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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1897
Page
6
Indian forces drive away miners in Alaska as Skaguay’s boom collapses. Thousands head to Dyea and Chilkoot Pass while Dyea booms and Juneau, Seattle report arrivals. Humboldt brings $15,000 and 14 passengers. Eliza Anderson safe in Dutch Harbor amid Behring Sea plans.
Seattle and Seattle area dispatches describe new diggings around Sulphur Creek and Dominion Creek rivaling Bonanza Eldorado as a rush draws 600 men in a week and 13,000 dollars unearthed in weeks. Two Copper River miners reach Dyea seeking protection after Indian confrontations and dwindling supplies.
In Skaguay there is little bustle while Dyea shows tents of new arrivals and packing services. Linderman fares rise to 40 cents per unit, with space for 1000 to 6000 pounds daily. A 112 mile wagon road to the Chilkoot ferry charges a quarter cent per pound for goods and 60 cents per passenger.
A poem recounts a miner with a single aim to reach Klondike. A dog accompanies him as he treks toward the Chilkoot Pass and foreboding fate, ending with a carved inscription on Yukon's ice. The piece closes with the name Joseph Bert Smiley.
A Ward 11 public meeting at Twelfth Baptist Church protested ward committee plans to back two candidates for the General Court caucus. Speakers including Isaac B. Allen Clement G. Morgan Robert T. Teamoh and Stanley Ruffin urged consideration of colored candidate Stanley Ruffin whose qualifications were cited.
Mayors A A Perry of Somerville and Alvin F Sortwell of Cambridge witnessed a blast on Clarendon Hill to showcase blasting limits. The Cambridge Overseers of the Poor oversee the work directed by Captain Martin L Eldridge. Residents warn of damage while officials call it the heaviest in twelve years.
The Boston port is served by eight pilot boats from America to Sylph and a 32 pilot force. Young Americans Clifford E. McField and Samuel F. Wellock recently passed a strict exam and will face one final board review at the Boston Marine Society in the Chamber of Commerce building. One or both may be appointed after bond of 2000 is filed. service required is three years and three months before full rating.
Mails from the French Congo recount a July 20 attack by the Pahouin on a Congo River convoy near Njole. About forty natives were killed while two white commanders are believed to have escaped.
The funeral for Mr. G. W. Adams who died at his Dorchester home will be held today. He invented Boston burglar alarm systems and served as superintendent of the Boston Electric Protective Association. He belonged to Mystic Shrine Post 191 G A R and the Ancient and Honourable Artillery.
A Cambridge official warns of a suspected extortion plot to contaminate the Hobbs Brook water basin near Lincoln. Farmers deny the charge, labor camps are criticized for unsanitary conditions, and improvements under Professor Sedgewick are underway to protect the city water supply.
Thousands gathered in Chinatown to honor Moy Jark, a leading Chinese Freemason and ward of the Chi nese Freemasons. The procession moved from Harrison avenue to Mt Hope Cemetery with Chinese and American bands, banners, and ritual offerings.
Reuben Federman, owner of the burned Stamford street store where his child Eli Federman and servant Sarah Orgins died, says he expects no investigation and plans to rebuild. He notes insurance coverage and claims settlements while fire officials and adjusters survey the site. He remains at his sister-in-law’s home at 19 Auburn street.
London reports the Duchess of York will soon issue an appeal for the starving Irish, mirroring the Princess of Wales effort during preparations for the Queen's jubilee celebrations in London.
Juror Fowler became ill at the Segrade Hotel and will not appear until Wednesday morning, prompting Judge Tuthill to adjourn court. Earlier, defense witnesses Drs Alpert and Rutherford denied claiming bones were human, while Professor Bailey testified on sesamoid bones amid cross examination.
James Donohue and Bridget Duge were married at the Church of the Assumption East Boston on Sunday. The couple will reside at 128 Marginal Street East Boston after a honeymoon in Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret C Callaghan daughter of Thomas Callaghan of the Boston Globe will marry William Barter of police headquarters in the Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon October 5 at 3 p m. The reception follows at 4 East Springfield Street the brides parents home.
Patrolman William Johnson was jolted and knocked back by a shock from an electric box on Washington street during yesterday's thunder shower in Somerville. He felt the force but was not injured and could not immediately identify the cause.
Edward Trainor a seven year old of 156 Third Street South Boston was brought to Station 6 by his father last evening after being struck by a batted baseball on Commonwealth flats causing a broken elbow.
An old advertisement promotes Woodbury's Facial Soap Fa up Facial Powder and Dental Cream as a skin remedy. It includes a brief offer for a page book on curing bad skin and a sample mailed on receipt of five or twenty five cents to H. Ruby, dermatologist, 11 Winter Street.
The funeral of Theodore Lyman was held at Mt. Auburn Chapel with Rev. Dr. William H. Lyon officiating. The burial occurred in the Pilgrim Lot family plot, already home to seven relatives, including his parents. Attending were Harvard's President Eliot and Professor Ames, Edmund Dwight, Alex Agassiz, Col. H. S. Russell, Frank D. Sanborn, Robert Treat Paine Jr., Moorfield Storey, and other prominent figures.
The New York New Haven Hartford railroad offers one more popular Newport excursion on Thursday September 16. A special train will depart Park Square Station at 9 30 a.m. and a round trip ticket price applies. Newport’s summer attractions remain unsurpassed. Ticket quota is strictly limited.
The market shows a quiet session with mixed outlooks and anticipated dividends. Points mentioned include copper holding firm, a predicted rise in Osceola, potential sugar gains, but a cautious tone as prices inch higher with a possible healthy correction. Boston & Albany and Atchison freight activity noted amid broad market tension.
President McKinley nominates Stewart Woodford as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Queen Regent Maria Christina of Spain. Letter urges favorable reception and confidence in Woodford to foster U S Spain friendship and prosperity. Washington note dated June 30, 1897.
Civil calendar list for Middlesex County Cambridge with judge Sherman includes case numbers 173 20 618 650 689 789 870 892 893 484 and 89 noting jury waived cases and assignee actions in various civil suits against Lexington Gas Light Co West Mad St Co Gibbs Hudner and Jr and others.
The September session of the Superior Criminal Court opened with multiple trials conducted without lawyers. Sentences include J. M. Buckner two years in the House of Correction for coat larceny, Fogarty to the Massachusetts Reformatory for robbery, Holmes to State Prison for three to five years, and several others receiving terms for larceny, breaking and entering, and related offenses.
Veterans of the Salem division of the A O H celebrated twenty five years of Brother Thomas Murphy with a reception. President James Waters led a presentation of a parlor chair to Murphy as a token of esteem. The program included speeches songs readings and piano recitals.
A pleasant gathering at 39 Chelsea street East Boston celebrated Mr H Goldberg's return from New York. Guests presented a handsome clock to be installed in his store. N J Titlebarn made the presentation speech. Violin solos by Master A Goldberg and piano selections by Miss Annie Sevenoson.
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