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Lr.rgest Manufacture!* atid Retailers of Fjne Cloibini; In the World. H Boys ftfe Boy's /^E^T\ Simply because the little fellow in /|f s *cA\ lc exuberance of youth exercises ( 2 i ° J^V s e -^ s to llle detriment °f his trou \A o ogi/ sers, you frown and declare that your boy wears out more pants than f\ any other boy in the neighborhood. ij Queer boy who doesn't wear out ¥ more pants than some other boy. The boy who doesn't slide down cellar doors, do stunts and tease his sister needs medicine. There's some thing about mischievous boys that we like. Maybe it's because they give the honest clothier the fairest test. WE HAVE NO MIDDLEMAN. Handsome Knee Suits, strictly all-wcol, rtj» g* ry th<> roughly well made, all ayes l^*3»^)vF Knee Pants, all-wool, full winter weight, 50 CBntS. POOR PARTY POLICY REPUBLICAN METHOD OF BAKING A RECORD IN DISTRICT OP COL,! MB! V AFF \IUS. APPROPRIATIONS CUT IN TWO. 1 : >.S)S FOR SEEDED IMPROVE NEVTS REFI SKI) ENTIRELY IS the new bill. Plaxs for m:w lock and »vm Submitted by Engineer Abbot! — Coon <r<-«-U Dam Project (ivix n Setback. WASHINGTON BUREAU ST. PAULGLOBE, | CORCORAN BUILDING. \ il to the Gl the. WASHINGTON, Jan. the matter of appropriations for the next year the District of Columbia finds Ita attachment to the United States gov ernment much like that of the Siamese twins and about as inconvenient. For local expi rises and improvements in the district the government pays one-half the taxes and th<- resident taxpayers the other half; but both must step with equal pace. This year it happens the.: congress is so economically inclined the district expenses arc out way down, while th< local taxpayers, or the district itself, wou I \ y glad to !>>• reasonably liberal. The result is friction and great local dissatisfaction. An economy programme in congress is something vastly important here. The appropriations which congress makes for the district, in what is known as the district bill, correspond to the to tal appropriations of the city, county and state governments in other places. Hence, while a congressional policy of il retrenchment in St. Paul or Boston or New Fork affects only so . <>f the public service as the na tional government provides for, here it means <•• reduction everywhere — in Btre< ts, schools, si ii walks and police, as w<-!! as in letter carriers and harbor d< fenst s. Tl is is one i f tli< % unfortunate fea of the necessary merging of the districl with ihe national government. Aft r !"i"u r discussion, it has been thought fair that the federal govern shouid pay one-half of the local expenses, on the ground that so much of. the property of the district is owned by l T ncie &am and hence untaxed. This brings the rat<> on the resident property ■,up t.i $15 a 1.000, which is perhaps a high as i : ■ light to go. 15ut the total ol the appropriation, exclusive of the water department, has just been re !•• rted in the house bill as $5, 509, 000, or $2,474,000 '.■■ i ss than the district eommis sioi er's estimates, and $557,000 le?s than the appropriations for the current year. This reduction has seriously disappoint ed many of the interests of the district. The Item for a new municipal building, which is si r. ly needed, has been strick en out entirely. The small sum needed foi the maintenance for the free public library lias been refused, and the school • re luc< d t.i such small propor ts to make all proposed improve ni'nis impossible. Fur years the city has not been suitably protected against fire, and an effort was this year made . tting Increased appropriation for fire defences; but this too has been n fusi d. Then the water supply. whii h 1 as long been inadequate and un satisfactory — tco much mud and too lit tle water is left in statu quo for an iti.i i year. Th< se are some of the thirgs that "th? 1 -■ governed city in America," as Sen • galls termed* it, has to complain But when the revenues of the gov abundant again Wash \. will once in- re be well taken care present disappointment comes ly from the fact that this is a A Hard €o!d. Richard J. Wall, who has a large prescription drug" store in Brooklyn, says: "1 have many recommendations for your "77" for Grip and Colds." Mrs. W. J. Wallace, Walling ford, Conn., says: "My mother, an old lady of 76, was twice pre vented from having- Pneumonia by taking- "Seventy-Seven" in time." f^'.V 23c vial lends to a SI fiu%U At driuci>ts or sent on receipt of price. Ask forDr Humphreys' Specific Manual of all Disease* hi your Druggists or Mailed tree. Hiimi'hrcyt.' Medicine Company, New York. Republican congress, whiie the next will probably be Democratic. TWO DAM PROJECTS. Abbott S«-n«i?i in Plans— Coon Creek Hill Strikes a Snag?. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The war departmi nl today received plans from (apt. F. V. Abbott, in charge of Mis sissippi river improvements at St. Paul, for lock an i dam No. 2, and the matter was submitted to Col. A. McKenzie for • xaminatlon. Col. McKenzie said this afti moon that he had not gone into the details of th<> plans, but a preliminary examination sh iwed them to be exceed- Ingly well arranged. There is no ques tion row but what they will be ap proved. '.'.'■■]!> ■-,■:■ ta! : iV FI tcTi ■]• today tri •<] to secure the pa sage of the bill authoriz ing the Twin City Rapid Transit com ; pany to build a power dam across the iissippi river. After the bill was i ad ".I Tiy" Simpson reserved the right to object and asked Mr. Fletcher for an • xplanation. Mr. Fletcher stated the object of the bill. Representative Bari lett, of Georgia, then asked if the bill did not give .i certain corporation a right to build a dam across navigable streams. Mr. Fletcher's reply was evi dently not to the liking or" the gi n tleman from Georgia, for he promptly M cted to further consideration of the bill, and it was overruled under the rules of the house. The civil service ccmmissii n will hold an examination for assistant micio-c>p- Ist for the agriculture department on Feb. 23, in (ill a vacancy at St. l'aul. ('•nly females are eligible. Representative Stevens held i long conference at th? war department to day relative lo needed improvements on the St. Croix liver and the dalles at t: c interstate park. Congressman Jenkins, of Wisconsin, a member of the commit tee on rivers and harbors, has promised to give special attention to the matter. Mr. Stevens was advised today that none of St. raul'3 letter carriers will be laid off, and that his petition for a sub station en Dayton's bluff. East St. Paul district, has been favorably recom m<nded. Senator Ne'son, accompanied by Col -1 ctor John Peterson, visited the treas ury department this morning. Mr. Pet : erson is looking into the needs of estab- I lishing an Immigration inspection s rv- Ice !' r Minnesota in the Twin Cities ai d Duluth. The chamber of commerce of St. Pml has written Representative Heatwole and other members of the Minnesota delegation requesting them to work for an increase in the garrison at Fort SnMling. Dr. L. S. Crandall was today appoint ed member of the board of pension rx arnining surgeons at Sleepy Eye. Minn., and Dr. R. R. Stomer, at Gaylord, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Durment and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gregg, of St. Paul, hive arrived here. PAUL'S CHANCES SLIM. His Friends Think Minnesota 'Mem bers Are \oit Backing Htm. Sp< cial-to the Globe. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The friends of A. C. Paul, of St. Paul, oomplain that the Min nesota delegation has not given hii candidacy j for comraissionpi- of patents cordial support. The Feeling la apparent among members fro;;i i tho districts outs:de of the cities that St. Paul and Minneapolis have had too much besides pushing candidates for superintendent of c-on sus and representative at the Norwegian fisheries exposition. The president, under tho circumstances, is likely to go to another state for a patent commissioner, probably to Mas sachusetts or Xcv Hampshire. GETTING READY OR GONE. S«mo of tlto People Who Will Try Klondike. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Klon dike & Copper River company Is the name which a party of employes of the Milwaukee road, who expect to go to the Klondike, have given themselves. They have effected an organization in which the offices held cor :d with the positions they hold in the railway service except in the case of the leader and the physician. V.'al'er Kox gener al superintendent; Joseph Splain, conductor- Wimmia! Curtain, head brakeman; George Voucher, master mechanic; John Ander.-on bridge builder: Frank Gundpr?on black smith; Charles Torrensr/n. miner; Jos tih Grey, physician. The party will leave Min neapolis r?b. 1 via the Northern Pacific to Seattle, thence to Orcamo. the Copper river. They have already purchased a largo i art of their outfit. They will take with them a sectional steam boiler, which can ba put to various uses. J. R. Smith, of Perm avenue north Minne apolis, will leave for Alaska Feb. 1 via th- Sco line, accompanied by Harvey Wharton of Milwaukee. August Kran and A. W. Palmer, of Rock ford, Minn, wore in the city yesterday, mak ing arrangements for a party of twelve or liltoer. which will leave for the Klondike March 1. They will sail for the Copper rive country from Seattle. March 7. William S. Mnnell ar.d Charles G. Nelson both of Minneapolis, will leave for Dyea ori the Great Northern, Feb. 23. They will sail from Seattle on the City of Seattle. General Passenger Agent Callaway, of the Soo line, yesterday received the following Telegram from the station agent at Glenworl j Minn.: '-Fred i!ues : ng arrived her=> yeSter | day direct from Dawson, Alaska. Left there Dec. 4, and came r/ver the Chilkoot pass with dogs. He brought about $20,000 in gold and drafts, leaving several rich claims to which he expects to return about March 1." On the Northern Pacific coast train leaving St. Pau! last evening was a special colonist ileeplne car containing several parties bound for tho gold country. Among them we-e H W. Mulltoes, C. I* MulHncs. their siste- Mrs' Charles Cole, of Chicago; R. E. Cla-k of Quebec; Charles Holmes, of Brooklyn- bell Walter and Harry Walter, of North St.' Paul .1. H. Ross, of Fargo, general manager of the Alaska Mercantile company, was In the city yesterday making arrangements for trans portation of his party. It is the plan of the company to take in a full stock of goods to the upper Yukon as early as practicable in the 3:>ring, and establish a general mercan tile business. The members of the company are chiefly well-known citizens of North Da kota. The officers, who will accompany the expedition, are: A. Sandager. of Lisbon treasurer; John H. Robertson, o-f Minneapolis attorney: Olaf Pary. C. A. Roberts and Frank H. Iror.s. all of Fargo, directors. Besides a trading businejs the company will prospect and mine to some extent. The following Minneapolis people have completed nearly all arrangements to leave Feb. 35. via the Great Northern for the Cop per river: D. T. Davis. 2520 Sixteenth ave nue south: J. W. Williams, 1211 Franklin avenue; 11. C. Thomas and brother. 3541 Twentieth avenue south; George H. Gould 1704 Clinton avenu*. THE SAffif WXVt GLOBE: SUNDAY, j£NtfAW~S3rTB9S, KLONDIKE RATE tfAfl RKPORTS FRO3I THE EAST SAY THAT BIS I NESS IS BADLY DEMORALIZED. CENT A MILE FROM CHICAGO. FOB IXOIVim VI, TICKETS THE RATE IS SAID TO BE FAIRLY FIRM. REPORTS OF PARTIES GOI\« WEST The Fever General— Some More In formation About the Country uud of Getting There Klondike passenger rates arc demor alized, although scarcely any business has yet begun to move, according to reports from Chicago. Present indi cations are that the men who are or ganizing parties for the gold fields will take all the profits on transportation, and the railroad companies will do tha business at rates which will little more than cover operating expenses. All kinds of cut rates ar> being made from the eastern and middle states to Seattle on party business. From Chi cago a rate of 1 cent a mile is said to be obtainable. Seattle is 2.21'j mile.s from this city, and tickets are under stood to have been sold at 5J2.50. The tariff rales are: On limited trains, $71.50; first-class, 161.50; second-class, $51.50. The Western Passenger asso ciation has been making an exhaustive test of the ticket market in Chicago and reports rat>-s generally as in bad shape on party business. For individ ual tickets the rut- s asked appeared to be, so far. fairly well maintained. The lines west <>i' the Missouri river are said to be responsible for the situ- -^»**/^r- - r^y^-K^- Trap ""'*.. - ''--j'CftSy '^rf»* '' =- - A VIEW OS' DAWSOK NEAR THE SI Ol Til OP iii;: KLONDIKE RIVEH. I ation. For some time past the West< m | passenger men have been trying to ar- ; i range a conference of a.l ths roa<ls be tween Chicago and the Pacific coast, But, owing tn the difficulty of getting ; ih;- trans-Missouri Lines to agree up'jn j a meeting", nothing was done until a I ! few days aero, when a mass meeting of Western and Eastern roads was call- ; ed i'lT next Wednesday. In the mean ' time the situation has become so !• <■! '■■ that it is doubtful whether any good ' will come of the joint meeting. The entire steamship facilities from ! Puget sound ports do not comprise j more than a dozen vessels, which will i probably mean about one sailing daily. i With this situation it will not be long . before the business there will lie abso- i • lutely congested, and then the travel • will begin to go to San Francisco as a sort of second choice. Already advici s have been rect-ived from some of the vessel lines at Seattle and San Fran cisco that no more boat tickets musi , be sold, and the question of water transportation is daily becoming more difficult for the railroads to handle. The steamship companies have pur- \ sued a very different policy from that of the railroad men, and instead of , cutting rates have advanced them from ! j 30 to 40 per cent. Next Wednesday's meeting will have a hard problem to tackle, and, in the i I opinion of more than one general, pas- ' i senger agent, the demoralization has, already gone too far to be stopped by j anything short of a miracle. CRAZY OVER KLONDIKE. Everybody S«-«'uim to lie liite: - e.s<<?il in Alaska. The world has gone crazy over Klon dike. There can be no question as to the fabulous value of the placers there If, as is now stat-d. the ninth r lode has been found, the value of the region from an ore producing point is still fur- ' ther increased. In the wild scramble t get there, men of all conditions in life have burned the bridges behind them. It has become a veritable stampede. In j view of the character of the country and the great hardships that must necessarily be encountered, it is a seri- I j ou3 matter for transportation companies ! to advise people upon the subject. The- j American lines have recogn'ze 1 this an 1 j have endeavored, even at special ex- j pense to themselves, to obtain accurate j information on the subject, and then I simply lay it before the public and let j them draw their own con fusions. The dangers of the trip, the uncertainty of | health and prosperity there, have been pointed out by them. Men of inferior physical constitutions have been advised to remain away. No attempts have i been made by the American lines to j work up a feverish excitement and carry men off their feet, in order to swell the army of gold hunters. THE GOLD FIELDS. The fact that the Klondike region for ! a distance of from ]00 to 200 miles radius ! from Dawson is a backnumber, so far i as those now going to the gold fields are j concerned, does not appear to seriously impress people. Those who go in in IS3S \ will be compelled to strike out for virgin ground. All accounts agree that pros- | pecting there is hard work, and it will be no fun for those who must do so to i trudge over hundreds of miles of moun- i tains, loaded down with provi sions, after having reached Daw fon, in order to find ground not alre^dy stakerl off. This ia a point that should be carefully considered. If then, it is useless, practically, to go to the region about Dawson, where should one go? Not far west of the boundary between Alaska and the Northwest territory, in Alaska--on American territory, are the headwaters of some of the largest rivers in that country. These include the Tanana, Sushitna, Copper river — now one of the most promising known — and many of the creeks which were formerly half-way prospected from Forty Mile and Fort Cudahy, with Circle City and W^are as supply points. These streams can be reached by using the regular overland routes to Klondike; the Dalton trail; the route via Prince William sound, Copper City and the Valdes pass into the rich Cop- per river country, or via the St. Mich ael route to Weare, Circle City, Fort Yukon, etc. There is here a large, an enormous area of unexplored ter ritory, reached from points on the sea coast or Yukon river, where supplies can easily be obtained. It must be remembered in this con nection that the lack of supplies at Dawson this winter was largely oc casioned because the boats upon which the supplies for the winter were load ed, never reached Dawson, because of low water in the Yukon. If these points lower down the river are more likely to keep regularly supplied with food, why are not the streams in those localities good ground for prospect ing? It is a simple proposition, once the prospector and his outfit are over the mountains and afloat on the head waters of the Yukon, to float down the river to Circle City and Weare. Jf, however, the Datton trail or the Cop per river route be use.d, the same op portunities for transient prospecting exist that do for those using the trails in the Teslin, Hobtolinkwa region. Dr. Sheldon Jacksoji recently in formed the writer that the gold belt c-xtends clear to Point Barrow, the northwestern point in Alaska. Here, then, is a region north of Weare and Hamilton, drained by the Koyukuk river and its innumerable tributaries, that has scarcely been looked upon. Peavy, on the Koyukuk river, makes a centrally located supply station. It will thus be seen that, as a matter of of fact, the best rhancea for gold dis coveries on a Klondike Whsis now. are found in Alaska, and this is tho story the old prospectors of that region tell. LAW AND ORDER. The fact that troops of th? regular army are quartered at St. Michael and Circle City, in Alaska, and that con - [a giving its attention to a sys tem of government for this reg-un. is significant evidence that this phas^ of life will 1m? attended to. In addition, miners have always ha.i a knack of l)"in;.r able to control tho unruly elt ment among them by means of vim lance committees where th>- state of the case d< mandi d. Around ih^ subject of customs du ties much discussion has been wag >l It Involves the question as to the best point of outfitting— in the I States or ( lanada. The test of any route is the use of it. "i he Indians have always been known as 'lie befet at p.oneera in this respect, and the Alask'an Indiana arc no ex ep ticn to the rule. Th% two routes us d by them to get into liio interior of th« region under ' "nsl/u-! ation are the Dyea or Chilkooi pass ;::.d the Copper river route via VTafaea pass. With Un various railways and tramways 'ui> Dj ea canyon and over the pass in run ning operation, -the D>>a route will have lost its terrors. This railway will be completed, it is reported, by Feb. 1. or 15 at farthest. George A. Hraok ett'a wason road \^ia the Skaguay trail to U«- summit "f Whit-- pa?s will make thai route thoroughly practicable this s<n:-v>:i. Mr. Brackett'a road h:o.s been constructed at E*reat expense, out of the solid rock, and will I><- well main taitu ii. Th< se routes will continue as herf-to fore to be the.maln thoroughfares Eor Hi,, overland routes. The St. Michael route is well known as the lone-cpt, hut the only all-water route, and the easiest rone. The m' t iS ticn of low wate? in j|he Yukon river must, of course, be reckoned with in figuring on this route. It takes one, however, right into- the heart of thp Alaska country. r £hf claim that the Takee and Stickepn routes fire all Ca nadian rout;? is d-nied by people who claim to Ik? familian wish all the routes. It is said, they are. ngt wholly within Canadian territory, ajry more thtir>. the Dyea and Skaguay routes arc Thf Copper river route used by the Styx Indians reaches Copper river from Valdes i>-;s.-. f ;!r above obstacles to navigation. FVom the headwaters of the river trails 1 fer« r overland to the Tanana river and to Daxvson. The Pal ton trail from Chilkopt t<; the Yukon strikes the latter, befl>w Five Finder rapid. Tt is claimed to'be a gcod over land trail. The Kdinonton route from Calgary is part watf-r and part land trail. The advice of those interested in the matters one way or another is. if you ar^ Roinpr. po as poor, as you can, now The Fteanu-r? are already taxed to their utmost capacity, and cannot carry ail the freight offered, nnr will they now guarantee frrieht or even pn.s.-atre. un less the latter is reserved. Rates have jt: ; -t been advanced and are liable to go still higher. (.iii.U I\ CARIBOU COUNTRY, I?ut Is Im \o Place for a l>.»or Mnn. J. E. Mc_RpvnnMs. of SoattK who has been in St. ran! thta wri . k. showed a tern - of plafrr cord which was washed from his mines in the Caribou district in British Co lumbia. There were seven nuK^ets in one • : :- . which ranged from J13.50 to (18.50 each in value. There was another little bag which brought up the total in his pocket to above nit."., all of v.-hi. h was washed oat in a few moments by tho use r,f the hydraulic sluice Mr. MnUeynolds says that there Is do ;)!a'.-, in the world whore an Investment of from to *30.000 can bo quadrupled so qu>k ly. Thn Caribou country is 10-ated about 700 rr.llcf; southf-r.st of the I\!ondike country hut the same general characteristics are frund in both regions. In the Caribou country the hydraulic minrs can be worked six months in the year. "I am not exaßsrerajting one bit when I say that over SfiO.rtfM.noo in pure geld have been t.ikcu out within a srtsoo of forty miles along the creeks of the Caribou cpuntry, 1 °aid Mr y [' nolds - l have seen gold to the value of 51,0,000 washf-d out of one pocket in twen ty-six hours. There \p enough gold within the Cariboo district to pay off the national debt a dozen times over. Our mine is taking out an average of $5 for every £übic yard of sand washed down, and as we can easily wash out 500 yards a day you' sco *here our reward comes in. Our daily expense is but $25. " l Js not a Poor man's country like the Klondike. It require*' an Investment in the Cariboo country to : establish the hydraulic piarits. but I will venture Ho say that there is scorn along the creeks!' for hundreds of siuice Hvays." BOIND FdR DAWSO.V Cincinnati Party- .Ooing by the Ed monton Route. "v»TNXIPBG, Man., Jan. 22.— A party of ten persons from Cincinnati, all bound for the Yukon on a pleasure jaunt, has Just passed through thla city. The personnel of the party Is as follows: H. M. Woods, civil engineer, who is the leader and organizer of the party, and his wife; Miss Semple. a young lady of 18 years of age. who is said to be one of the ..fairest of Cincinnati's belles, and who is a sister of >Irs. Wood*; Dr. C. U Dormhoff, physician; C. B. Hsizer, druggist and assay er; (Mrs. O. B. Heiz«r; Mr. Hedzer, traveler, and J. H. (Myers, merchant, and two others. The party were all dres»ed a la Klondike in leather coats and sheepskin linings, chamois underwear, fur caps and in!Us and moc casins. The ladies of the party were all drosse-d In the rational costume, and but for their fair skins it would have hardly been possible to have detected their sex. They were quite the center of attraction, and they looked as if they thoroughly enjoyed the sen sation they were creating. RICHEST PLACER MIXES. Return* In the Klondike Surpass All Previous Record;*. NEW YORK. Jan. 22.— A personal representative of James H. Keene has been in the Klondike since early last j fall. Mr. Keene has received two let . tcrs from him, detailing the scarcity of provisions and the general discom forts. Life during the winter there, according to the letters, is decidedly uncomfortable. The houses are poor and the cold is intense. Nevertheless*, the health of the community is good. Mining continues as effectually as is : possible under the weather conditions. : Averaging up the district and winter j returns the yield seems to be about $35 i a cubic yard, which is probably the richest placer mining ever heard of. Mr. Keene's representative saw one I bucket of earth weighing something ; over 100 pounds, which yielded $575 in j gold. Claims are in great demand, and I on the Eldorado and the surrounding groups, some have been sold at an ay ' erage price of about $100,000 cas?h. Fur ther away from Klondike claims have j been selling at $10,000 and upward. The : community will rt-ouire an enormous ' amount of supplies, and it is in need j of all kinds of machinery used in min ing. It is expected that these will all be provided in abundance? during the t summer. SNAKE RIVER SCHEME. Wow Mlntnfc Country in Oregon to Itv Developed. PORTLAND, Or., .Tan. 22.— A steam er to Ik- used on Lhe upper Snake river has !:•■• n shipped In sections from this city !>v rail to Huntington, Or. This is an incident in a big scheme of mm: -: ing development In Eastern Oregon and Idaho. The developm nt pi in in cludes thu opening and working of mines and building and operating smelters, railroads and steamboal lin s. [saac K. Blake, of New fork, presi dent of the Utah-Nevada company, ,i corporation capitalized at $5,000,000, which was organized for the purpose of managing other corporations and which controls the company c ;■ •» rt !■ '<1 in this development in Oregon and ; [daho, is in the city In >ki nc: after the ! ;ni i-, -••.■ , f his c m pany. Th steam ship phipp •' '■• Huntir.gton today will be usi '1 on Snake i . the pur pose of rarrj ing nr ■ fi . Min eral, Fdaho, to the new copp r smelter, and to carry copper to Hunting! n I ir Ehipmei t to • iark t by rail. Mr, Blake s!;!i.s that his company will starl up ; their smelters near Mineral within two or thr •• v • ks. CANDLES WONT BURN. (sclrss in \li:hl>u When ItH Partic ularly <'<»!«!. "Talk ;•! ■ ' , being worth .>!.:>'> ■ in Da •■• i; It's all wrong,*" cnid C! tries V.'jy, at the d "I winten <i on the w< <r fork Stewart river in ''••( and '85 vvirli ;i pai SitVn. We wenl Into winter i t i:;.- ; t:.- early, having g d piospe on a ' ■ direc: ly in ! front wf <:i:r U g ratin. We ha', pli my •'. Bup ! pii' * U-st we I d hired the Indians to i in for !• : ' i:i Dyea. Among other th'ngs, we ; hv.<\ a grosj of tallow candles. Thingi .«. i I I al w.p, nicely until Oct. .1. wben at noon it .b< gan > i ;::i>w cold, i'ou could . : down. Tiir water in 'h- bo.<-.-i wouldn't run more than VI feel without ;; ting thick, so we quil work and wrenl into the can ;■ \V ■ I ;. 'i .1 the stove up ■./ 1 1 h iiir. ■;• v>-... •.; u<i .-.;>• lighted a candle. It b u r 1 1 d ;11 riirh' fcr a minute cr two, then th i ■,<:•;'■••■■■ <1 to grow dim, ;ir.<! in ;:1! ancre went out. : was -urprisid, upon exam ination, t) !i;ui that the v/ ■■'.<, was st:il burn ing but the tali iw was not melting. I ■■■ the wick a? i : burned. rh-e fir< j burying it-- if ri«?ht In the candle until the witrk w.. siimed clear down to tlie bottom, melting a holp about the si/.-' of =» load p^n-il through the tallow, but ue«?l< S8 as » light, and we had to go to !>• d ir, the dark. C:mdl!'.-i are 1 not worth $l." :| parti when r '•;.•■ weather is real cold, for they won't burn." VESSEL WOT LIKELY LOST. \. I*. OfDelaltt s«> There* Xo Ground for (>]<- "iiii:or. Thf Northern Pacific officials, from thi lat est md mcart a-ccurat* advice obtainable i■ gatding the reported less of the steamer Ciiy of Seattle, lied the following to say yesterday: "A Chicago paper reported yesterday that : the -uamrr was ov< rdue, but there la no [ foundation for any story Chat the ship has met with any mishap. She left Seattle Jsn. i 12 fcr Dyca and Skaguay. Ti:< r, is no tele ! graph communication with these pcii the steamer could not be hi i-rd fr :n until ! she returns to Seattle, unless seen by some I returning Bteamcr. We telfefraphed to Seattle for Information, and rec Ivcd b reply that '. the steamer Corona passed the City oi Seattle :i few days ago. She was ;ill right then. : The report concerning th • City of Seattle might have originated from th< r'a< ; rh.it i!ie ' Rosalie struck a sandbar along the ro:ist. Kirt <t"- luftcr boar go) her off again ;: r high . :.(i proceeded on her way. The City of ; Seattle i.s due In Seattl In a day i ;:;'.-) is iM.irt ■■! to sail again Jan. i. On her last trip she had about 600 pas ■■ ng< ra and a full cargo <>f fn-iKht on board." PIONEER I\ ALASKA. ; John Rarke Spent ;!:;•■•;. Vcnrs in 'Mi :<( Conntry. AmotiK tho Ryan guests yesterday wus John i Burke ii hale, prosperous-looking mi n of per . h;!ps 50 years, who registered from Dawson i Ity. Mr. liurk" is ;i pioneer in Alaska, hay '■ Uie, resided in the rather wild country fcr : upwards of fifteen years, during which lio j was Interested In minim? to some ■ xtent, but ; more in the !i!:>' of fur-trading. He belongs j to :> society of men who liavo lived in that , rold country for twelve or mor '■ wears proudly a badge fastened sen: what after the pattern <.;' a Mason's badge, «iii<h each i:i j uti 1 ' r of rt'is littlo baii'l c; s rii patent of bis residence in the far Northwest. Mr. Burke, whr> has traveled over ;s groat portion <>!' the habitable part of Alaska ,ho had no real address uht il the .^:,lii fever [broke out, and the rush to Dawson ,>egan. ; ; i losi no time in getting to the Bcene of the : wonderful discoveries, and has put in his time to XK 1 ' 1 -'! advantage ever since. He se i cured a olaim or two which he worked I up to October, when he decided to come East. ! Aft. r spending the day In St. Paul, be left last night for ;:!'■ East, where he .'ill visit relatives In Southern New Hampshire. Tl^ has acquired considerable wealth, and will return in tb^ lcfp sprints to continui hi t;;sk of dlfrging out the y<=llow nuggets. TALK OP ALASKA. i Oetis-ritl Topic i»f ('ciivcr.sjition In tli <■ Eaat. General Passenger Agent Fee, of the North ern Pacific, returned to the city yesterday I after spending three weeks In Eastern cities. Speaking of the migration to the Alaskan (fold . diKL'iD^'s. he said: at deal of t.i.U in the !!;ist • about the Alaskan sold regions. Tln I cst is increasing and is widespread. Parties are being organized to go in bodii-.--, and our Eastern as<-nt was busy answering Inquiries and distributing littraturp. A lnrgo portion of tho travel will so through St. Paul. It will i begin to bo very active In February, and | that month and March will witness a heavy movi ment." Asked as to the character of the people j planning to go to tho gold fields, M said: "They are mostly men from tho ranks of skilled mechanics, with quite a few farmers. Later in the season, when the Yukon is open j to navigation, there will bn a rush of people I who are not accustomed to either mining or roughing It. The better class of pro will start over tho trails in February and Mar'-h. The snow is now packed and the trail 3 are in fair condition." griggs^nameln" To Snceecd Mr. HcKeana a» Attor ney General. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The presi dent today sent these nominations to the senate: State— John W. Griggs, of New Jer sey, to be attorney general; Selah Mer rill, of Massachusetts, to be consul at Jerusalem, Syria. Mr. Griggs is at present governor of New Jersey. It was unofliciaily an nounced several weeks ago that he would succeed Mr. McKenna. Use the Long Distance Telephone to Minne sota. No. and So. Dakota cities and towns. SOJttE JIEW GOfISULS AIIE NAMED BY CHIEF CONSUL OVITT, OF THE MINNESOTA L,. A. W. CENTURY ROAD CLUB VOTES. MAIL RETIRNS WILL BE OPENED AT A MEETING AT CHICAGO TODAY. NEW CYCLE PATHS PLANNED. One on SnellliiK Avrnue to lie the- First of the Additions ot ISOB. Never before at this time of year were the prospects for a most auspi cious bicycle season so bright. There is unusual activity among the various wheeling organizations in the city, and wheelmen and wheelwomen are looking forward to the opening of the season with great pleasure. The wheelmen are very grateful to the weather man for the fine quality of bicycle weather he handed out during- the first part >f the month, and, If he will give them a repetition of last Sunday and the Sun day before, local wheelmen will at least be able to enjoy a season of tandem rides it!-.d other rides, even if some Santa Claua weather oomea later on. There were not us many out for rides last Sunday us the Sunday before. There were, however, a K'»>dly number of bicyclers to be seen i>n the avenues on the hill and the paths in the near vicinity of tho city. James Thome, of the Merchants' National bank, cov ered the Northfleld course last Sunday in lit hours and 40 minutes, which is considered v^iy fast time f>.r this sea son of the year. • * * It was given nut yesterday that the Capital City i'y<-\-,- club had decided I > J ! hi th-- League of American Wheel men almost in a body, which will mean much In giving new imp. tus and life to the L. A. W. for next season's work, for the Capital City is one of the most active vvh . zations in th.> city. The situation was thoroughly canvassed by m< mb rs of the club who have had the matter under considera tion for several years, but the matter has been allowed to di ag along, ai a time there was some small opposi tion to the matter. This being remov ed, the club will join almost t'> a man. The Capital <'i'y club has long r cog nized the advantages and advisability of the unity of the two organizations, at the some tiiu>- retaining their own identity ;<s a bicycle club, and their action will result In about fifty ni w members joining the L. A. w. in a body. The benefit will be mutual and do much t < > Increase Interest in racing in St. Paul, and will aid ma terially the work of the L. A. W. In their crusade In the cause of good -. which Is 'Hi- of the best results of the L. A. W. membership, which Is ecatten d through nearly all tli - - i of the I'nini:. • « Kecutive commit t< •• of !he L. A. W. have several matters i;; hand which will be of gn at Interest ■■> wheelmen In general. Before the son is well on a pamphlet will i> • is sued containing names of all the con suls In the small towns throughout the Festerday afternoon, Chi i Con sul Ovitt gave out the following ap pointments for the season of LB9B. Wi i" na, H S. Johnson, cashier Winona & Southwestern railway; Buluth. Charles P West, insurance bj Stillwater, John O'Brien, lumberman; Crookston, A. P. Kirsch, mar Crookston opera house; Lamberton, A. J. Gebhard, hardware merchant; But i- rfield, John R< mp< 1, collect ion . cy. In all, about seventy-five :»i'i'"i<:t ments will be made throughout the state, and Mr. ovitt expects to hay ■ them al! selected by the first of April. The list will include towns on the roads frequented by wheelmen, without re gard to the number of wheelmen m th»- town. They are appointed uith a view of assisting members of tl L A. w., who might br< ak down i Into any trouble, as they would always find a ii i>-nd in the local representative of the r.. a. v.\ ♦ • * A very peculiar state of a?airs con fronts wheelmen this season. Nearly all the active wheelmen are in fa ■ I holding a big meet, but the question arises how are they to hold one under the auspices of the L. A. W., as nearly every racing man In St. Paul is in dur ance vile. It' they hold one authorized by che L. A. W. they will hay.- t.> •-• .. t in Ihe circuit or offer Indue* ments for s< me of ih>- national riders to cor.; to St. Paul to compete, as all the ent are disgraced. That is the po \h>- L. A. W. men are In, but th" Lau rel Cycle club talk of h tiding a meet - ing without the sanction of the 1, A. W., one in which all the professionals in the state could enter. Nothing d fi nite has been dor:.- towards accomplish ing plans for such ;: me< t, bui a m m ber of the club said yesterday ih;:i there was feeling among the members of th • club In favor of this. Chiel ! sul Ovitt is. k' -.-.■. r, making every • (fort with the assistance of the Ca <"ity dub to get a date with St . would, no doubt, from all parts of th - at ate. 'I h t>-r of the meet is r Iving com ble attention at the hands i E the club men, and It Is quite probable, In of the obstacles which confront the succ< ss of the ]:y>i- ct, that such a will be held, it will be v Northwest ern affair. * c * A. L. Mace, ihi •:' i nturion of the of the Century R . left last night to at tend th tii f the itive committee of the Century Road club, held in Chicago today, to canvass the mail v< »„ the ] sition to admit professionals to the ranks of tl The mail vol been in progress for some time, and from expressions from a number of sources, it is understood that ill will result In admitting professionals. The committee will also arr compile amendments which have suggested by the chief centurions of ral states, and get them in shape for action of the next meeting of the ibly In St. Louis. The committee on read records of the Century Road Club of America has granted the following claims for n - ods: Boston-Springfield d üblo century, M:."i 9; made by O. W. Smith, of Chelsea Aug. 15, 1897. Liberty vi.Je - Waukfgan tir.djrn nc.r-1 ; made b> :, ar . j George Jahn, of Chicago. Or;. 24, 1897. v w York to Philadelphia, 6:36:30. S. •■■••■ York to Philadelphia and return, 11:31:3); made by A. VY. \V. lZ\a<:a, at X v. B wick, X. J., Aug. 19, 1897. A Meritori >us n ef-al has be n v, to Harry \V. Knigh' on, M .--., for a century made Dec. i, iv.» 7, in a storm and over very bad roads. The national presidency of the L. A. W. is still a matter of speculation, al though the prospects for the election of Potter seem to increase as the time for balloting draws near. Mr. Potter's can didacy received addition.!! strength last week when the Pennsylvania delegates indorsed Potter, with Consul K-enan, of Pennsylvania, as their choice for vice presidency. This will bo a pretty strong combination, as it will mean the retire ment of Gideon, who refused to allo.w his name to be used when he failed to secure the indorsement of the Pennsyl vania delegation last week. There was KLOIfDIKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. How many people will probably go to Alaska this year? As near $00,000 a3 can set transportation. Where will they aim to reach? All the gold fields will ba touched and new ones found. The Klon dike i 3 most advertised, and will prob ably be most crowded. What will an outfit cost? A hard question to answer. Most people go in parties, and it is esti mated that an outfit for a party of five will cost about $300. Where should tho tutfit be bought? Mr. Seymour, who re cently lectured here on the gold fields, advised all going to provide their outfit at home. St. Paul is the jobbing center for the whole Northwest and the supply depot for the Pacific jobbers, and can certainly give you anything you need. Take this proposition. If 209.000 people go in parties of five, each party requiring $300 of supplies: 5 | 200,000 40,000 $300.00 $12,000,000.00 This is more goods than tlw Puget Sound jobbers sell in a year to their trade. They can't give it to you in two months' time. BUY AT HOME, Wh< re you can get what you want, si c what you get, and have no delay. GBT YOLK HARDWARE, TOOLS, <a CIS, AMMUNITION, ETC., OF US. Mall Orders Solicited. ST. PAUL HARDWARE CO., Seventh ami Minnesota. a whole lot of wire-pulling to bring thig ■ ml [nation about, and it looked i r i v i ii.- jus if a deal making Elliott, of Massachusetts, president and Gideon, ot ' Pennsylvania, vice president, would win. l>ut they had evidently not paid] enough attention to the outside ( and they were turned down by a vote of 64 to 36. The question comes up: Will the West swing Into line and Bupport j the Potter-Keenan combination? it in no secret that Illinois, Wisconsin and Mi h -.hi are each equally desirous ot ng a position on the executive board and will not stand by a ticket j which does not insure them a repres ci tation on the board of officers. There in i question, which cornea and may cause a split in the West: Can the Western states agree on a candidate to rt-present them, as they an? all equally anxious to get one of the 1... A. \V. > plums? it will be only a short time un til the West will be able to eleel a presl dt-i '. as the already larg.- numbers of tho L. A. W. in tn • West are rapidly Increasing. From the latest reports it would si-< ni that there will be no spur it' the Kast, but that the friends of Gideon and Elliott, will abide by the ■' • tfon of Potter and Keen in, and sup them at the St. Louis convention. • • * election <>f officers of the Cen tury Road club of America, m xt April, will b<- an event of more than ordinary interest to the members of thai orga nization, in consequence of the an nouncement of the retirement of Presi dent w. A. Sklnkle, ot Cleveland. <v. from the office. That Mr. Skinkl •. who is familiarly known all over the country by th ■ wheeling fat rnity a.s 'V<>\r Ski has held the highest office within Ift "i" the organization ot the Cen tury club among national cycling orga nizations, is largely due to the >:--ii and enthusiasm, which has ever been dis played by President Skinkle, and the mtmbere of the national board. Mr". Skinkle, however, has decided to retire fn in the office with which the club hj.s so lung honored hiiis. and [he el the present term will once more find him in private ]if>- devoting his entire attention to his law business. The principal candidates for Air. Sklnkle' a are W. L. Kreitenste'in, of Terra Haute, Ind.. w. o. McGarrett, of East Orange, N. J., and C. M. Fairchlld, of Cleveland, O. Mr. Kreitonsteln Beems to be in the lead, and his many friends in the ranks of the organ izatl' n are n >w actively engaged in laying wires for his candidacy. Mr. McGarrett la at pres nt chairman of the road rei rd i >mm and counts among his su:r. iri : -■ many Influential members. "Charley" Fair child, the old secretary of the club, f-n --joys a popularity among wh elm n ond only to that of Air. Sklnkle liiui : <-!r. TC!th<-r of these throe officers woul 1 make an excellent executive officer. • » * The Cycle Path association Intend to build a number of new i 1 he lirnt work to be done this .-•■ .will be to repair the bad places In the 1 r.'.d paths. A path will be built on Si elling avenue this year, which will run for a distance through the • ir.aking one of the prettiest rides I city. There are a number of other I'iites for paths which ha sug ■ -■ d, but nothing further than the ling path decided ut on, PROHIBITION < ONTEBT. Self-Gotvernment and Temperance Pnysloloflry * r> ' Factor*. BELLEVILLE, 111-. .1 ■ government in a peculiar liquor question as Ihe b< >of coi tinn, has be< n mad city, the capital of SI . « lair Hither < Jerma us or p•; -■ ; : ■'■ •'■ i nt constitute a lai ; opulation of • their custom, th( .-•■ perso '-.. . ways Insisted on their i beer in moderation, Interference. Hei ■■■ •! of . ducation, com] state law requli Ing the I ranee physli logy In the i schools. It was v. itli I h-' result of an cision against th" new !.. . Th was thought, sett led tl '"it . Clair c >uni j mittee has now served board of will be Immed enforcement of the law. A i ourt test will follow. || JAirtipaifl j >^ Effects. Best Set of Teeth $8.08 Gold Alloy Fillings 75' 22k Gold Crowns 5,6© All Work Guaranteed. Ttie SutiierlandWnial Parlors Grand Oix-rtt ESouot- Block, Cor. M\ih ati.t *t. feier MpccN 5