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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
From the Kotzebue Gold Country an
Their Condition.
A vIRGlNlAN FOUND THERE.
G.. W. Ferry One Of the Destitute Suf-
fcrcrs-Thcir Trouble Canscd 10y
False Rumors OF Rich Stakes
and Misleading Advertise
mcnts- Eighty-TwO Were
Brought out.

WASHINGTON. August 2i-Captain
Shoemaker. Of tine revenue cutter gervice.
to-day received a report from Lieutenant
ID. II. Jarvis. commander of the revenue
cutter Bear. containing an account of the
rescue Of the gOid-seekers Who rushed
into the KotzeDue gold country, Alaska,
IN the summer OF lssS.
Lieutenant Jarvis was taking the Bear
north 20 Cape Barrow on her Ieguiar trip
AT Cape Prince of Wales he learned OF
the awful destitution which had over
taken the gold-seekers at Kozebue Sound.
ON arrival there ne found terrible con-
diti0n OF affairs Men had died OF starva-
ton. scurvy and by drowning, and he OBJ
tanned a list Of fOrty-eight deaths. But
the list is by no means complete. This
list has been published IN the Associated
Press dispatches.
WINTERED THERE.
over one thousand Of the gold-seekers
had wintered there. The Bear after re-
lievlng as much Of the distress as pOssi-
bic and leaving stores. lime Juice etc.
for the survivors took eghty-twO Of
them 10 ST. Michael. where they were
turned over 90 the military authorities.
Lieutenant Jarvis reported that he left
between 22J and 25O survivors az kutzebue
Sound. lie informed the department the
Bear would probably proceed TO Cape Bar
row. and upon his return would touch
az Kutzebue Sound and pick up any who
desired 90 return with him.
The rush into the Kotzehue country was
caused by false rumors Of rich strikes
and misleading advertisements. Two wo-
men and young baby were among those
rescued.
Another woman. too IN 20 move. was
left I'm care of a Quaker missionary and
his wife
A VfRGTNfAN
Among the list Of destitute persons
found there by Lieutenant Jarvis is men
toned G.. W. Berry. OF Virginia
Lieutenant Jarvis. who accomplished
the rescue Of the gold seekers az Kotzebue
Sound. is the revenue marine officer who
himself i'm the winter OF
1875 by leading relief expedition from
Tannuak. three hundred miles below ST.
Michaels % Point Barrow over lN0
miles OF snow aud ice In the dead Of
winter. he pushed an expedition for the
relief Of the ice-imprisoned whalers at
Point Barrow. lie arrived there with al
most so reindeer after many months OF
almost indescribahle hardships II was
he only Arctic relief expedition ever At
empted I'm mid winter. For his heroism
,n that occasion. the President recon-
nended that Congress give him vote OF
hanks and award him a gold medal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
Question for Cnnoress.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2f-It is believed
iu gh quarters here that many of the
important questions relating Go Porto
Rico viii be- LEFT for Congress % deal
with. instead of being settled by executive
action. one Of these relates to the free
exchange of commodities between Porto
Rico and this country.
Another plan Of rel ewing Porto Rico
was 10 permit her tobacco 10 enter Cuba
free of duty. This would give am easy
market 80 Porto Rico tobacco. but The
point has been raised that 70 would de-
press Cuban tobacco.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
INSTRUCTED FOR MARTIN.
GreensyiIic and Sussex Nominate Mr.,
Alexander Il Inc by AccIamafiou.

STONY CREEK. VA, August 24-Spe-
cial-Ihe convention OF delegates from
the counties OF Greensville and Sussex
10 nominate a candidate for the House Of
Delegates met here today.
Each magisterial district I'm rhe two
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
ILLNESS OF DR.. A. G. BROWN.
Patient Remains Unconscious. but May
Linecr Several pays Longer.

a special telegram 10 The Times last
night from Ashland stated me condition
al the hour Of writing OF Dr. A. O.. Brown
The special says:
"Dr Brown remains unconscious. hav-
ing been in that condition for the past
thlrty-six hours. The end Is hourly ex-
pected but he may, however llnger sew
cral days"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
WEATHER. FORECAST.

yirginia-Gencrally fair Friday and
Saturday. variable winds.
North Carolina Fair Friday and Sat
--urdav preceded Friday by showers and
thunderstorms on the coast variable
winds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25
RANGE or THERMOMETER.

thermometer bt Tie Times officc yester.
day. 2 a. NJ. -: u NJ. s.. L. NJ. 81. 6
y. NJ. So . T.. NJ, s6, p NJ, IS, average.
70 l-6.
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SUMMARY Of TG DAYS NEWS.

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TX Judge Hilton Dead.

SARATOGA. August 2L-Ex-Judge Hill
illness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-25

At the opening Of the proceedings this
morning. Colonel Jouaust ordered that the
evidence or Penot, friend OF the late
Colonel Sandherr. chief or the Intelligence
Department. be read by the court. which
was done.
This testimony. as given before the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

Mr. Sunderland. whose son Thomas is now
prominent in Nevada. and John Quincy A;
Ballard. who now lives and has prospered
az PIacerville.
AS soon Is the party reached California
they commenced mining and met with the
usual experiences Of pioneer miners. Ihey
would be broke one day and flush the
next. but finally ali came out with mod
erately good fortune.
Il remember one occasion said Major
StandefOrd. when | was sent down the
told TO make some good investments in
real estate in San Francisco. | looked at
the miserable shacks and concluded that
any investment in such a place would be
merely a waste of money, so | carried
the dust back and reported accordingly" "
In 1861 the year the Central Pacific
Railroad opened, Mr.. Standeford came to
Oakland and established the first planning
mill on the corner Of First and Washing
ton streets For long time he had as a
partner the late O. II. BuTnham. He de-
voted himself to his business with the
same Dersistency that he had hunted the
gold dust and now he presides over the
largest establishment on the water front;
The major IS member OF Oakiand
7 ,Odge Of MasOns and passes much OF his
-irne with the brethren at the Masonic
temple For several years he mas heen
81 widower. and his three daughters are
an happily married. The major is Typ
icai pioneer hale. hearty. OF good mem
ory and always ready when not attending
70 bu-incss to toll Of the days Wheh tne
State was young and when the way 70 70
fortune and success was not as sIhuotl
as Il IS for the generation mat Is sue
Cecding the argonauts
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
ONE OF THE B0ST0N'S
CREW GETS A FORTUNE
Robert Parker Campbells rather
Suicides and Leaves Him Well
Provided For.

OAKLAND. Sept. G.--Just ono week ago
to-day Alexander Campbell, first clated
over tho return Of his son. Robert Parker
CampbclI on the cruiser Boston from VA
uiIa then dcspondent over the sudden
destruction Of his home at frultN3ie ,py
fire took dose Of strYchnine ana Qlcu,
In q petition filed to-day by the mon hloi
Trust Company of san fIanclsCo any
BENJAMIN r. Duncan for the PROBATE OF
tho will It appears that the instrument
disposing Of his $4,000 estate, hau oc,,il t,I
made only q few days prior TO ms SulC' 'uc.
The petitioners are named as executors
and the witnesses to tho viii. dated Az
gust o. are Sam Bcll Mckee and ). II
Trcv of this city. By IT'S terms the son
who returned MS n warrior from the i u u
ipuincs, IS well provided for The estate
ronsists OF property at the corner Of
Seventeenth and Mission streets: san
Francisco. and money or deposit IN nc
san Francisco Savings Union. To the
eldest son. James Thomas Campbell, ngcd
re wears. 5000 IS bequeathed; to Mrs. Mar
paTot Miller Of San Francisco, $1,000; Mrs.
Ann Jane Strathcran OF santa B1rDara'
5000: Miss Annie f. Campbell of eureka;
$1,000 and 70 Mrs. ttaAnan AcCoIliIcIi VI
Fruitvalc $1,000
For the returning son, Robert Parker
Campbell SO 900 is bequeathcd to the
Union Trust Company in trust to be in
vested in some demonstrating property.
norteapcS or securities, tho income 10 be
paid over to this son until he shall arrive
nj the age OF 30 years, at which time the
trustees shall pay directly to him the
whole principal. In the event Of Robert s
death before reaching the age Of 4O-he
IS now 3l-thc principal goes 10 his broth
or lanes Il. Campbell. The balance Of
the estate is bequeathed to the two sons,
share and share alike.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
OSCAR LUNIMG MUST
KEEP HIS AGREEMENT 7

OAKLAND Sept. 6.-Judge Ogden to-
day rendered judgment in favor of the
Stewart Law and Collection Company
assignee of the Tribune Publishing Com
panv. against Oscar Luning for the sum
of $500 and costs of suit Mr.. Luning was
sued on contract whereby he promised
TO pay $500 toward the souvenir edition Of
Alameda County known as the Alameda
County Illustrated" and published by the
Tribune Publishing Company. Mr.. Lun-
ing contested the claim on the ground
that the agent Of the publishers stated
to him that other prominent men were
to subscribe like amount Of money. It
was shown by Attorneys Shook and
Church for the plaintiff that Mr.. Lunlng
public citizen for the purpose of adVertis-
ing the advantages of Alameda County.
Ii was also agreed by the publishers that
MIR. Luning's grounds and surroundings
were to be written ZIP In the publication.
In deciding the case Judge Ogden said
where II was shown, as II was in this
case, that the publishers had gone to
great expense in getting out this work
and that n special consideration, agreed
upon by the parties to the suit, had been
given 10 Mr. Luning in writing up his
place, that there We're no grounds under
the law by which Luning could avoid the
contract. The evidence showed that the
work performed for Luning was well
worth the amount of money charged, and
even If II be considered q case of vol
untary subscription that the work of
getting out the book having been per-
formed by the assignor of plaintiff, there
was sufficient consideration to support
the contract made.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
BLO0DSHED IMMINENT
AMONG YOUNG STUDENTS
CHARLES GUISLAIN THROWS
DOWN THE GAUNTLET.
A Consul's Son Who Is Always "At
Home" to Those Who Are Will
ing to insult Him.

ALAMEDA, Sept. 6.-Bloodshed seems
imminent among Alameda High School
students. National pride has reached the
boiling point and naught but a meeting
on the field of honor" can soothe the
wounded pride of Charles Guislain, son
of Leon Guislain. the Belgium Consul.
Young Gusain has thrown down the
gauntlet to Foster Gritfiths, who he refers
to as a narrow minded coward.
The trouble is all over High School ath-
letics The High School failed to enter
any contestants at the last field day of the
Academic League and for the failure to
failure has since been suspended from
membership Griffiths wrote a letter
which was published in last months Ala
media Bee stating the above facts and
in an indirect manner charged that Guis-
lain had offered to enter the Held day IL
he should be paid 81 so for it.
The following letter from GuiSlain APP
pears in the September issue of the Bee:
To the Editor of the Alameda Bee-Dear Sir:
In replying to your article or last month edi-
tion | am doing, indeed, too much honor to
the coward and anonymous author Of that alb
surd insult | would advise him another time
not to wait until the eve OF his departure for
the East to publish such lies about me. ! say
lies because all present on that occasion know
as well as the author himself that there is not
ANYTHING true in It, The words in your article
haVeTbeen pronounced, | know, but not by me
in the first instance. and L have repeated them
with the same intention as the other (honor-
able student) II is to say, just for q joke.
Therefore | hope you will do your duty in pub
fishing this letter hoping also that your paper g
columns shall be open no more to the calumnies
of rrow-minded towards. Yours truly
CHARLES c. GUISLAN
p ST wish you would also say that any
one willing to insult me shall always find me
at 1912 Paru street c. c. GUISLAIN.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
MAJOR D. W. STANDEFORD.

who hurriedly closed up the tax levy
business.
That little meeting last Saturday night
presents q very strong contrast to little
gathering held a few months ago at the
home Of Councilman Taylor On the lat
ter occasion nearly all the Councimen
were unanimous on whatever was pro-
posed II was the most beautiful gather
ing OF doves on record and everybody
cooed in unison.
Last saturday. night Mr., Rowe was not
there MI Taylor was also absent, and
last night they let it be known very clear
" why they were not present. There was
nothing suggestive of the dove about the
manner in which Messrs. Mott, Rowe;
Meese. Taylor and Stetson expressed
themselves last night. Each man resented
dictatorship by any other member ana
Mr. Rowe turned red, while Mr.. Mott
turned white Everybody realized that 1t
was the beginning Of a new era IN the
Council and to-day. although the mem
bers when they meet smile at each otner
being gentlemen it is not the same old
smile with which they saluted each other
in the DAYS when the sole energy OF the
legislative department Of the city govern
mont was being used to force Mayor Snow
to reappoint a police officer or a Street
superintendent.
at was no combination said Mr.. Gil
rard to-day: but, great Caesar we had
to do something. We weren't elected to
talk, talk talk-everlastingly TALK
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
TEACHERS MAY
GET THEIR FULL
YEARS SALARIES
Find a Champion in
Auditor Wells.

So far as Auditor Wells is concerned,
the public school teachers of San Fran
cisco will not be compelled to teach the
young idea how to shoot gratis during any
portion of the present fiscal year, but
whether the position assumed by the Au-
ditOr will stand the test of the law, or
rather whether the law under the au-
thority of which he is acting will stand
the test of constitutionality yet remains
to be determined. The law on the sub
ject, as It stands, makes it mandatory on
the Auditor to notify the Board of Super
visors, the Board of Education and the
City and County Treasurer. at the begin
ming of each fiscal year, the amount OF
money used in the payment of the salaries
of the teachers in the preceding fiscal
year, and to set aside that sum for the
year In this connection the legal
Interpretation of the word used"
will have an important bearing in decid-
ing how much the teachers are actually
entitled to, should the constitutionaltty
of the law be upheld. According to the
Auditors figures, the amount actually
paid the teachers during the last fiscal
year was $3.50, ,453 20, but that sum, with
the S179,346 80 withheld because of lack of
funds makes a total of $1,029,S00 10. If the
word used" is interpreted to mean the
sum actually earned by the teachers last
year the amount will be ample to pay all
teachers salaries for the present fiscal
year, as the estimate OF the amount re-
qured for that purpose submitted by Su-
perintendent Webster is but 81 ,010, ,000 or
nearly $4,000 less than the sum to which
they were entitled last year. On the
other hand. if the word used" is inter
preted to mean the sum actually paid out,
the amount the Supervisors will be re-
quired to appropriate is $159,547 less than
the salary estimate. Auditor Wells, how
ever, appears to have taken the more
liberal view Of the meaning of the word
and unless he is overruled by the law the
teachers will get what may be due them.
In compliance with the law referred to,
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
THEY NARROWLY
ESCAPED GOING
ON WHALE HEAD
Lurline and Bryant
Just Missed 1t.

Two vessels have had narrow escapes
from going on Whale Head, near Point
Bonita, within the last forty-eight hours,
The brig Lurline, from Kahului drifted
past the rock on Tuesday afternoon and
was so close that the sailors held their
breath, fearing she would strike. Luckily
the current carried her up toward Arch
Rock and land breeze soon carried her
out of danger.
The bark c. D. Bryant. from Honolulu.
had her narrow escape yesterday. She
could not clear Whale Head and
Captain Colly had to run her into Paddys
Port and drop his anchor. Later the
breeze came along and the Bryant was
worked out of her dangerous predcament
and reached an anchorage off Vallejo
street wharf In the case of both the
brig and the bark it was a question OF the
wind falling light and the tide taking
charge. The Lurline was very light, hav-
ing only enough sugar aboard to ballast
her, and had she not fortunately kept in
the current that set toward Arch Rock
she surely would have gone on Whale
Head The Bryant was loaded, and had a
breeze such as blew during the afternoon
come up while she was in Paddys Port
she would have gone ashore.
The captains of the c. d. Bryant and
the German Bark H. Hackfeld had a
peculiar experience. They left Honolulu
reached San Francisco almost the same
length of time apart. Both vessels made
long voyages of thirty-one days and yet
neither sighted the other until they were
off port The schooner Mary E. Foster
made the run up in twenty-three days and
the brig Lurline in nineteen days.
The dozen sailors who deserted the ship
British Isles as soon as she dropped an
chor on Tuesday afternoon are once more
at sea, and the boarding masters are
richer by nearly $3.50. When the men were
10, Nfff ha ri iGh ell GRO ON
ised a good time ashore and then a nice
easy berth on a coaster. Lying in the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
PROBABLY THE
YOUNGEST Of
TIE PIONEERS
David w, Standeford's
Jubilee.
usm5 Office San Francisco Call

.s7"" pttice San Francisco Call,
@S Broadway. Sent s
go to-day" said Major Da-
ford at a little gathering
.anded in California and am
taungest pioneer in the State
"n.eted half a century's resi-
HE party was in honor of the
3ndeford is perhaps the hest
.aneer, Mason and millman in
-.... ".. county. He has literally grown
"-. the State, and although having
Ea since 1879 he is now but 6S wears
AS he reCounted his early strug-
the details of the OK team trim
The continent he was surrounded
many friends. whose whitened heads
plainly Of hard experiences before
-t.-e favored them in a new country
n r1e lith Of April, 1Si9, the major and
undred and forty companions set ont
w Greencastle, Ind. bound for the
a mines Of the West. The party proved
big that ii was decided to break II nm
li sixteen Of them. including Young
-#r1etord. came on alone They found
.-..s practically uninhabited. and they
-HtetSed that territory for days without
IE mouse or q stranger Young
a11etord knew nothing of the hardshIps
.. travel or the ViCissitudes Of Canp min
except what he had heard during a
." years experience as a drug clerk
Ills party came DR.. Rankin Mr. Adams.
Albert 9. Patrick, William Shingles, a
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
DENY THAT A
COMBINE HAS
BEEN FORMED
Unified Six Merely De-
sire Action.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

9OS Broadway, Sept 6.
Some surprise was manifested to-day
When 1t became known that the City
Councll had fixed the tax levy. More sur
prise was manifested at the manner in
winch 1t was done. 1t is really the first
thoroughly businessike proceeding con-
nected with any big measure that the
present Council has carried out.
The animated debate of last night
shows that when occasion requires the
council can break apart and that six
members-Messrs. Mott, Barstow, Meese
Schafer. Kramm and Girard, which is a
majority of eleveG-can be depended upon
to act definitely. All of the six who voted
together last night declare that there is
no combination among them but that they
merely passed to print the tax levy ordin-
ance because they were tired of talking
night after night and accomplishing moth
Ing. The committee of the whole was to
have discussed the tax levy tonight, but
as the matter has been disposed of it is
now entirely out of the hands of the com
mittee.
All the pet schemes that have been
talked over during the past month disap-
pe&red with the vote. Mr.. Rowe's visions
of Improvements in independence square
faded away; Mir. Taylors desire to per
maHently reconstruct a section of Tele-
graph avenue and call II a boulevard also
disappeared; Mr. GiTard ; second fire en-
gine for the annexed district went up in
smoke. although he was one of the six
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
To Dedicate Their Home.

OAKLAND, Sept. 6.-The Home Asso-
citation for Aged and Infirm Colored Peo-
pie will dedicate its building at Beulah
following programme will be rendered
Singing of "All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name; prayer and Scripture reading
py hL9er ne hLen; Va3i1n 6dne soip, o. t '" Nj Nc
dent Mrs. Louisa Jackson; musical Sc
lections, c. S. Butler and Leon Hum
phrey; dedicatory address by Rev. T.
Brown; solo, Mrs. r. Mcdonald; three
minute addresses by any of the friends
desiring to speak; duet, There's Room
For You to Anchor; original poem by
Mrs. d. Washington; singing, "Beulah
Land: recitation, Miss Bessie -: coll
lection raised by Rev. e. I. Cottman;
prayer and benediction by Rev. W. w.
Grimes; pianist, Mrs M. Sargent. Mrs.
Thomas Pearson will be director of cere-
monies The ladies will serve a first
class dinner The cars for Beulah will
meet local trains at Fruitvale.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
POISON CELLS
ARE FOUND IN
STRAWBE RR|ES
Nearly Caused Death
of Mrs. Edwards.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
coz Broadway. Sent. 6.


90S Broadway, Sept 6.
Mrs. Susan Edwards, whose home is in
this city and who is a sister OF the late
is the latest victim of poisoned strawber-
ries. Weak and extremely i'll she lies at
Fabiola Hospital yet * congratulatinG
herself on the fact that she is alive. a
few weeks ago Mrs Edwards. who is a
woman of wealth went to Santa cruz to
enjoy an outing One day recently she
ate freely of Strawberries and in sup
posedly dying condition was at once
brought back to her home in Oakland.
On examination it was found that the
strawberries eaten had been sprayed
with paris green and that Mrs. Edwards
had taken no little amount of the deadly
drug into her system.
" hen the first effects of the terrible
powder were felt at Santa Cruz DR.;
Small was summoned and administered
an antidote. 1t relieved Mrs. Edwards
al once But pain and fright had affected
the patient SO greatly, that her life was
despaired of. She asked to be brought
home and on reaching this city was
taken to Fabiola Hospital, where she is
recovering
Several of the strawberries remaining
in Mrs. Edwards dish We're examined
that the paris green. which had been ap-
piled when they were small and unripe
had become surrounded by the growth of
the berry and was found within, looking
like small white worms. This was so
deadly that DIR. Small expressed surprise
at the amount of poison taken into the
stomach and the fact that Mrs. Edwards
had survived.
Mrs Edwards is being cared for day
and night by efficient nurses; and her
condition is being closely watched by the
hospital physicians lest unlocked for
complications should yet arise.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07
Athletic Officers Elected.

BERKELEY. Sept. 6.-The Athletic As
sociation of the University of California
held an election to-day for three vacancies
in the list of athletic officers. Different
factions among the students lent lively
interest to the contest. All day long the
polls were surrounded with friends of the
candidates, and when the poll closed the
result was awaited with more excitement
tics. The ballots showed a majority in
favor of Ezra Decoto of the class of 1900
for the position OF track manager. Robert
Belcher. also of the class of 1900. defeated
his opponent in the fight for football man
ager. The outcome in both cases is salts
factory to the college. Paul Selhy was
elected tennis manager without opposi-
tiop