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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
PAM ED OUT.
Business Wisdom From the North.
American Commercial Com
pany and Other Things.

american com m 6FCldI COIn-
pany and Other Things.
Great trading and transportation enter
prises for the Yukon are rushing to the
fore from all quarters. Accounts of a
number have been telegraphed from the
East and a mum ber of local ones have been
named and given managers.
The Yukon boom and the high prices
there make the region an inviting one for
merchandising, and the great m omentary
excess of transportation demands over the
supply make that an inviting field. The
Yukon trading is monopollzed by two
great old companies, who are getting in
about a million dollars worth of goods
this year, and that makes many business
mouths water.
In this connection the fact that one of
the greatest OF all the trading companies
of the north is not joining in this rush as
far as can be discovered is worthy of note.
The North American Commercial Com
pany holds the sealing privilege of Bering
Sea, and does big trading business
besides. The firm of II. Liebes & Co. also
does a big trading business in Alaska.
These companies are practically the same
in interest and proprietorship.
Together they have trading posts at
more than twenty points on the Alaskan
coast, one of tnem being at Point Barrow
on the Arctic Ocean. They have steam
ers, boats and all the equipments. knowl.
edge and experience that go with such a
trading business. But these people have
competed with their big rivals on the
coast only and have never invaded the in
terror.
People connected with H. Lie bes & Co.
said yesterday that they were making no
preparations TO do so. 1t was explained
that such an extension of their business
would be a big enterprise. requiring
the investment of S1,00o,O0O in cap
ital. River boats would cost $50, 900
or so apiece. 1t would be necessary to To-
cate posts at various points along the
river, build. arrange and stock store s,
build wharves at ST. Michaeis, secure
steamers and so on. 1t was explained
that it was not as easy to 60 into the
trading and transportation business on
the Yukon and stay in i. successfully as
some seem to think.
Lucky Baldwin has admitted that he is
going into the Yukon country in the
spring. He won't go 10 stake out placer
claims, but to look for investments, and
especially for a chance to develop rich
quartz mines.
A new and worthy map of the Yukon
gold region was issued yesterday. It is
by A. l.. Mcdonald, and is published by
Edward Denny & Co.
Mayor w. D. Wood of Seattle is still
here looking for a vessel to charter to take
an expedition north from Seattle.
Quite number of those who have gone
from San Francisco to Alaska in the past
few days have gone incognito for one rea-
son and another.
The steamer George w. Elder will make
another trip from Portland to Juneau,
connecting at Portland with the Column
bia, leaving here on August IL
c. c. Bruce, late com N odore of the
Corinthlan Yacht Club, and now one OF
the Trustees of Sausalito, is going right
away. His well-known yacht Rover is to
be raff1ed off al ST. ticket for Mr.. Bruce's
particular benefit.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
OAkLAND'S "RUSH."
1t Amounts So Far to a SIN all Num-
ber OF Men and Eight
EurrOS.

OAKLAND, CAL, July 3O.-An enter
prising man from San Francisco came to
this city to-day expecting to return With
small fortune. but, instead, he returned
with nothing more tangible or profitable
than changed opinion of Oaklanders.
He came because he had heard of the
thousands of people who were anxious to
quit the Pacific Athens and go to the gold
held, and few hours after his arrival the
city was flooded with circulars. They
told story OF how steamer would be
chartered and passengers, with any
amount of freight, conveyed to "The
Yukon. Alaska and Klopdyke. and how
only $3.50 was nee ssary 10 produce this
start to certain fortune.
The warning to ''apply early to secure
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Crushed on. the Rooks:

LONDON, Eng, July 9o.-Gable dis
patches from Melbourne state that the
steamer Tasmania. bound from .Welling &:
ton to Sydney. N. S. w, struck rock
off Cape Mahia, between tho towns. of
Napier and Osborne, and sank in three
hours. Three boats containing passen gers
and crew escaped from the wrecked
steamer and were missing for some tim g /,
but were later picked :up, tits reported
that six OF the crew were drowned. :: =:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

- another whoop will be given to the
rushing romance.ot the Klondyke to-day.
The Wel1a WdIla will get in from the
sound this morning, SPECIAL expeditions
:: will be hustled along to success or disas-
ter, and late. in: t: 9 afternoon. if alrs well,
the big transformed collier Willamette
will sail northward for Juneau and Dyea,
to which points:she will carry nearly 1000
men, a big squadronyof horses and mules
and lot of supplies fron4 this City and
from Seattle.
The Willamette is the biggest single fea-
ture OF. this remarkable rush, so far. She
will be the second special steam er sent
noythby the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany this week, since the rush made the
regular fve-day steamers unable to supply
half the transportation demands. Last
Wednesday tho collier got in with over
1000 tons of coal, which was unloaded in a
night. Under charter from the Oregon
Improvement Company she went to
Broadway wharf early the day before yes
terday, where large force OF workmen
was put on. her by the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company.
o.. She has never carried passenger in all
her career before, but to-day the hundred
speedy work men of all trades aboard will
have her turned into q uoopship with
hunks. for a thousand men. Closely set
rows of rudely built bunks filed all the
big vacant spaces on three decks last
evening, Rows OF upper, middle and
lower open hunks with just room to get
between them and Just room to crawl into
them were hastily constructed of up
rights and boards for several hundred
steerage passengers. A dash of red paint
covered the wood and then a new cheap
mattress went into each bunk. Twenty
Jour tin wash basins sunk in red trough
with plumbing attached are placed on
each side; of The second deck. Four new
cooking ranges are being made fast in a
little com partment by the smokestack
and crates of cheap cookery are going
aboard: ::
But the steerage quarters will be COM
Portable and convenient. enough for any
who:are not seasick and they will be salts
factory enough. to. a crowd of incipient
miners who are out to rough it. The
cabin PASSENGERS will have quite comfort
.able:quarters. "
- !: The Willamette: will go north under
com manQ :Oi :Sdptaln holmeS, VINO mas
:bsen her master for .a,year and half and
who ran. the Umatilla for eight or nine
years: She wild make the trip to Seattle
in three days ana will remain there two
days, getting aboard the bulk OF her
freight and passengers. The run to Ju-
neau will take three days and another
day will take her to Dyea, where the army
: will EN- bark to assault the pass il force
On the forward part OF the upper deck
narrow stalls for sixty horses, to be taken
from here, are. being built. at Seattle
about $50 more horses and mules will be
taken aboard, together with vast amount
OF provisions and baggage.
- There will be. a formidable army be-
=: tween Dyea and the pass when the Will
:. lamette has nnloaded that great expedi-
ton. There Will be from 800 to 1000 men,
a lew women, 300 horses, mules and DON
keys, an uncertain number of dogs, a
years provisions and an outfit for every
man. and varied stock. of everything
that man may want to take into the
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

who LETT Juneau on the 21st inst. and ar
rived at Seattle on the 25th by the con-
Meeting steamer City of Topeka. When
tie City of Topeka left Juneau only one
steamer with the very first Of the rush had
arrived there, and nobody and no news OF
Importance had recently come out OF the
interior to Juneau. So the Walla Walla
will bring no gold dust or Klondykers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
DAYLIGHT AT KLoNDYKE.
Scientific Statement Showing When the Son Rises and Sets Ia
That Region Throughout the Year.

CaL July 30, ::
CALL Following
Arctic
for Dawson
yreadily spproximaed
The
2 OF March September the
eeoualas they art r ALLARp
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
Educators. of Deaj- flutes .s. Come ntton.

GLASGOW. 'scor1AHD, July: 80: = A
largely attended International. convention
of educators of deaf-mutes opened yes.
terday. The United Statesis represented
by Rev. DR.. Thoma as Gaullot and. Rev. A. :
W. Mann, the latter being the general
missionary in charge of the deaf-m ute
mission. in the Middle and Western States.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

the California and Alaska Navigation and
Commercial Company, with a capital OF
5000, 900, to do business in the northern
mining country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
WANT THE PROGRESO.
Portland People VIII Probably
Charter This Big Steamer for
an Expedition TO-DAY.

The biggest special charter for the rush,
Ibe sides the Willamette, will probably be
the big steamer Progreso of 20o0 tons,
which some Portland people were nego-
tiatlng for by wire yesterday with James
Jerome, who represents the steamers
owners. The steamer is now unloading
coal, and the indications were yesterday
that the terms by the day for her use
would be accepted TO-DAY. If SO, the
steamer will be rushed to Portland. where
it is said she will be fitted out quickly, as
the Progresso has been hired to take for
midable array of men. supplies, horses,
etc. to Dyea.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
ALL SOLDIERS AND MULES OF
..: FORTUNE.
Movements of Gold-FieId Steamers The
".... +. Old Men Say There Will Be Woe
>-.. %.. ..." on the Yukon Before
=.*". .".:"* =. -: Very Long.

About half a dozen bought tickets to
Juneau and not to Dyea. Those booked
for the Willamette yesterday afternoon
were the following:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
K;ondyke Commarce.

Nondyke Commerce.
w. 2. McFaull, B. R. Jones' X. D. Wei.
don, G. l.. Van Voast. 6. H. Hurd, s.
Olsen and f. w. Parker have Incorporated
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

The City of Pueola will connect at Seat
tie with the Al-Ki. which will leave there
on Tuesday with 400 passengers for
Alaska.
Among the eight eold-seekers on tho
City of Puebla was James S. Johnson,
manager OF the newly organized Alaska
and Yukon Gold Exploration and Trad
ing Company, which contem plates build
ing sternwheel steamers for an opposition
line on the Yukon and be establishment
of trading stores. Nh. Johnson has
shipped fifty purros to Seattle by rail to
take to Dyea Tor pack animals at the pass.
John D. Gray, Fresno vineyardist, and
his son, Dewitt II. Gray, Stanford Uni
versity student, went with plenty of
money and supplies for two years to look
for opportunities to gain wealth. F. w.
Clemants. an insurance agent of this City,
and Jesse Van Wrinkle, ranch superin-
tendent of Tehama County, are among
the others.
The City OF Puebla sailed for the sound
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday, crowded with 300
passengers, but as she carried only eight
passengers bound for the Yukon, she
didn't count much In the Klondyke story.
She carried SO few simply because her list
was filed earlier by the tourist and other
travel, and Klondykers could not buy tick
cts for her.
The next regular steamer to leave for
the north will be the Walla Walla. She
will arrive this morning, and sail to Seat
tie on Wednesday next, Augusta. About
$50 are now booked for Alaska for this
passage. The Walla Wala will go no
farther north than Seattle, but there she
will connect with the Queen and the
Mexico. which leave Seattle for juneau
ard Dyea on August and 8 respectively.
Che Queen is already sold for this trip,
and the Mexico will probably go crowded
After the WalIa " ALA the following
steamer from here to the Sound will be
the UmatilIa. sailing August 8.
The Walla Wal!a will bring to-day no
Alaskan news amounting to more than
gossip OF the early rush. The Walla
Walla brings from Alaska only passengers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-17
A Rembrandt Pealc Miniature.
ADMIRED NAPOLEON.
The Old Gentleman Did Not ARrc
With the Young Things.

The Old Gentleman Did Not Agree
With the Young Things.
They were standing in front of an F.
street art store, admiring portrait of Ma
poleon. Just behind them was a gray
haired old gentleman, who was also regard
ing the picture. but upon whose face, fur
rowed with wrinkles and stern with care,
were no signs of appreciation.
'Oh, isn't he lovely?" said the girl in the
fur collarette. That curl is just too cute,
and the way he looks from underneath his
eyebrows, isn't it taking?'
"He does look grand" chimed in the girl
in the velvet cape and monster hat. And
just to think of all the hard things they
write of him. I declare, don't believe one
half. Josephine was a horrid old spitfire,
I'll wager, and worried the life out Of him.
Poor. dear man."
well, / don't care what they say Of
him." went on the girl in the fur coilarette
Il, for one, think he must have been too
lovely. and-and just adore him."
The old man, whose quick eyes were by
this time fairly blazing with wrath brought
his stout oaken stick down on the pave
ment with a sharp rap that made the fair
admirers of the emperor wheel around.
Then you adore the worst cut-throat
and murderer that ever escaped hanging"
he Numbered, and he turned and was lost
in the crowd of Christmas shoppers, while
the fair creatures stood gazing wonder
stricken at one another with a did-you-
ever-in-all- your-life expression upon their
young countenances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-17
senator Vests Tarpon.


Some exciting tarpon fishing is being en-
joyed by Senator Quay and his guests at
ST. Lucie, Fla. Senator Vest of Missouri
is the hero down there just now. The dis
tinguished Missourian's capture of a 200
pound fish is described by Ben Sooy In a
letter to 1.-The Records" political editor.
Under date of December 1 Mr.. Sooy writes:
II inclose you a scale from the big tarpon
caught by Senator Vest with rod and reel.
The senator is tickled to death over his ex-
plot, and he may well be proud OF it. We
were out in the launch, cruising around In
the Indian River inlet, and had just given
up all hope of striking anything when SEN
ator Vests prize came along. 1t took the
hook and jumped about six feet into the
air. Then the battle began. We would
never have caught the fish but for the fact
that the tide was just beginning to run in.
We pulled up our anchor, and the tarpon
dashed in with the tide to the river. After
that IL was the merriest kind of a chase.
The big fish to wed us down to Fort Pierce,
over three miles from the place where he
had been hooked. before we landed him.
The fight lasted two hours and a quarter
and the senator, who had hung on with
grim determination, was pretty badly used
up when II was all over. The prize tipped
the scales at little less than 100 pounds
The senator himself doesn't weigh nearly
that much. 1t is undoubtedly the biggest
tar pon ever taken in the Indian river With
a rod and reel"
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WINTER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. ,.

GALEN HALL.
Always open for rest recreation. Hotel table
and home comforts. with the added advantages of
q first class sanatorium. Skilled physicians
sag, baths. ee tricity. Booklet on application
no27 2Gt F. L. YOUNG.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
81 lHa1ula In afYacf Nauaxul,.,. Ia

B s AND OHIO RAILROAD.
StLedule In effect November H. 1897
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
., Jersey ave. aud st.
trains II :05. II rs H., s:S5 pm. 'A''''eo
For Cincinnati. st. Louis and Indianapolis, Ex-
presses ZIP An 'estbuied Limited $40 PIN.
For Pittsburg and Cleveland. Express daily.
For Columbus, Toledo and Detroit. 11:55 pm.
.. F"r Winchester and way stations tsO0 am,
For New Orleans ms. Memphis, birmingham, Chat.
tanooga, kn9xville. Bristol and Roanoke. 500
FOR Lursy. $40 m la daily ,.''0sn'
F !96 galt%ore week days s $780, .7:o5
~ IsGH So a11s 1890 $780, s !lS
4s5. 15;05. x5:1o. 1880. x6:2o $50 1890, s:iS.
days 17o5 .HIo asS 1860 1goo night Syn
1J:lS. i2o, 1900, 800, 4:35, 1906. 15:io. $40.
FOR Annapolis, ITO and $50 am. $50 and 5so
pm IN, S Sundays s;sn am. 4;sS pm.
For For Hsgerstown. tiI: os am and tt:so pm.
80 $50 7oS pG Sundays. "es s:oS S's sn. i1s
Fer .a nssDs s :ps way point: Esst
pm. Sundays. 900 am. 1915. 1888. 7:o5. ioi5
$50 PIN Week " days. way a points: i:,s
ROYAL Blue LINE For NEW YORK AND
For Philadelphia. New York. Boston and tho
Dining Cars. $500 6:o5 Dining Carr. 1901 night
tsleeping Car open at 10 o'clock). sundays T:O5,
o am. u:15 Dining Carr, 3 1905 Dining Carl
1901 night, sleeping car open ten O'Clock. Addi-
tiInal trains for Philadelphia, week days, daily,
pm
Parlor Cars all day trains.
For Atlantic City. 10 an. 1905 noon, 1:15 nni
300 Pm, week days am. Sundays
For Cape May, 1905 noon.
Except Sunday. Express trains
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. orders left at
ticket Offices. $40 Pennsylvania ave. NV, New
York ave. and 10Th St.. and at Depot.
WM. n. GREENE. D. b. MARTIN
Gen. Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District q Columbia. Washington, December l6,
building regulations for the District of Col,n-
bia, made July 81. 1897. is hereby amended. as
used' and insert In lieu thereof the words
shall he erected converted for use: line
B. after the word erect insert the " orIs ..,r
converted. that said section shall rea'i
converted for use as market nnless the person
or persons applying for permit to erect or
convert the me shall file with the inspector OF
buildings the written consent Of majority Of
the property the square OH which said
building is to be located and the property own
In the square or squares fronting the site
Of the proposed structure" JOHN b. WIGHT,
W. NJ BLACK. Commissioners of the District of
Columbia. 1t
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN TIE DIS
trict Of Columbia. Washington. D. c.. December
4, 1s9T.-To whom IT may concern: The commits
sion sIeatSd a by section ton Of The act Of Congress
vide II permanent system Of highways in that
part OF the District of Columbia lying outside of
the Dis,rie, of Columbia a certified copy Of a map
showin; proposed permanent system Of high
west Of Rock Geek This map and pats ' Glowing Wing
in detail how each lot and is affected by the
rr"F'ied system of HIGHWAYS s are now on ex;h
building All prisons interested invited to
eaam,ne the map and pats The commission will
location , OF an! hEhmay or portion of highway
s as en- r aee n1 R hs g and pro
clearly the reasons for the changes and show the
property owned or controlled by the obi .ctor All
or BEFORE THE THIRTY FIRST OF MARCH
1893. and be addressed 10 the Chief Of Engineers
The commission will meet April II. is9s. at $50
o'clock am. in tn, office OF the Secretary of War
orally from those Who desire to thus support their
written objections ;s r A ALGER. Secretary. Of
Highway Commission ~ dslo, -iei >lsi t.
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

4.
Srhecule In effect November q, 1897.
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas
s;12 Dany.-Locai for pauviIie, Charlotte
and way stations. Connects at Manassas for Stras-
ay and at aha WtS The Soos ah
=, ii;1S A.M..Daiiy.-THE UNITED STATES FAST
h fama to sssns9 r and s
ior Aps5.ta. Pullman Bules Sleeper New York tp to
ham ar and MemPhis: Connects at LynchnuIs win
Bridge 81 a so, for and
G G5ssGs without change Sunset Personally Con
train and ssafdaS ea Sam On
cisco q, without i s change
Harrisonbufz daily, except sunSa5 asoors ana
HS 4SR sSuFa &
rm,iman vestibuled sleepers, Dining Cars and Day
.efsns and
New York to Tampa, via Charlotte, Columbia, Sa-
PuIinIn Sleeper from hichmond to Augusta. WI" VIA
Columbia &C. with connection for Aiken, and New York
Orleans. yia Atlanta and Montgomery vestinued
Day Coach Washington to Atlanta. Southern Rail-
III 8 e n nSB Ss15
sion leave Washington 9:O1 am. daily, 4:45 pm.
asass Except a sunday e9s
hees;burg and 6:25 p m; daily for Herndon: Re.
pm daily from Round Hill, 1908 q. IN. daily, ex-
sept sunday. from Herndon, 1874 daily, except
Through trains from the south arrive Mt Wash
1 10y 6:42 am, 2:2O pm. md 9:25 pm. daily.
Eafrlsonburg. 12:40 and 9:25 pm! daily, except
sunday, and 30 I'm. daily from Charlottesville.
Ilckets Sleeping Car reservation and informa-
non FURNISHED 1t Offices, T05 18th ST. NV, 51l
rem rsndnsysania avenue, and ut Pennsylvania rail-
". H. GREEN. General supt.
J. NJ. CUIP, Traffic Manager.
w. "A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. 8. BROWN, Gen Agt Pass Dept.
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FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

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