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Driven Back to the Hills with Heavy
Losses by General Biggs and
Force of SepOys.
FRANCO = RUSSIAN ALLIANCE
TREATY ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN
SIGNED ON FRENCH WAR SHIP.
President Faure En- Route HOme-POI-
icy of General Azcarrnga, the
New Spanish Premier.

LONDON Aug. PA special from Simla
says that the DaulatZai tribe of Afridis
near Kohat descended from the hills in
strong force during Thursday night and at
tackled and captured the village of Ublan,
setting fire to the buildings, nearly all Of
which were destroyed General Biggs, COM
handing the forces al hohat, having heard
of the Afridis plans, had prepared a force
on Friday morning and attacked the enc
my. After sharp fighting the Afridis were
driven back to the hills with heavy losses.
The Britain loss consisted of one Sepoy
killed and native officer and two Sepoys
wounded.
The Upper Swat tribes on the right bank
of the river have paid a fine of 10000
rupees for revolving against the govern
ment Genera' BlOOds column returned to
Thana yesterday. All is quiet at Shah
kadar. 1t is believed at Simla that the
Orakzais are not sufficiently in earnest to
attack the British posts on the SANTANA
range.
A special dispatch from Bombay says
that the Mad Mullah of Haddah command
ed the Afridis who have just captured the
British forts in the Khyber pass, which,
the dispatch adds the natives will now
keep sealed up The government has de-
cided to send an expedition in large force
against the Afridis.
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of Northwest mounted police as soon as
possible. They will move north by way Of
the Peace river to the Laird, and thence
by way of the Dease to the Pely. which
joins the Yukon at Fort Selkirk, 10 miles
above Dawson City and but one hundred
miles above, Stewart river where, accord
ing TO present indications. the bulk of pros
pecting will be done next year.
1t is generally believed here that the rich
nificance when the wonders of the Stew
art are unfolded next season. 1t is an I'M
doubted fact that the department here is in
possession of information, recently re-
ported, which. If known. would really bear
out such belief The department officials,
however, are silent and the minister of the
interior making no denial. declined to dis
cuss the matter. 1t is understood to be the
policy of the department to refrain from
tend to increase the gold excitement at the
present time, so that every opportunity
might be had to perfect their arrangements
for Yukon administration and enable them
to cope with the situation when the ineV-
liable rush for the new placer digglngs
takes place.
The proposed new route has been covered
by Mr.. Dawson by canoe from DeaSe lake
by way of the upper Laird, but the pro-
posed land Journey from Edmonton by way
of the Peace river is projected through
about four hundred miles of absolutely un-
known territory Should the police explOra-
ton party report favorably upon this route
1t will doubtless become the cattle trail
of the future. 1t may be impossible TO
make the drive through in one season, but
abundance of feed is reported along the
can be wintered over at some point on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
HUNDREDS WILL PERISH.
Returned kIOndiker Paints "A Grew
some Picture of the Country.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 27.-William Bill
lings, of Falls City, this State, says the
Klondike trail from Juneau to Dawson City
will be strewn with dead bodies next
spring Mr. Billings is awaiting the arrival
of his partner H. H. Herman, of Chicago.
They will then go to the home of Mr..
Billings at Falls City. Billings and Herman
brought back but little over $4,000 as a re-
suit of their search for gold. They have
six claims located, three quartz lodes and
three placers, from which they expect to
take out much gold next year.
Last winter billings and Herman lived
under forty feet of snow, twelve miles from
another soul, and four months without see
ing another human face. He says they
walked back and forth in the cabin, read a
little, cooked and ate and slept. They had
a tunnel to the open air, but there were
forty feet of snow over them. They kept
warm by burning wood rather carefully,
for they had to go to the side hills Tor
it, and after the snow came there was
danger of bringing it down and blocking
the tunnel. Herman lost three fingers as
a result of freezing.
Mr.. Billings left the upper Yukon June
10. He says he saw men rushing to k4on-
dixie all the way from Dawson City to
Juneau. He believes the route Will be
strewn with bones by spring. Il hate to
lots of men perish. i ey are Just crazy.
They have thrown AMY their provisions
and are pushing on, expecting to get sup
plies later, but they will not; there is none
to get. Not one in fifteen has even an
oVercoat, and few have OVerShOeS.
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JURY NOT YET COMPLETE.
Slow Progress i'm the Trial of the Chi
cagO Sausage Maker.

CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-The efforts of the
attorneys in the trial of Adolph L. Luet-
CERT the alleged wife murderer to com
plete the jury panel to-day was barren Of
results. In fact there was no real progress
made in the case. One juror was discharged
and another selected to fill the vacancy.
When court adjourned in the afternoon the
number of jurors sworn to try the case was
the same that it was Thursday, namely
eight. AS the days pass the work of Sc
curing a jury has become more difficult
People reading about the case and
forming opinions concerning the guilt or
innocence of the big sausage maker When
court adjourned but one man remained in
the jury box who is likely to be a member
of the final four who will fill the panel. He
is S. S. Barber, a clerk who lives at No.
SO Latin street. A speciat Venire for TWEEN
ty-four veniremen was issued returnable
at II o'clock tomorrow. 1t is believed the
jury will be completed early Tomorrow If
it is there will be an immediate adjourn
ment Of the case until Monday when the
opening addresses of counsel win be heard.
Luetgert is very angry over a, newspaper
picture showing his forehead and eyes, and
calling attention to his EVIL eye" The big
sausage maker swore eloquently to-day as
he gazed at the work of the artist. Luet-
CERT persists in his demand to be permitted
to address the jury during the trial. His
obstinacy in this respect is troubling his
counsel who fear the prisoner will create a
scene which will be prejudicial to his case.
Luetgert declares that he can explain mat
ters to the jury concerning his sausage fac
tory better than his counsel or any other
person. He has received letter from D..
j. Won Derhle, who was searching in Ger
many for Mrs Luetgert. What the con-
tents of this letter were the prisoner re-
fused to say beyond the statement that
it contained good news. He said the letter
would be introduced evidence during the
trial.
Two experts anatOmv are making for
the prosecution a careful examination of
the bones found in Luetgert's sausage fac
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
Treaty of Alliance Reported to Have
Been Signed at CrOnstadt.

Treaty of Alliance Reported to Have
Been Signed at CrOnstadt.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Pit was
semi officially announced to-day that con-
ferences between the French and Russian
in the presence of the Car and afterwards
in the presence of President Faure. 1t is
added that results are most satisfactory
for the interests of France and Russia and
for the peace of the world.
LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Times CORE
spondent declares that a defnitive treaty
has actually been signed on the deck of
the French cruiser Pothuau. The Car pre-
scented NJ. Faure with two masterpieces of
Russian aria green agate byzantine vase
and red agate desk ornament, both
mounted in gold. The CzaroWitch, the
Grand Duchess Xenia and the Grand Dukes
Nicholas and Alexander wired their COM
pimentS to President Faure from Abbas
Tuman.
Nothing is known as to when the terms
of the alliance between France and Russia
will be announced but it is rumored that
they will not be published yet.
The German press lily conceals its sur
prise and chagrin at the conclusion of the
treaty under an assumed nOnchalance and
with the assertion that 1t makes no dlfter-
ence, as the Gar will not sanction any
scheme for French revenge upon Germany
The Austrian press likewise endeaVorS to
minimize the Importance of the treaty.
The Poster Lloyd declares that it is "A
tandem bike alliance in which Russia steers
in the pathway of peace.
The Opinione, of Rome refuses to believe
that any change has taken place in the
the alliance are published, proving the
change.
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MAY GUST PROF. HICKS.
CuratOrs Charge Him with Teaching
Alleged False Political Doctrines.

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Aug. 27.-Dr. Fred
erick Charles Hicks, formerly professor in
the University of Michigan, but since 1892
professor of political economy in the Uni
versity of Missouri, at Columbia, is likely
to be busted on account Of his politics. lie
is charged by free silverites with teaching
erroneous doctrines. II is alleged, first,
that he is a protective tariff advocate; Sec
ond, that he is a believer in the gold stand
ard; third, that he is a Hamiltonian, decry-
ing the jefferson theory of republican gov
ernment at every opportunity, and, fourth,
that he does not hesitate to inculcate
these doctrines in his teachings.
The charges were made by Congressman
NJ. + BENTON, who is a member of the
board of curatOrs, and committee was APP
pointed to investigate them. This commit
tee has been at work for some time, and Is
said to have prepared a report which will
result in the ousting of Professor Hicks at
the next meeting of the curators, in Sep
tember. The investigation also covered the
political views of DR.. w. G. Brown, of the
chair of chemistry, and it is said that he,
also is slated to go. There are nine MEM
bers of the board of curators, divided poiiti-
cally as follows: Five free-silver Demo-
Gratis two Republicans, one Populist and
one gold Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
DEED OF A MILITIAMAN.
Fired at Regular Soldiers on Train
and Wounded Three.

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. PA member of
the Toledo company of the naval reserves
fired on a special train carrying battalion
of the Seventeenth United States Infantry
at Mingo Junction at o'clock this morn
ing. Two musicians of the Seventeenth
Regiment, C. A. Fridley and T. NJ Nc
Donald, were slightly injured. and the side
of the car was filled with shot Both the
Seventeenth and the naval reserve had par
ticipated in the Steubenville centennial eel
ebration and were returning home. The
naval reserves were on a Lake Erie & West
ern train and the Seventeenth Regiment
was on a Panhandle train. AT Mingo juno
ton the tracks of the roads run parallel
and very close together for short dis
lance. The Panhandle train was just pass
ing the L. E. & w. at this point when the
shooting occurred.
A special to the Journal from Toledo
says: A. II. Gould, a member of the Toledo
naval reserves, was arrested here when the
train arrived this afternoon. He confessed
that he fired his gun out of the window
while in close proximity to the Pennsyl-
vania train containing the members of the
Seventeenth United States Infantry, but
says he thought he was using a blank cart
ridge. He had some blanks and some
loaded with No. 8. He thinks he must have
made a mastake He is heartbroken over
the affair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
scWILL DO HER DUTY"
Spain VIII Fight if Uncle Sam Inter
feres in Cuban Affairs.

MADRID Aug. 27.-Generai Azcarraga,
the Spanish premier, at the Cabinet council
over which he presided last night declared
the government would follow in the foot
steps of the late Premier Senior Canovas
del Castillo Continuing, General Azcar-
raga announced that the government had
full confidence in Captain General Weyler' S
political and military conduct of affairs in
Cuba Personally the premier was aware
that the instruction in Cuba was ap-
preaching an end. and if the United States
made any demonstration, which he hoped
would not be the case, he said Spain would
do her duty. The premier closed his speech
by appealing for the good will OF all Con-
ServatiVes.
Senior Sagasta, the Liberal leader, has
made a fresh declaration on the political
situation. He says it is daily growing worse
in Cuba and continues serious in the
Philippine islands Senior Sagasta is ready
to apply autonomy to Cuba, and expresses
the belief that the Liberals will assume
power earlier than expected. Referring to
the possibility of a rising in favor of Don
Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish throne
Senior Sagasta asserts that the Carlists are
already prepared for a rising and are only
awaiting a false step upon the part of the
government for a favorable opportunity to
take up arms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
PENNILEss GOLD SEEKERS.
Many People May Become Dependent
on Charity This Winter.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2L-Several COM
plants have reached the Treasury Depart
ment recently that large numbers of men
bound for the Klondike country, but with
out provisions or money, are now being
landed at ST. Michael's, Alaska. None of
the regular lines of steamers it is said, will
book parties for the Klondike who are not
provided with a sufficient amount of pro-
visions and money to maintain themselves
for a reasonable time without danger of
suffering. Some of the tramp lines of
steamers however, have agreed to snip
any one who can pay for his passage with
out regard to the future. The result is
said to be that a considerable crowd is ac-
cumulating in the vicinity of st. MlchaeIs
who already are becoming dependent on
the charity of others for their food. This
unexpected situation it is feared, will lead
TO trouble before the winter IS over, ana
the Treasury Department has been asked
to interfere to prevent vessels from taxing
to Alaska persons not properly PROVIDED
with subsistence. No way of exercising
any federal authority in the premises has
yet been discovered, and it is altogether
unlikely that. in the absence OF action on
the part of the States whence the vessels
will sail. any restraint Whatever can pe
avprciSpd
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WILL GO TO THE KLoNDIKE.
Mrs. Stewart, the Senator's Wife, Has
the Gold Fever.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-"On to Klon-
dixie is the slogan Of the Stewart house
hold at the present writing. The gold fever
has attacked the family of Senator Stew
art of Nevada, and little else is talked or
thought of Mrs. Stewart is looking for
ward with more than ordinary interest to
the spring when, if all things turn out ac-
cording to her wishes, her dearest hope is
that she may pack up her bag and baggage
and start for Alaska. over fortnight ago
Senator Stewards oldest grandson, Mr..
Richard Hooker, pulled up stakes in Wash
ington where a short time before he had
established himself as an architect, and
took the overland train for Seattle on his
way to the Klondike.
Mrs. Stewart, who is looking forward to
following her grandson, is most interest
ing talker and perfectly familiar with min
ing camp life. In reply to question she
said: What l would advise any woman
who really means to try her fortune on the
Yukon is TO start out well equipped with
cooking stove and utensils not emitting
stout woman to bear the brunt of the hard
work, and then set up a boarding house for
miners. They are a generous lot. Some of
the frmest friends / have ever had have
been among that rough class. They are
rough, it is true, and often uncouth as to
manners but they are generous and If Il
woman conducts herself properly among
them she will never meet with the slightest
insult mere VIII ne pleHty OF thein with
whom an arrangement could be made to go
shares in their earnings with a woman
who will cook for them and look after their
comfort generally in camp while they are
digging To effect such an arrangement
with nve or six. If not more, of the miners
would mean to the venturesome, stout
hearted woman the amassing of fine
fortune.
This plan of keeping a miners boarding
house or cooking for the miners has the
incalculable advantage that a quick WELL
educated, go-ahead woman VIII only too
readily see and grasp. BY this means, at
tending to the miners meals and listening
carefully to the talk, watching the process
of gold washing and all such knowledge to
be gained only by some such experience
a woman will almost insensibly become
finally interested in various claims and min
ing projects. This accomplished her for
tune is made. | have three friends refined
well-educated women. who. should | really
start undoubtedly will accompany me with
the idea Of making their fortunes. The
senator will not gO.'
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M,nneapoIis Bank Closed.

MINNEAPOIIS, Mimi, Aug. 27.-Pending
a decision as to whether it will go into
liquidation, the Bank of Minneapolis closed
it's doors to-day. Without much ques-
ton the bank will go out of BUSH
ness, as r. D. Kirby, of Chicago,
the president and principal hacker. is
it's deposits $780, 900. The bank has not
failed in the sense Of being bankrupt. but
has simly gone out Of business The Phil
Scheig embezZlement some three years ago,
followed by the suicide of Cashier Boffer-
ding, was blow from which its credit
never recovered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
BOUGHT A "GOLD BRICK"
Canadian Banker Taken In by
Schemer from kIOndike.

MONTREAL, Que, August Pit is OIL
cially announced here that d. MacGregor,
manager of the Branch Bank OF Montreal
at Calgary, N. W. T., has been obliged to
resign because he was taken in by Klon-
dixie gold brick. Two weeks ago gentle
manly looking man, who gave the name OF
j. Wilburn Jones' arrived and put up at
the principal hotel at Calgary and gave
himself out as a United States government
assayer About week afterWard a miner,
accompanied by pack horse and an In
dian, whom he left in the outskirts of the
city, came to Manager MacGregor for adj
vice He had come by some tortuous way
from the Alaska gold fields, having taken
roundabout ways to escape being robbed.
He had located a rich mine and wanted to
get two or three men to buy his gold
bricks. which he valued at $4,000 The man
ager called in the supposed United States
assayer who bored through the brick and
proved the boring to be gold Then a, Mas 90o
Miner horse, Indian and assayer then de-
camped The brick contained some gold,
and MacGregCr's resignation has been ac-
CeDted
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DOWN A MOUNTAIN.
Locomotive Turns Over, but No One
Seriously Injured.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 27.-An en-
CINE of the Babe Coal Mining Company s
narrow guage railroad jumped the track
while on a trestle near the top of Sand
mountain yesterday afternoon, fell a dis
tance of twenty feet and rolled nearly to
the bottom of the mountain, taking trees
down with it. There were six people on the
engine when it went down, none of whom,
strange to say, were seriously hurt, except
the company's manager, F. H. Connor Of
this city, who was caught under the tender
and had two ribs broken and was badly
shaken up A Mr.. Sheldon, of st. Louis.
was on the engine, but escaped with a few
bruises. The fireman, whose name was not
learned, had a leg broken, and the engineer
who was on the engine, escaped unhurt.
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preted as being an indication that better
relations exist between the ex-chancellor
and Emperor William
The London Financial News says the
French Cabinet is considering the floating
OF a loan of SEQ 0000 900 in 2l5 per cent.
bonds partly for the redemption of the
floating debt and partly for the reconstruc-
ton of the French navy.
The King Of Siam. who arrived at Pots
dam Thursday evening and who was re-
ceived with every mark of honor by En-
peror William. placed wreath of flowers
this morning on the tomb of the late En-
peror Frederick of Germany.
Queen Victoria has approved of the APP
pointment Of General Hood, quartermaster
general TO forces. to succeed Gen. Sir Red
vers Butler as adjutant general. the ap-
pointment 60 20 into effect in October. Gen
Sir George Stewart White will succeed Gen.
Wood as auartermaster general.
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TALES FROM THE KLONDIKE.
Letters from Alaska and Talks with
Men Who Have Returned.

SEATTLE. Wash, Aug. 27.-The mails
from Alaska are bringing many interesting
stories of the search for gold in the Yukon
region. Returning Klondikers are also con-
tributing literally to the increasing supply
of information regarding the trails to the
gold region and the hardships to be en-
countere1 One of the most interesting let
ters received here is from j. A. Costello.
a newspaper man of this city. who was in
camp at the big climb on the Skaguay
trail when he wrote. He says:
We ahead of the trail and only hear
what comes up to us by trail report. Many
accidents have happened. to our knowledge
but no fatalities. / need scarcely say that
we sleep the sleep of the just. That is one
of laborS sweetest rewards. The only thing
Is waking in the morning with stiff joints
and aching bones. We have great trouble
wet with rain or snow and can't be dried.
Our entire wardrobe was soaked up this
morning, but every piece is on the bush
drying to-day Every one of my four coats
has been soaked for a week 1t has rained
about half the time since my arrival. Even
my purse, postage stamps, letters. etc. are
about ruined. 1t all came about from being
carried in coat pockets
Il must say something of the Skaguay
trail. If ever road was condemned before
hand this trail was to US before we reached
1t, and even after casting anchor at Ska
quay bay. Pure cuSSedness only could have
caused such universal condemnation. Ju-
neau was dead set against it and so were
dozens of men we met on the road who
were interested in turning the crowd to-
ward Dyea. One thing we knoW-the peo-
pie going to Dyea suffered where we had a
picnic on the start. This trail is all right
hard TO climb. but a good, substantial trail
Tour tSet wide, open from salt water to
Lake Bennett. between thirty to forty
miles. about sixteen miles above the noun
tains 10 the summit and passable for
Now to the brighter side Life in camp
after the hard climb is most enjoyable I'm
a hg On A.a III :
the word cannot be appreciated in its pure,
unalloyed and eaSeful meaning Then
comes meal time. BE ii morning noon or
highland not nfrequently the witching
hour of II p. m.-every man is on deck and
the horses too. with appetites like grizzly
bears No one has starved; no one expects
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Canadian Officials VIII Send Out n
Surveying Party.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug G.-The Dominion
government has determined to test the feas-
Utility of reaching Klondike by way of Ed
monitor and the Peace river and practical
trial Of the proposed route will be made at
once under the direction of the Interior
Department. 1t has been claimed for this
route that IL offers the advantage of a
continuous stretch of country available for
horses, and could therefore be utilized by
pack trains right through to the gold fields
To ascertain the character OF this route it
has been decided by the minister OF the in
terror TO dispatch small exploration party