The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 1, 1897, Page 1

i U0l] UBHE B i VOLUME LXXXIE SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1897—TH IR PRICE FIVE CENTS. SWARNING 70 THE NEW | t DORADD Gold-Seekers Continue to Crowd Northern Steamers. WELL-EQUIPPED MEN GO ON THE ROSALIE. Many Prominent Persons of Seattle Will Journey to the Kiondyke. MAYOR WO0OD READY TO JOIN THE PILGRIMAGE, From Many Sectlons Comes News of Expeditions Preparing Start for the Goldflelds. to SEATTLE, Wasa, July 3L —The Rosalie, one of the sound steamers for- merly plying between here and Victoria, left this evening at 9 o'clock for Skaguay with a passenger list of 146, largely from Seattle. These passengers are the best- equipped crowd which has yet started for the Klondyke. There were few of the passengers who had outfits of less than 500 pounds in weight, and the great ma- jority exceeded 1000 pounds. The steamer Bdith sailed this morning for Sk ay, with a cargo of sixty-eigh horses, nearly all belonging to the passen- gers on the Rosalie. The two steamer: belone to a new com pany organized wi:hin the past ten days. Among the ireight on the Rosalie there were forty boats, knocked down, but ready to put together when the pass is crossed, in which the adventurers prepare to descend the Yukon. The city is losing some of its prominen! citizens in the present Klondye craze. Ex-Governor McGraw, tbe Republicar leader of the county and the State, ha: already gone; the Mayor of the city, W. D. Wood, it appears, has tendered his resignation in order to take the same and otner prominent men will fol- Lrip, low. Among the passengers on the Wil lamette leaving Tuesday will be J. G Scurry, at one time one of the wealthies: men in-the cty, whose residence here cost about $350,000; E. L. Terry, for many years teller in the Puget Sound Nationa Bank, who had an inherited fortune in real propérty, which at the time ‘“har. times”” commenced was estimated to be worth $150,000, and three associates. They have seventeen pack horses, two boats already built, and will carry in four tons of provisions. The resignation of Mayor Wood will re- sultin a lively fight over his successor. Mr. Wood is a very prominent church worker and temperance man and his ad- ministration has strongly reflected nis views. There is a very decided opinion among business men here that, in view of the heavy influx of persons going to the min- ing districts of tfe North and the pros- pective return to the city within a few weeks of a very large number ot miners who have accumulated considerable pioney, the time is ripe for somewhat of a relaxation of the rigid Puritanism which has been seen here for the past year. They will advocate the election by the council of a Mayor who will permit “‘things” to be run a little “wide open,” so that the miners cen havea little fun for their money when they strike civilization. PORT TOWNSBEND, Wasn., July 31.— The steamer Al-ki arrived to-night from Alaska. The anticipated blockade of traflic at Dyea had not yet occurred, though it certainly followed upou the ar- rivel of the Mexico and City of Topeka, when the jam will be so complete as o prevent traffic for months to come. The steamer brought no Klondyke news nor miners. —_————— FROM THE SOUTHLAND. Several Expeditions Preparing to Depart for the Land of ice and Gold. LO0S ANGELES, CaL, July 3L—If the ambitious wou.d-be gold-hunters up North fail to obtain transportation to Alaska points they can get all they want at Bouthern California ports. No less than three large parties are now outfitting here to sail from San Pedro to Juneau and Dyea within the coming fortnight, and the means of transportation and costs wiil Le varied enough to suitall purses above a cerigin limit. Cne party is to go on a Inmber steamer that will bring a cargo to San Pedro and there load for s return trip to Alaska. For this steamer a rate of $100 is being made, each passenger to be allowed 150 pounds of baggage free. Freight will be $25 a ton. An economical illustration is sbown in an opposing announcement that a 500-ton lumber schooner will leave on August 16, the day aiter the steamer’s departure and make the same Alaskan port. 1t will take a longer time for the sailing vessel to go through, estimated at three weeks. The managers of this excursion propose to take fifty or a hundred passengersiat $50 each, giving what is advertised as “zood food” and such accommodation & lumber schooner affords. In lieu of bal- last the schooner will carry provisions iree to the extent of a ton to each passen- ger. Itisannounced that thirty persons bave already booked for this trip. The tickets will be sold through a local savings bank next Monday. Another party 1s designed for those who have more money and it is being aug- mented daily. The manugers of this party for $500 cash in bhand guarantee to 105 only take the passengers to .\laska »ut will set them down in Dawson City with six months’ provisions and a com- plete camping and mining outfit to eack msan. In addition the promoters of the scheme guarantee to give each passenger eturn iransportation home at any time. The prospectus does not guarantee a rich laim to each buyer of a $500 ticket, but 1t rovides for muearly everything else. Scores of Los Angeles men are leaving situations to go to the Kiondyke, leaving vacancies to be filled by others who need tuem. e TO PROVIDE SHELTER. Houses Will Be Shipped In Sections to the New E! Dorado of the North. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 3L.—A serious question for the Kilondyke argonauts is sheiter. In the mad rush for the gold ficlds little attention has been paid to the matter, and many hundreds of pioneers witl tind themselves in bleak regions with plenty of money and victuals but insuffi- cient protection from thescold. With the arrival of parties lately gone to tne Yu- kon there will be an immmense demand for nouses. Within a week negotiations have been conducted between parties in San Francisco and this city for the shipmeut of entire houses to the gold region. Houses are to be constructed in sections, 50 they may be carried easiiy in boats up ti:e Yukon or p:cked on sleds and carried through the rough country in baggage trains. A New York firm which makes a specialty of such houses has received cr- ders jor as many aas can be sent. “‘The demand for houses in the Klon- dyke is going to create a big boom for our trade,” said & representative of the firm. “It will be necessary for us to get right to work and make as many houses as possi- ble. A numver will be sent overland as =00n as arrangements are made, and late in the fall we will ioad a vessel and send it by way of Cape Horn around to Seattle, where it will arrive in time for the spring immigration. Other vessels will doubt- less follow, so we shall have as much work as we can turn out to supply the gold- hunters with shelter. My advice to car- venters and house-builders out of employ- ment would be to go to the gold regions with a pientiful stock of tools, and if they find remunerative work at their trades.” 2 gt RUSH FROM ENGLAND. Gold - Seekers WIlil Not Be Re- strained by Official and Other Warnings. LONDON, Exc., July 3L.—The Klon- dyke excitement is now spreading rap- iily and the news which the papers are beginning to print freely is read with great eagerness. There will be a small rash of adventurers in the next few days from Great Britain, despite official and other warnings against venturing into the desolate region at the end of the season. It is amusing to note the English em- barrassment to-day over the A merican attitude toward the Krugerite policy of the Canadian Government, but now the boot is on the other leg. In England public opinton in regard to the treatment of the Transvaal autnorities is likely to be materially modified. e SR AR WILL CONVOY TREASURE. Orders Sent for a Revenue Cutter to Guard ithe Steamer Port- land. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3L.—Cap- tain Sboemaker, chief of the revenue cut- ter serv.ce, to-day granted the request of ]Hu president of the North American don’t strike gold in the ground they will | | Transporiation Company io assign a cut~ ter to accompany the steamer Portland laden with $2,000,000 worth of gold dust from the Kiondvke out of Bering Sea. The Treasury Department learned there was a ] kelikood of the vessel being at- tacked by ireebooters with the intention of securing the gold. The department learned to-day from Weare that the Port- land would leave St. Michael between September 30 and October 10 and Captain Shoemaker immediately telegraphed orders to Captain Hooper commanding the patrol fleet to detail the cutter Bear for duty and if the Bear is not available to send the cutter Rush. to Seattle and will leave there on the steamer Cleveland August 5 — - PROSPECT SMALL STREAMS That Is the Advice of General Duf- fleld to Gold-Seekers in | Alaska. WASHINGTON, 0. C., July 31.—Gen- Iaral Dutfield of the Coast and Geodetic | Survey suid to THE CALL correspondent to-day: “The Klondyke gold has been | ground out of ihe quariz by the pressure | of the glaciers, whicn lie and move along the courses of the streams, exerting a tremendous pressure. This force is pres- ent (o a more appreciable extent in Alaska than elsewuere, and I believe thatasa consequence more placer gold will be part of the world.”” General Duffield thinks the gold-hunters on the American side of the line have made the mistake of prospecting the large streams instead of the small ones. “When gold is precivitated,” he said, “itsinks; itdoes not float far down stream. It is therefore to be looked for along the small creeks and about the headwaters of the larger tributaries of the Yukon. There is,’ ne added, ‘‘no reason why as rich finds may not be made on the American side of the line as in the Klondyke dis- trict.”” AL e Ray Ordered to the Norih, CHEYENE, W vo., July 3L.—Captain P. H. Ray or tue Eighth Intantry, selected by the War Department to establish a military post on the Yukon River, re- ceived o:ders to-night to start for Seattle to-morrow. A Seattle a company of men irom one of the Pacitic Coa st stations will be equipped 1t possibie to take the August 20 steumer for the Yukon. Captain Kay wiil b accompanied by Lieuteuant Rich- ardson of the Eighth. MINNESQIA HAS 4 KLONDYKE, Fabulous Finds of Gold Huggets and Dust in the Seine hiver Country. RAINY LAKE CITY, Miv~., July 3L— A big strike bas been made at the Ran- dolph mine, near the mine center, and several thousand dollars’ worth of gold nugyets have been found. Probably the riche-t find is1n the'Seine River country— decompo-ed quariz that wiil assay $600 to $1000 ‘to tue ton. Afier a blast wade last Tnursday several large nu_gets were found. One brought here weighs 32 ounces of pure gold, A piece of ore nearly all gold was also brought down from the mine that weighs 36 ounces. One of the prospectors, Robb Laird, who is t.king the gold to Duluth, says the blast uncovered ore fully as rich as his samples. The news is spreading rapidly and the town is wildly excited. A controlling 1n- terest in the property was bougit by Louis A. Hall of New York afew weeks ugo fr $30,000. There is said to_be iuly '$200,000 worth of gold already in signt. Orders were sent | found in that region than in any other | 1 [i Threat of SLAVE DEALERS of Chinatown EMBITTER THE TRADE RELATIONS Result of Denouncing Existing Commercial Treaties. MAY ISOLATE ENGLISH COMMERCE. There Will Probably Be an Open Tariff War Between Rival Countries. GERMANY RESENTS THE NEW OFFENSIVE POLICY, Pecullar Consequences to Follow the Lapsing of the Most Fa- vored Nation Clause. [Copyrighted, 1897, by the New York Sun.] LONDON, Exe., July 3L.—It is difficult to exaggerate tbe importance of the ac- tion of the British Government in de- nouncing the existing commercial treaties with Germany and Belgium. It is the first official act toward the execution of the radically new policy of the so-called consolidation British empire. As such it marks a new departure which cannot fail to have far-reaching effects upon the world’s commerce. Germany sees in it also an official ex- pression of unfriendliness which has been growing wmore marked for nearly two years. That there will be reprisals still further embittering the Anglo-German relations is also a foregone conclusion, and it is impossible to estimate the uiti- mate effects of Salisbury’'s action in this direction. Germany is alreidy at- tempting to couple t e notice of the abro- gation of the treaty with Goschen’s an- nouncement of the laying down of four new baitleships. Itis assumed in Berlin that the British Government has deliber- ately adopted an oftensive policy against Germany, and it is resented accordingly. The chief practical eff-ct of eanceling the treaty will be tue lapsing of the most- favored-nation clause in all acreements between the two countries. Germany is thus at liberty to engage in an open tariff war against Great Britain if she chooses. The London press argues that little will be done in this direction, because the con- sequences would be worse to Germuns than 10 Englisnmen. Newspapers of both parties are practically unanimous upon this point ‘and also'in approval of the de- nunciation of the treaty. Unfriendly sen- timents have been most openly expressed in the German press recentiy, but now London is reciprocating with interest. “Qur release from Germany’ isa typical caption over the London comments to- day. Itis interesting io note that in all the comments here 1s a tacit acceptance of the fact of Great Britain's political and threat- ened commercial 1soiation. Englishmen have denied or blinked at the situation as long as possible, but now suddenly admit that the imperial consolidat:on policy is a resort to which the country has been forced by its abandonment of the old policy. It is thus confessed in the St. James Gazette: ‘*The denunciation of th2 treaty is an interesting species of farewell to two | generations o what we now krow to have | | been a mistaken wolicy in obedience to a | | sentiment of masquerading as common | | sense. We have tried to make all neigh- | bors friendly. To keep them in good humor we have restrained our hands jrom | what we might pertectly well have taken, | and have even made gratuitous promises | of mot accepting things if they were | offered ns. The end is that this much- courted foreigner is less in love with us than ever.’ It is amusing that while it eulogizes | Premier Laurier, and loval Canada with- out stint the Times to-day is most conde- scending in its'announcement of the con- | sent of Great Britain to the sealing con- ference in‘October. It is truly English in its observation: *‘The only obstacle to the success of the ne:otiations has been the | dispatch of May 10 signed by Sherman | which was inspired’ by Foster. The United States has, however, so far modi- fied its views as to be content with a con- ference. Nothing beyond that has been proposed by the American Embassador. Apart from the tone of Sherman’s dis- patch-there never was any real difficuity, both Governments peing desirous to pro- | tect_as far as possible a legitimate in- dustry and differing only as to the facts and methods to be pursued.” Itadded: *It is thought that Russia and Japan may take part in the confer- ence.” There could not possibly be a more bitter | or malignant misrepresentation of the case than this. Kussia and Japan con- sented to promptly send delegates. Great Britain virtually refused until Sherman’s dispatch—which the Times described a- an obstacle—really proved to be a neces- sary rebuke which won an unwilling con- sent from Salisbury. e CANADIsNS ARE ELATED, They Ewpeet to Prifit by the Action of England. TORONTO, Ont, July 3l.—Canadians are elated over the reports that England will abrogate the treaties with Germany and ° Belgium, which prevent Canada’s preferential trade policy being operated to advantage in Great Britain. The new policy is expected to partially offset the disadvaniages to Canada from the Dingley tariff bili. Under the new Canadian tariff, enacted April 22, a double schedule of dut:es is offered ‘Canada, one being 1214 per . cent lower than the other, the lower tariff to ba used 1n favor of the countries admitting products of Caunada on. reciprocal terms. At the end of one year irom the date of the new tariffalower scale of duties was to descend another 1214 per cent, making it 25 per cent lower than the higher schedule. It was well under- stood thai Great Britain was the only country in a position to accept the com- mercial advantages thus offered by Can- ada, but it was sirongly contended by the opposition that the new tariff woula be ineffective even in the case of Great Britain, owing to the existencs of the “nfost favored nation” treaties between That DYING DAY OF SIX MEN IS AT HAND Highbinders Send Out a Death to Merchants. ARE GETTING DESPERATE. Members of the Most Prominent Society Receive Notice They Are Doomed. DOOMED TO DEATH. Dear Woo, mer chant at 617 Dupont street, owmner of the largest store in Chinatown. Lee Hem, insuramnce agent and interpreter. Agent of Lee family. Ong Ling Foon, lnterpreterl in office of M. M. Foote. Chin Fong, merchant and in- terpreter. Commercial street. Chin Ming Sek, teacher imn Educational Society. oo Yee Hin, interpreter of See Yup Society. “Yourdying day is surely on hand.” Six men have received notice that they will be killed before the end of the pres- ent Chinese month, all bzcause they have taken active part in the prevention of the importation of Chinese girls to this country for immoral purposes against the law of the land. Twelve highbing:rs have been brouzht to the City to enfgfrce the seal of condem- nation set by thqse who sire interested in bringing slave giris hereand to these man- killers many of the most prominent Chinese merchants of the City have been pointed out and unless they cease their .efforts to prevent illegal landing of Chinese there is no doubt that before long Chinatown will again be the scene of a repetition of the reign of terror that pre- vailed here about two years ago. At 70914 Commercial street are the rooms of the Chinese Society for English Eiucation. According to the reports of ihe police it is the only club in Chinatown wich is really and truly run for the pur- po-e for whica it is chartered by the State. There is no gambling done in the club- rooms, nor is there a wineroom attach- ment. The members, to the number of more than 100, are men prominent in Chinatown business circles, and nearly half of them are Christians. They have recognized the great evils resulting from tne iilegal tratfic in human beings that are being brought into this country de- ! spite the strict regulations of the Govern- ment, and are doing all in their power to prevent the importation of girls for im- moral purposes, Because of their activity in this direc- tion they have incurred the enmity of the men who own siaves and who deal in hu- man chattels. For the third time within thirty days they have received warnings that they must stop their activity, anu the last warning, received Friday, notifies them thata continuance of their work means death. The immediate cause of the activity of the members of the society is the at- tempt to land a girl who is to be sold as a slave into a house of evil repute, where she is to be used for immoral purposes. This girl was brought over on the steamer City of Peking, and when that steamer. sailed two weeks ago she was transferred to another vessel to be held uniil the officials of the Government decided what was to be done in her case. ‘W hen the City of Peking arrived at this port a member of the society boarded her and Inquired among friends who had come over if there wereany girls on board. He was told that one had come. In reply to the question whether she was a mem- ber of a family or not he was told no, that she was brought here for immoral pur- poses. The society at once took steps to prevent her landing and made such rep- resentations to Collector Jackson that he held the girl pending investigations into her case. This action brought the last ietter, ‘which is given in fac-simile on this page. The translation of the letter is as tollows: +San Francisco, seventh montb, 1stdate (July 28, 1898). “To the Chinese Society of English Edu- cation: “Lately having learned that the Chinese Society of English Education has re- tained an attorney to prevent girls im- ported for immoral purposes from land- ing, and have made efforts to deport them to China, in consequence of which there is a great loss of our blood money. As you are all Chrisiianized people you should do good deeds, but if you keep on going to the Custom-house trying to de- port girls brought here from China for immoral purposes and trying to prevent them from landing your lives of your sev- eral people will not be able to live longer than this present month. “Your dying day is surely on hand! “Your dyinig day is surely on hand! “The dying men’s names are as follows: Dear Woo, Lee Hem, Ong Ling Foon, Chin Fong, Chin Ming Sek, Hoo Yee Hin.”" Eogland, Germany and Belgiom. Now this last obstacle is removed. |m largest store in that part of the City, at 617 Dupont street. He is a Congregation- alist. Lee Hem is an insurance agent, rep- resenting the firm of Helbing & Davies,» agents for the Royal In-urance Company He is also the agent of the Lee family and is an interpreter for several prominent law firms of the City. He isa Catholic, being one of the three Catholic Chinamen in the City. Ong Ling Foon is an interpreter in the law office of M. M. Foote. Chin Fong isa merchant on Commercial street and is also an interpreter for several law firms. He is a member of the Chi- nese Young Men’s Christian Association and a Presbyterian. Chin Ming -8ek is a teacher in the Eng- lish Educational Society. Hoo Yee Hin is the interpreter of the See Yup Society. In addition to these men who have re- ceived notice in writing of their approach- ing death several other members of the society have got word through friends that they, too, have been marked and have taken precautions to protect them- selves from an attack. At the headquar- ters of the society it was learned that twelve highbinders have been brought here from Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Jose and placed where they could mark all the members of the society as they went to and from their rooms on Commercial strest. The men who are named in the letter say they know they have been pointed out to these high- binders and they have taken the precaun- tion to keep in company with others when on the street. ‘When asked if they were afraid of the fate that threatened them they repiied with the usual saying of a fatalist that it might be so; they did not know. They believed that the inten: was 10 frighten them from their work, and if they were not frightened off then their lives might be in danger; but they were not going to stop their work. The society is regularly incorporated under the laws of the State and hasa membership of something more than 100. The initiation fee is $10, with monthly dues of 50 cents. This pays for the rent of the rooms with the incidental expenses of running them, and also furnishes the money for the prosecution of the work of preventing the importation of slaves. They have regularly employed Barclay Henley to look after the legal business of the society, and the casesare in his hands. The case of Kan Kam Oi, the girl now NEW TO-DAY ‘BABY UMORS Instant relief for skin-tortured babies and rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with CUTICURA SOAP, and a single application of CuTicura (ointment), the great skin cure. The only speedy and economical treatment for itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and pimply humors of the skin, scalp, and blood. (Uticura s s0ld throughoutthe world. PoTTeR DRUG AXD CHEN- JcaL CorPORATION, Sole Proprietors, Boston. ‘& How o Cute Every Baby Humor. mailed free. BABY BLEMIsHES Prevented and Cured by CUTICURA SOAP. COPPER RIVETED OVERALLS SPRING BOTTOM PANTS SAN FRANCISCO. Dear Woo is one of the most prominent erchants in Chinatown, owning the Every Garment Guaranteed.