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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

be, dog train that can take enough
In to feed itself over 1900 miles. Re-
lief is therefore impossible.
"To carry grub over the divide in
winter would be quite as difficult.
10 draw provisions for the trip from
Dyea to Dawson any time before the
spring breakup is an impossibility.
"Relief for those caught in the
klondike after winter sets in is there
fore impossible, and in the name Of
humanity l ask that stop be put to
this wholesale transportation of peo-
pie without supplies. Let no man be
allowed to enter that region unless he
carries with him enough food and
clothing to last him year.
"There are women and little children
in there to-day who should be sent
out as far as St. Michaels before
navigation closes.
81 hear much of the boats that are
building sto 60 up the river, but aside
from the elegant steamer Hamilton,
finished by the Morgan Bros. Com
pany for the North American Trading
& Transportation Company, ON August
ii, no new boat can be added to the
carrying corps this fall.
"The Klondike is a land OF ice and
snow as well as land OF gold. Let it
not be made land OF gaunt hunger,
wretchedness and death. Let no one
be allowed to wrest from the foolish
people few hundred dollars, saved,
borrowed or begged. There will be as
good chances for mining in the future
as now. Let the people wait. This is
not a Cripple Creek or Deadwood
proposition. If caught, they cannot
walk out"
Jack Rider, of Portland, writes to
his brother-in-law of that city, from
Skaguay, on the 18th ult:
"We are getting along slowly as
this is new trail, and there are about
one thousand people scattered along
the first four miles. 1t is one continu.
GUS string of sleds, go-carts and men
packing all kinds of stuff. We will
get our camp moved to the end of the
four miles by tomorrow and then We
tackle the mountains. 1t is q tough
looking place and several horses have
been killed on the road, but by being
careful / guess we will make it all
right. You can get over the Chilcoot
pass if you can pay from 25c to SOC
per pound and wait your turn. There
are over 1000 people there waiting
their chances. Men who have freight
wagons here are making fifty dollars
per wagon day hauling freight the
first four miles to the foot of the
mountains. There is boat lumber
scattered everywhere along the trail
as it is almost an impossibility to get
it over the trail. They expect about
800 more to land here in a day OF
two"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
A Vigorous Reply.

The following dispatch from the
Post of Cincinnati and the reply there
to we're brought forth by a pretended
interview, which appeared in the New
York Times and was telegraphed
throughout the country declaring that
Senator Stewart had deserted the
cause of the restoration OF silver fol
which he has SO long struggled:
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. IL.
SENATOR WM. NJ. STEWART,
Hoffman House, New York:
Do you still favor coinage of silver al
l6 to 1? Reported you have deserted
the cause. Are you Democrat, Republi
can or Populist? Please answer at oul
expense. PosT.
COPY OF ANSWER.
EDITOR Posr, CINCINNATI, OHIO:
Dispatch received. In reply am con
strained to say that the inquiry made il
quite as impertinent as the facts are
false. VIM. NJ. STEWART.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
Dying in the Chair.

An electrician who has been expert
menting on himself in the electric
chair, undertakes to describe the sem
sation of electrocution. A sudden
shock is first felt, as if some one had
struck you on the head with heavy
mallet. There is no pain. The brain
feels benumbed. Bright lights dance
and flash before your eyes. Your
head feels abnormally large, some
what like that of q person trouble with
vertigo. A heavy weight seems to be
bearing down upon your head. The
pulse is high, and a feeling of ex-
hilaration takes possession of you.
You feel as if you were treading the
air, with everything around you a
blank. You are alone-the only being,
the only object, the only tangible
thing in the universe. You gradually
sink into insensibility. A fierce shock
suddenly passes through your entire
system. You are again struck on the
head with a mallet, the same bright
light dazzles your eyes, and then all
is blank. This second shock is
caused by the turning off of the cur
rent. The experience thus detailed
was the result of comparatively weak
current, which was gradually and
cautiously turned on. 1t is safe to
say that in cases of execution by elec-
tricity the victim experiences none of
these sensations. In nine cases out
of ten, he is killed instantaneously.
To be exact, it takes 1-235th part of
second to kill man in the electric
chair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT 8 1897

elusive, is as follows: October, 33
above zero; November, 8 above; De-
cember, IL below; January, II below;
February, Is below; March, 16 above !;
April, 20 above. The daily mean tenn
perature fell and remained below the
freezing point from November 4 to
April 81, thus giving l6S days as the
length of the closed season 1SS9-90, as
suming that outdoor operations are
controlled by temperature only. The
lowest temperatures registered during
the winter were: November, 80 be.
low; December, Al below; January, SO
below; February, So below; March, 45
below; April, 26 below. The greatest
continuous cold occurred in February,
when the daily mean for five consecu-
tive days was Al degrees below zero.
The weather moderated slightly about
the 1st of March, but the temperature
still remained below the freezing point
Generally cloudy weather prevailed
there being but three consecutive days
of clear weather in any one month
during the whole winter. Snow fell
on about one-third of the days in win
ter.
Greater cold than that here noted
has been experienced in the United
States for a very short time, but never
has it continued so very cold for SC
long a time. In the interior of Alaska
the winter sets in as early as Septem.
ber, when snow-storms may be expect
ed in the mountains and passes.
Headway during one of these storms
is impossible. and the traveller who is
overtakea by them is indeed fortunate
if he escapes with his life. Snow.
storms OF great severity may occur in
any month from September to May
inclusive.
The changes of temperature from
winter to summer are rapid, owing to
the great increase in the length of the
day. In May the sun rises about 8
o'clock AsM. and sets at about 8 o'clock
P. M. In June it rises about l 80
o'clock in the morning and sets at
about 1890 P. NJ, giving about twenty
hours of daylight and diffuse twilight
the remainder of the time.
The mean summer temperature OF
the interior doubtless ranges between
60 and 10 degrees, according to eleva-
ton, being highest in the middle and
lower Yukon valleys.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

THE purchase of Alaska from the
Cxar of Russia in 1867, when Secre-
tary Seward was in charge of our for
egn business, was regarded at the tim e
as favor to the Russian Government
In the darkest days of the war the
Gear was almost the only European
friend of the United States, and when
Great Britain's attitude was most
threatening a Russian fleet was dis
patched to New York and remained
in American waters for many months
as a warning to England that she
must not meddle in the American dis
pute. After the war was over the
Czar needed money, and the favor
shown by the presence of the Russian
ships was returned by the purchase of
the Russian territory, then supposed
TO be of no value. The price paid was
S7,2OO,OOO, and the formal transfer
was soon after made, Alaska becoming
a territory in 1865.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
POTATOES AT THEIR BEST.
Boiled In Their "JAckets,, They
Are Nourithing and Digestible.
Woman's Home Companion.

woman home companion.
l never see potatoes, dry-baked,
hard-mashed, and watery-boiled, ap-
pearing in monotonous daily routine
for even the established rules of cook
ing them are too often slighted-that
l do not feel like crying out against
injustice. In reality the potato is the
most amiable of vegetables. 1t re-
quires only little care to make it
palatable at all seasons, and it adapts
itself to fancy dress as successfully as
did Cinderella herself under the touch
of the fairy wand. But first let us
see what the potato presents in plain
garb. Not long ago was surprised
| to hear a man, an epicure in way,
express himself in this wise at a small
dinner: "Why is it the houses of the
poor always provide the best boiled
potatoes? In great houses the vege-
table is served either boiled to the
consistency of damp leather, else hard
as a cannon ball." He went on to tell
how often as a child he went to visit
neighboring poor woman. She was
devoted to children, and instead of
sweet cakes she invariably handed out
hot, delightfully."- cooked potatoes.
"Those were boiled potatoes" he went
on, "With no other accompaniment
than; salt an Emperor might have
dined upon them; large, mealy, boiled
all through and in their Jackets >"
The latter phrase answered his first
question. Possibly from knowledge,
more probably to save work, the poor
woman cooked her potatoes "in their
jackets" and, consciously or uncon.
sciously, she struck the keynote OF
their success. Nature has ordered
that the skin of the potatoes be made
of corky nature to retain the juices
and nourishing properties of the yege.
table. These are lost when the skin
or envelope is taken off. A chemical
analysis shows that the water in which
was boiled a pound Of peeled potatoes
contained seventeen grains of carbon.
ate OF potash. All that nourishment
the "jackets" would have secured to
the vegetable. Again, analysis shows
a peeled boiled potato takes three and
one-half hours to digest. A potato
baked or boiled in the skin ordinarily
| digests in two hours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

A HACKING cough keeps the
bronchial tubes in state of constant
irritation, which if not speedily re-
moved, may lead to chronic bronchi-
tbs. No prompter remedy can be
found than Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
Its effect is immediate and the result
permanent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

To PREVENT the hardening of the
subcutaneous tissues of the scalp and
the obliteration of the hair follicles,
which cause badness, use Halls Hair
Renewer,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03
THE
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$2.25. The regular subscription price Of
the two papers is $3.25.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

WHICH is worse, imprisonment for
life or a lifelong disease, like scrofula,
for example? The former, certainly,
would be preferable were it not that
Ayers Sarsaparilla can always come
to the rescue and give the poor sufferer
health, strength, and happiness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

THAD STEVENS was irascible. Once
his colored servant smashed large
dish by accident. "What have you
broken now, you - black idiot?" he
snapped out. Meekly she responded: ::
"Tain't de fo'th commandment, bress
de Lawd."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

SOUND moves TAB miles per hour.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

This IL Your Opportunity.
On receipt Of ten cents, cash or stamps,
q generous sample will be mailed Of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS.,
66 Warren St., New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, 1T is posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed."-
Rev. Francis w. Poole, Pastor Central Pres.
Church, Helena, Mont.
- Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
euro for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price. 80 cents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-03

BY giving us just one trial, that no
better Is cent meal can be had in
the State of Washington than is
served at :.
the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-11
LATE MAUI NEWS.
Many Social and Other Hap
penings.


MAUI, October 9.-Last evening (the
Sth) there was a large gathering of
Makawao people at the Haiku residence
Of H. P. Baldwin, the occasion being
the October meeting of the local liter
airy society. The following program
gives an outline OF the excellent enter
tainment presented:
Vocal solo, Mr. C. H Dickey; vocal
solo, Mrs. Highly; trio, Messrs. Lind
say, Nicoll and C. w. Baldwin; piano
solo, Mrs Highly; vocal solo, Mr.. D. c..
Brough, entitled, Trying 1t Ons'' dra-
mats personae, Fanny, Miss Fleming;
Mrs Jobstock, Miss Nellie Smith;
Mr.. c. w. Baldwin; Mr.. Jobstock, Mr.
C. H. Dickey; Mr.. Walsingham Potts,
Mr.. S. R. Dowdle.
The little play, which it took 40
minutes to enact, was of very hui
morous nature, protrayal OF series
of ludicrous and perplexing events oc-
casioned by the surreptitious trying
on" by Walsingham Potts of dia-
mond necklace belonging to Mrs. job
stock, and it's subsequent temporary
loss by slipping down his back into
his boots. A heavy rain about 10 p. m.
caused most of the audience the dis
comfort of wetting when homeward
bound.
The new plantation hospital at Paia
is being painted.
There is some talk of a protest be-
ing entered by Waikiki people over the
late election. The contention is that
ballots were accepted, marked with
three marks, instead Of using the Arab
ic mineral 49," as directed by the cleo
ton law If a protest should be en-
tered (Which matter will be decided
today, and if the recount bear out the
state of affairs alleged, then it is pos
sible that Kepoikai, instead of Kaai,
will be declared elected.
There is a report that negotiations
are in progress to purchase or to lease
land in Wailua Nui of Kn2lau, Maui,
for the purpose Of starting a new SUI
gar plantation. There are about 1900
acres available for cane, 400 of which
is Government land. Most of the land
is covered with growth of ohia, etc.
Maui and Oahu people are looking in
to the matter.
Miss May Damon of Honolulu is a
guest of Mrs. H. P. Baldwin, Haiku.
Mr.. Cornelius, California architect,
and brother-in-law Of Mrs. Highly, is at
Kaluanui, Makawao.
Monday (the 4th) the schooner Jen-
ME Wand arrived in Kahului with a
cargo of general merchandise for Paia
and Hamakuapoko plantations. She
departed for San Francisco in ballast
Thursday evening (the 7th).
The weather is very warm, still and
sultry, with heavy showers during aft
ernoon or evening. Last night the rain
fall at Haiku was 1.20 inches, Puuoma-
lei 31a inches, and about 2 inches at
HamakuopOkO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-11

and at present occupied by Mrs. Wild
dif1eld.
The real estate comprises about At
100 acres of the finest residence prop
,erty in Honolulu.
The grounds are planted with vast
variety of fruit, shade, palm and other
trees, and are laid out with fine car
riage drives and walks through tropic-
al foliage. One Of the valley streams
runs through the eastern boundary of
the property.
The main dwelling Is commodious
two-story building, containing Spaci
GUS Drawing Room, Dining Room, Bill
lard Room, Bed Rooms, ETC., and has
all modern improvements. The house
is substantially built and the rooms are
all we'll ventilated. Sanitary plumbing
throughout.
Cottages, Stables, Carriage Houses
and Out-houses on the property.
The situation commands an unsur-
passed view of the Harbor, the main
portion Of the City and the adjacent
mountain scenery. This is one of the
largest and finest residences that has
been offered at public sale in Honolulu,
and must be sold to close the above
Estate.
Immediately following the sale Of the
residence, I will sell
The Entire Household Furniture
particulars of which can be obtained at
my Office.
Parties contemplating purchasing the
Residence and wishing to inspect the
same, should make application at my
Office, No. 33 Queen Street.
The above sale is postponed until
further notice
JAS. F. MORGAN.
46S3-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-11
Bike Lamps,
5 |

For all kinds of
money and all kinds of peo-
pie. We are after the null
titude just as close as the
multitude is after our goods.
and we draw no lines. We
make just as great an effort,
if an effort is needed, to sell
you a nickel plated bicycle
lamp for a dollar as to sell
you one at five. We have
bicycle lamps, nickel plated,
that burn just plain kerosene
oil and the light is guaranteed
to be wind and jar proof. A
dollar is mighty cheap for a
bicycle lamp.
We have other kinds of
lamps as we'll. Those for
the table, either dining or
parlor, are as handsome as
any ever shown here. Lamps
for the student or reader,
with green shades for the
protection of the eye, are
capitally built and furnish an
abundance of light. Hang
ing lamps for the hall and
piano lamps for the parlor,
are plentiful in our store and
the prices are below bed
rock. We have put the
price so low that in the
event of annexation, they
cannot be sold for less
money. Designs exclusive,
and prices to suit every one.
- = = q
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24

New York, December 20.-The report
ed robbery of some $4,000 in Mexican
money from the steamer City of Wash
ington during her last trip from Vera
Cruz to this port was confirmed today.
The City Of Washington belongs to the
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Company.
A. C. Smith, secretary of the COM
pany, said today:
THE City Of Washington reached her
pier last Wednesday morning and i'm
mediately began discharging her cargo.
signment of 1O3 cases of Mexican coin
for a firm in London. Each case repre-
scented about $4,000 Mexican money,
equal to about 81, 200 in our money and
weighed about 200 pounds. 1t was
stored in the strong box, between
decks, built for that purpose. After the
rest Of the cargo had been discharged
the door Of the room was opened and
the cases carried to the pier and piled
in tiers, to be re-shipped to London.
On counting, it was found that there
were only 102 and as the bill called for
1O3 it was apparent that one had been
stolen either before the steamer sailed
or since the arrival at this port. A
bundle of canvas, in which about 800
Of the coin was placed, was found in
the baggage room, and leads US to be-
1ieve that the robbery was committed
during transit and that the bundle was
left where it was found to throw sus-
picion in the wrong direction. The only
keys to the strong room were in the
hands Of Captain Burley and his first
mate and as no violence had been used
in entering the place, a skeleton key
must have been found.
Captain Burley is one our most ex-
perienced and trustworthy officers. If
the matter is not cleared up the COM
pany will have to stand the loss"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24

When a nan is suffering with an
aching head. a sluggish body. when
his muscles are lax and lazy, his brain
dull, and his stomach disdaining food.
he will, IL wise, heed these warnings
and resort to the right remedy. before
it Is too late "Parker's Sarsaparilla"
the king Of Blood Purifiers" makes
the appetite keen and hearty-invigo-
rates the Therapeutics the blood and
fills 1t with the life-giving elements OF
the food. 1t is a wonderful blood
maker ard flesh builder. Sold by j G..
Shepard, ]. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen
trisA.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24
Bad Results of Civil Service in the Pension
Bureau

Was hington, December 20-Commis-
sioner of Pensiones Evan today appear
ed before the senate committee on civil
service and ~retrenchment, which is con-
Quoting an investigation into the oper-
alton Of the civil service system. He was
questioned at length by Senator Lodge
and Pritchard about the civil service Sys-
tenn and its application to the pension Of
flee force. He expressed the opinion
that the law did not accomplish the re-
suits its friends insisted ii did. The best
men in his office We're those who had
come in under the So-caHed 'SpoilS SyS-
item" They did their duty and expected
to hold their positions by SO doing. The
pension examining boards, he said. ought
not to be in the classified service, as it
was desirable to secure men as member
of such boards who had wide surgical ex-
p~erience-army experience If possible
and such men would not enter into COM
petition for the places with young men
just out OF college. He thought. how
ever, that the entire system of appoint
Of them ought to be under a uniform
system of appointment. The commission
er believed that the head of a bureau
was the best qualified person to pass
upon the efficiency of a clerk and that he
Ough not to be hampered in removing
a clerk for ineficiency. If permitted to
do 50 he could remove at least 100 clerks
from his office without affecting the eff
cheney of the force. He thought IT would
be desirable to have a definite emu of
office not exceeding ten years so that
every year about 10 per cent. of new
blood could be infused into the force.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24
Mccoy Knocked Out With y Club

New York, December 2O.-John Rid)
Mccoy, the noted exLbank-burglar,
whose record is known to the police Of
all countries, was struck on the head
with a club, and probably fatally in
jured, today by John McGinnis, propri-
etor of a Bowery lodging house. The
men Quarreled because Mccoy said that
the reputation of the house was not
good and he would not allow his wife
to work there. McGinnis threw Mccoy
down a flight OF stairs and then struck
him on the head with a heavy club,
causing hemorrhage Of the brain. Nc
Coy was taken to a hospital and Nc
Ginnis arrested.
Lately Mccoy has earned a precari-
Gus living by selling locks. AT one time
he took part in a realistic drama called
The Stowaway." in which he and
Spike Hennessy cracked a safe on
the stage. Norman Selby, the Indiana
pugilist, it is said. after witnessing a
performance Of The Stowaway," an
nounced that thereafter he would call
himself kid" Mccoy and he has ever
since appeared in the ring under that
name.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-24
ZArtucha Appointed tn Om-e

Havana, December 20.-Dr. Zertucha
who was the physician Of the late gen
eral Antonio Maceo, has been appoint
ed mayor of Bejucal. this province.
Zertucha has belonged in his day to ali
the political parties in Cuba. At one
time he was a bandit in the Euelta
Abajo, and his record was very dis
creditable. 1t was quite inexplicable TO
the friends Of General Maceo that he
kept the physician on his staff for 50
long a period, Notwithstanding the
warnings given him. Maceo used to
say that Zertucha's fault vas his
drinking habit.
AT the time the famous Cuban COM
mander vas killed, ZertuJh was
charged with leading him and party
into the fatal ambush.