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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

tlfaH ever to sen TO our ne1gnEOrs. We
have bought less Of the crude products for
manufa cture from them-furnishing these
o. rselves-while we have sold more Of
finished manufactures and bought less
than ever. The war did not hinder the
where it Is taking the place Of English ale,
or the expectation of bicycles and shoes
to all the countries Of the EARTH More
over. the supplies. for our army were
bought In our own country, and the
money which we pay in as war tax to
the Treasury department In the form
of humble one and two cent stamps is
not paid out again to the cloth manu-
facturers, the arms and ammunition man
ufacturers of England, France or Ger
many, or to the farmers of Hungary or
Russia, but to our own people. |@
The complete victories Of the war have
come in such quick succession that we
are prone to forget that prosperity has
come with Mckinley. It was the boast
of President Harrison that his administra-
ton saw the highwater mark of American
prosperity. This honor now belongs, how
ever to the present administration. The
price of stocks is an excellent gauge of
the prosperity of the country. We know
where stocks were during the panic years
and Of the dive that they took after the
Venezuelan message. In the last year
they have more than made UP for their
former deterioration. 49,. 49,. e.
Prosperity is limited to no section It's
paeans are sung on the Pacific coast and
on the plains of Kansas, as we'll as in
the cities of the east. Last year the pes
simists said that the wheat crop was an
accident and could never be duplicated.
This year the wheat crop is 10000, 900
bushels larger than it was last year, and
while the price is lower and we shall not
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

cupfed the cabin had something to say to
the captain of the steamer and the cap
tain of the steamer had something to say
TO him, and then we went on. ,... -,
After our siesta on the bar the Weare.
the empty steamer that carried the gold,
caught up with us and followed at dis
lance OF about mile. We were a little
more than halfway down the river and
At dinner, when something cracked hard
ana the steamer seemed to be breaking in
two IN the middle The wheel sounded as
II 1T had gone mad and was trying to
cllmD over the wOodpile. When the noise
was stopped we found that the steel
braces called hog chains had broken and
mat we were helpless. We blew the sig
nal OF distress which had been agreed
upon between the captains Of the two
steamers, and dropped anchor. 1t was
ABOUT a quarter of a mile to- shore. The
water was cold. the current was swift,
and for a few moments we didn't know
out we should have to swim. Upon hear
ing our signal of distress the Weare tied
up at the point where she heard it, about
mile behind us. Apparently she was in
no hurry. We kept on blowing for assist
ance, and. finally small boat put out
from the Weare and came toward us. 1t
arrived in a quarter-of an hour. and one
Of the Weare's deck hands looked 4,1p and
said that Mr.. Weare had sent down to
know what the matter was. FWeare Is a
small man and his. first name is Eli. The
miners called him Little Eli''
rs little Eli scared?" the decks rinned
out. oh, please tell Little Eli not to
hurry" w
THE matter is yelled our captain
and then he used oaths.
Ihere was scarcely a man on board our
steamer who would not have defended the
sold on the other steamer to! the best of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

--..-v or wuar,1r meant TO >ne1r 1n,,1v1n11 !,
pockets We hsS avenged our honor. but
greet had been the cost thereof. The
war Of the rebellion left half Of our coun-
try cinder patch. Prosperity followed it.
but prosperity was not on hand before
lees surrender.
The history Of ON. wars has been the
history of the wars of ali nations onlv
with them the Individual monetary sacri.
fees have been GREATER on account Of
their smaller capaeity Of production. s,ys
the New York press. France was NOT
prosperous during the brilliant camna;gns
were separated by periods when the peo-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24

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parent that Weare was worried lest we
had held up the captain Of our steamer
and blown signals Of distress in order to
decoy the treasure into our hands, The
Weare sent out another small boat to
meet its first envoy, for fear that we
might have bribed this envoy to return
with fairy tale. After both small boats
had returned to the Weare she came
down the river slowly, stopping at a safe
distance, while the marshal from Okla
hona and his satellites of bad men kept
their hands on their pistol holsters and
looked hard at the grinning countenances
of the easy-going, honest miners on our
decks. Weare himself proposed to leave
US stranded on the bank, where we might
stay anywhere from two weeks to two
months before help came-while the
Weare and the gold went on to St.
Michael We had enough stale rice to
last US about four or five days.
BY this time we began to get ugly, and
we allowed Eli Weare to know in no UNI
certain terms that If we staid to starve
he would stay with us. With us in our de-
mand was Capt. Constantine, Of the
mounted police in Dawson. The captain
had brought companies as we'll as unruly
miners to terms hafnra this IIis I>1-. -
ike trees ana MS arms are like young
saplings, and there existed in the mind
- s1AS w 3 .oAts, nave 10 uouDt, a desire
to take Little Eli by the nape of the neck
and duck him in the river. Cold perspira-
ton trickled down Little Ellis cheeks and
he said all would go on together. And
so our steamer was just put IN tow Of the
Weare.
Now, we had come on the Hamilton on
purpose to be the first persons to reach
the States. Next morning the steamer Of
rival company came up to US, pushing
before 1t a huge barge. 1t had $50 pas.
while we had paid $500. and they had
lcoNTINuxD DpI srcoxD PAqE.l
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get quite as nluCn TOT IL, we small get
.t me SIS 1000, 900 more than we got in 1896.
The farmers Of the West said lastly
that If they could have one more bonanza
y ear they could pay off all their mort
cages, send the children to school and
buy parlor organs. They have the Sec
ond bonanza crop, and now the bankers
are the ones who are making the COM
plairts in Kansas. The bank vaults are
full Of principal that is no longer drawing
interest
Leedy, the Populist Governor Of Kansas.
admits that "Pop' orators can no longer
say that the farmers Of Kansas are sroan-
ing under mortgages indicted by the cap
italistic tyrants Of the East. Some OF the
farmers have turned tyrants themselves,
anA have a few hundred dollars that they
would like to loan at the biggest interest
they can get. Leedy says the Populist
argument now is to tell the farmers that
they did not get all they ought to out
of their wheat because the railroads rob-
bed them, and If the Populists can keep
control of the state the railroads will soon
be brought to terms Meanwhile the
Pop orators live high, and the song Of
the reaper and t1lresher is heard over
the length and breadth Of the prairies.
Most of US know little, too little, Of our
fellow citizens Of Oregon, Of California,
OF Louisiana or Of Minnesota. Men who
Travelled over the country four years ago
and have Travelled over it within the last
six months have much to say, OF the
change in feeling towardssthe, East that
has taken place in the West and South.
This has been attributed wholly to the
unity Of the country In fighting a foreign
foe. But prosperit deserves as large q
share Of the credit.
Why, four years ago, when Travelled
through most Of the states west OF the
Mississippi and south OF Mason and
Dixon's line, :" said the representative OF
q great New York mercantile house, II
found that as soon as ! let people know
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24
PROSPERITY
uNEXAMPLE|D
THIS IS WHAT THE RECENT WAR
BROUGHT US.
Seldom Does 1T Have Such a Result
Big Fresh NJ hrkets Have Been
Opened Up and America from One
End to the O. er Feels the Thrill
lit Looks, Though We Were
"Ptgging" Gold of the World
-Big Suna4 Resort Business in
the esek611.sssav Closing.

Wn1le as people we are singing paeans
Gf Victory as! individuals we are singing
paeans Of prosperity; and the vanGuished
nation stands In no less contradistinction
to ours by it's martial defeats thanrby the
economic distresses of it's people, high and
low, wherever they dwell, from the Pyre-
ness to Gibraltar. Not our own nor any
other nation has. emerged before from a
war OF considerable magnitude more pros
porous than when the war was begun.
The history Of the war of the revolution
was history Of monetary sacrifice in
every household New York, from the
lack Of business activity in the last six
months Of the war of 1Sl2-1S14. was as
solemn as a. church. The news of the
signing of peace was received with great
manifestations Of Joy by all classes, be-
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s'v1zinley's Popularity.

San Francisco Call: Amid all the
damaging. reports and rulnors that are
flying about the heads of almost every
high official who has had much to do
with the conduct of the war it is notable
that not even partisan antagois1n has
given rise to a single charge against the
president or a single attack upon either
his services or his character. It may
be said of him che has won golden
opinions from all sorts of people, His
popularity is almost without parallel in
the records of our government.
A striking illustration of the high
esteem in which he is held even by his
political opponents was recently given
in a tribute paid to him by Senator Nc
Laurin of South Carolina, who, in COM
menting upon the policy Of the president
in declining to accompany the declaration
Of war with recognition Of Cuban in
dependence, said:s
THE president has shown wonderful
Judgment in dealing with the war pro-
blem.s I voted for the recognition Of
Cuban independence, but am free to
admit I made a great mistake. The presI-
dent was right In refusing to recognize
insurgents. They have demonstrated to
all reasonable men that they are nothing
short of a band Of cOwardly robbers, with
out organized form Of government or an
army"
Warming to his theme the South Caro-
lima senator went on to point out what
the president has done to eliminate the
last vestiges Of sectional feeling between
North and South. The president, he said,
'sfas known no section or party il the
administration Of the high duties imposed
upon him, and his appointment Of Butler,
Lee. Wheeler and Gordon to high and
responsible positions has won the hearts
and the sympathy of the men and women
Of the South, and he IS to-day the pride
of the entire nation. predict that his
peace policy will be as wise and as firm
and as much Of q. success as was his
war nOlicy ,, II s5 2st5 5sts
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FIRST YUKON -.
TREASURE SHIP
SERIOUS MIsCUE MADE BY GOLD
HUNTERS.

klOndikers Who Owned the Gold on
Board the Ship Thought They
Could Go With Her, but That Was
Bitter Mistake They Won't
Forget That Remarkable Journey
in a Hurry--Meanest Men in the
dian Plots.
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He Didn't know He Had Brains TIL
He Quit Working One Day and
Concluded to Get Rich-Then He
Plunged-He Is Worth Millions
and Carries His Accounts in His
Head-Prtce of Il Claim Increases
If He Just Looks ut History of
His "Luck."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-03
CHAPTER Y.

Turning toward tho men who had
swarmed around him, DUNCAN spoke in
a loud voice and an earnestness of man
ner that commanded attentions:
"You all know me we'll enough to
know haven't a grain OF pity for horse
thieves. This part of the state has suf-
fercd so much from that sort of people
during the last ten years and tho courts
have been so slow i'll getting hold Of
them that VIC formed ourselves into
vigilance committee of the whole to
regulate things and l flatter myself
we've lad to(erable success in the bus
ness"
He 'rauscd for reply" and received
thunderOus one. There were general
nodding of heads and ordinations of
approval.
"And we intend that the good work
shall 60 on, " he resumed. "a rope and
the limb of the nearest tree isuur mcli-
cine for men that have ~ itching for
other folks property in the shape Of
horsefesh Eut, boys, We oil believe in
fair play. Now, while ynu and me are
satisfied that the man standing on t'other
side of the table is Hank Beyer, al 10
one else, there's one chance in million
that he amt. That chap over there by
the door calls himself Dick Early. He's
stranger to US, and there amt any
denying that ho looks like Hank. If he
had mustache, he would look moro
like him than Hank does himself"
10 Be Continued)
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-03
CHAPTER ".

Every eye turned toward the man
whom I indicated. He must have ex-
pected something of the kind from my
manner, for he was prepared for it, and
never was there more perfect acting.
He stared right and left, as if he did
not quite comprehend what I said and
then with laugh called out:
"What's that, Hank?"
"You are Hank Boyer" added,
keeping my finger pointed at him and
restraining my anger "You know it as
well as I. Dare you deny it,"
His merriment seemed SO hearty that
several Joined it. Compromising his
baseness, it required my utmost self re-
straint to keep from sending a bullet
into his worthless brains.
eff you deny that you are Hank
Boyer, who are your
"You ought to know, Hank" he
said, with amazing GOODNESS. II came
up on the steamer Bonnie Belle yester-
day with you from New Orleans and
you won all had at poker"
All who looked at the miscreant
must have noted his extraordinary re-
semblance to me. Had he not removed
his mustache the difference would have
been unappreciable. His preparation
for his part was admirable, for when
he spoke observed that his voice
sounded different from when he talked
with me at the crossroads. He had sue.
ceeded to perfection i'll Disgusting it.
Since he was stranger to the rest
Tor, what was the same, they believed
him to be such), hoped to gain an ad-
vantage from that fact.
"Who are your" Numbered.
"I'm not accustomed to introduce
myself to folks in that fashion, but you
haven't forgot that when you gave me
your name on the steamer as Hank
Boyer l told you mine was Richard
Early-at your service, gentlemen.
And the unconscionable scOundrel
dotted his hat and bowed to the right
and left with the suavity and blandness
of Il Chesterfield.
eff you are a stranger like myself,
what business brought you to Aldine:'
81 explained all that to you on the
boat. My uncle sent me here to look up
some valuable cotton land that is in the
market, but, he added, shrewd enough
to perceive the tangle in which was
likely to involve him, II decline to DO
questioned any further by you, though
am ready to give these gentlemen any
information they desire
Nothing could have been cleverer than
his manner and words. His announce
ment that he was after cotton land was
passport to the good will Of the coun.
trymen, most of whom were eager to
sell their unproductive property. His
glib story of our travelling together on
the steamer was accepted as truth.
"Then you deny selling me that
horse Yesterday" l said, foundering in
the wordy mire into which I had step
ped.
"Oh, don't deny anything" he an
swered with bored air. "Tell your
story to these gentlemen. You make me
excessively weary"
1t was vain to daily with him. Stag
gered for the moment, was about to
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II am EdUdn Kenmore, and my home
| Is IN NctO York citu."
money, and he sold him to me for
$5O"-
I said more, but not syllable was
audible. Every one seemed in danger of
apoplexy from furious merriment. They
struck one another, flung their hats
down, and one caught up plate from
the table and shattered it over the head
of Landlord Bulfnch, who seemed un.
aware Of the proceeding. The uproar
lasted for several minutes, when DUNCAN
managed to make himself heard. His
remarks may be characterized as point
eddy personal
Il never knowed horse thief that
WASH coward. Hank, if you want to
save your neck from the moose, you'll
have to get up a better yarn than that.
'Twon't do"
"Let me ask you question, said
in deadly earnest, for it looked certain
that the matter was to DO settled by
fight.
"Waal, what is it?''
"You would not stand by and see an
innocent man hanged, would you!'
"We amt going to hang any inno-
cent man. We've got hold of the worst
horse thief in the state. Weain't max
ing any mistakes there, Hank. -
"But you are. That the resemblance
between me and this Hank Boyer is
very close is clear. Nevertheless he is
another person altogether. I have in
my pocket the warrant for the arrest Of
our absconding cashier, and can prove
my identity by other papers, -
I lowered my weapon and started to
bring out the documents, when DUNCAN
waved his hand.
cts no use to keep up this fooling.
We don't want to see any Of the papers
that was stole Or fixed up for this bus.
ness"
"But the real thief, the genuine
Hank Boyer, is standing in this room
with me.'
Before any explanation could be
asked Of this remark, I pointed my fin
ger at the young man by the door and
said impressively:
"There stands tho criminal for whom
you are looking. He is the real Hank
Beyer,'
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HE CdntS a chance to giue you the slip"
been baked so long of, their prey. In
many portions of the southwest the most
heinous crime a person can commit is
to steal a horse. Beside that offense
murder sinks into insignitlcance
1t will be conceded that the circum-
stantial evidence against me was of the
strongest character. My marvellous re-
semblance to the real criminal was ir.
resistibly convincing, and if anything
was lacking it had been furnished by
my idiocy. Had l resented the mistake
from the first it might have raised a
possible question which would have
caused postponement Of my execution.
No man knows precisely how his own
voice sounds, but there must have been
similarity between mine and Hank
Beyer's or the difference was not mark.
ed, since it seemed to attract the atten.
ton of no one.
Only one hope remained-I must se-
cure stay of proceedings if but for
limited time. But how was that to be
done? 1 had already made the attempt
and been rebuffed.
At this apparently hopeless juncture,
when l stood mute, not knowing what
to say, but ready to 90 down with COL
ors flying, the unexpected occurred. The
good angel appeared in the last person
to whom l looked for support. He was
Jim DUNCAN, the leader Of the vigil
lantes.
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has never been here,

has never been here.
1t was evident that not man in the
room believed wsrd I had said unless
it was my double standing near the
door, and of him was not certain. I
saw sarcastic smile on bis face, but
he let the others do the talking. He
must have foreseen that his pounding in
the crssible would come very soon.
"You say you started to walk. How,
then, was it you rid into Aldine on
Colonel Mansley's blooded chestnut"
l foresaw the rumpus that would fol.
low my explanation.
cat the crossroads about nine miles
out young man rode down from the
direction of Mapleton. He was mounted
Oh the horse which has caused this trou.
BILE. He told me he was in need Of
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s..o,-.s II. effect May Is. 1873.
All trains illuminated with Pintsct
Light.
Express trains.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON. DEIG
AWARE AVENUE STATION, FOR Is
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M; 1859 es21, "a, '11UO p. m.
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LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WIZ.
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