Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR. MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1897-10 ‘PA SPECIAL NOTICES. ALL P NS INDEBTED TO THE of Kt. Ashiy Shacklette will please call mee and settle with the undersigned, other- . they will be against accordiag w. LILLA M. SHACKLETTB, Administratrix, 1112 Trinidad ave. nc, LECKIE, Proctors. auzs-Bt® T never disappoint.” DARR & Lawyers should be careful as to who Wey entrust their Brief Printing to. Failure to have them printed exactly on time may cause them to lose their gotrust your brief printing to us—we never disappoint. 0c. per page coples. ADAMS, “Prompt” Printer, 512 11th st. IAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CON- Washington Grove, Sunday, 22d, Wednesday. Sessions, Frominent speakers and * THE METROPOLITA ington, D. C., August 20, 1897.- that the books for the transfer Metropolitan Railroad Company from the above date to September RIFFIN B. COLEMAN, Secretary. 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You should do so. ‘SIN THE DISTRICT ria—TO WHOM IT MAY CONCER: ission created by section 2 approved M < to provide a perma ways in that part of the Distric I be t . entitled stem of hish- t of Columbia Cow missioners of the District of Colum’ tified copy of a map showing proposed perma- nent system of highwass in the District of Ce lumbia within the area bounded by North Cap- ftot street. Florida svenue, Eastern branch and the District iine. This map and plats showing 1 how exch lot and tract is affected by the proposed cystem of highways are now on Bibition in Room No. 9, 4th floor, of the District beilding. AN persons interested’ are tnvited to examine the nap and plats. The commission will © T any suggestion or protest concerning the lecation of any highway or pertion of a highway as shown en the map. The suggestions and_pro- tests rust be in writing and must set forth clearly the reasons for the changes, and show the property owzed or controlled by the objector. All protests. etc., must be submitted on or be- fore the FIRST of OCTOBER, 189% be ad- dressed to the Chief of Engineers, War Department, milsstox meet OCTOBER at NINE C’CLOCK A.M., in the office of the Seerctary of War, to dispose of all objections, and wili thea hear orally from those who desire to thus support their written objections. R. \. ALGER, Sevietary of War. ©. N. RLISS, Se tary of the Interior. JOHN M. WILSON, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. jy12-15t—au9-15t If It’s Stationery, We Have It. Our Prices Are Right, Too. Easton & Rupp, 421 1 1thSt. _PortU LAR-PRICED STATIONERS. au23-14d Tharp’s Pure “Berkeley”? Whisky Is a grand appetizer. a2 F st au23-100 PRACTICE A LITTLE EXCLUSIVENESS IN pat new fall suit. Our fall woolens and 4 selection ‘om exch sive patterns. s us about your new fall suit. rT. Drapers and Gatchel & Co., Brings, 1nd Zettors, J. Fred i xt wh. 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PROPERTY OF DEAD SOLDIERS. er Se rat tt i) i PERDANA AN IO Pcl ag A De aM AES aI SK ADELA, Diol bb ek Eee Eaalhlect kaha) lA Pa bee ta RES Ice Bll atria Saat cS ss Se SO en Question of Owners: of Fi claimed for Three Years. Probate Judge Hagner has under con- sideration the question whether prcperty left by deceased immates of the Scldiers’ Home and unclaimed for three years es- cheats to the home. He has not yet come to a conclusion, but has decided that all unclaimed pension money left by inmates reverts to the home. This was announced a few days ago in a case which came be- the probate judge. The judge advo- 's office of the War Department took In that nce a soldier had left a considerable amount of pension money, and it had re- mained unclaimed over three years. The court holds that this money reverts to the home beyond question. ‘There is doubt as to the law about other property, and because cf this doubt Judge Hagner has not rendered his decision in the matter before him. There is said to be in the banks of the city $8,000 or $0,000 which belonged to deceased inmates of the home and which had remained unclaimed for three years, some of it much longer. The judge ad- vocate’s office does not know how it could get at this money unless the banks them- selves give the Information and offer to deliver it to whoever is legally entitled to it. ————— Half and Half. Dr. Clark, the dog tax distributor, re- ceived’ a note from a wag thfs morning directing the issuance of a dog tax to the bearer for a dog named “Jeff,” described ‘half hound and some other kind of in- * sect.’ THE LAST SAD RITES Funeral Services Over the Remains of Attorney H. 0. Claughton. REV. WALLACE RADCLIFFE OFFICLATES Numerous Floral Offerings and Tributes of Respect. MISS CUSTIS’ FUNERAL Genuine sorrow, which in many in- stances bordered on real pain, was ex- pressed on the countenances of the large majority of the vast throng which at- tended the funeral services, shortly be- fore noon today, in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, over the remains of Hierome O. Claughton, the well-known member of the local bar, whose tragic death occurred Friday evening ‘last as the result of a collision of his carriage with an express train at the Deanewood crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad. As heretofore stated in The Star, the bedy was removed from Speare’s under- taking establishment to the family resi- dence, No. 1740 P street, Saturday after- noon. There were many callers yester- day at the house who desired to express sympathy and condolence with the rela- tives of the deceaved in their great be- reavement. After a short Scripture read- ing this morning at the home, the re- mains, followed by the immediate family and relatives, were taken to the New York Avenue Church. The services were con- ducted by Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, D. D. Rev. Dr. Radcliffe has been away from the city on his vacation, but returned at once on hearing cf the untimely death of Mr. Claughton, who was one of the most active workers in the chureh. Floral Offerings Numerous. There were a large number of floral of- ferings, they having been sent by studen and alumni of the law department of Na- tioral University, the District Bar Asso- cation, the bar of Alexandria, and oth- ers. The National University law depart- m. where Mr. Claughton was _ senior prot. r and was greatly beloved, was represented at the funeral by a majonty of the students and alumni at present in the city. They attended in a body, as did the bar of Alexandria, in which city Mr. Claughton formerly resided and prac- ticed. The Bar Association of the Dis- trict was represented by a committee and by many of its members. Judge Bradley of the District Supreme Court was present. When the hearse and carriages reached the ckurch from the house the remains were conveyed along the center aisle and to a position directly in front of the pulpit by the pallbearers, Messrs. Thompson, Alexander Charles S. Bradley, Eugene Carusi, William H. Lambert, Franklin H. Mackey, Judge McCalmont, Samuel a Phillips and John Randolph. Rey. Dr. Laurie assisted Rev. Dr. Radcliffe in the conduct of the services. He read from the Scriptures and next offered prayer. “Lead, Kindly Light,” was sung, and next Rev. Dr. Radcliffe read the burial service of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Radclifie’s Remarks. At the conclusion of the reading the min- ister stated that prior to leaving for his vacation Mr. Claughton’s was the last face of the congregation of the New York Avenue Church he had looked upon. He had spent an evening at the home of Dr. Radcliffe, and, said the minister, his con- versation on that occasion was character- istic of the man. “He was bright, witty and genial. He spoke of his love for the church, of his studies of the Bible, and humbly expressed his devotion to Jesus Christ. He talked of plans of the future for the New York Avenue Church and for Rev. Dr. Radcliffe and himself. “I little dreamed that my first call would be to officiate at his funeral,’ continued Rev. Dr. Radcliffe, feelingly. “Mr. Claugh- ton was unchallengeable as to the integrity and sincerity of his Christian life. We are pot here to speak of his attainments, de- votion and affection, nor of his work in the church, whereby he demonstrated the sin- cerity of his Christianity. We are here to emphasize the triumph of his life in death. Twenty-four hours before his sudden tak- ing off, as an elder of this church, he was called upon to lead a religious meeting of its members. It is suggestive that his last public utterance was in regard to his faith. At that meeting last Thursday evening he glanced at the Bible, with which he was so familiar, and selected as a text ‘Let not your heart be troubled; I go to prepare a place for you.’ The Lesson Taught. “Be ready; he is a wise man who stands ready,” said Dr. Radcliffe, in conclusion. “Little did that assemblage Thursday even- ing or its leader think that before twenty- four hours would pass the latter’s earthly career would be at an end.” “Nearer, My God, to Thee’ was sung, and after a blessing had been asked py Rev. Dr. Laurie the casket was conveyed from the church, all standing with bowed heads as the solemn procession moved along the aisle. The interment was made at Rock Creek cemetery. Brief services were held at the grave. The body of Miss Villa Custis, who was killed at the same time as was Mr. Claugh- ton and from the same cause, was Ir moved Saturday evening from Lee's un- dertaking establishment to her late home, No. 112 East Capitol street. Beyond the fact that the funeral will take place from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock no details have been ar- ranged, owing to the absence from the city of Dr. J. E. Gregg Custis, brother of tne deceased, who is in Canada on a vaca- tion trip. Dr. Custis is expected to reach this city tomorrow morning. College Pays Tribute. A large gathering of students and alumni of the law department of National Univer- sity was held last evening at the law build- ing, 13th street between H and I streets, to do honor to the memory of Mr. Claugh- ton. There were about 100 present, includ- ing many well-known attorneys. Mr. Charles Lyman was selected as presiding officer, and after an appropriation nad been made to cover the cost of a handsome floral tribute, intended as a testimonial of re- spect and sympathy, a committee on reso- lutions was appointed, ‘as follows: Messrs. Jackson N. Ralston, Charles B. Bayly, C. H. Merillat, S. D. Fisher and F. S. Key Smith. it was unanimously agreed that members of the classes and alumni of the law as- sociation should today attend the funeral of Mr. Claughton in a body. While che committee was preparing tre resolutions, Mr. Eugene Carusi, the junior professor of the university, made an address in which he spoke of the great loss the community as a whole had sustained in the untimely death of Mr. Claughton. For sixteen years, said Prof. Carusi, the deceased had d voted his time and energy to the upbuild- ing of the university, of which he was a prominent organizer. Continuing, Prof. Carus! referred to the deceased as a law- yer of a high order of excellence, an ex- perienced teacher and a gentleman, kind, theughtful and considerate, who was loved, admired and respected by all with whom he came in contact. Clone to the Students. The regard of Mr. Claughton for his POE ILEFS IHL OPEHETTIESEOOOS One . Woman’s Word. “I consider Ayer’s Pills the best im the ‘world.”—Mrs. A. C. WESTON, 29 Pearl St., Laconia, N. H. . It's one woman's word tut all women’s wisdom. There are no pills Letter than Ayer’s Cathartic Pills. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER yap. : ar: all ore mil i lt EXPLANATORY NOTB: Observations taken at $ a.m., 15th meridian time. Solid lines are 1s0- bars, or lines of equal air-pressure, drawn for each tenth of an fuch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or ines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve Lours. high and low barometer. The words “High" and ‘Low’ show location of areas of Small arrows fly with the wind, PARTLY CLOUDY. Fair and Cooler Weather Indicated For Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, partly cloudy weather, fol- lowed by fair Tuesday; cooler Tuesday morning; northeasterly winds. Weather conditions—The high area to the rorth of Lake Superior has moved east- ward to Ontario. Cold winds from this area have caused a decided fall in tempera- ture in the St. Lawrence valley and New England, and light frosts in northern por- tion of lowee Michigan. ‘The pressure is low in the middle Atlantic states and the Red River of the North val- ley; it is high in the southwest, northern slope, and off the north Pacific coast. For the twenty-four hours ending 8 a.m. Sunday showers occurred in the south At- lantic States, on the gulf coast, and in mid- dle Mississippi valley. For the past twenty- four hours showers have occurred in the scuth Atlantic states, on the gulf coast, in the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys. The temperature has fallen as above stated, also on the northern slope, has risen on the middle slope and has remained si nary elsewhere. The {cllow ng heavy prec!pita‘ion, in inch- es, was reported during the twenty-four hours ending 8 a.m. Sunday: Springfield, Ill., 1.10; Atlanta, 1.36; Hatteras, 1.74: Charleston, 1.08; Tampa, 1.06; Yemassee, S. ee 60; Cheraw, S. C., 1.50. During the past twenty-four hours: Goldsboro’, N. C., 2.08; Chattanooga, 1.38. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 80; con- dition, 27. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at north connection, 32; condi- tion at south connection, Distributing reservoir, temperature, 80; condition at in- fluent gate house, 25, effluent gate house, 20. Up-River Water. ‘The water in the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry this morning was good, it having rearly.cleared during the night; but that in the Potomac was muddy. Tide Table. ‘ Today—Low tide, 10:26 a.m. and 10:02 p-m.; high tide*3:27 a.m. and 3:51 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 11:14 a.m. and 10:57 p.m.; high tide, 4:21 a.m. and 4:46 p.m. The San and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 5:21 a.m.; sun sets, 6:43 pm. Moon rises, a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:22 a.m. The City Lights Gas lamps all lighted by p.m.; extin- guishing begun at a.m, The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 7:36 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:45 a.m. Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the’ thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: August 22-4 p.m., 82; 8 p.m., 76; mid- night, 72. August 23—4 a.m., 67; 8 a.m., 70; 12 m., 80, and 2 p.m., 7 Maximum, 83, at 3 p.m., August 22; min- imum, 66, at 6 a.m., August 23. pupils was the subject of a few remarks by Mr. George M. Brown of the class of "97. It was the student in the school who mei with the deceased and came close to him, declared Mr. Brown, who found that ne had the heart of a woman and the sym- pathy of a father and friend. Mr. F. S. Key Smith, class-of '96, called attention to a portrait of Mr. Claughton, suspended from a wall in the room, and made a toucting reference to the dead man. Mr. Ralston briefly reviewed the inci- dents of Mr. Claughton’s connection with the university, and Mr. Charles Lymen said, among other things, that the work of their late professor, now completed, had been well and nobly done. The Resolutions. The resolutions drawn up by the com- mittee and adopted by the meeting set forth that in the death of Mr. Claughton the graduates and students of the Na- tional University Law School lost one of their dearest and most faithful friends. They felt most keenly the affliction. While his chair in the university might be re- placed by a good professor and teacher, his place could not be supplied, continued the resolutions. Earnest and heartfelt sym- pathy in the sad hour of affliction was ex- tended to the bereaved children ana rel.- tives of Mr. Claughton, and sympathy was also expressed with the faculty of the uni- versity. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the children and relatives, also to the faculty and board of regents, and a copy is to be framed and displayed in the library of the Law School building. Action of Alexandria Bar. At a meeting of the .members of the Alexandria bar, held at the office of Mr. James R. Caton Saturday afternocn, reso- lutions were adopted, expressing the deep regret of the members of the bar of Alex- andria on hearing of the death of Mr. Claughtoa, who was formerly a citizen of that city and a leading member of the bar there. The death of Mr. Claughton was deplored by the Alexandrians, so they said in resolution, not only from their re- gard for him as a lawyer of great ability, but also a gentleman of high character and a personal friend, who was also held in the highest estimation by the citizens of Alexandria, and who was honored by them. It was decided at the mecting that the lawyers of Alexandria shouid attend the funeral of the deceased. ne Memorial Building Project Indorsed. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I most heartily congratulate Mr. Louis P. Shoemaker upen his grand and original suggestion made throvgh the medium of your paper some wecks ago, i.e., that the necessary and proper authorities make a tender of a site in the great National Rock Creek Park, located in the District of Co- lumbia, to each one of the states of the Union, upon which to erect a perpetual memorial building. Such a movement would meet with the approval of every in- dividual in our land who is imbued with a modicum of public spirit, or touched with a feeling of patriotism or inspired by a desire to add new strength to the bond of union. I have no doubt that every mem- ber of this grand sisterhood of states would readily respond ‘to this opportunity to place her living monument in this group, a memento of her individual glory, a sen- tinel ever guarding the integrity of the family. The spirit qf pride and emulation would guarantee magnificent buildings and elaborate displays of the products of soll. Factory, art and genius would be as- sured. The conception is beautiful and the consummation is easy, depending only upon a simple act of Congress donating to each state a site of three or five acres for state buildings and grounds. This would not involve the appropriation of any money by the general government, as each state weuld bear tne entire expense of erecting her own buildings. It is to be hoped that influential news- pepers and prominent public men will take this matter up and urge it with such force that the incoming Congress will consider and act upon it without delay. The result would be that for diversity of ngtural and artificial attractions we would have a na- tional park without a rival on the face of the earth. S. M. J. —_————_ THE COURTS. Equity Coart No. 1—Judge Bradley. Droney agt. Mason; sale decreed, with Edwin Forrest and Edmund Van Dyke trustees to sell. Shipman agt. Massach setts Mutual Benefit Life Association et al.; order to refund deposit to complainant. Probate Court—Judge Bradley. Estate of Mary L. Lacy; citation returned served. Estate of Henry King, jr.: will partly proved. state of Patrick O'Cal- taghan; will filed. Estate of Mary H. Jack- son; citation returned served. Estate of Catharine 8. Bates; account passed. Es- tate of Robert 8S. Avery; do. Estate of Morgan H. Lester; caveat filed. Estate of Theo. W. Birney; exemplified copy of will fied. Estate of Louis Burkardt; receipt ‘ LSE A TI: Returned for Amendment. The Commissioners have returned to the beard of school trustees their estimates for new buildings for the next fiscal year, with the request that the estimates for sites and buildings be made separate in- stead of in lump. This is asked because of the fact that sites in different sections do not cost the same, and when the ay Propriation is lumped it embarrasses office. CONDENSEDLO CALS Archie Ferrell, five years old, was found on the street, near 12th and M_ streets, about 10 o'clock Saturday night. The po- lice restored him to his parents, who live at No. 414 Pomeroy stréet. A horse’ attached to a buggy, and driven by an unknown white! man, ran into a moving electric car at Brightwood Satur- day. The buggy was Badly damaged, but the horse and driver eseaped unhurt. An alarm was turned in about 3 o’clock yesterday morning from’ bok 245 for fire in Louis Stierman’s grocery store, No. 14th street. It was feared that a flagration would follow, the flames seeming to gain considerable héadway in a short time, but the work of thé firemen was soon successful, and the flamed were extin- guished when not more’ than $300 damage had been done. The causé’of the fire is not known. x The dead body of an infamt, found near 14th and G streets Saturday, was. buried in potter's field yesterday. Samuel Matthews, cdlored, forty years old, who was serving a short term in jail for theft, was declared insane Saturday and was sent to the asylum. Rosa Robinson, Edmonia Anderson, Mar- tha Jones and Thomas Marron, charged with disorderly assembly, were today each fined $10 by Judge Scott. ‘In default of pay- rae each went to the workhouse for thir- y days. 2 Policeman A. W. Parham of the third precinct has been given a temporary detail in the detective office, made at the request of Inspector Mattingly, who wanted the cfficer’s services in place of Detective Rhodes. The latter has been granted a leave of absence. The many friends of Mr. John A. Koons will be glad to hear that during his vacar tion at Oakland, Md., he has entirely re- covered from his recent illness. Captain Austin and Lieutenants Amiss and Kelly of the police force are on leave. The captain and Lieutenant Amiss are spending their vacation in Virginia, while Lieutenant Kelly is in New York state. Noah Warner was today held in $300 bail for the action of the grand jury by Judge Kimball to answer the charge of getting $5 under false pretenses from Mrs. Jennie Terrell by claiming to be able to cure her husband of a serious ailment, husband Gt ailment, which he Mrs. Jessie P. Meyers died suddenly at her residence, 1228 I Street, yesterday afternoon. She had been ill for about six weeks, and her death is attributed to heart disease. George Herndon, colored, thirty years old, was taken sick near Rhode island av- enue and 9th street yesterday, and was erates Freedmen’s Hospital in the Patrol ——/—>_. WELLINGTON MEETS DEFEAT. Republicans at Washington County Declare Against the Senator. Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Ma., August 22, 1897. The most hotly contested primaries ever held in this county were those of the re- publicans of Saturday evening for the elec- tion of delegates to the county convention, to be held August 24, and the judicial con- vention, September 15. In two of the Hagerstown districts there was much dis- order and several free fights, fortunately, however, without serious results. It was a square “stand up” and “knock down” fight between the Wellington-Cook faction and the adherents and friends of Judge L. E. McComas and the regulars, The former forces met their “Waterloo,” the Wellington-Cook men going down un- der an avalanche of votes. ‘The whole of this is attributed to Cook's action, who is openly charged with having’placed in cir- culation the petition asking‘President Mc- Kinley to remove Judge’MeComas for his participation in politicat:matters. Here is where the senator and Cook; the latter an ambitiovs but indiscreet politician, made their greatest mistake. !!) 7 The Wellington forces!were led by New- ton S. Cook, and the MeComas or anti- Wellington faction by State ‘Senator Nor- man B. Scott. The contést was bitter from start to finish, the warfare’from the Wel- lington standpoint being aimed at Scott particularly, as a friend’ an@ supporter of Judge McComas. Cook was defeated in his own precinct by 30 votes; while Scott, in his ward, had.an overwkelming majority. In precinct No. 21, a part of Hagers- town, the fight againgt Wellington and Ccok was led by Jas, I, Harter, late post- master under Harrisop’s administration, and editor of the Herald 4nd Torch, in which paper Judge McComas is a heavy stockholder. It was carrted by the Scott Se accom factions by a handsome ma- jority. This seems to be the result in a large majority ot the districts. of the county. Boonsboro’, Williamsport (GJudge Mc- Comas’ voting place), Sharpsburg, Keeds- ville, Smithsburg and other outlying dis- tricts are anti-Wellington. While the Sie oe oe cook ea will ave a nay spectable showing in the conventions, they will be largely in the minority, losing con- trol of the county organization, which has been“in their hands for the past two years, Judge McComas is at uieuaperts the Eee ane law, C. Humrichouse.. Today, notwith- BACK FROM ALASKA A Washington Man Describes the Rush to the Klondike. THE FAR WEST HAS GONE CRAZY Hundred of Persons Will Not Reach the Gold Fields This Year. AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE Additional information on the characser of Alaska and the rush to the Klondike gold field has been brought to this city by Mr. George W. King of West Washington, the well-known business man and treas- urer of the First. Co-operative Building Association. He, with a party, consisting of Mrs. G. W. King, Mr. and Miss De Bois of New York city, and Mr. and Miss Patchen of Brooklyn, has just returned from a trip to Alaska. The party was in charge of Mr. A. E. Lalande, an official of the Canadian Pacific raiirozd, who was sent by the ccrporation to explain the route and point out the scenery. Mr. La- lande was fa charge of the excursion trip of Li Hung Chang at the time the cele- brated Chinese diplomat made the trip through the United States and Canada. The party left about July 1, and the time consumed on the trip was something ‘ike forty days. During this period they trav- eled between 10,00) and 11,00) miles. The trip was made more interesting than was anticipated on account of the rush for the gold fields. When the party left this city the Klondike craze was hardly started, though when the Pacific coast was reached there were large numbers of min- ers and prospectors then awaiting trans- portation to the gold fields. Before the re- turn was made Mr. King had an opportu- nity of seeing thousands of persons in all the walks of life, all struggling to reach the gold fields in the search of the pre- cious metal. Met Returning Miners. The tourists took their time in traveling across the country, and after twelve or fourteen days reached Victoria, British Columbia, from which place arrangements had been made to take the steamer Quien for Alaska. Victoria ts 750 miles north of neisco, and 3,000 miles northwest of Mentreal. The excitement over the dis- covery of gold in Alaska was just begin- ning, and the people were talking of the wonderful amount of goid in the unknown regions. Here Mr. King had the pleasure of meeting the first batch of returning Klondike miners, who had spent the pre- ceding winter on the Klondike river, one of the tributaries of the Yukon. The men returned with from $5,000 to $20,000 each in the yellow metal, and they told great stories of the abundance of gold. it was difficult to get them to talk. They had only returned to civilization to get in a stock of provisions, and wanted to go back to the gold fields as soon as possible, and, if possible, to organize larger parties of their friends to go with them. The gold they carried represented pan. washing only, the crudest form of mining. All of the gold was in the form o7 nuggets, in irregular shape, ranging in size from that of a hickory nut to a No. 8 shot, some being flaky, others of globular form. Up to that time there was no machinery in place in Alaska, and, as a consequence, no quartz mining was being done. Many Prospectors Poorly Equipped. The tourists sailed on the steamship Queen, a magnificent boat belonging to a San Francisco company, in charge of Capt. Carroll, with two of the oldest and most experienced Alaskan pilots on board. The carrying capacity of the boat was 400, and of the party on bcard 200 were miners, who took with them their tools and large quantities of provisions, probably enough to last them for a year. Some of the miners were making their first trip to that section of the country, and carried noth- ing with them. They were green at the business, and wore straw hats and light clothes, not having much of an idea of the hardships before them. The _ best- equipped prospector on the boat, Mr. King discovered, was a young man, known in that section as the “Yellow Kid of Mon- tana.” It was said that he invested nearly $100,000 in his outfit, and he had associated some four or five experienced minefx with him, and engaged a number of others as assistants to help transport the goods through the Chilkoot pass. In addition*to this, the party carried light cedar boats, which the men could carry Upon their backs, and the gcods were all packed in water-proof bags. Since returning me Mr. King has seen a letter from the “Kid,” in -which it stated that his party was half way through the psss, und several days ahead of all others. The “Yellow Kid” ex- pedition will be the only one to get through the pass this fall, in the opinion of Mr. King. The Inland Passage to Alaska. The distance from San Francisco to the Chilkoot pass is between 1,600 and 1,700 miles, through one of the most difficult waters to navigate in the known world, and one through which the most experienced piiot would be a fool to venture with a ves- sel. From Seattle north the trip is all in- land, the country being simply a range of sunker mountains in which the valleys and canyons have been filled with water. They are so numerous ard so much alike that only those who have been in these waters for years can tell one from the other. The beds are filled with sunken recks, and the ebb tides rush through some of them at the speed of from six to four- teen miles per hour, forming great whirl- pools and eddies, which only the best of steamers can withstand. The tides in this locality vary from ten to twenty-five feet. In summer there is one tide; in winter there are two tides. During the months of July, August and Septem- ber the change from one to two tides be- comes so irregular and so varying in their heights as to fool the most experienced pilots, and in these passes only the best of steamers can navigate at flood tide. Many of the passes narrow down to a width of from a fourth to a mile, with exceedingly narrow channels, walled in by rocky moun- tains, with almost perpendicular sides, ranging from 37000 to 6,000 feet in height. In navigating }these channels there are times in the t¥enty-four hours when the vessel will point to every point in the com- pass, and throuth portions of this country, six days out of seven, it will be covered by dense fogs, making navigation still more dangerous. Except in the vicinity of Fort Wrangel, Sitka, Juneau and through the in- land passage of the Peril straits, there are a few buoys. All other waters have noth- ing to indicate the way, except the experi- ence of the pilot. A Forlorn Party, Including Women. The captain of the boat was anxious to land the miners-on board as quickly as pessible, as every day would count in get- ling through the opening in the Chilkoot pass. No stop was made after leaving Vic- teria on the upward trip. On the morning of the fourth day after leaving Victoria the boat attempted to enter the mouth of Chilkat inlet. In this the captain failed, owing to the bad condition of the water and the floating ice. The boat was then run down to the Chilkoot inlet. Here the boat anchored for four hours while the captain visited the adjacent shores in a steam yacht to find a place where he could land the miners. Here the wind blew al- Tuost a hurricane. Upon the return of the captain the steamship entered Dyea, or krown by some as Healey, at the foot of the pass. The trip was continued up the Dyea inlet for a distance of fifty or sixty miles further than steamers usually navi- gate. While in the Chilkoot inlet the party sighted about fifty miners and two women up oa the rocks, having death to the complainant. represented by Attorneys Thumas Walker ard Joseph H. Stewart. a Stolen Jewelry Found. The jewelry reported stolen from the house of Edward Carroll, No. 707 10th street southeast, last Wednesday, has been re- covered. There was a watch and chain, as well as four rings and a pin stolen, and canoes, which can be hired from the In- dians to effect a landing. From this point, Dyea, over to the Klondike or Yukon gold section, is between 600 and 700 miles. Be- tween the first 50 and 100 miles of this trip is through ‘the Chilkoot pass. Some fifty miles from the coast this pass is impassible for anything but foot passengers, owing to the high cliffs of rocks over which the goods have to be lifted up by ropes. After getting on the high ground, from 100 to 150 miles from the coast, as the returned miners informed Mr. King, the country be- comes more open, and the lakes and water routes more numerous, and by means of rafts and cances the journey becomes easier. The snow had commenced to fall in the pass the fore part of this month. Intil the snow packs and settles the pass cannot be used. In cold weather whea the snow is hardened sleds can be used over the pass. Pretiy Cold Weather. During the middle of the day it is quite warm at Alaska, but at night it is cold. Mr. King stated that while the ther- mometer registered 90 degrees at Van- couver and surrounding cities during the time they were in the Chilkoot inlet, the party was compelled to wear their thick winter clothes and overcoats, and yet could not keep warm. On the return trip the steamship stopped at Wrangel. It was here that a report had just been brought in by two old trappers that a mew and better pass had been found to the gold fields, in which the Stikeen river and its tributaries, in connection with other waterways, could be used. On this route “the entire journey could be made by horses and canoes, the trail being far easier than that through the Chilkoot pass, though something like 100 miles longer. Should this prove true this will be the point of de- parture overland for the Klondike, for at Wrangel there are wharves, and to some extent storehouses, for the protection of woods. Hundreds on Their Way. Mr. King does not think it advisabie for any one to attempt to go to the Klondike section, or to leave this part of the country at all, before the Ist of next March. The ceeds that of the wildest days of the exceeds that of the wildest days of the California gold fever. On the down trip the party met steamer after steamer load- ed with men and horses, all on their way fer the Klondike, when not 1 in 100 will beyond Dyea this winter. Not one ‘orse out of all carried up there will be alive in six weeks, because there is nothing at the place to fead them on. There are no commodations at Dyea nor at any of t high upper points. One de z the goid fields had better equip himself at Seattle or Takoma—probably best at Seat- tle, for it is at this place the merchants are making great preparations for mining par- ; ties. The sidewalks are packed with goods, | and such a boom as there is now was never | before known in this section. In other words the entire population has entirely gone crazy. oe INSPECTOR OF FOODS. Health Officer I eurates an Inquiry Into Adulterations. Health Officer Woodward began today an investigation of the food stuffs offered for sale in ‘his city for the purpose of de- termining their purity. A polariscope has been borrowed from the Treasury Depart- ment for the purpose of determining the purity of sugars and articles of food adul- terated with starch, honey, molasses and candies. The first substance examined was mus- tard, and Prof. Hird, who 1s personally con- ducting the investigations, has found a large number of samples adulterated with flour and starch. The regulation governiny the standard of purity forth: “Mustard shall be made exclusively from the seeds of sinapis nigra and sinapis ala. It shall not contain any wheaten flour or other foreign meals, tumeric or other colo ing matter.” The health officer will institute proceed- ings against merchants selling the adul- terations. The investigation will be thorough and any food stuff found adulterated will be confiscated and the dealer prosecuted un- der the law. of mustard > Sait for Property Rights. William Warner today filed a bill in equity against Maria Louise Brown and others, praying that they be required to convey to him in fee simple sublet 28, square 471, deeded by George Mattingly February 4, 1869, to the late Albigence H. Brown in trust for the complainant's moth- er, the late Nancy Jenkins, and at her The latter is yesterday they were found under a porch adjoining the house. Detectives Weedon ard Lacy, who were investigating the case, were at the house yesterday morning, and } a few hours after they left the jewelry was found. a Inspector Vermillion Makes Report. Mr. Frank Vermillion, inspector of fire escapes, has made his report of the escape on the building occupied by the United States mail bag and lock repair shop, at 479 C street northwest. He recommends that several improvements be made in the mechanism and construction, and adds that the escape was-not put up under the jurisdiction of the District. FINANCIAL, "e that we have opened a FE = T. HAVENNER, J. S. BACHE & Ov., B. Exi New York Coffee Exchange, E New York Produce Exchange, Pailadelpbia Stock Exchange, Chleazo Board of Trade, Chicago Stock Excl 5 New Orleans Cotton and the Liverpool Cotton Association. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES. ORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL ONE MILLION. Interest vam on verosrts. made on Real Estate ferals. Loans ™sha°Culst Acts as Executor, Administrator, ‘Trustee, Guardian and Committee on Takes fall charge of Reai and Per sonal Estates. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Storage Vaults for trunks, boxes, &c., contaiaing valuables, silver, bric-a- brac, &. John 4., ¢ Life Insurance Policies taken collateral loans. T. HABDaWAY. thts F ot, ww, or Bor S08, City P.O. FINANCIAL. NEED CASH? This company always has ready { nt money to loan at 6 per « delay—no commissions—so | charges. Best way to borrow. Ecuitable Co-operative. Building Association 1003 F St. THOMAS SOMERVILLE. JOHN JOY EDSON. . -2w,28 me - 4 Prosident secretary aus. 2 eee Se aska Klondyke COLD MINING GO, James Rice, President, NO. 9 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Capital Stock, 500,000 Shares of $10.00 Each Full Paid and Non-Assessable. A Transportation, Commercial Pony. The names of the Dire guarantee that the affairs of the operated in the interest of the stock ” and Mixing Com- DIRECTORS, JAMBS RICK, Inte Secretary St WM. SHAW. capitalist. Ch Vice President und Gene Dispaten Co; H.C. New York, ng Claims. The business of the Alaska-K Compan, to at what We have already se tendent, Mr, w now on’ id lids assistante, We are net asking ect unplanued, but n toa pri to one thorougtly matured. We Own [lore Claims Than WeCan Work. We Have Claims To Sell. with its able a ratensive sl one of the " “k should be Worth 10 to 1 in less than this, Our President takes pleasure in referring you to the following lst of references: S. G, UPDEGRAFF, late Treasurer Lycoming Co., Williamsport, Pa’; G. 9. Rich President Court of Appeals, Denve . Hanke SC. sioner y,"” Chileago, ive to Congres . Representative to Congr CLEMENT, Washington Trust &: c. HELM, LES LEY ee Washington, Justice Building, ex-Ohtet T, f Agent M.P. RR. St. Louis, Mo. ¢ full paid stock is now offered at ten dollars per share. “Send your orders to the LOCAL AGENT, E. C. BAUMGRAS, 1410 G ST. N.W., WASHINGTON, D. C. ALASKA-KLONDYKE claims for cash. Re- markably rich. They have each been prospected and Helded $500 for one day by two men. A prac ‘old miner who did the ; on American soil. toentically recorded. JAMES RICE, Pres., 96 Broadway, New York. aul, 23825 1,3 “There is money on the right side of stocks.” Speculation is ripe! Investors everywhere are’ putting their money in stocks, bonds, wheat, etc. They cxpect to realize big money. Mak- some of it yourself. Come here for the latest quotations and “gossip.” Direct private wires. Small commissions. Cc. T. HAVENNER, 928 F St. Member Washington Stock beep] Atlantic bldg.—- au2l-214 ee Money to loan at 4 per cent aul3-im L. 0. DE LASHMUTT, 1421 G ST. NW. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST— A home at Gleveland Park. si The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK ave, Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1893, Capital: OneMillionDollars auld HODGEN & CO., Brokers & Dealers, Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Provisions, Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran building, cor. and 605 7th st. n.w. se onse-na” Silsby & Company, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 15th st. n.w., National Metrepolitan Bank Bullding. 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