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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
PINE CREEK R|CH
 IN VIRGIN GOLD Late Discovery Excites
 Juneau. NEWS CAUSES A STAMPEDE RUSH OF PRosPECToRs FROM SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. Miners Employed on Discovery Claim Take Out Sixty Dollars a Day
 in Gold Nuggets to
 the Man.
NEWS CAUSES A STAMPEDE
RUSH OF PRoSPECToRs FROM
 SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
special Dispatoh to The calI.

JUNEAU. Alaska, Aug. 10 (vta Seat tie Aug. 1D.-What is regarded as a most important discovery of rich placer diggings is reported to have been made on Pine Creek, a small stream emptying into Atlin Lake, a feeder of Lake Tagish. The discovery is located in the Northwest Territory, Canada. The news has caused a great stampede from Juneau and other Southeastern Alaska points, and it is estimated that at least 1000 prospectors have started for the location.
 As reported here, the find was made two years ago by George Miller of this city, about the time the Klondike strike was made Miller allowed his discovery to lie dormant and went to the Klon- dike. Last June he returned, and, talk ing a few friends into his confidence, revisited the place and staked out claims. Walker Carter, who has just returned from the diggings, says:
 T saw four men shovel in twenty-siX ounces In two days, one pan from bed rock containing &. This was on Dis covery claim Pine Creek is about fif- teen miles long, and will average sev- enty-five feet in width. The current is very rapid. The diggings are what are known as bar diggings or summer placers. Discovery claim is about eight miles from the mouth of the creek. Bedrock is only five feet from the sur face, and is of slate formation. Mill Ter has five men at work shoveling into sluiceboxes, and he pays them SIP day each, settling every night with dust taken from the boxes. The men are taking out $60 day to the man. The gravel shows from 20 to 150 colors. Captain Strickland of the Canadian mounted police and several men are al ready on the ground, and have staked claims for themselves and reserved the Government claims. When I left thirty three claims had been located, and the balance of the creek is reserved by the Canadian Government.
 "When I was coming out to Juneau met a large number of prospectors going into every bay along Tagish Lake trying to find the spot which they had heard of, but whose location they did not know
 The news has caused great excitement in Juneau. and every boat leaving here is crowded with prospectors. The gold brought in from the new diggings is like that from the Klondike--very coarse, but it is said to be worth $2 an ounce more.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
STATESMEN ARE SINGULARLY COY Not Eager to Serve on
 Peace Commission. FEAR POLITICAL EFFECT
FEAR POLITICAL
MIGHT BECOME UNPOPULAR
 WITH VOTERS.
President Mckinley Finds It Diff cult to Select Five Men Willing to Act for This Gov-
 ernment.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-The Herald's Washington correspondent sends the following: President Mckinley is not finding the task of selecting the five American commissioners to meet the men to be apointed by Spain an easy one. Some of the men he would like to appoint are reluctant to serve. It is realized that the disposition of the Philippines, no matter what Is done with them, will probably become a leading political issue and men in politi- cal life are reluctant to make their in- dividual records so definite on the ques- tion in advance of the great political parties lining up on it.
 The President is finding it particular ly difficult, I am told, to obtain Demo- cratic representation on the commis- sion. The Democratic conventions have taken strong grounds against holding any territory in the Philip pines and leading Democrats are re luctant to serve on the commission where the action would be dictated by Republican administration and which might put them in opposition to the de- clared policy of their party.
 I understand the President is consid- ering the question of naming military man or a naval officer of high hank as one of the members of the comnis- sion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
STRANGE DROWNING
 OF A TACOMA MAN
William Deming Smith Mysteriously Lost From Small Vessel
 at Blaine.

TACOMA, Aug. 14.-William Deming Smith, manager of the Alaska Packers Associations Puget Sound canning in- terests, met mysterious death at Blaine yesterday. His body was found in the Sound under circumstances in- dicating drowning, and Coroner's in- quest has been started to determine the cause.
 Some time ago Smiths company sold the steamer Puritan to men who in tended taking her to Alaska. This agreement failed and the steamer was anchored 150 feet off Blaine dock. Yes terday afternoon Smith hired a small boy to row him out to the steamer to get some papers that he wanted to transmit to San Francisco. There was nobody aboard the steamer. He went aboard. and the boy, after waiting a long time, became alarmed and started to investigate.
 On the farther side of the Puritan was a sloop 100 feet away. man on the sloop knew nothing Of Smith s presence on the boat or of his disappearance. He and the boy search ed the Puritan, but could neither find him nor give any evidence as to his disappearance.
 An. alarm was given, and on the theory that MT. Smith had fallen over board dragginp parties were organized. This morning his body was found. The general impression is that death was due to heart trouble, and that he fell overheard during the attack
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
FRUITLESS HOLD-UP ON
 THE SANTA FE ROAD
Robbers Rolled by Guards and Mes sengers-Fifty Shots Fired, but
 No One Injured.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Aug 1.-The Westbound express train that left this city in charge of Conductor, Barney was held up early this morning at Grants Sta ton on the Santa Fe road, ninety-six miles west of here The train left the of the robbers until just as it started when three men boarded the engine and covered the engineer and fireman Three fOOrthS or a mile out the train was stopped the mail and baggage cars, after which the head end of the train, with the rob bers in charge, went on nearly mile further. They then stopped and, with the engine men forced to walk ahead, started for the express car.
 The car was provided with two mes sengers and with two special guards. lie four men had put out all lights, and met the banSits with Q Volley from the open door as they approached. The robbers returned the fire and about fifty shots any of them. The robbers kept close to the engine men and the fear of killing the latter forced the expressmen to avoid shooting into the group.
 After half an hours fighting the hold ups gave up the job and took to the hills. Four men did the work. A sack of pre- pared giant powder cartridges was found hidden in almost the same place where the dynamite was found at the last at tempted hold up at the same place.
 No clew as to the identity Of the out has yet been made to follow them. This Is the third hold-up or attempted hold-up at Grants within the past six months. .Black Jack 'Broncho Bill,'' Kid" notorious of the New Mexicos bad men, who have usually been accused of the train robberies at Grants have within the past few months, been killed or cap tured, and no theory has yet been ad- Vanced by the officers as to the perpetra- tors Of this last bold job.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
OGDEN EXCITED
 OVER 4 HEALER Hopeless Cases Appar-
 ently Cured. BLIND SEE AND DEAF HEAR
THE WONDER WORKER MAKES
 NO PRETENSIoNS.
Does Not Claim to Be Christ-Hails From Colorado and Is on His Way to. the Pacific
 Coast.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 14.-Ogden peo- pie are very much exercised over the workings of one J. Landos, a healer, who is curing the lame, the halt and the blind in a miraculous manner, and as rapidly almost as they can be brought before him.
 Landos came to Ogden a month ago to recuperate, and about ten days ago allowed himself to aid a sick man, with the result that the man arose and walked. Since that time people have been fiocking to his rooms, and to-day there are many prominent and we'll known people in ogden who are nov ing about apparently well and who were, some of them, practically given up by the physicians.
 The wife of a prominent attorney IS one lady who was confined to her bed for three weeks and had suffered two operations Landos visited her and after a few minutes she arose and Is apparently completely cured. Others have had their hearing and eyeslght restored, and the whole city is talking of the wonders.
 Landos is said to have come to og- den from Denver and Pueblo, Colorado, and is travelling to the coast. He IS a strong. vigorous, healthy man, dark complexioned and about six feet tall. He makes no claims or pretensions of being the Christ, and dresses and acts like any ordinary citizen.
 Strangers are coming into ogden daily to visit him. His treatment con- sists simply of laying on of hands, and his hands do not touch the body except about the face.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
MAN

Men are seen at a glance. There is no hesitation, no holding back, no trem- bling limbs, no sign of weak knees. These are men to be proud of. Men to be admired by all. Manliness IS lndl- cated in the walk and in every action of the whole man. In the puny mortal you may not see at a glance how weak he is. but he knows the sad truth.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
Records Broken at Gilroy.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 14.-Over the Gilroy course to-day Blunt Smith broke two anna teur one mile records. On the first trial with a flying start, he broke the first record, the time being AZ, against 1:50 4-5. made by Smith some weeks ago. With standing start the. mile was made in 2:e6, the former record being PIP 1-5, made by Charles Franklin The tandem record was also broken. The flying tandem time was the same as Smiths, beating the former record of 152% of Haggerty and Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
STRENGTH

For the weak 'Hudyan'-that won drous dio-treatment-is the one thing that sheds hope on their paths, for "Hudyan" has made over 10000 men out of hopeless wrecks. It reaches every case. The boy who has had vices may be unfit to work, but "Hundan" sends new life and vitality into his system. So with men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
GOT HIS FINAL KNOCKOUT. Pugilist Dies in Colorado From the
 Effects of a Fight.

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo, Aug. H. James Rewark, a local pugilist, died this afternoon from injuries received in 8 twenty-round contest last night with Robert Watkins, a colored fighter Re wark claimed to have been the champion of New Mexico at one time. Watkins is under arrest
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15

Always sees that his linen, and fancy vests are well laundered, white and inn mac1IIate. We are catering just now to inc summer man in laundering every thing that is necessary to his hot weather apparel. Negligee shirts, duck, piaue and crash suits, fancy vests and white linen collars, shirts and cuffs. Ladies shirt waists, dickies, etc we Iaunder just like new.
 The United States Laundry, office
 1OO4 Market street Telephone
 South APO.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
oo ooo co 9 GO oo oo oooooe EXTRAORDINARY PLETHORA
 OF GOLD AT WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. situation The (  it has will issued The issue
  from the sale of the two hundred millions in bonds
  
 
 million  millions break
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
THREE LIVES LOST IN
 THE RIVER NEAR C0LUSA
Mrs, Meyerpeter Goes to the Rescue or Her Husband and Perishes
 
With Him,

COLUSA, Aug. 14.-Frank Schmidt, a chimney-sweeper, was drowned in the river half a mile above town yesterday. It Is supposed he was stricken with cramps. Princeton that Burnett Meverpeter and wife were drowned in the river near the abe above Place- ace ors MT Meyerpeter was batn- and his wife answered by going in a duck boat to rescue him. The drowning man caught g, hold of of the tn boat, upsetting It, and perished. The bodies had not been re- covered up to this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
AND VIGOR.

When the improper use of any organ, sav the liver-but it makes no differ ence what it may be-causes weakness, the "Hudyan" treatment repairs all the damage done It helps stunted growth. too. Send and ask for ab- solutely free testimony about it. Then ask for medical advice, too. All free. Why not have it? Could not be bought for any amount of money elsewhere. One place in the world can you get "Hudyan."
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15

Those who have blood taint in either the tertiary, the secondary or the primary form should ask for "S0 day blood cure" circulars They are free, too, bear in mind ''30 day cure" is effective always. It leaves the system as pure as it was when you were born. No after effects. Don't forget All circulars and all ad- vice free.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
Prominent Trish-American Dead

DETROIT Aug. H.-Colonel J. A. At kinson. 8 prominent Irish-American citi- zen of this city, died suddenly of neuraI- gia of the heart to-day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
Making n Lawn.

Lawns are desirable on farms and
Suburban lots, but it frequently hap
pens t..at me grass dies off If a dry
sumner comes. Ii the lawn Is small
water can be supplied two or three
times a week, but on large grass plots
this cannot always be done. There are
two modes of making lawn. One is
10 cut sod and turf the plot. in which
case water must be used III IL the grass
starts The other Is to ploH or spade
the plot, apply plenty of well-rotted
manure and seed to mixed lawn grass.
This should be done in August, but IL
rains are plentiful seed sown in the
spring viii make a lawn before the
summer is over. The most important
point is TO use the lawn mower at prop
err times IL the grass Is kept ye-y
close it will not thrive, especially the
first year. 1t Eaay be moved two or
three times during the year, so MS to
thicken the growth. but TO keep the
lawn shaved" Mt all times will injure
the grass, as 1t must be given time to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
Uncle Sam to Gomez.

/ an coming, Brother Gomez. ! am coming
with my boats.
An my boats are rammed win thunder, yes,
stree.
An I'm goin' TO speak a little piece l think
Is rather cute;
! am coming. Brother Gomez. Walt for me-
] ain't much on paIayer, an ! aln't no hand
to talk,
But my guns are fluent speakers, an their
lungs are never weak.
An they're coming down to help you in your
argument Of guns;
They are coming, Brother Gomez, an they've
got a piece to speak.
| am coming, Brother Gomez, an I've got a
piece to speak,
An no Spanlard will cry Louder" / shall
speak sufficient plain;
An my little recitation will be heard. / cal
culate,
An will be distinctly audible In Spain
have got my piece committed, an / reckon
that I'll speak,
Though I'm not man to I'luster or to roar;
But my guns have got two voices, an think
I'll talk through them,
An don't expect call for an encore.
New York Sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
Value of the Cream separator.


The story is told of an Iowa dairy
man who skinned his milk at home by
hand, and satisfied himself that there
was not enough butter fat left In 1t to
give even smell of butter. A separ-
ator man challenged him to bring a
sample of his skim-milk for analysis.
The challenge was accepted, and the
test showed that per cent. of butter
fat had been left in the milk. In orner
words, nearly one-half of the butter
in that milk had been fed to calves and
pigs. This is pretty expensive pig feed
Ing, even at the present low prices for
butter. 1t was certainly an eye-opener
for thit dairyman. The human hand
is superior TO many machines, but
when it comes to skimming milk no
hand-skimmer can beat the separator
for getting the butter fat out of a
given weight of everyday milk.--Indi-
ana Farmer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11

One of the comparatively few things
that the hand of Improvement has not
touched is the cowbell. Which i made
now just as it was fifty, 100, and more
years ago, and has now just the SAINT
peculiar, clanking sound as ever. Cow.
bells are made, some of copper and
some of composition metal; but most
of them are made of iron and finished
with coating of bronze.
The cOwbell is not cast; it is cut out
from sheet Of metal which is folded
into shape and riyeted. The metal
loop at the top, through which the
strap is passed, Is riveted into the
bell. COwbells are made of ten sizes,
whose sounds range through an octave
Sometimes musical entertainers who
play upon bells of one sort and anoth-
er come to the manufactures, and by
selection among bells Of the various
sizes find eight bells that are accurate
in scale.
There are only four factories In the
United States in which cowbells are
made, and in each case the cOwbell is
only an item of production among
many other things. Cowbells are sold
all over the country, just the same as
ever, but much the greater number are
sold in the South, the Southwest and
the West, where farms are larger, less
likely to be under fence, and cattle
are more likely to stray.
There are sold in those parts of the
country hundred dozen cowbells to
every ten dozen sold in the East
American cOwbells are exported to the
various countries of South America
and to Australia.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
Story Ap1zt Lee.

Consul General Lee who is now so
prominently before the public. is In no
sense politician, and when he receiy-
ed the nomination for the Governor
ship of Virginia and announced his in
tention of stamping the State his
friends We're fearful that he would
prove an unequal match for the orators
who We're to oppose him. As matter
OF fact says the Philadelphia Press,
his first efforts were rather failures
but so rapidly did he improve that be-
fore the campaign was half over it was
woe for the opponent who dared meet
him in debate With homely words he
clothed his ideas in a simplicity that
a child could comprehend. With d.
rectness Invested of any fustian or
flowers he went straight to the work,
carrying conviction to the very heart
of his audiences. During this cam
paign he developed wonderful facul-
ty of pointing moral with appropriate
stories, of which he seemed to have an
inexhaustible supply on hand These
he frequently turned upon himself, as
the following incident will show: Cen
eral Lee was at Roanoke, and in his in
troductory remarks he said that he
hoped the people would have n better
opinion of him after his speech than an
old Virginian had of an effort that he
| once made. 1--WE had surrendered at
Appomattox, the General continued.
land | was riding slowly across the
desolate country toward my home My
heart was heavy, my thoughts were
sad. Rounding a curve of the road,
saw an old man blowing close to the
fence. AS | approached him he eagerly
inquired of the news of the front. 1T
is bad; very bad l replied General
Lee has surrendered What is that
you're saying? almost screamed the
old fellow. General Lee has surrender
ed, and all is overY For fully a minute
he regarded me, and then said with
great contempt. That's all you know
about it. That little upstart of no
count Fitz Lee mout have surrendered,
but uncle Robert? No, stree, never.
l Gee up, Bess.'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
ga Cool 'Jyu.D

Hes cool 'un," is the way the sol
diers in certain English regiment de
scribe one Of their officers a young man
whose self-possession in a time of dan
ger saved his men from defeat, and
probably from death. The circum-
stance which gave this officer his repu-
tation is related by Rudyard Kipling in
the Westminster Magazine. He writes:
A very young officer, who had gone
almost straight from school to the
army and thence to India, was leading
his company through rocky pass, on
returning from scouting expedition.
They We're beset by the enemy, who
fired at them from behind the rocks.
and the men We're growing very I'M
steady. Those in the rear began to be
impatient, and shouted to the men in
front, Hurry up! What are you wait
ing for there?'
The young officer answered quite
coolly: Hold on a minute! I'm light
ing my piper
And he struck match anG lit It,
There was a roar of laughter, and a
soldier called out, "Well, since you're
so pressin', think I'll have pipe my
self" And he, too, struck a match and
began to smoke. This bit of f, l stead
led the men, and they came through in
good order.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11
BLUE AND THE GRAY
sRAvE MEN WHO MET ON The
FIELD OF BATTLE.
Thrilling Stories of the Rebellion
Old Soldiers and Sailors Relate Remi.
niscences of Life in Camp and ON
the EieiS -1ncidents of the War.


Ahc Sung Oh the GraSS.
In the Soldiers Cemetery ut Arlington)
&c are many, ye are mighty, and your
feet they tramplc hard
lie have tod the mountains under, and
the sea-
Inc sea We, too. have conquered, but
within this quiet yard
1T is !, the grass. am master. bark to
me.
Ae nave torn me in your marches. scar
red me deep with hoof and heel,
And my dewy swasd have rolled in dust
and blood.
when amid the cannon-thundcr cen the
forest seemed no reel,
And your battle shook the hillside
where We stood.
Were ye victors? Twas not Carthage
won by Trasimene's lake.
Nor the Britons mid the wheat at Wat
erloo,
For my creeping, crowding legions from
them both the field did take,
AS | took the heights of Gettysburg
from you.
But hate the battle, fury as hate the
crawling sea,
With its Notwithstanding tides that
cannot cease
oWeeter far to meAthe woodland where
the dappled shadows be,
or the graveyard with lilies and its
peace.
Nay, will be done with, knocking. o my
masters. nauCht am I
But the clinging lowlyl grass about'your
feet,
Growing green and cooliaround you, tired
eyes to satisfy,
And weaving. when all's done, your
windingsh sheet.
Sleep We well! Mem bring ye roses, but
they wither in, the sun
Bring them in the!May with music and
a sound,
AS of old, of timed' footsteps: but when I'LL
the pomp is done,
IN the stiffness it's my1small roots wrap
you round.
Fold you close, and so will keep you till
Potomac shall run dry,
ANA the stars go out like camp-fres in
the skies,
IN the shivering sea shall perish, and
the budding, mountains fly,
AND the judgment bugle blowing bids
you rise.
Youths Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11

II was In February. 1894, that the old
kearsarge went down. She was on her
way from Port au Prince TO Bluehelds.
Captain Q. +. Heyerman was In rS.l-
mand at the time. When 1t was found
impossible to save the ship tie crew
saved itself on an island .ome five
miles distant. They worked all night
through n storm to lower the vessel off
the reef, and 1t speaks well for the dis
cipline and the courage of the Ameri-
can jack tar that only one soul was
lost. The officers in command were af-
terward tried by court-martial for neg
iigence, but We're acquitted.
Such was the old IScarsarge, vessel
that for many years held first place in
the affections of the American people.
The new and greater ship will do well
TO make one-half as fine a record.-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-05-11

=
| Now let Old GIorys siIken folds
Upon the morning breeze float free;
While bugIe's note and war drums roll
Call men to arms from sea 10 sea.
Stream out. proud banner, on the wind,
In every hero's heart enshrined!
The tide Of war that rises now
VIII stand al food till every stain
OF martyred blood is blOtted from
The rlyen wreckage Of the Maine!
Float out, proud banner. brave and free
The heros guide to victory
From every fortress by the sea,
On every mast and spar
OF battle-shlps, q token be
OF victory In war.
Proud banner, float! Old Glory, wave.
Ger serried ranks Of freemen brave.
Now let the naughty SpanIard feel
The lightning Of our long-pent wrath;
The bolt that belchcs fire and steel
VIII sweep the tyrant from its path.
Wave, wave, Old Glory. proud and free.
And perish Spanish tyranny.
Washington Times.