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STARTED FROM CUBA.
Vanguard Of the Porto Rico Expe-
dition on It's Way.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Secretary
Alger. as he left the White House at
midnight announced that the vanguard
Of the Porto Rico expedition had start
ed from Cuba.
Orders We're sent to-day to General
Miles by Secretary Alger and to Ad-
miral Sampson by Secretary Long to
start for Porto Rico as SON as possi-
BILE. The Yale, carrying General Miles
and a part of the expedition and other
transports carrying the remainder of
the troops of General Skaters COM
mand destined for Porto Rico, will pro-
ceed to the landing place agreed upon
under convoy of Admiral SIMPSONS
vessels Upon their arrival landing
will be effected under the guns of the
warships
Large forces will be hurried to Porto
Rico from the United States. The
troops at Charleston, which have been
ready TO leave for several days are un-
der orders to start late tonight or early
Tomorrow Unless delays that are now
unexpected should occur, all of the
troops at Charleston will have en-
barked by sundown tomorrow. The
regular troops now at Tampa will be
hurried to Porto Rico as rapidly as
ships can carry them. 1t is the ex-
pectation of the Secretary of War that
within ten days 10000 American troops
will be on Porto Rican soil.
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The City Has Evidently Determined
to Run It Itself.

LOS ANGELES, July 1S.-Several i'm
portant events took place to-day in
connection with plans of this city to
own and operate it's own water supply
plant. The City Council placed on
file the proposition of Kessler & Co.,
New York bankers, to lease the plant
now owned by the city for term of
fifty years. This action indicates that
no further attention will be paid to
the proposal.
The council also received from the
City Attorney the draft of an ordinance
regulating the operation of the water
plant by the city, and it was referred
to the Water Committee of that body
This would indicate that the council
intends TO proceed at once to take
charge of the plant and operate it.
Late this afternoon the Los Angeles
City Water Company. whose thirty
year lease OF the plant expires on the
I'D inst. filed the papers in an injunc-
tion suit in which the courts are asked
to enjoin the city from taking control
of the plant. This action indicates that
there is no further hope Of an adjust
ment Of the differences between the
city and the water company outside of
the courts, and that a long legal battle
will ensue.
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LANDING AT ST. MICHAEL.
Report That 1t is Controlled by
Two Transportation Comnanies.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Reports
nave reached this city from ST. Michael
that the only suitable landing beach at
ST. Michael is controlled by two trans
portation companies and that vessels
wishing to land at ST. Michael are taxed
heavily for the privilege, the compan-
les having fenced off four miles Of the
best beach for their own use.
When seen this morning by an Asso-
clated Press representative, Colonel
Randall, who was in command of the
soldiers at st. Michael, and who re-
turned on the steamer ST. Paul last
night, said up to the time of his de-
parture not a single vessel had paid
for landing privileges on beaches other
than that controlled by the Alaska
Commercial Company and the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company. Colonel Randall said that
the companies had surveyed this
stretch of beach several years ago. and
that the question of ownership had
been referred to the authorities at
Washington many months ago, but that
up to the time of his departure no
decision in the matter had been re-
ceived from Washington. This landing
place is the most convenient and safest
around ST. Michael, but there are sew
and convenient, which have been used
by vessels other than those owned by
the two companies.
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UNDER INVESTIGATION.
County Board Of Education o
Santa Clara Under Fire,

SAN JOSE, July 1S.-The Board of
Supervisors to-day began an investiga-
ton of the affairs of the County Board
Of Education as regards the bills filed
for services at board sessions during
the past few months. The legality of
the sessions of the board are question
ed because, as the members testified,
there were seldom or never any formal
roll-calls or other formalities in the
meetings.
County Superintendent Chapman was
closely questioned as to a bill of S120
as Secretary of the board. He pleaded
ignorance of the law at that time as
his excuse for charging the county for
seven days services when the beard
was engaged in the examinations and
he was not actually present. Chapman
has been Superintendent of Schools of
Santa Clara County for over twenty
years. The investigation will be re-
Sumed next Monday.
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WHALING FLEET SAFE.
AT No Time Has It Been in Danger
of Famine.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS. - The
Cali prints the news that the crews
of the whaling vessels at Point Bar
row, to whose relief an expedition was
sent on the revenue cutter Bear, are
in good condition, and at no time were
they in danger of famine Lieutenants
Jarvis, Bertholf and DR.. Gala Of the
Bear reached Point Barrow by dog
teams, and w. T. Lopp, a school teach
er at Cape Prince of Wales, drove
herd of 400 reindeer a distance of $50
miles to Point Barrow
Mr.. Lopp reached Point Barrow on
March Both, and found that the i'm
prisoned whalers had plenty of pro-
visions. The whalers undoubtedly owe
their lives to the efforts of Charles
Brewer, agent at Point Barrow for the
Leibes Trading Company, who sent ma
tives out to shoot wild reindeer The
natives killed 700 deer, and food was
plentiful all winter.
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WANT AN INJUNCTION.
Ranchers Protest Against Hydrau-
lie Mining in Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, July 1S.-A number
of landowners of AZusa. Duarte and
Covina, in the foothills in the eastern
part of this county, to-day petitioned
the Superior Court here for an injunc-
ton restraining w. G. McGinty and
others from diverting and polluting the
waters of the San Gabriel River
McGinty and his associates are hy-
draulic miners, and have operated in
the San Gabriel Canyon for years The
action of the ranchers to-day has been
long expected. They claim that the
miners waste a large quantity of water
needed for irrigation, and which be-
longs to the ranchers. and that they
pollute all the water which reaches the
low lands, and that the silt fills up the
irrigated land.
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chase will be consummated.

chase will be consummated.
A strong effort is being made to in
duce the war authorities to assign the
Seventh California Regiment to active
service, either in Cuba or the Philip
pines. There is a possibility that the
Eighth California may be sent to Hon.
olulu, to do garrison duty after the de-
parture from there of the First New
York Volunteers.
On account Of the unsanitary condi-
ton Of Camp Merritt the troops now
there are to be removed to the Pre-
sidio Reservation.
No further troops have been desig-
mated for future Manila expeditions,
and it now seems possible that some of
the troops here will be sent East and
thence to join the invading army at
Porto Rico. Among those who hope to
be included in such a destination are
the two batteries of California Heavy
Artillery encamped at the Presidio. This
command has worked untiringly at the
most arduous drills and are ready for
any kind of hard field service, and have
been led to the hope that their long
waiting has not been in vain.
In the meanwhile, the matter of get
ting off the remaining vessels of this
expedition is consuming the energies
of the forces at army headquarters in
the Phelan building. Major George
Ruhlen, Chief Quartermaster. is pack
ing up his effects, preparatory to sail
ing on the Rio Janeiro on Thursday or
Friday. The work of loading her is
progressing rapidly. The six months
medical supplies and the two additional
months supplies for the voyage are
being pu. on to-day. This vessel will
also carry an X-ray apparatus.
Eight brigade hospitals of fifty beds
each have been sent to Manila already.
Fifteen hundred more are to be sent
for the thorough equipment of the
Government Hospital at Manila.
Major w. H. Corbusier medical pur-
veyor of the expeditionary forces, hopes
to go on the ST. Paul with the main
medical supplies for the whole expedi-
ton. Special filters are being taken
for use in the hospitals. Some alarm
is felt at the number Of men reported
sick at Manila DR.. Shiels, Brigade
Surgeon, and DR.. Page. Assistant Sur
geon, u. S. A., will sail on the Rio de
Janeiro.
The First South Dakota Regiment is
ready to strike camp when the order
to do so shall arrive. Although moth
ing very definite has been officially an
nounced, it is probable that two bat
talions will embark Thursday on the
Rio Janeiro. The recruitS.for the First
and Second Battalions of the Eighth
Infantry will go on the same trans
port. The remaining battalion of the
South Dakota Regiment, the Colorado
and Minnesota recruits and detach-
ment from the Signal Corps will go to
Manila on the ST. Paul, which will be
ready next week
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STRANGLED TO DEATH.
DR.. Gallagher Performs an Autop-
sy on Mrs. CARPENTER.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Mrs. H.
S. Carpenter, the woman who was
found dead early Sunday morning in
the Hubbard House on Fourth street.
was strangled to death. This has been
definitely determined as the result of
the autopsy performed at the Morgue
to-day by DR.. John Gallagher.
DIR. Gallagher found that death had
been due to asphyxia by strangulation.
The lungs of the deceased were con-
gested and the larnyx considerably in
jured. On the outer skin of the neck
We're visible marks or abrasions.
The result of DR.. Gallagher's autopsy
does not definitely prove that Mrs. Car
penter was murdered, but the theory
advanced to a certain extent by the
police that the woman committed sui
eide seems to be scarcely tenable.
There is no reliable clew to the mur-
derer, and the only evidence against
Luchner, the man held on suspicion, is
that his room adjoined that of the muir
dered woman.
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COLONEL JOHNsON's REPORT.
Recommends That Camp Merritt
Be Immediately Removed.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Colonel
J. V. ID. Johnson, Chief Surgeon of the
Department of California, u. s. A., has
presented a report TO General Merriam
on the sanitary condition of Camp
Merritt, in which he recommends that
the camp be Immediately removed The
drainage is bad, he says, the dust and
wind are particularly unpleasant, and
in any event a camp should not be re-
tanned in any one place more than a
month, as the ground becomes impure.
General Merriam is thoroughly in ac-
cord with this report, and with the feel
ing of the people that Camp Merritt has
become unsanitary.
Camp Merritt will be abandoned as
quickly as events make it possible. No
general orders calling for a general
move have been issued as yet, but as
soon as the troops for the Rio de ia
neiro and St. Paul get off and water
facilities can be arranged at the Pre-
sidio the troops at Camp Merritt will
march over to the Government Reser-
vation.
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DEFENSE WORKS.
They Are Being Actively Pushed
at All the Spanish Ports.

MADRID, July 1S.-(Noon 1.-The de-
fense works are being actively pushed
at all Spanish ports. The newspapers
here assert that the United States in
tends to demand an enormous indem-
nifty lin order to have the pretext for
seiZing the Philippines as guarantee.
The supposed American peace terms
are greatly exciting the public, and the
opinion is expressed among the people
that war to the death would be prefer
able to the ruin of Spain.
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LONDON, July 19.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Times" says: Cap
tain General Blanco and General Toral
Were given free hand in the surrender
of Santiago, as the Government did not
desire to expose itself to such a criti-
cism as followed the destruction of Ad-
miral Cervera's squadron when it was
alleged that the Government ordered
Admiral Cervera to quit the bay. The
necessity of making peace is now uni
versally admitted. but the necessity of
making it quickly is less generally real
lied, and partly owing to Senor Sagas-
ta's indecision. Apparently nothing
definite is being done by the Govern
ment, which seems in no hurry to make
proposals.
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RACING AT BUTTE.
Lady Hurst Wins the Mile and
One-Sixteenth.

BUTTE (Mont), July 1S.-Weather
clustering: track fast Results:
Seven furlongs, Inbred won, Joe Levy
second, Encino third. Time-1:31
Five furlongs, Owykee won, Ocorona
second, Chilcoot Pass third Time
1:O4H.
Five and one-half furlongs, Dorah
Wood won, imp. Black Cup second, Bill
Howard third. Time-1:OS.
Mile and one-sixteenth, Lady Hurst
won, Barracan second, Flashlight third
Time--1 :5OA.
Seven furlongs, Montallade won,
William OBJ. second, Twinkle Twink
third Time-1:2gA.
Six furlongs, Saucy Eyes won, La
Fontiers second, May Boy third. Time
LII.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Camp
Merritt is gradually growing smaller.
To-day LOO men, representing the
First Montana Regiment, and 300 re-
cruits for the First California Volun-
teers, broke camp and marched to the
transport steamer Pennsylvania, which
will convey them to Manila, via Homo
lulu.
The farewell given the soldiers was
like all of its predecessors. Thousands
of people lined the streets and cheered
the passing soldiers and showered them
with flowers and passed them ripe fruit
with which to moisten their parched
lips, for the sun was very hot
At the Pacific-street wharf, where the
Pennsylvania was docked to receive
them, the soldiers had to go through
a most trying ordeal, especially the Cal
ifornia boys. Here hundreds of moth
ers and friends gathered to say their
last gooy-bys, but owing to the stern
command of some officer, many OF the
farewells and godspeeds were left un-
said. as a strict order had been issued
to keep women off the dock; neverthe-
less many of the officers received their
friends inside the dock gates. Many a
poor mother and sister fingered around
the dock for hours, hoping that the or
der would be rescinded, but very few
of them passed the guards to get
last word with sons and brothers.
The Pennsylvania moved out into the
stream this evening and will sail for
Manila, via Honolulu, at 9:3O O'Clock
tomorrow. unless orders to the con-
trary are received from Washington.
The Rio de Janeiro is now scheduled
to leave on Thursday.
The ST. Paul, which arrived from
Alaska yesterday, went into the ory
dock at the Union Iron Works tonight,
and will be ready for service as a trans
port within a few days. The Scandla
is also in dock but will be unable to re-
ceive stores before the end of the week.
1t is quite possible that this vessel. the
purchase of which by the Government
will be completed tomorrow, Will be
turned over to the Red Cross to be used
as hospital ship at Manila.
1t was learned tonight that the Rus
sia. a sister ship to the Scandia, now az
Nagasaki. Japan has been contracted
for by the Government and will soon
arrive here in ballast, when her pur-
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A DISPUTED LAND CLAIM.
Vicente Escobar Killed Panciano
Manjeres Near Monterey.

MONTEREY, July Is. - Vicente Es-
cobar shot and killed Panciano Man.
jeres on the San Franciscito ranch,
twenty-five miles south of this place.
this morning, the trouble arising over
a disputed land claim
Escobar had taken up Government
land on which Manjeres had squatted,
and refusing to leave. was threatened
by Manjeres. Escobar came to Mon
terey and gave himself up, claiming
that the deed was committed in self
defense. He is now in Jail awaiting
the result of the Coroner's inquest. Joe
Andratte, who was a witness to the
affair." corroborates Escobar's story.
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ENLISTING AS REGULARS.
Men Are Now Nearly All
in the Army.

WOODLAND, July 1S.-The ex-mem-
bers of Company NJ, who returned from
Camp Barrett. were to-day given a
chance to enlist in the heavy artillery
by Lieutenant d. M. Skerrett OF the
Third Artillery, United States Army.
Many men applied this morning, and
twentyone, who were passed by DR.. T.
W. Prose. have been sworn into the
service. This number will be increased
before the men leave for the Presidio
tomorrow morning. Former Lieuten-
ant Grant Marden enlisted to-day. OF
the men who came back from Oakland
twenty-five are now in q Nevada COM
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A CH1NAMAN KILLS ANOTHER
And Then Barricades Himself In a
Powder Magazine.

OAKLAND, July 1S-Sung Leon, a
Chinese, to-day attempted to Kill QGong
Chung at the works of the Aifc rnia
Fuse Company at Melrose. He made
his escape to the powder magazine of
the company where he has barricaded
himself and with a loaded revolver in
his hand threatens to kill anyone who
attempts his capture.
1t is feared that he may become des-
perate and blow up the magazine if he
does not cause an accidental explosion.
All efforts to induce him to surrender
have been unsuccessful. His crime
was the result of a quarrel over lottery
tickets. He assaulted Quong Chung
with a hatchet and then shot him, in
flicting a probably fatal wound.
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League of the Cross Cadets

SANTA ROSA, July 1S.-To-day
many visitors have visited the League
of the Cross Cadets camp in Grace
Brothers park. Over 400 cadets are
in camp here now. This afternoon a
dress parade on Mcdonald avenue was
witnessed by crowds of spectators
Tonight the cadets gave a reception
and dance in the pavilion.
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The Republican Organ, the Pals
Wants a Military Dictatorship.

MADRID, July 1S.-(3 p. m.)-The in
crease in the octroi rates or duties on
produce taken in the towns is causing
turbulence in the rural districts of
Spain.
The people of the Province of Huetva
have rebelled against the imports OF
corn and flour and attacked and set fire
to a number of public buildings. The
troops had to be called on to repress the
disorder.
The Pals" organ of the Republicans.
advocated a military dictatorship and
the Republicans are endeavoring to Sc
cure the support of the army and navy
for this purpose.
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ZOLA'S SECOND TRIAL.
He and Perreux Sentenced to a
Years Imurisonment and Fined.

VERSAILLES. July 1S.-The second
trial OF NJ Zola and NJ. PerreuX. pub
Usher of the "Aurore" on the charge
of libel brought against them by the
officers of the Esterhazy court-martial
adjourned from May 23d. was resumed
here to-day in the aSsiZe court NJ
Laborie raised several objections to
the trial proceeding which the court
overruled.
The Public Prosecutor charged NJ.
Zola with stunning the trial, to which
his counsel replied: I'VE will not shun
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Suicide at Dutch Flat.

DUTCH FLAT STATION( CALI, July
1S.-H. II. Scofield, employed at the
sawmill of Towle Bros, committed sui
eide last night with morphine or lau-
danum. He left a note saying he was
tired of life bidding his friends good
by and instructions for his burial. He
was single, aged 40
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the trial if we are allowed to bring our

the trial if we are allowed to bring our
proofs"
This statement led to a great uprear
in court, and cries of Down with
Zola." Down with the Jews!" "Out OF
France with them,"
After the court had refused to sus-
pend the trial while the defendants ap-
pealed against the overruling. NJ. La
borie announced that he would allow
Judgment by default, and he and the
defendant left the court. The trial
then proceeded.
PARIS, July Ism. Zola and NJ. Per-
reux were to-day each sentenced to a
years Imprisonment, to 5000 francs
fine and to pay the costs of the suit.
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Woodbridge Canal Matter.

SAN FRANCISCO, July /. - The
Woodbridge Canal matter came before
Master in Chancery Heacock to-day.
only two offers for the property were
received, one of S11 zoo by Franklin
Davis and one of 81, 800 by +. c. Chap
man, the receiver. The conditions of
Chapman's bid are that payments shall
be made as follows: Claims as receiver
S12,10J; claims of Fox & Gray, attor-
reys, SO, ,040; cash, 300. The report
will be submitted to Justice Beatty
next Monday for confirmation.
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Brought Down Three Millions.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-The
amount of gold brought down by the
miners who returned from the Klondike
on the steamer ST. Paul is now placed
at about x3.000,000 OF this S715,O0O
has been deposited at the Selby Smelt-
ing Works, and a trifle over $300,000
at the Mint in this city.
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Judge Belcher's Decision.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS = Pre-
siding Judge Belcher of the Superior
Court has decided that the Feder-
al Bankruptcy Act has superseded
the State law in regard to insol-
vent debtors, and no further insolvency
proceedings will be had in the Superior
Court of this city. This does not apply
to cases that were begun before the
National statute took effect
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Company Of Sharpshooters.

TUCSON GA. TD, July lS.-Captain
Writ l.. Hart has about completed the
enlistment Of his company of sharp
shooters, composed of the finest rifle
shots of Arizona. The company was
the Nelson A. Miles Arizona Range
Rifiemen. Many Of them are experience
ed Indian fighters. Captain Hart will
offer the rif1emen to the President for
immediate service under General Miles
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Bank License Issued.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS = The
Bank Commissioners to-day issued a Ii
cense to the Commercial Bank of North
Ontario, San Bernardino County, to do
general banking business. The cap
ital stock of the new corporation is
$4,000, all of which has been SUBJ
scribed and one-half paid in. James l..
Paul is President and NJ F. Palmer
Cashier.
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Manzanillo Bombarded.

LONDON, July ia special dis
patch from Havana, dated Monday,
says: Seven Amerio an warships heav-
lily bombarded Manzanillo this morning.
Three steamers of the Medendez line
were set on fire. Several gunboats that
were in the harbor issued forth to the
defense of the town, but were stranded.
The result of the bombardment IS not
yet known here"
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Cigar Dealer Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Frank
r. Lyon, formerly cigar dealer COM
mitted suicide last night by turning on
the gas in his room. His body was
found to-day.
Lyon was native of Athens, Pa,
and 40 years of age. He had a wife
and two children, supposed to be in
Washington or Oregon. A letter shows
that Lyon was a brother of c. d. Lyon,
publisher of a newspaper at Milo, Ia
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS s. co.

in trying to ascend the Copper River
and the tributary streams, there will
be actual starving this fall. Captain
Amercrombie says in conclusion that
the transportation companies refuse to
carry the stranded miners without COM
penSation.
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Italian Warships at Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, July 1S.-The Italian
men-of-war Dogh and Piemonte ar
rived here to-day the Piemonte pro-
ceeding almost at once en- route for the
CanarieS.
The Spaniards have erected new bat
teries, armed with siX-inch guns, at
Ceuta and Tariffa.
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Nevills Resting Easily.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS = Cap
tain Nevills, the capitalist. who is seri-
ously ill at the Palace Hotel, was rest
ing easily late tonight. His physicians
believe that his condition has slightly
improved. His wife reached his bed
side to-day.
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Experience teaches the value of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is constantly
accomplishing wonderful cures and peo-
pie in all sections take it, knowing IL
will do them good. -
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. Mail
ed for % cents by c. /. Hood & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
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DESTITUTE MEN.
Statement That There Are Five
Hundred Men at Copper River.

SEATTLE (Wash), July 1S.-An off,
cial letter from Captain Amercrombie,
U. S. A. now at Copper River Alaska,
contains the statement that there are
200 destitute men now there.
Captain Amercrombie says he has fed
800 persons thus far and that if means
are not devised to relieve the country
of those who have failed to get to the
Yukon and who have lost their outfits