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LADEN WITH GOLD FROM THE YUKON .TEAMED GARONNE BRINGS TREASURE Million and a Half in Dawson Dust. — — CARRIES MANY PASSENGERS — ■♦ — ZX-GOVEENOR McGRAW ONE OF THE LUCKIEST. - — ♦ Report of the Drowning of Twelve Persons of a Party of Thirteen Comes From Kotzebue Sound. * ■ Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C. July IS.— The steamer Garonne arrived to night from St. Michael with 550 passengers and about one and a half million dollars' worth of gold dust. Between three-quarters of a million and one million belongs to the Canadian Hank of Commerce. The largest individual.: amount is that of T. S. Lippy of Seattle, who is credited with bringing about $300,000 from his claim on El Dorado Creek. HEALY. St. Michael Island. July 3 (via Vancouver. B. C, July 181,— The steamers Roanoke and Garonne have sailed from here with the first big Installment of this season's out put of gold from the Klondike. The former has aboard nearly $3,000,000 in dust end a quarter of a million in drafts. The principal portion of the dust belongs to the North American Trading and Trans portation Company, the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Bank of British North America. An employe of the bank and a sergeant of the mounted police accompany the shipment. The dust belonging to the banks is consigned to the United States Assay Office at Seattle. There is probably $1,300,000 on the Garonne, the principal portion of which belongs to the Canadian Bank of Com merce, T. S. Lippy and ex-Governor John H. MeGraw, both of Seattle. Among the passengers on the Roanoke and Garonne are many who possess small amounts of dust ranging from $2i_»jo to $20,000. The Alliance and Laurada. which have already sailed, had a number of passen gers from Dawson, with more or less dust. The Portia) belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company, got away yesterday for San Francisco with all the passengers she could carry and about $1,000-000 in dust belonging to the com pany. Many small holders are aboard the Portland. An unconfirmed report of the perishing cf twelve members of a party of thirteen which left Seal last spring In a small schooner in Kotzebu* Sound was brought down. The party was headed by a Cap- j tain • •:.:.. His wife was the only sur vivor. A miner w.med Black was robbed of a tack containing several thousand dollars' worth of gold dust while coming down on the Garonne. i Late reports from Cape Nome, brought ! over by passengers on the steamer Dis- ' covery, are that the properties on which j work is being done are richer than was i anticipated. Lindl m. Bryntezen and Lunderberg. the discoverers, are said to have taken more than $2000 out of one or their claims on Snow Gulch in one day last week. G. W. Price and G. Simpson, of Seattle, bought a two-thirds interest in ten claims located in the district by Harry Camp bell for $7000. This is the largest amount paid as yet for claims in the new dis trict. Mr. Price says these ten claims should produce this year close to $100,000. The detail of troops under command of Lieutenant Spaulding. sent over last week by Captain Walker, has had plenty of work to do since its arrival. For several days previous to the soldiers' appearance on" the scene there was a great leal of town lot imping, but Lieutenant Spauld ing quickly put a stop to it by informing the offenders bat they must cease such practices, on penalty of arrest. The steam schooner Albion, which ar rived off Anvil City several days ago. is s.ill there, having been abandoned by her crew, which had been stricken with the gold fever. Other vessels have had simi lar experiences. The Bertha, belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company, was abandoned by the majority of her crew several days ago. and it was only after a great effort on the part of her officers that enough men were secured to bring her to St. Michael. Within a month, it is estimated, there will be 50,000 people in the camp. NEARLY A MILLION PAID IN ROYALTIES SKAGUAY (Alaska), July 14, via Vancouver, B. C, July 18.— J. E. Ger ouard, a member of the Yukon Council of Administration, arrived here to-day from Dawson on his way to Ottawa with an official report to be laid before the cabinet officials. Concerning royalties, he said that when he left Dawson the report for the ' month of June had not been completed, but enough returns had been made to state that the royalties for this season would run over (800,000. The total out put for the season he estimated at $20. --000,000 and the discrepancy of the roy alty as against this total output he ex plained on the ground that the royal ties had been diminished because it was now only levied on over $5000 instead of over $2000 and that the output of claims which would thus escape the royalty tax amounted to a large sum. Commissioner 1 lerouard remarked that tie administration had expended f 525,000 on Improvements in the city; $80,000 on hospitals, and in addition had worked all the prisoners on what may be termed city improvements. Charles Anderson stands at the head of royalty payers, having handed over to the Government (44,000. He has claims on El Dorado and also on Do minion. Professor Lippy of No. 13. El Dorado, ls a good second. Hall and - Picotte of No. 17 El Dorado paid a trifle over $30,000 in royalties, and Stanley & "Wardner of Seattle, from No. 25 and 26 El Dorado, paid the royalty on $235,000 of gold dust. El Dorado is. therefore, this season by far the heaviest pro ducer. KILLED THEIR DOGS TO ESCAPE STARVATION SEATTLE, July 18.— J. J. Hollister, a civil engineer of Santa Barbara, Cal., who arrived here last night on the steamer Roanoke from St. Michael, Alaska, tells of the narrow escape of a party of Kot zebu*- Sound prospectors who started overland this spring to Cape Nome. lie gives only the following names of the party of which he was a member and which was composed of twenty-four men: Dr. Gale of Oakland. Dr. Glearas of |_k» Angeles, A. A. Eubanks of Portland, Otto Myers of San Francisco. J. V. Baird of Oakland. The party got lost, ran out of food and was forced to kill and eat sixteen of its dogs. At the headwaters of Fish River the gold seekers constructed boats and rafts and floated down to Golovln Bay. A letter from St. Michael announces thd MAP OF THE CAPE NOME DIGGINGS. arrival at Cape Nome of J. D. Tallant, the San Francisco banker* and George Warren of San Rafael. They made the trip overland from Kotzebue Sound. It was reported several weeks ago that Tal lant had died while making the trip. KLONDIKE GOLD AND NEWS FROM CAPE NOME The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Portland arrived from St. Mi chael yesterday morning with 126 passen gers and a million in treasure. Of this vast sum fully one-half belonged to S. Stanley. C. Warden, Mike McGowan, Thomas Connor and Hugh McGinley. They brought their wealth down in seven small boxes and a large one, which Stan ley valued at $150,000. Warden went into the Klondike In 18S7 and this is his first return to civilization. Quite a number of women came down in the Portland. Th.- new fields at Cape Nome are very rich, according to the statements of some of th people at St. Michael. James M. Wilson, superintendent of the Alaska Commercial Company, writing upon the subject, says: "The first discovery of gold was made in September, 1898, and good prospects were made in October and early In November. me instance that has "been rifled is where a few men with two gold pans and two rockers prospected Anvil and Snow creeks and in thirty-six hours cleaned. up $171" net. At the present time almost all the good claims within a distance ! of twenty miles of the coast have been taken up". No work other than that on the surface has been accomplished owing to he presence of ice. The ground and all creeks are frozen now, but will thaw possibly within this month. . , . "Only a few inches of ground have been scraped, but the product has been very rich. A Mr. Price took from claim No. 7 on Anvil Creek in a few .lavs $10 000 from the surface. Equally large amounts have been taken from Snow Dry, Dexter and Glacier creeks and some others show excellent pros pects. The output of gold this season will be limited. "I enclose as accurate a sketch or the district as I can obtain, hut I do not think the distance from the head waters of the creeks to the in et of Clarence Bay is as close as Indicated In the sketch." The Mr Price mentioned is "Gabe" Price a brother-in-law of C. D. Lane, the millionaire mine owner. Price evidently wrote to Lane, for the latter purchased the schooner Vega and steamer Townsend and built the launch Goslin. The Vega he loaded with 2SO tons of coal and a big lot of lumber and the Townsend took sup plies The schooner is now at St. Michael awaiting the Townsend. Lane is on the latter vessel and when she arrives at &t. Michael will tow the Vega to Cape Nome. The Portland is going hack to St. Mi chael and Cape Nome just as quickly as she an be discharged and loaded. it nothing unusual happens she should get away next Saturday afternoon or Sun day morning. _.«.•_■____ . One of the passengers on the Portland says the Cape Nome diggings are a fake. "The 51 000 which was supposed to have been taken out at Cape Nome by two men ' said he, "was packed Into tie- dis trict by people interested in selling claims. There have been no discoveries worth mentioning at the Cape. It is barely pos sible that gold may be found there, but these pockets are so scarce that the dis covery of them can enrich only a few men." _______ —- LEAGUERS ARRIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS Preparing for the International Con vention, Which Opens To-Morrow. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July IS.— The Fourth International Convention of the Epworth League will begin at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon and close Sunday . night. There are over 100 addresses on the programme. Meetings will be held simultaneously at English's Opera-house. Tomlinson Hall and at a big tent capable of seating 7500 people. The vanguard of the Leaguers arrived this afternoon, when two delegations came from California— one delegation of ten from Los Angeles and another of about th.- same number from San t ran cisco These delegations represent two factions that are contending for the meet ing place in 1901. The San francisco del egates at once opened headquarters oppo site the tent and started the boom for San Francisco. v«' 7 , Cnder the plan of rotation, which Is the unwritten law of the league, the next convention belongs to the league of the Methodist church South. The Los An geles delegates are urging the selection of that city on the sentimental ground that it was in Trinity Church, Los Angeles, that the league of the church South had its birth. m A WARM WAVE STRIKES THE STATE Thermometer Reached 107 at Milton and 105 at Stockton. STOCKTON, July 18.— This was the hot test day of the year in Stockton, the offi cial report showing the temperature at 106 at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Toward even ing" the ocean breezes came in and the nieht Is cool and pleasant. MILTON, July IS.— The thermometer to day broke the season's record In tne mark it reached at 2 p. m. It stood at 107 deg. and the heat was so Intense that the men and stock engaged In the work of harvest ing suffered from Its effects, although no prostrations have been reported. This ls the second day of the heated spell, which does not usually extend over a greater period than three days at a time. NO GREAT REDUCTIONS. Woodland Supervisors Sit as Board j of Equalization. WOODLAND, July IS.— When the Board j of Supervisors began sitting as a board j of equalization it was given out that the assessment on farming land would be re duced by more than $1,000,000. The board has now been In session about a week. The reductions have been few and unimportant, while the assess ment en a great many tracts of farming land has been increased. The board has asked and been grant*-*! an extension of j time in which to complete Its work, and ' It Is said that big horizontal reductions on large tracts of farming land will yet be made. It has been many years since the work of the Assessor was shaken up as it has been this year. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1899. DOOLOTTLE`S TALE IS CONFIRMED Arrival of His Wife in Covelo. — ♦ — Special Dispatch to The Call. COVELO, July IS.— There is scarcely a story of the old Scotch border raids which eclipses in intrigue and cowardly j cruelty the confirmation of the Doolittle j compulsory retraction tale told by Mrs. Doolittle. wife of the victim, who came into Covelo to-day and was interviewed regarding the retraction story brought in by Mr. Zaccarini yesterday. She con- j firmed the report in all its leading feat- j ures, the essential difference being that J. M. Brophy represented himself as a United States marshal and placed her husband under arrest and took him straight to Blocksburg, in Humboldt I County. When the party arrived at Blocksburg I a notary public was not to be found,, and some little delay was occasioned there. Justice of the Peace Jamisen was requested to take the affidavit of retraction. During the time it required , in preparing the documents Doollttle j gave the entire posse the slip, losing his horse and taking to the mountains ! afoot. He was overtaken a few miles j from his. home, when the occurrence previously reported was enacted. Doo- ! little, after making his second escape, went directly to the home of Hiram Wilbur who accompanied him to Weaverville. When they arrived at ; Hay Fork he telephoned to Sheriff Ber gen, who immediately set out to meet i him on the way. In company of the j Sheriff they returned to Weaverville, where a telephone message awaited the Sheriff from Hay Fork, inquiring if Frank Doolittle was in Weaverville. The Sheriff replied that he was not. The circumstance is evident that Bro phy and his gang were on a hot trail in pursuit of Doolittle. Sheriff Bergen returned with Doolit tle, but has not yet made any arrests. Mrs. Doolittle returned to her Red Mountain home this morning. When asked If she was not alarmed she re plied: "Not for myself, but I expect at any moment to hear tl\at my husband has been killed by some of his enemies." J. M. Brophy is an assumed name, some claiming that he is a detective working in the interest of Joe Gregory, others that he is a renegade in search of notoriety. He has but one arm. but has the powerful build of an athlete. Mrs. Doolittle connects John Vinton, Buck Laycock and Thomas Hayden and Frank Russell, a red-haired man, pro fessing to be a doctor, and parties un known to her, as part of the Brophy posse. The first three are under indict ment for murder in Trinity County in connection with the Littlefield lynching. Every one expects some unusual devel opments at any moment, especially when Sheriff Bergen arrives. DOUBLE TRACK ON THE OMAHA-OGDEN LINE First Section Will Be Laid at Once Between Denver and Laramie. DENVER. July 18.— A special to the Re publican from Cheyenne, Wyo.. says: From a reliable source it is learned that the Union Paciflc has decided to make its Omaha-Ogden line a double track road to meet the demands of business. The first section of additional track is to be built between this city and Laramie over the Sherman Mountain, a distance of fifty-six miles. The road is already using the most powerful locomotives so as to handle as much business as possi ble with each train. CAUSE OF DEATH A KISSING BUG Statement in a Certificate Re cording the Demise of a Chicago Woman. CHICAGO, July 18.— Officials at the Health Department to-day re ceived a death certificate bearing the name "Mary Steger," which read: "Chief and determining cause of death the sting of a kissing bug; consecutive and contributory, tonsilltis." It was the first time in the history of medicine that the kissing bug had been given place on a death certificate, and the document was re turned to Dr. George M. Illingworth, whose name was signed upon it. Dr. Illingworth was ordered to take the story of the kissing bug to the Coroner. "When the ' Coroner was informed of the strange cause of Mrs. Steger's death Dr. Springer was detailed to make an examination. Upon the ar rival of the Coroner's physician at the undertaking rooms he found the condition of the body, owing to the use of embalming fluid, was such that he could not definitely determine the cause of death. The face was badly swollen, and the body showed all the usual signs of blood poisoning. Plainly Mrs. Steger had been bitten by something. There was a small abrasion on the upper lip. Dr. Illingworth, who attended the examination conducted by Dr. Springer, stood stoutly by the theory that Mrs. Steger died from the ef fects of the sting of a kissing bug. "Mrs. Steger was stung six days before her death," said the doctor. "She distinctly remembered having been stung, but did not succeed in capturing the bug. The sting was on the upper lip. and the mark was plainly perceptible, even before the face swelled. Mrs. Steger had been suffering for a long time from tonsilitis, and I think the swelling may have spread into the tonsils and thus helped to cause death. But there is no doubt in my mind that the woman died primarily from the sting of a kissing bug." 'frf'f - CRIME AND THE KISSES OF HOBSON Lombroso Takes a Pessim istic View of This Latest Phenomenon. TALKS oT LIBERTY — • — Our People Carried Away by Military Ardor in the Philippines. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1599, by James Gor don Bennett. LONDON, July 18.— Lombroso, the Italian criminologist and alienist, has contributed an article entitled "An Epi demic of Kisses in America" to the forthcoming August number of the Pail Mall Magazine. To Lieutenant Hobson the learned professor ascribes the in ception of this epidemic, and he finds that this sudden ebullition of kisses in America is so strikingly phenomenal as to call for some examination from a pathological standpoint. The professor starts out with a mis statement of fact, inasmucli as Hob son's first experience with kissing in public did not take place at Vassar Col lege, as the professor asserts, but at Long Beach. Again, the professor seems to have taken too seriously the exaggerated re ports of Hobson's kissing bees, as wit ness his opening statement: "The doughty deed of Lieutenant Hobson, who scuttled the Merrimac in Santiago Harbor and freely risked his life in the bold project of locking the Spaniards in their own port, is fresh in the memory of all. We are told that when, after the war, the gallant sailor gave an account of his exploit at Vas sar College, a lady who was at his lec ture expressed a wish to kiss the hero, and her example was followed by all the ladies present. "Hobson subsequently lectured in all the leading cities of the United States, and in the course of his tour he was kissed by- no less than 10,000 women. Now, when we consider the reserve of the Anglo-Saxon race in expressing its enthusiasm; when we consider the modesty of its women, and when, above all, we consider the self-possession and hardheadedness of th*- American citi zen, this phenomenon appears so strik ing as to call for some explanation from a pathological standpoint. "In the case of Hobson's 10,000 kisses, the strangeness and unconventionally of which were heightened by their pub licity, the most striking fact is that he was addressing a crowd of especially elite persons. A crowd is a domain in which microbes of evil develop more rapidly than microbes of good, because the good elements of the individual are eliminated by numbers or by the pres ence of even a single morbid element. The disturbances arise mainly from the stronger influence which a few de praved persons in a crowd exercise upon it, for, being of an active nature, they oversway the virtuous, who are by nature more passive. "This baleful influence is yet more marked in a crowd of women, partly because it includes a larger proportion of hysterical persons who give and re ceive suggestion more readily than oth ers, and partly because, aside from their hysterical tendencies, women are more open to suggestion, more inclined to run to extremes than men. In a highly cultured race, in a crowd where women preponderated and under condi tions of most justifiable enthusiasm the outcome, at best no crime, was never theless a breach of social decorum, a violation of that sense of modesty which is so keen in the Anglo-Saxon, for whom the price of a stolen kiss may amount to a heavy fine. "A subsidiary cause of this breach of decorum may have been that sort of imperlalistlco-military ardor kindled in the United States by the infamies ct Spain, with its absurd and impolitic re suit of the conquest of the Philippines, so contrary to American feeling and tradition." Concluding, Professor Lombroso says: "Few men are so worthy of admiration and enthusiasm as Hobson, whose Mer rimac exploit is one of the bravest deeds of our time, and an account of it given by the hero himself was bound to foment the enthusiasm of his hear ers, who felt as though they had act ually been present. Under these circum stances the kissing phenomenon loses much of its pathological aspect, more especially as women are always warm admirers of military valor. The very prosaism which permeates our times, especially in America, makes these ex ceptional deeds the more provocative of admiration and enthusiasm. It would augur well for the glory of the great republic on which, at this time, the gaze of the whole liberal world is fixed, if in the flush of victory the military ardor of your American cousin had re stricted itself to this single act. It would augur well if. having set one people free, they had refrained from girding on the sword to force another into slavery." ■-- y- . y-y-y- AUTOMOBILE LOSES ONE OF ITS WHEELS SLIGHT ACCIDENT CAUSES A DELAY Vehicle Will Soon Be Repaired. • — — Special Dispatch to The Call. Miles. The day's run. ... 42 Total distance covered. . 259 BY JOHN D. DAVIS. LITTLE FALLS, X. V., July 18. — Pioneers in all things have their troubles and dif ficulties to surmount. We are having ours. There have been many little annoyances due to a new motor, but nothing that has stopped us until to-day, when our right rear wheel gave way. letting us down most gracefully to the saluting curb. I felt the snags of the rim. and at once shut down the motor and avoided breaking an axle, as might easily have been done. Mrs. Davis, warned by the throng on the sidewalk which saw the bulging spokes, sprang out and was on the ground be fore the carriage ceased running. She took the affair coolly, and was disappointed that a delay must of necessity ensue. An ex tra wheel had been ordered for us at Utica, and the express com pany was asked if one was there. The answer was ''Yes/ and by the first train came a bicycle wheel ordered sent there for my man. The carriage wheel had not FAMILIES AT WAR IN SAN RAFAEL Three Armed Men Guard a House. — ♦ — Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL. July 18.— An accusation of attempted arson made by a hysterical woman has thrown the neighborhood of Fifth and Grand avenues Into a state of siege and three angry men, armed with revolvers, are uttering threats of such a nature that none of the women living in the vicinity dare to show themselves on the street for fear of being hit by a bullet during a fusillade. Late this even ing the situation became so serious that when Marshal Healy learned that City Assessor W. F. Dougherty and son had tried to draw a brother of County Assess or Ira Parks into the street from his resi dence and that Parks* wife had fainted from fright he sent Constable Lewis Hughes to the scene to take any neces sary steps to prevent bloodshed. Dougherty and Sylvester Parks live side by side and for over a year have been on unfriendly terms. Yesterday a shed in the rear of the City Assessor's house was set on lire by his little boy, Sherman, while the lad was trying to destroy ver min. The damage was nominal, but Mrs. Parks declared on the street to-day that this was the second time the property had caught fire in a year. She said that Dougherty was trying to burn his prop erty to get the insurance and she lived in fear that her own property would be destroyed. The first fire occurred a year ago and was the result of the same child playing with matches. When Dougherty heard of the declaration to-day his anger led him to drink, in consequence of which he and his son William armed themselves and dared Parks to com.- outside. The latter refused the invitation and warned the two that any attempt to enter would mean death. The news of the disturbance was soon carried around the neighborhood and dcors were bolted, while the occu pants got out of harm's way. Both the principals make strong charges against each other and freely admit that they are armed for "business." At a late hour this evening all was quiet, but Night Watchmen O'Brien and Miller are on the alert to prevent a collision. Owing to the prominence of the principals to the affair and a hope that the men can be kept apart until their better Judgment pre vails no arrests have been made. ADVERTISEMENTS. Spanish - American War Panorama Is one of the war books which is likely to be in continuous demand. It is a panoramic record of the triumphs of Yankee Doodle. The eagle flaps his wings on every* page, and "Old Glory" waves around and above every scene. Prominent officers connected with the war are here portrayed, as well as many of the "men behind the guns." Military* life is pictured to the eye, from recruiting to guard mount and skirmish line. Nor is the ludicrous omitted. The company cook receives the attention due to his importance; the mess- is shown; cavalry scenes are given; the hospital arrangements are depicted; the heroines of the' Red Cross service are displayed; street scenes in Havana, Santiago and elsewhere are unrolled, the new citizens or subjects (which are they?) of Uncle Sam appear and dis- appear as the leaves are turned. In a word, the gazer visits the new- localities and sees the tumultuous new i life, without the risk or expense of a sea voyage. The Album is 5%xS inches, weighs 12 ounces, printed on finest coated paper. Sent FREE to any address in the United States, Canada or Mexico for 12 cents in stamps or coin to cover post- age and packing. Copy may be seen at any ticket offlce of the Big Four Route. Order at once, as the edition is limited. Address WARREN J. LYNCH, Gen- eral Passenger and Ticket Agent "Big Four Route." Cincinnati, Ohio. l Mark envelope "War Album." ' ..; J arrived and new ones were or dered by wire from the factor}* at Stamford. Examination of the wheel broken shows a flaw in the rim. There was nothing in the road way to make it snap, for at the point where' the accident oc curred the street is comparatively smooth. We borrowed an old wooden wheel, and with it we ran up to a stable and housed the motor, expecting it to remain there for two days. The luck from rubbing the hump of a humpback was broken this morning when we ate break fast at Fonda with a cross-eyed woman for hostess. I am. now looking for another hump. Though we are delayed I still expect to make San Francisco in forty-five days. CROWDS SEE THE AUTOMOBILE PASS UTICA. N. T., July IS.— and Mrs. John D. Davis arrived in this city at *5 o'clock to-night, but not with their automobile, which was left for repairs in Little Falls, where a rear wheel was "Water Is Scarce. SALINAS, July 18.— water supply of Hollister Valley as well as In the mountains is Retting- extremely low. In many Instances pipes are being lowered in wells which have never been known be fore to be affected by a dry year ADVERTISEMENTS. jiiuumi uw—^^fmm W<l|l ■[ .. " M _trTffi'" i """' , *'-"' J,^''''''"' llM " l ™" ! " ,ilß^ — " ./^ , kUl^^__^ t^^_^_-, c ,' '',„" , f ■"■■ x •'•■'■••-■.'■" --'.v.- ■-.--■:■''■■■■.•:■ -yy Here's a lesson ■ V-flj in economy; jjjji 1 p guarantee insures this: l^^<^^£S^^j§i§a Money returned if you want it; or Suit kept in repair free for one year. As a matter of comparison, did you ever buy clothes and get such a liberal privilege As far as we know, we are the only clothiers on this coast giving customers such a guarantee. The suits come in dark and light patterns, all sizes; single or double breast. Middy Suits. Boys' Middy Suits, ages 3 to 8, all-wool material, trimmed with soutache;. 8 patterns; colors navy blue and brown and gray in checks- and plaids $ 1 65 Navy-blue Overalls for girls' wear 40c Outing Suits for boys from 3 to 10 years 80C :;.-.* 7 ;-*--'. -7 yry~r.yy.ryy. •■■ yyyyy-^y 'y-fy.: yf.-y.:. ~ ":_ "-£ -:,yr~- yyr. ,777.;.7 , gaas;N.woo.p & co mm \J*Htisy TIB MARKET ST.. Nj^to^ * Out-of-town orders filled — write us. FAST TIME OVER EXECRABLE ROADS Populace Turns Out to See the Motor. —— broken while the machine was descend ing a steep grade on the outskirts of the village. Mr. Davis telegraphed for a new wheel to Stamford, Conn., after which he came to Utica by rail. Mr. Davis said the roads so far had been horrible. Continued rains in Cen tral New York for the last week have in several places entirely washed out the roadbeds. In many places no effort has been made by the authorities to re pair them. Where the roads were entirely wash ed away large building stones were thrown in to help fill up holes, and yet over these roads the automobile pro ceeded where an ordinary road wagon would have found it impossible to pro ceed. West of Little Falls are steep hills, where the highway commission ers made temporary landing places for horses. Had the weather been dry Mr. Davis feels confident he would have ar rived in this city yesterday afternoon. The enthusiasm of residents of vil lages all along the route has been in tense. Crowds have waited for hours where the automobile was expected. The occupants of the horseless car riage have had escorts of men and women for miles into the open country, so great has been the interest in the transcontinental tour. The new wheel is expected late to morrow afternoon in Little Falls. It will take two hours to adjust it. when the machine will be brought here and Mr. Davis will immediately start west ward, intending to reach Buffalo by- Saturday. In this city streets through which the automobile was expected to pass were filled with citizens anxious to see it. Mr. and Mrs. Davis left Amsterdam at 6 o'clock this morning. They found the roads very poor, but made the run of ten miles to Fonda in an hour. They breakfasted in Fonda and left at 8 o'clock. Canajoharie was reached at half-past nine o'clock, the roads grow ing worse as they proceeded. Where they were not mudd" and heavy the roads were filled with holes and rucks. Heavy head winds were encountered while riding over the rough and hilly roads to St. Johnsville. but the auto mobile readily overcame every obstacle and the tourists reached Little Falls at half-past twelve o'clock with the ma chine apparently in excellent condition. The actual running time for the forty two miles traveled was five hours, which is regarded as an excelled rec ord over such execrable roads. Drowned at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO. July IS.— Several of the crew of the steamer Queen of the Yukon, from San Francisco, reported to-night that one of their number, known as "Ar chie," was drowned while swimming in the river this evening. ?