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GOLD IN THE KLoNDIKE.
Estimated Falling Off of Nearly One
Half This Year.

Inc golden star of the Klondike is on the
"ane according to the official report Of Mr..
Ieorse II. Hees, who was recently sent to
dawson by the Canadian Manufacturers
Association to make thorough examina-
tioh INTO the business prospects of the Yu-
hon terrltory. The State Department today
made public communication from United
states Consul Brush at Niagara Falls,
dated August g. giving some of the princi-
pal features OF Mr.. Hees' report.
MT. Hees points to the fact that the total
yleid OF the hlondike last year was $24, GOO,
w. and that the production Of the coming
year VIII not, according to government es-
nearly one-half. Moreover, no new discov-
erles nave been made for over year, al
though since 1897 thousands of prospectors
nave been exploring every creek and noun
tam IN the country. At Dawson Mr. Hees
reports ten applicants for every job, yet
boat load after boat load of men continues
TO arrive, the transportatien companies
son Is the needy mans paradise.''
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covered that Gosnel had sustained several
stab wounds in his side Ind hfeast during
the ARRAY Bailey was found to be in a
somewhat better condition, andfwas arrest
ed, while Gosnel was conveyed to the
Georgetown University Hospital for treat
ment. The police say the teuttfhg was done
by Bailey with penknife. ~
Charles Fauntleroy, colpred, caused trou-
bic in the crab house of George Hilten,
30o2 M street. yesterday afternoon by put
ting his hand in the cash drawer. He was
discovered in this act and the clerk of the
store quickly made forr himi whereupon
Fauntleroy picked up nunlbeS of ketchup
bottles and hurled them at the store keep
er. Policemen Burlinganie and Walsh OF
the Georgetown station Were near at hand
and placed FauntIeroy under arrest.
Daniel Scott colored, lying ,at 1929 Fus-
sells court. became suddenly n of cramps
yesterday afternoon. The seventh precinct
police station patrol was called and Scott
was taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital.
The Analostan Gun Club has practically
completed all arrangements for the all-day
shoot, which will be held en- Analostan is
land, under the auspices of the cias. Isoor
day. The shoot will begin at 10 o'clock in
the morning and last until evening There
Will be no entrance fee, each contestan
being only required to pay for the pigeons
he shoots. Merchants of Georgetown and
Washington have donated valuable prizes.
which Will be presented to the successful
contestants. handsome souvenir program
Is being prepared for the occasion
Funeral services were held this morning
at $3.50 o'clock at Holy Trinity Catholic
church over the remains of Mrs Sarah A.
Offutt who died Sunday at the residence
Of her daughter. Mrs. r. F. Hicks of Bowie.
Md Mrs. Offutt was the widow of the late
John r. Offutt.
MIR. Henry Verr, accompanied by his fam
lIy. has returned home from a visit to
Philadelphia, Pa
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Serious Wound inflicted.

Charles West. colored, thirty-four years
old, living at $50 Navy place southeast,
was cut across the forehead by a colored
companion about 10:45 o'clock last night
while standing at the front door of his
home. He was extremely weak and was in
a serious condition when he reached the
Casualty Hospital. The doctors feared he
could not live through the night, but after
working on him several hours the ply
siciians had him on the road to recovery He
Is still weak today, but the doctors think
he will be able to leave the hospital in q
few days
The police reported that man named
Jesse Enwell inflicted the wound and es-
caped. What caused the trouble the police
could not ascertain.
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Change in Chinese Duties.

Word has been received here that the
Chinese commissioners at Shanghai have
signed the arrangement drawn up by T.
S. Sharretts, providing for the substitution
of specific for ad valorem duties on imports
entering China. Mr.. Sharratts is now on his
way to this country with the treaty. The
document will not require action on the
part Of the United States Senate.
The Chinese government is anxious that
the new duties be payable in gold, but this
point has been suspended for the moment
by the decision Of the powers which signed
these treaty arrangements that the duties
shall be payable in the same currency
medium as the indemnity to be paid by
China, and that question is still an open
one.
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ACCIDENT ON TROLLEY CAR
Electric Wire Breaks, Causing Fatal
Stampede Among Passengers.

A dispatch from Memphis Tenn. yester-
day says: One person is dead and seven in
5ured, one of whom may die, as result of
trolley accident here today
The dead: Mrs. Newton F. Morris of 3os
Iowa avenue.
The injured: Mrs. F. NJ. Watson of Pleas
ant Hill, Miss. shoulder wrenche,i, injured
internally; colored woman, name unknown.
W. j. Fox, negro, knee dislocated. burned
by electric current; Lge Wilson, hands
cut; Mrs. Fisher, bruised, not serious; Docia
Adair. colored, ankle fractured mouth cut
Conductor w. l.. Jones. left arm broken.
AS car No. SO, southbound for Jackson
Mound Park, neared the crossing of Georgia
and Kentucky avenues the trolley wire
broke in front of it. The wire flew around
the car hke whip. The noise made by
the burning wire caused a panic and the
passengers made a mad rush for the rear
door. Conductor Jones was on the platform
and was swept OF by the frantic rush of
men and women. The passengers piled in
q heap on the ground, those first out of the
car being In a sQuirmtng mass, while those
following continued to leap on the pile
When finally the mass was separated Mrs
Morris was found unconscious. She died
before an ambulance could reach the scene
Mrs. Watson was conveyed to the City Hos
pital.
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THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Anderson
West agt West; discontinuance of cause
by complainant Set aside. Wheatley agt
Mccullough; surviving partner authorized
to sell real estate. O'Donneli agt Kelly;
restraining order returnable September 4
granted.
By Justice Clabaugh.
Wineland agt. Wagenhurst; motion for
pro confesso overruled Baker agt. War
ner; order of August 20 set aside. Jackson
agt. Jackson; proof ordered taken before
j. j. Canty, examiner. In re assignment
Of the j. B. Rock Manufacturing Company
penalty of assgnees; bond fixed at $4,000.
Marbury agt Berry; sale finally ratified
Terrell agt. Terrell; proof ordered taken be-
Davis; restraining order and rule to show
cause returnable September TO- Rock agt.
Rock; restraining order returnable Septem-
ber 8.
Circuit Court No 1-Justice Anderson.
Boston Steam Laundry Company agt Nc
Dermott; order overruling demurrer, with
leave to plead in ten days.
Probate Court-Justice Anderson
Estate of Jane F. Johnson: account pass
ed. In re Isabel s. Shepherd guardian ad
litem appointed Estate of Catherine Con-
nor; do. In re Roscoe Johnson; petition for
authority to sell real estate filed and guar
dian ad litem appointed. Estate of Wilson
w. Griffith account passed. In re Mar
gaerite Stephenson; do. In re Roscoe John
son; order to deposit money In name OF
guardian. Estate of Emma Morrisey; will
fully proved. Estate of Jennie E. Boern-
petition for probate. In re Emma Nor
risey; will admitted to probate and letters
testamentary granted to Catherine Curry;
bond, $500.
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Deaths in theDistrict.

Inc following deaths rlwereu reported at
the health Office during the twenty-four
hours ending at noon t9day:b Neatheann
Pinkney, 50 years; Sophia G.. Chew, 76
years; Baptist Washington. 76 years; John
simms, 20 years; John Sullivan, As years;
Ella Hall 40 years; Alfred Gatewood, SO
years; Emma Pearson, 50 yeafs; John CAL
houn, 20 years; Capt. Patrick c.. Cooper,
years; Mamie Washington. 20 years;
Ella May Garrison, 20 WARS; William De-
Vile, 10 years; Mary lG Lee, II years;
Aletha L. Hamilton. 10 years; Joseph
Cherry, 9 years; William L. Godfrey, 9
months; Beatrice Hall, months; Mary
Jones, 2 days.
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Fight-to-a-Finish Combat Interrupte,
Charles Fauntleroy Arrested.

A fight in the saloon Of Patrick J. Cook.
3214 NJ street, served to entertain a large
crowd OF pedestrians passing along that
thoroughfare yesterday afternoon about
2:3o o'clock. The police were quickly on
the scene and found James E. Bailey, a
young man, whose home is in Southwest
Washington, and George Gosnel, George
towner. in what was intended to be a fight
to-a-hnish contest. The police separated
the men In short time and It was dis
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-William H. Lowe and Belle Clip
son; Albert j. Lee and Evelyn Dawson;
Robert l.. Pearman and Capitola Curry;
Michael A. Barnett and Lillian NJ. Hawley.
both OF Richmond, Va: James r. Purcell
and Pearl NJ. Taylor.
Colored-Joseph Hill and Louisa Butler;
solomon Cosley and Eliza Wood, both OF
baitimore, Md; Mason Ridenonr and Sa-
COnnor.
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actuated by honest motives, but it, unfor-
affairs the same sharp twists it gives to
spatfonal matters. This is wrong, for the
reason that District matters should be
viewed in separate and distinct local
light, which should inspire liberality, where
in national matters strict economy might
be required.
The appropriation committee does not
differentiate. 1t ought, but it does not -
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following Were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the tWenty-four hours beginning
at p. m. yesterday:
Thermomet ec-August 25 pm so: S
m, 20; II midnight, 60. August 26, a NJ,
90: am, ca; noon, SO; pm, 50. Max
mum, "a, at l pm August 20; minimum
"a, at am, August 26
Barometer-August 25 pm, 3OO3; 9
pm. 3OH3: II midnight, 1904. August &c
o. m 1888
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Mrs. Laura Parker. fifty-five years old, of
OccoQuan, Va, fell from an electric car al
11th and East Capitol streets. She was
only slightly injured.
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FAIR TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy and Local Rains To-
morrow.

Forecast till z. m WedneSday.-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight; partly cloudy
Wednesday with probably local rains; light
variable winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The cloudy area that covered the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys Monday morn
ing has extended over the middle Mississip-
pl and lower Ohio valleys and the interior
of the south Atlantic states, and local rains
have occurred from the Missouri valley and
middle Rocky mountain region over the
lower Ohio valley.
The temperature changes have been unim-
portant.
The area of high barometer that covered
the central and northern districts east of
the Mississippi Monday Is disSipatfng. The
barometer continues low over the extreme
south Atlantic coast and the Bahamas, and
has fallen since Monday morning over Gu
ba. There are no present indications, how
ever, of storm development in that re-
gion.
During the next thirty-six hours the cloud
and rain area will extend eastward over the
Ohlo valley, the middle and south Atlantic
states, and the east gulf states, and local
showers will occur in the districts named.
No marked changes in temperature will
occur In the eastern and southern districts.
Along the middle and north Atlantic coast
the winds will be light and variable. On
the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
1ght to fresh eaSterly winds will prevail
ON the great Likes the winds will be light
and variable
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh westerly winds
and local rains to the Grand Banks.
Inc following heavy precipitation. Gin
lnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Colon s. A 12O
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Maximum Temperatures.

The following is the maximum tempera-
ture In the twenty-four hours ending at s
am. today, in the cities indicated, as re-
ported to the weather hrrean.
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the water
at a. m.: Great Falls-Temperature -;
condition, -; Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, -; condition at north connec-
ton, =; condition at south connection
-; Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, -; condition at influent
gatehouse, -; condition at eff1uent gate
house, -. Washington city reservoir
Temperature, II; condition at infuent Sc;
condition at eff1uent 36
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Tide Table,

Today-Low tide, 7:31 a. m. and 7:30 D.
M; high tide, 12:47 a. m. and LOS p M
Tomorrow-Low tide, s:3s a. m. and $50
p. M; high tide, "A a. m. and 2:1O p. m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:21 a. m; sun SETS
6:43 p. m.
Moon rises II :23 D. m.
TOmOrrow-Sun rises 100 q M
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The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtingushed
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
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Perpetual Building
Association.
Established Twenty-one Years.
Assets, s., 2,2S3,56I.5S.
Liabilities, S2,I76,6o7.43.
Surplus, SIo6,o54.I5.
ODerations of the Aseociat;o,

All advances to the members secured ny
first mortgage desirably located real estate I'm.
side the Di. trict OF Columbia. Our advances are
$lS5 on each share at a charge Of 81 per month
on each adSa ice. We charge IS for Sy.5 s. for
81 4s0 $40 for 81, $50, SO for s.. ZOO aud SO on
the money is used and not on the whole advance
until it is all taken, thus saving considerable dur.
ing the construction. In addition TO the dues on
the advances We require such payments on the
principal as is convenient for the member TO paw
In reduction Of the debt. The above is In reIa.
tion to advances Now MS to depositlug money in
the association. We are paying a dividend every
month of yer $4,000 to members as profits on
their subscriptions. We pay per centum Der
annum payable every three months. We take
any amount from 81 to 5000 from any one me m.
Der. Although We can require a notice for money
to be withdrawn, ordinarily We pay on demand
We the largest and most flexible building as
ISOLATION In the District.
OFFICE. sos 1lTa ST.
ANDREW GLASS. President
JOHN COOK. Secretary. fyr0
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ued the committeeman, would only take our
recommendations, allow us the liberality Of
expenditure and freedom Of action which
We desire, matters municipal in Washington
would take on different hue. The appro-
priation committee stands as lot of sharp
shooters and the District must take the con-
sequences. Its course is consistent and prop
er from its standpoint, but that affords us
and the people of the District but little con-
ISOLATION. The will of the appropriation COM
mittee on this and other financial matters
is absolutely despotic. For instance we had
hoped to accede to the universal demand Of
official Washington, concurred in by all
unofficial Washington, and give to the city
for the use Of the government building in
which It's surplus documents could be safely
stored. This item was cut out of the bill
on the floor of the House during the debate
by one sentence from the chairman of the
committee as completely as If 1t had never
been inserted otherwise it would have gone
through
You see, the House is getting so big
that 1t is unwieldy, and its course must Of
necessity be mapped out by few men.
The other members follow. The interests
of It's members are so diversified, Of such
Importance to themselves and their respec-
tive communities, the rules are rigid in
the exclusion and suppression Of the rep
resentative's individual rights, that they
cannot and do not take much interest in
matters except those in which they are
personally interested.
." The House accepts, therefore the die
tum Of the appropriation committee as ab-
solute on District affairs. Representatives
only see Washington for short time, and
their interest In the city Is largely perfume
tory. Take them now. They are stump
Ing the Union from Maine to California,
and while Washington is to them a place
they all wish to come, 1t is only for GER
tain purposes, political, national, social or
personal. and not for local legislative pur-
poses Half Of my colleagues do not under
stand the difficulties under which the peo-
pie Of the District labor as regards flnan-
cial and legislative matters, and don't care
The District committees do understand
these points, however. and work hard to
save the interests Of the District from the
annual wreckage in appropriations at each
session. The appropriation committee d
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on his face. and al ter a momcnt' i..spes u, II
of the Interior he crept cautiously all the
way in.
The head Of third bear Instantly ap-
feared at the battered door, and then We
saw that there were two more bears Press
ing on behind that ore, plainly eager To
get inside. These bears were smaller than
the ole which had committed the bur
glary.
They got into the kitchen before the big
bear at the table paid any attention to them.
Then he suddenly quit his feast, fell upoi.
the iatrueers tooth AID claw ard with hair
raising, swapping Of jaws and fierce snarls
and growls threw them out. Then he
went back to his feast
The outside bears hung around awhile.
whining and growing and making one OF
TWO feiLts at rushing in and making il
warm Tor the lucky one at the feast a a
then slouched away and disappeared it,
the darkness,
THE burglar bear ate every prune in the
jar sopped the juice out with his paws
and licked them clean Of every drop, and
with deep grunt Of satisfaction waddled
slowly out OF the house, and went his lei
surely way We were in the midst Of our
hilarity over this extraordinary entertain
ment when out Of the darkness, not far
away. came most unearthly sounds Of saw
age combat
Jaws swapping. snarls, bellowings
growls. yels and the smashing and crash
ing OF underground indicated n fierce battle
among wild beasts. The range Of the
struggle shortly brought II near enough
for us TO see that the fight was among bears.
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rushing on the bear to drive him out. but
the bear made n rush himself and one tina,
meant business The cook took to his
heels, got out Of the door into the ad join
ing room in time TO escape the bear and
slammed the door behind him.
There were windows in tho kitchen so
that from a porch on the outside any one
could see what was going on inside. Those
OF us who hustled around to see what was
up got to the kitchen door just az the cook
came tearing out. only half jump ahead
OF the bear, Then we viewed the further
proceedings through the windows.
Tho lamp lighted the room well and
we saw he bear dancing about on his hind
ieet, with his nose in the air smiling
When he came to the pantry he STOPPED,
yanked tho door open, wont inside and
soon came out with the big jar Of pr,.nes,
holding It against his chest with his fore
legs clasped around it,
lie tcetered with it to the table where
The lamp was set IL, down on the able, and
CabbinR hrst ore paw In the jar and thei.
the other, fetching out handful each
time, dripping with juice he fed him
self prunes with a giisto and a comical-
looking enjoyment Oh his face that beat
any funny picture Of n bear the funniest
artist ever drew.
The tear had been at this odd feast per-
bars n rNiI ute. when we saw the head of
another bar poked In at the kitchen door
There was All eager. longing expression
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BRUIN AND THE PRIMES.
An Odd Exhibition Of bear Nature In Vel.
IowstOnc National Park.

Henry Altenbrand Of this city saw a
surprising exhibition OF bear nature on a
recent visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Bears arc abundant in that great preserve,
and as II ia against the law to kill them,
they have become impudent to marked
degree.
Late one night the guests at the hotel
where Mr.. Altenbrand was stopping were
walked by great hubbub on the premises.
ana learned that a big bear had battered
N the door and was then in possession Of
the kitchen,
1T seems. says Mr.. Altcnbrand. that
the hotel cook had stewed lot Of pr,incs
that day and had stored them away in a
two-gallon jar. Bears are very fond Of
sweets OF that kind. and this bear had
probably got scent OF the prunes and come
10 get possession Of them.
AT any rate tho cook had heard a great
banging at the kitchen door in tho night
and had hurried down. kerosene lamp in
hand, just In time TO see the door tumble
10 pieces and big bear force his way
through the breach.
The cook put his lamp down on the
kitchen table and made a great show Of
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ing picture. In the latter part Of the eigh-
tenth century fashions rushed from yard
long waists and hoopcd petticeats to very
high waists and very long slim skirts. Ac-
cording to the Times. In i7se. the measure
ment Of a petticoat for q middling sized
woman was S feet and inch and II also
says that among prudent fathers the IA
voritc toast was The present fashion Of
our wives and daughters. viz: No Wastel'
These clinging skirts left very little Of the
form to the ima gination. but 40 II that
little were too much the fashion In holding
them up WAS to draw them a. tightly as
possible around the figure and raise them
ar high az the knee.
In the nineteenth century there was an
interesting procession Of clinging skirts,
short skirts, with small hoops, hoops grow
ing larger and larger. no hoops. which
brought back the good old medieval fashion
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bottom Of their skirts which fell about
their heels and are daubed with the
mire.'
But these satirical eifusions seem to have
had their usual effect when hung at lovely
woman. She continued to trail her long
robes wherever abe willed and to look
charmingly In them until fashion decreed
that there should be no more trains TO
drag. which APPEARS TO have been in the
early part Of the sixteenth century. The
wheel fardingle introduced with Queen
Elizabeth and the hoop OF various sizes
and shapes in the eighteenth century made
holding up the skirts unnecessary or i'm
possible
In Charles lis time the court ladies'
allowed their voluminous skirts to drag
except in the dance. when they were frankly
raised above the garter. The merchant :
tidy and thrifty wifes Of the same period