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The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Prof, Jordan Returns.

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 21.-The
United States revenue cutter Rush ar
rived this evening from Bering sea,
where she has been for the past four
teen weeks. The Rush has not been
on a regular Bering sea patrol, but
was especially detailed to carry Pro
fessor David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university, who was sent north by the
United States government to investi-
gate the methods of saving female
seals from determination. Professor
.Tordan's scheme was to go to the rook-
cries and catch and brand the female
seals on the sides and back with II
large brand in order that hunters
might recognize brand marks at shoot
ing distance and refrain from killing
the seals thus marked. Professor Jor-
dan could not be seen tonight and it
is not known what success the expe-
dtion had. The Rush came down for
the purpose of bringing Professor Jor.
dan back The cutter will take on
fresh supplies and return to Bering sea
in n few days.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Te.,.. Farm.r., Alliance.

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 1.-THE Farm
ers' Alliance held three conventions
yesterday and did not adjourn until n
very late hour last night. The sessions
were behind closed doors. The national
and state bodies have been at logger
heads for long time. The usurpation
OF power, imposition of dues upon fe-
males. abandonment of the initiative
and referendum principles in govern
ment are the main grievances held by
the leaders Of the state organization
Yesterday the Gord!an knot was sever
ed and henceforth The Texas State AL
lance will boss itself. IT will not toler-
ate national bosses, so the leaders as
serted last night.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
The Strike Situation.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug. 22.-Devclop-
ments in the coal mining situation in
the Pittsburgh district will be watched
with unusual interest this week. Both
sides We're apparently at rest today,
but it WAS developed that at the con
ference tomorrow there will probably
be a disruption. BY many it is be
lieved that NJ. d. Ratchford. the ma
tional president of the. Miners organ.
iZation. will not be present. 1t is
claimed he will stick to his original
assertion that he will not agree to ar
bitrate unless all the states involved
are represented. 1t is well known
fact that the operators of other states
will not join local operators in Il move
ment for arbitration. If Ratchford is
obdurate. the conference will be use.
less. This. in brief. is the situation,
and it is apparent that both sides are
making preparations for movements
that will be to their benefit.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
NO TEMPORARY INJUNCTION.
Kansas Judge Does Not Believe In Thai
Kind of Government.

Emporia, Kas., Aug. 22.-The plan Of
Attorney General Boyle to enjoin the
railroad companies operating in Kan
sas from collecting more for the haul
ing of live stock than is allowed under
the recent order Of the Board of Rail
road Commissioners, which order for
bade the railroads charging by the
hundred pounds for carload lots, has
met with decided setback. The at
torney general had prepared an injunc-
ton proceeding against all the rail
roads involved and proposed to file his
petitions in every county court in the
state. But when the attorney general
appeared here before Judge Randolph
the judge refused to grant the prelimi-
nary injunction. Judge Randolph de-
clnred that he did not believe in gov
ernment by injunction and asserted
that in any event he would not grant
even Il temporary injunction until the
defendants could be present. He,
therefore, named Wednesday next rs
the date for II hearing on the applicn'
ton for a temporary injunction.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
FIGHTING THE SHEEP TAX.
A Number of Arrests Have Been Made IL
Utah.

Springville, Utah, Aug. 21.-The
threatened war of the sheep men on
the ordinances passed by the various
counties imposing tax of from two
to ten cents per head on sheep has com
menced. The sheepmen claim that the
successful imposing of this tax means
practically the destruction of one of
Utah's greatest industries and are
about to fight it to the bitter end.
Last night Charles Ingham was ar
rested in Rich county, where the tax is
very high, for the onpayment of the
tax, and was imprisoned 1t is not vet
known whether the Wool Growers AS
sociation will take up and defend his
case or not.
In Summit county Thomas w. Jones
and Walter Irvine We're arrested and
criminal suit began against them They
were fined, but made an appeal from
the decision. A civil suit for damages
has not been instituted. Both sides
will bring the fight into the District
Court. where the test for constitutions
ality will be made in both civil and
criminal aspects. The counties lcvying
the tax are adopting strong measures
to carry out their anti-sheep law. Sheep
owners generally are disregarding the
ordinance and seem determined to put
the matter to n thorough test.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
WHEAT AT A DOLLAR
BIG ADVANCE AT ALL POINTS
Highest Price Bid at New York-ThouEht
That 1t VIII Go Much Higher.

New York, Aug. 2O.-At / 40 to-day
September wheat in the local market
reached the ng-talked-of goal of 81
per bushel. Naturally enough the Incl
dent created a tremendous sensation on
the floor of the exchange and was
greeted with prolonged cheers from
half a thousand throats, being re-
echoed from the crowded galleries.
Several times during the early after
noon the bulls snapped the price with
in &c of the desired mark, but return
wave of selling orders each time swept
it back again. The final and successful
effort was made under the impulse of
export rumors reaching enormous fig
ures. September was hanging around
99k when the export news was first
whispered about, and at once danced
upwards In responce to excited local
buying. Higher and higher it whirled,
watched by everybody on the floor, un-
til the big black finger on the record
dial pumped fairly on the even figure
and dollar" wheat in New York was
an accomplished fact.
Now that the bulls have attained their
boast they are as far as ever from be-
ing satisfied and claim that the wave of
bull sentiment which has spread like
fire all over the country will carry the
and perhaps even higher. That dollar
wheat is already thing of the past
was demonstrated on the curb when
further clamOrous demands from high
strung local shorts raised the price to
$1.OO&, or n cent Il bushel advance
from the official close. About 10000
bushels Of wheat changed hands at 81
this afternoon.
From the very outset to-day the local
dealings We're marked by great excite
ment. Everybody felt that dollar wheat
was in the air. and while there were
occasional let-ups when traders un-
loaded jags of wheat on which there
was good profits. they were invariably
followed by tightening of values on
fresh waves of reckless buying. The
crowd. being keyed up to high pitch
of excitement, eagerly swallowed the
widest sort Of bull news, such as
would be ordinarily rejected.
Wheat at Chicago went up to 90
cents.
The English market was up in the air,
keeping free pace with our advances.
Their closing prices We're top for the
day and 3A to 41sd higher than last
night.
French markets, on the other hand,
held back and showed practically no
i'spohee 10 tHe EXTRAORDINARY Strength
in other markets. Private cables cred
lied the English advance to rainy
weather and excited covering by shorts.
First prices in this market We're made
simultaneously at from 971R to 9S
cents for September and 9GM to 973s
cents for December. The latter display
ed the greatest strength during the
day on large buying orders from local
houses and others. Subsequently Sep
tember dropped to 81 cents under real
izins sales. but at noon was chased up
to 9!es cents by n frantic rush of buy
ing orders
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Corn Roast at Loyeland,

The citizens of Loveland appreciat-
Ing the benefit to be derived from day
IN the country have arranged to give
our annual corn roast and picnic upon
Monday, September 9th, and desire to
extend cordial Invitation to all who
wish to become our guests. The farm
ers of Larimer county have contributed
bountifully of corn. fruit and milk: the
merchants of Loveland, tea, coffee and
meat; butter from the Loveland cream
cry and flour from the Loveland mills.
This is our gala day and we would like
to have all our friends enjoy it with
us. 1t is our wish to give all day of
pleasure particularly those who are
working hard in stores and offices) that
will not only be benefit to their
health, but brighten their lives for
months to come
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
The Ai-Ki on Again.

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug 90
The steamer Al-Ki sailed this after
noon for Alaska with 100 passengers
and 300 head of live stock. j. P. Me
Cormick of New York took an outfit
for the construction OF cable road
from Dyea over the pass to Lake Lin
dermann. He says the cable road will
be In operation in twenty-five days af-
ter his arrival in Dyea, reducing the
cost OF transportation sixty per cent
Messrs. Thompson and Remington, rep
resentatives of a Montana live stock
syndicate, will leave the steamer at
Fort Wrangle and locate new trail
to the Yukon by way of the Stickeen
river valley. They will employ large
force of men to construct good road
upon which stages will be operated.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Turkish Bomb outrare..

New York, Aug. 19.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Constantinople de-
scribing the bomb outrage at the viz
ierate says: Dynamite was hurled
through the lower windows of the
council house of the sublime porte by
Armenian hands and fell just below
the room i'll which the telegraphic Of
flee is situated, shaking with terrible
force the entire building, bursting
walls and shooting up through the floor
above, which it lifted clear away and
finally perforating the roof with holes
like those of a pepper box.
Every window in that part OF the
building was smashed, the glass COW
ering the broad corridor leading to the
grand vlzierate being broken into
atoms of extraordinary fineness, show
ing how terribly severe the concussion
had been.
One person was killed and several Of
ficials wounded. The bomb must have
been Of large and coarse kind.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
A Dash up the Yukon.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The last ex.
pedition from California for the Alas
ka gold fields via the Yukon will leave
here on August 25th. The steamer Ma
varro has been chartered by the Cali
fornia-Alaslia Navigation and Com
mercial Company and will tow the riv.
er steamer Thomas Dwyer to the
mouth of the Yukon river The Navar.
70 will have accommodations for sew.
enty-fvc passengers and the managers
of the expedition calculate on reaching
Dawson City in about thrifty days. Two
physicians will accompany the expedi.
ton to look after the health of the pros
pectOrs.
If by any mischance the Navarro
reaches the Yukon too late for the riv.
er boat to get through, arrangements
have been made for caring for the pas.
sengers until spring.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27

The British consul general in Japan
in a recently issued report. states that
owing to the financial depression In
America, that country has made its ap-
pearance as a serious competitor with
Europe in the supply of machinery,
rails, nails and pig iron. 1t has been
stated that American nails have been
sold largely in Japan about the end of
1895 at so per cent lower than prices
current in the United States, and these
goods altogether defied the competi-
tion OF German makers, who have hith-
erto held the trade. About 10000 tons
of American rails were sold to Japan
at lower prices than British makers
were willing to accept" Another mat
ter OF some Importance. and one which
may have considerable bearing on the
future of the American iron and steel
trade, Is discussed in Mr.. Sanderson's s
report. It is. that the United States,
not content with its enormous railway
mileage, is providing means for i'm
proving its water carriage. The ex-
listing canals, such as the Erie, the
Champlain, the Oswegc. the Black
River, the Cayuga and Seneca, are to
be widened and deepened. Besides
this. a commission of inquiry as to
deep-water canals has recently made a
report.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
HARD TIM SAT pYEA.
Many Are Already Suffering From Cold
Hunger and Thieves.

San Francisco. Aug. 21.-A special
to the Bulletin from Dyea, Alaska, Aug
ust IA, tells of the pitiful condition of
many Of the searchers for gold who
are now stopping at Dyea. unable to
proceed further on their journey, ow
ing to lack of funds for provisions
Many OF those now in Dyea are ply
sically unable to make the trying trip
and there are many cripples who will
suffer great hardships before the win
ter is over. Many of those who arrived
on the steamer Willamette are absO-
lutely without shelter, seemingly hav-
ing come to this cold region depending
on the open-heartedness of others tn
keep them living. Many of the people
who are unable to reach Dawson this
winter have two tons Of provisions and
no possible means of transportation.
One man has over 5000 pounds which
he is trying to pack over Whites pass
in lots of seventy-fve pounds each.
making short relays. Thieves have
been operating extensively and many
tents, tools and much ammunition and
money have been stolen. Already n Wig
lance committee is spoken of, and un-
less the thefts cease trouble will fol
low.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
THE SKAGAwAY TRAIL,
1t VIII Take Most of the Travel to Kiop-
dyke.

1t VIII Take Most of the Travel to Kiop-
dyke.
Seattle, Wash. Aug. 1o.-The Asso-
ciated Press correspondent writes from
Lake Linderman rs follows.
Lake Linderman, N. w. T., Aug. t.
On Lakes Lindcrman and Bennett are
nearly 800 people actively making pre-
parations and building boats for the
descent to the Klondykc. The Skaga-
way trail is open and the first contin-
gent reached Tagish lake on THURSDAY v
last, numbering 200 people. The trail
Is nearly fifty miles long and horses
nre able to pack $50 pounds from salt
water to Tagish. Nearly 1000 people
are in camp at Skagaway, and it is en-
pected that they will reach the lakes
in ten days. That route will take near
ly all of the travel from the Dye"
route except during the winter and
spring months.
The opening of the Skagaway road is
sure to cause travel to continue as late
as September 10Th. AT present the
Dyea trail is blocked with freight and
passengers, and to complicate matters
the Chilcoot Indians have struck for
twenty cents n pound, which makes
the cost of flour laid down at this place
S11 sack.
Boat loads of people are leaving here
and Lake Bennett every day for the
mines.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.
That Governments overtures the First Re
csIved.

ceIyed.
Washington, Aug. 19.-Secretary
Sherman has acknowledged the recent
overture of the French government,
through Ambassador Patenotre, for ne
gotiating Il reciprocity treaty between
the United States and France under
the reciprocity clause of the new tar
iff law, and the secretary adds an as
surance that he hopes to take up this
important subject at an early day. 1t
will be the first effort toward practical
application of the reciprocity clause
of the new law, and to some extent it
will shape the future action of the gov
ernment on the treaties to be negoti-
ated. In view of this. careful invcs-
tigation is being made of the status of
trade between France and the United
States as preliminary to negotiations.
This has developed that the reci-
procity clause will not permit an offer
to France of much reduction of duties.
The data prepared in this connection
show imports from France for the year
1906 amounted to $67 100000. 1t is
estimated that the duties under the
new tariff law on imports of this
amount would be $50. 100000, or 4S.35
per cent. of the value of the goods
If, however, the reciprocity clause is
granted to France, the duties on
French imports is estimated at S31,-
100000 or AZ per cent. of the value of
the goods. Thus the reciprocity clause
would reduce the French duties less
than $1,00O,000 on a years imports.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Mr.. Sherman Replies to Japan.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Secretary
Sherman has submitted to the Japan
ese government an answer to Japan's
last note relating to the annexation Of
Hawaii to the United States. The an
a,vor wac delivered to Mr.. HusnI. tie
Japanese minister, last Saturday. 1t
Is in reply to Japan's note of July 10th,
which up to that tinre, had not been ac-
knowledged
Mr.. Sherman's answer is marked by
Its friendly expression toward Japan,
which gives especial satisfaction in
view of the somewhat strained rela.
Hons resulting from the previous cor
respondence.
Two features are brought out by the
answer 1t reiterates the position here
tofore taken by the secretary of state
as to the right and propriety of an
nexing Hawaii TO the United States.
With this. however, is coupled an as
surance that the interests of Japan in
Hawaii will be fully safeguarded. 1t
also expresses satisfaction at the plan
of arbitration between Japan and Ha-
wall, on the question of japanese i'm
migration to Hawaii.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Went Over Nlagar, Falls.

Niagara Falls, n. V, Aug. 22.-Franll
Webster of Buffalo, Warren Bush
twenty-one years old, of Chicago. and
Charles Glasner, twenty-six years old
of Chicago, who have been camping
on the banks of the Niagara river for
the past week with several companions.
to-day hired small boat at La Sale
and started to row across the niagara
river to the Canadian shore. Their
boat became upset and the men were
seen struggling in the water. Before
assistance could reach them all wctc
carried over the falls on the Canadian
side. The bodies We're not recovered.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Reo.ptured From Ru.tlsrs.

Casper, Wyo., Aug. GA -trainload
of the cattle gathered in the Hole-in-
the-Wall by the recent roundup was
shipped from here to Omaha today.
The Keystone cattle with the brands
cut out and the skin sewn up We're not
shipped, but We're sent back to the
Ogallala ranch. The G. Y. cows with
blotched brands were rebranded and
the blotched brands vented. There
were - cows, an Nj. f. COW, an Il. X.
cow with calves branded with rustler
brands. A two-bar COW WAS in the lot
with yearling steer following brand
ed r. S. The shipment consisted of
twenty-one cars with double that num-
ber of brands.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
BEET SUGAR CONVENTION.
New York Farmers Meet and Congratulate,
Each Other.

Rome, N. Y, Aug. 21.-The first CON
vention of the sugar beet growers ever
held in this state Is in progress here. Ii
was called by the First New York Beet
Sugar Company, which has just estab-
lished factory here and for which
about 900 farmers in Oneida, Monroe,
Madison, Herkimer and other coun-
ties in the sugar beet belt are raising
beets. The weather is fine and the at
tendance is large. During the forenoon
the visitors inspected the factory in the
western part of the city and at noon,
by invitation of the beet sugar com
pany. took dinner ut the Arlington ho-
tel. When the convention met the Hon.
III. S. Bedel of Rome, chairman of the
convention, made brief address. He
congratulated the farmer that men of
science had taken him by the hand
and inspired him with reasonable
hope of dawning prosperity. He said
the sugar beet crop would yield, ac-
cording to the very lowest estimate, n
net profit of $40 to $50 an acre.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
MAILS FOR kLONDYKE.
An Amicable Arrangement Between Cana
da and the United States.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The Canadian
government and the United States
have agreed upon cooperation In aug
menting the postal facilities for the
Klondyke region, and the result will
shortly be evidenced in n substantial
doubling Of the mail service from the
coast into that district. The reply OF
Canada to Acting Postmaster General
Shallenberger's proposition to estab-
lish an exchange of mails at Circle City
and Dawson City reached here to-day.
1t is counter proposition made by
Canada, the latter agreeing to perform
the service from Dawson City to Dyea
by means of a contract of her own,
with reimbursement to be made by this
government for its share of the ser
vice. This differs from this country's
proposition in that under the latter the
United States was to let the contract
and look to Canada for reimbursement
for the latter's share. The counter
scheme, however, is satisfactory to the
Postoffice Department here. Canada's
service provides for exchange of mails
at Fort Cudahy and two other stations
between Dawson City and Dyea. The
exact route is not outlined, but In all
probability 1t will strike OFF directly
southward from Dawson City, which
Is on the British side of the line, down
to Dyea. AT present the district gets
the benefit OF mails once a month. The
new arrangement will furnish an addi-
tional service, giving semi-monthly
mails, the trips probably being sand
wiched between the dates designated
in the present contract of the United
States
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27

Mrs. Hattie B. Bemis, a Nebraska
woman. says 1t is the farmers wives
who really do the work on their hus-
bands acres, while the men reap the
credit and profit. She proposes to give
-tke-a.-efer u-et,onSv to .-ev it
alone" She owns a tract of land in
Dawes and Sioux counties, Neb., which
she intends to give to cooperative
community OF women on condition
that they work it themselves without
the assistance of male farm hands.
She will furnish them with money to
last until the first crop is harvested,
and will guarantee any Indebtedness
they may incur in the purchase OF ma
chinery and stock while getting a
start. She already has in mind twelve
women to whom she proposes to give
the land. All are farmers widows and
all are in destitute circumstances. Mrs.
Bemis thinks they deserve assistance,
and is sure they will know fully as
well how to go to work as would a like
number OF men. She hopes to make
farming popular with women and de-
clares there is no reason why they
should not flnd 1t well suited to them
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
Cotton Mills to Resume,

Manchester, n. H., Aug. 2O-No-
tlces were issued to-day to the effect
that the Amoskeag cotton mills will
start up in all departments on Septem-
ber 9th. The Amoskeag employs
about 5000 operators.
The Amory Cotton Manufacturing
Company will resume Monday next.
Salem, N. H., Aug. 20.-Mills No ;
and 2 of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton
Manufacturing COmpany's plant in
this city started on full time this morn
ing after nearly six months of for
ty-two hour schedule. The manage
ment states that the market for theii
goods is improving and they hope soon
to be able to run the other mills on full
time instead of forty-two hours. There
are 1,2OO hands employed in the two
mills.
The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
FOUR DAYS FROM DAWSON.
Rushing Railroad From Juneau via LAX.
Tesliu


San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-The special
correspondent of the Bulletin, writing
from Juneau, Alaska. under date of
Aug. II, says that railroad communica
tion between Juneau and Dawson will
be one of the things of the near future.
Next spring 5000 men will be at work
night and day and the road will prob
ably be completed before next fall. The
proposed road Is to start from the head
OF stedmboat navigation on Taku river
to Lake Teslin. Light draft steamboats,
will be operated from each end of the
new road and it will take four days Ia
make the journey from Juneau to Daw-
son. There is surveying party already
l nthe field, consisting of w. A. Pratt.
of Wilmington, Delaware, chief engin-
eer of the Yukon Mining, Trading and
Transportation projected Railroad: T.
G. Jennay, assistant engineer; p. |.
Packer. the promoter of the road, and
A. 10. Johnson, his assistant. Another
road is being surveyed to start from
Skagaway Bay. crossing the White
pass This road will be built by an
English company.