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months to st. Bernard or Newfoundland has
been a serious responsibility; any number of dogs
have been stolen and the departure of each steamer
has witnessed amusing scenes between lrate dog
and Klondke adventures.
In most the dogs were honestly bought by the
prospectors from we'll known city dealers But the
real CT the animal appeared on board with a
search warrant, and there resisting the strong
of the law. The dog had to be landed pending
judicial inquiry, and the miner, having time to
bother with lawsuits. had let the drop and
submit patiently to his loss
Almost every kind of dog has been taken to Alaska
st Demands, Newfoundands, Great Danes,
tiffs, retrevers, bird dogs of indescrbabe breeds
have been bought and shipped at prices often rang
ing high $3.50 Yet in the face of all this the
latest reports from Skaguay inform that any
Der dogs can be had there for So AS this is
acy the freight which the steamers charge for TAX
ing the dogs up, it seems likely that many of the
prospective mlionaires, when they land at the head
of the Lynn Canal will rather their expensive
probable many dogs, either through ill-treat
constitutional weakness, will perish beneath
the rgors of this Arctic cline
1t is one thing to a team Of real Eskimo dogs,
Injured by generations of breeding to every form of
hardship and quite another to deal with the deicaely
dog. who has never done an hours work IN
his life Of course, the St. Bernard and the New
foundland of cold-reSiSting stock; they have
the frost their feet hold out they may
be some But what the poor short haired dogs,
such Danes and the mast1frs, are going TO DO
In the Arctic it is hard to imagine.
A city butcher, who has had some Alaskan expe-
rience himself, made remark the other day which
illustrates the ignorance and inexperience of many
Klondikers "a man came here he said. land or
dered six barrels corned beef to feed his dogs
Corned beef! Why, the poor prutes viii nave their
tongues hanging and be parched with thirst be-
they have done half days work
The butcher knew what he was talking about; 1t Is
necessary to provide water as meat for dogs who
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are working hard. And everybody who has been In
the Arctic regions know that cannot eat snow it
only increases instead of diminishing thirst You
stop and light a fire and melt the snow before
you can get drink. To melt enough to satisfy
the thirst Of of dogs fed corned beef would
be Herculean enterprise.
Still, putting corned beef side, the difficulty
feeding dogs is the great obstacle to their on
long journeys. A will only drag enough food to
last thirty forty days, months journey
outside limit of their utility OF course,
do as Nansen did, and eat the dogs when there Ms
nothing feed them upon. but the plan hardly
sounds satisfactory.
4 Probably feed for dogs, because Of its
pact nuritiousness is the dog biscuit, made of mix
ture of meat and meal. The drawback is the eX
pense-the biscuits about Is cents pound. AS
cheaper substitute the butcher recommended Indian
cornmea mixed with cracking compound sufficient
ly heating for this rigorous cline
Before any work be expected from these I'M
ported dogs it will be necessary to carefully shoe
them tender feet will never stand work over
the ice-clad of the 1t is estimated that
three good-sized dogs will draw ordinary seven
foot single sled such is commonly sold in the city.
Some prospectors going in large parties propose to
use two sleds fastened together and hauled by a
team of seven. This is after the Indian fash
ion who up their dogs in teams of from seven
to eleven according the weight of the load and the
size of dog But each full dog is supposed to be
able to draw a hundredweight for his share.
The method Harvesting is very different from
that used for other larger beasts OF burden
The dogs are fastened to single yoke line by a
breast strap, and have guide rens the animals
having sufficient intelligence to obey the voice OF their
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exacting to demand
water with it, he measure out the precious fluid
with the most niggard hand
Despite all these drawbacks, thousands Of poor
Prospectos essayed to make their the diggngs
CARRYING their 'swags." as the Australians call a
mans roll of bedding and clothes they toled painfully
along the dusty track already clearly defined by the
whitening bones of those who lain down by the
wayside to die The stages between water were ex-
ceeolngly long, often couple of days Journey and
to fall the road meant the most terrible of all
deaths-by thirst. How many persisted niserab ly in
the desert will never be known; kept
OF the nameess dead who have fallen by thousands
all parts of the world while madly seeking gold
Gradually, of course. the rush began organize it
self, and the danger of the journey in de-
gree lessened. favorite plan for a number of
miners to combine and hire which placed
their luggage, while unencumbered they walked be-
side The great drawback to this method was that at
the worst part OF the road the horses generally
down from lack of feed water. and then the I'M
fortunate prospectors themselves suffering from thirst
had nothing for 1T but their burdens
hasten to the nearest hole, thankful they
might get mouthful of muddy fetid water
Another and more successful method was to use
wheelbarrow and hundreds CT pushed their be-
longngs in this way to the dggings ingenious
individual evolved a scheme. He placed his outfit
in cask, through which axle rum thus en-
aiding the curious contrivance be drawn along
road after the fashion of garden roller.
But of these contrivances would have enabled
men to live at Coolgardie, had it been for that
wonderful beast. the camel The of this animal
not new thing in Australia. For years 1t has
been employed amid the sheep stations the back
blocks which fringe the desert the CONT
nent At Bourke. in New South Wales. 500 miles
extensive industry. 1t is undertaken entirely by At
ghans. and therefore meets with the oppo-
sitlon from the white carriers. who with horse
lock teams, formerly monopoliZed the carrying
There thousand camels at Bourke and ey-
cry day you long string forth, by
whiterobed Afghan, for journey of perhaps several
hundred miles outlying station. They up
food supplies of kinds, return with great
bales Of wool. slung one each side Of the camel
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master But, make sure leader of known sagac-
ity is usually selected, and, obeying his masters
voice he takes the team moves in the right
direction.
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" HE conditions OF travel which prevailinicy Alas
ka utterly different from those of any tenn
perate cline that even the most experienced Cali
fornian o Australian traveller will find himself
utterly lost when he lands at Dyea Skaguay.
Just now, the beast of burden, the dog is all
craze, for the parties leaving thus early III the
season expect to get the passes and well the
way to Dawson before the snow melts. And the
dog the only beast of burden used by the Alaskan
Indians, everybody wants dog matter what kind of
dog; anything will do, so long it is dog.
The demand for the useful canine has been so great
California has been pretty well stripped of it's big
dogs. Every steamer takes of these ami
mails the steamer National City over 1OO while
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the seacoast on the backs
of camels, and even water,
that most necessary of all
fluids, cost 81 a gallon. The
saloonkeeper. when you
asked for a drink Of
whisky, would hand you
the bottle to help yourself
as freely as you chose.
but if you were so
exacting as to demand
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WISE man once remarked: "Gold is wher-
ever you find it, And when you come 10
look into the matter you find there is a great
deal Of truth in the sentiment. Nature mas
been so lavish in her distribution of the pre-
cious metal that no continent or climate is
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
TO-DAY. root nan aams


The Indian school OF this city and the
A. q N. college are playing foot ball
game az the fair grounds this afternoon
iof the championship OF New Mexico.
The ludian school band paraded the
streets OF new town this morning and
played number of selections. A fairly
large crowd IL witnessing the game.
A telephone message from the fair
grounds gives the news that the score
wHs . to In favor OF the Indians at the
end OF the drst half.
Barber, OF the college eleven, had his
ankle spralned at the beginning Of the
game and had TO retire.
The young ladies and gentlemen from
Las Cruces, who have been here partici-
pating In the foot ball aud basket ball
contests and the tennis tournament. ex-
pect to return home tomorrow morning.
They have proved themselves 10 be per
trct ladies and gentlemen, aud Albuquer-
que will look forward with pleasure 10
another Welt from them.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
FIGHT DUELs.
Hungarian Statesmen Settle Disputes by
That Means.

Hungarian Statesmen Settle Disputes by
That Means.
Buda Pest. Dec. 2S.-The first OF six
duels arranged between NJ. HOranszky, a
member OF the lower house OF the Hun.
garian diet AMI his seconds, and the sec
onds OF Baron Banffy, the Hungarian
premier, growing out OF dispute, still
unsettled between the two principals.
took place to 'Ey 5e.we9n Baron Feisr
vary, minister OF the national defense.
and Count KarOlya. Pistols were the
weapons. Baron Fejeryary missed HE
opponent and the pistol OF Count KarOlya
missed Gre. Later. Banffy's second, ia
lard. and HOrRnszky's cOnd, Zsmore,
fought with swords. Zemore was cut on
the head. After the wound was bound
up the duel was resumed and ZemOre
was again severely wounded In the head.
The seconds then stopped the lighting.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
SANTA FL WRECK.
EaSt-BOund Flyer Leaves the
Track Near Trinidad.
Pulimans Destroyed and Passengers
Badly Shaken Up.
Conductor Boucher ana BRAKEMAN Bops
slightly fpjursd
RROkrS RAN TIE CAUSE.

Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 2s.-Passenger
igia No. ., Santa Fe line, east bound.
Nae wrecked near Hoehne, ten miles east
oi here this morning. IL was running At
aslut sixty miles an hour when the en-.
g.yg left the track and rolled down the
enbankment. The P0llmans followed.
lie passengers were badly shaken up,
bat none seriously injured. Conductor
Bjaeher was slightly hurt. Il Is sup
- the accident was caused by n broken
rail-
LIST or THE INJURED.
asiai to The Citizen.
trinidad, Colo. Dec. 28.-Santa Fe
NO 4 was wrecked eleven miles east OF
'at1 at o'clock this morning. IL
vri caused by the spreading OF rails
IN four rear cars rolled In the ditch
aGi an explosion OF Pintsch gas de.
Dyed the cars. Loss $4,000.
Conductor Boucher, OF Las Vegas. had
I 4 face and hands burned. Frank
kfpe. brakeman. OF Las Vegas. was
= iously burned on the hands and In the
La.
lhe Pullman porter, Fairbanks. had
his head cut by q big glsss.
NJ. b. Baer, news agent, OF Kansas
City, had his right hip bruised.
has. l. Heveren, OF the Hotel Nor
mandie, New York, was bruised over the
eys.
Mrs. W. d. Rosenburger, Ontario Cali.
"a nia, had a confusion Gl the right arm
was accompanying tho remains OF
h father TO Philadelphia, which were
q. mated
Dsyis willard. Of Chicago. had bruises
the right leg and foot.
THE NEws HERE.
The No. 4 limited passenger train from
q west, which left here nearly three
p Drs late last night, met with an acci-
cent beyond Trinidad. Colo, this morn.
: \. RumOrs are In circulation that a
y inter OF passengers. including the
t,sine crew. were killed and many were
b ily injured. THR CITIZEN repre-
- sntatiye started out TO investigate. and
wrs permitted 10 use the following OF
fetal dispatch, received by Agent ". y
Trnll:
"NO. 4, OF this date, was dltched at .
pidnt two miles east OF Hoehne. -Four
ogys we're turned over and took Ore.
f,inr passengers we're slightly injured
rni no bones broken. Conductor
HAcher and Brakeman BOpe were
b lrned but not seriously. The accident
occurred at 7 a. m. and all trains moving
a II a. m. The passengers we're all sent
sa' on the No. 2. .cansa of tina Incident
% ~ definitely known"
Mrs. John Wickstrom and son we're on
the IN fated train en- route 10 Chicago.
and when the news OF the accident
reached the city this morning, Mr.. Wick
strom was considerably uneasy as 10 the
safety OF his family. lie wired for
facts, the telegram catching his wife at
Ia Junta, and the glad news was 70
ceiyed that she and son escaped injury.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
A THREAD TRUST.
Three Great Thread ManuiaCtuT-
Ing Concerns Combine.
hungarian Statesmen Fight a Series
Of DuelS.
Leading Economists Discuss the Scope
Of the twelfth Census.
A CATTLE KING FArts

New York. Dac. % Three great thread
manufacturing companies, which prac
tieally control the business OF the coun-
try, are about 20 combine. These con
Germs are George A. Clark n Bro, New
ark, n. J. the Clark Mile Fad spool Cot
ton company. with factory In Newark.
and the Coates Thread company, with
factor at Pawtucket. r l. Ia q circulai
10 the trade The firms announce tat az
ter January their separate selling Of
fees In New York will be abandoned aud
the business be handled by the Spool
Cotton company, just incorporated under
the laws OF New Jersey.
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rrld.,I rrldnrll rrlhnrlll

Fitay evening, December Both, the
Scott Moore Hose company will give
their fourteenth annual mask ball.
NOTICE..
At the fourteenth annual hall Of the
Scott Moore Hose company. which will
be given at Armory hall Friday evening,
December 30. 1898, there will be an in
speetion committee at the door. who will
see that no improper characters are
admitted 10 the hall. By order Of the
committee, FRANK @. STRONG,
j. q. MARTIN,
CHAs. CHADWICK,
W. N. MACBETH,
l.. kUHNs,
Committee.
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Harry W. Haggerty, young man
about % years Of age. who came here
from West Pullman, Chicago, a few
weeks ago, died az his room on north
broadway last night from consumption
His mother. Mrs. l.. l.. Haggerty, was
sent for when IL was seen that he was
getting worse and she arrived here on
D'cember %, Mr. Haggerty was an Odd
Fellow Hnd the funeral will be held
under the direction OF this order and
will be from Undertaker Montflrts par
Tors AT 2:3O o'clock TO morrow afternoon
ODD PILLOWS Noricg.
Special meeting o. Harmony lodge No
1, / O. o. r., 10 morrow afternoon, at 9
o'clock. 20 attend the funefai Of Brother
Harry W. Hageerty. All Odd Fellows IN
the city are requested 10 attend.
q. 3. PlLLsBURY, n g.
W. G. NONTFORT. Secretary.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

G. s. THIN, from Williams. Arizona. Is
at Sturges' European.
Col. ] Francisco Perea, the democratic
war horse OF the Jemez hot springs, ia ia
the city 10 day.
There was a total eclipse OF the moon
last night, which was Visible here be
tween 6 and o'clock,
r. s. Mink, the Santa Ne Pacific diyls
ion foreman at Gallup, n In the city.
looking over his duties al this point.
DR.. W. NJ. Dickinson, OF ASH Fora, Ari.
z,na, came In from the west last night,
aud is stopping at tbs Hotel Highland.
Ms. John WickHtrom and son left last
night, on the belated limited passenger
train, for Chicago, where they will spend
the winter.
Grs. Frank A, Hubbell, wife Of the
county school superintendent elect visited
relatives and friends AZ Paiarito, her ola
home, yesterday.
The limited passenger train from the
east arrived to-day on time having on
BOARD twenty nine passengers for Cali.
iO!nia. The train was brought In by
Conductor Fugate.
W. IL. uhtnhWhy, OF the MUTUAL Lie
Insurance company, returned from New
York the other day. and while In the big
city he contracted severe cold, which
he finds very hard to get rid Of
Il A Ford. general passenger agent OF
the PennsylyaniA railroad. passed th -OuRh
tho city for Alameda, Cal, on TODAY 8
limited, being met at the local depot b,
his old friend, Capt s. I. D0uthirt.
Samples OF ore from the celebrated
Barney and Victor mines, up In the Co
chlti mining district, were left with ".
n. Stevens this morning 10 be assayed
These mines belong TO Messrs. Oder.
stevenson, Carlisle, PittiDger and Shuck
hart.
B. A, Sleyster, the Insurance man, gcss
TO Lamy aud Santa Fe tonight TO adi,.at
''asee for the Alias Aseaianbe company,
OF London, England. on the recant fires
OF Pfsuger and Haspelmaih and Gusdorf
He expects 10 be absent the rest Of the
week.
Next week will be observed by all OF
the Protestant churches throughout q Q
United States AZ the week OF prayer, and
the week will be observed In this city by
union eyangellstic services held I'm the
ArmOry every evening under the super
vision OF Charles N. CrittentOn, the noted
evangelist.
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Abilene, Kan, Dec 28-A dispatch
from MlltOnvale says tbs statement sent
Old stand. The irm say they are all
right and have their paper in good
shape" The Reflector says: "The pub
hcalion In the Abilene evening paper OF
n sensational statement that the leading
business hrm and bank Of Miitonvale
had failed was entirely false"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
New Lodge omeers,

Temple Lodge, No @, A. II. and A. NJ.
met last evening and installed the fol
lowing newly elected officers:
Charles h Myers, W. N Robert AbTa
hams, s. W; Henry n. Jaffa, j. VIC W
Medler, secretary; Simon Stern, treasurer
John Menaul, chaplain; Il, l.. Medlsr. s
ID ; John II. PeaTce, j. ID John j
Mueneh, s. s.; X. B. Harsch, J., S; A. NJ
WhitcOmb, tiler.
After the installation an elegant luncl
was served In the banquet hall of th,
lodge building.
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there remained no more fuel TO feed the
flames. fdsuger's store, private residence
aud the section house wera totally de.
strOyed. Pnauger carried 5000 insur-
ance. A. soon az the insurance Is paid
Mr. Pheuger will rebuild. In the mean.
time he viii DO business In one Of his
other buildings, which we're not destroyed
by the fire.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
The Lamy Fire

X +. Heller, who was In Lamy on
Monday last when fire destroyed the
buildings OF John PheugsT, returned TO
the city last night He said that the fire
started In the ONCE OF the store at about
3 o'clock In the afternoon and az there
was no effsetuRl way Of lighting the fire,
the only thing To do was TO wait until
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28

Alliance, Ohio, Dec. 2s-FiTe to day
caused loss Of over 100000. IL origin
Rted at PaTthes' shoe store. A gale famed
the flames. The Atwell block. occupied
by the Cassidy Drug company, caught
flre, exploding drugs and chemicals and
threw burning fluids In all directions.
Several persons we're injured. Fireman
Robert Green is in serious condition.
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Gen. arnnne ResIrns

Washington. Dec. 2S. - Major.General
Francis NJ. Greene resigned as an officer
OF the volunteer army TO day. He was
one OF the FIRST officers OF the rank 10
take part In the campaign in the Philip
pines, and performed most effective work
In Havana after the death Of Colonel
MaTing
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AmerIean snIdler. Arre.,sa

Havana. Dec 2S The pstrOls OF the
American troops made thirty arrests Tor
misdemeanor last night and turned the
culprlis over TO the civil authorities.
Fifty United States soldiers have been ar
rested for being in the city without leave.
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A Mill naire Dead

81. LOnis, Dec. 2S. - Charles II. Ortiz
vein, formerly OF the Arm Of 0rthwein
Bros, members Of the Merchants Ex-
change, Ia dying Of enlargement OF the
liver. 0rthwein owns immense terminal
facilities in Galveston, whence he ships
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TWELFTH oENsus.

American Economic Atsociat,op Discuss
Its Scope and Method.
New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. sS. - The re.
port OF the committee on scope and
method OF the twelfth census occupied
the attention OF the American Economic
association 70 day. The committee con-
sisted OF Prof. Richmond Mayo-Smith,
Walter \. Wilcox. Carroll d. Wright,
Prof. Roland p. Falkner and Davis X.
Dewey. The report embodied a large
number OF extracts from essays sIb
mitted 10 the committee In response
70 questions sent 10 the leading
economists. The committee aays:
There IN criticism, not 20 much of
the accuracy OF the census returns rs
the treatment Of date TN the eleventh
census reDorts) and the lack Of continuity
from census 10 census. Both defects we
believe 20 be largely due 20 tho insu1l.
cient time allowed by the law for the
preparation OF plans and schedules. The
work OF the census II seriously impeded
by tbs number Of Investigations ordered
aud their variety. consequently the fund
amental inquiries cannot receive ade-
Quate attention. The number of subOr
dinate inquiries might adyantageonsly
be transferred TO the established bureaus
OF departments, equipped with expert
agents and some which are now pub
lished In several volumes OF kindred
statements"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
Tennia Tournament.

The tennis tournament closed this
morning with a match between Prof.
Barker, OF the A. q n. college, and Roy
Stamm, Of the university. Barker won
thfes straight sets with scores OF o.,
6-2 and 81. Prof. Barker having won
both OF his matches here. according to
the agreement the tennis club will Ray
his expenses.
In the doubles yesterday afternoon be-
tween Holt and Barker, representing the
A. a NJ college, and Varrell and Ward,
OF this city, the latter won two out OF the
three sets with scores Of i-6, o. and Ga.
In the tennis tournament the home
players aud the visitors divided hOnors
evenly. Stamm won the inter. collegiate
championship from Holt and Varrell. and
Ward won the double with Holt aud Bar.
ker, while Barker won his matches with
NarTell and Stamm.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
Chickens, ducks and geese 8
cents per pound, at Blanchard Meat
and Supply company.

French peas, sweet peas, and peanuts,
but II you want to be pleased try our
anthracite pea coal al a per ton. Hahn
Il Co.
George Reed, the ''yillage shoemaker" /"
is here from BLAND on a visit 10 friends.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28

great quantities Of grain. Recently,
with Corwin II Spencer. Orthwein pur-
chased the Hamilton sytem Of street rail.
ways OF this city. giving a personal
check for f2S00,C00. His fortune aggre-
gates several millions.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
nnnred For Mnrder.

Princeton, Mo-. Dec. 2S.-lra Sexton
was hanged 10 day for the killing OF
Nathan Stark, u young farmer, October
rs, 1891. Sexton sang two songs aud
made u speech declaring his innocence.
Sexton killed Stark while trying to rob
him,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
senator MorrIll's Funeral

Washington, Dec. D. Arrangements
for the funeral Of Senator Morrill,, who
died early this morning, we're completed
to-day. The ceremonies will be- held In
the senate chamber Saturday noon.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-28
Cnlnrcd Mnr,Irrrr manre

Kansas City, Dec 2S--James Brown,
col0red, was hanged 20 day for the muir
der Of Henry Prether, also a negro. In
april. 1898, Brown shot Prather In a
Quarrel over woman,