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Bush Has Begun
RoHI TOWNSEND, Sept. 25.-Steam-
shin City Of Seattle arrived this even
ing at $50 from Skaguay and Dyea.
From Skaguay she brought 210 persons
169 men and Is women, who were unable
e. crosu White pass and who preferred
to return to civiliza ton, as many of them
: terned It, to risking death by exposure
ct Skaguay.
Very little additional news relative to
the avalanche at Sheep Camp is brought
BY the steamer City Of Seattle. although
she left nearly twenty-four hours later
than the tug Pioneer, which brought the
6rst news.
Al yet only one body, that Of Choyns-
III has been reported as found. A man
snifned watson, packer OF the Chilko0t
trail, who was an eyewitness to the
side Of land and rocks and ice. says:
s'It occurred at about o'clock on the
morui ug Of the 18th. Many in camp were
not ytvt up, but three who were astir
will newer forget the dreadful scene wit
a>~ed, Rain had been falling-m tor
reats for several days, in fact, 1 may
fruthfully say for several weeks, and
the slide was evidently due to a sort Of
reservoir which formed on the bench Of
land, back Of Sheep Camp, the great
mresuure Of water forcing the rocks and
icpr loose from natures moorings."
t.ontiuuing, Watson said: After the
~a,de the rains continued and those who
escaped the slide hesitated about going
- search for or assist the unfortunates
Who were injured. 1t was not until Sun
day morning that search was really in
stituted. One, body has been recovered.
n was that OF a man named Choynski,
cousin of the prize fighter. bound for the
Klonddkeu Ne arly all OF his clothes were
torn from him and his body was terri
hIv bruised ard mutilated. He was still
iivina when found, but died within an
.hour afterward without recovering con-
eciousnesa C2roynski had beer carried
4ullv a quarter of mile by the flood,
andb there was no trace Of his packages,
which he had tried to save. 1 am not
Autain that any person other than
Choynski was lost, but there may be
= dozen or two others. II here are
others It - doubtful II their bodies will
ever be found"
=. G. McCaully, formerly men6ber of
fbe state legislature from Tacoma, was
nmong the returning passengers. He
vso north six weeks, and says during
that time there were only two days In
which either rain or snow did not fall.
Many persons who start ed out from
SkaKuay are too poor to return without
sncrifcing their all, and have camped
fon the winter ON the trail. in many cases
occupying the same tents with their
horses.
From now on the rus sh from Alaska
back to the sound will be greater than
was the rush to Alaska after the return
Of the treasure laden ship Portland,
July II.
MURDER IN CAMP
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept 25.-The
steamship City Of Sea title brought the
news Of q murder and suicide at Skag-
nay. George Buchana q. foreman Of the
Skaeuay Bay Improvement company.
shot and killed Mrs. S tella Kossuth, the
proprietress Of lodging house and
restaurant, and then killed himself. He
was madly jealous of her. On the night
Of the 21st inst. he called her to his room,
and as she was running from him. shot
her In the back of the head. She died
In twelve minutes. He then turned the
revolver on himself and the bullet went
crashing through his temple, killing him
instantly.
Buchanan was about "a years of age.
Mrs. Kossuth was widow about %
years old. Her mother, Mrs Crawford,
formerly kept the Continental hotel al
Skaguay.
A NAVAL PATROL
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says: Act
ing Secretary Roosevelt favors the as
signment Of naval vessel to the Yukon
river for patrol duty. The suggestion
has been made by VIM. G. Sterry of the
navy, that stern wheeler be ordered
detailed by the government and sent to
the Yukon to patrol that stream begin
ming next spring. Lieutenant Sterry's
proposition also contemplates the es-
tabNshment of three stations on the
Yukon, one at each end and the third
In the center, at each of which will be
stationed about twenty marines, sur
geon and an officer. He points out tina,
lawlessness has prevailed to an alarm.
Ing extent in Alaska and that a nava
force is absolutely necessary to sup.
press disorder.
Mr.. Roosevelt opposes the suggestion
that the revenue cutter service can main
tain order in Alaska as we'll as the navy
1.-THE conditions which will almost in
evitably arise on the Yukon river wher
that avenue Of communication open'
up In the spring WILL" he says, "be sucl
as to call for the presence Of a militar,
force, officers trained to military dut.
under military discipline. The officer
and men OF the revenue marine serv
ice are excellent seamen and most ef
ficient in the performance of their duty
but this duty calls for something out
side of the scope Of their training an,
discipline. It calls at once for the sailor
the soldier and, In a measure, the civi
officer.
"Should channel be discovered suf
ficlent to admit revenue cutter, one O
our light draught gunboats could ente
with equal safety and, once there, woul
be the more effective craft"
No one doubts at the Navy Depart
ment that Mr.. Roosevelt's views wi
be adopted by Secretary Long. In sue
case, 1t is believed that the gunboa
Wheeling. now on her way to Homo
lulu, will be used for patrol work O