The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 28, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1898 TERRA COTTA T Why the Hall of Justice Is Uncompleted. EXCUSE OF THE BUILDERS HOPE THAT THE STRUCTURE MAY BE FINISHED. Supervisors Magnanimously Vote to Raise the Salaries of Four Deputies in the City Clerk’s Office. able ¢ Oc- the safe sion. 1d Delany additio the firm tion for ti to speak completea, ta the s 1 now soma- cotta?” contract w few g of the man Br , was will mer- downtown ing for the renum- Ma s STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Summary of the Week’s Work in the Board. line g, to Dan- »—Paving, to City Street Im- to a p feet bs, sidewalks and paving, to —Paving, to City Street Im- 'ION OF INTENTIO; o avenue—Pipe ewer, avenue to Vermont Vermont—Pipe sewer, etc., s—Pipe sewer. sewer, el la to Fifteenth—Pipe sewer. lamed. dewalk. a to Division—Pipe Cortland to Holly Park ave- 1 North avenues—Same. ana Ellert street—Same. Guerrero to Falr Oaks—Side- De Long avenues—Sidewalks avenue, J to K—Grading, curbing and northerly line of K to M—Grading, curbing and pav- Noe to Castro—Same, including pipe BY OF STRE ramento to Californla—Sidewalks. avenue, H to J—Grading. i Oak—Curbing, culverts, paving, INTENDENT nklin to Gough—Curbing and pav- 1gh—Paving. « to Laguni—Same and grad- una—Paving. a to Buchanan—Curbing and Buchanan to Webster—Curbing and bert, Webster to Fillmore—Curbing and paving Filbert and Scott—Paving. Filbert, Scott to Devisadero—Curbing and paving. Fiibert to Baker—Paving. Greenwich, Van Ness to Franklin—Curbing and paving G vich and Franklin—Paving. Greenwich, Franklin to Gough—Curbing and reenwich and Gough—Paving. Greenwich, Gough to Octavia—Curbing and PAyIng wich and Octavia to Laguna—Curbing to pavement. ‘oEeenwich and Laguna—Paving. Gt hwich, Leguna to Buchanan — Curbing and Buchanan—Paving. oh, “Buchanan to W ebster—Curbing and paving. hwich and Webster—Paving. reevich, Webster to Fillmore—Curbing and PAYILE eich, Fillmore to Stelner—Curbing and PAYIDE “ich and Bteiner—Paving. .enwich, Steiner to Pierce—Curbing and PGrosawich and Plerco—Paving. - HIDING ot | erly | streets—Plpe | ,(;rven“'lch. Pierce to Scott—Curbing and pav- northerly, westerly and southerly sections and the street paved. | . Greenwich, Scott to Devisadero—Curbs, | ing, pipe sewer, etc. Easterly, westerly and northerly portions of side- | Greenwich and Devisadero—Pipe sewer, walks and paving. Greenwich, Devisadero to Broderick—Curbing, ng and sewering. wich and Broderick—Sewering, curbing, sidewalks and paving. Greenwich, Broderick to Baker—Curbing and paving. Greenwich and Baker—Paving. ireenwich, Baker to Lyon—Curbing and pav- ing. 12 Moert, Gough to Octavia—Curblng and pav- ng. RESOLUTION OF FULL ACCEPTANCE. Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Bitumen. | | | to Fell—Bitumen. to Masonic avenu r RECOMME:! NDED FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE. en. a—Bitu; ABL! M to Q— On various_points on eteenth, Raleing and lowering to official I PROPOSALS ORDER READVERTISED. Market, Sanches to 14 | PRIVATE CONTRA | Division, Kansas, Eighth and Townsend—To | proverty-dwners for paving | RELEASE OF CONTRACTS. Southeasterl: —Gray Brothers for sidewalks. NOTICE FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE. “hestnut, Baker to Lyon—Fence ordered re- TENSIONS OF Masonic avenue, TIME GRANTED. Hayes Fell-To J. J. Same. RECOMMENDED. TENSIONS OF o n paving. e wich—Same. Union Paving hirteenth to He Westphal for the erec- TO STR COM- nento—C. street to Central ainst pav ty-owners d of contract ainut—In favor of awarding r paving to City Street Improv ny—In f: v Hall of Justice build- r of ing fen '3 ing. Chestnut, Baker to Ly of obstructions and favor of avenue—In ng a petition of the property the district to be assessed | work of grading. a avenues—In favo constructed at th . Sanchez t ract for si lks and readve Kansas, 1 7 f paving int Eightl, a ctfon b ROBBED BY A SOLDIER. A Miner From Montana Sought Friends and Fell in With a Thief. A Montana miner visiting the city f pleasure sought the friendship of a sol- dier from his own St Sunday even- ing, and after spending considerable money on the boy in blue, was rewardea for his kindness by having his purse, con- taining $60, atched from him by his supposed friend. John Evans, who has been prospecting in Montana, met Private Burke, of the Montana volunteers’ band, on the Bar- bary Coast, and took him out to see the town. Burke informed his new found friend that he had. just been releasea from the %, uard house for having been ab- sent from camp for a week, and offered to show Evans the woman who had been the cause of his staying away from his duties. The two went to a dance hall | on Kearny street, and Evans was duly in- | troduced to the woman, and the party | proceeded to have a good time at Evans' Xpense. When_all were liquor Evans went to a small the hall where he w: room in who snatched a buckskin purse from him and ran out of the place. Evans notified Burke's officérs of the robbery and they age on the lookout for the sol- dier. The robbed man also informed the police and will swear out a warrant for Burke's arrest this morning. B — DESPONDENT YOUNG MAN. A Smith Tried to End His Life in the Bay. OAKLAND, June 27.—A young man who says that his name is Smith jumped from the 7 o'clock ferry-boat from San | Francisco to-night, but was rescued. He | 1s now at the City Prison. Smith tells a rather romantic story. He says that four years ago he came out here from Boston with money to burn. He has burned it all and had stayed at the Grand Hotel. Some weeks ago he was sick and impoverished, and was sent to the San Francisco County Hospital. He there learned that he had consumption, and he decided that he might as well die now as later. He had been drinking heavily, and to-night, when the boat was about halt way across the bay, he took oft his overcoat and hat and threw them Overboard, jumping after them. He was Tescued by the ferry-boat's crew and turned over to the police on this side. He | déciares he will do the same thing again as soon as he s set at liberty. —_——e————— Damages for a Death. A. M. Plunket, as father and heir ot Customs Inspector John M. Plunket, de- ceased, filed a suit in the United States District Court yesterday against the Cal- fornia Sugar Refinery as owner of the steamer Resolute, for $25,000 damages. The complaint alleges that on July 1 or last year the steamer ran into the schoon- er Sacramento, and that the jib boom of who was in the pilot house of the Reso- lute. It is alleged in the complaint that the steamer was navigated in a care- Jess manner. \ —_———— Judge Beatty of Idaho. United States District Judge James H. Beatty of Idaho has been designated by Tnited States Circuit Judge Morrow to git in the District Court in this city during the_absence of Judge de Haven. Judge de Haven will leave about the end of this week for Montana, where he will preside over the District Court during a trfal in which the regular Judge e, | Greenwich and Scott streets—Pipe sewer in | | pav- ne of Market, Sanchez to Noe | ity Street Improve- | of Cherry to east- e—To prop- ET COM- t l‘:u[rr-r'.)'—‘ ‘ntieth—Prop- . But- | a trifle the worse foy | s followed by Burke, | the schooner struck and killed Plunket, | | From gra famous of the s the pri the Atlan and raze th and on a minjature scale th rd Howe Watson, having been s of the ¢ ire to ficlent to obta before he enlisted regular. tered by the picture, constantly plac and the private on the other. Ina n losing his identity as the son of Com is his intention to serve the two yea comm! ion The t and Jack Thornton. in the public schools of this city. Hi ¢ % K R * Family, the elder atloned Commodore, Ensign and Private Watson, Defending the Flag. sire and from sire to son the spirit of war flows In the blood of the Watsons. ommodore Watson, ports of Spain. y are attempting to repeat the deeds of th , Is ensign on the Detroit, one of the sh: tationed here when his father was capta The younger son of the Commodore Fort G All the influer who has been chosen Commodore Watson's tw at s firm determination to follow the fortun ed before his showing the impassab ight he stepped from luxury into a priv modore Watson and assuming the new ch rs’ period required by law and then take wo sons of Commodore Watson are grandsons of Judge Thornton of this city and nephews of Crittenden Both of them are well known to San Franciscans, & part of their early life having been spent He was a student in the University of Virginia * 9 MARS IS THEIR PLANET. a The most to ride like an angel of victory 0 sons now wear the uniforn; of their eir father. ips in Sampson’s fleet. in of the San Francisco. He s very He is a °, James Thornton Watson, is a reg- ice his father commanded was insuf- * # * * * * * % 3 es of the soldier was not to be shat- le chasm with the officer on one side te's shoes about five months ago, aracterization of Private Watson. It the competitive examination for a * * * * # * * ¥* KKK KX F DAVIS IAS FORGIVEN. REV, BEE The Sensational Preach- er Will Quiet Down. | | S WILL NOT ANSWER CHARGE DR. W. S. URMY THINKS A BIG, REVIVAL NECESSARY. | Th | | He Says the Methodist Church Is ina | State of Decrepitude—Other Denominational Meet- | ings. | Edwards Davis, the young preacher who | | startled church-goers in this State by his | repeated sensational actions, has subsid- | | ed and promises to err no more. The actor-preacher has been forgiven by his brethren and the glad hand of friendship has been exiended to him, and he s | again back in the fold. | The new condition of things was | brought about yesterday at the meeting of the Christian Ministers’ Union after a | | long and deliberate discussion. For the past month effort has been made to bring him before & proper body and try him | peculiar conduct, but without suc- | Davis has always expressed a will- | ingness to stand trial, but wanted spe- | cific charges brought against him so that | he could make answer to them. The mem- bers of his old church refused to do this | and the matter was held in abeyance. Davis squared himself Sunday by ac- knowledging his mistakes before the con- ation of the Central Christian ch of Oakland, thus smoothing his way to reinstatement. About thirty interested members, com- posing a committee, met in the Y. M. C. building yesterday and were called to order by President T. D. Butler. Davis was present and listened to by his re- | lenting auditors. As a final action the following resolution was offered and passed unanimously: Resolved, In view of the officlal statement of the Central Chr! an Church of Oakland to the el t that Brother Edwards Davis made public statement that the said church was justifiable in withdrawing from bim on the Charges of disrepute and immoral conduct, and that he asked forgiveness and was received into their fellowship agaln, that we dismiss our tommittes without attempting to pass judg- ment on the case and authorize the publication of this resolution @s a final and official state- ment of the case. An inquiry into the small increase of membership during the year 1897 was the subject of Rev. A. H. Needham's talk be- fore the Methodist ministers yesterday, and it brought forth a warm discussion. The speaker said in part: “Making all allowances for mistakes that have been made in statistics and other records it must be admitted that we have made small additions. We are settling down into the same kind of re- ligious life that emanates from many of our sister churches. One reason for this was the secular duties of the ministry— they being so many that it rendered it impossible for them to keep well in touch with the spiritual part of the work.” Rev. W. | | \ | ‘W. W. Case thought that preach- ers did not stand firmly enough by each other. “If one strikes firmly out and at- tacks some popular science he is not sus- tained in his neroic action. We need more martyrs in the pulpit and few are | willing to be ground under foot in their efforts to "“qu"’“ popular errors.” Dr. W. S. Urmy said he believed the church was in a state of decrepitude and that a vigorous revival should be insti- tuted such as was institutéd by John | Wesley for the national church. | "Rev. John A. B. Wilson considered that | the Methodist church was not under date, | but was the ablest factor in the world | for evangelistic work. = “‘So far as being | a failure,” he said, “the Methodists in | fhe last thirty-three vears have out- |'stepped the Presbyterians. In the last fen years they have grown beyond the Episcopalians, and in the last nine years beyond the Congregationallsts. This does not_look like death or dissolution.” He said the Bishops and presiding elders would always 1ook out and give their ap- roval and advancement to.those whom hey found progressive and deserving. He was glad to see In the church a class of voung men better educated and fitted for he work. lsnss Lake asked the co-operation of the ministers in religious work at the camp at_Richmond. ~She said the sol- dlers needed spiritual consolation as much as social entertalnment. The lady sug- ested that the Methodists erect a tent Fn the Tennessee camp and W. Ells- worth, who was present, offered a tent and half the expense of fitting it out and e O e ofbars Were slscted for | | upon a certain course and the next day the ensuing term: President, James W. Phelps; vic A. H! Needhar and secre J. L. Witten. | At the Congregational meeting, Rev. S. H. Willey gav n interest account of his trip to Cleveland to attend the Amer- an Congregational Home Missionary So- ciety’s convention FOUGHT LIKE A TIGRESS. Vicious Onslaught by Mrs. S. Scott Upon Two Policemen. Mrs. S. S. Scott, who ives on Bush street, near Steiner, was arrested yester- day by Pol T. J. Coleman and Byrne on_ ch of using vulgar lan- guage and disturbing the peace. Coleman is attached to the Pacific Coast Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and yesterday morning James McKinney, a neighbor of Mrs. ymplained to the society of the w. was treating her children. Coleman went out to investigate and meeting Polic man Byrne got him to accompany him. e met a Tartar. Mrs. Scott used language unbecoming the mother of five children and threat- ened to do all sorts of things to Me- Kinney and the officers. The _officers succeeded by strategy in getting her into rd and promptl ced her under She had a small bottle in her and attempted to uncork it, but S. Coleman, after a_struggle, took it from her. It contained vitriol and it was evi- dently her intention to use it upon the officer. Coleman took possession of the bottle. PECULIAR ACTS OF !UDGE LOW CASE OF ATTORNEY MAHONEY | NOT YET DISPOSED OF. Although Convicted Twelve Days Ago by a Jury the Judge Has Not Yet Imposed Sentence. Judge Low appears to be as change- able as the wind. One day he decides he is moved to go on an entirely differ- ent tack. The case of Attorney W. H. Mahoney is an apt illustration. Mahoney was ar- rested on June 2 by Policeman W. J. Smith for obstructing a street crossing. The case was tried by a jury on June 15 and Mahoney was convicted and ordered to appear for sentence June 18. That day Mahoney’s attorney moved for a new trial, an.extraordinary proceeding after conviction by a jury, and the Judge granted the motion, continuing the case till June When the case was then called the Judge stated that he intended to dismiss it, as the arresting officer and Mahoney had shaken hands, but later he changed his mind and again continued it till last Saturday. Saturday came and the Judge vacated the order for a new trial and ordered Ma- honey to appear for sentence. As neither Mahoney nor his attorney could be found anothér continuance was ordered until vesterday. When the case was called yesterday a new attorney appeared for Mahoney and he said he was not famil- iar with the facts in the case and, be- sides, as his client had not been informed of the order to vacate the order for a| new trial he asked for a further continu- ance till Thursday to enable him to be in @ position to insist upon the motion for a new _trial being granted. The Judge granted the continuance. It is nearly a month since Mahoney was arrested and twelve davs since he was tried and convicted, and still he is not sentenced and does not take the trouble to appear in court, as he is out on his own recognizance, There is keen specu- lation in the City Hall as to what will be the final disposition of the case after so many twistings and turnings. ——————— STEAM BEER MYSTERY. Professor Wenzell to Analyze the Beer and Edibles on the Lunch Counter. The mystery surrounding the death of George Read early Sunday morning af- ter partaking of several glasses of steam beer along with his two friends, Victor | Bergdahl and Bdward Pearce, is no near- er a solution. Yesterday Detective Wren submitted a quantity of the beer, plfis’ feet, pickles, Saratoga chips and other edibles that were on the lunch counter of the saloon to Professor Wenzell of the Board of Health for analysis. The young men par- took of the edibles on the lunch counter, and it was deemed advisable by the police to_hayve them analyzed also. E. M. Morgan, the bartender, is still detained in _the City Prison, although his friends made desperate efforts yesterday to get him discharged —_———————— It Was Suicide. Dr. L. C. Morgan, chemist for the Coroner, reported yesterday that he had found carbolic acid in the stomach of Charles Rosenberg, who was found dead last Saturday afternoon egh Strawberry Hill, Goldep Gate Park. This effec a;;mlu of the theory of murder pul ! by certaln sensational newspapers. CLUNIE GETS A SETBACK Judge Morrow Enjoins the Commissioner. HIS DISCRETION INDISCREET NOT LAWEFUL TO DECLARE THE BONDS INVALID. His Threat Was Made Without the Limits of His Authority and Must Not Be Carried Out. Insurance Commissioner Clunie wasyes- terday restrained from carrying out his threat to declare invalid the bonds of the foreign insurance companies operating in this State and from forfeiting their cer- tificates. The decision was rendered by United States Circuit Judge Morrow in the cases of sixty-two companies against the Com- missioner. After giving a history of the case with the progress of litigation on both sides the opinion concludes: “The duty of the Commissioner is part- ly ministerial and partly discretionary. ‘With respect to the performance of those duties in which he exercises his discre- tion in good faith the courts will not re- view his judgment or restrain his action, but the discretion he may thus exercise must be a legal discretion and within the limitations of his authority. ‘‘He cannot act arbitrarily or capri- ciously or in disregard of all the rules of law, and when he is called upon by a court to answer a charge that his con- duct is illegal, oppressive and injurious, he should be able to present such facts as will clearly show that he is acting un- der authority and within the jurisdiction of his office. It is true the defendant al- leges in his affidavit that in rejecting the bonds offered and tendered by the complainants and in holding them to be insufficient and invalid he did so after an examination and vestigation into the matter in exercise of the discretion conferred upon him by law, but from the other facts al- leged by the complainants and not denied by the defendant this allegation appears to be in the nature of an opinion which the defendant himself formed as to the fhflracler of his own acts in the prem- ses. “That there have been evils in the ad- ministration of the insurance law may be admitted; that the defendant believes it to be his duty to make the office of Com- missioner efficient and of substantial ben- efit to the public may be also conceded; but it does not follow that he may adopt any course or pursue any method that will accomplish the purpose that he has in view. The law furnishes the guide and regulates the performance of official con- duct and will be construed as conferring those powers only which are expressed, imposed or necessarily employved. (Me: chem on Public Officers, section 5L) A temporary injunction will issue in ac- cordance with this opinion.” GB,OOil IS BLACKLISTED. Eastern Pugilists Will Not Fight Under the Auspices of the National Club. Manager Groom of the National Ath- letic Club seems to be in very bad odor with the pugilists who reside on the eastern side of the big mountains. After the contest between McConnell and McKeever the senior manager of the ‘National Club, who is supposed to be a diplomat in his own peculiar way, en- deavored to arrange a meeting between the winner and clever Tom Tracey, which contest should attract more than ordinary attention. Alex Greggains, who is looking after the interests of McConnell, did not give much attention to the nicely worded promises of Mr. Groom, but on the contrary he sought Blll{ Kennedy of the Olympic Club and asked if a contest between McConnell and Tom Tmceg could be held under the lus?lces of the Olympic. Kennedy replied that if he could make arrangements with Tracey or his manager, Al Smith, a bout might possibly be consummated. Smith, on being interviewed, telegraphed to Tracey at Chicago and received the following reply: “Having heard from my friend, Tom _Ryan, that Groom is such a good and to fight McConnell under any conditions you may agree upon.” Smith signed for Tracey with the Olym- pic Club, and the contest, which will be twenty rounds, will e heid on the even- 1n% of August 2. ransportation was telegraphed to Tracey vesterday and the clever pugilist will leaye cmcaFo for this city on Taurs- day. McConnell is taking light exercise at present and his trainer, Greggains, although confident of McConnell's suc- cess, realizes fully that in Tracey his charge will meet no easy game. VENUS SMILES UPON MARS Ensign Gilm oTthe Benning- ton to Be Married to Miss | M. Cook To-Night. The culmination to a romantic affaire de coeur will take place to-night when the hands of Ensign G. E. Gilm of the Bennington and Miss Marjorie Cook of Chicago are joined in matrimony. Dr. Moreland will be the officiating minister | and the wedding will be at his home, 151z | Washington street. | Ensign Gilm is a graduate of Annapolis, | class of '04. Since that time he has been | | traveling around the world on service for the Government. He was in_Central America at the time of the revolutionary disturbances that resulted in a series of governmental changes for the small ana unstable Spanish-American countries south of Mexico. During the Turko- Greek war he was stationed near Athens. Returning from Greece he visited Naples, where he met Miss Cook for the first ime. The young couple came to America on the same steamer and an attachment was formed that soon ripened into an | affair of the heart. Last January the | engagement was announced. Miss CooK is a tall brunette, with beauty | both of face and form. Ensign Gilm is of light complexion, well-made, and of a fine military bearing. |SAN JOAQUIN GRAIN RATES LOWER YET REDUCTIONS FROM POINTS ON THE VALLEY ROAD. Improvements That the Road Is Now Making in Grading and Dredging. | The new grain rates of the Valley Rali- road were announced yesterday. They show a reduction of at least 10 to 15 per cent on the former rates of the Southersn | Pacific to those points. There are two | sets of rat one applying to Stocktou and warehouses within Stockton eity limits; the other to San Francisco, Crock- ett, Benicia, Port Costa and South Val- lejo. From Hanford, $2 35, $2 85; Odessa, $2 40, $2 90; Guernse $2 40, $2 90; Stella, $2 45, $2 Corcoran Junction, $2 45, $2 | Turnvell, $2 45, $2 Angiola, $2 %5, $2 Kernell, $2 60, $3 10; . 8 Dewey, $2 60, $3 10; S 33 2 Jastro, 3 Rosedale, $2 Bakersfield, §275, $3 These rates are for the ton of 2000 pounds. Two contracts have been let for the | grading of the land on the east and wes. sides of Valley Railroad tunnel in Contra Costa County. Charles Erickson has charge of the grading on the east land will be graded for seven miles eas of the tunnel. Buckman and Kelso have the contract to grade the land seven miles west of the western end of the tunnel. | An embankment is being thrown up on | the marsh line of the road. Three dredg- | ers are at work daily. The embankment | will be ten feet high. sixteen feet at the | top and 100 feet at the base. R | | WOMEN MEET IN COUNCIL. {\The Federation Prep’a’res to Study | the New Charter. | The Women’s Federation held its week- | 1y meeting yesterday afternoon at Har- | mony Hall, Red Men’s building, Mrs. Eva | E. Bates, president of the federation, in the chair. Mrs. Bates reported that she and a committee of three visited the commis- sary department and received from Major Long the promise that within ten days there would be work for women. After making arrangements for the study and discussion of the new charter the meeting adjourned, to meet on Mon- day next. — ee———— Used a Horsewhip. Mrs. Lulu Cohen, 116 Sixth street, was resterday convicted by Judge Mogan on the charge of battery, and was ordered into custody to appear for sentence to- day. Mrs. Cohen owed Harry L. Spen- cer, a_messenger boy, some money, and when he called at her house for it she ruck him several times with a horse- | whip. | | | side. He has put 200 men at work and the | — e Insolvent Book Binder. Thomas B. Phillips, a book binder, has | been declared insolvent. His liabilities | are scheduled at $848. He has no assets. FAILURE OF THE KLONDIKE BOOY Transportation Compa- nies Suffering. ! | | l | 1SOME ARE IN DEEP WATER ALASKA - YUKON COMPANY'S CREDITORS MEET. | Travel to the Gold Fields Has Fallen | Away Tremendously and Conse- | quently Many People Will | Lose Money. | | | The fallure of the Klondike boom ts | playing havoc with the companies that went into the Yukon transportation busi- ness. Swiftwater Bill's venture was the first to go into eclipse, and now the Alaska-Yukon Transportation Company has been compelled to meet fts credi- tors. When the rush to Dawson began last vear the Alaska-Yukon Company came |into existence. H. J. Barling was chosen president, and associated with him are | S. F. Weeks of the S. F. Weeks Com- | pany, Captain Hatfield, who resigned his command of the British ship Lancing to join the venture; Walter J. Scammell, James Eva and others. They chartered | the steamers National City and Albion and the bark Rufus E. Wood and con- tracted for four river steamers. One of these, the James Eva, Is now on her way to St. Michael, in tow of the steamer Na- tional City, and the Walter J. Scammell is now at the Fulton Iron Works, ready for sea. Both the National City and the Albion have done well since they have flown the Alaska-Yukon Company's flag, and the Rufus E. Wood left heré for St. Michael with a number of passengers and a full cargo. Had the rush to the gold fields only continued all would have | been well, but as the passenger trade to | St. Michael is very light and growing less | every day the company thought it better | to cometo an understanding with its | creditors at once. The chances are that when the steam- ers begin to arrive from the Yukon with the results of last season’s mining the interest in the gold fields will be re- newed. Millions will be brought down in gold dust and nuggets, and the sight | of these_fortunes will the rush again. In that event it too late to go by the way of St. Michael, | and the travel will be again to Dyea and | Skaguay. Another meeting of all con- cerned will be held to-day, and it will ba then decided whether the river boats now nearly completed will be held here until | next summer or sent to_ St. Michael at | once or sold. The Rufus E. Wood was to be kept at St. Michael as a receiving ship for passengers, and she will probably be | brought home. The charter of the steam- ers National City and Albion can be can- | celed at any time, and then if everybody | is willing the company can lie on its oars_until next vear. C. Dickey, who chartered and fitted out | the barkentine Catherine Sudden for_a | vovage to Kotzebue Sound, went to St. | Michael on the steamer Humboldt. On his arrival there he will get together a | party of returning gold hunters to como down on his vessel. After discharging | her passengers at the mouth of the Kowak River, the Catherine Sudden will be taken to St. Michael to bring down the passengers ) Dickey has booked. The steamer Dirigo and her tow, the stern-wheel river boat City of Dawson, are still in port. The repairs to the lat- ter’s machinery have taken much longer than was at first expected and now it will be to-night or to-morrow morning before she will be ready. The City of Dawson belongs to the Swiftwater Bill company, and many of the passengers on the Dirigo bought tickets from that concern. They spent nearly all their time for a week past on Mission-street wharf waiting for the expedition to get away, and their patience is nearly exhausted. It is now thought that a start will soon be made. Twenty-one members of the San Diego naval reserve arrived in the city vester- day and paid a visit to the California boys on the Mohican. 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