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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
DREW The COLOR LINE.

Strike OF Femal. Employees 81 the Fuieos
Cotton Mills. Dine Of Atlanta'- Bigg eat
Concerns. Against the Introduction Of
CoIored Women Into the Mli-rhe Men
walked Out in sympathy With the
Women.
ATLANTA. Ca. Aug. 1.-Two hundred
women and girls employed at the Full
ton bag and cotton mills in this city
negro help by the management The
operatives learned Tuesday that 25
colored women were to be put TO work
in the folding department. The
white females employed in the mills
gathered about the main entrance and
awaited the arrival % the president,
Mr.. Jacob Elsas. The newly-employed
negro women were already there.
When Mr.. Elsas came the white women
explained that they wanted to know
whether it was true that he proposed
to put negroes To work with them. lie
said he did, and the white women re-
fused 10 go TO work.
At noon the 400 men employed in the
mills walked out in obedience to the
orders of the Textile Workers union.
and in sympathy with the striking fe-
male operatives. This forced the clos
ing down Of the factory. Strikers
gathered in angry groups about tho
mills, and for a time 1t looked rs though
there would be trouble.
The Fulton Bag and Cotton Co. is
IN of the largest of its kind
In the south.
are affected by the strike.
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thusiasm for wealth 10 the rich locsli-
ties almost within the arctic circle will
hnd themselves poorly equipped to cope
with the chilliness of below-zero
temperature. How many may succumb
TO the hardships they must necessarily
undergo in their leap after gold! And
this applies 10 any route that may be
selected by the adventurous spirits who
are rushing in quest Of fortune. There
Is said to be a great difference between
the climate OF the coast and that Of the
interior OF this land Of gold. In winter
there is extreme cold. while In the
short summer the heat is intense. One
OF the prospectors, writing recently
from Dawson City. has told the world
that the dreaded mosquito finds a home
there. and that he is "our worst
enemy"
The landing place by the Yukon river
route Is St. Michael's. about 60 miles
from the mouth of the Yukon. From
this point. before the gold fields are
reached. it is necessary TO pillow the
waters of this great river for a distance
of 1880 miles, leaving behind the terri
tory of the United States as the des-
tinatiou is neared. To reach Dawson
City. states a recent writer. lone must
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
JAPANESE LIMOGES.
Strong Anti-American Feeling Prevails In
Japan.

NEW YORK. Aug. G.-Recent letters
received in this city from Japan state
that a strong anti-American feeling
still exists in that country, and that
Americans are being boycotted
on all sides by Japan. First
the Hawaiian question stirred
up the i'll telling. which was
afterward heightened by the discus
sion, in the United States congress-, on
the tariff, when the proposition was
advanced to tax severely certain Jap
anese goods. The Japanese took this
as n direct affront, and they have not
lost an opportunity since to bclittle
Americans and all that pertains to this
country.
james A. Morse. president of the
American Trading Co., who went L.
Japan two months ago in the interest
of the Cramps and other companies
here, wrote IA week ago hat the out
look for American interests in
Japan was not encouraging.
MIR. Morse expected to secure
the contract for the building Of the
last battleship which the japanese gov
eminent ordered constructed. lie was
about to close the contract when
negotiations were suddenly stopped
and the contract awarded TO an En-
glish firm within "a hours.
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told by miners returned from the Klon-
dyke tittingly rival the stories Of Cali
fornia's golden period.
AS far back as 1850 a deposit Of gold
was found in the basin of the Yukon by
A prospector named George Holt. He
also reported the finding of coarse
specimens along the Hootalinqua river.
But it was the discovery of gold near
sitka in 1873, followed by the finds in
the vicinity of Juneau in 1850. that drew
attention to the possibilities of the
uewly-acquired territory of Alaska as
. gold-producing country. The great
abundance of gold was first madeknown
by Joseph Juneau, who prospected in
the region around the city bearing his
name. In 1885 mining prospectors be-
gan to scatter themselves along the
Rivers Pelly and Hootalinqua, and in
the year following much mention was
made Of the Stewart river as a field for
the enterprising gold hunter. Rich
strikes were made in 1892 by prospec-
tors along Miller creek, a tributary of
Sixty Mile creek. The progress made in
finding gold along the Alaskan and
British Columbian rivers, although Civ
ing high promise of future discoveries
of gold, was not followed by anything
which created a widespread adventur-
GUS spirit among people who were out
aide the mining region.
The Klondyke and its aptly named
golden tributaries, the Bonanza and the
Eldorado, have again turned the heads
of Americans and Canadians, starting
them in pursuit of the metal which has
teen described as bright and yellow,
hard and cold, heavy TO get, and light
TO hold"
The reports from this locality of
riches would indicate that the gold
diggers have comported themselves in
such an unexampied manner in times
OF great excitement as to somewhat
revolutionize the traditions of gold
mine prospecting. Systematically and
orderly did they go about their work,
and when the harvest was reached each
one appears to nave rested content with
the measure of his luck.
Encouraged by their tales of success,
thousands of others are crowding the
outgoing steamers in the hope that sim
ilnr good fortune may be awaiting
them. So dazzling appears the prospect
II 1T distance and hardships are INSULT
GENTLY measured, and the long wintry
Alaskan day which will have dawned
u BON the fortune seekers before they
r ach their intended destination has. il
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TERRIBLE
MIS- Christina Hauptmann Murdered ut ST.
Louis by Her Demented Daughter.

tss -
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Christina. tho
wife of wealthy Peter Hauptmann. the
cigar manufacturer. died a horrible
death Tuesday afternoon at the family
residence From a point juststo the
left of the windpipe to back of the right
ear her throat was hacked and cut in a
most frightful manner.
Indications point to death being
murder-the cool. deliberate. cunning
of the dead woman's daughter. Louisa,
a girl of 25, who has been demented
since her sixteenth year.
Even the members of the Hauptmann
family deny that it could possibly have
been suicide, though they are reticent
IN giving information thai will incrim-
mate the demented daughter.
When the tragedy was discovered
Louisa was found in the back yard va
cantly staring into space and on being
invited intpthe house quietly responded
and went to her room. All efforts on
the part of doctors who had been sum
moned and others to get any response
10 questions put To her were met with
silence. One curious circumstance
about the affair Is that no blood was
found on the person or clothing of the
supposed m~urderess.
The only tangible evidence against
the demented girl is the dying words
of her mother, who on being discov-
cred by another daughter, Mrs. Wind
sheimer. tottered toward the latter
murmuring; ''Sie hats gethan, sic
hats gethan'-'She did it, she did it
The k~eenedged bread knife. with
which the deed was committed, was
found, covered with blood, at the foot
of the settee on which Mrs. Hauptmann
had been taking her afternoon nap.
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LIFE IN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY.
The President and His Party Enjoying
Their Vacation.

P~LArrsBuRe, N. ", Aug. 6.-An-
,ther glorious morning with just
enough breeze to make the day perfect
greeted the inhabitants of the Cham
plain valley. greatly to the delight of
the president and his party. The dress
parade by the Twenty-first infantry,
under command ofsLieut.-Col. McKib.
ben. was repeated yesterday at III
o'clock on the lawn I the west OF
the Hotel Champlain.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
viewed the parade from the balcony OF
their own apartments, and vice-Presi-
dent Hobart and Secretary Alger and
party. from the place set apart for
chem on the broad piazzas.
After the soldiers had departed from
The barracks the band of the Twenty
first gave q concert for an hour, which
was greatly enjoyed. After the con
cert the president and vicc-president
vent for a stroll among the pines.
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traverse Icy plains. climb steep. snow
clad mountains. and invade treacherous
rivers"
In the shorter route, by way of
Juneau, on the southeastern part Of the
Alaskan territory, difficulties are also
encountered. When the Pacific inlets
and straits have been left behind and
the vessel enters the harbor of Juneau
a diversified method Of travel lies before
the gold hunter. 1t takes 90 DAYS to
reach here from Seattle. Then Dyea,
at the extremity Of the Lynn canal. is
made. This town reached. the great
passes of the Chilkoot. Chilkat. and
Moore. with their frequent snowstorms.
next invite the weary traveller to con-
tinue his journey. This is not a path of
roses he is about to tread.
To ave themselves when caught in
the terrible storms which overtake
wanderers in these passes above the
Lynn canal. men have been known to
crawl under some overhanging rock
and remain there without food until
the danger was past. The storms some
times last for several days. From
juneau to Dyea is 100 miles. Crossing
the Alaskan line one goes to Lake Lin
derman. 80 miles. on foot. Then across
the lake for about five miles. after
which an overland journey to the head
waters of Lake Bennett. rs miles long;
on foot again TO the Cariboo river; four
miles to Tagish lake, from whence 81
miles may be Travelled on boat Con-
tinuing through a mountainous coun-
try. Mud lake Is reached; thence 10
White Horse rapids. and on to Lake La
Barge, where 81 miles of navigable wa
ter is found. After a further journey
of 200 miles along the Lewis river the
the Yukon is reached al Fort Selkirk.
From Juneau 10 Dawson is a dis
lance of $50 miles. The following ad-
vice has been offered 10 parties intend
ing TO take this route TO the gold
creeks: NO one should venture with
out eight months provisions. and these
should be bought a; juneau. He should
have 400 pounds of -four. 100 pounds
of beans. 100 pounds Of bacon, 100
pounds of sugar. 10 pounds of tea, 80
pounds of coffee. $50 pounds of mixed
fruit. besides salt. pepper. and cooking
utensils. All these can be bought for
the sum of $50. To convey them to the
head waters Of Lake Linderman would
cost SIS per hundred" A month of
perilous travel is ahead of the prospec-
tor.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
Pleasantly Entertained at Burlington. W.
Shaken by a Veteran.


BURLINGTON, VT. Aug 5-Presideut
Mckinley. Mrs. Mckinley. vice-Presi-
dent Hobart and the rest Of the presi-
Dental party, left at 1880 yesterday
morning on the steamer Maquamar for
burlington, just across the lake from
the Hotel Champlain. They will visit
Fort Ethen Allan, where an excellent
cavalry drill has been arranged.
When at noon the party arrived at
the club house landing Of the Lake
Champaign Yacht club they received a
royal reception. Capt. Dood's crack
troop Of United States cavalry was
waiting at the dock md saluted as the
president stepped ashore. A salute of
cannon was fired, and the waiting
crowds cheered.
The streets of burlington were CAV
with bunting, and it was quite a
triumphal march for the presidents
party from the club house to the house
Of Col. Legrand IL. Cannon. whose in.
vitation to luncheon had previously
beer accepted.
As the carriages stopped before as
ccnding the Hill an old veteran stepped
from the crowd, and. going up to the
president, offered his hand TO him.
The president grasped it and smiled
with pleasure.
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had been misinformed. but we stayed
On only to find hat Thursdays and
fridays experiences were to be but a
repetition of those we had had during
the other days.
pretty tough luck, boys said | TO
them on Saturday morning. "but wei
try the thing once more. and if we have
no luck to-day we will go home to-mor-
row and say nothing
Saturday morning we wentio one OF
the pest holes in the creek. We were
there bright and early, and we hshed'
and fshed and fished. | don't believe
there was a pike within 100000 miles
of the creek, judging by our luck.
Along toward midday there amoiea
down 20 the hole one of the typlcai
eastern Kentuckians-long. gaunt, sal
low and shiftless. He mosied down
through the sand bar without a woru
until he had taken in the situation.
How dye he said.
"'Any pike in this blasted creekT
inquired.
~ dunno. Thar's some here sum
times an a'gin there amt. DO you uns
mind il / take one NV these baitg askea
he, as he pointed at a lot of dead sinners
rotting in tine sun.
"'No. Help YOURSELF l said.
"Then he unlimbered his tackle. lie
had a hickory sapling with an old trot
line wound around and around. ana
pom my word, he had a hook on the
end that q country blacksmith had
made for him out Of a piece OF ola
scrap steel 1t was about three or four
inches long and proportionately thick.
On this he stuck an old sinner that
must have smelt, as it had been in
the sun long enough. Then he made
his cast, and the old pole and line
whirled through the air with a swish.
But he didn't sit down, for he didn't
have to. It's the Gospel truth h a IN
less than ten minutes that old native
pulled out the finest pike ! ever saw
i'm my life and shambled over the sand
bar with the fish over his back ane
then through the willows.
"'Well III be hanged!' was about
all II crowd could say. Let's go
home And we did. From that time
i never kicked at my luck.'-Detron
Free Press.
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A WINTER scENEI IN CIRCLE CITY.

ID to be feared. h1en little taken into
consideration. Few setting out from
San Francisco. Snttle or Vancouver
have stopped 10 think that when Behr-
ing sea has been reached and a dis
lance OF $500 miles traversed over the
waters Of the Pacific. the journey is but
beginning. The cliffs Of ST. M~ichuel's,
however, can only remind the traveller
that there il still before him a voyage al
most as long, much more perilous, and
through an inhospitable country beset
with the dangers Of Alaskan river navi-
cation.
Neither have the seventies Of the
new CLINE been properly reckoned.
Many who have rome forth In their en-
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SPANISH CUPiDITY.
An Attempt to Force Money Fsom the
American Relief Fund.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The action of
congress in appropriating $50. 900 for
the relief of distressed Americans in
Cuba seemingly has resulted in adding
to their sufferings. This may be re-
garded as paradoxical. but its truth is
attested by reports which have just
been received at the department
from consular representatives of
this government in Cuba From
these reports it appears that
Spanish citizens, who have heretofore
permitted destitute Americans to reside
under their roofs, are now evicting
them unless they promptly.pay rent for
the rooms they occupy. Many of the
Americans are i'll and without a penny,
depending upon the American ~consuls
for food and medicine, and are, there
fore, unable to comply with the de
mand of their landlords.
The American ~consuls are not al.
lowed to pay for the lodgings OF citi-
zens Of this government, and, con
seqnently, many who are i'll have been
turne int the streets. The fact that
the rainy season is now on increases
their discomforts. and the consuls re-
port many in a pitiable plight.
While state department officials
would like to expend a portion of the
appropriation made by congress in pro-
viding lodgings for Americans. The lam
guage of the resolution on the subject,
adopted by congress, will not permit of
such action.
The course pursued by Spanish land
lords is greatly condemned by admin.
istration officials.
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KING .
His Majesty OF slam Visits Her Majesty OF
Great Britain.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. J--king Chula-
tongkorn and his suite arrived here
from London on his way 70 visit Queen
Victoria at Osborne His majesty was
received at the railroad station by the
prince of Wales. The warships
here were decorated with bunting
and fired a royal salute as the king
proceeded on his way to the Isle of
Wight At Osborne the king nnched
with the queen, and later took tea with
the prince aud princess OF Wales
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
A CANGE OF TACTICS.

Turkey Now Anxious To Expedite Peace
Negotiations The E~xchcquer Running
Rather Iowa New Loan Not tn he Had
~ Present. and This, with Political Com
stdcrations. Renders flompt settlements
Advisable.
CoNsrANriNoPIE. Aug. 6-The Turk
ish government officials are now mani
Testing a desire Ia expedite the settle
ment % the peace negotiations, owing
To the Strengthened state of the ex-
chcquer. rendering it impossible. under
the present circumstances. to contract
a new loan because of the unhealthy
condition of the troops in Thessaly,
where many of the soldiers are
dying. and for political reasons the
attitude of Bulgaria, Servia and Mon
tenegro being regarded rs threaten
ing
The Turkish minister for foreign
affairs. Tewik Pasha, replying to in
quiries made by the ambassadors of the
powers. has expressed ignorance ofthe
destination of the Turkish feet which
left the Dardanelles on Tuesday last.
1t appears. however, that the warships
are not going to Cretan waters.
which is probably a wise decision
upon the part of the Turkish authori-
ties, as it has been stated that the adj
mirals in command of the fleets of the
powers have decided to oppose. by
force il necessary, the entry of the
Turkish squadron into Cretan waters.
where precautions have already been
taken against such an e~ventuality by
the dispatch of foreign warships 20
guard the different ports of Crete.
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The Klondyke emptIes ! TO The Yukon
30 miles above the Big river. Bonanza
creek is a tributary of the Klondyke
and Eldorado is again a tributary Of the
bonanza. 1t is along these two rivers
that the most extensive finds have been
made. Prospecting on other creeks
along the Klondyke has resulted in con
siderable success. and much Is expectcd
from future operations in this part OF
the Yukon basin.
Circle City Is 200 miles from the Klon-
dyke fields. Fort Reliance Is $50
miles from juneau. The mines Of
.ae Kiondyke run from IS TO 100
miles from the Alaskan bound
arr. and are In Britiah Columbia.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
The BIG CHEMICAL WORKS
OF ID. Jayne = son Destroyed by Fire
Caused by an Explosion of Distilled oil.

or u. Jayne = son Destroyed by Fire
Caused by an Explosion of Distilled OIL.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a fire which
broke out at III o'clock yesterday in
the big chemical works of ID. Jayne &
Sons, at Bermuda and Tucker streets,
Frankford, which are operated by the
Barrett Manufacturing Co. importers
and distillers Of coal tar and manufac-
turers Of roofing. did damage amount
ing to 8 800, 900 before il was gotten un-
der control.
The fire originated in the big distil-
ling house, and is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion OF dis
titled oil. The stilling house and the
valuable machinery were totally de-
stroyed. Other buildings located near
the burned structure were badly dam
aged by flames.
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ROASTED BY ROBBERS.
Terrible Treatment OF John Kennedy. an
Old Jersey Hermit.

New York, Aug. 6.-John kennedy.
an old Jersey man. who lived the life
OF a hermit ever since the death Of his
wife and two children. was found by
his neighbors half naked. bound TO .
shair, with his feet roasted So that he
will be a cripple for the rest Of hi
days. Kennedy lives in . cabin near
kennedy's mills, two miles from Stew
artsville. He is go years old, and was
always believed TO have plenty of
lie SAYS robbers got all he had.
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1t is now too late to reach the Klon-
dyke district this year; and as mining
is possible only during the months OF
May. June and July gold-seekers are
advised by experts to delay the start
for the fields until April Is of next
year. The following summary of the
cost of the trip, from Chicago. and the
length Of time it will require to get
there is reasonably authentic:
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tsettIng % Dnck.

Il see the railroad Bunger has so
much stock in has gone into the hands
Of a receiver"
Too had. | suppose he has io's
cverything"
"Oh. no. lie has been appointed the
rcceiver.'-Brook!yn Life
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1t is astonishing how many men
have been caught by some patent rignS
swindle. w DsmocraI
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Fare. Chicago to Seattle. 81 so
Tourist sleeper, fare .... 90
Pullman D Is 80
Meals. In 10 %
Tourist meals at station.......... q 10
Chicago TO Seattle. in miles.......... 1886
Numbe OF days en- oute.............. {
Steamer fare. Seattle TO Juneau. with
cabin and meals % d
Steamer fare, Seattle TO Juneau. Sec
ond class. including meals.......... ~ 90
Miles. Seattle to Juneau ............. 50
Number Of days, Seattle TO Juneau 3
Cost Of living In Juneau. per day 0O
Steamboat, up Lynn ana TO Heal
ey's Store. miles 100
Sions for one ear. 600 o.
Price OF dog and sled out1t......... 5U "
Last steamer from San Francisco
berths already hlled-August 80.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-31
A PRIVATE WIRE.

Mr.. Ben B. Bryan, one Of the part
ners Of the well-known house Of r. G..
Logan Of Chicago, u In the city, and
is stopping at the Menger. Mr.. Bryan
says that his house will on January I
take charge of the entire private wire
system formerly known as the Lam
son wire, which at present, is in oper-
alton between Memphis and San An
tonic, including all important inter-
mediate points. This will connect
with the Logan system of leased wires
at Memphis, which is tie largest leas-
ed wire plant in the world, and en-
ables them to give service far super
ior to any heretofore known in Texas.
The house of Logan as well as that
of their New York connection, ]. s.
Bache & Co., is well-known in the
commission trade. This will be the
first leased wire system in Texas hav-
ing for New York correspondent a
member of the New York Stock Elk
change.