The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1902, Page 1

VOLUME @all. PRICE FIVE CENTS THOUSANDS OF TREASURE-SEEKERS, BRAVING THE RIGORS OF EARLY SPRING, CROWD TR GREATER NEW YORK SURVIVES |RUSHING “DRYEST” SUNDAY KNOWN THERE <+ SINCE FAMOUS BYRNES CRUSADE GREATER NEW YORK OFFICIALS WHO ARE. ENFORCING THE SUNDAY CLOSING LAWS. e — - = |“Blind Pigs” Intro- .duced to Denizens " of Uotham. Police Close Saloons, but the Thirsty Suc- ceed in Procuring Refreshments De- spite Numerous Drawbacks. EW YOR! lice and th Greater New Sunday t were degrees to speak, in-different the d@ay has had of the Ii ars ago, when Superin dent Thomas F. Byrnes closell the sa- e memorable Sun On that n those seeking spirituous refresh- were compelled to resort to places outside of Chief Byrnes’ sphere of infiu- ence i His task, however, is sald to have been & that which confronted the po- for he had no Raines law ho- ir sandwiches, to contend | hotels must be taken into| . therefore, when the word connection with the ¥, for the man who had to buy a sandwich and a drink had uity in slaking his thirst. Few lers had the temerity to keep rve drink alone, and of those | majority were invited to. the | tion, there to remain un- | I bondsmen appeared DRIEST DISTRICT OF CIFY. Unquestionably the driest part of New | y was the section where last | sccond platoon” of police This is known as t Thirty-seventh Police Precinct. | one alleged violator of the exeise | awe was found to-day by the lynx-eyed | officers: only two or three Raines law ho- tels opened their doors and the proprietors the traffic since five ice saw that the law was Flosely observed. In the Tenderioin, now known as fhe | “White Light” district, liquor was sold, but only under conditions which proved Crawbacks to many of the thirsty. In many of the saloons the shades were @rawn in the barrooms, but4t is said that [ | “blina pig,” il 6—The po- | improvised bars were established.in up- In some places the proprie- tors are alleged to have established what stairs’ rooms. is known as the “Kansas speakeasy” arranged ‘so as to swing about. to the waiter without being seen, consisting of a circular board On each side of the round door was a shelf on which the bartender could serve drinks and +1 :moms of the big Broadway and Fifth- avenue hotels, and although they were sold within the. prescribed hours no at- tempt at interference was made. No one, however, was permitted to sit down and order a drink, even though he ordered a | sandwich . at the same time. The hotel folk, insisted that something akin to a substantial meal at least be ordered. For the first time in many years the sa- loons in the residence section of Upper Harlem were all closed.' Despite the ex- cige excitement in the city from time to time the liquor dealers in that section have kept open. On the Bowery it was exceedingly hard or even if the police had succeeded in get- ting in they could not have arrested the bartenders, as no one could see him. The customer simply placed his change on the little shelf and then rapped, at the same time calling out his order. A moment later the little door would swing around, and on the shelf on the reverse side of the to get a drink, The saloon-keepers were not ready to take chances of arrest, and for the most part kept their dgors closed. In Brooklyn and other parts of Greater SMALL SHOPS CLOSED. New York the closing law was geperally. observed. circular door the customer would find the desired. N DRINKS WITH THE MEALS. Drinks were served all ‘day In the dining- The police also compelled the small shopkeepers throughout the city 'to close, except that the grocers and delicatessen shops were permitted to keep open until 10_o'clock, as provided by law. For the o - +j | first time in years the small dry goods - shops in the upper part of the city had ARMED MAN their doors locked, and the stationery stores and news stands were compelled to { THREATENS close in many sections of the city. In | some instances the police even ordered the i M. LOUBET confectlonery stores closed. ; Seventy-nine arrests for violations of 3 . P the excise law were made in Manhattan :\RI'M April 6—While and the Bronx between the hours of mid- President Loubet was night Saturday and 11, o'clock to-night. | . LA There were in these two borqughs four- | driving to the Elysec Pal- teen arrests for violations of other Sunday ace this morning, a man closing laws. In Brooklyn the police re- named Sejourne, carrvi ported twenty-seven arfests for violation i ] oy mg of the excise laws, in Richmond one and | arey olver, approached his in Queens none. This is a total of 121, as carriage and exclaimed: “] | |asainst 8 last Sunday. demaAnd Justice. ; President Draper Injured. Sejourne was imme- AC:{AMI;)AGNE. !utll.’; ‘:}ar'u sA‘—Pm-ldent L ndrew Draper o e University of Illi- diately arrested. He ap- nofs and Mrs. Draper were thrown from A their carriage while diving this aftenoon pears to be weak-minded. and the president’s leg was broken abyve the knee. Mrs. Draper escaped serious in- g iy T & TO GOLD COUNTRY Idaho ggnTp-ede the Most Remarkable i in Years. Returned Miner Tells of Fortunes Made in a Day. - Owners Reéfuse Two Million Dollars for . One Claim. Special Dispatch to The Call. BOISE, Idaho, April 6.—What is re- garded as absolutely rellable information corcerning the Thunder Mountain gold fields was brought out teo-day by Charles Crawford, a practical miner and former newspaper man. He tells a remarkable story—one that might be considered as cverarawing existing conditions were he not known as a conservative man. He describes a rush unprecedented over wild mountain trails, amid dangers that noth- ing but gold could lure men to brave; of suffering from Want of provisions and from cold; of wealth quickly made; of claim-jumping and of threats to invoke the »ower of Judge Lynch to stop thievery. “It is a most remarkable section,” sald Crawford. “Over an area with a radius of about thirty-five miles from the center pature has sprinkled gold lavishly. Much of the surface is decomposed and the ore casily handled. The. practice is to work it with hydraulics, when large operations can be conducted, but the poor * man merely runs it through his rocker, and his returns are ample. “I investigated the stories of big money made out of this decomposell quartz and I discovered that they had not been ex- aggerated.. The Caswell brothers took - out. more -than $20,000 in.f ustng a sluice box. 'Some of more than $150 te the pound. In other instances men have taken out from $3) to 8350 in two hours by the most:primi- tive methods. XINERS LEAP INTO RICHES. “While there are instances of quick wealth made that way, the ore operators in the field have for the most part made their wealth by selling their claims io companies. In the neighborhood of $2,000,- 000 has been invested there already by Chicago, Philadelphia and New York com- panies. They have bonded or paid cash for almost every group of claims that makes anything of a showing—and there are very few that don't.” Crawford names a dozen men who were peor a few weeks ago who are now well "off as the result of sales of Thunder Mountain claims. These men braved un- told hardships to reach the camp, which is situated in a wild and almost inacces- sible section, but they have been hand- scmely paid for the hardships they en- dured. The trails are crowded by men rushing to the gold fields,” continued Crawford. “I witnessed many pitiable sights. Hun- ger had weakened many of those who had been toiling on snowshoes and behind dog sleds over the rough mountains, but no amount of urging could turn them back. In a few instances I encountered men who had lived for days on rice, all their other provisions having either been eaten or stolen by desperate characters who Joined us. POURING IN BY THOUSANDS. “All of the ledges that have been opened,” says Crawford, ‘look well, They are very large and contain rich chutes, although the mass of the ore is only of average grade. The Dewey is described as a ' veritable treasure box. This mine was sold by four poor men for §100,000, and within two months thereafter the company own- ing it, having headquarters in Pittsburg, refused $§2,000,000 for it. The company that has invested will give employment to 1000 men."” Crawford says that at the rate people are pouring into the camp now there will be 30,000 inhabitants there by the middle of the summer. The most serious problem now confront- ing the camp is'claim jumping. Already shots have been gxchanged between min- ers on acount of it, and serious trouble is expected: There is talk of organizing a vigllance committee to correct the evil. The jumping 15 being done by a gang that went in especially for that purpose. So far they have not bothered claims bonded to Eastern companies, preferring to take chanees with poor men, whom they think they can scare out. MINER’S THRILLING RIDE. Crawford brought word of what was perhaps the most remarkable snowslide in the history of the West. A. C. Gallupe was caught in a slide on Rainbow Moun- tain, in the Thunder Mountain district. He was shot down the mountain 1500 feet and precipitated over a cliff 150 feet high, and he lived through it. His experience in the mountain, taught him to keep on top of the slide. This he did until he reached the precipice. He plunged over and was partially buried in the snow, but the mountain is so steep below that the elide rushed on, leaving him, bleedinz, bruised and half-conscious, close to the base of the ledge. He was found th e several hours later by his partner, Geoige ‘Wentz, who had gone out to search for him. Thinking him dead, Wentz went back for help to bring.-the body in. When the party got down to where he was Gal- .l“pe mu aug,glkd to meet them. fire weat] AIL TO THUNDER MOUNTAIN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AGREES - TO FORWARD FUNDS COLLECTED 5 ac® sese009000900se oo FOR THE FAMILIES OF BOERS - %, SovERMNOR, Sx, N\ HEARD oF LouriSIANA .. F FIGHTING BOER WHO WANTS NO PEACE WITHOUT INDEPENDENCE; THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSVAAL, WHO SEEKS TO END HOSTILITIES, AND LOUISIANA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WHO OB- JECTS TO THE PRESENCE OF A BRITISH CAMP WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION! — HICAGO, April 6.—A certified check C for $5000, drawn to the order of President Roosevelt, was forwarded to the President on Marcif#28 by the committee of . citizens .which Governor Yates appointed in December last to raise funds for the relief of Boer women and children,: sufferers in the concentra- tion camps of South Africa. Inasmuch as the committee was without satisfac- tory means of forwarding the money, President Roosevelt was requested to ac- cept the fund and have it forwarded through such channels'as he might deem best, to be disbursed for tie relief of the sufferers for whom it was intended. A letter from Secretary Hay, under date of April 3, has been received by ‘Peter Van' Vlissingen, secretary of the Illinois committee, acknowledging the receipt of the check by President Roosevelt and stating that, as directed by the President, the money had been forwarded to the United States Consul at Cape Town, that being, In the President's opinion, the most expeditious way of transmitting it to its destination. The consular office at Cape Town, Secretary Hay states, has been directed to distribute the funds in the manner intended. N President Roosevelt and the Secretary of State having so readily complied with this first request, Mr. Van Vlissingen an- novnced to-day that it was now the pur- pose of the committee to undertake ile collection\of a much lgrger sum and that a systematic effort would be made throughout the State to collect checks and drafts for one dollar each, payable o the order of Theodore Roosevelt. These checks and drafts, Mr. Van Vlissingen says, will be forwarded to the President frem time to time as they accumulate on his hands. 5 . . DETAILS OF A DEFEAT. British Suffer Heavily in the Bosch- man’s Kop Engagement. PRETORIA, April 6.—Details received here of the rear guard action during the night of March 31, between the Becond Dragoon Guards of Colonel Lawley's col- umn and the Boers, near Boschrhans Kop, show that a force of 200 British, while en- deavoring: to surprise a Boer laager, rode straight into a foree of 400 Boers. The night was dark. The Boers were hidden in a drift and opened fire from almost un- der the legs of the British horses. A fiercs hand-to-hand struggle ensued, in which both sides freely usedsthe butt ends of their rifies. The British regained the ridge they had just left and began a rear | guard action. In the meantime a strong force of Boers had barred the road back to the British camp. The coming of daylight enabled Colonel Lawley to see that the Guards were hard pressed and he dispatched reip- | forcements, with two guns, to their assist- ance. - The reinforcements soon compelled the Boers to retreat. The Guards had had a very hard fight, and were ordered to retire by squadron. The Boers disputed every inch of the road, and continually -attempted to rush the' Guards, shouting, “Hands up.” At each successive position. taken up - the British appeared in diminished numbers, for as it grew lighter the alm of the Boers improved proportionately. The following incident of the fighting Is recorded: Commandant Pretorius, who was captured the previous day in a Cape | cart, -was in guard of some Natal scouts. The scouts rode into a party of Boers dressed in khaki, supposing them to be British troops. The Boers opened fire and Pretorious escaped in the confusion. One Teport says he was shot as he fled. Commandant Prinzloo is also reported to have been killed in the fighting, as well as other Boer officers. The British wounded who fell into the Boer hands were well treated by the enemy. 3 BRITISH HOLD THE CAMP. Both Sides Fight Desperately in Dornbalt Farm Battle. KLERKSDORP, Transvaal, April 6.— Detalls received of the battle at Dornbalt farm on March 31, in which the British lost ‘three officers and twenty-four men killed and sixteen officers and 131 men wounded, while the Boer loss was 137 men killed or wounded, show that quite 2000 Boers opened .a strong attack from different points with three guns and- a pompom. This attack was made at a moment when the British had left their Tuggage in a laager in charge of a Cana- dian contingent apd were galloping across the open plain with the intention of cap- turing a Boer convoy which had been dis- covered five miles ahead. The British re- tired steadily, and, having dismounted, opened a return fusillade on the Hoers. While the luggage in charge of the Ca- nadians was sent for the British formed dy Sends to the United States Consul in Cape Town Check Trans- : mitted by Citizens of lllinois, and Contributions Hereafter Will Be Mailed Direct to the White House. The shelling of the Boers stampeded the mules and caused confusion, but other~ wise it was not very effective; as many shells falled to explode. The Canadian front was attacked Im strong numbers, but it gallantly repelled every attempt made By the Boers o break through. One party of the Cana~ dians fought until all weres killed orf wounded, and the last man of this party, although mortally wounded, emptied two bandoliers of cartridges at the enemy and then broke his rifle. The fighting was severe and general for fully three hours, but after the British had entrenched and the guns got into ac- tion the forces repelled numerous and de- termined attempts made under the per- sonal exhortations of the Boer leaders. Toward night the fire gradually ceased and the Boers retired. The British thea telegraphel for aid and further en~ trenched their camp for the night, to awalt the arrival of ‘General Kitchener, but the Boers made no attempt to renew the attack. CANADIAN CASUALTIES. Dominion Soldiers Who Fell in Hart River Battles. OTTAWA, April 6.—A cablegram from Bock Neck, South Africa, to Lord Minto, gives the following list of casualties among the Canadian troops in the engage- ments at Hart River: Killed—Sergeant John Guelph; Private W) T. Peters, Cranbrock. B. C.; Corporal. ‘Sherrilt, Guelph; Privats W. Vollworth, Revelstoke, B, C.: Private M. G. Hustin,. London; Privats.C. N. Evans, Lon- don; Private W. P. K. Milligan, Peterboro. Since died—Private A. West, Montreal: Pri- vate, D. Campbell, Brandon, Manitoba. Dangerously wounded—Corporal F'. S. MeL. Howard, Montreal; Private S. M. Liesont, Cranbrock, B, C.; Private J. C. Graffins, Cranbreck, B. Severely wounded—Sergeant A. Milne, Cal- gary, N. W. T.: Shoeingsmith W. H. Hunter, Winnipeg; Private J. C. Fisher, Vamcouver: Private L, Sheltén, Moosemin. N. W. T.; Pri- vate F. B. Hodges, Verdin, Manitaba: Pri- vate F. W. Denneby, Calgary, N..W. T.; Chalrier A. Devah, St, Johns, N. B. Slightly wounded—Serfeant C. Rothen, Bran- dom, Manitoba; Sergeant Thomas Wi Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; Private MA. Fortey, Winnipeg Private J. Stmms, Neison, B. C.; Private Phenby, Rossland, B. C.; Pri~ vate Alexander McDonald, Fort Steels, B C.; Campbell Perry,