CLAMORING FOR
WAR WITH CHINA
Jingo Press Wants Japanese Sol
diers to Occupy Tientsin
Pending Settlement.
Tokio, Sept. (5.—The nation is
ineensed,over the shooting of the
four Japanese at Nanking when
the rebels shelled the govern
ment stronghold, and are elam
moring for war with China. The
jingo press has taken up the pop
ular cry and is demanding that
Tientsin he occupied by Japanese
iroups until China has made rep
aration.
Tin- conservative press is
counseling the government to
a\ dd hasty aelion for fear of
being misjudged by ol her nut ions.
They point o.n.l that Jaran has
already been accused of furlher
ing : lie cause of I lie rebels in
China P.r selfish motives. T>
occupy J ientsin now, they assert,
would he considered as eonlirma
I i<>n of the report that Japan was
in sympathy with the rebels. No.
official informal ion is being giv
en mil and foreign diplomats are
watching the situation with keen
in l crest.
Cholera in Odessa.
Odessa. Sept. G.--Cholera is
raging here and scores are dying
every day. The populace is pan
ic-stricken and are doing little In
light I he ravages of the disease.
FEDERAL TROOPS
MURE NANKING
Japanese Warships Rushed to
Fallen City to Protect
Foreigners.
Tokio, Sepl. (>.—Thr* govern
uieul I roups have captured the
wily of .Nanking, the rebel head
quarters. and have sacked the
oily. The rebels suffered terri
ble loss of life and I lie rebellion
is believed lo lie over. The si reels
of the city were littered with the
dead at id dying as the federal
troops in Iheir victorious en
trance disregarded all rules of
modern warfare. Many Japan
ese are reported lo have been
killed and, it is feared Dial for
eigners suffered.
Tokio, Sepl. (i.—Japanese bal
llesbips are being rushed lo Nan
king. where it is reported Chi
nese 'Soldiers are Slaughtering'
Japanese residents. The Heel lias
been held in readiness for sev
• i.d days and saber within a;,
hour's notice after the reV*ei >!
* r official informant
UNIONS WOULD
FIRMIUDIHEE
Seattle, Sept. (>_The Kenton
miners’ unhiii and the Ballard
Shingle Weavers are circulating
a petition for the removal of
Sheriff Gndihee. The officers of
the. local unions claim that no
difficulty’ will In* experienced in
securing the necessary ’JII.OOO
signatures of legalized voici-S.
The Alaska lighthouse service
reports a scarcity of good keep
ers lo relieve the regular men
during Hie summer months, when
most of the keepers desire their
\ acalion.
Pete Gashinan is in from his
roadhouse at Worl mail's.
MURDERER HELPED
MAKE ESCAPE
Sheriff Believes Fugitive Was
Former Husband of Woman
He Killed.
Everett, Sept. (>.—The sheriff
fears that Edward Tungren, who
shot and killed a woman and in
jured two men at Index recently,
has slipped through the cordon.
He complains that the murderer
evidently has (lie sympathy of a
large number of people who are
giving him assistance and keep
ing him posted on the movements
of the sheriff's party.
Tungren is said to have been
a former resident of Skagway,
Alaska, where he was employed
as an electrical engiineer.' lit;
claimed while in the north that
lie feared In go borne as his wife
had secured a divorce during his
absence and that he would kill
her. The sheriff is investigating
the life of the dead woman, Dor
othy Deenbay, as he believes she
was the former Mrs. Tungren.
GAMINETTI WAS
FOUND GUILTY
Wife of Accused Offers Testi
mony in Effort to Shield
Her Husband.
San Francisco, Sal. <>.--l)rew
C.amiiielli was framd guillv mi
Ilia annul nf illegally Iranspurt
ilig a wnman into anulher slide
for iinni<>raI purposes anil will be
senlanaeii nil Wednesday next.,
j Mis allnrneys have asked fur an
; appeal.
Mrs. Caminelti, Ilia wife uf I lie
accused, lunk Ilia “land as a wit
j ness fur liar husband. She lold
! id' having' discussed Ilia inliniaay
j uf Lola Norris* fha girl with
j whom liar husband was arrest
j ail al Hcnu, with a judge uf the
I juvenile court, hul that nothing
j had haan dona. Miss Norris had
I instilled that Oaniinetli had
| promised to marry her, hul had
| known all the1 lima that ha was
1 a married mail.
| RICH ORE STRUCK
ON GOLD BULLION
j Fight feet of ore going bel
; ter limn S1 (Ml to the ton lias been
! enriuinlereil oil the Hold J)us(
| claim of I lie (iobl Bullion com
I pany's group in I he Willow creek
, camp. Th- strike was made in a
portion of the vein hut recently
tapped by a crosscut tunnel. This
recent strike, Knik residents be
lieve, clinches I he deal now oii
for this big property.
William Marlin, operating un
der a lease the Alaska Free Goid
company property, will increase
the capacity of his mill from six
to sixteen stamps.
The Caribou river placer
'strike, Which caused a small
stampede from Knik Iasi spring,
has proved disappointing.—Sew
ard Gateway.
TWO LIGHT8 FOR
RESURRECTION RAY
Two acetylene lights are to be
installed at the entrance of Res
urrection bay, as an Jmpm-lant
aid to navigation. The 3. 8.
light house tender Columbine,
which arrivpd here yesterday
forenoon from westward points,
will install the lights before pro
ceeding lo Juneau.-Seward Gate
way.
Special change at the Orphe
iim tonight. Two-reel feature
and line comedies.
!
FIRE SWEEPS
HEALTH RESORT
Thousands Are Homeless and
Property Loss is Estimated
at Ten Millions.
Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 0.—
Two thousand persons are home
less and destituto as a result of
fire which swept I he business
section of this oily last night.
The loss will exceed $10,000,000.
The city is in darkness and at
the mercy of tin* flames, as both
1 he electric light and city water
plants were destroyed.
The mayor has asked sur
rounding cities to come to the
assistance of the pool', who are
.destitute and hungry. Trains
bringing tents and supplies are
beginning to arrive and will re
lieve I lie situation. The business
section of the cily was almost
wiped oil’ the map, as the water
power plant was among I In' first
In lie destroyed. The lire is still
raging in the residence districts
and dynamite is being used.
THREATEN STOP
BOB BOOTS
State Senator Brown Will Intro
duce Measure to Prohibit
Contests.
Sun Francisco. Scpl. <i.--The
dealh ill' Luther McCarthy in the
ring at Calgary anil the ilrathuf
"Hull" Young as a ilirccl result
ol I lie punishineiil inlliclcil hy
Jess Willard. Ihrealens In cause
all liniils In lie barred in this
stale.
Stale Senator Hrown, hacked
hy the ministerial union and
church federation, is preparing a
petition In initiate a law against
boxing. A grand jury will in
vestigate the conditions that pre
vail at Vernon, I be light centre
of Los Angeles district, where
Young was killed.
CANADIANS WIN
RIFLE CONTEST
*
_
Display Fine Marksmanship and
Capture All Prizes at Inter
national Shoot.
Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept. 6.—
The Canadian* made a clean
sweep in the International rifle
shootiiyr contest here today and
exhibited some remarkable
marksmanship. Although they
were opposed by the best rifle
marksmen in Amer’ca they suc
ceeded iu making the three high
est scores. Major McHarg cap
tured the first prize, Capt. Smith
the second and Lieut. Mortimer
the third.
The visiting officers were giv
en a banquet and were congrat
ulated tipoto lbei*'«kitl ns marks
men. Premier Borden, of Can
ada, also wired his congratula
tions to the victorious officers. .
Chris Peterson intends return
ing to his camp Fngluk Bay in a
few days. .
1 \\’A VfT’,1i in buy, an Kvinrmk
molor. T. F. Dougherty.
REBELS TURN
RACK COOLIES
Five Thousand of Them Imported
to Work on American Own.
ed Ranches.
Nogales, Sept. ti.—The Mexi
cans along the border resent the
importation of Chinese coolies
into Mexico to work on the
ranches owned by Americans
there. Five! thousand Chinese
who were engaged to work on
the ranches of Hears!, Otis,
Chandler and other California
millionaires will meet with oppo
sition from the reliefs, who are
mobilizing on the border lo turn
I he Orientals hack.
The rebels are well armed anil
trouble is feared if I lie advanc
ing coolies attempt lo cross the
border. The Mexicans are op
posed lo I lie Chinese bill wel
come Ibe Japs. The leaders of
Ihe rebels have notified Ameri
cans that they will noj lie respon
sible for Ibe lives of the China
men if they persist in their effort
lo cross Ibe border into Mexico.
HEAT DRIVES
MANY INSANE
mercury Stands at 105 for Hours
in Kansas City—many
Prostrations.
Kansas (lily. Scjil. »>.— Tin* heal
wave reaehcil a record poin( yes
leriiay wlien I he mercury stood
al llir> nearly all day. Few deaths
are reported lm| many prostra
lions in I his city kepi the hos
pital ambulances on I he slreels
for hours hurryiim' I he sufferers
lo where I hey could be nivep re
lief.
l''rom Lawrence conies I lie rc
porl I ha I the1 I emperal ure reach
ed the highest point ever known.
Many persons are reported to
have been driven insane. The
weather bureau cannot promise
immediate relief as climatic con
ditions indicate no change.
BANDITS ROB
SHERIFFS OFFICE
Make Their Getaway With Six
teen Thousand Dollars in
Currency.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. ti.—Three
masked bandits entered the office
of life 'sheriff here last night and
forced a deputy to open the safe
at the point of a revolver. They
secured $16,000 in currency and
made their escape in an automo
bile.
Telegraphic > messages were
sent broadcast and the deputies
of four counties are on It heir
trail. The robbers had evidently
been posted by someone in the
sheriff’s office, as the money had
been received after banking hours
and was kept in the office safe.
The sheriff has offered a large
reward for their apprehension.
Representative Tom Oaffney
believes that if white men are as
sisted in the raising of reindeer
they will help to solve all I he food
question for themselves, and will
greatly help I he development of
(In1 country and make easier I lie
way of I be prospector
JEROME ARRESTED
FOR GAMBLING
Lawyer Admits He Played Penny
Ante With Newspaper Re
porters.
(joaticooke, Que., Sept. c>. —I»■_
come, the district attorney of New
York state, was arrested here to
day charged with public gamb
ling upon complaint of a mill
hand who claims he was lleeced
in a game in which the attor
ney took pari. He was arrested
and taken to the police court,
where he furnished cash hail to
the extent of gr>0(l and was re
leased.
Jerome admits that lie indulg
ed in a game of penny ante with
the reporters while waiting for
the court's decision in the Thaw
case. lie denies I lull he played
anything' hut poker and then on
ly as a pastime. The sentiment
of the people here is overwhelm
ingly in favor of Thaw and when
Jerome was arrested the crowd
jeered him and cheered Thaw.
SALMON PACK
Estimated Season’s Pack Will Be
More Than Three Million
Cases.
.Iiinraii. Sept. (>.--\\'ard Mower,
lisheries commissioner, csl imales
from informal ion which lie has
received from Ihe canneries. Ihal
Ihe season's park of salmon will
he in excess of three million
cases. The lax on Ihe oulpnl will
anionnl lo fully slim.nun.
Many of the cannery operat
ors report Ihe run of salmon lo
have heen irregular during Ihe
pasl season: Streams which
could always he depended upon
lo furnish yood catches in form
er years were almost abandoned
liy the salmon. There were more
canneries in operation during; Ihe
season just closed than during
former years. The operators in
Southeastern Alaska all report
rapacity catches.
McGILILIVRAY HAD
A NARROW ESCAPE
pilot Hubert Mcliillivray, of I In*
Slate of California, lias recov
ered siill'icienlly to lie aide lo
leave I lie hospital al Juneau, lie
was caught in the rigging when
the steamer went down and suf
fered severe bruises as well as
Ihe breaking of three of bis ribs.
He bad a very narrow escape
from drowning as lie bad diflicul
ty in releasing himself from the
tangle of ropes. 'He was picked
up by the cannery lender in an
unconscious condition when he
came to Ihe surface.
. The Indians at (lamb'ier Bay
will soon have some of the linest
appointed homes in Alaska.
Among the cargo aboard the
State of California was a ship
ment of high class furniture for
the new Benson and (toorge fur
niture store. Most of this ship
ment floated clear of Ihe wreck
and the Indians have I In* furni
ture cached in Ihe woods.
The sum of $17,500 was turn
ed over to (tie district clerk on
Tuesday from the transportation;
companies al Si. Michaels. This,
goes to I tie road fund of the dis- j
triel, ami may lead I" eonsider- ,
ably more work being done in Ihe •
vicinity of Nome. Tile money is j
the result of a sell lenient arrived j
at by the District Attorney, B. S ^
Kode\ . and I lie companies.
I
ORDER THAW
BE DEPORTED
-- t
Attorneys Appeal and Case Will
be Tried at Montreal
August 15.
Coaticooke, Quo., Sept. C_
Harry Thaw has won his fight
against District Attorney Jerome
of Now York slate. The board of
immigration commissioners
which considered his case yester
day have ordered that he be dot
ported In Vermont, tin'll being Hie
nearest American soil. The com
missioners decided that Thaw
was not a ilesirale 'citizen, as he
had recently been an inmale of
an asylum and had entered the
eminlry in a stealthy manner.
The Canadian immigral ion laws
lirohihii I lie enl ranee ,,f anyone
who has I.. adjudged insane
iinI iI live years have elapsed af
ter their release from Ihe asylum.
Thaw's attorneys have given
nolice of appeal and has secured
a wril of habeas |o have his case
dried in Montreal. The case will
be lidard on September I5. His al_
tnrneys slate that their client
does not object to being deport
ed to Vermont, but I bey will leave
no effort untried In clear him of
the charge of insanily. They will
secure the services of I tie leading
Canadian alienists in an effort to
do so. Jerome is bitterly disap
pointed and makes no effort to
conceal his chagrin.
STREETS FLOODED
IN NEW YORK
City is Visited by Downpour
of Rain Which Floods
Basements.
New York. Sepl. (>.--A heavy
downpour nl rain which assumed
the prnpnrl inns nl' a cloudburst,
llnnded I lie si I.Is nf Ibis city
today. The sewers were unable
In carry nil’ the water and many
nf the lower portions of the city
were ..led several feel deep.
Hasemenls were llnnded In I he
-Ilnurs in many parls nf Hie city
and I lie loss w ill bt> heavy. Traf
lic was hlncked for hours. The
rain was the heaviest which lias
fallen fur years.
Special Feature Tonight.
Special change of pictures ln
niglil at the Orphoum:
Caleb West, Hie master diver,
a Iw*i-reel picture and very line.
Child nf Cenius, great comedy.
The Sly Servant, a sidesplitting
comedy.
excellent change Ininnrrnw ev
ening.
AMERICAN WINS
REVOLVER SHOOT
Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept. t>.—
In the International shoot, here
today the Canadians, who made
such a plfnomeuul record with
(he rifle, fai.nl le secure a place
in the revolver lontesl. The first
'■ri/.e was won by an American,
the second goes lo Argentina and
the third lo Peru.
More and more miners are tak
ing lo tin1 beach on account of
being unable lo get work. Some
of these are checchoeoes who
were hired outside lint promised
a steady job all summer. The
weather eondilons knock the
■‘■contract’' on the bead.--Indus
trial Worker, Nome.