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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-06

ports from headquarters say the first boat will leave for Alaskan waters within week
 New York, March a-Mr. Taft has written letter for publication in which he lauds President Roosevelt. Says the strenuous Presidents name xill go down in history with as much | glory as those of Washington and Lincoln.
 ! Washingtion, March o-For the third time the house today refused to increase the salary of the president of the United Stsses. The senate has accepted the Piles amendment to the sundry service bill in which slto, 00o ! is asked to aid Alaska navigation.
 Chicago, March 2-Ex-Vice Presi- dent Adlai Stevenson has authorized she statement that be will establish a university 2; Lssalle. Illinois. He has had .he project under consideration for some tune and the plans are about ready tc bs made public
 Paris. France. March 2-Late dis patches from Rcme tell of a terrible blizzard and storm raging there. One hundred and fifty people have ieen frozen to death and the high winds are wreaking havoc throughout the city. Intense suffering prevails in many parts of Italy.
 Chicago. March 2-Couuts against the Standard Oil Company's case have been reduced to thirty-six.
 Washington. March 2-The proposi- tion to establish n assay office ID Les Angeles was killsi .ndly.
 Pittsou. Pa. March A terrific gas explosion ia the South Creek col Her. this morning entomed thirty miners and severely burned and injured 'oriy-two. twelve of them fatally. Efforts gre heiug made to rescue the buried meu and the widest excitement prevails.
 Charleston. March 2-Dr. Crum the negro collector Of customs here has sent in his resignation. He gives n his reason the long and butter fight made against him by Senator TilIman, and his desire to relieve President Taft from embarrassment by cortinu- ing him in office.
 If Mr Taft carries out the strenuous policy of Roosevelt. the fesignatic D will rot be accepted.
 Washington, March 2-Delegate Wicser.hsn in an interview here re- isersted his statements Of pJtting the kibosb on some Of hi, political oppon- ents.. His remarks are taken to refer ,o Coy. Hoggatt.
 San Francisco. March Supervisor CoFey was sentenced te seven years Imprisonment for offering bribe. This is another result of the Heney prosecutions.
 Washington. March 2-Nots ithStand- ing decrease Of five million dollars during the month Of February, there will remain to greet the incoming president 2 public indebtedness of enc billion nineteen million dollars.
 Washington, March 2 President Roosevelt has issued tbe customary proclamation calling the senate to meet at noon On March 4tb. The cit, has made elaborate preparations for
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Gov. Wilbur B. Hoggatt is due for an eclipse This eclipse will occur about the time that James Wicker sham takes his seat in congress as the accredited representative of the peo- pie of Alaska. Says the Skagway Alaskan.
 James Wickersham is probably the ablest man in Alaska. He is a big, broad minded man, a man of wide ex- perience and liberal views. He is cultured, suave, and able to more than hold hls own in any walk of life. He
 is aggressive and last. but not least, an eloquent speaker. With Wicker sham as representative at Washing ton Alaska is certain to get at least a portion of what is justly due us. And with Wickersham in the saddle, Hog gait or no other man will long dare to openly interfere with him. The dele gate from Alaska has rightful pre- cedence over the governor of Alaska- who belongs at home and who would best serve Alaska here. Hoggatt can not buildoze Wickersham as he has former delegates. If he does attempt it his efforts will he futile. Wicker sham knows his rights and he will take care they are accorded him.
 Wilbur B. Boggatt has long affected the pose of the single undnmed star Tn the Armament of Alaska; but this brilliancy will be somewhat shadowed when James Wickersham is on the job.
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Alaska carries us back through the Sight Of years and brings us face 10 face xish nature As is WAS in man. kinds romantic youth. Here in this untouched ssorehooss ot the world is plensr for al. Land irexbsussible in fertility. mines of inmezsuratse ~eSlsh and forests liInisles>- \ sceuer. that has TO parallel in the beauties of the older world. Mountains whose snow caps shine pursr than the white plunes of Henr. of Navarro; valleys 0. pristine yeryisncs and brooks that babala and gurgle like the tender voices o; infancy
 h Alaska c1e can ''Iiys as they fired iu the 6rss golden time" Ii you are favored o. ihe gods enough to find mine. good. If noi !ou will have ab1n6anea- IL is yours: go and take is The streams are ehosed with
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Los Angeles. March i.-Lucky Bald win. died here today of pOneumonia. He was known 10 every sporting mar on the continent as an all rouass horse man plunger and capitalist He has been HI for 10. g time
 Washington, March l.-The Senate Committee has decided to report . disagreement in the Tennessee coal Merger case.
 New York March Ten European competitors have signed up for six day Marathon race to be held here irum March clh to 18th.
 Chicago March Limited Wireless messages were todsy transmitted 10 a train on the Lake Shore while is was going 8, the rate of fifty miles per hour.
 New York March l.-Mark Anthony sn electrician and inventor. performed 2 remarkable feat here today, b! sending up ao air ship and controlling is entirely by ~ireless telegraph. k was under bis command al all times.
 Information Tss fled in the courts today chargiry Maj bray and his gang with s~iBdIing. The details~ have been held up. but Csvansugh tells of lU,ing s5-- 0Co and siterwsrd being worked by Ms!bray for fifty do'I.rs 10 gel GU; Of fo@n-
 Providence. F. !. March LII. Ma bon will take sso locomotive across the continent for she Copper River railroad. The cshs of these engines sre ingeniously arranged for light housekeeping and are designed to overcome the hardship of obtaining proper food in opening up she lire.
 [. Marshal Snoupe has wired the officers in Keichiksn that br recen, enactment of congress. is has been made felony to sell Intoxicating drinks to Trdisus- The penalty for doing so is two yeats Imprisonment for the first orense and be orders that the law be strictly enforced.
 Washington. March 1.-TseIye sen stors and seyepsy-seven representa- tIges will retire 4 hen the new con- E greSs coDvenes. Speaker Cannon has replied to Editor Higgins article iD Success Magazine in which the editor soundIy criticised inc rules of the House. The speaker admits the rules are not altogether ideal. but they have stood the test of time.
 Pekin, China. March 2-The Chinese have issued manifesto boycoiting Germany.
 Olympia, March 2-Tbe Supreme Court handed down decision today sustaining the validity Of she recently enacted raiIEay comrDisssion law. , Reno, March 2-A hundared sbous- and dollar fire occurred here last night. The May, famous gambling house,
 was completely destroyed. No ore injured.
 Rome, March 2-Issports from the 4 Vatican announce the serious illness of the Pope. His physicians have bullesjned that ibe venerable pontjf' is better today and they hope for his speedy recovery.
 N Seattle. March 2-Tbe Northwest ern Fisheries will operate five sind | jsDmers in tbe north this season. .Re-
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hibited. It IS illegitimate and not a part of American institutions.
 Vice President Sherman took the oath of office and the sixtieth Con- gress adjourned to reconvene at noon.
 The new president headed the in- augural procession which started from joined them at the reviewing stand. The weather is cold and slight rain falling.
 The Alaska visitors are Messrs. Shackleford, Young and Mcbride of Juneau and F. Gordon, Fairbanks and Joseph Sullivan of Nome.
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the inaugural ceremonies and the usual events which follow.
 Mr. Taft will inherit from President | Roosevelt collection of exceedingly knotty problems. From all accounts Mr. Taft himself realizes that he will. at the outset of his administration have more responsibilities on his shoulders than have come to a new president for iong time. The new executive will enter office with the deiici. in the United States treasury of sl, 0la. oc0. GOO and Mir. Taft's SC .retary Of reasury must be a re- sourceful man if he be able to get through the first year of the new ad miuistraiion without bond issue to raise money with which to carry on the necessary current expenses of the government
 Caracas. Venezula. ,Iarch 3-Castro the VeDezulan reFolutionist " as indict-
 ed today Tor conspiracy to assassinate General Gomez.
 | Coiima Mexico. March 3-A new era ter has opened on Mount Colima and | tie eruption is causing excitement. kumhiings can be heard for miles ard fire. ashes and lava are pouring fiom the huge iissure.
 l Washington. March Slight armored cruisers were ordered today by the
 var department to go to Seattle to
 take ptft in he opening program of the 1. Y. P Exposition. They will prepare 10 star, immediatly and arrive
 in Seattle sometime in April. ! Nevada Ciry, California March 3-A severe earthqu Ike occurred here today. ! Buildings ere wrecked ard TO chim- ney left starding. The ,emblor was oi short duration. No deaths have been
 reported.
 | Smyrna, March 3-Frigbtful disaster and death vas caused here last even
 ing by an earthquake which lasted nearly minute. The village of Mas
 ran was completely destroyed and one ! hundred and fifty inhabitants killed. ! New YU.x, March 3-A terrible l ire broke out in tenement house or ! Seventh Avenue this morning in which
 four were burned 10 death and nine 1 are missing. The house was in the
 congested district and much q aiculty
 was expsi ielced by tiiemen in saving
 lives.
 Later-Ten are known to be dead in the tenement house fire. Police claim ! that it is the result of the biack hand.
 COrJoys, March 3.-M. J. Heney
 arrived here today with a hundred [
 9orkrDen 10 push the con n.truciion ol
 the Guggeui1eim- Morgan railrord. All
 the available men will be picked ur
 nere and operations wilt begin at once.
 The city is celebrating tie even,
 and everyone is iuiJilant. IL is exp ct- cd that the line wiil b. pushed ul | into the coal regions before the sea-
 son is over. Special en2ipes are he Ing rushed from the east to aid iD the construction.
 San Francisco, March 3-Jainc. Goodwin rich Nevada Binct was drugged here last night and an attempt
 made io get bis wealth. He was found by tine police and taken to hospital
 where he is recovering.
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Sidney Danby and Jay Oloane have been arrested charged with the attempt to get the rich miners wealth. Dr. Howard has notified the police that these men offered him sixty thousand dollars for death certificate that Goodwin died from alcoholism.
 Washington, March 3-The ship subsidy bill passed the senate today but was counted out in the house by a majority of three votes. In speak ing on the demerits of the measure Representative Moon of Tennessee de- clared the bill was fraud and vas framed with design to plunder ap already depleted treasury.
 The senate passed the deficiency bill of nineteen million dollars and followed it with an appropriation of fifty thous- and dollars to buy memorial for the Lincoln farm.
 Wm. Tait and family are here as guests of the Roosevelts. Washing ton is filling up with prominent people from all parts of the nation to be on hand at the inauguration of President Taft.
 Several prominent women today pre- sented Mrs. Roosevelt with string of thirty-fye diamonds which she will wear at the inaugural ball. Delegate Wickersham of Alaska has arrived and was presented to the house in a neat speech by retiring delegate Gale.
 Big arrangements are being made for the inaugural program which takes place tomorrow.
 Washington March f. - William Howard Taft was inaugurated Presi- dent of the United States at 20 D. ID. today and immediately after de- livered his speech in which he outlin. ed the policy which he should attempt to follow during his administration
 He expressed admiration for MT. Roosevelt and felt that he could do no better than to follow the general policy laid down by him. He recom- mended the enforcement of the iail- road laws, and announced special session of congress to convene March l5 to discuss revision of the tariff and for no other purpose. He spoke unequivocally for T grad uated income tax. The Panama can al he declares should be treated IS a distinct enterprise. paid for by tue receipts from bonds. He believes that the Qualifications and battleships are insufficient and will ask congress 10 appropriate money for their improve ment and increase.
 He hopes to minimize the evils oi immigration without antr2oniziDg for eign governments, bd will fayer any reasnsal,le measure tO encourage cri- ertal trade. The enforcing of treat ' rights should be placed in the hands of the federal authorities and thus ef7cciDally pregertipg tbe misuse oi justice due to local prejudice shirb f1jgiit cSpO-e the na.iyD 10 possible gar
 X postal savings bunk is advocated and comprehensive monetary laws urged. He proposes to work for T better feeling between north and south. A secondary bcycott vas de- cIared tyrannic and should be pro
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THE QUICKENING
ALASKA

neLum elossdd the adn Hqg ph drought its h damks s@pde eun@~ arises n h dH opened whn sbhudd emasdeco dh@eh hh hH Come weary h gndn Land
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-06

fish. she lakes are dotted with water fowls and the hillsides are tenansed with deer, mountain goats and cari- bou. Edible plants grow every where and fire wood. freely yours. enough 10 warm the neagthstones of the world. Do you want more2 Then walk down 10 the sea and gather clans, crans and other Sea foods Better be beach comber and live free, than live in q sweasshop and become a slave to un- healthy thoughts and deeds
 Alaska has coast line three times .ss long as she rest of the United States and two-shiris of 1t has less frost dur ing the year than does sunny Tennes- see. The interior is cold. but 10 cold CT than North Dnks.s or Wisconsin and right in the coldest part they are raising better wheat than Minnesota ever did.
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Here gre 3 few observation on Alas ks taken form the writings of Mr. ]. E. Chiinerg. president of the A.Y.P. Exposition:
 s.rhe truth about Alaska will aston isn 1T any people ci the United States. Those that read know that it is rich in gold. copper, coal and fish. but there are not so many that realize the agricultural possibilities of large area of the territory. and there are not many people who know Dow that here are hudreds of families in the northern part and in comfortable houses provided with most of the ac- ceSsories of modern civilization that there are communities having schools, churcnes, social aud literary orgaiza- tions and many ether helps to mans moral and iniall ctual uplift. These families have found that Alaska win ters are no worse than Dokota winters.
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when We consider that with a popula- tion of B, 900 white people-say 40, 600, that the figures which follow will not be so startling-including women and children, Alaska adds every year to the worlds wealth. the vast sum of s3o, 900, GOO, we obtain glimpse of the possi ibilties of Alaska's resources. Here is a country which needs mill lions of inhabitants and it has but q few thousand. It needs railroads and other accessories of commerce. It needs strong and, brave men and wo- men who possess the Aryan instinct to conquer, the kind of men who have made farms and gardens out of the American desert; not men with the wander lust, but men who find content ment and happiness in work of con- verting the wilderness into a habita- tion for their families and future gen. erations.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-06

They have demonstrated that the day is fast approaching when Alaska will have large permanent population which the territory needs. A per manent population means the conser- yation of some of Alaska's wealth. Instead of the gold seeker going to Alaska to rob the country of some of its gold. the future will witness the home see eket going to Alaska to join in the development of the country $ resources and to aid in increasing the wealth of the country.
 A, the present time Alaska is pro- ducing about s2o, oo0 900 of gold an nuslly. The annual value of the pro- duct of her fisheries is about sl0, GOO. Ol0. There has not yet been sufficient development of the copper and coal industries to make them important factors in Alaska's products. But
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
DOCTORS WRITE 10000
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR RUM
! One Way OF Procuring Liquor IN
West Virginia Town That Voted
for Local option.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. June Is.
Drunkenness on the streets is great
err IN this county than before 1t went
dry "A year ago. and District Attorney
BOYD declares that the physicians ana
druggists of Morgantown have Deeh
reaping the golden harvest that Tor
merly went to the liquor men.
According to announcement MADE
recently in court by Prosecuting At
torney Boyd, one prominent physl-
clan of Morgantown alone has writ
ten 10000 prescriptions for liquor in
the past year. Mr. Boyd announced
his intention OF making Wholesale
prose cutlons against the physicians.
So fan it is question what can be
done with he druggists, but the al
torney will make an effort TO include
them in the prosecutions
Counting Sundays, the number OF
whisky prescriptions written by this
one physicians reaches u a day. The
customary price that is paid for these
prescriptions is 81 each. so that the
physician made $4,000 a year, while
the druggist probably made half that
amount Similar conditions are said
To exist all through the dry" dis
tricts Of West Virginia and Ohio.
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incident, nodded her head approving
~, as she sat Town 10 finish cleaning
the lettuce for the family supper.
Schwind and his wife live with
their son. Jacob Schwind. and his
family. Mrs. Schwnd. known as
"Gr----iama" to the whole nelghbor
hood, does homework, while her hus
band works In the garden and about
the yard. Both Of their sons are
blacksmiths. and some OK the grand
children as we'll
1T was hard work that kept us
both healthy" said Schwind. I'VE
have always worked from early morn
ing 10 late at night We had no time
for dissipation"
They were married In the free city
of Bremen. Germany, June 4. 1912
and II years later emigrated 10
America, coming To ST Louis In
1860 they moved to Bellevlle.
Nine children were born of the
union. three OF whom are living
They are julius and Jacob Schwind
both Beileville blacksmiths, and Mrs
Amelia Vining. Of Pine Bluff, Ark
There are eighteen grandchildren and
eight grSat-grandchldren living.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
RETURNS AS TRAMP TO
FARM HE ONCE OWNED
Found Sleeping in Barn Hay Loft, IS
Arrested and ArraiJned Before
an Old Friend

DUBUQUE. June lS.-Lockod in the
city jail and awaiting a nearing on I
larceny charge Is Jerome d. Perrigo,
scion Of one OF the oldest families
I'm Des Moines He was once rich and
popular He was found At night sleep
ing in barn on farm near Grand-
view Park, formerly hts property. the
homestead left to him b. his father
j. ; Perrigo. one of the earliest OF
Des Moines' wealthy merchants
Judge Stewart was vislblv moved
when the man. bent and shaken was
srraigned before him in the morning
Why, Jerry" he said. Il thought
YOU had braced up The last time
saw You, you had n good position In
Omaha, and was glad TO see that YOU
had as | thought, started life anew
How Is il that you are mere again ,?
Whisky did it, Judge; whisky los,
me my job. but I'm not guilty of this
theft, swear I'm not"
Perrigo is charged with the theft o.
n box OF cigars from the drug store Of
4 q Weaver East Thirtieth and Walls
nut-sts Perrigo was for number of
' cars an engineer for the VI & ST. l..
railway company. and was considered
one Of the hest enginemen In the en-
ploy Of the road.
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BED man ANOW|FE.
ARE bLACKSM|THS.
lie and Hearty as Ever, the Sturdy
Couple Celebrate Their 9th
Wedding Anniversary.

ST. LOUIS, June lS.-Swinging the
lage smiths heavy sledge has
bnght the fulness of years and the
mfort of hale old age to John
d Margaret Schwind, OF Belleville.
10 have travelled the road Of life
Bethcr 81 years. To their joint Ia
beside the flaming forge at their
Pssroads shop they attribute their
korous health.
Irhe muscles in Schwind's brawny
ms were in truth as strong as iron
mas when he opened the shop, near.
half a century ago. but he had no
pnopoly on Drawn, for his wife
'nng the ten-pound sledgc as easily
he. and she was an invaluable aid
time when help was hard TO get.
|The blacksmith and his wife, who
Re at No. 702 Bristow7st.. Belleyillc.
r past their eighty-sixth birthdays
bey celebrated the sixty-seventh an
|versary of their marriage a few
lys ago and have one wish in com
pn-that they may die together.
ri remember an incident that oc-
|rred when was boy In Ger
any, Schw!nd told reporter.
There was an old couple who celc.
lated their golden wedding anniver-
Try In the little town where | lived
part of the celebration was going
the church and having the mar.
age ceremony repeated,
Just after the priest had finished
e ceremony The man dropped dead.
I'd inside Of half an hour his wife
Id died. too. That Is the best way,
Id my wife and | have often wished
e may die In the same way"
Mrs Schwind, who was standing
'ar by when her husband related the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-19
DIED.

HEBERT-Junc H. Madeline Dorothy.
beloved daughter OF Raymond and
Harriet lnee Murthag) Hchcrt, at
residence. PSI st Aubin-aye Funeral
S.i5, n. IN. at st. Joachim's church,
saturday.
KAIGHIN-June 1G. l9oe. At the resi-
dcnce OF her father. JAS i. kaighiu.
1SS Rosedale-ct. Miss Frances
Kaighln. Funeral Saturday. June 10.
at y. M.
McLAUGHLIN-At Albany. y. Y,
Frank L. formerly OF Detroit. and
brother OF Mrs y. II Hickey. l53
Wabash-avc.
ENDRES-Junc 16 Peter aged p years
beloved brother of Mrs John Mar
tina. Mrs Harvey Fisher and Pauline
Endres. Funeral saturday. June 10,
from 1888 Holcoml-ave. ~ $50 TO
ST Anthonys church at q. m. In
torment at Mt. OliNct
McTNERNEY -Michacl. Notice OF fu-
neral hereafter.
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DAILY DEATH LIST

Frances Kaighin. 2S years. 1S9 Rose
dale. tuberculosis.
Stella Zimcrman. 20 years. lfy In
gCrsOll, pneumonia
Barney Zoltowski, months, liif
Campbell; hamilton.
Henry Wolf 30 years, Grace hos
pital nephrtls.
Lawrence Smith, 20 years, Detroit
river: accidental drowning.
Amelia T.. McPhail. 25 years. as
IIurlbut. anaemia.
Joseph A. NARROW. 2 years, -. Mary's
hospital; tetsnus.
Mrs Misener. &c years. 1880 Four
teenth; paresis.
Charles r. Harrison. 3 years. Toledo
O.. accidental drowning
James Mckee, AZ years, % Jerome
Mary Seed. So years, 81. Mays hos
pital diabetes.
Lizzie Kieoff. 10 months. ls6 Winder;
marasmus.
Fanny II J0siyu. years. Grace
hospital. perltonitis. shock