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Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23
Assistant Secretary of Interior Will

Assistant Secretary of Interior Will SOD, chairman of the government board of Alaska. Yukon Pacific exposition, to be held next year in Seattle, has re. ccived from J. c. Mcbride, commits sioner for Alaska, a telegram dated Ju- neau, Alaska, September l4. It says: "We think we will have Sl 250,000 worth of gold bricks, nuggets and dust, as one of the features for the Alaska building. Have proposed rather elaborate and expensive installation for the gold eX- hibit in the center of the building, which will cost approximately S4000
 M. C. Mones of the Chandlar country has returned to Fairbanks after spend ing the summer on the survey for the road being built from point on the Yukon river near Fort Yukon to Caro-. The only way of reaching the mining camps on the Chandlar river at present is by river, which is very swift in tho summer and uverfows at all times during the winter This road will also be great help to the Koyukuk mining region. The new road, when built, will reach the town of Caro- in distance of 60 miles. By the river to the town of Caro- the distance Ia l20 miles.
 Judge Si Reid, in an interview pub lished in the Seattle P.-I., defends his policy and says that he has the right to appoint his political friends from Okla h0ma to fat jobs In Alaska. It is not the intention of the Judge to ill up the country with carpet baggers, although he contends that the right to appoint whom he pleases comes with his own appointment. AS an example of what he intends to do he said: "I will upon my arrival at Valdez appoint w. T. Beeks commissioner of that district to succeed John Lyons, the present com missioner. Judge Beeks was my warm est political friend in Oklahoma, and feel that as MT. Lyons has been in office eight years, it will do no harm to have a change, although MT. Lyons has been an excellent officer, under stand"
 Henry K Love, United States mar shal for the Third division of the ju- dicial district of Alaska, who succeeds George c. Perry, recently removed by order of the president, has won distinc- tion in two branches of the govern ments service. When the Spanish American war broke out he enlisted as a trooper in Roosevelt's Rough Riders. When the Rough Riders came home and the government had recalled the volunteers from the Philippines, other regiments were'recruiting to take their place in Che far East. MT. Love vas made lieutenant in one of the new regiments and was sent with Che army of pacif1cation. William H. Taft was governor of the islands, and in looking about for 8 man to serve under the civil government, Mir. Love was made treasurer oftwo provinces successively. He remained in the Philippines until the doctors ordered him to colder climate. He was given position in the service of the general land office. In compliance with his request he wac sent to Alaska as special agent for the general land office, where he has re. msired for three and a half years. He will leave for the North immediately upon receiving his commission from the department of iustice.-P.-I.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23

Frank Turner, travelling auditor of the Northern Commercial Co.,, estimates the output of the Koyukuk at S40O,0O0.
 As yet the Upper Yukon is little af- fected by cold weather. It is thought that navigation to Dawson and White. horse will continue through the first week in October
 L. Hirsch X Co.,, London bankers, are said to have purchased the Hubbard Elliott copper mines, hundred miles or more from Valdez. The purchase price is S7,50O,OOO.
 The Alaskan proudly aseerts that no illegal votes were cast at Cordova. The Valdez Prospector remarks that some men could walk through the streets naked without blushing.
 Frank Manley, of the Manley Hot Springs, said to be the largest individ- almining operator of the North, hay tug fifteen miles of pay-streak, only cleaned up S4OOOO this summer.
 Albert Lucke, supposed to be in Al aska, has S3,OOO waiting for him at San Bernardino, Calf, left by his father who died broken-hearted because of his inability to find his wandering son.
 Reports coming from the White river district are to the effect that the survey of the international boundary line places the copper deposits of this sec tion on the Canadian side of the line.
 The case of James H. Causten against E. J. Barnette has been settled, and the partnership found by the court to exist has been dissolved Causten sued on a grubstake claim for half million dollars.
 The latest compilation of returns of the recent delegate election increases Wickersham's lead and gives the fol- lowing totals Wickersham, 3,621; Cor son, 1852; Chilberg, 2,105; Roman, 971; Cum, 378.
 E. E. McNaught, mining man re- turning from Alaska to his home at Portland, was pushed off a car at Ia coma and fell distance of twenty feet, receiving injuries from which he can not recover.
 The steamer Hazel Dollar sailed from Nanaimo with 7,4OO tons of coal for Nome, which is expected to result in reduction of the retail price in the Northern city, which now ranges from SIS to s22.50.
 Harry Carstens, a we'll known mail carrier and musher of Fairbanks, visit- ed the Kantishna in July and reports about 25 men at work, and these handi- capped for water. There is not a store left in the district.
 Seattle insurance brokers have called for bids for the salving of the schooner Lucille, which went ashore at Ugashik, Alaska, on August l9, and her cargo of 10000 cases of salmon and l,2OO barrels of salt salmon, valued at S18O,OOO.
 News comes from Dutch Harbor that the sealing schooner Thomas F. Bayard of Victoria has taken 28 sea otter skins off the Shumagin islands. This is the biggest catch of this valuable fur-bear- ing animal for many years. The catch is worth over S2o,0oO. Two of the crew of the schooner are reported to have been washed overheard and drowned
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23

Mayor Miller, of Seattle, has ap- proved the plans for public shelter and comfort station at Pioneer Place. The structure will cost about S25, 900 and at the front will be statue of William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase of Alaska.
 Albert Rinehart, proprietor of the ! Mascot saloon at Skagway, and his bar tender, w. J. Charles, have been arrest ed on the charge of beating up la borer, Charles Johnson, with piece of gas pipe, and incidentally relieving him of bis summers wages.
 1 One of the strange happenings of the sea was that the steamship Transit of the McKinzie Bros. fleet struck rock near Prince Rupert and week later the Thordis, of the same fleet, went aground on the same rock. Neither ship was seriously injured.
 Robert Miller, who served two years iu the McNeil Island pen for stealing l S78,OOO worth of gold dust from the steamer Panama, hss showed up at [ Dawson on his way up the river from Fairbanks, where 1t is supposed he had buried 8l9OOO of the stolen treasure.
 A Goldstream miner, named Chas. MoDonald, In setting stesmpolnS at the bottom of shaft tapped vein of natural gas, which took fire from his candle aud enveloped the man in an in- ferno of flame. After terrible strug- gle for life he was rescued by his part ner.
 1 J.B. Jones was the name given by a representative of the Western Fedora ton of Miners who recently visited Dawson and Fairbanks. He was dis covered to be none other than c. B. Mahoney, acting vice president of the federation during the Mover Haywood Pettibone trial.
 A pack horse on the trail from Val deg to the Hubbard Elliott properties fell off of @ cliff and went bounding down the mountain side for 400 feet. His pack, consisting of keg of vinegar, keg of pickles and butt of tobacco, was ruined, except the tobacco, which was still good for chewing.
 "The Baby Stocking Fund" at Fair banks has reached S2,5OO. A young man who went North to seek his for tune took along his bsby's stocking with the hopeful promise that he would fill it with gold. An accident deprived him of his life, and the warm hearted people of Che northern camp filled the stocking and sent it Go the mother in Portland.
 Undoubtedly, the most wonderful record ever made bya salmon hatchery is that of Fortmann. In the season 19O5-6 this hatchery took 68,715,OOO eggs of Alaska Red, the most import ant salmon of the Northern waters, and in the spring of 1906 liberated 6T6a3,OO0 young salmon in the Mana stream, Alaska, on which it is located, the loss being only l, 1,O72,O0O or Is per cent. By natural propagation, the loss on the same number of eggs would have been about 90 per cent, or in other words, of the 68,OOO,OOO salmon fry, only about 6,S0O,OO0 would have been successfully matched into young salmou.-Outing Magazine.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23
PROFESSIONAL.
NOTICE!'

From and after Aug. 18th, and until further notice, the Ferry Time Scheo' ule will be as follows:
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23

Mayor Miller, of Seattle, has ap- proved the plans for public shelter and comfort station at Pioneer Place. The structure will cost about S25, 900 and at the front will be statue of William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase of Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23

Northern Light Rebekah Lodge No. meets a+ Odd Fellows hall second and fourth Saturdays.
 Visitors are cordially invited.
 MRS. ANNA BOYLE, N. G. MRS. GERTRUDE LAUGHLIN, Sec'y.
Douglas Island news., 1908-09-23

Albert Rinehart, proprietor of the Mascot saloon at Skagway, and his bar tender, w. J. Charles, have been arrest ed on the charge of beating up ls- borer, Charles Johnson, with piece of gas pipe, and incidentally relieving him of bis summers wages.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Fire Insurance Losses in Ken
tuCkY Reported.

The reports on the losses and
premiums of the various fire insur-
ance companies doing business in
this State have been presented to
the Secretary of State, and show
that the losses of the companies
during the past year have been eX-
ceedingly heavy, and in some in
stances have run as high as 80 per
cent. The heaviest loss was sus-
tanned by the Aetna, which com
pany received premiums amounting
to S137 1886, and sustained losses
totaling $40, 1854, while the smallest
proportionate loss was that of the
Granite State, which received ST.
488 and did not have loss. The
total amount of premiums paid was
81 ,2S0,S94 while the total losses
were 1868, All.
Consider these figures and see
what's what.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
\ GRAVE SITUATION.

The Interior journal, of Stan
ford, Ky, in speaking of the op
position to EX-Gov. Beckham il
MS Senatorial race emphasizes al
important feature of the temper
mce agitation. 1t says:
People not in close touch witt
he situation have expressed theu
surprise at the untenable position
aiken by certain newspapers anc
individuals calling themselves dem
Dcrat,. They have been loath 20
believe that the opposition was an
mated by patriotism: somehow j.
LAS not presented any OF the ia
uili#r eumarks Of patriotism; II
has -mackcd more of bottled d.
.oaJ.' or ''rcc,iGej" patriotism
nam iJ has OF the old-fashioue
iua 1uat burned iu the breast, OF
.a Revolutionary fathers. TN,
te.I. naked truth. about th.
matters md every one in clos,
tough with tae situation knows IT,
is Jlat tle liquor interests of the
State and country are the rca.
power behind the opposition To
TOY. BccI,ham. They not only
want TO punish him for fayorine
the County Unit Bill. having ID tax
placed on rectiliers and giving to
Louisville a decent and orderly
Sabbath, but they want to main
tain a deadlock in the Legislature
in the hope Of preventing any Of
the bills to extend the County
Unit Law or to provide for an
amendment to the constitution per-
vote on State prohibi-
ton.
The liquor interests are not only
interested in trying to defeat Gov.
Beckham and prevent further tenn
perance legislation, but they are
playing a much larger game.
There is evident in their fight de-
termination to go further and at
tempt to dominate the democratic
State convention this year and cap
ture the State organization for the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Important Meeting.

The Biennial Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associa
ton, of Kentucky, will be held al
Winchester, February 20 %. ii
is expected that there will be pres
ent nearly five hundred men, rep
resenting the city, railroad, student
and county associations of tho
State. The program will equal, i
not surpass, that of any similar
gathering ever held in the State.
The railroads have granted rate
of one fare for the round trip:
tickets on sale February 20 to %.
inclusive, and good returning unit.
February %.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

next four years, and make them
selves the one all powerful inhu-
ence in the party.
A great wave of temperance leg
islation is sweeping the country.
Powerful liquor interests, with
great papers to do bidding, are
making the most desperate fight of
their existence. If they can de-
feat Gov. Beckham they will hold
him up as an example as to what
happens to public servants who
dare to stand for the right; and en-
couraged by his defeat, with the
Courier-Journal hypocritically pro-
claiming to the world that it was
the uprising ofthe people against
the Machine" they would continue
their campaign for control of the
State convention and the party or
ganization. Let no one be mis-
taken about the gravity of the sit
uation, and no one need be if he
will but look about him at Frank
fort; hired lobbyists on every
hand; subsidized newspapers to
make patriots of those who are.
leading the fight. The people are
becoming aroused; the country
press, with only a very few eX-
ceptions, always true to the peo
pie, has begun to sound the alarm,
and the democracy of the State,
once aroused to the danger that
confronts it, will not stand idly by
and see repetition of the condi-
tions that prevailed in 1899"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Released OH Bail.

Since Circuit Court Mrs. Sofa
Kirtley, under indictment for
murder, has been confined in our
county Jail. She has with her
two children, the babe one year
and one four yeag of age. On
Monday Judge Young came to our
city and in open court granted her
bail in the sum of $500. We do
not know the facts Of the charge
against her, but commend Judge
Young for his act of mercy in re-
leasing from Jail this young woman
and her two babies.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
The Weather.

Balmy breezes blew in some
other section Of the world on Sat
urday and Sunday. Saturday was
one of the most unpleasant foI
years, if we can recall. On Sun
day the thermometer showed 4 de-
grees above zero. The cold and
wind got next to the slim and the
fat, and gas bills will assume I'M
usual proportions, whether you
liIte it or not. Yet at Yuma,
Ariz., people were oppressed with
112 degrees in the shade and there
was little shade. Now is good
time to 90 to Florida.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

May | ask why you attach Sc
much Importance to the dragon il
your country?' asked the woman
who was at dinner with WI Ting
fang. You know there is NJ
such creature, don't you? YOU
have never seen one, hav {
youW MY dear madam" gra
ciously answered the great Chinese
why do you attach so much i'm
portance to the Goddess of Lib
erty on your coins! You know
there is no such lady, don't you
You have never seen her, hav,
youW
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
PRINT THE NEWS.

Recently a business man OF this
city called upon the editor to sup
press a news item. The matter
was not of great public Importance
nor of very general interest, but
the business man did lot want 1t
in the paper. He said he would
promise that it should not appear
in any other paper and he then
went on to say that if this item
did appear he would Withdraw his
advertising patronage from this
piper.
OF course in theSface of such a
threat there was nothing to do but
to print the item, sincel it was
matter of legitimate news interest,
and the management will not per
nit anyone outside of this office to
dictate under threats of withdrawal
of subscription or loss of advertis-
ing patronage the manner in which
we shall carry out our contract
with our subscribers to furnish
them the news.
1t is a queer idea that some peo-
pie have of the business relations
of a newspaper. The paper has
many readers with whom it has
entered into a contract to furnish
the news. 1t takes contracts with
advertisers to give publicity to
their business announcements, and
the value of that advertising de-
ponds directly upon the news value
of the paper and the manner in
which the paper discharges its OBJ
legation to its subscribers.
And yet when some person for
some trivial reason or for
a mere notion wants a news item
suppressed it seems to be the easy
thing to ask that the newspaper
shall violate its contract with all !
It's subscribers, by failing to do |
the particular thing that newspa-
pers arc established to perform.
Pueblo (Col.) Chieftain.
Did anything like this ever hap
pen with you ? It's queer what |
some people DEMAND of an editor.
or if he prints FACTS what they |
will say and do. 1t takes all kinds
Of folks to make world.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Change of Firm.

NJ. B. French, grocer, has sold
his business to Lois Thompson and
). B. Darlington, who took pos
session Monday. The style of the
firm is Thompson & Darlington.
They will continue to handle meats
and groceries. Mr.. Darlington
aas been in this business for three
: ears and knows how to please.
Mr.. Thompson will readily become
accustomed to the trade. We wish
or them big trade and many
lollars.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Purchaser Will Come to Our
City.

The Drake property on East
Main street, extending through the
block and including twelve cattle
pens, has been sold by the heirs to
}. NJ. Pieratt, of Eel, Morgan
county. The price paid was
s., 900. The residence is rented
until July 1. After that time Mr..
Pieratt and family will occupy it.
Two of their children, Steve Pie
raft and Mrs. Chas. f. Duff, have
lived in this county for several
years. Mr.. Pieratt until recently
has been a merchant, and is now a
Magistrate of, Morgan county.
We welcome these good people to
our midst.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Two Bills introduced Please To-
baCCO Men.

Two bills have been introduced
in the General Assembly which
have the hearty endorsement of
the tobacco growers societies of
Kentucky, and there seems no
reasonable doubt but that they
will be enacted into laws. So far
these two are the only bills of the
flood of tobacco measures. which
representatives of the different So
cieties have decided to support.
The growers leaders are said to
fear that TOO much legislation
might prove as harmful as not
enough, and they have concluded
to be very careful about what they
endorse.
The two bills which have been
favored by the societies endorse
ment are the one placing a license
tax on buyers 'and dealers of to-
bacco and putting the tobacco I'M
der the police power of the State.
and that placing the pooled tobac-
co on the same basis as mortgage
property, thereby preventing its
sale to others after having been
pledged to the Society of Equity
Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Church Burned.

The Second Presbyterian Church
of Louisville was practically de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Origin of fire
unknown. The building W S
erected in 1874 with DIR. Stuart
Robinson as pastor. Only a few
chairs and tables were saved. The
insurance is $4,000. The walls
and steeples did not fall.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
,OCiaI Precedent at the Capital.

IVocINnrton dicnotchne record
,notbo,. "y;olation If social cus-
.,,,,., H.. p,oe;lo,t Pooeorolt Ho
.t,,I- ottondol rooon+;or o.
D.. La,,o of t,o Woo prosidort
r,.. : tho socond timo tbo praei-
,...4 d.. ;..,,o,.oJ "tbo n,o.,.;ttor
'"' 'l"9 -"0' w Wv ''' " w.,
''W' ana IL seems 10 DE cohslo'reu
reauIui IN the hatloilai caplIHI Iot
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
FIVE BURN TO DEATH.
Result of fire In a Kansas City
ROoming House.

At Kansas City, Mo-, February
1, five persons were burned to
death and twelve others injured in
a three-story house.
The fire started from the eXplo-
sion of natural gas in the base
ment. The five persons were
asleep on the third floor, and
burned to death, having suffocated
and none apparently made an at
tempt to escape,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Will interfere With Railroad Pro-
jcCt.
jeCt.

The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
railroad, of which Eugene Tim
norman, of Cincinnati, is presi-
dent, went into the hands of re-
ceivers Saturday on application of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company,
of New York.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

See Move For Public Build
ing" If the citizens should give
every encouragement to secure
this site and building. A Public
Building is needed and would add
to the appearance and Importance
Of our tow.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
CHANGE OF TRAINS.

There has been a discontinuance
Of some passenger trainS-presum-
ably to cut down expenses. OF
course the c. & O. expects to pro-
tect its own interest. withoutmuch
consideration for the convenience
or accommodation Of the public.
Heretofore there have been two
trains daily to Rothwell on the
Kentucky and South Atlantic for
Frenchburg. etc. Beginning last
Monday there is to he only ONE.
The train leaves this city at $3.50,
arrives at Rothwell at ii: 20, leaves
at 1870 and reaches this city at
lbs. Under this arrangement "A
merchant or other person can not
come from Frenchburg or Roth.
well to this city and transact bust
ness in less time than u hours. Ii
one goes from our city to Roth
well he must hustle for business
and be ready in minutes for re-
turn train, or spend the night anO
return next day at 1l:3O.
On the c. &. O. main line the
local from the east which has beer
arriving at 100 has been changed
to PIP. The local which has been
coming from Lexington at III
and returning in I hrs. has been
discontinued. The local at $50 q.
m. and express at 7;35 It. m, west
bound, leave a, heretofore.
The east bound expresses aniycI
at 1925 p. m. and 1913 p. m. Ta.|
east bound local arrivesat 0:IS am
This schedule Is mfavorublc {,
persons at local stations east az
on KY. x :. A.. who wish to com
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

The battleship Mississippi, which
was recently turned over to the
Government by the Cramp Ship
building Company, was placed in
commission at the League Island
navy yard Saturday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

We will make special discount
on furniture for next week.
Sutton & Son.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

Lehman Heaters and fuel brick
cheap at Conroy's. 29-2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

Stetson Stiff Hats are light in
weight and fit the head. Spring
styles now ready.
Walsh Bros.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

Suit Cases at Walsh Bros.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05
Legislature Does Practically Moth
ing.

Since our last issue the Legisla-
ture has done next to nothing. On
Thursday it adjourned until Tues
day. During the time there was a
sham vote for Senator-to keep up
appearances = Beckham getting
one vote and Bradley one. On
Tuesday the Solons again assem-
bled for business and Beckham re-
ceived two votes, Bradley and
Jno. r Allen one each. There is
little prospect of electing SEN
ator or accomplishing any import
ant legislation. Session is half
over and not bill has been passed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-02-05

The Pennsylvania Printing Co.
of Lexington assigned on Monday.
Liabilities about $50, 900. Assets
exceed this.