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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
THE ROTHSCHILDS
Are Preparing to Enter the Alaska Trade
A Line of Steamers to Be Built.

Are Preparing to Enter the Alaska Trade
A Line of Steamers to Be Built.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 27.-The Roths-
childs, through the San Francisco
house of Liebes & Co., are about to enter
the Alaska trade.
Four steamers are being built in Sec
tiOns by w. II. Brick e Co., the owners
of the California machine works.
When this contract is fulfilled the ma
chinery and timbers will be sent to
Dutch Harbor, near Unalaska, to be
set up. The firm will then build nine
barges in sections to fellow the ma
terial for steamboat building, and the
barges willlikewise be put together at
Dutch Harbor.
All of this work is being done for
the Alaska Exploration Co.. which was
incorporated about two months ago
with capital of $1,OOO,OOO.
Isaac Litch, in speaking of this pro-
ject, said that it is proposed to have
the steamers and barges ready for bus
mess when the ice breaks in the Yukon
in June. He said that the Rothschilds
are interested in the venture, which
was arranged in London five months
ago, and there is practically unlimited
capital behind it. Besides doing a
general transportation business the
company will establish trading stations
and thoroughly explore the country.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
! THE DARK SIDE.
Gov. Brady's Warning to Prospective
Gold Seekers in Alaska.
Experience Needed to Be Successful in Min
ing-Take a Years Supply OF Food with
You-The Venture VIII Require
From Three to Five Years.

KOKoMO, Ind, Nov. 29.-Gov. John
G. Brady, of Alaska, who was visiting
in this vicinity, has written letter of
advice to the editor of the Union Dis
patch of this place, that he wishes all
Indianians and others interested to read
and profit by. The letter, under date
of November z, from Sitka, is full of
interest He says:
Before determining to come to Alas
ka to seek for gold consider well the
dark side. The country is mountain
GUS, immense GLACIERS filed the val
leys. most all the streams have swift
currents, large part of the surface is
covered with MOSS. which thaws
out but little more than a
foot in summer. In winter
everything becomes solid and pros
pecting must be done with fire. Scrape
off the moss, start fire, and when it
dies out scrape out the thawed earth,
repeating the operation indefinitely
The means of transportation are few
and costly. Remember that the mos
quito comes to full development in
northern ATTITUDES.
ga man needs experience to be sue
cessful in mining. My advice to the
man who has made up his mind to come
to Alaska is to bring a years supplies,
and if he is not experienced in mining,
to work for wages the first year. He
is then in school and will receive
wages enough to save good
sum beyond expenses. When the next
strike is reported he will be able to
buy his outfit and secure a claim for
himself 1t is not worth while to try
this venture unless you can give it
from three to five years. 1t is best for
men to come in small parties, not over
four together Parties coming in the
spring should arrive in Juneau with
nothing but such and buy their out
fits there. The stores are now well
supplied and everything necessary can
be bought there cheaper than TO bring
it. The cabinet of Canada is threaten
ing to drive the Americans from Brit
ish territory. A large force of mount
ed police is on the way here. The
Canadians have been exacting tribute
in all manner of ways that will add to
the government revenue.
Yours truly,
John G. BRADY"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
MAIL ROBBERS.

Post Office Inspectors Make What They
Believe Important Arrests in Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 29.-InSpec-
tors German and Owings made an
arrest Sunday night which they be-
lieve will lead 20 the unearthing of q
gang of mail robbers. John c. Hutch<
insOn, who has been letter carrier in
the Pittsburgh post office since 1889,
was detected in the act of taking q
letter containing $12 from the street
box at Smithfield and Diamonds
streets. He was allowed to 60 to the
office. one block distant with his trip.
and was arrested when leaving
the Office, very short time
later. The letter and money
were on his person. The decoy letter
had been sealed with sealing wax be
fore being deposited in the box. When
taken from Hutchinson the seal was
apparently intact, yet the money was
in his hand tightly rolled into wad.
Hutchinson broke down and confessed
his guilt He duplicates no accom-
plices, but the officials feel certain
there are others who have been work
ing with Hutchinson in a systematic
rifing of letters and more arrests are
expected
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
TRADE JOURNALS
Condemn Advertisements in Reports Of
the Bureau of American Republics. :.
Attention OF Congress to BE Called to the
Matter-McKinley in His Message VIII
Devote More Attention to Alaska
Than Has Been Given Hitherto

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The practice
of the bureau of American republics in
publishing advertisements in its Off
cial publications against which consid-
cradle complaint has been made by the
trade journals of the country, will be
called to the attention of congress at
its coming session. The trade jour
mails complain of the practice as an un-
fair competition on the part of the gov
eminent
The latest cause for irritation is q
recent publication by the bureau en-
titled Commercial Directory of the
American Republics" of which there
will be two volumes of about $500
pages each. It is estimated that the
advertising contained in the bulletins
of the bureau and in the commercial
directory will amount to $50, 900.
The practice of canvassing for adj
vertisments for the bureau publica-
tons was originated by the former
head of the bureau, Mr.. Clinton Fur
bush, and has never been legally pro-
hibited. It is defended on the score of
necessity, the appropriation for the
The power plant of the U. S. Electric
Lighting Co. took fire early Friday
morning. The lights in the greater
portion of the city were out. After
working on the flames for half an hour
the firemen succeeded in getting the
flames under control. The building is
badly. Quilted and a large portion of
the machinery damaged.
The president in his message Will, it
is expected, devote more attention to
Alaska than has been given to the big
territory heretofore since its purchase.
1t is known that the executive will
recommend speedy legislation to Sc
cure the best possible government for
Alaska and that he will also take oc-
casion to point out the difficult
ties which the people are under
and will urge that something should
also be done to protect the property of
the government. In this connection
he will allude to the fact that the gov
eminent is losing large sums because
there is no way of protecting the
timber from indiscriminate use.
Commissioner Herman, of the gen.
formation on this point to the pres
ident and has also taken occasion to
recommend some radical changes in
the laws pertaining to the permit sys-
tenn for cutting timber i'll other Sec
tiOns. At present large companies and
corporations are cutting timber under
the permit system supposedly for use
IN the mines, but the commissioner has
information that train load aft
er train load of lumber has been
taken from the forest and
placed. in the lumberyards in various
cities and towns and never used for
mining purposes at all. A better sys-
tenn of permits for cutting and inspec-
ton of timber, not only for the mineral
states of the west, but also for Alaska
has been presented to the presi-
dent and the government of
ticials will endeavor to have legislation
speedily enacted for the better protec.
ton of the forest.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
ROYAL DEGREES
neng Autonomy to Cuba and Porto
hlco-The Governments to BE Composed
OF an Insular Parliament

autonomy to Cuba and Porto
ne Governments to BE Composed
OF an Insular Parliament.
MADRID, Nov. 27.-The Official Ga.
zeCoe published Saturday morning the
royal DEGREES granting autonomy to
OuDa and Porto Rico, thus removing
the anxiety that had begun to be ex-
pressed on all sides as the result of the
governments reticence and unex-
planned delay.
Inc scheme of autonomy is as fol-
lows:
Article L explains the PRINCIPLES
OF the future governments of the two
islands.
Article DEGREES that the govern.
ment of each island shall be composed
OF an lnsular parliament, divided into
TWO chambers, while governor gen
eral representing the home govern
ment shall exercise in its name the
supreme authority.
Article declares that the faculty of
making laws of colonial affairs rests
with the insular chambers and the
governor general.
Article 4 directs that the insular
represen tation shall be composed
OF two corporations of equal powers:
A chamber of representatives and a
council of administration.
Article 5 provides that the council of
administration shall consist of 80
members, of whom Is shall be elected
and II nominated by the home govern
ment.
Article 6 provides that the members
of the council of administration must
be Spaniards, 35 years of age, who
were born in the island or who have
resided there continuously for four
years. 1t specifies numerous officials.
such as senator's, presidents of courts
and of chambers of commerce and other
bodies as eligible to election to the
council
Articles Z to IA inclusive, deal with
nominations and conditions of cleo
ton to councils.
Article Is empowers the throne
or the governor general to convoke
suspend or dissolve the chambers with
an obligation to reassemble them with
in three months.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Prof. Schraag Fatally Injured.

NEWPORT, KY, Nov. 27.-Prof. Louis
Schraag, pioneer citizen, was fatally
injured by an electric car at Third and
Columbia streets Friday morning.
Prof Schraag attempted to cross the
street in front of rapidly moving car.
The motorman rang his gong, but the
old gentleman could not get out of the
way in time. He was knocked down.
Prof Schraag was picked up in an I'M
conscious condition and carried into
the residence of DIR. Anna Sedan. 1t
was found that his skull was fractured
and that his injury is fatal Prof
Schraag is IS years old and is prob
ably the oldest music teacher in this
vicinity. He is also veteran of the
Mexican war
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Buying Ammunition.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-In time of
peace be prepared for whatever may
come is slightly modified version of
the old maxim, and one that the Nc
Kinley administration designs to fol-
low. Friday Secretary of the Navy
Long directed the board of naval
ordnance to make a contract for
stores, the order being the larg-
est ever placed by any government in
times of peace. The contract is with
the American Ordnance Co., of which
the late Gen. Ordway, of this city, was
president. The order calls for 1O,OO
siX-inch steel shells, Il, 1000 one-pound
shells, $4,000 soft steel tips for shells of
all sizes, and all the rapid firing guns
the ordnance company has on hand,
somewhere between "a and 100.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Durrant to Be Executed.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 29.-Acting At
torney General Carter has received
word from Attorney General Fitzger-
aid to the effect that after the present
legal bubble has been decided he will
advise Warden Hale to carry out the
execution of Theodore Durrant regard
less of any new legal proceeding that
may be instituted by Durrant's attor-
neyS Durrant will be re-sentenced as
soon as the controversy now pending
is settled, after which the attorney
general of the state believes no legal
step can accomplish further delay in
the proposed execution of Durrant
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
H.dLo,t His Faith in Them.

A theatrical manager told story against
himself the other day. An actor came to
him and applied for an engagement, There
did not seem to be much need of HIM, but
his demands in the way of salary, were very
modest, and the manager said to him:
"Well, you may consider yourself engaged
I fancy I can find something for you to do
Come round on Tuesday and I'll try You,
The newly-engaged man looked at the
manager questioningly.
"How about contract he asked.
ooh, never mind a contract. Well have a
verbal contract"
There was look of mild reproach in the
eyes of the man, as he answered, sorrow
fully:
''Sir, the last time I made a verbal con-
tract 1 drew a verbal salary. Spare Mo-
mentS
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
A GRAND RUSH
VIII BE Made to the KIOndike Regions in
the Early Spring.

VIII BE Made to the KIOndike Regions in
the Early Spring.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 26.-J. w. Will
son, general manager of the Alaska
Commercial Co., of San Francisco, who
is at the Gait house, has just returned
from Alaska, having made many trips
to that country in the past several
years. Mr.. Wilson says that while
the people in the east and middle
west have a dim idea of the immense
number of people that will make
their way to the Klondike regions early
next spring, yet they have really but a
faint conception of the great number
of persons who will join the rush. He
says that the rush to the gold fields of
California was nothing to what the
wild stampede to the Klondike will be
the coming spring. Already thousands
Of people in every state are getting
ready for the trip. His advice to these
prospectors is that they go prepared
to Withstand the rigors of the follow
Ing winter, especially as there will
be no reason to fear a scarcity
of food. Both Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Schless, the superintendent of the
company, had with them specimens of
the yellow metal in Jumps large enough
to influence almost any one to visit the
place where such treasures are to be
picked up from the ground Both Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Schloss left Wednes-
day night for New York, but will re-
turn in a few days The boats to be
built for them in Jeffersonville, Ind,
will be shipped to the mouth of the
Yukon and there put together.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
u,. sinister Intention.

Oklahoma LandIord-If thar is shoot n.
star or two along toward mldnlgnt don gis
scared, Mr.. Eastman. You won De M no
u@ Eastern Tourist Certainly not! | have
seen such sights before, but was not aware
that there was to be meteoric display at
III" wall I don't know for certain that thar
is goin' to be any, but I've got IT hggered1
out that them three members OF a OIseee a
S 6aen boa U on me for the last two weeks
% UfGh O tSey waited for remittances from
home are goin' to try to vamous tonight
an leave me holdin' the bag, an, am yere! 20
say that they hain't goin,. to git away with
out settlin' in full, not if my old revolver
works with h its usual of meat neeosbandord
AMIN. Y. World.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Destructive Fire in PeDsaco,..

PENSACOLA, Fla, Nov 90 About
100000 worth of property was burned
Thursday morning by fire that was
started by an incendiory in the old
Congress building, which was used by
several firms as a warehouse for the
storage of hay and feed stuffs. The
fire spread from this building to Crubb's
lumber yard, the old freight house Of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
and the company's new freight house.
the latter was filed to the roof with
merchandise that had been pouring in
since the removal of quarantine re-.
strictions. All of the contents OF bntL
freight depots yas DESTROYED.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
HORRIBLE STORY
Of Murder and Mutiation of Americans
in the Congo Free Ststes.
The Fiends Hacked the Dead Bodies to
Pieces and Distributed Them Among the
Attacking Party-Hearts of the Vic
Tins Cut Out and Burned.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga startling
and horrible story of the killing of two
Washingtonians and the mutilation of
their bodies by the natives of the Con-
go Free state has just been received
here in letter to Mr.. Leo Harmon, of
1928 Ninth street, Northwest. The
men were members of a party who,
during November and December,
1894, and January, 1895, went
from this city to enlist in the
Belgian army for service ia the
Congo state. Those enliSting in
cluded Edward Thornton, a commits
stoned officer of the national fencibles,
employed in the war department; Lind
say G. Burke, Frank Bachelor, Harry
R. Andrews, Barry Sparlin and a Mr..
Mellin or Mellen, who was at one time
non-commi Aioned officer of the
United States army. All except Thorn
ton and Mellin were members of the
national guard of the district.
The information received by Mr..
Harmon is that Burke and party OF
so natives who were sent out to dis
lodge a band of dwarfs who had re-
volted, were ambuShed and killed. An
Arab who was with the command, but
who was some distance off at the time
of the ambuscade, states that he knows
Burke was dead before the natives
reached him, and that the most hideous-
| looking little man he ever saw walked
up and cut Burke'S head off with one
blow of knife. The chief then began
to slice pieces off his legs and arms and
to distribute them among his follow.
| erS.
There were SO many of the fends
that the pieces were very small, and
| before they had concluded there was a
free fight to see who could get the lit
| tie remaining. In some manner the
dwarfs became alarmed and left the
| place, one fellow carrying off Burke'S
arm. The Arab saw the cause of their
alarm as Windeey, a New Yorker who
had command of another detachment
sent out on the same errand, arrived {
| few hours after the natives departed
| Windeey gathered up the remains Of
Burke and buried them. When Win
deey learned the strength of the rebels
he hurried back to Michau and notified
| Vic COuIuudDutuG O1 Ul1c pOSC.
The other Washingtonian who LOST
his life was killed on March 1, wheI
the troops under the command OF
Baron Dhanis revolted near Kaban
barre and asSassinated number of of
icers of their regiments, among then
being Mellin. The body of Mellin wa.
butchered almost beyond recognition
his heart having been cut out anC
burned SO that his courage could no
again be used against the rebels by The
whites. 1t is their belief that unles:
the heart is burned and the ashes seat
tered to the four winds the spirit O.
the man descends to his brethren.
Thornton is said to be in a very pre-
carious situation at Basaka but a relic.
expedition has been sent to his rescue
Gage, another American, is very sicl
with the fever at Nyangine.
The killing of Burke and Mellin oc
cured in December, 1896.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
GRAND STRUGGLE

between the Cincinnati University and In
dian Teams-The Latter Won 10 too.
CINCINNATI. Nov 26.-Some 4, 500 peo.
pie witnessed the football game be-
tween the Cincinnati unive rsitv team
and the Indian team from Car
Isle, Pa, Thursday afternoon. Tween
ty-two brawny athletes struggled for
two hours in a drilling rain upon
a field soft and Shiny with sticky mud.
The contest ended in a victory for the
Indians by score of 10 to 0. The uni
versity boys did not score, but they
made it awfully warm for the Carlisle
team
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Reduction of Letter Postage in Canada.

TORONTO, Nov. 29.-At a political
meeting held in this city Saturday
night, William Patterson, minister of
customs, stated that he had been au-
thorized by the postmaster general of
Canada, to announce that on and after
the 1st of January next the rate of
postage on letters from Canada to all
parts of the British empire, would be
three cents for one ounce. At present
the rate on letters to Great Britain is
five cents per half ounce and corre-
spondingly higher to other and more
distant parts of the empire.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ..

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& CO., doing business in the city Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF One Hundred Dol
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
1856 a w. GLEASON,
[Se2ll Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Regulations Made aDay

Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth of
a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is a forty-i years growth, and like
those hardy hchens that garnish the crevices
of Alaska's rocks, it flourishes perennially,
and its reputation has as firm base as the
rocks themselves. No medicine is more high
ly regarded as a remedy for fever and ague,
bilious remittent, constipation, liver and kid
ney disorders, NERVOUSNESS and rheumatism.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Studying a Doubtful Problem.

ct" the idle wanderer heard the man say
to his companion, will run about l 200 to
the ton"
Then the idle wanderer, after the man.
ner of his kind, specialized in his mind
be wondgiE SAID bo ne to h INNS whether
winter supply of l?'-Cmcinnati En-
0uirer
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Killed With an Az.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 29-Amos
Haveland, a farmer, living near Allen
town, was killed Sunday afternoon by
Clarence Doyle, farm hand. The men
were visiting Haveland's son, who is a
farmer at Windsor, about ten miles
from here. They had been drinking
hard cider and got into a quarrel over
Haveland's wife. Doyle struck Have
land in the head with an AK and he
died two hours later. Doyle is at large
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Reindeer in Alaska.

DR.. Sheldon jackson, for 20 years trav.
eler in Alaska, says the governments ex-
pertinent of importing reindeer from Si-
IBERIA is a success, and that the problem OF
winter travelling in the interior is practical
ly solved. Three hundred miles per day can
be made over the snow with relays at rea-
sonable intervals and best of all the reindeer
will rustic his own food.
The best map of the Yukon-Klondi
mining country has been printed in folder
form by the Northern Pacific Ry. Send a
2-cent postage stamp to Chas. S. Fee, G.. p
A, st. Paul, MINI. The folder is full of up
to-date information regarding rates and
routes to Alaska.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Dollar Wheat in C6icago

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-December wheat
took sudden squirt Friday morning
and went from 9614c up to 81, when it
fell back to 99c, at which figure it held
steady. The cable advices were higher
and it was reported that there was a
strong foreign demand. Somebody, It
was said, was in a squeeze.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Prosecution Rests Its Case

New YORK, Nov. 27.-The prosecu-
ton in the Thorn murder trial rested
its casa without putting Mrs. Mack up
on the stand. The defense were not
prepared to go on with the sxamina-
ton of witnesses. and the ooe1:-t ad.
jourped until Monday.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Chinese General Condemned to Death,

LONDON, Nov. EFT is reported that
Chang Koayan, the Chinese general
who was IN command of the fortifiea-
tons at hiao Chou bay and who sur
rendered to the Germans without fir,
ing shot, has been condemned TO
death by the Chinese war council.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
Usually the WAY.

Kenna-I understand you've bought dog
to keep burglars away?
Henna-Yes.
lyon are not troubled any more at night,
then, | suppose?"
"Only by the dog. "-Up-to-Date.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-30
There Is a Class of People.

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress, and but
few can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit Is cts and % cts per pack
age. Try it, Ask for GRAIN-O.