New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
KIONDIKE FEVER ABATING-REMONAL
OF DISSEMINATION
ARMY COLONY.
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San Francisco. Sept. 1S-The Klondike fever
is not at such high heat since the Excelsior ar
rived on Wednesday and 1t became certain that
she did not bring more than SJooCoo IN aust.
All the talk had been that the Excelsior would
hiring from 81 500 eco to s., 100000. 1t was SAID
that three or four more boats had come down the
Yukon with at least $1,000000 each. and that
me Excelsior had the bulk of all the gold from
Dawson this season. The small amount she
brought has made the people who are wild over
the Klondile stop and think little. They nave
finally. got down to reasoning about the matter
md so are lost as far getting them INTO
Alaska is concerned. In plain hgures' " 10
shown that the gold Of the klondike mas cost
three times its value. Not a hundred people
have made anything like fortunes, and there are
five thousand people in the country. Many VI
these are getting "A fair living and many Oh
them are living on the capital they took IN WIN
them
The men who came on the Excelsior are the
best crowd that has yet come out. 1t is COM
posed Of those who have been in Alaska from
Ave to twenty-five years and every man oi
them warns the "tenderfoot" to stay away from
the place. They say the game is not worth '"e
candle and they ought to know. They are to-
who started the Klondike craze. The latter
were mainly lucky "tenderfeet" who were eager
70 get back and tell about their wealth These
old miners don't care to divulge the amount OF
their winnings and every word they say be-
vond the fact that gold is there is black eye
for Alaska
San Francisco has had the greatest sensation
in her municipal history. The courts have GUST
dofC 1D which
and the Mayor Of the city and the Governor or
the State have appointed new set of oficlals
II Is the first time that San Franciscans have
found that the Supervisors were not omnipotent
The startling change came about through suit
brought against the Board by George r. fltch'
It asked that the Board be removed for railing
to fix the water rates in February, as required
by the Constitution of the State. No one be-
lieyed for a moment that the Board would
really be ousted and not much attention was
paid to the case. The decision that the Board
had been guilty of malfeasance and was not en-
titled to hold Office came as thunderbolt The
end is not yet, however. for the old Board is de-
termined to make hard fight, and VIII carry
the case to the highest tribunal Should the
lower court be reversed. It means a shocking
mix-up In city affairs, for the new Board is the
one recognized and is doing the business of the
ing to be any amount Of litigation over contracts.
street work. etc.
That the explorer Andree is lost is firmly be-
lieved by Dr. Thomas Boyscn. who is now in
this city. Boyson was near Andree's starting
place when the intrepid explorer began his
venturesome voyage. He says the fatal defect
In Andrees plans was the idea of making his
balloon capable OF being steered by putting out
strike the balloon with the drags out it would
certainly scatter Il to the four winds of heaven.
Gradually facts regarding the looting of the
millionaire Bells estate by the aged coored
woman Nanny" Pleasant. are coming to light
1t has excited interest here because of the no
toriety the old negress had attained in con-
nection with the fight Of Sarah Athea Hill for
the Sharon millions In that case Nanny
Pleasant was hacker of the contestant and II
cost her thousands of dollars. According 10 tes-
timony in the suit Of Frederick Bell TO Gust his
mother from the guardianship of the estate. the
Pleasant woman has absolute control or the
Bel, household, and all the income from the rlch
property. George Il. Eaton. agent for the es-
tate, gave some idea of the way the matter
was worked. The negress. it seems. told Mrs
Rebeccs Boone. also colored, whom she had
raised. that she had been left rich estate in
Louisiana. Mrs. Boone made no inquiries. though
she knew no who would leave her money.
Then Nanny" Pleasant induced Mrs. Bell 10
give the Boone woman notes for $4,000, alleg-
ing that the money had been loaned by the Bell
estate. In other ways property was transferred
10 Mrs. Boone. and thus the game went on. The
indications that the whole matter Will be
thoroughly shown up in the suit now pending.
for Frederick Bell is bitter over the denial Of
his maternity by Mrs. Bell. and declares he will
fight II out to the end.
mystery of twenty-five years standing has
been cleared up by the discovery made by
wrecker. Whitelaw near Barclay Sound. 1t
was In 1870 that some vessel came into collision
with the steamer Pacific and sunk her, causing
a loss Of 1s5 lives 1t the greatest dis
1t Is now settled that the Orpheus was the bark
the surmise and Whitelaw this week found the
bones Of the Orpheus in Barclay Sound. where
she had drfted ashore.
Commander Booth Tucker Of the Salvation
Army, Is here In connection with his beet-sugar
land colonization scheme for the unemployed.
few OF the most experienced OF the colOnists
will be placed on the ten thousand acres imme-
diatey. There are now over three hundred
oolonists enrolled. and those not Immediately
prepared to go the land Will be sent 10
training school a farm I'm Contra Costa
County where they will remain two weeks or
longer according 10 their progress. In order to
the tuition OF q scientific agriculturist. who will
be capable OF Judging their merits and imparting
instruction. over 50 per cent OF those whose
names are enrolled have had more or less expert
ence in farming.