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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , AUG-UST 3 , 1899. Nebraska's A Returnin History Beginning with the issue of August 6th will be published a series of the best pictures of the gallant First Nebraska Regiment , It will be a worthy souvenir of the celebration of the of their return. In order to obtain this pictorial history complete subscribe at once for Gallant The Omaha Illustrated Bee IT WILL INCLUDE First The Farewells at Leaving Home On the Field and in Camp Camp Life at Lincoln Fighting the 'Insurgents Nebraska * * Life in Camp at San Francisco The return fo San Francisco The Trip Across the Pacific * 'Nebraska's Reception to Her Sons- Regiment Nebraska Boys in the Philippines Portraits of Nebraska's Heroes r- Pictures of the Companies- from Five Cents Per Copy. Photographs With the Sunday Bee , by mail , $2.00 per year. Subscribe at once. REDS HffllBLE THE LEADERS Brooklyn Meets Three Successive Defeats at the Handa of Cincinnati , 1 .RESULT LARGELY A MATTER OF PITCHERS Champion * Make tip for Hcvcrncs of Kt T > o UiiyM by Taking DoubleHeader - Header from St. Louln Cnii- 1'rovcH Good. Cincinnati , 8 | llrouklyn , il. l.oulnvlllc , 7j N w York , 41. llaltlniuro , 41 } IMttflbiirpr , It. IlllNtOIl , lt-5 ) | St. 1,0111111. . Philadelphia , 8 ; Cleveland , 5. CINCINNATI , Aug. 2. Donovan was easy for the locals today , while Taylor pitched good ball and the Ileds made it three straight from 'Brooklyn. ' Dusty Miller was given his ten days' notice ot release today. Attend ance , 1,000 , Score : CINCINNATI. I DUOOKLYN. u.ii.o.A i ; . I itii. O.A.I : . Mcllrido , cf.l 0300 Jonos. of . 1 0010 Corcoran , BS.O 1240 K'celer. rf..l 0 0 0 Totals S 12 27 13 3 Total 3 8 24 15 3 Cincinnati 30020102 * -S Urooklyn 20010000 0-3 Darned runu : Cincinnati , 5 : Brooklyn , 2. Two-baso hits : 1'eltz , Donovnn.'Threo-basto hits : Daly (2) ) . Stelnfeldt. Stolen base : Sol- bach. Double plays ; Daly ( unassisted ) , Daly to Dahlen to Anderson , Corcoran to Jlcl'heo to Ueukley. First on balls : Off Taylor , 1 ; off Donovan , 4. Struck out : By Taylor , 2 ; by Donovan , 3. I'absed balls : aicQutrt' . Time : 2:09. Umpires ; Lynch and Connolly. lloxton , 1S < ) ( St. Loulx1. . ST. I/OUIS. Aug. 2. Boston took a double header today , The visitors hit the ball cleanly in both game ? . The second con- lout waa Intorestlnf ? , but the first waa full of mlser.iblo mianlaya on the part of the Porfeotou. Attendance , 7,100. Score , llrst game : ST. LOUIS. i BOSTON. n.H.o.A.c.l U.II.O.A.T : . Ilurliett. lf.,0 1102 Ham'tun. of.3 2300 1'liUdi. 3b..l 1520 Tenney , Ib , . S 3 8 1 0 HdJrldc , rf..O 1100 Ixmi ; , s 0 1110 Hemplilll , cf.O 0311 Colllni ) . 3b..l 1130 Wallace. w..O 1361 Duffy , If 0 1300 t'rOM. Ib 0 2150 Htniil , rf 1 0200 Soh'k'e'Bt , c.O 1 4 0 0 Ix > o. 2b.2 1230 Tllake. lb..l 0 10 1 1 Clarke , o 0 1600 Jones , p 0003 OAVIUU , p 1 3100 Mcllildt , p.,0 0101 Tolas 10U27 8 0 Totals . , , . 2 72718 gl Ht. Louis 0 0011000 IV2 Boston 01320001 0-10 Darned runa : St. Louis , 0 : Boston , 4 , Two-baHo hits : Willis. "Wallace , Sacrlllco lilts : l/orip , Btahl , ll'nme run : Hamilton. Double plays : Hemplilll to ChlldsYullaco to Ohllda to Blake to SchcckeiiKOJt. Base on bulls : Off Jonea , 1 ; oft Mclirldc , 3 ; off Willis , 3. Struck out : By JlcHndc. 1 : by Wllll , G. Stolen bases : Blukp , Cross , Ham ilton , Lonff. Wild pitch : MoBrlde. Time : 2:20 : , Umpires : O'Day und McUarr. Score , second tame : St. Louis . . . , , 000010000-1 Boston , , . . . 101003000- $ Earned runs : fit. Louis , 1 ; Boston , 3. Two-l > a o hit : Schreckengost. Throo-baso hit : I owe. Sacrltlce hits : Lowe , Tenney. Double plays : Lent ? < o Lowe ; Long to Ten ney. Baaes on balls : Off Cuppy , 3 ; off Bailey , 1. Struck out : By Bailey. 1. Stolen tiase : Blake. Time : 1W : > . Umpfres : O'Day and McGarr , Philadelphia , 8 | Cleveland , 0. PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 2. Two games mere scheduled .today , but darknct-a caused by an approaching storm put a stop to the first after five innings had been played and the extra game will .take place tomorrow. Kncpper was easy for the locals. Cleve land tocgan to hit Orth in the fourth In ning and Platt 'took ' hln place in the fifth. Attendance , 3,000. Score ; , CL.HVE1..AND. .PHILADELPHIA. H.H.O.A.E. r Il.H.O.A.E. Doml. Sf..O 2000 Cooley. lb..2 1400 Hurley. lf..0 1400 Thomns. cf..O 0 2 0 I Qulnn , Ib..O 0011 De'hanty. lf.2 S 1 0 0 Pulllvan. 31).2 2010 Flick , rf 1 2110 MoAl'Hter. rf.O 1001 Louder. 3b..O 0 S 1 0 Tucker. lb..l 0600 DouKlttS3 , C..O 1300 lyockhciul. es.l 1210 Cross. S3 ! 3121 SiiKden , C..1 2210 Owens. 2b..O 1000 Knepjwr , p..O 0 0 2 1 Orth , p 1 1010 I'latt. si 0 1000 Totals 6 0 14 63 Totals 8 13 15 5 2 Owens out , hit by batted ball. Cleveland 0104 0-G Philadelphia 2300 3-8 E-trned runs : Cleveland , i ; Philadelphia , 6. Stolen biisca : Dowd , Sugden. Two-base hits ; Delehanty (2) ) , Flick , Cross , Dowd. Three-base hit : Orth. Sacrifice hits : Thomas , Owens. Double play : Cross to Lander to Oooley. Struck out : By Orth , 2 ; by Kneppcr , 1. Left on bases : Philadelphia , 3 ; Cleveland , 3. Time : 1:15. : Umpires : Gaff- ney and ( Latham. I.oulNvllle , 7) ) New York , 0. LOUISVILLE , Aug. 2-Wlth the excep tion of the seventh Inning Cunningham pitched good , steady ball. Cunningham also helped his team to victory by driving out a homo run when three men were on bases In the fifth inning. Attendance , 2,000. Score : on balls : Off CunnliiBham , 2 ; off Carrlck , 0. Struck out : By Cunningham , 1. Double plays : Leach ( unassisted ) ; O'Brien to War ner to Carrlck : KeQIy to llltohcy. Hit by pitched ball : Clarke (2) ( ) . Left on bast-s ; Loulbvllle , 6 ; New York. 8. Time : 1:58. : Umpires : Mannassau and Smith. Haltlmorc , U | 1'itUburtf , II. PITTSnURG , Aug. 2. Lcever's poor con trol , coupled with errors by the team be hind him , lost the game'for Pittsburg. At tendance , 2,600. Score : I'lTTSUUHQ. BALTIMORE. II.H.O.A.K. H.H.O.A.K. Ilo'iimont. cf.O 1101 MeGraw. Sb.l 2 2 4 0 Uoffer. If..0 0211 1'olmcs. lf.C 0100 Williams. 3UO 1 3 2 3 Pullz. 2b 0 0010 MoCreery , rf.O 1 1 0 0 Iln-Klle. cf..l 1400 Ilow'mun. c..O 0441 Keyeter , w..l 0122 Jiyl , tt 2 3431 Kheckanl , rfl 2310 Clark. Ib. . . .1291 0 LaCh'oe. lb.,0 1 11 0 0 O'llrlen , Ib,0 2 3 4 0 Roblruon. c.l 2 4 1 1 Ix-ever , p.,0 004 O.KItHon , p.,1 1130 1'annelilll , .00000 _ _ _ _ _ Totals 6 8 27 12 S Total 3 10 27 19 61 Batted for Leover In the ninth. I'lttsburB 01000020 0-3 Baltimore 00100300 2 fi Earned runs : PJttsburg , S. Three-base hits : Kly , O'Urlon. Sacrlllco hits : McCreery , Bowerman , O'Brien , Klrat base on balls : Off Lcover , 4. Hit by pitched ball : Kelster , Ixichanen , Struck out ; By Lecver , 1 : by Kltson , 3. Wild pltc-h : Lcever. Time : 2:30. : Umpires : SwarUood and Hunt. Mniullnir of the Teaiim , Played. Won. Lost. P.C. Brooklyn 90 CO 30 , CG7 Boston S3 55 34 .618 1'hll.idelphla . . . . . . . 9 63 36 .696 Baltimore S Dl 37 ,5SO St. Louis 9 Dl 3S .573 Pittsburg 90 SI 39 Ml Chicago 87 47 40 .C40 Cincinnati K > 48 41 , U9 Louisville S3 40 4S .455 Now York \ 87 35 63 .40 ! Washington . . . . . . . . . 93 31 GS .370 Cleveland , , . , . , 91 16 75 .176 Games for today : Baltimore at Pltts- burKi Philadelphia at Cleveland ; Chicago at Cincinnati. IMKiir Kid * , : : < > ( HiiBtltiK * , 0. BDGAK , Neb. . Aug. 2 , ( SpseliU The Edgar Klda finished up the Hasting ? nine this afternoon to the tune of 20 to 9. \vbrnnliii Indian * "Wlu Three Game * . VB11SAILLK3. O. . Aug. J.-Spectal ( Tele gram. ) After defvuting fort Recovery 18 to 4 and1 It to 6 the Nebraska. Indians "won from VergalHca today by a. score of 8 to 1. SCORES OF THE WESTEHN LEAGUE. MllTmnkecN Win from the St. Paul * by llnuchluic Their Ilitn. aillvrnukee , 7 ; St. Pan ] , U. IndlnnapollH , Oj Buffalo , 2. Detroit , O ) Grand llniildo , O. MILWAUKEE , Aug. 2. The Brewers won an interesting game by bettor bunching of hits. There were no special features. Score : R.H.E ) . 6t. Paul . 0 0020121 0-G 63 Milwaukee . . . . 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 8 1 Batteries : St. Paul , Katoll , Fisher and Spies ; Milwaukee , Reldy and Speer. INDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 2. The Hooslers took the second game from Buffalo by op portune hitting. A storm blew up in the seventh and the game was called. Score : n.H.E : . Indianapolis . 300020 - & G 2 Buffalo . 200000 0 2 5 1 Batteries : Indianapolis. Scott and Kahoe ; Buffalo , Hnstinjrs and Dlgglns. DETROIT. Aug. 2. Detroit presented a patched up team today , but aided materially by the visitors' errors won out. Score : U.H.E. Detroit . 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 -9 10 3 Grand Rapids. . 0100x010 2 0 12 6 Batteries : Detroit , Cronln and Buelow ; Grand Rapids , Cross and McCauley. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 2.-One game won out of the last sixteen played was the rec ord of the Bluca when they leturned home today. The team lived up to its reputation this afternoon , when Minneapolis batted Pardee for six earned runs and scored an easy victory. Three hundred faithful fans witnessed the slaughter. Scord : R.H.E. Kansas City. . . 000130000 495 Minneapolis . .00230104 10 15 0 Batteries : Kansas City , Pardee and Wil son ; Minneapolis , Friend , Fisher and Dlxon. of the TeiiniH. Played. Won. Lost. P.C. Indianapolis . . . . 83 52 31 .CM Minneapolis . . . . 87 BO 37 .674 Grand Raplda . . 87 45 42 .517 Detroit . 86 47 33 .OiG St. Paul . S3 39 46 .W Milwaukee . 84 39 45 .451 Buffalo . 87 33 49 .435 Kansas City . . . . . . . . . SS 31 54 .355 Nrnatom Too HtroiiK for Toronto. TORONTO , Aug. 2 , The Washington Na tional league team defeated the Torontos today In an exhibition game. Score : Toronto . 01000000 0-1 G 4 Washington . . . 000202000-4 12 2 Batteries : Toronto , Sudhoff and Rothfuss ; Washington , DIneen and Duncan , GOOD OAHII OF 11IGYCLE RACES. No Record * Are llroken , Yet Some Swift Snecil in Shown , Bicycle racing was Inaugurated at the exposition grounds track yesterday after noon before eevoral hundred xpectators. The races were all good , close and exciting , and for a wonder Omaha won a race. In the half mile Sohultz started on the out side and by a spurt secured second position , wh It-h place ho held until the final spurt down uio home stretch. Letting out a few kinks ho galloped In an easy winner In the fast tlano of 1:03. : The handicap was a very pretty race and waa well handicapped. All were bunched before the end ot the flint mlle except the scratch men , Bennett -and Gordon , who soon caught the bunch and all wont lovely until turning Into the ladt stretch , when Gor don's wheel clipped and upset Shultz and himself , leaving Bennett an easy winner. Summary : First event , ono mile open , value of prlres , 920 , 110 , $5 : A. E. Gordon. Lincoln , won ; R. Bennett , second ; L. Sawyer , third. Time : 2:193-5. : Second event , one-half mile open , value of prizes. 420. 10 , J3 : D. W. Shultz won , A. B , Gordon second , R , Bennett third , Time : 1:03. Third event , two-mile handicap , value of prizes , J2D , 410. > : R. Bennett , scratch , won ; L. Saiwycr , 75 yards , second ; P. E. Mack , 175 yards , third. Another Interesting program of bicycle roooa will be run Friday , to which no extra charge will be made , On Saturday there will be a mntlnee of liorso radng. Two harness and two run ning races will be pulled oft on the same track. Aimtrallaim Have It Knmy. LONDON. Aug. S. The Marylebone Cricket club , in the match game of cricket with the Australian eleven , which began at Lord' * iMouday , were all out today in their. second innings for 151 runs. In their nrsr i Innlngi , concluded .Monday , the Marylo- 1 bono players were nil out for 25S runs. The Australians yesterday In their llrst Innings were all out for 319 runs. The Australians won by nine wickets. COLUMBIA'S MAST IS BROKEN New Cup Defender RctnriiH from Trial u Total Wreck Above ' DccUN. NEWPORT , R. I. , Aug. 2. An accident to the Columbia marred what promised to .be a thorough 'test to the relative speed of that Tx > at and the Defender In a line top sail breeze and late this afternoon the now iboat was towed 'to ' its builder's works at Bristol , a tqtal wreck above decks. Its now steel mainmast was bent double Ju.st about half way between the deck und the mast head and nil that remained of Its magnifi cent spread of canvas and specially made rigging was piled up In a heap about the stump of the mast , a tangled mass of wire shrouds , metal turnbuckles. wires and ropes. AH that remained Intact was the steel boom and gafC and the bowsprit and even the gait was damaged slightly at the jaws. The damage occurred a half hour after the new and old defenders started on the beat out to the Hag boat , off the north end jf Block Island , when the two had covered about half the distance. The Columbia wns leading at the time and was steadily draw ing away from Its rival. The two boats were holding along on a port tack and Into the Point Judith channel , the new boat hav ing the weather position and fairly tearing ; through t'ho ' water , when there was a sound of breaking spars and In an instant the topmast went crooning down to leeward , carrying with It the Jlno new clubtopaall and small Jlbtopsall. The steel mainmast at once buckled in the. middle and down oamo the upper end of the spar and the 'huge mainsail dropped Into the water. Fortunately all hands escaped Injury. The discipline was excellent , not u man leaving his place until Captain Barr gave orders to clear away the wreckage and ge.t the can vas aboard and then the crew went to work with a will , clearing up the tangle , the Columbia drifting with the waves. The Afc-soclated Press .tug boat took the Coflum- , bin In 'tow and , proceeded with It to Bristol. On examination oif the wreckage it ivus I found that the port spreader had broken I upward toy the strain of the topmast shroud , causing the topmast to break off. The sudden breaking of the mast wng1oo much for the ateel topmost and It Instantly collapsed. The expense of rerigglng the Columbia Will l > o 'heavy ' and , although most of ( ho wire Shrouds and stays can bo used again , they will have to undergo a severe test for etrength , for" the wrenching they received today may cause them to be worthless. The hull of the boat was not damaged to any extent , the only damage perceptible being a dent In one of the plates on the starboard sldo Just abaft 'the ' mast. The damaged plate can easily bo bent Into shape and , being BO far above the water line , cannot Interfere seriously with the speed of the beat. EACH YACHT WINS TWO RACES , DoclHlvi * Content llrtwoni Gli'iicnlrn anil CoiiHtiuico Ix at Hand. DORVAL , Quo. , Aug. 2.-Today was an * other Glencalrn d y , the Canadian boat win ning Its second ami the fourth race for the Scuwanhuka cup. During the race thera WCTO all kinds oJ breezes from east to west and from north to south , and it was dif ficult to say at times which boat had the advantage as to wind , Undoubtedly , however - over , Duggan'h able seamanship told well today. The wind wus rather light ns the whlstla sounded for the fitait at 10C5. : Thu Con- Btanco succeeded In crossing the line two lengths ahead of the Olenealrn at 10K25 : ; Glencalrn smartly crept Into the windward position , run up a reaching Jib , took the ronstunce'H wind a way and left It standing , The Constance's sail soon began to 1111 up again , and It ran under the Glenoalrn'H stern , but the Glenca4rn by clever seuinnn- rihln got ahead und kept it right up to the nret buoy , this U-g being quickly sailed. Glencnlrn rounded the buoy one minute and fifty-six seconds ahead of the Constance , gaining1 1:68 from the start. The course to the bfcond buoy wan a beat to the windward , but the wind from the southwest was light , and the Glencatrn Bteadlly drew awuy from Constance , tlio Constance making poor headway in the lulls which occurred between the snort puffs of wind , Glencnlrn rounded the second buoy of the llrst round two mlniitca and thirty-eight seconds ahead of the American boat and had KB spinnaker set in no time. The Constance loat forty-two seconds i-n tli'.u leg , but the rapidity with which It set out its tqrinn'ifccrr ' to port wus favorably commented upon. The next leg was before the wind , and the Constance did BO well as to lose only twenty-nino seconds on a course favorabla .to Glencairn , which completed the first round1 'three ' minutes , seven seconds ahead of its rival. In the meantime heavy clouds formed in the west , and thunder and light ning -wero almost constant. Both boats hod to reef , in lamtlclpatlon of a storm , and , most of the small pleasure boats ran for shelter , but the storm did not turn out as bad as was feared. By the time the boats were running for the llrst buoy on the second end round the wind had. gone ( half way round the compass , and it was a reach sail to statfboard. The rain came down and ! it was difficult to eee the boats. It was soon apparent , ( however , that the Constance was gaining1 on ita rival and when it rounded the first buoy it tad re duced the gap between It and the Glen'calrn ' , by twenty-six seconds. The wind , how ever , kept dropping little by little , and the Glencalrn pained 1:02 : on the second leg , and < wlas 3:33 : ahead of the Constance. Instead of running before the wind , both boats now tacked to the starting buoy. The storm was Increasing , but It could bo seen that the Oonstnnco was again gaining and in eom- < pletlng the last leg it reduced the lead of Glencalrn twenty-four seconds. The Ca nadian boat did not have such a favomblo leg for the last , but placed an additional nineteen seconds between it and the Con stance , finishing ait 4:15:15 : : , winning1 the race by flvo minutes thlnty-nlno seconds. The Canadian boat's supporters feel that there is every chance of the cup remaining hero for another year , as , after the storm which appears brewing for tonight , the wind is likely to bo higher tomorrow. Ilucliiiv nt CIMVCH. COWES. iHle of Wight , Aug. 2. This was the second day's racing In the regatta of the Royal Yncht squadron and brilliant weather prevailed. The prize competed for was 100 and < the course sailed over was the Queen's cup course. A grand start was made In a light east-southeast wind. The yachts crossed the line In the. following order : Meteor , Britannia , Bomi , Satanlta and Rainbow. Britannia drew ahead , but on returning from the westward Meteor led , with Bona second and Britannia , close up. Meteor won , It finished at 5HO:00. : As the yachts passed Cowes Meteor was cloven minutes ahead of Britannia. At this point Britannia gave up the race. The remarkable victory of the Meteor over the Bona proves that it Is the best racing yacht In England. English yachts men -are beginning to feel grave doubts as to the chances of the Shamrock. The prince of Wales , In proposing the health of Emperor William at the lunquet of the royal yacht' squadron yesterday , after congratulating him on the Meteor's victory , KaM all yachtsmen would share In tiho regret that the emperor , In consequence lot other engagements , had been unable to accept the queen's invitation to bitty at Oaborno house during regatta week. RESULTS ON THE HUXMXG VHACKb. Only Two Favorite * AVIn at Drltihtim and Talent'M Heart IN Heavy. NEW YORK. Aug. S , There were no stakes on the card at Brighton Beach to day , but the over-night events were at tractive enough to draw a fair-sized crowd to the track , A heavy shower after the second race made the going very sloppy. The ifourth race , la 'Whflcili only three started , furnished the 'best finish. Gnlathco was the favorite. They .were started with out the barrier In perfect alignment and St. Clalr went out to make the running , closely attended by Galathee The Elector was beaten out In the first running. Galathea won In fatat time for the going. Two favorites won out of six and the talent went home disappointed. Results : First race , five and ono-half furlongs ; Lady of the Vale won , Her Uidyhhlp second end , Muzetto third. Time : 1:091-6. : ( Second race , elx furlongs : Elfin Con won , C'heesestraw second , Gold Or third. Tlmu : 1:1G2-S. : Third race , flvo furlongs , selling : Peace won. Star of Bethlehem second , Touralne third. Time : lKii-5. : Fourth race , one mile ; Galathee won , St. Olalr second , The Elector third , Time ; 1:41 : 4-6. Fifth race , one mile ; Maxlno won , liox second , Kappahunnock third. Time : 1:432-5. Sixth race , one and one-sixteenth mllen. felling ; Maurice won , Free Lance second , Twlnkler third. Time : 1:513-5. : SARATOGA , N. V. , Aug. 2. Between a poor card and threatening weather the Sar atoga races were very poorly attended. TliH Ifendrle stakes were a gift to May Hempstcad. Results ; First race , live and one-half furlongs : Sakhrat won , Hindus second , Post Hate third. Time : 1OSH. : Second race , one and three-sixteenths miles : Don d'Oro won , Azuccna. second , Laverock liullman third , Time : lJ9 : i Third race. Hcndfo stakes , one and one- sixteenth miles : May Hemp&tead tvon , ( Continued on Eighth Page. ) STORIES OF THE KLONDIKE Man Who Spent Eight Years in the Frozen Begions. RETURNS WITH POCKETS FULL OF GOLD Tells of the Situation In Alaska and of the Chanced of Mnklner Money Up In that ( Region. . . L Among the guests at the Mlllard hotel Wednesday were two Alaskan miners re cently returned from the Klondike gold fields. One was II. J. Miller , formerly of this city , and his companion la a friend from Idaho , E. Zoeuw , with whom he Is associated In 'business In Dawson City. The two men own Jointly nearly a dozen claims eltuated In the various mining districts of Alaska. They have prospected In the vicinity of the Klondike for eight years and this , their nret visit to the states during that time , is made tor Iho purpose of carrying out a business project. When the undertaking has 'been ' accomplished they will return to work the claims. Mr. Miller told an Interesting story of his gold-searching experiences. Having been a stockman In Nebraska and Idaho , ho became enthusiastic over the mining prospecU In Alaska in the spring of ' 92 and sold all his property to raise Bulllclcnt money to under take an expedition to the new eldorado. Mr. Miller traveled alone through the regions beyond Sltka and Prince William sound , where rich quartz mines are now discovered almcst every week. At that time the ground furnished no tokens to the In experienced eye of the -wealth which has since been found tbero. Mr. Miller then Journeyed inland and explored the Yukon river country , afterwards locating between the Stewart and Salmon rivers , where ho scraped up his first nuggets ot gold. When the great excitement 'broke ' out In the fall of ' 90 Mr. Miller was In the vicinity of Daweon City , where ho lived most of the time since. Ho 'believes that a ifortuno can 'bo ' made purchasing cattle here and ship ping them to Dawson City. His present er rand Is to buy cattle and he has already se cured several hundred head which will bo shipped this week. HIIH Plenty of NiiB otn. Mr. Miller carries In hln pockets gold nug gets worth several hundred dollars. They were taken from the clalma which ho haa staked out. When asked If ho brought any of the product of his mines out of Alaska , Mr. Miller replied , "Oh , yes , a llttlo of the gold dust we flnd there , " and then ho drew from his pockets two long , slender buck skin pouchea and emptied them In hl lap. The smallest of the nuggets welghoj more tliiin an ounce and vas worth , the owner said , about ? 20. Speaking of his experiences In Alaska , Mr. Miller said : "There has been considerable mining up In that country for many years and In the neighborhood of Circle City , about 290 miles 'below Dawson , prospectors had made many lucky strikes previous to ' 96 , I was near the celebrated French bill when the excitement broke nut and had already located several claims. "I have had some pretty bitter expo- ; rlences traveling alone over frozen riv ers and snow-covered passes , often going for months at a time without seeing a human being. Now U I" different up there. Along the trails and roads small log huts have been built to servo as hotels. A man must still 'build ' his own fires , carry and cook his own food , but ho can always find a place for shelter at the end of a day's Jour ney and that U the Important thing. "Alaska uiri have a great future. All the old , experienced miners believe that the cold dlscovcrlea have only Just begun. When I came out a few months ago , having left Dawson July 6 , all sorts of stories wore heard about the rich , quartz mines discovered in the region ol Ketchlkan , 250 miles below SUka. That country has become tie rich est in the territory. Down at the Troadwoll smelter on Douglas Island , across the chan nel from Juncau , 840 stamps run night and day. It is the largest crushing conoorn In the world and U ehuts down only on Christmas and the fourth of July , "Dawson City la a place of about 15,000 population. During boom days there may have been 26,000. The city la overcrowded f at present , tnost of the work on the mlneu V having ceased for the season , and the gam bling fraternity and saloons are reaping rich harvests. At the Junction of Eldorado and Bonanza creeks , fourteen miles from Dawson - son , qulto a town has oprung up since last year , composed chiefly of gambling houses. All sorts and { conditions of men are found In this country doctors , lawyers , politicians- working at anything they can find to do. At a gambling table one time I saw four men , three ofwhom had .been chiefs of police of cities in the states and one , a well1 known PInkerton detective. The authorities are now lining the gambling houees and In splto of all the drinking order provalle. "Dawson Is the best governed mining camp in the world and , consequently , the most orderly. There are countless criminal ! there , but the laws are enforced In such u way that few offenses against them are com mitted. When men get drunk , fight , con tract ddbts they ( cannot pay , they are taken into custody and put to work on wood pile * to pay off their fines. The first robbery oc curred last year , when two desperate men robbed ft saloon of $25,000 in gold dust. They were caught almost immediately , hut they were treated leniently because the crime was prompted by destitution. They were given a long term In prison. There are several hundred men in the Klondike who would gladly return If they only had the means , ibut they are destitute. Ill Dllll TIlllfH. "During the winter when no news can reach the camp odd stories are circulated and believed , One year wo went for six months under the belief that the United States and Japan were at war. Very llttlo prospecting wau dorio up there lawt winter. The minors simply ate tholr grub and waited for Bomo one else to report discoveries of gold. If the indications are good they go on a stampede , dig a hole or two , and If they cannot tlnd pay dirt at once they guy the creek Is no good and return. "Tho biggest stampcdo wo ever had wai ono time about a year ago when 20,000 min ers left Dawcon during the night on a wild chase for now fleldu. There waij a hotelkeeper - keeper about a day's Journey from the city and he wus the cause of it all , One night when everything was quiet this man ap- pparcd and toM a ualoon man , a friend of his , that two miners were at his cabjn , hav ing returned from a place five miles above Daweon with pouches full of dust. They paid him $10 for lodging , he said , and from their conversation he had learned where they lad been. The saloon keeper made arrange ments to leave the town quietly , conducted by the hotel man , and they intended to gob- bio up all the gold themselves , but somehow - how the rest of the town caught on , as It always does , and in the morning the only people who remained In Dawson were the few women and the sick , H was a proces sion , hut In four days they all came- back , having found their mission a wIM gooeo chase , " To I > urchiiM C'nyaJrjHornen. . Under the Instructions to Colonel Hath away , chief quartermaster of this depart ment , to purchase lightweight cavalry horses for ohlpiuent to Manila , Captain W 8. Wood , U B. A. , will bo at the quarter master's depot In this city on Tueiday. August 8 , to Inspect euch horses as may U offered for examination.