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THE WAY CLEARED
FOR A FINAL VOTE
Senate Will Dispose of
the Tariff Bill To-
Day.
Shrewd Methods Employed to
Break the Ranks of the
Filibusters.
Animated Debate Marks the Clos
ing Scenes of the Protracted
Struggle.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 23.— After
six and a half bouts' debate to-day, all
obstacles to a final vote on the tariff con
ference report in the Senate were removed
by a proposition coming from the Demo
cratic side. Morgan, from whom the most
apprehension of delay was entertained,
a>-krd unanimous consent that the Senate
take a recess until 11 o'clock to-morrow
morning, and that a final vote be taken at
3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Allen, who bad the floor, and who was
prepared to make an indefinitely long
speech, on realizing that the Senator from
Alabama bad surrendered, gave up the
idea of filibustering, and said he would
make no objection. No other Senator did
so, ami Hooart announced promptly that
unanimous consent was given and that
such would be the order.
The whole day's session up to that point
had been occupied with speeches against
the conference report, the clo?e of the dis
cussion being enlivened by a wordy con
flict between Allen and Foraker on the
object of alleged frauds in the last Presi
dential election in Ohio.
Teller, the first speaker of the day's
debate, said that while he did not favor
the bill, its passage would enable Congress
to direct itself to other questions. The
money question he regarded as of far
greater importance. He had intended to
enter into an extended discussion of the
last campaign, but felt that he would not
be justified in doing so at the last hour of
the session. It was certainly the most
remarkable campaign ever made in the
United States. Its bitterness had never
been excelled. A system of terrorism had
been resorted to which had. never been
equaled in this country. He would like
to say that in his judgment such things
could not be repeated, but he was com
pelled to express the belief, from the sue-
cess of those methods, that they would
become permanent features of political
campaigns. The entire public press tbat
supported the Republican ticket, he said,
had teemed with lalsehoods as regards the
character of the Democratic candidate.
"But now," he added, ironically, "a
remedy is before us. We have a tariff
which is to brine prosperity as soon as the
bill is signed by the President. We have
been told by the Finance Committee that
we are to take this bill as it comes from
the conference committee, and I believe
we shall be compelled to do it. I have
not yet found a Senator, outside of the
Republican members of the Finance Com
mute, who is in accord with the principles
of the bill and satisfied with it. There is
no reason why we should not have a good
tariff bill, but this a bill full of inequali
ties, if not crimes."
Teller criticized the action of the com
mittee in striking out the section impos
ing a stamp tax on the issue and transfer
of stocks and bonds.
Lindsay interposed with the remark
that the amendment had come from the
Finance Committee.
"Yes," White added, "and sanctified by
the approval of the Republican caucus."
Teller said that if the tariff bill were a
bill for revenue it would be a failure, for
it would not produce enough; and if it
were a bill for protection it would also be
a failure, lt would protect "American
combines," but do little toward protect
ion American labor. He referred indig
nantly to the compulsory resignation of
President Andrews of Brown Univorsity
because of his free-silver opinions as the
most painful exhibition of selfish debase
ment that the world had ever seen and
the most infamous chapter of American
history written in 100 years, lt showed
that the great wealtn of the country had
put itself In line to destroy freedom of
thought and independence of action. In
conclusion he declared (.amid applause
from the galleries) that he had no part or
lot in the Republican party and did not
desire to have.
White made an argument again»t the
conference report and against th»: whole
bill.
Allen criticized the House for its at
tempt to coerce the Senate into hasty
action on the bill, and referred to the very
frequent appearance of Speaker Reed as if
to coerce individual Senators. He (Allen)
passed the room of the Finance Commit
tee a few days ago and saw the door
guarded by a powerful policeman. On in
quiring why it was suggested that the
purpose was to keen the Speaker of the
House from invading the secrecy of the
conference committee. [Laughter.]
Drifting into the subject of the last elec
tion Allen asked Foraker whether the
vote of Ohio had been an honest vote.
"The vote of Ohio," said Foraker, "was
an honest one, and never until this mo
ment have I heard tbe contrary insinu
ated."
"The Senator can hear it insinuated
now," Allen replied.
"Now, on what grounds do you make
such an insinuation?" Foraker asked.
"On this ground," Allen said. . "If the
vote in 1896 was a fair and honest one
tere is one voter to every two or three
of the population, and in the city of
Cleveland almost the whole population
were voters. The Senator from Ohio can
say what he sees fit, but the honest-think
ing, candid Deopl** of the Unit d States
believe, and I believe, that the election in
Ohio was a rank fraud, and in Illinois it
was just as bad."
When Allen spoke of ballot-boxes in
several places being raided by repeaters
Foraker interposed, "I challenge yon to
name one place."
i "I hone the Senator will not lose his
temper," Allen said.
•'I am net losing my temper," Foraker
asserted. "1 am only indignant that such
a charge should be made without warrant
or foundation."
Allen made an insinuation connecting
Foraker with the role of a pettifogger,
and Foraker retorted that it was Allen
who was playing the part of the petti
foggerJ*HggpSjjg
Allen moved neater to the place where
his antagonist stood, and looked as if he
might b dispo-ed to push matters to ex
tremities! but he limited himself to the
logical proposition that if he saw an ap
pie lying under an apple tree he knew it
came there by the law of gravitation; so
when he saw evidences of fraud in the
Ohio election he deduced the conclusion
that frauds hail been committed.
•'The Senator should be able to state
where the orchard is," Foraker mildly
suggested.
"Yes," said Allen; "one orchard was
Cleveland, another Cincinnati."
"In both those cities," said Foraker,
"the vote was in the ratio of one to four
of the population. '1 h-re is not a Repub
lican, Democrat or Populist in Ohio who
will sustain the Senator's statement."
Allen spoke till 6 o'clock, then yielded
to Morgan, who while protesting against
the coercion which had been used to force
the passage of the bill, asked unanimous
consent to take a recess until to-morrow
morning and have a vote at 3 o'clock.
Alien, looking at Faulkner, asked
whether, he, too, proposed to surrender.
"Yes," said Faulkner, with a smile; "I
surrender."
"Then," said Allen, "being confronted
with a condition and not a theory, I shall
not object."
The Vice-President asked whether there
was any objection to Morgan's request
for unanimous consent, and added: "The
chair hears none, and that will be the
order."
After that there was a collouy about
the chances for action on the resolution
on Pacific Railroad foreclosure. Morgan
proclaimed his intention of pressing it
and of contending against final adjourn
ment until action was taken upon it.
JJIOKAIj atT'.-iOJV J'REVAILS.
Bow th* Republican. Manager* Talked
Over the Obstructionist*.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 23.— 1t
was only by the exercise of the most
powerful arts of moral suasion that the
Republican managers to-day succeeded in
breaking down the combination formed
to filibuster against a final vote on the
tariff conference report. Indeed, the con
sent of two or three of the more deter
mined Senators was gained only after per
sonal appeal to their sense of fairness and
decency. Allen and Butler for the Popu
lists and Morgan and Tillman for the
Democrats, uo to the very last moment
to-day, insisted that they would not allow
the conference report to be adopted. Till
man, ugly and defiant, had a list of griev
ances growing out of the fact that twice
within two days he had been thwarted in
his pet scheme. On Wednesday Speaker
Reed refused to afford opportunity for the
consideration of his bill legalizing the dis
pensary system, and yesterday his threat
ened speech in denunciation of Republi
can Senators for pigeon-holing his resolu
tion for an investigation of the charge
that Senators had been buying sugar
stock again was made impossible by the
committee reporting his resolution back
adversely.
Tillman, therefore, was in an ugly
mood when the Senate met to-day and
promised to make trouble. He deter
mined to attack the conference report be
cause it placed cotton ties and cotton bag
ging back on the dutiable list and sought
to make a combination with those Repub
lican Senators who were dissatisfied witn
the duty on white pine. Tillman had in
his pocket a telegram from his colleague,
McLaughlin, authorizing him to pair him
in any w.iy possible to biing about the
restoration of cotton bagging and cotton
ties to the free list. Tillman's political
power in South Carolina is on the wane,
and he realizes that be must do some
thing to save himself from utter defeat at
home. ,
When Aldrich and Faulkner, however,
representing the Republican aud Demo
cratic sides of the chamber, pointed out to
him the absolute impossibility of amend
ing the bid and how impossible it would
be to defeat it, and after Aldrich had ap
pealed to him to apply common-sense to
the situation Tillman yielded. Then
Alien was taken in hand, and it was soon
found that he was simply filibustering lor
the fun of the thing.
Morgan was a hard man to handle, be
cause his inclination to filibuster against
the report was born of a desire to pass his
resolution reearding the debt of the
Pacific railroad?. But Aldrich appealed
to him not to oppose the wish of the
Finance Committee— all of whom are on
the point of a physical and mental col
lapse — by continuing to talk with no pros
p ets whatever of defeating the confer
ence report. Morgan finally yielded, and
in order to publicly admit that he had
been captured, ' bag and baggage, ne
offered the motion himself that a vote be
taken at .'5 o'clock to-morrow.
The last man to be taken in hand by
the committee of harmony was the Popu
list leader, Butler. He was found to be
very obdurate, and it was necessary to
subdue him by a trick. He was chatting
with a colleague in the rear of the desks
when Morgan made his motion for unani
mous agreement to take a vote to-morrow,
and before Butler realized what had taken
place Hobart had declared the motion
adopted and unanimous consent granted.
Then the Populist statesman awoke to
the situation, but too late. He attempted
to point out that the]aged and wily Mor
gan bad been caught napping and sacri
ficed his Pacific railroad resolution. But
ler urged him to include it in the arrange
ment for the vote to-morrow, but Morgan
tangled him up in some of his long, ex
planatory sentences, and all Butler could
do was to proclaim that if he had not
been off his guard be would have objected
to unanimous agreement.
SESSJOM Or THE HOVJ.E.
ff'ai-.ing to Hear i-rom the Senate a* to
th- Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 23.— The
House to-day passed the bill passed by the
Sena c yesterday to ratify the compact
entered into between the States of North
and South Dakota relative to the disputed
boundary line.
Hull ( R )of lowa asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration of a resolntion
to transfer $50,000 from the unexpended
balance of the appropriation for the pay
of the army of 1896 to the appropriation
for 1897. He explained that if this defi
ciency was not provided for the West
Point cadets just graduated and some of
the private soldiers wouid have to do with
out their pay tin il December. Games (D.)
of Tennessee objected.
Grosvenor (R ) of Ohio asked consent
', for the consideration of a resolution giv
i ing to the cnairmen of committees when
j appointed authority to appoint clerks dur
: ing the recess. Meekison (D.) of Ohio ob
| j cted.
Dingley, the leader of the majority,
stated that he had been informed that tne
Senate might act on the tariff conference
report to-day.
"As it is exceedingly important," said
he, "that the bill shou.d become a law at i
the earliest moment, 1 move a recess un- '
til 5 o'clock."
There was no objection and the recess
was ordered.
The House took a second recess until 8
o clock, and then, on Dinglev'a motion,
adjourned until noon to-morrow. i
TO SELVItI-. A MOix-PJ.ATE.
temporary Term* HKA Carnegie to Pre
vent Work on Ship. Being Suspended.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 23.-Secre
tary Long wrote to-day to the Cramp
Ship-building Company of Philadelphia,
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco
and the Newport News Ship-building Com
pany ol Virginia, asking if they were pre
pared to establish armor plant and com
pete in furnishing armor to the Govern
ment at $300 a lon. The Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies declined. Tne
Carnegie Company offered to sunp
diagonal or bulkhead armor, whicn must
b.- buiit into the structure of a ship, at a
.price to be fixed by the Nay/ Depar.meni.
Secretary Long will accept the proposi
tion. This will prevent work on the three
battle-ships being suspended.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897.
Map Showing the Boundaries Between Alaska and Canada as Claimed Respectively
by the United States and Great Britain, and Their Relations to the
Routes to the Yukon Gold Fields.
TO SUCCEED WELBURN.
John C. Lynch Nominated as Collector of
Internal R. venue for the First
District.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 23.— The
President sent the following nominations
to tbe Senate to-day : Henry A. Rucker,
Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia ;
John C. Lynch, Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the First District of California;
L. B. Shepherd, Commissioner for Alaska.
Rucker is a colored man and was named
as Collector despite the protest of the
Congressional deleeation that they should
have a Georgia white man.
FROM MINISTER TO TRAMP.
Rev. A. L. Chcse, Formerly of Redlands,
Sowing Wood for His Meals
and Lodging.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Ju!y23.-Rev. A.
L. Chase, a Congregational minister, who
formerly had a parish at Redlands, Cal.,
is registered at the Associated Charities
and sawing wood for his meals and lodg
ing with other tramps who put up at that
institution. The minister has tramped in
almost every State of' the Union, putting
up at missions at each town he passed
through, holding services in the evening
for the benefit of the knights of the road
wherever convenient. He claims to have
relatives of prominence in this State. His
father and grandfather were Congrega
tional ministers. His maternal grand
father fought at Bunker Hill.
HEBUEW CH VJAVQVAXB.
Eirtt Summer A*.*en*blf/ Ever Projected
Open* at Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC ClT**:, N. J., July 23.— The
first summer assembly ever projected by
Jewish people in this country opens here
this evening and will continue for two
weeks. It is intended as an adjunct to
the Hebrew Chautauqua Society, which
has been in existence for three years, and
the specific aim of the assembly is the
presentation to Jew and non-Jew alike of
Jewish thought and Jewish teachings.
Prominent rabbis and men and women
of the church are coming in from the Eist
and Central West and from points as far
distant as Galveston and New Orleans, to
take part in the assembly.
The formal opening takes place on Sun
day, but this evening there will be prelimi
nary services conducted by Rev. Dr.
Joseph Krauskopf ot Philadelphia, and
which will be continued to-morrow.
HAAGS IX THE JIALAJSCE.
Fate of Lrhlgh Unieeriity Depend* Upon.
Prrin*tfl*-ania'* Governor.
BETHLEHEM. Pa., July 23.— The fate
of L?high University hangs in the bal
ance. The Legislature, before adjourn
ment, passed a bill appropriating $200,
--000 for that institution. The bill went
to tbe Governor and has not yet been
signed. A weeK ago he summoned the
officers of the university to meet him and
explain their needs to him, and they im
pressed on him the fact that the proposed
help was absolutely necessary. The fact
that the bill has not yet been signed casts
doubt on its ultimate fate. Those familiar
with the financial condition of the univer
sity say that it will be forced to suspend
operations if the bill be not signed.
Planning for a Gli/nntie Beer trust.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.., July 23.— 1t is
announced that negotiations are in prog
ress lor the formation of a beer trust, to
be as big and powerful as the Standard
Oil Company. The plan is for it to start
here and then spread to Rochester, St.
Louis, Milwaukee and other cities. The
capital stock will be about a million. ■
Dubiou* Method* of Wall Street.
NEW YORK, N. V., July 23.— Much
surprise is felt in Wail s reel that Kean
& Co. have resumed business in spite of
the action of the District Attorney. They
are operating under a different name, but
are known to be the same concern.
TO CHECK THE
RUSH NORTHWARD
Continued from First Page.
steamer Willamette for a trip to Dyea,
leaving here August 3. Sho will carry
over head of hor-es, which her passen
gers will use in packing supplies over the
pass. ' : ''«'Jy:J- ■
Both Tacoma and Seattle have run short
of bacon, rubber boots and cold pans.
One firm ha* wired to. Chicago for four
carloads of bacon, and several others have
wired to San Francisco for immediate
shipments of supplies. The Tacoma
woolen-mill is being run night and day to
turn out blankets and mackinaws, of
which it sold over $2000 worth in Tacoma
and Seattle stores within forty-eight hours
after the Kiondyke excitement began.
Besides meeting the local demand Tacoma
has shipped to Seattle large quantities of
flour, bacon and cereals for use in outfit
tine miners. Every mail is bringing in
creased orders for Juneau merchants, in
dicating the supplies there are also run
nine low.
Dr. Willis E. Everette, who went to the
Yukon in 1884 and spent two years in ex
ploring and mapping that region for the
Government, advises the opening of a new
route to the Klondyke. He said to-day :
"The preferable route is to take a boat at
Fort Wrangel and go up the Stickeen
River to Telegraph Creek, thence across
a portage of considerable distance to Lake
Tilsin. This lake is at the head of Hoo
talinqua River, where small boats can be
made. This river is the first tributary on
the right side going down the Yukon."
Merchants and workmen by the score
are already planning to go to Dawson
in the early spring. „: *
FROM LOS ANGELES.
Several Parties , Being Organized
for the Klondyke, and One Is
Headed by Arizona Charlie.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 23.— A num
ber of individual citizens of Los Angeles
have already Joined the hegira to the
Klondyke, but no organized parties have
yet started. Several of these are in pro
cess of formation, however, and before
long the contingent from this section will
be a formidable one. Three parties, ex
pected to consist of not less than ten
men each, are preparing to make the trip.
One of these is to be headed by Charlie
Meadows, better known as* "Arizona
Charlie," the scout, who is collecting
some choice spirits to make an expedi
tion. Arizona Charlie hopes that his Iron
tier experience will help him to success
fully overcome the difficulty of an Alaska
campaign.
Another party that may bay* twenty
members is being equipped under the
leadership of E. S. Hutchison, former
Street Superintendent, a giant in stature.
This party will be provided with every
thing needful to make the overland jour
noy. Another party, the leader of which
is incog., will include a number of police
men now in active duty, who will throw
up their jobs to seek fortunes at the north
ern El Dorado. It is stated, though not
authenticated, that a chartered schooner
will arrive at San Pedro in a few days to
take one of these parties to Alaska with
an ample supply of provisions. . If ever
ybody goes who nows says he will, this city
will be nearly depopulated.
ROMANCE OF KLONDYKE.
Money Loaned a Year Ago to a
Poor Lad Who Later '* Struck
It Rich."
STOCKTON, Cal., July 23.— When J. B.
Meloche of this city loaned Joseph Ber
gevin, a young French lad, $20 a year ago
in San Francisco he hardly expected to
hear of him being a rich man now. Ber
gevin went to Alaska, and that $20 may
probably have been the means of placing
him in possession of his present fortune.
The press of yesterday contained a story
of young Bergevin and his rich find in the
Kiondyke. Meloche, who is the pro
prietor of the' Union Ice and Fuel Com
pany on Market street, said to-day:
"Yes, I loaned Berg yin $20 to help him
on his way to Alaska. That was in Sin
Francisco a year ago.' The lad had pur
chased some things to make the trip, but
lacked enough money.
" 'If I had $i 0 more,' he said, .'I would
be all right.' y";? " '
" 'Well, here is $20, ' I said, and I gave
him the money." V
Bergevin arrived in Seattle on Tuesday
with $22,000 worth of gold, and he has in
addition claims in Klondyke valued at
many thousands.
Connected with the story of the French
boy is a- love romance, which Meloche
vouches for. He does not know the pretty
French girl, Antoinette, mentioned in it,
but he does know her parents at Beauhar
nois and has heard of her.
There is little else talked of on the
streets here save the rich finds in Alaska,
and a number of parties are preparing to
start for the gold fields as soon as they can
fit themselves out fur the trip.
SUB-PORT- OF ENTRY.
Secretary Gage Makes a Ruling Re-
gardtng Dyea That Causes
Many Protests.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., July 23.—Sec
retary Gage had a consultation with the
President to-day about the application of
the British steamer Islander of Victoria
to land miners and goods intended for the
Klondyke at D/ea, a small port in Alaska.
Asa result the Secretary decided not to
grant the application, but issued an order
to designate Dyea as a sub-port of ent**y
in Alaska, which amounts to the same
thing. If the application had been
granted it would have been nee essary in
all cases of vessels clearing for Dyea to
give a special permit to the Deputy Col
lector of Customs at Juneau for each
vessel. Now all vessels may land passen
gers and cargoes there. The owners of
the Islander want permission to land at
Dyea to save passengers the annoyance of
disembarking at Juneau, fifty miles dis
tant, and awaiting another steamer \>
Dyea. "Under the order designating Dyea
as a sub-port, British and other foreign
vessels have a rightto unload there.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage in mak
in r* Dyea a sub-port of entry, is creating a
big disturbance among shipping men on
the Pacific Coast, especially those engaged
in the coastwise trade. They sent some
emphatic telegrams from San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle to-night, protesting
against the action and demanding to know
whether English influence was greater
than the influence of the Pacific Coast
Senators at the Treasury Department.
Some of them requested that Senator Per
kins go to tbe President and enter a pro
test. This would do no good, however, as
the proclamation has already been issued
by Secretary Gage, and President McKin
ley would certainly not overrule this action
of a member of his official family.
In justice to Senator Perkins it must be
said that he did his utmost to prevent
this action of the Secretary. He appeared
before Gage yesterday and delivered a
lengthy argument. He said that the crea
tion of a sub-port of entry at Dyea would
give English vessels the benefit of the
coastwise trade, ibe same that American
vessels now enjoy. He called attention to
the revised statute. Secretary Gage ex
plained his action by saying that he did
not want to discriminate against the
British ships, for Great Britain would
then have good reason to retaliate by dis
crimination against American miners and
debarring them from the Kiondyke fields.
Senator Perkins foels very much pro
voked over Secretary Gage's action.
Other Californians think it very strange
that the English should have so much in
fluence .at the Treasury Department.
The Call correspondent is reliably in
formed that not a single United States
citizen petitioned tho Secretary to make
Dyea a port of entry. The application
was made by ex-Senator Allen of Wash
ington State, who is the attorney for the
English steamship lines on the North 1 a
cific Coast.
Canadian Precautions.
OTTAWA, Ontario, July 23.— At the
meeting of the Cabinet to-day the Klon
dyke situation was discussed. The
strengthening of the police force of the
frontier, the establishment and manning
of additional police . posts and the strik
ing of a trail through Canadian territory
between the links in the chain of com
munications between Edmon and the
Klondyke, were talked over, but no action
will be taken until next Monday's meet
ing ol the Cabinet, at whic . alterations in
the mining regulations will also be con
sidered and adopted. „i :V
MAY CAUSE A CLASH.
There Is Liable to Be Trouble Over
the Construction of Roads In
Disputed Territory.
The passage of Senator^ Carter's joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to grant to American citizens
the necessary right of way over public
lands (or the construction of trails, roa Is
and other highways in Alaska is very
certain to cause a clash between the
United States and Canada over their re
spective limits of jurisdiction. It will
most probably, however, lead to an early
settlement of the long-pending boundary
dispute.
As the United States Government con
strues the treaty of cession from Russia,
the Canadians are shut out from the tide
water at all points from which it is prac
ticable to build a road over the divide to
the rich gold fields of the upper Yukon
basin. Not -until they , get- down below
Prince of Wales Island, iat itude 54.40, do
they come to : tidewater. - According to
the construction • put upon the treaty by
the United States, ail of the principal
passes lie within our territory ; but just
within the strip of coast, being only thirty
miles broad .until the one hundred and
lorty-first meridian is reached, west of
thai we own from sea to sea; but east of
it any of the overland routes followed by
travelers toon pass ; into Canadian terri
tory. For the construction of a road or
railroad, as the matter stands now, from
the ocean over the divide to the bead
waters of the Yukon, the consent of both
Governments must be secured.
All of tbe overland routes followed are
reached by Lynn canal, except the Taku
River route. From the head of the Chil-
Kat arm of the canal the route goes up
Chilkat River, over Chilkat Pass, then
down to Arkell Lake and on by the Tak
k -ena River to join the other routes at its
mouth, or up the Klukene River and
across prairie land by an old Indian trail
now called the Dalton trail to tne vicinity
of Fort Selkirk on the Yukon proper.
From the Chilcoot arm seve.ai uasses are
reached, Chilcoot, Moores, Whites and
Skagaway. The gr-*at hulk of all the
nresent overland travel goes over Chilcoot
Pass, through Moores and Whites passes.
A little to the east of it are said to be much
lower and more practicable, as is also that
by way of Skagaway Bay and river, by
which it is in cont mi lation, as noted
some time since in The Call, to run a
railroad over the divide to the lake be
yond.
The other route, by Taku Inlet and
River, crosses the divide by a low pass to
the headwaters oi Atlin Lake, or goes
farther along to the head of the river and
thence over to Teslin Lake. This route
has already been inspected by engineers
for a railroad, and a charter tor the same
from the Canadian Government has been
obtained, with a bonus of 5120 acres of
land per mile of road. This road will be
about 165 miles long and will most likely
oe the moat popular of all, as with the line
of quick steamers which it is proposed to
run in connection with it on Teslm Lake
and Hootal.nqua and Lewis r vers to the
Yukon passengers will be able to co from
Taku Inlet or Juneau to Dawson with only
one change in live or six days. American
parties are interested in this road, but the
company is said to be mainly composed of
Canadian capitalists. Another road is
projected over Whites Pas- or Moores by
the British Columbia Development Com
pany.
Neither Chilkat nor Chilcoot Pass is
practicable for railroads, or even easy
highways, so these parties are seeking to
seize all the practicable route*', trusting
that their Government will stand by
them, as it always does where its citizens
are interested. The British Government
maintains that the construction put upon
the treaty by the United States is wrong
and that a proper interpretation would
throw the boundary line much farther to
the south and west, giving all the upper
part of Lynn canal, with Chilkat and
Ch.lcoot inlets, as well as Taku Inlet, to
Canada. The matter lias ben dragging
alone for some years, end while yet unde
termined as to the part south and east ot
Mount St. Elias, they are proceeding to
grant charters, etc., on the assumption
that their contention will be sustained
when the matter is finally settled.
The whole question lies in the construc
tion put upon language used in the con
vention between Great Britain and Russia
February 28-16, 18.5, as in passing her
title to the United States by the
treaty of cession March 30, 1867, Russia
reierred to and quoted the above treaty in
fixing the boundaries. The nortiuent
matter is found in articles 111 and IV,
which describe the boundary as follows:
"Commencing Irom the southernmost
point Of the island railed Prince of Wales
Island, which point lies in the parallel 54
deg. 40 mm. north latitude, and between
the 131 st and 1331 degree of west longi
tude, the said line shall ascend the chan
nel called Portland Canal as far as the
point ot the continent where it strikes the
56th degree of north latitude. From this
last-mentioned p int the line of demarca
tion shall tollow the summit of the moun
tains situated paiallel to the coast as far
as the point of in sect on of ihe 141 st de
gree of west longitude (of the same
meridian — Greenwich?), and finally from
the said point of intersection, the said
meridian of the 141 st degree, in its pro
longation as far as the frozen ocean.
"With reference to tha line of demarca
tion as laid down in the preceding article
it is understood:
"First — That the island called Prince of
Wiles Island shall belong wholly to
Rusua (now by this cession to the United
States).
"Second — That if the summit of the
mountains which extend in a direc
tion parallel to the coast from the
fifty-fifih degree of latitude to the
point of intersection of the one hundred
and forty-first degree of west longitude
shall prove to be more than ten marine
leagues from tbe ocean, the limit between
the British possessions and the line of
coast which is to belong to Russia (that is
to say, the limit of the possessions as
ceded by this convention) shall be formed
by a line parallel to the winding of the
coast, and which shall never exceed the
distance ten marine leagues therefrom."
Tne United States Government con
strues this to mean ten marine leagues
from tidewater, while the British Govern
ment contends that it means ten marine
leagues from the outer or western side of
the islands oft the coast, which inter
pretation, as said before, would give them
all the valuable harbors and passes and
make Juneau worthless as an entry to the
Yukon country.
NEW to-d A.
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WORDS OF PRAISE
FOR THIS CITY
Returning Endeavorers
of Boston Speak of
the Convention.
Their California Welcome Far
Beyond Their Fondest
Expectations.
San Francisco's Perfect Arrange
ments and Hospitality Are
Duly Appreciated.
BOSTON. Mass, July 21.— The advance
guard of the Christian Eudeavorers who
made the pilgrimage across the continent
to attend the National annual convention
of the society returned to Boston to-day.
In the special car were Secretary John
Willis Baer, Treasurer William Shaw and
Rev. Charles A. Dickinson, Rev. J. If.
Louden and Rev. Nehemiah Boynton,
who are trustees. President Francis E.
Clark and Mrs. Clark are due to arrive to
morrow via another route. Secretary
Baer said that the San Franci'co conven
tion, ii all things were taken into account,
was the best ever held. He said :
"We received a typical California wel
come. It was far beyond our fondest
dreams. The City was decorated even
more man Boston was two years ago.
"The great welcome arch on Market
street, particularly at nisht, with its
thousands of electric lights, capped the
climax in the way of street decorations.
Every advance arrangement was perfect,
the groat auditoriums were most satisfac
tory, the hotels, boarding-houses, etc.,
were excellent and the rates reasonable.
The programme has never been excelled.
There is no doubt in my mind that San
Francisco has been greatly helped by our
treat gathering. On every hand citizens,
and especially the City pastors, testified
to the fact. The spiritual life of the
churches has been deepened and great
good is bound to result."
EXPLOSION O.V A STEAMER.
Three Men Killed and Nine So Straus//
Injured That They May Sue-
cumb.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 23.- -There
was an explosion on the steamer Nutmeg
State while she was lying at tier dock a
few minutes before 7 o'clock to-night.
Three men were killed and nine of the in
jured may die. The dead and injured all
belong in New Yok, and were employed
as deckhands. The cause of the explosion
is not known definitely. Timothy Ren
don died on the operating-table at the
Emergency Hospital while the doctors
were preparing to dress his wounds. Pat
rick Morgan was taken out of the wreck
in the forecastle with his neck broken.
Jerry O'Conneh died a few minutes after
he had been removed to tbe Gen
eral Hospital. The men were eating
when ihe accident, occurred. It is believed
the naphtha insect exterminator acci
dentally ignited.
a TJ{ v Jit i. JOB a.
Frightful Explosion of a Powder maga
zine in Pennsylvania .
WILKESBARRE, Pa., July 23.— During
a heavy rain and thunder storm this
afternoon tte powder magazine at the
Empire mine, operated by the Lehigh
and Wi'kesbarre Coal Company, in which
twenty tons of powder was stored, was
struck by lightning. The building was
shattered, and the force of the explosion"
was so great that it shook the foundation
of nearfy every dwelling in Wilkesbarre.
John Higgins," who was driving by at the
lime, was instantly killed.
Wyoming Poatml*treat' Shortage.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23—
Annie Duval, Postmistress at Fort Rus
sell, was to-day found to be $1500 short
in her accounts. Her 20 -year - old
daughter, Elsie, is charged with having
embezzled ihe money and a warrant for
her arrest has been issued.
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