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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27

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son and Stokes came to camp. Stokes
was about sick. The boys reported
nit" On the 2sth DR.. Metcaif and
jim Crosby started up river to bring
back their cache, above the left fork.
1 followed the trail of the Indians
some twelve miles in order to see
where they were going and the ar
engagements they made for nights
camp. They travelled for day and
half in south and southeast direc-
ton, toward some bald hills. On the
31st the two Indians came back to
camp, and we entertained them for
twenty-four hours. They said they
were twenty sleeps" too early for
caribou. They sung for us, showed
McGregor how to dress his otter skins
and Tony drew me map of the
country. The map shows no large
river between this one and Alatua. On
the I'D we celebrated Easter with a
big dish of custard made from crystal
lied eggs.
From the 4th to 4,tn, inclusive,
johnson, Mcmahon and / cut trails
overland from our camp to the steamer
Leota. On the 10th part of the San
francisco crowd began to haul their
goods down to the steamer and the
rest nut three whip-saws to work-the
intention being to build scow and
put sleeping cabin on steamer. On
the 18th two men came to camp and
reported that the creek had overflow
ed and the steamer was eight inches
under water and they wanted two
pumps made. On the 10th Mckenzie,
LaPlant. Chase and Buck, NIcGregor
and Schrader left for the steamer. The
steamer was some twenty-five miles
below us by the river. out was only
| four hours walk by trail; we estimat-
ed that we walked from two and a
half to two and three-quarters miles
per hour.
| Al Mouth of Yukon.
Sunday, June II, 1899.
We are now lying at the mouth OF
the Yukon, waiting for the ice to
blow out of the sound, so we. can
steam across to st. Michaels. Since
writing the above we got the steamer
out of the water, oyerhauled her ma
chinery and built cabin, and on May
20 started down the river for Nulato
There we learned that Don Rutlege
had not gone home burt had gone to
Cape .,ome, and had sent a letter tc
his camp stating that the prospects
We're good. We found that every one
who could had left for Cape Nome
so we came on down the Yukon as
fast as we could. We are going to try
\ to get over there and. locate claims
and then find some means OF getting
food of some kind. We have been out
of butter and sugar and milk for som,
time. 1 got no letters at Nulato
Have not heard from you for over Z
year. Guess / will have to come home
to see how you are. While lying her,
waiting for the ice to get out of TIL.
way. we go hunting, and so far have
had duck, curlew, grouse and snipt
for dinner each day.
The steamers 'Porteus B. Weare,
"Klondike,' Yukon 'Sunfower,
| and Dewey" are here, and the frs
small boat has come down with tire,
of our original iowa crowd The In
dams here are entirely different from
the Koyukuk Indians.
4. Is Going to Cape Nome.
/ Tuesday, June 81, st. Michaeis.
1 l have just came from the postof
fina and nc ,,s,,a1 Gov +bo ,,pt ! h;,+,a,
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find them out. / shall pro- :.
from them before ! am res
There have also gone H.
crowd, kiser, Manion anGre
Don Rutlege boarded the
when she tried to land at a.,
and had to stay on her ari.. ID, l
here. but went back y..g'9.,
schooner Mary Ann. " 9I
claims but has not pannetMSaI
of dirt, but says he, is 81,
is plenty of gold there
what money the Iowa q
over TO Ralph, and if you 'orn y
why, send clippings ipstd
truly, John L. (.
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All The Boys Get Letters.

Il r q
On the nth all of the boys came TO
camp. They all had received letters
except myself. You should have seen
them eat for the next week or ten
days. On the 10th some of the boys
cut hole through the ice to see If
they could not get some fish. Al 5
feet six inches they. broke through,
within 6 inches of gravel. No fish
and water very yellow. In the after
noon two white men. came down the
river, and reported that they had left
the headwaters of the Alatua (Allen-
llakat) river three weeks before; that
their part of the country was full OF
people and that there was no gold
there: that the thermometer had reg
istered on two days Is and So degrees
below; that they had met our party
some eiohty miles up the river; that
there was no large stream between the
Alatua and the Hogatzakalkat, and that
the latter river had four forks; that
they saw no sign OF laroer game than
otter. They We're going down near
the mouth of this river to see the Au-
rora party, of which they We're part
They left the next morning. On the
22d we had rabbit slew and on the
23d one of the men shot a squirrel.
The two HansSns and Chase started
for some open rapids, some twenty
| miles below, for fish and otter hunt.
On the 25ih Tony and Lake, two Kotze.
bile Sound Indians, came TO camp. We
understood they We're from the Ko.
wax river and had come over here tu
'hnnt carbon. They cached packed q
rifle, robe very light AK, extra pail
fur sleeping boots and snow shoes
| They also had dried salmon. bladder
of oil, few cooking utensils and hat
!5shot a spruce hen. Mcnenzie's cabir
took them in and they stayed oyel
1.-TWO sleeps explaining they were
/ ''plenty sick in the groin.
ON the a6lh King, MsGregoF, John
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27

.Necessitx knows no law
law Of nature that the bio,
kept pure, and Hoods S
does it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27

Ss<>A sSsA OsAs = AODpeSAAhks'
You will remember that at this time
there were only three of us in camp,
Burnett confined to his bed with a
broken leg, Buck and myself. We had
moved most of our goods about twen-
ty-tive miles up the river and cached
them on sand bar, but did not con-
slider them any too safe on account of
some possible sudden rise in the river,
and as our first cache where the 30
wa left us was high and dry above
anysigns Of high water marks, we took
a light load of 1000 pounds with Bur-
nett. he'd and all. and in two days had
our tent pitched near our upper cache.
The night spent between these places
we fixed up "Deacon"s Burnett in his
bed on the top of our load in the boat
which we tied TO some willow bushes,
File said he never slept better in his
life. but then the Deacon" loves the
water. Our two boys and tile Kiser
esnp came down the river the ne1l
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On the 3Oth, Manion, Hiatt and Ben
Boyer came up from Clear Creek, pre-
pared to go up the river if we had
struck any pay dirt. They reported
that one hole had been dug down to
bedrock, seven feet, but that it filled
with water at once. That they had
afterward found by weight, 80 cents
per pan from the gravel thrown out OF
the hole; that mail would be brought
from Nulato TO Clear Creek about Jan.
II; that thirty-two steamers were
frozen in on the Koynkuk and ten
men on the Hogaizakakat, This was
all s,reh startling news that the sun
did not show his face that morning;
in fact he never recovered his equilih-
rum until Jan. ia. After a pleasant
visit they left for home on Dec. :, and
nine;o the San Francisco crowd start
ed for Clear Creek, on the same day
I'and the next. On the 9Th two of the
boys came back. One day and one
night ON the trail in winter time was
enough for them. They were done UP
land three Of the boys had to go aoHp
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
LATE

During n cyclonic storm which swept
over Mclean county, Illinois, on the
18th the Christian church at Cooksvlle
was completely demolished and the
school house badly damaged. At Say
brook roofs were blown from business
houses and chimneys wrecked.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, who became
prominent throughout the country in
the anti-slavery agitation days on ac.
count of her work in behalf of the
negro, and who was leading advo-
cate of woman suffrage, is dead at her
home in Central Falls, X. l., aged 90
years.
Canadian banks are withdrawing
their money from New York for the
purpose of loaning it abroad.
Vessels chartered and other prepara-
tory signs of activity at Philadelphia
indicate that the year 1900 will be one
of unusually large imports of iron
ore. 1t is said that 200 vessels will
be required to load cargoes of iron
and copper destined for Philadelphia
from Cuba and European ports.
A disastrous wreck, resulting in the
death of three men and serious injury
OF a third and the destruction of about
80 cars, occurred on the New York di-
vision of the Pennsylvania road be-
tween Plainsboro and Princeton, n. j.
Engineer Speigler, Fireman Henecker
and Brakeman Zagbaum were killed.
Three trains were wrecked.
The close of the iron ore shipping
season shows the following, breaking
all records for Minnesota shipments:
Mesaba range 6,39s,469 tons, Vermil-
lion range 1,765,S25 tons. Last years
totals were: Mesaba 4,613, 100. Ver-
million 1,265,142, showing an increase
for the year of about 100000 tons.
a dispatch from Saigon, capital of
French China, says the British steam
er Stephens mas been totally lost on
the Paracols, group OF islands and
reefs in the China sea, and that five of
her crew were drowned.
| Whether Admiral Dewey, acting for
the United States government, recog-
nized the Philippine republic at Ma
Mia, is question which Mr. ettigrew,
of South Dakota, desires the navy de-
partment to answer. He introduced
a resolution in the senate on the 18th
directing the secretary of the navy to
supply the senate with information on
the subject, but Mr.. Chandler object
ed to its Immediate consideration.
in the house there is such great
pressure for time on the part of the
members of both sides who desire to
participate in the currency debate that
three night sessions were ordered.
The features of the debate on the 18th
were the speeches of Mr.. Grosvenor,
of Ohio, for the bill, and Mr.. Cochran,
of Missouri, and Mr.. Newlands, of Ne
vada, against
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
A WEEKS RECORD
all the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.

Nearly 500 bills and Joint resolutions were
itroduced in the senate on the 9Th, the
most important being to provide form
of government for Hawaii; for the estab-
lishment of postal savings banks and gov
ernment telegraphiC system; for the re-
striction of immigration; joint resolution
for constitutional amendment for the reg
ulation of marriage and divorce; to pension
Mrs Gridley, wife of the late Capt. Grid
ley, of the Olympia, at 800 per month, and
the financial bill. - The house was not in
session.
A bill was introduced in the senate
on the 7th for the establishment of
a government for Hawaii and to in
crease the pension of Gen. John NJ.
Palmer, of Illinois, to 500 per month. Ad-
journed to the 11th....In the house bills
were introduced to permit national banks
of the United States to establish branches
in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
in all foreign countries; for the construc-
tion of the Nicaragua canal, and for one
cent letter postage Announcement of the
death of Representative Greene, of Nebras-
ka, was followed by adjournment as a
token of respect.
There was no session of the senate on the
Sth. =. In the house 1t was decided to devote
six days for discussion of the financial bill.
Bills were introduced for Pacific cable to
Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, Japan and
China: to reestablish the American mer-
chant marine and promote commerce;
granting additional homestead rights TO
soldiers and sailors of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war; for the raising, organizing and
maintaining of the volunteer army of the
United States. A committee on insular af-
fairs was ordered. Adjourned to the 11th
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
AN ACTIVE YEAR.
The Closing Month Finds EneouraE-
ing Con ditions in Business and
Industrial Lines.

New York, Dec. 9.-Bradstreet's says;
"The last month of the year has opened
auspicously, finding trade and industry
generally well employed, demand treating
close upon and even passing supply, labor
troubles averted in some instances by
widespread advances in wages, of small
Importance except in one or two cities, ana
with the general level of values of staples
at the highest point reached for eight years
past. Holiday demand has opened well ana
collections from retail trades therefore
show some Improvement After year OF
unprecedented activity and advancing
prices iron and steel are quiet, with few
significant changes, partly because the
season of the year does not favor new
work, and partly also owing to the fact
that producers are very generally sold up
to the middle of next year Prices show no
marked change. More seasonable weather
conditions have further stimulated the de-
mand for boots and shoes at numerous
points, and hides and leather retain all
the strength gained as result of last
months general rise. Notwithstanding
advanced stage of the season, lumber,
hardwood particularly, continues in active
demand at most markets"
X. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade
says: THE approach of new year usual
ly brings so much of hesitation in business
that the small shrinkage this year is sur.
prising. Probably never before have the
productive forces of the country been sc
largely covered by contracts at this date,
insurng employment and profit far into
the coming year. This results. not from
any mere speculative excitement, but from
actual demands for consumption running
far beyond the producing capacity hereto.
fore, and pushing it to remarkable expan.
sion The increase in foreign trade has
been insignificant, compared with the in
crease of $24,O0O,OOO in payments through
clearing houses. For the week payments
have been 20.3 per cent. larger than last
year, and 3S.1 per cent. larger than in 1892
Wheat has risen three cents and corn a
fraction, with decline in western receipts OF
both Atlantic exports of wheat for the
week, flour included. We're only 3359,67l
bushels, against 1886 ,767 last year, and Pa
ciflc exports sS6172, against 556,523 last year.
Failures for the week have been 221 in
the United States, against 2iS last year, and
SO in Canada, against % last year"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15

During a severe storm on the Eng
lish coast five life-savers were drowned.
Mrs. Mary Jones, mother of 80 chill
dren, died at Chester, England.
Gen. Otis reports that in an uprising
in Negros Lieut.. A. q. Ledyard was
killed. He was a son of the president
of the Michigan Central railroad. The
general also says that infamatory pub
lications in United States and Euro
pean papers increase the difficulties.
Col. Hare was in pursuit of Aguinaldo,
who was said to be in the vicinity of
Bontoc, 60 miles south of Vigan.
Gen. Gregorio Del Pillar, commanding
Aguinaldo's bodyguard. was killed by
Maj. March's battalion of the Thirty
third infantry in fight IS miles north
west of Cervantes in which 20 Filipinos
were killed or wounded. The American
loss was one man killed and six
wounded. twas reported that the Fill
pino commander, Gen. Alejandrino,
with his staff, had surrendered to Gen
Macarthur.
1t is reported that Spanish prisoners
of insurgents will claim damages from
America on the ground that Dewey
turned them over to Aguinaldo.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
pERsoNAL AND poLITICAL.

Mrs. Amelia E. Sanford, aged 63, treas
urer of the Illinois State Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union, was found dead
in her home at Bloomington.
1t is said that republican party lead
ers favor Secretary of War Root for vice
president on the ticket with Mckinley
in 1900.
Thomas Staples Martin has been NOM
mated by the joint caucus of the Vir-
ginia legislature to succeed himself as
United States senator.
James p. Reed the famous checker
player, formerly champion of the world,
died in Pittsburgh, Pa, aged 40 years.
Maurice w. Meyers, the Oldest IL
brnrian in the world, died in Cincin-
natl, aged 80 years.
The state board of elections in Ken
lucky gave out their official findings
that w. S. Taylor, for governor, and the
rest of the republican ticket have been
elected.
n. N. Rayil, at one time congressman
from the Fourteenth Illinois district,
died at Kaneville, Ill.
Mrs. Mary Meehan died at Maple
Park, ILL.,, aged 100 years.
Charles ?. Howell, chief engineer of
the Maine when that vessel was blown
up in Havana harbor, died at his home
in New York city, aged so years.
Rev. Daniel Shepardson, D. D., founder
of Shepardson College for Women at
Granville, o., died at the age of sc
years.
The election certificate of William S
Taylor was signed by the election
commissioners, and he was declared
governor-elect of Kentucky. His plu
rality is 2,3s3.
The union reform party will nomi
nate presidential ticket in 1900 on &
platform which consists of u single
plank, the initiative and referendum
method for all legislation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
LEGAL POINTERS.

The offer of reward for testimon.
that shall secure the conviction of per
sons who set fire to buildings within
city limits is held, in people ex. rel.
Maynard VS.. Holly (Mich.), 4<, L. r. A.
GIT, to be within the general power to
make regulations for the safety and
general welfare of the inhabitants.
A surety who has been obliged to pay
the obligation is held, in Pace VS.. Pace
(Va.), A L. r. A. 459, TO have the right
to prove the entire debt against the in
solvent estate of his cosurety and re-
ceive. dividends upon the entire debt
until reimbursed that half of the COM
mon burden which belonged to the CO.
surety.
Standing on platform of cable car,
with ones back against the dashboard,
is held, in North Chicago Street Rail-
way company VS.. Bauer (Ill.), As l.. II.
A. 1913, insufficient to constitute negli-
gence on the part of the passenger,
when he has gone out of the car as it
approached his destination, and is
thrown off by sudden jerk of the car.
Imposing sentence in criminal case
in excess of what the law permits is
held, in re Taylor Is. d., AS L. r. A.
| 1856, not TO make the sentence entirely
void, but to leave the legal or authorized
portion operative. With this case is an
extended note reviewing the federal,
state and English decisions on the eff
| feet of excessive sentences.
Damages for mental anguish caused
by negligent failure to deliver prompt
ly telegram stating that person had
been killed are held recoverable in
Cashion VS.. Western Union Telegraph
company IN CO., As L. Il. a. 16o, al
though the message was sent by ar
agent, without disclosing who sent it ol
the relations of the sender with the ad
| 1ressee.
The mere acceptance by life tenan'
of devise of real estate containing 1
direction to keep in repair is held, il
Sampson VS.. Bagley Or. I.), A l.. r. a
III, not TO impose upon him the duty tt
rebuild in case of the accidental de
struction of buildings by fire, but 1t il
held that he is n trustee for the remain
dermen of the excess of insurance re
ceiyed by him over the value of his lif,
estate. unless the money is used 10 re-
build.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
TAYLOR WINS.
Republican Candidate for Governor
of Kentucky Gets Certificate on
Face of Returns.

Frankfort, Ky, Dec. 9.-The state
board of elections Friday night gave
out their official findings that w. S.
Taylor, for governor, and the rest of
the republican ticket have been elect
ed on the face of returns. Commits
sioners Ellis and Pryor signed the
majority report, in which they hold
that as a board of canvassers they
have no right to go behind the returns
of the county board; that their duties
are purely ministerial as canvassers;
that the face of the returns as re-
ceived by them from the counties
show the election of the republican
state ticket, and certificates of cleo
tion were ordered issued to each can
didate thereon. Commissioner Payntz
presents minority report which he
closes by saying: II am unwilling to
certify fraud and to turn Kentucky
over to the control of the bayonet,
eating gun and the fraudulent tissue
ballots" Extensive preparations are
being made to inaugurate Taylor next
Tuesday.
The democratic candidates for the
minor offices on the state ticket, acting
on the belief that the commissioners
opinion will contain implications of
fraud, have already decided to fight be-
fore the state contesting board for the
positions to which they believe them
selves entitled. They held several con-
ferences during the day, but it was not
definitely determined until three
O'Clock in the afternoon to make the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15
NO INJURY FROM CANAL.
Deep Waterways Commission E1-
poets to See Lake Levels Main
tanned by Niagara River Dam.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 9.-The deep wa
terways commission has completed its
labors and the report is finished and
ready to be put in shape for congress.
The members of the commission do not
think that the Chicago drainage canal
will affect the levels of Lakes Michigan
and Superior for at least year or two,
the outlet into the canal being so small,
but at the end of that period it is like
iy, they say, that the level will be dimin-
ished from four to five inches. They be-
lieve il Niagara river is damned the
rise in the level of Lake Erie and the
checking of the current in the Detroit
river will more than compensate for the
loss of water caused by the drainage
canal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-15

The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the sth aggregated
$1,955,7 ,7S5,o64, against SLABS, ,945, ,126 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 1919.
There were 221 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the sth, against 144 the week
previous and 24s in the corresponding
period of 1898.
George w. Horton was hanged at
Washington, d. c., for the murder of
Jane Nicholson.
Samuel Johnson (colored), aged %,
was hanged in the Jail yard at Hagers-
town, Nd, for rape.
Capt. j. C. Ayers, of the ordnance de-
partment, U. S. A., was killed in Wash
ington by a fall from his bicycle and
being run over by team. He was a
native of Wisconsin.
A strong movement has been started
in Phoenix TO secure statehood for Ari-
zona.
The Canadian steamer Niagara is said
TO have foundered on Lake Erie, and
her crew of 16 persons are missing.
The students of the University of
Maine at Orono have voted to abolish
all kinds of hazing and take no part in
the same during their college course.
Fire destroyed business block in
Augusta, Ca, causing a loss of ST.
600, 900.
Thirty-two men were killed in an ex-
plosion at the Carbon Hill (Wash.) coal
mines.
The University of Chicago football
team defeated the Wisconsin university
team at Madison, thereby winning the
championship of the west for 1900.
The wages of O,OOO employees in New
England textile mills have been ad-
vanced, the increase amounting to S1o,-
100000 year.
Navigation closed on the great lakes
after the most prosperous season for a
decade.
Ralph and Clyde Hendricks (brothers)
and Albert Schilling, while skating at
Gallatzin, Pa, were drowned.
The office of the Pacific Express COM
pany in Cheyenne, Wyo., was robbed of
100000 by burglars.
The cotton product in the United
| States the past season was 11,1S9,2O5
bales, an increase of POI, ,34s bales over
1898.
The coinage by the mints of the
United States in the fiscal year ended
June 80 last, says Director Roberts, in
his annual report, was greater than in
any previous year, the total being
S1Os,17I1SO of gold and $16,4S5,5S4 OF
silver.
Miller and Waller won the six-day
bicycle race in New York, the score
being 2,744, breaking all previous rec,
ords for six days by over 500 miles.