The San Francisco call., 1898-10-11

tire long length, have arrived since my last letter. They are the YukOner of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com 1 pany. the James Domville, belonging to Colonel James Donville, M. P, and the Columbian of the Canadian Develop ment Company They are all Cana dian boats. The N. A. T. Company s steamer Barr, another new one, is eX- pected to arrive tomorrow. The Rock Island No l is laid up between Forty Mile and Circle City with bursted boiler. The Rock Island No. is with her, as is also the Linda, of what IS known as the Liebes Company, that landed some freight here week ago and returned to the flats to recover a barge. She left there and is fast on the bar near Circle City.
 The steamer Rock Island has been stranded in the flats for nearly a month. The Columbian pulled her off and in doing so got stuck herself and suffered a few days delay.
 The N. 4. T. Company's new steamer T. c. Power arrived on the 16th. She sailed yesterday for St. Michael
 The Columbian will run hereafter to White Horse Rapids, connecting With steamers and transportation lines TOT al
 is 9 modern steamer and will be the largest of the upper river fleet and the only one supplying meals on board and sleeping berths. Whether she can get up the Rink and Five Finger rapids IS vet t0 be tested The little steamer Anglian, now plying on the upper river, belongs to the same company. Both steamers were intended for the Stckeen River route, but have given that up TOT the time as a poor job.
 The Alaska Commercial Company new steamer Louise, in charge Of Cap tain Dixon. one of the oldest and best of the river captains, arrived on Mon day with two barges and 500 tons or freight. She had no through pasSen- gers, and departing on Wednesday took out but half a dozen, among them Judge Mcguire, who goes out 10 Ut tawa, having resigned his position.
 The little steamer Willie Irving that started up the river on Tuesday re- turned yesterday disabled by break In her boiler. Among her passengers bound out was Prosecuting Attorney Wade. also going to report to Ottawa. The Irving was repaired ana salIS lo- day for the White Horse.
 ReD0rts come here of a big strike or quartz at Lake AtIin that are attracting quite a number up the river only know of the vaguest rumor and Vouch not at all.
 Two incidents of more than momen-
 
 tarv interest have given variety to the gossip of the mines within few days. The first was an altercation between Tinted States Consul General McCOok, who. recently arrived here, ana cana dian Customs Inspector Davis. Mr. Davis has long had his office in the second story of the Alaska Commercial Company's building. General McCook 4 came with letters to the CommerclaI \ CompanyS agents and accepted the latter's offer to make his othce In the same room with Davis, railing only separating the desks of the two ofti- cfals. All went well for several days, although General McCOok's quarters were visited continually by American citizens who congratulated themselves upon the arrival here of an official rep resentatiVe of their Government In terms that probably offended the ears of the Canadian official. A high flag staff reaches up from the gable Of the building and on this Inspector Davis was accustomed to raise flag upon the arrival of a steamer. It is, Of course, an English flag. General Me- Cook. without Knowledge of this habit and according to the custom of Con- guls the world over, raised on this staff the American flag in token of his office established there. Upon the arrival of the steamer Linda a few days ago both officials went aboard of her in their official capacity. They met and Inspector Davis said to General Mo Cook, by way of a somewhat brusQue greeting, MT. McCook, you will have to take down that flag"
 T am the American Consul" said McCook. Why should take down the f1ag?"
 Because am the Customs Inspector for this Government, and 1 am not go- ing to do business in building where that flag is flying. I never did do that and l never will. That flag must come down, unless the Union Jack flies above it."
 The ConsuPs office is American ter ritory," answered McCook. An English flag never yet fiOated above the stars and stripes on American territory and 1t never will if I can prevent 1t.
 T will report the matter to my Gov ernment," said Davis, hotly, and l will have you removed from offlce.'
 Your Government or that of Great Britain cannot have me removed. Mo- body can do that but the President of the United States said McCook. "The flag will remain wherever I have my office. Inasmuch, however, as you have some prior rights there, I will en- deaYor to find another location for my office as soon as possible"
 General McCook moved the next day and now has independent offices in an equally central location on Front street,
 
 Washington the incident ended, al though Prosecuting Attorney Wade and other Canadian officials have since taken occasion to assure McCcok that Davis did not mean what he said"
 Tho other incident was the arrest of one Arthur Perry by Canadian officials in American territory. Arthur Perry had charge of what is known as the Davidson claim on French Fl Dorado. At the end of the clean-up instead of turning the S14,o00 that resulted over to Alex Mcdonald, owner of the miLe, Perry took passage with it on boafd the little steamer Governor Stoneman for St. Michael. Perry's wife was a. the time on her way to Dawson up the river. They met and she returned down stream with him, but one of her trunks came on to Dawson. This gave the Canadian police a clew as to Per rvs whereabouts and an officer took passage on the Columbia Navigation Company's steamer Monarch, which | overhauled the Stoneman below the Koyukuk. They found Perry and wife and the gold. Some protest was made by the passengers against the arrest heinz made in American tnr,-it o,-1y ,,-;+b