The herald., 1897-10-25
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24.-(Regular Cor
respondence) Capt. ]. F. Higgins of the
schooner Excelsior, writing to friend
here from st. Michaels Alaska, under
date of october 3rd, says: winter has
come on the Yukon and the situation is
very grave, more serious even than was
anticipated. The Excelsior, which sailed
on September 18th, arrived at st. Mich
aels this morning with a foot of ice on
the forward deck and the spray freezing
to the sails and rigging where it struck.
Here We're the steamers Cleveland,
which arrived the day previous and the
Navarro, with the little river boat she
had towed 5000 miles. the British steam
er Danube and the schooner Queen, The
sides of these vessels are coated with
ice, formed by the freezing of the spray.
The steamers Eureka and LalSme, with
the cutter Bear, left last night to IND
shelter from the strong gale. The re-
ports from the river are truly alarming.
The river boats, which connected with
the ocean steamers last August, got no
further up the river than Fort Yukon,
consequently neither passengers mol
supplies reached Dawson City. Our
agent a Dawson, getting alarmed at the
long delay started down the river to
ascertain the cause, and when he met
the steamer he imme diately turned back
to warn the people and tell them to get
out over the pass, as there was but
slim chance of getting any supplies to
them. Two hundred ard fifty tickets
had been sold to passengers to come out
by the Alice, but she could not get up
the river further than the Yukon flats,
and on her return she was frozen in at
the mouth Of the river. The Mare
Island and the Mervin, with an agSre-
gate of 200 persons are also froze.. in,
one at the mouth of the river and the
other just inside the bar. The parties
brought by the steamers National City
and South Coast have got into the river
and will freeze in wherever the snap
catches them. If they can reach wood
pile they may live the winter through,
and If they fail in this there is but little
hope for any of the them to get out alive.
"The Examiner expedition and other
reporters failed to reach Dawson City
and returned on the Nealy. These, with
about forty others, are here now and
most of them will take passage on the
Danube, which sails tomorrow for Vic
toria.
There is very little bullion here, as
the steamers were unable to reach the
source of supply. There are good reports
from Manuke, but the supply of food
there is very limited. If therei is an early
thaw, so that the boats may get up from
Fort Yukon, then later on the supplies
at this place will be taken to Circle City
by dog sldges, and if the unfortunates
at Dawson are still alive they can come
down and get them, but under any Cir
cumstances their situation is serious
and alarming one"
For several months past the city coun-
ell has been wrestling with the question
whether license, tax should be put on
the gambling devices known as the tape
games" The liberality of the city in al
lowing this game to be operated without
opposition or tax of any kind has evil
IDENTIFY become known to the people out
side, as is evidenced by the following
letter, received yesterday by the city
clerk:
"The Hon. Common Council, City of
San Diego: AS understand, you permit
tape game to run in your city. Iwould
like to have the exclusive right and am
willing to pay $500 cash. in advance,
monthly for said privilege and protection
from the police. (Signed.)
tx. A. WILLARD, Bakersfield"
Annie E. Walker has petitioned the
court for an order requiring B. II.
Walker to appear and show cause why
he should not be punished for contempt
for not paying her 500 and SIS month.
as he was ordered to do by the court on
September 0,1S96.
The special committee appointed by
the city board of education to recon-
mend plans for the building of new
high school held its first meeting last
night. 1t will recommend an issue OF
SIS, 900 in city bonds for the purpose.
Senator Morgan will reach here Mon
day evening and upon his arrival a pub
lie reception will be rendered him at
Hotel del Coronado.
The directors of the bank of National
City have declared a dividend of 10 per
cent in favor of the depositors, payable
on the 1st of November.
The city public schools have been
closed for one week, commencing Mon
day, to enable the teachers to attend this
session of the Teachers institute, which
begins at the First M. E. church Monday
morning.