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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
RY SAM w. WALL.

DAWSON, N. w. T., Oct. 16, via
Seattle, WASH, Nov. 2o.-Of the lag
ging and broken army still on the way
here, there is reported to be no less than
1000 at Lake Linderman, the beginning
of the river journey. Another detach-
ment is at Lake Bennett, and from there
they are streWn along the river all the
way to Fort Yukon and below.
Overtaken wherever they may be by
the sudden sweep of Arctic winter with
its closing of the river, without dogs or
sleds, thew will be transfxed and COM
peled to remain unless searching parties
relieve them. Very many of these tardy
ones are entirely without food or proper
clothes. Here neither food nor clothes
NAV be had, nor even light. 1t is still
daylight at midnight, to be sure, but that
is passing. Neither lamp oil nor candles
are to be had. The last sale of candles
reported was at $40 box, or ST. for one.
For lack of light the saloons and gam
bling places and dance halls will probably
be compelled to close at night. Window
glass is not to be had at any price. Here,
at the center of population of this vast
territory, half of the people who may be
fortunate enough to find the shelter Of
huts must depend while in them entirely
upon their fires for light.
The scarcity of provisions will greatly
interfere with the working of mines, while
at the same time the influx of people ir
desperate circumstances has placed such
of the mine-oWners as are we'll pro-
visioned in a position to cut wages, anc
thew have done so. AS result strike
is on at the mines.
So there is nothing but disaster and loss
to report for those who took part in this
great stampede to Dawson. Those few
who have arrived with plenty of pro-
visions are premium in the labor mar
I ket, and they are generally able to secure
employment at the regular price of 81 SC
per hour. That, however, does not mean
during the winter season SIS day, fol
the days are short, and without candles
work cannot be carried on.
The commercial agents have been sec
onded by the Government officials in urg'
ing people to go down the river, and free
barges have been offered in which tc
make the journey while the river is open.
Robberes of caches are daily reported
and an attack upon the company stores
was only prevented by fortunate cir
cumStanCe.
Within forty-eight hours after my ar
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APPLIES FOR BENEFITS RELEASE.
Council Begins Habeus Corpus Pro-
ceedings to Prevent His
Extradti0n.

VICTORIA, Nov. 29-In the case of j.
G. Bennett of San Francisco, held here
for extradition for an attempt to kill his
wife, his counsel to-day applied for his
release on habeas corpus proceedings,
holding that the commitment was de-
fective in that it had not been proved that
Benefits alleged offense vas crime
under California laws, and also that there
had been no proof of a demand by the
United States Government for his sur
render. Cole man. the San Francisco officer
sent TO bring Bennett back, was repre-
sen;ei by Barrister Walls, who opposed
the application. The argument by Rob
ertson, counsel for Bennett, had not been
concluded when the court adjourned un-
til tomorrow morning.
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police have organized canvass of the
town and of the nearby diggings to ascer-
tain who has provisions and who has not.
Those who have not will be required to
move down the river.
Every day sees the arrival of travel
weary and hardship-worn parties in their
little boats, who, ten minutes after land
ing at the place they have struggled so
hard and so. long to reach, find that it is
not the promised land. : They have been
following the vanishing light, and they
must go still further Oh through 400 miles
of ice and treacherous water there to re-
main through the eight months OF winter,
which means, if they get through in
safety, just that much time lost.
A bargeload of twenty of these left last
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rival on the night of September IS with
the news that the steamers could not
cross the Yukon bar with provisions this
year the price of flour went from Sc 50 to
500 a sack. That price is asked for it
now, but the only sale made is that of an
occasional fortunate newcomer, who has
brought more than sufficient for him to ex-
ist on, and who is tempted by the high
prices to take chances.
Many, frightened by the outlook here,
are selling what they have administering
to Fort Yukon. Every new arrival is
warned of the conditions that exist here,
and advised if he cannot meet them to
move on. Public meetings are held for
the purpose of urging upon everybody the
gravity of the situation, and the mounted
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
ALL FORBES4OWN
TN A GAY REVEL
RejoiCeS Over Improvements
to the Gold Bank
Mine.
Work on the Longest Upraise OF
Record in the Mining World
Comp eted.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

Special DlSpatch 10 IHE NALL
MARY SVILLE, Nov. 29.-At For bes-
town, a mining camp thirty miles from
this city, the people have just concluded
grand jollification, the occasion being
the completion of the upraise from the
big tunnel at the Gold Bank mine, the
longest upraise of record in the mining
world The raise is 100 feet and the cross
cut 1900 feet Work on this tunnel began
in August, 1894, and has been prosecuted
almost continuously ever since. A prom
inent feature OF the celebration was the
presentation of liver service TO Harry
P. Stow, the mine superintendent
Throughout Saturday afternoon bells
were ringing and all was life and gayety.
1t is thought that as result of the
opening of this new shaft a 100 STAN D
mill will have to be substituted for the 90
stamp mill now In use, that the immense
reserve body of ore may be handled.
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LAWYERs sUAD BY A BANK.
Auempt TO EnIoroc Payment on Prom,
i sOry kO:..

attempt to EnTOroc Payment on a Prom
sorry EO:..
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov 29-The case
of the bank OF San Luis Otispo against
the law firm of Caves & Graves was con-
Guided to-day and argument commenced
1t is brought to enforce payment OF a
promissory note, against which the de-
fendant set up counter claim of $12, 700
for professional services. The prosecution
is conducted oy j. L. Crlttenden, the San
Francisco attorney, who is the preside t
OF the bank. 1t is rumored that S. W.
Wilson viii be oeposed as cashier by the
Crittenden stockholders. If this is cone,
Wilson will no doubt join forces with L.
G. Wykersham of Petaluma, another
director. who has fought the Crittenden
faction for number OF years. This will
force the bank to go into the hands of
receiver.
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TO GIVE SUPPLIES
TO THE KLONDIKE.
Secretary Alger Believes in Sending
in Food at Any Cost.

YORK, 2The Washington
The administration
Ray
believes
ttomo
If Ray
delay getting relief
Kllman, superintendent
Alaska to-day, He
the disposal of Lieutenant NJ of the
Secretary great quantity supplies
could
March, During early the would
a m weight
understand supplies Dawson
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Kuno,goy Boy& CAPTURED.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 29.-Charles Bradley
and Lawrence Estes, aged IA and II years
respectively, who ran away from their
Homes in San Francisco, were returned 10
Sa 9ah francisco to-day by Chief Kidward.
4, ne 9oys were arrested here Friday night.
ne bradley bov lives at III Tehama street
ana Estes at l44 Fell street. They had
tireu OF school, ana left home with the
the world.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
Kern County Bond sale Defeated.

BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 29-Some weeks
ago the Supervisors decided to refund
bonds of Kern County amounting to
$3.50, 000 At the same time they con-
tracted to sell new issue to Trow brld ge
e. Co. of Chicago. After favorable cleo
tion other brokers through local tax
payers brought action to restrain the
Supervisors from carrying out their con-
tract. To-day Judge Mahon decided the
contract 10 be illegal holding that the
county government act of 1897 does not re-
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
Two Boats With Scant Supplies Reach
Dawson City and Still Those Who
Have No Food Must Go
Down the River.

While the Ice Shuts Them in With Despair the Golden Lure
Is Still AnPowerful and There Is Rush From
the Boom City the New Diggings
Deadwood Creek the Part of All
Who Can Make the Trip
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C,r,i S,rrice Jor z,vrvns

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 29.-The State
Lunacy Commission will on December
hold civil service examination at the
Mendocino Asylum. The positions to be
filed alter the examination are medical
student, supervisor and laundryman. Fol-
lowing the examinations will come those
al Napa and Stockton. The southern
asylum will not be reached Until after the
holidays. The examinations will be open
to all who wish to apply.
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erIy winds. -
FIRST PAGE.
Famine Yet Threatens Dawson. c
Uncle Sam to Help Hayti. G
The Cutter Bear Sails. c
THIRD PAGE. c
Chetco's Murderous Feud. :
Great Storm Off England. c
Tnorn's Story Of Crime. c
Check Weyler's Friends. c
Spared by Indian Fiends. c
The Boulevard Bonds Safe. {
FOURTH PAGE.
Scoring San Jose Boodiers. c
Great Billiard Tournament. {
Yacht Aggie Coming Here. c
FIFTH PAGE. c
Many New Stars Found.
Los Angeles School Scandal. c
London's Social Sensation. c
Good Ship in Gale. :
Trying 10 Gust DR.. Tubb. c
SIXTH PAGE. c
Editorial.
Foreign Complications. c
The Corporation Twins.
THE CALL at Dawson. =
The Fruit Industry, c
Personals and Queries.
SEVENTH PAGE. c
Alameda County's Milk War. c
a Verdict Against DR.. Hall.
Burned 1000 Trees. c
Onject TO Burning Garbage.
Among the Politicians. {
EIGHTH PAGE.
Work of the Supervisors. c
a. J. B. Bergman Arrested
AT the City Theaters. c
Run Over by Car.
NINTH PAGE. {
Racln e at Oakland Track. {
Betting on the Big Fight.
Merchants Want Slot Machines {
Andrew Sweetzer Missing. c
TENTH PAGE. {
Commercial Intelligence. :
ELEVENTH PAGE.
News From Across the Bay. c
TWELFTH PAGE. c
More Burglaries Reported. :
THIRTEENTH PAGE. c
Births. Marriages, Deaths. c
FOURTEENTH PAGE. c
Archbishop Riordan's Lecture. c
The Miners Big Fair. 6
Pockwitz's ) Ton of Gold. c
The Charity Game To-Day. :
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60o 900 81
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Weather forecast for San Fran
cIsco-Increasing cloudiness and
probably rain on Tuesday; light
westerly, changing to southwest
erly winds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
THE BEAR NOW
SPEEDING TO
THE ARCTIC
Starts From Port Townsend on Her Errand
Of Mercy to the Ice-Bound Whaling
Fleet in the Frozen
North.

peal that portion of the act of 1898 requir-
ing bonds TO be solu by the Treasurer. He
also held that a contract to sell bonds
cannot be made before they are issued.
The news & observer., 1897-03-27
1T THE A. AND NJ. COLLEGE.
goard Makes Appropriation for Athletics
and Permits Dancing.

The Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege is now a college of the highest type.
1t is more. 1t is well ON the road toward
becoming Il university.
1t has not been on that road long, but
it is making good progress, considering
the time it has been travelling. Here
tofore it has been a plain, everyday,
hard working industrial institution, do
ing honest work and trying to make
men. These were old-fashioned Demo
cratic times.
1t is now under 4 new regime. The
Populists and Republicans have taken
charge. Instead of the farmers sons be-
ing taught only the plain, simple things
for which the institution was designed,
they are to devote their time to base
ball, football, dancing and the like. For
these are Popuist-Republican times and
the frills must be put on.
The old Board thought It inconsistent
with the spirit and intent Of the instltu-
ton for the students to be running over
the country to engage IN intercollegiate
athletic contests or give annual germans,
commencement balls or monthly dances.
The new Board thinks not, and so far
from discouraging it they make an appro-
priation to help along the matter of
making bruisers of one half the bays and
dudes of the other half
All this was decided upon at yester-
days meeting Of the Board of Trustees.
1t was an important meeting. 1t was
bound to be, as all these momentous
things were done. 1t. began at noon with
a good dinner in the college dining hall
and ended at 5 o'clock with three cheers
and a tiger from the students.
Here is what the Board did in those
FIVE momentous hours:
l. Ate a good dinner.
.. Walked through the college.
3. Went out on the campus to finish
their cigars.
4. Passed resolution allowing inter
collegiate games of baseball and foot
ball to be played by the students.
5. Made an appropriation of $50 to help
the A. and NJ. boys wipe up the face
of the earth with any other team that
dared oppose them.
6. Passed resolution allowing the
students to give balls, dances and ger
mans whenever they could get permis-
sion from Mr.. J. c. l.. Harris, chairman
of the Board.
Z. Appointed committee to Dulld the
hospital, put in the new heating plant
and to make an investigation, with a
like board appointed by the Board OF
Agriculture, of the experiment station
question.
8. The committee to build the hospital
consists of J. G. l.. Harris, j. w Har-
din, Col. A. Q. Holiday, II. b. Bonitz
and e. V. Cox. The committee to confer
with the Agricultural Board about the
experiment station is composed of DR.
&. +. Dixon, E. G. Butler, J. c. l.. iIar-
ris and j. r. Chamberlain.
The news & observer., 1897-03-27
NEW VAULT FOR TIE CLERK
GRAND JURY RECOMMEMOS In
PROvEMENTS WORK HOUSE.
Asks the Eoard of County Commission
ers to Have Comfortable Seats
Placed in the Hallway of
the Court House.

Wake County Superior Court was in
session Yesterday only about ten minutes,
the only business before it, before final
adjournment being the report of the
grand jury. AS soon as this was pre-
scented the court adjourned for the scs-
sion.
This rcport is an unusually important
one, and contains several good recommen-
dations. 1t was accepted by the court,
and ordered by the court to be laid be-
fore the county commissioners at their
next meeting.
In its report the grand jury set forth
that il had visited the offices of the Clerk
of the Superior court, register OF deeds,
treasurer and sheriff and found the books
and papers well arranged and kept i'll
neat and convenient manuer.
The condition of the county jail they
considered as good as possible under the
circumstances and its architectural ar
rangament
Ine committee that visited the Home
for the Infrm, found it in first rate con
dition and the inmates well clothed and
contented.
Al the work house everything was in
good condition. except the cooking and
and dining apartments, the roof OF which
is rotten, leaks badly. and is subject to
fire from sparks. If the county is to- con-
tinue to use these apartments, the grand
Jury recommends that they be recovered
at once
1t is also recommended that comforta-
bic seats be placed in the hallway of the
court house for the convenience of wit
.,b.N hava to yra1t hnra IN no r1 IL
ed before the grand jury. 1t is further
suggested that lime and other disinfec-
tants be more literally used in and
around the closets in the basement of the
| court house.
1 Attention is especially called to the
l crowded condition af the vault in the
| clerks office books and papers having ac-
cumulated to such an extent as to Sc
l riously embarrass that officer in properly
| fling the records for convenient and
/ prompt examination. The public inter
| est, the grand jury thinks, would be
4 greatly subserved by preparing the va
! cant vault in the basement with shelving
| and fre-proof door and removing the
| lead hooks and papers thereto, thus max
| ing space for the Encouragement and
| Classification of important live books end
| papers in the clerks office.
| We respectfully recommend that the
| court make an order directing the county
| commissioners to have this wormk done
| at once"
! The grand jury expressed it's thanks
| to the court, the solicitor and court Off
| cials for their uniform courtesy while
| the court was in session.
| The report closes as follows:
| I'VE cannot refrain from compliment
| ing your honor upon your able charge TO
| the grand jury. Tt was the clearest and
| most able charge we have ever heard.
! North Carolina is fortunate in having so
| able n judicial officer. and the public are
! to be congratulated thereon.
The news & observer., 1897-03-27

John Graham, the foremost man in
American athletics
The wife of Rev. Charles ii. Park
hurst, the famous preacher and reform
er, Mayor McShane of Montreal, Major
General Birney, Judge Powers of Ver-
mont, and a host more of prominent men
and women, including no less than FIVE
I. =. FonErcSsmcn, are among the thou
sands of grateful people who have re-
ccAty sent to the proprictors of this
wonderful remedy their expressions of
It's mrqualed vauc-men and women
who can we'll afford, and do command,
the highest medical advice in the country.
Aud then also from the people in the
ordinary walks of life there come thou
sands. of honest, straightforward, heart
felt letters, telling how Paine's celery
compound has made them well.
Their testimony simply goes to show
what New England's most vigorous edi-
tor so aptly said in letter telling of
the benefit Paine's celery compound had
been to member Of his family: ''Paine's
celery compound is not a patent medi-
cine; it is not sarsaparilla; it is not a
mere tonic; it is not an ordinary nervine
it is as far beyond them all as the dia-
mond is superior to cheap glass"
1t makes people well. 1t is the one true
specific recognized and prescribed to-day
by eminent practitioners for diseases aris-
The news & observer., 1897-03-27

of ali remedies for nervous exhaustion.
Joseph Haworth rightly calls Modjeska
''tile peerless queen of artistes.'
Modjeska's health is a matter of world
wide interest, and her testimonial to the
value of the great remedy which makes
people we'll is of particular moment in
the early spring, when from every quar-
ter reports come Of men, women and
children who are taking Paine's celery
compound, and are gaining in nervous
vigor, weight and every other indication
of better health.
The thoughtful portion of the commun-
ity knows the need of purifying the blood
and regulating the nervous and aimenta-
-ry systems as spring comes on.
There is the danger that in their eager
ness to take spring remedy a thought
less person may carry home some bogus
concoctien prepared with only such a
The news & observer., 1897-03-27
ONLY THREE MEN IN JAIL.
All the Conyicts Began to Serve ou
Their Terms Yesterday.

There are now only three prisoners in
jaiEall white and two OF them convicted
of murder in the second degree. These
are John Groves, OF this county, and
William Moore, of Franklin. Both Of
them killed negroes and both are await
ing the result Of appeal to the Supreme
court. Groves gets 20 years and Moore
gets -. The other prisoner is n man
named Dickson, awaiting trial in the
Federal court.
Those convicted in court his week
we're yesterday sent away to serve out
their sentences. Tom Burch, the wound
ed negro burglar, went to the peniten-
tiary for Is years. Fifteen others were
taken to the county Work House to
serve out terms on the county roads as
follows:
Three years-Will Solomon
Two years-Frank Burch.
One year-Gus Lee and Tom Richard
son.
Six months-Dunc Matthews, Frank
O'Neil, John Lee and John Hunt
Four months-Jas. Brodie, Thos. Ruth,
Jim Jeffreys, Doc Locus and Florence
Brooks.
Three mOnths-Nelson Mangum.
One month-Mack ROGUE. and RObt
Garner
The news & observer., 1897-03-27

alone as the reliable remedy for build
ing up a persons health in the spring
The most overwhelming testimony to
the value of Paine's celery compound
that has recently appeared from men
and women of national reputation:
Hon. George +. Swift, mayor of Chi
cago;
Francis Murphy, the foremost apostle
of temperance in the world
Mrs. Matthew s. Quay, wife of the
great Republican Senator from Penn
sylvania;
Ex-President Cook of the National
Teachers Associations;
Rev. Charles L. Thompson, ID. D., the
brilliant Presbyterian leader of New
York city;
Elizabeth Cady Stanton;
Secretary Carlisle's private secretary;
State Treasurer Addison B. ColYin of
New York;
The news & observer., 1897-03-27
THE GOVERNOR WRONG.
He Ought to Get the Facts About the
Asylums Before Writing any More
Letters.

He Ought to Get the Facts About the
Asylums Before Writing any More
Letters.
The following letter, written by Gov
,ernor Russell, appeared in this weeks
Caucasian:
You say that the Institutions for
the insane should be kept out of pol
tiles. That is just what ] am trying to
do. We found these institutions in pol
itics They were run by one party. No
consideration or recognition was given
to Republicans or Popniists who consti-
trrte the majority of the people of the
State. Every officer, every employe and
every director on the boards was Dem
ocrat Republicans and Populists were
excluded and treated as outcasts and
public enemies. No regard was had for
their feelings and no respect was paid
TO their opinions. | know of no way to
get these institutions out OF politics, ex-
cept by giving due regard and recogni-
ton and representation to all the politi-
cal parties of the State. | am very glad
to be able to agree with you when you
say we should keep these institutions
out of politics. That is just what I am
crying TO DO.
A reporter of this paper yesterday
made inquiry to ascertain whether the
Governor had been correctly informed.
Facts with reference to the Goidsboro
and MorgaRton asylums could not be
obtained, but the statements in this let
ter are not correct as to the status of
the North Carolina Asylum at Raleigh.
In the Raleigh asylum, two of the di-
rectorg-John r. Smith and Geo. Il.
Curtis-are Republicans, and one of them
J. G. Bellamy-is Populist. The en-
gineer, one of the most responsible and
best paying positions in the institution,
is Populist; the gardener is strong
Republican; more than half Of the other
employees are Republicans and Populists.
1T seems that the Governor did not
know what he was talking about
The news & observer., 1897-03-27

ing from deLilftated nervous system
Prof. Phelps gave to his profession n
positive cure for sleeplessness, wasting
strength, dyspepsia, biliousness, liver
complaint, neuralgia, rheumatism, all
nervous diseases and kidney troubles
For all such complaints Paine's celery
compound has succeeded again and again,
where everything else has failed.
When Modjeska in a letter published
in Boston said: II have found Paine's
celery compound the very best of all
remedies fer the nervous exhaustion con.
sequent upon the arduous work of my
profession" she voiced the experience
of every tired-Out, rundown, exhausted
woman who ever went to this greatest
of all spring remedies forrelief
No one ever yet failed to find strength
and health returning who faithfully used
natures true remedy-Paine's celery
compound.
The news & observer., 1897-03-27
IMPROVEMENT AT THE GENIE
TARY.

The visitors to Oakwood cemetery
when the spring fairly opens will find
many improvements in the walks and
drives The lake has been flooded with
water and makes lovely scene. The
receiving vault, blasted out of the rock,
has been finished, and is now ready for
use Work has commenced on the new
chapel, which is being erected from the
plans by Mr.. T. M. Ashe
The vault and the chapel have long
been needed, and the Cemetery Associa-
tion will be given a vote of thanks for
providing them.