liners & Merchants Bank
SDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part ot the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT. SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHARLES ROSS, President
JOHN HOLMES, Vice President
R, C. BUTTON, Cashier
REGISTRY AT ROADHOUSES
PROVIDED FOR BY LAY/
The last territorial egislature passed an
act providing for the keeping of a register
at roadhouses anti hotels outside the limits
of incorporated cities, anil in view of the
fact that travel over the trails will soon he
in full swing, it is here reproduced for the
benefit of travelers and roadhouse keepers.
The law was passed with the purpose in
view of keeping trace of travelers in case of
their disappearance. Men have been lost
on the trail of whom no trace ever has
been found, and their disappearance escaped
unnoticed for months. ith a register at
every roadhouse it will be an easy matter
for the authorities to keep informed of the
movement of travelers, and to render as
sistance speedily in case of emergency:
••The proprietors of all roadhouses, hotels
or boarding houses established outside of
incorporated cities ill the Territory of Alaska
shall keep a register containing the name
unit address of all travelers, with the date
of their arrival and departure from such
roadhouse, hotel or boarding house. Ai.y
person who refuses to register shall not be
accepted as a guest, and shall be refused ac
commodations.
“Any keeper of a roadhouse, hotel or
boarding house referred to in Section 1 of
this act who shall fail to comply with the
I rovi.-ii ns o! this act shall be punished by
a hue of not L>-> than $10 or not more than
S'Ji. or by imprisonment in the federal jail
for lost longer than ten days, or by both
such tine and imprisonment,"
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Pioneer Machine Shop
ED J. UHL, Prop.
GENERAL REPAIR WORK
All Kinds of Metal Welded
BEST LIQUORS AND CIGARS^
Three-Times-Move Bar
(Formerly the Stanley House)
JOHN BAGCY, PROP.
GOOD ROOMS CLEAN BEDS
_FLAT CITY_
DISAGREES WITH WRITER
QUOTED BY THE PIONEER
A. H. Twitched, the owner of the rein
deer herd which was brought to this dis
trict some time ago. is making preparations
to leave for his home at Bethel, on the
Kuskokwim, having disposed of his entire
herd of 123 animals He is considering the
advisability of returning with his entire
reindeer herd and making this district his |
headquarters.
Mr. Twitched, who is an authority on bird
and animal life of Alaska, calls attention to
what be terms an absurdity in a story re
printed by The Pioneer last week from an
Eastern paper, in which it was said that the
Arctic tern was the “wing champion
in the bird kingdom. Mr. 1 witched states
hat several species of birds common in
Alaska can claim equal distinction in this
respect. The statement to which Mr.
Twitched objects, however, is that in which
it is said that the Arctic tern “makes its j
nest in the ice, not far south of the north
pole.” He says that the bird is quite com
mon in this part of Alaska, and that, con
trary to the writer quoted, it lays its eggs
and rears its young on sand bars, building
no nest, but merely scraping a hole in the
.,md or gravel. The color of the eggs makes
them hard to distinguish from the gravel.
Mr. Twitched points out that it would be
an impossibility to hatch the young birds in
a nest of ice.
Reindeer by the quarter or by the pound, •
Crowley k Porter.
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THE BEATTIE HOUSE
Under New Management
MISS LILLIAN SMITH, Prop.
PIONEER CREEK AGENCIES
FLAT CITY Mrs. C. C. Chittick
DISCOVERY OTTER. Harry Donnelley
WHEN IN DI SCOV EHY CALL AT
BISMARCK’S PLACE
Cigars, Tobaccos, Cigarettes, Pipes, Candies, Fruits, etc.
Stores at
IDITAROD and
FLAT CITY
A Full Line of Clothing, Gents’ Furnishings, Rubber Boots, Pacs,
Boots, Shoes, etc.
THE BEST OF GOODS PRICES REASONABLE
FINNEGAN id, CAMERON
POOL ROOM CIGARS AND TOBACCOS
FLAT CSTY
MERCHANTS' CAFEj
HERBERT E. RILEY, PROP.
The Best of Everything the Market Affords |
TABLES FOR LADIES TELEPHONE j
GRAND BAR mm m THE BEST
— city “~ree‘
NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS BY DAY OR WEEK
Warm, Clean Well Ventilated
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
TM CROSBY "SESi.
MEDICATED, MINERAL VAPOR, STEAM, n JL ^
TUB, SALT AND FRESH WATER SSSll.n&
Caribou St., Bet. Black and WillowSts., on Waterfront
Electric and Faradic Massage Treatments by Expert Attendants
Lighted by Gas Heated by Steam
FIRE PROTECTION
Installation of Instantaneous Alarm
System Will Add to the Ef
fectiveness of Department
.lohn C. Currin, who assumed the duties
of city tire chief on the loth inst., is mak
ing arrangements for the installation of a
tire alarm system which will be a great im
provement over the old method of turning
in alarms. Under the system in practice it
is customary to cal! up the telephone ex
change and the operator spreads the alarm
as fully as possible by telephone, the re
sults are, of course, somewhat slow.
Through the courtesy of Gene Norton
the city is allowed the use of the monster
electric Claxon horn which is part of the
equipment of the launch Comet. Attached
to strong electric batteries, this horn pro
duces a most startling and rasping sound,
which can be heard for miles. It is safe to
say that an alarm sounded on this instru
ment will wake all sleepers within the city
limits, and probably it may be heard at
Hat City.
It is the intention of Mr. Currin to install
switches a! various points in the business
district, from which alarms may be sent in.
The points suggested are: The N. C. Co.
corner, Sam Wilmer’s old place of business,
the Pioneer corner or Joe Smith’s, a point
near the tramway on First avenue, and an
other on Second avenue near the A. B. hall
or the commissioner’s office. One switch
would be at the telephone office. In this
manner valuable time would be saved in
case of the discovery of a conflagration near
any one of these points. It should not be
necessary to point out the importance of
promptness in turning in a tire alarm. Some
times the lost of a few minutes may mean
the destruction of thousands of dollars
worth of property that might have been
saved.
The fact that Mr. Currin is a practical
electrician and has volunteered to do the
work of installing the system during his
spare time will result in the improvement
being made without cost to the city, out
side of the expense of the material used,
which will amount to but a few dollars.
Mr. Currin is to be commended for the
efforts he is making to bring the tire pro
tection facilities up to their utmost effi
ciency. With the splendid pumping plant,
aided by an up-to-date alarm system, the '
citizens of Iditarod may congratulate them
selves on possessing a very effective protec
tion against fire.
NEGROES WANT PAY FOR
LABOR AS SLAVES IN SOUTH
A suit lias been filed in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia at Washington
to gain compensation for work performed
by slaves during the years from 1859 to
1868 in the production of cotton in the
Southern states and in the preparation of
this cotton for the market. William G.
McAdoo is made the defendant in his offi
cial capacity of secretary' of the treasury.
The plaintiffs are H. N. Johnson of Louisi
ana, R. Bowers of Texas, C. B. Williams of
Tennessee, who say in the bill of complaint
that they sue for themselves and others
similarly interested.
The bill sets forth that the secretary of
the treasury of the United States obtained
possession and the defendant herein now
holds the custody of certain money which
was a part of the fruit of the labor of the
plaintiffs, amounting to $6S,072,3SS, under
“internal revenue tax on raw cotton,’’ and
that this sum is not the legitimate property
of the United States, and should be paid to
those by whose labor the cotton yielding
this revenue was produced.
Another paragraph of the bill reads:
“Plaintiffs and such of them as claim
here as heirs were subject to a sy'stem of in
voluntary servitude in the above-named
states and other states commonly known as
the Southern states.”
Referring further to the conditions under
which the services were rendered, the peti
tion says:
“That the system of involuntary servitude
by which plaintiffs were dominated, to wit:
Under and by force of a traditional law of
force, forced plaintiffs and their ancestors,
against their free will of action and by co
ercion and justifiable fear of bodily injury
or destruction, to render said labor.”
The petition was filed by Attorney E, M.
Hewlett, as the local attorney representing
Attorneys Cornelius J. Jones of Muskogee,
Okla., and H. A. Guess. Jones, who is said
to have prepared the bill of complaint, is a
colored lawyer. The petition asks that the
case be referred to a master in chancery, to
take proof of the claims of the parties inter
ested. and that a bill of discovery be issued
to ascertain among whom the money shall
be distributed and the amounts that each
shall receive, and to have the secretary of
the treasury disclose the source from which
the sum held by him was derived.
BUSINESS AT DUNKIRK TIMED
BY FIRING OF BIG GUN
During the bombardment of Dunkirk by
the giant German gun operating from Flan
ders the business of the city was carried
on only four and a half minutes out of
every five.
There was only one gun being used in
this bombardment, and the shells came reg
ularly every five minutes. The people of
the town took advantage of the interval be
tween an explosion and the coming of an
other shell to transact business, allowing
themselves about half a minute to make for
their cellars.
In the general postoffice, for instance, four
and a half minutes after the explosion of
one shell was heard the clerks and custom
ers disappeared together for the basement.
After the expected shell exploded they came
upstairs again and business went on as usual
until it was time to run again to safety.
A REMINDER
That I still retain my business and stock
until after the first of January, and that my
Cut Glass, Silver Deposit and Christmas
Novelties are selling at prices most reason
able.
All Hamilton and Howard Watches at a
factory-tagged price.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, Flat City.
It is never too late or too early to ac
commodate the people from the creeks when
thev come to the
CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
The Home of the Twentieth Century Turk
ish- Bath
SKATING ENTHUSIASTS
ENJOY SPORT ON LAKE
Skating on the lake south of the city has
been a popular pastime for the past week
or more. The ice is in splendid condition,
the weather has been mild, and the condi
tions generally have been ideal for indulging
in this healthful and exhilarating sport.
Every afternoon there has been a good
sized crowd of men, women and children
on the ice, and the bright moonlight nights
also have lured quite a number to engage
in the sport. Iditarod has quite a number
of expert skaters, and the interest is in
creasing.
“GASOLINE KIDS’ ” BALL
WAS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
The “gasoline kids’ ball" at A. B. hall last
Saturday evening was a most enjoyable af
fair, and while the attendance was not large,
the dancing was kept up until a late hour,
and everyone seemed to have a splendid
time. The music was furnished by Charles
Taylor and Bobbie Lowrie, who gave the
utmost satisfaction. The hall was lighted
hv electricity, through the courtesy of Hul
Caswell, the owner of the picture show
outfit, which is quite an improvement over
the old gasoline system.
The entertainment proved that there are
enough devotees of dancing here this winter
to guarantee some splendid entertainments
of this nature, and more may be looked for
from time to time.
Saturday's entertainment brought in sev
eral from the creeks, among whom were
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowrie, A1 Goslow and
Billy Taylor.
JAPANESE EXPRESSMAN
HAS EXCITING EXPERIENCEj
Wacia. the little Japanese expressman, had
an experience this week which will add con
siderably to his stock of knowledge of the
proper handling of horse*. On Tuesday last :
he started to drive across the frozen lake
in the southern city limits with his recently
acquired gray team attached to a wagon,
for the purpose of getting a load of hay on
the other side of the lake. All went well
until he left the ice and started to drive
over the frozen moss and niggerheads at the
edge of the lake. The swampy ground was
not frozen sufficiently to hold the weight of
the horses, and they broke through, being
immersed in the moss and mud up to their
necks. An alarm was telephoned from thp
wireless station, and scores of men with
horses and ropes rushed to the scene. After
strenuous work for half an hour the horses
were dragged out without having sustained
serious injury, and the team was quickly
placed under shelter and cared for.
ALASKA GOLD PROPOSITION
INVOLVES ENORMOUS SUM
A story which has been current in the
financial district of Seattle is to the effect
that the organization of a S25.000.000 com
pany is planned, with a Nevada charter, by
mining men of that state, New York city
and Seattle.
It is said that this company purposes to
acquire various properties in Alaska. Among
other properties specifically named are the
Topkuk Ditch Company at Nome, the Chi
hagoff. near Sitka, and various other placer
properties on Atlin lake, and dredging prop
erties on the Yukon.
It is also contemplated to employ 100
prospectors to prospect Alaska and British
Columbia, particularly on the line of the
new government railway.
The Chihagoff property is the only one
now paying dividends; the dividends from
this, it is expected, will pay the prospec
tors’ expenses.
It is said that if these transfers are made
the stock will be listed on the New York
curb market under the name of the “World
Mining Company.”
There will be an early resumption of op
erations on Atlin lake and an entire new
management of the Chihagoff property, ac
cording to the report. There is to be a
meeting soon to complete the details.
The Topkuk property was controlled by
the late Henry Bratnober and the opera
tions were seriously hampered by Mr. Brat
nober’s illness and death. It is believed
that there is a vast amount of gold that can
be saved by putting up the proper equip
ment. The principal difficulty was shortage
of water.
It may be assumed that the success
which the Alaska-Juneau and the Alaska
Gold propositions met in their flotation in
New York has probably inspired the efforts
for this corporation, says the Seattle Post
Intelligencer.
TWINS ENTER WORLD
BY CAESARIAN OPERATION
LORAIN, Ohio, Sept. 18.- Twins, a boy
and a girl, were born in St. Joseph’s hos
pital here the other day through a Caesarian
operation performed on Mrs. Wallace Trow
bridge, wife of an official of the National
Tube Company. Both children are alive
and doing well, and they, with their mother,
give promise of many years of life, phy&
cians state.
The boy weighed five pounds and the girl
six an hour after birth. The father an
nounced that he would name the boy Cae
sar. after the famous Roman emperor whose
birth was accomplished under like condi
tions. The girl will be named Mary, after
her mother.
Dr. Bert E. Graves, the surgeon who per
formed the operation, stated that he knew
of no record in which a Caesarian operation
gave birth to twins.
JOY-RIDING PIGEONS
Joy-riding by pigeons on the minute
hands of the four big clocks in the tower at
the King street station has occasioned con
siderable annoyance to the station masters of
the Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific for several weeks, and they say that it
must stop. Almost every night between 7
and 9 o’clock the pigeons alight on the min
ute hands of the clock while they are on
their upward journey from the half hour
pnoit to the hour, thereby retarding the
movement of the machinery. After the
minute hands pass the hour point the birds
desert their perch and wait until the half
hour station is reached again, and then go
aboard. Sometimes two birds climb on the
same hand of the clock at one time. The
big clock in the tower regulates ail the
clocks in the station, and the pigeons are
causing travelers to disrespect the “correct
time’’ signs that appear above the time
piece—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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EARLY-DAY GOLD MINER
CHANGED HISTORY OF WEST
The following interesting story of old
times, showing how the course of history
may be changed by small things, was re
cently told in an address at Denver by
George J. Bancroft, as reported in a spe
cial dispatch to the St. Louis Globe Demo
crat :
One of the most remarkable incidents in
the early history of Colorado was the loyalty
ind patriotism of an unhonored “sourdough ’ j
prospector named James Purcell. You j
snow, in the early days, before yeast or j
asking powder was available, the pioneers
jsed to make “sourdough” bread, so they
,vere named “sourdough" prospectors, to
ndicate that they lived beyond the borders
>f any kind of civilization.
This prospector was a ventursome as well
is a patriotic man. He penetrated the wilds
>f the West long before the government
explorers such as Pike and 1'remont.
Santa Fe was a Spanish outpost in even j
:hose early days, and Purcell had appar
■ntjy drifted in there for supplies as early
is iS02. In 1S03 he went trapping and
prospecting on the Platte, anti finally ar
•ived in the South Park. Eventually he
liseovered the South Park placers and evi- ;
ientlv struck a rich stream, for he panned j
cut a large amount of gold. _ I
Now, in those early days the United j
states was strictly an agricultural Dation. j
We were not gold miners. On the other (
land. Spain was the great gold-mining na |
tion of the world, and was a great world
power, dreaded and feared by other nations
in account of her warlike reputation.
This “sourdough” prospector must have
aeen a man of unusually broad under
itanding, because he realized that the United
- tales needed the West, but that Spain
would never let go of it if it was known
that rich gold deposits existed in that vast
expanse of mountains and plains. So he
decided not to return to Santa Fe, but
to cross the front range ami make his way '
across the plains to the American settle- I
ments on the Mississippi river.
An early .‘'•now prevented his doing this,
however, and he was forced to turn south
to get out of the snow.
Eventually he reached Santa Fe in 1805.
He had a few skins and furs, and these he ;
disposed of, hoping to get through the win- •
ter without showing any of the gold, but
along toward spring he ran out of supplies
and he produced some of the gold.
The Spanish soldiers immediately de
manded of him to tell where he got the gold,
but Purcell refused to tell, whereupon he ]
was thrown into prison, and there he lay ;
for months and months, persistently refus- j
ing to divulge his secret.
Now let us review the situation at this
time to understand Purcell's sagacity and
patriotism. Spain claimed a vast, indefi
nite territory, stretching out fan-shaped
front Mexico. France claimed a strip of
ground running northwest front Louisiana,
which strip was supposed to be bounded nit
the west by the summit of the continental
divide.
In fact, I have seen a stone monument
near the Argentine pass with faint French
words scratched on one side arid Spanish
words on the other side. This monument,
no doubt, was erected to define the bound
ary line, but the Spanish continued to claim
parts of the Louisiana Purchase, even after
France had sold it. The South Park was
in debatable ground.
Spain had prospectors all over the West,
finding traces of gold here and there and
pockets of rich copper ore. but apparently
the hand of Providence kept them from
finding anything of real value.
Purcell realized that his find of rich placer
gold would excite the Spaniards and result
in their occupying the Rocky Mountain re
gion in such numbers that they never could
be dislodged, and so he lay in his dungeon,
month after month, with no ray of hope,
but determined that the Spanish should not
learn his secret.
Entirely unexpected, ieouion i me ui uic
United States army came into Santa Fe
in 1806, about six months after Purcell
had been thrown into prison. Pike was
under arrest himself, and some say he
was put in the same jail with Purcell. Pike
soon secured his own release and also the
release of Purcell, and here the modest,
patriotic prospector disappeared from view.
He told his story to Pike and went his un
recorded way.
No doubt he loved adventure more than
gold, and so resumed his trapping and trad
ing life, content in the secret knowledge of
having done his country a great service.
So the gold of Colorado remained un
heralded until Spain’s hold on the country
had been shaken off and American pros
pectors came scouting across the plains.
Early in 1858 the Russell brothers, with
a party of nine men, left Georgia to pros
pect for gold in the Rocky Mountains. The
best showings were found on Clear creek,
near where the abandoned dredges now are.
These discoveries they called the Montana
diggings.
Returning to the Mississippi river for
supplies, their tales of gold started a mad
rush for the new Eldorado. In April, 1859,
John H. Gregory started at the Montana
diggings to follow the gold up to its source.
On May 6, 1859, he struck the Gregory
lode.
The first pan of dirt from the soil on top
of the vein yielded $4 in gold. This famous
vein is still being worked under the name
of the Fifty Gold Mines Company. The
original discovery hole is right in the town
of Blackhawk.
Later on a party of Missourians went pros- ,
preting up the Platte, and James Purcell’s j
South Park placers were rediscovered. The
story of their discovery is that a tall, gaunt
Missourian was stalking on ahead of his
party. He came to a stream and saw golden
nuggets in the sand. Raising his long, bony
arm, he cried: “Tarry all here!” So they
called the creek “Tarryall creek, and to this
day the Tarryall placers are yielding gold.
It is ^aid a dredge is to be im?tailed on
on the lower Tarryall this year.
So Colorado begun to make history as a (
mining state, and people came flocking in.
The early days were not all prosperous and •
exciting, however. The population ebbed :
and flowed, just as it does yet.
There were hard times and good times. |
The Indians were a continual menace, even :
in times that I can remember. Generally ;
they were quiet and peaceable, but I can
remember many days and nights when my j
father, Dr. P J. Bancroft, had to go out :
on the plains to attend some sick or i
wounded person and the Indians were in an
ugly mood.
However, we always consoled ourselves
with the thought that if the Indians rec
ognized my father he would be perfectly
safe. They called him their “big medicine j
man.” and persisted on his performing many i
of the duties which should have been at- j
tended to by the government physician. In
feturn, they were constantly making him
presents of blankets and game.
PART OF CHUGACH FOREST
ELIMINATED FROM RESERVE
A study of the map of the Chugach na
tional forest eliminations, announced re
cently, shows that there is retained in the
reservation everything surrounding Prince
William sound not heretofore eliminated.
Hiucbinbrook, Montague and other islands
remain in the forest.
The greatest single area eliminated is on
the southerly slope of the Chugach range.
A line running due west from the eastern
boundary to Mile 39, on the Copper River
railroad, is the beginning of the new north
ern boundary of the remaining forest res
ervation.
Thence the line runs northwesterly to a
point near Fort Liscum, one mile south of
the short at Port Valdez; thence due west
to a point three miles east of Unawik inlet;
thence due north to latitude 61 degrees 10
minutes; thence west to Cascade glacier;
thence south to Point Duran; thence west
to longitude 149 degrees 30 minutes; thence
north to latitude 61 degrees 20 minutes;
thence east and north to Knik glacier.
The elimination takes the territory near
Valdez out of the forest.
The elimination on the Kenai peninsula
takes out of the forest all of the peninsula
west of longitude 150 degrees and south of
latitude 60 degrees 42 minutes, except a
strip three miles wide along the coast of
Cook inlet and on the north side of Kache
mak bay.
A third elimination starts at Puget bay,
west of Port Bainbridge; runs north to lati
tude 60 degrees 25 minutes; thence west
ten miles to longitude 148 degrees 47 min
utes; thence north to latitude 60 degrees 42
minutes; thence west three miles; thence in
a westerly and southerly direction to the
old reservation line northeast of Seward.
The smaller eliminations take out the
towns of Hope, Sunrise, Kenai and Ninil
chek, with plenty of room about them for
growth.
Forester Graves recommended these elim
inations before starting for Alaska last
summer.
ALASKA TO LOSE GLACIERS
IN TWO HUNDRED YEARS
More of a booster for Alaska than ever.
William Sulzer, ex-governor of New York
and ex-congressman from the same state,
is in Seattle after a month’s visit in Alaska,
where Mr. Sulzer inspected the copper mines
owned by himself and his brother, Charles
A. Sulzer, at Sulzer, fifty miles from Ketchi
kan, says the Seattle Post-Inteligencer.
Sunburned from many hunting and fish
ing trips while in the North, Mr. Sulzer de
clared that Alaska as a summer resort could
not be beaten anywhere in the world.
“Alaska is a great country,” he said. “It
is on the threshold of the greatest develop
ment it has ever seen. The mineral pro
ductions of the country will increase more
and more every year for a hundred years at
least.”
Mr. Sulzer believes that the climate of
Alaska is gradually changing.
“I have been informed by a great many,
and I believe it myself, that the climate of
Southeastern Alaska is getting milder all
the time,” he said. “This is caused by the
Japan current, which seems to be setting in
closer to the shore all the time. Not only
is Southeastern Alaska changing, but the
whole country. I believe that within 200
years there will not be a glacier remaining
in Alaska.”
Fresh-killed reindeer by the quarter.
Crowley & Porter.
Dr. Auringer has just received a stock of
lenses from the Outside. Those desiring to
have their eyes tested should apply for ap
pointments on Saturdays.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
W. C. MITCHELL PREPARING
TO CUT LUMBER IN SPRING
W. C. Mitchell calls the at tent r
Pioneer to an item printed 1 f v. v.j.
may create a. wrong imprcv : !! • ::*»■
that he has purchased the :..*!! < f t'v
Clark Lumber Company, and thru ■ : him
will be operated by him either v r -.d
at the mouth of Moose creek m-w
He expects to cut in the neigh rh 1 •
200,000 feel of lumber for 1 1 <
tion.
KILLING OF ViCiOUS DOGS
AUTHORIZED RY STATUTE
An act passed bv the last lurid.
thorizes killing of viciuos docs
tain conditions, which is her . : :,
duced for the information of the pul
“It shall be lawful for any j : • n
time to kill any vicious or mu . dog i am i
running at large.
“Any dog which, when unprovoke ha
ever bitten or attacked a human m ol: .-ha.
be deemed vicious.
"Whenever any flog habitually an:.<
reindeer, sheep, cattle or horses or d ...
animals or domestic fowls, or evim-f
position which renders it likely that it v.til
without provocation bite i<
fowls, it shall be lawful for any pei -
kill such dog. when at large: Pr. \; s .
however. That the owner or keeper of >u<-h
dog, if known, shall be notified ind giver
reasonable opportunity to restrain such dog
before it shall become lawful t«> kill it under
the provisions of this section.
FLEA OF GERMAN JEWS
TO AMERICAN BRETHREN
The following has been given out 1 r ; :
lication by the Overseas News Az. n ;
Berlin :
“The Association of Jews in Germs: y
issued an appeal to America, i a-ed i n t' •
fact that American shell- are be ng.
by the Russians into Polish towns lieved
to harbor Germans, which reads ■- follow
“ ‘Europe stands in flames whil across
the ocean America lives in peace;
not the thunder of the cannot; \
rain of g( id is falling on i land
golden peace. We cry out to An • r . t-r
aid; thousands of thy loyal ami inuu.-i: "0>
citizens come from town now being de
stroyed by the shells of war thou af .-cm:
ing.' Instead of gifts and money thou once
sent back to childhood homes from Lt at:
to Lemberg, thou sendest iron shell- ’ ■ sup
ply the army. Citizens, you gave ■
geld, death for life, and you. our children,
are murdering your parents
STRANGE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
AMONG NATIVES OF YUKON
The singular story of some sort <
leged Messiah operating in the .-"UP ■ rn part
of Yukon territory during the |us .-ummer
is reported in the Dawson Nro
The Anglican church missionaries east of
Whitehorse had the matter drawn to toeir
attention, and they reporter! the cas< to
Bishop Stringer. It seems that .- me Indian
has become possessed of the idea that he
should lead the people, and that he is a new
Messiah. The story also has gotten on: to
the coast via Haines and Skagway. the
Skagwav Alaskan referred to it us P i; -1.
"Henry Phillips, humble disciple - t Uuten
berg, and native Alaskan philo.-.,; :, r. who
has been managing the Indian co-operative
store at the village of Klukwan for sev
eral months up till a few weeks agio when
he returned to his home in Skagway. brings
the lirst news of the strange story that is
being told by Indians who arrived in Kluk
wan recently from Dalton post, in nor;..cm
British Columbia.
"The tale as told is that an Indian, well
known in the vicinity of Dalton post, where
he was born and reared, was taken sick lust,
fall, and after a time passed away, but forty
eight hours after his supposed death, when
his relatives were preparing for his burial,
he arose and proclaimed himself Messiah,
and whereas before his demise has was
familiar with no language but that of his
own tribe, upon his resurrection he was
able to speak fluently in English, Latin and
many other tongues.
“Upon his return to consciousness the
Indian told those gathered around that
while his body lay in a state of coma his
spirit had been transported to heaven, where
he was taken into a house where all those
present save the ones in charge sang songs,
and where he was instructed in a full knowl
edge of English and other languages.
“Since his recovery he has gone around
among the scattered and remote Indian vil
lages of the Interior, preaching, instructing
his followers that they shall not call the
Sabbath day Sunday, but Special day, dur
ing the hours of which they shall neither
cook nor do any other kind of labor; that
they shall follow after him. but shall al
ways keep their faces turned heavenward,
instead of toward the earth that they shall
cross themselves with their left hands in
stead of their right, and has declared neces
sary many other requirements with the de
tails of which our informant is not familiar.
“The new religion is said to have at
tracted widespread interest among the na
tives, many of whom are now professed and
ardent believ ers.'