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The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
RICHER THAN KLoNpYKg,
Stewart River Il Now the Mecca Of the
Gold Hunter

Stewart River II Now the Mecca Of the
Gold Hunter.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-The Journals
Victoria correspondent telegraphs AZ
follows:
Great news was that which came
from the north by steamer George =.
Starr, small party Of pioneer miners
Of Stewart river, the scene Of the lstess
discoveries Of gold in the far north, hav.
ing crossed the pass and taken steamer
at Skagway tor Seattle.
One Of the number brings with him
to his home in Seattle no less than 1l6O..
600 in dust, the proceeds Of his own
labor only. His name is not given In
the dispatch from Union mines where
the steamer called for coal shortly after
noon, but the operator and the manager
said that the astounding intelligence ID
quite correct. l
He also reports that q party Of Vic.
toria miners has been quite a. successful
as he, and millions In yellow eold win
be coming down within the next few
months. :
The scene Of good luck is said to be
near the point at which the new field
was discovered three days ago, and lat,
est reports from the north ara 70 tha
effect that even fabuloua Hond1ke Il
now neglected. fha miners rushiue
from there to the Stewart river, wheto
even larger fortunes are To- he made.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
THE ST. LOUIS MEETING.

Ratchford Believes Il VIM Result in .
Strike Of An Branches Of Trade.
P1TTsBURo. Aug. 24.-M. d. Ratch.
ford, national president Of the United
Nine Workers Of America. speaks en-.
couragingly Of the big mass meeting of
the heads Of the various and many labor
organizations Of the country which will
be held at st. Louis next Monday. He
predicts that it will be one Of the most
notable and one Of the most important
gatherings that was ever held in the
history Of the country. Asked concern.
ing the purpose Of the meeting, Mr..
Ratchford said:
1--WE viii take steps to remedy the
use and abuse Of the un.American in.
junction which our courts have seen fit
to grant. II the st. Louis conference
does what believe 1t will
Bring About General Strike
Of all the branches Of trade in the
United States. It will bring out not
only those in sympathy with the miners,
but will. also embrace demand for an
S.hour work day and q readjustment of
the wage question.
ut has been said that it will mean IN
insurrection. hope not. These con.
ditions have been thrust upon us by the
operators and the courts. Our course
has been pronounced the most practica.
BILE by the most conservative of men.
The time has come when labor must
defend labor and stand up unitedly
against the usurpation Of forbidding the
right Of free speech and public meet.
iuQs."
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
kRueER's LATEST BOMB.

[fsusvaal Rresidsnt Deules the Susefainty
Of Great Britain.
PREroRIA, Aug. 28.-At q meeting Of
the volkEaad President kruger de-
sHysepd asDsepl shiplh .h11toolus
The areatGk { d nj III Gsss Brit.
sin. Hsaaid TIT tthsrl kssNpsn
GreaS Aitain and thS eouih .AAacan
'RepnbAc aze regulated 81 ths.coxen.
ton Of 1854 10 added thst II thSc
vsntion q Noysmbllt. 1851, 8 1stsEsnoe
TO the su1e1ainty q Great Bsiittn did
appear; but that In the next eonystiop
Of 1884, not dlRie Hoed a1exed
teesing precisely upon that \; ]l'E 4! 9 ead
sinca then ths ldlft I'D cea1od to
10 e1ist. This, ts O. 5aiiled, al not
do away with the fact that the South
African Republic and the whole nation
recognized the convention and would
endeayor to maintain It entirely,
but they could NOT recognise
the suzsrainty Of Great fHkitain,
because it was entiFely opposed
to that convention. They wished TO-
maintain friendly relationship with
the whole world and In this way race
hatred would gradually disappear.
Wherever love dwelt, said To pE16t 6tdsnt
In conclusion, the blessing o God
would follow.
President. Krugee's reznakks were
greeted with tho loudsst applause from
~ present.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
ABOUT EQUALLY DIVIDED.
The Powers stil Uaable 70 Agree ON q
Terms Of the Peace eettlemsnt.

The Powers stil U.able 20 Agrss on the
Terms Of the Peace Settlement.
CoNsTANT1NopLE, Aug. s8. - The
question Of the peace settlement be.
tween Greece and Turkey has now
passed out Of the hands of the ambassa.
doris Of the powers and has become the
subject Of negotiations direct between
the European cabinets. Germany OBJ
jects to the Marquis Of Salisbury 3 pro-
posal that Greece should be asked to
state precisely the means she possesses
for paying the indemnity and insists
upon the signing Of the peace prelimi.
naries as already framed. Austria
partly shares Germany's views and
Italy will adhere to Germany's policy
II the powers agree upon it. Russia
and France are inclined to support the
Marquis Of Salisbury. TewAk Pasha, the
Turkish minister Of foreign affairs, called
at the foreign embassies to urge the
necessity Of hastening the settlsment Of
the conditions Of peace.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
THE HoRseLess CARRIAGE.

Il 10 Being IntroAaosd ~ . vshiels q
Tra@c Ia London. t4
LONDON. Aug. 2S.-The first real ef.
fort of horseless vehicles in London was
made on Thursday when . company
placeda dozen electrical cabs ON tho
street. They resemble coupes and the
accumulators consist Of 10 cells Capable
OF propelling them over 80 miles at q
cost Of 30 cents. The rear wheels do the
driving. and the front wheels the steer.
ing. They have heavy rubber tires,
have upholstered spring cushions, are
lighted by electricity. are speedy and
almost noiseless. They appear to be
giving every satisfaction. The ma
chimes seem under perfect control, and
thread their way wonderfully through
the traffic. The tariff is the same a.
that of the cabs.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
At I eosr oF s1a,ooo,ooo.


Ths 0ovsxnmSst' Completes Great On.
'..-tit. 10y y, dsr5sttsjt e ths -. q.
i, WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-An under.
taking Of vast commercial Importance,
witch hes heel under constae6tson by
The uMtsa stites' soydEnmshs Tor. the
pastlSysass. hss Just been huislsa aA
eault Ste. Marie. This is the 70 aud 2l
foot channel through the connecting
wstess'o tho Great Lakes from Buffalo
to Chicago and Duluth, and was author.
i5ed by oct OF congress in 1891, though
part Of the work had been in progress
dnoe 1882. The act authorizing tho
channel from Buffalo to the commercial
eenters Of the upper lakes limited ths
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Hts 1Ass savsd By an 1xplosion.

1213 A11O 09VV0 " IN 68040000s
James Horan, a rancher living on tho
Coeur d'Alene reservation in Idaho, met
with q little accident which nearly 10.
suited in the loss Of his life. The story
10 told by Mr.. Koran, whose veraoity
cannot be questioned, - follows:
my house is a small building, 10 BY
10 and 8 feet high, with wing Kitchen
coming down to feet at the e&yea !
had just started fire to get my dinner
and had gone for q bucket Of water.
some 800 yards from the house, when,
upon my return, I saw the roof Of tho
Kitchen enveloped In q aheet Of flame.
! attempted to save the house by get
ting upon the roof Of the kitchen With
an az, for the purpose Of cutting the
kitchen roof from the roof Of the main
building. I stepped by the stovepipe
and fell through to my armpits and was,
unable to move up or down with that
dame Of fire and smoke about me. In o
few seconds IL would have 'hxed' me
had 1t not been at that instant that q
five pound can Of powder had ignited
and puffed me out on to q soft gaSden
bed I had made the day before. The IRE
burned my overalls OF me and one of
my shoes (Which he exhibited a. he mar.
rated the story, but the fall from the
top Of tho building to the garden bed
did not hurt me at all. ."-spokane
spokesman-Review. i,
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Stea,nsrs Tor the Yukon,

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The North Amer.
icsn transportation and Trading com.
'pany Win have at least seven more
steamers on the YUKON than IL has at
present BY next June. The first ship to
be added to the fleet is the John s. Barr,
formerly Known Toledo asTShe Valley
City. Captain Comings Of the Barr be.
6eySs that 7by tiS1t spring there win be
at least % more steamers doing business
on the Yukon than there is as present.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Count Natau m peed,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9s.-A telegram
has been received at the Japanese lega-
ton announcing the death Of Count
Matsu, ex.minister Of foreign affairs
and japanese minister to the United
States in 1888. The news was not at
all unexpected, ~ the count has been i'll
with lung trouble for . long time and
was compelled by i'll health to resign
his office about year ago.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Flag Not Raised Over Hon.lv,u.

SAN FRANc1sco. Aug. as.-(Per
steamer Coptic. )-The American Gag
has not yet been raised over Hawaii,
and there is no indication that 1t viii
be. Just before the last steamer left for
San Francisco on July ~, IL was ru.
mored on Aug. 2, the United States
minister would take possession Of the
islands. He was to receive definite In.
structions ON the steamer Monowai, ar.
rivihg at Honolulu July 81, but evi.
IDENTIFY they failed to come.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
For Over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TR1ED REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syr-
up has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part OF the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. tWinslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Couldn't Play Him.

One Of the comic papers had car
toon not long since entitled 'The Re-
publican Organ, With Only One Reed. {"
It was representation Of an immense
organ in the house Of representatives,
with the keys and stops and other par.
aphernalia Of an organ, except there
was but single reed, an immense one,.
surmounted by likeness Of Speaker
Reeds head.
what do you think Of that, Mr..
Speaker" asked one Of his colleagues
the day It was published, showing him
the cartoon. -. ,.
Mr.. Reed looked at it long and crit!
ioally before he ventused suggestion.
THAT'S all right" he said at last,
"only they don't play me. ''-Washing-
ton Star. 7..
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
selv.dor On : Gold Ba.is.

PANAMA, Aug. 25 Dispatches from
Salvador say that the slump In silver
caused such embarrassment that con.
gress was called in extraordinary ses-
sion. President Gutierres sent in q
message advising the adoption of the
gold basis to take effect as soon as pos.
ible and congress passed the necessary
meaRurAa
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Gas Qarbou.


The fact is familiar to those engaged
In the different lines Of industrial chem
istry, and therefore feeling the need Of
terminals that are inexpensive and per-
manent. that gas carbon is not avail
able in large sheets. such as are COM
meroislly required, and hence these
have been made Of powdered coke.
baked with a oementing material IN the
same manner, as In the case Of electric
light oarbons. Such carbon plates, how.
ever, are not permanent, but soon BE-
come diGintegrated BY the action Of the
solutions, and especially BY the action
Of the liberated gases. Now. according
to the claims Of Dr.. Albert Iesaing; puS
forth In the Electro Chemdsohe Zeuts-
ohrift, this problem he has solved By
producing sheets entirely Homogeneous
and free from cracks by fusing proc
ess which not only iusures the petma-
nence Of the sheet, but also indreaseS ID.
oonduotivity. This new produ6t -
claimed to be harder than steel, readily
scratches glass, and is proof against to
emery wheel. s..s-,..- - sllis-..
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
NAVAL VETERANS.
Parade Of Sailors and Ex-Prisouers .s
BuAhlO.

Parade Of Sailors and Ex-Prisoners at
BuAhlo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 24.-From
dawn until darkness and from twilight
until midnight the great gathering of
the Grand Army Of the Republic waxed
greater and grander. The weather has
been all that could be wished for. The
Grand Army has turned out more men
than ever before attended q national
encampment and this Is true also Of the
ex-Prisoners Of War association, and
the Naval Veterans and the womans'
auxiliary bodies. Just as the songs Of
victory foated up from the triumphal
hosts Of Sherman as they marched to
the sea, 80 from the old soldiers gath.
cred in Buffalo wells up q mighty ming.
ling Of thankfulness, Of happiness and
Of joy. From early morning until late
ut night Mann street held continuous
procession Of posts. Scores Of them
brought bands, and few indeed had no
brought bands, and those without music
of some kind were few, indeed.
Tho Features Of the nay.
The features Of the day were the ar.
rival Of President Mckinley, accom-.
panied by Secretary Alger aAd Gov.
ernor Black Of New York; the banquet
to the president in the evening and the
parade Of the Naval Veterans and ex.
Prisoners Of War in the morning.
During the day thsre we're more than
30 corps, brigade. regimental and com.
iany reunions. The Naval Veterans,
ex-Ptisoness Of War, Ladies' Of the q.
l. B., and tho Association Of Nurses
bald theiF conventions, and there were
many receptions given BY and to the
ladies Of the auxiliary associations. A
trip on the lake participated in by
about 5000 ladies' was one Of the pleas
antest of the many entertainments.
In the evening there were number Of
campdres for the men and receptions
and entegtainments for the ladies.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
THE SESSION ENDED.

Wisconsin Lsgislaturs Has Ccmpletod Its
Labors. -..
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 2l.-The Assem-.
bly, passed the revision Of the statutes
bill with an amendment giving the Mil.
waukee council power to vote garbage
bonds to an amount not to exceed $780,.
900 by majority vote. ~
At the afternoon session the senate
concurred in the assembly. garbage
amendment to the revised statutes by
unanimous vote. Both houses adjourned
sine die at 6:16 D. m.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
CURRENT MISCELLANY.
NO. %

The day comes for the youngster 10,
60 down from the university. he has.
let us suppose. taken his degree. Hence,
forth he issupposed to have finished bis
education and qualified to instruct men.
On the ordination morning he slides In
to new clothes and from that day b.
comes a stereotyped being. Parochial
life runs in very narrow channels, and
these tend to become narrower every,
day. Il requires considerable strength
Of mind not to suooumb to depression of'
environment. Small wonder that some
fail and become pedants Of particular
" painful type. The people with whom
the young ourate is brought In contact
are mostly Of one kind. He sees little Of
the men-they are away at business
during the day, or, If at home. they arc
too much engaged to entertain social
visitor. He Is left, therefore. largely to
the meroies Of certain elderly spinstezs
who seem drawn by some strange fas-
oination to meddle in church work.
Having no families Of their own to look
after, they endeavor to help other pso-
pie to mind theirs These consider tho
clergy fair game. They form ''ous''
outside the vestry door to waylay the
unfortunate curate, especially IL he ID
single and Of manageable age. They
poster the man with their attentions.
They follow him up and down. In ane,
their determination increases In the pro-
portion Of their agea. Now. all this 10
very painful.
Il is bad for any man to be subject TO
too much female attention. II IL does
not make him actually oonoeited, II will
gradually imbue him with the idea that
be Is more important person than he
really ia Constant intercourse with
what Archbishop Magee aptly called
"these gaunt and angular females'' IL
not calculated to promote manliness or
10 inspire self respect. eot.-Westminster
Review. a !.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26
HOGS-Market rather slow, a shade
weaker.
Sales ranged at s4ooa4.as for light;
ea90@4.1K7 for mixed; es.75@A16 for
heavy; e8.76@386 for rough.
CATTLE-Market for best steady; 9th.
crs weak and lower.
Sales ranged at e3.9o@5.4o for boeves:
el.9O@4.4O ror cows and heifers; %. GOA
40 for Texas steers; 4a6O@4.5 so for weat
erns; g. 40@4.50 for stockers and feedera
SHEEP-Market for good steady.
Sales ranged at o. 2O@3 so for native
sheep; t2.eO@ae5 for westerns; Is. 25@b. 80
for lambs. 1850
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Cros.inew war rna..

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. a4.-The
Northern Pacific and Minneapolis, St.
Paul and Ashland railroads have ceased
hostilities at Moquah. The Ashland
road will be allowed to relay its track.
It will also be required to put in inter.
locking switches at once.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
STATE land to Ia sold.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 28.-The state
timber estimators who have been cruis.
ing over the state park lands, report the
minimum value Of the tracts at 8847, ,o5s.
The land and timber will be sold by the
state at public auction Oct. 8.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28

appropriation therefor 10 s.s4o 900, bu.
in the entire work. part Of which was
at that time under way, done under
separate contracts, there has been spent
since 1887 the enormous sum Of 9ll,.
700 O0O
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
silver lIskss Another record,

Silver Makes Another Record.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 25.-Silver broke
al records again, falling to 23z1d in
London, which il "a below the pre-.
vious low point, and to 61H cents in
New York, which is II cent below the
previous low record. Mexican dollars
sold at 39h cents.
70. .,.fykXI .
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Grain. =
DULUTH, Aug. "a
WHEAT-Cash, No. 1 hard, SLo8; No.
Northern, el.06; No. 3 Northern,
991zo; No. 3 spring, 941lo; rejected, $40
$40; to arrive, No. l hard, q 0e; No
l Northern, $l.06; September No. North.
ern, 951fc; December. 92kc.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Contributed by Fireme,

PEORIA, Ills, Aug. 2e.-The Brother.
hoad of Locomotive Firemen has con.
tributed 81 400 to the coal miners fund.
This is believed to be larger sum than
any other organization has given.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Bitten by q Mad DOG.

DEADwooD, s. D., Aug. M.-Two lit.
tie children Of DR.. Il. A. Howell Of
Deadwood, who have been visiting in
Hot Springs, were bitten by mad dog.
One is dead and the other likely to do.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Rieht etehted.

The assertion comes from Germany
that the majority Of people are not only
right handed. but also right sighted.
BY this 10 meant that most persons $50
better with the right eye than with the
)eft
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
st. Paul Union stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Aug. ~
HOGS-Market 20 higher. Quality
fair. Range of prices es.35@895.
CATTLE-Market steady and active.
Sales ranged at o. 90@4.S0 for stookers;
e2.75@3.OO for heifers; sa6O for cows:
A.OO@4.1O for calves.
SHEEP-Market steady.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Minneapolis Grain.

M1NNEAPoLIs, Aug. 60
WHEAT-August closed at q. OAK;
September. 9sc; December, 9oHc. On
TFack-No. hard, $l.O4; No. i North.
ern, $l.01sl; No 3 Northern, esc@el. .0l.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
!. DICKINSON, STARK Co., NORTH d

convention. OF tho National A1o0c1Af00s
Of Naval Veterans met during the after.
noon. About 800 delegates were in at-
tendance. Daniel +. Kelly Of Philadel-
phia was elected rear admiral for the
ensuing year over Win w. Atkins By .
vote Of - to ID. Ths committee o. 70.
olutons reroxtsd d Asainst ~ removal o.
gold stripes hom ths unitfolEms ot the
naval veterans. After . lively. fight the
matter was unanimopsly laid ON tho
table for. . year. A resolution appov-
ing the project Of the late General
Hazen to establish a sanitarium ON Cas-
tie Pickney island in Charleston q. C.)
haEbor was unanimously. adopted.
The National Association Of Army
Nurses met with National President
Mrs. Emily +. J. Woodley Of Philadel.
phia in the chair. and after listening to
the addresses Of the president and
senior vice president and the various
reports, adjourned in order to allow
the members to take ride on the lake.
At the opening session Of the Ladies
Of the G. A. R., every state except Iowa
and Indiana was represented. Mrs.
Catherine +. Hrst, peeident, predded.
The National Association Of ex.Pfis.
oners Of War met with Commander
Charles +. Sheriff Of Pittsburg in the
chair. The attendance was the largest
since the organization Of the association.
SITUATION IS WORSE.
Serious state Of AnAizs Exists On the
Indian Frontier.
BOMBAY, Aug. 28.-The latest dis
patches received from the front indicate
that the situation on the frontier is get.
ting worse. The government is con.
fronted with the following state Of af.
fairs: Khyber pass has fallen into the
hand Of the Afridis; the posts In Kur.
ram valley are threatened by the pow.
erful tribe Of the Orakzai; the Mohand
tribesmen are meditating . renewal Of
hostiities around Fort Shabkdar, while
thousands of troops are engaged in
crushing the revolt in the Swat valley,
and two large brigades are holding the
Tochi valley.
The authorities are convinced that
Fort Ali Musjid could only have fallen
after desperate fighting, as the native
garrison Of Kyhbar Rifles was made up
Of men who rendered valuable assist
ance in the Black mountain expedition
Of 1883. The fall Of the fort is very
serious blow, for 1t isolates Fort Lundi
Kotal, which is at the extreme end Of
Khybar pass.
The widest excitement prevails
among the Hindu traders at Bapu, on
Kurram river. It is rumored that 1000
Waziris intended to swoop down there,
sack the town and massacre the inhab.
{kovNkc
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
Chicago Grain and Provisions,
CLOSING PRICES.

CLOSING PRICES,
CHICAGO, Aug. 90
WHEAT-August, s7Nc; september,
$3.50; December, $3.50; old, 9lkc; May,
9AAc.
CORN-August, 2411c; September, 29K;
December, 81Nc May 841sc.
OATS - August, l8c; September;
1896, October, 1911c; December, 2OAc;
May, 22Hc.
PCRK-August, $40; septe mbsr
$40, December, Ss.S7.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
r,issday, Aug. ~.

AuSB01ys aug II.
The Kansas corn crop is estimated at
from l5O. 0o0,o00 to 400, ,O00, 900 bushels.
The national supreme court of For.
esters of America isin session at Denver.
Anthrax has been discovered among
the bovine hetds in Western Pennsyl-
vania.
Burglars drilled through the safe of
the South Superior postoffice and sue.
oeeded in extracting $500 in stamps and
$50 in money:
The celebrated Davis will case has
been settled by mutual consent among
the heirs. It has shrunken from S12,.
10000 to 8, ,0OO, 600. The distribution
will be regardless Of legacies.
The state veterinarian has killed O
herd Of 35 Jersey cattle belonging tc
d. ]. Farnum, at Merrimack, Wis,
on account Of tuberculosis, and other
herds will probably meet the same fate.
Kansas farmers have probably lost q
considerable amount of their zoe, 900, 600
bushels Of boarded corn. Cribs have
been found to contain 1000 rats each,
and many stores Of grain have been dis.
covered completely destroyed by the
rodents.
The Dickinson press., 1897-08-28
:, ANNUAL MEETINGS. HELD.

asvlI vstsz.i.s A,.y Ns1s.s a.A lotAs.,
- = t.ssss 80 n ~ S43-a 4ss.s!
RqiyA1eI Az: q. h 2ath app4I