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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
THE YUKON RAILROAD.
Surveyors Return and Pronounce the
Enterprise Possible.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept n.-W. A. Pratt,
the engineer who was sent to the North
west Territory by the Yukon Mining, Trad
ing and Transportation Company of Will
mington, Del, to make reconnaissance for a
railroad into the Yukon country returned
to-day from Juneau on the steamer City of
Topeka. He left this afternoon for the East.
Accompanying him was his assistant, L. q.
Janney, of Baltimore. The result of Mr..
Pratt's Investigations were so satisfactory
from an engineering standpoint that it is
probable several engineering parties will be
put in the field within a few weeks making
preliminary surveys for the line. The pro-
posed railroad is 1872 miles in length, and the
route runs from the head of TalSu inlet to
Lake Teslin. in the interior. Lake Teslin is
at the head of the Hootalinqua river, one
of the principal tributaries or the Yukon.
and both are navigable. so that the line will
be from salt water navigation to steamer
navigation on the river. Speaking OF the
proposed railroad Mr.. Pratt said:
1T is very favorable route. indeed, for
the line. 1t goes up the Taku river to the
junction of the Clocloheen and Nakima riv-
ers. thence up the latter river to Silver Sal
mon river, and finally overland to the head
of TesiiTs lake. The heaviest grade is per
cent, and the route is remarkably direct
for a mountainous country. The company
has secured concession from the Canadian
government of $500 acres of land for each
mile of road huilf
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HOBOS In SLAVERY.
Tramps Captured by "a Georgia Farm
er and Forced to Work.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE grand jury
of Morgan county is investigating one of
the most remarkable cases on record in
Georgia. Henry r. Rickerson, farmer,
living at Rutledge, is accused of enslaving
tramps and making them, by force and
punishment, work on his farm; maintaining
a sort of small convict camp in which ex-
listed horrors far greater than any yet re-
ported from those that exist under the
guise of law. Rickerson has for some time
made a practice of decoying Migrants
white and black, to his house, arresting
them and putting them to work on his
farm. They were locked up at night and
forced to labor on Sundays as well as other
days. One of these imprisoned men,
Thomas johnson, died last Tuesday from
having been worked, it is said, while suf
ferng from a loathsome disease. His
DEATH aroused the people and the grand
jury took up the case. Rickerson has dis
aDDeared.
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Reforms for the philippines.

MADRID, Sept. 11.-General Pandro, in a
letter to the Cuban senators and deputies,
requests them to hold a meeting and come
to a decision regarding the Cuban situation,
declaring that the time has come to speak
out and fix the responsibility for the pres
ent policy upon it's promoters
The reforms for the Philippine islands,
which were agreed on yesterday at a Cab
met meeting upon which occasion the draft
of the proposed decree was approved and
sent to the Queen Regent for her signature,
include a modification of the penal code in
regard to offense against property and in
regard to secret political associations and
especially the one known as THE Pact of
Blood" which will be severely prosecuted.
The other reforms for the Philippine ISL
ands are drafted with the intention of as
surfing justice to the natives. 1t is reported
that reinforccments of troops viii
shortly be sent TO the island of Porto Rico.
The Spanish Cabinet will be modified before
the assembling of the Cortes, but it is I'M
derstood that General AZcarraga Will re-
main premier.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Chattanooga CTenn.) Savings and
Building Association yesterday made vol
untary application for receiver Inc lla-
will pay the debts dollar for dollar.
Rev Dr. Frank De Witt Talmage, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church OF
Pittsburg, has accepted the call given him
by the Jefferson Park Presbyterian
Church. Chicago. and will go to his new
field as soon as the presbytery can release
him, probably in october.
The race committee of the Royal st. Law
renee Yacht Club has decided that all chal-
lenges for the Seawanhaka cup must be re-
stricted to the twenty-foot class. The time
for the receipt of challenges expires on the
18th inst After that the first challenge
that comes must be accepted.
Sir Harry Westwood Cooper has been
held at San Francisco to answer the two
felony charges, one of having false, forged
and counterfeit blank forms in his possess
sion of guaranteed draft notes of the Bank
of New South Wales, and the other having
counterfeit dies in his possession
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DEATH AND STARVATION
Sure to Be the Fate of People who
Are Rushing to the North.


VICTORIA, b. c.. Sept. n.-Mrs. Palmer
Henderson, who has just returned from
Dawson City. says
Il have been to the Golconda of the frozen
north and l say keep away from Dawson
City. from the Klondike, from the gold
fields of PARKWAY Alaska until the reluctant
sun of another year has loosened the icy
letters of her rivers and made it possible
for those who dig for wealth beneath the
midnight sun to do so with some hope that
death will not be their only reward. For
thousands of misguided men, and, alas, the
women and children who are now within
the bounds of the great northern gold belt
there is a fate in store during the coming
months of the sunless winter that is moth
ing less than horrible. The gaunt specter Of
starvation stalks through the frozen land.
and ere spring brings relief to them many
viii have found their graves beneath the
moss which covers the golden fleece of
which they were in search. Murder will be
done, and, unless all signs fail the survival
will be for the httest. Those who are
physically strong and those who have
wealth at their command will survive.
THE facilities for getting passage up the
Yukon are poorer than they have been for
several years. Seine of the arriving steam
for the purpose of taking parties up the
river, but in many instances these boats
were built with no knowledge of the kind
Of navigation to be encountered in the
stream, and they will. therefore. be of little
or 10 use.
I'VE came down from Dawson City on
the John ]. Healy. OF the condition of
affairs up the river there is much to say,
and the tale is anything but a hopeful one.
Food already is scarce, so scarce that the
old miness-men who have spent years in
Alaska-are becoming frightened at the
outlook, and those Of them who can do so
already are preparing to leave. The day
before the last boat arrived in Dawson
City, both stores-there are two general
merchandise stores-shut down, ana no
man of the thousands there could buy so
much as a sack of flour for love or money.
1t is not 10 be had and had not boat ar
rived the next day with load of pro-
visions 10 relieve tho situation the distress
that is 10 come later would have made
itself apparent at once.
From over Chilcat pass and the many
other means OF reaching the gold fields by
the region around the klondike a stream
of gold seekers who are lily prepared to
meet the situation, even were IL better than
II is. The men are there and they must
stay there come good or i'll. So much fer
hunger, the first and most gripping of the
TO seek their fortunes in the land of ice ana
snow. Other terrors there are, and many
Of them.
THE last crowd that invaded the gold
fields was composed In great part or men
that can be classed az thieves. thugs ana
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tan has ordered commission, composed
Of two Mussulmans, three Armenians and
one Greek to visit the American vllayets
which have been the chief sufferers from
the massacre and raise funds to rebuild
the Armenian schools. churches and mon
asteries and build orphanages. The COM
mission will start Immediately
The Marquis Of Salisbury sustains his oh
lection TO allowing Thessaly to be retained
by Turkey as IA pledge for the payment OF
the Greek indemnity and he insists that
the Turkish troops must evacuate that part
OF Greece a month after the conclusion OF
tho financial arrangements for the. payment
OF tba indemnity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12

DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 1.-THE following
officers were elected to-day by the national
Grand shark of the universe. A. A. White,
of Kansas City; senior Hoo Hoo, w II.
McClintock of Chicago; junior Hoo Hoo,
w. B. Stilwell. of Savannah, Ga; bojum,
F.. S. Cakes. of Ohio; scrivenater. ]. Fl.
Baird. of Nashville, Tenn; jabberwock, r.
H. Vdmer Alabama; custocation, Il. II.
DeCebaugh, Kentucky; arcanoper c. A.
Lyon Texas; gurdon. w. u. Reilly New
York. The convention closed this after
noon. Many of the members left tonight
by steamer for Mackinac. Others leave
for home tomorrow.
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The Craze in England.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE Evening
Posts copyright London cablegram to-day
says: 1.-The Klondike rage survives de-
spite the discouragng reports. The steam
ship companies say that inquiries still are
active for spring departure, one vessel be-
ing commissioned to take a party by way
of Cape Horn, reaching the Klondike by
way. of st. MichaePs early in June. The
fare for the double journey is $3.50, inelud-
the steamer in the Yukon district a
floating hotel to avoid camping out. Fiji
teen Klondike companies already have been
formed here. with capital of SO 100000 of
which S, 700. 900 are offered to the public"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-Arrived: La Bre-
tagne, from Havre. Sailed: Patria. for
Hamburg: Manitoba. for London; Europe
for London: Maasdam. for Rotterdam;
Etruria, for Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 11.-Sailed: Nor
MAMMA and st. Louis, for New York.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. u.-Arrived: Lucania
and Tauric, from New York
PHILADELPHIA, Sept Ii. - Sailed:
Pennland. for Liverpool.
MARSEILLES, Sept. II. - Arrived: Vic
tora from New York.
HAVRE, Sept. n.-Sailed: La Gascogne.
for New York.
BOSTON, Sept. u.-Arrived Gallia, from
IiYernnOl
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Martin succeeds Reeder.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. I.-David Mar
tin, the administration leader of this city,
to-day accepted the position of secretary
of the commonwealth, made vacant by the
requested resignation of Gen. Frank Reeder
and personally rendered to him by Governor
Hastings yesterday. Governor Hastings
has appointed his law partner, Wilbur +.
Reeder, of Bellefonte, deputy attorney gen
eI al, to succeed Elkin. whose resignation
was also accepted by the Governor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12

WASHINGTON c. H, O., Sept. I-One of
the three opening meetings of the Repub-
Iican state campaign was held here to-day
with very large attendance. Speeches
were made by Senator Thruston, of Ne
braska; Congressman Chas. H. Grosvenor
and Walter l. Weaver Lieutenant Cover
nor A. w Jones and Harry NJ. Daughevty
Senator Thurston said: The logic of proven
events have made it impossible that the 10
toll free-silver or bust can ever be real
issue again. But the doctrine that every
man who has not dollar must be arrayed
against every man that has a dollar still
menaces the safety, prosperity and hapDi-
ness of American citizens. l would rather
belong to the party of hope than the party
of despair TO the party of brotherly love
than the party arraying men against each
other"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. n.-Mgr. p. T.
Toner, missionary apostolic and honorary
chaplain to his Holiness, Pope Leo XIII,
and chaplain general to the American war
ships, was stricken by the heat in his
room in a hotel here to-day. He died
shortly afterwards at the jefferson Hos
pital, to which place he had been removed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
Posse Got the Worst of It.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sept. 11.-An effort
to run out an undesirable citizen on Horton
creek in Madison county, resulted in the
death of one man and the woundiEg of four
others. A posse of men headed by Grant
Phillips had warned Jerry Slocum to leave
the community. At the eXprati of the
time given Phillips and a posse went to
Slocum's house to run him out. Slocum had
gathered some friends and the two posses
exchanged a volley of shots. in which Phil
lips was killed and three of his party
wounded. One man on Slocum's side was
ft<4tf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
Another Expedition Landed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The World says
Another expedition has landed near Ha-
vana. 1t is the one that Minister De LONE
led the revenue officers to expect would
start from Bridgeport. Conn. The expedi-
ton sailed from the Jersey coast without
trouble AS result 1900 more rifles and
500 600 more cartridges are now in the hands
OF the insurgents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
Yukon hallway Incorporated.

TRENTON, n. j., Sept. n.-Articles of
incorporation were. filed with the secre-
tary of state to-day of the Yukon Railroad
Company. which is capitalized at 5000, OOO
for the purpose of building railroad in
Alaska from Skasuay over the White pass
in the Chilcat mountains 10 the head of
Lake Bennett The incorporators are
James McNaughton of New York. r. c.
Farnham, Seattle. Wash. and James b.
McCovern New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
OBITUARY..
Rev. Abel stevens, LII. D., an Ages
Methodist Divine and Editor.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Sept. 11-Rev Abel
Stevens. LII. D., died suddenly to-day of
heart failure aged nearly ninety-three
years.
Abel Stevens was born in Philadelphia,
and was at one time editor of the lions
Herald, at Boston, and also of the Christian
Advocate, of New York. He was known as
the historian of Methodism. He leaves a
wife, two daughters, Mrs. Ida Halstead, of
Alabama. and Mrs. Mary Robinson, of Ma
maroneck, n. Y, and a son, o. A. Stevens,
city editor of the Los Angeles Express.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
no LegaliEe sfarriages.

LIMA, Peru. Sept. 1.-THE president OF
the Senate has asked for the appointment
of a commission to report Immediately on
the proposal to legalize the marriage Of
non-Catholics, adding that the nonexistence
of law leaves hundreds of children of
foreigners deprived of the protection of a
law which is thought 10 exist in every civ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12

OHldfid bee.
Bryan is advertised to make eleven
Iowa is one of the States that went Repub-
lican after Bryan spoke there last year
and IT will like nothing better than repeat
ing the ceremony again this year.
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Twenty-seven sailors Drowned.

PORT SAID. Sept. 1.-THE British steam
er Polyphemus, from Yokohama to London.
has been damaged in a collision near Jebel-
Taran island in the Red sea, according to a
dispatch just received from the island of
Perrin. Twenty-seven of the crew were
drowned.
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demonstrations in Guatemala.

SAN JOSE. Guatemala. via Galveston,
Tex. Sept Il. delayed in transmission.)-
The censorship on all messages from Qua
temala Is very strict. A brother of Presi-
dent Barrios and the wife of Jefe of Cree
altenan were killed yesterday. The
plaza San Marcos has been taken possess
sion of by the revolutionists. The mails are
unsafe and it is possible that they will be
delayed for one week.
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tons right and left An army commanded
by Mugwanya, the Roman Catholic pre-
mier of Buddu and one of the few loyal
Buddus was dispatched 70 the Zorro dis
trict in June in order to fight the mutinous
Congolese troops OF the frontier, and the
disloyal Buddus. avaling themselves OF the
opportunity afforded by the absence Of
Mugwanya. attacked the British. The
Congolese mutineers in the Zorro district
have eight Maxim guns and large supply
of breech-loading rifles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
The Revolt of CongoIese.

BRUSSELS Sept. 1O.-Later mail advices
from the Congo show that the revolt IN the
Buddu territory is connected with the mu-
tinous Congolese troops in tho Zorro dis
trict, who are said to have killed fifty-nine
Belgian officers and men, to have destroyed
all the forts and to be committing cepreda~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
NEW sHoRT RouTE.

Next Year Gold Seekers VIII Have
Easy Travelling TO Dawson.
SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 1.-THE steamer
City of Topeka arrived from Alaska at 4
this morning. bringing the following letter
to the Associated Press. dated Juneau.
Alaska, Sept. 6:
Among the recent arrivals at this port
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Les ANGELES. Cal, Sept. 11.-United
tates Senator Stephen White is confined at
is home with a sudden attack OF pleurisy.
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GEN. REEDER ARRESTED.

He and others Charged with Trying
to Dcfanc John Wanama<er.
EASTON, Fa.. Sept. u.-General Frank
Reeder, late secretary OF the common
wealth. who was forced by Governor Has
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-04
The u. =. Court Of Private Land
Claims.


Claims.
The court of private land claims met
this forenoon at 10 o'clock; present, Hon,
j. Reed, chief justice; Hon. W. W. Murray
associate justice, and Hon. T. @. Fuller
associate Justice; W. H. Pope, assistant
US. attorney; Ireneo Chaves, deputy
clerk; Eusebio Ohacon, interpreter; W. +,
Mop herson, stenographer.
The following cases, set for today, were
temporarily passed:
194-Frank Baker OF al. vs.. U. g., Santa
Cruz grant.
155--Pinito Pine ct al. vs.. u. s., Ha.
cienda del Alamo grant.
209-John Gwyn, jr., vs.. q. s., Otto de
los Medanos grant.
69--Maria M. Baca ct al. vs.. u. s., Lu.
Zero Spring grant.
The Santa Cruz case, plaintiffs repre-.
sented by Hon. I. B. Catron and Messrs
R. e. Gortner and j. H. Purdy, was reset
for tomorrow.
Assistant U. $. Attorney Pope present
ed DEGREES for the signature of the court
in the following cases: No. 81, Sierra
Mosoa grant, and No. 148, Benito Borrego
grant.
Mr.. Pope also presented mandate from
the U. 8. supreme court in the Tacoma
grant, No. IS, affirming decision of the
land court, and in No. 80, City of Santa
Fe, ordering the petition dismissed and
case stricken from the docket. The court
ordered the necessary orders made in the
case.
Mr.. Pope asked that the DEGREES in the
Cuyamungue, Algodones and Dona Ana
Bend Colony land grants, SO as to except
the mineral from the provisions of the
DEGREES, be amended. The court 80 or
dere6.
After hearing some minor motions, the
court adjourned till 10 a. m. tomorrow,
Wednesday.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-04
CITY NEWS ITEMS.

Harmony in the meetings of the city
council lie so thick, that You can cut it
with knife.
The board of penitentiary commission
ers is in session today, examining bids
and samples.
The sidewalk in front of the Sena build
ing on Palace avenue, needs repairing
and that very much.
The board of county commissioners is
in session today and will also be In $685.
sion tomorrow.
The funeral of the remains of Edward
Fenstermaoher will take place tomorrow
at p. m. from the Exchange hotel.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Fair in south and showers in
north portion tonight; Wednesday fair
warmer Wednesday.
Among the bidders for penitentiary sup
plies are Arthur Seligman of Santa Fe
Hon. Fla. Manzanares of Las Vegas, Sam
Ncuepdoul oI 0ruuoioio DEopiioIo VI hlou'
queroue, Gusdorf g. Dolan of Santa Fe, J
L. Laub of Rowe, A. Staab of Santa Fe
VIM. K,eke of Albuquerque.
j. B. Chaplin was tried before Police
Justice Fernando Nolan this afternoon or
a charge of carrying deadly weap
ons. City Attorney Gortner appeared
for the prosecution and Major j
H. Purdy for the defense. Defendant
was found guilty and fined $25 and costs
The statement in yesterdays issue O
the NEW MEXICAN, referring to the re
ported promotion OF Mr.. j. M. Powars
formerly agent of Wells Fargo q Co. il
this city, was based upon erroneous in
formation. The facts in the case are
these: Mr.. W. F. Powars, until recently
superintendent of the Wells Fargo & 90
at Denver, has been reduced to route
agent with headquarters at Albuquerque
Mr.. @. FL. Young, formerly assistant
superintendent at Albuquerque, has beer
romoted to superintendent with head
quarters at Denver, vice Powars, re
duced. j. M. Powars, the former agen
in this city, and brother of the new
route agent, is clerking for the Wells
Fargo people at Pueblo.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-04
PERSONAL MENTION.

j. Il. Laub of Rowe, dealer in lumber, is
in the city.
@. M. Carver of Des Moines, is guest
at the Palace.
Mrs. R. j. Palen and daughter, Miss
Caryl, will leave Los Angeles for Santa Fe
on the 9th inst.
j. K. Livingston left Las Cruces today
for lengthy visit through the Republic
of Mexico.
Mrs. NJ. A. Otero of Denver, is in Las
Vegas on a visit to her niece, Mrs. Il. D.
de Henriques.
A. M. Blackwell, of Gross, Blackwell &
Co., East Las Vegas, has gone to st. Louis
on business trip.
Mrs. II. W. Phillips of Espanola was
passenger to Sioux City, Iowa, on today's
Denver & Rio Grande train.
Vernon Biggs, stenographer to Hon. M.
G. Reynolds, attorney court of private
land claims, arrives from st. Louis to
night.
Eusebio Chacon, interpreter for the U.
8. court of private land claims, is in the
city. He is accompanied by his wife and
child.
Philip Milhizer, who has been in Las
Vegas for several weeks, has gone to Ros-
we'll, near which place he has fine ranch
property.
Mr.. Black, assistant observer in the
local weather bureau service, is confined
to his room with severe attack of spring
fever.
R. E. Twitchell, assistant attorney OF
the Santa Fe railroad, is in the city from
Las Vegas, stopping at the Palace. He
is here on legal business.
Don Nicholas Quintsna, merchant al
Pojoaque, and Don Camilo Martinez
farmer at the same place, were in the city
yesterday buying supplies.
A. A. Keen, the popular cashier of ths
First National bank at Albuquerque, ha.
returned from we'll deserved vacation al
HIS old home in Boston, Mass. He wal
: accompanied by Mrs. Keen.
Governor O. A. Hadley of Watrous
chairman of the board of penitentiar!
missioners, 10 in the city to atten'
the meeting of the board of penitentiar,
commissioners. He registers at tn
Palace.
G. B. Swift and wife were passenger
, over the narrow gauge to Durango today
Mr.. Swift is csnvassing for Soribner'
t. Magazine and the publications of th
Scribner publishing house.
Mrs. j. F. Hinkle and son returne
last Friday from trip to Californi
where she went some three weeks since q
healthseeker. She was somewhat in,
Y proved, but not more than she would hav
t been had she remained in New Mexico
Roswell Record.
: Joe E. Sheridan, editor of the Silve
8 City Enterprise, and A. G. Voorhees,, al
torney at Ration, met yesterday in Albt
: querque, where meeting of friends c
2 Captain Collier was held; the situatio
was discussed and some kilograms sen
9 10 Washington, also letters we're formulat
i ed, signed and sent on.