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VOL. X the: dalles, Oregon. Saturday. September 11, 1897 NO 210- DISTRESS AT DAWSON A Terrible Tale Brought by the Steamer Cleveland. LAWLESSNESS REIGN'S SUPREME Provisions Sufficient to. Supply the Camp Cannot Possibly Be Taken In Before the Closing; of the River. San Francisco, Sept, 10. The Exam iner prints an extra edition containing the following news from Dawson City : "Otter Point. B. C, Sept. 10. The steamer Cleveland has arrived from St. Michaels, bringing with her from the Yukon gold fields a story of distress and disaster. The miners she has on board and officers in charge of the ship tell a story of disorder and distress at Daw son. Winter has set in at the mining city of the frozen north, and the two great stores of the place have closed their doors, for they have nothing to sell. Those who have been seeking gold must now seek for food or starve. While there may be a tendency to ex aggerate the actual conditions of affairs, there can be no question that famine threatens all the venturesome men and women who made their way to the Klondike. Hundreds of nnruly spirits are flock ing to Dawson. Threats of violence are being made on every side. Enormpns prices are now being paid for food at Dawson, and it is impossible that more than four vessels with provis ions can reach that camp before the riv er freezes. Indignation meetings, heavy with murmured threats of vengeance, have been held at St. Michaels by those who see no hope of advancing np the river, and less of getting back to civilization. The first signs of winter are apparent on the river Yukon, which is beginning to freeze, and in a few weeks will be closed against ail navigation. A mishap ' has come to the Excelsior, and from the frozen north corces the story of another disaster in which forty-two men lost their lives. On the Cleveland there are thirty eight passengers who have come from Dawson City. There are few miners in this party that are able to tell of pros perity. Most of them wish to exagger ate their possessions, and if one were to believe the indefinite stories they tell he would eay the treasure ship with which they come carried $5,000,000. Captain Hall, ot Cleveland, says he has $100,000 in his safe. The parser believes he can. account for $150,000 on board. The Cleveland left St. Michaels August 29th. She has some of the passengers of the P. B. Weare on board. The Weare left Dawson City in time to connect with the Portland had she not met with a mishap and stuck on the flats above Cir cle City. The miners from Dawson report that on July 25th the stores of the Alaska - Commercial Company and the North American Trading & Transportation Company closed their- doors, and an nounced they had no more food to sell. When the announcement was made con sternation seized upon the people of Dawson, with gold-seekers crowding in at the rate of 20 to 30 per day. Drank eness and disorder, gambling and idle ness were rampant. ' At St. Michaels the condition of affairs ' is also the cause of gravest concern. There are not enough structures iu town to accommodate the crowd, and scares of people are living in tents. Shortly before the Cleveland left St. Michaels two expeditions, those of the National . City and of the South Coast, held indig- Salt Rheum Two applications of Garland's Happy Thonght Salve daily cares Salt Rheum. First wash witli warm water and . pure Castile soap. Rnb well with the Salve, and cover with rubber gauge . to keep the moisture in. ' ' . "GaTland's Happy Thought Salve cured me in sixty days of Salt Klieum that I had tor ten years.' It's worth 10 a jar to a man who' has suffered as I have." K. E. VAN O LINDA, - Vash'od Island, Wash. HP Absolutely Pure- . Celebrated for its great leavening strength aud bealthfulness. Assures tbe food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to tbe cbeap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co. ;Nbw York. nation meetings, threatening dire ven geance upon those who had brought them there and then were unable to carry them further. On August 26th the Excelsior left St. Michaels with a large number of miners and a large quantity of gold. Reports were current that her treasure amounted to a million dollars. Soon after leaving St. Michaels the Excelsior was caught on tbe dangerous flats of the Yukon and broke two blades of the propeller. When the Cleveland reached Ounalaska she found the Excelsior undergoing repairs. It ie probable she left Ounalaska last Monday. Shortly before the Cleveland left for Seattle'on her journey home the United States revenue cutter Bear put into St. Michaels to tell another story of death and disaster in the ice-bound Arctic. The Bear had on board Captain White side, his wife, the first and fourth officers and four seamen of the steam whaler Nevach. They are all that remain to tell a terrible story of death in the Arc tic. Tbe Nevach was caught in an ice pack. Of her crew forty-two were lost. Thirty-one were crushed in the ice and ten were trozen to death. The Bear saw the vessel's signal of distress near Point Burrow, and went to her as sistance. The Captain, his wife, two officers and four seamen were persuaded to leave the crippled ship, bnt nine others positively refused to go. They were left in a desolate field of ice, and it is feared perished with their comrades. The terrible tale of suffering told by Captain Whiteside and his officers forms but an incident in the story that the Cleveland brings. It was believed after she had left St. Michaels she was to learn no more of the Klondike, its dan gers and disasters, but the Cleveland had hardly gone 35 miles when she passed. a vessel that told of evils to corae, of dangerpus spirits ready for any out rage, of excited and angry men who have left a black record on the coast on their own pathway to the Yukon. The Cleveland and Humboldt had met, and new stories of tbe abandoned adventurers the latter vessel is convey ing to the gold fields were sent back to the world. When the Humboldt stopped at Ouna laska on her jonrney to St. Michaels, the passengers were in open rebellion. They began to realize that it would be impos sible to reach Dawson before next spring and th-.y knew that misery awaited them at St. Michaels. There were open threats against W. D. ' "Wood, organizer manager of the expedition, and it is feared he may lose his life at the hands of bis passengers. How' This! We offer one hundred dollara reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry ont any obligations made by their firm. . ' West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To--ledo, O., Walding, . Kinna-n, Jr Marvin, Wholesale' Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. . Hall's Catarrh Cure' is taken inter nally, acting directly upon tbe blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c per .bottle. -, Sold by all druggist. Testimonials free. 15-9 Wanted A girl to wait on table at European House. ' r s9-2t GENERAL XBWS. It is unofficially announced that Dr Andrews will insist upon the acceptance of his resignation by the Brown univer sity. ' n. By the explosion of 120 quarts of nitro glycerine in a gas well at Cygnet, Ohio, six persons were killed and many in jured. . ' Joseph Simons, town marshal, was shot and killed at Alrcoea, Colo., Tues day night by O. P. Brown, who mistook him for a burglar. Customs inspectors at .Laredo, Texas, have found an unclaimed grip on a train containing $200,000 worth of diamonds, jewelry and other valuables. A Philadelphia & Reading wrecking engine crashed into a wagon at a grade crossing at Frush Valley, a few miles above Reading. Pa., Tuesday night, and three lives were lost. . VV. P. Atwell, commercial agent of the United States at Kobaix, France, says the United States and Canada will be called on to export from 120,000,000 to 130,000,000 bushels of wheat more than they exported to Europe last year. Secretary Wilson predicts a further advance in the price of wheat, due to the fact that there is not only a short crop abroad, but also because of the fact that, according to' his observation, the crop will not be so extensive in this country as has generally been antici pated. Indigeston ia often taken for con sumption. The word consumptoin means wasting away, and dyspeptics often waste away as badly as consump tives. " The reason people waste away is be cause either they don't get enough to eat, or they don't digest what they ' do eat. If the latter is your trouble, take Shaker Digestive Cordial. This will help you to digest your food and stop your loss of flesh. Shaker Digestive Cordial is made from herbs, barks and tbe juices of fruit, by the well-known Shakers at Mount Lebanon. It possess great tonic and digestive powers. Shaker Digestive Cordial has cured many supposed consumptives (who were really dyspeptics), by simply help ing their stomachs to digest their food, thus giving them nourishment and new strength. Sold by druggists. Trial bottles ten cents. The Grandest Kerned;. Mr. R. B. tireeve, merchant of Chilhowie, Va., certifies that he had consumption, was given up to die, sought all medical treatment that money could procure, tried all cough remedies he could hear of, but got no relief; Bpent many nights sitting up in a chair ; was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery, and was cured by the use of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to busines, and says Dr. King's New Dis covery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has done so much forlSlm and also for others in his community. Dr. King's New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Cosumption. It don't fail. Trial bottle free at Blakeley &Houghton's Drugstore. (2) Somethiog; to Know. It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restoring the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor' is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve centres in the . stomach, gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bit ters improves thetappetite, aids diges tion and is pronounced - by those . who have tried it as the very best blood puri fier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c or $1.00 per bottle at Blakeley & Houghton's Drug Store. (2) ATTENTION, SHEEPMENI Do you want the earliest and best range in Washington, with 640 acres of deeded land,, and a chance to raise un limited quantities of alfalfa? If you do, call on or address , J. H. Cradlkbaugh, ag21-tf The Dalles, Or. - Save. Your Grain, Few realize that each squirrel de stroys $1.50 worth of grain annually. Wakelee's Squirrel and Gopher Ex term in acor is the most effective and econom ical poison known. .Price reduced to 30 cents. For . sale by M. Z. Donnell, Agent. Two special good values in Ladies' Hosiery. Ladies' Fast Black seamless full-fashioned Hose, fine gauge, at 15c pair. LadiesMtibbed, very elastic Hose, seamless, double sole and . high spliced heel -a Hose that if once bought will be bought. again. Per pair, 20c; 3 for 5Qcv ' Dep SPECIALS. f - Men's Fine Galf Shoes, Value $450, to close at $2.50 pair. ,S?ECIAL SCHOOL MEETING. Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of school district No. 12, ot Wasco county, state of Oregon, that a epecial school meeting for said district will be held at the brick school house on Court street, on the 25th day of September, 1897, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the following objects: To further con sider toe question of erecting a new school building and providing funds for the same. Dated this 9th day of September, 1897. O. D. Doane Chair. Board of Directors. -Geo. P. Morgan, Clfrk. t9-td STOCK-HOLDERS' MEETING. : Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stock-holders of the Wasco Warehouse Company, will be held at the office of French & Co., The Dalles, Or.,, on Tuesday, September 28, 1897, at 8:30 p.m., for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other busi ness as may come before it. The Dalles, Or., Sept. 4, 1897.V H. M. Bkall, - Secv. Wasco Warehouse Co. NOTICE. To Holders of School Warrants : 'AH outstandings warrants of this school district (No. 12, city) will be paid on presentation at the bank of French & Co.. The Dalles, Oregon, on Thursday Sept. 9, 1897. Interest on outstanding warrants ceases.after Sept. 8, 1897. By order of tbe board. Geo. P. Morgan, e8-4t. " District Clerk.' For Sale. Lots A, B, K and L, block 30; A B, block 72; A, B, C, D, E and F, block 82, and A, B, C, D and E, block 25. Apply to Wk. Shackelford. ' Tbis la Tour Opportunity. 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