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8 1 PHD 10 fll. "Snow Locomotive" People Say Tbey're Not Swindlers. MR. ROSENFELDT GIVES BONDS. Ref«»e« to f naif to %«-«ttlr W ItJjixit Kstradltioa I'aper*— l-iieni r»lifr Urllrtr Thcrr Hal He«-n n *>nln4lr —Will PrMerate the vault- Akfdi —tmduf and Iloaeafrldf Inlk of tile luiupio)-*>»nllej» Stulpairal. If the calculations of Oil*-f of Po';-o R«-od and others who have been l'K>kir.g Into the Hr.ow ju.d I -• Tr-u-ip. . n Hi''. in» •v a .i, ->xi fnately rlKht. Its pr- r;. V'rs have rt --- zed Wimn 1+ ■**) arid JO.'xjO from p*-o;4e •rattered a>l o\< r th« i.-»untry. Inf.»rma tlon obtairi'-d y -tvrday y the roat-In*- i tends to ahow that K. I. ite-en reklt. nuii«(!>r of th«i company, picked st Up after the. i»r.i{i.. itorsi Ki;.,T. It ty as impractK ah is. Ha.;i;r.K dates of the ''pion«*r train'' were chaiig>d. It Is tad, no leaa than five times, and y,-t n start tuu> been ma,le. Accord; g to J. K. Sri,;- fcy. 1 <K4I ftic«nt. w/io arrested ,n tius <rtty night t#for« last. Mana «,r - fnldt 1* boarding thirty-one prospective pa**ns*** In Portland. Air. Smiley says that this a. >no shows Mr. It >»enf'-;dt'» good tnlfnti as. "The company Is a 1< ul timate om-," f iid Mr. Smik y i .at < fig. ' and my arrest on the chargo of ob- taining iu 'iH-y ur.d»-r false prtU.iui.ft is the height of ah jrdity." HosenMdt was rel<as«d In Portland yosterday afternoon <»n t bonds. At first h<; was wjiiing to rmne t-» S »tt;e, tut last < v<nlng Chief lie*U r, <-elv, <1 a Vbl<*» ram from Chief lurry, of Portland, gating that H> >nfeldt'- (i > •• -aid would n<t I'm.vm without estradtiut paper*. It# j ay Sheriff had air sdy Wt for Port »nd t<» t.rin*. It-, :o-i,feldt h i :k *hfn thilnformation < »mo. Pi ■ ut'.r.g Attornry W Klr y will Dike ».{« ;.•» today to obtain th, i.- •■•--.iry pa;"i It Is the Intention of Mi M<'K!r*iy to prom-rut,. th<* !*«• \'» r -',.- a* i in •etislUd that i gtgmtlc fr.i . 1 h-s i-.-n Unearthed. It appears that Hailing-r. It- m»ld A JtaMh. " r\» d ■ ■■'• • in a «lvtl suit on ft i t. ,n this < 11y F«-!i ruary H «» the rrj r, ntatlv. s• f Jc-tph M !tu< ' n , w h w. I W M tr. Frank A. Il.ir.er! ,rg ai »1 S 1" ln.ir • « bud paid ?."»»' • i fi Into the cmipsvi; In th* Fast and r» ■ .v<«l an or«ir aa> nt at £< nti'e for ti<-k•»ts Tr > y f".ml that thr repi e«'T,tatlu: ■ n -de !.-.•* Ka*: did not ..gr> e wlt|. f» *n ' tl-y v. . r requested to *ign In fit ,r P..rt:.i <! <r H> #tt!f. Thr same day 'hat th- urnmons was seryd on Mbiui. r U • nf,«Sdt he left for Portland. The Origin of ilip S'lu'iim". The st«ry of how Mr l;- • nfeklt h »m --conn, eted w ■ h th • s-.ow and !• >- Trans portation t'..nip > v. I.a i : iir■ d \ •r --day aftern m from I". \V. Pall y. 'f lodoo, wno is staying at the Butler, Mr. Ball, y « ■■ 'iin- «d in • «' ltt*< r•' '■ 1 in th'* (rhrtno wfins St wi- fir**' roiw 'l»r«'d, l>tit h« dr p|. .1 ."it w!i n h-- i atn«« f fi- Vlti rd that It Wis impr.i, tl. , le "In th> |i neri.' of Michigan, ,!d Mr. I'. ||, \ "th. Us,, wil l* ■* t> Mi: .! . it whe, i .mow mJ I h»- ni'. -tlv, t«r h IKK lokm This ) • niotlv, *-s t"' by <l«.>r«« T tiliv r. of Chl-agc Mr. cp.vcr had t • <i> >r:d<-n > With f* - tary of War Alg r. w. •> u-- st: : •- th • In hi' pinery, . ••rn:n»: th the I. l otno - . ;v» sin Vis -k ■ T • wtot<- that the govcrnm •-.! did :: ' u ih to k-> Into the is asts|Kirta'i>!ti I but was lo k>- > t r \ i- 1 - n In*.-as,- it «h • ;'d t e niCMMtI I® l«t ' t » Daw»t»n during the winter. 'I thiroitKhly h,'. \e "a v \> 1 a< vompllsh the pur; o-. "•"lid ih" : tary "and : < j.,- a , otnpany WJf be ' g'lr.l/'d to und«rt*ke to do the w.>-k w;'.h It. You had h»t?.-r make «ti -•» mul w' it K-id of a ,-oin;-an> > "•< Oicsn!*.' i» i 'it In trains t> it i* work if needed I l '. * • II « n rth you while to get plan* th 'roughly 1 »d "Mr ttt»h.»i> «..d m> ' k ' ,l • from Mr Hi.afr *> tise the l- om-:: •* 111 VlssW i, .r d a Irmpor ir> ■ ■ , mv f.. v n ' f « >,! I » * y~ sent out a circular and nt- iv-d many a; ; ' ' • - r t ,nri <; t • •<XI' It- t 'rli!' ■ int' i >' >! 'i. > a • a (rent of th. J" • !•"' !-» I 1 V " and I'* vli'i'iiifi.t 'oi -ft'' \ «. - 1 H. hji o* 'he atom m tin buelneea gjj.t 't>!H to (i Wo.!' J k l*» 'on can.- to «*h i» ' I ' ' ' nr.d he saM It v \« trnr' v : V Mr 1.0 o >''»>*•> ' t h > ' len, I wa« '• ' mi ' 1 I Hit mo nil] V P'.»*' p and • j se'f di-etdr ! ta drop ,<■■> «. h. n >. -n I *! n H••dt' ' " ' ' ' t-,. w ! >■ . 1 -v v Id ' nnyth'n thr.-. .h t K - % 'and.: k W said t l a* i ; s » '<•*'■ 't > . sti t'" m \ >» tl't)'. •>' 1 h«« hSd ' ' V » f W > 1 h,j* tdd r >.t« > th r. in a d ■ In N W V>- K. He w nt to \ w X k ' ;t . ' get th.e xv, "»o Th 'i *■ * ■' '» »"t r *— j Evaporated J j Peaches ; \ And Ai>rir,©fs» \ w 1^ I i; ' ''' j 50c. j 5 WHITE FIGS. 5 V i # a . 5 4c. : I : i 5' <.-p v ocrp J # —AVQT — 4 f"-rr p-!irerr-rr»»at to • r*p---rt »urw p . * a' i r>*i i rdrr for r ** As I ' n rr ■ the a;;11tor rereted fo pay the IT. «ey. Roserf«l<ft us two promis »ory ■ -?#« on enort time for our ir.t»r»it n- .' v dropped out. Wh»r. the note c.'f.e du* * *u *a. 1 a* Ro«erf»il'.'» ofti *. Jr th' <"ham*■+? of Caromerr* bu i lr»- t.Va» h' w » ©u* ft* town. Mr Blahop w-nt a f ,'ii'nj •<•?>>*•< th»- j.r.i «tw Mr, It- »• nfeldt s ttln* in fc'« r,~ w«-re then put In the eherlfT'i "1- It «< r.f-*M: »Ti< ■! tt ft of the 1 . -.sr r > :n» ha k do>;r, hut the sheriff r * 1 hi?: through th«- hu-Mir.* and ffr.a - ;>* tot 5- ' •'•. That * rds my conne-tiun w the uw I und^rstl mat K- «-1- f. .jr came to Portland about tfcree we-ks ag" '* Wnen a>k«d about his opinion a« to r-ir>- ninir snow and |c* mi is to Dawaon. Mr. f< u,« la !he did not think it pra<~tlcar> «>. In th< pineries the land was >*el and re*i;i.ir roads w»re for 'he trains t.j travei o. er Jn Alaska 'he condition* vp« r» en'ir- y d:ff«;r«n? The locomotives »Tn u- ' ,i>».--dly ail right under cer tain conditiona. %rrlv«- In DRnxin FeHrtjnry 2."«. The Sr.ow and Ic© Transoortariaa C"*- pany u? i»-r M*. R. «er.f ,managsment was on-; of the i> st advertised srhemes In the country, and mutn was said In a K>-atTAI » y to bring ,t as clo«-.;y as posxi t-> ta • govtrnnient r« Uef exi>editi >n. . Their circuiiirs gav# the oifli cr* as foj- Icws; rr«-si-;ent, J *erh L«adue; se< and t:.title manager. Marc M Knjrnoils: | g-neiaj manager, K I Kosenfeidt; chi»f engineer and general sup-rintenaent, « y rus i: , superintendent of motive j power, ihrutyi* T. Glover. The fuh;?. r.as informed that the "p!o --n< sr *i j: . jf (ii Bros il |. Tianap.-r --j tat! n Company was «ehedu)ed to arrive , ht biw s n about February 23. The clr i cular sa;<]; j It w;U consist of twlye locomotives ; and twenty-four cars divided into six f—ction*. The tra. . *ij b« J.vl i. d into , f.jur seer: .ns. <levotrd to passengt-rs. freight, f-.i.-l and ail r.»< ■ ssary mechan- S l< ai equipments. In addition to s.-veral j hundred ni'n as n r» <ui.tr body of »m --j p»oy«->, the t"r>ite»! Star- s government wili i<erid troinrs direct from the w.«r tlepart | m- :.t arid i »ete< t . of etuin* > rs, wha will <n t-upy arte section of the train to Innure safety to pa«-*-"ngers and watch r>\.-r supplies to l>e shipped to those p«-r --s r st now there who may be in need of ft»od and clothesi. "Passenger jo omnv-daUon* will be in h x < il- lb..- with plenty f llKht, k> j»t clean arid warm, but pas De n mu-r supply their own beddintr All tr tin- will lio applied with a physician ar.>! ne< • - medicine. "The supply of food will b wholesome and abut..' intly sufO :■ nt. It must be understood. a-< before stated, that every p«i.«enger is to render all assistance in 1- i w r t u a j,j j n reaching the point of d- »t!n ltior.. and a systematic arranging ct w -king p -riuwith r-lays, will be In order when required. "An idditi it al f. it are of our serv: .« is tV.at as soon as n ivigatlon opens, during tf-e sun no r m ■nth- this company will inaururato lt.s exclusive water transj»or tatlon with a line of -afe. cotnfortahie in'i rapid steamshlr's. which will connect with the Snow and I e Transp>rtatloa Comparv's trains to the Interior ;«oin:si of tno Yukon and Ala-kan district*. "A Hpe<-lai feature of this company will j to furnish nupplles to Its patrons I t Vr y«jr at th»> lowe t p"S slhl# rat- , deii\ ring the sum ■ tt th* I •? "■ u« fir as navigable, by { their rt tin at .'-rvlc« in «tumm< r atid ice i m riv'.t in winter, j "The route Mitt :e.t is follows: I* :V.« : Portia: ! f--r 1 1 of Lynn canal then j c\er «'• ,'M »t p.m.- al«-' jr Traitor trail to a j- tint »• • we«-n Flvf- King* • rapi-ls and i r :: S Ikl'h ; fer iblv F-rt S«-k rk j I'rom F ■t" Heikirk to I>aw»on on the , Yukon river" T' e ' p ra-er 'rain" lias rot re* v aed ! I>awkor > 11. almost ann nth af rr sc'ud { ul»>. but tv tt is more, hu not even left j Seattle or P' itlmd. It was learned fr -ni »i reliable s«>urce yesterday tha* the siil- Insr date '.a 1 be» r. changed as follow? J • . »rv * to Feb-uary •» to February 1." i !< Februiry 24, -n February iTT. Asrent i S'nl-ev ii T-.et r Ta- th< boat on wh h expedition will leave. Willi iir.nn ot» tiir *?in. j A V t-IntrlHf-neor r<-; • r*»*r had a 'ilk i 11. ' e\ • * p.* with Mr. Pn.il<y. "The whole i- r ili'-.tl us," he «■ <l. "The com o- »\ «\d ! am « i:.- ' 1 M !•, /.-r Hic'»'••! inten !l« ■ itne ivef to Seattle for the ■ • of < a'••"'»!? a \fs >•! -o co out j i>x: < dit: hut w l:*a;.pointed, T ' t H it Mr U • '-dd: '.m h. ••• j ••o , ng »!; rty-one |v:« * in 1* >r!l:tnd • • • H- st of vu» n- :U' wl.» n the >x : "in was t «>! irt !* i f to my mini. " l At ;;e i« honorable The evmpany has ''eh* r nine arvcnv and j » 1 nt ' • i • m I twenty #ne « !n transportation. "As »>' the failure of *he expedition ti r» ' iihe admttt-d Ti.it due a!', w •' •••> Mb* tr .id". C- r < the delay tn ■ • • r'.\ it of the 1" »m 'tiv«-s. It was '!• > r.WJt'* to ten - >n. i' • ».ot a 1 t. ;> , th- pi - • , e-s" far« ~en j» • ' gui.ir steamer. \t •• e cuts de. not ' n i.' flft v ti. Kets '• te }>, ,-r. >•• 1 The * • . • • . .• n- Rlent to take in abort Ml tena of ; r•- vir t>« ' ! mi * Uns to have n v r cord irives:!- j d t am not a IWtMlitr, and I have ,< r i Wfivj From " c tir<e I* i< t* V i ' • ti the t»rr» f t-r- iTir. *1 1 >• * V •! t I ive ■' ■ I ** N■ w Y rk S.n ! \ e ' i ■ p" • .t» tar> <■ f i i \ • B Will (tml It DMvtr I wii till « h«-r ' •« w>V\ - ; j;vr eai'e 1 the Si' rday AC rpc n. "Mr It *• nfe'-R « a w" m.m. 9 *' ' • At To | , K<- r 'r4>.l. W'-.i " • « «r> Cn n ;r hr : . r ut 1 ■* • vn ' or to j I rt i t t ■ -: ■,v \» «e «he 1 J n j •••• i, ' #he (Tie hack v> tin thr-' ;* *■ r « if 1; r# th » s:;in t>"> »• "i 1 1 ' -.'»-! »• ; *h.» ronid o # her n-. t.-k -f «--t> *, »* ! i - - . i 1 «>. ' • n <»• ; W'l. 1 1 • *r.« A the tr.et nite i - I 5 : g'v • ' * -t n: T-ey. j part of « J t»* «n m r,: .iw.jy." I lrt!» of KiU||rrlr<. • *'. 1 i' h!i r.ini' - I:i • . v " > * k r *, t S" - %'. + BJf-k. " Mr I i ' 4 » \ tk K * n u v- -• % uv% r . MIN,XI• • * h i . -UUn n - w f 4* v V - ; . ' ► f \(e, { J. Mr ; a ->• » - i r.-i- ff v\ j m. i J m <•' :h# ; u V!- : , , . Mr r, - r s * > " 4 . "* w. Vi. i ' \ I << <• SK * * r \r» - a * *' <> |.. i * * t > LAv! -■ v ' hjkJ l ; \ , - | V v <. • it u -* •-••""tS- " • - % + \ ' i: ' • * • - , „ - , . . , - ♦ t . - , .. v. . i * ' ** . tks r in# w,v t . i 1 -• v. oa ;; TIIE SEATTLE POST-IXTELLIGEXCF.R. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, was * rr»>»j*ge bidding: him to come " Chicago at o»<-e on business connected wfb :h° ccmpar.y, which was to travel IMf the Ch:i*at ; as* with the gov ernment relief exp«d:' a. The nifi«A.?s offered Mr. Dalton a seed thin* with the exp*d"*ion. and -:cn+A '"Joe Ladu>."' It d: i nvt take Mr. Ladue 1- ng to te l Mr Da'ton that he had nothing to da with the ->n- ern. and that he most as «:jr-dly had rot te'ecT i|, phed to Dsltcn to come to Chicago at his expense. Mr. Da - tor ji-rffn) th« ex plana*; on and now is locking I r ion! chance to make up his expenditures from the ft?: :i.s of the ton- pany. "I can »asiiy explain hw my name be came ass oeia?'-d with that enterprise." e"»id Mr Iu- yastsrday. "When Mr H <«-•:'*. It r.-s: ipproahed ire I w-t« 1 to V-i -ve that the only pr position under way wa i to tak* the gjverr.m p nt reii'if ■ujplles over the Ice to Daw«- n. I *vi .sked • g » to Washington and c r«u!t with Sf *e*ary of W.-r Alger, which I did. I r » : ,«m the b- neflt of try k .owledg* r f A'jeka And i*s trails. Finally I .-•■ r isen ted to all w them to use my name ta further the project which went by an other name than that und<*r which th« pr*«en* e m;.any ;* a tir.s: I consented *o h*»'p the project along orr this dist.r.-t demanding—that the expedition *a.< so!'- iy aj. vernmert enter; rjs.> No pr ;»c~:- tlor to tak*- pass# ngers rr sell stock * >s ta'ked of. and m•.<« certain!y ha . It been riven out that this was the Intention of the promoters of the »rhtmc, I would have de~:in-d to have- anytnmg wnatev to do with It. "I drew the line here; I was willing to further any project to net relief to the Dawson miners, but 1 was against any I Serf ©f KeMeer s.t cf t|f SM-ep, r: 'ok 8- llir.s or r faking- bus.- llC'Sri. "I:i Nt-w Vork several mi-ntha ago 1 h *ame .icquainted with H-.yden Sands, •!!» nr.: . tire, who la'er asked ir.o »!< f company. I told him not to invest «um>ut m.in>i « 0 ,.i I have now karmd that tt: .»ram» were sent to hirn at j '!!■ ii-n t \'r 7 . throtipth w.'uch it *a» in tended th;»t he ahould tak»- a b.s be .. f tKto k My tian.o was forged to thi-.«<e telegram " Mr I ...ii: .I'- then fc -.«v« the r- port- r a ropy of the two telegrams mer.t.oned. They re >.d as follows: "CHICAOO, Dec. U. llayb-n Bands: t»o yi>u Still want to in .>n tr .n.-p"_ • .iiii', scheme? Th< re i* only ! '»»' avail ■ hie r-.iw We will have o«:r investment , i. k!" foj e train leaves In J muary. Hava alr< ad) rm Iv«d I "- 1 " appl »tl »ns. iSifCt'i' i';> "Ji'S. I.ADI'K " CHICAGO, Dee. 14 Has tei Sat is Charter ha< onlv ! :st '• -n rr- e»\. ' \Vt!l forward to your lawyer t« in< now or r>\t «iav. It nfel it wis in Washington to *ee Mcretar) of war Monday by requert. We I- • !!!< to r. -ei\ • ir. e a from thu souree. (Signed) J«»S. I.AL'I fc.. Ilir >.*»* In « An A-- ■ at« ♦-•»>« d sp.it.-hi last :.l*ht states th.it at the general otti -> of the S • >w ar.il ice Transj»»rtat:on Company n Ch !< ■ nothh g is know of the rtr.- i*n - in nof Mr.Ro—nfeldfs arrest and news . f w;S r •|\ ed w;! gf • ■ ; *! R .st-nfei-it left Chi. «iio som time ago f T !•<»;:; ;• d '•» li re t t: • si pment of trie . 4 « :ppl:« ■* to Alaska, ihe repr-«er»t a tfve* >.f t - -ni -.r.y at rhi:" • si\ ?:':•* who If ,i t•» -. will be j i roved an a surd ni.-UK' \u» tli.j llaw n *teiniirr roRTt.ANH. t>r , F< ■> 12..~ The Si-cw ! >nd 1 * Tran*""rtat; n C<.mpar.>. of i'i.i --i .iMr.ivur.ees that the jt'-amer National i v i\ r■* in San FT r.ei«,■«■>. has be« n j larry ' • -ir pa»«ert»t» r- i*.d .. from thii it) to Lywn canal. Mr. R-nsen' • g-neril manager of the <• <m .• |t«i t) t the t rpedil mi wi:; st irt * • n n ;« i=-: - aft-r the steam« r or- A'i • *a.■ * ■. fsi p. "■ "s wh • \ cht k»<« tn or > and o - her Kostem I c S*« •:* :! th- m ' » trarisp •it n i tr *> the I M- ■ ist ■ i I>.»w*on hy the I s-'>» an! I•» Tr < •• »>rt <•'. n «'>m; •- v, I > v > • t " 'h - • v for th' • weeks. ■ fi m i'l tt ■- V ' i !♦ « k «• -- it ; -V h -.1 n *4 > *•" * • ► ' *>• > t <"5 Ti ■ f Fi' f ' * i y ■ . • , ft! t: i "•rv f r ' • ' Mr liiilf I frldt'* "l.l'i-nnIH | Spt ■ 1 «pa* hto the F««?-Ir "eUlg-n er • K'i.ANi' F-'i „• —M r R • U it %ter :*> « I y* !' -■ " • r ~nd -* r% ■ f-" ' p* , * .; j f<i *M r S i ; « t ■ «rre» . ■&*? ■ ui « --- "-*• >! • i« i leg > •*- i i.. * S*d _ w-- hj.e a it*': -•' » -. rt• e i s• , ■ . f ,# r ~ tr. • ft • }a- ais r* Car - ■r» • -he f i'o" ''or- * me *■ v •- *- e>- ' ' -*e- ■- - if •",» '■ ■ -. *S HI- of 4 *m» : : v* '' e '-f . . t f , ] w> ■» are -■ w th « o|-y; w • •-» * ti »• * rat 1 v .« pons:' > | . * -' > hi. t-at w h.iv o-• , mp -.ted v *» 1V« *r .i ' >xl trt **> of the ease It I* true t&at Mr. L*> * ' ' jt-" sßf ■ ■•• ed w - h >rn ; *isy hat ti-.ts because he failed to . iai•uaaiit* *i'f tts Htu m •■ ( * \ . • am :-\ -f "i» -• spenslt-e- and c str* « b»a-ir,g Tke t.ednr • or rr»|>oadrnee. ' v I"- «•»" K A A<f«r. Kcrtua tf war Washington, P. C.: Acting ap>-r y advice and after se- -.g G; •• - r who i.,-% explained u ■ o- and ;m; ror become the pre*! *-nt of tta Klon-l:ke Snow and Ic» f ":mptrv, crjrar.ij-I to Glov er's end re in sending - r- • * to L»awson. Have written y:u fu"v (Signed) - J 3EPH LA DUE.' " "Nov. 17. IS?" To Gen. R. A Alst r. «ec . cf war. \Yas-h:ng* n. D. O.t My J dear sir—Confirming my telegram to you I ' ■ " 'it- r 'g • o --. v t <at I \ve <een | n'.skin? a careful lnv« - • n is to wh it w .. - *ie pr c ncttrvin of th-- min ers in the Takon district r.ex: spring I i have had ir. forma lion from reliaMe men j whom I k- a- pan nally sri who ten : the rour'n a.» late as "(m er T. to ;. -* t; it'th-rt js going to oe very aevere suffering th^re. " 'Acting --on yo;;r advi-e T have 'ooked carefully Int.< the rrortts cf the G1 ver en j gin<? with one of my associates have had a ; jtn> r f \t- wj wiih Mr (». v *r persona'-ly. w > ;;as explained t-.» vari i oua inraroveiments he has made on his en gine sir.ee he first operated it on your j work In tne Michigan ptotrttk This, com bined wi"h your i«-i rseovent ar.d the re alt ,-f vour expen-r.c«. w. ti entire leads me to bell*ve • it it i.-« ; racti r-'e and wtil h© a if the ex; iition i;"« - L> t? e w »• if F>.r* \Yrails'-': .: c "- i i f St. Michael a-> w>-» tle Sr.* - »n >va*n ; 1 saw you in Washington. With a train . properly handled supplies coal l 'e «£o:t- a t » " -e r» ' f of th- - J b> M ;.r< ->r April. ai;d I am positive that they wl-1 ' be sadly needed by that time. " 'All of tne foregoing fact.« have Indued j m"> to ?.e=)st In ae rtc z-tt •>. of this r« .■* x; ->n and I 'ike it for granted t: tlam : * mis* k« av. h-n 1 fay yea will len !as t-\ery a- .- ?. ein g-'t rtg the ex pedition through. 'I ar.tit i; '.te j avinsr for New York to t night and shall ':•>• g". id to receive your vaijed reply there, whicn please address t<-> me can of the company's offlca, No. i 2«> N --■ tu sire.-'. ;t irking th« same "per sonal.". Ilos;v.'»-ifuliy vmrs, ••-JOSEPH LADI'E.' "'War Department. Nov. K»7. " 'My I>< ,r Sii ' I hav y--ar 1-it. r of Xovtmlt-r 17. and .im g. ; ad to 1. mi that >*<">'» have l i - line ; r - <i. ;it of the Glover c m, any. Th» government i- n->: now sending any j-upplb-« to Alaska, but it would it- glad. 1 doubt no - , io tak ad vantage of yjur company if it ran ever c<mi' the difficulties of transportation. \N hit measures of relief, if any, will be n- i'i ,«F.iry l cannot say, but 1 do rot doubt that in immense anwi;';t of pro vision- c • :Id tie -old at a gr»-.tt profit If th«y ■ aiild be k•»11*"n in there b :ween now >h. oj. ning of navigation in the *P»" g Sincerely yours. (Signed) " K. A. ALGER, " 'S 'retary of War. "'.I ph I.adue. Ms., , ip»; t.liamber of Commerce building. Chicago/ " N". w V k Nov 17 J,'-' ;'li I-ad'!*. !!•'< • . f Cuwm-t e Uuildl:.*, Chi cago. (!1 Tak the pr<-sld n v of the company, lut con » h« a' •> \ " 'K. !•'. BOTBFORD.' " "T v e J.'-a-ph Lsdu* Gold Mining .ml !»ev . rn» nt «" rrr. ar.v. , f Yak " 1 !-WS t'-arn - ' r of < mmer • b •n. cor: ej of Wa«hlt'gt r. a'. 1 La S .11.- <trees*. C'hh-u-o. " 'Nov. 1* 1897 " Mr K T. R.vsrnfe U. • 'hl-ag 111 : D- tr sir -Having car- fully lnves;igated th«- j r , w -K of tK • !.*•• and le» Hajiid Tr msit Company, and as It hi« the a!»«o!ute li lor -mi nt •? the «"• r*-; ry ' w r. tier. Alser. yr.-j ar»* hereby authoris d to arrange to have m •let.,! pr*-ident of said corporation nr. I 1 • re -i -.srep to !»nd the fame inj o* s:»t u; in ev*i ry way j ~os -ib • tnd to a »«p; paM ffl of | r ■ i • t»rnis, ere . mutually igre*d u; -:i b. • we.-n us " "A* soon >jt the stock • f ;he company in k-"i. i hav»» my sto. lt Issued to me ]>er i:'y. A- pr«-»Ment of ti is . ir -orn'in i n >• t>! HI you lo become general mana s'T of the • rn-, sii tnd toco through with : ttrst " • :•» Daemon and d« pend a. a > ; tt S '.c • si> as "• aOf that company v i- «rl'd men* K>th as to It* dT' r. tr !<. n> • * »n1 t r- pr ,»r fcuerd -1: \r ■ f ' ■ d« of t! e «W'. nr.d this tet •. r w . 1 . .rat* r v :•» r< ' r : t me at the first stoekhoklenr rr- Y- urs tr - : A (Hf • • JOSEPH I.ADI'K. " VV - - • J l: : v.* " "The - .;r« :. 'eru e and por. -i-t was -h» r#> ■ t of a wek's '»me «p»nt by Mr |.. a t t ♦ ,r'v in Novemi • r ti . th* «r tm fr m !:• -rd w -•* 'he r. «'; • ' tetter writ;, n\ \ M* I-adue on th-* l' - h i f V ■ r.-' er. • «; that i. • v ■* !' • 1 r rr.o the j resident of the c r"' any. "T •• ( ''-. i* pori Mst fence*'!# *» If • > • > Tl.e • r < c.f *h • fer»- going hav* been shown to pr«>m'n»-nt brisl r»f«" r ■ :i • -ir-' J ' 'I v• • "y 'i >t • ' v nr- - g» nu.r. v T• •- W ir. V ' ' the N O 111 toss ' I Its fflt.es to 7 \Vfl«h --• ' \\ >V ■ • viik. carrying out all our sontracta sa K1 :.IS< ■i■ >N coal, s e « tine, AN 'ingrori >' rk, K Ha-- r of th- N "thwf-t r - tlon Compaur. ~t Rainier, su :-tr-.. k by f: * h*» : 1 r aklr.z or :w r.t * The marveiaus isavening power and keeping qualifies of ROYAL Baking Powder make it invaluable for service in the Yukon Country. BC'Aw &*• SO PC*D£.S C-C.. SEW *O3K ,OM BE COMING. Gapt. Robinson, Jr., Arranging for Their Reception. WILL BE SHIPPED TO ALASKA. Herd Xnmberm 500, Ntttl Man Pfir rh«»ril in Nurnay by Sheldon JnrL<on, Who tin* So LOBS Had CharKP of Krlmierr Station* in the >lu«*h-T«lked-Of Territory—To lie I sed in Grtting in Supplier. Ncariy >V' reir ' er. «rather*d In Mn Is from t:v» t) tr nty from the eeawwj hills and mountains of Norway, h ve :irr:'.••••! N>»w York on their way to A!.: ska v:a Seatrlf. They will leave that city by sr-vial train in tho ntxt day or two, and traveling as rapidly a.s possible, will oome direct tq this city over the Great Northern. Oapt. W. W. RoMr.son, Jr.. assistant quartermaster of the department of the Co • Dirr-7 i. has l*<-n notified by the war d«- par'.rsii n' to mak > preparations for their ; care and feeduig here, and to secure ae eomtn darions for the fifty Dnplanders and : their families that accompany tba expe dition. Th" reindeer were g.i?iier<sl in Norway for iho • \press purpof f nning a part— ! in many respects the most interesting p<»r tlon of relief sxpedltlOß which the govern m» at has planned to send to <tid the w rvv-s-triek n miners of the Yukon. 1 >r. s -Mon J '.cksor. rnlt.- l States gener al aeer t of education In Alaska, assisted by Will la: a A. Kje!:*jian, sup»rlntendent of the Teller reindeer station, gathered Qm reii.«|. r •••get-., r in Norway at great ex jvii-,. and out :y of time .m l work. It la believed that the Introduction of reindeer a< p i.-k i' I w tk uilmals by the *..vern rt: nt > : it a'oti '-r the temporary expe dle? t f ■ mding .suppl -* lr.'o the mining vamps of 'he Yukon, but that they will bo l In establishing a route of relay p<»ts by which c<imm.inU-:«t1on during the long winter can bo kept open for the Dnlred State* • nd f->r ither purposes as may be r-nuired. In hi-* re; -rt tr> C'. Jlrman Joseph G. Can non. of the house committee on appropria tiens. r»r. Ja •k't.in adv "s«-d th*- purchase f ar.hnal* far k-verrment u«" in the Yukon and es:>eeially for the purpose of r«»l*• v;::g th- suffering whi-h t ,e ofMc'\'m hav« 1 - -.eve-l v« uld foil w the fnllur.» <.f t ..'..-r off: :al • r in I:vidua! effor's tc eet food lr.'o the K1 ;..l ke b»for summer It; «« r. ; -r - IT. S .Id a nam d Seattle the starting p i.nt f r such an expedi tion ft 1 was 'hen tieing planned by the wcretar;. <war and indorsed tne re<j.i>- . f : » >• r- *ary for .Vm an -nals to be ua-M ; ts tra:i«j« r'a' n of fo.»d frr«n the c> c-i to the In'-;; r of A'.aska. lirintlerr a Vccm h». I>-. J . k--> n holds to th- l»-!.ef that ' a devei pm> nt of th- m:nea of the Yukon to their fullest pr»luctlvo c.«pacUy w.'.l !>• imp.>vslble without the general aee of r.dr.ileer by the miners of 'h' eountrj* pa k aniatals. in a r«-c«at r- ;> <rt Dr. Jh< k*on say«: t! - ; is- «. -<■ n 'he great ntki of n:'-n« r.» to r.e Yuk ti has mad a very • ■ a'.: f r r*-mle«r for freighting P .r; •«' - it. tr.. original plan for the pur i-e irul dist* tut ion of reindeer r< fer . nee w ma r.ly bad to s«-eunrg a new f .. .; s . . ' - •i -. ■. r F-k.n. •« 'i* it i« now found that th» reindeer are SS e*-~■ - i t • the whit- nter* of th. Yuk -n J» to * -.. it TV- wonderf jl ;»la« • -" o . • s ' ' ■ Y".h .n are from Z> t i I rr * eff !•» th- great Yukon river. Th- , t v.«' - br -;ght fr m tha south ,t, i lar.ded cn the batiks of the r!v«-r are v • ; gr- it dsfTlr tr.ir.sjK rt«-1 to tv rr:- gt •<=' w»« tn» extremity last wh.ter "vt mongrel Indian d-.?s - m fI * to >.i h *-■- tra sjiortatlon rj' 1 the ' • irht h »• < from t'.e r r * i the mine*. th rty miles, r " . d fr- ■-! to <*ent«> p*r pound. T ■• ! if. ■ty »xr--ri".-.ced In provld - w : i •'■ - of life I Let l)s Talk I Carpets to You. - 4, We can interest you from every rt standpoint. 4» FIRST. Because, even if it is be 4, tweeu seasons, t OIIR ! Is FULL AND COMPLETE. f Large selling has made it necessarv to add many new patterns during the past month. SECOND. Get our prices. Thev **'« cannot fail to attract immediate atten • -** tion. We have never expected big X » J profits on Carpets. We sell them just 4» as close as we do all other lines of 4» Household Furnishings. 4» Come and see this Carpet stock. It is the largest in the state. ! frprjar pj( f p Jjl inrn i uLU ull, liu uu (1,1.1 7 * FURNiTUfiE. CARPETS AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. X RIALTO BLOCK. - - SECOND AVE. his demonstrated the necessity of rein deer transportation, and that the <V velop ment of th* large mining inter<"Bts of that r -;; on will be dejH d« r.t upon tht» more rapid introduction of r .ndeer for fn !<;>t inf. "There arf no road? in Alaska and off of the river no trat'..-portJtion faeilltioa to any great extent. In the limited traveling of the past dogs have l>een usrtl for that purpose, but .leg t»*a:ns at..- slow an 1 mast be hurden-d with f i for the:r own ma n tenanee. On the oth r hand, trained rein deer make in a day two or three times the (list.in •« iwvcri-rt by a dug •< am. ami at the t-. l of th« day can be turned loose to gather their j--rt from the mo. -, which ■» always a • <"».«ible to them." lliik* I iiuhi 1 Trouble. Mention of the wtv k of the whaling bark James Alb n on Fmnak island is made by Dr. Ja ksoii, and the rescue of the famine-stricken whalers thus de scribed: "When (Juno 14> the cutter It. tr. uj>on w:i!ch l was a pa>s« tiger, found the survivors, there w.-re nlno left in a hat crazed with Mtrvat.on. They were Slith ered aron.d a tir« with a in>t of human fish on cooking. which they had cut from the body of a man who had died and been burled two weeks before." I.»r. Jackson descries this incident as ahowlns: the nM-esjity for i la 'live herds of r--.n;i»er on the islands of the Ale itian group to provide a f >o 1 ? apply ' r uriy ,-r« w that may hereafter be wrecked • n those ]«!m.<lm. The chief dtrtj. ilty to experler.i 1 it: fcanu!:r *< trie r-indeer t<-am* on the i• f expedition will be font 1 in the <k * re »f the h i' ireds of -loirs < ti the trails to t . • the ffe*h of th* imp >rted animal? This matter is poured rut by Pa the- Franc.* Bar.-iiim In a letter to Pomnilss n<*r of KdU' atton W. T. Harris. Father Harnum i« one of the characters on the Yukon. He has resided in Alask i for twelve years {«aV *nd is an authority. In the letter re ferred to he gives ir as .his opir in that but one wuy ss pr*oti r ahl to prevent the A- »tr je»'-»n of -a. herds of re ".•!< er. or 1 that id the • *c! .n of do»ir« frem the ter ritory where the de*r are used. ( }| tK'.K!) Willi I.\K« »".\V. i'eic Barns irrr«l -<l on < nui|»l«iint of n Hlonraiinlli Mnt». A c mpiaint without the • Igrsture of •ho ertifyinv majc strate, charging Pet *r l»sr:.-. a sal'» <*:k- »t>er. with grand l»r --< -r.v. v. •«. V. e.l J|.- Ati J 'lr 1 art >• ettri :ay m>rntng. The eoinpi.-tlnlng wit re* •• im r;n I'. '-!• ir.ey, of Minne>f ulis He ?a>B he a«k»d )'. irr - to '-asn \ draf- f<n r;e hartk of Mtnoeapol:*. i! .run gave him t!<» and kej.» the draft "un-he eouM t •* ke care of has not gv *he >«•. and that is he want* Burns *rre«.t»-J. Will Mrit Tnnlght. Th-» P re wa-d de'ecatt'-n w[j mee* in ca '.is at the m .t pa. coon r -x<rn ,t ":.fi this even!:.ir 1' * inders 1 vxl that the delegation eonv.i >• many warm por - ers of ,\i*• >r H imt « T'r « support er* of Thorns* <°»ncv sirtermante candi date, will mak" an > ffort to s< ur.* favor : able acrlen by dNI g \ n Jr. re«;.e-f ta h.» nomination. Mn tti \\ >t ril. All defer* to *he Re r ;b!!ran e.>n\-en t; n from th<- N - n » "5 r- -••• 1 to meet 4? the offices 'f M. W lv>\-}or, «eeond ft; r B «ton b.<« k Thursday roort itig, at * "?> -i arj.. for ornan'jutlon. I'ltchth %\ nrtl Urlrgatr*. v 1 a ire*tp p nf ;h,A ?v r:i' s f- T-.tr,. Klghth wtrl it tbs tfli sof In Brxn«ari. .n the !»'*'' T«. vait I. ..,d g this m«rr.. : g at 1 • t'r.: - k V. LLLIN iT*'N bCat!.. A' , '.;a.ftvn dodfc U ill Meet Tonight. ] The K< , i.t'lb a!*- of t tie Fifth ward e - ii no < t at tlnir hail, Til' Pike street, thli tvning it s o'clock. All delegates eject 1-4 t • th •> i invtftion from this ward .in requested to be pr< --ent. FKANK 1». U:\VIS. President. Math llHril lie|iulitleiin», The d-legates from the Hixth ward •» the Hepublican convention are rei|u< stri to meet tliis afternoon »t .1 o'clock at At torney M 1». I'.ruler's otfle , 4<i Safe IK posit building. The meeting Is for tin purpose of organization. Wellington mil h cihi, atJ lir.gton dock. d O • 9 99 ■9 9 9 3 • tREAMjERY" INC. | * Oyster and J * Grill Room, If Ihe only onr in the city J! q n liere |>roid|>t srrrler nml | /*) ntK-irrllrtl rnlilnr are rom- 1' lilnril vilth niorternte rlmriiei. | t D que* tlo mi l»ly the It* at. f J. .1. LOLH, Manrtijcr. | No. lilt* >r('uud ay. •O•••• • • • • ATIiNriOIN, KLONDI2IERS ! We can ?ive > i n 'icy on your Teal Coffees S; > it >k t».' Pi wder and ('<"Jt* Pte: .•! I'irked its • .r-ttgbt cans la •pianti'les to suit. Great American Importing Tea Co., v-3 <. on l Ave l'lk * St. Tet . l>d 31. | Royai i i Restaurant] V MRWH I < A d His Ave. y Serves tlie Best Meals. Clli B4KEKY, y f J v rretieh i '4. Dinner jj I'rotti 4 to S P. M. i * For 50 Cents. rt ;> Our fotffK Is tht Tdik cf the I«»n. Iry It. I ROYAL I *Restaurant, t __ J