NEWS Of THE WORLD FOR PAST WEEK
By Cable to Tlie Dally Gateway.
Krep> Secret" of Insurance
New Yol k. I Vo. ff Thomas K. Ityan,
the New York liuancier who purchas
ed James II. Hyde's stock in the Impu
table Life Assurance t'ompany, and
who now owns much more than a cou
t roll in *f interest in the corporation, to
day refused to answer *jth "tions by the
legislative connnittee reifardinjf the
alleged threat" made by K. H. Harri
man when th> railroad magnate was
trritiif to buy an interest in the corpo
rate stock. He a iso declined to tell
any part ot conversations with Harri
tnun concernin' Harri man’s relations
with the company.
District \tton. v Jerome has been
appealed to by the committee to cite
ILan for cot tempt and compel him to
answer. <‘harties were made ajfainst
Harrintan hy James H. Hyde, when
the i utter was on the "land, which the
commit lee is anxious to verify. These
chai ifC" affect loans of company money
to Uarritnan under the old regime.
lanana tobb> in Ha\hington
Washington IV''-. I Vo. *• \ »1«* 1«‘
sj-at on of Fairbanks men armed hen*
today to lobby •'•■'■the division of the
{hint judiciai *n>!\ .at oi Alaska. I he
pt*o]M»aI is to ake ti e I annua and
country north of ' one district, and
that ext.-ndiui; fr> u the southerncoast
to tin mountain ' an-fe south of the
Tatutna a new .. - *:et.
Tile Fairbanks delegation is for the
retention of .1. i.<v YV ick» sham as
j of (he !':n : t district. tlte new
■.a 5ft ’ * resi ,< ; the < place of
holding curt or. the coast.
Ma> forte Him \mo«g thr lords
I Ain tion. i»ec. !» It i' understood that
an effort a ;; ■ b k to transfer Sir
limn ' at t*i> -' Ikinnerman to the
House of 1 ^ is v. ken he in comes pre
mier. VViu*n . sked !>y the kinjf to form
a new cabinet i * ■ .is offer* d atitie hut
exp: e-s. d a - . - * to i ■ main in the
Hon *Sl * of' o’ m ens. He may he forced
into the Hons** of Lords mfutnst ids
will.
Vermont Wangs Mrs. Roger*
Windsor, \ t.« l*ec. '■* Mrs. Mary
Koifer> "as hanth d yesterday for the •
murder of her hu-lv.tu! *r. 1'**'- Sue :
killed him with the aid of her lover in
order to jfet hi- . .*> insurance and to
marry her t»a amour. Sin* was the!
liiM woman * vet: hanfed in Vermont.
The question of her i tt eufion w is an
issue in the last j ** >1 it is a: campaign in
the state. 1 'etit ion** with tens of t h-el
ands of nat i* > attached were e evented
to Gov. Hell a**ktnir for a commutation
of her sentence to imo Hirnent for
Mte. hut he refused to interfere.
Taioma to Have a Grand Jury
Tacotna. I Vo ■' .ludife Snell of the
<un« riot* court today culled a {fraud
jury to Investigate ehartfes of if raft
mane aifain-st eity and county official**.
The call was made «t the request of
property owners whoso assessment in
•■his county ai/freifato** ?12.00*XtMX
The county attorney was ignored in
the matter H'h* h>a persistently
noit'd the {feneral churjfes of {fraft.
Hill Prosecute Tammany Men
New York. It* c• II Seventeen men
have l*een convicted o( illeifal voting
or other elect ao fraud' at hist month'
election. Th* prosecuting attorney '
office and th* 'n!hmntiul men who are
aiding the work.are concentrating their
effort' to arrest Tammany leaders,
against whom notch proof of participa
tion in frauds has been scruml. !‘o>
itive proof of th* cast in,it of illegal
votes foV the Par.many ticKet has been
secured.
The Mc< ! !';<• city administration
i> r* st'tin_ in ev. r; way possible tie
movement to >>r* " cut* the Tammany
leaders, s. v*-ra *r* out *>? hi*- city
and it i' troujle they will remain
away until th*. storm blows ov*-r.
Charles Murphy, head of he Tatn
niany Hull ortfani/.ation, > hi t'unada.
Magnates Rescue Deaf Mute
Richmond. Y;u. IVc. 11 Mi>. t'tue
ne". a deaf tv * . w; s knocked into a
ditch in this cit bv a passenger train,
bo which w.i> attached a private car
containing VYiliiam K. Vanderbilt anti
Clarene* if. Mack ay. The magnates
saw theacciik; ' and stopjied the train.
They took th* woman into their private
car and convex* h her to a hospital,
where they ordered her to be eared for
at their e\pens*-. The woman was
walking In-si*!* the track when she Was
struck by th* engine, which she was
unable to hear.
To Nome House Committees
Washington. D. C.. Doe. 11 Speak
er Cannon will announce the House;
committees thi* afternoon. They will ,
try to accomplish ^mie work Indore
tiie holidays as* nearly MlOo bills hav«
been introduced into the House.
V*ill Not Take Ip Home Rule
London, Dec. 11 Home rule for Ire*
iand will nof Ik* an issue at the coming
session of parliament. It is settled
Shat the question upon which the
Liberal cabinet will stand or fall will
he tihat of the maintenance of the policy
of ?Cee trade in the Cnited Kingdom.;
All other important questions will be
sidatrac»
Object to Roast of Grafters
Stamford. Conn.. Doe. It Kov.
Ceorge K. Kichmond, curate of St.
John's Kpiseopul cluireh. the wealth
iest and most aristoeratic church in
this city, in a sermon last night said;
‘•Hell i- the future alnxle of rich graft
teis!” Many members of his eongre
J gut ion were greatly incensed, and
threaten t° leave the church.
lo Survey Railroad to Dawson
Vancouver, H. C.. Dec. 11 John
| Sendrey. a representative of the Hill
! railroad interests, is here and saysthat
surveyors will he sent out in the spring
! to oeale a railroad line to Dawson,
lakahira fxperts Promotion
Washington. D. C.. Dec. II Minis
ter Takahira. the Japanese diplomatic
: representative to tin* Cnited States,
; started for home today. He expects
to vetmn in a short time as embussa
dor. It i> understood that the post
will soon hi* raised to that rank.
Oil Ship firr Menaces Doiks
Seattle. Dee. I- An explosion this
iiiornitv. in the hole, ot the t«crinan
ship M irieheti. lying at a dock here,
started a fierce tire in tlit* oil cargo,
with which t lie hold was til loci.
For a time there was a prospect that
thee: re waterfront might go up in
tv11:n's, hut despi rait work by the city
lire department on land, and the fire
11,i.d Siioipialmie checked the hla/.e
;iih1 the ship and cargo were saved ex
r I,,ft lU ti ' oil. The ship was
onl v slightly danuigcd.
Dismisses Milcneii case
Washington. I>. Pec !- The j
sot'ivine co-art this morn'iin dismissed i
tcase a.•■tins! the late Senator j
Miv'u il of t m e-on. who had been con
victed of accepting fees iMorally for!
services before the interior department.
His attorne>. K.\-S» i.ator Thurston of
Nebraska, announced the fact of the
„ ; ator*s d. at 1) and tin* order of dismis
sal wa> made b,v the court.
Pope Names lour New Cardinals
Home. 1 tec. I- Pope Pius held a
vi'. l eonsistory \esterd;t\ and named
f.v ■ new eardinaU. Other eerie-;
M istical vacancies will he tilled later.
Sultan fields to Powers
('onstar.i inople, Dec. 12 The sultan
of Turkey today agreed to yield the
control o' Macedonian finances to the
l.uropeau powers, lie sultan had no j
alternative hut to consent, as the Ue- j
nand was backed by a combined fleet !
S of Herman. Austrian and Russian war-:
sliips in the barber of Mitylene.
lake Storms Silled 215
Chicago. Dec. 12 The death list of
victims of the recent storms on the
j Great Lakes shows t hat 215 persons
perished.
Director Roberts in Seattle
Seattle. Dec. 12 George II. Roberts,
director of the I'uited States mint,
arrived in s. tittle from W ashington
a-; night to take charge of tin* invvsti
: g;1' ion of he • mhcz/.l' nients of George
L, Adams, the cashier of the govern*
men’ assay ortice, now in jail. Mr.
Roberts says the otlice will be so con
ducted hereafter that gold dust de
posited in it will t>e perfectly safe, and
that miners need have no fear.
Speaker Names Committees
Washington. D. I'.. Dec. 12 Speaker
Cannon announced the new House com
mittees late yesterday afternoon. The
assignments of the members from
Washington are unchanged.
lightship launders Hut Crew Saved
New Red ford. Mass., Dec. 12 I’he |
lightship Nantucket foundered near
i..Tf yesterday, but all her crew were
saved by the tender America.
Says Adams (jot All the Hoodie
Seattle. Dee. 15 Director Roberts of
ib'-1*. S. mint, arriv d in Seattle to
da\ from Washington. After looking
ov. r the results of the investigation
nne i by Sept. Leach of the Sun Fran
rlsco mint, lie stated it to he clear that
; Adam.'- alone stole the dust from the
'assay oflice. Nevertheless he will
order a general cleaning out of em
i ploy es of t he otlice.
Gobbles Ip limber Lands
Portland. Oiv.. Di e. I.» The oyer
ha ucser Company has recently pur
chased 1 inilier lands valued at $l.otXMXH)
hi this state and Northern California.
Boston Elects Democratic Mayor
Boston. Dec. Ill John K. Fitzgerald,
fonne-r congressman from one of the
Boston districts, ivas elected mayor of
this city u Hterdny by a plurality of
ss,;i> over the Republican nominee.
Korea Asks Aid from America
Washington. D. t .. Dec. 11 Korea
appeals to'lie I'ni’-'d States govern
ment for aid in resisting the encroach
ments of Japan. The formal request
of the Kor< an irovcrnment was presen
ted to the state department today by
the Korean minister.
It is represented by Korea that Japan
employed coercion and bribery to se
cure from a majority of the Japanese
ministry signatures to the treaty rec
ognizing the Japanese protectorate.
Ryan Hants to bet on House Moor
Washington, D. (’.. Dec. 14 Dele
gates Ryan and Humphrey, chosen by
the Seattle Alaska convention *<> »VP*
resent the district in t ongress, held a
conference last night concerning plans
of operation. Humphrey thought it
would he useless t*» ask tioor privileges
and advised against asking It. Kyan
said nothing else would do as the dele
gates eould have little opportunity to
confer with members unless they could
get on t lu* tioor.
Offers Territorial Bill for Alaska
Washington, D. Dec. 14 Con
gressman Sulzer of New V ork today
introduced a hill providing for a terri
torial government for Alaska.
Gunboat Hasp Rides Out Storm
New I’on. lv. I.. D<c. I I The little
gunboat Wasp arrived here today af
ter a desperate struggle with a storm
in which she sprung a leak. The crew
haled steadily for ten hours before
reaching port. Tin* Wasp came in
with sails up and one boiler working.
Caught Smuggling Opium
Bellingham. Wash., Dec. 11 Henry
Ivtgleman. a well-known resident of
Vancouver. I’». C.. was caught in the
act of smuggling opium into the Baited
States. He drove across i he boundary
line with a buggy full of the drug.
Vancouver Trolley Cars Collide
Vancouver, B. Dec. 14 Two
trollev cars collided this morning in a
fog on th« New Westminster bridge,
and live persons were injured.
Army Lieutenants tndcr Arrest
Manila. I\ I.. Dee. It Lieut. Nidncv i
S. Bui hank and Lieut. David Snviler of |
tie B. S. army are tinder arrest here j
upon charges of conduct unbecoming1
an otlicer. The exact nature of t he i
a ecu-at ion> is unknown.
Hill Caucus on Statehood
Washington, P. C., I Vc. II Phe Ile
puhlicans of the house will hold a cau
c. * to determine action upon tin* ques
tion of statehood for Oklahoma. Indi
an Territory, New Mcxicoand Arizona.
Tim general sentiment seems to be in
favor of joint ami immediate state
Ikm*1 for Oklahoma aud Indian Terri
tory, hut action regarding1 the other
two i* likely to he deferred.
figures Adams Shortage at $160,000
Seattle. Dec. 1"> Director Roberts
of tin 1‘. S. mint, estimates the short
age of Cashier Adams of the assay of
fice here tin'OUjrli thefts of ^old dust,
at .spin.non. Mr. Roberts left for the
national capital today, and will make
a personal report to the I'resilient.
Sues to Annul Land Patents
Tacoma. Dec. In Phe federal jrov
ernment today tiled suit in tin* C. S.
circuit court toannul patents to s.'*.lo.noo
worth of laud, on the pound that the
patent* were secured by fraud. Phe
lands are claimed by about 100 owners.
Chinese Still Hork Boycott
Singapore. Dec. In ('hinese dork
laborers here refused today t«» repair
the Standard Oil steamer Acme be
cause of the boycott against Amer
ica its.
Santa Via and Bertha to Sail
Seattle, Dae. r> Steamers Santa!
Ana and I »< rt ha of t lie Southern Alas-;
ka fleet, are both scheduled to sail for j
So ware tomorrow evening. Kaeh will j
carry a full cargo and a fair passenger j
list. Steamer Grace Dollar, specially
chartered, is loading here, and will sail j
soon.
The Bertha may be delayed a day or
two for repairs made necessary by her j
accident on the way down on her last
trip.
FLOATING WRECKAGE !
MAY BE OE EAWN
Victoria. B. Dec. 12—Wreckage j
found yesterday at Caramunah Point is
believed to be the remains of the over-!
due sealing schooner Fawn. A portion :
of the wrecked schooner s bow, which ,
tloated ashore, carries the letter ‘‘F.
The Fawn has been missing for
several months and had been practic
ally given up as lost. The fragments
found are such its might have come
from a boat of her description.
Opens Holiday Stork
Mrs. A. W. Johnson opened a stock
of holiday goods, confectionery and
fruits this week in the room ad
joining Commissioner Hildreth’s ofllce,
formerly occupied bv Fvans &■ Ander
son. She will also carry magazines,
paper and stationery.
Lays off Townsite at Latourhe
S. A. Hera pie will plat a townsite on
100 acres of land which h*» owns at La
touche, adjoining his mining property
there. It fronts on the beach and he (
will build a wharf on the tract. The
steamer Portland took lumber there
from Valdez to build a hotel.
Peter Larson, of the noted railroad
contracting firm of Larson <Xr < >reenough
and a large stockholder in the firm of
P. Welch Co., which has the big
contract on the Alaska Central, is said
to be dying ol cancer or the liver.
DISCOVERS PLOT
AfiAINSI CZAR
Witte Unearths Conspiracy by
Grand Dukes to Dethrone
Their Nephew
By Cable to Tlio Daily Gateway.
St. I ’el erslmrg, Dee. II Witte today
discovered a plot of the grand dukes
to unseat the e/.ar and place one of
their own number on the throne. The
The conspiracy was unearthed through
t lie underground system ol police
work.
fount IgnatiefT. one of the most rab
id supporters of the reactionary policy, j
was arrested and important papers)
were seized. As a result martial law J
was declared today in Little Russia.
T.ittle Russia comprises the prov-1
inces around St. Petersburg.
Witte Asks Aid from Zemstvos
St. Petersburg. Dec. 14 Witt* to
day asked aid from the zemstvos to.
put down disorders, lie told a zem- j
slvo committee that ho intended to ar- j
rest labor leaders and employ the!
military if necessary to restore order
and industrial activity, and urged the
zemstvo leaders to use their influence :
to suppress insurrectionary efforts.
Livonia Organizes Revolt
St. Petersburg. Dec. 11 Messengers
arrived in thecity today and announced
that a new government has been set up
in Livonia, a Raltic province. The
me-seiigors walked LM) miles to bring)
the ne\>> asno telegraph i> in operation
to that region. The insurgents have
control of the port of Riga and have)
organized a large force of troops. 1 1m y
propose to separate from all allegiance
to Russia, and a general uprising is
threatened. Large bodies of peasant>
are wandering through the country
attacking estates and looting them.
C/ar Deserted By Grand Dukes
wt. IVterburg, Mee.it The czar has
been <!■ sorted by the grand dukes, who .
disapprove of his concessions to popu
lar demands, and only Witte stands by
him. He is practically a prisoner in J
the imperial palaee at I sarskoe-Selo.
In this city armed workingmen are
demanding that the captured muti- j
nee -, at Sebastopol be not punished, j
and threaten revolution if any of them j
are shot.
Itevolting stories of excesses perpe
trated by the peasantry are coming in'
from all parts of the empire. Condi
tions in many places are little short of
chaos, and the whole country seems to1
he drifting rapidly toward anarchy.
Will fry to Suppress Disorder
St. Petersburg. Dec. 11 Witte has'
decided to repress uprisings at what
, ver cost, lie issued instructions to-1
day to governors of provinces through- j
out the impire to restore order at once
by any measures necessary*.
CruslaletY. leader of the working
men's association, was arrested yester
day. and it is not known whore lu* has
been incarcerated. A general strike
in all industries is expected to follow.
In many branches t ho men have never [
gone back to work since the strike
was ordered in October.
It is stated that if the strike should
become general Witte will appoint j
Count IgnatielT as military dictator, j
lgnatiell’is known to be utterly ruth-[
h-ss in his methods as a repressionist |
of disorder.
The entire garrison at Warsaw was!
reported this morning to he in mutiny.1
All military garrisons in South Poland i
are also said to he in a stab* of mutiny.
It is reported from Lodz that the gar-,
rison there refused to lire upon a
Socialist mob. when ordered to do so j
by its commander.
It is reported from Harbin that the
troops there have mutinied and are j
robbing and looting the city.
Refuges Reach American Soil
New York, Dec. 12 Five hundred
Russian refugees who escaped from
the atrocities in the empire arrived in
New York today. An eye witness of
massacres in Odessa, Kish inert and
elsewhere, claims that the revolution
is responsible for tin* persecutions. He
says that the anti-Jewish feeling was
quiescent until the revolutionary r iots
began, which gave the lawless element
an opportunity to vent its passions
in any way they chose.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 12— The revo
lution is confronted with a reaction*
ary movement led by Russian officials.
This is receiving a great deal of 1nick
ing from property interests which are
alarmed at the prospect of anarchy if
tire revolutionists should obtain con
trol of all government. The situation
is considered to be extremely critical.
Witte's supporters say that he is not
in favor of drastic measures of repres
sion and that he is talking of resign
ing his post because he receives sup*'*
port from neither the liberals nor the
conservatives._
The 1900 census reports $20,fill,000,000
invested in agriculture in this country,
$11,491,000,000 in railroads and $9,8.V>.
000,000 in manufactories.
Holiday Goods
Now on Display.
Presents Suitable for Everyone.
One of finest assortment* of
.Jewelry, Toilet Sets, Alask
Souvenirs, Candy and Cigars.
Fanciest line of Stationary in
Xmas packages ever displayed
• in Seward...
We invite you to come and ex
amine our new goods as it is a
pleasre to show them...
OWL DRUG Sc JEWELRY CQ.
HOTEL McN ILEY
EUROPEAN PLAN
Rates 50c to $2.00 per day
Accommodations StrictVy Ptrst-clasa
H a W K l NS & WH ITTEMOREy Proprietors
^ Fourth Avenue, Seward, Alaska |
THE COMMERCE
■ -
fourth avenue
* A (;, nt 's Resort and Club Rooms,
furnished rooms
We Purchase Gold Dust at Regular Rates
PETERSON &. BROWN. Proprietors
of Trade
Fourth avenue, Seward. Alaska
Only the choicest goods dispensed
Club Rooms in connection
Furnished Apartments up stairs
New, Neat and Comfortable. F. V. THOMAS, Prop.
NORTHERN ftALOON
E. L. WHITTEMORE. PROPRIETOR
WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS
FOURTH AVE. SEWARD. ALASKA
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Fcoleman house*
H. N. COLEMAN, Proprietor
Electric Lights and Electric Bells In every room
Rales f rom 50c to $2.50 per day
Absolutely First-Class
'EXCELLENT CAFF. IX COXXECTION
I^Fom-lhAv.-nue - Seward, Mask, i
Tcr.llTWBIIBfi J, M, CUMMINOS
CHAS. A. TECKLENBURO
THE SEATTLE BAR
-ONLY THE BEST—*—
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Bohemian and Olympia Beer
FURNISHED ROOMS WITH STEAM HEAT
' Fourth Atfa. and Washington St. SdWard, Aiasfca
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ASSAYER WING RESIGNS
Cleared of the Responsibility for'i
Adams Embezzlement
Seattle. Dec. 14 Assayer Fred A.
Wing of the government assay etlice in
this city resigned today after having j
been cleared of responsibility for the
j embezzlements of Cashier George E. I
! Adams bv Director Roberts of the L. !
S. mint. Roberts delared that Adams
alone was involved in the stealing of
gold dust from deposits in the office*.
; but that the office methods were lax.
It is settled that Calvin E. Vilas-,•
! will succeed Wing. Vilas is now con
: nee ted with a trust company in this
city and stands high with bankers and
other local financial magnates.- He
was a member of the last legislature.
Grace Dollar to Sail Soon
Steamer Grace Dollar will sail for'
Seward from Seattle within a few days; i
She left San Francisco December" for
Seattle. She has been chartered by
the Kenai Lumber & Fuel Company to
carry a large cargo of lumber and coal
to Seward from the Sound. She should
sail about the end of this week. J. J.
McManus of the chartering company,
will come up on her. He secured t.he
charter in San Francisco.
Seward Assay
Office
Chdmltal Analyse* »nd AiJiyfi Mad*
Price Lilt for Aeiayleg
Gold or Silver. $1.50
Gold and SilveT.$2.00
Silver and Lead...... $2.00
Gold, Silver and Lead $3.00
Copper.- $1.50 '
Gold and Copper. $2.50
Gold, Silver and Cop
per..$3,50
Gold, Silver,. Copper
and Lead. $4.00
Prices for other metals and min
eral on application.
Gold and silver bullion refined, |
melted and assayed or pur
chased,
H. E. ELLSWORTH, G. E.
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