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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
The Reply Will Show That All
Treaty Obligations Have
Been Kept.
FILlBUSTERS ARE DULY
RESTRAINED.
Revenue Marine Force Kept Busy
on the Atlantic Coast for the
Past TWO Years,
Special Dispatch to The CALL

NEW YORK, Oct. 26-A special to the
Press from Washington says: President
Mckinley and the State Department have
in their IoSsession now all the essential
features of the reply OF the Madrid Gov
ernment to the note handed to it in Sep
tember by General Woodford. The tone
of the Spanish reply is almost queruIous
in its extended reference TO flibuster ex-
petitions. A large part of the note is
devoted to that point, which evidently is
believed by the Spanish ministry to be the
strongest hold they have on this country.
The reply of President Mckinley will
be no less direct and pointed, and the
probabilities are it will be made almost
He will show conclusively
that the entire revenue marine force of
the United States on the Atlantic coast
for two years has been devoting its whole
time to patrollIng the eastern shore of the
country TO prevent the departure of armed
expeditions to Cuba.
In addition to this it will be pointed out
that every branch of the Government
machinery that could be utilized to pre-
vent tilibustering has been called into
action, and despite the immense extent of
the Atlantic seaboard of this country these
efforts have been succe SstuI In many in
stances.
The reply of the President will establish
the good faith OF this Government in its
efforts to prevent filibus.ering, and it will
proclaim that this good faitn has been
kept, despite tie impaiience of the vast
number of people OF the United States
with the Governments action.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Madrid CORE
spohdent of the Standard says: United
States Minister Woodiord has maintained
the greatest reserve in declining TO dis
cuss politics, either with the Spanish or
foreign press presentatives, but he is
making an excellent impression upon the
diplomatic corps and upon all Spaniards
who have approached him. Outside of
international politics he is very courteous,
sociable and desirous of making him self
generally welcome. He imp presses one a
being determined, intelligent ami very
much in earnest in the discharge of the
duties of a delicate mission.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
BURIED BENEATH
FALLING 4IMBERS
Two Men Killed and Five In
jured in an Oregon
City Disaster.
Huge Bulkhead Gives Way and
Crashes Down Upon Force
of Laborers.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

OREGON CITY, Oct. 26-Two men were
killed and five injured in an accident at
the power station of the Portland General
Electric Company at noon to-day The
dead are: John MacomD ana George
Storich. The seriously injured: Carl
Newburg, head cut; Harvey Little, head
cut and arm bruised; Thomas Smith,
spine hurt; ". w. Smith, leg broken.
The men we've working on bukhead
when the timbers gave way from the
pressure of water, and all the workmen
were carried down with tie food and
broken beams. McComb and Storich
were crushed against the timbers. Onlv
three of fhe workmen escaped unin iurei
The bulkhead is sixty feet long from
the power station on the east to the east
wall of the boat canal on the west. At
the lower end of the new extension of the
power-house another bulk head had been
made. and it was desired TO take out the
old one, so as to let the water to the tur-
bines in the new extension. The work on
the old bulkhead had removed much OF
the foundation, and the men were to-day
taking of the nuts and cutting the bolts
intending to remove the entire old bulk
head wall tonight, but IL broke prema-
turely. Tens of timbers and a fall OF
water forty feet high overwhelmed the
men without moments warning. Those
who e-caped held their breath and fought
their way through broken timbers and
the water to the surface.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
RUSH FOR GOLD GOES ON.
Hundreds of Men Are Yet Striving
10 Reach the K.ondike
Dieg ngS

JUNEAU. ALASKA, Oct. % (by steam
seIp City OF Topeka to Seattle)-The
ukon River and its main tributaries. the
Lewis and Pelly, are still open and free
from ice. This is said to be unprecedent TED
for this time of year. Dave Thompson,
who came into juneau a few days ago
over the overland trail, said he passed
from seventeen TO twenty boats day Ell
route to Dawson; and Stuart Woods. who
came over the Dalton trail from FIVE
finger Rapids, said he passed on the
Upper Yukon at least 200 Klondikers a
day. The Klondikers have so far met
with the most favorable weather
that has prevailed in the interior for
many seasons. THIS has enabled between
1000 and 5000 people to get into Dawson
by way of the headwaters of the great
Over, while those who attem pied to make
tNe golden Mecca from St. Michael have
beSn held at Minook Creek and Rampant
City BY the unusually low stage of the
wafer. In other words, the weather has
greatly favored those who went in by the
Dyea and White passes. while those who
Aent up the river have been delayed a
Year by The uncertain elements.
Nothing that has as get occurred in the
Kondike better shows the wisdom of the
general advice to take at least two years
provisions than the situation this season.
While the fotiIla OF boats passing in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
OF interest 10 TIE COAST.
Lieutenant Colonel jackson Reltec ed
From DUTY With Oregon Militia.

Lieutenant Colonel jackson Reltec ed
From duty WHh Oregon Militia.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Lieutenant-
Colonel James Jackson, First Cavalry, has
been relieved from duty with the National
Guard of Oregon, and will proceed to his
home to await retirement.
Assistant Engineer A. Hartsrath has
been detached from the Marietta and or.
dered to the Mare Island navy-yard
w. T. Morgans was to-day appointed
Postmaster at Brentwood, Contra Costa
County, Cal, vice A. Benn, removed also
o. z. Wood ward, at Stella, Shasta County.
vice o. II. P. Woodward, deceased. VIII
liam ii. Laird was to-day commissioned
Postmaster at Ager Cal.
Patents have been issued as follows: Cali
fornla-Christ Christensen, East Oakland
asSignor TO California Vo'ing-maching
Company, voting machine; Henry S.GrAce
and A. D. Reynolds, San Francisco, can
labeilng machine; Francis NJ. Graham
San Jose. air compressor; William Lam
port, Sacramento, blcVcle handlebar grip :
Erteu w. Lincoln, Pasadena, PEDAL for
cycles; John B. Rogers and w. II. Hall,
San Francisco, machine for indelib.y
marking values on checks; Joseph H.
Therlen San Francisco, reversing gear;
James NJ. Trotter Alma, motor for We
hicle. Oregon-Maurice l.. AkerS, Hard
man, belt and slat fastener; Charles E.
Cam pbell, Portland, hat fastener; Franz
Ring. Portland, Uestle. Washington
Thomas Jones and S. a. Hoke, Tacoma,
railway switch-lamp.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
RUTLE6'S ESTATE MUST PAY
Damages awarded for a Breach OF
faith on the Part of the
Late General

BOSTON, Oct. 26.-The courts here to-
day decided against the estate OF the late
General Ben Butler in q case charging
him with breach of faith, and verdict
was rendered for the plain IF, Wilt m d.
Drury, for the sum of $l13S. In 1880 the
town of birmingham, acting under a
special act of the Legislature, entered
upon Drury's land and took a strip about
81 feet in width and 1900 IN Ieng h for tn e
purpose of running a water-pipe through
to the pumping station at South Franz
ingham. The act of the Legislature pro-
vided, however. that persons whose lands
were affected in this manner should have
two years within which to file petition
Tor damages. Mr.. DTury retained General
Butler and paid him q retainer, but the
general omitted to commence a suit with
in two years. The bringing of this suit,
however, was a matter of detail and the
general probably relied upon his juniors
10 look after it. He himself, OF course
wes practicing in all the courts of the
country, being one day in Washington
ana another in Boston.
The plaintiffs rights, however were
lost by the failure to commence an action
within proper time, and he brought a suit
against the Butler estate to r. cover dam
ages which he would have recovered had
a suit been brought against the town in
the first instance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
LARGE STEAMSHIP
STRIKES THE Shore
Thought to Be One of the Big
Atlantic Ocean Passenger
Boats.
Resting Easily In the Surf Off Cane
Henry, With a Heavy Sea
Running.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

CAPE HENRY, VA, Oct ga
large steamer stranded at 1920 O'Clock
this evening at Cape Henry, i'm
mediately in front of the weather
bureau office. The vessel is we'll
insbore and resting easily. There is a
very heavy sea running which prevents
the life-saving crew from launching their
boat. She is thought to be passenger
steamer. The weather is very heavy with
a light rain and wind northeast.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-While the
northeast hurricane on the Middle At
lantic Coast has abated in fury tonight,
sharp squalls are still blowing around
the Delaware capes and enormous tides
are reported all along the bay and river
The list Of mrritime casualties grows
lsrger as further details of the gales have
been received. The Italian bark Fran
cesco. which sailed from this port Octo Der
Is for Oporto, went to pieces at Fourteen
foot Bank, eighty miles below this city.
The vessels master. Captain CaIivano,
and eleven of the crew of twelve men,
reached this city to- night, after day and
night of thrilling escapes from death.
The twelfth man of the crew. Marion Cas-
tellano (seaman), rushed to leave the ship
and in all proba bilitv is lost
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
OPPOSITION SYNDICATE.
Engl sh F!nanciers Interested In
ths Coming Sale of the U1Ion
PaC f c Road

LON DCN, Oct. % The first attempt to
organize n syndicate In London for the
purchfs' of the Union Pacific Railway
having the appearance Of substantially
is being made by Comte, Son e. Co., share
brokers. swarm of cheap American
and European promoters has infested the
city since it bee m, known that the
property would be put up at auction, but
their efforts could not be considered
seriously.
Comte, Son & Co. is financial house of
the highest standing, which has Lad rail-
road interests in Canada and has sold
Canadian and American bond issues in
Europe. The concern became interested
in the Union Pacific sale and is said 10 be
organizing an opposition syndicate. The
chief obstacle to te overcome was the
short notice given b. the court, notice
much too short to allow the maturing of
plans for securing the necessary ca pital.
The plans of Comte. Son & Co. were
communicated to United States Con-
sul-Generai Osborne, who, thinking that
better price would result from fostering
the CONT etition, cabled to Atforney-
General McKenna yesterday that another
reliable bid might be made if the. sale
were Io>tpored, adding: This effort to
secure the property, looking 10 the re pu.
tation OF the parties concerned, is un-
doubtedly an honest one"
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27

current of the Lewis and Yukon rivers to
Dawson gives the idea of lair wind an d
favorable sea, the shores OF White Horse
and Five-finger rapids tell a different
story. The Thompsons, Woods and
Trippes bring out the news that the
banks OF the river at the Narrows are
strewn with wrecked outfits and boats.
and some bacon lay unclaimed on the
shores. The -four and sugar have been
ruined by saturation and the beans on the
banks are sprouting IN the sacks. Beans
and onions are also sprouting in profuslon
in the caches left by unfortunate gold
hunters on the Skaguay trail.
The weather is playing havoc with the
Skaguay caches. There is insu fficent pro-
lection from rain and snow. Thousands
OF dollar,' worth OF outfits stacked on
both the Dyea and Skaguay passes are
already not woI tn rem owing. Dead horses
I'll many marshY spots. Tne solitary
traveller returning from the lakes walks
on horse HI :es anu carcasses to keep out
of the mire. a conservative estimate
places the number of dead orses on the
SkaEuay trail this side OF Beaver Meadows,
which are beyond the summit of White
Pass, at 2000. They died from exhaustion
ana insufficient food.
The story of tie Diamond w or Web
ster Brown party of Seattle is a fair indi-
cation OF the kind of luck encountered OH
the Skaguay trail. This party started
early in August, with about two and a
half tons of provisions ana ten horses.
They lost two of their party by drowning
Goung Shepard and Ed Hamilton oil
Seattle-anG Mr.. Brown returned alone to
Skaguay, with one horse out of the ten
and 200O pounds OF provisions cached near
Summit Lake. Hamilton was drowned
IN that lake from capsized boat. Several
n har n hn hud W = O.
turned to Seattle.
The principal camps and caches now on
the Skaguay trail are "LiarSvile," the
first long bridge, the bridge al the bottom
of the second ridge, Porcupine Creek, at
the foot OF the summit, at Summit Lake,
at Beaver Meadows and the Too-Chi
Cross roads. In all about 1000 people are
camped on the trail, expecting 10 start IN
over the snow any time between the 1st
OF January and the 1st OF April.
Skaguay's population is now about 20OO.
Every steamer coming north brings klon-
dikers. Particularly notable among these
was small party on the City of Seattle,
which Will try to take i'll over the Dalton
trail and ChiIkat Pass 100 turkeys for
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners IN
Dawson aud a drove If cattle. They ex-
pect to get $50 each for the turkeys. They
are going 10 try to get In over trail on
which the Thorp party, experienced
mountalners, started four weeks ago with
cattle. Thorp fLiled ana returned 10
Juneau. He lost seventy head of cttue
and packed back as many frozen steaks as
his men could bring. The Thorp party
had been over this same lrail twice be-
fore.
In view of this experience the pro babil-
ity is that there Will De no. Thanksgiving
or Christmas turkeys or steaks in Dawson
this year. They must feast on salmon or
moose steaks ii they least at all.
HAL HOFFMAN
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION CLOSED
Miss Green of Honolulu Relates Her
Interesting Experience in the
Hawaiian Islands.

TORONTO, Oct. 26.-This was the last
day of the Worlds w. C. T. Z. conVen-
tion. In Miss Wizards temporary ah-
sence Miss Agnes E. Stack presided at the
morning session.
Miss Mary Z. Green of Honolulu related
her experiences among the Hawailans.
She was followed by Commander Eva
Booth of the Salvation Army. who brought
the devotional hour to a close.
The executive committee then reported
the following newly elected officers: Hon
orary president. Mrs. NJ. c. Leavltt. Bos-
ton; president, Mrs. Frances Z. Willard,
Evanston, Ill vice president at large,
Lady Henry Somerset, England; secre-
tary, Miss Agnes Z. Slack. England; as
sistant secretary, Miss Anna Gordon,
Evanston, Ill. treasurer. MISS Mary San
derson, DahvilIe, Quebec
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
BOATMAN DROWN ED
In THE COLUMBIA
SMALL Craft CapSizeS in Sight
of the Astoria
Docks.
Rendered Helpless by 3 oW From
Mast, E. r. Bradford Loses
His Life.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.

ASTORIA. Oct. 26.-"Save the boat
mani Save the boatmanl' was the cry
heard across the water at 1880 o clock
This morning, when within sight of the
city docks and alongside OF the German
ship Flottbeck Whitehall capsized.
f. +. Bradford the boatman for the
StaIe Health Depar ment, left the city
water front at 10 O'clock i'll his Whitehai il
boat, having aboard Captain Schumacher
of the Floltbr c-, which was Just ready 10
sail for England; Captain Doig, the pilot
who was TO take her out; GUY Gillette.
who had shipped as an ordinary seaman
for his health, and the latter's father, who
was bent upon having the last word with
his son. AS the Whitehall drew alongside e
OF the big snip with The four men on one
side and trunks and packages on the
other, Boatman Bradfor stepped upon the
gunwale to lower his sail. He over III
anced the boat, which capsized, throwlnr
all into the cold waters of the Colum bi a.
Bradford was hit on the back by the
mast of the boat as he went down and
when he first arose to the surface it was
seen that he was helpless. Gillette struck
out for his son, and succeeded in anchor
ing the young man to the floating trunk
He then tried to save the boatman, but
was so exhausted that be could not hold
up the latter's dead weight.
lne captain ana the DlIot chung 10 the
bottom of the boat, which was of little as
sistance, however, as it was constantly re-
volving i'll the water. Strange to say,
none of the seamen on the Flottbeck k
heard the cries OF distress. After driftiu o
down stream Ii shor: distance and being
over ten minutes in the water, all bui
Bradford, who had sunk TO the bottom
were rescued by three fishermen named
Ericsson, Euquist and Nichols who were
calling up the river in small boats. Doig
was sinking for the last time when he was
drawn in. All were brought ashore, and
the captain, young Gillette and new
pilot were straightaway put OH the Fott-
beck by an anchor-boat. Captain Doie
handed to his rescuers as soon as he
landed $5oin gold.
Boaiman Bradford's body has not vet
been recovered, though a reward has been
offered for 1t. Bradford was about 40
years of age. He leaves widow and two
children. He was M ester workman of As
toria Lodge No. 80, Ancient Order of
United Workmen.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27

in this connection was brought into
Phoenix to-day. 1t was nothing less than
samples OF galena ore-lead sulphides-
carrying tree gold to the amount of $500 a
ton, as demons rated by assay. The ore is
very showy and the speoks of gold are
visible to the naked eye. Nothing like
il has ever been before heard of by any
local mining man.
The galena is from the Socorro mine.
not far from the once-famous Haruua
Haia group. about eighty miles north
west of Phoenix. The ore BODY is a new
one, just struck on the lower level of The
claim, the ore above running only 50 a
ton across four-ioot ledge.
In the vicinity are many shallow shafts
sunk on claims that were taken up at the
time of thu Harqua Hala excitement. AS
a result of the new discovery all the old
claims around have been relocated and
sinking has been started on q mum Der oil
the old shafts in the hope of duplicating Q
the strike on the Socorro. The fortunate
owners OF the Socorro are J. c. KelIum.
Assistant District Attorney of Maricopa
County, and G. l.. Larrimer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
Many Laborer. Lose Employment.

EUREKA, Oct. 26.-Maior w. 81. Heuer
in charge OF the improvements on Hum
boldt Bar. and Superintendent W. z.
Dennison of the Jetty Construction Com
pany, have just finished an inspection of
the summers work on the ietties, and
operations have been suspended uptII
next April, although there is possibility
that work will he resumed at the beg u =
ming of the New Year This will depeCd
on the action of the Board of Enginee.s.
which will meet in San Francisco soCsl.
BY the shutting down of the jetty $50
men are thrown out of employment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
PROTEST CF The PORTE.
objection to the Trial of Mussuimans
by the judicial Commission
of Crete Island

CONSTANTiNOPLE, Oct. 26 - The
Turkish Government has sent a circular
to its representatives. abroad protesting
against the trial tomorrow of num- Der
OF Mussulmans by the judicial commits
sion of the island of Crete ana demand
ing that the accused be sent 10 Rhodes for
trial.
The Porte also demands that 10000
rifles which were seized on board a vessel
from the Pile us by the international au-
thoritles OF Crete shall be handed over to
the Ottoman Government
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
Con ciIinfinn RllLnnrin

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 26.-The Sui
tan as further step to his poIcy of con-
ciliating Bulgaria is issuing trades per-
hitting the junction of the Bulgarian
Kustendel Railroad with the Turkish
alonica- U skud Railroad line, sanctioning
the appointment OF eight Bulgarian COM
mercial agents in Macedonia and grant
ing amnesty To the Bulgarian political
prisoners The issuing of berats 10 the
Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia, long and
earnestly desired by Bulgaria, is still
withheld by the Snltan.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
G0LD-BEARiEG GALEYA ORE.
Unusual Combination Taken From the
Socorro Mine Northwest of
PhRnix.

PHOENIX, Oct. 26.-Ar:zona is noted
among miners for the many peculiarilies
that attend gold ores within her bound
aries. Elsewhere gold is usually found
in certain weil-known forms; in this
Territory the yellow metal has been
found in granite. in porphyry, in high
grade copper carbonstes and in many
other com mblnations that before were pro-
nounced impossible by miners and I'M
probable by geologi>ts. The latest freak
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
LAND FRA UDS CORRECTED.
Sir Parties in the Field STRENGTHENING
Out BensoR's Surrevs.

Sfr Parties fn tne Fed Ntrdf0hfentn0 O
Out BensoR's SNrrevs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-Commis-
sioner of the General Land Office Her
mani has submitted his annual report to
the Secretary of the interior.
Compared with the previous year it
shows decrease OF 324S original home
stead entries, aggregating 378 365 acres.
In the entire disoosals of public land
there was falling off of 5.370, 406 acres.
Touching the famous Benson survey s
In California. Comm issioner Hermann
says SIX surveying parties under Mr.. Ben
sons direction are now in the field cor
recting the surveys under the recent
agreement
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
CLUM ~ CHIEF CLERK.
appointed to Take Charge of An I'M
nor ant Mil Eilision.

por'dn Mail Ei,5sioa.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The Post
master-General has appointed John P
Clum of California chief clerk of the d.
vision OF Mail Depred ations and Post
office Inspectors in The Postoffice Depart
ment. Mr.. CIum is we'll known in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Clum's experience in !he
postal service extends over a series OF
years, having been appointed the frs t
Postmaster of Tombstone, Ariz. He
served two terms as Postmaster of Tomb.
stone and later came 10 Washington and
served as chief of a section in the division
of which he is now chief clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
Po,fma,fer, Appointe6.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The following
appointments of Presidential postmasters
were announced tonight: Montana
Alfred ). Stephens, Leadstown; Maurice
Deerlng Jr., MarysviIie. Washington
Arthur NJ. Blackman, Snohomish.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
Pacific Coast P,u,,on,.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. = Pensions
have been granted as follows: Oregon:
Addiiional-NoahO o. ClodfeIth Indenend.
ence. Washington: Increase-Moses V.
1oder, Chehalis; John c. DIedirich. Ort-
lug.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
To Care a Cold in One n.v

rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Drug.
gistS refund the money il it falls TO cure 25c .