The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1897. NJURED BY ONDUE SENSATION Consul - General Lee’s Opinion on the Cis- neros Case. S—— THE MATTER MUCH MAGNIFIED. Weyler Will Not Indorse the Sentence Reported by the Press. STEPS TAKEN IN THE GIRL’S BEHALF. If the American Public Would Go Slower There Would Bs More Mercy In Cuba. r respondent directea the attention of G al Lee to-d to the efforts being| , made in'the United States to secure the release of Evangelina Cisneros, a C Recogidas, | a 1 Con- been much mag- nd made to as- 1 aspect before the it was not entitled saying that when the iu-general for final 1 not indorse such a sentence d in the public press. There t deal of premature abuse nish Government in the case of which m: not be of much when | action is taken ated Le w a calling the attention of -general to the con- she was confined in ause I visited | there, and the sent ke an inspecti Upon liate steps were taken I rooms and quar- 1 and other prisoners the Letter class would be separated ywer and viler criminals, llect thatin a civil war are excited and many horrible ild not be justitied instance in our d on acnarge e similar in some Evangaline Cos- if the American public would prematurely or he authorities more to the » should much ide of such question I do not think any inten existed to banish this gi sentence w DLD KINGY BACK FROM n has ever and so far no b TAE NORTH Page. and in Ay and build up trade in r Chilcoot Pass, tak- i four tons of provisions. e weeks to go o . more to 1d for bacon, ck for fl d for potatoes, 50 cents each for let- Dawson City was then buta baby, aloons, cabins and dance balls were being built. “In two we I entered intoadeal with Joe Morse of Montana, by which I secured If interest in a claim next to a claim a 2 75 cents to pan, on X Since then we have been able to do some little work on our claim, W and ‘are well satistied with the returns. Fhe richest m in Dawson City to-day, far as 1 know, is Skiff Mitcheil of Eureka. He has been tb In. Eureka he was a Jumberman, never made any m and poverty drove him north. He has made one trip out of the Yukon; that was five years ago, and that was when he had only $2600. Last winter he struck the Klonaike, coming irom Circle Ci To-day his claims on Ei Dorado and Bonanza creeks are as good as the United States Mint. One claim in partica No. 26, on Bonanza Cresk, above Discovery, yields $4000 to the box. He owns it with Frank Dinsmore of Maine, To show that it is all richt I say 1hat last spring their cleanup was §113.000." Dinsmore says that Mitchell is worth $1,000,000, and that be will have an im- mense fortune when he comes out. show that Mirchell has a good reputation, D smore says that he was in Miichell’s when a man came in with $13,000 in an old flonr-sack. He put it on Mitchell's fable, where it lay for two weeks exposed 16 the view of every one who entered. Tom Mitchell, a brother of Mitchell, has arrived, and Skiff will send him south a rich man. “Humboldt Gates of Eureka is worth $100,000,” says Dinsmore. **His claimsare n EI Doradc, Bonanza and Hunker creeks, He and his partner went there in February last, located thi claims, orked them 1wo months ard took out 5,000. Scarci'y of water prevented them m doing much this summer. Gates is t more than 21 years old, aud has been the Alnskan country three years. His brother, Edward, has just arrived, and will be taken care of.” Dinsmo:re asserts positively that the Klondike country is essentially a winter diggings, and that the coming winter will he World’s | two of the | To | furnish employment to all who are there and willing to work and to 5000 new- comers. Wages will continue at $15 a day. Dinsmore says that the rich miners want to get the gold out as fast as possi- tle, and for that reason will pay - biz wage. There is no one at Circle City or Yorty-mile, and it is difficult to get a man Lo rent=7ii at either | to hold down claims, all of which failing to compete with those of the Klondike must remain for the present undeveloped. There is room in Alaska for 50,000 more miners. Mines which pay from $5 to §10 | a day may be found without difficuity, but no one cares todo any labor in that direction, because Klondike wages brines them §15 per day. A miner can live at Dawson City for $3, and if he bring_s his own provisions, he spends comparatively nothing. There were when Dinsmore 00 people at Dawson City, and 1500 in the diggings. Dinsmore’s trip down the river to St. | Michael, and from St. Michael to Seattle was uneventfal. He will go to San Fran- CISCO L0-IOITOW. | ORDERED FROM CAMP. Miners at the Skaguay Trall Expel a Man for Taking Money From the Dead. the Post-Intelligencer Alaskan ews Syndicate.) VETT, NorTHWEST TERRI- nother exciting episode d on the Skaguay trail a day or The miners held a meeting and dered a man named Cleveland to leave ‘ He was provided with sufficient | | food for a week or ten days and a skiffand was given three hours to obey the man- date. Cleveland was one of the promoters in opening the trail, and was operating a pack train to the lakes. He so!d the prop- i made himself scarce in short The trouble originated over the ing of the corpse of Mr. Fowler, of - | (Copyrighted by N der. | mo | Seattle, who was drowned near Skaguay a | few days sgo. Cleveland took the body | down to Skaguay and exacted a charge of No onestepped torward with money, he reached in the dead man’s pocket | and teok out a wet $10 bill, remarking, “that will pay me for my troubte.” | The miners did not object so much to i the charge as they did to the heartless | manner in which psyment was exacted. The more the subject was discussed the | more indignant they became and it was not long before a miners’ meeting was convened. It was with difficulty that some of the speakers contained them- selves. Cleveland had several friends presant, who pleaded moderation and begged for mercy. There was no mistak- ing the sentiment of the men. They were hignly intensed that any one should for- gel the respect due to the dead and take from the pocket of the dead the money | that was dripping with the water that had caused his death. Some of those present advocated severe punishment, but the | verdict of 114 of the miners present de- creed that the accused should forthwith leave the country. Cleveland was in- fermed of the verdict and he did not wait to ascertain what the alternative would be, but accepted the terms imposed and 1 set sail for Junean. | At 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon we set sail for Camp Lake Linderman. A strong wind was blowing down thelake and kicked up considerable of a sea and we thought it a favorable ovportunity for | testing 1he seaworthiness of the P. I. She | was heavily loaded and carried a fuli crew. Sail was hoisted and away we sped down the Jake. The boat stood the test splen- d and we rode every sea like a water- fowl. Anoiher boat, which started out a few minutes ahead of us, was compelled to seek shelter. Itwasan exciting boat ride and at times I bad great difficulty in re- taining control over the little craft, so anxious was she to make a record-break- ing trip to the rapids. Lake Linderman is s'x miles long, half a mile in width, down a deep canyon and has the shape of | u slightly bent elbow. On the port side, on the cone of an immense bowlder, fiut- tered in the breeze the star and stripes. By its side was another staff, which bore | the tattered remnants of the ensign of Great Eritain, but which had been whipped { to pieces by the blizzards of the north. That was the dividing line between Alaska and the Northwest Territory. In the twinkling of a second our boat carried us into Canad.an waters, and, with the fleetness of a winged bird, we soon reached the end of the fake. The | rocky canal that empties Lake Linder- man into Lake Bennett by the peculiar formation of the land is partly concealed. | Without previous warning the waters sud- | denly became swift and then plunged into a canyon filled with rugged bowlders, iand which means certain destruction to a | loaded bsat. Before realizing the danger | we were in its brink. The sail came down | lin a burry ana we pulled out of barm’s | a|way and landed on the opposite shore, |one hour and thirty minutes from the | t.ms we set suil. Cur supplies were quick- | ly landed ani we went into camp. Al beavy rain ifell dur.ng the night. The | next morning we surveved the rapids. The stream cuts through a wall of granite | and basaltic formation for a distance of three-quarters of a mile and has a fall of | forty teet. The stream is swift and full of bowlders, and careful navigation is | necessary to avoid accidents, With 200 feet of rope fastened to the boatand in the hands of five men Smith, one of the | party, with poles, got into the boat and | began the descent. Gradually the long | rope was paied out, and, by careful steer- | ing, we avoided the bowlders. Once it was necessary that I should jump over- | board into the water waist deep and push off to prevent the boat striking a hidden rock. Trelast150 feet was the worst of all. The water fiirly boiled and foamed in its madness to tear away the granite that stood in the stream to check its rush. | The boat danced about like a cork and taxed to the utmost the sirength of the men ashore. Py careful poling the craft was worked into proper position, the line from shore was slackened and we shot into the rapids. Not fifty yards distant | and in plain view stood the headLoard over the grave of J. W. Mapes, the man who in descending the rapids capsized his boai, lost his ou fiy and blew out his brains. The scene was impressive, and it will be many along day belore we will | forget its effect. The boat launched into the whirlpool of boiling waters. On one of the rocks which we avoided were the wrecks of two unfortunate boats. An in- | stant later and it was all overand we were safely at anciior. Then we helped two Swedes, from Helena, Mont., through e rapids and accidentally ran against a sunken bowlder, which strained the boat considerably. The rest of the afiernoon and to-day we putin earrying our goods across the portage. Tne road is quite sandy and bard to travel. Lake Bennettis thirty miles long and from 1000 yards to one mile in width. At yresent there are about 150 people in camp, building and waiting for boats to be built. The Skaguay trail comes out at the lower end of Lake Linderman. Sofar only two pack irains have got through. Any number of men have come across from Skaguay to look over the route. They report a fairly good road for hoises carry: ing 200 pounds, and say it is about forty- two miles long. Much bad trail can be avoided and time saved if some enterpris- ing inaividual would establish a ferry system on the three lakes which parallel the trail and which are about fourteen miles long. ‘WirLiay J. JoNEs. e PREDICTS MUCH MISERY. Frank Hennessy Tells of the Dan- gers of Attempting to Cross Chllcoot Pass. PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 26.—Frank Hennessy, an attorney of this city, who started for the Klondike on the first trip of the steamer Elder, bas returned. He went as far 2s Dyea and says that che out- look there is sufficient to dishearten the | most enthusiastic goid-seeker. “It is impossible to satisfactorily pic- ture the condition of things at Dyea,” said Mr. Hennessy. *“It would requirea personal inspection of the place to gain a thorough idea of it. I took one look at the Chilcoot Pass and that was enoungh. How the thousands cf men there ever ex- pect to scale those almost perpendicular beights is something that puzzles me. No white man lives who can go over that pass with more than forty pounds of freight, and what are those men with one and two tons each to do with all their stuff? “The Indian carriers are shiftless, indo- lent, independent, and often times impu- dent. Tkey work when they are inclined and charge 22 cents a pound for packing about seven miles. It would take a for- tune to enablea man to get through in proper shape at that place. Thatis why 80 many miners are coming back. They are sensibie too. I wouldn’t undertake that trip this year for all the go!d in the Klondike country. You may look out for stories of ierrible suffering from Chilkoot Pass. Lives will be lost and hundreds of men 1injured and disabled from various causes. Tke situation will undoubtedly assume an aspect that will excite pity. Many of the miners will find themselves without food or money, and unable to either move forward or return home. Then will come suffering that will have to be relieved in some manner. “Take the Yukon River route, ismy ad- vice 1o persons who contemplate going to | Dawson City in the spring. No sensible rson will attempt the trip this year. Yukon route is a safe way, and a per- son can enjoy some degree of comfort, even if it is a long and tedious trip.” AWAITING THE PORTLAND. There Is a Possibllity That the Treasure-Laden Steamer May Be Delayed Several Days. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasu., Aug. 26.— At 6 o’clock to-night nothing was heard from the steamer Portland, and the wire to Tatoosh Island, the most western point on the coast, was down. There is great uncertainty about the Portiand’s arrival, and it is possible she will not putin fora week. In all probability the Yukon River steamers, for which the Portland was expected to wait, were delaved, and then the Portland had about 1200 tons of freight on her upward trip, which ship- ping men say would require at least ten days tounload on lighters, and if sufficient men could not be secured several days longer might be required. Either of these obstacles mentioned wou'd put the Port- land from one to three days behind schedule time. - Santa Rosans Organiza. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Aug. 26.—The arti- cle to-day in 7Tne CALy from Alaska has stirred up the citizens of Santa Rosa, and this afternoon a meeting was held for the purpose of organizing a yparty of sixty men 1o start for the Alaskan gold fields early next spring. The organization when comvplete will be on the lines adopted by Joseph Kuhn of Port Townsend and ex- United States District Attorney William White of Seattle. Each of the sixty men will put up $500 in money and will have to undergo a medical examination before he is finally admitted to partnership. The organization will charter a schooner and will explore the Copper River region in | Alaska, The schooner will sail up the river as far as practicable, and if deemed necessary steam launches will be used where the schooner cannot zo. The full complement of men is already assured, but their names are withheld for the pres ent for various reasons. e gedaithy AUSTRALIA TO ALASKA. The Steamer Mariposa From the £ntipcdes Carried a Party Bound for Kiondike. The steamer Mariposa, which arrived here yvesterday from Anstralia, had on board a party of prospectors who are on their way to the Alaskan gold fields. In the party were James Conley, Coolzardie, | W. A.; John H. Verran, P. Uren and P. | Kennedy from Kaigoolie; Thomas Burke and H. G. Hoult from Taree, Thames, New Zealand; E. Michael, New Guinea, and W. Verran of Great Beulder. g J. H. Verran, who acted as spokesman for the party, which is stopping for the pres«nt atthe New Wisconsin iHotel, said: *We have joined together for the purpose of going in the Klondike regions in a search for gold, and we are determined to do so or die. We were in Australia pros- peciing for some time, but the country is positively no poor man’s country. Water there 1s very scarce. The only water we were able 10 gzet where we were in the gola fields was condensed salt water. We could 1ot get even enough 10 wash our faces and saved tea, which was made from the con- | densed water, merely for the purpose of cleaning the dirt out of our eyes occa- sionally. We made fairly good wages while there, but we have left it, hoping to make a small fortune in Alaska. ““We wili try to go through the Chilcoot Pass, but.ii we find it 1mpossible 10 pass throuszh before spring we will go to the Copper River disirict for a few months. We were in Ausiralia for three years and came out as poor as we wentin, but we hope to do much betterin Alaska. Our stay in San Francisco will be suort, but we have made no definite arrangements for our departure as yet. Without doubt we will Jeave inside of two weeks, if we can make the necessary arrangements.” e Athletes Going to Alaska. On the Willamette, which will leave this City tc-morrow for Unalaska, are two ex- | Olympians, who are in hopes of striking it rich in the far north. They are Peter Mc- Intyre, the ex-champion long-distance runner of the Olympic Club, and Herbert Atchinson, Iate bookkeeper for the club. PRICE OF CEIEALS BURDENSOME Socialists Urge a Keduotion of the Dutiss on Cereals, PARIS, France, Aug. 26.—Premier Meline, replying to-day to a deputation of Paris soc'alists who called upon him to urge a reduction of the duties on cereals, said that the agitation in that direction only existed in Paris, Marseilles and other large towns, and was visibly a political and electoral maneuver, which, he added, would again aggravate instead of alleviste ihe situation, and merely en- courage bull speculation. 5 —_—— Pirates Detain a Crew, ROME, ItavLy, Aug. 26.—Italy has wired to Morocco threatening to dispatch a man-ol-war to Tangier uniess the crew of the Italian brig Fiducia isreleased. Moor- ish pirates recently attacked and plun- dered the Fiducia and detained the crew. NONE bUT [TALTANS ON THE PEAK Prince Luigi Talks of the Ascent of Mt. St. Elias. NAMES THOSE WHO SUCCEEDED. No Americans Included in the List He Gives for “The Call.” RUMORS THAT HE KEPT THEM BACK. It Is Sald He Would Permit Only “H!s People” to Climb to the Summit. SEATTLE, WasH.,, Aug. 26—Prince Luigi, Duke of Abruzzi, who, with a party of distinguished Italians, accomplished the feat ot climbing Mount St. Elias, ar- rived in Seattle this morning and will re- main until to-morrow, when he will start for the East. “I must be in Rome at the earliest pos- sible date,” said the Prince to THE CaLL correspondent to-night, “and will try to make the best time possible from now on.” ‘The Prince and the other Italian gen- tlemen are greatly pleased with their suc- cess, having come half way around the wor:d to accomplish what others with equal opportunities have attempted sev- eral times before and failed. They take it coolly, because they set out to accomplish the undertaking with no thought of failure. The possibility of such an out- come did not for a moment enter into their calculations. They had many times climbed the lofty ranges and peaks of the Alps, and some of the party had scaled the majestic Caucasian Mountains, The Prince aoes not like to be inter- viewed. Revorters don’t like to interview him. The Prince is a much greater suc- cess at mountain-climbing than he is at talking Engiish. One must pay close at- tention to catch what he says when he speaks what he calls his Enelish. To- night, when seen by THE CALL correspond- ent, the Prince sai “There is iittle to say—others have said ‘We made the ascent on the northeast | side. The trip was not sodifficult as T | wasled to anticipate by men who had at- | tempted 1o reach the summit. There is a mistake as to who ascended. Say this. say that there were three distinct partie: The first included myself, Cagni, who is my aid-de-camp, and two Italian guides. The second party had for its members Dr. Phillipi, Vittori Selliand ong gnide. The members of the third partv were Signor Gornella and two guides, These were all, every one an Italian. The weather was delightful; everything was in our favor.”” A story 18 circulated here that while the Prince made a model leader, he gave mem- bers of the party who were not Italians to understand that only his people should touch the summit. The Prince paid for the trip and he did not desire that mem- bers of any other nation should share in the glory. Dr. Pnillipi said regarding the ascent: “The Prince made this trip to St. Elias | because the Caucasian Mountains are no longer new and the Himalavasare inac- | cescible on account of the plaguein India.’’ “‘How do the mountains here correspond tothe Alps?” “Well, they are much the same in gen- eral appearance—that is, in the appear- ance of the Alps in winier. But there is one very noticeable difference, and that is the proportions. These mountains are vastly larger and erander. Peaks, gorzes and glaciers are six, eight and ten times as large in Alaska es in the Alps. There is more snow here, of course. “We secured samples of the soil and rocks at various places and will find out what they are when we go Lome. We found no fossils above the Hitchcock range, however, St. Elias has no crater, and has never been a volcano. The ascent is easy and gradual, and there are no technical aifficulties on getting to tne top. Ol course, alter we passed the 16 000 foot altitude, we had to go slowly, with rests every fifteen minutes on account of the rarity of the air. The last 1000 feet especially was very trying, but we ex- pected if. “T'he summit was 18,100 feet hich. We stayed on the summit for some hours and took various observations. Mr. Seila, the photographer, took some excellent pho- tographs, which he will develop after we have got them back to Italy.” i it. e BKYANI'S LXPEDITION, The Scientist Writes of His Journey to Mount St. Elias. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 26.—Professor W. T. Bryant who, with a party of five, attempted to rcale Mount St. Elias in competition with Prince Luigi, has writ- ten from Yakutat Bay as follov “On June 30, at Samovel Hills, one of our party fell ill and Mr Latham, an officer of the United States armny, was obliged to stay with him. With misgiv- ings as to our ability to succeed with a reduced force we started on Juiy 10, with Entriken, McCarthy and Weisedoppe, the three remaining members, to ascend Agassine G'acier, whose northeastern trib- utary, Newton Glacier, formed the final stage of advance toward ihe base of St. Elias, permitting an approacn from the ncrtheast, the side selected 10 attack the mountain. It was July 16 before we camped at the mouth of Newton Glacier, ten miles from the ridge leading 10 the final slope of the Malectic pyramid to St. Elias, towering above to vertical heignt of more than three miles. Here the ab- sence of the supporting party was keenly felt. McCarthy, who reached a neight of 13,000 feet with Professor Russel in 1891, estimqted that twelve days wculd be re- quired to advance the outfit to the base of the mountain. Subsequently we ex- plored par: of Chaix Hills, visited the soures of the Tindall Glacier, examinea the southwest slope of Mount St Ilias and made such botarical and entomelogi- cal collections as were possible. Return- ing we crossed Malaspira Giacier in five and one half days. We arrived at Ya- kutat August 1.”” MANY FKIkty AT FRESNO, Belief That Incendiaries Started the Academy Confl igration, FRESNO, Car., Aug. 26.—There is con- siderable speculation over the origin of the fire which destroyed the Catholic Academy building and the adjoining home of the instructors last night. As ret no satisfactory explanation has been beard during the progress of the fire in the school building. The reports were sharp, but not heavy. The theory of incendia- rism is generally acceptea. No one had been inside the building the day before. It was empty, the carpenters having just finished the work of preparing it tore- czive the furniture. Daring the night a second alarm was turnsd in for a bleze in T. A. Beil’s barn on O sureet, it hnving caught from a spark from 1he academy fire. About 2 o’clock this morning a fire broke out in some sheds in Chinatown, and for a while it seemed that the whole of that part of town would be distroyed. The firemen, by hard work, confined the blaze to the saeds. This evening three barns in the rorth- ern part of the city were destroyed. They belonged 10 J. 'W. Reese ana W. Thomas. How the fire started is a mys- tery, ECEP N CARE OF SChOLARS' SIGHT. R. Or. Gleaves of Dunsmuir Gives /d- vice to Teachers at Shasta Retreat. SHASTA RETREAT, CaL., Aug. 26.— To-day’s proceedings of the Northern California teachers’' convention were the most interesting thus far this week. Dr. Bailey Jr. of Berkeley gave a scholarly address on ‘‘the myth and the novel,” and was followed by Ernest N. Henderson, teacher of psychology at the State Normal School at Chico, on “the course of study.”” Dr. Gleaves of Dunsmuir, probably the best authority in this portion of the State on the subject, delivered a lccture in the afternoon on ‘‘refraction.” The lecture was thoroughly scientific, but with iilus- trations it was rendered plain and 1n- tensely interesting to the laity., He de- clared that no poriion of the human anatomy was so little understood by schoolteachers as the eye, and yet every one of them should have some knowledge of the subject tor the sake of the many pupils who unconsciously suffer from de- fective eyesight. State Superintendent Black and Dr. Bailey delivered farewell addressess, as they boarded the southbound train this afternoon. They gave the teachers some valuable advice. To-night there was a general discussion on various subjects. The serious illness of Professor Ham- ilton Wailace, principal of the Yreka High School, has cast a general gloom over the convention. He 1s one of the most scholarly tuturs in the State, and is exceedingly pupular. The Board of Education met to-day and postponed the opening of the Yreka High School for one week, or until September 8, in the hope that Wallace’s condition would prove less serious than is now apprehended. The election of oflicers will take place on Saturday morninz and it is generally conceded that Superintendent O. Grave of Tehama County will succeed Superintenderit G. H. Stout of Butte County as president of the association. Stout does not want the «ffice again. Superintendent C. S. Smith of Siskivou was slated for tbe position, but as Shasta Retreat will be selected as the permanent meeting place for the convention it was thought politic to select a president from some other section, so that no member could say that Siskiyou was aspiring to all the honors. Smith will be elected vice-president. — DR. RCSS* CHAIR AT STANFORD. Dr. Warner Makes an Explanation and President Jordan Smiles Acquiescence. PALO ALTO, CarL., Aug. 26.—Dr. Ross is away on a vacation and wiil not return till Saturday, so that it is impossible 10 get his side of the free silver discusion now going on. Professor Powers is also awzy and no doubt each will be not a little surprised when he learns of the notoriety iato which the economics de- partment has so suddenly sprung. This department has graduated some of Stan- ford’s brightest young men and is always crowded with students. Dr. Warner, head of the department of economic science, when shown the arti- cle concerning Dr. Rosa published in an evening paper, spoke as follows: *The whole matter probably arose from the university register or catalogue. In the edition for the current year instead of Dr. Ross’ name being fessor of economics and the theory of finance he was put in as professor of soci- ology. This was done while I was in Col- orado,and I supposed then it wassimplybe- cause Dr. Ross wished to specializ in so- ciology insiead of economics. I have not seen him sincs returning so that I can- not tell whether or not this opinion is cor- rect. Tha register shows that he is still down for courses in economics, although most of the work in =ociology and econom- ics will be ziven by Professor Powers.”” ‘When told of a message that had been received from a Chicago paper asking whether or n0% it was true that Dr. Ross had been ‘‘degraded’” becanse of his free- silver utterances President Jordan only smiled and said that although he did not agree with Dr. Ross in his currency ideas be did not consider that the champion of free silver bad been degraded unless the doctrine itself bad done it. The Eastern dispatch, he said, had evidently been caused by the return of Dr. Warner, who is at the head of the department of eco- nomics. During his absence Dr. Ross has been in charge of 'some of his work. Un- der the present arrangement Dr. Warner has what 1s known as the *‘appiications of economics,’’ Dr. Ross “social science” and Professor Powers *‘pure economics.” — UTICA FiRE EXTINGUISHED. Superintondanl.lnne Orders All of the Miners to Report on Duty at Once. ANGELS CAMP, CaL, Aug 26.—The fire 1n the Utica mine is under control, and the mills have started. Superintend- ent Thomas T. Lane has issued a notice for all the miners to report on duty. He is highly praised for the excellent judg- ment he displayed in combating the flames. He has saved many thousands of dollars to the company, and restored the confidence of the business community of Angels and the surrounding country. . FNDS LIFK WitH A BULLET. David 8. Tuthill, Prominent in Pori- land, Commits Swicide. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 26.—David 8. Tuthill, a prominent citizen and cashier for the tirm of Alien & Lewis, committed suicide some time between 11 o’clock last nizht and 7 this morning. When his sister went to call him, as was her custom, she received no response. Opening the bedroom door she found her brother stretched on the bed, dead, with a gaping bullet hole in his right temple. It is the general opinion that Tuthiil was short in his accounts. The opinion is based on the fact that yesterday he deeded all his property to the Security and Savings Trust Company for a nominal consideration. Tuthill had’ been con- nected with the firm of Alien & Lewis for nineteen vears. He was a native of Ellen- ville, N. Y., where his parents sti | reside. He leaves a widow and one daughter. —_—— Nentenced for Stawyhtering Sheep. SALT LAKE, Uran, Aug. 26.—A special to the Herald from Vernal, Utah, says Judge Dusenberry to-day sentenced James McKee, who was convicted of sianghtering sheep, to five years in the peniteatiary. A certiticate of probable cause was granted and an appeal made, the bond being fixed at $2500. The jury in the case of George McKee this afternoon brought in a verdict offered for the explosions which were | of guilty of grand larceny. put down as a pro- | TORTURED BY YOKIAH -~ REDSKINS Sergeant Mulgrave of the First Roughly Handled. TIED TO A TREE ALL NIGHT. The Braves Suspected Him of Having Carried Off a Squaw. SEARCHERS FIND HIM IN SORRY PLIGHT. His Captors Preparing to Start a Fire Under Him When Scattered by a Squad. UKIAH, CaL, Aug. 26.—Consternation prevailed at Camp Macdonald last even- ing because of the disappearance of Ser- geant Mulgrave of Company J,a favorits with his men. When it was learned this morning that he had not returned and nad been missing twenty-four hours, a squad was detailed to make diligent search for him in and about the several gulches which traverse the country. On comiung upon a small opening in the woods, Private Eckers, one of the squad, espied the missing man tied to a madrone tree some distance off, surrounded by In- dians, Eckers called the attention of his comrades to the plight of their officer, and, afier a consultation, the squad charged on the Indian bucks, some of whom were preparing to build a fire be- neath Mulgrave, with the hope of forcing him to reveal the whereabouts of Elhuilo, the daughter of one of the foremost of the tribesmen. Eihuilo was known to bave become enamored of Mulgrave, and the braves naturally concluded when she was missing that the officer was responsi- | ble for her disapvearance. The Indians were routed, and Sergeant Mulgrave was returned to camp, more dead than aliva, The weather has turned cooler and every one at Camp Macdonald feels relieved. | Rifle practice for the Barrett State trophy was concluded by the First Regiment this morning. The result of the third day’s shooting follows: Company K, thirty- nine men, 4i5; Company C, thirty-nine men, 394; Company F, forty-two men, 483; Company G, nineteen men, 260. Com- pany F stands highest in the regiment. To-morrow the regimental competitive shoot for the Macdonald trophy will be heid. Ten men from each company will participate in silhouette shooting under direction of Lieutenant W. H. Tobin, regi- mental inspector of rifla practice. Five hundred and nineteen men are in attendance. Captain George Filmer was the ofticer of the day and Lieutenant Otto F. Huber officer of the guard. The resi- ment was reviewed this evening at dress parade by Colonel Macdonald, retired, formerly of the First Regiment. = A recep- tion and ball were to-ndered Captain Mac- donald and the officers of the regiment by the citizens of Uk this evening. OBJECT-LESSON FUR HGOKER. While Sailing on the Sacramento He Sees a Barge Grounded on a Sand-Bar. SACRAMENTO, CarL., Aug. 26.—Con- gressman Hooker, chairman of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, was the guest of the Chamber of Commercs at the Sutter Club at luncheon to-day. After | suncheon the committee having the guest in charge took him fora two bours' ride on the Sacrameanto River. They wentin a steamer supplied by Captain J. H. Rob- erts of the Sacramento Transportation Company. Congressman Hooker took his position in the pilot-house with Captain Roberts, who showed him a number of charts of the river and explained to him its condition. The vessel went down the river a mile and a half to the Paine break in the ievee, and on the way soundings were taken at frequent intervals, which | showed that the river had an average ! depth of but a little over four feet. Before the end of the down course was reached the Congressman was treated to a first-class obj:ct-lesson in the way of a lumber-laden barge stranded on a sand- bar in midstream. It was explained to him that such disasters were of frequent occurrence, and that boats had to feel their way along and were subject to so many delays that river navigation was | slow and expensive. ! In coming back the boat ran to a voint a half mile above the mouth of t.e Amer- ican River, and all “the way up bars that | were constantly shifting their position were pointed out to the Congressman. He was shown the great bar in the mouth of the American and was told all about the snags that were brought down with every freshet and lod ed in the channel, where they obstructed commerce. He was | also tola of the breaks in the levees and | the greatsandbars that formed near them. | ‘The party returned from the trip shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon, and at 3 o'clock Congressman Hooker left for Mu- rysville, where he will remain as the guest of Manager Phipps of the Anti-Debris Association until the Oregon train leaves after midnight to-night, when he will con- tinue his trip to the East. . VETERANS AT A CLAMBAKE., Denizens of Camp Walker Are Having a Koyal Zime. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Car., Aug. 26.— The second day of the Central California Veterans’ Association was marked by a much larger audience than was tue first day. During the afternoon literary exer- | cises were held, the main features of which were addresses by Commander | T. W. Lincoln and Rev. C. H. Lawrence. | The old soidiers joined in a numbver of in- spiring war songs and adjourned finally for a big clambake, which was patronized by hundreds. “T'he camp has been designated, under orders of Commander Lincoln, as Camp Walker. In order for the more speedy transaction of business W. T. Eddy of Templeton has been appointed assistant adjutant. Dr. Weils has been appointed department snrgeon and physcian. It was ordered that the annuai election of officers take place to-morrow. A telegram’ was read annonncing that Department Commander N. P. Chipman of the Grand Army would arrive on Fri- day from Red Biuff and would address the a-sociation in the evening. To-mor- row afternoon an address will be delivered by W. H. Whelan. i PICK THE FRUIT WHILE IT'SRIPE! How Sweet They Taste. The Values Are So Tempting. The last days of Audwust and the last days of the Shoveling- out Sale are at Hand. T RO BASKETSFUL Of these Cute Suits were de- livered yester- day. The reefer styleissopretty, with deep sailor collar, hand- somely braided, ages 3 to 10. We don't for- Zet the older boys, ades 9 to 15 years. They are _included too. Many col- orings to pick from. The price may seem Tri- diculows. Shov- eling out means a heap. Price to-day _ --$1.75.-- WINDSOR TIES. New fall styles in new effects, very rich, in Windsors and very large bows. Beauties— --25¢.-~ Every One a Peach. The styles are so sweet. How pretty owr tots do look in those cute Brownies. Mama hugs ’em and papa kisses ’em. That swell Suwit in blue and brown twine cheviots and tan mix- tures, handsomely embroidered, vest, the collar with many rows f soutache braid, good winter weight. Dowble the money is nearer the valwe. The last B si0- BOYS’ HATS. Handsomely embroidered blue . War Sailor Hats, with sill-embroidered names, gold-embroidered em- blems, swell styles, worth $1, new fall styles. Special to-day e --50 Cents.-~ Of Suits for those big boys. agdes 12 to 19 years. Never mind what they sold here- tofore. We're shoveling ’‘em ouwt at --$3.50.-- [COCO0O0CCIOYO] Our finest Bays’ Suits, the prettiest of pat- terns, the swel- lest of styles are being shov- eled out the same way, ages 13 to 19 years. You mnever Sazed at such valwes. Special to-day --$6.50.-- (/1 ©-11-13-15 KEARNY ST