ALASKA MINING LANDS
Oflicial Statcment of the United States
Laws Governing Them.
WALL STREETS GOLD FEVER
Money For Investment In the Klondike
So Free That the Bankers Have Actu-
ally Been' Compelled to Refuse
It—A Rothschild Syndicate.
Washington, Aug. 2.—The misunder-
standing and,,contentions regarding the
laws that are applicable to Alaska, so
far as lands and claims are concerned,
have been set at rest by a statement
made by Commissioner Hermann of the
general land office. Many inquiries on
. this question have come to the interior
‘ department and numerdus applications-
ha—ve been made for copies of the public
land laws, which however, do not apply
to Alaska. All this is due to the gold
boom. The general land officials have
taken much interest in the reports that
' come from the gold belt and have in-
.ve .tigated the laws that govern there.
Commissioner Hermann says there is
no longer any question about which
laws extend over Alaska, and that these
laWS are applicable:
First, the mineral land laws of the
United States; second, town site laws,
which provide for the incorporation of
town sites and acquirement of titles
thereto from the United States govern-
ment to the town site trustees; third,
.«the law providing for trade and manu-
factures', giving each qualified person
160 acres of land in a. Square and com-
pact form. The coal land regulations- _
are distinct from the mineral regula-
tions or laws and the jurisdiction of
neither coal laws nor public land laws
extend to Alaska, the territory being
expressly excluded by the laws them-
selves from their operation. The act
approved May 17, 1884, providing for
civil government for Alaska, has this
language as to mines and mining priv-
ileges:
“The laws of the United States relat-
ing to mining claims and rights inci-
dental thereto shall on and after the
passage of this act be in full force and
effect in said district of Alaska, sub-
ject to such regulations as may be made
by the secretary of the interior and ap-
proved by the president and ‘parties
who have locatedmines or mining priv-
ileges therein under the United States
laws applicable ‘to the public domain
or have occupied or improved or exer-
cised acts of ownership over such claims
shall not be disturbed therein, but shall
be allowed to perfect title by payment
so provided for.’ " ,
There is still more general authority.
Without the special authority the act of
July 4, 1866, says:
deposits in lands belonging to the Unit-
ed States, both surveyed and unsurvey-
ed, are hereby declaredto be free and
open to eXploration and purchase, and
lands in which these are found to occu-
pations and purchase by citizens of the
United States and by those who have
declared an intention to become such,
under the rules prescribed by law and
according to local customs or rules of
miners in the several mining districts
so far as the same are: applicable and
not inconsistent with the laws of the
United States.”
The patenting of mineral lands in
Alaska is not a new thing, for that
work has been going on as the cases
have come in from time to time since
1884.
TURNING AWAY. norm.
The Klondike Drawing the Lambs In
Droves to Wall Street.
New York, Aug. 2.—~Wall street has
been seized with a genuine “forty—nine"
gold fever as a result of the discoveries
in the Klondike. _
More than half a dozen banking con-
cerns and as many individuals in Wall
street, whose standing in the financial
world is the very best, have actually
turned away from $5,000 to $125,000 each,
which clients and customers wish to
invest under their guidance and supers
vision in the great goldfields of Alaska.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., H. L.
Horton & Co., Kean, Van Cortlandt &
00.? R. L. Loundsberry & Co. and
Charles Head & Co. are some of these
firms who have more money offered
them for investment in the Klondike
that they have desired.
The prejudice against mining is wear:
ing off and the best concerns are be-
ginning to mine in one way or the
other.
'Among these various down town
banking and business houses who ei-
ther are interested in the Klondike,
who have sent a representative there
for themselves or customers or who
have made up their minds to do so, are
R. L. Loundsberry & Co, M. Guzzen-
helm Sons, Kean, Van Cortlandt & Co.,
Nicholas Chemical cumpany, H. B. Hol-
lins & Co., H. L. Horton & Co., Charles
Head & Co. and Seligman & Co.
It was learned on the best authority
in Wall street that the Exploration
company, limited, of London, the con-
trolling interest of which is held by the
Rothschilds and whose chief expert is
Hamilton Smith, wired the past week
to Henry Bratnober, one of the best and
most widely known engineers, in the
country, at San Francisco to visit the
Klonllke in their behalf.
T0 EXPLORE T_H_E KLONDIKB.
The Mission of Expert Dunham of the
Federal Bureau of Labor.
Washington, Aug. 2.—Expert Samuel
C. Dunham of the federal bureau of la-
bor has left here for the gold belt of
' Alaska, where he will make an investi-
gation and report in time for the pro-
jected spring migrations.
Mr. Dunham is well equipped for the
work, having spent much time in the
mining camps of the west, and for 11
years he has been one of the corps of
experts of the labor‘ bureau engaged
' in the investigation of special problems.
He has been instructed by Commis-
sioner of Labor Wright to make a crit-
ical inquiry into the opportunities for
business, for investment of capital, em-
ployment of labor, wages, cost of liv-
ing, climate, best means of reaching the
goldfields and kindred subjects.
He will go direct to San Francisco.
and will sail from there Aug. 9, taking
the Juneau overland route and reaching
the Klondike region about the middle of
September. He will- watch the winter
and early spring workand is expected
'to send material for a special report,
which it is hoped will be published
about March. \
“All valuable mineral '
‘tO $54, 207, 642;
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A Strong Fight to Bring Out the Men at
Plum_ Creek.
Pittsburg, Aug. 2.—Anxiety, expecta-
tion and suspense, whi'ch were the con-
ditions in the coal mining situation
about De Armit-t’s mines yesterday,
have given place to peace and quiet-
ness. After running counter to deputy
sheriffs several times during the day
the strikers peaceably withdrew. The
week closed with the miners’ officials
satisfied that they had made a marked
impression on the diggers of the New
York and Cleveland Gas Coal compao
ny, who, it seems, are wavering.
All the men are out at Sandy Creek,
and but few are at work at Turtle
Creek. At Plum Creek the men at
work appear determined to stand by
their employers, but the strikers still
have hopes of bringing them out and
are now bending every energy to that;
end. C
Camp Desperation at the McCrea
schoolhouse will be the headquarters for
many of the strikers for the next few
days. Committees and subcommittees
will visit the offending miners in their
homes with the hope of inducing them
to join in the movement. -
Much interest is being manifeSted in
the big labor demonstration that is to
be held in Pittsburg on Thursday even-
ing. Eugene V. Debs will be present
and deliver an address on‘the Monon-
gahela wharf.
In West Virginia.
Wheeling, Aug. 2.-—-The situation at
Dillonville and Fairmont remains prac-
tically the same as yesterday. Judge
Mason has announced that the injunc-
tion granted at the solicitation of the
operators was not permanent. The min-
ers do not seem to care anything about
the injunction.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor as-
sembly has issued a call for a mass
meeting of all citizens in sympathy with
the strikers for next Thursday evening.
”TARIFF LAWS, COMPARED.
Showing Some of the Increases In Bev-
enue That Are Expected.
Washington, Aug. 2.——The comparison
of the present tariff law with the Wil-
son act, authorized by congress, has
been completed. It was made by
Charles H. Evans, who has been en-
gaged in some capacity in the prepara-
tion of all the tariff bills with which
congress has dealt since 1872. The com-
parison is made on rates expressed in
ad valorem terms between the present
law and the VV‘ilsbn law. The state—
ment places the average duty rate un-
der the new law at 54. 66 per cent ad
valorem, as against an average of 40.10
under the Wilson law, the averages be— -
ing figured upon the basis of values in
1896.
The schedules show the following in—
creases in percentages: .
Chemicals, from 28. 53 to 30. 67; wools
and woolens, 47. 62 to 86. 54; silks, from
46. 96 to 53. 41, earthenware and glass-
ware, 35 to 52. 4,7 metals, 38.11 to 49.24;
sugar, 40. 94 to 74.16; tobacco, 109.06 to
121. 90; agricultural products, 22. 44 to
88. 42; spirits, etc. 61. 54 to 68.83; cotton
manufactures, 42. 75 to 52.33.
Some of the. increases expected in
revenue are as follows:
Chemicals, from $5, 619, 239 to $8,423,084;
earthenware and glassware from $8,—
006,839 to $12, 303,148; metals, from $13,
196, 416 to $17, 487, 482; woods, from $605, -
749 to $2, 439, 536; sugar, from $29, 910, 703
agricultural products,
from $7,727,614 to $14,587,601.
These estimates are based upon the
supposition that the value and volume
of imports will remain the same.
Captain Gordon Dead.
Taunton, Mass, Aug. 2.—Captain
Timothy Gordon died here yesterday
afternoon, after an illness of several
months. Captain Gordon was a mem-
ber of the old Gordon family of Ply-
mouth and was captain of the old
Taunton Light guard. He commanded
company G, Fourth Massachusetts in-
fantry, during the war and had the dis-
tinction of being captain of the first
company of northern troops to land in
Virginia after Sumpter was fired upon.
Secretary Sherman Improving.
New York, Aug. 2.——Secretary Sher-
man, it was reported at Amagansott,
N. Y, yesterday, will remain another
week with his daughter. He is gaining
strength daily, and his health is said
to be better than when he arrived. He
spends thejtime in stillwater bathing
in the morning and drives in the shade
during the afternoon. Business and
politics are not occupying his mind.
Want the. Confederate Flag.
Springfield, Mo., Aug. 2.—Campbell
Confederate camp of this city has de-
cided to take no part as a body in the
Wilson Creék reunion, to be held here
soon. The Grand Army objected to the
carrying of a Confederate flag .in the-
parade, and the cit-Confederates refuse
to take part if the flag is not allowed
to be carried. ,
‘ Whitelaw Reid Wont Talk.
New York, Aug. 2.—Mr. Whitelaw
Reid told all reporters who saw him
that he had nothing to say fur the pub-
'lic press at present and that, éven if he
had, his first duty was to report to the
secretary of state and to the president.
He therefore answered no questions
whatever, positively declining to be in-
terviewed.
Maine Hailstones‘.
Waterville, Ma, Aug. 2.—The first
thunderstorm in many years struck
Waterville yesterday afternoon. Hail-
stones as large as xwalnuts fell for 15
minutes, cracking"? window glass and
beating down grain and garden truck
badly, while it fairly whittled down the
foliage. ,,.-
The Dory Capsized.
Gloucester, .Mass., Aug. 2.'—-Whilo four
members of the crew of the Boston fish-
ing schooner Sylvester Whalen were.
rowing from the vessel to Plum island
yesterday the dory capsized, and two
of them, Albert Knight and John Hoar,
were drowned.
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Drowned In the Canal.
Geneva, N. Y., Aug. 2.—-The lifeless
body of Edward Trowbridge, aged 24
years, was found in the Cayuga and
Seneca canal yesterday by a lock ten-
der, near Seneca falls. The body had
been in the water for some time and
was considerably decomposed.
11.1... Gregory Dead.
Cincinnati, Aug. 2.—Major James F.
Gregory, 'U. S. A., an engineer of high
repute, was found ,dead in bed in Line
Seminary hotel yesterday. ~
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Everything First Class.
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LAWN _N_|__0WEHS!
PHILADELPHIA and _F_AVOBITE, Gar-
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Gloih, Window Screens,
’ Screen Doors, all}!
Stoves, Mixed
Paints.
Lubricating Oil for Lawn
"Mbw'ers and Mow-
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Fairiiold county National Bank'
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INCORPORATED. 1824.
EDWIN O. Kenn, President.
DAVID B. MILLER, Vice-President.
L. C. GREEN. Cashier.
EDWIN 0. KEELER. Mossns H.'GLovnB,
DAVID E. MILLER, A. J. MEEKEB,
F. ST. JOHN Locxwoon, TnsononniE. SMIIE.
IRA COLE, Cass. F.,TBISTBAM.
Accounts of Manufacturers, Merchants. and
Individuals solicited.
Safe Deposit Boxes fee to Diposiiors.
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mOnths.
We have made ten persons happy, for every one who has
a wheel seems happy. This week we shall give away our last one.
August 18 the dullest month In the year, and In order to create bus—
iness we shall have special drives 1n every department this week.
Save your duplicates and you may be the lucky and the eleventh I
happy one, this week, by winning the Bicycle.
CLEARING SALE OF DRESS GOODS.
10 pieces Bicycle Suiting, 150 kind, 8.} per yard.
39c Fancy Mixtures, 250 per, yard.
75c Black Sicilian, 54 in, wide, 500 per yard.
9’0 Black Silk Mohair, 75.0 per yard.
. SILKS.
39 and 49c Summer Silk, in Navy, Green and Blk. 25c.
, CHILDREN’S DRESSES.
$1.49c ones, 980.1 98c ones, 50c.
SHIRT WAISTS.
$1.98 Shirt Waists, $1.25. 98c Shirt Waists, 50c.
CRASH SUITS.
$3.98 Crash Suits, for $2.98.
4.75 Crash Suits for $3.75.
6.75 Crash'Suits for $5.00.
5.50 Crash Suits for $3.98.
KITCHEN DEPARTMENT.
Picnic Basket, 150.
' Nickel Bread, 10c.
Lawn Mowers, $2.25.
Table Tumblers, 20c doz.
Bicycle Bells, 10c.
Toe clips for bicyclists, 10c pair.
Granite Iron corn boilers, 98c.
‘ Granite Iron Soap Dish, 10c.
Sticky fly paper, 10. I
BATHING SUITS.
Lad1es,’ $2.25 to $4.50. Childrens,’ $1 75 and $2.98.
BLANKETS.
1 Case handsome double Blanket, 98c value ior 69c.
1 case of Domet Blankets, 49c.
LINEN CRASH.
27 inch Linen Crash for Skirts, 12%0.
30 inch Linen Crash for Skirts,15c.
The former prices were 19 and 25c.
LINENS.
.The Tarifi‘ will put Linens higher than they ever have
been before. We were wise enough to buy before
the bill went into efl‘ect.
5 pieces Half Bleached Damask, 250.
6 pieces Half Bleached Damask, 320.
3 pieces 66 in. wide full bleached, 50c.
4 pieces 2 yards wide, Half Bleached,
10 pieces 68 inch full Bleached, 89c.
HAMMOCKS.
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$1.49 Heavy colored cotton net Hammocks, 98c.
8225 Woven Hammocks, $1.69.
$3.50 Palmer Hammocks, $2.25.
HATS AND BON N ETS
For Children.
Lace Bonnets, 25 and 49c.
Lace and Straw, 75, 98 and $1.25.
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the wheel next Saturday night, August 7, 1897.
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