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THE HERALD.
•ranran*u>, - aounusa
r’erhapß a cipher accidentally got lost
when Mr. Cleveland was making up the
estimate of his taxable property.
Sir John Lubbock’s ant died recently.
It was the insect that gave up so
much information when he interviewed
It, and not, as some obituary writers
thought, a sister of one of his parents.
The Chicago Tribune gives this sen
sible advice to the young man who
wishes to know how to fit himself for
going to the Klondike: "Acquire hab
its of self-control and industry: be pre
pared to meet with firmness whatever
discouragements may arise; scrape to
gether two or three times as much
money for the Journey as the best esti
mates render necessary: and don’t go.'
The Natlonnl Association of Manu
facturers f 8 taking a practical step to
ward the promotion of trade between
this country and the Latin-Amerlcan
republics in the initiative of a sample
warehouse at Caracas, Venezuela. Ac
cording to Mr. Richard Dolgc, a man
ufacturer, who has only recently re
turned from that city, the conditions
are now ripe for the development of
trade in that place.
Whatever may be the fate of Andree
—which at the time of this writing is
urknown, and may forever remain un
known. or may be cleared up by the
next electric current that thrills an
ocean cable—lt is impossible to remain
ur impresfcd by t ic cool daring of the
man. When he cut loose from land
and drifted out of sight beyond the
horizon of an unknown sea, driven by
a wind that would take him he knew
not whither, he performed an act that
was a supreme test of human nerve.
The lingering visitor has often worn
out a welcome, but a more serious re
sult of a long stay is reported from
Cheyenne. Mrs. Nicholas visited the
Stanleys in Ogden, remained more than
a month, and when she went home the
Stanleys sent her a bill of $54 for board.
Mr. Nichols, refusing to pay, was com
pelled by law to settle. Then Mrs.
Nichols horsewhipped Mr. Stanley.
With this precedent it is likely that
visits in Wyoming will be considerably
shortened. Perhaps the visiting limit
will be fixed at a few days or a week.
The "You must come and see me”
should be better understood.
"I do believe,” hurriedly exclaimed
the Nebraska hotelkeeper, looking out
of the front door, "there’s a cyclone
coming.” * * • A forlorn looking
guest dug his way out from under the
ruins of the hotel. His coat was ripped
up the back, his l>are knee protruded
from a ghastly rent In the left leg of his
trousers, one end of his shirt collar
was flying loose, his necktie was under
his right ear, one eye was in mourn
ing, and a portion of the hair of his
head had been scraped off. “You were
In error, landlord," he said, feebly.
"That was not a cyclone. It was a
tornado.” The guest was a gentleman
from Boston.
The United States exported $7,005,-
323 worth of bicycles and parts of bi
cycles in the twelve months ending
June 30, 1897. The different countries
and the value of exports of cycles to
them were as follows: United King
dom, $2,375,675; Germany, $1,026,346;
France, $262,606; other Europe, $1,199,-
214; British North America, $730,267;
Mexico, $73,117; Central American
states and British Honduras. $53,801;
Cuba, $4,016; Puerto Rico, $4,120; San
to Domingo, $4,980; Other West Indies
and Bermudas, $132,607; Argentina,
$42,091; Brazil, $29,355; Colombia. $24,-
290; other South America, $73,507; Chi
na,slß,4lo; British Australasia,s692,B94;
Bast Indies (British), $18,326; other
Asia and Oceanica, $113,577; Africa,
$125,979; other countries, $217. Total,
$7,005,323.
An investigator who likes to get
down to fine points has been figuring
out the difference in the oiling of
watches and locomotives. A good
watch needs oiling once in a year to
a year and a half. A locomotive oiled
in the same way would run sixty miles
an hour day and night for 648 days,
or nearly forty times the circumfer
ence of the earth. He says that as lo
comotives have to be oiled every day
the watchmaker must have brought his
art to a much higher degree of perfec
tion than the man who has built the lo
comotive. As a matter of fact, the
cases are not parallel. The watch is
most carefully protected from the air,
dust and foreign substances. The lo
comotive runs through dirt, dust, cin
ders and debris of- all sorts, much of
which, as a matter of course, works
into the machinery. If this man could
keep a locomotive in a glass case and
oil it and care for it as completely as
he does his watch, he might be able to
make some figures, but under the cir
cumstances he can scarcely be said to
have proven anything.
The Spanish attache who has been
secretly investigating our coast de
fenses could not have selected a better
place than Charleston harbor. One look
at the scarred site.of .Sumter ought to
have convinced him that this is a good
country to let alone.
The Queen Regent of Spain has been
petitioned by prominent wojnen o'f the
United States to release Evangellna
Clsnero, a young Cuban woman, now
lying in prison in Havana and threat
ened with a sentence of 20 years im
prisonment.
Twenty-five members of the Chicago
Alaska Club will fit themselves for the
Klondike by camping in the know and
practicing on skates, sleighs, snow
shoes and skis. They can avoid all of
this merely by going to Boston and se
lecting twenty-five of the 29,000 mai
dens Mrs. Charlotte Smith says are suf
fering for some one to love them.
The youngest and least educated fur
seal must be cheered by the conscious
ness that he has rights which the
Ameican eagle and the British Hon feel
hound to respect.
MICHAEL LED ALL THE WAY.
Wonderful Time Mud* In the Internation
al Thirty-Three Mile Knee.
Now York, Sept 27.—Cycle racing lu
thin vicinity was wound up for the
season yesterday afternoon at Man
hattan Beach with a rati ling interna
tional match race of 33 inline between
Jimmy Michael, the Welsh champion,
and Lucieu Lesua, the Swiss rider,
who holds the French middle-distance
record'. The attendance was 14,000.
There were a number of races of minor
Importance.
Mlclmel bail for pacemakers, four
quads, one quint and two sextuplets.
and Lesua bad live of tin* largest ma
chines and one quad. The Welshman
had the advantage of having the best
paeemuking machines, and decidedly
tin* best pacemakers. Lesna’s sextu
plets seemed to be too unwieldly for
last pacing, sis the result shows. When
the contestants lined up the little
Welshman looked a pigmy in compari
son with his Swiss opponent, hut each
of them was trained to the hour uud
botlilooked fit to nice for a man’s life.
At the crack of the pistol Michael
jumiHMl off in the lead and got the
pole, right behind his quint, which, af
ter the first lap retired in favor of a
quad. From start to finish the race
was a proeessisou, as Michael led all
the way. At the end of the first mile
the "Welsh Rarelfit” was 120 yards
ahead, and he steadily increased his
lead throughout the race. Lesna seemed
to lose his pacemakers frequently,
while Michael had no trouble in fol
lowing Ills. Both riders strained every
muscle to gain an advantage, and al
though it was a foregone conclusion
early in the race that Michael would
win, barring accidents, Lesnu never let
up, and stuck manfully to his task.
At the end of the hour Michael had
covered 31 miles and 1.400 yards, which
Is ahead of the world’s one-hour com
petitive record of 30 miles and 000
yards, held by Stocks, and the Ameri
can record, 30 mil<*s and 203 2-3 yards,
held by Michael himself.
The thirty-third and last mile was
traveled as quickly as the pro<*eding
ones, and Michael flew across the tape,
a winner by almost five laps, in the ex
cellent time of 02 minutes, 17 4-5 sec
onds.
TROOPS TO LEAVE HAZLETON.
▲ll the Colllerlr* Will ({••Hume Work—
Miner* Are IVrfectlnK »■> Organization.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 27.—NotlUng new
developed to-day in the strike region
and the day passed quietly. All the
collieries will resume to-morrow, some
for the full week, others for part of
the week. General Gobin and his staff
rode to Audenerid tills afternoon ami
this evening the Ninth regiment gave
a dress parade. It is announced at
headquarters that the Fourth regiment
is to lie withdrawn on Tuesday. The
Fourth is stationed at Drlftou. A con
ference will Im* held to-morrow to de
cide on the withdrawal of other troops.
The failure of the coroner’s Jury to
arrive nt a verdict is variously com
mented upon. Another meeting of the
jury is to l>e held to-morrow evening,
when it 1s expected a verdict will I*'
rendered.
A meeting of miners was held at
Freeland to-day. at which several prom
inent labor leaders wore present. The
meeting was held behind closed doors.
It is known, however, that the miners
are being more thoroughly organized,
so that in the event of another strike
they will have a leader and organiza
tion.
A gang of roughs broke into Squire
Robinson’s office at Audenrid anti de
molished considerable furniture. letter
the residence of Mine Superintendent
Gomer .Tones was stoned. Robinson
refused to issue a warrant for Fore
man Jones* arrest some time ago. and
this is supposed to be the cause of the
raid made on ids office.
Germany’* Klr Steamer.
New York, Sept. 27.—The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm L)er Gross*-, the latest
acquisition to the large tleet of the
North German Lloyd .Steamship Oom
pnuy, arrived to-night at Quarantine
at 10 o’clock on. her maiden voyage,
making the passage from Soutlmmpton
to New York in 5 days, ~ hours and 45
minutes, the fastest voyage on record.
Tiie Kaiser Wilhelm I)er Grosso is
648 foeet long. 06 feet beam and 43
feet deep and of 14,000 tons burden
and 30.000-horse i>o\ver. On this voy
age with a steam pressure of IS4
pounds and seventy-seven revolutions
of her screws, she developed a speed
of 22 knots. She was built at Stettin.
Germany, by the Vulcan Ship and En
gine Ship Building Company. She is
schooner-rigged, lias four funnels anil
twin screws. Her engines are of the
triple expansion pattern. On a con
sumption of st»o tons of coal per day
she developed a speed of 22 knots per
hour. She is comma tided by Captain
Hcnglelm rt.
Cavalry off for Fort Hall.
Boise. Idaho, Sept. 27.—Forty-three
men of Troop F. FourFh cavalry, left
this afternoon for Fort Hall in re
sponse ifc orders received from the do
lMirtment headquarters Saturday night.
Major Hatfield was in comniund, Lieu-
Cpnant Holbrook accompanying him.
Forty-five horses and five mules were
taken. The mules will In* used for
packing. The troop took thirty days
rations and 200 rounds of ammunition
for each man. At Nampa a special
engine was waiting to take them in
advance of the regular train and they
expect to arrive til Ross Fork at 2
o’clock to-morrow morning.- There they
w'ill be mot by the Indian agent with
wagons and transferred at once to the
scene of the difficulty.
Slriih of Hydrophobia.,
Scranton. Pa.. Sept. 25.—Physicians
were to-dn.v called to attend John F.
Jordan of this city, whose ten-year-old
son died on Friday night from hydro
phobia. the result of a bito from a mad
bulldog last March. During his son’s
ravings tin* little follow’s teeth grazed
the father's arms. It was anttacpticiri
ly treated at the time and no further at
tention given to.it until to-day, when
the arm showed an unmistakable
swelling and was quite painful.
Three physicians have consulted on
the case and If they are unable to cope
with it Jordan will be taken to New
York City for Pasteur's treatment.
Eleven persons were bitten by the dog
and young Jordan was the second who
died.
Defended it Wnmnn.
Paragould, Ark.. Sept. 25.—At Bertig.
a little station on the Paragould
Southeastern railroad, nine miles east
of this place, W. R. Wortli shot and
almost instantly killed A. 0. Hopkins,
a prominent citizen of that place, about
3 o’clock this afternoon. Hopkins and
his wife recently separated. 'Hopkins
.returned this afternoon and assaulted
•his wife with a knife. Worth inter
fered to save the woman’s life and
drawing a pistol shot Hopkins as lie
was about*to plunge the knife Into his
wife’s body. Worth surrendered and
Is in JalJ at Paragould
BACK FROM ALASKA.
MANY MINERS GIVE UP.
Com* Hack Pennllea* Disheartening Re
ports—The land Slide ~T?enr Hkag
uay.
Port Townsend, Sept. 25.—The steam
ship City of Seattle arrived this even
ing nt 5 o’clock from Skaguay and
Dyea. From Skaguay she brought 215
passengers; 1!»2 men and eighteen
women, who were unable to cross the
White pass and who preferred to re
turn to civilization, ns many of them
termed it, than to risking death by ex
posure at Skaguay. Very little addi
tional news relative to the avalanche
at Sheep camp is brought by the steam
er Seattle, although she left nearly
twenty-four hours later than the tug
Pioneer, which brought the first news.
As yet, only one body, that of Choy
nski lias been reported as found.
There Is no certain information as to
the number of persons who lost their
lives.
Tents, goods and provisions of all
kinds are buried in an indescribable
manner for nearly a mile from the head
of Sheep camp down the canon. Forty
tents, occupied by probably over a hun
dred persons are buried in the ruins.
All Is confusion.
Many discouraged, disheartened pil
grims have come down to-day, intend
ing to take the first steamer for home.
Some of them have not a dollar to tlielr
names, still the most of them saved
tlielr money. One man lost S4OO. which
was found by digging where ids tent
had gone down. Four saloons out of
six were wiped out of existence, but
the log houses which had been built
higher up the slop** were left stand
ing.
The toll bridge was washed out. as
well ns several feet along the trail, hut
Healy & Wilson have set a force of
men at work repairing the bridge and
trail so that it will lx* passable for
horses again in a few days.
Men have felled trees across several
places, and it is again jiossible to get
along on fool. There are hundreds of
discouraged men to-night at Sheep
camp. They know not what to do. Pro
fessional packers who have been nt
work for some time are sick from ex
posure and overwork. The course of
tin* avalanche was not over 200 feet
wide in any place mid only those who
laid not selected ordinary camping
were injured, hut many who were
camping only temporarily lost their all.
Persons who started out from Skag
uay are too jMMir to return without sac
rificing tlielr all. and have camped for
the winter on tin* trail, in many cases
occtipj’ing the same tents with their
horses.
From now on. the rush from Alaska
hack to tin* sound will in* greater than
was the rush to Alaska after tin* re
turn of the treasure-laden ship Fort
lany on July 17tli. .
LIEUTENANT PEARY’S PLANS
ll* 11a* Everything Ready for Hl* Trip to
I hi- Pole.
Philadelphia. Pa., Sept. 24.—Lieut.
R. B. Peary, the Arctic explorer, ar
rived in this city last night.
In an interview he said, concerning
his recent Journey to the North:
“In addition to securing tin* meteor
ite, I laid the plans for next year’s
expedition, and when I leave again,
which will Ik* about the eud of next
July, it will be to remain up there un
til I reach the pole or lose my life in
the attempt, if it takes five years to ac
complish this object.
"Next sum met- 1 shall take my ves
sel up to Shornrd Osborne fjord and
nuike that place my base of supplies.
"On the last trip 1 made arrange
ments with Arctic highlanders, a tribe
of Esquimaux consisting of 230 men.
women and children, known as the
most northerly tribe of human beings
on earth, to put in this coming winter
in obtaining seal, hoar and deer skins
for our clothing and in securing all the
walrus meat they can for dog food. I
have singled out eight young men of
the tribe, with their wives, canoes,
dogs, sleighs and tents, to accompany
me to Slierard Osborne fjord, which is
atiout 300 miles north of their present
abode.
“My party will consist, of a surgeon,
possibly another white man and my
self; the rest will be Esquimaux. The
latter know how to drive dogs, they
can go hungry, and know how to get
food.
“The conditions under which I shall
make the coining expedition are of the
most, satisfactory character. The
American Geographical Society has as
sured ine $150,000 to meet all ex
penses and 1 have been given five
years leave of absence. I shall prob
ably buy a new ship for next year,
though we may use the Hope again.
Mrs. Peary will not accompany me.
"I am quite sure that I shall succeed
in reaching tin* pole. Nansen got with
in 200 miles of it. but Andree did not
have one chance in one thousand when
lie started to drift over tin* pole. I
don’t think Andree will accomplish
anything, and lie must have lost his
life before tills in his attempt.”
To I'ut m Gun Hunt on the Yukon
New York. Sept. 27.—A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Acting Secretary Roosevelt favors
the assignment of a nnvnl vessel to
The Yukon river for patrol duty. The
suggest ion has l>**eii made by Lieu
tenant’ G. M. Sr*nicy of the navy, that
a stern-wheeler Im* ordered detailed by
the government and sent to the Yukon
to patrol that stream. lH>ginning next
spring. Lieutenant Stoney’s projxisi
tion also contemplates the establish
ment of three stations on the Yukon,
one at each end and the third in the cen
ter. at each of which will l»e stationed
almut twenty marines and surgeon
aml au officer. I!** points out that law
lessness has prevailed to an aiaeming
extent in Alaska, and that n naval
force Is absolutely necessary to sup
press disorder. Mr. Roosevelt opposes
the suggestion that the revenue cut
ter service can maintain order in Alas
ka ns well as the navy.
Snow ami Ire Train.
San Diego. Cal., Sept. 27.—A transpor
tation company has been organized
here to carry freight ami passengers
across the snow and ice from St. Mi
chael’s to Dawson Pity, during the
winter months. A snow and ice train
will be used with a gasoline on gin**,
'l'li** wheel is propelled by sprocket
and chain. ’Hu* cab and cars are car
ried by short sleighs at each end of
tin* car. like fiat ears on railroads.
These sleighs are so constructed as to
run on top of the snow as well as the
ice. 'Flu* company has applied for a
government contract to carry mails up
the Yukon.
Warning for tlii* Funner*.
Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 24. The annual
convention of tin* Nebraska Millers’
Association is in s**slon here with 117
members present. It was agreed that
the wheal acreage ill the slate next
.vear would he 40 per cent, larger than
tills year and the members thought it
proper to warn farmers that they can
not hope to raise so much wheat and
get as good prices for It every year as
this year. The various members said
that in their localities every farmer
who could rent or buy additional land
was putting It in wheat for next year.
They look upon this with alarm. They
declare that the farmers had better di
versify tlielr crops, since a failure of
the wheat crop next year would mean
wide disaster to farmers In Nebraska.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
Reported That the United State* Will Not
Rush Into Wnr.
Madrid. Sept. 20.—The arrival of
United States Minister Woodford from
San Sebastian has made a sensation.
The program of the United States has
been ascertained.
This does not contemplate a declara
tion of war if S|Miln rejects mediation,
but, according to report, an ’ostenta
tious proclamation to the world of dis
approval of the Cuban regime, by sus
pending diplomatic relations with Spain
and withdrawing the United States min
ister.’ ”
General Woodford lias declined to lx*
interviewed on the subject, 1 further
than to say that his conference with
the Duke of Toman, the foreign minis
ter. was of tiie most satisfactory char
acter. The unexpected bitterness of
tin* press and of public opinion has
been painfully impressed ii]K>n him,
but lu* hopes Mils will soon he allayed,
as he believes ids mission favorable
to Spanish interests and cannot com
prehend that Spain could reject media
tion assigned to end an impoverish
ing war.
ll<* has not named a time at which
tin* war must be terminated, but he
hopes, as tin* result of Ills tenders that
it will Im* (*11(1**41 quickly. He believes
tiie war is inflicting incalculable lohh
upon tin* United States and that it is
impossible to prevent the organization
of filibustering expeditions.
Unusual measures were taken to pro
tect Minister Woodford on ills journey
from San Sebastian to this city, hut the
trip was quite uneventful.
Some comment lias h**en caused by
the fact that Minister Woodford’s fam
ily has not accompanied Idm. hut re
mains behind the Freuch frontier. Min
ister Woodford explains that his party
is a large one, requiring a commodious
home, and prefers s|X‘iiding a pleasant
October at Biarritz until a suitable res
ilience can l»e secured here. The lega
tion cannot be used as a residence.
General Woodford lias already en
gaged a box at the Royal opera house
•and has purchased horses.
Vcllow Fever Cane*.
New Orleans, Sept. 26.—T0-day was
the quietest of the week in New Or
leans. and the fever situation in spite
of the appearance of a rather large
number of new eases may lie said to
have shown much Improvement. Flf
teen cases were recorded on the books
of the Board of Health, but there were
no deaths and there have been no
deaths since Friday. The authorities
received reports during the evening
from nearly every patient that is now
under treatment and tht*se were all to
the effect that the cases are doing well
and that no patient is in any Immediate
danger of dissolution. Some forty
eases were reported to-nlglit as bcliii*
rapidly on the mend and a number of
them will lie discharged during the
week.
Grant Nairn of Iron Ore.
Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. 20.—From
talks with iron dealers It Is learned
that the movement of ore from the up
per lake mines this year will beat all
records. It is now estimated that at
least 13.000.000 tons will Im* marketed
this season, and next spring Is likely to
find all the docks clear. That would
be unprecedented. Last year the stocks
In the spring amounted to 3.000,00 Q
tons. Ninety-five percent, of the allot
ment of the Ore Association Ims al
ready been sold and prices show a
buoyancy under the heavy sales. It
is believed the ore pool which existed
prior to last spring will be reorganized
next spring.
Mr. Ilrynu Will Speak In Ohio.
Council Bluffs. lowa. Sept. 26.—Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, who addressed
a large crowd here Saturday night, left
yesterday morning for his home in Lin
coln. Nebraska. Before leaving Mr.
Bryan had a conference with H. B.
Dunbar of Cincinnati, Ohio, a promi
nent attorney of that city, and
one of the leading free sil
ver Democratic iiolitlcians of the
Buckeye State. Mr. Dunbar
came here from Ohio for tiie purpose
of seeing’Mr. Bryan, and ns a result
of the conference. Mr. Bryan lias con
sented to go to Ohio in the near future
and deliver a series of free silver
S|M***cll»*S.
Hh nk Robber* Caught.
Helena.’ .Mont.. Sept. 27.—JuSt two
months ago tin* town of Belle Foil relic,
South Dakota, was visltbd by bank rob
bers. who held up the (•ashler of the
Butte Comity Bank unil secured sev
eral thousand dollars ill booty. After
a hot running fight they made their
esecapc. and nothing was known of
tlielr whereabouts until three men
were captured in the eastern portion of
the state by a sheriff and stock in
sjiectors. They were brought to Bill
ings and put in jail, anil were to-day
positively identified by Cashier Tichnor
of ■ the Belli* Fourche bank, and the
sheriff of that county.
No lliHcrlmlnatlng Dntie*.
Washington. Sept. 25. Attorney
General McKenna announced Ills opin
ion in the matter of section 22 of tiie
new tariff law. lie holds in effect that
goods coming directly into the United
Stati*s from foreign countries through
Canadian ports are not subject to the
discriminating duty of ten per cent, and
also holds that the foreign goods
shipped from countries other than Brit
ish possessions in British vessels are
not subject to the discriminating duty.
Agreement With the Creek*.
Muskogee, T. T., Sept. 26.—The Dawes
Commission and the commission repre
senting the Creek Indians, who have
been in conference here for several
days, have reached an agreement for
an nllottment of the reservation lands
and nu abandonment of the trlbnl re
lations. The treaty will be formally
signed on Monday. This agreement
must be ratified by a vote of the tribe.
Negro Openly Lynched.
Hawesvllle. Ky., Sept 27.—1 n the
broad open glare of a Sunday sun, in
the midst of a protracted revival, not
a mask to In* seen, and in tin* presence
of moo infuriated people, Raymoud
Rushrod. a 1117 m. tills evening at 5
o’clock, was in.nl>' to pay the penalty
of ids ass.mli .11 14-year-old Maggie
Roberts. lit* was swung from a limb
In the court house yard
BOOTH WANTS MONEY
FOR THE PROPOSED COLONY.
Unless Denver Capitalists Advance Funds
the Scheme Mu j Fall Through—A Good
Investment.
Denver, Sept. 25.—The Republican
this morning says:
Persons who talked with Commander
Booth-Tucker after the Coliseum meet
ing on Thursday night were led to un
derstand that he had expected the
wealthy citizens of Denver to manifest
some Interest In his colonization
scheme. It was even said that owing
to the apparent apathy of the wealthy
men of Colorado the plans for a Colo
rado colony might he abandoned. In
California Booth-Tucker readily se
cured the active co-operation of Chius
Spreckles and other wealthy men. They
were not asked to give anything, but
when offered good security they loaned
part of the money necessary to estab
lish the colony In the Salinas valley at
a low rate of Interest.
On account of the Clearing House As
sociation banquet In honor of Comp
troller Eckles being held on Thursday
evening the men whom Booth-Tucker
desired to reach were not present at the
Coliseum meeting. 11 is appeal to the
Denver citizens to back him up In his
efforts to plant a colony in the Arkan
sas valley, so that lie might go to-the
capitalists of the East and say that the
Influential people of Colorado were
with him, met with no response. Ills
plans had not been generally under
stood, for, until he came to Denver, it
was supposed that the financial ar
rangements had all been made in the
Enst.
When the Republican learned yester
day that Commander Booth-Tucker
had gone way from Denver without
having accomplished what he had ex
pected and that a colony might not af
ter all be established in Colorado, a
telegram was sent to him at Rocky
Ford inquiring whether it was true that
he desired a loan of local capital. His
reply to the query was:
“A tangible support in the way of a
loan by the citizens of Denver would
be a convincing argument to the East
that the success of the colony in Colo
rado is not only possible, but certain."
Booth-Tucker, accompanied by his
wife. Adjutant Ferris, Brigadier Alice
Lewis, Colonel Holland and Land Com
missfonrn Frost and Industrial Com
missioner Davis of the Santa Fe, left
Denver yesterday morning at 3:50
o’clock. They traveled In a Santa Fe
official car. Yesterday they were en
tertained at Rocky Ford by James A.
Crowley, one of the committee appoint
ed by Booth-Tucker to advise him in
regard to the selection of a location.
To-day the party will visit Holly and
Lamar, and will stop over Sunday at
one of the two places, reaching Pueb
lo Monday. If a colony is to be estab
lished in the Arkansas valley It is be
lieved that a tract of land in the vi
cinity of either Lamar or Holly will be
selected. The reasons given by inter
ested persons why these localities are
likely to be preferred are that the land
can be bought at much lower prices
than land of equal fertility near Rocky
Ford or Pueblo.
The commander of the American
forces of the Salvation Army is a prac
tical irrigation engineer. lie mastered
the science of irrigation in India and
looked after the Irrigation interests in
that country for the British govern
ment. lie understands all the prob
lems of irrigation, and when he estab
lishes a colony he will see that the
farmers receive adequate instruction.
It is Bootli-Tucker’s plan to buy a
tract of not less than 5.000 acres of
land and not more than 15,000 acres.
The smallest colony would be com
posed of 500 families.
There is a probability that another
public meeting will be held in Denver
before Booth-Tucker leaves the state,
with the object of interesting local capi
tal in the scheme.
GAMBLING IN KANSAS CITY.
Th® Clilef of Folio® Told That He Mint
SupprcN* It.
Kansas City, Sept. 24.—Chief of Po
lice Hayes was called before the Police
Board and told that he must suppress
the pool rooms and all forms of gam
bling in Kansas City at once.
"You stated before the Lexow com
mittee that gambling could be sup
pressed,” said Mayor Jones, "and we
now want you to do it."
The mayor said the position that a
pool room can be licensed to run a
game of chance was untenable.
"Raid the ]>ool rooms and gambling
houses a hundred times a day,” said he,
“until they cense.”
“We are going to make it so warm
for the gamblers.” interjected Commis
sioner Gregory, "that they will have to
gamble in the patrol wagons on the
way to the police stations if they must
gamble.”
The IMH>I room keepers claim the
right to operate under a decision of the
Court of Appeals in St. Louis. They
were running under the state license
law until the anti-pool room bill went
into effect in July. At that time the po
lice began raiding them and the raids
have been kept up intermittently.
In all cases where the raids were
made tines were assessed and the cases
were promptly appealed to the Crimi
nal Court. They are on the Criminal
Court docker now.
An unprecedented crusade against
gambling is expected.
Dr. J. W. McCowau, a druggist who
lost $1,250 in a “dynamite bucket shop,”
or pool room, to-day brought suit to
recover the amount.
LAND GRANT CASES.
A Number to He llcurd lief or® the Su
preme Court.
Santa Fe, N. M., Sept. 24.—Mat G.
Reynolds of the land court left last
night for Washington to appear for the
government in twouty-three land grant
cases taken to the Supreme Court on
appeal from the Court of Private Land
Claims. The area involved is over
one million acres, about equally divid
ed between New Mexico and Arizona.
Among more important cases are those
of Earl B. Coe of Denver, who seeks
confirmation of the Algodones grant
for 2(1,000 acres at the Junction of the
Gila and Colorado rivers, and upon
which tract is the town of Yuma; the
Juan Gld grant of 108,000 acres, cov
ering the beet part of Merilla valley,
and claimed by J. B. Cessna of Beat
rice, Nebraska, and the Calabosas,
Tumacacorl and Huermbi grant of 00.-
000 acres in Arizona. This latter case
involves the forfeiture under tlie Mex
ican government of the old Mission
lands, and is regarded as one of the
most interesting cases appealed from
the Court of Private Land Claims.
Prominent Mexican Suicide®.
City of Mexico. Sept. 24.—Ex-Inspec
tor General of Police Eduardo Velas
quez, at the early age of thirty-two
years, lies to-night a corpse, having
taken his life in Belem prison some
time during this morning. The Inspec
tor blew his brains out with a revolver.
Last night he retired late, and at 11
o’clock this morning the warden of the
prison went to call him. He found the
inspector dead, with a bullet wound In
the right temple, and ou Investigation
found a small two-barreled pistol, with
which the net had been committed.
Velasquez was charged with having
killed Arroyo, the man who attacked
President Diaz.
A letter was found In the room, in
which Velasquez made his statement to
the public, saying his death was, he
felt, the satisfaction he owed to society,
and he would, therefore, give that sat
isfaction by leaving the world. He al
so said that the crime was suggested
to him by Inspector Villavleenlo of the
second police district, who Is in pris
on.
KILLED ABOVE SKAGUAY.
A l,i%iicl Slid® Across tin- Trull Churoi Bev
• ral Denth*.
Port Townsend, Wash., Sept. 24.-
The tug Pioneer, Captain Neil son, ar
rived here at 3 o’clock this morning
direct from Skaguay with news of a
land glacier slide on the Dyea trail last
Saturday, accompanied by the loss of
the lives of several people, the exact
number not being known; eighteen
persons in all, seventeen men and one
woman, were reported missing, and
while it is not supposed that more than
seven or eight were killed, it would
not surprise those who brought out
the news to learn later that none of
the missing ever turned up alive. The
accident is described by some ns a
snowslide, by others as a landslide,
and by others as the tearing loose by
the rains of a huge glacier that over
hung Sheep camp and tlie trail. The
news readied Skaguay Sunday evening
and the tug Pioneer left there at 3
o’clock Monday morning. William
Sprague, brother of Captain Sprague
of the tug Sea Lion, was a passenger
on tlie Pioneer, and lie tells the follow
ing story of the destructive slide:
“I heard the news of tlie slide on
Sunday evening from a woman who
claimed to have witnessed it. The ac
cident was caused by tlie rain. Dur
ing the first part of the week it was
cold and ice had formed all around.
On Thursday a change came and
Thursday night and Friday morning
there was n warm rain, accompanied
by a Chinook wind, which thawed ev
erything. The rain came down In tor
rents, the worst storm of the year for
that section, niql continued all Friday
and Saturday forenoon. About noon
on Saturday the slide came, striking
the Dyea trail at Sheep camp. Just
what caused It could not lie told, but
there came a slide of earth and rocks
and water that carried all in its path.
“Sheep camp was in the path of the
flood and it was literally wiped out of
existence. Fortunately there were not
many people there on that day com
pared with the number usually at the
camp. Tills is where tlie loss of lift*
occurred. Everybody loft tlioir outfits
and baggage behind and fled for life.
Some were caught in the deluge, .lust
how many may never lie known, but
eighteen were missing altogether.
YELLOW FEVER.
Denth Knto i%t New Orlennn Same an In
rrovloiM Epidemic®.
New Orleans. Sept. 24. —Eminent
doctors believe that the work of the
board of health is productive of good
results, nml that the fever is not
spreading, but on the contrary. Is be
ing confined to localities. Thus far
there have been a few less than 100
cases, and 15 deaths. It was in 1878
10 per cent.; so that up to the present
time the disease is about as virulent
as it was in the last great epidemic
New Orleans had.
One of the sensations of the day was
the announcement that the board of
health had decided to prosecute Dr.
Monltiziu for having failed to report
n case of suspicious fever.
Of the ninety odd cases in New Or
leans, from tlie beginning but four
have been among the negro population:
There are still several eases among
those who are ill, but the board of
health is daily discharging patients as
cured.
Mayor Flower to-day ordered a force
of policemen to guard the Beauregard
school, on which a mob made an at
tack to burn last night. Only a portion
of tlie building was burned and 1t is
still possible to use the structure ns a
hospital for the treatment of yellow fe
ver patients. The burning of the
school created Intense Indignation
here and tlie outrage was bitterly de
nounced.
Every newspaper in the city, in ring
ing editorials, lias pledged itself to
support the mayor in whatever action
lie may bike to punish the culprits and
carry into effect the original determin
ation to establish a yellow fever hos
pital in the Beauregard school house.
WILL BE PAID IN CASH.
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollar* In Stan
ford Legacies.
San Francisco, Cal., Sopt. 24.—Mrs.
Jane Stanford will pay in cash seven
legacies of SIOO,OOO each left by her
late husband. The legatees are Leland
Stanford Latlirop of this state, Charles
Stanford of New York and live other
eastern relatives of the late senator.
Mrs. Stanford claimed tlie right. t<*
pay these legacies in real property sit
uated in Alameda, Napa, San Bernar
dino, Snn Mateo and other counties.
The legatees entered a general dc
nnrrrcr.
The case was heard before Judge
Coffey to-day. Mrs. Stanford, who
was represented by Russell J. Wilson,
made no contest. In fact she sent a
cablegram from Europe to Judge Cof
fey saying that she desired a speedy
adjustment of the difficulty. Judgi
Coffey sustained tlie demurrer, saying
that the testator evidently intended tin
legacies to be paid in cash and that
if this could be done without prejudice
to other Interests it was so ordered.
Venezuelan Umpire Chosen.
Washington, Sopt. 24.—A Anal decis
ion lias been reached by the arbitra
tors who are to determine the Britisli-
Venezuelan boundary line, as to tin
fifth arbitrator or umpire, who is to act
with them. 11 is name is for the pres
ent withheld. It is not Baron Com
cello, whose name has been mentioned
in this connection, nor King Oscar of
Sweden, who was to name the umpire,
only in case the arbitrators failed I.
agree. An agreement . was readier
without the necessity of calling on tin
Swedish sovereign. The umpire is iii-
European, but this is said to be with
out significance, since no question In
volving the Monroe doctrine Is to he
submitted to the tribunal. The arbi
trntors in behalf of Venezuela are
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brew
er of the United States Supreme Court.
An Explosion In 11 Coni Mine.
Marion. 111.. Sept. 24.—One man
killed and three fatally Injured and six
were severely burned and bruised by
an explosion of gas In the Williams
County coal mine to-day. An un
known miner is still Imprisoned in tin
shaft, and wns undoubtedly Instantly
killed.
After-damp followed the explosion
and put a stop to tho search of the dn.\
of the unknown miner, who w hb in
doubt instantly killed.
GREATER NEW YORK.
IMMENSE POWERS OF ITS MAYOR
Will ll®*® Hi® Appointing Fower Over 15,-
000 city Employe*. Including Head® <4
nil Department®.
The- most Important election that will be
held In 11 ulng November Is tlie one
thnl will lake place In New V
ii.-u, nf I hi. (.renter New Y or® is t®
lie Lclech-d. It Is not often that a municipal
overshadow* state elections In geu
i'i-iil Interest. hut there are several reaaona
win It I- so In this ease. To begin with, the
(•renter New York election will decide the
government for the next four year® of n
community with u population greater than
that of the thirteen colonies at the time of
the federation, greater than that of any one
among forty of the forty-live state* In the
Union at tlie present time. Itwill di< hie
who Is to handle the $50,000,000 income of
the tmpolis an Income greater than that
raised for state purposes by the wealthiest
states and who Is to disburse the million*
which the city must annually spend for it®
own It Is of supreme Inter
est to the politicians, because It means hun
dreds of Important positions to he tilled nnO
an Immense amount of patronage to he dis
tributed-more than accompanies any elec
tive office In this country, scarcely except
ing the presidency itself. Finally. It is of
vast Interest to students of politics and
thoughtful persons everywhere, because it
Is the llrst attempt to conduct an urban
area so vast and a city population so great
under a strongly centralized government,
such ns is provided by the New York char*
°ln New York the mayor Is to he the pivot
about which the entire city administration
will move. He will receive a salary of $15.-
nno, which Is extremely huge for an elec
tive office In the United State*. Among the
duties specifically Imposed upon him by the
charter Is the appointment of some thirty
six heads of departments, who will control
the police, the public works, the docks, and
every source of the city’s revenue and
power. He will also appoint the magis
trates who will the administration of
Justice. It will he Ids duty to fill nearly 250
offlelnl positions, carrying total salaries or
above half a million, lie will he the head of
n vnst nruiv of city employes numbering
something like 15.000 men. or more tlinu
compelled Cornwallis to surrender at Y ork
town and put an end to tlie Revolution.
On the legislative side Rg* mayor will have
n strong cheek on the nets of the city coun
cil by Ids veto, which can he overriden only
by a two-thirds vole of the municipal as
sembly. In any ease involving “the creating
of a debt, laying of an assessment, or grant
ing a franchise, a five-sixths vote shall he re
quired” to set aside the veto. Thus the
mayor Is given practically the power to
control these Important matters. All nets of
the legislature relating to the city will also
come to the mayor for his consideration, so
that he has a wide latitude- In legislative, ns
well ns executive functions.
As the charter was first drawn, even
greater power and responsibility was placed
In the mayor’s hands. He wns to be al
lowed to remove at any time and wltljout
giving cause any head of a department. The
object of this arrangement was. as Mr. De
Witt of the charter commission expressed If.
that there might be only one head for the
people to hit In case of corrupt or Inefficient
administration. This power of removal, by
an amendment of the legislature. Is now re
stricted to the first six months of the
mayor’s term.
The mayor of New York will he a more
powerful official than the head of any other
great modern city. Ills control of a region
containing a population greater than most
states, and one-twelfth of the total wealth
of the Union, will he more complete for the
four years of Ids term than that of any
other man holding office under a popular
government. Itut at the end of that time he
must give up his sway and become a private
citizen for the next four years at least.
Under the provisions of the charter no man
can hold the position of mayor for two
terms In succession.
In spite of tin- far-reaching powers which
It grants, the plan of government adopted
for Greater New Y’ork Is distinctly an Ameri
can system, designed to meet the needs and
experience of popular government and uni
versal suffrage. To show how the scheme
differs from that In force in other countries
It Is onlv necessary to compare the position
of mayor of New York with the same po
sition In the great European cities.
KLONUYKE JINGLES.
A MIXED BLESSING.
In Klondvke. land of northern sky. ?
Goods, 1 and other things are high;
Hut one exception It can show—
Thermometers are always low.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS.
The citizen patiently digging a well.
Or delving the earth round Ids vine,
A tale or hard luck this ffush season cuu tell
Who does not turn up a gold mine.
HOME INDUSTRIES.
If you can not cross the country
And the frozen lands explore.
Y ou can chance your money nearer—
There are Klondyes at your door.
Down on Clark street, where the tiger
And Ids fellows freely range.
There are transportation companies
To help you lose your change.
THE EVEN* CLIMATE.
No one questions up that way.
"Is it hot enough to-day?"’
Neither In that climate basking
Do they put the question gruff -
"Is the went her cold enough?"
They know that without the asking.
—Chicago Record.
Carr ers on the Conge.
From the Journals of the late B. J. Glave.
who died after crossing Africa to Investi
gate the slave trade for the Century, a final
paper has been prepared, entitled "Cruelty
In the Congo Free State." and It Is printed
In the September Century. Mr. Glave says:
To-day J saw the dead body of a carrier
lying on the trail. There could hnvc been no
mistake about Ills being a sh-k man; he was
nothing hut skin mid lames. These posts
ought to give some cure to the porters; the
lu-artless disregard for life Is abominable.
Two days ago a native applied to me for
medicine and food; he was 111 and starving.
The same day I met a poor liberated slave,
emaciated, with nothing to eat. I gave him
food, hut could not understand Ills language,
is lie was a poor wretch stolen from a far
away lunite. Native life Is considered of no
value by the Belgians. No wonder the state
Is hated. Carrying Is pushed to such nil ex
tent that It Is killing the people. They are
on the road the whole time, without rest to
enable them to recuperate ami get strong
after each trip, often the mission stations
are applied to for succor; hut. as n rule,
when the carriers present themselves they
are thoroughly overcome by the exertion of
carrying a load when 111. uud they generally
die. Formerly the state sent out Its soldiers
to tie up the women when the people re
fused to conic in as carriers. This has now
been stopped. Soon the railway will he fin
ished as far as Lufn; this will relieve the
transport considerably. If the service from
Lukuhga to Lufn can he arranged as regards
pay with the natives. The Itelginns often
ask wliat will the Rnkongo people do when
the railway Is finished. . What did they do
before the white man came to rule them?
Did they die of hunger -and He nuburled on
the rohu?
VRF.K. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
To men (pluin envelope.) How, after ten
years' fruitless dpctoriug, I was fully re
stored fo full vigor and robust manhood.
No C. O. I), fraud. No money accepted.
No connection with medical concerns.
Sent absolutely free. Address, Lock Box
•JHB. Chicago, .111. Send 2-cent stamp if
conven-'ent.
Miss Stella F. Jenkins, n Kansas City
school teacher, has been made n minister of
the Friends' church in that city. Her
mother. Mrs. Frances Jenkins, has been
a minister of the Quaker church for forty
five years. Another sister has also occupied
a pulpit In Richmond. Indlnnn.
Messrs. Ettenson, Woolfo & Co., the
largest department house in Leaven
worth. Kansas, have issued a now
catalogue entitled “Helpful Hints.” In
this catalogue is much useful informa
tion relating to dry goods, cloaks,
clothing, millinery, intots and shoes,
furniture, carpets, and in fact every
thing pertaining to house furnishing.
Tlie catalogue is sent free upon re
quest, and is a work tlint should l>o
in every home.
Of the 104.000 Inhabitants «>f Johannes
burg. South Africa. 4.000 are bicyclists.
Scrofula
“ Our daughter broke out with scrofula
•ora® all over her face and head. She
grew worse until wo gave her Hood'®
Sarsaparilla. When she had taken six
bottles her face was smooth and the
scrofula has never returned.” Silas
Vbbnooy, West Point, New York.
Hood’s parilla
Is the best In fuct tlie One True lilood Purifier.
Hood’s Pills curs all Liver Ills, cents.