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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
MONEY FOR YUKON HOSPITALS
A Movement on Foot to send ksPresen-
tatIyes to Warrington


Seattle Wash. According 10 late
adyices from Dawson, the United States
Government will be called on to re-
lieye INDECENT miners in the klondike.
The Dawson Nugget, under date Of De-
eember 9TH, says there is a strong
movement on foot at Dawson to send
representative to Washington for the
purpose Of enlistine the United States
Government in the cause OF aiding IN
reniedying the great distress which
prevails among the miners OF the u
kon. The hospitals are ogercrowded
with indigents, and the finances Ct
those institutions will not allow Of
anY more wholesale charity.
The Yukon Council declares itself al
ready out of funds 10 care for the indi-
gent sick. Donations for the care OF
the sick come in regularly. but IN
small amounts, while at this present
moment nothing less than $4,000 per
month will come anywberc near taking
care of the poor fellows without money
or property. The dreaded scurvy has
made its appearance. None but those
connected with the hopsitals know its
extent.
The fact is that the amount OF dis
tress here has outgrown the total
charity OF the place, and nothing less
than 5000, 900 will relieve the distress
Of this winter. Food is here in plenty,
but it takes money TO buy it. A me-
mortal will be sent to Washington
asking Congress to help.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

Every farmer learns much each year
about his business by the experience
he gains, says the American Cultiya-
tor. 1t is the most valuable knowl-
edge, provided the farmer has learned
to discriminate as to the true cause of
success or failure. 1t will at least
teach twice the capacity of his own
soil and location. While farmers read
with interest what other farmers have
done in other localities, it does not
affect them as does decided success or
failure in their own neighborhood.
What one man in any locality has done
others may also do ii they have like
soil and condition. Almost all the
special crops that are grown in certain
neighborhoods are the result of experi-
ment made at first with much doubt,
but when proved a success, melting
Others to initiate the example. In
such case the pioneer who introduces
such crops benefits the entire neigh.
borhood quite as much as himself.
lie is not injured BY the competition OF
his neil,hbors, for whatever the fare
grows there is sure to be so large a
market for it that the production Of a
large amount call purchasers from a
distance, so that the farmer can sell at
his own doors instead OF marketing his
special crop at distance. An indi.
vldual success, no matter ON how ex.
tended scale, cannot create such a
home market.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
life OF ANCIENTS.
New Discoveries Among the
chaldean Ruins.
WORK OF EXPLORERS FROM BERLIN.
Pushing Investigations Into The HeEisn
Betwesn ArarAt and the Head
waters Of the TIEris.

New York.-A cable 10 the sun from
London says: From Berlin comes news
Of discoveries made by DIR. Belck near
Lake Van. lie and DIR. Lehman are
searching for Chaldean inscriptions,
and the cost OF their expedition is being
betrayed from a fund TO which the
principal contributors are the Kaiser
and the Virchow Institute.
According to letters dated Tifiis,
November 26th, the two explorers, in
excavating among the ruins Of the
palace Of the Chaldean King Argastes
II, came across this monarch's wine
cellar. Ii was filled with colossal
earthenware vessels, few Of which
have been secured for the Berlin Mu-
scum.
of far greater importance, however,
is their discovery OF inscriptions on the
drain of the palace, which furnish a
complete chronology to the time Of the
Assyrian King Tiglat Phalasar, about
the eighth century before Christ.
Belck and his colleague intend now to
visit the upper Tigris, Mossul and
Nineveh, and to continue their inyesti-
cations in what is probably the home
Of the earliest civilization, the district
between Mount Ararat and the upper
reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates.
DR.. William NJ Petrie has now con.
clusiyely proved that Egypt was in
habited by men previous to 1000 years
before Christ. Excavations between
Nagade and Ballos show that some
foreign race must have driven out the
early inhabitants Of the country. Petrie
thinks that this prehistoric race in
Egypt fiourished about 5000 b. c., or
possibly even earlier. The people
were probably Of Libyan stock with
some negro mixture. The relics found
consisted chiefly Of statuettes, games,
slate palettes for grinding paint, beau
tiiully ribbed flint knives of extreme
delicacy, forked lances, arrows, carved
spoons, harpoons, earrings and combs.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
Another Alask. R,,,.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Knox Of the
House Committee on Territories has
received bill drawn By the Citizens
Committee at Juneau, providing plan
OF government for that territory. The
subject is about to be taken up by the
committee in connection with the
Carter bill, providing a form Of gov
eminent. The citizens bill preserves
the main feature of the Carter bill, but
gives to the President, instead OF the
courts, the selection OF commissioners
and other officers. Before acting the
committee will hear Governor Brady.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
PEACE TALK, WAR SIGNS.
Activity in Army and Navy Circles in
Russia.

London. The Sebastopol correspond
ent OF the Times, who has been touring
in European Russia for two months to
discover, il possible, some evidence on
the part of the Russian Government to
give effect to the disarmament propo-
sails of Emperor Nicholas, says all his
observations were quite to the contrary.
The correspondent says: ''At the
naval dOckyar1s | found feverish activ-
ity. Not a man has been withdrawn
from the frontiers. The Ministers OF
War and Marine have been inspecting
all the important military and naval
stations, urging an accelerAtion of the
preparations for defense, but apparent
ly never mentioning the Cars mani.
festo. The number OF men enrolled in
the army and navy during the months
Of October and November last were
larger than ever. Requirements are
being sent TO the Far East a. fast as
they can be transported, and all the
garrisons along the Russo-Turkish IRON
tier are being largely increased
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
Want American Guns.

New York.-A Journal cable from
London says: T. A. Darling, president
of the company which erected the bat
terry OF fifteen-ineh dynamite guns at
Sandy Hook, has reached London in re-
Spouse to urgent requests of several
European powers which have been
watching the tests in America with
great interest. English army officers
believe the success OF this gun will rev.
olutionize modern coast defense plans.
England, Norway, Russia and Japan
have separately asked Darling to visit
their war Offices with complete plans
of the gun. From London he goes to
Christiania, Norway, where active war
preparations are reported to be under
way because Of an expected coercive
move on the part of Sweden. After
visiting Russia and Japan Darling will
return TO America via England.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
YUKON BOATS IN DIRE PERIL.
Pact in the lee And Almost sure to Ne
Crashed

Fasf in the lee and Almost Sure TO Be
Crashed
Seattle Wash. The chances are
many that a number OF Yukon river
steamers will lie lOst when the ice
breaks up in the spring. Some were
caught in very unprotected places and
can hardly escape being broken up.
Pat Maloney brought to Dawson the
first authentic news from the lower
river. The Robert Kerr OF the Moran
feet is stuck last on bar fifty miles
below Circle City. The fine steamer
Arnold Of the Alaskan Exploration
Company fleet was caught by the ice
while fast on a bar some thirty miles
below Forty Mile She il IN an exposed
condition and can hardly escape ulti-
mate destruction.
A e.aek boat Of the En- pire line, the
Seattle. is reported stuck twelve miles
below Circle City. She is on bar and
ice was ammed up all srould her.
She il almost certain 10 be wrecked
before the winter il over. They passed
the Tacoma stuck on the head Of an
island below Coal creek. Her crew
was removing her machinery, which
was suggestive Of the hopelessness Of
her position. The John G. Barr, the
river packet Of the North American
Transportation.and Trading Company =
feet. was passed thirty-iiye miles be-
low Forty Mile. She appeared to be in
a very unsafe position
Thirty prominent citizens Of Dawson
have been indicted for perjury in con-
nectiOn with recent stampede 10 Ken
lucky creek, short distance below
Dawson. Some Of them are likely TO
serve long terms in prison for false
swearing after their cases have been
given trial. Kentucky creek is a branch
OF Twelve-mile, and was the scene Of
several stampedes in November. The
prospects found on bedrock did not
warrant such futter, but the proxim-
ity OF the creek TO Dawson is probably
the most feasible explanation Of the
great interest manifested. There are
many Dawsonites who care more for
speculative values than for intrinsic
worth. The story got started that the
Gold Commissioner was about to close
the creek to further stalking. This in
tensified the excitement, and the desire
to secure claims grew TO be mania.
Men became reckless and swore to any
thing. As result, complaints have
been filed with Crown Prosecutor
Sheridan, accusing some thirty persons
with false swearing and perjury.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
To Exploit Rubber Land..

New York.-The Exploration Com
pany OF the Amazon has been organized
under the laws of the State OF Virginia
with an authorized capital of SIC, 900, :
600, with the power to purchase rubber
lands and concessions in foreign coun-
tries.
1t is understood that number of
leading rubber manufacturers OF the
United States are interested in this
corporation with the idea of obtaining
their rubber through the ownership
OF rubber lands. Richard f. Sheares
has just arrived from the Amazon with
plans OF the several important produc-
ing districts.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
Ornamental Ducks.

The most beautiful varieties OF ducks
as OF other fowls are not OF first rank
for practical purposes. The crested
duck corresponds to the crested Polish
fowl, and, like that variety, has been
so closely be for it's peculiarities Of
appearance that its laying qualities and
hardness have been impaired. For
profit the crested duck is not to be
compared for moment with the
Pekin, Cayuga or Aylesbury, but the
grower who is willing to take beauty
in place of part of the cash returns
will find these and other ornamental
breeds desirable addition to the farm
stock OF poultry American Poultry
Advocate.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
The Old Bean.

How cracked and poor his laughter rings.
How dulled his eve. once flashing warm.
But still eourtly pathos clngs
About his bent and withered form.
Tonight. where mirth and music dwells.
His wrinkled cheeks, his locks of snow,
Hieam near the grandsOns OF the bellies
tie smiled GA forty years ago.
We watch him here, aud half believe
our gaze may witness. while he prates,
DEAN. like footman touch his sleeve
And tell him that the carriage waits.
Philadelphia Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
Armour's Gin 10 Princeton.

Princeton, N. lit is announced
that George A. Armour of the class OF
~ has given $40, 900 to Princeton Tn
iversiiy to found a classical department
in the university library. For the
next three years he will give $270O an
nnslly for the further support of the
department. Mr.. Armour came to
Princeton from Chicago four years ago.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

Washington.-Several important re.
tirements in the Army will occur dur.
ing the current year. Brigadier- G en-.
eral Stanton, Paymaster-6 zen sral, will
retire on the 3Oth inst; Brigadier.
General Flagler, Chief Of Ordnance
June gath; Brigadier-G General Summer
in August next, and Brigad Ter. General
Skater ON October 10th.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

Astoria Tor. - Instructions have
been received from A. b. Hammond at
New York to proceed with the incor-
poration of the Columbia River Pack
ing Association. The company will con-
sist of combination of all important
salmon packers on the Lower Columbia
river. 1t will be capitalized at Sc
DOC, 900, and its principal Office will
be located at Astoria.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19
Higher Rank for pIp,oma,,.

London. Vienna correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle, referring to the
report that the United States and the
Austro- Hungarian Governments have
been considering the elevation OF their
respective Legations TO the rank of
Embassies, asserts that this course has
been defitely decided upon.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

London.-fhe Shanghai correspond
ent OF the Daily Mail says; According
to Chinese report secret treaty exists
between Great Britain aud the United
States to prevent any further alienation
Of Chinese territory.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

1t Is too bad that when turkeys are
50 dear the Lord doesn't make them
WIN larger hoes inside. to hold enough
dressing to make up for the scarcity of
meat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-19

a man should either be able to keep
ais temper, or else be able TO whip the
man be Is Quarrehpg with.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Timothy Reardon, who served as
gunner on the steamer Kearsarge dur
ing the famous battle with the Con-
federate privateer Alabama, outside tie
harbor of Cherbourg, France, and who
later served under Farragut in Mobile
bay, is dead in Brooklyn, n. Y, aged
81.
Claus Spreckles has decided 20 estab-
lish in San Francisco an electric plant
that will be without a rival in the
world and which will furnish to the
people of San Francisco light, heat and
power almost at cost.
William X. Vanderbilt has duplicated
his wedding present to his daughter
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, for
his son, William X. Vanderbilt, jr. Sc
curities worth $1O,OO0,OOO have been
turned over to the young man by his
father.
Ex-senator George Gray, of Delaware,
has been appointed United States cir
cult Judge for the Third judicial dis
trict.
Representative Sherman, of New
York, has notified the president that
he declines the appointment as MEM
ber of the board of general apprais-
ers at New York City, and will accede
to the expressed desire of his constitu-
ents that he remain in congress.
There will be presented to Miss
Helen NJ. Gould novel gift in the form
of an album containing the autographs
of 5000 soldiers, and sailors of the Uni
ted States who fought in the war
with Spain.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The change by the world to a gold
basis has finally driven Ecuador to
adopt the same course, congress hay-
ing just enacted law which, within
two years, viii place the monetary sys-
TEN on gold basis. Ecuador has
heretofore been upon a practically
monometallic silver basis; no gold in
circulation, and her silver irredcem-
able. tA
The total of last years revenue for
the United Kingdom was e117,s57,3 1853,
a net increase of c e1,S41,030.
Jack Carr, the Alaskan mail carrier,
has broken the record from Dawson to
Skaguay, coming out in ten days. He
reports that the Yukon is giving its
first signs of breaking up and that the
ice will undoubtedly go out very early
this year.
The torpedo boat Somers, which was
purchased in England just before the
outbreak Of the war with Spain and
which was unable 10 cross the Atlantic
owing TO heavy weather, will be
brought to the United States soon on
the deck of a freight steamer.
The British steam collier Heathpool
was run down and sunk on the 1st off
Beachyhead, England. Only one OF
the crew was saved.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05
NE W S OF OHIO.
Gathered by Telegraph From AN
Parts of the State.
ourts Am the AppoIntees.

Columbus, April 1.-The supreme
court yesterday decided several inn
portant political cases, At the last
session of the legislature the terms
of county infrmary directors and pros
ecuting attorneys were extended, and
contest at once arose as TO whether
or not an interim existed and On the
theory that it did temporary appoint
ments were made to fill the vacancies.
Suits of custer were brought by the
regularly elected officials for possession
of the Offices. and yesterday the s'l-
preme court ousted all the appointecs,
on the ground that the law andcr
which they were appointed was un-
constitutional. This disposes of all
such cases except those relating to
county commissioners.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05
A SENSIBLE LETTER.
a Western Canadian settler Writes
to an Illinois Friend.


In writing to MIR. +. Hawlyard, Of
Rockford, Ill, Mr.. G. Simpkins, of Le-
due, Alberta, Western Canada, land to-
which points especially low rates are be-
ing quoted, over all lines of railway),.
says:
Dear Sir-Rec'd your letter the 14th
inst. We have. had no snow till after
Christmas, and the cattle have been
able to live out, and are all in good con-
dition. 1t is showing now. That is
what we want--haye about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots of snow 1t means u good crop
the coming season. 1t never drifts here.
The weather is calm and bright. We
do not have TO dress any heavier thanin
Illinois, and the horses never shiver
with the cold when we take them from
the warm stable, as they do in Illinois.
1t has not frozen in the stable this
winter.
The most of the stock runs out, but.
there is no need of it, for timber is plen-
tiful and there is no expense to build
good stables and houses. We have good
log houses and they are very warm.
Two men can put up house 16x24 in
two days. There are good rails for
fences. We live ten miles from the coal
district, the price being so cents up to
$500. The land is very rich, loamy SOIL.
from 6 inches to several feet in depth;
the hills have the deepest. 1t is roll
ing country, and excellent for stock Of
all kinds. Sheep do well, and there.
are plenty OF small lakes where the
cattle can get good water. The cattle
got out of grass last year, about the
middle of April, and run at large; un-
less in charge of a herdsman, we have
to fence against them. Wheat goes
from 35 to 60 bushels per acre, oats so.
and 90, very often hundred. As to pota--
toes, neighbor planted bushels and
dug 226 bushels, and no bugs. Roots Of
all kinds do well. There are lots of
strawberries and lots of red raspberries,
black and red currants, and gooseber-
ries, where the fire has not burnt them.
Cattle are scarce. / have been trying
to buy some for 8 months and have got
only three two-year-old, and paid $50
each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed, and cost more
forstockers. Wheat, SO cents per bushel;
oats, 25 cents; eggs, 30 cents dozen;
butter, is and 20 cents; poultry was 10
and II cents dressed. Sheep are scarce
If you come, bring your farm tools,
but bring no seeders; we use drills
Bring cows, but do not bring horses
unless you are an experienced hand
in shipping them, for so many of
them are hurt in shipping. There
will be plenty of work for a binder
Two good horses will break, but three
lighter are better. The horses you
get here can work without grain, but
are better with it. 1t will be hard to
tell what prices horses will be, for the
immigration will be very large the
coming spring. They could not be
had last spring at one time. They claim
the best time to break is June, but my
experience is to break in the spring
and work it. You can break till the.
middle of july.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05

The Missouri house of representa-
tives has. passed. a hill prohibiting the
sale of milk or cream treated with
chemicals. The penalty for so doing
Il a fine not to exceed 500.
Wayne Parker, the 6-year-old SON OF
Congressman Richard w. Parker, Of
New Jersey, fell from second-story
window at his home in Washington on
the lst and was instantly killed.
During the month of March $4,000
troops were landed in the United States
from Cuba. This work has required
especial expeditionary measures on the
part of the quarantine service, but@so
far all the requirements made upon the
service have been met.
Burglars robbed the post office at
Richland Center, Pa. on the 1st secur-
ing stamps and money orders valued at
about 5000. The safe was blown up
by dynamite.
Edwin Munshower, a discharged Lett
ter carrier, was caught in the act of
robbing the Norristown (Pa.) post of
fee on the 1st. The prisoner said he
had robbed the post office 10 times dur
ing the month of March and six times
in February.
Three thousand union bricklayers
went on a strike in Philadelphia on the
1st. The strike grew out of the fail
ure of the bosses to sign the new
schedule of wages for this year.
Two thousand iron ore miners en-
ployed at Fossil, Redding, Wade's Gap
and Alice, Ala, and the coal miners
working at Hargrove and Belle Ellen,
went on strike the 1st. The cause of
the trouble at the ore mines is said to
be inaccuracy in the check system.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-05
LATER.

The rolling mills at Columbia, Pa,
have posted a notice that beginning
May the price for pudding will be
raised from $275 to So, and that a
general readiustment of the wages of
the mill hands will be made.
A fire occurred at Kingsley, Mich,
on the I'd in which two women were
burned to death. They were Mrs.
Sarah Shubert, aged 60, and Mrs. Bey-
ers.
The great Sierra De Mercedi noun
tain of iron, adjoining the city OF
Durango, Mex. has been purchased by
c. p. Huntington, the well-known rail
way king, for $s00,OOO in gold.
A powder car belonging to Great
Northern freight train blew up near
Everett. WASH, on the I'd. killing one
tramp and wounding two others who
We're riding in an adjoining car. In
addition to the powder car two cars
containing mixed freight were burned.
Rev. j. F. Shannahan, rector of the
Church of Our Mother of Sorrows, of
Philadelphia. has accepted the bishop
ric of Harrisburg. He was selected
ny the pnpal authorities some time
ago. but declined the charge. Now
he accepts.
The town and city election at Hart
ford, Conn, on the I'd was distn-
guished by general apathy and a light
vote. The common council will stand
43 republicans to II democrats, gain
of six. This gives a republican luaior-
fty Of 26 on joint ballot and ensures
the election of republican candidates
for city attorney, prosecuting attorney,
etc.
Cotton mills generally in the New
England states, operating more than
three-quarters of The total number Of
spindes in the north, began work on
the Sd under an advanced wage sched-
ule which in nearly all of the mills is
about the same as that which existed
prior to the general reduction in the
early part of 1905 which, il is estlmat-
ed, affects from 100000 to 100000
hands.
Light Battery F. OF the Fourth artil-
lery. and Light Battery r. of the Fifth
artillery, left New York City on the I'd,
bound for Manila via San Francisco.
Each battery numbers 100 men and
four officers and is supplied with a
hospital outfit.
d. A.. Waterman, treasurer OF the
Michigan Central railroad, died ON the
I'd at his home in Yonkers, n. Y. Mr.
Waterman, who was GO years of age,
was widely known in railway circles
and was also prominently connected
with Y. NJ. c. A. organizations in DIFF
ferent parts Of the country. 49,