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Evening journal., 1897-11-18

nre, made OF the Ory vines OF lne perry
of that name. Now 1 am luxuriating
in the delightful warmth of a real coal
blaze.
The Various Tribes.
OF the Alaskan Indians. the sitkas
have been probably less injured by civ
ilizing influences than any other tribe.
The Takus are more self-assertive and
taller, and have better features than
the average. excepting the Chilkats,
who are much like them. The most
primitive are the Yakutats, who have
the darkest skins. The largest men are
found among the Hutznahu. The Auks
are the least intelligent and have very
bad figures. The Thlngits are very
initiative, and extremely shrewd. These
last are guilty of all kinds Of offenses
against the moral code. and would
rather lie than tell the truth any day.
1 have known Thlingits to lie when it
would have been distinctly to their ad-
vantage not to do so. They relish a
good lie as does an American a bright
joke.
Gratitude is unknown among them,
and theft is second nature. All the
men are born gamblers ana both sexes
are addicted to the excessive use Of
tobacco and rum. They are confirmed
skeptics and laugh I'm their sleeves at
their chief idol. Yehl, even while they
are sacrificing TO him. Even their be-
lief I'm shamanism and witchcraft is a
dead letter. and, as Christianity has
not yet taken its place they have no
faith. Polygamy is as popular among
them as it is with the Mormons.
The Cheerful IIOIOsh.
One thing may be said in favor OF
the Eskimo-he is the most persistent
ly good-natured chap in America. With
everything under the midnight sun to
make him miserable he laughs at his
frozen fate and finds humor in conges-
tive chills uro-pneumonie is a
huge joke with him, and diphtheria a
delicate witticism. AS for such petty
details as food. clothing and shelter.
they are to him absolutely ridiculous.
He can get along with less of them
than any man on earth. except the
Frisco Chinaman. / have sesn him,
when the mercury was shrinking into
the lowest part of the bulb, trot around
with nothing on above his waist and
his feet bare. Nevertheless, when he
is playing in luck. he will swaddle him.
self in furs like a gay Parisienne. II
takes such a philosopher to ele out
existence in the Arctic Zone.
The Eskimo's cheerfulness is the
more laudable in view of his relations
with his mother-in-law. That estima-
BILE lady rules him with an iron hand
She has by law, what she has by GUS
tom in civilized climes. the right to die
tate TO him in every detail of his shiv-
cry career. The Eskimo would not dare
TO build a new igloo or kayak or bidar.
lSa. to go on a journey, to sell bun
die of furs, to buy anything whatsoever
or to cut his hair without consulting
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POOR 10 ON ice.
THE ALASKAN INDIAN Is SLOWLY
BECOMING A TRADITION.

EslSimos, Thlingits and AIeuts Are
Being Degraded by CiviIizing In
fiuences and Are Embracing the
White Mans Vices Instead of His
Virtues - They Are Gradually
Abandoning Their Ancient Co.'S
tunes aud Customs and sinking
Into SavaEery with All Modern
improvements Mark FaIIon
Writes of His Experiences Among
the Peoples OF Uncle SANS Terri
tory in the Great Northwest.
Evening journal., 1897-11-18

You know what you want. Ask for
it in the stores and take nothing else.
Impolite merchants sometime offer
unknown wares in place Of those with
an established reputation.
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WILL VIC FREE the IRIsH,
Petition for the Relense Of Prisoners
Laid HcfOre Her.
tBy Anglo-American Press)
DUBLIN. Nov. 1.

t3y Angio-American Press)
DUBLIN. Nov. 1.
DR.. NJ ID. Kavanagh having. through
the Home Secretary. sent a petition TO
the Queen for the release of the Irish
prisoners. has received from the right
honorable gentleman the following re-
ply:
whitehall, oct 3. 1891
"Sir: 1 am directed by the secre-
tary of state to inform you that the
petition on behalf of the treason felony
convicts which you have submitted has
been laid before the Queen. but that
he has not been able to advise Her
Majesty to give any directions thereof.
1 am, sir. your obedient servant
CHARLES S. MURDOCH"
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A good article is rarely dear at the
price asked. A bad one is costly on
any terms. See that you receive what
xeu call for.
Evening journal., 1897-11-18

The Alaskan Indians have lighthouses
of their own, but, although some Of
the most fearless desperadoes of the
Pacific slope have some hither, no white
man has yet been found with sufficient
nerve to enter one Of them. BY the time
] get back to the States / hope to be
clean enough to enable my friends to
recognize me-but it's an even chance.
For three months 1 have foregathered
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$3.50 TO WASHINGTON AND RE-
TURN VIA THE PENNA. RAIL
ROAD, SUNDAY, NOV. 81

Special trains from Wilmington at
43S and 9 o'clock a. m. Regular trains
1O1S a. m. and 1905 p. m.
The record-union., 1897-12-15
YOSEMITE VALLEY ROADS.
Bill for a Commission to Investi-
gate Them.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14-Congress-
man DeVries of the Second district has
introduced in the House a bill provid-
ing for a commission of three, COM
posed of two officers of the army and
one member of the Bureau of High
ways of the State of California, to in
vestigate all the conditions surrounding
the roads into Yosemite Valley.
There are now three toll roads into
the great national park on which the
grades are often as great as II per cent.
and seldom lower than per cent The
Commission will inspect these and as
we'll investigate proposed routes for
three new roads, on which, if properly
constructed, the grades win not exceed 4
per cent, or a fair trotting grade. The
roads to be looked to are one from the
valley through Mariposa County, one
down the Merced River to a point in
Merced or Stanislaus Counties and the
third from the valley to points in Tuo-
lumne County. The Commission is to
be given 5000 for its expenses, and
will be required to report the best
means of communication between the
valley and the outside world.
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STEAMSHIP LA TOURAINE.
Towed Into Port in a Disabled
Condition.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 1.-THE French
line steamer La Touraine, Captain San
telle, from New York on December 4th
for Havre, and which should have ar
rived there on Sunday morning, stop
ped off The Lizard when she reached
there at 4:10 this morning, and sig
nailed that she was not under control.
A westbound steamer is assisting the
La TOuraine.
HAVRE, Dec. 15.-2 a. m.-The tug
of the Compagnie Generate Transat-
lantique that was sent to met La Tour
aine met her off Barfleur, and assisted
by a second tug brought her into port
here at 80 a. m. Her arrival being
greeted with loud cheers from the
crowd still waiting on the quays.
According to statements by the Cap
tain and officers, the La Touraine lost
her port propeller at $50 a. m. on the
1th. She proceeded with single screw,
but h4r speed was still further re-
duced by bad weather No anxiety
whatever was displayed by the passen-
gers during the voyage.
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FOOD SCARCE AT DAWSON CITY.
SO REPORTED BYyA MAN JUST
FROM KLONDIKE.
Says There Will Be Suffering I'm
less Provisions Arrive by the
Middle of February.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 1.-THE
steamer All ki arrived at l o'clock this
morning with forty passengers, nearly
all of whom are from Dyea, Skaguay
and Sumdum. The Al Ki brought but
one man. Hearn, from Dawson City.
Hearn and seven others left Dawson
two days after Jack Daltons party, but
six Of the crowd went back after ten
days travel up the river, and Hearn
ane one other man came on to Juneau
via Chilcoot Pass. Hearn came on
south, leaving his partner in Juneau.
Hearn has nothing to report from
Dawson in addition to news brought out
by Dalton's party. He confirms the re-
port that food is very scarce, and that
there will be suffering there unless pro-
visions arrive by the middle of F'ebru-
ary.
Hearn is from Colorado He owns a
claim in the rich group on Bonanza, but
he has not worked it, He expects to
return in the spring.
Packing over Skaguay trail has been
resumed. the pass being reported in
good condition. Forty tons of provis-
ions were started over the pass the day
the steamer left Skaguay, which was
December Sth. Inc coolest weather
experienced at Skaguay and Dyea this
winter was degrees below zero.
A. c.. Sands, superintendent of the
northwest division of the Sunset Tele-
phone Company, sailed on the Al XII
from Skaguay and Dyea, whittier he
went several months ago to look over
the field with q view of constructing a
line over the pass Mr.. Sands. in con-
yersation with the Associated Press
correspondent last night, said: II shall
certainly report to my company favor
ablv on the plan of constructing a tel
ephone line from Sheep Camp to Lake
Bennett. and possibly recommend that
a line be established from Skaguay TO
Lake Bennett over the White pass.
Both are destined to be busy thorough
fares. not only during next season, but
for several seasons to come"
Sands reports Skaguay as being rath-
er cold place to pass the winter, al
though very tropical in some re-
SppptS
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expressions of satisfaction. 1t had the
effect of clearing up situation which
was becoming strained, and gave prom
ise OF an early report to Congress on
financial bills.
The members of the committee can
vassed the course they would take as
to making an immediate report to the
House ON currency questions. 1t was
decided that the first thing to be done
was to report a bill embodying the
three features recommended by the
President. viz: A reduction of the tax
on circulation to one-half of per cent !;
the issuance of circulation up to the
par value of bonds deposited, and the
establishment Of small banks in rural
communities.
While these will be embodied in the
Gage plan, yet as they were specially
advised in the Presidents message, it
was felt to be advisable to give the
House the opportunity of acting on
them at once, without waiting for the
report on the Gage bill. For these
reasons the full committee will be ask
ed to report on the Presidents plan at
once
The record-union., 1897-12-15
SCHOEDDE MAYHEM TRIAL.
Mrs. PIyer Expected to Go on the
Stand To-day.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 14.-Charles
Harris testified to-day at the trial of
NJ. Schoedde for mayhem, stating that
he was unable to positively Identify
Schoedde as having mutilated him. Ac-
cording to his recollection, the man
who committed the crime was large
and more portly than the prisoner. Har-
riS was unable to see the surgeons
face while the crime was being COM
mitted.
Witnesses from San Jose testified as
to Schoedde telling them of having per-
formed the operation, and receiving
81 500 for it. They questioned his We
racity when, to convince them, he ex-
hibited evidence of the crime.
Mrs. Plyler is expected TO GO on the
stand tomorrow morning. There is
much curiosity as to her testimony, for
her lips have been sealed ever since the
crime was committed. The main con-
tention of the defense Will be that
Schoedde was not here when Harris
was mutilated, having returned to san
Jose. his services not being required.
The strongest evidence against him so
far are his own admissions to people in
San Jose, to whom he boasted OF his
share in the crime.
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HOUSE DEMOCRATS CAUCUS.
DEFINE PARTY POLICY ON
LEADING QUESTIONS.
Will Vote Against Retirement
Of Greenbacks and in Favor Of
Recognizing War in Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The caucus
of Democratic members of the House
Tonight resulted in the adoption OF
resolutions defining the party policy
on the questions of Cuba, finance and
bankruptcy. The caucus was largely
| attended. 100 Of the 125 Democratic
members being present, despite the
| stormy weather.
Representative Richardson of Ten
nessee acted as Chairman, and Repre-
sentative Cummings of New York and
| Representative Cowherd of Missouri
acted as Secretaries.
Representative Bailey took the ini-
| tiative by presenting the following ser
les Of resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that the Democratic members
| Of >he House of Representative ought
to resist all efforts. direct or indirect. to
retire the greenbacks and treasury
| notes.
| Resolved, Second, that we are opposed
/ and VIII resist all attempts to extend
/ the privileges of national banks, or to
i reduce the taxes which they pay now
! Resolved, Third, that we favor the
/ early consideration and passage of the
/ Senate resolution recognizing that a
condition of war exists In the Island OF
Cuba between the Government Of Spain
and the Cuban people.
Resolved Fourth, that we favor the
early enactment of a just and wise
bankruptcy law.
The first three features of the reso-
/ luton, on finance and on Cuba, were
/ considered separately. the discussion
being vigorous and unanimously favor
able.
Mr.. Eailey made the main speech
urging that Democratic members
should make their opposition promptly
against these financial movements, now
/ assuming formidable dimensions ow-
| ing 10 the recommendations given tc
them by the President and Secretary
of the Treasury.
He also spoke for n clear-cut posi-
ton in favor of the recognition of Gu
/ ban bellgerency, as embodied in the
/ Morgan resolution, which passed the
/ Senate during the extra session.
There was not a dissenting vote to
Mr. Bailey's propositions, and the first
! three resolutions We're carried by unan-
/ imous vote. the result being received
| with hearty cheers.
1 The fourth feature of the resolutions
declaring for a just and wise bank
ruptcy law, met with some opposition.
Mr.. De Armand of Missouri argued
| that ii was not expedient for the party
to take a position favorable to a bank
ruptcy bill at this time
The resolution was supported by
Messrs. Bailey. Simms of Tennessee
and Swanson of Virginia
The resolution finally prevailed by q
| large majority. although Mr. De Ar
mond and about half dozen others
registered their votes in opposition to
this course.
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OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE.
Causes the Death Of a Modesto Cit
izeu at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IF. Pc
terson of Modesto was found dying this
morning in a room of the New western
Hotel, at 900 Kearny street He lived
for an hour afterward
Peterson arrived at the New Western
last evening at about 7:30 o'clock, and
registered. He was shown to a room
and was not again seen until o'clock
this morning. At that hour a porter
named Sutton overheard the sound of
heavy breathing and gasping, which
came from Petersons room. He en-
tered and found the guest unconscious
on the bed, partially dressed and very
ILL., A. physician resident in the hotel
was called, but Peterson died within
an hour.
Peterson had hung his coat on the
bed post In a pocket the Deputy Cor
orner found half filled bottle of NOR
phine ard a syringe. 1t is supposed
that death was caused by an overdose
of the drug.
The record-union., 1897-12-15
LUETGERT MURDER CASE.
SECOND TRIAL OF THE SAU-
sAGE-MAKER IN PROGRESS.
Assistant States Attorney Nc
Evan Makes the Opening Ad-
dress for the Prosecution.

CHICAGO. Dec. 14-After two weeks
spent in securing jury the secoho
trial of Adolph i. Luetgert, the sau-
sagemaker. accused of numbering MS
wife was commenced before Judge
Gary to-day. The courtroom was crowd
cd when the case was called. Every
available seat was taken, while scores
of curious men and women stood IN
rows behind the railing anxious to hear
the proceedings and get a sight of the
man who is charged with boiling his
wife in caustic potash in one of his
own sausage watts.
The arrangement of the courtroom
was different from that of the former
trial. The jury sits directly in front
Of the court, while facing the jury on
the right was placed the witness chair.
This arrangement, while almost hldlng
from the view of the presiding Justice,
brought the witness face to face with
both Judge and jury. This was the
plan adopted by Judge Gary in the
famous trial of the Haymarket anarch-
lists eight years ago, over which he pre-
sided.
The prosecution, as in the former
trial. was represented by States Attor-
ney Deneen and Assistant States At
torney McEwan, Luetgert being de-
Tended by Attorneys Harmon, Reise
and Kehoe.
Assistant States Attorney McEwan
made the opening address for the State.
His speech, which occupied the greater
part of the session, did not deviate from
the line he pursued in his address at
the opening of the former trial.
Mr.. McEwan made no attempt at
dramatic effect He quietly but i'm
pressively told the twelve men the ia
miliar. story of the night of the 1st of
May. The speaker opened with a re-
sumo of the somewhat checkered ca
reer of the prisoner, and then referred
at length to the incident attending the
discovery by Diedrick Bicknesse and
the police that Mrs. Luetgert had dis
appeared. The police investigation and
the resulting disclosures in the base
ment of the factory were narrated.
AT the close of Mr.. McEwan's address
an adjournment was taken until after
noon. at the request of Harmon. In
asking for this adjournment Mr.. Har-
mon said that certain points in Mr..
McEwan's address are new to the de-
fense, and needed detailed answer,
and to get material for rejoinder time
was required for a consultation with
the defendant.
Judge Gary said the request was a
reasonable one, and the hearing went
over.
At the afternoon session Luetgert' 8
side of the case was presented to the
jury.
The record-union., 1897-12-15

SILVER CITY On. NJ Dec. II
Word has been received here that Spe-
cial Wells Fargo officer J. n. Thacker.
assisted by a posse of Deputy United
States Marshals under Ciapriano Baca-
last night captured the entire gang of
train robbers who last Thursday held
up the Southern Pacific at STEMS Pass.
Grant County, in the fight incident tn
which one of the robbers was killed.
At the time of the STEMS Pass hold
up the posse which had been antici-
pating an attack. was congregated at
Bowie, about thirty miles from
STEMS Pass. The trail of the robbers
was Immediately taken, and late last
night the five remaining members of
the gang We're surrounded in a cabin
at Cushey's ranch. about twenty five
miles this side of the Mexican line, in
Eastern Arizona.
The robbers were taken completely
by surprise, and surrendered without
a single shot being fired. Their names
have not yet been ascertained, but they
are cowboys who have been working
in the vicinity of the San Simon Val
ley, and have no connection with the
notorious Black Jack gang of border
bdid4to- litS nave pEEli DlOOSIl ~
the posse to San Simon Station, and
will be brought to this point and lodged
in Jail to await trial at the coming
term of court.
The penalty for train robbery in New
Mexico is death.
When captured the robbers were en-
deavoring to make their escape across
the line into Mexico.
ROBBERS TAKEN TO SILVER CITY
TUCSON (Ariz.). Dec. IA special
to the star" from San Simon, Ariz..
says: This morning a deputy United
States Marshal arrived from near the
Sonora line, bringing the five train
robbers who held UP the train at
STEMS Pass Thursday night The rob-
bers We're captured in the Texas Cam
yon, fifty miles south of the Southern
Pacific Railroad where the train was
held up.
Sunday morning, Immediately after
the hold up, United States Marshal
William NJ. Griffith started to hunt for
the robbers with two deputy marshals
and ten picked men. The posse got
to Texas Canyon at daylight Sunday
morning. and, surrounding Cushey's
ranch-house, surprised the bandits.
Three of the bandits surrendered in a
short time and the other two came
to the house and walked into the trap
and were captured.
A deputy with five men brought
the prisoners to San Simon. They were
then taken to Silver City, n. NJ, for
examination. The capture of the gang
was the best and quickest piece OF
work ever done in the history of Ari-
zona
The record-union., 1897-12-15
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Fatal Fire Occurs at Scranton,
Pennsylvania.

SCRANTON Pa.), Dec. 14.-One and
possibly two lives We're lost and S7O,-
OOO worth of property destroyed in a
disastrous fire at midnight last night
in Duryea, which almost ruined the
business portion of the town.
William H. Law, mine Superintend-
ent, entered the store building to save
some books and papers, and was burn
ed to death. His body was recovered
this morning. John Pleasantine is
missing, and there is little doubt that
he periShed in the flames.
Nine store buildings and four dwell
ings were destroyed. The heaviest
losers are simpson & Watkins, general
store; Dill's. livery, furniture and un-
dertaking: five dwelling houses owned
by R. A. Freeman; p Grimshaw's
store, and the residence of Joseph
Brown.
While the fire was in progress mob
looted several stores, stealing hundreds
of dollars worth of goods.
The record-union., 1897-12-15
Refunding Defeated.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-THE Board
of Supervisors canvassed the vote on
the bond refunding proposition to-day,
and discovered that, although ma
jority OF votes in favor of new issue
had been cast, the returns were short
of the required two-thirds vote. The
total number of ballots cast were 81
43S-1 ,S5S of which We're for refund
ing and 1850 against the measure. The
country precincts, generally, turned in
a. heavy vote against the new issue.
The record-union., 1897-12-15
Indianapolis Missing Contractor.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 14.-According
to Mrs. Zelda Capiao, Charles F.
Francke, the wealthy contractor VINO
has been missing for three weeks, is in
Dallas, Tex. She has returned here
and told the police she had gone to
Texas with Francke. She was placed
in jail to await the investigation or ner
story, and Edward w. Little, a member
of the City Council and a friend of
Francke, left for Dallas. Francke took
about $4,000 with him.
The record-union., 1897-12-15
Wholesale Murder Attempted by a
Drunken Brute.
May Result in the Death Of Two Of the
Victims.
Assaults a Hotel Keeper at Vinton
With a Wagon Spoke, Splitting
His Skull Almost in Twain, and
Stabs the Barkeeper Several
Times.

RENO (Nev). Dec. 14.-F. Maria Of
Beckwith brings news from Vinton,
Plumas County, Cal, of tragedy en-
acted at Vinton yesterday morning at
o'clock
Tony Lompy, the proprietor of the
Vinton Hotel, was nearly Drained, his
barkeeper, name unknown, probably
fatally stabbed, and third person was
seriously wounded by a stray bullet.
The tragedy occurred yesterday
morning, but particulars are meager.
The following is all that can be ascer-
tanned: Lou Jones, well-known young
man Of Sierra Valley, with a couple of
companions entered the saloon Of Lom-
py and demanded the loan of 50.
Lornpy declined to lend the money,
and then Jones told the barkeeper to
set up the drinks.
The latter told him that he had
enough liquor already, and to go away
and sober up This displeased Jones
and his associates, and words followed.
Jones assaulted the bartender, drawing
a knife and stabbing him several times.
Mr.. Lompy interfered and put jones out
of the house, but he returned in mo-
ment armed with wagon spoke, with
which he struck Mr.. Lompy across the
head, splitting his skull almost in
twain.
At this moment a friend Of the two
men, who were sorely wounded and ly-
ing on the floor, rushed in at side door
and attempted to shoot Jones, but in his
excitement he fired wildly and the ball
struck a man who was sitting In the
rear of the saloon, causing serious
wound.
Jones, after seeing what he had done,
rushed out and mounted his horse and
escaped.
Messengers We're dispatched to Beck
with for physicians and officers.
The physicians have no hope OF saw
ing Lompy, as his skull is terribly
crushed, and the bartender IS in dam
gerous condition and not expected to
live.
Mr.. Lompy is respectable citizen OF
Sierra Valley and has wife and four
children The people at Vinton and vi
cinity. are terribly enraged, and if Jones
is apprehended it will probably go hard
with him.
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Wanted to Kill His Enemy.

SAN JOSE. Dec. IA drunken
woodchopper entered the residence of
l.. E. Randall, on Morgan Hill. looking
for an enemy of his. He carried forty
pounds of dynamite, threatening to
blow his enemy to pieces. Randall
grappled with him, and got the explo-
sive away from the man. Had he
discharged the stuff, two or three fam
lilies would have been annihilated.