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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, I905.
FOR A CONVENTION.
All over Alaska, as near as can
be judged from what the papers
say, there is a strong sentiment in \
favor of self government for the
territory—so much so, indeed, that
if the matter could be left to the
people a proposition for full-fledged
territorial government would un
doubtedly be carried by a large
majority. Such would scarcely
have been the case a year ago, and
the reason for the change in senti
ment is plain. A commendable
spirit of opposition to the Platt idea
is finding expression—that is all.
Under the circumstances, a prac
tical move on the people's part in
the direction of self government is
hard to inaugurate; but something
feasible was suggested recently by |
the Council City Improvement1
Club, and today it is announced1
that Nome is urging action along ^
the same line. It is an auspicious
start—originating in a small place
where no great interests have self
ish ends to serve, and spreading to
such rich centers as Fairbanks and
Nome and smoothing the way for
a union of effort and an expression
of faith. By all means let the
convention l>e held, and let it send
out a declaration of principles that
will mark a turning point in Alas
kan history.
It begins to look tike Alaska is
progressing very favorably all since
horse thieves have come upon the
scene. Stealing horses is a notch
higher in the scale than stealing
dogs.
$15.50 GOLDDUST
AFTER SEPT. I
Merchants Agree to Adopt
the Company Price In
Future.
Up to the present time all the
business concerns of the camp ex
cept the big companies have taken
gokldust at $18 and $16 per ounce
—all dust from this side of the di
vide rating at the first figure and
that from the other side at the last.
More than a year ago the compa
nies announced that they would
only allow $15.50 for dust from the
other side and have since adhered
strictly to that price. Other busi
ness men have asserted all the
while that $*'5.50 was as much as'
the $16 dust is worth, but they
have yielded to the popular demand
and have continued to accept it at
the old price.
Now, however, merchants assert
that miners have grown careless in
cleaning their dust, and the losses,
on it are greater than heretofore,
and that it is unreasonable to allow
$16 ior dust the value of which is
well known not to exceed $15 50.
Therefore the merchants have all
agreed to receive and disburse the
dust from the Glen side hereafter
at $15.50. The $18 dust will re
main at the old figure. The new
rate is to go into effect Sept. 1.
Postmaster Fleischman has made
it a rule to accept golddust for
money orders at $18 and $15 50
respectively with the understanding
that he will make good any amounts
realized on the dust over the price
at which it is accepted, and the dis
penser of the dust will make up any
loss w hich may be sustained in the
transaction, thereby enabling the!
buyer of the order to obtain the,
exact value ot his dust as determined
by assay. In the last mail he
received four assay returns from
consignments of this nature, as
follows:
One of 29.98 ounces of $18 dust,
which netted $17,666.
One of 19.07 ounces of $18 dust,
which netted $18,196.
One of 99.99 ounce* of $15.50
dust, which netted $15,126.
(,»ue of 46.43 ounce* of $15.50
dust, which netted $15 30.
The figures speak for themselves.
The postmaster corroborates the
statement that returns from both
classes of dust have grown less
lavoralde than formerly.
N. V. HENDRICKS
ESTABLISHED 1904
Alaska Commission Buying Agency
SEATTLE, WASH.
We Buy and Ship for you, Only on Commission
Call on our Agent or write to us
NO BETTER COFFEE AT ANY PRICE
50 cents
per pound
all
the
year
round
BEST VALUE
FOR
THE MONEY
EVER
OFFERED
IN
THE NORTH
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, SOLE AGENTS FOR ALASKA
CANNIBALS
EAT GERMANS
Antwerp, Aug. 12.— Advices
have beer, received here showing
Ihe fearful fate that overtook eight
German colonists in the interior of
the Congo Free State.
With 200 natives, the colonists
were killed and eaten by cannibals.
The cannibalistic tribes of the
interior* swept the borders of the
Free State of its population, the
Free Staters fleeing before ihe
hordes. The fate of 200 native
prisoners was revealed by others
who made their escape. They were
roisted and eaten before their com
panions’ eves.
MADE CRANKS
WEAR CLOTHES
Winnipeg, Man.. Aug. 12—.The
Doukobors are now on a pilgrimage
toward Yorkton, and having first
burned their clothes they marched
naked until rounded up by the
mounted police. They surrendered
easily and explained that they had
been experiencing a trial of their
faith. Being directed by the Di
vine Spirit to take nothing with
them to their new I.and of Promise,
they had construed the directioo to
mean that they were to return ab
solutely to a state of nature, and to
eschew clothing, which had come
into use with the advent of sin and
which would disappear with the
disappearance of sin.
Their clothing being restored.
GEORGE A. SALISBURY,
Attorney and Counsellor,
Rampart. Alaska
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder
Rooms i and 2. Courthouse
THE MIRROR
Wines,
Liquors,
Cioars.
JERRY FORD,
M. R. DOWNING.
Fnr — RESIDENCE formerly
I ol llv 111 occupied by Ur. Gibbor.s.
For particulars apply to Miners Store.
they rehabilitated themselves and
have resumed their march, accom
panied bv sufficient police to see
that no more extravagances are in
dulged in
Mrs. Spring, wife of Abe Spring
of Fairbanks, died in Seattle re
cently from the effects of an opera
tion performed with the hope of
effecting a removal of a tumor of
the abdomen.
Dr. Wharton, the dentist, will
leave tomorrow