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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

The United States Government in
1867 paid Russia S7,2OOO,OO for the
Territory of Alaska.
Alaska has paid back her purchase
money in gold four times, having pro-
1uced during the time IL has been part
nj the United States about $50, 900, =
900 of the precious yellow metal.
To-day the eyes of the world are
turned toward our frozen acquisition
in the north, for within its borders
has been discovered au Eldorado, seem
ingly 'richer than Pluto's mine. F"
A few weeks ago the word Klondike,
literally translated meaning Deer
River, was known to geographers and
few miners on the Yukon; to-day it
Is on every tongue aud is known as
The designation, IL the reports he but
half true, for gold-bearing district
greater in area and richer in character
than any the world has known, with
the possible exception of California.
The reported gold discoveries of the
present day in Alaska and the report
ed gold discoveries of 40 in California
afford many parallels. To the average
man the treasures of the coast State
were seemingly as inaccessible as are
the riches of the Yukon and its tribu-
taries. One was more than 2000 miles
across trackless desert and over
snow-bound mountain passes, beset
by savages, whose deadly attacks
marked the trail with bleaching bones
across the Western States. the other
is nearly 1000 miles by water, through
rigorous climate, or almost 1000
miles by land and water, with noun
tain passes to scale as dangerous as
those of the Swiss Alps.
The fabulous tales Of wealth sent out
by the California pioneers were no less
wonderful than those brought back by
the men who braved the last cold
season in the Klondike mineral belt,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

coast it is more than a mile wide and
the volume of its water is so great as
to freshen the ocean ten miles out from
land.
The principal cities of Alaska are
juneau and Sitka. They are both
thriving towns, and probably they will
thrive from now on, for a time at least,
as they have never thriven before.
Alaska is ruled by q Territorial Gov
ernor, who Just now is j. G. Brady,
recently appointed by President Nc
Kinley to succeed James A. Sheakley.
The Governors residence is in Sitka.
The citizens up in that frozen coun
try do not vote for President of course
being under Territorial government
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

and in both cases those who returned
brought back with them great nuggets
of the precious stuff that left little or
no doubt in the mind of the hearer.
The California miner in the song who
had so many nuggets that he was ac-
customed to "go hatful blind" finds
his parallel in the Yukon miner who
claims to have "washed out" $212 in
one painful of dirt-a process that re-
quires ten or twelve minutes.
Poor Mans Mines.
The Alaska and California gold fields
are alike also in being placer mines.
Placer mining is commonly called
'''poor mans mining" for the reason
that it is done without machinery,
while the implements required in the
work are few and of small cost. A
placer miner can get along very we'll
with pick, shovel and gold pan. II
the dirt is not rich he can accomplish
better results by running it through a
sluice box, but where the yield is in
nuggets instead of fine gold he prefers
to "pan" it.
The great Klondike strike was made
nine months ago, but nothing was
known Of it in the United States until
June 10, when q vessel called the Ex-
celsior arrived in San Francisco laden
with miners from the Klondike, who
in turn we're laden with gold.
They told almost incredible tales of
the richness of the. newly discovered
district, where fortunes had been ac-
'cumulated in a few months. Expert
enced miners and "tenderfeet" seemed
to have shared good fortune alike, ana
with some justice, too, for the credit
of the discovery of the new gold fields
is due to the inexperienced men.
Another vessel brought to Seattle a
second party of successful prospectors
and ton and half of gold. These
men had endured peril and undergone
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
Queer Place of Refuge.

The passengers on Tenth street
trolley car were treated to an unusual
sight early yesterday morning. AS
the car was bowling along in the
vicinity of Parish street couple of
sparrows, one in chase of the other,
swooped down in front of the car.
The pursued, by quick flank move
ment, eluded its tormentor by darting
under the roof of the front platform,
and before the motorman knew what
was up the bird had perched on his
hand which gripped the lever. There
it sat contentedly, while the passengers
craned their necks to get view of the
odd spectacle. The sparrow didn't
seem to mind the fact that the motor
mans hand was constantly turning
around as he manipulated his lever,
and, after riding on its queer perch
for fully block, chirped its thanks
and flew away.-Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

lice, whose captain is civil officer.
Though there are said to be 5000 peo-
pie in Dawson, few houses have been
built, for the principal reason that
lumber is 800 per 1000 feet. The
general fear is, of course, that there
will be great suffering there this win
ter, and it will be increased, it is ex-
pected, by the rush of unprepared
prospectors who sailed for the new
fields Immediately on learning what
luck had befallen those who have but
recently returned.
To give an accurate idea of the cost
of living in Dawson City, the price
list of a general store there is herewith
given:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
Alaska and Its Resources

Alaska and Its Resources.
In the purchase of Alaska, the United
States acquired Territory more than
half n million square miles in extent,
part of it within the arctic circle and
in the region of everlasting ice and
snow, where, during part of the sum-
mer, there is continuous day and dur
ing the winter continuous, dreary
night. The Alaskan coast line is
greater than our Atlantic seaboard, but
the entire population of whites, Eski-
mos and fierce Indians, who are called
the Apaches of the north, is not much
more than that of ward division in
Chicago.
In acquiring the Alaskan Territory,
though the United States moved its
center, figured in geographical miles,
not in area or population, rs far west
as San Francisco. The country now
extends from about the sixty-fifth de-
gree of longitude up at the far east
corner of Maine to the 122d degree up
at the far northwest tip Of the Alaskan
mainland. This is taking no account
of the little island of Attn, 1000 miles
out in the Pacific, beyond the Hawaiian
group, which, since the purchase of
Alaska, has really been our western
land limit.
The United States, therefore, may
almost say with England that the sun
never sets on its possessions.
The principal river in Alaska, the
Yukon, up which prospectors have to
work their weary way to reach the
gold fields was called by Schwatka, the
Alaskan Nile. 1t rises little more
than 200 miles above Sitka, in the
southern part of Alaska, and then
strikes northward, following o broad
circle to the west before it empties
into Bering Sea through an extensive
delta. Six hundred miles in from the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
Total. ........ :. 1890, $50
A Perilous Journey.

Every one of these men has story
to tell of the vast riches of the new
gold fields, but they tell another
story, too-a story of hardship, trial
and suffering through long winter days,
when the sun was smiling on this
earth's other pole and leaving them in
miserable cold and darkness. They tell q
story of prodigious travels, of stagger-
ing journeys and the dangers that be-
set the traveller. They tell what q
trip it is to reach the gold fields, and
when they get through the faint.
hearted prospector, who isn't thor
oughly convinced that he wants to un-
dergo the trial, decides to forego the
trip to Alaska and dig up his wealth
ct home or 60 without. Some of the
gold-mad adventurers. though. rush on
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

but they do send delegates to the Ma.
tional political conventions. The judi.
cial function there is exercised by q
district court, established in 1884.
The court sits alternately at Sitka and
Wrangle. How odd for court TO sit
at Sitka and Wrang!e.
And speaking of Wrangle, among the
things Alaska has done for this coun.
try aside from stirring up the present
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
"Breakfast Picnlcs."

People get up early in the morning
out in Nebraska, and from this habit
some enterprising social leader has
evolved an idea which has become a
fad in the neighborhood of Grand
Island, where breakfast picnics'' are
in vogue. The guests start out at 4
o'clock, breakfast in the woods, and
come home before the sun makes
things too hot for comfort New York
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18
great hardships in accumulating ths

great hardships in accumulating the
fortunes they brought, and they told
. story that had dark as well as a
bright side. To follow their example
means risk of wealth. health and
even life. but for those who are willing
TO take the chances the prospect they
hold out is alluring.
L.ocation Of the KIondike District.
The richest Of the mines in the
Alaska region seem 70 be in the Klon-
diks. : few miles Iover the British
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-18

Dawson City, the centre of the new
mining region, although sixty-fve
miles distant from the Klondike, is
said to be typical mining camp
minus the guns. The British Govern
ment enforces its laws in Dawson, and
those laws prohibit the use of firearms,
SO few men carry guns. The laws Of
the camp are enforced by mounted po-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
MARIETTA PEOPLE
Want More Industries and Glass Plant
VIII Just Suit Them.

Probably no proposition looking to
the locating of new industry was
ever received with more favor by the
enterprisng citizens of Marietta than
the one that is now being considered
and which means that a glass plant of
good dimensions and vast benefit to
the city will be established and main
tained, should the sale of lots be com
pleted. 70 be sure there are a few
who are always "forninst," but they
can be counted on your fingers and are
generally the ones who never did and
never will contribute TO the growth
and prosperity of the city. Possibly
the nature of the proposition, reason
able in all phases, has added to the
encouragement, for we believe those of
our citizens who are to be identified
with the new glass works in the event
of their coming have fully protected
the interests of their fellow men in
Marietta. OF this we have no doubt.
We are informed, by those who know,
that the proposition before the people is
better one in every way than that of
the steel plant. Take for instance
the sale of lots, those of the present
project are on the average a little
larger, with wider streets and alleys
and their average price is 10000 per
plant lots. Add to this the advantages
that will accrue from the electric cars
running there and the employment of
not less than 100 men (probably 2O0)
and the paving out each week Of not
less than $1,000 probably SO, 000) and
/ it is no wonder that those who can buy
lots are making ready when the sale
opens tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
lat Board of Trade rooms) to make
their selection and sign contract.
The contract is plain to every one and
contains every promise which the
Marietta men have made and it is made
part of the contract. In short, if you
don't get the glass plant you don't pay
for the lots. By nine O'Clock this
morning the names of the streets will
be up and many will take plat and
go out there today and have their lot
picked out and know just how the land
lays. 1t would be very creditable to
Marietta if it could be announced next
Saturday evening that the $50 lots had
been sold and the plant secured and
the men who have progressed SO far
allowed to take up the next step and
make the plant living reality at an
early day.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
The situation in G guatemala.

New YORK, Oct. "A special to the
Herald from Guatemala, via Calves
ton, says: The situation in Guatemala
is practically unchanged. The rebels
are centered in Quezaltenango. which
is now almost surrounded by 10000
government troops, and a big battle
is expected there. With the exception
of the killing of Senor Don Aparicio,
the big importer and exporter of Cen
tral America, with offices in London,
Paris and New York, your correspond.
ent has heard of no executions. Rail-
road traffic throughout Guatemala is
practically uninterrupted.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
Fought for the Love of a Girl.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 2.-Word has just
come from the vicinity of the Ruby coal
mine, seven miles from Belleville, that
John Cummings, farm hand, and an
other named Peter Perkins, employed
by Anton Schanuel wealthy farmer
Of st. Clair county, fought duel over
Schanuel's pretty daughter. They both
loved the girl, and she proposed they
fight for her, the winner to marry her.
Peter and John went right to work at
each other, and. when the girls father
finally separated the two, John was
minus thumb and Peters ear had
been chewed off. 1t was tie, but Pc
ter settled the question by leaving the
country and John claims the girl.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
THE PLAGUE.
No Improvement in the Situation
at New Orleans.
The Board of Health Finds Great Diff
fculty in Its Work
Of Stamping Out the Disease on Account of
Failure to Report Cases OF sickness
Consequently the Patients DO Not Re
ceive Prompt Medical Attention.

New ORLEANS, Oct 2.-The fever sit
1ation did not improve Saturday. Not
many new cases were reported, but
there were reports of four deaths. One
was the man Hickey, a patient at the
yellow fever hospital. Another death
was that of a child named Bauer,
at Philip and Chippewa streets.
a great crowd collected in the vicin-
ity and extra details of guards had to
be sent to clear the streets. There are
i've cases in the neighborhood in one
square. The board of health continues
to find great difficulty in its work of
stamping oat the disease. Failure to
report sickness is becomihg exasper-
atingly common.
The result is that patients are not
receiving prompt medical attention,
and are dying where they might be
pulled through if doctors were imme-
1iately called in. The cases at the yell
low fever hospital are increasing; there
were II there Friday night and others
were removed there Saturday morning
A number of people were released Fri
day and Saturday from the detention
camp.
The Rigolets detention camp has
been closed. There was no reason to
maintain it because very few people
were coming into New Orleans over the
Louisville 81 Nashville road. Orders
have been issued to send all suspects
from infected points to Fontain bleau,
where there are ample accommoda-
tions for several hundred people. AL
though the number of cases here is in
creasing. the board of health has
resolutely refused to modify its quar-
antine regulations. Every affected
point is being watched. The board
will continue to quarantine houses
here wherein fever exists. The effect
will be to prevent a spread of the dis,
ease and to give employment to sew
eral hundred men who have been
thrown out of work by the stagnation
of trade.
Mai. E. j. Hamilton, the probable
successor of Chief of Police Caster, was
stricken with yellow fever Saturday.
| New ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-Gov. Foster
has telegraphed the governors of Texas
and Mississippi asking them to meet
him in conference in the interest o.
| uniformity of quarantine regulations
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

OUR namesake in Nashville has tears
in IS eyes, distraction in IS aspect, and
heaves and roars terribly in hurling
the remark that "every day it is be-
coming more and more manifest how
great criminal the gold standard has
been to check for SO long SO rich and
resoureeful country" The criminal.
ity OF the gold standard has called
forth many thnnderous testimonies
from many contemporary American
philosophers of great name; and not
its shallowest crime is this mirage of
prosperity, which it is now hanging
before the fevered eyes of the Weavers
and the Warmers, the Bryans and the
Blands. Who can tell what must be
the intellectual struggles OF a strenuous
silver thinker like the Hon. Adoniram
Judson Warner, for example? He
shades his eyes from the mirage. His
Parian brow is ditched with agony.
THE country seems prosperous, he
murmers. "The country is prosperous
But how can the country be prosperous
while the accursed gold standard is
grinding the faces of the poor9 There
fore the country only looks prosperous
A deception, another crime of the gold
bugs. Wait year or two. brethren.
Thank heaven, don't despair. We
shall haye calamity to burn yet" And
theL the Sage looks in the direction OF
Mexico and smiles, while over his head
a silver buzzard OF heroic size capers
and cavorts in the fields of air.-N. z.
Sun (Dem.)
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
branding Seals by ELECTRICITY.

PALo ALTO, Cal, Oct. 2.-The mem
bers of the Stanford party engaged in
branding seals by electricity on Pry-
biloff islands have arrived on the
Campus: They claim that the expert
ment of branding fur seals was success
full. Besides the work of taking the
seal census and building a fence en-
closing the salt lagoon to prevent the
redriving of bachelor seals, a number
of bird skins, skeletons, insects and
marine Invertebrates were collected.
The party consisted of Greely, 9s;
Snodgrass, '99; Edwards, Bristow and
Adams, 1900, and Instructor Farmer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
Orakzai's Gathering In Force.

BOMBAY, Oct. 2.-Advices received
here from Guistan say the Orakzais
are again gathering in force in the
Khanki valley prepared to resist the
advance of the British troops, while
bands of Mamozais have arrived five
miles west of Khangaboor.
In addition the Afridis are moving on
the Khyber Pass and the telegraph
wires from there to Hangu have been
cut.
The Chamkanis are also raidinp.
They attacked a cavalry patrol near
Sadda; but decamped SO soon as rein
forcements arrived.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
NotorIous stafIieback Famlly Sentenced.

COLUMBUS, Kan, Oct. 2.-The notori-
Gus Staffleback family, whose crimes
are commonly supposed to have rivaled
those of the Benders, have been sem
fenced here for the killing OF Frank
Galbraith, the peddler, who was MUIR
dered in their den at Galena. Ed and
George Static back, convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree, were given life
sentences. Mrs. Wilson, their mother,
as an accomplice was sentenced to 21
years. Mike Staffieback is serving a
five year term for burglary. Ed Stat
tleback has been declared insane, his
mind having given way through fear of
lynching.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
MONDAY. OCTOBER q. 1907
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For Governor,
ASA S BUSHNELL.
For Lieutenant Governor,
ASA w. JONES.
For Judge OF the supreme Court
JACOB BURkErT.
For Attorney General,
FRANK MONNETT.
For Treasurer,
SAMUEL CAMPBELL.
For School lCommissioner,
L. d. BONEBRAKE
For Member of Board OF Public works,
c. A. GODDARD.
For State Senator 9th-l4th D1strlct.
JOHN II. RILEY, of washington
CHARLES A. CABLE, OF AthenS'
For Common Pleas Judge,
d. W. JONE-, of Gallipolls.
For Representative,
W. H. LEEt Err.
For Treasurer,
HENRY P. BODE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
JOSEPH G. Brennan.
For Commissioner.
W. L. HADLEY.
For Infirmary Director,
GEORGE w. RICHARDS
For Coroner,
DIR, o. NJ. WILLIS.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
A Household Necessity

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshing to the
taste, act gently and positively on kid
neys, liver and bowels, cleansing the
entire system, dispel colds, cure head
ache, fever. habitual constipation and
billiousness. Please buy and try box
of c. G. c. today; 10, 25, so cents. Sold
mad guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

DAVID L. GEYER, of Pomeroy, o., was
on Saturday appointed Receiver of
Public Moneys at Boswell, New Mexico.
Mr.. Geyer was one of the candidates
for the Pomeroy Postoffice in the fight
that gave General Grosveuor so much
trouble last spring. He pulled off and
is now otherwise provided for Com.
Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

Col j. H. RILEY returned Saturday
night from Caldwell, where he attend
ed the Hanna-Thurston meeting Satur-
day afternoon. The meeting was the
largest and most enthusiastic of the
campaign and the audience numbered
over 1000. Little Noble did herself
proud.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Rockland, Monday evening, Oct. 4th,
W. II. Leeper and Ii. D. Dayis.
Lowell, Tuesday evening, Oct. 5th,
Jno. H. Riley and II. d. DAVIS.
Elba, Thursday evening, Oct. 7th, w.
II. Leeper and Jno. H Riley.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

The continued cheap abuse of Sena-
tor Hanna by irresponsible Democratic
papers is having widespread effect in
favor. of Mr.. Hanna and will make
thousands of votes for the Republican
ticket
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

HON. H. n. DAVIS who has been do
ing effective campaigning in this
county for the past week, will speak
tonight at Rockland and tomorrow
night at Lowell, after which he will
return to his home at Hillsboro to at
tend the big Hanna meeting or
Wednesday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

The Republican meeting at Sand
Hill Saturday night was one of the
most enthusiastic of the present cam
paign and the speakers were we'll re-
ceived by the fine audience assembled.
The school house in which the meet.
ing was held YVES taxed to it's utmost
capacity.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
Gard of Thanks.

The relatives of Mr.. j. III. Chamber
lain, deceased, of Little Hooking. de-
sire 10 extend thanks 20 their many
frienes for assistance and sympathy.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

WITH Gen. Warner as a candidate for
the United States Senate, the question
will be whether the Democratic party
is to wag the silver issue or the silver
issue is to wag the Democratic party.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

PERSONAL abuse, slander and villifi-
cation never defeated good man, as
the Democratic press and campaign
managers will find when Senator
Hanna is triumphantly reelected.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04

THE Portsmouth Tribune, edited by
]. E. Vatican, was placed in the hands
of a receiver Saturday at the instance
of R. j. Williams, book-keeper of the
institution.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Brough Smith. of Newell's Run, and
Maggie Bowersock, of Newport.
Richard E. Sutton, of Cutler, and
Jennie Stephens. of Rockland.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
Earthquake Shock In California.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Oct. AT 5:15
o'clock Saturday morning slight
shock of earthquake was felt here, the
vibrations being east and west.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-04
THIS is grand jury week.

GEN. NEAL Dow, the great prohibit
ZIONIST, died at his home in Portland,
Maine, Saturday afternoon, at the age
of 90 years.