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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-07

Retail Grooers >u-Sr Eaues.
Portland market-cut loaf Z: confectloners a,
&c LuivSrised &c; powered, o.; granulateu
ola coffee crushed &c; yellow A..
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PORTLAND. Oct. 6.
''ees'rts by Maine Central II. n.--For FOR :
and l91 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
ounecting roads 125 cars.
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BY Telegraph.
LONDON. Oct. 8, iS97.-Copsols closed at
Ill 1918 for money and ] ~ lie for account.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 9. 1Ss7-Cotton market
higher: American middling at 3 " d: salessl0.-
uOOibales Including 1910 bales for speculation
and eXnorf
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Boston rroauce Market.

BnHtOn FTOouCo MARRIED.
RosTON. Oct. 5, lS97-The following are
to-,,ayis ouotauons Of Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR
spring patents s 2o@' 30.
Snring clear ana straight. 26G6 30.
Winter patents. s 20ab 65.
Winter clear and straight, 5000 ~
Extra and Seconds %.
Fine and SuperS
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Portland yvno,sxale nrark

PORTLAND. Oct. 6.
Flour very firm and loo higher. Wheat was
about 1c higher. Corn strong and 1ac better
Oats irmer. Pork and Lard lower. Lnseed and
Boiled OIL lie off.
The following are to-day's wholesale prices OF
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ROOF INC 7!
HOLLIVAN & PARKER.
Asphalt, Composition and
Gravel Roufers.

Asphalt Roofing, endorsed by leading archi-
tactS and engineers.
ASPHALT READY ROOFING
2 and ply. Greatly superior to coal tar
preparations.
Asphalt Floors, ALSO aIvass-
ICED ErOm mnd copper Cutters
aMsa COFMices, i'm ama srnn
Roofing. HrOn Siding for Fire
Proof Buildings, C0rFergsted
Conductors, Smoke Pipes for
Steam GkeateTs and Stationary
Boilers.
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Maine Coast Navigation Co.
On asass after Tuesday, Sept.
east, 1857, tine
STEAMER SALACIA

will leave Franklin Wharf, Portland. on Tues
days and Thursdays at $50 q. m. for ropham
K~acli, Bath, Ho0ihbay Hai Dor and WIS
casset.
Returning-Leaye Wiseasse' Wednesdays
and Fridays at $50 a. m. iioothbay Harbor
HOO a. IN. for Portland direct. (rouching at
Popham Beach on Wednesdays only.)
On SATURDAYS will leave Portland at $50 a.
m. for B"othbay G.arbor, RoekLand and
Camden.
Returning Camden Mondays al a.
M, Kockimnd s a. m. Boothbay harbor II a.
IN. for Portland direct
u. G. CaIVER, President
CHAS. f. LEWIS. Treasurer sept1sdtf
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International SteamSilip Co.

FOR -
EastpOyt LuheO, caais ST. JOIN. n. B.. Halifax MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward island and Cape Breton, The
favorte route to Campobe!lo and ST Andrews,
n. Il.
Fail Arrangement.
On and after Monday, sept GOTH steamer will
leave Portland on Mondays. Fridays and
at p, IN.
Returning leave St. John and PASSPORT same
days,
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
p. H.
For Tickets and Staterooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office. Monument Square Or
for other information. at Companys Office,
Railroad Wharf. foot oil State street.
J.B COYLE. Gen Man.
Sep2Odtf Ii. P. G. HERSEY Agent
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EIOVlniOuS. ITOcoT 1895
flour.
Sal crime &
low erades.4 1894 Sc
spring Wheat baK-
ers.ci owe Sta b00b00
/ aten' Spr ~
Wneat... 8 S5G6 &c
Nlch. SIR en-
roller 5 35d5 60
clear DO. % A6G6 70
-tLouis su'g
roller ,.. 3516 90
clear do. % 1606 20
a nt'r wheat
pateu,s.. 5 1896 on
FISH.
,Buying& selling price,
Cool ar ca
Shore ....AG6@600
Dnlapsdo. q OuI4S 25
Pollock ....l7 543 90
Il paddock. Il 70@2 90
lake. ....2 0o@2 2s
h errlng. pex
scaled see ll@l6c
" aekerei. b.
Shore 1s 322 oo0S25
Bhore 70 SIS 0OzpS2O
Large rs $l21Sl4
produce.
Ope Gran, crate O62 90
do Dbl 6 50@S7 sc
New YORK
Pea Beans,1 4o@l Of
Yellow Eyes.i 65@l 7f
Cal Pea. 65@1 6G
lrlshfotare. Dus00@GC
New do,bl Q so az "a
SweersJersey2 75@80C
90 Norfolk2 0Oa2 &c
Onions, EgpsO Uo@0 OF
do Natives 2 5O,oe2 1t
Chickens 14@1C
TURKEYS. Yves. I4&lRt
Northern do. .00G0(
Fowls... @l4
AppleA
Eating appPs3 5o@4 OC
do common S2@3 0o
| Evap % rs 1890
Lemons
MessIna 4 O0@5 DC
Oranges.
Messlna = 75@4 %
Palermo. 3 26@S &C
| Valencia....O 00WO0C
Eggs.
| NoarDV.sss 2lWZz
eastern extra. Z0@2 ]
Fresh W estern.. @2l
Held. oo@
| Butter.
| Creamerv.tncy ..2lM2f
Gilt Eugo trmJ, 1S@IC
| Choice. .......14@1t
Cheese.
N. y. fct'ry10A@1
VermonS ...1O1a gil
Sage. ....l2 @l21s
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nARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October 1St 1897. steamer Aucocis-
co will leave Portland Tier Portland, daily, Sun
days excepted, as follows:
For Long and Cheheague Islands. IIarpsweii,
Baileys and Orr'S Island, 200 p. nj.
For GIT Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 200 p. n.
Return for Portland leave Crr's Island. by
way of above landings, 200 II. nj. Arsi.e Port
land, $50 q. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Geal Mgr.
sep1 DIT
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ALLAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, Cali

ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, CALI
ing at Londonderry.
From From TroIn
Liverpool Steamship Montreal Quebec.
% July, California, Aug. Aug.
2s July. Lanrentian, "a Aug. a Aug.
B Aug Partisan. n Aug. 22Auc
II Aug. Numidisn, 70 Aug, 70 Aug.
The Saloons and ,staIerooms are in rns ceIl-
ual part, where least motion is felt Eiee-
tricity is used for lighting the ships through
out. the lights being at the command Of the
passengers 1T any hour OF the night. Music
Rooms and smoking Rooms or the promanads
deck. The saloons and staserooins are heated
by steam.
Rates o. passage s52.5o to's7o.oo. A re.
duction Is made on Round Trip Tickets
Second Cabn-To Liverpool, London and
Londonderry. S34.pO and Sa6.26i return,
$66.75 and $4,000.
steerage--Io Liverpool. London. Glasgow
Belfast or Londonderry including every re-
qusite for no voyage $3.50.
n For uckets or fI.therr nformatio1 apply to
KEATING, 5l1a Exchange 81, Il. q A. AL
Ian. Montreal and 80 State ST.. Boston
jlyS1du
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

EXCHANGE DISPATCHES
Ar at Yokohama Oct 4th. ship Chapman
Johnson. New York.
Ar at Queenstown Oct 8. ship Drigo. Good
win. San Francisco.
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Memoranda.
Sch Marion H Hill. Armstrong from st Do
mingo City for New York. with lgnumyitae. is
reported ashore at Aqua Bay, and will probably
be a total wreck.
Sch VIM Thomas, from Calais for New Bed
ford Def re reported capsized and abandoned
has been picked up by fishermen and towed into
Plymouth. The vessel IS valued at 81, 500 and
cargo at $1,000. No insurance.
New York, Sept 6-Sch David Siner, from
Frankfort, with stone. reports. p m. Monday.
was in collision with sch Golden Rule, and car
ried away jibboom, cutwafer, stem and bobstay.
Damage to the Golden Rule not ascerfailked.
Delaware Breakwoter, Oot 5 - Sch Georgia
Gilkey, from Philadelphia for Boston is anchor
ed below the Brown with foretopmast broken.
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MARINE. n H VS.
PORT OF PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY, Get. 6.

WEDNESDAY, Get. 6.
Arrived
Steamer Manhattan. Bennett New YoDk-
passengers and mdse to j b Coyle-
Steamer Salacia, oliver, Boothbay Harbor and
Wiscasset
Steamer Enterprise, Race, South Bristol and
East Boothbay.
Barnue Robert Ewing, Irving, PoCt Bevis for
New York
sch Mary Manning Burr, Philadalphia-coa
to Me Cent Rk
Sch John Coyle. Berry, Philadalphia-coal
10 Portland Stoneware Co.
Sch Lucknow Mitchell. Boston.
sch Mile Washburn. Chadwick. Portsmouth
Sch Alice T Boardman, Rich. Calais for Boston
Sch A X Woodward, Sinclair. Bangor for Bus-
ton.
Sch Evelyn L Smith, La Have-9,OOO lbs fish
Schs Maud Muller. and Monticello, fishing
8 Tug Willard Clapp. towing dredge Plymouth
from Thomaston.
Cleared.
>, Sch W Dunn, Bond. Charleston, to load for
Boston-Merrill & GuptIll,
Blake.
;, Sch Chaparral Harris, North Haven't Fl
Blake,
Sch Belle Bartlett, Bar Harbor-Paris Flour
ing Co.
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The following transfers of real estate
IN this county have been recorded ip
the Registry of Deeds:
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Flour.

Provisions. Groceries: &C
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
PUBLIC PLAY6RoUSDS

The larger cities Of the United
Stsres and Of other countries have
tor years been confronted with the
increasing necessity Of making s5e-
guate provisions for breathing
<pze for Jenement-houze and
other crowded districts One who
s unfamiliar With the existing Gun
di6on< Of the localities IN which
the poorer classes Of mechanics and
workngmen i've, ean seareelv
realize the disoomfortS 10 which
they are subjected. especially dur
ing the hot season Of the year. The
narrow streets and closely packed
houses absorb the heat during the
DAYTIME, and 81 night It i ra6iated
out into the already oTerburienei
atmosphere The s9ualor and the
wrs-ehedness are intense. The cor
ner saloon i the rso1 Of the men.
the women 81 On the do1rsteps. and
the children Play II the stree-- NJ
niciP9l suthorities have studied The
problem. and church and chart
able organizations have gwen their
attention 70 Il. with tie result that
valuable pieoe Of land within The
districts have been condemned and
converted into little parks and open
spaces Tres have ben planted IN
then and benches built They zre
alWzys vel Fetronized. and their
eject upon the health and hauu:-
ness Il The surrounding Inhabitants
has been beneficial
4 scheme fo- breathing suaee
Al Palama has long ben before the
public, and : worthy The Sympathy
q eTezEone- Petition has been
made 70 the Government fo- The
use q 2 portion Of the made land
beyond he z-resm- No outlay q
public funds has BEEN solicited. nor
: papet1al DEED Should The PER
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03

have been upon the scene Of the late
burniugs. and am acquainted with the
circumstances. For the information of
the Special Agent" he It said that for
only one crime is negro ever burned
in the South-a crime which alone in
enormity surpasSes the punishment
meted out to the offender by an out
RACED community.
All Of the cities and larger towns OF
the black belt are filled with mon
grel population Of mulattoes, The mo-
ment a drop OF foreign blood courses
a uegro's veins he becomes changed in
every habit. and always for the worse
and to this class of mulattos is trace
able the crimes committed. But in
this lies the principal danger from the
importation Of negroes here. The ne
Sroes are the most prolific under the
sun. Virtue is with the vast majority
unknown, and on account of the pecu-
liar conditions obtaining here, ii would
be but short time until new ele-
ment would have 10 be dealt with. new
social conditions obtain, and new prob
lens arise and forever remain TO vex
the people. PROPHET.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
JAPANS PROTEST.

When tie Hawaiian Annex
non Treaty Ezs snt 10 the United
States Senate Tor confirmation.
after having received tie sigma
tu1as u the President. znd his Sec
rs-zry u S,sss, 8 well = those u
the au-ho--ze6 commissioners from
HzwzI. Tie japanese Minister
Bosli. residing ST Washington. IL
gIe3 ot Secretary Sherman.
whether provision h2d been made
Ii the new -ezty. u secure 70 the
japanese who sre II Hawaii tie
sane privileges after the annexa-
Ion Ua.y gOes ma toros, that zre
guz-zu-ee5 By the existing ue4ty
between Jzpzn and Hawai- A[r,
Sherman replied thzt the United
Sts-es Government did no- assume
any Obligations Il the Hawaiian
Government zrizing under treaties
inside bv Il with other govern
nenz Il VS. ms reply which
probsbly led Minister Hoshi u
enter Ms protes-, to- which
lie probably h2d no better ia
son 70 sustain him than other
governments have, with which Ha-
wan has mzde treaties Or the NO
i've nay hzve been the desire 70
secure tor al The japanese now IN
Hzwsi, he privilege II migrz-ing
Ia the continent without Is7 U
hinirznee- Tie protst entered bY
hin re<9e5 On th1ee grounds:
! Inst the mzlntenanoe q the
StgfH ga9 / essential 70 -be good
un5e-szn5ing q the Pacific
P0vg
? Inst Hawaiian annexation
would imperI tie residential. eon-
m@sizl and industrial rights q
Jspzn@e subjects n Hawai-, rights
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
TIE CHINESE IN HAWAII.

Me- Il The opposition II The
U1-eE >-z-5s- Go LIE z-I5xz-.12 4
Ezv1 ---z-v Sentimental. siu-
e ST - liked population; $
-1- y-E-S co1l5 be mo-s
-ze5 z -e population : nov
z C- ---lE COUNTY We Ezve
z-7av sz-~-. II s previous an
C. -z- tie -zEve EzwzIz-S ar
bs-E =511a-e5- II S primary way.
-1z- -S Z lie E-7opezn poQalz-
1-- wE : c-cw1i-g mo the
T-5-e5 >-a-@ 5v tie hundred
11cu-5@ z--uz-lv, Z6 -1zr the
Vz11 SeL rsEulzrio-s q Hz-
Va 7-u-s the aue-5z2ce q
cZ5-a- 4 Al -zlorzllueS zn6
r1-s between he zEsS u * z-1
Sxe -e zxz--- E-1- the urs-a-
-o- = lie zw- A. natural X
s-- -L-e are 5zw- uz-lve Hawzi-
l= -z5 and v-.,s. than
az z-1-E the -z-lv5s u any
oZ- u lie wo-l6. no- excep.-
IN lie United >-z.@ And uc-e
tz- rs. - -Ls vculh nov z--el5-
II s1l- z-s -z-ELr II the Eng
Is zzgge oily. as : vZzeulzr-
BIZ Er 1bo- Assists
zzzs5 u e66S i : Ele thzt
Oz-1-6 u on population oon-
PISS gz-ansss z16 CEnesa who
c@s Ls-e mn recently chiefly 8
lzh17sz ze5 t1- the plzn1s-
Rs. Z IL @e way = CI2ess
Ez7s tl--srv b-o1Ehr into CzE-
fo-zz II Ge k- Ch1ese nn;-
U1z clnrzlez 70 vo-k On the
z-as. ua-lv 81 q which ros5z
II EGe bllr II psr b.
rzz In IL sme wy. Chinese
81 Ts1s-ess z7e 81 TIE present
--s zpl1Te5 thGs II lzr-e nun
rs U-s- contracts . ulzu- zn2
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
HOLL|STERDRUGCO.
SOLE AGENTS.
TIMELY TOPICS
JULY 2z 1897.

We want every carpenter
In town to call at our stores
this week and see our stock
of carpenters tools; we have
everything he wants. AL
ways on the look out for
novelties, we have secured
some that will gladden. the
heart of every carpenter who
uses them.
We have Balsley's patent
screw driver and holder.
The most unique tool ever
placed on the market. Bv
this arrangement the screw
is held in position as firmly
as though it were a portion
OF the driver itself. The tool
can be adjusted to fit any
size of head in a fraction of
a second.
Another good thing is a
handy oil stone, set in a
wooden frame with wooden
cover complete. No fear of
grit or dust getting on the
stone and running your edge
tools.
We have an immense
stock of general carpenters
implements, such as spoke
SLAVES, iron planes, wood
planes, chiseIs, AIDES, ratchet
braces, steel squares, Jen-
nlngs expansion bits, avis
and tools (self contained) and
very handy, hack saws and
hand saws, saw sets, gauges,
carpenters. engineers and
farrierS' hammers, rules and
pencils and a thousand and
one other things too numer-
Gus to mention here.
We are selling everything
as cheap as any other house
In town and our stock is the
best.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03

mission al the Government he OBJ
tanned. small strip Of land bortler-
ing on the stream viii he turned
into . public playground, Benches
VIII be built for the men, generous
heaps Of sand viii he furnished for
the children. and there viii be no
keep of the grass" signs, The
entire expense viii be borne by the
petitioners The district needs
such an open space. The children
are forced into the streets to play,
and the Surroundings are not CON
ducive to high morals, Honolulu
IS well provided with large parks.
burthevare distant from the crowd
Cd portions Of the city. Men with
large families cannot afford to take
11equenF journeys on the horse
cars 70 the open lands OF the sub
crbs OF 70 the beach. Yet such ex-
cursionS are necessary, The IN
anence Of hot pavementS and ugly
walls upon the di<po>i-
-ion, let alone the question Of
health and morals, cannot bel
else than evil. 1t is
ioped that permission viii bel
for the use Of the ground
aor this purpose.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
TIE NEWS

A----5-r - -ls llSuErelaS n
cSvs7 tv tie Done. Jzuzu i no,
Va -s--s 81 rhs raplieS q Sc
49, -sr Oh the ra-zloas u
r es-r--- p Hawai- III Tie event
NJ ---vs- further r75-es.
rs @ made tv AIinis-e- H1shi
~ = -z-e uS5 : 5--lS-
TsTz-z-,e Minister s,ssss
-t- ---Sr for his country
- w VIII ----ser ana a.
- ---ss.usnes which
49, -r= extinction II TIs-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
Visited the Penguin.

President Dole. accompanied by Min
lister Lansing. Colonel Soper and Pro-
fessoE Alexander. called aboard H. B
" 5. Penguin yesterday morning and
remained for the space of half an hour
On going 70 and coming from the Pen
gum in the Foreign Office barge, the
usual salutes were fired from the men-
of-war in port and the yards of the
{. s s. Marion. H I ]. NJ s. Hiyei
and H B. N S Penguin were manned.
As the barge passed the Z. S. s Phil
adelphia, the band played Hawaii Po-
moi
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
Another Advocate.

Mr. EDTTOR--HzFing lived IN the
South and II the negro districts, I
have rad With much Interest the art
ICES in The Advertised entitled, New
Departure relative 70 the importation
Of negro families 70 Hawaii The de-
sEiDtioa Ghsrsin contained O. the
So1the-n plantation darksy is good and
u1e 70 life and demonstrates oonelu-
sway thz1 the writer Is acquainted
With his subject Too much cannot De
said Il praise Of ths plantation dzrkey.
Il Is also the hat II i not The plzntz-
uoo dzrks! that ( guilty q crime. 1
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
Minister Halves Better.

Through the kindness of Captain
Cameron, Of the steamer Claudine.
which arrived from Maui and Hawaii
ports Sunday morning. it was learned
that while that vessel was at Pau
hsu- I O'Clock Thursday night, July
18th, e telephone message from Hilo
announced that the condition OF Min
lister HAYES health was very much i'm
proved He vas still at Waiskea.
In St Andrews Cathedral, Sunday
morning, prayers were said for the
recovery Of Minister Halves.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03

Isbo7srS and It i an employment;
fo7 which they are well adapted;
and SulI better. It Is : reliable clSss
u labo-. whether II be Chinese q
JzuaneSe They are preferred 70
Europeans in the cultivation of
sugar bee,S, lecause they are 7eE-
able, being held by contracts TO
their employers Europeans be
longing to labor organizations are
uot - reliable: being 100 often CON
-7olIed by men who cane nothing
Tor the engagements. which they
may have entered into with Their
employers One thing should be
borne IN mind. that the Chinese
contract labor system did not or
gius,e IN HzwaT, In, IN C4lifor-
MA. and i sill carried on there. bv
the Chinese bosses, who import
their lzbore-s 10 cultivate sugar
bs1-s. o- engage IN any other labor
service. The heavy crops q wheat
and other grains IN some II the
states weS- a the Mississippi and
ALis~5u1 rivers, 21a now annually
harvested IN pars by companies u
travelling Chinese VINO contract 10
do the work promptly At s lower
r1ce than white laoo-e-@ /, Is
sid thar their work Is done -
faithfully and well, that they can
uzze engagements : wear ahead.
and thar without their help, much
4 tie gnin crop would h lost
50:n- farther ezSt, va find thar
Chinese dc s large shane II the I
zlnd-y-wo~k. beng IN some cases
lqlove6 by Americans for the
,u-poS@ especially IN the l2rze /
5les This Is s kind a work tor 4
which they are specially adapted,
Z the sane way . they are 70 the
shortcuts cultivation u sugar bets
? any other garden vegetables,
II Is 10c al01e II America and
Lava1 rhzt Azzties are proving
, h -abo7s-s best adapted tor Ger
III ministries, to- which other na-
Qualities are No, well suited,
hey 4re fencing their way into I
-a-v country On the face q the !
.c1e = tzr 5 the Chinese IN !
zwal ara concerned. they are By
T restricted 1ram gong 70 Am
lea. nor VII they he SLOWED 10 I
, - sitter anneNs1o1- The sane {
-cl1-iols vii eESr then s row !
regards Chinese Many u them Z
-u-n each vez- 70 China, an6 o
the number II Hawaii 5
IL Il 1e5uoe3- After annexz- s
n. Il : quite likely than many ot Q
en- VII wish u continue service ?
j the plantations = they vii pre- g
? this 10 returning home 70
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03

The periodical gold mining ex
element on the Pacific coast ha:
again set in. This time 1t Is the
wild snd desolate hills Of Yukon
IN Alaska, IN north latitude 65 deg.
Just now. nothing else Is talked
about from Victoria down TO San
Diego, but how 70 get TO the new
gold fields in the Alaskan Ell Do
rado As IN previous excitements
Of the kind. there are people ready
70 sell sll that they have 10 raise
sufficient TO reach the bleak and
snow-clad hills that border the Yu-
kOn river. where the gold mines are
located. The "Trip from San Fran
cisco 70 the port OF ST. Michaels
IN Alaska, requires fifteen DAYS in
: fairly good but very crowded
steamer And thence up = rugged.
mountainous country. with numer-
Gus streams ro be forded. takes
twenty to twenty-five days more Of
hand travel on foot, such as very
few are able TO endure. And YET
there are hundreds and thousands
ready 10 start of, willing 70 take
the chances. with any aeeommoda-
mons, and TO pay any price that
may be charged. No doubt there
IS gold there, perhaps IN abundance
# one i lucky enough TO find It. |
5ur the fatigue. diseomfortz, risk
Of health. and risk Of finding only
stones and rocks, on arrival there
DO not deter these argonauts,
Some No doubt VIII succeed and
10 secure fortunes in some
way or other, but II Is only one in
q thousand that proves to be the
lucky man Still the crowd are
70 take risks, and of they
20, often leaving fairly comfort
able situations. Il s singular that
these new gold fields are on the
boundary line between Canada and
(the 141zt degree Of longi-
tude)- But this 20 far has not
made any trouble, although to
reach the mines. travellers have 10
-ross and recrosz the boundary
time IN going 10 and re-
turning from the Klondyke gold
fields The same remark refers
70 the Koo5enay gold fields IN Brit
81 Columbia These rich depo-
its lie On both sides Of the bound
lry dividing British Columbia
from the State Of Washington
along the 18th parallel Of latitude.
50 far, there have been no disputes
4 70 claims crossing the line, but
police are stationed along II In
Alaska there vii, no doubt, be
much suffering to the pioneers who
-ush into these cold and inhospita-
BE wastes. Il present fit neither for
nan OF beast 70 1--we IN
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-08-03
SoMES PEoPLE.
Doris Brought a Number of Note
Worthy PerSonageS.

J hOTiS brought a NumcSr OF note
Worthy Personages.
Among the people who arrived on
the Doric yesterday were the follow
ing:
C. NJ. Pepper. correspondent Of the
New York Herald and other papers.
who comes 10 write up the Islands.
Mr.. Pepper returned to the United
States from Cuba in June. where he
was sent as correspondent for the New
York Herald and other papers. While
there he went through the districts of
the big island in revolt, in company
with Mr.. Calhoun, who was sent to
Cuba by President Mckinley TO exam
inc into the existing state of AFFAIR.".
Mr.. Pepper is accompanied by his wife
and child.
o. T. Sewan, cousin of Minister
Sew2ll. and 3 member OF the firm of
Williams, Dimond & Co., in the in
IeresUs Of which firm he comes to the
Islands Mr.. Sewan will be q guest ar
the American Legation.
Col C. P. Iaukea, who. with Minister
represented Hawaii at the cele-
bration OF Queen Victoria's Diamond
Jubilee in London
Baron Won Teichmsnn, an attache of
the German Embassy in Picking, who 1
IS now on his way TO his post