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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
GLAD
TO FLOCK TO THE
NEW GOLD FIELDS
Tactics Of the Dominion in Re-
serving the Best Claims Drive
Many to Cape Nome.
By SAM w. WALL.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

stove hole in her bottom in SiXty-Mile
River and is laid up for repdlrs: epd steerns dns
gear. the Gold Star is on the. rocks IN
Thirty Mile, the Victorian colllded WIN
the rocks that stand straight out OF tue
water at Five Fingers and tore away d
part of her upper deck, while otnerS udVe
suffered more or less from the sndIloW
water and the intrtcacies OF 1ukpn {i MY Ia "
igation If the record keeps at TINS rate
the surplusage of steamboats, now com.
planned of will not be SO greatly teit az
the end Of the season No boat atbosb mas ygl
number of boats have come from down
the river, where they wintered Ihes9
are the Sovereign, Monarch, VICTORIAN, 15n},., -
Kerr, Seattle, Arnold, J. c. Barr, Se9tue
Herman, w: S; Stratton. Reindeer r. e.
From up the river the following have
arrived; The he Flora w, w; K 3 p Rer9ow' 'oW
was the first boat to arrive with connec-
tions from the outside, bringing a BOAT
load Of AT9ng them & %eFs 9sa
Charles Stepp, ] M. Wilson. n. Sumner,
l. r. Fulda, manager of the All Alaska ,iiiSo En-
PlGration Company Louis sl9ss LustIe saI
mour, these three of Simons' Extrava-
ganza Company; W. S. Phelan, George
La Marie, 81 D. Anderson. John Erick;
Mrs. P. A. Wyberg, Mrs. w. j. Walters,
Miss Garrett. w. ]. Casey, S. Kosofsky,
d. Macarthur. David Bruce. c. Regnie,
Colonel Reickenbach and H. Pinkiert. The
last named brought in late issues of The
Call the first San Francisco paper to be
sold on the streets this spring.
The Canadian has since arrived from
the lakes bringing about two tons of mail,
the first to arrive since the trail over the
ice became impossible.
Fire has made another terrible vista
ton to the city. this time attacking the
cabins of the residents on the hillside
back of the town. Something over sixty
cabins with their contents and caches
were entirely destroyed. The blaze ran
through the moss and underbrush from a
campfire and spread over 200 acres, de-
stroying nearly all the buildings in the
area. Many of the owners of the cabins
destroyed were absent at work in the
know of their loss. Among the sufferers
are Fred B. Cahoon, w. J. Akers, ]. T.
Geoghegan, Thomas Shea, w T. Hay
art. w: r; Mccarthy. Fred Bassett. ]. V.
8 McNaught9;n' T Eg6dd1 BugckdingeT r. G. G:
Wnkinson, Carl Edgren, Albert Levitt, 6.
II. Locke. Mrs H. A. Cranston, G. M.
Rivers, DR.. Winters, Y: Balboni; James
mon. William Heffren, Murphy &, .Suercy.
The cabin of Billy Moss. the pugilist, who
is doing time for burglary. was destroyed,
was that of A. Oxby, who died last
week.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
GATHERING DATA
REGARDING TRADE
Will Show Necessity for
New Department.
WORK AHEAD FOR C0NSULS
MUST REPORT ON COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRIES.
Wide Scope of the Information De-
sired Shows the Vast Amount
of Business the New Cabi-
net Office Will Handle.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. VEL
LINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON,
July 11.-Action has been taken by the
State Department looking to the collec-
ton of important data respecting the
trade of the United States with foreign
countries and of such countries with
each other, which will be presented to
Congress about January l.
This information will be used to show
the necessity of establishing a depart
ment not only for the administration Of
colonial affairs, but for the protection
and extension of American commerce.
to be known as the Department of Co
lonial Affairs and Foreign Commerce.
Assistant Secretary Cridler has sent
to consular officers instructions to pre-
pare and forward to the department
not later than November l report on
the commerce and industries of each
consular district, covering any facts
and figures for the year 1898 not al
ready transmitted, and as complete and
accurate q statement as may be OBJ
tanned of trade and industries OF the
district for the six months ending June
80, 1899.
sired shows the vast amount of buSi-
ness which a department such as Is
now regarded as necessary would have
to handle. Information is asked for.
among other things, as to the increase
or decrease In the more important lines
of exports and imports. especially such
as enter into the trade Of the United
States. conditions Of transportation,
exchange, banking, ETC.. tariff rates
and customs rules, port regulations,
wharfage dues, improvements in har-
bor facilities, extension of telegraph
and cable service, freight rates, regula-
tions affecting commercial travellers.
conditions Of the merchant marine,
regulations as to quarantine and laws
or regulations of a discriminating
character which affect American ves-
sells and trade.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
MRS. RICH CLAIMS TO
BE VICTIM OF A PLOT

AUSTIN, Tex, July 11.-Mrs. John D.
Rich, whose eXtradition trial for the al
legged murder of her husband in Juarez,
Mexico, was recently completed before
the United States Commissioner at FL
Paso, the case now being before the
State Department at Washington for
final review, has again appealed
to Governor Sayers for intercession
In her behalf. and the Governor has
forwarded to Secretary of State Hay all
the information and papers bearing on the
case which had been placed in his hands
by Mrs. Rich, with the request that they
be given careful and weighty' considera-
ton before Judgment is finally passed on
the guilt of the accused woman. Mrs.
Rich claims that she is the object of
prejudice and persecution and that a plot
exists to turn her over to the Mexican au-
thorities, regardless of her guilt or inno-
cence, in order that she may be finally
bereft of her jewels and other property
valued at several thousand dollars, which
are now in the hands of the Mexican au-
thoritieS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
ARMY TRANSPORTS
WILL NOW BE ARMED

NEW YORK. July IA special to the
Sun from Washington says: The Navy
Department has consented to turn over
to the Ordnance Bureau of the army six
teen six-pounder rifles for use on army
transports engaged in carrying troops to
and from the Philippines. The troop
ships have been entirely without arma-
ment.
1t was said to-day by army officers that
If the Filipinos had been enterprising
enough to mount on a ship some of the
guns they took from the Spanish gunboats
at Zaboango they might have captured
or destroyed some of the army transports
One officer hinted that word had been re-
ceived that the Filipinos were arming
some vessels and that this was the real
reason why the army transports were to
have modern rifles.
The guns are at the Brooklyn Navy
yard and will be shipped Immediately
to the Washington ordnance factory for
some slight alterations before being in
stalled on board the transports at San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Patents Granted Inventors OF Cal1for-
MIA, Washington and Oregon.


WASHINGTON July n.-Pactfc Coast
patents were granted to-day as follows:
California-Henry r. Bruins, San Fran
cisco, electric elevator alarm; Edward L.
Glove. Woodland, vegetable cutter; John
M Fields. San Francisco, compass course
corrector; William Fraser, Oakland, waist
and skirt attachment and support; BenJa-
min Gray. Los Angeles, hair curling-lron;
John Grindron Los Angeles, rotary pump
or motor; Eugene Litten, Santa Ana, as
signor of one-half to D. n. Thomas, san
Francisco. shade cutter; George y. New
man. Riverside, high-pressure valve;
Fanny R. Ottenheimer, San francisco,
hat-holding attachment for chairs; Will
lam E. Shaw, San Francisco, horseshoe.
Oregon - Frank Maori, Huntington.
Washington-George r. Couls and P. 2;
Dohlgreen, Tacoma, concentrating ana
amalgamating machine.
Rollins was appointed Postmaster.
The special postal service between Field
ing and TAYLOR and Keswiek and Taylor
Shasta County, will be discontinued after
August IA.
Pensions; California = Original /. Hiram
Burroughs. dead, Point Arena. s12; julius
Klett, Santa Barbara, Sc; William Harvey,
Coulterville, Sc; Sylvester Fraikes, Sol
diers' Home. Los Angeles: Sc; Gharles =.
Swain, Gwinmine, S. Original widows,
N Conant, Berkeley, s25
Oregon: Original-Thomas G. Hayden,
The Dalles, sS; David Porter, CASTOR. So;
M52 Gainet oFegSa gSrena{ohn Ga{ W. scharf
o. Brockman, Rockford $8.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
ALGER
IS YET DEFIANT I
Needs More Than Hints
to Retire.
IGNORES OFFICIAL SNUBS
DENIES THAT he HAS BEEN
ASKED TO RESIGN.
General Francis v. Greene OF new
York Mentioned as Probable
Successor to the Head of
the War Department.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, WE'LL
INGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTON,
July IA member of the Cabinet SAID
tonight that Secretary Alger Will De
probably given time to finish his an
nual reports, and that if he did not
voluntarily retire by that time, his res
ignation would be asked for.
However, Secretary Alger wants
something more than hints and official
snubs to induce him to give up the
War Department portfolio. He will re-
fuse to consider many instances OF OF
fetal ostracism, so apparent to every
body, as an intimation that the Presl-
dent desires him to volunteer his reslg-
nation, and he told a friend again to-
day that he would not resign until he
had a direct statement from the PresI-
dent that such action on his part would
he desirable. Under such circum-
stances. he said, he would not OF course
refuse to resign, declaring that nke
other Cabinet officers, his resignation
was always at the disposal of the Presl-
dent.
Concerning the recent situation In re-
gard to his retirement, the Secretary
refused to make any public statement
beyond this one brief sentence: uehy
emphatically the report that nave re-
tuSeQ TO resign VI tIldI liz L S1SANA~AA~
has intimated to me that he wants me
to resign"
It is apparent from this that the Sec
retary does not yet fully appreciate
what all of his colleagues in the Cabi-
net do, and that is that the President
would gladly welcome his resignation:
He persists in declaring that some or
his enemies in the Cabinet are at the
bottom of all the reports circulated
about him. There is no doubt that
pressure to get the Secretary out OF
the Cabinet will continue, and 1T is dlt-
ficult to see how the Secretary can
stand it much longer.
NEW YORK, July n.-General Fran
els V. Greene, according to report
current here. may be asked by Presi-
dent Mckinley to succeed General Al
ger as Secretary of War. General
Greene conferred with Governor Roose-
Welt and Senator Platt to-day, but it
could not be learned whether his posst-
BILE appointment was discussed.
1t is expected that the Secretaryship
will be given to New York, which has
had no representation in the Cabinet
since Secretary Bliss resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12

don Bennett
PARIS. July n-Gustave Rives, general
manager of the recent automobile eX-
hibition interviewed by the Herald cor
respondent, said the exhibition was
grand success from every point Of view.
I'VE have a substantial balance In our
favCr," he said, "after paying all the eN-
penses The total receipts were between
825 900 and 800 900 francs. Whatever sur
plus we have viii doubtless be devoted IN
part to the coming automobile race from
Paris to St. Petersburg. in much the same
way as the surplus of the first exposition
was used in connection with the Paris
Amsterdam contest.
''At the exhibition the great feature In
regard to automobile construction was
the prominence given by manufacturers
to the verturette, which is a class of
vehicle between the large automobile and
tricyclette. Large automobiles cost
good deal OF money. and the tricyclelte
does not supply the requirements OF GER
tain class Of buyers Now. it is just here
that the verturette comes in. and its cost,
about $500, enables very many people TO
purchase an automobile from which they
have hitherto been prevented on account
of the question of money.
1T : thought that the proper form or
verturette has now been found, and un-
doubtedIy this style of vehicle has big
future in Paris and other cities where
long distance machines are not required.
''The area taken up by the exposition
was 40. 900 square metres. The stand GOV.
cred 10000 square metres. the number OF
exhibitors was $50. and vehicles 800, WhlcA
was double that of the preceding year.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
RECOVERING FROM
THE YELLOW FEVER
Oscar F. Lackey, Who Was Treated
With sanarelli's Serum, Rap
idIv improving.

NEW YORK, July 11.-Much interest
is felt in the case of Oscar F. Lackey,
the young Baltimorean upon whom
was tried the SanarelIi yellow fever Sc
rum.
He is now apparently on the road to
recovery. Unless something entirely
unforeseen arises, he will be discharged
in a week or ten days. His respiration
is good. His digestion is improving,
and to-day he caused his physician
some surprise by asking for food. Lack
ey considers himself out of danger. He
Is bright and cheerful and Tejoices in
his returning strength. Mr.. Lackey
has unquestionably recovered from yell
low fever.
AS soon as Mr.. Lackey is discharged
from the hospital and has gone out of
the jurisdiction Of the Health officer,
Dr. DOty will issue a formal statement
of his case, which will embody the ply
sician's views as to whether the eff
cacy Of the serum has been in any
measure established. The fact remains
that this man, who was in an advanced
stage of yellow fever, recovered after
the administration of the serum.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
CONCERT FOR VETERANS.
Musical Selections Rendered in the
Camp Reynolds Pavilion.

SANTA CRUZ, July 1.-THE Civil War
veterans are enjoying every moment of
the camp life at Camp Wallace Reynolds,
and the population of this tented city is
constantly on the increase. Only a few
more days remain before camp breaks and
all will be 10th to leave their temporary
home by the seaShore.
Last evening the assembly tent was so
crowded that half of those present were
compelled to stand. The programme was
In charge of Professor George Hastings.
1t was of a patriotic nature and found a
ready response from the old soldiers, each
participant being encored with rounds of
applause. There were selections by the
Hastings orchestra; a vocal solo, THE
Rollcall,'' by Mrs. Fred D. Mcpherson:
a bass solo, Freedoms Flag Charles
Fitch; solo, after the Din of Battle" :"
Miss Maud Hohman;' solo, THE Happy
Days of DID," Mrs. j. r. Williamson. The
programme closed with Sousa's THE
Stars and Stripes Forever by Mrs. ].
r. Williamson, Mrs. F. D. Mcpherson,
Misses Nixon. Grace de Lamater, Anna
Linscott, Maud Holman and Kate
Bantee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
ASTORIA'S GREETING TO
OREGON VOLUNTEERS
Big Marine Procession to Meet the
Transports Newport and
Ohio.

ASTORIA, Or, July 1.-THE several
patriotic societies of this city are max
ing extensive preparations to welcome
the returning Oregon volunteers upon
their arrival here.
Tonight Mayor Bergman wired to
General Summers, who is returning
with the troops, asking him to allow
the boys to land here for five or more
hours, the intention being to banquet
them. The Mayor also wired Governor
Geer asking for his cooperation. 1t is
the purpose of the people of this city to
get up a monster marine procession and
meet the Newport and Ohio at the
heads. The troops will be brought
ashore and banqueted and otherwise
entertained if General Summers con-
sent to the arrangements can be OBJ
tanned Without doubt the request will
be granted, as several hours-perhaps
a day-will be required to transfer the
troops from the transports to the river
steamers.
The coming of the transports will be
signaled to Astoria from Tillamook
Rock, and the marine procession will
Immediately leave to meet them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12

DAWSON, N w. t, June 20.-Reports
of rich findings of gold at Cape Nome,
near the mouth of the Yukon, which
reached here only few days ago, are
attracting great numbers of prospectors
from this place and from all along the
river. Reader credence is given the story
than would be the case were not the
hitherto unsuccessful prospectors so
. thoroughly disgusted with the shifting,
uncertain but always burdensome regu-
lations that govern here. 1t is of course
the unsuccessful prOspectors who are
leaving, in the main, but many also who
have met with q considerable measure
of success here are joining the stampede.
1t may be said that news that might be
absolutely relied upon reporting rich dig
gings on the American side would almost
depopulate this city and these diggings
so entirely disheartened are the long
suffering and patient miners here. The
peremptory withdrawal of Ell Dorado and
Bonanza creeks from location by the
public has brought an army of prospect
ors to town, who have been employed
along the hillsides and in the pups and
gulches of those two creeks. They would
have remained digging and searching
along the margins of these rich pay
streaks all summer, but, almost to man,
these people have bought tickets for
down the river. The town and the entire
diggings, especially the diggtngs, the
backbone of the whole thing, are in a
state of nervous prostration resulting
from the reports that follow one another
in quick succession and which gain ready
credence since this remarkable order, at
first laughed at as impossible OF belfef,
has been certified by the authorities as
a fact 1t is reported that other creeks
are about to be closed and the latest is
that after a certain date no more miners
licenses or renewals of claims will be
issued The authorities here, being ques-
toned can only say that they know OF
no such proposed changes, but inasmucn
as they did not know, or say they did not
know, of the order closing Ell Dorado and
Bonanza until they tore open the en-
velope in which the order was contained,
this Is not satisfying. The demoralizing
effect on the camp can hardly be oVeres-
What substance there is back of the
story that comes from st. Michael or
Cape Nome l do not know. The general
DISPOSITION is to charge 1t to the trans
portation companies, which are already
benefiting so largely by it. Three steam
ers that have gone down the river since
transportation opened were crowded. The
up-river traffic has opened disastrously;
The James Donville, under charter OF
Captain Sid harrington, was wrecked in
Thirty-M Mile River and except the ma
chinery, is a total loss. The Columbian
of the Canadian Development Company
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
Ice Plant for MarysvilIe.

MARYSVILLE, July IA New York
capitalist is in this city with a view to
selecting a location for an icemaking ma
chine and cold-storage plant, and from
his observations he has concluded that
Marysville presents a good opening for
such an undertaking. He represents a
company to be incorporated with the
name of the locality selected. The town
will be required to make a donation of
the site. situated so that a switch may be
run from the railroad. 1t is proposed to
build a ten-ton ice plant, the product to
be sold at not to exceed three-quarters of
a cent pound. The cod-storage build
ing is to be 50x300 feet, the entire cost of
the plant to be $50 900. A meeting of the
Improvement association has been called
for next Tuesday evening to discuss the
advisability of giving the bonus.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
Attacked His stepfather.

SAN RAFAEL, July 11.-Edward T An
derson was arrested in San Francisco to-
day by Constable Thomas Sutton on COM
plant Of ]. F. Boggren, his stepfather,
who charges the youth with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The
principals in the affair live at Novato. 1t
seems from the story of the arresting off,
Ger that young Anderson threw stick Of
stovewood at his stepfather as the out
come of a quarrel and struck him in the
head inf1icting a severe injury. Anderson
was taken before Justice c.. Dahl at No
vato and his bail fixed at $3.50. In lieu OF
this amount he was brought to this city
and placed in the custody of Sheriff Tay-
lor. He pleaded not guilty and will be
tried on July 25.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
HATRED OF CHURCHES.
William Steel's Will Gives Bitter
Token of His Prejudice.

SAN RAFAEL, July 11.-William Steel,
the late manager of the London and San
Francisco Bank, during his life was noted
for the fervor with which he hated
churches of all denominations and those
actively concerned in furthering their well
fare. Two weeks ago Steel passed to his
final rest in Mill Valley. and, consistent
in his belief to the last, left behind him
remarkable document in the shape of
will. filed for probate to-day, which forms
a monument to his undying detestation Of
all that pertains to the external rites Of
revealed religion.
The whole of the estate. valued t$lG0,
900, is left 10 his widow. Isabel Steel, and
at her death what remains is to go 70 the
daughter of deceased. In the event of the
death of both the wife and daughter the
property is to go to a Mrs. Little, d sister
of Steel
In conclusion the body of the peculiar
document reads as follows:
AND I make the special request that
my body be cremated and that not one
copper coin of the income of my estate
be expended upon or in any chapel or
church, or upon the support or encour-
agement, directly or indirectly, of any
so-called minister of the gospel or mis-
sionaries of any sect, for the whole Of
which tribe [ entertain q sincere and
well-founded and uncomfortable aver
sion.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-12
THOUSANDS ARE
FED BY CHARITY
Active Work of the I eXaS
Relief Committees.
SIX CONVICTS DROWNED
DROWNED
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN TWO
INUNDATED COUNTIES.
Cotton Spectators in East Take Ad-
vantage of Loss of Crops, but Gov
ernor sayers Will Not Enter
a Gambling Controversy.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

AUSTIN, Tex, July n.-Not less
than 10000 hungry men. women ana
children in the flooded districts OF
Texas were fed by the bountiful hand
of charity to-day. 1t is probable that
there were a few thousand sufferers IN
the remote districts of the blighted re-
gion who did not receive their quota
of food. but this was through no tault
of the many committees who have ac-
tive charge of the relief and distrlbut-
ing work.
. The worst condition of affairs in the
inundated region now exists IN BrdZo-
ria and Fort Bend counties, ana IL Will
probably be several days before thele
is much improvement in that section.
Six State penitentiary conVlcts lost
their lives in Fort Bend County yes
terday by drowning. The penitentiary
board of directors will meet here to-
morrow to take action in regard 10 the
heavy loss of crops and property on
the convict plantations in Fort BENZ
County, which are still under water.
Governor Sayers received telegram
to-day from w. Gerard of Baltimore
Md. stating that the extent or the
damage to crops, and the suffering OF
the people is being belittled Tor cold-
blooded mercenary reasons, ana thal
the New York cotton SPECTATORS are
heavily snort on the ildIheC AOi 'AAs'
reason. The telegram concludes by ask
ing the Governor to dlscredlt the re-
norts and let the world at large knew
the true condition of affairs. The Gov
ernor replied by wiring Mr.. Gerard that
he would not allow himself TO become
involved with the gamblers IN COTTON
on the one side or the other. The Gov
ernor does not hesitate to say, however,
that the loss to the cotton crop is as
great as has been estimated in any of
the nublished reports. The loss will
considerably exceed 500, 900 bales.
s. TaIiaferro, chairman of the Harris
County relief committee. wired Cover
nor Savers to-day as follows:
Our advices show enough supplies of
bacon. flour and corn meal al points
from Hampstead down to supply &C
tual necessities to points east OF the
river for about three days. There is a
congestion at some points and mea-
ger supply at others. l have sent men
out on the line of the railway to rem
edy this. Our goods are very low. Col
lecting committees are still out. We
are having negroes held at distribut-
ing places so they can go to work when
the water recedes, but they Will have
to be fed and assisted when they re-
turn to work as we'll as while at dis
tributing points"
1t is estimated that over 100 carloads
of food supplies and clothing were con-
tributed by the people Of the State for
the sufferers to-day. A number of
large cash contributions were received,
among them being $4,000 from the G.
f. Simmons Medicine Company of ST.
Louis, through their Texas customers