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Charges of fraud in New York and
Philadelphia Mcclellan 2
to I favorite.
6v Cable to the Gateway
New York, Nov. 7 Uncertainty
mark* the dost' of the municipal cam
paign. Wholesale colonization of votes
1»\ Tammany is expected and charged
h\ the opposition parties. More than
1,000 warrants were issued for the ar
rest ot repeat! r> early this forenoon.
Kadi of the three mayoralty can
didates professes confidence in his own
election. The bt ttinir this morning is
tv.o to one in favor of McClellan. The
same odds are *riven on Jerome for
district attorney.
Kas; niirht the Hearst forces held a
moi ster meeting. The largest hall in
itit* dt\ was packed and 20,000 people
\niv turned away, unable to jrnin
admission.
\ w r\ heavy vote has been, polled |
a!- . .>!■ it. on, and. a similar report is re
ceived from Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7 Mayor \\ eaver
swore in an extra 1,0<H) policemen to
t a> in anticipation of election riots.
He >d warned tin sheriff, who is a
member of the so-called irraft rimr. that
t he swore in t xtra i eputies the ap
pointments would he treated as illegal,
i lot it the mayor and the sheritT have
U>u d proclamations warning every
body to observe the law.
rind Girl's Head in Grip
By Cable to the Gateway
Im ; i. —Nov. 7 A <yr p con
taining the head of Susan Geary, the
Kii"'ii.y el: a is jyii l was di aled from
the th • hay yesterday, thussolving the
niy>!eiy of tlie suit ease containing the
headlt ss body of a earl. A week ayo
tin* mot iter of N ♦ i - Geary identified!
rmys on the tinkers of the hody found
in the suitcase as those of her daughter.
The entire body lias now been recover
ed. Nathan Morris, the girl's iover,
has been arrested and charged with
murder. Tiie theory is that the yiri
tot'd as th.e result of criminal mal
practice aid that he sought to make
wax v it!; t he remains to hide the crime.
Threatens to diiid Railroad
By Cable to the Gate way
Seattle. Nov. T !>. A. McKenzie re
turned f?*om the east last nijynt. ITe
saxs he has instructions from eastern
promoter's to beyin work early next
-‘priny on the railroad projected to run
from Cordova hay on the southern
coast of Alaska to Kajyie City on the
Yukon. __
Crotherfcood to Meet Friday
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, Nov. T The Arctic Brother
hood will begin its annual session in
this city next Friday afternoon. Cross
of Council City, is the most prominent
candidate for Arctic Chief for the next
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The rear extension of the Commerce
cafe is completed and the kitchen has
been moved into it. Private dining
!>oxes have been fitted up in the space
formerly occupied by the kitchen.
T. !>. Corlew\s delivery horse was
frightened while standing hitched to
the wagon in front of the store this
morning, and ran away, smashing the
wagon. He was stopped on fifth
avenue.
Roll of Odessa Victims Runs Ear up
Into Thousands and Mur
derous Work Goes On.
P.y Cable to the Gateway
St. Petersburg Nov. 7 -Reports from
Odessa state that 5000 wounded victims
of the riots there art' in hospitals, and
that the death roll has reached —000.
At least .’5000 children luive been left
orphans.
The wholesale pillage continues and
tin* local authorities refuse to inter
fere. Accordingly tin* mobs* work
their will, and tin* Jewish quarter is
the scene of constant violence, made
worse by the torture ol the victims.
The capital is comparatively quiet
and it is announced that tin* czar will
return immediately to his city palace.
Washington, l>. Nov. » !’resi
dent Roosevelt has decided that the
American government can make no
representations to Russia rejrardinjr
tin* anti.Jewish atrocities in that
country, lit* >o informal (Rear Strauss
this morning. Mr. Strauss was for
merly minister to Russia and headed a
emanation to the While Rouse yester
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da> toa>k that the Pnited States make
official prote>l acaimt thV persecutions
of Russian Jews.
The President said the situation was
horrible but he could not interfere and
he hoped the Russian government
would soon iind a way to restrain the
mobs.
SCHOONER ANVIL COMING
Biggest Gasoline Boat in North
Pacific Due Here Soon
The Anvil, the biggest gasoline
schooner in North Pacific waters, may
arrive1 in Seward from Nome any day.
She was scheduled to sail October -o.
and as she i> a fast boat will make fast
time, it is probable that she did not
leave until after the time set. She
will come the same way a> the Corwin
did. picking up men r.t way points
along the southern coast for Seward
and Seattle.
During the summer the Anvil has
been plying between Nome and Kotze
bu-1 sound, the same run as the Corwin
had. She belongs to John .1. Sesnon,
the noted San Francisco man who
operates in Nome mines and other en
terprises there.
WORLD TOBACCO STATISTICS
United States Leads in Total Con
sumption of the Weed
The following table, prepared by the
department, of commerce and labor,
shows the total and per capita con
sumption of tobacco in the principal
countries during* the most recent avail
able year, as follows:
Per
Total lbs. capita.
United States.*440.000,000 5.40
(lernuin;. 20l.7s0,000 3.44
Russia. 150,214,000 1.10
France. 84,393,000 2.10
United Kingdom... 83,378,000 1.95
Austria. 78,753,000 5.02
Hungary. 47,905,000 2.42
Belgium. 44.575,000 0.21
Italy. 34,549,000 1.05
Canada. *15,400;000 2.74
Mexico. 18,870.000 1.39
Australia. 10,158,000 2.59
^Partly estimated.
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Sir Gecrge Williams, International
President, Passes Away at
Age ot 81.
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3y Cable to the Cateway
London, Nov. 7—Sir George Wil!-j
iaras, founder of the Young Men’s
Christian Association and for the past
twenty years president of the interna
tional organization, is dead.
George Williams was born in Som-J
orsetshire, England, in INi'l. lie went |
to London and became a clerk in a dry j
goods house in INI!. Two years later
he became a partner of the firm. In
1844 he organized an association with
twelve members, whiMi became the
nucleus of the present \ oung Mens
Christian Association. He was inter
national treasurer of tin* present or
ganization from 18(H to IS^u. In the
latter year he was chosen president j
and held t hi* pest until his death.
um ACCUSES HIS
family Quarrel Grows Out of Power
Company Bonds Belonging to
Father’s Estate.
By Cable to the Gateway
Chicago, Nov. 7 Charles H. Baker,
tin' electrical engineer who developed
the power at Snoqualmie Falls on the
west slope of the Cascade mountains in .
the state of Washington, from which
Seattle derives a large part ot its
electrical supply, brought suit here'
vesterdav against his brother. 1 low
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ard Baker, executor of the estate of
their father, William Baker, charging!
him with fraud in the management of
the estate.
The suit is brought to obtain an ac
counting of the disposition of the bonds
of the Snoqualmie Cower Company,
which it is alleged have been fraudu
lently converted by the executor and
the proceeds dissipated. The money j
for the Snoqualmie Cower Corapam ;
was largely furnished by the senior
Baker, who died last year, and lie was
1 a heavy holder of its stocks and bonds.
Literary Society Tonight
The Seward literary and debating
society will hold its regular weekh |
meeting this evening in the Methodist
tent. The question for debate is the
proposition that Seward ought to ini
pose a monthly tax of $1 upon alii
bachelors after they have lived in the
town ninety days. Free refreshments
will be served after the literary pro
gram.
Senator Allison’s Caution
Senator Allison of Iowa is noted for
the caution which characterizes his
utterances. Once when he was seated j
in a railway car gliding through Iowa |
his traveling companion directed his
attention to a Hock of sheep. “ T
see they have begun shearing,” his
friend remarked. The senator gazed
thoughtfully at the shorn lambs, and
reluctantly admitted, ‘‘They certainly
have sheared ’em on this side.*’
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Waters AfcsoSately Free From Ice
and Railroad Graders Work
in Soft Ground.
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“ No frost yet at the head of Turn
again Arm,” is the? report brought !
down hist nieflit bv \\ . I>. i oland.
general manager and chief engineer of i
the Alaska Central. When he left
there was not a film of ice on the
waters of C ook Inlet.
On the comparatively level stretch
between miles b(j and fifi ol the line (
graders are working in soft ground.
Although the nights are chilly tie*
; thermometer has rarely touched the |
i frost line and has not yet been low j
enough to freeze the ground*, Hecausc
of tit is tite graders have been kept
persistently at dirt work. There is j
plenty of rock work but it is being
saved up for the cold weather.
This side of the tunnels work is pro-;
grossing well. The end of the track
is now on mile 41, and with the com- j
pletion of several rock obstructions j
will be laid almost to the first tunnel,
on mile 4!). It is expected that this
will he done by tin* middle ot next
mont it.
The tunnel camp is established on
mil#* IP. The storehouse and bunk
house are built and everything is in
readiness for the* winter's session. A
'•ood rondwav was finished some time j
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ago. Men are engaged now in clear
ing away rock adjacent to both portals
of the tunnel, preparatory to boring,
which will begin in a few weeks. Kx
cert a few stretches ol rock within a !
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mile of the tunnel tin* road will be
complete Ik fore the end ol tin year, j
A majority of tin* men employed all |
• winter will be on the ten miles thi>
side of Turnagain Arm. the head of j
which is at the end of mile Ob.
Mr. Poland was accompanied on hi>
trio to the Inlet- by C. L. trancis.
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treasurer of the railroad company, and
Pert Holland of the engineering corps.
They went on the north side of the
north side of the Arm to a point as lar
as Sunrise and crossed over to that
place.
PORTLAND IS DELAYED
Will Net Reach Seward Before
Noon Tomorrow
Steamer Portland left Valdez at 0
! o'clock this morning but the cable
message states that she will not reach
Seward before tomorrow noon. It is
I assumed therefore, that she has con
siderable freight to discharge* at La
touche.
The message also states that the
steamer will not go to the westward
and that she will remain in Seward
only a few hours.
Among the Portland's passengers
are W. M. Sauers of the Seward Com
mercial Company, who is returning
from a business trip to Seattle: Mrs.
William Clayson, and Mrs. H. P. Wy
brant.
The dock olllce has been rearranged
so that the counter extends entirely
across the room. Employes enter by
the old door, occupying the end of the
room formerly used by the public, and
t le public entrance is by a new door
at the other end.
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Temperature at 3 p. in. today- 47.
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Chamber of Commerce Orders One
and Wifi Occupy it Ter
Piace of Meeting.
The chamber of commerce voted las?
ni‘*ht to build a fire station lot* flu*
n
chemical online, hose and other prop
erty of the volunteer tire department.
The room will be made lar^e enough
to accommodate tin* sittings ol tin
chamber, and will be well finished in
side for t hat purpose.
The plans for the structure and its
location were left to Fire Uhiof Mc
Neiley. The building will lx* placed
somewhere on Fourth avenue in order
to have it as accessible as possible to
the most closely built area of the
town.
FAVORS JUDGE WICKERSHAM
Chamber of Commerce Recom
mends His Reappointment
Resolutions indorsing the judicial
record of Judge Wickersham were
adopted by the chamber of commerc *
last night and It is re-appointment
recommended.
Toe resolutions also urge the div
sion of the third judicial district and
request that Judge Wickersham he
aligned to the portion including
Seward.
After the Portland the next Seattle
steamer due in Seward is the Kxcelsior.
She sailed November 1 end should
reach here next Saturday, the 11th.
CIRCULATING LIBRARY
At Richards' Store
The elegant collection of books in
this up-to-date library should appeal
to every intelligent person in Seward.
At the low price of uO cents per
month you can read the latest and bivst
books published.
MEN WANTED
By P, Welch & Company, contract
ors on the Alaska Central at 1 urn
again Arm. Station men. rock men.
: ax men and laborers. Steady work
all through winter and next summer.
I Top wages paid.
ACCTION SALK:-Of household
furniture in Carstens building at !
o’clock i). m. Wednesday. (kirpots. cur
tains, mahogany dining set. combina
tion bookcase and writing desk: and
! numerous other articles.
For the best and cheapest recreation
| in Seward, subscribe to Richards up
to-date library. Only ode per month
to read as many books as you wish.
New books arrive on everv boat.
; The Seward Fuel Company has a
1 full line of Franklin coal which arrived
I on Steamer Bertha. It will have Id )
tons line house coal on the Portland.
Don’t overlook the Troy Laundry
for up-to-date and first class work,
ladies’ and gents’ work a specialty.
LOST—A lady’s plain gold watch,
hearing engraved initials, N* R.
Reward if left at Richards' store. *
FOR RKNT—Two elegantly fur
nished rooms; also otlice rooms. Apply
Carstens building.
A new stock of Lowney’s candies
just arrived at Seward News Co.