WORLD NEWS
FOR A WEEK
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Seat I It*. Sept. S'* 1. (lately, who,
v.as eh ir_reti with abandoning his wife
when she was ill. ami two children at
Kairi*a »ks Iasi summer, is very sick in
iltt county hospital near this city,
and is thought to he dyimr. After the
,p,a pm ranee of (lately from Kair
hanks tie Katries there raised money
to care for the family.
Mar • Island. ('«!.. Sept. S'* The
, o jrj martial of ( oumiaiuler laicien
Yon:**! upon the eharire of tu'ffliifenee
crusher the explosion on ltoar.1 the
1 leitni erton which resulted in the
«.eath or injury of a latye inimher of
' ue i f >w. is-.til! in progress. Nothing:
as appoartsi in the testimony s.» far to
x n\ culpability upon Y outer. A j
a: volute, of testimony has been j
.aken tcrarduer the conduct of the]
..vs atul conditions on the ship
(ho lt invo!vit»-r Ye.mm in proof of j
misconduct.
Vsct.ir ia. 15. <•'.Sept.L*:* The I'nited I
Man-. ”overtm.«-iit ha* applied tu the
t'.ri* 4\ < \, i no < >it to take steps for
i >j,• am st uf A’ \ nm r McLean. the
, N.fin v pi rale >i al tislier. The ltrit
• ii . vei;.!!-.• nt will sond u warship
> - * . Y. T,. Si i-t. :*e *« harm.,
ha • i tiio a;; ihist t loverinm ut j
\__ tl- raue. .lihioine- that he made j
prejudice! and fa’s - re| tortsconcerning
the Violet mine, which tende i to pro»
v nt capita* from investinv in the
>• •” . Si Th ■ s n* «.i lier
,, j • ■ . ■. ■ i ■ ■ 1
vo*i-ii to !•.. :•! !t •> next .'‘Id-rill meeting
e' tie artier in l)en\« r.
\\ -I. York. S, |tf. ill Y e. -i‘r< sihetO
• * :-k us ■ ; N 'W \ rn 'i Liu liisur*
. " i miit 11 y, h;; agr* ■••d with the
0.1 ■ ;■ it- w : ,.*h is ;m«*stigat it.g t he
e -npu >‘s affairs. to p,i\ into the com
;s money h< has mn e by
,• f;, i j w t'.i company funds. An
Ajv wifi n . de to compel .1. 1‘ier
pdnt Mo.-j ut t • do tii ■ same.
-•. |i. Ha*’, s •• •. 2* csta"
\, . ap tr i of 11;* re *f»timien Anion
h . p uitIc. 1 commission that the
It.:*slat; !1 ople i1 fiVej* the t-'jfht to
S... i'll m: i . ■ * ' . • .. 1 ■ >' i • -:»! 1 {lies*
Mi'-... No ;’i'i‘fe”i-::ce will hi* made
, xcv »* '<• sttpp * .. treasonable action
port \: A .. Was:!.. S : t. 2.’! The
Pa • i i • »n . • c’os • fafjp-t practice
1 today jfii s;t.‘ed lap Seatt’e. The
i; • c si. ,• •*, ahhu uarktnan
.i. 1 and .i'U;e c! 'lit’ v'ii . are tc
_ai t os ji tjorne; al.
H *r- .h tr . t ’ t., Fi\“ p(.;
.. : . w t t" a-1' ' : *0 .• riou.ly
ii; nre 1 in u c • k- in here today he
tv, - • i: a p.iy tr,’.; .tad a .-1 • 11- r on
’, : ’ • .
Ih.vana. Sent. Lv; * ’ *? tressman
r 1 ViHia-ndus d(i nf;t tie
most hriltiant orat ••• in ?;-.*• lower Poum
of tl e Cuban conjjfrv . an l a le i 1 r < i
the 'iheral party. :mlth - dt-fofpdi-e
,:l p,>! dr •' . !»,*: v 1 *n f:i Lib mills
V i noul is t 1 a •♦:». s’ ' ‘ • 1 It.s r > ms
a' a hO ■' :vu : h c w ih it f *:\*e of
in v. . • . • • ' » :■: .'I-, ill,; 1*. \ s t.ie
: ; s! >\ . ! I
* * tie 1 i t! » :. - u:, '11 ' V It i.*a i
In the cot, res'iirtnA :• .0 n i> cuos were
iv r . s well s Ir*iis.
Spokane. Wash. Se.»i. ».'i move
, ; started in Krsiern VVa-hirtftoit I
to i npe iclt tlocvrin r Metd i- eiidti ed
0 |. .p.f);sof. to soreadiinr over
: a .. si'i.e. and i; i, ald ve 1 to
h v. t • sit port of S mutor Ankeny
a t -Sue . Tin ground of
: ; .! e,;- ,1 i- till- the churve that
t .it- i. - s ou.ce to it iv.ini
p. v.i nos at ttie e.\p« n.-i ol stiiu
1 • .is. I';,. !:r>\ciUeiil is not taken
M*l* OUSI) .
Sr. Petersburg, Sept. The 4‘zar
has approved of t he ree minmnuation
,« > ;»iit tea! e<numission that the
Ci* . pe •;*!•• he yiwr. the ;a_ht to
.'»• ,d ilis;*:'|< *..t;e.il ijttes
t ;.*:»*%. V.. 'n;. :•! • re nee "ii! he made j
».) % " I reasonable aetion
or n.i -ranee.
la -is- tes. Wash. Sept. 2.1 Toe
• ^ua.h-on ctuvil target practice
li la;, atai sailed for Seattle. The
.i;e;: (ii' 4.d extraordinary iuniknuui
s,: j» and id t he >eore> ar re /arih- !
a*, dienoilier.al.
Harrishmy, !>.. Sept. 2'> Sivv p<*r-j
*.i>i > via;' Milled anil i i„! t MM’itHlsly
injrtrrh a collision here today be-j
a pay train ami a passenger on
lie- i’luiau dpiiia and ReJin*.- Railway. ,
Hutto. Sept., 36—Fire which broke
(»ut in Sigmon’s big dry goods bouse
last night burned over an area of five
blocks in tin* business district and re
sulted in a loss of $1 ,(Hk),ooi). chief of
I’oliee March Holland was seriously
eut by falling glass. Six other men
were slightly hurt by fulling debris.
The lire burned with great rapidity
and the Anaconda lire department was
called upon for assistance. It made
the run of * wenty-eight miles in half
an hour.
Conway, Ark.. Sept. 2*i Frank
Hrown, eolored, who was held in jail
hero on the charge ef assaulting Mrs.
Lawrence and killing her six-year old
boy and baby girl, was taken from jail
last night and banged by a mob.
Little Lock. Ark.. Sept. Jo Sheriff
Harrell of Con wav is here'and says
that the mob lynched the wrong man j
in that town last night. He says he
lias evidence that Brown could have
proved an alibi on his trial. The sheriff
was in this city when the lynching
took place.
Tokyo. Sept. J.*» Captain Imchi, com
mander of the battleship Mikasa. Ad
miral Togo's flagship, which was blown ]
up recently as the result of lire in the j
magazine, attempted suicide yesterday !
by jumping from the window of his
lodginghouse in Sesebo. He was had- i
lv bruised about the head hut will re
cover.
lb-fore making tin- attempt on Ins
life Captain Imchi made a speech to
! < • urvivors of the explosion, telling |
them that lie regarded the loss of the
battleship as u personal disgrace and
that he had no further desire to live.
He then ran to the window and jumped
through, strikin' his head and
shoulders jpon the navetnent beneath.
Seattle. S- |>t. Jo Kngineer Jamison,
who was sent to Alaska last summer]
b\ i.e Burleigh syndicate to investi-:
gate a proposed route for a railroad
from c rtiova hay, near < Tea. to hagle ,
City on the Yukon, has reached Seat-!
tie on iiis return. He will report that j
he 1 in- i> feasible hut that construe-(
tioti will be extremely expensive for
sunn* distance from the seacoast. A
long detour is necessary around the!
coast line, and several glaciers must he
cn issed,
Washington, D. c.. S.-pt. Jo Direc
tor Huberts of the Cnitcd States mint
estimates Alaska’s output of gold for
the tiscal year ending June .’K It Do at
-Mtt.OiMt.onti. The Alaska production in
the calendar year l!t<>4 was slightly
o v. r $1MHH).000.
Now York. Sent. 2d The Punted
Stat> s district attorney in this city has
mis' <! iii • arrest of the heads of eleven
gn at manufaet ' ing plants upon the
charge of conspiracy through an em
ployers' association for the importation
el foreign labor, contrary to immigra
tion laws.
A great al of evid nee has been
si-cureii tending to show that the
association has been importing con
tract labor from Southern F.u rope for
several years.
Seoul, Korea. S*pt. 2d I Vince, d i
:ive a g mien party in honor of Miss
..scvi-o Friday night. All the olll-,
c aj- .a the court and the capital city
w iv ptesent.
S:. I'etel'shurg. Sept. 2d Tlte :
.! in se have occupied Commander
-Pin.! a North Bering sea,ami hoisted
>ii .!a '.11 f- Hag there. The island
has K ,-ti for a long time the chief!
11 ..ssi,,;i — •: i i i i g a round, and at the out
break ot the recent war ( real Britain
ami the Ci ited States promised to pro- ;
tect it in m attack until the termination •
|| best iiit ies for the Mlkeof preserving!
tile seals. It is expected that a con
troversy will arise over the Japanese
occupation of the island.
Baris, r- pt. 2d A settlement of the
Muncean cmhro.:'io bet w, en (iermauy ,
and France was settled today, 'l'he
agreement was made by the Berman
minister to Morocco. M. Hivoli, repre i
-eiiiing France, a;id Baron llosen of
i 1 " a rs mediator.
AC i ia. B;,. Sept. 2d Captain Bod
frey. surgeon in the l . S. army, com
mitted suicide here last night by shoot
ing himself through the head. The i
cause is unknown. lie was a son of
Col. Kb ward S. Boufivy of the Ninth
P. S. cavalry.
Cleveland* Ohio, Sept. 2d Carl Col
ombia was ground to nieces this morn
ing it: the dough mixer of a macaroni
iactory. Tip* man was inside the ma
chine' which works by means of re
volving knives, engaged in cleaning it,
when the motor was suddenly started
and the man v.us literally minced.
elec ra. N. I!.. Sept. 2d James K.
Chadwick, a lecturer at Harvard uni
versity. was found dead on the grounds!
of i s summer residence here, this
morning-. I i is body was badly bruised, i
indicating that lie fell accidentally from
the piazza of iiU house. I
St Petersburg, Sept. 25 Cholera has
broken out in Poland and government
officials have taken charge in the in
fected dostricts and established strict
quarantine.
Beverly. Mass., Sept. 25 Francis H.
Peabody, bead of the famous Kitkler
Peabudy bank of Boston, is dead here
of heart disease.
Washington. 1>. ('., Sept. 25 Mom*
l>ers of the Cannon Congressional parly
which visited Alaska last summer are
preparing a memorial upon the needs
of Alaska, which will be presented lo
both bouses of Congress in December.
New Orleans, Sept. 25 The board of
health today authorized tin* opening of
the public schools. The fever lias
almost disappeared from the city. In
outside towns there are still numerous
cases but the epidemic is subsiding.
Seattle, Sept. 2(5 Samuel Cosel re
turned to Seattle after an absence of
twelve years to lind bis wife married
to Albert (irantman. The woman will
seek a divorce from Cosel in order that
slu* may marry (irantman again and
become his wife without legal question.
Slu waited several years after the dis
appearance of ('osi‘1 and married(irant
man after she believed the missing
husband to he dead. She says now t bat
Mm is not interested in Cosel's resur
rect ion.
Cosel says be has traveled far and
wide since be went away a dozen years
ago. though be does not give a com
plete account of bis history.
Seattle. Sept. Steamer Kxcelsior
arrived here last night from Seward,
and reports that she found tin* l\ S.
survey steamer (ledney on the rocks in
Wrangel Narrows hut pulled her oil
safely. The (ledney was not apparently
injured but she will probably go on t he
drydock when she comes in.
Washington. D. S'*pt. The
Chinese government makes a formal
protist against the joint occupation of
Manchuria hy lh<* Kussian and Japan
cse armies for twelve months, as pro
vided in the treaty of peace. China
demands that the evacuation b\ tin*
hostile armies he within nine months.
t hina also protests against the main
tenanee of a joint force hy the foreign
armies to guard the railroad. The
Chinese government insists that this
agreement means the stationing of at
least 10,000 men along the road, which
is regarded by China as a menace to
her own authority.
Kaku. Circassia. Sept. IM Prince
Loui> Napoleon, governor of Circassia,
at a conference between representat
ives of the Tartars and Armenians
today secured an agreement between
the hostile factions. It was agreed to
call a general conference of repres* nt
ativesof both mittonalities in October
io settle, if possible, upon an arrange
ment which will end the standing!
enmity bet ween the two. 1 he Kussian 1
government will be .urged to adopt
measures which will insure permanent
order and protection of life and prop
erty.
Washington. I>. Sept. -Major
(h-orge Kulilen. quartermaster-general
of the lh S. army, annottne***! today
that he will soon take a general west
ern trip to inspect the army posts. It
is stated that Maj. Kuhlen will recoin-!
mend numerous improvements.
Vienna, Sept. :M It is announced
b\ tin* cabinet of Kmporer Francis Jos
eph that eomlitions throughout Austria
Hungary liave gr**at!y improved since
the last elect ion, notwithstanding the
result of that election was a popular
mandate concerning government poli
cies winch has not been followed.
Christiana. Sweden. Sept. 2'i The
protocol arranging the terms of sep
aration between Sweden and Norway
which was signed Saturday by the
delegates of the two countries is under
general discussion. The people of
both countries seem well satislied with
the plan of separation, and the whole
issue is considered to In* settled.
New York, Sept. ’_*•> A ton of pow
der exploded this morning in the fac
tory of tin* Crcen Point Fire Works,
killing one man and mortally injur
ing seven others. A large number of
workmen were hurt.
Washington, 1>. t'., Sept. 2<> The
navy department today announced that
an increase will he made very soon in
the naval strength on the Pacific coast.
The cruiser Charleston will join the
Pacific squadron at once, and others j
will '»<• added as soon as the details for !
re-assignments can he made out.
Coder tin* new arrangement the
Pacific squadron will have two divi
sions. One will he kept well to the
northward, and will cruise as far as
Herinf sea. It is regarded as im
portnnt to maintain a naval patrol in j
that region because of the frequent,
troubles over the sealing and other j
fisheries, and because oi' tin* growing ;
importance of the Far East in world j
politics; i
| WAGNER S PLACE
FRED WAGNER. Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS
A good time and right treatment for everyone
Fourth avenue Seward, Alaska
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURG J. M. CUMMINGS
THE SEATTLE BAR
--ONLY THE BEST—
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
furnished Rooms Seward. Alaska. j
Oyster Bay, Sept. 2d President
Roosevelt "ill return to Washington
for the winter next Saturday.
Chicago, Sept. 2d -Captain Oberlin
M. Carter has been discharged from
the U. S. prison at Leavenworth, Kan
sas. after serving a five-year term for
embezzlement of several million dollars
of government funds while In* was an
engineer in the army at Savannah,
Georgia. lie announced today that he
will aid the government to secure t•
return of the misappropriated funds,
which he says are now in the hands of
Ot IlCl S.
The men involved with (farter in the
embezzlement are now in Canada and
have been ever since < 'arter's arrest in
1S!H. Several at temps were made to
extridite them, without success. I’n
lil he had exhausted every I gal re
s urce to escape imprisonment ( al ter
always maintained his innocence, hut
he now admits that he was involved,
claiming however, that other men re
ceived most of the proceeds of the em
bezzlements. He promises to involve
men who have never 1 ■ *n accused
utretofore.
After ('art er’s convict ion he fought
the execution of sentence in th<- appel
late c mrts for more than t wo years
before his c mvieti m was linally athrill
ed by the court of last resort. He had
in.luential friends and family connec
tions who vainly sought to secure a
pardon for him.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27 A local pas
enger train ran into the rear end of
he fast limited New York-citicago
.rain near this city last night and in
the collision live persons were killed
in a private car attached to t he limited.
Twenty other persons were injured on
the two trains. The private car was
demolished, while the car ahead of i'.
was badly damaged and both trains
were much shaken up.
Moscow, Sept. 27 -Tin* zemstvos
congress met here today and formulat
'd a long list of reforms which will he
lemanded of the Russian government.
I’oe congress is largely attended by
representatives from various parts ol
the empire.
Among the reforms demanded are a
requirement that otlicials shall be held
io the same accountability for their
acts as private persons: the recogni
tion of the principle of equality of per
s mil rights, peasants the same as oth
er classes; the abolition of torture: the 1
inviolability of personal domiciles: ;
guaranty of freedom of conscience and
free speech: the right to form lawful]
associations: a free press: and the abol
ition of the passport system, which for
bids any person to travel in the empire,
without a passport.
Washington, Sept. 27 William J.
Rrvan this morning printed a public j
letter addressed to President Roosevelt
warning him that the railroad in
Uuenees intend to block the passage
of the bill recommended by the 1'resi
dent empowering the interstate com
merce commission to fix and enforce
maximum freight rales.
Mr. liryan urges the President toj
stand fast in the position taken by him |
on the railroad question, and also in
lavur of toe regulation of corporations :
bv ihe national government, lie says
that the i. resident is raising up a re-1
form element in the Republican party
which will support the measures in
quest ion.
Washington, I). Sept. 27 -The!
post oltice departinent annouuml today
that tin* last mail for Nome to go by
steamship this fall will be sent on the
steamers leaving Seattle October 10.
Washington. L). C., Sept. 27 T. S.
Consul Rogers at Shanghai reports to
state department that the boycott of!
American goods is ended in that city j
and that nothing more is heard of it.
American merchandise is handled
freely again.
New York, Sept. 27—Another case
of yellow fever from the isthmus was
found here today. The subject was a
coal passer on a vessel just up from
Colon. He wa? taken into quarantine
ut Swinburne island
Seward Assay
Office
Chemical Analyses and Assays Made
Price List for Assaying
Gold or Silver. $1.”>0
(iold and Silver. $2.00
Silver and Lead. $2.00
Gold, Silver and Lead $2.00
Copper.si.'O
Gold and Copper.... $2.">u
Gold, Silver and Cop
per . *2.50
(I old. Silver, ('opper
and Lead. $1.00
Prices for other mclals ar.d rni;;
cryl on application.
('rold ami silver bullion rclincd,
melted ami a.vsavrd or pur
chascd.
II. E. ELLSWORTH, C. E.
III x I 1 --r r~r~ nr-r----— —
New York, Sept. 27 I .iron Ivomura
and S. Kuneko. the latter the financial
agent of Japan in New ^»»rk. star’ll
today for Japan. Tlu*y wiil go over
the Canadian Pacitie to Yu rouver.
and from there to Seutt h*. from wnieii
port they will sail for home. Baron
Komura is nearly recover d from his
recent illness.
In an interview Baron Ivomura said
he felt it his duty to express publicly
to t he people of tin* I'nited States his
genuine appreciation of tin* i\ spect.
friendliness and courtesy -hovvn him
throughout the peace conference a id
during his recent illness. lh* v as es
pecially grutiiied lieca i'i* ta: uy promi
nent Americans had called to >«•'• hitn
or made inquiries concerning h.s c a
dition while he was ill.
Komura stated that Japan would now
devote all her Cwergies to the devehn
ment of her resources, and tiait u ta '
work the empire counts ipo:i the co
operation of tiie l nited Mates.
St. Petersburg, Sept. -7 k is ol’ici
ally announced that llossun diploma >
representatives ;it torei :it capitals
have been instructed to inform tlm
governments to which they ave tie
credited th;it the call for ;t second
peace conference at The Hague wits
issued by the czar with the intention
of having tin.* conference coniine
discussions and actions exclusively to
certain serious consequences ei the
late war which he believe' should 1
settle^ immediately.
The czar wishes the invitations to I*.*
accepted with that understanding.
Bloomington. 111. Sept. 27 l.x-H >v
erner Joseph W. Kifei* announced to
day that he will resign his member
ship on the interstate commerce com
mission as soon as an important nut
ter is disposed of which is now under
considerat ion.
Washihgton, D. C.. Sept. 27 -The
man who defaced the shield on the
American consutale in Havana a short
time ago has been apprehended and ar
ested by the Cuban ndice.
Washington, !>. C.. Sept- 2S Tin*
state department has been advised that
testimony taken at tin* autopsy ovei
lin' body of the chief of police of l *eu
fuegos. Cuba, who was killed in a pol
itical disturbance there a few days ago.
reveals the fact that he was snot b»
fm- he had a chance to defend himscir.
Milwaukee’ Sept. 2* Jacob Litt, the
famous t heatrical manager, who owm-d
and managed many noted productions,
died here today. Mr. Litt made a for
tune out of “In Old Kentucky. and
also controlled several other highly
successful plays.
Haris’ Sept. 58— Russia has applied
to French bankers for a loan of