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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
Capitalists Dream Of
Building
An AII-RaiI Route

syndicate IL I could give them, and they
are impressed so seriously with the idea
that they are sending an engineer with
me, So. in spite of my Incredibly, you
may vet travel from New York to Paris
By rail-.
AT any rate. the journey Is likely TO
have good results. for / hope to point out
the feasibility Of bringing Siberia and
Alaska close together in trade by means
OF shipping across Bering sea. When
suitable port is established on the Siberi-
an coast 1t probably will appear that
great trade has been waiting for develop
ment-perhaps between the mouth of
Mackenzie river. in the Northwest terri
tory. and Sredne Kolimsk, in Siberia
I'VE may find that Mackenzie river Is
to be the river of the future. There Is
the same gold seam at the mouth of the
Mackenzie that there Is at Cape Nome.
With open water all the way from Win
nipeg. the facilities of communication are
much better than they are on the Yukon.
At Herschel island there is already a
big trade In furs, and II regular commu-
nication were established with Sredne
Kolimsk there is no telling what might
not happen UP in that region.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

bottle. raised himself on his elbows. put
up his head. lifted the bottle high. and
begin 20 qtiaT. n Thousand rife balls ana
fsu minutes play ~ tie ''pa'f putt show
81 that this hid been accepted as a chaf-
ienEe Again. Tommy was sworn as for
ara idlot--and what was his reply
Il know a. When I was laying hover
there se'ind liant ~ ED up me bloom
IN 'eluset an got ole put through Il
before ! could git a down again-"
He was quieisd BY the impressive nsssr-
apce that he MOULD get pistol bari
through hin skull Al the next provocafion.
ard fer another half hour he lay quiet
Then suddenly he SAID. Gents TIM bllm-
81 Tired ~ psaatinT me- nose in the Sand
and waiting for u 70 sproaf. What I say
Is. irts run for II, each one IN a different
dlreckshin. 80 the blooming Roera won't
know which - peg at
You're a general. Tommy aid ths
correspondent We're with you
He gave the wore. Al three ran ike
fsad Ia different Ways. ana the Beers a.
recfed All thir IRE on the young md
handsome correspondent n vas dusk.
and Jets 81 fame spr@ng cut % the vsldt
al around him. bui he vas not hit.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

several Turkish words In their language.
hut couldn't guess how they got there.
Their chief was q comparatively young
man named koari. who apparently reach
ed his position by virtue Of owning more
skins and having heavier Fists than his
fellows. lie was a choice rascal. and I'll
send you good photograph that l took
Of him on board tho revenue cutter Hear.
He treated us pretty well for. tho first
few days for fear the Bear might come
back"
just as the Tchuktehss were about 20
achieve the end Of their bospitabie efforts
In the death Of their guests the American
whaler Belyidere. Capt Joe WhisesIsia.
Of New Bedford. came aiopg ana rescued
the two unhappy men. who. after n long
struggle with disease. finally managed 10
pull through with no permanent disable
ment except the loss 81 their teeth. most
Of which had rotted away or fallen out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
WHERE ThtBUlLfTSflY.
Cnrssspondsnt, in a BAitls Are Fred Al
Many Tunes In Day. But
Get Away unsesthsd.
81 luuAN RAlM

MERE is a riacc "a q battle where
STA n Is uaFr Asrgsfaus % hr tran
even the asing Haze. That b tre
III some where the baiiets strike tte
earth. Solslers almost atwass shoot tca
hixh--Aver the heads - ths ioe bsfofy
thens-sa that g y safer o. b. IN fnc israt
than III the mladie Tcer 10 thS miit
rear ran the ecrrvspaaasnts, ana then fsa
down. They iell when they FOUND the tiT
as thsck with bnll0ts az ever a ruttigs
was with piuns~ane when. whsreyef they
put down a foot there WAS a sQaa %
sand from A fslang shat. Have yos eftr
seen sorry tramp Walking in thg rain
with water gushing from the halss ia his
hootss The sand fountains ecminicd thrm
q thai. Both fesi behind an ant heap and
BEGAN 10 laugh
There WAS no other way % run" they
I'D 10 one another. 1T hooked a. IL the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

by the time we have finished in thss
district we ought to know pretty definitely
about the possibilities OF that afl-rail route
from Paris 10 New York. Bridging the
Boring strait would not be a serious OF
stacle. compared with the difficulties pre-
scented by the tundra But you never can
tell what can be done with piles, especially
II expenses are cut down by csrviet
labor
Although De Windt refuses to commit
himself to the railroad idea. the French
capitalists have taken 1t seriously enough
to spend a good bit OF money in planning
1t out. II would join the Siberian railroad
at Irkufsk and would be made as straight
as conditions would permit to East APE
where 1t would be joined by railroad to
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
LAND FROM PARIS VIA SEATTLE TO new YORK

around to the mouth OF the Mackenzie
river. 500 miles away But there will be no
trouble about II. for those whalers are
good fellows. as have reason TO kaow-
They saved my life up there once-ADeri-
cans they were. too-and you will never
get me to cay a bad word about Ameri-
cans"
but what in the world do you 60 from
East Cape. away behind Alaska, to Mac
kenzie river for. instead of going straight
across and on down.
Supplies again Exploring would be
greatly simplifed II one did not have TO
eat and didn't have with one lot more
people who also insisted on eating. There
is a good supply station at the mouth OF
the Mackenzie. and we can prepare there
for Thorough study Of the coast ABOUND
Boring strait. to which we shall return
as soon as we are fitted out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
mss Jss.s,sd Msa, . Million Mics
Overland

De wlnds ought - know whereof he
speaks FOR II T. rather pfnhatie that NJ
man Twins has seen as man, " those opf-
lions 81 the globe that the Cocks tourist
Wafr not 81 a. this trim younE cluhnaau|
Before he was u he Mas servinE a. aide
as-eamp N his hrether-in~iaw. kaiah
brooke, 81 sasawsk. In hcrnco. Ten ~
twelve years ago Ne Travelled from iekine
20 Parts overland. chleny ~ horse camel
ana mule. Two years later ~ rods ~ ne
same fashion from Russia o. inais Nv wsy
az Persia lie speut = sepsi deal - um0
after that roaming around Ia femots tof~
ner. cs siberia. inspee,tnE ne Russian no-
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SO. while ] don't promise TO provide
you with a through train from New York
90 Paris. | am confident that my trip
may lead to some Important results"
Route Chosen b. the Explorer.
The explorer goes by rail 20 frkutsk BY
way Of the Siberian railroad from Mos
COW. thence is.tsa miles to Yakutsk.
where he hts cut and waits TIN the
sleighing season, for north from ynkutsk
stretches away the Tundra. as dismal a
swamp as ever found its place on the
map. and wholly impossible in summer
but when the winter comes you can
whisk over Il In a dog sleigh. IL Is a
rather long whlsk. though from va
kutak some thousand miles 10 Sredne
kollm<k. the LAST town on the north coast
- siberia. There the explorer nts out
again and then works along the foriorn
Siberian coast 60 East Cape. the furth-
ermast tip Of Asia. only a pin point. as
the mape Sc, from Alaska and IN winter
separated BY only six miles of open
water. ana not more than thirty fathems
deep al hat with Two islands at the half
way paint
"a Nil take - thrce or four months ~
srt fr0n Nakutsk Ia East Cape" said Dc
Windt. and Ne may have 20 wai, at LAST
CAPS some time e. xot wnaicr % take a.
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Deep excavations In nearly ~ poe11 ~
the western section 81 shia couatfy ml9
almost always resulted IN pfo1oG1ao c1r9.
relic Of antiquity In the form " -
and tusks Of mAmmoshs and clhee -
mails. Scicntista and antiquas1op6 -
much interest IN these discovers -
believe that there remains In thin o9r'
try as big a field for scienti6c Invcc
tion as can be found Anywhere.
bones OF the animals when hrou0W ~
ths air, however. In almost evey -
crumbis into dust. II il tho tusm g.
maintain their hardness.
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Tho explorer had some hat similar
experience In ssryia IN 1919. when he and
friend were captured by brirands. rob-
bed of all they had and left 20 get back
70 civilization tho best way they could.
HIS nrst bag Journey WAS the outcome
~ an Idle argument la the smoking roarn
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prssm Of q sses, s,soes,s.

"a TEL yaa candiiiy 81 aid. that al
thuash ! am commissioned o. a o. ndi0ats
% greet tnauc.fts in Parts % iock ~
the fsHssihliiiiss - connecting Asia and
Nofth Arerlrs tf rsu esrf narinE strait
! ann believe ths ISiHE can h. done.
Vet yos wauif 81 nnet fsesxnlsa tts
ranee ~ aame "a sac members % this
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neaaI.,. In.rc,., raiiet-

II has often been noticed that there are
no animals which are more dainty ana
fastidious ~ their personal habits than
insects, tho extreme Pains which the
common house as takes IA attending 20
It's toilet being a good example Of this
racial characteristic. The discovery has
low been made that there are certain In
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

The English language According y Z
German rtattstician who has snade 49,
of the comparative wealth " iangpe1 q
hsads thu list with the enormous vDc
larry Of 3so.o1 words, German c0Dee
with 1000 words. then italian with ~ ~
French. with eoscg. Turkish. with ~
and Spanish. with zieoc.
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LIZ places as he cares for. and 50
he u getting ready 20 close his
wandertnks with \ little fnai outing. ant
after that he sAyr he I. going 20 quit. OF
course he might run over 10 viadivosfok
or Pretoria or Honolulu now and then. but
nothing worth mentioning. you under-
stand.
This fnal cutting on which DE windt sets
forth IN few weeks. probably on septen-
Der -. will be nothing more serious than
70 20 from Paris 10 New York To look up
= little matter OF bridge building. Tho Pc
Guitar feature % n h that he Il arransinE
10 10 BY land~ali but some twenty mliee-
and that his bridge interests are up BeFing
straits way.
No one has ever made this overland
trip between Europe and the United
asases he Windt himself came the nearcst
10 n several years aso, bat he failed. died
By inches. all but the last inch. and wns
rescued IN the nick % time by an Ameri.
can Whaling vessel lie said. ~ W. talked
II over IN snug corner ~ the IupiAr
Army and Navy Club. that the reason he
had failed was hecause he had heen ~ TOO
much 81 hurry bat this time ne know
exactly what 20 40 and ho~ 70 90 g. AMI
was GoinE 20 succsed.
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OF Honsknng club IN ~ 'JUkW1
isn't n. said De windt to the M ~
to think that you could waI4 ~ ~
way from hereeo PasisY" The oslos -
said Il would be impossible 70 ~ h C1Il
overland. and just 10 prove that 4 49,
be done. De Windt up and did Il n oo(4
months and fivN days. meeting M ~
more exciting adventure than Z oec1
saiidstorm In the Desert Of 0obI
II was passion for SETTING 70 plU(I
overland that moved De Windt n ~
from st. Petersburg through peen1o -
'Beluchistnn into India lie had r.
visit 10 the Kahn Of Kheiat. and m ~
rnitted into terms OF such intimacy ~
the kahn's prime minister even c>101G
srcnded to steal his revolver. Il Q
some comfort for De Winds to kneu -
a few weeks after~ard the pfinpo ~ y
ter and his royal master had li$(le q II
ference OF opinion. which resulted - q
prime ministers head being out -
CURTl1 uQQV +.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
Harry de Windt Is
Going to
Go Over the Course

empowers me. II wish, TO take the horses
out of the shafts of any vehicle l might
overtake on the road and drive on with
them myself. Our little procession from
Yakutsk will consist mostly Of twelve dog
sleds loaded with provisions"
When De Windt gets up into the Koyu-
kuk gold districts in the far north OF
Alaska he may do little something in the
gold line himself. He says he has walked
over gold twice and not known 1t. for III
was one OF The first five white men IN the
Klondike. and never dreamed of gold. and
was also at Cape Nome before the dis
coveries there caused a rush. This time
he has a notion that he may pick up n
few nuggets like one discovered in the
Koyukuk the other day. valued at s5000n
He will be accompanied by his servant.
George Harding who has Travelled with
him for fifteen years in all OF his expedi-
lions.
Precious lot 81 NNians.
Harding was with him when he so mar.
rowly escaped death In his previous at
tempt to go from New York to Paris over
land He had hoped to get across Bering
strait on the ice. but the current In the
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De wfndt expects TO be gone eighteen
months or two years leaving the mouth
OF the Mackenzie for hons next snrarncr
and getting rnost OF the way back 10 Win.
nipeg by sleigh. And he fully expects -
set back home. Danger he exclaimed.
II don't see what particular danger there
IS and IL lid wouldn't 10. I'm ! mat
riea man | shall start ous without ai.y
other luggage than the clothes ! ataad iss.
some medicines and ride. and | shall
not require much additional iuggags until
we get 20 fRkutsk. u may he rather a
grim tourney from YAkutsk to East cape.
but don't see that there Is much % rs
afraid ~. | have from the Russian gns-
crnment an imperial poderojna. wnisa
gives TO nae the rishs Of the road and
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ONDON. July A--iIarry de
Windt II = young man yet. hut
he has seen about ~ much
travel and adventure In esrte
places as he cares for. and 50
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The Alaskan side which already has close
railroad and steamship connection with
Seattle has been explored and is feasible
enough ms far as the engineering goes. Tile
notion that II would pay is born % The
belief that the far north 81 Alaska away
up above the Klondike Is wonderfully fica
In gold. Experts have declared that the
belt runs from the klondike right over
into the heart of Siberia. and Il Is along
course.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
WAYS OF TURKISH cENsoRs.
vioIaticn of Their Rules Is sure to BrtnE the Most saA@sry
 Punishmest.

It is well for those having business with the Turks to have-s good under standing of the laws and regulations in force in the sultan's domain if they would avoid trouble. says a foreign ex- change. An honest German merchant met with sad adventure Q few weeks ago on account of something which he had not dreamed of-violating the laws of the Turkish censor. The German was in the porcelain business, and the only thing that he ever thought of writing was entries in his ledger. But he got an order from Turkish ,ner- chant for 25.0oO coffee cups. and he filled it, and straightway he became a violator of literary laws. He had packed up the coffee cups in old Ger man newspapers, and that setfled if. The Turkish censor seized the whole shipment. He insisted Oh reading each newspaper, and only after he had be- come convinced that there was neither intention nor danger of smuggling in- suits of the sultan or of.hfs harem into the country of the prophet was the shipment released.
 Now the German is wondering whether. if he packs his next shipment in straw, the Turkish censor will hold it up as being a reflection on his mental furniture. a
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
ST. pATRIcK's GRAVE.
The Saints R@stiRw Place Said tO Have Been DiS0OveRSd at
 LaAt.

After ages of neglect, says the Lon don Daily Graphic. the traditional resting rlace of the remains of Ire lands patron saint in the cathedral grave yard at Downpatriek have been covered with a memorial stone. Ire stone is q rough, weather beaten bowl der of granite. weighing about seven tons. from the mountain side of Sieve na-Largie. where ii rested at height of eco feet. Upon the upper surface of the bCwlder is incised Sn Irish cross, faithfully reproduced from one cut on an equally rough. unhewn stone found on the is.snd of lnisclothran. one of the islands of Lough Rec, where St. DiRr- mid founded his famous ecclesiastical settlement in the middle of the sixth century. Under the cross the name "?atric" is cut in Irish characters copied from the earliest known Celtic manuscripts. The simple treatment is considered to be the nearest approach 10 the form of monument which would have been constructed about the year 4s9. the supposed date of the saints death.
 The movement was initiated by F. J. Bigger. of Belfast. who vas warmly supported by allclasses and creeds. The supervision of the work was intrusted to w. J. Fennel. architect of Belfast.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
COSTLY WAR HORSES.
Animals for Uss in the
 TRaASVanL

It is difficult to estimate the enor- nous expenses incurred by the Eng fish government for the transports tion to South Africa of the necessary war material, and especially so with re- spect to the horses needed.
 A Buda Festh newspaper, styled the Sport 0nd Hunting Journal. has calcu- lated the cost to the English for send ing to the Cape 5000 horses that the British military commission has just bought in Hungary.
 The average price of the horses was s160. They were to be embarked at Plume in the horse steamer Mont Liban, especially arranged for the pur- pose. and shipped direct to Durban. The voyage would take from 35 to 40 days.
 The cost price alone of the 3,OCG horses amounted to $4sOGcO. Add to this the expense of transpo: ting. GUS tody and food as far as Plume, amount ing 10 about $6O.0Oe. The expenses dur ing the sea voyage as far as Dur ban, including the maintenance of the ami nials. pasturage purchased at calling stations. etc., aggregate $955.4CO. Add ing all these charges. you have a total that indicates that every horse arriv- ing in Durban has cost England So, eco.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
DUEL IN GERMANY.
q So-CalIeA ARaiP of Honor Be- tween Heidelberg Students 8 Ea Fatal

During my residence at Heidelberg Q lamentable end terrible affair took place that threw 8 profound gloom over the university and the entire town. says 6 writer in Science. Two German students. having quarreied, decided the earth was not large enough for both of them to live in, and resort cd to the diabolical practice called the American duel" In darkened room the two young men drew lots. having rworn that he who drew the black ball would commit suicide. The unhappy loser went to his room and discharged q bullet into his breast. but missed his heart, and fingered for several days on his dcathbed. His parents were summoned by telegraph and besought him on their knees to disclose the name of his antagonist, but he steadfastly refused and died with the secret locked in his breast. a e
 The students not only excused his conduct. but prnised his courage. and when lie reuairs were taken to the railway station to be transported to . distant city they accompanied the funeral cortegc with torches and mu- sic. The students claimed he was not l suicide. for he was killed in an hon. orable Guel. ana they maintained that his opponent was not accessory to his death. because he shot himself. had many arguments with them and never could convince them of their extraor- 6inary tergiyersatiou.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
4 DOGS GENTLEMANLY ACT.
TAe SAaaei0as Anima1 HetDsN . LaRe
 Ma Ovss aa sSy ss4e-i

Appleton papers report an instance of more than usual intelligence and sympathy on the part of St. Bernard dog in that city, reports the Milwau- kee Journal. Alexander Close. 8 shoe maker. has but one leg. the. other be- ing mounted on peg. He was mak- ing bis way down Appleton street to his shop. The walks were icy and he had trouble. When be came to Fisk street, two blocks from the shop. a large St.. Bernard dog came along on the other side of the street, noticed the trouble, came over and took Mir. Close's hand gently In his mouth. MT. Close at first resented the act. but the dog led on and showed what he meant. He helped Mir. Close on his way till they reached cleared walk on the other side of College avenue. when with caper of satisfaction he turned back and went on his way. The dog could have had no other possible mo- tive than that of helpfulness. He stopped on his course and went across the street to do what he saw was needed. He was pleased when he saw his convoy on clean walk. expressed his satisfaction and went about .his business. What more could a human do? Many people passed rtheg lame man and saw his struggles to keep his footing on the icy. walk: but 1t was left to 3 dog to supply the need ed relief
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
AMERIcA's COAL PRODUCTION.
The State CT ilIinOt~ FigsFes Second LAsGest in Total Tonnage bye
 Dig Margin.

Based on returns of the total ton mage. the production of coal in the United States in 1899 is estimated by Edward ". Parker. statist:cian of the United States geological survey. to have amounted 10 25s.539.e50 short tons, as compared with 219.074,667 short tons in 1898, an increase of l7.5 per cent. ex- ceeding by 100000 short tons the estimates made on the coal tonnage for 1898. .s
 Later and more complete returns may reduce the figures for 1899. bu, even . reduction of 5000 eco tons vii; not amount to two per cent Of error in the total The value of last years product is estimated st $2e5 +25 .4I2. an increase of over. 1.ooOac0. or 20 per cent. above the value of the 1898 prod uct.
 In anthracite coal production the figures for 1899 show B .S51. .4o6 long tons, or Gn.320.3 1895 short tons. as com pared with +7.t63,O75 long tons. CT s3.- 3s2,644 sEort tons. in 1898. showing a. gain of nearly $13.Hoo.oGa.
 In the returns by states for 1899 Hi noiS is second only to snEsYlvania the figures showing for t''e TWO states total production in short tons as fol- lows: Pennsylvania. 75. .59l .554; Illinois, 23,443,445.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
MOST PRECIOUS MANUSCRIPT.
The HaAdwTItinG of Milton Treas uFed as the Gem eR All
 EnGltsh Poets.

We have spoken of the Milton book at Trinity as being the most precious manuscript of English literature in the world, says Edmund Gosse, in At lantic, and the longer we consider it's constitution the less likely we are to dispute this claim. Nothing of Shakes peare's works remains in his own hand writing; nothing important, so far as we know of Chaucer's, or of Spenser's. Of later poets, indeed, we possess man uscripts of more or less value and in- terest. But in no other case that I can recall, ancient or modern. has it been our privilege to examine the sheets in which, through several years of the highest creative intensity. a great poet has left on record the very movement of his mind and the hesitatiens and se- lections of his art in the act of produc- tion. When that poet is Milton, the most splendid artist in verse whom the English race has produced. the impor- tance of the document stands revealed beyond any need of emphasis or in- sistence. Now, in the Trinity manu- script. everything Is the unquestioned handwriting of Milton. except some of the sonnets. which have evidently been copied by successive amanuenses.