Douglas Island news. [volume], December 28, 1898, Image 1

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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
VOK L DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1808. NO. C.
B. M. BEHRENDS
BANKER AND MERCHANT
a&b*? Headquarters
For
Holiday
" Goods
The Largest Stock of Toys, Novelties and Fancy Goods
in the Northwest.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
Junouii. Alnsku.
I I
The First National Bank
OF JUNEAU.
Paid Up Capital, $50,000.00
. Exchange Bo?i?rht n??l Sold
'
Draftxdrawn on nil pnrt* of thr world.
Deposits Solicited.
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
[city brewery
MATLOCK & FISHER, Prop's
JUNEAU, ALASKA,
j Steam and La^er Beer.
Bottled Beer, Ale and Porter our
Si>ecialties.
Improved l>ottlinn machinery just put
iu. Best Beer in Alaska.
ALASKA TREAD
WELL GOLD MINING CO
Mercantile Department
DOUGLAS ISLAND, - - ALASKA.
WHOLEULE^ MERCHANDISE RETAIL
Full Line jfc hardware
of Christmas # Iron & Steel
S Vovelties Pipe Fittings
J t- Just Received
OUTFITS FOR THE GOLD FIELDS.
Get our Prices before Purchasing
elsewhere. We will do the right thing.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF ALASKA.
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
Governor?.John G. Brady; private ;
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Kuapp.
U. S. Judge?C. S. Johnson.
U. S. Attorney?Robert A. Friedrich. |
Assistant District Attorney?Alfred j
J. Daly.
District Clerk?Albert D. Elliott.
Deputy Clerk?Joseph J. Rogers.
U. S. Marshal?J. M. Shoup.
Surveyor General?W. L. Distin.
Register?John W. Dudley.
Receiver?Roswell Shelly.
Court Interpreter?George Kostro
metinoff.
Commissioners?C. W. Tuttle, Sitka;
John Y.Ostrauder, Juneau; Fred P.Tus
tin, Fort Wrangel; L. R. Woodward,
Unalaska; Phillip Gallagher. Kodiak;
John U. Smith, Dyea; W. J. Jones, Cir
cle City; Chas. H. Isham, Unga.
Deputy Marshals?W. H. McNair,
Sitka; Edward S. Staley, Juneau;
W. L>. Grant, Fort Wrangel;
Edward C. Hasey, Kadiak;
Lewis L. Bowers, Unga; J. C. Blaine,
Unalaska; F. M. Canton, Circle City;
Josias M. Tanner, Dyea; John McEl
hcny. Douglas City, Neil C. Vawter, St.
Michaels.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector?
W. C. Pedlar.
Educational Agent?Sheldon Jackson
Assistant Agent?William Hamilton.
Supt. of Schools?W. A. Kelly.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
Collector?J. W. Ivey.
Special Deputy?W. P. McBride.
Deputy and Inspector?Wm. Mill
more and C. L. Andrews.
Deputy Collectors?Joseph Arment,
Fort Wrangel; E. M. VauSlyck, Mary
Island; W. G. Thomas, Kodiak; G. W.
Caton, Cook's Inlet; T. E. Holmes, Ka
riuk; J. F. Sinuot, Unga; J. P. Word,
Unalaska; E. T. Hatch, St. Michaels;
Chas. Smith,Circle City; John C. Ten
ny, Juneau.
Inspectors at Juneau?Loring K. Ad
ams, Harry Minto and John R. Auldin.
Inspectors at Fort Wrangel, Edward
Hofstad, S. L. Adams, Geo. J. Smith, E.
L. Hunter, Wm. Denny.
Inspectors Afloat?J, S, Slater, S. F.
Hodges, L. H. Eovejoy, Edgar Grim,
CHl'RCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH;
Mass with Sermon - - - 10:00 A. M.
Sunday School - - - - 3:00 P. M.
Rosary, Lecture and Benediction 7:00 P. M.
Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougis, S. J.
CONGREGATIOaNAL CHURCH-Rev. Loyal
S. Wirt, pastor. Until the new church build
ing is completed, evening: services will be
held every Sunday in Oilman's Hall at 7:45 p.
m. Sunday School meets in Odd Fellow's
Hall at 11 a.m. Society of Christian Endeav
or in the same place, Thursday evenings a
7:30. Ladies League every alternate Thurs
?1?*v nftprnoon.
I. O. o. F.
Alaska Lodge No. 1 meets at Odd
Fellows Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday
evenings at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers are Cordially in
vited to attend.
Geo. W. StephenseNj N. G.
W. R- Dorr, M. D., Sec.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, between Front
and 2nd Sts. Dougrlas City.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Offict with Now?. Douglas City, Alaska
SflNTfl W fll CHURCH.
The Christmas Tree and Enter
tainment a Children's Treat.
PRESENTS FROIT TACOMA.
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Tilings were preiry nauiy jumuieaup
j at the church last Saturday and to one
unacquainted with the manner of do
ing things in Douglas City and Tread
well, it would have seemed next to im
possible to hold the Christmas tree ex
ercises in the church that evening. A
number of carpenters were still at work
: on the inside led by Contractor Boyn
ton, and the paper hangers were deco
rating the ceiling while a dozen good
women and girls, assisted by a few of
the sterner sex, were decorating the
tree and otherwise getting things in
shape. It was long after dark when
the main room of the church was swept
and put in order for the evening's use.
The tree was about fourteen feet
in height and in all respects perfection
itself. It is to the kindness of Mr. An
! nette that the people are indebted for
j it. It was illuminated by huudreds of
candles and ornaments of every de
| scriptiou and was indeed a pretty
! sight under the glare of the poworful
i electric lights that hung from above.
: The church seats were not completed
* at Juneau as they should have been ac
cording to contract, and the benches
from Ohmau's hall were used.
It rained all day Saturday and
hard too, but here in Alaska we soon
learn not to pay any attention to the
rain. In the evening, however, it quit
! and about seven o'clock the peo
ple commenced to gather, and all the
seats were soon taken. The number
standing and those occupying seats
were nearly equally divided.
The entertainment opened with an
| anthem by a choir, and then followed a
number of songs and recitations by the
little ones. There was more singing by
a trio and the choir, and the literary
program ended with a little play in
which Mrs. Bach acted the part of
mother to Gertrude Lauds berg, Alice
May Bach, and May McBride, and Mrs.
Landsberg took the part of "Biddy,"
an Irish servant. During the perform
ance the two little girls were put to
bed on the stage. Gertrude was dress
ed iu boy's clothes and acted the part
j of a boy. She was certainly the star
of the troup. It was a very nice little
play, and near the close, in came old
Santa Claus through the f^-ont door
of the building. He was soon hid be
hind the ourtain on the stage. He also
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1 TOOK part iu toe piay,
neat little speech to the children and
also singing a song.
Just prior to the arrival of old Santa,
Prof. Boynton made use of the tele
phone which was in the room to ascer
tain the whereabouts of the "old boy."
He was traced from far above Skaguay
to Juneau on his way down to this
place. During the time the telephone
was used it is needless to say the ex
citement among the ohildren was in
tense.
The distribution of presents was a
long tedious task and consumed sever
al hours of time. The children fared
well. The Ladies Aid Society, of Ta- ]
coma, Washington, sent more than a
hundred presents to the children of
this city.
The whole entertainment from be-;
ginning to end was a perfect success, |
and would be a credit to any eastern
city. The Christmas entertainment of
j 1898 in Douglas city will long be re- j
membered.
A GROAT DAY AT SniTMS.
| The Douglas Island Children All Remembered
By that Jovial. Big-hearted Merchant, flow
He Remembered the Editors.
Last week our local columns an
nounced that Smith would give even
boy and girl on Douglas Island a sack
of candy on Christmas. Well, he kept
his word, and it was a pleasing sight to
see the little childrou march in, line up
and go away with a sack of nice candy.
A News man visited the place to see
the show. When he entered there was
! a lull for a few minutes, but only for a
very short time. "Come in," yelled
Smith as ho caught a glimpse of some
' Indian children who were looking
through the door window. In they
came, and there were eight of them.
They weie lined up in the front of the
store, counted and in a moment each
one had a sack of candy and they
marched out with a grin on their faces
that reached from ear to ear. Smith
has an immense trade, and a man like
! he should have?always will have. He
I is one of those big-hearted fellows.
! But you will ask, "Did he remember
the editor ? " Don't ask such a foolish
question, child; of course he did. Why,
Smith sent a box of choice cigars to
the editors of the News on Christmas.
The father, the mother.
The sister, the brother,
They shout and they holler as loud as
they can;
The poor and the rich
All are yelling for Smith,
The jolly, the merry, the bully go<?d
man.
Dawson vs. Atlln.
Dawson City aud the surrounding
country has been the center of mining
j operations for the past two seasons,
and while there will be a steady march
into that country for years, the great
rush is probably gone and gone forever.
The new cry is "on to Atlin," and from
the most reliable sources, we have
gained information that convinces us
that it will be a second Klondike. The
Atlin district is near by and getting
there will never be very expensive,
neither will many hardships be endur
i ed in reaching the new fields. The
stampede to this new laud of gold will
no doubt be great in the spring, in fact
there are many starting for there now,
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and tney wiu not an ue cwjwji u
for many Alaskans are purposing to
! try their luck in digging for gold iu the
new Eldorado.
The Atlin strike brings the fields
much nearer to the boundary line and
( we hope the next may be on our side.
Americans have not been treated well
by the Canadians. The officers have
made it unpleasant and at times very
; disagreeable for them. We are proud
to say that the same canuot be said of
i those on our side of the line.
HENRI Of THE WHO JURY
A Document that Was Not Writ
ten in Diplomatic Language.
WHAT ALASKANS NEED.
To the Honorable Charles S. John
son, Judge of the United States Dis
trict Court, for the District of Alaska.
We, the Grand Jury, empaneled to
serve at the Noveml>er 1898 term of
your Honorable Court, submit here
with the following statement of our
proceedings and reccommcndations:
During our session we have examined
i 371 witnesses, investigated 302 cases of
which 25 were returned as not true
bills and 277 were returned as true bills
as follows:
> Assault with dangerous weapon... 12
Larceny 12 J
j Grossly disturbing public peace... 3
; Receiving stolen goods 1 ,
i Embezzlement 1
| Manslaughter 2
j Assault and Battery 2
Witchcraft 2
j Keepiug house of ill-fame II
I Attempt to bribe a U. S. official 1 ,
Negligence iu office of U. S. official 1
I Violation Prohibitory law and
Violation of Internal revenue law. 239
?
277:
ADDITIONAL DEPUTY U. 8. MARSHALS. j
j The need of additional Deputy U. S. :
; Marshals in Alaska is apparent to every
one outside of Washington, I). C.
We urge that steps be taken imme
dially to secure legislation providing
i that the U. S. Marshal shall have pow
er to appoint Deputies in a similar
i manner as in other states and Terri
j tones.
JAIL AND rUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The destruction by fire of the Court
House and Jail at Juneau, makes the
erection of a new building exceeding
ly urgent. Such structure in our judg
ment should be of brick to reduce lia
bility of loss by fire,
j We reccomraend strongly the erec
(tion of a suitable building for court
house and jail at Skaguay,the necessity
for which has sometime existed.
CARE FOR THE INSANE.
We bclievo itto be the duty of the
government to make provision for the
suitable care of the insaue. No notice
has been taken of the reccommenda
tions made by former Grand Juries in
this regard. Wo trust the Court will
see that this matter is immediately
brought to the notice of the proper do
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! partmeut.
TUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The appropriation for public schools
for white children iu Alaska is entirely
inadequate and tho distribution of
6uch funds as are appropriated is un
satisfactory.
The necessity for graded schools
certainly exists; and that sufficient
appropriation has not been made for i
such schools, is a disgrace.
We would respectfully reccommend
' that sufficient funds be petitioned for i
to establish and maintain such schools
as are absolutely needed, even at the
sacrifice of an appropriation for intro
ducing another herd of reindeer into
Alaska.
female prisoners.
Suitable provision should Lo made
for the care ol female prisoners, no
separate accommodations and no ma
trons being now provided.
liquor laws.
The history of the present Prohibi
tive Liquor Laws in Alaska has proven
it to lx> a farce and tends only to the
encouragement of smuggling.
In our opiniou a high license law
with proper restrictions is the most
practical solution of the question. The
ueed of such legislation is very urgent
and we reccommcnd that the matter be
brought to the attention of congress.
Respectfully submitted,
J.J. C. Barber, J. II. McWatters,
Clerk. Foreman. -
THE FAY CASE.
Results in a Verdict of Manslaughter.
The second trial of the Fay murder
case ended last Thursday evening be
tween eight and nine oclock, the jury
bringing in a verdict of guilty of man
slaughter. This was the second trial
for this term, the first jury having disa
greed, standing eight for acquittal and
four for conviction. Mauy who were
keeping track of the trial, predicted ei
ther acquittal or disagreement. The
C"?e was hotly contested by both sides,
both parties being determined to win.
The district attorney aud his able as
sistant, Mr. Daily, are certainly enti
tled to great credit for tho able manner
iu which they conducted tho prosecu
tion.
A motion was made and argued for
a new trial, but Judge Johnson prompt
ly overruled it Friday afternoon. Sen
tence has not yet been passed, but the
punishment may bo not less than one,
nor more than fifteen years in the pen
itentiary and a fine not exceeding $300.
The judge approved tho verdict of the
jury in very plnin terms and the de
fendant will probably get a long term.
A Hot Time.
There was a hot time In Douglas City
last Saturday night and the "boys" had
a gay old'time. A News man rounded
the fellows up 011 Monday morning and
while they were all still in the ring,
some were somewhnt disfigured. The
rewsguthercr overheard some of tho
celebrators talking over the matter.
One of the parties accused the other of
being full, but this impeachment met
with a prompt denial.
"Really now," said the News man to
one of them, "was you real full?"
"No, but I vas happy," was the reply,
and we guess I10 was.
The hilarity continued until the ear
ly inorniug, hut the best of all is that
there was uo fighting?no sweuriug?
they just celebrated Christraus iu a hi
larious and picturesque manner.
Go to Fox and lcaro your order for a
tailor made suit of clothes. He has a
thousand samples to choose from and it
will take but a few weeks to have them
made.