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COSSACKS MOW DOWN THE RIOTERS BY HUNDREDS
Panama Canal Will
Open August Fifteen
WASHINGTON, July *11 Secre
tary of War Garrison announces to
day that the Panama canal ’ open
on August 15.
This announcement is thud and
given out in its full official signifi
cance.
The formal opening will take place
next March but the exact date has not
yet been set although it is hope l to be
in the beginning of the mon.h.
When the canal opens next month it
will have a minimum depth of 10 feet
and it is regarded as certain U at this
depth will he easily maintained : »
spite of any slide or similar accident
that might occur.
Rumors have been current recent
ly, due to a report made by a German
engineer, that the canal can never be
kept at a depth sufficient for the Heat
ing safely of* the largest battleships
or liners. This rumor has gained cu*
rencx but the engineering oft' of the
canal say there is no found:*..:on fo»*
the statement.
SEPARATE BOYS I ROM
iiIRLS IN THE Si HOOL
Seattle School Board Decide** It 1 *
Better L*r the llijih School
Pupils
SEATTLE. July 28.—The school
board of this city decided by vote to
day to separate the bos.'* and girls in
the Broadway high school and so to
begin the trial of an experiment
which has been spoken of for a long
time. Complaints have constantly
been made of the results of co-educa
tion in the high schools in many lv
* poets and recently some particular
matters which have been noticed have
cu tied a more intense controversy.
This city is one of the first to decide
to alter the system of co-edu%aiion in
high schools. The questions involve i
are not only of a moral naUr e but
also of educational importance.
PRESIDENT AT
LAST BEATEN
i;i\F.S IT THK KFFOKT TV H WE
JONKS 1 OMIKMIT ON KK
SEKVK BO
WASHtNV.TON, Ju 1 y I. -1 ’res»
dent Wilson, for the first time since
he came into office, had to admit de
feat to«lay by withdrawing the name
of Thomas Jones from amo.ig the
nominees for places on the federal
1 reserve banking board. In withdraw
ing his name the president suomitted
the correspondence which passed be
tween Jones and himself. Phis cor
respondence shows that the president
regrets that he could not caret » n .he
light to the finish owing n* he le*
t o mined resistance of the senate
committee. Jones has been e*v>r *\v
since his nomination and hi* views o»>
the trust question have been regard
ed as unfitting him for a pla< e on the
! board.
Warburg will probably be confirm
ed. however, and the tight agauvst him
in the senate is gradually •os' ig hi.
force. The failure of the prescient to
force Jones on the board is considered
as rather a serious setback.
HKAT DRIVING
THK 1’KOrUC CRAZ f
CHICAGO. July 23.—Tin' heat
throughout the middle western states
as imply terrific today. In tuis citv
the conditions were almost unbeara
ble. The heat in the streets e. n on’y
he described as terrific. Sevetal pet*
pie in the city have been crazed and
prostrations are occurring in great
numbers.
J. FREDERICK JOHNSON
TO 01 YE PLEA SIX; TALK
This evening in the A. P*. fall
S::U) o’clock J. Frederick Johnson, or
ganizer of the Loyal Order of Moose,
will deliver a talk on the great order
which should be most interesting. He
will tell the story of the great work
done by the organization and the
splendid benefits, material r.»id other
wise, which may be secured by be
coming a member.
FRENZIED HINDIS THROW
JAPANESE IN THE OCEAN
VANCOUVER. July 21.—Driven to frenzy the Hindus
imprisoned aboard the Japanese liner in this harbor at
tacked the Japanese crew today and threw half of them
overboard into the sea. Fortunately for the crew the j
cruiser Rainbow was stiil standing by and was able to res
cue the men. otherwise several would have lost their lives..
The Hindus agreed yesterday to surrender and to re
turn to their own country and the Canadian government
appropriated a sum sufficient to land them once more in
India. The Japanese crew which had left the ship when
the mutiny began were re-shipped but before the vessel
could get under way the Hindus again became violent and
took the Japanese prisoners. Some of the crew were
teror-strickcn as they were taken to the rail to be thrown
overboard hut most of them went to meet what they be
lived was death with the stoicism for which their race is
famous. Never has a parallel scene been witnessed on
this coast.
The captain of the cruiser commanded the Hindus to
desist but before he could come alongside half the crew
were struggling for dear life in the water. One by one
the men were hauled to the side of the ship by crowds of
dusky, turbaned giants and pitched headlong into the'wa
ter while the Hindus cried aloud in their native tongue.
Those aboard the Rainbow say that so weird a sight never
before met human eyes.
Finally the cruiser got the crew back to the deck and
ordered the sailing of the ship. Then it accompanied the
vessel as an escort a.id may have to go w ith it the whole
way to India to protect the lives of the Japanese aboard.1
AMERICAN NOW
BALKAN REBEL
HRED BY PRESIDENT >VILSON
WILLIAMS STILL ENTERS
INTO KFROPEAN
AFFAIRS
ATHENS, July 22.—Former United
States Minister Williams is sriil med
dling in the affairs of Albania and »o- !
day issued a manifesto to the so
called president of Epirus exhorting
him to stand against the powers »‘n
his tight for the liberty of the people.
Williams was dismissed by Presi
dent Wilson from his position, as min
ister to Greece because th» powers
took exception to his conduct in th»
Albanian affair. Williams declared
after his dismissal that he was g!ad_
to be free once more so that he might
speak his mind without tear or fav r.
He is bitterly opposed to the action of
the powers in crushing th^ Albanian
people.
In the United States Williams was
regarded as a man of great intellect
and a public man of infuer.ee. <
Iron and steel, pipe and fittings,
plumbers’ supplies at Brown & Haw
kins Hardware and Furniture Depart
ment. “Quality First”.
BLOOD FLOWING IN THE
ST. PETERSBURG STREETS
1
ST. PETERSBURG, July 24—Horri
ble scenes of blood marked the course
of the great riot here last evening. The
Cossacks charged the mobs with
frightful brutality and mowed the peo
ple down by the hundreds so that the
streets were literally covered with
blood. In several quarters the mob
stood their ground against the mount
ed terrors for a time anti fierce scenes
were witnessed bat in all cases the
troops succeeded in overcoming opposi
tion and wreaked a terrible vengeance.
-’he hospitals are crowded today
with the1 dead and dying and public
!..,s ad sorts are being placed
in use lor the treatment of the victims.
1.1 spite of all tills the mob has succeed
ed in holding up traffic and not a street j
car is running in any part of the city.
Everything is demoralized and the only
fact which keeps the riots from de
.no.'ir.g info a real revolution is the
lack of arms among the people.
After each battle and the dispersal
of the crowds the people reformed in
other places and the scenes were enact
ed again and again. Several of the
leaders have been arrested already and
others of them have either been killed
,, s > uidly wounded that they are out
of the turmoil.
Absolutely no mercy was shown by
the troops. They rode down at a gallop
in several instances on the mob and cut
and stabbed without mercy. Nearly a
quarter of a million people took part in
the scenes and in some respects it sur
passed the scene in the streets of Paris
during the Commune.
Manifestos were issued by the lead
ers of the strikers today in which they
called on the workers of the empire to
throw off the yoke of their masters and
to strike one more blow for the liberty
of the people. Several of them have
sworn to die before giving way and
further scenes of blood are expected
within the next 24 hours.
FORMER CHIEF
' KILLS MARSHAL
TWO OFFICIALS WHO TRIED TO
SEARCH HOME LOSE
TIIEIR LIVES
TULSA, Okla., July 24.—United
States Marshal Davidson and Deputy
Marshal IMank were shot to death
here last evening by Former Chief of
Police Baber of this city because they
attempted to search his house in spite
of him. The search was caused by
the belief that Baber had contraband
liquor in the house according to the
official statement made, but there is a
feeling among some of the people
that Baber during his political activi
ties had made himself obnoxious to
some of the federal officers.
When Davidson and Plank came to
the home and told Baber their errand
he warned them not to enter. They
refused to take the warning and forc
ed their way into the interior. Then
Baber went into another room and
getting possession of his gun 1 c came
out and again ordered the two offi
cers to leave the premises. He says
that they were about to draw their
weapons when he opened Hr . Both
men were killed almost instantly.
FRENCH PARTY LEAVES
Major L. H. French and his party
left on the car this morning for Sun
rise. The major will probably be ab
sent for a month until Charley Hei
ron gets back from the states
P. F. Cummings and Frank Reese,
who accompanied the major, wiM
probably spend a long time working
on the ground taken over by the heads
of the outfit. Frank is a real olci
dyed in the wool sourdough of several
countries and says he is good in the
hills for the winter. Paddy will prob
ably go into fiction quite a bit during
his solitude.
Another member of the par'y is F.
J. Carlin, a bright young man who
came here recently with money at his
command and got off right by getting
in with that bunch. Mr. Carliup likes
Seward and is a fixture. He came
here with Leroy Tozier.
Curtain roda at J. L. Graef’a.
GREAT FOREST FIRES
RAGE IN WASHINGTON
Forests of Five Counties G niinue to
Burn Worse Than Ever
SEATTLE, July 22.—Fo is* fires
are now raging in five counties of this
state and an immense amount of dam
age is being inflicted. Thu blaze:,
started simultaneously because of the
dr> weather which ha-; been prevail
ing. The authorities ar. n »v about
to make a strenuous endeavor to fight
the flames but they hav^ madu such
headway that the task will be a
mighty difficult one.
W. M. Sauers went out f^r a fish
ing trip this morning accompanied by
Miss Jennie Wise, Miss Lou Wise,
Miss Jeanette Perry and Master Jack
Sauers.
Filially Decided to
Run No Candidate
CLAIMS $50,000
OF ROOSEVELT
—
I5ARXES, POLITICAL BOSS 01
NEW YORK, FILES SI iT
AGAINST EX-PRES.
—
NEW YORK, July 24.—Boa <
Barnes of New York filed suit this
afternoon against Theodore Roosevelt
and asks $50,000 damages for libie
of which he alleges the former presi
dent was guilty in his attacks on the
character of the plaintiff during the
present campaign. He threatened
yesterday that he would bring such a
suit but Roosevelt answered ty mak
ing further attacks and Barnes imme
diately went to his attorneys and set
the machinery of the courts :n mo
tion. The trial is looked forvard to
as a certain source of most interest
ing evidence.
NEW YORK, July 2d.—Boss
Barnes of this state issued a state
ment today in which he declared his
intention of bringing suit against
Theodore Roosevelt for what he de
clares are foul libels spoken of him
by the former president. Roosevel
has recently made statements about
the alleged boss which made the lat
ter look like a man who has absolute
ly no conscience in politics.
Mr. Roosevelt added another chap
ter to the political war in the state
when he came out this afternoon for
former Senator Harvey Hinman and
declared that he himself will not be a
candidate for the governorship. Once
again he delivered an attack on
Barnes and denounced his methods
during the present preparatVns for
the campaign. This attack was prob
ably the most violent of all and
Barnes is said to have declared that
it confirms him in the purpose of fil
ing suit.
Lon? distance telephone booth at the
Branch. •
You'll find < \i rythinv: in the pastry line
at the Seuard Cafe.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The Branch.
The Republican party of Alaska
will hold no convention this year and
no candidate will be put forward In
the race for congress.
This fact can now be definitely stat
ed, official notice having ben. given
by Charles E. Herron, the chairman
of the Republican territorial commit
tee since he left Seward yesterday
morning.
The news was publishel in the
Gateway yesterday that the result of
the negotiations carried on by Mr.
Herron with local republicans in per
son and with the republican leaders of
the territory by telegraph :.ould he
probably that no convention wruld be
held, but by telegram this morning
from Valdez it is officially announced
that the decision has been finally
agreed upon and so the way will be
left open for the other three candi
dates.
It is decided, however, that tlm
leaders of the party in the various di
visions come together and pursue
whatever course they think best with
reference to a party ticket in the
elections to the local legislature.
This leaves the field to three can
didates. These three will be the
Democratic candidate, the Socialist
candidate and James Wickersham.
The full strength of the Socialist vote
has been shown at various times and
it has become evident that it is not
sufficient to land a man either in con
gress or in the territorial legislature,
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MISSING HUSBAND MAY
BE NEAR THIS CITY
A letter has been received by the
United States marshal’s office and
turned over to Commissioner Conroy
in which inquiries are made for a
young husband and father, named
Chris Gilson, who is thought 1 kely to
be working on the survey for tin gov
ernment line.
The letter was written by his wife,
Maude E. Gilson of Snehomisl,
Washington. He is 31 years of age
and 5 feet 8*2 or 9 inches tall. He
has left a baby as well as a v/ife al
though the wife states that tl ere is
no known reason for his disappear
ance except financial difficulties. H *
has been in the logging business ana
is a surveyor of a kind.
FIRST WIFE OE C4III 41X
ENTERS THE WITNESS BOX
ATTORNEY DENOUNCES
LAoviR UNIONISTS
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Fighting for the Corporations lawyer
Calls Workers Unpatriotic
CHICAGO, July 22.—Sp.aklng be
fore the industrial relations commit
tee which is Investigating H*e ques
tion of wages Attorney Taylor who
represents the Employers osscciatloi
declared today that labor unions are
unpatriotic and un-American. H*s
statement has given rise to severe at •
tacks on him by not only th lab u*
element but by many newspapers
which are supposed to be capitalistic.
They agree that Taylor must be very
far behind the times to make such a
remark and he has appare .tly done
more injury than good to bi ■» s’de.
E. M. McVeitty, formerly chief of
police of Nome, has arrived i* Sew
ard with Mrs. McVeitty and has al
ready taken a house in which the*
will make their home. Mr. McVeitty
has lived for several montbj in Ju
neau but believes this is the coming
country.
PARIS, July 24.—Madame Guedan Caillaux, the first
wife of the cabinet minister of that name, entered the
witness box today in the trial of the second Madame ( ail
laux for the murder of Calmette, the editor of the I igaro.
She swore that her domestic life was happy and would
have continued to be so if the woman who is now on trial
had not stolen the alTections of her husband.
From the moment that she began to give her testimony
she drew the sympathy of the spectators and every word
uttered by her was listened to with wrapt attention. Her
story of the ruin of her married life was told with a tragic
intonation which seemed to be too real to be assumed. The
artists in the courtroom took careful sketches of her fea
tures and on the whole she seemed to be the most interest
ing witness of all those who have been examined, not even
excepting the prisoner or her husband.
The challenge issued by Caillaux to Chenu of the Fi
garo has not yet been formally accepted. The scene today
*as remarkably peace :'ii ar.d none of the excitement ex
isting yesterday could te noticed, i nis is accounted for
. yy the tragic and pathetic appearance of the former wife.
The evidence still to he heard is lengthy and several
’ays will be consumed by the hearing.