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VOL. I. DOUGLAS CITY AND TREADWELL, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY ID, 1899. N*>. 35.
I NEW ANNOUNCEMENT \
B. M. Behrends
BANKER AND MERCHANT >
JUNEAU, ALASKA (
If You Need Carpets or House
Furnishings <
When in Juneau take a look through our line /
we are showing /
^ NEW STOCK AND NEW DESIGNS IN ^
S Body Brussels WALL PAPER Linoleums (
/ Velvets j^vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvj Oil Cloths {
) Moquettes 5 Window Shades 5 Mattings S
S Tapestry $ AI1 Sizes Made to 0rder J Rugs and Rug S
Fringes (
7 Ingrain Lace Curtains Portieres f
S We receive new goods by every steamer. . S
5 As for prices, we defy competition. <
J If you want to make an investment B.M. BEHRENDS /
) consult our Hankiug Dept. Juneau, Alaska (
; W. T. 1LIFF
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Manufacturer of and
Dealer in
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[lumber]
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Sheep Creek and Douglas Island,
Alaska.
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Bread Fresh Every Morning
CALIFORNIA BAKERY
Opposite Bchrend's Bank
Pies, Cakes and Confectionery. Wed
ding Cakes Made to Order.
GUSTAV WERTH, Boss Baker
JUNEAU
Alaska Furniture
/"* Seward Street,
Company oPcr* h"u8c
Before purchasing1, drop in and see
our stock and get prices on
lied Room Suits, Bureaus, Chiffoniers,
Chairs, Rockers, Tables, Bedsteads,
Springs, Mattresses, Cook Stoves,
Coal Heaters, Air Tight Heaters,
Granitewear, Crockery, Tinware, uud
all Kiuds of Household Goods.
We will give you good G. A. KNIGHT
goods and good value manager
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j Kaufman Bros, j
s JUNEAU i:
1~z . - T] llaiidsoine Black Silk Skirts, { >
u u v at the nominal price of ... ^?OO < >
Black All Wool Serge and Lustre Al- J |
1. pacca Skirts, 80.00 and 87.00 _ < >
Are values,at 3'75 |!
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_ g Black Figured A1 pacca Skirts, _ . o
Sel= as low as I ? /j. O ?
A line of Plain aiid Fancy Sailors which J \
Hitttt* milliners would charge you u
llfll& $2.50 for, at *'5^ j|
48-inch wide Pure Wool Serges and j |
Mixtures, generally selling . ( \
^ at 75c, for 45^ !!
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I! Splendid Assortment of ** "* ?*** ij
I! Wash Waists ?? i;
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() Free < 1
Kid Gloves pon.a" i:
Purchases
| Belts $5'?? i|
! Silk. Waists I* ?-* ?* ?*1 jj
Millinery, Etc. Kaufman Bros, jj
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CATHOLIC CHURCH:
Mass with Sermon ... 10:00 A. M.
Sunday School - - - 3:00 P. M.
Rosury. Lecture ami Benediction 7:00 P.M.
Priest. Rev. Father P. C. Bougis, S. J.
CONGREGATIONALCHUKCH?Rev.H. Ham
mond Cole, pastor. Regular services every
Sunday, in the morning at 10:30 o'clock, and
in the evening at S o'clock. Sundnv School
in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Society of
Christian Endeavor meets every Wednesday
evening at S o'clock. Seats free. The public
cordially invited to attend.
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. llev. H. J. Gurr.
FRIENDS CHURCH -Regular services at the
Mission School house.
Sabbath School .... 10 a. m. j
Native Services .... 11 a. m. |
Evening Services - - - 7:45
Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening ut 7:4b
Teachers' meeting every Friday evening at
8 o'clock at private houses.
Any and ull arc cordially invited and wel
comed at all of these services.
Rev. C. N. Rf.flogle, Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-At
Peniel Mission, Tuesday evenings at 7: IS
o'clock. Scandinavian services at the Peniel
Mission Friday evenings at 7:45 o'clock.
A cordial invitation extended to all. Rev. C.
J. Lursen, Pastor.
FRED PAGE-TUSTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
W ill practice in the District Court of Alaska.
Fort Wrangel, Alaska.
A. G. McBRIDE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Offi c?t with News Douglas City. Alaska.
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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, . - - - Alusku.
C. S. BLACKETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Juneau Alaska.
DR. W. L. HARRISON,
DENTIST
Hunter Block, between Front
and 2nd Sts. Douglas City.
DR. CLARENCE A. TREUIIOLTZ
Office and Residence:
St. Ann's Hospital
Douglas City,
Telepbono No. 2. Alaska.
uf_ Alaska Lodje, No. 1,
^?^meets at Old Fellows' i
Hall, Douglas, on Wednesday evenings at S
o'clock.
1 Visiting brothers are cordially invited to
\ attend. J.G.McDONALD, N. G
* . G. A. WJsCli, Secretary.
First-Class Job Printing at,
the Douglas Island News.
CONSTERNATION OF JUMPERS.
Judge Irving Proving a Terror to Atlin Evil
Doers.
Daily (Skugway) Alaskan.
The first claim jumping case to come
before the judge in the court now con
vened in Atlin for the purpose of
straightening out the tangled mess of
titles in that district, has resulted in a
manner that must be most pleasing and
satisfactory to nil lovers of justice. It
was, says the Bennett Sun, a case where
a Canadian had jumped an American's
claim, who was the original locator, lo
cating prior to the passage of the alien
act. The record was clear to the claims
of the original locator, and the judge
quickly decided in his favor, at. the
same time taking occasion to remark
that he would in future "treat all such'
jumpers as common thieves." In this
case the original locator had not the j
money to pay his court dues, so the
judge said he would soon fix that, and
immediately ordered all costs ($33) to
be settled ou the jumper. It is need-1
less to say that there is consternation
in the camp of the jumpers. This rift
in tbe cloud?this breaking in of light
through the dark shadow of doubt that
has so long hung, like a pull, over the
Atliu gold fields comes as a beuizen to
the weary miner, who lias sacrificed so
much of time and toil, of health and
wealth, that the country might be de
veloped.
A Joke on Perkins.
It is not denied that Senator Perkins,
of California, secured the enaetmont of
the reeeut license law for Alaska. It
is the saino Perkins whoso name ap
pears in the firm of Goodall, Perkins &
Co., agents for the Pacific Coast Steam-1
ship Co. at San Francisco. When the j
Queen came up a few days ago, it was
for the purpose of making three trips ;
only, while the Cottage City was being ;
overhauled, and then it dawned on the
Alaska representatives of the company
that the law demanded of it the pay
ment of one dollar per ton net tonnage,
which for the Queen would amount to
some sixteen hundred dollars, provided
she did a local business. Supt. Robin
son and Judge Winn, counsel, con
cluded to run the risk and the boat did
some local business, and now the com
pany will light the payment of the tax.
It's a good joke ou Perkins.
If the senator, who is a wealthy man.
could only be compelled to pay the
| whole amount out of his own pocket.
Alaskans iu general would relish the
joke much more.
The Porcupine District.
A number of persons return from the
Porcupine every week and the reports j
they bring out are very conflicting.
Some will tell you the district is worth
less as a gold producer, and others will
say the country is rich in mineral and
that miners are doing well. How to
get at the truth from this distance is
certainly a mystery to the news gather
er. A few weeks ago, a friend of the
writer, an acquaintance for years, a
reliable, honorable gentleman, stated
to the editor that the Porcupine dis
trict was an absolute failure. He had
just come from there and had been in
the district some three months. That
same week Mr. George Bach, whom
overybody knows to be all right, also
came out and his statement was that
the district was a gold producer, and
he demonstrated his belief by return
ing within a few days and taking a good
outlit aud two men with him. In the
language of Solomon, we are led to ex
claim, '"Oh, where can truth be found,
and where is the place of understand
me?
:a new commander.
Capt. Thompson No Longer In Command of the
Topeku.
The Topoka arrived at Juneau last
Thursday afternoon. Of course she
carried our mail by and it was brought
from Juneau in a row boat three or
four hours after the arrival of the
ship. Good old Capt. Thompson was
not on the bridge, he has been laid off
and he is now in San Francisco trying
to fix matters up. We did not lind out
the cause of the trouble between the
Captain and the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Co., but it is probably on account:
of the accideut that befel the Topeka i
in the narrows last spring.
Thomas is the name of the new com
mander of the Topeka. lie was cap-1
tain of the Puebla, while she was used ;
as a transport, and made several trips
to Manila. He has been in the employ
of tho Pacific Coast people for a long
time. He was in command of the Mex
ico, one of the best boats on the Pacific
coast, at the time she went onto West!
Devils rock at the mouth of Dixon's ;
entrance on tho morning of August 4,
1897, and went to the bottom two hours
later. The Topeka also has two of the
Mexico's waiters ou board. They are
Jas. McPhail and Jas. Derbyshire. The
pilot who was on watch when the Mex
ico weut down was Capt. Connell, who
is now the captain of the City of Seat
tle. He was tried by the board of local
inspectors at Seattle and deprived of :
his license, but, on appeal, the findings i
were set aside, but the quostiun of neg-1
ligeuce was not consideerd ou appeal.
Capt. Thompson did not have an ac-1
cident for some 12 years prior to the
time tho Topeka went ou the rocks in
the narrows. He may not have been en
tirely blameless, but that he has been j
a prudent, careful officer is certain,and
this one mistake, if such it be, we do ;
not believe to be sufficient to cause his I
discharge. The people of Alaska like
Capt. Thompson and his hosts of
friends join tho News in hoping that
he will soon be reinstated.
Political.
The Seattle Daily Times, an ably
edited paper, in an issue of recent date,
constructs a few planks to put into a
platform for Mr. Bryan to run on. They
are as follows:
(1.) The re-establishment ofjthe dou
ble standard of money, according to
Mr. Bryan's well-known theory.
(2.) The enactment of most striu
geut laws against the combination of
capital for the sole purpose of control
ling the necessaries of life, and the en-1
richment of the few at tj*e exponse and
impoverishment of the many.
(3.; The enactment of a "constitu- j
tional" income tax law, either by an !
amendment of the Magna Charta itself'
by the people, or the revolution of the
Supremo Court, so that the enormous
incomes of the millionaires and multi
millionaires of the nation may bo made 1
to contribute to the support of the
general government, which is now all
contributed, by a direct tax upon fixed
property.
* (4.) Trial by jury for all persons \
charged with crime in times of peace,!
and by court martial only in times of
war, and never by "injunction," with- j
out a jury.
(5.) The retention of every foot of i
land obtained from old Spain, wherever |
situated, as the result of a war brought
on by the most diabolical crimes ever :
committed by a criminal nation. N
Elmer John White is the name of the j
new editor of the Alaskan, if the Miner :
tells the truth. The Daily Alaskan is a j
splendid paper, in fact it is ahead' of
the town.
THE 5TEAMER DORA.
Arrived in Port Last Thursday. A Stanch 1
Vessel. Her Officers.
That .stanch steamer, Dora, pot in
from the west last Thursday evening at J
0 o'clock. She did not tarry very long
and pulled out again at about. 3 on ,
Friday afternoon. Just a little while ,
before sailing, the News man happened
down on the wharf and it wasn't long
until we struck the first ofiicer, Mr. J.
Howeth, who is never too busy to
speak kindly to anyone who is seeking ,
after knowledgo. ! j
The Dora is a busy little body, and
we made some enquiries about the ,
crew and lind that Capt. Johanseu is in
command; J. Howeth, first ofiicer; John J
Johanseu, second ofiicer; Garrey, chief j
engiueer; Fred Homer, purser; and A. 5
Blum, steward.
"Well, what kind of a trip?" was J
asked of first ofiicer Howeth.
"Very nice indeed. It was a nice ,
smooth trip, free from squalls and (
storms," |
"Who did you bring down from the I
upper coast?" was asked. 1,
"We brought dowu oue man with a '
broken arm, ouo man with a broken ,
leg and a dog, that was all there was
left of a party of six persons. They ,
were all frozen to death on a glacier '
near Valdez and the faithful dog was
found where the men perished. The '
party was composed of men from New ,
York." J;
"What is your trip wost.?where do \
you go aud what do you connect with?"
"Well, we make connections at
Juneau with the Topeka. Whenever
the Topeka comes, always be on the 1
lookout for the Dora. From hero wo I
go to Sitka and from there to the
places in the order named: Sitka to
Latuya Bay, Yakatat, Kayak. Nutchik, .
Grcas, Laud Locked Bay, Valdes, Port j
Dick, Saldovia, Homier, Kusselof, Lyo
nick, Kodiak.
"At Lyouic we also connect with the
steamer Perry for Sunrise and Hope
City. It takes us about two weeks to
make tho run and we are kept busy."
The let go whistlo sounded and we
i bade tho genteel officer good bye, and
away wont the News man in search of
other conquests.
Judge Irving.
Judge Irving, one of tho supreme
court judges of British Columbia, was
sent to Atlin to straighten out the
mining claim titles and otherwise get
the Atlin district onto its feet judicial- ]
ly speaking* Thus far the judgo has '
made a good record and it seems to be
the universal opinion that, his judg- '
ments are" just. If ho will keep on in J
the good work and extend it so as to
send the dishonest officials to the peni- .
tentiary for good long terms, the people I
will indeed "rise up and call him bles- 1
od."
The "Genuine Thing."
Daily Alaskan. I
Leo Kaufman, of Juneau, a brother j
to Kaufman Bros, in this city, will ar- t
rive on the City of Seattle to visit his t
brothers for a few days. From Skag- ?
way Mr. Kaufman will go directly oast c
to make purchases for tho Skagway i
and Juneau establishments, lie is an f
experienced buyer and will return with l
some of tho latest eastern styles. J
AlcDonuId Creek. ?
The Daily Alaskan, of Skagway, says t
that McDonald Creek, which is six r
miles.from Cariboo Crossing, and t
twenty-two miles from Bennett, yields 'c
plenty of gold. J J
JUDGE MALCOLM.
Please Stand Up and Answer a few Interroga
tories that the News Propounds.
On the 14 day of May, 1898, an act of
jougress, entitled an act extending the
homestead laws and providing the
right of way for railroads in the dis
trict of Alaska, and for other purposes,
was approved.
Sec. 13 of said act reads as follows:
That native-born citizens of the Do
minion of Canada shall be accorded ?
in said District of Alaska the same
mining rights and privileges accorded
to citizens of .the United States in
British Columbia and the Northwest
Territory by the laws of the Dominion
[)f Canada or the local laws,/rules and
regulations; but no greater right shall
be thus accorded than citizens of the
United States or persons who have de
clared their iuteution to become such- ,
may enjoy in said District of Alaska;
md the secretory of the interior shull
from time to time promulgate and en
force rules and regulations to carry
this provision into effects
The secretary of the interior on Juno
5, 1898, approved a circular of the com
missioner of the general laud olllce, in
which said section is held to be inopor
itivo. Such being the case, Canadians
ire therefore excluded from locating
mining claims in any miniug district in
Alaska.
As recorder, we desire to know if
Canadians are locating or have located
mining claims in the Porcupine dis
trict?
If such locations are made, we desire
to know under what law and by what
authority the location notices are re
corded?
Americans are not only excluded
from British Columbia territory, but
the Canadian government is withdraw
ing mineral lands from location ill the
Klondike, which is no doubt for the
purpose of preventing Americans from
holding what has been located, and
from making any further locations.
Wo believe in retaliation.
Not a Canadian should be permitted
to hold a mining claim on American
soil. Under the law and rulings of the
departments they cannot do so.
Is it not, Judge Malcolm, your duty
to refuse to record auy location notices
of Canadian subjects?
Please stand up and answer this
question.
Dastardly If True.
Alaska Truth.
Truth was informed yesterday by a
man who claims to have the story from
the witnesses of the fiendish deed that
when the body of the man who was
irowned with Frank Kane at Benuett
tvas discovered, that the mounted po
lice took it into a shed and took 8500
from the deceased's clothes aud cut off
;ho fingers of the dead man to gain
possession of the rings.
L. Kaufman in Skngway.
Daily Alaskan.
L. Kaufman, manager of the Kauf
nan.Bros.' store in Juneau, was in town
resterday, and after a thorough inspec
ion pronounced it to be a fine little
own. Whilo ho is one of Juneau's
jreatest backers and a member of the
chamber of commerce of that city, he
s not bigoted and can see the wonder
ul advantages of Skagway. Mr. Kauf
nau has been connected with the
luueau chamber of commorco ever
iince its organization, and it is due
greatly to his far-sightedness that this
;ody has gained its excellent reputa
ion. Mr. Kaufman will leave this
noruing on the City of Seattle for a
rip through the eastern states to pur
:hase goods for the Skagway and
hiucau houses.