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STRIKE PARALYZES
RUSSIAN INDUSTRIES
Disorder Reigns Throughout Empire and Witte Tells Czar that
On!) Constitution and Parliament can Prevent
Anarchy and Save Dynasty.
By ( able to the Daily Gateway
S1. IVtcrsIrtit’o*. (Vt f iie tike
> rapidly spreadhur throughout the
. ;Mpfre. No train 1- ft St. IVtei shurff
\ost» riiay ot today. I he idle U.eu a no.
i -sack- are in fr* ijtient contlit*t and
many have U*m killed on sides.
|-*\»r\ in.tHirtant railroad i> under
The strike i- now n -ymputhetic one
<unt at im i-trie tbrouifhom »he cut*
> •, •, pi rtiea! y pat .1 . d. in St.
i *,!, rshur j done 7<»ooo tu* . ha' notn*
Tlv 4 *;ir - 01 it o ' fro*n ivUmul
«(» 'i Mill- c;j l * H i H ! ^ h f h, ‘ *'■■ ‘ ‘
\ .... . • - t !.„ • ' a eommittee ol
:% o;d‘ w ith t unit ft iite. is in
, „ in.i-iy n cot sider I in* situation.
Yt . of i.'M-Ues. a Libera! or*
iio* . today cal led a strike ot a .
• v ■ - and o<vupa’ ion-.
1 mint \V tie Uit\ ' tite e/:«r to
a tu a Id or«t constitution with a
f • : ia-tient .It • a If" hi e! tvs
. ,, ,s T*,.* y of siv*
tin nation from anarchy and * he
six from possibleoverthrow. The
A'soeialed '"Css eor* e-p. t;d . :* >iys
•h* c/.ar i is a. reed t<> .rani these
- , «rn»s.
1 'Yii ear s it *\y pmUiNed arid : ite
d* u *ci - • •
t it s*
Ti"»;isjinds«>f}" op'eal - ihe l*OMU-rs
ivitii.' I* sva 1 waaoti'^or *;i.':y.
1 . uah of any • -r • n - ol U'ans*
port at ion. tu all the lar-v e'ni—
resignations rather than fare the pop
ular wrat h.
The proposed loan of $.'!(»(>.OdO.OtH)
:i>k d a " day- ago from the hankers
of lu-ropo has been held up ponding
•hi ■ i- rder-. I .eader- of t he -triker
iei ve 11dt; 15i'll t he I sink 'U - I hat t Tie loan
wiP in repudiated mde— it is auth
or vet: in a popular as-einbly.
St. IVuer-bury. < »et. -■'» The Uus-ian
yovenuui .it fear-the wor-t outbreak
a moil.y her own people that ha- oc
curred since the beginning of the war
wuii .l.ipan. .Many employe- on all
railroads nave gone out on -trike, and
their number - constantly increa-iug.
" i;h the result that railroad operation
i- almost paralyzed.
Tiie transportation of provisions to
Mo-cow amt other large cities from the
ayrietdtural di-tricts ha- been cut oft
atai n ut*h -uiVeritiy ha- i'een eau-ed by
tb -lear'h of too*, with no prospect of
relief. The government is considering:'
tin- advisability of putting the raitroad
un.ier mart;;: law a- the zone of then
operations is the scene ol eon-t:int tur
bulence andp »— iiiiitiesof insurrect ion
in a la rye -ea *.
KharkotT. Ilu la. ‘ Vt. L’i'i In a eon
ilic* b* tween * -neks and L’o.noo riot
crs. growing on: of the railroad strike
b,.;h -ides tired numerous -hot-, and
bomb-Vvere thrown. Many men were
killed and wounded on both -ide-..
The sti-ikm- have plundered store
•uai are -eeuri:.:: more arm- daily.
The situation i- steadily growing inure
critical throughout Itussia, and gen
eral rebellion may break out any day.
Several of tbe large cite - are threat
ened with famine, a- provi-ion- are
growing scarcer.
WilTf TO HEAD
RUSSIAN CABINET
libera! Statesman Restored to Po*er
end Jevish V\ ife Recognized
b\ Czarina.
Si. 1‘i ■ t. >!» rg. <H*t. 27 It :s deti
n'triv mm* ur.ced that an cdf't creat
j a i . .-ah net with t ntnt W itteat
. ■ -■■■"'
in a few day*.
i o iiite-- Witte who is a .!• wes- wa
ps- -ente i to the czarina today for the
time. r ’his e-iablisht - iter-ocial
status and the fact is regarded a> con
stituting the beginning of a new era
in tie- tpeatii!*nt of the Jew- in Russia.
ODD FELLOWS ORGANIZE
Will Have Social Club until Char
tc* can be Obtained
Fourteen Seward (Kid Fellows met
Sundty afte rnoon in the store of the
St ward ( om nercial Company and ar
ranged to organize an Odd Fellows
- rill club. At tht* present time a
!ouge cannot K* organized here because
Alaska is not ;n th* jurisdiction of any
grand lodge. Step- will be taken later
to obtain a lodge charter. 1* was
learned at the meeting yesterday that
about forty Odd Fellows are now living
in or near St ward
J. S. Slate' was • cted president
of the club. li. W. Young secretary,
and Dr. C. II. Gibbons was made the
third member of a committee with
them to drab by-laws, which \»i!! he
-ub nitted i t the next meeting, which
will be h**U in l)r. Gibbons' ottice
in the C;*«-tens’ building tomorrow
afternoon at I o’clock.
The clul w*!l secure permanent
rooms ano I bi regular meetings, con
ducting *l *’ • r *■•■ ni/;«tion very much as
a lodge.
DENIES THAT HE Is DEAD
Joseph MacDonald Resurrects
Himselt H orn Obituary
Some people don't know when they
are well off. Here is Joseph Mae*
Donald, former superintendent of the
Treadwell mine, who was reported to
have perished in a rto*»d in < >Ui Mexico,
and denh s that he lias ever been dead
since he was old » nough to remember.
He also rejects the efforts of several
well-meaning persons, given publicity
Trough tie- (fairway, to endow him
with another brother, oven though a
dead one v ho eon Id do him no harm.
Mr. MacDonald writos tho (lateway
the follow ing unreasonable letter from
(‘hlcago:
" Mv at,ention Ims been called to
m v.-ral i c fere nee s in laggard to my
death during a flood at (luanama.
Mexico, and also to the death of my
brother, Patrick MacDonald, near Sew
itrd. Inasmuch as I never had a brother
by the name of Patrick MacDonald and
do not know anyone of that name in
■ Alaska that i' related to me in any
way. you will doubtless ho glad to cor
rect the statement that has gone out
to that effect, and ir regard to my own
death and burial I am happy to .*ixv I
am still alive, well and happy and now
I in Mr. K. A. Shedd's office, with whom
I have been acquainted for many years.
SANTA ANA REACHES PORT
Did not yo Westward and Saiiad
Souihwarn this Morning
Steamer Santa Ann, (’apt. Mocre.
i arrived in Seward yesterday afternoon
from Seattle, wlvch port she left at
1 a. m. (Vtober ID She brought 12DS
tors of freight foi the Alaska Central,
including four fiat car*. Tho only lo
cal home to receive a consigdment
wa- the Pacific Coast Trading Com
pany. which received seven tons. The
Santa Ana had no cargo for the west*
, ward and bid not go beyond Seward.
Tim Santa Ana sailed this morning
•u !<:.»u for Seattle with a large list of
passengers, she will load ore at
i Pllariiar.
fiOOTfi $20 A
; DAY ON YENTNA
Men Come from Upper River With
With Glowing Accounts and
Gold to Back Them.
Men arc rookin'* ^20 a day on half a
dozen crocks ol the entnu river. t hi
ItheUertha canto Samuel (ice. who
went, up there early in the fall, when
the first reports came down, and lt>
oatod a claim, which lie says he worked
ten days, takiny out $2'>0. lie hail the
yold iti a bottle to support his state
! mi nt. Mr.’(lee went throityh on the
Uortha hut will bo hack next spriny to
work his claim.
Another passenyer on the Uortha.
now stayiny in Seward, was K. S.
William', who has just located some
promisiny copper claims on the Kash
uhitney lie states that :t steady
stream of men is tnoviny into the Yen
tna district, because of the reports
from tlioto. At Susitna station lie mot
'Chris Hanson, just out from the ro
Lion. who told him that men are work
iny on half a dozen small creeks which
i center and How into tin* Kahiltna in
neat’lv the same place. Tho Kahiltna
is tho west fork of the Yentna.
I lar.soh told Williams that the men
wore all tnkiny out yood pay, some of
t hem yet tiny *20 a day and upward.
Hanson and his partner came to the
j Inlot to yet supplies and were yoiny
directly hack. They have been in the
district nearly two years. Imt only
made their strike in .tune of this year.
Uotli Williams and .lolni Downey,
the latter a partner of William
McCarty in a yroup <>f Mata
I nusKa coal claims, toll of meetiny
(Ieorye Kberhariit :»t Knik station,
j 111)01 hat lit and his partner wont to the
Kahiltna this fall and in fourteen days
rocked out lit* OUUCi s of yold. 1 hey
immediately came down to Knik and
! outfitted at Palmer’s store to yo
directly hack.
TO DEVELOP Of!
(ALLS CREEK
By Cable to'hc Daily Gateway
San Francisco. Oct. 2(5 It is learned
lu*re that Lane and Andrews bit end to
i develop fully the ijuartz gold mining
property on Fall** < reek near Seward.
Alaska, upon which a bond was re
cently taken by an expert for them.
Charles 1 >. Lane admits that he has
had the property inspected and that
’he rep**rt is favorable.
SANTA CLARA ARRIVES
Brings Fifty-six Men to Work tor
Railroad Company
Steamer Santa Clara, (’apt. Schage.
arrived in port Wednesday evening at
“ o'clock. \ and one-half days out of
i Seattle. This is almost a record trip.
I To strike an average with her previous
tempestuous voyage she had perfect
weather all the way.
The Santa Clara brought eighteen
lirst-class passengers, and carried lifry
six men in the steerage to work for the
Alaska Central. She started with
seventy but at Valdez, fourteen mis
guided creatures fell victims to tin*
alternating currents of hot and cold air
generated by the boomers and tin*
glacier, or were overcome by the colTin
varnish dispensed 'there as whisky,
land dropped by the wayside. From
some cause they are now classified on
tlie 1 K>oks as “lost*, strayed or stolen.”
The Santa Clara brought about. 400
tons')* freight for Sew’ard. It included
consignments to nearly everybody in
town, and Freight Clerk Maekay re
mained here to help untangle ft while
the steamer wvnt on to Seldovia. She
had bit) tons for that port, mostly for
the railroad, and sailed at this
morning. She took a lot of mining
machinery for Frank Watson, to #o to
Knik.
Railroad Building Near Completion
The inside work on the railroad
huildinjf is proceeding rapidly and a
■ few more days will - e the end. About
! half the officials are already in.
WILL INCRfASf
WORKING FORCE
Ninety Laborers Arrive in Seward
and Railroad Company Aqent
Promises More.
The railroad company exj *cts soon
to have its working force largely in
creased. Tliirty-foui* men came on the
IJertha. and the Santa Clara brought
| fifty-six more. Frank Kelly, v. ho was
sent to Seattle h.v the railroad company
to secure men for the yjrnde, wired a
j clay er two uyo to .1. !’>. Cameron.
! engineer of construct ion, tol'in;*' of ids
success in ^ettirur men to semi oil t hose
! two vessels, and statiny that he be
i lieved he could send a -tei'rayfe load on
j every steamer.
Mr. Kelly will remain in Seattle for
| some time to employ men lor the rail*,
road. 'FIi-• la-k will he easier from
this time because hundreds of men
float into the Sound cities from the
harve-t fields of Eastern Washington
in < te'ober and November, and the
number always exceeds the demands of
'city contractors « h;rayed in str< et im
provements. In the-umtner the con
tract oi’’ often find it ! Ii’O to ■ e! luell
| enoujrh but in w Inter there i- a ways a
; surplus of laborers.
Trackin'; iny will be r muted in a
day or t wo and ih" rails will be laid to
mile Id. Hock Work on mile Id has
stopped it fora week. Another -trip
of rock work incomplete on mile Id
and when that i- finished the track will
he laid through in a short time to the
j first tunnel, on mile In.
BERTHA COMES AND GOES
Brings Thirty-four Kailroad Labor
ers and General Cargo
Steamer Hertha. ( apt. Knudsen, ar
j rived in port at II o’clock Saturday
j night, after being await* d with more
or less impatience for at lea.-* twelve
hours. She left \ aide/. Friday a 1;* r
noon hut had freight to discharge at
! Fort Liscutn. F.llamar and LMoivhe.
which required a great deal of tine.
She brought t wenty-four men to work
for the railroad, and took ten to# S*T
dovia. who will work tor 1*. 'Velch A
Company at Turtiagain Arm.
I Hishop Innocent ot Sitka, h* : > 1 *'f the
! Russian. or Creek ( at holie ehurcli in
! Alaska, was on the lxitha. a passenger
to Kodiak. He was accompanied 1>\ an
i assistant of some rank. The bishop
(attracted considerable at tent: >n when
! In* got oiT tin* boat and walked up the
i street here, wearing his mitre, and
j followed by his aid. who wore a head
j piece which looked like iN-anm genu
hut not the same specie-a - a plug hat.
I Roth men wear heavy be;* ds and are
I unmistakably Russian in appearance.
I The Hertha returned from the west
! ward Wednesday and sailed for the
'south two hours later. Site was gone
less than three days. coming straight
hack from Kodiak. She reports that
the freight congestion has been much
relieved at Seldovia and she had little
| trouble in discharge: there.
The passenger 1 i• t ot the 1 fort ha was
: heavy from Seward. She brought
(several from tlx west, including Chic
le nee H. Hobart, revenue inspector of
j the treasury department. From Seward
j went .1. .1. McManus, agent of the
j Alaska Commercial Company, who will
iconic back on the Fortlard early ir.
December: .1. T. O’Hrien. the mining
man. who came to Latouehe, and will
proceed to Seattle on u iatei boat. Airs,
Charles K. Rrown. who goes out to
liave her eye > treated: Father I*. TL
Turnell of the Catholic church, who
goes to Valdez and Liter to Juneau,
where lie will spend tlv winter, and
; ((i. Van 1 look
Purser Sam Christian cut short the
sale of tickets on account of the reser
vations he had already made forVahlez
; and Kayak.
Kmrinoer Caswell o* tlie Alaska
j Central, who has been making prelimi
nary surveys for the railroad the
Matanuska. Kashwhitnoy and Susitna
' valleys with a party of fifteen or
twenty men since last spring, returned
| to Seward on the Hertha. with part of
i his men.
Frank Watson also returned from
vlie Matanuska. where he has been for
some time to took after hi- proper*j*
i there.
WILL DEVELOP
FENINSLILA COAL
Syndicate Which located lands
Al;ove Seldovia Proposes
Immediate Woi*.
i Representatives ot the syndicat<• ot
Detroit capitalists who locat'd l-’>
; coal claims above Scldovia on tie* east
, side of Kenai peninsula hist summer
. will arrive in Seward in a few days and
; will proceed to the property atm ar
! range for developTero work 01 an • x
j tensive scale. Seven! m< n ha\ • !*■
| working there since tin locations w< r<
i made, to expose the outcroppings mor*
fully.
One ol the men. S. Wilcox, has '•« r
in Seward several dais to meet his em
ployers. He say s tlv litth■ woi k don«
so far shows that thecCal veins ar<
I extensive and probably of lirst-ebi"
'iiual ’.y. Port of it is cannel coal. It
; says that mueh-of it isgooi cokinge-a'
j He eotr'id"i's the deposits of
1 quality t han t hat now being mined bac
of Scldovia. which is a v r\ good lr
: ing ami steaming coal.
Two other syndicates iiave locate'
coal claims in the -aiue vicinity. » hi
, of t hem is composed ot Knglish e;:
mho are aiso understood to 1>
! planning immediate development.
Big Nome liner Will Come Here
Through Winter by Way of
Outside Passage.
Seattb. <>c*. 'Jii The Noun 1::>«■ ’
Oregon will be put on the SewaruA •> -
' dez n;n this wint,,r h\ the Northwe**
1 ern Steamship Companv. eonum nei: .
about I)i eetnher 1. Sh will run <>
the outside passage
The Oregon is now on the way do.1,
from Nome. She will probable 1><
overhauled before making her tits!
t rip to Seward.
I GU NDMOUNT A IN OF OK E
11. N. Coleman 3;iys there is Noth
ing but Copper at Latouclu*
" I have heard of a mountain of « r<
but I never really saw it until I went
tip the hill at Latouehe. back <>*
Iteatson’s tidewater mine." said !!. N.
Cob man a day or two ago. Any win
thi surface i-> seraiehed copper ore >
[ in sight. A string of claims which
! had only lieen prospected was sold
'recently for H*>.ih)o. A man n:im< 1
! Falls bought it and next year w ill put
in machinery to work it. He repre
sents eastern capital and is living on
the island now to look after tie* de
1 velopment work.
• This property was lncat -d se\rral
years ago lo ;» prospector named Axe'
Linn. He worked at it a little to de
velop it and a foreman for t feat sou.
went in on it. taking alnmt a one-fourth
interest. They have never spent much
on it. and the *».'> <>t» > is nearly all vel
vet to t hem.
•‘I agree with the experts who sa,\
that IVince William Sound is banked
with eopper ore. It sticks out every
| where. The islands adjoining Latouche
have the same formation and a little
| digging anywhere shows copper on .
It looks as though the Held is almost
limitless."
RAILROAD MAGNATES HERE
Comes to Seward to Look Over
Progress of Construction
1 G. • * Francis of Toronto. Canada.
' livas • r of Hie Alaska Central Kail
Lway < otnpany. und G. A. A. Middel
jbergerof New York, a representative
of Holland bondholders, arrived in
Seward on the Santa Clara, to inspect
i the progress of construction and look
' at the country.
The visitors were taken out over the
iline yesterday by several local officials
1 of the road. The party was headed by
,T. It. ( a neron, engineer of construe;
uon, and F. H. Stewart.assistant trea?
‘ urer.