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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Cape Nome Argonauts Weary
Of Their Quest of
Wealth.
RICH CLAIMS STAKED
Gold in Store for Many, but During
the Winter Fourteen Men
Have Died.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, May pa letter has been
| received from Charles Could fopmerly
| of Seattle. giving hitherto unpublished
details of winter life and conditions at
Cape Nome. The letter was written on
December 8, at Anvil Creek, fifty-fiVe
miles from Cape Nome. Gould says:
1t was in October when we got here
and we were all out of provisions We
were not the only ones i'm that nix but
there has been enough to latr thr5ugh.
and as soon as we can get word to st.
Michael there will be plenty.
We need fuel more than anything else
No wood of any kind grows within 200
miles of this section Hne only thing that
grows here that can be burned is a sort
of sage brush or juniper bush which
burns up in jiffy 1t is about like hay to
burn, in 1act it could be cut with a scythe
II we had one. 1t grows from two to four
feet high.
You cannot hire any one here, as all
have claims that are so rich they have
got swelled heads and will not work for
others. Of those whose claims have been
worked much this winter two men figure
that they have $50 900 in the dirt that will
be washed out as soon as it is warm
enough. and most of the others claims
are nearly as rich 1t is only few feet
to bedrock and it is all pay dirt. 1 re-
Gently washed out about a barrel of dirt
that netted me fully $500 in nuggets and
coarse gold; and my partner; a man
named Hicklin, from Missouri, found one
nugget that weighed 1914 ounces.
SO much for the gold. We will all have
plenty but | would not stay here another
winter for the whole shooting match.
Hardships have been terrible and fourteen
men have died. We now have 21 here,
seven being women. Food has been
scarce and lack of variety has made al
most all of us sick al times. Improper
shelter has been the worst setback. There
are but three buildings here, the best
being a portable aluminium house, the
other two being practically cowShedS
made of lumber that composed the tenn
porary deckhouse on a boat that was
towed up here by rowboats.
The tents soon cracked and went INTO
shreds from freezing and from the wind,
which is stronger than any zephyr that
ever came my way before. Those having
tents had to double up and by putting
two and three together, one inside the
other ard keeping the snow off the out
side they have managed to pull through,
but it has made things very crowded.
which. in turn, helped to keep US warm.
The aluminium house has been turned into
a hospital and is altogether the most
comfortable place here.
Some of the boys had to build ice nuts
to live in on account OF their tents catch
| ing fire. Ice huts are much more COM
! Portable than one Toald imagine, the
/ worst part being the ventilation on
/ would laugh to soc tire way the boys nave
made windows for the store out of glass
| bottles which is the only transparent
stuff they could get hold of. Firearms are
not needed, as there is no game here
about,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Accompany Major Ray to the
Alaska Station.

WASHINGTON. May 26.-The special
postal service between Kenilworth and
Garlic, Sonoma County, Cal, will be dis
continued after May 81. The name of the
postotfice at North Temescal, Alameda
County, has been changed to Alden
Army orders: BY direction Of the Sec
retary Of War, Captain William E. Purvi-
ance, assistant surgeon United States
army, will proceed to San Francisco and
report in person not later than June I to
General Shafter commanding the De-
partment of California and Columbia for
assignment to duty to accompany Major
p. Henry Ray, Eighth United States In
fantry, to his station in Alaska.
Major William L. Alexander. commits
sary of subsistence, United States army,
Will proceed from Washington, D. c., to
Savannah, Ga. on official business per-
tanning TO the inspection of subsistence
stores to be shipped to San Francisco.
The following changes in the stations
and duties Of officers of the medical de-
partment are ordered:
Captain William H. Wilson, assistant
surgeon is relieved from further duty at
the general hospital. Fort Monroe. Va,
and will proceed 70 San Francisco and re-
port to General Shafter for assignment to
duty. Acting Assistant Surgeon Robert
II. Zauner is relieved from further duty
at Camp Meade. Pa, and will proceed to
san Francisco and report for assignment
TO duty.
Private Ed Allen, Company Z, Twenty
fourth United States Infantry. now at
PresidiO of San Francisco, will be dis
charged the service of the United States
by the commanding officer of his station.
Recruit Neel p. Akers, general service,
Presidio Of San Francisco, is transferred
a s a second class private TO the signal
corps and will report to the commanding
general. Department Of California, who
will furnish him transportation to the
Philippines.
First Lieutenant Powell c. Fauntleroy,
assistant surgeon. United States army, is
relieved from further duty a the general
hospital at Savannah. Ga, and will pro-
signment to duty. First Lieutenant Clyde
s. Ford, assistant surgeon, Will proceed
from Camp Meade to San Francisco and
report for assignment to duty.
Captain James Il. Erwin, Fourth United
States Cavalry. is relieved from duty at
ceed at once to the Preside of San Fran
cisco and report to the commanding Off
Ger of his regiment for duty as adjutant.
Sergeant John Hagany, Battery d,
Third United States Artillery, now at San
Diego Barracks, Cal, is transferred as a
will be sent TO San Francisco ana will re-
port upon his arrival to the commanding
general Department of California, who
Will furnish him transportation to the
Philippines; Recruit Olan II. Bedell, now
in the hands Of the civil authorities, will
service Of the United States by the COM
manding officer Of the Preside of San
Francisco. Recruit Bert E. Wymer, unas-
signed, Eighteenth United States Infan-
try, the Preside of San Francisco, haV-
ing enlisted under false pretenses, will
service of the United States by the COM
mandlng officer Of that post.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
TRIES To SLAY
An AGED WOMAN
A Rejected Suitor At
tempts Murder.
Special Dispatch to The can.

SAN DIEGO, May 26.-At Coronado
early this morning Benedict Bergman at
tempted TO murder Miss Elizabeth Breck-
lev and then made an effort to Kill him
self A knife was Bergmann's weapon.
The crime was actuated by the refusal
of Miss Breckley, who is about 90 years
old. to marry Bergman. He is 40 years
old, and until recently was employed by
the Coronado Ice Company.
The attempted murder and suicide We're
committed in the Orange Avenue lodging
house about o'clock this morning. The
building had been occupied by Miss
Breckley for the past four or five years
as a rooming house and at the time of the
tragedy there were only two dodgers in
the rooms-Bergmann and George b. Mil
Ter. an engineer at the electric light works
at Coronado Hotel According TO the
statement made by Miss Breckley to City
Marshal ]. H Hartupee of Coronado, who
was first summoned by Miller, the would
be murderer broke in the door leading to
her room When he gained admission he
rushed to her bedside and. throwing back
the bedclothes, stabbed her in the region
of the heart.
The weapon used by Bergman was an
ordinary pocketknife with blade about
three inches long. Possibly believing that
the stab would prove fatal he left the
room Miss Breckley called for help in
the hope of arousinG Miller, but he Is
deaf and was not awakened by her cries
With almost superhuman effort Miss
Breckley found her way downstairs, and,
opening the front door, called for help,
but there. was no response. She returned
tC the house and succeeded in arousing
Miller, who had slept undisturbed
throughout the tragedy. Miller summoned
assistance. Marshal Hartupee was he
first to arrive on the scene and a few
minutes later DIR. Edwards was in attend
ance on Miss Breckley. By this time the
unfortunate woman was in a critical con-
ditiou from the loss of blood and there
was little hope entertained for her recov-
cry.
Marshal Hartupee's first effort was to
find the woud-be murderer. Going to the
room occupied by Bergman he found the
door locked. The door was burst open
and there lying on his couch, partly
dressed, was Bergman, blood streaming
from a cash in the left side of his neck.
The knife with which he had hoped to
take Miss Breckeys life and his own
lay by the bedside.
At the request of County Physician
Gochenauer, Bergman was taken to the
County Hospital. An examination showed
that in addition to an ugly cash in the
throat and a stab in the region of the
heart there were eight stabs about the
stomach. Late tonight he was resting
easily, but DR. GOchenauer has only
Slight hopes of his recovery.
Miss Breckley though suffering greatly,
is expected to recover.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
PARISHIoNERs DEFIANT.
Bishop Jameson Gives Them Three
DaVs' Further Time

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-Bishop Jannsen
has given the parishioners Of ST. Pat
rick's Church in East st. Louis three davs
more in which to accept Father Cluse as
their pastor.
THE parishioners of ST Patrick's
Church will accept Father Cluse or none
other" said Bishop Jannsen TODAY.
To-day the scenes in st. Patrick's
Church of the two previous days when
Father Downey attempted to read the
communication from the Bishop to the
people were re-enacted. Every pew in the
church was filled and many women cried
at the conclusion of The service.
The parishioners say they will never
submit to the appointment and will agree
to having the church closed up before
they will submit.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
HONoRS FOR THE DEAD.
How the Garden City Will Observe
Memorial Day.

SAN JOSE, May 26.-The Memorial day
celebration will eclipse all previous efforts
of the citizens and old soldiers in this
city to honor the nations dead. 1t will
be in the nature of an all-day affair The
morning will be given over to decoration
of the graves of the dead. In the after
noon there will be literary exercises at
Victory Theater and IN the evening Cen
eral Shafter will deliver an address.
At the afternoon exercises Rev. Alfred
RUNNER will offer "a prayer, Miss Ma
comber will recite poem and addresses
will be delivered by Hon Frank MCGOWAN
and Senator C. NJ. Shortridge. The pro-
1ramme will be of a similar nature in the
evening, except Rev. Captain T. Harris
Macomber of the Presidio will offer the
Invocation and General w; r. shafter. in
IrU liver the address. Mrs A A Stowe is
down for a poem.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Justice Gass' Narrow Escape.

SAN JOSE, May 26.-City Justice J. w.
Gass had a narrow escape from serious
injury if not death at his residence this
morning. BY reason of wounds received
in the war he is compelled to use a
wheeled chair. He has an elevator in his
home to enable him to ascend to the sec
ond floor. The wire rope became unfas-
tened this morning and the elevator fell
while the Judge was coming down to
breakfast His chair was smashed to
splinters and he received a slight blow
on the head from the rope. Outside of a
shaking up no serious injury was sus-
tanned physician was called, but after
an investigation Justice Gass was able
to perform his duties in the courtroom
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
GOLD IN A STREET.
Yellow Metal Taken Out of Marys-
Vile Thorou9hfare.

MARYSVILLE. May 26-While digging
a ditch on the main street of this city to-
day workmen took out blue gravel which
when washed yielded gold in heavy flakes.
The dirt is from gravel pit in the north
ern suburbs of the city, and it is known
that strata of gravel extend in all direc-
tions from the pit. A very black sand ap-
pears with the gold when the gravel is
yr-e1c hn6
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
DE Carlo Must Serve Time.

WOODLAND, May 26-Walter de Carlo,
who has been confined in the County Jail
for a year and half awaiting the de-
cision of the Supreme Court on his ap-
peal from the lower court from convic-
ton on charge of perjury has received
a letter from his attorney, Charles T.
briefly that the Supreme Court has af-
firmed the decision of the lower court,
which means that he will have to go to
the prison at Folsom and serve eight
years, which sentence was pronounced by
the lower court shortly after conviction
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27


Herald Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor.
don Bennett.
PANAMA. Colombia, May 26.-
= The Herald's correspondent in \
= Managua telegraphs that the =
Government has raised the state =
Of siege in Bluefelds and Cen =
eral Torres and his troops have !
= been recalled. \
NEW YORK, May 26.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald tel
egraphs: The Bluefields dispute and
Pears case is bringing Nicaragua and
Honduras to terms. Minister Merry has
informed the State Department that
the Nicaraguan Government has re-
lieved General Torres from command
of the Department of Biuefields, and
that he understands the Managua au-
thorities Will not press American mer-
chants for double payment of duties as
originally exacted.
Honduras is still trying to secure ar
bitration of the Pears case, and to this
end has enlisted the good offices Of
Guatemala, which has urged the
United States not to be harsh with her
sister republic. This Government re-
Gently refused arbitration when sug
SeSLtQ DN lue i1UuuQIdS Government,
and the instructions sent to Minister
Hunter viii cause him TO persist in his
refusal and continue to press the de-
mand for indemnity of $4,000 for
Frank Pears of Pittsburg, who was
murdered by Honduran soldiers.
General Torres removal is the result
Of representations made by Minister
Merry, complaining Of the harsh treat
ment accorded to American citizens in
Bluefelds by that official Both Minis
ter Merry and Minister Hunter have
made it plain to the Nicaraguan and
Honduran authorities that the
United States has grown tired of the
continued prosecutions of American
citizens
Now that the Bluefelds trouble has
been disposed of, I understand the De-
troit will be ordered north Immediately
upon the Nixen's arrival. The Vixen
will remain in Central American
waters to protect American interests
until the department has fitted up and
sent a converted yacht to relieve her.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

best. and is the most celebrated of her
pictures 1t was sold the A. T
Stewart collection in New York in 1887
and presented by the purchaser. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, to the Metropolitan
Museum, New York, where it now is
A replica of this picture, of smaller
size, in the National Galley. London
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

Bonheur, and began her studies by
copying pictures in the Louvre. She
first attracted public notice by the ex-
hibition of two pictures at Bordeaux
in 1S41, and has since then produced a
large number of works which have
placed her in the front rank of artists
in the field TO which she devoted her
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
"CON1I@G
r h l % for uhicr Cornell Vanderb
a 9

FONTAINEBLEAU, France, May 26,
Rosa Bonheur died at II o'clock last
night.
Marie Rosalie Bonheur, the eminent
painter of animals, whose pictures are
widely known in Europe and America.
was born at Bordeaux, March %. 1922
She was a pupil of her father, Raymond
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Was a Woodland Resident.

WOODLAND, May 26.-Robert Neither
colt, who died of apoplexy in the Asylum
for the Insane at Napa on Thursday
night, was for many years prominent
term as a member of the City Board of
Trustees
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Jerome B. johnson Dead.

MARYSVILLE, May 26.-Jerome B.
Johnson is dead at his home, near the
Oregon House. ApopleXy was the cause
of death Johnson was a native of Yer
mont, aged 72 years. Mrs H. A. Grover
of Sacramento and Mrs. A. E. Townsend
of Shasta County are daughters of the
deceased.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

self. She received a frst-class medal
at the Paris Salon in 1S4S; was ex-
empted by a special decree in 1858 from
having her works passed upon by the
Salon jury; received first class medal
at the Paris Exposition in 1855. and the
Legion of Honor in 1865. The Horse
Fair" painted in 1858, is perhaps the
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

and fine work, Flowing in the Niver-
nais'' is in the Luxembourg Gallery,
Paris. Her painting was exceedingly
robust and vigorous in style: and as
may be sen in The Horse Fair" which
was painted when the artist was in her
best period, she possesso3 a fine talent
for composition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Ranchers in Luck.

vISALIA, May 26.-Alfalfa hay is sell
ing at So a ton in the field in this county
There is a tremendous crop. Fruit buy
ers are paying 81 a tree for figs. Growers
thus get $10S an acre for their crop.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Was an Farlv-pav Pilot.

MARYSVILLE, May 26.-Captain ].
Ransom Rideout, who died in Sausalito
yesterday, was a brother of Banker N.
D. Rideout and Mrs. Justus Greedy Of
In early days he piloted freight steamers
on the Sacramento and Feather rivers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
schooner pecoy Aground.

SEATTLE. May 26.-The steam schoon-
er Decoy. making her fir5t trip from San
Francisco to Grays Harbor, ran upon the
mud fats to-day at the mouth of the
Houuiam River. The master has hopes
that she will float off at high tide.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Chinese Burned to Death.

stroyed the local Chinatown tonight.
Quong Hung, in trying to save money he
had placed in a cellar, lost his life. The
body has not yet been recovered. The
loss is about S3000 no insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Hermann Sons, Picnic.

WOODLAND, May z6.-The order of
Hermann Sons will hold big celebration
in Colts Grove on Sunday An excursion
Will be run from Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

First-class bathhouse and barber shop.
Brodek's, 226 Powell street. -
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
DINNER SET DAY.

Some sets cut go per cent
Some sets cut so per cent
50 rs, $4 S5 $5 35. s6 %. 81 SIS per set
ODDS. AND ENDS HALE PRICE.
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA co.
Stores Everywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Nicaragua Has Raised the
State Of Siege in Blue
fields.
YIELDS TO DEMANDS
Honduras Is Also Bling Brought to
Terms by the Firm Stand of
the United States.

Special Gable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted 1899 by James Cor
don Bennett
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
Our Greatest Clubbing Offer,

Our farmer readers should not
overlook the great clubbing comblna-
tl0n we have secured for them this
year, for when it is considered how
cheap the combination is aud how
well it covers the farmers wants, it
should 60 into every farm house. 1t
gives him this paper, with all the
local and county news. The Indica.
ator, which is the leading practical
fam paper of the West, its Special
Farmers Institute editions, which
brings a Farmers Institute
TO his own Preside every
month, The Poultry Farmer,
which is the great poultry paper of
the country devoted To farm hOcks
kept for profit, the Farmers Mutual
Insurance. Journal, devoted to farmers
co operative Insurance, and the
Humane AIliance-in all, six publica-
tions all for one year, for only sl.45.
The Special Farmers Institute edition
for February, just out, is very inter.
esting and contains articles from 10
farmers on four important practical
farm topics. See it and the regular
edition OF The Indicator, The Poultry
Farmer, The Mutual Insurance
Journal and Tie Humane Alliance,
and then take advantage Of this
great offer. Subscriptions for the com
binatiOn taken and samples shown at
this office.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
Drink Grain O

after you have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. 1t is not a
medicine but doctors order it, because
1t is healthful, invigoIating and
appetizing. 1t is made from pure
grains and has that rich seal brown
color and tastes Ike the finest grades
OF coffee and costs about t as much.
Children like it and thrive on it be-
cause it is genuine food drink con-
tanning nothing but nourishment.
Ask your grocer for Grain o, the new
food drink. Is and 25c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03

The plan to replace white brake.
men on Santa Fe passenger trains
with colored men went into opera
tion Wednesday. result fourteen
white brakemen on the divisions run.
ming out Of Kansas City and west will
be thrown out OF employment. The
passenger brakemen will be transfer
red TO the freight service and the new
men in that branch OF the service will
be released. The negro brakemen
will act also in the capacity OF por-
ters-a duty the company says it
could not expect the white brakemen
to perform. Heretofore there have
been two white brakemen to passen-
ger train. The head brakeman will
be replaced by negro whose duty it
will be TO call stations ADD act gen.
orally as a porter. The rear brake
man will have nothing to do except to
attend to the brakes and signal follow
ing trains. There is much dissatis-
faction among railroad men over the
change.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
A Little Sermon.

Riches We wish 10 get,
Yet remain spendthrifts still;
We would have health, andy-t
Still Use our bodits i'll;
Bafflers If our own prayers, from youth to
lfe's last scenes.
We would have inward peace,
Yet will not lCoi within;
We would nave misery cease,
Yet will not cease from Sin;
We want all plea ant ends, but will use no
harsh means
We do not what we ought,
What We ought not, we do,
And lean upon the thought
That chance will bring US through;
But our own acts. for good or i'll, are mightier
powers. Matthew Arnold.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
Docs Coffee Agree with Y0u2

If not, drink Grain.O made from
pure grains. A lady writes: 1.-THE
irst time / made Grain.O | did not
like it hut after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to go back
to cUffee?" 1t nOurishes and feeds the
system. The children can drink it
freely with great benefit. 1t is the
Strengthening substance Of pure
grains. Get a package today from
your grocer, follow the directions in
making it and you will have delicious
and healthful table beverage for old
and young. Is and 25c.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
Any Old rlisery Welcome.

Come, gentle spring, ethereal mildness
Come,
Come hot-fOOt IL you can,
T winters acting in a way to break
The stanchest heart of man.
Sn W, sleet, hail, rain, wind and all-swallow-
Ing slush-
And all because the grounding CHANGED tC
see
His shadow on his day!
Come. gentle spring, bark to our wistfuI
cry
From this most dismal scene;
Come with thy budding leaves and twitterins
birds,
And robes OF vernal green.
Even though the poet Of thy season comes
In thy else beauteous train,
Bring him along-we could stand ever
worse
To end harsh winters reign!
st. Louis Republic.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03
Best Of All

To cleanse the system in a gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the
spring time cones, use the true and
perfect remedy, Syrup Of Figs. Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., only, and for
sale by all druggists, at so cents pei
bottle,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-03

Next week the VOICE will print
a highly entertaining letter written
by Mrs. Mary E. BOtkin, wife OF Rev.
j. D. BotkiD, TO Wellington friend,
descriptive Of a visit TO the Chinese,
English and Russian legations at
Washington. The letter deals mostly
with the Chinese legation, giving a
minute description OF the furnishings
Of The mansion, ETC., aud dealing with
many other interesting things in con.
nection with her visit.