The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-07
MAMMON is IT'S ONLY GOD
KLGNDIHE RUSH RESPECTS NOT
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH

KLGNDIKE RUSH RESPECTS NOT
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH
Busy Scenes at the Union Depot Yes
ferday Afternoon-New York
Germans Arc DeIayed-Iova
Sends Il Party OF Forty HustIers
Thinkers, Tailors, PIowboys.
AS the two overland trains for the
Pacific coast wended their way side by
side out of the union depot yester-
Gay afternoon, they left behind them
a sad-hearted throng Of people on the
depot shed platform.
Wives had come down to see their
husbands off for Klondike, the mother
to part with her son, and the sweet
heart to cheer her lover with the assur-
ance that she would patiently await
his return-a rich man. For every
body who goes to the Klondike expects
to have tickle fortune smile upon him.
Klondike is the Mecca Of adventur-
Gus travel these days. One need but
stand in the union depot for half
hour any afternoon TO be convinced of
The travel was heavier than yester-
day, as one Of the largest parties of the
season passed through the city, and a,
scattering of parties Of tWos and threeS
from different parts Of the Ea t, besides
numbers of local parties.
Owing to d. nishap, which was re
ported in the telegraphic columns of
The G b e, the German party did not
arrive from New York as was expect
ed. 1t is understood in spite Of the
loss Of their supplies, they viii perse-
we're in their journey ard will arrive
in st. Paul in a few days.
have been assembling in st. Paul for
several days past, got start yesterday
afternoon, leaving on the Great North
e1n. The party is headed by J. NJ.
StarbUck of Marshalltown. who has
been organizing the party for a month
past.
The party will receive their supplies
for an eighteen months stay in the
golden region, at Seattle. The entire
trip has been provided for ard reser-
vatiOrs made for the party on one of
the steamers leaving the coast next
week.
The party numbers just forty and is
made up OF some very prominent Iowa
people. Among them is c. a. Walsh
chairman of the Iowa state central
DemCcratfc committee ard secretary of
the national Democratic committee.
Besides one of the foremost Demo-
cratic leadrs Of the Middle West there
IS ore dentist. one physician, several
carpenters ard bricklayer or two.
The roster of the party includes:
J. NJ. Starbucil and A. Bramslon, Of
Cherokee; from Marshalltown, F..
A. Benjamin W. Fl. G.. Michaels, W.
Sherlock. E. 4. Vail. Dell McCord. c.
A. Walsh, A. F. Park, DR.. J. C. Bar
mum and Con Dorar from Mason City,
O. F. FELTON,, z. C. Dinmick. c. N. c,
Stewart. S. T Abbott from Charter
l. VIoit
Burnett, Luverne. 10; NJ. r. Boyd.
Sanborn, To-; NJ NJ McKeever, Fort
Madison; T. ". Foster, Onteriem;C. T.
HaZelman, OnteriCm; ]. 3. Keables,
Pella; ]. D. Kaiser. Anita; NJ. S. Marsh
Renrick; D. n. RUtledge, Storm Lake,
To-; Thomas A. Barnes. AXteu, Kan;
0. j. Cheevan. Axtell, Kan; o. J. Acre,
Eagan, S. D.; H. Nj. Buck, Egan; r.
c. McGregor. Egan; Thomas Maiou
Jasper; j. D. Thomas. Jasper; 3. D.
Nelson, Miller, S. D.; E. ]. Cowan,
Sheldon, To-; ard DR.. SewalL The
party is also accompanied by II. D.
Merritt, who represents the company
who have contracted TO supply the
party with provisions and transporta-
ton.
J. P. Towing, of Sioux City. and J.
F. Meyers. of Pender, Neb., We're on
the Great Northern train yesterday.
their business fer the mythical induce
ments which far away Alaska has to
offer. Their acquaintance is of long
standing, and both made UP their
minds to make the venture some time
ago. They will go in over the trail.
A party of Michigan men also pass
ed through the city yesterday on their
way to Alaska. The party is made up
of I. F Rarunm, Benton Harbor,
Mich; w. T. Chapel Benton Harbor,
! Mich. Thrad Ryther, South Bend. Ind;
| and George Yore, Benton Harbor,
Mich. The three Benton Harbor men
there, and Mr. Ryther was in the mer-
camille business at South Bend.
Three very salty seamen also decid-
ed to cast their lot in Klondike. They
reached the conclusion one day last
month in Brooklyn. N. z. in a sea-
mans wintering place Two of tbs.
party were in Cape Colony during the
gold fever there some years ago, and
know something of the mining bust
ness as it is conducted in South Africa.
| The party are H. Hendrickson, John
Wilson and Alex Johnson. They are
| also going over the pass as soon as
| they can get transportation.
The fever seems to have pervaded
| the ranks Of the ever stolid farmer.
]. G. Ruberg, decided thmere was more
| money hoeing gold nuggets, than per-
| forming a similar operation on pota-
| toes, so he is going to Klondike, or
| rather left yesterday. Mr. Ruberg Is
| from Sunden, Mass.
| Dr. J. a. Mcdonald, a young ply
sician from Kincardine, Canada, also
| left for Klondike yesterday He has
| been practicing for three years and
| had built up nice practice in that
| time, there being only one other doc
tor in the town. He decided that pan
| ming for gold was more profitable than
| saving bones, so he, with other Cam
| adams. who left several weeks ago,
! left his practice for the allurements
of the land of the yellow metal
The Great Northern coast-bound
train yesterday afternoon had on board
nearly one hundred people, whose des-
| tfnation is the new found land of gold
| They came from the Eastern states,
| Travelled in several parties and all
| seemed to be most hopeful of success
| The largest party was one from New
York city. In it were fifty-two young
| mechanics.
Another party Of gold seekers which
passed through yesterday, consisted Of
| w. A. Conover, Of Red Bank, N. j. once
| champion ice Sprinter Of the world. II