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yOL. I SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, lOOo_N0, ° *
GALE WRECKS
SOUND BOATS
Storm Blows 100 Miles an Hour in
the Straits and Damages
Much Shipping.
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, <>et. 7 in the straits of Juan 1
De Fuca yesterday the most terrific*
gale known in years, for it time blow
ing 100 miles an hour, rendered all
boats helpless. Several wrecks have
been reported and other boat" are
missing.
The wind blew almost its fiercely
over this city, and on Lake Washing
ton fifty boats were badly damaged.
Two boat-houses on the lake were torn
away from their moorings and practi
cally destroyed. The tug Union was i
beached at Smith Uove.
Telegraph and telephone wires are
down many places west of the* moun-,
tains, particularly to the northward of i
t his city along t he Sound. >
To Study St. Louis Bridges
By Cable to the Gateway
Washington. I). Oct. T Ala cab
inet meeting today it was decided to
investigate the charges made under I
the inter-state commerce law by
merchants that a co-ownership exists
of the two bridges and the ferry across
the Mississippi from that St Louis to the
Illinois side, and that tolls are fixed by ;
agreement.
Doctor Murders Little Girl
By Cable to the Gateway
Chicago, Oct. T Dr. Oliver B. Hart j
of Rogers Park, was arrested here to- !
dav for the murder of Irene Clokow, j
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10 years old. Ins adopted daughter.
The child was first assaulted, then
forced to drink poison. \\ hen he saw
she was dying Hart swallowed mor
phine and locked himself in the room
with the corpse of the girl. He was
unconscious when found but will re-j
cover and be prosecuted for murder.
Reports Big Catch of Seals
Victoria, B. C., Oct. 7 The sealing i
schooner Pasco arrived from Bering
sea today with 1040 ^kins. It reports
that more than 10,000 seals were
caught there during the past season.
Offer $5,000 Each for Bandits
St. Paul. Oct. 7 The Great North-j
ern Railway Company lias increased to
#5.000 reward for the capture of the
bandits who held up the overland train
near Ballard Monday night.
Packers Will Plead Not Guilty
Chicago, Oct. 7 The indicted pack
ers decided today to give up the tight
to quash the indictments charging
them with conspiracy under the anti
trust law, and will plead not guilty
next Monday.
GATES DODGES
SEATTLE POLICE
Swiftwater Bill is too fast for
Officers with Warrant Who
Watch Steamships.
By Cable to the Gateway
Seattle, Oet. 7 Swift water Bill (Sates
nave the slip to oftleers here who held
a telegraph warrant for him issued
from Fairbanks, Alaska, upon a charge
of embezzlement. He came down on
the steamship Ohio from Nome, but
managed to land while theotlieers were
looking for him. lie eannot he found
at any hotel.
Fairbanks, Alaska. Oet. 7 'The wife
and mother-in-law of Swiftwater Bill
Gates say that they do not know where
he is. _
Objects to Disfranchisement
By Cable to the Gateway
Baltimore, Oct. 7 At a meeting of
tin* Maryland Republican state com
mittee todax Secretary Bonaparte of
tile navy department made a speech
attacking the proposed amendment to
the state constitution which prescribes
tin cdicatior.al qualification for voters.
The secretary said that while the
amendment was aimed at the* colored
vote the effect, it it should he adopted
and fairly enforced would be to dis
franchise 52.0(10 negroes and 04,000
white men. He criticised the amend
ment as wrong in principle.
Canal Uader War Department
By Gable to the Gateway
Washington, I). ('., Oct. 7 It lias
been decided that I he direction of
Panama construction shall remain with
the war department, and tin* members
of the canal commission will be under
the authority of Secretary Tati, who
will govern the canal /one.
McCurdy Draws $ 1 i>0.000 Salary
By Cable to the Gateway
New York. Oct. 7 The payroll of
officers and employes of the Mutual
Life Insurance (’ompany xvas produced
before the investigating committee to
cay. It shows that President Richard
A. McC urdy draws a salary of $150,000
a year, and tin* vice president $.>0,000.
To Give All a Chance to *‘Tub"
Gould Conners are building a rein
addition to their barber shop to make
room for another bathtub. The two
they have now are often in such de
mand that a man who wants to “tub"
often has to wait until he becomes im
patient.
On the Cpper Kougarok where the
strike was recently made, some of the
operators pay $7 a day and board, and
one pays $8 and board. But everything
else is in proportion.
MAY HAVE CUBA
UPON ITS HANDS
Politician Says Inited States Should
Tackle the Old Burden
Once More.
By Cable to the Gateway
Dawson. V. T. Oct. 7 The >tearner
Tanana just in from Fairbanks, reports
that the output of gold in the Tanana
district this year will be $7,000,000.
The output to date has been in ex
I cess of $5,000,000and the summer clean
ups are expected to add nearly
$2,000,000 more.
Charges Extensive Land Frauds
By Cable to the Gateway
Salem, Ore., Oct. 7 In an open letter
! Gov. Ghamberlain charges D. J.
Kelliher, an extensivcoperator in lands,
I with securing 100.000 acres ot the pub
lic domain by fraud.
Declare for Tariff Revision
Roston, Oct. 7 The Massachusetts
Republican state convention today de
clared for the revision of tin* tariIT*.
“FRENCHY” BEAT& FOLEY
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Latter had Scence but was Weak
and Out of Training.
** KVenchy” ( harlat, the champion of
the survey steamer Patterson, knocked
| out Jack Foley last night in the third
round with repeated blows in the
stomach, some of which looked pretty
low to the crowd, ( harlat s style ot
lighting was so nearly foul all the time
that Referee Thompson warned him
repeatedly. Foley was out of condition
! hut showed science and in the opinion
of the crowd could heat ( harlat easily
when in t raining.
Foley came upon tlie Valencia from
« San Francisco in August and had been
working on the gr;ide until a few clays
ago when he came to town to spend
his money. 11 is friends say that he
he had been drinking a good deal more
than he had been eating for several
j days, and had been warming saloon
chairs at night instead of sleeping in a
bed. He went into the ring without
any training at all. Mr. Thompson
o’av'e him $5 extra for the showing he
1 made.
A preliminary, between "Spike
Sullivan and "Charlie, " an attache of
the Bank saloon, was lively the first
two rounds, but the boys got out of
wind in the third, and the referee
called a draw.
William M. Fagan was announcer
and master of ceremonies and out of
the wealth of experience which he ac
quired as a sporting writer and follower
; of the ring in 'Frisco, gave touches to
the entertainment which helped it
along amazingly.
| TANANA OUTPUT
IS $7,000,060
Latest Report fixes the Season’s
Yield Above all Previous
fstimates.
By Cable to the Gateway
New York. Oct. 7 General Jose
Miguel Gome/, who was the Liberal
canidate for tin* presidency of Cuba
; but withdrew when the preliminary
balloting for election officers resulted
in an overwhelming victory for Presi
dent Palma, who is a candidate for re
elect ion as the nominee of tin* Moder
ate. arrived here todax and freely de
nounced the Palma administration.
Gei . Gomez^says it is now t-^ie duty
of the United States to interfere in
the government of Cuba under the pro
visions of the Platt amendment, which
was made a condition of independence
•by tin* U. S. Senate and was adopted
into the Cuban constitution. He
charges President Palma with despot
ism and his party with the use of fraud
land force at tin* polls. He insists that
an investigation should be made by the
United States government.
Hunger Drives Prisoners to Strike
St. Petersburg. Oct. 7 -A general
'strike is on in Russian prisons because
o< hunger. Many prisoners are said to
be c n the ver^re of starvation. Numer
ous complaints of ill treatment of
| female prisoners have added to the
• dist urbances.
JUKY ACQUITS BOTH MEN
Finds that George Shaw and John
Engwall Did not Steal
George Shaw and John Engwall were
i acquitted both of tlie charge of
petty larceny in taking several small
i articles from tin* railroad dock last
Tuesday morning, by a jury which
I stayed out all last night before the
members could get together.
The case was tried yesterday before
Judge Hildreth. It occupied the whole
afternoon and evening until 11 o'clock.
In two hours the jury came back with
the verdict. ’‘Not guilty with intent to
steal.” Being instructed by the court
j that they must return an unvarnished
I verdict one way or the other the twelve1
j retired again and struggled with the
! problem until 5 o'clock.
Engwall admitted taking the stult
hut said it was lying loose on the dock
and the longshoremen were running
their trucks over it. so he thought he
might as well have it. Shaw was at
home all the time.
Assistant lT. S. District Attorney
i Clegg prosecuted the case and J. L.
I Heed defended.
Temperature at 4 p. m. today -45.