Telegraphic tlevs
'Near Beer Arrives
Early in the week several kegs of
near beer arrived in Pilot Hock and a
ruHh was made to sample the now
-drink which eomeH within the pur
view of the local option law. Many
boys were among those present, but
all seemed disappointed as thoro was
no immediate craving for another,
whilo some went outside the saloon
and took a drink of water from the
town pump in order to rid themselves
of the bad taste. Boys seem to like
it better than the men whose taste
for the'real thing lias been carefully
cultivated at largo expense. From all
reports the substitute will l>o slow
in wiiuiing popular favor.—Record,
Pilot Rock, Ore.
"'President Takes All B lame
Oyster Bay, Aug. 10—If thero is
any blame attached to the Browns
villo a (Tail', thai hlaine should he
centered upon President Theodore
Iiooseyelt, for William Howard Taft,
at the time the Negro regiment was
disbanded, secretary of war hut now
presidential candidate, had nothing
to do with the case. Such in brief iH
the statement issued today by the
president, who corroborate*! in every
dotaiI the recently issued statement
of Genera) (Whin concerning the
same subject. The statement if
made, because of the fact that Taft't
opponents are charging him with the
responsibility of tho affair in hopes
of influencing tho Negro vote.
Post Office In Hard I.nclc
Bisbee, Ariz., Aug. 12—For the
second time within a week tho post
ollivro of this city way today demol
ished by a cloud burst. Last Tues
day was the flrHt occasion on which
tho post ofllce suffered by the? build
;ing in which it. was locateel beinj.
•^Cashed away when a cloud bursl
deluged tlie city and now, ju.st an tin
ofllce has been placcel in some sort o
working shape along comes anothej
deluge, tipping the building upsid<
'down anel creating havoc with the
ofllce machinery.
Cattle Rustler Comes To Grief
• iLowiston, Ida., Aug.8—W. 1'. Rood
leader e>f a band of cattlc rustlers t ha
has been committing depredations ii
this locality for more than a year
was wounded and captured yesterdaj
afternoon as the result of a battle be
tween himself and two followers <<i
one side and a posse of cattle; men oi
the other. Tho men with I teed es
capeel.
Insurance Rates Advance
Winnipeg, Aug. 11—One result o
tho Pernio flre is to cause insuranc<
rates to advance one third. The in
uuranco companies doing business ii
the Kootenay valley country wen
hard hit by the disaster and in ordei
to recuporato their Hnanees have tie
cidod upon t he raise.
Strawberries Grow In Valdefc
'Not. to I»o outdone by Fairbanks 01
* any other place in Alaska, Owen
Meals has demonstrated that, straw
berries ean he raised in Valde/.. lit
now has qnito a hed of t in* berrict
which are ripening fast. Tliey are ol
good size and line flavor.
Widow's Mite Big To Brynn
Linooln, Aug. il—The widow's* mlt<
is not to he dispised, at least not by
William .innnlngs Br^ an who sayf
that ho expects the small contribu
tions toward his canipain exponses t<
total at least $500,000.
Banish Explorer Freezes to Death
Copenhagen, Aug. 12—Word has jut!
reached here to the effect that My
itis lOrioksen, a Danish explorer who
set out in quest of the North l'olo Inn
frozen to death in the north of Green
land;,
Americana Interest Parisians.
Paris, Aug. 1<{—The Wright Broth
ers of America have by t heir success
in uaviKHtlug the air caused intense
interest in Paris, and hi fact in all
France. Wilbur Wright yesterday
Mftornoon made a remarkably success
ful flight over Lemans.
Bherttiflti'ft Day.
^Viec-1're Mid on
mAuKutt
into
rnlno
PJonand
(> nx
Idont
ANOTHER ACCIDENT
Vessel on way to Valdez
Strikes Rock in Vicinity of
Vancouver Island.
BURNSIDE GETS WIRELESS
Steamship Pennsylvania. which left
Seattle Saturday, struck a rook a day
and a half out according to a report
received at the local cable office yes
terday evening. The] report came
from the tturnsidc which is at Cordo
va laying the cable there and the
Iiurnside heard of the accident, bj
wireless.
From the location described it is
believed the accident occurred ofl
Vancouver island. The Pennsylvania
flashed that, she struck with sufficient
force to knock tho foundation fron
under her boilers bill that she he
Meved she would bo ablo to continue
her trip, at least until she reachei
some wharf where temporary repairs
can be made.
The local office of t he Alaska Steam
ship Company has heard nothing con
cerning the Pennsylvania. It was
believed here that tho vessel woult
not. depart from Seattle on her sailing
date because of the fact that she
struck a rock near Montague while 01
her last voyage north. The rock wai
charted as Deing nine fathoms dee|
hut af-.er the Pen; ■ y 1 v auia struck?
boat was sent ha' I. to t!' 1 s pot. am
found that I!.e •• v:.s only undo:
three fathoms. This report was veri
fled by '1 I*;!.«:%■.»! i of t.he Kant;
Clar.! «..i her la ;'. \i p . e\\ aid.
LOVELORN SWAIN !S
OVERCOME BY ElVIOTIOfi
Some lovelorn swain of Valde/., ovi
dently overcome by the ardency o
1 his affection, rose to almost iminor
la I ultiludo in an endeavor to des
eribe his condition. The letter in
| tended for (lie object of such a weaiU
of fe.ding fell into scofllng hands am
as il wan 11 naddressed it is puhlir.hec
in order tliatshcwho runs may ictd
1 Herewith beginneth the letter:
"My I>ear IJaby."
"livery limn
think of yc.i my heart flops up am
• down like a v iiUiV-dasl e;'; Herniali>;<i:
, of mint!.:>r \ble joy .brill l)i/ .;:;;!i m
hcafi. lik.* ;'.;>ai is!i hnyii*<t?t through ■
: pair of tow-linncn liv.UHcr.i. Vision'
, of esthetic rapture, thicker Mian (In
. hairs in a blacking ImiihIi, and bright
er than the lines of humming birdi
pinions visit, nie in my slumbers, anc
bourne on their invisivle wings, youi
image stands beforo nie, and I grasj
out to catch il like a pointer snapping
at a blue-bottle fly.
"When first I beheld your angelic
perfection I was bewildered and mj
brain whirled around like a bumble
bee under a glass tumbler; day and
night you are in my thoughts. Wlier
Aurora, blushing like a bride, risef
from her safron colored couch, whci
the chantiiecrs Hhril c la rone t heraldf
the coming morning, when the await
ening pig arises from his bed anc
grunteth, when the jay birds plpct
his tuneful lay in the apple tree bj
the spring house, f think of thee anc
like a piece of gum-olaatic my whole
heart stretches cloar across my bos
om. Your forehead is smother thai
1 the elbows of an old coat.; your none
is like a chunk of pariau marble and
your mouth is puckered with sweet
iicsh, nectar lingers oil your lips, like
honey on a bears paw, and miniotu
of unfledged Kisses are there ready tc
fly out and light on some poor cuss,
like young birds from their parent
nests, Your bright blue eyes are glo
rious to behold; in tholr liquid depth*
i see millions of little eupids bathing,
like coherts of ants in an old army
cracker. You are fairer than a speck*
led pullet, sweeter than a Yankee
doughnut fried in sorgum iiioIushch
and brighter than the top-knot plu
mage oil the head of a Muscovy cluck.
You are the efferefeeanco of Oregan
Older, t he bend on .Minimis extra dry,
the rich foam on a schooner of Dutch
I la go r And itwooUnod oAfldy altcigoth
Uioho few remark « will only
Sis*-Hie Inwiflo of my nonl I
ltnppy jim a wooripoekor in
(too, or one of IC<I Wood'u
?il liorHeH In up nlfnlfft 1'iileli.
f yon fail to rofllproeato my
tiling pMHHlenn I mIinil pine awny
PEKO ft pomoucii tied hup; ><n<i I m 11 away
from the withering vine of life ah un
(hiM'ly branch, f.wl ill tlio com inn
y<<ftp4 when tho philoKophicnl fro#
ttinoH hit traditional hymn in ihn mud
puddlo bark of llcinplo'H utore, y< n
happy In another love <mnoonioaml
drop ft toar and oatrh ft cold on the
Innt roMIn^ plftco of
•'Your ftffoailonfltc "
PRIVATE BETTING
IS NOT GAMBLING
Justice Gaynor of New York
Rules that Friendly Wager
is Not Illegal
Now York,"Aug. 7—That there in a
vast, difference* betwixt tweedle dee
and tweedle dum in given 'judicial as
Huranoe in a decision handed dywn by
Justice Gaynor tins morning in con
nection with" tho criminal action
brought against several prominent
business men who laid wagers with
each other during tho progress of a
golf game. The'defendants were dis
missed by the justice who held that
private betting is not gambling in
tho logal interpretation of the word.
In view of tho decision men are won
dering if it will be used by. District
Attorney Jerome in an effort to have
dismissed the charge'brought against
him at tho instance of Governor
Hughes alleging that he shook dice
with friends during the progress of
t the Thaw trial. The decision also
sets at ease the minds of numerous
club men and broilers who possess
sportive tendencies.
Alaska is a minora! empire so rich,
its agricultural possibilities ho exten
sive and its resourses so (lis ersified
that the casual observer can *get hut
little idea of the greatness of the dis
trict, is the statement of Alfred II.
Brooks, • head of the • United States
loologioil survey in Alaska, who is
on his way north on an inspection
trip to the field workers. Mr. Brooks
is stay ing at t he Kainier-Urand hotel.
"California, with its billion and a
quarter dollars' record from its placer
fields, will be outdone by Alaska,"
said Mr. Brooks. "Finland, with its
hit ak and desolate stretch of north
land, is a barren waste compared to
the agricultural future of Alaska;
Michigan, Montana and Arizona will
perhaps ho surpassed with its »*. ppei
products, and coal mining in (lie
north will ho an important industry.
I have been to Finland and I know ii
well. Ki>, also, do I know Alaska.
"The pooplo of the United States,"
said Mr. Brooks, "do not know what
they have got in the north. Seward
poninsubi has a greater, placer gravel
area than had California before it was
exploited, f have not been able to
measure up tlur Tanana as yet, but I
believe It "will exceed the Seward
peninsula so far as auriferous gravels
are coniUirned. Thon there is the
vast regions which we liavo not as
yet touched. • • ••
"(idle!, howevor, is not alone to
measure tlio riches of the north.
Thoro aro the coal Holds. Wo have
anthracite' edal thoro in abundance
i and the' government is anxious to
liavo it exploited. It will bo ono of
i the gi'eates benefits to the Paeiiic
coast. It will mean much for com
inoree and the richness of Alaska and
i the eheapening-of coal on the Pacific.
"Of ono thing there can he no ques
tion,'" eoVrfihiied Mr. Brooks, "and
i thalT is that bituminous coal, the
coking variety, in also there in abnn
danco and thin will add greatly to the
i value of the copper product in Alas
ka, for with water transportation at.
hand, the two products will bo of
immense commercial value in the
i production of copper for the market.
"I have not been surprised to hoar
of the striken in I he Imioko and the
Koyuknk. Hoth are good placer
regions and both have ben rej>orted
on. The Koyuknk has peculiar ero
sive formations which many of the
prospectators think new. 11> is noth
ing more than narrow valleys filling
with country rook and after much
water wear, having a run of gravel.
It is a common thing in Alaska. I
really think there will he n©mo more
go d.diggings struck In the Koyuknk.
"Wo haVO not got quite np on
quart/, reports but unofficially I have
heard that 'quartz, has boon struck in
many places in Alaska. I had
hoped that the Increase of the gold
output would bring a corresponding
Increase in the appropriation for the
geological work, but it has remained
tlio same for several years.
"When the railroads reach til© coal
and copper deposits, oiltcr the placer
regions and tap tlio various mountain
ranges where are to bo found the
quartz, ledges and so man,* prospec
tors are now socking, Alaska will
come into Its own, the f ia will be
alive with ships bringing its com
merce to the nearest port In the'
states, and Alaska be recognized as
the richest region under the Bttirs
and Htrlpes."- I\-1.
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FIVE PERISH IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Him Kraiiclaeo, Aug. :> Kivo por
hoiih were hurled to death (his morn
ing when an automobile driven by
Mi us Rthol MoCormlek plunged over
a blufl out near tho (JlifT ITouro. Tho
dead are Mra. Ira OT'rien, and her
two lit,Mo children, Mr a. Thomas Mc
<!ormlek ami Mtan Clara MeUofinlolt,
t ho latter two, mother and winter j'ch
peotlvoly, of tho young woman who
wan driving, Minn Kf.hol MeOormlek
cuCuped Mcrlonw Injury hut 1» nearly
itufhne from grief.
Tho accident wn» witnoHHcd by a
number of poroonM and It Irf Maid that
Mm maoMitn waw not. traveling at a ;
high rate of apced but- that It HOPfflOd
to give a fmddon Inreh which carried I
it from Mm roadway beforo li eonld j
la* again placed under control, it. f
wuh uoeoHHftry to get ropes to re- j
coyer the bodien an the machine fell [
t:> the bench in a ninaii rock hound >
t'OVO.
1/OBT KosmIi Ivory and unggofc j
pin on Hrottdwav between 8th Ht. and [
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