Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1898 — MINERS FACE FAMINE. [ARTICLE]

MINERS FACE FAMINE.

PROVISIONS SCARCE IN KOTZEBUE SOUND DISTRICT. Gold, Also, Fee ms Scarce, as Only $15,000 Is Reported for This Season's Work-bt. Louis Man Dives 115 Feet Into the Mississippi. .r~ Starvation Confront* Thsm. A letter received at Port Townsend, Wash., announces the arrival at Kotzebue of the steam schooner Elk, which sailed from Port Townsend with a party of prospectors for the month of the McKenzie river. The Elk made the rnn from Dutch harbor to Kotzebue sound in seven days. The letter states that there are more than 500 people on the sound, and that already provisions are scarce. The schooner had two years’ supplies for fifteen men, for which a handsome figure was offered. Parties have commenced prospecting in the mountains and along the various streams emptying into Kotzebue sound. Many who are short of supplies are making preparations to return south. The only gold reported from the vicinity of Kotzebue sound this season is abbut $15,000, which was in possession of three men who had arrived at Dutch harl>or just before the sailing of the Elk. They had exhausted their supply of provisions and came to . Dutch harbor in the hope of replenishing their stock. They refused to give the exact location of where they have l»een working. DiVINC FEAT AT ST. LOUIS. Oaring Taamitar Plunga* from tho Eads . Bridge on a Waver. As the result of a wager Miles McDonald, a teamster, dived from the top railing of Eads bridge at St. Louis into the Mississippi and came out uninjured and triumphant. McDonald was talking with several associates about the feats of Steve Brodie and made the assertion that he could dive ns successfully as has Brodie. A wager followed and he performed the feat. The distance from the railing to the water is 115 feet and the water about twenty-five feet deep. He was picked up by n skiff uone the worse for the experience. Columb a Stand* for D gilty. The legal representative of the Colombian Government called on the Secretary of State at Washington for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with the final settlement of the claim of Italy against Colombia. It is represented by the Colombian Government that when the award was made by President Cleveland as arbiter there was no provision as to the method of settlement, and the proposition of the Colombian Government is that this question be referred to the United States ns arbiter. It is the desire of Colombia that this matter be settled in a manner to preserve the dignity of the republic.

National Leagua Standing. Following is the standing of the clubs iu the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati ..08 35Pittsburg ... .50 48 Boston 05 35 Philadelphia. 45 50 Baltimore ...57 38Brooklyn ....37 00 Cleveland ...59 40Louisville ...38 02 New Y0rk...55 43Washington. 34 01 Chicago 55 40 St. Louis 29 71 Following is the standing of the clubs to the Western League: W. L. W. L. Kansas City.oo 40 Columbus ...54 42 Indianapolis. 59 41 Detroit 39 02 Milwaukee ..62 43 St. Joseph... .30 03 St. Paul 59 45 Minneapolis. 34 73 Town Wiped Out by F am**. The entire business portion of Wheatland, Cal., was destroyed by fire. Only one small grocery store was left standing, and there were 5,000, people, including transient hop-pickers, to feed. The floating population became riotous and began plundering the town, A large force of deputy sheriffs was sworn in from among the citizens to protect the property. Twsnty Tenna**eean* Pariah. Death to twenty persons and devastation to 100 farms is the story in brief of a cloudburst in Hawkins County, Tenn., along Beach creek. For several weeks east Tennessee has been flooded by heavy rainfalls, and the cloudburst was therefore a surprise. The torrent of wafer came with such force ns to sweep away everything in its path. Declar* War On Battlers.* A posse of Federal officers has gone to Woodward County, O. T., to prevent trouble between cattlemen and settlers. The cattlemen are trying to drive out the homestead settlers, have destroyed their fences and crops, burned their buildings and threatened their lives, and serious trouble is apprehended, as both sides are arming.

Acc dent to A'.rmauA Prof. Litchfield, bulloonist, may lose his life as the result of a mishap at his ascension at Clp.rendon, N. Y. After a successful ascent his parachute landed in the lake near Fluvanna and Litchfield’s head struck the rail of a rowboat. He was so badly injured that his recovery is doubtful. ' B»ven Killed In a Wreck in France. The night train on the railway to Lisieux, thirty-four miles east of Caen, was derailed near Bonvillers, France. Seven persons were killed and forty-one injured. Govern jr for Newfoundland. It is announced that Lieut. Col. Maeallum, Governor of Lagos, west Africa, will succeed Sir Herbert Murray as Governor of Newfoundland. Canadian M-ch'ne Works Burned. The works of the Jenakes Machine Company, the largest industry of the kind in Canada, were burned at Sherbrooke, Que. The fire is supposed to have originated in the foregeroom of the Rand Drill Company. The estimated loss is 1f!225,000, probably covered by insurance. Terr sic Tornado in South Dakota. A'destructive tornado about five miles west of Gary, S. D., at a place called Mortz Siding, caused the loss of eight lives and injured a number, besides doing great damage to property. i Thieve* t liy a Princess. From St. Petersburg it is reported that a band of thieves entered the residence of Princess Chunkaloff, near Simferopel, capital of the Government of Taurida, in the Crimea, foully murdered the princess and two lady companions, Strangling them in their sleep, and, after pillaging the house of valuables, decamped. Madam Demorest De.id. Mme. Demorest, vice-president of the board of Temple trustees and one of the leading W. C. T. U. women in the country, died at her home in New York City. The deceased was a personal friend of Frances E. Willard and was the founder of the Demorest medal contests. Big Qo'd Nugget Found. Advices from Kalgoorlie, West Austraiia, say thousands of people are rushing to the vicinity of Lake Gwynne, close to Kanowna, where a nugget of gold weighing ninety-five pounds was recently discovered. The excitement in the mining districts is reported to bo intense. * Negro Lynched In Mi*sl*i!pp'. Mullock Walker, a negro, was taken from the jail at Corinth, Miss., and banged by a masked mob of 250 men. He had sandbagged and robbed Charles Dazille, who is dying. The negro confessed to the crime aud implicated two others.

VANDERBILT LINES UNITE Entire Ey*t*m Wilt Ba Oomb’nod Into Two . Main Division*. At a meeting of the presidents and traffic officials of the Vanderbilt lines, held at the Grand Central depot, New .York, It has been agreed to consolidate ali the various fast freight lines operating over the different roads in the Vanderbilt into two, the one to be composed of the lines operating over the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and its connections, and the other of those running over the West Shore Railroad and its connections. The former line will embrace the present Red, White, Midland, Blue and Canada Southern lines; the latter the North Shore dispatch, West Shore line and Nickel Plate line. A clearing house will be established at Buffalo to audit all accounts and claims for both new lines. As fast aB practicable all line agencies west of Chicago and St. Lonis will Be consolidated. LIGHT ON A MURDER MYSTERY. Wife of J. T. Orr cf Tonnoisao Accuiet of Hiring Nsgross to Kill H m. J. T. Orr, a prominent hardware merchant of Clarendon, Tenn., was killed on the night of July 30 by a shot fired through the window of his home. The search for the guilty parties was unfruitful until the other day, when the sheriff heard that Airs. Orr knew something of the crime. It was charged that she hired a negro- named Dennis Record to kiil Mr. Orr. A negro named Manse Castle, however, volunteered to do the work for the same amount, so it was stated. Record, Castle and Mrs. Orr were immediately placed under arrest. loiter Castle said he had killed Orr, and charged that Mrs. Orr had hired him to do the work. Orr’s life was insured for $5,000 in the Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees. His wife is the beneficiary. RIOTS IN CHINA. Many Christian* Killed and Mia*!ona Das'royo i by Rsbala. Advices from the Orient say that ail Corea is excited by the German consul, Krin, slapping the minister of foreign affairs, Kin Whan, in the face with his unread letter and punching him in the chest. Corea demands quick vengeance. There are widespread riots in Se Chuen, and a strong anti-foreign tendency. All the English, French and American missions were attacked and many Christians were killed. A priest, Pere Freuy, was carried into captivity by the brigand, @ll Mansi}, The French mission offers 0.000 taels ransoim The Protestant and Roman Catholic missions were destroyed by rebels in the towns of Poilen and Lerschnan, BLOW AT THE PAPER TRUST. Independent Mill to Be Built by Publish*!** of Big Newspaper*. A general movement is developing among the newspapers of the country toward the building of independent paper mills to be operated directly by the newspapers. One Chicago paper has sent a map into northern Minnesota to look into paper mill possibilities in that vicinity, and other Chicago papers may be supplied from such a mill, if one is built. The Chicago Saturday Blade is also working along the same line, while the World of New York is on the point of stnrting a $2,000,000 plant in Maine. Alaskan Imm gi-atio* Restr'ct* 1. The United States Government recognizes the gravity of the situation at St. Alichael’s, Alaska, where thousands of prospectors have been landed by the transportation companies, and has taken steps to remedy it. Those men are unable to get up the river, few have supplies to last them throughout the winter and from present indications they will be fit subjects for the bounty of Uncle Sam. In this emergency Gen. Merriam has issued an order prohibiting the landing of more men at the Alaskan port unless they have food sufficient to last them a year. The order is ns follows: “Vancouver Barracks, Wash.—Notice is hereby given to all shipmasters aud other persons engaged in carrying passengers to ports in north Alaska that orders have been given by which the commanding officers at Fort St. Michael’s w r ill prevent the lauding of any passengers on the military reservation unless abundant nnd satisfactory proof is given of their ability and intention to proceed at once beyond the international boundary. By command of Maj. Gen. Merriam.” At St. Michael’s there is now a company of regular infantry under Lieut. Richardson which wUI enforce the order of Gen. Merriam. It was sent there a year ago in anticipation of just such an emergency. The order is aimed at the wild-cat and irresponsible transportation companies, of which there are about a score doing business in Alaskan waters.

A* to Haw tlian Governme-it Representative Tawney of Minnesota, who visited Hawaii last year, nnd upon bio return became an enthusiastic annexationist, favors a form of government similar to that of the District of Columbia, which is governed by three commissioners, two of whom are of different political faith, the third being an army officer. “From observations made while in Hawaii,” said Mr. Tawney, “it would not surprise me if this form of government should be recommended by the commissioners. In this way the necessity of giving the island representation in the Senate or House will be avoided. The Attorney General of the island and other public officers favor this form of government, and believe if committees wore appointed by the two branches of Congress to look after the welfare of the island a government which would be satisfactory to a large majority of the people would be the result. I hope the commission now on its way to our possession in the Pacific will take this view of the matter.”

Fast Train Btoppad b/ Robbers. The south-bound Omaha flyer on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy was held up at Dug hill, two miles north of the Francis street station, St. Joseph, Mo. No passengers wore molested, but the safe in the express car was rolled out of the door and loaded into a wagon. Later it was found near the track. There was very little money in the safe, according to the Adams Express Company. Was Murder* 1 for His Money. At Watdrtown, S. D., the body of a man was found in a box car, having a bullet wound at the base of the brain. J. V. Gallagher of Newark, Ohio, identified the body ns that of his brother, P. E. Gallagher of Gibson, Ohio. P. E. Gallagher was on a pleasure trip through the West, and is believed to have been murdered for his money by Henry Walker and Henry Elliott. Trsin ftrikss a LandslideWhile a north-bound train was coming from Norton, Va., it ran into a landslide near Pennington Gap, Kentucky, and three coaches attached rolled down a 60foot embankment. About twenty passengers were aboard, all of whom were more or less injured. Senator Vast Critically ll'. United States Senator George G. Vest of Missouri is lying critically ill in Aabury Park, N. J. Senator Vest has been ill for some time, but a rapid decline, such as, it is said, he suffered within the last few days, was unlooked for. B g F.rs a 1 Bcaguay. When the steamer Farnllon sailed from Skaguay the town was in flames, and its almost total destruction seemed inevitable. The fires caught from the surrounding forestG, which were all ablaze. Great Naphiha Workj Burned. The mine and towers of the great naphtha works at Wisehan, Russian Transcaucasia, have been destroyed by fire. Fourteen people were badly burned. Killed by an Indian. At a dance at Earlborp, Ok., Isaac Jones, a white man, was stabbed to death by Johnson Tiger, an Indftin, in a quarrel oyer'a white girl. ~ - Francs Wa it* Afr can Territsry. The Brussels correspondent of the London Daily .Telegraph says: “Prince Aront«rg, president of the French African

committee, has issued a circular letter Inviting subscriptions for the equipment of two missions to Lake Tchad, central Africa, in place of the ill-fated Oasemajon expedition. The circular refers to ’the English endeavor to seize all nnappropriated territory in west Africa,’ and to the success similar expeditions have had in forestalling these attempts, it then appeals for French support of similar work in central Africa, enjoining speed and secrecy, ‘so as not to arouse the suspicion of our foreign rivals.’ ” The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, who also refers to rumors of another expedition to central Africa and to measures to strengthen the Marehand mission, says: “The present French Government is strongly in favor o? a forward pofiby in Afrlfa, which it is prepared to carry out to the bitter end.”

KILLED IN A LAUNCH. Pacui.sr Accident Occurs to Missionaries In Yokohama Harbor. The steamer Victoria from the Orient brings news of a frightful accident in Yokohama harbor, whereby two women missionaries of the American mission board, Misses Simmons and Allen, lost their lives. The two women had a number of friends who were journeying to this side of the Pacific by the Empress of Japan, and they went ont in a launch to see them off. The good-bys being said, the two women were going ashore in the launch when a junk which was sailing into the harbor, running swiftly before the wind, collided with the launch. The junk’s bowsprit was driven against Miss Simmons with terrific force. It struck her in the abdomen and hnpdled her, killing her instantly. Her companion, Miss Allen, was struck about the shoulders and head by the unwieldy bow of the Chinese vessel and she was terribly cut and lacerated. She lingered in pain for the greater part of a day in the Yokohama hospital and died a few hours before the Victoria sailed. RICH COLD STRIKES REPORTED. Bt«mp*do frem Bennett to th* Newly Discovered Fisld-A Like of Qold The steamer City of Topeka came into port at Seattle with the news of two important gold strikes in Alaska. On board was a small party of Klondikers, with perhaps $50,000 in dust and drafts. One of the new finds is on a small creek emptying into Big Taku arm, and it is said the new town of Bennett was deserted iq an hour on hearing the news. The other strike is on Bnranof Island, and is said to be a lake of gold. Man an<J Woman Bhq\ O. W, Green of Goldfield, Colo,, went to the home of H, V, Baker at Bellevue, a suburb of Omaha, Neb,, and shot Mrs, Green, who was visiting there. Wheq neighbors arrived Green’s body was found on a rear porch. The story given the authorities was that Green bad committed suicide after murdering his wife. At the inquest the surgeons discovered two bullets in the top of the dead man’s head. The discovery excited suspicion and Baker finally confessed to having shot Green to death. Baker declared he firtd at Green after the latter had attacked Mrs. Green, his sister. The bullets were evidently fired into Green’s head while he was lying down, and much mystery surrounds the double murder. Baker is a citizen of good standing, but he refuses to say more on the subject, other than that Green came to the house, called aside his wife, with whom he had had some domestic troubles, and shot her. He says he attempted to prevent the crime by firing at Green.

China Aisent* to Ru**ia’* Co-id it o-is. The Pekin correspondent of the London Times says: “The tsung-li-yamen (Chinese foreign office) has given formal assent to all the conditions imposed by the Russian charge d’affaires, M. Pavloff, regarding the contract for the Neu-Chwang railway extension loan. These, conditions nre in direct conflict with the terms of tho signed contract and are designed to block the completion of the final contract. To Arbitrate MoQjrd’s Claim. The case of Alexander McCord, the American mining engineer imprisoned by the Peruvians during a revolution and whose claim for $50,000 damages was a subject for dispute between the United States and Peru for a number of years, has been referred to arbitration, the case being submitted to the lord chief justice of the Dominion of Canada, under the terms of the arbitration treaty. Flro Cause* $200,000 Loss. A fire started at New Orleans in Osborn’s Turkish bath establishment on Bourbon street, and while no buildings were destroyed, it penetrated into several large Canal street retail stores, doing considerable damage to stocks. The loss will approximate $200,000, well insured. Worn* i Lynch-d by a Mcb. Mrs. John T. Orr, under arrest for the murder of her husband at Clarendon, Ark., committed suicide by taking poison. Five negroes, her alleged accomplices, were taken from jail and hanged by a mob. Three of the negroes were women. Killed by Llv* Wirj. While leaning from a window of the Shamokin Valley knitting works at Shamokin, Pa., Miss Jennie Allison, aged 18 years, was electrocuted by her nose coming in contact with a telephone wire that had been crossed by a live arc light wire; Tramp* Capture a Tra n. Fifty tramps captured a Great Northern freight train three miles west of Grand Forks, N. D., and ran it to Larimore, about twenty miles, where they were captured by officers and citizens. They offered stubborn resistance. Chef Exicutivs of N*rth Dakota Exp res. Gov. F. A. Briggs of North Dakota died at Bismarck, of consumption. J. M. Devine is Lieutenant Governor. _ Pasi'ng of Ado'ph Butro. Adolph Henry Josqph Sutro, former Mnyor of San Francisco and widely known as a philanthropist, is dead.