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Seattle, March 22 — Manager
Trowbridge, of the Northwestern
t *o , states that in the absence ol
full information he feels confi
dent that the steamer Northwest
ern is staunch enough to stand the
M*as without serious damage until
the Santa Clara can be sent to her
assistance.
San Francisco, March *22—Abe
Kuef has given up the !irht against
conviction for grafting, and Is now
confined to his bed, where he tosses
and moans, and is unable to sleep.
He realizes that all hope is lost.
More indictments have been prom
ised today against people implica
ted m the graft.
Boise, Match 22—The arguments
in the Moyer-Haywood change ol
Venue motions, have all been com
pleted and a decision is expected
•Monday.
Seattle, March 22—Judge Bard,
of Nome has been engaged to assis,
in the defense of Mayor Schmitz,
of San Francisco.
Seattle, March 22—The merger
of the Northwestern and Alaska
Steamship companies has been ef
fected, but it is announced that the
two lines Will still be operated un
der the present names. It is the
intention of the company to in
crease the fleet to 20 vessels.
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Seattle, March, 22—The Mas
ter Rudders’ Association has is
sued an ultimatum to their formei
employees to the effect that if tin
men do not return to work toda\
they will employ non-union men
The men state that if this is don.
they will call out every union man
in the city.
Managua, March 22—The Hon
duran and Salvadorean armies
have consolidated and attacked
forces of Nicaragua. The armies
number 5000 each and the batth
between them lasted for three days.
the consolidated forces being de
feated with frightful slaughter
More than half of the attacking
force was killed or taken prisoners
Washington, March 25—Fh<
lepartment of justice denies th«
•tatement recently made by Sena
or Burton that President Koose
elt had promised to pardon him.
I Washington.March 26—Advices
lave been received that the Nicara
[Aians have occupied the capital o;
llinduras and that President Bon
illa has fled to escape capture.
Minneapolis, March 22—It is
again reported that James Hill ha»
resigned from the management of
the Great Northern and will be
succeeded bv his son Louis. Mc
Guigan, vice president of the
Grand Trunk line, has entered the
directorate.
Seattle, March 22—This city is
suffering from an epidemic of
spinal meningetis and for the past
week deaths have averaged one a
day, and cases are rapidly increas
ing. In all of the cases so far the
illness has lasted only six hours
before death ensued.
Sacramento, March 22—The Sac
ramento river has reached the
highest stage in its history. Thous
ands of people are guarding their
cattle on the tops of the levees
along the stream, the valley being
flooded for 00 miles. All of the
farmers have been driven from
their homes, and Sutter county is
entirely inundated.
Washington, March 22--Blue
jackets have been landed at Tru
jillo, Celba and Puerto Cortez to
protect American Citizens and
property.
Goldfield, Mar. 23—Jack Hines
shot and killed Count Pedhersky
at the Ajak restaurant in this city
yesterday evening. Hines and his
wife entered the r staurant and
the woman seated herself at a table
with the count. Hines immediate
ly drew a gun and fired, killing Pe
dhersky the first shot. After the
shooting he handed the gun to his
wife. Hines charges that Pedhur
*kv seduced his wife at Nome last
summer and says he was carrying
out a just retribution in killing the
man,
San Francisco, March -o—Su
pervisor Lonergan has made a full
confession of the hoodling done by
he organized gang here. He savs
hat the most of the boodle funds
were lost in the big lire. Gull ug
lier was the one who usually had
barge of the sack and made all
•xpenditures, except in one instance
when Halsey paid the telephone
,ribe personally. The former city
government is entirely broken up,
,nd Henev is now dictator oi mun
eipal affairs. Schmitz will be re
moved immediately and the super
visors will probably appoint Dis
rict Attorney Langdon in his
l>lacc. after which the supervisors
will be forced to resign and the
new mayor will fill the vacancies.
Seattle, March 23—The officials
of the Northwestern Steamship Co.
estimate that it will cost $.r>0,00(
to float the Northwestern. A
wrecking vessel will probably be
sent to Latouche today.
Seattle, March 23—Meningitis is
spreading rapidly in this city.
There were two deaths from this
disease yesterday.
Seattle, Mar. 23—Col. (ilassford
has advised the department to es
tablish a system of wireless teleg
raphy connecting Nome, Fort Gib
bon. Circle, Fairbanks. Valdez and
Sitka . His idea is to have the
wireless system ready for use in
1 case of a break in the Alaska cal le
i or land lines.
Seattle, March *23—The work
men and builders had a conference
today, but were unable to reach an
i agreement. What move will be
made today toward a settlement of
the trouble is unknown.
Seattle, March 11—It is reported
j authentically that Capt. Omar .1.
Humphrey is leaving the Alaska
Coast Company and that papers
are being signed to-day. James
E. Pharo is to be in absolute con
trol and M. J. Heney is to be asso
ciated with him.
Seattle, March 13—It is reported
here that the Ouggenheims are
back of the new deal in the Alaska
Coast Com pan v.
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Alaskans Raise Money to
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Life
Goldfields, March *25—Alaskans
of this city held a meeting last
ni,»ht to decide on raising a fund
to he used in the defense of Jack
Hines. He will plead the unwrit
ten law as a defense for the killing
Managua, March *25—'the Nica
raguans have routed the Honduran
and Salvadorean forces and cap
tured two towns. Thousands of
men of the combined troops were
killed.
Paris. March ‘25—AVord has boon—
received that Dr. Mauchamp, chief
of the French Geodetic survey in
Tangiers has hern assassinated l>v
the natives. It is reported that a
general attack <>n Kuropeans is
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