DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS.
/VOL. I. DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1899. NO. 20.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY. 1
CATHOLIC CHURCH;
Mass with Sermon ... 10;00 A. M. '
Sunday School - - - - 3;0U P. M. j
Rosary. Lecture and Benediction 7;UU P.M.
Priest, Rev. Father P. C. Bougis. S. J.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. Loyal !
L. Wirt, pastor. Services will be held every !
Sunday at 7:45 p. m. Sunday School meets at
2:30p.m. Society of Christian Endeavor!
Thursday evenings at 7:30. Ladies League
every alternate Thursday afternoon.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services held at Odd
Fellows Hall every Monday evening, except- {
ing last in month, when the service will be
held on Sunday evening. Rev. H. J. Gurr.
FRIENDS CHURCH -Regular services at the :
Mission School house.
Sabbath School - - - - 10 a.m.
Native Services - - - - 11 a. m.
Evening Services - - - 7:45 j
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening at 7:45
Teachers' meeting every Friday evening at
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and all arc cordially invited and wel
comed at all of these services.
Rev. C. N. Replogle, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At
Peniel Mission, Tuesday evenings at 7:45 f
o'clock. Scandinavian services at tne Peniel
Missiou Friday evenings, at 7:45 o'clock, j
A cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. C.
J. Larsen, Pastor.
A. F. and A. il.
Masons of Douglas Island meet at
Odd Fellows' Hall on the First and
Third Tuesdays of each month. All
Masons are cordially invited to at
tend.
I. O. O. F.
Alaska Lodge No. 1 meets at Odd
Fellow's Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday
evenings at 8 o'clock.
Visiting Brothers are Cordially in
vited to attend.
J. G. McDonald, N. G.
C. A. Weck, Secretary.
DR. CLARENCE A. TREUHOLTZ,
Office aud Residence, St. Ann's Hospital.
Telephone No. 2. Douglas City, Alaska.
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DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, between Frout
and 2nd Sta. ' Douglas City.
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FRED PAGE-TUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in the District Court of Alaska.
Fort Wrangel, Alaska.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Offi ce with News Douglas City. Alaska,
T. J. DONOHOE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in all the Courts of Alaska.
Post Office Building, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
JNO. R. WINN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, Alaska.
F. D. KELSEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Juneau, - - Alaska.
C. S. BLACKETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Juneau Alaska.
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dealer IN GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
Bakery in connection where
the Best Fresh Bread may
be had. A Fresh Line of
Cakes and Cookies always on
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Douglas City, - - Alaska.
THE CITY OF TOPEKA
On the Rocks at Last. Sank in
the Wrange! Narrows Last
Wednesday Night.
THE WOLCOTT TO THE RESCUE
The City of Topeka, Thompson Cap
tain, one of the luckiest boats that
ever sailed in Alaska waters, met with
a terrible misfortune 011 the up run
last. week.
The Topeka left Seattle with a pas
senger list of about ICO, GOO tons of
freight and a considerable amount of
coal. She was carrying a large cargo
and sank deep into the water. She left
Fort Wrangel early in the evening,
nearG p. m. last Wednesday,and at the
eastern mouth of the narrows she
passed the Manzanita, the government
lighthouse tender, which was up in
these waters to see that the buoys were
in place and to locate more where
needed.
The Topeka did not stop to anchor
at the mouth of the narrows, but Capt.
1 Thompson concluded to pass 011 up for
a short distance to a place called Five
Fingers, where he intended to drop his
anchor and wait for a higher tide. He
was proceeding on his way in his usual
cautious manner and when about five
miles up, the vessel ran onto the rocks.
The engines were quickly reversed and
as the boat pulled back her stern swung
onto a buoy that commenced pounding
her bottom in fearful shape. Between
the rocks, the buoy and the swift cur
' rent the Topeka was having an awful
time. She was only five miles from
the Manzanita and the disabled vessel
sounded a signal of distress and sent
up some rockets, but the lighthouse
tender had no steam up and she lay at
anchor a helpless mass until her fire
men could get up sufficient steam to
go to the rescue.
. The Manzanita finally pulled up t o
the Topeka aud she ran into a little
shallow bay to make a turn and in do
ing so she, too, got onto the rocks. As
she commenced to scrape her iron bot
tom an anchor, the largest one she car
ried, was dropped, and the boat's stern
swung out into the curreut giving the
vessel a few twists that indicated that
in less than any time she would go
i bottom up, when, fortunately, the an
chor chain parted and the boat righted
herself and swung clear into the chan
nel aud pulled up close to the Topeka,
and the passengers, baggage, mail and
express were transferred to the former
oyer a gang plaDk.
The Manzanita orougnt tno passen
gers, Purser Ballentine and the freight
clerk to Juneau, arriving at about half
past two Thursday afternoon. When
! the boat left the Topeka she had right
ed herself and lay in about six feet of
water, putting out the fire under the
boilers. At that time the cargo of
freight was not damaged and the four
cow passengers were safe and un
injured.
The News man was in Juneau shortly
after the arrival of the Manzanita. The
passengers were on the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co.'s dock looking after
their baggage and personal effects. It
was a sorry looking crowd and all
seemed sad over the mishap that fell to
the lot of the Topeka, for she was un
doubtedly the most popular vessol that
comes to Alaska.
Mr. O. H. Savage, the general man
ager of the Latuya Bay Gold Mining
Co., was a passenger on the Topeka and
was seen by the News man. When
asked concerning the condition of the
Topeka and the accident in general he
made the following statement:
"We were about thirty miles from
Fort Wrangel and five miles up from
. the mouth of the narrows. It was Capt.
Thompson's intention to go up to Five
Fingers and anchor for a higher tide.
When the Topeka ran onto the rocks
she souuded a signal of distress which
was soon answered by the Mauzauita.
The latter boat arrived and rendered
all the aid possible. She came within
an ace of capsizing before she got into
position to take the passengers on
board. Everything was quiet and or
derly. I did not hear a word of censure
against the Captain or any of his crew.
The Topeka for a time lay on her star
board side, but before we left she right
ed herself. She swung her stern onto
a buoy that pounded her bottom cou
I siderable. Of course, 1 do not know
the extent of her injuries, but the wa
ter poured into her so fast that the1
pumps were powerless."
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When asked as to tne damage 1,0 uei ,
cargo, Mr. Savage said:
"My opinion is that her cargo will ;
not be greatly damaged. I do not be- j
lieve she will sink deep enough into |
the water to reach the freight. I may i
i be mistaken, but that was ray judg
ment when 1 left the Topeka."
Mr. J. J. Calhoun, father of Mrs. |
Frank Ilach of this city, was also a pas- j
j senger on the Topeka. He is an old i
timer in this part of Alaska and has
i lived at Juneau for years. A News j
man looked up Mr. Calhoun and gain
ed, what we consider, some valuable
information concerning the cause of
accident. His description of what fol
lowed when the Topeka ran onto the
rocks is about the same as already
stated, but as to the cause for running
onto the rocks. Mr. Calhoun said:
"The Manzanita was in the narrows
for several days to see that the buoys
were in place and to locate others where
: they were necessary. It seems that
near the place where the Topeka ran
I onto the rocks, she put in a buoy of
which the Captain of the Topeka knew
nothing, and ho mistook this newly
; placed buoy for the one further ahead
and instead of keeping in the chanuel
the Topoka was thereby run entirely
out of it. I do not consider that Capt.;
Thompson is to blame for the accident.:
? If he had been informed of this new
i buoy the accident would not have hap
pened."
The Wolcott made a trip to the To
peka and brought back the perishable
freight which was promptly delivered
to the owners. She returned early
Sunday morning and left for the nar
rows again Sunday afteruc o 1. The
cargo was unloaded on lighters and
will be towed to Juneau by the Wol
cott.
Divers and mechanics accompanied
the Wolcott 011 her second trip and the
holes in the bottom of the Topeka will
i be patched up and she will return to
Seattle for permanent repairs. Her in
juries are confined to the hull and she
will make the return trip with her own
power.
Supt. Robinson has shown himself to
be the right man for the position he
holds, for owing to his prompt actiou
and display of good judgment, the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company will
i not be a heavy loser by the accident.
The Future Great.
Gov. Brady is reported to have said
to an eastern paper that ''The United
States Judge can hold court where he
sees fit in the territory?at Juneau?or
Skaguay or Sitka. Unquestionably
: the latter city is the place for the cap
ital of the territory and will in time be
1 the largest city in it."
The G< vjrnor does get into a mirth
ful mood occasionally.
Ed. Casebolt was for a time a very
sick man, but he is "up and a'coming"
again. When the News man saw him
last Saturday he showed that he had
had a hard tussle, but he will live to
tell many a good story.
Gene Bertram, the handsome clerk
in the Treadwell store, was down in
new town Saturday. Gene has got to
be a very nice, steady, youug man.
Why not? He reads the News.
BALL ROOM COSTUMES.
A False Impression Corrected. The Terrible
Turk.
One of the many charming women of
Douglas City, while speaking of balls
and bull room costumes, recently told
the writer that she .guessed she would
not wear any of her ball dresses in
Douglas City. She did not say that
she had been reading the News for
some time past, but we are safe in say
ing that she 1 ad. There seems to be a
general impression abroad that the
editor of the News is predjudiced
against the decollete dress, which cer
tainly is a mistaken idea. Our objec
tion is to seeing them in public places.
This reminds us of a little incident
that occurred in Washington City not
long ago. The Turkish minister at
tended an official gathering and became
acquainted with a lady that wore a
dress with a very low cut bodice. He
gazed at the woman's costume and she
became so emb; r.asscd that she raised
her fan in front of her. After a few
moments the Terrible Turk pointed at
the low cut bodice and said:
"Madame, does your husband permit
this without protest?"
It will not be long until the decollete
dress must go. The evolution has been
slow, but it will come. There is a vast
improvement between the present and
when Queen Vashti was commanded
by Ahasuerus, the ruler < f Persia,
to appear tafore him and his invited
guests in a nude state. Iler refusal
cost her dearly?she was dethroned and
Esther, the beautiful, became queen,
but the custom of the queen appearing
before the king and his drunken friends
in a nude state was set aside forever.
Lockie and the News.
An Interview that Failed to Pan Out.
A News man met Lockie McKinnon
at Juneau the other day. He is one of
the discoverers of the rick placer fields
of Atlin. We tried to interview him,
I but with poor results. While talking
to him our friend Blackett informed
the Atlin man that we were the editor
of the Douglas Island News. We pop
ped an interrogatory at him and this is
the way he broke loose.
"I want to say to you that you have
got the best paper in Aalsska. It beats
all of them."
We thanked him for the compliment
and again asked about Atlin.
"I don't want to flatter you," said Mr.
Mc. "but I wouldn't give your paper
for all of them. I took a copy into
Atlin with me on the last trip."
Several attempts followed by the
News man to get some Atlin items, but
Lockie would talk about the News so
we had to give it up.
Wheu the News was started it was
generally supposed that it could live
but a short time, that to conduct it as
a religious journal was entirely out of
the question, but the prophets have all
failed in their predictions and the News
I goes merrily on, adding new subscrib
i ers and new patrons everywhere. No,
it is not only the women and children
that cry for it, but the strong, sturdy
mine owner carries it with him for a
daily guide of conduct.
Juneau's Court House.
Forty-five thousand dollars has been
appropriated for the construction of a
now court house and lire-proof vault
for Juneau. Who is responsible for
the delay? So far as we can ascertain
no work has yet been done toward put
ting up the building or even clearing
the ground.
Wants a Delegate.
The Miner wants an Alaska delegate
in Congress, from which we infer that
being represented by Gov. Brady has
not been entirely satisfactory.
The Dora arrived from San Francisco
last Thursday heavily loaded with ma
chinery and supplies for the Latuya
Bay &old Mining CO.
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