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Sawmill Burned.

Portland, Ore, July ga special to
the Oregonian from Cascade Locks
says: The Russell-Smith company's
sawmill, together with a store and mess
house and four freight cars. loaded
with lumber, belonging to o. r. G. N
company, and one million feet of lum-
Der in the yard, was totally destroyed
by fire to-day. The fire caught from
the smokestack at noon. The plant
was valued at $4,000, and was insured
for one-fourth of its value The ca
pacity of the mill was $4,000 feet daily.
Fifty men are thrown out Of employ
ment by the fire. The total loss is
probably $3.50
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CAPE NOME DISTRICT.
Putnam Is Conservative in His Estimate
of the Country

of the Country.
Washington, July 25.-The coast and
geodetic survey has received q report
from G. r. Putnam, who is out with a
party at st. Michaels, regarding the
recently opened gold fields around Cape
Nome. Mr.. Putnam says he cannot
Vouch for the accuracy of floating re-
ports from Cape Nome. 1t is certain
new fields have been opened from five
to SO miles back from the coast between
cape Nome and Cape Rodney. There
are about 1000 miners in that section,
with their principal settlement at An
VII city, new town not yet on any
map except those of the transportation
companies. One of the reports speaks
of $4,000 having been taken out of an
area 15 feet square within a foot of
the moss roots. This, however, is not
Vouched for by Mr.. Putnam.
The survey has no very recent re-
ports from the more inland regions,
but 1t is understood that the Am frican
miners who were driven out of the At
lin district and went over to the Porcu-
pine district have struck good fields
and have already spread out in some
places to the east of the British line
Nothing definite is known of the re-
cent Canadian threat to cripple the
American coast trade by running a
railway from Kitimat Arm to Dawson
City. There Is no place called Kitimat
Arm on any of the American maps,
and it seems to be certain that there
is no tidewater point anywhere on the
coast where the Canadian government
could get inland with such a line with
out crossing American territory unless
they came so far down the coast as TO
make the undertaking impracticable
from both a commercial and an en-
gineering standpoint.
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HARDSHIP AND DEATH,
frlehtful Suffering of Prospectors in the
Frozen North

Frozen North.
San Francisco, July 25.-The steamer
Bertha arrived this morning from St,
Michaels, via Unalaska. with 81 pass
engers and about $1,000,000 in gold,
100000 of which is in charge of Purser
Keyes.
Inc largest amount brought down bv
one person is $4,000 The purser says
there is wealth in the Cape Nome dis
t-ict. and declares there is no truth in
the stories of failure to find gold which
have been published.
The Bertha brings down an interest
ing story of hardshps, disease and
death in tie far north, and new facts
are learned regarding the details of
the loss of the Bens expedition. Out
or party of II people. who left Port
Townsend June II, 1898, for Kotzetue
sound to prospect for gold, there is only
one survivor, and that is a woman
Mrs. H. w. Bens of Clay CITY, XIV.
For IL weeks she watched over her
sick husband, far from any habita ion
with no one to aid her, and finally when
he died she was left entirely alone in
The bleak wilderness. She then started
over the snow waist deep in what
seemed hopeless quest for human aid
After walking nine miles she found a
cabin. in which there were three fish
ermen. No sooner had she reache |
this shelter than symptoms of scurvy
developed. She was tenderly cared
for, however, and finally reached St.
Micbaels, and took passage for San
Francisco on the Bertha. She will go
to Bay CITY, Mich, where she has rela-
tivcs.
II was not until she reached Nula-
to, on her way south, that she heard
that the members of the parties which
had been left behind on the steamer
Elk had all died during the winter and
spring from scurvy, and that all had
been buried on a small island. These
unfOrtunates were as follows:
CAPTAIN SMITH.
FIRST MATE JOHNSON.
EARL PLUMMER.
YOUNG MAN FROM PO r T
TOWNSEND.
JOHN MORRISON, Duluth.
PETER JOHNSON. Seattle.
JOHN STONEHOUSE. s. attic.
JAMES HUTTON, Bay City. Mich.
Z. COWDER, Bay City, Mich.
DANIEL M'CALL Illinois
CAPTAIN HIBBARD, and six men
from the steamer Eckert
Mrs. Bens is a small woman, and
told the story of her terrible expert
ence in a voice choked by emotion:
I'VE arrived at Seattle in October. 1897,
from the East. and after building
1iotle boat named Elk No. L. started
for Kotzebue, reaching there July "A,
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1898. We anchored several miles up
the Selewick river. In August, Andrew
Moore, Frank Bowen Anurew Laird
Noble and three others went back, their
prospecting having shown little or
nothing. DR.. Better of Trenton, n. j.,
then Joined the party, and with the
others remained on the vessel during
inc winter OF their fate l have recent
ly been told. Mr. Bens built a boat
and he and l went some so miles up the
Tagragawick in search of gold. Here
We found seven men, including Cap
tain Hubbard from the steamer Eckert
We entered cabin and Mr. Bens went
back to the Elk for provisions. He was
caught in storm and for 60 hours was
without food or shelter. This led TO
the sickness which caused his death.
Captain Hubbard and his men Joined
the others on the Elk and l went with
my husband to the Hossli river a
tributary to the Koyukuk. There we
pitched our tent, and there after nearly
three months suffering from scurvy,
Mr.. Bens breathed his last He was
buried by three fishermen, whose cabin
/ succeeded in reaching. They are
Charles Grant of Maine, and johnson
and Hansen of Seattle. They made a
rude bier of frs and saplings, and on it
carved a rude square and compass, a
Maltese cross and his initials. so the
remains might be identified if ever
found"
The reports from Cape Nome are ex-
tremely conflicting. The officers of the
Bertha, C. NJ. Lggett, and several of
the other miners say that the district
is even richer than has been stated,
but others declare that nothing of
value has yet developed. Dr. South
well of this city boarded the vessel at
Cape Nome and presented many of the
passengers with valuable nuggets. w.
b. Judson of Los Angeles, Cal, says
that it will take $4,000 to work a hun
dred foot claim at Gold Hill.
The steamer Albion is reported to
have sold an entire cargo of liquor at
Cape Nome in one day, the Price rang
ing as high as 81 a bottle for whskev
and S6 for beer. The settlement grew
from a dozen tents to a city of several
thousand people within a few weeks.
There has been considerable disorder
and Is soldiers have been sent from st.
Michaes to that point. All claims on
the water front for two miles on each
side of Anvil City have been taken up,
and the mountains back of the place
are staked off. There is nothing left
for newcomers, who must purchase
claims from those already on the
ground.
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RICH CLAIMS.
Reports From the Cape Nome District
Are Encouraging.


Are Encouraging.
San Francisco, July 25.-A CORES
pendent of the Bulletin writing from
Nome City, Alaska, says:
Il have talked with Louis Lane, son
of Charles d. Lane of the Utica mine
in California. Young Lane came here
about four months ago and has good
locations. He showed me a bag of gold
and said that in IA working days nc
had taken out SIS pounds of gold
81, OOO-from claim No. on Anvil,
That, too, without being down to bed
rock. The claim adjoining his is down
to red dirt. below ice, and as high as
$42 has been taken from a single pan.
Claims are 1920 by $50 feet, so about
four claims run to the mile. Another
strike is about eight miles in length,
so 80 to 40 locations control the entire
creek
Up to the present time probably
5000 locations have been recorded in
this district. Many of them--a major
ity in fact-were located by powers Of
attorney. These have been and are
being jumped all over the district, the
miners not recognizing the right to
take up claims in this manner
Nome City is located on a slight
mesa, back from the beach about 200
feet. Lots are staked off l00x3O0 feet
ana the Wnole plateau is Staked. not
only for town lots, but also as mining
locations. Trouble will also ensue over
town lots, as new arrivals insist 100 by
200 feet constitutes unfairly large lots
A few log huts have been erected. but
this is mainly a city of tents.
Jerry Wilson, formerly a Mendo-
cino county, California. official, is one
of the most extensive mine owners in
this and the Golofin bay district, he
having located, bought and bonded up
wards of 100 claims"
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MEDICS IN SESSION.
Rocky Mountain Doctors Are Welcomed
at Salt Lake.

Salt Lake, Utah, July 25.--The Rocky
Mountain Medical association met here
to-day. Charles Pickney called the
meeting to order. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Paden. and Governoc
Wells delivered an address of welcome.
The report of the corresponding secre-
tary, S. ID. Hopkins of Denver, showed
the membership to be 12l.
DR.. Ewing of Salt Lake read a paper
on THE Medico-Legal Supervision OF
Prostitution"
DR.. Leonard Freeman of Denver re-
lated some of his experiences in the
city of Vienna in legal and medical SUI
pervison of vice.
DR.. Hopkins of Denver read a paper
on the Treatment of Cholera Dr..
Kahn of Leadville read a paper oa
'Hydatidiform Mole or Cystic Degen-
Grafton
A number of papers of interest to the
profession were read and discussed at
the afternoon session.
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Kruger's Resignation.

London, July 25.-According to the
Cape Town correspondent of the Daily
Mail, President Krugers resignation is
regarded as a cute move to create a
crisis for the purpose of tiding over
the interval until the rainy season be-
gins. The correspondent says that the
Dutch extremists ascribe it to a deep
British game for the pensioning of
President Kruger in order to allow
the seizure of the country.
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THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Has Been Tacitly Recognized by the
Peace Congress.

The Hague, July 25.--An arrangement
has been agreed to with regard to the
objection raised by the American dele
gates to the international peace con-
ference to the use of the words duty"
in article 27 of the general act, in a
way that would imply any obligation
on the part of the United States to
interfere in disputes between European
governments, and vice versa.
The word duty is retained, but on
the motion of the American delega-
that nothing in the arbitration conven-
ton shall impose an obligation on the
United States to interfere in European
affairs or vice versa. This arrange
ment will be presented to the plenary
conference this afternoon.
1t has been decided that the various
conventions shall remain open for sig
nature by the several powers until
Dec. 49, 1899.
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Will Stick by the Rates.

Chicago. July 25.-At a meeting here
to-day of the western lines interested
in the transportation of troops to the
Pacific coast it was decided to stand
by the rates already rendered to the
government, Notwithstanding the ag-
gressive course pursued by the quar-
termaster general at Washington. This
decision was possible because the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads have agreed to adhere to the
rate adopted by competitors through
out the West.
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At ST. Louis,

st. Louis, July 25.-Results: First race,
five and half furlongs-Kentucky Far
mer won. Lampwick second, Leipseig
third: time. 1:llk. Second race, selling,
six furlongs-Harry Duke won, Fourth
Ward second, Ferroll third time, 1:16.
Third race, five and half furlongs-Alice
Turner won, Ida Ledford second, John
Halsey third: time, 1903. Fourth race,
selling, two and one-eighth miles-Chi-
mura won, Kodak second, Jack Bradley
third; time, 1852. Fifth race, selling, six
furlongs-Barrisee won, Chiffon second,
Necklace third; time, 1:16A. Sixth race,
mile, selling-Moralist won. Trimmer sec
ond, Helen Paxton third; time, las
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Road Has Withdrawn

San Francisco, July 25.-The Canadian
Pacific railroad has withdrawn from the
California Passenger association. w. NJ.
Stern. local agent of the company, at a
meeting held this morning in the offices
of r. II. Countiss, submitted the resfgna-
ton and it was accepted. There is much
speculation in railroad circles as to
whether the Canadian Pacific contem-
plates cutting rates.
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Contracts Awarded.

Portland, Ore, July 25.-Three con-
tracts for government work on jetties
along the Oregon coast were awarded
to-day to Portland firms by Capt. w.
w. Harris. United States engineers
Wakefield & Jacobson secured the con-
tract for building the Coos bay jetties
for the sum of sl23,71O. This work in
wolves the moving of 100000 tons of
rock a distance of 20 miles. Hale &
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The Fight Uncertain.

Youngstown. Ohio, July 25.-Jim Jeffries
said to-day his fight with Sharkey was
uncertain. as he did not know when he
would return from Europe. Regarding
Jacksons def he said he did not believe
that Jackson wanted to fight any more
than Kid Mccoy did, but he would give
him a chance
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Batteries DESIGNATED

Washington, July 25.-By direction of
the president, batteries along the seacoast
have been designated as follows: At
Marrowstone point, Puget sound, Fort
Flager, in honor of the late General
Flagler, chief or ordnance; Ballast point,
Sar, Diego Cal, Fort Rosecrans, in hon
or Of the late Major General William Ros-
ecrans: Chinook point mouth of Column
bia river Fort Columbia; Admiralty
Head, Puget sound, Fort Casey, in honor
of the late Brgader General Thomas
Casey
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A Trace of Beyeridge.

Spokane, WASH. July 25.-United States
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, traces of
whom could not be had for a week, is
either at Yokohama or on homeward-
bound steamer. John E. Stearns of
Nampa, Idaho, saw Beveridge at Yoko-
hama about two weeks ago and the SEN
ator told him he would come home on the
following steamer.
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Killed by a Cyclone.

Chicago, July ga special to the
Chronicle from La Porte, Ind, says a cy-
clone struck the eastern portion of that
city last night and wrecked the boot and
shoe store of Butterworth & Co. and level
ed other buildings outside of the city. 1t
is feared that the families Of Jacob Nor
ton and William Steele, who live on the
Ksnkakee marsh, have been killed.
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Races Postponed.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 25.-The grand cir
cult races were postponed to-day on ac-
count of rain after two heats had been
trotted. In the 2:l9 trotting class, Grand
Baron won the first heat, Doroth second
Pug third Allie King fourth; time. 212A.
In the 2:23 pace Coney won, Bob Fitzsim-
mons second, Shade On third, Sam Me
dunn fourth; time 2:1S1h.
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Officers Assigned.

Washington, July 25.-Officers have been
assigned to new volunteer regiments as
follows. Twenty-sixth infantry, Captain
William r. Meeks: 32d infantry, Captain
Charles d, Comfort; SD infantry, Second
Lieutenant Frank l.. Case, Second Lieu
tenant H. j. McKenny; 34th infantry,
First Lieutenant John V. Green.
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Standing of the Clubs.
In Defense of Corcoran.

Wallace, Idaho, July 25.-Robertson
spoke for more than four hours in de-
Tense of Paul Corcoran, reviewing the
testimony of each important witness.
He closed with an appeal to the jury
to consider the condition of Corcor-
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ans children and the wife, soon to
be again mother, and If possible to
save them from disgrace, which con-
viction would mean. He spoke longer
than he had intended, owing to the
Illness of Counsel Reddy, who was to
follow, but was unable to do so on
account of Illness. 1t is expected Red
oy Will be able to speak tomorrow.
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Few Enlistments,
Special Dispatch to the Standard

sPtCIdI DIspdtCH 70 the STANDARD.
San Francisco, July 25.-Out of 1909
men necessary to complete the new 35th
regiment to be made up from enlist
ments in Washington, Montana, Cali
fornia, etc, only As had been enrolled
up to last Friday. This is said to be
largely due to the objections of men
to serve under such men as General
ntie
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Had the Name Wrong,

San Francisco. July 25.-The name of the
first South Dakota soldier who died on
tho transport Morgan City while on his
way here from Manila is not First Lieu
tenant jackson, but First Sergeant j. L.
Rundell
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kruger Will Stay.

Pretoria, July 25.-Amicable relations
between the volksraad and President Kru-
ger have been restored. The conspiracy
case against ex-Brtish officers has been
withdrawn and the remaining prisoners
were released to-day.
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Becomes a Millionaire.

Seattle, July pa. Finley, third Of
ficer of the steamship Garonne, now
being fitted up for a transport, has re-
ceived word from England that
through the death of his father, he is
heir to an estate amounting to nearly
81, 600 600.
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Shot to Death.

Hattiesburg, Miss, July 25.-Henry
Novels, a negro, who attempted to assault
Rosaline Davis Saturday evening, was
captured near Bond. Miss, and later len
titled by the young lady, A mob tied him
to tree and shot him to death.
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Entertained Colleagues.

Paris July 25.-Baron Russell of Killow-
en-, lord chief justice of England and
member of the Venezuelan arbitration
committee, entertained his colleagues of
the commission at dinner to-day.
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The Atlin OUTPUT.

Vancouver B. c.. July 25.-wiliam
Bctsford, manager of the Merchants
bank of Halifax, estimates the output of
gold in the Atlin district this season at
81 900 OOO
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AT Unalaska,

San Francisco, July 25.-The steamer
Bertha reports that when she left the
Arctic the revenue cutter Corwin was at
Unalaska, the whaler Bowhead at Dutch
Harbor and the whaler Alaska at Calvin
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Cleveland Defeated.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 25.-The Allan
tic City baseball team defeated the Cleve-
land National league team here to-day by
a score of IL to 5.
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Smith carried off the Siuslaw contract
at s23, T37. John Herman was awarded
the work at the mouth of the Coquille
for which he lie ia receive s23. b6S
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Postponed.

Cincinnati, July Observation-Disclosures
game postponed. Cleveland played at At
lantic City.
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Louisville July 25.-Louisville- Brooklyn
game postponed on account of wet
grounds.
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St Louis. q: New York, 2.

ST. Louis, July 25.-By punching their
hits in the fifth inning the Perfectos took
another game from New York to-day.
Mcbride, the collegian, was on the rubber
for ST. Louis, and in only one inning
could the Giants do anything with his
curves. Attendance, $500. Score:
r. H. E.
st, Louis .......... ........4 9 1
New York ............ ..............2 8
Batteries-McBride and O'Connor; Car
rick and Warner
Umpires-Emslie and Mcdonald.
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Pittsburg. 15; Philadelphia, 10.

Pittsburg, July 25.-Pittsburg made it
FIVE straight from Philadelphia by game
full of errors The only feature was Will
liams' duplicate of his feat yesterday,
knocking out a home-run with men on
bases. Attendance, 2,400 Score:
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or mortgages. or any Of them"-and
SECTION 10. OF the ACT. which II u
violation of the letter of the COnstitu-
tiOn. In that IL attempts to supersede
the rights expressly vested In the City
Council by the Constitution, In relation
to grant privileges In the streets Of the
city. and would destroy the vested
rights and property Interests OF the
city and liabilities and obligations to
the city and Its citizens assumed by
the gus companies, under their Ordl-
nances ana franchise contracts. by pro-
vidlng that "thc purchase and sale or
lease, or consolidation and merger,
shall not he held Or construed as Il viO-
latlOn of the provision OF any ordinance
or bond given Hereunder" thereby en-
deavOring to protect the evaslve and
dishonest gas companies at the en-
pense of the legal ana equitable rights
of the city and Its citizens.
READ AND PONDER. This same
CONSOLIDATION ACT. IN SECTION
10, provides that "in case the property
sold, or leased. or acquired through
consolidation or merger, Is subject to
mortgage OR OTHER LIEN, such
morris gage or other lien shall he ana To.
main u lien upon ALI. PROPERTY
so sold. purchased. leased or AC-
CURED, so that the same shall he
liable for and respond ito the payment
of such mortgage or other lien exist
ing at the time of such sale or lease"
and ANY corporation purchasing or
leasing the real estate ana personal
property of any other company or COM
panics " 8 shall PAY AND DIS.
CHARGE all debts and LIABILITIES
of each of the companies, and
actions may he brought ana maintain
ed ana recovery had therefore against
the company SO purchasing or leasing,
or against such consolidated corpora
tiOn," ana In SECTION IL II Is provided
that the consolidated corporation. OF
GAS TRUST. "shall furnish gas to con,
sumers as good In quality as 1t fur.
nished previous to such purchase OF
lease, and shall not increase the price
charged by II for gas of the quality
furnished to consumers during ANY
PART OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATE,
LY PRECEDING such purchase OF
lease, or such CONSOLIDATION" I'M.
der penalty (sectlOn 12) of Liability IN
DAMAGES THEREFOR to the PER,
son AGGRIEVED, and shall. for each
Offensc, forfeit two hundred dollars, In
an action for debt, In the name of the
people of the State of Illinois. or by
any person who may sue for the same,
ana such company shall also be liable
TO proceedings QUO WARRANTO for
violation OF either Of said provisions,