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MANY MUST
NOW TURN
HOMEVARD
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might sail on the steam ship Mexico, sail
ing for Alaska July 26, has returned. He
arrived last night from Seattle, having
come down on the City of Topeka from
Dyes.
Mr.. Hinkle does not, however, return as
one of the discouraged, outtlt-sacrifcing
adventurers spoken of in the dispatches Of
the past few DAYS. To the coEt trary he
comes back to secure additional supplies
that he, L;ttlefeld and Morris may win
ter more comfortably ,at Dyea and also to
arrange FOR the shipping TO the front of a
mum Der of horses to he used by the party
In making the Chilcoot Pass in the spring.
DR.. Littlefield has found professional
field at Dyea and skaguay com bined,
which will more than warrant his open
ing an Office Cog capin)at the former place
and staying throughout the winter. Aside
from the momentary side of his stay at
Dyee the doctor feels that in the interests
of humanity with the cruel suffering that
is certain to ensue among the men who
have blocked the Chilcoot Pass in the late
mad rush it is his duty to stay.
Writing to his partner, DR.. Cornelius,
from Juneau, under date of August 2, DR..
Littlefeld says:
I'VE leave here for Dyea, but have given
up the idea of crossing into the Klondike.
There are at present 600 tons of freight at
Dyea, and ali the indians and pack-horses
in the country cannot take what freight
there is now on hand, let alone what is to
arrive across the trail before the lakes
and rivers freeze.
Freight is % cents pound over the
pass, and then the Canadian authori-
ties are to be encountered with their Gus
toms duties. They have esta blished head
quarters just over the boundary line and
will charge duty on everything. They
collected on all the outfits they could yes
terday on the steamer Islander while they
were in British waters. When they
crossed the line they had to quit. 1t is
only small duty they charge, about SO
Per cent of the purchase price of whatever
goods we have. Add that to the freight
and see where one would land. We could
cross the trail all right, but there are
thousands going in regardless of conse-
Quences.
Unified physically and untitled with
either money or proper supplies. they are
plunging into the mud and slushy snow
OF the Chilcoot Pass In mad endeavor to
get across. Actually one-half of the men
striking for the Klondike are demented
through the action OF the feverish dreams
of rapidly acquiring gold which have filed
and still do fill their brains. AS hope
and believe myself still sane. l Will make
myself as snug and comfortable as posi-
bic here at Dyea for the winter, sending
TO Portland for further supplies and push
ing into the interior with the first of the
spring travel"
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Pict ures of Klondike.

The California Camera Club has taken ad-
vantage of the prevailing epidemic of "Klon-
dicitis" for benefit ente rtainment to take the
form OF an illustrated lecture on Alaska and
the Klondike Goldields" this evening at
Metropolitan Hall. The services of Professor
George Davidson, president of the Geographi-
cal Society of the Pacific, have been secured.
Professor Davidson made the first official re-
port to the Government relative to Alaska.
His report really inouced Congress TO pay to
Russia 81, 200 600 for the territory OF 578, 600
square miles known as Alaska. The members
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OREGON GOLD STRIKE.
Chunks OF Free Gold Picked From
New Ledge Are Brought
to Sparta

La GRANDE, Or, Aus. 1T. A
Wright and z. L. Kelly of Sparta arrived
in Union on Monday bringing with them
chunks of ore carrying big pieces OF free
gold which were picked from a newly dis
covered ledge mile and a half south of
Sparta. The find was made on Sunday by
a man known in Sparta locally as "Ka-
naka SAM" A boy riding on horse back
in the locality on Sunday also found an
outcropping of an extension of this new
ledge and picked out with his fingers
81 so in gold. Claims have been located
by J. A. Wright, P. l.. Kelly and ''Kanaka
Sam"
The find has caused no little excitement
and big amount of quartz has been
boxed for shipment direct to the mint.
Of course no one as yet knows how ex-
tensive the find may be. There is we'll
settled conviction in the minds of all prac-
tical mining men that there is in this vi
entity rich feeder to the placer deposits
Of that district, which have yielded per-
haps 81, 600, 900 in the last ten years. Some
day this mother lode will be uncovered
and Sparta will become one of the promi-
nent mining camps of the world
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any sort could be procured for any price
in this city, and several prospectors have
been compelled to start out on foot for the
gold diggings. Stages and vehicles going
in the direction OF the Coffee Creek coun-
try are crowded daily. and travelling &C.
commodations are taxed to their fullest
extent.
Two new lines of stages fer passenger
traffic will be put on from Redding this
coming week, and the appearances are
that the days OF '49 will find fitting re-
production in the exodus to the Coffee
Creek country
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PLENTY OF GOLD THERE.
But Sola, the Boomer, Would Not
Advise People to Go In Quest


NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. ia. E.
Sola, part owner of three of the richest
claims in the KIondike, arrived to-day at
the Murray Hill Hote. Sola is here for
the purpose OF increasing trans portation
facilities to the Klondlke and thus make
it easier for pros pectors to get to the gold
fields. He asserts that the placer mines
of the Klondike are the richest ever dis
covered in the history of the world and
that the mines are good for $l20 000, 900 or
300 tons of gold year. II the Klondike
had the climate of California and the gold
was as easy to mine Sola is OF the opinion
that the Klondike would demonetize the
gold in this country in less than no time.
Il wouldn't 90 through again what I
went through last year for $40, 00O, 0oo,"
said Sola. He is young man, full of en-
ergy. while l am here to boom Klon-
dixie, because l am organizing stock
company for speculation purposes, l will
say the chances of success in the Klon-
dixie are about one in hundred.
"When | started out l had $500 and
bought claim. 1t cost me $500 to work
it. Most of the time had nothing to eat
but dried salmon and had to sleep on
L4OAch ShOUt SlccplllS UdSS Will Iuc
temperature at 40 and 80 degrees below
zero. Sometimes yuy nose would freeze
hard from just sticking it out of the bag.
1t was about the toughest thing anybody
could go up against, and it was just my
luck that came out at the better end of
the horn.
"My impression is everything up there
good has been grabbed and that it will be
a very hard job to buck up against the
big stock companies now being organized
ell over the country. / have been told
that $4,000 people are now on their way to
the Klondike. Many of these will, die
like flies, but then immense wealth awaits
the lucky ones. l have been lucky be-
cause l vas one of the first to get there,
but have had enough and am going to
let others fight it out. 1t is just about as
bad as going to search for the north pole.
OF course it is to my interest to boom the
Klondike. but haven't the heart to advise
people to go up there, who l know will
surely meet their death. l think the
Klondike is the greatest bonanza of mod
ern times. 1t will have a tremendous
effect on the interests of this country"
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DRUGGIST ECCLBS' DEATH.
Found Unconscious on the Floor OF BIS
Little Shop.

Found Unconscious on the Floor OF BIS
Little Shop.
w. C. Eccles, an apothecary doing
business at 342 Arlington avenue, near
the Ingleside track, was found yesterday
afternoon on the floor OF his shop in en-
unconscious condition.
Policeman James Williamson was sum-
moned. and rang up the Seventeenth
street police station for the patrol wagon.
which arrived without loss OF time and
proceeded to take the suffering druggist
10 the emergency hospital IN Go'den Gaze
Park, but Eccles died on the way thither-
The body was removed to the Morgue
to await an inquest. IL Is beIieved that
the deceased ad com mmitted suicide by
taking morphine. On a table in the room
was a small card on which was written:
Mrs. Jensen: After all I have done for you I
am out on the street ECCLEe.
The deceased formerly held the posi-
ton of druggist on the United States
vessel Independence.
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stance. There is plenty OF tim ber Cor
building purposes. l own the biggest
sawmill in Alaska. 1t brings me in $3.50
thousand feet. When l returned to this
country laden with gold nuggets l began
melting them up 10 put right back into
machinery Sor Dawson City. 1 have al.
ready started to organize stock company
to be known as the Ladue Development
Company, with a capital stock OF
S. 900, 0O0. OF course, that will soon be
subscribe by men in Wall street who are
anxious to invest in bona-iide schemes.
bought my l60 acres from the Canadian
Government for mere song, and then
| bought up eighteen acres ad joining the
Government reservation. That gave ms a
monopoly of the entire city, and whenever
any body wanted 20 build house or erect a
tent in the city ! sold them lot for $4,000.
Ii they didn't have the cash on hand l
gave them the option on the lot for eight
days, which wou give them ample time
to take a run up the eulcn and dig out
enough nuggets to pay for a lot for their
winter home.
Only a few lots are left and they are
going fast, so my agent writes me. You
hHON Iclt Oh unc 20. L uo tueI bOunCtCi
then registered 80 in the shade, and peo-
pie were hoping tnat when l returned
would bring full complement OF electric
fans for next summer.
"The talk about cold weather in Alaska
is all bosh. When l passed winter in
Plattsburg, n. Y, two years ago | sui
fered ten times as much from cold as
ever did in Alaska. Alaska will be q
future summer resort, and when gold
makes people alive 10 the great advantage
of ice carnivals Alaska will also be the
finest winter resort in the world.
II am overrun with invitations. All
cl lbs in the City have invited me 10 dine,
and | am at loss 10 know exactly how l
can honor all of them in the short week
will be here. Your city is tame com pared
to Dawson City. At this time of the year
the sun shines twenty-five hours day in
Dawson City, and it is never dark. There
is no use for electric lights in summer,
but, of course, l will supply electric lights
to the city upon my return next March
for winter use. l will also introduce tele-
phones and the telegraph"
Mr.. Ladue said further that there would
be a few churches, more sawmills, bank,
free library, academy of sciences and
Dawson university. 1t had not been de-
cided when the endowment would be. II
would depend largely upon returns from
the miners this summer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
THE RED ROSE
OF KLONDIKE
The Joy of True Love and
Yukon Gold Doth Fill
This Song and Tale.
Tender California Romance That
Has Inspired Rev. DR..
Boyer's Muse.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
908 Broad way, August II.
A secret romance ofthe Klondike is told
in song published in this city, of which
Rev. Thomas A. Boyer is the author and
John w. Metcalf, the well.known organ
ist, the composer.
The secret of the identity of the princi-
pals is hidden away in the memory of.Dr.
Boyer and he says he has sworn not to
divulge it, consequently as minister
will not forswear his oath. His word
must he taken for the truth of the story
There is a short preface to 1.-THE Rose of
Klondlke," in which it says that among
the hitherto unheralded romsnces that
have come from the Klondike is the fol-
lowing beautiful little incident:
'1n the spring Of '96. during the great
rush to the newly discovered gold fields
OF Alaska, there sailed from San Francisco
a young man from the interior of Calisor-
mia in search OF fortune in the far-off
mines.
.,As he babe his betrothed good-by she
plucked a crimson rose from the spray
which she wore at her throat, and PIN
ming it upon the lapel Of his coat, she
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counsel for Florence Blythe Hinckley to
answer their complaint in the Circuit
Court. subsequently W. H. H. Hart of
counsel for Mrs. Hlnckley moved for
rehearing, alleging that Mrs. Hinekley
had never been legally served with copy
of the complaint or of any paper apper-
tanning thereto.
The argument Will be resumed this
morning,
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of the club have been very active in securing
from some OF the successful miners recen tly
returned from the Yukon and Klondike re-
qious the latest and most utneItic photo
graphs. and from these have prepared the
only set of lantern-shdes extant Illustrating
EN- body many other fea lures, all having
distinct mining flavor. A set of slides Illus
trating "the humors OF the klondike" will be
especially enjoyable.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
CAUGHT IN SANTA BARBARA.

Mich olas Buja, the DefauIting Cashier
of Soatena 6 CO.. Arrested.
Chief Lees received dispatch yester-
day from Sheriff T. H. Hicks of Santa
Barbara that Nicholas Buja. the default
ing cashier of Scatena & Co., wholesale
fruit merchants, had been captured there
and locked up in the County Jail altar
desperate struggle.
Detective Ed Gibson left by last even
ings train to bring Buia back to the City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
Divorce Grants d.

Eugene A. Petrie has been granted divorce
from Ella V. Petrie on the ground of deser-
tion. 1t appears fIom the testimony that Mr..
Petrie was not able to support mis- wife in the
style that she considered requisite to her
style of beauty. so she bade farewell 10 his
humble home and permitted him to obtain
legal separa ton.
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THE BLYTHE CASE.

Motion to Vacats the Jud gment Argued
Before Judge Morrow.
All Of yesterdays session of the United
States Circuit Court was taken up with
arguments of the attorneys in the Blythe
case in the matter OF the motion to set
aside the judgment whereby the court
awarded the Blythe estate to the English
BLY, thes by reason OF the default OF the
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
RETALIATION IN ORDER.
An Investigation to Be Made OF the
Reports of Exorbitant Duties
Levied by Canada.


WASHINGTON, D. g.. Aug. 12.-At
the instance of the Treasury Department.
the State Department has begun inquiries
to ascertain the truth OF reports recently
received from unofficial sources that ex-
orbitant duties are being levied by Cana
dian customs officials on goods imported
into the Klondike country from the
United States. 1t was said at the Treasury
Department to-day that nothing definite
was known by the Government about the
reported assessments, and that pending
official confirmation or denial no con-
sideration would be given the question of
retaliation. No doubt retaliation will
promptly follow corroboration. The
treasury, however, will act within its
powers in that regard and recommend to
Congress the enactment of Legislation for
further reprisals
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
TO KLONDIKE and DAWSON CITY!
DETAIL MAP OF KLONDIEE ROUTE.

DETAIL MAP OF THE ROUTE TO THE
~ Klondke from the Chilcoot Pass. shows on
large scale all the rapids, landings and portages
and gives full instructions how to proceed. Com
plete, by CAPTAIN McLYON, who has had l9
years experience in that country as pilot and
guide. nvery one interested in Alaska should
have one. Published and sold by GEORGE W.
KNEASS, us bird St, san Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13

Packing safely and with dispatch points
The ladies' workroom is busy all
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Ladies' Shoes 90 Cent
These are either Oxford Shoes or hfgh-cut
old-style Cloth and Kid Lace Shoe sizes
z1a, and 31s only in high shoes at so
cents.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
Knit Wool Skirts 81

and wide. of good yarn ana bone knit.
We have cheaper ones, but you'll like
these best.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13

R. WITH LEATHER soLEs, HIGH CUT, AL
US for large s;zes Also heavy Waterproof Leathe
IS. Special values in the Boot and Shoe line wi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-11
USES NEWSPAPERS ONLY.

John Wannmaker's Views on the
Subject of Advertising.
From the Wool and Cotton Reporter.
1 never in my life used such a thing as
poster or dodger or hand bill Ny plan for
twenty years has been to buy SO much
space in a newspaper and fill it up as
wanted. would not give an advertisement
In a newspaper of five hundred circulation
for five thousand dodgers or posters.
II l wanted to sell cheap jewelry or run
a gambling scheme. might use posters:
but l would not insult decent reading
public with hand bills
The class OF people who read them are
too poor to look to support in mercantile
affairs ! deal directly with the publisher
l say to him:
How long will you let me run column
OF matter through your paper for 500 or
$oOOE as the case may be. let him do
the figuring, and II think he Is not trying
to take more than his share, give him the
copy. lay aside the profits on particular
line OF goods for advertising purposes.
At first laid aside 5000; last year 1
laid aside and spent $4,000. have done
better this year, and shall increase the
sum as the profits warrant 1t. 1 owe my
success to newspapers. and to them freely
give certain profit Of my yearly business.
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The Cost of q Batanga Wife.
ON the Church at Heme and Abrond

There is a list of goods which was recent
ly paid by a young man in our employ to a
father-in-law who had an eye for business
before the young man secured Ills wife.
And the time will never come when his
father-in-iaw will not regard it as his per-
feet right to ask his son-in-law for any
thing more he may want. The list is thus:
Eighty neptunes, five guns, thirty-two
marks (about So worth Of cloth, three
goats, five cases of gin, three kegs Of pow
der. two zinc trunks, two umbrellas, one
coat, two chairs, two tall hats, three felt
hats, one flag, four shirts, one tin of sugar,
eight drinking glasses, twelve plates, one
lamp, two brass kettles, four small iron
potts. one knife, twenty-five pipes, two jugs,
one large iron pot, thirty brass wires, four
pairs Of scissors and about twenty-three
marks in cash ($57O.
Quite a long. costly list for this country,
when It is remembered that this young man
receives but twenty marks (about so per
month for his wages, upon which he must
ciothe himself as well as divide with others.
When the father-in-law concludes that the
son-in-lsw- has paid him enough, for the
time being, for his daughter. he then gives
her over to the young man. and she be-
comes his wife.
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A vICARIOUs SACRIFICE.
Georgetown Roy Who Owned Tn to
Anoticr's OGensc.
From the Chicago Record.

froin the tnlcago Record.
That the days of chivalry are not over
and that the spirit of Damon and Pythias
Is not dead is demonstrated by an incident
that occurred at Georgetown University last
summer and has Just leaked out poor
young man who had worked his way
through college passed his examination and
had alluring prospects of employment as
soon as the graduating exercises were over
went out with a party of students for a
lark one night and got into mischief. as
young men often do 1t was not a disgrace
full act, but IT was a violation Of one of the
most serious rules of discipline, and expul-
sion was the penalty. The culprit was I'M
known. except to his companions and they
being scrupulous in the observance of the
code of college honor, sealed their lips
But the Jesuit fathers, who compose the
faculty, were unusually energetic in their
investiPa lions and the evidence was closing
around the poor young man in manner
that made him tremble, when Robert A. b.
Walsh sophomore from St. Louis. en-
tered the office of the president and said:
Il did it," Walsh was q quiet, well be-
haved boy, popular with the faculty and
the students. and his confession created a
sensation, for he had not been SUSPECTED
Nevertheless. discipline must be enforced
and with reluctance and r. greet he was ex-
PEELED from the institution. He left Wash
ington, escorted to the railway station by
large pouy OF students, returned TO his
home at st. Louis and this fall entered
Princeton University, where he is now a
member of the sophomore class. The poor
young man received his diploma and went
his way rejoicing. but it was noticed that
he never spoke of Walsh without emotion.
AS the young men are no longer students
at Georgetown there is no necessity of pre-
serving the secret, and the faculty and the
students are all aware that Walsh being
an under-class man and the son of wealthy
parents, and having nothing at stake. vol
UNFAIRLY offered himself as a sacrifice TO
save the reputation and the prospects OF
his friend, who otherwise would have been
turned out of the institution in disgrace.
The act was done without consultation and
without the knowledge of the student who
was saved, and has received absoution,
and Walsh can return TO the university
whenever he desires. He prefers to remain
at Princeton. however, and the publica-
ton of the story now will not injure his
reputation.
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of the property is notified, and then, il no
attention is paid to the matter, men from
the street sweeping department are sent
out to remove the dirt, and, as stated
above, the cost Is assessed against the
property.
A question has been raised as to whether
a property owner is responsible when the
dirt that is found on the sidewalk in front
of his holding comes from the parking
and not from the lot. 1t is said there are
cases of this kind, and the Commission
ers have been asked to decide whether the
property owner can be justly held account
able for nuisance which is caused by
neglect Of the property owned by the city.
The first law in regard to this matter
was passed March ., 1895, and last March
there was another law which gave the Com
missioners authority to apply the pro-
visions to any portion of the District out
side of Washington and Georgetown which
they may designate.
Interior House Finish.
A unique feature in the interior finish of
house is found in the residence which is
being erected on 18th street near 1, on the
portion of the ground surrounding what il
known as the Myer residence, at the cor
ner Of 18th and 1 streets northwest. The
entrance is on the level with the street and
leads into a good-sized vestibule, from
which steps ascend into the hall of the
house. The walls of this hall are finished
in pressed brick, and the staircase is Of the
same material
Some New Buildings.
A two-story brick house is to be built at
2064 Saith street northwest by Francis Lee
The front will be of select red brick, and
the size of the house will be 20 by 80 feet
A house is to be erected on Brandywine
street, University Park, by T. J. Giles. l.
is to he built of wood, with high pitched
single roof, and will be two stories in
height and 20 by % feet.
A two-story frame house is to be erected
by Lottie l.. Burns at 1893 Rosedale street
northeast.
H. N. Moss will build two brick houses
at 1913 and 1875 Delaware avenue south
west. They will be two stories in height
and Is by % feet.
General repairs are to be made to the
building of the Lincoln National Bank, at
the southwest corner 7th and d streets.
Foundations of brick are to be built for
steel vault, and improvements and altera
tons are to be made throughout the entire
building.