CHOLERA KLILS SIX
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, New Cases Numerous in Spite of
Rigid Quarantine.
Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 12—Six
teen new eases of cholera and six
deaths from the plague was the record
yesterday.
The epidemic so far has been con
fined mainly to the tenement districts
of this city and Berlin, and a most rig
id quarantine is maintained against
quarters where it has appeared. 1 he
steamships will take no passengers ex
c q>t from quarantine.
Yellow fever Still Busy
New Orleans, Sept. 12-Twenty new
yellow fever eases were reported yes
terday, hut no deaths. Recent cases
have been mostly of a milder form.
Phil Hickey Visits Seward
Phil Hickey, the mining expert, who
is associated with .1. D. Farrell in var
ious properties around Prince William ;
Sound and Turnagain Arm, came into
Seward Saturday night to cable a few |
lines. He “mushed’ over from Sunrise
to the end of the railroad track and
will go back the same way. He went ;
out yeste day with Maj. Ballaine
and K. A. Batwell on the train.
Shelikof To Replace Dora
The Valdez News says that on her
return trip from the west ward the Dot a
will go direct to Seattle for repairs. A
cablegram has been received by Agent
Miller at Valdez ordering the Shelikof,
now at Karluk. to come to Valdez in
time to make the next trip to the west
ward. The Excelsior will remain on
her regular run.
Comes To Railroad Company
K. \V. Scott, for several months agent
for the Alaska Commercial Company
at Sunrise, has come to Seward and
taken a position in the auditingdepart
ment of the Alaska Central Railway
Company. He came north from San
Francisco last spring.
To hold Special Equity Term
The Valdez Prospector announces
that Judge Wickersham will come to
Valdez in October to hold a special
term of the Cnited States court for the
disposition of equity cases. No jury
cases will be tried until the regular
term in January.
Richards A Company have begun
construction of their new store build
ing on Fourth avenue.
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BUILDING NEW MILL
Plant Going in Near Town with Ca
pacity of 10,000 Feet.
In a few days a new sawmill will he
•in operation for general business in
Seward, with a capacity of 10,000 feet
a day. The plant is located at the
edge of the tide Hats north ot town
where the flats curve farthest to the
west. The mill is at the foot of the
mountain and will have a good road in
to Seward, hogs will be brought to
the mill from various places around
the bay and floated in at high tide.
Four men are interested in the mill.
They are T. M. White, A. F. Rasmus
sen. A. L. Carter and Thomas Neville.
All are experienced mill men. Their
plant lias just been brought in from
Seattle and the mill will be running
before the end of the week. The pro
prietors of the new enterprise were in
duced to go into it because ot the great
demand for lumber in Seward, and the
difficulty which has often been exper
ienced in getting it from the states.
Prospectors are going out to the new
strike on Bear river at the head of
Portland canal. Several assays lately
made from claims there show excellent
results.
The Skagway Alaskan is responsible
for the story that a troop of about
twentv disreputable dogs near Clifton
have organized themselves into a band
of freebooters and are holding people
up for anything edible they may have
in possession.
The Sitka Cablegram is booming
lobster culture tor that part of the
coast. It says the Japan current pro
duces the right temperature to make
the lobster bloom to perfection.
A man at Skagway was fined for
swearing in the streets. rl hen he got
drunk and was fined $-0 for that. He
is working out the latter line on the
streets.
The Ragenhild, Capt. Hofstad, has
returned to Wrangell from Pribiloff
islands with a cargo of blacksmith coal.
The interior finishing of the exten
sion of the Seattle Bar. is nearly done.
Two pool tables are going in.
FOR RENT—Handsomely furnished
rooms in the new Carstens building.
Mrs. Walton at Moose Cabin cafe.
Subscribers to the Daily Cate way who
fail to receive the paper will please notify
the office at once. Phone Main 22
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>ST—A pearl star with small dia
mond center. Iteward at treasurer s
office. Alaska Central, for its return. *
Until the close of the Portland ex
position, October 15, the Alaska C.om
•->e>'<*ial Company will sell round trip
tickets to Seattle for $70.
MEN WANTED
By P. Welch & Company, contract
ors on the Alaska Central at Turn
again Arm. Station men, rock men,
ax men and laborers. Steady work
all through winter and next summer.
Top wages paid. 26*
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