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The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
MISSIONARY HAS
 TERRIBLE ORDEAL
Frozen and Famished Dr.. Wilfred GrendfeIi Fights
 Dogs for Forty Hours.

St. John, N. B., June 5-Out of the barren, frozen'coast of Labrador has come story of combat against death that is only credible because of the fact that with it comes Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, q celebrated missionary, who IS the victor in the combat and who wounded and all but dead ar rived here this morning. Freezing, hunger and the sharp teeth of starv- ing dogs all combined against the life of Dr. GrenfclI but with d cour- age and fortitude unsurpassed he will probably come out victor, probably, because he is not yet out of danger.
 A month ago Dr. Grenfell started on long journey across the snow alone save for his dog team. The second day it began to storm and rom then on it was one constant struggle against fearful odds. His food supply was only sufficient for the few days ordinarily consumed in making the trip and it was soon gone. The thermometer dropped to 10 de- grees below zero and finally the dogs refused to travel.
 As best he could Dr. Grenfell made camp and endeavored to infuse some life into his dogs by feeding them leather, stripped from the sledge and harness and then boiled. The missionary was almost done for by his terrible exertions and more terri ble suffering and seemingly realizing this the furnishing dogs attacked him. Armed only with knife the half dead man fought for forty hours with the frenzied animals.
 He was victor but at fearful cost for his flesh was torn in shreds and his clothing nearly stripped from his body by the fangs of his assailants. When the last dog was dead, the mis- slonary cut off the legs and lashed them together end to end making a pole on which he hung rag and sticking his improViscd staff into the snow he crawlcd into his robes and fainted
 A few hours later the nuttering rag was seen by party of natives who cared for Dr. Grenfcll, finally getting him to civilization. Except for the slight substinance gained by chewing leather the missionary was without food for ten days.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
REV. FATHER TURNELL
 IS TO LEAVE VALDEZ

Rev. Father Turncll, who for nearly two years has been in charge of the Roman Catholic Church in Valdez is to sever his connection with this par ish and will depart on the Bertha for Skagway. Father Turncll is to be succeeded by Rev. Father Schmidt formerly of Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, who arrived in Valdez on the Bertha.
 Skagway is Father Turnclps former charge and it is at the earnest request of his former parishioners that he returns there. Since coming to Val dez Father Turnell has done much for the benift of this parish and has made many friends both in and out of the Church. He is in great part responsible for the erection of the new Catholic church building here and his decision to go to Skagway is greatly regretted by the members of the Church.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
DOLPH|N'S PURSER
 FEARS DYNAM|TER
Baggage of TreadweII En- ployment Agent Held Up
 for Investigation.

Seattle, June 5--Fearing that the baggage of l.. s. Humes, employment agent of the Treadwell Mining Com- pany, contained dynamite the purser of the steamship Dolphin this morn- ing refused to allow the articles to come aboard the ship. Humes argued and eXpostulated but the purser, who did not know the employment agent was firm and it seemed that the steamship would depart without Hume's belongings. At an opportme moment, however, someone chanccd along who knew both Humes and the purser and the difficulty was adjusted.
 The purser had been warned that members of the Western Federation of Miners were plotting to smuggle dynamite aboard the Dolphin for the purpose of blowing her up, their req son being that she is carrying large number of men to take the places of Treadwell strikers, andalso to go into the Tenana. Representative of the Federation have been using all man. ner of methods in attempts to prevent the strikebreakers going to Alaska and 1t is believed that the threat to blow up the Dolphin was made in earnest.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
CHARGES
 IN OREGON FIGHT

Portland, June 8-The Evening Tel cgram this afternoon will publish charges of bribery in connection with the senatorial fight in this state, and will state that three members of the legislature have been offered money to dcfoat Governor Chamberlain.
 Under the state primary law q member of the legislature is morally obligated to elect to the senate the man who gains the majority of votes at the direct primaries. The members of the legislature are pledged to do this but should they go contrary to this pledge there is nothing to pre- vent sending other than the peoples choice to the senate. Gov. Chamber lain won decisively from Cake at the primaries but he is opposed by tho political ring and much credence is placed in the bribery story.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
COMES
 FOR DEAD MAN

Spokane, June 6-Twenty years ago Charles Morehouse of this city was grubstaked by Matt Brown, a negro. Today Morehouse returned with S1O,- 900 which he had intended placing in Browns hands as compensation for the grubstake, but Brown is dead and the whereabouts of his relatives, if he has any, are unknown.
 Morehouse was flat broke when he borrowed small sum of money from Brown, who was the only one of all his acquaintances who would let him have any. Morehouse drifted from one place to the other winding up in the South Sea Islands where he final " became possessed of q copra plan tation. It is part of the profit from this that he brought to Brown.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
SYNDICATE FINDS
 MANY EASY DUPES

Chicago, June 8-Chicago has for years been the headquarters of a syndicate having as it's purpose swind- ling the charitably inclined, accord ing to the disclosure made public to- day by the police department. The entire United States has been the field of operations of the syndicate and it is estimated that the profits have averaged $1,20O a day.
 The organization has had represent tatives in every city of importance in the country and it's operations have been carried on with system that is said to be the equal of any in force in the management of q big business concern. Printed matter has been furnished the agents and they have also been supplied with faked or forged credentials.
 The method was to solicit financial assistance. presumably for the pur- pose of aiding the aged and feeble but every cent so obtained went to fatten the coffers of the syndicate. The agents were paid a commission and it is said that in some cases these latter were innocent of the character of the business in which they were engaged, believing that it was in the nature of an assurance concern. The organization has been operating for six years but it's heads evidently became aware of the police investi- gations for when the time was deemed ripe to make arrests they had vanished,
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Notice of Sale

Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day oi Junc l9S, at II o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the warehouse on the Keystone, or Reynolds wharf, in the town of Valdez, the sell to the highest bidder for cash, payable at the cOnsummation of the sale, the following personal property, to wit: 4930 Sacks Of Cement marked "Alaska Construction Co.," 957 Thirty pound rails and 2020 Fish Plates, marked "IOhus Supply & Equipment Co, one safe marked "Reynolds Bank"
 The aforesaid property having remained un. claimed and the freight charges unpaid for q period of more than three months from this date the aforesaid property will be sold in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 2, Chapter 20, Laws of Alaska.
 ALASKA COAST COMPANY,
 By A. 8. DaMtrlCk, General Agent.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
TREASURY ORDER
 ALARMS BANKERS
Seattle Financiers Fear Pay ing Coin for Gold Dust
 Will Lose Business.

Seattle, June 5-Bankers of this city are alarmed at the order of the treasury department providing that assay offices must pay gold coin for all gold dust deposits. The bankers say that this will result in much AL aska gold going direct to the San Francisco mint and further that it will force them to large expense in shipping gold coin into Sea9tle for payments, as the order permits the assaycr to draw on depositaries.
 The bankers held d meeting last night and have wired resolution to the president asking relief from the conditions feared if the treasury de- partmcnt order goes into effect.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
EXTRA SESSION IN
 CASE DEMOCRATS WIN

Washington, June 5--If the demo. crats win the, presidential election President Roosevelt will call an extra session of congress to dispose of the tariff revision question. This is the announcement made today by Con gressman Payne who says that the federal commission appointed to con slder the tariff matter will not meet this summer, as was first intended.
 By friends of tariff revision this de- cision is declared to savor of 4 desire to dodge the issue at present and to perhaps defeat all efforts toward de- sired action in case of republican suc- cess at the polls.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
EMBRACE
 DELAYS STEAMER
Related Husband Wants to Kiss Wife Who Is Pas
 senger on the UmatiIIa.

Seattle, June 5-A goodbye kiss exchanged before the admiring sight of cheering hundreds marked a his tory making episode in the sailing of the steamship Umatilla yesterday af- ternoon. Probably never before has a steamship delayed it's scheduled de- parture for so long as thirty minutes i'll order that a husband might kiss his wife farewell, but this is what the Umatilla did and did at the earnest demand of every passenger.
 "All ashore that's going ashore" had been called up and down the yes sel and the last of these bidding fare well to friends and relatives about to depart for Nome had descended the gang plank when broathlcss man charged through the crowd and fought his way aboard the Umatilla calling wildly for "Emily.n It took consid- erablc time for the IImatiIla's officers to find out what was wanted but at last it developed that the man is C.. Shallit and that "Emily" is his wife and that he was late and wanted to kiss her before she sailed.
 ''Find Emily" was the cry of the passengers and then for thirty min utes the Umatilla paused at her pier while officers and passengers searched for "Emily.' She was finally found ana hurried to tine awaiting embrace of her husband who after one fond, lingering kiss was hustled onto the wharf and the Umatilla pulled into the stream her siren joining with the crowd in bidding boodbyc to the hus- band who stood waving at the little woman held up on the rail by enthu- siastic fellow passengers"
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
KETCHEL BEATS PAPKE
 IN HARD FOUGHT BOUT

Milwaukee, June 5--Tn the tenth round of one of the most vicious fights eyer seen in this city, Ketchel, last night was declared victor ovorPapke. The latter was much distressed when the decision was given and could not have gone another round.
 From the start the men mixed it furiously and Ketchel drove Papke to the ropes time and again only to have the latter come back strong. In the fourth Papke sent Ketchel to his knees but ho was up instantly and was after his opponent like whirl- wind. Six thousand persons saw the fight.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
CHINESE DISGUISE
 TO LOOK LIKE LAPS

Washington, June 5--Chinese by the hundreds are cutting off their ques and SO disguised as to resemble Japs are coming into the United States without interference according to the report just received by the inn igration department. The report is made by the secret service depart ment and it further says that there are in this country many wealthy Chinese merchants who are here file. gally.
 The immigration department has forwarded the evidence accumulated by the secret service department to the various Pacific Coast branches with orders to arrestall against whom evidence is furnished and to make q thorough investigation of all sus- poets.
 Bids for construction of fire bell tower will be received at Copper Block until Saturday June t3, 5 p.m. For specifications sec IT. F. Suessdorf, by order Board of Fire Trustees.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Notice of Forfeiture.
Valdez, Alaska, February 10th, 1908. "A. F. NJ. FalCk:

Valdez, Alaska, February 10th, 1908 To A. F. M. Falck:
 You are hereby notified that there has been expended in the year lO7, in labor and i'm Prnvcmcnts on the Little Blossom" lode mining claim and the Big Blossom" lode mining claim, situated on Copper noun tain, near Landlock Bay, Prince William sound, Territory of Alaska, in the Valdez Recording District the sum of s2O0.OO the said sum being the amount required by the laws of the United States governing the location and holding of mining claims. necessary to hold said claims aforesaid for the calandcr year, towit; the year 1907; the said work having been performed by your co.partner in said claims, Louis Little
 And unless within ninety days after the completion of the publication of this notice, tn wit; within ninety days after the 18th day of June, l9OS, you contribute your proportion oi such annual assessment work. to wit: the sum of 5000 for said Little Blossom" mining claim, and the sum of 5000 for said Big Blossom mining claim your interest in said mining claims and all Of them will be forfeited to and become the property of your present Co.ownCr, aforesaid.
 LOUIS LITTLE
 CO.Owncr
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11

In the Probate Court, Valdez Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, Hon. John Lyons, Judge. In the matter of the Estate Of Louis Brown, Deceased. Notice Of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that Knut Brantsct, C&cCutOr of the abOvc-namcd estate, has reu. dered and presented for settlement and filed in said court his final account as admin'stra. tor of said estate, and that on the 20th day of March. 1908, at the honor Of 10 q. m. at the cOurthosc. before said court, in the town of Valdez, having been duly appointed by the which time any person interested in said estate, may appear and file exceptions in writing to the same and make resistance thereto.
 Dated this 18th day of January, 1908.
 Knut BrRntsct,
 ExCCutOr Of said Will.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
In the Matter of the Estate
 of ThOmns W. .BOhcrty,d ,dcCCnsUdD }
NOTICE OF RrsroRArrox OF PUBLIC

LANDS TO SETTLEMENT AND ENTRY.
 Department of the Interior. General Land Ot. flee, Washington, D. C., February 2i, 1908. No. ticc is hereby given thnt inc public lands in the following described area, which was cx. Cludcd from the ChugaCh National For, st. Alaska, by the Presidents proclamation of September IS, 1907, if not otherwise withdrawn reserved or appropriated, will by authority of the Secretary Of the Interior be restored to the public domain on June 1. 1908, and become subject to settlement on and after that date, but not to entry, filing or selection until on and after July 1, 1908, under inc usual restrir, tiOns, at the United SsHtCs Land office at ju. ncau, Alaska: A tract Ot land extending one mile back from the tide line, on both sides of the boy Known as Valdez Arm, following the tide line from it's intersection with the line of liG deg. %O min. longitude west from Green. wich. CAstcrly arOuWd the head of the Voldoz Arm. Warning is hereby expressly given thai no person will bc permitted to gain or exercise any right whatever under any settlement or occupation begun prior tO June |, IGOS and ali such settlement or occupation is hereby for. biddCn "
 R. A. Ballingcr.
 Commissions" of the General Land OGlcc
 Approved February 2i, 1aOs: Frank Pierce, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. '
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
DEATH PREFERRED
 ID PEN|TENT|ARY

New York, Juno 5-Realzing that his peculations had been discovered and lacking courage to face the legal consequences, CashieI Miller of the Corn Exchange committed suicide in spectacular manner this morning. Mlllers shortage is more than S1 ,OOO, = GOO according to the confession he left before blowing out his brains in q vault into which he went for the ap- parent purpose of getting paper to explain matters to the directors of the bank.
 For some time the directors have been convinced that there was some thing wrong with the finances of the institution and this morning they summoned Miller before them. They made no charges but stated that there was an apparent shortage and asked him to explain it. He asked to be excused while he went into the vault to get deposit slip that he said would show everything to be all right. He had been gone only q few minutes when q clerk rushed into the directors crying that the cashier had shot himself.
 Miller was dead when the directors entered the vault and on shelf was his hurridly written confession of embezzlement and the announcement that he was going to take his own life.
 One hundred tons per day of coal from the Mcdonald mines, on Boring lake, could be shipped now, accord. ing to the report of c. w. Winckler, and this could be increased to 25O per day soon.
 A twenty-stamp mill is being placed on the Nat Goodwin property at Uyak, Kodiak island.
 Another copper mine on Prince William Sound promises to be ship ping ore.yet this year. This is the property of the Fidalgo- Alaska Cop per Company. The ore sampled runs from to:30 per cent copper.
 Ophir, Spruce and Dodge creeks, in the Innoko district, promise to be very productive. On Ophir twelve pay claims are opened and pans rum ming as high as S20 have been taken out. Northwestern Mining News.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Max saner deceased
Tn Inc mater Ot the estate

Max Sauer deceased
 Notice is hereby given by S. 4. CrandalI. Jr Administrator of tie estate of Max Sauor dc ceased, with will annexed, to the creditors of and having claims against the said deceased to exhibit such claims with the necessary vouchers within six months after the first pub licntion Of this notice, to said administrator at his home at Reynolds, Alaska, the same be ing the place Tor the transaction of tho bust. ness Of said estate
 Dated April, 18th, 1908 --
 s. 4. CRANDALL JR Administrator oJ inc estate of Max Seuer, dcCCagcd
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Notice of Hearing of Final Account

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT, VALDEZ PRECINCT, ALASKA
 IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate
 of Thomas W.Dohcrty drccnsrd> Notice is hereby given that Ninn x D0hcriv ndminiStrntriN Of the estate of Thomas VI DOhcTty. deceased, having filed in this court her final account and report of her ndministra. tion Oi the estate Of said deceased, thC hearing Oi which has been fixed by said court for the 12th day of June, 1908, ut Z q clock, p m.. of said day ut the office of the above named court in the court house nt Valdez, Alaska. as the time and place Ol the hearing on said report and account: nnd nll persons interested in said estate are notified that on or before said day and hour t0 file any objections thereto: and tO appear Ht Suid time and place and show cause If any they have why said final account ed
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this sh ,lay of April, 1908.
 JO1IN LYONS.
 Probate" Judge.
The Alaska prospector., 1908-06-11
Notice To Creditors

. IN TIE PROBATE COURT, IN AND FOR TIE TEKR1TOBY OF ALASKA, FRINGE WItC SOUND PRECINCT. BEFORE HON. E. Al .NDALI. JUDGE OF PROBATE.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-14
THE UNKNOWN WRITER.
By HI, III. Hudson

Sudden and keen was my grief
when l read of the death of DR.. Snow
Then I recalled our conversation OF
a year previous. Writers are born, -
he had said. Il have made a close
study of the history of literature.
! You can never tell who will voice
most beautifully the spirit of his
time, but this you can depend upon.
writer's are bound to appear at stated
intervals. 1 have figured the periods
and know that the greatest writer
of the ages is producing his work at
the present moment, but have
searched for him in vain. If l should
falkland here the professor paused,
thinking no doubt of his extreme age
THE privilege may be yours. You
will make no mistake when you read
his writings You will not original
conceptions. The creatures of his
fancy will haunt you day and hight.
He will traverse the range of human
thought. There will be philosophy
in each tale, and he will touch every
heart string"
After the death of the professor
II took up the search. IcOuld find
no pronounced earmarks such as he
described in all my reading.
One evening l went for my laun-
dry. In a room to the rear of the
shop were a number of Cinnamon.
One of their number was reading
from a Chinese newspaper, while the
rest of the celestials sat about him
smoking their pipes. The reading in
the room in the rear ceased and
round of spirited applause followed.
Then as one of the Cinnamon came
to deliver my bundle and hand me
my change l asked him what had
been found in the Chinese paper to
call forth such demonstration. AS
my informant could speak English he
told me that it was a Chinese story,
and that one of the stories appeared
each week in their paper. Upon being
pressed he told us that the writer of
the stories was close friend of his
and had once worked in the same
but that he was very imprac-
tical and often stood with a faraway
look in his eyes, seeing things which
no other could see, and being, as
they first supposed, somewhat de-
mented.
/ made an appointment with the
Chinaman the next evening at my
home. and he came bringing q scrap !;
book flled with stories, which hel
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-09-14
THE DAILY WORLDS SHORT STORY

translated for my benefit. 1t was
then that the light of discovery burst
upon me, and l understood why the
genius had not been found. In 9TH
er words, Shakespeare No. 2 was a
Chinaman.
My informant agreed to conduct
me to the apartment of the wonder
full Lee Wah, who, he said, was the
literary wonder of the age.
But" l ventured, what habits
did this Lee Wah have to force his
brain to do such mighty work along
unbeaten paths?"
Several methods were employed"
responded the laundryman. HE
would sometimes write with his feet
in ice water Sometimes he would
smoke strong tobacco. Then again
he would drink intoxicants. Some
times he resorted to drugs. He told
me the other day, however, that he
had new process which was better
than all the others, but he wouldn't
tell me what it was. We will go to
his rooms and take him unaware and
find out"
I accepted the invitation, and ac-
companied the Chinaman to the top
floor of an old tenement. Then, as
directed, / crouched before the key
hole, and sight which l shall never
forget met my gaze.
On a revolving platform in the Gen.
ter of the room lay the famous Lee
Wah. The turntable was operated
by motor power and was revolving
rapidly. The writer lay with his feet
at the center and his head at the cir
conference. AS the wheel sped
around his pig tail stood almost taut.
His eyes were closed to prevent diz-
illness, and cold water bandage was
wrapped about his head He had GER
tainly found unique method of
throwing the blood to his brain and
forcing thought. Then gradually the
machine stopped and Lee Wah rushed
to a desk in the corner of the room
and jotted down the plot for his next
story