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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

WASHINGTON, Juue 16.-COngress-
man Lewis vas promised man of war
at S agtie on July 4. He was told to
call yesterday when the ship would be
given orders. Calling at the depart
ment he as colby informed that the
department declined the request. son
Senator Hannas,' answered the chief
of the bur, au of navigation. Cronwisch.
"WnO il H4nna?" Numbered Lewis,
striding out for a trail OF the Ohio
man.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

The knowing sidewalk" of the Chi
cago exposition Is being practically
applied In big Paris depar, me ut
store. Customers are carried pack and
forth and up and down without the
slightesS effort, and can geE off when
sver they see anything they wan.
to buy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
inst From Cuba,.

NEW YORK, June 16.-Among the
passengers arriving az the quarantine
station on the Ward line steamer Sc
guarauca, was e. E. VIM, Of Sherman,
Texas, who has been with the Cuban
forces in Hinar Del Rio for the past
mouth He brings important dispatches
for the junta at New YOrx. He will
go to Waship gJon within a few days.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Water Famine i'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, June l6.-All Chicago is
today suffering from the effects of
scarcity in The water supply, which is
little short OF famine. On the west
side it is impt ssible to obtaln any water
above the first floor. On the south side
the situation is worse. The cause of
this famine is too much sprinkling.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Passenger Train DeraiIt d.

CHEYENNE, June l6.-A Union Pa
cifc passenger train, pulling TOUR Cali.
for mia sic pers eastbound, was deraile1
this morning and badly damaged. A
negro porter was the only person Sc
the wreck.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Caught by a Bridge.

NEWARK, N. H., Juns 16.-On the
New YORK Central railroad this morn
ing Merrlck lockwood, of East SYRIA
cuse, lost h is life. II S body was found
by section zen IN Mud creek. 1t is
thought he was thrown from the top OF
a car, having oeen caught by an over
head bridge
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Holding Her to Contract.

PHILADELPHIA, June ia cable
gra II says that Edward LInetry, the
husband of the jersey Lily" has
broken silence and declares The Cali
fOrnia divorce will DOT st md, that so
long as she lives she must remain his
vile, made SO by her clergyman father
IN 1874
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
The A. X, L, Meet.

CHICAGO, June l6.-Thls morning.
session of the American. Railway Union
Was brief. Two hundred var Gus pro-
positions We're presented when they
adjourned until tomorrow
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Caution!

The public is hereby notified not to
pay any money due the Caldwell Un-
dertaklng company to j. G. Ross, Us he
has no right 10 collect or receipt for
same. CALDWELL UNDERTAKING Co.,
j. CALDWELL, Prop.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
His Wife Will Act

ROME, June l6.-Mr. Cuaudler~ Hale,
son Of senator Hale, of Maine, and
secre tary of The embassy here, has left
Rome on account of his fathers illness
Pending his return, the functions will
be looked after by the secretary's wife
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

Jose Mongolia. two counts, burglary
and theft: Ramon Conireras, burg
lazy; Jesus Molina, assault with intent
to murder; Neber Gonzales, theft from
The per son; William Null igan, burg
layyi Frank Spilisap, theft,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
An Increase of Business.

BALTIMORE, June I6.-The May
earnings OF the Ba timore & OHIO ROAD
shows a considerable eastern improve
ment. The earnings for The fiscal year
just closed show an increase in BUSH
ness of over million and ha.f COL
lars.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething.
It soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures vino
collie, and Is the best remedy for diar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

The Southern Pacific railroad has q
hard time in keeping section bands
these days TIE Mexicans working
for the road as far west as Arizona,
have heard that they can get free grub
here and they have quit work and
come to town and can now live in idle
ness and grow fat.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
To the Public:

All persons desiring men to work for
them, and all persons desiring employ
ment, are asked to make their wants
known to chief of police of Ell Paso, who
will promptly respond to every request
made of him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Another Rise Coming

In the river, but the price of the
summer lap busters is stationary at the
West Texas Saddlery Co., corner OFer-
land and Oregon streets,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
A Card.

Mrs. VIM. Runaway and family de-
IRE to express their thanks to friends
ana neigh oors who so kindly assisted
Them during their late affection.
MRS. VIM. HANAWAY AND FAMILY
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
The Feruhill Race,

LONDON, June l6.-A5 Ascot to-day
Fernhiti Stake was Won by Peirre Lor.
billiards. Sauoia Leopold; Rothsc hid {
Galianth, second; r. Alexander's
MaldUrla, third.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Pure Hygeia Ice.

Made from distilled water. Ask
your family physician or druggist as &c
purity aad healthfulness of our ice; tel
Spbone IA.
EL PAso Ice & REFRIGERATOR Co
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, sslt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
W. A. Irwin & Co, Wholesale and Re-
tail Agts.
Apple sauce with cream. Smith g
yreamerv
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

If you wish to purify your blood you
should take medicine which cures
| blood diseases. No other medicine has
such a record of cures as Hoods Sarss::
parilla.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-16

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-08

Accounts are so widely divergent. But all
agree that no accounts have exaggerated
the facts, so far as the finding of great
quantities of gold is concerned.
The richest man among the new Alaska
mi.lionaires is Joseph Ladue, the owner
of the town of Dawson, and the finder of
enormous gold Deposits.
Ladue is a resident of Schuyler Falls,
Clinic county, New York, where. is is said,
he is soon to be married to an old sweet
heart whom he could not before afford to
wed.
When the gold fever broke out in mild
form two years ago he went to Alaska,
after a failure in the Black hills, and
found enough to tell him of greater things
later on. He returned to his home, but
later went back to Alaska, took up a
claim in the very heart of the country.
paid for a certain quantity of land which
was then for sale al very low figure,
and started in to look for gold
His first find brought settlers there by
The dozen. Dawson" the place was call
ed and as the owner sold off small por-
tons Of the land his fame grew and
spread. He now owns Dawson, having
sold but little, and Is so many times a
millionaire that his wealth cannot be esti-
mated lie is the Barnato Of Alaska, the
man who struck it rich and knowing a
good thing when he saw It, held on TO It.
JIG Is only another tale Of South African
luck. but much nearer home-enviously
near
The rush to the Alaska gold fields Is
such that all the outgoing steamers are
MED far in advance. These steamers run
Internationally after the cold weather sets
lh' and there are long intervals when few
Alaska voyages can be made This ac-
counts for the awful haste TO reach there
"N.9fe The inland waters become unnavi-
l'ir. There Is also an overland route,
"-l lhs also becomes Improbable after
'""'.c owing 20 the lack Of travelling acc
lamentations ana the long distance that
il.0n.
Ihr steamship stops at 81. Mlchaels;
guy mere, within sight OF Behring'S sea, al
within hailing distance OF the Ber-
STRAIT, you leave the steamship and
,s lndnd TO search FOR gold.
'he barnatos have nearly all followed
o lAon. II leads into Klondlke and
l ils tributaries IL the Klondike river
a. 'n Joseph Laduo Barnatos town, is
'"' ukon, ana circle city, another
i'l lies on its banks.
Sod 3. Tor sale here very cheap. or
WV 90 as many proHpcct0rH have done
" hunting for gold without making
t...Nf inquiries. The find d. 10 sudden
oil, !. no sharp line drawn between
n .h BE- sold ana that which belongs
~ Iaf. nltei states and q man "a free
tu "h'ro hc VIII. For your own com.
t. .N'fcr. Dc o. well 90 have some don.
'haemont made with the nearest
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hard one, but, Notwithstanding this, thou
sands are struggling Alaska-wards.
Alaska has never been Settled" oY-
ing to the great cold there, but it is
thought that it might in time be made
as livable as any of the other cold cities,
and, indeed, as St. Petersburg or Chris
TINA or any of the large North-Of-Eu-
rope cities. But this is quite a step ahead,
though not at all improbable
At present, if you want to get to Alas
ka and become a Barnato, there are two
ways of going. One is by sea and the
other Is overland.
If you take the sea route you can start
by steamship from Seattle, if you have
been fortunate enough to secure accom-
modations ahead, and, crossing the Gulf
of Alaska, touch first at Unalaska,
passing through the Aleutian Islands.
From there the route lies directly north,
getting colder and colder every minute.
Here you will need all the Arctic wraps
you have brought with you. The ships
fare will be warm nourishing food
cereals, chocolate, meats and spices. But
for all that, you will need fur overcoats,
fur hoods, blanket wraps, wooden nit
tens and big, warm, fur-lined bags In
which to sleep. For one going from
very warm city into this region the change
is so great and so sudden that there is
sure to be great suffering, and many Of
the would-be Barnatos turn back here.
The crew, on the other hand, enjoy II.
being accustomed to a polar latitude
for you are now approaching the pole.
In spring the weather would be getting
daily warmer as the season advanced, but
now you would find 1t steadily growing
more biting.
IL cost Ladue nothing to become a bar
onet But those who want 10 follow In
his footsteps will need something like
$1,000 in money The country is more
thlcSly populated now and prices have
gone up, whereas they used TO be next to
nothing. At Circle City YOU must now pay
$40 for a fur coat when you used 10 get
one for S.. Aud -four. sugar, and spices,
the absolute necessities, have advanced 80
per cent The luxurles-tea, coffee, eggs
and butter-are bringing fancy prices, 80
that a man now needs ten times the sum
required year ago for travelling through
the settlements OF Alaska.
It Is certainly true that better finds
are being made In American territory
than IA British Columbia. Four hum
drod miles southeast OF Dawson, on the
Pell river there has been "hnd' lOca-
ted that ia richer than any yet discovered.
PROJECTORS say that as soon as attention
h called toward the American side Of tho
gold field line and working upon u becomes
general there will be gold mined there IN
greater quantities than has ever been
found on the British side OF the Klondlke
nolds.
The way 70 travel to Alaska Is ia par
ties Of four. These can easily be- accom-
mOdated 90 ono room, and can travel in
one small conveyance. one OF the party
should be a practical chemist, or under
stand the compiling Of drugs. ana one
should boz able 10 sew. A woman ~ Of the
utmost assistance. but few Of The sex have
yontured out. in tho DnrraRc which che
four carry should be pieces OF tanned
skins shoe leather. flannel ana WOOL
everything FOR repairing Che Alaskan
wearing apparel. one ~ the numbcr
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should be able to cook and the fourth
should understand the art of putting up
a quick shelter. All should be willing and
ready to shore and share alike in hard
ships.
One of the hardest things the prospector
has to endure is the sight of the sacks
of gold dust that are being shipped from
every seaport and the tons of ore that
are being sent down from st. Michaels
and south from Juneau. In one day there
came advices from st. Michaels that ST.
100000 worth in gold dust would be ship
ped by the Wells-Fargo south, and that
$76S, 900 in dust was awaiting transporta-
ton. In one day there came down on the
Puget sound steamship 100000 in Alaskan
gold.
There is as usual, a howl about the ex-
aggeratiOn in values hereabouts. But the
facts are as stated and greater. 1t was
so when gold was found in the West
Rockies and in California. There really
was gold and plenty of it; and so in Alas
ka. There is a chance for twenty Bar
natos, but. of course among 2OOOO-the
present number of applicants that have
applied at the steamship and overland
offices, there must be many disappointed
ones.
Even without making a Barnato for
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a buckskin sack at the close of each day.
To do this he must have placer diggings.
So on they push to the turthest point of
northern land over which floats the Amer
lean flag. Here the great valley of the
Yukon winds from the sea around behind
the tremendous ranges of mountains
which stand as guardians over a land
already well protected by its interminable
winter and everlasting SHOWS Following
its winding course for thousands Of miles
these hardy pioneers found reward for
their labors, and when, in 1884, Alaska adj
ded a million dollars in gold to the worlds
supply, she obtained rank as a mineral
state, and the mining world assumed an
eXpectant attitude as to what might come
from beyond those snow-clad hills In
1895 more fortune seekers entered the Yu-
kon valley. The story of their home COM
ing Is the story of the day, for the first
ship has brought more gold than has
came from Alaska in all the years pre-
ceding Another gold reserve has been
discovered which will stagger the strongest
combine to corner"
The history of the discovery of all the
great gold fields of the world is alike
The climate, environments and character
of the people may cause enough variation
to give each discovery a character but as
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gold drop to the bottom, the dirt is washed
IN and out at the lower end. At night the
water Is turned off, a cleanup OF the boxes
is made, and upon the results depend the
days earnings. The plant is mostly labor,
hence placer mining is called the poor
mans mining.
These later corners pay for their claims,
and where water is scarce it must be
bought In California as much as 100000
has been paid for water enough to run
the sluices. When the placer ground is all
taken up search is commenced Cor the
quartz lodge from which the gold came.
Shafts are sunk, stamp mills for crushing
the rock are built, and the pulp is washed
for gold much on the same principle fol-
lowed by the miner with his pan. This
has been the history of the discovery and
progress of every mining camp in the
United States
Who shall tell, however, of the years of
weary days spent in fruitless panning-
horses getting weak, grub getting low, and
mans hope about exhausted and still no
gold in sight. 1t is here the strange fasc-
nation of the hunt for gold comes in play.
From early sun up the miner tolls for the
pan full of gravel which will tell the
story. Hardly stopping for a breath he
delves on. The sun sinks below the tops
of the pines far up on the mountain top
above him. The long shadows creep across
from the black shadows. Eagerly scan
ming the bottom of the pan for that he
seeks, he fails to find it. His labor is
for naught-but there is still another day.
With aching limbs he lies down on his
hard bed, rolls the blankets tight around
him, and with his war bag for a pillow
sleeps undsturbed and dreams of pans
of gold too heavy for him 20 lift, nuggets
greater than those ever found before, and
to the accompaniment Of the wind in the
pines, the derisive boot of the owl and the
distant scream of a mountain lion which
scents an intruder in his domain
That IS the story of the gold mines of
the west, but what of Alaska? No pa
tent horses to carry the miners pack,
but handsled upon unfathomable SHOWS.
A fortune in a bag of flour, nine months
of winter and three months of cold, wet
summer. Five thousand miles to get
there, and 5000 miles to get back The
cream of the fortune skinned ere this,
and only the eavings for those yet to
come. Multiply the difficulties by a thou
sand, the disappointments by ten thous-
and, and you viii have the story of the
klondike mines.
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JUST OVER THE DIVIDE.
There Is Where the Placer Miner
Hopes to Find Riches.

It Jill the tAlllodc lily 0l0Is
The story of a hunt for gold is a trag-
edy. 1t is an ancient yarn and not yet
told to the end, for while Il commenced
with the dawn of mans intelligence, it
will only end with civilization. II is a
tragedy, for countless lives have been de-
stroyed in the openings of each chapter,
but no tale of horrors has deferred its
progress. 1t is ever new. Its promises of
life. wealth, and happiness, Just over
the next divide" are as allurlng to-day as
yesterday or the day before. No sooner is
one bubble exploded, one reef robbed of
its glittering particles, than another bub-
bic is blown, another reef is discovered,
the mad rush starts, and the story Is told
again.
The worlds production OF gold has In
creased amazingly each year. and yet
from day to day IL buys more of what man
needs to make him comfortable in this
vale OF tears. In 1877 the United States
produced only $989,035 in gold This in
creased a million or so a year until 1880,
when over Sl00OO0000 in American gold
was turned into the marts Of the world
Then came the great decline I'm silver
The silver miners abandoned their claims
and Joined the army of gold hunters, and
IN 1896 the product OF the gold mines Of
the United States was Sl20, 100000. Nearly
all OF this gold came from Alaska, Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho Montana. Califor-
MIA, Nevada. Utah, Colorado, South Da-
kota, New Mexico and Arizona.
Going on down into Mexico Il viii be
found that the gold mines OF that country
are only continuation OF the great min
oral reef which ribs this continent from
the Bering strait 10 the lsthmus Of Pam
anna. In places where the army OF gold
hunters has been concentrated the most
gold has been produced. but as the pio-
necrs have left the beaten trails and pros
pcctod the gulches the gold may have
spread its confines until no man shall say
that where che Internal fires Of the earth
have heaved the great granite lodges TO
The surface no gold shall bee found sprlnk-
led through the quartz veins which are
coincldent or IN The beds OF streams which
have crumhed the quartz lodges into
rolling pebbles.
For many years past The advance cou-
rlors OF this army of gold hunters have
been pushing toward the north pole. The
Fulch" 90 these restless spirits. British
Columbia nrat felt their influence and
pr0ntcd thereby Gold mlnca have been
discovered thcre. ana fortunes are taken
from Tho ground every year The true
miner che forty-ninor. or hin descendant
wants n0 rocky ledge which requires rap-
seal f0 work. DO wants free plHf. where
be- can build hia own primitive pant nnd
put hia gains iu an efapiy syrup can or
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COSTLY FUNERALS OF YoRE.
Our FOrbears Drowned Social sOr-
row I'm Seas of Rum.


From the Chicago Record.
Americans awakened more quickly than
tho English people 20 the follies OF bur-
densome and expensive funeral, and in 1721
Judge Sewall noted the first public fi-
neral without scarfs" In Boston. In l741
the provincial court Of Massachusetts en-
acted that mo scarves no gloves. except
six pair TO the bearers and one pair to
each minister OF the church or congrega-
ton where any deceased person belongs.
no wine, rum or rings be allowed 20 be
given at any funeral, upon the penalty OF
fifty pounds" This law must have been
n dead letter, but IL certainly had Its in
nuonce in curtailing expenses, as va
vious newspaper notices show. stu, TIL
this century, a New England funeral was
a pompOus affair, and, u nust be confess
ed, far from being IN all It's aspects a
gloomy affair. Hawthorne says:
Look back though all the social GUS
toms Of New England In the first century
Of her existence and read all her traits OF
character. and find one occasion. other
than a funeral feast, where jolity was
sanctioned by universal practice"
New England tum was ever present at
q New England funeral 10 solace and 70
cheer bcrcaved mourners. All drank be-
fore the procession to the grave, and
funeral bills 4 have seen until this century
were large In Items Of rum, whisky. lem
Ons, loaf-sugar ana spices spiced cider
was favorite drink AZ a funeral When
a beloved minister CHANGED 20 die. his
church, or often the town, outdid itself
In liberal liquid provision for the funeral.
Nor were town paupcrs forgotten IN death.
A barrel Of cider or two or three gallons
OF rum were supplied BY the town as tho
final item Of expense for the town poor"
Judge Sewall spoke a visit 20 his
family tomb as an awful yet pleasing
treat" Not less plainly DO the entries In
his dairy show that every funeral he at
tended WAS 90 him % trolt~a great social
excitement he served readily and off-
cially as pall-hcarcr ht thirty funerls.
and in every case but one received scarf,
ring and gloves. lic could not attend ono
funeral lest he should hear thc burial
service of the Episcopal church. which,
De- said, was Lying. very bad once.
makes no difference between enc precious
"a che VILE"
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authorities, so as to avoid trouble in case
of rich find.
Another way to reach the gold fields is
by the overland route. Many journey
this way in wagons, as they went to
pixies Peak or Bust years ago. The
route begins at Seattle and follows the
coast north past Sitka, past Juneau and
through the Chilcoe Pass. And so north
through the gold fields to Dawson The
finds" here are rich, and when Klondike
is reached, on the other side of Dawson, a
man finds himself in the very middle of
the gold country. The distance to be ira
versed is great and the journey is a long,
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sitka, Aug. 2.-The sudden finding of
cold in a hitherto unsupported country has
made mi;lionaires out of poor men. In
minute. from poverty they came into atflu-
ence The United States will have more
ronIti-millionaires than ever, more pluto
Gratis and more Sudden riches" Canada
has not struck it so rich, for the successful
prospectors have, almost without excep-
ton. been United States citizens and resi-
dents of the states.
In the sudden making of millionaires it
Is difficult to tell who has struck it richest.
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--Thomas BAN the sculptor. who has re-
sided ln Florence. Italy. Tor che last thir-
~ years. has returned 10 America. and in-
tends fO spend ODE rest N his ifo in New
York Dr. baii ~ Ia his l9th year.
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Bah WRITES FROM
the HEART OF NATURE.
A WOman's Pen May Amuse Even When
When Sadness Surrounds Her.


"a Penn Funny
Dying lIusbnndNdvice to WOmc
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tune a man may do well here, for there
is fine chance for yankee ingenuity and
the building up of fine American cities in
the very far north. Louis I. Stokes.