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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 189S8. DUTIES T0 BE PAID BY KLONDIKERS RegulationsIssued by the Treasury Department. No Charges Where Goods Are Destined to Enter Canada. Cargoes Must Be' Transferred to American. Vessels at the Yukon’s Mouth. NEW LAWS FOR ALASKA. Senator Carter Introduces = Bill Changing the Government of the Territory: Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Feb. 2. the Treasury to- 1s governing the the Klondike region rthwest Territory of British Co- by way of Juneau, Dyea and other customs. ports .in ovided- that imported arriving at any of these to the Klondike may be warded without ~the payment of y in charge of a customs officer at exper the - th the fl equal to tt rter ‘or upon exportation t rges; or the iake a deposit with the to be refunded upon te of the Deputy Collector e that the goods have d animals abandoned or sold en i and forfeited to the the duties are pald icles ‘carried by pas- in use and which parel and personal essary for the present com- such passengers are exempt v has also issued regu- 3 g the navigation of the 1 Porcupine rivers and their They s that the of cargo and passengers from r or sea-going vessel from a in the United States, except an- rer port in Alaska, or from any for- n port to a vessel destined by way mouth of the Yukon or Porcu- T rs or their tributaries, shall ermitted only at the port af St. under the supervision of the V/hen deemed neces- rs are required to board to 'the United States of the coast for the ing its manifest and vs and regulations of ates. Vessels entitied by law to engage in the coasting trade of the Un States may proceed from aska to another in the ribed by law. for the en- ance of vessels within the distriet. t feature of these regu- s the requirement that any 1erfcan vessel entering St. Michael of the sel bou our leagu f dem which does not desire to ust transfer her cargo to merican vessel. If destined to a port in British Columbia the trans- fer n to either an American or British s Forelgn vessels from a foreign entering St. Michael with a cargo destined for Alaskan on the Yukon or Porcupine ers may either proceed or:transfer cargo to an American vessel only. the cargo and passengars are to points in British Columbia be made to either an a British vessel. The same equirements are provided for nding the Yukon or Por- from ports in British Co- ia, the entrance to be made at Circle City Sritish vessels plying on the Yukon or Porcupine rivers or their tributaries en St. Michael and ports in Brit- Columbia may touch at places in ska on the Yukon or the Porcupine rivers or their tributaries for the pur- cha f fuel or supplies or in distress, r the supervision of an officer of customs: stant - Secretary. cially advised Spalding has that the new allow - small mers to-be carried throughout Canadian ter- v free of duty by’ either the Dyea T ic keen route to the headwaters of the Yukon, and from those points they eargoes and passengers to and other places in Alaska. s, of course;, cannot en- nadian ‘coasting trade: ter, who § member of ittee on Alaska for three of -the’ Senate, 1d_introduced a bill to 1'det prov ng a civil govern- s the dutles 1l¥ as under v extensive s in thé co 5. The. bill” estab- judicial district for Alaska. of three divisions, over preside. all have a full slement and as many deputy marshals. as are necessary for the execution of court: processes and maintenance “of public order. The court is likewise authorized to appoint E number of United ates Commis- s deemed in the re- necessary of the Peace, with juris- vil suits ‘involving not 1d not involving the title of .the re- } urt and the sioners are made deeds, mort- lecatinn, “ete. o duty th= President r piaced fn com the regular army > United States s in the serv- fce of procasses der in the district when ‘required to do v an order of the eourt or any di- visfon Judge: but the court or Judge sha v time, if direted by the t. modify or revoke any order ting the military t6 aid the mar- shal. The biH provides that one Judge shall be-lacated at Circle City, one at St.-Michael and one at Sitka. Traffic Diverted by a Wrecked Tunne ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 2.-It will take at teast three weeks fo repair the wreckéd tunnel at Johnson's Canyon on the Santa Fé Pacific road, and meantime all trains have to be sent south from this gl:cxefl over the Santa Fe and Southern cific. TO DAWSON FROM PUGET SOUND IN JUST ONE WEEK Construction of the Railway to Teslin Will Make the Trip an Easy One. Canadlan Parltame: without delay the ( of 135 miles. sible in the Stickeen. from Victoria and Vancouver, gel miles. Glenora and Teslin Lake. amount of discomfort than tic. On t average 30 per cent, will be on all goods bought outside end of three years The rallwa, years. Mr. Sifton, Glenora and Teslin because, LR NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—An Ottawa, Ont., epecial to the Herald says: which meets to-morrow, will be asked to sanction jovernment bill for the construction of a railway from Glenora. or Telegraph Creek, on Stickeen River, to Teslin Lake, a distance The road, which 1s to be completed by November, will be the first raflway making for the Klondike. of an international route that will be opened as soon as navigation is pos- Ocean steamers will sall every two or three days British Columbia, to Fort Wrangel, in Alas- ka, and transfer passengers and frelght to river steamers running from Wrangel up Stickeen River to Telegraph Creek, This route has been selected by the Canadian Government as the shortest and best route to the gold fields. 5 The total distance from Vancouver to Dawson by this route is 1550 It is an all-water route except for 135 miles of wagon road between ‘When the rallroad over that section is finished it will be possible to reach Dawson from Vancouver or Victoria in & week with no greater is experienced on a voyage across the Atlan- route, which is in Canadian territory, Canadian duties, which lévied under the supervision of mounted police of Canada. Rates on the railway will be regu- lated by the Dominion Government and will be reduced 25 per cent at the anadian Parliament will not grant a charter to any competitive from any point on the International boundary for a period of five The contract provides that the contractors shall keep the existing Wagon road in good repair until such time as the rallway shall be run- ning and afford every facility for transportation of passengers and freight. the Canadian Minister of the Interior, spent some weeks last year in the Northwest Territory and selected the route via Wrangel, in his judgment,it is the easiest of the lot, and also because from Teslin Lake, and even from Glenora, it traverses a coun~ try known to be full of rich placer diggings. BRARUBR{URUILRIRIRRIEIILRLGR The It will, when completed, form part 125 miles from Wran- 8085002008 22 0808 08 20 3 03 2898 28 20 08 28 00 28 28,08 08 28,08 28 29,08 28 00 23 080828 08 ALASKAN RATE WAR PROBABLE Western Roads Ignored by the Canadian Pacific. May Sever All of Their Traffic Agreements With That Company. Other Transcontinental Tarifts Likely to Be Affected by the Competition. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Unless the Can- adian Pacific alters the attitude it has assumed toward the western roads in the matter of Alaska rates it Is possi- | ble that there will be a concerted movement among all the American roads to ignore it entirely and tq re- fuse to have any further dealings with | It has steadily | it in passenger traffic. refused to meet with roads to discuss matters, and simply reiterates its determination to pre- serve its differentials on Alaska busi- ness. The meeting of the Western roads, after a short session to-day, sent a message to the Canadian Pacific say- ing that if it was inconvenient for a representative of the Canadian Pacific to come to Chicago at the present time they would be glad to have the Cana- dian Pacific name a date on which its representative could meet a committee of the Western roads either in Mon- treal or New York. To this -a reply was received to-day after the adjourn- ment of the meeting to the effect that it would not be convenient for the Canadian Pacific to meet the commit- tee of the Western roads. After the adjournment of the meet- fng to-day representatives of the West- ern roads said that they felt that they had done all that lay in their power to come to an understanding with the Canadlan Pacific, but if that road would not consent to meet and discuss matters with them there was mnothing to do but sever all traffic relations with if. They said that they were not think- ing of doing this in a belligerent spirit, but simply to protect themselves. The meeting to-morrow will take up the matter and decide what is best to the American be. done. As matters now stand thgl'e seems to be very little chance of {1\'01(;— ing a war in-Alaskan rates, and if this begun there is every probabil- that it will spread to the other scontinental rates as well. The committees appointed to consid- is o t er the question of reduced rates for the | North American Turner: convention, to be held at San Francisco on July 6, the tenth triennial council of Congre: gational churches, to be held at Port- land, Or., on July 3, and the Nation- al convention®of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, to be held at Los Angeles in November, have recom- mended that, while it is the general desire to be in a position to make suit- able excursion rates for these occa- sions, consideration thereof be post- poned fending action on the anti-scalp ing bill now before Congress, the pass- age of which should make it possible to simplify ticketing arrangements and permit of the granting of other conces- sions in the way of dates of sale, limits, stopovers, etc., which, under existing | conditions, are impracticable. The officials of the Wisconsin Cen- tral deny that that road has made any arrangement with the Canadian Paci- o regarding the interchange of pas- senger traffic at St. Paul. They de- clare that the deal has never been con- templated, and that it has been set in circulation by competitors of the road with the hope of destroying the cor- i dial relations existing between the Wis- consin Central and the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific. Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Senate confirmed the following nominations: To be United States Attorney—H. G. McMillan, for the Northern District of Iowa; W. R. Gray, District of Washing- ton, ¥ To_be Collector of Internal Revenue— H. C. Bell for the Fourth District of California. To be Commissioner of Immigration at | San Francisco—H. H. nia. North of Califor- at Annaborg., Saxony; Colonel §. T. Cushing, assistant commissary-general, to be commissary-general with rank of bri; ler-general. Alsa, Lieutenant J. N. Patch to be lieu- tenant-commander in the navy, and some minor promotions in the navy. {line of general merchandise, | gating probably $30 000 or $40,000, and | parties occupying the CANADA WILL LEVY TRIBUTE A Klondike Complication | That May Lead to Trouble. Disputed Territory Between Lakes Linderman and Béennett. Protest of a Seattle Merchant to Be Laid Before the Secretary of the Treasury. Spectal Dlspatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Feb. 2—The action of the Canadian Government in placing cus- | toms officers’ on disputed territory en route to the Klondike gold flelds gives promise of causing early complications. An international controversy will no doubt result in consequence of inform- atlon that now comes from Lakes Ben- nett and Linderman. In a letter from A. C.Vandoren to the Seattle Chamber of Commerce he calls attention to the fact that there are land between Lake Linderman and Lake Bennett— Messrs. McLeod and Sullivan—who claim to have a grant from the Cana- dian Government of all the land lying between these two lakes. The writer then goes on to state: “The distance between the lakes lIs about three-quarters of a mile. On the west bank of the creek the land is mountainous. On the east bank it is comparatively level for a mile or more, and it is here that they make their claims to the land. There are station- | ed here four officers or the Canadian customs service, and it is rumored that it is their intention to collect duty at this point. Now the Americans claim that the boundary line crosses Lake Bennett four miles north of this point, commonly spoken of as the head of the lake or the portage, and I write par- ticularly for advice whether you think it advisable to resist the payment of duty here. There are a number of Americans going into business, and we do not feel disposed to pay duty on dis- puted tertitory. I am establishing a trading post, where I will carry a large aggre- the question of duty is a matter of serious importance.’ Mr. Vandoren further states that as the siness men of the “Portage,” with scarcely an exception, will be citi- zene of the United States, they are ex- | ceedingly desirous of having the ter- ritory referred to declared American soil. Mr. Vandoren also asks for an opinion as to the advisability of resist- ing the payment of duty. The matter will at once be laid before* Secretary tage. GERMAN PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE THE DECREE. Poor Customers Deprived of Apples That Are Both Cheap and Good. z LONDON, Feb. 3—The Berlin cor- all skeptical as to the alleged reason for the exclusion of American fresh fruit. They doubt that the cause is the discovery of a bug in a box of apples in South Germany. The exclusion is attributed rather to the agrarian de- mard for reprisals against the Ameri- | can tariff. The declsion has caused the greatest surprise and considerable dis- | satisfaction, for American apples had rapidly taken the German markets by storm owing to their cheapness and fine quality, and the poor consumers cannot afford to buy fine French or Ttalian fruit. Furthermore, it will be a severe blow to commerce and ship- ping. The decree permits importation only on condition that the fruit is ex- ported to England. The Berlin National Zeitung defends the prohibition, if danger such as phyl- loxera. exists. It declares, nevertheless, that promises to the agricultural pop- | ulation of all manner of blessings from the legal and administrative enhance- ment of the prices of provisions are not calculated to induce them to make the efforts which will be equally useful to consumers and agriculturists alike. The opposition German pa g e P suon- | tice to our representative at sider that the proposed Brussels sugar To be Consul—J. F. Winter of Tilinols | conference will be futile under such T, conditions. Actor Gus Heege Dead. CLEVELAND, Feb. 2.—Gus J. Heege, the actor, known the country over as “Yon Yonson/' died at his home in this city to-day. He was 36 years of age. ] T4 4444441144444 1 144114ttt rr Attt e+ | | | | importations of fresh fruit will be pro- | is not a sincere one, but that Germany, |®this action as a sort of retaliation. respondents of the morning papers are | GCIMany indirectly, though there are CLOSES HER PORTS T0 OUR FRUIT Arbitr;ary Action by the Prussian Gov- ernment. No Previous Warning Given to the Ameri- can Embassy. United States Embassador White Sends a Strong Remonstrance. CAUSE OF THE DECREE. The Pretext Given Is That Vermin Infests the Product of Califor- nia’s Orchards, Special Dispatch to The Call. A { BERLIN, Feb. 2.—The Prus- sfan Minister of Finance, Dr. | Miguel, issued a decree yester- 4 | day, which goes into effect im- 4| mediately, prohibiting the impor- 4 tation of every kind of American 4| fresh fruit. The decision has +| been sent to all the German + ports and frontier stations, + | excepting those in Bavaria, Sax- 4‘ ony and Wurtemberg. The 4| United States Embassy was not previously warned, and the United States Embassador, Mr. ‘White, sent a formal letter to 4 the Foreign Office to-day, in- + | quiring upon what authority 4| this inimical step was taken. + The United States Consul at + Hamburg, Dr. Hugh Pitcairn, telegraphs that 16,000 barrels of American apples have been for- bidden to be unloaded, and that two trains full of American fruit have also been forbidden to cross the frontier at Emer- ich, which, aside from Ham- burg, is the principal place of entry for American fruit. On receipt of this news, Mr. White sent a second and stronger remonstrance to the 4/ Foreign Office, calling attention to the evident violation of the treaty. . At the Foreign Office it was + learned that the Prussian Gov- + | ernment prohibits the entry of American fruit on sanitary +| + + + + + + + + grounds, claiming that Califor- 4 nia vermin threatens German + trees and fruit. b Call Office, Riggs House, | Washington, Feb. 2 | The offictals of the Agricultural De- | partment have as yet received no infor- | mation on the subject. They are dis- posed to believe the explanation that hibited because of danger from vermin having in mind the recent legislation | of the American Government imposing | a duty on bounty paid sugar, has taken | G. | B. Brackett, chief of the pomological | division of the department, in discuss- ing the dispatch, said: “It is surprising that any charge should be made that California fruit is infested with pests. The fruit from that State is the freest from vermin of any in the whole world. She has strin- gent laws against the introduction of | insect pests and diseases, and has a | corps of inspectors who examine all nursery stock before it is permitted to be imported. There is little or no ground for the assertion that American fruit shipped abroad is unsanitary. The pests from which American apples suf- fer are the larvae of the codlin moth, which is believed to pass into a worm, and also apple maggots. “The possibility of any harm from these pests in apples shipped abroad is, however, very remote. Especlally is | this the case with Germany, because very few of our apples, which have been shipped to Europe for the past twenty-flve years, go to that country. Our fruit Is not inspected before it is exported, though the natural assump- tion is that dealers plck out the cholcest before sending it away, in or- der that the reputation may be kept up. “Apples are the only fresh fruits which are shipped to Europe at this time of the year. Peaches and oranges have been sent mostly as an experi- ment, and they g0 mainly to England. The growth of the shipment of apples abroad has been enormous in the last sixteen years. In 1880-81 the shipments amounted to 1,328,800 barrels, while in 1897-98 they aggregated 2,919,840 bar- rels. Of this aggregate 111,090 barrels, valued at $213,482, were shipped to Hamburg, the remaining number, with the exception of, approximately, 100,000 barrels, going to English ports. Of course, it is likely that some of the fruit which is sent to England reaches no statistics on hand to give the amount. On the\basis of the indicated shipments to Hamburg, it is evident that the loss to America by the prohi- bition of the Iimportation, as stated, would not be as great as if this prohi- bition should apply to all Europe. “The fact of this whole matter is that we are the ones who should be protected, for nearly all the insects in our fruits have been imported from foreign countries.” NOTHING MORE THAN A RETALIATORY MEASURE. Congressmen Say Germany’s Pre- text as to California Fruit Is Ridiculous. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The Berlin cable announcing that Germany has closed her ports against American fruits attracted much attention among members of the House of Representa- tives. Mr. Hitt, chalrman of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, expressed surprise at the step taken, particularly because it was not preceded by a no- Berlin. ‘Without discussing the motives of the movement Hitt said it was evident Germany based her course on sanitary grounds, which would exclude the idea that the move Was of a political and proacriptive character. Hitt felt that our authoritles would take steps to learn whether any sanitary evil could be attributed to the condition of the fruit crop in California, and, if this was established in ¢ne negative, he had no doubt a courteous but firm representation would be made to the German Government with a view to showing that its action had been taken without a sufficient inquiry into the facts. He expressed hope that this was not a step in Germany’s retalia- tory policy which had been referred to in recent utterances by distinguished German officials. Others members of the House For- eign Affairs Committee expressed the view that this was a part of Ger- many’s retaliatory attitude toward the United States. Representative Alden Smith of Michigan, a member of the committee, said: “The attempted exclusion of Ameri- can fruit from the German markets at Emmerich is not the first act of hos- tility displayed by Germany. Under the Cleveland administration, when our markets were open to German exports, they dealt very unfairly with this country, excluding our beef from the markets of Germany on the false pre- text that it was unwholesome, swhen they knew our inspection laws were rigid and that Great Britain’s law was equally so; and yet we exported large quantities of beef to England without the slightest objection on the part of that Government. Their present course Is unfair and unjustifiable from any standpoint and should be rebuked.” Representative Barlow, who repre- sents the Sixth California District, one of the great fruit districts of the State, said that so far as California fruit was concerned, the German decree prohibit- ing the importation of American fruit was a mere pretext. “California fruits,” he sald, “are sin- gularly free from vermin or disease of any kind. So jealous are our people in their desire to keep our fruits free from digsease that the delegatfon from the State is now advocating the passage of a bill which was Introduced in the House by Mr. Castle some time ago, 4 | providing for an inspection of all fruits, | fams, of the Chemical National, “Mr. 4 | plants, cuttings, shrubs, etc., imported | Quinlan has been the victim of clever into this country. I look upon the ground given for Dr. Miguel's decree as a mere subterfuge. No doubt exists in my mind that it is purely a retalia- tory measure.” “The reason advanced by the German ForeignOffice,” said Representative Hil- born of California, ‘“‘is the thinnest kind of a pretext. Nowhere in the world is fruit so free from disease as in Cali- + | fornia and nowhere is there more care | 4 | taken to keep it free from disease of all | kinds. We do not even allow fruit to come into the State from other States without inspection.” Other members of the California dele- gation expressed similar views. Chairman Dingley looked over the Berlin cable and said: “This is evi- dently a device to prohibit the impor- tation of American fruits on alleged sanitary grounds, in line with the simi- lar prohibition of American pork. The importation seems to be prehibited on sanitary grounds, in order to evade the 4 provisions of commercial treaties with | Germany which give to imports from the United States equal privileges with imports from other countries. There js not the slightest ground for the allega- tion that- California fruits are affected as charged; indeed, the evidence is con- clusive that they are especially free from parasites. The United States would have much more ground for pro- hibiting the importation of German wines on alleged sanitary grounds than 4 Germany has to prohibit the importa- | 4 tion of American fruit or American pork on such grounds. “We have no objection to Germany putting whatever duty it sees fit on imports of any kind. That Is her own business. But when that Government undertakes to prohibit the importation of American products on . sanitary grounds which do not exist in fact, it violates the spirit of our commercial treaties with that country. The Presi- dent, under the act of 1890, has author- ity to meet just such discrimination as this.” Dingley called attention to the fol- lowing provision now in force and ap- plicable to the present case: Section 5. That whenever the President shall be satisfied that unjust discrimina- tions are made by or under the authority of any foreign state against the importa- tion to or sale in such foreign state of any product of the United States he may direct that such products of such foreign states discriminating against any prod- uct of the United States as he may deem proper shall be excluded from importa- tion to the United States. he shall make proclamation of his direc- tion in the premises and therein name the time when such direction against impor- tation shall take effect, and after such date the Importation of the articles named in such proclamation shall be un- | lawful. The President may at any time revoke, modify, terminate or renew any such direction as in his opinion the public interests may require. Senator Mills of Texas expressed the opinion that Germany's action was the logical sequence of our high tariff sys- tem. “I should not like to see American in- terests suffer,” he said, “but we cannot expect anything else under the circum- stances.” Senator Bacon of Georgia also thought the prohibition one of the re- sults of our tariff system. ““They have the power,” he said, “and I see nothing we can do to prevent their exercising it.” Senator Elkins said: “We may just as well bave it out with Germany now as at any other time. There is no de- nying that we are tn a commercial war, and we should fight it out on the lines they have laid down. I should go back at them on their own terms. I should prohibit the importation of their sugar.” Senator Hawley pronounced the news very surprising and disagreeable, but he was opposed to harsh measures on the part of this country. “We could retltate by prohibiting the importation of German cutlery,” he said. Senator Hansbrough also opposed re- tallation, saying Germany would think better of her course hereafter. Sena- tor Gear expressed the opinion that Germany's action was due to fear of the San Jose scale, which is, he sald, coming to be considered very danger- ous. Senator McBride of Oregon says he is confident that the discrimination of Germany is not occasioned by the condition of Oregon fruit, for it has always held a high place. He says that methods of retliation can ‘easily be found if desired by the United States. Representaive Maguire of California late in the afternoon introuduced in the House ‘a resolution calling upon the State Department for all information or correspondence between this Gov- ernment and Prussia relative to the decree forbidding the importation of Armerican fruit, as follows: ‘Whereas, It is reported that the Prus- sian Government has peremptorily pro- hibited the importation of all kinds of American fresh fruits; and, whereas, it is vitally important to the fruit-grow- ing lndu!tre’l of the United States that the cause of this emharfo be ascertained, and, 1{7 mlytuslble. speedily removed; there- fore, be Resolved, That the Secretary of State be and is hereby requested, if consistent with the %\xbllc interests, to furnish the epresentatives all correspond- House of ence between the Government of the United States and the Government of Prussia on the subject of the exclusion of American fresh fruits from the ports and from the territory of Prussia. Mr. Maguire says: "The Prussian edict excluding American fresh fruits is undoubtedly a measure of commer- cial retaliation. There is no foundation for it in the condition of California or other American fruits. Our tariff legis- lation has been distinctly and purpose- ly hostile to German interests in our commerce with that country. They naturally feel that it is just to meet our embargo on their trade by similar embarrassments of our producers in trading with the people of Prussia.” In such case | LOANED MONEY | T0 SWINDLERS Cashier of the Chemical National Bank Vic- timized. Nearly a Half Million Dollars Lost by the New York Concern. The Official Believed to Have Been Mentally Irresponsible for Months. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 2—William J. Quinlan Jr.,, cashier of the Chemical Natlonal Bank, has resigned his posi- tion. He asknowledged in a letter to | the directors that he had loaned $393,- 000 of the bank’s money without con- sulting the president, and knowing the | directors would not approve of the ac- | tion. He denies that he profited by the loans. | The loans made by Mr. Quinlan were | on Western securities of various kinds | and were negotlated by Francis Grable, a promoter of land, mining and irri- | gation schemes, and John S. Silver, | who is connected with the New York | Carbon Company. s | “In my opinion,” said President Will- | schemers. I believe that he has been | mentally irresponsible for many | months, though there was nothing ap- iparem in his actions to betray this to us. | “Mr. Quinlan had known Mr. Grable | for some time, and six weeks ago, | when the latter asked for a loan of | $5000 to help along some scheme of his, | Mr. Quinlan gave it to him. Then came another loan of $5000, which was also granted. Next Silver was brought | into the deal. Then, to save the loan | | first jnade, Mr. Quinlan made another | loan of an equal amount, and to save | that he gave them another. “I was simply dumfounded.. I had | never before had the slightest sus- picion but that Mr. Quinlan was alil right mentally. Then I realized some- thing must be wrong or he would never have loaned money to Grable & Silver | | or have advanced even the most trivial | sums on the security they had given | him. I examined it and decided it was | almost worthless and made up my mind that' the bank would lose every cent it had advanced. “Mr. Quinlan combated this idea. He still insisted that the security was good and would fully cover the amount | | he had loaned. I was not able to per- | | suade him otherwise and at last told | | him he must resign and do this at once in a letter to the directors. He was | fearfully broken up by my decision, | but did as I tcld him. The letter was written Monday and briefly states the cause. Then, when it had been given | to the directors, Mr. Quintan left the | bank for his home in Brooklyn. I sup- pose he is there now.” Mr. Williams added: “We have | charged off nearly the whole of the | loans to our profit and loss although | we are satisfied that we shall recover a | large part of the money eventually.” | MANY TAKEN 10 THE NORTH Oregon Picks Up Some of the Wrecked Coro- na’s Passengers. The Balance Prefer to Remain on the Beach With Their Traps. It Is Probable That They Will All Get to Alaska in Due . Time. Special Dispatch to The Call. FORT WRANGEL, Alaska, Jan. 29 (via Seattle, Wash.,, Feb. 2—Thae steamer Oregon of the Portland-Alaska line, on her way to Alaska, anchored off Lewis Island yesterday and rescued the passengers of the wrecked Corona, who were not taken off by the Al-Ki last Thursday. The sea was choppy dnd a fresh breeze was blowing from the direction of Dixons Entrance, but the transfer of men, women, children and personal baggage was made with expedition. One ship’s boat, which was in charge of the second officer of tha Oregon, drifted about four miles down the straits and was not picked up fos five hours. The occupants, several men and Mrs. Ed Foster and her babe, suffered considerably from the colds They were well nigh exhausted. About fifty of the Corona’s passen= gers were left on the island. They would not go on the Oregon unless Cap~ tain Stephens would agree to take all their baggage, outfits and animals They had about 25 tons. of supplies on the beach. As it would. take several days to take all the stuit aboard Cap- tain Stephens would not comply with the request. The people left on the island are well supplied with provis- ions, tents and bedding. They will probably stay there until some boat comes along and picks them up. VICTORIA, Feb. 2.—Superintendent Trowbridge and Engineer Lacy of the Paciflc Coast Steamship Company are here endeavoring to engage a steamer to go north and either float or wreck the Corona. The customs authorities will not allow an American vessel'to do the work and they are having much difficulty in getting a suitable British vessel. GENERAL LOCKHART TO REMAIN IN INDIA. Will Seek to Avenge: England for the Defeat by Natives at Shinkamar. BOMBAY, Feb. 2—It is now announced | that General Sir Willlam Lockhart, who commanded the Tirah expedition, and who, it is understood, has beén super- seded in his command by General Sir Arthur Power Palmer, has decided to re- mairn in India, with the view of :recover- ing -the ground lost by the disaster to the Fourth Brigade of the British troops near Shinkamar on Saturday last. Sir Lockhart will attempt to recover the arms captured from the Yorkshire regi- ment and punish the tribesmen. Sy AN = exposure. Leandro, Cal. AND WEAKNESS. and “gritty.” can depend upon it. L T e T T Call or direct SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., st.; Dallas, Tex., 285 Mai: NOTE-Make ak - A Pitiful Breakdown. In sight of wealth over 200 men have broken down on the trail while making the overland trip to the Klondike. because of the lack of sufficient vitality to stand the hardships—the days of hard tramping through snowdrifts and nights of sleepless It is no place for a weak, nervous man. and a rugged strength to stand exposure, and every man who un- dertakes the trip should go prepared. What is true of this is true of all walks of life. always gains the victory—the weak one fails pitifully. One of the successful Klondikers is L. L. Jaccard, formerly a jeweler of San Before undertaking the voyage he said: YEARS OLD, AND FEEL ABLE TO ‘HOLD MY OWN WITH ANY YOUNG MAN ON THE TRIP. FOR TWENTY- SIX YEARS I WAS A SUFFERER FROM VARICOCELE I WAS CURED TWO YEARS AGO BY DR. 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