The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898. MORE OTINOU All the Signs Point to an Early Movement of Troops Toward the South of Florida. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 24—Major-General Merritt arrived lanta at 4 o’clock this afternoon and was met at the depot by Colonel of the Fifth Infantry. Mayor Colder of Atlanta were also at the station. The general was immediately driven to Fort McPherson and went ret conference to-night with the officers of the post. t visit to Fort McPherson, and is creating a great deal of Cook, command State milit ny and civil circles. inter a cers of the post to-night. ture among the private: An order was recef d r it 60,000 rounds fo for movement Is received. I R R R R R TR NS S S It is semi-officially reported at the post to-night that eight of the ten companies of the Fifth United States Infantry are under waiting orders, and that the ultimate plan is to send detachments of twb com- panies each to Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick and Key West. ed that the order for the companies to leave nulgated at the conference btween General Merritt and the offi- This conclusion, however, is merely conjec- ed to-day directing the immediate testing of all guns and a quick report of the ammunition on made now that there are at the post four hundred rounds for each man, should the entire regiment be ordered into service. also a gatling gun of the most improved pattern, and there are on hand Colonel Cook was in conference with the railroad with reference to moving men in the event that the contemplated order 4444442344434 4444444333444 2 49444+ | in At- Captain Oscar Brown of the This is It is for seaboard will hand. The report is The regiment has officials to-day D e S R R R PP ble to obtain, but in this case, it is not fifficult to draw conclusions. I will say this, however, unhesitatingly and un- reservedly. If this same court should d that the disaster was due to an ac- nt, I will, knowing the character of omposing the court; accept ct without question, and will it my informants have been elves, and have, in turn, That I do not believe this he case is evidenced by the fact am sending you the story. You American correspondents,” a level-headed naval officer and one of high rank said to me yesterday, “have a 1endous responsibility on your shoulders just now.” I assured him that one, at least, was fully conscious of the fact. “To make myself clearer,” the officer inued, “the American correspond- n Havana can exert a tremendous Auence on popular feeling at home, a n is so great, and especially at this when official mouths are closed. is the main point I wish to t is that all of you should sub- ordinate your loyalty to your papers during this crisis to your spirit of pa- triotism. Don’t you see that the longer the general public is kept in doubt, the onger we will have to prepare tg meet the trouble that must come when the truth is known.” Were I permitted to tell you the name of this officer, you would appreciate the startling significance of his words at pnce I had a con with another offi- hose opinion would also carry t were I permitted to use his It was about the Maine and her er. “Supposing,” I asked him, “that it is 4 that the vessel was destroyed by that, think fou: an outside explosion, w vou, be itself a casus belli?” If the Maine was destroyed by an ex- plosion coming from the outside,” this officer said to me, * upon it that a mine did the work. No torpedo could have made such a wreck. Now, if a mine was under the Maine, it was placed there before her arrival in port. Itis notto be expected it was not ced there by persons in authority, aud upon these devolved the responsi- bility of seeing that it could not be ex- ploded by an accident, and that no one except duly authorized persons were in- formed of its location and connections. If it is once proved that there was a mine, I can see no difficulty in placing the responsibility.” If there was a mine beneath the ine there is no likelihood that any races of it will ever be discovered, as he wreck in going down must have ushed under foot any fragments of a mine that might have been left. The rmud is very soit in harbor and the wreck is settling in it at the rate of a foot a day. The hull is now imbedded in the mud to the depth of eight feet. The divers sink to their armpits in the mud and have the greatest difficulty in prose- cuting their work. Those engaged on the forward part of the ship are under ner Charles Morgan, an ally detailed from the flag- York for the purpo nd the reputation of Le is rank. In Havana there is a belief, been nurtured to the point of « tion, that the Maine came to her doing by reason of some internal plosion. Many, therefore, haye been or misled into the beliei that so far as Spain is concerned the matter is at an end. If all signs fail and the Court of Tnquiry reports that the Maine was de- stroyed by an inside explosion, there is, from the standpoint in Havana, a possibility that this crisis in the affairs of nations may be tided over. But if the court finds otherwise, the pendulum of belief having been ailowed to swing so far in one direction, must swing as far in_the other. direction which I have made lead me to believe that such a decision of the court after the first surprise of it will be re- garded by the masses here as a “Yankee trick” looking to indemnity, and what may result from this no man can say. Accompanied by an American resi- dent here for a number of vears, I vis- ited several cafes yesterday frequented by the Spanish naval and military offi- cers and attempted to talk with these gentlemen. They are all very mysterious t t | ‘you can depend | Investigations in this | | friends of the dead should understand | we are in the tropics,” is understood to gerous power to hold when the ten- | | the dead for the bodies to be brought to it was impossible to glean anything but hints. | I heard an officer sa: us 20 centenas apiece. What be meant I do not know. In the course of the afternvon my friend and myself were approached by the | Chief of Police and told not to talk any | more to officers. { In the Herald’s specially chartered | tug, the Albert F. Dewey, the fleetest of | her class in these waters, I left Havana this forenoon. All was quiet in the city at-the time of departure. '"HOPELESS APPEALS OF FRANTIC RELATIVES. Pitiful Pleas Not to Bury Their Dead by Alien Hands in an Alien Country. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The state- ment in the Sigsbee dispatch, received at the Navy Department to-day, “that “It only cost refer to the urgent pleas of relatives of the United States. These appeals con- tinue to be received here, and while they excite the deepest sympathy of the }Omcials‘ no hope can b¢ held out that the dead can be brought\back. One of these appeals make a| pitiful plea against burying of the dtad “by alien hands in an alien country.” There are circumstances which, if they could be made known, would end such appeals and would show that the department has not been wanting in a desire to bring the remains to this country. These circumstances have been withheld, mainly through a desire to save friends and relatives from the pain which would be caused by a full disclosure of the effect of the explo- sion. The press representatives have told in part of the terrible mutilation of the bodies, but it i{s feared this has not been fully realized by friends and rel- atives. The men were sleeping on the berth deck, with metal floors and ceil- ings, which by the force of the terrific explosion, were ground together into a confused mass. Knowing this, there is little hope that many of the bodies still missing will be found or, if found, that they will be in a condition to be brought to the United States. R MOVEMENT OF THE TROOPS TO SEABOARP. It Is Believed in Railway Circles That Plans Are Being Made for It. PITTSBURG, Feb. 24.—There is a growing belief in Pittsburg railway cir- cles that the War Department is mak- ing preparations to move troops to the seaboard in the quickest manner in case of an emergency. T. D. Lore, su- perintendent of the Pennsylvania west of Pittsburg, returned to-day from Washington. Mr. Lore admitted that he was in consultation with Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn, but de- clined to state the nature of the talk. OFFER OF ADMIRAL BOGGS’ ASSOCIATION. Naval Volunteers Who Patriotically Offer Their Aid to the Government. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—The Admiral Boggs Association of Naval Veterans of New York has volunteered its serv- ices to the Government in case of war. In a set of ringing resolutions made public to-day the association says: “While we anxiously await the re- port of the court of inquiry, trusting | GENERAL MERRITT INSPECTING FORTS ON THE ATLANTIC | country's call in defense of ‘Old Glory,” | ton. that this deplorable catastrophe may have been an accident, as first reports seem to indicate, should it prove to have been the dastardly act of a secret enemy and the means of involving this country in war with Spain our Govern- ment will require the services of all the available men to man the vessels of our navy. Therefore be it “Resolved, That the Admiral Boggs Association, as a body of naval volun- teers, being ever ready to rally to our tender to the Government our services in any capacity which we may be ca- pable of performing either on shore or on board ship, and that copies of these resolutions be forwarded to Washing-- e THE NATIONAL CAPITAL | SECURE_FROM ATTACK.| Fortifications Along the Potomac! Capable of Repelling Any Ordinary Fleet. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—Thanks to the promptness and efficiency of the chief of engineers and the chief of ord- nance of the army, the city of Wash- ington is now regarded as being well nigh safe and secure from attack by water. The fortifications at Fort ‘Washington and Sheridan Point, on the opposite side of the Potomac, are suf- | ficiently advanced to be able to repel | an ordinary fleet of invaders, and in case of necessity they could be vastly strengthened in a comparatively short time. These defenses are considered sufficient to keep all hostile vessels be- yond the range of gunshot of the na- tional capital. Moreover, the river has been blocked off and prepared for mines and tor-.| pedoes at a point below the fortifica- tions already mentioned, so that it is probable some of the ships of an enemy would be blown out of the water be- fore it would be necesasry to use the guns at the forts. The officers of the British warship Hood to-day cabled from the island of Creete expressing deep sympathy over the disaster to the Maine. FORT SAM HOUSTON HAS A WARLIKE ASPECT. Troops in Shape for Immediate Serv- ice—Rangers Eager for the Fray. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 24—A special to the Herald says: There was a warlike aspect around the headquar- ters of the military department of Texas at Fort Sam Houston here to- day, for the first time since the Span- ish-Cuban trouble arose. The order for target practice at a target range thirty miles from here was countermanded, and all troops are kept close to the gar- rison for actual service on a moment's notice. It was learned from the captain of one of the cavalry troops that or- ders have been given to have every- thing in readiness for travel, and an uneasy spirit among the soldiers is clearly manifested. The situation at the post has caused much excitement and comment in the city, and it is generally believed here that war with Spain is inevitable and that the United States is prepared for it. Old Texas Rangers are anxious for the fray, and veterans of that brave military organization declare that they will protect the.Texas coast without aid from any other source. STILL NO NEWS OF THE OVERDUE LA CHAMPAGNE. Has Nearly Five Hundred Souls on Board and Much Uneasiness Is Expressed. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—It is five days since the French liner La Champagne should have steamed Into port, yet no tidings of her have been heard since she left Havre on February 12. She has 479 souls on board, including 48 saloon pas- sengers, 53 in the second cabin, 203 in the steerage, her officers and crew, number- ing 175. The agent of the French line cabled to Havre yesterday for a list of the passengers and this, he says, will be here to-day. His conjecture is that some mishap has occurred to the steamship's machinery and that she may be in tow of some other craft. The North German Lloyd steamer Friedrich der Grosse from Bremen was sighted south of Fire Island at 12;10 this (Friday) morning. She may bring some news of the belated Frenchman. SUBMARINE MINES ACROSS THE NARROWS. \ NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—A chain of submarine mines which extends from shore to shore of the Narrows and can blow up the biggest man-of-war afloat has just been completed by the engi- neer corps of the War Department. The work has been in progress during the last three nights, and was conducted with great secrecy. It was completed early this morning, before dawn. A cable now connects the mines and the touching of a button at Fort Hamilton INQUIRY INTO ~ THE DISASTER Chaplain Chidwick Is Ex- amined as to Personal Experiences. Divers Also Questioned More Fully by the Naval In- Vestigators. Secrecy Enjoined Upon Those Who May Know: of the Treachery of Spaniards. Special Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, Feb. 24.—The court of in- quiry held its usual sessions to-day. Captain Sampson reports that Chap- lain Chidwick was examined as to his personal experiences at the time of the disaster to the Maine, and that the tes- *imony was taken of the captain of a British bark in the harbor and the su- | perintendent of the West Indian Oil Weorks across the bay at Regla, both of whom witnessed the explosion. Mr. Rolf, the British engineer of the float- ing dock in the harbor, wrote a letter to the court, but, it is sald, did not add anything material to what was known. At the afternoon sessions the divers were examined more fully than before. Their testimony is taken from day to day. The court expects now to finish here to-morrow, and to sail on the Mangrove for Key West, where the other officers and men will be exam- ined. . The wrecking tug Right Arm did not | g0 morth as was expected yes- terday. She is now moored beside the poop of the wreck, and will save the smaller portions as far as possible in advance of the arrival of other tugs with better facilities for heavy work. The hoisting apparatus must be cap- able of raising scores of tons to be effective in the work to be accom- plished. Chaplain Chidwick reports that all the wounded here are doing well ex- United States to avenge the deed. said: American people. })eople sha arms. B R R R YO R R R R R R R R P TRD P PP PP who may die at any moment. Neither the officers of the court of inquiry nor the witnesses will give the | slightest indication of* the testimony or | the conclusions deducible from it, and | all say that the men employed on the | wreck have been warned to observe an i’ equally strict reticence. ‘This course is regarded as eminently wise by the American and all intelli- gent Spanish officials, as there is no telling what passions might be aroused or what evil results might be brought about by the talking freely on official matters in the present state of public feeling in Havana. Thus far Americans are treated with the utmost courtesy and kindness and it seems the special care of the residents of Havana to show friendliness. Consul-General Lee says there is no truth in the report that he had asked Captain-General Blanco to dismiss from Cuba certain newspaper men for | sending sensational stories to the | United States. On the contrary, Gen- eral Lee has never interfered with the newspaper men in any way. To-day the principal streets and buildings are gally decorated with flags and bunting in honor of the Spanish soldiers—2029 infantrymen, under thé comand of Jose Amador—who arrived this morning by | the steamer Montevideo from Barce- or Fort Wadsworth will explode them. Al e Relief for the Victims. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—A thousand representative people gathered at the Metropolitan Opera House this after- noon to bid for the boxes and seats for the performance on Sunday night next for the benefit of the families of the sailors and marines who lost their lives in the battle-ship Maine. A New Adjutant-General. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Colonel Henry C. Corbin will be appointed by President McKinley to-morrow adju- tant-general of the army, to- succeed Adjutant-General Brock, who retires on account of age. | 1sh account of the affair, took away or lona. General Solano, the chief of staff, to- day returned, on board the Mangrove, the visit of the court of inquiry, acting | as the representative of the Governor- General. Admiral Manterola person- dlly returned the visit paid to him by the court. The Thursday reception of General Blanco was resumed this even- ing. The insurgents have reided the Smith and Fisher plantations, on the Canam- bo, in the Trinidad district, and killed one and wounded five of the defenders, who numbered only seven. They burned | all the buildings but the dwelling of Mr. Smith, and, according to the Span- S b b b b i kst BELIEVE WAR NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—A St. Louis special to the Herald says: Governor Stephens of Missouri believes that the sinking of the Maine was caused by Spanish treachery and that the time has come for the In an interview to-day, the Governor “There has never been any doubt in my mind that the Maine dis- aster was caused by Spanish treachery. Neither Spain nor an indemnity will appease the wrath and indignation of the War to-day, in my judgment, is imminent, and our d prepare for the worst. Missouri will do nobly her duty.” The Gevérnor says he believes that the States will soon. be called upon for troops, and that in such an event the entire militia of Mis- souri and 300,000 patriotic citizens are ready to respond to the call to | Yosemite National Park. A heated dis- { advocate the remov: destroyed $200,000 worth of provisions and merchandise and got $4000 in money. United States Consul Walter Barker at Sagua la Grande is reported ill. It is said that he is threatened with pneu- monia. TWO BRIEF TELEGRAMS FROM CAPTAIN SIGSBEE. More Bodies Found in the Wreck, Some in Hammocks Over ¢ the Magazines. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24{—Late to- night the Navy Department received two brief telegrams from Captain Sigs- bee at Havana. One related to some routine matter of expenditures in con- nection with the work on the Maine, and the other is as follows: i “Divers report more bodies in the wreck. Some hammocks involved® in debris.. Probably not recognizable.” This dispatch indicates that the di- vers have finally secured at least a partial entrance to the quarters in the forward part of the vessel where the crew : were asleep when the explosion occurred, and under which were the magazines. One fact that the divers were unable to extricate the bodies shows the fearful obstacles against which they are working, and bears out the belief that the work of submarine investigation will necessarily proceed slowly. e Explosives in Readiness. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—There are a large number of torpedo cases at Fort ‘Wadsworth and Sandy Hook in con- stant readiness to be filled with the necessary explosives at a moment's notice, says a morning paper. A con- signment of these torpedo cases and of the cable used in the construction of mines has been shipped to San Fran- cisco for the protection of the Pacific Coast. e One From Sonoma County. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 24.—A. J. Hol- land, one of the seamen who perished in the wreck of the Maine, was from Sonoma County, being formerly a resi- dent of Windsor. Much grief has been caused by his untimely end. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST. Lively Debate in the House Over an Appropriation for Yo- semite Park. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—During the consideration of the sundry civil appro- priation bill in the House to-day Repre- sentative De Vries offered an amendment IS COMING. an apology from R R R DR PR S providing an appropriation of $6300 for the preservation of trails, bridges, etc, in the cussion on the proposition then followed and excitement ran high in the House. Representative Cannon, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, fought the amendment bitterly and was supported by Chairman Lacey of the Public Lands Committee. Representatives De Vries and Loud defended the amendment and on a division the vote resulted 83 ayes and 48 nays. The Committee on Rivers and Harbors will have a meeting to-morrow for the special purpose of hearing the delegates who are here to urge aprpopriations for the Sacramento, 8an Joaquin and other rivers in _California. _Representatives Loud and Maguire and Hugh Craig will al of Arch and Shag sco Bay. i BEERS BROTHERS MISSING. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.—Willlam L. Beers and Norman Beers, doing business as Beers Brothers, contractors, have been missing since Monday. They have left behind credits to the amount of $7000 and their whereabouts is unknown. Some of thelr creditors are inclined to the be- lief that neither of the brothers will be seen here again. The Beers Brothers had on hand two contracts, one to erect a residence for L. A. Staple for $4500 and one to erect a buildlni for Clara L. Vallely to cost $2800. oth structures were about half completed. The last seen of one of the brothers was at Ventura. The creditors are the Redondo Lumber Company, Barlys Plan- ing Mill Company, the W. C. Furrey Company and Dr. Granville McGowan. The sureties of the contracts are all good. They are W. C. Furrey, George Lane, W. P. Schlosser and A. J. Crookshank. —_—— Bunce Gets His Commission. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Francls M. Bunce, commandant of the navy-yard here, to-day recelved from Washington his commission as rear-admiral. His offi- clal rank up to to-day was that of com- mander. = Recruiting was continued to- day on the receiving ship Vermont. Up to to-day only forty-ive men had been accepted. About 1500 would-be volun- teers had visited the Vermont since the recrulting began last Monday. —_—————— To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. . All druggists refund the money If 1* fails to cure. %e. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. rocks in San Franci; and reticent regarding the disasier, and) Spanish Ships, Don Juan de Austria and Reina Christina, Now Stationed Threaten Our Commerce in the Pacific. SIGNS. SHIPS FOR Vessels the Unite cessities. Administration officials a val strength from abroad are not be! are in process of completion for smal the market for cash. In the shipya construction a torpedo gunboat of 'q 1200 tons displacement, 6000 indicat of 22 knots per hour and bunker cap: type of torpedo boat. The normal cost of this fine craft 1s not given. The Vulcan Works of Stettin, G Chinese Government three powerful are finished is not very promising. These three ships are of 8000 ton: 19.5 knots over a measured mile and 1000 tons of coal. It is said that the state for about $2,000,000 apiece. The Elswick Company is constr: as money for their purchase is show: these ships is to be very high. knots an hour for four consecutiv The ships being built for Brazi if the United States wants them. B! would seem to assure that. So wh type approaches completion, Ameri American ship. It is in process of and its displacement is to be 3600 to feet. The engines will develop not estimated for a maximum of 7500 in to be 20 knots for one hour and a s knots is predicted. The bunker cap: In this list of possibilities might now nearing completion at the Un! at Philadelphia, the Kasagi and Chi ment and aré guaranteed to have a In addition to this there is also wick Works. It is to be of 4150 to of 24 knots. Its bunker capacity is able to stow away at least 300 tons It will be seen that there is a f might be bought by the United Sta SPAIN SURE T0 REFUSE Will Never Comply With the Demands That May Be Made. When a Definite Ultimatum Is Made This Country Will Act Promptly. President McKinley Understands the | People Will Not Brook Any Diplomatic Delays. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 24—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Neither Consul-General Lee nor any officials here has ever suspected from the first that the Government of Spain or im- mediate reépresentatives of that Gov- ernment in Havana had any direct connection with the disaster. In that light they cannot regard it as a hostile act; but it would, of course, be so re- garded if the Spanish Government should refuse to make the reparation demanded. The real danger in the situation is | thought to lie in the negotiations that may be undertaken for a satisfactory | reparation. It i§ beginning to be seri- ously doubted if Spain will ever admit that the catastrophe was due to any other cause than an accident on the ship, and if she should whether she would pay the large indemnity, make the disavowal which would be demand- ed and execute the person or persons guilty of the destruction of the ship. Nothing short of $10,000,000 indemnity would likely satisfy the authorities if the question is to be settled on indem- nity basis. It is doubted whether Spain would be willing or able to pay this indemnity. In the absence of prima facie evi- dence that the explosion occurred from some implement of war under control of the Spanish Government, which the authorities here all admit may be very difficult to furnish, Spain would be very likely to haggle over the question of indemnity and insist upon positive proof before agreeing to pay it. It may be accepted as a foregone conclusion that a demand for indemnity will be made if it Is definitely settled that the original explosion tcok place on the outside of the ship, even though the Government may not be able to prove that a torpedo or mine under the con- ln-ol of the Spanish Government caused t. If such a demand is made Spain would doubtless resist it, and it is probable that the United States would be compelled to submit an imperative ultimatum, which would leave Spain the choice of a settlement or war. The President appreciates that the temper of the country is such that it will not stand any prolonged delay in the set- tlement of the controversy over the loss of the Maine, and he will be very prompt to act when he has the final conclusions of the court of inquiry be- fore him. Lag e N DROWNED IN THE KLAMATH. Young Half-breed Indian Capsized in a Canoe. CRESCENT CITY, Feb. 24.—George Stevens, a young half-breed Indian, was drowned 'yesterday ' In the Klamath River, some two or three miles above its month. Stevens and his married sis- ter, with a small child, were descending ‘a rapid in a canoe, when the boat struck @ snag and came near capsizing. The man and child were -thrown into the swift running water, but the woman with rare presence of mind and prompt- ness of action, clutched her ten&er off- »at the ‘Philippines, Mayl spring in the instant th: S available, and saved it. af SRey. there are reasons for believing the possibilities of replenishing our na- for the highest bidder, because the outlook for cash payment when they two fine ships of 4500 displacement each. They are to be finished as soon The speed anticipated for them is 24 SALE IN NAVY-YARDS OF THE WORLD d States Govern- ment Could Buy If It Should Come to War With Spain. WASHINGTON, Feb‘. 24.—In preparing for any emergency it is the part of wisdom to ascertain the potentialities of the world to meet ne- re not unmindful of this and ing overlooked. Many ships which ller navies can be regarded as in rds of Birkenhead, Chile has under uite formidable dimensions. It has ed horse-power, an estimated speed acity greatly in excess of the usual coal supply is given at 120 tons. The ermany, have under way for the ships which may be in the market s displacement, contracted to make are intended to carry not less than Yy can be bought in their present ucting for the same Government n. The indicated horse-power of e hours. 1 may be considered in the market, razil's friendship for this country en the new cruiser of the Amazonas lcan money might convert it into an construction at Elswick, England, ns on a normal draught of sixteen less than 7000 horse-power and are dicated horse-power. The speed is ustained sea speed of more than 15 acity is to be 700 tons. be counted two fine ships for Japan ion Iron Works, San Francisco, and osa. They are of 4750 tons displace- speed of 22.5 knots an hour. a fine craft for Japan at the Els- ns displacement and to have a speed to be 1000 tons of coal and it will be more. ormidable array of warships that tes in an emergency. [c3-F-3-FeF3eTuT TaT e -T2 - FeT T T T e FeFeT FuFaget Petegegetagog Feggug =t Fugeguts] f=d Lt ‘IBudd to-day commuted the sentence of Charles J. Sweeney, who was committed to Folsom in 1894 by Judge Wallace to serve eight years for an assauit to com- mit murder.” The commutation will take effect on March 1st. | ———— “Thisisa question put in They were dis- earnestness. P i sily y:‘n'w‘;" cussing the ad- vantages of Cop- per River in op- position to those of Dawson, when the quiet man of the crowd remarked, “If | thought | would be better off there than here | wouldn't care which it was” His cheeks were bright enough, but he had a listless air about him. “What's the matter, Jim ?" queried cne of the group. “That | don’t know,” was the short reply, “and | can't find anybody that does.” Jim drifted away, and the talk turned to what it was best to do for him, and every one had a different idea. Miners on pros- pecting bent don't waste much time on sympathy tho', and but for his own ac. tion Jim would never have seen the gold fields of the North. He drifted half aim. lessly into the Hudsonian Institute a month or more ago, and plainly said. he did not know what made him so weak. |t did not take long to locate the drain on the system, and that being stopped in the course of a few days, he began to mend at once. After the cure was effected Jim says that each man of the company knew that he had done the right thing by looking just where he did for help, but they none of them had sense enough to give him the right advice when he needed it. reply. fi’ Y m“ in the-word is sure he has the answer. Have you? The address of the Hudson Medical In- stitute is corner of Market, Stockton and Ellis streets. ‘“Hudyan,™ the great remedio-treatment for all nervous dis- orders and lack of manliness, is the sole property of the doctors of that es- tablishment. It has cured 20.000 weak men since its introduction. Circulars and tes- timonijals showing what it has done and what it can do for men are sent quite free to all who ask. If you have blood’ taint of any nature or in any stage ask for free **30-day blood cure” circulars. All free, doctors’ advice included. Get the help you need. Here Now! Le Mont’s Crystallized Eggs Have arrived and are in stock. The Klondike outfitting trade supplied. Every up-to-date article here of a practical nature. Klondike cooking all day long. Call and taste samples c;; ‘condensed food. Evéry article we sel is open for inspection. ‘We have mn{&g specialties that.will interest you. obligation to purchase. SMITHS - —_—— Sweeney’s Sentence Commuted. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.—Governor CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., SLE'