
with the problem of keeping their pa
tient sufficiently nourished to sustain
life. The ex-President rested com
fortably today, but his extreme feeble
ness Is the cause of great apprehen-
sion to those in constant attendance
at his bedside. On account of the
acute stomach trouble he is suffering,
the former Presidents bill OF fare at
each meal is the half of an egg in a
small quantity of milk. His condition
now is such that It is difficult for him
to retain even his light diet, to which
he does not take kindly.
Or. Bryant had pressing business in
New York today, but remained with
the President on account OF the ex-
IRENE feebleness of the latter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
WILL COST FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS
GREAT POWER DAM TO BE CON.
STRUCTED IN FRENCH
BROAD RIVER.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, S.-W. A.
Boyce, of Asheville, N. c., was here
today, and announced that the contract
for the French Broad River power dam
had been signed, sealed and delivered
in Boston. The dam, which is to be
built at a cost of $4,0O0,000, will be
completed in less than two years
time. Work, he says, will be started
on the enterprise within fifty days
after bill now pending before Con-
cress is passed. All land has been
secured for the dams construction,
as well as the land which will be
overlooked by the back water. The
dam will furnish some 10000 horse
power.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
PROPELLER BLADE
BROKE ON RUN
THE MAURITANIA ARRIVES AT
NEW YORK TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS LATE.

NEW YORK, May 10-A broken
propeller blade, snapped off probably
by some floating spar, brought the
giant Cunard line steamship, Maure-
tania, twenty-four hours late to port,
and according to her officers, prevent
ing the turbines from hanging up a
new record for transatlantic voy-
ages. The accident at midnight on
her first day out Capt. Pritchard
said that had it not been for the mis-
hap she would have reached a speed
of twenty-seven knots an hour by
daylight on the morning of the second
day out Notwithstanding the acct
dent she made an average of 22.S9
knots from where the mishap took
place to this port.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
TROOPS ENTER
TRIGG COUNTY
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN FOR ARREST
OF NIGHT RIDERS TO BE
PUSHED.

HOPKINSVILLE, KY, May s.
Troops have entered Trigg county and
it is supposed that that county will be
the next scene of arrests of persons
charged with night riding. About
twenty men of the Middlesboro CON-
Dany, under Major G. w. Albrecht
and Capt. Givens, are to establish a
permananent camp at Golden Pond.
lying between the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers. Another detach-
ment under Major e. B. Bassett and
Lieut.. Wilborn have already gone into
camp at Rockcastle, in the same coun-
ty. A detail of troops from Bowling
Green, under Capt Henry Denhardt.
is doing duty at Eddyville, where
court is now in session. while the Ow-
ensboro company under Lieut. Cans,
is in control of tn esituation at MUIR
ray.
Thirty-five men from Caldwell and
Lyon counties have been arrested and
taken to Marion on the charge of
being implicated in raids committed
in Crittendon county and other war.
rants are still out. Il is reported that
at least two confessions have been
made which give away the whole
thing regarding these raids. Several
of the men arrested have given bond,
but thirteen of them were rearrested
today and carried back to Eddyville.
where they faced another charge for
in the raid on that town.
Thirty Or more warrants are expected
to be issued at Eddyvllle today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
SPENT BANKS
MONEY FREELY
BooKKEEPER coNFEssEs, BANK
AT RUTHERFORD CLOSES
ITS DOORS.

RUTHERFORD. Tenn, May s.
Following a confession made by J. W.
Sharp, bookkeeper to the Board of
Directors that he was considerably
short in his accounts, the Citizens
Bank closed its doors yesterday.
Sharp has been placed under arrest,
on a charge of embezzlement. The
band had $4,000 in deposits, and
Cashier Wright Mcdaniel says every
depositor will be paid in full Cashier
Mcdaniel says report is current that
Sharp lost $4,000 dealing in cotton
futures, and it is believed this amount
will cover his shortage Errors in
Sharps books led to an investigation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
MARBLE HEAD OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
TO CONGRESS BY
EUGENE MEYER, JR., OF
NEW YORK.

WASHINGTON May 10-The joint
committee of Congress on the Library
today adopted resolution accepting
on behalf of the government marble
head of Abraham Lincoln, executed
by Gutzon Borglum and presented by
Eugene Meyer, Jr., of New York. 1t
will be given conspicuous place in
the Capitol and a tablet will be at
tached bearing the following words:
Presented to the Congress by Eu-
gene Meyer, Jr., of New York City,"
The head has been pronounced by
art authorities to be not only won
derful piece of sculpture, but mar
velous exhibition of exact portrait
ure in stone. Mr.. Borglum reported
to the committee today a letter from
Robert Lincoln, son of the late Presi-
dent. in which he says:
1T Is the most extraordinarily good
portrait of my father have ever
seem"
The piece of sculpture was brought
to Washington just prior to February
IL of this year, the anniversary of
Llncoln's birthday, and was placed In
the main entrance to the White
House.. President Roosevelt became
greatly interested in II as a work of
art and because of the wonderful like
ness TO Mr. Lincoln, and It was his
belief that Congress should purchase
IT, 1t was shortly after that that Mr.
Meyer decided to present the head to
Congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
NO CANTEENS In
SOLDIERS HOME
HOUSE VOTES AGAINST SALE OF
LIQUOR AT ANY STATION
OR POST.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-There was
stand-up and knowndown fight on
the floor of the House of Represents
tives this afternoon over the prohbi-
ton question and while blows were
exchanged forensically instead of
physically the leaders of the "wets'
and the drys" struck out straight
from the shoulders while their re-
spective adherents applauded them to
the echo.
The "drys" won by decisive vote
when the test of strength came. The
result is that no part of any of the
appropriations carried by the sundry
civil bill for soldiers homes is to be
used or apportioned for the support of
any Federal, State or Territorial
home that maintains a bar or canteen
where intoxicating liquors are sold
As originally reported to the House
with the sundry civil bill this limita-
ton upon the appropriation struck
only at State or Territorial homes.
on the floor Representative TirrelL
of Massachusetts, today offered an
providing that the word
Federal be inserted, thereby pro-
yiding for the abolition of the canteen
from all Federal soldiers homes, This
is the amendment around which the
"drys" rallied.
Opposed to this proposition was the
amendment offered by RepresentatVe
Herbert Parsons, of New York, to the
effect that no canteens shoul be al
lowed in soldiers homes without
sanction of a majority of the inma
N each such home" This would give
hem local option" instead of pro
libition." The Parsons amendment
was defeated by vote OF 146 to 81
rhe Ttrrell amendment was adopted
~ a vote of 167 to 46.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
STONE CRASHES
THROUGH CAR
THREE PASSENGERS INJURED
ON THE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, May 10
While the Chicago and New York Elk
press on the Baltimore and Ohio was
passing Hammond, seven miles east of
Fairmont early today, large stone
rolled down from the hillside and
crashed through the roof of the smok-
ing car, injuring three passengers. The
injured are:
J. B. Powell Fairmont, head cut and
bruised; taken to Fairmont hospital.
B. F. Gilmore, of Goshen, Ind, head
injured; taken to Fairmont hospital.
Griffith Jones, negro of Fairmont,
slightly injured.
The train was stopped at Fairmont
where physicians took charge of the
injured men.
The train was running forty miles
an hour when the accident occurred.