3 OAT IS TOTAL WRECK
Corona Passengers Saved
One Seaman Was
Drowned
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Eureka, Mar. 2—The Corona, of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., is
a hopeless wreck on Humboldt bar.
All of the passengers, 109, have
been safely landed on the beach
by the life saving crew. One sailor
named Erickson, was drowned
while launching the first boat,
which capsized. The wreck, ac
cording to the steamboat people
was caused by the strong flood
tide, while others say it was due to
defective steering gear.
Vancouver, Mar. 2—The Sun
day closing law which goes into
effect in British Columbia tomor
row, will be disregarded by the
business people. *
Seattle, Mar. 2—It is reported
that this fall Col. Glassford, of the
cable department will be trans
ferred to Omaha, and will be suc
ceeded here by Col. Thompson.
Prominent Sea ttle people are work
ng for Glassford’s retention here.
El Paso, March 2—Incendiaries
destroyed the Southern Pacific
bridge 50 miles from here last
night in an attempt to wreck the.
overland passenger train. The
perpetrators were seen running
away from the bridge. Blood
hounds have been started on their
trail.
Chicago, Mar. 2—Detectives are
sweating parties suspected of im
plication in sub-treasury robbery
but will make nothing public re
garding disclosures.
New York, Mar. 2—Thaw is
greatly depressed over Jerome’s at
tempt to have him sent to an asy
lum. worrying continually regard
ing the outcome. ' *
Washington, Mar. 2—Secretary
Strauss has defined what consti
tutes a student under the new im
migration law. It is one who is
studying the higher branches and
not the elementary studies. His
entire time must be given to his
studies, and he cannot engage in
business.
Seattle, March 2—The Puebla ar
rived this morning and reported
sighting the gasoline schooner
Bessie K. upturned near Cape
Blanco. All the crew were lost.
It is believed that her gasoline
tanks exploded and wrecked the
boat.
San Francisco, Mar. 2—Thomas
J. Duffy, who has had a suit
against Charles Lane in the court
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for several years, over Alaska
mining property, was non-suited
yesterday.
Seattle, Mar. 4—There was a
bead-on collision on the Fort
Lawton electric line this morning,
in which 15 were injured and four
may die. Passing signals were
misunderstood bv the motorman.
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St. Petersburg, Mar. 4^ The
second Russian douma starts its
session tomorrow in this city.
Washington, Mar. 4—Archie
Roosevelt, son of the president, is
seriously ill. He is suffering from a
severe attack of diplheria.
Dayton, 111., Mar. 4—The trial of
Will Dayton for manslaughter in
the second degree starts today.
The charge arises out of the Iroquis
theatre disaster at Chicago. Day
ton was manager of the theatre at
the time of the fire.
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Washington, Mar. 4—Congress
has adjourned without passing the
ship subsidy bill. Senator Car
mack, one of the strongest' op
ponents of the bill talked against
it for several hours, until too late
to be passed at. this session.
Yokohoma, Mar. 4—An uncon
firmed report wras received at 2
o’clock that the Dakota had slip
ped from the rock on which she
struck and sunk, thus insuring the
total loss of her cargo. The crew
had taken to the boats before she
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Washington, Mar. 4—Senator
Piles has introduced a resolution
making the Alaska weather reports
public documents. This was done
in order to relieve misapprehen
sion regarding the climate of the
Northland.
Tokyo, March 4 — The Great
No. them steamship Dakota was
wrecked last night 49 miles south
of Yokohama, on Sugami rock.
The captain mistook Sunosaki
light for the one at Jogashima. All
the passengers were safely landed
at Omimaru. After striking the
vessel lost her balance and the
stern plunged into deep water.
She is leaking badly and probably
cannot be saved. The Dakota
left Seattle Feb. 17 with 94 passen
gers and 8,000 tons of freight. The
latter will be a total loss. H. A.
Schoenfield, brother and sister, of
Seattle, and a number of foreign
and U. S. army officers were
aboard.
Washington, March 4—Senator
Bailey, of Texas, arrived Saturday
and took hie seat in the Senate
receiving a hearty welcome from
both sides of the house.
Milwaukee, Mar. 4—Senator
Spooner, after 16 ypars of public
service, will resign May 1st. He
made tjie announcement to the
governor that he intended engag
ing in private business.
Washington, Mar. 4—Congress
has appropriated $50,000 for the
marking of the Alaska boundary
this season. 1
Seattle, Mar. 4—Col. Woodruff,
formerly at Seward and now a»
Fort Lawton, is to assume com
mand of the department of the
Columbia at Vancouver barracks.
Rawlins, March 4—There was a
severe earthquake in southern
Wyoming last night, but nu seri
ous damage has been reported.
Washington, March 4 — The
Forty-ninth congress adjourned at
noon, in the midst ol a Isabel of
song and mirth Speaker Cannon
brought down the gavel in the
House, saving “It’s all over boys,
git.” The Senate observed more
decorum in adjourning. The
morning was spent by the presi
dent signing belated bills. He
says he is well satisfied with the
results of the session.
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Washington, Mar. 4—Represen
tative Benson presented a petition
in the House Saturday, signed by
thousands of Americans, protest
ing against Russian practices. It
called attention to the fact that
thousands of women have been
dragged from their homes, hos
pitals have been fired upon, the
Red Cross was not respected,
women and children were maimed
and killed by the military, and
prisoners have been tortured. The
petition askes that a resolution of
condemnation be passed by Con
gress.
Yokohama, March 5—A steamer
which arrived from the wreck of
the Dakota at midnight, reports
that her stern is enliiely sub
merged and the hulk is unap
proachable owing to the high seas.
She is entirely deserted and there
is little hope of saving anything
from her. The baggage and most
ol the ireight is now submerged.
Washington, March 5—The su
preme court rendered a decision
> esterday to the effect that it is il
legal lo use the United States flag
for advertising purposes.
Washington, March 5—Senator
Piles paid retiring Senator Spooner
a tribute yesterday, saying that
Washington and Alaska had lost a
good friend in the Senate by his
retiring.
Washington, March 5 — Secre*
tar}T of the Treasury Cortelyou,
Secretary of the Interior Garfield,
and Commissioner of Public Land
Ballinger all took their oath of of
fice this morning and entered upon
their official duties.
Yokohama, Mar. o—Tremendous
seas are breaking over the Dakota
and the vessel is doomed. Five
Japanese warships are standing by,
expecting her to break up and sink
at any minute. Loss will be three
a
million.
Seattle, Mar. 5 — The local
weather bureau to day issued a
warning of a severe storm along
the coast from Flattery to Alaska.
The storm is expected to start to
night.
Washington, March 5 — Fair
banks has appointed Penrose, Car
ter, (’lay as a commission to in- #
quire into the business system now
in use by the postoffice department.
Washington, M irch 5—The last
bill to be considered by the Senate
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was the Alaska game law, which
failed to pass because there was
not sufficient time to enroll it.
Senator Clapp created a laugh in
connection with it by saying that
he wa§ not in favor of protecting
the woodchuck.
Washington, Mar. 5—President
Roosevelt has written a letter to
the Russian famine committee in
answer to appeals for contributions
from the United States. He said
that Russia and the United States
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were good friends and that this
country would extend all possible
aid.
Washington, March 5—Alaska’s
delegate, Frank Waskey, leaves
the capital today for Minnesota,
where he will remain for a short
visit before returning to Alaska.
Washington, March 5—The fol*
ing changes have been made in
cabinet officials: Von Meyer to
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Postmaster General, Cortelyou to
Secretary of the Treasury, Garfield
Secretary of the Interior.
Washington, March 5—The Sen*
ate has allowed Senator Smoot the
sum of $15,000 for expenses in*
curred in the recent investigation.
Milwaukee, March 5 — Isaac
Stephenson has started a campaign
to succeed Spooner as U. S. Sena*
tor from this slate.
Topeka, Mar. o—Two robbers
hoarded a Missouri-Pacific train at
Pittsbnrg and held up the passen
gers while train was moving. They
secured five hundred dollars and
left the train at Cornell. A posse
is out after the robbers.
St. Petersburg, Mar. •>—The
opening of the second douma
was very stormy. Troops barred
the public from the Palace while
thousands of workingmen at the
entrance cheered the members as
troops rode them down. Hundreds
were injured.
Washington, Mar. 5—The House
Monday presented Representative
Grosvenor with a chest of silver
ware as a token of their esteem, at
the time of his retirement from
active service. He has served 21
years in the House.