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SATURDAY.
.JULY 24 1897
GOODi TUfES; COMING.
'. .Tun a and Julv are ordinarily the
dullest business months in The Dalies,
and this year naa Deen no eAcepuun
liiu rule, liu wcycl uwimh t. "
present month will show a marked im-
Drovement In business of every nne,
' and we trust that ,we will be able to
record a. marked improvement in traue
during the fall; months- tverytmoff
ntrtnts .to a- mare "orosoerous season
this year than for many years pa9t, and
in wet Improvements are already ten,
since some classes of producers have
realized fair returns on their products,
nn.ttl"mn-havinff sold immense num
bers of cattle at fair prices, and some
: of the wool raisers having disposed of
their fleeces at figures that are satis
factory. These sales have had a ten
dency to stimulate business,, but our
real prosperity will c'oine later in the
'season, when the wheat crop is put up-
oatnemarKec.
The money that comes in for wheat
"lamore generally distributed than
that "coming from any other, source,
Anil an nncnallp ljirorp OrCtti ' 1 1 DO
harvested, the effects of the wheat
sales will be most beneficial: With
the many resources from which The
Dalles will draw, times cannot but be
ornml .ha tialanen of this vear. And
-
the return of the good times many will
attribute to the change of the adminis
tration and the legislation that will
oe enacted during me preeuu rim
session of congress. But those who
carefully examine into causes will find
the cause of our prosperity is more re-
- . ' . '.. A I 1.
mote than any legislation iuai hm
been or will be enacted."
" It is true that the price of one pro
duct wool has been effected by pros
pective legislation. The certainty that
- i
a amy win De leviea upuu uui
' caused wool merchants to buy largely
for speculation,' and has erfcouraged
them to offer an advance in prices
. .1 . i l - T? , , . Va nuin
over tause 01 insu jr. uuu y
of meats, that is beef and mutton", ad
vanced on' account of the demand for
' shipment abroad ' and because of 'the
iab nftnn nt taaA tn the middle' West
ern states. And certainly the abund
ant wheat yield cannot be attributed
to legislation, for the powers on earth
have no effect upon toe elements in
supplying seasonable weather neces
sary to the production or crops, nor is
the price of wheat affected by the ;eu
actment of a tariff law, since iu jaiue.
is fixed in the countries a which .it j
will be exported. So;,'-whlie we
certain of approaching good time4 me
cannot attribute them "solely, to the
wisdom of the administration, but
"rather to seasonable weather heVe and
the shortage of crops abroad. .. .
"CONSISTENT" CARLISLE
.. When the gold standard democrats
-of Kentucky held their convention
last week. Hon. John G. Carlisle de-.
livered a speech la which he declared
that the "faithful followors gathered
there .under- the- sound of hisr voice
would die rather than surrender their
noliticial con'visiians." They were
there. Mr.'Carlysleassorted.to paralyze
the ."lunatics who propose to bury this
.nnntftr nfrlai n. nnlin.v nf hlmetaliam."
2ipt one of the faithful there assembled
has ever surrendered his political con
victions: no not one, not : even the
..noble, the "consistent" Carlisle,' The
immaculate ex-secretary. ,.-' pf , .the
treasurer,- ex-senator and ex-congressman,
above all others, would neyer be
guilty of such a breach of faith, such
an unpardonable sin.. .Ho . not 'he.
But alas, this "unblemished", sample
of American manhood and statesman
ship; unfortunately : Id on record, and
his -utterances ' in the past', coupled
with those of the present, brand him
asine of the rankest demagogues of
the age. . In . the house of representa
tives in 1878, while discussing the de
monitization of silver., .which was
followed by a vote for the free coinage
bill then before congress, this saint of
"sound money" said:
i According- to mv view'of the sub-
. . -inr.t.
tho consniracv that seems to have
been- formed here and in Europe to de
stroy . .by legislation , from three
sevenths to' one-half the metallic
money of the world, is the most
gigantic , prime, of . this or any other
age. The consummation of such a
scheme would ultimately entail more
misery upon the human, race than' all
t.ha warn, neatilancea and famines that
ever occurred hi the history of the
world." The absolute and instaneous
destruction of half the entire movable
property of ..the . world, . including
houses, ships, railroads, and all the
appliances for carrying on commerce,
while it would be felt more sensibly , at
the' moment, would pot produce any
thing like the prolonged distress and
disorganization 01 society tnat must
inevitably result from the permanent
annihilation of one-half the metallic
money in. the world "' r , j- ' -'
; When ' - Mr." Carlisle uttered those
prophetic words he was an avowed
i me talis t, he favored the free and un-
ted coinage of both gold and silve-.
i had politicial convictions that
jng-rooted and firm; but be
them without offering up
the altar of gold. : He
Jctions until he entered
et in 1893, then a
over' him, and
the sale of sixty
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ild die be-
coa
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gram. A war with the United Stated
would be conducted almost wholely
on water, and while wo have an im
mense unprotected seacoast. still Japan
is not in position to at present do us
much serious damage, because she has
not a navel force sufficient to cope with
that of the United States now in Pacific
waters, and besides she has a large sea
coast of her own to protect.
At present the relative strength of
the Japanese navy to our own is ac
cording to the best authorities, as 4i
to 10. The Japanese have only two
first-class- battleships, the Fuji 'and
Yashims, both built in England. The
Oregon is a more modern and power
ful vessel than either of these, and with
the Monterey and Monadnock to assist
her, could whip both of them. In ad
dition to the three above-named -vessels,
we have five cruisers on this
coast, and as many more in Japan and
China, which will sail for Honolulu or
the United States at the first sign of
hostilities. These facts are as well
known to the Japs as to any ''one, and
they will not readily hazard a war in
which they stand no show of winning.
it is quite probable, and in fact seems
almost certain that the United States
will at some future date be forced into
ao altercation with Japan.- but there is
no present danger of a rupture between
the two governments. .
: WHEAT AND PROSPERITY.
The government crop report,' which
shows an improvement in the condition
of wheat as compared with a month
ago, Is encouraging. Last month's
condition indicated a handsomo in
crease in the total yield as compared
with the crop in 189-5, while the esti
mates which are now furnished show
that the gain will be greater than was
expectad four weeks asro. While the
wheat crop of the . United States is
reasonably sure to be at least 75,000
buahels larger than it was in 1896, the
condition in Russia.'France, Austria
Hungary "and Great Britain, as re
ported by the European agent of the
United States Department of agricul
ture, indicates a smaller yield In those
countries than was had' last year. All
this is food news for the American
wheat grower. He will have more to
sell than he had in 1896; and the fall
ing off in the crop in most of the im
portant producing countries in Europe
will give him a market for his surplus
at fair prices . '
Nature has been kind to us this year
in giving us ' good ' srops xhen the
people across the Atlantic are found
to be short' of bread stuffs, and as a re
sult the wheat crop will be an import
ant factor in producing prosperity. It
will bring into this country millions
of foreign capital that - will be dis
tributed among the real wealth pro
ducers, and in consequence this will
create good times among the classes
where all real and lasting prosperity
must originate. And coming as it will
right on fhe heels of the passage of
theew tariff law, both the good crops
anc(,fr prices will be credited to the
enactment flf a law that could not pos
sibly ftffeei the price of cereals for it is
fixed) in countries beyond the reach of
American legislation,; .Nevertheless
the prosperity which the wheat, crop
will bring will be welcomed, no matter
who gets the credit. - . :,
MISTAKEN AGAIN.
We had thought' and in fact been
taught to believe, through the asser
tions of the Republican press, that the
recent rise in the price of wool was
owing exclusively to the tariff legisla
tion" befog enacted in Washington,
but l' it ,eeems"Jtha .'In' "this' supposition
we" were" mistaken! for jhb' Orejgonlanv
one ox tn&oracies oi lae .preseuo ajje,
and at the same' tithe a Bticitter pro
tection as a beneficial measure""! -th
wool raiser, tells us the.e is another.
cause for the rise in price besides
tariff legislation. '; It says:
"One of the causes' supposed to be
affectiner the. wool market is the
terrible mortality- of the" sheep in
Australia, - caused by. the drought.
Grass and herbage have entirely dis
appears! oyer vast areas, and it is
feared that one-half the sheen of Aus
tralia - will perish,' . or, indeed, have
pvrished already. It is a heavy blow
to Australian prosperity, and it comes
upon the heels of a long procession of
unfortunate events in that country,
with depression and disaster, compared
with which our own era of hard times
presents but trifling difficulties."
Tbjs is a discouraging admission for
the advocates' of protection, and
especially for those who pinned all
their faith upon the tariff as the creator
of prosperity. They are forced to ad
mit that the rise in price of brea i-stuff
is owing to the shortage of crops in the
old world, and now to be forced to con
cede that the rise in the price of wool
is hot owing to tariff legislation, but
to a famine in Australia. is too bad. It
makes thein conclude that their only
hope of thrift lies in the misfortunes
and calamities that befall other lands,
and that they cannot longer lay their
hopes for relief upon the great Ameri
can aongrees. '-
A CREDITABLE ENTERPRISE.
Within a short time Mesdames L
M. Miller and C. C. Cogswell will . be
gin the publication at Portland of a
monthly journal ' entitled "Drift."
The purpose and alms of the publica
tion will be to develop the literature
of the Pacific coast, to preserve the
Indian traditions, collect historical
data, gathar together fragmantary
records of the early pioneers, and in
fact to advance, every literary and
historical matter of Interest to - the
Northwest.
The publication will be a strictly
Pacific coast enterprise, and is worthy
of liberal suppoitand patronage, since
its every object is commendable. It
will be a journal of which the state
may well feel proud, and if given the
support which it will merit will be
come a permanency. -'
In the interest of economy appar
ently the Klickitat hoard of county
.commissioners havo retired the sheep
inspector and dispensed with his ser
vices; As we understand the new
Washington law" for - quarantining
Oregon sheep before admitting them
nto Washington, the action of the com-
issioners will leave Klickitat county
ut ah officer ta- put the new law
e so that Oregon sheep may
Iver ad libitum. - ' c i
hat come from Alaska are
oa bids fair to
egislative action or
onal agreement.
Ids' has' been
fabulous,
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THE SUGAR BEET. .
;1 he . remarkable v opportunities for
the extension of profitable agricultural
Industries In this country through the
medium of the sugar beet are duly set
forth in a farmers' bulletin on the sub
ject oy H. W. Wiley. Experience has
shown that the sugar beet reaches its
highest development In north temper
ate latitudes. As a result of years of
careful experimentation, it may be
said that as far as temperature alone is
concerned the sugar . beet attains its
greatest perfection in a zone of vary
ing width, through the center of which
passes the isothermal line of 70 degrees
F. for the months of June, July and
August.
This isothermal line, for the United
States, begins near the "city of New
York and passes up the Hudson river
to Albany; thenco, turning westward,
It runs near Syracuse and passes in a
southwesterly direction, touching the
shore of Lake Erie near Sandusky, O.;
turning then in a northwesterly direc
tion, it enters Michigan and reaches
its highest point in that state near
Lansing: then going in a southwesterly
direction, it enters the state of Indiana
near South Bend, passes through
Miehigan.City: then in a northwesterly
course continues through the cities of
i hicago and Madison! reaching its
highest point near St. Paul; thence it
extends in a . southwesterly direction
until it enters the state of South Da
kota, where it turns again northwest
and reaches its highest point in Dakota
just above the forty-fifth parallel of
latitude, where it crosses the Missouri
river. The isothermal line then turns
almost duo south, following very close
ly the one hundred and first degree of
longitude until it leaves the state of
Nebraska near the northeast corner of
Colorado. Passing in a southwesterly
direction through Colorado, it reaches,
at Pueblo, almost to the one hundred
and fifth deg-ee of west longitude,
whence it passes in a slightly south
easterly direction into New Mexico,
turns to the west and crosses the one
hundred a'nd fifth degree of longitude
at about the thirty-second degree of
latitude; then turning, westward, it
passes in a very irregular line through
the states of California, Oregon and
Washington.
' Extending a distance of 100 miles on
each side of this isothermal line is a
belt which for the present may be re
garded as tne theoretical beet' sugar
area of the United States. There are
many localities lying outside of this
belt in which the sugar beet will
thrive, but this will bo due to some ex
ceptional qualities of the climate or
soil and not to any favorable influence
of a higher' or lower temperature. : A
mean temperature of 70 degrees F.
in the summer, - however, must not be
regarded as t1!e only element of tem
perature which is to be taken into con
sideration. In those localities where
the winters .come early and are of
unusual severity will be found greater
difficulties in the production of sugar
from the surar beet than in those lo
calities where the winters are light and
mild, although the mean summer tem
perature of both localities may be
represented by 70 degrees F. As an il
lustration of this difficulty may be
cited northern .Nebraska and South
Dakota, where the winters are of great
severity, and southern California,
where there is scarcely any winter; at
all.' "
The mean summer temperature of
these localities is about the same, but
the continuation of a semisummer
temperature through the winter in
Southern California greatly fayors the
growth and manufacture of beets. In
northern Nebraska and South Dakota
I the "beets, which are to he-manufac
tured during the winter time, have to
be protected by expensive silos. ' In
southern California and other places
similarly situated the beets can be
protected without any covering or at
most with only a slight covering of
leaves or straw. The season for plant
ing in a mild climate is also longer.
For instance, in southern California
planting- can commence as early
as January and continue till June,
thus giving a beet crop coming
continuously into maturity from the
1st of August to the 1st of December.
In other localities the planting must
be accomplished in a short time, say
from the 10th of May till the 1st of
June. . Before the first of these dates
the ground will be too cold for plant
ing, and after the second the season
will be so late as to prevent the matur
ity of the beets from frost. When the
field is properly plowed and subsoiied
in the late autumn, the- farmer will be
able to take advantage of the first
favorable opportunity in thespring to
prepare the surface of the soil and
plant the seed, . ' ' ':
THE' NEW GOLD FIELDS.
The recent reports of the wonderful
gold discoveries in Alaska have created
widespread excitement, which revives
memories of the days of '49, when the
great rush began to California. From
press reports it is learned the excite
ment in the Sound cities was intense,
and the gold fever infection has spread
until there is & probability that many
thousands will soon be on their way to
the gold fields in search of glittering
wealth." Many will go Illy prepared
with means sufficient to withstand the
vigors of an almost Arctic climate,
little dreaming of tba hardships and
sufferings from want of the necessary
sustenanse of life, incident to travel in
that cold and rugged country. Of the
many thousands ho will be attracted
by visions of wealth, probably the
thousands will be few in number who
will realize the visions of ' hope with
which they leave their homes of com
fort, though never so poor?
Persons should not disregard judge
ment and proper precautions by too
much haste, but seek first for the best
information attainable, . as to the
country and the proper, time to seek
the mines, and (he prospect of sustain
ing life during the long winters of low
temperature. : The Seattle Times gives
these words of caution, which are
worth considering. . Of the new gold
fields of the Clondyke it says: -Remember
that it is COCO miles by
land and . water from Seattle that
it requires alyears.. outfitting for the
most rigorous climate in America, and
(hat it will" be the middle ot 'August
before any ..man can get there this
year; 'that the thermometer ranges
4from 35 to 68 degrees bejow zero and
to 130 degrees below freezing and
men going at this season may" be com
pelled to live in tents next winter.
These are some of the conditions im
posed in order to secure this gold.
-THE DUTY OX BAGS.
The conference committee restored
bacs and cotton lies to the dutlble list. !
One cent on every bushel of wheat the j
raise on this coast for export L
requlred to pay this tar. This .
Erasers
vter
tax on the wheat producers (
than what can be realized by the wool
growers by reason of the tariff. Why
is the former taxed and the latter
allowed to levy tribute on ninety-nine
per cent of the entire population? The
interests of the wheat producer are of
greater importance to the country
than those of the comparatively few
wool raisers, who have a profit in
raising sheep for mutton. But we
suppose the protectionist will argue
that the foreigner pays the tax on
bags, as tho .wheat is exported, the
same as be argues that the foreigner
pay b the duty on our imports. A re
publican tariff is intended to meet all
emergencies. When the McKinley
bill was passed, the duties were made
so high that imports were prohibited
and the act was properly titled "an act
to reduce the revenue." It was a
grand success and bankrupted the
treasury. Now we have a McKinley
bill in which the duties are higher on
many articles than in the act of 1890,
and lower in but a few cases, yet this
is a measure to increase the revenue.
It will work the same a 3 it did before.
But in the meantime tho wheat pro
ducer must pay hi3 tribute to the bag
trust. Ex.
.EDITORIAL NOTES.
The coal miners who are striking
against the reduction oflheir wages
are now earning $2'87 a week. Mark
Hanua thinks they are taking a very
unwise course.
Every neighborhood on the Hawaiian
Islands with as many as forty children
is provided with a school house. The
little republic is already Amerieadized
enough to give a prominent place to
the 'schoolmaster.
Gen. Weyler says his first thought
is the glory of Spain. Evidently he
has not had much consideration for
his -first thought.judginff from the way
he has disgraced Spain since he has
been'governor-general of Cuba.
It is said that there are some 15,000
tramps working west in the path of
the Christian Endeavors. They may
becoming west, but nothing can bo
mote certain than that they are not
working west.
Oae by one the faithful who sacri
ficed all former principles last fall. and
supported McKinley are receiving
their rewards. Bent Killen got a job
of going to Alaska to inquire into the
growth of moss, and T. V. Powderly
has been appointed commissioner
general of immigration.
When Sylvester Scovel, who was
sent to Dillonvale to investigate the
coal strike for the World, finds that
the miners have been paid an average
of $176 a year, or 4Si cents A day, it
shows that the world in general and
Ohio in particular needs religion tnat
will keep in working order on week
days.
England's greed for rich mining
land is unbounded, and now the United
States are confronted with a boundary
dispute on account of the recent dis
coveries in Alaska. It would be in
order for Venezuela to reciprocate by
making a declaration concerning Its
Monroe doctrine, as a return for the
assistance rendered by this govern
ment when England was trying to en
croch upon Venezuela's gold fields.
'' A town has no more right to depend
wholly for suocess on its natural ad
vantages than a man has a right to de
pend on his wifes relations to get to
heaven. It is the harmony of the
whole people on a progressive plan
that lifts a town out of ruts aid put it
- 1 3 . ' "fc-. .
on tue roau to success, hu uran oa
earth can prosper with its citizens
pulling in different Ways. A. ..strong
pull and a long pull altogether is what
counts. 1 - .- "'' ' 7
The Salem Statesman got out of
humor because the Salem Journal was
distributed among the Christian Eh
deavor. excursionists passing through
Oregon, homeward bound, and de
clared that the paper was not a fitting
representative and gave strangers an
inaccurate impressiod of the capital
city. This is the way the Journal re
plies, "Its herring headed, Missouri
democratic turn coat editor has no
more comprehension of conduct along
the line of principle than a dead horso
bas of Shakespeare," '
It has been reported by the press
that Miss Goelet of New York, would
soon marry the Duke of Manchester.
Now comes forward Papa Goelet who
denies the story and declares that be
would rather see his daughter in her
erave than contract such a marriage
Papa Goelet is rich .and the young
duke is "broke," but is the possessor
qf many titles. In spite of the unwill
ingcets of Miss Cbioken Goelet to be
caught with such "chaff" PapaGoelet's
head is still level and safe We are
glad to see one American father still
left among the extremely rich.
Cuts from the official cheese come
slowly to our Oregon statesmen, men
who did valiant service when the
dangerous oampalgn rocket was flying,
and , the McKinley fire cracker was
popping, who braved the flaring torch
and the dripping coal oil, who blistered
willing hands with unaccustomed and
strange "weep-uns," should be recog
nized now, and not be subjected to
danger of sunstroke while standing
bearheaded before the throne.
Memorie's eye brings up many brilliant
pictures of valiant braves who are yet
waiting. This should not be oh, Hanna
n OTHERS
recovering from
trie illness at
tending child
birth, or who suf-
1'fer from the ef
fects of disorders.
derangements
and displace
ments of the wo
manly organs,
will find relief
and a permanent cure in Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. Taken during
pregnancy, the "Prescription"
nAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY
by preparing the system for parturition,
thus assisting Nature and shortening
"labor." The painful ordeal of child
birth 13 robbed of its terrors, and the
dangers thereof greatly lessened, to boll:
mother and child, The period of confine
ment js also greatly1 sljorleiied, the
mother strengthened and built up, and au
abundant secretion of nourishment for
the child promoted. If
THE MARRIED WOMAN
be delicate, run-down,. or overworked, it
worries her husband as well as herself.
This is the proper time to build up her
strength and cure those weaknesses, or
ailments, which are the cause of her
trouble. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion dispels aches and pains, melancholy
and nervousness, brings refreshing sleep
and makes a new woman of her.
Mr. ABMWLvox. of Igrrame, Jtfaru C$ff,
r..wniei "jnauueea
fuftermf from ulceration
and falling of the womb,
lor several yean, or since
Ihe birth of my youaeeat
child. I consulted all the
pbvsicians around here
and they gvn nie-up and
Eid there was so help
r me.
At last, almost discour
aeed. I began Ukiuj Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription and took five
bottles. It is three years
since and I have not had
an v vetnrn of the tvanbla.
I feel very grateful, and
In fact, o-are vou mv life.
for I do not think I should have been alive, new
f ibt4ataa jour
1
Vb. Lvqk.
THE CLONDYKE GRAZE
New Eldorado Continues to
Absorb Public Attention.
RUSH FROM CALIFORNIA
Many Miners Preparing to Leave
San Francisco for the
New Minns.
Steamers Book Pamenprors Direct for Daw
on City Perils Attending the
Journey Yield Estimated
nt Ten Million.
San Francisco, July 20. Notwith.
standing the suggestions of the miners
on the advantages of traveling over
land, the Excelsior, which will sail on
the 2Sth, is booking passengers for
Dawson City by the score and will
close its books in a day or so. The
sttamer will arrive at St. Michael's
early in August, in time to connect
with river boats running direct to
Dawsou. The gold seekers will reach
their destination about September 5.
As the Yukon will be frozen by
October 1, no one who does not go
Foon will be able to reach Dawsou this
year by way of St. Michael's. Hun
dreds will doubtless make the journey
overland from Juneau after the closing
of the navigable streams.
The Alaska Commercial Company
has aOO.000 pounds of supplies at St.
Michael's, all "of which will be
forwarded to Dawson by boat before
the closing of the river. The North
American Transportation Company
has an equal amount of food and cloth
ing at St. Michael's.
. A party of 40 men is preparing to
charter a schooner and sail to Juneau,
from which point they will make the
journey overland to Dawson.
It is hard to say at this time how
many San Franciscans' will leave for
the new Eldorado. Hundreds are con
sidering the question, but tho danger
and the possibility of failure will keep
many of them from swelling the popu
lation of Dawsou City or any of the
new towns which will spring up, or
from journeying to possible new fields
which may be -discovered. The
problem is a difficult one to -solve, but
the chances are that a couple of
hundred will leave here between now
and next spring.
The Walla Walla sails this morning
with but few Yukoners. The Walla
Walla will connect with the Mexico
which will take most of the miners
bound for Juneau. The Yukon rush
has caused the Pacific Coast Company
to arrange an extra steamer trip, which
will be the George W. Elder, to leave
Portland for Juneau soon, stopping at
Seattle. '' .
; A HAZAKDOC8 UNDERTAKING.
Difficulties Attending m Trip to the Clon.
dyke Pointed One.
Chicago, July 20. P. B. Weare
vice-president of the. North American
Trading Company, is receiving bund
reds of letters asking information re
garding Alaska.. He said today: -
'."The boats which sail from Seattle
this month are full every passage
taken. That means that any ore who
wants to go to Clondyke must wait for
the August boats. And the jouruey is
7.000 miler. . People talk about it as if
it was walking across the street. They
don't "realize- what Alaska Is What
the Yukon fa'. . They will need a. map
to'convince them of the truth that the
coTmtry of the Yukon and its tributar
ies in Alaska arid 'British America is
as large as the whole country east ot
the Mississippi that it is longer than
a-trip' to Europe before they reach
Behring sea, and the mouth of the
Yukon; that by the time they strike
the Yukon the Alaskan Arctic winter
will be upon them. , By 'September 20
the winter settles down and the Yutcon
country is frozen solid till next May.
"The expenses of getting from
Chicago to Seattle is $60, and from
Seattle to Behring sea $130. There
will be thousands of Eastern men who
will go, but of course the coast people
have everything in their favor. -
'One thing must be. remembered,
that the Clondyke country is in British
domain and will be governed accord
ingly."
A TERRIFIC l- PLOSION,
Si Persona Instantly Killed in an Arms
Factory.
New Bayen, Conn., July fcl. Four
women and two men were killed today
by an explosion in the loading depart
ment of the armory of the Winchester
Repeating Arms Company. Two meh
were fatally injured, and at least a
dozen seriously injured.
' The dead are: "
William F. Baumer.
. Mrs. Mary Baumeister.
Miss Joale Brennan.
Miss Ida Brown.
William Hill.
. -Miss Tracy Conroy.
'The fatally injured are: George and
Edward Barderoff. '
The explosion occurred in the load
ing room. Employed In tliis room
were 150? hands, two-thirds of them
girls and womenr Nearly all; the
female hands are . employed on the
loading machines.' ' The full comple
ment of hands was at work In the room
when the explosion took place. - Forty
feet of the side of the -building was
blown out, and fragments of human
bodies were scattered In every direc
tion. All available physicians, fire de
partment, police, ambulance and hospi
tal corps were speedily summoned.
. narrowing scenes were enacted as
the vast throng congregated about the
piaie. Tbs victims who were aliye
were made as comfortable as possible
and conveyed with all possible speed
to their homes. Two bodies bad been
decapitated. Others bai been par
tially torn asunder and still others had
boen dismembered. Edward Barderoff
died after being taken to the hospital.
making the seventh victim of the ex
plosion. ' '
The cause of the explosion ha) noi
been, determined. T. G. Bennett,
president of the company, said:
We have been running automatic
loading machines for more than 2i
years, and this is the first time any one
has been injured. Since the adoption
of these machines we have had no ac
cidents "in the use of black gunpowder."-.
'
BenDet expressed the belief thai
through the carelessness of an opera
tor or powder boy the machine tha
exploded had been overcharged.. '
INSL'KGENlS ON THE AGUHKSSIVK.
The Busbcdc Oampxitfn In Cnbn M Fain;
LAanvbed. -
New York, July 21. 1 comas E
tra a-P&lma, president of the Cuba.
junta, has received a letter dated Julj
1 from General Maximo Gomez, in
which the general says:
"It is advisable to make this sum
mer's campaign as active and aggres
sive as oossible. To cary out our plans
successfully we will need rather than
anything else a steady supply of arumu
ntion. For that we depend on the
support of patriotic Cubans and friends
abroaa.
'The recent landing of several ex
peditious in different sections of Cuba
has enabled our men to eng:ige the
Spanish with satisfactory results. The
remarkably large number of disabled
soldiers entering the Spanish hosp tula
in tho last two weeks is the most
emphatic proof of our activity.
'I have received a half-million
rounds of ammunition from the last
expedition landed in Camagusy. It
was conveyed across the Jucaro Moron
trocha by Colonel Dim mas with 300
men. The passage of the trO';ha by
Colonel Zamora's force shows that the
barrier defended by 15,000 Spanish
soldiers is no obstacle to orr move
ments. This last supply of ammuni
tion enabled our forces under Major
General Carillo to move wectirard.
I'Rl'UOiYAN WAR l!t AT AM END.
Kebels Are In Possession of .tne Entire
Country.
New York, July 21 Uruguay is
practically in the hands of the rebels.
says the -Herald's correspondent at
Montevideo, and the war is at at. an
end. While the rebels have not upset
the government, they have forced it
into a corner from which there seems
no escape, and the final result un
doubtedly will be a complete turning
over of existing conditions in Uruguay.
An armistice between the rebels and
the government was signed a few days
ago. It. was to remain in force 'until
August 1. Peace negotiations were
immediately set on foot. The negotia
tions have led to a proposal to form a
government of the rebel chiefs, the
rebels to be given the presidency of
the republic and the governorship of
six provinces. In addition every
rebel who has been dismissed from the
army is to be reinstated under the
new movement, and all those exiled
on account of the" revolution are to be
allowed to return.
Pedro Jose Ramirez has been prac
tically decided upon for the new
president, though the details of how
and when be is to take the office have
not yet been decided upon.
WON niSI RICHKS AND A WIFE.
Romance of the' Owner 'of Dawson City
- Townsite.
New York, July 22. A special to
the World from f'lattsburg, N. Y.,
says:
Joseph Ladue, owner of the townsite
of Dawson, Alaska, is now on the way
to his former home at Schuyler Falls,
Clinton , county, New York, to be
f-married to Miss Mason. It is said that
Ladue and Miss Mason were to have
been married long ago, but Miss
Mason's parents opposed the match
because Ladue was poor. Then Ladue
went to the Black Hills in search of
gold. He was quite successful, but be
fore coming East to claim his bride,'
he went into speculation at Dead wood
and lost every dollar.
Ladue wrote to Miss Mason of hia
misfortune, and soon after went to
Alaska. He did not return borne until
two years ago, and then it was settled
that upon his return from another trip
to Alaska they would be married. As
Ladue is said to be a millionaire, the
parents of the bride will offer no ob
jections to tho unlon.aod.it is probable
that Mr. and Mrs. Ladue will spend
their honeymoon on their way to the
gold fields, where they intend to live
for at least three years. .
ANOTHER D18SEN UNO VOICE.
An Ohloan Now In Alaska Denounces
. . Clondyke Stones aa False.
Toledo, O., July 21. Mr. and Mrs.
Claus Spellman, of Defiance, have just
received a letter from their son, Fred,
who has been in Alaska sinoe last
March, . that discredits the golden
stories that have been exciting the
people of the West for several weeks,
Mr. Spellman went to Alaska from
Montana last March, under contract
as a prospector. A number of men
were in the party and they will all re
turn to Montanna this month. Spell
man says there is absolutely no truth
in the fabulous stories that come from
Alaska, and that the gold fields there
are practically barren. He says there
is a great scarcity of food in that sec
tion. The suffering there and the
enormous amount of money necessary
to be paid to secure the barest neces
sities of life, he says, should deter any
thinking man from giving the subject
of a trip to that country a second
thought. -.
Caused by a atroken Journal
.Sacramento, Cal., July 20. At 2:30
this morning a tourist car attached to
the northbound Oregon express train
was- derailed-, at Sheridan, Placer
county. . .Therain was turning into a
switch to alibvf J,he passage of the
southbound express, when the tourist
car turned over. It is thought the
accident was caused by a defective
journal. A. L.' Paxton "suffered
sprained ankle and his wife has an arm
bruised. They were transferred to
another car and proceeded on their
journey, toward. Portland, Oregon
The wrecked train was delayed six
hours. -
Penalty for Discourtesy.
Vancouver, B. C , July 21.1The
princes dowager of China has confined
Prince Tsal for life in a dungeon for
not being present to congratulate her
on her blrtbaay, ana In refusing to
worship at the shrine of his ancestors,
His title is to be taken away and he is
to be publicly whipped on the bare
back with bamboos until he cries for
mercy, after which he is to be ehixl up
oetween four walls and fed on spare
diet until he repents. This degree has
been published in the court gazette.
Spain's Boar of Peril.
Madrid, July 20. Senor Moretly-
Prendergast, the liberal leader, . and
former minister, delivered a brilliant
.speech at Saragossa last night on the
Cuban question. He violently attacked
the policy of the government, especial
ly its methods of campaigning in Cuba,
ind declared that autonomy must be
proclaimed. "Autonomy for Cuba,"
be said, "is as much a necessity of
Spain as of Cuba." He dwelt impres-
ively upon the dangers ta which the
monarchy is exposed if it .does not
obey the force of public opinion.
A Fatal Electrical Storm.
Marion, O., July 20. A succession
of terrible electrical ' storms with
heavy rainfall passed oyer this city and
vicinity. ? George Stent whilo driving
i mowing machine was killed by light
ning. Charles Seiton ana vv imam son-
tag, mecnantco, returuiug iiuu nun,
were struck down 00 the street. T.hey
nay recover. Four men near Rad-
, , m iLE. 1 . -
Kirn, K miles iroiu mis unj, were
billed.
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REACHED NEW YORK
A General Rush to the Clon
dyke Will Soon Begin.
THE URUGUAYAN WAR
The Rebels Are in Possession of the
Entire Country and the War
is as an End.
Won Him
Riches and at Wife
Bo
of the uwner of
Dawson City
Townsite.
New York, July 22. Tho World
says. ."The. Clondyke gold fever has
reached this city. A.t all the ticket
agencies and railroad offices inquiries
are being made about rates,
' "What will it cost to eend my son to
tho new gold fields?" a well-dressed
woman inquired of C. E. Lambert, the
general passenger agent of the West
Shore railroad. Mr. . Lambert gave
her the figures and she promised to
return. . - , - -.
.''She is only one of a dozen who have
been here to see us this morning,"
said Mr. Lambert.
- The first expedition from this city
for th6 Yukon gold fields will leave
early next week. All the details have
been arranged at the office of former
Judge George M. Curtis. Tho party
is to comprise William Edwards, a
young lawyer In Mr. Curts' office, a
son of Billy Edwards, of the Hoffman
house; John W. Edwards, a Brooklyn
druggist; Dr. James W. Bros to 11, of
Brooklyn, and Charles Edelman, a
civil and mining engineer of this city.
In addition to scientific and gastron
omical supplies furnished pro rata,
each man will put $1200 intoa common
fund. Every detail has been carefully
arranged and all that remains to do is
to engage passage on. the Pacific coast
steamship Queen, which will sail from
San Francisco August 7. This will be
attended to by Judge Curtis, who is in
the metropolis of California on lega1
buslness. All supplies will be pur
chased at Sao Francisco and the party
will leave the Queen at Juneau and go
overland to the Clondyke district.
Speaking to a reporter one of the
members of the party said:
"There is one thing in favor of the
Yukon district, and that is the
abundant supply of fresh fish. We
have plenty of fishing tackle and every
article necessary to establish a com
fortable home. The. doctor will look
after physical welfare. Dr. Clark, too,
is a pharmacist, and he can compound
the doctor's prescriptions. We shall
have the best equipment experience
can suggest and we shall be well sup
plied with weapons to use in self-defence,
if necessary."
Dr. Edwards, who has visited Alaska,
has prepared a list of uieato, saccarhine
and farinaceous food products, toge'her
with fresh and dried fruits and pickles.
To this will be added coffoo, chocolate,
spices, etc., and the supply is based on
a total of 70 ounces of food for each
man daily.
"This amount," said Dr. Edwards,
"may be reasonably assured as the
quantity necessary to the maintenance
of man's perfect health in a latitude
such as the Yukon. We intend to
take along a good supply of spirituous
liquors, as they 'will be of great value
to us."
Each of the party is in excellent
spirits and confident of succe3s.V
W. B. Fasig. a prominent horseman
of Cleveland, well known in this city,
is authority for the statement that he
and a number of New Yorkers have
chartered a steamer and are arranging
an expedition, which .will sail from
this port in September.
Trumps 8elke a Train.
OMAHA, July 21. News has just
been received that tramps have stopped
a freight and passenger train on the
Omaha road at Teaamah, Neb. The
gang is trying to force its way over
the road. Officers of the road are con
sulting now aa to what action to take.
. CmtlMd Beneath a Train.
Baker City, Or., July 20. D. M.
Boynton, a pioneer, this morning
slipped and fell under a freight train,
crushing hU left arm and necessitating
amputation just below the elbow.
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