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The herald., 1897-09-24
OFF FOR ALASKA
The Little Detachment Starts for st.
Michaels

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 23.-Soldiers
and civilians mingled together in busy
crowd today on the Schwabacher dock,
where preparations were being made for
the sailing tonight of the steamer Hum
boldt for St. Michaels, Alaska.
Lieutenant Colonel Randall, with his
twenty-five men from Fort Russell,
looked fit to cope with the rigors and
hardships of the winter that confronts
them on the Yukon. The company had
an outfit of $50 tons of stores and provis-
ions Besides the baggage of the soldiers
the Humboldt carried 400 tons of steam
boat machinery and provisions and 40,-
900 feet of lumber. Lieutenant Colonel
Randall said tonight: "The intention of
the government is to aid American mi
ners in every way possible, and if the
entire detachment is responsible for the
relief of one worthy American 1 shall
feel that the mission to the north has
not BEEN without satisfactory result"
At st. Michaels the company will be
Joined by Captain Ray, who has been
there several weeks. A part of the de-
tachment will be stationed at st. Mich
aels and the rest will go up the >river,
being stationed near the Alaska British
Columbia boundary.
In an interview tonight United States
District Attorney Burton E. Bennett of
Alaska said:
II have been quoted as saying that the
greatest hardships to be encountered by
the northern Argonauts would be met on
White pass, when, as matter of fact,
it will net probably occur on the pass,
haoa1cs thew will hurry over in oOod
weather. AS a matter of fact, do not
believe that 10 per cent of those who go
into the Yukon will ever realize their
anticipated fortunes. The majority will
return to civilization after having spent
what little money they could get to-
gether, with their constitutions broken"
The herald., 1897-09-24

cry month receiving from its consuls and
special ENJOYS totally different news.
The general impression al San Sebastian
and Madrid is that the Spanish govern
ment will try to drag negotiations along
unless it rejects purely and simply the
good offices of the United States on the
ground of public opinion and upon the
further ground that the opposition would
not permit it to tolerate foreign inter-
vention, though amicable."
DON CARLOS LETTER
MADRID, Sept. 23.-The Carlists here
know nothing of letter alleged to have
been written by Don Carlos denying that
he had abandoned his claim to the
throne Of Spain, asserting that Spain
must abandon Cuba, and that the loss
of the island would increase the present
discomfort. The leaders of the party
recently met at Lucerne and came to
various decisions, but these have not
been divulged. No manifesto Is ex-
pected.
The herald., 1897-09-24
PLAYED WITH MATCHES
BURNED THE BUSINESS PART OF
TOWN
Two Chillicothe Citizens Meet Death
in Attempts to Save Property
or Rescue Friends

CHILLICOTHE, O., Sept 23-The viii
lage of Bainbridge was the scene of one
of the most disastrous conflagrations
that has ever occurred i'm this county.
An entire square containing most of the
prominent business houses, several
handsome residences and the Methodist
church, was entirely destroyed, and two
prominent business men lost their lives
drug store of w. P. Beardsley.
The fire was started in a barn In the
rear of PERIL Browns general store by
two little boys, who were playing with
lighted matches. Beardsley's drug
store, adjoining. was next ablaze, and
with the limited means a hand for fight
ing fire it passed all bounds, and be-
came uncomfortable. In the midst of
the excitement a terrible explosion oc-
CURED in the drug store, and Mr.. Boards
ley, who was inside endeavoring to
in the ruins. His brother-in-law, Thos
Higgins, who went to his rescue, was
unable to get out, and was burned TO
death, while several others were more or
less injured, but none fatally.
Getting fresh start from the burning
oils and chemicals in the wrecked drug
store, the fire leaped from house to
house until 1t was evident that the en-
tire square was doomed. The best that
could be done was to prevent the fire
from being communicated to the other
squares. The estimated loss is $50, ,00O
The list of wounded includes Homer
Huling. broken hip, and Albert Frey in
ternal injuries received by falling from
a building.
The herald., 1897-09-24
ANARCHY REIGNS
A Horrible State of Affairs in
Guatemala

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23.-Late to-
night the following private dispatch was
received in this city from Champerico,
Guatemala, via Acapulco:
"Champerico and San Felipe are both
in the hands of the insurgents. Bar
rios has shot and imprisoned prominent
men who sympathize with the revolu-
tionists. The wives of revolutionists
have also been arrested. Anarchy is
feared"
A letter from the City of Guatemala
has also been received. The writer de-
clares that everything at the time of the
writing was in state of chaos. Bar
rios, he says, has lost his head from
fright, and in delirium of terror is
imprisonip,g and shooting all who evince
the slightest leaning towards the in
surgent cause. Loans are collected by
force, and 0eath is the penalty for re-
fusing financial assistance to the die
tator.
Francisco Castillo, Barrios' chief Of
police, under the orders of his superior,
has, it is asserted, usurped the places of
the civil officers.
Barros himself is in constant fear Of
assassination. Two hundred soldiers
sleep in the palace day and night, and he
Is constantly attended by a guard of
picked men, who never leave him alone,
accompanying him even to his bath.
Villa Algeria, the residence of Mrs.
Barrios, is guarded by force of po-
lice. At the other country places of
the president, police are encamped to
prevent the destruction of property.
Barillos is occupying a neutral posi-
tion in the present contest.
The herald., 1897-09-24
COCOANuTS FOR FOOD
AND SOUTH SEA SAvAGEs FOR
COMPANIONS
Scme Of the Sailors of the Seladon
Reach Home After Year of
Suffering

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 23.-The
story of the fate of the missing Nor
wegian bark Seladon was corfremed
today upon the arrival of the steamship
Moana, from Sydney.
The Seladon left Newcastle, N. s. W.,
on July 13, 1896, for Honolulu, with full
cargo of coal. On the night of August
7th at 1880 o'clock. the vessel struck
Starbuck island while running at a
speed of seven knots, ard fifteen min
utes later four feet of water was reported
In the hold, and two boats were launch
ed, with crews of eight men each. AT
ter laying by the vessel until daylight,
Captain Jaeger decided to make for
Maiden island, which he reckoned to be
two days sail Having nothing but a
chart and compass, however, the boats
missed the island and attempted 10
make Christmas island, but missed that
also. They then ran before the wind
and for eleven days proceeded without
mishap. On August 18th the gig cap
sized, and all its occupants except Chief
Officer Kris Nelson, who was drowned,
were picked up by the other boat. Cap
tain Jaeger died of exhaustion on August
Gath, and was buried. On the 23rd day
out, August 30th, the fourteer men di-
vided their last tin of meat, five pounds,
which lasted three days. Meantime
they were dependent upon occasional
showers Of rain for their water supply.
For six more days they sailed on, too
weak to move, and when all hope had
been given up, their boat ran upon the
reef of Sophia island ard cast them
ashore. Fortunately they were picked
up by natives, who treated them with
the utmost kindness, but the ships car
penter, T. Olsen, died from the result
of exposure few days later. After
subsisting upon cocoanuts, turtle and
seabirds for ten months and ten days
the steamer Clyde, boun6i for Aucklar rad
was sighted, and Captain Callaghan
took the shipwrecked men to Fiji, where
they were transferred to the bark Ellen,
which conveyed them to Sydney.
The herald., 1897-09-24

observed by all other lines having off,
ces here, will sell tickets direct from
this city east by way of Portland and
Oregon and will do away with the extra
charge at Portland. The Northern Pa
cific has announced reduced rate from
Tacoma to Chicago of $57 first class, and
$42 second-class. These cuts in the
northwest may indicate coming rate
competition there, but the Southern
Pacific, controlling the situation here.
will not take part in any rate war should
it attempt to come south.
The Southern Pacific railroad today
announced and put into effect reduced
freight rates between Fresno and Visa
liza. The old rates stand between Visalia
and San Francisco and between Visalia
and Stockton. The new rates conform
exactly with those previously estab-
lshed over the same territory by the
Valley road.
The herald., 1897-09-24
KILGORE'S DEATH
A Famous Texan Vacates the United
States Bench

ARDMORE, 1. T., Sept. 2S-Judge
Kilgore, ex-congressman from Texas,
died this afternoon after short illness.
Mr.. Kilgore was born in Newman, Ga,
Feb. 20, 1885. In 1916 he removed with
his parents to Rusk county, Texas
where he received a common school edu-
cation. He served in the confederate
army, first as private and by successive
promotions reached the grade of adju-
tant-general. serving as such in Ector's s
brigade, Army of the Tennessee. He was
wounded at Chickamagua. He was ad-
mitted to the bar after the war and in
1875 was member of the Texas consti-
tutional convention. He was a presi-
Dental elector in 1880 on the Hancock
and English ticket, and in 1884 was elect
ed to the state senate for four years,
and in the following year was chosen
president of that body for two years. He
was elected to the Fiftieth, Fifty first
and Fifty-second congresses as Demo-
crat.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Methodists South

OAKLAND. Cal, Sept. 23.-At the arr
nual conference of the Methodist Church
South today the following clergymen
were admitted to the conference on pro-
baton: j. A. G. Shipley of Colusa, C. L.
McCausland of San Francisco, and j. D.
,Houck of Fresno. Bishop Hargrave in
speaking of the duties of the church
stewards, paid high tribute to the Ep-
worth league. After the appointment
of an auditing committee the session ad-
jOurned
The herald., 1897-09-24
The Great Burgo Feast

COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 23.-The Union
Veteran Legion did not hold their ses-
sion today, the time being given to the
great Burgo feast at the park in the
afternoon. In the parade were the
Seventeenth United States infantry
Fourteenth National guard, visiting
Union Veteran Legion encampments
from cities in Ohio and ensylvania,
local G. A. r. and many old soldiers un-
attached to any organization. The pa.
rade was reviewed from grand stand
at the court house by Governor Bushnell
and the officers of the National encamp-
ment of the U. v. L. The remainder of
the day and evening was given to social
festivities.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Can Paw All Claims

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23-W. F
Karron, now imprisoned in the county
Jail here charged with embezzlement
has fallen heir TO a quarter of million
dollars James Karron. the prisoners
uncle, who was a prominent mining op-
orator of Montana and Nevada died last
week at Austin, Iowa, leaving property
at 100000 to be equally divided be-
tween his two nephews. One of these
is the prisoner, w. F. Karror; the other
Linnie Karron, is barber in Sioux City
No other surviving relatives are known
to exist. The San Francisco heir was
formerly business manager of "Califor-
mia Commerce." souvenir magazine.
The herald., 1897-09-24
BRITISH VENGEANCE
The King Of Benin Sentenced to
TransportatiDri

LAGOS, West Coast of Africa, Sept
23.-DrunaTni, the king of Benin, who
has been on trial at Benin City since Au-
gust last, with number Of his leading
chiefs, charged with being concerned
with the massacre of the unarmed expe-
dition under British Consul Phillips. has
been condemned to be transported to
Gala bar, slave settlement of British
West Africa.
Three of the king of Benin's chiefs
were previously sentenced. Two of
them were shot. and their bodies dis
played Ranging in the streets for twenty
four hours. The third of these chiefs
escaped a similar fate by committing
suicide.
The herald., 1897-09-24
The Upham Estate

VALLEJO. Cal, Sept. 23.-The will of
the late Emery l. Upham was filed for
probate at Fairfield today The value
of the estate is $S5O.OO0, and the legacies
include one of the Good Templars'
homes for orphans. amounting to $780,
90. This bequest, which is provisional,
Is practically annulled by a subsequent
provision requiring that if there it not
sufficient money to pay the Individual
legacies that the sum intended for the
home should be divided pro rata.
The herald., 1897-09-24
The Dead Duke

LONDON, Sept 24-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says the dis
aster that befell the torpedo boat No.
&C. which capsized and sunk near the
first lightship off Cuxhaven with Com
mander Duke Frederick William Of
Mecklenburg-S -Schwerin and eight of her
crew, was due to her being swamped by
a heavy sea- AS she was sinking the
duke called out to his men, telling them
to save themselves. The survivors of
the wreck praise his courage and cool
ness He was a popular and promising
officer.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Tired of Life

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. pa neatly
dressed woman, who had given her
name as Miss Schreiner, but who was
subsequently discovered to be Aimee de
Lisalle was found dead this morning
on the floor of her room at 1904 Post
street. A bullet hole through her right
temple and nickel-plated revolver by
her side showed how she had taken her
life. The reason for her deed is not
known.
The herald., 1897-09-24
HEAVY FROSTS
Damages the Tobacco Crop in Several
States

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 23.-Relia-
Bile reports show the tobacco crop has
been badly damaged by frosts through
out Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
Many planters report that about one
half an average crop will be harvested.
Hopkinsville Ky.-Carefully prepaed
estimates of the injury done to the to-
bacco crop of this section Of the state By
the heavy frosts of the last two nights
are that at least 30 per cent of the crop
has been killed and that much damage
has been done to the rest of the crop.
There was an advance of 81 in the local
tobacco market yesterday and further
advance of so cents today. Reports
from other sections of Kentucky are that
the crop has been seriously damaged.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Russian Coal Oil

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-From Rus.
sian sources United States Consul Ger.
main at Zurich learns that a traffic ar.
rangement has just been closed between
the German and Russian state railways
whereby the Russian coal oil producers
will henceforth be enabled to compete
successfully with American coal oil in
the German markets. Direct shipments
will be made from the Caspian sea and
V;olga ports to the principal German
cities without the present burdeneome
and expensive transfer at the frontier.
The herald., 1897-09-24
STATE PRODUCTS
To Be Put on Exhibition in New York
CITY

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 23.-The
leading hotel men of California have
just perfected a plan for maintaining in
New York City an attractive exhibit of
all manner of products of the soil and
factory in this state.
A meeting for the purpose was held to-
day. A canvass of immediate pros
poets showed that there will be available
for the project $412.50 month for the
next two years.
CIV. Lynch was elected to take charge
of the New York bureau. He will pro-
ceed with the plan on October 1st.
An energetic effort will be made to
swell the fund to $500 month, so that
the bureau may be a greater credit to
the state and a means of inducing visi-
tors to come here.
The herald., 1897-09-24
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Two little boys at Chillicothe, o.,
start destructive and fatal fire.
Political conditions in Hayti prom
ise to cause revolution, and that very
soon.
The cruise of the Raleigh along the
Morocco coast made the savage sui
tan very meek.
The Still abduction case at War
rensburg, Mo-, is even yet likely to
end in lynching.
Crew of the bark Seladon saved
after year of suffering among saw
ages of South Sea island.
The yellow fever situation shows
little change; new cases reported are
somewhat less numerous and the num-
Der of deaths greater.
Japanese officials at Washington
deny the stories Of the landing Of jap
anese soldiers at Hawaii; the gunboat
Wheeling ordered to Honolulu from
San Francisco.
Ethan Allen, president Of the
Cuban league, issues an address to
Cubans; men in authority deny that
any ultimatum has been sent to Spain,
or that such step is contemplated.
The Valley road ready to use the
money obtained by selling bonds;
Mckinley will sanction the sale Of the
Union Pacific road, and the govern
ment will pocket loss Of twenty-five
million dollars; interstate commerce
commission hearing; railroad notes.
The herald., 1897-09-24
The Mortgage Law

TACOMA, Sept. 23.-The Ledgers
Olympia special says: The supreme court
handed down today the most important
decision, declaring that the new mort
gage law passed by the last legislature 10
unconstitutional. The question pro-
vided for a years stay of sale and for
the fixing of the valuation by the judg-
ment creditor or judgment debtor as Z
minimum price to be paid at such sale.
The law now compels him to wait more
than a year after Judgment before he
can have the sale made and this pro-
vision of the law is retroactive and void.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Officers Gone Wrong

ST. LOUIS, Sept. pa special to the
Republican from Guthrie, Ok, says: An
attempt to hold up the southbound Santa
Fe passenger train near Edmond at
o'clock tonight was frustrated by deputy
marshals and several of Chief Kenney's
men. The outlaws are being chased.
Two of them are ex-deputy United
States marshals.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Political Positions

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2S.-In the
United States district court, Albert
Smith of Alturas, was appointed United
States district commissioner for the
northern district of California. Frank
Peck of Loyalton, Sierra county, was
also appointed Z commissioner.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Practical Economy

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2S.-Fifty-
four clerks are to be dropped from the
pay roll of the county clerks office a.
the end of the month unless the superior
court, to which the clerk has appealed
for advice, directs him to continue his
present staff. He contends he is una
BILE to conduct his office properly on
$4,000 a month, and he fears that If he
exceeds that sum an effort will be made
to remove him for malfeasance.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Gold From Australia

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 23.-The
steamship Moana, which arrived today
from Sydney. via Honolulu. brought 135
boxes of English sovere.gns valued at
$3,375000, and Is boxes of bullion, valued
at $310,S50. These shipments OF gold
are simply matter of exchange the
Australian banks buying their bills of
exchange here irstead of in London.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Murder and Marriage

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 2S.-
Robert J. HILBERT was placed on trial in
Mayslanding today on the charge of at
tempting to murder Mrs. Phoebe Phil
lips at Atlantic City last summer. He
shot her four times. After all the evil
dence was in, HILBERT and Mrs. Phillips
were allowed to see each other, and sur
prised everybody by announcing that
they intended to be N = lied and the
ceremony was performe4 at once.
The herald., 1897-09-24
Arizona Mining

PHOENIX. Sept. 2S.-Articles Of In
corporation of the Yorkshire Lass Min
ing company were filed here today. Il
is Kern county, California, incorpora-
ton, with capital stock of $4,000, ,000
The incorporators are: "A. G. Harper.
Harry F. Parker, w. B. Connell. n. !.
Bauer, John T. Jones and 7. J. HaxxinG-
ton.
The herald., 1897-09-24
An Arizona Omcial

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept 23.-Dr. g. w.
Vickers of Prescott was appointed to-
day by Governor McCord to be terri
torial auditor, vice c. p Leitch, re-
signed. The appointment takes effect
on October 7th.
The herald., 1897-09-24
The Assasins' Advocate

PARIS, Sept. 23.-La Libertaire has
been seized by the police for publishing
an article advocating the assassination
of President Faure, King Humbert and
the Queen Regent Of Spain.
The herald., 1897-09-24
FRENCH COMMENT

PARIS, Sept. pa dispatch from Ma
drid to the Temps says: 'The attitude
Of the United States has caused a great
sensation at Madrid, because opinion has
been lured on by the optimist commune
cations from the Spanish minister at
Washington upon the character and du-
ration of the correct attitude of the gov
ernment and that, too, despite several
warnings from Mr.. Olney and Mr. Cleve-
lands message.
"The official bulletins of Captain Gen
eral Weyler have received too much con-
fidence. when the United States was ev-
The herald., 1897-09-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23.-Here-
after the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton company, which has entered San
Francisco on, rates on q par with those
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pended a large evergreen bell. The
bride was accompanied by her father,
E. #. Johnson. She wore a white silk
gown, trimmed with pearl and lace,
and carried a bouquet OF bridal roses
and lilies of the valley. Her maid of
honor, Miss Carrie Burns, of Great
Bend, was gowned in white silk,
trimmed with chiffon and ribbon. She
carried a bouquet of white carnations.
The groom was attended by Lewis N.
Boyle. The bridesmaids were Miss
May wilkins, who wore green organdie
over white; and Miss Grace Warner,
who wore yellow and white silk,
trimmed with chiffon, each carrying a
bouquet of pink carnations. The ush-
ers were Harry S. Stephens, Herbert
T. wilkins, Ralph d. Williams and
Dim Wilson. After the ceremony and
congratulations, refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb left on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
night line for New York and Washing
ton. d. c. Their future home will be
In Jersey City.
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AVOCA.

Mr.. Frank Fadden, of Newport
News, Va, is visiting at the home of
his parents on Vine street.
Miss Lydia Connor and Mrs. Mary
Rowan were visitors in Scranton yes
terday.
Messrs. Z. e. Snyder and Fred Wood
worth are overseeing the opening of
Mr.. HOLSTERS new store above Car
bondale.
Miss Jennie Newln is visiting friends
in Plains.
Miss Alice Carbon, of Pittston, is Wis
itng friends in town.
Miss Florence Bellas returned to her
home in Hackettstown yesterday after
several months residence at the home
of her sister, Mrs. ]. LaRue.
N r. Hoskins is in Tunkhannock
where he is fulfilling several days con-
tract, painting and frescoing a fine
residence.
Hon. j. ]. Morahan, DIR. Doherty, T.
j. Fitzsimmons and NJ. f. Whalen have
returned from New York city.
Miss Nora Henngan, of Scranton, is
the guest of Miss Sarah Taylor.
Mrs. James Connolly and family are
spending a few days with friends in
town.
Oscar Wilson and John Touhill, of
Pittston, were visitors in town on
Thursday afternoon.
Master William Sammon, of the
North End, is critically i'll of pneu-
monia.
The funeral of Edward Mcdonald
will take place on Sunday afternoon
at l o'clock Interment will be in St.
Johns cemetery, Pittston.
Miss Bertha Dunn, of Plymouth, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. James Jen-
nings, of the North End.
Messrs. James Ward, F. j. Beam
ish, James LAWN, d. j. Burns, James
Ryder, James Connolly and Misses b.
Rea, Vina Gibbons and Kate Clark will
represent the temperance societies of
this town at the Catholic Total Absti-
nence union quarterly convention at
Plains tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Edith Anderson, of Green Ridge,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
The Sarsfield Literary club rendered
their friends social in the new hall
last evening. Excellent music was
rendered and the guests were amply
repaid for their kindness in assisting
at the fair conducted by the society
several months ago.
On Wednesday evening the Avoca
Dramatic company presented the play
Broken Fetters" to large and ap-
preciative audience at the Sarsfield
opera house. The cast throughout was
an excellent one and shows careful
study and acting on the parts assigned
each member. For an amateur per-
formance it exceeded expectations and
should the company reproduce the
drama a crowded house would greet
them.
The Home Dramatic company will
produce Crawford Claim" for the ben
eft of the Hose company on May 26.
Mr.. Robert Cranston has returned
home after a few days visit at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull, of
Dunmore.