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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
TWO VESSELS OVERDUE.
But the Greatest Interest Is Con-
neCted With the Expected Ar
rival OF the Portland

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 24.-The big
collier Willamette and the steamer City of
Topeka are both overdue from Alaska
Neither had been reported this evening.
so they are not likely to arrive before to.
morrow afternoon. The Willamette left
this port on August 9 for Dyea and
Skaguay. She carried 775 passengers-the
largest mum ber that any vessel took north
this season. She was also overcrowded
with freight, watch required about q week
to unload. She is scheduled to depart for
Skaguay again on Thursday. Her passen-
ger list will not be very heavy, although
there Will be plenty OF freight, some of it
left over from the Queen last Sunday. The
Topeka will go north on Friday.
The Rosalie steamed away again to-
night for Dyea and Skaguay. She had
over hundred passengers on board, eight
horses and considerable freight. Among
the passengers out on the Rosalie was
George Aleen OF Snohom;sh, who is taking
stock OF general hardware and Quitting
goods to open store at Skaguay.
The schooner Moonlight finally sailed
tonight for Alaska. The passengers are
very severe in their expressions over what
they term the unwerranted interference
Of Inspector Bryant in compe ling shift
ing OF their cargo. They say that more
favored vessels have been allowed much
greater privileges. 1t is the expectation
of the Portland and Alaska Transports
tion and Trading Company, which has
just sent out the Bristol, 20 put the Hasslo
on the ST. Michael run from Seattle next
spring and to connect with the Eugene for
the Yukon River trip.
The city is all agog over the expected
arrival of the steamer Portland from St.
NJ ichaeI She is due Thursday, although
there was a report circulated tonight
that she had already passed through the
straits and would be in Seattle tomorrow.
The report has not thus far been verified.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25

arrived to-day in the course OF notable
cycle tour from Monterey Bay to the Blue
Jay mine and back. They are young
couple well known in the bicycle world.
They left Santa Cruz week ago and have
come the whole way on their wheels.
From Redding to here the trip is about
as rough and tough a one as wheelman
could make, but MI. and Mrs. Dutton are
jolly, healthy and triumphant. Mr.. Dut-
ton packs the baggage on his wheel, but
there is not much of it. After crossing
the summit Of the Trinity Mountains on
the county line there are five miles OF
very steep and winding road. They let
heavy brushes drag behind, put on brakes
and coasted the whole distance without
accident. They started out just to make
the trip and the Blue Jay their goal. Mr..
Dalton has advice for any who may fol-
low him on wheels. He used a 70-gear
and his wife 6S. He advises bringing
extra chains and using At or so gear i'll
the mountains.
Trinity Center has plenty Of supplies,
despite Redding's reports to the contrary
and it does a brisk business with the
rushers as they stop an hour or two. it
being the nearest poilt OF supply to Coffee
creek. Loads of vegetables and horse
feed are now being peddled up Coffee
Creek, and to-day Trinity Center man
started private mail and express line to
the lower end of the creek.
Trinity Center is busy getting ready for
its festival OF racing and dancing next
Friday and Saturday, and the big OPEN
air dance platform is nearly completed.
I n DFNNy
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
Operators and Miners
Utterly Unable to
Agree.
Conference Adjourns and 1t
Looks Like War to the
Bitter End.
PREPARATIONS to Reopen Idle Mines,
Which VIII Be Resisted by
the Strikers.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 24-The great
coal strike will continue. The conference
between the operators and miners ad-
journed to-day without action. Both
parties are farther apart than before, and
the feeling aroused makes an early settle
ment still more mpro bable. 1t now looks
like war to the bitter end. Operators are
preparing to reopen their idle mines with
non union men, and the miners are pre-
pairing to resist.
The conference began at IL o'clock and
by noon had adjourned sine die. The
operators made several offers to the
miners, the best being one granting
wage rate of 611l cents ton, but all were
rejected. In return the miners made
these propositions. which were rejected by
the operators: To issue a call tor con-
ference Of representatives. OF competitive
States; miners to return to work imme-
diately at 69-cent rate until the price is
determined by. arbitration. within thirty
days; should the decision be for less than
50 cents the miners to be charged with
the difference between So cents and the
award OF the arbitration board.
The miners refused the proposition to
arbitrate the wage question, miners to
work meanwhile without the price being
sci and paid at the rate agreed upon by
the arbitrators.
President Ratchford. when asked why
this offer was not accepted, replied: "Be-
CAUSE it applied only 10 the PIttsburg dis
trict. If We go into arbitration of that
kind we want the whole com petitive field
EN- braced. They declined to join US In a
call for a general proposition, so we re-
fused their offer OF arbitration, knowing
that they are merely trying TO harass US
with whole series of petty arbitrations."
The afternoon was spent by the opera
tors in preparing a statement "for the
public and miners" 1t recites the pro-
ceedings of yesterdays ana days meet
ings and continues:
"The operators feel that in making their
propositions for settlement by concill-
alton or arbitration they have exn austed
every effort in trying to bring about a
settlement with the miners officials. The
proposition of Ratchford could not be ac-
cspted. because it means an advance oil
37k per cent in wages, and would entail
heavy losses on prod ucers. The prices at
which coal contracts have been taken were
enforced by conditions ruling the markets
in open competition from other producing
fields.
1.-The operators are confronted con-
stantly with two forces-pressure of buyers
to get coal at the lowest price, which is
determined by remorseiess competition,
and by the miners. who at all times de-
mand the highest possible wage rate. In
addition to these two factors is one of cost
of transportation from the mines to the
market.
"AmicabIe methods having failed to
convince or move the miners leaders the
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
ON GOES THE RUSH.
ProspeCtors Passing Through Red
ding on the Way to the Coffee
Creek Mines.

REDDING. CAL, Aug. 24.-This has
without doubt been the livellest day in
this city since the discovery OF rich gold
diggings on Coffee Creek was nj ade, and
far more prospectors and miners have to-
day entered this city en- route to the new
gold fields than any single day heretofore.
Fully 100 prospectors arrived on the over
land train this morn ing, and this even
ing's local brought forty or fifty men.
Nearly oil were fully equipped for pros
peeting and the majority of the new
corners left to-day on all sorts Of convey
anees for the gold fields.
Notable among the arrivals to-day were
TWO millionaire mining men, recently
from Cripple Creek, Colo. These gentle.
men, early in the rush for the Trinity
gold fields. sent representatives into the
Coffee Creek country with instructions to
press far up into the Hickory Creek and
Salmon River districts. They did so, and
it was on the strength of their favorable
reports that the two capitalists are now
on their way to the diggings. They go
with the intention of buying and bonding
properties and investing their money
where they are confident it will bring back
to them gold in sufficient quantities to
pay.
The first load OF general merchandise to
be placed on stock in Coffeeyille, the new
city of tents, left this city this morning.
A gentleman lately from Southern Cali
fornia will start the store, and the pros
poets for him TO coin money on the start
are excellent. This, with laundry, will
constitute the only business represented
at present in Coffeeville. but it is safe to
say that In five weeks nearly every branch
of business will be represented and
things booming as old Trinity never
dreamed of before.
Transportation accomm odations are be-
ing arranged for 200 prospectors, who leave
this city for the gold fields TO morrow.
The rush to the new camps has virtually
Just begun.
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TRAGIC END1 10 A Wild CAREEh'
Sutcide 5m Ne,c York Of a Ones Fam oa's
German a cfrsSs.


German actress.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. A.-Mrs. Olga
King. tall. handsome brunette who hao
occupied a fiat on Union street, Brooklyn
was found dead in her bedroom to-day,
lying face downward in pool OF blooo.
A bullet wound was in her right temple
and yard away was pistol. Two OF the
five cartridges had been exploded.
The police believe it was suicide. They
sought in vain a man known to the neigh
bors as Mr.. King" because he vas
more frequent caller than any of the
woman's other friends. They had about
given him up when King" surrendered
himself.
In the meantime it was developed that
Mrs. King was fictitious name, and that
the woman in reality was at one time
famous German actress, known as Attiile
Kiraly. who came to this country when
cast off by her husband, Lieutenant
Colonel Won SehwarZ of the Austrian
army. Mrs. Kings oscar pades abroad
were published far and wide. She came
to this country four years ago, but did not
modify her conduct She was about 30
years old and very pretty. The man
known as King proved to be Placido
Saitta, an Italian, in the produce com mis-
sion business. He says he visited MRS.
King this morning after an estrange ment.
Sne shot at him, and as he fed she KILLED
herself
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
STAMP COLLECTORS MEET.
Their Neat Convention HtU Probably
He Held ia Tits City.

Their Neat Contention HiU Probably
He Held ia Thts City.
BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 4.-Men who
make stamp collecting their business or
recreation assem- bled in Wesleyan Hall
Hall this morning, the occasion being the
twelfth annual convention of the Amsri-
can Philatelic Association. Repre- senta-
tives from nearly all the different States
OF the Union were In attendance. Inc
gathering includes several women.
San Francisco will be particularly inter-
ested in this conventio for two rea sons.
In the first place there is big effort being
made to get the next conven tion In that
CITY, and second, two California citizens
are opponents for the office OF assistant
secretary. They are H. B. Phillips and
Frank KoenIg. The polls were opened
to-day. but as it is mail ballot the result
cannot be made known for severai days.
w. H. Suydam of San Francisco, who
is present as a delegate, is leading the
forcas in the fight to get The next conven-
tion for his city, and Is apparently meet
ing with considerable success.
There is only one candidate for presl-
dent-F. F. Olney, ex-Mayor Of Provi-
dence, r. l., who is already holding the
office of chief executive ami will be re-
eIec cted wi hout opposition. He owns
collection OF stamps valued at $lOO, 0OO.
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the yielding, springy condition of soil and
its coverings. Wagons and carts are out
of the question and should not be thought
of as means of carrying in supplies,
The expedition will procure Indian guides
who are familiar with the country. After
prospecting along Copper River, Mr..
White says some of tbs party Will get INTO
the S xty Mile Creek and Forty Mile
Creek up toward Circle City and on the
American side of the International
boundary line.
Il had not been the intention to start
until spring, but Mr.. White informed The
CALL cores pondent that he felt satisfied
that the expedition would be fully or
ganized and en- route before the end OF
October. Some glowing reports OF the
wealth OF god in this unprospected
country have been received. Few OF the
hardships must be endured as III the klon-
dixie district. The climate nearer the
coast is milder, as the influence of the
Japan current is plainly manifest in the
Copper River basin. The ground thaws
TO greater depth while the summer season
is thirty days longer.
L. L. Bales, who has been along the
Topper hlVeT anu Is lOh III ZIG ody
that there is plenty of game there, both
large and small. In the interior are
moose, caribou, mountain sheep and bear.
Mountain goats are found along the coast.
The fur bearing animals are fox, wolver-
ines, sable, beaver and otter. On the
lakes and streams wild fowl are to be found
in great numbers and variety during the
summer, comprising geese, ducks, swans,
cranes and pelicans. Mr.. Bales further
says that back in the interior the natives
are uniformly civil and nospits ble. The
Copper River Indians are no exception to
the rule. They are few in mum Der, and
could make little headway against pros
pectors were they so disposed. AS 1t is
they are ever ready to render aid and as
sistancs where needed. The are scrupu-
lousy honest and will faithfully discharge
an obligation. Other prospectors from
Seattle will explore the Copper River
country, leaving here on the Berwick,
which is due from San Francisco early in
Septem ber. This sailing vessel Will go to
Dawson City, but will stop at Prince Will
liam Sound.
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Redding. This, however. would have to
be built throughout almost its entire
length, as no old road is available. Men
are now examining the country to ascer-
tain what work will be necessary.
The other route is TO approach from the
north of the mines, from the railroad
town of Gazelle, in Siskiyou County,
southwark through Galatians and on
down into Trinity County and Oroville.
This road is already constructed as a stage
road, but heretofore regular stages have
run from Gazeile over to Galatians and
the road from there southward requires
some attention to tit it for better staging.
This mort ern route is shorter than the
present one, but requires longer railroad
travel and will probably be favored prin-
cipally by persons going to the mines
from Oregon.
The prospective road west from Delta
will tie the direct and shortest one.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Judah OF the Southern Pacific is now at Ca
zele. where he will remain for three days
making inquiries as 10 the posi- bilities Of
the Stage travel from that station.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
RECEIVED WITH CHEERS.
Residents of Juneau Enthusiastic
Over the Proposed Railroad
to Teslin Lake.


to Teslin Lake.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Aug. 24-Private
advices were received from Juneau by
way of Seattle to-day by G. F. Hutchings
of this city, one of the promoters OF the
proposed railroad from Taku Inlet, on
the Alaskan coast, to Teslin Lake, at the
head of the Yukon. The communication
was from P. l. Packard, the Oregon man
who left here seven weeks ago in charge
of a survey party. The letter from Pack
ard says that the arrival of the party in
Juneau was one OF the most sensations al
features of the prevalent Alaskan gold
craze. The news of the proposed railroad
and the departure of the survey party
from this city. he says, reached Juneau a
week before the Iarty, ana the residents
and miners who were lingering in the
town welcomed them with cheers. Pack
ard lived in Juneau for year, and conse-
quently the older residents were especially
considerate of him and his party.
HIS party, he says, had not been in
town twenty-four hours before he was be-
sieged in his apartment in the Occidental
Hotel by hundreds OF gold-seekers who
had become stranded in the town or who
we're revolving in their minds the prob
lem of the ascent of the dangerous Chill
coot. These men, he says, applied to him
for the right to join his party and work in
the quartz mines along the railroad.
Many OF them, he says, offered small
sums of money for this right, while others
were willing to give him their services as
packers" for the privilege.
The merchants Of the town became so
greatly enthused over the railroad project
that they made il their special business
to advise miners to follow him instead of
facing the dangers of Chilcoot. On the
day the party left Juneau to pack over
the mountains TO the pass on which the
road will be built Packard says they were
cheered to the echo and were offered any
amount of aid by the residents and mer-
chants. The party leaving Juneau con-
sisted of forty men, including thirty In
dians. Some of the miners IN town trailed
after the party. Accompanying his COM
munication Packard included large blue
print of Alaska, which he began to make
in Seattle and finished aboard the steamer.
The map is very complete and shows
every important point on the Alaskan
goidfelds.
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LATEST FROM DYEA.
Good Order Prevails There and
atSkaguay Among the Five Thou
sand Men Assem- bIed.


atSkaguay Among the Five Thou
sand Men Assem- bIed.
VICTORIA. B. c., Aug. GA dispatch
to the Colonist from the Union mines says
that the stea mer Rapid Transit of Seattle
arrived there al 8 o'clock this afternoon
from Dyea, bringing the latest news. She
had no passengers on board. The reports
state that sbont 5000 men are at Dyea and
Sksguay. All are n good spirits and de-
termined to reach the Kiondike.
The town is very orderly and quiet and
the weather has been fine. The steamer
passed the Bristol close to Dyea; also the
Islander, Utopia, Edith, Al-Ki, Pioneer
with two barges) and the HoIyoke with
tow).
When the Transit left Dyea on the 18th
the Willamette was there discharging a
very heavy freight and HOO passengers.
The trail was finished, but heavy rain
rendered it necessary to do more work on
it, which, however, should be completed
now. Horses are selling at $500 each.
The Portland from st. Michael to Seattle
passed Carmanah Point, eighty miles
from Victoria, at P NJ. She is supposed
TO have an immense treasure aboard.
The steamship Thistle sails tomorrow
night direct for Telegraph Creek on the
Stickeen, carrying machinery FOR river
steamer and q complete sawmin outfit
with force of carpenters and machinery.
The cargo Will be transported over The
trail from Telegraph Greek to Teslln Lake,
where lum ber will be gotten out during
the winter, and before the time navigation
opens next spring the party will have
ready for launching a tirst-class river
steamer capable of carrying $50 tons Of
freight and as many passengers.
1t is understood that the Dunsmuirs,
the millionaire nine-owners of this city,
are financing this scheme under the title
of the Teslin and Yukon Transportation
Company, and a feet of river steamers
will be foated on the upper waters of the
Yukon and lakes. A Aarrow-gauge line
is to be constructed from Telegraph Greek
to Teslin Lake, and this company. which
owns the steamship Bristol, now in the
northern trade, will supply a direct
means of reaching the Klondyke through
Canadian territory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25

respon sibiiity fer whatever suffering fol-
lows to the miners and their families m ust
fall upon the miners officials. The oper-
ators feel that they have exhausted all
honorable means for settlement OF the
strike. The miners officials having re-
fused their propositions the operators can
only ask the m liners to consider the condl-
tions that exist and answer the ques ion
to their own and their families satisfac-
tion whether they are justifi in contln-
uing the line of action they have been toi'
lowing"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
WOMEN ARE INTERESTED.
They Incorporate Company to Lo-
cate and Operate Mines on
tbe Klondike

SEATTLE, WASH Aug. 24.-That the
Klondike gold lever is spreading among
all classes and conditions of Seattleites is
again evidenced by an incorporation this
afternoon that is certainly novel in its in
tended workings. 1t is known as the
Woman's Yukon-Alaska Mining Invest
ment Company, at the head OF which are
Mrs. Fred E. Sander, Mrs. Nellie Nd. Mac
lochlan and Mrs. Alice Aiken. The cap
itaIization is $500,0G0. ana shares are sold
at 81 each. thus affordiDg women OF mod.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
PITTSB UkG PHIL Il LOSER.
Disastrous Day for the PtMnger at
hbsensheud B0u.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug, A-"Pitts-
burg Phil" whose winnings on the
American turf probably amount to 81, 250,-
600, met with sudden reversal of fortune
at Sheepshead Bay when the great Flu.
turity stake was run. His losses curing
the afternoon are estimated at from
So, 900 to $50, 600. 1t was the first real
hard blow "Plttsburg Phil" has received
this season.
The bookmakers determined to take a
chance at Phil" and accepted practically
ali the bets he made. He wagered thou
sands OF dollars upon Mr.. Keene's entries,
Uriel and Cock Robin. and lost. He
plunged the heaviest in the fifth race, for
.thIee-year.olds and upward.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
GUARDING THE GUNS.
No Weapons for Pirates Will Be
Permitted to Go Out From the
BsniCia Arsenal.

BENIC1A, CAL, Aug. 24.-The posi-
bility of piratical expedition being or
ganized to intercept ships carrying gold
from Alaska to Seattle and San Francisco
has not escaped the observation of Colonel
Babbitt, commanding the Benicia Arsenal,
hence every application for ordnance is
carefully studied. The colonel said to-
night that no arms had gone from the
arsenal for any such purpose and that
none would be permitted to 20. Yester-
dav an order was T, ceived from Washing
ton to supply college in Iowa with
howitzer. The piece will be placed aboard
the train and shipped to its destination,
but good care will be observed that it goes
TO no other place than the point to which
it is consigned. a short time ago an ap-
plication was received to supply an inte-
rior college, but the request could not be
granted. The commanding officer of the
arsenal is on his guard and will carefully
scan every application. Should an order
come from Washington to supply ord
nance to parties whose responsibility
might be in doubt Colonel Babbitt would
not allow the guns to go until the depart
ment had been advised Of the details. The
arsenal contains ten or twelve half-pound
rapid fire Hotchkiss guns which is j ust
the pattern of ordnance that a pirate
would need to outfit his snip, but extra
precaution will be observed to prevent
these guns from going out OF the arsenal.
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Machinery for a Ne,g Reaaery.

CLEVELAND, OHIO. Aug. 24.-One OF
the largest orders for machinery ever
given any firm in this city has been re-
ceived by the Kilby Manufacturing Com
pany. The firm will supply all the ma
chinery. costing over hall a million dollars.
OF the refinery and sugar house to be es-
tablishec at CrockeIts, Contra Costa
County, Cal. Kilbv, VINO has been on
the Pacific Coast some time, returned to-
day with the order. He will personally
superintend the work OF construction.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
The Dwyar L,halad-

The steamer Thomas Dwyer, which is
advertised to be towed to the Yukon by
the Navarro, which starts to-day. was
libeed yesterday in the Unitel States
District Court by Englebert Lux and Will
liam Larsen. seamen, for S119 wages. 1t is
expected tnat the matter will be settled
to-day. go that the expedition to the
Klondike will not be delayed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-25
Wait Until Spring.

PORTLAND. Or, Aug. 24-"Don't at
tempt the trip to the Klondike until
spring, and when you go take the Yukon
route via st. Michael" This is the advice
given by the ex-Counclman J. P. Meme
fee and he is in position to offer some
sensible suggestions that should be needed
by those conIem plating such journey.
Mr.. Menefee was passenger on the
steamer Elder during her first trip, and
alter thoroughly looking over the situa-
ton a. Dyea and SKaguay concluded to re-
turn to Portland and remain until spring,
and he arrived home Sunday evening.
"Skaguay is where most of the gold
seekers are landing" said Mr.. Menefee.
ut Is a much more convenient place than
Dyea- Horses and pack animals can be
used over White Pass, while only Indians
can be utilized over the Chicoot Pass
from Dyea. There were at least $500
miners at Skaguay a week ago last Sun
day, when | left, and | have no hesitancy
in saying that not over % per cent of that
number will get over the pass this year.
The pass is III a terrible condition and
those VINO attempt to cross at this time
are taking their lives in their hands. The
trail is but one mass of mud, slush and
large rocks, and the Dyea trail is much
worse"