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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
BEWARE OF WHITE PASS!
Thousands Tried to Cross 1t hut
Faiied-DiscOurnSed and
Disguised.

Juneau. Alaska, Aug. q. via Seattle. Aug.
"6.-The latest news from the North still
confirms all previous statements regarding
failures in getting ever the trails. Al
Skaguay. there is glutted condition, no
progress being made In going over the
summit by what is known as the White
pass. 1t having proved complete failure
this year. according to all reports. There
are now between four and five thousand
persons camped along the trail between
Salt Water and up FIVE or six miles. They
VIII remain there. eating up their supplies,
until spring. or until they make up their
minds either to go over to Dyea or return
10 Juneau or the States. Many have al
together. some gladly taking 10 per cent of
the original cost of their outfits and leav-
ing that part of the country.
Those who started via Dyea and the Chill
coot pass are getting along very well,
since the Indians are charging at present
% cents per pound for packing from Salt
Water to the lakes. Under present condi-
tens. it is expected that all who are now
on ihat trail will safely reach klondike
before the winter sets in.
Flour is still selling in the interior for
s61 per sack of nifty pounds and like prices
are asked for other staple articles.
Miners who Were employed in mines near
Juneau and who went to the Yukon river
have had their places all filled by recent
arrivals, SO that now there is no special
demand for labo- here and it would be
worse than folly for man to come to
JuEeau expecting to get work during the
winter months He should be provided
with money enough to take care of himself
until Spring,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
TIRED OF PUBLIC LIFE.
senator Thurston Announces That He
Will Not Re 81 Candidate for


Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 26.-Nebraska Repub-
licans made a record for industry and har-
mony to-day in their state convention. The
session began shortly before 3 o'clock this
afternoon. and work was completed be-
fore 8. The nomination OF Hon. a. NJ.
Post, of Platte county. as associate jus
ticc of the supreme court was n foregone
conclusion an hour before the convention
met. While some show of opposition was
manifested during the morning hours. it
melted away before the constantly increas-
ing additions TO the Post ranks.
There was but minor interest in state
university regents and the canvass for
those positions was at no time exciting.
The absence of any reference to money
questions in the platform caused some
surprise, and was explained by one men,
Der of the committee on resolutions in the
statement that the silver question is a
dead issue. and needs no burial at the
hands of Nebraska Republicans"
Aside from the hearty applause which
greeted the different speakers. there We're
no exciting Incidents the only thing ap-
preaching a sensation being the announce
ment of Senatir John NJ. Thurston in his
address TO the convention that he would
not be candidate for the senate.
John l.. Pheeley, of Minden, was elected
permanent chairman and spoke briefly. But
four counties had been called for nomina-
tions for associate justice of the supreme
court when motion TO nominate Judge
Post by acclamation carried. c. w. Haley,
kearney county, was renominated for re-
gent of the state university by acclama-
tion, and J. n. Dryden, of Buffalo county,
for second regent.
There We're loud calls for Senator Thurs
ton while awaiting the report of the COM
mittee on resolution. and the senator re-
sponded in an extended speech, saying in
part:
II shall not be a candidate for reelection.
but l do not intend to retire from politics.
Let there be no mistake about that. When
ever there is battle for the Republican
party, l am enlisted for the war. 1t has
never been necessary for the Republican
party to have any particular man in Of
flee. am satisfied that it will be victor-
years to come. but do not like public life
in Washington. / do like home life in Ne
braska. 1t is my ambition to live in this
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
MORE LUCKY ONES.
SIX KIondiIsers Came Down Yesterday
on a Schooner by Way of
st. Michners

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 26-The
schooner Fred E. Sanders arrived early this
morning, thirty days from ST. NIichaers,
Alaska, with six passengers from the Klon-
dixie country. They are ]. S. Dinsmore, a
well known merchant of Eureka. Cal:
Charles Vest. of Portland. Ore; James Me-
Nance, Juneau; ]. Lowe. a well known
miner of Puget sound. and Henry Ash and
wife. of Dawson City. Only three of the
number have been engaged In mining. but
all are much pleased with the prospect and
intend to return in the spring. The total
amount in nuggets brought by the Sanders
Is about $50, 900. James McNamee. of Ju--
neau, who is on his way to Bartlett Springs,
Cal, probably made the luckiest strike
among them. He took from his fourteen
claims $l3l 600 but reinvested most of it,
Mr.. McNamee said: Il went into Alaska
about four years ago, but only went to
klondike one year ago. There are about
$500 people in the Klondike district, and
unless the Yukon steamers make another
trip this year there will be a shortage of
provisions at Dawson. The reports of rich
strikes on the Stewart river are untrue
Bars pan out well. but no big strikes have
been made there during the last twelve
months. l think the entire Klondike dis
trict has not produced to exceed 81 900 900.
If We could have secured men to work our
claims more would have been taken out,
but although wages are SIS per day, men
desired to prospect for themselves. If we
can get men next season. / believe the dis
trict will produce $s,O00.000."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
WELLINGTON TURNED DOWN.
Maryland Republicans Refuse 10 In
dOrse the Leader of the
Party.

Ocean City Nd, Aug. 2G.--By vote Of
81 to Sc the delegates to the Republican
state convention to-day refused to indorse
Senator George J.. Wellington and his
views as to the leadership of the party in
Maryland. The clash between the oppos-
ing factions began almost with the fall of
the gavel which called the convention to
order.
Senator Wellington, as chairman of the
state central committee, took his place on
the rostrum at l2:35. When the applause
which greeted him had subsided, he ad-
dressed the delegates.
After eulogizing the policy of the national
congress ana eNtoling President McKin-
ley's administration, the senator said: II
have been severely criticized for what
some pronounce TO be an unwarranted in
terfercnce in the preliminary contest in
Baltimore city and other sections of the
state. l claim that it is not only my right,
but my duty, occupying the position l do,
end that fit nominations ne made and suit
able principles enunciated for the guidance
of the Republican party.
1t has been said that | wanted political
places TO pay political debts. If by that
1t is understood that l would, all other
things being equal. have appointed a po-
ltical friend in preference to an enemy,
then | say yes. now and forevermore. In
my Judgment the man who forgets the
service of his political friends and fails to
give them just recognition is unworthy of
the trust respect, or confidence of any
man, be he friend or foe.
d.. Washington T. Tuck was elected tenn
porary chairman over the Wellington can
didate by vote of 81 to %.
After the appointment of committees on
credentials resolutions and permanent or
ganiZation. the convention took a recess
until D. m, and when ii reassembled it
was seen that the supporters of Malster.
together with other elements of the party
opposed TO the policy of Senator Yelling
ton. had gained complete victory
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The broomcorn harvest in Kansas is on
full tilt. The acreage IS about the aver
age but the hot winds killed much early
brush, so there is not an average yield.
Silas Dnsmore has resigned his position
as assistant professor in chemistry in the
state university and accepted a place as
teacher in the high school at Merced, Cal.
Judge Marcus Wacheson. of the circuit
court at Pittsburg. Pa. handed down an
opinion declaring unconstitutional the alien
tax law passed at the last session of the
Pennsylvania legislature.
Frank Large. age i. and Miss Anna S.
Bourke, a teacher in the Peoria, H.,
schools. aged 3i eloped Saturday and We're
married. The match was strongly opposed
by the parents of both.
The temperance people have forced the
jointkeepers of Goodland, Kas.. to close
their doors. The gambling houses were also
ordered to close and the keepers of slot
machines threatened with prosecution.
Judge a. C. Beirer. in opening court at
Newkirk. o. T. charged the grand jury
that gambling in the Fourth Oklahoma ju-
gamblers were frightened away from
Ponca City.
The s-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Murphy. at Jeffsrsonville. Ind.
has been asleep for nine days and nights
and all efforts of physicians to awaken it
have been in vain. Its death is only a
question of time if It cannot be aroused.
r. B. Speed. coal oil inspector at st.
Louis, and his assistant George Carsto-
phen. and Granville S. Hoss. congressional
Committeeman of the Fifteenth district
now a law partner of Ex-Governor Stone,
will move from Nevada. Mo-, to ST. Louis
The eleventh annual encampment of the
Sabbath school assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. at Warrensburg Mo
closed ten days session last night The
session has been the best ever held by the
organization. The attendance was large
from the first.
Adolph Felson. an artist and SCULPTOR.
whose work received favorable mention
from critics in Europe and America was
sentenced yesterday 10 six months in The
Louise Of correction ut Chicago. He entered
II plea of guilty 10 charge of forgin, an
order for $40. Dissipation. he acknowledged
had caused all his misfortunes.
The Little Bonne Femme Baptist ASSN
citation celebrated yesterday the iftie,h an
adversary of the organization OF Dry Fnrl,
church N Columbia. Mo. Four thous, nd
people We're present. Addresses We're deli.
cred By the Rev. 5. NJ. Brown. of Kansas
| City: the Rev. y. r. Pitman of Mayirn
and the Rev. Harvey Hatcher of ST. Louis.
Eastern strikers Yesterday held secret
conferences with Vernon county Mo- coal
miners. Three of the agitators declared
| they wanted the miners not 10 strike but to
protest against Western operators selling
| coal to Eastern consumers and to oppos.
railroads carrying coal East. Conservative
| miners declare that they will not strike.
I but will send money to the East,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
WANT TO SEE GREAT FATHER.
Creek Indians Appeal TO President
Mckinley to Send Them Trans
portatiOn Expenses.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The following re-
quest to the president for transportation
expenses TO come here and confer with
him has been received at the White House
from Indians signing themselves Your de-
pendent wards. Recosia Fixico, Corsor
Fixicochee and Tacosa FiXico. care of Rob
ert Leno. Holdenville. Creek nation /. T.:
Hon. William Mckinley. President of
the United States. My Honorable Father
and Great Chief:-Now We are ready for
you to help us. We are of the Spoke
Observation-Disclosures. We have been
asleep. but now are awake. We want you
to open the door for us so we can come
and see you. We want to come before
your face and have talk with you. We
are old Kopose Garholas people We have
the words OF the great father that due
protection will BE given us. We are very
poor and weak and We have faith and
confidence in these promises. Be SO kind
as TO render us assistance to come and
see you and hope YOU will write to US at
once"
These tribal names are not known by
the Indian authorities. but il is supposed
they are some bands absorbed by the
Creek nation. who number upwards of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
KANSAS FARMERS HAPPY.
Wichita Banker Tells What This
Years big Crops Are Doing
for the State.

Washington. Aug. 26-(Special.) Charles
H. Pool. cashier of the Sedgwick County
bank. of Wichita. IS here and is telling
the Eastern papers that prosperity has
struck Kansas. He dweliS on the enor-
nous wheat yields of Sumner and other
counties, and says: "The farmers OF Kan
sas are happy, for with such satisfactory
prices they are getting out of debt rap
idly. Cattlemen are getting more for their
steers. so are the sheep men, and car
load of hides. which could be handled last
year for 1880, now requires about 5000.
This increase of values has not only been
of immense benefit to Kansas. but ex-
tends to Oklahoma. That territory has
raised splendid crops of wheat. and its
citizens are in excellent shape financially.
/ do not think that there is any doubt
but that the farmers of the West have
changed their faith on the silver ques-
ton The decline in silver and rise in
grain is an object lesson too palpable to be
ignored or misunderstood. If an election
were to be held this year. it would hardly
be possible for the silverites to win in
I
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
CITY NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Colonel Gross wishes to state that hts
order to the Third regiment for Saturday
night has been changed to Monday night.
Four cars of lead bullion and one car of
copper ore were received at the custom
house yesterday. The exports consisted of
three cars of refined lead that went to To-
ronto
Edward L. Bruun. of 1924 Walnut. left
yesterday for Alaska. where he will join
the horde of gold seekers He expects to
be gone two years. He will lay in his
supplies at Seattle.
H. H. Cooke, a friend OF Comptroller
Eokels, who has been chief clerk for Re
ceiver John Perry. of the National Bank
OF Kansas City. has resigned the position
and returned TO Chicago. where he will go
into business.
John L. Waller. the negro who was con-
sui at Madagascar. is laying plans for
colonizing the big grant of land he was
given there and will go to Europe soon to
complete plans. 1t covers IA, 900 acres and
Is immensely valuable.
At meeting last night of Carpenters
union, No. 160, at labor headquarters 11l7
Walnut street. so was subscribed and sent
to the striking coal miners in the East
The National Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners recently donated $500 to the
miners,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
BILLIONS OF 'EM.
Last Night Was u Great Festive Occu-
sion for the Little Green
Bugs.

Bugs about the electric lights of the city
last night were more plentiful than wheat
in Kansas. From the night the first elec-
trio lights We're lighted in the city. bugs
Eave gathered about them when certain
climatic conditions prevailed. There have
beer great big straddle bugs. mugs with
horns an inch long, bugs that fly and
bugs that crawl and bite. Then the little
green bug came in legions and fitted
about the lights, seemingly craZed with q
desire TO get into the light and destroy
itself. People have lodged them and Won
dered where they came from and have
read long stories of where the bugs live,
have been told the bugs are energetic. They
have been told the bugs are enrgetic and
about inside their collars believe the state
ment. -...
Last evening must have been a sort of
of the green bug tribe, for they were all
out and in evidspce. Every light in the
city had its SWARM. They invaded the
light in such numbers that it was was out %0 Of
the question to remain near light.
About the big arc lights they gathered
crowded into the bowl about the light At
the Coates House, where sixteen large arc
lights are swung about the front they
filled the bowls about the lights and gath
cred in such numbers that the lights were
turned off. They We're so thick that 1t was
torture TO get past the lights. After the
house lights We're turned off the bugs.
about ten legions of them. went straight
across the street to the street lights there
and gathered about. them so thickly they
made the lights dim. They fell by the
thousand in the streets. All over the city
1t was the same.
At the arc light at Twelfth and Troost
crowd of young soldiers watched the bugs
fall dying into the street. A dozen toads
came hopping out of the grass along the
street and ate their fill of the bugs, but
had to retire from the game quite early.
There were many times more bugs than
could be eaten by the toads during a whole
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
WANTS A PIPE ORGAN, TOO.
Latest Addition Proposed for the
Proposed Convention Hall-TaIk
of the Drawing.

Secretary Clendening. of the Commercial
Club, will suggest to the committee having
in charge the movement for a convention
hall, at its meeting September 1, that in
the construction of the hall provision be
made for the subsequent location of a pipe
organ. Mr.. Clendening's idea is that Kan
sas City might have in its new convention
hall the largest and best pipe organ in the
West, and that it, in itself would be an
attraction to visitors. He will not advo-
cate the placing of the instrument in posi-
ton at the time the convention hall is built.
but will only suggest that the architect, in
making his plans for the building, provide
a location where an immense pipe organ
may be placed later.
President Stilwell. of the Kansas City
said that he had been
drawing to be held. in which all holders of
convention hall buttons will participate,
but would not make an announcement OF
the prizes or plans of drawing until after
the meeting of the committee in charge of
the convention hall movement September ].
The outline of the plan will then be pre-
sented and announced after the commit
tees approval has been received.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
FRANK MACLENNAN TELLS CHI
CAGOANS ABOUT 1T.
HOW FARMERS ARE PR0sPERING
ONE YEARS CROP SUFFICIENT To
PAY FOR THE LAND.
Corn Crop VIII bring Greater Re.
turn Than Even the bumper
Yield of 1SO5-AII Portions
of the State in Pros
perity Wave.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-''Wheat has ady.inceh
about 80 cents busheI since | left home =.
said Frank p. MacLennan. OF the Topeka
state Journal. Mr.. MacLennan left To-
peka less than three weeks ago. and is re-
turning with his wife and daughter from ,
brief vacation on the Northern lakes. ar
irving on the steamer Manitou from Macki-
nae this morning.
The most careful estimates" continued
he, place the Kansas crop of that one
cereal at 100000 bushels This advance
alcne in these few days means sl5OsO 900
more money to the Kansas grower on that
single product. The yield per acre is IN
usually large, reaching in some instances
mere than forty bushels to the acre.
Ihis wheat crop in various localities
VIII not only enable the Kansas farmer to
elevate his mortgage 70 kingdom come
nut Will give him enough funds TO more
than pay for his land. He can now realize
more from his wheat than the ground
would have sold for year ago. This is
true in hundreds of instances. The thrifty
hansas farmer is again in good circum-
stances. He has been going toward that
condition for several years. and the crops
this season will make him independent.
Wheat is not alone the Kansas farmers
elevation to prosperity. There are numer-
Gus Others Corn has been underestimated
Kansas will have at least l5O.0O0Oo0 bush
els. and it will bring a bigger revenue than
the enormous crop of 1895 The acreage in
barley and flax will give many a Kansas
farmers family piano and daily papers
learn here in Chicago that there is a
big demand for the Kansas apple and that
Eastern buyers have gone to many or
chards and bought up the whole harvest,
leaving the farmer scarcely good binful
for his own use. the sales being made at a
price which went beyond the growers ex-
pectations.
''Al portions of Kansas are in the pros
perity wave. The western part of the state
the best grazing ground in the worlds
filling with cattle, and the grass has been
fine.
The railroads of the state are doing a
great freight business. They have been in
hard luck. mainly through watered stock
and Improbable branch lines which should
never have been built. Their tariff rates
are too high, but l note a disposition 10
reduce them; few days ago local conces-
sions We're made. If the railroads will cut
their freight rates literally. they will do Il
wise and just act. That is the only way
they can disarm criticism which Is not
without many reasons for being rampant
and is based on freight charges which, in
most cases. are eXorbitant.
The East is in the pernicious habit of
giving the state the worst of it, but this
year there is change in sight. and the
East and West will both be happy over the
bright prospects and conditions in the
state of sunfiowers and food products
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
CHINESE HIDES MAY BE BARRED
Some of Them Infected With Anthrax.
Which Has Caused Several
Deaths,

Washington. Aug. 26.-Some weeks ago
the treasury department received informa-
ton that four employees of the Falls Creek
tannery, near Dubois, Pa. had died after
drinking water from Falls creek. which re-
ceives the drainange from the tannery. An
investigation by the local authorities is said
to have disclosed the fact that large
number of hides which had been imported
from China We're infected with the disease
known as anthrax. and that during the
process of tanning the bacteria had pcis-
oned waters of the creek. with the result
stated The present tariff act prohibits
the importation of hides into the United
States except from countries which the
secretary of agriculture may designate as
free from cattle diseases. In view of the
information received from Falls Creek. the
treasury officials have in preparation Il let
ter to the secretary of agriculture recon-
mending that the matter be further nyes-
tieated. and if the facts are found TO be
as stated, that he issue an order prohibit
ing the Importation of Chinese hides into
the United States.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-27
SAMUEL GOMPERs' VIEW OF 1T.
Thinks the Miners Will Win the
Strike by the End of Sep
tember.

Washington. Aug. 26.-President Com
pers. of the American Federation of La
Dor. gave his view of the present coal
strike situation to the Associated Press to-
day as follows: THE situation, as 1
gather it from the reports of our organ-
iZers. indicates that between GO per cent
and 60 per cent OF the mines in West Nir
ginia are now closed completely. A letter
! have just received from the Cooper and
Pocahontas district is brimming with con-
fdence. and says that work in that region
has been reduced one-half in the last fort
night, and predicts n general collapse there
very soon. So long as the West Virginia
miners continued operations, there was, of
course, little hopes of an absolute victory
for the miners. because West Virginia
could supply the urgent needs of the mar
ket: But. with the suspension in West Vir-
ginia becoming general, if the miners in the
states of Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois keep their ranks unbroken. as am
confident they will, the strike must re-
suit in an absolute. victory for the men:
Before September II. the lake trade must
be supplied. The situation becomes daily
more acute. and. while l hesitate to fix
a day, believe that the strike will be ter
minated by the end of September. and that
the settlement will be in favor of the
miners"