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A Yukon Eiaancier.

"The River Trip to the klondike," by
John Sidney Webb. appears in the Cen
tury. Mr.. Webb says: Tie Napoleon
Of finance" of the region, and certainly
the richest man there, is brawny
Scotchman known AS Big Aleck" Mae
donald. He managed to make large
cleanup OH his claim-said to be S90,-
OOO-and invested every dollar Of it in
other claims in the manner have in
dica ted-part payment down, the re-
mainder when the water came in the
spring. Every one about the camp
knew of Macdonald's speculations, and
all were wondering whether he would
become bankrupt or multimillion-
aire. The water did not come down
early in 1897, and in some instances
the clean-ups on the claims he had
bought on speculat ton came so close to
the day of payment that, as the story
goes, the gold was paid over before it
was dry" The death of two brothers
to whom he owed $4,000 on claim Is
said to have been his financial saliva
ton, because the time of payment of a
debt to decedent's estate is extended
one year by law, the gold commission
er acting as judge of probate for the
time being. Macdonald is probably
owner of an interest in about twenty
odd claims. bought on his mining
knowledge and his wonderful nerve.
He paid enormous interest on the mon
i.y he borrowed. took tremendous risks,
and finally won. In some instances
during the winter of 1S96'97 money
was loaned at 10 per cent. for ten days.
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SAID TOO MUCH FOR HIS GOOD.
How Self-Praise Kept Man From
Obtaining a Position.

The danger of saying too much is al
ways more imminent than that of saying
too little. The man who is convinced
he has approNimated the virtues of the
Creator, and insists upon it to his fellow
men, is always more offensive than the
man who secretly believes it, but spares
his acauaintances the knowledge of the
awful truth.
A story recently related to a repre-
sentative of Hardware by the head of a
large hardware house in New York, illus
trates the case in point. Something OF
this merchants disposition may be
cleaned from the fact that, when speak
ing of his employees, he says s'the boys,
with an atfectionate intonation, born OF
long appreciation of their good points.
and kind liberation for their occasional
errors.
IT was the intention of the house to
put another representative on the road.
and the man they had i'll view had been
favolably though not thoroughly, known
to them for long time. Negotiations
were about conclud d, and the signing OF
a remrmerative contract by the salesman
was regarded by him as mere matter of
form. At a final interview with his pros
pective employer, and evidently with the
idea of further impressins the latter with
his desirability, he said: .Mr. -, | am
an older man than you. / have been in
this business for twenty-five years, and |
wish to add that [ have never made a
mistake.
As the would-be employer reached out
on his desk in an abstracted manner, and
gathered in the unsigned contract, which
he slowly tore up in the same absent
minded manner. he remarked that it was
source of keen regret to him that he
simply couldn't afford to employ such a
valuable man; that there was not a man
connected with the house, from himself
to the daeo who sorted the refuse paper
every morning, who was not constantly
making mistakes and profting by the eN-
perience: and that the direct result OF
the placing of perfect man among the
force would be immediate Generalization.
As the perfect man slowly wended his
weary way up the street it probably oc-
CURED to him that he had smashed a
beautiful record.
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RED HOT OVER THE LIE ROI.
Both Sides Fighting for Every Point
in the Game.

Both Sides Fighting for Every Point
in the Game.
Spokane, june 27.-Last Thursday suit
was filed by Senator Turner against the
other stockholders The senator charges
these parties with trying to dispose of
his interest in the LIE Roi mine and other
assets of the LIE Roi Mining and Smelling
Company at price far below its true
value, and he prays for an injunction
restraining the company from holding a
meeting for the purpose of disposing OF
the stock Judge Prather issued a tenn
porary injunction returnable June %,
and bond was furnished by the plaintiff
in the sum of $4,000 with himself, Col
onel w. M Ridpath and E. D. Sanders as
security.
Events in the attempt to prevent the
sale of the lie Roi mine moved quickly
yesterday. At times they approached the
dramatic.
In the early hours of the morning the
books and records of the company went
speeding northward to Rossland on a spa-
cial engine over the Spokane Falls &
Northern railway.
Last evening Senator Turner and the
other members of the opposition, learning
that the transfer of the property would
likely be made today, procured from
Judge Richardson of the superior court a
restraining order res. raining Colonel 1ur-
ner Colonel Peyton, L. f. Williams and
d. w Henley from transferring the prop
erty, and the papers were put in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Brrch for ser
vice.
Getting wind of this, Colonel Peyton
drove out to Mead, a station on the Spo-
kane Falls & Northern nine miles north
of Spokane, to avoid service and inter
cept a special train that he and the rep
RESET tatives of the British America Cor
por;, ton, the prospective purchasers. had
chartered to 90 to Ros~land.
At 1O:3O o'clock last night this train,
which consisted of special engine and a
private car, was all ready to start. Just
before the moment of starting Deputy
Sheriff Burch appeared at the depot with
the restraining order. The men he most
wanted to serve it on were inside the car
The blinds were drawn and the door
locked.
"Open the door," demanded Brrch.
''Get off the car yelled the conductor
in reply.
Then General Manager Austin Corbin
III. was sent for. He arrived. looked into
the situation, thought for time and
finally at ll:20 p. m. gave the engineer
orders to 90 ahead. The deputy made
another attempt to stop the engineer, but
it was of no avail. The last seen of the
deputy sheriff he was still clinging to the
front platform of the car.
Senator Turner arrived in the city at
4:3O o'clock yesterday morning in the
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CADIZ FLEET AT SUEZ CANAL.
Camarn on His Way to Manila, Spain
Ready for Yankee Ships.

Port Said, June 27-Admilal Camara's
squadron is in the harbor awaiting or
ders 1t consists of the battleship Pc
layo admiral Camaras flagship, the
iron clad Emperador Carlos Quintos two
armored cruisers, three torpedo boats and
five transports carrying 1000 troops.
Port Said is at the northern entrance
to the SueZ canal.)
London, June 27.-Lloyd's agent at
Port Said teIegraphs that the squadron
consists of the battleship Pelayo the
armored cruiser Emperador Carlos Quin-
tos, the torpedo boat destroyers Osado,
Audaz and Prosperina, the transports
Patricia, B,lenos Ayres and Isla de Spana
y Colon, and the auxiliary cruisers Cova-
donga, Rapida and San Francisco.
No Surprise at Madrid
Madrid June 27.-5 p. m.-The arrival
Of the Spanish fleet at Port Said causes
no surprise here, Admiral Camara having
announced that he was going to the
Philippines.
The threat Of the American govern
ment to attack the Spanish coast has had
lio tiit'I- ~ thilt 9Itst'tlo'i ID litp''I''
for the defense of the coast. A member
of the cabinet, in an interview today
said Let them come. We will receive
them as they deserve.
Captain General Blanco telegraphs
from Cuba that the American troops en-
gagged in the Santiago combat were the
"Twelfth and Seventh infantry, four
mounted squadrons of the First cavalry
four squadrons of the Twelfth and eight
bodies of regular troops
The Americans, Blanco's dispatch says,
had II killed, including a captain. The
Spanish losses are not announced.
Preparing for Eventualities.
Madrid June 27.-6 p. MN view OF
the American threat to send a fleet to
the peninsula, the government deems it
advisable to be prepared for eventualities.
The lights at certain ports have been ex
tinguished, torpedoes have been prepared
and additional guns have been mounted.
The government has prohibited the dis
patch of kilograms from Cuba announc-
ing the arrival of vessels which have
forced the blockade The queen regent
has sanctioned the various measures
which were adopted by the cortes.
Cairo. June 27.-Admiral Camara has
not yet asked permission to coal at Port
Said.
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THE LANDING OF THE TROOPS.


Washington, June 26.-The following
has been received here:
playa del Este, Adjutant General
Washington: Baiquiri, June 23.--We
had very fine voyage. We lost less
than so animals, six or eight today. Lost
more putting them through the surf tc
land than on the transports. The com
mand 81 as healthy as when we left
Eighty men are sick. The only deaths
were two men drowned in landing. The
landing was difficult. The coast is quite
similar to that in the vicinity of San
Francisco and covered with a dense
growth Of bushes. The landing at Bal
quiri was unopposed. All points occupied
by the Spanish troops were heavily bonn
barded by the navy to clear them out.
sent troops toward Santiago and occupied
this morning, the Spanish troops retreat
ing as soon as our advance was known
| had no mounted troops or could have
captured them, about 600 all told. There
is d railroad from there in. | have cars
and an engine i'll my possession. With
the assistance Of the navy | disembarked
! 5000 yesterday and as many more today
| will get all the troops off tomorrow, in
Guiding the light artillery and a greater
portion of the pack train, probably all Of
it, with some of the wagons. The ami
mails have to be jumped to the water and
towed ashore.
Il had a consultation with Generals
Garcia, Rabi and Castillo at | p. m. on
the Goth, 20 miles west of Santiago.
These officers were unanimously of the
opinion that the landing should be made
east of Santiago. l had come to the
same conclusion. General Garcia promis-
es to join me at Juragua City tomorrow
with between 5000 and 40O0 men, who
will be brought from west Of Santiago
by ships of the navy to Juragua City and
there disembarked. This will give me
between 1000 and 5000 Cubans and leave
1000 under General Rabi to threaten San
tiago from the west.
"The assistance of the navy has been
of the greatest benefit and enthusiastical-
" given. Without them | could not
have landed in 10 days and perhaps not
at all, as I believe / would have had to
lose boats in the surf. | want nothing.
The weather has been good. Prospects
are for fair weather. SHAFTER,
"Maior General U. S., Commanding"
Dead Not Mutilated.
Washington, June 25.-1n response to
telegram from the navy department re-
question information concerning the al
legged mutilation of the bodies OF the
marines killed near Guantanamo, Ad-
miral Sampson has wired Secretary Long
as follows:
"Playa del Este, June 24.-Replying to
your dispatch | have to report that a
careful investigation has been made and
it is reported to me that apparent mu-
tilation was probably due to the effect
of small caliber bullets fired at short
range, and / withdraw the charge of
mutAation. SAMPSON"
SDain,s Account Of Fight.
Madrid, June 25.-An official dispatch
from Santiago de Cuba has been received
saving that General Linares' column was
attacked on the heights of Seville by the
American soldiers and band of insurg-
ents. The dispatch says:
sThe enemy was repulsed with serious
losses. The Spaniards had seven killed
and 81 wounded, including three Of
flcers.''
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Tinplate Scrap Has a Vaiu>.

The tinplate clippings from the
stamping factories Of this country are
gathered together, tied in bs-es and
delivered at the dock in New York for
about So ton; thence they are shipped
to Holland, where the tin is recovered
and made into ingots, while the iron
scrap is sold and turned to different
uses. Some factories have as high as
/ 200 tons of this scrap tin to dispose Of
in a wear. The process used in Hol-
land for separating the two metals is
secret. and the efforts Of manufac ctur-
ers to obtain knowledge of 1t has thus
far been in vain.
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English Troops to Come.

Washington, June 23.-secretary OF
State Day has granted permission to
British Columbia troops to participate.
armed and equipped, in the Fourth of
July celebrations at Seattle and Spokane
upon condition that Governor Rogers has
no objection.
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delayed Northern Pacific. Tie was busy
all day with his associates i'll fighting the
proposed deal. This morning he left fol
Rossland. 1t is expected he and his ad-
herents will tap the wires early today
Columbia court to prevent the deal going
through.
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Internal Revenue Collector.

Washington, June Ex-senator Wilson
has appointed Ralph X. Nichols deputy
collector Of internal revenue at North
Yakima. Three other deputy collectors
in various parts Of the state are soon to
be appointed.
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French residents and resolution adopt
cd favoring a demonstration to counter
act the antagonism against France be-
cause OF her alleged opposition to the
| United States.
Tommy Ryan defeated Tommy West in
20-round contest at Syracuse, n Y. for
the welterweight championship of the
world
| The largest granite plant in New En-
gland situated at Barre, Vt, burned :
loss, 100000.
The Austrian reichsrath dissolved on
| account of the disorders over the lan-
guage ordinance.
\ band of eleven negroes made an un
| successful attempt to wreck the Queen
and Crescent limited passenger train near
New Orleans, La, June H.
Edward Montisi, who was arrested on
| suspicion Of being a Spanish spy as he
was about to board a steamer at New
York, has been released from confinement
on Governors island for lack of evidence
The gunboat Wheeling has left Seattle
, for Alaska with a government surveying
party on board.
Madrid papers continue to insist that
Spain does not desire peace.
Princeton University has conferred the
degree of Ii. D. on Admiral Dewey
Senator Aldrich has been reelected
United States senator from Rhode Island
The naval repair-ship Vulcan has been
ordered to join Admiral Simpsons fleet.
England has acquired 200 additional
square miles of Chinese territory ad iacent
to Hong Kong.
Many relics of the war of the rebellion
have been found by the soldiers now in
camp at Chckamauga.
Chicago has invited President Mckinley
and ex-president Harrison to make ad-
dresses in that city July 4.
The value of the corn crop in Mexico
in 1896 was S77,OOO,OOO, which is ten
times the value Of the coffee crop Of that
country.
The Cuban allies Of our marines at Cal
manera, Cuba, fought well, going right up
to the Spanish lines without the slight
est fear.
Rats gnawing matches have caused no
less than forty fires in widely different
parts Of the United States during the
past week.
Japan has no desire to interfere in the
Philippine matter, Formosa having fur
nished all the territorial difficulties now
desired
1t is semi officially announced that Eng
land will send large fleet to Manila if
Germany attempts naval demonstration
there.
1t is reported that number Of Phila-
dclphia coal dealers will be prosecuted
by the government for selling coal to the
Spanish government.
A number Of Georgia moonshners have
had their sentences modified, so as to be
able to Join a moonshine regiment now
organizing.
The Cuban junta will send ship to
Cuba with supplies for the insurgent ar
my The vessel will De commanded by
Capt. Johnny" O'Brien.
Over 5000 Spanish volunteers are re-
ported to have deserted to the insurgents
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Haril Luck. with M Gold.

Seattle, June 23.-Fifty prospectors
who left here last spring for Alaska by
way Of Copper river arrived here yester-
day on their way to eastern homes with
hard luck stories and no gold.
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Four fifths of the members of the
Amamgamater Association of Iron and
Steel workers work on the eight-hour
system, and the rule has been gradually
put into effect since 1886
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SAMPSON CAN GET SHIPS IN
HobsOn Failed to Cork the Bottle
Rewards and Thanks.

New York. June PA dispatch to the
Herald from Port Antonio says:
While the dynamite cruiser Nesuvius
was making observations along the inner
harbor of Santiago a few nights ago, am
pie evidence was discovered that the
sunken collier Merrimac does not com
pletely blockade the channel.
Further information develops the fact
that two battleships can enter the harbor
abreast, one passing on each side Of the
Merlimac. This will be of great advan-
tage to Sampson when the final attack on
Santiago begins.
Lieutenant Hobson and his men are
still in communication with the fleet.
There is little prospect that they will be
exchanged before the attack on Santiago
is made.
Promotion and Thanks.
Washington, June 27.-The president
today sent two special messages to CON
gress, providing for recognition Of the
services Of Lieutenant Hobson, the hero
comb and the crew Of the revenue cutter
Hudson, which rescued the torpedo boat
Winslow at Cardenas; Captain Hodgson
of the dispatch beat Hugh Mccullough,
who figured in the battle of Manila, and
Naval Cadet Powell, who held the steam
launch under the bluffs at Santiago har-
Dor searching for the crew of the Merri-
mac.
Authority is asked of the senate for the
transfer of Hobson from the construction
corps to the line of the navy.
The Hudson's crew are to be given Il
vote of thanks and medals of commem-
grafton, and Captain Hodgson is to be
suitably recognized.
The message states that Hobson's COM
panions have already been promoted.
Powell will be advanced to an ensign.
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Seemed the Appropriate Kind.

"Joseph is real sick with slow fever
WELL" and Mrs. Martin snloothed
her apron refectively, Il knew If Jo-
seph had fever 1t would be slow
one"
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People are so prone to think evil that
40 one ever thinks that the letter d,
followed by dash. might stand foS
darling.
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Chased hy n Suanish WarahiD.

New York, June 27.-Captain Turner
of the steamship Maylands, which arrived
here from Algiers with a cargo of sulphur,
reports having been chased by a Spanish
warship on June II, four days after she
had cleared from Algiers.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-07-02

A Hartford woman gathered IL four
leaved and 25 fve-leaved cloyers in her
ward in few minutes the other day.
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Over 5000 Spanish volunteers are re-
ported to have deserted to the insurgents
in Cuba since the beginning of SIMPSONS
blockade of Santiago.
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The Cuban junta will send ship to
Cuba with supplies for the insurgent ar
my. The vessel will De commanded by
Capt. johnny O'Brien.
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Reinforce Puerto Ric,

London, June 27-A Madrid dispatch
this afternoon says the Spanish govern
ment is actively preparing to dispatch re
Inducements to Puerto Rico by Inc first
available transportation.
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MORA GOWN.

rangements which will serve to hold out
the foot of the dress, which has no longer
any adventitious stiffness afforded by Grim
oline. The preferred material for petit
coats is taffeta of good quality or broche
or striped silk. Taffeta Is not easily crum-
pied, and for winter time it may DO lined
with fiannelette. Even in summer it Is
better that the body Of the taffeta petit
coat should be lined with something, no
matter how thin, as the silk then wears
much longer.
Today's picture illustrates a gown Of
mauvs MORE with satin spots. The skirt
is composed Of three curved fiounces edged
with ruches of mousseline do sole Of the
same color. The bodice of cream and
mauve embroidery has a deep guimpe Of
shirred mauve mousseline de sole, and the
top of the embroidery sleeves Is Of the
same material. The hat of yellow straw Is
trimmed with black plumes and a chou Of
white mousseline de sole.
JUDO CHoLLET.
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The Other Side.

The American soldiers who took part
in the campaign around Santiago have
been severe in their criticism of the Gu
ban insurgents and the part taken by
them in the capture of that city. BaS-
ing their opinion on these reports the
people of the United States have come
to look upon the Cubans as al inferior
class, lacking in bravery, greedy and
totally unfit to govern themselves. No
one apparently has had a good word for
the insurgents, and it has become the
habit to place them all in the same
category.
But there is always two sides to Il
story, and George Lynch, a war CORE
spondent of the London Daily Chronicle,
seems to have gotten a glimpse OF the
brighter side, and after returning from
Cuba, in an interview, said:
Il visited General Castillo's camp,
some distance from Guantanamo, and
found that the Cubans who joined the
marines there certainly fought very well,
and so I'd like to query the general con-
demnation of Cubans that we see in the
American press. The men that are
condemning them are doing so on
| wrong grounds. The Cuban soldiers in
Santiago province were the poorest,
hungriest, and widest lot of Cubans
that can be found anywhere, and it is
hardly fair to take them as specimens.
The Cubans that fought with the ma
rines fought extremely well. About l5C
of them under command of Colone
Thomas came to REINFORCE the Ameri'
cans.
Il was at Baiquiri a day before the
American troops landed, and Castillo
came on by a forced march that night
with 1900 men. They cleared out tt G
Spaniards before the Americans landed,
and four of their men were killed by fire
from the American boats. After the
landing they went to the extreme right
and extreme left. They were half
starved and %half-naked, and thought
that they were to be provided for by the
Americans, and so whenever they founc
anything they nabbed it. Thus they
got a bad name. 1t is true. however
that they were the worSto of the Cubans.'
The complaint was made that in the
fighting at Santiago, the Cubans cleared
out at the first shot, but in this connec
ton it must be remembered that thu
Cubans had not been able to meet thu
regular soldiers of the Spanish army il
the open, and had learned that the,
could only hope to vanquish the Span
ish in the end by a guerrilla warfare
and did not understand the rushing
methods of the Americans. Then, again
, three years of starving and hardship
under a tropical climate is not calculat
ed to fill men with strength and a desir
to "catch Spanish prisoners with thei
hands,
:. The men who have met the Cuban
around Santiago are doubtless correc
in their estimate of their character a
the present time, but considerable al
lowance must be made for their condi
lions and surroundings. The Ameri
cans are not given to judging an un
!, fortunate people hastily, AMI as tn
situation becomes better understood tn
, Cubans will be given every opportunit
to prove their abilities in caring TO
themselves. .
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The sailors of the United States navy
may be satisfied with the manner in
which they Remembered the Maine
The Madrid press has made up a list OF
the vessels lost by Spain in the war and
it numbers 80. The list includes Ger
vcra's and Montojo's %squadrons and
many cruisers and gunboats destroyed
at such ports as Manzanillo and Nipe.
The lost vessels ranged in size from
little craft of less than 100 tons burden
to armored cruisers of 1000 tons each.