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I DRAMATIC MURDER TRIAL.
I nvzaAMAX ovnoiAza aided xr
A COLD-BLOODED CRIME.
nor Thoasht It Wna the Cammand f Pride
Ferdinand That a Beamtirat Yaunv We-
man Staonld Be Hilled Her Lover una tbo
Cblef or rollee Convicted, of Marder.
Speelal Cabt De$pateh to Tm Sot.
Pniurrorous, Bulgaria, July BO. Lute last
evening tiioru was concluded here ono of the
mostdrnmatlo trials ever held In a court of law.
It was the trial of Capt. Holtscheff, formerly
aide-de-camp to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
and his accomplices In the tragio death of a
young girl named Anna Szlmon.
The girl, who was exceptionally handsome,
was a publio singer. She went from Budapest
In 1804 to Sofia, where sho mot Dotscho Bolt
ehetT. He was a fine-looking man, a Captain of
the guards, and nlde-do-camp to l'rlnce Ferdi
nand, and the girl was at once Infatuated with
blm and became his mistress, and later the
toother of his child.
Burdened with dobts, Bottsoheff engaged him
self to marry a wealthy heiress and repudiated
his promise to marry Anna, whom he sent
to Budapest' with orders not to return to Sofia,
Bhe returned, howerer, and In her efforts to see
Boltscheff caused a scandal within the. environs
o( tho palace, of the Prlnco of Bulgaria.
Boltscheff' became enraged at this and deter
mined to get rid of tho girl by murdering her.
He accordingly wrote to his Tlotlm summoning
her to meet htm In Phlllppopolls, at the samo
time protesting his Ioto for her. Having com
pleted his plans to lure the girl to her denth, he
called to his aid M. Novellc, Prefect of Police,
and a gendanno named Wassalleff.
. A tryst was appointed at the Marltza Bridge,
to which placo the murderers drove In a
carriage. Three men, Novellc, Wassalleff, and
another seised the girl and stupefied her with
choreiform in the carriage. Boltscheff then
mounted the box of the vehicle and drove a
short distance whon, with the assistance of
Kovellc, he dragged the insensible girl ont of
the carriage with his own hands. Bottsoheff
placed tho girl on the ground and strangled her
to death, after which he weighted the body with
I stones and cast It Into the river.
The! friends of the girl bocame suspicions at
her failure to return and raised an alarm.
Kove)lo and Wassalleff were soon afterward ar
rested, and from their statements Boltscheff
and a number of others were accused of murder
and the whole traglo story was unfolded in
court.
BoiUoheft's wife was present at the trial, ele
gantly dressed. Boltscheff himself was dressed
In the latest fashion and wore a number
of medals and .Insignia of orders. He was gay
and witty, and frequently laughed. He denied
all knowledge of the girl or her whereabouts,
and It was not until Mile. Szlmon'a landlord told
that Bollscheff had spent the night succeeding
his marriage with tho girl that ho ceasod his
gayety and appeared to realize the gravity of
his position.
In the course of the trial Novelio and Was
salleff confessed and adhered to their state
ments that Boltscheff alone strangled the girl.
'Wassalleff declared that Boltscheff had said:
"The Prince knows all. Anna made a scandal
at the palace and the Prince cannot allow It."
Novelio said that Boltscheff had summoned
him to the palace and said: " She must be killed.
It Is the Prince's command."
Thst cabman, Alexleff, who drove the party of
murderers to the trystlng place at the Marltza
f Bridge, testified that Boltscheff had approaohed
him saying that PrlnceFerdlnand had ordered
; the murder of the girl upon the ground that she
was planning tho Prince's assassination. Alex
leff refused to have -anything to do with the
affairiinless the Prince personally ordered It,
whereupon Boltscheff threatened to shoot him
unless he kept silent about the matter.
Boltscheff was placed upon the stand and de
nied every detail of the testimony against him.
He suggested that Novellc hod murdered the
girl, thinking to do him a service. While Bolt
scheff was making these statements Novelio re
peatedly made the sign of the cross upon his
breast.
.The most horrifying feature of the evidence
was the calm obedience of police officials
In the commission of a cold-blooded murder
when told that It was by the Prince's orders.
, The inry returned a verdict finding Boltscheff
and Novelio guilty of murder and convicting
Wassalleff as an accomplice. Novellc Is sup
posed to have had a hand in tho murder of ex
Premier Stambuloff in 180S.
Boftscheff and Novellc wero each sentenced to
death, but It was immediately announced that
the sentence in each case would be commuted
to Imprisonment for life, with deprivation of
. civil' rights. Each of the prisoners was also
condemned to pay the sum of 5,000 francs to
defray the expenses of rearing tho victim's child.
; Wassalleff was sentenced to six years and
eight months' Imprisonment, to be followed by
eight years' deprivation of civil rights.
, Boltscheff collapsed when his sentenoe was
- pronounced and sobbed convulsively. His wife
i rushed to the dock and embraced and kissed
2 him, exclaiming that he was Innocent.
i lxaened the truth too late.
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BUarr Lee lulled MlmselrWnen He VeandThat
, He Had Married His Sister.
' Speotal Cable Detpatch to Tns Sex
LojTDOif. July 29. Henry Lee, a tailor, aged
85 years, committed suicide here the other day
upon learning that he had inadvertently mar
ried his sister.
Lee's sister was sold by her parents in her In
fancy to the Golden Lees tribe of gypsies, and
was subsequently transferred from tribe to tribe
until her Identity was practically lost. In the
mean time, according to Lee's confession before
his death, he had, when 10 years old, stabbed a
woman to death by his father's command and
afterward learned that the woman whom be
had killed was his own mother. The murder
was committed on Epsom Downs.
Le,e met his sister, who was a widow, In Octo
ber last, and married her in November, The
Identity of his wife was revealed to Lee a fort
night ago by gypsies, who furnished proof of
their revelations.
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SHOT DOWX BY A SOLDIER.
Oeraaaa Military at the Old Practice or Sheet
tug la Crowded Streets.
Special Costs Detpateh to Tnc Sen.
Bcnxitf, July 20, Indignation has been
aroused! here by tho military regulations which
direct soldiers to fire upon persons who refuse
S to obey the challenge of a sentinel,
1 At Dantzlg a locksmith who was known
v to be a bad character was arrested for
trespassing In the dockyard and for trying
I to stab his captors. While soldiers were es-
I oortlna him through the streets to the guard-
, house he bolted. The non-commlssloned officer
' commanding the picket called upon him three
times to stop. The fleeing man paid no heed to
the command, whereupon a shot was fired at
him, the bullet passing through his head. The
street was crowded, and It was marvellous that
nobody else was hit.
important news from parts.
We Are Coin te Do Just What Japan Tell l's
to, According to the Flsare,
Speetal Cable Deepateh to Tus Sent,
Pints, July 20. The Figaro asserts that an
amicable arrangement will probably be made
between the United States and Japan,
The United States will yield In the matter of
the most Important points at Issue.
Will Bmpcror William Meet Bismarck 1
Speetal Cable Deepateh to Tax Sim.
BenuN, July 20. An unconfirmed roportis
curront here that Emperor William will shortly
meet Prince Bismarck at the rcsldenco of Ocn.
Count .von Woldersoe at Altona, where the
Prince has been invited at tho request of tho
Emperor,
Mate. Crania Karnes Will Slog llerore the Queen.
Special Cable Deepateh lolnr. Aim.
London, July 20. Mme. Emma Karnes will
H sing before the Queen to-morrow at Osborne
I House, her Majesty's residence on the Isle of
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MA.iT CALFSKINS ARE "SIDES."
w Berk Appraisers Rule Them Ovt r the,
Free 14t Otbtr rorts BlnVr.
The New York Appraisers mado a very. Impor
tant classification yesterday In tho matter of
Imported calfskins. Loathor merchants, shoe
manufacturers, and othors have Insisted ovor
since tho schedule on hides and loather was de
cided by tho conference committee on the Ding
ley bill that calfskins did not como undor sec
tion 437 of tho law, but did como under section
004 of tho law. Soctlon 437 says:
" Hides of cattle, raw or uncured. whether
dry, salted, or pickled, 15 per cent, ad valo em,"
Section 004 says: :
" Skins of all kinds, raw (except sheepskins
with tho wool on), and hides not specially pro
vided for In this act, are free"
Colloctor Warren of Boston, who mado tho
first ruling on raw calfskins, decided on Monday
that they wero not hides, but skins, and came
in free, Mr. Warren mado this ruling after ho
had consulted all tho dictionaries ho could
find and had had a conference with
nil his deputies, llo said lit making
the ruling that a look nt tho Genornl Ap
praisers' rulings shnns that those olllclals gen
erally had ruled that the hide of nny small do
mestic fnur-lcgged animal was a skin and not a
hide. This ruling meant tho saving of thou
sands of dollars annually to tho lcatbor dealers
and tho shoemakers of New England.
The Collector of the Port nt San Francisco,
who had tho samo question propounded to him
on Tuesday, ruled as did tho Collector of the
Port of Boston.
The question did not come up hero until Wed
nesday, whon It was referred to tho New York
Appraisers. They concluded very promptly that
raw calfskins nro hides of cattle and must cotno
under section 437 und pay 10 per cent, duty. Of
coureo, this doclslon will do contcstod by all of
tho leather merchants and tho shoemakers, and
It will be referred without delay to tho Treasury
Department for a decision.
The Now York Appraliors nro ready to bet
dollars to doughnuts that their classification
will bo sustained.
Tho question Isone of tho most Important that
can como uu under the now Tariff law.beeause a
very largo perccntago of nil tho hides Imported
Into the country are calfskins, and n duty of 10
per oent. If It must be paid, means a good many
millions of dollars annually.
hard fioutino in chitbal.
The Insurrection Is on a Irge Scale Bravery
or the Tribesmen.
Special CahU Detpatchee to Tax Bus.
London, July 20. A despatch from Simla In
tho rimes asserts that tho British garrison at
Malakand, In tho Chttral, which was attacked
by natives on tho evening of July 20, Is now so
disposod that any tribal attack upon It can be
readily repelled.
Despite this assurance, however, a lator de
spatch from Bombay to tho Central News says
that the British camp at Malakand has again
been attacked by tribesmen nnd that the British
loss was thirteen men killed and thirty wounded.
The despatch also says that the garrison Is short
of ammunition.
Simla, July 20. There is abundant evidence
that tho rising In Chltral Is on a large scale. A
detormtned attack has been mado upon the
Malakand camp each night, the fighting lasting
until daybreak. Parties from the hills harass
the pickets during tho daytime. One picket
of tho Punjab Infantry was driven In with a loss
of twelve killed and sororal wounded.
The fighting has been dosDcrntc On Monday
tho tribesmen penetrated a part of the camp,
but were driven back after losing thirty klllod.
On Tuesday they lost nlnoty killed. On Wednes
day they were reinforced, nnd again attackod
the camp with gTcat determination.
They charged right up to the sappers in the
breastworks with unavailing valor, losing
heavily. The Sikhs and Punjabis fully main
tained their reputation, but were too fatigued
to pursue tho tribesmen.
Strom; reinforcements of British and native
troops aro nearlng tho camp. Another attack Is
expected to-night, but no anxiety Is felt.
In the throe days' fighting ono officer was
killed and six were wounded, a largo proportion
for so small a force.
The Government, recognizing that operations
must now bo on a considerable scale, has decldod
that the troops now at Malakand. with the rein
forcements, shall bo formed Into two brigades,
with a complete staff.
A prominent Mohammedan named Rasoul has
been arraigned In Luckno w on a charge of sedi
tion. In addressing a meeting of his corelig
ionists he congratulated tho Sultan of Tur
key on his victories over the Greeks, and
Insulted Queen Victoria and the British Govern
ment. He declared that but for the Sultan's for
bearance "the old woman's ribs would have
been broken years ago."
DANGERS IX PETROLEUM.
Ther Are Demonstrated at tbe Ineuest Into
tbe Death or M re. Samnelson.
Sptetol Cable Despatch to Tux Bra.
Londou, July 20. The Coroner's Inquest In
the cose of Mrs. Samuelson, daughter-in-law of
Sir Bernhard Samuelson, who was burned to
death In a hairdresser's shop In Conduit street
a few days ago while having her hair treated
with a petroleum wash, was resumed to-day.
An expert chemist who had analyzed tho
wash reported that it was composed of a light
petroleum spirit ot an extremely Inflammable
nature, tho vapor from which could readily be
Ignited by an electric spark. This tho chemist
practically demonstrated to the court. Illus
trating the highly dangerons character ot such
preparations.
The jury returned a verdict declaring that the
deceased woman came to her death from burns
caused by the Ignition of petroleum. It was
added that thero was no evidenco to explain tho
Ignition.
The Coroner warned hairdressers against'
using the petroleum wash In the future, declar
ing that they would incur the gravest responsi
bility In the event of a dlBastor occurring.
sir. John W. Foatcr Coming Home.
Sjwcfal Cable Detpatch to Tm Bra.
London', July 20. Mr. John W. Foster, spe
cial representative of tho United States on the
sealing question, will sail from Southampton
for New York on Saturday on tho American
lino steamer St. Louis.
' PANTS" MAKE ItS 31 AT BTItllCE.
They Say They Are, IVorse OtTTban tbo lines
rants" Makers.
Tho Pants Makers' Union sent out a call yes
terday for a mass mcotlug at 130 Pitt street to
morrow night to consider tho strike question.
Tho call Is addressed to tho "pants" makers of
New York, Brooklyn, and Brovvnsvlllo, anil Is
prlntod In red Ink nnd In cast side jargon.
Among other things It a s:
"Don't stand on tho streets talking about
strikes. Let tho operator throw down Ills
shears and the pressor throw down his irons and
attend tne meotlng to vote on whatever action
Is to bo taken against the sweators. Wo must
not starve any longer now that tbe busy seasuu
Is at hand."
Tho rank and fllo of the Pants Makers Union
I are in favor of striking, nnd it Is Imllovod tlmt
a strike will bo ordered. A meeting of tho hx
ccutlve Committee was held jestcnluy tomuko
arrangements for the m.iaa mooting.
Thero are about 2,000 " punts itidkors organ
ized In New York, Brooklyn, and Brownsville,
Thoy say that tuny nro still worse off thou tho
kuce " pants" makers nnd cannot uveu support a
permanent headquarters.
The striking knoo"pont" makers reported
yesterday that eleven contractors had settled,
and that thirty moro are expected to settle to
day. Tho strikers spent thoduy and evening
in listening to speeches.
WirATAItE "PREVAILING WAOESf"
Unions Say They Are Union Umn-A Hullder
Who Uoeau't 1'uy Them Haled to Court,,
B. H. Hood, who Is building tho roof carden
for tbo city at tho foot of East Twenty-fourth
street, appesrnd In Yorkvlllo I'ollco Court yes
terday In ansner to a complaint by Samuel Park,
business agent of tho Ilousesmlilisund IlrlUce
men's Union. Park charged that Mr. Hood was
violating the law providing thHt tho prevailing
ratouf wages he paid for municipal work. This
the unions construo to mean the union rato of
wes.
Mr. Hood promised to pay tho provalllng rate
and wus discharged.
Colon SleuMaj Heruselo Work on the Cathedral
Pending the return ot Bishop Potter to this
country complaints nro still bolng mado about
the employment of non-union men at tho Cathe
dral of St. John tho Divine. Italians are cm
ployed rutting stones for tho foundation, ami it
wassaid yesterday that union men Mould not
work on the building If non-union cut stone Is
used in tho foundation.
MORE CHEAP CABS COMING
TO BUN AJ.T. orEB THE OITT TBOX
THE OBAND CENTRAL
They Will Also Call, on Metloe. tor rersens
Drstrlna- to Jo to tbe Station This Will Be
the Tblrd System of Chrap Cab Service
to ne Operated by Baltroad Companies.
Tho cheap cab service which New York has
tnlkod about yonr af tor year Is likely to como
Into being eventually through tho railroads.
The Now York Central and Hudson IUver Hall
road Company Is to put a servlco of tho kind In
operation In n very few weeks, and this will be
tho third system established In the city. While
all ot them aro for tho benefit of persons
using tho railroads that supply tho cabs, this
moans a very large proportion ot the perma
nent nnd transient population of Now York,
and tho amount of business which by
rooson of those railroad cab systems will
fall away from the ordinary cubs and coupes
may cause a reduction In fares generally. If not
tho establishment ot regular ranks ot cheap
cabs lu tho business part ot tho city. Prepara
tions for Installing tho Now York Central cabs
nt tho Grand Central Station aro well under
way. Just as soon as tho cabs and horses can bo
obtained the BcrvlcowIU begin. President Do
pow said last evening that the cabs would be all
ready In tho autumn for homo-comers from the
seashoro and mountains, and the Inland lakes
and rivers, and tho farms. " If they haven't all
como In already with this wcathor," he added.
The cabs will all bo now onos nnd the horses
wlllbosclectodospoclally for this service. Tho
drivers aro to bo uniformed, politeness Is to bo
required of them uudor all circumstances, and
no tips will be permitted. The cabs are not for
luirgugo. Only hand baggagu may bo carried In
them. Thero are to be hansoms and four-whocl-crs.
Thospnco botwocn tho two buildings that
form tho Grand Central Station will bo given
over to tho cabs: that is, that part ot It
along Forty-second street, whero now lie tho
trackB connecting the station with tho old
Harlem road, now tho Madison nnd Fourth ave
nue surfaco line. The surface there will be as
phalted. Tho space Is now roofod over. For
merly cars ot tho Fourth avenuo surfaco lino
wero run In there at certain hours ot the day to
awnti mo arrival or trains.
"Wo nro going to establish a cheap cab
servlco," Dr. Dopow said, "because It Is de
manded. We don't expect It to pay. We feel
almost certain It won't pay. But It is ono of tho
equipments of a modern railroad service. It
has como to bo that tbe pcoplo demand certain
things of a modern railroad and what
tboy demand has got to bo supplied,
whether it pays or not. Wc'vo had n
limited cab service for several years at
tho Urand Centrnl, but It's nover been much
patronized. Wc'vo had three orfour cabs there
but onlv a few people used thorn. Tho now ser
vlco will be a complete one. It is to bo ex
clusively for tho patrons of tho road. Tho cabs
vllltako pcoplo from tho Grand Centrnl to any
part of tho city or call for them to carry them to
tho station; that Is all. Tho city will bo divined
for purposes of a schedule of charges Into zones.
For tho interior cone the fare will be 25 cents, and
It will bo grnduntod up to 91. The zonos will
Increase probably by limits of twenty blocks.
Tho northern boundary of tho first ono is to bo
Fifty-ninth street. I think the southern boun
dary of that ono Is to bo Twenty-third street,
but I cannot give tho particulars no, as I havo
not looked Into tuem fully. The Long Island
Ballroad has had a cab servlco In operation
here for several years, a first-rate one."
The Central's cabs. Dr. Depow said, are to bo
run by Westcott, who now has the city baggago
express business ot the road, and also operates
a carriage service; but the now cabs and their
drivers aro to bo distinctly of the New York
Central.
TO ESTABLISH AN AB3IOB PZANI.
Secretary Lone Will Go Oa wltb tbe Work lr
Shipbuilder Iteruae to Slake Armor.
WAsniNaTOX, July 20. Tho propositions of
the Comedo and Bethlehem companies to fur
nish diagonal armor for tho battleships Illi
nois, w luconsln, and Alabama, at a price to .be
fixed hereafter, havo been rejected by Secre
tary Long, who holds that ho has no authority
of law to enter Into such an agreement. Diag
onal or bulkhead armor is usually built Into
tbo structure of a ship, and the offers of tho
armor manufacturers were mado to prevent
delay pending tho settlement of their contro
versy with tho Government. Tho Construction
Bureau has n ported to Secretary Long that the
failure to rcccivo the diagonal armor will cause
no dolay and that arrangements can bo made
for putting It In position after tho three battle
ships aro coraplotcd. Meanwhllo tbe Secretary
Is iraltiiur to hear from tho Cramps and the
Newport Nowb .Shipbuilding Company In an
sner to his inquiry, sent by direction of Con
grciis, whethnr they will undortako to establish
plants for furnishing armor to the Government.
A similar question was usked tho other big
shipbuilding firm, tho Union Iron Works of
San Franclitco, nnd It was uusworod In tho nega
tive. If both the Cramps and tho Newport
News Company also declino to attempt tho
manufacture of armor, tbo Secretary will go
ahead in tho arrangements to establish a Gov
ernment plant. Two members of a lioard to
report on tho projoct havo been soloctcj, but
tho other throo members will not be chosen
until final answers are received from the ship
building companies.
Washington Xotec.
WAsnrNOTO, July 20. President C. C. Shnyne
and Vice-President J, A. Heckman ot the Mer
chants' and Manufacturers' Board of Trade of
Now York, had a talk with Assistant Secretary
Howell of the Treasury Department to-day
about the enforcement of the provision In tbe
Tariff law prohibiting thofreo entry of wearing
apparel and other personal belongings valued
atmore than 9100. They submitted suggestions,
und requested that tho provision bo applied
strictly.
Tho application of Hy Schoonmaker of New
York city for an assistant nppralscrsblp ut Now
York was tiled at tho Treasury Department
to-day.
A consclcnco contribution ot 25 cents. In
closed In an envelope postmakod Taylorsvtlle,
III., was received at the Treasury Department
to-day.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy
Department Is expected to resumo bis official
duties on Monday, and Secretary Inng has pre
pared to start on his vacation. Tho Sccretury
will lenvo Washington on Sunday. He will
make a trio from Now York to Boston nnd along
tlin New England coast in tho despatch boat
Dolphin. Several weeks will be spent by the
Secretary at Dedliam, Mass., his old homo.
Nicaragua Canal Commission Meets.
Wasiiintjtox, July 20. At tho first meeting
ot the new Nicaragua Canal Commission to-day
It was agreed that the Commissioners would
not leavn for Nicaragua to examlno available
routes for an Interocnanlc canal until later In
the year, probably In October. Tho commission
will snend the interim In Wnsbington examin
ing the report ot tho first commission and
other documents. Tho members of tho commis
sion aro ItnarAdmlral John G. Wnlkor, U. H. N,
retired i Capt. Oborlln M, Carter, Corps of En
gineers. U. H. A., and Prof. Haunt of tho Univer
sity of Pennsylvania.
WHAZEJIS AND THE GOLD rEVEE.
rear That the Crews or thn Fleet Mow at
llvrschel Island May Desert.
San Fiiancibco, July 20. Tho San Francisco
owners of flvo whaling vessels now at Herschel
Island, near tho mouth of tho Mackenzie Itlvcr,
aro very nervous ovor tho reports brought from
the Arctic that news of tho Klondlko gold finds
hnvo reached tho crews of those vessels, and
thatthoy will bo deserted.
Tho whalers tmo already spent one winter In
the far North, nnd they wore expecting to gut
enough whales this season to fill their barrels.
It Is knou n that news of tho discovery was car
ried to Fort Good Hope, which Is noar tho
whalers' quarters. Nocrews, under suoh condi
tions, could bo retained, and. If tho men desert
bodily, it will bo necessary to send up extra
crews to bring tbo ships home.
Hobos Berlins' Jail Bentrnrrs Ilebel Aialnst
Tiork nnd Are Btruusr ITp.
Teriie Hautk, Ind July 20. Tho hobos
serving Jnll sentences on tho ihargo of vagrancy
are restating (ho order ot the County Commis
sioners, which requires them to work on tbe
rock pile. There nro six convicts In tho lot. and
ono of Uiimii boruino tho leiiiliT In tho rebollion.
Yesterday ho calloil to his loniradrs not to
work. Four would not pound rnrk and thoy
woro strung up by tho wrists, thilr feet touch
ing tho Hour. They were kept In this position
nil tho afternoon, und this morning wero aguln
strung up. After throo hours ouo weakened
und wont to work.
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MORE CONSVZAR ATFOrNTXENTS.
Ohio Bets tbo Best riaeea, InelndtasT tbe De
sirable Post at Relrast. ' f
WABinn(rnw, July 20. A number ot now
Consular appointments wero announced from
the White House to-day. They wero decldod on
try tho President before ho loft Washington, and
the commissions were signed, but It was decldod
to withhold announcement until Mr. McKlnloy
had got out ot town, Ohio men got the best
places In tho list, Belfast, ono ot tho most do
slrable posts, was sought tor by more than sixty
applicants. Tho New York candidate for tho
Glasgow Onsulato was Editor Buckland of the
American foonomltt. Ho was hoavlly Indorsed
by tho organization of tho American Protective;
Association, nnd by a largo numbor of Now
York Republicans. A. II. Bylngton of Connec
ticut, who goes to Naples, Is tho editor of tho
Norw-slk Gazette, and was for many years clerk
to tho Senate Commttloe ou Patents. Church
Howe ot Nebraska, appolntod Consul at Pa
lermo, was originally appointed Consul-Gonornl
at Apia, Samoa. Ho did not want tho place, nnd
traded with Luther W.Osborn, also tit Nebraska,
who was to go to Palermo. Tho appolntmuuts
follow:
Church Howo of Nebraska, Consul nt Palermo,
Sicily; Luther W. Osborn of Nebraska, Consul
General at Apia and Nukualofa, Tonga; John
N. Itutlln ot Tennessee CoiihuI nt AbuucIod,
Paraguay; A. U. Bylngton of Connecticut, Con
sul at Naples, Italy; Batnnol M. Taylor of Ohio,
Consul at Glasgow, Scotland; Gustavo C. K.
Wobor of Ohio, Consul at Nuremberg, Bavaria;
John I. Bitting of Missouri, Consul-Uenorul at
Montreal, Canada; John Jenkins of Nebraska,
Consul at San Salvador; William W. Touvolle
of Ohio, Consul at Bolrast, Ireland; Wil
liam P. Smyth of Missouri, Consul at Hull,
England: Griffith W. Prnes of Wisconsin,
Consul at Swnneoa, Wnlcs; Urbnln J. Lcdoux ot
Malno, Consul nt Throo Hlvcrs. Queboc; Wilbur
H. Glass of South Dakota, Consul nt Ken, Ger
many; Geo"-go II. Jackson of Connecticut, Con
sul at Cognac, France; Hugh Pltcalrn of Penn
sylvania, Consul at Hamburg, Germany; Ira B,
Myars of Indiana, Consul at 8L John, N. B,;
Benjamin Nusbaum of Pennsylvania, Consul at
Munich, l)nvarla;Iohn N, McCunn of Wiscon
sin, Consul nt Dunformllnc, Scotland; Michael J.
Burkoof Illinois, Consul at Port Stanley and
St. Thomas, Canada; Edward D. Wlnslow of
Illinois, Consul at Stockholm, Sivodon; Heze
klah A. Gudgorof North Carolina, Consul-Gon-eral
at Panama, Columbia; James Johnston ot
New Jersey, Consul al Sheulold, England.
OBJECTIONS TO CAPT. MEEBT.
Wbr tbe Greater Republic of Central Americas
Objects to Receiving lllm aa Minister.
Washington, July 20. Tho fact that Capt.
W. L, Merry of San Francisco represented Nica
ragua In a consular capacity In tho United
States Is the main reason for the objection mad
by tho Diet of tbo Greater Kepubllo of Central
America to receiving him as Minister of tho
United States to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and
Salvador, tho office to which ho was recently ap
pointed. Noarly every country objects to re
ceiving aa a dlplomatlorcprcsentattve of another
country a person who has represented the first
named country nbroad. An exception waB mode
by the Unltod States Government In the cose ot
Frank Hastings, wbe rcturnod to the United
States as Secretury of tho Hawaiian Legation
alter having been a consular ulllcor of this coun
try at Honolulu.
Another reason for the action of the Diet con
cerns tbo peculiar diplomatic relations existing
between tbe United Slates and tho Central
American republics. Cant. Merry Is aecrodl ted
to Nicaragua and Salvador, but not to Hondu
ras, tho third country In tho confederation of
tho Greater Republic. Another .Minister repre
sents the United States in Honduras, Guate
mala, and Costa Rica. Tho Government ot tho
Greater Republic does not llko this distinction.
It sont n Minister to Washington a yoar ago,
and be was received. It holds that a Minister
should bo sont to the Greater Republic. These
points are said to underlie the objection to
Capt. Merry, but he cannot bo accredited to the
Greater Republic, because tbe appropriation for
his salary makes it nocessary that ho shall be
certified as Minister to Nicaragua. Costa Rico,
and Salvador, aud not Nlcarugua, Salvador,
and Honduras. State Department officials
think that the Diet will withdraw Its objec
tions undor a promise that Congress will
straighten out tho tangle.
SENATOR MVBPlir WAS TOO ZATE.
He Deposited 8300,000 Tor llrer Stamps, bnt
Cannot Uet tbe Ilebiitr.
WABniNOTOK, July 20. On Friday last Senator
Murphy deposited 8200,000 with tho Internal
Rcvenuo Collector In Troy for tho payment of
that amount of beer stamps. Tho supply had
given out, and by tbe tlmo tho stamps arrived nt
tae Collector's office tho now Tariff law had gone
Into effect, and tho robalo had been abolished.
When Sonator Murphy's agent called to secure
stamps covered by tho deposit, bo asked for tho
rebate on the ground that the purchase had been
made before tho Tariff bill became law. This
request was refused. To-day a representative
of tho brewery company mado n personal call on
tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and de
manded tho amount of tho rebate. Commis
sioner Forman sustained the Troy collector. Ho
held that tbe Government did not denl In
lutures. In the course of tho conversation Mr.
Forman refcrrod to a ruling of Secretary Gngo
that any brewers who secured a discount on the
purchase of stamps on Salurduy must refund It,
Senator Murphy's agent wanted to know what
the fleet would bo If thn brewers refused to re
fund, und Mr. Forman responded that the Gov
ernment would seize their property and close
their plants. , ,
A circular has been prepared by the Treasury
Department for transmission to officers of tho
Internal Revenuo i-crt ico. in w hlch the position
taken Is that all beer numps sold nnd oollvered
before midnight July 24. when tho Tariff bill
wont Into etlect, maybe used for tho payment
of tho tax on beer, but that thoso who secured
the 7Sj per cent, illsiount on stamps purchased
on July 24, before tho revenuo collectors knew
that tho act had beconio operative, must refund
the amount of the rebate.
OUll ASIATIC FZEET.
Harblas and Torktown Ordered Home Con
cord and Helena to Take Their Places.
Wasiunoton, July 20. Secretary Long to
day directed a general shifting aroUnd ot the
officers attachod to tho Asiatlo station. In view
of his Intention to reduce the Btrength of tho
fleet by the withdraw slot tho cruiser Mochlaa
and tho gunboat Yorktown In tho fall. Orders
were Issued directing theso vessels to return to
San Francisco shortly, nnd notice has been sent
Admiral McNalr to expect tho gunboats Concord
nnd Holcnn totako their places. Tho Concord
Is now on her way to Alaskan waters to tako
the place of tho Pints, formerly on that station,
and tho Holcnn U at tho Washington Navy
Yard under orders to proceod to the Cuban pa
trol grounds to relleio tho Montgomery, which
will be ordered north for repairs. In n fow
weokstho Wilmington U to be recalled from
Florida, and tho Detroit sent to relieve her. and
at tho same time tho Helena will start for China
by way of the riuez Canal. The Concord will
probibly not reach tho China station until Oo
tobor, nnd tho Helena until November, but tbo
Yorktown and Machlas aro expected homo
earlier.
BATTZESinrS AT ANCHOR.
Tbe .Vorth Atlantic Nquadrou Assembles at tbe
Touipblnstllle ItendrsvouA.
The ships of tho North Atlantic Squadron,
which havo been ordered to rendezvous at this
port iHiforo proceeding to Nowport noxt Monday,
begnn to assemble at tho anchorago ofTTomp
kinsvlllo, S, I yesterday. The Brooklyn, which
bus been lying nt Toinpklnsvlllo since her return
from England, und tbo Indiana, which miiio
down from tho Navy Yard on Wednesday, woro
joined nlwut II o'clock by the Now York, Ad
miral Slcard'it flagship, Tho Maine arrived at
tho anchorago aliotit 1 o clock, nnd tbo Puritan
Joined the fleet during the afternoon. Later tho
Massachusetts and Ihu Texas, having on boara
the Nov York and New Jersey Naval Rcsorves,
dropped anchor under fort Hamilton, anil tho
reserves hail a shore drill, 'lhose ships will join
tho fleet on Snturday.
A Kesrro Witness's Luminous Idea or Congross
anil lis Duties.
WABIUNQWN, July 20. The published testi
mony In tho contested olcctlon case of Jouos vs.
Calcblngs of Mississippi, involving a scat In tho
present House of Representatives, contains the
following dialogue between a lawyer nnd Alex
Gates, a negro witness fur tho contestant:
Q. What Is 111' I'oiigrens ? A Congress It thn people,
Q. What Is the Congress A. Congress is Con.
'"qlwhst are tho duilss of Congress? A. Wall,
they inaUn speiclies, ana puw.wowt, ana play esrUs,
and gets diuiilt, and rldoj on the tratus, and draws
salaries. That Is all I es In the papers.
Tbe Indiana Can Bo Docked at Ualirax.
Wabiiinoton, July 20, Sccretury Long was
officially Informed to-day that tho British Gov
ernment had consented to permit the battleship
Indiana to bo docked nt Halifax, Ho sent
telokrupbio orders for the vessel to procoud to
HaliiBX at once. None ot the United States
drydocks on tho Atlantic coast is in condition to
accommodate tbe battleship.
SUPPLIES TQR THE MINERS.
THE QUESTION IS HOW TO OET THEX
' TO THE KLONDIKE.
Big freight Blockade ntTalya on tbe Route to
Cbllkoot Pnaa It Will Tnke Six Months to
Forward Ihe tiooda at the rressnt Rato
of Progress Ineulrles from Eastern Men.
8EATTLK, July 20. -Tho departure of vcssols
crowded with pasaongcrs for tho gold mines of
the Klondlko having lost novelty by reason of
tho number, attention Ih now centred on tho
congestion of freight at Tnlya (tho head ot navi
gation from Junoau and It has bocomo a seri
ous question how to movo tho thousands of
packages Hint havo accumulated there, aggro
gating millions ot pounds. By tho prosont
method of transportation ovor tho pass, by
horso and Indlan'packtng, It Is estimated that It
will require sir months to got tho present accu
mulation out of tho way, to say nothing of that
now dally piling up at Tnlya. Tho dlstanco
over tho dlvtdo Is thirty miles, nnd tho ordinary
outfit ot the miner Is 1,800 pounds, thrco days
being consumed in making tho round trip.
Two hundred pounds Is a load for a pack ani
mal, whilo the Indians carry from 75 to 100
Sounds nploce. Thoro aro now 200 Indians and
00 horses engaged In packing over this trail,
assisted by 1,000 miners and tenderfoot.
It is suggested that army ofilcors or good road
ongineers might find an easy solution by or
ganizing tho entire gang and constructing a
first-class wagon road, a feat that could bo ac
complished In loss than thirty dnys.
Tho Topeka, sailing this morning, was per
mitted by tho Government to Increase her pas
songcr capacity from 210 to 250.
The Willamette, which w-Ul sail on Aug. 3,
has also rccolvcd permission to ineronso hor
passenger list from 400 to 000. Tho local
contingent to tho Klondlko Is Increasing, whllo
inon nro flocking horo from all parts of tho
Union, regardless of tho fact that tho steamship
lines havo endeavored to dUcourago them from
going. Tho argument of tho Klundikcr is that
by going now ho is Just that much ahead of tho
spring rush and will savo nearly a year's tlmo.
Christian Eudcavorors from tho East, now
visiting the Paclllo coast, nro many of them
oatchlng tho fovor and grubstaking miners.
San Francisco, duly 21). Everybody who
has boon to the Klondike by way of tho
Juneau route and down tho "V ukon has some
thing to say of tho difficulties encoun
tered In building suitable bouts from tho
smo,ll timber available. Tho trees grow very
closely together, aud do not attain good slzo.
8omotlmos It is necessary to go ton or fifteen
mlloa Inland before suitable trees aro found,
aud then tho logB must bo laboriously whip
sanod and tho lumber carried to the lakcsldo.
Many havo concluded that tho best solution of
tho Pot-bulldlng problem is to have their
ISr-tafa Vinltf linBA
Onu builder has flvo orders from persons go
ing to tho Klondike for boats In which to go
down tho river. Ono boat In hi shop Is twenty
feet over all, llvo test beam, and two fcot deep,
with douklo ends and n fiat bottom. Hhe is
built of sonsonod spruce, and tho knees aro
natural crooks. Tho boat is put togother with
screws, so It can bo taken apart for transporta
tion and readily nut together when tho lakes
and river aro reached. Such n boat costs from
D40 to $I0. about one-third what Inferior boats
would cost on tho Yukon, and has a capacity
of two toni.
Tacoma. Wash.. July 20. Should all the men
In tho Eastern cities who are talking of going to
Alaska this fall como to Pugct Hound at onco,
every steamer in use on the Pacific coast would
bo required to transport them North.
Telegrams come pouring In dally from
tho Eastern States asking If steamers
can now bo chartered to take parties of 50 to
300 men to either St. Michael orTalya, where
the miners start for tho Klondike by the over
land route. It has been found necessary to aend
negative rcpjlcs in nearly every case becauso the
big tranaportntton companies hare chartered
every available steamer for tho nettwomnnths.
Somo are told that by coming to I'uget Sound
nt onie thoy can engage passage to Taiya for
two or three weeks later and prohably reach
Dawson City before the Yukon Itlter freezes
over. Thomas Johnson of Now York has wired
asking If 100 men can got transportation.
Mrs. Joscphlno Atnood has received a tele
gram from her nephew, L W. Putnam of Chi
cago, reouestiui; her to charter n steamer to
carry 200 men to St. Michael. Sho has been un
able to get n steamer, and to-day advised them
to come out nt onco and outfit and go iu by the
overland route from Tnlya.
Similar answers havo been mado to requests
from Buffalo nnd Milwaukee. A Phlladelphlan
telegraphs to J. W. Anderson, Manager of tho
Tiicomu Land Company, to charter u steamer for
200 men. Ills party has been advised to wait
until vpring.
Including thoso now en route. 3,000 men havo
started for the KlondlLu within throe weeks,
and at least as many mors will getaway before
the fall rush stop.
Men have nrrlvcd at Junenu bringing new s of
rich strikes on American soli In the Yukon
country. Whon thoy left bed rock had not
been reached, but thero la every Indication, they
say. that at least three nowly discovered creeks
will be as rich as the Klondike.
Further details will bo brought by tho noxt
party to corns out and groat hopes nro enter
tained that this new will be fully corrolwrnted.
Ingoing miners all prefer to work on the Amer
ican side If possible, in order to be exempt from
the taxes and duties which tho Canadian Gov
ernment is preparing to levy.
RICH STRIKES IN THE KLONDIKE.
Twa Men Tt bo Took Out S1AO.OOO and
SOU.OOO tthlln Prosvertlnc.
WAsniNtiTON, July 20. More nows about big
strikes lu the Klondlko was recclcd to-day by
Capt. C. F. Shoemaker, chief of tho revenue cut
ter service, in n report from Capt. E. L. Hooper,
commanding the llehrlng Sea patrol fleet, Capt.
Hooper sent some Interesting Information about
tho gold discoveries recently, w hlch was printed
In The Sun. His report is dated I'nalaska, July
10. This Is w but ho has to say about tho Klon
dlko excitement:
"Tho North American Trading and Transpor
tation Company's btcamcr Portland nrrlved on
the 7th from St. Michael with about fifty miners
from tho Yukon as passengers. Theso men were
from tho new mines referred to in my last re
port, and, like thoso who anlvcd on tho Excel
sior, all havo gold In sums varying from $9,000
or $10,000 to over 9150,000, In tho aggregato
the Portland had nrarly the same amount as
was brought by the Exccli-lnr, about half a mil
lion. All this and much nxro that has not ynt
been brought down lias been taken out of tho
mines sliico their dlscoicry last August.
"Ono man, a Mr. Ilerry of California, who last
Seplumlier was lu debt for his outfit, took out
over150,000 whllo merely prospecting claim
No. 40 on Bonanza Cieok, which ho had
staked out. With part of this gold he bought
an Interest In three other claims, which promlso
to he as rich ns tin tlr-il our. I", l'hlscatcr, who
iirevinus to his sinking out chilin No. 2 on tho
Cldorado was a waiter on ouo of tho rlvor
steamers, took out !HI,000 whllo merely pro
petting Ills claim, the whole of which If. esti
mated in le worth over a million dollar. Many
similar cases are reported, whkh iudioitu that
the now mining region is tho rn best yet discov
ered mi this continent. Of course, nil this will
attract a great many men, and, ns tho monn,s ot
getting provisions to tho mines are but little
better limn last year, when with only 2,000 men
to provldo f or food wni scarce and high, it will
probably result In want,"
RETAZIATION AOAJNST CANADA.
Srvernl Wais to Meet thn Proposed Ksactton
or ftojltltlr oil liloadlkn Uold.
WASlllNinoN, Julv 20. It Is luipnsslhlo nt
this tlmo to foreshadow the policy of tho Admin
istration with regard to retaliation ngnlnst
Canada for tho threatened exactions upon gold
mining In tho Klondike If Congress were in
stsslou there is little doubt Hint legislation pro
posing various forms of reprisal on Canada
and Canadians would bo Introduced in both
houses. The most popular form ot the
proposed retaliation iu tho p ist has bean
tho threatened abolition or curtailment
of the bonded privilsga now enjoyod hy Cana
dian railroads crossing United Stntes territory,
During tho first Cleveland Administration and
that of Harrison this club was usod to protect
American Interests on English nnd Canadian
soil. Secretary Danlol Manning sent a mossogo
to Congress ndvocotlng tho withholding of tho
bonded prhllego from Canadian railroads.
This messago, which wnB perhaps tho most
popular of tho first Cleveland Admin
istration, was met by tho removal of
tho discriminating tolls upon Amorlcnu
vessels passing through tho Wnlluud Canal.
Socrotary Wlndom at tho tlmoof his death was
on the point of issuing the img-tlirailonedordor
to abolish tho lamitliig puvlicge, which ho had
nodded upen aflsruu oihustie puhllo hear
lng.at which lutu sides of tho question woro
fully renreseiiled. , ,
There f nobody In A aslilngton at present
abletoindlcate wlnt Congrfss might do. Tho
Brienkerand tho Chairman of lllo rorelgn Af
fairs Committees of both houses nre absent, as
'well as all tho Influential moiiibors of both
parties In the Soiiatu und House. There
can bo littlo doubt, however, that what
ever courso tho Administration uilght
recommend would ho piomptly und hearlilr in.
domed. But It Is not at all necessary that Con
gress should bo cnllod upon to enact a retalia
tory policy should C'.madu nut In force tho exac
tions reported to havo been sgreod upon by the
Canadian Parllumcnt. The Executive has
power to placo such reprisals upon Canada as
might causo her to regret her hasty action in
, nil iJgSmm
Tho other evening n bicycler
was arrested for riding with lan
tern unlit.
He explained that his 2
breeches had gone back on him,
and he was returning as quietly
as possible in the dark.
Fine $10 ; breeches $2 total
$12.
How much cheaper to havo
bought a good pair our kind.
Drerchis, Fancy Mixtures, rednesil to $2.S0 Black
and WTilto Checks to 5; oomplets Suits to 9.
Brown Linen Breeches, (9,1)0; Llun Crash, SS.tB;
tVool Crash. SO.
ltOQEBS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty-second and Broadway.
demanding royalties from the gold taken from
the Canadian side of tho Alaskan boundary.
Secretary Oaga Is not In Washington to speak
for himself, hut there Is authority for the state
ment that ho will favor n retaliatory poltoy.
And there aro several ways lu which It could be
effectively applied, British miners aro now al
lowed to mluo gold free in thn Yukon fields on
tbe American side. 1 his privilege might bo re
voked. British vessels nro now permitted to
Btop at Droa, a port convenient to the Klon
dike, which was made a subpart ot entry
last week by Secretary Gngo, bo that all vessels
might laud passengers nnd cargoos tboro. This
could also bo revoked and American vessels
allowed to tako a customs officer to Dyea on
every voyago to examine tho cargo on landing.
British vessels could not havo tho same privi
lege unless Dyca remained a sub-port of entry.
Alien land laws could be applied against
British owners of property In tho Territories,
pending a recommendation to Congress for the
enactment of alien labor laws. UMlcials of the
Treasury Department ore much Interested in
tho question, and It Is quite possible that when
Secretary Gage returns to his desk it will bo
taken up for serious consideration ana. prompt
action.
Bkattle, Wash., July 20. There are several
hundred Klondike passengers in the city await
ing tbo departure of their respective boats.
Having got over tbe ruBh attending the pur
chase of outfits, they have tlmo to discuss tho ac
tion ot the Canadian Government In passlug the
sweeping " hold-up " law, which all denounco
In tho most unmeasured terms, say lng that it is a
tax levied solely for tbo purpose of keeping the
energetic Americans who mado the rich discov
eries from remaining in the country to reap the
row ard of their Industry, and also of preventing
the present rush of Yankees from this side of
tbo line.
However, It will havo lis good results. Tho
miners all concede that Alaska is Just as rich in
placers, and as Uncle Sam places no embargo
on miners, it is their Intention to give
their own territory more attention. All
tho tributary rivers and creeks of tho Yukon
lying below-Klondlko on American soil will be
thoroughly prospected and good-paving mines
on streams abandoned In tho vicinity of Circle
City will again bo reoccuplcd.
Tho next treasure ship to arrive from
Klondike, Ua St. Michael. Is tho Portland,
nnd from $1,000,000 to 92,000,000 in gold
Is expected to arrive nt Seattle on her. The
story that a Chinese band of pirates are laying for
her in northern waters Is rcgardod as exceed
ingly fishy. There will bo from 50 to 150mlners
returning on this steamer, and as they are
usually pretty wall armed nnd something ot
fighters they will beablo to stand off a fleet of
Chinese pirates.
NEW ROUTE TO THE KLONDIKE.
A. Trail Opened Through White ras BKuun
Doata llnlldlna for tbo Yukon.
Montreal, July 29. Mr. C. H. Wilkinson,
Canadian representative of the British Yukon
Company, confirms the report that the White
Pass pack trail over the mountains was opened
for travel on July 1G. It Is a little oast of the
Chllkoot Pass routo.l
Not only was White Pass opened for pack
trax el, he said, but tho company had completed
arrangements for placing a fleot of between ton
and twenty steamboats on the Yukon River as
soon as tho river opens next spring. Tho boats
have already been contracted for, and
will bo In readiness for tbo opening of
navigation. Theso boats will bo flnt-bot-tomod,
with stern wheels, very much of
tho same stylo as the old Mississippi and Ohio
rlvor craft. They will bo built to draw, when
empty, only somo eight inches of water, nnd
when loaded about twenty inches. Tho lakes
along tho Yukon aro quite deep, but the river is,
in places, very shallow, necessitating tho light
drnught lines on which tho boats are being
built.
Half of this fioet will ply between tho point
where the trail over tho White Pars strikes tho
hcadwnters of tho Yukon and Miles Cafion. In
tho heart (it thn Klondlko district. This distance
is 1150 miles. The other half of the fleet will ply
on the lower Yukon, between Miles Cafion aud
tho mouth of tho river. Communication will
thus ho established bv the two principal routes
by which tho gold fields are reached by way of
the While Pass nnd by way of the lower Yukon.
Mr. Wilkinson says that It Is now altogether
Crobahlo that the British Yukon Company will
egin tho construction of n narrow -gaugo rail
road ovor tho Whllo Pass as early next spring
as operations can bo begun. It was nt first tbe
Intention of the company to build only n wagon
road next hummer, to bo followed by a railroad
if n subsidy could bo obtained from tho Domin
ion Government. In view, how cer, of the great
rush to the gold Heidi tho British Yukon Com
pany hod practically decided to build tho rail
road at once,
KOLJU'S GOOD LUCK.
starving In Vebruary, lint Cams Home wits.
bUT.ooo.
Sioux Kaus, S. I)., July 20. William Kolju,
n Philander, arrived homo yesterday nftcr an
nbcncoof eighteen months, bringing with him
$17,000 In gold nuggets from tho Klondlko. In
February Inst ho was on the vcrgo of starvation
and had no money to buy food, A short time
after this his fortuno brightened. He strut k
pavdlrtnnd began taking It out nnd packing
IiIskIuIco boxes, This required arduous labor
as tho pay ground lay on tho bedrock beneath
the froren soil.
In Muy tbo water enmo In torrents. Mr.
Kolju began sluicing his dirt, nnd mot with suc
cess. Ho at once set about clouniug up as much
of his dirt ns possible, taking out a little
more than 917,000 in gold dust, which ho
brought homo with him, Ho sold his claim for
gn rum-
Ills account af the country Is not calcnlnted
)o drive fortuno hunters and pleasure seekers
into ecstaclos. He says thero Is lots of gold In
tho country, but tho percentage of men who get
It is no greater than in tho nxerago mining
ramp. Some of tho oldest seniors are poorer
than when thoy wont there, although they haio
worked uiitlrliu:)). All of the p i) dirt lies at
bidrock, beneath tho beds of streams, and tho
only tlmo it can bo reached Is in tho winter
whllo I ho wnler Is frocu. In summer it cannot
bo reached because of tho water.
XVKOX STEAMER WRECKED.
The Alice, lihlch Ituus Troiu Nt. Michael to
the Klondike, tlramlrd.
New Havkn, Conn., July 20,- Y, J. Mcfiovern,
who, wlthPhllnndo S. Armstrong of tho well
known Armstrong family of this city, rcturnod
from a prosptttlng tuur In the Klondlko region
Bomo months ngo, received n letter by tbo last
steamer fruni Klondike, from E. 11, Singleton of
Salem, Ore., i outlining Interesting information
regarding tliodlg,'ln.r-.
Tho writer Is working two claims. IloHnjs
that the oxcltcmuil is hluh, rspi dally nt Bo
nanza, Honker, und Gold llultiiiii creeks up tho
Klondike. Ho nlsii say mat the Arctic, mio nf
tho steamers running from M. Michael, hat
been wrockkd oil H slouch, and that this will
cripple tho transportation Iiiich ten minh
Claims aro M'lling at Klondike for $50,000 in
gold dust before the soil ih broken.
A nephew of tho Into P.'l. llarnuiu Is nt tho
diggings. Ho Is a Cat hoi u priost, about 40
years old, from Baltimore. Ho has a cow, which
is said to be tho only ono there.
A-i .' rrasi- , T-
WAR STIRS THE STOOPS. H
WEST SIXTT-EirXH STREET RISES IlH
VP AND GOES TO SEE. JelltH
HIm Cenkltn Says Mrs. Mclteac'a Children Bo- vlll
an It Mrs. McKrag Denies II Palleenan ) a&H
Thouaht lie ttail Arrested Her Mistaken VssH
She Saya lie struck ller lie Denies That. &ElsB
There was troublo and lots of It on tho block la mJjH
West Sixty-fifth street, between Columbus and iilH
Amsterdam avenues, last orenlng after twilight, t'lf kvl
when quiet usually reigns. Tho troublo Is laid I'lrlLl
to tho children of Mrs. William McICeag ot , Jf H
1G0, although Mrs. MeJCoag denies this. f'jt B
Hor husband la n membor nf a Maiden :i? H
lano firm. Miss Conklln, who lives with her V8?MB
sister at 142, complained of tho McKcag chll- if'-F H
drcn. There nro two of theso, a boy aged 10 and Tin U
aglrlngedl2. Miss Conklln says Hint sho has ft'j ftl
been annoyed by tho children for some time, jM
and that whenever sho passed tho house they IJHiia
called names after her. vH
Lastavenlng at 0 o'clock Miss Conicl lng was 3ubI
passing tho McKcag stoop. Tho McKcag chll- '.'iJnH
drcn were on tho stoop, nnd, as usual, they be- ItlaH
gan to make gamo of her. Ono particularly op- t&MaSfl
erobrious remark which they Imlulgod In, Miss fj , H
onklln says, was: S H
" There goes fat Mary Buckshot." .1 1" fl
Miss Conklln remonstrated with the chll- 'H JM
drcn. and whllo sho was talking to them their H JH
mother cams out. Mrs. McKcag was highly ft, ijfl
indignant nt Miss Conklln's manner oC ,a jfl
talking to her children, nnd did not : -M jH
hesitate to express herself. The neighbors , CS JH
troopod down from tbo adjoining stoops and ' C jH
fiedcstrlaiiB Joined tho throng that gathered to) ; K tM
lsten. ' U
Policeman James M.Harris hurried up when 'u (9
ho saw the crowd. When ho nrrlved Mrs. Mo ) jftfJI
Koag was talking, and the policeman told her V nl
to keon quiet until ho learned what tho trouble 'fi B
was. The policeman is responsible for this ver i m
Blon of whathapponcd: a Ml
"Don't you talk to me like that," said Mrs, ;f
McKcag, "or I will sco that you are fixed." A (
" Kcop quiet, madam," said tbe poltcoman. ,?2
"I will not. I havo had ono police captain -vasHsl
broke, and I'll make you suffer If you talk to ma rJiilBfl
llko that." fh
"I'll lock you up If you don't keep quiet." S Hi
"I defy you," said Mrr, MuKeag, Si MB
" Go In the house or I'll arrest you." J jj UJ
"Just you dare." 'Jjj
" I will," said tho policeman, and he took holaT t-3
of Mrs. McKeag by the arm. ok
"I hopo you'll havo tho decency to let me est , 1-7
my bat and coat." said Mrs. McKoag. '
' Well, gn ahead," said tho policeman. lUHH
Mrs. McKcag went Into tho area and openeol 'sHsBsi
the Iron goto leading to tbo bascmont, She went SHH
Inside, and no sooner had sho passed the gate &WHH
than sho slammod It and locked ft. JilBVl
"Now arrest mo If you can," she exclaimed. ffi
Sho called hor bulldog to the gate and the pa- fd BJJ
Hoeman walked away. 1vH
Miss Conklln was Burroundrd by the neigh- '& H
bors, and one of them, Asher Mayer, a lawyer. 1M !
volunteered to go to tbe West SIxty-clghta 'Jf;' M
streot Btatlon with her. Thoy wont to the 34 WU
station and Miss Conklln told her story to !&i MM
Sergeant Flannery. He said ho could do nothing -'3-dIkH
for her, and refcrrod her to the Yorkvlllo Police , $ H
Court. Jjj 11
Mr. McKcag called at the West Sixty-eighth M WM
street Btatlon lato lost night and said his wit In
had been nssaulted by Policeman Harris. f S
Ho said the policeman followed his wife Into 48 H
tho basement and struck her with his club la i IjfJ
tho face. Ho said that one of her teeth was ! ' '
knocked out and another loosened. ! i ; !
Ho also said that ono Bide ot his wife's faca ?
was black and bluo wbero tho policeman had : $
struck her. (& ' M
Harris denied having struck Mrs. McKeag. IS
He made out a dotulled report of the case and tj ffl
gavo It to Capt. Thomas. S S jB
WINTER TEMPERATURE IN ALASKA, ff 9
Along the Const It la Aboat tne Same aa nere- 4 ,
In the Interior It la Kxtremely Cold. U fl
WAsniSQTON, July 20. Owing to tho unusual IUJbH
Interest excited by the discovery of gold in tho g S
Klondlko region, Willis L. Moore, Chief of the 'M H
Weather Bnreau, has prepared, at tho dlrco- M. H
tlon of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, a spe- jwk xH
clal bulletin describing at length and In a most .S
Interesting way tho weather conditions ot todI
Alaska at all seasons of tho year. With re- iFH
gard to "temperate Alaska," by which is K!fH
meant tho fringe of islunds between tho main- HtH
land and tbo sea and tho strip of mainland run- h MH
nlng along tho coast to the western extremity f' fH
of tho territory and about tw cnty miles bade K- J iSJ
from tho sea, tho report says the temperature) jj t jfl
rarely falls to zero. Winter docs not set x l9
in until Dec 1, and snow disappears, except llfl
on tho mountains, by MayCl. Tho avorage tern- h9
pcraturo'-ot July, the warmest! month of sum -i!Hl
mor.Vrarely reaches 55, and tho highest does -v3 aJH
not exceod 75. The moan w Inter temperature CHlH
of Sitka Is 32.5. or a little leas than at Wah- iwH
ington, D, C, Tho report then continues: UrU
"Tho rainfall of temperate Alaska is notorious lyf'iiB
tho world over, not only as regards tho quantity P'H
that falls, but aUo as to the manner of lu fall- j$ 1 tm
lng, viz., in long and Incessant rains and 'fiji-H
drizzles. Clouds and fog naturally abound, PPfl
thero being on an averago but fifty-six clear IvDU
days in tho year. Alaska Is a land of striking Iwil
contrasts, both in climate ns well as in topoz- W'H
raphy, Whon tho sun shines tbo atmo-pncre S?ifi;fl
is remarkably clear, tho scenic effects aro mag- "IsKM
nitlccnt, and nature seems to be in holiday JafU
attire, but tho sc;no may change xery quickly. ISliM
Tho i-ky becomes overcat-t, tho xvinds increaso f t9
In force, rain begins to tall, the evergreens vliial
nigh omlnourly, and utter desolation and lono- f'll HB
"North of tho Aleutian Islands tho coast ell- Wl-'tl
mato becomes more rigorous iu winter, but in fefoi
bummer tho dlffereuco 1? much Ies marked. Sv(i
lhuCat St. Micbacl. a hort disUuco north KB M
of , tho mouth of the Yukon, the mean summer BkH
temperaturo Is 50J, but four derives cooler than Eul.H
Sitka. Tho mean tunnncr temperature of Point sSh9
Barrow, the mot-t northerly point In tbe Unltod sBr .
States, is 30.0, but fuur-tcntln of a degree less MH
than tho temperaturo of the air fluwiiig across tUl'fl
tho summit of Pike's Peak, Colorado. Tho rain- ftJESnl
full of the count region north of the Yukon MJli'H
delta Is small, diminishing to less thuu ten lllil
Inches within the Arctic circle. Mfiffl
"The eliniuto of the interior, including in 'hat 'JfitjlB
designation practically all of the country ex- i'lrisl
ccpt a narrow fringe of coastal margin and the) fJrlral
territory before referred to as temperato Alaska, f.il'Sol
Is ouaof oxtromo n:ur iu winter, with a brief Ml,ll9
but relatively hot summer, tspi-Uully when tho ti'fl
sky ia free from clouds. vfriB
"In the Klondike rcion In midwinter the) fsbM
sun rUcs from HiliO to 10 A. M., and sets MLfB
from 2 to :i P. M., tho total length of day- IriFtfl
light being nbont four hour". Remembering; ) tm
that tho Bun r!rc- but a few degrees nbovo tho WJ, M
horizon, and that II is wholly obicurod on a Ptr
great many d.i)i, the diaracter of tho winter ta
months may e.i-llv Ik) Imagined." saf -
Tho statement of Pref. iloore includes a scries 1.1?. '
sf six mouths observation-, by tho United States ii&sB
Coast und Geodetic burxcy on thu Yukon, not , finl
far from the region of tho present gold dlscox-- ,'i Amt
cries TIicm) observations xn hlch, of course, era &&M
absolutely reliable, show that the mean tempera- Atrial
turo from October, lxXil. to April, 1B00, hoUx aSB
lncltttixc, xxcro as follows : 'TUB
Oilobcr, 3U aboxo 71.ro; November. 8 nbove; f sU
December, 11 below zero; January, 17 below; jj
February, Ifi below; March, ti nhovo rcroi I'il
April, 20" above. The daily mean temperature tj'i
fell iind.reiuuiuoil below tho freezing point IM2') ?
from Nux. 4, 1S8H. to April 21. 1110, tbusglv- Hfim
lng 104 duys ii the length of thoclnsid MUon, ' ,
IhB'.i PO, n"umlug that imt-dnnr operations are iisl'B
controlled by tcmpciaturo only. K '.
Tho lowost temperatures registered during the j'' -
xvlnter xverc; 32' below lu Nnxemher. 17" 63,
below In December, tU beloxv In January, 55 GrTifl
beloxv iu February, 45 boluw 111 March, 2d ti'ii
beloxv In April. (ii, 'fl
Tho report concludes us follows: tJf .'
"In tho interior nt Alaska tho xx inter sets In iiliS
ns early as September, xvluui snowstorms muy fri'ifl
be expected In tho mountains and panics ncad- 1 m
lng dm lng ono of thee storms liiinposslhlo, and aifrfl
tho traxeller who Is overtaken by ono ot Mill
them Is indeed fortuunto if hi) escapes with SFial
his life. Snowstorms of great severity may 00- fgjai
cur lu any month from r-cptcmbcr to May, In- ilKai
elusive. Tho changes of temperaturo from KUIsB
winter to summer nro lapid, owing to tho great tfcinl
increase in the length nf tho day. In May the (?,
Htm rises nt about !l A. -M. und sets about 0 P. ffitll
.M.. In Juno It rises about 1:30 lu the morn- tMlfl
lng und sets at l();3o, giving uliout twenty fliifl
hours of daylight niiddlrfuso txxillKM tho ro- IniM
liinliider of tho time. The mean slimmer tern- Wtm
pr return of tho Interior doubtless ranges bo- 18
tween C.0 and 70', according to elevation, Wt
being highest In tho middle aud lower Yukon 'M
valleys." jf1" M
Alkaulnns to heud I'roppeetor to tho dots y"l, H
field.. x II
AuixNV, July 20,-A number of Albanians WM
have formed t!ieuiielves into thu Albany Gold K,Tai
Mining and Prospecting Company, in order to jaftfl
tost through prospectors the Klondike gold cure. Ma
This company was Incorporated to-day with ths '1
hecrelnry of State, nnd proposes to send three- 'i 'J
prospectors to tho gold region nt an oxpenso of
ml. 000 each. Tho company has a capital of
3,00O, divided into Yb shares, and tho thirty-
llvo shareholders own stork ranging In value ;
from $ to.100. which is thu highest individual ,
suhsirlplinn. Two prospicturs havo ulrendy
been MliUeil to go to Alaska to prospect for tho
eompanx m
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