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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

man jfestations be the result of some un-
known force or the clever work OF some
joker the interest of the public is daily in
tensifed by the peculiar action of certain
bars of soap, which, certainly, is not be-
having itself just as well regulated soap
should.
Yesterday morning the soap began to
fly around the room with even greater
force than on the day previous. when the
detectives sent by the Chief OF Police were
compelled to admit themselves thoroughly
puzzled. A short time after the two girls
employed in wrapping soap in the pack
ing-room began TO work between fifteen
and twenty bars of soap flew up from the
racks arranged along the wall, and fell
INTO the aisle between the racks. While
the employees were occupied in gathering
up this soap other bars were flying
around. some striking the girls and one
giving such a severe blow to Lille Coombs
that she cried out in pain. After the first
manifestation had ceased and the girls
were again quietly at work a cake of soap
went hurting through the air from the
front end of the room out through a pane
of glass in the rear window, with suffi-
cient force to brea a round hole without
shattering he glass.
From II O'Clock II ntil / in the afternoon
there was a cessation of the exhibition,
with the exception of an occasional cake
OF soap flying across the room. At l
O'Clock large quantity was again lifted
in the air and deposited on the floor, and
immediately afterward another cake went
with incredible velocity throu n the air
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
DELAYED IN DEPARTURE.
Passengers on the Humboldt Take
Action ana May Sue the Com
pany for Damages.

Action ana May Sue the Com
pany for Damages.
SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 1.-THE most
exciting of all the Alaskan exodus scenes
was witnessed this afternoon at the Ar
lington dock, where the big steamer
Hum boldt lies. Since yesterday mornin G
various hours have been set fer the depaT-
tu-e OF this steamer Tor St. Michael, but a
com bination of circumstances have COM
bined to detain her. Last night 1t was
announced that she would positively
cave at o'clock this morning. Shortly
after that hour it was given out that she
would cast off lines at 2 o'clock this after
noon, and passengers were cautioned to GO
aboard a: o'clock.
Shortly after the noon hour it was evi-
dent that all the freight could not be
taken aboard, as her accommodations
were then tested to the utmost and the
United States local inspectors prohibited
any further loading.
Twenty tons or more of -four, sleds
shoveis, stoves and provisions were still
on the dock, and it was whispered about
that it was the intention TO 90 without IT.
The 90 passengers then began to get ex
cited and.soon the hundreds OF interested
spectators also engaged in an animated
discus sion of the situation.
Men spoke out in open meeting, and
soon everywhere could be heard the ex-
cited words of an angry crowd. Things
were taking on serious aspect when Ar
thur E. Seymour of Boston mounted an
elevation and called upon all the passen-
gers to join in taking concerted action in
an effort 10 right the difficulty. His idea
prevailed, and soon an organization was
formed and a committee OF twelve ap-
pointed to interview Mayor W. D. Wood,
manager of the Seattle and Yukon Com
mercial Company which has the Hum
boldt under lease. The committee found
Mr.. Wood, and he was induced to explain
his position to the assemDlage on the deck.
He stated that he could lake no more
freight on board, but that 1t was his inten-
ion to arrange with the Bristol or some
other steamer intending TO sail within a
few days to transport all the passengers
and freight to st. Michael.
The men demanded of him that be
take from the Hum boldt some Of the pro
visions that the company had laid in a
San Francisco for their own speculation
This Mr.. Wood said was at the bottom Of
the hold and was scarcely more than they
might need for their own men during the
winier. The controversy was waxing
warm when a temporary quietus was put
upon affairs by the arrival OF U nited
States Deputy Marshal Mclaughlin, who
tcok the steamer i'll charge on a libel by
John Gallatin of Spokane.
1t appears that while the excitement
ran high Mr.. Gallatin went to the Federal
court and swore out an action that will
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
OCCULT FORCES
SEEM TO Throw
THE SOAP BARS
The Startling and Mysterious Manifestations Continue
in Evidence at the Mission.
Street Factory.

day. The rumor is to the effect that
S23 600 was taken ont since Saturday
morning. Just how true this report is
cannot now be said but the following let
Ter received tonight from man named
Jackson to friend in Redding contained
slight verification of the report. The
letter is dated Canyon Greek. August 16,
and reads as follows:
Dear Friend Arrived at Trinity Center Fri
day, and found excitement at high pitch.
You cannot imagine how many people are
here. They seem to rise UP out of the ground
and are coming from all directions in all sorts
of vehicles. | saw Friday evening nineteen
men perched on a light spring wagon, and it
looked as if feather placed on that wagon
would surely have broken down the rig
,tarted for Canyon Creek early Saturday and
arrived there just in time 10 hear what al first
| took to be an Indian outbreak, but which
afterward found was shouts, caused by tie re-
ported find by miner named Gilmore OF
rich pocket near the banks of the creek,
bout hundred yards from our camp. Some
OF the gold was shown me, and my informant
said Gilmore had everlasting fortune and
would soon outshine the Graves boys.
The reports have to certain extent been
pictured little too vividly, but let me tell
you, there is gold here and plenty of 1t, but it
takes hard Dor to get it. l imagined l could
come up here and pick up nuggets anywhere,
but l have been sadly mistaken in that
respect. What gold has been found has been
worked for, and while one stands as good a
chance ofstriking it as rich as another there are
plenty of people going TO leave this country
with less capital than they came in with, but
with all experience that is worth something.
1t is great country, and there is no telling
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Sleuths Admit That It Is
Beyond Their Compre-
hension.
QUEER GYRATIONS OF THE WARES.
Window-Panes Pierced by the Soft
Material as if by Cannon
Balls.

"1nere are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio, than are dreamed Of in
your philosophy"
Ever since Saul of Tarsus visited the
witch of Endor, which is the earliest
record OF investigation into the occult
realm the human race has been awed by
supernatural manifesto tions, aud every
new exhibition of psychic force or SEM
blance thereto arouses the curiosity of all
minds. whether they be skeptical or not
The manifestations which have been oc>
curing at the Yucca Root Soap Factory
on Mission street sincetlast Friday are no
exception to the rule, and whether these
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Fresh Reports of Some Daz-
zling Discoveries Being
Duly Circulated.
POCKETS THAT CONTAIN SMALL
FORTUNES.
1t Is Estimated at Least Four Mil
ions Will Be Taken From the Cof-
fee Creek Region This Year.

REDDING, CAL, Aug. lI-This has
been red-fetter day in the Coffee Greek
gold excitement. and at least 100 more en-
thusiastc wealth seekers have been added
to the list OF departures from this city
The rush still continues, and from all
appearances to-day there will be many a
prospector whose enthusiasm will be
dam pened on his arrival at Trinity Cen
ter to find hotel accom- od ations a thing
impossible to secure and supplies for man
and beast entirely exhausted.
There are fully 1000 strangers in the
little mountain town of Trinity Center to-
day. Everything eatable has disappeared,
and people are converting porches, roofs
old wagons and every available space in to
stopping quarters. Hay and grain is
worth its weight IN gol /, and hereafter
unless those entering the goldfelds take
sufficient horsefeed with them their ami
mails will suffer very materially. And
that is not all. The meager sup
ply of provisions kept by the small
country stores has entirely given out,
and prices for what rem mains in stock
are rising at great rate. That heretofore
quiet and peaceful mountain town is now
a bustling, humming camp of no less than
1000 souls, and the life and activity mani
fest is trIly wonderful. In fac, it is
alarming to the old settlers. who for wears
past have been content to live quietly and
peacefully in their rustic homes, unmo-
Tested by denizens OF the outside world.
and even when taking out OF the bowels
of the earth small-sized fortunes have
sought no publicity or notoriety.
just how the incoming horde is to find
aecommodat ations is a puzzle to the aver
age Coffee Creeker. but as a rule the
miners of that section are unselfish. The
latchstring of their cabins always hangs
on the outside, and strangers are welcome
10 walk in and parIake of the simple store
of provisions they usually keep on hand.
The rush to the new fields has been con-
stant wagon-load after wagon-load of
prospectors and supplies having left this
city until tonight. 1t is indeed comical
to view the various combinations that
leave this city. First there will be STAGE
coach loaded down with men who bear
every resemblance of ty pical miners: next
will follow surrey, perhaps, filled with
dapper sort OF fellows, with tennis coats
blazing shirt fronts and straw hats
anc then genuine old-time prairie
schooner, loaded down with a whole fam
lily ana drawn BIZ mules will form a pro.
cession truly amusing.
The Redding and Weaverville Stage
Company sent out extra coaches heavily
loaGed to-day and have orders for more
seats than they can possibly provide for
tomorrow. Last nights stage arrived
late, and on account OF the heavy load go
ing out and roughness OF the road every
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
GREAT JAM ALSO REPORTED AT
SKAGUAY.
Steamers Arriving From the North Bring
Additional Stories of the Despair Of the
Gold-Hunters Who Cannot Reach
the KIondike.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. u
The steamer AK, several days
overdue from Dyea and Juneau,
arrived down to-day, calling at
Departure Bay in the early morn
ing and leaving for the sound at
noon. She brings little news of
interest.
The reports state that the jam
at Dyea continues, with little
prospect of abatement until spring.
Horses are reported to be of little
use on the Skaguay route.
The AK brought the body of
Dwight Fowler of Seattle, who
was drowned while attempting to
cross the Skaguay on the 9th inst.
Captain Patterson discredited
the report that the Portland has
taken the inside passage.
The situation at Dyea is reported
as unchanged, with the general
opinion that but few will get
through to the Klondike this fall.
The number of miners at Ska
quay is increasing. Fifteen YES
selS for Skaguay and Dyea were
passed by the AK on her way
down.
The steamer Queen arrived from
the north at II o'clock tonight.
Her officers repeat the hard-luck
story from Dyea, reporting that
miners are selling their outfits at a
sacrifice, in despair of making any
use of them before spring.
The steamer Danube arrived at
Comox to-day and brings advices
from Dyea up to August 10. The
trail is completely blocked up and
British Columbia miners have or
ganized and are building a new
trail across White Pass to the
lakes.
The Danube met all the north
bound steamers, but saw nothing
of the Portland, which was yester-
day reported to be at Comox.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

how many millions lie beneath the surface. l
intend to stay with it and have a claim staked
out and take out some gold. but find up here
he miners don't consider pickup OF $500 or
$400 an item worth mentioning. Tney wait
until they take out several thousand in a lump
and then they make noise about it.
Provisions are getting scarce, and if you
come up be sure and bring grub enough to last
five or six months. Rich finds are being made
in various sections of the district, and have
seen more goldssince have been here than
have ever imagined would be my good fortune
to gaze upon. Will let you know as soon as
dig out few thousand, unless you are here by
that time.
This letter was accompanied by an order
for grub and horse feed and also by
small package of gold dust, con tanning
perhaps $780,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
A USUAL MORNING SCENE IN REDD1NG.

This
ms mdpg " U
g.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
'VUV Uo OF UuU
WHAT w. C. CURTIS THINKS OF IT.

81 have studied theosophy for years and have
manifestations in India that more strange but
never seen any that pronounced perfectly
satisfied that there IS no material agency here 1t is
psychic force that causing it, but at loss under
stand the reason for it, impossible for the results to be
produced by any person throwing the soap Some the
manifestations such could be produced by human
agency"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

Continued on Third Page.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
ON THE GOLDEN TRAIL.
Picturesque Scenes as the Pros
pectors Proceed to the Coffee
Creek ReQion

Ca ARRVILLE, CAL, Aug. ia pictur-
esque cavalcade passes into the most
picturesque of the hills in which nature
mas stored her gold, UP this old Oregon
stage road, now little used, the procession
10 Coffee Creek daily grows. The gold
hunters stop at the spring for watering
trough under the oaks and pause to
gos lip on the wide verandas of Cars
big lonely and restful roadside tavern.
Up here on the banks OF the Trinity, a
mile from the mouth OF Coffee Creek, one
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Continued on Second Page.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
The Wichita Musical Club.
Barnes & Newcoms. the popular nus;,

Barnes & Newcom5. the popular music
dealers Of Douglas avenue. had the
pavement washed for their lady wheel
customers. The ladies all say their for
~ dollar bicycles are just as good and
nicer looking than others ask fifty dol
lsCs for. And ;hey have an elesan.
stock OF nice. new style pianos and or
gsns a. very reasonable prices-not Ia
cheap kind. but good. honest ones. that
VIII last a life time. l never saw such
beautiful msndolins and guitars as they
are selling. and 50 much less than others
ask. and they sell either FOR cash or on
time Take the whole family down 20
their place, .o5 E. Douglas avenue. AMI
hear ne new granopa0ne. Prof. Nc
Caesney OF Chicago will be al their store
Friday and Saturday and give q nusi-
cal entertainment; free ot any charge
All n,usie-lovers should - there. s-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
The Schoo, of Execution and Orstory Y
NJ Ca. Building.

VIII open its Summer Term Monday.
oath inst, al p. m, with classes =
Eiocution, Oratory. English Literature.
Shakespeare. Psychology and Parlia-
mentary Law. al the low rate OF IS for
ten lessons in any one branch. when four
or more members in class.
Juvenile class. 10 70 II years, opens
May %. 10 a. m. in Voice Drill. ReSi-
tails. Grace and Health Culture Tuition
as above. GEORGE ". HOSS.
ST. Principal,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23

See the wheel with the big sprocket in
the window. Best on earth. Barnes &
Newcomb. popular music dealers. l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
Advice to Mothers.

AdVtce 10 0IOtnerS-
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething II soothes the child. softens
the gums. allays all pain. cures wind
collie. and is the best remedy for diar.
rhoea- Twenty-Five cents Q bottle
Used ny millions Of mothers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23

Railroad men will not dance except at
SRraud ball. "-Atchison Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23

This cut rec-sse-.f
the instruments 1se5
IN the examination a.
Cstarrn and al <oss
ard Throat Troubles
f. enables IRE doctor
70 ssoz rs p1tlc1i
The Coalition q TIE
affected parts
Cass-rh cured II 3
GAYS. Hone treat
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23

See our 81 models Of pianos and Or
cans Barnes & Newcomo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23

See the yellow kid in our window.
Barnes & Newconb's Music House.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

That the state of New York is not
behind Platt in his fight for the control
of the municipality of Greater New
York, on the ground that a city cleo
ton should be run in the interest of
the great national parties, is evident
from the other considerable municipal
contests in that state, where the fight
is against state interference in munic-
ipal affairs and the Republicans are
maintaining an Independent nomina-
ton. This Greater New York fight is
the beginning of a concerted move
ment for the election of anti-Platt
candidates to the state legislature, I'M
til that body will be independent
enough to take action without any re-
gard to the wishes of the boss. Low
could not devote his brains to a-y
more commendable effort than this
emancipation of his state from positive
bOssism.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03
CRESCENT CITY COURAGE.


New Orleans may have overstepped
the bounds in trying to force a convic-
ton upon Galveston, of being in the
same fever boat with herself, but she
! has met her own responsibilities this
year in manner that reflects infinite
credit upon her people. Early in the
spring she was faced with the most
dangerous overflow Of the Mississippi
that has ever threatened to submerge
the city Rising to the occasion she
organized for her own protection and
for three months all classes of citi-
zens Wed with each other in the work
of defense The city government, the
various commercial bodies, the rail-
roads and all the exchanges took up
the work with a will. Money was
poured out like water to prevent the
pouring in of water, and after long
weeks Of the utmost anxiety the vic
tory was with the people, the floods
subsidized and the Mississippi rolled
harmlessly on its resistless way to the
ocean. There was not a faint heart
in that city. through all those long
drawn out nights of uncertainty the
fight went on unhaggingly and the rail-
lying cry Of the leaders of the defense
hosts, at whatever time uttered,
brought out the people to meet the
enCrOaChing floods. impoverished in
her treasury by the vast amounts thus
spent the people in no largely
condition to donate for the sanitary
Improvement of the CITY which thp
three months fight had left in a filthy
condition, she was assailed this fall
by the dread visitant, yellow fever.
With her old time courage she rose to
resist the new enemy, and while the
most seriously threatened of all the
cities that We're visited. she has shown
the least alarm. There has been no
panic, the work Of the city goes quiet-'l
ly on, all measures for her suffering
are calmly taken and the confident
waiting for the hosts of science to win |
their victory demonstrates alike her |
courage and her hOpefUlness. She |
keeps her memorial All Souls Day as |
Of old, nor breaks her ancient and fit |
ting memorial custom. All this marks |
that Crescent City as one that the |
American people are proud Of Her
'almnes, her courage, her power Of |
self help, her absence of all that could
i'd to the panicky condition of the
ever region are worthy of the highest |
OmmendatOn. Such a city cannot
Onb feel the iron hand, and will soon
Use from all her dispiriting conditions
o new life and a demonstration of
Ter real invincibleness.
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New Orleans is in a fix. on account
Of her yellow fever disabilities. Her
parish prison is full to overlooking.
and there are daily applications for
more prisoners quarters, as the Of
lenders are sentenced, but the trans
Portations of those sentenced to the
penitentiary cannot be effected on ac-
count of yellow fever restrictions on
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ne can care for is not so smiling.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

The outward and visible reasons for
our coming Thanksgiving turkey will
be either more or less apparent when
the returns are in from the elections
and it is demonstrated whether the
people are on top or under foot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

Senator Teller has come down from
his free silver Ferris wheel, and an
nounces that he is for the free COIN
age of gold and silver at a ratio es-
tablished by law. This is much more
sensible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

The immediate followers of Weyler
in the Cuban provinces will not lie
awake nights planning how to aid
Weyler. The government at Madrid is
a little nervous over the attitude Of
these Weylerites.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

The history of those Esquimox in New
York proves that lung troubles are not
always the product of inhaling a cold
atmosphere. They get diseased lungs
through inhaling a hot atmosphere.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

That threatened cotton strike in
Great Britain may turn the great
stream of cotton spinning into United
states channels. The manufacturers
announce reduction of wages that
the operatives reject.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

The New York papers, printed two
days before election1, read here two
days after election, will present apt il
Illustrations of the ease with which a
metropolitan journal can put its foot
into it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03

Never under so great provocation did
a country control it's utterances as the
United States has done in the whole
course of this exasperating controver-
sy with Spain. Look out when the
steam escapes.