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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-02-09
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-02-09
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05

ference. I am now returning to make an
immediate report to President Mckinley.
'I have had long and entirely candid
conferences with Mr.. Chamberlain, and
last Sunday I passed the day with Sir
Richard Webster, the Attorney General,
who Is the adviser Of the British Govern
ment.
"My statement met with the frankest
and most impartial consideration.
GAS to the Hawaiian question, may say
that In London, Paris, Berlin and st.
Petersburg have had ample opportunity
to ascertain the prevailing sentiment In
political and commercial circles.
Gin all these capitals annexation Is
generally regarded as the natural, II not
inevitable, result of the large growth and
expansion OF the United States on the
western coasts Of America.
"As It could not be expected that any
other foreign Power would be permitted to
occupy the islands owing to the strategic
importance, the proposed annexation
would be acquiesced in by the European
Governments, although the position which
It would give the United States In the
Pacific would not be welcomed by nations
seeking supremacy in that quarter OF the
world.
"My personal views on this question are
we'll known In the United States. Never
theless It Is extremely gratifying to find
that the necessary expansion OF the United
States will not be the cause OF European
difficulties, and it is appreciated as the
logical outcome Of American destiny"
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cHILoooT PASS.

as a grub-stake rumor. On December 18th,
however, authentic news was carried to
Circle City by J. NJ. Wilson, OF the Alaska
Commercial Company, and Thomas O'Brien,
A trader. The greatest stampede ever
known in this part Of the world COM
menced.'
There may be great deal OF question
about "the richest strike ever known, but
the general circumstances as narrated by
Mr.. Stanley accord with the statements
made by the miners who have arrived In
this city.
Accurate reports and estimates OF the ex-
tent of the Kondike mines are difficult to
obtain. The miners, naturally, have vari-
GUS opinions and their statements accord
with their beliefs and their varied obserya-
tions, while all insist that the new mines
are enormously rich. Stanley writes:
"Those who made the 300 miles first
struck 1t rich. OF all the 200 claims staked
out on the Bonanza and Ell orado creeks
not one has proved blank. Equally rich
finds were made June 9Th to 10th on Domi-
nion Creek. Not less than 300 claims have
been staked out on Indian Creek, and the
surface indications are that these are as
rich as any Of the Others"
This, too, Is supported by the assertions
OF the miners. So here are 5OO paying
claims, without counting those on Bear
Creek and in other districts, If the stories
are all true. There are 200 claims on Do
minion Creek. The value OF the paying
claims may be estimated, though WITHOUT
assurance OF accuracy, from the fortunes
made by thoss who have returned ano
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Brsintree, Mass, on July "a, 1920, and was
therefore In his seventy-eighth year. he
tried several trades before finally settling
down to gunsmithing, at which he became
one Of the most expert and finished work.
men in the world. He apprenticed himself
to A. B, Fairbanks, Boston gunsmith, who
In 1910 gave Mr.. Lowell half interest In
the business. Mr.. Fairbanks died the fol.
lowing year. Mr. Lowell took another part
ner, but In 1874 bought out the latter. He
later added sporting goods OF every de-
scription to his stock, and the company has
steadily grown to its present mammoth
proportions. Mr.. Lowell successfully
westhered every panic, never failed and
never was sued. As his sons became OF age
to enter business they were taken into the
firm. Mr.. Lowell was connected with num-
berless secret and charitable organizations
He was tho first man to buy ticket on the
South Shore Qater the Old Colony Railroad
when Il was built, and had been continu.
Gus ticket holder ever since. he had long,
been the only survivor Of the original ticket
holders. Mr.. Lowell, at the completion OF
his fifty years In business, was, given o.
golden business jubilee anniversary, which
was one Of the notable events Of East Wey-t
mouth, where he lived for more than half g.
century. Mr.. Lowell leaves widow and
five sons, three Of whom are members Of
the company.
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development, the renown Of the region Is

development, the renown OF the region Is
won.
A country in which privation and suffer-
ing has been the rule was penetrated and
explored by daring, adventurous pros
pectors. One Of the miners struck rich
pocket Of gold, but there were only few
to know Of the discovery, and It was four
months later that the news reachad the
nearest Of the settlements. There were
stampedes in the dead otwinter, and In spite
of the intense cold nearly 5000 men made
their way to the new camp. Snow was
shoveled away, great fires were built to thaw
the ground and pick and shovel unearthed
the nuggets and dust.
It was on August 18th Of last year that
George Cormack made the first discovery.
On December 18th the first stampede was
begun from Circle City, 800 miles from the
new mines; but before June some OF these
northern prospectors were mfllionaires,
and all, or nearly all. had fortunes.
Concerning the discovery, Fl. A. Stanley.
Binghamton IN. " newspaper man, has
written from st. Michaels, the Yukon port,
q statement which appeared in the Exam
iner. Mr.. Stanley says:
"The richest gold strike the world has
ever known was made In the Klondike re-
gion last August and September, but the
news did not get even to Circle City iuntil
December 18th, when thero was great
stampede over 800 miles intervening be-
tween there and the newer fields.
"On August 18th George Cormack made
the first great strike on Bonanza creek, and
Oh August 10Th seven claims were filed In
that region. Word got to Forty Mile and
Circle City, but the news was looked upon
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the prospects that had been opened prior
to June.
LIFE AT THE MINES.
Digging Done in the Winter and the Sluic.
ing in the Spring.

Digging Done in the Winter and the Sluic-
ing in the Spring.
SEArTl7, Wash. QpeciaD. "A man ofper-
Swede by birth, who has passed four con-
secutive summers and winters In the Yukon
river country. Having brought S14, 900
from the new Nondike placers, he Is pre-
pairing to 60 home forthe first time in four
teen years.
81 brought with me something over S14,-
900 and put the greater portion Of 1t In the
bank" said Mr.. Krook. "Next March I
shall return to Alaska. More gold is await
ing me there. My partner works the claim,
pays all the expenses while am away and
at the cleanup we divide equally. This
spring there were not enough men there to
do the work. When aman has mine he
wants to get the gold out as fast as he can.
The wages paid was S1.50 an hour in the
winter, when man can only labor seven or
eight hours, and $15 day in the spring,
when the days are much longer. Nearly all
| the placer gold is from twelve to fifteen feet
down. The digging Is done in the winter
| and the sluicing In the spring and summer
as soon as the water begins to flow.
at Is easy to get down to the black
muck with pick. The usual way Is to dig
hole seven or eight feet square. As soon
as the black dirt is reached the work Is
little harder, but the dirt yields to the pick
and then hard gravel is reached, when the
ground must be thawed out. At night bill
lets OF wood two or three feet long are piled
in on the gravel to a height Of two feet.
This Is set on fire. BY morning the gravel
can be worked easily enough. It is piled
up around the mouth Of the shaft and by
the time all the gravel that has been
thawed has been put on the dumps it Is
time to build fire again.
Usually two men work claim. One
fills the buckets in the shaft and the other
works the windlass, raising the buckets
and dumping their contents. In the spring
the two men turn the dump into sluice-
boxes and wash out the gold"
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. SEALING CONFERENCE.
Great Britain Accepts the Proposition
Of the United States.
TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON.

Ambassador Hay Notified-BeliefT That tho
Conference Will Be Attended Also by
Representatives Of Russia and Japan
-Commissioner Foster Tells Of His
Work at st. Petersburg and London.
LONDON, England (By Cable).-The Brit
lsh Foreign Office notified Ambassador Hay
that Great Britain has accepted the propo-
sition of the United States for an interna-
tional conference on the question Of pelagic
sealing in the Bering Sea. It will be held
at Washington during the the coming au'
tumn.
John W. Foster. the United States Special
Commissioner on the sealing question, In
the course OF an interview said:
wherever I have been, at st. Peters
burg, Berlin, Paris or here In London, !
have been received in the most cordial man.
per.
"Whatever may be the feeling in the
United States anent the often-reported an
tsgonism to our Government displayed by
foreign Powers, have seen nothing OF 1t.
Everywhere have had evidence that
the foreign governments wish to meet any
question raised by the United States In
spirit of the utmost frankness and open
mindedness. Perhaps 1t is needless for me
to say that this Is most gratifying to me
officially and in my private capacity.
1.-The British Government has agreed to
accept our proposition for sealing con-
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THREE THOUSAND KIEo IN eATTLLLe.
Fanatics Descend Upon Brazilian Troops
With Fearful Loss of Life. G--}Ia

Fanatics Descend Upon Brazilian Troops
With Fearful Loss of Life. ---}afsl
The New York Herald's correspondent in
Rio Janeiro. Brazil, telegraphs that suthen-
tic information has reached that city to the
effect that more than three thousand SOL
diers have been killed in big battle near
the site Of Canudos.
The fanatics, numbering more than ten
Thousand men, ell we'll armed, attacked the
Government troops. Whole brigades OF
the soldiers were swept down and des-
troyed, trampled under foot as the victor.
ious fanatics with wild, hoarse shouts OF
triumph passed over them.
There Is no reasonable doubt that the
loss in killed on both sides Is more than
three thousand. For miles the ground
around Canudos was strewn with the dead
and dying, the government troops being
compelled to leave their dead on the field
and fee to save themselves from complete
destruction by the avalanche OF the IA
natics.
When the report Of the awful battle
reached Rio Janeiro, 1t was considered by
the President and Ministry, and It was de-
cided to send the Minister OF War to the
scene with 1000 men, who are now gather
ing, They will carry with them great
store Of ammunition and will endeavor to
dislodge the fanatics from the positions
they now hold.
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THE TRIP TO KLoNDIKE NO PICNIC.
Swineford Tells His Cousin to Keep Away
Unless He Wants to Suffer.

swineford Tells His Cousin to Keep Away
Unless He Wants to Suffer.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (SpeclaD.--S. N. Phelps,
of this city, has Just received letter from
his cousin, Alfred P. Swineford, of Mar
quette, Mich., regarding Alaska. Mr.
Swineford was Governor of Alaska during
the Cleveland Administration. Among
other things he says:
'I can only say that while I have never
been In the Yukon district, and person.
ally know nothing about Klondike dig
gings, yet I have no doubt about the
great abundance Of gold. Still, Ryou want
my advice say, unless you are prepared
to take your life In your hands and en-
counter such hardships AMI perils as are
hard to picture even in Imagination In get
ting to the Klondike after you have reached
Alaska; unless you are prepared for the
extreme of winters cold AMI Of summers
heat and to endure black flies and mosqui-
toes, that render life almost unendurable,
don't go.
cat all events, don't venture on the trip
this season. Tho Klondike Is 600 miles
travel beyond Juneau, and starting now,
even IL In the rush you succeed In getting
TRANSPORTATION as far as Juneau, you can
not possibly get beyond to your destination
in time to do any prospecting before next
spring; and 1t Is exceedingly doubtful II
YOU will be able to find employment during
the winter, for the reason that there Will
be so many ahead OF you.
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JAPAN WILL ARsITRATE.
State Department Informed Of Hawaii'i
Offer and It's Acceptance.

State Department Informed Of Hawaii's
Offer and It's Acceptance.
The japanese Government has accepted
the offer made by Hawaii to arbitrate the
dispute between the two countries. The,
State Department, at Washington, has
been informed Of the offer and the accept
ance. The subjects Of arbitration will In
clude not only the difficulty over the land
ing Of the Japanese immigrants, but also
will include other disagreements between
the two countries, the most important OF
which Is the sake tax imposed upon o.
Japanese liquor largely imported and COM
sumed by the Japanese In Hawaii.
The acceptance Of the offer Of arbitration
states that the Japanese Government &C.
cepts arbitration In principle, and Is pre-
pared to enter upon the terms for a settle
ment Of pending disputes. The formal let
ter Of acceptance has been sent to Hawaii,
and the conditions Of arbitration will be
contained therein. The pressure for taxing
sake was from the saloon keepers and man
ufacturers of liquors, as the japanese use
this liquor almost wholly to the exclusion
of other beverages. q
1t Is not expected that the State Depart
ment will make more than,,a formal aoknowi-
edgment of the latest communication from
Japan upon the subject Of an annexation
Of Hawaii, the understanding being that
all future negotiations will be conducted
by Minister Buck and the Japanese Foreign
Office at Toxic.
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ALBERT G. PORTER.
uished Hoosier Who Recently
Died at indianapolis.

fU10ttuR uISnSo hOOsiCf =" ho ~>@SSAS
Died at Indianapolis.
Hon. Albert G. Porter, one Of Indi-
,ana's distinguished sons, who had
served his country faithfully In high
places, passed away at Indianapolis
recently.
Born at LawNncenurg, Ind, In 1924,
he graduated from Asbffy University
and became a lawyer in Indianapolis
at q. Within a few years he was
leader in Republican politics and held
various municipal positions. Next he
became Supreme Court reporter and In
1855 was sent to Congress, holding his
seat two terms. Then he returned to
Indiana and became eminent as law
yer. After the war Gen. Benjamin
Harrison was his partner for many
years. In 1878 he was appointed comp
troller of the treasury by President
Hayes and in 1880 was elected Gov
ernor Of Indiana by 1000 plurality, al
though Indiana was ordinarily account
ed Democratic by $4,000. He filed the
Office with distinction.
1t was Gov. Porter who nominated
Gen. Harrison for President in the Chi
cago. convention Of 1888 and one Of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05

The battleships seem to have eX-
hausted all the known methods Of COM
ing to grief on the high seas and in
harbors, unless they monotonously re-
peat the exhibitions that have already
been given A little originality has been
injected into the process, therefore, by
locating the source Of danger in con-
venient dry docks. The new dock in
the Brooklyn navy yard, known as No.
5, and which Is the largest in the world,
IS the pioneer in the movement. 1t
waited until it had the warship MaSS2-
chusetts in charge and then it sudden
ly began to leak. Water flowed in mer-
rily until the dry dock was the wettest
thing in sight and the Massachusetts
was in peril of being swamped, as it
Were, on dry land. The effort was
badly timed, for the workmen soon got
at the pumps and prevented what
might have been a really picturesque
naval episode. 1t cannot be. said to
have been complete failure, however,
for it will require several thousand dol
lars to repair the dock, and the Massa-
chusetts was given lively shock. Per-
haps the next time the gallant ship can
get through its experience in the way
of disaster without the interference Of
too alert workmen. The quicker these
warships finish sowing their wild oats
the sooner the navy will arrive at a
fighting condition.
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YUKON RIVER.

Indian Creek, worth a231. The last four
pans Clements took out were worth $4,000
and one went SITS. Bigger pockets have
been struck in other regions, but nowhere
on earth has 30 rich general find been
made as in this section"
The individual fortunes Of those miners
who are here and Of those about whom news
has been received are placed at from $10,-
900 to 81, 900 900 and upward. II there Is
nothing visionary or unreal In the wealth
described, some of the Klondike pioneers
may De worth several millions. But assum-
ing the average value Of the claims to be
S100, 900 and the number Of claims to be
cnly 700, the Klondike region gives promise
Of yield Of not less than $40 0,000, 900 from
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
WRECK ON THE RAIL.
A Switch Tempered With and Train
Partly Derailed.

A Switch Tempered With and Train
Partly Derailed.
The Chicago Express on the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis Rail
way, due in Cincinnati at a. M, was
wrecked at Thornton, Ind, about 2.2O
o'clock. Four were killed outright and
several slightly injured.
There was deliberate plot to wreck the
train, as coupling pin had been driven
into the switch so as to hold 1t open and
throw the fast train from Chicago to Gin
cinnati of the track as 1t passed that point.
The engine and tender, the mail, express
and baggage cars were thrown from the
track and wrecked. The coaches and Wag-
ner sleeping cars remained on the track
and none OF the passengers were seriously
hurt, although they had lively shaking
up.
. It is reported that none Of those L. the
cars that were thrown from the track were
seriously hurt. Seth Winslow, OF Green's
burg. Ind, the engineer. and B. Crickmore,
of Indianapolis, the fireman, and two uni
Identified tramps, were killed outright: =,
The officials OF the big Four" Railroad
state that no passengers were hurt. The
fatalities are limited to the engineer and
fireman and two tramps.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
Havoc Wrought by Deluge.

Following q month OF rain there came
downpour, which converted the streets ol
New York City into tumbling rivers and
wrought destruction throughout the sur
rounding country. New Jersey was sub.
merged. Railroads were under water and
sections OF roadbeds were swept away
Buildings, torn from their foundations.
raced down raging streams, houses and
stores were flooded, bridges were lifted
from their banks, and passengers were i'm.
prisoned In railway stations, unable to pro-
ceed to their homes. The storm did tre:
mendous damage in Newark, Elizabeth and
Plainheld Cellars and ground floors were
flooded, trolley traffic was stopped and
railway trains were stalled.
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FACTS ABOUT ALASKA.
Gold first discovered In 1879.
Area In square miles, 5S1, 400.

Gold first discovered In 1879. rs
Area In square miles, 5S1, 400. t
Product Of gold in 1896, s4,67o,0 900.
Estimated present population, 10000.
Estimated product Of gold to date, ESQ.,
600, 600.
Travel possible only In June, July and
August.
. Principal products besides gold, furs, fsh
and lumber.
Principal occupations ofthe people, hunt
ing and fishing.
Governor Of the territory, James d.
Brady; residence at Sitka.
Principal cities, sitka (the capitaD,
Juneau, Wrangel, Circle City.
Climate in winter severe in the extreme;
winter beginning in September.
Klondike in English Is Deer River. The
river Is 80 designated on the maps. ~
Scene Of the present excitement Is along
the upper Yukon and its tributaries.
Purchased in 1867 from Russia for s7, ,200,- :
600; purchase negotiated BY william b..
Seward.
During June and July continuous day
light; during December and January con-
tinuous night.
Principal rivers, the Yukon (more than
1000 miles long), the Kuskokwim, the Col
vile and the Copper.
Population Census Of 1890, 81, o,329, Of
whom but 4416 were whites, s400 Esqui-
maux and 13, ,7S5 Indians.
Principal Mountains, Mount Logan, altt-
tude 49, 500 feet; Mount st. Elias, Il, 100;
Mount Wrangel, II, 500 feet. M
Klondike gold fields partly in American
and partly in British territory, and the
product Is disposed Of in the United States,
Distance from Chicago to the Klondike
gold field, via the Yukon, Is about $500
miles; via Chilkoot Pass, about 1000 miles.
Time to make the trip by either route,
thirty days. Cost Of the trip, about $500.
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A yineless Potato.

Robert Cornwell, farmer, living near
Golden City, Mo-, after numerous expert
ments. thinks he has succeeded in develop
ing O potato that will grow without vines.
He says his potatoes grow entirely under
ground out OF the reach Of potato bugs,
which cost so much to destroy each season,
not to mention the damage they do. He
also says field planted with the Tineless
potato may be worked with the ordinary
harrow.
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CUT DOWN BY A BIG STEAMER.
Four Drowned by the Sinking Of the
Barkentine Florence.

Barkentlne rlorence.
The Allan Line steamer Scandinavian ar
rived at Boston, Mass, from Glasgow,
Scotland, and brought with her the sur
vivors OF the crew OF the British barken-
tine Florence, Captain Olsen, which was
sunk in collision with the Scandinavian:
while in dense fog twenty miles south OF
Cape Race. Four members OF the crew
were drowned, together with the wife OF
Captain Olsen. The Florence was bound
from Sidney, c. B., to st. Johns N. F., with
q cargo Of coal.
The names Of the men who lost their
lives were Noah Norris, cook, aged fifty
one years, OF st. Johns, n. F., who leaves
an invalid wife and two children; William
Yabsley. aged twenty-five years, nephew
Of the Captains wife. single; James Nor
man, seaman, aged thirty-two years. sim
gle, both Of st. Johns. N. F., and William
Fry, thirty-three years Of age, seaman, be-
longing in Poole, England.
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No Hope of Currency Reform.

Representative Payne, Of New York,
made statement, which Is accepted as re-
Hecting the views OF Speaker Reed and most
OF the members of Congress, to the effect
that there is no hope Of currency reform
legislation by the present Congress, In view
of the attitude Of the Senate, and that 1t
would be unwise to agitate the subject.