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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
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EAI.Y. St. Michael Island. July 3
lvia Vancouver. 3. C., July 1G,-The
steamers Roanoke and Garonne
L L have sailed from here with the
first big installment Of this seasons out
put Of gold from the klondike. The
former has aboard nearly 100000 in dust
and a quarter OF a million in drafts. The
principal portion Of the dust belongs to
The North American Trading and Trans
portatiou Company, the Canadian Bank of
Commerce and the Bank Of British North
America An employe of the bank and a
sergeant Of the mounted police accompany
the shipment. The dust belonging to the
banks is consigned to the United States
Assay Office at Seattle.
There IS probably S1,300,0o0 on the
Garonne, the principal portion of which
belongs TO the Canadian Bank Of Com
meTce. 7. :. Lippy and Ex-Governor John
H McGTaW, both OF Seattle. Among the
passengers on the Roanoke and Garonne
are many VINO possess small amounts OF
dust ranging from $1,000 TO S20, 600
The Alliance and Laurada, which have
already sailed. had number of passen-
gers from Dawson, with more or less
dust. The Portland. belonging to the
Alaska Commercial Company. got away
yesterday for San Francisco with all the
passengers she could carry and about
81 900 in dust belonging to the com
Qany. Many small holders are aboard the
An unconfrmed report of the perishing
Of twelve members Of party Of thirteen
which left Seattle last spring in a small
schooner in hotzebUe Sound was brought
down. The party was headed by a Cap
tain Benn. His wife was the only sur
ViyOr.
4 miner named Black was robbed Of a
sack containing several thousand dollars
worth OF gold dust while coming down on
the GarOnne.
Late reports from Cape Nome. brought
over by passengers on the steamer Dis
COVery, are that the properties on which
work is being done are richer than was
anticipated. LndblOOm, BrynteZen and
Iunderberg. the diSCOVererS. are said to
have taken more than $1,000 out Of one OF
their claims on Snow Gulch in one day
6. ". Price and G. Simpson, of Seattle,
bought a tWO-thirds interest in ten claims
located in the district by Harry Camp
bell for $1,000. This is the largest amount
paid as vet for claims in the new dis
frict. Mr.. Price says these ten claims
should produce this year close to 100000.
The detail Of troops under command Of
Lieutenant SpauldIng. sent over last week
by Captain Walker, has had plenty OF
work 10 do since its arrival. For several
days previous TO the soldiers appearance
on the scene there was great deal of
ing quickly put stop 10 II Dy informing
the offenders that they must cease such
practices on penalty Of arrest.
The steam schooner Albion, which ar
rived off Anvil City several days ago, is
sill there. having been abandoned by her
crew which had been stricken with the
gold fever. Other vessels have had SINH
lar experiences. The Bertha, belonging to
abandoned by the majority OF her Grey
several days ago, and II was only after
a great effort on the part Of her ofhcers
that enough men were secured to bring
estimated, there will be $1,000 people in
the camp.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
FAMILIES At WAR
IN SAN RAFAEL
Three Armed len Guard
a House.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, July 1S.-An accusation
of attempted arson made by a hystericai
woman has thrown the neighborhood or
Fifth and Grand avenues into state or
siege and three angry men, armed with
revolvers, are uttering threats OF such
q nature that none of the women living
in the vicinity dare to show themselves
on the street for fear of being hit by a
bullet during a fusillade. Late this even
ing the situation became so serious that
when Marshal Healy learned that City
Assessor w. F. Dougherty and son had
tried to draw brother of County Assess
or Ira Parks into the street from his resi-
dence and that Parks wife had tainted
from fright he sent Constable Lewis
sary steps to prevent bloodshed.
Dougherty and Sylvester Parks live side
by side and for over year have been on
unfriendIy terms. Yesterday shed in
the rear of the City Assessors house was
set on fire by his little boy, Sherman,
while the lad was trying to destroy YER
min. The damage was nominal, but Mrs.
Parks declared on the street to-day that
this was the second time the property
had caught fire in year. She said that
Dougherty was trying TO burn his prop
erty 10 get the insurance and she lived
in fear that her own property would be
destroyed. The first fire occurred year
ago and was the result of the same child
playing with matches. When Dougherty
heard of the declaration to-day his anger
led him to drink, in consequence OF which
he and his son William armed themselves
and dared Parks to come outside. The
latter refused the invitation and warned
the two that any attempt TO enter would
mean death. The news of the disturbance
was soon carried around the neighborhood
and doors were bolted, while the occu-
pants got out of harms way.
Both the principals make strong charges
against each other and freely admit that
thev are armed for business" AT a late
hour this evening all was quiet, but Night
alert to prevent a collision. Owing to the
prominence of the principals to the affair
and a hope that the men can be kept
apart until their better Judgment pre-
walls no arrests have been made.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
KLONDIKE GOLD AND
NEWS FROM CAPE NOME

The Alaska Commercial Company's
steamer Portland arrived from St MI
chaeI Yesterday morning with 126 passen-
gers and a million in treasure. OF this
vast sum fully one-half belonged to S.
Stanley. c. Warden, Mike MCGOWAN,
Thomas Connor and Hugh Mckinley
They brought their wealth down in seven
small boxes and large one, which Stan
lev valued at $3.50 900 Warden went into
the KIondike in 1857 and this is his first
return to civilization. Quite a number Of
women came down in the Portland.
The new fields at Cape Nome are very
rich. according to the statements of some
Of the people at ST. Michael. James NJ,
Wilson. superintendent of the Alaska
Commercial Company, writing upon the
subject says:
The first discovery of gold was
made in September, 1893. ana gooq
prospects were made in OCTOBER ana
early in November. One instance that
has been verified is where few men
with two gold pans and two rockers
prospected Anvil and Snow creeks
and in thirty-siX hours cleaned up
SIP net At the present time almost
all the good claims within a distance
of twenty miles OF the coast nave peen
taken UP. No work other than that on
the surface has been accomplished
owing to the presence of ice. Inc
ground and all creeks are frozen now,
but will thaw possibly within TINS
''jIiil Only few inches of ground have
been scraped. but the produCt mas
been very rich. A Mr.. Price took from
claim No on Anvil Creek in rev
days $4,000 from the surface EqQaI!y
large amounts have been taken from
Snow. Dry. Dexter and GLACIER creeks
and some others show excellent pros
poets The output Of gold this season
will be limited.
the district as l can obtain, but L do
not think the distance from the head<<
waters of the creeks to the MET OF
Clarence Bay is as close as lhdlcateo
In the sketch"
The Mr.. Price mentioned is "Gabe"
Price a brother-in-laW of {. ID. Lane, the
millionaire mine owner. Price evidently
wrote 70 Lane. for the latter purchased
the sChConer Vega and steamer Townsend
and built the launch GOslin- The vega ne
loaded with $50 tons of coal and big
iof of lumber and the Townsend took sup
niles The schooner is now al St Michael
awaiting the Townsend. Lane IS on the
latter vessel and when she arrives at 81
Michael will tow the Vega to Cape Nome.
The Portland is going PACK 10 81; MI
chaei and Cape Nome Just as quickly as
she can be discharged and loaded; II
nothing unusual happens she should get
away next Saturday afternoon or sun
day morning. ~ 13.17
saws the Cape Nome digSlngS are rake.
."The 1O000 which was supposed to nave
heen taken out at Cape Nome by two
mon - said he was packed into the dis
trict by people interested In selling claims
There have been no discoveries worth
mentioning at the Cape It IS nareIg th pos 6G7+
sible that gold may be found there' put
these pockets are so scarce that the dis
coverv of them can enrich only few
men,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
CAUSE OF DEATH
A KISSING BUG
in a Certificate Re-
cOrding the Demise Of a
CHICAGO Woman.

Health to-day
which
NJ tonSiltis'
frsttm in the medicine
the
DR. NJ
of Mrs steger
undertaking
of embalmng fluid
notde
blood
had
abra OF
who ttende DR.
fecso of the stn O a
before her death said the doctor
did
The the lip and the mark
think the swelling
death But there
min
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
NO GREAT REDUCTIONS.
Woodland Supervisors Sit as Board
of EQUALIZATION.

WOODLAND, July 1S.-When the Board
of Supervisors began sitting as a board
of equalization it was given out that the
assessment on farming land would be re-
duced by more than $1,000, ,O00
The board has now been in session
about a week. The reductions have been
few and unimportant, while the assess
ment On a great many tracts of farming
land has been increased. The board has
asked and been granted an extension of
time in which TO complete its work, and
il is said that big horizontal reductions on
large tracts of farming land will yet be
made 1t has been many years since the
work of the Assessor was shaken up as
it has been this year.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19

IS.-P1OneeTS IN all IIllnSo
have their troubles and dit
hculties to surmount. We are
having ours. There have been
many little annoyances due to a
new motor, but nothing that has
stopped us until to-day, when Our
right rear wheel gave way, letting
us down most gracefully to the
sa1uting curb. l felt the snags of
the rim, and at once shut down
the motor and avoided breaking
an axle, as might easily have been
done
Mrs. Davis, warned by the
throng on the sidewalk which
saw the bulging spokes, sprang
out and was on the ground be
fore the carriage ceased running,
She took the affair coolly, and
was disappointed that delay
must of necessity ensue. An ex-
ira wheel had been ordered for us
at Utica, and the express com
pany was asked if one was there.
The answer was Yes and by
the first train came bicycle
wheel ordered sent there for my
man. The carriage wheel had not
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
A WARM WAVE
STRIKES THE STATE
Thermometer Reached 1O7 at Milton
and 1O5 at Stockton.

STOCKTON, July 18.-This was the hot
test day y-of the year in Stockton, the Off
ciaI report showing the temperature at 1O5
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Toward even
ing the ocean breezes came in and the
night is cool and pleasant.
MILTON. July 1S.-The Thermometer to-
dav broke the seasons record in the mark
II reached at 2 p. m. 1t stood at lO7 deg.
and the heat was so intense that the men
and stock engaged in the work Of harvest
Ing suffered from its effects, although no
Dr0strations have been reported. This is
the second day Of the heated spell, which
does not usually extend over a greater
period than three days at time.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
DOUBLE TRACK ON THE
OMAHA-OGDEN LINE
First Section Will Be Laid at Once
Between Denver and
laramie

DENVER. July 1S.-A special to the Re
publican from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
From a reliable source it IS learned that
the Union Pacific has decided to make it's
Omaha-Ogden line a double track road
to meet the demands Of business.
The first section of additional track is
m he buiIt between this city and Laramie
over the Sherman Mountain. distance
of fifty-six miles The road Is already
using the most powerful locomotives so
as to handle as much business as posi-
BILE with each train.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Water Is Scarce.

SALINAS. July 1-The water supply
of Hollister Valley as well as in the
mountains is getting extremely low. In
many Instances pipes are being lowered
in wells which have never been known be
fore to be affected by dry year.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
CROWDS SEE THE
AUTOMOBILE PASS

UTICA, N. Y, July 1S.-Mr and Mrs.
John D. Davis arrived in this city at s
o'clock tonight, but not with their
automobile, which was left for repairs
in Little Falls, where a rear wheel was
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
STEAMER GARONNE
BRINGS TREASURE
Million and a Half in
Dawson Dust.
CARRIES MANY PASSENGERS
EX-GOVERNOR McGRAW ONE OF
THE LUCKIEST.
Report of the Drowning of Twelve
Persons of a Party of Thirteen
Comes From Kotzebue
Sound.
Special Dispatch to The Call,

= \ y y y y = = y = y y y 4 4 4 4
, VANCOUVER, B. c.. July IS (
= The steamer Garonne arrived to- I
= night from St. Michael with $50 (
> passengers and about one and (
> half million dollars worth of gold 4
= dust Between three-quarters of Z
= million and one million belongs to =
= the Canadian Bank of Commerce. =
= The largest indjv$dual amount is =
= that Of T. 5. Lippy Of Seattle, who =
= is credited with bringing about =
= 100000 from his claim on El Dorado :
> Creek
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Drowned at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO. July 1S.-Several Of the
crew of the steamer Queen of the Yukon,
from San Francisco, reported tonight
that one of their number, known as Ar
chic was drowned while swimming in
the river this evening
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19

arrival at Cape Nome OF J. D. Tallant.
the San Francisco banker, and George
Warren of San Rafael. They made the
trip overland from Kotzebue Sound. It
was reported several weeks ago that Tai
liant had died while making the trip.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
SLIGHT ACCIDENT
CAUSES A DELAY
Vehicle Will Soon Be
Repaired.
Special Dispatch to The Call,
BY JOHN D. DAVIS.

TITLE FALLS, N. Y, July
I8.-Pioneers in all things
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11

The Epworth League rally to be held
here on July 18th promises to be grand
affair. The exercises will begin at 10. &c
A. M. with song service led by Prof G.
Lincoln Hall, of Philadelphia, to be fol
lowed at II by an address by Rev. NJ. E
Snyder, Phi D., of New Brunswick. Rev
Marshall Owens, of Mount Holly, viii
make an address at $50, to be followed BY
lecture at 8 by Rev. J. w. Marshall, D.
d., of Camden.
The Junior Epworth League rally
promises to be a feature of great interest
1t will be conducted by Mrs. B. Winters
of Palmyra, superintendent of Junior
work for the Trenton district
The evening service will be under ths
auspices of the Trenton district Epwortf
League, conducted by Rev. ]. D. Bills
Rev. John Handley, D. D., will deliver al
Grafton at o'clock.
The Vincentown band viii discours,
music during the day.
Trains leave Smithville at 9.50P. M. tt
connect at Mount Holly for Burlington
Camden and way stations.
The proceeds of this effort will be uset
as thank offering to lift mortgage OIL
the local church
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
This Week at Keith,s.

The chief feature in the bill at Keith's
Bijou, Philadelphia, this week will be the
half-hour interview with Ralph Bingham,
''the boy orator" well-known in lyceum
circles aud highly regarded as an enter.
tainer among all classes. This will be
Mr.. Bingham's first venture in vaudeville
but there does not appear to be any lin
gering doubt as to success. Another feat
ure will be Henri French, iuggler whose
feats are said to be startling and amusing
and he is said to be the greatest bicyclisi
on the stage. Harry Woodruff's work has
hitherto been approved by theatre goers
He was seen i'll one of Frohman's produc-
tons during the past season. 1.-TWO Ar.
fists and Model a laughable sketch,
will be acted for the first time in Philadel-
phia, Monday afternoon, by Mr.. Wood
ruff's company, which includes Mabel
Dixie. George M. Cohan's latest sketch,
| 'sTo Boston on Business" will also be dis
closed, its Interpreters being Charles
Wayne aud Anna Caldwell, two OF the
cleverest players in vaudeville. Another
novelty is "The Headless Man," which
will be acted by Ryan and Richfeld,
team that recently headed local Keith
bill. Fields and Ward, Lawrence and
Thompson and c. c. Blanchard are also
among the comedians
The instrumental music will be fur
nished by G. o. Hornberger, said to be
one of the best 'celloists in America. Wo
men and children will welcome the an
nouncement that Leonidas' cats and Cog:
and troupe of trained birds are among
the attractions. This troupe recently con
cluded five weeks engagement at Kos
ter & Bial's The biograph will reproduce
the Oxford Cambridge boat race, and one
of the films will show the Bartholdi statue
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11

Miss Maria Voorhees,, of Chestnut street,
left on Monday for Washington, D. c.,
where she will reside.
The annual picnic of St. Martins Sun
day school will go to Warmers meadows
on July 20. All are invited
If the young man who resides ON Main
street does not treat his mother more
gently, he will get himself in trouble and
may receive a caution notice from the
White Caps.
Lumberton sends quite delegation
over to Mount Holly on Friday evenings
to attend the Knights of Pythias, which
order they have found to be an exceed
ingly interesting one
Quite number of our people spent the
Fourth at National Park on the Delaware
Among those who took dinner at the hotel
were Edward Reid, Philip Reid, Miss
Sadie Amisch and Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Reid
On Friday, while unloading hay, the
trip rope broke, which threw Robert Bal
linger violently to the ground Those
present thought for few minutes that the
young man had broken his neck and it was
some time before he recovered conscious
ness. He got about all right in day or
two.
Tom Moore, the janitor of our school
house, who lives in neat little cottage on
the main street, met with quite mishap
the other night. Tom, who keeps chick
ems, allows them to roam at will about the
house After supper on Thursday night
he had his dishes washed and ready for
the dresser, when Caleb Trappe, who
sells the evening papers, came rushing in
to give Tom the latest news. Caleb's
sudden appearance scared the chickens
and they flew in all directions, scattering
the crockery over the floor and completely
demolishing most of it. Tom now eats
out of the frying pan and keeps his door
locked after supper. He talks of putting
out card requesting people to ring the
bell before entering
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
NIAGARA Fails EXCURSIONS.
Low-Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.


Low-Rate Vacation Trips via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has selected the following dates for its
popular ten-day excursions to Niagara
Washington: July II, August 10 and a.
September 7 and ri, and October and TO-
An experienced tourist agent and chaper-
on will accompany each excursion
Excursion tickets, good for return pass
age on any regular train, exclusive of linn.
tied express trains, within ten DAYS, will
be sold at 1000 from Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, and all points on the
Delaware Division; $rI.25 from Atlantic
City; $3.50 from Lancaster; 49, so from
Altoona and Harrisburg; S. 90 from Sun.
bury and Wilkesbarre; $5.75 from Will.
Transport; and at proportionate rates from
other points. A stop-over will be allowed
at Buffalo, Rochester, Canandaigua. and
Watkins within the limit returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will be run with each ex.
cursion. An extra charge will be made
for parlor car seats.
Tickets for side trip to the Thousand
Islands alexandria Bay) will be sold from
Rochester in connection with excursions
of July II, August 10 and "a, September 7
and III, good to return to Rochester or to
Canandaigua via Syracuse within FIVE days,
at rate of IS. SO.
Tickets for side trip to Toronto will
be sold at Niagara Falls for $I.oo on July
2o, August ~ and 26, and September 20.
In connection with excursion of Septem-
Der 7, tickets will be sold to Toronto and
return at reduced rates, account Toronto
Fair.
For time of connecting trains and fur
Their information apply to nearest ticket
agent, or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-07-11
TUESDAY, JULY IL, 1899.

SoME apprehension is being felt in ed
vocational circles over the action of Boards
Of Education in the matter of selecting
teachers. In many places, especially in
the upper part of the state, teachers who
have been in service for a long time have
been removed. 1t is claimed that politics
and spite have been prime movers in these
Instances. 1t is to be hoped such is not
the case There is feeling which is fast
growing that teachers should be elected
on account of their ability. There are
many now holding positions who have
been chosen through influence or SYM
pathy and who are allowed to remain be-
cause nobody cares to take the initiative
In removing them. This is perhaps as
much subject to criticism as to remove for
spite. There should not be feeling of
any kind in this matter. The selection of
teachers is a business proposition and is
entitled to treatment as such If teach
er is not able to maintain the standard re-
quired there should not be any hesitancy
in securing one who can. Perhaps this is
the condition in the places where changes
have been made. In long letter sent to
The NRws, Miss Elizabeth A. Allen re-
views the situation at length and cites
several cases showing the bad system
in vogue. She is not at all backward
in making plain statements and
asserting condition of affairs which
certainly are worthy of investiga-
ton. Miss Allen is the principal of the
Teachers Training School at Hoboken
and is also secretary of the State Commit
tee on Teachers Pensions. She is not at
all afraid to express her opinion on any
subject and has the ability to make in
teiligent statements. The letter she has
written condemns the actions of many
local boards of education, and her condem-
nation does not appear to be groundless
There is no better time than the present
for thorough investigation into the acts
and methods of the boards entrusted with
experimenting the educational affairs of
the state. There are rumors and charges
sufficient to probe the entire system and
there can be but little doubt that the re-
suit would be beneficial.