Oregon Gity Coarier.
A- W. CHENEY, Publisher.
OREGON CITY OREGON
JEWS OF THE WEEK
"toesrestlng Collection of Current Events
In Condensed Form From
Both Continentii.
According to Chinese advices just re
ceived in Tacoma, Earl Li Hung Chang
mill no longer take an active part in
government affairs.
Twenty million feet of hemlock and
a.OOO cords of bark have been con
cerned, resulting in a loss of $100,000
y a forest fire near Austin, Pa.
The government has completed ar
vangements with the Canadian author
ities to have letter mail taken into
Dawson City once a month during the
winter season. The first carrier has
just left Dyea for Circle City and Daw
ion. By an explosion at the Colma fuse
works, at Colma, Cal., Mary Beek was
killed and eight were sreiously and four
lightly wounded. The remains of the
dead girl have not been recovered from
the building, and it is believed they
burned.
The London Daily Mail says it has
information from a reliable source that
cholera has attacked a battalion of the
Shropshire regiment, which is stationed
at Sitapura, Northwest India, and that
40 non-commissioned officers and pri
vates have already succumbed.
The Nueste Nachrichten, of Leipsio,
Jias published a report of a conversa
tion in which Prince Bismarck is
tquoted as saying that the Monroe doc
trine is "uncommon insolence towards
the rest of the world, and does violenoe
to the other American interests."
A census ot the Russian empire has
just been completed. The population,
snow published, is 129,211,113, of
whieh 64,6116,280 are males and 64,
84,883 are females. The population
f Russia in Europe is nearly 100,000,
000, or more than three-fourths of the
-whole.
Telegraphic advices from the New
York lleradl's correspondent in Rio de
Janeiro state that a servant in the sm
fploy of William T. Townes, the United
States consul-general in Rio Janerio,
mads an unsuccessful attempt to mur
der the consul-general. Mr. Towne's
assailant was placed under arrest.
Admiral John L. Worden, retired,
died in Washington. Ho commanded
the Monitor during its engagement
-with the Merrimao in Hampton Roads
during the late war. In 1880 he was
retired with full rank and the pay of
.o admiral, the only instance of the
kind. He also received the thanks of
ongress for his gallantry during the
war.
The direotor of the mint has submit
ted to the secretary of the treasury a
report for the fiscal year covering the
operations of the mints and assay offi
ce, togother with statistics of foreign
countries relative to production, coin
Age and monetary condition. The value
of the gold deposited at the mints and
jMWity offices during the flsoal year 18U7
was $129,105,500. Of this amount
487,003,337 was original deposits, and
443,102,162 redeposits.
By the explosion of the boilor of the
teamer G. 13. Force, in Chnrleroi, Pa.,
(the captain, James Ryan, and the cook,
'William Patterson, were killed. The
"body of Patterson was found buried in
the sand and terribly mutilated. The
body of the captain has not yot been
Jound. The others of. the crow were
"badly scorched and bruised. The ex
plosion was so heavy that the earth
trembled for more than a mile, and
windows wore broken throughout the
town.
The national council of Switzerland
has adopted a bill making insurance
gainst sickness compulsory in cases of
mil dependent persons.
It is reported that an English syndi
cate has purchased, for $3,000,000, the
,big plant of the J. I. Case Machine
Company, at Milwaukee.
Jackson and Williams, the O. R. &
JJ. truinrobbers, were sentenced to the
Oregon ponitontiury for a term of 30
ears and seven months each.
Heavy shipments of wheat to Europe
continue. Over 60 grain-ladun vessels
,'kave left San Francisco during the lust
two mouths, and six more are ready to
ail.
The naval armor board will leave
..Washington soon for the South to look
jat certain places, with a view of ascer
taining their adaptibility for sites for
the proposed armor plant.
The cruiser Baltimore has been put
into commission with Lieutenant-Corn-jnander
Gottfried Blocklinger, her first
lieutenant, in command. The Balti
more will meet the Philadelphia in San
-Francisco on the hitter's arrival.
The monthly treasury statement of
the principal articles of domoKtio ex-
ports shows that during September last
the exports of breadstuff's from the
United States amounted to $34,629,940,
an increase, as compared with Septem
ber, 1896, of over 100 per cent, and an
inoiesso of about 300 per coot over Sep
tember, 18U5.
In his annual report, Myron II. Mo
Cord, governor of Arizoin, discusses
tho question of statehood, and Bays the
requirements as to population, educa
tion and wealth are fully met.
More than 1,000 revolutionists and
refugees have fled from Guatemala to
Mexico, dreading the vengeance of Bar
irioa, Tho refugees know their property
will be confiscated, as the government
lias issued a decree to that effect. Some
Mople took the precaution to deposit
their valuables with the British oouaul
t Queaaltenanga I
ENGLAND MUSTTAKE THE LEAD.
Arbitration Matter Will Not Otherwise
Be Revived.
New York, Oct. 20. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Unless the British foreign offioe presses
the negotiations in connection with a
general arbitration treaty the matter
will not again be taken up by this gov
ernment. Neither the administration
nor the British foreign office has dur
ing the last three months shown any
disposition to expedite matters. De
partment officials deolare that Great
Britain must be the one to revive the
subject if it is to be revived at alL A
cabinet official says the president is
still desirous of securing a treaty f
arbitration with Great Britain. Mr.
McKinley hoped that more interest
would be taken by Great Britain than
heretofore.
The authorities are apparently much
chagrined over England's action in the
Beli ring sea matter, in which all the
interested powers were to participate.
Had the general arbitration treaty ne
gotiated by the Cleveland administra
tion been approved the controversy ic
regard to seals could properly be con
sidered by suoh a tribunal as proposed
by that convention.
Lord Salisbury would also be pleased
to have the treaty in force, for then be
could permit the sealing question to
be arbitrated and put out to Canada
that she was bound by the convention
to' take suoh action. Now, however,
the negotiation of a general arbitration
treaty might be considered by Cana
dians as indicative of a desire of the
Salisbury government to play into the
hands of the United States.
"Earl LI to Ketire.
Tacoma, Oot 20. According to Chi
,nese advices just received, Earl Li
Hung Chang will no longer take an
aotive part in government. A native
correspondent writing from Peking says
that Li has been in ill health, though
it is not generally known. He is anx
ious for a rest. This will permit him
to relinquish his duty as grand secre
tary and minister of thetsung-li-yamen.
He realizes there are many reforms
which China must soon undertake if
she is to preserve her unity, and he
would like to have a part in carrying
them out. Knowing, however, that
only a start can be made while he lives,
and that care and work will shorten
his days, he has decided to retiie as
soon as possible to the quiet of bis own
estate in Anhin.
Sugar Beets In New Mexico.
Santa Fe, N. M., Oct. 20. Industrial
Commissioner Davis, of the Santa Fe
railroad, and a party of capitalists are
examining into sugar-beet farms here.
They have found acres of beets weigh
ing from one to six pounds, which, ac
cording to analysis by the territorial
agrioultural college, yield from 15 to 18
per cent sugar. They express surprise
that Rocky mountain valleys above
7,000 feet in altitude oan show such
results.
There is a projeot on foot tto ereot a
sugar factory here and Commissioner
Davis said his corporation will give it
all possible support. He says also that
it is probable that Eastern capital will
within a short time establish a large
sugar factory somewhere in the Cen
tral Rio Grande valley.
A New Catholic Policy.
Now York, Oot. 20. It is reported
in high official ciroles that Archbishop
Oorrigan has been negotiating with Su
perintendent Jasper of the public
schools for the affiliation of parochial
and public schools in this city. Ho
has offored, it is alleged, to turn the
Catholic schools with their 70,000
children, over to the municipal school
authorities, provided he is permitted
to give an hour's instruction daily to
the Catholic children of the pnblio
schools. This is the stipulation. He
makes no other, either as regards text
books or teachers. It is said many
other metropolitans are anxious to
adopt a similar policy if it meets the
approval of the apostolic delegate.
A Phenomenal Freak.
St. Louis, Oot. 20. A local commis
sion merchant has brought to light a
phenomenon, which is attracting the
attention of scientists hero. While one
of the employes of the houso was dress
ing a turkey ho was dumfonndnd to
find in its interior a live, well-formed
young turkey as large as a full-grown
pigeon. It is perfect in evory way", ex
cepting tho head, which was attached
to the mother, and is a fatty growth.
The little turkey diod as soon as it was
severed from its dead mother. It was
preserved in alcohol and is now in the
collection of the Missouri medical col
lege, where it is attracting the atten
tion of the medical fraternity.
Walked In Front of a Train.
Stockton, Cal., Oct. 30. A tramp
believed to be J. Hefferman, formerly
of thiH city, was ground to pieces by
the Southern Pacific train last night
at Castle switch. When tho engineer
blew the whistle, tho man looked back
uud continued to walk along the track,
so it is supposed he deliberately com
mitted suicide.
Dun-ant Caie Advanced.
Washington, Oct. 20. Tho supremo
court today advanced tho argument in
tho Durrant murder case brought here
from Sun Francisco, and Bot it for hear
ing November 15.
Made "purloin Coin In Prison.
Pittsburg, Oct. 30. Warden Wright
of Riverside penitentiary, has discov
ered that convicts have boon manufac
turing counterfeit 50-cont pieces. He
has unearthed metal from which the
"queer" money was made and molds
in which it was cast. The counterfeits
are magnificent specimens of the coin
er's art. The counterfeiters had al
ready secured connection with outside
pat ties and some of the bad money ii
now in eiroulation.
LOSS OF THE TRITON
At Least 150 Persons Perished
in the Disaster.
ONLY FORTY-SIX WERE SAVED
Stories Told by the Survivors-The Cap
tain Committed Suicide a the
Ship Went Down.
Havana Oct. 19 The gunboat Maria
Christina, which left this port yester
day for the scene of the wreck of the
Triton, bound from Havana to Bahia
Honda, Pinar del Rio, which sank yes
terday between Dominica and Mariel,
has returned, accompanied by the tug
boat Suri, whioh went with tier. The
two vessels arrived here this evening,
the gunboathaving on board 19 and the
tugboat 23 members of the lost ship's
company, of whom 13 are civilians and
the rest soldiers. The whereabouts of
the rest of the company is unknown.
The Triton struck during a heavy rain.
Her cargo shifted and 15 minutes later
she sank in 120 fathoms of water.
A scene of terrible confusion and
panic ensued as soon as the passengers
realized the meaning of the crash. In
a wild struggle they rushed for the
boats. The first boat that was lowered
capsized immediately and all its occu
pants were drowned in the whirling
waters. The next was struck by an
enormous wave and turned over, drown
ing 20. The frail craft righted again,
and eight who had been thrown out re
gained it. Some were good swimmers
and kept themselves afloat for hours.
Others floated about for hours on
planks
Four soldiers on planks, whom the
strong current carried east of Havana
opposite Morro castle, were saved this
morning by a pilot boat. They de
clared that last evening there were
many others near them on planks, but
when the morning came they disap
peared and probably became food for
sharks.
Those who were rescued toll heart
rending storieB of the scenes during the
terrible quarter of an hour before tho
Triton sank. An army captain with
his daughter went down locked in a last
embrace. A mother with twins 10
months old drifted helplessly away on
the orest of a wave. All the other
ladies and children were drowned.
Just as the Triton was sinking, Cap
tain Rickardo, her commander, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself.
It is impossible to give the exact
number of those who were lost, but it
is estimated that they were no fewer
than 150. No passenger list has been
found. The vessel, which carried a
general cargo, was not insured. The 42
rescued persons suffered severely from
exposure. All of them were more or
less bruised and many of them badly
wounded.
THE CISNEROS RECEPTION.
New Yorkers Yelled Themselves Hoarse
Over the Cuban Girl.
New York, Oct. 19. The popular
reception in Madison square tonight
was an extradorinary demonstration.
Fully 63,000 persons, nearly one-third
of them well-dressed women, crowded
the upper half of Madison Square Park
and filled Broadway for the congratu
latoary speeches to be finished, and the
Cuban heroine to appear on the stand
erected south of the Worth monument.
Miss Cossio y Cisneros' appearance
was the signal for a tremendous dem
onstration by the great crowd which
stretched out for 100 yards before her.
The men yelled and waved their hats;
the women waved their kandkorchiefs,
and the band played a. Cuban, battle
song.
With a boquet in her right hand and
a pleased but diffldont expression on
her face, Miss Cisneros bowed to her
audience, for hers it was, and then
turned to Mr. Decker, indicating that
she wanted hirn to understand that
the applause was as much for him as
for her. For some moments the two
Btood forth while the cheering con
tinued. Then Miss Cisneros was led
back to the rear platform, where she
bowed and smiled to the crowd on that
side of the platform. Then she de
scended the stops to the carriage,
which was driven around the square
and back to Dolmonico's.
Previous to the appearance of Miss
Cisneros on the platform, there wore a
number of short speeches, interspersed
with selections by the band. Senator
Thurston and Henry George were
among the speakers.
A Revenue Vessel Aground.
Charleston, S. C, Oct. 19. The
United States revenue pructioo vessel
Salmon P. Chase came into Charleston
harbor early this morning, after an
exciting inoident just off Fort Sumter.
The bark, failing to mark all buoys,
went aground on Cummings point shoal.
Tho sit'iiation looked serious for a few
moments, but the prompt arrival of as
sistance from the city averted trouble.
Tho Chaso was pulled off by tho tug
Cecilia, and towed to anchorage in the
stream by the revenue cutter Colfax.
The Chuse will remain here uutil all
danger of yellow fover is past in
Florida.
For Famine Sullerert In Ireland.
Spokane, Oct. 19. C. L. Whitney,
of Walla Walla, is due here to urge the
Northern Pacific officials to provide free
transportation for one or more carloads
of potatoes and other vegetables, which
the people of the Walla Walla country
are willing to contribute to the famine
sufferers in Ireland. The matter has
been referred to Western Land Agent
Cooper, at Taooraa. It is thought that
three carloads of food products can be
gathered in th Walla Walla valley
alone.
OREGON ROADS TRIUMPH.
Concession on Both Sides, But the O,
B. & N. and O. S. L. Are Victorious.
Salt Lake, Oct. 20. President Moh
ler, accompanied by Traffic Manager
Campbell and General Superintendent
O'Brien, left for Portland this evening
after a highly successful conference
with the Union Pacific and Short Line
officials. Since the arrival of the O.
R. & N. party on Saturday, the nego
tiations have been in progress, and to
day a complete understanding was
reached, and as a result the through
car service from Chicago to Portland
will be resumed at onoe.
The fast-freight line of the Union
Pacific to Portland by way of Sacra
mento will be taken off, and the tariff
relations existing with the Oregon road
before the cancellation of September 23
will be fully restored. While conces
sions have been made on both sides, the
net result is oonoeded to be a victory
for the Short Line and the O. R. & N.,
which have stood together in the fight.
The Ogden gateway is to remain per
manently open, Fnd the use of the Rio
Grand Western and its Eastern connec
tion by Odgen shippers, if they desire
it, is therefore assured. The conflict
which has now been brought to a close
arose from the opening of the Ogden
gateway and the admission of rivals of
the. Union Pacific to the territory trib
utary to the Short Line and the O. R.
& N. and the agreement that the con
dition thus brought about shall con
tinue is regarded as a tiiumph for the
diplomacy of the two latter companies.
President Mohler's contention, as ex
pressed here today, was that all con
necting lines should be treated alike,
and this concession the Union Pacific
has been compelled to make. It was
also forced to yield to other conditions
exacted by Mr. Mohler. Its officials
had become very tired of the decrease
of business caused by its rupture with
the Navigation company and the Short
Line, and seemed glad to be in a posi
tion to surrender and thereby renew its
hold on the traffic of the Northwest.
In the matter of the division of freight
charges, it is understood that the Union
Pacific secured concessions, the details
of which are for the present withheld.
The terms of the agreement insures the
continuance in the Northwest field of
agents of Eastern companies benefitted
by the opening of the Ogden gateway.
Disclosures during the conference add
strength to the belief that the reorgan
ization of the Union Paoifio will not
result in the abandonment of the inde
pendent organizations of the Short Line
and the O. ft. & N.
This ends the long and interesting
fight that has been waged since last
spring between the Union Pacific and
the Oregon Short Line over the opening
of the Ogden gateway, and from the
conclusions reached and announced, it
is quite evident that the Short Line,
aided by the O. R. & N., has gained its
point, and that the Ogden gateway will
be kept open hereafter in addition to
the through service over the Union Pa
cific, which tho new agreement restores.
This is a victory of decided advantage
to Portland, for it keeps open to the
Utah-Colorado lines this Nortwest ter
ritory, which previous to the little un
pleasantness, gave all their business to
the Southern Paoifio and advertised
California to the exclusion of Oregon
and the Northwest.
FATAL BUGGY RIDE.
Horses, Vehicle and Occupants Fell
From a Grade.
Marshfield, Or., Oot. 20. This after
noon about 4 o'clock, ex-Judge Nosier,
his wife and daughter, and his son's
wife and baby, while driving from
Myrtle Point toCoquille City, met with
a terrible accident. They had reached
a point about halfway to Coquille City,
and were driving around a high, rocky
point, when they met another team.
Judge Nosier attempted to back his
horses to one side of the road to allow
the other vehicle to pass, but the
horses became frightened and unman
ageable, and backed off the grade, fall
ing with the buggy and all its occu
pants about 35 feet.
Mrs. Nosier was instantly killed, and
the judge's life is despaired of.
The other woman aud the baby were
also badly brniBed.
One of the horses was killed and the
buggy wrecked.
ONE HUNDRED DEATHS.
i
New Orleans Fever Fatuities Have
Keached the Century Mark.
New Orleans, Oct. 20. Before 7
o'clock this evoning the 100 mark of
deaths during tlie present period of yel
low fever prevalence had been reached.
When the board of health closed its
books last night there had been 93 fa
talities. Between last night and night
fall today, seven deaths were reported.
This century of deaths has occurred
among less than 900 cases that have
been reported in to the board sinoe
early in September, when the first case
made its appearance in New Orleans.
Situation Is Dad.
Washington, Oct. 20. The yellow
fever situation today, as reported to
Surgeon-General Wyman, was not fa
vorable, tho disease having made its
appearance at Baton Rouge, where
there is one case, and at Montgomery,
Ala., both of whioh places heretofore
have been free from the disease. From
Montgomery, Dr. Wyman's informa
tion is that four cases had been report
ed by State Health Officer Sanders.
Dispatches from other places show new
oases and deaths as follows:
Mobile, six cases, one death.
Bcranton, La., 13 cases.
Pasacougoala, Miss., two oases.
Edwards, two cases, three death.
Cayuga, Misa , three oases, one
death.
Chicago, Oot. 19. Fall weather to
day displaced the prostrating heat of last
week. The drop in temperature was
general throughout the West and North-vest.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growtt
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns of
the Thriving Sister States
Oregon.
A sealhunter just- returned to Marsh
field states that he killed 257 seals.
Bears are numerous in the foothills
near Snio, to the delight of sportsmen.
Ten thousand bushels of onions were
raised on 16 acres of land near Progress.
A Corvallis lady made 435 words out
of the letters in the word "enthus
iastic" The body of a large whale was re
cently washed ashore at Nelly's Grove,
in Lane county.
Steps are being taken in Pendletcn
looking toward the organization of - a
poultry association.
More than 24 tons of silverside sal
mon were received within two days at
the Nehalem cannery.
A cranberry grower in North Slough,
Coos county, states that his crop this
year is about 550 bushels.
A number of Linn county farmers
cultivated sufficient sorghum oane this
year to supply their home use.
The Florence cannery has finished
packing fish, having canned 85,000
cases and salted 100 barrels of salmon.
Mrs. James Patterson, while mentally
deranged, set fire to her husband's resi
' dence near Elgin. The building and
contents were destroyed.
Fred Wheeler was kicked in the
stomach by a horse at the Peebler
ranch near Pendleton. He walked to
his house, but died two hours later,
after much suffering.
Stockmen in Pine creek neighbor
hood, in Grant county, report some
loss among their cattle by blackleg.
The disease does not exist to a great
extent, however.
Of the $38,098.05 taxes to be collect
ed in Tillamook county this year, all
has been collected except $3,311.65,
and this will probably be reduced to
$5,000 or less by the time the delin
quent tax roll is published.
A briokmaker at Weston is now put
ting out about 45,000 brick per week.
During the winter he expects to in
crease the capacity of iiis yard bo that
75,000 or 80,000 brick may be put out
weekly. He looks for plenty of build
ing and a good market next year.'
The five-mile ditch for the mining
company at Glendale, Donglas county,
has been oompleted, and the company
is now having constructed a monster
.reservoir, into whioh this ditoh will
empty. There are now about 10 men
at work at their mine getting things
ready for a full run this winter.
The Bcutching-mill plant for the new
flax fiber mill has arrived in Salem
and is being placed in position. The
machinery weighs about 8,000 pounds
and was manufactured in Portland.
The mill will employ 10 persons, who
will work up about 100 tons of flux
straw, and about 30 tons of fiber.
Washington.
Ritzville is to have an eleotrio light
plant.
The tax levy for Taooma for 1897 has
been fixed at 10 mills.
Lewis county must pay $14,991 state
tax this year, and $15, DBS school tax.
The Mealy-Lacy mill at Chehalis,
after being idle for some months, bus
resumed operations.
A vegetable farmer near Dayton ex
pects to make $4,000 this year from
the products of 22 acres.
The owners of the cannery at What
com, which was recently destroyed by
fire, will rebuild the structure.
Every effort is being made to fret
enough threshers into the Pulouse
country to save all of the wheat crop.
Notice has been given in Colville
that all of the business houses iu that
place must olose Sundays henceforth.
The Port Townsend board of trade is
endeavoring to devise ways and means
for the, completion of the Port Town
send Southern railroad.
The tax levy in Whitman county for
current expenses this year will ho
about 16 mills and 3.6 mills additional
to raise funds to pay warrant indebted
ness. The foreign exportation of lumber
from Gray's harbor for the first eight
months of 1897 has exceeded the entire
foreign trade from the harbor for the
year 1896 by 100 per cent. The exports
from Gray's harbor for 1896 were:
Eleven cargoes of lumber, aggregating
8,500,000 feet, valued at $30,663;
2,000,000 feet of this amount being
shipped to Mexico, while Japan, tho
Fiji islands and the South Sea islands
each received one cargo of 500,000 feet.
The shipments from Gray's harbor for
eight months of 1897 are 7,357,000 feet
of lumber, valued at $75,000. The
trade with Mexico for eight months of
1897 was 4,472,000 feet, or more than
twice as much as the entire trade for
1898. The trade with Honolulu for
eight months is 1,880,000; while in
1896 fhey had no Honolulu trade.
The warehouse at Guy collapsed
under the weight of 60,000 bushels of
wheat. The building, 50x150 feet, ii
a total wreck. The foundation gave
way and tho wheat burst through the
sides, letting the roof fall in. Only
two men were injured, neither seri
ously. Only three men were In the
warehouse at the time. Had the crash
occurred 10 minutes earlier, seven men
and four teams would have been oaught
and crushed to death. The report could
be beard half a mile and created great
excitement in the little village.
THE RUSH TO THE NORTH.
Nearly 9,000 Men Started for the Klon
dike in Two Months.
Tacoma, Oct. 19. The railroad com
panies have for the past month had a
man at work compiling statistics of the
amount of business done between the
Sound and Alaska during the rush in
oident to the gold excitement Ao
cording to these figures, which have
been very carefully gathered and veri
fied. 1,248 persons took passage for
St. Michaels, and 7,628 went to Wran
gel, Juneau, Skaguay and Dyea, be
tween July 17 and September 11.
During this same period, 12,000 tons
of freight were shipped to St. Michaels,
and about 24,000 tons to the four above
named lower ports. This includes
business done at British Columbian
ports.
In addition to the large passenger
and freight list, 3,860 mules and
horses were shipped north, 1,116 head
of beef and oher cattle, as well as over "
2,000 dogs. The report closes with a
note, which says: "In the above figures
nothing is included fro.n outside the
Sound district. Probably, if Portland
and San Franoisco freight and passen
gers were included, it would nearly
donble the already almost incredible
figures of 86,000 tons of frieght and
8,876 passengers moved to the north,
inside of two months."
Of the passengers that have returned,
the report says:
"The number cannot so far be ascer
tained, as many have gone to Portland
and San Francisco direct, but a fair es
timate of the number that will reach
their final destination this winter is as
follows: Of the 1,200 who embarked
for St. Michaels, not more than 400
could possibly reaoh the diggings by
way of . the river, with the limited
means of transportation then on the
river. About 800 will be scattered
along the river banks to a point 1,000
miles or so from the mouth. The re
mainder will either winter at St. Mi
chaels or return on the boats now at
that port. Of the 8,000 that took pas
sage for lower ports, not to exceed 3,
600 have succeeded in getting away
from the lakes, and about 25 per cant
of this number will fail to reach the
Klondike diggings by reason of mishaps
on the rivers and frost overtaking
them.
"So far, over 2,000 persons have re
turned to the Sound, and a conservative
estimate I think . would be that fully
as many more will reach the Sound
by the middle of November: of which
number, unfortunately 75 per cent will
be flat broke.
"As several thousand tons of provi- .
sions got up the river, and as there
was a reasonably fair supply for the
wants of tho miners before the present
excitement, I see no reason why wa
should look for any famine, as, accord
ing to the figures of my report, not to
exceed 8,500 new miners will reaoh
the diggings this year, and 80 per cent
of these will have provisions enongh
to last them for six or nine months at
least. So, what with the provisions
from Portland and San Francisco, I
think the Btories told about mine
starving are not founded on fact."
CHAS A. DANA DEAD.
The Veteran Editor Passed Away at
His Long Island Home.
' New York, Oct. 19. Charles A.
Dana, editor of the New York Sun,
died at 12:80 this afternoon, at Glen
cove, Long Island.
Mr. Dana's death had been expeoted
for several hours, and his family and
physicians all sat at his bedside when
the end came. His condition had been
Buch tor several hours that members of
his family had kept themselves in con
stant readiness to go to his bedside at
any moment. On Saturday morning he
had a relapse, and it was apparent that
recovery was impossible. Several times,
however, he rallied, but toward night
began to sink. During the night there
were feeble rallies, but they did not last
long. This morning it was seen that
the end was but a few hours off, and
his attendants remained almost con
stantly at his bedside. The end came
quiokly.
The extreme heat of Friday and f?at
nrday had much to do with hastening
his death. On Friday, Mr. Dana
chowed signs of distress, and everything
possible was done to relieve him. He
had been weakened by his long illness,
and during the summer was several
times thought to be on the verge of
fatal collapse, but each time rallied.
He did not improve much with the
coming cool weather, and the sinking
.spells became more frequent. On Fri
day, Mr. Dana was able to take only
the lightest nourishment, and this con
dition continued.
Paul Dana and his sisters, Mrs. Dra
per, Mrs. Underhill and Mrs. Brannan
were at his home on Saturday morning,
and were warned to remain there. They
were at the bedside when death came.
The cause of Mr. Dana's death was
cirrhosis of the liver. On June 9 he
was at his office, apparently strong and
healthy. The next day he was taken
ill, and never afterwards visited New
York. He was 78 years old.
Preparations for the burial have not
yet been completed.
Canadian Independence.
Montreal, Oct. 19. An organization
known as the Canadian Independence
Club has issued a manifesto stating that
the time had come for Canada to throw
off its connection with England.
May Postpone the Sale.
New York, Oct. 19. The Herald
publishes the following: Owing to tho
fact that President MoKinley has re
ceived news that a new syndicate of
New York men, as well as the Hunt-ington-Gonld
combination, stands ready
to bid at the sale of the Union Pacific,
providing the terms of payment are
satisfactorily changed, within a few
days he may order a postponement
The tale was advertised to take plaoe oa
November 3.