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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1897)
wffiipw;pjPM j i.iupymiyiy.! DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. i SALEM' OBEGON 3T1UDAY. JULY !10, 18T. NO. J. 7 L d, &f V ??"' T' v Prices All X Sboee ! Slippers! far the next 30 days in order to make room for heavy fall stock wc will Oil Prices on all linca for 30 days. Call and get the benefit. KRAU55E BROS. 285 Commercial st, PER Mid Hr Pi 1 Before the fall lines come in The brv ken lines must go re gardless of cost Until further notice we will give a dis count of 20 to 50 per cent on all broken lines of boys and children's suits. This is a bona tide sale, Do not miss it I W. JOHNSON & CO. 120 State street. F. FAJR-KHU'RST. reliable Farm Machinery, Wagons, Buggies and supplies. i Commercial street, opposite elr'buggics, "osoorne" uinaers unu muwvrs. n muujui ibwiv iaiw a; i Reduced I lines of to a: TIES AND to to to to T0 50 CENT Capital National bank. 'Buckeye." and 60UNT CLONDYKE Excitement Still Spreading, Steamer Elder to Leave Portland Today Bound for Alaska. Portland, Or., July 30. There was a busy scene all day yesterday, on the dock from whence the stcnnier Elder Is to sail today for Alaska. Trucks and drays were unloading miners' stores and prospective miners, with visions of untold wealth before them were seeing that their outfits arrived and were pnt aboard. About 100 ar rived from California, and as many more from interior towns. Merchants were busy all day outfitting the future millionaires. Asked for a Protector. Washington, July 30.- The steamer Portland, which is expected to leave St. Michaels about Septem berl5, will, it is said, have on board gold from the Alaskan gold fields vulued at $2,000,000. P. B. Wcare, of Chicago, president of the North American Transporta tion & Trading Co., lias ad Ised the treasury department that ijc fears an attempt will be made by pirates to capture this cargo and has asked that the government detail a levenue cutter to convoy the Portland out of Bchring sea. This request has been granted. The revenue cutter Bear and possibly one or two others will conoy the Portland. The Cleveland in Seattle. Seattle, July 30. Steamship Cleveland asrlvcd with twenty-seven men on board bound for the Clon dyke, They still have to take their chances at the company's oUlce today. The Cleveland Is due to sail from here August 5. Pirates Feared. Washington, July 30 More trouble is leared in the Clondyke re gion, judging from the telegram re ceived at the treasury department asking that a revenue cutter bo or dered to conyoy a vessel of the Alaskan Transportation "Company from St. Michael down to the Yukon riverand through Behrlng sea. It has been Intimated that a baud of Chinese pirates has been organized for the purpose of intercepting and looting one of the treasure crafts which are expected to leave the gold regions about August 5th and September 15th, this year. P. B. Weare who represents the Alaska company att Chicago, says ia his telegram; "Wo fear trouble and want you to conyoy us out of Behrlng sea." This message put everybody about the treasury department on the move, with a view to granting the request for a revenue cutter. One of the vessels to start during the daDger period, between August and September, Is the Portland, but It Is not known whether this will be the treasure craft or not. Tills vessel is a staunch one and has a good-sized crew, who could give an cxccllen ac count of themselves in case of an emergency. Gold Not on Bushes. Healdsburq, July 30. William If you send three or more yellow tickets to Schil ling's Best Tea, San Francisco, with your guesses at the missing word, we'll send you a charming 1898 calendar no advertising on it - whether you guess the miss ing word or not. Rules of contest published in lari c qdvertisement about the first and middio of each month. A23 Jones, who left this city twb years ago, and who Is now mining on! the Clon dyke, In a letter to a friend Bays: lam sure by the time you receive this letter Callfornlans will again bo excited over the richness of the Alaska placers. Several mine-owners from the Clondyke are going to San Fran cisco to cash In. While 1 "believe the country here to be exceedingly rich In gold, I hope my f rlend3 will not rush madly up hero without duly consider ing .the many disadvantages to bo encountered. - Money docs not growOn bushes here. I aio working on thejClondyke, In a district where there arc thirty one mine owners and about), 200 hired men. I receive $10 periduj? and can work from 105 to 185 days dnrlng the year. Itcbsls.me $2 a day to lle and at this price 1 enjoy Tew of the luxuries. Aside from the difficulty of reaching this place, life Is ncjt encom passed with so many hardships, Sum dent timber Is available for, all pur poses, and for five and a half months in summer the weather is delightful clear and warm. A man can work out of doors In his shirt sleeyes while many prefer camp life to indoor habitation. The winters, ah, they are cold 1 I have sQenT the thermometer go down to C2 below zero. Cold enough to stop watches and clocks lndoorsl This is when a good fire Is comfortable. For about six months in the yearvwc stay Indoors ana pass the time awuy read ing, writing, card playing or sawing. It grows monotonous, too. No place to go. No new faces to sec. jMy ex perience in the mines leads me to ad vise any onecoming up to bring plenty of provisions. ' I would not care to give adv co as to a trip like this. It is a big undertak ing, and while I am not ready to say that a man takes his life into ills own hands when he starts for the gold fields hpre, he Is running changes. For my part, If I were in California now, knowing what I do of Alaska and the difficulty of doing much in my native state, I would strike out. Those who leave California before the middle of August may figure on reaching here before the bad weather sets In, but too late to do anything this winter. They will be first on the ground In the spring. If they have money enough they will iind available country in which to choose a location, but the next thing is to make a strike. Instantly Killed. Wichita, Kan., July 30. A special from Chickasaw, 1. T., says; James Gerali, a sportlug man, was Instantly killed by a man named Willis Day, a stranger here. Gerah was playing cards with Day and the two became involved In a quarrel. Day drew a revolver and shot Gerali through the heart. Gerah was at ono time the partner of Jim Corbett, In Portland, Or., and 1b well known on the coast and In Texas. Body Found. Vancouver, B. C, July 30. Last Sunday a resident named Smith, while fishing with his son on liowc sound found on Bird's Island the head less body of what appeared to bo an Indian woman. Burglary. Vancouver, B. C, July 30. An attempt was made last night to break Into the vault of Wuffsohn & Bewick's private bank. 45 acres on the farm of SM. Penning ton near Albany yielded 30 bushels per acre In fact over that by weight. Some oats yielded 50 bushels and weighed 45 pounds per bushel. Geueral reports arc that the yields are large and the wheat very heavy. C. W. Johnson, at one time register of the U. S. land olllce at Roscburg is In Jail at New Orleans, for representing him 6elf, fraudulently as an official of the treasury department. Ho was senthere by Cleveland to fill offices, and borrow money from everybody who would lend him. It is said posl tlonshcldby him were held by him secured by his wife, who was a friend or ITon. J G Carlisle AJartotalnlng$l0.030in gold was plowed up In a field near Hojfansvlllc, Ga., the other day by anegro farmer. The treasure was under an iron plate flanked by two big stones And tho spot was marked by a circle of stones. STRIKERS Have Surrounded Mines, Deputy Sheriffs ' Hold the Men in Check. S-3& PiTTSUuno, July 30. Sheriff Hurry Lowry was asked to send deputies to the mines of the New York & Cleve land Gas Coal Company. The request came fjom W. P1 DoArinilt. Oak Hill was Invaded by 11 sum 1 army of miners from the Bobbins mines at Wlllock. They marched Into the village, 450 strong, to the tunc of a drum and fife. Mostof them were armed with revolvers or clubs. They said at least as many more of the Flnleyvlllc, Gastonville and other mines In the Wheeling dis trict were on their way to Oak mil and would arrive soon. The town Is In a great state of ex citement. Olny a few deputies, about eight or ten, were on hand, but when the miners arrived Superintendent Thomas Do Armltt telephoned at once to A. P. DcArmltt at Allegheny to send more. The Bobbins men say that the Do Armltt men will be forced to go out. They are determined but no violence Is looked for. Do Armltt lias an Injunction out re straining every one from tresspassing ou his ptopcrty, atiU if his deputies try to enforce tills older there may bo trouble. It Is estimated that several thous and miners encamped upon the hills surrounding the property of the New York & Cleveland Gas Company. They came from every direction, headed by.'a brass band. Nearly all of them carried heavy walking-sticks and some were armed. There were no s"enes of violence, however,.and no, indications of drinking. Immediately upon reaching Oak IIIIJ, the strikers prepared for camp. The sconces around Turtle Creek were strange. Miners stretched them selves out under any shelter they could find. The detachment was In charge of men selected before the march was begun. Orders were Im plicitly followed. In the valley, leading up from Tur tle Creek to No. 33, of the New York Si Cleveland mines, the company had a powciful searchlight. It was kept shifting about In hopes of flanking any movements of the .strikers to creep within range of the mine un known to the deputies who guarded every approach. Lonu before. daylight the strikers wero up, and after eating their frugal meal, prepared for the day's work. The Intentions was to see as many of De Armltt's men before they got Into the pits as possible. At about 4 o'clock 100 strikers assembled at Tur tle Creek and headed by throe brass bands, with Hags and banners flying, marched by the houses occupied by Do Armltt's miners. A short time 'later Sheriff Lowry, who had been asked for assistance, ar rived from Pittsburg with CO deputies armed wit 11 Winchester. The strik ers quietly withdraw and the now dep uties were placed cm guard. deputies opened fire. When the strikers readied Plum creek Unci started on 11 run down the road towards flic Tipple to entch the men before they entered the ml no, live shots wero fired from Winchesters held by the deputies. In teply to this the drum corps struck up a lively air, hut no return shots were fired. The miners who were flurrying Into pits were overtaken and asked not to go to work. Most of the men said they were afraid they would Jose their Jobs If they stayed away from work to attend thn meeting. They decided after 11 parlay, to get into the mine, The miners wore carrying dinner buckets. As they turned to leave tho strikers, thoir dinner buckets were taken from thorn. Frightened, tho minor ran for the pit and did not stop until they were behind the shel ter of tho deputies' Winchesters. The mine Is In full operation. Previous to the meeting, Mr. Debs, District Pres ident Dolon, Secretary Warner and M.P. Carrick went among the strikers and counseled them to keep within the bounds of tho law. today's mass meeting. When the mass meeting was called to order ut 10 o'clock this morning there were C000 striking miners in the ylclnlty, nud before It was well under way there wero 5000 people In the vicinity of the scliool house. 250 min ers from tho Sandy Creek mines marched to the meeting, and quite a large number came from Turtle Creek. The meeting is without doubt tho largest held during a strike In West ern Pennsylvania, and the leaders are hopeful of Its effects upon the men. WERE INTIMIDATED. Peoria, III., July 30. Only about 300 of the coal miners who had gone toward Roanoke entered town Thurs day morning. It Is estimated that there are uiany more near town. Tho leaders succeeded In keeping them out of town, having learned that the sheriff was there and had sworn In about 100 deputies. The visiting min ers did not meet with tho local min ers, but held 11 conference with the mlno operators which was without re sult. Most of the miners have left town, and no violence was attempted. ACCIDENT. Prof, S. E. McClure Killed Dashed Upon the Jagged Rocks 300 feet Below at Mt Ralner. Tacoma, July 29. Professor S. E. McCluro, of Eugcno, a member of the Mazamas' society thatmado tho us oent of Mt Raincr Tuesday, lost his fpolfng wlilio descending tho mourf taln Wednesday und fell 300 feet. He struck on u pile of rocks, und was In stantly killed. Ills body was recov ered several hours later by a searching party, and was brought to Tacoma. The Mazamas encamped in Paradise valley Monday, and about 30 of tho party began the ascent to tho peak that day, arriving at Gibraltar rock that night, wlicro they camped. Early Wednesday morning Profes sor McUlurc, Professor Balllle, .Pro fessor Mitchell, of New York, and Dr. E. Hewitt Connell, of Portland, started ahead of the main party, and arrived ut tho mountain top about noon. Professor McCluro carried u barometer for tho purpose of taking observations on the top of tho moun tain. Returning, they met tho remainder of the party near the sumlt, and, ar riving at Gibraltar rock, awaited their return. They urrlved at Camp Mulr about 0:30 on their way to Paradlso valley, und, boon after leaving that -point, lost their way. Tho leaders and tho various members of the party be gan cautiously to search for the trail. The lights of the campjn Paradlto valley were plainly visible, and although It was a tramp of nearly four hours, the way to Ills camp had hccmcd so plain that nobody felt the least alarmed. Profe3sor McCluro ventured toward tlicedge of tlio cliff, announced that he saw a large pilo of rocks a few hundred feet distant, und thought he hud discovered tho truil. Dr. Connell stood within CO feet of him, keeping up a conversation, und attempting to direct Ills movements. Darkness had fallen, and tho only light c.tmo from the snow, which rendered the members of tho party only half visible. Dr. Council Hays he had just answered Professor's call. and was peering intently In another directloi, when ho heard a sudden crush, like the fulling of rock. He looked In the direction where Professor McClure had stood a mo ment before, but he was not to be seen. He ut once called to him, but received no response, and tho mem bers of tho party then began a syste matic search, but, falling to find Mc Cluro, concluded that he had fallen off tho cliff. It was nearly an hour before tho trail to camp was found.and the mem bers of the party, with tho exception' of Dr. Connell and a lady and a gen tleman from Oregon, started to corao to report the accident. A searching party was Instantly or ganized, and under the direction of Dr. Nunn, of Portias began the search for Dr. McUlure's body. Tho place of the accident was so closely described by the members of the party, who had been with Dr. Mc- ' Clurc, that the searchers were sooti able to reach the point on tho side of the mountain directly underneath. Daylight broke, and the body cf Dr. McCluro was found ljlng on a great pile or boulders, forming u great, rdl;- bidding shelf. Professor McClure's body fell a " sheer 300 feet, and bounded about "40 feet outward toward the edgo of tho cliff. It lay within 12 feet of tho faco of tho mountain, and, had It fallen , over, would have dropped two or three miles, and In all probability would havo disappeared Into ono of tho huge crevasses which seam the mountain there. Professor McClure carried a heavy roll of blankots and his barometer, strapped npon his back. The baroru- - eter was broken, but all of his pipars and notes of observation wero found In hi 8 pockets Intact. Dr. Connell had remained on tho ' mountain all night, to enable tho searching party lo locate H10 spot whero the accident occurred by shout ing to them through the darkness. Tho lady who remained at tills point7 ' was put lnto? a Bleepjngdgujr, and passed a Nlrly comfortablo mgfttAaVi Professor McClure's. body wasvcarA. -rled to Paradise valley, jiy tjioBearch-jyfL Ihg party, and then placed up0n"'l1io back orja horse unci transported to Loagmlro's Springs, where It was transrerred toja wagon and brought to Tucomu. Four -or live mombers of the patry, who made tho ascent in Ignorance of the accident, remained on tho mountain top all nlghtf ,pnd lit tho signal tires which wore seen by tho peoploof Tacoma about 0.30 o'clock that evening. Professor McClure's brothers aro over from Seattle, accompanied by somo of their friends. Golden Klondlko has already, set forth Its repetition of tho pleasing old romance of tho successful pioneer who returns laden with nuggets and dust just In time to save tho mortgago homestead from being sold over his Father's head. Frank Plscator de parted from Michigan a year ago and went to Yukon, leaving his parents poor, helpless and with a mortgago 011 their home. Ho returned thrco days ago with $75,000 of Alaska gold just as foreclosure proceedings had begun. The greaterpartof the cast-oil uni forms of British solldcrs find their way Into the shopj of dealers In second-hand clothing, the coatsaio cither then cut up, told to t heat j leal muiiagciB or ex ported to Afrlcand elsewhere for trad ing purposes with the Kalllrs and other uncivilized people. Forty persons havo been executed In -thoelcctrlcchalrln Now York bnlco 1800. Mllwaukeo Is sending 3,000 tons of steel to Germany. Royal oiclcci tbe food pure, wholesome aad delicious. Nfflffff torn aixiM rowcta co.. 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