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The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08
No. 0l3 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau, Alaska, July II, 1908.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that George K Green, the legal as- siguee of Il. c. Wine, Administrator of. the Estate of John Wortman. de- ceased, and of James Costello, benefi- charles under Section 23O6. Revised Statutes of the Uuited States, grant ing additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy during the war of the rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey Mo- SIP, situated on the north east coast of Tongass Mar rows, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, stone marked S.No. SIP Beg. Cor. l, whence U. S. l.. M. No. bears 6l deg 23 min. E., l16.79 chs. dist. thence North 42. 25 chs. to Cor. No. ,, a stone mark ed s. SIP Cor. ?: thence West, 40.0O chs to Cor. No. 5, a stone marked $. SIP Cor. 3; thence South B. S6 chs. to Cor. No. t, stone marked $. N. SIP Cor and w. c. Cor. 5 M. C. thence East, 4.l0 chs. to Cor. No. 5, at high water mark of Tongass Mar rows, "a stone marked s. N. SIP Cor. , and NJ. C.; thence, along the meander line of Tongass Narroxs, CD s. 57 deg. 45 min. F., 15. 40 chs. :; (2) $. S6 deg. 30 min. E., 2.90 chs. to Cor. No. 6, a stone marked s. N. SIP Cor. M. c. thence East, 1898 chs. to Cor Mo- |, the place of beginning. Magnetic Var iation at all corners % deg. 30 min. East. Area 159 95 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- scrihed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Juneau. Alaska, their adverse claim therea. gainst, under oath. during the period of publication of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 GEORGE E. GREEN, Applicant.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY, Register. MAURICE D. LEEHEY. Attorney for Applicant, J20l Alaska Building, Seattle.
 First publication, July 25, 1908
 Last publication, September 26, 1908
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Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 5.-Senator William Boyd Allison is dead. Sem ator Allison, patriarch of the Senate, honored and respected by tens of tn ousands of both friends and foes, has been dominent figure in state and national politics for nearly fifty years: He served in the s, 39, 40, and 41st congresses as representative from Iowa, and entered the Senate in 1875 where he has been a leading mem Der continuously ever since. He has been prominent in financial legis- lation, and as chairman of the Con- mittee on Appropri ations has possess ed great power. Announcement of the funeral arrangements have not been made.
 New York, August 5.-A special panel of one hundred men has been summoned, from which an attempt will be made to select jury to try the race track gamblers. So much publicity has been given tue cases, and the passage of the anti-gambling bill was in the lime light for so long. that considerable difficulty is expected in securing unprejudiced men who are sufficiently intelligent to decide the case justly. Both sides will make determined fight.
 Portland, Aug 5.-A tragedy of un- usual nature occurred near this city this morning when George DeMars, a local painter, was shot and killed de- Iiberately by an eleven-year-old boy DeMars was on a fishing expedition and was crossing piece of ground owned by family named Reid. Jack son Reid, eleven years old, excitedy ordered the man of the grounds and before he had chance to comply opened fire on him. DeMars fell and was dead when help reached him. The boy was taken into custody and will be held for trial.
 Buffalo, Aug. 5. 5.-Norman E. Mack, recently selected as the chairman of the Democratic national committee, today stated that he was already hard at work on the campaign plans, and that the efforts made by the Demo- crats would be the most active in the history of the country. It is planned to cover every section of the entire country, and even the smallest hamlet in the mo st remote states will not be neglected. The results of the primary elections in the states of Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas, which are be-.
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plunged with terrific speed down the hill where it met a sharp curve. A score of passengers were in the car and when the curve was reached were hurled in heap with great force. No ore was killed, but three were very severely injured and all the others sustained minor bruises and bumps.
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will be barred by the provisions of

will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 GEORGE E. GREEN, Applicant.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the statutory period in The Ketchikan Miner, q weekly newspaper printed at Ketchikan, Alaska.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for Ap- plicant, l20l Alaska Building, Seattle. First publication, July p, 1908 Last publication, September 26, 1908
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THE ISSUE OF 1908.

The search for a cinpaign issue in
 thls year of our Lord has evidently
 fallen upon the question of political
 fluids. The race appears to be for din,inutive contributions-the smaller
 . better. Mir. Bryan will take
 ro,hing over slo, 1000, and Mr Taft
 has announced that he wants no cor
 noration money. The candidate that
 can show the greatest number of
 widows mites will have the call No
 vember 5. Such is the theory. Sug gestions are therefore in order. Let
 Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft engage financial agents, issuing a neatly covered prospectus for each, designed
 to set forth the merits of the counter propositions. The public should be invited to take fully-paid and non- assessable stock in William Jennings
 Bryan, Limited, and William Howard
 Taft, Illimitable. The one that raises
 the most money in the smallest
 amounts will get the persimmon.
 Dividends may be safely disburs ed after November }, in the form of in-
 yitations to lunch at the White House. Following is an extract from the prospectus of William Howard Taft, Illimitable:
 Here is where you get more for your money than from any other proposition now before the public. Don't fail to get in on this bargain of 7S0 pounds, with the moustache thrown in. It is the chance of your life to become interested in Greatness. Make yourself comfortable for the rest of
 your days by investing in the smile
 that won't come off. William How
 ard Taft, Illimtable, is the successor to the real Limit, who has liquidated his holdings for the benefit of his sporting blood and will shortly retire to Africa. Stock is going rapidly in penny lots, and will soon be with drawn from the market, as we do not need more than half million dol lars day to confirm our faith in our selves. Telegraph your order at your
 own expense.
 Behold also an extract from the pros pectus of William Jennings Bry-
 an, Limited:
 "Never before has such an aston ishing offer been made to the Ameri- can public We have been through two congratulations and have squeezed out all watered stock. Spectators not wanted. Our assets consist of all
 the campaign issues there are-and then some: not to mention first mortgage on the ideas of His Limit Iessness, who is about to be eliminat- | ed, along with all other inflated val
 ues. Here is the opportunity of
 century to make your great-grand- hildren comfortable for life. We
 owe nothing except gratitude to the
 Common People for making our second
 reorganization possible. We expect
 to liquidate this obligation as soon as we get chance. Stock is in great demand, but will overissue if neces- sary. Don't mail your orders, but deliver remittances to our special train when it passes through.
 There is no objection to taking up
 both of these bargains, but ycu cannot expect immediate returns from more than one. Additional reorganiza- tions are always in order. Mining
 Record.
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SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alas ka, July }, 1908. Sealed bids marked outside Bids Timber Sale applica- tion July 3, 1908, Tongass National Forest, and addressed to w. A. Lan- gille, Ketchikan. Alaska, will be re- ceived up to and including the 17th day of August, 1908, for all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting by the Forest officers, and available for steam logging, on the shores of South Arm of Chomly Sound. within l, POO feet of shore line. on Prince of Wales Island, in the Ton gass National Forest, Alaska, esti- mated to be l, 1000, 900 feet B. M., log scale, more or less, of living spruce, hemlock and red cedar saw timber. No bid for less than fifty cents per thousand feet B. M., will be consider ed, and deposit of $100. %, must be sent to W. A. Langille, Special Fis- cal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the supervisor. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale For further information and regulations governing sales address the under- signed. w. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 First publication, July IS, 1908.
 Last publication, August 15, 1908.
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|
 APPLICATION FOR PATENT UN- der Section 2306, Revised Statutes. U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska. May 9, 1908
 Notice is hereby given that George D. MumfOrd resident of New York, N. Y., the legal assignee of William R. Parish, beneficiary under Section 2306. Revised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served ip the Army or Navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion. has U. s. Survey No. 18l, situated at Ly Island, Alaska, more particularly de- scribed as follows.
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, cross (x) and IS lsl Cor.1,' marked on bed rock, whence U. $. l.. M. No. , bears s. l3 deg min. w., 66. 46 --chs. dist. thence North, 24. 5O chs. cross tram way, 3l. .69 chs. to cor. No. 2, at high water mark of Lyman Anchorage, a cross (x) and "S-1sl cor. ? M. C." marked on bedrock feet above high water mark, whence spar buoy on Lyman Rock bears N. 0O deg, 20 min. w., about IA chs. dist; thence along said high water mark, CD N. S6 deg. O4 min. e., A. 3l chs, cor. No. of Mineral Survey No. 604, cross (x) on porphyry dyke, t2) s. 4l deg. % min. F, 800 chs, (3) East, l5.0O. chs, (4) N. 10 deg. O4 min. E., 7.70 chs, (5) N. 57 deg. 0O min. E., 1.25 chs. to cor. No }, 8 rock in place marked with cross tx) on top and "S-lsl Cor. 3' on side; thence South, 7.3O chs. cross Mamie Creek, 1850 chs. cross tramway, APO chs. cross Hume, B. 98 chs. to Cor. No. 4, q stone mark ed with cross (x) and "S-1S1 Cor. 4:' thence West, 2s.l4 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Mag uetic variation at all corners 20 deg. 5 min. East Area 7s.s s6 acres. as additional to said Parish's original homestead on the South one-half of the southeast one-quarter of Section IS. in Township 16 North of Range 13 west, which he entered at Natchi- ,toches, Louisiana, per Homestead Entry No. 337, dated September 23, 1871.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versly any portion of the above de- scribed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim there against, under
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Douglas, August 6.-Bill Down. ing, a member of the old and no tori ous Stiles Alvord gang was shot and killed by peace officer today. The officer attempted to serve warrant on Downing, who resisted, and in the scuffie the officer shot him in self de-
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oath, during the period of publlica- tion, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 George D. Mumford, Applicant
 It is hereby ordered that the fore- going notice be published for the statutory period in the Ketchikan M iner, weekly newspaper printed at Ketchikan, Alaska.
 JOHN w. DUDLEY, Register MAURICE D LEEHEY, Attorney for Applicant, l2ol Alaska Building, Se- attle.
 First publication, July IS, 1908 Last publication, September 19, 1908
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ing helld today, are being watched with keen interest by both of the 2 reat parties.
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No. 015
No. 0l5 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,


 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Juneau Alaska, July II, 1908. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that George E. Green, the legal as- signee of John w. Hicks, benefici- ary under Section 23O6 Revised Stat utes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy dur ing the war of the rebellion, has ap- piled to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. Sl5, situated on the north east coast of Tongass Narrows, and more particularly described as fol- lows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identical with Cor. No. of Survey No. S13, a stone marked SN Sl5 Beg Cor whence U. s. Initial Monument No. bears s. B deg. 4S min. E., l76.6 chs. dist. :: thence north. 1900 chs. creek, 20. co chs. to Cor. No. ,, stone marked $. N. Sl5 Cor. ?: thence West, .00 chs. to Cor No. }, a stone marked $. N. Sl5 Cor. 3; thence South, 20.00 chs. to Cor. No. 4, a stone marked $. N. Sl5 Cor. 4: thence East. S.35 chs. creek. 10. 00 chs. Cor.3 of survey No. Sl3, 5000 chs. to Cor. No.'1. the place of beginning. Magnetic Variation at all corners 29 deg. 30 sec. East. Area 60 co acres.
 Any and all persons claiming adver- sely any portion of the above describ- ed tract are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereagainst und- CT oath, during the period of the pub lication of the above notice,. or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the stat ute c FORGE E. GREEN, Applicant.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register, MAURICE D. LEEHEY, Attorney for Applicant, 120l Alaska Building, Seattle.
 First publication, July p, 1908 Last publication, September 26. 1908
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Fowler Currency Bill Progressing.

Washington-Consideration of the Fowler currency bill was continued in executive session Monday by the house committee on banking and currency. At the close of the allday session Mir. Fowler said:
 The committee is working in har- mony and is making excellent prog ress with the bill. Thus far IS of the 3e sections have been canyassed, tentative amendment being agreed to as We progress. The clause provid- ing for federal guaranty of national bank deposits was discussed Monday. Tbe clause providing for a substitute currency has been considered and passed without material amendments. When the examination by sections has been completed the bill as tentatively revised will be printed and again thrown open to discussion by the com mittee on the executive session"
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
rCITYAR
GOULD TEXAS LINE BANKRUPT
International and Great Northern Rail. road Placed In the Hands of T. J. Freeman of New Orleans as
 Receiver.

Fort Worth. Tex.-On petition of the Mercantile Trust Company of New York, trustee for q large number of bondholders, United States Circuit Judge \. P. Mccormick of the north ecn district of Texas Wednesday after noon appointed Judge T. !. Freeman of New Orleans receiver for the Inter- national and Great Northern Railroad, fixing his bond at $50000.
 The petitioners allege that the rail road has defaulted in payment of in terest to the extent of $494. .690 on bonds; that the road is insolvent and unable 10 meet it's operating expenses and obligations and to defray the costs of improvements now under way
 The railroad company. through it's general solicitor, filed it's consent to the appointment of receiver.
 The International and Great North ern is a Gould line and recently under. went reorganization, when LeRoy T. Price was superseded by Horace Clark as general manager.
 The reports of the Texas Railroad Commission show the road to have been in financial difficulties for more than year.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Canteen and More Pay Favored.

shington-General debate on the army appropriation bill in the house Tuesday again furnished the oppor- tunity for free expression of opinion on the issues of the day. MY Garrett of Tennessee and MT. Pau of North Carolina arraigned the republican par ty for it's policies with regard to the tariff, while MT. Hayes of California denounced the financial system of the United States as patchwork" and the Aldrich bill as falling far short of the remedial legislation needed" The only remarks pertinent to the army bill were made by Mir Parker of New Jersey. who spoke in favor of the prop osition of increased pay for the off, cers and men, and MT Kustermann of Wisconsin in support of restoration of he canteen. The seven hours al- lowed for general debate on the bill will expire today, when the measure will be read for amendment.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
TELLS OF T0RTURES
AGED VICTIM OF ASYLUM GUARDS
 RELATES TREATMENT.
SAYS HE WAS TERRIBLY BEATEN
Illinois Investigators Take the Dying Statement of William Menzes,
 54 Years Old.

Jacksonville, nl.-William Menzes, alleged victim of four assaults during two days stay at the Central Insane Asylum here, Monday made what probably is his dying statement of tortures which he alleges were in fiicted upon him. He is 54 years old paralyzed and unable to talk, but he related his story to the legislative in vestigating committee by means ot thumb wiggles, a code which was known only to his daughter The lat ter denies her father is insane, and says physicians examinations have proved this fact.
 He told the investigators he had been taken to the institution in com paratively good health Wednesday morning. Forty-eight hours later he was removed, paralyzed from blows on his spinal column, he alleges, and too weak to lift his head.
 Attorney W. x. Hairgrove informed the investigators of the mans critical condition. They hurried to the house of Mrs. Charles W. Busey, his daugh- ter. where the injured man is confined to bed. Menzes was found helpless, his neck drawn to one side, both his arms and lower limbs paralyzed and dark marks were found on his neck and jaws. There were wounds on his back
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
WOMAN SHOOTS LAWYER.
Wouldse Slayer Talks lncoherently
 Believed to Be Irrational.

New York-Charles NJ. Sanford, a well-known lawyer, was shot twice in the head Tuesday by a woman thought to be irrational, in his offices in the Garfield building. 26 Court street. Brooklyn
 The woman was arrested and gave her name first as Nellie Lyon. Later she said she was Jennie V. Blunt. 30 years old. single, and that she had shot Sanford to avenge a wrong.
 The lawyers injuries are not SC rious. The bullets did not penetrate his skull, but lodged in the flesh in the back of his head.
 Sanford told the police the woman had tried to induce him to bring an action against her husband. but he thought she was crazy and refused to take her case She had annoyed him about it for some time, and he be. Aeyes this fancied grievance caused her to shoot him.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Owen Defends Aldrich Bill.

WashinSton-CurrenCy legislation was the chief topic before the senate Tuesday. For nearly three hours Sen ator Robert l.. Owen Of Oklahoma spoke on the Aldrich bill. claiming that he had. through former Senator Jones of Arkansas, in 1900 proposed legislation somewhat similar to the bill under consideration. but with the essential differences which he de- elared would have prevented the re- cont panic had it been enacted into law.
 Mir. Owen received close attention from senators and was frequently in- tcrrupted with questions, which led to spirited debate.
 The Indian appropriation bill re- ceived the consideration or the senate during part of the day. The bill was read through.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Will A. Moore Killed By Charles p.
 Meehan.

Cotton, Plant, Ark.-Charles P. Nee han shot and killed Will A. Moore here at o'clock Wednesday morning. No details can be obtained as to what led to the difficulty, as MT. Meehan has made no statement. He surren- dered to deputy sheriff shortly after the killing, and is now in jail awaiting preliminary examination, when the facts will probably be developed. Un- til he has advised with counsel MT han will not talk.
 Mr. Meehan is the son of a we'll Known merchant and planter of Cotton Plant of the firm Meehan x McGowan. He and the dead man were both rear ed in this town, and had been aequain- 1 tances all their lives. Mir. Moore is survived by his wife and two small chil- dren. MT Meehan is married and has one child
 Owing to the prominence of the par ties, the tragedy, so wholly unexpected created much sensation here.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
MILLIONS IN FINES NEAR.
Ten Defendants Who Lose Prop Under DesiSion as to Elkins Law.

Washington, D. C.-Unless some new defense can be patched up these fines must be paid to Uncle Sam in ac. eordance with the holding that the Elzins law was not repealed by the Hepburn railroad rate law
 Standard Oil Company, $29,400.0o0; Great Northern Railway Company S15.. 0o0 Chicago & Alton. SIG. John N. Faithorn, vice-president of the Chi cago X Alton, $f0,000; Fred A. Wann. general freight agent of the c. & A.. $10,000; Chicago, Burlington & Quin- cy, s15,000; Armour Packing Company. s15,000; Swift X Co. S15.000; Morris & Co.,, s15,000; Cudahy Packing Com pany, $15,000; total, 29,550, ,000
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
First Hanging in Calhoun County.

Tinsman, Ark.-Rafe Wood, negro, | aged 20 years, was executed in Hamp- ton Wednesday at 1 D. m. The crime for which he was legally hanged was the committing of an assault on Mrs. Fannie Doris, white widow residing near Little Bay, this county. The crime was committed on the night of Dacem- Der "A last.
 Wood was given a speedy trial, was convicted and sentenced on January 25, and Wednesday, just month lat CT. the sentence was carried out Wood confessed while on the gallows that he had committed the same offense once before on member of his own race
 Although Calhoun county is among the oldest in the state, up until this execution there had never been oEe within her borders, except by mob law.
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Says He Was Beaten.

He says he was taken to the bath tub and handled roughly by three at tendants as soon as he entered the hospital" says Mrs. Busoy The at tendants hurled him into the tub. scratching and tearing the flesh off his back. He was taken to a bed, but he was groaniag and the attendants told him to shut up. He was unable to do SO and they struck him twice behind the ears. It was these blows that caused the paralysis. During the next day he was assaulted twice"
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
NEW JAP SCHOOL ISSUE.
California Town Practically 2a9s All
 orientals From Study Halls.

San Francisco. Cal.-The Jap anese school question has again made it's appearance. The school trustees of Sausalito have adopted resolu- tion which practically bars all Orien- tals from the schools of that town. The school board declares it will fight to the last ditch before allowing grown-up yellow men to associate with little white girls. All the directors de clare they will never visit Washington and that they cannot be coerced into a retreat
The Forrest City times., 1908-02-28
Declares chIcaao prelate Doomed.

Chicago-"A murder will be commit ted in Chicago within a month simi- lar to the Denver assassination, where the Rev. Father Leo Heinrichs was shot down while administering holy communion in St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic church. asserted Chancellor F. M Dunne of the Chicago arch diocese.
 'I am positive that anarchists. anti clericals, or whatever they call them selves, have prepared lists of priests and clergy to be killed, and am certain that some Chicago man has been mark e1," he said
 "I am the most logical man for as sassination, and although l have thou sands of friends in the Italian colony, 1 also have many hitter enemies.'