I FROM THE LAND OF SHINING GOLD , {
H ( Sitka , Alaska , Letter. )
Hj The sudden finding of gold in a hith-
Hj rte unsuspected country lias made
H millionaires out of poor men. In a
B minute from poverty they came into
H effluence. The United States will have
Hj more multi-millionaires than ever ,
R more plutocrats , and more "sudden
K riches. " Canada has not struck it so
H rich , for the successful prospectors have
Hi almost without exception , been United
I -States citizens and residents of the
Hj states. In the sudden making of mil-
Hi lionalros it is difficult-to tell who has
Hi struck it richest , accounts are so wlde-
H ly divergent. But all agree that no ac-
H counts have exaggerated the facts , so
H far as the finding of great quantities
Hj of gold is concerned. The richest man
HI among the new Alaska millionaires is
Hi Joseph Ladue , the owner of the town
Hi of Dawson , and the finder of enormous
Hi gold deposits. Ladue is a resident of
K ? Schuyler Falls , Clinton county , N. Y „
K where , it is said , he is ' soon to be mar-
H ried to an old sweetheart whom he
Kf could not before afford to wed. When
H | the gold fever broke out in a mild form
two years ago he went to Alaska , after
[ a failure in the Black. Hills , and found
| enough to tell him of greater- things -la- '
H ter on. He returned to his home , but
H 'later went back to Alaska , took up a
H claim in the very heart of the country ,
H paid for a Certain quantity of land
H which was then for sale at a very low
H figure , and started in to look for gold.
H His first find brought settlers there by
H 'the dozen. "Dawson" the place was
H tailed , and as the owner sold off small
H portions of the land his fame grew and
Ii by read. He now owns Dawson , having
H sold but little , and is so many times a
H millionaire that his wealth cannot be
Eg 'estimated. He is the Barnato of Alas-
II ka , the man who struck it rich , and ,
ft knowing a good thing when he saw it ,
10 held on to it. It is only another tale of
Iff South African luck , but much nearer
Bit borne enviously near. The rush to the
HI Alaska gold fields is such tliat all out-
Ijf olng steamers are filled far in ad-
| | * ance. These steamers run intermit-
mm tently after the cold weather sets in ,
11 and there are long intervals when few
| | Alaska voyages can be made. This ac-
| ll counts for the awful haste to reach
If there before the inland waters become
H unnavigable. There is also an over-
II \and route , but this also becomes im-
II practicable after awhile ; owing to the
If tack of traveling accommodations and
| | Ihe long distances that must be gone
| | * ver without finding a habitation.
U Llaska has never been "settled , " ow-
B ing to the great cold there , but it is
w thought that it might in time be made
as livable as any of the other cold cit-
M * les , and , indeed , as St. Petersburg or
E Christiania or any of the large North-
H of-Europe cities. But' this is quite a
I step ahead , though not at all im-
I probable.
' ' At present , if you want to get to
Alaska and become a Barnato , there
are two ways of going. One is by sea
i and the other is overland. If you take
the sea route you can start by steam
ship from Seattle , if you have been for
tunate enough to secure accommoda
tions ahead , and crossing the Gulf of
Alaska , touch first at Unalaska , passing
through- the Aleutian Islands. From
there the route lies directly north , get
ting colder and colder every minute.
i Here you will need all the arctic wraps
r : you have brought with you. The ship's
J fare will be warm , nourishing food
I -cereals , chocolate , meats and spices.
( J Tint fdr all that , you will need fur overcoats -
l -coats , fur hoods , blanket wraps , woolen
h mittens and big , warm , fur-lined bags
In which to sleep. For one going from
' . & very warm city into this region the
I change is so great and so sudden that
i there is sure to be great suffering , and
J many of the would-be Barnatos turn
back here. The crew , on the other
i -iiand , enjoy it , being accustomed to a
polar latitude for you are now ap-
proajthing the pole. In spring the
weather would be getting daily warm
er as the season advanced , but now you
would find it steadily growing more
- biting. The steamship stops at St.
I Michaels ; and here , within sight of
'Behring sea , almost within hailing dis-
itance of the Behring strait , you leave
the steamship and start inland to
search for gold. The Barnatos have
nearly all followed the Yukon. It leads
into Klondyke , and one of its tribu
taries is the Klondyke river. Dawson ,
Joseph Ledue Barnato's town , Is on
the Yukon : and Circle City , another
rich spot , lies on its banks.
Land is for sale * here very cheap.
Or you can do as many prospectors
have done start in hunting for gold
withQUt making too many inquiries.
The find is so sudden that there is no
sharp line drawn between that which
is sold and that which belongs to the
United States , and a man is free to
hunt where he will. For your own
comfort , however , it is well to have
some definite arrangement made with
the nearest authorities , so as to avoid
trouble in case of a rich find. An
other way to reach the gold fields is
by the overland route. Many journey
this way in wagons , as they went to
"Pike's Peak or bust" years ago. The
rcute begins at Seattle and follows the
coast north past Sitka , past Juneau ,
and through the Chilcoe pass. And
so north through the gold fields to
Dawson. The "finds" here are rich ,
and when Klondyke is reached , on the
other side > of Dawson , a man finds
himself in the very middle of the gold
country. The distance to be traversed
is great and the journey is a long ,
hard one , but notwithstanding this ,
thousands are struggling Alaskaward.
It cost Ladue nothing to become a
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ALASKA COMMERCIAL CO. 'S HEADQUARTERS , ST. MICHAEL'S BAY.
ten times the sum required a year ago
for traveling through the settlements
of Alaska. One of the party should
be a practical chemist ? or understand
the compiling of drugs , and one should
be able to " sew. A woman is of the
utmost assistance , but few of the sex
have ventured out. In the .baggage
which the four carry should be pieces
of tanned skins , shoe leather , flannel ,
and wool , everything for repairing the
Alaskan wearing apparel. One of the
number should be able to cook , and
the fourth should understand the art
of putting up a quick shelter. All
should be willing and ready to share
and share alike in hardship. One of
JOSEPH LADUE ,
The Gold King of Alaska.
Barnato. But those who want to fol
low in his footsteps will need some
thing like $1,000 in money. The
country is more thickly populated
now and pn ' c s have gone up , whereas
tbey used to be next to nothing. At
Circle City you must now pay $40 for
a fur coat , when you used to get one
for $5. And flour , sugar and spices ,
the absolute necessities.have advanced
50 per cent. The luxuries tea , cof
fee , eggs and butter are bringing
fancy prices , so that a man now needs
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U > TRADING STATION ON THE YUKON.
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the hardest things the prospector haste
to endure is the sight of the sacks of
gold dust that are being shipped from
every seaport and the tons of ore that
are being sent down from St. Michael's
and south from Juneau. In one day
there came advices from St. Michaels ,
that $1,400,000 worth of gold dust
would be shipped by the Wells-Fargo
south , and that $768,000 in dust was
awaiting transportation. In one day
there came down on the Puget Sound
steamship $200,000 in Alaskan gold.
There is , as usual , a howl about the
exaggeration in values hereabouts.
But the facts are as stated and great
er. It was so when gold was found in
the "West Rockies and in California.
There really was gold and plenty of
it , and so in Alaska. There is a
chance for twenty Barnatos , but , of
course , among 20,000 the present
number of applicants that have ap-
pii . at the steamship and overland
offices there must be many disap
pointed ones.
Even without making a Barnato for
tune , a man may do well here , for
there is a fine chance for Yankee in
genuity and the building up of fine
American cities in the very far north.
LOUIS T. STOKES.
Canada's Policy Is Criticised.
On July 27 the Dominion cabinet de
cided to demand a royalty on the out
put of the new diggings of the Yukon.
Under regulations previously issued , a
fee of $15 per claim for registry and
a tax of $100 per annum were imposed.
Now , in addition to this , a royalty of
10 per cent of the output is to be col
lected from all claims producing $500
per month , and 20 per cent on these
producing more than that amount.
Moreover , every alternate claim on all
placer ground is to be reserved as
the property of the government , to be
sold or worked for its revenue. The
establishment of such a system , which
is , we believe , without precedent on
this continent since the end of Span
ish rule in Mexico , is startling to those | i
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> - wtfr * wj . iilWiiiin ii ui ' - " y avnnpi.n . imi mn lii ; - * *
' " ii mnp MiMift. mni p - null iai . i. * , t
who have already acquired property
on the Klondyke by right of location
and possession , if not by title from the
government , and to prospectors who
are proposing to go there. The right
of the Canadian government to make
such regulations is unquestionable ; the
policy is doubtful. There is a suspi
cion that they would not have been so
1 severe if it were not that most of the
miners in the district were Americms ,
and' the rush of prospectors thither
promises to' be chiefly American also.
It was , of course , to be expected that
the Canadian government would take
measures to reimburse itself for the
expenses of administration in the new
district , and there is a plausible rea
son for a departure from the policy
of liberality in granting public min
eral land for the purpose of developing
the unsettled parts of the country ,
since it is likely that the Yukon dis
trict has few natural resources besides
its mines , and when the latter are ex
hausted the district will be abandoned ;
but this looks ' only to the easily
worked placer deposits , and fails to
take into account the lodes whence
thej' originated , which some day will
require capital and industrial freedom
for their exploitation.
The measures adopted , however ,
seem to us unwise , owing to the re
tardation in the development of the
mineral resources of the Canadian Yukon
ken which they will cause , and the
hard feeling they are sure to breed
among the American prospectors , who
are likely to clamor for retaliatory
measures. These will be , moreover ,
difficult and expensive taxes to col
lect , since it will * be nearly impossible
to watch every miner , and the Klon
dyke is so near the American frontier
that clandestine exportations can
hardly be prevented. It is a sound
principle of government that revenue
needed should be raised in the most
inexpensive manner possible , and any
other system is unjust to the people
who have to pay the taxes.
Most of all to be regretted , however ,
is v- < j possibility of friction arising
between two nations whose interests
are really identical ; since recent his
tory has demonstrated that rich gold
mines are a prolific source of conten
tion and hard feeling. Engineering
and Mining Journal.
The Kooter's Mistake.
He was a rooter if ever there was
one. His enthusiasm was at a boiling
• heat all the time. He rooted with joy
when the home team scored , and he
rooted with disgust when the opposing
nine added to its sccre. In every move
ment of either team he saw an occasion
for rooting. He knew the game and
"
understood it at least he thought he
did. He made his comments whether
those around him liked his complaints
or not
Th3 rooter always claims the right
to be the critic of every one connected
with ihe game , from the lordly umpire
to the mascott who hasn't yet reached
his teens , and including the barefooted ,
ragged urchin who gains admission to
the game by recovering the ball that
was batted over the fence. Our par
ticular rooter exercised that right , not
bcthering himself a bit whether he was
allowed or not.
The. result of the game was in doubt ,
and the interest was intense. The
Hardfords were in the field , and the
opposing nine was at the bat. A batter
made a "swipe" at the ball as it came
like a shot from the hand of Vickery ,
winding into a graceful inshoot when
it reached the home plate. The bat
whistled through the air , but didn't
come within hailing distance of the ball.
Just then a sparrow rose from the turi
and flew toward the left field. The
death like silence was broken by the
rooter shouting :
"Go for it , Pettit ! "
Every eye was turned toward the
place from which the loud bass voice
of the rooter came , and every one won
dered.
Bob didn't obey the command of th <
rooter , and this made the rooter mad.
He began to abuse Pettit , and for a
minute Bob's reputation as a basebali
player suffered.
"What did you want to have him gc
for ? " asked a person who was sitting
near the censorious critic.
"Why , the ball that was batted intc
left field.
"The ball ! Why , you blankety
blanked chump , that was a sparrow. "
replied the other.
The rooter's rooting ceased. Hart
ford Times.
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Impossible "See here. That horse
you sold me runs away , kick3 , bites , .
Strikes and tries to tear down the
stable at night. You told me that if 1 j
got him once I wouldn't part with him t
for $1,000. " "Well. , you won't. " De ,
trolt Free Press. i
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THE IOWA POPULISTS.
THE STATE CONVENTION
NAMES THE TICKET.
Chnrlos A. Lloyd of Muicutlno County
Chosen as the Standard Hearer L.
XI. I'erkinn Will Mnlco the Knee
for Lieutenant GoTnrnnr
Test of the l'liitform
For the Center or the Iloml.
Dks Moines , Iowa , Aug1 . 20. Two
hundred delegates were present to
day when the middle-of-the-road Pop
ulist state convention was called to
order at 11 o'clock by Chairman A. W.
Weeks of Winterset. A. W. Richer of
Iowa City , temporary chairman , ad
dressed the convention in part as
follows : "The present condition of
society , where a few take all that the
many produce , is the direct outgrowth -
growth of the competitive system.
It is useless to apply palliative
methods to this condition. Heroic
treatrrcnt is demanded. Nothing short
of the absolute destruction of the com
petitive system us applied tothose
things which are in themselves- essen
tially public utilities or publie- necessi
ties will relieve society from- the load
under which it is at present strug
gling. The competitive system is at
variance with the laws of God , the
tenets of Christianity and that very
liberty which wo hold sacred , above
all things else , and no reform party , I
care not by whom championed or-how
aggressive may bo its campaign ; can
ever succeed in holding the .suffrages
of the people unless it. recognizesthis -
fact. "
The speaker denounced the fusion-
is * s and the Democracy as at present
constituted and declared that Bryan
was not now the Democratic party , as
he was practically in 1806. lie closed :
"When the absorbing power of capi
tal is constantly increasing no tempo
rary revival in business can change
the certain and fixed result. It is the
capitalistic system which must go ,
and to relieve this condition and to
change this system the Chicago Demo
cratic platform offers not one thing.
Its one curcall is the free coinage of
silver. The free coinage of silver
will increase the volume of money and
raise prices , but will destroy no trusts ,
no monopolies , will in nowise deprive
corporations of their enormous ab
sorbing powers ; in fact , could they
but realize it , it would increase them.
Free silver will destroy the power of
no railroad king , nor will it in any de
gree lessen the burdensome tax which
our railroad management has placed
on commerce. Free silver will not de
prive a single land baron of his stolen
public domain. Xo party can ever suc
ceed upon the single silver issue , for
its inadequacy to relieve society of its
stricken condition is apparent. Deeper
and more far-reaching must be the
reform , the banner of which will
gather to it the countless numbers
of the oppressed. Never again
shall we consent to compromise with
plutocracy , and from the dark night
of the present system of consuming
greed , of aggregated wealth and of
cruel injustice , we will turn to the
dawn of a brighter day , when the
commonwealth of the people
For Governor Charles A. Lloyd of Musca
tine county.
For Lieutenant-Governor I ) . L. IVrklni of
Lyons.
ForJudgC'b'uptenie Court J. A. Lonhurg
of Wapello.
For Superintendent of Instruction Win.
Hlain of Marion.
For Railroad CnminibMOiicr L. If. Griflith
of Lee.
Adjournment was taken until after
noon. Senator 1'eftVr addressed the
convention , saying in part :
"If recent discoveries of free gold
mines should be as valuable as present
appearances indicate , the silver ques
tion may soon be wholly eliminated
from republican discussions , except ,
perhaps , as to those persons whose in
dividual interests are at stake. Silver
republicans want more metallic money
and the3' would probably be satisfied
with gold if there was enough of it.
"It is proposed that the populist
party • shall do two things limit the
range of our discussions to the silver
branch of the money question , and
illy ourselves with the democratic
party.
"These are the propositions on. which
we are divided.
' • I am opposed to both of them. I
lo not wish to see the people ' s party
merged into any other existing organi
zation. I would be willing to > abide
by the conclusions of a national con
ference of delegated duly appointed
md accredited , fairly representing all
the elements among voters who are
opposed to the present gold standard ,
high tariff regime. But until that can
be accomplished the populist party is
: jood enough for me.
"The alliance with the democratic
party in 1S90 was only for the cam
paign. Now. though we may not be
uite ourselves again , and in- our right
mind , we are free to determine our
affairs in our own way as a party and
as individual men. "
The platform adopted reaffirms the
St. Louis and Omaha platforms : de
clares for direct legislation ; for a suf-
Scient amount of sound and flexible
aioney. for the issuance of money to
state. eount\\ township ami municipal
governments , the principal to be paid
aack to the government at two per
cent per annum without interest : the
; aid money to be a full legal tender.
The Temple amendment is indorsed ,
The reduction of freight , passenger
md express rates , and salaries of
Dublie officers is demanded and the
ieduetion of mortgage indebtedness
: rom assessed valuation is urged.
The "Sublime I'ortc. "
The empire of Turkey is called the
Sublime Porte from the principal en
trance of the seraglio being a huge pa
vilion with eight openings over the
gate or porte. This gate , from which
the Ottoman empire took its name , is
very high and is guarded by fifty cap-
Idjls or porters.
Preaching.
No book , no written discourse , orally
undelivered , can take the place of the
living preacher. The flash of the eye ,
the gesture of the hand , the tone of the
voice , can never be produced on papar.
Rev. John Snape.
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GENERATOR CIAS. . v I
Tb KnclUli Are Ahead of U a Its J Mm
Utilizer * . & SSjM
Though the use of ordinary lighting ifsiM
pas is customary In England In englnca ' * ? /
up to ten horse power , for larger sizes ' j J
a small convenient apparatus has been i 1
devised for the production of a gas that § M
cannot be used for Illuminating pur- * f
posea , but which elves very economl- ? ,
cal results when burned in the engine it
cylinder. ThlK is known as generator II
gas. the best fuels from which to obtain U
it being anthracite coal and gas coke , * tJ
as these yield no tar ; the thermal efficiency -
ficiency is also described as low , It
having about 160 heat units per cubic - *
foot , as compared with G15 to 630 of .
London lighting gas , so that about four (
times the quantHy Is required to in
sure the same amount of power , the
great quantity obtained , however , to
gether with the small amount of de- I
prcclatlon and labor necessary for pro
duction. It is said , make It in many
cases comparable in cost to gas at 20
cents per thousand.
Trj Allen' * Foot Kane.
A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. At this season your feet feel i
swollen and hot , and get tired easily.
If you have smarting feet or tight
shoes , try Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures
and prevents swollen and sweating \ \
feet , blisters and callous spots. Relieves - d
lieves corns and bunions of all pain * 1
and gives rest and comfort. Try It to- * %
day. Sold by all druggists and shoo I
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. - J
Address , Allen S. Oknstcd , Le Roy. M
a , y. Jf
Uner or Ilopk - W5 i
jrafne has a law that authorizes any % f J
citizen to > kill a dog that is engaged in * M
hunting deer. The old sports in that
state are a patient lot , and it angers
them when a hunter from the city J
goes up there with a couple of yelping
hounds to start the deer toward water-
Many an imported dog has met a violent - " * 1
lent death in ; the chase and its owners * J
did not dare to complain , bscau.se the 1
game wardens aru pretty still enforcers - I
forcers of the law. J
Th i wici'CSS of an educutSnr ill institution ii dt
inuiciletl innoHninll degree hv the ntinih-rs M
f
who ii\e-it ili > ir pattousic" iroin year to v < " : r. J
. \ ( nsiilt-itlon of the record h-o-.s of the vew " O
K k and CnnvTvatory of atiibic itoston. Msish.
rcvoil- . student iiic-inb 'r hli of soRvthirs ? M
like CU ( MM s'n < e its fojnd nu.w.lh a present at- jM
tn-d ino of Irotn 1.5. " ) to lidOJ annuallv This S
end "hk. when tiihcn in connection with tin : "J
ra efiu work do teat theCoa erv.itory , is enn- , '
vim'ur ; proof of the ofileieiievot tlie.school and
nniKi s i' little wonder that Its reputation i.s M
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TTork of Preparation. H
Friend How soon will you graduate-
from the' Highscicnce institute ? Mod- fl
ern Girl' Next year. Dut after that I
must take a four years' course at a M
medical college , to be followed by a 9
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special course in surgery. "Do you intend -
tend to practice medicine ? " "Ilorrora , *
no ! I am going to write uovels. " M
TMnrato Your Ku.vi.lA Willi TJaKcarctw. H
Candy CatanrnV , curs constipation forever. • M
10. : . If CI CO tJ.il. rtr'itw.ts n rtu.ilmoney. V
Only 1) per cent , of amputations are 9M
fatal. A
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show y u ir paekngo of fl
GRAIN-O , the now food fl
drink that takes- the place fl
of colTee. fl
The children may drink ! . L\
without injury as well tis the H
adult. All who try it , like H
it. GRAIX-O has that rich H
seal brown of Mocha or Java , H
but it is made from pure jkrm
grains , and the most delicate . ' f ' H
stomach receives it without M
distress. 3-4 tlio price of 4 M
coffee. H
15 cents and 2T cents per A9 L\
nackage. Sold by till grocers. B
TastesITke Coffee SLeeks
Looks lilce Coffee Lm
j WILL KEEP YOU DRY. M
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tfgl or rubber coat. If you wantacoata * BMp H
Mu that will keep you dry in the hardjr WJC * H
? > | l est' storm buy the Fish Brand 8 * * * "ak- H
J M Ca-B Slicker , if not for sale in yourfr Sj ? ' H
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