VOL. IV,
DESTROYED BY
EARTHQUAKE
Chilapa Wrecked and lire Com
pletes Ruin. Many Are Swal
lowed Ip in the Uarth.
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City of Mexico, March 30—The town
of Chilapa situated about sixty miles
northeast from Acapulco on the south
ern coast of Mexico, was entirely de
stroyed by an earthquake. Not a
building t»as left standing. Fire broke
out immediately and the flames con
sumed all that was not utterly destroy
ed by the earthquake. Great cracks
opened in the earth and swallowed up
hundreds of people. All communica
tion with the town is broken and the
death loss has not been ascertained.
This city was also badly shaken by
the eartkquake auul the walls of many
houses cracked open.
Shake Starts New Volcano
Panama, March :il—An unnamed
mountain opposite Santa Maria volcano
suddenly burst forth and became active
covering the entire country with
ashes. The people in dire alarm are
fleeing from their homes.
INJURED BY
BOMB THROWERS
Man, Woman and Child Hurt in
Trouble Arising From Pro
hibition Movement.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Central Point, Ind., April 1—A drug
store called the “blind pig” because
long suspected of being a place where
liquor was sold in secret and contrary
to law. was last night the scene of vio
lence, when a party of enraged and
lawless citizens stormed the place and
destroyed the store with the aid of
dynamite.
DRUG STORE
DYNAMITED
Attempt Made to Get liven With
Liquor Business by Blowing
Ip “Blind Pig*”
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Gary, Ind., April 1 -Fred Appleman,
an ardent opponent ot the saloon in
terests, and one who has been zeal
ously opposing the sale of liquor, to
gether with liis mother and baby,
was seriously injured by dynamiters.
To Catch Republicans
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Kansas City, Mo., April 1—William
Jennings Bryan in addressing the
democrats at this place urges them to
so frame their platform as to appeal to
republican as well us democratic
voters.
Endorse Fairbanks
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Indianapolis, April l -The republi
can convention for the purpose of
electing delegates to the national con
vention to be held in Chicago,
convenes today. From all indications
they will endorse Vice-President Fair
banks for the presidential nomination.
Aldrich Bill Passes
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Washington, D. C. March 31—The
Aldrich financial bill which has long
been under discussion has tinaly been
brought to a vote in the senate and
passed by tbat body.
TO VENEZUELA
Secretary Root Retaliates and
Purposes to Bring* Southern
Republic to Time.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Washington, D. C., April 2—Secre
| tary of State Klihu Hoot has issued an
ultimatum to the Venezuela govern
ment to the etTect that all importation
| of coffee and asphalt from Venezuela
j shall be prohibited until such time as
j the American Asphalt claim shall have
been settled.
CONGRESSMAN
SHOOTS NEGRO
Lumby Curses Heflin and Is Shot
by the Latter Who Was
Boarding a Car.
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Washington. D. C., March 30—Con
gressman Thomas J. Heflin of Ala
bama was boarding a street car at the
! entrance of which stood a negro named
i Thomas Lumby. The negro was
1 drinking whiskey from a bottle. When
! Heflin remonstrated the negro got mad
and began to curse the congressman.
Whereupon Heflin drew a revolver
land shot Lumby in the head. The
second shot tired by Heflin went wide
| of the mark and hit a white man.
SENATOR DAVIS
GETS PINCHED
Jefferson Threatens to Shoot
Prosecuting Attorney and Is
Put Under Arrest.
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Little Hock, Ark., April 2—Senator
Jefferson Davis having had an alterca
tion with Prosecuting Attorney Helm,
who was trying a criminal case, threat
ened to >hoot him and has now been
placed under arrest.
Strike on tlie (Mackenzie
The Canadian Northwest mounted
i police expedition which left here in
! December for Fort MacPherson, at
| the mouth of the MacKenzie river on
the Arctic coast, 5tX) miles north of
Dawson, returned after fifty-five days
! of continuous snowshoeing and break
ing of the trail. Five men and twenty
dogs were in the expedition. Three
of the dogs were worked to death dur
ing the trip.
The most important news brought in
by the expedition is that a rich gold
strike has been made sixty miles east
of Herschel island.
The news was brought to Herschel
i by the crew of the whaler Duchess of
Bedford, which was wrecked there
last spring. No details of the strike
was given. It has long been under
stood that gold existed near the mouth
of the MacKenzie river and old pros
pectors have been expecting a strike
in that locality, in the hopes of anoth
^ er Klondike.—Ex.
Hoggatt on High License
Washington,—Gov. Hoggatt in argu
ing for the Alaska liquor bill which
proposes to make all licenses in the
territory $1(XX) explained that it was
designed to restrict the sale of liquor
by retail to settled towns and wipe out
the makeshift bars which follow rail
road construction. He said these camp
saloons are always disreputable and
sell villainous liquor.
AMERICAN CAR
WELL IN LEAD
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| First Auto in World Race Reaches
Seattle and Will Be Shipped
North on Santa Clara.
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Seattle, March 31—The American
car in the auto race around the world
has arrived here and will he shipped
north on the steamer Santa Clara
which sails from this port tomorrow.
The foreign cars are making good time
and are now in Nevada and California.
Will Ship to Vladivostock
Seattle, April 1—The course of the
automobiles in their race around the
world has again been changed. The
plan to pass through Alaska has been
abandoned, and the cars will be ship
ped on the first boat sailing for Vladi
vostock.
Clara Sails With Auto on Board
Seattle, April 2—Steamer Santa
Clara sailed yesterday for northern
ports. The American auto is on
board.
TROUBLE AT
TREADWELL
Soldiers Ordered to Douglas Is
land to Preserve Peace and
Protect Property.
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Washington, 1). C., March .'10—After
the cabinet meeting held here today
Secretary of War William H. Taft
made the statement that troops have
been ordered to Treadwell to maintain
order and protect property on Douglas
island.
COMPTROLLER
RESIGNS OFFICE
Ridgely Gives Dp Position in
Treasury Department to Be*
come Bank President.
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Washington, 1). C.. March 30—\\ il
I liam Barrett Ridgely, comptroller of
the currency has resigned his position
I in the treasury department for the
! purpose of accepting the presidency
of tlie National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City, which bank has reopened
for business.
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Hill Ambassador
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Washington, D. C., April 2—David
Jayne Hill, in spite of rumors to the
contrary, will assume his duties as
ambassador to Germany in place of
Charlemagne |Tower who resigns of
fice June 1.
Muddle Wireless In Wartime
An Austrian electrician is attempt
ing to obtain financial support from
the American colony in Berlin for an
invention which he says will nullify
wireless messages in w’ar time. The
inventor declares that the apparatus
will make unintelligible all messages
sent within a radius of "00 miles.
The mechanism is quite sirnble, con
sisting merely of a revolving tower
with ten or more batteries, which
send flashes varying in strength.
With this at work, it is stated the op
erators will not be able to distinguish
one message from another.
STRIKE AMONG
COAL MINERS
Dissatisfied Workmen in Bitumin
ous Fields Begin Contest
With Employers.
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Indianapolis, Ind., April 2—The mine
workers in the bituminous coal fields
being unable to come to an agreement
with the mine owners, have gone on a
strike. As there is a large force of
men employed in this field, it is
thought the strike will effect not less
than 250,000 people.
SOCIALISTS
HOLD MEETING
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Maywood Attacks Roosevelt and
Gov. Gooding and Denounces
Interference of Troops.
By Cable to The Dally Gateway.
Chicago, March 31—At a socialist
meeting held here last night Haywood
gave voice to a scathing denunciation
of President Roosevelt and Governor j
Gooding. The sending of United
States troops to Treadwell and the in*
terference by federal forces in other
places was severely denounced. Res
olutions were passed condemning both
the republican and democratic parties
for being arrayed against the labor
unions. They said bombs were thrown
only by the poor, deluded and down
trodden workmen.
ANARCHISTS TO
BE PUT DOWN
President and Congress Urge
Measures to Suppress De
stroyers of Government.
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Washington, D. C.. April 1—Presi
dent Roosevelt and members of con
gress have become thoroughly
aroused by the recent and lawless
deeds of anarchists, and are demand
ing that drastic legislation be enacted
to suppress them.
Big Copper Strike
Another big copper strike is re
ported at Fidalgo bay, on which is
considered to be an extension of the
ledge which passes through the claims
of the Fida 1 go-A1 aska-Copper Com
pany, better known as the Schlosser
discovery, after the original locator.
Last fall, two prospectors well known
on the sound, Gleason and Mason,
found a favorable surface showing,
and during the past winter have been
engaged in the development of the
prospect. A tunnel was driven to
crosscut the ledge at a given depth,
and a few days since, when fifty feet
in, the owners were rewarded by en
countering a ledge seven feet in width
of shipping ore—a high grade of chal
copyrite. The property lies southeast
of the Schlosser ground and is known
as the Manhatten group.
C. W. Harrington, the mining engi
neer who has charge of the operations
of the Fidalgo-Alaska-Copper Com
pany, came up from there Wednesday.
He is highly encouraged with the way
this big copper ledge is showing up.
Shipping ore, much higher in value
than the average sound product, has
been found wherever tunnels or drifts
have been run in search of it. The
The ledge shows up strong as to size,
with every indication of permanence.
—Valdez Prospector.
COMES OVER
THE NEW TRAIL
Powell Follows Route of Govern
ment Party anil Says Road
Can Be Built Cheap.
Messrs. Poweli and Bennett have
just arrived from Susitna Station. Mr.
Powell came in from the Innoco coun
try in twenty-eight days actual travel
ing. He reports that there are about
4(H) people in the Kuskokwim region.
Some of the miners on Gaines creek
have valuable ground and are assured
of good money.
Mr. Powell has been up in the inte
rior for about two years, and expects
to return. He came out at this time
to have his hand treated for an injury
received sometime ago and which was
working in to effect the bone.
Mr. Powell came out over the same
trail that was taken from Knik to Kal
tag by the government outfit party of
which W. L. Goodwin was in charge.
He reports that an excellent trail has
been marked out from Knik to the
Yukon and that it can be built at com
paratively little expense, and that
this will be by far the the best over
land route for reaching Nome from
the southern coast.
DEMOCRATS
DEFEAT BILL
Measure to Reinstate Negro Sol*
diers Is Headed Off by
Southern Influence.
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Washington, D. C., April 2—The
democrats through their inlluence and
votes have defeated the bill that has
been pending before congress, which
had for its purpose the reinstating of
the negro soldiers who were dismissed
from service in the United States army
on account of the Brownsville shooting
affair.
TORPEDO BOAT
BADLY DAMAGED
Serious Accident to the Blakeley
While Sailors Lngage in
Target Practice.
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Pensacola, Fla., March 31—While
the marines were yesterday engaged
in target practice a shell unexpectedly
exploded and the torpedo boat Blakely
was badly damaged.
Awakes From Long Sleep
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Los Angeles, Mar. 31—Beulah Haw
kins awakened from her long sleep ol
fifty-eight days, but feeling a bit drow
sy drops off again for another little
nap.
Attell and Nelson
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San Francisco, April 2—Abe Attell
and Battling Nelson engaged in a fight
of fifteen rounds last night. It was a
draw.
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Knickerbocker Opens Doors
New York—The Knickerbocker
Trust Company has reopened its doors.
Several million dollars in gold were
piled upon the counters in public view
and there was no run. The bank is
believed to be solvent and it seems
likely to continue in business in spite
of the attack upon it which caused it
to close in the panic of last October.