Morning Oregonian., June 30, 1900, Page 5, Image 5

THE SIOENING OBEGOKIAIT, SATUBDAY, JUNE SO, 1900.
ELDER IS BACK AGAIN
MADE A XSCORD-BREAKING
ROUXS TRIP.
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xyerieHced. Fiae "Weather, and Got
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PaaieBgera.
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be found. Nobody praises the climate,
and all speak disparagingly of the Nome
City society at present. The town Is said
to be fairly well governed, but the fast
and loose people are arriving dally, and
the officers are finding more to do as this
delegation Increases.
Passengers Glad to Get Baclc
, There were few passengers on board
and those few were all glad to get back
to the states and practically unanimous
In their testimony that Nome City was
a -poor place for a working man to be.
that the best claims "were all taken, and
nothing could be made even at the high
wages of 51 an hour. All prophesy a
tremendous stampede almost as large as
the rush to Nome In a month or two,
which shall have as its object, getting
out of that country. They report the
population of Nome City between 30.0C0
and 40,000, made up of people of every
possible character doctors, lawyers, mer
chants, druggists, engineers, miners, as
sayers, hotel-keepers, saloon-keepers, car
penters, mechanics, cooks, gamblers In
fact all of the elements that go to make
up a large cosmbolltan city, and every
one Is chasing the wily dollar, and
many, they report, will soon give up the
chase. Every kind of a graft, from the
man trying to sell a burglar-proof safe
to the merchant who expects to make a
fortune selling several thousand pickled
eggs.
Bad. Place for a Poor Han.
N. Palardls of Minneapolis, an old
Klondlker. was among the returned pas
sengers. Three years ago he went to
Dawson City over the Edmonton route,
and since that time he has been working
around Dawson. He said last evening:
"My partner and I found things rather
dull at Dawson, and, having determined
to start home, left Dawson City May
14th and started down the river in a little
boat and made our way 1800 miles to St.
Michael. "We had heard of the discov
eries at Cape Nome and determined to
stop there on our way back and If the
opportunities were good to stay there a
year. This we were prepared t do.. On
arriving at Nome we found everything
overdone, the town crowded with miners,
prices high, and the best claims taken.
There are only eight or nine good claims
at Nome, and these pay big, some pans
going as high as $300 or $400. But the
best claims were all taken last Winter
and the others are too expensive to oper
ate and the gold, this fine Tree gold, hard
to pan. Tou ig down four or five feet
to reach the gold line, and then you find
very little of it, and what there is you
have hard work to pan. The Topkuk'dis
covery is one of the richest gold deposits
ever discovered, but it is only of limited
extent and the claims of any value aro
already taken. The thousands who havo
gone up there this Summer will have a
hard time of It. The people up there
were laying for the rush and planning
to recoup from the new arrivals. The
fabulous- reports of the richness of the
Nome claims are. In my opinion, unfound
ed, and those that are rich will soon be
worked out. There will be no perma
nence to the Nome excitement, or to
Nome as a mining center. Dawson, when
I left, was quiet, and there was no ex
citement over new discoveries. Nome, In
my opinion. Is a very good place for a
poor man to stay away from."
Henry Dorchi, who came down the Yu
kon with Palardls to St. Michael, wa3
in the Klondike region four years, and
went to Nome City for the purpose of ob
serving the conditions there, "It took
me only three days to make up my mind
that there was nothing In it for me,"
said he. "and I decided to leave on the
Elder. Nome City Is crowded with peo
ple, and ships are landing every day,
bringing In new people. You hear about
. $400,000 strikes, but you see very few of
them. The good claims are very rich,
but they are .few in number. A poor man
without expensive equipment would be
foolish to attempt to work a claim with
a primitive outfit. The stampede from
Nome will not be long starting, and the
people will be scrambling to get away."
"William Baker, of Denver, Colo., an ex
perienced miner, was one of those who
went to Nome City to investigate the
conditions there. He left Sab. Francisco
on the Valencia. May 16, and arrived at
Nome City when the rush was greatest.
He said: "It did not take me long to find
out that Nome was not a place for me
to prosper. The claims which have won
a name for Nome as a gold region are
. valuable, but they were long ago taken
' up. The only chance for a man is to lo
cate a new claim during some discovery
like the one at Topkuk, and that Is very
small. All the gold deposits In that coun
try are limited. an,d by the time the
rjwh reaches the new district all the val
uable claims are gone. Besides fake ru
aorff designed to stampede the town are
continually being scattered, and authen
tic news Is hard to get."
Charles P. D. Schug, of San Francisco,
who left May 21 on the Zealand la, was
also among the returned. He said: "I
am glad I made the trip for the expe
rience. The trip is interesting, and Nome
is a great city, but Its opportunities are
limited for the poor man. and my advice
is, "Keep away.' To the man of means
there are always openings that he can
take advantage of."
"W. H. Loaney, of Albany, Or., who went
up on the Elder, when asked what he
thought of the Nome region, answered
in rather a laconic fashion: "I thought
enough of It to pack up and return again
on the Elder. I was not struck with the
country or Its opportunities."
As Seen iy a Cook.
One of the cooks of the Elder looked at
things from a novel point of view and
was an Interested observer of general
conditions there. He said: "We had a
.hard Job keeping all our passengers fed.
but we did not run short of provisions
as .some of the steamers from San Fran
cisco that put Into Dutch Harbor; neither
did wo havo any sickness or smallpox
cases like the Ohio. But we had to work
from morning until night. The trip was
smooth and the sea air gave the passen
gers tremendous appetites. I was offered
$50 for my berth by a belated passenger,
but I wouldn't have sold It for $500, I was
so tired every night.
"When we first arrived at Nome City
there were only a few small vessels there,
but you should have seen them pour in.
brigs and barks and brigantlnes, schoon
ers, steamers of all kinds, and the city
soon assumed large proportions. You
can't buy anything to eat there for less
than $1. and a cup of coffee and a piece
of dried apple pie costs you a half. Prices
are going down now on account of the
great Influx -of supplies. The weather was
cold up here. and we had rain and snow,
and fuel fs way up. I saw no openings
there la fccy Tine of business, and no
claims lyinlgaround loose for me to seize
on."
xncxdbkV- of the voyage.
Burial ef 1 4asea Captain Randall
predated.
No more patrttic scene can be imagined
than that whlcl occurred Just before the
sailing of the Aeamshlp Geo. "W. Elder
from Dutch Arbor, on June 8. The
steamship SensRhad been contending
with the ice lnBb?hring Sea for more
than a week. H-d gone within ISO
miles of Nome Bn she gave up the
battle and retuKutch Harbor. She
had on board tlBis of J. M. Brown,
in charge of bHsons, who sought
for him a burlK Permtcrtr ---
obtained toJjiKalns at rnalask
1 The steamship St. Paul and the Elder
iy at me- unaiasxa dock coaling, each
having oa board a large number of Free
Masons. It was found upon a little in
quiry that on all the vessels then In the
harbor there were not less than 1000 Ma
sons. As far as possible, the Invitation
was extended to be present and partici
pate in the last sad rites of a brother
who. far from home and loved ones, had
died, at sea.
Masons' wives and members of the
Eastern Star Improvised aprons, and as
hundreds of Masons, "properly clothed."
walked in solemn procession to that lone
ly grave on the hillside. The impression
on partieipants and jlooklrs-on was pro
found. The funeral train consisted of
two boats, connected with ropes and
drawn by a Government steam launch
from the Senator across the bay. landing
within a few rods of the cemetery. The
remains were in a plain yet very neat
casket. Kind hands had gathered the
wild flowers and had woven them into
cross, crown and emblems of the order,
and had placed them as a love-offering
upon the casket. A strong wind moved
the waters into a requiem, and as the
funeral train landed the wave chords of
the ocean harp broke upon the shore.
Eugene D. "White conducted the services,
and. in company with the chaplain, on
landing, they proceeded In advance of
the remains, the long procession opening'
ranks for the cortege, then falling Into
line in reverse order, the funeral march
was continued to the grave. Circle after
circle was formed about that lonely spot,
until 700 Masons stood in solemn silence
in reverence for the departed, lifting a
silent prayer to the Infinite One for loved
ones, unconscious of his departure. The
clouds were looped up In mourning
about the foothill temple, while in the
east, through a rifted cloud, the early
morning sun was lighting up the mists,
emblem of the Son of Righteousness who
has arisen with healing in his wings.
The beautiful Masonic burial service
was used, and at the proper time the
casket was covered with sprigs of acacia
dropped by faithful hands. In the hope of
a glorious awakening when in that bright
morning, where wind-driven waves no
more chant requiems, their sad refrains
having been broken on the shores of
time; but where the new song on the
sea of glass thrills every heart with a
new Joy of immortality. There In that
lonely spot we left all that was mortal
of Erother J. M. Brown, of. San Diego,
CaL, on that eventful June day.
The Voyage Continued.
At 4 P. M., June S, the steamship St.
Paul leading, the steamship Geo. W.
Elder lifted anchor, and started again on
her dangerous Journey. The Senator hav
ing returned to Dutch Harbor, and the
news she brought concerning the Ice In
Behring Sea, and the dangerous position
of other ships in Alaskan waters, gave
us some concern. The sea was never calm
er, and we made splendid progress until
on the second day out from the Harbor
we met great fields of ice. If you havo
never made a voyage of this kind, one
will be sufficient for a lifetime, and will
satisfy the most romantic nature. Great
mountains of floating Ice, where the wal
rus has Its place and the seal has Its
home. Ice as far as you can see, and
far beyond. But we have a captain who
understands his business, and a splendid
crew. The following resolutions, passed
by the cabin passengers, speak for them
selves: Cnptaln Randall Appreciated.
Resolutions of the passengers on board
the steamship Elder, In Behring Sea, en
route from Portland. Or., to Nome City,
Alaska, June 11, 1SO0:
Be it resolved. That we, the passengers
on the steamship Geo. "W. Elder, en route
from Portland, Or., to Cape Nome. Alas
ka, do hereby express our high apprecia
tion for her commanding officer. Cap
tain C. Randall, for his manly bearing,
his courteous treatment and his ability
as a commanding officer.
Second, that we also express our appre
ciation for C. F. Howard, purser, and
Henry Chrlsterferson. first officer, and E.
P. Houghton, chief engineer, and J. J.
Darell, chief steward, for similar quali
ties, conduct and courtesies in their re
spective positions.
Third, that a copy of these resolutions
be furnished to the above-named officers,
and that The Morning Oregonlan, Port
land. Or., be requested to publish the
same.
Some In Sight.
But we are now out into an open sea
again, and Nome City Is not far away.
At 6 A M., "Wednesday. June 13, we cast
anchor at a "Point of Cape Nome." The
first thing which greeted our eyes was
the white city, which stretches along the
coast as far as the eyes could reach.
Thousands of tents are pitched along the
beach, almost to the water's edge, and
back to the tundra. When permission is
given by the owners of the tundra, this
Is also occupied. Soon after we cast
anchor, the lightering began. We were
fortunate in having a calm sea. This
Is a terrific sea in the time of a storm, on
account of its being so .shallow. The
ships cannot remain at anchor, but must
seek deeper water, or some sheltering
island. Only a few days ago the Alaskan
was wrecked, and the ruins were swept
by the waves to the very spot, high On
the beach, where this Is being written.
There are now more than 20 vessels here,
which are being lightered as rapidly as
possible. For miles the beach Is filled
with wares of all sorts. More tents are
going up, more ships are arriving, and
this will soon be a city of 25,000 people.
The steamship Ohio Is out at anchor, in
quarantine. She has on board two cases
of the smallpox. Two men have already
committed suicide on the beach. Saloons
and gambling dens and other places of
vice are in full blast.
Some rich strikes are being made. It Is
too early In the season to give out any
reliable Information concerning the rich
ness of this region in general. Bedlam
reigns supreme, and petty thieving Is
prevalent. Order will, however, come out
of this confusion, and this may become a
model mining camp. If not an ideal city.
Property titles are very uncertain. Claims
have been Jumped, and people who sup
posed they had purchased valuable prop
erty, with good title, arrive here to find
it occupied by others. At this writing
the Nome City has not yet arrived. The
Senator Is here, having arrived yesterday.
J. F. G.
AM. VALUES ARE HIGH.
Transactions In Realty Spot Cash
Cost of Living.
The Geo. W. Elder last night brought
a letter from Fred W. Piper, well known
here, to a friend In Portland. Mr. Piper
went from Seattle on the steamer Dora.
He says, in the course of his letter, un
der date June 16:
"I arrived in Nome June 12, all safe and
in good health, after a sea voyage of 37
days. I shall not attempt to describe the
things one sees In Nome. The papers will
tell that. The first two days In Nome I
spent in trying to find a location for our
building. I was dismayed to learn that
It Is an utter Impossibility to get any
thing desirable for less than prices rang
ing from $3000 to $10,000. All transactions
are ior casn on the spot. No one can
lease or rent anything. Owners will not
lease nor rent on account of all land be
ing held simply by possessory title. The
minute the owner is off the property, the
one who gets on It next acquires title,
and I want to add that property-holders
are not being lured off by a siren's song,
nor anything else. I still have hopes,
however, of getting something. It is a
cinch that we will lose nothing on the
Investment. If we have fair luck. I could
sell the building now for twice what we
gave for it. and all else at a greater pro
portionate rate.
'JXhe third day Lucius McGuire and I
plttfaed our 20x30 frame tent on the beach
neafcwhere the Pacific Clipper Line will
land Its freight. I had to stand guard
over the space with a gun while Lucius
got theent and provisions To estimate
how fact the tewn Is growing: if we had
waited Iwa hours longer .i would have
had to o fro one to-rWles farther
down th "beach. Yesterday a form came
f up and all us beach dwellers had lively
times.
"Today I am again looking for a loca
tion. I am worried about the Olympla
and Nelson. I heard that the former Is
stuck in the mud on the Yukon fiats, and
no one seems to have seen the latter
since she left Unalaska. I suppose they
are all right though. (The Olympla ar
rived later.)
"I think Nome will be a good camp.
There Is lots of money here and gold In
the ground everywhere. I should Judge
there are 10,000 or 12,000 people here now,
and not more than half of the boats are
here. Prices are way up. Meals from $1
to $4: beds. $1 50 to $2 SO; lumber, 15 cents
per foot; flour, 5 cents per pound; coal,
$00 per ton; drinks, 25 cents and 50 cents;
water, 10 cents per gallon. Teams are
getting $10 per hour, and all else In pro
portion." THE VOYAGE AXD ITS EXD.
Interesting Description of Life at
Xorae City.
At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of June
2, after a stay of five days, the Elder, in
company with the St. Paul, left Unalaska.
the St. Paul leading. Fine weather pre- (
vailed and by Saturday night the vessels I
were well on their way to the North.
Sunday morning Ice was sighted and by
noon the way was barred by iceextend
Ing to three-fourths of the horizon.
Sighted the Garonne and the Signal
working away to the southward.
Skirting the floes the St. Paul finally
found, an opening, and the Elder follow-
lng close behind, the two vessels slowly
made their way through the narrow chan
nels between the drifting masses, all
afternoon and into the stillness of the
Arctic twilight night, the floes becoming
heavier and the situation more tense.
The captain never left the bridge and is
sued orders constantly. At times It
seemed as though the vessel would be
hemmed In and crushed, and occaslonally
a floe would strike the ship shaking her
from stem to stern.
However, all had great confidence in
the ability of the St. Paul captain to
pilot us, and the presence of our sister ves-
sel aided much In quieting timid minds:
Our own Captain Kendall, too, by his
coolness and caution won much praise,
and all felt that we were In safe hands.
About midnight the St. Paul, finding the
floes too heavy for further advance, slg-
nailed to stoo, and the two vessels with
much difficulty found space to turn, and
In the face of a strong head wind slowly
tetreated.
Religions- Services.
Religious services were held in the sa-
loon during the morning and evening by
Rev. J. F. Ghormley, and also- a song
service among me pecona-ciass passen-
gers.
Early Monday morning the two vessels
found a natural ice harbor about two
miles in diameter and came to anchor.
The other vessels made their way in
during the day and in the distance four
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STEAMER XOME CITY PLOWING THROUGH THE ICE.
others could be seen in the ice. tlJXttotttofZT.
ently helpless. An entertainment was
gotten up during the evening and a com
mittee composed of Messrs. Galbralth,
Ghormley and Warinner was appointed to
draft resolutions thanking the officers of
the vessel for kindness and courtesy, and
on motion of Mr. Hazen, a vote of thanks
was tendered Messrs. Galbraith and Col
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lis for services rendered in preparing the
j!yVTT . . Si. ,
drifted Into our opening. The anchors
7? JWi!?h:d. -ind alL-daL th vefsels
drifted with the floes. To add to the lone-
iness, masses of fog settled down, at
times hiding the two vessels from each
?her'..Not a ,brfath1 of ,a,r f "rred and
ht stlllnKC ftf rtontVi rMcrnl rival tVn
the stillness of death reigned over the
icy waste.
Ice Bars the Way.
The passengers amused themselves
reading and plajing cards and specula
ting as to the length of time of their
enforced staj with the ice floes. On
Wednesday morning the floes appeared
heavieVthn bVa b fringing
up scattered the floes and the sky being
clear, the two vessels started their en
gines and proceeded to work cautiously
toward the westward.
About noon open water was sighted.
The bows turned to the north with full
speed ahead and about midnight the
mountains of Cape Nome appeared on the
horizon. During the evening a farewell
concert was given In the saloon, con
sisting of songs, recitations and speeches,
and a most enjoyable time -was experi
enced. Arrival at Xome.
Thursday morning at 6 o'clock the two
vessels arrived In front of Nome City
and anchored about a mile off shore. A
Thr2 ?a?.?ZeiiT WST VH
There are now (June 16) In port 22 vessels.
Lp to date some 30 steamers have ar-
rived, bringing approximately 8000 pas
sengers. Those arriving the past week
were the Portland. Fulton, Cowan, Dora.
Aberdeen. San Bias. Oregon. .St. Paul,
Ohio. Elder. Tacoma, Luella. Senator,
isoutn Portland. Zcalandla, Ranler, Al
llance, Grace Dollar. Chas. Nelson. Uto-
", aim ouuic. Ainani; inose aue 10
arrive are the Nome City. Morning Star,
Centennial, Homer, San Pedro. Discovery.
Elihu Thompson, Roanoke... Lakme. Sea-
view, saita Ana, Valencia. Brunswick,
Signal, and a number of sailing vessels!
.mere nave oeen a number of casualties.
The bark Catherine Sudden struck in the
ice floes and was dismasted and was
abandoned by her officers and crew while
In the Ice. She was picked up by the I
revenue cutter Corwin and brought to
Nome. The Fisher Bros, was rr,,Rhl i
above the water line by Ice. The South
Portland had a hole stove in hor bow
ny the Ice. The steamer Garonne Is
reported wrecked by striking a reef at
Dutch Harbor. The bark Eclipse Is re
ported a total wreck, also the bark Sena
tor, and fh nDpeAntrAM LA..A. .
sels are said to be on an Island with but I
four days' Tirn-rtnn rvno nf , , 1
lour days provisions. One of the own
ers of the Hunter, R. Robinson, arrived In
Nome Friday on a small sloop, in which
he and three others had left the bark In
order to seek assistance. The cutter
Corwin went to the rescue of the cast
away passengers, and also to search for
the passensers of the Pltcalrn, also re
ported wrecked. All the vessels report a
hard battle with the Ice. Much ice is
also reported between here and. St. Mich
aej. and fears aro entertained for the
safety of the Argo. which is now overdue
as hours. She has on board 250 passeng
ers. Little Xlalng fa tke "Winter.
Llujjn the way of mlnlne- -was don
abouTBfcfcrttrr the Wintor RitiC
work has now been carried on along tha
beach for several weeks.
On the creeks but little work has been
done, but clalmowners are fast preparing
to resume operations. The tundra Is
still a problem -which the coming season
will solve. Prospecting along the beach
has developed the fact that it is spotted,
and although the sand contains fine
gold for many miles it Is rich only In
places. One of these places was struck
recently at Bluff City, in the Goldwln Bay
district, where it Is claimed three men In
one month took out $35,000. A rich
stretch of beach was discovered attfTop
kuk, some 30 miles south of Nome, and
It Is claimed $500,000 has been taken from
It, but It Is reported that this stretch Is
about worked out. Some good reports
come In from the creeks In the Goldwln
Bay district, and In the Nome district.
Buster, Banner and Cripple Creeks have
shown good results.
"Rocking" is still carried on on the
main street of Nome Just out of the busi
ness portion and along the beach for
miles. What the results are no one can
determine, as It is impossible to gain
any Information from the parties them
selves. The answer is Invariably one of
poor luck or an evasion. Since much
of the sand was moved last year it would
appear that in the future along the Nome
beach machinery will gradually take the
place of hand labor, and there is being
landed on the beach machinery of every
conceivable descripflon. Old Alaska min
ers shake their heads at this and say
that most of It will prove valueless.
As the work of unloading the vessels
proceeds, the peach is piled high with
freight for a long distance. There are
thousands of tons of it, and thousands
more to come. Pandemonium reigns and
the scene baffles description. Freight and
passengers are transferred from the ves
sels to the beach on lighters towed by
tugs to within a couple of hundred yards of
the shore, and the last stage is by hand
power by means of anchored lines. Once
ashore, the passengers are kept busy col
lecting their baggage from the plled-up
mass. This, as might be expected, creates
muck wrangling, especially when pack
ages are delayed or turn up missing, and
' tbe poor clerks suffer considerable abuse.
The next on the programme Is the select
lng of a site and the putting up of the
tent. This Is carried on rapidly, and a
few hours 'witnesses the addition of sev
eral hundred moro to the already large
"city of tents. The next act Is the collect
ing of the freight which Is unloaded after
the baggage. In this work some novel
sights are to be witnessed. Among them
are to be noted the small wagons drawn
by dogs, eight or ten of them being har
nessed together, and the owner walking
by their side shouting and swearing at
. the poor brutes, who strain wearily as
thoy drag the heavy burden through the
sand.
Bench Piled With Freight.
The beach along the town for about a
mile Is piled with freight, and presents
a scene of great activity. The past few
days fair weather has prevailed for the
most part, and freight bas been unloaded
with a cold rain. The sea rose and the
surf beat high and overreached on the
tents, and the excited owners were kept
busy moving to higher ground. Many a
goldseeker felt his ardor cool that day
as he gazed at the sullen sky and raging
sea and retired shivering to his tent. As
I xo lne nnai disposal oi an tnis mass 01
I fre!ght, there Is a question. Since squat
to the final disposal of all this mass of
tcrs "Sht is the only title, lotholders ab-
soiutely refuse to rent. The Intending
, merchant must buy. and lots are held at
I discouraging prices. This condition is
prompting some to unload at once, and
th. rARiiit i n in th o-inttint- f tya
market. Considering the high rate of
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freight, prices are quite reasonable. Flour
Is $3 per sack at retail, eggs 50 cents per
dozen, potatoes 5 cents per pound, salmon
25 cents per can, and the prophecy Is maite
that prices will go lower. At present
those who brought provisions for specu
lation are rather disappointed. The busi
ness portion of the town Is on one street.
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dra, and about 100 yards from the surf.
On this street for about a mile perma
nent buildings have been erected, and the
thousands of newly arrived- chechacos.
In all manner of costumes throng this
street. Mixed among them are Eskimos
and native dogs. Many of the newcom
ers have rather bewildered and aimless
expressions, and well they may.
111-Annorted Company.
Quite a large percentage are Ill-fitted to
cope with the exacting conditions of life
here. Even the Klondlkers revile the cli
mate and contrast it unfavorably with
that of the Upper Yukon. The beach hav
ing been worked for miles, and the creeks
in the neighborhood all staked, the most
of the newcomers must strike out for new
districts. This Involves great hardships.
whIch only those physically capable
RhnM uniortnki Th nt r -n-oov-
should undertake. The next few weeks
will determine as to whether the rush is
overdone. If no additional strikes are
made, there will be many disappointed
ones. Meanwhile the sound of the ham
mer is lpcessant. On every hand on the
main street and back of the tundra build-
lngs arc benff erected, while the beach
for 15 miles Is lined with tents, which are
dally increasing in number.
:v)t All Gold That Glitters.
Tent life In a raw, moist climate, where
1 wood ,s sca,rcf; and generally wet and
'f:-". ZZ. Y. "., ; ""L" ue"
scri.bd', " tne d'scomf0rts incident must
frtainly be productive of Ill-health to
not physical y strong. I -write this
?m ? d!fcouraglng peopie not
blesied wUh; ound health from coming
? the country. There have been here
. V11 cases or. su.lclde "within as many
days, one a pathetic case, that of a man
from Oakland, CaL, named Murray. On
his arrival here, finding that his son,
whom ho expected to meet, had died of
typhoid fever during the winter, he went
to tne grave, swallowed some carbolic
fc,,d' aTnl,,wn8 ?und a corpse a wnlle
later. I witnessed a scene a few evenlncs
ago Tvnicn raigni oe used as an object-lesson
by some minister. A young man who
had lately become a convert to religion
had built a rude cabin of drift logs, and
by dint of had work had accumulated
$340 In currency, which he kept In a pair
of trousers hung up In the cabin. During
his temporary absence the cabin caught
fire and was almost entirely consumed be
fore the surrocndlng squatters could
quench the flamis. la raking around
among the embers, that portion of the
pants which contained the money was
found uninjured; the rest had been burned
away, xae yeuag man Is confident th
ne saving or hq money was- a direct
ot iToviaence.
is the, 34-hour day, it being no darker at
midnight than at sunset In Portland, and
thus It Is while other cities sleep the City
of the Golden Sands Is growing far and
wide. ED H. COLLIS.
ZEALANDL4. FROX XOME.
Wholesale Jamplng ef Claims "WU1
Probably Caase Trouble.
SA$? FRANCISCO, June 23. The steam
er Zealandia arrived here today, eight
days Irom Cape Nome. The Zealandia
brings word that smallpox has broken
out out on board the steamers Santa Ana
and Ohio, and those vessels have been
placed In quarantine at Egg Island. The
Information received per the Zealandia
does not state the number of cases, or
whether the crew or passengers are af
fected. The Zealandia reports tha loss of the
bark Hunter and the schooner Eclipse,
en route from Dutch Harbor to Nome.
The crews of the wrecked vessels were
picked up by the steamers Valencia and
Rainier. The United States steamer Rose
crans went ashore at Cape Romanoff, but
got off safely -with the assistance of the
tug Meteor.
Two thousand persons arrived at Nome
on June 14. It is estimated there are 30,000
there by this time. Newcomers are re
ported all at sea on account of the whole
sale Jumping of claims, and trouble is
predicted.
The Alaska Commercial Company has
received from Nome 10 boxes of gold, ag
gregating $330,000.
COURT FOR CAPE XOME.
New United States Jndge and Staff
on Way TVorta.
SEATTLE, June 29. Judge Arthur H.
Noyes. of Minneapolis, the) nowly ap
pointed Judge for the Second United
States district of Alaska, comprising the
St. Michael and Cape Nome districts,
arrived In tho city yesterday, en route
to his post of duty. He is accompanied
by his wife and official staff, as follows:
George V. Borchsenlus, of Wisconsin,
clerk; C. E. Dickey, of Minneapolis,
deputy clerk, and his wjio, and A. K.
Wheeler, of Minneapolis, private sec
retary. According lo the intention of the de
partment. Judge Noyes and his staff were
to sail north on the United States reve
nue cutter McCulloch, but as that vessel
has not yet returned, they will take the
first ocean-going vessel headed for Nome,
so as to arrive at the earliest possible
moment.
Tho tight to Be nillsboro Man.
HILLSBORO. Or.. June 29. The friends
Of A G. Lucas, of Hlllsboro, who left
for Nome City on the first trip of the
Elder, are quite confident that he Is the
man who was killed In Nome, June IS,
while guarding land claimed by the Alas
ka Commercial Company. A scanning of
the passenger list of the Nome City and
Elder discloses no name the similarity of
which extends any hope that the Lucas
mentioned is other than the Hlllsboro
man. A. G. Lucas came to this city about
10 years ago, and for several years was
agent for the Southern Pacific at this
place and at Cornelius. He was honest
and Industrious, and a man of sobriety
and character. His wife, two little sons
and a little daughter reside In this city.
When apprised of the sad news this even
ing, Mrs. Lucas was prostrated with
grief. Lucas was a member in good
standing in the local Knights of Pythias
lodge, and carried $500 insurance in the
endowment rank.
Martial Lnw r.t Dutch Harbor.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. Alaska ad
vices received today state the steamer
Gustln from Dawson and Yukon way
ports arrived at St. Michael June 15.
She brought 300 passengers and $2,000,000
in gold dust, most of which belonged to
the Dawson banks. At Dutch Harbor, on
June S, martial law was declared by Col
onel Noyes, who had sailors and marines
from the revenue cuttor Rush and gun
boat Wheeling patrollng the shore with
guns and fl-ted bayonets. All the saloons
at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska -were
closed. More deserters from the Gov
ernment vessels were found by the force
under Colonel Noyes In several other of
the vessels, and when the runaways had
been found the martial law was discon
tinued. Lost Tvro Horses.
James Laird, of Alblna, has Just re
ceived a letter from his son-in-law, Bert
Farar, dated at Dutch Harbor, giving
some account of his experiences. He
started with his wife for Nome on the
Olympla -with several spans of horses.
One of his best horses was killed and
another one was crippled. He writes
that the Olympla -was compelled to turn
back to Dutch Harbor, after having pro
ceeded. 500 miles and being within 10
hours' travel of Nome, as the vessel could
not get through. Mr. Farar also writes
that his wife was very sick on the way.
and that he had to look after her and
his horses besides.
Portlnnd Man Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The Alaska
Exploration Company has received news
of the death of F. G. McCaffery, the
company's agent at Golofln Bay on June
18. McCafferty was shot and mortally
wounded by a drunken man named Swett
some days prior, without warning or
provocation. McCafferty came from Port
land, Or., where his mother lives.
NEWS FROM HONOLULU.
Vo Likelihood of a Special Session
of the Legislature.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The steam
er Mona arrived from Australian ports
via Honolulu today, bringing dispatches
to the Associated Press from Honolulu
under date of June 22. The Indications
at that date were that no special ses
sion of the territorial Legislature would
be held. When Governor Dole presented
the matter to his advisers, the heads of
the various departments the consensus of
opinion was that the expense of an extra
session at this time would be too great.
The two main reasons for calling a sep
arate session .are the extension of the
flro limits to 'include old Chinatown, and
to make provision for the paying of the
fire claims of last Winter. Both are re
garded as Important, but the opinion of
department heads Is that they do not
Justify the expense of a special session.
In speaking of the matter. Governor Dole
admitted that the opinion of department
heads does not settle the question; at the
same time, he left the Impression that
no special session would be called. The
regular election comes in November, and
the regular session of the Legislature in
February. y
Reports from Sydney srbw that the
plague situation In that city Is improving.
The daily average has decreased to Jes3
than two cases a day. Melbdume, which
had been thought to be abouf. free from
tho disease, had a new case the 4th
of the month. The total number of cases
at Sydney up to June 6 was 272i of which
96 had been f ataL During the wek previ
ous to tha departure of the steamer, there
were 17 new cases admitted to be nos.
pltal the deaths for the same period
numbering three, which Is the lowest
rate since March. There were 86 rtatlents
In the hospital when the steame left,
which is much less- than the reCunyer
age. In the past three weeks the auihor
ities have been offering to Inoculate peo
ple with serum, but the Sydney people
do not take to It, a3 those of Honolulu
did. In the whole population only afaut
2000 persons applied for treatment. f5T
May. 1S.44S rats were laiiea in syany
making a total of 24,153 rats killed slnjj
April 13. Tne cleaning up ot tne
Australian , metropolis still contlnui
Twelve hundred scavengers were at work'
under government authorities.
A Japanese newspaper announces that
Dri Kltasato. discoverer of the mAlU
nic plague, has invented a
ttve serurai He has gone
CTlth several assistants to tee
YOUTH AND MIDDLE AGE
GREAT REUHIOX OF HIGH SCHOOL
ALuacn.
Representatives Kvery Class
Since 1875 Present Reception to
the Neivest Members.
The June graduating class of 1900 of the
Portland High School was given a royal
reception by the Alumni Association, at
Foreman's Hall, last night. It was also
the occasion of the first grand reunion
of the High School alumni. By special
effort a representative of every class
graduated since 1875 was present, for the
first time In the history ot the associa
tion. Among those present of the early
graduates weer Horacd Thlelsen, "75.
It was a happy and social reunion of
the young and mlddlq-aged. and an en
livening spectacle for the Incoming class,
and general entertainment for alL
Foreman Hall had been converted into
a bower of beauty by tho profuse decora
tions of -wild flowers. Wild huckleberry
and smllax predominated in the main
hall, where the American colors and car
dinal, the emblem of th$ class, also were
In evidence. In the dining-room the ar
rangements ot the decorations were more
elaborate. Notable among these features
were draperies of fish netting, handsome
ly worked -with garlands of Oregon grape.
Indian baskets filled with marguerites
and Canterbury bells, were bung about
the walls. .
Guests commenced to arrive at 8 o'clock,
and until 9 they kept coming steadily,
until the opening of the exercises, an
hour later, and completely filled the
building. Including the gallery. They -were
received by the following commltteer Mrs.
Madle Goodnough Hart. "79; Mrs. Emma
Hlldebrand Green, T9; Miss Anna Cremen,
'79; Mrs. Bertha McBrlde Boot, '83; Mrs.
Nellie Walker Sealoy, June, 'S3; Mrs. Lal
la Dalton Thomas, June, '84; Mrs. Blanche
Hersey Hogue. June, "86; Mrs. Julia Bee
son Barrett, June. '87, and Mrs. Daisy
Bellinger Knapp, June SS.
Henry V. Adlx. '92, president of the
Alumni Association, made the opening
addresa of welcome to the June class of
1S00. consisting of 66 members. He briefly
referred to the pleasant memories of the
association, and assured the Incoming
class of the good will and greeting that
was awaiting them.
Benjamin C. Dey, president of the June
class of 1900. made a hearty response in
behalf of his colleagues, and anticipated
a happy union with their alumni asso
clatesi. Generous applauso was given the
speakers.
John Logan next recited, giving the
three styles of declamation by a school
boy, and responded to an encore with a
parody on "If I Should Die Tonight."
Miss Anna Rankin followed with a vo
cal solo, "Aria." from Mozart's "Figaro";
Miss Schuecklng. accompanist. The num
ber was appreciatively received and ac
corded general applause.
Miss Mabel Selover recited "Victor Gal
bralth" In a most acceptable manner, and
Miss Kathleen Lawler displayed her vo
cal powers fb fine effect In rendering "Dl
Qual Soavi" and "Meditation," by C
Chenery: Agatha Kelley, accompanist.
Appropriate orchestral numbers were
given at intervals.
Refreshments were served after the
completion of the programme, and tho re
mainder of the evening was devoted to
dancing.
UNITED BRETHREN.
Chinese Missionary Reports Having
Been Driven Away From Work.
A continuation of the Bible study in
stituted by Bishop J. N. Mills took up the
devotional hours of the conference ses
sion of the United Brethren Church yes
terday. Bishop Mills then called the conference
to order, and the church affairs were
immediately taken up. After the roll
call and the reading of the minutes of
the previous day's session, the reports
from the remaining fields of labor were
heard and In every case received ap
proval. All the reports showed an In
crease in membership and indicated a
degree of success.
At this point Rev. William McKee,
treasurer of the Missionary Society of the
United States, made remarks upon the
condition of the United Brethren Church
in Oregon as far as ho had observed.
He said that the church partook of the
same condition as the country. It was
Just in its beginning and had, like the
state, a bright future.
Letter From Canton.
An interesting feature of the morning
session was, a letter from E. B. Ward, a
missionary In Canton, China. It was as
follow sr
"To the Bishop and Members of the
Oregon Conference: The announcement of
the conference meeting has Just reached
me in time to catch this last chance to
send a word to you. The past year has
been one of blessing to our work here,
the membership being more than doubled.
We 'now have 79 in our fold. For the
year Mrs. Ward and I have been ap
pointed to look after the widening coun
try work. This embraces three points in
three different directions from Canton, as
follows: San Tong, 30 miles east on East
River; Kwong La. about 40 miles west
of Canton on West River, and Sin Lam,
45 miles south of Canton. Living In a
boat, we have made trips to the first
two places. About the middle of April
I went to Sin Lam to open for public
preaching our new chapel there, but the
inhabitants drove me out, in company
with two missionaries of the Church of
England. I have not yet returned to this
place, desiring to give the people a chance
to quiet down somewhat before going
again. Some time next month we start
again for San Tong, to spend the month
of June there and in the surroundlngr
villages, preaching and teaching. Where
ever we go many hear the word with
Joy, but Satan always has his children,
and It Is astonishing how some of the
Inhabitants of a place learn to hate and
speak against the name of Jesus. Pray
much for us. that the word of God may
have free course, and that many turn to
the Lord and fear his name."
The remainder of the morning session
was devoted to the reading of commit
tee reports, r i at 1:30 a meeting "of the
Board of Trustees of Philomath College
was held.
Afternoon Session.
At 2:30 the conference was again In
session, and, after short religious serv
ices the Bishop appointed the following
committee to nominate candidates to fill
the five vacant places in the board of
trustees: W. W. Gregory, R L- Brown,
T. E. Armstrong. The votes will be cast
today.
The secretary then called the names of
the ministry and those who preferred
to remain In the same rank they had oc
cupied last year were requested to re
main seated. The Itinerant list received
no additions, as the ministers wished to
retain their local positions. Next came
the election of a presiding elder, which
resulted In the re-election of Rev. C C
Bell for the coming year.
San day School Qnestlon.
Much attention was given to the Sun
day school question, and that commit
tee recommended several changes. They
asked the conferencpj pledge its sup
port to the effoiK editor of Sun
day School Llte?Kt the organiza
tion of union Su:Hkis bdlscour-
,red. and also tlBssssssssssssBBssW"r
g-JnLration of -(k.BllBse
rjMHHtisfsBslBBsBsflBsssslHHtaation
k briefly
Happy
wwomen
who hmvo bema faiievodof
painful menstrumtkm by
Lyiiia Em PInkhmm& Vege
table Compound, are con
stantly writing gratafut
Imttors to Mrs, Pinkhantm
Lydk E. Pfahm's Vegetable Compound
oured thorn H always
relieves painful periods
and no woman who suf
fers should be without
this knowledge
Nearly all the Ills of
women result from somo
derangement of the
female organism Mrs
PInkham's great medi
cine makes women
healthy of this there Is
overwhelming proof
Don't experiment If
you suffer get this medi
cine and get Mrs Pink
ham's free advice Her
address Is Lynn, Mass
mlttee reports were submitted, when tho
conference adjourned until 8:30 this
morning.
NATIONAL ELECTION GUESSES
Woes ot tne Political Arithmetle
Men in Various Campaigns.
Leslie's Weekly.
"We've got him," said Clay's Irlends
when. In July, 1S32, Jackson vetoed the
bill to grant a new charter to the United
States Bank. Jackson had "fallen Into
the trap" which Clay's friends set for him
by sending the bank bill to him Just be
fore the election, and they figured that
he would not get a third of the electoral,
votes of the country; yet, when tie re
turns all came In, It was seen that Jack
son's total In the electoral college was
219, while Clay's was Just 49. Van Bu
ren's managers were pitying Harrison in
jthe campaign of 1840 because of the tre
mendous majority which, as they figured,
would be rolled upon against him In tho
election, but Harrison got 234 electoral
votes and Van Buren only 60. During
the canvass of 1844 Clay's friends had his
Cabinet constructed for him. The only
preliminary remaining to give their
slate official sanction was the little detail
of a majority in tho electoral college,
which they never dreamed -would fall
them. It was Polk, however, and not
Clay, who entered the White House next
year. Scott's friends were bubbling over
with Joy at the outlook in 1832 along until
the earlier states began to vote, but SceM
carried only four states, whllo 27 went
to Pierce. Fremont's frltuidr, in 1S5C.
were exuberant right up f.o the time when
Pennsylvania, then an October state, had
Its election, while Fremont Tilmself was
confident of success until the actual re
turns came in, which showed that Bu
chanan had been elected.
The woes of the political arithmetic men
In the elections since the Civil War havo
been pitiful. Odds were offered on Greeley
in the betting for several weeks after his
nomination, and his supporters kept on
counting him in even after the September
and October states went to the Grant sld
"Have you heard the news from Maine?"
asked Hancock's friends Joyfully, when
that state went against the Garfield side
In September, 1SS0. "Have you heard the
news from Indiana? retorted the Garfield
men, triumphant, when that state and
Ohio were carried by the Republicans In
October. The election was so close, how
ever, that, though the Republicans won,
the result depended on tho vote of New
York.
Blaine's friends. In 2SS4, and Cleveland's,
in 1SS8. "claimed everything" until after
the votes were all counted, but they were
beaten; yet 600 votes InNew York changed
from Cleveland to Blaine in the former
year and 7000 votes transferred from Har
rison to Cleveland In the same state In
the latter year, would have reversed tho
result. In August, 1B95, Henry George
was predicting that Bryan would carry
every state In the Union, except possibly
New York and New England, while ha
declared he had hopes that even some oC
tho New England group would be won.
The closing of mills, too, and the hiding
of gold at that time showed that large
numbers of persons who opposed George
and Bryan believed that George's esti
mates would not be far astray.
There is a lesson" here which ought to
temper the positienes3 of the political
soothsayers. Estimates made six months
In advance of the election are commonly
worthless.
CaTipjlit in a Landslide.
DECATUR, Ala., June 29. A land
slide occurred at Hartzell Hill. 13 mlleo
below Decatur, on the Louisville & Nash-' -s
ville Railroad. It Is known that threo
men, one negro and two whites, were
killed, and it is thought several others
shared the same fate.
OUT!
. Foryourfamlly'3 comfort
and your own.
I HIRES Roofbeer
will contribute more to it than
tons of tec and a cross of fans.
1 5 eallona for 25 cents.
CHARLES E. niBES CO.
ilalrerji, fa.
PRISURT, SECOtDAlY OR TERTIARY BLOOD fOJSOl
Pprmanpntlr PiirpH Ym ot Ks a., -,
home under same guaranty. If you have taken
uiciuij. iuuiuc pouisa, ana sun nave accert
Throat. Pimples, Copper-Colored Spots, UlccnT
u jtijjr pan oi me ooay, iair or j
falling nttf v4-a "
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