The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1898. DAWSON A VAST . CITY OF TENTS Army of Stranded Gold- Seekers Grows. OUTLOOK IS NOT CHEERING THOUSANDS FACE A SERIOUS; SITUATION. Unable to Locate Claims or Even to Pitch Their Tents Near the enter of the Mining i Metropolis. Special Correspondence of The Call. BY SAM W. WALL. T., July 20.—With o than half gone encamped about mains in its fuil who are ken from e just ar- to learn the dif- if they to DAWSON, w. arm Season more peopl tents r places of those hers yet that, ns are and fever are generally charged by th doctors to the water consumed. town is very poorly provided for in this regard, there being few deep springs, the water in general use being surface and seepage, having the brown color of the moss and very cold, as coming di- rectly off the ice. Half the big town is sick on account of 1t, as the warm | weather has tempted to an intemperate | use of it. A mad dog went snarling | through the streets a few days ago |'snapping at the great number of dogs | in his path. He was killed, and an or- der is now in force requiring all dogs to be tied up until the 15th of August. A negro boy has received the very | lucrative position of poundmaster. He | Is given the right to capture and tie | | up the dogs found running at large. | is at e e | His charge for care and feed Dawson rates. The Dominion Creek affair, in which Gold Commissioner Fawcett locked the | creek up until a certain day in July | and then threw it open three days be- | fore the date fixed. to the great ad- vantage of a number who knew that the order was to be changed, has been | the subject of constant irritation since then, not only between the Commis- sioner and the people, but between the Commisstoner and Major Walsh. The friction there has resulted almost in a | rupture, Fawcett being interviewed by the committee appointed by the mass meeting charged the change in the or- der to Major Walsh. Major Walsh being confronted with this declaration flatly denied the truth-of it, and there | was immediate cause for trouble. The | relations of the two officlals are not| even in a slight degree. Mass | | cor meetings of miners have recently be- come of frequent occurrence, and in them all the officials are severely crit- | icized, especial pleasure being taken in speaking plain concerning the Gold | Commissioner. _The last meeting of this kind framed a petition to Major | Walsh, asking him to suppress th Mine Exchange. This is the institu-| ALAMEDAS DEFEAT THE SOUTH ERDS Barge Race at Astoria Regatta. WIN DESPITE AN ACCIDENT THEIR STEERING GEAR LOST BE- FORE THE RACE. Pluckily Row Without It and Lead the Midgets by Ten Full Lengths at the - Finish. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ASTORIA, Or, Aug. meda barge crew won the four-oared race from the South End Midget crew by ten lengths in the Astoria regatia to-day. The outcome was a surprise. Before the contest Alameda money could not be found in the town. Every- body had picked the South Ends for easy winners. The race W; a measured mile s rowed in the rain over and a half course with ter was very smooth | must meet and overcome. la turn. The W s S tion where claims are auctioned every | & b > ! The conditions become more difficult | aetarnoon. The low prices at which | with a strong flood tide running. Tktr;‘ and burdensome every day. ch day | many claims have sold at the exchange | stakes were set up strear, which gave the fringe >ads . another | have had a tendency to demoralize the | the crews the benefit of the current widened Jutskirts of the | market. Claim owners and brokers| going up. while coming back it was a ..an who comes to locate himself compeiled to be town and the next day fir content with s other remove from the center. hardship this is to the settler can only be appreciated n it is understood that the thickly built up most outward circle lies more , two miles from Front street, on top of a steep hill. To reach it the there passes over a mile of ¢ almost without a cabin upon e level swamp land and the slopes of the hill to the east and south of the town are com 2d in the La Due townsite, for which a patent ha been issu and to Stewart Menzies application for a patent for forty acres and the Government reserve. On to a wide space sufficient to ac- | the city, the barracks are located hward of fifty a squatte now town and Gover is were choice every tract priv. upon. held not 1 4 high as five e La Due town- lot lots te akes up the nd on the loping down he hun- alsh on ere they >p of this ho meant to re- 1d the woods main are now fu or rather the woods to their n pitched on ut the bar- | rve held by north near | 1e property of in- consent could be runs above The thic ge of boats and barges along th g r front still accomma- dates a thousan people for the most © sitting ting the pro- vith so much thing wiil -morrow. Th times issued ordr e Government reserves \ t , and Majc h, when the La patent arrived, tion that he ustain the | company In its effort to clear its prop- | erty of squa So those who pull | up to the water front at Dawson, be- | lieving that ing reached their goal | their troubles are over, awake within | the hour to ization of new trou- bles quite as any thev | have seen. The o reserve have been s to mova off the | pended as often | as given, for the tented squatters there | complain that the; ntend to remain | but a few days anyhow and it would | be a great hardship to compel them to | climb the with their goods in the | meantime. So the army of inaction | remains and the winter hurries on. To clear the water front, especially at| certain landing places, is more impor- tant. Orders have agaln and- again been issued, but still the boats cling to the shore line. A few days ago a Northwest mounted policeman cut the strings of a score of boats tied to the shore within the reserve, and they floated off down the stream, being pulled in, however, by a boatman balf a mile below. This was done to make room for a public woodyard in contem- plation. The Yukon River has been rising and falling in remarkable fash- fon for .some weeks past, rising as much as a foot and falllng again within the same day. This is caused by very heavy rains on some of the branches of the river above. It has been more effective {n clearing the squatters from off the bars in front of the city than the police orders. It has caused much loss and great discomfort among them. Every day the question is asked with growing anxiety, “What are these people to do this winter?” No' doubt very many of them intend going out. They will probably float down the river for more than 2000 miles that lie between them and St. Michael in their small boats. Some have already started on the long voy- age. It is feared, however, that the great number who may be think- ing of this means of escape will be soothed by the beautiful summer Weather they are now enjoving, and which may be expected to continue up to the very edge of winter, into re- maining too long. One day the warm sun will be hidden by a rain cloud, the rain next day will turn to snow, which will not melt again till next spring, a few days later ice will begin running in.the Yukon, and the exit downstream is locked for this year. With those un- familiar with the swift approach of the Arctic winter when undertaking to again claim this country, it is difficult to realize the danger. The weather has been extremely warm during the .past week, the mercury rising to 100 degrees in the shade. There Is a great deal of sickness in the camp, there being nothing less than an epidemic of dysentery and also a number of cases of fever. There are forty-five patients in the hospital. Tim*O’Connor of San Frencisco died there last Thursday of dysentery. He leaves a widow and chil- i c | The town is quite wid | before the Atlantic Club, and Charley say the place has done more injury the r ing industry than has the T! alty tax, and this expression was u in the petition to Walsh. | ficient to cause him to refuse to grant it He said that inasmuch as the of - fich:ls and the law had been coupled | as evi inconsis not_the othe said, to do away he had not done it; th to tent in him to suppress one and He had the power, he with the royalty and efore, he could not suppress the exchange. Auction houses are doing a big busi- | in disposing of outfits of 1hu-»1 ne who, pected, not finding here what they ex-| are eager to get away. There | are three regular auction houses so er-| gaged, not to speak of the independent individual who rises up at intervals | along the water front and auctions own stuff. : The clean-up in so far as it will be completed this year Is almost over. | of ground will not be washed ) 1oth are the miners to render- i up the 10 per cent royalty. This ; has given the whole district the ce. The & ust of the mine | big and little, is feit in the | street and on the trail, everywhere. | Very many claims that would other- | wise be worked will not be touched, | peyond the necessary _representing | work this winter. The hope is, of | urse, that the tax will be lifted and it 15 wthin the vear the gold that| frozen in the ground will have rned very good interest over that | which has been dug and washed out. | Generally, however, preparations are { begun for ‘the coming winter's mining | operations. The Monarch, the Columbia Naviga- tion Company’s steamer, Captain Clark W. Sprague, arrived on Thursday with a number of passengers and to-day the | Sovereign of the same line arrived. The Monarch’s arrival is the first instance so far recorded of a new boat getting up this river on its first attempt ‘or in its first season. Captain Sprague was congratulated among steamboatmen | throughout town. The feat to have been repeated by the same company in such quick succession was considered remarkable. The Monarch started on her return trip this afternoon. The big naval victory at Santiago de Cuba was celebrated by the Americans | here to-day. Major Walsh turned the | town over to them until 4 o'clock to- morrow morning. A procession marched up and down Front street béaring American and English flags and ban- ners weariag the portraits of Dewey | and Schley. From a platform in front of the Alaska Commercial Company’s store speeches were made by a number | of Americans and a very pretty speech by Judge Maguire of this district. Songs were sung by men and women and in some of which the big crowd joined. e open to-night. KID M’PARTLAND | GETS THE DECISION | NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—“Kid” McPart- land of this city and Owen Zeigler of | Philadelphia fought twenty-five rounds White, the referee, decided In favor of McPartland, who, with the exception of the last round, had the better of the bout. McPartland surprised many of those who Watched the fight by using his right hand effectively, while his left was continuauy playing havoe with Zelgler's face. Zeigler fought desperately in the last two rounds, and had the better of the New Yorker in the work accomplished, but this was not enough to counterbalance the lead Which the “Kid” had gained previously. The men met at catch weights for a twenty-round contest and agreed to box until ordered to break away by the ref- eree. st BISMARCK’S MEMOIRS. It Is Said That They Contain No Startling Disclosures. BERLIN, Aug. 19.—Tt Is reported that Prince Herbert Bismarck has hidden him- self for the purpose of correcting the proofs of his father’s memoirs, which were prepared with the assistance of Dr. Chrysander, the late ex-Chancellor's sec- retary, and Professor Bucher. It is al leged on good authority, however, that the memoirs contain no startling discios- ures, though they are likely to provoke interesting comments from other actors in the events narrated. e STOCKTON BATHS BURNED. Buildings Covered Nearly a Block and the Loss Is $40,000. STOCKTON, Aug. 19.—Jackson's baths, the well known resort at the southern end of the city, were destroyed by fire this morning, causing a loss of $40,000. The baths are lighted from deep gas wells, and an explosion followed the first sight of the fire. The pavilion, billiard hall, clubhouse and bathhouses covered almost a city block, and being of wood they burned like tinder. T e— 2 WATER SUPPLY THREATENED. Mountain Fires Again Break Out in Los Angeles County. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.—Fierce moun- tain fires have broken out again on the Government forestry reservation back of Mount Wilson, in the northeastern part of the county. Much damage to the wat- er supply, which is already very light, allke in character it would be | ainst the tide. erews lined up for the start aluminum rudder of the Alameda barge hag mysteriously dropped off and sunk. ~This left the | ameda boat without steering gear, | as another rudder could not be found. | It was thought the race would go Lo the South Ends by default, but the | Alameda crew, after some delay, lined up again, with the cockswain steering the boat with the paddle of an Indian | canoe. Their ambition to row under any circumsthnces received great ap- hard pull a; When the it was found the 19.—The Ala- | doubles between Freeman and Miss Suf ton and R. Rowan and Marian Jones. The ladies did most of the pl&ylni. and their tennis was admirable. The former team won, which makes it a matter for study as to who will win _the ladtes® singles to-morrow afternoon—Miss Sutton or Champion Marian Jones. To-day's scores are: Mixed doubles—Freeman and Sutton beat R. Rowan and Marian Jones, 7-3, Bell_and Migs Sterling beat Dagsett and Mrs. Seymour, Finals all-comers’ _doubles—Bell and Braly beat Wellcome and Bumiller, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 3-6. 6-1 Championship, open singles—Freeman beat Picher, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Consolation _singles—Hendricks beat Chap- man, 8-6, 6-1; Way beat Osburn -5; R. A. 55 Rowan beat . Manning, 6-4, 6-4; Overton beat Buck, 61, 6-3, and Hendricks beat Pedley, 6-3, 6-2. - BURN WINS COLOGNE CHESS TOURNAMENT 19.—The fifteenth and COLOGNE, Aug. international chess final round of the tournament was played to-day. Schiffers beat Heinrichsen, Gottschall beat Schiech- Albin and Popiel drew. Schowalter plause from the thousands who lined the course, and when they came home easy winners the cheering was terrific. They had won a great race in the face of defeat. At the start the Alamedas had the inside course, a good advantage, and | they were away a half length in the | lead at the report of the pistoL The South Ends quickly forged to the front, | however, and were three front half way to the stake. They were rowing a slow 24-stroke and never once changed t for a spurt during the entire course. The Alamedas were zigzagsging all over the river, and seemed as if the Midgets were taking things easy. go- | ing up just to have the Alamedas stay | in the race. The latter were being | cheered to the echo by all along the river for their plucky work and were | pulling a steady 30-to-the-minute | stroke. The turn was reached with the South Ends taking it easy, well In the lead. | Their stake had drifted about a haif | length farther up the river than their opponents’ and it was here they lost the race. The Alamedas came up with a rush for the turn, the cockswain held | the paddle down as a pivot on the side | of the boat and in one strike they were | around an! in the row home three | lengths ahead of the “Midgets” before the latter gave way. Once in the lead | the Alameda crew set up a 34-5Lroke‘ and was walking away from the South | Ends, who seemed indifferent as to the finish, as they never evemn quickened their stroke to catch the Alamedas. The time of the winning crew was 10:54, The South Ends crossed thirty- four seconds later. The personnel of the two crews is as follo Alameda—V. Nidcock, bow; A. Hansen, | No. 2;: At Webb, No. 3; F. Ayers, stroke; and Ed Hansen, cockswain. South End—Gus Carson, bow; Bob Mac- Arthur, No. 2; George Bates, No. F. Duplissea, stroke; and W. McGrill, swain. This afternoon the weather cleared. and the immense crowds on shore and afloat were entertained by swimming matches, greased pole contests, tub| races, canoe races, duck hunt, net throwing contests, fish boat races and other events. A very exciting swim- ming contest was that between the two Californians, Pape and Webb, over a T5-yard course, the former winning. Both men were hauled into the boat almost exhausted. Pape’s time was | 1:12. The wind was light and came in puffs, making the salling races very slow. At the signal, however, eleven fish boats entered for the first race un- der working sails, and made a beautiful appearance as they passed the flagship with their canvas spread lazily to catch what little breeze there was. The start was made at 1:55, and the winning boat crossed the line at 6:03, having gone twice around the four-mile course in four hours and eight minutes. The winner was Emile Mattson, an dthe prize was 72 pounds of 40-12'ply Knox twine and $50 cash. There were ten other prizes, from a steel range to a hat. The time and the winners in the other salling races cannot be announc- ed by the judges to-night, but it is known that in the Whitehall sailing race the Ceola crossed the line first and the Antlope second. The land parade to-night was an at- tractive feature of the programme. Governor Lord and staff, Brigadler General Charles F. Bebee, Oregon Na- tional Guard, Governor-elect Geer, the Oregon Naval Reserve, the Manila Guards (forty young ladles from Mc- Minnville) and a Chinese military com- pany from Portland, besides numerous civie oreanizations, participated. To-morrow the Alameda crew will row the Vancouver and Portland fours. The skiff race between Dr. Dennis of the South End Club, Alex. Pape of the Dolphin Club and Conéy Ochs of the Pioneer Club is scheduled for to-mor- row. WORLD’S CRICKET RECORD BROKEN CHESTERFIELD, England, Aug. 19.— In the cricket match between Yorkshire and Derbyshire, which began here yester- day, Brown and Tunnicliffe, for York- shire, made the sensational score of 554 before the ‘parr.nernhip was dissolved to- day. This is the world’s record for first- class_cricket, the previous record bein, 598, The pair went in first yesterday an biatted all day long, the score at the close o cock- lay bemfilswgborgms morning Tunni- cliffe made 243, before he was dismissed, and Brown was not out, with a score o # 202 and extras 19. Brown s followed, having totalea 300 g TENNIS TROPHY BROUGHT will result unless the fire is sneedily Stopped. Several gangs of men are to be sent to the scene to-day. —_— Forest Fires Abating Around Ukiah. UKIAH, Aug. 19.—Mountain fires which have been devastating the redwoods for days past are under control, and the weather in consequence is cooler and in- vigorating. ST Three Barns Burned at Ukiah. UKIAH, Aug. 19.—Three barns in:this city were destroyed by fire last night. The dren in San Francisco. The dysentery damage amounts to $2500; tnsurance $300. DOWN BY FREEMAN SANTA MONICA, Aug. 19.—The cham- plonship in the open singles was won this afternoon by L. R. Freeman, and he is now the possessor of the beautiful gold trophy cup offered by thie Lawn Tennis Assoclation of Southern California. The match, although fast, was rather disap- pointing, as both champion and chal- lenger were in bad form. riay began this morning with mixed lengths in | | Miss Order, 8 (J. | Third race, mile. ter, J be: ohn, Steinitz beat Tschigorin, Cha- ro k beat Fritz, Burn beat Schallop and Janowski drew. Total score: Players— ‘Won. Albin s Janowskl . T% 5 Berger ; K Poplel 1% 315 3 12 : i i e 103 % Sc hl?l\hlé. H" 1% 9 [ 54 9% 9% 5% 4 n Tschigorin L10% 4% Burn won the first prize, Charousek, Cohn and Tschigorin divided the second, third and fourth prizes in equal shares, Steinitz took the fifth, Schlechter and Showalter divided the sixth ant seventh and Berger received the eighth. The prizes, eight {n number, were of the following amounts: First prize 1000 marks, second 750, third 500, ourth 400, sifth 200, sixth 200, seventh 150, eighth 100. Lot J7HN NOLAN'S BACKFRS LOSE SACKS OF COIN BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 19.—The Electric City $5000 stake for the 2:30 trotting, the second big stake of the grand circuit meeting on the Tort Erle track, was captured by the Prince- ton mare, Timorah, after John Nolan had taken a heat and was a warm favorite in the pooling. As a result of the upset the pool boxes held about $30,000 before the speculation stopped. There was something queer looking about the early heats in the 2:04 pace. Che. halls, the Western stallion, paced in two heats, but old Frank Agan eame to life and took both heats. The judges asked Kenny to drive the favorite after this, but he refused to risk chances with the hobbled Chehalls. Frazier made a strong plea to be allowed to drive out the race. He tinkered with the pacing gear for a time and then reeled off heats far in the lead. Summarles: The Blectric Clty stake, $5000, 2:30 trotting— Timorah won second, third and fourth heats. Time, %, 2:121, 214 John Nolan won first heat in 2:14. Governor Holt third. Lady Wel- Iington, Miss Beatrice, Russo-Greek and Moun- taineer also started. pacing, purse $1500—Chehalls won_ third, and firth heats. Time, 2:06, 2:06, 2:06. n won first and second heats. Time, . Bumps third. ass trotting, purse $1500, unfinished— Britton won_ first and second heats. 2:09%. Grace Hastings won third Time, 2:09%, 2:12%. Ken- d Pilot Boy also started. 2:04 fourth 2:08" cl Tommy Time, 2:10%, and fourth heats. tucky Union, Rilma an S SARATOGA RESULTS. Poor Card, a Heavy Track and Dis- agreeable Weather. SARATOGA, August 19.—A poor lot of | horses were carded to-day, and a heavy track, disagreeable weather and light attendance did Sum- not tend to make the sport interesting. maries: First race, six and a half furlongs. Damocles, 108 (T. Sloan), 3 to 5. Judge Wardell, 103 (Powers), 2 t Donation, 196 (A. Barrett) 40 to Time, 1:2 Banished, Hurns, Izar a 4. d Triano also ran. Second race, five furlongs. Abide, 9% (Cla La Flaneur, 88 (Rowden), 80 to 1 E Time, 1:06%. Anita, Bffie Alnslee and Lella Smith aleo ran. Dutch Comedian, 104 (Kuhn), 5 to L. Stray Step, 111 (Powers), 8 to 5 and 3 to Protus, 108 (Clawson), 11 to 5.. Time, 1:41. Oxnard, Valid and L B also ran. Fourth race, five furlongs. Becken, 100 (A. Dean), 12 to 1 Lost Time, 100 (Kuhn), 3 to 1 Menu, 100 (Forbes). § to 1 Time, 1: Hold Up, Two Forks, dymenia, Flyin Scotchman, Garrabrant and Five O'clock als ran. 3 Fifth race, steeplechase, short course. Royal Scarlet, 156 (Cochran), even... Equerry, 146 (Wynne), 4 to 1 and even... Hurry Up, 40 (Bracken), 4 to 1. Time, 4:11 Trillion also men. -—— Joliet Trots and Paces. JOLIET, Ill, Aug. 19.—Flve thousand en- thusiastic spectators saw the third day's rac- ing at Tngalls Park. Results: 2:11 trot, purse $1000—Caid won in straight heats Time, 2:10, 2:09%, 2:09%. Sir Charles, Carlyle Carne, Belmont, Emily, Philomedes, Fred B, Oratorio, Nearnur and Little Edgar also started. 2:20 trot, purse $1000—May Bloom won in straight heats. Time, 2174 2:134, 2:12%. Cut- ting, Foxmount, Miss Sidney, All Right, Ber- gen, Bella Bells, Rens, Piko and Ronna Al- lerton also started. 2:14 pace, puree $1000—Warren D won in straight heats. Time, 2:09, 2:104, 2:124. Carrie J, Fairview, Sibella, Jib, Prince Analas, Bill Frazier, Jonas, Don Quixote, Edith Wilkes, Lebbeas, Moilie Byrnes, Birchnut and Burr Patch also started. 9:14 trot, purse $100—Caracalla won in straight heats. Time, 2:10%, 2:1%, 2114 Humboldt Mald, Rose Croix, Joe Wonder, Me- alum Wood, Curta and Janey T also started. e ‘Winners at Windsor. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 18.—The track at Windsor was heavy and lumpy and slow time was made. First race, six furlom “Watercress won, Tokio second, Weclipsie third. Time, 1: Second race, six _furlongs—Simon D won, Halton second, Bon Jour third. Time, 1:17%. Third race, one mile—Ellesmere won, Sir Er- roll second, Glen Albyn third. Time, 148 Fourth race, five and a half fyrlongs—Anno- wan won, Jimmy Cleve second, Trimmer third. Time, 1:11%. Fifth race, one mile—Leoncie won, Booze second, Albert S third. Time, 1:48. Sixth race, six furlongs—Oriental won, Ta- mora second, Dogllda third. Time, 1:18%. ——— TRANSFER AND DISOHARGES. Orders Issued by the War Depart- ment at Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Major Wil- liam H. Stillwell, additional paymaster of United States Volunteers, is relieved from duty in tne office of the paymaster general of the army, and will proceed to San Francisco, take station there and report in person to the chief paymaster of the Department of California for duty, and by letter to the commanding general of that department. Sergeant Hugo Koehler, Company A, Twenty-third Infantry, now supposed to be at Camp Merritt, San Francisco, will be discharged from the service of tno United States by tne commanding officer of his station. Private Robert F. Cooke, First Tennes- see Volunteer lntanlr“ow supposed to be at Camp Merritt, Francisco. will be discharged from the service of the United States by the commanding officer of his station. Private Frank J. Pratt Jr., Company K, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, now supposed to be at Camp Merritt, San Francisco, will_be discharged from the service of the United States by the com- manding officer of his station. This sol- dier is not entitled to travel pay. stz Aty STATE FAIR PRIVILEGES. J. C. Humphreys & Co.’s $12,500 Bid Is ted. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.—At the meet- ing of the directors of the State Agricul- tural Soclety, held yesterday afternoon, it was agreed to dispose of the privileges &J. C. Iiugp 4 tca.fo‘litheg;ufl.:l , and the policing was given - ry'mm'l dote%fin agency. FIGKTING CRAFT [N GRIM PARADE Orders for the Naval Review. Final SALUTE AT GRANT'S TOMB TWENTY-ONE GUNS TO BE FIRED BY THE WARSHIPS. Mayor Van Wyck and New York Cit- izens Will Deliver an Address to Sampson and His Men. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Final or- ders were sent to-day to Admiral Sampson relative to the naval parade at New York City on Saturday. The, ships will proceed to the anchorage at Tompkinsville, and there await the ar- rival of Mayor Van Wyck and a dele- gation of citizens, who are to go aboard the flagship and deliver an ad- dress to Admiral Sampson and the men of his command. This ceremony will occur before 10 o’clock Saturday morn- ing, as the orders contemplate to start up the North River at 10 o'clock. An- ticipating a pressure to gain admission to the flagship during the reyiew the orders are that no one is to be allowed aboard except on the express direction of the President. The salute at the tomb of General Grant will be the na- tional salute of twenty-one guns. Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen attended the Cabinet meeting to-day | and explained the plans for the naval ire\'lew, and it was decided that Secre- | tary Alger, Secretary Bliss, Secretary Gage, Attorney General Griggs and Postmaster Emory Smith would repre- sent the administration at the review. | ARRIVAL OF SAMPSON | AND SCHLEY DELAYED irort Hancock Will Thunder a Salute { When Their Ships Pass | Sandy Hook. | NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Rear Admirals | Sampson and Schley and the six ves- ! sels of the North Atlantic squadron | that are coming to this port were ex- | pected to arrive some time this after- noon, but had not been reported at a late hour to-night. Off Sandy Hook | the vessels will be met by a flotilla of | excursion craft and escorted up the | bay to the man-of-war anchorage off | Tompkinsville. As the warships pass in at Sandy Hook the guns at Fort § Hancock will thunder a salute. At Forts Wadsworth 'and Hamilton more salutes will be fired, so that the arrival | of the squadron will be announced to the citi- ns of New York, who are waiting to do honor to the returning sailors. The officers and men on the warships are unaware of any, reception preparing | for them, and Read Admiral Sampson will be informed by a message sent down in a dispatch boat as soon as he | arrives. The tars will then have to bestir themselves in preparation for the parade which is to take place to- mOTTOoW. Judging by the number of excursion steamers and tugs being engaged for to-morrow the river will be crowded with all kinds of craft, loaded with | sightseers, who will cheer the tars all the way along the route of the parade. A great many steamers and tugs were hired for private parties and many not so engaged will take on all who want to go on the river and follow the war- ships up and down. The harbor police | expect a busy day keeping the river | clear for the warships. As yet they have framed no regulations, but they will probably do so to-day. The parade, if the warships arrive on | time, is to start at 10 o’clock from the | anchorage off Tompkinsville. The war- | ships will steam slowly up the Hudson River to Grant’s tomb, where a na- tional salute of twenty-one guns will be fired. They will then make a wide circle and slowly steam back to. the man-of-war anchorage. The excursion steamers, it is expected, will wait for the warships to pass by and will then follow in their wake, making a long ‘nnd picturesque procession. Every vessel will be gay with bunting. and it is expected that there will be more stars and stripes afloat in the harbor | than were ever seen at one time before. iAS the vessels pass Castle William a salute will be fired. This salute will be equivalent to an announcement that the parade has started. The Texas, which has been thorough- ly overhauled at the navy-yard, is ready to join in the parade, and will be seen at her proper place in the line. The cruiser St. Paul will also join the parade; so will the antique monitor Nahant, which has been anchored in the harbor since the war began. The vessels in line will be the New York, Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts, Ore- gon, Indiapa, Towa, St. Paul and Na- hant. General Gillespie, commander of the Department of the East, was ordered yesterday to have the forts salute the vessels and he in turn issued orders to the officers in command at the forts. As the day is to be a general hoMday in this vicinity, the river front will doubtless be crowded with sightseers. Every spot from which a view of the procession can be obtained will be oc- cupied. There will be crowds on_the riverside drive and in the parks, where the regulations prohibiting walking on the grass will be suspended for the day. At the battery there will be an- other large crowd and on the piers and docks, where admittance can be ob- tained, there will be thousands to cheer the returning sailors. PRESIDENT WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT Expresses Regret That He Will Be TUnable to Participate in the Celebration. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—The following — e e ADVERTISEMENTS. Whennflot MDom’t sweat and fret, but keep cool and take Hood's Sarsaparilla. This is good advice, as you will find if you follow it. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a first-class summer medicine, because it is so good for the stomach, so cool- ing to the blood, so helpful to the whole body. Make no mistake, but Hood’s *%aria America’s Greatest Medicine. ’ H t ha nis Hood’s P lus‘flcwd'a%ou‘ 25¢. ] from President McKinley was received by Mayor Van Wyck to-day: Hon. Robert Van Wyck, Mayor New York City: The cordial invitation which you have extended on_behalf of the citi- zens and officials of New York for the celebration of the 20th is deeply appre- ciated, and I sincerely regret that public duties will preclude an absence from Washington at that time. It would be a great pleasure to unite with the people in giving a_home welcome to the officers and men of the American fleet, who re- turn with_such signal honor for them- selves and their country after a mem- orable campaign of blockade and battle, but some future day I hope to make a personal visit to the stations of the sol- diers, sailors and marines, to show. If only in a_slight degree, my appreciation of their heroic services to the nation. T cannot be present on Saturday. glad to have Ing my hearty York's tribute o T am an opportunity of express- sympathy with New the fleet. TLLIAM McKINLEY. BARK THEGBALD TURNS UP AFTER MANY DAYS Was Delayed by Light Winds All the Way From This Port to Seattle. SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—The bark Theo- bald arrived in port to-day, having left San Francisco on July 26 in ballast. The delay was occasioned by light winds dur- ing the entire trip, the best run being eighty miles one day. Captain Cameron states that for the past ten days he had | been drifting within a few hours’ sailing of Cape I.attery. He saw thirty-three vessels while on the trip. The firs he recognized was the ship J. B. Brown, | seven days ago, 250 miles off Flattery. She left San Francisco on Juty 24, and was | towed into Comax to load coal for Hono- lulu While in sight of Cape Flattery nearly | ten days Captain Cameron gpoke the | scheoner Spokane, Mary E. Russ. Sal-| vator and St. Nichola, all from San Fran- | cisco, and a long time out. The latter hound for Comax to take on coal. | was The Salvator was thirty-three days out and the Spokane twenty-nine day while | the Russ left the same day as the Theo- bald. They are now in the straits. FRESNO YOUTH HELD FOR ARSON Suspected of Firing the Packing Houses. CIRCUMSTANCES AGAINST HIM CAUGHT IN A BURNING SHED THAT NIGHT. His Name Is Frank Faymonville and He Has Frequently Been Arrested for Petty Offenses. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Aug. 19.—Frank Faymeon- ville, a youth of 20 years of uge.‘;!; under arrest on a charge of arson. e | was taken into custody by Fire Mar- shal Henry Russeil on suspiclon of hav- ing set the fire Sunday night which wiped out the packing house reserva- tion and destroyed $300,000 worth of property. Faymonville was seen under very suspicious . circumstances during the fire. A blaze was found in a box fac- tory on the side of the Tenney Canning | Company. The building had caught | fire several times on the roof from sparks from the other burning struct- ures, but those fires were easily ac- counted for. The blaze in the interior of the box factory, however, was clear- ly incendiary. Faymonville was found in the shed by a man named Waiter | Ayres, who had been hauling freight from the cannery. Faymonville was employed in the box factory and pre- tended that he entered the shed to get his hatchet. When asked about the fire he said, “This is my fire.” After- ward he tried to explain this remark. The fire from within was started against the back wall of the shed in a pile of sawdust and shavings. Faymonville denies the charge. He also denles having made the remark to Ayers. The young man is the son of Mrs. Bailey K. Leach, who keeps the Little Klondike restaurant on K street. Faymonville, althougn a young man, has been in trouble a2 number of times and has been frequently arrested for petty offenses. The officerg have had him under surveillance sincé the fire, but did not arrest him until they had worked up the case. He was arraigned in Recorder Clark’s court to-day and given time to plead. ENVELOPE TRUST FORMED. Has Several Millions of Capital and Absorbs Many Plants. BOSTON, Aug, 19.—The Journal to-day says: The organization of an envelope trust was perfected in Boston to-day. It is the United States Envelope Company, and has a capital of several million dol- fars, including most of the envelope | Coast Steamship Company, RAISE RATES 10 ALASKAN PORTS Combine of Transporta- tion Companies. HAS NO FEAR OF OPPOSITION CANADIAN BOATS OUT OF THE BUSINESS. First - Class Passage From Seattle to Skaguay, Dyea and Juneau Advanced to 340, Sec- ond Class $25. SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—Another coms bine to keep up freight and transporta- tion rates was effected to-day among the transportation companies operating between Seattle and Lynn Canal, Al- ska. Each company in the com- bine has put up a certified check for $400. The penalty for each offense is to be $200. The list of companies who have entered into the new agreement, with the boats operated, is as fellows: operating the steamers Al-Ki, Cottage City, City of Topeka and Elder; ‘Washington Steam Navigation Company, operating the steamer Discoves Alaska Steam- chip Company, operating the steamship City of Seattle; Washington and Alaska Steamship Company, operating the steamer Rosalie; Seattle Steamship Company, operating the steamer TUtopia, and the West Coast Steam Navigation Company, operating the steamer Farallon. The important point, of course, is the rates decided on. First class passage to Skaguay, Dyea and Juneau under the combine rule is $40; second class, 25. Freight will be carried at $13 per ton, horses $22 50 each, and other live stock in propertion. The new combine has little to fear from Canadian boats, for Victoria and Vancouver have practically dropped out of the Alaskan business. The Tees is about the only boat on the run from those ports. She has no first-class ac- commodations and has been charging the same rate second-class as does the combine. WAR TIME SCENES WILL BE ENACTED MIMIC WRECK OF THE MAINE AND DEWEY’S FIGHT. Elaborate Production on the Stage at Central Park To-Night of Historical Scenes of the War. W1 -~ California’s gallant soldiers come back from Manila and begin to tell their relatives and frichds all about the ter- rible devil dance of the natives of the Philippine Islands, the people of this city will know just as much about it as the brave soldier boys. This is to be one of the most elaborate features of the scenic reproduction of the destruction of the Maine and the battle of Manila, which will have its tnitial presentation at Cen- tral Park to-night. It will be a reaiitic picture of the life of the natives of the Philippines, and will il life there as it existed before Spanish misrule drc e the natives into revolt. Aguinaldo and a horde of native sub-chiefs will be prop- erly -ortrayed as interested spectators of this dance. As realistic as will be the dance of the islanders, it will be sur- ssed in thrilling interest by the repro- duction of the wreck of the Maine. With fearful cra: amid exploding maga- zines and burs the great, massive ship will rise in the air to fall back again into the waters, a tangled mass of twisted iron, steel and brass. Another special feature of the display will be the reproduction of the stirring pie- ture, “The Birth of the Stars and Stripes.”” Phis will represent the plot which led to the destruction of the Maine, and illustrate the birth and growth of patriotism throughout the country when the news of that fearrul disaster was flashed over the wires. The interior of the forts at Cavite will be another of the many interesting scenes. Sentinels will be seen on the huge parapets. Then will come a change of Scene, in which the entire bay and the city of Manila will be shown, with Dew- ey's fleet in action. There will be burst- fng shells, monster battle-ships in mo- tion, concluding with Dewey's victory, displayed in magnificent California made fireworks. "All material and labor used in the con- struction of this display are of home Production. The stage and drop ecurtain Are the largest ever used. The whole Scene is vivid in its realism, and from the dress rehearsal last night will prove a sensation in enacting before the people fncidents that have made history in re- cent months. The effect of the various fableaux wili be heightened by the inge- nuity of the persons in charge of the fire- works. —_——————— Close Tab on Time. BERLIN, Aug. 19—The celebrated watchmaker Lobner of Berlin has per- fected & mechanism capable of measuring and recording the thousandth part of & second. plants of this country. ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR 3000 D good goods at little prices in this town, but for two price record ever made by any store any- ‘We have been selling days to come we shall break every where. tations East or West. Dealers’ orders We want the last new-comer and the ol who we are and what we are doing. Examine the goods and compare pri USSP AYS jces with wholesale or retail quo- honored for any reasonable quantity. dest-timer to know where we are, HEAVY SHOTS. Pink beans 4c elsewhere; now.. Red Cross double zinc wash board Single zinc wash boards; best. Towel rollers, the 15¢ kind. Potato mashers, a popular k! i enameled handle roll pins. Round chopping bowls, medium size. 0. G. 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