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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-25

all kinds of supplies New stores were
built and, things have changed greatly
in the last year. We had bear meat and
caribou, antelope and moose meat. Beef
and mutton were brought in frozen
and would be kept frozen all winter.
Just toss the meat up on the roof OF the
cabin and let it stay there all winter
The caribou change their feeding
places twice a year and go in great
droves of from two to seven thousand in
a herd Their horns make the herd look
like a great lot of tumble weeds NOV
ing along In the cabins the great
games are whist and cribbage and the
miners are fine whist players. For
amusement the miners visit among
themselves, gamble and go to the varie-
ty theaters and dance halls.
"a party Of US went from Dawson to
Circle City down the river. The dis
tance is 500 miles We did not have
TO guide the boat as the current carried
it along. How long do you suppose it
took to make the 800 miles? Well, it
took just 4S hours.
The miners on the Canadian side get
tired of the place and when they leave
they say, We are going back to Gods
country and Gods country to them is
anywhere in the United States
eral red and white fox skins. She has a
Jacket, made by the Indians. of mink.
skins. The buttons are about two inches
long and represent the body Of a moose.
They were cut from Walrus teeth BY an
Indian. One of the skins is a seal skin
that has not been dressed, but is covered
with a preparation made from fish oil.
She has several varieties of the soft grass
baskets made by the Indians and wal
rus tusk made into cribbage board
Il left my claims in charge of at
torney and they will be worked on lays"
said Miss Kelly. THAT means that they
will be worked by miners who Will take
a certain per cent for their work
Many of the people who returned to
the states and were reported to be worth
a million had to borrow money to get
home on, so you can see how much faith
can be put in the stories. The trouble
is that when a man once passes ChllkOOt
he can never again stick to the truth, but
he must make his stories bigger than the
other fellows It's queer the nicknames
the men have. Salt Water Jack won his
sobriquet on account of his fondness for
sport OF shooting the most per1ous rap
ids.
1.-THE story that I was married to Mig
ger Jim is without foundation don [
know how it got started He is not worth
what he is reported to be- It was a story
someone must have started for a joke.
Miss Kelly came from the klOndike on
the steamer Brixham, which was wreck
ed on its return voyage at Blashe island
on October 49,
want to go and spend the next winter in
the extreme south Will go TO Florida
or Cuba and try the other extreme, for a
change remarked Miss Kelly she
seated herself and played a few popular
ehOruses on the guitar that accompanied
her all the way to klOudike and back
with never so much as a scratch.
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SANTA FE LANDS.
E. 7. Cartilage to Handle All Ae-
counts Connected With the
Business

President Ripley of the Santa Fe has
issued a circular announcing that after
November 1 Mr.. E T. Cartlidge, tax
commissioner Of the road, viii handle all
accounts connected with the land bus
mess of the company. Mr.. Cartlidge
will report to Mr.. G. NJ Higginson. as
sistant to the president.
The land department of the Santa F'e
will be abolished on November I. and
MIR. John F. Frost, the present land
commissioner, will acquire all Santa Fe
lands and continue the management
and disposition of the property as a pri-
vate business. While he viii nominafly
purchase all the lands on that date, he
will pay for them only as they are sold.
Mr.. Frost will remove his Office from
the Santa F'e general Office building
and take a room probably on Kansas
avenue His present Office force viii
probably be retained.
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looking at the nuggets and Weighing
them in her hand she can tell just where
they came from although one not ac-
Quainted with the chara cter1SticS Of the
precious metal could see no difference.
Now this is gold nugget from
Bonanza creek said Miss Kelly as
she picked out one nugget from among
a hundred 1T is taken from i've above,
which means the fifth claim above the
first one that was located This is
nugget from MastOdOn gulch and as
says SIS to the ounce The best gold in
the world is found at Minook and as
says $3.50 to the ounce It is almost
pure" said Miss Kelly as she picked up
the nugget from that locality
Il was the last one who got through
to Dawson City last winter continued
Miss Kelly. We got into Dawson on
November 1 and on the next day the
Yukon river was frozen over and all
travel by that way was shut on. The
river was never known to keep open so
long before. While on-the river we
We're surrounded by floating cakes Of
ice and stepped onto a cake and float
ed along with the boat I was hungry
when L got to Dawson that night and
there was not a thing to eat in any of
the restaurants but a miner invited me
into his cabin and I had a good hearty
meal 1t was regular banquet or
bacon and beans and while 1 was eat
ing the crowd Of miners stood around
and smoked.
During the winter Dawson was a
good town and there was plenty OF
work for all who wanted it but when
the river opened in the spring the peo-
pie nOcked IN there and now there IS
not enough work for all to make their
living. When I went there were % men
to every woman and now there are ten
women to every man. The mines viii
not be worked to any extent on account
of the royalty put on by the Canadian
government. 1t amounts to 10 per cent
and the owners of claims will only
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200 STEAM VESSELS
Join in Philadelphia's Peace Jubilee
Parade on the Delaware.

philadelphia, Oct 25.-The great peace
Jubilee is now fairly on, the first of the
three monster pageants, the naval re-
view on the Delaware river occurring
today. The city was crowded with peo-
pie and the weather was favorable The
nine naval vessels were anchored in the
middle of the stream, stretching out for
about two miles on the city front 1he
war vessels remained at anchor DUR
ing the demonstration, every one OF
them gaiIy trimmed with bunting from
stem to stern
Below League Island navy yard, 200
other steam vessels had rendezvoused
and from this point the procession NOV
ed up the river past the anchored neet
of men of war. The McCauley with
Commodore Josiah r. Adams, of the
PHILADELPHIA Yacht club, the officer OF
the day on board, led the fleet, follow
ed by the yacht May, with the secretary
of the navy and party. Then in order
came steamers with invited guests,
members of the jubilee committee, city
councilmen. the mayor and other city
officials, the local and visiting newspa-
per men and following these came the
long line of excursion steamers.
The imposing pageant passed the
warships on the New Jersey side OF the
river and each man of war as the yacht
Nav came abreast, belched forth sa-
lutte of II guns in honor of the secretary
of the navy.
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WHEEL TAX INVALID.
Chicago Bicyclists Win a Victory in
the Courts

Chicago, Oct. 25-Bicyclists are in
terested in the decision of the court in
the appeal of the city of Chicago
against Orrin c. Collins and S75 other
appeuees in which it finds the. wheel
tax fund" ordinance of Chicago to be
invalid The appellees fled bill in the
circuit court of Cook county to enjoin
the city from enforcing the ordinance,
which provided that all vehicles used
upon the streets of the city, including
those for private use or pleasure, should
paw an annual license fee. The money
collected from this source was TO con-
stitute a special fund for street I'M
provement. to be known as the wheel
tax fund"
The lower court found in favor of the
wheeImen and issued the writ prayed
for and the supreme court afhrms this
finding in the following language: In
this case there is no express power CIV
en- the city council to impose this license
fee and no implied power arises which
gives the right. 1t has no power TO
levy a tax in this manner. In no view Of
the case has the city power to adopt
the ordinance"
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eral weeks visit with relatives in To-
peka.
Miss Gertrude Devereux is spending
the day in Lawrence.
The Commiseeo club will give their
first dance Wednesday evening, NOVen-
Der ?, at Hudson's hall.
Miss Edith Brister returned to her
home in St. Joe Sunday after three
weeks visit with Topeka friends.
Miss Margaret Griffith has returned
to her home in Emporia after a months
visit with Miss Jennie Mccall
Miss Emma August, who has been
visiting in New York city and at the
various summer resorts, is expected
home in a few days
Mrs Madison of Emporia is visiting
the family of her brother, Mr.. r. L
Cofran.
Mrs. J R. Kellog left Sunday for Ohio
where she will spend the winter; Mr..
Kellogg will join her later
Miss Lizzie Boyle left today for Ar
kansas City where she is going to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs
Charles Trowbridge.
Master Roland Pribble entertained
thirteen of his little friends last Satur-
day in honor of his seventh birthday,
The evening was spent in music ana
playing games; refreshments were
served.
The marriage of Mr.. C. W. Freeman
of Nickerson and Miss Eva Allen was
soIemnfzed last Wednesday at the
brides home in Oakland. The ceremony
was performed by Rev l. r. smith;
There were about twenty friends and
relatives present
Mr.. David Sibley has gone to Albu-
oueruue to accept a position with MI.
Hurley. superintendent Of the New
Mexico division of the Santa F'e.
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SAD BLOW FOR RAILROADS
Views of the Joint Traffic Decision
Expressed in Chicago.

Chicago. Oct 5-The following are the
opinions expressed by leading railway Off
Gals of the city on the decision of the
United States supreme court in the Joint
Traffic association case, all being given
without the knowledge Of the text of the
decision except that it IS against the Joint
Traffic association lines:
J F. Tucker. chairman of the Central
Freight association. says.
I have not seen the decision and cannot
say, therefore, how it will affect the Cen
tral Freight association The Joint Traf-
fic association saw TT to continue Its eX-
istence after the supreme court had de-
cided the TTansmissouFi freight case on
from that OF the western body. It may
be that the Central. Freight agreement diff
fers from that of the Joint Traffic associ-
Commissioner Donald of the Central
The decision is a sad blow for the rail-
roads 1t is to be regretted that the court
which will follow such a decision and been
able TO decide the case on broad grounds
OF equity. The result probably VIII be to
reduce all traffic organiza lions OF the
country to a basis of very questionable
value dc. not know what viii become
man; that remains to be seen"
senger associat ton:
As I understand the decision, it does
lions were ali dissolved at the time the
supreme court decided the Transmisso uri
Freight case. and Programmed to conform
were submitted to committee of counsel
and approved by that committee our
agreements do not provide in any way for
the Organization making. fixing or control
ling rates Each line makes its own tar
ifs, and each may change its rates with
out uestioning others We have ma
chinery for maintaining rates
Chairman Parker OF the Western Freight
associa ton:
If the court simply Feafdru1s its posi-
ton IN the Transmissouri Freight associa-
| ton case 1t is a disappointment to the
railroads. I imagine that our agreement
| is very like that of the Joint Traffic as
l ISOLATION The scheme OF the eastern
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'sTHE ROAD OURS,''
Said President Ripley at Fresno, Re
garding the Valley Line.

Fresno. Cal, Oct. 25-E P Ripley,
president of the Santa Fe; Paul L Nor
ton, second vice president; W. G. Ne
vim, general manager west OF A1buquer-
que, W r. Hodges, c. W. Higginson
and James Dunn, have arrived in F,res-
no, accompanied by Captain Payson,
W B. Storey and A. D. Shindler OF the
San Joaquin Valley railroad
President Ripley stated that his trip
had to do with the purchase of the Val
ley road In answer to a question
whether the recently reported deal had
been completed, he said:
-, the road is ours. We have clos
ed the deal We were given an option
on the road, and we know q good thing
when We see it
Nj. Ripley slightly modified this state
ment subsequently " stating that the
Santa Fe had decided to take up the
option
Captain Payson of the Valley road,
however, states that the Santa Fe had
not yet accented the option-
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take enough out of them to pay for liv-
ing and wait for the royalty to be re-
duced. If it were not for the royalty
the men that now employ only one or
two men would have 100 at work The
principal business in Dawson City is
saloons and gambling houses. The
price for a pint of 'hOoch neu,'' the way
you would spell it phOnetically, is S17.
That is the whisky that they make
there and it is the poorest kind. Cham
payne was worth $50 a quart. One man
got hold of a barrel of alcohol for $50
and made $1,000. They do not drink
much alcohol It very often freezes
as does the mercury. There are no
church buildings in Dawson City or in
but there are plenty of ministers who
preach in halls. Dawson has three large
hospitals and the sickness there is some
thing terrible. When I left there they
We're burying people at the rate of II a
day. Dawson is built in a swamp and
the fever RACES there terribly in the
summer It is the most unhealthy city
IN the world No drainage OF any kind
and the Odors right on the streets are
terrible Chilkoot is no worse than
Pixies Peak It is not as bad as the
stories told of it. Now there are sew
erai hotels on the pass and on the sum-
init of ChilkOot a restaurant In Daw-
son, faro is the great gambling game
but poker and craps are close seconds.
One man lost S17- 900 shooting craps one
night and then called for everyone to
step up to the bar and drink and at the
price of drinks that meant a lot of
money. But the stories about people
losing so much money gambling are
greatly exaggerated This was the only
case of the kind I knew Of
Circle City is the largest log cabin
town in the world" said Miss Kelly and
she exhibited a picture of the cabin she
lived in at Circle City. The cabin was
built of very heavy logs and with a low
nat roof. Miss Kelly was standing
Just outside the door dressed in a shirt
waist a summer dress, and with no
WRAP "Oh the mosquitoes are just ter
ribIe in the summer" she said, "One has
to sleep under a netting and then they
come right through. The towns there
now boast of nearly everything from
jeWelry stores 10 neWspa pers- The price
of food has fallen as the charges for
from s. cents a pound to cents a
pound. Tt is carried across the pass
now on a cable run by steam which &C
counts for the drop in the price. I had
the first orange that was brought there
and a miner paid IS for it. Pretty poor
! orange at that Half a chicken at one
of the restaurants was worth SIS, eggs
$50 a dozen and the only turkey that
was brought sold for SIS. The prices
have come down now and eggs are
worth about So a dozen and bacon that
costs cents pound to get it over
the pass, to- say nothing of the original
cost, was Sold for 10 cents a pound.
| There were so many people that came
| there to start stores and get rich that
most of them were glad to sell out at
/ any price and go home. Women's and
mems clothing has been taken In and
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JUST LIKE
A WOMAN.
Miss Kelly Brings Back a Seal
skin From the KlOndike.
1t Is Ready to Be Made Into a
Garment.
SHE is WORTH $4,000
And Brought With Her Several
Sacks Of Gold.
An Entertaining Story of Her
Adventures.
SHE is WORTH $4,000

Miss Emma Kelly. Topeka's girl argo-
naut, has returned from a II months
trip TO K1ondike. the picture OF health.
yet unmarried. and happy. with claims
worth $50. 600 and q wealth of stories and
experiences.
Although Miss Kelly has gone through
hardships that very few women ever ex-
perience she is in no way changed in
appearance from the way she looked
when she left Topeka September 10, 1897
She has tramped through miles and
miles OF snow, shot the most danger
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been fIed with the register of
deeds:
c. Hoffman and husband to Mary l.
Wallace, 81, 900, southwest quarter 3S-11-
IT.
Mary L. Wallace and husband to
Catherine Heitman, $4,000, lots PIP, PA
and 216 First avenue, east
Josie Webb and husband to Fremont
weaver. $780, lot AZ, south half 40
Chandler street, south.
Laura P. Roudebush and husband to
Stewart Mcdonald, S1.15O, east s. feet,
lot 81 and north half 373 Madison
street, Ritchie's addition
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Gnard House Had &c Terrors.

San Francisco, Oct. 25.-PoIice Judge
Colin has refused to surrender to the
military authorities Private John Whit
son of the Tennessee volunteers, VINO
was charged with assaulting a woman
in her own home The judge said the
guard house had no terrors for such
man, and he promised to make an ex-
ample of him. WhitsOn was convicted
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Notes aud Personal Mention.

Miss Olive Klein Of Johnston, Pa, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w W Thomp-
son, at HOO West Sixth street
Mrs Robert Nerrick returned Mon
day from a few days visit in Kansas
Dr.. and Mrs. Wall of Albuquerque,
N NJ, are visiting the family Of Dr.
G. W HogebOom; DR.. Wall is going to
Springfeld to visit relatives after which
Ell and Mrs Wall are going to FL PaSo,
where they expect to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Of Geneseo, Ill,
are expected in Topeka next week 70
visit Mr. and Mrs. W. A Morton Mrs.
Bradley was formerly Miss Lou Stewart
and is we'll known in Topeka having
visited here a number OF times
Miss Louise Kellam is going to give
a Halloween party Saturday evening
Miss Margaret Weiss returned Sat
urday from a three weeks visit in kan
sas City and Omaha
Miss Lizzie Wilson returned Monday
from two weeks visit IN Galesburg
and North Henderson, III
Mrs r T Updegraff of Maple Hill
spent Monday shopping in the city.
Miss Daisy Starr is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Charles Grovenor, in Lawrence
The AIoho Whist club was pleasantly
entertained by Miss Daisy Hayes Non
day evening. Miss Nellie Post substl-
tuted for Mrs. W J. Radclin and at the
guest table were Miss Anna Crane, Miss
Ollie Hayes. Miss Herman OF COLORADO
Springs and Miss Birdie king
Jaccardfs engraved visiting cards,
wedding invitations and monogram sta
tionery Topeka. agency with Adams
Bros. Printers, I'll Kansas avenue
Mrs. James Lesson is in the city visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Frank S.
Mitchell.
home in Emporia Saturday after a sew
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roads was followed very closely when we
organized the Western Joint Traffic blI-
reaua but that was dissolved in 1885. Since
then we have had only 4 shadow OF an
agreement but il has been along the same
lines as that which the court has just de-
cided to be Illegal
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AMAN I25 YEARS OLD
Dies at the County Hospital in sa-
linas. Calf

Salinas, Cal, Oct. 25.-Pardo Lucero.
whose age. as shown by the records OF
the missions of Los Angeles and So
ledad was 125 years, is dead at the coun-
ty hospital He came from Sonora, Mex.
and for the last IS years was wen
known this part Of the state He work
ed as a sheepherder for David Jacks.
the Monetery millionaire, for about 50
years. He leaves q sister IN Mexico.
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&c Lactnrs Con-

The demand for season tickets for the
Union Lecture course has been such as
to insure the success OF the course No
lecture course n Topeka has ever at
tracted such general interest 1t seems
proba bic that every seat in the high
school assembly hall VIII be occupied at
the opening lecture by Russell H Con
well next Monday night. Mr. Conwell
viii give his great lecture on Acres of
Diamonds"
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KANsANs DISCHARGED.
Five Members of the goth VIII Come
Home.

San Francisco, Oct. 25.-The following
soldiers have been honOra ably discharged
in accordance with teIegraphic tnstruc-
tons from Washington.
Twentieth Kansas volunteer infantry
company A-Private Henry ATcKIn-
ney.
Company F-Privates Frank r Nc
Coy, Edward Lfeurance-
Company G-Private William E. Sex
ton.
Company K-Corporal r z Elder
Company M-Private Ed L. Meller.
An Hour of Pleasure
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The II. II. Club Dance.


The H. H. club enjoyed a very pleas
ant dance Saturday evening at Hud-
sons hall Those who danced were
Miss Edna Prescott, Miss Nellie Kirk,
Miss Helen Bitterly, Miss Vera Clauser,
Miss Mary Morton, Miss Ella Duck
worth, Miss Octavia Greenwood, Miss
Rea Hayes, Miss Lena Sheldon, Miss
Jessie Payne. Miss Anna Player, Miss
Alma Menard, Miss Nellie Neviu, Miss
Lottie Steinberg, Miss 10 Pickens, Miss
May DeClercq, Miss Kittfe Flynn, Miss
Genevieve Butterfeld. Miss Kittie Rag
land, Miss Crisa futile, Miss Estelle
Leon. Miss Geneva Giles. Mr.. Nate
Thompson, Mr.. Charles Marley, Mr..
Will Martin, Mr. Harry Laydan, Mr..
Earl Graham, Mr.. Fred Brown, Mr..
George Benedict, Mr.. Joe Ramsey, Mr..
Earl Shook, Mr.. Ralph BabcOck, Mr.
Al Bryson Mr. AureI Rulings, Mr..
Theo Rickenbacker. Mr. Ben Sias, Mr.
Frank Dudley. Mr.. Maurice Stevenson,
Mr.. Frank Hungate, Mr. Ora Hubbard,
Mr. Lou Wingert, Mr.. Frank Bevelle.
Mr.. Charles Stolpe, Mr.. Frank Barley,
Mr.. Frank Paxton, and Mr.. Victor Mar
tin.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. E. NJ. Carpenter entertained at
a delightful afternoon party Monday
complimentary to Mrs. Alfred Johnson
of Waupan Wis. Mrs. Carpenters
pretty rooms We're decorated with guam
titles of palms and potted plants.
The hostess was assisted in entertain
ing by Mrs. Charles E. Wardin, Mrs
Willis Edison and Mrs. o. H
Saxton. During the afternoon
some delightful music was furnished
by Mrs. G. P. Ashton and Miss Edna
Carpenter. who sang; several piano
selections by Miss Herman and a banjo
solo by Miss Katherine Mills. Delicious
refreshments were served.
The invited guests were Mrs. Alfred
Johnson, Mrs H. L P. Hillyer, Mrs. NJ.
A Low. Mrs. z. W. Poindexter, Mrs.
John Sargent, Mrs W. F. Schoch. Mrs.
]. W. Farnsworth, Mrs. J. R Mulvane,
Mrs Ross Burns, Mrs. A V Auter,
Mrs. Albert Parker. Mrs c.. B. Kirk,
Mrs. W. w Gavitt, Mrs. H. NJ. Hadley,
Mrs Charles E Wardin, Mrs. J. K.
Jones, Mrs. Charles King, Mrs. Bran
strup, Mrs r. L Cofran. Mrs Edwin
Lange, Mrs. Willis Edison, Mrs Collins,
Mrs. o. H SaxtOn, Mrs. G. Johnson,
Mrs. AIilliken, Mrs. Green, Mrs. H. A.
Tfce, Mrs. Castor, Mrs. L NJ Stricken,
Mrs. A K. Rogers, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs.
George NJ. Chase, Mrs. Robinson. Mrs.
A. c. Elder, Mrs. George P. Ashton Mrs.
Joseph GroI. Mrs. I. T. Lockard Mrs.
J: D. Counternine Mrs. Startzman'
Mrs. C. o. Wilmarth, Mrs. Irwin Well
man. Miss Bundy, Miss Birdie King.
Miss Herman of Colorado Springs. and
Miss Katherine Mills.
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