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A ROAST FOR ALGER.
London Newspapers Say General Otis Is
Incompetent.

Incompetent.
London. July 1S-Afternoon newspa-
pers of this city generally in comment
ing on the American correspondents in
Manila against the censorship denounce
the American Philippine campaign as it
mas been managed by Secretary Alser
and Major General Elwell 5. Otis.
The st. James Gazette says: The
great American people have been hood
Winked by its general and its admins
tratfon, who have kept up series of
suppressions of truth and suggestions
of the false, worthy of Russian ingenu-
ity and thoroughness.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: The cor
respondents have done their duty to the
public as Journalists and gentlemen
should"
The Times, in its leading editorial ar
ticle to-day. says: "Alger has run the
war office as a political machine. Mill
tary posts have been bestowed on po-
litical friends without regard to fitness
or interests of the country. Dishonesty
and corruption have been rampant
wherever there was public money to be
handled. American soldiers were killed
by thousands on American soil by such
agencies as embalmed beef and scan
dalous neglect of elementary sanitation.
AS the head is, so we expect the subord-
mates to be. They are chosen without
regard to fitness, but with every regard
to political service. The new imperial
service of the United States is now dis
credited by the association with a sys-
tenn of corruption. Mckinley for some
reason or other is incapable of Kidding
himself of the incubus of his secretary
who, evidently regarding himself as
having the president in his pocket, Sc
renely defies public Indignation that
has been aroused by his mismanage-
ment."
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FOREIGN CROPS.
There VIII BE a Great Deficiency in
Russia's Yield.

Washington, July 1S-The agricultural
departments foreign crop report for July
states that commercial authorities esti-
mate the shortage In the Russian
crop of wheat at from S5,000,0 coo to 12O,0o0,-
900, as compared with last year.
The deficiency is most serious in the re-
gicns most favorably situated for export
In the north unseasonably cold weather
has unfavorably affected all the crops of
hay potatoes and all grains except oats
The rye crop, an important one, is very
short
The Prussian official report on wheat is
a little above flair" 2.3 being the tech
nical designation.
The Austrian outlook for wheat and
rye is good in all but one province. Aus
tra, Roumania and Bulgaria all are
slightly below the average in wheat, rye
and maize.
A French estimate of the wheat crop
Of Spain and Italy puts it at S4OOO,UvJ
bushels below that of last year. the short
age being somewhat heavier in Spain.
The wheat crop in France is represented
as satisfactory, but the optimistic esti-
mates made earlier in the season have
been scaled down by later crop damages
the estimate now being 3520o0,000 bush
els
There are cable reports of a severe gen
eral storm, causing considerable damage
to grain crops that would otherwise have
ranked as fair.
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claims which would thus escape the
royalty tax amounted to large sum.
Commissioner Gerouard remarked
that the administration had expended
S25,000 on Improvements in the city,
$4,000 on hospitals, and in addition
had worked all the prisoners on what
may be termed city Improvements.
Charles Anderson stands at the head
of royalty-payers, having handed over
to the government $4,000. He has
claims on Eldorado and also on Do
minion Professor Lippy of No. 10 FL
dorado is a good second Hall AMI Pr
cote of No. II Eldorado paid a trifle
over $4,000 in royalties, and Stanley
and Wardner of Seattle, from No. %
and No &c Eldorado, paid the royalty
on $235.000 of gold dust. Eldorado is,
therefore, this season by far the heavi-
est producer
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HEARTSICK Of kLOND|KE
Gloomy View of Conditions at
Dawson City.
HUNDREDS ARE STRANDED
Great Suffering Is Inevite ble-Govern-
ment Must Assist - Millions in
Gold Dust Brought Down
by the Steamers.

San Francisco, July 1s--R. Z. Edgar,
one of the passengers of the Portland
takes a very gloomy view of the state
of affairs in Dawson.
There is nothing doing there" he
said. 1T is frightfully dull. The place
is so overrun with unemployed men
that there are at least 10 men for every
Job. No, there is no suffering. There
seems to be food for all, but there are
a great many men who are without
money and who will undoubtedly suf-
fer. / have no doubt that the govern
ment will have to step in and take
care of these men. There are hundreds
anxious to leave Dawson and would
leave if they had the means, but they
have not and there is an end of it,"
How many have left within the last
month";"
Fully 1000. A great many have
worked their way out and others are
now on the road south. A great many
worked their way down on the Port
land. No, there have been no new
strikes. There are, certainly, men up
there who have made a good thing and
they are pleased, but the majority are
heartsick of the Klondike."
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HIS LIFE THE FORFEIT
DR.. Collins Afraid to Testify at
Wallace.
HAD BEEN THREATENED
The Attorney for the State Offered Him
Better Position at Some Other
Place = He Promised
Protection.

Wallace, Idaho, July 1S-In the Cor
coran murder trial this afternoon the
defense called three witnesses and then
rested. DR.. l. S. Collins was called by
the defense for characterization and
stated that since he testified Attorney
Borah, for the state, had approached
him with an offer to induce him to tes-
tify that Corcoran was on the train
April 20, which offer was declined.
Attorney Borah asked witness if he
did not say that the state understood
witness did see Corcoran on that train
and wanted him to so testify, but wit
ness did not remember it so. DIR. Col
Inns finally admitted that he told the
attorneys for the state that he did not
go to Wardner and knew nothing about
1t; that he so testified before the cor
oner's jury, but finally, when the state
told him of several persons who knew
he was there, admitted 1T, but claimed
his life would be forfeited If he told all
he knew because of threats made by
masked men.
After this admission Borah asked if
the offer of something better" was not
only in the event that testimony should
make him so unpopular at Burke that
he would have to leave there. Witness
persisted that he inferred something
different from the conversation.
Had not I just told you that I'M
derstood your position up there, and If
you gave such testimony and had to
leave we would get you a better loca-
tion?" asked Attorney Borah.
Witness admitted that it might be
so, but he thought reference to his po-
sition came after the offer of better
location.
Borah went on the stand and told
how the state found many witnesses
afraid to testify until they had been
guaranteed protection. He said it took
so long to get anything from this wit
ness that after learning that he could
identify Corcoran he thought perhaps
| a further guarantee would induce him
to tell it. He promised Collins protec-
ton and better location If he had to
leave the country if he knew Corcoran
was on the train and would so testify
c. F. Foy contradicted Mrs. Sinclairs
testimony yesterday as to the events
when Cheyne was shot. Mrs. Coyle,
Mrs. Kennall, Mrs. Walker and Matt
Baumgartner all testified to seeing Cor
coran at or near Burke from IL to 3
o'clock, April 29. Except Baumgartner,
all admitted that they were union SYM
pathizers, he being non-committal.
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STORY DISCREDlTED.
Not Believed That Party of Twelve
Perished.

Vancouver, B. c., July 1S.-Captain
Conradi of the Garonne and Purser
Sprague do not believe the story that
Captain Benn and party of IL were lost
in Kotzebue sound. They say that
while there was much suffering in Kot-
zebue and miners had to eat dogs for
food, no Captain Bonn party persisted
so far as they know.
Next to Lippy, the individual with the
biggest amount of treasure was j. H.
McGraw, former governor of the state
of Washington. He DIS said to have
100000. The claim which yielded this
snug fortune is located on Manook
creek, Rampant City. Jose, an Ameri-
can, brought down 100000. He had been
in two years.
T. Lennon, who has been in the Yukon
a year and a half, had $4,000. There
were on board at least 25 men with for
tunes averaging from 5000 to $4,000.
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Postal Incorporated.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, July B.--The Postal Telegraph
Gable company was incorporated to-day
under the laws of Montana by w. +.
S. Hawk, A. l.. Smith and Norman Hotter;
capital, $4,000 1t is understood that the
incorporation in this state is for the pur
pose of extending the present lines of
the company, rights of way being more
readily secured under domestic than a
foreign corporation.
The Libby Creek Mining company was
Incorporated under the laws of Missouri
by Arthur Winslow, ]. ]. Cairnes, Arthur
c. Robinson j. M. Mason and Alexander
Falconer, all of Kansas City, Mo. The
company is capitalized al 100000 and pro-
poses to mine at Libby, Flathead county.
j. M. Dikeman of Libby is named as
Montana agent.
The North Star Shoe company of Min
nesota to-day filed a document naming
James A. Walsh of Helena its Montana
agent succeeding Francis Brooks. who
has left the state.
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FOUND NO PAY STREAK.
Thousands of Prospectors in the Koyu-
kuk District.

Thousands of Prospectors in the Koyu-
kuk District.
Seattle, Wash, July 18Th. Sherman
and F. f. Stoddard, who were men,
bers of party of 10 organized at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, returned from Alaska on
the Roanoke last night. They spent the
winter in the Koyukuk district. Mr..
Sherman, in speaking Of the country,
said that colors could be found almost
anywhere. but there was no pay streak
that they could find. No nuggets could
be found of the size of pinhead. There
was great amount Of prospecting done
in every direction by the thousands of
men who spent the winter on that
river.
Sherman thinks that the gold dust
must be somewhere in that country,
though they could not find it, Out of
large number of men who went in and
about Bergman and New Arctic City
only about 60 remained behind to pros
pect through the summer. AS soon as
the season opened the disappointed
miners began to scatter and most of
them headed for the outside. Provis-
ions and supplies We're offered for sale
on all sides and became almost worth
less. Flour was sold as low as 81 a
hundred around Bergman, and as to
clothing and other supplies, the miners
could scarcely give them away. They
traded it to the Indians and the few
miners who concluded to remain be-
hind for anything they could get.
The remains of F. Chubb of Fulton,
n. Y, who died last winter at Berg
man, on the Koyukuk, We're brought
down on the Roanoke.
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At Brighton Beach.

New York. July 1S.-The chief event on
the card at Brighton to-day was the Pc
comic stakes for 3-year-olds at a mile and
a furlong, in which Ethelbert and Marti-
mas were the only starters of account
Ellerdale being added simply to get third
money. On the run to the first turn Mar
timas took a lead of a length, which he
sustained around the lower turn into the
back stretch, when Ethelbert came up,
and as they turned the upper curve they
were running head and head. They hung
together for few seconds, and then Eth
Gilbert slid away and pulled up at the end
with the hollowest kind of victory in
1855. Results:
First race, five MISUNDERSTANDING won,
Pres tidigitator second, Matchim third
time, :01 As. Second race, mile. selling
Andronicus won, Klondike second, klon-
dixie Queen third: time, 1:43 3-5. Third
race. mile-Imp won, Charentus second,
Cambrian third; time 1:4l 2-5. Fourth
race, the Peconic stakes, mile and an
eighth-Ethelbert won, Martmas second
Ellerdale third; time, 1:55. Fifth race, five
furlongs-Frandoo won. Gonfalon second
Sakurat third: time l:O2, Sixth race, sew
en- furlongs-Theory won, Dan Rice sec
ond, Tinge third; time, LIS 4-5.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
Forced to Kill Their Dogs in Order to
Avoid Starvation.


Seattle, July Isl. ]. HOLSTER,
civil engineer of Santa Barbara, Cal,
who arrived here last night on the
steamer Roanoke from St. Michaels,
Alaska, tells of the narrow escape of a
party of Kotzebue sound prospectors
who started overland this spring to
Cape Nome. He gives only the follow
ing names of the party, OF which he
was member and which was com
posed of "a men:
DIR. Gate of Oakland. DR.. Glearas Of
1os Angeles, A. A Eubanks of Port
land. Otto Myers of San Francisco and
]. V. Baird of Oakland.
The party got lost ran out of food
and were forced to kill and eat 16 of
their dogs. At the headwaters of Fish
river they constructed boats and RATS
and fioated down to Golofin Bay.
A letter from St. Michael announces
the arrival at Cape Nome of ]. d. Tai
liant. a well known San Francisco bank
err. and George Warn of San Rafael.
They made the trip overland from Kot-
zebue sound. 1t was reported several
weeks ago that Tallant had died while
making the trip.
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SHAMROCK WON EASILY.
Will Give Good Account of Herself in
the Big Race.

VIII Give a Good Account of Herself in
the Big Race.
Southampton, July 1S.-There was
much excitement on the Solent to- day
over the Britannia-Shamrock race.
From early morning crowds watched
the preparations on both yachts, while
the whole fleet from Southampton,
Cowes and other places made for Ryde.
The weather was hot and hazy, with a
slight southeast breeze. The course
was about 40 miles long. The Prince of
Wales arrived about II o'clock and i'm
mediately boarded the Britannia.
AS the starting gun doomed, the
Britannia Immediately crossed the line,
the Shamrock following in a way to
give the impression that she had no
objection to giving the Britannia a
slight lead. The latter, however, did
not long maintain the advantage. 1t
was dead beat to windward and little
distance was covered before the Sham
rock, which started on the short leg,
overhauled her and on the following
long leg to starboard, the Shamrock
forged ahead rapidly. 1t was at once
noticed that she was sailing nearly
half point nearer the wind than the
Britannia. The Shamrock was carry
ing her mainsail jib headed, topsail,
the same canvas, but in addition her
club topsail. The Shamrock was half
a mile ahead passing Warner.
Hogarth was at the helm of the chal-
lenger. The boat held up admirably
and there was not a drop of water on
deck. She proved quick in putting
about, taking only 104 seconds.
On rounding the Nab lightship, both
yachts set their spinnakers for the run
back.
The only mishap of the day was thai
when the Shamrocks sail began to fill
the top caught in the crosstrees.
The huge canvas Topped fiat and then
suddenly burst like a balloon and a
big rent became visible in the upper
out. leaving hole big enough for a
man to crawl through. The Sham
rocks speed suffered somewhat from
this accident. Both boats soon set their
topsails and later their balloon fore
sails. The yachts jlbbed to port near
Ryde. They were then travelling at
such a rate that the press boat, doing
speed Of II knots. was unable to keep
pace with the Shamrock, though the
| wind lightened considerably after leav-
ing Nab lightship The Britannia APP
peared to be holding her own for a
short spell before she reached Ryde,
but the Shamrock again crept slowly
ahead, widening the gap. The scene a;
this time was an inspiring one, both
I yachts under a cloud of canvas
gliding on even keels. The wind fresh
| ened after passing Cowes and both
| boats took in their spinnakers and
| started on the broad reach to the Solent
buoy. After jibbing around they reach
| ed back, finishing with short tack to
make the home mark.
Experts were satisfied that the Sham
rock would be able to give a good &C
| count of herself in the contest for the
American cup.
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MILLIONS IN DUST.
The First Big InstaiIment of the Seasons
Output.

Healy, ST. Michaels Island, Alaska,
July 8, via Vancouver b. c., July 49,
The steamers Roanoke and Garonne
have sailed from here with the first big
1nstallment of this seasons output of
gold from the Klondike. The former f,as
aboard nearly 100000 in dust and a
quarter of a million in drafts. TIE
principal portion of the dust belongs TO
the North American Trading and
Transportation company, the Canadian
Bank of Commerce and the Bank of
British North America An employee Of
the bank and sergeant of the mount
ed police accompanied the shipment
The dust belonging to The banks is con-
signed to the United States assay office
at Seattle. There is probably 81 500, 900
on the Garonne, the principal portion
of which belongs to the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, T. S. Lippy and ex-Gov-
ernor John H. McGraw, both of Seat
tie. Among the passengers on the
Roanoke and Garonne are many who
possess small amounts of dust ranging
from $4,000 to 500, 900.
The Alliance and Laurada, which
have already sailed, had a number of
passengers 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 s1,000,000 in dust belonging to the
company. Many small holders are also
aboard the Portland.
Late reports from Cape Nome,
brought over by passengers on the
steamer Discovery, are that the prop
critics on which work is being done are
richer than anticipated. Lindbloom,
Bryntesen and Lunderberg, the discov-
erers, are said to have taken more than
$1,000 out of one of their claims on
Snow gulch in one day last week.
G. w. Price and S. G. Simpson of
Seattle bought a two-thirds interest in
10 claims located in the district by
Harry Campbell for $1,000. This is the
In the new district. Mr.. Price says
these 10 claims should produce This year
close to 100000.
The detail of troops under command
of Lieutenant Spaulding sent over last
week by Captain Walker have had
plenty of work to do since their ar
rival. For several days previous 10
their appearance on the scene there was
a great deal of town lot jumping, but
Lieutenant Spaulding quickly put a
stop to it by 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 still there, having been abandoned
by her crew, who have been stricken
with the gold fever. Other vessels have
had similar experiences. The Bertha
belonging to the Alaska Commercial
company, was abandoned by the ma.
jOrity of her crew several days ago. anC
1t was only after great effort on the
part of her officers that enough mer
were secured to bring her to St
Michaels. Within a month it is esti
mated there will be 5000 people in the
camp
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At st. Louis.

st. Louis July 1S-Track fast. Results
First race, selling, seven furlongs-Aunt
Maggie won. Moralist second, Hill Billy
third: time. 1:S0. Second race, selling. six
furlongs-Elbe won, Sensen second, Vnl-
mar third; time, 1:15la. Third race. maiden
2-year-ods, five and a half furlongs-Hav-
Hand won. Arthur Behan second, Deveric
third; time, 1:101s Fourth race, selling,
mile and 20 yards-Barhee won, Montedo-
nico second, Lyllist third; time, l4S24.
Fifth race. selling, seven furlongs--John
McElroy won, Eight Bells second, Sly
third; time, 1:29h. Sixth race, selling. six
furlongs-Miss Mae Day won The Pride
second, Hachmeister third; time, 1:l5la.
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OFFICIAL REPORT.
Total Output for the Season Will BE
S2OOOO,OoO.

Skagway, Alaska, July IA, via Van
rouver, B. c., July Isl. f. Gerouard,
a member of the Yukon council of ad-
sninistration, arrived here to-day from
Dawson on his way to Ottawa with an
official report to be laid before the cab
met officials.
Concerning royalties, he stated that
when he left Dawson the report for the
month of June had not been completed,
But enough returns had been made to
state that the royalties for this season
would run over 5000 The total out
put for the season he estimated at
$40, 900, 900, and the discrepancy on the
royalty as against this total output he
explained on the ground that the roy
atty had been diminished because it is
now levied on over $1,000 instead of
over $1,000, and that the output Of
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THE FIRST CARGO.
Pig Silver and silver Ore Shipped From
South America.

Pig Silver and silver Ore Shipped From
South America.
Philadelphia, July 1S,--What is prob
ably the first cargo of silver and silver
ore brought from the west coast of
South America to an Atlantic coast port
of the country has reached here on the
British steamer Kentigern. Slowed
away in her hold are 1929 sacks of
high-grade ore and 900 bars of pig sill
yer valued at more than $3.50, 900, besides
an assorted cargo worth 100000 more.
The steamer left Guayaquil, Ecuador,
April rs. The silver comes from mines
high up in the mountains of Bolivia,
which are worked by English and
American miners. 1t must be carried
many miles on the backs of mules to
Antofogasta, the nearest seaport. The
lack of smelling facilities makes it
necessary to ship most of the ore out
of the country.
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San Francisco, July 1s.-The report of
the local immigration commission for the
fiscal year ended June 80 shows that 1926
males and 1,450 females were landed dur
ing the year. OF the arrivals 1867 were
japanese, 1,464 English, POI Germans, l52
Mexicans, 90 Koreans, II Filipinos. 150
Irish, 70 Spanish and l3S Portuguese. They
brought with them a total of $780,
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Standing of the Clubs.
Families Homeless.

Quebec, July, July 1S-Fire which broke
ouE in the StroChs suburb of Quebec this
afternoon destroyed 65 houses, entailing a
property loss of 100000. Assistance was
summoned from the citadel and detach-
ment of the Royal Canadian artillery rem
dered good service pulling down houses in
the path of the flames. 1t was O'Clock
before the fire was under control. More
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robbers and the pursuing posse has been
swelled to the number of 40. Superintend-
ent Webb of the Colorado Southern ar
rived at Springer last night on a special
train. Superintendent Hurley of the San
ia Fe is also on the ground. Captain
Thacker, chief of the secret service of
the Wel.s-Fargo company, left Springer
last night by special stage for Cimarron
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Will Swear AIIepiance.

Manila, July 1s.-Natives of the prov
inces of Albay, South Camarines and
North Camarines are endeavoring to
throw off the domination of the Tagals.
1t is reported there has been fighting be-
tween the people of the provinces named
and small bands of Tagals. The local
governments and the people in question
are willing to declare allegiance TO the
ITntfnh States
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ment the reciprocity treaties made under
the terms of section of the Dingley tar
if act VITA Bermuda and the other Brit
ish West Indian colonies. The treaties
were concluded some weeks ago and sent
to the British foreign office and the Colo
MES for approval The approval having
been given, the formal signature to the
several Instruments occurred to-day.