1x IIIII In El DORADOL —— u I More Marvelous Titles" of the Aladdin- Iike KlondiketRegion. HUNDREDS OF]? FOR ALASKA. Fortunate Miners Who Made Strikes—A Daughteréin-law of Lyman J. Gage Tells Her Experience—Arrange- ments to Feed Prospectors. Seattle, Wash, July 20.—The excite- ment over the Klondike mines is on the increase and hundreds of people are preparing to sail for Alaska. The ' steamer Portland, Which brought down over $1,000,000 in gold, on her return trip will be crowded to her utmost ca- pacity. Men who have been in the country say that all of the fields in the vicinity of Klondike have been taken up, but every river in Alaska is, in their Judgment, filled with gold. Inspector Strickland of the Canadian mounted police, who came down on the Portland, says:»“When I left Dawson City a month ago, there were about 800 claims staked out, and there were be- .tween 2,000 and 3,000 persons in there. ‘7 e can safely say that there was. about $1,500,000 in gold mined last win- ter. The wages in the mines were $15 a day, and the sawmill paid laborers $10 a day. The claims now staked out- will afford employment to about 5,000 men, I believe. If a man is strong, healthy and wants work, he can find employment at good wages.” Several men worked on an interest, or what is termed a ‘lay,’ and during the winter realized from $5,000 to $10,000 each. The mines are 35 to 100 emiles from Alaska boundary,” A detachment of mounted police of the Northwest Territory which passed through Seattle two years ago struck it rich. Five of the 20 guards returned on the Portland with gold amounting to $200,000. The other 15 remained in Alaska to engage in mining. Mrs. Gage's Story. Mrs. F. A. Gage, wife of the son of Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, came down on the Portland, She went north on it and was at St. Mi- chael’s. She said in an interview: “The country is enormously rich. The pres- ent gold diggings are only a very small part Of it, and there is little doubt that there are millions waiting to be dug out. The men from the Klondike are not the men to exaggerate, for I have talked with people whom I know to be truthful." It is declared that there is no danger of food giving out. All reports to the contrary are not honest. The North American Transportation and Trading company will not allow a man to take any food north from Portland, but it will guarantee to furnish him food for a. year at less than $400. He can receive such a guarantee before leaving this city, so that starvation, will not be one of the difficulties to stare him in the face. . A letter received from Dawson City, under date June 18, contains many in- teresting. facts. The writer, Arthur Perry, a well known citizen of Seattle, says: “The first discovery of gold on the Klondike was in the middle of August, 1896, by George Cormack, on a creek emytying into the Klondike 'on the south, called by the ’Indians Bonanza. He found $1.60 to the pan on a high rim, and after making the find known as ‘Forty Miles’ went back with two In- dians and took out $1,400 in three weeks with three sluice boxes. The creek was soon staked from one end to the other, and all the small gulches were also staked and recorded. About Sept. 10 a man by the name of Whipple prospect- ed a creek emptying into the Bonanza - and named it Whipple creek. He Short- ly afterward sold out, and the miners renamed it El Dorado. Profitable Prospecting. “Jimmy McLain took out $11,000 dur- ing the winter just in prospecting the dirt. Clarence Berry and his partner, Anton Stander, panned out about the same in the same. manner. Mrs. Berry used to go down" to the dumps every day to get dirt and carry it to the shanty and pan it herself. She has over $6,000 taken out in that manner. Mr. Tippen, from Seattle, has a rich claim, and his wife has a sack of nuggets worth $6,000 that she has picked up on the dumps. “,When the dumps were washed in. the spring the dirt paid better than was expected. Four boys on a 'lay’ in El Dorado took out $49,000 in four months. Frank Phiscater, who owned the Grand, had some men hired and cleaned up $94,000 for the winter. Mr._Lippin, so I am told, has cleaned up $54,000. Louise “Rhodes, 25 Bonanza, has cleaned up $40,000. Clarence Berry and Anton Stander cleaned up $130,000 last winter.» “This is probably the richest placer ever known in the world. They took it out so fast and so much of it that they did not have time to weigh it with gold scales. They took steelyards, and all the sirup cans were filled.” MW“ , 3 Where the Gold Is. San Diego, Cal., July 20.———A letter telling of the recent trip of the steamer Excelsior to Alaska: has been written by Captain J. F. Higgins of the steam- er to a friensl in this city. He says: “The wud Klondike means Deer river and is 03'7“} Reindeer river on the charts. lt -.."‘Iptl€S into the Yukon 50 miles above the Big river. The geo- graphical posiiion of the junction is 76 degrees 10 minutes north latitude, 138 degrees 50 minutes west longitude Bo- nanza creek flows into the Klondike ‘about‘ two miles above the Yukon. El Dorado is,a tributary of! the Bonanza. There are numerous other creeks and tributaries, the main river being 300 miles long. The gold so far has been taken from Bonanza and El Dorado, both well named, for the richness of the placers Is truly marvelous. El Do- rado, 30 miles long, is staked the whole length, and as far as worked has paid. “One ‘Of our passengers has 'worked 100 feet of the ground and refused $200,; 4000 for the remainder and confidently expects to clean up $400,000 and more. He has in a bottle $212 from-one pan of dirt. His pay dirt while being washed veraged $250 an hour to each man shov- eling. -Two others of our miners who worked their own claims cleaned; up $6,000 from the day’s washing. There is about 15 feet of dirt above bedrock, the pay streak averaging from four to six feet, which is tunneled out‘ while the ground is frozen. , * ’ I A Lack of Water. - I “Of course the ground taken out is thawed by building fires, and when the thaw comes and water rushes in they set sluices and wash the dirt. 'T.wo of our fellows thought- a. small bird in the hand worth a large one in the bush and sold their claims for $45,000, getting $4,: 500 down, the remainder to .. be paid in monthly installments of $10,000 each. The purchasers had no more than $5,000 paid. They’ were 20 days thawing and getting out dirt. Then there was no water to sluice with, but one" fellow made a rocker, and in ten days took out the $10,000 for the first installment. So, tunneling and rocking, they took out $40,000 before there was water to sluice with. ’ “Of couse these things read like the story of Aladdin, but fiction is not at all in it with facts at Klondike. The ground located and prospected can be worked out in a few years, but there is still an immense territory untouched, "and the laboring man who can get there with One year’s provisions will have a better chance to make a stake than in any other part of the world.” An Exodus From Juneau. Port Townshend, Wash., July 20.— 'The steamer Queen has arrived from Alaska with 170 passengers, principally tourists. The officers of the Queen state that merchants and traders in both J u- neau and Sitka are closing their stores and shops and hastening to the new El Dorado. Fifty business men left Ju~ 'Tneau for Dawson City on July 12, and 150 wo’uld leave on the 16th, two days after the Queen sailed. The officers say that by the time the Queen gets to Ju- neau on her return trip, nine days hence, there will not be an ablebodied man left in town. Many men are leav- ing Juneau for the goldfields without provisions or means to buy them. - The-steamer Alkali sailed for Alaska at midnight. She carried 40 horses and 1,000 sheep for Dyea, where they will be landed and driven across the Summit to the Yukon valley. Stockmen say the sheep are the finest ever collected. off eastern Washington ranges. They will be taken to Circle City and Klondike and slaughtered. Any kind of fresh meat there sells at 50 cents per pound. Better Than Being a Cadet. Portland, Or., July 20.—-Russell~ Mont- gomery, a United States naval cadet who disappeared from Annapolis over a year ago, has been heard from in Alaska. He writes to his father, J. B. Montgomery, a well known capitalist of this city, that he has a claim in the Klondike district and is now working it successfully. Young Montgomery failed in his examinations at Annapo- lis, which fact so humiliated him that he departed from Annapolis without leaving any word behind him, and al- though his father has used every effort to find his son nothing has been heard of him until the letter from Alaska was received. WARNING FOR THE SULTAN. An Alleged Message Which Should Com- pel a Prompt Response. , Berlin, July 20.——According to a dis- patch received here, Emperor Nicholas of Russia has telegraphed the 'sultan demanding the immediate evacuation of Thessaly and threatening otherwise that the Russian troops will cross the frontier.’ It is said here semiofiicially today that all the powers except Great Britain have consented to this course. Constantinople, July 20.—The terms of the Turkish government as submit- ted to the embassadors by Tewfik Pasha on Saturday, and promptly rejected, not only proposed a change of frontier, but fixed the amount of indemnity at £4,- 500,000 Turkish, and renewed the de- mand for abolition of the capitulations granted to Greek subjects in the Otto- man empire. This is re arded as clear proof that the embassa rs of the pow— ers will be unable to effect anything by mere diplomatic negotiations. The embassadors have informed the porte that they wish a written declara- tion as to the intentions of the Turkish government which have hitherto been communicated orally by Tewfik Pasha and have stated that if this is not forth- coming they will suspend the negotia— tions and will refer the whole matter to their respective governments, with the view of adopting coercive measures. The Weather. ‘\ Clearing weather; stationary temper— ature ; easterly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. July 19.—Money on call nominal 1y at 19.1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3a4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers” bills at 543734.831 for demand and at $4.86a4.861/4 for 60 days. Posted rated $4.87a4.87% and $4.88a4.88%. Com- mercial’ bills, $4.85. Silver certificates, 600. Bar silver. 6014c. Mexican dollars, 40%c. Govern- ment bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds strong. Closing prices: Atchison.......... 18 New England..... —- Bur.&Quincy.... 84% N. J. CentraL..... 88% G., C., C. & St. L. 2754 North American" 4 Chesapeake & 0.. 17% Northern Pacific. 14% Chicago Gas ...... 95% Do. pref ........... 413/, Cotton Oil ......... 13% N. Y. Central.. . . .1017/g Del. & Hudson. ...11%% Omaha. ........... 66% Distillers’ Trust... — Ontario& West.. 15% Erie. ............... 15 Pacific Mail ...... 31 General Electric.. 34% Reading. . 237/9 Hocking Valley... 3% Rock Island ...... 76% Lackawanna......l.'fl% Silver Bulliofi. . 60 Lake Shore,......170 St.Pau1...........87% Lead ............. . 31% Sugar Refinery. . .141% Louisville & Nash 52% Texas Pacific..... 11 Manhattan........ 91% Union Pacific ..... 6% Missouri Pacific. . 21% Northwestern ..... 117% Wabash pref ..... 1.5%, Western Union. .. 851/5 (loner-RI Markets. _ NEW YORK. July 19.—FLOUR~State and western dull; slower to sell; city mills patents 34.703435; winter patents, 843029435; city mills clears, $4.60u4.75; winter straights, $4314.10; WHEAT—No. 2 red declined sharply under liquidation caused by low cables, large arrivals of new wheat, but rallied later on a big visible supply decrease; July, 81%.; September, 74 13-I6a76yéc. _ . RYE — Steady; No. 2 western. 390., c. i. f., Buf- falo. CORN-No. 2 sold off under fair crop pros- pects,'but rallied with Wheat; September, 31% a317,éc. OATS—No. 2 quiet; track. white, state. 9.5a 300.; track, white, western, . PORK—Quiet; mess, 817538.25; family, 89.715 89.75. LARD—Firm; prime western steam. $4.30. nominal. , ‘ BUTTER—Quiet; state dairy, walks; state creamery. lla15c. ' CHEESE — Quiet; small, 73.7%13. EGGS—Quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 121,127.: 130.; western, 120. _ SUGAR—Raw'firm; fair refining, sage; cen- trifugal,90 test, 3%c.; refined firm; crushed, 5340. ; powdered. Ill/Sc. ' TURPENTINE—Quiet at 26a;’6}éc. MOLASSES—Quiet; New Orleans. 22 r18c. state, large, Ma'iyéc. ; RICE—Steady; domestic. 498360.; Japan, 4%a _ 4250. . TALLOW—Quiet ; city, 3%c.; country. 3540- CCLCNBL CROOKER DEAD. He Was Prominent In Railroad, Political and Club Circles. > San Francisco, July 19.—Colonel Charles F. Crocker died at his country home at Uplands, San Mateo, last even- ing. _ Charles F. Crocker was born 43 years ago in Sacramento. He was the oldest son of Charles Crocker, who, with Le- land Stanford, Collis P. Huntington and Mark Hopkins, built the Central Pa- cific railroad. Young Crocker was ed- ucated in the public schools of Sacra- mento and the Brooklyn Polytechnic in- stitute. After making a trip to Japan he entered 'the office of the Southern Pacific railroad as a’ clerk. He worked his way up until he reached the place of vice president. . He was also presi- dent of the MarketStreet Railway com- pany of San Francisco and the Oriental Steamship company. Mr. Crocker was a Republican, and when George C. Perkins was governor of California Mr. Crocker served on his staff. He was a delegate to two nation- al conventions, and he was nominated as a Republican elector last year. Mr. Crocker was president of the California academy of sciences, a trustee of the Stanford university and a thirty-third degree Mason. He was also a member of the Pacific, Bohemian. Union. and University clubs of San Francisco and of the Union club of New York city. THE BRADBURYS REUNITED. The Young Millionaire Takes Back the ' Wife \Vho Deserted mm. Chicago, July 19.-—~John H. Bradbury, the young California millionaire, and his wife, who eloped a few weeks ago with H. Russell Ward, a middle aged Englishman, who has a wife and fami- ly in England, have been reconciled. ‘ Mrs. Bradbury and her mother, Mrs. Banning, reached Chicago last, night and were met at the station by'Mr. Bradbury. All three repaired to the Wellington hotel, Mrs. Banning taking charge of the situation and answer- ing all inquiries. The husband and wife spent most ‘Of the night with Mrs. Banning discussing the proposed rec- onciliation, and there was not the slightest doubt in the minds of the ho- tel people that -Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury were reunited. They remained in their room, and Mrs. Banning had all cards and mes- sages sent to her room on another floor of the hotel. She declined to make any answer to inquiries. The reunited couple are expected to sail for Europe in a few days. THE DUPONT’s TRIAL. It Will \Probably Be Delayed Until the End of the Month. . Newport, R. 1., July 19.—-It now ap- pears most probable that the torpedo boat Dupont’s official trial will not come off until the end of the month. The vessel’s engines were stripped yes- terday and the damage was found not to be so great as was feared. The bushings in the low pressure cyl- inder valve were found to have burred, and the broken valve casting will be replaced by a new one, which has been cast and is now in the shops for ma- chining. The whole engine will be ex- amined for grit or other foreign sub- stances, and it is believed that time will . be given for due tuning up of the en- gines before the trial is had. The builders do not claim quite so high speed as some members of the board figured the craft was making when she broke down. They feel satis- fied to say that she was making tip- ward of 30 knots, but do not think she had reached her limit. Colored Troops Excited. Springfield, 1115., July 19.-—Considera_- ble excitement was occasioned at the Chicago and Alton depot yesterday by the colored troops, Ninth battalion, I. N. G., of Chicago, refusing to ride- on their return trip in .old coaches provid- ed by the Chicago and Alton company, claiming they were condemned and de- manding Pullman chair cars. Violence was narrowly averted by the conductor giving the signal to go. The troops boarded the train as it pulled out. , Missing Grace Stevenson. Brooklinle, Mass, July 19.—Mrs. Ste- venson is sadly coming to the conclu- sion that her daughter Grace, for whom she has been vainly searching for three months, is dead. In spite of the dili- gent work of the detectives and the ex- , tensive publicity given to the case, not one definite clew has yet been Ob- tained. Ryan to Fight McCoy. Syracuse, July 19.—George' T. Coch- rane of this city, a well known horse- man, has deposited $500 with the sport- ing editor of The Herald to bind a match between Tommy Ryan, the wel- terweight champion, and _Kid McCoy, the fight to take place at 156 pounds within three months. Why the Light Failed. Montreal, July 19.-—No. 3 lighthouse, located on dangerous reef on Lake St. Louis, h not shown a light since Wednesday night. Yesterday a party set out to discover the cause. The keeper, Moise Daoust of L'achine, was found lying dead on the floor, probably from heart failure. Many Lives Lost-In a Aline. Cape Town," July 1.9.——Reports from Kimberley are to the effect that sever- al Europeans and 50 natives were en- tombed as the result of. an accident at the De Beers mine Friday night. TWen- ty natives were rescued. There is lit- tle hope of effecting a rescue of the others. . A Baby. Drowned. Fall River, Mass, July 19.——Two-year- old Ettie Winograd was drowned in the creek near the Stafford mill yesterday, ‘while playing. A Prominent Maine Man M. Belfast, Me., July 19.——Sanford H. Matthews, one of the most prominent manufacturers ,and' business men in this state, is dead. For Tearing. Down Old Glory. Toronto, July 19.——Peter Martin, who ‘tore down the. Stars and Stripes from the city hall Friday, was fined 81 and costs, or 30 days in 13.11 as a disorderly, in yesterday morning’s police court. Fell Into the River. Lawrence, Mass... July 19.--Charlie Fodel. 4 years old, while playing fell . Into Spickett river and was drowned. / L ' T [H E EVE NING ' V GAE ET T ‘ I 01?" NEW aroma. . RICHARD A. McG-IJ'RDY,‘ President. . I SIaIemenI IIII IlIe' Year .Endinc-Dscemhu 3IsI, III) According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. lNCO-M E, Ileceivcdfor Premiums _ - ' ‘ — - From all Other Sources . - - «- . - s, 39,593,4I4 20 .I0,I08,28| 07 . WEE—57 ‘ _ DISBURSEMENTS, To Policy-holders for claims byllealh To Policy-holders for Endowmcnls, Dividends, clc. - - - For all Other Accounts ' - - - - - _ -’ ASSETS. IIIIIleII Slales Bonds and other Securilic - - - Firsl lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage - - - Loans on Slocks and Bonds ' - Ilcal Eslale fish in Banks and Trust companies ‘ - Accrued Inlcrcsl, IIel Deferred Premiums, etc 4 - s l2,595,II3 39 I2,642,456’ II Io,16I,oos 64 636,2I6,615 II .6 I I o,I25,oo2 I4 1|,543,929 ll,09l,52 22,161,666 66 I2,6oo,3oo oo " 6,535,555, 06 s zfifijfifi Reserve for Policies ’and olher Liabilities - - ' '- - 205,0I02633 12 Surplus - - - - - - - - - - S 2_9_1'I33,5I4 III - - - S 9I8.698.338 45 Insurance and Annuiiies in force - I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Report of the Examining Committee Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Ccmpany of New York TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MIITIIAL LIFE IIISIIIIAIIGE COMPANY OF IIEIII IIIIIK _ The undersigned, ‘a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twentv. third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, an d verify the same, respectfully REPORT ursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at, various dates between‘t . ate of the d the date cf this Report attended at the cfiice of the Company, and have been waited on by the freasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respective assistants of such oflicers, and have care: fully gone over all the items contained In the said Statement,_ and have foimd the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Compaiiy and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have, verified the deposits of money In the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the‘ Cashier. And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said ofiicers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. _ \ . _ And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company in recording Its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBERT OLYPHAN'I‘ J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DICKEY, JR. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON That, p said reference an All of which is respectfully submitted NEW “YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. The company has isshed an order whereby women can be insured without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, . ‘ . Board of 'I'ru'Stees GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN IspLIN JR. ; GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WELIAM‘ROCKEFELLEB JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. _ELBRIDGE T. GERRY é ROBERTA GRANNISS Vice-PreSident. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. ' HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary ' FREDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer. , - JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. ' JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. - . EMORY McCLINTOCK, Actuary. . . . JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. , CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. = ‘ - . EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor. ' MEDICAL" DIRECTORS: ' GRANVILLE :AMW BITE, M I} HENRY H. ROGERS . JNO. 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