T Hm E VHE'N in 1G 'G A ,z‘IE TT E , . THE HUSH T0 HLOND I 4 Agencies Opened In New York to Help (lold Seekers to Start. THEIR SEDUGTIVE OFFERS One Company Promises to Land Passen- ‘ gens In the Goldfields For 8103—1119 Danger In Going Now—Seattle Demands Retaliation. , New York, Aug. 4.—In spite of the warnings which have reached this city of the dangers of a winter trip to the Klondike gold regions, hundreds of for- ‘ntune seekers have left this city and the neighborhood in the past two weeks and scores more are booked to go before the end of the month. It is only the high rate of fare to the gold districts which prevents an outflow from the east. Several agencies have been open- ed in this city to provide transportation direct to the great gold belt of the Yu- kon by rail, ocean and river, and all are doing a rushing business. One of these concerns has a branch in lower Broadway, where crowds go daily for information! Thisficompany guarantees to land passengers in the geldfields for $103.25. Fifty persons have already started through this office and more are to follow. The route is from this city by rail to Seattle, from which point a steamship runs to Juneau, where another vessel conveys the gold seekers to Dyea, the head of navigation. Oliff Samon, who was in the Klondike region two years ago, securing a claim at that time, headed a party of ‘ten men which left this city a few days ago for the goldfields. Each man had $500. They entered into an agreement with Samon to surrender to him one—third of their findings for the first three months, after which it will be every man for himself. Samon and his companions do not in- tend to attempt to reach Dawson City. They purpose to work along the south- .ern coast of Alaska, always remaining Close to a base of supplies. The region through which they intend to travel, Samon declares, is rich with gold.. While there two years ago he took $6, 000 worth of the precious metal out. of a stream. Overland From Dyea. The party will sail for Seattle on Aug. 15 by the . Pacific Coast company’s steamship Islander, going direct to Ju- neau, transferring there to another ves- sel for Dyea. At that point the over- land journey will be begun. Provisions will be secured at Healey’s stores, and the party will proceed through Chilkat pass to Mount Elias, thence to Fort Wrangel, to Copper creek, to Cook’s in- let, up to Tanona river, trying to make 12 miles a day and prospecting along the route. Samon says they will work all the streams, Yukon tributaries and ravines encountered on their tramp. They are all full of gold, he says, and easier to get at than the regions about Dawson City, which is some 800 miles away and' only reached afoot. It will be useless, he said, to attempt to reach Dawson City this time of the year, while it will be comparatively easy to prospect along the territory which he has selected. The dangers of perishing, at any rate, are remote, he says, and provisions are within a few days’ travel. Each man in his party will carry 150 pounds dead weight. .Their food will consist of dried herrings, hard tack, canned goods, flour and bacon. They will also carry medicine, coal oil and oil stoves, with which they will melt the snow for drinking water and also use to soften the ground when prospecting. They will take along arctic suits, bear- ‘ skin gloves and caps. Another party of 15 are to leave this city for the same regions for which Samon and his companions have start— ed on next Thursday. Klondike gold, the possession of a small quantity of which made Henry Gaultier, a returned miner, the prey of Westchester thugs last week, has not lest its attraction for him, and he in- tends to start for the Klondike again within a few days. He says he has claims at present in the care of a part- . ner that will make him immensely rich. Gaultier’s story is one of adventure, with alternating squares of hard luck and good fortune. A man of sinewy frame and considerable nerve, he will undertake a midwinter trip back to his claims in the frozen fastnesses of Alas- ka, a trip that he advises persons with- out a plentiful supply of sand and har- dihood not to take. Gaultier returned from the Klondike“ leaving his claims in good hands, he says, because he heard that his fathe1 had died at his home in Laconia, N. H., a home he has not seen for years. He brought comparatively little money‘ here with him, only about $10,000 in all, the result of a few weeks’ work, but the knowledge, he says, that he was a. veritable Croesus by virtue of his claims in the rich Klondike region made him so free with his money that he fell among thieves. I Prospectors Turned Back. Taoom‘a, Aug. 4.-—The steamer Queen, from Alaska, brought word that the mounted police of the Northwest Terri- tory are meeting all people bound for the Yukon country at the British line and compelling all who have not a 'year’ 5 supply of pl‘ovisions to return to the coast. Rev. Alfred Kummer of Oakland, Cal., who went ashore at Skagguay, and Captain Carroll of the steamer warn every one not to at- tempt to enter the Yukon country be- fore next spring“ The captain says that not even those who are now at Skagguay or Dyea will be able to reach the interior this winter. Retaliation Urged by Seattle Merchants. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 4.—At a meeting of the chamber of commerce, in con- junction with the merchants and ship- pers of this city, resolutions were adopted memorializing the secretary of the treasury to abolish the privilege heretofore eatended to Canadians of bonding goods in shipment through American territory, and also to rescind the action establishing subports of en— try at Dyea, Skagguay and Cirple City. This action is urged to be taken in re- taliation for what is deemed the harsh and unjustifiable measure proposed by the Canadian government to levy an ' _ import duty on personal outfits of min- . \ ,ers and prospectors going frotn' the United States into the Klondike dis- trict. No Insurance For Gold Seekers. Chicago, Aug. 4.—.-The Chicago'agent of an insurance company of Hartford has received instructions from his home offiCe not to insure any person going to the Klondike region. It is a risk that the company does not desire to take on account of the extreme hazard and be- cause when death takes place the work of obtaining the facts to make settle- ment of claims is too diflicult to be practicable. . WASHOUT CAUSES A WBBOK. The Fast ' Flier on the Kansas Pacific Plunges Into an Abyss. Denver, Aug. 4.—-The fast flier on the Kansas Pacific railway was wrecked early today about 40 miles east of Den- ver. Two trainmen were killed outright, five pasengers are said to be fatally Injured and many others are badly hurt. The killed are: John A. Ward, engi- neer, 711 Twenty-eighth street, Denver; Harrington, baggage master, also of Denver. The wreck was caused by a washout. The heavy rains of the night flooded the streams and carried out a portion of a small bridge which spans Comanche creek between Byers and Strasburg. The train was on time and was run- ning along at the usual speed when ap- proaching the point of the accident. Without warning the engine plunged into the abyss, followed by the mail and baggage car, and other cars were piled about in confusion. The engine was completely under wa- ter in almost the middle of the stream and Engineer Ward was under it. Strange to say, the fireman escaped death, but he is reported to be badly hurt. Instantly there was the wildest confusion. The fatally injured passengers were riding in the forward car. Some ofthe sleeping passengers in the Pullmans were thrown from their berths and more or less hurt, but none seriously. Byers, the nearest town to the wreck, .Was five miles away, and the conductor hastened to cover that distance on foot. He arrived there, and the railway offi- cials in Denver were notified of the ac— cident by telegraph. A special wrecking train, with Gen- eral Manager Duell and physicians on board, started for the scene of the wreck. ' An Indian Chief Killed by Outlaws. Perry, 0. T., Aug. 4. —News has reached here from Altui, this territory, that outlaws have killed Quannah Par- ker, chief of the Comanche Indians and one of the most noted Indians of the territory. Chief Parker was return— ing from Texas with 300 members of his tribe and was encamped at the mouth of North Fork creek. The chief was engaged in a. game of cards when he was killed and robbed. The Flight From Pike's Peak. Colorado Springs, Aug. 4.——William B. Felts, who recently announced that he would fly from the summit of Pike’s peak to Cameron’s cone, and thence to Colorado Springs, has made a test of his aeroplanes and flying apparatus. The atmosphere supported and he declares that on Sunday he will be able to carry out his promise. The proposed 'trip is regarded as extremely hazardous. Smallpox In Alabama. ‘ Nashville, Aug. 4. — The reports of cases of smallpox in Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala., have alarmed the in- habitants of many of the small towns in that state, and steps have been taken to quarantine against those cities. Prattville has adopted resolutions de— manding the strict quarantine of all the roads leading into the town. Fatally Whipped by Her Brother. ‘Shelbyville, Ind., Aug. 4.—-Ivory Law, a young farmer, returned to the home of his sister, Mrs. Linus McPherson, after a spree and was reprimanded by her. Law grew angry and went to the barn, returning with a whip, with which he beat his sister until it was worn out. The woman was so badly in- jured that she will die. An American Bark Lost. London, Aug. 4.—Word has been re- ceived from Valparaiso that the Ameri- can bark Nonantum, Captain Newhall, from NeWcastle, N. S. W., April 9, for Panama, has been lost on Easter island, a small island lying in'about 27 degrees south latitude and 110 degrees west longitude. All on board were saved. Weyler In Matanzas. Havana, Aug. 4. — Captain General Weyler embarked at midnight on the Spanish cruiser Vasco Nunez, bade fare- well to the authorities and arrived to- day at Matanzas. The captain general has pardoned Enrique Nunez, an insur- gent incendiary under sentence of death.- Powderly Swor/n In. Washington, Aug. 4.—Mr. TerenCe V. Powderly of Pennsylvania, formerly master workman of the Knights of La- bor, today took the prescribed oath and received his commission as commission— er general of immigration, succeeding Mr. Hermann Stump of Maryland. Killed by Falling From a Bicycle. Plainfield, N. J., Aug. 4.—Peter Rowe, 12, was thrown from a. bicycle while riding at a rapid pace and struck his head on a jagged stone in the roadway. His skull was fractured, and after re- maining in a comatose condition for some time he died. A Child Commits Suicide. Akron, 0., Aug. 4.——George Young, 13 years old, committed suicide today by hanging himself with a rubber hose. The hose was a small one used for fill- ing bottles and had stretched, but the boy pulled up his feet and slowly stran- gled to death. Chairman Dingley’s Father Dead. Lewiston, Me., Aug. 4.—-Nelson Ding- ley, father of Congressman Dingley, died at his home in this city today. He was 88 years of age. Death was .due to a. stroke of paralysis aggravated by old age. _.__._,__..__————.— Bioting In Spain. Madrid, Aug.4 4.—There were disturb- ances at Tetuan, near this city, arising from a private dispute, The riotere used guns. and several persons were wounded. , his body, ' tenunzgpvarket. A FULL I.IIIE OF FRESH MID OIIREO MEATS. Shoulder Steak. . . . . . . .. ..... . ..... 8c RibRoast.............. ...... .......10 Fresh Pork. . .. . ...... ‘ ........ 10 Veal Roast ......................... 14 rnssn FISII lvo. . I. . VEGETABLES. PRIIIE lvn ovum. . PROMPT MIO EFFIOIEIIT f. I. . SERVIOE. —_———- Pauh— Schultze, J 1' SO. NORWALK. C OLUMBIA‘ SURETY SPO-KESI All spokes may break-tho spokes that break the least are the spokes you want— the Columbia bicycle direct spokes can’t easily break—they are almost spokes of certainty—over 100,000Imi1eagelwiihout a broken spoke. Catolorue free if you call. F. S. AMBLER CYCLE C0., - 29 Wall Street- W.— That you can save money by buying youl Meats and Fish at F. W. SMITH’S 55 Maln'SIreeI. Everything First Class. OPEN EVENINGS LIIWN MOWERSI PHILADELPHIA and FAVORITE, Gar- den Tools, Rubber Hose, Wire Oloih, Window Screens, Screen Doors, Oilil Stoves, Mixed Paints. Lubricating Mowers and Mow- ing Machines, 50c 'oer cal. H. H. WILLIAMS; IT MAIII STREET, IIDRWIILK, 00IIII. Fairlield IIounIy National Bank‘ 44 Wall St.. Norwalk. Conan: v INCORPORATED. 1824. Capital, 200.000 EDWIN 0. Kenna. President. DAVID B. MILLER, VicaPresident. L. C. GREEN. Cashier. EDWIN O. KEELEB. Mossns B. Group, DAVID E. MILLER, . A. J. MEEKEB. F. ST. J OHN LocxwooD, THEODOREE. Slum. IBA Conn. Cans. F..ansrmn. Accounts of Manufacturers. Merchants and Individuals solicited. _ Safe Deposit Box‘es fee to Dipoliiors. CENTRAL 11110111. BANK- NORWALK.‘ 26 WALL 81%. .COBPORATED SEPT. l. 1876. CAPITAL. - . $190.00! GEORGE M. Home. President. E. L. Borne, Vice-President. WILLIAMIAJCUBrls ashier DIRECTORS :. Gloones M. HOLMES. P. L. CUNNINGHAM, E. L. Bonn. H. E. Drum. J T. Pnowrr‘l . S. H. HOLMES, 'J.00osnvs.Jn. ‘- 0lsoouni Day. Saturday. AT? ' P. w- BATES’ "“42 WATER STREET, . You can find as fine. an assortment of InnnmelIalifluemleurI As b: to und in any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices - 3 bcf -re going elsewhere. , . ‘3 a '-. Oil for Lawn‘ 'I'IIE SILK AIIO DRESS SOOOS HOUSE. IBISTON 8 OR \ 111:4; . I'STORE I ' N ORWALK. aCOZIN' N. . nunvuus gag WHEEL SA TURDAY M can A“ answer 7,, ”979: Am a: mm M», We have taken this mode. of advertising for the last' few 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 is the dullest month in the year, and in order to create bus- iness we shall have special drives in every department this week. Save your duplicates and you may be the lucky and the eleventh happy one, this week, by, winning the Bicycle. CLEARING SALE OF DRESS GOODS. 10 pieces Bicycle Suiting, 15c kind, 8:} per yard. 39c Fancy Mixtures, 250 per yard. 75c~ Black Sicilian, 54 in, wide, 50c per yard. 93c Black Silk Mohair, 75c per yard. _ SI LKS. 39 and 49c Summer Silk, in Navy, Green and Elk. 25c. CHILDREN’S DRESSES. $1.49c ones, 98c.] 98c ones, 500. SHIRT WAISTS. $1.98 Shirt VVaists, $1.25. 98c Shirt Waists, 50c. CRASH SUITS. $3.98 Crash Suits, for $2.98. 4.75Crash Suits for $3.75. 6.75 Crash Suits for $5.00. 5.50 Crash Suits for $3.98. KITCHEN DEPARTMENT. Picnic Basket, 15c. Nickel Bread, 100. Lawn Mowers, $2.25. Table Tumblers, 200 doz. Bicycle Bells, 100. Toe clips for bicyclists, 1(‘c pair. Granite Iron corn boilers, 98c. Granite Iron Soap-Dish, 10c. Sticky fly paper, 1c. BATHING SUITS. Ladles,’ $2.25 ‘to $4.50. Childrens,’ $1 75 and $2.98. B LAN KETS. 1 Case handsome double Blanket, 98c value Ior 69c. 1 case of Domet Blankets, 49c. LINEN CRASH. 27 inch Linen Crash for Skirts, 1230. 30 inch Linen Crash for Skirts,15c. The former prices. were 19 and 25c. ' LINENS. The Tarifl‘ 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, 25c. 6 pieces Half Bleached Damask, 320. 3 pieces 66 in. wide full bleached, 500. 4 pieces 2 yards wide, Half Bleached, 600. 10 pieces 68 inch full Bleached, 89c. HAMMOCKS. $1.49 Heavy colored cotton net Hammocks, 98c.. $2.25 Woven Hammocks, $1.69. $3.5'O'Palmer Hammocks, $2.25, HATS AND BONNETS For Children. Lace Bonnets, 25 and 490. ‘ Lace and Straw, 75, 98 and $1.25. 1% Save your duplicate checks, you may win the wheel next Saturday ' night, August '7, 18-97. IHE BUSTIIN swat, Eur. Main and Wall 3 J , INSURE YOUR - PL A T E GLASS IN THE Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Company 3 OF CONNECTICUT,1 . At HALF THE RATE charged by other stock companies W. H BYENSTQN, neolvl ~ 1, Gaznu-rn .nurnnrme- NORWALK A.
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