Newspaper Page Text
i Domilble Sheet
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 86.
AMUSEMENTS
gu kank Theater
. . J{ Oremendous Jfcii . .
THE BIGGEST BUCCEB9 BBBH AT THE BUR BANK IN A YEAR! THE GREAT
Chinese * cuum
Play
LAST WEEK OP THE POPULAR BROADWAY THEATER COMPANY.
tj\ j. Each and Every Child Attending tho ~* f, . .
* Jon * Christmas matinee bnrtstmas
J'orgct Saturday win receive IProsant &roo
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY. DEC.37,
J%n Gntire 9few Company
THIC BHAW COMPANY, SUPPORTING MR. SAM. T. BR AW.
A GRAND SILVER CORNET HAND AND OPERATIC ORCHESTRA.
Angeles Theater _ & I Treasurer
7T_ j n <7> On Oraml Holiday Bargain Matinee
Uocfay at £ J~. i/f. Any Hont BSo
IProf. Montana Snsi B A A <£?" H "™" ST
Tonight and Tomorrow Night—Fouta In Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind Reading,
Mental Telegraphy, Force of Resistance, eto., ate.
Beats now on sale. Prices, Orchestra, 60c and 75c; Balcony, 50c; Gallery, 25c. Tel. Main 70
Next Attraction—A Gala Engagement, s NIGHTS AND MATINEE WEDNESDAY, Commencing
MONDAY, DEC. 27,
THE EMINENT (Ml /» , /T
actor— f/(r. JLouts Jtames
Monday Evening and f jr Tuo<dav Evening—Hpartacua
Wednesday MatTnco <*+ l/ttttafter Of France Wcdue-iday Ev'g—Julius Caesar
Prices—2sc, 50c, 76c, SLOT. Soati now on sale at 9a. m. Telephone Main 70
Coming The Beat of All
TWO NIGHTS, SATURDAY MATINEE, COMMENCING FRIDAY, DF.C. 31
HOYT'S GREATEST PLAY
Jf 77?ilk~Whito flap
New Bongs, New Music, New Dances, a Full Bra-is Band on the StaglT
The same production as presented in New York City.
Seals on sale Monday, Dec. 27. Prices—2Sc, 50c. 75c. R.UO. Tel. Main 7S.
a\ Los Angeles' Society Vaudeville Theater.
» Gallery.,'..'!!!'!.'..!l!!!!!l!we
PAITLINETTI AND FIQUO, tho great Character Gymnasts.
M1.1.E. PEPITA DELARA.Chantetise Eccentrique
Third and last week of the American BIOGRAPH: a series ol Now I'lotures. l ast week of
STANLEY AND JACKSON. O. K. SATO. FRED BROWN, THK CLKMENCE
TKIO, HARRY EDSON AND DOC.
PRICES NEVER CHANGING—Evening reserved seats, 25 and 50 cents; gallery, 1« cents. Reg
ular matinee<, Wednesday, Saturday and gUnd£y v ...... Telephone Main 1417
California Limited
v " Santa &c Sftoute
77k .C„y__-//«/ U- '-- Is for flrst-class travel only, but there is no extra charge
UntS Opfendtd Uratn beyond the regular ticket fare, |£
Leaves Los Angeles at 8:00 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays ———————
Leaves Pasadena at..; 8:25 a.m. .Tue'days and Fridays Double Drawing Boom
Leaves Ban Heruordlno at 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays sSS.Tm W«lnl
Arrives Kansas City at.... 0:10 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays earfßuffet'smoklnS
Arrives St. Louis at 7:00 a.m. Fridays and Mondays Cm for KansM CIS?
Arrives Chicago at 9:43 a.ro.. Fridays and Mondays v T Lciula ChloaVa
Arrives Washlngtpn at llraS Saturdays and Tuesdays 81, "' ul "• "- n, c»B°-..
Arrives New York S:oop.m. .SSturdaysau'dTuetdaya — ... ■—. (
The Dining Cars arc managed by Harvey and serve breakfast after leaving Los Angeles.
TICKET OFFICE. Soo Spring Street ■ * . +.
Christmas Clam Bake .. In Eastern Style ..
WILL BE SERVED FREE TO PATRONS ON THE
Excursion to Uerminai Sslanci
Christmas 'Day . .
7/ia the {Popular XJerminal {Railway
7T_.„ S"_„ 50cfrom Los Angl's 7"" . _ /» „„_ Pasadena 8:55 a.m., 1:15 p.m.
•SCOltnd Unp J'are to e from Pasadena Oratns U.aavo lo s Angi's 9:25 a.m., 1:45 p.m
AN ELABORATE TURKEY AND FISH DINNER with all the necessaries for a Christmas
feast will be served at YH TERMINAL TAVERN FOR 25 CENTS. Dancing with music
by Southern California Marine Band.
Park F. P. BLACK, Lessee and Manager,
. jfcares and jfcounds .
Continuous Racing Christmas Day and Sunday, commencing at 10.30 a. ra. each day.
C i *f ■ Each Afternoon by the world-renowned Aeronaut,
Orand JJaltoon Jlsconsion prof, richakd earlson.
Admission f.")C. Ladies Free Take Main St oars. Music by Seventh Regiment Band
Qstrlch Farm . . South Pasadena . .
7/ear/y 100 Siyantie SHirds of jf/i jfyos
OPEN DAILY TO VISITORS.—TIPS, PLUMES, BOAS
AND CAPES FOR SALE DIRECT FROM THE PRODUCERS.
N. B.—We have no Agency ln Los Angeles and have for sale the only genuine California
Feathers on tho Market —'Iho most appropriate presents to tend East.
|£lte Shaped Track
€vory Vuesday . . fDone in a 7)ay ....
A SPECIAL EXPRESS, with observation car. will be run by the Banta Fe around
the Kite-Shaped Track, taking in Badlands, Riverside and all the beauties of Santa
Ana Canon. This special train ln addition to the regular service.
SEE ABOUT IT AT 80Q SPRING STREET
Elocfa Dskfhk JAS - E. MORLY, Manager.
ram Corner Twelfth and Grand Aye.
BASK BALL-TWO DAYS. Two Gemos Each Day. II Christmas Day (Echoes
bundav, December 21 lEchooi II || Los Angeles, vs. i Seventh Regiment
teventh Regiment, vs. (Los Angeles i For admittance to the So. Cal. 88. Leazue.
Admission to both games. 25c. Ladies freo.
_ — ■ ■ - i
WINE MEN'S WAR
Has Not Resulted in the Cutting of
Prices
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24—At its re
cent annual meeting the California Wine
Makers' association which had been car
rying in trust for its members the bulk I
of the wine product of 1896, voted to go
into the market as dealers to dispose of
its surplus.
The sum of $60,000 is to be distributed
among the members of the corporation
the coming week as the immediate out
come of the new policy. That amount is
equivalent to one cent a gallon on the
held-over crop in the hands of the cor
poration, which was 6,000,000 gallons.
J. J. Hassell, -the secretary, says this
result has been achieved by the sale of
the wine of members at the ruling mar
ket prices, and at no cut and no sacrifice
whatever. The slashing and slaughter
ing predicted has not materialised, and
that within three or four weeks the cor
poration will have enough proceeds
from the sale of Its own wines to con
sumers and the retail trade to make an
other distribution of one cent a gallon.
Died on the Street
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 24.—Mrs.
Mary Muir, mother of Miss Lizsle Muir,
and Mrs. M. J. Curtis, the sisters who
recently Inherited the fortune of Million
aire Jacob Z. Davis, fell dead on the
sidewalk tonight while returning from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. John H.
Batcher, where there was a family re
union and Christmas tree. Mrs. E. F.
Smith, another daughter, and children
were at the gathering. Mrs. Muir was
66 years old. She had taken great inter
est ln her eight grand children and their
frolics, and was considerably excited
during the festivities. She had reached
within a block of her home when she
sank to the walk, and expired In a few
minutes. Her husband, James Muir, died
here three years ago.
Henry Over's Death
SAN DIEQO, Cal., Dec. 24.—Henry
Over, father of J. F. Over, a well known
contractor of this city, was accidentally
killed tonight. He was standing up in
his wagon, when the horses took a step
forward, causing him to fall, injuring
his spine so badly that he died an hour
later. Deceased was 72 years old. He
came to this city from Sterling, 111.,
about four years ago.
Trainmen's Dangers
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—A drill engine
and a train of flat cars on the Central
Railroad of New Jersey collided In Cum
munlpaw today. Two brakemen, Collis
and Haycock, were killed. Fireman
James Hlgglns was fatally Injured and
Engineer Murtagh was so badly scalded
that flesh came off with his clothing In
great strlpa t
The herald
SKILLFUL
SURGERY
Shatters Many Timeworn
Theories
EXCISION OF THE STOMACH
OUGHT TO PROVE FATAL BUT
DID NOT
A Swiss Surgeon Performs a Laparot
omy Operation Which Would
Stagger Old Aesculapius
Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The Medical
Record will tomorrow publish the fol
lowing account of the first successful re
moval of a human stomach:
The feat itself Is the most brilliant and
daring ever attempted In recent surgical
history, but the attendant discovery that
the stomach is not a vital organ is even
more important. Hitherto it has been
considered utterly impossible for a per
son to live without a stomach. With
the fall of this long-recognized axiom,
the old theosks of medicine and surgery
may be entirely changed, and the field of
possibilities that the discovery opens up
is practically limitless.
The operation which has so startled
the medical world was performed In Zu
rich, Switzerland, by Dr. Carl Schlatter
on September Cth last. The subject was
Anna Landls, 56 years old, and a silk
weaver. The woman had complained for
years of stomach trouble. Dr. Schlatter
diagnosed the case and found that she
was suffering from an exceptionally
large oval tumor in her stomach. Lap
arotomy was performed, and Dr. Schlat
ter found that the woman's outer stom
ach presented a hard mass. Then this
daring operator, seeing that the organ
was useless, went to work and freed it
from its delicate attachments, cutting,
twisting and clasping among the most
vital organs with the coolness and de
liberation of an expert dentist drawing
a hard tooth. The technical details of
the operation can be aprpeciated only
by members of the medical profession.
When Dr. Schlatter had excised the
entire stomach, hVfirmly united a small
coll of intestines to the oesophagus, thus
making a direct connection betweeji the
alimentary canal and the bowels. The
work of joining the Intestines and the
aesophagus was most delicate. They
were bound together with sutures. The
organs were allowed to drop back into
their positions, the abdominal wound
was sewed up, and, all there was to show
that Anna Landls had lost her stomach
was a slight retraction toward the dia
phragm. The operation lasted nearly
two hours and a half. The loss of blood
was slight. The period following proved
that the sterilization had been perfect
and the operation wonderfully per
formed. The patient, although old and
feeble, exhibited but few of the serious
symptoms that usually follow a vital
operation. Minute quantities of liquid
food were given to her at short intervals.
With the exception of occasional vomit
ing, this food seemed to be assimilated,
despite the absence of a food receptacle.
In the course of a week she was given
solid food. It was retained and digested
without discomfort. And even Dr.
Schlatter himself marveled at the al
most unexpected success of his bold
work. He was handicapped in giving
the patient solid food because she only
had one tooth left ln her head.
On October 11, a month and five days
after the stomach had been removed,
Anna Landls left her bed. By Novem
ber 1 she was feeling perfectly well and
was walking about. Her weight in
creased and apparently she was in far
better health than before the operation.
Dr. Edmund Charles Wendt of New
York city, the correspondent of the Med
ical Record, who obtained Dr. Schlat
ter's personal account of the feat, states
that on the 9th of this month he saw
Anna Landis, and that to all Intents and
purposes she is a well woman. She Is
still under observation at the Zurich
county hospital, but is able to do her full
share of work in the wards. She has had
many medical visitors from all quarters
of the globe and by this time has grown
quite proud of her depleted body.
"Dr. Wendt concludes from the suc
cessful removal of this stomach that the
human stomach Is not a vital organ;
that the digestive capacity of the stom
ach has been considerably over-rated;
that a gain in weight may take place
despite the absence of the gastric ac
tivity; that vomiting may occur without
a stomach and that the chemical func
tions of the human stomach can be sat
isfactorily performed by the other di
visions of the alimentary canal."
Commenting; upon all these things,
the Medical Record editorially will say:
"Whatever we may venture pro or
con on the question at Issue, the fact ap
pears to be proved that the human sub
ject can live and be reasonably active
for months without any stomach what
ever and obtain all the necessary diges
tion and nourishment from what re
mains of the intestinal tract. It is pos
sible that the latter may have a set of
functions not yet understood, or has the
Importance of stomach digestion been
misapprehended and over-rated? At
any rate, we are now brought face to
face with a very curious demonstration.
which destroyed the validity of many
preconceived opinions and in a great
measure nullities the results of many
previous experiments.
"In the matter of brilliant achieve
ment the operation takes first rank, and
the daring and brilliant surgeon will re
ceive the well-deserved congratulations
,of his peers throughout the world. He.
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1897
has opened the first chapter In a new
history of surgical triumphs."
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.—The pre
liminary hearing in the case of Albert
Hoff, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Clute, was begun this morning before
Police Judge Joachirnsen. A disposition
to make a persistent technical fight was
shown by Attorney Schooler, who ap
peared for the defense. Nearly an hour
was occupied in verbal battle on tha
question of a continuance, when Judge
Joachirnsen had denied the defendant's
motion, and a sort of compromise was
the result. Two witnesses were ex
amined, and then a continuation to next
Wednesday was ordered.
MODESTO, Cal., Dec. 24.—The exami
nation of George C. Owens, who killed
his wife, shot his daughter and then tried
to kill himself on the 13th of this month,
took place today before Justice Townes.
He would not make any statement, and
was held to answer without ball. The
defendant appeared In court with his
head bound up to protect the wound
made when he attempted to blow his
own brains out, after shooting his wife
and daughter.
THE SEALING AWARDS
MAKE THE ENGLISHMEN JUMP
FOR JOY
But Some Anxiety Is Felt Lest the
United States Refuses to
Pay the Money
i -
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: Offi
cials at the Foreign Office do not con
ceal their gratification over the result
of the sealing award since the amount
of the indemnity awards exceeds that
which Congress refused to pay. The
English press has constantly reproached
Americans for not paying their bill of
damages after the general decision of
the Paris Tribunal had gone against-
them. Inevitably the charge of bad
faith will be revived if Congress should
again refuse to sanction the agreement
reached by the sealing commissioners.
Neglect on the part of Congress to
appropriate the money required for
settling the compensation for the seiz
ure of the Canadian sealers will natu
rally Increase the difficulty of adjusting
the Bering sea question and this is al
ready serious enough. The Foreign Of
fice, which Is now exposed to merciless
criticism at home and abroad for Its
position of isolation and helplessness in
dealing with the new and mysterious
Chinese question, would be glad to have
this ■ chief source of contention with
America removed, but It cannot act
without the support of Canada, which is
not willing to agree to the suspension of
pelagic sealing and the preservation of
the seal herd unless a series of other
contentions and questions are taken
up by the United State 3 and disposed of.
What is to be apprehended is a dip
lomatic controversy with increased bit
terness between the two nations as a re
sult. Nevertheless the fact that two
sealing conferences have been had and
that British and Canadian representa
tives have been compelled to recognize
the justice of the American contention
for the preservation of the fur seal herd,
can hardly fall to be helpful to Ameri
cans in the negotiations next year for
the new modus Vivendi under the Paris
award. The prompt settlement of the
bill of damages agreed upon by Judges
Putnam and King will promote the
chances of a reasonable adjustment of
the chief question at Issue. Otherwise
the present regulations will remain in
force indefinitely under the Paris award,
after experience has shown them to be
Inadequate for the protection of the
seals.
- NOTICE TO QUIT
WASHINGTON* Dec. 24.—Assistant
Secretary Powell has instructed the
collector of customs at San Francisco
and Port Townsend, Wash., to notify
all persons in their respective districts
contemplating engaging in pelagic seal
ing of the passage of a bill prohibiting
sealing in the Pacific ocean north of the
35th degree north latitude, under a pen
alty of forfeiture and a fine of $2000 and
Imprisonment for not longer than six
months.
Many Firemen Hurt and the Loss la
Heavy
CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 24.—A detailed
review of the big fire shows that the loss
if anything, will exceed $1,000,000. The
list of accidents was unusually heavy,
and as a result, one man. Lieutenant
William B. Feelers, who feel down the
elevator shaft, is dead. The other acci
dents were: Fireman John Hubener, leg
broken; Fireman Kane, internal Injur
ies; Hoseman John Billers, badly
burned; AVm. A. Valdoskl, hurt by a fall
ing sign; Captain Henry Hanks, back
Injured; Fireman James Richards, over
come by smoke; John Ewan, badly in
jured Internally.
A thrilling incident of the fire was a
runaway team attached to a closed car
riage containing Mrs. W. B. White of
this city, nnd Mrs. E. W. Shoemaker of
Denver. The frightened horses literal
ly mowed down the people. Mrs. Shoe
maker said it was like riding on a pave
ment of human lives. When the carriage
was stopped both ladles were uncon
scious, though not injured.
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 24.—One hun
dred and ten years old. That is what
the printed funeral notice and invitation
to the obsequies over Mrs. Madeline Rita
Silva, held at Pleasanton, in Alameda
county, today stated; and the family of
the old woman adhere to that story.
They claim that she was born in the
Azores islands more than a century ago.
Death was not from any acute disease,
but from extreme old age. She leaves a
eon, tour grand-children and three great
. grand-children.
Hoff's Examination
Held to Answer
CLEVELAND'S FIRE
More Than a Century
REINDEER
HERDERS
To Leave for Lapland This
Morning
MINERS' RELIEF SUPPLIES
WILL BE RUSHED FORWARD ON
CAYUSE PONIES
The Steanjer Elder Arrives From
Dyea With the Latest News
From the Yukon
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The prelim
inary plans of the Klondike relief expe
dition are being rapidly arranged by
the war department.
Lieut. Devore and Dr. Jackson were
busy this morning making final prepara
tions for their trip to Lapland, and will
start for New York tonight, in order to
sail on the Lucania tomorrow morning.
Secretary Alger has cabled to Mr. Kjell
man at Alten, Norway, to contract for
500 head of reindeer In advance of the
arrival there of Dr. Jackson and Lieut.
Devore. This was done to save time, so
that all will be ready for the final pur
chase and the shipment of the animals
when Dr. Jackson arrives at Alten.
Lieuts. Preston and Ryan of the Ninth
cavalry have been ordered to take charge
of the pack trains, which are to be gath
ered up from points in Wyoming, and
convey them to Vancouver barracks.
Secretary Alger believes that these
trains will be of great use in getting
supplies through to the interior of Alas
ka. They will be pushed forward as rap
idly as possible and without waiting for
the arrival of the reindeer at Skaguay
or Dyea. It Is hoped that, by a proper
use of the trains, a large amount of food
supplies can be gotten safely through
White pass and placed In a camp to be
established there, which will afterward
be used as the starting place for the rein
deer trains.
If this calculation proves to be well
founded, the reindeer will find a com
fortable corral ready for them when they
arrive in Alaska, and so can be used to
great advantage.
The sub-eommlttees of the senate and
house committees on public lands, ap
pointed to consider bills dealing with
public land questions ln Alaska, held a
[brief session today, devoting themselves
' exclusively to the question of rights of
way for transportation companies in that
territory.
No conclusion was reached on any
point, except that a general bill should
be formulated covering this phase of the
public land question in Alaska, instead
of taking action upon each of the rights
of way bills before them. The intention
in pursuing this course is to avoid grant
ing monopolistic rights.
READY TO START
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24—The cham
ber of commerce today sent the follow
ing telegram to Secretary of War Al
ger: "It is feared by the people of the
northwest that the government relief
expedition cannot reach the Yukon in
time to prevent suffering. The city of
Portland is prepared, with your assist
ance, to equip and forward an advance
expedition, with enough food to relieve
Immediate wants. We are prepared to
start an expedition with experienced
volunteers, and to reach Dawson in six
ty days, if the department will apportion
$10,000 of the relief fund for this pur
pose.
"Do not be deceived by reports emanat
ing from interested speculators, who car
ried supplies to sell at high prices, that
there is food sufficient to prevent actual
starvation."
The largest seizure of contraband
liquor ever made In Alaska was brought
to this city by the steamship George W.
Elder, which arrived at 7 o'clock this
evening from Dyea and Skaguay. The
seizure consisted of twenty tons of
liquors, and was made by Collector of
Cuctoms J. W. Ivey, of Alaska, at Ju
neau, Skaguay and Dyea. The liquor
was packed in various kinds of pack
ages for the purpose of deceiving the
customs officers. Many of the packages
were shipped as "baking powder,"
"kerosene," "turpentine," and other de
vices were employed to get the liquors
past the customs officials.
The liquor, which represents more
than $10,000 in value, will be turned oyer
to Collector fifack of Portland by Col
lector Ivey, who was a passenger by the
steamer Elder.
George Ruth of Flathead, Mont.,
reached Portland on the Elder this
evening, having come direct from Daw
son City, which point he left on Novem
ber sth. Warned of the suffering that
was imminent before the winter passed,
owing to the shortage of provisions in
Dawson and vicinity, Mr. Ruth disposed
of all his supplies except 110 pounds,
which he used on his way to Dyea. He
states that there were from 5000 to 7000
people congregated at Dawson and vi
cinity, and he estimates the provisions
there are sufficient to winter only about
2000.
Of the situation there, he said: "All
has never been told of the rich
ness of the claim. They are pan
ning out in wonderful quantities, but
the glitter of gold there does not supply
the place of bread. Men are short in
some Instances, and there Is poor pros
pect of supplying themselves unless
they are reached from the outside.
_ .. ...
"The mounted police are getting as
many to leave as possible. As I came
out I found that the police had about
100 tons of provisions stored at Lake
Bennett, which they expected to take
in as soon as possible. They now have
200 dogs there waiting to take the ex
pedition In."
A GOOD ROUTE
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 24.—John M.
Campbell, the well known bicycle racer.
INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS
World's race record broken by run
ning horses at Oakland.
New treasury notes will be hand
some and are also expected to puzzle
the counterfeiters.
The Oriental question continues to
disturb the nations of Europe, though
no new complications materialize.
A Swiss surgeon concludes a lap
arotomy operation by the removal of
the stomach, and the patient recovers.
President Singerly of the broken
Philadelphia bank expects to pay his
creditors in full; a big safe company
driven to the wall.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld submits to an in
terview and expresses the belief that
free silver sentiment is stronger than
it ever was before.
Today the old city of New York
celebrates its last Christmas, for on
New Year's Eve the Greater New York
program goes into effect.
On Thursday a private party will
leave New York to Examine the Nica
ragua canal route; Russia ready to be
gin work on a stupenduous canal
scheme.
The British foreign office well
pleased with the awards made by tHe
sealing commissioners, but fear that
the United States will refuse to pay
the money.
Secretary Sherman makes an ap
peal to the benevolent people of the
union in behalf of suffering Cubans;
the Spanish government promises to
admit supplies of food and clothing
free of duty.
Officers leave New York today to
gather up the reindeer herd; pending
its arrival supplies will be taken in By
hardy Wyoming horses; the steamer
Elder arrives from Skaguay with late
news from Dawson City.
Chicago's Coliseum, the largest
roofed building in the world, takes
fire from crossed electric light wires,
and in twenty minutes nothing re
mains but a pile of twisted iron and
hot bricks; six people are believed to
have perished and the financial loss is
tremendous.
returned today from a mid-winter
horseback ride over the overland route
from Spokane to Teslln lake, the source
of the Yukon. He said today: "It is the
only safe and easy route into the Klon
dike."
He went a few miles beyond Hazel
ton, about 1000 miles from this city, and
within 350 miles of Teslin lake.
His companion, Len Miller, of Seattle,
remained at Hazelton, and will push
through to the Stewart river country as
soon as the snow Hardens sufficiently for
dog trains.
Mr. Campbell says the route traverses
an open, undulating country the entire
distance, with no severe grades at any
point. At Hazelton he conversed with
men who came in from the Teslin lake
country.and they reported the trail open
over that part o fthe route.
Some of them have been packing and
driving cattle over |t for fifteen years,
and arrangements have been made to
take 7000 head of cattle over this route
in the spring. Campbell says there is
good grazing along the entire route, and
abundance of wood and water.
Between Quesnelle and Hazelton he
met Indians coming In from Fort George
who reported rich strikes on the Salmon
river, the returns being two dollars to
the pan.
DALTON'S ADVICE
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 24.—Jack Dal
ton, the well-known Alaskan explorer,
and W. S. Gardner, who arrived hero last
night from Dawson City, will leave to
morrow for Vancouver barracks to con
sult with Brigadier General Merriam in
reference to the proposed government
relief expedition.
COMING TO CONFER
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 24.—Hon. Clifford
Sif ton. minister of the Interior, will leave
for Washington on Sunday, to confer
with the United States authorities on
Yukon matters.
The steamer Santa Cruz, while on her
downward trip from Alaska, ran aground
on Dahlpatch reef. She arrived here to
day. The vessel has a large hole In her
hull. She will be taken to Tacoma and
placed on the dry dock for repairs.
MAKING CONTRACTS
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Captain D. L.
Brainard of the Commissary Depart
ment, U. S. A., has arrived in the city.
He is here to arrange for the purchase
of meats and other supplies for the re
lief of the Klondike miners. He will
confer with the Armours, Nelson Morris
and other packers to see if they will de
liver at Dyea whatever supplies may be
contracted for.
Captain D. L. Brainard was a compan
ion of Lieutenant Lockwood on the un
fortunate explorer's polar expedition.
Civil Service Jobs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—A board of
medical examiners of the marine hos
pital service will be convened in Wash
ington, D. C H on January 25, 1898, for the
purpose of examining applicants for the
position of assistant surgeon ln that
service. Candidates must be physically
sound from any ailment which would
disqualify them for service in any cli
mate. They will be examined in his
tory, literature, natural sciences, medi
cine, surgery and hygiene, and also will
be required to take part in a clinical ex
amination. Assistant surgeons re
ceive $1600 per annum besides a commu
tation allowance. They are promoted
by seniority until they become surgeons
at $2500.
Killed Her Children
PARK RIVER. N. D., Dec. 24.—The
wife of Jacob Peyer, living near this
place today poisoned her four children
with strychnine and then took poison
herself. All are dead. J
Tee Pages ' 4
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CHICAGO'S
COLISEUM
Took Just Twenty Minutes
MANY PEOPLE MISSING
And Probably Perished in
the Flames
• ■ ■
CRusSED ELECTRIC WIRES
THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN
CONFLAGRATION
The Largest Roofed Building In tha
World Is now a Pile of
Twisted Iron and
Broken Bricks
Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Fire tonight de«
stroyed the Coliseum building at Sixty
third street and Stony Island avenue, in
which the Democratic national conven
tion was held last year.
The fire was one of the quickest ever
seen in Chicago. From the time when
the fire originated, by the crossing of
two electric light wires, until the Colise
um was a pile of twisted iron and hot
bricks was not over 20 minutes.
The building had been rented for a
manufacturers' exposition and was filled
from end to end with booths, all of which
were destroyed, with their contents.
The total loss on the building and con
tents Is said to be $478,000. Of this
amount $350,000 was the value of the
building and $128,000 the estimated cost
of the exhibits and material In the ex
position in progress in the building. In
surance to the amount of $120,000 was
carried on the building,, but of this
amount $100,000 will go to the holders of
outstanding bonds to pay their obliga
tions in full. The owners of the build
ing will get but $20,000 out of the insur
ance. Col. J. T. Dickinson, president ot
the Coliseum company, said tonight that
no effort would be made to restore the
building.
It Is supposed that a number of people
were lost ln the flames, and although no
bodies have been recovered, the follow
ing people are missing and have undoubt
edly perished:
PEOPLE MISSING
TWO WOMEN, dancers in the Midway
exhibit, seen entering the building just
before it collapsed.
TWO MEN, seen In the center of the
building during the fire by firemen.
L. LADANYI AND HIS SON con
ducted a sausage booth in the building.
Ladanyi entered the structure during
the fire to search for his son, who he
declared was penned ln by the flames,
and neither has since been seen.
HOWARD GEISER, Wilmington,
Del., decorator.
JOSEPR BYRNES, Hoboken, deco
rator.
The man Ladanyi, who conducted
the sausage booth, turned up later un
injured.
Geiser and Byrnes were decorating
one of the booths in the balcony when
the fire broke out. The manager of tha
exhibit ran to the booth and called to tha
men that the place was on fire, and for
them to save themselves. They were
apparently in no hurry, and the last
seen of them they were still at work. It
is though they were both lost.
LIST OF INJURED
The injured are:
PETER FOOTS, watchman, burned
about face and hands;
MRS. G. A. LYONS, severely burned;
M. J. MORLEY, lacerated by explosion
of Crookes tubes and burned about the
head;
WM. ROBERTSON, face and hands
burned.
M. J. WHEELER, watchman, hands
burned.
JAMES MASER, fireman, burned
while cutting a live wire with a pair of
shears;
ROBERT HARLEY, fireman, severely
bruised by debris during the collapse of a
wall of the building;
MISS HELEN CONGER, shocked by
a live wire and severely burned about
right arm.
GEORGE DEKREKE, proprietor of
"Streets of Cairo" exhibit, jumped from
a window of the burning building and
was severely bruised.
LOUIS WEISS, janitor, burned about
the face and hands.
FRANK MURPHY, St. Louis, severe
ly injured.
HARRY HAMILTON, burned about
arms.
W. H. WRIGHT, burned about arms. *
WM. ALLABY, fireman, thrown from
engine in a collision with a Lake Shore
train at Cottage Grove avenue and
Forty-first street.
ALBERT CHAMBERLAIN, burned
and cut on face and hands.
EUGENE DUGGAN, burned about
the left side.
While responding to the alarm of fire
in the Coliseum, engine company 19 col
lided with a passenger train on the Lake
Shore road, smashing the engine badly.
Only one fireman, however, Albert
Chamberlain, was Injured.
THE FIRST SIZZLE
The fire originated in a booth which
was used for an exhibition of X-rays,
the booth being managed by M. J. Mor
iey and Wm. Robertson.
The two men were examining their
Roentgen machine when they were
startled by a sizzling noise behind them,
and upon turning saw a part of their a
TR
to Burn
