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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
TO BY RAIL.
Tho Chiikoot Pass Railway and Ovor'
head Cable IL About Finished.

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. Half the
terrors Of the trip to Dawson have
been overcome. Hugh c. Wallace,
president Of the Chilkoot Railroad and
Transportation company, received adj.
vices yesterday from Nelson Bennett,
the representative OF the company,
who has been pushing the work
mt Taiya, that the tramway and over
head cable of the company are now
completed to such an extent that con-
tracts may be entered into to carry
freight over the Chilkoot pass to era.
ter lake. Following the advices from,
the North, Mr.. Wallace, on behalf OF
the company, entered into II contract
with the Canadian government to
transport over the pass supplies for
the different mounted police stations,
the contract amounting in the aggre-
gate to 500, 900. From this date con
tracts will be entered into by the
officers OF the company at Tacoma,
and these contracts will be recog
nized at Taiya only by priority o,
date.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
~FORTIFICATION
CHAIRMAN CANNON SAYS
WE ARE PROTECTED.
All the Money That Can he Used Judi
ciousiy Has Been Approprinted-Oniy n
Small Amount Necessary Each Year
The Statement u Surprise.

wAsmiNoToS, Feb. MFR. Cannon,
chairman of tho house appropriation
committee, has been asked TO explain
how it was that the appropriations for
coast dcfcnscs this year we're only ST..
1892. whereas the estimates sub
mitted by the War department were
three times that sum. In reply he
said:
'Tho coast defcnses arc now in
much better condition than the gen.
eral public Is aware of. The last
Congress appropriated nearly $1,000
900 for coast defenses, and with that
sum the Notifications have been
pushed rapidly and wisely. Much
less is appropriated now because much
less is needed, and from this time
on, unless there should be some
special emergency, 81, 900, 900 will be
about the amount set aside for coast
defcnses. BY the end Of tho next
fiscal year all the great cities OF the
country adjacent to open harbor will
be in condition, by means OF fortifica-
tions, together with submarine mines,
torpedoes aud the navy itself The
original plan Of coast defense adopted
by the Endicott board provided for IA
total expenditure of about 500, 0O0,-
BOO. Since then we have expended
about $40, 900, 900. Progress in gun
merry is so rapid that it would be un.
wise to equip our Notifications fully
with expensive guns and machinery,
only to have them become out Of date
in a short time.
I'VE are now in n shape where we
can repel invasion at the great cen.
tcrs of population and commerce. We
have not attempted to fortify small
ports which give access only to small
blocks Of population. Tho general
theory of our coast defenscs must be
to prevent destruction OF large COM
mercial interests and the levying of
blackmail by strong naval powers.
Tho advance OF modern railroads
with which this country is gridironcd
has made it possible to con-
centrate large armies at any given
point on the coast on short notice.
No foreign country would attempt tc
lombard n harbor except for the pur'
pose of destroying a large city. A
landing on one of these smaller places
would be for the purpose of opera
tons by troops. Those operations we
would have to meet with the army,
and the enemy could make
landing in an obscure inlet quite a,
we'll as in II hnrbor in front of d
small city. With $40, 900, 900 already
expended, and IN annual addition
of ten per cent of that sum or less, W,
al and will keep our commercial
ports free from danger, and that Il
the proper policy for us to pursue ii
view of the present condition of tn,
treasury and the great demands of the
public service"
Mr.. Cannon's statement coming Sc
soon after General Miles warning tina
the coast cities are at the mercy o
any naval power, comes as u surpris'
to many.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
ACT.
suit Begun at Pontinc. Mioh.. to Dotor-
minc It's SoustitutionaIty


DETROIT, Mich, Feb. "A friendly
nit in chanccry was begun in the cir
cult court at Pontiac to determine the
constitutionality of the Bland ALLISON
silver act OF 1873. Stepen Baldwin, a
Detroit capitalist, purchased some
land upon which there is a mortgage
held by Fred A. Baker, chairman OF
Democratic state central committee.
Mr.. Baldwin rendered 1904 in silver in
payment Of the mount due on the
mortgage. Mr.. Baker declined to
accept silver dollars unless enough
Of them were rendered to equal, at
the present bullion value of silver, 3o4
gold dollars. Accordingly, suit was
begun to obtain a decree compelling
Chairman Baker to cancel the mort
gage and accept the tender made.
Ex-Congrcssman Timothy +. Tarsney
is co~mplainant's attorney. All the
parties are prominent sill liver men, and
will carry the case to the United
States Supreme court in any event.
Chairman Baker says: II will contend
before the courts that the Bland
Allison act is unconstitutional because
il did not provide for free coinage. 1t
provided only that the government
should buy silver at its deprecated
price in gold and pocket the seignior.
age. Yes, legallzed the stealing Of
the scigniorage."
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY
Eight Desperadocs Escape mt Fort Scott
Assaulted tire Deputy.

Eight Desperadocs Escape mt Fort Scott
Assaulted tire Deputy.
FoRT SCoTr, Kan, Feb. Eight
desperate federal and state prisoners
confined in the combination prison
here, including George W. Finch Of
Paola, under sentence to be hanged
for the murder OF Frank Swaford Of
Piedmont, Mo, and Has Robinson,
alias Black Eye" a Missouri post
Office and bank robber, who has been
hunted for years, broke Jail here at
$3.50 this morning by assaulting Dep.
uty Sheriff Bales and robbing him Of
his keys and gun.
During the night they had sawed
the iron bar that automatically locks
all tfcir cells and thus reached the
corridor. When Bates went in they
bounced upon him. ID. Harmon, the
cx.policeman OF Armourdale, charged
with abductin0 a lo-year-old
girl, and whose wife was here
to testify against him at his
trial tomorrow, assaulted the
jailer with u cot leg broken from one
of the cots and knocked him uncon-
scious. Securing the j~ailer's keys and
pistols they frightened his boy away
from the outside door and escaped.
Besides the three mentioned, George
Hill and Frank Rogers, Kansas City
boys sentenced to the reformatory
for burglary; Roy Wolf, similarly sen.
fenced: James Cardiff Of Galena, a
p%ostofice robber, and John Wilson, a
P~ittshurg, Kan, countcrfeiter, all
escaped. Rogers and Wilson were re-
captured west Of town. Officers are
in pursuit in all directions. They are
especially after Harmon, Finch and
Black Eye.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
FADS IN FLOWERS.

Florists shops abroad are much dif-
country. In London, for ex-
ample, funeral freaths and m
blems are displayed In the windows.
with their prices attached. Some are
attractive. others very hideous. Lichen
Is fashionable there for crosses and
wreaths. and from this grisly-gray
background Gala lilies and white roses
peer.
Set pieces, the gates ajar." broken
columns and floral pillows, arc always
painful. for. in the first place. the nat
ural grace and beauty OF the flowers Is
destroyed, and In the next there Is no
excuse for the emblems. Flowers for
the dead should be scattered in care
less handfuls-then only are they COM
f~orters, with their graceful beauty I'M
impaired. The modern custom OF add
ing to a death notice the words.
Friends will please omit flowers. may
be traced to the reluctance Of the sur
vivors to be confronted with those
CHASTITY set pieces which have ragged %
long.
The best artists have always recog.
nized that flowers should be allowed to
arrange themselves. Basketfuls. arm.
fuls or great punches Of loose flowers
are justiiable, but crushing their beau.
ty into any systematized outline Is un.
forgivable. Florists abroad have Q
frightful habit Of making up" bouton-
niers for mems coats, and these punches
OF three or four violets a spray OF fern
and q branch Of forget-me-nots are
Eeen on the lapels of the men who do
not appreciate true fitness. A single
gardenia tuberose or a knot Of mig
nonette is better than one OF these hor.
rible mixtures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
FOOD SUPPLIES SEIZED.
captain Ray Takes Charge of Fort
Yukon stores In Namo OF Uncle sam.

~s Sh
Yukon stores In Name OF Uncle sam.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The war de-
partment has received advices from
its agent at Dyea, Major l.. J. Rucker,
Fourth cavalry. In one dispatch.
dated January IL, the major says hat
w. ii. Rank, just in at Dyea from
Dawson December 10, had dispatches
from Captain Ray, the army officer
sent into the mining country by Sec
rotary Alger to report upon conditions
there.
Rank said that Ray. who vas at
Fort Yukon, had seized all the sup
plies of the Alaska Commercial COM
pany and Of the North American
Trading company in the name of the
government and was issuing them to
the people, selling at the c%ompany's
prices TO those who could afford to
pay and giving to those unable to pay.
There were 600 people at Fort
Yukon. Rank further said hat Ray
would ask the government for 500
troops, TO he stationed at Circle City
and vicinity. There have been sew
eral cases OF starvation recently.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
BY A VOTE OF 1872 TC 1872.
Tho House Tables tho Teller Resolution
by 90 Majority.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The House
buried under an adverse majority of
fifty votes the Teller resolution de-
claring the bonds of the United States
payable in silver. The Republicans
were solidly arrayed in opposition.
with two exceptions, Mr.. Linney of
North Carolina, who voted with the
Democrats and Populists, and Mr..
White of North Carolina. the only
colorcd member OF the House, who
answered present when his name
vas called.
The assertions from the Democratic
side were Mr.. McAlecr Of Pennsylva-
MIA and Mr.. Elliott Of South Carolina.
Both voted with the Republicans
against the proposition. Speaker
Reed, although it is not customary
for him to vote. had his name called,
and, amid the cheers of his followers,
went on record in opposition to the
resolution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Professor Laurens Hawn, . Kansas Cool
ogist and Pioneer, No More.

Professor Laurens Hawn. . Kansas Geol.
ogist and Pioneer, No More.
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Feb. PRO
fcssor Laurens Hawn, tho g~cologist,
was found dead in bed this morning.
He was 90 years old, apparently in
good health last night, and his death
was a surprise, Professor Hawn came
to Weston, Mo, in the early '4os, and
to Leavenworth in 1854. He helped to
make the survey for the original town
site and was one of the last four sur
vivors OF the thirty-two incorporators.
As n civil engineer Prof. Hawn
helped make the original survey for
the Hannibal & St Joseph railroad,
and he was assistant geologlst for
Missouri in the '40s. Being a relative
by marriage Of General John Calhoun,
surveyor general Of Kansas and Ne
braska in the sos, he helped to sur
vey and plat much of Kansas. ro
Prof. lIawin belongs the credit of dis
covering coal in this section.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
AGAINST A PRIVATE CANAL
Nici rigua Sore at the American Company
Nh Iurthcr Ise Inr Ii.

Me, r igua Sore at the American Company
No Further Use For 1t.
NEW York, Feb. 1.-The Herald
prints an interview with President
Zelaya of Nicaragua. obtained by its
correspondent in Managua,
Nicaragua would prefer dealing
directly with the United States" said
Zelaya, sin the matter OF a canal
across II country. The canal COM
pany has not lived up to its obliga-
~tions-those included in the conces-
sion-and we consider that it has
deceived us, and we believe that fur.
ther dealings with it would only re-
suit in further deception. For this
reason we would prefer dealing d.
rectly with your government, know
ing that it is stable, which the canal
company Is not.
1--WE consider that the concessions
which are now held by the canal COM
pany expired some time ago and that
they are, therefore, void, although the
canal company thinks differently.
1--WE have no objection to the Con.
gress of the United States passing a
bill looking to tie support of private
capital in building n canal, but when
II comes to the United States actually
controlling the canal this govern.
mcnt would have something to say
about that. But in the event OF a
possible transfer of control the mat.
ter could be discussed by this govern
mcnt and the United States"
Would the concession granted to
the Atlas company OF England inter,
fere at all with the operation of &
canal?
Not at all. The concession wa,
granted to the company for navigation
right on the San Juan river, and il IL
not such rs To retard the construction
OF n canal. This government tool
good care, in granting that conces
sion, that it should not be such as I,
lead to any international complica
tiOns."
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
VETERAN GENERAL DEAD.
Harris NJ. Piaisted Of Maine Had . stir.
ring Career In War aud Politics.

hArfIe N. fInistou OF Nlhtu0 Ithu y StIF'
ring Career In War and Politics
BANGOR, Maine, Feb. I.-Ex.Gov-
crnor Harris NJ. Plaisted, who died
this morning, was born at Jefferson,
N. H., November 81. 1929. He was
graduated from the Albany school
Of law in 1853 and practiccd
law in Bangor until August, 1861,
when he enlisted for the war in
the Eleventh Maine regiment. lie
was commissioned lieutenant colonel
October 3. 1861; colonel May IL. 1859,
and commanded his regiment in the
peninsular campaign of 1862, taking
part in the siege of Yorktown, the
battles OF Williamsburg, Fair Oaks
and the Seven Days battle. lie was
n brigadier general commanding n
brigade in tho siege OF Charleston in
1868, and in the great campaign OF
ls64-65, against Richmond and Peters.
burg, in which his Iron brigade" had
men killed and wounded on ifty-nine
different days, losing 1885 Il OF
2,60s.
While in the service his command
never moved to front without him. lie
was twice promoted by the President
for gallant and meritorious conduct
in the field" and was warmly com
mended by all his commanders.
General plaisted was elected to the
F~orty.fourth congress rs a Republican.
In 1878 he left his party, having takcr
a stand for government currency, n.
opposed to bank currency, and he wa
nominated as the fusion candidate TO
governor in 1880 and was elected fo'
two years. At that time the green
back movement was strong and tn,
Main election excited prodigious in
terests throughout tho country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
EDISON FLYING MACHINE
Thomas. Jr., Thinks lie Has Solved
AerIai Navigation with Sails.

Aerial Navigation with Sails.
NEW York, Feb. 1.-Thomas A.
Edison, Jr., is experimenting with an
air ship, which he believes will be
successful. The ship is the invention
Of Frank Sauther, Of Milwaukee, but
Edison hit, by accident, upon n gas
which he believes is the only thing
required to make the ship practical.
Sails were substituted instead OF any
propclliug power. Mr.. Edison says:
ut was at that point that l con.
ceived the really new principle. 1t
struck me that IL would be a good
idea to initiate the sails with gas, thus
making them serve as balloons, as
well as supplying the sailing power.
1t will lot do to make bargy
balloons Of the sails, so they
were divided into numerous com.
partments, which when inflated
resemble thin water bags. The gas
tube running to the balloon was tap
ped in three places to supply gas to
the main sail aud rubber tubes carried
gas to tho two jibs. The compart-
mcnts Of the main sail we're connected
by narrow openings, the gas thus fol.
lowing freely through the entire sail
"a ruddcr completed the air.ship.
After many failures we were success.
full. The ship actually flew, and we
succeeded in steering it. believe
that the inflated sail idea Is the one
that Is going to solve the aerial nav.
igation problem"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
ARE YOU . LIVE IN ALASKA
Some Requirements That Will lie Found
1ndisps n, q de.

Some Requirements That Will Be Found
Indisp,n n, q Die.
The universal article Of diet In that
country, depended upon and indispens-
able, is bread or biscuit. And TO make
the bread and biscuit. either In tho
camp or upon the trail. yeast cannot be
used-it must be baking powder. and
the powder manufactured by the pro-
cesses Of the Royal Baking Powder
Company, miners and prospectors have
learned, Is the only one which Will
stand in that peculiar climate OF cold
and dampness and raise the bread and
biscuit satisfactorily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska
and the Yukon country to know. for
should he be persuaded by some out
litter to take one Of the cheap brands
OF baking powder, it will cost Just as
much to transport It, and then when
no opens 1t for use, after all his labor
in packing 1t I've the long and difficult
route. he will find a solid caked mass
or q lot Of spoiled powder. with no
strength and useless. Such a mistake
might lead to the most serious results.
Alaska is no place in which to expert
ment in food, or try to economic with
your stomach. For use in such a
climate. and under the trying and
fatiguing conditions OF life and labor
In that country, everything must be
the best and most useful. and above
oil a. a.. t..orot,o thnt at r..l ..u
plies shall have perfect keeping quail
ties. 1t Is absurd to convey over such
difficult and expensive routes an arti-
Gle that will deteriorate in transit. or
that will be found when required for
use to have lost a great part of It's
value.
There Is no better guide to follow in
these matters than the advice OF those
who have gone through similar expert
ence. Mr.. McQuesten. who Is called
"the father Of Alaska" after an expert
ence Of years upon the trail. IN the
camp. and In the use OF every kind OF
supply. says: 1--WE find in Alaska that
the Importance of a proper kind OF
baking powder cannot be overesti-
mated. A miner with a can Of bad
baking powder Is almost helpless in
Alaska. We have tried all sorts. and
have been obliged to settle down to use
nothing but the Royal. 1t is stronger
and carries further at first. but above
all things, 1t Is the only powder that
will endure the severe climatic changes
Of the arctic region"
II is for the same reasons that tho
United States government in its reliet
expeditions, and Peary, the famous
arctic traveller. have carried the Royal
Baking Powder exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose It's strength either on
board ship or in damp climates. and 10
the most highly concentrated and eff
cient OF leavenlng agents. Hence It Is
indispensable to every Alaskan outfit.
II can be had Of any OF the trading
companies in Alaska, but should the
miner procure his supplies before leav-
ing, he should resist every attempt OF
the outftter to palm off upon him any
Of the other brands OF baking pow
der, for they will spoil and prove the
cause Of great disappointment and
trouble.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
PEDDLERS IN MEXICO.
why an Did Woman wouldn't Sell All
Her Honey at One Time.

uor Uhouey - ouo A'""
while travelling In Mexico a few
years ago I had a funny experience
with a Mexican vender which goes TO
show what little business ability the
lower classes have" said E. F. Guig-
non Of st. Louis. II was en- route to
look at some mines away up In the
mountains. At the station where We
left the train to take the stage l saw
an old woman selling some honey. She
did not have more than ten pounds Ut
It altogether and as 1t looked SO good
I wanted to buy 1t all to take along with
US. I asked Jul interpreter to buy It.
Much to my surprise the old woman
would sell him but two boxes. claim
Ing that II she sold 1t all to him she
would have nothing to sell to other
people. neither would she have any
thing else to do during the remainder
Of the day"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
WHY YOUR BREAD is DARK.
Joseph Letter Causes Trouble to Cools
aud Housewives Grocers and takers.

CHICAGO, Fe b. l.-Joscph Letter,
according to experts in the trade, is
forcing thousands OF people to eat
darker bread than has ever been seen
In America since the introduction of
the patent roller process OF malting
-four. His control OF IS, 900, 900 bushels
OF contract wheat means, they say,
that the millers are grinding the best
grain they can procure since their
supply OF choice No. / hard spring
wheat has become exhausted. Gro.
GERS aud retail flour dealers have been
receiving complaints regarding bread
stuff from cooks and housewives who
have returned sacks and barrels Of
dour marked with the fancy brands
and bought at the highest price.
The loudest protests have been
raised by the restauranteurs and
bakers, who buy -four at wholesale.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
EAST BLIZZARD SW EPT.

A Great Storm Raging From the Lakes
q the Coast.
New YORK, Feb. 2.-The entire east
ern portion Of the country Is snow
bound. In Rhode Island, Massachu-
sets, Now Hampshire, Maine and in
the Canadian provinces nearly all the
wires arc down as the result Of last
Nights storm.
New York city is under snow to an
average depth Of five inches More
than 8, 800 shovelers wera working to
remove the snow in the ~boroughs OF
Manhattan and the Bronx alone.
CHICAGO. Feb. I.~-Reports from "a
rious towns in Michigan, Wisconsin
and Indiana tell Of O severe blizzard
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
A California AIcSall

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l.-State In.
surance Commissioners Clunie has de.
clared invalid and insufficient the
bonds OF all fire and marine insurance
companies doing business in Califor-
MA and not Incorporated under the
laws OF the state. This applies to do
nestle as well ms foreign companies
AS a result 1t Is contended that nom
OF the e~ishty-two companies affected
by the order are now qualified "a
transact business
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
A COLLEGE BURNED.
United brethren I%n'titution Thought to
Have Been Fired by ncendiaries

COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb, L.-Harts.
Vile college, an institution connected
with the United Brethren (RadicaD
church at Huntsville, together with
the library and museum, was burned
yesterday. 1t is believed to have been
started by an incendiary. The loss is
$40, 900; insurance, S., 600. The college
has been in financial difficulties and
the buildings have been unoccupled
since last June.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
ANOTHER DUN FOR SPAIN
The Ruiz Claim OF $4,000 to 10 Pushed
by the state Depart mont.

sso w. SoRVt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-It is said that
another demand il to be made upon
Spain for the payment of S75, 900 in
deinnity to the widow of DR.. Ricardo
Ruiz, for the murder of her husband in
Aguanabacoa Jail. The state depart
mont is preparing instructions to
Minister Woodford which will be sent
to that official in a few days in which
he will be directed to call the atten.
ton of Sagasta, minister of foreign af-
fairs, to the fact that this claim was
presented last summer that it has not
yet been paid, nor, in fact, has a de-
tailed answer been received to the
note addressed to the late Minister
Canovas. The only reply made has
been n formal acknowledgment of tho
receipt Of the claim
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
Foundry mon Combine to Fight strike

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb 1.-The
foundrymen of the country have just
completed the formation of an organ
ization intended for their mutual pro-
lection. The main object is to pre-
vent strikes, and, in case they cannot
prevent them, to fight them together.
To this end, wages are to be kept the
same in oil parts OF the country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-02-04
F~ORTY-FOUR DROWNED,
A Passenger steamer Wrecked During
u Fog In the English Channel,

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb. 2.-The
steamer Channel Queen, which ran be
tween Plymouth and the island OF
Jersey, struck on the rocks during q
fog this morning and sank. There
were sixty-hve persons on board, and
it was ut first reported that all except
two had been saved. The latest adj
vices, however, have it that forty-four
lives were lost. The others were saved
IN the steamers boats.