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yQLt | SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1905_NO- 50
GREAT NORTHERN
TRAIN HELD IIP
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, Oct. .‘5 Seven masked men
held up the (Ireat Northern overland
train live miles north of Ballard last
night. They dynamited the express
car safe ard secured the money in it.
The superintendent of the express
company says the amount was small.
Five of the robbers escaped, but two
voting men who went through the
coaches holding up passengers were
captured by the nervy action of men in
one car. who took them by surprise
and overpowered them. The sheriff
has several posses out scouring the
country for the bandits who escaped.
Taft Reaches Washington j
By Cable to the Gateway
Washington, D. (*., Oct. :> Secretary |
Taft reached the capital last night and
was at his desk in the war department
this morning. He came across the
continent without stop. Hven in
Chicago he did not leave hi> car during
the necessary wait for transfei to
another line. The secretary says that
nothing in his San Francisco interview
regarding the Chinese boycott should
be construed as a reflection upon Ameri
can consuls in that untry.
Steamer Still On Rocks
By Cable to the Gateway
San Francisco, <>ct. .'1 Steamer
Alameda, which went on the rocks in
front of Fort Point yesterday, is still
stuck fast with water pounding into
her sides. The cargo and passengers
have been taken off safely and it is
thought that the vessel may he floated
tomorrow.
Thirty Injured, One Dead
Bv Cable to the Gatewey
St. Paul, Oct. :> A cattle train on
the Soo line west ot this city crashed
into tin* rear of a passenger train this
morning, overturning the rear Pullman
and wrecking it. Mrs. Clara Cross of
M inneapolis was killed and about t hirty
other passengers were injured. Some
of them will probably die.
Roosevelt Shows the Writings
By Cable to the Gateway
Washington. I). C.,Oct. President
Roosevelt made public today the coi
respondence in the Loomis-Bowen etn
broglio. The President says that tin*
late Secretary Hay disagreed with him
as to the justice of the *• mild censure"
of Loomis in Secretary Taft's report.
Mr. Hay believed that Bowen really
intended to attack him.
To Inspect Alaska Steamer Lines
Washington, D. C., Oct. 3 The
treasury department has ordered a
general official inspection of the steam
ers on the northwestern coastwise and
Alaska lines with the object of detect
ing any weak points in the vessels.
Temperature at 4 p. m. today—50.
Steamer Santa Clara, ('apt. Schage,
reached port last nijjfht at T: 1 • > nearl\
ten days out from Seattle, after a tem
pestuous voyage which called for rare,
judgement and nerve on tilt* part of ’
her master. As usual tin* vessel was j
cleared for the outside passage, but on
reaching the open ocean at ( harlottej
Sound sin* struck a y’alt* which made i
progress imposMble and to avoid immi-j
nent peril of sliipwreck (apt. Schaye i
turned back and came up by the inside
passage to Cross Sountl. from then*
ht* sailed straight to Valdez..
1 touuli wear her was encountered
from the start. The Santa Clara left
Seattle Friday evening. September
T2, at 11 o'clock. By her usual course \
of sailing she should have come t hrouyfh
hv last Fridav. The passengers are
if ratified to he here at all. and in testi
mony of their sentiments, when they
were nearing* the end, they adopte 1
resolutions of thanks to ( apt. Schajfe,
in which they state the opinion that
I to his skill as a navigator and tin* dis
cipline of his crew they had come
through safely.
Seward passengers express the belief
that the Santa Clara was in real dan
ger when she met the storm outside
i Charlotte Sound. The vessel pitched
• fearfully, the sea swept over her side
I and the gale blew until the captain
was driven off the bridge. If he had
not done so the wind would have
carried him off. Many of the passen
gers were deathly sick, cld travelers
among them say they never saw such
a storm in the North Pacific. Might
j head of cattle died and were thrown
overboard.
The Santa Clara sailed with nearly
1,000 tons of freight, part of which was
for Valdez. For Seward she had 4ob
tons, and for Seldovia 26b, the latter
for the railroad, to he taken to I urn
again Arm. Most of the Seward cargo
was for the railroad, although local
merchants received numerous consign
ment^ Twenty head of cattle for the
railroad company were embarked, eight
perished in tin* storm and one reached
Seward only to die on the wharf after
being lifted off practically as dead
! freight.
Among the Santa Clara's passengers
were several well-known persons. The
list includes Nelson Rich of Rich &
Harris, contractors on the railroad
tunnels: .1. L. Graef. the tinner and
stove merchant, who made the round
trip on the Santa Clara and ordered a
large stock of stoves an plumbing goods
for his business while in Seattle; Mrs.
Dr. Arthur E. Burns and child; who
have been absent for several months:
Neal Sexton, son of George Sexton,
who has just graduated from the Acme
business college of Seattle.
Valdez sent over a numerous dele
gat ion, including Rev. F. <'. Taylor
and Mrs. Tiylor: Alvah Fames, chief
clerk of the V. S. mail service for |
Southern Alaska: II. F. Revell. who •
went thereto get dogs for the rail
road: J. W. Williams, W. Williams,
H. II. Fitch. A. Knglesen. M. .1.
< 'laussen.
Among tht> freight on the Santa
Clara was a huge compressor for Rich |
Harris, to he used in driving the
drills in the railroad tunnels. It runs
l)v steam. With it is a healthy s|)tci
mon of Pujjet Sound fir to bo usod ns a
bod. This stick is twenty feet lontf!
and $>x44 inches. It weighs three!
tons. Mr. Harris ordered twosmnller
timbers and received this instead. He I
says he can use it.
The Santa Clara sailed for Seldovia
at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and should
(>e hack Thursday.
The resolutions presented to Cant.
Schage b\ the passengers of the Santa
(’lara were as follows :
On hoard the S. S. Santa Clara.
Oct. 1st.. 1905.
To whom it may concern.
We the passengers are umjualifiedly
unanimous in proclaiming it as our
best judgment, that the safe arrival
of this ship at its port of destination is
almost wholly due to the good judg
ment and prompt action of Capt. G. *1.
Schage and his able assistants.
Many of us are veteran travelers on
these waters and well knew our peri
lous position. Arrival at Port Alex
ander a few hours later would have
been certain death to the balance of j
the cattle, (as it was eight were lost).
A number of passengers were in a
critical condition, windows were smash
ed in and all had to he boarded up. j
The crew was on duty day and night |
saving the cargo.
\Ve therefore wish to express our
heart-felt and everlasting gratitude to;
the brave commander of this ship.
We wish further to say that we ap- s
: predate tin* fine discipline and gentle-1
| manly conduct that pervades evervj
department on t his ship.
Realizing the dangers we passed;
| through we feel that we would tail in
•our duty should we not express our
! gratitude in this or some other appro
I priate way.
H. A. Ingalls, G. W. Esterly, liobt.
Grieve. M. D., Mrs. F. A. Castle, J. G. j
Graef, Geo. W. Hussey. W. E. Thomas, j
C. Williams, Price Nettleton. if. F. j
! Tulley, I. N. Bennett. Claude Irwin, j
i Wm. * Wesserly, A. J. Finnigan, M. 1
Sexton, Tim Marcum. Mrs. Arthur E. j
Burns. I. Segal. R. C. Burton, Nelson J
Rich. _
Police Break up the Party
By Cable to the Gateway
Bruenn, Austria. Oct. :i Rival meet
1 insi's held near each other by Germans
; and Czechs in this city last night to i
discuss the proposed establishment of j
a Czechs’ university, resulted in a col
lision which had to be broken up by
the police. One hundred and sixty,
! persons were injured by clubbing or
| }Ky living missiles.
I
PAT CROWE !S
CAliST AT EAST
By Cable to the Cateway
Butte. Montana. Oct. 5 Hat Crowe,
who has been notorious for five years
because of his alleged connection with
the Kidnaping of Kdward Cudahy Jr.,
the 15-year old son of the Omaha pack
er, five years ago. was captured here
today. IT is presence was tipped off to
the police by associates whom he trust
ed. ( Yowe admits his identity and says
he will go hack without a requisition,
[{e denies an\ connection with the
kidnaping.
The kidnapers obtained $25,000 from
Cudahv through a threat U) destroy
the hoy’s sight. They captured the
boy on the streets of Omaha and kept
him two days in a lonely house. The
description of one of the kidnapers fit
ted Crowe perfect 1\ and lie disappear
de. He says h<* lias since traveled ex
tensively throughout the world, and has
often been in Omaha. His presence
there a few weeks ago was reported
by a man who knew him well.
Hiroshima Fire Burns >5,000,000
By Cable to the Gateway
Tokyo. Oft. -*i—Fire startin^f in a
More at Hiroshima spread until twenty
hui'dinsfs were eonsumed with a loss ot
^o.OOO.O'M). The flames were extin
guished with *r resit difficulty, troops
^ I
being called in to assist. Incendiarism
is suspected.
Calls for New Tyoonok Bids
New bids for the star route contract
from Seward to Tyoonok by way ot
Knik during the winter months have
been called for by Cnief Clerk K imes
as all of the bids put in at the iirst call
are too high. Mr. Karnes says he is
certain the government will not ac
cept any of them. The new call is for
a limited service of lot) pounds, to be
carried once a month from November
1 to March 31. Mr. Karnes came over
from Valdez on the Santa Clara and
wilj return on that vessel. Fie is stay
ing at the McNeiley hotel.
t. W. Gray’s Sjccessor Named
K. U. Gray will be succeeded as
Seward agent for the Northwestern
Steamship Company by S. 1\ Brown of
Seattle, who will arrive on the Excel
sior about October 11. Mr. Gray re
ceived a letter on the Santa ( lara from
General Manager Trowbridge, accept
ing his resignation which he sent in a
month ago. Mr. Gray s time is fully
occupied by his position as wharf agent
for the railroad company and his pri
vate business.
Chamber Will Meet Tonight
The chamber of commerce will meet
this evening at H o'clock in Moore's
hall to transact the business which
was scheduled for last night. The
arrival of the Santa Clara distracted
the attention of everybody and no
meeting was held.