New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
SOMETHING OF BLACK EYE FOR
THE KLONDIKE BOOM
THE FOOD SUPPLY AT DAWSON IN JEOPARDY
SENATOR MORGAN GOING TO HAWAII
,.orryvopruy ProcLAMATIONs At
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San Francisco. Sept. 4-The Klondike fever
has suffered a heavy chill this week on account
of reports OF the failure to make any 'V"
strikes this summer. It Is only Withih I" IL"
DAYS that any authentic news has come out
from Dawson City of the results OF the summer
prospecting. With the large number OF new
arrivals some rich finds were expected an"
hundreds Of men have been securing creeks
,r,hutar,, ia Yukon KIondike and stewart NV
ORG No dicpings have oeen found that VIII
cononare with the Klondike. and many were so
moor as not TO be worth recording. IhcSe re-
norris also show that the sumine" mas pee" eN-
ceptionally dry. that there was no water ~
work bench claims. TIE most serious 1S'
OF this drought has been the reduction Oh 'me
water In the Yukon three feet below ''e oiu'
nary level In recent years. This has maH" r''ei
nay,gation extremely difficult and dangerous
and II renders uncertain the passage "i NV
river OF the numerous expeditions "hlCh nav
sailed from this city by way or 81 Mi''.a'' =
y also nuts in Jeopardy the food supply at Daw-
SON for II will he impossible to get up 'he 'i>ei
before ice blocks the Yukon the large amount
-, .,,nnros that has accumulated at St. Mich
aels Without this food famine Is sure 20 Pi'
yau IN the Klondike this winter. unless 'he
,,ners adopt the heroic course OF sending out
y, tho country by the overland route every man
Who cannot show that ne has ona thousahu
pounds Of food. The reports that nave pee'' CIR
culated throughout the East by L. s. Neaie
claring that 81 100000 in nuggets ana Eou u"7'
will come down the river steamer "ea.e arc
,ronounced absurd here, as private adVices
have been received saying that the Neaie
carries only ST.. 900 in gold. ana that d" '"e
gold TO he shipped out of Dawson lot 'ne o,o
rooirder of the season will not exceed Sioo'ooo'
I,n,,ed States Senator John T. Moreah' Vi
Alabama. arrived here yesterday on his way
~ Hawaii. He declares that his trip is one io'
recreation only. but the actual cohui''o" VI
affairs on the islands will engage MS aIteh'ioH'
ana the result will be seen when the ANNEX
alton treaty comes up in Congress next De'e''
hor Mr.. Morgan takes no stock in the story
that Japan is seeking the control OF the MIA
ragua Canal
The first general rain Of the season feii yes
terday and to-day. There is still Inuch graz"
exnosed and a large amount OF Crying Irui''
rrho damage will be considerable but hardly
enough to be greatly felt. unless the storm COLI
Times The indications are for clearing
The Murphy Grant Block. the northeast cor
ner of Bush AMI Sansome sts.' was soiu a'
auction on Thursday with the four-storY DITCH
and iron building. for S4S0OOO The purchaser
was George Whittell. manager OF the Luiiiis
estate Conservative real estate men predicted
that the property would bring S''Voooo' so 'ha'
the auction price fairly represents It's Vaiue'
Tho Suffer Street Railway Company was
forced this week 10 remove the sueetcar rams
from BUSIEST. Fo. over ten years the company
has attempted to hold the franchise over '''S
street by running one car up and down 'he line
.,er,, tventy-four hours. owners of property
IN the street have made many protests put II
Conrt Bush is one Of the few streets running
east and west which are free from cao'e Vi
electric lines
The OLYMPIC Club is in bad way. Neither
Hermana Oelrichs nor John ID. Spreckels VIII
accent the presidency. 1t is hoped to secure
good ticket before next Monday, when the eiec-
ton occurs.
War plays monopolize the two leading theatres
this week At the Baldwin Belascos heart OF
MARYLAND" did a good business for the thlrd
week and at the Columbia Gillettes heId p9
the Enemy" has drawn fair houses
At Stanford University this week President
Jordan has issued several proclamations that
are noteworthy in college government one
warned the mead of the student BODY. VINO Is
responsihle for good order among the under
graduates that he would be expected TO weed
ONT idle and vicious students and see That those
guilty of hazing rushing were also eXpeiieu'
DIR. Jordans position is that no coiieee, ~
Justice to working students. can AFFORD TO per
nit it's classrooms be filled with the lazy
and incompetent. He also holds that the man
aeer Of student affairs has right 10 prevent
moor etudents from overworking themselves.
DR. Jordan has warned the chairman or the
Committee on Athletics that no unfair meth
ode are 20 be employed in any contest. and no
avoidabe injury done students in any con-
test or practice game. Point IS given TO the
warning against class rnshes by me serious IN.
Jury Of several students at the state CnlVerslt!
this week in the rush between sophomores ana
freshmen.
The action OF the old millionaire, Benjamin
Douglass Of Santa Barbara. in marrying his
servant Louise Kretzler, has stirred the fash
ionable society Of the seaside resort. Douglass,
who owns much property in Chicago, and was
one OF the founders OF the X. c. Dun Company,
is seventy-fNe years old. but is still vigorous.
His daughter and son-in-laW objected to the
marriage but he silenced them by his threats
of disnheritance.
Pomona capitalists this week closed a deal
for the purchase of the Last Chance mines,
rear Keller. Inyo County. They obtained pos
session in February. and since then have taken
out $4,000. A smelter is being put in.
Reports submitted to the Ant-Debris Commit
tee show that it will be necessary to raise the
Sacramento levees at Marysvile TO protect the
city from overflow. One man alone is said 10
deposit FIVE thousand cubic yards Of mud. sand
and gravel in the river every day. Measures
will be taken to compel this and other mines to
observe the law for impounding debris or else
shut down work.
The first Of raisins Of the Of 1897
was shipped to Philadelphia to-day from Fresno
The indications point to a snort crop and in
creased prices. Just the growers control
the situation. Buyers are slowly coming to
these prices.
LAST WEEK AT MANHATTAN BEACH,
The last week OF the Manhattan Beach season
will leave Sousa and Pain solitary in their ancient;
rivalry. The incursicns of such meo1ic nteriopers
as "El Captain" Little Faust" and Robin Hood
have seriously disturbed the composire OF the pyro-
technist and bandmaster but the Bostonians
have departed. the operate is ended and the