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WORK ON THE TRAIL.
| One Thousand Men Trying to Make
| the SkaGuay Route Passable.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-With the ar
rival of the steamer Rosalie from Skaguay
and Dyea to-day comes the news that the
town organization of Skaguay, under the
leadership of A. j. Mckinney has taken
definite action to open the trial. On the
arrival of the collier Willamette none of
the passengers was allowed to take their
baggage until the entire cargo had been
placed high and dry on the beach. then the
individual holdings were segregated. 1t
was seen at once to get over the trial was
impossible A miners meeting was con-
vened. at which it decided to declare
the trail closed. The miners put their ac-
ton into immediate effect by tearing out
several cross pieces of the bridge across
the Skaguay river. Then about seven hun
dred citizens went to work on the trail
and the following day their number was
increased TO one thousand. They had about
fifty pounds of giant powder and a small
quantity of dynamite and expected in four
days after the sailing of the Rosalie to
reopen the trail in greatly improved con-
dition The dangerous places where many
scantling and the marshy portions will be
corduroyed. This action will result in many
prospectors getting through to the mines
who would otherwise have been blockaded
all winter.
The condition of affairs at the lakes is
about the same as reported last week
Lumber is in great demand and impatient
gold hunters are rushing work on i'm
provised boats and RATS. The present rush
it is confidently anticipated. will land at
least ten thousand people at Skaguay.
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VALUABLE FRANCHISE.
Yankee Syndicate Virtually Given
Control of Honduras

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-Consul Jarni-
gan, of Utilla, Honduras, has sent to the
State Department a report on important
concession by the Honduras government
granted TO the Honduras syndicate This
corporation is composed, says the consul
Of well-known capitalists and financiers of
the United States, mostly located in New
York. The syndicate mas deposited with
the government of Honduras $50 000 in gold
as a guarantee that it will carry out its
part of the concession. The Honduras gov
eminent has notified all it's collectors of
customs and other officials that the in
crease of duty auth orized in April last to
take effect Aug. 1, will not be collected as
the concession provides that there shall be
no increase IN the existing tariff during the
next FIVE years without the consent of the
syndicate. This increase was equal 10 doub-
ling rates on many articles and was almost
prohibitive on others. The syndicate will
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HE DIVORCED THE QUEEN.
Chin Penn Yes Reasons for Not At
fenhina Me. Snh,s Eune raI.


WASHINGTON Aug. 2S.-The Corean
from an outing at New England watering
resorts and has had his attention called to
reports published during his absence con-
corning alleged rupture among Corean
officials, due to the minister's failure TO at
tend the funeral of the late Mr.. Son. chief
of the privy council of Corea, who recently
died and was cremated in Washington. The
minister was loath TO notice the reports,
but through his confidential secretary, Mr..
Carmody said his reason for not attending
the funeral was that when Mr.. Sob was
minister of justice in COrea he signed the
decree divorcing the Queen from the King
Subsequently Mr.. Ye, the present minister
at Washington, became minister of justice
in Corea, and in the course of an inquiry
learned that Mr.. Sob had signed the decree
of divorce. This was one of the early mis-
fortunes of the Queen, who was subse-
qucntly assassinated during Il rebellion
The minister regarded the signing of the
divorce as a cause for nor attending the
funeral He also disapproved of the cere-
mony of cremation. as Ii is said 10 be a
Buddhist rite, and one not in vogue in
Corea. Considering the rank OF Mr. Son.
the minister believed ii 10 be more appro-
pirate that the remains be sent to Corea
and there inferred with the dignity fitting
his station
Prince Fir VIVA. the second son of the
King, Is at present a guest at the legation
here having been sent to the United States
to be educated. His presence has led to
published reflections on the first son Of the
King. the crown prince and heir apparent
to the throne Of Corea. 1t Is stated at the
legation. however. that the crown prince is
a young man of strong intellect and a fine
classical scholar and that the reports of
they were not painful to Prince VIVA and
the other COrean O1ncl3ls here
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COTTON BOOMING.
Advance of SO to 3S Points in the
Leading Southern Product.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-It has been a long
day since the Cotton Exchange developed
the activity and excitement witnessed on
Change at the opening of business this
morning. 1t is safe to say that the most
sanguine bull operators were not prepared
for the advance that occurred on the first
call, which commenced with August, show
ing an advance of 70 points, gained strength
as it progressed and eliminated with an adj
vance of 25Q27 points. There had been a
large accumulation of buying orders over
night and Notwithstanding considerable
early selling pressure from Liverpool and
New Orleans, the undertOne of the market
was Enthusiastically strong; after break of
the market gradually righted itself and not
only returned to the best prices but made
q further decided gain at the best point of
the day showing an advance of 36d3S
points. Signs of manipulation in August. If
not in September and October. We're d.
tected. The general Improvement was
based on an advance of 41aM51ad at Liver
pool Private cables state that the English
cotton trade fear they have underdiscounted
claims of damage to cotton through recent
excessive rains in the cotton belt The
leading activity Centered in October and
January. the former selling to 7.21c an adj
vance of SO points Saturdays closing fig
ures and the latter to 7.13c an advance of
IS points. In the afternoon the market was
alternately strong to easier, but always
very active and excited with the tone final
~ firm at a net advance of $685. points.
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REINDEER IN ALASKA.
Commissioner Harris Suggests They
BE Used by Miners.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Some interest
ing statements relating to the gold region
in Alaska and the reindeer experiments
there are brought out in the annual state
ment of United States Commissioner of
Education Harris. submitted to-day 1t
describes in detail the progress of the min
ing, the growth of Circle City. Dawson and
the Klondike district, the two principal
routes. via St. Michaers and via Chilcoot
pass.
Touching on the Importance of extend
ing the Introduction of reindeer into that
territory. the report says the reindeer sta
tons ought to be able to furnish 500 9ein-
deer trained to the harness at once for the
use of the miners on the Upper Yukon riv-
or. 1T was my purpose" the commission
er goes on. Ito detail three of the skilled
herdsmen and thirty trained reindeer to
the Yukon region the present summer. If
this arrangement is carried out, as in
structed. an important experiment Will be
in progress during the coming year at the
gold mines The plan of the bureau has
been 10 arrange a reindeer express connect
ing towns in a lire from Hering strait TO
kadiak island Superintendent of Rein
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
Our Largest Trade with Britain, Ger-
many Next and France Third.

many Next and France Third.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The forthcom-
ing annual report OF the Bureau of Sta
tistics will show the valuation of the inn
ports and domestic exports of the United
States by countries for the year ended June
30, 1897. The largest trade was done with
Great Britain, the imports aggregating
S67, 947, $50 and the exports. a7S, 44S. 592 The
next in volume was with Germany. the inn
ports being $110,210,614 and the exports
l23,7S4, ASS. France is the third in the list,
with imports amounting to $67 $50. 231. and
exports $56, 2s7. 631. The trade with other
European countries is stated to have been
as follows: Belgium imports, S14,0S2, 414;
exports, $32 COCOA. The Netherlands Inn
ports, $12 ,l26; exports, $50362, 116. Italy,
imports, X90 .532 exports. $2l, 377 I6l. Spain.
imports, %631,9 1913; exports, $40, GIL. Swift
zerland, imports. $13, $40 49,; exports So 32S.
Austria Hungary, imports. $Sl5S,32S ex-
ports, $3,759 700. Denmark, imports .$356,355; eX
ports, $40, 1S9. 453. The imports from the Do
minion of Canada during the year amounted
to $40 309, $751; and the exports, $5S 665 04S. The
imports from Mexico amounted to SIS 511. 552,
and the exports aggregated $50. 756. $685. The
imports from Japan amounted to S24 COS, 1856,
and the exports $13,233 $40. The imports from
China reached a total of $40, 403, S62 and the
exports aggregated S11916,SSS.
The percentage of the trade of the United
States with foreign countries during the
last year Is given in part as follows:
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MADRID, Aug 23.-The Duke Of Tetuan
minister of foreign affairs, declares that
the only claim presented by the United
States in connection with Cuba is de-
mand for the payment of an indemnity to
the family of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz. the Amer
lean citizen who met his death in the jail
of GuanabacOa under suspicious circum-
stances and is couched in pacific language
Captain General Weyler, it is further an
nounced. has not resigned but the govern
ment will shortly consider the results OBJ
tanned by the campaign in Cuba
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Case of Minister Merry.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The State De-
partment is in Geographic communication
with the President to-day trying to settle
the status of Captain w. L. Merry, APP
pointed minister to Nicaragua San Saliva
dor and Costa Rica. AS thus far presented
the President is not ready to direct that
Capt. Merry go at once to Central America.
1t was said at the State Department to-
day that possibly the whole matter might
be delayed until after Sept. Is, when the
delegates of the Central American states
were to take action on the subject of form
ing a union of all the states. ii is believed
that the stability of the three new republic
governments will largely be determined at
the September meeting.
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Total 49,. ........................ .$27, 662 IS

Inc names OF Individual claimants and
the amount they received have been enum-
Grated in these columns from time to time
as the disbursements were made. The
names of the carriers to be paid on Sept.
and the amount each will receive, follow:
Lafayette-Thomas +. Casey, $126.76i
Henry Cassell. $l9S.32; Purdue r. Clark
$1S915; John r. Evans. $94.44 Michael f.
1861; Baltzer *. Kramer, $685.; William
j. Leonard, $6297; William II. Rank $37.53
John Roach, Sl76.n: James b. Robertson,
$2250S; George Fl. Rush, $515; Anthony B.
Shilling, $106.14; Job Is. Sims, $l9S.32; Chas.
j. Sullivan, $1S4.01; Robert L. Warner, $92. AZ
Richard L. White, A7.96; total. y, $50.
south Bend-Henry n Miller, $222 80;
Hugh F. Tansey. $9S.15 William S. Weaver,
SS4. Il; Ignatz Boinski, $75451; Lewis Brewer,
$522Q9: Andrew Chldberg $102.47; Gust A.
Clarquiet, $11407; Michael ]. Fenton, $lS9.Sl
Peter j. Frain, $5932S; Frank T. Grey.
$5Ol.57; Hiram E. Jackson, $5l4;07; Leonard
A. kaamajs $I2iSd F Ere !, T Kembe
Kline $690.27; Charles V. KorpaI S9S.13;
Casper G.. krauser, $12L94; Charles w.
Kruger, $30.53 Thaddeus 7. Matlock,
$51407; Joseph Mikolajewski, $514O7; John
W. McGrau, $4SS65; total 7,429.T.
Elmer E. Banks, $5667; Clinton D. lBouries,
$56G7: Thomas A. Davis, $5667; Friedrich
w. Gallmeier, $lLS2; William H. Griswold
$272. so; Frederick r. Hamilton, 500; Frank
Harstman, $1,000; Conrad f. Kettler 500. %
Charles $. Rau, $32L9$; Frederick Z. Rel
ing $56.o1; John 3. Reitz. $2)510; Robert G.
Rebfew, $2062; Paul d. Richter, $341S; Will
bert a. Ross, Sl56S; Cassius NJ. Rouzer,
$5S67; William Nj. Slater, $26.29; John A.
Solday, $2l.G3: William G. Stahl, $56.67;
Charles A. Stockbridge, $51 a. NOrvaI w.
Goshen-William T.. Miller. $61.S8.
Observation-Disclosures D. Gardner. $125 TO-
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Russia. the hearts of both nations are
beating in unity with the same thought.
the thought of reciprocal fidelity and peace
] raise my glass in honor of your Majesty
Emperor of all the Russias. in honor OF the
Empress and of the whole Russian nation
The toast was received by the entire
company standing with the band playing
the Russian hymn. At the conclusion OF the
banquet Emperor Nicholas and NJ. Faure
appeared on the balcony and were accorded
ovations from the crowds assembled around
the cascade. The guests were then enter
tanned with a grand spectacle in the pa
viliOn of Nicholas l on Olga island. the
palace is guarded tonight by Il regiment
of the C'ZaPinaS trnnns
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ANTWERP, Aug. pa sensational trial
is in progress here. The prisoners are an
English girl named Florrie ODonnell and
Dola Schoenfeld, a girl who was born in
Chicago, but who has ben residing with her
parents here. The Schoenfelds, until re-
Gently. moved in the best society OF Ant
werp. Financial reverses, however com
PEELED Lola TO obtain employment in a
store. En- entually she became a great friend
of Florrie. who now confesses that child
whose dead body was found in a moat was
Dolas. and that the latter and Florrie
threw \ INTO the moat, as the infant died
country.a
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Penalty for Sinking the Mexico.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-The board
of inquiry the wrecking of the steamship
Mexico in DiXon's entrance Thursday,
Aug. 5, has revoked the pilot papers of
Captain Thomas, master of the steamer,
and suspended him for sixty days. The
papers of Pilot Cornell, who was on the
bridge at the time of the disaster have
been revoked for a pc~iod of thirty days
1t is stated that they found that the blame
was with Captain Tho mas, who had re-
tired. 1t was held that he should have been
on deck, especially as he placed his vessel
in a dangerous position Further, it was
found that the rock on which the steamer
struck was West Devils Neck, and there
fore was known to the navigating officer of
ha MnYinn
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His Hend Crushed Ia Pulp.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23-A huge derriel1
spoon weighing 1000 pounds and containing
half a ton of salt fell TO the
deck of the steamer Fitzgerald,
which was loading at the Illinois
Central pier No. l to-day. Andrew
Kruber, laborer was STOPPING over the
hatchway just as the ropes parted His
head was caught on the edge of the hatch
way and mashed TO a pulp. John Cool,
also a laborer had his left leg nearly sew
cred from his bodY
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MIDDLESBORO, Ky, Aug, 23.-It is re-
ported here that George II. Steel ex-sher-
if. and Samuel Young, deputy sheriff OF
Leslie county, were both killed in a fight
at Hyden yesterday. The men fought to
and both fell dead In the fifth
round. Young had three bullets through
him and lived two hours. Both were prom
inent. Steel was a Democratic leader and
Young a Republican leader, and they quar-
relied over politics.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 23.-The con-
fessions of the two Armenians arrested on
Saturday and at whose residences bombs
were found by the police, are said to have
been prompted by the Turkish authorities.
The prisoners are alleged to have confessed
that they intended to use the bombs at the
Russian and German embassies.
The circular letter received by the en-
bassadors of the powers from Armenian
Dashnakzutrum committee, almost idcnti-
cal with the one sent to the ambassadors in
1896, declaring the Armenlans are tired Of
waiting and are resolved to take action for
the redress of their grievances also APP
peals to the pity Of the nations of Europe
not to allow the Armenian nation to be an
initiated, asserts that the Turkish promises
of reform are a dead letter, and that in this
extremity the Armenians are resolved to
carry out what was foreshadowed by the
occurrences of Aug. 26, 1896. These steps.
they further state. are the preliminaries of
April /, the very idea of which fills them
with terror. They declare they will not
cease to act until their demands, which are
"sanctifed by the blood of martyrs" are
tiSfie6
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List of Those at Lafayette, South Bend
and Fort Wayne Who VIII Soon
Receive Their Checks.
CONCESSION OF GREAT VALUE
GRANTED by THE REPUBLIC OF
HONDURAS TO AMERICANS.
New York Syndicate in Control of the
Country-ApprOpria of the
Fifty-FOurth Congress.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The letter car
riers of the country have, during the past
few months, been reaping the benefits ac-
cruing to them under an act of Congress
approved May "a, 1888 entitled an act to
limit the hours that letter carriers in cities
shall be employed per day. The act is brief
and reads follows:
That hereafter eight hours shall consti-
tute a days work for letter carriers in cit
les or postal districts connected Herewith,
for which they shall receive the same pay
as is now paid for a days work of greater
number of hours. If any letter carrier is
employed a greater number of hours per
day than eight ne shall be paid extra for
the same in proportion to the salary now
fixed by law
The claims of the letter carriers, growing
out of the enactment of this law, were re-
ferred to the United states Court of Claims
for adjudication and the first batch of judg-
ments was presented to the Treasury De-
partment Jan. 26. 1897 and on that day the
secretary of the treasury addressed a com
munication to Congress calling attention to
the claims and requesting an appropriation
to meet them. Subsequent lists of judg-
ments of the same character were sent to
Congress from time to time until the total
was swelled to the sum of $500, ga. This
amount was incorporated in the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill and disburse-
ments were Immediately commenced upon
the approval Of this bill. Up to the present
time 1854, 331. 81 have been disbursed by the
secretary of the treasury on account of
these letter carrier claims. During the
month of September $55 S0l.07 will be dis
tributed. The claimants under this act are
scattered through PSI cities, representing
every State and Territory in the Union.
The carriers in Indiana cities, with a few
ceptions. have been paid. OF the grand total
of carriers serving the public in the United
States Indiana cities received $27, 662 49, This
amount Was distributed as follows:
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1922, 162 SAB;
gold reserve, $143, 1853 1855.
The controller of the currency has APP
pointed Virgil S. Luslt receiver of the First
National Bank of Ashevlle, n. G.
DIR. Jacob Coble was to-day appointed q
member of the pension examining board for
Gosport Ind.
Joseph B. McCrells, of Indiana, has been
appointed q clerk in the War Department
at 81, 600 year
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Three Bold Mariners.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-The gold
fever has seized the members of the rev.
enue marine service. Three of the crew of
the cutter Perry, which met the gold-laden
steamer Portland at Dutch harbor. deserted
and started for st. MichaelS. They stole
boat from the North American CONNER
Perry and boldly went out in the open sea
for a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES journey to st.
MichaAls
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States with foreign countries during the
last year Is given in part as follows:

These percentages, as compared to 1885,
show a small increase in the imports from
Great Britain, while the percentage of ex-
ports remains the same. The imports from
Germany show an increase of nearly $50
per cent. There was also a slight increase
in the exports The imports from British
North America increased from 500 per cent.
to 5.33 while the exports decreased from
592 to 62S The imports from Japan de-
creased from 1926 per cent. to 3.14, and tie
exports increased from 81 to 126. About che
same changes in our trade with China is
noted.
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SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 23.-The steamer
Rosalie, which arrived here to-day from
Dyea and Skaguay, reports that there are
about 1900 people at Skaguay, and that the
trail is still impossible About 900 miners
are working on it, and it is expected that
it will be ready in a few weeks. AT Dyea
the miners are getting away as rapidly as
could be expected Juneau is rapidly filling
up with miners from Dyea and Skaguay,
who propose to winter there.
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AN ERRATIC MARKET.
Concluded from First PAGE,

about half over. and the reports continue
to be fairly favorable, in spite of inter-
ruptions by many heavy showers and the
general delay IN carrying the wheat already
cut. The foreign harvests are unfavora bly,
reported. The latest advices from France
Austria-Hungary, Russia and Roumania
are all more or less unfaNOrahle.n
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VIII Wait Until February.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 23.-The Alaska
and Klondike Mining, Exploring, Trading
and Development Company of this city,
has decided not to send out an expedition
until February. 1t has adViceS from DaW-
son City and Dyea that if men arrive there
fresh and strong in the spring they will be
able to get as quick a start as those who go
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BY Way of Cane Horn.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. pa syndi-
cate of local capitalists have chartered a
steamship and will run her from Charleston
to Klndike. She will sail from here Feb
IS. going to ST. Michael's by way of Cape
Horn: There the passengers will be trans
ferred to smaller boats and towed up the
river to Dawson City. tt is expected that
the trip will REQUIRE seventy DAYS.
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HAVANA. Aug. 23.-The police have dis
covered a printing outfit which has been
used to print proclamations issued bv the
insurgent leaders. The proprietors OF the
establishment. Peralta Bros, have been ar
rested and are confined in communicate.
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CONSTANTINOPLE Aug. 23-It is given
out here that the French minister for for
egn affairs, NJ. Hanotaux, replying to the
Marquis of Salisbury, who insists on the
Turkish evacuation of Thessaly before the
Greek indemnity is paid. says he shares the
for foreign affairs, but NJ. Hanotaux sub
mits that the occupation of Thessaly is of
peace The Marquis of Salisbury in order
to solve the difficulty, has suggested that
the powers cooperate in a scheme to en-
able Greece to guarantee the interest on a
loan to pay off the Turkish indemnity by in
ternational control If necessary. of a por-
ton of the Hellenic revenues. The powers
are considering this propOsal
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. %. Wheat,
hard sold from 9112c to Sac ranging about
sc under the Chicago December price Soft
sold steady to &c lower; offerings very
large; receipts. ST. 500 blu, against 70 500 bu
a year ago. No. 2 hard. 9112094ac; No.
soft, 9Sc@I.01; No. 2 spring. soc.