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crowded. The Al-Ki took every soul the
law allowed from Seattle and the Queen
out OF respect to an order from the British
Government had 10 put ashore fifteen
miners at Victoria, B. C. These men were
IN excess of the number allowed by the
British admiralty laws and the men lived
on the fat OF the land at the expense of
the steamship company until another
steamer arrived en- route for Juneau
In the case of the Cleveland Captain
Hall does not expect TO get his vessel back
to San Francisco this winter. AS soon as
the steamer reaches ST. Mlcnaels all the
men have avowed their intention of desert
ing and going to Klondyke. fthey can
not secure passage on the river steamer
by fair means they will go willy nilly.
One Of the fremen on the Portland made
friends with party of miners on the last
trip OF that vessel from Seattle to st.
Michaels. He joined the prospectors and
quit the ship. The owners of the river
steamers refused him passage and locked
horns with the miners on the issue.
1.-The latter held meeting and ap-
pointed committee of six to bring the
agent to reason,' said Captain Debney
when desert bing the incident yesterday
They walked into the office, planked
down the regular fare, demanded a ticket
tor the fireman and then each man began
10 play carelessly with his six-shooter.
The agent tried to explain that he had no
right to give transportation to any body
but regular passengers let alone deserter.
but the only answer he got was from the
leader. who pushed the fare to him with
his revolver and SAID y Write out the
ticket. The ticket was made out and the
fireman is now in Dawson City l suppose ;
Teddy" Osborne is having more fun
than barrel OF monkeys with his Tamal-
pals mules. He Is sending the animals to
Dyea to pack luggage and provisions
across the divide. They will go up on the
steamer willamette and the cost of trans
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Region.

and ne swore often and audibly. He mo-
toned to the captain to come back and
called on the freight clerk to do the same.
but the latter only motioned to that Off
cial, who seemed to hesitate between going
and coming, to go ahead. Then the man
from Oakdale appealed to the manager
and was SO dlsappo nted that Mr.. Corco-
ran concluded to save him from expirin /.
right then and there of hopeless despair.
The steamer was then backing up into
McLeods Lake, making the turn, AMI Mr.
Corcoran signaled for her to return
Shortly after the man and burros were
safely slowed away on the steamer. The
gold-seeker is backed by a Mr.. MCGEE of
Oakdale
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TIE WATERY WAY.
kiondyke Talk, Excitement and
Enterprises Absorb the Inter
est of the Water Front Now.
KLONDYKE.

KLONDYKE.
Our hours for discussi the new
placer EIjnes are from 1880 to . z. NJ, ,
and from $50 to p. Nj. All our
friends and patrons Will oblige us by
observing this rule.
The above notice has been printed on
stiff cardboard, and almost every business
house on the front has one of them hung
in the main office. Women are as crazy
TO get away as the men, and every ship
ping office in the City is besieged with an
eager crowd seeking information as to
ways and means TO reach the new Ell
Dorado. The Excelsior cannot take
another passenger, the State Of California
has been compelled to put in sixty extra
bunks in the steerage TO accommodate the
men who want to connect with the George
W. Elder at Portland, and the people who
have made up special parties have had no
difficulty in filling their lists.
Those who have taken passage on the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's ves-
sells will have no difficulty in reaching
Juneau or Dyea, but after that, what2
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NEW TO-DAY.
GEO. W. DUDLEY.
A Prominent st. Louis Business Man,
Cured of Asthma, Case of 10 Years
Standing, by DR.. Charcot's Kola
Nervine Tablets.
ST. LOuis Mo ADriI 10

st. Louis. Mo-, April Is, 1897. .
10 whom it may concern: / am pleased to
add my testimonial TO the worth of Dr. Char
co.'s Kola Nervine Tablets, l having been
afflicted with asthma for about ten years /
have found great relief from the use Of these
Tablets, for after having used one OF the large
boxes the symptoms were nearly effaced
Hoping that others thus affl cted viii benefit
from my experience 1 am truly yours
GEO. w. DUDLEY.
N. B.-Mr. George W. Dudley, write o. the
above letter, is president of The Dudley Ma
chinery Co., St. Louis, Mo-, and one of the
best known civil AID constructing engineers
in the West and Southwest He has recently
gained National prominence as one of the
inventors and owners of the celebrated dyna-
mite gun now being used with such deadly
effect by the Cuban Insurgents in their strug-
gle for liberty
DR.. Chareots Kola Nervine Tablets never
fail in nervous diseases of any kind Fifty
cents and S1OO at all druggists see DE-
Charcops name on label Eureka Chemical &
Mfg. Co.. La Crosse, Wis.
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Nine-tenths of them will not be able to
cross the divide until next spring, and in
The meantime how are they going to live
Fully 1000 miners from San Francisco
will have to winter in Dyea and Juneau,
and some OF them will have a hard time
of it before they reach the land of prom
ise. Those who leave this month in the
Excelsior and Portland will probably
reach Dawson City next month, bat those
who are going on gasoline boats, sleam-
schooners and sailing vessels may expect
TO be tied up on some part of the river dur-
Ing the winter months.
Latest re ports state that there is very
little water in the Yukon, and some of
the old-timers seem to think that there
may be a chance of some OF the regular
steamers being caught IN the general
freeza-up.
After August l it will hardly be worth
while for vessels fitting out at this port to
start for klondyke River. The only prac-
tlcable way is 10 send schooner with a
steam launch and barges aboard, and then
make the best possible time from st.
Michaels to Dawson City.
The craze seems 10 be worse even on the
""'SI -IOi' tHdn uptown, ne chlef OIL
Ger OF the steamer AlKi is a deserter. The
chief officer Of the City OF Topeka is
passenger on his own vessel TO Juneau,
and Chief Officer Willet of the City OF
Puebia would now be on his way TO the
diggings were it not for his charming wife,
who has more attractions for him than
Alaskan gold. Nevertheless Mrs. WilIet
has given him permission 10 go to the
gold fields next spring, and she is going
With him.
The City OF Puebla got in from Puget
Sound ports yesterday but brought no
miners. 81 cannot describe Seattle, Ia
coma and Port Townsend" J." said Captain
Debney yesterday. Every body is crazy
plumb crazy. Why, 1 had a terrible time
Of it getting the Puebla discharged and
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on the Klondyke luck to the extent of a
lew thousand each.
They both had bad luck throughout
their experience until the lucky strike on
the hlondyke. The experience of the old
prospectors up there during the past years
III all the other gold fields known is like y
to be about the experience of all the new
prospectors who go in. AS they can take
up nothingi in the Klondyk- diggings they
VII nave TO rustic elsewhere, just as these
pioneers have been doing, and nothing
put several new strikes eQualing that OF
the klondyke can make their chances any
better than those enjoyed by the miners
VINO nave been working on Forty mile,
Sixty mile and Birch creeks and other
diggings
Dore had such hard luck for two years
IN the Forty-miie and Sixty mile diggings
that he once lived for month On flour
and water, then worked for his board, and
when the news of the klondyke discovery
hrst reached MIN he couldn't raise grub
stake to take him there. He is now "a
years OF age. He left Quebec seventeen
years ago, rustled on land and sea for
years and two years ago went with part
ner to the Yukon. He and his partner
worked for eight months on Bed Rock
Creeks little tributary of Forty mile Creek,
and made but $50 in the whole time.
They went in with a short supply of pro-
visions and for month they had nothing
but flour and water.
With starvation before them they went
to Miller Creek and Sixty-mle and went
to work for simple grubstake. 1t was
winter befor1 Dore could get together
enough grub to take him to klondyke.
When he got there he got a third interest
in No. 10 on Z Dorado Creek and he is
going back IN the spring. Boucher's ex-
perience was similar, as, indeed, have been
The experiences OF the great majority OF
the Yukon gold-seekers before the Klon-
dyke discovery
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Excitement at San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, CAL. July 26-The ex-
element over the Klondyks strike con-
tnues to increase hourly. Big stock COM
panles are being formed everywhere and
parties who cannot GO themselves are
stalking others. Already kilograms are
pouring in from the surrounding country
engaging berths and passage OIL the Gen.
erat Mcpherson, which sails for juneau
August Ii, and it looks now as if the
eighty Derthsew onld all be taken before
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make slaves OF them, and that having pur-
chased the country, we had also bought
all the Inhabitants. These wild stories
made some of the Indians feel resenttul
toward US, aud they did everything to
bother and hamper our work. We first
hoisted the Stars and Stripes in the old
custom house at Sitka and afterward
foated it to the breeze from Fort Cosmos
hagpole. While the feeling was running
strong against us native happening by
the tort tore down the precious piece of
bunting. As he was about to stamp on it
rifle shot rang out, the native whirled
about and fell across the starry field, his
life blood oozing from a wound IN the
temple. Amer this occurrence there were
no more attempts at flag destruction"
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BERKELEY, CAL, July 2G.-Another
meeting of the party of Yukon mining en-
thusiasts headed by Hansford Gri1fi b
will be held tomorrow evening, at which
time 1t is expected that permanent or
ganization will be effected, and that
definite plans for the journey north will
BE- outlined. Griffith proposes to organize
party Of twenty men, who are to put up
$500 each. They intend purchasing their
own craft, and will set sail as soon as the
ice breaks in the spring. ]. c. Berry, one
OF the prime movers in the scheme, went
to San francisco to-day to inspect a steam
launch which the company intends to
purchase.
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Military Post at Juneau,

WASHINGTON, D. g., July 26-Secre-
tary Alger has decided to establish a
military post at Juneau. A commission
OF Alaskan Federal officials was here some
time ago urging the establishment OF a
post. Ii was then decided not necessary.
Now the influx of dangerous characters
into the neighborhood following the gold
discoveries is hald to warrant the es-
ia tablishment of post.
Secretary Alger will probably recon-
mend the posts establishment TO The
President. There is still some doubt as to
the right of the executive TO authorize its
establishment without permission from
Congress and that question has been
referred to the Attorney General. Army
officers on duty at the War Department,
who are familiar with the law of such
matters said to-day that the appropriation
for the maintenance of the army could be
used to construct q post without the
authority of Congress. The question OF
transporting troops 10 the proposed site
has already been settled by the War
Department. The route agreed as the
most feasible is up the Yukon by steamer
and then overland on foot. Army officers
think there is yet time to do this before
winter. Captain w. r. Abercrombie.
Second Infantry, telegraphed to Secretary
Alger to-day from Fort Harrison, Mon
tana, that he would like to go to Alaska
with sixty picked men from his regiment.
Abercrombie made request that he be
allowed TO report personally to the Secre-
tary to explain his views. In order to pre-
vent the garrison of the proposed fort
from becoming impregnated with the gold
craze, resulting in desertions, the depart
ment proposes that half the troops go to
the fields every other wear.
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PROFESSOR LIE CONTE PREDICTED
GOLD DISCOVERIES LONG AGO

BERKELEY, CAL, July 2o.-D Joseph LIE Cone the vet
scientist the State University predicted over ten wears
ago that gold would be found great quantities in the Alaskan
territory He made close study the and from the
geological formation there he conclusion that the
precious metal existed there in large quantities. Professor lie
Cone declared that the action of glaciers released enormous
quantities OF gold from its modS the quartz, expressed the
opinion that the country vast gold field He thought that
1t might tax the ingenuity the treasure but that
means would ultimately be disco cred.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
Klondycitis at Monterey.

MONTEREY, CAL, July 26. - The
Alaska gold fever has made its appear
ance in this town in an incurable form.
The aliurlng tales which come pouring in
of the wealth of that newly discovered d
land OF gold and cold have so fired the
Imagination of several Monterey citizens
that it now looks as if nothing short of
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
PRlVATION BEFORE RICHES

Dore Had Thirty DAYS Of Flour and
Water on Forty Mile Creek
When He Went In.
e. Dore and J. e. Boucher, who arrived
at Seattle on the Portland some davs ago.
yesterday joined the large party OF Yukon
ers at the Commercial Hotel. They are
hardy French Canadians who spent about
three years on the Yukon and they got in
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
An Airshtp for the KIondyke.

RICHMOND, IND, July 26.-Dr. Samuel
Charles, one of the best known men in this
city, declared to-day that he has COM
pleted plans for an airship intended to
carry party to the Klondyke and is now
for negotiating it's sale
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great many branches of business have
been stimulated, and some business
houses have sod many thousand dollars
worth OF supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27

Ho, for Alaska! Klondyke District
A special steamer will start August 1.
Fare $500, including one years provisions.
D.J. Grammar, general manager, 10 Mont
gomery st.
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actual personal investigation will cure
the maladv. No positive plans have as
yet been made by any one, but much talk
is rife and several men are engaged in
forming Monterey party to start as soon
as possible for the "diggin's."
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Cr0SSnal' S Specific Mixture

lin I'm lnis iemedy PERSONS can cure themselves
%iInous the ieast exposure, ch ange OF diet or
change IN application TO business The medicIns
eon.ans hothing that Is OF the least injury to
hns.la .uIoh- Askyour druggist IL Price, 81
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
Berkeley Klondykers.

in. The first house ever built in the vicin-
atty was begun last Decemb Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-22
Sprinting Race.

There was an interesting and creditable
sprinting race today across the District
branch Of the Police Court and along D
street when Judge Kimball announced to
half dozen alleged Migrants: I'll allow
you n en- just one hour to leave the city.
Washington is a dangerous place for
tramps. The police will be on the lookout
for you. and if you are again arrested 1
shall impose stiff sentences in the work.
house. Do you agree to leaveY
Yes, sir" was the prompt answer, in
chorus.
well, co.
The smallest man in the party made a
dash across the room and through the
doorway, and the other five followed at a
trot. Outside they started along the street
at dead run, and were soon out of sight
of the many spectators who left the court
to watch their flight. No doubt remained
that they would be far beyond the CITY
limits long before the expiration of the
allotted sixty minutes.
The men were Joseph Williams, James
Troy, John Murphy, Frank Cassidy Adolpb
Snyder and Eddie Ryan. and they were ar
rested last night at lexington by Police.
man Owens. They claimed to be seamen
on the way to the great lakes. where they
hope to secure employment. Several Of the
rlen produced letters of recommendation
and the court was of the opinion that they
were unfortunates rather than professional
tramps.
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Robberies Reported.

The police are advising merchants to be
On the lookout for worthless checks, for a
worthless piece of paper for $21. which
was signed William Lottman," was passed
on local jeweler this morning. gold
watch was purchased by the customer, who
gave the check and received 81 change.
When 1t was learned at the bank that the
check was worthless the police were aoti-
fled, and they are now looking for the man,
who may attempt to pass checks on other
merchants.
About a month ago Fred C. Hunter, a
bicycle dealer who is In business at 1T43 p
street, hired bicycle to a colored man,
who failed to return it, and now he want j
the police to recover the wheel.
Mrs. Mollie Yewell, who lives at 1881 9Th
street northwest, has asked the police to
recover her gold watch. The timepIece
was stolen from her house.
A pocketbook, containing SO. 80 was stolen
from Mrs. Imogene Bears house, No c,J4
F street northwest, yesterday.
h ]. Fowler, GIT l. street northwest
complains of the theft Of 5000. The money
was stolen from his trunk yesterday.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
Opening of River View


Sunday next will inaugurate the eleventh
season at River View. Captain E. s. Ran
dalrs excursion resort on the Potomac,
near cid Fort Washington. During the
past few weeks the buildings and grounds
at River View have been greatly improved
and beautified. and the resort is now in all
the beauty of its spring loneliness. The
handsome steamer Samuel j. Pentz, now
the fastest side-wheel steamer on the Po-
toI1ac, has also been put in thorough order
for the season at cost of $4,000. On a
trial trip last Sunday she made the run
from Washington to River View in thirty
seven minutes The PentZ. for the az
commodation of the pleasure seekers, will
leave her wharf Sunday at IL am. and
2:45 p. m. and large throng will visit the
View All the amusements will be in full
ops ration and the water chute will, as
usual afford unlimited fun. There will
also be a free concert by the River View
Orc hestra, under the leadership of Prof.
Chris Arth- The eXcursionists will be
home by pm.
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University of Virginia.

A very delightful evening was spent at
Rauschers last evening by the members
Of the District of Columbia Alumni Asso-
citation OF the University of Virginia. In
stead OF a formal banquet, a buffet lunch
was served. and as the evening progressed
informal addresses and witty stories were
told TO eniiven the occasion An oil nor
trait Of Jefferson was conspicuously draped
with the university and state co,ors. The
Soshul Club" led by Stewart Ball. sang
several songs and entertained the BAN
queters with selections on their stringed
instruments
Ex-Secre;ary Herbert, the retiring presi-
Gent OF the association. called the meeting
70 order and introduced Prof Orlando
stone of the university faculty, who rep
resented the institution at the reunion He
spoke OF the progress that had been made
IN restoring the buildings so badly damaged
by the fire Of a year ago Impromntu
talks were made by Messrs. Holmes CON
rad. Robert NJ. Hunter, Lewis Machen
Rev Mr.. Crawford of the Fairfax Sem
mary. Representative Lamb of Richmond
and Representative Williams of Missis-
slppi Suitable resolutions on the death of
tne venerable proctor Of the university
MAJ. Green Peyton, were adopted
Ohcers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: President, c. c. Lee: first vice
president, Col. T. II. Ellis: second Vice
president. Maj n. T. n. Robinson: third
vice president, X. Kemper; treasurer. w
h. Saunders: secretary. DIR. F. 8. Nash: ex
ecutive committee. E /. Renick Dr. George
Byrd Harrison, Benjamin Micou DR. J. H
Bryan and DIR. b. W. Brown.
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The Horse Was 6razing In seaton
Park.


When Judge Kimbalrs court convened
this morning Park Waterman Davis was
among the first to appear on the witness
stand and he told Of an early morning
seance In Seaton Park. 1t was o'clock this
morning when the Waterman went on duty
and he saw a horse having a good time
on the grass. The animal had done ef-
fective work in the way Of making the
operation Of q mower unnecessary. and
judging from the amount of grass that
had disappeared the officer was certain
that the horse had been feasting for sew
eral hours. In the vehicle, the driver. Will
lem De Neal, was sitting beside female
passenger. The man was very much under
the influence of strong drink. and the wo-
man was not perfectly sober. Both Of
them were surprised when the Waterman
informed them that they were under ar
rest. The woman then proceeded to use
her tongue, and what she said would never
be heard in church. After giving the
Waterman all the trouble she could she
was locked up.
Did she use profane language?" asked
the judge when the woman's case was
heard.
She sv ore all the way to the station"
was his response.
IF did," interrupted the woman. I'm
sorry for 1t. and hope you will excuse me-
What is your name?" she was asked
MY rame is Kate McGarry, and live at
Cum berlSnds boat house." she said.
she told the judge that she went to take
her children. who are attending boarding
scEcol, cut driving. but she made no at
tempt to explain her condition and why
she was occupying coupe SO early in the
morning with the driver.
THE man who was with her jumped out
and ran. said the driver, land 1 was in
the coupe asking her his address,
They we're each fined IS.
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MAYOR OF KESsINGroN.
MP. b. H. Warner. Jr.. Declines and
Mr.. C. w. Clum In Nominated.


MP. b. H. Warner. Jr., Declines and
Nj. c. w. Clum In Nominated.
A representative meeting OF citizens was
held at the Noyes Library rooms, in Ken
slngtcn. yesterday evening. to select nomi-
pees for mayor and common council. to
be voted for early in May. Mr.. H. K.
Simpson was elected secretary and Mayor
George Peter called the meeting to order
He reviewed briefly the work Of the VII
lage Officers for the. past year. and the
needs for the coming year. Mayor Peter
was nominated for reelection by Mr.. H.
X. Simpson. but owing to the pressure of
private affairs declined the honor. Mr..
Thomas r. Martin then presented tine name
of Mr.. B. H. Warner. jr., but that gentle
man, in a few well-chosen words, declined
in favor Of Mr.. c. w. Clum, who. he said.
would be at all times on the ground and
accessible. On his motion the nomination
of Mr.. Clum for mayor was made unani-
nous.
After an informal exchange OF views of
the proper distribution Of the four posi-
tons for council SO that all sections might
be properly represented. the names of Mr..
j. w. Townsend. Prof. John T. Freeman
and Col John Brady were presented as
representatives Of the south side Of the
village. and Mr.. Harry Mannakee and Mr..
John Simpson, jr, for the north side. Col.
Brady, In order that there might be no
contest over the ticket, announced his de-
sire to withdraw his name, and, there
upon, on motion of Mr.. Marion Dorian, the
nomination were closed.
The ticket as 1t stands has three repib-
licans and one democrat on the council, and
republican for mayor, but it is believed
that politics was not considered in Its
makeup. If any opposition Is felt 1t was
not manifest at the meeting, which was a
non-partisar call. A rising vote of thanks
was rendered to the retiring officers for
the painstaking manner in which they had
performed their duties.