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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

the 30th There is another pass five miles
this side OF Dyea, called Skagaway, over which
horses can be taken, and there are sixiy-one
horses and one jackass aboard this boat 10 be
used for taking stuff over that way. Those
who expect to 60 over in the winter VIII take
in dogs Only big dogs with long hair ere
valuable. The freight on a horse from Seattle
is 500 so, and So so for dog.
The mining excitement is more intense on
the sound than III Portland. Last Saturday
night a party of excnrsionists returning 10
Victoria from Seattle on the X ngston danced
the ''Klondlke," a new quadrille, which was
very popular. They danced it over again two
three times to get i: right.
The beauty and delightfulness of this trip
cannot be described. The inland sea all the
way this trip has been as mooth as the Column
bia, and averages Gbout twice as wide as the
Columbia al Vancouver. On either side from
the very waters edge the mountains rise with
a steepness of about forty-fve degrees, about
twice rs high the hill west of Portland
Some OF the hills have patches of snow on
them near the summit.
We met the steamer Al-Ki to-day, and were
informed, as you will be probably before you
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
GERMANl,s P4RIs txaIBIr
Erpected to surpas' Anythtng Ever Be
fore Attempted.

Erpected to s"rpas, Amythtng Ever Be-
fore Attempted.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. "A special
to the Herald from Washington SAYS
For the purpose OF displaying her wares
to the world and of benefiting her COM
merce thereby. the German Government
has already in course of preparation an
exh. bit which will be made at the Paris
Expo ,ition in 1900 and which is expected
TO surpass anything of the kind ever at
temp pied by any nation. So reports Con-
sul-General Frank Mason, stationed at
Frankfort, Germany, in his annual eport
OF the trade relations of the German
empire, which reached the State Depart
ment to-day.
Notwithstanding all historical differ
ences and resentments," he says, "he
economic interests of the TWO countries
are after all very closely allied, and it
seems TO be the imperial policy to cor
ciliate France by all legitimate means
Germany holds the second place in the
list of countries in spect to direct trade
with France"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
From a recent Photograph. ]

Iclose this letter at 10 P. NJ, and am still
wr1 ing by twIlight J. u. S.
Z. :. lat Juneaul There are 500 pc, e now
Dyea, waiting ct over tae pass TIL r,
re several mere s.eamer-'o ts now on Ihe
way, loaded 10 the guard. h indian packers
al DyeI md ppck animals have all the freight
they can lrry To tho lakes by the time winter
sets IN. TIE. will b hundreds camping at
Dyea and on the lakes all winter, eating the
provisions they have takrn tn them.
OtEer q It's btund or ,he mes by b s
route viii nave to carry heir o, light over
the mountains. All agree tha ca iy sprirg is
he time for Portland people TO make the start.
the prices for packing across the m tain
have T1sen 10 25 20 27 c. nts per pound nj d the
packers ii dependent at that. Tbls of
course, i hear 'ay juneau news. and / will
write 10 yoi at myth from yea when know
how ii is at that pli c.. ]. U. SMITH
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BLOCKED AT DYEA.
United States Commissioner Smith
Writes of the Trip and the
BlOCkade.r

The following paragraphs from letter
to the Portland O1egonian from J. u.
Smith, the United States Commissioner
for Alaska, who sailed from Seattle on the
Mexico a few days ago, are both interest
ing and newsy. The letter gives another
prophecy that hundreds will be unable to
get beyond the passes, or at least to get 10
Dawson this winter. and when the letter
was written the big crowd had not reached
Dyea.
En- Route Alaska, by Steamer Mexico, July
29.-TO the Editor: About 200 miners have
humber for captains, and will organize null
taTily for the purpose OF landing their outfits
and getting over the pass. There are $50 pas
Eengers aboard (but some are Christian En-
deavorers) and 622 tons of freight, besides
baggage. We expect to arrive at Dyea about
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

tents strewn over the floor, carpets had
been ripped away from the floor in every
place where there was possibility of find.
ing money. A large quantity OF iewelry
of the murdered couple were known to
have owned was stolen. but how much
money the murderers got is not known,
out it is believed to be large sum.
Reed was a professional money-lender,
and his methods of doing business were
very exacting. This trait made him dis
liked by many who did business with
him. and who failed 10 meet prom pity
their financial Obligations. The burglars
left no clew. A reward will be offered for
their arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

receive this, that there are no supplies at Ju-
peau; that many of the miners at Dyea are
waiting for supplies from steamers before
starting over the pass, while others who have
supplies nave no money to ray for carrying
over. Dvea, therefore, viii be quite lively
for while. Toe miners on the boat do not
know what to do and the only way to fiad out
is to go and try.
There are FIVE ladies aboard who are going
over the pass, two with husbands and three
without. One young lady, Miss Ell mine Les
sard, a very respectable-looking GIRL accus-
toned to hard work, will Ian at Dyea with
out money, provisions or friends, except those
whom she has made on the boat Her plan is
to get to cook for some party going over. and
she has already had several offers.
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SAILED At
EVE FOR A
LONG NIGHT
Continued from Second Page.

can tell. AT present however. do not
think they are so great.
Anyhow, let the young men 60. I'll
see later. l have been in a good many
camps. and / am willing to tske things
little easy now.
1T looks as if great many people
would go to the new dlggings during the
coming year. l only hope the district
where gold is found will prove as exten-
sive as those who have been there seem to
believe. l will wait awhile, though, be-
fore ] co."
Mr.. Wood is one of the best informed
mining men in the country. he has a
very extensive acquaintance, and has
mined for all the different kinds of miner
ais. He Is at present interested in some
work now being done on properties on the
mnt her lode.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
The FaraIlon's Going.

The slightly delayed coast passenger
steamer Farallon is expected 10 get away
Monday evening with her large party for
Dyea. She has no steerage accomm oda-
tions, but has booked eighteen for second
cabin passage. On her list will be party
OF five from San Jose, eight or ten who
deserted the Pitcairn and c. H. Lead bette r
and ten of those who had been booked for
the schooner Caspar, now abandoned.
Among those going are the following,
who are largely from the interior of the
State:
William Foster DR.. Alvin Plummer
A. = Brown A. i. Clark
ii. J. Josewashi G. w. Hogquist
Fred Freuschuer j. j. Logan
Fred Dawson n. H. Cad wailader
J.. +. Iolhrop Thomas Fttzgibbon
Nathan chwab A. Reed
William G. Wilson Jerome Wilson
4. e Bell William Kable
George Brenner Louis Smith
George w. Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
COTSKIN PhsIRIE TRAGEDY.

Niilnian Kills Farmer In a Quarrel
Ousr Mort0age.
WICHITA. KANs. Aug. rs. D. Leo
nard, a prominent millman of Southwest
City, Mo-, shot and killed man named
Bill Hamilton on Cowskin Prairie, near
the village of Grove, l. T., to-day. A
petty quarrel over mortgage on some
wheat led to the tragedy. Leonard held
mortgage on some wheat stored on the
Blum berry farm, and was getting ready 10
remove it when Hamilton came up, claim
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
HEAD-kND COLLISION.
a Terrible smash Up in Uhich One
Eu0iueer IL Killed

Terrible smash Up In Which One
Engineer IL Killed.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. Chi
cago express No. 10. on the Pennsylvania
line, due here at 5 80 this morning, and a
Monon switch engine came together in
head-end collision at Market street at
o'clock this morning. William Martin,
the Monon engineer, WAS instantly killed
and both engines were completely
wrecked.
The Pennsylvania train was marked
late and the switch engine had taken the
track to do switching. No passengers
were injured. The property loss will be
heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

command of Lieutenant Colonel McKib-
ben, again marched to Bluff Point and
gave repetition OF the dress parade The
President on he balcony of his own part
ments, Vjce-Presldent hobart, Secretary
of War Alger, and General Howard, U. s.
A, retired, watched the parade from tie
reviewing stand.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

Railway building has been carried on
with vigor of late in the island of Ceylon.
and the tra ffic has increased correspond
inglv. In 1887 with $50 miles of railway,
1866, $50 passengers were carried, and in
1895. ior 800 miles Of road, there were
4, 81 ,S67 passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

use Of church patronage is calculated
to seriously affect the Protestantism of
the people. and asks for the appointment
of royal commission to investigate and
report.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

ing to hold prior mortgage on the same
crop. A fight ensued, in which Hamilton
knocked Leonard down twice. While
prone upon the ground Leonard drew his
pistol and fired. The shot took effect in
hours later.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

Oc'r n Hundred Killed and Tounded.
RUSTCH UK, BULGARIA, Aug. An
explosion took place in a cartridga fac
to y near here yesterday. wrecking the
building, killing forly-six persons and
wounding sixty.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

Yukon the other evening to select a place
for United States military post in the
upper Yukon and 10 report on things
generally. Their years supplies, amount
ing to 5000 pounds, were drawn from the
VancouvAr barracks and rushed by ex-
press to Seattle, where they arrived on
Tuesday. Captain Ray has seen artic
service before and was selected for this
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
ENGLISH CHURCH APPoINTMEA1A
Tho Eri'oopdifans Condsmn the Crotc,,
Nethods of FatfoRa?e.

Meihods of FatfoRa9e.
LONDON. ENG, Aug. THE Church
Society publishes to-day with the sigma
lures OF 10000 English and Welsh Epis-
copaliaEs attached the petition recently
presented 10 Lord Salisbury condemning q
the methods under which the patronage
of the crown is exercised by the Premier
in church appointments.
The petition, which is printed in
pamphlet form, sets forth tnat out of
thirty-.our English bishops twenty are
extreme ritualists. that Lord Salisbury
has nominated thirty ritualists against
three EYangelicals. and that in the crown
appointments clergymen with Romaniz.
ing tendencies are given decided pref.
erence.
The petition further declares that this
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
Grand Mass Meeting Of
Patriots to Be Held
Next Saturday.
Excellent Programme to Enter
tain Visitors From City
and Country.
The Roll of Honor of the Monument
League Continues to Swell
Steadily.

At meeting OF the Lincoln Monument
League com mittee held last night In the
offices of ex-Ju ige Michael Cooney in the
Phelan building, arrangements were COM
plet for pu blic M citing of citizens at
Metro opolitan Temple on Saturday evening
next. with the object of formally inaugu-
rating the purposes of the league.
The following programme was prepared: !:
Introductory remarks by ex-Judge Michael
Cooney; organ fantasie, Sam D. Mayer; re-
marks Hon. Samuel NJ Shortridge; solo,
Battle OF the Bear" Ellen Coursen- Roeckel; !;
remarks, Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee; Columbia MISS
Fanny Z. Ryan; remarks. W. H. /. Barnes; I;
lection by the Mills quaItet; remarks, r r.
Walsh; "Battle Hymn of the Republic,
Walter c. Campbe. /; remarks, Congressman
James &. Mcguire; SOLO. Miss Grace l. DAVIS;
remarks, Hon. George a. knight; cornet SOLO,
Alfred p. Black; remarks, Colonel John
OByrne; remarks, Hon. Henry c. Dioble ana
General z. A. Friedrich.
Captain Bailey has kindly consented to
take charge of all visitors from all outs de
towns. Hon. Charles Edelman of Orange
County will be in command OF The ar
rangemen,s. The Sons of Veterans of this
City and of Oakland have volunteered
their services as ushers during the meet.
ing.
Following are the latest additions to the
Monument League, which IS growing IN
popularity as its object becomes known:
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Most Distinguished Medium Of Modern Times!


ana wa to avoid when
WORD Whatever may be call this
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to
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anoder
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be iyen.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
A Military Dash.

Captain Patrick Henry Ray and Lieu
tenant Wilds P. Richardson left Seattle on
the Cleveland for St. Michaels and the
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
Mckinley Rrri srs Iroops.

PLATTSBURG, N. H., Aug. 7.--Another
beautiful day favored the President and
party. The Twenty-hrst Infantry, under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
MISS CELESTE NELLIS
Will Play at the High School Audi
forum Next Friday Night

Five years ago, when Miss Nellis went
to Chicago to study under Sherwood,
the celebrated pianist and teacher, her
friends predicted for her brilliant ca
reer in the musical world. Today, the
great critics of Chicago and New York,
place her in the foremost ranks of mus
zeal circles, and mark her as an artist
destined to win national fame. Topeka
people are justly proud of the young
artist. and will be pleased to learn that
she is soon to apear in their midst, and
that they will have the opportunity of
noting that marvellous development of
artistic ability, which has won for her
the most hattering praise of the great
critics.
Miss Nellis' performance fairly car
ried the large audience by storm. The
absolute nerve and certainty of attack
startling brilliancy. no less than mas
terly conception, poetic favor and deli
cacy, were alike remarkab BILE Arts of
Ameica.
Tickets may be secured from High
school pupils, also at Roehr's, Guilds
and Kellam's s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
Market Letter.

CnlcaSO, May ). 1891.
WHEAT-Wheat traders of the pull per-
suasion had discoura cement at the start.
Lower Liverpool cables to the extent of
newspaper estimates of an increased
spring wheat acreage combined to make
a aker opening of from 4 to p cent
St. Louis brokers stood ready 10 absorb
gave the market tone. However. . dip
to 20 reached a lot of stop loss orders and
then on denial of rain in California which
appearsn to be the great factor now
then on more realizing sales and reports
OF lower Liverpool adViceS at the close
July dropped quickly to 69A but receive
more support from the St Louis cOntl-
gent and got back across 20 cents again
selling up to 701a cents. Statistics were
favorable for better prices but bulls could
not make any Roadway owing to poor
cash demand and still Indifferent demand
for flour The visible supply decrease
1.7S9 900. English stocks fell ]. 75S 600 bush
els below the weekly requirements and the
bushels. 1t will take an undoubtedly
good cash consumption demand 20 give
the market stability and in the absence
of it a draggy market can be expected.
CORN-Was quiet and held steady on
cash demand and reports OF curtailmenr
of acreage compared with q year ago.
PRONlSIONS-Were irregular. opening
weak. recovering on buying by shorts. sell
cents on pork, Pc cents on lard and ribs
and at the close rising once more to pre-
ViOuS prices. and closing nearly unchang~
ed. The under current was strong and all
the more to be wondered at because of Al,
600 hogs at the yards. II. 900 more than was
believe in short supply of hogs is ia
estimated on Saturday and lower prices
for the same. Gosh meat trade is in bet
ter condition and as packers believe in a
short supply of hogs they are cautious
about putting them on the market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
X. G. g. N. w. Road Virtually
AbandOns Service
Out of LeavenWOrth to Kansas
City.
BONDS WE'RE VOTED
BIZ the Citizens to Aid in Two
Counties.
Now They Ask the Commission
ers to Restore Service.

The Kansas City, Wyandotte and
Northwestern Railroad company has
curtailed the train service between
Leavenworth and Kansas City. and in
dignant protests and complaints have
been filed with the state board of rail-
roads, demanding that the train serv-
ice be restored, improved and otherwise
acted upon by the commissioners, in
such manner as to give to the people
adequate returns for the assistance rem
dered the road in its construction.
When the road was first projected
Leavenworth county voted a large
amount of bonds to aid in its construc-
ton. The people living in WyandOtte
county did in a like manner in the
hopes of obtaining adequate train serv-
ice into LeaVenworth. Alluring prom
ises were made and the people were led
to believe that they would be afforded
proper facilities for reaching the city.
The Leavenworth merchants also took
a great interest in the matter, for the
proposed line promised to open up to
them large territory, whose trade had
been going to Kansas City
For a While after the road was COM
pleted trains were run to accommodate
the people along the line.
This state of affairs did not continue
long, and when the road secured the
bonds, its policy began to change.
Instead of running a train to Kansas
City, the run was curtailed at Piper.
some Is miles away and passengers and
baggage had to be transferred to trains
on the main line. This was not the
worst for the train schedule was so
changed that those desiring to do so
could not reach Leavenworth in the
morning and get out on a passenger
train in the evening.
There was a freight train leaving here
at $50 in the evening, which afforded
some slight accommodation along the
line.
Now this small accommodation is to
be taken away for word has been re-
ceived that commencing today, the
freight train would be abandoned. The
train will. in addition to their present
duties handle the freight also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
They Will Hold Their Annual Con
vention This Year in St. Louis.

St. Louis, May 3.-The ninth annual
convention of railroad commissioners will
be held at the Planters hotel next week
beginning on Tuesday at IL a m These
conventions have always been held here
tOfOre in Washington. D c. Delegates
and visitors are expected from all parts
of the country The railroad commissions
ers of all states, and state officers charg-
ed with any duty in the supervision of
railroads have been requested to attend
and participate in the discussion of such
topics as may come before the convention.
Members of the Association of American
Railway Accounting Officers have also
been invited to attend.
Committees appointed at the lest con-
vention Will make reports on the follow
ing subjects: Uniform ClasSificat ton
Railway Statistics" Powers, Duties
and Actual Work of State Railroad Com
Missions -Legislation," Safety APP
plianceS, Delays Attendant Upon En-
forcing Orders of Railroad Commissions
by Procedure in the Courts"
Isaac 3. Brown. of Pennsylvania. IS
chairman of the organization; Edward A.
MoSeley secretary of the Interstate
commerce commission. is secretary and
Railroad Commissioner James Florrv.
of this city is chairman of the committee
on arrangements. Besides the regular
proceedings there will be a programme Of
entertainment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
FoRrUNE FOR A KANsAN.
Aged Frenchman of Mcpherson Coun-
ty Left 100000 by Wealthy
Sister

MCPHERSON, May 3.-Fabian Lagree.
a well known member of a French col
ony in the vicinity of Moundridge, this
county, has come into the possession
within the last few weeks of the in
come of a large fortune. Lagree is now
a man of almOst-s7O years of age. He is
a French Canadian by birth but has
been a member of the Moundridge
French colony for number of years
The fortune which has recently come
his possession is said to be $3.50 600. 1t
comes to him through his sister who
years ago went to Montana. where she
engaged in the cattle business. She has
grown Immensely wealthy and her re
cent gift to her brother is only one of
several he has received from her. Not
long ago she visited him at Moundridge,
it is said, and finding that he had a
heavily mortgaged farm, she paid the
entire Indebtedness and gave him the
farm unencum bered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
Chicago Iivestock Market.

chicago, May 3 1877.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000; left over 1000
market rather slow and fully 10 cents low
el,: light $3.50 a 3S71a: mixed 1913 a 3.921h;
heavy $40 @ $50; rough 50 40 q $50.
steady: others weak to 10 cents lower;
beeves $3.75 a $50; cows and heifers $3.50
q 4.35; Texas steers $3.23 q 4.40; stockers
and feeders $40 a 4.40
SHEEP-Receipts p. 00O- Morl1et weak
Sheep and lamb market 10 a - cents low
er Native sheep $215 n $50; western
'HOGs-officiaI receipts yesterday r.
&C GATTLE. Official receipts yesterday IS:
shipments JOB.
HEEP-Official receipts yesterday
1924: shipments 1888
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow H.
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
SOME UNIQUE IDEAS
By a Nortonville Man About the To-
peka Auditorium.

The executive committee of the audi
torium association is working on the
plans to raise the money for the build
ing fund. The committee will prepare
in short time. Meanwhile the archi-
tects will be expected to prepare the
plans for the building
A subscriber of the Journal at Nor
tonviIle makes the following unique
suggestions concerning the proposed
auditorium:
To the Editor of The State Journal
am interested in the auditorium for
1t means the bringing to Topeka and
our doors of the big conventions and
meetings of the west.
But / do not like the idea of a great
barren, empty building opened to the
people like the spare bedroom or a par
lor.' on formal occasions Only-perhaps
a dozen times yearly. I want when I
bring my friends 10 Topeka, to be a BILE
to show them with pride. the auditori-
UNI, built by the people for the people
wish to see a building holding 5000
or 10000 that will be used by the peo-
pie as a pleasure resort when not 9th
erwise needed, on the general plan of
the Madison Square Garden. Let it be
built in terra es so as to provide roof
balconies, or gardens for summer It's
architectural appearance would be i'm
proved also Supply the interior with
galleries, booths, fountains, a stage and
movable seats; with lighting, heating
and cooling apparatus
Make it continuous plea sure resort
for the people summer and winter like
the famous Halle on der Linden or
City theater in Jardin des P1antes. Pro
vide entertainment, charge a small ad-
mission fee and rental for food and re-
freshment booths, and it will be a pay
ing investment. One or more days each
week should be free to all.
WILLIAM JOHANNES.
NOrtOnVille. Kan. Nav g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-03
81 AM AN OLD MA1D.o
Miss Mabel Spencer of Manhattan,
Only Woman Health Officer, is
Frank

Kansas City. May Miss Mabel
Spencer NJ D, of Manhattan, Kan,
the only woman county physician and
health officer in America, is in Kansas
City today. DR.. Spencer has charge of
the public health OF Riley county, Kan.
club room of the Coates house to a
gathering of women for the purpose of
starting a society to be known as the
'WOman's Health association"
Our association Will be the only real
means of mitigating unhappiness in
married life and stopping the appalling
increase of divorce.
The Kansas City association will be
the first, and we propose to have it
prepare women to so out and organize
other associations over the country IN
I'll 1t becomes a national league, in the
interest of health and morality
DR.. Spencer blushed wildly when
asked if she, was married.
I am an old maidi'' she replied
Dr. Spencer is quite good looking and
young.