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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
LUCKY KLONDIIxERS.
One Returns with $4,000 and AnOth-
er Made %I37 900 in "a Year.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, Aug. 26.-
The schooner Fred E. Sanders arrived early
this morning, thirty days from st.
MichaeTs, Alaska, with six passengers
from the Klondike country. They are j. $.
Dnsmore, a well-known merchant of Eure-
ka, Cal; Charles Vest, of Portland, ore;
James McNamee, of Juneau; j. Lowe,
wel-known miner of Puget Sound, and
Henry Ash and wife, of Dawson City. Only
three OF the number have been engaged in
mining but all are much pleased with the
prospects and intend to return in the
spring. The total amount in nuggets
brought by the Sanders is about $4,000.
James McNamee of Juneau, who is on his
way to Bartlett Springs, Cal, probably
made the luckiest strike among them. He
reinVeSted most of it, Mr. McNamee said:
Il went into Alaska about four years ago,
but only went to, Kondike last year. There
are about $500 people in the klondlke dis
trict, and unless steamers make another
trip this year there will be a shortage Of
provisions at Dawson. The reports of rich
strikes on Stewart river are untrue. Bars
pan out well, but no big strikes have been
made there during the last twelve months.
| think the entire Klondike district has not
produced to exceed $2 100000. If we could
have secured men to work our claims more
would have been taken out, but although
wages are $15 per day, men desired to pros
pect for themselves If we can get men
next season l believe the district will pro-
duce 5000 000"
Sound. brought down enough to get back
on as he termed it. His claims are near
Circle City, and he says promise well. He
states that Minook creek, $50 miles below
Circle City in American territory, has been
attracting some attention. Several claims
which have been located there promise we'll.
Continuing, Mr. Lowe, who was chosen
mayor of Circle City by unanimous vote of
the people, said: "One can see a wash tub
full OF nuggets at any time in Dawson.
The camp is now quiet, there being not
one fight a month. At St. MichaeIs there
were $500 tons of freight piled up when
we came down. In my opinion not more
than p per cent. of those bound for Daw-
son by the river will be able to get there
before next year | look for the boats 10
become blOckaded by ice as was the case
for eight months last year
Mr. Dinsmore said: There have been no
big clean-ups since the last of June and
first of July They have had very little rain
and this has prevented work being pushed
l estimate that the Portland will not bring
down more than $40C $50 or possibly $500. 900.
There is plenty OF work for those who get
on the ground this fall at S15 a day be-
cause holders of rich claims are desirous
of getting out gold as fast as possible"
Mr. Ash intends to winter here. He advises
all people to stay out this winter unless
they already have mines. Other returning
YukOners state that the value of the gold
coming on the steamer Portland will not
exceed S150,000.
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PRICE CENTS Ag aAEay a5 }aEBg aEEs sgAsRs 5ss 4g

would not care to say what the Alaska
Commercial Company has in gold on hand.
- AT one time gold was so plentiIu At
Dawson people did not know what to 90
with 1t. The trading companys safes were
nlled and the stuff was packed away IN Sa-
looms and in any place the miners could
md. But most Of the gold was taken out
when the cleanups were completed last
spring. Since then there has not been such
large amount of gold coming out, as the
wet season does not permit OF excavation
IhiS coming winter there VIII be ABOUT bVO
claims in active operation. These Will near
ly all do well according TO present indlca-
uonS, and next winters output VIII be pro-
pOrtonately as large as last, although there
Will not be as many very rlch strikes. Inc
bench claims are turning out Well. much
per end of some of the creeks that are rlch
at the mouth range from 10 to 20 cents TO
the pan.
"As to supplies, I believe there will be
fully $500 tons taken up on the river boats
owned by the trading companies. only
about half of this, however, represents pro-
visions, the other being supplies. Last year
ice began to run in the Yukon as early as
Sept. IS and if the river begins to run this
ing up and intended for the Klondike will
not get through until next year. believe
the Indian river and its tributaries Will
prove valuable diggingS next winter. You
may say Circle City is practically deserted,
the people having all gone 10 Dawson. The
river steamers Alice, Bell and Healy have
made their second trip down the river for
the season. They Will go down again in
time to meet the Portland and the Excel
out this fail will be aboard on their final
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OVERZEALOUS SENTRY.
He Refuses to Admit President Nc
kinIey to Camp Jewett.

BUFFALO, Aug. 26.-The President of the
United States was refused admission TO the
Grand Army camp this morning, although
he had come at the special invitation of
the veterans and everything was in readi-
ness to receive him. The incident proved
one Of great modification to the Grand
Army leaders and excited Indignation
among the members of the local committee.
To the President at first it was a trifie an
noying, but a few minutes after the episode
he was having a hearty laugh over it and
excusing the official who refused him entry
by saying that the man was perfectly right
to obey orders, no matter who demanded
admission. The reason for the refusal was
that the sentry had been ordered to admit
no carriage to the camp.
Later the President visited Cayuga island
the site of tho Pan-American exposition,
and with a mallet, on which his name was
inscribed, drove a stake in a grass plot in
the center OF the island. Returning from
the island. the President lunched with
Frank Baird, and then, with Mrs. McKin-
ley. General and Mrs. Alger, Miss Alger and
Mr.. Fred Alger. boarded Senator Hanna's
Yacht for Cleveland.
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ADVICE TO GOLD HUNTERS.
LOdes in the Alexander Archipelago
That Can EASILY BE Worked.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-General w. w.
Dufied superintendent of the coast and
geOdetic survey, in discussing the gold dis
coveries in Alaska, gave this advice TO
young men: IF l were a young man." he
said, II should get about a seventy-hve-ton
schooner at Seattle. take supplies and en-
gage the services of n first-class prospector.
Then 1 should cruise along the southeastern
part Of Alaska, in what is called the Alex
ander archipelago. There are a number Of
islands there, and more gold lodes than at
any place with which l am acquainted.
ore can be got out very cheaply. and
being directly on the sea, transportation
amounts almost TO nothing except for the
time spent. on most of these islands there
are craters of extinct volcanoes. These era
terS form basins in which the snow settles
and melts. so that water power for stamp
ing can be secured for practically nothing.
Then, besides there is coal on the islands
which can be used for smelling purposes.
The lodes are very rich, much richer than
at Juneau, where the ore is worth only
Juneau, however, Is only Sl30 a ton, so
that there is a clear profit of SEQ.
"On Annette island in the archipelago.
there Is one Of the richest gold mother lodes
in the world, which Will probably never be
touched, not so long as the present
owner is living and residing there. His
name is Henry Duncan and the island was
granted to him by Congress several years
ago for the purpose Of civiliZing and edu-
eating the Indians. He has town on the
Continued ON Second PnEe.)
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ARRIVAL OF THE TOPEKA.
Names of Some of the Gold Seekers
who Picked Up Fortunes.


VICTORIA, b. ., Aug. 26.-More good
news has come from the Klondike. The
steamer City of Topeka, which has just
arrived here left Juneau just after the ar
rival there of Joe Berch, James Mckay and
Archie Shelp. who made the trip from Daw-
son City to Dyea in twenty days They did
not come any further than Juneau, but in
tend to go back to the mines. They had
rough trip, having to paddle and tow their
boat up the rivers. Shelp, in conversation
with one of the passengers who came down
on the Topeka, spoke very highly of Stew
art and Indian rivers, although there have
been no sensational finds, from $4,000 to
$4,000 being taken out of these rivers.
Close upon $1,000 900 in dust had gone down
on river steamers, others intending to take
the steamer Portland at St MichaelS. Gold
passed at $l7 an ounce at Dawson city.
Shelp gives a list of Juneau men who struck
it rich. They are Dick Law, $l2QCO0; j.
Smith, $50,00G Oscar Ashby and w. Leak
refused 100000 for their claims; Joe Brant,
$40 600; Cornelius Edwards, $25, 900; A. Whip
pie, 0,000 Harry Ash, who left on the last
boat for San Francisco has 100000, and an
old man. who a few months ago was cutting
wood around Juneau, $4,000.
About a dozen men who went north with
in the last few weeks intending to go to
the mines, came back on the Topeka and
say that many more will follow them. The
trail from Skaguay is now entirely blocked.
On the Dyea trail packers are charg-
ing 40 cents a pound. This is, of course,
prohibitOry as far as a poor man is con-
cerned. All are unanimous in saying that
men cannot get their outfits over before
winter closes in and the snow is already
beginning to fall on the summit, the first
furry having come down last week. Men
selling their outfits for what they can
get for them. There are now six thousand
at Skaguay and Dyea and along the
trails and not one out of ten of these men
will get their outfits to the lake. Two sur
veying parties have been sent out To try
to find better route for the Skaguay trail
and if they succeed. men promise to go to
work on it. The old trail is practically
impossible. Pack horses are unable to
pack more thar one hundred pounds over
it. In some places men have to use both
hands and feet to get over the rocks and
can carry very little. Some work was done
on the old trail but men were too eager to
get off to the mines to do much work.
Among those who have thrown up the
sponge and come back to civilization are
Samuel Brown, Seattle, Wash, and Bert
Miles, attorney, Of Los Angeles.
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HOTTEST OF THE YEAR
RESIDENTS OF ST. LOUIS SCORCHED
By OLD SOL YESTERDAY.
Weather Bureau Reported 1O1 De-
grees at 4 O'Clock in the Afternoon
The Hundred Mark in Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2e.-This was by far the
hottest day of the year for st. Louis and
vicinity. From early morning the
mercury climbed steadily upward from
69 degrees until at O'Clock this
afternoon 101 in the shade was the rec
ord by the Weather Bureau thermometer.
on the streets the heat was fully five de-
grees worse. One hour later it began to get
cooler, and by o'clock the record was 93.
A strong wind blew from the southwest all
day, but it did nothing to relieve the in
tense heat, for it was as hot as the air
from furnace. Cooler weather for to-
morrow is promised
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WELCOMING SPEECHES.
Delegates Greeted by Governor Black
Mayor Jewett and Others.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 26.-The delegates
of the Grand Army of the Republic to the
thirty-frst National Encampment marched
to Music Hall this morning from the Iro-
quois Hotel to the music of bands and the
cheers Of their comrades, visitors and citi-
zens The proscenium arch was draped and
festooned in the national colors, sur
mounted by the coat of arms of the United
States. tipped with a golden eagle crest.
Beneath the arch flags of all nations
formed a brilliant cluster The sides of the
arch were of satin banners. bearing the
arms of the State of New York. The bal
cony was covered with maroon silk plush
hangings. Pictures of Washington Lincoln.
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SNUBBED BY BRlTONS.
Four American Scientists Return to
ohio in Bad Humor.

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 26.-Four Ohio
scientists have returned in anger from the
congress of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science, at Toronto They
are DR.. William Clark, of Berea. O.. IA
nous for his discoveries of fossil fishes;
Prot. f. M. Comstock, the naturalist of
Case School of Applied Science; Prof. Fred
erick Wright of Oberlin, who has a national
reputation as an authority upon the glacial
period IN North America, and Prof. D. G.
Miller, of Case School. whose experiments
with the y rays have attracted widespread
attention. They complain that they Were
completely snubbed by The members of the
association and were made so uncomfort-
able that they started for home before the
convention was two daYs old
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FELL INTO A GEYSER.
George E. ErnshaNv, of Philadelphia,
Has u Narrow Escape.

LAKE HOTEL, YELLOWSTONE PARK,
Wyo.. Aug. 26.-George r. Ernshaw, a
prominent Philadelphan, came near losing
his life while at Fountain Hotel by walking
into one of the geyser pools in the rear of
the hotel. He was walking backward.
beckoning some friends toward him. when
he tripped on a stick and fell backward
pools. He fell upon ledge under five feet
of water and was rapidly slipping off its
edge to certain death when he grasped a
by the assistance of those near by was
rescued. lie was badly burned. Post Sur
geon Godfrey dressed his burns and he
will recover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
AN INVALID ACT.
Alien Tax Law Declared UncOnstitu-
tiOnaI by Judge AchesOn.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 26.-Judge Acheson
has rendered decision in the United States
Circuit Court, declaring the alien tax law
unconstitutional After reciting the pro-
visions of the act the judge concludes: LAS
the employer is authorized to deduct from
the wages of the employee the prescribed
tax it is quite clear that the tax is upon
the employees, not upon the employer. The
court is here called upon to consider
whether these provisions of this act are
in conflict with the United States Constitu-
ton. The fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution of the United States declares
Nor shall any State deprive any person
of life liberty or property without due
process of law, nor deny to any person
of the laws -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANs.
Senator Thurston Tells Them He VIII
Not Try for Reelection.

LINCOLN, Neb Aug. 26.-Nebraska Re-
publcans made a record for industry ana
harmony to-day in their State convention.
The session began shortly before o'clock
this afternoon and work was completed be-
fore 6. The nomination of Hon. a. NJ. Post,
OF Platte county as associate justice OF
the Supreme Court was n foregone conclu-
sion an hour before the convention met.
While some show of opposition was mani
Tested during the morning hours. IL melted
away before the constantly increasing addi-
tions to the Post ranks. There was but
minor interest In the State University re-
gents, and the canvass for those positions
was at no time exciting. The absence OF
any reference to money questions in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
RAILWAY COLLISIONS.
Several Employees of the Southern
Road Seriously Injured.

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Aug. pa head
end collision took place this morning on the
Southern Railway three miles west of
Eden thirty miles from Birmingham.
Freight train No. 40, coming to Birming-
ham from Atlanta. collided with an extra
freight train going east. Both engines We're
badly damaged and ten cars broken up.
Those hurt, so far as known, are as fol-
lows:
JOHN CHEAVES, Atlanta, engineer No.
-, fatally.
j. G. SCHWINE Birmingham. engineer
of the extra, seriously bruised.
S e. NJ. PIPKIN, Austell, Ga, conductor
OF the extra badly bruised.
CHARLES STRONG, brakeman, badly
hurt on head.
UNKNOWN TRAMP. dangerously in
jured
JOE HALL, fiagman, Birmingham, badly
bruised.
Both 6remen seriously wounded
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FntnI Wreck nt AItn Nistn.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. 26.-One passen-
ger was killed and several were seriously
injured in a collision at Alta Vista. Ia. last
night on the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. A north-bound passenger train while
standing at the station was run into by
freight. The two rear coaches OF the pas
senger train were teescoped and the freight
engine smashed to pieces Alta Vista is
across the Iowa line. l20 miles from st.
Paul
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The Mard-Bradbnry Cnse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26.-Judge Cooke
heard the argument upon the motion TO dis
miss the information against w. Russell
Ward Of Santa Monica charging him with
having committed adultery with Mrs John
bradbury Of Los Angeles, and at the close
thereof intimated that he would deliver his
decision thereon next Saturday.
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100 Degrees in Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug 26-Hundred-
degree weather was experienced here and
throughout Kansas to-day A good breeze
lessened the suffering. No prostrations are
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REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTION LIKE a LOVE FEAST.
and DoIIar-Whcat Plat
anated without n Hitch.
SURPRISE FOR NEBRASKANS
SENATOR THURSTON WILL. NOT BE A
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION.

Announcement Made at the State Com
ventiOn Which Broke the Record
for Industry and Harmony.
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The RODxAIa
The PODxAIar
MONON ROUTE
Il ns sns to o"e"tCHICAGOTIn,%nssa re, ;o AZ HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Indianapos-7:o0 a M. r:5o a. m. s:s5
o. m, 12:55 night.
Trains Arrive Indanapolis-33o a. m, 7:45 a.
m. 235 o. m. 4:37 p. m.
Local sleeper IN indianapolis ready at $3.50 p.
IN. Leyyes Chi eago returnir &, at 2:45 a. Can
be taken time after $3.50 D. m.
Ticket Offices. West Washington street Union
Station aad Massa sachusetts-Hvenue Depot.
GEO. ". HAYLER D. p. A.
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

DEFoRNIITY APPARATUS Trusses. Elastic
Hosiery. Largest stock of ARTIFICIAL EYES
In the State.
VIM. III. ARMSTRONG & co.
CSsw No. 12D II S. Illinois ST.. Indianapolis Ind
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
A Reunion of KentuckianS.

a reunion Of all the KentuckianS in
Sumner county, to be he'd in one Of
the groves near the city some time in
September is being talked of. II the
reunion is held Judge L. Order of
Kansas City will be invited to address
his fellow KentuckianS. He would no
doubt accept such an invitation. J.
7. GriuStead is talking up the matter
Of the reunion and all old cOrncrackers
who would like TO see a move OF this
kind carried out are invited to call on
him and express their ideas Of how
the thing should be done. There are
scadS OF Kentuckians 10 Sumner coun.
ty and a reunion Of them would be
quite big thing.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
Friends in Council Picnic.

The picnic given at the Gypsy camp
Friday afternoon and evening by
the Friends in Council was most en-.
jOya6le affair. The weather was per-
feet for such an outing. The after
noon was spent in playing games aud
solving riddles, answering conun-
drums, etc. At lunch hour the huS.
bands Of the wives aud beaux of the
maids appe red ami the occasion
made the more enjoyable by their
presence. The supper was quite
sumptuOuS. Ice cream, cake, etc,
were served as the last course OF the
supper. DR.. T. A. Mayhem took a
snap shot of the party at the festal
board with kodak. Those who en-
jOyed the occasion were: MeSsrS. and
Mesdames Levi Ferguson, Lyman
Naugle, Seymour Brown, J. G. Rich
ardsOn, Elmer Layne, T. A. Mayhem,
H. L. Buttrey; MeSdameS NJ E. Kicks,
Leila King, A. G. Haltiwanger; Misses
Rachael Buttrey and Hazel LOngman.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs, H. W.Andrews gave a
party Saturday afternoon from till 5
O'Clock in honor of the seventh ami
verSary of the birth Of their youngest
daughter, Helen Louise. The occas.
ion was made merry for the young
folks by providing amply for games
and other juvenile amusements. Re-
freShmentS were served and delight
full dinner was given by Mrs. Andrews.
Miss Helen received many costly and
beautiful birthday presents from her
young friends. Those present were:
Misses Josie and Jean Miexsell, Ruby
Havens, Adena Maxey, Beatrice EN-,
erson, Erma Bowden, Maude Bow
len, Ruth Botkin, Josie Smith,
Maude Hoge, Linn Hunt, Inez
Lynch, Lucille lynch, Ruth Nelson,
Helen Haughey, Jessie Spar; Masters
Harry Ziegler, Roy Thrailkill.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
A Black Wife Beaten.

Ed Dabney, the c0lOred porter at
the Arlington, who was fred in police
court several weeks ago for assaulting
Pete johnson, cook at the Arlington,
was arrested this morning by City
Marshal GrinStead for wife seating
and disturbing the peace. He was
fined Sll.75 FER his fun. and prevailed
upon TO pay the S4.65 remainder of the
fine assessed against him for assault.
Dabney lives on North + street.
He went home last and found his wife
absent. He searched for her and
found her on Lincoln avenue,
near SeymOur'S livery barn, where
she was spending the evening with
/ friends. Dabney made her leave for
home with him, and when he got her
on the street he kicked, Cuffed and
beat her numerically all the way to
the corner Of the Farmers bank.
Here he left his wife and told her to
90 straight home. Dabney went on
ahead and waited for her at theoper
house, where as soon as she overlook
him he started west for + street,
beating her much in the manner that
he did on Lincoln avenue. This
morning a warrant was sworn out for
his arrest and he was taken before
the police judge, who let him off with
fne.-JOurnal, Friday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-08-26
High School Prospectus.

The prospectus for the Sumner
County High school is out. The
term opens Monday, September 20,
and closes Friday, June 8.
The board OF trustees are W. E.
Wood Of Conway Springs: H. ]. Don
ohue of Portland; c. J. Humphrey of
Wellington; Marcellus Piatt of Peck;
j. A. Ryland of Caldwell; c. c. Curtis
of Wellington, andJ. W. Mclaughlin,
county superintendent.
The officers of the board are: J. W.
Mclaughlin, president ex-oficio; c, ].
Humphrey, secretary; H. J. DODohue,
treasurer.
The executive committee is compos-
ed of J.. W. Mclaughlin, CD. Hum
phrey and Marcellus Piatt.
The faculty consists of ThOs. W.
Butcher, principal, E. Kelly and Miss
Maude Price as assistants; third as.
SiStant is yet to be elected.
The courses of study for the prepar.
atory year are: Normal course first
term -arithmetiC, English analysis,
United States history, Physical geog-
raphy. Second term-AriUhmetic,
English analysis, civil government,
Denmanship and photography.
General or Business Course first
term)-Arithmetic, English analysis,
United States history, physical geOg,
raphy. Second term-COmmercial
arithmetic, English analysis, civil
government, penmanShip and OrthOg-
raphy.
Collegiate Course first term
Arithmetic, En-. lish analysis, physical
geography, drawing. Second term
Algebra, English analysis and Ameri-
can authors, civil government, draw