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Steamer Roanoke Arrives frem ST..
MiChacls.
Three Hundred and Fifty Miners
Game With Her-She Brings
Further Particulars OF the
Eoundering of the River Steam
er Louise Near the Mouth Of the
Yukon-The City OF Topeka
Brings News Of Triple Hang
ing at Skaguay.

SEATTLE, Aug. 90. = The steamer
Roanoke arrived tonight from ST.
Michaels, Alaska, with $50 miners and
gold dust estimated at S25O,000. Most
of this was brought out of the Cape
Nome district. G.. Price had the largest
individual amount, about S60,00O. The
failure Of the Roanoke to bring a large
amount of gold dust from Dawson IS
explained by the fact that she failed
to make connections with the Yukon
River boats at ST. Michaels.
The Roanoke brings further particu-
lars Of the foundering of the river
steamer Louise, July 31st, with three
barges, two of which carried United
States Government supplies, near the
mouth Of the Yukon in a storm. The
Louise has been raised and taken to
ST. Michaels for repairs. Her hull is
bady damaged, and her upper works
are badly twisted. The total loss OH
the steamer is estimated at $35, 900.
One Of the barges and it's cargo, con-
sisting of supplies for Fort Gibson, is
a total loss. The cargo was valued at
$50, 600. 1t consisted of Quartermas-
ters stores, Commissary stores and OF
the fodder for cattle. It was not in
sured.
Captain Reubens has sent a requisi-
tion to the Quartermasters Department
at San Francisco to duplicate the con-
signment.
With average good luck it will be
possible to get a barge up the river to
Fort Gibson before the ice comes in.
The barge was valued at $4,000 The
other two barges We're recovered with
their cargoes, but slightly damaged.
One carried army spplies for Fort Egg
bert; the other carrieds goods belong
ing to the Alaska Commercial Com
pany They have since started up the
river again. This will probably be the
last voyage of the Roanoke to St
Michaels this year, as negotiations are
pending for her transference to the
Government as a transport.
The Roanoke reports that the steam
er Portland was to have sailed for San
Francisco shortly after the Roanoke
left. The Portland would have aboard
$1,000,00 belonging to the Alaska
Commercial Company. News is brought
from Kotzebue Sound Of the wreck OF
the schooner Morrill,. Her Captain
Louis Bernhardt, is reported to have
been drowned.
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THE YAQUI SITUATION.
Indians Have Commenced Thei1
Passage to Pitaya and Bacatet.


BACATET (Nfexico), Aug. 1S-(Via
Potoma, Mexico, Aug. 20.)-The situa-
ton along the Yaaui River from Me-
dano to Torsin has now reached its
most critical period The Indians have
commenced their passage to the Pitaya
and Bacatet. The main body of the
warriors are reported to be in the vi
cinity south of Bacum. while the re-
mainder Of them are scattered through
the woods as far down the river as
Medano III small bands numbering from
four to fifty The inhabitants keep
themselves close within the town linn
it's, especially the peace element. A
small band of renegades approached
the river bank opposite Potoma yester-
day afternoon and made an effort to
drive off some mules. but were discov-
cred and retreated. General Torres en-
tire field command is now at Chumam-
paco, four miles above Torrin. The
Generals next move will be to send
out an advance column to a favorite
watering place. Other detachments
which viii follow will form a line
across the four miles of woods along
the river. An advance will then be
made down the valley almost to the
sea with the purpose of clearing the
valley Of the enemy. 1t is the opinion
of many who know the Indians well,
that this removal of the scene of hostil-
tiles TO the mountains will be more ad-
vantageous to the Indians than to the
troops.
A detachment of the Seventeenth
Regiment under Captain Morales leaves
Potoma this morning for Chummani-
copo, and 100 men of the Eleventh will
start in the morning for the same des-
tination The total number of soldiers
now on the Yaqui River is $500. About
/ 200 of these are in the field and the
rest stationed at different points along
the river garrisons and other duties.
The Don Alonzo, small steamer,
plying between Potoma and General
Torres camp. was attacked by the Va
quis Tuesday, but got away with one
killed Captain Mcdonald, Scotch
man, well known in Ell Paso, was
wounded in the shoulder during the
skirrnish. General Torres is so far re-
covered from the wound in his thigh
that he expects to take the field again
within ten days.
One hundred volunteers have been or
ganized in Hermosillo and will leave
for the front via Batamotal.
The soldiers of the Seventeenth ar
rived in Potoma on their march to join
General Torres. whose command left
the lower river yesterday from Torrin,i
and they will be given three days for
much needed rest. They are footsore
and sick and bordering on the condition
of being entirely unfit. for duty.
It has been found that the machine
guns of which SO much was expected,
are a complete failure in the fiat jungle
river country. As the Indians usually
fight in small bands when they enter
the mountains, the guns are expected
to be of little service there also. In the
last engagement the troops fought with
Colts automatic gun which was
brought into action. but was broken by
unframed hands before it was felt by
the enemy.
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CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
That ON Trusts and Combinations
Will be Held Next Month.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. = Ralph NJ.
Easton of Chicago. secretary of the
Civic Federation. is in New York on
business connected with the proposed
conference on trusts and combinations.
ITO be held in Chicago from September
18th to 18th.
4 Mr.. Easton is enthusiastic about the
prospects of the conference. would
Ike to correct an impression that ap-
n Nlarently prevails in some quarters that
elhe conference is to be distinctly an
anti trust meeting, he said, The con-
ference is really called for the purpose
4 discussing educationally trusts and
conditions and their uses and abuses.
Ft will be representative non-political
neeting and many Of the ablest men IN
Ae country Will be there. The dele
atom from Nebraska, headed by w. ].
ryan, win be an interesting one, and
:, Bryan has telegraphed that he will
Sstively be present
Ir speaking Of the New York delega-
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TRIPLE HANGING.
First Legal Execution in the K1on-
dixie at Dawson

SEATTLE, Aug. 0.-Passengers on
the steamer City of Topeka, which ar
rived from Skaguay, Alaska, bring
news of the first legal execution in the
Klondike. A triple hanging occurred
at Dawson August 4th.
The parties hanged We're two In
dams, Dawson Nantuck, Jim Nantuck
and one white man, Edward Hender-
son. Henderson was convicted of muir
dering his partner, named Peterson, on
the trail near Marsh Lake in Septem-
Der, 1897. The Indians were convicted
of numbering William Mahan and in
juring his partner, Charles Fox, on the
McClintock River, in May, 1898. There
were originally four Indians implicated
in the murder of Mahan, but two sue
ceeded in being acquitted. The exc
.cution was private and passed off with
out special incident.
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DIR. CORRILL DEAD.
Was a Pioneer and Well Known
Physician and Mining Operator.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-Dr.
John r. Corrill, a California pioneer,
and one of the best known physicians
and mining operators on the coast,
died to-day in this city, at the age OF
Il years, after an illness Of one day,
paralysis causing his death.
He was q native of Vainville, Ohio,
and studied his profession at the col
lege of Medicine, Cincinnati, from
which he was graduated in 1915. In
1856 he took charge of the marine hos
pita1 in this city, although he held
large interests in various mining enter
prises He was Jointly interested with
Senator Sharon and Senator Hearst in
some extensive land purchases and
held interests in both estates until re-
cent years. His funeral will be con-
Quoted by the Society of California
Pioneers.
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The Board of Trustees of the City Oh
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section 1-Section z of Ordinance No
14l is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7-No person or persons shall
use, or cause to be used, any city water
portion of the city of Sacramento bound
ed on the west by Nineteenth and on the
east by Twenty-fifth streets thereof ex-
cept between the hours from to 10 o'clock
a. M, and from to 9 o'clock D. M and
in that portion of the said city bounded
on the west by Twenty-fifth an6 on the
east by Thirty-first streets, except be-
tween the hours from to 10 O'Clock
a. m. and from II o'clock m. to O'Clock
p: M, and in all other portions of said
city, except between the hours from S to
O'clock a. m, and from to 8 O'clock
p. m.; provided, that during said times a
continuous use of the city water for more
than two hours, for the purposes of irri-
CATION, shall be unlawful: and provided
further, that the City Cemetery State
Capitol grounds Federal Building CITY
Plazas and Agricultural Park in said city
shall be excepted from the provisions or
this ordinance, and that during the fore
going hours fixed for irrigation the City
Water Works and the Chief Engineer
thereof shall maintain fire pressure
throughout said city.
Section 2-All ordinances or parts of or
dinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed
Section 3-This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's
passage.
Passed June s. 1899.
President of Board of Trustees.
Approved June 10. 1899.
VIM LAND Mavor
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HIGH CHIEFS CONQUERED.
Agreed to Obey the Decision of the
Samoan Commission.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Just before the departure of the aux
iliary cruiser Badger from Samoa, thir-
teen high chiefs, representing the NAL
ietoa faction and thirteen high chiefs,
representing the Mataafa faction, met
on board the vessels and in the pres
ence of the Joint High Commission
signed an agreement to obey the deci-
sion of the commission with respect to
the government of the islands. This
statement is made by Commander j.
M. Miller, commanding the Badger, in
an official report just received at the
Navy Department Commander Miller
declares that the situation was entirely
peaceful, and as the Badger sailed out
of the harbor of Apia she was saluted
by the natives with cheers and by the
German and British rnen-of-war in reg
ulation style.
Commander Miller's report has gone
far to dispel the rumors which have
been current since the departure of the
Badger Of strife in the islands. In any
event the temporary government which
is now in force will continue to ad-
minister Samoan affairs until the three
L
of the commission for the final govern
ment of the islands is believed by the
authorities to be sufficiently strong and
harmonious to hold the natives in
check. In connection with the accept
ance of the commissions recommends
ton by the natives. Commander Miller
describes a 'fono' held at Mulinuu, in
the presence of the Commissioners,
Commander Emsman of the German
cruiser Kormorant: Captain Stewart,
commandant of the British ship Tau
sanga, and himself, which was attend
ed by 500 high and other chiefs of the
two factions. At this meeting Judge
Tripp explained the recommendations
which the commission would make and
| the representative men also expressed
their satisfaction with his suggestions.
Commander Miller speaks of the graf
| ification expressed by the Commission
ers in having had the Badger at their
disposal, and there is reason to believe
that the commission refers to the splen-
did service rendered it by Commander
Miller and the vessel. without whose
aid the Commissioners say they could
not have accomplished all the results
desired
It is extremely doubtful if action will
be taken upon the commissions rec
ommendation before the latter part OF
next month ambassador Won Mumm
expects to leave Washington in the
middle of the week for the New Eng
land coast, and will not return until
next month. President Mckinley and
| Secretary Hay also expect to remain
away for several weeks Baron Vor
| Sternberg has written that he proposes
to remain with Judge Trip, travelling
through the Northwest. The friendly
relations existing between the German
and American Commissioners are 6
matter of considerable qualification tc
the German and American Govern
ments.
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Alleged Forgery by an Indian.

UKIAH (Cal). Aug. 90. Jesse
Brown, an alleged accomplice of Homer
Sperry, who was arrested at Redding
several days ago on a charge of forgery,
was arrested last night and is now in
iail 1T is said that Brown found a
check for $3.50 in the road near Redding
drawn in favor of L. K. Huff on Wells
Fargo's Bank in San Francisco. Brown
who is a half-breed, is alleged to have
forged Euff's name and received the
money. This is stated to be the nrst
case of Indian forgery on record.
The record-union., 1899-08-21
LAWN TENNIS.
AN Eastern Team Coming Here to
Play a Series of Tournaments.

NEWPORT Or. -, Aug. 20.-All ar
rangements have been made by George
Wright Of Boston to take an all-Eastern
team through the Pacific coast to play
an intersectional lawn tennis tourna-
ment. The players selected for the
trip are the National champion, Nal
colin d. Whitman, Holcombe Ward and
Dwight f. Davis, the great Harvard
team, and the inter- scholastic cham
pion, Beals c. Wright, also of Harvard.
This quartet, who are easily the rep
resentative players of the East, will
play in a series of round robin tourna-
ments. They will meet the best men on
the courts of the coast.
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on account of the players having to
leave on an early train. The matches
played We're between James Code and
DR. Root VS.. l.. B. Cornell and l.. l..
Arguello, and Grant Smith and George
Whitney VS.. Jones and DR.. Philips. In
the first match Code and Root won two
straights, the score being SO, 6-1. The
second match was won by Smith and
Whitney by default.
A game of exhibition singles between
George Whitney and Code resulted in a
victory for Whitney.
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A HOT ARGUMENT.
Husband and Wife Both in the
Hospital in Consequence.

OAKLAND, Aug. 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Rockhill had an argument as
to the way to properly brown griddle
cakes this morning, which ended in
the stabbing of the wife and the shoot
ing of the husband.
Rockhill had a charge of shot re-
moved from his shoulder at the Receiv-
ing Hospital, and Mrs. Rockhill is
nursing some slight knife wounds in
her chest that she claims her husband
inflicted. Rockhil asserts that his
wounds were caused by the discharge
of a shotgun in the hands of his wife
He is in custody, pending an investi-
cation of the conflicting stories
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bound from Sarnia to Alphona Light
and when struck by squall capslzeu.
The following were drowned: MlS
John Mullerweiss of Alpena Etta
Mullerweiss, aged 6. Mrs. FREQ
Sharpston, wife of the Captain
Sharpston, son of the Captain. Mate
Thomas Duboy
Details are very meager and the rate
Of the rest of the crew is unknown.
Wreclxing parties have left for the
scene. The Hunter Savidge was
owned by John Mullerweiss of Alpena.
His wife has been i'll for sometime ana
was making a trip on the vessel 1or
her health.
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THE FUND RAISED.
Mrs. A. S. Townsend Contributed
Nearly One-Tenth OF It.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The
fund for the entertainment of the Cal
ifornia Volunteers was increased to-
day by a contribution of So, 800 from
Mrs A. S. Townsend of this city.
This raises the total amount to $50
557, and insures the success of the
great demonstration which has been
planned. The German societies have
decided to participate in the night pa
rade and expect to turn out about 3,0OO
men. The Irish-Americans also will
make a good showing and may have
over 5000 in line Delegations from
Los Angeles, Nevada City, Salinas,
Santa Clara, Oakland and Alameda will
join to swell the ranks.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the City Clerk at the southwest
corner of Fourth and j streets UP TO :
O'Clock D. m. of AUGUST 2S, 1899. for
the construction of temporary sewage
pumping plant at foot of S street, in
this city. The work to be done consists
of constructing steel pipe sump in the
brick sewer, engine room and boiler room
with concrete floor and a corrugated iron
building; the placing in position of three
boilers belonging to the old plant: also of
three pumps and two engines and motor:
laying twenty-fou inch discharge pipe
to ,levee and connecting to present dis
charge pipe through levee;. also. of con-
Meeting to present twenty-four inch dis
charge pipe. and constructing a box in
said steel pipe sump of iron or steel to.
contain gate and two strainers. all to
conform to plafS and specifications on
file. A certified check, made payable TO.
CITY Clerk, for ar amount not less than
ten. per cent of aggregate Of proposal,
must accompany each bid. The Board
of Trustees reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
M. j. DESMOND. City Clerk
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

approve of or reject the plan proposed
under the regulations prescribed and con-
tanned in the Specifications governing
the construction Of all awnings construct
ed or to be constructed in the City of
Sacramento, and which said specifica-
tions were duly approved and adopted
September IL, 1893 by the Board of Trus :
tees in and for the City of Sacramento.
Sec. g. This Ordinance shall take ef
feet and be in force from and after it,
passage.
Passed July 6, 1897.
CHAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees
Approved July 8, 1897.
c. II. HUBBARD Mayor.
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General ButterfieId Ill.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Word came
tonight through kilograms to the
Bellevue Hospital that General Butter
field, Chairman of the Dewey Reception
Committee, had been stricken with
apasia at his summer home, Cold
Springs, on the Hudson. Four or five
kilograms TO Bellevue inquired for Dr.
James, an expert on nervous diseases,
and they required that the doctor be
sent to Cold Springs at once.
Members of the Dewey Executive
Committee learned early in the day
that General Butterfield was i'll, but
they were informed that he expected to
be able to go with them to Washington
tomorrow.
Apasia is the loss of speech as the
result of an affection of the brain.
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Gasoline Launch Grounded.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 90 - The
large iron gasoline launch owned by
the local societies of Christian Endeav-
or grounded on the rocks near the Ala
media waterworl<s to-day and up to a.
late hour it was feared that the little
craft would be pounded to pieces by the
heavy wind that swept across the bay
The boat was bound for the estuary at
East Oakland, where it was going on
the ways for repairs. The launch was
used in missionary work about the bay.
1t was built last year at a cost of
81. 900.
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ORDINANCE NO. 426.
Amending Section l, of Ordinance No. $780,

The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. Section l of Ordinance num-
Der Three Hundred and Ninety, entitled
AN Ordinance to prohibit the cutting OF
trimming or mutilating trees on certain
streets in the City of Sacramento, with
out the consent of the owner in writing
and fixing a penalty therefor, passed
June o. 1895, is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to cut, trim, mutlate OF
fasten wires to any tree on any OF
the streets in the City of sacramento
unless the consent in writing OF
the owner or authorized agent of the
property in front of which said tree
stands shall first be obtained; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained
shall operate to prevent the affixing to
any such tree or trees of all such wires
as may be necessary in the maintenance
Of the Fire Alarm System, the Police
Patrol System, or for the use, conduct
maintenance or management of any
other department of the City Govern
ment.
Sec. q This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
CHAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved May 49, 1896.
O. H HUBBARD. Mayor.
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KILLED BY A TRAIN.
A Deaf Mute at San Jose Struck at
CROSSING

SAN JOSE, Aug. 20.-Robert Lipsett
a deaf mute, was struck by an incom-
ing Southern Pacific passenger train
at 5 p. m. to-day and received injuries
from which he died few minutes later
The accident occurred on sharr
curve at the intersection of Autumn
and Cinnabar streets. The engineer did
not see the young man until he was
within 100 feet of him and could not
stop the train in time to save him. Lin
sett was graduate of the deaf and
dumb school at Berkeley and a printer
by trade. He was % years of age. He
was the son of Isaac Lipsett, pioneer
resident of this county.
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Homing Pigeon Breaks the Record

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20.-One of
Henry j. Bumgarten's homing birds
won the 150-mile race under the aus
pices of the Milwaukee District Ma
tional Federation of American Homing
Pigeon Fanciers, from Winon, ILL.,, 10
this city. The bird not only defeated
field of Ill contestants, but broke the
United States record for that distance.
The winners flight was made at the
rate of l651.19 yards a minute, or q
fraction over SO miles an hour. This
beats the best record previously made,
which was 1,617.03, held by a bird
owned by DR.. D. w. Schall of York,
Penn.
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High Life Among the Birds.

Sparrow-Old Bluebird looks bluer
than ever this morning. Wife got in q
pet, and went off and left him, I sup
pose.
Tom Tit-Yes; but she'll never get In
another.
Sparrow-How's that?
Tom Tit-Miss Jones' tabby cat has
just swallowed her.-Harper's Bazaar.
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The Shamrock a Fin Keel Boat.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. - The ''Trib-
uEe" says: The sailors on the sham
rock are not so secretive as the owners
of the boat. One of them said yester-
day that the Shamrock was q fin keel
boat built much on the lines of Em-
peror Williams Meteor. There is moth
ing about her smooth deck to indicate
that she carries center board.
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The Board of Trustees Of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. Section 2, of Ordinance No.
324 entitled IAN Ordinance amending
Section g. of Ordinance No. 312, relating
to the condemnation, construction, alter
alton and repairs of sidewalks, bulkheads
and curbing, passed October 3, 1893, is
hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec g. No sidewalk in the City of Sac
ramento situated within the present linn
its of said city, shall hereafter be con-
structed altered or renewed with any
material other than concrete or artificial
stone or other similar material, except
that property owners may construct
Sidewalk and bulkheads of wood on the
east side of Front street from the south
side of M street to r street, and on the
ga ST and west side of Front street from
r street to street, and on the north and
south sides of N, o, p and Q streets
from Front street to the alley, between
Front and Second streets; the work to
be done in such manner, and the ma
terials to be of such class and quality as
shall be approved by the Street Superin-
Sec. 5. All Ordinances and parts of Or
dinances in conflict herewith. are hereby
Sec. 4. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Passed December 6, 1897.
CHAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approyed December s. 1897.
c. H HUBBARD, Mayor.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the Office of
the undersigned until o'clock p. M, on
MONDAY, August q, 1899, for printing 275
copies of Annual Report of Chief En-
gineer of Fire Department Report on
file in office of Chief Engineer. A certi-
fed check made payable to City Clerk,
for an amount not less than ten per cent
of aggregate Of proposal must accompany
each bid. The Board of Trustees re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids M. ]. DESMOND City Clerk