HUMAN SACRIFICES
DOWN IN GEORGIA
Victims Taken from Gnard
and Burned to Death.
Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 18.—A
repetition of Tuesday’s events, ex
cept there has beeu no killings, is
reported from the country districts.
Two negroes, a man and a woman,
were whipped last night. Many
have left town. Few use the rail
roads and they are tramping through
the woods to unknown destination?.
Some are finding whips on their
cabin doors and are taking the hint
to leave.
There have been six killings to
date, commencing with the burn
ing Tuesday night of the negroes
Paul Reed and William Cato, w ho
had been sentenced to death for the
burning of Hy Hodges, wife and
three children alxmt six miles from
this place. The infuriated mob
took the men from the prison in
the presence ot the guards and
slowly sizzled them to death over
fires. Then the crowd turned its
attention to the negro population
which had hired the lawyer to de
fend the murderers, and which had
shown all through the trial the
strongest sympathy for them.
LOAD OF LIQUOR
GOES TO TANANA
S. E. Heeter’s scow departed for
Weare on Monday with a large
stock of liquors and a complete set
of fixtures for a saloon. Business
will be opened in the McDonald
building, formerly occupied by the
Pioneer. It is expected the new
place will open Sept. i.
Louis K. Pratt, Jack Nelson, Joe
Anieich and three others took pass
age on the scow. Mr. Hceter fol
lowed yesterday morning on the
Louise, to be present at the launch
ing of the new enterprise
Iiarrack Party Passps
John Barrack and party, from
Dawson, passed down in a big
scow bound for Fairbanks on Mon
day. Mr. Barrack is taking in u
blacksmith an 1 machinist outfit
He is a typical specimen of the old
time pioneer who made the westerr
part of the United States wbat it is
Archie Campbell. Wm Baiclay
Jo* MatUtall. K J. Lucas, J U
Powell and Ming brothers are tb«
other members of the party.
Lynn Smith, formerly of the N
A T h T. Co store, is doing hi
assessment work on What Chce
tsar
VALUEZ-TANANA
WINTER ROUTE
Does Not Look Promising f r
Good Mail Service
Persons in a position to size up
the situation are extiemely doubt
iul of the success oi the new mail
route between Valdez and Tanana
the coming winter, unless the post
office department takes radical
measures to insure the prompt
transportation of the mails.
' Deputy Marshal Charles Dreibel
bis, being asked how the prospect
looked at the Valdez end of the
line, said up till the first of August
he had heard of no preparations
whatever being made toward car
! rving out the contract. At that
time Valdez people did not even
know the contractor’s whereabouts.
The contract was let for $21,000,
while good judges estimate that
$50,000 would leave a contractor
!
no margin.
Incidentally, Mr. Dreibelbis said
a force of 250 or 300 was at work
on the Seward end of the Alaska
Central railroad. He seemed not to
think much of tae enterprise, con
1 sidering the Valdez-Eagie line the
most feasible.
Valdez folk think Ileid’s chances
. good for succeeding Gov. Brady.
U. S. GEOLOGIST
ON THE CREEKS
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Messrs. Voncannon and Carpen
ter, memlrers of a party connected
with the United States geological
survey, were in town on Monday
night. The party is headed by L.
M. Prit-.dle and is encamped on No.
8 Little Minook. It numbers four
cieu with seven horses.
They left Kagle June 17 and have
since then been operating between
that point and Chena and Fair
banks. They kept well up toward
the divide and say much of the
country traversed bears no mark of
the prospector’s pick.
The party will come into Ram
part in eight or ten days and ex
pect to leave for the States at>out
Sept. 15.
Story of Kroger.
Stephenus Johannes Paulas Kru
ger. the last president of the Boer
republic, was one of the empire
builders of South Africa and the
life-long enemy of Cecil Rhodes.
For 25 years Kruger thwarted the
ambition of Rhodes and delayed the
march of the British empire from
Cape Colony north toward the
e piator. . .
Once upon a time, belore the
Transvaal was a republic, there
was a famine in the land and a
party of hunters was organized to
seek for bartebeests. For days the
search was in vain. Then Paul
Kruger, who was one of the party,
announced bis intention of retiring
into the bush to pray for help.
Taking a native he left the party,
and after an absence of several
hours returned and told his com
rades that he had prayed and that
in three days’ time the Lord would
send them game in plenty; all they^
had to do was to wait for its arrival
and slay it when it came. Sure
enough two days later the promised
game appeared and the hunters had
great store of meat to take home.
From that moment Kruger was a
greate- hero than ever, and was re
garded as specially favored by the
Lord.
It was not until long afterward
that the native who accompanied
him into the bush told the story
that Kruger, instead of praying
during his seclusion, made straight
for the nearest Kaffir kraal, and,
calling the head men, informed
them that there was a large force of
Boers on the other side of the bush
who had sent him to tell them that
unless they, the natives, heat up
game for them within three days
they would all he killed. The
frightened Kaffirs set out at once,
and, scouring the country, discov
ered the game and drove it to the
Boer camp.—Selected.
How the Monarch was bought
for small money and paid for her
self on her first trip, with money
left over for her purchase, is a mat
ter of history. Now comes the
Wilbur Criromin and repeats the
record. The Crimmin was bought
for $6,ooo, can make the trip down
and back for $2,500, and is carrying
$10,000 worth of business, which is
a very good thing tor the owners rd
the Crsmratir l>uwson News.
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KiiMmt Boots Mini Shot*
Large Mark 1m iNoaoihUiailWrlcIm
Pine Watch Repairing
Nog*«■< joerln n«lr to onlef
Pull line of Ciytrt, Tokane ami Smoker*' Article*.
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MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting.
Florence
Restaurant
Home Cooking
Clean Service
Meat, Fish and Game in season
Regular Meals $i. Lunches 25c upward
MISS WIEHL
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work. I’r,,mpt tap.n«n.
Gubernatorial Candidates.
John O. Heid is positively a can
didate for appointment as governor
of the District of Alaska, to succeed
John G. Brady. . . There is no
doubt the 6ght is between the two
gentlemen named. The Dispatch
takes local pride in helping Mr.
Heid’s cause along, and a careful
canvass of the situation leaves it
certain that the gentleman is the
only applicant in this section of
Alaska. Mr. Perkins, the candi
date from Nome, is a gentleman
highly respected and a staunch
Republican, but there is the objec
tion that he is not a resident of
Alaska. As an employe of a large
corporation he sjiends his summers
at Nome and his winters at Seattle.
This gives a valid objection to his
appointment, but none to his com
petency.—Juneau Dispatch.
It will soon be necessary for the
president to appoint a new gover
nor for Alaska. Just where his
choice will fall it is hard to say, but
it could not alight upon shoulders
more capable than those belonging
to Col. W. T Perkins, of the North
western Commercial company.
Nome News.
When Joe Anicich icturned from
San Francisco last spring he brought
in a new 30-40 Winchester for John
the Bear Hunter. The gun in a
beauty, with peep sights and all the
latest wrinkles in accoutrcmcut. aud
Johu is proud of it.
Swanson, on t below Hunter,
had his data taken away by the
high water last week This » the
second lime the dam has gone this
season, and Swanson has ceased
operations till nest year