WORLD NEWS
FOR A WEEK
Cablegram* from the Dally Gateway.
N>v. York. Sept. 30 Vice I’resident
I'Vrkin- « t the New York Life Insur
ance t'ompany today refused the de
mand of the committee which is
inw-ti.iraiinjr the atTairsof thecorpora
liun t vat lie exhibit the book- which
-how immense profits made by him
aatl olivet* officers by tht* sale and re
puteha-c of tht* securities with tIn*
comp; ny*- mom y. lb* admitted that
tin profit- of tlio-e transactions were
v. t\ laru* hut declined to state the
amount- v»i to permit in in-pection of
; hoLv'k-.
Kdna. Texas. Soot, do Mrs. A. .1.
t »n\; . hta- daughter and them* -on
w. murdered in th.ii house today
wh * th<- husband anil father was at
«on. It; hi- rice tie hi -tune distance
away. Ail tlie victims wvtv-hot and
r 11,■ women won* tir-t u—aulted. AH
tin* tic a ::i :! • -::rreundim: country
r, oat s« < . n_ : five murder-with
bloodhound-.
da i; Ian. Mexico. Sept, do Sant hitro
v i lea no in .Nicaragua i- in violent
erupt; >i;. throwinj; out hot water and
K*k- o; jn at oi-tance-. Several -eu
t«- a or ; tie* e i;t-t hav. i*.‘i*h' -ca.ded
by the water.
Yd i a. So t. do The Austrian feieli—
talii wa- the -cone ot wild ei-order to
day . t 'ui m:' a debate upon t.he c"\ em
inent polio,, toward- Hungarian adair
o|*ea: Xci'eliiei,' prevail' • l*ee;t ot
v iol t; iam, ti-.-it by member-, and
v*v i per-o;;al > .counter- were only
prevented by iaterfetvucv*' of «>th r-.
The allerii - pan.eipated III lie* Up
■ a! • >; beee a. - ai time- that
! ■ • o - .MO Ill • r
c»)iii -i ot I tie ..i-eu—iott t hat a n*w
*onti of ur.ioti i*»*t .veett \u-tria and
MM UI Ite pled. ! ’
VV-.s in „ n. i< .jSept. 1 •’senator
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l :f »1* *•»i « ;••:!. « /■ II s' l* S • t • 111
\m«-i ie.in stiM-iishij. * ami m is as hi re
■ ti l si ini Of s : :/•:•. S *\vai s ..ti
ll’* storm.
T *• ! .. ‘s of life and s.hi;>{)injf
■ fun u n »m f a a-c':ii;» ‘I ;. » «* re
! . Tcntjtorart ■drelter poss have
. r.t til ■ ! I.. .-V, U C*as! t*»\V Its
which w t • |m■ • i> ie'trov* d h\ the
storm.
>■ tUk . S ■pi.' II' In an interview
I ii.iht* .latin s .1. Hill den in! that
I • mart) intent:« i of hnildin;. a rail
i m<! to 'i it Alaska, as reftorted. He
-. ;.l iha' tie < N ■ Iti-rn hri' no
in tie* |>n*j cted 1 in** the
\ , N * \V« >tmh'sti /, Van
i«. \ r at J V ikon line.
I’ * :a lit ‘•Vj.t. tleii.-ral Sur.nk-. ei'
tl . a t! * irtua. tlirect from the
, /. ■ / .0 address !»•• fore I he
Vi-, Min's Christian As.oeia
itou last ni^ht declared himself to he
a Christian. He asked that mission*
::rir* n> s.-rn o\er it. !:i!".'V numbers to
work for theeonvet sionof tin-Japanese
i ntiou to Christi:uiit>. The speech
el* a’ d -/eat set.-atint:.
New t Vh an*. Sept- 15;* in view of
i in- coming vi*it oi tlie l're*idetit a de
mand Ini'- been made that 1 he fever
ipi:*rant it e i>> raised. The cit v oflieiai*
declare that the* are now able to care
for ail fever case* and to prevent the
spread of the epidemic. Few new
» a*e* ware reported tot la* and all \v» n
of a ini d t vpe.
(ttiiwin. Manchuria. Sept.:»*> A Tar
tar genera! with hi*-own troop* hasln-eti
transfe -red to Kit-win to preserve ord
er there at'er the withdrawal of far
eijfn troops. He lia* ativad; i**ued an
order for tlie suppression if (’hiue-e
bandits and callin'; upon ail outlaw*
to srive up their arm* and disperse.
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New York. Sept. !U) A* st-m tiger rhis |
morning obtained a large umoqpt of j
valuable securities from^,' the*r City
National hank on a forgctl order pur-1
porting to l*e signed by Peel and Coin-,
patty, wealthy slock brokers,, The
forgery was perfect and no trace of
: the man who presented it has yt*t been
found. The exact amount be secured
is not known. as the bank*is preserving
great secrecy about tin* transaction.
Colon, Oct. 2 Six hundred laborers
brought from the island of Martinique j
to work an the isthmian canal refused]
to land from the steamer here yester
day because they would first have to
submit to vacillation.
’Phis morning after a good deal of
parley all hut led consented to go
! ashore. ’I'hose w ho refused were
I landed forcibly, being clubbed and
drivc'-t like cattle. All went to tliej
canal, as there was nothing else for;
them to do. Health conditions are had
and the men are very sullen. It is
thought probable that further trouble
may follow, and that other laborers
may be stirred to insubordination.
New York, Oct. .*> Senator Platt to
day puhliciy announced his opposition!
to tlie re-nomination «»f Hoc. Higgins,
el New York by tile Republicans. The
"easy bu.ss" wants Robert C. Morris.
C.uatn. Oct. - American women
in-re today formulated an* appeal to be
s. nt to Ho American government ask
ing for the establishment of a hospital j
here for the natives. At the present
time there is no adequate provision for
he care of helpless persons.
('lev eland. <Vt. The referee in
bankruptcy who lta> been invest igating 1
Mis. i a".' Chadwick's finances, re-!
I*.!-!- ! "day that he has found assets!
am Hinting to -i-t'd.sdd. Her liabilities ,
r n ap ie the millions.
i I i'Y him. ! inland. Hcl. - l tie'
> .:i s Min i s !> if.I and Hubert
cit! ini. i t Ids moniinu' in a dense fo»
■ .»* s - i 1. Tee Ii e• was
, ... v ; a . [>,tssi*ii;j.1 »’s dialwnod.
( ■ t. 11 hi, t ititia. t K't. 2 Idle coast w ise
. .Mif f S:ii■ '*|t.• from Shanghai struck
:’o;tt t! ■ mine nin *y miles sout It of
Sniui: mu ;; omontory last Saturday
■ , in 't f*-w minute*. Fifteen
... w :e drowned, mostly
it- _ The survivor* mauayed to
k . j» aho.ii in small boats until picked
■ i. t wo passln steamers.
< ; t;, i ii i «'olony, S. A.. * Vt.
A toi :.ado swept over the town of
; i;,i!!>•*!>.. y ia*: iii'uht and reduced it
j i i:.s. .N . i.*oiy any building's were
■ vaifi.' U. an' ikeo t p ojde are
ail' .• k anti wit it Hi s|f i I*.
< v . ii Seven masked t.ie'i
• • d ■ t...it .Northern overland
• , i di i . ■ nd ,• s : • >rt it l 1 lallard In-t
.:. ' '!. by I;,'!" i'e »ia* express
• : V< 1 t Me illOll"\ 111 ii .
d * Ml il.: I .ideal oi t ...press
■im % t . ...non ; *a is s nail.
!.veo,i a . "ii" t*s escape k but two,
in1 a who went through tiu*
. . ;uu' -s • ■ 11.1 ; i p ;i.|s« . fs wei':*
eapt o: eii io the i ervy action of men in
III . 1 ; r, > ; (i took llll'tll by sSirp-is" :
.M id ' i\i'f JV•: W 1'1'e.l tllellU TlH‘ siie.'liV
i; ■- ■ ■ vi■ i.■ i p-.-.s s out soouruur the
mi.- ;imiidit* who * scap d.
\V:t* u . i >.«..<> t. ii I *re.«id* lit
H < si veil m o.le public today tic* cor
r< 'spoilt let a*! in the Loomis-! >ow eii om
Ihdmmo. Tin* President says titat tIn
te S cr t'iry liny disuyreed with him
a> to the justice o! tin* " mild censure
oi Loomis in s - retary Tail's report.
Mr. Hay believed that iiowen really
ill!endetl to attack Itiin.
Tokyo. <>ci..l Fire startin'.' in a
*111.at Hiroshima spread un’.'i twenty
h iidiu.i* ore con*umod with a loss of
•fo.oon.u Ml. i’he Mantes Were extin-’
_ lishe, with eff.iit dilficulty, troops
i. . failed in to :is*ist. Ineendiarisin
is silspaclell.
. .in Francisco. < >ct. d Steamer
V: l.lr Ml. which went Oil tile forks ill
iif.it of Fort Point yesterday, isstil
stac v fast witii water poundiny into j
her sidi *. The caryo and passengers
have been taken off safely and it is
thotielit that tlr* vessel may be Moated* j
tomorrow.
Si. ii 1. < >ct. if A cattle train on
tie Soo line west of this city crashed
into In r< ar «.f a passenyer train this
morniny. overturniny the rear I’ullman
and wreckiny it. .Nli>. < lam Cross of
.\i ini ea pel is was killed and a hunt thirty
..the, pa-venyers were injured. Some
of them will proh aidy die.
Was'uhiyUm. I). C.. < )ct. ii .Secret a r\
Ta i reached, tite capital last niylit and
\\r.»nt his desk in the war department
t h mornir.y. lie came across the
continent without sop. Kvcn in
Ciiicayo lie did not leave hiscarduriuy
the ncecvory waft for transfer to
another line. The secretary sty-* i iiat
nothin- in his San Francisco interview i
rcyardiny I lie Chinese lio\cotl >iiould 1
In construed as a rethet i«.n npui Ameri
can consul.-* in tiiat country'.
• St* Petersburg, Oct. .'I The entire
Knssian nation is sounding the praises
of Count Witte for his diplomatic
triumph at the peace conference. Tim
czar lias offered to create for khbu. in
the cabinet the post of chancellor,
placing him at the head of the minis
try, with the riylit of interpellution.
which would practicalTy jrivn him
e^islat ive and veto power over tli.* re*
mainder <,f the cabinet.
M. Witte is considerin': the question
of acceptance. The posit ion offered
would confer upon him extraordinary
power, but dangerous responsibility as
well. A> a liberal bis actions would be
steadily antagonized by the reactionary
element associated with the irrand
dukes.
Washington, O. <k*t, .'l I wenty*
seven men perished on the roast guard
cutter Leyte which was lust in the
typltoon in the Philippines last week.
Only nine of the crew survived the
storm and reached the shore in safety,
(iovenor-(Jencra 1 Wright has made a
cable report which was received today
by ihe war department.
The report further states that crops
were practically destroyed throughout
the islands. The most valuable were
cocoa nut, hemp and rice, and their
loss will cause great distress in the
agricultural districts.
Telegraph lines were also prostrated
throughout the archipelago, excepting
tin- inter-island cables. 'The land lines
were blown down nearly everywhere.
liruenn. Austria. Oct. it Kival meet
ings iidd m ar each other In Oermans
ami Czechs in this city last night to
discuss the prop -ed establishment of
a Czechs* universin, resulted in a col
lision which bad to be broken up by
tile police. One hundred and sixty
persons w**re injured by clubbing or
In flying missiles.
Washington, I*. < .. <>ct. Tin
treasury department lias ordered a
general official inspect ion ol tlie steam
ecs on the northwestern coastwise and
Alaska lines wit!i the object of detect
ing any weak points in the vi s.sels.
I ’aris, < »c*. II The int**rnat ional t uher
culosis congress met here this morning,
with d.'iO • delegates in attendance
from all parts of tin* civilized worn!.
Tile purpose of the cong ess is to study
methods of repressing and curing the
ma lady.
St. Fattl. Minn.. <>et. I Judge \an
devanter in tlie t inted Slates cireuit
court today ruleu that the printing
paper trust must appear and answer
the questions propounded ip the attor
ney-general in th" 'ini institut'd by
Im gov. nimeiit to dissolve the trust.
Aiham. New York. <Vt. ' Ikivid Ik
ifiil made an argument before the
app ulate court this morning in it itial
etToit to save the li • of Albert '1.
I’alrick. the Neu Nock lawyer con
ii .ued to death for tin' murder of
W.iiiam M. I bee. an aged millionaire,
• -veral vears ago. I’atrick s sentence
was commuted a few monilie ago to
permit a rehearing ol his vase.
Seal! !••. < >ct. 4 Burly this morning
three men believed to he members ol
t ile gang v. ho held up t he Oreat Nor
thern ov ‘Hand near Jiallurd Monday
n -ht were -. ei. in the woodsnear Bal
lard. evidently teying to keep in hid
ing. Last night telegraph and tele
, iione wires were cut near Kirkland
across Lake Washington, and it i> be
ikved that the work was d tie by some
tlie robbers. From this it i> infer
red that the gang has broken up.
Washington. Ik F.. Oct. 4 Secretary
Bonaparte today published an open
]• tier in which he >ay> the Maryland
i tetnoerats rely wholly for success in
tin coming state election upon race
prejudice and the circulation of
false reports.
New York. <>ct. i Baron Kaioynra,
.Japanese minister of agriculture, is
reported here as saying that with the
conclusion of the war Japan will give
soecial attention to her ocean com
merce, and to that end will work for
the improvement of her ocean carriers
and methods of transportation, lie be
lieves that ocean freight rates to the
Orient by both oceans will soon be low
ered.
\ ;uuM>uvci\ i >. ' .. ' H*t. * -I*aron
Komuru, tin* .Japanese peace envoy,
sailed today on the Ftn press of
China. Secretary Sato in tin interview
said that he hoped no demonstration
of any kind would he made on their
arrival in Tokyo.
New Orleans. Oct. 4 Heavy and con
stant rains for several days have
Hooded the lower Mississippi region.
The Hood has presented a new diffi
culty in the fever situation. The
authorities find it difficult to regulate
the burial of fever victims. Several
eemetaries and the roads leading to
them are under water. In some eases
relatives have been compelled to float
with the eoilins of their dead many
miles to dry land to find a place for
temporary interment.
WAGNER’S PLACE
* FRED WAGNER. Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS
„ I
A good time and right treatment for everyone
Fourth averlue•Seward, Alaska
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURC J. M. CUMMINGS
THE SEATTLE BAR
ONLY the. best
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
Furnished Rooms f Seward, Alaska. |
New York, Oct. '» Frederick Cart
tun. convicted on t hree eharyes of biy
' atny. was yiveti nineteen years in pris
on l»y the judye ol the criminal court
this morniny. In passiny sentence the
! judye called Carlton a murderer, svv nd
| let* amt thief and said hi* ouyiit o b *
hanyed. Carlton is anotiier Hoc!., and
married women for their money at a
business. Hi* is believed to have kill
mi several ol bis wives.
Vancouver. 15. C.. Oct. 1 Steamer
t apil.mo, which arrived here this
; morniny from Lynn canal, reportsfind
ioy a huye mass of loys, trees and cart It
directly across the usual path of navi
yatiou in <Jueett Charlotte Sound. The
( apiliino’s oltieers say they could not
determine the oriyin of the lloatiny
| mass.
St. I’etershury. Oct. I Russia has
! applied for a loan of *::i»S.uiii».uoO to
,nect pressiuy necessities arisiny trom
tin- war.
Fore' n bankers are tryiny to place
tli" loan in America. France. (i.*rmauy. ,
Fnyland and Holland. The only hitch
n makiny the loan concerns the rate
of interest.
Seattle. Oet. ’> Thomas Daly and
.olin Noland attempted last liiyht to
bold up Cladstone’s yrocerv at the
! cot tier o! Fifth avenue and N ester
ay. two blocks from the police station.
An alarm was yiven and oltieers reach- ■
*’il the nlace as tin* men escaped from
the store and started to run. In a run
uiny liyht a buy by st a niter mimed
! Campbell. and <'unstable ( line were
shut. The bandits were captured alter
a rut uf live blocks in v Itieh many
shots were tired by the ellicers and
several !> • t lie robbers.
'I be Campbell boy is expected to die.
lie was shut throuyh the stum.urn.
< 'unstable < line will recover.
New York. Oct. •*» The Municipal
i Ownership l.eaytte h;ts nominated t on
rressinan William R. ilcarst, owner
of tin* New York .lournul. t'lticayo
American and San Francisco Kxamin
ei. for mayor of Creator Nov York.
; ov :• hi.-, protest. Mr. Ib at >t says that
ie cannot accept the nomination, a!-!
11*u■ •.ii in mpathy with the purposes
of the leayue. In cause lie i- a Demo
crat ic u!tici*-hotdi*r.
The possibility that the situation i
may not improve before t!»*• time set ,
President Goosevelt’- visit istroub
li r. tlie city olHcials. 'I’iie i’resident
has promised to be hero October L't-lM.
Great injury to crops lias resulted
from the Hoods. Many streams have
overflowed wide areas and in places,
the Witter is many feet deep.
Washington, lb G., Oct. •> I lie
national irrigation fund now contains
sllS.ooiMMO. Amon" the present plans
ol the irrigation bureau are included
projects for the reclamation of Tie.OOO
: acres of western lands.
All the mount tin and Parilie states
ar • embraced in the scheme of reelam- j
at ion which will be recommended by ,
the bureau. The total cost of the work
in those states is est imated at ?.50.000 OOP.
Washington. I). ('.. Oct.’» Secretary
Metcalf or the department of com
met\*e expressed tin* opinion today
that Congress should modify the
Chinese restriction law if its enforce-1
: men: is found to he so strimrent as to
injure trade relations with China.
Vienna. Oct. (» Whil° speaking in
the reiehsrnth this morning upon the
! government's internal policy Dr. Non |
Stern her" was frequently interrupted j
:*y Dr. Woli, leader of the Pan-Ger-;
man party. The questions interposed;
finally so exasperated Dr Von Stern-1
berg that he hurled a large "lass
pitcher at his opponent’s head, barely |
missing him. A general melee fol-j
lowed and the session adjourned on
j account of the excitement.
Kureku. Cal.. Oct. t! Steamer St.
Paul, cm route to San Francisco from
Portland^ went ashore yesterday near.
Point Gordo. A life-savin" crew saved
the passengers, numbering led. but the!
| vessel and cargo are probably a total
I loss.
I The stem no:* went ashore at the same
| point where tin H mu holt, was wrecked
| years atfo.
; Seward Assay
Office
Chemical Analyses and Assays Made
Price List for Assaying
(Jold or Silver. Sl.oO
(Jold and Silver. $2.00
Silver and Lead. $2.00
(Jold. Silver and Lead $‘».oo
Copper. sL.'o
(Jold and Copper.... $2..‘»o
(Jold. Silver and ('<*p
per. s;).r»o
Gold, Silver. (’upper
and Lead. si.on
Price* for other metal- ami mit.
er.il on apf licalion.
Gold and -ilver bullion re tilled.
I melted and a—used or pue
cha- ti.
i
] IJ. K. KLLSWOKTH.C. K.
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Washington. D. < .. < >ct. *» < • >111 j*1 • • t*•
arrangement v haw been made for the
entertainment <>f lie* Hritish naval
s<|uadron unde:- command of Prince
Louis of I’.af mhurg. Tlie >'piadron
will ar: ive at Annapolis November 1
and will l*e in- t tlun'*- l>y the North
American squadron un<!er I leaf Admiral
i’.vat v.
Alter two days at tie-naval aca iemy
and its environments tie- o beers will
proceed to V,'asidngton November I.
The next day a mo i-tion will be given
i,i their honor at the Whit- House.
The squadron will von after sail for
Neiv York. arriving there Nov e b r
7. and may remain the e - mu* time.
1 'e a i,a. III.. < >ct. <i I’rob Dougherty,
v.mcrintendt nt of tli city »cit ^
and prevalent of fin* lVor;! Nation.,'
batik, h.as been arrest* I on two tru ■
bills returned by the gr;ind jury in tie*
st:i!«- circuit court, charging him wi n
embezzlement and forgery .
'I’he school fund is found to be short
siio.euii, '1'l.e money was einbe//.l by
means of forg’eii voucbers for school
coal v hich wa> never supplied.
Washington. D. < .. < ct. ti Howard
M. Kutcliin. special agent i f the trea
sury department to supervise the sal
mon industries ot Alaska, was married
last night to Miss Mary Kimball,
daughter of Dr. Howard Kimball of
thi- city.
San Francisco, <>ct. <> It is proposed
to relit the steamer Alameda where
she IK s on the recks oil Fort Point.
Divers have found a big hole under
her boilers, and she oonnot h floated
until some repairs are made.
Washington. D D.. Oct. t» I he ted
oral government has decided to build
a stone wall thirty-five feet high
around the penitentiary on McNeil's
island in the state of Washington, on
account of the frequent escapes from
the prison which have been steadily
taking place. A strong wing will be
built for the detention of desperate
prisoners.
Washington. 1>. Oct. «» me .lap
anese and Kussian ambassadors held a
conference today to discuss the formal
exchange of ratifications of th 4 peace
treaty. The exchange will probably
be made at the White House, hut no
date was fixed.
Seattle, Oct. ti All trace of the
five e-*caped hamlits who held up thr*
Gri’at Northern overland last Monday
near Ballard* has been lost. Blood
hounds wen* unable to follow the trail
because of a fall of rain immediately
after the robbers took to the woods.
More than uu) tons of freight h ive
been shipped from Seattle to Bering
sea pdrts so far this surairtrr on the
xteiim **td sailing vessels engaged i.«
Lite trade'