The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1898, Page 4

PLENTY OF GOLD IN OUR TERRITORY Captain Ray Reports on the Riches of Alaska Many Paying Claims on the American Side Not Yet Worked. Recommendations Made for the Esteblishment of Needed Military Posts. | THE GRAB AT FORT YUKON | In Official Language the Officer Tells How He Stood Off a Greedy Mob. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb. 11 The War Department to-day made public advices received from Captain | F. H. Ray of the Eighth Infantry, who | was sent to Alaska to report on con- | ditions in the mining country. | The reports embrace a period run- ning from October 3 to November 3, and are dated from Circle City and Fort | Yukon. They show a ve: of affairs; that trouble is threatened at various places, and that there is serious danger at some points of lack of food, | owing in a large measure to the failure of the transportation companies to get sufficient suppl In a report dated Circle City, October 3, Captain Ray recommends that should the Government desire to es- tablish a post on the Supper River, the mouth of Mission or American Creek be chosen as the site, with a sub- post, if necessary, at Circle City. The best interests of the service, he says, require pernmranent garrisons to be lo- cated well away from mining towns, s0 that the troops, if required to act, will not be biased by lecal influences. ‘There has been,” he adds, “less than 2000 tons of freight, all told, delivered above Fort Yukon, and there is now lying at that point 500 tons of provis- fons and liquor cached by steamers that could not get over the flats. This failure on the part of the transporta- tion companies to put into the mining districts a sufficient supply of food has not only given a serious check to the mining interests and caused great suf- fering, but has destroyed all confidence among the people in their ability to supply the demand by this route. “I am well satisfled that much more | could be accomplished if the employes of the transportation companies de- voted less time to versonal traffic. From what I have learned from mine- owners and prospectors, 1 am fully sat- isfied the greater part of the gold belt lies in our territory along the range known as the Upper Ramparts, and that along the Tannanah, Minook | Creek, Birch Creek and the head of Forty-mile, there were diggings that will pay from $10 to $20 per day per man now lying idle, as they wiil not | pay expenses at the present period. I am satisfied that with adequate means | of transportation and cheaper food | this will develop into one of the great- | est gold producing regions in the | world. Apparently Captain Ray left Fort | Yukon for a time, as under date of | that place of November 1, he says that | since his return matters have assumed | a very serlous aspec The Alaska | Commercial Company had a cache nt‘ | 200 tons four miles above Fort Yukon and the N. A. T. & T. Co. a cache at | Fort Yukon. The Alaska company’s agent reported to him a meeting was | being held to further a movement to | seize the company’s cache. He adds: | “I went up with Mr. Richardson and | soon after reaching there was waited | upon by a committee from the miners’ | meeting, which stated their demands; that there were seventy-five of them | and they demanded they be furnished on credit ‘an outfit of provisions and | clothing for nine months.’ This. Mr. Dayvis, the agent, declined to do. “I explained to them that I would give orders on the stores for food to ofeed the destitute, but as the com- panies offered work at good wages, the able-bodied should accept it, and those | having money would be allowed to pur- | chase a reasonable outfit of provisions | for the balance of the year. I came | away without getting any definite an- swer out of them, leaving Lieutenant Richardson at the: cache for the night. | I received a note from him saying he believed they intended to attack the cache at 10 a. m. the next day. I at once issued notices taking possession of the cache and had them posted that night on the door of the storehouse and in all the camps, and early next morn- ing started from here with twenty-five | men volunteers. I could not arm them | efficiently, being able to raise only five [ rifles and a few pistols, so I determined | it wise not to take anything but pistols concealed. “Soon after starting word came to me | that they had passed a resolution to arrest me, should I attempt to go to the cache. “When I arrived within one and one- half miles of the cache, T was met byl one man (Noblett), who stated the | | miners wished to have me come to their camp to talk over the situation, which I declined to do. He then came out in his true colors, and said they had determined to prevent my going forward by force, and at a signal from him, twenty-two men, armed with rifles, came out of the timber and cov- | ered the party. Noblett said they had possession of the cache. As Lieuten- | ant Richardson was there and as I had not heard any firing, I knew his state- ment was false, and said so, at the same time starting on, and told them they might open the fight if they wished to. He then said that as condi- tions were changed by my seizure of the stores and they were loth to dis- turb Government property, if I would wait a_few moments he would | consult with the committee, and asked | if I was still willing to feed the desti- | tute. | “I stated my terms to feed the desti- [ tute, and as long as the companies would take wood there. They were to | go to work at the rate of $5 per cord, and if they could not get work they | would be fed if possible until the river | opened; that bona-fidle miners could obtain outfits provided they went 1nw| the fleld. In a few moments he (Nob- | lett) returned and said they accepted | the terms, and I went on to the cache, | where I found between thirty and forty men who said they had nothing and I caused all to be fed. I hawe hoisted the flag over the buildings and placed A euard, serious state | Governor Brady Have Caused matory news. horde of roughs and bunco men. R AR R RN N S PGPS promptly. CANADA SHOWS SOME ANYIETY | Fears American Customs Regulations May Be Stringent. Transshipment at Fort Wran- gel Likely to Be Pro- hibited. | | Dominion Issues Rules Governing Entry of Goods Into the Yukon District. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Feb. 11.—A telegram from Ottawa this evening says: The Amer- ican customs regulations of February 2 were supposed to cover trans-ship- ment at Wrangel, but unfortunately this is not correct and the Government is anxiously waiting for advices from Washington. It is feared that the American authorities are going to act in an unexpected manner, and in that case the trans-shipment must take place at a Canadian port. It is said that Mann & Mackenzie, contractors for the Canadian Yukon railroad, have had this in view and they have secured a Canadian island just north of the entrance to Portland Canal and will make it the point of trans-shipment. The feeling here is that the situation is somewhat critical. Regulations governing the entry of goods into the Yuken district were is- sued this afternoon. They provide that Canadian goods must be carried in British bottoms to be entitled to free entry through the Canadian customs. Indorsation of the cerificate must be procured from the authorities in Van- couver, Victoria or British Columbla ports, to the effect that the goods were shipped duty free from a port in Brit- ish Columbia. This will be attached to a manifesto of office containing a de- seription of the goods and must be pre- sented to the customs officer at a Can- adian frontier port on the Yukon or Stickeen. Jennings’ report on the Stickeen rail- road was presented to Parliament to- day. He says the total cost of the railway will approximate $4,000,000. The line is to commence at Little Canyon, | ninety-six miles from the sea, running | on the east bank of the river and cross- ing the Stickeen by a bridge to cost $740,000. A telegram has been received from Washington, D. C., stating that Con- gressman Lewis of Seattle had left to- night for Ottawa. He goes in the in- terests of American citizens bound for Before his departure, | the Klondike. Lewis thus expressed Congressman himself: “I go to have a conference with the Canadian authorities with a view of bringing about a regulation permitting British Consuls and Deputy Consuls to issue mining licenses to any American citizen or to any citizen passing from any American port bound for Alaska. Protests from the Pacific Coast have been so numerous at the Treasury De- partment and Department of State for want of special information which they were unable to get that I had a conference to-day on the subject with Assistant Secretary Howell, who ap- proved of my mission. “Secretary Gage being in Chicago, Secretary Howell requested that I con- fer with the Department of State. Ac- cordingly I had a conferer e with As- sistant Secretary Day. Hc approved of my plan and gave me a letter to Sir Julian Pauncefote with a request that he render me such assistance as would enable me to bring about the object of my errand.” FESTIVAL OF SPORTS. SAN JOSE, Feb. 11.—There will be a grand festival of sports.in this city from July 9 to 12 under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Division of the Turners, Preparations for the event are now pro- gressing, and the meeting promises to be one of the most important ever held on this coast. There will be games of all kinds, such as turning, gymnastics, base- ball, cycling and racing. Special trains will be run from Oakland and San Fran- cisco. The festival in this city commences im- mediately after the adjournment of the | National Turner Bund in San Franclsco, | and it is expected that there will be fully 5000 visitors. Delegates from Ore- gon, Washington and this State and a great many members of the National | Bund will attend. San Jose Verein has | appointed the following committee to | make all arrangements for the festival: Albert Currlin, chairman; Louis Henning, H. W. Otter, L. Weber, F. Schumacher, A. Greeninger, H. Roehr, F. Butter, L. Ziegler. MR SR B Fresno Pioneer Passes Away. FRESNO, Feb. 11.—James McCardle, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Fresno, died this afternoon of pneu- monia. He came to this State in 1849, when he was about 15 years old, and set- tled in this vicinity before Fresno County was organized. He was engaged in the lumber business and owned a sawmill at Pine Ridge. He was 65 years old. A widow and three children survive him. —_——— Lived Almost a Century. HOLLISTER, Feb. 11.—Mrs. Samuel Breen, one of the pioneer women of Cali- fornia, died to-day at the age of 9§ years. = GUNBOAT SENT TO SKAGUAY TO ENFORCE ORDER to Sail From Sitka. SEATTLE, Feb. 11.—A report is current here that the United States steamship Wheeling has been ordered from Sitka to Skaguay. formation was contained in a letter received by a resident of this city from his daughter, who is located in Alaska’s capital. The letter states that Governor John G. Brady, who realizes im- pending and serious trouble as a consequence of the great influx of gold prospectors to the gateway of the Yukon, The story is not generally believed here, as passengers on the steam- er City of Topeka, which left Sitka on February 4, brought no confir- The Wheeling was ordered to Sitka to supersede the old and dilapi- dated gunboat Pinta. She left San Francisco Bay on January 1, and proceeded north to her destination after touching at Esquimalt, Wran- gel, Juneau and Skaguay, reaching Sitka on January 25. The Wheel- ing is a sister ship to the Marietta, The steamship Utopia, which arrived from Skaguay and Dyea this morning, reports that a vigilance committee s being formed at Skag- uay, and it is the intention of the committee to drive out of town the “Holdups” and petty larceny are being daily reported, and it is more than probable that lynchings will occur R R R A SR AR RSP PSS UOOUR of Alaska Said to the Wheeling The in- has issued the order. and is commanded by U. Sebree. unless the authorities act B R R R R R SRR PP P PGP MCCH GoLD 0¥ TANANA CREEK E. Hazard Wells Says There Is Wealth on the American Side. Found Some Rich Quartz, but Lost His Assay Speci- mens. There Have Lately Been Rich Strikes Made on Bonanza and Hun- ker Creeks. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Pursuant !to instructions from the Acting Sec- | retary of War, a special supplementary report has been prepared by Mr. E. Hazard Wells, who acted as agent for the War Department in carrying Cap- tain Ray’'s dispatches. Mr. Wells has been in the country three times, has traversed interior Alaska and has a practical knowledge of the country that is inhabited by a few persons. He says, among other things: ‘“There are undoubtedly large deposits of gold in Alaska rivaling those of the British Northwest Territory. I noticed excel- lent mineral indications up on the Ta- | nana River, and in other localities. In | 1880 I discovered a true fissure vein of | quartz eight feet in diameter with well defined casing rocks upon the upper Tanana. This quartz evidently con- tained metal. Specimens which I se- cured to take out to San Francisco for | assay were subsequently lost in a river }_cawslrophe. Numerous creeks enter- | ing the Upper Tanana revealed colors | of gold in the sands. | _.PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 11.—J. L. | Schroeder of San Francisco, who left | Dawson City December 20, arrived on } the steamer Oregon to-day. He reports that just before he left, rich strikes had been made on Henderson Creek, | seventy miles southeast from Dawson, | and that additional rich finds had been | made on Bonanza and Hunker creeks. He also reports that very rich quartz | ledges have been located on Stewart | River, and that a party of twenty, headed by an experienced mining en- | gineer, had just left Dawson for that He sald that the strikes on Henderson ‘Creek were so rich as to cause quite a stampede to that locality. e S LOADING THE LUCILE. Relief Expaditim?su‘pplies Are Being Hurried Aboard. SEATTLE, Feb. 11.—Energetic work is going forward to have everything in readiness for the steamer Lucile to sail to-morrow for Dyea. She will car- ry a portion of the Government relief expedition and will be in tow of the tug Sea Lion. It is now believed, how- ever, that she will not get off before Sunday. To-day by speclal trains twenty-two packers in command of Lieutenant Guy H. Preston and Lieutenant J. A. Ryan reached this city from Vancou- ver Barracks. In the stock cars at- tached to the trains were 110 mules, which will do duty through the snow and ice to Lake Le Barge. A shipment of 20,000 feet of lumber was taken aboard the Lucile to-day. After noon to-morrow only goods of the relief expedition will be loaded on the steamer. Berths and dining ac- commodations for the soldiers are be- ing fitted up under the direction of Captain Robinson | region. COURSING HOUNDS MATCHED. Drawings for To-Morrow’s Contests at the Sacramento Park. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11.—The new man- agement of the Sacramento Coursing As- soclation promises an extraordinary and interesting score card for Sunday. Fol- lo'w’||x(:g is the drawing of dogs made to- night: Beaten dogs stake—J. H. Ryan’s For- est Queen vs. J. Stebbins’' Pryor; J. Mc- Donald’s Tinker vs. Condrey & Rought's Arrah-go-on; Sacramento kennel's Rat- tlebones vs. Alvord & Young's Elita A; Rustron’s Lady Sutter vs. Ed Lioyd’s Mission Boy; Ed Boylan's Fire Chief vs. Condrey & Rought’'s Faster and Faster; L. McMahon's Lily of the West vs. Sol- dier Walker's Nancy Lee; J. McDonald's Mr. Dunk vs. J. Kelly’s Sarcastic Jr.; J, Hill's Kitty Lonsdale vs. W. Tyers' Flora; Ed Boylan’s Infileslde vs. J. K(cDan-.ld’s Pansy; Sutter kennel’s Mall Carrier vs. Sutter kennel's Combination; J. . Ryan's Peter Maher_vs. J. cGulre’s Pride of Arizona; J. H. Ryan's Montana vs. J. Kelly's Tic_Tic. Sapling stake—B. and D.’s Trinket vs. C. Woodforth's Morello; J. McDonald's Duke of Wellington v: Enright’s Cricket; Nethercott Bros.’ Jessle 8 vs. J. McDonald’s Mnyda{: C. Gallagher's It vs. W. Pierce’s Penelope; T. B{Aeelun‘: Gratity vs, Ed Lioyd's Quirt; Balss Bros. Red Cloud Jr. vs. Condry & Rought's Jealousy; Dan Walsh’s Reception II vs. B. and D.s Bingo; Alvord & Young's Press vs. Tryon & Scott’s Buck Masse. bt Loses his Life in a Mine. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1lL—Terrance Biernace, one of the oldest citizens in the vicinity of Folsom, was killed to-day by being caved on in a mine at ‘Nigger” Hill, three miles from Repressa. g(er nace settled at Mormon Island in 1854 and was 61 years old. He leaves one daugh- ter, a teacher in Amador County. r. Blernace was for ten years & at the Folsom prison. - ¢ - 1 WILL RESTORE HOMESTEAD LAW Important Amendment to an Appropriation Measure. Senators Would Protect the Settlers on the Public Domain. Passage of the Indian Appropriation Bi]l Which Carries Eight Million Dollars. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb. 11 Consideration of the Indian appro- priation bill was resumed by the Sen- ate to-day, and after being amended to some extent the measure was passed. The most important amend- ment to the bill was that offered by Pettigrew of South Dakota, which, if finally enacted, will restore thy free homestead law so far as it relates to Indian lands ceded to the United | States, for which lands the settlers | have been obliged to pay the purchase | price paid to the Indians. The bill car- ries appropriations aggregating nearly $8,000,000. The Senate decided to ad- | journ till Monday. . A .. providing for American register | of the sieamer Leelanaw of San’ rran- cisco was passed. Allen of Nebraska introduced a resolu- | tion directing the Committee on Foreign | Relations to inquire whether the yacit Buccaneer, owned by Willlam R. Hearst, had been seized and was held by the Spanish Government. It was agreed to. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. Allen witharew his apoeal from the decision of tne Vice-President, which was penuing when the Senate ad- journed last evening. Pettigrew of South Dakota offered an amendment to the Indian appropriation bill providing for the restorayion of lree{ homestead laws. He explained that the | amendment, if adopted, would allow set- | tlers to secure titie to their lanas after a period of five years by the payment of the land office fees. It restored the homestead law of 1862. Gradually, he| said, laws have been enacted repealing | that law, until now there is practically no land left suitable for settlement un- der that law. Pettigrew did not desire to discuss the amendment at length, but | as it had been passed by the Senate and indorsed by every political party, it ought | now, he said, be favorably considered | by the Senate. | Carter of amendment. Allison said he would have to make the | point of order against the amendment. Pettigrew then withdrew the amend- ment and offered another, eliminating the military reservations which have been opened to settlement. Pascoe held that in the interest of jus- tice the elimination of the military res- ervations ought not to be permitted. He explained that if the amenament was | adopted the settlers on the abandoned | military reservations would lose the influ- | ence of their present allies, the settlers on _the Indian reservation lands. Pascoe gave notice that he would here- after, in the event of the enactment of the amendment, press the claims of the settlers on abandoned military reserva- tions. The amendment was then adopted without division. It is as follows: “That all settlers under the homestead laws of the United States upon the public lands acquired prior to the passage of this act, by treaty or agreement, from | the various Indian tribes, who bave or who shall hereafter reside upon the tract entered in good faith for the period re- quired by existing law shall be entitled to a patent for the lands so entered upon by the payment to the local land officers | of the usual and customary fees, and no other or further charge. of any kind whatsoever shall be required from such settler to entitle him to a patent for the land covered by his entry; provided, that the right to commute any such entry and pay for sald lands in the option of any such settler and in the time and at the prices now fixed by existing laws, shall remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that all sums of money 80 re- leased, which, if not released, would be- long to any Indian tribe, shall be pald to such Indian tribe by the United States.” Allen of Nebraska introduced his amendment providing for a restoration of annuities of the Santee Indians and dis- cussed it in extent. He was followed by Pettigrew in support of the amendment. Allen made the point of order against the report saying it was new legislation, and the point o{ order was sustained. The amendments to the bill were agreed to, and as amended the bill was passed. Allison moved that when the Senate adjourned to-day it be until Monday next, and the motion was agreed to. Montana supported the GETTING READY FOR THE FAIR. Cloverdale Puts on Holiday Garb to i Receive Her Guests. CLOVERDALE, Feb. 11.—AllCloverdale is afire with citrus fair enthusiasm. Streets and sidewalks are being cleared of mud and gravel substituted; the busi- ness houses are placing thelr stocks in apple-pie order—in fact, the community is determined to present a ‘‘scrubbed face” to the visitors to the fair. The pavilion interior, now in the hands of decorators, s already presenting a pretty appearance in its dress of white, green and yellow bunting. Growing ferns, alms and tropical plants will be a pleas- ing addition to the artistic effect. Ex- hlgltors ‘whose Intention it is to make an elaborate display are already at work. Many unique designs will be there. The Call bullding will be represented fn _min- iature. A fountain, a small lake, a Ferris wheel, a lighthouse and a_ castle are in course of construction. The art booth will be a leading feature. ~Mrs. C. E. Humbert, Misses Lena Brush and Emelie Hagmayer, prominent local artists, have this in charge. ARRIVES ON A SAD MISSION. Sea Captain to Bury Wife and Two Children at Tacoma. TACOMA, Feb. 11.—Captain Thomas Mollestad, master of the schooner News- boy, arrived to-day on a sad errand—that of burying his wife and two children. His wife dled in a hospital at Hakodate, Japan, on December 22. Her child lived but five hours. The captain had been obliged to sail with his vessel for San F:‘tanciuco.thbut h‘“{enbh‘ left ‘r{npub his wife was thought to be recovering. n his arrival on t‘hlu coast he lnrnes of mr death and ordered the body forwarded to Tacoma, Mrs. Mollestad's former home, for burial. His two-year-old son, who died in November at Tientsin, China, will also be buried to-morrow, Captain Mol- lestad’s mission thus being to lay his en- tire family in their final resting place. ———— ? NO MONEY FOR DREDGING. Fight in Congress for River Improve- ments Temporarily Given Up. STOCKTON, Feb. 1L.—News has been received here from Washington that at a meeting of the California Representa- tives in Congress it was decided useless to attempt to get an appropriation at this session for river improvements. It was considered _very unlikely that money eduld be obtained for dredging’ the San Joaquin River. It was expected that P. A. Buell of this city, who went to Wash- n;fton in the interest of the T appro- fn‘nuon, would start for home this even- | nesses in regard FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 18Y8. PLYLER'S WIFE UNDER ARREST Accused of Complicity in the Harris Mayhem Case. Indictment Returned by the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury. Bellef That She Was a Party to the Infamous Plot Against the Barber. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 11.—The last act of the Grand Jury, which has been in session in this city and which ad- Journed this afternoon, was the indict- ment of Mrs. Minnie M. Plyler, wife of George Plyler, on the charge of fel- ony, to-wit: mayhem committed upon Charles Harr! The indictment was filed in court just before the Grand Jury gave its final report before ad- journment. It was known that an in- dictment was filed, but it was not made public until 6:30 o’clock this evening. It had been surmised that the Grand | Jury would indict Mrs. Plyler, as it was known that the jurors were at work on the case, and had examined wit- to her complicity. Ever since the first arrests of Plyler | and Schoedde the sentiment has been that Mrs. Plyler was in the .plot and was aware of what was to occur. Es- pecially since the indictment of Har- veston and his conviction the verdict was that with the conviction of three who were implicated all that was need- ed was the arrest of Mrs. Plyler to fully venge their crime. g Immediately after the indictment was brought into court a bench warrant was issued for Mrs. Plyler, and it was | telegraphed to Sheriff Lyndon of San Jose, who placed the woman under ar- rest. Sheriff Besse will leave to-mor- row morning for San Jose, and will re- turn at noon with the prisoner. She will in all probability be unable to give the necessary bail, as was the case with the three men who have been con- victed and are sentenced to terms in the State Prison. The arrest of Mrs. Plyler gives gen- eral satisfaction. The excitement here is high, as the indictment followed so closely the semtencing of Joe Harves- ton this morning. Plyler, Schoedde and Harveston were all convicted, and are now in jail, having appealed to the Su- preme Court. Harveston was this morning sentenced to fourteen years’ imprisonment in San Quentin. SAN JOSE, Feb. 11.—Mrs. Plyler was arrested at her home this evening, on the indictment found by the Grand Jury at Santa Cruz. She was taken tqQ the County Jail and locked up, and will be taken to Santa Cruz to-morrow. ‘When arrested she broke into tears, but asserted her innocence, and says she was indicted through spite work, and because she had told the truth dur- ing the trial of Harveston. She safd the blow would kill her mother, but that she was young and strong and could stand the punishment which they seemed determined to give her. REPLIES TO THE SPEECH OF THE THRONE. John Redmond Moves an Amendment in the Interests of the Irish, Which Is Defeated. LONDON, Feb. 11.—In the House of Commons to-day John Redmond, the Par- nellite leader, moved an amendment to the address in reply to the speech of the throne at the opening of Parliament. It was to the effeft “‘that while the House regards with satisfaction the proposed bill - for the reform of local government in Ireland, the measure will in no wise meet the demand for an independent Irish Parliament.” Sir Willlam Vernon Harcourt, the Lib- eral leader, replied, empha!lzlnf the: sac- rifice the Liberals'had made for home rule, which he had supported. But, the speaker pointed out, the su- premacy of the imperial Parliament was a material feature of Mr. Gladstone's bill and was accepted by the Nationalist leaders, John Dillon, chairman of the Irish Par- liamentary party, said he would support the amendment. Dillon warned the Liber- als that they would lose the Irish vote unless home " rule headed their pro- gramme. The House rejected the amendment by 152 to 100 votes. - GRASS VALLEY MINER'S . AWFUL PLUNGE TO DEATH. GRASS VALLEY, Feb. 11.—At the Maryland mine to-day, while the miners were coming to the surface after the day’s work, a signal was given by Jacob Coombs for the ascending cage carrying other miners to stop at the level and take him aboard. The cage was stopped and he gave the signal to go ahead as he stepped toward it, but his coat caught upon a projecting lever at the landing and he was unable to get upon the ascending cage. As he hung over a shaft 300 feet deep the miners on the cage endeavored to save him, endangering their own lives in the effort; but, there being no way to signal for a stoppage of the cage they had to let go of him just when reaching a point in the shaft where heavy timbers would have torn him from their grasp. He fell 300 feet and was in!tmtl{ illed. He was a native of England and leaves a widow and five children. ————— MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS IN THE FAR EAST. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 11.—All the Russian warships except one have left Chemulpo. The British admiral has sailed for' Na- gasaki. The Japanese warships are di- viding into two squadrons, one at Yo- kosuku the other at S8himidzu. They are not likely to leave Japanese waters. Steamer coal is very scarce along the route from Singapore to Vladivostok, the ?rlush having bought all supplies outside an. 'he United States crulser Concord sails hence on February 19, to relieve the Bos- ton at Chemulpo. st SR Death of the Khedive’s Uncle. Copyright, 188, by James Gordon Bennett. CAIRO, Feb. 11.—Osman Rasha, uncle of the Khedive, died suddenly this morn. ing while going to the pyramids. death was 5?19 to apoplexy. S e e A French Novelist Dead. PARIS, Feb. 1L_M. Fe the novellst, is deats - T nand Fabre, Demand for More Battleships. The Becretary of the Navy has demanded more battleships, and there can be no doubt that Congress will consider his recommenda- tlons. Protection is what our seaports re- and fortifications will not adequately supply this. Defense against all disorders of a malerial type s, however, adequately afforded by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an efficient remedy, also, for constipation, bfi- lnm“”’ dyspepsia, rheumatism and nervous- e —— The fac-simile signature of is on every of CASTORIA. SUITS FILED BY HIS CREDITOR David Jacob Defendant in Litigation at Portland. Attack on the Legality of a Chattel Mortgage Given by Him. Two Nephews of the San Frangcisco Merchant Named as Co- defendants. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Feb. 11—Five garnish- ment suits were brought against David Jacob of San Francisco yesterday and to-day either Meyer Jacob or Joseph Jacob being also a defendant in each of the suits. These suits are supposed to be the result of a chattel mortgage on the stocks of the Chicago Shoe Store and the City of Paris drygoods house, which David Jacobs gave Wednesday to his mother-in-law, Caro- line Boise of San Francisco. David Jacob came to Tacoma in Jan- uary and purchased an interest in the two stores, held by his nephews, Meyer and Joseph Jacob. David Jacob fur- nished about $15,000 with which the houses were established six years ago. For some reason he was not satisfied on his arrival here and thought he would like to own the stores alone. His nephews were willing to sell and on February 1 he became sole owner. Nine days later the chattel mortgage mentioned was given to secure these claims: London and San Francisco Bank, $1000; Caroline Boise, $6925; his wife, Jeanne Jacob, $4134; A. Knopf- macher, $650; A. Honel, $600; Sarah Ja- cob, $800; M. Moses, $200. Under the terms of the mortgage Jacob was to hold posession, paying off the debts to the bank and Moses first, and the rest of the creditors pro rata by quarterly payment. Knopfmacher, one of the se- cured creditors, is a San Francisco Jjeweler; Honel a commission merchant there, while Sarah Jacob is a cousin who owns a store in San Diego. The garnishment suits are brought against Attorney George Fogg, who re- presents Mrs. Boise, as garnishee. They are brought to recover sums aggregat- ing $2200, the apparent object of the garnishers being to contest the legal- ity of the chattel mortgage. The firms suing are Neustadter Bros. of Portland, Fleischner, Meyer & Co. of Portland, Florsheim & Co. of Chicago, Seth D. Bradley, an Eastern firm and the Daily Ledger of this city. The book ac- counts, which are left unsecured, are said to amount to about $3000, the greater part of which is owed to whole- sale firms in San Franciseco, including Sachs Bros., Levi Strauss & Co., Mur- Grant & Co., Kahn Bros.,, Kline & Co., Cahn, Nickelsburg & Co., Schweltzer & Co. and Buckingham & Hecht. Meyer Jacob, one of the outgoing partners, was married on Wednesday at Stockton. He is now in San Fran- cisco and is_expected to return here and go into business with his brother Joseph on. their own account. David Jacob will also remain, his wife hav- ing arrived yesterday. ATTEMPTS TO SLAY HIS WIFE_AND HIMSELF. Sacramento Man Stabs His Bride of Three Weeks and Tries to Commit Suicide. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11.—In a fit of Jjealousy to-night Joe Madrone, a Span- ish waliter, stabbed his wife in a J street lodging house, after choking her into in- sensibility. The _knife entered _the woman’s lungs, and the attending physi- clans decline to give an unqualified opin- ion respecting her recovery. The Madrones have only been married three weeks. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Madrone was Carrie Brown of Grass Val- ley. She is indifferent as to whether she lives or dies, and is reluctant about speaking of the attempted murder. At a late hour to-night Madrone captured at the home of an aunt. had attempted suicide by stabbing h self ten times in the region of the h, and sawed both wrists to the bone. will recover. el The Talent Guesses Badly. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1l.—Heavy rains over night made the track sloppy to-day. Eton Jacket was the only winning favors ite. Six furlongs, semng—Eton Jacket won, 'fr&opla. second, Robinson third. Time, Seven furlongs, selling—Bucksaw won, Gllroy second, Louanna third. Time, 1:34. One mile and twenty yards, selling—A B C won, Bob Millican second, L W third. Time, 1:49. Six and one-half furlongs, selling— Grayling won, Wells Street second, Albert S third. Time, 1:51. One and a sixteenth miles—Inflammator won, Bob Clampett second, Van Kirkman third. Time, 1: ——— Elopes With a Musical Prodigy. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—The Chicago policq are puzzled over the disappearance of Earl Conway, a talented youth, well known In musical circles, and Miss Ollia Wilson, daughter of a_wealthy Nebraska stockman. Although the young woman ig eleven years older than the 1ad, who is but 15 vears old, the two, according to tha story told the police by the lad’s parents, are deeply attached to one another, an the police have been led to suspect that they have gone away together. T iy Failure at Hollister. HOLLISTER, Feb. 1L—Kirkman & Haskin, doing a general 'merchandise business, have made an assignment to the Beard of Trade for the benefit of creditors. Their liabilities are estimated at $2500 and assets $900. 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