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Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Norman,s vIew of the situatlon.

LONDON, Feb. l7.-Honry Norman, who
went to Washington as special correspond
ent for The Chronicle during the discus
Sion OF the Venezuelan troubles has just
rived at Athens. He telegraphs that /, 900
Greek troops carrying six guns, landed at
kolunbari, seven miles from khania.
Eight thousand Cretans joined thom II
the powers had not landed the niarines.
Khania would hayo been occupied by
Greeks and Cretans within q few hours.
The government has officially informed
the powers that Greece is unable g reverse
her policy in the matter of the occupation
Of Crete
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
wnnted ror Murder In NIoararua.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. IA. G. Wealth
erford, formerly Of Memphis, but now OF
Nicaragua, was arrested on the arrival OF
the steamship Sui Dal from Bluefelds in
response to telegram from the Nicara-
guam authorities. Weatherford is charged
with having murdered Charles Brown on
Feb. 10. The prisoner will be taken back
to the scene Of the crime for trial Wealth.
erford claims that Brown was killed on
account OF his criminal intimacy with
Mrs Weatherford. and he believed that he
had the right to kill the destroyer Of his
homo
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
erecce send. NIors Troops.

LONDON, Feb. 17.-The Athens corre
spondent of The Standard says that the
insurgents on the Island Of Crete are every
where swearing loyalty 70 King George Of
Greege. Five hundred more troops have
started for tho island OF Crete Great guam
titles Of stores provisions and munitions
of war are also being dispatched 10 Crete
The foreign ministers, the German repre-
sentative excepted have collectively adj
vised the government to recall the fleet
and troops, but this Is not regarded seri-
ously. An mbroken stream Of refugees
continues to arrive from Crete.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Allersa Confidence Man Caught.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-An Italian giving
his name as Ira Alatchus, but who tallies
with the picture and description Of John
A bruzzo, one of the three 'satchel work
ersn who bunkoed a New Orleans jeweleI
ont Of $1,000 worth of diamonds, has
been arrested here. He was captured by O
retired Italian restaurant keeper, who rec
ognized in him the man who succeeded in
getting SO, 100 from him by means of thJ
satchel trick A reward of 81, 600 was
offered for the arrest OF Abruzzo. Two 9th
ers, it is alleged, were implicated with
him in the New Orleans robbery.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
The Times ON the situation.

LONDON, Feb 7.-Commenting editori-
ally upon the situation in Crete The
Times says: 'The hosting Of the flags OF
the powers on the citadel Of lShania by
the side Of the Turkish standard as re-
ported by our correspondent, is a more i'm.
portant event than the descent of a few
hundred Greek soldiers with sheaf OF
proclamations Doubtless the insurgents
will soon submit The first condition OF
paciflcation, however, is that complete as.
surance must bo given that in no case viii
the island revert TO the sultan's direct
control Nothing less than this viii in
duce the insurgents to accept terms OF
peace, give Greece an excuse for recedina
from her annexation policy and satisfy
English public opinion.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
rhe Arreement o. lhe rower..

ROME, Feb 17.-It is positively assert
ed here that the powers have agreed upon
the three following points: First to main
tain the Joint occupation Of Crete by the
five powers, under the command Of the
Italian officers; second, q guarantee Of
pence while discussing definite arrange
ment, guided by the general interests Of
Europe third. without provoking graver
troubles, t0 take into account the legiu-
nate desires Of al peoples interested.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Pearl nryan.s sIaysr. Doomed.

ernor has fixed Saturday, March 20, for
the execution of both jackson and Wal
ling, the slayers Of Pearl Bryan. An ef-
fort was made to have separate days for
the executions, Mailing to follow jackson,
SO the latter could confess If he wanted to
save Walling, but the governor declined u
put the state 70 the extra expense.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
nsn PLAYER Charged with Forgery.

WALTHAM, Mass, Feb 17.-Cornelius
G. Doyle, well known as a baseball play
er, was arrested here by Inspector McKen
ma on q charge Of passing forged checks
II is claimed he signed the names Of prom
inent Waltham people TO the checks and
sent boy into stores or offices with a
check to request the proprietor to cash H.
As the name on the check was generally
that of a well known person the request
was usually granted.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Mortraged For Nearly 1900, 600.

NEW YORK, Feb l7.-The New Jersey
Zinc company of Newark, n. J., recorded
in the county registers Office mortgage
to the Farmers Loan and Trust company
of this city for 81, roo, 0OO II is given tc
secure the payment Of bonds redeemable
in 90 years, payable in gold, with 5 PEI
cent interest It covers all the property Of
the company in the United States. An old
mortgage of 5000, 600 will be cancelled Will
part of the funds raised on the present
Y,,ortoaoe
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
loan As.ociation Falls.

KNOXVILLE, Feb. l7.-w. ). Shields,
president of the City National bank has
been appointed receiver Of the Star Saw
ings and Loan association. The liabilities
are about 5000 This leaves but two
building and loan associations not in the
hands Of receivers out Of the ten doing
business here.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Cleveland. oInex s uhl. Attorneys.

DETROIT, Feb II. lit is reported here,
from supposedly good authority, that Hon.
Edwin f. Uhl, ambassador to Germany,
has arranged to engage in the practice Of
law in New York upon the expiration of his
term and that one of his partners Will he
President Cleveland. Mr.. Uhl closed his
office here some time ago. 1t is rumored
that Secretary Olney win be o member OF
the firm.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Hor.e rhIef Get. 81. Year..

WATERBURY, Conn, Feb. H. - John
Lyon, who was arrested some time ago in
Springfield Mass, for alleged horse theft
here, was arraigned before Judge Wheel
er in the superior court here. He pleaded
guilty upon advice of counsel and was
sentenced to six years in the state prison.
Lyon. It is said, Is wanted ia Hartford,
Holyoke, Springfield and elsewhere.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
cous,n of General Grant Ki,ied.

CINCINNATI, Feb IL The body of Al
bert r. Griffith. aged 90, said TO he a cous
in of General Ulysses 5. Grant, has been
found floating i'm the Ohio river. He had
been missing from the G. F. Adams com.
pany, where he was employed. since last
Friday The only indication of foul play
was that his pockets were turned inside
outw when the body was found He had
formerly been an engineer on river steam
bOats
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
raks the rlaee. Of strlIsers.

HoBoKEN, n. j., Feb. l7.-Twenty new
hands went 10 work in the silk mills OF
Reiling, David & Schoen at West Hobo
ken, where the former employees arc on
strike for an increase in pay. The mills
were guarded by special policemen, and no
disturbance snsued.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Iltimatnn Fron the Power..

IoNDoN. Feb IA dispatch 70 The
Daily Mail from Vienna says IL is report
ed that tho powers have addressed col
lective note TO Greece demanding the with
drawal Of her naval and military forces
from the island of Crete within As hours
failing which the port of Pireus will be
blockaded and general hostiiities com
,nrnes.fl
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

Nst Exactly Right is the way thousands
Of people feel II Is because their blood
is poor. Hood Sars7rarilla, the One True
Blood Purifier, win Promptly -et them
right.
Ho0a's Pills are purely vegetable and
DO not purge. pain or gripe. All druggists
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Convicted OF second Degree Murder.

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 1.-THE jury in the
case Of Antonio Sparano, charged with
the murder OF Thomas II. Fitzgerald on
the goth of last December, has brought In
verdict Of murder in the second de4ree.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
FOR Union Of Greece aud crete.

C0NsTANqINoPLE Feb lit Is report
ed that the powers are trying 70 arrange a
union OF Crete with Greece ami "a ten
years agreement with Bulgaria. Greece
and seryia % secmre ponce IN Macedonla.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

in the program from this city were
Master Albert O'Conner Miss Jennie
O'Connor. Robert Cottingham, Misses
Warner and Lynch, Miss Skinner and
Miss Halloran. The affair was a sue
cess in every way.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
M11sIcAI ANn suPPER.

A musical and supper was given IL
St. Patrick's Catholic Church at Ash
land by Rev. Father Connolly last
evening. The proceeds are for The bene-
fit Of the church. Those who took part
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
New Pnnk For rnrth Anboy.

= WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE comptroller
of the currency has given authority for the
Organization Of tho First National bank
Of Perth Amboy, \. J. Capital 100000.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
Greek FIeet ordered 10 Withdraw.

KHANIA, Crete, Feb ll-The com.
manders of the foreign squadrons have
sent joint noto to Ismail Bey, the newly
appointed governor Of Crete, SUCCESSOR &c
Prince Georgi Berovitch, resigned, inform
ing him that they had addressed an ulti
matWn to the commodore Of the Greek
feet requiring him to withdraw from Gre
tan waters They requested the governor,
Ismail Bey, TO find a way Of notifying the
insurgents of this fact and of sumnoninR
them to yield up their arms, also Of in
forming them that the powers bad taSer
measures to prevent Greece from interfer-
ing in the affairs Of Crete An italian
gendarmerie officer was at once dispatched
with flag of truce to the lines of the in
surgents at Akrotiri. He delivered the
message but the chief of the insurgentt
replied that they would maintain thcii
present position and send a definite reply
in behalf Of the revolutionary assembly
Monday. Their action will probably de-
pend upon the course adopted by Colonel
Nassos, the commander of the Grecian
forces on the island uf Crete
Colonel VassOs declared to a representa-
tive of the commanders OF the foreign
squadrons he did not recognize the Turk
ish vail but would execute the orders oi
the kingo Of Greece and occupy Crete. Cap
tain Mandate reports that the Greeks hay,
two battalions Of infantry one Of artillery
and two mountain guns, together Will
many Greek volunteers. The Greek arm,
of occupation has taken up q position be
tween 6alatea and Platania.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
GREECE WINS 4 VICTORY
Her Soldiers Take Fort Aghia,
With Many Prisoners.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN ATHENS.

Cretan Christians wild with Enthusiasm
For the Cause Represents by King
George Powers Issue an UltImatnm--It
Is Not Yet Needed By Greece.
ATHENS, Feb 1.-THE first definite
news of a Greek victory in Crete has Just
been received, and the Widest enthusiasm
followed the receipt of the intelligence.
The Greeks, it is said, attacked and cap-
tured Fort Aghia, taking 400 Mussulmans
prisoners Among the number are l0O
Turkish troops, the remainder of the pris-
oners being Moslems who had taken refuge
in the fort
Details Of the engagement are lacking
One report states that no lighting occur
red, the garrison surrendering upon the
demand Of the Greek commander AS no
mention Of any losses is made in any of
the dispatches 1t is surmised that this re-
port Is true.
Notwithstanding the reports that the
powers would take concerted action 20 pre-
vent Greece from making further hostile
moyes in Crete, warlike preparations are
being made with all possible dispatoh. In
addition to the corps OF occupation" al-
ready on the island, which corps numbers
], 500 mon of all arms, another regiment
embarked upon transport and sailed for
Crete last night
The people are in a frenzy Of excitement
and demand that the Cretan question be
settled now for all time. 1t Is popularity
Thought that when the powcrs find the
annexation of the island which Greece has
in view an accomplished fact they will
readily acquiesce in this spoliation of the
Turk
Evening journal., 1897-02-17
LOW RATES TO WASHINGTON FOR
THE INAUGURATION.

THE INAUGURATION.
The b. e. o. r. r. will sell. round-'
trip tickets to Washington, D. c., from
all stations on its lines east of the
Ohio river. for all trains March ], ?, 3
and ali trains on the morning Of the
4th. that reach Washington not later
than noon, at rate Of two cents per mile
in each direction, valid for return jour
ney until March s, inclusive.
Rate from Philadelphia win be $540
Chester, 49O
Wilmington, ABS
Newark, Del. $3.50
and eorrespondingly low rates from
other stations.
Evening journal., 1897-02-17

Back OF the Sanitary Aims There Are
Great Political Purposes England OBJ
Jects to Quarantine of Her ships Ex-
cept at Ports of Final Destination.
The Progress., 1897-08-21

and had two men stationed lhclC-Mr
Mc(eucstcn ANA nu Indian interpreter
MI. McCtueSten WIS trading agent for
the Al;SN;t Commercial Trading com
pany and went there III 1879 His life
was that Of q trader ana trupper
Good Weather In September.
l can't tell why the place was call
ed Fort Reliance. 1t was established by
a Canadian, Francisco MERCER, a native
Of Montreal, for the a G.. z company
Wewent into winter quarters about Sept.
20 The weather was lovely, with lot
Il particle of snow. The wild geese and
ducks We're just starting back south,
but snow came soon, and We were shut
III. 1t was very cold
During that winter we hauled our
supplies with hand sleds and dogs, or
by hand, over to the creek where we eX-
pected to work the next Summer 1t
was about 80 miles away and in Cana
dian territory At that time this dis
tTlct was not known as the Klondike
district. 1t was not really known as
anything at that time that know of
Fort Reliance was the nearest point
There had not been any body in there to
discover any gold except this man Har
per. 1t WAS simply speculative that the
gold did exist III this country. We went
there on the presumption that there
was some there.
We hauled our supplies over there,
and after this was done l went down to
this Francisco Mcrcier's place, 100
miles. to what is known as Belle Isle
Station. where he had post
The Progress., 1897-08-21

them Bnt be didn't explain the reason
tie was not asked 10 do so, because that
bad nothing to do with his story of the
klondike, which follows this introduc-
ton
This klondike stony isn't romance.
1t is the recital Of things he actually
saw and things be actually learned by
living Tor 10 years amid hardships that
would have killed most men before he
struck it rich -
1t was after dinner at the Cumber-
land hotel that he went over to LAWYER
Botsford's office, facing the public
square OF flattsburg, and, folding him
self up III q chair with his feet on a
table, tucked the end Of a cigar under
his short brown mustache, tinged with
gray. and began.
The Progress., 1897-08-21
AT FORTY MILE GREEK.
Canadian Law to Mining Claims Stalk
ing and blazing.

ing and Blazing.
From 1885 to the fall of 1891 and
in the fall of 1891 Miller. Davis and
Glacier creeks were discovered by
Frank Dinsmore, James Davis and .Jo-
seph Gauslaw, and there they found
the first rich diggings Of the Klondiko
country. These creeks are tributaries Of
Sixty Mile creek, but were reached by
the way of Forty Mile creek. being the
nearest supply station.
The first death at Forty Mile Creek
occurred in the fall of 1886, which
shows that pretty good period elapsed
before there were any deaths. Tho
victim was Jack WEIGH, about "a years
old. When people talk about its being
an unhealthy country for strong.
healthy men and say that there arc
1000 graves at Forty Mile. it ia not so
They're lying.
In the fall Of 1890 l quit mining
and went into the mercantile business
at the mouth of Sixty Mile creek, 40
miles above Dawson, and there staid
with several men who wanted to pros
pect and had faith in that country
which did myself-in the vicinity Of
the Thron duck (Klondike) river.
Robert Henderson put in three years
there. staid with him. He was pros
The Progress., 1897-08-21
Stuart river is about IS miles above
Dawson City
Paid 500 to the Rocker.

Paid 500 to the Rocker.
There Oh the Stuart river WAS our
first mining camp. We found very good
mining Oh the river bars The bars paid
all the way from 81 to So and as high
as 500 a rocker
"A rocker is built something similar
to our baby cradles with one end out.
1t has aprons III it and blanket in
the bottom. 1t is set on an incline
The dirt is put into i hopper and dis
charged over an apron, then back down
Oh the blanket and from there into the
river again. The gold clings to tho
blanket, and the dirt does not.
We found gold there in paying
quantities, but we maintained that
camp only for two summers. Those
bars We're only shoit lived. Daring tho
winter of 1885 l ran il trading post with
Harper and McQuesten ut this Belle Isle
Station, where MERCER was. That is
about 175 miles from Stuart river.
BY this time the white people were
getting quite thick We had about 100
in the whole country. scattered all
around 900 miles, that fall Of 1855
that we We're on the Stuart river.
a. J. Franklin. j O'Brien, Lam
bert and his partner discovered Forty
MILO creek. 1na6 Ii uDO0C 40 miles 1cOm
Dawson City Fort Reliance at that
time was the only post in the country
and was the zero for estimating dis
tances We called it Forty Mile creek
because it is 20 miles from Fort Reli-
ance. 1t is 40 miles from Dawson
City, or nearly midway between the
two points.
All Were Veterans There.
After the discovery of Forty Mia
creek the people left Stuart river. At
that time there was quite little town
there called Stuart River. There were
no women there except Indian women.
There We're no amusements nothing but
work Every man was all experienced
miner and had all the provisions and
supplies he needed. There was not q
death at Stuart River that winter.
We had some good digging ut Forty
Mile. That was really the first of tho
Klondike camps. The diggings consist
ed of bar diggings and bench dlgginRs.
Bar diggings are those where the gold
has been thrown up on the bars by the
action of the water. 1t is drift gold.
Where the point was just right the ed
dies would whirl the gold around and
throw it up on the bars The bench dig
gings were in deposits made by largo
flows of gravel in which the gold wal
carried along.
The Progress., 1897-08-21
THE FIRST GOOD DIGGING.
Searching the klondike For Long "A
Weary Years.

Searching the klondike For Lon. and
Weary Years
About that time band of Indians
came from Tanana and brought in a
piece of rich gold quartz. That was in
March, 1883, or about that time. ]
went out there to see where they got
this rock, myself and four other men.
We took Indian guides and Went
over NE k::..<tii1R .t-j j. Ilis was Oh the
head of Forty Mile creek We did not
find it, SO we Went back to the cache we
had made the previous winter at the
head of Sixty Mile creek, and we put in
the balance of the summer prospecting
in that locality We staid there until
fall.
At the end CT u year we had prospect
ed and fou' i in different streams and
various places that there was gold in
the country in paying quantities, bit
not having tools or sufficient supplies
we We're not able to get much.
We intended to go into mining the
next spring on some of the creeks we
had already explored, but that summer
the A. @. L. company steamer Yukon,
the only steamer on the river, broke one
of her engines and could not get up the
river In consequence ~e had to drop
down to the mouth Of the Tanana river.
where we spent the second winter.
The Tanana river is about 500 miles
from Dawson City and runs through a
mountainous country, which had not
been prospected There we found some
very good quartz prospecting, but no
placer gold diggings
Our party were all very healthy
men with the exception of two, William
Moore and John McGraw, who had
severe attack of scurvy. This was be-
cause they lived entirely on bacon and
rusty" ham all winter. went out and
caught rabbits, SO that saved us from
like attacks. Outside of that we were
all in good health.
The second summer we went back
on the steamer New Racket, belonging
to Harper and McQuesten, on the Stuart
river, 900 miles up from the Yukon,
and there made the discovery of those
rich bars which you may have heard
about. They paid as high as 500 70 the
day.
That locality is about 800 miles
from the mouth of the Yukon and $50
miles from Juneau. l should say it was
about q, 900 miles from San Francisco
The Progress., 1897-08-21
BEGINNING THE SEARCH.
Laduc's Early Experiences In the Country
Now Called Xlcndike,

Now Called Klcndike.
l was born at Schuyler Falls in
1855. My occupation up to the time l
first went west was farming went
west III 1876, into the Black Hills of
Dakota, not far from Deadwood and
Central City l remained there until
1880 l ran quartz mill there. When
left there, in 1880, went to Arizona
and New Mexico. l prospected there
with no success to speak of staid
there until 1882 and went from there
TO Alaska.
started from San Francisco on the
steamer State of California CT the
Goodalc & Perkins line We landed at
Juneau and remained there about
week. In the party besides myself We're
William Moore, John McGraw, John
Rogers. H. H Pitts and Robert Adams.
They We're not from any one locality,
but from all parts Of the country. My
object i'll going there was to prcsnect in
the country now called kioudike l had
not heard of it previously. bny went
there to search for gold.
When We iefI Juneau: We went to
Dyea. where we remained three days
getting our packs ready for the Indians.
We took in q two years outfit, which
consisted of so pound sacks Of flour,
900 pounds Of beans. 1000 pounds of
rice. 1000 pounds of ham. 1000
pounds of bacon, and l couldn't tell
what else-some canned fruit and other
canned goods.
We had the usual miners kit
blankets, picks, shovcls, gold pans,
handsaws, etc.
Chilkat Pass Not Unsafe.
From Dyea we went over the Chill
kat pass-which amt as dangerous as
they say it is-3O miles to Lake Linde-
man, the headwaters of the Yukon riv-
er. We had SO Indians with US. There
we built our boats, two large scows.
We left our Indians there and pros
pected along down the river-July IL,
1882, our boat was built-and we start
ed down the lake and prospected along
the river until we reached Fort Reli-
ance. That was nearly 400 miles from
our starting point We got there in
September We had stopped from point
to point along the route, Projecting
and finding gold
we mace our Wih'ei q"ai.eA "'
Fort Reliance. Before going into win
ter quarters, however we crossed over
from Fort Reliance to the headwaters
of Sixty Mile creek, a tributary of the
Yukon. That is about 600 miles north
of Juneau. 1t was at Sixty Mile creek.
that Mr.. Harper had discovered gold
year or two before in paying quantities.
We found gold there, as we supposed,
in paying quantities, nuggets worth as
high as 25 or 80 cents, ON the bars OF
the creek
We prospected around there for
about ten days Then we went back to
Fort Reliance and went into winter
quarters after building our houses. The
fort consisted of a trading post of the
Alaska Commercial Trading company