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Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

The fishing fleet has sailed for Alas ka waters.
 Talk about spring: it was seven be- low last week at Whitehorse.
 Skagway had an earthquake last week that stopped the clocks.
 The salaries of the paid officers in the town of Skagway aggregate 833o per month.
 Fred Miller, a tailor, fell off the wharf at Ketchikan on the 9th and was drowned.
 The question of establishing tele- phone system in Ketchikan is being discussed.
 The New England Fish company now employs 66 people at it's Ketchikan es- tablishment.
 The largest national forest in the United States is now the Chugatch re- serve, in Alaska.
 George G. Perry, formerly U. s. mar shal in the Third division, will make his home in Seattle.
 Work will start on the Porcupine placer properties about May lst. Fifty n, oy, v,iIl l,o am DlOUaS
 The Miner says that a 78.pound sal mon was brought into Ketchikan and delivered to the fish man.
 The second quartz mill for the Tan. ana is being shipped from the outside; the first was made at home.
 Another new island raised up from the sea, out in the Bogoslov group, about the 10th of last month.
 Trains on the White Pass R. R. are now run during the hours when there is the least danger of snow slides.
 Sam Wall, former editor of the Skag way Alaskan, has embarked in the newspaper business in California.
 The excursion steamer Spokane is to be altered by the addition of F state rooms and having her dining room en- larged.
 The story comes from Landlock of cat that was seized and carried away by an eagle. After nine days the cat came back.
 A summer contract for carrying mail between Valdez and Gakona, on the Fairbanks trail, has been awarded to James Fish.
 A reputable mining publication says that the graphite deposits in Alaska are expected to dominate the markets of the world.
 It is estimated that there is yet four years work to be done in marking the boundary between Alaska and the British possessions.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

Miss Anna Morrison boarded the Cot tage City at Seattle to go to Dawson. On board she met Bingham Hallock, bartender of the ship. They were mar ried when the ship reached Skagway. It is expected that there will be large travel to Alaska this summer.
 Last Wednesday afternoon a fire at Katalla destroyed the residence of J.A. Longacre and the hospital building, en- tailing loss of about S25,OOO. Long acre in attempting to save his belong ings narrowly escaped being burned to death. The origin of the fire is un- known.
 During the A. Y.-P. exposition the White Pass route will make special round trip rate from Yukon river points. From Dawson to Seattle and return the fare will be $40, which is a reduction of $40 on the regular fare. The return fare from Atlin and White horse will be S80.
 Upon authorization to do SO by a special act of congress, passed in Feb ruary last, the town of Valdez will issue bonds to the extent of Sl5,OOO to raise money to construct dike to protect the townsite from glacier floods. The bonds are to run 10 years and bear per cent interest, payable semi-aDnu- ally.
 The White Pass company has suc- ceeded during the past winter in trans porting a large amount of heavy ma- chinery from Whitehorse down the river for the Yukon Gold company. In one case a single sled was made to carry 14,OOO pounds. One of the heavy articles was dynamo weighing ll,OOO pounds.
 In order to get a moving picture of an Alaska stage robbery the Orr stage was held up by band of amateur bad men disguised in parkas. The Fair banks Times says that the thing was so realistic that not only the horses were frightened, but party of chechakos who were coming down the trail took to the "tall uncut"
 The government has requested Col. Richard B. Thompson, chief signal of- ficer of the department of the Colum- bia, to find suitable site for the erec- tion of wireless station at the mouth of the Yukon river. The construction of the station has not been ordered, but it is believed in the signal offices that it's erection awaits only the selection of a suitable place.
 Two 14.year,old Eskimo girls, the first of their race to meet President Taft, have arrived at Seattle on their way back to the Noath. The girls. Mallorie Klicktarick and Annika Anni- nef, are under the guardianship of Franklin Moses and his wife, formerly government school teachers at St. Michael. They were selected by MT. Moses as typical examples of what ed ucation is doing for the Eskimos, and they accompanied Mir. Moses to his home in Providence, R. l.. where they spent the winter. On the trip West the Moses party called on President Taft. Although wearied by long reception, he granted the two Eskimos separate interview and by his questions ex- pressed the keenest interest in the na- tives of the Northern territory.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

Ketchikan Indians have sent peti tion to Delegate Wickersham protest ing against the importation of Japs.
 The lighthouse tender Armeria, Capt. Gregory, is engaged in distributing sup plies and gathering buoys in Southeast ern Alaska waters.
 Control of the Bonanza King copper mines near Cordova has passed into the hands of the Guggenheims. Con- sideration, S3OOOO00.
 The school election at Haines re- suited in the selection of John Coombs for director, Joseph D. Chisel, treas urer and Ira King, clerk.
 S. A. Crandall has resigned the U. s. commissiouership at Latouche on ac- count Of poor health. E. R. Gray, of Seward, has succeeded him.
 Alaska may be likened unto the chess board of political fate, on which various candidates for pie-counter jobs are liable to be moved at any time.
 John J. Hamilton has been appointed private secretary to Judge Reid and court steuographer. It is perhaps needless to add that John J. is an Alas kan.
 Chas. E. Ingersoll, of Ketchikan, has been appointed by the secretary of the interior as townsite trustee to repre- sent property holders in obtaining a patent.
 A Juneau man followed the biblical injunction and buiIded his house upon a rock. It is no reflection on the mans faith that the house, rocks and all, slid into the bay.
 John Shook, formerly U. s. deputy marshal at Skagway, has been appoint ed warden of the state penitentiary of Idaho. He is a relative of Marshal Shoup of this division.
 Alaska is noted for it's magnificent distances, but it was a prospector from the wilds of Nevada who recently came to town and to whom the death of Queen Victoria was news.
 According to the Miner, the Smith sonian Institute has written to a Ketch. ikau doctor requesting him to forward to that establishment half dozen rats and an equal number of bats.
 The report that the steamer North western ran aground at Birch point is denied by Captain O'Brien, who says that a stop was made off shore at Blaine to land five stowaways.
 Prince Rupert townsite lots to the number of 24OO will be offered for sale May 25 to % at Vancouver. The terms of sale are one-quarter down and the balance in three annual installments.
 The license of Capt. Wagner of the ship Star of Bengal has been revoked. The Star of Bengal was wrecked last September off Coronation island and more than one hundred lives were lost.
 Having completed their winters work along the coast of Southeastern Alaska, nearly all of the halibut fishing fleet claiming Seattle as the home port have returned. They almost without excep- tion report that the seasons venture has been disastrous, mainly for the reason that the weather has been stormy.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

The memb beTs of the w. C. I. U. or Ketchikan had their pictures taken for part of the exhibit of that town at the A.-Y.-P. exposition. They probably think it is going ty be poultry show.
 An exchange says that the bar rooms on the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s boats are to be closed on May lst. After that booze will only be sold in the original packages and not less than a, drink at d time.
 The steamer Ohio, which sailed for the States on the 12th from Valdez, carried the body of James M. Mont gomery, who, with John Williams and James Gray, was killed in snow slide at the Bonanza mine on April 9th.
 Dr. J. H. Romig, superintendent for the bureau of education for the Valdez district, attributes the preservation of the Copper river Indians from death by starvation to the supplies furnished them this winter by the government.
 As an incident to the work of grading for the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad near Prince Rupert powder house containing 16 cases of dynamite eX- ploded recently, badly soaring 90 men. Otherwise no serious damage resulted.
 One man dead and another seriously ill were discovered in the fatal Key stone canyon. Report has it that Hasey is still in Juneau. The condition of the man was supposed to be direct result of a too free indulgence in water.
 Skagway was once the home of God frey Chealander, the man who first thought of the A.-Y.-P. exposition. A copy of the Alaskan, published in that city on last Friday, asks the question, "Is Skagway going to be represented at the A.-Y..PH"
 Proprietor Keller, of the Skagway Alaskan, who was mentioned as can didate for the U. $. marshalship to suc- ceed Mir. Shoup, had an attack of ptomaine poisoning, which may recon cile him in measure to the loss of a political job.
 Black Sullivan has gone to Seattle for a visit Sullivan is not the man who discovered the Klondike, but he claims to be the man who first told the world about it. When Sullivan gets through with Seattle he will have some thing else to tell.
 A traffic agreement has been closed whereby the steamer St. Helens will make three voyages to Norton and Kotzebue sounds during the summer, on each of which she will carry 1000 tons of freight for the Yukon Transpor- tation & Trading Go.
 In continuation of the Keystone can- yon affair, John Phillips, of Valdez, has begun suit against the Copper River & Northwestern railway, George Hazlett and Ed Hasey for S25,O00 damages. He claims he was shot by Hasey and in- capacitated for work.
 Ed Hasey, who was convicted of as. sault with dangerous weapon for the Keystone canyon affair and was sen- fenced to eighteen months, will be prosecuted on three more indictments. The government has already spent s5o,- 900 on the Hasey trials.
Douglas Island news., 1909-04-21

Ketchikan Indians have sent peti tion to Delegate Wickersham protest ing against the importation of Japs.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
DOUGLAS GUy CLUB WILL HOLD MEETING PURPOSE IS TO ARRANGE FOR
 TEAM AT TUCSON SHOOT
 ING TOURNAMENT.

DOUGLAS, Aug. 10.-(Special.) =
 The Douglas Gun club will hold a aseting during the week for the sarpose of considering the matter of Islecting a team to represent this city at the annual meeting of the Arizona Sportsmen's association at Tucson turing next month. The local gun club at Tucson are making elaborate preparations for the event and it is expected to rival all other meetings of the association in the matter of at tendance and interest
 The last meeting of this association vas held at El Paso. that city and several in Southern New Mexico be- Ing included in the association. At .he meeting in Fl Paso the team from uiis city gave a good account of it's \ ork and W. H. Reno won the medal for the best individual score.
 In the Douglas club are several ex- cellent shots who can be depended on to make good scores at Tucson when 1t comes to dropping the blue-rocks. Both the Reno boys are excellent shots and then there are Kirkland, Douglas and several others who are rated among the good shots of the territory. -,.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11

Dr. Jas. Livingston, V.S. of Lowell, Is taking fifteen day vacation.
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Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
$. P. SURVEYORS ARE
 NOW NEARING NACO

The engineer on the train from Benson which arrived in Bisbee last night reported that the Espee sur veying party which had been at work between Osborn and Naco had last evening proceeded to point within two mles of Naco.
 It is stated that the party consists of four or five men and has LiggeI's wagon for a means of transportation Whether or not the party is the same one which was encanped a short time since inthe vicinity of Calumet, two miles west of Douglas the Re views informant did not know.
 It is believed that the Espee IS following up an old survey, at least such was the report of the work done in the Sulphur Springs valley between Courtiand and Douglas but the pres ent activity is taken as sing that the road plans to complete its line from Cochise and Douglas to Osborn and Naco with a side line running into this city.
 It is said that but a few months remain for the road to exercise the rights 1t obtained by filing a map 0I right of way and that should the road fail to exercise those rights and later decide to build it would have to par- chase new or the old right of way from those who have taken up the and tsinde the fling which would greatly increase the expense of buili- ing.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
IS PROHIBITION MOVEMENT NOW DORMANT?

Several weeks ago petition for a focal option election was circulated
 at Tombstone. then in this city and
 then passed on to Douglas. At the
 time of the curculation here those back of the movement spoke confident iy and assuredly of carrying such an election and had no doubt of secur- the- requisite number of signatures for the call of . local option election, and with Enod reason for only $50 sie<aturet Ace necessary.
 Whsn the petition was. being cir culated in Bisbee there was conssd- erable comment and argument pro and con prohibition and dry or a wet Bisbee and there was some anxiety among the saloon element in the city. But of late nothing has been heard of the petition or IS to whether the elan is only dormant during the sum mer months or whether it las been abandoned.
 It seems hardly probable that the matter has been dropped hut MoIe probable that 1t has been allowed to rest during the absence for the sum mer Of several of the ciergymen who
 were most active in the matter and will be revived with their return in 1 the fall.
 When the petition was being circu- lated here those who were obtain ! ing signatures e~uressed themselves
 as highly gratified with the results which they obtainei The wet ele- meni, however, maintained that whilo l the petition was obtaining signatures | and there would be no difficulty in | obtaining the requisite $50. here, in Tombstone and in Douglas, that never | theless there was being found a stronger sentiment against prohibit ton than the circulators Of the peti- | tion had anticipated
 In Douglas it is known that the
 feeling was not so strong as expected | and that many of the smeltermenl | who own their own home refused to i sign or to favor the movement in tine | fear of higher taxes, since both tax rate and assessed valuation rose in
 the smelter city after the abolition
 of gambling.
 One in a position to know yester-
 day told Review reporter that the | fight was to be made at the next
 municipal election here and that a
 full prohibition ticket was to be placed
 in the field, the slate for which had
 already been arranged. His theory
 was that the prohibition element Ie-
 sired to secure the offices to enforce
 a prohibition law before it was ob.
 tained. Both here and in Douglas
 there is wide difference of opinion m the chances Of success Of prohibit
 ton should the election be held.
 Republican politician in this city | in ?. recent conversation stated that 1 he had not determined just how l strong the prohibitions were in Bis 1 bee but he felt sure that they at I least held th2 balance of power.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
DELEGATE CAMERON
 IS RETURNING HOME
WILL ARRIVE IN FLAGSTAFF DURING NEXT FEW DAYS
 FOR BUSINESS.

Delegate Ralph Cameron writes to the editor of the International stating that he expects to arrive at his home in Flagstaff during the next few days. MT. Cameron has introduced a large number of bills of great importance to the territory, or win be if he sue. Ceeds in passing them at the regular session which will convene in Decem. Der. The most important of these measures Is the bill for the admiss on of Arizona as state. Other bills are pubic buildings at Douglas, Tucson Globe. Prescott and other places in the territory.
 Besides the introduction of bills Mir. Cameron has accomplished great deal for his constituents in the mat. ter of securing pensions and increas- es of pension and in getting new post, offices establ. shed.
 Considering that his congressional service has teen confined so far to a spec al session when only the re. vision of the tariff was considered the general opinion ought to be that Mfr. Cameron has made a record oi activity in the interest of his copst;t uents.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
ALLEGED CORPSE ARISES AND
 RUNS OFF

Summoned to hold a coroner's in- quest. to empanel the jury and with that jury to attend at the scene of the accident only to find that the supposed corps had run away leaving clothes behind and was probably wan dering, demented, in the desert was the strange experience which fell to the lot of Justice Of Peace Owen Mur- pny of Lowell iast night
 It was during the storm of last evening that Justice Murphy. sitting late on case in his office at Lowell, received telephone messaee from Don Luis that a man had been struck by lightning and had been killed at the Don Luis school house. Justice Murphy hastily em- raneled jury and started with the jurors for Don Luis to examine the body and hold the preliminary ses- sion of the inquest. When he ar rived at the scene he found the cloth ing of the man who had been struck by lightning but no trace of the SUD- posed corps could he found.
 Wren the storm came up yesterday evening an unknown naa took refuge in the school house at Don Luis 10 avoid the rain. Later a rancher, whose name could not be ascertained last night. also sought refuge in the school house. The rancher was driving iu with load of melons from his ranch when he was overtaken by the storm. While the two were enjoying the shelter and awaiting for the rain tc a hrf rf Huh building and struck the unknown, burning his clothing some and ripping i; the garments form the body The rancher, as soon as he had himself recovered from the shock hurried Il his companion and used every effor. at his command to revive the stricken man. His every effort failed to re l wye consciousness or bring signs oi ! life to the inert form so that at Ien~th he desisted and hurried out for aid.
 Victim Completely Disappears. The rancher told his story of the i Killing of the man by lightning ana the message was sent to Justice Mur phy which led to the empaneling ci the jury and of their visit to the school.
 Alter the rancher had Ief. and be iore ms return to the building witf coroner and his jury the st.iIk.r I stranger must have revived, recov. cred consciousness and fled from the | building in an almost nude condition It is believed that he was rendered temporarily insane from the shock ana ran out into the desert, not car ing or needing where he went.
 The theory that the shock rendered .he man insane is born out by rre ! fact that he did not seek aid at any or the houses in Don Luis as it is natural to suppose that an injured ran would hut simply dropped ouf or sight in the storm and in an al most naked condition.
 Parties were making a search for me stranger last night but had SC. cured no trace of him at this writing.
 h the absence of body to sit over the jury was dismissed and returnei | 10 Lowell
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
PETE BEHAN, OLD TIMER' Is
 DEAD

A telegram from Fl Paso received in this city last night announced the death of Pete Behan, one of the old timers in this part of Arizona, and one cf the best known men in Bisbee and the District.
 The news was entirely unexpected to his friends here, as he was in the c-fr mt rvc aF rr~ae yraerz since looking as we'll as ever, except that he had grown a full beard, and at that time he was wont to comment with his old friends here and laugh at what he termed his farmerlike appearance.
 Pete Behan came to Tombstone in the palmy days of that camp, and was either bartender or in the saloon bust- ness there for several years. From Tombstone he came to Bisbee in the early days of the camp, and was in the saloon business here until he left to go to Syivanite at the time the boom started in that camp. In Bis bee in the early days of the camp, and was in the saloon business here until he left to go to Sylvanite at the time the boom started in that camp, In Bisbee he tended bar in all of the best saloons, and was always a trust ed employe wherever he worked.
 When the Sylyanite boom started he and KentOn opened saloon in that camp. and 1t was from there that he returned to Bisbee a short time since before going to Fl Paso, where his brother, formerly sheriff of Co chise county. and late candidate for sheriff in Fl Paso, resided.
 The deceased leaves a widow here ing house. Nws of the death of
 nonse News rr 70 death of Behan arrived too late for her to at. tempt to go to Fl Paso yesterday. De- tails of the funeral arrangements have not been made or announced.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-11
.b|SbEE TEAM MEETS
 DEFEAT IN CLIFTON

The Muckers went down to defeat at Clifton yesterday by the close score of to 6. These are the mea. gre returns which were given in tel egram sent from Clifton, which gave no details of yesterdays game.
 The defeat was not unexpected. for it is proposition to win on the Cliff ton grounds that has proven too much for all of the clubs which have made the attempt except Morenci, which team is somehow able to trim the Cliftonites on nearlysall occasions.
 Today the Bisbee bunch will stack up ss7tIrst the strong Mofenci team and If the bird of victory should chance to light upon the Copper City banner the local fans will have every occasion for loud and earnest rejoic- ing, while yesterdays defeat should not be held up against the team. since the game must have been hotly con tested.