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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL,, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6. 1S97.
SILVER FALL
Is Seized by 'Its Enemies as a
Proper Reason
For tieopening the Fight
Against the White Metal.
EX-MINISTER PHELPS
Says the Bimetallic Conference
Will Surely Fall.
Matthew Marshall Says Silver
Can NeTer Rise Again.
New York, Aug-. 6. The Advertiser
prints a long Interview with Edward J.
Phelps, ex-minister to England, as to bi
metallism, and the projected international
conference. At the start he predicts a
failure of 'such a conference. "The British-
government." he says, "may prefer,
from considerations of courtesy and com
ity, not to decline any conference to which
It bo iviteJ by the United tSates, but it
is as certain as anything In the future
can be, that even if the conference is
held, no result can come from it leading
toward the adoption of such a financial
system. Neither government nor people
In England have or are likely to have the
least idea of departing from the mone
tary system which has conducted them
to this result, or of trying any new ex
periments in finance that have nothing to
commend them but the vagaries of a set
of philosophers whom no sensible man
would trust with the management of his
own property.
"It is, in my Judgment, to be deeply re
gretted that the president should have
despatched to Europe the gentlemen who
are employed In promoting the proposed
conference. Fruitless as their errand
will certainly be in countries that have
anything to lose, it cannot be otherwise
than mischievous at home, because it
throws the weight of the opinion and in
fluence of the administration in favor of
the financial scheme which they advo
cate. For it cannot be reasonably sup
posed that the president sends a deputa
tion to European nations to invite a con
ference to consider whether they will
adopt a measure, unless he desires its
adoption and believes that It ought to
take place'.
"Between 'bimetallism' and Bryanism
there is no practical difference. The one
brings about by indirection and under
cover of obscure and specious phraseology
precisely what the other has the courage
openly to demand the substitution of a
silver currency of fluctuating, uncertain
and falling value for the gold standard
maintained In. all intelligent countries,
and always thus far maintained here.
"The final determination of this contest
is still to come. Other, and perhaps
harder battles have yet to be fought.
Let us hope that before the business of
the country has to confront the misfor
tune and the danger of another eight
months of congress, the administration
will be ready to take the side they Were
elected to take on this great question,
and to inform us whether the vague as
surances of Mr. Secretary Gage have any
meaning and rest upon any authority."
SILVER WILL NOT RISE AGAIN
Matthew Marshall on the Future of
the MetaL
New Tork, Aug. 6. Matthew Marshall,
speaking of the falling value of silver,
says in The Sun: "This decline in the
value of silver is probably due, not, as
some have absurdly conjectured, to the
prospect of an enormous addition from
Alaska to the world's stock of gold, but
to an asurance by the British ministry
that the mints of India will not be reouen
ed as it was at one time intimated they
woulu be. The tendency of an increase
in the supply of gold is to raise the price
of silver together with that of other
commodities, whereas, if the London
speculators, who have been holding back
silver in expectation of getting it coined
into rupees tree of charge, have learned
that they will not be able to do so, it is
natural that they should proceed to sell
It at once and thus avoid further loss.
As was shown in this column a fortnight
ago, every sound argument is against re
opening the India mints, and the British
government cannot fail to see it. That
silver will ever rise in valtie much above
its present level Is quite unlikely. In
deed, it is much more likely that It will
fall still lower than it is, and that it will
eventually cease to be reckoned among
the precious metals.
"As a means of making conspicuous the
dishonesty which the free coinage of sil
ver involves, with or without interna
tional agreement, the fall in the price of
the metal should be welcomed by every
friend of sound money. "When the silver
dollar has diminished in bullion value to
twenty-five cents, the demand that it
shall be forced upon creditors in unlim
ited quantities in the payment of debts
contracted in gold dollars will seem to
be more of an outrage than it does now.
The principle Involved will be no worse,
but the application of It to practical af
fairs will be more odious. Now that the
obstinately maintained fallacy that wheat
and other commodities are inseparably
linked with silver in price has been ex
ploded beyond resuscitation by the course
of the market, the sooner silver sinks out
of sight the sooner our citizens will
abandon the effort to restore it to its old
place and give it an artificial and un
natural value."
MOB DIDN'T GET HIM.
Kan Who was Reported Lynched
. Turns TTp at His Old Home.
Machias, Maine, Aug. 6. John. Sear
gent, of this place who was reported
lynched by a mob in Wyoming recently
on account of alleged cruelty to his
wife, arrived here on last night's steam
er. He is a member of one of the leading
-families of this place and the report
that he had been lynched aroused con
siderable excitement here.
Cheap Rates East
The Union Pacific will sell tickets; to
Chicago for $10.50 and to St- Louis for
J7.40 July 16th to 21sl Inclusive; also on
July 23d, 26th and 30th, August 2d, 6th,
8th end 13th. Proportionately cheap
rates to all eastern points. For further
Information call on F. A. Lewis, City
Ticket Agent, 525 Kansas avtmue. or J.
C Fulton, Depot Agent.
AIR BLAST PROPELLER.
Important Invention Patented by Er
A. A. Graham of This City.
Mr. A. A. Graham, claim agent c
the Rock Island In this city, has been
allowed a patent on a new method of
marine propulsion which will probably
bring him into prominence as an in
ventor and result in material financial
gain.
The invention consists in employing
an air blast for propelling vessels and
the advantage of the method rest in the
small amount of fuel necessary and
utility of the propelling power in steer
ing. In his letter of specification filed in
the patent office, Mr. Graham says:
In carrying out my invention I em
ploy a series of fans for generating an
air blast, the fans being rotated at dif
ferent speeds, as a blast thus generated
will be of great force and pressure
that is, the air will become more and
more compressed as it travels outward,
thus causing a more solid impact with
the water. In the example of my im
provement there are four fans, arrang
ed in a row, one rearward of another,
and all discharging into an air duct,
which communicates with a passage
way leading through the stern of the
vessel The stern of th vessel is shown
as curved rearward and upward, and
the passageway is located just above
the keel, so that the air blast will
strike the water near the bottom of the
vessel and by its expansion and pres
sure against the stern of the vessel
will force the vessel along.
I have shown the fans as arranged in
the lower portion of the vessel's hull
but it is obvious that, if desired, they
may be placed on deck.
The several fans are rotated at dif
ferent speeds by band connections with
a cone or step pulley which is driven,
preferably, from an electric motor.
In the outer end of the duct is ar
ranged a vertically sliding gate that
may be operated from the deck or pilot
house of a vessel by means of a chain.
This gate is designed to be closed when
the vessel is in port or at anchor to pro
vent the entrance of water. I also pro
vide a vertically swinging gate for the
end of the duct. This gate is counter
balanced or poised, so as to swing open
easily under the air blast pressure
when the fans are in operation and to
automatically close should the air
blast cease through some accidental or
other cause and thus prevent the en
trance of water to the duct.
The passageway is divided longitud
inally by a vertically arranged swing
ing partition. This partition is pivoted
on a post, so that it may be swung
transversely of the passageway In order
to direct a greater amount of air blast
to one side or the other to steer the
vessel.
This partition, therefore, serves as c
rudder, and as it is wholly within the
passage there Is no danger of its be
ing broken by coming in contact with
floating objects, and, further, as it does
not drag in the water it does not of
fer any resistance to the movement of
the vessel. The partition may be de
flected from the pilot house by means
of chains or connections, engaging with
arms extended from the pintle of the
partition.
Hinged to the upper wall of the pas
sage at opposite sides of the partition
are deflector plates, each comprising
two hinged sections. Connections ex
tend from these plates to the pilot
house, and when these plates are in
their upper position the air from the
fans will force the vessel forward, but
when said plates are lowered, as indi
cated in dotted lines, the air will be
deflected forward beneath the vessel
and thus move the vessel backward.
Mr. Graham will at once take steps
to push his invention.
TIE-UP COMPLETE.
All the Girls at the Fulton
Mills Go Out.
Atlanta, Ga Aug. 6. The strike at Ful
ton Bag and Cotton mill, which was be
gan by the refusal of .the white female
operatives to work with newly imported
negro women, was made complete when
between 75 and 100 girls employed in the
bleachery and press room walked out.
Between 1,200 and 1.500 operatives are now
iirtnallv on strike and the only people at
work are the twenty negro women, three
white women and two or three white
men.
The mills are practically at a standstill.
The strikers have organized and will en- j
deavor to reach an understanding with
tvc mill manae-ement. Three of "the
strikers who took part In a demonstration
about the mill yesterday were tnea ana
fined in the police court this morning.
WHISTLING BUOY'S DRIFT.
Broke Away Off Martha's Vineyard
and Has Drifted Over 4,000
Miles in a Year.
Washington, Aug. 6. The remarka
ble drift of a whistling buoy is record
ed by the chart of the North Atlantic
Ocean, issued today by the Hydrograph
ic office. Just one year ago this buoy
broke from its moorings off Martha's
Vineyard and started on its long jour
ney south, and since that time it haa
been twice reported in its drift of over
four thousand miles. On February last
it was seen 500 miles due east of Ber
muda, where it struck a southwesterly
current that jisnt it toward the Hay
tlen coast, and on July 7, when last re
ported, it was rapidly making its way
toward this island. Unless it strikes
the Gulf Stream and is swung around
and north again, it will probably next
be heard from at some of the eastern
islands of the Windward group.
The same chart shows that the ocean
is now unusually clear of dangerous
derelicts, and the neighborhood of Hat
teras and the Jersey shore, where sev
eral are generally drifting about, has
now only four, and these are well ovit
of the way of coastwise commerce. In
the lane of transatlantic travel there
are three small ones, but the drift is
southerly, and soon they will be no
longer dangerous to steamships.
Tennessee Centennial.
The Lowest Rates Ever Made to an
Exposition in this Country.
The Exposition in commemoration of
the hundreth anniversary of the ad
mission of Tennessee into the Union is
not a local affair by any means. It far
surpasses in extent of buildings, beauty
of grounds, interesting exhibits and
number of both foreign and home at
tractions any exhibition ever held in
this country, with the possible excep
tion of the Columbian of 1S93. Located
as it is on the main line of the Louis
ville & Nashville Railroad it is in the
direct line of travel between the North
and South, and can be visited en route
with loss of but little time. The ex
tremely low rates that have been es
tablished make it cheaper to go a little
out of your way, even, to take in this
great show, while its own attractions
will well repay a special visit. Write
Mr. Geo. B. Horner, Division Passenger
A'gent. St. Louis, Mo- for matter con
cerning it-
HURLEDSKYWARD
Terrific Explosion at a Grain
Elevator Fire.
Kills Fonr Firemen and Injures
a Large N umber.
ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF.
"Walls Came Down Without
Warning on Fire Fighters.
One Man Was Blown Into the
River Near By.
Chicago, Aug. 6. Four and possibly five
lives were lost in an explosion which took
place last evening during a fire in the
Northwestern grain elevator at Cook
and West Water streets. Three of the
dead are firemen the body of another
fireman is thought to be buried in the
ruins of the elevators. Either the burst
ing of a boiler or the explosion of mill
dirt caused the awful havoc.
The three firemen who were killed by
the falling walls of the elevator were:
JACOB J. SCHNUR.
JOHN J. COOGAN.
JACOB S. STEAMER.
Unidentified man blown into the river.
The injured:
Charles H. Conway, fireman; burned
about, the face and hands and body
crushed; may die.
Chief Dennis Sweenie, right foot
crushed.
Fire Marshal Campion.
Lieutenant Smith, both legs crushed.
Lieutenant W. H. Bartlett, leg crushed.
Assistant Engineer Benjamin Blan
chard. John F. Smith.
William McGuire, 15 years old, both
feet crushed.
Thomas Engle, pipeman.
Ignatius Bond.
Captain John J. Evans, struck by debris
and rendered unconscious; serious.
William Hanley, pipeman.
William Thompson.
Joseph Lacey, badly burned about the
face;- case serious.
Frank C. Halley, face burned beyond
recognition; may lose sight of both eyes.
Captain Martin Lacey, burned.
Lieutenant John Miller, compound frac
ture of leg; badly burned; condition criti
cal. Captain William Rooney, badly burned;
may lose sight of both eyes; condition
serious.
John Evans, fracture of right arm,
badly burned; condition serious.
William Schubert.
John Hassey, left arm crushed at the
shoulder.
Lieutenant Smith.
Lieutenant Frank Donagan, hurt by
falling bricks, injured internally; condi
tion serious.
Captain John Evans, badly burned.
Captain Falvey, badly burned.
Lieutenant Frank Nigg, badly burned.
C. P. Walker.
John Heintz, struck by falling beam and
skull fractured.
James McGuire, leg fractured.
All these were firemen.
Dozens of firemen and passersby were
more or less cut and bruised by glass and
flying debris.
The origin of the blaze is believed to
have been in the vicinity of the boiler
house. Accumulated dust as dry and in
flammable as gun powder, that had been
piling up for years, formed a ready means
for the fire. It spread with great rapid
ity, and then came a terrific explosion,
completing the work of scattering the
fire throughout the entire structure.
Just as the firemen were getting into
position for advantageous work and
nearly all the members of engine camp
No. 3 were mounting ladders and bring
ing leads of hose to place in the interior
from the upper windows, there came a
roar that could be heard for half a mile.
The roof was raised high in the air and
the walls came down with a crash.
The force of the explosion was so great
that the eastern wall was hurled into the
river, the western wall was tumbled upon
the beads of the unfortunate -men below
and the roof was torn into many frag
ments and distributed for blocks around.
Every window in the vicinity of the ele
vator was shattered by the concussion,
dozens of persons were struck by flying
debris, and several small fires resulted
in addition to those which were already
in flames. At Jefferson street and Carroll
avenue, many blocks distant, great burn
ing masses of wreckage fell upon four
wagons loaded with hay and set them in
flames.
The building was of composite con
struction, the lower portion being of
brick and the upper part frame, covered
with a roof of corrugated iron. The ex
plosion caused a perfect bombardment of
tiling bricks and sheets of iron at almost
white heat, leaving little of the building
save the frame work of wood and iron
surounding a great pile of blazing wheat.
The explosion stunned for a moment,
the police and firemen, but they quickly
rallied to help those who had been hurt.
Dozens of men lay injured in the writh
ing heat, some not seriously harmed and
others in, the throes of death. It was
dangerous work to get them out but it
was gallantly and quickly done. All of
the slightly injured were removed. The
dead, were for the time, left where they
lay. No man could reach ' their bodies
and live.
The fire was most difficult to control as
the elevator was surrounded by a num
ber of small buildings, which were con
stantly catching Are. The total loss is
estimated at $300,000, which is fully in
sured. Fireman Charles M. Conway died this
morning from injuries received while at
work at the Northwestern elevator fire.
Conway was at work in the narrow area
way at the rear of the elevator when the
explosion occurred and he was thrown
with great force against a shed. He was
rendered unconscious and before rescued
from his position, his body and limbs had
been terribly burned.
The death of Conway brings the total
number of fatalities in last night's fire to
four. The report that an unknown man
who was watching the fire had been
blown into the river and drowned has not
yet been confirmed. Firemen dragged the
river all night but as yet have found
nothing which would Indicate further fa-
talities.
Several of them are not expected to- recover.
DEGREES FOR SALE.
Henry Labouchere on. the Society of
Science, Letters and Arts at London.
London, Aug. 6. Henry Labouchere will
say in tomorrow's Truth:
"It will be well for the American public
to understand that the Society of Sci
ence, Letters and Arts of London occu
pies precisely the same position over here
as those American universities whose sole
reason for existence is the selling of de
grees to ignorant and unsuspecting Eng
lishmen. "I mention this in view of a paragraph
in the Churchman of New Tork, which
records that Rev. John Wright, D. D.,
rector of St. Paul's church at St. Paul,
Minn., has been exalted (sic) to the rank
of a Fellow of Sturman's establishment
in Holland Road, Kensington, and has
been awarded a silver medal, which
award carries with it the gown and hood
and rank of master of arts.
"I beg to assure the Rev. John Wright,
D. D., and all else whom it may concern,
that the award carries with it nothing of
the sort, at any rate, in this country. It
would be interesting to- know what the
Reverend John had paid Sturman for the
rank of fellow, the silver medal of honor
able merit and his gown, rank and hood
as master of arts."
IS IT A BIG BULL SNAKE
The Quinton Heights Serpent
Has Dwindled to 12 Feet.
Rumors of the monster snake which
several people claim to have seen in
Quinton Height3 a few days ago are
still being spread and many people in
that vicinity tread the paths and road
ways gingerly. Many strange things
have happened in that part of the city
recently, which some claim are directly
traceable to the antics of the reptile.
A Quinton Heights man who lives
west of the car line is firmly convinced
that the big snake has killed several of
his chickens and two little pigs. He
told a carman with whom he was rid
ing that he was going to watch for it
in the evenings, and if it appeared near
his place he would use his shotgun to
good advantage.
W. B. McCann, who has had charge
of a force of men at the stone quarry
south of Quinton Heights, claims to
have seen the snake. He says, how
ever, that it was not more than 12 or
15 feet long. He says it was spotted
and had a large head. Were it not for
the fact that several have said that
the snake was spotted the conclusion
might be that it was a monster bull
snake. But no bull snake was ever
spotted yellow. A parly of Quinton
Heights people made search on the old
Curtis place for the reptile, but did not
find it. Some of the people who al
ways doubt the authenticity of every
thing were inclined to consider the
statements of Messrs. Stitt, Hopkins,
McCann.Patch and Buzzell as a "made
up" story.
Many residents have been on the
lookout for the snake, ready to shoot
it. It has not been seen, so far as can
be learned, since Wednesday morning.
Down near the west fence of the fair
grounds, there is said to be a nest full
of bull snakes. They have been seen
by several residents and it is claimed
that the snakes are very large and
quite long-.
Transfer Agent Stitt - was out In
Quinton Heights yesterday and he
looked about for the monster snake. He
didn't see it, but heard lots of talk
about.it. The snake reported to have
been seen near Berryton last week has
not been seen since.
PLEADS FOR SYMPATHY.
Ghost of Pearl Bryan's Murderer Ap
pears at a Spiritualist Camp Grounds.
Anderson, Ind., Aug. 6. The alleged
spirit of Scott Jackson, the murderer of
Pearl Bryan, appeared last night in a
seance at the Indiana Spiritualist camp
grounds, just east of this city. He said
he was in the depth of darkness and that
the feeling against him on earth was put
ting him back instead of forward. He
asked those present to sympathize wlta
him instead of placing their moral force
against his progress.
Pearl Bryan's alleged spirit appeared in
a camp seance last year. She said that
Jackson and Walling were not her mur
derers. Jackson refused to talk of the
crime.
BOOK TRUST KNOCKED OUT
Omaha Board of Education Declines
to Make Any Change at Present.
Omaha, Aug. 6. Members of the
school board on the subject of the trust
book war on in Omaha state today that
if any change is made in geographies
it will be done without expense to the
city, as there will be an exchange of
old for new books.
It is also stated that owing to the
articles in the press on the subject that
the plan of making a change at this
time which would cost $12,000 has been
completely knocked out, and that there
will probably not be a change of any
kind.
The representatives of the book firms
are closely watching the situation here.
LOWELL'S HOME A PARK.
John Jacob Astor Contributes $18,
OOO for the Purchase of Elmwood.
New Tork, Aug. 6. The Evening
World says that John Jacob Astor has
donated $18,000 to purchase Elmwood,
the home of James Russell Lowell at
Cambridge, which now will be turned
into a memorial park and be thrown
open to the public.
THE GREAT UOCK ISLAND.
The Official G. A B. Route to tho
Buffalo Encampment
Solid train of chair cars and sleepers
through to Buffalo without change.
Leaves Topeka Saturday, Aug.21st, 3:40
p. m., arrive at Buffalo Monday morn
ing 8:00 a. m. Only J22.S0 for the round
trip. Secure your space in chair cars
and sleepers early.
For reservations and full information,
call on or address
A. M. FULLER,
City Pass. Agt.
Phone 384.
Plaster of Paris Find.
Newkirk, Aug. 6. Judge William
Rouse has unearthed a large amount of
the finest quality of plaster of paris
and gypsum on his claim near here and
will at once put in calcimining machine
ry for its manufacture.
Tou will enjoy the concert at Gar
field park by Marshall's band this evening.
KLONDIKE KOOLER.
A New Iced Slop That Haa Risen In
Popular Favor.
The very latest drink In Topeka is
"Klondike Kooler." It is the product
of the Inventive brain of Charles Jos
lyn. An English authority says Americans
drink too many "iced slops."
For the benefit of the public Mr. Jos
lyn told a Journal reporter just how
Klondike Kooler is made: Break an
egg in the mixing glass, add one ounce
of "don't care" syrup, four ounces of
jream, ten dashes of Joslyn's aromat
ic, the juice of half a lemon. The next
step is to fill the glass one-third full of
shaved ice, then shake well, following
with two dashes of angostura. Then
some more mixing is done with the
aid of a lemonade shaker. The mix
ture is then poured into a. glass, a lit
tle nutmeg is sifted over the top, an
imported -cherry is placed in the glass
and the thirsty individual then Imbibes
the concoction through two straws.
A Journal reporter drank a glass of
Klondike Kooler. It is not warping of
the truth to say that there is more
good than bad in it.
ROBBEFuyCLE SAM.
A Laborer Steals Silver Dollars From
the Treasury Vaults.
Washington, Aug. 6. During the
progress of the counting and weighing
of the silver in the vaults of the treas
ury today incident to the transfer of
the government bonds to the new
United States treasury, Thos. Martin
of this city, a colored laborer engaged
in handling bags, was arrested upon a
charge of abstracting silver from the
vaults.
A shortage of $10 was found last
Monday in the weight of one of the
bags. Another shortage of $18 was
found today and as Martin was sus
pected, a watch was put upon him
when he left the vaults during the
noon rest.
After leaving the vault Martin went
into the sub-basement, where there is
a pile of fire wood and hid the 18 sil
ver dollars among the sticks. As soon
as he had left the cellar the light was
turned on and the money discovered.
The case was put into the hands of
Chief Hazen of the secret service, who
placed Martin under arrest and took
him to his office, where he made a
written confession.
Slugs of lead were put into the bags
to balance the weight of the coin ab
stracted. Martin has been a helper at
eight re-weighings of the treasury cash
and never before has been suspected of
wrong doing. The whole amount taken
was $28, of which Martin had spent
$9.50, the remainder being recovered.
The penalty in this case is a term in
the penitentiary of from one to ten
years or a fine of not more than $5,
000 or both.
FOR KILLING A COW MOOSE.
Trouble Ahead for Two Men Who
Have Beon Hunting in Maine.
Augusta, Me.,Aug. 6. It is quite like
ly that two Haverhill, Mass., men who
have been fishing and hunting in the
Allegash region, will have to account
for the killing of a cow and a calf
moose.
The men were in the Allegash sec
tion in the month of July. According
to the story that is told, the men were
suspected of killing the animals, and
upon Investigation one of the guides
gave the information. The commis
sioners now have a statement from one
of the guides, sworn to before a Jus
tice of the peace.
From the account that is given, the
men knew the law against shooting
game in close time, and deliberately
violated it.
The report is that the guides had no
part in the slaughter, any further than
being present when the killing was
done. The calf moose which was shot
was said to be not over two months
old, but the sportsmen in telling the
story, seemed to be ashamed of shoot
ing so young an animal, and reported
that it was a yearling.
The carcass of the moose was left
on the stream and was found soon af
ter, but it was not for some time that
the right parties could be traced. The
penalty for shooting a cow moose is
four months in jail.
HUGE ICEBERG AGROUND.
Capt. Robinson Says it is 170 Feet
High and 2DO Feet Long.
New Tork, Aug. 6. Stories of ice
bergs sighted at sea took a new phase
this morning, when Capt. Robinson of
the British steamship Croft, from Leith
steamed into quarantine. He told of a
big iceberg which he passed 20 miles
northeast of Cape Race on July 30. It
was 170 feet high, according to Captain
Robinson, and 200 feet long on the wa
ter line. How deep it was under water
the captain did not dare to guess, but
he solemnly declares that the big berg
was hard aground. He was positive of
this, as the mass of ice stood absolute
ly motionless.How deep the water was
in that particular locality.Captain Rob
inson did not venture to say, not hav
ing made any soundings. The captain
further says that the berg is directly
in the track of westward-bound vessels
and is particularly dangerous is foggy
weather. This is the first iceberg re
ported aground this season.
TllOOPS COLLID E.
Mimic Battle Produc3s Serious Re
sults in France.
London, Aug. 6. A dispatch from
Reins, capital of the department of
Marne, 25 miles northwest of Chalons,
where the great French military camp
it situated says that during the cavalry
maneuvers yesterday, two squadrons
of the Sixteenth Dragoons came into
collision, with the result that several
troopers were thrown from their sad
dles, one man was killed and several
were dangerously hurt. In addition, a
number of horses were so seriously in
jured that they had to Be shot.
BISHOP POTTER'S BOOZE.
It Had to Fay $40 Taxes at the Cus
tom House.
New Tork, Aug. 6. Bishop Potter,
like a great many others just now, had
his first experience with the Dingley
tariff law at the pier when the ship
landed.
Before he left England for this coun
try some zealous admirer presented
him with two cases of the very finest
Scotch whisky. The bishop brought
them with him, but when his boxes
were examined at the pier, he was
compelled to pay a duty of $40 on the
gift.
The Duchess of Marlboiough.
London, Aug. 6. The Daily Mail says
it is expected that the Duchess of
Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt of New Tork. will become a
mother in September. She will previ
ously come to the ducal town residence,
104 Mount street, Grosvenor square.
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LESSONS ON THE STAGE.
A Miner Explains to a Seattle Audi
ence, in a Dress Coat, the
Placer Process.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 6. J. O. Hest
wood, one of the successful argonauts
just returned from Klondike, delivered
a lecture last night in the largest the
ater in this city. Amid brilliant lights,
and with the flutter of evening gowns
in the dress circle, the rough sluice box,
the pick and the shovel lay on the
stage.
Mr. Hestwood is a man of more than
average culture, has had large exper
ience In mining matters and is widely
known throughout this section of the
country. He appeared in evening dress
with immaculate tie and hands that
looked as if they were strangers to toil,
but before his lecture was half over his
black coat was flung to one side, his
sleeves were rolled back above the el
bows and with a huge tub of water in
front of him he was shoveling dirt into
the sluice box, and washing it out in a
pan.
Among the practical points brought
out by Hestwood were the following:
"If I were called on to write the his
tory of Alaska In four words, they
would be: 'Hardship, suffering, disap
pointment, starvation.' The Yukon
closes by the middle of October; last
year it closed October 12. This spring
it opened May 17, much earlier than
usual.
"It is not too late now to start Into
the Klondike from Seattle, provided one
goes well prepared. Six hundred dol
lars is sufficient to equip one man for
the trip. The man who goes now will
enjoy a certain advantage over those
who wait. He can probably secure still
more advantageous work on share. All
this time he will be gathering valuable
experience and be getting acquainted
with the various claims in the district.
"Let us suppose that he saves some
money. When spring opens numbers
of men will be anxious to get away.
Then the man who is on the ground
will have the golden opportunity to buy
a claim on the best possible terms and
get in on the ground floor of any new
plans.
"In the summer the miner builds his
cabin and gets ready for work, of
course washing out whatever he may
have on hand. In the winter he goes
down through the floor of his cabin,
thawing the ground as he goes. Thus
sheltered from the Arctic weather.while
the thermometer registers 60 degrees
below zero, he goes on with his work."
Excursion to the Southwest.
On August 17, Sept. 7 and 21, and
Oct. 5 and 19, 1897, the Santa Fe Route
will run cheap excursions to all points
in Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas
and Indian Territory, also to various
points in Louisiana and New Mexico.
Ticket rate, one fare plus 12 for round
trip, with liberal limits and stop-over
privileges. These excursions will ena
ble you to take an outing and see Na
tures rich rewards for well-directed toil.
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in the Great Southwest, address W. J.
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M'KINLEY AN ATHLETE.
President Takes Much Exercise Dur
ing His Quting.
Hotel Champlain, N. Y., Aug. 6.
President McKinley, because of his ac
tivity, has become something of a phys
ical marvel to the natives hereabouts,
as well as to the summer visitors who
are at this or neighboring hotels. The
president was far froin a broken down
man when he came here and his health
and strength have improved every day.
He is in an almost boyish mood all the
time and is, when not engaged with
matters of state importance, always
ready for anything that partakes of
physical exercise.
He has simply worn out Secretary
Alger, and the latter declares that the
president is far ' his superior when it
comes to a test of endurance. A fair
sample of the manner in which the
president spends his time is an exper
ience of ' yesterday afternoon. He had
gone to the boat landing for a jaunt,
and while there was joined by Secre
tary Alger. The two walked quite a
while together, and the ascent of the
hill on the way back to the hotel was
begun. Coming up the hill the presi
dent kept up a constant chattering with
Secretary Alger.
"How do you find the hill?" he ask
ed banteringly.starting ahead at a pace
that was well-nigh impossible for the
others in the party to keep.
"I am not so heavy as you, but it is
bad enough," retorted Alger.
"Come on," shouted the president, "I
only weigh 190 pounds. This is mere
play," and away he went up the steep
incline.
While the president arrived at the
hotel as fresh as when he started out.
Secretary Alger was so blown that it
required quite five minutes for him to
recover his breath.
The same afternoon the president
tried his hand at golf, but retired after
having failed to strike a ball, convinc
ed that it was too late in life for him to
try to take up the popular garne.Prob
ably the most disappointed persons on
the golf grounds were the caddies, who
spread themselves about, hoping to re
trieve a souvenir ball. The only one
who secured a memento of the presi
dent's visit to the grounds was that
caddie who provided a driver with
which the president tried but failed to
hit the ball.
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A portion of the trip may be made by
boat if desired in either direction with
out additional cost. Return limit may
be extended to September 20th. Full
information will be furnished on appli
cation to B. P. Humphrey, T. P. A.,
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