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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
HARDSHIPS IN ALASKA.
Gold Hunters Rushing Into Yukon
Country, Perhaps TO Starvation
Provisions High and Work scarce-DoA
Meat Eaten During Past Winter TO
Keep Alive-Grewsome Reports
from Land of Promise

News has been received from Forty
Nile, on the Yukon river, in Alaska. that
work there is scarce, provisions high
and that miners who go 10 the Yukon
country without money are certain 10
have trouble and possibly 10 starve. Six
hundred men wintered at Circle Citv
and 500 more at Forty Mile. Several
thousand men are rushing in thisspring
taking, in most instances, only enough
provisions to last them until they reach
the mining camps. As there arc but
three steamers plying on the Yukon be
tween its mouth and the mining camps
il is very doubtful if enough supplies
can be taken up the river 10 feed theSs
thousands of men over another winter.
The number wintering on the Yukon
this winter viii be ut least three times
as great as that last year. Recent let
tiers state that provisions became sc
scarce in some of the outlying districts
in January that dog meat had TO be
reSorted 10 in order to make the regular
provisions hold out until June. when the
first steamer will get up the river. II
J is feared that some of the men in theSs
camps have died OF starvation. These
reports have not in the least diminished
the great rush to Alaska Within
week 500 men have gone north. Halt
of these will go to the Yukon and the
other half to Cooks inlet
A letter just received from Forty Mile
SAYS:
.O, 49, 9oa ~ en- winners xrho Ief, tNs
Yukon last fall nearly everyone was
broke" There were a coZen IN our parts
when we came in last March. some of whor7
spent eight or ten years on the river. and
they were all broke" Still they had maGs
people on the outside believe they vera
rich. At present our best prospect IS the
hope OF getting trusted az the stores. but
II the miners are fortunate next summer
everything will be o. X. But few new pros
poets were opened UP here last summer
The problem / am trying 10 solve Is the
buying OF a whole years provisions. fof
prices have gone ND. II n man can make
enough money in the summer time 70 buy
a years grubstake and clothing he runs
good chance % finding paying dirt by pros
pecting in the winter time. However.
miner might live here ~ years and not find
a good prospect At the present time
January %. the thermometer stands Il
degrees below zero
A. l. Smith, who went 70 the Yukon
country last year, writes:
The mines haven't turned out as well a,
expected. Provisions are very scarce at
some camps. The condition Of exiles T.
Siberia is preferable 10 living in this God
forsaken place"
These letters are more discouragtnG
than any others received. Others say
that the Yukon is a good country for
men who have $500 and can stand hard
knocks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08

on every trip, and they are apt to make
it very uncomfortable for the officer
who attempts to enforce the law. The
articles they smuggle consist mostly of
liquors, cigars, fine silks and such deli
cacies as preserved ginger, curacao, etc.
But let me tell you how 1 discov-
FRED one of the most ingenious schemes
for smuggling that was ever devised. I
was in the habit Of visiting little old
fashioned salosn, and one day the pro-
prietor asked me if 1 would sample
some of his rum. 1t was fine old Dem
arara. 1 began TO wonder where he
got it, for he didn't keep it in stock al
the time. Then noticed that he got
fresh supply every time certain ship
arrived.
81 thought saw good chance for
seizure, and kept a close. watch on the
saloon the next time the vessel came in.
l hung around the place ell night, buS
not a sign of smuggling could see.
There was no doubt, though, that it had
taken place, for the next day the saloon
keeper was treating all hands to rum
The only suspicious thing saw was
that one of the sailors made frequent
trips from the ship to the saloon. Twas
morally certain that he was doing the
smuggling, but how he did it was mys-
terry, for 1 never saw him carrying any
thing.
"Ohe day when be was returning u
the ship 1 drew him into conversation.
He had been sampling some of his own
rum, and began skylarking. At last he
made a kick at me, and pla-fully hit
him on the leg with nv walking cane.
There was a sharp metallic sound as the
blow fell. The mans face whitened
and he sobered up in a moment. TWAS
plain enough to me then, and l knew
that the wide trousers the man wore
meant more than a mere peculiarity of
dress. There was no legal evidence
against the man. as no rum was found
In the ship, but / made him show me
the continuance. II was practically a
pair of hollow tin trousers Of the most
ingenious design, by which he could
carry gallons of the liquor with little
fear of detection. He never attempted
TO work the scheme again. and some
me afterward he told me that he hal
odd the CONTINUANCE for good sum 20 a
smuggler who piled his calling on the
Canadian border linen. Y. World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08

cayenne pepper, which some "scien-
tific" newspap per correspondent had rec.
commended. / spread it in liberal meas
ura around the barrel, but, alas, for
newspaper science; it is a positive fact
that before had finished my circling
vail of cayenne pepper these little black
iInps were racing over it by hundreds.
gave it up. There was nothing TO do
Int to build low table. put the legs in
cans of kerosene oil, and keep on it the
barrel of sugar and all other provisions
that 1 wished to protect against these
cunning little marauders. Since then 1
have had no further trouble with them,
save in one or two instances where the
kerosene was allowed TO evaporate. SO
far as 1 know, this particular species of
ant is rarely found-at least, gives no
trouble-here in the country. 1t seems
to be especially partial to city life
Norman Robinson, in Appleton's Popu-
var Science Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
May MAKE POTATO WHISKY.
orerproSsotIon Likely "a Give Gers a.
Energetic Rival


Energetic Rival
The enornous oyeTProductio1 q %
tsioes last sumner All probably -
suit IN The establishment q potato dis
tilleries n Wisconsin. GIros2ota ard
Michigan. Vbcre The t1Dsr can bt bouzis'
for Eve cents 3 bushel OF lesa. P1f-ssc
whisky - Tnsds and consumed IN Ger
many ard Aaztri2> and every Traveller II
Ireland = offered sample q s-poteeu. .
Few. except - natives. eFer have ~
courage % Do more fhsu loo< .. ~
However. snail quantities q -poteea'
are imported into - United STATS
and stua h.ariEr tat rzzas. an1 prob
ably equally ~ effective - tlse gsGgiE-
can b bad IL esery city.
The American dsszilIsrs have not 81
YerIIlsu,esi r4urh With ypotzfOss- Tbs
say tAe potato Hsso- - Dot rel.sbsd -
men uss.d % he Ee-tu,-lsy. 9arylsn1.
Peunzylvznia o. Tsrneiase zr-{e.-. s
sso.oo0 plant - brig ersei>d ~ NsEztss
Wa. according % pres eisFs~;eAea. q
uss up part a tbe sisTpizt ersp = fs15
Tae venture = b>lsg yAselss6 - sfkes
.ix;illr-x. and y i prgFas ssso<s<
cor. zlIs hare 9 forrnhtshie Fizx3 Is
estimated .s7.09c-ooo h-<A->. "a =.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
A Pfucky Girl.

A rival has now been found to the
Austrian tailor who accomplished the
journey from Vienna to Paris inside a
trunk. The imitator is q young girl OF
IS years from Auvergne. She had been
living in the French capital with rela-
tive. who fell Iii, and rather than prove
an incumbrance the spirited damsel re-
solved to return to her native village.
Not having any money TO pay her rail
way fare, she set out TO cover the jour
ney, a distance of $40 kilometers, on
foot. When nearly third of her jour
ney had been accomplished her
strength gave out. She determined
then to travel at the expense Of the
railway company, add. biding her time
she obtained a seat on the buffer Of
goods wagon as a grain left the STA
ton. For many a mile she rode IN
this perilous position, and when dis
covered by a railway official she was
half dead with cold and fatigue After
receiving every attention the girl was
sent on TO her relatives.-Boston Her
aid.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
RELICS FOR MRS. PITzEL
WIN BE shipped When the Law Dispose.
of Holmes


Assistant District Attorney Barlow,
OF Philadelphia. the other day an.
nounced that all tho grewsome reiics
that figured in The trial OF H. H. Hoaues
for the murder OF Benjamin +. Pitzel
viii be shipped 70 Mrs. Pitzel at Galva,
H.. as soon as the law has finally dis
posed of the murderer. They will in.
clude, besides Pitzers picture, the frag,
mentary remains of the three murdered
children. Mrs. Pitzel within the past
few days requested her counsel here 70
arrange for the shipment, 80 that Ehe
might give decent Intcrment 10 what
was left of her dead little ones She
also inquiries IL she cannot obtain all
or part of the money taken from her by
Holmes while he was taking her about
the country. This is interesting. In
view of the statement that Holmes has
received a large sum for his alleged con-
fession. Mrs. PitzCfs counsel would
not state whether any Judgment would
be entered against Holmes, but il Is be-
ieved nothing will be done. Mrs
Pitzel also inquiries 10 steps cannot he
taken To compel lawyer Jephtha L
Howe, OF ST. Louis, Holmes alleged CO.
conspirator in the insurance syvinGle,
10 return the $500 she alleges he OBJ
tanned from her. Her counsel IL now
considering just what steps 10 take ~
both these matters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
TO UNvEIL GRANT STATUE.
Arrangements for the Ceremony at tina
Union League Club, New York.

Union League SluD, NeW YORK
All the arrangements have been COM
pleted for the unwilling of the statue of
Gen. Grant at the Union League club
house in Brooklyn. The event will take
place on April 25. ALI the military or
CARNATIONS of Brooklyn, the troops at
Governors island, at Fort Hamilton,
as web as the marines who are sta
toned at the navy yard, will participate
in the celebration. With these mill
tary bodies there will also be the
Twenty-third, Forty-seventh, the Four
teenth and the Thirteenth regiments,
the Third Calling battery, the Second
brigade signal corps, Troop C and the
Seventh separate company from Flush
ing. The Boys brigade of Brooklyn
will also be in line. The United States
authorities would not permit the West
Point cadets 10 attend.
The statue will be unveiled by Ulysses
S. Grant, third son of Col. Fred Dent
Grant. President Stewart L. Wood
ford, of the Union League club, will
formally present the statue to the city.
The Grafton of the day will be delivered
by Gen. Horace Porter, who was Gen.
Grants aid-de-camp during the last
campaign. and afterwaTd private Sec
rotary during his term as president.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
THE BABIES GOT MIXED.
Born In the Same Room at the Same TIM
Mothers Unable to Distinguish Them.

Born In the Same Room at the Same Tim
Mothers Unable to Distinguish Them.
There has been mixing of babies at
Shamokin. Pa, which complexities mat
tiers far more than Little Buttercup did
in "PiDafore." Mrs. Jane Norton and
her daughter. Mrs. Hannah Foster, each
gave birth to a child in the same room at
the same time. The family physician
placed both babies in one cradle with
out noticing TO whom each one be.
longed, and they became mixed. Now
il is impossible to tell exactly who is the
mother of either baby. Mrs. Norton
and Mrs. Foster say that they are as
much at sea as is the poor doctor, and
the perplexity of the situation was in
creased by the fact that one baby is
chubby boy and the other is robust
girl. In appearance they are almost
alike, but as Mrs Norton already has
several boys she suggested that she take
the girl and her daughter the boy. Both
admit that they will never know whether
Mrs. Norton's girl is a daughter or
granddaughter. or whether Mrs. Fos-
ters boy is her son or her brother.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
GREATLY REDUCED EXCURSION
RATES VIA. MO. PAC. RY.

GREATLY REDUCED EXCURSION
RATES VIA. MO. PAC. RY.
To the following points on dates named:
Asbury Park, n. J.-Baptist Ami
versaries, May 10Th to 9th, at one and
one-third fare for the round trip; GER
tificate plan.
Cleveland, Ohio-Master Plumbers
association. June I'd, 1896, at one and
one-third fare for round trip; certificate
plan.
DesMoines, Iowa-Annual Head Camp
Meeting Royal NeighbOrs of America,
May II to Is, at one and one-third fare
for the round trip; certificate plan.
Fort Scott, Kan.-Pharmaceuti as
sociation, May % to rs, at one and one
third fare for the round trip; certificate
plan.
Grand Rapids. International Confer
ence of Charities and Corrections. June
to 10, at one and One-third fare for
round trip; certificate plan.
Hutchinson, Kan.-Forepaugh & Sells
Shows, June 18th, 1896, at Sl.SS for the
round trip.
Hutchinson, Kan.-Kansas Musical
Jubile. Tickets will be sold May %,
&c. -, IS and %. at one fare for the
round trip &14D. Tickets will be linn
tied for return including May 80. 1896.
Kansas City, Mo.-Third Annual
Meeting International Congress of Sci
entists, May 18TH to 18th. at one and
one-third fare for the round trip; GER
tificate plan.
KansasCity, Kan.-Gsneral Conference
Methodist Protestant church. May Is
TO %. at one and One-third fare for
round trip; certificate plan.
Kansas City. Mo.-Annual Conven zion
Kansas Christian Endeavor societies,
June 9 TO .. 1896 Tickets will be sold
June Sth to 9th. with final limit for re-
turn including June 18th, at one fare
for the round trip
Kansas City, Kan.-Grand Chapter
Order Of Eastern Star of Kansas. May
18TH TO 18th, al one and one-uhird fare
for round trip; certificate plan.
Louisville, Ky.-General Federation
Of Woman's club. May - 70 May %
II one and one-thiri fare for the round
trip; certificate plan.
LeaVenWoCth. kal.-AnnJral funniest
District OF Kansas. Tickets sold June
18th. 18th and 18th. with final limit %
June 18th for return, az one fare for
the round trip.
Mobile. Ala.-General Conference OF
a NJ Z. church. May 20 June /. AZ
one and one-third fare for round "trip.
certificate plan.
Memphis. Tenn.-Woman's Board 81
Missions meeting. May IS - .. a. one
and one-caird fare for round trip; GER
tifcate plan.
Selma, KaH.-Annual Session L. Z. T.
May N;h. 1896. az one and one-.aird fare
tor the round trip: certifcs - plan. TIE
Missouri Pacific railway viii run spec
al train Cor the accommodation OF those
wishing % attend this meeting. Train
wl- leave Wichita a : A. m. May :
and arrive al Satra al lI-i5 a. n. Re
turning special train leaves Salina at
9 a m. May 10th. arrives in Wichita
l .. n.
Springfield, Go.-Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Cclo7ei church. May a
- =. at one and one-third fare: cert
fics1e plan.
Washington. D. C.-Sup-eme Council
\. = A. association. May 2 10 q. al ons
ana one-third fare for ne round trtp
certificate plan.
certificate plaE.
Washington. d C.-Ar-ny and NAVY
Union. May s 70 y. az one and one
third fare for the round trip; certificate
plan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
TO STUDY SUNS CORON-;.
Prof Todd's Astronomical Exped1.
ton TO a Japanese Island.
Goes Fully Equipped to Photograph the
Heavenly Body During Total Eclipse
Has Two and One-Half Min
utcs for the Work.

The Amherst college Astronomical
expedition, under the charge of Prof.
David P. Todd, now en- route for Japan
by way of Chicago and San Francisco,
comprises nine persons. For some
time past Prof. Todd has been making
preparations to study the suns corona,
which will be visible during the next
total eclipse, on August 9. Prof. Todd
is experienced in such scientific expe-
ditions. In 1873 he conducted an ex-
petition to Texas to view total eclipse
of the sun July 90. he was sent on this
tour by the United States navy depart
ment, with special instructions to look
for an intro-Mercurial planet. In 1882
he accepted the invitation of the trIlst-
ees of the Lick observatory at Mount
Hamilton, Cal. to direct the obserya-
tons of the transit of Venus. In 1881
he directed another total eclipse expe-
dition to Japan under the auspices OF
the Washington National academy OF
science. His last scientific excursion
was on December %, 1889, when, with
a United States commission, he made
observations of total eclipse in west.
eEn Africa
Many previous scientific attempts TO
learn about the exact nature of the
suns corona have, practically speak
ing, been failures. The expedition to
japan in 1887 gave no new information.
owing to the fact that during the time
of eclipse the heavens were clouded
with dense smoke from a volcanic
eruption. The United States govern
ment expedition in 1889 also failed to
give any new facts. the sky being
clouded during totality.
Since his last expedition Prof. Todd
has made careful study of localities
and Photographic instruments, so that
he hopes 10 win many laurels for sci
ence next August if nature is in the
least propitious. He will erect the
American observatory ON high noun
tain of Yezo. the northernmost island
of Japan. Besides this central station
he will erect two substations at some
distance separated from the central.
Since eyes are unreliable for such sci
entifc work, the professor will make
the Photographic camera gather the
accurate information.
The eclipse passing over the Atlantic,
with its shadows, will become total at
the observatory in Yezo about three
O'Clock On the afternoon of August 9.
If he weather is perfectly clear he will
only have about 21a minutes to make
all of his much-anticipated observa-
tons In this brief time, however,
Prof. Todd has instruments whereby he
can obtain hundreds of pictures of the
corona
The work which Prof Todd will do
on this expedition will be of universal
interest to scientific men Many lenses
and special devices will be used by him
to gain various truths from the total
eclipse. Important instruments of this
nature have been loaned to Prof. Todd
by Prof. Pickering, of the Harvard OBJ
servatory; DIR. A. W. Wright, of Sloan
laboratory at Yale, and other promi-
nent scientific men
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
Sidewalk Proposals.
Wichita, Kan, May 5. 1896,



City Clerks Office.
Sealed bids will be received at this
office until 5 o'clock p. m, May 18th,
1896. for the construction Of the follow
ing unfinished sidewalks:
A 1-3 fl. wide cinder walk on east
side of Emporia avenue from Eleventh
street TO north side Of lot 800 FerrilPs
add.
A 1-3 fl. wide permanent sidewalk
on the north sile of Third street from
Main street TO Water street.
All Of said walks must be constructed
IN accordance with specifications on file
in office of City Engineers. Permanent
walk TO be of cement, brick, stone or as
phaltum.
Contractor must state price per lineal
foot on cinder walks and square foot
on permanent walks.
A certified check, payable to the City
OF Wichita, in the sum Of SO must &C
company each bid as a guarantee of
good faith.
The mayor and council reserve the
right to reject any or all bids on any
or all of said walks. c. S. SMITH,
1881 City Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
DO You Know

That the Frisco Line CSt- Louis and
san Francisco railway Is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita % 81
Louis. without change. leaving Wich-
ia al I2-25 ?. m. ana 1880 ,. m. arriF-
Ing IN s. Louis az SO , n. ana s-i5
A. m. The equipment OF tnese trains
j. first class IN every particular. ccn-
sis-ing of eleEau; reclining chair cars
(seats free) AID Pullman Palace ORA A.
sug Room Sieepers-
II you are going beyond 81 Louis re-
r1emasr that counectioD with al Lines
To- the east. northeast and southeast
* made IN the magnificent new Grad
Union station. St Louis. the largest
and hsu6sonsst passenger station n
the world.
For sleeping car bsrths sn3 al !nfor-
nation relative 70 rates. routes. ETC.
cal or Or address
" TOERET. Agent
santa FA T-r.1- uer1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
Notice to Owners of Dogs.
City Clerks Office,
Wichita. Kansas May l, 1896.

city Clerk Olnce,
Wichita, Kansas May l, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of ordin-
ance No. 1884, any person owning or
ilarboring a dog Of the age Of three
months or more within the city of Wich-
tia must appear at this office and have
such dog registered and placed
upon the neck Of said dog
suitable metallic or leather
collar to which must be attached
metallic check to be furnished by this
office, and for which shall be charged
a fee of 81 for each male dog and - for
nach female dog. This said ordinance
provides that any person owning, keep
Ing or harboring any dog contrary to
the provisions of said ordinance shall
upon conviction be fined in a sum not
more than 800 nor less than 50. or by
imprisonment not exceeding thirty days
or both such fine and Imprisonment. All
registration of dogs expires on the Goth
day OF April each year.
IA lot c. S. SMITH,
CITY Clerk.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
POOR 10 IN WASHINGTON.
Unh.pPy Indian Attracts Much Cndesire'
Attention.


There was an Indian pedestrian on
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, the
other afternoon who attracted more al.
tention than any other Of The thousands
of promenaders on the boulevard be
tween the treasury department and the
capitol building.
Lo was all alone. and he looked and
acted like duck out of water or the
proverbial poor boy in the play ground.
Somewhere in the capital of the ma
ton he had exchanged his blanket,
breech clout, buckslsin leggings, moe
caSins, and feather head dress for the
white mans garb of civilization, and
his efforts 10 get acquainted with the
new rig were pitiable as well as pain
full.
The stiff, thick-soled boots were not
so plant on his uncorned feet as the
soft moccasins beaded and ornamented
by his favorite squaw. and in plain Eng
lish his footgear pincbed him every
place there was Chance for it. Black
clothing of the shoddiest description
matched his boots, while his headgear
was black SLOUGH hat of the recognized
army pattern. Whether by accident or
design his hat was the most conspicu-
Gus feature of Los get-up, and lie
seemed as proud of il as a peacock with
spread tail feathers. EncirclinR the hat
was a strip of the gaudiest, reddest fan
mel imaginable.
No Indian in war paint and feathers
ever monopolized more attention from
passe-s-by than this son OF the forest as
he hobbled along the widest boulevard
in the world with a wallNing-stick 20
add 20 his dignifed mien and thorough
emancipation from the habiliments OF
his forefathers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08

tatoes were sold or housed last year com
pared with 10, Ooo. goo bushels in 1924
Many states not specially adapted &c
potato raising went into the market
and as a result potatoes are DOW sell.
ing IN Chicago TO peddiers at 1s or "a
cents bushel, and choice stock Is 60
ing IN small lots 1t IS cents. u is BE-
heved the planting in 1896 viii &c less
than IN 1925. but not in the great potato
states-New York. Pennsylvania. Wis
consin. Minnesota, Michigan, ulinoi,
and Colorado If distillers can use Do
tatOes they can always find refuse stock
at low prices ss the starch manufao
turers do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08
TROUSERS MADE OF TIN.
Ingenious Costume of a Sailor Who Wa
Caught Smuggling Rum

You would be surprised at the
amount OF smuggling that is done by
the crews OF sailing vessels. = said one Of
the customs inspectors over on tina
Brooklyn docks. MANY rich cargocs
come in here from India, South Ameri-
CT and the West Indies, aud the tempta-
ton TO smuggie is too strong for the
average sailor TO resist. There is some
thing fascinating about smuggling.
which is the only way I can acoouna
Cor the fact that many an otherwise
honest man doesn't scruple 70 oefraud
the government whenever he gets !
chance. Among sailors this feeling is
clmost universal. Indeed, they seem 70
fhink that their calling gives them the
privilege of bringing N . few thinv-