NEWS OF THE WEEK
The new Chinese reform movement which had its birth in the
edict of the viceroy of the province of Chang Chau to the effect
that poppies should no longer be grown within the borders of the
pfpvtnce, met with a severe set-back when a mob of infuriated
i farmers fell upon the officers and killed one of the number, to
gether with ten civilians who were assisting them. The new order
grew out of the movement against the manufacture of opium and
has aroused the greatest excitement throughout Chang Chau, as it
is aimed at the livelihood of a large population, opium being the
chief export from that section. So vioient is the opposition to the
enforcement of the edict that a detachment of troops has been sent
te the scene of the riots, and it is feared a small rebellion will be
precipitated.
Harry Seek and Harry Eskridge, two sourdoughs of the Tan
ana district, have been employed to pan the ruins of the Hotel
Rives, Boston, which was recently destroyed by Are, in the effort
to recover some immensely valuable diamonds lost by guests of the
house. Their efforts have been attended with such success that' it
is believed possible the gems may all be recovered, the men hav
ing more than justified their employment by discoveries made up
to this time.
Otto Slater, a New York millionaire, was this week, as he
stepped from the deck of a transatlantic liner in that city, arrested
on the charge of murdering Belle Gilchrist, also a person of means,
with whom he had contracted a liason in Glasgow during a recent
- visit to that city.
Gambling for money is becoming so prevalent among the j
women of Chicago that the police ard breaking into and raiding
many women’s clubs where the practice is tolerated, and many
prominent."society dames of the city have been arrested and ar- j
raigned in the police court during the past fewtlays. Unless the
practice is terminated immediately, the authorities threaten to re
voke the license of every woman’s club in the city, and even to raid
private homes where large sums are risked on bridge and other
forms of card games.
Attorney Heney gave a lengthy interview to the press in Phil-!
adelphia in which he declares that the great grafting exposed in
San Francisco was due to the pernicious influence of the Harriman
machine, which sought and paid for special privileges, laying the:
foundation for similar work on the part of other influential corpor
ations of the city and state.
Last week a determined attack was made on the life of Pre
mier Clemeneeau, of the French republic. While the premier was:
engaged in a conference with the ministers of state, an unidenti-1
lied man approached the window and fired six shots in rapid sue-!
cessor at Clemeneeau, none of whiclr took effect, however. The :
•' men on guard about the building immediately effected the arrest t
of the would-be assassin, who put up a fight before allowing him- j
1. self to be taken into custody. The efforts of the police to estab-1
lish his identity have been ineffectual so far. The man acts as
though insane, and it is the belief of the medical men who have ex
amined him that he is badly unbalanced. :m: *
A Frankfort, Ky., dispatch says Beach Hargis, the patricide,
has been released from the Jackson county jail on bail bonds, and j
his release has caused so much feeling among the warring feudists1
of that county that it is belived further murder will result, young
Hargis being sought by his enemies, who have avowed their inten
tion of taking his life. The county officials have called upon the1
governor for troops to aid them in maintaining order, the message
to the executive sayingthat the presence of the troops is necessary
for the protection of the peaceful and law-abiding citizens of the*
community.
The brutality of the Johnson-Burns fight has so disgusted the
people of Australia that an edict has gone forth that unless in
fighting is prohibited in future matches, no further permits will be
issued by the authorities for contests.
Wilbur Wright made another record-breaking flight in his new
aeroplane this week at Leamns, France, covering a distance of
72 miles in two hours and nine minutes. Wright astonished those
who witnessed the flight by the perfect control he exercised over
his machine.
Captain Frederick Warner, of Seattle, has resigned his posi
tion of port Captain of the Alaska Steamship Company, to enter
the service of Schubach & Hamilton. Capt. Warner is to leave
immediately for the East to take command of the newly-purchased
steamer St. Crojx, and take her to Seattle. He will likely keep the
berth as master when she is placed on the Nome run next summer.
* Pittsburg society has very recently welcomed Miss Alice Thaw
into the ranks of the elect, Miss Thaw being the belle of one of the
biggest balls seen here in years, to which only the most exclusive
of the 400 were invited, and being easily the most popular young
woman at the ball. . •
John and George
Taking Week’s Best
John Aoki and his partner, George,
the two Japanese boys who have been
prospecting on Eldorado creek since
early in October, are in the city where
they will remain for a week taking a
res* and getting together another sup
ply of grub with which to continue
their work.
George says they have sunk four
holes to bedrock and are now at work
on the fifth, which they were forced to
quit on account of the scarsity of sup
plies. In two of the holes which they
sank to bedrock they got very good
prospects, but the other two were
blanks. He is now convinced that the
pavstreak is well over to the right
limit, and it is their intention to sink
on that side of the creek when they re
turn. The formation which they find
is quartz and schist, and in the holes
which carried prospects, colors could
be found in nearly every pan of gravel.
The other outfits on the creek have
not as yet found prospects, but the peo
ple below John and George are now in
the same formation as the latter find,
and are hopeful of soon getting into the
pay.
The two Japs are not discouraged and
say they will spend another month at
least on the creek, after which they
will again go to work and get another
grubstake to continue their prospect
ing, being sure of ultimately striking
the pay. „
John Hunter, who nntil recently was
interested in the Northern saloon on
Sullivan, left for Fairbanks on Tues
day.:
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CREEK NOTES
Snyder & Hayden, on Discovery, Patterson, made a good start
on their new dump,and the dirt is rapidly piling up on the ground.
Sutherland & Pierson have started hoisting on their ground,
and the new plant is working very satisfactorily. They expect to
get out a large dump before spring. They have their sluice boxes
set under the dump, and will be ready to shovel in as soon as the
first water arrives.
The laymen on Eglar & Wallick’s ground at the mouth of
Tofty are getting out good sized dumps, and expect to make a big
cleanup in the spring. t
Tom Woodson, on the Junction fraction, has his plant nearly
all set up and will commence hoisting out of the shaft this week.
He has just about completed his buildings on the ground, and will
be ready for big work inside of three weeks.
Baker, Winde & Co. are now hoisting out of two shafts on
their ground, and will soon have two big dumps ready for sluicing
in the spring.
James Finch, the attorney, who murdered Ralph Fisher, pres
ident of the Portland (Ore.) Bar Association, has been convicted
of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged on Feb
ruary 5th, at the state penitentiary at Salem.
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