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New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
THE RUSH TO ALASKA.
STEAMERS CHARTERED TO TAKE PAS
SENGERS AND PROVISIONS.

wElL-KNowN MEN OF THE PACIFIC COAST START
To THE CIoNDYKE TO SEEK FORTUNE
Seattle. Wash. July 22.-The steamer Port
land which sails this afternoon for St. Michaers,
Alaska carries 125 passengers the full limit,
and is loaded almost TO the danger limit with
provisions. Among her passengers are several
wel,-known men. Ex-Governor McGraw who
for manv years was president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Seattle Governor Of Washing
ton for four years ending January last and later
q candidate for United States Senator to
ceed w. c. Squire. goes TO Clondyke to seek
fortune again. General NJ f. Carr, formerly
brigader general OF the State Militia. whose law
Dracice is the largest in the State, is also pas
eenger on the Portland Captain A. j. Ballet.
st one time Yae's greatest oarsman and football
player. leaves a handsome law practice to seek
gold the Yukon.
Portland. Ore. July 22.-Thc Pacific Coast
Steamship Company has chartered the oregon
Railway and Navigation Company's steamer
George W. Elder. and will put her on the line
between Portland and Alaska. in the interest
Of the Portland merchants 1t is intended that
the steamer shall make her first trip from Port
land to Juneau on or about July 30.
Vancouver. B. c.. July 22-The steamer ISL
ander IS announced to sail for Dyea. Alaska on
been taken. The steamer Capitano Is expected
10 get away for Alaska some time to-day.
Port Townsend. Wash. July 22-A company
has been formed here which will send buyer
at TO the sheep ranges of Eastern Washing
ton and oregon to purchase thousand head OF
sheep. which will be shipped north and driven
10 Dawson City TO supply mutton to the miners.
Chicago July 22-The North American Trad
ing and Transportation Company. in which P.
3. Weare and John Cudahy of Chicago are
heavily interested has chartered another
steamer which will sail from Seattle August
loaded with one thousand tons of provisions and
sixty-live or seventy passengers for st. Michaels
on the Yukon River. The steamer, the Grover
Cleveland is in addition to the one sailing Au-
gust 20. The provisions Will be unloaded at st.
Nchaes and taken up the Yukon River by
the boats Of the company. Mr.. Weare Is recev-
inC hundreds of letters daily from prospective
travellers 10 the new Eldorado.
Elwood, Ind, July 22.-The Elwood Mining
Association has been organized with large
membership. and will send eight men from this
city 10 the Clondyke gold regions in Alaska
10 prospect. Shares are selling at ST. and five
hundred people have already taken stock. The
list will be increased to two thousand and the
eight prospectors will leave for Alaska on Au-
gust |. taking a years provisions with them
The stockholders will share alike in the sue
cess Of the prospectors
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Miss Noah.

The scholar should know his text
books, else he may have the nortihca-
tion Of being outmatched in his OVID
speciality by a layman, rs in this story
from an exchange:
a child was brought to a Yorkshire
vicar for baptism. As he was told that
the name was TO be Noah he naturally
referred 70 the infant as he in the
course OF the service. Soon be felt his
surplice pulled by one OF the women,
who whispered TO him that il was q
lass
But Noah is not a girls name, -
said the parson.
Yes, it is" spoke up the child's IA
ther.
An adjournment was made to the
vestry 10 settle the point The father
said that whenever he had child to be
named he opened the Bible and chose
the first name OF the proper sex tina:
met his eye. The clergyman insisted
that IN the present case mistake had
been made. whereupon the father opened
the Bible at Numbers XVI, SO, and
read, The names Of the daughters ot
Zelophehad were Noah, etc.
There was no mora 70 be said
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students Depart For Home.

AS soon as the band cop,es. was I'm
ished "Wednesday evening the Vernil-
liou and Yankton representative de-
parted for home on the Milwaukee
special train. These TWO colleges are
composed OF lively Sc. OF young peo-
pie and evidently enjoyed themselves
10 the full while in Mitchell
The Brookings, Sioux Falls and Red
field students left oyer The Omaha al
noon Thursday for their respective
homes. IN the morning the Brookings
band came on. on the street and rem
dered some splendid nnsic for al hour
or more. Just before starting for the
depot the band started up lively piece
OF music and marched into The Mich
ell. going through the Office. the
dining room and then upstairs This
was 10 show Landlord Johnston that
they appreciated his house and the
good care he took Of them while under
mis- roof. Brookings people are royal
good citizens and Mitchell people ap-
preciate their good qualities.
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QUEER WEDDING BANQUET,
Where the Cnbidden Guests Scrambled
For Rits From the Table

IN
For Isits From the Table
was married III India. writes PM
Robinson, the author and traveller. en-
gased for our honeymoon little mouse
is miles or so from any other haoita-
ton of white man-that stood On the
steep white cliff OF the Nebudda river,
which here flows through canyon OF
pure white marble Close beside our
house was little hut, where holy
man lived in charge of an adjoining
shrine, earning money for himself and
for the shrine by polishing little pieces
of marble as mementos lor visitors. 1t
was wonderful place altogether, and
while my wife Went in to change her
dress the servants laid breakfast on the
veranda overlooking the river. At the
first clatter of the plates there began to
come down from the big tree that over
shadowed the house. and up the trees
that grew in the rayine behind 1t. from
the house roof itSelf-from everywhere
"a multitude OF sosSmn monkeys They
came up singiy asd in couples and in
families and took their places without
noise or fuss ON the veranda and sat
there, like an audience waiting for an
entertainment TO commence. And when
everything was ready, the breakfast all
laid, the monkeys all seated, went in
to call my wife.
Breakfast is ready, and they are all
waiting said.
"Who are waiting:" she asked in dis
may. Il thought we were going to be
alone, and was just coming ont in my
dressing gown.
Never mind I said. The people
about here are not very fashionatly
dressed themselves They wear pretty
much the same things all the year
round.
And SO my wife came out Imagine,
then, her astonishment. In the middle
of the veranda stood her breakfast table,
and all the rest Of the space, as well as
the railings and the steps, was covered
with monkeys, as grave as possible and
as motionless and silent as if they were
stuffed. Only their eyes kept blinking
and their little round ears kept twitch-
ing. Laughing heartily-.at which the
monkeys only looked all Ne grayer-
my wife sat down.
will they eat anything" asked she.
Try them said.
So she picked up a biscuit and threw
it among the company. And the result!
About $40 monkeys jumped up in the
air like one, and just for one instant
there was riot that deties description.
The next instant every monkey was sit
ting in its place as solemn and serious
as If il had never moved. Only their
eyes winked and their ears twitched
My wife threw them another biscuit,
and again the riot, and then another
and another and another But at length
We had given all that we had to give
and got up TO go. The monkeys at once
rose, every monkey on the veranda. and
advancing gravely to the steps walked
down them in a solemn procession, old
and young together and dispersed for
the day occupations. st Louis Globe
Democrat
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Insect Couuuernr

= -enaat bulletin Of the department Of
agriculture points cut the fact that
within Eae past Is years there has been
q complete change in the chief insect
Toe Gt the cotton plant Previous to
1881 tbs cotton worm was not only the
principal. but almost the sole, insect
depredatUr dreaded on the cotton planta-
tionS- Since that year the cotton worm
has gradually disappeared, and a new
enemy 70 the cotton plant, the boil
lutions IN the insect world not infre-
quenuy occur, and sometimes they take
On the appearance Of actual conouests
effected BY one species over others. In
the Sandwich Islands, for instance,
species Of ant introduced from abroad
Is driving out all other insects, the only
native species that seems able to with
stand il being the earwig.
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OF Vermillion won first, with Hoyne OF
Iankton second. 1t was close contest
and exciting, Burkland winning by a
narrow margin.
The running broad jump was won by
Hoyne of Yanktop, jumping 10 feet,
with Lyman OF Yanktop. second, IS
fee. and 9 inches
In the 30 yard foot race Burkland
OF Nermillion came in first. followed
closely by Stevens of Yankton second.
Standing broad jump was won by
Wilson of Nermillion, 9 feet and S
inches, with Lyman OF Yankton second.
In the $50 yard foot race johnson OF
Nermilliou was first, Jordan and Payne
OF Vermillion. second and third. Time:
PIP.
The final heat in the l20 yard hurdle
race was won by Burkland OF Nermil-
lion, Hoyne of Yankton being second.
and johnson OF Yankton, third. Time:
IL.
In the 30 yard foot race the final heat
was won by Hoyne OF Yankson, Burk-
land OF Vermillion, second. Time 81
Balloon and kellam of ankton. took
first place on tennis doubles, Blanchard
and Lauson of Mitchell. second. and
Walton aud Squires of Redfeld, third
The hitch kick was Won by Isham OF
Nspkton.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Dr.. Ray Smith and Will Scailin went
home 10 Scotland
Mrs D. Y Moore wen, to Sioux civ
Thursday 10 visit several weeks.
Mrs. Edgar DIX went 10 her old hon e
81 Dorans, H.. Thursday TO remain
several weeks.
Rev. and Mrs A c. Shepherd were
here from Alexandra 10 a,tend The
oratorical and athletic contests
Col. J. NJ Adams returned from
AoerdeeD Thursday, having been il
attendance al the odd Fellows grand
lodge
Miss Eugene Ealphlde arrived from
Aenononie, Wis Wednesday and viii
MIKE her home with Mr.. and Mrs C.
c. Hslphide during the sum inner.
Mrs. Berqu.zl and daughter. Mrs.
Emil johnson ard Miss johnson came
down from Milbank THURSDAY to
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Ole kj=lnyr.
Dr.. z. 5. Bug bee. the opiicisn. Is In
the city from Tracy, Ninn. and hi.
headquarters are established ss Gales
drug store. H- Will visit tits city
every 60 days.
In letter 10 trieDd Rev. y. 5,
Bradley writes frou Cadillac, Mich.,
tha; he is meeting witt. graa, SUCCESS
as pastor OF ine FRS, Congregations
church OF that city Las, SUNDAY he
received s5 new members lnto HI:
church.
Rev. J 4. Baocock. who sprn, tie
winter st Fresno, Cal, arrived il
Mitchell Thursday and viii re.
main during the summer and sal!
months. Mr.. Babcock is looking hale
and hearty and declares be feels per
fectly well. He says California is E
good country but ne much prefer:
Mitchell and South Dakota. Hi
friends will be very glad TO know tha,
he will remain indefnitely.
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S,,toh 1,eau Brunmel.

A Scotch weekly paper named osins ~
Mnnso tells al the costume OF sun NJ y.
tba sentry who may be seen "a1Ains I.,:l!
nron the fashionable streets OF huin ni
hnrsh. One citizen is described as lo, vi
1oxS. Mr.. Theodore Napier Is Wei
In,wn ficure in Edinburgh. He Walks
aIn,, Princes street in kilt OF royal
S,sws1t or Lenncx tartan and usuaily
has a red coar with dark vest, over lns
front Of which he wears an embro1aeleu
haIt Of scarlet silk instead OF pam
leather. He is gorgeous with olrAs'
sksne abus sporrans and other orna-
,nenrs and he lets his hair fall 10 MS
shoulders under bonnet that Is cioss
between Gleugary and Balmofal anu
trimmed With feathers ,o,
The burgher who strides along PRINCES
street, bearing these accouterments' IS i,
NOT a crank. He is a level headed, Wen
composed, thoughtful and wealthy gen
tleman, standing high in Edlnourgn So
ciety. Suppose that a man thus apparel
ed ard caparisoned were TO Walk alont;
our streets. What time there "ou1u
be! Within the past few years, or SINCE
the introduction of bicycling, goinne
and other funny sports, some OF the men
and women in American cities weal
costumes the like of which were not |.
be seen in the old times. But 1or al
that we doubt whether Mr.. Theodore
Napier of Edinburgh would greatly Ell
ioy life in this country if he appeared
in the public street in the fixtures &c
scribed by Saint Mungo.
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They Elect Omcers.

The collegiate y. NJ. and y. ". c.
A conference came 10 close Mondsy
evening after two days session. IN
the afternoon Miss Farrell read pa-
per for Miss Helen Smith OF Nernil-
lion, entitled, Fall Campaign Work.
Miss Lillian McDonoush read a good
paper or the Relation of President 10
Committees Z. F. Jadson OF Sioux
Falls had a timely paper on ''0pportu-
mites for Usefulness in 8 Small Asso-
citation. Officers elected for tie Y. n.
c. A were as follows:
Presidenl-Mr. Larson. Yankton.
Vice presideot-N- Townsley, Yer
million.
secressry-R. y. B. Dunlap, Mitch
ell.
Treasurer-c. c. Caldwell. Sou,
Falls.
The Y. u. c. a have no. elected
their officers yet. brt This vii os cone
by committee.
c. V. Tickrey delivered 81 address
in the evening 81 the chapel on Inter
collegiate Work. and II. Z Lott san!
a tenor solo. which was well received
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-21
The Base Ball Game.

1t was 4:3o o'clock when the game OF
base ball between Yankton and Mitch
ell was called, with the latter team at
the bat, Mitchell had defeated the
Brookings team the day before and it
seemed as if they were sure winners in
this contest. There was an immense
crowd of people present and the rooters.
with tin horns, were there in abundant t
nun bers to root for their respective
teams. Brown and Balcom were
Iankton's battery and Rogsn and
Robinson were again in the points for
Mitchell. Davenport. o. Eermillion.
umpired the game and although there
was some kicking on his decisions i, is
believed he was very fair in his rulings
Up to the ninth inning Mitchell had
1ankson defeated AMI, in fact. nearly
every body conceded them the game
but il the last three innings Iankton
used the stick effectively and with the
assistance OF errors won the game. the
score standing Is to l6 Mitchell made
lnU III tuS uIula Dui were EnaOte 10
overcome the lead. Some good plays
were made, especially Colton,s pheo-
omenal one handed catch in centre field.
and Robinson's base running. Jimmy
Rogan was in good form and pitched
winning ball, but his support at times
*ss discoursgipg, particularly in the
ninth inning when six runs were scored.
Brown. Ians,ons pitcher. was very
wild and hit three or four men. In the
sixth inning Brown hi. Cy Warns lust
below the heart and laid him out. and
Tor few minutes the excited crowd
become quite demonstra.ire and
roasted Brown. demanding his retire
nent from sbe box II was hardly
thought that Brown purposely hit the
Mitchell boys, bul in all fairness he
should have retired from the box. Il
Was st-er o'clock when the game was
finished. Following Is the score BY
innings
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Athletic ASSOCIATION omeer..

The annual meeting OF the Athletic
association was held Wed nesday even
ing and the following officers elected:
Pres!den,-Geo- 7. jordan. Of yer-
million
Vice p-esioen,-Ch-is olesoa, Of
Sioux Falls.
Secretary ana Treasurer-J. Towne.
o. Brooki1gs.
a committee was appointed 10 es,ao-
lieh rule 10 define ~ha. constitutes 81
amateur athlete.
The constitution was changed gov
erning The number OF studies pursued
oy participants in the contests. TIE
change was made from TWO studies 10
the attendance Of student eight per
iods weeks and Twelve hours OF prep
aration. which is designed to discour-
age the practice OF securing special
men 10 take brief college course and
help ou. in the athletics. The mex.
meeting OF the association will ba held
al Brookings in conjunction with ,he
oratorical association.
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ATHLETIC GAMES
Continued on First Page.

present at the Sunday evening meeting.
Every seat on the lower floor was oc-
cupied and in the balcony people we're
content to stand up. 1t was an impos
ing scene to look upon the sea of faces
turned upon the platform, which was
occupied by the clergy OF the city and
the speaker of the evening. The meet
ing commenced with song service led
by Frank Baker, and it was inspiring
to hear the grand religious melodies by
the audience, keeping perfect time and
harmony with the leader of the service.
Rev. A. G. Stevens read the scrip
tursl lesson and Rey. Mr.. Burleigh
offered an impressive prayer. Mrs. a.
c. Stevens contributed sacred solo
and it was indeed great pleasure to
hear her sing. Her voice in the lower
register was sw eet, sympathetic. tender
and as the full round tones spread o'er
the audience hush came over it that
was equally as strong tribute as ii it
was followed by prolonged applause.
Rev. Mr.. Thomson. who has conduct
ed religious services here before, was
the speaker of the evening, his text
being taken from st. John So. His
theme lay along the lines that it was
necessary to be born again. in spirit,
before entering the Holy Kingdom.
His sermon was an impressive one, and
at the close he urged the people to
give their hearts to God. to lead bet
ter life, and as result OF his earnest
pieadings at least fifteen people stood
up, acknowledging that they were
ready to make new star in life along
religious lines. The meeting through
out was grand one: permeated
through and through with strong re
ligious sentiment it was not a surprise
that SO many mapped out new course
for an existence.
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BROoKINGS THE BEST BAND.
Such Was The Decision of Judges in
Brookipg. and NermiiIion Contest.

Such Was The Decision of Judges in
Brooking. and vermisIion Contest.
AS winding up OF the collegiate
and athletic oratoricsl contests. which
have been in progress here since Tues
day morning. band contest was ar
ranged between the Stale University
band OF Nermillion and the State Ag-
ricultural college band of Brookings
and it was given at the Grand opera
house Wednesday evening. An i'm
mense crowd was present, made up
principally OF college students with
with quite nun Der of Mitchell people.
it was late whea the program began,
owing TO the prolonged game of ball at
the athletic park. 1t was announced
that each band would play two num-
bers on which the decision OF the
judges would be based. Broosings
played first and they received d storm
OF applause al the end OF each selec,ion.s
The instrumentation uf the band is
such as TO produce good results in
their playing. The harmony is good
and the boys showed good taste in rem
dering their selections II. II. Hustled
is the leader and .he conducted the
band skilltullv. The Nermillion baud
next came on the stage and played two
selections that drew liberal applause
from the audience. The band num-
bars Ii pieces under the direction OF G
". Collins. The band showed thor
ough trsining and is composed of good
! musicians who render their music in
capable manner. Ii wss toss up be-
tween the bands as 10 which was the
superior. and while both played dit-
terent class OF music, they did thor
ough justice 10 their selections. The
citizens OF the sta,e should De proud OF
the two musical organizations as in
years 10 come The members car do
much TO extend the sphere OF music in
the localities IN which they reside.
Following the contest selections a
concert program WIS given made OF
representatives OF the TWO Institutions.
The Brookiugs Glee club sang selec-
ton with sn imisa,ion OF banjo sccom-
paniment. but the boys had been yelling
so much in the past few days that their
voices were noi in very good condition
for singing. The corpet duet between
Mr. Lutkin OF Elk Point a1o DR.. Col
lins OF Nermillion was q musical gem.
Both are excellent musicians and are
quite proficient on the corEet The
Brookings ladies quartet gave a pleas
ing nun Der, followed by Mr. Lutkin,
who played q cornet solo. being accom-
panied by Mrs. &. G. Nichols of this
city Mr.. Luikiu has the reputation
OF being the fines, cornet,er in the
northwest AMI his rendition OF De
Beriots Sixth Concerto showed that be
was entitled 10 the distinction. Il. H
Hustled OF Brookiugs gave violin solo
that was very acceptable. \ selection
by the Brookings college orchestra and
a baritone solo by G. y Young com
pleted the program.
The judges OF the band contest were
S. johnson OF Nermillion. Carl Lyons
Of Piankinion and j. \. Brown OF this
city. FRS. place Was awarded to the
Brookings band, the Vermiiiion band.
however. being but three points be
hind them.
After the concert wss over the
Brookings band played several selec-
tions on the street and then serenaded
several citizens
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The Reception of Delegates.

Immediately following the address OF
Mr.. Vickery reception was rendered
the visiting delegates and visitors II
general in the chapel hall. Headcuar-
tiers were established N the various
rooms Of the building for the colleges
which were drapped in the proper col
ors, and the decorations throughout the
building were very protuse. Tie re-
ception was OF an informal nature the
students not attempting to control the
esuberant spirits that flowed continu-
ously. a very interesting musical pro
gram was given which was quite enter
tanning. At late hour the festivities
came to an end.
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Bryant's Translations.

After Mrs Bryant died, in 1866, says
Henry D. SeGgwick, Jr., in The Allan.
tic, Bryant letook himself for consola.
ton to the "1lia1' and the Odyssey
which he completely translated before
December, 1871, at the of ". There
are few things more touching than this
comfort tenderly given by nan to man
across the gap of 2, 600 years NOTHING
furnishes more elcquert argument of
the worth of poetry and of its profound
humanity tran tbs. The translation of
Homer is ii very p' rsonal matter and
seems to sir sens t those fires in the
human breast thai b>rn only in front Of
its own penates topc's translation WAS
a success, Cowpel s was Il snct ess, 50
were Lord Delny $ and NJ Bryant's
Mr. Lang ;u-d his asaociates, also Pao-
fessor Palmer, Lave mate excellent
translatiols.
All these rende. illgs az very differ.
ent. Cne frc ~ aEut.. ar. alu dCubtl.ss cy,4
their respective ST. G. -ses I. lie variety
among readt rs. Lhtfe Is ole class Of
peopIe which has lever read lie Greek
another that n:.s rea,. and forgotten, a
third aha snail class which compare
the translation and the ori; indi, and
there are otner pel.;ons still MLo cen.
demn all tral;.;l.i u bis OF Homer without
reading thrni 81 a .t's wLlk is said to
be faithful ~ the ORIGINAL but the sto
ries of Ilium and of Odysseus feel some.
what i'll at ease III ngIlsh blank verse
The Greek spll-t Ii - different from
our spirit, the creek language is so un-
like Gu, lans aage, that almost all trans
lators and Bryant among them, must
rest content with moderate praise
/ Inc entire history OF Tacltus, as We
have the work, was regained from sill
gle copy found in the fifteenth century
in monastery of WeStphalia. That we
should owe the works cf this author to
one copy is remarkable circumstance,
for the Emperor Tacitus, who claimed
to be a descendant Of the historian, had
copies OF tie l.isiU,y placed i'll every Ii
brary OF the ,,upire, and each year had
ten cop:e,. tr:ulsri jleu for presentation to
scholars Al ii seems, perished save
the We>tpl.ali nec.v