TO STOP CUBAN WAR
Spain to Be Offered a Heavy
Financial Bonus.
UNITED STATES TO GO SECURITY.
Secret Negotiations Said to Be In Frog
re's Between the Stat Depart
ment and Insurgents.
Chicago, Feb. 7. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Se
cret neogtiations are now actually in
progress between the state department
and the insurgents in Cuba looking to
a stoppage of the war on some financial
basis to be agreed upon hereafter.
President MeKinley has not recognized
the insurgents as belligerents, and he
cannot therefore treat with them open
ly, as he would do with a diplomatic
representative of an independent na
tion. Direct communication has, how
ever, been had within the last few
weeks between the insurgent govern
ment and the administration here.
The insurgents have expressed per
fect willingness to assume a reasonable
share of the Spanish bonds issued
against the Cuban revenues. The
proposition has been considered with
some favor, and the president and his
cabinet have disoussed several plans for
guarateeing the Cuban debt on the sole
basis of independence.
These negotiations have gone side
by side with the gradual massing of
:the bhips of the North Atlantic squad
Ton within striking distance of Cuba,
Orders to the cruiser Montgomery to
sail at once for the harbor of Matanzas
have been issued, and the ship is ex
pected to bo received there quite as cor
dially as the Maine was in Havana.
The orders to her commander contem
plate a call on Consul Brice at Matan
zas. Should everything be found peace
able the ship will proceed to Santiago
de Cuba, but should affairs look
threatening in Matanzas, another ship
will quietly be slipped to the latter
port, and before Captain-General Blan
co knows what is happening to him
American ships will be in the harbor
of every important port in Cuba.
The gradual occupation of the island
by a naval force ia understood to be
part and parcel of the negotiations
with the insurgents. When they are
concluded, if everything goes well, the
United States will be in a position to
offer Spain a heavy fiancial bonus for
giving up the island, while at the
same time the insurgents will find
themselves in a position to make a
junction with the United States naval
forces at any one of the half dozen
ports. .
A cablegram has been sent by the
state department to Consul Brioe at
Matanzas notifying him that the Mont
gomery is en route to that port, and
directing him to make the necessary
arrangements for its reception. Al
though it is not admitted by state de
partment officials, the impression pre
vails that Consul Brice in advising the
department of the recent riots occurr
ing in Matanzas, suggested that a war
ship should be immediately sent there
for the protection of Amerioan inter
ests. The fact that the state depart
ment requested that the Montgomery
be sent there strengthens this belief.
The sending of the Montgomery to
Matanzas is regarded here as of equal
importance to the dispatching of the
Maine to Havana.
Stripped of II In Rank.
New York, Feb. 7. Official state
ments which will soon be published are
to the effect that the reason that Gen
eral Blanco was not successful in se
curing General Rabi's surrender was
that General Rabi had been arrested
by General Garcia and stripped of his
rank because it was feared he would
surrender,, says the Havana corres
pondent of the Herald. General Rabi's
brother, it is reported, had been ar
rested by order of General Garcia for
the same reason.
Failing in Becuring the presentation,
Spaniard hore expected General Blanoo
to take the field and conduct a vigorous
and aggressive campaign. He publicly
announced that such was his intention,
but for some reason his plans miscarried
and now he is coming home without
having struck a decisive blow.
Reports gay the rebel forces under
General Garoia inflicted a severe blow
on the Spanish under General Linares
and General Luque, killing several
officers. Reports say that 85 were
killed or wounded.
Volunteers are making threats again,
and the authorities, in order to be fully
prepared, have deemed it necessary to
take precautions against a demonstra
tion. Guards have been! placed about
public buildings and the American con
sulate. One of the most important engage
ments of the present campaign in the
Orient was fought on January, 21 near
Caiman, between the forces under Gen
eral Luque and the rebels under Gen
eral Garcia. The Spanish, it is report
ed, had 150 killed and a large number
wounded. From accounts received the
fight was a veritable slaughter, the
Spaniards being boxed up in a ravine.
General Luque sent to Cauto, where
the main body of troops was stationed,
for assistance, and commenced to re
treat toward Holguin. He reached
Holguin on January 27, and on the
same evening General Linares, who
had been Bent to his assistance, was
chased into that town by another rebel
force. ' The rebels employed light field
guns with great effect.
Washington, Feb. 7. The senate
committee on commerce today author
ized the 'reporting of a bill in accord
ance with the recommendation of the
treasury department, establishing a
steamboat inspectors' district in
Alaska.
WRECK ON THE NORTHERN.
East Bound Train Ran Into a Washout
Near Pasco.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 8. A special
to the Ledger from Pasco, Wash. , says:
The overland passenger train that left
Taooma at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
was wrecked at 4 o'clock this morning
at a small bridge SO miles east of
Pasco, between Hatton and Connell.
Two men who were riding on the
platform of the baggage car were killed,
and another, who was on the platform
of the mail car, next to the tender,
had his leg and one hand crushed. The
mail clerk was out slightly about the
head. The men who were killed were
John Leland and an unknown tramp.
tLeland was from St. Louis. They both
had some money, but wee beating
their way east.
The man who was injured was one
ot the Klondikers who was wreoked on
the Corona. Ho was returning home
with a companion, and both were rid
ing on the platform of the mail car.
They refused to give their names.
The train was in charge of conductor
Campbell and Engineer George Ladd.
It was running slowly on aocount of a
bad track. The aocident occurred on a
small bridge over a dry stream, which
had been swollen by the recent heavy
rains. The stream usually is not
more than 25 feet wide. The enigne
passed over the bridge, but the engineer
felt the structure give way beneath him
and promptly applied the emergency
brake. The bridge sank as the mail
car left it, and the baggage car ani an
empty emigrant car went down with it.
The engine left the track and turned
partly over. Tho engineer and fireman
stuck to their posts, and were unhurt.
The mail car was thrown on its side,
stripped of its trucks, nnd badly
smashed. The car was set on fire by
the lamps, but the blaze was quickly
put out before much damage was done.
The express and baggage cars were
turned over on their sides, and
smashed. The escape of the messen
gers and olerks was almost miraculous.
The passengers in the sleepers were
awakened by the shook, but were un
injured. TROOPS START NORTH.
The Relief Expedition Sails on the
Steamer Elder.
Portland, Feb. 8. With 871 pas
sengers, including the first detachment
of troops for the Alaska relief expedi
tion, 56 horses, 50 dogs and 1,150 tons
of freight, the steamer Elder left
Alaska wharf for the far north at 10:30
o'clock last night. Though the wharf
was well filled with sightseers, it was
not crowded to Biiffocation, for many
of the Elder's passengers were from
outside of Portland, and had no friends
here to see them off.
Some 200 tons of the Elder's freight
was for uie government relief expedi
tion, 400 tons was miners' outfits, and
550 tons general freiirht. All the
freight save a few outfits was aboard
while the passengers were embarking.
Everything went off smoothly, and
when the gang plank was pulled in, and
tjie big steamer swung out into the
river, she was given as rousing a cheer
as that which followed her on her first
trip northward.
Japanese Going to Klondike
San Francisco, Feb. 8. The Call
says: Japan is going to invade the
.Klondike. A standing army of 5,000
able-bodied laborers are preparing to
go to tho gold fields, and in a month
or so they will make a descent upon
Dawson City. One of the Nippon Yu
sen Kaisha steamers will bring them
here, but as they will not land on tho
soil of the United States, there will be
no one to stop them, unless Great
Britain takes a hand in the m..tter.
One of the Japanese steamors that has
been carrying laborers, will be used to
carry the men to their destination. It
is added that the Japanese will be
brought over by a syndicate, and
trouble on the Klondike is predicted.
Shipwrecked Crew Rescned.
, New York, Feb. 8. The Portuguese
steamer Oevenum, which arrived today
from Oporto, brought ten of the crew
of the American bark Serene, which
was wrecked December 81 at Leixoes,
near Oporto, during a heavy northeast
gale, as heretofore reported. The bark
dragged her anchors and went ashore
on the rocks. The crew landed with
difficulty, saving only the clothes they
wore. Captain Dulling remained with
tho vessel to look after the owner's in
terests. The Serene sailed from Phila
delphia November 1 for Oporto with a
cargo of case oil. She was built in
Baltimore in 1867, and was owned by
parties in New York, whence she
hailed. She registered 522 tons.
The White Squadron.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 8. A spe
cial to the Citizon from Key West
says: Ships connected with the white
squadron have displayed remarkable
activity during the last few hours. The
cruiser Marblehead put out from port
today and joined the fleet. The Nash
ville, which left here Thursday, fully
supplied with coal and ammunition,
has returned to the harbor. The tor
pedo boats have returned and the Curb
ing and Tryon are in port. The Du
pont will arrive tomorrow. The. sup
ply boats during the past week have
transported large quantities of provi
sions to the fleet.
Cow Derailed the Train.
St. Louis, Feb. 8. A cow derailed
the north-bound Texas special on the
Iron Mountain 86 miles south of St.
Louis, early today, resulting in the
death of the engineer and fireman and
slight injury to two passengers whose
names are not known.
Devastation Caused by Earthquake.
Constantinople, Feb. 8. Anatola
was visited by an earthquake yesterday
which, it is reported, caused widespread
devastation.
JAPANESE MAY VOTE.
Thus Their Opposition to Annexation of
Hawaii Is Removed.
Washington, Feb. 7. Japan has
been removed as an element in the
opposition to the consummation of the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands by
the United States by conclusion of an
agreement with Japan. This docu
ment, which has not been generally
taken into account in the consideration
of means for adjusting three questions
that bve arisen over the status of Jap
anese in Hawaii, goes into effect in
July, next year, and among other
things, it confers upon Japanese within
the territory of the United States all
the rights accorded to the citizens of
the most favored nation, which, of
course, carries with it rights of natur
alization and the rights of franchises.
Presuming that annexation h effected,
the Japanese in Hawaii will, in 1899,
have the same rights as those in the
present limits of the United States.
All that remains to be fixed is the
status of the Japanese during the time
that must elapse between the adoption
of the annexation treaty and the begin
ning of the operation of the Japanese
treaty in 1899. As the pending an
nexation treaty provides for the ap
pointment of a commission to visit the
islands and prepare such legislation as
may be necessary to consummate the
amalgamation of the territories, this
last question can easily be adjusted,
along with other details in the bill to
be reported to congress.
A MURDEROUS FIT.
Terrible Deed of a Farmer Who Sud
denly Becume Insane.
Litflo Rock, Ark., Feb. 7. Saul E.
Autrey, a farmer, accompanied by his
family, went early yesterday morning
to visit his aged father and mother,
living near Mulberry. Shortly after
his arrival Autrey became engaged in
a religious argument with the old
folks. Suddenly he grasped an iron
bar, killed his aged father, mother and
his 10-year-old son, and seriously
woundod his wife ani thre.e remaining
ohildren, two of whom are not expect
ed to live. His wife and eldest daugh
ter, although badly hurt, managed to
notify the neighbors. When they
reached the house they found Autrey a
raving maniao, with his clothing on
fire. He was overpowered after a hard
Btruggle. The three victims of the
crazy man lay on the floor, beaten and
mangled almost beyond recognition.
He has been chained all day, talking
incoherently and swearing that
witohes were the cause of tho trouble.
Stole Charity Passes.
Cincinnati, Feb. 7. The railways
here have discovered that they have
been swindled out of thousands of dol
lars by bogus orders of the mayor for
pauper passes. These orders were
printed and bound in pads with the
name of the mayor and his secretary
printed on them. Instead of signing
them, the city sealer stamp had been
used, but through carelessnoss, the or
ders were finally given out without
stamping. Recently, many pads got
into the lmuds of scalpers and have
been sold for months by ticket brokers.
The discoveries date back as far as last
October. Ono railway tracked over
$1,000 worth of them today on its line
and other lines are proceeding with
investigations. Joseph and Lyman
Hess were arrested on the charge of
purloining charity passes from the
mayor's office. Their brother, Harry,
has been employed in that office. Sam
uel Phillips was arrested charged with
selling them, on whioh tickets were
issued at the ticket office. Other ar
rests will follow.
Great Cracker Combine.
Chicago, Feb. 5. All the biscuit
and cracker companies between Salt
Lake on the west, Portland, Me., on
the east, St. Paul on the north, and
New Orleans on tho souh, will tomor
row morning be under one manage
ment. The name of the new corpora
tion, which was incorporated in New
Jersey, with a capital of $25,000,000 of
preferred and $30,000,000 common
stock, is the National Biscuit Com
pany. The actual transfer of the
deeds of the various plants controlled
by three companies merged into the
present company took place today.
Tho company has purchased all the
assets, bills receivable and operating
plants of all the bakeries which were
controlled by the American Biscuit
Company, United States Baking Com
pany, and tho New York Biscuit Com
pany. It also assumes all the indebt
edness of these companies.
Tribesmen Routed.
Calcutta, Feb. 7. A telegram from
Parsni says that General Mayne sight
ed the enemy, numbering 1,500, at 8
o'clock Monday morning, holding tho
entrance of the western pass leading to
Turbat. He attacked them, and tried
to turn their left, sending a body of
infantry and dismounted cavalry to
turn the flank. The action lasted two
hours, and the enemy were completely
routed, losing about 100 killed. The
British losses were three Baluchs kill
ed and eight wounded.
Perished on an Ice Floe.
St, John's, N. F., Feb. 5. Eight ol
the 10 men who went adrift yesterday
on an ice floe in Trinity bay reached
land tonight, badly frostbitten. It ii
believed that the others perished.
Allied Against England,
Berlin, Feb. 7. An article in the
Novoe Vremya, of St. Petersburg,
which has attracted the attention of
Europe, declares that France and Ger
many supported Russia's determina
tion and opposed England with refer
ence to Talien Wan. Lord Salisbury,
it is claimed, is obliged to consult with
his colleagues before the meeting of
parliament as to the best way to beat
a retreat if England wishes to avoid an
open conflict with Russia.
HE WILL NOT RESIGN.
Senator Lindsay's Iteuly to the Ke:
lucky Legislature.
-Washington, Feb. 7. Speaking to
question of personal privilege in th
senate, today, Lindsar commente
sharply on the motives of the author
and promoters of tile resolution reoen
ly passed by the Kentucky legislatur
demanding his resignation as senato
Lindsay, after defining his position c
the financial question, made it cle.'
that he was the representative of tl
whole people of Kentucky, and in I
sense the agent of the Kentucky legi
lature. Above all, he was, he said, '
senator of the American people, ant
as suoh, would perform his duties an
cast his vote in accordance with h
convictions and the dictates of his co
science. No business of importar,
was transacted. After an executi
session of three hours, the senate a
journed.
This was private bill day in tl
house, but, by systematic filibusterint
the privato calendar, containing th
bills reported by the committee o
claims, was not reached, the who
time being consumed in passing 18 (
the 24 private pension bills favorabl
acted upon by the house at the sessio
last Friday night. During the consic
eration of one of the bills, an interes
ing discussion of the approaching sal
of the Kansas Pacific, set for Februai
17, was precipitated by Fleming, wh
with some Democratic colleagues, d
sired legislation to require the pre?
dent to bid the full amount of the det
principal and interest. Powers, chai;
man of the Paoirio railroad committe
contended that the real purpose of tl
opposition was to compel the goven
ment to take the road and operate i
He said he thought the administration
which had secured every dollar owin
from the Union Pacific, could be trust
ed safely to protect the government1
interest at the sale of the Kansas P'
cific.
THE ORDER MODIFIED.
Prompt Action in This Country Brong
Germany to Terms.
Washington, Feb. 7. The state d
partment has been notified, by Amba.
sador White, at Berlin, of the modifi
cation of the decree issued by tl
Prussian minister of finance, E
Miquel, prohibiting the importation
American fruit. According to the a
bassador's cable today, the deoree d
not, as he advised yesterday, apply
dried fruit, while fresh fruit will
admitted to entry if an examiuati
shows its condition to be Batistaoton
If this modification has been made
the decree, it would appear that
prompt representations made by 1
United States have reooived an eqna
prompt consideration on the other si
It is certain that if the decree, asori
nally promulgated, had been appL
to shipments of fruit in transit, as "&
terms indicated, the shippers would
have been in the right to claim indem
nity from the Prussian government for
the damage sustained by them, and it
would be regaded by the United States
government as a matter of duty to sus
tain this demand for indemnity.
The state department is now obliged
to await the receipt iof full advices of
the exact nature of the modified decree,
and watoh its workings.
Mr. White last evening, lodged an
other formal protest with Baron von
Bulow, as president of the btindesratb.
The United States consul at Dusseldorf
telegraphed today that only dried fruits
had been released, and that there wore
about 11,000 barrels of apples in the
bonded warehouse there.
The United States embaassy, during
the week, has been flooded with apples
from fruit merchants, dealers and ship
pers who have been injured by the de
cree, and all of them have thanked Mr.
White for the vigorous measure he has
adopted. It appera that Dr. Miquel
and Baron von llammorstein-Loxten is
sued the decree without authority of
the Prussian cabinet or the bundesrath.
Kansas City Vegetarian Mission.
Kansas City, Feb. 7. An experi
mental mission where the poor are to
be served meals at a penny a dish and
a bed for 5 cents, with a bath thrown
in, has been started here under the
direction of the church of the Seventh
Day Adventists. One hundred and
fifty cots have been placed in a large
room in a building on the second floor.
In the basement bathtubs have been
provided, together with a room for
fumigating clothes, and a laundry in
which a, man may wash his own
clothes. The meal consists entirely of
vegetables, meat being barred because
of its expense and the work of cooking
It, and because the management be
lieves in vegetarianism.
Three Men Drowned.
Spokane. Feb. 7. A Hope, Idaho,
special to the Spokesmau-Roview re
ports the drowning in the Pend
d'Oreillo river of Carl Hagan, C. Ran
dall and O. Hawkland. The three
were in a boat, which became fouled
in thin ice. U. J. Sage, who lives
down the river, heard the mon shout
ing about 9 o'clock at night, and
tried to get to them, but found it im
possible. The empty boat wag after
wards recovered, with some letters and
a Swedish Bible. The bodies have not
been recovered.
Accidentally Shot Himself.
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 7. Riohard
Fraser, whilo out shooting near here
today, accidentally shot and killed
himself. .
Fine Diamonds at Pretoria.
Pretoria, Feb. 5. An inspector who
paid a surprise visit recently to a dia
mond mine near Pretoria is convinced
of a genuine discovery. He saw dia
monds unearthed of a formation "iuil
lar to the Klmberly diamonds.
mx.
Ww.
to tho scuftoid 'through the sheriff
office at 12:03 P. M., acoompaniod by
Sheriff Bradford and Deputies C. E,
Deichman and J. H. Westcott. He
was placed on the trap, facing north,
and asked by the sbeirff if he had any
thing to say.
The prisoner said "yes," and thon,
in an aloiost inaudible tone, continued:
"All that I want to say is that the
statement 1 have made ia true. I am
an innocent man. Lot Jesus take me
as I am.''
This was a disappointment to the
orowd, which had expeoted a confes
sion. It was all he would say, and his
logs, arms and hands were quickly
pinioned, the black cap put over his
head, and the noose adjusted about his
neck. At a signal from Sheriff Brad
ford, the trap was sprung at 12:10 P.
M., and Wachline was hurled into
eternity.
Life was pronounced extinct in 14
minutes, and one minute later tho body
was cut down and placed in the wait
ing coffin. The body was afterward
removed to the undertaking establish
ment of G. W. Patterson, where it was
viewed by many men and wouion dur
ing the day.
Wachline was hanged for the murder
of John D. Ledrick, an aged German
farmer, who lived three miles south of
Cornelius,
Bad Fire In Wlnnepeg.
Minneajiolis, Minn.. Feb. 7.- A
Journal special from Winnipeg says the
Mclntyre business block in the heart of
the city was destroyed by fire this
morning. The building was four sto
ries high, and contained retail stores,
sample rooms, offices, secret society
rooms nnd the lecture rooms of the
Manitoba university. The total loss
was about $500,000; fully insured.
Houses Hurled by Snow.
Waterville, Me., Feb. 7. Small
houses have been buried by 20-foot
drifts of snow. The Lockwood cotton
milts have closed, the operators being
unablo to reach the factory. There
has been no train over tho Maine Cen
tral for 24 hours.
Limn. Peru, Feb. 7. According to
dispatches from Sucre, Bolivia, there
is much excitement there as to the pol
icy of Peru. The pressure on tho gov
ernment to increiiHo its armament, and
get ready for the pending conflict, as
sorting tho existence of a treaty be
tween Peru and Argentina, is strong,
but the existence of such a treaty is de
nied in responsible quarters.
Fatal Naptlm Fire.
Baku, Russian Caucasus, Feb. 7
The fire that broke out here last week
destroyed half a million pounds of nap
tha, and is still burning fiercely. Many
deaths are reported.
A Famine In Itussla.
' London, Feb. 7. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times ayg a fail
ure in the harvest has caused terrible
distress Among the peasantry of the in
terior provinces, and especially in Cen
tral and Southeastern Russia.
MILLS WILL BE BUILT
To Cut Lumber for Boats Along th
Lakes in Alaska.
The last obstacle has been removed in
the matter of the establishment of tha
saw mills of the Canadian Mill Com
pany at the lakes on the lines of routes
from Wrangel, Skagway and Dyea, to
Dawson and the Klondike. The scheme
is one of the most interesting yefc
launched in connection with the in-;
crease of trade to the north, and con
templates saw mills at different points
along the chain of lakes that lie in the
direct path of all routes leading across
the mountains from tidewater to Daw
eon. The principal business of tho
saw mills will be to cut lumber for the
boats to be used by prospectors and
miners going down to the gold fields.
When running to full capacity the mills
will be able to turn out 80 completed
boats daily.
The first use that the saw mills wilt
be put to, however, will be cutting
lumber to build two stern-wheel steam
ers, which are to ply on the lakes.
Each will be 75 feet long, 18 feet beam
and will draw 18 inches of water. Af
ter the completion of the steamers the
mills will be started cutting boat lum
ber and the daily capacity will be 40,-
000 feet. . The mills will have electric
light plants and run during the dark
hours of the short days or on a night
shift if neoessary. The boats will ba
delivered at the head of Lake Bennett.
and the steamers oan take long strings
of loaded boats and tow them a dis
tance of 72 miloa This will be much
to the advantago of those owning tho
boats, as the peculiar topographical
conditions are such that head winds
prevail during the greater part of tho
season when lake navigation is open.
Each steamer will have a capacity of
125 passengers. The tow of the small
boats will do away with the necessity
of sails. Navigation opens on the lakes
about April 15, and the mills are ex-
peoted to cut for the steamers early in
March. A general freight business by
barges will be conduoted on the lakes,
the barges as well as the boats to ba
towed by the steamers.
Sale of Klondike Claims.
One of the biggest deals on record in
Klondike mining properties was con
summated in Seattle last week. Six
claims, located on Bonanza, Sulphur,
Dominion, All-Gold creeks and French
gulch changed hands. The total
amount involved in the transaction
was between $150,000 and $200,000.
No definite terms have been made pub
lio, both partieB to the deal withhold
ing this information.
The purchasers are E. J. MoCune, ot
Salt Lake, Utah, and Eugene J. Short,
of Spokane, They are acting for them
selves and for Spoakne and New York
parties. Mr. McCune is a brother of
A. W. McCune, the millionaire Mon
tana and British Columbia mining
mau, owner of the Payne silver mine,
in British Columbia. He is also asso
ciated in a number of mining properties
with Marcus Daly and W. L. lloge,
well known in mining circles in Butte
and Anaconda.
Chris Neebur and Carl Hunt are the
sellers. Neebur is an Iowa boy, and
Hunt mined for several years in tha
Kootenay and Oregon before going to
Alaska. Neebur was four years in the
Yukon country, and Hunt spent three
years there. Both were in tins Klon
dike early In the spring of 1897, before
the stampede from the states. They
secured a number of valuable claims on
the principal gold-bearing streams ia
the camp, After taking oat a large
quantity of gold from No. 0, above dis
covery on Bonanza, they sold a halt
interest in the claim for $20,000.
Nuggets of Klondike Newt.
The Alaska Mining Record has the.
following "uuggets" anent Klondikers
passing through Juneau:
Frank Swanson, who is now in Ju
neau, made tho first sluice box that
was ever used In the Kloidiko district.
This was on Gold Bottom creek. He
is a young man with a clour complexion
and a clear record, and is not a million
aire yet, but has a fair prospect of be
coming one this year. lie brought out
about $20,000 in checks.
"Nigger Jim" came out with these
last Yukoners, but stayed at Skagway
for a fow days. He is said to be the
whitest man in Dawson and henoe his
nickname. His real name is James
Dauglierty or in the aristocratic past
D'Aughtre. He was in with Alex Mo
Donald on several recent deals and
brings with him in checks about $100,
000. Sam Stanley, of Junes, lias not done
so budly in the interior. Ho comes
out with about $10,000 in gold, and
has an interest in two of the finest
claims on the Eldorado.
Fred Stevens sold out the Dawson
opera house just before the big fire for,
it is said, $20,000, but he did not bring
all this out with him.
George Miller had sold, when he left
Dawson, about 800 of his 1,000 head of
sheep, and cleared about $20,000 out of
the transaction.
George Apple had the biggest chance
in his life to muke a fortune when
candles went up to $1 each, and then
became un purchasable at any price.
He made moulds for the making of tal
low candles and there was plenty of
tallow, but ho gave' his ingenuity to
the benefit of the community. Still
he need not fear tho grocery bill for
another 20 years.
It is not true that the correspondent
of the Kansas City Star managed to
marry "Nigger Jim," so the San Fran
cisco Call will have to tako back the
charge that she is a young and beauti
ful woman.
The men who were invited and aided
to leave Dawson are the men who said
they were fleeing from starvation.
None of the men who worked while
there have any kick coming. They all
roturn with well-fed expressions and
healthy wallets. . . '