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St. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Lumbago.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Sciatica.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness. ,
St. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
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• Hop* Measuring Machine.
A machine has been patented for use
In meaßuirng rope, consisting of a rope
receiving wheel, having a roughened
face, which catches in the rope and
turns as the latter is pulled through a
slot and across the wheel, to operate
hands on a dial and ring a bell at cer
tain distances.
Dyspepsia
Makes more people miserable than any
other disease. It takes the pleasure a) lout
of life. The gratitude of those who have
been cured of dyspepsia by Hood's Sarsa
parilla is therefore natural. Thousands
say they have suffered more than-they can
tell from this disease, but have felt no
lymptoms of it since taking
HOOCI'S parma
America's Greatest Medicine. Price, $1.
Hood's Pills cure biliousness, indigestion.
PHILOSOPHY AND THINGS
I In your conversation use short words
and not too many of them.
Love may be blind, but lovers are
often spectacles for other people.
A husband's love is on the wane
* when lie begins to stop kicking his
wife's pet dog. ' ,
When a man marries a girl for her
beauty, he ought not to be surprised
or disappointed, either, if he doesn't
get much else.
He'd lots of hair upon his chin.
But none upon his head-
He always spoke before he thought,
So many people said.
An Indiana woman was made to pay
damages to the extent of $126 for say
ing that her neighbor's beauty was ar
tificial.
Foster Brown says that by the year
1950 Great Britain will have used 11
--15 th of its best resources of coal, and
that there will then remain workable
at a gradually increasing cost, sufficient
coal to last 250 years.
"But could you bring yourself to
marry a woman who smoked cigar
ettes?" they asked a young man who
bad insisted that woman had a right to
smoke if they chose. "No; I have
enough people begging my cigarettes
now."
Before the Bridgeport. Conn., mur
der was unraveled, the chief of police
of that city received more than 300
'letters of inquiry from parents of miss
ing girls in various parts of the coun
try. Ninety-two of the letters were
from towns in Connecticut. :
TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE,
A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner
vous and uncomfortable. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's
Foot-Ease. It rests and comforts; makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
. feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and is a cer
tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp
or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou
sand testimonials. Try it today. Sold by
all druggists and shoo stores for 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen 8. Olm
sted, Lo Roy, N. Y.
- Improved Car Beat.
An improved seat for railway cart
has the bottom cushion mounted on a
sliding frame to swing out on either
Bide as the,back is turned, the move
ment of the bottom allowing the back
to swing down further and permitting
the use of a wider cushion than those
now in use.
No household is complete without a bot
tle of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. It
is a pure and wholesome stimulant rec
ommended by all physicians. Don't ne
glect this necessity.
If Cervera needs consolation for the
cold welcome he receives in his native
land, for which he staked life > and
honor, let him read Schiller's version
of the reception given by Philip 111 to
the Duke of Medina-Sidonia on iris re
turn with the remnant of the wrecked
armada.
The only two animals whose brains
are heavier than that of a man are the
whale and the elephant. : . ' '
NEBVOUS DEPEESSION.
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[A TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM.] {
A woman with the blues is a very tin*
comfortable person. She 'is illogical,
unhappy and frequently hysterical.
The condition of the mind known as
" the Hues," nearly always, with wo
men, results from diseased organs of
generation. Vi
It is a source of wonder that in this
age of advanced medical science, any
' person should still believe that mere
£j force of | will and determination will
overcome j depressed spirits and nerv
ousness in women. These troubles arc
indications of disease. % f- '• ,
P^j v Every woman who doesn't Tinder
stand her condition should -write to
Lynn, Mass., to Mrs. Pinkham for hei
advice. Her advice is thorough com
mon sense, and is the counsel of a
learned woman ;of great experience.
Read the story of Mrs. F. S. Bennett,
Westphalia, Kansas, as told in the fol-
V* lowing' letter: ,*C"; Xpy^liji '"
"Deab Mrs. Pdtkham:--I have suf
( fered for over two years with.falling,
I enlargement and ulceration of the
« womb, and this spring, being in such
a weakened condition, caused me to
V flow for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, I wrote to you
v. for advice. After using the treatment
which you advised for a short time,
that terrible flow stopped. r
"I am now gaining strength and
V flesh, and hfrve better health than ]
have had for the past ten years. ]
wish to say to all distressed, suffer
ing women, do not suffer longer, when
there :is one so kind and willing tc
.V aid you." '.^ V- -';>^;- i"■":■ .■ /:....:;-.
f'^Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable . Com
pound is a woman's remedy for wo
man's ills. More than a million wo
men have been benefited: by it." - v
M a!"» **JMRI All \&!t& i ' gg
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EVENTS OF THE DAY
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Epitome of the I Telegraphic
News of the World. p
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
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An Interesting Collection of Item* From
the Two Hemisphere* Presented L': ;■_•
in a Condensed Form.
Virden rioters will be prosecuted aa
fast as information can be obtained
against them.
The official trial of the new torpedo l
boat Farragut. in San Francisco bay
was a successful one in every respect. ?-.
Meyer of Louisiana, has introduced
in the house a bill appropriating $13,
--i 000,000 for the construction .of a wide;
deep channel from deep water of the
Mississippi river to deep water of the
Gulf of Mexico.
The history of the document which j
will certify the passing of the oldest
colonial power in the world and the
advent of the newest was epitomized
by Judge Day in a single sentence: "A
peace treaty to contain anything which
the victors put into it."
Senor Romer, Mexican minister to
Washington, j has notified Secretary
Hay that Mexico has determined to ad
vance her mission here to the rank of
an embassy. Consequently, as soon as
the necessary steps are taken, the
United States minister to Mexioo,
i Clayton, will become an ambassador.*
Representative Cousins, of lowa, baa
the honor of introducing the first bill
in the house at this session. It is en
titled "a bill declaring a standard of
value in the United Sta f es," and pro
vides that the standard of value in the
United States is hereby, declared to be !
and is the standard gold dollar of 25.8
grains of standard gold, 900 fine.
In conformity with the require
ments of the law the secretary of the
treasury has transmitted to oongresi
the estimates of appropriations re
quired for the service of the fiscal
year, ending June 30. 1900, as fur
nished by the several executive depart
ments. Those estimates include the
permanent annual appropriation ag
gregating $593,048,378, as against
$808,875,885, the amount of the ap
propriation including deficiencies and
j miscellaneous expenses for the fiscal
year of 1898, and $462,647,885, the
amount of the estimates of 1899.
The estimates given below are the
appropriations for Oregon and Wash
ington for the coming year: Gray's
harbor, Washington, $500,000; Ya
quina bay harbor. Oregon. $400,000;
custom-house, Portland, Or., $200,
--000; Columbia river and Willamette
j river below Portland, $150,000; Co
j lumbia river at the Cascades, $100,
--000; entrance to Coos bay and harbor,
Oregon, $100,000; lighthouse at Semi
ahmoo bay, Washington, ; $25,000;
lighthouse at Middle Ground, Colum
bia river, $24,000; lighthouse at Bur
rows' island, Washington, $15,000.
A boiler in a sawmill near Mont
: rose, Colo., exploded, killing three men.
General Miles has prepared a draft
fora bill providing for a standing army
'of 100,000 men. - : / ■ t
It is reported that the Great North-,
crn has purchased an line to Portland
and will soon come into that city over
its own tracks.
Mad Mullah's fanatical movement
has. been partly checked, and a strong
i .British force is held in readiness to,
move against the Rebels. ;
The appeal of General Lord Kitch
. ener, of Khartoum, for funds, to found
a Gordon memorial college at Khar
toum met with an immediate response
in London. Over £ 70,000/-out of the |
£100,000 asked for has already been
'subscribed.
During the past week five bodies;
have been picked up on the beach be- [
tween Florence and > Gardiner, Or.,
with a few miles' space. They are
supposed to be the bodies of sailors of
the wrecked Atalanta. If so. they j
j must have been carried . 40 miles by
' the ooean currents. * -•• '..,:: V'■. -: ; ;jj
The young king of Spain has had a
very pleasant windfall in the shape of
a legacy of 8,000,0001 pesetas, be- :
'. queathed to him by an old gentleman '
I named Solar, who had a close, though
: unacknowledged relationship to \ the
king, being the natural son of Ferdi
nand VII, and great uncle of King Al- ,
fonso. .: --.-/..... -?4 y;£*. v : -;\. r ■
Advices from Russia say the ; reports I
i of threatened famine there are growing ,
■ more gloomy every day. Count . Leo ;
I Tolstoi has petitioned the government I
' I for permission to form relief commit-1
; ' tees to cope with the distress, and the '
■ czar himself ; has contributed/ 500,000
! roubles to the Red Cross Society to aid
I the starving peasants. '■"--■■ r ";■* ■":
i Thurlow Weed Barnes has brought
I suit in the New" York supieme court'
, t against" the American-China Develop
,' ment Company for $1,000,000 for ser
| vices in obtaining railroad ; concessions.
, j from the imperial Chinese government,;
; j through the Chinese minister at
, Washington. The concessions are,
, worth in net profit at least $K,pOO,000. (
!' to the company, and the.fr £iay be
worth $24,000,000. „•; ■';■ ; • ,^'y-':
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Minor Kens Items.- ': : ' t
' The 36th body from the wrecked !
- steamer Portland came ashore at Chat- '
ham, Mass. . . * ":'■■"■'■■ •. "'r-r':l
. Special Tariff Commissioner Robert
', j Porter has sailed from Cuba'?' for | the '
', United \ States, having completed his '
', labors. ■ „' _. ; f\ ' I ;
. Five hundred and fifty men of the
New York regiment have arrived in
\ San Francisco from Hononluln to be
I mustered out. ♦ . I j
'. The Lincolni theater, at Chicago, was'!
[ damaged by fire to the extent of 60,--}
• 000. : \ p- ;;.? w^:^^-p^c\ •"""/I
l. The evacuation of the : province f <jff
1 Puerto Principe, Cuba, has ; been !: com
■ pleted. t ' » , _ «* f
; The three masted, coal-laden schoon
. er Vamoose whs wrecked on the Rhode
y Island coast Sunday night, and the
- captain and mate drowned. f i
v, The German J reich stag; baa opened. ;
t Emperor William in his speech de
l elaied in favor of the czar's dieatma-'
| ment proposition in the interests of
peaoe.
i LATER NEWS.
A bill will soon be drafted providing
/or the taking of [the i'l 3th census. ; ,-;«
I New York savings banks have re
duced inter est" on deposits to 3# per
cent. '.. -S^-'f :<l~ ■-";.'/r '-'I,V-'.:■■■';..;::- :*;^;",v
A dispatch to the New; York Herald
from Panama says Salvador is now com
pletely pacific. ,
J The president's message is satisfac
tory to the Cubans and is taken as
proof of honesty of purpose- : _y
Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson
will go to Manilla to superintend the
raising of the sunken war vessels.-1 - -
• The steamer Rosalie, which has just
arrived from the tow on the Lynn
canal, reports that '.a thousand men
from Dawson are making their way to
the coast. •;. : > - ■'-.■.-.-'■"■ -: ;
: Francisco de Franchi, who was shot
dead by Antonio ;. Rosso after a saloon
quarrel in San Francisco, is 1 said to
have been an agent of the murderous
La Mafia Society. - < '' if '
One more request s of the Spaniards
was negatived by the peace commis
sioners. Ships and products ot | Spain
will not be granted the same rights in
Cuba and Porto Rico as those jof 5 the
United States.
Disappointment was the dominant
impression left in the kaiser's mind by :
his visit to the Holy Land. His ad*;
dress to the Evangelical clergy in Beth
lehem just published, ,candidly ex
pressed that feeling. , „v
From the war department comes the
'-announcement that it is proposed to
tend regular regiments to relieve the
volunteeers in Manila just as soon as
transportation can bo arranged. The
volunteers will be - returned „to the
United States in the order in which
they left.
The finding of the court of inquiry
concerning the abandonment of the
Infanta Maria Teresa during the storm
of October 29, has been made public.
The court finds the abandonment was
not due to any fault or neglect ,on the
part of any officer of the navy, and
does not think any further proceedings
should be instituted. >
While fighting fire in the dock of
the Lehigh Coal & Coke Company at
West Superior, Wis., a crew of r men
was caught by a bad cave-in, caused by
the weakening of the pile foundation.
Four were buried under thousands of
tons of burning coal. One, John Mal
inowski, has been rescued alive,:but is
in a precarious condition. The other
three have probably perished.
Of the emergency national defense
fund of 150,00,0000, the navy depart
ment got the largest amount, $29,
--973,274. The war department expen
ditures of the emergency fund amounted
to $18,951,303. The state department
: received $393,000 -from the emergency
fund. Of this $100,000 has been trans
feired to bankers for this department
at London for the use of the commis
sion at Paris, and $30,000 was advanced
to the disbursing officer for the com
mission prior to its departure for Paris.
Over 800 Kentucky tobacco growers
met at Lexington to formulate a plan
of action against the trust, which, they
claim, threatens to deprive the' grow
ers of their "just profits. .• r -
General Miles has completed his bill
for the reorganization of the army. ylt
is based on European lines and * pro
vides for the creation of three new offi
cers, a general and two lieutenant
; generals, and a total strength of 1 100,
--000 men. % -;. uti% •
, An explosion of ammonia on board
the marine hospital ship : Bay State, as
she was lying at a slip on the Brook
lyn side of the upper New York bay,
killed Robert Twiss and seriously in
jured 15 men. The accident occurred
in the ice-making plant. .
Senator Hale has introduced in the
Fenate a joint resolution authorizing
• the secretary of the navy to erect a
monument, in Havana, to the memory
of the sailors and marines who lost
their lives by the explosion of the
; Maine. The bill is recommended by
the navy department., ";; v, •
To shield the flag from desecration
I is the object of a bill to be presented
to congress by the American Flag As
sociation. ; It provides for punishment
of any person using the flag for adver
tising purposes, for clothing- or awn- ;
ings or jin r any other manner which
shall tend to its desecration. :;, - * ..
Alex Hanson, a fisherman, about 50
years of age, | was drowned |in about
three feet of water on the tideflats in
front of Astoria, Or. He was in a skiff
that overturned, and he made no effort
to save himself, although ropes and
boards were thrown to him "., from a net \
above. He left a widow and several
children. ■;-, -v:^.-^^. y ;;-. ; ;;*"x-^-'':'/
The first of the appropriation bills,
covering deficiencies for war expenses,
reported to the ; house Wednesday, car
ried for the war department and f;- mili
tary establishments, $60,711,639; for
the naval establishment, $5,568,853; a
total of $66,280,392. This amount,
however, is a reappropriation of : funds
• heretofore allowed, but not ' ; available
after the close of the present year. The
unexpended balance of i these war funds
is estimated at $94,816,165,- of which
the war department balance .is $61,
--216,261, and the navy ba'ance $33,
--652,903. :5 The balances, therefore, are
considerably more than will \be reap*
propiiated. :-:"^ "■'..l,'' .>•/""*.' ■:■:■'■
Senator Hale, of Maine, chairman- of
the naval affairs committee,* has intro
duced a bill to revive the grades of ad
miral and vice-admiral of the navy. '"-'■ '■;
The United States government will
build ' a railroad and a wharf: in Cuba
at once. The wharf is to be at Tris
*coria, and- the» railroad v will extend
from that point to the military camp
at Reg la. seven miles away. This rail
road wii] be r the first to "be built in
Cuba under other than English aus
pices, backed by English money.; ". sS
baHi.i»':"'»:- L " ■ ' • " -
' Tfte president lias sent to congress
-the nomination •of ~\ Powell Clayton, of
Arkansas, to be ambassador to Mexico,
Jitbmero. the former Mexican minister,
having been raised to the lank of am
: bassador. ", Mr. Clayton's ' ■ promotion:
followed under an act of congress.
The Episcopalian ministers of \\ Tien
ton. N. J., have adopted resolutions
protesting against the seating in con
-1 gress of Representative-elect Brigham
H. Roberts, of Utah. The resolutions
j recited that the seating of a m^n. who
practice* polygamy would violate
Christian civilisation. -..*».->" ■••
YEAR'S WORKJN ALASKA
Progress Made in Mining Development—Value of the Salmon Indus
try—Agriculture in the Far North—Necessary Legislation—ln«
teresting Report of Governor Brady, of Alaska.
i"" One of the most interesting docu*
ments recently received at the inteiior
department is the annual report of John
G. Brady, governor of Alaska. ■- The
report is veiy elaborate in its treatment
of subjects relative to the great Noith
west territory, covering everything from
mission stations to the mining indus
tries. Probably more . space is devoted
to gold mining than any other subject,
that being the predominating industry
at the present time. Of this, Mr.
Brady says: ; : r . r! :i:"-;-::;;'.;.-■;;/ '--;?.''lf
; "The past yeai has been one of won
derful 5 progress, s- During the ■} winter
and spring all sorts of vessels were put
into the ; Alaska trade, and < were i filled
with passengers and cargo to the very
limit. 1 Before long, thousands of tons
of freight could be seen piled upon and
under the snow upon the summits of
the Alaskan " mountains. The United
States contributed by far the largest
number of prospectors, who came trom
all quarters, a large number from every
state in the Union, California, Oregon
and Washington sending the largest
contingents. - These ; prospectors, as,a
class, were fine specimens of manhood.
"It is calculated that 3,200 outfitted
! for Copper river, several hundred went
j over the divide at Yakutat. and some
; parties went ovei the Dalton trail and
! worked their way up the White river,
\ one of the largest branches of the Yu
kon. Cook Inlet, Resurrection bay,
' Golovin bay, Kotzehue sound, Koyukuk
' river and many other >places have all
j been visited by prospectors this season, i
i The declaration of war against Spain
j checked the tide.: Most of the Amer
| icans who proceeded to Dawson ■ com-
I plained of the mining rules and regula
tions, and the manner in which, they
were carried out. This had the. effect
to drive many upon the Alaska ; side,
and the claims which were abandoned
for the first onrush to the Klondike
were relocated, and much other valua •
ble ground discovered, which will keep
large numbers of men there this winter.
"There is no way of ascertaining the
amount of dust washed out upon the
Alaska side. The amounts given for
the Klondike and its tributaries vary
very much. ; Several reasons are given
why the output is smaller than was.
anticipated—-the^ scarcity :of supplies,
especially lights, the* high price of
labor, and the 10 per cent royalty ex
acted. ; Many claims are being held
with the expectation that supplies will I
be more abundant and .not so dear, and
consequentlyVcheaper labor, and that
the loud complaint against the royalty
will*cause the Ottawa government to
abolish it.' There will be no lack of
| supplies this winter, but there appears
Ito be a determination ■'■■"^ among the
' miners to k«;ep up wages, and the royal
!ty iB still demanded. So we can expect
; the product for the coming year to be
'much curtailed." - •■'.-"■
i> Speaking of quartz mining, 'he says:
"Very rich ore was discovered in the j
I vicinity of Ketchikan, and:. many I loca
tions have been made and developed. I
Quartz locations have also been made
at various places around the coast .and '
upon the islands, as far as Unalaska.
The greater number of these : are held i
by poor men who are not able to make
developments of any . considerable i ex- '
tent. ",;f Alaska is a splendid field for a
j class of men who can command capital
' and who can examine these discoveries
J and come to terms with the owners for
i ■ the purpose of development and sale, j
While important discoveries of gold j
have been made on Pine creek, flowing
into Lake Atlin, the fields in the vicin- j
ity of Bald Eagle arid Sum Dam Chief,
as well as Sheep creek, near Junean, I
>have made even better showings in the !
: past year than previously." <•,::« •
Favorable ' reports are made': of the j ;
, operations of the large American mm-: \
' ing companies at work in Alaska, their | \
efforts seeming to be more abundantly ;
« rewarded than are those of foreign cor
; porations. ;','^.j,"'-:':V 'y u::-'P':S'''-f-'^- y:'.}'-_
-^L-fji) : Land I,aws. ■:•> ;■■'-■.■■.',
V' So muc!\ of the land laws as relates
■to mineral lands and mining claims,'
inasmuch as they are the \ same as are
1 now in : force in the United States
1 proper, have given perfect satisfaction"
throughout Alaska, but rin the \ matter .
of 2 homestead * laws, quite 'a * different
state of affairs exists. r The idea that.» -
i mac may dig out ore upon lands.' andM.
obtain patent for the same but! ieaimot • I
t: build a house and ¥ improye.,jlar|d>fer^a
home, nor obtain to is regarded■
aa highly unjust and imprudent by the
residents of that country. As a matter
of fact, the laud office has f issued> but
one patent under the law ■ot { March 3,
1898, for trade and manufacture, and
: the amount of land; an applicant re
• ceives depends -. not ;on any 'I law, but
1 entirely on the will of the land officer.
: :% Even the law which passed; last May,
1 extend '% the S homestead r rights jj to
1 Alaska, is found to be practically val
. ueless. * - - '
! : ; "There are no surveyed lands in
Alaska, nor has any. system of survey
I been provided. jlt is impossible, there
fore, \- for ra ; poor ~ settler to acquire a
homestead. If he were able and will- '.
ing to stand the expense lof a ; survey, j
-;:<;_'"..■'..V Heaviest Oriental Cargo. i-*;*'■'•_ v" '
The Nippon YuseriKaisha steamship
Kinshiu Maru, which Bailed from Yoko
hama for Seattle November 29, is . bring
ing the heaviest car go ever shipped from •
the Orient for Seattle. It consists of
8,500 tons of tea, silk and curios. The
heaviest previous cargo was brought on
the Agapanthus, which arrived in De
cember, L 896,* with 2,700 < tons. TKe
Kinshin is also bringing the marines to
' man tho Japanese cruiser I Chi'oae, un- :
der construction in. San Francisco. -,;, .
S&^-WIU Protect Their Fruit. ; I
The Clark county fruit farmers are \
at the head of a movement which will
compel the plain labeling of "all Wash
ington prunes sent out to the general \
market. Tbe Washington crop has ■
been almost entirely sold to California ■"
dealers, who put their stamp on the
(boxes and sell them aa a California ■>.
product
S«*klng Honolulu Trade.
Birmingham & Co., flour and feed
dealers of Tacoma, recently sent a rep
raMntatiYe to Honolulu to open up
business connections for the final. ,
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be would k have '■ no assurance /," that it
would be accepted by the government.
If he settles as I a • squatter | and § makes
improvements, -» he ' cannot ■} tell 5? how \
future surveys may affect him. In con
sequencej of this condition of affairs,
not a single homesteader has attempted
to make en try under, the new law in the
land office at Sitka." • , .
I In the matter of wagon • roads, rail
roads, etc., a different condition exists.
As soon as the right of way \ biir^had.
passed, numbers of filings i were made,
and several roads of ' various character
are now in progress of construction.
At ■ Unga, Berner's bay and Douglass
island there are railways in operation,
although solely for use in connection
with the mines. The Pacific & Arctic
Railway ■& Navigation Company • has
probably made more progress than any "
of the other large companies, having
completed 14 miles of road over almost
impassable country. - ;, Moreover, ,co
much of C: the road ras \- is'J completed Ais
constructed of the best material, by the
best of ■ workmen, and is in every way
first-class. Money has not been; spa red ?
and as a result the road stands without
a peer. ■ It might be mentioned, in this
connection, that, owing to 7 the limita
tions of the timber laws, it was found
best to import a great deal of timber,
and nearly all 7 the ' timber and lumber
seel in building \ Dyea 1 and Skagway,:
their railroads and •mills, was shipped
from Pugeat sound. ' ..- ■' >'
The governor expresses the hope that
congress, during the short session; will
pass upon a code of civil procedure for
the district of Alaska.
;■*■.'*'■!* ■','_ '■■"■:; Salmon Industry. •.-:•' ■'■'■'/. ■'
; Of the salmon industry, a great deal
is said. There can be no doubt that
this industry is one of great importance,
for from figures given it is | seen that ■
the Alaskan output in the last .year
marketed at $2,977,019. The red
salmon seems to far outnumber all oth
ers, although the pink and silver
salmon are found in large numbers.
Comparatively few king 'salmon were
taken last year. To pack these salmon
for shipment, over 5,000 laborers are
employed, and, strange to say, the most
of them are Chinese. :It baa been
found almost impossible .to educate the
native Alaskan ~ Ind\m ;to American
canning .methods,"■> and this, together
with the tact that Chinese labor is ex
ceedingly cheap, may 1 account, in a
measure, for the large number of i Chi
nese in the canneries. This .salmon
trade during the past year was of suffi
cient proportions to keep in . constant.
use, during the season, 53 steamers, in
addition to the 712 lighters and small
boats. V= v]y r^;.;""'."//.'-.>-. ; - '.^ ."^ -- '■-"'
--v.-.-In '„ the opinion of the governor,
Alaska should •" be well supplied with
inspectors, the present force of two be
ing decidedly inadequate. ■-/'-:-■ '"■'-
f Agricultural Possibilities. '* ,'r; ';;%
As an agricultural country, Alaska is
still in its infancy, little being known
of its possibilities. Enough can •be
learned, however, from experiments
made in the past year, to .satisfy those
interested that such'crops as potatoes,
cabbage, beets, peas and other market
vegetables can, with proper attention
and care, be raised in parts of the coun
try without difficulty. But grass, be
yond everything else, promises to be
the agricultural j wealth lof » Alaska.
This is but little appreciated at present. '*
The native grasses are ; nutritious, s and:
grow luxuriantly. Timothy, clover and
other cultivated varieties do well, one
acre of ground in grass' there, for pas- '
turgage, berng worth t several acres in ■ a
drier climate. 7 There are many varie
ties of native berries, such as currants.*
huckleberries, etc., : but berries from
the States, as a rule, do well under cul
tivation. V ; * 1/' ' ••'■■ '"'■"'-' ■':\':
"I. "Of stbekraisirig." says the report,
"but little can be said.'. Reindeer will \
goon \ be.reared in . vast \ herds. ;' ';,- In the:
near future we expect to have the mail
ported by reindeer all by North- f
crn Alaska during the winter, and at
much less ccfst than at present," .i A .V
' The Ooternor'i Recommendations. '-j .:
Before closing the • report, r;;a"- number
of lecornuiendations are made. Among ;
tifim is the suggestion that Japonsky,
island be built up as a naval station.
Attention is also called to the fact that
at Kadiak, Unga, St. Michaels,
City and Dyea there is a great Il^k^ot
proper courtrooms and jails,' a* I wait as
at Sitka, where the buildings ja*e in
miserable condition. ;i ..;-... : ,..} ' •■>'' ;";v':"
4i The - appropriation;^ star AtoSkan
schools has been found quite dn'suffi
cient, being | but fSjOLO^O j^jjjeaV. •r An
appropriation of t%'i^^tAat lißi'&e could •
easily be utilized to #ood: vantage.
•O . A further- retemßWimiation is ; made
to the effect that lighthouses and other
beacons be pladecT at conspicuous points
along the ucpaft.i**.the commerce ;. has
greatly m.uj|^B^ied ; of late and demands
such protection. - : .4!;^- ■■■-■.' r-" ~y-^'-?,:
?1 Goyerpoj' |Uady closes his • report I
with an appeal to the Republican party
to live up to its pledge and f extend to
Alaska the privilege of sending a dele
gate to the national congress.. '. ..: '
• '-V Hop Outlook.: - ill -',
!^b^ good outlook for the future of % the
hop crop of this .year I? ia presented, as \
there .is a good demand 'i for them '\ and -a"!
rather short supply. The market is at
present buying cautiously. They have I
done very little purchasing | this year,
so far, and it is almost certain that a j
good demand will in conseqeunce re
mit. English buyers are now purchas
ing only very choice hops, the price
paid here being about 15)£c and about I
■8c to the buyer in England. > . -i?S^3
Sonoma county, Cal., has the honor
of receiving the highest price paid % this!
year for hops on the Pacific coast,' some
Sonoma hops selling for 1 fikJ^Sf Some
choice Oregon hops brought 180 in some
oases. The mop of the coast is placed
at 135.000 bales, there being about 12,
--000 yet left in the hands of tbe farmers.
Oregon's crop of hops was 65,000 bales,
and there are about J,7QO bales yet left
with tbe farmers. This is a decided
improvement over tbe crop of last year;
but tbe crop is still under tbe figures
given before the hop lies got into the
yards, which will materially effect thel
output. * - "■- '
js^^^^Tiiiv Spanish War Im Bpsalafc, '££.
Hispannro, : Likeafoolo,
RaisinelloCubanero, * .V
.' American Gettimadol i.
. "Letalono Cubanero!" '£s§!£
> Bispano Talkabacko— :. " ■':;
f;:-;: : "Notiflno, Go—to— BIjumoI"
Americano Baokiupo: ■ " ,-•
■S*:j Danderupb; Pootyflno;-• -tv&. % r 4>Q i
: Smash emal lo— H ispauaro, i , -
:: ' '-I Cubanaro—Philippino..
Deweyfino Sunkafleetto
i I Inthebayo Manilao. ■ -"^M
r Samaontooo. Shafteralso, ;'" ;
Slyi' Sohleyo, Mashemallo. ' -■-
Ceiveraro—Santiago, * .
I Allegoneo Hispanero, „, ,
"■ -: Thenafino Picnicaro, / •
:- :' : :Soldieraro ! Americano:}j|ls^^^R
• Hurra! aro McKinleyaTO,' •
:; .» Republicano Conquero; > -
•■-;-j' Crowjieraro Laurelaro; .
'. X 5: Allthethno—Every whero \. ; *.
"* McKibbenaro wave in airo f- '
; • i fi. Oldgoriaro, Goodoldtimo; *
; ; Eataplelo Yankeearo '■
I * ■ ,•■".'. Punkinpieo, Fraterraro—;=;;^,
: '_ Hißpanaro, Cubanaro.
r'; Americano, ; Buennawano, %: • t;-r
; Fizgibango, Hiphoorahro, >, ~r^;
i' i McKinleyaro—Unclesamo! \;
; Railroad Trains to Ron Slower.
j Railroad officials claim that jit: is very
expensive to ran their express trains, and
are talking about reducing the speed. It
is likewise >; expensive to the health ftp:
struggle and compete in business affairs as
men do nowadays. , The whole -system
gives out. For restoring -strength Hostet
ter's Stomach Bitters is the proper remedy.
.-■- Coal-Dust Firing. *: ;-. r'''-.:. ....
| Fine dust of coal or of flour mixed
with air forms an explosive agent which
has been the * a cause Vofr many a mine
and flourmill disaster. ; Advantage is
taken of this property of combustible
dust in a new process of boiler-firing.
The fuel reduced to dust is frd by ma
chinery into the furnace in which afire
must constantly be' maintained. : The
instant the dust falls into the furnace
chamber it burns with a - flash, almost
explosively, and the production ; of
smoke is absolutely prevented = and the
firing becomes economical as regards
consumption of fuel. It would ; seem
that it might lead to the utilization of
the enormous mountains of coal slack
which cover so many square | miles of
land in the mining districts. —Youth's
Companion. ; .. - .-.,. *_' ' .
While lightning may ■ be \ seen and
' its illumination of the clouds and mist
| may be reognized when it is even two
hundred ; miles distant, * thunder is
rarely audible more than | ten miles:
The thunder from very distant storms,
therefore, seldom reaches the ear. /
■; ;; Delay Makes It Harder. ;; . *.'~\'
i Mis-steps v have made > the , worst
sprains, but it is no mis-step to use St.
Jacobs Oil. It makes .a^ cure by
j strengthening, soothing and conquering
the pain. Every \. hour's delay makes
it harder to Cute. " . . -;
\ An interesting : test has just been
I made by a French woman. , With a
view to testing the sustaining powers
of chocolate, she lived upon that alone
for 60 days, and lost but 15 pounds in
the interval. .-•- • ';; ■ ■'•).
\ '<A f When '-■ coming )to San > Francisco go to
Brooklyn Hotel, 208-212 Bush street..
1 American or 'European plan.' " Room . and
board $1.00 to $1.50 per day; rooms 50 cents
to $1.09 per = day;' single meals 25 cents.
; Free coach. -Chas. Montgomery. •'.«♦.:
: '"■■- The female brain commences to de
cline in weight after the age of SO; the
male not until ten years later. j
If you want the best wind mill, pumps,
: tanks, plows, wagons, bells of all sizes.
; boilers, engines, or general machinery, see
or write JOHN POOLE,* foot of Morrison
street, Portland, Oregon. „;.\.; - :;}\
A naturalist of ; eminence says '- that
land birds make their journeys in the
daytime and water birds at night.
-/',;• To Cure a Cold In One Day / :.'/ ..
Take ; Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if. it fails to
' cure. 25c. -• - : ; : .':" •' >-- : -•" "'•' >
': ■■ It ; is a ; curious circumstance that
some of the most important inventions
have been discovered by lunatics. "•
': Before having teeth extracted, consult Dr.
Tbos. H. White, • 271 # : Morrison street,
Portland, Or. Crown and bridge work
gives the best of satisfaction. "; Gold falling a
specialty. ;. t'-;-'.-^^'-'-*-'.-: '-^''.-' --'^ - •..v''V.^:V-',:/':'■- ;
". It is calculated - that : the men' and
women !of today are nearly two' inches
taller than their ancestors. ■» '
X I know that my life was •" saved by Pise's
Cure for- Consumption.—John A. Miller,
Au Sable,, Michigan, AprU 21, .1995. : r
.: Unbreakable mirrors are now made
by putting a coating of quicksilver on
the back of a very thin plate of cellu
. Md>.v:v:c:HV'-::.;-vv-;--U;^^-;-fe • - :'k>*
riy* Permaner'lyCured. Bofltsftrnerronraea
Tlr# after, first day's use at Dr. Kline'*. Great
Ner;e Restorer. Send for fBKI. 99. trial
' bottl) and treatise. DR. B. H. SL&tJfci Ltd.. 930
Philadelphia. P«, \, ' ■ '
Fran yon Teuffel, wife-of the physi
cian to the king of > Wurtemburg, who
died in Munich, Germany, was v well
known in this country is Blanche
Willis Howard, the author ~of V One
Bommer," "Guenri,' r~"Aunt Serena"
and "The - 'poor.** She i was.
married to Dr. vo* Teuffel in 1890. x- J
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neglect, and Rheumatism -grows « 9
born not using St. Jacobs Oil +S\'l*>
is its sore care and conquers the nl
promptly. Every sufferer should UI J^ 5
It has been estimated that asi ~
plant of the Russian thistle six fJI • .
diameter produces 2,000,000 seeds. V
Th« December Century. '
In the first installment of his m ""'*4
of the ; : "Merrimao" in the DeceS
Century, which is to be an unusual?
attractive § number, Lieutenant How :
lays no claim to having originated "?
idea of blocking the channel at Sant '
ago. The sinking of the collier had :
been ordered sby Admiral Sampson, but
the commanding officer off Santiago.hi]
not executed the maneuver when th *
flag-ship arrived, aud - the working on!
of the plan, vas well &a its execution
was intrusted to. Lieutenant Hobson' '
The preliminary." are detailed in;
this number of l the magazine, i and l-f:
later issues the story of the sinking <jfW
the ship and the capture and imprison 1
mentof her crew will be given at first ".
hand. This is the only account of hii
exploit that ; Mr. Hobaon has written '
for publication. :■' I g ' ; '" :
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directly on the blood and mucous surfaces^
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Hill Family Pills -re the best.
* The fecundidty of microbes is pro.
digious, so much so that if 15 drops oi ■
water polluted with bacteria are al- 1
lowed to fall into a oup of broth the
getm population would nave increased
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