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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-10

The electric lights on the high masts
at Los Angeles, CAL, can be distinctly
seen from the island of San Clemento,
eighty miles out at sea.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-10

1t costs Uncle Sam 81 900 per day to
supply the public buildings throughout
the country with fuel, light and water.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
Mining In Alaska.

The san Francisco Bulletin, in the course
of an article on mining in Alaska, says;
The winters were found by the miners to
be extremely cold, the thermometer sink
ing to 81 : below zero. The men lived in
one of which the mules were kept. About
100 cords of wood We're burned last winter.
The mine is situated about mile from
the house, and shaft about - feet deep
has been sunk, and two drifts have been
made During the summer months the
ground, to the depth of about two feet,
could be moved with pick. At the depth
named frozen ground was struck and no
tools could have any influence upon il,
Powder was used i'll lOoSenng the ground
and rock. In midwinter the sun shone
only for two hours and Il half in the "A.
In midsummer the sun shOne 2ll3 hours
during the day, and at any time the light
was sufficient to read the print of II news
paper. In the cold weather the men wore
faques Coats made of deerskin or SPUR
rel skin, or muskrat skin, trousers of seal
skin, and caps of foXskin. For food the
men had Il stock of salt meat and canned
goods and beans, taken by the schooner.
Pike, pickerel and tOmcOd were caught,
and easegete (grOus) and rabbits were shot
and eaten.
In the valley where the men were at
work We're about 100 natives, and there
was an Esquimaux village called Chinga-
mutt in GOlOwin Bay No trouble was
experienced with the natives, except two
men, who seemed to have better under
standing than their fellows, and who eX-
ercised their cunning upon the supersti-
tious natures of their fellows Those two
natives gave the miners considerable trou-
Bile, and in the early spring claimed the
mine and threatened that they would
bring such number of men from Cape
Prince of Wales that the whites would be
as ''one EsquimauX,' without force sufii-
Gent to protect their lives or property.
The trouble grew so desperate that desper-
ate means to end it were decided upon
and the miners shot and killed the two
turbulent natives. The other Indians liv-
ing in the vicinity returned thanks for the
removal of two troublesome men who rob
ed them of their furs by promising to pay
aud never fulfilling their promises
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
The Electrical Exhibition.

Progress is the only report which comes
from the building of the electrical eNhibi-
ton in Philadelphia. The structure itself
is not yet wholly complete, and none of
the exhibits are yet fully arranged. Large
gangs of worlimen are busy day and night.
however and by the ID of September it is
expected that everything will be in rcadi-
ness for the grand opening. The last
touches of the brush were applied yester-
day to the two wall maps painted in the
old Pennsylvania depot, to be used by the
electricians as lccturc-rOom. The geo
graphical drawings are on Il very large
scale and represent all the submarine ca
bic lines, whether now i'll use. abandoned
or proposed There are two projections, II
Mercatorand stereographic. The bridge
between the new building and the railroad
depot is nearly finished. The Kitchens for
the cafe in the depot are finally in position
The boilers are nearly all up III the steam
supply department. some of these ar"
monsters. In all there will be furnished
1900 horse power Some of the boilers
only came last Saturday. and since then
gangs of men have been necessarily at
work. Among the apparatus now i'll the
city are 81 cases OF delicate measuring
instruments from France, and 30 cases of
various pieces of apparatus from Germany.
Lieutenant Fiske, of the ordnance bureau
of the Navy Department Of the United
States. is experimenting the erection of
naval search lights having Il power of
several million candles. ana used at sea to
detect the approach OF torpedo boats
The Straight Line Engine Company of
Syracuse, the Thompson-lIouston, the
Clay, the Brush, and Bell and some French
electric companies have forces at work
placing their exhibitions i'll order. Edl-
sons Jumbo engine. furnishing 1000 lights
power, was finally arranged last night, 1t
weighs 30 tons, was exhibited at Vienna
and is the largest engine of the kind in tn,
world. The largest number of men al
work, though, are engaged in finishing
the building itself, putting ON the lnsr
woodwork in the interior and getting
ready for what painting there is to be done
Within Il few days ii is thought that tn,
rush of exhibitors will begin. Then tn,
building will he damned. At presen
there are comparatively few men ut work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

old Mother Hubbard went to the board.
To wash her poor daughter gown.
But someone exclaimed
Those gowns, mann, are blamed
And so her poor daughter had none.
About this time hens have their semi
annual vacation-take day Off, as it
were.
Does your wife keep Il pet ~ asked
Bigsby of Popiniay. well, | guess she
does, was the reply she's never out of
IA pet"
Scientists say that the whale lives to be
400 years old. There are some young
whales hanging around the shores of this
country who may possibly live to see the
Democratic party i'll power again
High tea: (which part of the cake will
You take, Johnny ~
''Oh, I'll take the soprano, | guess.
1.-The soprano-what do you mean -
THE upper part, of course, ma -
When Il young lady gets the mitten she
doesn't really loose her credit in the mat
rimonial market she is only temporarily
embarrassed, as it were.
Il keep my watch alone" MARBLES the
poet. If he had said his umbrella, it
would be something to boast of.
1t is said that a herd of buffaloes in Tex
as is now an un-herd of thing.
Il hear that your wife creates quite II
sensation" said one Burlington man to
another who had recently been married
We'll guess she does, replied the other,
obviously, feeling of the bumps on his
head. "But the sensations are not alto
gether SO pleasant rs might be wished
a correspondent wants to know who is
the author of Little Breeches'" That is
just what the small boy would like TO
find out.
Buttons are coming in again. says an
exchange. Well, buttons are about as
good as farm produce III the long run, es-
pecially for an editor who goes to church
regularly
a scientific writer asserts that artificial
tails may be grown on animals. The mis-
sion of the dude has at last been discov-
cred.
After eating two quarts of ice cream at
church fair, James Gormley of Setauket
\. Y, went home and dropped dead This
item might be of some practical value if
it wasn't for the sex of the victim.
What IA difference there is in the beset
ting faults of men and women Women
are too fond of their glass, and men of
their"glass too,
"What spectacle" exclaimed a Yer
mont man. Us he saw a lot of Boston
school ma ms together.
Act at once - eNclaims AN excited con
temporary, Hold ON, friend there are
enough stage struck people in the world
already,
1t is said there are 2lS,0O0 asses in Ven
ezuela We are surprised that Venezuela
should have become such popular re-
sort for young gentlemen of leisure.
The last request of people who expect to
be buried anywhere in the. vicinity of a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

the rebel congress. They investigated this
transaction, and the evidence, absolutely
and beyond all question, cXOnerated Mr.
Blaine. There was no evidence OF the
charge but two pieces of hCarSay. In one
case, the person who had made the state
ment said he heard such II report, but
didn't know where or from whom in the
other, the person reported to nave made
the assertion cmphatically denied it. But
it was conclusively shown that Mr.. Blaine
had nothing to do with the transaction.
Under these circumstances, 1T was pro
posed to extend the investigation to mat
tiers never committed to the committee by
the House and to rake into Mr.. Blaine $
private correspondence. He was promi-
nent candidate for the presidency. The
| fires of that fierce contest of 1876 were al
can citizen would feel under like circum-
stances incXpressibly outraged and indig-
nant. Mr. Schurz has imagined what
| Washington would have done in some cir
cumstanCes he has supposed. should
| like to have seen the lion wrath of George
Washington, if, after the revolution, IA
committee of Tories had proposed to rake
| into his private correspondence on such an
errand. The Supreme Court of the United
State has since expressly held in the case
of Hallett kilburn that the House has no
constitutional authority whatever to re
qrire the production of private papers i'll
such case. There were many things III
those letters which it must have bitterly
mortified II prOud-spirited man to exhibit
to the public without the least implication
of guilt or dishonor. There are disclosures
of pecuniary embarrassment, or i'll sue
cess in II great transaction, of danger OF
bankruptcy and financial rain. which the
most honest man would struggle to con
CCul from public view.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Carl Schurz recently chatted entertain
ingly: 81 was walking up Broadway when
saw IA good-looked, massively built man
coming toward me. | knew who he was at
once, though had never been in his actll-
al presence before. ! could not help
smiling at the excellence of that gentle
mans likeness, as portrayed by the carica-
turists. But evidently he recognized me
from the many amusing pictures which
have been drawn of me, for his face was
like mine, on the full grin, We knew
each other at once. We had been pictori
ally introduced We both laughed, stimuli
tancOusly, touched our hats and passed
on. The other man was John Kelly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

II have used Parkcr's Hair Ialsnln and like
II better than any similar preparation know
Of, writes Mrs, Ellen Perry, wife of Rev. Z.
Perry, of ColdbrOok Springs, Mass. MY hair
was almost entirely gray, but II dollar bottle
OF the IialsHm has restored the softncss, and
the brown color il had when was young
single gray hair left. Since | began apply
ing the Balsam my hair has stopped falling ont
and fnd that il is u perfectly harmless and
agreeable dressing"
iy2ld5w&w6w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

The BuRDOCK PLANT is one of the best dur
etics or kidney regulators in the vegetable
world, and the compound known rs Burdock
Blood liitters Is unsurpassed in all diseases OF
the Kidney, liver and blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

The blue should be joined $ chains from
the seam part where each row ends Make
II loops for the Afghan stitch, and crochet F.
. rows out to form the toe. On the 10th
row narrow by taking up . stitches at each
end instead of |. On the 18TH row narrow
again, ana on the next row break OH ana
JON me Wlii'e' men crocneu ABOUT !ne
TAP OF blue' also the bottom part OF the
ieS III colltlhuorS rows. me Stltch Is me
loop Stltch, maze ny putting the needle
in' craving the WOOL , through TO FORM
looPS on tnS hcG"lG' liGh iie WOOL over
ana Draw through me loops. Atier max
lhE -FOUR rows htGlli |" narrow at thetoc ny
Npllltllg one h"le III the centre. on cacl
row. Make . more rows. narrowing each
tlllc, tlcn turn the SOCK inside out ana
L.oi'it, ,nr v,,n9 ne ."p i ,ilt
- i ,ili,,' ~ 1 i' i,i ~ 80,
,"l'D CIV w. 'o', "ir' '''iio " Ia
~ LOU ~,
.trnmI "f INA u.hitno, t'i,
oii,,i" ~ ii'' "i''' anu 'i"'''c'i'E ih''
nam 7''''"
Sea'onabie Recipes.
Blackberrv Wine-rnke two ,r,,llons of
good, ripe berries and brllisc them well in
a stone lar add one gallon of boiling soft
water and let stand over NIGHT In thr
morning strain the mice thr0u~b =, thin
cloth and add three nnuuds nf smear f.
one gallon of the mice PM i'm a I'm vas
sci on the stove and when il SINNERS skim
tl...
mn , 'lit ,t.ii,i cttHto 10 lloc. l't III jug
MINI nnd .,iir, ,"! ~.
minrtns ~. wilma VII np YAM IL, ,,,,,
nnntL. lima II J.. ,n l,v,oIi,','. ~ "t'v
fn,. ji,,..I'n, il, ,IiiIiun iN'''"!
~, '''', Nv" :"
fehcileS ,anntd-lare ana stone your
peacheS put lheih Ill syrup made OF
Two cups pl water 10 one cup OF sugar,
JUS ltt ,ieiil Set teiuer' ana Wnlle boil
mi hot III mo your Jars ana sea- make
Only enough lor Two Jars at the time !:
measure lIe raw lrui, alttr DelhG pared
ana cul mo Il jar making It 1ull ana then
allow tltii uIaili as lnucl ior ,llc SHRINK
'.n' IN mus o'it ntii 1t nan jar
luz Ii" Will "l'Nc one J'ri''l aiter Doll
6.a,, ,,..; H..
feacn MeIlhgue-Put on to boil one
quari Oh MIX olhlttlhg half ii cup with
m,,,I u, ~ 'i ,'i'itirn 'Mo ,aleSpooilIulS 81
XXI th' ,.it ~ uhv opill,S iillh ,'lti
,iiea' nv rom We hre ad,i one
~ W pullcI. iel cool Deitt
i ny 3oih UNI VI .,irve eSSs w ne mixture Is
,iti.d a,a'l 'irs .iicii "'tl nan cup Oh
l' oMuentu s'fSar, cover 'he noiloIil Oh
thrao Ia,,a,..' - ,ii,' uiHii VIZ WV ~
l tnice iaSeIS VI llPe Juicy peaches pared
three tnnIa.nnnnfn1. II ,,p,nr o,un .ivir
them tho ngtord and 49, tu,o p1u' wv,
ntes then snraad with tba vii n nti
whites of tba o,,e,s S,roatonnd pa+''r'' -,
the oven tili n IiSht brown yum w
NJ n,..',,I
~ IIeSeIEe hlpe loiha'oeS'-feel
.n.iii TeiSi t,ieii' anu t'iu us il'lch suSnr
a. a.; YOU dia.e vi me Peeieu tomatoes 10
.nie qua!'i,s allow lhe JUICE Oh three lem
o stn,,d III III Up the tphiatocs ana let mem
sum- hli h'SH. Mlth tne sugar scattered
orrl ,ne nd ~ the i,ornihg pour OH inns
National Republican., 1884-06-28
blaine and Logan Club Meeting.


At a meeting Of the West End Blaine and
Logan club, held last night al l5l4 Twentieth
street, the chairman, Mr., George w. Stewart,
stated that he was making arrangements for a
grand torchlight procession and ratification
meeting TO be held within few weeks,
On motion Of G, i, JOY, esq, committee
consisting of Messrs, Lewis, Freeman, and
Williams was appointed to purchase 900 torches
for the same
ington Grit was made the official organ Of the
club.
A resolution was adopted indorslng the
action OF Indiana republicans In nominating
Hon. william Ill. Calkins for governor,
Short speeches were made by Messrs. Stewart,
Freeman Williams, JOY, Moseby, Bruce,
Baker and others, pledging themselves TO do
everything in their powerto secure the election
of the standard,bearers of the republican
party.
A resolution was unanimously adopted In
National Republican., 1884-06-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

DR.. Pearson has just returned to the city
from visit 70 friends at Cleveland, Ohio.
Jesse Grant the youngest son of x-President
Grant, has gone to san Francisco with his
family
Delegate Raymond of Dakota, yesterday re-
ceiyed In letter from home some spears of
wheat which were nearly a yard long and yet
were but six weeks old. He says the energetic
character of the territory Is illustrated even in
the rapid growth of Its wheat, which Is the
finest In the world.
L. NJ. Lynes, New York; E. ]. Hartshorn,
Emmettsburg, Iowa. ], ID. NJ. Hamilton, Fort
Madison, Iowa. Hon. H. S, Josselyn, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; Dr. o. S, Runnel, indianapolis,
lnd.; George H. Belknap, U, $. All Hon. r, j..
Stern, Philadelphia, Pa; l. Ewing Ritchie,
London, England; DR.. j. ]. Mott, North Caro-
lima, are at the Ebbitt.
james W. Brikett Mortimer ]. Lyons, George
b. LOWS, Barnard Reid. Martin Fulton, Thos.
Hudson and James Il. MoNulty, Brooklyn, N.
Y; O. Hueshcurd and George II. Keeper In
dianapolis; J, II, Buskly, New Haven Conn.
j. Henry Warner Norwalk, Conn; George ID,
Scott, John y, Muir, Ed. J. Q, Connor Robert
W Ward, and I'd, j. Brady, are ut the 81,
Jalnos.
National Republican., 1884-06-28
Is THE DISTRICT DEFRAUDED.
Some Pertinent Facts Regarding It's Ice and
COal Snnnlies.


The rates paid by the district government for
many of their supplies are considered by some
people to be rather remarkable. The price
paid for coal, for instance, is said to be extor-
tionate from the fact that the district uses
about 5000 tons year. There appears to be
no reduction made in the prices even when
such quantities are bought, although the sup
ply is furnished by contract
The same amount is charged the district
government for the coal they use us Is paid by
private citizens, 1000 tons being purchased at
the rate Of S365 ton, and the 800 tons used
last year commanding 500 per ton, The dis
triCt gets its coal In August or September,
when Il is supposed to be the cheapest, al,
though many persons say that they can secure
the same rates,
one Of the commissioners said, when asked
about the matter that the district could be
delraudod, but as yet no such case had come
to their attention He said that the coal
inspector saw the coal weighed at the place
where u was bought, and 1t was then deliy-
cred. The janitors of certain buildings could,
although he did not believe 1t was done, use
the coal themselves, or make away with part
oft.
There also seems to be similar combination
on the part of ice men to make the district
pay the high rates attempted TO be charged
other dcpar mcnts. The district now pays AZ
cents per 100 pounds, but for two years 80 cents
by private citizens. Property Clerk Beckett
ltated yesterday that the reason such high
rates were charged was because there were
twenty-five places to deliver 1t, In quantities
from 20 to 200 pounds.
There was only one bid for furnishing fee
this year, and this was 80 cents. There was no
contract awarded for furnishing ice last year,
but the companies rendered bills monthly.
A member of one of the ice companies said
that Il combination was formed at the first of
the season, but another dealer said that no
such combination was ever formed.
A coal dealer stated that the district got all
they Daid for: "but.h he added. "tley nav the
same price as any ole else. Why should they
QOtY
National Republican., 1884-06-28
NEW eovrRNoR OF ALASKA.
Some Facts About the New Territory and
IFS Executive,


lis Executive.
al do not know whether / am to be con
graduated or not" said Mr.. John II. Kinkead
of Nevada, the newly-appointcd governor of
Alaska, when friend fclctated him upon
his good fortune In the Arlington hotel corri-
dor last night. ut Is thirteen years since 1
was In sitka and then II was not the most desir-
able place to live in, but II has doubtless been
improved vastly In that time"
What kind of place Is II, anyhow was
asked.
"well to commence with it rains 374 days in
the year, aud don't suppose the weather Of
tcer has been able TO change that yet II does
not rain hard like II does here, but comes down
In fine Scotch mist: 1t Is mistake to sup
pose that part of Alaska TO be q lrozcn-up
country. The winters are not so cold rs they
are here In Washington on the coast and
southcrly portion of the territory. The COM
municatlon is all by water not n road existing
anywhere. Only an Indian can penetrate tho
interior without using an AK at every step.
There has beenn no protection for life or prop
crty, and large number of people are waiting
until there is some chance ofsecuring their min
ing claims and other property before going
there. The new government, while II does not
include legislature or delegate in congress, in
sures the administration of law through the
court established by the act, beside the four
commissioners, who will act somewhat in the
capacity of Justices of the peace"
How will the new order of things affect the
"Tho governor Is directed to see that the
company having the contract complies with
its terms, but as the fishing ground Is 1900
miles away about all he can do Is TO pay one
visit each year at the close of the killing season
and make rough count of the skins. / have
beon on the ground and am tolerably familiar
with the business. When the transfer was
made from Russia, in 1868, l was appointed
postmaster OF sitka at sl2 year, which is the
only other government office / have ever
held"
'Do you expect to be able TO do anything to
develop the country2"
"Not much, except TO render life and prop.
orty secure, and thus invite immigration. II
the stories that are told of the mineral wealth
of the country nre discounted 75 per cent. II
must still be a m0rvelously rich place, and
when settled government Is established there
II large influx OF capital and onterprising peo-
pie will, no doubt, occur"
National Republican., 1884-06-28
The DeflciencV BllI.

The senate committee on appropriations re-
ported to the senate the annual deficiency ap-
preparation bill, and 1t is proposed to take 1t
up to-day. AS the bill now stands II appro-
PIRATES 81 1923 692 being an increase of 81 094 692
over the house bill. The principal items of
increase are as follows 10 compensate the
umplres in the Spanish and American claims
commission $1,000; for internal revenue SER
vice, $780, 75S for national board OF health,
57sS; to pay the state of California 15 per
centum of direct tax, s37, 1927 for payments of
awards on account Of Fox and Wisconsin
rivers improvements S33,77l; for ordnance and
contingent expenses, navy department, So, 900.
For payment for use and occupation of navy
yards as follows; Harlan & Holllngsworth, on
account of monitor "Amphltrite," s67,0S7;
William Cramp Il Sons, for the "Terror,"
S7b 100; John Roach, for the Puritan" s60, 20l;
for the posLofice department. s27662j for the
postal service, $50 207; for the department of
Justice, s649i; for Judicial expenses, slOS, ,942;
for expenses Of the senate, sb2, $50; iorexpenses
Of the house $3.50; for District OF Columbia,
S6.8s3i for water supply, District Of Columbia,
$4,000; for payment Of audited claims under
war and interior departments, $40, ia; for
same under postolice department. 80, ,226; for
same under navy department. $50, 1898; for
same under Indian bureau, SlI36i,
National Republican., 1884-06-28
LOOK OUT for genuine bargains in clothing.
Eiseman Bros corner 7th and T.
nunalo Rllrs "Mlld Mnst.n

Adecded novelty is promised at the Athletic
park next week. Buffalo Bill and his troupe
viii present realistic scenes of life In the wild
west, which will introduce a score of border
heroes, including Capt. A. II. Bogardus, the
champion shot of the world, and his sons
whose craftsmanship is second only TO that of
their father Maj. Frank North, the white
the cowboys; Jim lawson, the wonderful
lariat thrower; Fred Matthews, the Deadwood
stage driver; Frank Wheeling, the pony ex-
press rider, and Buffalo Bill himself, whose
spread all oyer the country. Besides these
principles there are in the troupe cowboys,
Alexicans, Indians Bronchos elk, buffalo, and
burros. The entertainment will include faith
lul representations of incidents which occur
upon the plains, an attack upon the Deadwood
stage coach by the Indians and their repulse
by the trappers and cowboys, being one Of the
most thrilling and realistic features.