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__ __t|-i,|.n —I—■ MMMRVm n*aw .uu.vwMi«' - < «»■»* REFUGE FROM FEVER • - Escape From Yellow Jack Offered in Isie of Pines. By Cable tc the Gateway New Orleans, sept. l:i The owners! of immense tracts ot land in tin* Isle | of tin* ; ines have o:Tei\ d their planta-: iion> as a refu.fi* for persons who tnay i A-ish to escape from the yellow fever i eontaifioii which is certain to eontnute in this city until frost comes, the ot-, fer wilt prohahly he* accepted and ar rangements made to transport to the islaiui ail who wish to ifo. Although the island is within the tropical circle! it has a temperate climate, and yellow fever has never been Known there. The lev i nation in this city is slow In improving* and although new case- art* constant l\ appealing tie \ aiv usually of a mild type and few deaths are occurimr. In the river ids tricts ot ihe country tLt> fever is spreading. TO RUN FOR THE POLE Pea y Hopes to Make Connection by Relief System Explorer lVan hopes to reach the (V v\ h po e b\ 11 * ails of a complete -\s* tom of relief squads which will enable the men who make the final dasn to he fully supplied with provisions. He will sail as far north a> possible in the jrood ship Roosevelt. Then a *roop of men will plod northward with a laryfe snp plv of provisions. W hen pari of the stock is consumed a s«|it:id will st a ft hack for more, the others wdl con tinue another lap. and 'hen another squad v\ ill jo back. The returning s puds will bi in/ an other stock of provisions from the ship aid deliver to the second: the second will deli\* i* to the third and so on. 'lke‘ squad which makes the dash will | have just enou/h to reach the pole and return to the point where i* will meet the nearest relief company. The suc cessive relief squads are expected to he able to take care of the entire company on the return. The ret. •oid of previous attempts to reieh tin* po e which have lesulted in a nearer appioach is as fallows: Miles Latitude from Yum Kxploret* ixaclud the pole j 17 ti l>:;rent /. Tf.N) Tl.i R.07 Hudson Hl.23 0.41 1 ;oo Phipp> 80.48 035 j 1 0 i Scon sh\ >1.50 *>s4 1 2* Parry * 82.43 oOO 1>70 Xa res «X>.10 400 ;>s2 (lively <v3.24 4*>»> j P05 Nansen 80.14 -001 p 00 Abruzzi 80.33 -41 —■“nOTTn-- jk*cauuuMMMmuM>. CHANCE TO SOBER IP Several Disorderly Drunks (iiven Jail Sentence. I’. S. t’ommisMoner Hildreth luis been bu>\ the last two days in provid-j ino* a temporary home tor drunk and ; disorde rly men. where they may have an opportunity for profound thought with their heads freed from alcoholic effects. The jail is almost too full tor comfort now, and the “bull-pen’* looks like* a court ntion et politicians. J. K. Auderson, with a ten day la^', .John Manning with thirteen clays of conila mienl liefoiv him, and 1). L. lhMrdon, with fourteen days, were sent up h\ .J ud^e llildia th yesterday. ihe\ had acquired an assortment ol booze which exhaled in a ilow ol prolamit that astonished even the waterfront ot ch*ward, and were* picked up b\ int* marsnal. vim* man routuleu up with tne oineis. talked his way to IVt-cdom with a tin ene\ a la wyer might envy. lie saidt' •*l had ,u*i eome in oiT the road juuge, wi\v*i*e 1 haun i crunk nothm but "a ter amt eotlee tor vjiide a spell, and 1 guc» i throwed in ahoul ten or twelve vtrinks ot whiskey pretty last. 1 "as drunk all right out 1 d an t waive no-1 hv d\ any trouble. .V* it appearedj imu i he defendant iiad not been noisy or troubl si'tiic In* was allowed tv» go. o>* Mv Frau paid a line of $10 for get Uhg »ie.\ed up in a saioon row. lie started in as d peacemaker in other mens i'-ouliles and wound up by swat ling a man wao ollered lo iick him. *•1 hit him all right, judge," said . o^* pn, "bat he started to.di me first. Th • way ii was a long, tall man start ed tv) lick a little feller, and 1 told him he oughtit,i to light a little man like that. Then this feller come at me to put mu out and 1 just soaked him one* ••Well as you have never heel) in trouble be lore I. will let you oil with a $10 tine," said the court. “After tins Oilii in the maisnal to stop a row in stead ol doing it yourself." Jue McLennan was assessed $ J5 for trying to make a rough house iu tiu* Seattle Bar Iasi nignt. Joseph was plax.ng roil iet le and accused the croup ier, Joe Miller, oi tailing to pay him a 25 cent bet he thought lie had won. The two Josephs could not agree on the question of liability and McLennan offered to make a rough house. In loud, unprintable language he threat ened to clean out the place until Spec ial Officer Graves, also named Joseph, scooped him in. _ i Temperature at - p. ir. today 55. 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Material and Workmanship the best; Styles the latest; Prices the lowest. Big Stock to choose from... BOOTS AND SHOES! A big line just arrived: Reliable goods _a tj > ottomj Headquarters for RUBBER GOODS, Oil Skins, Rubber Coats and everything to wear in the Rubber line..... We carry a complete stock of UNDERWEAR for ladies, gents and boys. See our assort ment before buying elsewhere..; ’' ’' " Our STOCK OF GROCERIES is complete in every detail, and prices the lowest. Phone 13 BROWN & HAWK! 1° S SendEdsAyou; mail orders i