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The times., 1898-12-18
TO REGULATE FARES.
An Interstate Commerce Commits
xiOner's Views on Railroads.
Al, u.


Martin A. Knapp. chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, add ess-
ed an audience of Law and Wharton
School students at the University of
Philadelphia on Wednesday on the sub
ject of Federal Regulation of Intersta tie
Commerce" He was introduced by DR..
L. r. Johnson. professor of transpor-
tation in the Wharton School Mr.. Knapp
has been for eight years a member OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The speaker holds some decidedly in
teresting and original views which he
expressed as follows:
Regarding railroads, we are in a tram
sition period from, private TO public con-
troll. The clause giving Congress power
to regulate commerce among the several
States. gives power to7regulate the build
ing and operation of railroads, to legis-
late for the safety and benefit of en-
ployes and of the public. and to regulate
the relations between railroads and en-
ployes in general Accordingly Congress
has power to fix rates and fares and
this has been done bS the dxing of a
schedule. the railroads being left to work
it out by competition But this, to my
mind, is a mistaken policy. and is inccm-
patible with federal Regulation. Under
conditions of competition, the adherence
to any legislative-inadc rate schedule Is
impossible. The poveE to compete is the
power to Discriminate which is ever in
furious to ths SMALL or disadvantaged
shipper and 70 the general public.
THE scheme of FEDERAL regulation can
never be accomplished in the United
States till competition Is abolished and
combination is allowed among railroads.
Under general combination scheme
such economy would result that the COM
mon carriers could maintain cheaper
rates. and where they were not inclined
to do SO Congressional restrict ons would
be the remedy to hold them down and
on uniform scale. Unlike the price of
property. the price of a public service
should be invariable and Uniform. as is
the price of postage stamps. Congress
can fix this uniform price. then. though
combination may be allowed to folloy, all
danger Of trust or monopoly element is
avoided, since the Government controls
the price. For any violation the carpo-
ration ought, like the individual Is now.
to be made subject to a fine Or penalty"
The times., 1898-12-18
PRIZE MONEY.
What Jackies of Old Used to Get
When They Captured Ships.

(Ffom the London NeWs-b
The amount of the prize money CLEANED
by America from the recent war with
Spain is comparatively trifing. Admiral
lated from a pecuniary point of view. his
share of the receipts" of the Cuban
blockade amounting to the respectable
sum of $4,000, TO which can be added a
matter of 2,000 as the result of his of
forts in the battle of Santiago.
Though Admiral Dewey gained such a
complete victory at Manila, the yield in
bounty only provides him with $3.50.
while Admiral Schley will have to be con-
tent with 5000. The commanders of the
various American ships engaged will set
about $1,000 each. while those lower in
grade will receive from $50 to $500 each.
Compared with what our irresistible
jackies of old used to get, the above sums.
in certain instances. fall into absolute in
significance. 1t is curious TO note that
the loser of the greatest treasure in the
past was Spain, there was nothing that
our seamen liked more than a war with
that Inflated country, because prize
money was simply waiting to be picked
up.
Perhaps the largest amount of prize
money which one ship has ever gained
was that which Admiral Anson brought
home after his voyage round the world
during 1Ii0-i3. Anson captured the far
famed Manila galleon which used to sail
once year for Spain laden to the hatch
es with treasure. The value of this
.tiind'' was S400000. and the division
among one ships company must have
left the lowest boy with a. fortune.
though no particulars of that kind are
available.
The reception of the admiral and the
Seamen il is recorded was most cordial
and they had more friends than they
knew what to do with. The treasure was
drawn in triumph through the city Of
London in thirty-two wagons, which, ac-
cording to an old naval chronicle. We're
preceded by band of military musicians
and guarded by detachment of the
ships company.
Anson was often in luck's way as re-
CARDS prize money. Only a few years
afterward, in 17i7, he captured a French
fleet with upward of E300. 600 in money
aboard. which was carried from Ports
mouth to London in twenty wagons and
conveyed to the bank ''in great state.'
Another large sum was taken in prize
money from poor Spain at the capture of
curious observation-disclosures or Ha-
vannah as 1t was then called, which was
assaulted by both land and sea. Alto
gether the army received .s36s, 155 lis. ID,
and the navy s36s.O92 lis. i'd, and it
may be interesting to give the details for
the latter:
The times., 1898-12-18
TO PLACATE FILIPINos.
A Plan to Pay Them for Acting as
Our Allies.

Plan to Pay Them for Acting an
Our Allies.
In Administration circles it is said free
ly now that there Is little to be feared
from Aguinaldo and his men, and the
prospects are all the more favorable be-
cause the Administration has under con-
sideration plan by which the insurgents
will be brought into complete harmony
with our forces. There is reason to infer
that this plan contemplates nothing less
than the payment of the insurgents for
their services when. without actual recog-
milton from Gen. Merritt they acted prac-
tically as our allies In the war.
This payment would not be in the ma
ture of bribe, but a practical recogni-
ton of the assistance given by them to
our commanders at Manila. There is rea-
son to believe that when Chairman Can
non. OF the Appropriations Committee,
just as the urgent deficiency bill was on
the point of passing the House, proposed
as an amendment the appropriation Of
SaO00.eco as an emergency fund to be ex-
pended at the discretion of the executive.
ne had In mind something of this kind.
That sum certainly would be ample for
the payment proposed.
The times., 1898-12-18
Late Naval Orders.

Orders were issued at the Navy De-
partment yesterday as follows:
Chief Engineer r. s. Paul, orders home
fyom Dixie revoked and ordered to Bad
ger.
Assistant Engineer II. T. Powell, orders
home from Detroit revoked and ordered
to Badger.
Assistant Engineer Frank Williams.
orders home from MarbIehead revoked
and ordered to Yosemite.
Assistant Engineer E. NJ. Jennings. or
ders home from Vixen revoked
Assistant Engineer c. C. Baechto!d. or
ders home from Chicago revoked and or
dered to Yankee.
The Vixen is destined for coast survey
work in West Indies.
The times., 1898-12-18
THE KENNEY JURY STILL OUT
Eneh Juror Ordered to Abide by His
own Opinion.

Wilmington, Del. Dec. 1.-THE jury in
the case of Senator Kenney, charged with
coilusion with Teller Boggs, in embez-
zling the Dover National Banks funds.
came in late today for Instructions.
Senator Kenney. his counsel and Dis
trict Attorney Vandegrift were sum
moned. After Judge Bradford had as
cended to the bench the jurors filed in
and Clerk Spicer said they desired to
know what weight the minority jurors
should give the conclusions of the ma
jority in trying to reach a verdict.
Judge Bradford stated that each man.
II he did not abide by his own opinion,
reached after due deiiberation, would be
violating his oath.
Some jurymen wished to be DISCHARGED.
but Juror Carswell said he thought an
agreement could be reached and the
twelve weary men were returned to their
chamber for further deliberation.
The times., 1898-12-18

compiished. while each Of the petty off,
GERS received f10. and each of the war
rant officers e25.
There is no record of the amount which
Lord Howe secured. but 1t is known that
the victory earned him an Earldom, a
!. 3.O00-guinea sword with a gold chain, and
medal from the King, the thanks of both
Houses of Parliament, and the freedom of
the city of London In a. gold box. Lord
Howe was I2 when he gained this great
victory over a strong French fleet.
The times., 1898-12-18
The Record for C1emesscy

No death sentence has been executed on any
Yankee soldier Of the late war for any of the
crimes that are punishable by death under the
rules of war And President McKinley's eomInu-
ate soldier for having murdered one Of his COM
rsdes helps TO preserve that remarkable record
1t is interesting to note, by the way, that in
this case the offender was a coiored trooper who
killed white man. and that the recommenda-
ton for mercy was made BY Gen. Joe Wheeler.
Of Alabama
The times., 1898-12-18
IN MEMORY OF LAFAYETTE.
Contributions of Local school Chill
dren to Monument Fund,

l.
dren to Monument Fund
The local public school children con-
tributed moro than 500 toward the Lafay-
ette memorial fund. with which it is in
tended to erect a 100000 monument to the
memory of the distinguished French gen.
eral and patriot at Paris The monu-
merit will be unveiled during the Paris
exposition.
The exact amount contributed by the To-
cal school children is given as s75ss2. di-
vided among the various schools as fol-
lows: First division. 1910; second divi-
sion, 1913; third division $3.50; fourth dt-
vision. s6s; fifth division. s55.67: sixth divi-
sion, $3.50; seventh division, $50; eighth
division, 1851: Central High School. s4s. 20;
Business High School, s2336; Eastern High
School, s21: Western High School. sl7.37;
ninth division, s2S; tenth division, ss2. p
eleventh division. s33.6s; High School, $3.50;
Normal School. A.s7; Howard University,
s233
The times., 1898-12-18

-
Il. 100 Seam'n & mrines. 45,2a7 Is : 3l4 o
1t will be seen that the seamen and in
ferior officers came out badly in compari-
son with the other rewards, and one Jour-
nal. in commenting on the unequal distri-
button, said that 1t was mot at all agree
able to the maxims of justice and good
policy" The earl of Albemarle who
commanded the army, and his second In
command received the same sums, respec-
lively. as Admiral Pocock and Commo-
dore Keppel, but the 81 600 private soldiers
who took part In the AFFAIR got s4 Is. Sd.
each.
The Glorious First of June" fought
on Sunday, did not yield much In the
way of prize money. Each Of the sailors
received two guineas, which does not
seem sdaquate for the gallant work ac-
The times., 1898-12-18
Imitation

is the slncerest hattery. find persons
advertising in my vein. but conceallng
their identity.
This won't do.
If you take out Life Insurance you
want to be as certain about the COM
pany and the policy as you would about
a bank you deposited in.
More assured-for you are here to look
after your money. but not here to collect
your Life Insurance
So. while you examine all plans and
propositions. come to me and consult be-
fore you act. l can put you In any COM
pany and at the best rates.
The times., 1898-12-18
Fear. oil the Future.

When oae reflects that all this outpouring OF
war literature is the result Of hostifities that
lasted but three months one Is disposed to
wonder what may happen in the future.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08

A wreck at sea is not the only place
where life line is of importance
There is life line for the sick, as we'll as
for the drowning man. It is Dr. Pierce's 8
Golden Medical Discovery. It is not a
cure-all, but it is scientific medicine that
goes to the fountain head of a number of
serious and fatal diseases. When man
gets seriously sick, he can generally be
cured by the right course, of treatment
chronic diseases consists of pure air, good
food, rational exercise, and the use of q
remedy that will strengthen the weak
stomach, correct the impaired digestion,
invigorate the liver and promote the as
similation of the 1ive-giving elements of
the food. The Golden Medical Discov.
cry" accomplishes all these things.
IA young man lay pale and motionless upon
(what neighbors called) his dying bed Disease
of the lungs, liver complaint, kidney trouble, and
pleurisy were fast fastening him to the grave.
neighbors said he cannot live' 'Oh, would
not care to die he said were it not for leaving
my dear wife and little child, but 1 know that I
must die brother had presented him with
three bottles Of medicine, but he had no faith In
gwen him up to die and he had banished every
hope of recovery, he said to fis wife, dear WIFE,
am going to die, there can be no harm now in
taking that medicine. will begin its use at
once He did begin to use 1t and at first he
Slowly but surely he got better. To-day that
man IS strong and healthy and he owes his life
to that medicine. What was the medicine? II
was Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and
Pierce, I thank you from the very depth of my
heart for rescuing me from the grave" The
foregoing is from Luther Martin, Esq, q promi
nent citizen Of I.ubec, Wood Co., w. Va.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08
THE NARRATIVE.

1t was Jan. Ath last that John An
derson of Delhi township, County
Commissioner Thos. j. Sloan, of Sher-
idan, Robert G.. Rogers of Delhi, Her
man Schmidt of Illinois, an employee
of Mr. Anderson, Henry Darud, George
Somerville and Michael Gimmestad of
Belview and Swedes Forest, boarded
a train at their nearest stations and
left for Minneapolis. Each man re-
presented himself in total, except
Robert 6. Rogers, who had been grub
staked by DR.. G.. R. Pease and Audi
tor A. 81. Anderson of this city to the
extent of $500 apiece. The party left
full of enthusiasm, and bound to reach
the goal of their ambition-the gold
fields, not the Klondike, whittier so
many had gone before them, but to
find new gold fields along the Pelly
river. There had been no stampede
to that section and the men determined
that there must be gold there as abun-
dainty as around Dawson City.
Arriving at Minneapolis they pur-
chased few preliminary articles ne
cessary for the trip, after which they
bought tickets for Winnipeg. They
Immediately boarded a train, and
arrived in Winnipeg "a hours later,
after which they left over the Canadian
Pacific for Calgary, where a branch of
the road starts for Edmonton, far up
in the Northwest Territory. They
remained in Calgary for an entire
week, and spent the time buying In
dian ponies and toboggans, and also
complete outfits for making the trip to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08
John Anderson and ThOS. j.
Sloan Back from their
Alaska Trip.
Innum6rdble HardShlpS 6x-
p6ri6nC6d After L6dV-
1nQ Edmonton.

It is q tale of hardships, combined
with touches of the wild, picturesque
and scenic wonders of the world, that
John Anderson, one of the best known
Redwood county farmers, and Com
missioner Thos. j. Sloan, who returned
to their respective. homes in this coun-
ty last Friday and Saturday, havetto
tell in relating their experiences
through the British Northwest Terri
tory, in the search for the yellow
metal, which has been the Elysium for
so many people from all over
the continent during the past
year or two. It is easy at the start
this travelling in railroad cars with all
modern improvements, and passing off
to Edmonton, where the Canadian Pa
cific has terminal, but from there it
grows harder. From that time for
ward comes the trial of metal that
men are made of, and strong men,
though our heroes may be, they finally
yielded to fate, and with as few words
as possible, set about their homeward
journey. And it was during the latter
that the travelling sensations in that
far off isolated and treacherous coun-
try we're the most thrilling when
time and again they were thrown on
their full physical strength, and once,
all but lost both their lives. There
was no one witht them, and there would
have been no one to have told the tale
of their demise, or of the disposition
of their bodies.
That thew were glad to get home
to greet their families and friends,
there can be no denial. They are
happy in their experiences and happy
in their return, and as John Anderson
related the following narrative of his
trip to a reporter Of The GAZETTE, he
would dwell here and there on some
interesting and thrilling point, at
which he would smile to think how
kind he had been treated by the Direc-
tor of this Universe. It was hard for
him to leave these points, and yet as
the mind would revert to some fresh
topic, Mr.. Anderson seemed glad that
the experience was his and that he
had passed safely through it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08

densely wooded plateau extends as far
as it has been explored. On the 9TH
the party arrived at the forks of the
Peace riyer, and built crude bridges in
order to get across. On the eighth a
party of two left for Fort St. John for
the mail, and on the 9th a camp was
established on tributary creek, while
the horses we're driven two miles south
for the purpose of getting suitable
fodder. On the 10. 18th and 18th the
party camped on the banks of the
creek further up, and on the 18th the
party made nine miles. On the 18th,
18th and 10Th the progress was ex-
ceedingly slow, partly on account of
the condition of the trail and partly on
purpose to allow the mail carriers from
st. John to reach them. 1t left Half
Way river on the 18th, and on the 21st
it camped in country that was noun
famous on all sides, and it seemed as
though passage was impossible. The
rugged peaks rose from every side;
every one was snow capped, and
glistened in the sun like an Arabian
mirror. Nothing of trail was to be
seen, and one stern peak rose above the
rest as if to say "thus far shalt thou
90; but no farther" But our little
band was determined, and if there was
any weakening on the part of any one
of them it was not shown, and a pas
sage way was ultimately found. The
storm prevented any progress on the
22d, 23d, Oath, and while it showed on
the 25th, the members of the party
went to work with will and cut
road along the creek. On the 26th and
9th some of the party took the horses
back IL miles. to give them better
herbage.
From April 2Sth to May 18th the
party remained 10 the same place, on
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08
ing in poor condition, and the mem.
bers being in need of rest.

Aue IL tOOl SOuOlSAOu, ouu Iu0 uom-
bers being in need of rest.
On March I'd they crossed Crooked
River and continued northwest. On
the following day they camped at a
place known,as sstheA last chance for
hay meaning thatthose who propose
to continue northwards, should lay in
stock Of hay for their horses, which
the Redwood party had already done.
On the morning of March 4th the
Swan or Deer mountains were seen in
the distance, with their white capped
peaks acting as q sentinel for the
weary traveller, and before night came
the party was at their base. The
party camped out that night-that is,
did not put up their tents, except
against some trees, to keep the north
west wind from striking them. The
members built big fire, wrapped the
bed clothes around them, and went to
sleep, and slept all night long. On
March 9Th the party came to the Swan
river, where they camped for the
night. On Sunday, March 9Th, the
party met an Indian, who directed
them to place where they could find
feed for their horses. Mr.. Sloan was
taken i'll the day before, and on the
same day he hired person to drive
him through to Swan Lake, distance
of about 40 miles. Monday, March
9TH, was superb day, and as they
wandered down the Swan river to-
wards it's mouth in Little Slave Lake,
the members of the party sang down
upon the Swanee river, etc. On the
following day the party came to where
Sloan and his driver had camped the
night previous, and it was used for
their camping grounds. On March
9th Ed. Kenney, a new member of the
party who had joined them on the
way, came into the teat with q load of
hay, all that one horse could carry.
On March 10th the party went %
miles and arrived at the Slave Lake
post of the Hudson Bay Co., where
both Catholic and Protestant missions
are located. The people residing
there were all Indians and hall breed
traders, and all of them treated the
gold-seekers kindly. By this time the
ponies Of the party, having been on
short rations for number of days, and
being much in want of nourishment
and rest caused delay Of three days
at this post. The party left there on
the 18th, going by the Catholic mis-
sion, aud listening to the services AZ
it passed. On the 14th the party
crossed Sacred Heart river, which is q
tail to the western end Of Little Slave
Lake, flowing south and east into the
lake. The party made between Il and
Is miles on that day, and on the fol-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-08
lowing day, 20 miles was putbehind
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.

lowing day, 20 miles was put,behind
through section of country lying be-
tween the Smoky and Sacred Heart
rivers. On the 10Th Peace River Land.
ing was naade-s Hudson Bay Co
post, inhabited by Indians and hall
breed traders. The party went two
miles up the river, however, and
camped for the night at q Frenchman's
place-used for farming and trapping
On the 18th the party reached ar
English mission, and on the 18th q
camp was pitched about 30 miles from
Dunvegon, located on the Peace river
almost at the mouth OF the Muddy
river. On the 10Th only II miles were
made, and Sunday and Monday we're
spent in the town, waiting for hay to
come in from the country, which had
been previously contracted for.
The course from Dunvegsn, from
which point the party took its depart
ure on March 22d, was almost directly
west, running along the Peace river
to Fort st. John, distance of about
SO miles, the fort being also about S
miles north of Dunvegan. On the 22d
the party made ten miles along the
river. On the 23d it stormed and only
a mile or two was covered before camp
was pitched.
On the following dav, the Oath, the
party met with some of it's worst ex-
perience. From Dunvegan it travelled
on the ice in the river, and on the Oath
it encountered ice that seemed to have
been broken in large cakes, gorged up
and then frozen again, making passage
almost impossible, and making mile
or two during the day. On the 25th
the party stopped at a trapper's named
Mccoy. The roads continued bad,
and but very little headway was made
on that day or on the 26th. On the
9th another trapper extended the
hospitality of bis camp-Jack Graham
by name. On the 28th and 29th the
party camped on the banks of the
Peace river, and on March Both the
little band found q camp just two miles
from Fort st. John. The herbage for
the ponies was excellent at the camp
ing ground, and no attempt was made
to move to the Fort, hut Mr.. Anderson
wrote a letter in camp and took it up
to the fort and mailed it to member
of his family in Delhi.
Fort st. John was left along towards
evening of April 18th, and on the even
ing of April I'd camp was pitched in a
shack at what is known as Half Way
river, the party camping on an Island
in the river on the Sd, 4th and 9Th, and
on gravel bar q few miles further up
on the 9Th. There are high, rugged
mountains on either side, all.of them
densely wooded, while to the north a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-29

Tanners handy man. has enough
shady transactions with the peoples
money laid at his feet to keep him ex-
planning until the campaign is over.
Will he explain the charge that he
was borrower of state funds from a
recent state treasurer? Will he say
that state funds were not loaned dur
ing 1895 and 1896, when it was I'M
lawful to do so without accounting
for the interest? Will he state where
the loan of $250.00 was obtained
and whether or not the state had any
bond interest or any other funds on
deposit. directly or Indirectly. with
the institution taking the loan? viii
he explain why as acting state treas
urer in 1896 he did not pay warrants
in favor of the state institutions until
July, when said warrants were issued
three or four months prior to July !?
Will he explain whether or not he
was instrumental in procuring the
passage of the bill in 1897, repeating
the democratic law of 1898 requiring
the state treasurer to account to the
people for interest money obtained?
All these things need explanation.