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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

October, when the winter winds are blow
ing in the direction of Dawson City.
Professor Earlston stated tonight that
an order bad already been placed for an
airship; that it would carry five and per-
haps seven persons, and that a sufficient
charge OF hydrogen would be carried to
last five days. He expects to take two
days only to Dawson City. thus leaving a
margin of three days power.
SO far Arthur Bald win, f. T. Barnes, q
reporter, and two prospectors have been
engaged to accompany the aeronaut on
his perilous voyage. Earlston is confident
he can make the trip successfully, and re-
fers to the success of Professor Andree in
floating through the air in search of the
north pole as evidence.
The party proposes to sail from San
Francisco next month, just as soon as
machinery can be placed in the ship ready
for shipment. The distance from Juneau
to Dawson or Circle City, over the course
usually traversed by dog teams, is over
1000 miles, and can be made during winter
months only, accom- panied with many
hardships, and by the balloon route it is
proposed to make the trip under two days
with comparative ease, and the party will
be as comfortable as rolling over prairies
in palace cars, smoking, chatting and
taxing snap shots and birdseye views of
the country as they sail over.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
SUPPLY STEAMER LOST.
News of the Wreck Of a Vessel
Bound for the Klondyke


PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, July 81
British Vice Consul Locker received in
the last mail a private communication
from friend sojourning at Sitka, Alaska,
which brings the startling and deplorable
Information that according to rumor IN
circulation in Alaska's capital city, one OF
the steamers bound for the Klondyke
country carrying supplies has been totally
wrecked. Beyond this plain statement
the letter brought no particulars, and
since its receipt speculation has been rie
as TO the Identity of the unfortunate craft.
Sheriff Dyke of Clallam County arrived
this morning searching for John w. Troy,
one of Port Angeles most prominent
young citizens and ex-County Treasurer,
who is said to be short in his accounts TO
the tune OF $780, and the experts labor is
not yet com pleted. Troy, it appears, mas
been missing since Wednesday last but
the facts in the case were kept a close Sc
cret until divulged by Dyke to-day. Ihe
officer thinks his man is now well on the
way to the Klondyke mining region, where
he will be sale from molestation for time
at least. The news has created great
sensation, as the culprit IS a son OF the
late Hon. Smith Troy, one Of the pioneers
of Washington.
He was highly respected young mar
r id man. He had for a long time edited
md owned the Angel Democrat-Trader,
and served two successful terms as Audi
tor before being elected Treasurer. M. J.
Clump, whom Troy succeeded. is now
servingss five years sentence in the State
penitentfary at WalIa Walla as penalty
for the EN- bezzlement of county funds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
STOCKTONIANS ACTIVE.
They Organize Company and
Charter a Ste amer for
tha Yukon.

STOCKTON, CAL, July 27.-The Stock
ton Alaska Company has at last taken
tangible form. Before the 10th of next
month a Gamer Will leave San Francis CO
for the Yukon and a number of Stockto-
mans will sail on ii. r. L. Quisen berry
and J. o. Yardley OF this city and Captain
Rfdeout of San Francisco will have
charge of the expedition. Among those
who talk of going from here are NJ.
Blanchard, Howard Griffiths, 3 young
man named McTaggart who works at the
woolen-mills, and Others. Quisenberry
and Yardley were in San Francisco Satur-
day and chartered the steamer to take
them uD.
The conditions of the voyage are as fol-
lows: The company will take passengers
to Dawson City and furnish them with
one years board for $500, or take them to
Dawson City for $500, allowing them to
carry 1000 pounds OF baggage, most of
| which. of course, would be food. small
tug will be shipped on board the steamer
and launched IN the Yukon. Lum ber
will also be taken, and fat5oats will be
| fitted up so as to be ready when st.
Michaels is reached The steamer will be
then used to run between Vancouver and
st. Michaels for supplies, to connect with
the tug and barges when the ice on the
| Yukon breaks up.
The principal business of the company
will be trading. Miners who have good
claims but little grub will be staked for
an interest in the mines, and any kind OF
business which guarantees big profits will
be prosecuted. Captain Rideout owns
the steamer AIviso, which runs on San
Francisco Bay, and is a well-known sea-
man. He says he can get up to Dawson
before the Yukon closes. Fifteen applica.
tons have already been received for pas
sage since yesterday.
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AN EXPERTS VIEWS.
Editor Rouilliard Says More Money
Is to Be Made in Trading
Than in MINING

LEWISTON, Me, July 27-J. B. Rouil-
lizard, editor of the French paper, La Re-
pubique of this city, mining expert and
for twelve years Inspector General of
Mines in the province of Quebec under the
Canadian Government, has made frequent
trips into the mountains of the great
Northwest near the Alaska border.
He is able to speak from an in timgte
knowledge of the chain of mountains
which extend through Alaska and in
which are located the newly discovered
gold fields in the Klondyke region, He
has no doubt that there are rich deposits
OF gold in that region, and says he has
known such to be the fact for fifteen
years. While he was inspector-general
of the mines under the Canadian Govern
ment, he met several times in Montreal
Francois Mercier. who was one of the
agents of a large Russian trading post
doing business through Alaska.
Mercier from his knowledge of the Yu-
kon was satisfied that there were rich de-
posits of gold in the country, and he was
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
TWO LIVES LOST IN FLAMES.
Wild Scramble of Employees to Escape
From Burning Factory
BuiIdinqs.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 27.-Several
buildings in the business portion of Y onk-
ers, used for manufacturing purposes.
were destroyed by fire tonight.
The damage is estimated at about $780,
900, fully covered by insurance.
Two persons are reported missing and
the police believe both perished in the
flames. One was young woman en-
ployed at Reeds hat factory, and the
other Watchman Jacob Strauss
When the fire started about 5 clock in
the Waring building, a five story struc-
ture. over thousand men, women and
children were at work.
They succeeded in getting down the fire
escapes through mass of flames. Half a
dozen men who jumped from the second
story windows received slight injuries.
One woman received fracture of the
ankle by falling out of a window. The
flames rapidly spread to other buildings
and were not subdued until late hour.
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YOUNG MEN ORGANIZE.
Portlanders Who Expect to Profit
by the kiondyke Gold Dis
COYerIRS.


PORTLAND, Or, July 27.-The excite
ment over the Klondyke gold develop
ment has indeed increased to fever heat
among nearly all am bilious young men
here who imagine they are not accumu-
lating money fast enough. Last evening
about thirty of this class OF young men
held a meeting in the Chamber of Com
merce building, with a view to securing a
similar mum ber OF adventurers with means
10 charter a steamer within the next two
or three weeks to take them north. This
meeting was held with closed doors. Those
who attended it are occupying positions
In business houses and offices and do not
desire TO jeopardiZe their places by giving
undue publicity to their purposes.
One OF their mum Der said to-day that of
the thirty men at last nights meeting,
none of whom was more than 80 years
old, there was represented a cash capital
of more than $50, 900. He added that in
the event thirty others similarly situ-
ated can be enlisted by week from next
Wednesday the project can easily be
brought to a successful issue. He has
spoken to several successful prospectors
who have passed several years in the
hleSKa IL ines, anu tney aSree III tne STATE
ment that if those going north supply
themselves out in proper style they
greatly diminish the natural hardships in
the Klondyke. And it also is not necessary
for them to remain idle during the hard
season.
Visiting the large business houses where
diminishment in trade has compelled
them to suspend many a man valuable to
them during busy times, there are many
having in contemplation The sending
north in the spring of the very men for
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
NOT TO RETALIATE.
1t Is Said the Dominion VIII Leave
Canada's Resources Open


TORONTO, ONT, July 27-It is now
certain that the threatened retaliation by
Canada against the United States by en-
forcing the alien labor law against Amer
lean m iners in Canada mining camps will
not come to anything. A semi-official an
nouncement in the Globe, the Govern
ment organ, says the Dominion has here
tofore followed the policy of the imperial
Government in leaving the resources of
the empire for development to all men
freely without regard to race or nation
atty. The motives underlying this liber-
ality are strictly polite. 1t is manifestly
good policy to permit all willing worke RS
to help increase the greatness of the en-
pire without inquiry into their nation
ality.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

whom they now have no occupation here.
The head of one of the largest wholesale
grocery-houses last evening said that he
is holding in reserve six unemployed
commercial travellers, for some years con-
nected with his concern, to send them to
the Alaska mines with stocks of goods.
In the meantime he is paying their regu-
lar living expenses here, which are being
charged up to profit and loss. Other
houses are holding back their unem-
ployed drummers to fit them out with
ample grub stakes at the very earliest
spring Most of these men have had
more or less experience in the mines OF
Oregon and California, and IN a country
like the Klondyke, "where the gold
bulges out of the rocks merely by looking
at it," no intelligent and industrious man
can fail to make a competency.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

that the past week has been very favor
able to the agricultural interests of the
Pacific Coast and generally in the States
of the central valleys of the East, Gulf,
South and middle Atlantic coast. In New
England, New York and Red River OF the
North Valley and over portions of the
Ohio valley there has been too much rain,
while drought prevails over the greater
part of Texas and portions OF Arkansas,
Missouri and Kansas. In the last named
State hot winds have proved Injurious.
Excessive rains have caused damage to
grain in stock in portions of the Ohio
Valley, Tennessee and middle Atlantic
States, and severe damaging local storms
have occurred in portions OF New Eng
land. New York and New Jersey.
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sustained in his belief by geologists. \

sustained in his belief by geologists. Ma
tives from up the river were accustomed to
bring in nuggets of almost pure gold.
Mr.. Rouilliard does not think there is
any necessity for suffering from cold in
Alaska. He says Alaska is good. healthy
climate, and there will be more trouble
from getting Sufficient supplies OF food
than from the danger from freezing.
He says it is not true that work will
have to be suspended from September to
Nav on account of the cold weather. Dur
ing that time surface mining will have to
be suspended, but underground work can
be carried on as we'll as at any time.
Mr.. Rouilliard believes the men who
will make the most money in the gold
fields are those who go there to do busi-
ness and take such articles as can be
readily sold to the miners, and at prices
which are fabulous. He thinks that many
who are going to the gold fields will easily
become discouraged. and the man who
will be successful will be the rare excep-
ton and not the rule.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
A KLONDYKE ARMY.
Proposition to March Workingmen
to the Gold Field is Con-
Sidered

TACOMA, WASH, July 27.-,It is pro-
posed to-organize a great army of work
ingmen this winter and march them to
the Klondyke, where sill can SECURE work
at high wages.
The scheme is ikened to the Coxey
Army movement, but would be unlike
that IL that the Klondyke army would be
thoroughly organized and headed by re-
sponsible leaders who would see that
every member was well taken care of.
Each man joining would be required to
provide himself with proper outfit and
provisions to last year.
The army plan would be adopted for the
purpose of mutual protection and to lessen
the hardships of the SO0-mile journ ey
from Dyea on ice and over snow. 1t is
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

We know ho1O to send boys to
school. Been boys ourselves and
Went to school,, and OeDt to
school right in this t01O1; Giz1'6
ashamed of the fact.
SO u0e bnoU just Ubat the
little felIoW wants, because 1oe
experienced his 1Oa7otS once our
selves.
We're showing the neU fall
styles right no10, and these yoW
are getting at shoUe1inS- out
prices.
ind in sendinS the little feI-
Zo1O to school 1Oe send him all
equipped, eUen to his lunch 6aS-
ket, Which is quite q nOUeL
affair. YOWW get these 1Oitb
every purchase in our JJtUeniEe
Department.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
GOLD AND SALVATION.
Ga the Rich Miner of Old Tuo1umne, Who Viii Sail To-Day
Proseytize the K1ondykers.

G. H. Gale, wealthy of Sonora, Tuoumne County, will
City Excelsior od-tner
better known throughout the cold Hank, nickname
which Mark Twain bestowed upon him San Andrea saloon many
years ago.
Hank also friend of Bret are and knew all of the shfy
boys with guns the early days He has mined and owned mines
every quarter of the GLOBE and made money all them He
at the Russ House preparatory sailing and he tells why he is
going Three months captured the Salvation
Army and from hardened sinner he gentle faith
full Christian alone for gold that the gos of
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
CHICAGO MEN GOING.
One Hundred and Fifty Gold
Seekers to Journey to the
klOndyke.

CHICAGO, ILL, July PA party of
men will leave Chicago on special train
next Saturday night en- route for the
newly discovered Alaskan gold fields.
There will be $50 individuals in the party.
The special train on which the party will
travel will run directly through 10 San
Francisco. There the gold will
remain three days 10 purchase mining
supplies. The party will then ship for st.
Michaels on a special steamer. The trip
will occupy fourteen days. Three steam
launches will be taken to transport up the
Yukon to the mouth of the Klondyke
River. This trip will require fourteen
days. Each tourist may take 500 pounds
of baggage from San Francisco, but only a
portion of this will be taken up the river
with the party.
When the Klondyke is reached the
steam launches will be moored in winter
quarters. The tourists will live aboard
them until the spring begins to break,
some time next summer. The transpor-
tation company claims to have made
plans for carrying enough provisions to
supply all ats travellers with plenty of food
until next summer.
It is the intention of the promoters of
the excursion to make the shortest jour
ney on record to the gold fields. An effort
will be made to complete the trip from
Chicago to the Klondyke within thirty
days In addition to the crew, guides and
officials 200 men will leave San Francisco
on a special steamer. OF these the larger
portion will be from Chicago, but it is said
there will be a scattering number from all
parts of the country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
BY THE AIR ROUTE.
San DIeganS Plan to Go From
Juneau to Dawson in a
Balloon.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 27.-All manner
of transportation has been suggested to
reach the gold fields of the Klondyke, but
it remains for party of San Diegans to
make the most hazardous part of the
journey in an airship. Several married
men here have secured the services of Pro-
fessor Richard Earlston, an aeronaut, to
take party of goid-hunters from Juneau
to Dawson City in balloon, the ascension
10 be made from Juneau the latter part of
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

at home this morning. They will spend
the winter here and Mr.. Berry will return
to the KIondyke in the spring to look
after his extensive mining interests there.
He considers the rush to the far north at
this season ill-advised and sure to result
in much suffering. 1t is impossible with
the present transportation facilities to
take in provision enough Tor We people
now there and half of the people going.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
I-7HAUILNG OUT THE DIRT.
MINING ON THE KLONDYKE.

carried on under tnat
ar
of
which
with
thirty te through
tn aftsare esunk, o II.
is frozen so hard to render
method followed This make aarge pile OF wood
att
depth OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
Keos Rtrer Methodt.t Rerseal opens.

DIXON, ILL, July 27.-The Rock River
Assembly, one OF the largest annual out
door rallies of Metho6ists in the country,
opened in the camp-meeting grounds to-
ay and will continue for two weeks The
session will be notable by reason of the
partici patton of many prominent Ameri-
cans, including General Gordon, the ex-
Confederate war ora tor; Rev. DR.. Dewitt
Talmage, Amos P. Wller, w. II. Crawford,
the historian, and DR.. Carlos Martyr, the
pOet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

meeting of the members of the Mining
Exchange to-day the question OF listing
KIondyke propositions" came up. 1t
was decided the exchange should not list
any development companies, but compa-
nies that actually own claims.
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suicide of United STATE, Cou,,,.

PANAMA, COLOMBIA, July 27.-Otto
Munchmeyer, United States Consul at
San Salvador, committed suicide last Sun.
day. His father was appointed to the
office from Parkersburg, w. Va, in 1895
and died that year from fever, the son
succeeding to the office.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
FUNERAL OF MISS BARRETT.

Potics Unable to Sotre the Mystery OF
Her Death.
BOSTON, Mass, July 27.-The funeral
of Alice Barrett took place this afternoon
at the house, 249 School street, Waltham.
Rev. E. ]. Young, former pastor of the
First parish and an intimate friend of the
family, conducted the services, which
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

The new fall style IN the Refer Suit differs
considerably from that shouon IN the spring
manner of trimming is different; the collar
is deeper, broader at the shoulders; the
broiding is done an a different manner. As
q Uhoie ats quite neW affair.
These were to be $S so Refer Suits, for lit-
tie chaps betOeen the ages of s and 10. We
haze gone TO aUork and included one of our
little Bro1onie Lunch Baskets and sag for
pick, and uhat a lovely pick 1t is
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
--$l.65.--

ooes of and I5 uears. arearino knee trom-
sers ; the same colorings, differing only that
they're made IN styles more becoming to boys
those ages. These, including q Brownie
Lunch Basket
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28

To Be Listed In New York.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 27.-At a
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Favorable to agricultural Interests of
the Pacific Coast

WASHINGTON, D. e., July 27.-The
crop bulletin OF the Weather Bureau says
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


p~~sA
AetisR 90 the s4vics Of Prssident L
Pfak smith. and 81 the suggestion ss
several bcrs. 10 has been deemed
hest to postpone the meeting Of the
n ssissippi press AsseciAttca from Mon
day. MAJ II, N Monday. June IA 1897
Ths postponemsat vas made nsc..
sary BY ths ovsrfow. the dissbled con
ditioa of the varos a Mississippt Val
ley railroad. aad The meeting Of The sn.
trs session Of The Legislature 90 the
.-th Instant
II 10 not probable that tho Y. a NJ
v. railroad vill bs In running order
north Of vleksbarg By May 10; neither
10 10 likely that the Legislature ~lll
have finished It's work by that time. ssd
In that svess Prssldsns smith. nor any
usmbsrs OF the sssosistisa rsssdins In
Jackson. could posslh,y stsssd-
Every arrangement made FOR the
meeting May II. viii be carried cut 70
the lsttsr on Juns IL and all those vho
received the circulars issued By the ssc-
retary oa the i5th Instant. are requested
10 keep them fer use ., the later dass
named for the excursion from Memphis
TO ~ Louis
Tho steamer Belle Memphis will leave
Memphis, Monday. June Ia at noen.
arriving ., 81 Louis Thursday noon;
returning. leave 81 Louis. Friday, 5
pm. Juas Is arriving st Memphis.
Sunday. SPIN.
Members who havs sent in their re-
quests FOR transportation will receive
came In duo time. Others Who desire
going should send In thsir names. With
annual dues. 81 once. as no transpor,a-
tion can be asked for after Jane I.
J. u. MciutRs.
Soc. MlsA Press Association.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-29

Gov. Jones OF Arkansas has forwarded
the follo~ing lettsr to Gov. McLaurin:
Your letter ot April II. suggesting .
convention al Vieksburg Of dslsrstes
from the ovsrfowed distfict. Of Arkan-
sas. Tennessee. Louisiana and Missis-
sippi. TO take steps to induce congr 's-
To assist in closing the cravassss ms 10
In tho levees. and asking us tn surxss,
. time TOR this convention. rseeivci-
think such = convention sainentiy ap-
propristr. and am more than s,llins to
eo-op-rsss with rou la bringing 10 about
A fate that will suit those OF your State
who are Interested wilI also he eonvc-
nisnt u tho people of our State
thsrsfors lssve tho matter Of hrinx the
time ~tth YOU. and when ad,issd Of IL
will try aud secure tho attendance Of
eomp-tsnt and Interested delegates
With considerations Of personal regard,
am yours very truly.
DAN w. JoSrs."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-29

Rev. Mr.. Ryan OF Illinois vas In
Jackson a fsw days ago for the purpose
OF visiting tho old battlefield, . mile
south west of town. and was shown over
IL By w. J. Brown. Jr.. who happened
TO be in that scrimmsgs. Mr.. Ryan
carried l.rgs-sszed kodak and secured
some ane views OF what was the scsos
Of one OF the shortest but most dcs-
perste and decisive battles OF the var.
and - Mr.. Ryan had . brother. . nom
Der OF the Flfth-third Illinois. shot ell
To pieces In this light he was naturally
anxious to sec tho place. The battle
occurred Sunday morning. July IL. 1888,
vhen 800 Federal troops charged on
Breckinridgs's fortified tineA OF the
500 Who went In only zoo ever got out.
and the survivors. most OF them Illi-
nois men. ssy Jet it WAS the hottest
place they ever struck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-29
THE oNE-WAY RATE PLAN
Foe Christian Eadca.se Passenger Tram.
tn san FrAncis-o.

CHICAGO. April s4-At a meeting of
the western roads yesterday afternoon,
held to consider Christian Endeavor
rates. q resolution was submitted foe
the adoption of one-way rate of s.5
in both directions between Chicago
and san Francisco via the Missouri
river. and ST. 80 via st. Panl aud Port
land. This resolution il assured Of
adoption
The Southern Pacific road objects To
the one-way rate plan. but the other
lines think it is the only way left them
of protecting their local business OF
course the Southern Pacific can refuse
10 adopt the plan. and il 81. that
would kill it. In that case. however,
the western roads would simply say
that under such circumstances they did
not care 10 GO into the business at all
The result OF that course would be To
take the convention away from san
Francisco aud leave the Southern Pa
cific in the cold.