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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

YUKON RIVER STEAMER BOUND FOR DAWSON
CITY.
inasmuch as its riches were discovered
by Americans and as the shortest and
most practicable entrances to the region
are through Alaska it is mainly Amer
leans who are reaping the golden har-
vest. Thus far John Bull has treated
them with much consideration. Accord
ing to all reports, Americans are given
equal rights with Canadians in stalking
out claims, and the Canadian land laws
seem to be much better adapted to the
emergency than ours have been under
similar circumstances. More than this,
the mounted police of British Columbia
promptly appeared on the spot soon aft
er the first rush and have been keeping
excellent order ever since
Few of us probably know what it is
to have the gold fever in our veins.
Just imagine seeing 100 men arrive in
your town, each with fortune ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 which you
knew they had made in few months
Don't you think you would feel strong
inclination to go where they had been
so fortunate and try to do the same
thing? Do you think you could sleep
easily nights and 60 calmly about your
duties by day if you thought one of
those fortunes was awaiting you?
If you have successfully pictured to
yourself the state Of mind which you
would be in under such conditions, then
perhaps you can imagine the excite
ment which is just now raging in Seat
tie, Portland and other northwestern
cities. No wonder the Seattle folks are
gold crazy. The other day they saw 6S
miners walk off the steamer there, each
and every one of them laden with gold.
In all they had a ton and half of the
precious metal. Some of them had more
gold than they could carry. Just think
of thati Many of them, too, were men
who up to a year ago knew no more
about gold mining than the average
man does. Most of them went to Alaska
poor men.
Years of experience have made us
skeptical about miners tales. We be-
lieve them about as often as we do fish
ermen's yarns. The time is past when
simple reports of "big strikes" in new
goldfields can start an army of fortune
hunters tramping into some out of the
way and entirely unknown region. The
widespread credulity which was built
up on the wonderful finds in the Com
stock lode has long since dwindled
away. There have been too many false
strikes during the 40 years that have
interviewed.
But when little company of bronzed
miners return to civilization literally
loaded with gold dust and nuggets it is
not necessary for them to do any ro-
mancing in order to spread the gold
fever. 1t is said that during the first
flush of the excitement in Seattle more
than 2, 600 men at once began to make
preparations to go to this famous Klon-
| dixie.
Few of them will get there, however.
Most of them have already changed their
minds or at least decided to wait. There
are several obstacles which will prevent
the Klondike region from being flooded
with humanity this fall. In the first
place, it is long and expensive jour,
ney. The Klondike is not to be reached
by trolley. Just how long and just how
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
TABLER's BUCKEYE PILE ONT
MENT

Cures blind, bleeding itching and pro-
truding piles. ,Allays inhamatoin,
soothes infamed surfaces and reduces
swelling. No waiting for results. Re-
lief comes at once, and a cure prompt
ly follows. Recommended by ply
sicians because it is so safe, so sure,
and is the only radical cure without
operations. 1t contains the active
principle of the buckeye, the newly
discovered specific for piles,and is not
an experiment but a medical certain
ty. Price, 80 cents in bottles; 40 cents
in tubes for handy application. Can
be sent by mail. Sold by E. Reuss
and c. Schasse. 3
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

huence him to spend his shore leave So
berly and decently, in spite of time
honoTed traditions which would lead
kin 10 pa-sae an opposite course.
But the best results Of Miss Weston's
work are to be seen ON the ships of the
navy. On nearly every one is to be
found a Temperance iociety which she
has organized, and in every ships Ii
brary her monthly magazine, Ashore
and Afioat, is enc of the most thumbed
publications. So greatly has the good
influence Of this publication been ap-
preciated that the United States authori-
ties have made arrangements to have it
circulated on our warships. Thus Miss
Weston may come in time to be known
not only as mother of the British blue
jackets" but 'aunt to the American
tars
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
PRINCE EsTERHAzY DE GALANTHA.

ty constantly, she and the prince met
many times. For months past he has
paid most assiduous court to the profess
sional beauty. Even Fred Gerhard in
the days of his deepest infatuation was
not more devoted, and now, in spite of
the indignant protests of his family, he
seems determined to make her princess.
1t is curious circumstance that the
mother of the prince was daughter of
the fifth Earl of Jersey, the island of
which Mrs. Langtry is justly considered
the lily. Mrs. Langtry is said to be
quite pleased with the prince, and her
recent divorce leaves her free to become
a princess if she has the chance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
A Remarkable Fire Engine.
SEwELL FORD.

Our fire engine recently celebrated its
ffty-sixth birthday. This remarkable
piece of machinery was made at Paw
tucket, R. l., in the year A. ID. lS41.
It REQUIRES 90 men and gallons of
water to start it going and 90 more men
and gallons of whisky to keep it 60
g.-Russellville Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
IN FROZEN GOLDFIELDS
Klondike, the Arctic FL Dorado
Where Riches Come Quickly.
Is A DIFFICULT PLACE TO REACH

Winter shuts the Gates Against Fortune
Seekers Early In September. and Few
win Get In This season-No Place For
Poor Men or weaklings.
The Klondike goldfields, where such
big strikes have recently been made, are
located in one of the most inaccessible
sections of this continent. If you will
look at the map of Alaska, you will see
that the Yukon river cuts the territory
into two almost equal sections, one
lying north and the other south. Away
over ON the eastern border of Alaska
and Just above where the Yukon comes
in from British Columbia is the Klon-
dixie region.
This new bonanza land, where poor
men are digging big fortunes from the
ground, is not part of Uncle Sans ter
ritory. 1t belongs to Great Britain, but
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
ARE YOU HOT?

If you are go to woodward's and buy
a nice phaeton or surrey and go driv-
ing after supper. I-ZS-C
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
THE II. E. BARNARD ESTATE.
WIZ Filed Yesterday, Showing the
Value to be About $50. 900.

The last will and testament of the
late Henry Eldon Barnard, who died
on July 16 last at Poland Springs,
Me-, was filed in the Probate court
yesterday. The will is dated May 10,
1897, and directed that Floyd McGown
be executor and that no security be re-
quired of him. The executor is en-
powered to sell, trade. exchange or
otherwise dispose of all or any part
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

THE OVERLAND TRAIL TO THE KLoNDIKE.
expensive the trip is the fortune hunter
realizes the moment he plans to leave
Seattle. In the first place, he must take
an ocean steamer and sail way up
around the western point of Alaska to
st. Michael's island, which lies at the
mouth of the Yukon. There he is trans
ferred to q river steamer which takes
him LOO miles up this magnificent
stream and lands him at Dawson City,
the mushroom metropolis of the Klon-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15
THE PILGRIMS PLANT.

Written for the Sunday Light.
During the administration of the
late Mayor George Paschal an ordin-
ance was prepared by him and pre-
scented 10 the council, requiring the
heads Of all departments to maintain
an office in the city hall, but unfor-
tunately, owing to the lamentable
death of its author, it was never push
ed to enactment.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
toc csc, IL G. c. G fail, druggists ref I'd money
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

tunately, owing to the lamentable
death of its author, it was never push
ed to enactment.
Conditions, however, have in no wise
changed, nor has the necessity for the
palpably proper reform grown less.
Now that the sewers are completed
and nearly ready for use, it is to be
hoped that the administration will set
the pace. as well as the most practi-
cable and beneficial example to house
holders by an early connection of the
city's buildings with the sanitary ar
teries, and thus cease at the earlist
possible moment to further pollute
our beautiful and meandering water
course with the offaland excrescence
now perfOrce daily dumped into it.
If our tireless and energetic street
commissioner would lend the light Of
his cOuntenance for a few hours in
cutting a passageway through some
of our suburban thoroughfares. the
denizens who are compelled to part
the mesquites and beat down tie
weeds and bushes which impede pc
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-15

When the water company is called
upon TO flush the cutters and residence
water closets, free of charge, the mer-
ry war will begin. And it will be
war to the knife, and knife to iii
hilt," when it does.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
ABBREVIATED TeLeeRAMs.

J. G. Lindon. Of Clear Lake. Ia, has
lost 81, 500 by the ravages Of dogs among
his sheep.
Frederick Muntz was crushed to
death in the machinery of the pulp mill
at Niles. Mich.
Peter Schnell. a grain dealer OF Jas.
per. Ind. has left for Mexico. Seven
men are on his bond for $4,000.
Robert F. Ballantine. Of Newark, N.
j.. gave his wife $4,000 pearl necklace
on the fortieth anniversary of their
wedding.
The estate of the late Charles F.
Croker. of San Francisco. is reported
at s7.032,l29. OF this amount $S,65S,15
y personal.
The bank Of Amigo. Wis. has been
relieved of a receiver by an order from
the circuit court. All depositors will
be paid in full.
A movement is on foot to establish a
hospital at Madison, Wis, for the care
OF students of the state university who
may be taken i'll.
The wife Of Prince Hohenlohe, the
German imperial chancellor. died at
Berlin yesterday morning Of infiamma-
ton Of the lungs.
John Sweeney. aged % years. was
caught in shafting at Dayton, O., and
hurled about until both of his legs were
torn off below the knee.
At the burning of the Golden Rule
store. at Danville, Ills. Mollie Reid q
cloak trimmer, was burned to death.
The property loss was $4,000.
Nick Zimmerman and Matt Heger, of
Jefferson, Wis. charged with stealing
poultry, were sentenced to six months
in the county jail at that place.
Turks at Smyrna fired on the U. s. s.
Bancroft Dec. and upon protest. by
Minister Angel at Constantinople the
porte apologized and punished the Of
Tending officials.
George Thurston shot and dangerous
ly wounded his mistress, Lizzie Parker,
at Chicago, and then he pressed the
muzzle Of the revolver to his own fore
head and pulled the trigger.
The chief Of the Hamburg fire brigade,
In the course Of report on the recent
fire in the Cripplegate district of Lon
don, condemns the London fire brigade
as Inadequate and antiQuated"
While plotting heavy freight train
up the Merchants bridge incline at St
Louis. an engine Of the Terminal Rail-
road association jumped the track and
plunged to the ground. Fireman Pen.
singer was instantly killed.
An American negro recently died In
an Australian mining settlement. He
was a man much esteemed by the
mates who recorded their feelings in
these few words, burnt on q sheet OF
bark: In memory Of Black Sam
name unknown. a white man all over"
Notices have been posted at the
China, Pembroke and Webster cotton
mills. makers Of print cloths. announc.
ing a reduction Of wages Of about Il
per cent. on Jan. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
WINDOW GLASS MEN 10 RESUME.
Fifteen Thorssnd Workers In Glass 10 IL
gin na.lnr>. In Ihrre Neeks

Pit,sburg. Dec. 2o.-wlndow glass
factories thr&ighout the United States
viii be able 10 resume work Just as
soon as they can get the furnaces no,
enough 90 begin work. This viii he In
about three weeks. and means work for
about is.ooo men. Last night kilograms
were sent 60 the managers Of every
window glass pant In the country %
start the fires at once. as a settlement
% the wage question. which has been
81 borg In dispute. had been reached.
The workers win resume at an ad-
vance which ~ not as large as was
expected. and for which such a strong
cortention was made.
One week ago a settlement was
reached by the blowers and gatherers
The cutters and natteners. who have
seCsded from the window Glass Work
ers association. we're not satisfied with
the rate offered and held out until late
Saturday evening. when the manufac-
turers offered the cutters II AMI the
natteners u per cent raise over las;
year. Heretofore the fiatteners have in
addition been paid g per cent. Of the
gross earnings % the blowers. This
feature was the hardest pill for the
nstteners o. swallow. hut they finSlly
concluded to accep, the offer. thus end
Ing protractcd and expensive lockout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL.
Two Men Killed and Two BADLY wounde
in \ Collision.

Two Men Killed and Two BADLY Wounded
in . Collision.
Chicago. Dec. 22.-Two men were killed
and two were seriously injured yester.
day afternoon by a rear-end collision
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
railway at Cayuga. Ind. The dead are
]. s. Hodson and L. B. Horton of Chi.
cage. engineers, and the injured ]. X
Horton. fireman, legs broken; H. w
Kellogg. air-brake inspector. head bad.
ly cut.
Passenger train No. Z, in charge OF
Engineer Hodson. ran into an open
switch and crashed into the rear end
OF freight train which lay on the side.
track. Hodson saw the danger q mo.
ment before the collision. He applied
the air-brakes and reversed the engine
but was unable to escape. Horton was
q new engineer learning the road. Both
men were badly crushed. No passen-
gers were injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
NntaCrine ,n mini, Ii..r.

Masccu;ah. Ills. Dec. eo.-Thc good
peorle - Bclleville. the majority Of
whom are Germans. OF of German
dcrccnt. have decided by popular vote
that they do not want their children
taught that beer drinking is a very
bad thing. The last state legislature
passed an oct ordering in substance
that the effects Of drinking alcohol and
beer Ne taught the school children OF
the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Denounced the Orthodox God.

New York. Dec. 21.-At the first meet
ing and dinner of the Unitarian Mems
club last night DR.. Minot Savage. OF the
Church Of the Messiah, was one of the
speakers. During the course Of his re-
marks Or. Savage said: IF there was
a man in this city today having such a
character as the orthodox churches at
tribute to God you would not speak to
him or invite him to your homes. Take
all the great criminals. roll them into
one, and he would be white in COMPARE
the Presbyterian faith"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
LEGISLATORS OF ILLINOIS.


They Meet and Adjourn - Csual Monday
Appersionment nm Ready.
Springfield. Ills. Dec. 21.-The house
and senate met last evening without q
quorum and Immediately adjourned.
The senatorial apportionment bin will
be introduced today and passed in the
precise form in which 1t vas agreed up
on by the compromise committee Of six
teen. Last evening there was q con-
ference at the executive mansion which
beyond doubt resulted in harmony be-
tween the factions. The governor OPP
posed reopening the question.
There will be joint caucus Of the
Republican members Immediately after
the adjournment OF the two houses this
morning. when members dissatisfied
with the apportionment may state their
objections and the committees report
will be voted on.
At the afterconn session the bill will
be introduced in both houses and adj
vanced to second reading without refer.
ence. Unless there is unexpected trouble
on the floor the bill will be put upon its
passage Thursday and placed in the
hands Of the governor the same day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Labor situation at New York

New York. Dec. 21.-According to The
World. of 297.S5O workers in this city the
records show that 92.075 are out Of work.
Last year at this time 125,375 were idle.
The increase Of employment has come
for the most part to skilled labor. The
only striking increase in unskilled labor
has been in the ranks Of laborers On
streets and for contractors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Backlen,s Arniqa Qalys.

The best salve In the world for
cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chspped
hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles.
or no pay required. It 10 guarsn.
teed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price rs cents Del
box. For sale BY Hartz & Uile-
meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Gang OF Robbers Located.

st. Paul, Dec. 21.-It is believed by the
authorities that they have located the
robbers who held up a Northern Pa
cific train near Moorhead in October,
and one Of the alleged robbers is now in
the county Jail in this city. Through the
efforts Of the Fargo police he was dis
covered, and finally caught at Moorhead
Friday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
There's a Good MANY .smart Foo,s.

Stroudsburg, Pa. Dec. 21.-T. c. Beat
ty. a prominent lawyer OF the middle
west. and Harry Howard were taken
yesterday TO serve a term of fifteen
months in the eastern penitentiary for
forgery. Before he left Beatty wrote in
Jail an account Of his life. which he
headed Life Experience CT a Smart
Fool
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Tough ON Bartley,s Boud,men.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 21.-The state of
Nebraska. by the attorney general. has
filed civil suit against ex-Treasurer
BARLEY and his bondsmen for $685., 900.
This is the amount which BARLEY is
charged with embezzling from the pub
lie school fund during his first two
years in office. and is only one of a
number Of similar suits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Michigan Central Reptile. to Pinsree.

Detroit, Dec. N.-The Michigan Gen.
trail Railroad company has filed its an
swer to Governor Pingree's petition for
q mandamus to compel the company TO
sell him a 1,000-mile book under the
act Of 1891 for the use OF himself and
family for $50. The answer attacks the
act of 1891 as unconstitutional because,
among other reasons, it is in violation
OF the interstate commerce law, as il
would require the company to issue
such mileage books good over its entire
system. not limiting them to the line in
this state. In addition to this the COM
pany pleads its original charter granted
in 1886. as constituting a valid contract
between the state and the company.
and subject to modification only in case
the state buys the road and its equip
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
weyIer Has . Hard Row to Hoe.

Madrid. Dec. 21.-The Nacicnal printed
in its issue yesterday a double loaded
article to the effect that the principal
mission in life of General weyler at the
present moment il to defend the army
and his command in Cuba against the
insults alleged to have been contained
in President McKinley's recent mes
sage. and that he will energetically pro-
test TO the minister for war. and to the
queen regent against these insults.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Voted to Indict . Professor.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-The grand jury
voted yesterday to indict Professor
William Smith. Of Kirkville. Mo-. for
the robbery Of the Dunning morgue on
Oct. "a last. With him it was voted to
hold Henry Cllrich. Waterman, and
John Ludes. teamster. The charge upon
which indictments were voted was bur-
glary. and not body stealing. Under the
laws Of Illinois a human body has no
value unless IL Is in the grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Probable Murder by Striker.

Troy, n. Y, Dec. 21.-Since the strike
began several weeks ago in the West
Side foundry in the town of Colonie, a
suburb Of Watervliet. collisions be-
tween strikers and the men who took
their places have been frequent Yes
terday three strikers went to the house
Of Joseph BOILER, one Of the West Sides
present force, and fired several shots at
him. One bullet struck Mrs. Roller in
the neck. Her recovery is doubtful,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Dr,adfnI Accident to q n.hY.

English. Ind. Dec. ee.-The infan,
daughter q Professor James u. Lyons
Of St CroiS. vas pr, baby fatally
blurred by falling against a no; stove
Mrs Lyons LEFT the child sitting in q
hish chair. tied o. prevent falling. while
rho Went 10 milk the COW. When she
returned she found the chat. pitched
forward. with The ohiid', face agains,
the hot s,.v-. badly burned and the
.IKfI - =. ve.g.s,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Wisconsin Centenarian Dead,

Madison. Wis.,, Dec. 21.-This city's
only remaining centenarian. Thomas
Kingston. died Sunday. Had he lived
till Jan. 20 he would have been 104 years
old. He was born in Cork, ireland, and
came to America in 1882. He was a con-
tractor on one of the frs: railroads to
reach Madison. and lost 4 fortune in
the work. which was abandoned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Butler Gets Life imprisonment.

waukesha, Wis, Dec. 2l.-JamesB But
Ter. who was convicted on Friday last
Of murder in the first degree. was yes
terday sentenced by Judge Dick to life
imprisonment at Waupun. Butler MUIR
dered his wife on July S, at Lisbon, a
few miles from this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Book Paper to Go Tn.

Appleton, Wis.,, Dec. Pit Is report
ed that the makers Of book paper of
Wisconsin. Michigan. Indiana. and Ohio
have formed an association to stop the
cutting of prices in this product and to
fix q minimum price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Probably the Smallest IN the World.

New York, Dec. 21.-The smallest lot
In this city Is plot on the East river
front between Sixty-seventh and Sixty
eighth streets. 1t is 2s inches by 2k
For weeks the tax commissioners have
been worried over the diminutive plot.
They don't know who the owner is. The
lot is valued at $50 and is taxed 81 a
wear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-22
Mrs. Pullman Has a Word to SAY.

Chicago. Dec. EFT cannot under
stand why the papers keep printing
such stories" said Mrs. Pullman There
is not the slightest ground for such
a statement. ] have not renowned my
portion under the will and elected the
dover interest. and do not know that |
shall. wish the newspapers would let
US alone in peace for awhile"