175 CHILDREN
LOST IN EIRE
School Building in Names and
Locked Doors Cause Dread
ful Calamity.
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Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. A tire
broke out yesterday in the public
school building at Collinwood, a small
town on the lake shore east of this
city. It is estimated that IT.) children
lost their lives. The side doors of the
building were locked, and exit thus
being shut otY the children were penn
eu in and sutYocated by the dames and
hot smoke. An investigation of the
origin of the fire and the reason of the
locked doors is being made.
Trying to Place the Blame
Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 6—1 he author
ities investigating, the cause of the lire
in the Collinwood school building and
the reason for having the side doors
locked have not yet reported their
finding.
FLAMES CAUSE
IMMENSE LOSS
Fire Lays Waste fifty-five Acres
of Tampa, florida, and
Causes One Death.
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Tampa, Florida, Mar. 2—Fire broke
out here last night. The entire nor
thern section of the city was destroyed.
The burned area covers tifty-fve acres.
Hotels, cttfes. lodging-houses, whole
sale and retail buiness blocks were all
swept away.
The tire was caused by the crossing
of live wires The malitia have been
called out and are now on guard in the
burned district to prevent thieves from
robbing, and plundering thegoods that
may have been saved from the flames
and water.
So far as known but one death was
caused in the disaster.
TWENTY LIVES
LOST IN STORM
Gales and Blinards Sweep Brit
ish Isles Foundering Vessels
and Drowning Seamen.
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London, Mar. 7—The severe storms
. and blizzards that have been sweeping
[ over the British Isles have caused
much damage and destruction of life
together with the foundering of many
vessels. At least twenty lives are
known to be lost.
Blizzards Raging in England
London, Mar. 2—England is suffer
ing from storms of unusual severity,
and blizzards are reported from all
parts of the country.
SILVER TONGUED ORATOR
WILL OPEN EXPOSITION
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Washington, D. C., Mar.4—The
management of the Alaska- Yukon
Pacific exposition is making all plans
to open the great fair at the appointed
time in 1909. Senator Chaucey M.
Depew has been invited to make the
opening address and has accepted the
invitation.
Steamer Faralon reached the dock
from Seattle at 4 o’clock this p. m.
SILAS H. REID
IS CONFIRMED
Senate Takes Action and Sanc
tons Nomination of Alaska’s
New Federal Judge.
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Seattle, Mar.7-—'The nomination of
Silas H. Reid for Judge of the Third
Judicial Division of the Territory of
Alaska, which had been so long held
up by the senate at Washington, was
yesterday confirmed by that body.
The Alaskans wintering in Seattle
are expressing themselves as much
pleased with the senate’s action.
Will Be Confirmed
Washington. D. C.4 Mar. 3—The
nomination of Judge Silas H. Reid for
judge of the Third judicial division of
the territory of Alaska, which has
long been held up is now reported fa
vorably to the senate by the judiciary
committee and is expected to go
through.
CALE WINS IN
POSTOFFICE TILT
Alaska’s Delegate Ends Contest
With Governor and Has His
Candidates Confrmed.
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Washington, D. G., Mar. 5—Dele
gate Thomas Cale, from Alaska, says
that his candidates for the postmaster
'll ips at Valdez, and Skagway have
been confirmed, and that the patron
age trouble between himself and Gov
ernor Hoggatt over these positions is
at an end. Gale's nominations were .T.
D. Jeferson for Valdez and A. S. Kin- j
dell for Skagway.
TO CLOSE OR
NOT TO CLOSE
Movement to Force Management
of 4Y-P Fair Bar Gates on
Sunday Meets Opposition.
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Washington, D. C., Mar. 3—The
question of Sunday closing for the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition to be
held in Seattle next year, has been un
der discussion by members of both
House and the Senate, where opinion
is divided, and the outcome of the at
tempt to force the management to
close the gates on Sunday is uncertain.
South Carolina Eelcts Senator
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Columbus. S. C., Mar. 7—Frank
Gary has been elected to the United
States Senate to succeed former
Senator Asbury Church well Latimer.
Will Ask to Plead Not Guilty
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San Francisco, Mar. 7—Abe Ruef in
the trial now being held on the charge
of extorting funds from French restau
rants will ask to be allowed to enter
a plea of not guilty to the indictments,
Northwestern Coming
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Seattle, Mar. 2—Steamer North
western sailed Sunday March 1 for
Seward and way ports. Every berth
was taken and the ship crowded with
lat»orers who are on their way to Fair
banks to take advantage of the op
portunities there offered to secure
good wages. The Northwestern will
probably be the first boat to reach
Seward.
REPUBLICANS
IN CONVENTON
G. 0. P. followers in Ohio Meet
in Harmony and Prepare to
fleet National Delegates.
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Columbus, Mar. 3—The republican
state convention which has convened
here for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to the National republican con
vention to be held next summer to
nominate a presidential candidate,
will be called to order at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. All is quiet and there are
no signs of any disagreement on na
tional issues.
Taft Men in Lead
Columbus, Mar. 4—The Ohio state
convention in session places the entire
machinery in the hands of Taft back
ers. Foraker and Dick are beaten to
a finish. Every member of the new
committee is a Taft man.
Buckeyes Solid lor Taft
t’olumbus, Mar. 5—The Ohio State
Republicans as a result of their con
vention in this city have elected dele
gates who will stand solid for Taft in
the National Convention, and unani
mously indorsed President Roosevelt’s
administration.
Kansas Elects Taft Delegates
Topeka, Mar. 5—'The Kansas State
Republicans as a result of theirconven
tion in this city for the purpose of
choosing representatives to the
National Republican Convention have
elected four delegates who are pledged
to support Taft in the National Con
vention at Chicago.
COAL LAND BILL
IS APPROVED
Ballanger Speaks a Final \> ord in
Favor of Measure Offered
by Alaska’s Delegate.
Bv Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
Washington. I). tMar. 4—Com
missioner Ballanger, whose resigna
tion beomes effective today, yesterday
appeared before the committee on
public lands and approved Delegate
Cale’s coal and land bill.
WOULD GRANT
YEAR'S TIME
Report Favors Giving Alaska Pa
cific Railway Another Chance
For Building Road,
By Cable to Tbo Daily Gateway.
Washington, D. C., Mar. 4—The
committee on territories has made a
favorable report recommending the
granting of one year’s extention of
time for the construction of the Alaska
Pacific Railway.
Increases Pay of Army
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Washington, D. C., Mar. 7—The
bill introduced for the purpose of in
creasing the pay of army officers and
soldiers has been passed.
Saratoga Makes Quick Trip.
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Seattle, Mar. 4—The steamer Sara
toga sailing from Seward, February 26,
arrived here last night, making the
trip in six days.
PROCTOR OF
VERMONT DEAD
—
Senator and One Time Cabinet
Officer Yields to Attack
of Grip.
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Washington, I). Mar. 5—Iledfield
Proctor, republican senator from Ver
mont, is dead after a short illness
brought on by an attack of grip.
In November 18!) I Proctor resigned
from President Harrison’s cabinet to
accept the appointment as United
States senator to succeed George F.
Edmunds. His present term of office
would have expired March 3, 11)11.
Funeral Takes Place Saturpay
Washington, D. C., Mar. 6—The
funeral of Senator Iledfield Proctor,
whose death was announced in yester
day’s dispatches, will take place to
morrow. The Senate and House ad
journ out of respect to the memory of
the dead senator.
CHANCELLOR
IN TROUBLE
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Methodists Are Camping on Trail'
of Day for Defaming Char
acter of the President.
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Brandon, Vermont, Mar. 7—Charges
have been preferred by the Methodists
against Chancellor Day of Syracuse i
University for defaming the character
of President Roosevelt. The chancel
lor has in his public addresses upheld |
the trusts in their unlawful business,
methods and practices, and severely1
denounced the president for his efforts
to compel them to obey the laws.
GOLDFIELD ¥
QUIET AGAIN
Striking Miners Accept Scale of
Wages and Labor Difficulties
Are Now at an Lnd.
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Goldfield, Mar. 6—The miners, who
have been on a strike and were the
occasion of the prolonged labor troub
les in this place, have all come to
terras and agreed to the scale of wages
proposed. The stuike is declared otT
and work in the mines resumed.
Lost in the Hills
Duke Harris returned to town from
his trip to Knik, and brought in the
report that Mr. Hunter, a man of
about 70 or 75 years of age, and well
known in Seward, had been lost in his
attempt to make the Crow Creek Pass.
Harris met Hunter on the trail and
tried to persuade him to return to
camp with him, but the sturdy musher
persisted in going on, thinking he
could make the pass and reach camp.
A blinding snow storm came on which
made it almost impossible for one to
find either trail or camp. When it
was discovered that Hunter had not
reached camp a search was instituted
which lasted for a couple of days with
out results. It is probable that the
man lost the trail, fell over a precipice
into a crevice in the ice and was bur
ied out of sight by the snow.
Mr. Hunter had relatives in eastern
Oregon from whom he last fall receiv
ed letters urging him to quit the
Northland and return to his former
home, but the old man would not
yield to their importunities.
MILLER WINS
IN THE RACE
Seattle Puts Moore out of Busi
ness and Shakes the Plums
Into Republican Laps.
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Seattle, Mar. 4—The city election
yesterday brought out a full vote, and
the heated contest for the mayorship
resulted in John F. Miller defeating
Mayor Moore by about (5000 votes.
With the exception of two council men
the republicans secured all the otlices.
The charter amendments were car
ried.
Seattle holds Election
Seattle. Mar. a.—The city election
is being held today and every thing,
including the weather, is favorable for
a good turnout and a full vote. The
betting element of the city is pretty
evenly divided on the candidates. Mil
ler and Moore, for the mayoralty, and
the bets are even money.
AUTO RACERS
GIVEN ORDERS
Benzine Buggy Men Not Allowed
to Ship Cars From ’Frisco,
But Must Race on Land.
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Seattle. Mar. 6—The racers who
started westward from Paris to girdle
the globe in automobiles have receive
word that they must not ship their
cars from San Francisco to Seattle as
planned, but must race the entire
distance between those points by land.
The cars will later go by steamer from
Seattle to Valdez. The American car
is now reported as going through
Iowa.
ANARCHISTS
ARE RAMPANT
Chicago Priests Threatened by
Bands of Assassins Are
Surrounded by Guards.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Chicago, Mar. 2—Anarchists have
been unusually active during the win
ter, and especially menacing towards
the Catholic priests. Yesterday their
attitude became so alarming that the
priests were surrounded with guards
to protect them from threatened as
sassination by the organized bands of
anarchists.
WOULD RID COUNTRY
OF ALL UNDESIRABLES
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New York, Mar. 4—Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus
is taking steps to rid the country of
anarchists by the framing of immigra
tion laws that will be so searching as
to bring to notice all undesirable immi
grants and lead to the detection and
exclusion of all those having anarch
istic tendencies.
Noted Lecturer Goes North
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Salt Lake City, Mar. 3—Captain Am
undsen, a noted lecturer, is preparing
to deliver a series of lectures on nor
thern countries, and for that purpose
is outfitting an expedition suited to
the needs of the severe northern cli
mate and plans to spend five years in
the Arctic regions.