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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1898 MILES’ ENTIRE ARMY LANDED WITHOQUT LOSS To Lieutenant Wainwright Is Due the Credit fo r the Capture of Guanica. WASHINGTON, July 27.—The Navy Department posted the following dis- the n which went to Porto Rico with General Miles Received in 0 a. m.—Secre- hington: Ar- Miles and the States troops to-day at 9:15 Landed them safely. There are no batteries outside. The Gloucester entered the harbor and landed a of sailors under comma P, Huse, U. v Wood. arry all company of Spanish oisted the flag. 1 com- t Comma - Richard T his r gal- capturing The ts discharged without any op- ed by the boats of the “I have son. HIGGINSON. “Port Guanica, Porto Rico, July 25, 1898."" Captain Higginson's brief cablegram cause of the unstinted praise it accorded to popular and dashing “Dick” Wainwright, the commander of the little Floucester. Wainwright, having been commanded by his supe- Tic enjoys the solitary distinction of the only officer attached to son’s fleet who has been twice being Sam; officially co; gan The War Department has reconciled itself to the summary change in its ded at Guanica, instead of “or the oast of Porto Rico,” as previous- reed upon. It is surmised that to make this change ¢ e detention of his lighte: and a week's delay in effecting a he went in where he did troops and artillery direct- thus has avoided e: to the hardships men, as they 12 hafte: y s off Santiago. It the eral has scored diplor advantage in 1 Porto Rican soil before res had been received »ain looking toward pea ure of General Brooke and s from Hampton to-morrow, stantial evidence of the pur- pose of the Government not to abate the prosecution of military operations at this s > of the negotiations. The two generals are embarked on rapid and should reach General Miles putting him into pos- a sufficient force to begin »vement upon San Juan at once. are reasonably son, with that certain that General part of the Porto Rico expedition which | here to-day for coal, and will leave to- ‘“ sailed under his command from MEN AND ARM LAND AT BANES Spanish Cavalry Driven Back. SUCCESS OF AN EXPEDITION CUBANS FAIL TO APPEAR AT THE RENDEZVOUS. Four of the Steamship Wanderer’s Men Wounded in a Brush With a Body of the Enemy. Special Dispatch to The Call. KEY WEST, Fla., July 27.—News reached here to-day of the attempted landing on Cuban shores of a large ex- pedition, men and arms, from the steamer Wanderer, which left Key West about a week ago. Banes, west of Havana, was the point selected for debarkation, but on arriving there the expedition was confronted by a body of cavalry numbering a thousand or more and a sharp engagement ensued. The Wanderer was to have been met by a party of Cubans, who had evident- ly been driven off by the Spanish forces before the arrival of the Wanderer. The Wanderer, which was not under convoy, drew up about 400 yards. from the shore and began discharging her cargo by means of small boats. = At first there were no signs of resistance, and a portion of the supplies had al- ready been placed on the beach when a vigorous rifle fire was opened on the members of the expedition from a wooded growth lining the beach, and a force of Spanish cavalrymen burst into sight. There were about two score of sharp- shooters who evidently expected the expedition, and they attempted to cover the retreat by lying flat and re- turning the Spaniard’s fire. They picked off a number of the cavalry- men, and as the opposing force backed to the woods the Wanderer's men got their boats off, but not before Willlam Davis, mate; Willlam Ross, seaman; Gabriel ~Alvarez, Felix Lopez and Rojolu Garcia had been slightly wounded. After the Wanderer's men had got away the Spaniards pushed down to the beach and resumed their fire, pep- pering the hull of the Wanderer with Mauser bullets, but inflicting no fur- ther damage. The gunboat Vicksburg returned here this morning after having been thirty-eight days in the blockade. She reports that on Tuesday last, while two miles off shore, west of Havana, the Vedado battery and the battery re- cently erected fired three shots each at her. " The shells fell close to the ship, and she quickly got out of range. ces made on furniture and planos, with e removal. J. Noonan. 1017-1023 Mission. n delight to the Navy Depart- | mmended since the war be- | s made by General Miles when he | | Charleston, has already formed a junc- tion with General Miles and his army at Guanica Bay, no information to that effect has been received. General Miles | informed the War Department that he had sent a vessel to meet General Wil- | son’s expedition and guide it to Guan- fca. This was done because General | Wilson expected when he left Charles-’ | ton to land at Point Fajarde. It is expected that General Schwan and his command will arrive at l‘yuan-‘ ica to-morrow, or, at the latest, Friday. Following Schwan, General Brooke is scheduled to sail from Newport News early to-morrow morning and will ar- rive at the rendezvous not later than | Sunday morning. It is not expected by the War De- | partment officials that General Miles will attempt to bring on a general en- | gagement before the latter part of next week. - MASSACHUSETTS LANDS ‘ THREE THOUSAND MEN Special cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 18%, by James Gor- | don Bennett PLAYA DEL ESTE (via Hayti), July | 27.—The Massachusetts landed 3000 | troops on the southwest coast of Porto ico. The Massachusetts has ordered back here to join the which includes ali the vessels fleet, men- ‘ eral other crui TS, | DEFENSES OF - SAN JUAN STRENGTHENED Copyrighted, 1838, by the Assoclated Press. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, July 27.—The Spanish troops in Porto Rico are being withdrawn from the outlying towns and are concentrating in San Juan. The defenses of the capital are being | strengthened. ‘CRUISER ClNCl.NNA_TI | PICKS UP THE MOBILE Special cable to e Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gor- dc Bennett ON BOARD THE CALL-HERALD | DISPATCH BOAT MINDORA, ST.| THOMAS, D. W. I, July 27.—The s in Porto Rico, is | t0-day escorted her southwest to Cay stron Culebra Island. For fear that the tor- pedo boat destrover Terror and Carlos II might attempt to escape from San Juan harbor, the Cincinnati remained | last night on the blockade line. On board the Mobile are the Sixteenth | Pennsylvania, two companies of the | Sixth Illinois and an ambulance and signal corps, 1265 men in all. There are thirty-five cases of typhoid fever on the transport. The monitor Terror put in morrow. TANKEE SPIES - ALARM MADRID Press Crusade Against Correspondents. | CALL-HERALD MAN A TARGET DEMANDED. Charged With Having Published in the Journals He Represents a Plan of the Fortifications of Tarifa. Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, don Bennett. MADRID, July 27.—A very strong ef- | fort is being made by the press here to | have me sent out of the country. El | Imparchial, a very largely circulated | paper, published again to-day an arti- | cle entitled *“El Espoinage Yankee,” | and probably purposes publishing it | daily until it forces the Government to expel me. According to the Heraldo and Imparchial the Government yester- day discussed my presence and decided on immediate action. El Imparcial's article on Yankee spying is very cur- ious. It says: “The Council has been occupied with work done in Spain by correspondents of certain Yankee news- | papers. The Herald has even received and published a plan of the fortifica- tions at Tarifa, including both old and new batteries at that place. The Her- | ald also receives telegrams about the defensive work of Cadiz. The Minis- ters were surprised to find this work of spying brought to such a point and have decided to take steps to prevent its being carried out in future.” El Liberal publishes the same item about the plan of Tarifa, with the com- ment that it confirms once more the grounds there were for its solemn ab- jurations to the Government to take active measures agailnst correspond- ents who are spies kept by the enemy in Spain. Speakine about the plan, it says: “While we patriotically and in obedlience to the orders of the Govern- ment suppress all information that might be of utllity to the enemy, jour- nalists and experts in the service of the Americlan nation are allowed to work unmolested in providing their army and navy with all details that can facilitate them in the task they have undertaken, If it is true the Govern- ment has decided to take vigorous measures to bring this spying to an end, public opinion will entirely ap- plaud its determination. Such steps fi“‘h' to have been taken much ear- er. El Heraldo publishes active operation a note that 8 are going to be undertaken against foreign corre- spondents in Srain, particularly in Madrid. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, July 2I.—W. P. Shaw of San Francisco is at the Windsor; F. W. Hall of Oakland is at the Plaza. | HIS IMMEDIATE EXPULSION | 1588, by James Gor- | CATHERED T0 HIS FATHERS Bishop Wingfield More. Is No SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS HIS DEATH A LOSS TO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. | Was an Earnest Worker for the Good | of His Fellow-Man and His Charity XRnew No Bounds. Special Dispatch to The Call. BENICIA, 21.—The sad news was telegraphed this afternoon to ..e relatives and friends of the Right Rev. J. H. D. Wingfield that he was dead. Notwith- standing he had been ailing some time, it was hoped that he was getting better, and his deat.. was a surprise that cast a gloom over the community and the church of which he was a leading light. The immediate cause of death was a | stroke of paralysis. Bishop Wingfield was born in Ports- [ mouth, Va., on September 24, 1833. He re- celved his education at St. Timothy’s, Maryland, in which institution he was | for two years one of the iaculty. He took | @ course of study in tne Theological Sem- inary of Virginia, anu was made a dea- con “in Christ church, Little Rock, on January 17, 1858, and in the following year he was ordained a priest. Until 1871 he was | connected with the Episcopal church in Portsmouth ana Fetersburg, Va. In the latter place he founded the St. Paul School for Girls. In 1874 he became identified with the | Paclfic Coast, having been elected rector | of Trinity Church, San rrancisco. His Higginson, for his actions at Gu- | tioned in my last cablegram and sev- | talents as a scholar earned for him the | degree of doctor of dlvinity in 1869, and | that of doctor of laws in 1874 from nis | alma mater, Mary and William Coi.ege. On December 2, 1874, he was consecrated Bishop of the missionary district of Northern California, and took up his resi- | dence in Benicia, where he established | the missionary college of St. Augustine and later St. Mary's Seminary of the Pa- cific Coast, both of which ~ institutions | were so well and successfully conducted that Benicia became known as the Athens of the Pacific Coast. Bishop Wingfield was an unllring worker, and his remarkable energy an | perseverance enabled him to bulld up tae { Interests of the church in the northern | district beyond all expectations. His abili- | ties were So well appreciated that he gvas offered the assistant Bishopric of Miss! sippl, the Bishopric of Loulsiana and the | see of Easton. | He wrote many articles in the Interest of the church. His published works are: “The Sacrament of Warriors,” “Answers | to the Charge of Uncharitab " and ness | “The Churchman’s Gratitude. | Bishop Wingfield in his home relations | was Mohzed by bis family, and as a mem- ber of the community he 'was thoroughly | respected. He was courteous and affable Rouds, | CTuiser Cincinnati picked up the trans- | to all who had business with him, and his to re- | POrt Mobile off San Juan last night and | Sharity to the unfortunate was unbound- He was brave to denounce wrong and to uphold right. He had the courage of his convictions, which was demonstrated during the civil war when he refused to take the oath of allegiance; and the same courage brought him to express his gratitude in | the later years of his life that the United | States was one people and one nation. During his life he had many troubles and trials which resulied in his having to close the schools unéer his charge, but in the greatness of his charity the last | act of his life was to pray for those that | had injured him. He had been unable 0 attend to the duties of his office since May, 1866, owing to a stroke of paralysis received at that time and which event- ually was the cause of his death. A widow and one daughter survive him. His remains will be taken to Petersburg, Va., for burlal, and hfs funeral will take place on Friday at 6:30 p. m. | WATSON'S SQUADRON MAY HASTEN PEACE NEW YORK, July 27.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: With an interest almost as keen as that felt by Spain the powers of Europe are awaiting the announce- ment of the terms upon which Presi- dent McKinley will be willing to end the war. This reply will make plain the policy of the administration with respect to the Philippines. It will likely cause an exchange of notes be- tween the powers, and may prove to be a rivet which may bind Continental Europe together for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon this Government looking to the withdfawal of its demands regarding the acquisi- tion of territory in the Philippines and other Spanish islands in that section of the globe. So great has been the anxiety of the several governments to learn the in- tention of the United States with re- gard to the Philippines that they in- structed their representatives in Wash- | ington to make inquiries as to our policy. These diplomats, besides seek- | Ing information through the ordinary | channels, have furnished their govern- | ments with such unofficial statements | and gossip of an authoritative charac- | ter as they have been able to obtain. The inquiries when addressed to the State Department have all been of a character to disarm suspicion of any intention on the part of the makers to find fault with any policy that may be adopted by the United States, it being stated that if not an improper ques- tion the Government of Japan, for in- | stance, would like to know what the United States proposes to do with the Philippines. Besides Japan, several governments made these inquiries, but it is stated positively at the German and French embassies that the repre- sentatives of these governments made no representation whatever to the United States on the subject. To the inquirles which have been made, however, an evasive answer has | been returned, indicating that the Gov- | ernment had formulated no definite pol- | icy, but the positive assertion has been made that foreign interests will be thoroughly protected. These Inquiries have, of course, been the subject of much discussion by the President and his advisers and are the cause of some apprehension that an effort may be made by Continental Europe to exert a pressure upon this Government to with- draw from the Philippines. It was to counteract such pressure and to show Europe the demands of the United States were unalterable that the President recently so largely increased the Eastern squadron, and it is reit- erated to-day with emphasis that that squadron will sail for Spain between the 1st and 10th of August. If Spain is sincere In her desire for peace the ne- gotiations of the officials will be un- doubtedly hastened by the departure of the squadron abroad, and if she is not, that squadron will be In a position to attack and destroy the remnant of the Spanish navy and make demonstrations along the Spanish coast. Rear Admiral Sampgon hasassembled the armorclads at Guantanamo and is putting them in the best possible re- pair. He will report within a week, the authorities expect, the completion of repairs to certain ships. These will be attached to Commodore Watson's squadron and sent abroad. laraiteed Comnatons ¥ abon R oy Sichaal. juara; N jons ‘ukon ver Ints; low rates, Particulars 4 MKt. or 652 Mkt 5 3 THE LATE BISHOP J. H. D. WINGFIELD. BISMARCK IS | SERIOUSLY 1L Report of His Condition Verified. HE HAS GROWN VERY WEAK UNABLE TO COMBAT RAVAGES OF DISEASE. The Iron Prince Is Slowly Failing, Though His Physician Says There Is No Immediate Danger. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, July 27.—A representative of the Hamburgische Correspondent, tele- graphing from Friedrichsruhe at 4:40 p. m., says: The reports of Prince Bis- marck’s serious illness are unfortunately verified, so far as can be ascertained. The family feared the worst yesterday. The Prince is weaker to-day, but as he slept well last night, it is hoped he may again improve. The whole family is assembled at Friedrichsruhe. The Hamburg correspondent of the Vos- sische Zeitung says: All the evening papers, With the excéptidn of the Ham- burger Nachrichten, represent the con- ditlon of Prince Bismarck as unfavorable, Despite his good sleep, there is still ground for anxiety. The Hamburger correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt says that it has been an anxious crisis, but that there are hopes ;2:'“ there is now a turning for the bet- A dispatch from Friedrichsruhe to the Lokal Anzeiger says: Prince Bismarck has been serfously ill for some days with acute venal inflammation, but is better to-day. He has eaten fce and taken nourishment. There is no immediate dan- ger. What is serious is his extreme weak- ness. In the face of conflicting statements and the secrecy maintained at Friedrichs- ruhe, accurate accounts of Prince Bis- marck’s condition are impossible. It is the custom of Dr. Schweninger to deny all alarmist reports, first, because his patient is still in the habit of reading the newspapers when he is well enough, and, second, because he contends that Prince Bismarck has the same right of privacy in such matters as an ordinary private citizen. From the best available sources it may be gathered that Bismarck’'s condition is one of diminishing strength and power to fight against chronic discases rather than of sudden collapse or change, and that he may live for some time unless sudden weakness of the heart sets in. flammation of the vein of the leg is cai ing increasing trouble. Some reports say that an open, painful sore in one leg pre- vented him' sleeping and has caused general weakness. Dr. Schweninger, in a published Inter- view, denies all these alarmist reports, He complains of the great trouble caused to himself and the whole Bismarck house- hold by telegraphic and other inquiries from all parts of the world, saving that he wants his time for his patient and cannot be expected to answer inquiries, and expressing the opinion tha+ people “‘ought to be more considerate.” CUBAN TROOPS TAKEN FROM CAMP M'CALLA Given a Rousing Send-Off by Marines as They Embark for Caimanera. 2 Copyrighted, 189, by the Associated Press. PLAYA DEL ESTE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 27, 2 p. m.—All the Cu- ban troops at Camp McCalla were transferred this morning to Caimanera, in the Samoset. They will camp there awaiting orders. They rather expected to go to Santiago. The parting between the United States marines and their Cuban allies was attended with quite a ceremony. A guard was drawn up and the Cubans shouted: “Viva Americano,” “Viva Cu- ba Libre,” and “Viva McCalla.” It is generally conceded they have been of great service to the marines. The lat- ter remain in their original camp. The preparatioi; of the fleat tine without incident. The Vixen, with General Howar® and a number of army nurses, went to Santiago this morning. General Howard arrived on the Niagara. The Marblehead picked up thirteen submarine contact mines in the upper Guantanamo Bay yesterday. All were covered with barnacles and were harmless. They had been in the water since April 9. VENEZUELA SUPPLYING FOOD FOR THE ENEMY United States Monitor Loomis Causes Several Vessels Bound for Porto Rico to Be Stopped. Bpeclal cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1895, by James Gor- don Tiennett. LA GUAYRA, Venezuela, July 27.— United States Ministér Loomis has had vessels laden with food ccnsigned to Porto Rlco stopped, and has ordered the American Consul at Curacoa to follow in a steam launch vessels be- lieved to be loaded with supplies for the enemy. “Soapy” Smith’s Slayer Dead. SEATTLE, July 2. — Advices from Bki‘x!ua%. Alaska, state that Frank H, Reld, who killed, ‘BQ;&Y" Smith, had died rom his wounds. 's people live in FLosebing. Oy Lty S e ke o i g con- ON A BURNING SHIP AT SEA West Indian Passengers in Great Peril. PANIC - STRICKEN JAMAICANS MAKE A MAD RUSH FOR THE LIFEBOATS. Brave Mate With a Revolver Looks to Women and Children—Land- ing at New York Without Loss of Life. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, July —The steamship Ardandhu of the Tweedle line, trading between West Indian pogts and this city, came up the bay to-day with a heavy list to starboard, and the cargo stored in her lower hold on fire. The fire first made its appearance at 9:30 on Monday night, when the vessel was off Fenwicks Island, on the coast of Maryland. The wildest excitement followed the outbreak of the fire, and several of the eleven steerage passengers, all Jamalicans, endeavored to seize the lifeboats. The third mate, Percy Sanders, was forced to draw his revol- ver to prevent the men from the steer- age leaving the burning steamer in the three lifeboats, which could easily have accommodated the other forty-five pas- sengers and members of the crew. The steerage passengers were, however, forced out of the boats by Captain Walker and his men, nad when discipline was re- stored preparations were first made for the saving of the women and children of the vessel. The lifeboats were lowered. The sea was quite calm and the ship's officers stood by the rope ladders. Thus a panic was averted and the safety of the fifty-six persons on board the Ar- dandhu assured. The heat was so intense and the smoke was so heavy that it was for a time un- safe for the passengers to remain on the | upper deck. They were all ordered for- ward and the women and children were first put into the lifeboats, each of which had a full supply of food and water on board, and were supplied with compasses and signal roc:ets. It was nearly mid- night when Captain Walker considered he had the fire under control and decided to continue on his way to New York. The women and children were taken.back to the steamer and the lifeboats were hoist- ed to the davits, but were not taken on board. The officers from that time on kept watch over the lifeboats to prevent the eleven Jamaicans, who appeared ter- ror-stricken, from deserting the burning | ship in.them. Most of the steerage pas- sengers, howev: stowed themselves in the small boat ern and remained there until the Ardandhu reached the Narrows. SECOND CAPTURED FLAG REACHES SANTIAGO WASHINGTON, July 27.—The sec- ond captured flag was received at the ‘War Department to-day with a brief note from General Shafter as follows: Fragment of Spanish flag captured by the Thirteenth United States Infantry at San Juan, July 1 Inspector Breckinridge, who had been a member of General Shafter's staff, called at the White House this afterncon and personally described to the President the conditions existing there when he left, July 20. He spoke particularly of the remarkable enthu- siasm displayed by the United States troops there and of their cool, brave conduct under fire. He also minimized the yellow fever conditions, and said that the troops had been fully prepared in advance for its appearance. - ENCOUNTERED GALES IN NORTHERN WATERS SEATTLE, July 27.—Details have been received here of the perilous trip of eighty gold seekers from Illinois across Bering Sea In the river steamer Alaska Union. The party is headed by Dr. F. C. Hage- man of Chicago. They left here May 21 for Nunivak Island in the schooner Beu- lah. At Nunivak the Alaska Union was constructed. On July 2 she started to cross Bering Sea loaded to the guards with freight and passengers and towing 2 barge and steam launch. The start was hardly made before a storm came up. At its height one of the boiler pipes burst and flooded the lower deck with steam and scalding water to a depth of six inches. Captain Charles E. Baxter of Chicago with a crowbar broke open a door that had been nailed up to keep out the sea and released the water. For seven hours the Union lay helpless, and then --t un- der way just in time to escape another storm, which she avolded by running un- der the lee of Nelson Island. On the 4th another start was made, but another storm caught her while in shoal water. The pilot cast anchor and threw her nose up to the gale. The anchors held her while for hours she lay rocking and toss- ing on the ugly, lumny swells character- istic of Bering Sea. Not one of the part: expected to escape. On July 6 the mout| of the Yukon was reached. ‘The members of the expedition are in the best of health. 5 - Eureka’s Agricultural Fair. EU'BEKA. July 27°—It was decided this evening to hold the Eureka Agricultural and Mechanical Fair in the week be:ln- ning September 12. = i : CARGO OF ON THE GOLD TREASURE SHIP HUMBOLDT Fortunate Klond ikers @rrive With Two Million Dollars in Yel- low Dust. SEATTLE. July 27.—The steamship Humboldt reached Seattle this after- noon with a golden cargo of nearly $2,000,000. She is the sixteenth treasure ship to arrive from the North this month. Bag after bag of dust and nuggets was brought ashore, while the fortunate Yukoners were cheered by several thousand spectators who crowded the wharf. Three lucky miners who were among | the first to arrive in the newly dis- covered Klondike region had about $800,000 between them. J. D. Mienach sold his rich claim on Bonhnza to a rpresentative of Drexel, Morgan & Co. for $250,000. This amount, with a few additional thousands, he has Just brought out. John Erickson is another wealthy passenger. He located No. 10 on Bon- anza and has nearly $300,000 to repre- sent his clean-up for the past two years. Gold and drafts in the possession of Antone F. Stander represent over $250,000. He is the man who won and married the vaudeville queen Violet Raymond, with whom he is now going to Paris to see something of life. Humboldt Gates and his father-in- law, William Hall, of Eureka, Cal., had two grips filled with gold in the safe- keeping of Purser Twiggs, who esti- mates their value at over $150,000. Mrs. Williams of San Francis has been in Dawson two years and returns | with $10,000. Among the other wealthy passengers | was J, D. Thaggard of this city, who brought out about $50,000. He realized ,000 of this amount from the sale of a balf interest in a saloon at Dawson. The steamships Alice and W. K. Mer- vin brought the Humboldt's 105 passen- gers down the Yukon River in seven days. The miners repdrt having passed the steamers Healy and J. C. Barr. The former was in a short distance of Dawson, and the Barr was making pro- gress up the lower Yukon. The 10 per cent royalty imposed by the Canadian Government is rapidly driving out all of the old Klondikers, who prefer to leave their claims un- worked until next year, believing that | by that time the royalty will be lifted It is said that mine owners who former- ly employed from twenty to twenty- | five men are now working from four to five only. North will develop the American dis- tricts, which give promise of good yields, and where no extortion is prac- ticed. Most of the passengers on the Hum- boldt will go direct to San Francisco. Among these are John Erickson, F. Stander and many of the other wealthy prospectors. They evidently prefer to turn their gold over to the Mint to hav- ing it cashed at the Seattle assay office. Stander owns an_interest in claims Nos. 4, 5 and 6 on El Dorado and 40 on Bonanza, for which he has refused $1,000,000. He is accredited with having given Clarence Berry his start by tak- ing him in as a partner during the fall of 1896. Last year Stander purchased Berry’s interest in their holdings, and he is now one of the bonanza kings. Edward Dion of Quebec, Canada, al- leges that clalms above 42 on Bonanza Creek do not pay for their working. Several of the big ocean steamers are experiencing serious difficulty at St. Michael. Some of them are unable to unload their passengers because of the absence of lighters and having no light-draft steamers to go up the Yu- kon. In speaking on this point Cap- tain James Bonnified of the Humboldt sald this evening: “There is a lively time on some of the big boats at St. Michael. The steamer Progresso is in a bad way. The company that sent her north is now insolvent. —Her 160 passengers cannot get ashore because of the lack of light- ers. Besides, they do not know how they are to get up the Yukon. Their passage is paid to Dawson. The com- pany had expected to use some of the Moran fleet of river steamers, but they had not yet arrived when we left. But if they should turn up there is no money with which to make the neces- sary payment before they can be used. “The National City sailed from Port- land with over 100 passengers and has been at St. Michael three weeks. Her river steamers were lost 2t sea, and she has no lighters on which to get her passengers ashore. The Brixham is short of supplies and when she un- loads and starts southward her crew and passengers will live on short ra- tions. The Dirigo sailed from San Francisco with a big crowd. The cap- tain has no way of . getting them ashore and is short of provisions. Food cannot be purchased at St. Mi- chael and the angry passengers are gradually eating all that is left. The passengers may have to be brought back, in which event the cargo will be broached to get supplies. “Mrs. A. M. Baber and Miss Jeffer- son, both of Chicago, who went north on the Progresso, returned on the Humboldt. They say that the passen- ers fear they will be returned to eattle. A number of libel suits have been prepared against the Progresso by the passengers.” Captain Bonnifield says that the Moran fleet was supposed to have pass- ed through False Pass on July 17 and to be making their way through Bering Sea. The Western Star was wregked and one other was left behind for re- pairs, leaving but ten in the fleet, if they arrive safely at St. Michael. =il i “SWIFTWATER BILL” RIVALED BY “FRENCHY” JUNEAU, Alaska, July 23 (by Steam- ship City of Topeka to Port Townsend, July 27).—Sunrise City, on Turnagain Arm, Cooks Inlet, the principal town of that mining region, has another such character as “Swiftwater Bill" of Klondike fame, though the Cooks Inlet plunger is known by only one name. He Is becoming as famous, though not quite so rich, either in name or gold dust. He is known as “Frenchy.” This inciplent Croesus has 2 placer mine in a gulch up Six Mile Creek, into which all the paying creeks in that section empty. Sunrise City stands at the mouth of Six Mile. TIts present population is about 2000 per- CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The fao- tinile o Many of those who remain | | sons, and it possesses all the attrac- !tinns of the frontier mining camps. “Frenchy” plays faro like a.fiend, paints the town red periodically, and is what is known in the States as a “goou thing” for the gamblers and sa- loons. He never stops blowing himself as long as there is an ounce of dust | left in his sack, for the very good rea- | son that he knows there is plenty more where that came from. “Frenchy” is something of a mys- | tery. He parries all attempts to learn his right name, saying that “Frenchy” is good enough for him. He has excel- | lent manners, particularly when drunk, and shows unmistakable marks of having seen, if not better days fin- | ancially, better days socially. Some of ;!he miners call him “The Count.” One of the last party down from Cooks In- let says that “Frenchy” plays one card at a time, the six being his favor- ite, with the queen next. This habit | gives the dealer a much better chance with the cards, which accounts for the fact that the mineowner almost invari- ably loses. | After being in town a few days Frenchy" suddenly disappears, but 1 everybody has learned that he has ignn«e back to his “diggings” for more gold. Invariably he reappears in about | @ week with the buckskin receptacle Al to the neck with coarse gold. He says he is going down to the States by the last steamer next fall. He has spent about §15,000 in dust up to date | this summer. E. C. Sherman, who lives on Adeline street, Oakland, is one of the latest ar- rivals from Cooks Inlet, whither he went in the interest of hydraulic min- ing on a large scale. “One serious drawback of the Cooks Inlet country,” he said, “is the disre- gard of mining laws. Men who have | been in the country several years have | located a great many claims. They do no development work on them as re- quired by law, and at the end of the year simply refile on them. This keeps out men who might put in money and work the ground. There much ground in the district that can be worked with profit by hydraulics. The season has not been a successful one for the miners. This is not on account | of there being ne gold, but because of the unusually high water which has | carried away dams and sluice boxes, so | that no work could be done. There are a number of good claims, and as there are not less than 2000 men out prospecting, more good grourd in all probability will be found. But there are already too many men there that immediate district, and it remains to be seen whether the country in that vicinity is gold bearing. The high water has greatly interfered with prospect- ing and altogether the season so far has not been a satisfactory one. “‘Sunrise City will be ltvely nout ain- ter. Several fairly good stores and quite a number of saloons are doing business. “Frank Wheeler is perhaps the lead- ing merchant of Sunrise. He had a mortgage on a claim owned by a man named Powers, who had not done much for work on it. Three days before tha little steamer Perry left Sunrise to take passengers down.to Homer to catch the mail steamer, Wheeler fore- closed on the mortgage. He put sev- eral men at work at once, and when we left they were taking out $70 a day to the man. “Powers was badly broken up over his loss and Wheeler’s good fortune. He lost his head on the Perry and began to shoot. I was standing just in front of him and one bullet whistled by my ear. They put him into the hold, and he was still there when the malil steamer left. HAL HOFFMAN. AMA MAN That is a grand and a great thing to be able to say. 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