Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
WALSH HOME AGAIN.
Klondike Argonaut and Democratic
Politician in Town.
saw COpPLE AND eTHERSlN DAWSON
Tells Of the improvements Being Made
and the Telegraph Line-Rather
Reticent on Politics and
Pleads Ignorance.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Charles A. Walsh, secretary of the
national democratic committee. editor
Klondike Argonaut, and business man,
is at his home in this city after a fly
ing Journey almost half way around
the world from Dawson City to Chi
cago, to attend the meeting of the
democratic committee. Mr.. Walsh's
nripfrom Dawson City to Chicaso,which
ne made in sixteen days, is considered
one of the most remarkable journeys
out of the gold country.
'sYou know l am just ont of the inter-
ior and am not able TO hazard an opin-
ion about the NATTER was Mr.. Walsh's
aclroit answer to the question as to the
Importance OF the Altgeld-Harrison
fight in the democratic ranks OF Hi
nois. "All know is what the COM
mittee did. There was no fight, what
ever in the committee meeting and
nothing was done beyond the purpose
for which the meeting was called-to
organize for the campaign OF 1909,
raise funds and other organization
matters incident to an active cam
paign. We are not going to be caught
like we were in 1896, without thor
ough organization and without funds.
"As far as know and could tell
from observation, there seems to be a
perfect unanimity in the democratic
r.. 4 ~. toll - sy.. e
Mr.. Walsh's answer to another ques-
ton. sAs far as i know in regard TO
the Chicago fight, both the Harrison
and Altgeld factions are for the same
thing / know but little about the
Devlin matter, too. Mr., Devlin was
appointed by Chairman Jones to edit
campaign stuff and of course as Mr..
Jones is in Europe Mr.. Devlin has had
full swing. The committee meeting
decided to appoint a press committee
to take charge of the work Devlin las
done alone. This committee has not
been selected yet. and it is not known
whether Mr.. Devlin will be retained CT
not"
Talks About the Klondike.
"Oh, bv the way, saw Henry Cop
pie in Dawson City," was the ejacula-
ion with which Mr.. Walsh turned the
subject from politics. HE had just
got into town and was OH his way to
the Cape Nome district. He has been
covering large amount of territory,
but unfortunately has been in conn
y try wnere there was no gold. He now
Tas about ten months provisions with
A.sh aifef~ ss' eaeod shape to enter the
race Tor Cane Nc4e claims. Charlie
Brldgman was at Dawson City on his
His story, told in Dawssn CITY. gives
color to the statement yol have made
that the Clear Creek Mini.p company
is busted. He says that affsr DR.. Bon
ham and others left Clear Creek for
home last summer, their ,rospect
never got better, and they ai-lebath
doned their claims on the Koytslul
river, which is tributary ofFl Gleal
creek, and scattered for different fields
with the exception of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas, who remained behind. Fl,
said there was absolutely nothing il
the claims there. Don Rutledge, alst
a member of the old Walsh-Starbucl
party, who, it was reported, had beer
lost, is now at Cape Nome and reach
ed there in time to stake out goot
claims for himself and ten others.
"Before the summer is over, j thinl
SSlOluS IL duu oul OI tDdNSOu VIII ~
much easier, and the mail service viii
be much improved. At present TIL
Dominion Telegraph line, which is be
ing erected from Skaguay to Dawson
is completed to Five Fingers, and it j
expected that the line will be finishe
in less than two months. 1t is the in
tention to use the new Marconi syster
of wireless telegraphy from Union Bay
Vancouver Island. where the Dominic
Telegraph now ends, to Skaguay. TIL
distance is about roo miles and TIL
company will erect tewers at Skagua,
Juneau, Wrangel and one betwee
Wraneel and the Union Bay terminal.
Mr.. Walsh stated that he would nc
return to Alaska again this year. bu
would remain in Ottumwa and look a
ter his own interests and incidental
attend to his political duties as secrt
tarv of the national committee. Cha
NJ. G. Stuart, of Mason City membe
of the Walsh-Starbuck party, and TO
mer Ottumwan, is a partner of NJ.
Walsh in his Klondike interests an
will remain in Dawson to look afte
their combined interests. Mr.. Walls
has given up the editorship of til
X lNlondilte Miner. He is looking exceed
inglv well, and beyond the fatigue il
cident to the flying trip he made, is ell
joying the best of health.
The secretary of state took in b
tween $4,000 and $4,000 for fees fro