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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-22
TOPEKANS DEFEATED
In the Whist Club Tournament at
Kansas City.

The Topeka whist players were defeated
in Kansas City Saturday night in games
with representatives of the Kansas City
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-22

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
FOR THE LAND OF
CLITTERING GOLD
The Steamer Al-ki Sailed from Se-
attic Yesterday with Pull Cargo.
AN EXPERT GEoLoGIs1 GOES
Represents Philadelphia Syndicate - Nj
merous Other Steamers 20 Follon
The Crowd al Dyes

Seattle, August 2-The Al-Ki sailed
for Dyea and skaguay today with a
crowd Of cheering proepectorB wayiag
piled-Lp deck. They hurraie1
again and again. while from the thTens
which witnessed the departure from
ocean Dock came responsive cheers.
There were almost 20 passengers and
my could hardly move about the desks
for the quantity OF lumber and freight
piled about and the live stock cages.
The AI-Ki had 80 horses, % cattle. Is
shssep and some hogs. She Is scheduled
10 return and sail again August e.
The Penn Smelling and Refining Com
pany, OF Philadelphia, viii send rep
resentative north on the Cleeland. sailing
from Seattle August & to carry on a
that will be watched by the scientific
and business world with interest Their
representative Ia W. T. Rogers. met
anurgist and mineullogist Of world
wide reputation. Mr.. Rogers said 10
the Associated Press representative: Il
am on my way to the interior of Alaska
to study the geological history OF that
section and TO discover. II possible. the
series Of Investigations and experiments
Lodges from which the placer gold Is
derived. represent a Philadelphia syn
dlcaie. and enterprise emanates frou
the Penn company. II l am successful
and the richness OF the ore will war
rant the syndicate will send into Alaska
such machinery as is required to handle
IT, / intend to go to the headwaters
of the tSewart river and other rivers
tributary TO Dawson City. I shall re
turn to SEATTLE tn the fall and make my
report II l have the success l hope
1t will mean the establishment Of an
assay Office here
a local syndicate headed by E F,
Sweeney is going to send a Bowerl
into the Yukon and its tribu'
taries to pump the sands for gold
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
Archbishop Of Canterbury Loudly APP
plauded by the Bishops.
VERY IMPORTANT INVENTION
The Quad Improved so that Three Messages
Con Be Telssraped Each Nay Over
a Line simultaneously.

New York. August "A dispatch TO
the World from London says:
The American bishops received an oa-
tion at farewell dinner given by the
board Of missions in Grocers hall to the
bishops OF the Lambeth conference. The
Archbishop OF Canterbury, who presided,
offered toast to the President OF the
United States, Immediately after the
toast to the queen. and It was received
with tremendous enthusiasm. The Bishop
OF London, in proposing the health OF
the American bishops. referred In a most
genial speech TO the favorable impress
sion they have made on their English
brethren by their shrewd common sense
and fund Of humor.
The Bishop OF Minnesota, In a feeling
reply, said that America will ever be
grateful for the reception accorded II,
and 1t will be impossible for any DIM
Guilty ever TO arise between the coun-
tries.
The bishops viii at once visit Starton-
burg. the very cradle OF English Chris
tianlty. and afterwards Wales. In a week
they viii go to York to visit the arch
bishop. and will then begin to scatter.
I Former Vice-President Stevenson vis-
1 ite4 the Prince Of Wales theatre in
Company with Judge Truax. When the
audience learned who the distinuisfed
men were, there was a hearty round OF
applause.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
THE STARR SAILS.

Seattle August S.-The steamer George
f. Starr got away shortly before mid
night tonight for Dyea with 90 passen-
gers and 50 horses. August Z the excur-
sion steamer Queen goes north. She
will carry between 900 and 600 passengers
On the same date the steam barge Ajax
will be towed TO Dyea by tug loaded
with stock. August S the ship Klondyke,
chartered by Tacoma parties, will sail.
On the same day the steamer CoquiTiam
will sail from Vancouver.
August . the Mexico leaves. August Il
the Topeka and Rosalie, August II the
Al-Kl, August % the Queen, August q,
the Mexico August q the Topeka. OF
these, all will go through to Dyea save
the Topeka. which Will go no further
than Juneau. unless business justifles.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA.

New York. August IA dispatch to
the Herald from Caracas. Venezuela.
says:
General Rojas Paul has finally arrived
here, and his partisans expect that he
will head the conservative party. 1t is
rumored that representing the conserva-
tives, General Paul has already effected
a compromise with the liberals, by which
the latter are to be allowed to name
and elect the president, who, in return,
for General Paurs withdrawal from the
race. win apopint the general as his min
lister of finance.
It is impossible to confirm this re-
ported arrangement at present, but Gen.
Paul will shortly issue proclamation
clearly outlining his position.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
SHORT CUT To KLoNDKYE,
a Salem Engineer Has Discovered a
New Route.

New York, August IA special 20 ;ne
Herald from Washington says:
There is short ani easy route to
the rich gold n.lis o' the Klondyke.
according To communication 10 the in
terror departm Ii from "a - Tcuis
a civil engineer OF Salem. Oregon, who
says he can open up az a small expense
a route from the south OF the Copps-
river by which Klondyke may be reached
by a Journey OF not much more than
$50 miles from the coas;, The route
which he proposes WA start in from
the mouth of Copper river near the -
mile glacier. about .5 m.les cas- OF the
entrance TO Prince willlgm Sound Ne
says Copper river Is na! gable for small
steamers for many uiles beyond the
mouth OF its principal eastern tr'l Itary,
called on the latest mans ;he Chiiiina
river which is itself navigable for
considerable distance. From the head of
navigation on the Chillna Mr.. LEWIS says
either high or a railroad could Ge
constructed without great difficulty or
heavy grade through what the natives
call Low Pass" probably Scolai Pass.
From this pass the road would follow
the valley of the White river 10 the
point where It empties into the Yukon
on the edge Of the Klondysk gold fields.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
BALENsI WILL 90 BACH.
He WIN Certainly BE- Extradlted After
Prosecution

Ncw Iork. August 2-The Htrq;: says.
Gulllaume Balenski. alias Alfred Ba-
'onh alias william 4. Btllwood. will
certainly b. eatr5ditcd 81, after the
prosecution ef he eharges age'rs- him
by local Jewellers. he ls llberat.t II -
the intention Of the French authorities
os expressed by Ninlste' oi Foreign
AfalrY Haaotaur and General cha" -.
llor, to use cyo-, means - lake Ba-
lansl back TO Paris on the accusation
of forgery and embezzlement Mns Rt.
lensl at present, according 20 dispatches
lycs ln Paris with three -hillren.
"l,s statements by cahc nrc that Ba-
tag lcft tho mother ~ his children
and that N. has not been In communi-
cation with him for conndsrtils lime
Yet the fact remains tina; BalenH has
h.cn accompanied by woman known
ss Mrs Bellwood and she ,ts 'nk,n
Ia devoted inierey' lI us welfare {, n
corning BaIensrsc IDENTIFY Wnl Max Le-
haudy's broker there ran no longer be
the slightest doub; Cnrrul chlrpsn.ler
raid that persons W.o saw i!alcnsl in
Paris have visited him here and have
declared that he was the man wanted
by The French government
"0f course some formal qualification
will have 20 be gone through" said ~
Charpcntirr. 'bui they need lij,le time
shalt make Il my business Is cal IN
Baicnsl within few dayt shan
place the matter IN the hands Of our
Rmbasyador and nfta- Obtaining a war
rant nom the homs governmen' FOR the
possession Of Balcnsi. do not think
he will get away from us. In tho event
b.. H. the mar We want. even " rome
few delays are cnused by t~chnicalitics "
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
rEl.EGRApHY WITHOUT WIRES


N,u York. August 2-Wlllam a. Ed
dy -lys that experiments IN atmosphere
electricity for the purpose OF telegraph
ng without wlr.s We're begun hy him
.lu July last ~ Eayonuc n j., with
TWO line Of kites supporins two lines
OF COPPER wire separated by distance
OF several hundred feet Maconi OF Italy
has announced that the power to tele-
graph without wire depends upon the
perpendicular projection ot the wires at
each station and that with separated
-vircs protecting 10 height OF one hun
drcd feet he succeeded m telegraphing
without wires 10 a distance of twelve
miles. Mr. Eeddy believes that with kiie
supported wires messages can be sent
from Now York to Chicago by means
OF three or four Intermediate kite sta
tions, each kite station having it's Wire
projected to a height OF 1900 or eooe feet.
He SAYS he has been defeated by light
winds, but the experiment OF telegraphing
without wires will he carried out as
soon as possible. He made repeated at
tempts on Saturday last to carry up
ward duplicate line Of wire with two
lines ol kitos, but the wind declined
TO a cain before the second line could
be established In the air Maconi here
torore has used kites which supported
his perpendicular by other means. Mr..
Edly's objec, Is 10 vastly increase the
distance telegraphcd by extending Ma
conrs perpendicular wire TO great
h.tsht and substituting atmospheric
electricity of tremendous tension for the
artificial electricity Of a coll or oscllla-
tor
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
THE NoYo To SAIL

San Francisco, August S.-The steamer
Noyo will sail tomorrow morning Win
40 passengers for Dyea, Alaska ot 'he
passengers already booked, 10 are women
who will make the journey over the
Chilkoot pass to the Klondyke gold
fields. Two others are Mayor A. C. Scott
Of Springfield, ILL.,, and his son, Mayor
Scott has resigned his office TO se"h
a fortune In the frozen north.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
STRIKERS SLOWLY GAINING.

Pi:tsburg, August S.-The strikers still
continue 10 gain accessions to their num-
ber from the New York and Cleveland
Company's men. At Sandy creek and
Turtle creek the mines were idle and
the Plum creek men are slowly but sure
ly coming into line with the men en-
camped in the vicinity. Today nearly
half of the dlggers at this stronghold Of
the company failed to go to work. ani
a number of those who did go into the
pit have promised to quit as soon as
they clean up the coal now in their
rooms.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
PRIZE FIGHT POSTPONED.

San Francisco, August S.-The ?O-round
glove contest between George Green and
Joe walcott will be postponed. Green
injured his right hand while boxing at
the Olympic club. and he has asked
that the National club chanse the date
from August % to August 50. o Rourke'
manager of walcott, At frst dem 'rred
but finally agreed to accele 10 Green's
request.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
CLoUDBURsT IN COLORADO.

Castle Reck Col, August IA cloud
burs1 occurred here this afternoon, which
caused the most serious flood ever known
in this country. Plum creek became Il
raging torrent in few minutes, and not
less than 100 bridges on that stream and
its tributaries were washed away. The
Denver * Rio Grande and Santa Fe rail-
road companies suffered some damage
to their tracks and other property-not.
however, OF u serious nature. nor suti-
cient to interfene with the regular train
service.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
@ OF G Clearance d If az hr Waists nIansDm
@ ih great
-SHANAE1AN BROS.

says: There are now 30 people waiting
are several more steamer loads on the
way. Packers and pack animals At Dyea
nov have all the freight they can carry
to the lakes by the time winter sets in.
and hundreds Of people will be camping
at Dyea and on the lakes all winter,
eating provisions they have taken with
them. Prices for packing across the
pass have risen to q cents and q cents
per pound and packers are Independent
at that
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
BY THE LAuDANUM ROUTE.

Oakland, Cal, August s.-Rihcard Win
ter Martin, the eldest son Of ]. West
Martin, the capitalist, drank laudanum
to obtain rest. Before medical assist
ance could be reached he was dead. At
one time he was. a leader in business
and social circles here.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
sUpERsrIrIous GoLD-HUNrERs.
They Would Not San From Port on
Friday.

San Francisco August 3.-The Pitcarn,
which viii carry party Of gold-hunters
to Dyea, viii not sel on the 6th, as
advertised. A number Of those VINO have
engaged passage made such strong
protest against departing on Friday that
they carried ther point and the Pitcairn
VIII not cast of her lines until Saturday
Thus far % persons have engaged pass
age. including 10 women from Oakland,
San Leandro and Lorin. Some OF these
have husbands at Dawson or about to
go there.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04

IN every way possible 20 make It a sue
cras When the gentlemen call with
their subscription papers. don't allow
them 70 go away without your name
by doing this the carnival and regatta
for iH5 viii b. an nrair worth remem-
ID, ring
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
COOLER AT KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, August S.-The hot wealth
er that has prevailed for week was
broken this evening. At 4 o'clock the
thermometer stood at IS degrees A
few minutes later heavy rain storm
broke over the city. and by O'Clock the
temperature had decreased to u. The
rain was heavy. Reports received to-
night indicate that showers fell at many
points in Kansas and Missouri, and In
dicatious are that the Kansas drought
is broken.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
GONE TO THE TRUST,

Chicago, August S.-The glucose plant
OF the American Preservers Company,
of Davenport. Ia. has been sold to the
glucose trust for $4,000. The acquisition
of this plant. 1t is said, will give the
trust control of majority OF the eight
plants throughout the country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
A LUSTY INFANT.

Trenton, N. j., August 3.-The Glucose
Sugar Refining Company with an au-
thorlzed capital stock Of S4O,OOO,GOO, was
Incorporated this afternoon. The COM
pany is empowered to make sugar from
corn and also to manufacture all pro-
ducts and by-produots Of corn.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
RUSHING CATTLE To MARKET.
Causes d Big Drop in Prices Al Kansas
City.

Kansas City. August s.-Rsceipts of
cattle in Kansas City today were the
largest on record, being 1883 head. The
largest number previously received in
one day was l7.O50, October 16, 1893. This
unprecedented rush of cattle to the mar
ket is due to the drouth in southern and
western Kensas, where feed and water
had become so scarce that cattlemen
could no longer maintain their droves.
As result OF these unprecedented re-
celpts today prices were 20 and 40 per
cent below the prices prevailing a week
agO
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
COMPROMISE EFFECTED AT LAST

Birmingham. Ala, August S.-The Ten
nessee Coal. Iron & Railroad Company
has compromised with its Blue creek
miners and signed new wage scale at
2S cents a ton. These mines, which are
the only ones in the state now idle,
will resume at once. giving employment
to 1000 men
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
A VALUABLE sEARcHL1GHT.

Butte, Mont, August g. S.-Searchlight,
owned by c. R. Crellln. of Pleasafton.
Cal, today equaled the worlds record
Of 2:O9A for three-year-old PAGERS, now
holding 1t jointly with Agitato Judge
Hurd and Miss Rita.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
HEAT AT ST. LOUIS.

St Louis. August 3.-The hot spell
continues. Last night the Thermometer
rose to IS. Several people had become
worn out with the loss OF sleep, and
many succumbed to the heat. So far
today the following cases have been IA
tai:
DR.. H o. Donovan.
Carl Ossner.
The thermometers registered i02 In the
shade at Alton. Ill. today, and outdoor
labor was altogether suspended In the
city.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
THIS EACH WAY.
Machine Invented That Eclipses the
Quad.

Boston, August S.-A sextuple telegraph
wire was successfully operated here last
night in the presence Of representatives
OF New York and Boston newspapers.
The circuit was to New Haven and re-
turn, distance of 800 miles. Three mes
sages were sent over the wire simuIta-
neously and were easily and accurately
received on the receivers sides. The In
ventor is Thomas B. Dixon. of Kentucky.
He is a practical telegrapher, and has
been attempting to solve the problem
of the sextuple since 1891. Edison. Field
and Tesla and many others Of the lead
ing electricians have experimental with
the sextuple. but without practical re-
suits.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04

Portland, August S.-John U. Smith, Of
Portland, one Of the recently appointed
United States commissioners for Alaska,
writing to the oregonian from Juneau,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
ALMOST AS HOT HERE.

Portland, August 2-Ths Thermometer
registered % in the shade today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
A JAM AT DYEA.

Five Hundred Gold-Seekers Waiting TO
Cross the Pass.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-08-04
SPORTS ON BOTH
LAND AND WATER
The Fourth Annual Regatta Nill By.
cell ANYTHING Previous.
THE TENDER MANZANiTA
kill ljt LaHaehcd iof the nrrasiou 4 jiq
i'roqmm Oi Athletic aud Aquati.
Spnrts Arranged

a carniyail
II II certainty
itA success is now assured
Tho l@7 rcgatta and carnival OF lnnd
and aquatic sports win eclipse anything
OF the kind ever held here.
The sun., 1897-10-31
BEARS IN BUCKSPoRT ME.
The OLD Town Having n Lively Time in Chan.
ting the Critters.

BUCEsPoRT, Me. Oct. 30.-Not since the three
days. "regn OF terror" some years ago when
"Old Charlie" the big elephant. escaped from
circus and took possession of the town. has old
Bucksport been so stirred up as during the past
few days. and all on account OF an invasion of
bears. Bears are roaming around within the
limits of tho First school district. One has been
shot within half mile OF the Post Office, off tho
Main street. Others have been seen even nearer.
The bear era began with the appearance Of
big specimen in the highway at Daviss corner
on Monday afternoon. James Stubbs. who
drives the Castine stage, saw a big black bear
asleep ledge He thought it was dog and
whistcd to it. The dog arose to the length Of
about nine feet of glossy fur. tried his claws on
n birch tree. and slid down the ledge into the
woods.
Half n dozen hunters reported bears in plenty.
Elmer Barnard, q local crack shut, pumped bul.
let's into one on the Orland road until he keeed
over. Still another hunter despatched fat half
grown bear at the trysting place OF Bucksport's
youth. known as Twilight Point. Bears were
seen in Lccches woods and on Miles's land. on
the out skirts OF the town. Then things ceased
to be u joke and Bucksport folks got scared
OF the sportsmcn. and Davis Corner rescmbled u
muster field. The q. A. X. veterans turned out
with army muskcts. and even one old hintlOck
came to the front Prominent among the hunt
powder and seventy.nine bullets in reserve. Tho
Rev. Benjamin Fogg, in spite OF his S5 years,
felt the sporting blood In his veins, took down
an old musket. strapped on his powder horn
and Joined the forces at the cross roads. At u
late hour yesterday the forces were still on the
The sun., 1897-10-31
4 UNIQUE FOURTH OF JULY.
1t Had Violent Consequences on the Fifth for
the Constitutions Jack Tars.


NEW BEDFORD Oct. 3O-The recent celebra-
ton in Boston over the old frigatc Constitution
has recalled 10 the mind of Charles p. Clifford Of
Chicago, an old New Bedford whaler. who is
visiting this CITY, one Of the wildcs celebrations
Of the Fourth of July he ever witnessed. 1t oc-
Cured in the harbor of Callao. Peru.
1T was my first and only voyage" said Mr..
Clifford. land many of the events OF that cruise.
when I was cabin boy on the whaling ship Chill,
Capt. Dwight b. De!ano. will never DO forgot
ten. She had been on n nino months cruise on
tho off-shore grounds. and had anchored in
Callao harbor during the night of July 4.
At sunrise we noticed the Constitution
and warships OF other nations at anchor,
and after preparing for a run ashore.
where wc intended TO secure fresh provi.
sions. was allowed to land in the boat. As we
approached the landing noticed that 1t was
packed with man war men. and whcn we got
ashore one of the biggest free fights that ever
witnessed was started. The sailors were from
the Constitution, and had had shore liberty since
the morning previous. Reaching the wharf they
got into fight among themselves. and the Pc
ruvian guard stationed on the landing to pre-.
vent Snug ling evidently had something TO say
to the pugnacious sailors. for they were pounced
upon and pitched overheard into the bay.
The Peruvian soldiers at the fort near by
witnessed this treatment. and tncreupon thirty
soldiers and number OF officers cam down to
the wharf to int rfcre. But they hadn't ghost
OF a show, Tor the sailors outnumbered them
three to one, and before the Peruvians knew
what was going on the drunken man o'-wars 8 men
had dumped every mothers son OF them into the
II There was such a hubbub created about this
time that the officers Of the Constitution had
their attention directed to the state OF things.
Crews from that ship were sent to the landing,
and the s9ilors were dumped into the cutters
and taken back on board to sober Off. Not
sailor was duCkcd, and they handled the soldiers
as easily as II they had been children.
The sun., 1897-10-31
CATTLE SHIPPING CORNER.
All the Steamship space from New York for g
Year Ahead sold.

There is practically corner in tho ocean
freight room for cattle the transatlantic
steamship lines from this port, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore Tho entire space has been en-.
gagged OF the White Star line and the Atlantic
and of the National line for two years from the
same date by the representative OF a syndicate
said to be composed of English buyers Of cat
tie. 1t is also reported that p d. Armour Of
Chicago is interested. All the space for 1898
on tho Wilson's & Furness Leyland limo has
been contracted for by others, and so has the
space of the Bristol line, leaving no spnco on
regular lines available for local shippers Of
Tho existence Of the corner was confirmed
yesterday by William Lunham OF the freight
brokerage, firm of Lunham & Moore of the
Our firm has had the space for years back"
said Mr.. Lunham.
This syndicate. in which imagine p. D.
Is itish sterling, per head for the space. AS
;ainst :'7s. Cd, which has been the average
pfSG in late T S,Hs paS
high as 5os. 1t Is my idea that the corner is
being engineered by interests who believe they
forescc an era OF short crops ahead, big crops
here with lots OF corn to feed to the cattle here
making cattle here cheap which can be sold
The ratio paid nv the buyers of cattle freight
the them shipper has stop to pay extra for fodder. bed:
ding. and help. From this port alone the aver.
age weekly shipments. OF cattle, amount to
300 head As res at OF the situation a.. it is
all their business by way OF other ports. They
will 40 where they can get the lowest rate. 1t
Is also reported @ that new regular line may be be
cattle and beef.