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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1897)
i' 4t V iECREIS OF THI BOOT TRADE. crap of Old HarneM Used In tbe Cheaper ire1ee of Footwear. "Old ha row thrown away? Not llkwly," said a dealer la old leather. 'Kvery scrap of it worth uuitiey; La 'art, I (nui't get enough of It. Oid har Utm eollwtLug ls oh goud as gold dlg rlrv. it a wan can only forage i-ut iuough bora- OWW'ffl to k-i 111 III WU utplled. Wlwa you Jmrt. think bow uany UiouAfiiulM of boo;! there are A'orktaig In ha mean In Ixndon alone rou can imagine bow great the up ly in. "Nearly all tlie cant-on harness I mitsuminl In making cheap boot. I'eo le will have ehea.p bootn and tii boot uamifiH-rurwH tUxl that for male lug- a lerviceable article at a low figure here's nothing to boa old harneHa, Then aain, whlp-thong ami nootlai-ee ire aUo made from okl harnetiH trap riuN. lu tbe first place, the greater part of t i bought up by bLg marine wtore leah-iv, wbo collect It from the liar uhh ma kern aud from army sale of Nuiub-miuMl goiMlM, itlito frotn railway ioiiiimnW's' will-, tlie average buying rtce befoig twopence per pound. The lealem have It takem to their ware- kiilwm, where It is sorted into differ- , tut qualities and ricea ranging from ne pwiuiy to slxpemce a pound. It is flien sold U smaller teale.ni pf the name tiiul, who in turn distribute It to the xt manufacturers aud others. "Now, If U wasn't for the enormous juan'.lity of old Imuuimnh ued by hoot naiMifactureirw a workJnginan would lot be able to pwviian a rwdr of nw Kwta for a few Khillliiga. No boot iiakcr could afford to tw-Jl a pair of ixui'h bout luade entirely of new leath ir for throe awl sixpence, yet lwm Irwla of pairs ' arts Hold at this price ivory week In our great towns, and, as 014? as borece are worked In hameott, 111 coaUnue to be. "0U1 aaddiltw are inontly uned far uakliig tlie liuuir sole of the boot, as fliey are gmerally coiiHKitied of tlie mt leather, anl, Iwwldea being more lurable, will not enark or perbtb. Tbe liosit prolitable widdle to cut up 1 a rldi-ug sjuhlle.' You see, they contain 1 trouieiudoiw quantity of good, ftound eHtlusr; mud then, they are freiuemtJy iirowii askle niort? beoaue they are llngy than ajiytliUi? else. Uii.loulrtid Jy a Innulng middle inakct tlie tint xotn, but nilli.Uiry rldlim seaddle are iHiially nwde of the very lHt lmthec. "The 're.lna' umti f(r driving a horse !onn an InqiorbLtit Item In the eountruc Uou of cheap iMxxta, beLng sfillt by ma !li!tMM7 aiul UiUl under tiki sole. Tht-o .lie 'bllnkera' atwl 'tacw' are r.fevar mry tniM.'h woni, espty.lally wiien they oine from rk'h vple. Some fot of lartuitK, Htii'li an U used by omnibua joiupaiile, are very often uftel( when 'Jirown aKide, IJjls cracked ami per J Kud through hard wear and long ex oure to the weatlier. "Tlie dmnniul for oll netn of military Wim hi much greater tlian the twip ly, at It in very little worn, and, beln? n-ell cU'aJie! and always kept in good onditiou, Is much more pliable and H'orks newer. Any good made Mwa tlie caat-off harness of railway hKiiiMuiieti are alo pretty sen'len,ble, Jie large nle aiul good (juallty of tlie eather uutkLn tlwim very useful for A-orklng up Intxj other goMln. In fact, 1I1U lmther, whfli umyl In bootmaktiic, ixdis ho well when trliuniwl and Lrotied ttiat It U Lmpotwlble for anyome xce.it Jixe III tlie trade to detect It. "Small shoemaker iwe uji a great leal of the cheap lumusw. In the win ir time they iut! moHt 0 It for foitliall oods. It lt cut Lnto atripH and nailed icrn tlie sole of the bfxit to prevent Jie wearer from slipping. You'd hard y think anylvxly would have this done, oUKklerlti tliat footlmll ImkHh are so 3hea4, but, then, some men prefer to wear out tlielr oUI liootx In till way, turn :hey art; generally more cojiiortalle Jian nw oi(. "There is usually no cat-off article n-here the material Is m little wasted U obi lianieitM, every parUcle of It be ng used In some shape or form. The buckles and onuunent are cut off and - kW by second-hand dealers, the collars ' ire cut up and uwd for repakring leath v big, tlie hay stutflng being utduxed V'or rttuliUij( old dialrs and coachea. J Indeed, if the supply of disused har- jess were twice as great as It U It n-ould not fully satisfy tle demanls of Jie boot and other trados." London Answers. Patent Leather. Patent-leather Is very delicate, more rspnHally wlwn new. In cold weather lust a slight pressure will crack It; and for this reason the wearers of It should llwnys put new patent-leather boots or thoen liefone the lire, only for a short time, and not too dose. This make the leather very pliant and prevents it from cracking. When on the foot for Jhe first time, pnteut-leHlher Imots ihould lie ruhlted lo the shape of the foot with the bands; this will block the leather, and It Is not so likely to wrin kle and track In wear. When jmtent leather Issits and shoes are getting dull, while of egg will be found best for them. A FUe-Year-Old Terror. The authorities at lacrosse, Kla., 6a ve on their hands an Infant terror, whom they do not know what to do lth, as the Hlate has no reformatory. The boy Is a negro and Is only 5 yean ld. Wlien 4 years old be burned his baby sister to di'Hth, Netting fire to her clothing inid hu tiding ber with a burn ing stick. Hoon afterwards be killed his little brother with a knife. A few Jays ago he secured hla father's pistol, approached Mm yonniter brother, pulled pen bis mouth, fired both barrel and Mew tbe child's Imad to fragment, Don. cat and cattle Wr offered from tbe baby murderer erttal to- iitoiMiaa. Don't credit nwroatf wtrh bralsa ba um r r" hoantr. flcbrasha "Motes Arrangements have been ma'e or the Pierce county fair lobe held on Septem ber 13, 14 and 15. George Dretge of Tilden, Madiioo county, haJ his loot crushed by a heavy chunck of luin er. Mr. Stewart, living north of Ponca creek, is minus five fat hogs. Some body stole them. Stewart is mad. A horse belonging to Mrs. 8. Caatello of Wood River was suddenly taken sick while being driven along the street and died before the harness could be taken off. Tbe German school house at Battle Creek was struck by lightning and be sides many smaller damages to the build inf. the chimney was completely shat tered. J.bn Dearing of South Sioux City feels considerably shaken up since his last parachute tight. He struck ttie ground a little bit too hard to feel com fortable. Edwin Finley of Geneva went out to the pasture to drive up some horses and when be got behind them he got kicked on the thigh. He has been abe. ever since tbea. The three-year-old son of Frank Bom barger of Cook was doused with the boilini? contents of a tea pot. He was severely burned, but will be all right after a while. Charley Curry of South Sioux City had his had badly mutilated while load ing a tree onto a wagon. His hand was caught between the tree and another piece of timber. Freddie Heffron, aged nine, was shot by a targei rifle in the hands of E Idie Remer, aged twelve both of Hastings. It might have been worse, but as it wat the boys will feel pretty goro for a time. On the 27th day of last April a little child of J. Karmata'i of Ord swallowed a tin whistle about the size of a quarter. The doctor was unable to do anything except to give a medicine to prevent corrosion. The whistle remained in the child's stomach until the 3rd day of July. Frank and Joseph Schuta, two broth ers living near Wisner, got to scuflling while the latter had a knife in his hand, and in some way Frank struck the knife with his hand, receiving an ugly wound in the wrist, which wiLl render the hand useless for a time and perhaps per manently. Frank Vopat of Ord made a mistake that came bear to being fatal. Feeling a little indiBposed he mixed up a dose of what he thought was nitie. He swal lowed a mouthful of it, but it burned so that he su" pec ted a mistake and upon examination, bis dose proved to be car bolic acid. The complete program of the Nebraska Epwortli Assembly to beheld in Lincoln Park, Lincoln, AuguH 3 to lo, has been issued and shows a feast in every service. Tiiere are over twenty high grade lei tures and concerts besides the numerous classes meeting each day, and a season ticket admits to all and costs but me dollar. All railroads make a rate of one fare round trip. Tents can be rented at normal charge a tent 12x14 costing but $2.50 for the season. B iard can be had at the Park restaurant, entire season $4.50 or 25 cents for a single meal. The two matchless lectures of Sam Jones of Georgia, will alone be worth the price of a season ticket totheassem ly. For complete pragramsand full parti culars address L. 0. Jones, president, 104 North Tenth st., Lincoln. The temperature, says the crop bulle tin, has been below the normal every day during the past week. The aver age daily d'-flciency has been 5 degrees. The maximum temperatures have been about, or slightly above, 90. The rain fall has has been below the normal ex cept in the northwestern counties and a very small area in the southwestern section. Throughout the remainder of the state either no rain fell or the amount was less than .05 of an inch. Later A good, general rain fell throughout tbe state Monday night, ranging from .25 of an inch to over two inches, and general exceeeding .50 of an inch. The past week has been an unusually favorable one for haying, harvesting and thrashing. , In the southern counties harvesting is about completed and thrashing is n progress. In the central counties oats and spring wheat are being cut, in the extreme northern counties rye is being cut. Haying has made good progress; in all sections the crop is reported as good. The second crop of alfalfa la being cutf Reports from winter wheat and rye that have been thrashed are meagre, but lo dicate a good yield of excellont quality. Corn baa grown well and in several southern countita it reported as fuily up to the average in condition and ad vancement at this season of year. Gen erally, however, it is considered back ward. Corn is generally tasseling and averages about a week later than usual. At the end of tbe week corn was begin ning to feel tlie need of rain In many sections. The general rain of Monday night was very opportune and places the crop in a very promising condition. Apples ara dropping considerably. John Stevenson, living near Clear water, was just getting ready to start tome on horseback when bia horae ran way. John was obliged to walk Ave miles and carry a heavy aaddla along with him. i The street loafers at Pender war en tertained by a fistic encounter between Dr. Stout and Ed. Rote, In which Ed. didn't do a thing. Dr. Stoat did him ay to ha couldn't. Tb cauae of tba trouble waa dlajwnfiftf remark, about Dr. Stoat ipokM by Bom. r ill- IN UiT lll.OIMt 2aa't Make Anjr II alw Katrhford arfc rlvra 00 the Herat. Clbviland Ju y 23 The failure of .he miners to make any headway in West Virginia has hud the effect of caus '11 g a much easier feeling in the local warket. Local operators yesterday re ;arJ the strike as more complicated .ban ever and a long way from settle Bent. Whexli.no, W. Va., July 23. The ar rival of President Ratchford at Fair nont is the event of the day in West Virginia. It is not likely that Hatch' ord will be able to do anything whicti Debs could not da. Ra chford and thu ither organisers held a conference yes rday at Fairmont to devire plant for; luture work. Tney favor tbe commis lioning of al' the strikers as missionaries a work from man to man anions the itinera in their homes. The great .rouble has been to get them out to big nee tints on account of the surveillance f the operators. All the soft coal Tiiners did not go out in Kanawha yes '.erday, as was promised, but the most )f them did. They asked (or an increase n "pay. Peoria, July 23. The first response ind the only cm to the ai peal sent out by the grand master of the brotherhood 5( locomotive firemen for contributions n aiu of coal miners is from a banker it Centralis, Kas. He encloses a diaft for $10 and says : "I believe there are plenty of people ready to contribute to ward the aid of the mine-workers ii ;hey only knew where to send. I would lucgest that the daily papers be in itructed to publish tbe names and ad Iresses of those authorize I to receive jontributions." Grand Master Sargent' ippeal was addressed to brotherhood 'Members only. Use a lnclimtor. Fairmont, W. Va , July 23. Armed ieputy sheriffs of the county now guard 'lie Hit mine at Kingd, three miles' ibove here an Tygart's valley. The; ilieriff was called there yesterday after noon as the operators feared an out break, but no arrests were made. Ear ly yesterday morning the drivers at the mine joined the strikers as a result of the etToits of Crawford Temple, a Monogah miner, who, si nee joining the inion, has proved as efficient a mission try as the organizers could desire. The operators secured new drivers in an aour and at noon over half of the) ninera came out. Then the second lot if drivers threw up their positions and Kime of the men began stoning the uiners, wtio were forced to leave their work, and who had assembled in front )f the mine. Kolf Hite, the owner, soon had his faittiful Winchester in his aands and three shots quenched the inthusiasm of all the strikers but one, who made for Hite with a pick, but he was driven off at the point of a revolver. The operator, however, feared another mtbreak and called on the county offi :ia!s for aid. The organizers are there tnd they say all the men will join tbe Itrikes but Hite states tbat all or most it the men would be at work soon. "At our coherence," said presi dent Katrhford tonijht, "It was decid id to give the Fairmont district more ittention. as we feel corifl lent that the miners can be got'en out. I speak at Monongah Friday afternoon and at Fairmont Friday night." ' Coat Leaden Itullata SrRiNOKiKi-D, 111., July 23. Charles W. Bales, a chemist, and Edward Jerrv, 1 1 turveyor of this city, have discovered 1 1 secret solution by which they coat ' leaden cartridges, rendering them su ' perior to steel cartridges. The ordinary .leaden cartridges, when used in the J Krag-Jorgensen rifle, have been found : to be too soft and the lead has clung to ' the barrel of the rifle until it was final ly clogged. The steel cartridges which iave succeeded the lead ones, have sventually torn the barrel. These car ridges do neither. Messrs. Bales and Jerry succeeded in procuring some of tbe imokeleas powder used by the govern ment and a Krag-Jorgensen riflo and have made numerous experiments with their cartridges. At a distance of thir ty yards they bored a hole through an ixe blade and alio through a flatiron. n the latter case the bullet lodged in a tree, entering a distance of six inches. They will now offer to sell the govern ment the secret. The leaden b'lliets. coated with this preparation, would tost the government 90 cents per pounu less than tbe steel bullets now in use. Objfict to I'uMlrlty. Havana, July 23. Captain-General IVeyler arrived here Wednesday after noon. He travelled from Cienfuegoi to Las Crucea by. train. From the latter place he proceeded to the coast, where he took the steamer Adelaide to Ha vana. , The action af the UniteJ State" secre tary of the state in giving publicity to bis instructions to General Stewart L, Woodford, the new United States min ster to 8pain, in the Ruixcase, ia freely e unmented upon and is regarded aa a breach of diplomatic uiage and aa being only surpassed by the premature publi cation of the report of Consul-Genera) Lee in the same case. Coupr won on lilnia. Dbthoit, Mich., July 23. Tom Cooper a-on the mile match race between Coop er, Eddie Bald and Earl Kiaer notwith Handing be did not finish first in any heat. Tbe decision waa upon point and Cooper's total figures exceeded those of Bald by one. . The final ao nouncoment of the official result wa4 received by the 3,(100 people present with mingled cries of "rata," hlaaea aaH cheers. Many of Cooper' townimerj who wanted to eea him win, diMpprov ad of the dedtion oa point. JAPAN PKOTESTb Will Sever SnVmit to A Mixing Hawaii , to the United Statea. ISLANDS TOO IMPORTANT TO GIVE UP Jlan Itexlizaa tlie Value or tlie Islands and l.i.H.n't Want l' to Haa Them I lie r l.uoatioo Vol J Important, Vancouver, B. C, July 22. Count Okuma, foreign minister of Japan, says regarding the annexation of Hawaii to the United States : "Ti e foreign office is not surprised at the proposed annexation. We simply pro test against it. The importance of the islands will be immensely increased by tf.e construction of the Nicaraguan or Panama canal, and it is absolutely nec ssary, therefore, to leave the country independent. "In voyaging to the far east steamers starting from Europe or America must call at Hawaii. To have them incorpo rated into the union would seriously in volve international interest in the Pa cific ocean. "Anuther reaf.on is this: Annexation would impair the rules and the rights and privileges which Japan is enjoyiog in Hawaii. ' Tne protest was, therefore, entered on these grounds. leaving aide the attitude of the other powers, the ques tion is, what will Japan do if, under any circumstances, annexation is car ried into practice in spite of the protest to Japan? "Japan must oppose it to the utmost, Annexation must not be recognized." Madrid, July 22. Senor Mort Y. Prendergast's speech at Saragossa, on the Cuban question, and in denuncia tion of the policy of the government has made a great sensation. ' The Epoca says : "The frightful pic ture of Cuba painted by the liberal lead er at Saragossa can only be compared to the infiitminatory ut'erances of the wo. st enemies of Spain. We believe that his insinuations against the throne must permanently keep the liberals out of power, owing to the increased strength which such utterances give the monarch ists in the eyes of the public." Senor Canovas del Castillo, the pre mier, states that the report of an al liance between Spain and Japan is in correct. The most cordial relations ex ist between the two powers, but the un derstanding does not extend further. ''It was never more necessary than now for the government to consider what reforms ought to be introduced in Cuba. It is reported that the govern ment is negotiating for the purchase ot four large warships. Talk of War Lo.vdon, July 22. The Morning Post continues to keep its columns open for correspondence on the subject of the al leged desire of Americans to provoke a quarrel with England. One correspon oent says : 'Much continues to be said and writ ten about the friendliness of the best Ant'ncans,' but be they few or many, we only seem to hear of the few whose highest interest and aim are to con clude matrimonial alliances with tbe English satietocracy, because it is the finest in the world. Wh in times like these are the representatives of the Knickerbockers in New York, the Ca valiers in Virginia, and the Puritans in New England dumb?" Another correspondent thinks it Id high t'me Lord Salisbury's reply to Secretary Sherman was published, and pays: 'It is devoutly to be hoped that negotiations will not be resumed nntil the Paris award has been paid," and concludes: "The country is in momen tarily expecting the news that a power ful British fleet has arrived in Canada waters." Another correspondent suggests "A campaign in behalf of love and peace throughout the United Statea" The The writer says i "Let this be super vised by a small committee, say Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Curzon,1 as both of them married Anericane; or if then positions in the government preclude, let the camm'ttee be composed of a numb, r of ladies and gentlemen, and let the American wives of Mr. Chamber lain and Mr. Curzon join the committer in performing this ministry of love and peace in behalf of their husbands." Minora IS. a. re to Orfftli. Pittsbuko, July 22. Chairman Little of 'he arbitration commission and President De Armitt of the New York and Cleveland Gas and Coal company arrived here yesterday morning from the east, where they went to Becure the co-operation of the mine owners along the Pennsylvania railroa 1 on the uni formity agreement. Mr. Little Baid the trip was very satis factory and that the succees of the uni formity plan now depended entirely up on the local operatars. He will suggest the calling of a meeting of operators. Mr. De Armitt refund to talk further than to report progress, adding tha' "the situation is hy no means discout agiiiK."" Miners' Secretary Warner issued an appenl yesterday in which he stated that the miners were starving. Law la Illegal. Richmond, Ind., July 22. Judge Fox of the Wayne county circuit court yes terday declared unconstitutional tbe In diana state statute of 1895 providing that no convict made good from other states can be aold without a state license and lond of 5,000. The law alio re quired that the goods be labeled "con vict made " The case is that of Wil liam II. Porter, aalesman for the Frank fort Chair company, and will be carried to the " ' court. C A PI IRK THK BtOHBKaM ae Leasing 1 Hank. O'DtLL, 111 . July 21 Two men eaa tered MuWilliaVns' oank and placing re volvers at the head of Cashier Van Bua kirk, ordered him to throw up his hands and pa? over the cash. Van Buskirk w as ready to meet just such an emer gency, as he had weapons at his com mand, which he rawed to shoot at the intruders. The robbers did not wait, but opened the door and escaped. The cashier at once ran out of the door and gave the alarm. People on bicycles, horses, wagons and buggies and afoot followed the would-be 'obbers, who ran to the east part of town, where they jumped intoa bugy driven by two boys. They droe the horses hard until they saw that the OTell pursuers were gain ing on them when they leaped out of tbe buggy and made for the corn fieldg. Hundreds of people were soon on the scene. They surrounded the fields, and after several desp. 'rate attempts to get away, the two men were canght. Nu merous shots we-e fired, but no one was injnred- The robbers were brought to town and placed in jail to await the ac tion of the grand jury. At a prelimin ary examination they gave the names of Frank W. Jackson and Harry Howard, both hailing from New York. It is sup posed they are the t-ame persona who made two attempts to wreck the Wa bash pay car between Fairbury and Forest last Saturday. Miners at Work Canonburg, Pa., July 21. Boone mine of the Canonburg Coal company and the mine of Cook & Son at McGov ern, which resumed operation yesterday morning, ran all day without experienc ing any trouble. Three mines will be operated in full today. At the mine of Cook & Son about six miners refused to (20 in this morning, They were given their tcols and paid off. Six of the strikers from Millers Run, who came over were employed to take their places. The Enterprise mine was closed yester day. The men refused to work because they were told that Cooks' men had joined the strikers. The Enterprise mine will resume today, as the men have learned of their mistake. The visit of the strikers Monday had no effect whatever on the miners here, 88 they claim they were fooled la9t year and will not come out again. Carllsts May llebel. London, Suly 21. A special dispatch from Madrid referring to the revival of Carlism says: Large quantities of supplies are stored on the French border and large consign ments of arms have been ordered in Germany and in Belgium. While nobody thinks that the Carlists will openly rebel in tha present circum stances, if popular discontent over the mismanagement of the Cuban campaign and the subserviency of the government to the United btates spreads and de velops riotB, as it is quite likely to do, then Don Carlos may try his luck again. Madrid, July 21. Senor Moret Pren der gast, the liberal leader and former minister, delivered a brilliant speech at Sargossa Monday night on the Cuban question. He violently attacked the policy of the government and especially its methods of campaigning in Cuba, and declared tbat autonomy must be proclaimed. "Autonomy," he said, "for Cuba is as much a necessity to Spain as Cuba." He dwelt impressively upon the dangers to which monarchy is ex posed if It does not obey the force of public opinion. Kates Are Cut. Galveston, Tex., July 21. The Mai lory steamsp.ip line has announced still another cut in freight rates. The new tariff effective Monday ia first, second and third classes, 10 cents per hundred pounds: All other classes 7 cents per hundred pounds. Two Mallory steam ers arrived Sunday night; a second is due on Wednesday and another is due next Saturday. The Lone Star has two boats due within seven days. There are not enough freight offerings to fill three of these vessels nnd the fight for business is all the more desperate by' reason of this fact. Wants a Divorce. Kansas Citk, July, -Albert S. Nic hols, an employe in a hat store, has in stituted two sensational suits in the cir cuit court. The first is against his wife, Pearl F. Nichols, for divorce, naming Ben C. Burgess as co-respondent. Tbe ink making this record on the court docket was not dry when Nichols enter ed the second suit against Mr. Burgess for $10,000 for alienating his wife's af fections. Tnn llli yrl. i Chicago, July 21. Tne bicycle tax ordinance, which provides that owners of bicycles shall be taxed $1 a year and all other vehicles at a higher rate, has been signed by Mayor Harrison. Tbe money thus collected by the city will be used in repairing the streets. Estimates of the revenue thus derived exceed $450,000, of which $150,000 will come from the bicycles. May Mettle lljr Arbitration, Yokohama, July 21. The official press slates that it ia probable that the Japanese government will agree to the proposal of Hawaii and submit the dis pute between the two countries t- ar bitration. Lou dom, July 21. According to a dispatch Irom Yokohama the Japanese official presa aayi it la probable tbe m kado's government will agree to tbe Hawaiian proposal to aubmit pending dlaputea to arbitrrtlon. -V LAND Ob' GOLD (arreloai Richness ef llaikt Gold fields Draws '.any People. :X0DUS TO THAT COUNTRY BEGINS ilanj-l aborers 10 Sail on tint i-hlp The Keturu -f huccsful Mlnrs olvea aa Inip.tui to lannigratiun Kratti.s. Wash.. Julv 20. -The excite- fnent over the Klondyke mines ia on the nc ease and hundreds of people are (r. panug to sail for Alaska. The ateam- ir Portland, which brought down over' II ,000,000 in gold, ia on her return trip, ind will be crowded to her gunwales. Conservative men who have been in tbe ;ountry claim there is room for hundreds nore in Alaska. They will admit that til cf the fields in the vicinity of Klon lyke have been taken, but every river n Alaska it., in their judgement, filled villi gold, which can be secured if the nen are willing to risk the hardships. Inspector t tncklaud of the Canadian uounted police, who came down on the Portland says: "When Heft Dawson City a month ijjo there were aoout tnree hundred ilaitus staked out, and there ere be ;weeu 2,000 and 3.0JO miners in the ;ountry. We can safely say that there as about 1.500,000 111 gold mined laBt winter. The miners earn $'5 a day ind saw mills pay about ilO a day. 'Claims now staked out will afford smplayment to about 5,000 men. I be Ueve if a man is strong and healthy he might work and can find employment t good wages. Several men worked on n interest, or what is termed a 'lay,' j Ad during the wintei realized from $5000 to $10,000 each. The mines are thirty five to 300 miles from the Alaeka bound ary." A detachment of mounted police of the Northwest Territory, who passed through Seattle two years ago struck it rich. It is declared that there ia no danger of food giving out, all reports to the con trary notwithstanding. The North American Transportation company will not allow a man to take any food with him, but it will guarantee to furnish him food for a vear at less than $400. He can secure a guarantee before leav ing this flitv so that starvation will not o , be one of the difficulties to stare men in the face. . Wat Moore's Inspiration. New Yokk, July 20. Mrs. Amelia Kohler died Sunday at Mount Vernon. Had it not been for Mrs. Kohler Tom Moore might never have written "The Last Rose of Summer." The poem was of her suggestion, and the nret line was fiom her lips. She was, early in the century, a close friend of Moore's sister, who kept a private school in London. While walking in the garden of the school with the poet one day Mrs. Kohler, so the story rune, plucke! a rose, remarking: " 'Tia the last rose of summer; why not write about it, Mr. Moore?" The incident suggested the thought that was arterwards bo beautifully wov en into verse, and the poem was dedi cated by the poet, "To Amelia," which is Mrs. Kohler's first name. Mrs, Kohler's life was of interest in more ways than this, however. . She was ninety-two years old when phe died, and frequently spoke of having seen Napoleon in her girlhood. To Aid the Minors. Chicago, July 20. All Unions affiliat ed with the Chicago federation of Jabor will contribute to the miners' reliel fund. At a meeting of the federation Sunday afternoon W. P. DeArmitt and his plan of true uniformity were severe ly condemned. Tbe following resolu tion in part, was adopted t "The Chi cago federation of labor extends its sympathy and support to the striking miners of the United States and we call on all affiliated bodies to aid to the ut mopt extent the struggling of these un fortunate men foi a living American wage." Gambled on the Ilaces. Nkv. York, July 20. William A. Bellwoud, a well known dealer in anti que books and rare jeweley at No, 1332 Walnut street, Philadelphia, who rente an expensive suite of rooms at the Pla- hotel here, is under arrest at police headquarters charged with having swindled Marcus & Co., Jewelers of this city, out of jewelry valued at manj thousunds of dollars. The arrest wai made on Saturday, and in police court Sunday the prisoner was remanded tfl the custody of the central office detec tives, A small portion of the jewelery bas been recovered and pawn tickntl (or a large part of the remainder have been found. Bellwood has confessed to his dealings with Marcus & Co., but denies that he has swindled other firms, and says his downfall was due to gam bling un the race tracks. Sherman it Hotter. Washington, uly 20. Secretary Sherman, who is suffering from some alight stomach derangement is reported better. He expects to go to the state depaitnient in a day or two. To llwlp Cube. Washington, July 20. A mass meet ing under the auspices of the national relief association for Cuba wan held here Soiiday. The principal feature ol tbe meeting was the reeding of a cireuUtt or order Issued by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, advocate general of the aeeoctation, Bet ting forth its object, which it ie stated ia to rales funds by section and pab apheal (or the Buffering in Cube and whose philanthropic pnrpoae ia baaed on a desire to help the Buffering through Ked Oroee work.