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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
The Mississippi Levees.

The floods in the western rivers
continue to rise higher each succeed
ing year and pour their waters into
the Mississippi. In few years if
conditions are allowed to take their
course the river will leave its
present channel and seek new
sources but will submerge and
drown thousands Of square miles
before settling down in a new
course. The bottom of the river is
steadily rising by the deposit of
sediment brought down from the
cultivated regions above. Captain
Edds said that the only hope of
controlling the great river and con-
fining it to the present channel was
by jetty levees and combining the
stream to narrow limits and a COM
paratively straight course. By
this system he argued that the
river would scour itself deeper
channel, lower the bottom and carry
the mud out into the gulf of Mexico.
To accomplish such a work would
require perhaps three to five hun
dred millions of money. In short
war measures would have to be
resOrted to and the government
issue legal-tenders. 1t required
two thousand millions of this
government money to bring the war
to successful issue and the people
engaged in industrial pursuits never
so prospered as they did while that
money was in circulation, and as
soon as Wall street counsels pre-
vailed and the war money was con-
verified into government debt the
prosperity of the people COM
menced to decline. If but four or
five hundred millions of the same
kind of money with no exception to
its legal-tender quality were issued
to fight the mighty river and half a
million of soldiers employed to build
the jettees and levees and paid as
the soldiers in the battle field were
paid prosperity would bless the
country again and by keeping the
money in circulation after the
waters were conquered and bound,
prosperity would continue to bless
the land. If the war money were
in circulation in place of interest
bearing bonds the prosperity which
blessed the people in the COS would
be with us still.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
The Latest Idea.

A bucolic diviner of the times
perched on top of load of hay
gave out that he had discovered the
cause of the dark, smoky and
cloudy weather that has prevailed
for the past several weeks. 1t is
caused, he alleged, by the smoke
from the mill chimneys that have
been opened after McKinley's cleo
ton. The rural innocence of the
opinion is calculated to make the
goldbugs smile if a smile could be
coaxed over their countenances, but
the conclusion is equally good as
the most of the goldbug reasoning,
especially the Mckinley idea of
"opening the mills"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
A goldbug paper in summing up bus
mess conditions for last week says:

A goldbug paper in summing up bus
mess conditions for last week says:
"The money market is easy all over the
world In the face of war the Banks of
England and Germany reduced their dis
count rates last week In this country
the demand for money is restricted owing
to the fact that the business of the
country is in a waiting condition.
In waiting condition" business has
been for many long day and the pros
pect is that it is doomed to wait, in this
country, four years more.
And money is easy all over the world"
the blanks of England and Germany
reduced their discount rates" There is
nothing strange in that. Business in
every gold standard country in the world
is being slowly strangled and the usurers
having gathered in all the money by their
interest nets find no longer borrowers at
old rates and are offering to loan at re
duced rates, but they will find compare
lively few takers at any rates. The debts
of Europe and the United States are eat
ing up the property ofthe industrial class,
and these nations are moving, slowly,
perhaps, but steadily towards Asatic con-
ditiOnS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16

The President has appointed Senator
Edward o. Wolcott, of Colorado; Hon
Chas. J. Paine, of Boston, and ex Vice
President Adlai E. Stevenson as com
missioners to visit the principal powers in
Europe and solicit them to appoint conf
missioners to monetary conference,
which conference is to be solicited by the
United States for permission to coin oui
own silver and make our own money.
And this Mr.. Kinley calls fulfilling the
pledges of the Republican national
platform
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
In Buchanan's administration the

In Ducnanan'Sa administration the
government yearly expenditure was
about "a million dollars. In Har-
rison's and Cleveland's time the
annual appropriations were about
800 millions, and every dollar is
worth at least one-third more prop
erty now than then. Cutting down
the price of everything the pro-
ducing class has to sell, and in
creasing the value of the money OF
the non producing class and taxes
has been the policy of both old
parties for over thirty years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Friday, April l6, 1897

Senator Wellington has announced that
all appointments in the State of Maryland
must first receive his approval. Senator
Wellington was elected to his present
office as rebuke to the alleged bossisnl
of Senator German.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
BUFFINGTON's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

- Have you seen the of Dress Gnghams
The price sounds ridiculous but you deal with us You will
soon become accustomed those extremely prices We
DO not wonder that astonsed however, thew
with others reap the benefit.
The Wall Paper showing is the acme of artistic
beauty 1t not believers in continual growth we
would conclude perfection had been reached Good STYLES
not confined high priced goods but the entire
line of our 5000 pieces.
Another tierce of Queensware today 1t is worth a
visit to the basement the Decorated Dinner and Tea
Sets and Spring Curtain display.
furniture and Carpet Dept ~
We need say but little the loads of Furniture and
rolls OF Carpet and Straw Mating daily leaving our ware
is convincing evidence that the public have learned
the secret and avaiug themselves of the opportunity
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16

1t is amusing to see Coxey, Carl Brown
and Geo. Francis Train setting up as
leaders and directors of the Peoples
party. New parties are afflicted with all
sorts of oddities, but there never was a
more comical party excrescence than this
outfit. The whole crowd appear to be
stark crazy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
{. r. BURLINGTON.
CLOTHING.
Comfort combined with EIeqQnce.

- - pOrtant items which
rarely found in
the ORDINARY Ready Clothing
ing These two important forming
great attention cutting garment
neither of these virtues will be embodied Clothing
according to the latest scientific principles who
nave had experience making
Our one-smal-p roft-pan Price applies Boys as
we'll as our Mems Clothing We and will save Won
money your BOYS AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING and
besides will give better materials tailoring bet
ter trimmings and style, and better than
you will receive of other dealer
Our line of Cloths is unsurpassed quality variety
they being from the best in America and
Europe bss~SPRING SUMMER SAMPLES exhibition
SANTL. A. TAYLOR,
Rising Sun, Md, MANuEps AcpNr
Cor. N Queen Walnut Sts ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Avn,

If you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take No-To-B
the wonder-worlIer, that makes weak mon
Over 100000 cured Buy No-To-Bac of YOUR
druggist, under guarantee to cure, sos or
q CO. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Hard on the Boilers.

Populists of Edgecombe county, N. c.,
met Monday, Endorsed Senator Buffers
course and denounced boiling populists
who caused the reelection of Senator
Prichard. The boilers could not get a
single supporter in the convention.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
WORTHINGTON'Sl

Since our last on Clothing we have completed line
of black and blue Worsteds making it desirable all re-
spects The Getaways the proper shape and length
and extremely dressy Sacks in both colors-square or
round-for Men and Boys. Judging form the of
these goods already sold the people know good thing
when they it, Stylish Plads for Men and Boys. If
you want Bycicle Suit have line of samples to
select from at right prices.
A varied line of White Goods in stock Lawns
Organizes, Dimities in plads, stripes and fances.
Wall Papers moving and the stock is in great
assortment If want something finer than be found
in stock have samples of Carey Brothers entire line of
fine goods
Standard Fashion Sheets will be here this week.
Patterns to order by mail.
Fine Groceries at low prices usual.
EDW. n. WORTHINCToN.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16

Just try a Ioc box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Scrofula
Face Broke Out With Sores Weak
and SickIy Until Hoods Sarsa-
pariIIa Made Him Well.


and SickIy Until Hoods Sarsa-
parilIa Made Him Well.
"My little son was afflicted with scrof-
ula sores and he was weak and sickly.
Our physician recommended Hoods Sar-
saparilla and bought bottle. Before he
had taken all Of this bottle his face began
to break out with sores and one side of
his face was nearly all one solid sore. /
continued giving him Hoods Sarsaparilla
until he had taken two bottles. The sores
were then healed and he has been well and
hearty ever SINCE" q. w. SMITH, Big
Shanty, Pennsylvania.
Everything ate seemed to produce gas
in my stomach. was growing worse and
friends advised me to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. When had taken four bottles
was able to eat and feel no distress.
could attend to my household duties with
out the fatigue I formerly felt" ADA
McVICKAR, White Hall, Pa.
Hoods SaYSapaYilla
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Waiting.

Hoodsc D;Ilc are tasteless. mild, effec-
AAOON . AAAo tive. All druggists. Csc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-16
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Is the Best-in fact the One True Blood Puri
fer. Price 81, six for 49, Be sure to get Hoods
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
Colorado VS.. Alaska.

FROM tho Mining Industry and Review.
Inc daily papers all over the country
are still full of news regarding the
great wealth of Alaska and the i'm
mense amount of money already and to
be made there. Both sides of the oues-
tion seen to be represented. There Is
no quest ion but that there is gold in
Alaska, but the great question is, is
there as much gold there for the ex-
penSes a.ad hardships one has to under
go to obtain it as there is in Colorado.
Facts So far presented show that Colo
RADIO far exceeds Alaska not only in the
quantity of the mineral, but in regard
10 the cost of obtaining it and the com
forts ole has to forego to obtain it
Colorado to-day is full of mineral. and
the past i've years has made many mil
nonaires out of absolutely poor people.
and the feXt five years will make many
more. Gold mining in Colorado is sur
rounded with comforts in comparison
with going to Alaska, as In most cases
we are In close touch with the big
centers CT the United States, and IL one
makes good strike in this country
there Is plenty of capital to help it
along, al d they do not have to wait a
year or two to get people interested.
a person to-day can take ST 600 to
$1,000 and come to Colorado and by be-
ing industrious and using good iudg-
ment ca'l make 1t the foundation for
n very snug fortune. In fact most of
the fortunes made here have been made
from less than So as that is about the
amount the general prospector has to
start with. Colorado this year will add
to the wealth of the world at least S2O.-
100000 IN gold, and fully as much in
other m stalls. But Colorado's output is
being PITT before the public every year;
It is not boarded and sprung on the pub
lie all set once. IL it should be for one
year, II would create the greatest fu-
rore thu world ever had. We have no
objections whatever in anyone going
TO Alaska that desire, but want to say
to therl that they should not overlook
the good things here for the greener
fields far away.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
MINING DEPARTMENT
INTEREST IN THE KLONDYKE UNABATED
The Alaska Placers and How to Reach Them-A
Comparison of Colorado and Alaska
Other Interesting News.

it VIII tap yet uncovered bodies of ore
IN It's northeaStward course Is conf.
uehtly expected, and a confirmation of
the theories of its projectors will tend
10 greatly stimulate development with
~ the area defined on later maps as
me LeadVllle gold belt''-extending
horth nlc south of the Little Johnnie
mi ne for n long distance. There is nj.
re.fdy considerable activity to the north
ACROSS the Big Evans Gulch. with the
me st hopeful indications. and the
lllnes IL advised that before the sea.
softs work Is interrupted by the heavy
shoWialls OF winter there will be re-
heWal or work along the southern ex.
tension OF the gold belt In Iowa Gulch
Whefe all activity ended when the Rex
proposition was abandoned the cause
LOT ~ having been generally misunder-
STOOD. Moffat, Brown and MANY other
wealthy men. 1t will be remembered.
| spent q large sum of money In that
Iloperly end when they stopped sink
ing work upon n score of prospects in
the vicinity was at once susnandad
| since lt was enormously assumed that
| lhey were discouraged with the indica.
uons In the bottom of their shaft
ms was by no means the case. as
the record of the diamond drill driven
10 considerable depth below the deep
est level. had previously proved the ex
istence OF good values. and in n wav
cohf1rmeo the theories of the ablest ex.
perts In The camp that the Jonny ore
chutes extend southwestward from
Breece hill across California. Empire
ana lows gulches, to the Arkansas riy
er. Nothing has ever been deyeloned
10 disprove that theory and 1t is as te-
naciousIy held to-day as it was
When score of shafts were going
down in iowa gulch to confirm it. 1t ia
not at 6ll likely that so promising n
held viii long remain undeveloped. IT
Is q big money proposition to be sure.
but money is going to be more plenti.
fui Tor such reasonably assured enter
prlses in the next few years than it has
been since the panic Of 1893 struck such
a cruel blow to Leadville No effort
mas yet been made to enlist eastern
capital In the undertaking. As a mat.
ter of fact, Leadville has relied very
httle upon outside assistance during
the pasg twelve years, and Colorado
capital will before long, as we firmly
believe, again undertake to solve the
problem.
with the labor question settled and
the waUr problem solved, Leadville ia
destined soon to enter upon a new era
OF prosperity, eclpsing the magnificent
performances of the past
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
TOO MUCH RISK.
The Insurance Companies Make No Poll
cies to Klondyke Explorers

indianapolis, Aug. s.--The deter
mination Of the leading life insurance
companies to carry no risks on Klon-
dyke explorers has fallen with damp
ening effect on the cooperative com
panies which were forming in this city
and upon number of men who are
preparing to start for Alaska durina
the coming winter One of these com
panies is sending ten represe natives,
each insured for $4,000, giving each
man $1,000 besides money for eontin-
gent expenses, all of them to cooper
ate in the search for gold, dividing
equally with the company, and in case
of death the insurance money to be
paid to the company. BY each death
the company stood to win $500, on the
basis that no more than $500 would
be spent on each representative.
Another company simply designed
carrying sufficient insurance to reim-
burse for the actual outlay. 1t is not
thought that any of these companies
will proceed further.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Coli.

THE NEWS Al WASHINGTON.
Secretary Sherman received the first
news of the affair through the asso-
ciated press bulletin. He expressed
deep interest in the details He said:
This deplorable event will have
some effect. of course. on The political
anah s OF Spain, but to what extent
cannot say. The death of one man is
not necessarily going to change the
sentiment of the whole country. Spain
is very tenacious country. Her mon
ey is gone, her resources have been ex-
hausted, but she means evidently to
hold onto Cuba. Just how She can do
it under these circumstances, | cannot
soc. Yet she is opposed to yielding a
point. Premier Canovas was a strong
partisan. He was the chief exponent
of the element which was determined
to keep the island at all hazards.
Seemingly Spain was a unit on this Z.
MORGAN OF ALABAMA.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, a mem
Der of the foreign affairs committee of
the senate, and the champion of Caba
in that body, predicted in an interview
that the assassination might be the
forerunner of complete change of
government a republic replacing the
monarchy. This, he thought, was the
present tendency and the assassina-
tion he regarded as an evidence of the
disintegration of the Spanish govern
ment. He added;
This affair is going to create com,
plete revulsion throughout the whole
of Spain. That country is now in a
very shaky condition. 1t is true,
doubtless, that the assassin was an an
archist, but the act is representative
of feeling that exists all over the
country. A republican party has al
ready attained great strength, al
be largely concealed. Then the uni
versal testimony is that the bulk of the
Spanish army in Cuba is made up Of
young men This has broken up famis
lies all over the land, and their dis
patch to the island to be led by Wey-
Ter has developed powerful senti-
ment in Spain
The act does not mean a personal
prejudice against Canovas, but against
his political stand and views, and the
extreme element he represented. 1t
was the well developed system of the
most deep-seated antagonism to the
creed of the Canova5 party.
President Mckinley was Mortified at
the news but made no comment.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
DID NOT JUMP.
Cloud and Fog Prevent Felts From Leaping
OF Pixies Peak.


Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. o.
William b. Felts did not make his
jump from Pixies peak today, but that
was not his fault. With the con ditions
of cloud and fog it would have been
a blindfolded leap to certain destruc-
tion.
Felts went up to the summit of the
peak this morning carrying his zero
planes with him. Two hours were
required in ajusting the big wings,
but heavy clouds gathering and slight
snow falling at the time convinced
him that leap from the peak would
have been suicidal
The leap was postponed, but Felts
is still on the peak to night, and says
that he will remain there until the
conditions are favorable, when he will
sail down into Colorado Springs, twelve
miles distant
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
GENERAL NOTES.

A contract for the erection of smell
ter at Cerrillos New Mexico, for Cap
tain Balue has been let.
A pocket discovered in the Tanzy
mine, near Sonora, California, a few
days ago, is reported to have yielded
$50, 900.
From the Juneau mine, in Silver Bow
basin, Alaska, $4,000 in gold was TAX
en- out in the first twenty days of the
season.
Exports of copper in June amounted
to 1929 tons and from January 1st,
62,223 tons, against 5S, 100 tons Of the
same time last year
At the Golden Gate mill at Mercur.
Utah, which is to have a capacity of
500 tons daily, the Kendall dioxide cy-
anide process will be used.
Thomas Kearns, representing the Sill,
yer King. has secured an option on the
Union mine at Park City, Utah, for
eighteen months at $4,000.
The NOVEL; G. Nj. Co. writes that
good rock miners can find employment
in and around juneau. Alaska. The
Nlondyke excitement is making min
ers scarce there.
4 copper ledge is reported 10 have
been discovered on the shore 400 miles
west of Sitka, which Is said 10 he
eighty feet wide and 500 feet ia
length. 1t has been ! catei for =. g.
piilman of Spokane aud associates.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
YUKON GOLD REGION
Josiah Edward Spur Gives New Facts
About the Interior of Alaska.

About the Interior of Alaska.
Washington, Aug o.-The report>on
the Yukon gold region by Josiah Ed
ward Spur, the geological survey ex-
pert, who headed party that made a
thorough investigation in Alaska last
summer, giving new facts about the
interior, has been made public 1t is
a comprehensive document and reviews
in detail the work in the various dis
Cricts. 1t says as to the Forty Mile
| gold district. that in the latter part of
1887 Franklin gulch was struck and the
first year the creek is estimated to have
produced $4,000. Ever since it has
been a constant payer.
The character of the gold there is
nuggety, masses of S. weight being
very common. The yield of the first
year after the discovery of Forty Mile
has been variously estimated at from
SIS 900 to $50, 900, but $50, 900 probably
covers the production.
The discovery of Davis creek and a
stampede from Franklin gulch followed
the spring of 1888.
In 1891, gold mining in the interior,
as well as on the coast of Silver Bow
basin and Treadwell received great
impetus. The event of 1892 was the dis
covery of Millery creek. In the spring
of 1898 many new claims were staked
out and it is estimated that eighs- men
took out 100000.
Since then, Miller creek has been the
heaviest producer of the Forty Mile
district, and until recently, of the
whole Yukon. It's entire length lies
in British possessions. The output for
1893 as given by the mint director, for
the Alaskan creeks, all but Miller
creek being in American possessions,
was $19s, 900, with a mining population
of 1876 The total amount produced by
the Yukon placers in 1894 was double
that of the previous year. In 1895 the
output was doubled again.
Forty mile district, in the summer of
ls96,is describedin the report as if had
seen its best days and unless several
new creeks are discovered it will lose
its old position.
The Birch Creek district was last
summer in a fourishing condition.
Most of the gulches were then running
on double shifts, night and day, and
many large profits were reported.
On Mastodoan creek the best pro-
ducer, over 30 miners were at work,
many expecting to winter in the guleh,
The estimated Alaskan gold produc-
tion for 1896, made by the Spur report,
is 81, 400, 600
The mining laws differ for different
gulches. Generally the claim is for 800
feet for gulch diggings from rimroclx
to rimrocl<, but in one gulch not pay
ing well an effort is being made to
stake claims 1.32o feet long Crowded
creeks are staked 800 feet to the claim
and no man is allowed to stake more
than one claim in his own name, save
the discoverer, who is allowed 900
feet instead of 800.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11
japanese Are on Their Ear.

New York, Aug. s.-Recent letters
from Japan state that strong anti.
American feeling still exists in tina.
country and that Americans are being
boycotted on all sides by the Japanese.
First the Hawaiian question stirred ur
the ill-feeling, which was heightened
by the discussion in the United States
congress on the tariff when the propo.
sition was advanced to severely tar
certain japanese goods. The Japanese
took this as direct affront, and they
have not lost an opportunity since to
belittle Americans and all that per,
tains TO this country.