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Difficulties of Teslin Trail.

THE first summit OF 400 reached after nine
miles of heavy gradient Here the
north slope of the mountains the depth of
and by the middle OF May miles this stretch became
impossible for horses Work survey try line at this
point for the projected narrow railway extremely
trying On the broadcast shoes obtanable
would sink from eighteen inches to feet
porous, graduated Five miles beyond the first sum-
NIT the trail early April Is Of snow for
extensive stretches and only dog with sufficiently
light to admit in places Of pull bare making
substantial progress
These dog teams. by the way, only the advance
guard OF the big movement progress up the river
Before the end Of March there such
as the Gypsy Queens of Chicago with oxen mack
dogs steamboat in sections mill
tons OF provisions and the Boyd party Of Michigan which
arrived at Cottonwood island mouth of the Stickeen
with lf9 dogs forty horses thirty fifty tons
OF freight The Dewdney party Of Victoria big supply
81 dog teams AMI horses under %
passengers through Tesn Of these passengers
was sketch artist the London Illustrated News and had
not arrived at Teslin June and was creihIy re-
ported that nineteen horses had been in the effort 10
Sc The artist as tar rs Long lake Tie Company Of
miners Of ltonton. Ohio river in March with
sixteen oxen and twelve tons of freight After losing 800
pounds Of supplies through they tarnped ana made
the trp to Gtnora in June ny steamer The Mvrc marty
OF Detroit Mich with l0foo pounds Of provisions left Wran
gel March II and after losing part their outfit 10 miles p
The river came into Genora ~ steamer in June
q Nciufeo. of Portland. or decided that goats were
preferable u dogs OF horses the S;ickeen He made how
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Prof \. p. Dennis formerly instructor In history at
Princeton later assistant professor in history at Wesleyan
university member of the engineer Of the
McKenzieAunn expedition Telegraph creek and Lake
Teslia returned civilization after vain effort TO
the Yukon by the allCanadan route Prof
Dennis describes he country H. He that the trail
Genora Tean, instead of being
prairie country by Canadian
and It's railroad. is nothing but anandan trail
tans through and heavy timber Travel is
tioay impossible the so-caled gold
Mr. Dennis describes in detail the appalling condition
the three thousand miners OF whom have lost every
cent they had in the world in trying to get to- the konke
by the allCanadan route Hundreds of outfits
lost and of the stranded miners approaching
destitute condition
The wall from the Sckeen route began last spring
before the river opened and after several hundred
small parties and large companies had made
Wange hoping TO reach Telegraph creek the
appointment and hardship all they The
stories told by returning miners printed
time in the postntegencor There always some ele-
ment OF doubt TO the of of these
owing to the fact that into Alaska winter
lily equipped physically and financially to successfully
bat the hardship aud toll incident to journey
dixie Residents of Wrange others stories
told of the trail the unreliable brought down by
disappointed men who ready and willing to give the
route black speak.
Having been member of the MckenzieMan engineer
Ing corps and being qualified In technical Judge of
the country and OF the feasibility OF the Mr. Dennis
narrative as told yesterday to Post lntegencer reporter
GEARS away all aouht as TO the utter failure of the all
Canadian route to the klondke. II plain that by
means Of Wholesale Misrepresentation broadcast
through the country by the Canadian Pacific persons in
power III canada thousands of noensiye ,ere
undertake journey in which they practically no chance
at all TO aGceeea.
The all canadian route" said Mr. Dennis makes
brave showing the and undoubtedly possesses adyan
tase5 which IN time may commend it easy and direct
route to Tie Yukon gold fields But that has not yet
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slow the and the surviving ten out
Of twenty eight did arrive in Genora by steamer
till June H.
The Brayshaw party of Victoria. with fifteen tons on
the river in March landed in Genor from June
Two Mrs Mile F. Porter and Mrs Matte j. Powell,
last winter dragged eds loaded with supplies the ice
trail the river far the There they remained
until the ice broke and steamers came They
pairing June 10 for the long pull overland to Teslin
Our own party the first but to reach Telegraph
creek with horses the frozen Sckeen three weeks
the river Our in getting through due the
of the big Canadian contractors Mann Mckenzie
Co. with added element of good luck and plenty of hard
work Ordinarily the morning with breakfast
over baggage bound seds drawing the river two
hours advance Of light On eighteen
hours out OF the tWenyfour devoted this
Several hours often consumed in withdrawing
and its sledload from single deep pit Thirty five
miles covered on the last days march Two miles
Telegraph creek load Immediately following party
through the ice and
ing by eamster named Alex Mcpherson with
HicIlty
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ing about April l. $50 per The Indians at Tele
graph creek who owned ponies conemptuous of
offer less than SIS per work for self and beast Even
this price they apathetic unless drink of
whisky thrown in.
The provincial sumpuary law prohibiting the selling of
liquor Indians strictly enforced and this perhaps
accounts in for the keen of the Tahans
whisky suTeptitiousy Our cook failing buy
outfit of gloves and m0ccasinS from kloOtchman good
round figure easily secured these articles He fixed
dec0ction Of lemon and brown coored
with tea leaves and passed it of with many admonitions
secrecy ; highly priced brand Of American wine.
While at Telegraph Greek Chinaman from Dease lake
caught barering whisky the Tahtans and promptly
locked in mprovsed Jail await the action pro-
vincia justice the June In legal
ons observed that the Indians suffered through
with the disorderly element of whites which a few weeks
appeared in that region
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awake app ar1nco ana business activity Of
seattle. and tw,ly believe that i, 5 d,-s-
Hn@I 10 be one of me largest cities ne@:
~ III" mississippi river. II ems ~ though
TIE "7cfi Seattle IS heard everywhere. aud
! an convinced chat & IS advertised Tnletl
n PEE extensively ana is heard 0f IN more
fdForaoi" terms jhan any other cjty pu the
Iac.:ic coast. Yes I an pleased - become
a citizen Of Seattle am l propose IL re-
main here permanently"
\. G. : s&anEm will term his mind from
DE to.!es ~ police work FOR week or 50
and enjoy himself fishing ana hunting
along The shores o. Hood canal He vii!
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onr engineering corps consisting Of eebteen men ar
rived IN Telegraph creek late in March advance Of tho
big outfits From tough experiences on the Stickeen with
heavy snow ana water the to over the ice
inquired cut that the worst half Of The journey had
eompShed THIS sufnSe proved incorrect TIE co,nar
lively dry belt to the coast range encountered
aler passing through the loo miles Wrange
htte or no snow t> Anil remained upon the southern
NPo't % '' 00Nht3 In consequence Of this
'tsa} ~ "h pa king the first from rals-
gFaph creek Ie charge Tor this miles stretch OF ma IL
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MISFORTUNE AND HARDSHIP
THE FATE Of THOUSANDS.
Princeton Professor Describes the
Useless Glenora Trail.


Two Thousand Miners Assemble at 1ndig-
nation Meeting and Call on Provincial
Government to Redeem It's Promises
Men and Beasts Toll Over an Indian
Path Through Swamps and Over Noun
tains--AppalIing Condition ofProspectors
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site Of Skykor,ish. The case il now In 1T
isat.on and Mr.. Nl,oney believes that the
court viii eventually award him the owner
ship Of the property in dispute. MIR Mllo-
n"y reports that business at Skvkousl i
in prosperous condition and that every
body is well pleased Al The outlook.
w. 5. Moore paymasster of the Black
Diamond mines Wa III the city yesterday
or his way homc from Victoria = e.
where he underwent ii severe surgical oper-
ALTON. Mr.. Moore Was met in the clty by
MI Norgans sIpertaten lent If the mine
ana iaey Wen nome together.
NJ. Moore states that D.. m0w feels better
than ever before. and he thinks hiss ulti-
mate recovery - now assured
C5l. +. ". Parker. principal os ths, Chi
caP' normal school and Mls. Alien. Of
chicago, arrived IN the city yesterday and
ara registered al the Hotel Seattle Both
VII leave Thursday morning for II ,nolu.u.
where Col Parker VIII have charge at 4
teachers institute ard Mis- Allen viii fss-
tGTe on kindergarten work Tnev 20 -
HoH"'u'u at the invitation " the govern
monc
james Murray, a logger of T,euatto. was
~ me c.;y Yesterday NJ. Murray ssoke
IN an encouraging way about -g. ln.,e,tf~
business. aDi stated that h. believed the.
grain and ffs..t crops would cone up = All
expeditions Mr. Marray returned - I}e-
waite last niGa'. after arranging 70 Ser1 a
quantity Of supplies 10 MS camp.
among he Passengers booked hv the
= 1.n1o.df fo~ $ Michael aye Mrs W.
Mcdonald ana Mn. r a Conner. If KY
YORK. T'acr X "a Ajasels - engage In mn.
'@r enterprises AMI expect - torrfs = com
parry especially designed 70 .3x..t ex.
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TOMORROW The ladies of the Red Cross
Society VIII TAXI charge of the MacDoueaIi
& South~ick Company store for the day.
me pf@nts from the sales viii 20 to the
soc!etX's fund
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NERVOUS, CHRONIC AND SPECIAL

Diseases. even IN their most aggravated
forms. There IS no man In the world who
has effected so many permanent cures IN
both Men ana Women of troubles which
other physicians Of acknow lodged ability
had given up as hopeless as this eminen.
specialist
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-sa 49, ~. 
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The herald., 1898-10-18
THE EVOLUTION OF POPE leo XIII.
His Remarkable Intellectual Power Was
Developed at an Early Age---A
Fascinating Life Story.

s'The right man in the right place
he was born for the sovereign pontln-
cate, and everything in his life has led
up to it."
Such Is the verdict already passed
upon Pope Leo XIII. by an exception
ally competent observer; and such. I
doubt not, will be the final verdict or
posterity This, rightly understood, Is
the highest praise that can he award
ed. It IL the "Well done. good and
faithful servant" of the gospel. 1t Is
also the ideal set up by our latest
philosophy,-a perfect adaptation or
the life to its environment. The ca
reer which has brought this consum-
nation is of more than passing inter-
est.
In all such cases the adaptations
must, in part at least, antedate birth.
Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci was well
born. His father, Ludovico Pecci, was
q nobleman and soldier. His mother,
Anna Prospect, described as woman
of sanity character, traced back her
ancestry to Cola di Rienzi, familiar to
our boyhood as "the last Of the Ro-
mans" Yet the famous tribune was
not a whit more typically Roman than
this boy, his remote descendant born
at Carpineto among the Volscian hills
on the second March, 1910. Even the
place, the Eagles Nest" as it was
called, was fortunate. Manners were
simple there and the living plain, and
for several years the 1.-THE and hardy
youngster raced over the mountain
slopes acquiring the activity and en-
durance which were to carry him
$hro,,uI, q lifo of ipcescont toll TO eX-
treme old age. I'll Papa CORE sempre"
(the pope always runs) has long been
q favorite saying among those who
have best known him; and it was here
that the habit started. Netting birds
was his favorite amusement. and we
are told that his fondness for this ex-
ercise so persisted in after life that he
occasionally indulged it even in the |
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dier. The papal troops were mustered
and used with a skill and vigor quite
unprecedented. One morning the citi-
zens were astonished to see Pasquale
Colletta, the arch-brigand Of them all,
led through the streets, a prisoner.
while every member, Of his murderous
gang marched in chains behind him.
And the young governor, still tremu-
lous and as pallid as a spirit from his
recent illness, wasted no mercy on as
sassins. To all such, stark man he
was, and great awe men had of him."
His greatest trouble was with the
patron mobiles, who accustomed to
boundless license, were at first dis
posed to defy his authority and assert
their ancient feudal privilege. One of
them, a marquis Of formidable influ-
ence, made stormy protest.
Your officers have trespassed on my
domain to make arrests" he cried.
Criminals must be arrested where
they can be found" answered Pecci.
unmoved.
But your authority does not extend
to my domain!"
mo man is above the law" respond
ed the governor, meaningly.
Then the marquis waxed furious. II
will go to Rome and procure your in
stant dismissal" he shouted.
Go" said the frail young priest, un-
daunted. But remember, to reach the
vatican you must pass through the
Castle of st. Angelo"
This castle was prison. The guilty
conscience of the natron of robbers un-
derstood the mensHe. He did not go
to Rome, but the suppression Of brig
andage went on right merrily. Bene-
vento ceased to be an asylum for the
lawless.
A little later the future pope now in
good training, was sent as delegate to
Perugia. This was promotion but
the district was disaffected and the
place difficult He began, like an old
Roman, by building great road, long
needed. This road presently led straight
to the hearts of the people; and the
new governor. quiet. kind, efficient, be-
came their idol. Soon, however, he
was again promoted, being sent as
papal nuncio to the court of Belgium,
At the same time he was invested with
a new dignity, being made titular
archbishop of Damietta He was not
yet thirty three.
Leo XIII has been justly praised as
the most modern Of the popes. Hith-
The herald., 1898-10-18
MISSIONS FOR OUR new POSSESSIONS
Church Extension in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines Will Be Soon
Under Way.

in America. Latin and the modern
Languages. with Armenian and Bull
garian included, art. zoology, botany,
physiology, chemistry. physics. music,
drawing, painting-there In nothing
lacking to the education Of the lit
young women enrolled as pupils. Col.
lege societies. lectures. concerts-they
have them all.
To give further idea Of the vast
scope ana resources Of one Of the sew
eral Protestant organisations that soon
will take the field in Cuba, let me say
that the American Board Of Missions
has 20 organised missions with 1928
mission stations situated In Africa.
Turkey. Ceylon, China, Japan, the
Sandwich Islands, Micronesia, Mexico.
Spain, Austria. 1t maintains 40
churches, 543 missionaries, men and
women. and 1856 native teachers It
maintains II colleges, in Turkey, Bull
garia, South India, Ceylon, Japan and
China; 121 high and boarding schools.
and 1,049 common schools, with 54.615
pupils under Christian instructions.
The cost In the year 1867 of the mis-
sion work Of the American Board was
$3.50. 6.2s9.
It has invariably been found harder
for Protestant missionaries to gain q
footing in Roman Catholic countries
than in any other field of labor. Often
the fathers in these lands would be
glad to have their children attend the
mission schools, realizing the advan.
tages to them of the secular education
that they would receive. 1t is the
mothers who. setting their faces
against anything that bears the name
Protestant, will not let the children at
tend these schools. But in case Of Cuba
the favor with which the people now
regard Americans as liberators. and
BELIEVERS Of their suffering from hum
ger, will be a powerful lever to help the
work Of the missionaries.
In the event Of Cuba becoming ter
ritory of the United States it will come
within the domain Of the American
The herald., 1898-10-18

| he had attained. H prsdsosu0oe had
died with = protest o. his lips against
the ''iniQuitous gpollation o9 tho
church" by the italian government.
Leo ala not deem it consistent with his
duty or his dignity to change this at-
titude. He remained ''prisonsr Of the
vatican" but made no thestrical dis
play over 1t.
In general his policy has been .
policy Of conciliation.-though he never
admitted compromise In what he be-
lieved to be issues Of right and wrong.
A friend Of peace. he has ever stood
ready to mediate between the nations.
Such service he would gladly have rem
dered In the case Of our war with
Spain. which undoubtedly Gait deep
sadness over his declining days: but he
was far too wise to interpose unso-
licited and without due warrant. He
has always been noted for his warm
interest in the United States. His rec
ognition Of the French republic is an
other striking indication Of his liberal
The herald., 1898-10-18


erto his training and experiences had
been decidedly medieval. It was in
Belgium that he first ''breathed the
life-giving air Of modernism" and
came to know the world as 1t IL to-
day. Here again he won all hearts.
both king and queen showing him the
utmost favor and confidence. A por-
trait made about this time shows .
pure, strong face Of unusual charm.
and even then he bore himself with the
same grace and dignity. before which
in after days princes stood confused
and abashed. His tact was exquisite.
He was often consulted by the sover-
eign, and on one occasion Leopold ex-
claimed: Really, monsignor. you are
as clever as a politician as you are ad-
mirable as a churchman." His wit,
also, was trenchant, but he never used
it wantonly.
Here it was that he became familiar
with railways, then a new thing-for
the date was 1S43-surprised and de-
lighted to find himself borne across the
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temper.

temper.
Doubtless the greatest triumph Of his
reign was his final victory over Bis
marck and Falk in the long "Kultur-
Kampf" campaign; and in view Of his
moderation, and the tactics adopted by
his opponents, the sympathies Of most
Americans wilkprobably rest with Leo.
Anyhow. 1t was no small achievement
to prevail against this setter-up and
puller-down OF empires.
To modern social problems the pope
has given earnest attention, and
though his influence has been distinct
ly conservative, being steadily direct-
ed against anarchy and violence, moth
ing has seemed nearer his heart than
the amelioration Of the condition Of
the laboring classes everywhere. Above
all, he has been a philanthropist,-a
true well-wisher of his race.
"For he is a great pope," says F..
Marion Crawford in an article that
gives a wonderful picture Of the man
and his daily life. There has not
been his equal Intellectually for q long
time. nor shall we presently zee his
match again." DAVIS TURNER
The herald., 1898-10-18
Now that the war is ended and It re-

Now that the war is ended and 1t re-
mains only to determine the extent OF
our new possessions in diplomatic con-
ference, there are preparations making
for another. q peaceful. invasion of the
lands won from Spain. The invaders
will be sent by the Protestant mission
ary societies which heretofore have
found 1t impossible. owing to Spanish
bigotry, to effect lodgment In any
part Of this territory. Both home and
foreign missions will have q part in
this movement. In Porto Rico, which
shortly will be territory Of the United
States, the field obviously belongs to
the home societies, and their work Of
education undoubtedly will be supple
mented by such a system Of common
school education as the national gov
ernment in its wisdom shall devise. The
Philippines, from which Protestant
hitherto have been most
barred, will be taken In
hand by the Board Of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions and will be in
cluded either with the Micronesian or
The herald., 1898-10-18

the China missions.
In the important field Of Cuba II is
probable that both the societies for
home and foreign missions will eventu-
ally play q part. At present, being
technically a foreign country. 1t lies
within the domain Of the societies for
foreign missions, Of which the Board
Of Missions is the chief. Already this
board has met several Of the leading
denominational boards in conference
upon this matter, and by the end Of
September a definite plan Of action will
have been decided upon. The first step
will be to send a suitable man to Cuba
to thoroughly explore the island and
make report as to the situation there
and the salient points for the establish
ment Of missions. Then will come the
allotment Of territory among the diff
ferent boards. One, for example. might
have the Havana, another the Santi-
ago, another the Matanzas district.
When once the boundaries are fixed no
mission trespasses upon its neighbor's
territory, for there Is great comfy and
good understanding among the differ
ent missionary boards in America.
For foreign country, the Protestant
missionaries in their teaching, Of
course employ the language Of the
people. For the Cuban missions the
American Board Of Missions will draw
it's missionaries from stations In Spain
and Mexico, where they have acquired
the fluent use Of the Spanish tongue.
At the mission schools the religious
teaching is unsectarian, its tenets being
drawn directly from the Bible. and 1t
attacks no Christion creed. The relig-
ious exercises are conducted after the
simple forms Of the non-ritual Protest.
ant church represented in the mis-
sion. The secular teaching in general
embraces the usual course Of study in
a graded school. But in countries
where it has long been established the
American Board Of Missions maintains
educational institutions Of q much
higher order, some of them being col
leges of1the rank Of the smaller west
ern colleges in America. TO read the
annual report Of the American College
for Girls at Constantinople. except for
the queer Greek. Bulgarian and Ar
menian names Of some Of the instruct-
ors, would suggest Lasselle or Mt.
Holyoke seminaries rather than mis-
sion school in the shadow Of the Gilded
Kiosk. The corps Of professors Is full
and complete the course Of study up
to that Of the best Of women's colleges
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Perugia are fun o. good woskA but
without notable incidsnt,- he
saw war waged at his very door. He
was especially sealous in the cause Of
education. and gave the closest per-
sonal supervision to the schools he
founded. One Of the teachers under his
charge relates that on q certain MORN
ing, being little late, he found the
bishop himself busily instructing his
Latin class. That was the only rebuke
administered, but the hardness was
not repeated.
Meanwhile this quiet devotion to duty
had not passed unobserved at Rome.
In 1854 Pecci received the cardinals
cap.
On the seventh Of February, 1873,
Plus TX, broken with troubles
and disappointment, wearily breathed
his last. and 1t became the duty
Of Pecci. as camerlingo. to pre-
eide at the election OF successor. On
the third ballot he was himself chosen
by the requisite two-thirds. While