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STRIKERS CUT j
SEVERAL WIRES
Railroad Officials now Claim Thai
Operations are Nearly
Normal
St Paul, All?. 10—Striking telegraph |
operators have cut the wires in several
places alonjf the lines of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
roads. Officers and detect ivesare nnik
incr strenuous efforts to cati li the per
petrators. It is believed that further i
attempts at cutting will he made and a
close watch will be kept.
The railroad officials assert that practi-j
cally normal conditions have been re-1
stored by the employment of new oper- j
ators to take the places of the strikers, i
Trains are running on better time now.
The strikers still claim to beconlidentof
winning ultimately.
Archbishop Chapeile Dead
New Orleans, Aug. Iff Archbishop
1\L. Gluipelle died this morning of j
yellow fever. after a persistent and at
.
times hopeful struck of several days
for hi> life. He was archbishop of the j
Homan C atholic jurisdiction in the j
state of Louisiana.
Twelve new cases of fever were re- j
ported today and live deaths. This
brings the total cases to date to GP1:
total deaths 124.
Try to Kidnap Governor's Boy
Santa Fe, N. M., Aug. Iff—Kidnapers
vesterdav afternoon attempted to carry
away the 10-yeur old son of Gov. Otero. 1
The boy was alone at the edge of town
at the time. His outcries attracted at
tention and the kidnapers were com
pelled to flee without him.
Less Pay For Nome Postmaster
Washington. 1>. O.. Aug. 10—The
salary of the postmaster at Xotue* Alas
ka has been reduced from $2,000 to $1,
S00 a year on account of decrease in
the business of the office.
Roosevelt Makes Speech
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Aug. lit -President
Roosevelt this afternoon delivered an
address to the delegates of the Cathol
ic Total Abstinence Union and of the
United Mine Workers, now in session
here. _
To Dive in Submarine Boat
Brooklyn, N. V., Aug. 10—The
submarine boat Plunger has been
ordered from the Brooklyn navy
yard to Oyster Bay, and it is reported
that President Roosevelt intends to
make a dive in the boat himself.
Fast Work on Building
The addition to the rear of Brown &
Hawkins store has been going up with
remarkable speed. t ontraetor Houle
began work last Monday morning and
the firm will be able to use the store by
next Monday. The roof is now on and
the inside finishing is in progress. The
upstairs of the addition will be used
for furnished rooms.
OFFICIALS MAY]
HOLD CLAiMSI
interior Department Decides That
federal Place Men Have
That Right
Washington, I). Aug. 10 To set
tle a question which has been raised |
the interior department has decided
that federal officials in Alaska may lo
cate and hold mining claims. Objec
tion had been made to their doing so.
The question was principally raised i
at Nome and it was claimed that feder
al officials there were taking advan
tage of their positions to obtain prece
dence in the acquisition of valuable
property. As no formal charge's have
been made the government will take i
no official notice of alleged conditions
there.
Jerome Wants to Run Again
New York, Aug. 10 i)istriei Attor
ney William Travers Jerome last night j
issued a letter to the public in which i
he announced that he will be a candi
date for re-election. He states that lie
will make the campaign on his record
in office.
China to Reorganize Navy
Pekin, Aug. 10 -The Chinese govern-;
nietit is planning to reorganize the navy
on the model of the Japanese navy.
The work will he entrusted to Japanese
and European naval experts anda large
sum of money will he expended on new
vessels.
Chinese Insult Consulate
Amoy, China, Aug. 10—The shield
on the American consulate building
has been defaced by unknown persons.
The act ion was no doubt inspired by
feeling against America because of the
Chinese exclusion laws, whioh has
been much stirred up here lately.
County Officials Indicted
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 10—The grand
jury of the Spokane superior court to
day returned indictment against County
Clerk Robert Koontz and County Trea
surer E. C. Erwin, on the charge of ac
cepting contributions from deputies to
aid in campaign expenses. It, is claim
ed that the contributions were in realty
enforced assessment and were required
as conditions of receiving positions.
Brings Large Mail Cargo
The Santa Clara brought thirty-one
sacks of mail for Seward and other
post offices beyond.
have Complete Building Slock
Jamieson & Liebes, who brought a
consignment of lumber from Seattle on
the Bertha, have opened a yard on
Fourth avenue near the Gateway offce.
The stock embraces all kinds of build
ing lumber and the first purchasers
will have ample variety to select from.
Brick and cement are also kept in ,
stock.
SANTA CLARA
NOW IN PORT
Steamer Arrives from Seattle With
Fassengers and Much
Freight
Steamer Santa (Jura. Capt. Schage,
arrived in port shortly before two
o'clock this afternoon, seven days out
from Seattle. She brought a full cargo
of general supplies for the Alaska Cent
ral beside some freight for local business
houses. She also brought lOb tons of
eoal for the coast survey steamer Patter
son. The vessel left Valdez yester
day morning at nine, as reported by
cable, but she spent twelve hours unload
ing lumber at Fort Liscum and left
thereat ld:o() last night.
Among ’he passengers on the Santa
Clara wasJ. R. VanCleve. master me
chanic of the Alaska t entral. who
went outside to purchase machinery tor
the railroad. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Van Cleve and their two children.
William Griffith, a mining expert re
presenting Chicago capitalists, came
up to inspect properties on the Maia
nuska.
Among the freight brought on the
Santa Clara was saw mill and machine
shop supplies for the Alaska Central,
purchased by Mr. Van Cleve. Ibis is
only a part of the machinery bought
by him for the railroad. A new cylin
der press and other office supplies for
the Gateway also came on the steamer.
The Santa Clara left Seattle the
morning of August 3. Her only stops
were at Kllamar, Valdez and Fort Lis
cnm. She reports that the Ldith sail
ed for Seward August 4 by the outside
passage, bringing material for railroad
const ruction.
The lirst-class passenger list of the
Santa Clara for Seward, numbering
twentyone, was as follows; G. \\. Ma
honey, James Butler, I. R. Crouse anti
two children, H. K. Crouse, P. Burling,
B. C. Kingsbury, L. M. Turner. Will
Griffith, H. N. Summers. J. Id. Quinn,
A. Lambeth, J. R. VanCleve, Mrs.
VanCleve and two children, Mrs. Mc
Innes, W. Armstrong, W. H. Hickey.
B. C. Taylor. Fifteen steerage pass
engers were also carried.
Addition to Seattle Bar
The excavation for the addition which
Tecklenberg & Cummings will build on
the rear of the Seattle bar is nearly
completed and the building will com
mence in a few days. Part ol the lum
ber is now on the ground. When tin
ished the equipment of the resort will
be much enlarged and several pool ta
bles will be put in. The upstairs will
be equipped as furnished rooms and
the entire building will be supplied
with steam heat.
G. E. Winter’s Cottage Going Up
The foundation for G. E. Winter’s
cottage on Third avenue is linished and
the frame will be up in a few days.
RtSUIfS MRIii
Steamer Reaches Norway With
Members of Faila-Ziegler
Party
HoniHji'svau'. Norway, Aujf., 10 -An
thony Fiala ami thirty-seven members
of the Fiala-Ziegler polar expedition,
wert* brought into this port today b\
the Arctic steamer Torranva, sent out
to rescue the part.
The Fiala party was sent out two
years ago in the ship American by
Ziegler, who has equipped several ves
sels to search for the north pole, and
the vessel has been cruising in the ice
of Neplitz bu\ since the winterof 1903-04.
Dr. Harper May Resign
Chicago, Aug. 10 It is again report
ed that Dr. Harper may resign Hu*
presidency of the Chicago university
on account of the cancer with which
he is a til ic led. it is understood that
medical skill has been unable to arrest
the cancerous growth.
Labor Troubles Continue
St. Petersburg, Aug. 10—The labor
situation in this city is unchanged.
Many striker's families are destitute
and renewed trouble is tcared.
Crcely Urges F/iorc Lines
Seattle, Aug. 10—Gen. (lively has
recommended that the gross receipts
arising from the operation of the gov
ernment land telegraph lines in Alaska
and t lie sea cables to the territorial
purls be devoted to the extension of the
of the lines. He says that by that me
I thod every pari of the territory can be
reached by wiae in live years.
Excelsior due Tomorrow
A cable from \ aide/, this afternoon
stated that the steamer Excelsior will
leave that port tonight at 10 o'clock.
She will have a barge in tow which
will make her progress slow and she is
not expected here before tomorrow
night. The barge is for the Alaska
Central and will be used as a lighter.
Comes to see Seward
Among tiie Santa Clara's passengers
was Col. G. VV. Mahoney of Seattle, a
heavy realty owner of that city and al
so of Seward. He purchased quite a
Ursre number of lots several months
ago without seeing them, and came up
to view his property. He is much pleuse
eit with his purchase and with Seward.
He will return on the Santa Clara.
Have Rival Railroad Projects
John Rosene and Col. A. W. Swanit/.
came up to Valdez on the Santa Clara
to promote rival railroad projects for
that town, according to the Seattle
Times of August 2, copies of which
came in today.
FOR RENT—Business lot. best pro
position gets it.
t.f MRS. STULL.