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Eighteen Packers Buried I'm
der a Monster Avalanche.
ENTIRE TOWN OF SHEEP CAMP GONE
Heavy Rains Caused the slide--skaguay
Bridges GOne--SnOw in ChilkOOt
Pass--Many GOldseekers
Return.

PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 24.-The steamer
Pioneer, which left the Sound Septem-
Der 18th with the bark Shirley In tow
for Skaguay, returned at l O'Clock this
morning, having made the run down in
ninety-six hours.
The Pioneer brings down story of a
snow or landslide between Sheep Camp
and Chilkoot paes last Sunday morning,
in which eighteen men are supposed to
have lost their lives; only one body had
been found, that of a man named
Choynski, cousin to Joe Choynski, the
prizefghter. The fifteen or eighteen
men supposed to be lost were packers on
the Dyea trail, and they had upwards of
$4,000 in their possession.
There are many here who do not be-
lieve the story, as it is very early in
the season for snow slides. officers of
the Pioneer say the story was brought to
Skaguay Sunday evening by three men
who told it in such a thrilling manner
as to leave no doubt of its truthfulnese.
They described the avalanche as con-
slsting of rocks, ice and dirt, the mass
having been loosened by the recent un-
precedented hard rain which has been
falling continually for the past month.
All the bridges on the Skaguay river
have been washed out, and the river is a
raging torrent.
W. W. Sprague, of Tacoma, who
started eight weeks ago with a three
years. outfit, returned from skaguay on
the Pioneer.
The steamer Al-Ki, a week overdue
from Alaska, arrived this morning at
O'Clock. She carried large list of men
returning from Skaguay, who were un-
able to cross the pass. The snow is six
inches deep at Lake Bennett, and three
inches fell on the summit OF Chilkoot
pass last Saturday.
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SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING.

Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of school district No. II, OF Waseo
county, state of Oregon, that a special
school meeting for said district will be
held at the brick school house on Court
street, on the 25th day of September,
1897, at O'Clock in the afternoon, for
the following objects: To further con-
slider the question of erecting a new
school building and providing funds for
the same.
Dated this 9th day of September, 1897.
o. D. DoANE,
Chair. Board of Directors.
GEO. P. MORGAN, Clerk. s9-td
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THE STORY COKRoBoRATED.
Captain Nelson Says a Slide Occurred
at Sheep Camp.

Captain Nelson Says a Slide Occurred
at Sheep Camp.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Sept. "a
Captain Nelson, master of the tug Pio-
neer. which arrived this morning from
Skaguay, corroborates the story of the
sncwslide, or more appropriately, land
slide, in the neighborhood of Sheep
Camp. Captain Nielsen says:
"Three men came to Skaguay beach
Sunday night with story that at Sheep
Camp that morning at 8 80 o'clock pc
culiar sound from the southwest side of
the mountain was heard, and before the
residents of the camp could fully dress
they found themselves being rapidly
borne down the canyon on a mass of
moving debris from the mountain side.
The majority of the residents of Sheep
Camp escaped, although the entire town
was almost wholly destroyed.
"The slide struck the town in the
northern part, where nearly all the pack
ers were quartered in tents and sleeping
the sleep of hard, overworked men.
The main part of the slide from the
mountain missed Sheep Camp proper,
although from the report very little of
the town remains. Packers camp was
wholly carried away, and it is impos-
eible to learn the full names of the un-
fortunates, as they were all known by
surnames, such as Jack, Jim, Dick,
etc.
'The cause of the slide was reported
to be the action of heavy rains on the
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Louise Back From wrangel.

VICTORIA, B.. c., Sept. 24.-The
steamer Princess Louise has returned
from Wrangel- The Dominion govern
ment's survey party started from Glenora
to survey the route to Teslin lake and
other surveyors have started up the
river. Both parties will be able to COM
plete their work before the bad weather
starts. Fifty men are at Wrangel wait
ing for a chance to take them on the
first part of their journey to the mines.
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It Saves the Croupy Chlldren.

SEAvIEw, Ea.-We have a splendid
sale on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
and our customers coming from and
near, speak of it in the highest terms.
Many have said that their children
would have died of Group if Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy had not been Civ
en.-KELLAM & CURREN. The 25 and
80 cent sizes for sale by Blakeley &
Houghton.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is hereby gwen that the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Wasco Warehouse Company will be
held at the office of French & Co., The
Dalles, Or, on Tuesday, September 2S,
1897, at $50 p. M, for the purpose of
electing directors for the ensuing year,
and the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may come before it.
The Dalles, Or, Sept. 4, 1897.
H. M. BEALL,
Secv Waeco Warekonse On
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$2OOOoo

Good baking powder is
cheaper than cheap" baking
powder, because itdoesn'tmake
doctors bills.
Cheap" baking powder
generally contains alum-bad
for the stomach. Shilling S
BeSk is at your grocer's.
A SchiiIlng & Company
San Francisco 2201
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hills where a sort of reservoir was
formed, which body of water forced the
land down into the basin below. Never
before have such heavy rains been ex-
perienced by the Indians in the neigh
borhQod of Chilkoot pass"
W. w. Sprague, of Tacoma, returning
from Skaguay pass, verifies the above
report.
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Salt Rheum

Two applications of Garland's Happy
Thought Salve daily cures Salt Rheum.
First wash with warm water and pure
CASTLE soap. Rub well with the Salve,
and cover with rubber gauge to keep
the moioture in.
AGarland's Happy Thought Salve cured me in
sixty days OF Salt Rheum that 1 had tor ten
years. It's worth SO a Jar to a man who has
suffered as have" e. Z. VAN OLINDA, =
Vashon Island, Wash.
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BuckIen's Ar1nca salve.

The best salve in the world for CUTS,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter; chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
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1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton. or mcuey refunded.S Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Blakeley and
Honghton, druggists.
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Massacnusetts Argonauts.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Twelve argonauts
from Massachusetts left Chicago last
night en- route to the Klondike. G. G..
Elwood, British Columbia mining ex-
pert, is at the head of the goldseekers.
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Do you want the earliest and best
range in Washington. with $40 acres of
decided land, and chance to raise un-
limited quantities of alfalfa? If you do,
call on or address
J. II. CRADLEBAUGH,
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This Is Your Opportunity.

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
. generous sample will be mailed of the
most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure
(Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon
strate the great merits of the remedy.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St.. New York City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr.. of Great Falls, Mont,
recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I
can emphasize his statement, ''It is posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. -
Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central PreA
Church, Helena, Mont.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no mercury
nor any injurious drug. Price. so oents.
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Cash in Your Ohsoks.

All county warrants registered prior
to March II, 1893, will be paid at my
Office. Interest ceases after Sept. z,
1897. @. L. PHILLIPS,
County Treasurer.
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For Sale,

Lots A, B, K.and L, block 80; A B,
block 72; A, B, g, D, E and F, block 80,
and A, B, G, D and E, block 25. Apply
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Nitrogene cures lost manhood in fif-
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THAT
BOOK

Of Fall Samples Is IN;
containing enough
styles to stock three
stores. They are
the famous KUH,
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ATTENTION. sHEEPMENl

secy. Wasco Warehouse Cc
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The herald., 1897-05-09
Southbound Passengers

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-The fol-
lowing passengers left on the steamer
Santa Rosa today:
Redondo-Miss Sanberg, Miss Bow
man, NJ Seligman, H. Rosenthai, p.
Hanks, George Moyse. Miss Parker,
Miss Christie. Mrs. Barden and daugh-
ter, Miss Isaacson, Miss Naughton, Miss
Johnston, H. Palmer, F. Lansberger, DR..
Fisdale, George Wright, J. Hampton
and wife. Miss Wiltshire, L. Miller, f.
Rockhold, Mr. Guide and wife.
Santa Barbara-Miss Lacy, Miss KEEL
sey, Miss Shaw, F. Fairchild Miss Loo
mis-. Sidney Smith and wife, DR.. Conrad,
C. Broughton, DR.. Crooks, w. Hopkins.
Miss Roth Miss Levy, A. Blank. Mrs.
Jordan, Mrs. Orella, S. Burtis and wife,
3. Orella.
San Diego-Miss Eicholt, c. Lord, Phil
Levy, S. Schiller, Captain DAILY E.
Tracy, w. Merriam, T. P. Phelps, p.
Watts.
Port Los Angeles-Miss Brown and
sister, F. Morris. N. Smith, r. Sellinger,
Mrs Smith, Miss Machale. Miss Paxton.
Miss Catey, Miss Barrow, Rev. Ham
mond, W. Bernard, H. Snow, A. Cum
ningham, Miss Jerome. Miss White, H.
Kerr, C. Fowler, F. Taylor, W. Tooker.
The herald., 1897-05-09
UNREHEARSED EFFECTS
At Berleley's Magnificent Class Day
Festivities

BERKELEY, May S.-The seniors of
the university are the inconsola BILE vic
TINS of hard and ill-starred fate Their
magnificent class day festivities, begun
beneath the trees in the natural amphi-
theater of the college grounds this af-
ternoon, were abruptly terminated by
fire. in which M. M. Peck a senior, mar
rcwly escaped being seriously burned.
The performance was Farce, burlesq-
ing an Aztec funeral ceremony When
the fire was lighted the inflamma BILE
bunting with which it was draped ig-
nited and in an instant flames were
shooting skyward.
A. w. Ransome, who was chief sac
riticer, pushed the burning pile off the
stage on which the priests were sta
toned, but 1t fell among the soldiers,
ard the light costume of M. M. Peck
caught His companions ripped off their
own inhammable coverings and assist
ed Peck in his endeavors to disengage
himself from the burning garments He
escaped with a few slight burns on the
hands.
The performance was resumed in few
minutes, but a second blaze enveloped
the bunting Of blue and gold surround
ing the large platform in the center Of
and there was threatened stampede of
three or four hundred onlookers.
President McWade yelled that it was
all in the play" and the crowd halted
and the play went on.
The herald., 1897-05-09
Got Off Easy

SANTA CRUZ, May S.-Judge Smith
of this city today decided in the San
Benito county superior court that the
indictments against e. B. Montgomery,
ex-treasurer Of San Benito county,
should be set aside. Montgomery wac
charged with embezzling about $4,000
which amount was made good by him
self and sureties. Six indictments were
found against him. The defense attack
ed the legality of the grand jury. Among
other grounds it was claimed that the
court had no authority to select grand
jurors in October when January is des-
ignated by law; that the names of i'm
portant witnesses were not indorsed in
indictments; that an outsider who was
not a witness was permitted in the
grand jury room while the grand jury
was in session. The court held that these
were valid objections and set aside the
indictments. 1t is not believed that
anything more will be done with the
case. The judges decision seems to
meet with popular approval at Hollister.
The herald., 1897-05-09
STRUCK HIDDEN ROCKS
STEAMERS AND CARGOES 90 TO
THE BOTTOM
The Kootenai Claims Two More Vic
tims-No Lives Lost, But the
Damage Is Heavy

DENVER, Col, May S.-A special to
he Republican from Helena. Mont, says:
The packet steamers Ruth and Gwendo-
line, which piled between Jennings,
Mont, and Fort Steele. British Columbia,
are lying at the bottom of Kootenai
river, about four miles from Jennings,
beth sunk by the same rock within q
few hours Both were loaded with Can
adian ore for the Great Falls smelter.
The Ruth, besides her crew, consisting
of about twelve hands, had twenty pas
sengere These all escaped with their
lives after hard figh. with the strong
current. AT the place where the steamer
sank the river is very narrow and full of
rocks. The warm weather during the
past week has caused the snow in the
mountains to melt, making the river high
and very dangerous at this point, owing
to the swift current. While going up the
river she became unmanage able, and was
dashed against a submerged rock with
sufficient force to crush her hull. The
water poured in through the aperture in
such a stream that the steamer imme-
diately began to sink. Those on board
had just time enough to launch her boats
and push off, when she settled to the
bottom with a lurch. 1t took the ski1fs
some time to land, owing to the tenn
pestuous condition of the river, and at
all times the occupants We're in danger
of being upset by the whirlpool curren,
or being dashed against the rocks. The
steamer is a complete wreck and is fact
going to pieces The ore she carried will
be a total loss. Loss OF ship and con-
tents, including passengers effects, is
estimated at severa! hundred thousand
dollars, with little insurance.
! David G. Brown, collector of customs
at Great Falls, received word this after
noon of the sinking of the steamer
Gwendoline by running on the same rock
which sunk the steamer Ruth but a few
hours before. Both boats are now lying
at the bottom Of the river side by side.
The boat was chartered By the North
Star Mining company of British Column
bia, and this was her second trip this eea-
son. During the winter the boat had been
completely overhauled and fitted out
with new machinery at a cost of some
$40, 900. She was British boat and reg
iotered to carry 80 tons. The Ruth was
210-ton boat. The dispatch to Mr.
Brown did not state how the accident oc-
Cured, whether she carried any passen-
gers, nor whether any one was drowned.
These two boats can never be recovered,
and until they break up and float away
the river will be impossible.
The herald., 1897-05-09
ENGLISH
INTEREST
Continued from page l.,

Gladstone, by summoning their grand
daughter. Dorothy Drew. to Windsor
Castle. Her Majesty was anxious to see
the child which figured so prominently
in Mr. Gladstone's domestic life. Doro-
thy left Hawarden on Wednesday, ac-
companied by her mother, and from Lon
don to Windsor travelled with the Prin-
cess Louise. On arriving at Windsor
they were met by Hon. William II. p.
Darlington, one of the equerries in or
binary, with a royal carriage, to take
them to the castle.
After luncheon with the Queen Miss
Drew returned to town.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales and
Princess Maud Of Wales (Princess
Christian Of Denmark) are spending
Sunday with the Duke Of Westminster
at Eaton Hall, Chester, where large
party has been gathered to meet them.
On Monday the Prince and Princess
Of Wales will drive to Hawarden and
lunch with Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone.
Each member of the royal family Will
plant tree at Hawarden as a memorial
Of the occasion.
FUNDS FOR CHARITY
The appeals to the charity OF London
ers are endless, and are generally an
swered generously The Mansion House
Indian famine fund has now reached
nearly the sum Of s52o,000, or E50OO
more than was raised duria3 The whole
course of the last famine.
The Daily Chronicle, within week.
has raised nearly 10000 for the Greek
wounded
The Prince of Wales hospital fund
alone hangs fire. The yearly deficit or
the London hospitals is over 91oo,00o,
and the Prince hoped to raise 93,00O,O0
1t is doubtful If even 9500,000 will be OBJ
tanned, but the Prince of Wales will per-
sonally address a meeting of bankers,
merchants and other prominent people
in the city, and will appeal for more
money for the hospital fund.
The herald., 1897-05-09
RAILROAD SUIT
A Southern Pacific Case Submitted on
Briefs

A Southern Pacific Case Submitted on
Briefs
FRANKFORT. KY, May S-The
Southern Pacific Railroad company's
demurrer to the petition of the state for
100000 in franchise, tax, fines, etc, has
been submitted to Circuit Judge Can
trell at Georgetown, without argument.
but in briefs The company's counsel
have not yet filed their briefs and under
the ruling they have to do so before the
answer or briefs of the state are due.
If the demurrer is not overruled and the
road still persists, or If sustained, thus
throwing the states petition out of
court, the sentiment against the corpor-
alton. which has never served this state
or paid it anything for granting its
original charter under which it has be-
come greater, will be greatly increased.
Already it is openly asserted that Hon.
William Goebel, prospective and leading
candidate for governor, is coming back
to the state senate next winter and that
he is coming not because it will put him
any nearer the gubernatorial chair but
because he Is wanted to lead the fight
for the repeal of the Southern Pacific
charter.
The herald., 1897-05-09
A GOOD JOKE
The Husband Squirmed, But What
Gould a Poor Man Do

A very prominent society lady of this city
while out shopping yesterday met lady No.
2, and in response to the usual interroga-
tory, "Where have you been?" beamingly
replied,'I have just been down to Lissner's,
where have selected a most beautiful dia-
mond, which is now being mounted. You
know my husband had intended to buy me
new $500 upright piano as birthday gift,
but we heard of the Bartlett alteration
sale, where they are selling out the entire
stock of pianos at cost, so he slipped in
there and bought beautiful high-gra0e
mahogany piano for $212 less, and he fig
ured that he was that much ahead. But !
thought this good time to see about a
new diamond ring on the strength of that
$212 saving, and l did. lie, of course,
squirmed little, but finally consented and
I'll have 1t tomorrow. The piano is reg
ular $500 instrument, in genuine San Do
mingo mahogany case-a regular beauty
and, thanks to good fortune, I'm just that
piece of jewelry ahead"
The herald., 1897-05-09
ENGINEER WAS SLOW
AND THE VESSEL STRUCK THE
DOCK
The Steamer Is Somewhat Damaged
and Most of the Dock Isn't
There Any More

SAN FRANCISCO. May Slowing to
the engineers failure to respond
promptly to the pilots signal, the big
French tank steamer La Madeleine
crashed nearly half way through the
Beale street wharf today. La Madeleine
came up from South America about two
months ago and received a thorough
overhauling, including new engines and
boilers. She started out today in charge
of Captain Freeman, the veteran pilot,
to test her engines. They We're found 10
work satisfactorily. After run beyond
the heads. the steamer pur back
She approached the dock slowly and
behaved admirably. When about six
lengths away Captain Freeman gave the
signal to go astern and the engineer re-
peated the signal back showing that hc
understood, but the propeller did not
move. Captain Freeman waited mo-
ment and again signaled full speed
astern. This time the engineer respond
ed, but 1t was too late, and the erea.
mass of steel ploWed through piles
stringers and planks as though they
were laths. The end of one of the heavy
timbers sprung out and caught tn:
.
making dent fully foot in diameter
and six inches deep. Besides the dent on
the starboard side, two Of the post plates
are so badly twisted that The steamer
will have to have all three replaced be-
fore she can pass the inspectors Thi;
will cost from $500 to $1,000 If her frame
is injured the cost will be much greater
The dock from the line of Brennan street
to the end is knocked out of line, many
of the piles a considerable distance
from where the steamer struck and even
on the opposite side, being broken off.
1t is more than probable that the entire
dock will have to be rebuilt. The blow
was so great that the four-inch water
pipe extending along the center of the
dock was broken in two, while an I'M
mense coal hopper, blocked up near
where the vessel struck, careened part
ly over and is ready to fall at the slight
est jar.
The herald., 1897-05-09
A New Orphans Home

GILROY, May 8.-The corner stone
Of the Odd Fellows orphan home was
laid here today with impressive cere-
monies, there being large delegations
of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from San
Joee, Hollister and other towns in at.
tendance. George T. Dunlap made an
eloquent address of welcome and was
succeeded by other speakers, Mrs. c. A.
Hoxet, t,president of the board of trustees,
making brief address, and Grand Mas
ter Warburg a lengthy one. The pro-
gram was interepersed with singing by
the Glee club and music by the Gilroy
band. A banquet followed in the base
ment of the building, which has now ad-
vanced to the commencement of the
second story.
The herald., 1897-05-09
HOMING PIGEONS
Good Birds Wanted for the Honolulu
Market

ALAMEDA, May S.-A stock compa-
ny recently organized at Honolulu for
the purpose of establishing homins
pigeon ser.Se between the islands of
the Hawaiian group has created a de-
mand for Belgian birds raised in local
lofts Nine pairs of carrier pigeons
have been sent from this city, and it is
believed that the entire shipment will
number 100 birds. The birds shipped
are of the best imported stock, taken
from the loft of H. F. Whitman secre-
tary of the Pacific Coast Pigeon and
Honling society. Honolulu merchants.
recognizing the need of a more frequent