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With 305 r.ten and Wives of Two Ships’ Captains and Only Sixty j
kcnzie River -Escape Barred Until Summer.
Ten whaling vessels with JOn men and provisions for two months
(M1jv ,uv lo. ked in an in* park in the Arctic sea near the mouth of
t , . m .n/;u» river. Therc is no possibility of their getting out
I,.More next summer and it' they survive it must be by supplemont
ttheir meager slock of supplies with the animal life of the
frozen north. The wives of two ship s captains are with them.
One vessel, the Norwall. had intended to winter in the north
;i:id has provisions sufficient to last her sixty men two years. The
t. luns ha l barely enough early in September to take them to San
Francisco. The stock carried on the Norwall divided up among
tkeiM all. supposing them to be close enough together to aid each
other, will not suffice for the fleet half through the winter on the
shortest possible rations.
The news came to Seward yesterday on the Corwin, which re
fly el the stop at Dutch Harbor. A cable message had been left
them by the revenue cutter Hear to be sent from Seward to the
owners'of the whaling fleet in San Francisco. The Hear picked
this up somewhere in Bering sea from the whaling steamer Bayliss |
of the same fleet, which with the Monterey escaped from the ice
pack after they had been buffeted by it for twenty-two days
between the Muelvonzie river and Point Harrow.
The Bayliss was loaded with i'i’.OOO gallons of whale oil and was
bound for San Francisco. Her captain did not wish to lose time
p .'.ting in to Nome to cable, so gave the news to the Beal, whit L
was tocome to Seward with it. Before reaching Dutch Harbor
the Bear broke the crank pin of her shaft, and hoisting a sail went
straight t > San Francisco, leaving the message for the tirst. boat
which might stop there.
The ten ships which are locked in for the long Arctic winter are
t]... 1 Jelvidore, Capt. Cottle, the Alexander, Capt. James Teller,
the Bohead. Capt. Cook and Mrs. Cook, the Karluk, Capt.
McGregor, the Jeannette, Capt. North, schooner Laura Mattson,
C;;pt. Cook, the Herman, Capt. Burnum, the Thrasher, Capt.
Brackenburg, the Norwall and the Baluga, masters unknown, lhe
name of the other woman besides Mrs. Cook is not reported.
The Monterey was the tirst to got out from the ice pack, and she
probably supposed the others would be able to escape, as no re
port has been made by her along the Alaska coast, lhe Baj liss
saw her airHid. and came out herself into comparatively clear
water where she could make headway, September 10. All the
others were behind and as the ice was closing in rapidly the
master of the Bayliss reported to the Bear that escape avus im
possible for any of them. By the narrowest chance he found an
outlet through tie* floating icebergs, which might at any.time have
closed upon his ship and crushed it. or at least held it fast. That
the others are ice-bound until next summer is as certain as it they
could be seen there.
Some of the whalers had expected to winter in the Arctic, and a
big three-masted schooner went up in the summer to carry provi
sions to them. She was met by the ice floes and compelled to turn
hack. The ice pack formed earlier than usual and caught the
fleet as it was headed for the westward, intending to reach Bering
sea. The seething, plunging walls of ice blocked their path
hundreds of miles east of Point Barrow, and only the Monterey
and Bayliss found a way through.
The Bayliss was not only one of the fortunate two to escape but
was the only lucky one in her catch. Her crew caught sixteen
whales, yielding ili’.OOO gallons. The Monterey brought out the
product of one, and the Karluk got one, whose oil may aid in the
struggle of her crew for subsistence. Besides their slim stock of
provisions the ice-bound crews have only the chance of killing an
occasional walrus or polar bear to keep up their commissaries.
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Horsemen Recognize Cataract as
Freckman, Stolen from Oak
land Last Winter.
By Catble o the Gateway
New York, Nov. 1 A horse entered
under the name of t'ataract at .Jamaica j
track today was positively identified 1
bv manv horsemen as Freckman, one <
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of the speediest horses on the Pacific
coast, lie was stolen from Oakland
track last February and had not since j
been heard of until he was brought
upon the Jamaica grounds today.
Freckman’* head and lejfs had been
painted, covering white points, and he
was entered in a lield from which he
could have run awa\ with east*. 'The
hackers of the **rin^er” had planned
to make a killing, and would undoubt •
edlv have done so had not the animal
been recognized.
GOING OUT TO SEE THE LINE j
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Party of Railroad Officials Will
Start Tomorrow
A party of railroad men will go out
tomorrow to look at the line. 'Hie party i
will include General Manager Poland,
J. 15. Cameron, engineer of construc
tion, G. \j. Francis, treasure!* of the
company, G. A. A. Middleberg, repre-1
senting Holland bondholders, and j
George Wilkinson, who is here audit-j
ing tin* company's books. Storekeeper!
Holland will go with the party on busi
ness of his department.
Messrs. Middleberg, Cameron and
Wilkinson will return tomorrow eve
ning. Mr. Poland and Mr. Francis
will go on to Turnagain Arm and will
not be back before Saturday.
Associated Press Man Here
Among the arrivals in Seward on the
steamer Corwin was L. F. Shaw, a cor-!
respondent of the Associated Press,
who has been in Nome for some time,
lie went out on the railroad today to
see the line,
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Dr. Daggett lias a Daughter
A young lady took up her residence
with Dr. and Mrs. Daggett this morning j
with the announcement that she in-j
tended to stay. She claims the name
of Miss Daggett.
Master Mechanic to Move Office
The offices of the master mechanic
of the Alaska Central will he moved to
the new building tomorrow. Mr. Van
Cleve and his assistants will occupy a j
suite of rooms in the southwest corner j
on the second floor.
Wagner's saloon was handsomely
papered yesterday, and it presents a
very attractive appearance. Still Mr.
Wagner finds it necessary to explain
to customers why a man with his name
had paper of a Hibernian tinge hung
upon his walls.
The small boys were unable to work
up much enthusiasm last night and they
fell far short of Hallowe’en require
ments. Rain and darkness were too
much for them.
The regular meeting of the whist
club, which was due tonight^ is post*!
poned until next Wednesday night.
Temperature at 3 p% m, today- 47.
All Russian Cities in Delirium ot Triumph and Vast Crowds Parade
Streets ot Capital—Witte Promises Politics! Amnesty
and Genera! Liberty tor All Provinces.
Cy Cable to the Gateway
St. Petersburg, Nov. 1 Popular ex
uberance over the change ton constitu
tional form of government lias vented
itself in scenes of the wildest en
thusiasm. Last night for hours 200.000
men marched the streets, while the
whole population of the city seemed to
he out of doors.
Witte promises universal amnesty
for all past political offenses. A mani
festo is in preparation including this s
with a more detailed statement of the
reforms which will he adopted.
No effort is being made to restrain
the populace and there appears little
disposition on tlie pari ol the people to
create any unlawful disorder. \\ itte
says it would be madness to move addi
tional troops upon the city at this time,
and no need of their presence seems to
exist. Last night Socialists clashed
in the streets with the troops but
little damage was done. Several red
flags were confiscated. _
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PORTLAND BRINGS LABORERS
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Has 100 Men Aboard to Work Here
on the Railroad
Steamer Portland, which sailed from
Seattle the evening of October -S "'ill
bring 130 passengers, of whom loo are
laborers for the Alaska Central. Sin*
should arrive here next Monday or
Tuesday.
A cable message to K. IK (,ray
yesterday evening stated that the
Portland is bringing a large stock ol
lumber for the Vakutat Ltinih r Com
pany and 130 tons ol coal lot t hi
Seward Fuel Company. The coal was.
taken on at Nanaimo. The steamer
h is also 180 tons of general merchan
dise for Seward business houses.
Gets Fine Ivory Specimens
(/apt. West of the Corwin presented
to IK IK Gray several tine ivory speci- j
mens which had been dropped on I >■ • ing
sea beaches by careless walruses. < hie is
a whole walrus skull with tusks in per
feel condition. Another is a tusk of J
unusual size, lacking only a small piece
at the point. Several teeth are also in
the lot.
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Nelson Rich Returns Rome
Among the Santa < 'lara’s passengers
for Seattle was Nelson Itich, of Rich
& Harris, the contractors who are bor
ing the five railroad tunnels on mile 52.,
Mr. Harris will remain here and super
intend the work.
The Seward Fuel Company has a;
full line of Franklin coal which arrived
Steamer Bertha, They will have 100
tons fine house coal on the Fort land. *
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for up-to-date and first class work,
ladies' and gents’ work a specialty.
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Curs tens building.
Helsingfors. Finland, Nov. 1 A pro
clamation was issued here today prom
ising* the restoration of constitutional
government in Finland with arbitrary
conditions. A petition was presented
to the governor of the province i/ii re
ceipt of the news of the czar’s abdicat
ion. by Prince John Obolonsky, signed
by iiimself and othernotables, demand
ing an immediate return to the cur
st itutional regime.
in reply the governor said that he
had already been directed to call a
session of the Finnish diet to pass
legislation for reconstruction upon a
constitutional basis.
Warsaw, Nov. I -General rejoicing
throughout Poland over the proini.* •
of constitutional liberty ha* < au-cd. an
almost total suspension of badne>*.
Nevertheless the strikers say the\ will
remain out until the Polish lan ruaev
and ri#ht of self-government are otlici
ally restored to the people.
STEAMER CORWIN SAILS
Will Make No Stops Until ShjL*
Reaches Juneau
Steamer Corwin sailed this morning
a* 0:J0 for Seattle, taking about thirty
passengers. From Seward she took
Mrs. Myers and four second-class. The
vessel will make no stops until she
reaches Juneau.
The Corwin has been operating all
summer in Bering sea from Nome to
Kotzebue sound. This is her third year
on that run. For two seasons she has
been the first steamer to sail for
Seattle from Nome in the spring, (apt.
West has had Mrs. West with him all
summer and site says she likes the lift.
The Corwin's passenger list for Sew
ard was as follows: L. F. Shaw. 1\ J,
McDermott, Fd. King, Nels Peterson,
W. L. Licknor, J. Wider, John Kelly.
W, IK Brown, James McLaughton, A.
Erickson, W. S. Deck, J). J. Walsh and
Mrs. D. J. Walsh.
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