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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
INVESTIGATING THE BABY.

A baby cart, which was occupied by
a child about 2 years old, broke loose
from its moorings in front OF dry
goods store on Monroe avenue recently
and went sailing along for about 40
feet and brought up against a dry
goods box. Some boys came along
and observed the situation Of the
cart. and they stopped to size up the
occupant.
"Pull up his hair and see il he has
got any grit" suggested one.
His hair was pulled. Tears came to
his eyes, but lie did not yell.
LET him bite your finger" suggest
ed another. "I'll dare any boy in the
crowd to put his finger in the little
feller's mouth"
The challenge vas accepted. A
dirty finger inserted, and the baby
sucked at it in q melancholy way
and seemed to be thinking Of the long
ago.
"Give him a marble and see il he'll
swallow it," pipcd Il little kid.
A great, big, dirty marble was lshcd
out Of a boys pocket and put into the
baby's mouth. lie bit at 1t and rolled
1t around and finally spat 1t out.
TRY him with terbacker and see II
he knows how to cllaw," advised a
freckle faced boy.
The only mi in the crowd who had
arrived at the dignity of "chawing"
bit of a piece Of plug aud was about
to offer it when the mother come run
ming down the street and broke into
the crowd and bestowed a kick OF a
cuff upon each one before they could
get away.
"YOu young villalnsm she shouted
as they halted in the middle of the
street.
"Who's a villyun?" demanded the
biggest boy.
"YOu arem
"Humph! Do you think we never
saw a kid before? He never cost
morc'n 3 cents ut the outside, and you
are d0in $40 worth Of hOllerin! Let's
stand around, boys, aud give him the
whoopin con"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

They killed Il white postmas'e n.m ~
In Michigan last week. lis a -
was Ubly. Georgia sends WORDS "
greeting.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
SrARrLINa DIVORCE STATISTICS

STARTLING DIVORCE STATISTICS
The court statistics OF Marion
comfy, Ind, have been compiled and
sent to the state statistician. Two
facts worthy OF note are developed by
the figures. One Is that one out OF Il
little less than four marriages In the
county proves such a failure that d.
yorce has followed. There were 1850
marriage licenses and 40 divorces.
There are no statistics OF those who
endure many things rather than have
their children suffer from divorce.
Another point Is that 800 foreigners
have declared their intention OF TAX
ing out naturalization papers, while
only about 45 have done o TAis Is
due to the fact that the law admits
OF voting after s'intentioD has been
declared" and after acquiring the
suffrage they do not think 1t worth
while to become citizens .-lndianap-
oils Journal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

Just at present Nj. David ben n''ss
Hill and Mrs. Luelgcrt are tnc ...'ns
conspicuous persons who arcns '''''
Il thing.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

The Columbia (M0.) School Board
recently, on motion OF Walter Viii
liams, passed unanimously a resolu-
ton declaring that the teachers err.
ploycd by the district should hereaf-
ter teach AZ the proper pronunciation
OF the nameof THAT State "Mizzoury."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

A Kentucky editor got lost In q cave
recently and had TO light with bats.
TO scare them away he saturated his
coat with whisky and set DIRE 70 Il.
The question IL: What was an editor
doing with whisky IN his possession?
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

The San francisco Chronicle says:
"Nlcn the new stamps como cut 1t Is
to be hoped that our Southern friends
will lick Them instead Of the p0stmas-
ter" $50
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

Says the Philadelphia Press: "While
the councilmcn OF Chicago were In
session the other day planning to
steal the city a sneak thief stole the
watch of one OF the aldermen. Talk
about honor among thieves!"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

When a woman tells you to get of
the earth, jump.
10 guess a woman's tact compli-
mcut her; to guess her breeding lie to
her.
II you want to test a girls temper
tell her you don't think she can wear
the color you know she likes best.
IN. Y. Press.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29

The New York Journal snecringly
remarks: "a Chicago man was muir
dered and robbed for the small sum OF
80 cents. The competition in that
town is so strong that the thugs are
working at starvation prices"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-29
The Chicago Tines Herald tells the

The Chicago Times. Herald tells the
following good story.
Three negroes not long ago made q
bet among themselves that each could
name a supper that would be better
than the Others could name. They
put up a dollar apiece, and the one
that named the dishes that would con-
stitute the best supper should take
the 90. They drew straws rs TO when
ones should be the 1rst and the Ias'
to make up the menu for the imag'na'
ry meal. The first man said hc cOulu
not think Of anything better than
greens boiled with hog. jdwl. For s'de
dishLs he wouldtakc corn bread, Soute'
black-cyed peas and wash them oowu
with buttcrmilk. The other two
smacked their lips.
"WeIl, for me-" said number t"o'
I'D take fried chicken, hot biscuits
buttcred and spread over wid pre-
servcs-and den, n dcn-let's see
ycs'n, 'simmon beer and ginger cakes
The mouths Of the other two sp'l'eu
water, ana 1t was apparent tina wv,
were hungry. 1t came number t''ec'
time.
"w'y, youse nigrers don't kno"
what's good" said he. TEL me, foos,
what's bettcr'n .possnm baked W."
sweet 'tatcrs scattered I'LL 'roun ~
swimmin' In de gravy? Hey! N uen
after youse dune nlbbled at de ooNe'
tell dey amt NO more meat on em,
dcrc set DC wattrmilyon starln , ,vt
10 dc face lik'. .Hcy" and with '"''
he started to pick up the money.
"You leaves dat money alone ~
other two yelled 10 chorus.
warn't bettin' ayin no sure th'he'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
SALE OF CARNEGIE PLANT.
Russian Government Wants it, il is
Said-More Armor Plate.

New York. July PA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Long has again asked the
the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies
to furnish the government with armor
for the battleships Wisconsin, Illinois
and Alabama at a cost of $500 a ton.
The communicate thus making the
propositions have been forwarded to
the companies and the secretary has re-
quested that immediate replies be
made. Before taking any further steps
in the way of carrying out the law he
desires to know the intentions of the
armor firms.
1t is reported that the Carnegie COM
pany is considering a proposition for
the sale of it's plant to- the Russian
government. This report has been in
circulation in ordnance circles for some
days, and while the representatives of
the Carnegies in this city profess to
know nothing about it, some ordnance
experts believe there may be some
foundation for it. The reply of the
Carnegie company to the secretary 8
communica ton, it is asserted, will in
dictate whether not there is any truth
in the report regarding the sale of the
establishment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
RAILROAD FOR ALASKA.
A Delaware Company Will Build to
the Yukon.

Wilmington, Del, July 22.-The Yu-
ton company which was formed here
final arrangements for operations in the
feet a plan which will solve the vexs-
tiouS problem of shortage of supplies in
the Yukon territory.
In 1886, P. I. Packard of Portland
Ore, who is interested in the company,
went to the Yukon district to locate a
route from the coast to TeSlin Lake,
the head of the navigable waters of the
Yukon, upon which a railway could be
built.
With the aid of Indians he located the
pass leading direct from Taku Inlet on
the Alaska coast to Teslin Lake. This
pass he learned was then known only to
five white men. In October of last year
he returned and made his report to the
company and Immediately it applied for
charters in West Virginia, British Co
lumbia, and Canada, all of which were
granted last spring. AS encourage
ment to the enterprise British Columbia
made the company a grant of 5,120 acres
of land to the mile of railway to be built
in all $50, 900 acres.
In an interview last night Mr.. Pack
ard, who is here completing arrange
ments for the beginning of operations,
said that the road will be a great boon
to miners, as it viii lreduce the cost of
their supplies and remove the present
dangerous delays to their transportation
up the Yukon river. 1t will be $50 miles
long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
$50 a DAY
Is Required to Live on in Dawson
City-Saloon Makes $4,000
a Week

Seattle, Wash, July 22.-Fred Price,
a Seattle man who has returned from
the Klondyke with several thousand
dollars in gold, says that there is great
fear of suffering on the part of those
who attempt to go into that country
without an abundance of provisions.
He does not believe the trading ccm-
panies can begin to supply the demand
which will be made. upon them Price
thinks the men who take up horses to
cross the pass from Dyea will do well.
They can get their provisions in easy
that way and sell the horses for dog
meat afterwards.
He also advises newcomers to look
for claims on other creeks besides the
tributaries of the Klondyke, the latter
being pretty well staked out. Stewart
river creeks promise we'll as the
Klondyke. He says further that gam
bling dens and dance houses have al
ready opened in Dawson. Games of
every description are running and some
of the miners play heavily. They go
into the mining town in sheer despera-
ton at the loneliness and gloom of
winter and gamble recklessly to break
the mOnotony. Price says it is hard to
get along in Dawson City on less than
$50 a day, and many of the men spend
ten times that much. He claims that
one saloon cleared up $500 in three
weeks this summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22

that we have here a district which will
give 1000 claims of 500 feet in length
each. Now, 1000 such claims will re-
require at least 5000 men TO work them
properly, and as wages for working in
the mines are from So to SO per day
without board, we have every reason
to assume that this part of our terri
tory will in a year or two contain 10000
souls at least, for the news has gone
to the coast and an unprecedented in
fux is expected next spring. And this
is not all, for a large creek called In
dian creek joins the Yukon about mid
way between Klondyke and Stewart
rivers, and all along this creek good
pay has been found. All that has stood
in the way of working it heretofore has
been the scarcity of provisions and the
difficulty of getting them up there from
here. Indian creek is quite a large
stream and it is probable it will yield
Further south yet lie the heads of
several branches of Stewart river on
which some prospecting has been done
this summer and good indications
found, but want of provisions prevented
development. Now gold has been
found in several of the streams joining
Pelly river, and also all along the Hoot
aliqu. In the line of these finds further
south are the CaSair gold fields in Brit
ish Columbia, so the presumption is
that we have in our territory along the
eaSterly waters of the Yukon a gold
bearing belt of indefinite width and up
wards of 300 miles long, exclusive of the
British Columbia part of it.
Good quartz is also reported on the
hills around Bonanza creek, but of this
/ will be able to speak more fully after
my proposed survey. 1t is pretty GER
tain from information / have got from
prOspectorS that all, or nearly all, of the
northerly branch of White river is on
our side of the line. Copper is found
on it. 1 have also seen a specimen of
silver ore said to have been picked up
in a creek flowing into Bennett lake,
about IA miles down it on the east side.
when it was fairly established that
Bonanza creek was rich in gold there
was a great rush from all over the
country adjacent to Forty Mile. The
town was almost deserted. Men who
had been in a chronic state of drunk
enness for weeks were pitched into
boats as ballast and taken up to stake
themselves a claim, and claims were
staked by men for their friends who
were not in the country at the time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
100000 MORE.
Alaskan Gold Continues to Pour in
With More to Follow.

San Francisco, July 22.-The steam
ship Umatilla, which arrived today
from Puget Sound, brought down al
most 5000, 900 worth of Alaska gold, of
which $136, 900 was in gold dust from Sc
attic consigned to WellS-Fargo compa-
ny.
There were several other shipments
of gold in Sacks one of which was di-
rect from Juneau, and advices from
that place are to the effect that at least
$750000 worth of dust was awaiting
shipment at various Alaskan stations.
Among the sensational advices recelv-
ed was one from ST. Michaels to the eff
feet that over four millions in gold dust
fortunes recently brought to the coast
by miners, will be shipped through
Wells-Fargo company ;other lucky min
ers have reached the island since the
departure of the Excelsior and Portland
who have secured greater fortunes in
dividually than those whose stories
have already been told.
Although the capacity of the steam
ers Portland, which sails tomorrow for
st. Michaels, and the Excelsior which
sails on the 28th, is limited to about 10
passengers, over 1000 applications have
been made for berths. Most of the dis
appointed ones are making arrange
ments to travel hence to Tacoma by rail
and secure passage on the Mexico and
Topeka which sail thence next week,
but many must inevitably wait until
next spring, and their disappointment
10 sOrIa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
KLoNDYKE GOLD INFERIOR.
It il Not So Valuable as That Mined
in California.

San Francisco, Cal, July 22.-Assist-
ant Weigher w. A. Underhill of the
Selby Smelling company states that the
gold from the Yukon is not of so much
value as that produced in California In
speaking of the matter he said:
1--WE have found the miners from the
Yukon a very nice class of people to
deal with, and they have not been de-
ceived in the value of the gold they
have brought back with them. It is
fact that the Yukon gold is not as
valuable as that produced in this state.
We have found that there are from so
to 100 points more base metal in the
northern product. These base metals
are iron, lead and few others, and
there is large quantity of silver also.
We look principally for the gold and
silver. 1t is the iron that gives the
Yukon gold it's fine, rich color.
'Of course, these other metals de-
crease the value a little. The nuggets
from the Yukon are worth ST and $1S
per ounce, and the finer gold dust is
worth from SIG to ST. per ounce. With
the California gold the value is about
81 an ounce more, that is, nuggets run
from $18 to $40 and gold dust never less
than SIT per ounce.
"Our assayers have found several
other metals than those 1 have men,
toned, but no attention is paid to them,
as the other base metals do not cut
much of a figure in the general value -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
AN ACTRESS NEW CAD"
Has Herself Bitten by a Rattlesnake
"Whlle Picking Huck cherries"

New York, July 22.-Miss Edith Crane,
actress, went out to pick berries few
days ago, was bitten by a rattlesnake
and for several hours she hung between
life and death. She has a summer
home at Mink Hollow, in the Catskills,
and at the close of the theatrical sea-
son went there to spend the summer
with her sister Mrs. s. NJ. Crane.
Last Wednesday morning. she says,
ST went out to pick huckleberries for
dinner. I was in wild portion of the
country, about half mile from home,
when 1 stepped on what looked like the
dried branch of a tree. It was a rattle
snake and before I could realize my
danger it had bitten me in the ankle.
The pain was something excruciating
I dropped my basket and ran all the
way to the house, crying for help. None
came and tainted from fright and ex-
haustion just as reached the door,
The housel1eeper, who was Miss Edith
Cranes nurse, came in, pulled off the
stocking and applied her lips to the
blue mark on the ankle. For nearly
an hour she knelt there, sucking the
poison away, and saved Miss Cranes
life. Miss Crane was unconscious for
ten hours,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22

At st. Michae1s the Portland's pas
sengers and freight will be transferred
to river steamers for the $500 mile trip
to Dawson City.
Next Friday the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company's steamer Queen leaves
Seattle for Juneau and Dyea. She will
have full list of people who will go
into the KlOndyl<e overland On Sun
day the Mexico will sail for the same
point, with her accommodations all en-
gagged. Tomorrow the steamer Ice
lander goes from Victoria to Dyea and
Skagaway bay and the company's rep
resentatiVe here says she will have all
she can carry. Today a deal was
about closed for the purchase of the
steamers Eliza Anderson and w. j.
Merwin, Sound boats, which will be put
on the route.
A special meeting of the city council
was held today to take action concern
ing the necessity of raising the pay of
policemen. So many officers have re-
signed to go north that the department
is badly crippled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
PROSECUTEINDIA EDITORS
England Thinks India Papers Pub
lished Seditious Articles to Stir
Up the Natives.

Bombay, July 22.-The government
has decided to prosecute some of the ed
itors of the newspapers in the Poona
district which have been most conspic-
uous in the publica ton of seditious ar
ticles of late, calculated to stir up the
natives against British rule.
The articles chiefly complained of are
those that have put a false construc-
ton upon the efforts of the officials to
check the spread of the plague. These
endeavors have been reported as made
in utter defiance of the native religious
customs and prejudices, the sanitary
purpose of the regulations being abso-
luteIy, and it appears, wilfully, ignored.
The publications are believed to have
been largely responsible for the recent
outbreaks in Poona district and along
the Hoogly, including the disturbances
in Calcutta.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
ATKINSON FAvoRs srRIKERs
Says They Will All Go Out in West
Virginia in Time

Chicago, July PA shortage of coal
has begun to make itself manifest in
the Chicago market. The Chicago Su-
gar Refinery, which uses 400 tons of BIZ
luminous coal daily, has suspended on
GRAFTON in view Of the high prices of
coal.
Local coal men believe that the su-
gar refinery suspension is a forerunner
of number of similar cases when large
consumers attempt to replenish their
stock.
Gov. Atkinson of West Virginia, who
is here attending the Logan day cere-
monies, believes the miners will even
tually win in the great coal strike He
says:
''Al the Indications in West Virginia
point to the success of the miners L
believe that the miners in my state will
leave their work. They have nothing to
complain of, but are in sympathy with
the suffering miners outside So am 1,
and so is everybody else know any
thing about. There are IS, 900 miners in
the state and of course it will take time
to reach them all and perfect organiza-
ton, but there is no reason for the dis
enlargement of the strikers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
PROMINENT MEN GOING.
Many Persons in Seattle Forsake
Good Business for KlondYke.

Seattle, Wash, July 22-The steamer
Portland which sails this afternoon for
St. Michaels, Alaska, carries 125 pas
sengers, the full limit, and is loaded al
most to the danger limit with provis-
ions. Among her passengers are sew
eral well known men. Ex-Governor
McGraw, who for many years was pres
ident of the First National bank of Sc
attic, governor of Washington for four
years ending last January, and later
candidate for United States senator to
succeed w. 8. SQuires, goes to the
Klondyke to seek fortune again.
General NJ. E. Carr, formerly briga-
der general of the state militia, and
whose law practice is the largest in the
state, is also passenger on the Port
land. Captain A. J. Ballet, at one
time Yale's greatest oarsman and foot
ball player, leaves handsome law
practice to seek gold on the Yukon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
STRIKERS HOLD A TRAIN.
Engineer Uncouples Locomotive and
Leaves Them.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 22.-Fifty striking
miners at Farmin gton seized a BurIing-
ton freight train yesterday, demanding
that it carry them to Dunformline,
where they intended to call out the $50
miners at work, their wages having
been increased 8 per cent. They re-
fused to pay or get off and held the
train until the conductor cut off the
engine and ran to Canton, returning
with the sheriff and the states attor-
ney.
They argued with the men, and the
latter finally abandoned the train after
holding it five hours. The Peoria
country miners are threa tening to
march across country to Dunformline
today to force the men out. The man.
ayers of the mine say the men want to
keep at work and are preparing for
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
coal ROADS COMBINE.
An Agreement Formed by the Soft
Coal Roads Similar to the
Anthracite Deal

New York, July 22-The Evening
Post says: Plans are now approved by
leading interests for agreement
among the soft coal roads and it was
said today merely awaited the action
of one or two parties before formal
adoption.
The nature of the agreement is not
yet made public, but in a general way it
may be stated to be one for keeping the
traffic within reasonable bounds and
making it yield fair returns. The plan
has no direct bearing on the strike Sit
uatfon, in fact it is quite independent
of it So far as its proposition and it's
details are known, it reflects conditions
similar to those not known to govern
in the anthracite trade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
RATcHFoRD IN WEST VIRGINIA
Most of the Kanawha Miners Go Out
Today

Wheeling, w. Va, July 22.-The ar
rival of President Ratchford at Fair
mont is the event of the day in West
Virginia.
It is not likely that Ratchford will be
able to do anything which Debs cannot
do. Debs, Ratchford and the other or
ganizerS held a conference today at
Fairmont to devise plans for future
work. They favor the commissioning
of all the strikers as missionaries to
work from man to man among the min
ers in their homes.
The great trouble has been to get
them out to big meetings on account
of the surveillance of the opera tors. All
the soft coal miners did not go out in
Kanawha today as it was promised, but
most of them did. They ask for an in
crease in paY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-22
SOME MINERS GO TO woRE.
They are Mining Coal for Railroad
Use at Glendale

Wheeling, w. Va, July 22.-There is
little change in the local mining strike.
Some of the miners who struck at the
Glendale works returned to work rather
UNEXPECTEDLY. They are engaged in
mining coal for the Baltimore & Ohio
and Ohio River roads But for this
partial resumption at Glendale the Ohio
River road would have been greatly in
conveniene ed.
There is no change in the station at
Diflonvale. There will be a demon
vicinity today for the purpose of in
ducing the men at the Boggs Run
mines to join the strike Employees of
five companies will form in line and